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NBC this Sunday night let loose The Hunting Party, a high-concept procedural about a small team of investigators who are assembled to “capture the most dangerous killers our country has ever seen” — all of whom have just escaped from a top-secret prison that’s not supposed to exist.

You might also know it as “the TV show that blew up the most interesting thing about it in the first three minutes.”

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Some of the most interesting details in the world of the Marvel Cinematic Universe haven't been given enough attention by Marvel Studios. Marvel's world-building since the dawn of the MCU in 2008's Iron Man has been outstanding, as the version of the world in the MCU, dubbed Earth-616, is incredibly believable and as close to real life as it can be when inhabited by all manner of superpowered beings. Marvel Studios has fleshed out an entire history for the MCU, which includes some interesting facts and surprising details.

Over the last 17 years, Marvel Studios has crafted a vibrant and complex world, and interwoven its adapted characters through every fiber of it. The world of the MCU is, of course, wildly different and far removed from the real world, so while many historical events are the same in both, in the MCU, they come with a twist. New historical events in...

Exclusive: Jonny Coyne will be reprising his role as Imperial Warlord in Jon Favreau’s feature take of The Mandalorian streaming series, The Mandalorian & Grogu.

Imperial warlord is part of the hologram Shadow Council in episode 7, season 3 of The Mandalorian in which he and other Imperial ranking officials meet with Giancarlo Esposito’s villain Moff Gideon. Gideon informs them about the Mandalorians’ plans to take back their home planet of Mandalore, while also questioning the whereabouts of Admiral Thrawn, a very notable bad guy in the Star Wars canon. The Shadow Council operates secretly against the New Republic. In that episode, Imperial Warlord tells the group about the opportunities in “plundering the hyperspace lanes.” He’s accused by Captain Gilad Pellaeon that his “hit and run operations are gaining too much notice.”

Coyne joins a growing cast that includes Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver and Jeremy Allen White.

Favreau co-wrote the screenplay with Dave Filoni.

Netflix has set its next series with Harlan Coben.

The streamer has greenlit “I Will Find You,” a limited series based on Coben’s novel of the same name. Coben serves as cocreator and executive producer alongside Robert Hull, who serves as cocreator, showrunner and executive producer for the series.

The official logline for “I Will Find You” is as follows: “An innocent father serving life for the murder of his own son receives evidence that his child may still be alive—and must break out of prison to find out the truth.” The limited series will consist of eight episodes.

“I Will Find You” marks the first U.S. scripted series under Coben’s creative partnership with Netflix. His previous global projects for Netflix include “Fool Me Once,” “Stay Close,” “The Stranger,” “The Innocent,” “Gone for Good,” “Hold Tight” and “The Woods,” and his series “Missing You” is slated to debut on Jan.

Few musicians know the world of Pixar and the Oscar-winning movie “Inside Out,” better than breakthrough composer Andrea Datzman. She worked with “Inside Out” composer Michael Giacchino for years before the blockbuster sequel, and Datzman received credit as the score coordinator on “Ratatouille,” “Up,” and “Inside Out,” among several other projects for the animation giant. So when she was approached to pick up the baton from Giacchino to write music for “Inside Out 2,” Datzman was thrilled by the challenge.

“It was a great responsibility here, not just with the message of the film and representing that musically in the most authentic way possible but also with the torch I was carrying forward,” Datzman tells Gold Derby. “The film is about demolition in some ways – and right from the start, they let you know that the world is changing inside of Riley, and they want to reflect that musically. So it was a great responsibility,...

Hunter Parrish has joined Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis in “Scarpetta,” an upcoming mystery thriller series from Blumhouse Television that has already been greenlit for two seasons by Amazon Prime Video.

The “Weeds” alum joins an ensemble that also includes Ariana DeBose, Bobby Cannavale, Simon Baker, Rosy McEwen and Jake Cannavale.

The series, an adaptation of Patricia Cornwell’s Kay Scarpetta novels, hails from Blumhouse and Amazon MGM Studios. Liz Sarnoff will serve as writer, executive producer, and showrunner.

According to the logline, the show “follows Kay Scarpetta (Kidman), the chief medical examiner, as she returns to Virginia and resumes her former position with complex relationships, both personal and professional – including her sister Dorothy (Curtis), with plenty of grudges and secrets to uncover.”

Parrish will recur as the younger version of Benton Wesley, presumably in flashbacks. Benton is an FBI profiler who strikes up a romance with Kay in the books.

