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Catwoman: Hunted, Wonder Woman in Fortnite, & Star Wars: Visions – 2021-08-18

WB announces Catwoman: Hunted animated movie and voice cast

Catwoman is going from hunter to hunted as Warner Bros. Animation and DC have announced their next animated movie, Catwoman: Hunted, which will star Elizabeth Gillies as the voice of Selina Kyle.

The movie, which is produced in an anime style, picks up with Catwoman as she attempts to steal a priceless jewel. The heist puts her squarely in the crosshairs of both a powerful consortium of villains and the ever-resourceful Interpol as well as Batwoman, voiced by Stephanie Beatriz.

Other stars include Jonathan Banks as Black Mask, Steve Blum as Solomon Grundy, Lauren Cohan as Julia Pennyworth, Keith David as Tobias Whale, Zehra Fazal as Talia al Ghul & Nosferata, Jonathan Frakes as King Faraday & Boss Moxie, Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Cheetah, Kelly Hu as Cheshire, Andrew Kishino as Mr. Yakuza & Domino 6, Eric Lopez as Domino 1, Jacqueline Obradors as La Dama, and Ron Yuan as Doctor Tzin.

Catwoman: Hunted is being written by Gargoyles creator and Young Justice co-creator Greg Weisman, with an expected release date of early 2022.

Wonder Woman arrives in Fortnite

Fortnite is getting even more heroic with the addition of a Wonder Woman skin when the Amazonian Warrior leaves Themyscira and lands in the game to fight alongside her fellow Justice League members.

Diana Prince’s outfit will come with a battle armor variant as well as her iconic regular costume. Of course, the outfit won’t be the only cosmetic for the Amazonian hero. She’ll also be released alongside Athena’s Battleaxe gathering tool, the Golden Eagle Wings glider, Diana’s Mantle back bling, and a DC Trinity loading screen where she poses with Batman and Superman.

Fortnite’s Wonder Woman skin will be released on August 19th. To celebrate the release of the new outfit, Epic will also host the Wonder Woman Cup tournament and give players a few challenges to complete. Any team that earns eight points or more in the tournament will receive the Honorary Amazons Loading Screen.

Star Wars: Visions sets Disney+ release date and voice cast

The anime anthology series Star Wars: Visions has been set for a premiere date of Wednesday, September 22nd on Disney+. A full trailer was also released to accompany the announcement.

Each of the nine episodes has a unique style and original story, and hails from seven visionary Japanese anime studios, with Trigger and Science Saru each behind two episodes apiece.

James Waugh, executive producer and Lucasfilm vice president of franchise content and strategy said of the series, “Their stories showcase the full spectrum of bold storytelling found across Japanese animation; each told with a freshness and voice that expands our understanding of what a Star Wars story can be, and celebrates a galaxy that has been such an inspiration to so many visionary storytellers.”

Disney also announced the main Japanese and English voice casts for the series. Along with returning actors such as Temuera Morrison as Boba Fett, there are a host of well-known performers involved in the English dubs including Lucy Liu, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Neil Patrick Harris, Alison Brie, Simu Liu, David Harbour, Henry Golding, and George Takei.

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David Ayer’s Suicide Squad script leaks, Shang-Chi Disney+ details, & Finch release date – 2021-08-16

Script leaks from David Ayer’s Suicide Squad confirmed to be legit by director

Over the past week, a handful of snippets of what was rumored to be David Ayer’s Suicide Squad script leaked onto social media. Now, the director is confirming the validity of those leaks, the final product of which was changed and reshaped by Warner Bros., raising curiosity for what Ayer’s original cut would have looked like.

In addition to confirming that all of the pages were legitimate, he also confirmed that they were all in fact filmed before being cut from the studio version. Among the leaks were scenes in which Deadshot and Harley Quinn share a kiss, Diablo lives, the Joker has much darker scenes, and the humor is edgier, with the entire movie having a darker tone.

Ayer himself has been supportive of the release of the director’s cut of Suicide Squad, explaining that the final product was altered quite a bit to adhere to a lighter tone.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings won’t be on Disney+ Premier Access

Despite concerns about the Delta variant of COVID-19, and more states returning to pre-vaccine policies, Disney’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is still set to land exclusively in theaters, meaning that there won’t be a release on Disney+ Premier Access. The reason for this, according to Disney’s CEO, is more contractual than anything else.

