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Shudder Acquires Official Fantasia Festival Selection Glorious: "Shudder, AMC Network’s premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, has acquired rights to Rebekah McKendry’s Glorious starring Ryan Kwanten and Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons. The film, an official selection of the Fantasia International Film Festival, will be available exclusively on Shudder in the US, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand on Thursday, August 18.

Said Craig Engler, general manager of Shudder, “With Glorious, Rebekah brings Lovecraftian horror to a place it’s never been seen before: a rest stop men’s room. She and her all-star cast have created an inventive and original cosmic horror that manages to be both darkly hilarious and profoundly personal.”

“For years, I had been searching for a project that would let me show my preferred artistic style - that would let me be absurdist, sardonic, transgressive, and weird. And Glorious gets really f’n weird.

Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from Thursday, May 5, 2022.

Netflix has confirmed its original drama series First Kill will receive its premiere on June 10, 2022.

"When it's time for teenage vampire Juliette (Sarah Catherine Hook) to make her first kill so she can take her place among a powerful vampire family, she sets her sights on a new girl in town named Calliope (Imani Lewis)."

"But much to Juliette's surprise, Calliope is a vampire hunter from a family of celebrated slayers. Both find that the other won't be so easy to kill and, unfortunately, way too easy to fall for."

Felicia D. Henderson serves as showrunner, executive producer, and writer of First Kill, which is based on the short story by New York Times best-selling author Victoria “V. E.” Schwab, who is also a writer and executive producer for the series.

Emma Roberts and Karah Preiss...

Here’s something to sink your teeth into: Netflix’s YA vampire-hunter story First Kill will make its debut this summer.

The streamer announced Thursday that the upcoming series — based on a short story from New York Times bestselling author Victoria “V. E.” Schwab — will premiere Friday, June 10 with all eight episodes.

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From executive producer Emma Roberts comes a young adult vampire series for Netflix that’s titled “First Kill,” and today Netflix has announced that it’ll debut on June 10, 2022. Check out first-look images and poster art above and below. In the series, vampire Juliette meets vampire hunter Calliope and sparks fly… “When it’s time for teenage […]

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With 'Covid-19' variants and breakthrough cases now causing less 'hiatus' status and production delays in the film industry, here is an updated list of TV series, either close to shooting, in the can, or sitting in limbo until scheduling gets back to normal:

Call Your Mother (ABC)

Women of the Movement (ABC)

A League of Their Own (Amazon)

Citadel (Amazon)

Daisy Jones and The Six (Amazon)

Dead Ringers (Amazon)

Dirty Diana (Amazon)

Lightyears (Amazon)

Nancy Wu Done It (Amazon)

On The Spectrum (Amazon)

Paper Girls (Amazon)

The Banker's Wife (Amazon)

The Expatriates (Amazon)

The Horror of Dolores Roach (Amazon)

The Lord of the Rings (Amazon)

The Peripheral (Amazon)

The Terminal List (Amazon)

Them (Amazon)

Three Pines (Amazon)

Tong Wars (Amazon)

La Fortuna (AMC)

National Anthem (AMC)

Pantheon (AMC)

Echo 3 (AppleTV)

Five Days At Memorial (AppleTV)

Hedy Lamarr (AppleTV) 

High Desert (AppleTV)

Lisey's Story (AppleTV)

Masters of the Air (AppleTV...

With 'Covid-19' variants and breakthrough cases now causing less 'hiatus' status and production delays in the film industry, here is an updated list of TV series, either close to shooting, in the can, or sitting in limbo until scheduling gets back to normal:

Call Your Mother (ABC)

Women of the Movement (ABC)

A League of Their Own (Amazon)

Citadel (Amazon)

Daisy Jones and The Six (Amazon)

Dead Ringers (Amazon)

Dirty Diana (Amazon)

Lightyears (Amazon)

Nancy Wu Done It (Amazon)

On The Spectrum (Amazon)

Outer Range (Amazon)

Paper Girls (Amazon)

The Banker's Wife (Amazon)

The Expatriates (Amazon)

The Horror of Dolores Roach (Amazon)

The Lord of the Rings (Amazon)

The Peripheral (Amazon)

The Terminal List (Amazon)

Them (Amazon)

Three Pines (Amazon)

Tong Wars (Amazon)

61st Street (AMC)

La Fortuna (AMC)

National Anthem (AMC)

Pantheon (AMC)

Echo 3 (AppleTV)

Five Days At Memorial (AppleTV)

Hedy Lamarr (AppleTV) 

High Desert (AppleTV)

Lisey's Story...

Peacock has put in development Avenger Field, a one-hour drama series starring and executive produced by Oscar winner Renée Zellweger, from writer Felicia D. Henderson and MGM Television, Deadline has confirmed. The project also hails from Zellweger’s Big Picture Co, Toluca Pictures and North Rose Pictures. MGM Television is the studio.

Written by Henderson, who also serves as showrunner, Avenger Field, said be in the vein of Hidden Figures, celebrates the brave women (and men) that executed a clandestine all female US Airforce program called the Wasps to battle Hitler’s evil from home. Inspired by the true story of Wasps leader Jackie Cohran (Zellweger) and the diverse group of women as brave and righteous as the astronauts from The Right Stuff, these women fought the system, skeptics and even sabotage to bring everyone home safely.

