Netflix has given the green light to The Beast In Me, a limited series headlined and executive produced by Claire Danes. In addition to Danes, the mystery thriller project, created, written and executive produced by Gabe Rotter, is executive produced by Jodie Foster, Conan O’Brien via Conaco and Homeland co-creator/executive producer Howard Gordon who will serve as showrunner, reuniting with the acclaimed series’ star/executive producer Danes. 20th Television is the studio; Gordon is no longer under a deal at Sony Pictures TV, which explains his involvement.
The surprising mix of big names attached to the series reflects its long, twisty path to the screen — indicative of how hard it often is to get a show made — which we will get into in a bit. The story may also inspire aspiring writers not to give up.
Gabe Rotter, photo by Lewis Abel
In The Beast In Me, since the...
The surprising mix of big names attached to the series reflects its long, twisty path to the screen — indicative of how hard it often is to get a show made — which we will get into in a bit. The story may also inspire aspiring writers not to give up.
Gabe Rotter, photo by Lewis Abel
In The Beast In Me, since the...
- 3/28/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has ordered the limited series “The Beast in Me” with Claire Danes set to star, Variety has learned.
The series hails from writer Gabe Rotter, with Howard Gordon attached to serve as showrunner. The series reunites Gordon and Danes, as they previously worked together on the hit Showtime series “Homeland.” Danes starred in the series, which Gordon co-created and executive produced.
The official logline for “The Beast in Me” states, “Since the tragic death of her young son, acclaimed author Aggie Wiggs (Danes) has receded from public life, unable to write, a ghost of her former self. But she finds an unlikely subject for a new book when the house next door is bought by Nile Sheldon, a famed and formidable real estate mogul who was once the prime suspect in his wife’s disappearance. At once horrified and fascinated by this man, Aggie finds herself compulsively hunting for...
The series hails from writer Gabe Rotter, with Howard Gordon attached to serve as showrunner. The series reunites Gordon and Danes, as they previously worked together on the hit Showtime series “Homeland.” Danes starred in the series, which Gordon co-created and executive produced.
The official logline for “The Beast in Me” states, “Since the tragic death of her young son, acclaimed author Aggie Wiggs (Danes) has receded from public life, unable to write, a ghost of her former self. But she finds an unlikely subject for a new book when the house next door is bought by Nile Sheldon, a famed and formidable real estate mogul who was once the prime suspect in his wife’s disappearance. At once horrified and fascinated by this man, Aggie finds herself compulsively hunting for...
- 3/28/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Ron Nyswaner will soon be traveling to New York to reunite with his Writers Guild of America East fellows for a grand occasion. The Oscar-nominated screenwriter, producer and showrunner has been selected to receive the Walter Bernstein Award at the 76th Writers Guild Awards at New York’s Edison Ballroom on April 14.
The honor — named after the late screenwriter who was blacklisted for his political views only to persevere and get his career back on track with such credits as Fail-Safe, Semi-Tough and Yanks — is presented to writers “who have demonstrated with creativity, grace and bravery a willingness to confront social injustice in the face of adversity,” per the organization.
Nyswaner has been doing that for pretty much his entire career. A prime example is Jonathan Demme’s 1993 film Philadelphia. Penned by Nyswaner, the Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington-starrer was the first major Hollywood film to dramatize the real-world...
The honor — named after the late screenwriter who was blacklisted for his political views only to persevere and get his career back on track with such credits as Fail-Safe, Semi-Tough and Yanks — is presented to writers “who have demonstrated with creativity, grace and bravery a willingness to confront social injustice in the face of adversity,” per the organization.
Nyswaner has been doing that for pretty much his entire career. A prime example is Jonathan Demme’s 1993 film Philadelphia. Penned by Nyswaner, the Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington-starrer was the first major Hollywood film to dramatize the real-world...
- 3/14/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Steven Lightfoot Developing ‘Scot Harvath’ Books For Sony Pictures Television Under New Overall Deal
Exclusive: Steven Lightfoot has been tapped to develop a series adaptation of the Scot Harvath books from New York Times bestseller Brad Thor, under a relatively fresh overall deal with Sony Pictures Television that has previously gone unreported, Deadline has learned.
We’re told that the deal for scripted drama development across cable and streaming came together last year, ahead of the WGA strike. As previously reported, Lightfoot is also currently in business with the studio as co-showrunner alongside Oren Uziel of Sony Pictures Television’s untitled Spider-Man Noir series, based on the Marvel comic, for MGM+ and Prime Video.
In addition to scripting the as-yet-untitled Scot Harvath series, Lightfoot is exec producing alongside Thor; the John Wick franchise’s Chad Stahelski and his colleagues Alex Young and Jason Spitz at 87Eleven Entertainment; Shaun Redick & Yvette Yates Redick of Impossible Dream Entertainment; Scott Cross & Sean Cross of Cross Pictures,...
We’re told that the deal for scripted drama development across cable and streaming came together last year, ahead of the WGA strike. As previously reported, Lightfoot is also currently in business with the studio as co-showrunner alongside Oren Uziel of Sony Pictures Television’s untitled Spider-Man Noir series, based on the Marvel comic, for MGM+ and Prime Video.
In addition to scripting the as-yet-untitled Scot Harvath series, Lightfoot is exec producing alongside Thor; the John Wick franchise’s Chad Stahelski and his colleagues Alex Young and Jason Spitz at 87Eleven Entertainment; Shaun Redick & Yvette Yates Redick of Impossible Dream Entertainment; Scott Cross & Sean Cross of Cross Pictures,...
- 3/13/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The growing pantheon of films and TV series inspired by podcasts continues apace with such noteworthy spinoffs as “Homecoming,” “The Dropout” and “WeCrashed” leading the pack.
It doesn’t seem so common in the Spanish language but Spanish podcast producer TrueStory is hoping to change that. The award-winning three-year-old company, operating from the U.S. and Spain, has inked a pact with Spanish production companies Kowalski Films (box office hit “Ocho Apellidos Vascos”) and Feelgood Media (Icíar’s Bollaín’s “Maixabel”) to co-create a podcast of actual events that can later be adapted into audiovisual formats.
To date, titles adapted from Spanish-language podcasts are few, although some have emerged in recent years, led by “El gran apagón” from Podium Podcast, which inspired the Movistar Plus+ series “Offworld” (“Apagón”); “El crimen de la guardia urbana” on Netflix, adapted from Carlos Porta’s podcast “Crims”; and “XRey,” the podcast about former Spanish...
It doesn’t seem so common in the Spanish language but Spanish podcast producer TrueStory is hoping to change that. The award-winning three-year-old company, operating from the U.S. and Spain, has inked a pact with Spanish production companies Kowalski Films (box office hit “Ocho Apellidos Vascos”) and Feelgood Media (Icíar’s Bollaín’s “Maixabel”) to co-create a podcast of actual events that can later be adapted into audiovisual formats.
To date, titles adapted from Spanish-language podcasts are few, although some have emerged in recent years, led by “El gran apagón” from Podium Podcast, which inspired the Movistar Plus+ series “Offworld” (“Apagón”); “El crimen de la guardia urbana” on Netflix, adapted from Carlos Porta’s podcast “Crims”; and “XRey,” the podcast about former Spanish...
- 12/14/2023
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Once the writers strike ended in late September, president of FX Entertainment Nick Grad and his colleagues began to clear their schedules. After a 148-day stoppage, the second longest in Writers Guild of America history, surely there would be a deluge of writers with fresh ideas and new spec scripts coming through, and Grad and team were ready.
But here we are, nearly two and a half months later, and that deluge never came. Not for those FX executives, or, as an informal survey of the television industry suggests, their rivals across the landscape. “It’s eerie, nobody’s buying anything,” says one top producer, echoing a chorus of sources who express surprise at how quiet the marketplace has been since Hollywood’s writers went back to work.
Everybody seems to have a theory, of course. Some are adamant that writers took the “pencils down” mandate more seriously during this...