Speaking during a recent earnings call to discuss Disney’s Quarter 3 earnings, Disney CEO Bob Chapek said that the reason for Shang-Chi not being released on Disney+ Premier Access is because the company had settled on various distribution agreements prior to the sudden increase in COVID-19 cases over the summer. According to Chapek, though, the company will still be looking at Shang-Chi’s 45-day exclusive window in theaters as another data point in figuring out how they move forward with future releases.

On the same call, Chapek teased that there are many announcements coming our way on Disney+ Day, which will also commemorate the two-year anniversary of the platform’s launch on November 12.

Tom Hanks-led sci-fi movie Finch arrives November 5th on Apple TV+

Apple has given a release date for the second of two Tom Hanks films it acquired during the pandemic. Finch, a futuristic tale about a reclusive inventor, his canine, and his robotic buddy, hits Apple TV+ on November 5th.

In the film, a man, a robot and a dog form an unlikely family in a powerful and moving adventure of one man’s quest to ensure that his beloved canine companion will be cared for after he’s gone. Hanks stars as Finch, a robotics engineer and one of the few survivors of a cataclysmic solar event that has left the world a wasteland. But Finch, who has been living in an underground bunker for a decade, has built a world of his own that he shares with his dog, Goodyear. He creates a robot to watch over Goodyear when he no longer can. As the trio embarks on a perilous journey into a desolate American West, Finch strives to show his creation, who names himself Jeff, the joy and wonder of what it means to be alive. Their road trip is paved with both challenges and humor, as it’s as difficult for Finch to goad Jeff and Goodyear to get along as it is for him to manage the dangers of the new world.

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Avatar: The Last Airbender cast, more Marvel cartoons, & Superman: TAS remastered – 2021-08-13

Cast revealed for Netflix’s live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series

Nearly three years since the project was first announced, Netflix has finally revealed the main cast for the live-action series adaptation of Nickelodeon’s beloved animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender.

After the surprising exit of original creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko last year, many fans have become very doubtful if Netflix would be able to deliver and give justice to the live-action adaptation they’ve been hoping for. Despite this major setback, it looks like the streamer remains committed in keeping its promise of providing a culturally appropriate adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender by officially enlisting a group of diverse young actors.

Leading the series is 11-year-old Gordon Cormier, who has been tapped to take on the role of Aang. Joining him are Kiawentiio, Ian Ousley, and Dallas Liu who have been cast for the respective roles of Katara, Sokka, and Zuko.

Marvel Studios planning multiple new animated series

Marvel’s What If…? marks the MCU’s first foray into animation, but far from its last. Executive producer Brad Winderbaum has told Variety that multiple animated series are in various phases of development for Disney Plus, in addition to a second season of What If…? and a series of photo-real animated shorts centered on Baby Groot that are both already in production.

Winderbaum says the company was driven by the creative freedom demanded by What If…? – that staging new versions of major action sequences from just about every movie within the MCU was only possible through animation.

He went on to say, “We realized that there’s a lot of cool avenues you can explore with animation. Any project that we create is going to be something that needs to be animated in order for the story to be told. There’s very little desire to take a piece of IP that’s popular because we’re coming out with a movie and just make an animated show about it. We’re not going to do that.”

Animation’s long production process means the new shows likely won’t start hitting the MCU’s crowded slate until 2023 at the earliest. But Winderbaum did confirm they will involve original ideas that draw from titles and characters already explored in live action as well as previously untapped sources from the Marvel comics library. And yes, like the rest of the MCU, they will all be connected.

Superman: The Animated Series remaster is coming to Blu-Ray this Fall

Next month will mark the 25th anniversary of Superman: The Animated Series. To celebrate, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and DC are releasing the complete series on Blu-Ray, which will feature remastered versions of all 54 episodes.

In addition, the collection will include several hours of bonus features headlined by an all-new featurette entitled Superman: Timeless Icon, which details the creation of one of the most beloved animated superheroes in history. It will also feature audio commentary for the episodes Stolen Memories, The Last Son of Krypton – Part 1, and The Main Man – Part 2.

Superman: The Complete Animated Series collection will be available as a Blu-Ray/Digital HD box set on October 12th, 2021.

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Idris Elba to voice Knuckles, Superman in Fortnite, & Gomez and Morticia Addams cast – 2021-08-11

Idris Elba cast as Knuckles in Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Hot off his starring role in The Suicide Squad, Idris Elba has announced that he’s joining Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie, voicing the character Knuckles.

