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Ben Affleck’s standalone Batman movie has cast Joe Manganiello to play the central villain Deathstroke, aka Slade Wilson. The news was confirmed by DC Entertainment president and chief creative officer Geoff Johns.

Oscar-winner Meryl Streep is heading to the small screen to star and produce The Nix, a limited series from WBTV and JJ Abrams. Abrams produces through his Bad Robot production company and will likely direct a portion of the series.

Hulu has put into development the best-selling book series Throne of Glass. The adaptation, titled Queen of Shadows after the fourth book, will be penned by Kira Snyder and Anna Foerster will direct the pilot.

Lifetime has greenlit the romantic comedy The 10th Date. The project features a large ensemble cast that includes Kelly Rowland, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Cat Deeley, Keri Hilson, Kellee Stewart, Brandon T. Jackson, and Meagan Good.

Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut Molly’s Game continues to fill out its cast as Michael Cera is in talks for a role. He would join previously cast Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba.

Best-selling author Emma Forrest has lined up a star-studded cast for her directorial debut Untogether including Rogue One villain Ben Mendelsohn, Jamie Dornan, and real-life sisters Jemima Kirke and Lola Kirke. This will be the first major feature film the Kirke sisters star in together.

A new family comedy is in the works at Fox with Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone. The pair also have another comedy, Nobodies, set up at TV Land.

Fox’s P.T. Barnum musical biopic The Greatest Showman continues to fill out its cast with the addition of Rebecca Ferguson. She joins previously cast Zac Efron, Zendaya and Michelle Williams.

After spending the summer talking about which new shows we’re looking forward to seeing this fall, we’re just days away from TV premiere season. Here are 17 shows that we’re excited to see… and a few that we’ll probably be skipping out on.

Charles Dickens’ novel Oliver Twist is the latest classic to get the television treatment with NBC giving the contemporary take a script commitment. Joel Silver and Lionsgate are behind the adaptation with scribes Chad Damiani and J.P. Lavin penning the pilot.

ABC’s online platform ABC Digital has announced four new series including This Isn’t Working from YouTube star Lisa Schwartz. Other shows include Farm to Plate. She Talks, and Get the Guy.

Chuck star Zachary Levi has put into development Unidentified at NBC with Universal Television and his Middle Man Productions banner. Levi has a first-look deal with Universal TV which began after he was cast in Heroes: Reborn.

Streaming site Amazon has acquired the North American rights to The Lost City of Z, a period drama starring Charlie Hunnam. The feature from Plan B is based on the best-selling book by David Grann.

Premium cable network Showtime is continuing to build its half hour slate as they put into development Fatwa starring Aasif Mandvi. The project hails from writer-producer Dave Holstein who previously worked with Mandvi on the HBO series The Brink.

Voltage Pictures’ The Professor and the Madman has added Game of Thrones’ Natalie Dormer. She stars opposite previously announced Sean Penn and Mel Gibson.

An anthology series that centers on characters being terrorized by a serial killer in different locations, including a university and a hospital.

ABC has put into development Patrol with actor Kerry Washington. It is the first project for Washington under her production company Simpson Street’s overall deal with ABC after landing the deal in April.

Upcoming scifi-thriller Kin has landed itself an all-star cast including Dave Franco, Dennis Quaid, Jack Reynor and Zoe Kravitz. The film is based on the short film Bag Man from directors Jonathan and Josh Baker, who return to helm the feature version.

Sketch comedy maven Tracey Ullman is returning to HBO in a new six-episode series, Tracey Ullman’s Show, which aired on BBC One earlier this year.

Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody is adapting the UK comedy series Raised By Wolves with Berlanti Productions. The project is set up at ABC with a script commitment plus penalty.

Dean Devlin’s Bad Samaritan feature is set to star David Tennant, best known for his work on the cult sci-fi series Doctor Who. The thriller is slated to shoot later this year in Portland, OR.

The Weinstein Company’s The Intouchables is a go after tapping Neil Burger to direct. The project is set to star Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart, with a script from Jon Hartmere.

YA novel Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst is being adapted for the small screen in a TV movie from Lifetime and co-executive producer Bella Thorne. Cierra Ramirez will star in the project.

All the Way actor Aisha Hinds has landed the role of Harriet Tubman in season two of WGN America’s Underground. Production on the new season begins this month in Atlanta, with plans for an early 2017 premiere.

Epix’s scripted series Get Shorty has tapped Ray Romano and Chris O’Dowd to star. The series is based on the 1995 film of the same name starring John Travolta and Gene Hackman, and novel by Elmore Leonard.

Florida-set horror film Blood is in the works with Robert Rodriguez and Bold Films. Jeff Buhler has been brought on to write the script, working off previous drafts from Misha Green.

Israeli filmmaker Tali Shalom Ezer is set to helm Mercy, starring Ellen Page and Kate Mara as lovers-at-odds. The film also stars Amy Seimetz, Pablo Schreiber, and Elias Koteas.

Writer-comedian Allyn Rachel is developing half-hour comedy Ridin’ Dirty with The Jackal Group and FX. Allyn previously developed Couple Time at Fox, based on the popular web series she co-created.

Comedian Amy Schumer took to Twitter to announce she is taking a break from her Comedy Central series, Inside Amy Schumer. The news came after Schumer came under fire for not firing controversial writer Kurt Metzger.

Whitney Cummings-starrer The Female Brain has added James Marsden, Lucy Punch, and Toby Kebbell. They join previously Sofia Vergara in the comedy based on the book by Louann Brizendine.