‘Golden Axe’ Animated Series Based On Video Game Ordered By Comedy Central; Matthew Rhys, Danny Pudi Among Voice Cast

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Funko enters the AAA gaming space this fall with “Funko Fusion,” its co-op action game that mashes up characters from “Jurassic World,” “Back to the Future” and more beloved NBCUniversal IP into Funko Pop! format. Per the game makers: “‘Funko Fusion’ is an action-adventure, single player and online co-op experience that pays tribute to NBCUniversal’s deep roster of beloved worlds and the irreverent Funko Pop! interpretations of the figures who inhabit them.

Jamie Lang International Emmy-winning French animation producer-distributor Dandelooo has closed a deal with Korea’s Dream Factory Studio for the latter’s new CG preschool series “PongPong Dino.” Targeted at 2-4-year-olds, “PongPong Dino” is a new IP produced by Dream Factory and directed by animator Tacken Chae. In the show, the audience is invited to a world where playing with your food is an important part of each meal.

Dissolution, Winter In Madrid and other best-selling novels, has died.His publisher confirmed that he had passed away aged 71, following a diagnosis of multiple myeloma in 2012.This comes just before the release of Shardlake, which is the upcoming television adaptation of Dissolution, Sansom’s 2004 historical mystery novel. The series, which stars Sean Bean and Arthur Hughes, will premiere on Disney+ on May 1.

EXCLUSIVE: TV anchor Sage Steele has replaced Candace Owens in the voice cast of The Daily Wire‘s upcoming animated sitcom Mr Birchum, following the latter’s recent exit from the right wing news platform.

Apple TV+ has moved up the premiere date for Presumed Innocent, its upcoming limited series, starring and executive produced by Jake Gyllenhaal. The series, inspired by Scott Turow’s courtroom thriller, from David E. Kelley, J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot and Warner Bros. TV, will premiere Wednesday, June 12, , just a few days following its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 9. It originally was scheduled to debut on June 14.

Academy Award nominee LaKeith Stanfield (The Book of Clarence) is in talks to star in and produce a feature adaptation of the hit neo-noir video game El Paso, Elsewhere, Deadline has learned.

EXCLUSIVE: Adult animation is among the best performing genres on Hulu with shows like Family Guy and Bob’s Burgers, and the streamer has been looking to expand its original offerings with series like Solar Opposites and the Futurama revival.

The first look photos for Power Book II: Ghost‘s upcoming fourth season have arrived!

Alex Ritman “Boy Kills World,” the upcoming martial arts action film starring Bill Skarsgård as a deaf boy trained to enact vengeance on those who murdered his family, is getting a TV spinoff. Of sorts. “Super Dragon Punch Force 3,” the real-life action-packed fighter video game that features in the film (and will launch day-and-date with the U.S.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter A “Golden Axe” animated series has been greenlit at Comedy Central, Variety has learned. Based on the beloved Sega games of the same name, the show hails from co-creators Mike McMahan and Joe Chandler. Matthew Rhys (“The Americans,” “Perry Mason”), Danny Pudi (“Community,” “Mythic Quest”), Lisa Gilroy (“Jury Duty,” “Interior Chinatown”), Liam McIntyre (“Spartacus,” “The Flash”), and Carl Tart (“Grand Crew,” “Star Trek: Lower Decks”) will lead the voice cast.

Selena Kuznikov “Roots of Comedy with Jesus Trejo,” a new comedy-documentary series hailing from PBS SoCal, is slated to start streaming for free on the PBS app and PBS.org on May 24. The series follows Mexican American comedian and host Jesus Trejo as he embarks on a journey to tell the “stories behind the laughs,” revealing how comedy traces back to the roots of community. Trejo visits six U.S.

EXCLUSIVE: Gangs of London and Peaky Blinders star Joe Cole is set to lead action-thriller He Bled Neon, marking the feature debut of music video filmmaker Drew Kirsch who co-directed videos “You Need to Calm Down” and “Lover” with Taylor Swift, and also helmed videos for Shakira, Charlie Puth, John Legend, Imagine Dragons and Machine Gun Kelly.

