TV Show Updates

Star Trek saga casts new Spock actor Ethan Peck


Ethan Peck said it was "an incomparable honor" to be cast as the pointy-eared alien in TV show Star Trek: Discovery. Peck, grandson of Oscar-winner Gregory, will join the show when it returns for its second season next year.

Season 2 of Mr Mercedes is back on the 22nd of August.
Season 2 of the series will be 10 episodes long. The story will begin a year on from the events of the season 1 finale. Detective Bill Hodges (Brendan Gleeson) has tried to move on, even opening a PI agency but he becomes suspicious when a number of disturbing incidents take place at the hospital where killer Brady Hartsfield (Harry Treadaway) is now being kept in a vegetative state.

Sequel Ordered For 'The Alienist'

Five months after limited series The Alienist concluded its run, TNT has ordered another chapter to continue the story. Titled The Angel of Darkness, the sequel will be based on the follow-up novel of the same name by author Caleb Carr.
Set in 1896 New York, The Alienist followed a criminal psychologist and a newspaper illustrator who are tasked by the city's newly-appointed police commissioner to investigate a string of gruesome murders in secret. Its 10-episode run fared well for the cable network, garnering solid ratings and picking up multiple Emmy Award nominations.
The three series leads, Daniel Bruhl, Luke Evans, and Dakota Fanning, will all be returning for The Angel of Darkness, which will likely premiere in early 2019.

E! Cancels 'The Royals'

It is being reported that E! has cancelled The Royals after four seasons. The sad news comes three months after the show concluded its now-final season, and leaves the cable network with no remaining scripted originals in its lineup.
The series was actually the first scripted drama on E!, premiering in 2015 and going on to be a solid performer for most of its run. Viewership did fall in Season 4, though, losing roughly a quarter of its total audience and experiencing a similar ratings drop in the adults 18-49 demographic.
The Royals was set in modern day London, following a fictional British royal family as they live their extravagant lifestyle under public scrutiny.

History Renews 'Knightfall'

History announced this week that Knightfall has been renewed for a second season. The freshman series, which premiered last December, is one of two original dramas currently in the cable network's lineup.

Knightfall follows the Knights Templar - a powerful and mysterious military order of the Middle Ages entrusted to protect Christianity's precious relics. Taking place years after the fall of the city of Acre, the last stronghold in the Holy Land, a clue emerges suggesting the whereabouts of the lost Holy Grail. This sends the Templars on a dangerous mission to find the lost Cup of Christ.
Joining the cast for Season 2 will be Mark Hamill, who is set to play a battle-hardened Knight Templar veteran of the Crusades tasked to train the new initiates to the Order. A new showrunner, Aaron Helbing, has also come aboard as an executive producer.

'Anne With An E' Renewed For Season 3

Netflix announced today that Anne with an E has been renewed for a third season. The Canadian-based production, which aired its sophomore run on the streaming service this summer, has also been picked up for Season 3 by The CBC up north.
Adapted from the classic 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables, Anne with an E follows a young orphan girl who has spent an abusive childhood in orphanages. When she is accidentally sent to live with an aging brother and sister in Prince Edward Island, the 13-year-old's unique spirit and wondrous imagination have a transforming impact on their lives and the lives of the residents in the small town where they live.
Look for Season 3 of Anne with an E in 2019.

USA Network Cancels 'Shooter'


It is being reported that USA Network has cancelled Shooterafter three seasons. The Ryan Phillippe drama, currently airing new episodes on Thursday nights, will air its series finale on September 13.
It has been an interesting, but not unsuccessful, run for the series, which faced its share of setbacks over the course of its time on the air. Issues first arose even before its debut episode, originally scheduled for the summer of 2016, when tragic real-life shootings delayed its summer release plans twice, resulting in an eventual fall premiere. Then in its second season, Phillippe broke his leg in an off-set mishap in the midst of production, resulting in the season being capped at eight episodes rather than its original order of 10.