Knuckles first appeared as an antagonist in the 1994 Sega video game Sonic the Hedgehog 3, tricked by the evil Dr. Robotnik into thinking that Sonic is his enemy, before switching sides and joining the blue hero. He became a playable character in the follow-up game “Sonic and Knuckles” released later the same year.

Elba has lent his voice to several projects, including animated features Finding Dory and Zootopia, and animation/live-action hybrid The Jungle Book, all released in 2016. His casting in Sonic 2 only heightens curiosity as to who will play Sonic’s loyal sidekick Tails, who is also set to join the sequel.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is scheduled to open on April 8, 2022.

Superman is now playable in Fortnite

The Man of Steel is now playable in Fortnite. Epic Games released new skins and cosmetics for Superman, letting players drop onto the island as Kal-El himself and earn a slew of super-rewards as part of Fortnite’s Chapter 2, Season 7 battle pass. In the story, someone stole Clark Kent’s memories, and it will be up to the fans to discover what happened.

Those Superman rewards include Daily Planet back bling, a Fortress of Solitude-inspired pickaxe, and the chance to play Fortnite as mild-mannered Clark Kent.

Completing the Epic Quests will net you even more rewards, including the Shadow alt style for Clark Kent, Superman, and the previously mentioned accessories.

Gomez and Morticia Addams cast for Netflix’s live-action Wednesday series

Netflix has announced the casting of two major characters for their upcoming live-action series Wednesday, based on The Addams Family. Luis Guzman has closed a deal to play the debonair Gomez Addams, while Catherine Zeta-Jones will portray the role of Morticia Addams. The two join the already cast Jenna Ortega who will be playing the titular Wednesday Addams.

Wednesday will be executive produced and directed by Tim Burton, as he makes his television directorial debut. The 8-episode series is described as a coming-of-age comedy that will be a sleuthing, supernaturally-infused mystery. It will chart Wednesday’s years as a student at the peculiar Nevermore Academy, where she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the town, and solve a mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new relationships at Nevermore.

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The Orville Season 3 update, New World delayed again, & Stranger Things 4 – 2021-08-09

Hulu gives update on Season 3 of The Orville

Seth MacFarlane’s sci-fi drama The Orville, which moved from Fox to Hulu in 2019 for its third season, was hit hard by the pandemic, which heavily disrupted production. This left fans with a long wait after the second season concluded in April 2019.

Jordan Helman, head of scripted originals at Hulu, has provided an update on progress. He said that he’s seen cuts of the show coming in and is hopeful of a premiere sooner rather than later.

He told Deadline, “The past year and a half has been complicated on a variety of levels as it pertains to production. I can’t share a launch date, but we’re really excited about what we’ve seen thus far.”

Helman also teased the possibility of a fourth season of the show, or at least keeping the door open. He said that the “future of the show remains an open conversation and there have been no conversations otherwise.”

Amazon once again delays its New World MMO

Amazon has delayed New World just weeks before its previously announced August 31st release date. It will now arrive about a month later, on September 28th, so that Amazon Game Studios can spend an extra few weeks polishing, fixing bugs, and improving stability. The company says it decided to delay New World again following player feedback it collected during the MMO’s recent closed beta.

An official statement read, “This was not an easy decision to make. We know this isn’t the first time we’ve changed our launch date in pursuit of quality, and that it can be disappointing to wait a bit longer. But we want to be sure we deliver you the highest quality game possible at launch.”

This is New World’s fourth delay in its development history. When Amazon first announced the game, it said it would come out in May 2020. Its release date initially slipped to August 25th, 2020, before Amazon announced a month later it was pushing the game back to spring 2021. At the start of the year, it then delayed the game to its most recently planned August 31st release date.

Stranger Things 4 set to arrive in 2022

Netflix has released a brand-new teaser for the highly-anticipated fourth season of Stranger Things, confirming that the series has been slated to make its return in 2022.

This could be the most ambitious season of Stranger Things to date, as filming has taken place in Georgia, Lithuania, and New Mexico. Part of the season will be set in Russia, where Jim Hopper is being held captive.

Season 4 will also introduce a number of new characters, most notably Nightmare on Elm Street star Robert Englund as Victor Creel, a disturbed and intimidating man who is imprisoned in a psychiatric hospital for a gruesome murder in the 1950s.

