The SpoilerTV Daily Newsreel - 30th January 2018 *Updated*

30th January 2018

16:37 - MOVIES: Mute - Trailer

Thanks to mark the the heads up.

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29th January 2018

22:32 - Kelvin's Book - TV Series From Michael Haneke In Development

Thanks to z3la for the heads up.

Oscar and Palme d’Or winning director and screenwriter Michael Haneke (The White Ribbon, Amour) has teamed with FremantleMedia’s UFA Fiction (Deutschland 83) on his first TV series, drama Kelvin’s Book.

The English language, ten-part, high concept series is set in a dystopian world and will tell the adventurous story of a group of young people in a not too distant future. During a flight, they are forced to make an emergency landing outside of their home and are confronted with the actual face of their home country for the first time.

“After ten TV movies and 12 films, I wanted to tell a longer story for once,” Haneke said.

Source:

Read More On Deadline

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16:25 - MOVIES: When We First Met - Trailer

Thanks to sonofgod87 for the heads up.

Using a magical photo booth that sends him back in time, Noah relives the night he met Avery over and over, trying to persuade her to fall for him.

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26th January 2018

Sherlock - Gender Swapped Remake Announced For Japan

MISS SHERLOCK pays homage to the classic by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes, with bold interpretations of the iconic characters, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. MISS SHERLOCK is set in modern day Tokyo and both lead characters are Japanese women – Dr. Wato Tachibana, a surgeon recently returned from a volunteer doctors’ mission in Syria and Sara Shelly Futaba, an investigation consultant to the police department who solves bizarre and difficult cases. Throughout the series, the pair solves mystery after mystery with Miss Sherlock’s extraordinary observation and reasoning skills.
PREMIERES APRIL 2018

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10:50 - She’s Gotta Have It - Season 2 - Chyna Layne Upped To Series Regular

Chyna Layne (Precious), who recurred in the first season of Spike Lee’s Netflix series She’s Gotta Have It, has been promoted to series regular for Season 2.

Layne plays Shemekka Epps, a friend of Nola Darling (DeWanda Wise).

Source:

Deadline

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25th January 2018

23:13 - MOVIES: I Kill Giants - Trailer

Thanks to z3la for the heads up.

Life is not easy for our young heroine, Barbara Thorson (Madison Wolfe). Defiant, precocious, outspoken, and a loner, Barbara relates more to the make-believe world of Dungeons & Dragons. At home, she makes life difficult for her older sister, Karen (Poots), who is responsible for taking care of her and her brother. At school, psychologist Mrs. Mollé (Zoe Saldana) takes an interest in Barbara’s increasingly worrisome behaviour. As she deals with loss and bullying, Barbara’s imagined life begins spilling into her real one and she becomes obsessed with what she sees as her quest: killing giants. It’s only when she’s forced to face the truth and overcome her fears that Barbara is able to confront her demons.

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05:30 - Wynonna Earp - Production Begins Press Release

Thanks to Archie for the heads up

Space’s Whiskey Soaked Western WYNONNA EARP Begins Production on Season 3
– 12 episodes now being shot in Calgary and surrounding area –
– Melanie Scrofano returns to lead cast of demon hunters including Shamier Anderson, Tim Rozon, Dominique Provost-Chalkley, and Katherine Barrell –
– Season 2 audience more than doubled over Season 1 –
January 23, 2018

“WYNONNA EARP isn’t just one of the most fun shows on TV; it’s one of the best, full stop.” – Den of Geek

TORONTO (Jan. 23, 2018) – Returning to the land of gunpowder and grudges, Space announces production on Season 3 of its original, CSA-nominated for Best Writing in a Drama series WYNONNA EARP, is underway. The 12-episode, one-hour, western sci-fi series created by Emily Andras films in Calgary and surrounding area until May 2018. Canadian actor Melanie Scrofano returns as the titular demon hunter and heroine Wynonna Earp. The writing team spearheaded by Andras includes Brendon Yorke, Shelley Scarrow, Noelle Carbone, Caitlin Fryers, and Matt Doyle. Directors are Paolo Barzman, April Mullen, Ron Murphy, and Grant Harvey. Produced by Calgary-based SEVEN24 Films, and distributed globally by IDW Entertainment, Season 3 of WYNONNA EARP is set to return to Space later this year.

