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Harrison Ford is no stranger to blockbuster Hollywood franchises, having played Han Solo and Indiana Jones across decades. And now, the 82-year-old actor is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross / Red Hulk in next year’s “Captain America: Brave New World.” Speaking to GQ magazine, Ford said it would be “silly” to avoid Marvel when it’s something moviegoers have clearly responded to for years now.

“I mean, this is the Marvel universe and I’m just there on a weekend pass. I’m a sailor new to this town,” Ford said about his MCU debut. “I understand the appeal of other kinds of films besides the kind we made in the ’80s and ’90s. I don’t have anything general to say about it. It’s the condition our condition is in, and things change and morph and go on. We’re silly if we sit...

The TV production industry continues to rebound after previous Covid setbacks and union strike delays, although many series with great hopes, continue to disappear after only one season:

ABC

$100,000 Pyramid, The (renewed)

20/20 (renewed)

American Housewife (canceled; five seasons)

American Idol (renewed)

America's Funniest Home Videos (renewed)A Million Little Things (canceled; after Season 5)Bachelor, The (renewed)

Bachelorette, The (renewed)

Bachelor in Paradise (renewed)

Baker and the Beauty (canceled; one season)

Big Sky (renewed)Black-ish (canceled; after Season 8) Bless This Mess (canceled; two seasons)Call Your Mother (canceled; one season)Card SharksCelebrity Family Feud (renewed)

Conners, The (renewed)

Dancing With The Stars (renewed)

Don't (canceled; one season)Emergence (canceled; one season)

For Life (canceled; after Season 2)

Fresh Off The Boat (canceled; six seasons)

Good Doctor, The (canceled; seven seasons) Grand Hotel (canceled; one season)

Goldbergs, The (canceled; ten seasons) Grey's Anatomy (Season 21)

Great Christmas Light Fight (renewed)

Holey Moley (canceled...

Today, Apple TV+ unveiled a first look and the global premiere date for Midnight Family, the 10-episode medical drama series hailing from showrunner and director Natalia Beristáin and created for television by Julio Rojas and Ariel Award winner Gibrán Portela. It is produced by Juan de Dios Larraín and Pablo Larraín.

The hourlong medical drama will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with two episodes on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, followed by one new episode every Wednesday through November 20, 2024.

Midnight Family features an entirely Hispanic cast and crew led by Ariel Award winner Joaquín Cosío (Narcos: Mexico), Renata Vaca (Dale Gas), and Diego Calva (Babylon), and introduces Sergio Bautista.

The series also features the special participation of Goya Award winner Óscar Jaenada (Hernán), José María de Tavira (El Candidato), Itzan Escamilla (Élite), Mariana Gómez (The Queen of Flow), Dolores Heredia (Capadocia) and special guest, Academy Award nominee Yalitza Aparicio (Roma).

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Exclusive: Out at the Cannes market, LA-based production company Convergence Entertainment Group is launching There There, which is being written and directed by the Polish brothers in their first collaboration in more than a decade.

The film has begun principal photography and the duo are hopeful it will premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. This would be the sixth Polish Brothers film to premiere at the festival.

On There There, each of the twin brothers will write and direct one half of the movie without the other knowing anything about the other, resulting in two separate storylines that will be interwoven into a single feature-length film. This approach will enable each brother to explore the nature of the twin relationship from their own unique perspective without being influenced or constrained by the other’s vision.

The cast includes Gretchen Mol (Yellowstone), Shannon Sossamon (The Rules of Attraction), Corbin Bernsen (Major...

Lindsay Lohan (Mean Girls) and Kristin Chenoweth (Schmigadoon!) have been set to star in Our Little Secret, a new holiday film that Stephen Herek (Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure) is directing for Netflix.

Pic is the second in Lohan’s two-picture creative partnership with the streamer, entered into in March 2022, on the heels of the forthcoming rom-com Irish Wish.

Additional cast set for it includes Ian Harding (Long Slow Exhale), Jon Rudnitsky (At Midnight), Chris Parnell (Senior Year), Tim Meadows (Mean Girls), Dan Bucatinsky (Scandal), Henry Czerny (Scream VI), Katie Baker (The Mosquito Coast), Ash Santos (Mayor of Kingstown), Jake Brennan (Palmer) and Brian Unger (Yellowstone).

Currently in production, the film written by Hailey DeDominicis centers on two resentful exes who are forced to spend Christmas under the same roof after discovering that their current partners are siblings. Mike Elliott and Lisa Gooding are producing, with Joseph P. Genier serving as executive producer.

Exclusive: LA and London-based management and production company 42 has signed British writer, director and producer Rupert Wyatt for management.

Wyatt is best known for directing 20th Century Fox’s critical and commercial hit Rise of the Planet of the Apes, starring Andy Serkis. He will continue to be represented by UTA.