But here we are, nearly two and a half months later, and that deluge never came. Not for those FX executives, or, as an informal survey of the television industry suggests, their rivals across the landscape. “It’s eerie, nobody’s buying anything,” says one top producer, echoing a chorus of sources who express surprise at how quiet the marketplace has been since Hollywood’s writers went back to work.
Everybody seems to have a theory, of course. Some are adamant that writers took the “pencils down” mandate more seriously during this...
- 12/7/2023
- by Lacey Rose and Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Taylor Sheridan has created the upcoming spy thriller TV series ‘Special Ops: Lioness’ the plot of which finds a female Marine being tasked with befriending a suspected terrorist’s daughter as the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency terrorist is surveilling the terrorist.
Zoe Saldaña, Laysla De Oliveira, Nicole Kidman, Morgan Freeman, and Michael Kelly are the main cast cast members of the series. The first season of the series is set to be released on Paramount+ on July 23, 2023.
Following is a list of other television series that you might want to give a try if you are intrigued by the plot of ‘Special Ops: Lioness’.
Top 10 Television Series Like Special Ops: Lioness! Homeland – Number of Seasons: 8 IndieWire
Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon developed the American espionage thriller series that is based on ‘Prisoners of War’, an Israeli series created by Gideon Raff.
The plot focuses on CIA operative Carrie Mathison...
Zoe Saldaña, Laysla De Oliveira, Nicole Kidman, Morgan Freeman, and Michael Kelly are the main cast cast members of the series. The first season of the series is set to be released on Paramount+ on July 23, 2023.
Following is a list of other television series that you might want to give a try if you are intrigued by the plot of ‘Special Ops: Lioness’.
Top 10 Television Series Like Special Ops: Lioness! Homeland – Number of Seasons: 8 IndieWire
Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon developed the American espionage thriller series that is based on ‘Prisoners of War’, an Israeli series created by Gideon Raff.
The plot focuses on CIA operative Carrie Mathison...
- 12/1/2023
- by Suvechchha Saha
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The upcoming thriller drama TV series ‘The Irrational’ follows a world-renowned human behavior professor Alec Baker who uses his unique skill of human behaviour to solve high-stakes cases of government, corporation, and law enforcement.
American actor Jesse L. Martin has been cast in the role of Alec Baker in the series. It is scheduled to be released on September 25, 2023.
Following is a list of other thriller TV series that you might be interested in The Irrational.
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Top 10 Television Series Like The Irrational. Mindhunter – Number of Seasons: 2 Digital Spy
Joe Penhall created this psychological crime thriller TV series that is adapted from Mark Olshaker and John E. Douglas’ true crime book of 1995- ‘Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit’.
The plot is set in the late 1970s and follows the origin of the Behavioral Science Unit in the Federal Bureau of Investigation...
American actor Jesse L. Martin has been cast in the role of Alec Baker in the series. It is scheduled to be released on September 25, 2023.
Following is a list of other thriller TV series that you might be interested in The Irrational.
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Top 10 Television Series Like The Irrational. Mindhunter – Number of Seasons: 2 Digital Spy
Joe Penhall created this psychological crime thriller TV series that is adapted from Mark Olshaker and John E. Douglas’ true crime book of 1995- ‘Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit’.
The plot is set in the late 1970s and follows the origin of the Behavioral Science Unit in the Federal Bureau of Investigation...
- 9/3/2023
- by Suvechchha Saha
- https://dailyresearchplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-sam
We won’t get to see Mandy Patinkin’s adorable real-life marriage become a TV show after all.
Showtime has scrapped four series that were in the works, according to The Hollywood Reporter, led by Seasoned, a comedy based on Patinkin and his wife Kathryn Grody’s 43-year marital bond. The comedy, which was first announced last year and earned a six-episode series order at the network, was to star Patinkin and Grody and follow “the delightfully tumultuous relationship and life of a successful, gregarious, deeply committed, slightly insane married couple.”
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Showtime has scrapped four series that were in the works, according to The Hollywood Reporter, led by Seasoned, a comedy based on Patinkin and his wife Kathryn Grody’s 43-year marital bond. The comedy, which was first announced last year and earned a six-episode series order at the network, was to star Patinkin and Grody and follow “the delightfully tumultuous relationship and life of a successful, gregarious, deeply committed, slightly insane married couple.”
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- 6/29/2023
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Showtime will no longer be moving forward with four shows — “Gattaca,” “Seasoned,” “Split” and “Sweetness” — TheWrap can confirm.
The decision not to move forward with “Gattaca” came down to financials, a source familiar with the matter told TheWrap. At present, Showtime is interested in investing more in IP the network owns versus leased IP.
All projects will have the opportunity to be shopped elsewhere.
Little is known about the four projects, which were in development. Alex Gansa was announced to showrun and executive produce “Gattaca,” the TV adaptation of the 1997 sci-fi movie, with Gansa’s partner Howard Gordon executive producing. “Seasoned” was a scripted comedy from Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody that is based on their real-life relationship. “Sweetness” came from writer, director and producer Nick Stoller and Oscar-winner Emerald Fennell and has been described as a “female-driven anthology project.” Even less is known about “Split.”
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The decision not to move forward with “Gattaca” came down to financials, a source familiar with the matter told TheWrap. At present, Showtime is interested in investing more in IP the network owns versus leased IP.
All projects will have the opportunity to be shopped elsewhere.
Little is known about the four projects, which were in development. Alex Gansa was announced to showrun and executive produce “Gattaca,” the TV adaptation of the 1997 sci-fi movie, with Gansa’s partner Howard Gordon executive producing. “Seasoned” was a scripted comedy from Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody that is based on their real-life relationship. “Sweetness” came from writer, director and producer Nick Stoller and Oscar-winner Emerald Fennell and has been described as a “female-driven anthology project.” Even less is known about “Split.”
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- 6/29/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Update: Three months after the Gattaca reboot TV series was first announced comes the news that the project has been scrapped by Showtime. In addition to the Gattaca series, Showtime also axed Seasoned, a comedy inspired by the lives of real-life married couple Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody, as well as Sweetness and Split, two projects that had been in development. Gattaca will have the opportunity to be shopped elsewhere, so it’s possible we may still see the reboot series.
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Gattaca remains one of my favourite movies, but that doesn’t make it immune from receiving the reboot treatment. It’s been reported that Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa, best known for Homeland, are developing a TV series adaptation of the 1997 sci-fi movie for Showtime with Craig Borton (Dallas Buyers Club).
Deals haven’t closed yet, but it’s said that Alex Gansa will serve as showrunner of the...
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Gattaca remains one of my favourite movies, but that doesn’t make it immune from receiving the reboot treatment. It’s been reported that Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa, best known for Homeland, are developing a TV series adaptation of the 1997 sci-fi movie for Showtime with Craig Borton (Dallas Buyers Club).
Deals haven’t closed yet, but it’s said that Alex Gansa will serve as showrunner of the...
- 6/29/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Chris McCarthy continues to slim down Showtime’s content pipeline.
The premium cable network has passed on four projects: the reboot of Gattaca that would have brought Homeland duo Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa back to the Paramount Global outlet as well as Seasoned, the comedy inspired by the lives of married couple Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody that had previously had a series order. Also getting the pass are two projects that had been in development — Split and Sweetness.
Sony Pictures Television, which produces Gattaca and Sweetness, plans to shop both projects.
Showtime declined to comment.
The passes come after Chris McCarthy added oversight of Showtime to his purview last year, giving him control of nearly all of Paramount Global’s linear networks including MTV, Comedy Central and Paramount Network, among others. This week, Showtime programming was folded into Paramount+ in a bid to provide the streamer with the...
The premium cable network has passed on four projects: the reboot of Gattaca that would have brought Homeland duo Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa back to the Paramount Global outlet as well as Seasoned, the comedy inspired by the lives of married couple Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody that had previously had a series order. Also getting the pass are two projects that had been in development — Split and Sweetness.
Sony Pictures Television, which produces Gattaca and Sweetness, plans to shop both projects.
Showtime declined to comment.