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South Park’s massive deal, The Bad Batch renewed, & Guile and Cammy join Fortnite – 2021-08-06

South Park gets multi-season renewal and deal for 14 Paramount+ movies

The long-running animated sitcom South Park has been granted a multi-season renewal by Comedy Central, which will extend the series’ run on the network through its 30th season in 2027. In addition to more seasons of the beloved animated comedy, Paramount+ has also ordered fourteen original South Park movies, which are set to premiere throughout the course of six years. The first two films are currently slated to debut sometime this year.

Co-creator Matt Stone told Bloomberg that he and Trey Parker plan to expand the world of South Park by using the movies as an opportunity to introduce new characters and concepts.

South Park has been on the air for more than 20 seasons since its debut in 1997. During its run, it’s garnered a number of awards including five Emmys and a Peabody award in 2005.

Star Wars: The Bad Batch renewed for Season 2 at Disney+

Disney+ has officially renewed Lucasfilm’s latest sci-fi animated series Star Wars: The Bad Batch for a second season, which has been slated to debut in 2022. The announcement comes just ahead of the first season’s finale.

The series follows the elite and experimental clones of the Bad Batch and their young charge, Omega — as they find their way in a rapidly changing galaxy in the immediate aftermath of the Clone War. Members of Bad Batch – a unique squad of clones who vary genetically from their brothers in the Clone Army — each possess a singular exceptional skill which makes them extraordinarily effective soldiers and a formidable crew. In the post-Clone War era, they will take on daring mercenary missions as they struggle to stay afloat and find new purpose.

Street Fighter’s Cammy and Guile join Fortnite

Fortnite is getting two more characters from Street Fighter. Epic Games has announced that Guile and Cammy are coming to the game as unique outfits that players can buy from the in-game store.

Guile will come with his signature costume as well as an alternate outfit that puts him in a black tank top and shorts. He’ll also get an emote and K.O. back bling. Meanwhile, Cammy comes with her classic costume and an alternate called Tactical Cammy. Cammy will also have a Borealis Backer back bling, and an emote. Buying the bundle with both characters will also unlock a loading screen with them teaming up for a fight, as well as some harvesting tools, and a jet glider.

This is the second Street Fighter duo to make their way to Epic’s battle royale game after Chun-Li and Ryu were released earlier this year. Both skins will be available in the Fortnite in-game item shop on August 7th.

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Marvel’s What If, Xolo Maridueña cast as Blue Beetle, & Colin Jost writing TMNT movie – 2021-08-04

Marvel’s What If…? will have nine episode seasons

Back in December of 2019, Marvel’s Kevin Feige revealed that Season 1 of the animated series What If…? would consist of 10 episodes and that a second season of 10 was already in pre-production. However, as a result of the pandemic, their production schedule took a hit. Now, executive producer Brad Winderbaum has confirmed that both Seasons 1 and 2 of the upcoming show will each be 9 episodes long, with each episode targeted for a roughly 30-minute runtime.

It’s also been known that Chadwick Boseman’s final performance for the MCU will be heard in the series. However, Winderbaum has confirmed that he’ll be heard even more than we originally thought, as the late actor is set to appear in four different episodes as different versions of his character.

Marvel’s What If…? premieres on Disney+ on Wednesday, August 11.

Xolo Maridueña cast as lead in Blue Beetle movie

Cobra Kai star Xolo Maridueña has officially been cast to star in HBO Max, Warner Bros., and DC Films upcoming Blue Beetle movie.

In DC Comics, Blue Beetle is the superhero alter ego used by three different heroes, but the film will focus on Mexican-American teenager Jaime Reyes, the third character to assume the Blue Beetle mantle.

Reyes discovered the Blue Beetle scarab on the way home from school with two of his best friends, half-buried in a vacant lot. He took the scarab home, curious as to what it might be. That night, the scarab came alive, and grafted itself to the base of Jaime’s spine, and provided him with a suit of extraterrestrial armor which can be modified to enhance his speed and strength, as well as to create weapons, wings and shields.

Maridueña currently stars as Miguel Diaz in the Netflix original series “Cobra Kai,” the continuation of the “Karate Kid” franchise, the fourth season of which will premiere in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Casey and Colin Jost are writing a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie for Paramount

Deadline is reporting that brothers Casey and Colin Jost are co-writing a brand new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie for Paramount Pictures.

The untitled, live-action movie is separate from the CGI-animated film that Seth Rogen is producing for Paramount and Nickelodeon.