Wyatt made his directorial debut in 2008 with crime-thriller The Escapist, starring Brian Cox, Damian Lewis, Dominic Cooper and Joseph Fiennes. The Sundance premiere achieved multiple BIFA nominations. He also helmed Paramount Pictures’ The Gambler, starring Mark Wahlberg, Brie Larson, John Goodman, and Jessica Lange; and Captive State for Focus Features, with John Goodman and Vera Farmiga.

Most recently, he co-wrote and directed historical drama Desert Warrior, Mbc Studios’ largest ever feature film, which stars Anthony Mackie, Aiysha Hart, and Sir Ben Kingsley. The movie is due to launch next year.

In TV, Wyatt was pilot director and executive producer...

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Apple TV+ has canceled its Uma Thurman drama series Suspicion after a single season.

Deadline first reported the news a year and a half after its freshman finale.

"When the son of a prominent American businesswoman (Thurman) is kidnapped from a New York hotel, the eye of suspicion quickly falls on four seemingly ordinary British citizens who were at the hotel on the night in question," the logline teased.

"As they find themselves in a trans-Atlantic cat and mouse race to evade the combined forces of the National Crime Agency and the F.B.I. to prove their innocence, it becomes apparent that not everyone can be trusted."

"Who is really behind the mysterious abduction, and who is only guilty of being in the wrong place at the wrong time?"

In addition to Thurman, the ensemble cast for Suspicion includes Kunal Nayyar (The Big Bang Theory...

Well, this is sad TV news on this fine holiday weekend.

Apple TV+ has canceled High Desert following the conclusion of its freshman season, according to Patrica Arquette.

"A lot of you have asked about High Desert and if there was going to be a second season," the actress said in an Instagram video on Saturday.

"So I just wanted to let you know, we just found out that it won't be coming back," she added.

"So that's a sad bummer for all of us."

She thanked the crew, writers, actors and fans. "You can't win 'em all," she added.

Ben Stiller, who served as an executive producer on the series, also addressed the cancellation. 

"We are all disappointed," he wrote.

"Our entire #HighDesert cast was amazing and to all our fans, thank you for embracing this show."

"I Love Patricia Arquette, who gave an awards worthy performance," he continued.

Clockwise from upper left: Star Wars (Disney), Raiders Of The Lost Ark (Disney), The Fugitive (Warner Bros.), Blade Runner (Warner Bros.) American Graffiti (Universal), Hollywood Homicide (Sony)Graphic: AVClub

Harrison Ford is one of our biggest, most iconic movie stars. Much like Gary Cooper and Clint Eastwood, he tends to play tough,...

With “Master Gardner,” writer-director Paul Schrader completes what has been dubbed his “Lonely Man” trilogy — but the man behind “American Gigolo” and “The Mosquito Coast” has returned to the same preoccupations and themes over his long career. The only thing that’s really changed is his approach to filmmaking.

“The last three films I’ve made in about 20 days each,” Schrader told IndieWire’s Filmmaker Toolkit podcast. “I’m shooting more quote-unquote film — even though we don’t shoot film — I’m shooting more images and getting more images in the chip to, like we say, in the 20 days than I did in 40.”

Part of that leanness is attributed to Schrader’s understanding of what is and isn’t needed, even before arriving on set. His scripts are now a tight 70-80 pages, while in the early ’80s they tended to hover around 115. “When you’re working on a tight budget,...

The HBO drama “The Leftovers” (2014 – 2017) created by Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta remains arguably one of the most Emmys-overlooked shows of all time. The series received only one Emmy nomination during its three-season run, and not even for the universally acclaimed lead performances by actors Justin Theroux or Carrie Coon. The duo might have had bad luck back then, but they’re both returning to overtake the Emmys this year in the Movie/Limited Series acting categories.

The acting was undoubtedly one of the strongest and most compelling assets of “The Leftovers.” The chief of police, Kevin Garvey, who goes on different levels of mental exploration, was Theroux’s first main TV protagonist role. Coon started off the series as a supporting character — grieving mother and wife Nora Durst — in season 1. She continued as the co-lead opposite Theroux until the end of the series. Despite their powerful presence on screen,...

We have some great news, The Morning Show fans.

Apple TV+ has announced a very early pickup for The Morning Show Season 4. 

The streaming service also announced the third season will premiere this fall. 

While dividing critics, The Morning Show has snagged Emmy, SAG, and Critics Choice Awards. 

The Morning Show stars Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston, who also serve as executive producers, and is directed and executive produced by Mimi Leder, with Charlotte Stoudt serving as showrunner and executive producer for The Morning Show Season 3.

The series is produced by the studio Media Res, Hello Sunshine, and Echo Films.

The Morning Show Season 3 expands its star-studded cast with new additions, including Jon Hamm and Nicole Beharie, as well as returning star Julianna Margulies and recurring stars Tig Notaro, Stephen Fry, and Natalie Morales.

The series is executive produced by Michael Ellenberg through Media Res, along with Aniston and Kristin Hahn...

