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“The Witcher” Prequel “Blood Origins” Announces Full Cast

The full cast has now been revealed for the upcoming six-part limited series “The Witcher: Blood Origin,” which serves as a prequel to the Netflix hit series “The Witcher.” Set in an elven world 1200 years before the world of “The Witcher”, “the series will tell a story lost to time and the creation of the first Witcher and the story of how the events leading to the pivotal “conjunction of the spheres,” unfold which saw the worlds of monsters, men, and elves merge and become one.” Laurence O’Fuarain (“Vikings”, pictured above), Sophia Brown (Éile), and Michelle Yeoh (Scían) star alongside Mirren Mack, Lenny Henry, Jacob Collins-Levy, Huw Novelli, Lizzie Annis, Amy Murray, Francesca Mills, Amy Murray, Zach Wyatt, Nathaniel Curtis, Zach Wyatt, and Dylan Moran. Sarah O’Gorman (Cursed, The Last Kingdom) will direct “Blood Origins” along with Vicky Jewson (Close, Born of War). The series began filming earlier this month. Declan de Barra is serving as both showrunner and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 17, 2021

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Epix Unveils New “Chapelwaite” Clip Ahead Of Its August Premiere

Epix‘s highly-anticipated upcoming series “Chapelwaite,” inspired by Stephen King’s tale Jerusalem’s Lot, is set to premiere later this month. “Chapelwaite,” which we deemed “the best new series of the year” in our review, stars Academy-Award winner Adrien Brody and Emily Hampshire. “Set in the 1850s, the series follows Captain Charles Boone (Brody), who relocates his family of three children to his ancestral home in the small, seemingly sleepy town of Preacher’s Corners, Maine after his wife dies at sea. However, Charles will soon have to confront the secrets of his family’s sordid history and fight to end the darkness that has plagued the Boones for generations. Rebecca Morgan (Hampshire), an ambitious young woman who left Preacher’s Corners to attend Mount Holyoke College and has returned home with an advance to write a story for the new and prestigious Atlantic Magazine.  Her writer’s block lifts when Boone arrives in town with his children, and despite her mother’s protests, Rebecca applies to be the governess of the infamous Chapelwaite manor and the Boone

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 16, 2021

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AMC’s “Interview With The Vampire” Series Has Found Its Lestat

We’ve been reporting about the upcoming “Interview With the Vampire” series for a while now. Today, we’ve got a major update, the series has found its Lestat. Variety is reporting that Sam Reid has been cast in the lead role previously played by Tom Cruise in the 1994 classic. Reid has starred in many series including in the current Australian series “The Newsreader,” “Lambs of God,” The Hunting,” “The Astronaut Wives Club,” and in films such as Belle, ’71, and Anonymous. AMC now owns the rights to Anne Rice‘s Interview With the Vampire, along with the entire Vampire Chronicles collection which means they’re in it for the long haul and we may very well see a long-running series as well as potential spin-offs and movies. The series is created by Rolin Jones (“Friday Night Lights”) who will also serve as showrunner and writer. “Interview With the Vampire” will premiere in 2022 on both AMC and AMC+. Rice will executive produce

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 16, 2021

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Filmmaking Duo Behind “The OA” Team Up For ‘Clue’ Like Series “Retreat” For FX

Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, the filmmaking team behind Netflix’s series “The OA” and the film Sound of my Voice are teaming up once again, this time to write and direct a new mystery series titled “Retreat” that will air on FX. Marling will also star in the series, which sounds a lot like Clue, as Darby Hart, an amateur sleuth who attempts to solve a murder at a secluded retreat, Deadline reports. In the series, “Darby and 11 other guests are invited by a reclusive billionaire to participate in a retreat at a remote and dazzling location. When one of the other guests is found dead, Darby must fight to prove it was murder against a tide of competing interests and before the killer takes another life.” A premiere date has not been announced at this time, but we’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, if you haven’t seen “The OA”, you should check it out.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 15, 2021

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“Chucky” Reminds You He’s “Your Friend To The End” In The New Teaser For The Series

