Edgar Ramírez To Star In ‘Florida Man’ Netflix Hourlong Series From Donald Todd & Aggregate

Joe Otterson TV ReporterBilly Crudup has signed on to star in the dramedy series “Hello Tomorrow!,” which has been ordered to series at Apple, Variety has learned.The 10-episode, half-hour series is set in a retro-future world and centers around a group of traveling salesmen hawking lunar timeshares.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer“Red Sonja” has found its star.Hannah John-Kamen, best known as the villain Ghost in “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” will wield the sword of the comic book fantasy hero in Millennium Films’ long-gestating feature adaptation.

Jojo Rabbit Oscar winner Taika Waititi is taking on yet another role in the HBO Max period comedy Our Flag Means Death. In addition to serving as executive producer and pilot director, Waititi will star opposite Rhys Darby in the series from writer David Jenkins (People of Earth), Garrett Basch (What We Do in the Shadows) and Dan Halsted.

Oscar winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) is set as the co-lead opposite fellow Oscar winner Sissy Spacek in Amazon’s genre-bending drama series Lightyears, a co-production between Amazon Studios and Legendary Television. Simmons replaces Ed O’Neillm who originally was cast as the male lead in the project but exited for family reasons.

EXCLUSIVE: NBA All-Star Chris Paul has partnered with PlayersTV and UBS for Front Office, a series focused the behind-the-scenes business strategy and wealth management in the sports world.

EXCLUSIVE: Jurnee Smollett, hot off a SAG ensemble nomination and a Best Actress TV Drama series Critics Choice nom for the HBO series Lovecraft Country, is boarding the Netflix movie Lou as star and executive producer.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Noah Centineo will lead and executive produce an untitled espionage project slated to debut on Netflix, the streamer announced today.

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Netflix has landed an untitled espionage drama from Entertainment One and Hypnotic that is a star vehicle for Noah Centineo, who’s playing Atom Smasher in the Dwayne Johnson  DC/New Line film Black Adam. The hourlong series, which has received an eight-episode order, is created by The Rookie creator Alexi Hawley who will serve as showrunner. Hawley and Centineo will be executive producers alongside Hypnotic’s Doug Liman, Gene Klein and David Bartis.

Netflix US has announced a slate of films that are set to release this year. From documentaries to romantic comedies and action-packed thrillers, as many as 30 films have been announced.

Lakeith Stanfield brings the legend of Yasuke, the real-life Black samurai in feudal Japan, to screen in the trailer for Netflix and MAPAA’s latest anime.

Leonardo DiCaprio is, you can be picky when it comes to which roles you choose to do. The 46-year-old will be starring in Adam McKay’s Netflix comedy ‘Don’t Look Up’ alongside Jennifer Lawrence.

EXCLUSIVE: Jamie McShane (Bloodline) and Reggie Lee (All Rise) have been tapped for recurring roles opposite Manuel Garcia-Rulfo and Neve Campbell in The Lincoln Lawyer, Netflix’s upcoming drama series from David E. Kelley and A+E Studios based on Michael Connelly’s bestselling novels.

On what would have been legendary fashion designer Halston’s (born Roy Halston Frowick) 89th birthday, Netflix today announced a May 14 global premiere date for Ryan Murphy’s limited series Halston, starring Ewan McGregor in the title role. The streamer also released the key art (below) and a set of Warhol-inspired polaroids featuring the cast, Halston’s entourage.

EXCLUSIVE: LisaGay Hamilton has been tapped for a key recurring role opposite Manuel Garcia-Rulfo in The Lincoln Lawyer, Netflix’s drama series based on Michael Connelly’s bestselling novels, from David E. Kelley and A+E Studios.

Angry Byron Bay residents have protested against the filming of a reality television series that some fear will damage the reputation of their trendy Australian tourist town. Around 100 surfers paddled out to sea on Tuesday to form a cancel symbol off the coast of the New South Wales town in the hope that Netflix will stop the series about social media influencers.

Edgar Ramirez is taking on a new role!

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterNetflix has ordered the new series “Florida Man,” starring Edgar Ramírez and created by Donald Todd.The eight-episode series, described in the same vein as “Body Heat” and Elmore Leonard’s “Out of Sight,” revolves around a struggling ex-cop who is “forced to return to his home state of Florida to find a Philly mobster’s runaway girlfriend… what should be a quick gig becomes a spiraling journey into buried family secrets, and an increasingly futile attempt to do the

Manchester United soccer star Paul Pogba has signed an overall deal with Amazon Studios and set his first project with the streaming giant: A documentary series about his life, titled The Pogmentary.

Netflix has signed its latest Hollywood A-lister as Benedict Cumberbatch is set to star in the upcoming series The 39 Steps.