Susanna White serves as director and executive producer. Henderson executive produces via Waterwalk Entertainment...

Renée Zellweger has lined up another TV role with NBCUniversal. Variety has learned exclusively that the actress is set to star in the drama “Avenger Field” that is in development at Peacock.

The one-hour drama series, which hails from MGM Television, tells the story of those that established a clandestine all female US Airforce program called the WASPs (Women Airforce Service Pilots) to battle Hitler from home. Inspired by the true story of Wasp leader Jackie Cohran (Zellweger) and the diverse group of women who fought the system, skeptics and even sabotage to bring everyone home safely.

Felicia D. Henderson is attached to serve as writer, showrunner, and executive producer via WaterWalk Entertainment. Susanna White will direct and executive produce. Zellweger will executive produce with Carmella Casinelli under their Big Picture Co. banner. Steve Stark and Stacey Levin of Toluca Pictures, Emily Rose and Jill North of North Rose Pictures,...

With 'Covid-19' variants and breakthrough cases now causing less 'hiatus' status and production delays in the film industry, here is an updated list of TV series, either close to shooting, in the can, or sitting in limbo until scheduling gets back to normal:

Call Your Mother (ABC)

Women of the Movement (ABC)

A League of Their Own (Amazon)

Citadel (Amazon)

Daisy Jones and The Six (Amazon)

Dead Ringers (Amazon)

Dirty Diana (Amazon)

Lightyears (Amazon)

Nancy Wu Done It (Amazon)

On The Spectrum (Amazon)

Outer Range (Amazon)

Paper Girls (Amazon)

The Banker's Wife (Amazon)

The Expatriates (Amazon)

The Horror of Dolores Roach (Amazon)

The Lord of the Rings (Amazon)

The Peripheral (Amazon)

The Terminal List (Amazon)

Them (Amazon)

Three Pines (Amazon)

Tong Wars (Amazon)

61st Street (AMC)

La Fortuna (AMC)

National Anthem (AMC)

Pantheon (AMC)

Echo 3 (AppleTV)

Five Days At Memorial (AppleTV)

Hedy Lamarr (AppleTV) 

High Desert (AppleTV)

Lisey's Story...

Fri: International returns tonight, and if you're a fan, you're eager to discover what is up with Scott's mother, Angela Cassidy.

We caught up with Elizabeth Mitchell, and she teased as much as she could without getting into spoiler territory.

It's not the first time Elizabeth has worked with Dick Wolf, co-creator of the series.

Working on FBI: International reunites Elizabeth with Wolf, who gave her one of her first roles off the stage when she was first dipping her toes into film and television.

Despite her rather hectic schedule, when Elizabeth got the call about the role, she was eager to work with him again. It was as easy as that.

But who is Angela Cassidy, other than Scott's mother, a spy who disappeared from his life without a word?

The preview for FBI: International Season 1 Episode 12 suggests that Angela could be a traitor. Elizabeth said, "Yes. Everyone seems...

Exclusive: The Punisher and Gossip Girl writer Felicia D. Henderson is set to adapt Tracy Deonn’s YA fantasy novel Legendborn after Black Bear Television acquired the rights.

Henderson, who was a co-exec producer on both series and also worked on series including Fringe and Everybody Hates Chris and co-created BET series The Quad, will write and exec produce a series based on the book. She is currently showrunner of Netflix’s Emma Roberts-produced YA vampire series First Kill.

The book, which was published by Simon & Schuster in 2020, offers a modern-day twist on the Legend of King Arthur with a dose of Black Girl Magic.

After her mother dies in an accident, Bree Matthews leaves home to attend her mother’s alma mater, the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Upon arrival, Bree unexpectedly uncovers a centuries-old supernatural war and the world of the ‘Legendborn’, a secret society made up of the magic-wielding,...

We all knew the "Twilight" renaissance was going to pay off eventually, and if "First Kill" is any indication, we might be in for another vampire media craze. The upcoming Netflix series sounds like a classic teen vampire drama, a la "Vampire Diaries" to cite another essential vampire text, and who could be upset about that? I mean, as someone who was raised in Hot Topic, I couldn't be more pleased, but if you're someone who is sharing "Still a better love story than 'Twilight'" memes in the year of our Lord 2022, you know where the back button is.

But if you're into the mall goth revival...

The post Everything We Know About First Kill So Far appeared first on /Film.

Exclusive: Lost alumna Elizabeth Mitchell is set to recur on CBS’ freshman drama series FBI: International in a key role.

From executive producer Dick Wolf, FBI: International follows the elite operatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s International Fly Team, led by Scott Forrester (Luke Kleintank). Headquartered in Budapest, they travel the world with the mission of tracking and neutralizing threats against American citizens wherever they may be, relying on intelligence, quick thinking and pure brawn as they put their lives on the line to protect the U.S. and its people.

Mitchell, who will first appear in a February episode, will play Angela Cassidy. She is Scott Forrester’s (Kleintank) long lost mother who worked for the U.S. government before selling information to the Russians.

The series, which has received a full-season order, also stars Heida Reed, Carter Redwood, Vinessa Vidotto and Christiane Paul. Dick Wolf, Derek Haas,...

