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Viola Davis To Star In Paramount+ Thriller Series ‘Ascent’ From ‘Penny Dreadful’ Creator John Logan
Paramount+ has greenlit Ascent, a thriller series with Viola Davis attached to star and created by John Logan. Davis also executive produces through her JuVee Productions banner alongside Logan, who serves as showrunner, and Michael Aguilar. Production begins in Los Angeles in 2027. According to the official description, the series is “a character-driven thriller set in…
‘Violent Night 2’ Drops Its Trailer With David Harbour, And Kristen Bell’s Mrs. Claus Has Arrived
Universal Pictures has released the trailer for Violent Night 2, with David Harbour returning as Santa Claus and Kristen Bell making her franchise debut as Mrs. Claus. According to the official description, the sequel finds Santa “suits up again to take on a ruthless gangster (Jared Harris) terrorizing the merchants of the Silver Bell Mall. But…
‘Hercule’ Series At BBC/BritBox Adds 10 Including Calvin Demba, James D’Arcy, Rebecca Rittenhouse And Mawaan Rizwan
BritBox and the BBC have announced additional cast members for Hercule, the series following Agatha Christie’s iconic Belgian detective, with 10 new cast members joining previously announced lead Edward Bluemel. The series begins filming soon, primarily in Liverpool. Joining Bluemel are Henry Ashton, James D’Arcy, Calvin Demba, Phil Dunning, Jack Gleeson, Tamsin Greig, James Nesbitt, Guy…
Jessica Alba And Lizzy Mathis Return In ‘Honest Renovations’ Season 4 Trailer
The Roku Channel has released the trailer for Season 4 of Honest Renovations, with Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis returning to transform homes for struggling families. The three-episode season debuts this month. According to the official description, the series finds best friends Alba and Mathis “on a mission to fix that, transforming houses that have stopped…
Jharrel Jerome To Play Mahershala Ali’s Son In ‘Task’ As HBO Fills Out Season 2 Cast
HBO’s Task has added Jharrel Jerome, Bethlehem Million, Tim Blake Nelson, Brían F. O’Byrne, Kevin Dunn and Andrew Russel to its Season 2 cast, with Silvia Dionicio also returning. Deadline exclusively reported the news. According to the official description, Season 2 finds Tom Brandis (Mark Ruffalo) taking “the helm of a new task force, but the deeper…
Jaafar Jackson Books Role Opposite Will Smith And AnnaSophia Robb In Amazon MGM’s ‘Supermax’ As First Post-‘Michael’ Role
Jaafar Jackson has joined the cast of Supermax, the Amazon MGM Studios and Miramax action thriller. Deadline exclusively broke the news. Jackson joins previously announced stars Will Smith and AnnaSophia Robb. The details of his role are being kept under wraps, though it is described as pivotal to the film’s central plot, per Deadline. As previously…