Signing off their popular TV show Saturday Night Takeaway, hosting duo Ant and Dec expressed their heartfelt gratitude to their loyal viewership on Saturday 13 April.The well-loved presenting team bid a teary farewell in the two-hour season finale of the programme which had announced its hiatus last year.Towards the curtain call, taking a sentimental moment before rolling out a reel of their fond memories, Dec shared: "When we started this back in 2002, we thought we'd be lucky if we got to do this for maybe a couple of years, so what's happened has honestly been beyond our wildest dreams. "We have truly adored every second of making this show, but there's one thing we've never, ever forgotten, and that's the fact that it's not our show, it's your show, so we'd like to say a massive thank you to you, our incredible audience." As a line-up of scenes from the past seasons followed, Ant and Dec were joined by Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones, the fresh panel of The Voice UK judges.Together they crooned McFly's tune It's All About You.

Coachella 2024, Lana Del Rey brought out a special guest performer in the form of Billie Eilish.The pair of Del Rey and Eilish performed two songs together. First, they played a duet of Eilish’s ‘Ocean Eyes’ before launching into Del Rey’s own ‘Video Games’.Ocean Eyes y Video Games en las voces de Lana del Rey y Billie Eilish, cada una con su tono particular y haciéndolo de la forma más natural del mundo.

Jordan Moreau SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for the finale of “Fallout,” now streaming on Prime Video. Fans of the “Fallout” video games and newcomers alike are enjoying Prime Video’s adaptation, as it tells a completely original story in the post-apocalyptic wasteland. Set in a retro-futuristic 2296 after nuclear bombs decimated America, the Season 1 finale reveals some crucial information about who dropped the nukes and also teases at some video game Easter eggs that could appear in a future season.

Jordan Moreau After starting out as a post-apocalyptic video game series, “Fallout” is finally stepping out of the vault and onto TV screens. From Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, the masterminds behind HBO’s “Westworld,” Prime Video’s “Fallout” takes viewers back to the 1960s before blowing things up — literally. A jaw-dropping nuclear explosion, rivaling the skull-rattling blast seen in Nolan’s brother Christopher’s best picture winner “Oppenheimer,” kicks off the series, before then jumping over 200 years into the future.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Prime Video has announced the full cast for action comedy show “Costiera” set on Italy’s iconic Amalfi Coast being directed by Emmy-winner Adam Bernstein (“30 Rock,” “Breaking Bad”) and featuring Jesse Williams (“Take Me Out”) as the lead. The ensemble cast for the English-language series being co-produced by Amazon Studios and Luca Bernabei for Lux Vide comprises British actor Jordan Alexandra (“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” “The Winter King”) (pictured, center); Spain’s Alejandra Onieva (“Alta Mar”) (pictured, left); Italy’s Maria Chiara Giannetta (“Blanca”) (pictured, right); Antonio Gerardi; Tommaso Ragno (“Nostalgia”); Amanda Campana; Pierpaolo Spollon; Britain’s Sam Haygarth (“Jojo Rabbit”); and France’s Jean-Hugues Anglade (“Sink or Swim”).

UPDATE APRIL 8: Prime Video has moved up the premiere of its high-profile new drama series Fallout, from Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, based on the worldwide best-selling retro-futuristic video game franchise. All eight episodes of the post-apocalyptic series will premiere April 10 at at 6 PM PT. The surprise drop was revealed in a new Fallout ad that aired during Monday’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Game. The drama had previously been slated for April 12 debut.

Annika Pham Norwegian broadcaster NRK has excelled in recent years at bringing bold and thought-provoking shows to the world. After their latest Canneseries winners “Power Play” (2023), “Afterglow” (2022), “Countrymen” (2021) and “State of Happiness” (2018), their latest bet “Dumbsday” (“Dummedag”) has its international premiere April 8 in the French TV festival’s main competition. It first aired on the Norwegian pubcaster Nov.

Even Matt Damon couldn’t pull Dylan and Cole Sprouse away from their video games as kids. The twin brothers starred in the popular Disney television show "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" from 2005 to 2008.They also starred in "The Suite Life on Deck" from 2008 until 2011. Cole was a guest on Wednesday’s episode of "Let’s Talk Off Camera with Kelly Ripa." During the episode, Cole told the story of how he and his brother were so obsessed with video games as kids that even an Oscar-winning actor couldn't tear them away.