The ‘Retreat’: Brit Marling & Zal Batmanglij’s New Series Adds Clive Owen, Alice Braga, Harris Dickinson & More

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe upcoming Netflix comedy series “Blockbuster” has added five new cast membersTyler Alvarez (“Never Have I Ever,” “American Vandal”), Madeline Arthur (“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before,” “Devil in Ohio”), and Olga Merediz (“In the Heights,” “Encanto”) have all joined the show as series regulars. JB Smoove (“Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Spider-Man: No Way Home”) and Kamaia Fairburn (“Overlord and the Underwoods,” “Endlings”) will appear in recurring guest star roles. Full character descriptions can be found below.The new cast members join previously announced leads Randall Park and Melissa Fumero.

Tamron Hall is one of our favorite hosts, and the star thrilled us during the week when she shared the poster for her brand-new show which hits screens soon.SEE: Tamron Hall looks on top of the world as she enjoys a daring day out in New YorkThe Tamron Hall host took to her social media channels to share that she would be hosting Someone They Knew, which will examine real-life crime stories, and highlight the statistic that most murder victims knew their killer beforehand. The series is due to begin on 6 March and will air on Court TV.

A&E and WWE are expanding their original programming partnership in a multi-year deal calling for more wrestler-themed episodes of Biography as well as new series WWE Rivals.

Life & Beth.WATCH: Life & Beth | Official TrailerComedian, actress, mother, wife, best friend of Jennifer Lawrence - Amy is many wonderful things. She's also the writer, director and star of the new series Life & Beth, which is set to drop on our screens this month!A Star Original Series airing on Hulu in the United States, Life & Beth has fortunately been picked up by a local streaming service for Aussie viewers.Much like How I Met Your Father and the upcoming reality TV series The Kardashians, it's going to air on Disney Plus in Australia. If you're not already signed up, you're going to want to click here.The full 10-episode series drops on March 18, 2022, in the US.

It's less than a week until hit show Outlander is back on our screens.

ITV's hit quiz show Tipping Point is looking for Scots contestants to join its 13th series.

As announced back in March of last year, the second season of Resident Alien is now being released in the UK.

Kanye West and Jamie Foxx recording ‘Slow Jamz’ has been released as part of the second ‘act’ of the documentary jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy – you can watch a clip below.The second part of the Coodie & Chike-directed trio of films is now streaming on Netflix after the first part premiered on the streaming service on February 16.One scene in ‘Act 2’ of jeen-yuhs sees West talking Foxx through his vocal part on the track ‘Slow Jamz’, which was released in 2004 on both West’s debut album ‘The College Dropout’ and Twista’s ‘Kamikaze’ LP.A clip of the in-the-studio scene, which has been released on Netflix’s social media accounts today (February 23) to promote the latest instalment of jeen-yuhs, also sees Foxx recording his vocal parts for ‘Slow Jamz’ – you can watch the moment below.jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy Act 2 is now streaming and features footage of Kanye and Jamie Foxx recording Slow Jamz pic.twitter.com/fuQFkYLDjn— Netflix (@netflix) February 23, 2022Speaking to Business Insider earlier this month, jeen-yuhs co-director Chike Ozah spoke about why they denied West’s request to be involved in the editing process.“For us, as filmmakers, the name of our company is Creative Control, so, there are just certain rules in documentary filmmaking for it to be authentic,” he said.“And for it to resonate, people need to see certain things. So sometimes it’s just not best for the filmmaking for the subject, who the film is largely about, to have control over the direction the story goes in.“But, that being said, obviously, the input of Kanye’s team has always been welcome and we’re out to make the best documentary possible.

Byron Baes. Set to premiere soon, let's take a look at the hottest new Netflix series.WATCH: Byron Baes | Official TrailerByron Bay was once known as a sleepy coastal surf town.

EXCLUSIVE: Rob Kirkland (Yellowstone), Nick Cassavetes (God Is A Bullet), Dajana Gudić (All-Star Weekend), Paul Johansson (Alpha Dog) and Lou Ferrigno Jr. (S.W.A.T.) have signed on to star in the thriller Dyad, from director Patrick Flaherty (Rule of Thirds) and 1A Motion Pictures.

Gogglebox star Stephen Webb has been forced away from filming just days before the new series

Joe Otterson TV ReporterRay Stevenson has been cast in the upcoming Disney Plus “Star Wars” series “Ahsoka,” Variety has confirmed with sources.He joins previously announced series lead Rosario Dawson, who will star as Ahsoka Tano, as well as cast members Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Natasha Liu Bordizz, and Ivanna Sakhno.Details on who Stevenson will be playing in the series are being kept under wraps, but it is believed that he will be playing a villain in the series, thought not the main villain, Grand Admiral Thrawn.Reps for Lucasfilm did not immediately respond to Variety’s request for comment.This is not the first time Stevenson has been a part of the “Star Wars” universe. He previously lent his voice to the two animated series “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” and “Star Wars Rebels” as the character Gar Saxon, a Mandalorian commando.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe upcoming FX limited mystery series “The Retreat” has added 10 new cast members, Variety has learned.Clive Owen, Harris Dickinson, Alice Braga, Jermaine Fowler, Joan Chen, Edoardo Ballerini, Raul Esparza, Pegah Ferydoni, Ryan J. Haddad and Javed Khan have all joined the series.

FX has set its cast for Retreat, a limited series from The OA creators Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij. Oscar nominee Clive Owen (Closer, The Knick) Harris Dickinson (Beach Rats, The King’s Man), Alice Braga (Queen of the South, The Suicide Squad), Jermaine Fowler (Coming 2 America, Judas & the Black Messiah), Joan Chen (The Last Emperor, Twin Peaks), Raul Esparza (Law & Order: SVU, Candy), Edoardo Ballerini (The Sopranos, Dinner Rush) Pegah Ferydoni (Turkish for Beginners, Drama Women Without Men), Ryan J. Haddad (The Politician, Hi, Are You Single?) and Javed Khan (The Bay, Gangs of London) join Corrin in the series, along with previously announced Marling.

In the early days of streaming TV dramas, one of the most underrated series was “Bloodline” on Netflix. Luckily, if you missed it, you can watch it now at your leisure.