Much has been written about how the Prestige TV era often discards the episodic format of old to present seasons that play more like long movies with credit breaks every hour or so. Creator Neil Cross (“Luther”) clearly had this in mind while conceiving his take on “The Mosquito Coast.” Unfolding more like a 7-hour movie than a traditional season of television, this riff on the Paul Theroux novel, memorably adapted once in 1986 by Peter Weir, is a taut, gripping story of a family on the run that owes more to modern dramas like “Breaking Bad” and particularly “Ozark” than it does to its origins.

Continue reading ‘Mosquito Coast’: A Gripping Family-On-The-Run Story Is A Prologue Akin To ‘Ozark’ & ‘Breaking Bad’ [Review] at The Playlist.

A review of Peter Weir‘s classic 1980s drama, “The Mosquito Coast” starring Harrison Ford—about an American inventor exhausted by the perceived danger and degradation of modern society, who decides to escape with his wife and children to the jungles of South America to start over— on Letterboxed humorously describes the film as, about “a fine-ass Libertarian mad scientist who brings ice to Belize.” That’s a little reductive but does speak to the nature of how relevant “The Mosquito Coast” is today.

Continue reading ‘Mosquito Coast’ Trailer: AppleTV+ Revisits Peter Weir’s Drop-Out-Of-Society Drama In New Series Starring Justin Theroux at The Playlist.

With the unleashed 'Covid-19' virus pandemic continuing to cause TV production and release delays, here is an updated list of series, close to shooting, in the can, sitting in limbo, or on schedule:

Call Your Mother (ABC)

Rebel (ABC)

Women of the Movement (ABC)

A League of Their Own (Amazon)

Citadel (Amazon)

Daisy Jones and The Six (Amazon)

Dead Ringers (Amazon)

Dirty Diana (Amazon)

Fallout (Amazon)

I Know What You Did Last Summer (Amazon)

Jack Reacher (Amazon)

Lightyears (Amazon)

Nancy Wu Done It (Amazon)

On The Spectrum (Amazon)

Outer Range (Amazon)

Panic (Amazon)

Paper Girls (Amazon)

The Banker's Wife (Amazon)

The Expatriates (Amazon)

The Horror of Dolores Roach (Amazon)

The Lord of the Rings (Amazon)

The Peripheral (Amazon)

The Power (Amazon)

The Terminal List (Amazon)

The Wheel of Time (Amazon)

Them (Amazon)

Three Pines (Amazon)

Tong Wars (Amazon)

61st Street (AMC)

La Fortuna (AMC)

National Anthem (AMC)

Pantheon (AMC...

Spring has finally sprung and with the changing of the seasons comes the changing of many channels, as a slew of new shows began to premiere. In honor of the months that bring showers and flowers, TheWrap has rounded up the start dates for not just the new and returning shows on Fox, ABC, NBC, CBS and The CW, but also the ones for the eagerly anticipated series hitting cable channels and streaming services this spring. Click through our gallery to find out when your favorite spring shows will be back and when shows that could be your new favorites will debut.

Series: “Genius: Aretha” Net: Nat Geo Premiere Date: Sunday, March 21 Time: 9 p.m.

Series: “Breeders” Net: FX Premiere Date: Monday, March 22 Time: 10 p.m.

Series: “Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil” Net: YouTube Premiere Date: Tuesday, March 23 Time: N/A

Series: “John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise” Net: Peacock Premiere Date: Thursday,...

Justin Theroux isn’t ruling out working with his ex-wife, Jennifer Aniston, now that they’re both part of the Apple TV+ family. The 49-year-old actor-writer is starring in “The Mosquito Coast“, which premieres April 30 on the streaming service. Meanwhile, Aniston fans are anxiously awaiting season two of her Apple TV+ series, “The Morning Show”. Aniston and Theroux first co-starred...

It’s trailer time, baby! We’ve rounded up a handful of trailers that may not be on your radar. These aren’t huge titles or big blockbusters, but smaller films or TV shows that still deserve some attention. Below check out trailers for the Netflix movie A Week Away, the documentary Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in […]

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“I will say, right now, with complete certainty, that ‘The Crown’ will win for the first time,” declares Rob Licuria. “Season four has been so acclaimed and has won everything across the board so far,” he says. Licuria joins fellow Gold Derby editor Riley Chow and contributors Charles Bright and Tony Ruiz for an early debate on who’s in and who’s out in this year’s drama races at the Emmys. Watch the video above.

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“The Crown” just swept at the Golden Globes and the Critics Choice Awards, winning Best Drama Series, Best Drama Actor and Actress (for Josh O’Connor and Emma Corrin) and Best Drama Supporting Actress (Gillian Anderson). The Netflix flagship drama is favored to win big at the SAG Awards next month as well. So it’s no surprise that it is the early Emmy frontrunner to...