With 'Covid-19' variants and breakthrough cases causing more 'hiatus' status and production delays in the film industry, here is an updated list of TV series, either close to shooting, in the can, or sitting in limbo until scheduling gets back to normal:

Call Your Mother (ABC)

Women of the Movement (ABC)

A League of Their Own (Amazon)

Citadel (Amazon)

Daisy Jones and The Six (Amazon)

Dead Ringers (Amazon)

Dirty Diana (Amazon)

Lightyears (Amazon)

Nancy Wu Done It (Amazon)

On The Spectrum (Amazon)

Outer Range (Amazon)

Paper Girls (Amazon)

The Banker's Wife (Amazon)

The Expatriates (Amazon)

The Horror of Dolores Roach (Amazon)

The Lord of the Rings (Amazon)

The Peripheral (Amazon)

The Terminal List (Amazon)

Them (Amazon)

Three Pines (Amazon)

Tong Wars (Amazon)

61st Street (AMC)

La Fortuna (AMC)

National Anthem (AMC)

Pantheon (AMC)

Echo 3 (AppleTV)

Five Days At Memorial (AppleTV)

Hedy Lamarr (AppleTV) 

High Desert (AppleTV)

Lisey's Story (AppleTV...

With 'Covid-19' variants and breakthrough cases causing more 'hiatus' status and production delays in the film industry, here is a list of TV series, either close to shooting, in the can, or sitting in limbo until scheduling gets back to normal:

Call Your Mother (ABC)

Women of the Movement (ABC)

A League of Their Own (Amazon)

Citadel (Amazon)

Daisy Jones and The Six (Amazon)

Dead Ringers (Amazon)

Dirty Diana (Amazon)

Fallout (Amazon)

Lightyears (Amazon)

Nancy Wu Done It (Amazon)

On The Spectrum (Amazon)

Outer Range (Amazon)

Paper Girls (Amazon)

The Banker's Wife (Amazon)

The Expatriates (Amazon)

The Horror of Dolores Roach (Amazon)

The Lord of the Rings (Amazon)

The Peripheral (Amazon)

The Terminal List (Amazon)

Them (Amazon)

Three Pines (Amazon)

Tong Wars (Amazon)

61st Street (AMC)

La Fortuna (AMC)

National Anthem (AMC)

Pantheon (AMC)

Echo 3 (AppleTV)

Five Days At Memorial (AppleTV)

Hedy Lamarr (AppleTV) 

High Desert (AppleTV)

Lisey's Story...

With 'Covid-19' variants and breakthrough cases causing more 'hiatus' status and production delays in the film industry, here is a list of TV series, either close to shooting, in the can, or sitting in limbo until scheduling gets back to normal:

TV Limbo 

Call Your Mother (ABC)

Women of the Movement (ABC)

A League of Their Own (Amazon)

Citadel (Amazon)

Daisy Jones and The Six (Amazon)

Dead Ringers (Amazon)

Dirty Diana (Amazon)

Fallout (Amazon)

Lightyears (Amazon)

Nancy Wu Done It (Amazon)

On The Spectrum (Amazon)

Outer Range (Amazon)

Paper Girls (Amazon)

The Banker's Wife (Amazon)

The Expatriates (Amazon)

The Horror of Dolores Roach (Amazon)

The Lord of the Rings (Amazon)

The Peripheral (Amazon)

The Terminal List (Amazon)

Them (Amazon)

Three Pines (Amazon)

Tong Wars (Amazon)

61st Street (AMC)

La Fortuna (AMC)

National Anthem (AMC)

Pantheon (AMC)

Echo 3 (AppleTV)

Five Days At Memorial (AppleTV)

Hedy Lamarr (AppleTV) 

High Desert (AppleTV...

Netflix on Tuesday confirmed premiere dates for a string of genre series, including Vikings: Valhalla and Raising Dion Season 2.

First up, we have Archive 81, which has landed a January 14 premiere date for its freshman season.

The series follows archivist Dan Turner (Mamoudou Athie), who takes a job restoring a collection of damaged videotapes from 1994.

Reconstructing the work of a documentary filmmaker named Melody Pendras (Dina Shihabi), he is drawn into her investigation of a dangerous cult at the Visser apartment building.

Archive 81 is a supernatural horror series executive produced by showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine, James Wan and Michael Clear of Atomic Monster (The Conjuring Universe film franchise and the upcoming Malignant).

Rebecca Thomas, Antoine Douaihy, and Paul Harris Boardman (Deliver Us from Evil) are also involved.

In From the Cold, meanwhile, debuts January 28, 2022.

"During a European vacation with her daughter, an American single mom’s life is turned upside...

Just as Disney Plus, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video are revving up their fantasy, horror and sci-fi series slates for winter 2021-2022 debuts, Netflix is touting the abundance of genre series headed to the streamer.

Peter Friedlander, Netflix’s head of scripted series for the U.S. and Canada, announced premiere details for a slew of “geeky” shows, as well as returning fan-favorites like “Locke & Key” and “The Umbrella Academy.”

“In my ten years at Netflix, it’s been thrilling to see the dropped jaws, the all-caps tweets/the hilarious memes and the passionate theories inspired by these once-in-a-lifetime moments,” Friedlander wrote in a blog post. “Genre stories have the power to transport us to new universes like the Upside Down in ‘Stranger Things,’ teach us new vocabulary like ‘The Witcher’ and, most importantly, unite us in our shared love of sci-fi, horror, fantasy, anime and everything in between.