Clint Eastwood's The Enforcer beat Michael Bay to his best movie by a good 20 years. Despite having been a star for decades, there are surprisingly few Clint Eastwood movie franchises in existence. Clint always preferred to tackle new characters and stories, so outside of the Dollars trilogy or his Every Which Way... duology, he largely avoided reprising the same part. The key exception is the Dirty Harry movies, where Eastwood played San Francisco detective "Dirty" Harry Callahan a grand total of five times.

The original 1971 thriller was both hugely successful and controversial, with its story of a cop who takes the law into his own hands to stop a vicious serial killer. The first sequel, Magnum Force, dealt with the vigilante theme head on when Harry faced off with a squad of murderous cops, and the series became a reliable one for Clint throughout the 1970s and 1980s. After the final entry,...

The excitement builds as “Prison Chronicles” gears up for its highly anticipated premiere with Season 1, Episode 1 titled “Alcatraz.” Set to air on Monday, July 29, 2024, at 10:03 Pm on History, this episode dives deep into the legendary escape stories from the infamous prison known as “the Rock.”

Viewers will be taken on a thrilling journey through three gripping tales of men who dared to dream of freedom. The episode showcases six convicts who come together to hatch a daring jailbreak, highlighting their risks and the lengths they will go to break free from their cold, dark cells. Alongside this, three other men embark on an elaborate breakout plan, showcasing the creativity and determination needed to challenge the prison’s iron grip.

As the stories unfold, the tension rises, revealing the desperation and hope that drive these men to risk everything for a chance at liberty. “Alcatraz” promises to captivate audiences with...

Exclusive: God Friended Me creators Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt are returning to CBS, teaming with the former The Neighborhood writer-producer Laura Moran, James Wan’s Atomic Monster and CBS Studios for Area 51.

The half-hour workplace comedy, now in development, is single-camera, indicating that CBS continues to opportunistically take shorts in the single-camera comedy space where it has had a lot of success with the recently departed juggernaut Young Sheldon and ongoing hit Ghosts.

Last year, CBS ordered only multi-camera comedy pilots, and its two new comedy series for next season are both multi-cam, Poppa’s House and the Young Sheldon spinoff Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage.

Multi-camera comedies are cheaper to produce, making them attractive for broadcast networks as budgets get squeezed amid declining linear ratings. For studios, broadcast single-camera comedies are hard to justify financially because of their higher cost and depressed network license fees.

Deadline recently asked CBS...

Exclusive: Sarah Jones and Oscar nominee Adriana Barraza are set for series regular roles in Prime Video’s comic book series with the working title El Gato. They join the previously announced leads Diego Boneta and Lorenza Izzo.

Based on the comic series El Gato Negro by Richard Dominguez, El Gato follows Frank Guerrero (Boneta), who returns home to Mexico after the death of his father and finds himself neck-deep in a nest of vipers – his estranged family – who are vying for control of his father’s business empire. But Frank’s grief is interrupted when he learns his only inheritance, a seemingly worthless parcel of land on the border, sits atop the lair of a famous costumed vigilante — his father, “El Gato.” Now, Frank is in the crosshairs. To survive, he’ll have to solve mysteries decades in the...

“When you die, will people notice,” Charlie Croker (Jeff Daniels) asks in Netflix‘s teaser trailer for the upcoming limited series A Man in Full. The question is as old as time and something people often ask themselves when contemplating a swift exit from this mortal coil. What would prompt a real estate mogul to have such macabre thoughts? His bankruptcy and inevitable downfall, of course.

Here’s the official synopsis for A Man in Full courtesy of Netflix:

When Atlanta real estate mogul Charlie Croker faces sudden bankruptcy, political and business interests collide as Charlie defends his empire from those attempting to capitalize on his fall from grace.

A Man in Full is based on the New York Times best-selling novel by the late Tom Wolfe, who died of an infection in Manhattan in 2018. The six-episode limited series hails from David E. Kelley Productions and Royal Ties Productions Inc.

Developers are well aware that Call of Duty players are a fickle bunch, and trying to appease all of them is a near impossible task. There had reportedly been a drop in player numbers due to complaints about spawn points and subsequent traps, which in turn led to the latest patch from devs. This was introduced fairly recently, and it was thought that it might smooth things over for a period of time.

As with most things relating to CoD and Warzone, patches don’t appear to keep players happy for long, and sure enough, there were already gripes about the latest round of updates. However, this time it was in relation to killstreaks and, more specifically, cluster mines.

Why Are Players Annoyed at the Latest Call of Duty Update?

The latest patch update for Call of Duty has addressed some issues that players were experiencing.

It was highlighted on...

Apples Never Fall on Peacock brings Liane Moriarty's family drama to life with a star-studded cast and captivating storytelling. Sam Neill shines as patriarch Stan Delaney, portraying a complex character with depth and vulnerability in the series. Annette Bening stars opposite of Neill, and the rest of the cast brings the Delaneys to the small screen with an impressive amount of talent.

