Hollywood is concentrating on the Oscars this weekend, but let’s catch up on a bunch of casting and other TV news before you settle in for the red carpet!
Premiere dates:
April 9th: Big Mistakes
April 30th: Man on Fire
May 27th: Brilliant Minds (final 6 episodes of season 2)
June 7th: The Vampire Lestat
Renewed:
Doc, The Audacity, Marshals, The Forsytes
Other headlines:
The crossover between Sheriff Country and Fire Country will air on April 3rd.
Finneas O’Connell will score season two of Beef. And Mick Giacchino will score VisionQuest.
Will Ferrell’s upcoming Netflix golf series is now called The Hawk.
Buffy: New Sunnydale is not moving forward at Hulu. And the Alison Brie witness protection project is not moving forward at FX.
Pilot orders:
Hulu: Ski town drama Durango from Eliza Clark, reality star comedy Lex
In development:
Disney+: Live-action Tinker Bell series Tink
Hulu: Yacht rocker comedy Double or Nothing
Netflix: A series about Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
Tomorrow Studios: A live-action adaptation of anime Samurai Champloo
Wild Sheep Content: Brazilian YA mystery thriller Where Is She?
Leaving their shows:
Virgin River: Marco Grazzini, Lauren Hammersley
Promoted to series regular:
We Were Liars: Dempsey Bryk
Guest stars:
Brilliant Minds: Ed Begley Jr., Anne Archer, Mamie Gummer, Ana Ortiz
Ghosts: Christopher Jackson, James Austin Johnson
The Hunting Party: Piper Perabo, Kevin McHale, John Corbett, Jeff Dunham
Matlock: Gina Rodriguez
Casting:
Ballard: Benjamin Bratt, Ever Carradine, Hamish Linklater
Baywatch: Brooks Nader, Noah Beck, Shay Mitchell, Livvy Dunne
Bishop: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jordana Brewster
Bosch: Start of Watch: Azita Ghanizada, William Fichtner, Kathleen Wilhoite
Dark Winds: Paola Núñez, Martin Sensmeier
A Different World: Jada Pinkett Smith
Doc: Blair Underwood
How to Survive Without Me: Julia Schlaepfer
The Land: Benjamin Bratt
The Lowdown: Tommy Lee Jones
Mayor of Kingstown: David Morse
The Morning Show: Jeff Daniels
The Pitt: Lou Ferrigno Jr.
Power: Origins: Zuri Reed
Protection: Tommy O’Brien
The Rainmaker: Merle Dandridge
Stick: John Higgins
The Tillbrooks: Kate Walsh, Jax James
Tulsa King: Flula Borg
What the Dead Know: Michiel Huisman
Youth: Sharlene Whyte, Aran Murphy, Robbie Gee
Untitled NBC Jake Johnson PI pilot: Keith David
(Image courtesy of Netflix.)