“We’re excited to kick off production on the third installment of this inventive sci-fi series that continues to turn the western genre on its head,” said Corrie Coe, Senior Vice-President, Original Programming, Bell Media. “Time and again, Emily Andras and her characters, brilliant storylines, and plot twists take our viewers on a ride that has them tuning in for more every week, and we can’t wait to see where this season takes us.”

“Over the first two seasons, this series has connected with one of the most passionate audiences in the industry in a very special way,” said Jordy Randall, Executive Producer, SEVEN24 Films. “After the surprising events of last season, we can’t wait to deliver these new episodes to our growing fan base.”

Following an emotional and surprising Season 2 finale that saw Wynonna (Scrofano), give birth to the next Earp heir, she’s now hell-bent on dispatching all remaining Revenants and other supernatural beings to end the cycle of violence between future heirs and Wyatt Earp’s demonic outlaws. Armed with Wyatt’s demon-killing six-shooter, Peacemaker, and her battle-seasoned team of demon hunters Doc Holliday (Tim Rozon, BEING HUMAN), Agent Xavier Dolls (Shamier Anderson, Race), Waverly Earp (Dominique Provost-Chalkley, Avengers: Age of Ultron), Nicole Haught (Katherine Barrell, WORKIN’ MOMS), and Jeremy Chetri (Varun Saranga, WORKIN’ MOMS), Wynonna challenges fate, faces new foes, and makes life-altering sacrifices in order to break the curse once and for all.

Season 2 of WYNONNA EARP saw its total audience increase by 30% compared to Season 1, and had an increase of 46% in the key A18-49 demo. During its Fridays at 10 p.m. ET timeslot, Space was the most-watched entertainment specialty network among A18-49 viewers.

WYNONNA EARP was developed for television by Emily Andras who also serves as executive producer, writer, and showrunner. Executive producers are Jordy Randall (HEARTLAND), Tom Cox (YOUNG DRUNK PUNK), David Ozer, Ted Adams, Rick Jacobs, and Todd Berger. Brian Dennis (THE BEST LAID PLANS) is producer.

Source:

SpoilerTV

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24th January 2018

22:13 - Krypton - Hanna Waddingham to Recur

Thanks to sonofgod87 for the heads up.

Game of Thrones‘ Hannah Waddingham is joining Syfy’s Superman prequel series Krypton in a recurring role, and it’s a first.

Waddingham will play Jax-Ur, a character, which in DC mythology has traditionally been male. Waddingham will be the first female to play the character. Formerly one of Krypton’s greatest scientists with deep ties to Krypton’s past, Jax-Ur is now determined to bring radical change to Krypton as leader of the underground terrorist organization, Black Zero.

Source:

Deadline

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23rd January 2018

23:39 - How To Get Away With Murder - Season 4 - Lolita Davidovich to Recur

Lolita Davidovich (Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders) is set for a recurring role on ABC’s How To Get Away With Murder.

As is the case with all Shondaland series, details about Davidovich’s role or the storyline are not being revealed, but her character will be introduced in the back half of the season.

Source:

Deadline

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21:21 - Mary Kills People - Season 2 - Promo

Thanks to Silvia for the heads up.

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22nd January 2018

20:40 - Animaniacs - Wellesley Wild to Showrun Reboot on Hulu

Wellesley Wild (Family Guy, Ted, Ted 2) has been tapped as executive producer and showrunner of Animaniacs, a rebooted version of the Peabody and Emmy-winning cartoon, which recently received a two-season straight-to-series order at Hulu, with original series EP Steven Spielberg returning as executive producer, for premiere in 2020.