Watching the 2021 Producers Guild Awards ceremony on Wednesday night felt a lot like cultural deja vu. When you used to stumble downstairs in the middle of the night, unable to sleep, and settle on watching a movie on cable that you think you’ve seen before, but you can’t be certain. The plot points seem familiar and you can basically predict what’s going to happen from scene to scene, but you’re not sure if that’s because you’re remembering it or because whatever you’re watching reminds you of a dozen other movies you’ve seen like it. Regardless, you watch it through to the end, finally feel ready to get some sleep and by morning, you’ve largely forgotten about it.

Anyway, the big TV winners at the PGA awards included Netflix darlings “The Crown” and “The Queen’s Gambit” and if that is wholly unsurprising...

The Gold Derby predictions center is now open to nomination predictions for the 2021 Emmy Awards. Fresh off its sweep at the Golden Globes, “The Crown” is the early frontrunner to win Best Drama Series for its fourth season, having been nominated its previous three. “Succession” beat it last year, but is currently taking an extended hiatus from the airwaves. “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Elisabeth Moss) is the only past Best Drama Series winner in contention, with its fourth season set to premiere April 28. The Emmys’ eligibility cycle spans roughly from June 2020 to June 2021.

“The Mandalorian” (Pedro Pascal) is the only other drama eligible to hold onto its nomination from last year, so there are five open slots, which was actually the case two years ago as well. Gone from this cycle are “Better Call Saul,” “Killing Eve,” “Ozark” and “Stranger Things.” As cable and streaming shows have sat out certain years during extended hiatuses,...

With the evil, deliberately unleashed 'Covid-19' virus pandemic continuing to cause TV production and release delays, here is an updated list of series, close to shooting, in the can, sitting in limbo, or on schedule:

Call Your Mother (ABC)

Rebel (ABC)

Women of the Movement (ABC)

A League of Their Own (Amazon)

Citadel (Amazon)

Daisy Jones and The Six (Amazon)

Dead Ringers (Amazon)

Dirty Diana (Amazon)

Fallout (Amazon)

I Know What You Did Last Summer (Amazon)

Jack Reacher (Amazon)

Lightyears (Amazon)

Nancy Wu Done It (Amazon)

On The Spectrum (Amazon)

Outer Range (Amazon)

Panic (Amazon)

Paper Girls (Amazon)

The Banker's Wife (Amazon)

The Expatriates (Amazon)

The Horror of Dolores Roach (Amazon)

The Lord of the Rings (Amazon)

The Peripheral (Amazon)

The Power (Amazon)

The Terminal List (Amazon)

The Wheel of Time (Amazon)

Them (Amazon)

Three Pines (Amazon)

Tong Wars (Amazon)

61st Street (AMC)

La Fortuna (AMC)

National Anthem (AMC...

Yesterday, at the Television Critics Association Winter 2021 Press Tour, Apple TV+ revealed first looks for a number of their original new series to hit the streaming service this year.

Physical

A new dramedy starring Emmy and Golden Globe-nominee Rose Byrne and created by Annie Weisman, the Apple TV Original series will premiere in summer 2021.

Set in the idyllic but fragile beach paradise of sunny 1980s San Diego, “Physical” is a half-hour dark comedy following Sheila Rubin (played by Byrne), a quietly tortured, seemingly dutiful housewife supporting her smart but controversial husband’s bid for state assembly. But behind closed doors, Sheila has her own darkly funny take on the life she rarely lets the world see. She’s also battling a complex set of personal demons relating to her self-image…. that is until she finds release through the unlikeliest source: the world of aerobics.

Also in news – Netflix greenlights season...

The Mosquito Coast Trailer — Apple TV+‘s The Mosquito Coast (2021) teaser trailer has been released. The Mosquito Coast trailer stars Justin Theroux, Melissa George, Logan Polish, Gabriel Bateman, Kimberly Elise, Scotty Tovar, Greg Bryan, Alejandro Cardenas, Ofelia Medina, Chronicle Ganawah, Harding Junior, Callie Schuttera, Javier Calderon, José Salof, and Gene [...]

Continue reading: The Mosquito Coast Trailer: Inventor Justin Theroux & His Family are on the Run in Apple TV+’s 2021 TV Series...

The Mosquito Coast is coming soon to Apple TV+. The new family drama, which stars Justin Theroux and Melissa George, will debut at the end of April and a trailer has been released. The series is based on the novel by Paul Theroux, and it follows a man who uproots his family to move to Mexico and then ends up on the run from the United States government. Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, and River Phoenix starred in a 1986 feature film adaptation that was directed by Peter Weir.

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You might have clicked the headline to read this article because you saw that Apple TV+ is making a TV version of the film, “The Mosquito Coast.” While that is true, in theory, after watching the trailer for the series, it’s clear this is not the ‘Mosquito Coast’ that you were anticipating.

Read More: ‘Dolly’: Florence Pugh To Star In A Sci-Fi Court Drama Written By Drew Pearce & Vanessa Taylor

As seen in the trailer, Apple TV+’s newest drama, “The Mosquito Coast,” from creator Neil Cross, is still based on the source material from author Paul Theroux, but deviates quite a bit from Peter Weir’s 1986 film starring Harrison Ford.

