‘Debris’ Canceled After One Season at NBC (EXCLUSIVE)

Joe Otterson TV ReporterGary Cole is in talks for a major role in “NCIS” Season 19, Variety has learned exclusively from sources.Details on the character Cole would play are being kept under wraps. The long-running CBS procedural was renewed back in April, with series lead Mark Harmon’s return to the series also being confirmed at that time.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe Fox mutli-cam comedy “Call Me Kat” has found its Season 2 showrunner in Alissa Neubauer, Variety has learned.Neubauer takes over running the comedy series from Darlene Hunt, who stepped down from running the show at the end of its first season.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Blacklist” star Megan Boone is leaving the NBC drama series after eight seasons, Variety has confirmed.Boone has played FBI profiler Elizabeth Keen on the series since it began, starring opposite James Spader. With her exit, Spader, Harry Lennix, and Diego Klattenhoff are the only original cast members left on the show.NBC declined to comment.News of Boone’s exit comes ahead of “The Blacklist” Season 8 finale.

So, it’s official: Batman doesn’t give mustache rides. Sorry, ladies! (And/or gentlemen, maybe.)

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “Assassin’s Creed” live-action series at Netflix has enlisted Jeb Stuart to serve as writer, Variety has learned exclusively from sources.The series was first announced as being in development in October as part of a deal between Netflix and Ubisoft to develop content based on the best-selling video game franchise. The deal includes live-action, animated, and anime series.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterJeff WIlbusch has been cast in the Netflix drama series “Breathe,” Variety has learned exclusively.Wilbusch joins previously announced lead Melissa Barrera, who will star as Liv, a razor-sharp Manhattan attorney who finds herself profoundly out of her comfort zone when her small plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness and she must battle for survival.According to sources, Wilbusch will play recurring guest star Danny, Liv’s love interest.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Girls5Eva” has been renewed for Season 2 at Peacock.News of the renewal comes a little over a month after the series dropped its eight-episode first season on Peacock, which debuted on May 6.“We are so excited to continue ‘Girls5eva’ alongside this incredibly talented group of cast and producers,” said Lisa Katz, president of scripted content for NBCUniversal Television and Streaming.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMilo Ventimiglia is set to guest star on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Season 4, Variety has confirmed.Details on the character Ventimiglia will be playing are being kept under wraps.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” has been canceled after two seasons at NBC, Variety has learned.According to sources, there had been talks about moving the musical dramedy series to streaming service Peacock for a third season, but that move ultimately did not come together.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Stranger Things” Season 4 is continuing to build out its cast with the addition of four new recurring stars.The hit Netflix series has cast Amybeth McNulty (“Anne with an E”), Myles Truitt (“Queen Sugar”), Regina Ting Chen (“Queen of the South”), and Grace Van Dien (“The Village”). The new season is currently in production in Atlanta.McNulty will play Vickie, a cool, fast-talking band nerd who catches the eye of one of our beloved heroes.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Hacks” has been renewed for Season 2 at HBO Max.The series, which will wrap up its first season on June 10, follows Jean Smart as veteran Las Vegas comedian Deborah Vance and the dark mentorship that she forms with an outcast 25-year old comedy writer (Hannah Einbinder).“I am absolutely thrilled we are picked up for a second season and I told Hannah it’s ‘No more Miss Nice Guy; from now on it’s Bette and Joan! And guess who’s BETTE??!!’” Smart said.The series debuted on

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMeg DeLoatch has come onboard the CBS comedy “The Neighborhood” as showrunner and executive producer of Season 4, Variety has learned.DeLoatch takes over running the multi-cam comedy from series creator Jim Reynolds, whose exit from the series was originally reported earlier this year.DeLoatch most recently created, executive produced, and served as showrunner on the Netflix multi-cam “Family Reunion.” The second season of that series debuted on the streamer in April,

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Good Doctor” star Antonia Thomas is departing the series, Variety has confirmed.Thomas has been with the ABC medical drama since it began in the role of Dr. Claire Browne, but will not return for the fifth season.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Mosquito Coast” has been renewed for Season 2 at Apple.News of the renewal comes ahead of the Season 1 finale, which will drop on Apple this Friday.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Breeders” has been renewed for Season 3 at FX.The comedy series starring Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard wrapped up its second season on May 17. Season 3 will debut in 2022.“Delighted that we’ve got three seasons,” said series showrunner and co-creator Simon Blackwell.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Firefly Lane” has been renewed for Season 2 at Netflix.Season 1 of the series debuted in February. The series stars Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke and is based on the novel of the same name by Kristin Hannah.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterHiroyuki Sanada and Cosmo Jarvis have been cast in lead roles of the FX series adaptation of “Shogun,” Variety has confirmed.“Shogun” is based on the James Clavell novel of the same name. It is set in feudal Japan and charts the collision of two ambitious men from different worlds and a mysterious female samurai: John Blackthorne (Jarvis), a risk-taking English sailor who ends up shipwrecked in Japan, a land whose unfamiliar culture will ultimately redefine him; Lord

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Wheel of Time” series at Amazon has been renewed for Season 2 just as production is ending on Season 1, Variety has learned.Based on the Robert Jordan novel series, “The Wheel of Time” was first ordered at Amazon back in 2018.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Great North” has picked up an early Season 3 renewal at Fox. The news comes just after the animated comedy’s first season finale.This is not the first time “The Great North” has gotten an early renewal.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Resident” has been renewed for Season 5 at Fox.The news was made as part of Fox’s upfront presentation for the 2021-2022 broadcast season. Season 5 of “The Resident” will bow in the fall, while Season 4 had aired at midseason.Season 4 of “The Resident” jumped forward to a point in time when the COVID-19 pandemic has come and gone.