This week’s TV news brings us the end of an era, but first, some scheduling updates …
Premiere dates:
April 22nd: Gentleman Jack
May 31st: Deadwood: The Movie
June 19th: Yellowstone
June 20th: Riviera
September 27th: The Politician
Finale dates:
April 9th: Splitting Up Together
April 12th: Fresh Off the Boat, Speechless
April 16th: The Rookie
Renewed:
Schitt’s Creek (for a sixth and final season), The Conners, High Maintenance, Tin Star (for a third and final season)
Canceled:
Supernatural (after the upcoming 15th season)
Other TV news headlines:
Hallmark has confirmed that When Calls the Heart will continue despite Lori Loughlin’s firing.
Starz has released the whole first season of Now Apocalypse on demand.
Rhys Thomas will direct and EP the Chad pilot.
Andy Ackerman will direct pilot The Emperor of Malibu.
Ordered to series:
HBO: A Perry Mason limited series starring Matthew Rhys
Netflix: Cold War chess prodigy limited series The Queen’s Gambit starring Anya Taylor-Joy, a comedy from Mindy Kaling based on her adolescence
OWN: Ava DuVernay romance anthology series Cherish the Day
In development:
ABC Studios International: Female-focused anthology series Unsung Heroes from Lucy Liu
Sky: Immigration comedy Detained
Steve Zaillian: A Talented Mr. Ripley adaptation
Syfy: An adaptation of Seanan McGuire’s Wayward Children series, an adaptation of Wattpad series Death Is My BFF
Wild Horses: Richard I drama Three Lions
Leaving their shows:
Star Trek: Discovery: Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn
Guest stars:
Pose: Patti LuPone
The Twilight Zone: Chris O’Dowd
Veep: Rhea Seehorn, Michael McKean, Andy Daly, Keegan-Michael Key
Casting:
Adam & Eve: Ryan Hansen
Alive: Ryan Phillippe, Katrina Law, Aaron Staton
Black Mirror: Anthony Mackie, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
black-ish prequel spinoff: Anders Holm, Tika Sumpter, Arica Himmel, Gary Cole, Ethan William Childress, Mykal-Michelle Harris, Christina Anthony
Castle Rock: Lizzy Caplan, Elsie Fisher, Tim Robbins, Garrett Hedlund, Matthew Alan, Yusra Warsama
Chad: Saba Homayoon, Paul Chahidi, Alexa Loo, Ella Mika
Courthouse: Marg Helgenberger, Simone Missick
Dark Cargo: Heather Lind
The Dark Tower: Sam Strike, Jasper Paakkonen
Defending Jacob: Michelle Dockery, Jaeden Martell
Dynasty: Michael Michele
The Emperor of Malibu: Deborah S. Craig
Game of Thrones prequel: Miranda Richardson
Geniuses: Oakley Bull
Glamorous: Chester Lockhart, Brady Dalton Richards
Heart of Life: Jessica Stroup, Nick Thune
Jane the Novela: Remy Hii, Ivonne Coll, Benito Martinez, Holland Roden
The Kenan Show: Andy Garcia, Dani and Dannah Lockett
Lincoln: Ramses Jimenez, Brooke Lyons, Roslyn Ruff, Tate Ellington
Looking for Alaska: Denny Love, Sofia Vassilieva, Jay Lee, Landry Bender, Uriah Shelton, Jordon Connor
The Loudest Voice: Josh Charles
Lovestruck: Rachel Bilson, Steve Kazee, Beth Riesgraf, Jeffrey Self, Linda Park
The Many Saints of Newark (Sopranos prequel): Leslie Odom Jr.
Merry Happy Whatever: Bridgit Mendler, Brent Morin, Ashley Tisdale, Adam Rose, Hayes MacArthur
Mr. Mercedes: Kate Mulgrew, Brett Gelman, Natalie Paul
Nancy Drew: Alvina August
New York Undercover: Fat Joe
neXT: John Slattery, Jason Butler Harner, Elizabeth Cappuccino
Noughts + Crosses: Stormzy
Our House: Katherine Heigl
P-Valley: Dan J. Johnson, Tyler Lepley
Patty’s Auto: H. Michael Croner
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels: Rory Kinnear
Pennyworth: Emma Paetz, Jessica Ellerby
The Politician: Bette Midler, Judith Light
Queen of the South: Pepe Rapazote, Alimi Ballard
Raised by Wolves: Matias Varela
Richard Lovely: Nicole Richie
The Split: Donna Air, Ben Bailey
Titans: Chella Man, Chelsea T. Zhang
To Whom It May Concern: Raymond Ablack, Michael Cassidy, Taylor Dearden, Ana Villafañe
Triangle: Matt Passmore
Uninsured: Steven Weber
United We Fall: Will Sasso, Christina Vidal
The Us Project: Elizabeth Alderfer, David Walton
Warrior Nun: Alba Baptista, Toya Turner, Tristan Ulloa, Thekla Reuten, Kristina Tonteri-Young, Lorena Andrea, Emilio Sakraya
Why Women Kill: Sadie Calvano, Jack Davenport
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist: Carmen Cusack
Untitled ABC wrongful conviction pilot: Dorian Missick
(Image courtesy of the CW.)
