Meet Alba Baptista, the Star of Netflix's 'Warrior Nun' Series!

All things considered, the past several months have been pretty terrible for just about everyone on the planet. Of course, for some of us, it’s been worse than others, but with a pandemic, civil unrest, and a political system that seems to be going off the rails, the outlook is pretty grim.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNina Dobrev and Bruna Papandrea are teaming to adapt the Greer Macallister novel “Woman 99” for television.Dobrev will star in and executive produce the series, with Papandrea also executive producing under her Made Up Stories banner. Made Up Stories’ Steve Hutensky and Casey Haver will also serve as executive producers with Janice Park serving as producer.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterElisabeth Moss is attached to star in and executive produce a series adaptation of the 2013 Lauren Beukes novel “Shining Girls,” which has been ordered to series at Apple.Moss will star as a Chicago reporter who survived a brutal assault only to find her reality shifting as she hunts down her attacker.Silka Luisa will write the adaptation and serve as executive producer and showrunner.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorNina Dobrev and Made Up Stories have acquired the rights to Greer Macallister’s novel Woman 99 to develop as a TV series starring the Vampire Diaries alum. Dobrev also will executive produce alongside Made Up Stories founder Bruna Papandrea.Historical thriller Woman 99 follows a young woman whose quest to free her sister from an infamous insane asylum risks her sanity, her safety and her life.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticEXCLUSIVE: Back in 1987, Star Trek: The Next Generation debuted and next year will see a further expansion of the Gene Roddenberry franchise for a new generation, literally.Set to premiere in 2021 on Nickelodeon, the kids orientated CG-animated series will be called Star Trek: Prodigy I can reveal. Here, as Comic-Con@Home really kicks into gear, is also a first look at the logo for show:

Netflix has cancelled filming on a Turkish original series following pressure to remove a gay character.The producers of If Only, what would have been an eight-part relationship drama, were refused a filming license by the Turkish government because a gay character was written into the show.The show’s creator, Ece Yörenç told Altyazi Fasikul (which was then translated into the Financial Times): “Due to a gay character, permission to film the series was not granted and this is very frightening

Donald Glover will reportedly return to play Lando Calrissian in an upcoming “Star Wars” Disney+ series.

Also Read: Michael Che to Star in Sketch Comedy Series at HBO MaxHere’s how HBO Max describes the series:A timely antidote for our modern lives, each half-hour episode takes audiences on an immersive visual journey into another world. Building on the record-breaking success of Calm’s Sleep Stories – bedtime stories for grown ups with over 250m listens – each relaxing tale is designed to transform how you feel.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorNetflix has set the first animated TV series based on the long-running Usagi Yojimbo comic books by Stan Sakai.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMichael Che has set up his own sketch comedy series at HBO Max, Variety has learned.The streamer has given the series a six-episode order. Che will star in the series, with each episode set to tackle a different theme or incident — such as police brutality, unemployment, or falling in love — from a Black vantage point.“I’m really excited to be working on this show with HBO Max” said Che.

Emily in Paris to fill that void in the fall. On Monday, July 13, announced that it had acquired the series—which stars and was created by Sex and the City and genius Darren Star—from MTV Studios.

Netflix series The Crown will get a sixth season, it has been announced.

And she guest starred on “Hawaii Five-0” during the show’s 10th and final season on CBS.On July 31, she headlines “Upside-Down Magic,” a Disney Channel movie based on the popular fantasy-fiction book series about a group of kids with magical powers (think of something along the lines of “Harry Potter”).Agudong spoke to The Post and shared some insights into her life and career.Tell me about “Upside-Down Magic.”I play Reina Carvajal, who has a flair for the ability to manipulate heat.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorHBO has given a green light to Scenes From a Marriage, a limited series adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s classic series, starring and executive produced by Oscar Isaac and Michelle Williams, from Our Boys and The Affair co-creator Hagai Levi, Michael Ellenberg’s Media Res and Endeavor Content.Written and directed by Levi, the series adaptation re-examines the show’s iconic depiction of love, hatred, desire, monogamy, marriage and divorce through the lens of a

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