Wong Kar Wai Sets ‘Blossoms Shanghai’ As Debut Drama Series

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVUPDATED, 7:15 AM: Disney+ has set an October premiere date for National Geographic Channel’s The Right Stuff. The period drama, starring Patrick J.

Will Thorne Staff WriterNetflix is looking to celebrate Black voices and authors with a new live-action preschool series.The streamer has ordered twelve five-minute episodes of “Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices,” which will feature Black celebrities and artists reading children’s books written by Black authors, which highlight the Black experience.Hosted by author Marley Dias, the collection of books and conversations center around themes of identity, respect, justice, and action.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Production resumed today on the second season of For All Mankind, the Apple TV+ space race alt-history drama from Ron Moore.The series, one of four original series to launch Apple TV+ last November, is produced by Sony Pictures TV.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeNot only has the COVID-19 pandemic upended the entertainment business (and, well, all businesses for that matter), it also put a sudden dent in what had been a more straight-ahead race to Emmy glory this year. A year ago, “Succession” Season 2 launched right in the middle of voting, and quickly turned into a phenomenon.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeWhen Disney Plus launched last year, I would occasionally ask its executives about their Emmy plans.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: UCP is developing the procedural drama series So Others May Live with writer-producer Stephen Meinen and Sam Esmail’s Esmail Corp on board to produce.Written by Meinen, So Others May Live is set in the world of the United States Coast Guard.

Angelique Jackson Lulu Wang has set her follow up to “The Farewell” with a reimagining of Hirokazu Kore-eda’s acclaimed Japanese family drama, “Like Father, Like Son.”Variety has learned that Wang is attached to direct the project, which is currently in development stages at Focus Features, and will also produce the film with Josh McLaughlin of Wink Productions. The screenplay comes from playwright Sarah Ruhl.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: HBO has closed a deal to develop a drama series from The Hater, the acclaimed Polish film directed by Jan Komasa and written by Mateusz Pacewicz, the team behind last year’s Best Foreign Language Oscar nominee Corpus Christi.The film won Best Feature in the International Narrative Competition at Tribeca’s 2020 Online Festival Program. Netflix bought world-wide streaming rights, and premiered it July 29th.

Morgan Cooper is a name that you might not know right now, but you really should. Especially if you’re someone that hopes to one day make a name for yourself in the film and TV industry.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVThe Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air is making a dark return with Bel-Air, an hourlong series based on Morgan Cooper popular fan film that reenvisions the 1990s Will Smith sitcom as a drama.

Space dramas normally come in a couple of different flavors. There’s the “Ad Astra” style where the drama overtakes the space aspect of it.

After a critically acclaimed turn as Catherine the Great in the dramedy “The Great,” Elle Fanning will reunite with Hulu for their upcoming limited drama series “The Girl From Plainville.” READ MORE: Selena Gomez Joins Steve Martin And Martin Short In Hulu Comedy Series ‘Only Murders In The Building’ “The Girl From Plainville” will be using Jesse Barron‘s Esquire article of the same name as its source material.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorPantheon, AMC’s first hourlong animated primetime drama series has announced its full cast.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorValerie Mahaffey (Dead To Me) has been cast opposite Brian Geraghty, Katheryn Winnick, Ryan Phillippe and Natalie Alyn Lind in Big Sky, ABC’s straight-to-series drama created and executive produced by David E. Kelley.

Robert Downey Jr. is heading to the small screen.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorApple has given a straight-to-series order to a drama series from Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey’s Team Downey and Adam Perlman.Based on true events, the Untitled Team Downey and Adam Perlman project is based on Michael Lista’s Toronto Life article “The Sting.” It follows a frustrated Canadian detective who takes on a decades-old cold case in hopes of winning a confession and becoming a hero.

Also Read: Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way Signs First-Look Deal With AppleLista will serve as a co-executive producer on the project as well.Team Downey most recently produced the film adaptation “Dolittle,” with Downey Jr. in the title role.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterApple has given a straight-to-series order to a drama that hails from Adam Perlman as well as Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey’s Team Downey production company.The Downeys and Amanda Burrell will executive produce on behalf of Team Downey, with Robert also potentially playing a supporting role.