TV News: Catherine Hardwicke Signs On to Direct First Two Episodes of New USA Network Thriller “Eyewitness”

TV News: Catherine Hardwicke Signs On to Direct First Two Episodes of New USA Network Thriller "Eyewitness" 1

USA Network has tapped Catherine Hardwicke (“Twilight,” “Miss You Already”) to direct the first two episodes of the new drama series EYEWITNESS. From Universal Cable Productions (UCP), the US adaptation of the successful Norwegian crime thriller (original title “Øyevitne”) explores a grisly crime from the point of view of the eyewitness. Scott Peters (“V,” “THE 4400”) joins Adi Hasak (Creator, “Shades of Blue”) and Jarl Emsell Larsen as Executive Producer. Peters will also direct multiple episodes of the 10-episode series. The drama will be adapted for American television by Hasak.

TV NEWS: New Late-Night Sketch Comedy Series PARTY OVER HERE to Premiere Saturday, March 12, on FOX

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New Late-Night Sketch Comedy Series PARTY OVER HERE to Premiere Saturday, March 12, on FOX.

Joel McHale and Danny Pudi Guest Star on Tomorrow’s Episode of Dr. Ken

Joel McHale and Danny Pudi Guest Star on Tomorrow's Episode of <i>Dr. Ken</i> 2

Six seasons and a guest spot? While it isn’t the movie Community fans are hoping for, Joel McHale and Danny Pudi reunite to guest star on tomorrow’s entertaining episode of Dr Ken, “Dave’s Valentine.”

Video: Coldplay Rocks the Valentine’s Day Episode of HAWAII FIVE-O Feb 12

Video: Coldplay Rocks the Valentine's Day Episode of <i>HAWAII FIVE-O</i> Feb 12 3

HAWAII FIVE-0 will feature four songs from Grammy Award-winning band Coldplay in their Valentine’s Day episode, to be broadcast Friday, Feb. 12 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. The songs, all from the band’s latest album A Head Full of Dreams, include “Adventure of a Lifetime,” “Amazing Day,” “Birds” and “Everglow.”

*UPDATED* Casting News: Jason Patric and Djimon Hounsou Joins Season Two of WAYWARD PINES Airing Summer 2016 on Fox

*UPDATED* Casting News: Jason Patric and Djimon Hounsou Joins Season Two of <i>WAYWARD PINES</i> Airing Summer 2016 on Fox 4

Jason Patric (“Rush,” “Narc”) has been cast in a leading role in WAYWARD PINES, the hit psychological thriller event series returning for a second season this summer on FOX. Patric will portray DR. THEO YEDLIN, a confident, driven surgeon whose leadership skills will prove invaluable to the residents of Wayward Pines.

TV News: Syfy Greenlights Futuristic Thriller INCORPORATED to Series

TV News: Syfy Greenlights Futuristic Thriller <i>INCORPORATED</i> to Series 5

Syfy announced it has greenlit to series INCORPORATED, a futuristic thriller from Matt Damon, Ben Affleck & Jennifer Todd’s Pearl Street Films, CBS Television Studios and Universal Cable Productions. The 13-episode first season of the new drama series is expected to premiere on Syfy in Fall 2016. Set in a near future where corporations have unlimited power, INCORPORATED centers around Ben Larson (Sean Teale, “Reign”), a young executive who conceals his true identity to infiltrate a very dangerous corporate world to save the woman he loves. But he’ll soon learn that he’s not the only one whose secrets may have deadly consequences.

TV News: Lifetime New Original Movie THE REAL MVP: The Wanda Pratt Story Set to Premiere May 7

TV News: Lifetime New Original Movie <i>THE REAL MVP: The Wanda Pratt Story</i> Set to Premiere May 7 6

Lifetime continues its partnership with Academy Award nominated, Golden Globe, Grammy, SAG and Emmy Award winner Queen Latifah, Shakim Compere and their Flavor Unit team to bring the inspiring true story of Wanda Pratt, a single mom who struggled and sacrificed to raise her two sons Tony and Kevin Durant, in the Lifetime Original Movie The Real MVP: The Wanda Pratt Story (working title). Named 2014’s NBA Most Valuable Player, Kevin captured the hearts of the nation with a speech dedicated to Wanda for all she has done to get him there. Executive produced by Queen Latifah, Shakim Compere and Wanda Pratt, production on the two-hour film is currently underway in Vancouver. Set to premiere in celebration of Mother’s Day this year, The Real MVP: The Wanda Pratt Story is produced by A+E Studios.