Netflix Renews 'Fastest Car'

Netflix has announced that Fastest Car will be returning for a second season. The reality series, which premiered this spring, is the streaming giant's first original series based on car culture and competition.
Episodes in this series feature the drivers of ultra fast supercars going head-to-head against unassuming sleeper cars that have been modified and tuned by gear heads in a quarter-mile drag race. The winner of each race returns for the final championship, where they all have one final showdown to determine the ultimate winner.
Netflix has ordered seven episodes for Season 2 of Fastest Car, matching its first-season order. Look for a return in 2019.

Hulu Renews 'Castle Rock'

Hulu announced today that Castle Rock has been picked up for a second season. The good news comes midway through the show's freshman run, which premiered last month with new episodes currently streaming every Wednesday.
The psychological horror drama is the latest original series in the streamer's lineup and has been faring well since its launch. Critics have praised its storytelling and well-rounded cast, and Hulu says that the show's July 25 debut ranks as its most-consumed original premiere ever.
Based on various characters and settings from Stephen King's novels, Castle Rock combines the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling of the author's works, weaving together a saga of light and darkness that plays out in the Maine town of Castle Rock. Being an anthology, each season of the show will be a self-contained story.

A second season, Secret City: Under the Eagle, began filming in February 2018

A spaceship floating through the outer reaches of space to make contact with an alien craft already sounds like a recipe for disaster. But when you add George R.R. Martin's name into the mix you know it's not going to end well. In the first full trailer for the upcoming adaptation of Martin's novella Nightflyers,the space mission gets off to a bad start when there's a malfunction on the ship — and it sounds as though someone in the crew might be to blame. Add in some creepy visions, a fair bit of violence and a healthy dose of fire and blood, and it's looking like the series may even be as dark as Game of Thrones.


Nightflyers will be shown on Netflix in the UK and Syfy in the US. A release date has not yet been confirmed.

Cobra Kai Earns a Second Season

After 20 million views, YouTube Red has green lit a second season for "Cobra Kai."

Production begins this coming fall, with a release date in 2019.

'The $100,000 Pyramid' Renewed For Season 4

ABC will be keeping its summer lineup of game shows around for another year. The network announced today that The $100,000 Pyramid has been picked up for a fourth season.
The revived edition of the classic game show premiered in 2016 with Michael Strahan as its new host. In its three seasons on the air, the show has performed well for the network, regularly holding a top spot among adults 18-49 in its Sunday night time slot.
Companion game shows Celebrity Family Feud and To Tell the Truth were also renewed today, keeping ABC's Sunday summer block in tact for next year.

'Celebrity Family Feud' Renewed For Season 6

ABC will be keeping its summer lineup of game shows around for another year. The network announced today that Celebrity Family Feud has been renewed for a sixth season - its fifth on ABC.
Celebrity Family Feud first began on NBC in 2008 but only lasted one season before getting the ax. ABC revived the series in 2015 with host Steve Harvey and it has fared well for the network ever since, often ranking as one of the summer's most-watched series in its Sunday night time slot.
Companion game shows The $100,000 Pyramid and To Tell the Truth were also renewed today, keeping ABC's Sunday summer block in tact for next year.

'Fargo' Renewed For Season 4

FX confirmed today that Fargo will be returning for a fourth season. And while fans of the critically-acclaimed drama will surely be happy with the news of its return, they may not be too happy with the wait involved until it comes back.
The cable network has given a fall 2019 time frame for when production will likely begin, which means a 2020 premiere is probable. Season 3 aired last spring, so that will be at least three years in between seasons.
Some new information on Season 4 has been unveiled, the biggest of which is that Chris Rock has been cast in a lead role as the head of a crime family. The setting will be Kansas City, Missouri in the year 1950, as two families - Italians migrating from Italy and African Americans fleeing the south - collide, with each fighting for a piece of the American dream.