John Landgraf Talks Doing More ‘FX-Centric’ Presentations, Whether Ryan Murphy Could Return to Disney Fold

Joe Otterson TV ReporterJesse Williams has joined the cast of the Hulu drama pilot “Olga Dies Dreaming.”Williams joins previously announced series leads Aubrey Plaza and Ramón Rodríguez in the pilot, which is based on the yet-to-be-released novel of the same name by Xóchitl Gonzalez.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterCM Punk lit the pro wrestling world on fire when he returned to the ring for AEW on Aug. 20, but now he is getting ready to debut as a completely different character on the Starz drama series “Heels.”The series is built around a small-town wrestling promotion in Georgia and follows the rivalry between the Spade brothers, who are also the promotion’s top stars.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterShowtime’s co-presidents of entertainment, Gary Levine and Jana Winograde, addressed moving the “Halo” series to Paramount Plus during a virtual TCA session on Tuesday.“The truth is that [“Halo”] was always a bit of an outlier for us in terms of its fit in the Showtime universe,” Winograde said. “And we did an amazing job of imbuing into the series, the character drama that we’re so well known for.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterSummerSlam 2021 is set to feature a major confrontation between top WWE superstars Roman Reigns and John Cena.Reigns has earned considerable praise of late since turning heel (becoming a bad guy in pro wrestling parlance), while Cena remains one of the top babyfaces (good guys) of all time.“As you know, your villain is only as good as your hero, and your hero is only as good as your villain,” WWE president and chief revenue officer Nick Khan told Variety.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe untitled HBO series about the Los Angeles Lakers has added five to its cast, with Bo Burnham also exiting the series.It was reported in March that Burnham had been cast in the role of Celtics legend Larry Bird. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, Burnham is no longer involved with the project due to scheduling conflicts.Sean Patrick Small will instead play Bird.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Painting with John” has been renewed for Season 2 at HBO, Variety has learned.Season one of the unscripted series featured musician, actor, director and painter John Lurie ensconced at his worktable, honing his intricate watercolor techniques and sharing reflections on what he’s learned about life.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterA series adaptation of “Field of Dreams” has been ordered straight-to-series at Peacock.The television take on the beloved baseball film hails from Michael Schur, who will serve as writer and executive producer under his Fremulon banner. Lawrence Gordon of The Gordon Company will also executive produce along with David Miner of 3 Arts and Morgan Sackett.

The OA creators Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij have collaborated once again, this time on a new murder mystery show for FX, titled Retreat.As with many of the duo’s co-writing and directorial projects, Marling will also act in the series, which sees a young sleuth named Darby Hart attempt to get to the bottom of a bizarre death at a billionaire’s private getaway (per Deadline).FX Networks chairman John Landgraf went into more detail about Retreat, saying: “We absolutely loved what Brit Marling

Fans might be waiting just a little longer for the return of Atlanta, which stars Donald Glover.

Archer, one of television’s longest-running animated series, is launching its 12th season Aug. 25 on FXX. It is the last season featuring the voice of core cast member Jessica Walter who died on March 24 at the age of 80.

The upcoming 10-episode 10th season of Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story is titled Double Feature, reflecting the installment’s unusual structure — it contains two separate stories. Part I: Red Tide is set by the sea, while Part 2: Death Valley is set by the sand.

Even though Fargo creator Noah Hawley is currently prioritizing FX’s new Alien series with Ridley Scott executive producing, the network’s boss John Landgraf is “hopeful” about a Season 5.

The Television Critics Association summer tour is underway, and FX Network chief John Landgraf has been sharing info at his presentation all day. We know that “What We Do In The Shadows” has been renewed for a fourth season, and “American Horror Stories” has been renewed for season two.

Atlanta’s delayed third season will be released in 2022, according to an FX network boss.Filming on the acclaimed comedy drama’s third season was pushed back due to coronavirus restrictions, with creator and star Donald Glover sharing an on-set photo in April this year to mark the first day of shooting.FX chairman John Landgraf has since confirmed filming on season three has concluded, saying it’s listed to air “in the first half of 2022”.Speaking to TheWrap, Langraf said: “We haven’t locked

During FX Networks’ executive session at the summer TCA virtual press tour, Chairman John Landgraf detailed the company’s rollout plans through June 2022. While listing the series slated to premiere in the first half of 2022 he said, “at long last, the fantastic new drama series The Old Man starring Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow, Amy Brenneman and Alia Shawkat.”

FX chairman John Landgraf said Friday that he would love to have Ryan Murphy return to Disney and 20th Television after the American Horror Story creator left the fold for Netflix in 2018.

Noah Hawley’s upcoming Alien series at FX will be “very grounded,” network boss John Landgraf shared during a TCA presentation on Friday.

FX boss John Landgraf deftly tried to thread the corporate needle today in his executive session today at the virtual Winter TCA.

is expected to return with season 3 in early 2022, after finishing production in Europe. The news comes as FX chairman John Landgraf shared an update on the long-awaited return of Donald Glover’s hit series during the network’s TCA presentation. “We haven’t locked down the scheduling for season 3 yet as it just finished shooting — it’s shot primarily in Europe,” Landgraf said.

American Love Story. “When Ryan Murphy came to us with these two spinoffs and the stories for American Sports Story and American Love Story, we immediately jumped at the opportunity,” John Landgraf, Chairman of FX, said in a statement released on August 13. “What began with  has spawned some of the best and most indelible programs of our generation, most notably  which created a beautiful partnership between Ryan, Brad [Falchuk], Nina [Jacobson], and Brad [Simpson].