‘Pistol’: FX’s Punk Rock Drama Series Gets May Premiere

Peacock has put in development Avenger Field, a one-hour drama series starring and executive produced by Oscar winner Renée Zellweger, from writer Felicia D. Henderson and MGM Television, Deadline has confirmed. The project also hails from Zellweger’s Big Picture Co, Toluca Pictures and North Rose Pictures. MGM Television is the studio.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterRenée Zellweger has lined up another TV role with NBCUniversal. Variety has learned exclusively that the actress is set to star in the drama “Avenger Field” that is in development at Peacock.The one-hour drama series, which hails from MGM Television, tells the story of those that established a clandestine all female US Airforce program called the WASPs (Women Airforce Service Pilots) to battle Hitler from home. Inspired by the true story of WASP leader Jackie Cohran (Zellweger) and the diverse group of women who fought the system, skeptics and even sabotage to bring everyone home safely.Felicia D.

Hulu has set an April premiere date for FX limited series Under the Banner of Heaven, from Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black. Inspired by Jon Krakauer’s true crime bestseller, Under the Banner of Heaven, starring Oscar nominee Andrew Garfield and Daisy Edgar-Jones, will launch April 28 exclusively on Hulu in the U.S. It will follow on Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ under the Star banner in all other territories. The premiere will feature the first two episodes, with a new episode available weekly for the next five weeks. FX also released a first-look photo above.

Netflix has given a series order to Shondaland murder-mystery drama The Residence, from executive producer/showrunner Paul William Davies and executive producers Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers. The project stems from Davies’ overall deal at Netflix where Shondaland also is under an exclusive deal.

If you ever ask yourself, where are all the good movies these days? Where are all the good stories for adults? Well, as you’ve heard, they’ve all migrated to TV. But moreover, to be hyper-specific, the best ones have migrated over to the TV mini-series.

The fourth season of Yellowstone already aired on Paramount Network, but it’s still not available on the show’s streaming home of Peacock.

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EXCLUSIVE: The prestigious Yale Drama Series Prize for emerging playwrights has announced eight contenders selected for its first-ever short list.

CBS has set an April premiere date for Come Dance With Me, the new family dance competition series from NCIS: Los Angeles stars Chris O’Donnell and LL Cool J. The series will debut Friday, April 15 at 8 PM, succeeding Undercover Boss in the timeslot. It also will be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.

The Terminal List has a new addendum. Amazon has set a July 1 premiere date on Prime Video for all eight episodes of the new conspiracy-thriller series starring Chris Pratt.

HBO will premiere The Larry David Story, a two-part documentary about the award-winning producer/writer and comedian, on Tuesday, March 1 at 10 PM. The docu also will be available for streaming on HBO Max.

ViacomCBS is further expanding its Dora The Explorer universe. Paramount+ has given a series order to a new Dora the Explorer CG-animated preschool series, produced by Nickelodeon Animation. Additionally, the first-ever live-action Dora the Explorer series, inspired by the tone of Paramount Pictures’ 2019 film Dora and the Lost City of Gold, is shifting its demo target to tweens. The details were revealed Tuesday by Brian Robbins, Chief Content Officer, Movies and Kids & Family for Paramount+, during ViacomCBS’ Investors Day Event.

Diehard Killing Eve fans will be thrilled to hear that there’s not much longer to wait until their favourite drama returns to the box.The award-winning BBC One series, starring actresses Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh, has announced that the fourth and final instalment of the show will debut on screens in a matter of days.The BBC confirmed the news on their social media page, as fans began to count down until they could see the always entertaining Villanelle and Eve Polastri back in action. Unveiling the big date as Monday 28 February, they wrote: "Watch #KillingEve on iPlayer from 28 February." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.This means that each episode of the cat and mouse thriller will air just one day later than in the US, so UK fans won’t be too far behind.

Teen Titans Go! will be back for more action as Cartoon Network renews the animated series for Season 8.

Disney+ has announced a premiere date for the highly anticipated Obi-Wan Kenobi limited series!

Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced on today’s earnings call that the next Star Wars Disney+ series Obi-Wan will debut on May 25.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer“Obi-Wan Kenobi” has received a May 25 premiere date at Disney Plus, Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced on the company’s earnings call Wednesday.Disney Plus ended 2021 with 129.8 million paying customers worldwide, gaining 11.8 million for the quarter ended Jan. 1, 2022 and blowing past expectations.

FX today set a premiere date for the fourth season of its gritty biker drama Mayans M.C., announcing that it will return with two episodes airing back-to-back on Tuesday, April 19 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, with new episodes streaming the next day on Hulu.

Blumhouse Productions’ adaptation of the Stephen King novel “Firestarter” has gotten a release date. The film will hit theaters and Peacock in early May.Starring Zac Efron and Sydney Lemmon as parents Andy and Vicky, the story follows them on the run as they attempt to hide their daughter Charlie (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) from the government.