This week’s TV news brings us another network’s fall premiere dates and more!
Premiere dates:
August 17th: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
September 17th: Plastic Beauty
September 22nd: Best Medicine, Doc
October 18th: Maigret
October 21st: Where’s Wanda?
Renewed:
Daddy Issues (for a third and final season), Scrublands
Canceled:
Colin from Accounts (after the upcoming third season)
Other headlines:
The CW has officially picked up season five of Sullivan’s Crossing, which was already renewed by CTV/Crave.
The Rookie is offering an extended version of one episode on Hulu.
The cast of The Beauty has been released, though it’s not completely clear whether the show is being canceled.
The God of the Woods has set its slate of directors.
Ordered to series:
ITV: A drama about the impact of social media on kids
Netflix: New Zealand ski drama Queenstown starring Rufus Sewell, Frances O’Connor, Alycia Debnam-Carey, and Te Kohe Tuhaka
Acquired for the U.S.:
BritBox: British crime drama Cooper & Fry
MHz Choice: French thriller Sambre
In development:
Alcon Entertainment: Multi-generational family crime series Jakarta starring Iko Uwais
Amazon MGM Studios: London underground rave scene drama Cove
FX: A series based on a New Yorker article about a National Parks rescue squad
Hulu: An adaptation of near-future graphic novel Shifter
Riverside Entertainment: Kentucky moonshine comedy Whisper Sisters
Tanweer: Mythological series Odysseus
Guest stars:
Dexter: Resurrection: Gabriel Luna
Leaving their shows:
God of War: Ryan Hurst (after an injury)
When Calls the Heart: Melissa Gilbert
Casting:
Army of Shadows: Paddy Considine, America Ferrera, Alex Hassell, Kit Harington
Boys of Tommen: Jamie Schneider, James Craven, Eoin Macken, Róisín Gallagher, Amy Huberman
Chicks: Jodie Whittaker
Conviction: Ella Anderson, William Jackson Harper
Enigma Variations: Riley Keough, Devon Terrell, Nicholas Podany, Carl Clemons-Hopkins
Far Cry: Steve Buscemi
Frisco King: Tom Pecinka, Arturo Del Puerto
The Lords’ Day: Annabel Scholey
I Suck at Girls: Anna Konkle, Taegen Burns, Tory Kittles, Brianna Reed, J.J. Nolan, Paul Scheer
Plastic Beauty: Shotaro Mamiya, Minami Tanaka, Hiromi Nagasaku, Atsuro Watabe, Riku Hagiwara, Mijika Nagai, Daichi Watanabe, Reiji of comedy duo Nakagawake, Kavka Shishido, Yu Shirota, Naosumi Masuko, Sosei Takeda, Rika Izumi, Kentaro Tamura, Eisuke Sasai, Hana Amano, Hina Kagei, Naoko Ken, Kayo Noro, Rin Furukawa, Yumi Adachi, Shunsuke Kazama, Kōki
Robin Hood: James Purefoy, Colin O’Donoghue, Luke Roberts
The Roman: Vincent D’Onofrio, Kate Mara, Clancy Brown, Thomas Sadoski, Jason Schwartzman
This Summer Will Be Different: Francesca Reale, Roby Attal, Sophie Nélisse
Thunder Road: Maggie Grace, West Duchovny
Whisper Sisters: Emily Meade, Mae Whitman, Britne Oldford, Emma Duchesneau, Sharon Murray, Henry Thomas
Untitled Apple TV Dakota Fanning thriller: Susan Kelechi Watson
Untitled Apple TV Elizabeth Banks comedy: Jared Goldstein, Spencer Moss, Hamish Linklater, Michelle Buteau, Simu Liu
Untitled HBO Max Jimmy Olsen Superman spinoff: Jimmy Tattro
(Image courtesy of Fox.)