USA Network Renews Colony for a Second Season

USA Network Renews <i>Colony</i> for a Second Season 7

It says a lot when a network renews a series for a second season before it’s even halfway through its first. That’s what has happened for Colony, USA Network’s exciting, dramatic series starring Josh Holloway and Sarah Wayne Callies.

Tony Shalhoub to Join Cast of CBS’ New Comic Thriller BrainDead

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Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actor Tony Shalhoub has joined the cast of “BrainDead,” a new comic-thriller set in the world of Washington, D.C. politics, to be broadcast in summer 2016.

TV NEWS: Seal Cast as Pontius Pilate in The Passion Airing Sunday, March 20 on FOX

TV NEWS: Seal Cast as Pontius Pilate in <i>The Passion</i> Airing Sunday, March 20 on FOX 8

Grammy Award-winning recording artist and singer/songwriter Seal has
been cast in the role of Pontius Pilate in THE PASSION, a two-hour epic
musical event airing LIVE from New Orleans on Palm Sunday, March 20
(8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.

Suits – “Live to Fight” Recap. A Look in the Mirror.

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The case against Mike (Patrick J. Adams) gets personal for Donna (Sarah Rafferty) when an incident from her family’s past resurfaces, putting Donna’s loyalty in question.

The CW’s The Flash to Cross Over With CBS’s Supergirl

The CW's <i>The Flash</i> to Cross Over With CBS's <i>Supergirl</i> 10

The Flash is speeding to National City! THE FLASH star Grant Gustin, in his role of Barry Allen/The Flash, will cross over to SUPERGIRL in an episode to be broadcast Monday, March 28 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

New Smithsonian Channel™ Docu-Series, Alaska Aircrash Investigations, Goes BTS with the NTSB on March 13

New Smithsonian Channel™ Docu-Series, <i>Alaska Aircrash Investigations</i>, Goes BTS with the NTSB on March 13 11

The new Smithsonian Channel series, ALASKA AIRCRASH INVESTIGATIONS, goes behind-the-scenes with unprecedented access to the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) Alaska “Go Team.” For the first time, The NTSB has allowed a television crew to follow its Alaska unit as it investigates the more than 125 crashes that occur in the state every year. The series, comprised of six hour-long episodes, premieres Sunday, March 13 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

Casting News: Annaleigh Ashford Joins the Cast of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW

Casting News: Annaleigh Ashford Joins the Cast of <i>THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW</> 12

Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford (“Sylvia,” “You Can’t Take It With You,” “Masters of Sex”) has been cast as COLUMBIA, the castle’s feisty live-in groupie, in the two-hour television event THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, airing this fall on FOX. Ashford joins previously announced cast members Laverne Cox (Dr. Frank-N-Furter, “Orange is the New Black”), Victoria Justice (Janet, “Victorious”), Ryan McCartan (Brad, “Liv & Maddie,” “Heathers: the Musical”), Adam Lambert (Eddie, “Glee”), Reeve Carney (Riff Raff, “Penny Dreadful,” “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark”), Staz Nair (Rocky, “Game of Thrones”) and Tim Curry, the original Frank-N-Furter, who returns as the show’s Criminologist Narrator.

*UPDATED* Video: The Originals “Wild at Heart” Trailer & Scene

*UPDATED* Video: <i>The Originals</i> "Wild at Heart" Trailer & Scene 13

The monster within Cami is unleashed on a new episode of The Originals Friday at 9/8c on The CW!

Grimm – “Eve of Destruction” Review. Who’s That Girl?

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After more than a month hiatus, Grimm returns with an all new episode “Eve of Destruction.” Originally titled “The Return,” and also set to air last week on January 22, Grimm writers and producers seem to have taken their time with the reintroduction of Bitsie Tulloch back into the series. I never believed Juliette (Tulloch) had died but what transpired in “Wesen Nacht,” coupled with her surprise “Eve of Destruction,” sets the stage for an all too intriguing episode.

Black Sails — “XX” Recap. Amor Fati.

<i>Black Sails</i> — “XX” Recap. Amor Fati. 15

It’s a matter of life and death for many characters in this latest episode of Black Sails. From Captain Flint’s (Toby Stephens) suicide mission to Eleanor Guthrie’s (Hannah New) triumphant return to reclaim what she deems her legacy—Nassau, “XX” is every bit as suspenseful and dramatic as the third season premiere, “XIX.”