Apples Never Fall is the latest TV adaptation of Liane Moriarty's best-selling novels, and the Peacock series has an all-star cast bringing the book's story to life. Like the novel it's based on, Apples Never Fall follows the tennis-loving Delaney family in two timelines: before and after their mother vanishes. Joy Delaney's sudden disappearance dredges up the secrets and trauma within the seemingly perfect family, forcing the Delaney siblings to question everything they believe about their own parents.

The cast of Apples Never Fall brings the...

Most of the buzzed-about network dramas of the 1990s have been largely forgotten these days.

ER and NYPD Blue might have been the talk of the town during the Clinton years, but in the Biden age, they're seldom discussed outside of retrospectives about what the cast members are up to these days.

Interestingly, the network shows from that era that have loomed largest in the public's memory are the ones that might broadly be described as "supernatural mysteries."

We're talking about Twin Peaks, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and, of course, The X-Files.

In fact, one could argue that no network drama from the past 30 years has proved as enduring and influential as the saga of Mulder and Scully.

The X-Files ran for nine seasons and inspired two feature films, a spinoff series (The Lone Gunmen), and a 2016 revival, with a second reboot rumored to be in the works courtesy of Black Panther director Ryan Coogler.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 could introduce Carol Marcus, played by Sarah Jones from For All Mankind. Sarah Jones brings intelligence, charisma, and emotional maturity to her roles, making her an ideal choice to portray the brilliant scientist and conflicted lover, Carol Marcus. Introducing Carol Marcus in Strange New Worlds season 3 would provide insight into her decision to keep Lt. James T. Kirk away from their son, David, and could shed light on her motivations for creating the Genesis Device. Sarah Jones has the qualities to embody this complex character.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 could introduce Carol Marcus, and Apple TV+'s hit sci-fi series, For All Mankind, just had the perfect actress to play the girlfriend of Lt. James T. Kirk (Paul Wesley). In Strange New Worlds' musical episode, Kirk confesses to Lt. LA'an Noonien-Singh (Christina Chong) that he can't act on their mutual attraction because...

Manifest is the final series in the "Lost" generation of TV shows that were inspired by Lost's themes and plot. The "Lost" generation included other shows like The Leftovers, The Event, 4400, and The 100, which all featured missing planes/ships, stranded groups of people, and mysterious elements. While Manifest marks the end of the "Lost" generation, it has the potential to inspire a new era of mystery TV shows, just like Lost did in 2004.

When the sci-fi mystery show Manifest finally concluded in 2023, the finale did not just signal the end of the television series, but also symbolized the end of a period in TV that started 19 years ago with the premiere of Lost. First released in 2018, Manifest is a drama following a plane of people that arrives at the airport, only to realize that they have all been missing for five years. The series ran for four...

For six seasons, J. J. Abrams' Lost captivated audiences with its intense mysteries and subtle sci-fi aspects, and since the series' initial release, other television shows have tried hard to recreate that iconic magic. On the surface, Lost follows a group of people who endure a plane crash that lands them on a lush and strange island. More than that, the show includes shocking secrets, twists, and mysteries that grip audiences from start to finish.

When Lost first premiered on ABC in 2004, a new wave of science fiction and mystery shows began to follow in its footsteps. These series all tried to evoke the same ambiance that Lost had, either by replicating the concept of people stuck in a remote place or including an atmosphere that is far more sinister and paranormal than it seems. Even after Lost concluded in 2010, these shows have cropped up often, joining the running for being "the new Lost.

Sharon Acker, the Canadian actress who portrayed Lee Marvin’s unfaithful wife in the 1967 neo-noir classic Point Blank and the right-hand woman Della Street opposite Monte Markham on a rebooted Perry Mason in the 1970s, has died. She was 87.

Acker died March 16 in a retirement home in her native Toronto, her daughter Kim Everest, a casting director, told The Hollywood Reporter.

Star Trek fans know Acker for her January 1969 turn as Odona, a desperate woman from an overpopulated planet, on the third-season episode “The Mark of Gideon.”

She also starred on a 1976-77 CBS adaptation of Executive Suite, playing the wife of Mitchell Ryan‘s Dan Walling. (Acker and Ryan assumed the parts performed by William Holden and June Allyson in the 1954 MGM film directed by Robert Wise.)

In John Boorman’s Point Blank, Acker’s character takes up with John Vernon’s Mal Reese after he shoots Walker (Marvin...