The passes come after Chris McCarthy added oversight of Showtime to his purview last year, giving him control of nearly all of Paramount Global’s linear networks including MTV, Comedy Central and Paramount Network, among others. This week, Showtime programming was folded into Paramount+ in a bid to provide the streamer with the...
- 6/29/2023
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Showtime is not moving forward with a number of projects, including a “Gattaca” series adaptation as well as the Mandy Patinkin-led series “Seasoned.”
“Gattaca” was first reported as being in development at Showtime back in March, while “Seasoned” was ordered to series at the network in April. In addition, Showtime is also no longer moving forward on development of the projects “Split” and “Sweetness.”
All of the projects were produced by outside studios, which sources say was the reason they were scrapped. Those studios will all have the option to now shop the projects to other outlets.
This is the latest round of development cuts at Showtime and Paramount as a whole in recent months. Once Chris McCarthy added Showtime to his purview, it was reported in March that Showtime had significantly pared down its development slate. Meanwhile, it was announced earlier this week that Paramount+ was canceling and removing a number of shows,...
“Gattaca” was first reported as being in development at Showtime back in March, while “Seasoned” was ordered to series at the network in April. In addition, Showtime is also no longer moving forward on development of the projects “Split” and “Sweetness.”
All of the projects were produced by outside studios, which sources say was the reason they were scrapped. Those studios will all have the option to now shop the projects to other outlets.
This is the latest round of development cuts at Showtime and Paramount as a whole in recent months. Once Chris McCarthy added Showtime to his purview, it was reported in March that Showtime had significantly pared down its development slate. Meanwhile, it was announced earlier this week that Paramount+ was canceling and removing a number of shows,...
- 6/29/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Showtime has scrapped a number of greenlit originals including the series remake of Gattaca from Homeland co-creators Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa and Seasoned, a comedy starring real-life husband and wife Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody.
It is also not moving forward with two development projects – Sweetness and Split. Sweetness comes from Nick Stoller and Promising Young Woman Oscar winner Emerald Fennell and is a female-driven anthology project. It comes out of Stoller’s overall deal with Sony Pictures TV, which will shop elsewhere. Not much is known about Split.
The move comes after Showtime merged with Paramount+ on the streaming side and follows the cancelation of other series ahead of their debut including Three Women, which moved to Starz, and Ripley, which moved to Netflix.
It is the latest cull as part of a cost-cutting drive across Paramount, following the move to pull a raft of series from its...
It is also not moving forward with two development projects – Sweetness and Split. Sweetness comes from Nick Stoller and Promising Young Woman Oscar winner Emerald Fennell and is a female-driven anthology project. It comes out of Stoller’s overall deal with Sony Pictures TV, which will shop elsewhere. Not much is known about Split.
The move comes after Showtime merged with Paramount+ on the streaming side and follows the cancelation of other series ahead of their debut including Three Women, which moved to Starz, and Ripley, which moved to Netflix.
It is the latest cull as part of a cost-cutting drive across Paramount, following the move to pull a raft of series from its...
- 6/29/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
"Homeland" continues to overshadow most modern entertainment thanks to its fast-paced action, alluring drama, and incredible acting. Starring Claire Danes, Damien Lewis, Mandy Patinkin, Rupert Friend, Morena Baccarin, and Morgan Saylor, the Showtime original series burst onto the air in 2011, capturing all the awards and garnering critical accolades. It faced challenges in its second and third seasons but made a triumphant return, steadily improving over the next four years.
Created by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa, who happily incorporate elements from their other prestigious TV series, such as "24," "Homeland" follows CIA Agent Carrie Mathison (played by Claire Danes) as she attempts to uncover a dangerous secret held by Sgt. Nicholas Brody (played by Damien Lewis), who may or may not be a terrorist. The premise is clever, the writing is smart, and the storytelling is brilliant. "Homeland" goes beyond that and earns points for tackling important current political issues,...
Created by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa, who happily incorporate elements from their other prestigious TV series, such as "24," "Homeland" follows CIA Agent Carrie Mathison (played by Claire Danes) as she attempts to uncover a dangerous secret held by Sgt. Nicholas Brody (played by Damien Lewis), who may or may not be a terrorist. The premise is clever, the writing is smart, and the storytelling is brilliant. "Homeland" goes beyond that and earns points for tackling important current political issues,...
- 6/3/2023
- by Jeff Ames
- Slash Film
If you haven't checked out "Reacher" Season 1, stop what you're doing, head over to Prime Video, and stream all eight episodes pronto. Seriously, this action-packed mystery thriller checks all the right boxes for modern-day entertainment. Action? Check. Drama? Check. Romance? Check. A charismatic lead character? Double check. Carefully constructed narrative with shocking revelations around every corner? Check. "Reacher" has it all. Aside from a few missteps, the series expertly captures the tone and feel of Lee Child's violent, muscular hero who always wins thanks to his imposing stature, impeccable fighting abilities, and sharp investigative instincts.
Starring Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher, an ex-Army investigator who spends his days wandering the Earth, dishing out justice for those in need, "Reacher" finds our hero tasked with clearing his name for a murder he didn't commit. As he slowly uncovers the truth, Reacher stumbles on a vast conspiracy involving violent criminals who don't take kindly to outsiders.
Starring Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher, an ex-Army investigator who spends his days wandering the Earth, dishing out justice for those in need, "Reacher" finds our hero tasked with clearing his name for a murder he didn't commit. As he slowly uncovers the truth, Reacher stumbles on a vast conspiracy involving violent criminals who don't take kindly to outsiders.
- 5/21/2023
- by Jeff Ames
- Slash Film
Homeland co-creator Howard Gordon will receive the 62nd Monte-Carlo Television Festival’s Honorary Golden Nymph, an award that honors renowned professionals for their extraordinary contributions to the entertainment and television industry.
Gordon will be presented with the award on Tuesday, June 20, the closing night of the event. The 62nd Edition of the Fest runs June 16-20 in Monaco.
Gordon co-created with Alex Gansa the multiple award-winning series Homeland. He’s currently serving as executive producer on the second season of Fox’s Accused and he previously served as executive producer on the original Fox series 24 and reboot 24: Legacy, among numerous other credits.
Previous recipients of the honor include Darren Star Dick Wolf, Ted Turner, Jerry Bruckheimer, Anne Sweeney, Stephen J. Cannell, Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner.
Additionally, it was announced today that Harlan Coben’s Shelter, a Prime Video Original series, will world premiere at the fest, with the...
Gordon will be presented with the award on Tuesday, June 20, the closing night of the event. The 62nd Edition of the Fest runs June 16-20 in Monaco.
Gordon co-created with Alex Gansa the multiple award-winning series Homeland. He’s currently serving as executive producer on the second season of Fox’s Accused and he previously served as executive producer on the original Fox series 24 and reboot 24: Legacy, among numerous other credits.
Previous recipients of the honor include Darren Star Dick Wolf, Ted Turner, Jerry Bruckheimer, Anne Sweeney, Stephen J. Cannell, Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner.
Additionally, it was announced today that Harlan Coben’s Shelter, a Prime Video Original series, will world premiere at the fest, with the...
- 5/4/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Fans of “The Diplomat” can officially relax knowing that they won’t be left hanging after that Season 1 finale twist.
Netflix has announced that Debora Cahn’s hit series — which stars Keri Russell as a well-dressed American ambassador who gets an unexpected (and unwanted) promotion while her marriage is unraveling — has been renewed for a second season. No release date or production schedule has been announced, but Russell will be returning as Kate Wyler with Cahn continuing to serve as showrunner and executive producer.
“I am thrilled to be headed back for another round of this smart screwball show,” Russell said in a statement announcing the news. “Dare I say it’s fun? Thank you Netflix for giving us another shot.”
“We had such a great time making ‘The Diplomat,'” Cahn added. “And it’s a thrill to see how much people are enjoying it. We’re so glad...
Netflix has announced that Debora Cahn’s hit series — which stars Keri Russell as a well-dressed American ambassador who gets an unexpected (and unwanted) promotion while her marriage is unraveling — has been renewed for a second season. No release date or production schedule has been announced, but Russell will be returning as Kate Wyler with Cahn continuing to serve as showrunner and executive producer.
