'The Crown' Could Be Getting A Prequel Series!

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “Dune” prequel series at HBO Max has brought Johan Renck onboard to direct the first two episodes.Renck will also serve as an executive producer on the show, currently titled “Dune: The Sisterhood.” It was ordered straight-to-series at HBO Max in June 2019. Previously, “Dune” director and co-writer Denis Villeneuve was attached to direct the pilot for “Dune: The Sisterhood,” but his work on the “Dune” sequel film will prevent him from doing so.The show is set 10,000 years prior to the events of “Dune” and follows the Harkonnen Sisters as they combat forces that threaten the future of humankind, and establish the fabled sect known as the Bene Gesserit.Renck won two Emmys for his work on the critically-acclaimed HBO limited series “Chernobyl” — one as an executive producer when the show won best limited series and another for best directing for a limited series, as he directed all five episodes.

EXCLUSIVE: Steven Pasquale (American Crime Story: The People v OJ Simpson), Stephanie Szostak (A Million Little Things) and Tony Curran (Your Honor) are set for key recurring roles in David E. Kelley’s The Missing, Peacock’s eight-episode series based on Israeli crime writer Dror A. Mishani’s international bestselling novel The Missing File. Details of their characters are being kept under wraps.

Last week, we learned that Netflix was spending $30 million per episode on the fourth season of “Stranger Things,” which is double the costs of the final season of HBO‘s “Game of Thrones” at $15 million per and a huge jump from the $6 million price tag on the first season episodes of “Stranger Things.” That’s not the only high-priced streaming series on the way.

Jan Caruana, the actress who played Emma Gerber in the movie Mean Girls, is reacting to a viral tweet about her character’s hairdo.

Netflix has ordered an animated series and a mobile game based on the Exploding Kittens card game – the first time that the streamer will launch a videogame and a series from the same franchise.

The trailer for Heartstopper, Netflix’s new show, just debuted online!

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount+ has given a formal series green light to The Turkish Detective, an adaptation of Barbara Nadel’s CWA Silver Dagger Award-winning novels featuring Detective Inspectors Cetin Ikmen and Mehmet Suleyman. Haluk Biligner (Baba), Ethan Kai and Yasemin Kay Allen (The Usual Suspects) have been tapped to star in the series, set in modern-day Istanbul and produced by Miramax and leading Turkish production company Ay Yapim, in association with VIS, Paramount’s international studio. Filming is set to begin this month in Istanbul. The Turkish Detective is slated to debut globally on Paramount+ in 2023.

Emma Corrin put on a quirky display at The Olivier Awards on as she took to the green carpet sporting a provocative balloon-print dress complete with a matching flesh-coloured bra. The Crown star, 26, who plays Princess Diana in the popular Netflix drama, ensured all eyes were on her as she turned up the the Royal Albert Hall rocking the high-camp look.

Get ready to delve even deeper in the “Flowers in the Attic” saga, with Lifetime sharing a new trailer for the upcoming prequel series “Flowers in the Attic: The Origin”.

Variety.While “The Crown” covers Queen Elizabeth II’s wedding in 1947 and her reign from the 1950s to the present day, the new show would look into the earlier events of the family’s tumultuous history.The series would reportedly dive into the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, and then into the dynasties of four British kings: Edward VII (1901-1910), George V (1910-1936), Edward VIII (1936) and George VI (1936-1952).These rulers governed the UK and the country’s Commonwealth realms from the period after Victoria and up to the start of Queen Elizabeth’s monarchy in 1952.The outlet reported that the new show has not been greenlighted nor is it in production as of yet.According to the Daily Mail, though, the prequel would run for about three to five seasons.In earlier seasons of “The Crown,” Jared Harris played King George VI, while Alex Jennings and Derek Jacobi both appeared as King Edward VIII.Jennings, 64, originated the role of the controversial Duke of Windsor for Seasons 1 and 2. Jacobi, 83, took over for Season 3, portraying the royal in his older years.George VI and King Edward VIII famously had a contentious relationship, with the latter abdicating the throne after less than a year in power back in 1936 so he could marry his beloved Wallis Simpson.

Debuting in 2016, the acclaimed and award-winning Netflix dramatic series “The Crown” has become one of the most beloved series on television. According to Wikipedia, it has been nominated 423 for various awards and won 129 awards.

James McAvoy has revealed he gets stick during visits to Scotland for sounding English.

Emma Corrin, who shot to fame for their portrayal of Princess Diana in the hit Netflix series The Crown, appeared on the red carpet in London on Thursday with their ears pinned-back in a baseball cap. The Netflix star, 26, chose a casual look when arriving at London’s Gielgud Theatre for the opening night of To Kill a Mockingbird.The actor wore cream Chino style trousers and a checked gingham ‘shacket’ revealing a green v neck cropped jumper underneath.They matched the outfit with a navy Miu Miu baseball cap and it appeared to be pinning back Emma’s ears.The look was finished with tinted sunglasses and white trainers for the red carpet event. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter The Crown star appeared relaxed attending the play launch that had been heavily delayed for its London run due to the Covid pandemic.

The Bridgerton universe is expanding quickly!

return for Season 2 over the weekend, there’s more news from that world. Netflix has confirmed the cast for the young Queen Charlotte spinoff series from Shonda Rhimes herself – including the actress who will play the young Charlotte.India Amarteifio (“Line of Duty”) plays the young Queen in the currently untitled series.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterThe Targaryens are returning to HBO.“House of the Dragon,” HBO’s first spin-off series of its record-breaking juggernaut “Game of Thrones,” will premiere on Aug.

HBO Max is slowly turning into the home for projects directly connected to the cinematic side of WarnerMedia. The streaming service hosts multiple feature films set in the DCEU and even two shows directly set in the world of Matt Reeves‘ “The Batman.” Now, HBO Max is setting its sights on a recent billion-dollar horror film property.