Like the past two installments, plot details are being kept under wraps outside of the film revolving around everyone’s favorite pizza-eating, nunchuck-swinging, life-sized turtles.

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Alex Kurtzman’s Star Trek future, Horizon Forbidden West delayed, & Flash Gordon movie – 2021-08-02

Alex Kurtzman will continue producing Star Trek shows through 2026

CBS Studios has signed a deal that will have Alex Kurtzman and his Secret Hideout unit exclusively producing shows for Paramount+ and other platforms through 2026. He’ll continue to lead Star Trek efforts for the next six years.

Kurtzman has no less than six Star Trek shows underway, including existing productions Discovery, Picard, and Lower Decks as well as upcoming efforts like Strange New Worlds, Prodigy, and the currently unnamed Section 31 spinoff. He’s also responsible for Showtime offerings like the upcoming The Man Who Fell to Earth TV remake, and has Secret Hideout working on projects like a Stephen King short story adaptation of “The New York Times at Special Bargain Rates.”

It’s not surprising that CBS would pay a premium for Kurtzman as a result. While he’s not the only one creating well-known shows for Paramount+, losing him and Secret Hideout would risk leaving a giant gap in CBS’ streaming strategy. The risk, of course, is that CBS is further tying its fate to one person and one production company — Paramount+ might be in a tough spot if there are ever major problems with Kurtzman’s shows.

Horizon Forbidden West delayed to 2022

According to Bloomberg, PlayStation fans will have to wait until 2022 to play Horizon Forbidden West. The outlet reports the company has delayed its next big PS5 and PS4 exclusive to next year, pushing it back from its current 2021 holiday release timeframe.

If Sony does in fact delay Forbidden West, it won’t be the only first-party exclusive to miss its previously announced 2021 release date. Earlier in the year, the company delayed both Gran Turismo 7 and the next God of War entry to 2022.

Taika Waititi’s animated Flash Gordon movie is now live-action

Two years ago, Taika Waititi was hired to take a crack at an animated Flash Gordon movie, but in a recent interview timed to the release of Disney’s Jungle Cruise, producer John Davis told Collider that the project is now being developed as a live-action film.

“Taika is writing it. It was a movie that was a huge influence on him growing up. It is one of his favorite movies. He initially said to me, ‘Let’s do it animated.’ I said, ‘Okay.’ Then we got into it and started developing it and he said, ‘No, let’s do it live-action.’ I said, ‘Even better.'”

Disney and 20th Century Studios originally hired Waititi to update Flash Gordon in 2019. Back then, it was reported that Taika was only going to “crack” the film. However, Davis indicated that Waititi is now writing the script and driving the project forward.

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Jodie Whittaker to exit Doctor Who, Sweet Tooth renewed, & Stray gameplay details – 2021-07-30

Jodie Whittaker and Chris Chibnall to leave Doctor Who in 2022

Jodie Whittaker, the first woman to play The Doctor will bow out in Fall 2022, along with showrunner Chris Chibnall.

Chibnall is currently writing and producing the next series of Doctor Who, which will air later this year. It will be followed by three specials, the first of which will be broadcast on New Year’s Day, with another later in Spring 2022, and finally a feature-length special in Fall 2022 where the Doctor will regenerate once more.

In a statement, Whittaker said, “In 2017 I opened my glorious gift box of size 13 shoes. I could not have guessed the brilliant adventures, worlds and wonders I was to see in them. My heart is so full of love for this show, for the team who make it, for the fans who watch it and for what it has brought to my life.”

Chibnall added in a statement of his own, “Jodie and I made a “three series and out” pact with each other at the start of this once-in-a-lifetime blast. So now our shift is done, and we’re handing back the TARDIS keys. Jodie’s magnificent, iconic Doctor has exceeded all our high expectations. She’s been the gold standard leading actor, shouldering the responsibility of being the first female Doctor with style, strength, warmth, generosity, and humor. She captured the public imagination and continues to inspire adoration around the world, as well as from everyone on the production.”

Speculation will now turn to who Whittaker’s replacement might be, as Doctor Who approaches its 60th anniversary in 2023.

Sweet Tooth renewed for a second season at Netflix

Netflix has officially renewed the hit fantasy series adaptation of Sweet Tooth for a second season, after nearly two months since it made its debut. The second season will consist of eight, one-hour episodes.

