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Joe Otterson TV Reporter Kurt Sutter‘s upcoming western series “The Abandons” is rounding out its cast. Variety has learned exclusively that Ryan Hurst, Michael Greyeyes, Michiel Huisman, and Toby Hemingway have all joined the Netflix series in recurring roles. Exact character details are being kept under wraps.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter The “Among Us” animated series is rounding out its voice cast. Variety has learned that Patton Oswalt, Debra Wilson, Phil LaMarr, and Wayne Knight have all been cast in the series, which is currently in the works at CBS Studios. No network or streaming service is currently attached.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “Will Trent” has been renewed for Season 3 at ABC. The news comes as the police procedural, which is based on the Karin Slaughter’s Will Trent novels, has aired five episodes of its second season. The show has proven to be popular with audiences, building on its ratings each week since its second season premiered.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “The Witcher” Season 4 has cast Sharlto Copley, James Purefoy, and Danny Woodburn, Variety has learned exclusively. Copley will play the infamous bounty hunter Leo Bonhart from “The Witcher” novels. Purefoy will play Skellen, a high-ranking spy and court advisor to Emhyr who is also a prominent figure in the novels.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “Grey’s Anatomy” has been renewed for Season 21 at ABC, Variety has learned. The renewal extends the series’ record-breaking run as the longest running primetime medical drama in TV history, which it first became in 2019. It is also the longest running primetime scripted series in ABC history.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter HBO has given a pilot order to the comedy “The Chair Company” from Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin, Variety has confirmed. Both Robinson and Kanin serve as writers and executive producers on the pilot, with Robinson also set to star.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “9-1-1” has been renewed for Season 8 at ABC, Variety has learned. The news comes about two weeks after the Season 7 premiere, which marked the first season of the first responder drama to debut on ABC after it moved over from Fox. It also comes days ahead of the series’ 100th episode, which will air on Thursday at 8 p.m.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter WWE‘s weekly shows saw improvements in the Q1 key demo ratings year over year while remaining mostly steady in total viewership. Compared to the same time period last year, “Smackdown” is up 15% in the adults 18-49 demographic to an average of 892,000 viewers per episode and up 3% in total viewers with 2.4 million viewers per episode. It should be noted, though, that those numbers do not include the episode that aired on March 29.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Felicity Huffman is joining “Criminal Minds: Evolution” Season 2 in a guest star role, Variety has learned. Huffman will appear in the second season of the Paramount+ continuation of the CBS series as a new character named Dr. Jill Gideon, the ex-wife of Jason Gideon.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “Death and Other Details” has been canceled after just one season at Hulu, Variety has confirmed. The news comes a little over three weeks after the Season 1 finale, which debuted on March 5. The cast included Violett Beane, Mandy Patinkin, Lauren Patten, Rahul Kohli, Angela Zhou, Hugo Diego Garcia, Pardis Saremi, and Linda Emond.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Netflix is rounding out the main cast of its upcoming medical procedural “Pulse.” Variety has learned that Jack Bannon (“Pennyworth,” “The Imitation Game”), Jessie T. Usher (“The Boys,” “Shaft”), Chelsea Muirhead (“Warrior,” “Slo Pitch”), Daniela Nieves (“Vampire Academy,” “Five Points”), and Jessy Yates (“Law & Order: SVU,” “Speechless”) have all joined the series.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Netflix has ordered the limited series “The Beast in Me” with Claire Danes set to star, Variety has learned. The series hails from writer Gabe Rotter, with Howard Gordon attached to serve as showrunner. The series reunites Gordon and Danes, as they previously worked together on the hit Showtime series “Homeland.” Danes starred in the series, which Gordon co-created and executive produced.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter John Leguizamo has joined the cast of the upcoming Apple TV+ drama series “Firebug,” Variety has learned. In addition, Kari Skogland has boarded the series as director and executive producer. Leguizamo joins previously announced cast members Taron Egerton and Jurnee Smollett in the series.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter The “Among Us” animated series in the works at CBS Studios is continuing to build out its voice cast. Dan Stevens, Liv Hewson, and Kimiko Glenn have all joined the series adaptation of the popular mobile game.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” has been renewed for Season 5 at Starz. The series is currently filming its fourth season in New York, while the third season aired its finale in February. “We know that our fans can’t get enough of ‘Raising Kanan.’ As the inevitable evolution of this young man into a killer plays out, we knew we had much more backstory to share in this ever-escalating family saga,” said Kathryn Busby, president of original programming for Starz.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver’s Point Grey Pictures has entered into a first-look deal with Lionsgate Television. News of the deal comes just after it was announced production has begun on the Apple TV+ series “The Studio.” The show, which is set at a legacy Hollywood movie studio, is produced by Point Grey and Lionsgate TV with Rogen set to star as well as write, direct, and executive produce alongside Goldberg. Kathryn Hahn, Catherine O’Hara, and Bryan Cranston are also among the show’s cast.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Sterlin Harjo’s FX drama pilot starring Ethan Hawke has set its main cast, Variety has learned. The new cast members are: Keith David (“The Princess and the Frog,” “Greenleaf”), Siena East (“The Sex Lives of College Girls”), Jeanne Tripplehorn (“The Terminal List,” “Mrs. America”), Tim Blake Nelson (“Watchmen,” “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”), Scott Shepherd (“The Last of Us,” “Killers of the Flower Moon”), Tracy Letts (“Winning Time: Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” “Lady Bird”), Kyle Maclachlan (“Twin Peaks,” upcoming “Fallout”), and Macon Blair (“Reservation Dogs,” “I Care A Lot”).

