Caffeine – TV News – April 26th Edition

Caffeine – TV News – April 26th Edition

This week’s TV news brings us a bunch of spring premiere dates to keep you distracted while you stay home, including – yes – Parks and Rec news!

Premiere dates:

April 30th: Parks and Rec scripted reunion

May 1st: Reckoning
May 7th: Blindspot (new date)
May 19th: Sweet Magnolias
May 27th: Love Life

June 11th: The Bold Type
June 21st: NOS4A2 (new date), Yellowstone

Renewed:

Westworld

Other headlines:

HBO Max will launch on May 27th.

It’s not an official renewal, but a third season of The Mandalorian is reportedly in the works.

Melora Hardin is directing an episode of The Bold Type.

Pilot directors:

Pivoting: Tristram Shapeero

Ordered to series:

Apple: Will Ferrell/Paul Rudd limited series The Shrink Next Door
BBC Two: Breakup comedy Alma’s Not Normal
IMDb TV: A reimagining of Leverage starring Noah Wyle

Acquired for the U.S.:

BET+: Canadian legal drama Diggstown
BritBox: British crime drama Honour

In development:

AMC: Thriller drama adaptation The Burying Place
Disney Plus: A female-focused Star Wars series from Leslye Headland
HBO Max: An adaptation of Jake Tapper’s political novel The Hellfire Club
Quibi: Nikki Glaser comedian comedy Cancelled, thriller series Horror Accidental

Guest stars:

All Rise: Dorian Missick

Casting:

The Mysterious Benedict Society: Kristen Schaal, MaameYaa Boafo, Ryan Hurst, Gia Sandhu, Mystic Inscho, Emmy DeOliveira, Seth Carr, Marta Timofeeva
Peaky Blinders: Stephen Graham
Pivoting: Eliza Coupe, Tommy Dewey
Untitled Cassian Andor series: Denise Gough, Genevieve O’Reilly

(Image courtesy of NBC.)

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