Happy Memorial Day to our U.S. readers, and happy Sunday to everyone else! Let’s get through this so we can all head to the beach.
AMC premiere dates: July 15 for Breaking Bad; August 12 for Hell on Wheels.
Renewed: Rules of Engagement. Somehow.
Canceled: Sanctuary.
Hulu has a new slate of original and imported shows you should check out.
ReelzChannel will air Pillars of the Earth sequel World Without End.
In development:
HBO: A Charlie Kaufman/Catherine Keener comedy.
TVLand has ordered some pilots.
Lifetime is working on Clarice, because Hannibal just isn’t enough.
Tim Kring is making a web series related to Touch.
Apparently Amazon might pick up Pan Am. Maybe.
Rebounding might be . . . rebounding.
New showrunners: Dan Sterling & Brent Forrester to The Office; Mark Hudis to True Blood; Jim Parriott to Nashville; Ric Swartzlander to Cougar Town.
A whole lot of people are leaving Smash: Raza Jaffrey, Jaime Cepero, Brian d’Arcy James, Will Chase.
Seth Gabel will not be a regular in season five of Fringe.
Gillian Zinser is leaving 90210.
A bunch of new series are recasting things.
Guest stars!
Drop Dead Diva: Joan Rivers
Leverage: Ronny Cox, Fred Ward
Pretty Little Liars: Vanessa Ray
Psych: Christopher Lloyd, Lesley Ann Warren, Martin Mull
Suits: Scott Grimes, Matthew Glave, Peter Outerbridge
Casting:
Animal Practice: JoAnna Garcia
Californication: Sarah Wynter
Dexter: Jason Gedrick
Homeland: Tim Guinee
Mockingbird Lane: Mason Cook
Vikings: Gabriel Byrne
(Photo courtesy of AMC.)