“I am thrilled to be headed back for another round of this smart screwball show,” Russell said in a statement announcing the news. “Dare I say it’s fun? Thank you Netflix for giving us another shot.”
“We had such a great time making ‘The Diplomat,'” Cahn added. “And it’s a thrill to see how much people are enjoying it. We’re so glad...
- 5/1/2023
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Starring Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Mandy Patinkin, Rupert Friend, and Morena Baccarin, "Homeland" follows the life of Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody (Lewis) after a near-decade-long stint in captivity. He immediately falls under the scrutiny of resourceful (and bipolar) CIA agent Carrie Mathison (Danes). She believes he's become a terrorist. So begins a cat-and-mouse thriller filled with numerous twists and shocking moments.
Throughout its eight seasons, "Homeland" took its viewers on a wild emotional ride. After winning several awards amidst its premiere season in 2011, the spy series stumbled to live up to its hype. Eventually, showrunners Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon (of "X-Files" and "24" fame) shifted "Homeland" into a brilliant new direction -- carrying the show to a satisfying finale.
So, which season is the best that "Homeland" has to offer? Pop in some jazz music, grab a big bottle of wine, and read on to see every season of "Homeland" ranked worst to best.
Throughout its eight seasons, "Homeland" took its viewers on a wild emotional ride. After winning several awards amidst its premiere season in 2011, the spy series stumbled to live up to its hype. Eventually, showrunners Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon (of "X-Files" and "24" fame) shifted "Homeland" into a brilliant new direction -- carrying the show to a satisfying finale.
So, which season is the best that "Homeland" has to offer? Pop in some jazz music, grab a big bottle of wine, and read on to see every season of "Homeland" ranked worst to best.
- 4/29/2023
- by Jeff Ames
- Slash Film
Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment has tapped former CBS entertainment president Glenn Geller as head of the company’s television division.
In his new role, Geller will focus on expanding and guiding Skybound’s slate as the company seeks to further establish itself as the premier home for elevated, commercial genre fare.
Most recently, Geller was President of Homeland co-creators-executive producers Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon’s Sony Pictures TV-based Gansa|Gordon Productions, and led development of projects targeted for streaming, cable and broadcast, including Accused for Fox, which recently was picked up for a second season, and the upcoming Showtime series Gattaca.
“I’m beyond excited to join the Skybound team, an organization completely focused on empowering creators,” said Geller. “I look forward to building on the company’s ongoing success and finding more stories and creative partners, both here and abroad, to excite fans worldwide.”
Skybound is about...
In his new role, Geller will focus on expanding and guiding Skybound’s slate as the company seeks to further establish itself as the premier home for elevated, commercial genre fare.
Most recently, Geller was President of Homeland co-creators-executive producers Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon’s Sony Pictures TV-based Gansa|Gordon Productions, and led development of projects targeted for streaming, cable and broadcast, including Accused for Fox, which recently was picked up for a second season, and the upcoming Showtime series Gattaca.
“I’m beyond excited to join the Skybound team, an organization completely focused on empowering creators,” said Geller. “I look forward to building on the company’s ongoing success and finding more stories and creative partners, both here and abroad, to excite fans worldwide.”
Skybound is about...
- 4/28/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Diplomat” talks a big game. Set within closed-door embassy offices and staggeringly grand municipal buildings, various political officials fervently discuss the state of Iran, Russia, and Afghanistan. They name-drop presidents and call up sources. They make historic, sweeping plans for countries thousands of miles away in response to international incidents that rarely make the news and then rework those plans when new information comes in — which it does, all the damn time.
Always, it seems, they’re talking. Talking about what’s best for their country, their president, their people; talking about what’s best for that other country, and its president, and its people; talking about how they’re going to talk about those topics, so they’ll be best positioned to get what they want, and talking about what’s already been said, parsing keywords and inflections that might shed light on the speaker’s hidden intentions.
Always, it seems, they’re talking. Talking about what’s best for their country, their president, their people; talking about what’s best for that other country, and its president, and its people; talking about how they’re going to talk about those topics, so they’ll be best positioned to get what they want, and talking about what’s already been said, parsing keywords and inflections that might shed light on the speaker’s hidden intentions.
- 4/19/2023
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Fox's new Accused TV series is executive produced by Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa, and David Shore, three names that have produced successful and long-running drama series. Will this new show be a hit in the ratings? Will Accused be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. *Status Update Below.
An anthology crime drama series, the Accused TV show is based on the BBC series of the same name. Each episode is a fast-paced provocative thriller, exploring a different crime, in a different city, with an entirely different cast. Stories begin in a courtroom and focus on the defendant, with viewers knowing nothing about their crime or how they ended up on trial. Told from the defendant's point of view through flashbacks, the show holds a mirror up to current times with evocative and emotional stories. In the...
An anthology crime drama series, the Accused TV show is based on the BBC series of the same name. Each episode is a fast-paced provocative thriller, exploring a different crime, in a different city, with an entirely different cast. Stories begin in a courtroom and focus on the defendant, with viewers knowing nothing about their crime or how they ended up on trial. Told from the defendant's point of view through flashbacks, the show holds a mirror up to current times with evocative and emotional stories. In the...
- 3/24/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Fox is beefing up its scripted series roster for the 2023-24 season.
The network has renewed first-year dramas Accused and Alert: Missing Persons Unit for second seasons. The two shows, which bowed in January, have found decent-sized audiences and get substantial viewing on streaming platforms.
Alert will also have a new showrunner in season two, with Carla Kettner (The Blacklist, Bones) taking over for co-creator John Eisendrath (who will remain an executive producer).
“Accused and Alert stand out as two of this season’s new broadcast and multi-platform success stories,” Fox Entertainment president Michael Thorn said in a statement. “Looking to 2023-24, we’ll continue to deliver on the powerful storytelling coming from both series, building on our incredible partnership with Sony and further solidifying Fox’s strong slate of dramas, giving our schedule tremendous season-to-season stability.”
Both series are co-productions between Sony Pictures Television and Fox Entertainment. Accused, based on a BBC series,...
The network has renewed first-year dramas Accused and Alert: Missing Persons Unit for second seasons. The two shows, which bowed in January, have found decent-sized audiences and get substantial viewing on streaming platforms.
Alert will also have a new showrunner in season two, with Carla Kettner (The Blacklist, Bones) taking over for co-creator John Eisendrath (who will remain an executive producer).
“Accused and Alert stand out as two of this season’s new broadcast and multi-platform success stories,” Fox Entertainment president Michael Thorn said in a statement. “Looking to 2023-24, we’ll continue to deliver on the powerful storytelling coming from both series, building on our incredible partnership with Sony and further solidifying Fox’s strong slate of dramas, giving our schedule tremendous season-to-season stability.”
Both series are co-productions between Sony Pictures Television and Fox Entertainment. Accused, based on a BBC series,...
- 3/23/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fox is doubling down on a pair of freshman crime dramas. The network has renewed Accused and Alert: Missing Persons Unit for second seasons. Both shows come from Sony Pictures Television.
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The renewal of Howard Gordon’s crime anthology series Accused was expected, given that it opened strong with a 2.0 rating in the 18-49 demo and 8.4M viewers on live+same day data and grew to more than 11.3M multi-platform viewers and a 2.3 rating in the demo in the three days after its premiere, making it broadcast’s highest-rated debut in nearly two years, since the premiere of NBC’s Law & Order: Organized Crime in April...
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The renewal of Howard Gordon’s crime anthology series Accused was expected, given that it opened strong with a 2.0 rating in the 18-49 demo and 8.4M viewers on live+same day data and grew to more than 11.3M multi-platform viewers and a 2.3 rating in the demo in the three days after its premiere, making it broadcast’s highest-rated debut in nearly two years, since the premiere of NBC’s Law & Order: Organized Crime in April...
- 3/23/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The cast is coming together on Paramount+ and Showtime’s upcoming limited series A Gentleman in Moscow.