Continue reading ‘The Mosquito Coast’ Trailer: Justin Theroux Stars In Apple TV+’s Series Remake Of The Peter Weir Film at The Playlist.

Apple TV+ isn't slowing down when it comes to great content for the fledgling streamer.

While they might not have a massive streaming library of vintage programming to peruse, what they do have in original series is well worth the investment.

At the TCA Press Tour today, the streamer unveiled a teaser for their new drama series, The Mosquito Coast, as well as a first look at the upcoming dramedy, Physical.

Apple TV+ announced a premiere date for The Mosquito Coast, the widely anticipated drama series adapted from the best-selling novel and starring Justin Theroux, Melissa George, Logan Polish, and Gabriel Bateman

Mark your calendars for Friday, April 30, when the first two episodes drop followed by new episodes every Friday on Apple TV+.

The drama comes from award-winning novelist and creator Neil Cross and is based on the best-selling book by Paul Theroux, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year.

Justin Theroux’s return to television is nothing short of a family affair.

The actor, who last led HBO’s critically acclaimed drama “The Leftovers” and co-starred in the Netflix limited series “Maniac,” will soon be seen in “The Mosquito Coast,” a new series from Apple TV+ about a family who flees to Mexico when the U.S. government comes a’ callin’. Theroux plays the patriarch, eccentric inventor, and idealist Allie Fox, who film fans may associate with Harrison Ford — in the 1986 movie of the same name — but the story originated in 1981 as a novel by Paul Theroux, who just so happens to be Justin’s uncle.

Now, 40 years after its release, the book has been adapted into a seven-episode first season by series creator Neil Cross (“Luther”) and is set to make an awards run this spring. Early Friday, Apple TV+ released the debut trailer, first-look photos, and set...

In the first trailer for Apple TV+’s “The Mosquito Coast,” Justin Theroux’s family has more than “a pretty bad problem.” For starters, they have the U.S. government after them and his wife, played by Melissa George, thinks the kids are safer without them.

The streaming release first look at its upcoming thriller on Friday, which is based on the book of the same name by Theroux’s uncle, Paul Theroux. You can watch it in the player above.

The drama will premiere on April 30 with its first two episodes.

“The Mosquito Coast” follows the dangerous journey of a radical idealist and brilliant inventor, Allie Fox (Theroux), who uproots his family for Mexico when they suddenly find themselves on the run from the U.S. government. Along with George, the series stars Logan Polish and Gabriel Bateman.

The seven-episode series is executive produced by creator Neil Cross alongside Rupert Wyatt,...

Apple TV+ has plotted a course for The Mosquito Coast: The Justin Theroux-led adaptation will debut on Friday, April 30, the streamer announced on Friday at the Television Critics Association winter press tour. It’ll premiere with two episodes, with new episodes following each Friday.

Based on the Paul Theroux novel (yes, that’s Justin’s uncle), The Mosquito Coast follows idealistic inventor Allie Fox as he uproots his family and takes them to Mexico as they run from the U.S. government. Theroux stars as Allie, with Luther creator Neil Cross co-writing the first episode and serving as showrunner. The...

Apple TV Plus’ adaptation of Paul Theroux’s novel “The Mosquito Coast” will premiere on April 30, while the second season of “Mythic Quest” will launch on May 7. Additionally, three new series, “Physical,” a new 1980s-set dark comedy created by Annie Weisman and starring Rose Byrne; the adaptation of Stephen King’s “Lisey’s Story,” and musical comedy parody “Schmigadoon!” will hit the streamer this summer.

“The Mosquito Coast” stars Justin Theroux as a radical idealist and inventor named Allie Fox who uproots his family for Mexico after hey suddenly find themselves on the run from the U.S. government.

The seven-episode drama that also stars Melissa George, Logan Polish and Gabriel Bateman will be released on a weekly schedule, with two episodes dropping on April 30 and one episode dropping each subsequent week up to and including the finale on June 4. It is executive produced by creator Neil Cross alongside Rupert Wyatt, who...

With the evil, deliberately unleashed 'Covid-19' virus pandemic continuing to cause TV production and release delays, here is an updated list of series, close to shooting, in the can, sitting in limbo, or on schedule:

Call Your Mother (ABC)

Rebel (ABC)

Women of the Movement (ABC)

A League of Their Own (Amazon)

Citadel (Amazon)

Daisy Jones and The Six (Amazon)

Dead Ringers (Amazon)

Dirty Diana (Amazon)

Fallout (Amazon)

I Know What You Did Last Summer (Amazon)

Jack Reacher (Amazon)

Lightyears (Amazon)

Nancy Wu Done It (Amazon)

On The Spectrum (Amazon)

Outer Range (Amazon)

Panic (Amazon)

Paper Girls (Amazon)

The Banker's Wife (Amazon)

The Expatriates (Amazon)

The Horror of Dolores Roach (Amazon)

The Lord of the Rings (Amazon)

The Peripheral (Amazon)

The Power (Amazon)

The Terminal List (Amazon)

The Wheel of Time (Amazon)

Them (Amazon)

Three Pines (Amazon)

Tong Wars (Amazon)

61st Street (AMC)

La Fortuna (AMC)

National Anthem (AMC...