Exclusive: Patricia Cornwell’s Kay Scarpetta books have completed their long journey to the screen with a blockbuster TV series starring Oscar winner Nicole Kidman in the title role and Oscar nominee Jamie Lee Curtis as the famous forensic pathologist’s sister Dorothy, I have learned. Kidman is executive producing through Blossom Films and Curtis through Comet Pictures the drama, from writer-showrunner Liz Sarnoff (Barry) and Blumhouse Television, which I hear is nearing a two-season straight-to-series order at Prime Video. A rep for the streamer declined comment as deals for the project, to be produced by Amazon Studios and Blumhouse, are still being finalized. It is expected to receive an order for two eight-episode seasons, sources said.

Liz Sarnoff

Kidman’s Kay Scarpetta is a brilliant forensic pathologist, inspired by former Virginia Chief Medical Examiner Marcella Farinelli Fierro, who uses forensic technology to solve crimes. Curtis will play Kay’s flighty sister,...

Just in time for New Year’s Eve, here is a roundup of all the new titles being added to Disney’s new streaming service, Disney+.

From classics like “Holes” and “Cool Runnings” to the new live action remake of “Aladdin,” there’s lots to look forward to.

Other highlights include a slew of Marvel content, including Season 3 of “Marvel’s Runaways” and two episodes of “Marvel’s Hero Project.” Plus, episode nine of “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” called “Opening Night.”

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Here is the full list of everything new on Disney+ in January 2020:

Jan. 1

America’s National Parks (Season 1)

Austin & Ally (Season 1-4)

Billy Dilley’s Super-Duper Subterranean Summer (Season 1)

Bugged (Short)

Continent 7: Antarctica (Season 1)

Cool Runnings

Dog: Impossible (Season 1)

Dr. K’s Exotic Animal ER (Season 8)

Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet (Season 7)

Dr.

Sam Neill in ‘Ride Like A Girl’.

Actor, writer, producer and director Sam Neill has been named the recipient of the 2019 Equity New Zealand Lifetime Achievement Award, after being nominated by the Equity board and other Kiwi performers.

“Sam’s career as an actor is remarkable, but what makes this award so special is that it recognises much more than career success,” says Equity Nz president Jennifer Ward-Lealand.

“It acknowledges those members of our industry who give back at every opportunity, who strive to use their influence for important causes and who continually inspire their peers with their good will and humility. Sam leads by example. This award pays tribute to who he is as a person, as much it does his extraordinary talent.”

Neill joined Equity in 1979, and has more than 75 films and over 45 television programs to his credit. His film debut was in Roger Donaldson’s Sleeping Dogs...

Robert Forster‘s Breaking Bad and El Camino costars are paying tribute to the late actor.

Forster died in Los Angeles on Friday at the age of 78, after battling brain cancer. His death came the same day that one of his last projects, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, was released on Netflix. In the film, which is a spinoff of the Emmy-winning AMC series, Forster reprised his role as Ed Galbraith.

On Saturday, El Camino star Aaron Paul, who played Jesse Pinkman in Breaking Bad and the new movie, paid tribute to Forster on Twitter.

“I am heartbroken...

Robert Forster has died.

The beloved actor, who is best known for his roles on Jackie Brown and Breaking Bad, died on Friday following a battle with brain cancer. He was 78.

His passing comes on the same day the Breaking Bad movie, El Camino, was released.

Forster reprised his role Ed in that movie, the one he played on the hit AMC original series, meaning that fans may already have watched his final role.

He started out his career with roles in hit movies Reflections in a Golden Eye and Medium Cool, before turning his attention to the small screen.

He was the lead cast member on NBC's Banyon and ABC's Nakia, but both series were short-lived.

Forster followed those up with roles in Magnum P.I., Walker, Texas Ranger, and Police Story.

However, his breakthrough role came in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown. He played the role of...

Oscar-nominee Robert Forster has died. He was 78.

Forster, who was known for his roles in movies like Mulholland Drive and Medium Cool, died in Los Angeles on Friday after battling brain cancer, a representative for the actor confirmed to People.

Despite being known for acting in movies, Forster also appeared in many TV shows, including Heroes, Alcatraz, Twin Peaks and, most recently, Last Man Standing. He was nominated for an Oscar in 1998 for his supporting role in Jackie Brown.

He also appeared in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, which was released on Netflix Friday.

In the movie, which is...

Robert Forster, an Academy Award nominee for 1997’s Jackie Brown and who reprised his Breaking Bad role in the just-released El Camino follow-up movie, died on Friday following a battle with brain cancer. He was 78.

After starting out his career with roles in such movies as Reflections in a Golden Eye (opposite Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando) and Medium Cool, Forster headlined a pair of short-lived TV series, NBC’s Banyon and then ABC’s Nakia.

