Caffeine – TV News – November 29th Edition

Caffeine – TV News – November 29th Edition

It’s a holiday weekend in Hollywood – happy Thanksgiving to our U.S. readers! – so TV news is a bit thin on the ground, but let’s see what we’ve got!

Renewed:

The Expanse (for a sixth and final season)

Canceled:

One Day at a Time, Utopia

Other headlines:

Joss Whedon has exited upcoming HBO supernatural historical series The Nevers.

Ordered to series:

Studiocanal: Xavier Dolan psychological thriller The Night Logan Woke Up

Acquired for the U.S.:

HBO Max: BBC One drama The Trial of Christine Keeler

In development:

Brightlight Pictures: Canadian historical comedy Fort Puleyne from Thomas Middleditch and Humphrey Ker
Fox: A crime procedural about a medium
NBC: A series reboot of Finding Forrester, musical comedy Dream starring Amber Riley
Showtime: Comedy New Money from Gabrielle Union, an adaptation of Nathan Englander’s Israel-Palestine conflict novel Dinner at the Center of the Earth
Studio71: Adventure mystery series Lost Island
TNT: Wildfire drama Fire Season
Watford & Essex: A Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea reimagining, dark social comedy Hail, Satan!, 18th century female boxer series Championess, Daniel Defoe adaptation Roxana, medieval political adventure series Matilda, YA drama Heat, Australia family medical drama The Alice, environmental thriller Amazonia

Guest stars:

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: Nic Bishop
Search Party: Busy Philipps, Susan Sarandon, Griffin Dunne, Ann Dowd, Lillias White, R.L. Stine

Returns:

Doctor Who: Jack Barrowman

Casting:

Animal Kingdom: Anthony Konechny
Bosch: Johnny Rios
Head of the Class: Isabella Gomez
I Love This for You: Ayden Mayeri
Maid: Xavi de Guzman
Never Have I Ever: Megan Suri
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Why Women Kill: Kerry O’Malley, Cynthia Quiles

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