This week’s TV news gives us some more clues about what the summer and fall seasons will look like.
Premiere dates:
July 15th: United We Fall
July 17th: Absentia, Cursed
July 19th: The Alienist: Angel of Darkness (new date)
July 28th: Tell Me a Story (new date)
August 5th: Coroner (new date)
August 6th: The Rain
August 10th: Mapleworth Murders
Renewed:
The Sinner, For Life, Manifest, Betty
Canceled:
The Baker and the Beauty, Indebted, Bluff City Law, Sunnyside
Other headlines:
30 Rock is having a reunion special on July 16th.
NBC has set its tentative fall schedule.
ABC has also released a tentative fall schedule that they’ve already shifted around.
Shudder has ordered scripts for a potential third season of Creepshow.
Ordered to series:
Amazon Studios: An untitled autism comedy drama from Jason Katims
HBO: Remotely shot comic satire Coastal Elites starring Bette Midler, Kaitlyn Dever, Issa Rae, Dan Levy, and Sarah Paulson
Hulu: Opioid epidemic drama Dopesick starring Michael Keaton
NBC: Law & Order: Organized Crime starring Christopher Meloni
Acquired for the U.S./Canada:
AMC: British drama The Salisbury Poisonings (for the U.S.)
Apple: Israel/Iran spy thriller Tehran
In development:
Cowboy Bear Ninja: Detective comedy Sherlock Homies form the Astronomy Club team
Freckle Films: An adaptation of Alice Feeney’s thriller His and Hers from Jessica Chastain
Paramount: An adaptation of Catherine McKenzie’s thriller You Can’t Catch Me
Shout! Factory: A series reboot of The Gambler
Sister: An adaptation of James McBride’s Deacon King Kong
Starz: White House comedy East Wing starring Debra Messing
Promoted to series regular:
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: Shayan Sobhian
Casting:
This Is Going to Hurt: Ben Whishaw
(Image courtesy of Netflix.)
