Jeff Goldblum Joins ‘Search Party’ Season 5 at HBO Max

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin” has cast Bailee Madison in a lead role.In the series, a series of tragic events twenty years ago almost ripped the blue-collar town of Millwood apart.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNetflix has ordered the adult animated series “Chicago Party Aunt,” inspired by Chris Witaske’s Twitter account of the same name.Netflix has ordered 16 episodes of the half-hour series, with the first eight slated to drop on Sept. 17.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterVicki Dummer has been hired at Warner Bros. Television to serve as executive vice president and head of current programming.Dummer will report to WBTV Group Chairman Channing Dungey, with whom she previously worked during their respective tenures at ABC.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterJai Courtney has been cast in the Amazon series “The Terminal List” opposite Chris Pratt, Variety has learned.The series follows James Reece (Pratt) after his entire platoon of Navy SEALs is ambushed during a high-stakes covert mission. Reece returns home to his family with conflicting memories of the event and questions about his culpability.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Walking Dead” dropped a full-length trailer for its final season, Season 11, during a panel for San Diego Comic-Con at Home on Saturday.The trailer saw plenty of zombified action, while also highlighting fan favorite characters like Daryl, Carol, Maggie, Gabriel, Ezekiel, and Negan among many others.

Jurassic World Evolution 2, developers have shared what players can expect from the upcoming dinosaur management game.The five minute Dev Diary from Frontier Developments showcases some of the new features the studio is bringing with the sequel.This includes the option for players to build their park in completely different environments to the usual tropical islands, though these locations will bring a “bespoke weather system” that mean sand or snow storms must be considered.Fans can also expect

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMichael Chernus has signed on to star alongside Rachel Weisz in the “Dead Ringers” series currently in the works at Amazon.The series was announced at the streaming service in August 2020 with a straight-to-series order. It is a modern update of the 1988 David Cronenberg film of the same name.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Last of Us” series at HBO has cast Anna Torv in a recurring guest star role.Torv joins previously announced series leads Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey as well as cast members Gabriel Luna, Merle Dandrige, Nico Parker, Murray Bartlet, Con O’Neill, and Jeffery Pierce.“The Last of Us” series was first announced as being in development at the premium cabler last March, with the show landing a formal series order in November.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “Dune” television series prequel at HBO Max has found its new showrunner.Variety has learned exclusively that Diane Ademu-John has boarded “Dune: The Sisterhood” in the role of writer, showrunner, and executive producer. Jon Spaihts had previously been attached to run the series, but he stepped down in November 2019 to focus on writing the script for the second of the “Dune” reboot films.The show was ordered straight-to-series at HBO Max in June 2019.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Good Fight” has been renewed for Season 6 at Paramount Plus.News of the renewal comes about midway through the show’s fifth season.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterHBO has added five actors to star alongside Alicia Vikander in the upcoming series “Irma Vep,” Variety has learned.Adria Arjona (“6 Underground,” “True Detective”), Carrie Brownstein (“Portlandia,” “Transparent”), Jerrod Carmichael (“The Carmichael Show,” “Ramy”), Fala Chen (“The Undoing,” “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”), and Devon Ross will all star alongside Vikander in the limited series.In the show, Mira (Vikander) is an American movie star disillusioned

Joe Otterson TV ReporterHBO Max has released the first official image from “And Just Like That,” the revival of “Sex and the City.”The photo features series stars Sarah Jessica Parker reprising the role of Carrie Bradshaw, Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobbes, and Kristin Davis as Charlotte York.

Jeff Goldblum joins the absurd world of Search Party in a recurring role for the HBO Max series’ fifth season.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Lovecraft Country” is not being renewed for a second season at HBO, Variety has confirmed.“We will not be moving forward with a second season of Lovecraft Country,” HBO said in a statement. “We are grateful for the dedication and artistry of the gifted cast and crew, and to Misha Green, who crafted this groundbreaking series.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe HBO Max reboot of “Pretty Little Liars” has found its first two cast members.Chandler Kinney and Maia Reficco have both been cast in the series, which is titled “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin.” In addition, Lisa Soper has come onboard to direct the first two episodes of the series.Twenty years ago, a series of tragic events almost ripped the blue-collar town of Millwood apart.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterJoel Kim Booster has joined the upcoming Maya Rudolph-led comedy series at Apple.The untitled series follows Molly (Rudolph), a woman whose seemingly perfect life is upended after her husband leaves her with nothing but 87 billion dollars. Booster will play the role of Nicholas, Molly’s loyal assistant.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Last of Us” series at HBO has added Nico Parker in a guest starring role, Variety has confirmed.Parker will appear as Sarah, the daughter of Joel (Pedro Pascal). Along with Pascal, Parker joins previously announced cast members Bella Ramsey, Gabriel Luna, and Merle Dandridge.Parker most recently appeared in a lead role in the HBO/Sky miniseries “The Third Day,” starring opposite Jude Law.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe Weeknd is developing a series at HBO which he would star in as well as co-write.Currently titled “The Idol,” the series follows a female pop singer starts a romance with an enigmatic L.A. club owner who is the leader of a secret cult.The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, will server as co-writer and executive producer along with Reza Fahim and Sam Levinson, with all three credited as creators of the show.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“For Life” could soon be returning to life on IMDb TV.According to sources, the up and coming streamer is poised to order a third season of the legal drama, which was canceled by ABC after two seasons back in May.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMGM’s Orion Television has acquired the rights to the Max Barry novel “The 22 Murders of Madison May” for development, Variety has learned exclusively.Meredith Lavender and Marcie Ulin will adapt the book for the screen in addition to serving as executive producers and showrunners.