Joe Otterson TV Reporter MGM+ has ordered a limited series adaptation of the George R. Stewart sci-fi novel “Earth Abides” with Alexander Ludwig set to star. The streamer has ordered six episodes of the series, with Ludwig set to play the role of Ish.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Noah Wyle is going back to his roots, with the actor set to star in a medical procedural series that has been ordered at Max. Variety has learned that Max has given a 15-episode order to the series, currently titled “The Pitt.” Wyle will star and executive produce the show, which is described as “a realistic examination of the challenges facing healthcare workers in today’s America as seen through the lens of the frontline heroes working in a modern-day hospital in Pittsburgh,” per the official logline. R.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Hulu is rounding out the cast of “Nine Perfect Strangers” Season 2. Variety has learned that Henry Golding, Mark Strong, and Lena Olin have all signed on to the second season of the series. The show was officially renewed back in June 2023, with Nicole Kidman set to return as resort director Masha as well as in her capacity as executive producer.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter ABC has ordered a drama series starring Joshua Jackson that hails from Ryan Murphy, Variety has confirmed. Exact plot details are being kept under wraps, but sources say the series is believed to be a medical procedural. It is slated to premiere during the 2024-2025 broadcast season.

Ethan Shanfeld As “The Office” showrunner Greg Daniels looks to create a new series in the world of Dunder Mifflin, he’s tapped “Nathan for You” co-creator Michael Koman to help lead the project, sources tell Variety. Daniels and Koman would serve as co-creators of the prospective series, which has not yet been greenlit to series and is still in development at Universal Television. It is not a reboot of “The Office” but is set in the same universe, meaning it would likely be set in a different office setting with all new characters.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter David Schwimmer is set to star in “Goosebumps” Season 2 at Disney+, Variety has learned. The show, based on the Scholastic book series of the same name by R.L. Stine, aired its first season on the streamer in October 2023.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Anna Camp and Griffin Matthews have been cast in “You” Season 5 at Netflix as series regulars, Variety has learned exclusively. The pair are the latest additions to the cast of the popular show’s fifth season, which will also be its final season.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter The “Star Wars” series “The Acolyte” has set its Disney+ premiere date. The series will debut on the streaming service on June 4. A poster for the series has also been revealed, which can be seen below.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Hulu has greenlit an unscripted series set in a Los Angeles marijuana dispensary. So, emphasis on the “green.” And the “lit.” This is fun. The TV-MA series, titled “High Hopes,” hails from executive producer Jimmy Kimmel as well ITV America.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Soo Hugh has signed a multi-year overall deal with Apple TV+ and Media Res. Under the deal, Hugh and her Moonslinger Productions banner will create, write, and produce content for the streaming service and the TV studio and movie production company. “For the last six years, I’ve been fortunate to call Apple and Media Res my creative family,” Hugh said.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter WWE will release a documentary on the late Windham Rotunda, known to fans as Bray Wyatt, on Peacock in April. “Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal” will premiere on April 1. Narrated by Mark Callaway, aka The Undertaker, the doc will feature interviews with Rotunda himself and never before seen footage from the WWE archives as well as interviews with WWE superstars like Hulk Hogan, John Cena, Becky Lynch, Triple H, and Windham’s brother Taylor Rotunda.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Lisa Rinna is set for a guest starring role on the NBC series “Lopez vs. Lopez,” Variety has learned exclusively. Rinna will appear in the series as a client of George’s (George Lopez) moving company who subsequently becomes his love interest.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Maggie Kiley is attached to direct and executive produce the NBC drama pilot “Grosse Pointe Garden Society,” Variety has learned exclusively. The pilot was ordered at NBC in February. It hails from writers and executive producers Jenna Bans and Bill Krebs.