Brie Larson is the latest big name to join the world of Apple TV+.

The streamer revealed Friday that the Captain Marvel actress will star in and executive produce the forthcoming drama Lessons in Chemistry, according to Variety.

“Set in the early 1960s, ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ follows Elizabeth Zott (Larson), whose dream of being a scientist is put on hold in a society deeming that women belong in the domestic sphere, not the professional one," reads the network's description of the project.

"When Elizabeth finds herself pregnant, alone and fired from her lab, she musters the ingenuity only a single mother has."

"She accepts a job as a host on a TV cooking show, and sets out to teach a nation of overlooked housewives — and the men who are suddenly listening — a lot more than recipes… all the while craving a return to her true love: science.”

It's an intriguing concept,...

Brie Larson is set to star in the Apple TV+ drama “Lessons in Chemistry,” which has been given a straight-to-series order, the streaming service said Friday.

Per Apple, “Set in the early 1960s, ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ follows Elizabeth Zott (Larson), whose dream of being a scientist is put on hold in a society deeming that women belong in the domestic sphere, not the professional one. When Elizabeth finds herself pregnant, alone and fired from her lab, she musters the ingenuity only a single mother has. She accepts a job as a host on a TV cooking show, and sets out to teach a nation of overlooked housewives — and the men who are suddenly listening — a lot more than recipes… all the while craving a return to her true love: science.”

The series, which is based on the upcoming, debut novel from author, science editor and copywriter Bonnie Garmus, will be...

With the evil, deliberately unleashed 'Covid-19' virus pandemic continuing to cause TV production and release delays, here is an updated list of series, either close to shooting, in the can, sitting in limbo until scheduling gets back to normal, or on schedule:

Call Your Mother (ABC)

Rebel (ABC)

Women of the Movement (ABC)

A League of Their Own (Amazon)

Citadel (Amazon)

Daisy Jones and The Six (Amazon)

Dead Ringers (Amazon)

Dirty Diana (Amazon)

Fallout (Amazon)

I Know What You Did Last Summer (Amazon)

Jack Reacher (Amazon)

Lightyears (Amazon)

Nancy Wu Done It (Amazon)

On The Spectrum (Amazon)

Outer Range (Amazon)

Panic (Amazon)

Paper Girls (Amazon)

The Banker's Wife (Amazon)

The Expatriates (Amazon)

The Horror of Dolores Roach (Amazon)

The Lord of the Rings (Amazon)

The Peripheral (Amazon)

The Power (Amazon)

The Terminal List (Amazon)

The Wheel of Time (Amazon)

Them (Amazon)

Three Pines (Amazon)

Tong Wars (Amazon)

61st Street...

With the 'Covid-19' virus plague continuing to cause TV production and release delays, here is an updated list of series, either close to shooting, or in the can, sitting in limbo until scheduling gets back to normal:

TV Limbo

Call Your Mother (ABC)

Rebel (ABC)

Women of the Movement (ABC)

A League of Their Own (Amazon)

Citadel (Amazon)

Daisy Jones and The Six (Amazon)

Dead Ringers (Amazon)

Dirty Diana (Amazon)

Fallout (Amazon)

I Know What You Did Last Summer (Amazon)

Jack Reacher (Amazon)

Lightyears (Amazon)

Nancy Wu Done It (Amazon)

On The Spectrum (Amazon)

Outer Range (Amazon)

Panic (Amazon)

Paper Girls (Amazon)

The Banker's Wife (Amazon)

The Expatriates (Amazon)

The Horror of Dolores Roach (Amazon)

The Lord of the Rings (Amazon)

The Peripheral (Amazon)

The Power (Amazon)

The Terminal List (Amazon)

The Wheel of Time (Amazon)

Them (Amazon)

Three Pines (Amazon)

Tong Wars (Amazon)

61st Street (AMC)

La Fortuna...

An ambitious scheme to make the Mexican region of Jalisco the production capital of Latin America, a Jallywood so to speak, has launched with the introduction of a new state film law.

“We want to send a clear message that with or without federal help or despite the federal government, we pledge to direct more resources towards the state’s audiovisual industry,” declared Jalisco governor Ernesto Alfaro at a press conference in late October. Alfaro lamented the government’s severe cuts to federal funds supporting a range of industries, including Mexico’s audiovisual sector. “If there was corruption, then clean it up, penalize, but don’t sweep it all away,” he asserted.

Among the law’s myriad objectives is the introduction of financial and fiscal incentives to foster investment in audiovisual projects in Jalisco.

According to Jalisco film commissioner Rodolfo Guzman, the region aims to push Congress to revisit a...