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The following contains spoilers from Friday night’s Season 10 premiere of CBS’ Hawaii Five-0.

Hawaii Five-0‘s Kamekona might want to offer up a 10 percent discount on all menu items (beer and wine excluded!), seeing as the “Welcome back” party for Jerry doubled as a going-away party for longtime cast member Jorge Garcia, who is dropping to recurring status on the CBS drama.

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Exclusive: Writer-showrunner Liz Sarnoff has signed an overall deal with HBO. Under the pact, Sarnoff, who had served as writer/consulting producer on the first two seasons of HBO’s dark comedy series Barry, will become an executive producer on Bill Hader’s Emmy-nominated series, starting with its upcoming third season. Additionally, she will develop new projects for the premium cable network.

Sarnoff, who has been switching between drama and comedy, has emerged as a key writer-producer on Barry. For her work on the first season of the breakout hit, Sarnoff received an Emmy nomination for writing the ‘Loud, Fast, and Keep Going.’ episode. She also shared in Barry‘s two comedy series nominations to date in 2018 and 2019. In the Barry executive producer ranks, she joins co-creator/star Hader and co-creator/showrunner Alec Berg.

Sarnoff, who is coming off an overall deal at Ucp, rose through the ranks on HBO...

Godfather of Harlem goes after the American Dream by any means necessary.

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Godfather of Harlem is a modern look into the past which is both unflinching and hopeful. It's a crime drama, yes, but the law-breaking cuts both ways. Forest Whitaker plays real life New York Crime boss Bumpy Johnson after he got out of Alcatraz prison for taking the fall for the mob in a heroin deal.

The series leaves out one true fact which could have been extremely cinematic. When Johnson got out of Alcatraz, the people of Harlem threw him a ticker tape parade. It wasn't planned. It happened spontaneously. That's how much Bumpy was loved in the hood. His family moved to Harlem when Bumpy was 10 years old. His brother William was accused of killing a white man in Charleston, South Carolina. Born on Halloween 1905, he got the nickname “Bumpy” because he had a slightly deformed head.

Joseph Baxter Jul 30, 2019

The CW’s content cousin, CW Seed, is getting a live linear streaming channel, on which original content will exist.

The CW’s content delivery strategy is about to get an upgrade in the streaming department, with the announcement of CW Seed Live.

In a content partnership with PeopleTV, The CW will unveil CW Seed Live, eyeing a launch for late fall, reports Deadline. It will manifest as an expanded, 24/7 live-streaming linear take on CW Seed, the 2014-launched à la carte streaming offshoot of the network, compatible on most devices, which houses a handful of original content mostly connected to the DC Arrowverse shows, along with random – often other-network – catalogue content.

CW Seed Live will be the home to some yet-to-be-announced original content, which, as the report teases, will range from documentary series to offerings in the supernatural genre. Additionally, like its platform cousin, Seed Live will not require a subscription,...

Exclusive: The CW is adding a live, ad-supported linear extension of its six-year-old digital network CW Seed, with PeopleTV onboard as launch content partner.

CW Seed Live will come online in late fall 2019 via CWSeed.com and the CW Seed app. The app has distribution on Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, iOS, Android, Xbox, Chromecast and Android TV. PeopleTV draws from material in Meredith’s People and Entertainment Weekly media brands.

Rick Haskins, Evp Marketing and Digital for the CW, told Deadline in an interview that Seed has been profitable for the past three years. Evenly split between male and female viewers, its median age is 28. “We expect a halo effect from People and Entertainment Weekly content on PeopleTV because it’s closely aligned with our audience,” he said. “We are in negotiations with several other partners for content that we will be announcing soon.” Yet-to-be-announced titles will range from...

“The undead can’t be contained” in the new Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Zombies Mode Operation Apocalypse Z, which includes new personalization items, map updates, new gear, and various new zombies. Operation Apocalypse Z also comes with free content for gamers, including a new multiplayer map and the Zombies Experience Alpha Omega, which marks the return of the Aether story. With Operation Apocalypse Z out now on the PlayStation 4, the creators at Treyarch are eager for fans to experience it, and to give you an idea of what to expect, we have the trailer, screenshots, and full release details:

Press Release: Santa Monica, Calif. – Jul. 9, 2019 – The new community event for Call of Duty®: Black Ops 4 – Operation Apocalypse Z – is available now on Playstation®4, with other platforms to follow. Operation Apocalypse Z unleashes hordes of the undead across the game as it channels the series’ Zombies legacy through updates across the entire game.

Robby Hull has been upped to executive producer and co-showrunner for season 2 of “God Friended Me,” Variety has confirmed.

