It’s that time of year – we’ve got lots of updates from Comic Con in this week’s TV news! And it’s also that time of year in that I’m going to take the next few weeks off for vacation and will catch up with you in mid-August!
Premiere dates:
August 12th: Women in Blue
October 7th: Carrie
November 11th: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
November 20th: Percy Jackson and the Olympians
November 25th: Blade Runner 2099
January 22nd: Neuromancer
Renewed:
Interview with the Vampire (with the new season called Queen of the Damned), Beauty in Black
Canceled:
The Morning Show (after the upcoming fifth season), Crutch
Ordered to series:
Amazon MGM Studios: A Robocop series, horror graphic novel adaptation Stillwater
Amplify Pictures: A series revival of Ben Schwartz’s Funny or Die comedy The Earliest Show
BBC/PBS Masterpiece: An adaptation of Henry James’s classic novel The Portrait of a Lady
Disney+: Riverdale universe zombie comic book adaptation Afterlife with Archie
Great American Family: Small town music drama Abilene
Netflix: Manga adaptation Parasyte: Tamiya from Yeon Sang-ho
Paramount+: Scottish family saga Laird from and starring Kenneth Branagh
Acquired for the US:
AMC+: Catherine Zeta-Jones thriller Kill Jackie
In development:
Apple TV: An adaptation of Rebecca Yarros’s upcoming romance Peculiar Stars
Echoverse: An adaptation of Mike Mignola and Thomas E. Sniegoski’s supernatural thriller Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal
Rebelle Media/MGM TV: An adaptation of Sarah Adams’ When in Rome romance novel series
Leaving their shows:
Law & Order: Reid Scott
Scrubs: X Mayo, Joel Kim Booster
Promoted to series regular:
Scrubs: Ava Bunn
Guest stars:
The Dressing Room: Eric McCormack, Andrea Bang, Josh Ramsay, Laura Bell Bundy, Katie Findlay, Eduard Witzke, Jacqueline Robbins, Joyce Robbins
The Walking Dead: Dead City: Emily Kinney
Returns:
Best Medicine: Martin Clunes
Casting:
Abilene: Rose Reid, Elizabeth Mitchell, Eric Close, Jordan Belfi, Andrew Ferguson, Michael Pavone, Johnathon Schaech, Kevin Quinn, Taylor Kalupa, Riley Clemmons
The Ark: Edward Akrout
Chicago Fire: Da’Vinchi
Chicks: Louis Cancelmi
Conviction: Liza Colon-Zayas
Cross: Robin Givens
Discretion: Josh Lucas
Dungeon Crawler Carl: Jeff Hays (in a voice role)
The Earliest Show: Ben Schwartz, Lauren Lapkus, Kevin Carroll, Ryan Gaul, Henry Winkler, Brandon Scott Jones
Guilty Creatures: Lewis Pullman
Industry: Zosia Mamet
Law & Order: James Badge Dale
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Simon Pegg
The Magnificent Seven: Joshua Close, Ken Yamamura, Michael Rubenfeld, Joel Nankervis
Mt. Mystic: Johnny Knoxville
Myron Bolitar: Jabari Banks, Chloe Fineman, Jamie McShane, Ben McKenzie, Ra’Mya Latiah Aikens, Isaiah Hill, Amanda Warren, Quincy Isaiah, Bebe Neuwirth, Griffin Dunne, Melissa Benoist, Charlie Tahan, Jamie Hector, Sandrine Holt
Open Water: Toheeb Jimoh, Dujonna Gift
The Portrait of a Lady: Bill Nighy, Gemma Arterton, Nell Tiger Free, Jim Sturgess, Miranda Richardson, Jack Wolfe, Calypso Cragg, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Hugh Skinner, Hamish Frew, Thomas Coombes, Lydia Leonard, Dean-Charles Chapman
Protective Custody: Benicio Del Toro
Saint-Pierre: Caroline Dhavernas, Assaad Bouab
Sex Criminals: Joseph Lee, Sunita Mani
Shōgun: Rick Kumazawa
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy: Ruaridh Aldington
Thunder Road: Devon Allman
Untitled Apple TV Monsterverse series: Corey Stoll, Ralph Ineson, Nyasha Hatendi
Untitled Hulu Cable Guy pilot: Natasha Rothwell
(Image courtesy of Disney+.)