With 'Covid-19' breakthrough cases continuing to cause havoc in the film industry, resulting in 'hiatus' status and TV production delays, here is a list of series, either close to shooting, in the can, or sitting in limbo until scheduling gets back to normal:

TV Limbo

Call Your Mother (ABC)

Women of the Movement (ABC)

A League of Their Own (Amazon)

Citadel (Amazon)

Daisy Jones and The Six (Amazon)

Dead Ringers (Amazon)

Dirty Diana (Amazon)

Fallout (Amazon)

Jack Reacher (Amazon)

Lightyears (Amazon)

Nancy Wu Done It (Amazon)

On The Spectrum (Amazon)

Outer Range (Amazon)

Panic (Amazon)

Paper Girls (Amazon)

The Banker's Wife (Amazon)

The Expatriates (Amazon)

The Horror of Dolores Roach (Amazon)

The Lord of the Rings (Amazon)

The Peripheral (Amazon)

The Terminal List (Amazon)

The Wilds (Amazon)

Them (Amazon)

Three Pines (Amazon)

Tong Wars (Amazon)

61st Street (AMC)

La Fortuna (AMC)

National Anthem (AMC)

Pantheon (AMC)

Echo 3 (AppleTV...

With 'Covid-19' breakthrough cases continuing to cause havoc in the film industry, resulting in 'hiatus' status and TV production delays, here is a list of series, either close to shooting, in the can, or sitting in limbo until scheduling gets back to normal:

TV Limbo

Call Your Mother (ABC)

Women of the Movement (ABC)

A League of Their Own (Amazon)

Citadel (Amazon)

Daisy Jones and The Six (Amazon)

Dead Ringers (Amazon)

Dirty Diana (Amazon)

Fallout (Amazon)

Jack Reacher (Amazon)

Lightyears (Amazon)

Nancy Wu Done It (Amazon)

On The Spectrum (Amazon)

Outer Range (Amazon)

Panic (Amazon)

Paper Girls (Amazon)

The Banker's Wife (Amazon)

The Expatriates (Amazon)

The Horror of Dolores Roach (Amazon)

The Lord of the Rings (Amazon)

The Peripheral (Amazon)

The Terminal List (Amazon)

The Wilds (Amazon)

Them (Amazon)

Three Pines (Amazon)

Tong Wars (Amazon)

61st Street (AMC)

La Fortuna (AMC)

National Anthem (AMC)

Pantheon (AMC)

Echo 3 (AppleTV...

Elizabeth Mitchell is the latest addition to the cast of Netflix's Outer Banks, which returns for its second season Friday, July 30.

Mitchell is best known for her scene-stealing roles on Lost, The Purge: Election Year, Revolution, and Once Upon a Time.

The list goes on. The actress has appeared in a string of hit movies and TV shows, and TV Fanatic got the chance to chat with her about Outer Banks, as well as her new projects on the horizon.

TV Fanatic: Your latest series, Outer Banks, kicks off its second season this week. What attracted you to the show?

Elizabeth Mitchell: A lot of things. I hadn't seen it yet when I got the audition, and I watched it really quickly because I love to do my homework, but then I continued to watch it, and I absolutely got sucked in.

So I think it was working with...

Exclusive: Madison Pettis (He’s All That), Vanessa Morgan (Riverdale) and Richard Harmon (The 100) are set to star in horror-thriller Margaux for Brad Krevoy’s (Dumb And Dumber) Motion Picture Corporation of America (Mpca).

Production is due to begin this summer in Vancouver, Canada, on the feature about a group of college friends who rent a smart house for a weekend of partying. However, they slowly start to realize that Margaux, the house’s super advanced AI system, has sinister designs for them.

Pic will be directed by Steven C. Miller who is returning to the horror genre after helming the 2012 reboot Silent Night. Since then, Miller has made action movies including Escape Plan 2, First Kill and Line Of Duty. Nick Waters and Chris Beyrooty wrote the script and are also executive producers.

Mpca’s Brad Krevoy is producing, with Eric Jarboe, Amanda Phillips, Amy Krell, Lorenzo Nardini and...

With the spread of the deadly 'Covid-19' virus continuing to cause TV production scheduling delays, here is the latest updated list of series, close to shooting, in the can, sitting in limbo, or on schedule:

Call Your Mother (ABC)

Rebel (ABC) Canceled

Women of the Movement (ABC)

A League of Their Own (Amazon)

Citadel (Amazon)

Daisy Jones and The Six (Amazon)

Dead Ringers (Amazon)

Dirty Diana (Amazon)

Fallout (Amazon)

I Know What You Did Last Summer (Amazon)

Jack Reacher (Amazon)

Lightyears (Amazon)

Nancy Wu Done It (Amazon)

On The Spectrum (Amazon)

Outer Range (Amazon)

Panic (Amazon)

Paper Girls (Amazon)

The Banker's Wife (Amazon)

The Expatriates (Amazon)

The Horror of Dolores Roach (Amazon)

The Lord of the Rings (Amazon)

The Peripheral (Amazon)

The Power (Amazon)

The Terminal List (Amazon)

The Wheel of Time (Amazon)

Them (Amazon)

Three Pines (Amazon)

Tong Wars (Amazon)

61st Street (AMC)

La Fortuna (AMC)

National Anthem...

