Caffeine – June 2nd Edition

Happy Sunday! Thanks to last weekend’s Memorial Day holiday, we’ve got a double dose of news to catch up on . . .

Premiere dates:
June 6: In the Flesh
June 23: Copper
July 1: Siberia
July 10: The Bridge
July 13: Being Human
August 7: Broadchurch
August 10: The White Queen
September 3: Luther
September 12: Derek

Renewed: Hannibal, The Fall, Melissa and Joey

Creator Dan Harmon tweeted that he is indeed returning to Community.

The CW will be airing the rest of Cult on Friday nights starting on June 28th. And 666 Park Avenue will air its unaired episodes starting June 22nd.

Mariska Hargitay is officially returning to Law & Order: SVU.

David Slade will direct the first episode of Helix. Adam Bernstein will direct Fargo. Ang Lee, however, has left Tyrant.

Co-creator Stephanie SenGupta has left Reign.

Ordered to series:
Amazon: Alpha House and Betas, in addition to a few children’s shows
CBS: Bad Teacher
Starz: Outlander

Pilot orders:
FX: Death Pact with Tracy Morgan
USA: Comedy Divide and Conquer

In development:
Cinemax: The Knick from Clive Owen and Steven Soderbergh

Promoted to series regular:
Blue Bloods: Marisa Ramirez
Homeland: Tracy Letts

Actors leaving shows:
Doctor Who: Matt Smith
Revenge: Ashley Madekwe
Suburgatory: Alan Tudyk, Rex Lee
Undateable: Briga Heelan, Matthew Wilkas

Guest stars!
Copper: Billy Baldwin
The Exes: Tyler Posey
Homeland: David Aaron Baker, Joanna Merlin, Nazanin Boniadi, Amy Morton, Gary Wilmes, Sam Underwood, Tracy Letts, Lawrence Clayton, Pedro Pascal
Lost Girl: George Takei, Mia Kirshner, Ali Liebert
Pretty Little Liars: Rumer Willis, Wyatt Nash
Satisfaction: Jessica Pare, Tommy Chong, Jerry O’Connell, Gordon Pinsent, Andy Kindler, Gabrielle Miller

Returns:
The Soul Man: Yvette Nicole Brown, Cedric Yarbrough

Casting:
American Horror Story: Coven: Emma Roberts
The Comedians: Billy Crystal
Full Circle: David Boreanaz, Kate Walsh, Tom Felton, Billy Campbell, Minka Kelly, Julian McMahon, Keke Palmer, Devon Gearhart, Noah Silver, Ally Sheedy, Cheyenne Jackson, Robin Weigert
Girls: Jennifer Westfeldt
Homeland: Amy Morton
House of Cards: Jewel Staite
Killing Kennedy: Rob Lowe, Ginnifer Goodwin, Michelle Trachtenberg
Murder in the First: Ian Anthony Dale
Occult: Agnes Bruckner
Quarry: Logan Marshall-Green, Noah Taylor, Skipp Sudduth
Single Ladies: Letoya Luckett, Damien Wayans, Lesley-Ann Brandt
Sons of Anarchy: CCH Pounder
The Strain: Mia Maestro, Jonathan Hyde, Richard Sammel
Twisted: Aaron Hill
Wayward Pines: Melissa Leo
White Collar: Warren Kole
Untitled Andrew Gurland comedy: Judy Greer

(Image courtesy of FX.)

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