‘Italian Job’ Sequel Series in the Works at Paramount Plus

Joe Otterson TV ReporterDakota Fanning has joined the cast of the Showtime drama series “Ripley,” Variety has learned.The series is based on Patricia Highsmith’s Tom Ripley novels. She joins previously announced cast members Andrew Scott and Johnny Flynn.In the series, Tom Ripley (Scott), a grifter scraping by in early 1960s New York, is hired by a wealthy businessman to travel to Italy to try to convince his vagabond son to return home.

EXCLUSIVE: Anonymous Content has put in development an untitled drama series about the early days of IMSA (International Motor Sports Association) auto racing from writer-producer Vinnie Wilhelm (Castle Rock, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels). Anonymous Content will serve as the studio on the project.

Paramount+ is home to all your needs, from classics such as the original series andto current hits like and With hundreds of episodes and movies from the universe available to stream, we have no doubt you’ll find something to fill that void. Whether it’s comedy you’re in the mood for () or revisiting the mothership that started it all () or watching Jean-Luc in his prime () and later in life (), there’s ashow for you!And there’s even more coming.

EXCLUSIVE: New Turner, new Hooch, same David Sutton. Reginald VelJohnson, who co-starred in the 1989 film Turner & Hooch, will reprise his role as David Sutton — now a mayor — on the upcoming Turner & Hooch sequel series for Disney+.

EXCLUSIVE: A hot TV package is hitting the premium marketplace. Oscar winner Barbra Streisand is set to executive produce Lioness, a drama series about the life of Golda Meir headlined by Emmy-nominated Unorthodox star Shira Haas, from MGM/UA Television in association with Nina Tassler and Denise Di Novi PatMa Productions.

Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks are producing a sequel series for Band of Brothers and two of the lead stars were just announced!

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios is developing Am I There Yet? a comedy series based on Mari Andrew’s bestselling semi-autobiographical book, from writer Camilla Blackett (Skins) and Rachel Brosnahan’s Scrap Paper Pictures.

Every 10 years or so, it seems as if Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg scratch their World War II itch and release a new massively expensive miniseries about the event. First, it was 2001’s “Band of Brothers,” which was followed by 2010’s “The Pacific.” Both miniseries were critically acclaimed, earning Emmy wins and huge viewership.

EntertainmentOne, the Hasbro-owned studio behind Peppa Pig, has greenlit a new pre-school series superhero series. Kiya will launch in 2023 across linear and streaming platforms including Disney Jr., Disney + globally, and France Télévisions.

In an impressive showing that signaled they want to be the new Disney+, CBS-Viacom really emboldened the notion that they will be a content force to be reckoned with in the future. During their immense Paramount+ investor day presentation, the streamer announced a massive wave of shows they’re developing based on intellectual property they own and existing feature films.

Paramount+ announced on Wednesday that the drama series, produced by Showtime, will premiere exclusively on its streaming service (currently CBS All Access) in early 2022., starring Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief Spartan John-117, is currently in production in Budapest.Based on the Xbox franchise, " will take place in the universe that first came to be in 2001, dramatizing an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant.

and — both have been delayed due to the pandemic, with the former postponed more than a year from its original release date — so Paramount+ is making sure you don't have to wait much longer, should you not be able to see either movie in theaters.On Thursday, ViacomCBS announced that select Paramount Pictures films, including the sequel, latest installment and, will arrive on the streamer 30-45 days after they're released in theaters.(This marks a departure from HBO Max's current release

Dora The Explorer and The Fairly Odd Parents are getting the live-action TV treatment.

The Rugrats gang is coming back in more ways than one. Nickelodeon has revealed that the voice cast behind the original 1991 animated series will reprise their roles for the revival show at Paramount+.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaA sequel to “Paranormal Activity” and a prequel to “Pet Sematary” will debut on Paramount Plus. In addition, “The In Between,” a supernatural thriller from “Chumscruber” and “The Face of Love” director Arie Posin, will also premiere on the new streaming service.The films were developed by Paramount Players, the studio’s genre label.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe Paramount Plus digital service will soon have a vintage MTV Networks look to some of its offerings, as the MTV series “Unplugged” and “Yo! MTV Raps” and VH1’s venerable “Behind the Music” are all set to be revived as streaming offerings, it was announced Wednesday afternoon.A new music-based unscripted show is on tap from Paramount Plus as well: “From Cradle to Stage,” which will be directed by Foo Fighters’ and Nirvana’s Dave Grohl and be hosted by the rocker and

“Flashdance,” “Grease” and “The Godfather.”The projects were announced by Paramount Television Studios president Nicole Clemens at ViacomCBS’s streaming presentation to investors on Wednesday.

Paramount+ is making no bones about rebooting its library of feature films for television.