Outcast: Series Premieres June 3
Ashley Liao upped to Series Regular for ‘Fuller House’ Season 2
Ashley Liao, who recurred on Season 1 of Netflix’s original series comedy Fuller House, has been upped to regular for Season 2. She appeared in the first season as Lola, the best friend of Ramona (Soni Bringas) who also becomes an immediate crush for Jackson (Michael Campion).
Source: Deadline
Time-Travel Drama ‘Travelers’ starring Eric McCormack coming to Netflix
Netflix, the world’s leading internet TV network, and Showcase announced today the start of production on the new original sci-fi series, Travelers. Shooting on location in Vancouver, the time-traveling sci-fi drama is produced by Peacock Alley Entertainment Inc., in association with Showcase and Netflix.
Travelers will premiere exclusively on Netflix outside of Canada, everywhere the service is available, later this year. The series will debut on Showcase in Canada.
Hundreds of years from now, the last surviving humans discover the means of sending consciousness back through time, directly into people in the 21st century. These “travelers” assume the lives of seemingly random people, while secretly working as teams to perform missions in order to save humanity from a terrible future. These travelers are: FBI Special Agent Grant MacLaren (Eric McCormack), the team’s leader; Marcy (Mackenzie Porter), a young, intellectually disabled woman in the care of her social worker, David (Patrick Gilmore); Trevor (Jared Paul Abrahamson), a high school quarterback; Carly (Nesta Marlee Cooper), a single mom in an abusive relationship; and Philip (Reilly Dolman), a heroin-addicted college student. Armed only with their knowledge of history and an archive of social media profiles, the travelers discover that 21st century lives and relationships are as much a challenge as their high-stakes missions.
“My old friend Brad Wright has created a fantastic, complex story with some very rich and complicated characters, and I’m awfully happy to be one of them,”said Eric McCormack.
“We’re thrilled to be working with Showcase and Netflix and are so proud that Travelers was originally developed at the CFC Prime Time TV Program with Canadian writers,” said Brad Wright, Series Writer and Creator. “We’re excited to work with this amazing cast led by Eric McCormack. It’s all a dream come true for a Scarborough boy like me.”
The series is written, created and produced by WGC and Gemini Award winner Brad Wright, co-creator of the Emmy Award nominated Stargate SG-1 and creator of related franchises Stargate: Atlantis and SGU, and features a heavily Canadian cast led by Emmy Award winner Eric McCormack (Will & Grace). Other confirmed cast members include: Jared Abrahamson, J. Alex Brinson, Nesta Cooper, Reilly Dolman, Patrick Gilmore, Arnold Pinnock, Dylan Playfair, MacKenzie Porter and Ian Tracey. The pilot is being directed by Nick Hurran (Sherlock), with Canadians Andy Mikita (Lost Girl), Helen Shaver (Vikings), Martin Wood (Killjoys), Will Waring (Continuum), and Amanda Tapping (Continuum) all tapped to direct episodes in the inaugural season.
Travelers is produced by Peacock Alley Entertainment Inc., in association with Showcase and Netflix.
Source: Netflix
ABC Summer 2016 Lineup
ABC’s summer premiere dates, chronologically listed:
Thursday, May 26
8:00–10:00 p.m. “500 Questions”
Monday, May 30
10:00-11:00 p.m. “Mistresses”
Saturday, June 11
9:00–11:00 p.m. “O.J.: Made In America – Part 1”
Tuesday, June 14
8:00-9:00pm “To Tell the Truth” (Sneak Peak)
9:00-9:30 p.m. “Uncle Buck” (New Series Premiere)
9:30-10:00 p.m. “Uncle Buck”
10:00–11:00 p.m. “To Tell the Truth” (New Series Premiere)
Thursday, June 23
8:00-10:00 p.m. “BattleBots”
Sunday, June 26
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Celebrity Family Feud”
9:00-10:00 p.m. “The $100,000 Pyramid” (New Series Premiere)
Wednesday, July 13
8:00-11:00 p.m. “The 2016 ESPYS”
Tuesday, August 2
8:00-10:00 p.m. “Bachelor in Paradise”
Wednesday, August 3
8:00-11:00 p.m. “CMA Music Festival”
Monday, August 8
8:00-10:00 p.m. “Bachelor in Paradise” (Time Period Premiere)
Tuesday, August 9
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Bachelor in Paradise”
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise”
Source: Deadline
Out of the Summer Lineup is Season 2 drama ‘Secrets & Lies’, which will most likely be held until Fall 2016
Nathan Fillion breaks Silence on Castle Casting Shake-Up
Nathan Fillion sent out a Tweet on Tuesday Morning regarding Stana Katic’s Exit from Castle
See the Photo Below for his Reaction:
Michael Strahan leaving ‘Live’ and joining ‘GMA’
ABC News today announced that special correspondent Michael Strahan is expanding his role on “Good Morning America.” Starting in September he’ll appear on the most-watched morning newscast in America full time as co-anchor.
In 2012 Strahan was chosen to co-host “LIVE” after a 10-month search for a replacement for Regis Philbin. “LIVE” will kick off the search for a new co-host when the new season begins in the fall.
“Over the past two years on GMA, Michael’s proven to be a tireless and versatile broadcaster with an incredible ability to connect with people, from veterans and all kinds of newsmakers to a host of modern American cultural icons,” said James Goldston, president, ABC News. “He is a great modern thinker and leader, and with our brilliant team in front of and behind the cameras, he will help us drive forward into a very exciting future.”
Strahan has brought “GMA” viewers a wide range of interviews and stories, from a remarkable reunion of two Green Berets who survived a firefight in Afghanistan to a visit with Jennifer Lopez to her childhood neighborhood.
“I look forward to continuing to work with the incredible team at GMA. It is an exciting opportunity to be able to bring unique stories and voices to the audience,” said Strahan.
He added, “My time with LIVE with Kelly and Michael has been transformative, and my departure will be bittersweet. Kelly has been an unbelievable partner, and I am so thankful to her and the entire team. I am extremely grateful for the amazing support I’ve received from all of the fans.”
Source: ABC News
Naomi Watts to Star in Netflix new Psychological Thriller ‘Gypsy’
Netflix, the world’s leading Internet TV network, announced today that two-time Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts will star in the 10-episode season of the one-hour psychological thriller Gypsy, a new series from Universal Television, Working Title and writer Lisa Rubin.
Watts will star as Jean Holloway – a therapist who begins to develop dangerous and intimate relationships with the people in her patients’ lives.
Liza Chasin and Lisa Rubin will serve as executive producers, with Rubin also serving as writer. Sam Taylor-Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey) is directing the first two episodes of the series. Rubin’s additional upcoming projects include adapting best-selling novel I Was Here by Gayle Forman for New Line and adapting the novel Food Whore for DreamWorks. Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Andrew Stearn and Naomi Watts will serve as executive producers. The series is set to premiere in 2017.
Source: Netflix
