Joe Otterson TV ReporterDeWanda Wise has been cast in the upcoming Showtime series adaptation of the Lisa Taddeo novel “Three Women.”Wise joins previously announced cast member Shailene Woodley.
09.07.2021 - 18:11 / variety.com
Joe Otterson TV ReporterAMC has ordered a series adaptation of “Dark Winds,” based on the Leaphorn & Chee book series by Tony Hillerman.Zahn McClarnon will star and executive produce with Kiowa Gordon also starring. Graham Roland will write and executive produce.
Vince Calandra will be showrunner and executive producer. Chris Eyre will direct the pilot and executive produce.
George R.R. Martin, Robert Redford, Tina Elmo and Vince Gerardis will also executive produce.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterDeWanda Wise has been cast in the upcoming Showtime series adaptation of the Lisa Taddeo novel “Three Women.”Wise joins previously announced cast member Shailene Woodley.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterDelroy Lindo has been cast in a lead role of the upcoming Amazon series adaptation of the Neil Gaiman novel “Anansi Boys,” Variety has learned.“Anansi Boys” follows Charlie Nancy, a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father, Mr. Nancy.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterLily Rabe has been cast as Lorena “Hick” Hickok in the Showtime anthology series “The First Lady.”The series is described as a reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the women at the heart of the White House. Gillian Anderson has been cast as Eleanor Roosevelt, with Viola Davis set to play Michelle Obama and Michelle Pfeiffer to play Betty Ford.Hickok was a pioneering American journalist, who by 1932 became America’s best-known female reporter.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterNetflix has ordered the adult animated series “Chicago Party Aunt,” inspired by Chris Witaske’s Twitter account of the same name.Netflix has ordered 16 episodes of the half-hour series, with the first eight slated to drop on Sept. 17.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterPatricia Heaton is attached to star in and executive produce a new comedy project at Fox, Variety has confirmed.The new multi-camera project has received a script-to-series commitment at the broadcaster. No writer is currently attached.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterJai Courtney has been cast in the Amazon series “The Terminal List” opposite Chris Pratt, Variety has learned.The series follows James Reece (Pratt) after his entire platoon of Navy SEALs is ambushed during a high-stakes covert mission. Reece returns home to his family with conflicting memories of the event and questions about his culpability.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterA new Pokemon series is in early development at Netflix, Variety has learned exclusively from sources.As the project is still in its early days, no details are available about the plot. However, sources say that Joe Henderson is attached to write and executive produce.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterA scripted series about Vince McMahon and his federal steroids trial is in the works from WWE and Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Television, Variety has learned.Currently titled “The United States of America vs. Vince McMahon,” the series will be the first scripted portrayal of McMahon and many legendary figures of the WWE.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterMichael Chernus has signed on to star alongside Rachel Weisz in the “Dead Ringers” series currently in the works at Amazon.The series was announced at the streaming service in August 2020 with a straight-to-series order. It is a modern update of the 1988 David Cronenberg film of the same name.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Last of Us” series at HBO has cast Anna Torv in a recurring guest star role.Torv joins previously announced series leads Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey as well as cast members Gabriel Luna, Merle Dandrige, Nico Parker, Murray Bartlet, Con O’Neill, and Jeffery Pierce.“The Last of Us” series was first announced as being in development at the premium cabler last March, with the show landing a formal series order in November.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterAmazon has ordered a series adaptation of the Neil Gaiman novel “Anansi Boys,” Variety has learned.The streamer has given the limited series a six-episode order with plans in place to begin shooting in Scotland later this year. First published in 2005, “Anansi Boys” follows Charlie Nancy, a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father, Mr.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterA television series based on the life of Malcolm X is in the works at Sony Pictures Television’s TriStar, Variety has learned exclusively.The series will be based on the novels “X: A Novel” and “The Awakening of Malcolm X,” both of which were co-written by Malcolm’s daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz. “X: A Novel” was also co-written by Kekla Magoon while “The Awakening of Malcolm X” was also co-written by Tiffany D.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterDirector Alan Taylor has boarded the “Interview With the Vampire” series at AMC, Variety has learned exclusively.Taylor will direct the first two episodes of the upcoming series and will also serve as an executive producer on Season 1. The show, which was officially greenlit in June, is based on the Anne Rice novel of the same name.Taylor is no stranger to AMC, having directed multiple episodes of the network’s hit drama series “Mad Men,” including the pilot.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Offer,” the Paramount Plus drama series that will go behind-the-scenes of the making of “The Godfather,” is adding over a dozen actors to its cast.Burn Gorman has been cast in the series regular role of Charles Bluhdorn, the volatile head of Gulf & Western, while 14 recurring guest stars have also joined the series.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Cruel Summer” creator Bert V. Royal is no longer affiliated with the series, Variety has confirmed.According to sources, Royal departed the series after the pilot finished filming last year due to creative differences.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterKyle MacLachlan will play Howard Baskin in the upcoming Peacock series “Joe Exotic,” Variety has learned.MacLachlan will star opposite series lead Kate McKinnon, who will play Carole Baskin. Howard is described as Carole’s even-keeled husband who supports her throughout the endeavor with Joe.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterMichelle Yeoh has joined the prequel series “The Witcher: Blood Origin.”Yeoh joins previously announced cast member Laurence O’Fuarain. Yeoh will star as Scían, the very last of her nomadic tribe of sword-elves.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterJoel Kim Booster has joined the upcoming Maya Rudolph-led comedy series at Apple.The untitled series follows Molly (Rudolph), a woman whose seemingly perfect life is upended after her husband leaves her with nothing but 87 billion dollars. Booster will play the role of Nicholas, Molly’s loyal assistant.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterStarz has added five actors in recurring roles to its upcoming Watergate series “Gaslit.”Allison Tolman (“Fargo,” “Why Women Kill”), Chris Bauer (“The Wire,” “True Blood”), J.C. MacKenzie (“The Trial of the Chicago 7,” “October Faction”), Hamish Linklater (“Legion,” “The Big Short”), and Chris Messina (“The Mindy Project,” “Argo”) have all joined the series.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterApple has ordered a series adaptation of the Garth Risk Hallberg “City on Fire” from Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage.The eight-episode series falls under the first-look deal Fake Empire, Schwartz and Savage’s production banner, set up at Apple in 2019. It is the first series order to come from the deal.In “City on Fire,” an NYU student is shot in Central Park on the 4th of July, 2003.