Exclusive: Fremantle and Pablo and Juan de Dios Larraín’s Fabula, the Chilean-based company behind the Oscar-winning A Fantastic Woman, have teamed to develop Vostok, a high stakes submarine environmental horror thriller, as a television series. The project falls under the exclusive first-look deal between the two companies to develop a slate of original English and Spanish-language dramas, which Fremantle will distribute worldwide. Pablo Trapero (The Clan) is attached to direct and executive produce the project.

Written by Chilean screenwriter Julio Rojas (The Summer of the Flying Fish) in his international English-language debut, Vostok, which refers to the subglacial lake in Antarctica, features a group of international scientists returning from a mission in Antarctica. The series will film in Latin America.

Rojas’ previous projects have premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, including The Summer of the Flying Fish and Mi Mejor Enemigo. He also wrote on the Netflix quarantine anthology Homemade,...

With the 'Covid-19' virus plague continuing to cause TV production and release delays, here is a list of series, either close to shooting, or in the can, sitting in limbo until scheduling gets back to normal:

TV Limbo

Call Your Mother (ABC)

Rebel (ABC)

Women of the Movement (ABC)

A League of Their Own (Amazon)

Citadel (Amazon)

Daisy Jones and The Six (Amazon)

Dead Ringers (Amazon)

Dirty Diana (Amazon)

Fallout (Amazon)

I Know What You Did Last Summer (Amazon)

Jack Reacher (Amazon)

Lightyears (Amazon)

Nancy Wu Done It (Amazon)

On The Spectrum (Amazon)

Outer Range (Amazon)

Panic (Amazon)

Paper Girls (Amazon)

The Banker's Wife (Amazon)

The Expatriates (Amazon)

The Horror of Dolores Roach (Amazon)

The Lord of the Rings (Amazon)

The Peripheral (Amazon)

The Power (Amazon)

The Terminal List (Amazon)

The Wheel of Time (Amazon)

The Wilds (Amazon)

Them (Amazon)

Three Pines (Amazon)

Tong Wars (Amazon)

61st Street (AMC...

Christian Vesper has been promoted to president of global drama at Fremantle, the production and distribution powerhouse behind hit dramas such as Luca Guadagnino’s “We Are Who We Are,” “American Gods,” and the BBC’s “The Salisbury Poisonings.”

Vesper takes on this new role following the departure of Sarah Doole, the former London-based director of global drama, who now leads Studiocanal’s Red production company. Following Doole’s exit, Fremantle’s group chief operating officer Andrea Scrosati extended his role and took on full responsibility for global drama.

Based in London, Vesper will take on day-to-day management of the global drama team. He will report into Scrosati, who has oversight for all Fremantle’s scripted activities, both drama and film, and works in close contact with the company’s regional drama chiefs.

Vesper was previously executive vice president and creative director of global drama at Fremantle.

He joined the company,...

Academy Award winner John Ridley (12 Years a Slave) and Emmy winner Carlton Cuse (Lost) will explore Five Days at Memorial, with a Hurricane Katrina-set hospital drama at Apple TV+.

Based on the non-fiction book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Sheri Fink, Five Days at Memorial chronicles the first five days in a New Orleans hospital after Hurricane Katrina made landfall. “When the floodwaters rose, the power failed, and the heat climbed, exhausted caregivers were forced to make life-and-death decisions that haunted them for years to come,” reads the logline.

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John Ridley and Carlton Cuse will produce a limited series adaptation of “Five Days at Memorial,” Sheri Fink’s non-fiction book about the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, for Apple TV+, the streaming service said Tuesday.

Based on Fink’s 2013 novel of the same name, “Five Days At Memorial” takes place over “the first five days in a New Orleans, LA, hospital after Hurricane Katrina made landfall” in August 2005, per Apple. “When the floodwaters rose, the power failed, and the heat climbed, exhausted caregivers were forced to make life-and-death decisions that haunted them for years to come.”

Ridley and Cuse will both serve as showrunners, writers and executive producers on “Five Days at Memorial,” with Fink also executive producing. Ridley will direct the limited series, which is produced by ABC Signature.

“Five Days at Memorial” will join a slate of Apple TV+ originals that includes currently streaming shows like “Defending Jacob,...

Elisabeth Moss has found herself in another heap of fictional danger.

The Handmaid’s Tale lead/executive producer will star in and executive-produce Shining Girls, a “metaphysical thriller” ordered to series at Apple TV+, the streaming service announced Thursday

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The series is based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Lauren Beukes. Moss will play a Chicago...

Elisabeth Moss will star in thriller series “Shining Girls” at Apple TV+, with Leonardo DiCaprio set to executive produce the adaptation of Lauren Beukes’ 2013 novel, the streaming service said Thursday.

Per the official description, “The Handmaid’s Tale” star will play “a Chicago reporter who survived a brutal assault only to find her reality shifting as she hunts down her attacker.”

Silka Luisa will adapt Beukes novel and executive produce the series, acting as showrunner. Additional executive producers include Moss through Love & Squalor Pictures, alongside Lindsey McManus, and DiCaprio through Appian Way alongside Jennifer Davisson, as well as Beukes and Alan Page Arriaga.