Hull was already a co-executive producer on the show’s first season, but will take on a more significant role alongside co-showrunners Bryan Wynbrandt and Steven Lilien for the CBS comedy-darma’s second season.

The show was renewed for a second season in late January, after posting solid ratings and averaging 10 million viewers per episode, making it the second-most-watched new series and most-watched scripted program airing on Sundays.

Prior to “God Friended Me,” Hull served as co-executive producer on the last two seasons of “Gotham.” He has previously written for and worked on a range of broadcast dramas, including “Once Upon A Time” at ABC, “Alcatraz” at Fox, and “Gossip Girl” and “Veronica Mars” for The CW.

He is represented by UTA and Felker Toczek.

“God Friended Me” centers on an...

Exclusive: Veteran writer-producer Robby Hull, who served as co-executive producer on the first season of CBS’ drama series God Friended Me, has been promoted to executive producer and co-showrunner for season 2. Hull will serve as co-showrunner alongside God Friended Me creators/executive producers Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt. The series, which already has been renewed for a second season, aired its Season 1 finale on Sunday.

Starring Brandon Micheal Hall, God Friended Me is a humor-tinged uplifting drama about Miles Finer (Hall), an outspoken atheist whose life is turned upside down when he receives a friend request on social media from “God” and unwittingly becomes an agent of change in the lives and destinies of others around him.

The series, from Warner Bros. TV and Berlanti Prods, drew solid ratings throughout its first season in its Sunday night slot, especially in total viewers where the drama averaged more than 10 million viewers...

After taking viewers around the world (and underworld) on a heady examination of family ties, violent faith, and fiery friendship, Preacher will return for its fourth and final season this summer on AMC.

Executive producer Seth Rogen shared the news of Preacher's return on Twitter, posting a video that declares the upcoming fourth season as the final one for the series, which will will return to AMC on August 4th:

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— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) April 8, 2019

An adaptation of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's groundbreaking comic book series of the same name, Preacher has pulled no punches throughout its first three seasons, filling its story with larger-than-life characters, poignant moments of mortal (and immortal) reflection, and some of the best fight choreography on television.

For those unfamiliar with Preacher, the season 3 press release below has additional information on the series, and we'll be sure to keep...

Matthew Byrd Apr 2, 2019

Call of Duty Black Ops 4's Blackout mode is getting a much-neeed update in the form of a new Alcatraz map.

Call of Duty: Black Ops IV's Blackout battle royale mode is getting a new map set on Alcatraz island. The map offers a much, much, smaller area than the existing Blackout map, which means that you can expect to enjoy a lot more close-quarters action than you might be used to in Blackout and other battle royale maps.

Games like Pubg have experimented with smaller maps before, and the results have mostly been positive. As we saw from Apex Legends, a little more action in a battle royale title can be quite refreshing.

A little more action also feels more appropriate for a Call of Duty take on battle royale (even though we happened to love the action featured in Blackout's original map). Speaking of traditional Call of Duty,...

Prepare to land at one of the most iconic prisons in history, tomorrow, when Activision and Treyarch release the Alcatraz map for Call of Duty Black Ops 4's Battle Royale mode, Blackout.  More within...

Call of Duty Black Ops 4's Blackout has been a delight for fans of the Battle Royale genre, but now it's time to shake things up with a new map.  Fortunately, it appears the team at Treyarch has spending some time at the dilapidated island prison off the coast of foggy San Francisco, and are now prepared to drop soldiers on this famous landmark. 

The new map is called Alcatraz and it releases tomorrow on Playstation 4.  See it in action in the first trailer.

The new Blackout Alcatraz map is set in a fog-filled island boasting a variety of environments that all lead up to the big cellhouse atop the hill. Requiring new strategies and tactics,...

Jason Butler Harner (Ozark) is set as a lead opposite John Slattery in neXT, Fox’s AI thriller drama pilot from 20th Century Fox TV.

Written on spec by Manny Coto and directed by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra, neXt is described as a propulsive, fact-based thriller grounded in the latest A.I. research. It features a brilliant but paranoid former tech CEO, Paul Leblanc (Slattery), who joins a Homeland Cybersecurity Agent (Fernanda Andrade ) and her team to stop the world’s first artificial intelligence crisis: the emergence of a rogue AI with the ability to continuously improve itself. Marrying action with a layered examination of how technology is invading our lives and transforming us in ways we don’t yet understand, the series also presents us with a villain like we’ve never seen before, one whose greatest weapon against us is ourselves.

Harner will play Ted LeBlanc, Paul...