BAFTA nominee Leah Harvey, Johnny Harris, Paul Ready, Alexa Goodall, John Heffernan, Lyès Salem, Fehinti Balogun, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Dee Ahluwalia and Anastasia Hille have joined Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead in the ensemble drama that eOne is making in association with Paramount.
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The series is based on Amor Towles’ internationally bestselling novel. Ewan McGregor is starring in the series as Count Alexander Rostov, a Russian aristocrat who’s forced to make a life for himself in a hotel after being...
BAFTA nominee Leah Harvey, Johnny Harris, Paul Ready, Alexa Goodall, John Heffernan, Lyès Salem, Fehinti Balogun, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Dee Ahluwalia and Anastasia Hille have joined Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead in the ensemble drama that eOne is making in association with Paramount.
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The series is based on Amor Towles’ internationally bestselling novel. Ewan McGregor is starring in the series as Count Alexander Rostov, a Russian aristocrat who’s forced to make a life for himself in a hotel after being...
- 3/21/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
The team behind Homeland is looking to bring Gattaca to Showtime.
A series based on the 1997 movie that starred Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman is in development at the cabler, with Homeland vets Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon attached as executive producers, our sister site Variety reports. The duo co-created the project with Craig Borten (Dallas Buyers Club), and Gansa will serve as showrunner if it moves forward.
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A series based on the 1997 movie that starred Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman is in development at the cabler, with Homeland vets Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon attached as executive producers, our sister site Variety reports. The duo co-created the project with Craig Borten (Dallas Buyers Club), and Gansa will serve as showrunner if it moves forward.
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- 3/16/2023
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Showtime has unveiled an April 14th premiere date for their documentary Personality Crisis: One Night Only, on New York Dolls frontman David Johansen, also debuting a trailer for the pic directed by Academy Award winner Martin Scorsese (The Last Waltz) and Emmy nom David Tedeschi (The 50 Year Argument), which you can view above.
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Framed around an intimate cabaret performance filmed in January 2020 at New York City’s storied Café Carlyle, Personality Crisis explores the glam punk legend’s enormous influence as he regales the audience with stories and music illuminating the...
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Framed around an intimate cabaret performance filmed in January 2020 at New York City’s storied Café Carlyle, Personality Crisis explores the glam punk legend’s enormous influence as he regales the audience with stories and music illuminating the...
- 3/16/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
From Willow to Fatal Attraction, all kinds of movies are being turned into television shows on the various streaming services, and we’ve learned that “Gattaca” is next up on the menu.
THR reports that the dystopian thriller from 1997 – which received an Oscar nomination for “Best Art Direction-Set Decoration” – is being turned into a series over at Showtime.
Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa (“Homeland”) are teaming with Craig Borten (Dallas Buyers Club) on the series adaptation of the 1990s movie, THR notes in their report.
Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman starred in the 1997 movie, which was “set in a not-too-distant future where eugenics is common and genetic discrimination is illegal.”
Andrew Niccol wrote and directed Gattaca, which also starred Jude Law. The film wasn’t a big success in theaters, grossing just $12.5 million against a $36 million budget.
As we recently learned, Showtime will soon be folded into Paramount+.
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THR reports that the dystopian thriller from 1997 – which received an Oscar nomination for “Best Art Direction-Set Decoration” – is being turned into a series over at Showtime.
Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa (“Homeland”) are teaming with Craig Borten (Dallas Buyers Club) on the series adaptation of the 1990s movie, THR notes in their report.
Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman starred in the 1997 movie, which was “set in a not-too-distant future where eugenics is common and genetic discrimination is illegal.”
Andrew Niccol wrote and directed Gattaca, which also starred Jude Law. The film wasn’t a big success in theaters, grossing just $12.5 million against a $36 million budget.
As we recently learned, Showtime will soon be folded into Paramount+.
The post...
- 3/16/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The 1997 dystopian sci-fi movie Gattaca could be in line for a television adaptation, with Homeland duo Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa developing the project for Showtime. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the duo is working alongside Craig Borten (Dallas Buyers Club) on the potential reboot. Sources told the publication that Showtime boss Chris McCarthy is a big fan of the original film and sees franchise potential in the project, with the cable network set to give the series a sizable commitment. The movie was written and directed by Andrew Niccol in his directorial debut and starred Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman in the lead roles. The story is set in a future society driven by eugenics, where potential children are conceived through genetic selection. It follows Hawke’s Vincent Freeman, who struggles to overcome genetic discrimination to realize his dream of going to space. Gordon and Gansa are best known...
- 3/16/2023
- TV Insider
Andrew Niccol‘s 1997 directorial debut “Gattaca” is low-key one of the best sci-fi films of the ’90s. Now, Variety reports that Showtime will test the movie’s cultural cache as it has a series adaptation in development. Is that a good idea or another telling sign that the TV industry suffers from a dearth of original ideas? Too soon to tell there.
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That’s mainly because it’s unclear if Showtime plans to adapt Niccol’s film or set their series in the same universe but with a new story.
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That’s mainly because it’s unclear if Showtime plans to adapt Niccol’s film or set their series in the same universe but with a new story.
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- 3/16/2023
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
14 years ago, we learned that Denis Leary's Apostle production company was developing a television series based on Andrew Niccol's sci-fi drama "Gattaca." It was a vague announcement buried in a story about the conclusion of Leary's FX show "Rescue Me." There wasn't so much as a logline. All we knew was that Gil Grant, a relentlessly mainstream TV writer best known for working on "24" and "NCIS," had been placed in charge of developing this cerebral property for Apostle. Nothing ever came of it, and we all forgot it was ever a thing — until today.
According to Deadline, "Homeland" co-creators Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa are developing a "Gattaca" series for Showtime via Sony Pictures Television. There's nary a word about Apostle in the trade break, but one of the original film's producers, Danny DeVito, is back in the fold. These are talented folks, but was there a...
According to Deadline, "Homeland" co-creators Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa are developing a "Gattaca" series for Showtime via Sony Pictures Television. There's nary a word about Apostle in the trade break, but one of the original film's producers, Danny DeVito, is back in the fold. These are talented folks, but was there a...
- 3/16/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
A “Gattaca” TV series is in the works at Showtime, according to multiple media reports.
Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa are reportedly in talks to return to the network to reboot the 1997 flick after co-creating Showtime’s “Homeland,” which ran for for eight seasons and produced nearly 100 episodes.
Based off the Andrew Niccol-written and direct film starring Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, “Gattaca” centers on a dystopian near future in which society is guided by eugenics as each potential child is planned to receive the most desirable traits of their parents.
Showtime did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
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While details regarding the series, which hails from Sony Pictures Television, are still being finalized, Gordon and Gansa are said to be set to write the series alongside Craig Borten.
Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa are reportedly in talks to return to the network to reboot the 1997 flick after co-creating Showtime’s “Homeland,” which ran for for eight seasons and produced nearly 100 episodes.
Based off the Andrew Niccol-written and direct film starring Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, “Gattaca” centers on a dystopian near future in which society is guided by eugenics as each potential child is planned to receive the most desirable traits of their parents.
Showtime did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
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While details regarding the series, which hails from Sony Pictures Television, are still being finalized, Gordon and Gansa are said to be set to write the series alongside Craig Borten.
- 3/15/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
As Showtime places its future on established franchises, the cable channel is going back to a classic of high school science classes. A series adaptation of 1997 film “Gattaca” is in development at the channel.
Although details on the series are being kept under wraps, the show will reportedly hail from Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa, who are best known for creating the 2011 drama “Homeland” for Showtime. Gansa is attached to co-create the series with “Dallas Buyers Club” screenwriter and Oscar nominee Craig Borten, and will showrun the series. All three executive produce the series, which comes from Sony Pictures Television.
The directorial debut of Andrew Niccol, the original “Gattaca” film focuses on a near future society where eugenics-based technology is used to ensure children receive the “best” hereditary traits from their parents. Ethan Hawke starred in the film as Vincent, a man born without genetic screening who dreams of becoming...
