Australia-Set Crime Drama ‘Irreverent’ Gets Straight-To-Series Order At Peacock, Co-Pro With Netflix Australia

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticThe white-hot moment of the Romanian new-wave film renaissance is long in the past. “The Death of Mr.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterHBO Max has ordered a pilot for a potential “Dead Boy Detectives” series, Variety has learned exclusively from sources.Based on the DC Comics characters created by Neil Gaiman, the one-hour series would follow the Dead Boy Detectives — Charles Rowland and Edwin Paine — who decided not to enter the afterlife in order to stay on earth and investigate crimes involving the supernatural.Sebastian Croft and Ty Tennant are set to play Rowland and Paine respectively in the

Paramount+ released an all-new, first-look trailer for the upcoming drama Mayor Of Kingstown by Yellowstone writer Taylor Sheridan during the show’s virtual TCA presentation today.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefJennifer Yu (“Sisterhood,” “Flying Tiger 2”) leads an all-star cast in “Forensic Psychologist,” a psychological crime series which starts shooting from September in Hong Kong.The 12×30 minute explores the work of a forensic psychologist who must assess the mental state of alleged criminals to determine whether they are mentally fit to stand trial.

The CW has given a straight-to-series order to Tom Swift, based on the classic book series Tom Swift, with a twist, for the 2021-22 season. Tom Swift comes from Nancy Drew co-creators/executive producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, their Fake Empire banner and CBS Studios.

Peacock’s “The Vampire Academy” series has set its main cast, including “Mortal Kombat” actress Sisi Stringer in the lead role of Rose Hathaway.Also set to star in the 10-episode drama are Daniela Nieves as Lissa Dragomir, Kieron Moore as Dimitri Belikov, Andre Dae Kim as Christian Ozera, J. August Richards as Victor Dashkov, Anita-Joy Uwajeh as Tatiana Vogel, Mia McKenna-Bruce as Mia Karp, Rhian Blundell as Meredith, Jonetta Kaiser as Sonya Karp and Andrew Liner as Mason Ashford.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “Vampire Academy” series at Peacock has set its main cast as well as the directors for Season 1, Variety has learned.The show, based on the book series by Richelle Mead, will star Sisi Stringer, Daniele Nieves, Kieron Moore, André Dae Kim, J. August Richards, Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Rhian Blundell, Jonetta Kaiser, and Andrew Liner.

Chris Willman Music Writer“Let It Be,” the final release of the Beatles’ original catalog, wasn’t about to get memorialized in film and book form this fall without getting a boxed set of the actual music, too. And so months after fans got firm news about “Get Back,” the Peter Jackson documentary, and “Get Back,” the expansive hardback book, there’s finally confirmation that the album whose making those projects chronicle will officially get the deluxe treatment, come Oct.

EXCLUSIVE:  After acquiring both television and feature rights, Sony Pictures Television has put in development One Last Last Heist, a half-hour comedy based on Darrin Rose’s comedic short film of the same name, with Rose set to write and executive produce. Two-time Emmy winner Mike Royce (Everybody Loves Raymond, One Day at a Time) is on board as showrunner.  Rose is penning a potential pilot aimed at cable/streaming outlets.

In the world of television, certain genres are tried and true. Police and hospital procedurals, workplace dramas, and family comedies, for example, have all been iterated countless times since the medium’s inception.

Simon Cowell is staying in business with NBCUniversal.

Kin is one of the most highly anticipated shows of the year, as it follows the life of a criminal family in Dublin, with the ins and outs of the business coming to our screens.

Jamie Lang Banijay Nordic company Jarowskij has unveiled “A Class Apart,” a new eight-part drama series commissioned by Viaplay, which Banijay Rights will distribute internationally. Based on an original idea from Henrik Schyffert and Gustaf Skördeman, the series unspools within a secret society at on of Sweden’s top boarding schools.

Lucy Hale says she’s been preparing for a series like AMC’s upcoming crime show Ragdoll her whole life.

HBO Max has given a series order to Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake (w/t), further expanding the world of the popular Cartoon Network franchise. The series is produced by Cartoon Network Studios. Adam Muto returns to serve as showrunner and executive producer.

Nicola Walker is no stranger to playing a detective, with roles like DCI Cassie Stuart in Unforgotten under her belt. But now she’s taking on another compelling police officer – the intuitive DI Annika Strandhed in UKTV’s new six-part series, Annika .