Co-produced by Amblin TV and Warner Bros. Animation, the new Animaniacs centers on Warner brothers, Yakko and Wakko, and the Warner sister, Dot — three inseparable, irascible siblings who have a great time wreaking havoc and mayhem in the lives of everyone they meet. They have been locked away in the Warner Bros. water tower for a very long time, but they have found a way to escape. And escape they do — every day! Causing chaos and comic confusion, Yakko, Wakko and Dot run loose in the city, turning the world into their personal playground. Fan-favorite characters Pinky and the Brain will also return to make appearances in each episode.

Source:

Deadline

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20:40 - The Alienist - Netflix Announces International Release Date

January 22nd - Today, Netflix, the world's leading Internet entertainment service, announced that the highly anticipated series The Alienist, starring Daniel Brühl, Dakota Fanning and Luke Evans, will launch on April 19th exclusively on Netflix everywhere excluding the U.S. and France. All ten episodes will be available at once for members around the world.

An unflinching psychological thriller set amidst the underbelly of New York City’s “Gilded Age,” The Alienist follows Laszlo Kreizler (Daniel Brühl, Inglourious Basterds, Rush, Captain America: Civil War), a brilliant and obsessive “Alienist” in the controversial new field of treating mental pathologies, who holds the key to hunting down a never-before-seen ritualistic killer murdering young boys. Based on the award-winning, fan-favorite novel by Caleb Carr, with standout performances from Luke Evans (The Girl on the Train) and Dakota Fanning (American Pastoral), The Alienist is a gripping, turn-of-the-century murder mystery like none other: the story of the emergence of the world’s most powerful city that will stop at nothing to bury its darkest secrets.

In The Alienist, Luke Evans plays newspaper illustrator John Moore and Dakota Fanning plays Sara Howard, an ambitious secretary determined to become the city's first female police detective. The series also stars Brian Geraghty (The Hurt Locker) as police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt, Douglas Smith (Miss Sloane) and Matthew Shear (Mistress America) as Marcus and Lucius Isaacson, twin brothers who help unravel the disturbing mystery; Matt Lintz (Pixels) as Stevie, a tough, young boy employed by Dr. Kreizler as a driver and errand boy; Robert Ray Wisdom (The Wire) as Cyrus, Kreizler's valet, a man with a dark past who has been reformed by Kreizler; and Q'orianka Kilcher (The New World) as Mary, Kreizler's mute maid with whom he shares a special unspoken connection.

“The response to the show in the US has been incredible and now I can’t wait for the rest of the world to watch it”, says Luke Evans.

“To play one of the most compelling characters I’ve ever read on the page has been a huge honour”, says Daniel Brühl. “Caleb Carr devised a fascinating world of intrigue and complexity, and I look forward to international audiences seeing how our brilliant cast and creatives have brought his words to life.”

“I am very proud of this show, and really excited that people will be able to watch it all at once”, adds Dakota Fanning.

Shot in Budapest, Hungary, The Alienist is a co-production of Paramount Television and Turner's Studio T. BAFTA-nominee Jakob Verbruggen (Black Mirror) serves as director and executive producer along with Academy Award® winner Eric Roth (Forrest Gump), Academy Award® nominees Hossein Amini (Drive) and E. Max Frye (Foxcatcher), Anonymous Content's Steve Golin and Rosalie Swedlin, along with Chris Symes and Emmy® winner Cary Fukunaga (True Detective). Serving as co-executive producers on the series are Marshall Persinger (Rectify) and Jamie Payne (The Driver).

Source:

Netflix

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21st January 2018

20:17 - Veep - Season 7 - Production Starts in August, To Air in 2019

Star Matt Walsh told EW that the Emmy-winning star has completed undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer and has been participating in table reads for the upcoming season. The HBO comedy expects to start production on season 7 at the end of the summer, and the episodes will air in 2019.

“Veep is on hiatus, we’ll start filming in August and it will air in 2019,” Walsh said. “We’ve known for about a month. We’ve seen [Julia], she’s done some table reads, she’s doing well, she’s finished her last chemo, she’s in recuperation. Her prospectives have remained excellent throughout. She’s very well loved; she’s a tremendous person.”

