It was a mostly quiet TV news week, but read on for a few renewals and a bunch of cancellations . . .
Premiere dates:
August 4th: The Chi
August 9th: High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
Renewed:
Last King of the Cross, Bupkis, School Spirits, Nine Perfect Strangers, The Twelve
Canceled:
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (after the upcoming fourth season), Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, The Game, Magnum P.I. (after the second half of the fifth season), Barons
Ordered to series:
BBC: An adaptation of Paris Lees’ memoir What It Feels Like for a Girl, relationship comedy-drama We Might Regret This
Disney+: True crime drama Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes
ITV: Crime drama Red Eye starring Jing Lusi, Richard Armitage, and Lesley Sharp
In development:
Blumhouse TV: An adaptation of Clémence Michallon’s psychological thriller The Quiet Tenant
Universal International Studios: An adaptation of Julie Soto’s romance novel Forget Me Not
Not moving forward:
ABC Signature/Disney Branded Television: The California School for the Deaf football team limited series
Apple TV+: Sam Esmail’s Metropolis
NBC: Murder by the Book
Casting:
American Horror Stories: Lisa Rinna
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder: Emma Myers, Zain Iqbal
The Walking Dead: Darryl Dixon: Melissa McBride
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty: Ari Graynor
(Image courtesy of Paramount+.)