TV News: E! Green lights Second Scripted Series The Arrangement *UPDATED* with Premiere Date

TV News: E! Green lights Second Scripted Series <i>The Arrangement </i> *UPDATED* with Premiere Date 16

E! announced today the network’s second scripted series “The Arrangement,” a Cinderella story for modern times with a dark and complicated Hollywood twist. Produced by Universal Cable Productions, the 10 episode one-hour series stars Josh Henderson (“Dallas”), Christine Evangelista (“Chicago Fire”), Michael Vartan (“Alias”) and Lexa Doig (“Continuum”). The pilot was written by Jonathan Abrahams (“Mad Men”), who will serve as executive producer on the series.

TV Promo: Arrow – Target Trailer

TV Promo: <i>Arrow</i> – Target Trailer 17

Justice hits its target every Wednesday with new episodes of Arrow at 8/7c.

Grace Gummer Cast as Mr. Robot Series Regular

Grace Gummer Cast as <i>Mr. Robot</i> Series Regular 18

Grace Gummer (“Extant”) has been cast as a series regular in the highly anticipated second season of USA Network’s critically-acclaimed drama series MR. ROBOT.

Casting News: Starz and FreemantleMedia’s AMERICAN GODS Cast Ricky Whittle as Shadow Moon

Casting News: Starz and FreemantleMedia's <i>AMERICAN GODS</i> Cast Ricky Whittle as Shadow Moon 19

Starz and FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) announced that Ricky Whittle (“The 100,” “Austenland”) has been cast as Shadow Moon in the upcoming adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed contemporary fantasy novel, American Gods. The series will begin shooting in April.
Neil Gaiman said, “I’m thrilled that Ricky has been cast as Shadow. His auditions were remarkable. The process of taking a world out of the pages of a book, and putting it onto the screen has begun. American Gods is, at its heart, a book about immigrants, and it seems perfectly appropriate that Shadow will, like so much else, be Coming to America. I’m delighted Ricky will get to embody Shadow. Now the fun starts.”

TV News: Fox to Air Inaugural ELECTRONIC MUSIC AWARDS and FOUNDATION Show On April 23

TV News: Fox to Air Inaugural ELECTRONIC MUSIC AWARDS and FOUNDATION Show On April 23 20

Los Angeles-based production company TV4 Entertainment, electronic music luminary Paul Oakenfold and Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) today announced a partnership to create and broadcast the inaugural ELECTRONIC MUSIC AWARDS & FOUNDATION show, to air Saturday, April 23 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Filming on April 14 at the SLS Hotel in Los Angeles, the first-ever Electronic Music Awards & Foundation (EMAF) show will feature electronic music’s leading artists, creatives, executives and visionaries (to be announced).

Suits – “Blowback” Retrospective. Club Fed.

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When we last saw Mike (Patrick J. Adams), he was being perp walked through Pearson Specter Litt after being arrested for conspiracy to commit fraud. Will Harvey (Gabriel Macht) be able to find a way to get Mike out of this legal mess? Meanwhile, everyone wants to know who sold Mike out.

TV NEWS: Jencarlos Canela Cast as Jesus Christ and Chris Daughtry to Play Judas in THE PASSION, Airing Sunday, March 20, on FOX

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Inspirational Live Television Event Airs Palm Sunday, March 20, on FOX.

TV News: Smithsonian Channels’ Lion Whisperer Kevin Richardson Returns In PREDATOR ROAD TRIP Special Feb 24

TV News: Smithsonian Channels' Lion Whisperer Kevin Richardson Returns In <i>PREDATOR ROAD TRIP</i> Special Feb 24 22

He’s called the “Lion Whisperer” because he shares an extraordinary bond with Africa’s most fearsome predators. Now Kevin Richardson faces his biggest challenge yet – a battle to transport 27 lions, 4 black leopards and 14 hyenas to a new home, a sanctuary on the edge of the Dinokeng Game Reserve in South Africa. Smithsonian Channel follows Richardson and the move in a new special airing in two-parts, PREDATOR ROAD TRIP: BACKSEAT LIONS, premiering Wednesday, February 24 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, and PREDATOR ROAD TRIP: HYENA BREAKOUT on Wednesday, March 2 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

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