The Act does a wonderful job showing how the poisoned love of a mother can be hard to shake once the truth comes out.
Celeste Ng’s book was optioned by Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine last year, who then brought it to Washington’s Simpson Street, and they brought on Liz Tigelaar (Casual) to adapt and act as showrunner for the series.
Clooney will co-direct and star in the six-episode series based on Joseph Heller’s 1961 novel that was previously turned into a 1970 film directed by the late Mike Nichols.
Although no creatives have been attached to the project, the currently-untitled series would feature stand-alone stories with some sort of overall connection with an episode premiering each month for a year.
Sissy Spacek, Bill Skarsgard (“It”) and Melanie Lynskey are three of the actors from previous King adaptations playing new characters in the series expected in 2018. Andre Holland, Scott Glenn and Jane Levy also star.
In a competitive situation, Hulu has acquired a new drama series based on the book Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass from author Meg Medina. Jane the Virgin’s Gina Rodriguez will executive produce via her I Can and I Will Productions banner.
Online network Hulu has signed a deal with A+E Networks for the exclusive subscription streaming rights to Roots, War & Peace, and Barbarians Rising.
After leaving Hulu and Netflix on February 1st, Dr. Who is traveling through time and space… back to Amazon Prime. The streaming service has landed exclusive rights to the legendary British science fiction series.
The half-hour comedy will be added to Hulu’s rapidly growing list of original scripted shows.
A round-up of the week’s TV news!
A round-up of the week’s TV News!
A round-up of the week’s TV News!
A recap of the week’s TV News!
A recap of the week’s TV News!
A recap of the week’s TV news!