Peacock Orders ‘Girl In The Woods’ Series Adaptation, Krysten Ritter to Direct

EXCLUSIVE: Sigourney Weaver is to lead an adaptation of Holly Ringland’s book The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart for Amazon.

Phoebe Dynevor is opening up about the hottest scenes in Bridgerton!

Ben Affleck wears a casual plaid shirt while out and about in Los Angeles on Friday afternoon (May 14).

Peacock is back for more “Psych,” ordering a third movie based on the cult favorite USA series.

The Psych gang will return for a third movie set to premiere on Peacock.

Ethan Shanfeld In an effort to buff its unscripted catalog, Peacock has ordered four spinoff series, including “Top Chef Family Style” and “Below Deck Down Under.”The streamer also nabbed the kids version of “American Ninja Warrior” and a baking-themed spinoff of the DIY series “Making It.”Hosted by Meghan Trainor, “Top Chef Family Style” will feature young chefs teaming up with an adult family member to compete and prove their culinary skills.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVPeacock is expanding its unscripted offerings with a 13-part docuseries from Paris Hilton, a new music competition series featuring JoJo Siwa and a hybrid alternative-scripted series hosted by Ed Helms and Randall Park.Hilton’s docuseries, tentatively titled “Paris In Love,” follows the international influencer as she prepares to get married to venture capitalist Carter Reum.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterPeacock is expanding its documentary slate, with the streamer announcing three new projects.The first is currently titled “Downey Wrote That.” The documentary will explore the sketches, contributions, and enduring influence of Jim Downey, one of the most impactful comedy writers in the history of “Saturday Night Live.” Downey has worked on over 30 seasons of “SNL,” making him the writer with the longest tenure in the show’s history.The documentary is produced by Network

A.D. Amorosi When Verzuz announced on March 9 that it had left Apple Music for a new partnership with the social video platform Triller, the relationship seemed like an incongruous one.

Colton Ryan (Little Voice) is set to star opposite Elle Fanning in Hulu drama The Girl From Plainville, from The Post writer Liz Hannah and Dr. Death exec producer Patrick Macmanus.

Always Be My Maybe star and Baby Cobra comedian Ali Wong will join Amazon’s Paper Girls series, based on Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang’s graphic novel.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorTwo-time Grammy Producer of the Year Greg Kurstin, who has worked with everyone from Adele and Paul MCartney to Foo Fighters and Beck, will open the 2021 ASCAP Experience conference on Wednesday, May 12 at 3 p.m. ET/ 12 p.m.

It seems as though Blake Lively has an affinity towards playing characters who are 'murderers in secret' if her recent Hollywood projects like The Rhythm Section and A Simple Favor are any inclination. The Gossip Girl star has decided on her next big project; Lady Killer.

EXCLUSIVE: Cathy Park Hong’s Minor Feelings is being turned into a television series by Russian Doll star Greta Lee and A24.

EXCLUSIVE: Writer Aida Osman, host of Crooked Media Podcast Keep It, rapper KaMillion (Love & Hip Hop Miami) and comedian Jonica Booth (Bad Girls Club) have been cast as the leads of Rap Sh*t (working title), HBO Max’s half-hour comedy series from Insecure co-creator Rae and her Hoorae Productions.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorIMDb TV, Amazon’s free-streaming video service, has ratcheted up its spending on original content — and more broadly, the e-commerce giant is trying to make the case to Madison Avenue that it has amassed a huge audience for ad-supported video content.At Amazon’s first NewFronts presentation for advertisers Monday, IMDb TV announced unscripted series with country star Luke Bryan and famed interior designer Jeff Lewis (“Flipping Out”).

EXCLUSIVE: The epic, years-long battle between Al Capone and Eliot Ness, who clashed on the biggest stage in the world on their way to becoming ultimate American enemies, is the subject of a new TV series in early development at Showtime, from Alex Kurtzman’s Secret Hideout, run by Heather Kadin, and CBS Studios where the company is based.

EXCLUSIVE: Krysten Ritter is to direct the first four episodes of an adaptation of Crypt TV’s Girl In The Woods for Peacock.

Newcomer Lola Tung is set as the lead in The Summer I Turned Pretty, Amazon’s TV adaptation of Jenny Han’s YA novel series. Rachel Blanchard (You Me Her), Jackie Chung (Coming Home Again) and Christopher Briney (Dali Land) also are set as series regulars in the eight-episode Prime Video series, a co-production of Amazon Studios and wiip.

EXCLUSIVE: Even with Black Widow set to make its world premiere this July, Florence Pugh is continuing to add to that ever-growing dance card as she is set to star in the adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s The Wonder. A Fantastic Woman director Sebastián Lelio will helm the pic with Ed Guiney and Tessa Ross producing. Alice Birch penned the script.