Although details on the series are being kept under wraps, the show will reportedly hail from Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa, who are best known for creating the 2011 drama “Homeland” for Showtime. Gansa is attached to co-create the series with “Dallas Buyers Club” screenwriter and Oscar nominee Craig Borten, and will showrun the series. All three executive produce the series, which comes from Sony Pictures Television.
The directorial debut of Andrew Niccol, the original “Gattaca” film focuses on a near future society where eugenics-based technology is used to ensure children receive the “best” hereditary traits from their parents. Ethan Hawke starred in the film as Vincent, a man born without genetic screening who dreams of becoming...
- 3/15/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Homeland co-creators/executive producers Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa are plotting a return to Showtime with Gattaca, a series based on the 1997 movie. Details are not confirmed as deals for the project, from Sony Pictures Television, are being finalized.
Written by Gordon, Gansa and Craig Borten, the series takes place a generation after the events of the film, when science and humanity have evolved to the point where we can direct our own evolution. Genetic engineering has created a world in which parents can determine the future of their children before they are born (the Valids), which by default has created a new underclass, no longer determined by social status or the color of one’s skin (the Invalids).
Set in the near future where corporations screen their employees based on their genetic makeup, the series centers on a man with a congenital heart condition who tries to assume the...
Written by Gordon, Gansa and Craig Borten, the series takes place a generation after the events of the film, when science and humanity have evolved to the point where we can direct our own evolution. Genetic engineering has created a world in which parents can determine the future of their children before they are born (the Valids), which by default has created a new underclass, no longer determined by social status or the color of one’s skin (the Invalids).
Set in the near future where corporations screen their employees based on their genetic makeup, the series centers on a man with a congenital heart condition who tries to assume the...
- 3/15/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
A series adaptation of “Gattaca” is in development at Showtime, Variety has learned from sources.
Exact plot details on the series are still under wraps, but sources say that Alex Gansa is attached to serve as showrunner and executive producer, with Gansa’s partner Howard Gordon also executive producing. They co-created the show with Craig Borten, who also executive produces. Sony Pictures Television will produce, with Gansa and Gordon currently under an overall deal at independent studio. Sources stress that deals for the project are not yet closed.
Showtime and Sony declined to comment.
This is not the first time that a series adaptation of “Gattaca” has been attempted. In 2009, it was reported that Sony Pictures Television was developing their own police procedural version of the film, though that project ultimately did not go forward.
Gansa and Gordon are best known for co-creating the hit Showtime series “Homeland,” which ran...
Exact plot details on the series are still under wraps, but sources say that Alex Gansa is attached to serve as showrunner and executive producer, with Gansa’s partner Howard Gordon also executive producing. They co-created the show with Craig Borten, who also executive produces. Sony Pictures Television will produce, with Gansa and Gordon currently under an overall deal at independent studio. Sources stress that deals for the project are not yet closed.
Showtime and Sony declined to comment.
This is not the first time that a series adaptation of “Gattaca” has been attempted. In 2009, it was reported that Sony Pictures Television was developing their own police procedural version of the film, though that project ultimately did not go forward.
Gansa and Gordon are best known for co-creating the hit Showtime series “Homeland,” which ran...
- 3/15/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Homeland duo Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa may be heading back to Showtime.
The Sony Pictures TV-based duo is teaming with Craig Borten (Dallas Buyers Club) to develop an adaptation of the 1997 dystopian movie Gattaca for the premium cable network. Sources say the project is being eyed with a sizable commitment at the Paramount Global-backed cabler and marks the first new project to be developed since Chris McCarthy added oversight of Showtime to his purview.
Reps for Showtime and Sony TV declined to comment, as deals have yet to close.
The movie starred Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman and was set in a not-too-distant future where eugenics is common and genetic discrimination is illegal. Andrew Niccol wrote and directed the movie, which was produced by Sony’s Columbia Pictures. Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher and Gail Lyon produced the pic.
Since McCarthy added Showtime to his purview, the...
The Sony Pictures TV-based duo is teaming with Craig Borten (Dallas Buyers Club) to develop an adaptation of the 1997 dystopian movie Gattaca for the premium cable network. Sources say the project is being eyed with a sizable commitment at the Paramount Global-backed cabler and marks the first new project to be developed since Chris McCarthy added oversight of Showtime to his purview.
Reps for Showtime and Sony TV declined to comment, as deals have yet to close.
The movie starred Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman and was set in a not-too-distant future where eugenics is common and genetic discrimination is illegal. Andrew Niccol wrote and directed the movie, which was produced by Sony’s Columbia Pictures. Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher and Gail Lyon produced the pic.
Since McCarthy added Showtime to his purview, the...
- 3/15/2023
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Starring Claire Danes as CIA officer Carrie Mathison, "Homeland" was a socially relevant and complex drama centered around covert U.S. government operations and international relations. The eight-season Showtime series was on the air for nearly a decade, until it concluded Carrie's long, Ptsd-filled journey in 2020. As one could imagine, the series took its characters to several distinct locations across the world, ranging from the Middle East to Eastern Europe (primarily Russia). However, "Homeland" had to get creative when portraying different countries each season, often using one to simulate another.
For the final season of "Homeland," a large portion of the production took place in Morocco, standing in for Afghanistan. Under orders from Saul Berenson (Mandy Patinkin), Carrie is tasked with carrying out missions to assist the United States in peace talks with the Taliban. Throughout the final season, there are considerably large military sequences to heighten the drama. Of course,...
For the final season of "Homeland," a large portion of the production took place in Morocco, standing in for Afghanistan. Under orders from Saul Berenson (Mandy Patinkin), Carrie is tasked with carrying out missions to assist the United States in peace talks with the Taliban. Throughout the final season, there are considerably large military sequences to heighten the drama. Of course,...
- 2/20/2023
- by Marcos Melendez
- Slash Film
For three eventful seasons, "Homeland" revolved around CIA Officer Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) and her pursuit of disgraced marine Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis), both professionally and romantically. The back-and-forth game between them was the source of much of the drama and tension on the show. Moreover, Brody's storyline offered a layered depiction of the United States' questionable actions overseas. That is, until "Homeland" decided to kill off the fan-favorite character in season 3. When things started getting stale, it was time to switch up the status quo. From that point on, the Showtime series reinvented itself, behind and in front of the screen.
"Homeland" covered a wide variety of issues on an international level, but homegrown threats were often the focus. The unceremonious end of the complicated double-agent relationship between Mathison and Brody after his death by hanging signified a major shift in the series. The entire third season was priming...
"Homeland" covered a wide variety of issues on an international level, but homegrown threats were often the focus. The unceremonious end of the complicated double-agent relationship between Mathison and Brody after his death by hanging signified a major shift in the series. The entire third season was priming...
- 2/13/2023
- by Marcos Melendez
- Slash Film
Accused, the new crime anthology based on the 2010 British series of the same name, is already a hit. The series premiered on Sunday, Jan. 22, after the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys game, followed by the second episode on Tuesday. So, when can fans expect to see more episodes of Accused on Fox? Here’s everything to know.
Michael Chiklis as Scott in ‘Accused’ Episode 1 | Fox What is the new show ‘Accused’ about?
Accused follows 15 individual stories of ordinary people who are on trial for various crimes. Each episode opens in the courtroom, introducing the defendant after the crime has been committed. As the stories unfold through flashbacks from the defendant’s perspective, viewers will learn what the accused has done and what led them to commit the crime. In the end, the judge’s verdict will be revealed. However, it’s up to viewers to decide who is truly...
Michael Chiklis as Scott in ‘Accused’ Episode 1 | Fox What is the new show ‘Accused’ about?
Accused follows 15 individual stories of ordinary people who are on trial for various crimes. Each episode opens in the courtroom, introducing the defendant after the crime has been committed. As the stories unfold through flashbacks from the defendant’s perspective, viewers will learn what the accused has done and what led them to commit the crime. In the end, the judge’s verdict will be revealed. However, it’s up to viewers to decide who is truly...
- 1/25/2023
- by Elise Nelson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Fox is putting a lot of faith in Accused, and it's no wonder after 24, with Howard Gordon at the helm, put them on the map.
