Jensen Ackles Secures Starring Role in Prime Video Series 'Countdown'

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Aiming to expand its footprint within the scripted space, Banijay Entertainment’s French label Screenline Productions has formed a creative partnership with the writers duo Matthieu Rumani and Nicolas Slomka. Screenline just collaborated with Rumani and Slomka on the series “Trash,” an upcoming Prime Videomini-series inspired by the real-life events of “Loft Story,” the French adaptation of “Big Brother” which marked the country’s first reality show of this kind in 2001.

J. Kim Murphy The Dark Knight returns. Prime Video has debuted the first trailer for “Batman: Caped Crusader,” a new animated series executive produced by “Batman: The Animated Series” co-creator Bruce Timm, as well as J.J.

For many superhero fans, the best version of a TV series or film based on a comic book is none other than “Batman: The Animated Series” from the ‘90s. That series blew the minds of kids and adults alike by taking the source material seriously and presenting some of the best storytelling you’ll ever see involving capes and cowls.

Can you believe that June Squibb hasn’t had a starring role in a movie until now?!

EXCLUSIVE: Eric Lange (Escape At Dannemora) and Alfonso Dosal (Narcos) have joined the Prime Video series El Gato (w/t) as series regulars. They join the previously announced cast Diego Boneta, Lorenza Izzo, Sarah Jones and Adriana Barraza.

Emily Blunt is reportedly in the process of lining up her next big role, and it’ll pair her with an iconic director.

Prime Video‘s Blade Runner 2099 has another lead. THR reports that “Euphoria” star Hunter Schafer joins Michelle Yeoh on the cast list of the upcoming limited series.

EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Jones (For All Mankind, A Man in Full) and Oscar nominee Adriana Barraza (Babel, Blue Beetle) are set for series regular roles in Prime Video‘s comic book series with the working title El Gato. They join the previously announced leads Diego Boneta and Lorenza Izzo.

Naman Ramachandran Prime Video has unveiled the premiere date of the anticipated Season 3 of hit Indian series “Mirzapur.” Originally created by Karan Anshuman and Puneet Krishna, the crime thriller is a saga of power, revenge, ambition, politics, betrayal, deceit and complex family dynamics set in the badlands of northern India. Season 3 is written by Apurva Dhar Badgaiyann, Avinash Singh Tomar, Avinash Singh and Vijay Narayan Verma.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor After a nearly two-year wait, Vox Machina — Critical Role‘s motley crew of D&D adventurers — is returning to Exandria in Season 3 of the hit animated fantasy-adventure series on Amazon’s Prime Video this fall. Prime Video also released a new opening title sequence (watch below). Everything is at stake in Season 3 of “The Legend of Vox Machina“: The Chroma Conclave’s path of destruction spreads like wildfire while the Cinder King hunts down Vox Machina.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Jessica Camacho has joined Jensen Ackles in the Amazon Prime Video thriller series “Countdown,” Variety has learned. The series recently received a 13-episode order at the streamer. The official logline states the show begins “following a suspicious murder in broad daylight, which leads to LAPD officer Mark Meachum (Ackles) being recruited to join a secret task force of undercover agents from all branches of law enforcement to investigate.

Jessica Camacho (S.W.A.T.) has been tapped as the female lead opposite Jensen Ackles in Countdown, Prime Video’s thriller drama series from One Chicago veteran Derek Haas.

Prime Video will release “Like a Dragon,” a live-action series adaptation of the SEGA game franchise “Yakuza Like a Dragon.” The six-part crime-suspense-action series is directed by Take Masaharu (“100 Yen Love”) and Takimoto Kengo (“Kamen Teacher”) and stars Takeuchi Ryoma (multiple “Kamen Rider” titles) as the lead character, Kiryu Kazuma. It will upload to Prime Video in two batches of three episodes on Oct. 25 and Nov.

EXCLUSIVE: Corey Stoll (Billions) and Bobby Naderi (The Beekeeper) have been tapped for series regular roles opposite Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks in Prime Video‘s thriller series The Better Sister, based on the novel by Alafair Burke.

Charlie Hunnam has lined up his next big acting project, and he’s playing a character that fans already love!

Charlie Hunman is headed back to TV, and in a big way. Deadline reports that the British actor will lead the upcoming Prime Video series based on Ed Brubaker‘s graphic novel series “Criminal.” He joins a cast that already includes Adria Arjona, Richard Jenkins, and Kadeem Hardison.

Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy, Rebel Moon) is set to lead Ed Brubaker’s Prime Video graphic novel series Criminal. He joins the previously announced series regular cast of Adria Arjona, Richard Jenkins and Kadeem Hardison.

Naman Ramachandran Anushka Sen, one of India’s most popular young actors, is now making an impact in Korea. Sen gained fame as a child actor in Indian fantasy series “Baalveer” (2012) that aired on SAB TV.

Prime Video has handed a series order to Kevin, an animated comedy written and executive produced by Aubrey Plaza and Joe Wengert.

EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Koji (Warrior) has been tapped for a major recurring role in Haven, Prime Video‘s heist thriller series starring Sophie Turner, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd and Archie Madekwe. The series is produced by Drama Republic (One Day, The English) and Amazon MGM Studios.