Source:

Read More on EW

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17:30 - Shoot The Messenger - First Look at WGN America's New Series

Thanks to Z3la for the heads up.

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09:00 - The Witcher - Pilot Script Complete

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20th January 2018

17:55 - MOVIES: Paterno - Teaser Trailer

Thanks to z3la for the heads up.

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05:30 - Castlevania - Season 2 - Coming This Summer + Episode Count Revealed

FAQ: people keep asking, so I guess word didn't get around? We're coming back this summer, for eight episodes, from @Netflix. pic.twitter.com/HckIke4REI

— Wᴀʀʀᴇɴ Eʟʟɪs (@warrenellis) January 19, 2018

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20:30 - Grey's Anatomy - Season 14 - Jesse Williams to Direct Arizona Stand Alone Episode

Thanks to John for the heads up.

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20:15 - MOVIES: Sword in the Stone - Juan Carlos Fresnadillo in Negotiations to Direct Disney's Live-Action Adaptation

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, perhaps best known for directing the zombie thriller 28 Weeks Later, is in negotiations to helm Sword in the Stone, the live-action reimagining of Disney’s 1963 animated fantasy.

Bryan Cogman, a writer-producer on HBO’s fantasy Game of Thrones, wrote the script for the project that is being produced by Brigham Taylor (The Jungle Book).

Stone is the second Arthurian project the studio is developing as its also working on The Merlin Saga. Ridley Scott is circling the tale of the rise of the powerful mage.

Source:

The Hollywood Reporter

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20:15 - MOVIES: Oliver! - Danny Strong to Script Disney Remake

EXCLUSIVE: Game Change and The Butler screenwriter Danny Strong has been tapped to script a Disney remake of the beloved musical Oliver! which has Thomas Kail, a Tony winner for Hamilton, directing. Marc Platt (La La Land) and Cube Vision’s Jeff Kwatinetz and Ice Cube (Straight Outta Compton) are producing for the Walt Disney Co. While publicists came forth saying that it was a musical version of a public domain title Oliver Twist, all those who Deadline spoke with said, ‘it’s basically a remake of Oliver!”

Charles Dickens’ classic Oliver Twist chronicles the journey of an orphan boy who escapes the harsh conditions of a workhouse and falls in with a group of young thieves overseen by the villainous Fagin — “the receiver of stolen goods” — who will be portrayed by Ice Cube.

Source:

Read More on Deadline

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20:15 - The Kominsky Method - Lisa Edelstein to Recur in Netflix Series

With her Bravo series Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce coming to an end, Lisa Edelstein is developing a new starring vehicle for herself with Girlfriends’ Guide former executive producer Carol Barbee and studio Universal Cable Prods. Additionally, the House alumna has been tapped for a recurring role opposite Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin on the new Netflix comedy series The Kominsky Method. 

Written by Chuck Lorre, The Kominsky Method centers on Sandy Kominsky (Douglas), an actor who years ago had a brief fling with success and is now a revered Hollywood acting coach. Arkin plays his long-suffering agent and friend, Norman.

Edelstein will recur as Phoebe, Norman’s troubled, pill-popping estranged daughter. Stubborn and impulsive, she often makes self-destructive decisions, further alienating her from those she loves. Her drug addiction is an ongoing battle for her as well as for her parents.

Source:

Deadline

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20:15 - Jane the Virgin - Season 4 - Eva Longoria to Guest

ET can exclusively reveal that Eva Longoria, who previously served as a director on the CW dramedy's third season, will now step in front of the camera in an upcoming episode to play "a fantastic, funny, engaging, smart and beautiful actress named 'Eva Longoria.'"

In the episode, Rogelio seeks out Longoria to be his co-star in the American adaptation of The Passions of Santos, and discovers they have a "surprising connection." Longoria begins shooting next week and will make her debut on the March 2 episode.

Source:

ET Online