Ready for a new take on the vampire romance genre? Netflix's upcoming series First Kill, based on the stories by V.E. Schwab, just might be what you're looking for. The show, like the short story it's based on, centers on a teenage vampire and a vampire hunter who find themselves falling for each other, even as they're supposed to be killing each other. The cast is packed with promising newcomers and TV faves alike, rounding out the world of supernatural creatures and long-held "family" feuds.

Although we don't know much about when the eight-episode series will actually debut on Netflix, we do know who will be playing all the major characters. Take a peek at the gallery ahead to find out who you already recognize and which rising stars are making their debuts!

First Kill has added to its cast. The upcoming drama series, based on the short story by V. E. Schwab, will feature Elizabeth Mitchell, Will Swenson, Gracie Dzienny, Dylan McNamara, Aubin Wise, Jason Robert Moore, Dominic Goodman, Phillip Mullings Jr, Mk xyz, Jonas Dylan Allen, and Roberto Mendez as a part of the cast. Imani Lewis and Sarah Catherine were previously announced as the stars.

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Lost vet Elizabeth Mitchell is taking on a bloodthirsty new gig in the Netflix vampire hunter series First Kill.

In the drama — based on a short story by author Victoria “V. E.” Schwab — “it’s time for teenage vampire Juliette (played by Sarah Catherine Hook) to make her first kill so she can take her place among a powerful vampire family,” per the official synopsis. “She sets her sights on a new girl in town named Calliope (Star‘s Imani Lewis). But much to Juliette’s surprise, Calliope is a vampire hunter, from a family of celebrated slayers. Both find...

Emma Roberts is executive producing a young adult vampire series for Netflix that’s titled “First Kill,” and today the streaming service has announced the show’s full cast. In the series, “When it’s time for teenage vampire Juliette (Sarah Catherine Hook) to make her first kill so she can take her place among a powerful vampire family, she sets […]...

The Netflix vampire romance series “First Kill” has rounded out its main cast.

Eleven actors have joined the cast of the series alongside previously announced leads Imani Lewis and Sarah Catherine Hook. Playing the Burns family of monster hunters are: Aubin Wise as Talia, Jason Robert Moore as Jack, Dominic Goodman as Apollo, and Phillip Mullings a Theo.

Playing the Fairmonts, a family of vampires, are: Elizabeth Mitchell as Margot, Will Swenson as Sebastian, Gracie Dzienny as Elinor, and Dylan McNamara as Oliver. In addition, Mk xyz will play Tess, Jonas Dylan Allen will play Ben, and Robert Mendez will play Noah.

The one-hour show is based on the short story of the same name by Victoria “V.E.” Schwab that was published in the Imprint story collection “Vampire Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite” in September 2020. Netflix has ordered eight episodes. Production recently began.

In the show, when...

Netflix has set the full cast for First Kill, its upcoming vampire drama series executive produced by Emma Roberts. Joining leads Sarah Catherine Cook and Imani Lewis are Lost alum Elizabeth Mitchell, Aubin Wise (Atlanta), Jason Robert Moore (The Punisher), Gracie Dzienny (Jupiter’s Legacy), Will Swenson (The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), Phillip Mullings Jr. (American Soul), Dominic Goodman (Better Things), and Dylan McNamara (Ambition).

Written by Felicia D. Henderson and best-selling author Victoria “V. E.” Schwab, First Kill is based on a short story by Schwab.

In it, when it’s time for teenage vampire Juliette (Hook) to make her first kill so she can take her place among a powerful vampire family, she sets her sights on a new girl in town named Calliope (Lewis). But much to Juliette’s surprise, Calliope is a vampire hunter, from a family of celebrated slayers. Both find that the other won’t...

“Lost” alum Elizabeth Mitchell has joined the cast of Netflix’s lesbian teen vampire drama “First Kill.”

Based on a short story of the same name by Victoria “V. E.” Schwab, the show centers on Julliette Fairmont — who was born a vampire but is determined to not be a monster — and Calliope Burns, a fearless, headstrong monster hunter. Sarah Catherine Hook (“The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It”) was previously cast as Juliette, with Imani Lewis (“The Forty-Year-Old Version”) set to play Calliope.

Mitchell will play Margot, a member of the vampiric Fairmont clan. In addition to Mitchell, Aubin Wise, Jason Robert Moore, Gracie Dzienny, Will Swenson, Phillip Mullings Jr., Dominic Goodman and Dylan McNamara have also joined the series as various members of the Burns and Fairmont families.

Mk xyz, Jonas Dylan Allen and Roberto Mendez have also joined the series in additional supporting roles.

“The Punisher” and...

Exclusive: We have learned that Bruce Willis and John Travolta are starring together again for the first time in 27 years in the Chuck Russell-directed action pic Paradise City. Production starts this Monday in Maui, Hawaii.

Willis plays renegade bounty hunter, Ryan Swan, who must carve his way through the Hawaiian crime world to wreak vengeance on the kingpin, played by Travolta, who murdered his father. I’m told the project is billed as being similar to Miami Vice but with bounty hunters instead of cops. Thai actress and model Praya Lundberg has landed the lead female role.

Though Paradise City technically reps the fourth time that Willis and Travolta are billed on a movie together, they only worked onscreen in the 1994 Oscar-winning $214M-grossing Quentin Tarantino movie Pulp Fiction respectively as boxer Butch Coolidge and mob guy Vincent Vega. Check out their scene below from that pic. Prior to that...