Based on Jeff Lemire’s DC Comics series, Sweet Tooth is described as a family-friendly storybook adventure. The show centers around Gus — part deer, part boy — who leaves his home in the forest to find the outside world ravaged by a cataclysmic event. He joins a ragtag family of humans and animal-children hybrids like himself, searching for answers about this new world and the mystery behind his hybrid origins.

Cyberpunk cat game Stray will arrive in early 2022

Developer BlueTwelve Studio has released a nearly 4-minute gameplay trailer for their cyberpunk cat adventure, Stray.

In the opening moments of Stray, the feline protagonist finds himself injured and separated from his family. Gameplay involves using his physical abilities as a cat to navigate the environment and solve puzzles.

You’ll also team up with a helpful drone companion named B-12, who will interact with objects in the world, communicate with the city’s robotic inhabitants, and store precious items that you find during your journey. But above all, B-12 is a friendly being with a mysterious story – learning about his past as his relationship with the cat evolves is a key element to this adventure.

An adventure game at its core, not everything will be explained clearly, so it will be up to the most attentive and insightful players to figure out what exactly this place is, who these inhabitants and creatures are, and the story and purpose of this beguiling world in which we’re immersed as the cat journeys to return to his family.

Stray is coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Windows PC sometime in early 2022.

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Pokemon live-action Netflix series, Dexter: New Blood, & Vince McMahon series – 2021-07-28

Live-action Pokemon series in development at Netflix

According to Variety, a new Pokemon series is in early development at Netflix.

As the project is still in its early days, no details are available about the plot. However, sources say that Joe Henderson is attached to write and executive produce. Henderson currently serves as co-showrunner and executive producer on the popular Netflix series “Lucifer,” which is preparing to air its sixth and final season at the streamer.

Sources also say that the project would be a live-action series similar to the Detective Pikachu film starring Ryan Reynolds and Justice Smith that was released in 2019.

The move to develop an original Netflix Pokemon series comes as the streamer has made itself the home to multiple existing Pokemon shows, including “Pokemon: Indigo League” and “Pokemon Journeys” among others. The streamer has also been making a strong push into anime in recent years, having previously announced original series based on “Far Cry,” “Splinter Cell,” and “Terminator”, while also moving into more live-action adaptations of anime titles as well, including the upcoming “Cowboy Bebop” and “One Piece” live-action shows.

Dexter: New Blood limited series release date revealed

During Dexter’s Comic-Con@Home panel for the upcoming special event series, now officially titled Dexter: New Blood, a sneak peek trailer was released teasing the return of the Dark Passenger. The limited series will premiere on Showtime on Sunday, November 7th.

Set 10 years after Dexter went missing in the eye of Hurricane Laura, the series finds him living under an assumed name, Jim Lindsay, in the small town of Iron Lake, New York. Dexter may be embracing his new life, but in the wake of unexpected events in this close-knit community, his Dark Passenger beckons.

Joining Hall, the cast also includes Julia Jones, Alano Miller, Johnny Sequoyah, Jack Alcott, and Clancy Brown. It was recently revealed that Jennifer Carpenter and John Lithgow will be reprising their roles as Debra Morgan and the Trinity Killer, respectively.

Reuniting Hall with original series showrunner Clyde Phillips, Dexter: New Blood is currently in production on 10 one-hour episodes in Western Massachusetts.

Vince McMahon limited series in the works from WWE & Blumhouse

Blumhouse Television has officially teamed up with WWE to develop a brand new scripted series titled The United States of America vs. Vince McMahon. The series will be centered around the 90s steroids case where McMahon was accused by the government of giving steroids to wrestlers.

McMahon has been at the helm of WWE for approximately four decades. During that time, he oversaw the expansion of the company into the dominant force in professional wrestling, bringing it to a national audience with an immense cultural impact. In addition to working behind the scenes, he began appearing onscreen as the Mr. McMahon character in the mid-1990s, famously feuding with top star Stone Cold Steve Austin among others.

In 1994, the U.S. government indicted McMahon for allegedly supplying anabolic steroids to WWE talent. McMahon, with his liberty at stake, two school-aged children at home, and WWE on the brink of bankruptcy, refused to take a plea deal. Ultimately, McMahon stood trial and was acquitted unanimously by a jury of his peers and went on to build the WWE into a multi-billion-dollar empire.

Blumhouse Television President Chris McCumber said, “We have a dramatic, riveting saga – one that’s crazier than fiction – that will appeal to the cross-section of Blumhouse and WWE fans. To say I’m thrilled about collaborating again with WWE is an understatement.”