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“Shining Girls” hails from MRC Television, which is also producing the Will Ferrell- and Paul Rudd-led limited series “The Shrink Next Door” for Apple TV+, alongside Civic Center Media.

Apple has given a series order to Shining Girls, a metaphysical thriller based on Lauren Beukes’ 2013 best-selling novel The Shining Girls, starring and executive produced by Elisabeth Moss, and executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way. MRC Television is the studio.

Writer-creator Silka Luisa (Strange Angel) will pen the adaptation, executive produce and serve as showrunner.

The Shining Girls book centers on a Depression-era drifter who must murder the “shining girls” in order to continue his travels.

Moss will star as a Chicago reporter who survived a brutal assault only to find her reality shifting as she hunts down her attacker.

Moss will executive produce via her Love & Squalor Pictures, alongside Lindsey McManus. DiCaprio will executive produce through Appian Way alongside Jennifer Davisson. Beukes and Alan Page Arriaga will also serve as executive producers on the project.

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Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars and not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones they made in between.

Today we discuss the greatest movie star of them all: Mr. Harrison Ford! With his new film The Call of the Wild now in theaters, myself and Conor O’Donnell talk about a handful of B-Sides from the legend’s long career. After being a contract player in the late ‘60s, Ford began popping up in stuff like Getting Straight and American Graffiti in the early ‘70s ahead of his breakout turn as Han Solo in 1977’s Star Wars.

Following his first (and only) Oscar nomination for Witness, Ford re-teamed with director Peter Weir for our first B-Side, The Mosquito Coast. Two years later, he worked with Roman Polanski on the Hitchcockian thriller Frantic. After an incredible box...

Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux are teaming up for an HBO limited series about the Watergate scandal, Variety has learned.

The five-episode series is titled “The White House Plumbers.” It tells the true story of how Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt (Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Theroux), accidentally toppled the Presidency they were zealously trying to protect. It is based in part on public records and the book “Integrity” by Egil “Bud” Krogh and Matthew Krogh.

Harrelson and Theroux will executive produce in addition to starring. “Veep” writers and executive producers Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck created the series and will executive produce. “Veep” showrunner David Mandel will executive produce and direct all five episodes. Ruben Fleischer and David Bernad will executive produce for The District along with Paul Lee and Nne Ebong for wiip. “Succession” executive producer Frank Rich will also executive produce.

Harrison Ford could soon be taking on the first regular television role of his career.

Variety has learned exclusively from sources that the iconic movie star is attached to star in a series adaptation of “The Staircase,” the docuseries that detailed the trial of American novelist Michael Peterson, who was accused of murdering his wife in 2001. Peterson claimed his wife died after falling down the stairs at their home, but police suspected he bludgeoned her to death and staged the scene to look like an accident.

The project is currently being shopped to networks and streaming services. Ford is attached to executive produce the series in addition to starring. Antonio Campos will write and executive produce, with Annapurna Television producing. The docuseries was originally released in 2004, with creator Jean-Xavier de Lestrade updating with new information years later. Netflix released it as a 13-episode series in 2018.

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Exclusive: Kimberly Elise (Death Wish) has joined the cast of Mosquito Coast, Apple’s series starring Justin Theroux. The drama from Luther creator Neil Cross and director Rupert Wyatt is based on the 1981 novel The Mosquito Coast by Justin’s uncle, Paul Theroux.

Mosquito Coast stars Theroux as Allie, an idealist who uproots his family to Latin America. Elise will play Jones, a mysterious government agent tracking Allie and his family. She also joins previously cast Melissa George, Gabriel Bateman and Logan Polish.

The first episode of Apple’s adaptation is written by Cross and Tom Bissell, with Cross writing and showrunning the series. Wyatt will executive produce and direct the first episode, as well as several more throughout the season.

Fremantle is the studio, producing with Veritas Entertainment Group, whose Alan Gasmer, Peter Jaysen and Bob Bookman also executive produce, along with Ed McDonnell.

Elise, who recently recurred on Fox’s Star,...

Melissa George (The First), Gabriel Bateman (Child’s Play) and Logan Polish (The Astronaut Farmer) are set to star alongside Justin Theroux in Apple’s drama series Mosquito Coast, from Luther creator Neil Cross. Directed by Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes), the series is based on the 1981 novel The Mosquito Coast by Justin’s uncle, Paul Theroux.

Mosquito Coast stars Theroux as Allie, an idealist who uproots his family to Latin America. George will play Margot, Allie’s wife; Polish will portray Dina, Margot and Allie’s teenage daughter; and Bateman is Charlie, Margot and Allie’s son and youngest child.

In the 1986 feature adaptation of the novel, directed by Peter Weir, Allie was played by Harrison Ford, his wife by Helen Mirren and Charlie by River Phoenix.

The first episode of Apple’s adaptation is written by Cross and Tom Bissell, with Cross writing and showrunning the series.