With the unleashed 'Covid-19' virus pandemic continuing to cause TV production and release delays, here is an updated list of series, close to shooting, in the can, sitting in limbo, or on schedule:

Call Your Mother (ABC)

Rebel (ABC)

Women of the Movement (ABC)

A League of Their Own (Amazon)

Citadel (Amazon)

Daisy Jones and The Six (Amazon)

Dead Ringers (Amazon)

Dirty Diana (Amazon)

Fallout (Amazon)

I Know What You Did Last Summer (Amazon)

Jack Reacher (Amazon)

Lightyears (Amazon)

Nancy Wu Done It (Amazon)

On The Spectrum (Amazon)

Outer Range (Amazon)

Panic (Amazon)

Paper Girls (Amazon)

The Banker's Wife (Amazon)

The Expatriates (Amazon)

The Horror of Dolores Roach (Amazon)

The Lord of the Rings (Amazon)

The Peripheral (Amazon)

The Power (Amazon)

The Terminal List (Amazon)

The Wheel of Time (Amazon)

Them (Amazon)

Three Pines (Amazon)

Tong Wars (Amazon)

61st Street (AMC)

La Fortuna (AMC)

National Anthem (AMC)

Pantheon (AMC...

As we learned last year, Orphan star Isabelle Fuhrman will be reprising the role of Esther in a prequel to Jaume Collet-Serra’s 2009 film that’s currently titled Orphan: First Kill, and filming recently wrapped up on the project. William Brent Bell (The Boy, Separation) directed First Kill, and he teases the upcoming film in a new chat with Bd’s Boo Crew […]...

Exclusive: Emma Roberts has made another date with Holidate screenwriter Tiffany Paulsen in About Fate. Paulsen will pen script with Marius Weisberg directing. Vincent Newman, Marina Bespalov and Vladimir Koshelev will produce.

The romantic comedy is a tale of two people who believe in love, but seem to never be able to find its true meaning. In a wild twist of events, fate puts each in the other’s path on a stormy New Year’s Eve and comedy and chaos ensue. Roberts‘ leading man is currently being cast.

Roberts and Paulsen also teamed on the Warner Bros feature Nancy Drew when the actress was a teen, and Holidate was a huge hit for Netflix last holiday season. It’s another reunion of sorts as Newman produced the popular comedy We’re the Millers also starring Roberts.

Roberts has several projects in active development as both actress and producer. She is...

With the unleashed 'Covid-19' virus pandemic continuing to cause TV production and release delays, here is an updated list of series, close to shooting, in the can, sitting in limbo, or on schedule:

Call Your Mother (ABC)

Rebel (ABC)

Women of the Movement (ABC)

A League of Their Own (Amazon)

Citadel (Amazon)

Daisy Jones and The Six (Amazon)

Dead Ringers (Amazon)

Dirty Diana (Amazon)

Fallout (Amazon)

I Know What You Did Last Summer (Amazon)

Jack Reacher (Amazon)

Lightyears (Amazon)

Nancy Wu Done It (Amazon)

On The Spectrum (Amazon)

Outer Range (Amazon)

Panic (Amazon)

Paper Girls (Amazon)

The Banker's Wife (Amazon)

The Expatriates (Amazon)

The Horror of Dolores Roach (Amazon)

The Lord of the Rings (Amazon)

The Peripheral (Amazon)

The Power (Amazon)

The Terminal List (Amazon)

The Wheel of Time (Amazon)

Them (Amazon)

Three Pines (Amazon)

Tong Wars (Amazon)

61st Street (AMC)

La Fortuna (AMC)

National Anthem (AMC)

Pantheon (AMC...

A series adaptation of the Victoria Schwab novel “City of Ghosts” is in the works at ABC Signature and Searchlight Television, Variety has learned exclusively.

David Lowery and Sehaj Sethi are attached to write the adaptation, with Lowery also onboard to direct. Schwab will executive produce along with with Sailor Bear’s Toby Halbrooks and James M. Johnston, Britt Poulton, and G-Base’s Danielle Robinson, Gerard Butler, and Alan Siegel.

“City of Ghosts” follows a young teenage girl, Cass, who finds herself embroiled in an epic battle between ghosts and humanity as she discovers powers to see a spectral world beyond “the Veil” and to fight the evil forces within. Cass accompanies her parents to Edinburgh, where they will host a TV show about the bloodiest chapters of history, and where she will discover her gifts in one of the most haunted places on earth.

Lowery previously wrote and directed...

Emma Roberts and Netflix are coming together to bring us more magic, and no, we're not talking about a sequel to Holidate. The actress is serving as executive producer for Netflix's upcoming series First Kill, an adaptation based on the short story by bestselling author Victoria "V. E." Schwab, who is also joining the project as a producer. The story was published in the Imprint story collection Vampires Never Get Old: Tales With Fresh Bite in September 2020. The TV series will be written by Felicia D. Henderson, and according to Deadline, it's set to begin production later this year in Savannah, Ga.

First Kill follows Juliette Fairmont, played by Sarah Catherine Hook, a born vampire who is determined not to be a monster. When it's time for her to make her first kill so she can take her place among her powerful vampire family, the shy teenager sets her sights on Calliope "Cal" Burns,...

Exclusive: Sarah Catherine Hook and Imani Lewis have been cast as the leads in First Kill, Netflix’s upcoming series executive produced by Emma Roberts.