“Shrill” digs into a lot in a very brief amount of time. At just six episodes, all of which run under 30 minutes, Hulu’s upcoming comedy takes the story of a quiet, self-effacing woman named Annie (Aidy Bryant) and spins it into a sharp exploration of self-worth, self-confidence, and even selfishness. There’s edifying scenarios and speeches about micro-aggressions and macro-aggressions tossed toward women that the world looks through instead of at, but there’s also heartbreaking moments of empathy for Annie’s friends and family. To call it a slice-of-life series wouldn’t do justice to the well-honed commentary — on everything from false perceptions of health to institutionalized exclusion — but part of what makes “Shrill” so engaging is its diversity of storylines.

Let’s start with Annie. The Portland-based writer works for a local alt-weekly with an strong online presence. Relegated to busy work for the past two years,...

America Unearthed has found a new home. The documentary series, which previously aired on A+E Networks-owned H2 has moved to Discovery’s Travel Channel.

This comes after H2 was rebranded to Viceland in 2016.

Travel Channel has ordered ten episodes of the show, which is hosted by original host Scott Wolter. The show follows the geologist, who investigates mysteries and artifacts believed to reveal an alternative history of the North American continent before the United States

The series is produced by Committee Films. It is exec produced by Andy Awes and Maria Awes and Daniel Schwartz.

“Travel Channel is the perfect new home for this show,” said Wolter. “The series has always been known for great storytelling, cutting-edge science and beautiful cinematography, but now my adventures are going to be epic.”

“With a serious built-in fanbase, Scott is ready to get to the bottom of a whole new batch of...

Bundy and The Green River Killer is written and directed by Andrew Jones (Robert the Doll/ The Legend of Halloween Jack) and is set to be released 9 April 2019 on DVD & Blu-ray from 4Digital Media. London based actor Richard Mark will be playing the role of Ted Buny and Jared Nelson (Alcatraz) stars …

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Back when I previewed Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 in September, I had several concerns about the final product. Would a lack of a single-player campaign make the package feel cheap? And would the team-heavy approach gel properly with the series’ audience? Admittedly, it was a difficult place for Treyarch to be stuck in. The series has been getting long in the tooth for quite some time now, and a blast of innovation was needed. So, while the new additions to the formula were welcoming, it was a question of whether the entire package would come successfully come together.

With no campaign attached, Black Ops 4 is one massive multiplayer package. You have the traditional competitive modes that the series shot to popularity with, along with Treyarch’s fan-favorite Zombies mode. The big addition to the suite of modes this year, though, is Blackout. A variation on the popular battle royale genre,...

Gear up and get ready for crimson streams to spatter your screen, because Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 comes out for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on October 12th, along with three new Zombies modes for gamers to sink their teeth into: IX, Voyage of Despair, and Blood of the Dead, the lattermost of which is featured in a hair-raising cinematic trailer that packs an emotional punch.

"The undead await in Alcatraz.

This is 'Blood of the Dead' in Call of Duty®: Black Ops 4, a reimagined return of a fan-favorite, complete with surprises hidden within the iconic penitentiary.

Call of Duty®: Black Ops 4 is available October 12, 2018. Pre-order at participating retailers on disc or digital download: http://bit.ly/PreOrderBO4"

From the Press Release: "Celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the original Call of Duty Zombies, Black Ops 4 also debuts an entirely new and unprecedented Zombies experience that’s...

Empire alum Malik Yoba is set for a recurring role opposite Brandon Micheal Hall in CBS drama series God Friended Me, from Alcatraz co-creators Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt, director Marcos Siega, Greg Berlanti’s Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. TV.

Written by Lilien and Wynbrandt and directed by Siega, God Friended Me is described as a humorous, uplifting series that explores questions of faith, existence and science. It centers on Miles (Hall), an outspoken atheist whose life is turned upside down when he is “friended” by God on Facebook. Unwittingly, he becomes an agent of change in the lives and destinies of others around him.

Yoba will play Miles’ uncle Terrence, with whom he has a special bond.

The cast also includes Suraj Sharma and Javicia Leslie.

Yoba is known for his work on New York Undercover and his recent series regular role on Fox’s hit drama series Empire.

The third season of AMC's Preacher may have taken place primarily at Gran'ma's house in Angelville (aka Hell on Earth to Jesse Custer), but it also once again took viewers around the world on a heady examination of family ties, violent faith, and fiery friendship. Following the season 3 finale, AMC released two behind-the-scenes videos that take a look back at the latest season in the adaptation of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's cult comic book series.

We'll have to wait and see if Preacher is renewed for a fourth season by AMC, but in the meantime, you can take a look back at the third season in the new videos below.

From the Press Release: "Preacher," is a dramatic thrill ride that follows West Texas preacher Jesse Custer (Dominic Cooper), his badass ex-girlfriend Tulip (Academy Award® nominee Ruth Negga) and an Irish vampire named Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun...

