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“Insecure” Star Issa Rae Joins Bill Hader in “Empress of Serenity”
Jesse Andrews (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) will direct the film, which stars Hader as a man whose elaborate plan to win back his ex-wife is upended when he’s guilted into a month long mega-cruise with his widowed father.
A prostitute must restrain her anti-heroic behavior after waking up one day with superpowers.
Mila Kunis is in talks to co-star in the Lionsgate movie, which Susanna Fogel will direct from a script she’s co-writing with David Iserson.
Eva Longoria and Ken Marino are set to lead an all-star cast in Type-A, and John Larroquette may be returning to television as he boards Me, Myself & I.
Royce and Oz came up with a simple plan: 1) escape from the desert prison where they were confined, 2) convince Vik to come along, 3) eat Vik if the wilderness proved too hostile. Then Vik got wise. Someone won’t survive.
3 Arts Entertainment will produce the adaptation of the nonfiction book, which will chronicle the pursuit of the elusive Mexican drug cartel leader known as El Chapo.
Stranger Things breakout star Shannon Purser is set to join Moana star Auli’i Cravalho in the NBC pilot Drama High, meanwhile It’s Always Sunny‘s Glenn Howerton is teaming up with comedian Patton Oswalt for Seth Meyers and Mike O’Brien’s untitled comedy.
Jessica Jones actor Erin Moriarty has landed a spot in an untitled thriller on Fox opposite Archie Panjabi and Rita Wilson, while Jane the Virgin‘s Sofia Pernas is joining NBC’s military drama For God and Country.
True Blood alum Stephen Moyer is set to star in Fox’s Marvel pilot, and Diana Rigg is joining PBS’s Victoria to play a confidante of the infamous queen.
Kourtney Kang lands her idol, Paula Abdul, for her untitled NBC comedy pilot and Brad Garrett returns to CBS with a lead role in The Get.
Gotham actress Jamie Chung is swapping DC for Marvel after landing the role of Blink in Fox’s untitled Marvel pilot from Matt Nix and Bryan Singer. She joins previously cast Blair Redford who will play another mutant and team leader.
Mae Whitman is a “good girl” in NBC’s pilot, Kiefer Sutherland will reunite with Geoff Pierson on Designated Survivor, and Ilfenesh Hadera has won a lead role in Greg Berlanti’s Deception pilot.
Marvel has booked its cast for the upcoming Runaways series on Hulu. The series hails from Fake Empire’s Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, Marvel Television, and ABC Signature.
Parks and Rec star Adam Scott and The Office alum Craig Robinson may be headed back to the small screen as Fox has given a pilot order to the single-camera comedy Ghosted. This is the third comedy pilot order for the network who after Liz Meriwether’s Thin Ice and Linda from HR.
TBS has given a 10-episode order to Emmy Award-winning Louis C.K.and Oscar-nominated Albert Brooks for their animated comedy series The Cops. The series follows Al (Brooks) and Lou (C.K.), two patrolmen in Los Angeles who try their best to protect and serve, but don’t always succeed.
Oh, Hello on Broadway stars Nick Kroll and John Mulaney have booked hosting duties at next month’s Film Independent Spirit Awards. The event will air live on IFC on February 25.
Author and illustrator Dallas Clayton is set to adapt the popular children’s book Harold and the Purple Crayon for Sony Animation. The original book and subsequent series were written by Crockett Davis.
Emily Carmichael’s Eon has attached Colin Trevorrow to produce alongside Adam Spielberger and Krista Parris, the Tracking Board has exclusively learned. The addition continues a growing working relationship between Trevorrow and Carmichael.
New Girl star Jake Johnson is developing single-camera comedy Catalina with his home network Fox. Johnson penned the pilot with Max Winkler and Mary Fitzgerald. The project is described as Weekend at Bernie’s set on Catalina island.
New Girl stars Damon Wayans Jr. and Jake Johnson are developing Henchman, a new single-camera comedy series at Fox that follows a man fighting to find the balance between his family and pursuing his dream of being a successful henchman.
Former talk show host and comedian, Rosie O’Donnell has joined the cast of Showtime’s comedy pilot SMILF. The project is based on Frankie Shaw’s short film which took home the Short Film Jury Award at Sundance.
An adaptation of the acclaimed French graphic novel Naja written by Jean-David Morvan and illustrated by Bengal is in the works from Thunder Road Pictures, Entertainment 360, and Nickel City Productions with J.P. Davis penning the script and Cedric Nicolas-Troyan directing.
Academy Award-winning actress Patricia Arquette and The Diary of a Teenage Girl breakout star are set for Kirsten Dunst’s movie adaptation of Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar. The two will join previously announced cast members, Dakota Fanning and Jesse Plemons as well as Stacy Martin.
Continuing ABC’s current trend of inclusive comedies (Black-ish, Fresh Off the Boat, Speechless, and The Real O’Neals), the network has given a script commitment with penalty to Family Style from Amy Poehler and Claudia Lonow.
The Mindy Project creator and star Mindy Kaling is teaming with her co-star on the show Ed Weeks for a new ABC comedy. The untitled single-camera series has received a script commitment plus penalty from the network.
The Good Place and Parks and Recreation creator Mike Schur has a new comedy on the horizon at NBC: Landlords. Matt Murray, who worked with Schur on Parks and Rec, wrote the pilot and will be executive producing with Schur.