Written by Felicia D. Henderson and best-selling author Victoria “V. E.” Schwab, First Kill is based on a short story by Schwab.

In it, when it’s time for teenage vampire Juliette (Hook) to make her first kill so she can take her place among a powerful vampire family, she sets her sights on a new girl in town named Calliope (Lewis). But much to Juliette’s surprise, Calliope is a vampire hunter, from a family of celebrated slayers. Both find that the other won’t be so easy to kill and, unfortunately, way too easy to fall for…

Hook’s Juliette Fairmont is a shy, kind teenage girl who was born a vampire and determined to not be a monster. Her family has always...

The Netflix series “First Kill” has cast Imani Lewis and Sarah Catherine Hook in the lead roles, Variety has learned.

The one-hour show is based on the short story of the same name by Victoria “V.E.” Schwab that was published in the Imprint story collection “Vampire Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite” in September 2020. Netflix ordered eight episodes back in October. It will begin production later this year in Savannah, Georgia.

In the show, when it’s time for teenage vampire Juliette Fairmont (Hook) to make her first kill so she can take her place among a powerful vampire family, she sets her sights on a new girl in town, Calliope Burns (Lewis). But much to Juliette’s surprise, Calliope is a vampire hunter, from a family of celebrated slayers. Both find that the other won’t be so easy to kill and, unfortunately, way too easy to fall for.

Netflix has found the lead actresses for its YA vampire series First Kill.

Imani Lewis and Sarah Catherine Hook will star in the show, which is based on a short story of the same name by Victoria “V.E.” Schwab. The author is adapting her story with Felicia D. Henderson (Empire, The Punisher), who will serve as showrunner.

First Kill follows teenage vampire Juliette Fairmont (Hook), who has to claim her first victim in order to take her place in a powerful vampire family. She sets her eyes on Calliope Burns (Lewis), a new girl in town. Calliope, it turns ...

Netflix has found the lead actresses for its YA vampire series First Kill.

Imani Lewis and Sarah Catherine Hook will star in the show, which is based on a short story of the same name by Victoria “V.E.” Schwab. The author is adapting her story with Felicia D. Henderson (Empire, The Punisher), who will serve as showrunner.

First Kill follows teenage vampire Juliette Fairmont (Hook), who has to claim her first victim in order to take her place in a powerful vampire family. She sets her eyes on Calliope Burns (Lewis), a new girl in town. Calliope, it turns ...

With the evil, deliberately unleashed 'Covid-19' virus pandemic continuing to cause TV production and release delays, here is an updated list of series, close to shooting, in the can, sitting in limbo, or on schedule:

Call Your Mother (ABC)

Rebel (ABC)

Women of the Movement (ABC)

A League of Their Own (Amazon)

Citadel (Amazon)

Daisy Jones and The Six (Amazon)

Dead Ringers (Amazon)

Dirty Diana (Amazon)

Fallout (Amazon)

I Know What You Did Last Summer (Amazon)

Jack Reacher (Amazon)

Lightyears (Amazon)

Nancy Wu Done It (Amazon)

On The Spectrum (Amazon)

Outer Range (Amazon)

Panic (Amazon)

Paper Girls (Amazon)

The Banker's Wife (Amazon)

The Expatriates (Amazon)

The Horror of Dolores Roach (Amazon)

The Lord of the Rings (Amazon)

The Peripheral (Amazon)

The Power (Amazon)

The Terminal List (Amazon)

The Wheel of Time (Amazon)

Them (Amazon)

Three Pines (Amazon)

Tong Wars (Amazon)

61st Street (AMC)

La Fortuna (AMC)

National Anthem (AMC...

With the evil, deliberately unleashed 'Covid-19' virus pandemic continuing to cause TV production and release delays, here is an updated list of series, close to shooting, in the can, sitting in limbo, or on schedule:

Call Your Mother (ABC)

Rebel (ABC)

Women of the Movement (ABC)

A League of Their Own (Amazon)

Citadel (Amazon)

Daisy Jones and The Six (Amazon)

Dead Ringers (Amazon)

Dirty Diana (Amazon)

Fallout (Amazon)

I Know What You Did Last Summer (Amazon)

Jack Reacher (Amazon)

Lightyears (Amazon)

Nancy Wu Done It (Amazon)

On The Spectrum (Amazon)

Outer Range (Amazon)

Panic (Amazon)

Paper Girls (Amazon)

The Banker's Wife (Amazon)

The Expatriates (Amazon)

The Horror of Dolores Roach (Amazon)

The Lord of the Rings (Amazon)

The Peripheral (Amazon)

The Power (Amazon)

The Terminal List (Amazon)

The Wheel of Time (Amazon)

Them (Amazon)

Three Pines (Amazon)

Tong Wars (Amazon)

61st Street (AMC)

La Fortuna (AMC)

National Anthem (AMC...