Accused premieres this Sunday on Fox after football before settling into its regular time slot on Tuesdays at 9/8c.
Fox uses football slots to promote shows they're particularly proud of, and after years of success with Howard Gordon's 24 franchise, they've got a good record with the creator.
The first thing you'll notice about Accused is that it doesn't look like other Fox programming.
The anthology series has very high production values and a stellar cast on screen. Behind the lens, an impressive array of directors brings the stories to life.
We've seen six episodes of the 15-episode season, and every episode brings a unique vision of what could arguably be the worst moment of someone's life as they sit in a courtroom awaiting their fate...
Accused premieres this Sunday on Fox after football before settling into its regular time slot on Tuesdays at 9/8c.
Fox uses football slots to promote shows they're particularly proud of, and after years of success with Howard Gordon's 24 franchise, they've got a good record with the creator.
The first thing you'll notice about Accused is that it doesn't look like other Fox programming.
The anthology series has very high production values and a stellar cast on screen. Behind the lens, an impressive array of directors brings the stories to life.
We've seen six episodes of the 15-episode season, and every episode brings a unique vision of what could arguably be the worst moment of someone's life as they sit in a courtroom awaiting their fate...
- 1/21/2023
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Howard Gordon has spent much of the pandemic consumed by his latest thriller, an anthology series titled Accused. The weekly collection of topical stories, where viewers come in knowing nothing about the featured crime or how the defendant ended up on trial, has him back at Fox — home to his earlier entries The X-Files and 24. And while he didn’t necessarily conceive of Accused for broadcast, he believed the adaptation of the BBC series would be best suited for a commercial environment. So, on Jan. 22 comes the first entry from the lucrative deal Gordon and his longtime friend, Princeton classmate and Homeland co-creator Alex Gansa signed with Sony Pictures Television in 2019.
Ahead of its debut, the Emmy-winning showrunner, just back from two weeks in Japan with his wife and three grown children, invited THR to his home in the Pacific Palisades for a wide-ranging conversation about a fast-changing industry and,...
Ahead of its debut, the Emmy-winning showrunner, just back from two weeks in Japan with his wife and three grown children, invited THR to his home in the Pacific Palisades for a wide-ranging conversation about a fast-changing industry and,...
- 1/19/2023
- by Lacey Rose
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The rise and fall of former Spanish King Juan Carlos I will be told in a Sky docu-series later this year that will be teased at Berlin.
The as-yet-untitled four-parter will follow a man who was once a hero – celebrated around the world for reforming Spain in the post-Franco era – before allegations surrounding his financial arrangements led to his abdication in 2014.
Taking viewers from Madrid to London, Monaco, Geneva, Abu Dhabi and New York, the high-end docu-thriller deals with the allegations surrounding the former King in a struggle for money, sex and power.
It comes from Emmy nominee Christian Beetz, who created with Anne von Petersdorff, Gebrüder Beetz Filmproduktion’s Georg Tschurtschenthaler and author Pedro Barbadillo. Executive Producers at Sky Deutschland are Christian Asanger and Felix Kempter, and Barnaby Shingleton for Sky Studios.
The documentary series will receive a teaser showcase at the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival next month...
The as-yet-untitled four-parter will follow a man who was once a hero – celebrated around the world for reforming Spain in the post-Franco era – before allegations surrounding his financial arrangements led to his abdication in 2014.
Taking viewers from Madrid to London, Monaco, Geneva, Abu Dhabi and New York, the high-end docu-thriller deals with the allegations surrounding the former King in a struggle for money, sex and power.
It comes from Emmy nominee Christian Beetz, who created with Anne von Petersdorff, Gebrüder Beetz Filmproduktion’s Georg Tschurtschenthaler and author Pedro Barbadillo. Executive Producers at Sky Deutschland are Christian Asanger and Felix Kempter, and Barnaby Shingleton for Sky Studios.
The documentary series will receive a teaser showcase at the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival next month...
- 1/16/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Behind-the-scenes looks at Prime Video’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” are now available for streaming through X-Ray, providing insight into the making of all eight episodes from the show’s first season. The all-new series of bonus clips is titled “The Making of ‘The Rings of Power.’”
In diving into the elaborate production of the spin-off series, viewers dig deeper into the lore of J.R.R. Tolkien’s literary universe, including the painstaking attention to detail from artisans on staff such as set decorators, costume designers and makeup artists. The new content will also include footage from production, sneak peeks at how the Middle-earth realms were designed and interviews with cast and crew.
“Our team sifted through thousands of hours of behind-the-scenes footage to develop segments that highlight the passion and care that went into creating key moments of the show,” said Craig Muller, senior creative executive for X-Ray.
In diving into the elaborate production of the spin-off series, viewers dig deeper into the lore of J.R.R. Tolkien’s literary universe, including the painstaking attention to detail from artisans on staff such as set decorators, costume designers and makeup artists. The new content will also include footage from production, sneak peeks at how the Middle-earth realms were designed and interviews with cast and crew.
“Our team sifted through thousands of hours of behind-the-scenes footage to develop segments that highlight the passion and care that went into creating key moments of the show,” said Craig Muller, senior creative executive for X-Ray.
- 11/22/2022
- by Katie Reul and Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar winner Keith Carradine (The Power of the Dog), Emmy nominee Jason Ritter (Raising Dion), Betsy Brandt (Breaking Bad) and Wrenn Schmidt (Nope) have joined the cast of Fox’s upcoming anthology series Accused, based on the International Emmy-winning British series. The project comes from 24 executive producers Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa and House creator/executive producer David Shore.
Developed by Gordon and co-produced by Fox Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television, Accused is based on the BBC’s BAFTA-winning crime anthology. It opens in a courtroom on the accused, with viewers knowing nothing about their crime or how they ended up on trial. Told from the defendant’s point of view through flashbacks, Accused depicts how an ordinary person gets caught up in an extraordinary situation, ultimately revealing how one wrong turn leads to another, until it’s too late to turn back.
The series premieres Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 9 p.
Developed by Gordon and co-produced by Fox Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television, Accused is based on the BBC’s BAFTA-winning crime anthology. It opens in a courtroom on the accused, with viewers knowing nothing about their crime or how they ended up on trial. Told from the defendant’s point of view through flashbacks, Accused depicts how an ordinary person gets caught up in an extraordinary situation, ultimately revealing how one wrong turn leads to another, until it’s too late to turn back.
The series premieres Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 9 p.
- 11/21/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The 12th season of the Atx TV Festival will take place June 1-4, 2023 in Austin, Texas, and has announced its first round of programming.
The festival will present its annual “Achievement in Television eXcellence” Award to director, producer, creator, and author James Burrows. He will attend for a conversation spanning his career as the cocreator/director of Cheers, winner of 11 Emmy Awards, and director of more than 1,000 episodes of television, including iconic sitcoms Taxi, Friends, Frasier, Will & Grace, and more.
“James Burrows’ imprint on TV as a medium is unparalleled, and his impact on so many TV fans’ lives – including our own – cannot be overstated,” said Jennifer Morgan, Atx director of programming. “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to celebrate his indelible career and the joy his work continues to bring to the industry and viewers alike.”
First presented in 2014, the “Achievement in Television eXcellence” Award seeks to...
The festival will present its annual “Achievement in Television eXcellence” Award to director, producer, creator, and author James Burrows. He will attend for a conversation spanning his career as the cocreator/director of Cheers, winner of 11 Emmy Awards, and director of more than 1,000 episodes of television, including iconic sitcoms Taxi, Friends, Frasier, Will & Grace, and more.
“James Burrows’ imprint on TV as a medium is unparalleled, and his impact on so many TV fans’ lives – including our own – cannot be overstated,” said Jennifer Morgan, Atx director of programming. “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to celebrate his indelible career and the joy his work continues to bring to the industry and viewers alike.”
First presented in 2014, the “Achievement in Television eXcellence” Award seeks to...
- 11/11/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s almost time for TV camp. Atx TV Festival, which will take place June 1-4 in Austin, Texas, announced its first batch of programming for Season 12 on Thursday.
