Netflix Orders Seasons Two and Three of ‘Vikings: Valhalla’

From Netflix: Netflix has confirmed a Second and Third season of Vikings: Valhalla. Production of Season Two has wrapped, with the series expected to return to Netflix audiences around the world in 2023.  Season Three begins production this spring.  [The drama series was previously announced as a 24-episode pickup, this announcement confirms a total of […]

INSP To Air Special on the West’s Most Famous Animal

From INSP: Cable network INSP today announced that its new Western historical docudrama Buffalo Keepers will premiere on the network on May 7th, 2022, in its Saturday afternoon block.  The one-hour special chronicles the history of the American buffalo, from its place as a national symbol to near extinction and ultimately its last-minute rescue by Native Americans and […]

AMC Networks Orders Drama ‘The Driver’ With Giancarlo Esposito

From AMC Networks: AMC Networks has greenlit a new dramatic series for 2023 starring Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul), The Driver. Produced by AMC Studios, in association with A+E Studios and Thruline Entertainment, The Driver will have a six-episode first season and premiere next year on AMC+ and AMC. Sunu Gonera (Class of 09) and Danny Brocklehurst (The […]

Netflix Orders Shondaland Murder-Mystery Drama ‘The Residence’

Netflix has announced a series order for Shondaland’s “The Residence”, a murder-mystery drama from Showrunner/Executive Producer Paul William Davies and Executive Producers Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers as part of their overall deal with Netflix. The upcoming series is loosely based on Kate Andersen Brower’s book “The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White […]

IMDb TV Picks Up Second Season of ‘Judy Justice’

From Amazon: Justice always prevails! IMDb TV, Amazon’s free streaming service, announced today a second-season order of Judy Justice. Helmed by Judge Judy Sheindlin, the program launched on the service in November 2021, and has grown to be IMDb TV’s number-one original program in first streams and hours watched, with customers viewing more than 25 […]

USA Network Orders Adventure Series ‘Mud, Sweat and Beards’

From USA Network: It’s game on, mother nature! This spring, USA Network will embark into the great outdoors with its four-part adventure series “Mud, Sweat and Beards,” premiering on Monday, April 4 at 11pm ET/PT, immediately following “WWE Raw.” On each episode of this all-new show, world-class wilderness experts and real-life best friends Donny Dust and Ray Livingston […]

Disney+ Orders ‘The Muppets Mayem’

From Disney+: Disney+ announced “The Muppets Mayhem,” a comedy series starring the world-famous Muppets, has been greenlit. The series will take audiences on a music-filled journey as, at long last, The Electric Mayhem Band records its first ever album.  Lilly Singh (“A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” “Dollface.”) will play the (human) lead role of […]

2022 Spirit Awards: And the Winners Were…

Press Release: Film Independent handed out top honors this afternoon at the 37th Film Independent Spirit Awards ceremony on the beach in Santa Monica. Hosted by comedy power couple Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman, the ceremony was broadcast live on IFC and AMC+ at 5:00pm ET and will air on the West Coast at 5:00pm […]

NBC Orders Adventure Reality Program ‘Million Dollar Island’

From NBC: NBC has teamed with Studio Lambert to produce Talpa’s new adventure reality show “Million Dollar Island (wt).” “Million Dollar Island” is a high-stakes social experiment in which 100 contestants must forge friendships and build alliances as they plot to stay on a remote desert island for up to 50 days and compete to win their share […]