Writer-showrunner Liz Sarnoff (Lost) has signed an overall deal with Universal Cable Productions.

Sarnoff, who has been switching between drama and comedy, is currently writing for the second season of HBO’s comedy series Barry. For her work on the first season of the breakout hit, Sarnoff received an Emmy nomination for writing the ‘Loud, Fast, and Keep Going.’ episode. She also is expected to share in Barry‘s best comedy series nomination.

Sarnoff recently created and executive produced the TNT pilot Highland starring Margaret Cho and directed by Nisha Ganatra. I hear the project is currently being shopped by Tomorrow Studios and has been getting interest, with Ucp poised to come on board as co-producer if it’s picked up.

Sarnoff rose through the ranks on HBO’s Deadwood and ABC’s Lost, sharing in best drama series Emmy nominations for both shows. She went on to co-create Bad...

Ronald D. Moore has filled out the main cast of his upcoming Apple sci-fi series. Joel Kinnaman, who most recently starred in Netflix's Altered Carbon, is set to take on the lead role. The story is set on a world where the global space race never ended and Kinnaman will play a man named Edward Baldwin, who is one of the top Nasa astronauts.

It's great to see Kinnaman land another big series role. He is also attached to star in the Amazon series adaptation of the film Hanna and is also known for his roles on the shows House of Cards and The Killing.

The series also cast Michael Dorman (Patriot) and Sarah Jones (Alcatraz) in the series and they have been cast as Gordo and Tracy Stevens, a prominent Nasa couple.

There's no title for the series yet, but I've liked the work that Moore has done...

Ron Moore’s upcoming Apple series is filling out its main cast.

Joel Kinnaman, Michael Dorman, and Sarah Jones have all been cast in the series, which takes place in a world where global space race never ended. Kinnaman will play Edward Baldwin, one of the top Nasa astronauts. Dorman and Jones have been cast as Gordo and Tracy Stevens, a prominent Nasa couple.

The role keeps Kinnaman in the TV sci-fi space, with the actor recently starring in the first season of the Netflix series “Altered Carbon.” He is also attached to the Amazon series adaptation of the film “Hanna” in a lead role. He is also known for his roles on the shows “House of Cards” and “The Killing.” On the film side, he starred in “Suicide Squad,” “Child 44,” and the “RoboCop” reboot. He is repped by Wme and Magnolia Entertainment.

Dorman currently stars in the Amazon series “Patriot,...

In 1973, Marlon Brando sent a Native American actress, Sacheen Littlefeather, to reject his Best Actor Oscar for “The Godfather.” Instead, she offered a firm, passionate plea for better Hollywood representation of Native Americans.

But Brando and Littlefeather’s story didn’t begin there. Four years earlier, both Littlefeather and Brando had taken part in a remarkable takeover of Alcatraz Island — an occupation that is is the subject of our latest “Shoot This Now” podcast. We invite you to listen on Apple or right here.



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The takeover of Alcatraz by Native American activists was one of the most dramatic, and wittily subversive, protests in American history. In November 1969, the activists landed on the island and declared that they had “discovered” it — just as Europeans had claimed to discover America, even though it was obviously already populated.

They held the island for 19 months,...

I've been fascinated with Alcatraz ever since I was a kid. There's just something fascinating and haunting about that place and every time I'm in San Fransisco, I have to go! There are also some great movies with Alcatraz and the main setting. Two of my favorites are Clint Eastwood's Escape From Alcatraz and Michael Bay's The Rock.

Well, we've got a new movie coming set in Alcatraz. It's called Alcatraz and according to Collider, it's being developed by the producers of John Wick and 300. James Foley has also been attached to direct it. Foley is the director of the Fifty Shades of Grey sequels, so that doesn't spark much confidence. But prior to that, he did direct Glengarry Glen Ross and Fear.

The script was written by Ian Mackenzie Jeffers (The Grey, Death Sentence) and the story is said to be based on the true story of Frank Morris,...

In 1969, a small group of Native American activists took over Alcatraz Island — and held it for an incredible 19 months to draw attention to their history of mistreatment by the U.S. government.

We think it’s time someone made their story into a feature film, and we talk about it in our new “Shoot This Now” podcast, which you can listen to on Apple or Radio Public or right here.



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The Native American demonstrators made a series of witty moves that also scored as pointed criticisms of U.S. policy. For example: They said they were willing to pay $24 in glass beads and red cloth — the same amount, as the legend goes, that Native Americans received for the island of Manhattan. They also cited a long-broken treaty that they said entitled them to any unused federal lands.