At the 2023 event, producer and creator James Burrows will be presented with the annual “Achievement in Television eXcellence” Award. The co-creator of “Cheers” will participate in a conversation about his career; Burrows has directed more than 1,000 episodes of hit TV, including credits on “Taxi,” “Friends” and “Will & Grace.”
“James Burrows’ imprint on TV as a medium is unparalleled, and his impact on so many TV fans’ lives — including our own — cannot be overstated,” says director of programming Jennifer Morgan. “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to celebrate his indelible career and the joy his work continues to bring to the industry and viewers alike.”
The “Achievement in Television eXcellence” Award was first given out in 2014. Burrows joins previous honorees Henry Winkler,...
At the 2023 event, producer and creator James Burrows will be presented with the annual “Achievement in Television eXcellence” Award. The co-creator of “Cheers” will participate in a conversation about his career; Burrows has directed more than 1,000 episodes of hit TV, including credits on “Taxi,” “Friends” and “Will & Grace.”
“James Burrows’ imprint on TV as a medium is unparalleled, and his impact on so many TV fans’ lives — including our own — cannot be overstated,” says director of programming Jennifer Morgan. “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to celebrate his indelible career and the joy his work continues to bring to the industry and viewers alike.”
The “Achievement in Television eXcellence” Award was first given out in 2014. Burrows joins previous honorees Henry Winkler,...
- 11/10/2022
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
Kiara Barnes and Roselyn Sanchez star in ‘Fantasy Island’ (Photo by Jack Zeman © 2022 Fox Media LLC)
New seasons of returning dramas Fantasy Island and 9-1-1: Lone Star will premiere as part of Fox’s midseason 2022-2023 lineup. The network’s also launching the new unscripted show Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test and two new dramas – Alert and Accused – this winter. And Animal Control, a single-camera workplace comedy with Joel McHale, will premiere on February 16, 2023.
The midseason premiere date announcement also included return dates for fall shows The Resident, Hell’s Kitchen, Welcome to Flatch, and Call Me Kat.
Fox Winter 2022-2023 Premiere Dates
Monday, Jan. 2:
8:00-9:00 Pm Fantasy Island (Season Premiere) Tuesday, Jan. 3:
8:00-9:00 Pm Resident (Winter Premiere) Wednesday, Jan. 4:
8:00-10:00 Pm Special Forces: World’S Toughest Test (Two-Hour Series Premiere) Thursdays, beginning Jan. 5:
8:00-9:00 Pm Hell...
New seasons of returning dramas Fantasy Island and 9-1-1: Lone Star will premiere as part of Fox’s midseason 2022-2023 lineup. The network’s also launching the new unscripted show Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test and two new dramas – Alert and Accused – this winter. And Animal Control, a single-camera workplace comedy with Joel McHale, will premiere on February 16, 2023.
The midseason premiere date announcement also included return dates for fall shows The Resident, Hell’s Kitchen, Welcome to Flatch, and Call Me Kat.
Fox Winter 2022-2023 Premiere Dates
Monday, Jan. 2:
8:00-9:00 Pm Fantasy Island (Season Premiere) Tuesday, Jan. 3:
8:00-9:00 Pm Resident (Winter Premiere) Wednesday, Jan. 4:
8:00-10:00 Pm Special Forces: World’S Toughest Test (Two-Hour Series Premiere) Thursdays, beginning Jan. 5:
8:00-9:00 Pm Hell...
- 11/8/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Fox unveiled its upcoming winter 2023 premiere dates for new and returning series including the anticipated courtroom anthology Accused, which will debut in January.
Also new this winter are Alert, a procedural drama about the Philadelphia Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit; single-camera workplace comedy Animal Control; and reality series Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, which challenges celebrities with tasks from the playbook of the actual Special Forces selection process.
In addition to its three new series on the winter slate, Fox also set dates for several returning series like Fantasy Island, 9-1-1: Lone Star and Celebrity Name That Tune.
Season 2 of Gordon Ramsay’s Next Level Chef will be getting a boost, premiering after the Super Bowl Lvii on February 12. The series will premiere in its regular time period February 16.
Also getting a Sunday debut are Accused, which will premiere January 22 and then make its time period debut two days late and Alert,...
Also new this winter are Alert, a procedural drama about the Philadelphia Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit; single-camera workplace comedy Animal Control; and reality series Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, which challenges celebrities with tasks from the playbook of the actual Special Forces selection process.
In addition to its three new series on the winter slate, Fox also set dates for several returning series like Fantasy Island, 9-1-1: Lone Star and Celebrity Name That Tune.
Season 2 of Gordon Ramsay’s Next Level Chef will be getting a boost, premiering after the Super Bowl Lvii on February 12. The series will premiere in its regular time period February 16.
Also getting a Sunday debut are Accused, which will premiere January 22 and then make its time period debut two days late and Alert,...
- 11/7/2022
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Accused will arrest your attention when it premieres on Fox on January 23.
Fox says the new anthology drama is a "fast-paced provocative thriller, exploring a different crime, in a different city, with an entirely original cast."
It takes the term procedural to a new level, which might resonate with broadcast TV audiences.
It's becoming increasingly difficult to launch new series on the broadcast networks, but focusing on one story a week and completely refreshing the next is not something the broadcast networks usually air.
The cast is also excellent, including Rachel Bilson, Academy Award Nominee Abigail Breslin, Emmy Winner Michael Chiklis, Whitney Cummings, Jack Davenport, Emmy Winner Margo Martindale, Emmy Nominee Molly Parker, Emmy Winner Rhea Perlman, Wendell Pierce, and Emmy Nominee Malcolm-Jamal Warner.
Fox promises there are many more big names attached to the series, so we'll need to tune in when it airs.
Academy Award Winner Marlee Matlin,...
Fox says the new anthology drama is a "fast-paced provocative thriller, exploring a different crime, in a different city, with an entirely original cast."
It takes the term procedural to a new level, which might resonate with broadcast TV audiences.
It's becoming increasingly difficult to launch new series on the broadcast networks, but focusing on one story a week and completely refreshing the next is not something the broadcast networks usually air.
The cast is also excellent, including Rachel Bilson, Academy Award Nominee Abigail Breslin, Emmy Winner Michael Chiklis, Whitney Cummings, Jack Davenport, Emmy Winner Margo Martindale, Emmy Nominee Molly Parker, Emmy Winner Rhea Perlman, Wendell Pierce, and Emmy Nominee Malcolm-Jamal Warner.
Fox promises there are many more big names attached to the series, so we'll need to tune in when it airs.
Academy Award Winner Marlee Matlin,...
- 10/31/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Fox has unveiled the first on-air promo for its upcoming anthology drama Accused, based on the International Emmy-winning British series. The project comes from 24 executive producers Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa and House creator/executive producer David Shore.
The stellar cast includes Rachel Bilson, Whitney Cummings, Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin, Emmy winners Michael Chiklis, Margo Martindale, Molly Parker, Rhea Perlman, Malcolm-Jamal Warner along with Wendell Pierce, Jack Davenport and more.
Based on the BBC’s crime anthology, where each episode opens in a courtroom on the accused without knowing their crime or how they ended up on trial, Accused is told from the defendant’s point of view. In the Fox version, which is keeping the original’s anthology format, viewers discover how an ordinary person got caught up in an extraordinary situation, ultimately revealing how one wrong turn leads to another, until it’s too late to turn back.
The stellar cast includes Rachel Bilson, Whitney Cummings, Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin, Emmy winners Michael Chiklis, Margo Martindale, Molly Parker, Rhea Perlman, Malcolm-Jamal Warner along with Wendell Pierce, Jack Davenport and more.
Based on the BBC’s crime anthology, where each episode opens in a courtroom on the accused without knowing their crime or how they ended up on trial, Accused is told from the defendant’s point of view. In the Fox version, which is keeping the original’s anthology format, viewers discover how an ordinary person got caught up in an extraordinary situation, ultimately revealing how one wrong turn leads to another, until it’s too late to turn back.
- 10/28/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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