With the evil, deliberately unleashed 'Covid-19' virus pandemic continuing to cause TV production and release delays, here is an updated list of series, either close to shooting, in the can, sitting in limbo until scheduling gets back to normal, or on schedule:

Call Your Mother (ABC)

Rebel (ABC)

Women of the Movement (ABC)

A League of Their Own (Amazon)

Citadel (Amazon)

Daisy Jones and The Six (Amazon)

Dead Ringers (Amazon)

Dirty Diana (Amazon)

Fallout (Amazon)

I Know What You Did Last Summer (Amazon)

Jack Reacher (Amazon)

Lightyears (Amazon)

Nancy Wu Done It (Amazon)

On The Spectrum (Amazon)

Outer Range (Amazon)

Panic (Amazon)

Paper Girls (Amazon)

The Banker's Wife (Amazon)

The Expatriates (Amazon)

The Horror of Dolores Roach (Amazon)

The Lord of the Rings (Amazon)

The Peripheral (Amazon)

The Power (Amazon)

The Terminal List (Amazon)

The Wheel of Time (Amazon)

Them (Amazon)

Three Pines (Amazon)

Tong Wars (Amazon)

61st Street...

Most horror movies designed to tell a standalone story almost inevitably end up spawning sequels, prequels or spinoffs if the box office numbers are strong enough to warrant the investment, but based on the central concept, it didn’t appear as though Jaume Collet-Serra’s 2009 hit Orphan would be one of them.

12 year-old Isabelle Fuhrman played Esther, a troubled youngster adopted by a married couple mourning the stillbirth of their third child. Things start off swimmingly as she adapts to her new surroundings, but soon begin taking a turn for the worst after Esther displays some homicidal tendencies that put her new family in grave danger, before a shocking revelation uncovers a sinister secret.

Orphan raked in close to $80 million at the box office on a $20 million budget, and that seemed to be that. However, it was announced last month that follow-up First Kill had already started filming, with Fuhrman back as Esther.

With the 'Covid-19' virus plague continuing to cause TV production and release delays, here is an updated list of series, either close to shooting, or in the can, sitting in limbo until scheduling gets back to normal:

TV Limbo

Call Your Mother (ABC)

Rebel (ABC)

Women of the Movement (ABC)

A League of Their Own (Amazon)

Citadel (Amazon)

Daisy Jones and The Six (Amazon)

Dead Ringers (Amazon)

Dirty Diana (Amazon)

Fallout (Amazon)

I Know What You Did Last Summer (Amazon)

Jack Reacher (Amazon)

Lightyears (Amazon)

Nancy Wu Done It (Amazon)

On The Spectrum (Amazon)

Outer Range (Amazon)

Panic (Amazon)

Paper Girls (Amazon)

The Banker's Wife (Amazon)

The Expatriates (Amazon)

The Horror of Dolores Roach (Amazon)

The Lord of the Rings (Amazon)

The Peripheral (Amazon)

The Power (Amazon)

The Terminal List (Amazon)

The Wheel of Time (Amazon)

Them (Amazon)

Three Pines (Amazon)

Tong Wars (Amazon)

61st Street (AMC)

La Fortuna...

Earlier this year, horror fans were treated to the surprising announcement that a prequel to the 2009 psychological thriller Orphan was in the works. Well, more details have now emerged regarding the prequel, which will be titled Orphan: First Kill, with The Bourne Identity star Julia Styles now joining the cast. Even more excitingly, it has also been confirmed that Isabelle Fuhrman will return to play Esther, the titular orphan who is not exactly what she appears to be.

Orphan: First Kill will follow Fuhrman's Esther, who in the movie is living under the name Leena Klammer, as she "orchestrates a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility and travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family. But Leena's new life as 'Esther' comes with an unexpected wrinkle and pits her against a mother who will protect her family at any cost."

It has now been over...

With the 'Covid-19' virus plague continuing to cause TV production and release delays, here is a list of series, either close to shooting, or in the can, sitting in limbo until scheduling gets back to normal:

TV Limbo

Call Your Mother (ABC)

Rebel (ABC)

Women of the Movement (ABC)

A League of Their Own (Amazon)

Citadel (Amazon)

Daisy Jones and The Six (Amazon)

Dead Ringers (Amazon)

Dirty Diana (Amazon)

Fallout (Amazon)

I Know What You Did Last Summer (Amazon)

Jack Reacher (Amazon)

Lightyears (Amazon)

Nancy Wu Done It (Amazon)

On The Spectrum (Amazon)

Outer Range (Amazon)

Panic (Amazon)

Paper Girls (Amazon)

The Banker's Wife (Amazon)

The Expatriates (Amazon)

The Horror of Dolores Roach (Amazon)

The Lord of the Rings (Amazon)

The Peripheral (Amazon)

The Power (Amazon)

The Terminal List (Amazon)

The Wheel of Time (Amazon)

The Wilds (Amazon)

Them (Amazon)

Three Pines (Amazon)

Tong Wars (Amazon)

61st Street (AMC...

Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn are again spending the holidays at the North Pole in the trailer for the Netflix movie sequel The Christmas Chronicles 2, premiering Wednesday, Nov. 25.

“It’s been two years since siblings Kate (played by Darby Camp) and Teddy Pierce (Judah Lewis) saved Christmas, and a lot has changed,” reads the official synopsis. “Kate, now a cynical teenager, is reluctantly spending Christmas in Cancun with her mom’s new boyfriend and his son Jack (Jahzir Bruno). Unwilling to accept this new version of her family, Kate decides to run away. But when a mysterious, magical troublemaker...

Grab your crucifix and don't forget to protect your neck because Netflix has given the green light to First Kill, a YA lesbian vampire drama with Emma Roberts set to executive produce through her Belletrist Productions studio. Set up as a one-hour show, First Kill is based on the short story of the same name by Victoria "V.E." Schwab. The story was first published…...