This October, Don Mancini’s new “Chucky” series is set to premiere on both SYFY and USA this Fall. News has come that the series has now officially wrapped production and to celebrate, a new teaser and poster were unleashed. The teaser begins with Chucky reminding us that he’s our “friend to the end.”. None other than Brad Dourif, who has long voiced the doll, returns as the voice of the killer possessed doll in “Chucky”. Your friend till the end won't let you down. #Chucky premieres October 12. 🔪 pic.twitter.com/1DSQ6aawqO — SYFY (@SYFY) August 13, 2021 The poster has a distinct feel similar to that of the original film. On it are the same words he spoke in the teaser. In the 10-episode first season, “After a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, an idyllic American town is thrown into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town’s hypocrisies and secrets. Meanwhile,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 14, 2021

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Filming For Season 2 Of “The Lord Of The Rings” Announced Ahead Of Season 1’s 2022 Premiere

Amazon Studios announced today that ahead of season one’s premiere, that the second season of their “The Lord of the Rings” series is set to film in the United Kingdom (U.K.). The highly anticipated “The Lord of the Rings” series recently wrapped principal photography on Season One in New Zealand and is scheduled to premiere on Prime Video in more than 240 countries around the world on Friday, September 2, 2022. We want to thank the people and the government of New Zealand for their hospitality and dedication and for providing The Lord of the Rings series with an incredible place to begin this epic journey,” said Vernon Sanders, VP and Co-Head of TV, Amazon Studios. “We are grateful to the New Zealand Film Commission, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Tourism New Zealand, Auckland Unlimited, and others for their tremendous collaboration that supported the New Zealand film sector and the local economy during the production of Season One.”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 13, 2021

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Series Review: Epix’s “Chapelwaite” Is The Best New Show Of The Year!

When it comes to adaptations no writer’s work has been turned into series and films more than Stephen King (not that we’re complaining). The most recent adaptation of King’s work is Epix’s soon to premiere series “Chapelwaite,” based on King’s short story Jerusalem’s Lot. Academy Award® Winner Adrien Brody stars alongside Emily Hampshire in the series set in the 1850s. The series follows Captain Charles Boone (Brody), who relocates his family of three children to the ancestral home he inherited in the small, seemingly sleepy town of Preacher’s Corners, Maine after his wife dies at sea.  He is surprised to learn that the entire town hates his family. Hampshire’s Rebecca offers her services as a nanny for Charles’ children without him knowing that she took the job to learn more about his family for an article she’s secretly writing. Soon all hell breaks loose as Charles and his family become the target of vampires out to find an ancient book that

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 13, 2021

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The New Clip From Hulu’s “Nine Perfect Strangers” Introduces Melissa McCarthy (Watch)

A new clip is here, teasing the first episode of Hulu’s new series “Nine Perfect Strangers”, based on the best-selling novel by Liane Moriarty. We see Melissa McCarthy entering her room at the mysterious facility with hopes that she will find her salvation and healing. “Nine Perfect Strangers” “is set at a health-and-wellness resort that promises healing and transformation as nine stressed city dwellers try to get on a path to a better way of living. Watching over them during this ten-day retreat is the resort’s director Masha (Nicole Kidman), a woman on a mission to reinvigorate their tired minds and bodies. However, these nine “perfect” strangers have no idea what is about to hit them.” Talk about an all-star cast, the series features Golden Globe winner Nicole Kidman (“Big Little Lies”) with the guests of the resort being played by Melissa McCarthy, Luke Evans, Regina Hall, Grace Van Patten, Bobby Cannavale, Asher Keddie, Michael Shannon, Samara Weaving, and Melvin

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 12, 2021

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Thrilling Crime Series “The Killing” Premieres Exclusively On Topic

Season one of the dark, thrilling series “The Killing” is now streaming in the US, exclusively on Topic as part of “Topic’s Summer of Suspense”. Directed by Kristoffer Nyholm (“Taboo”, The Vanishing) and Fabian Wullenweber (Catch That Girl, Gemini), the series has won 12 international awards including BAFTA TV’s Best International Award and nominated for International Emmy Awards for a drama series. Season one centers around “the brutal murder of a young girl that launches an extended police investigation. Detective Sarah Lund is supposed to leave for a new life in Sweden but can’t bring herself to leave the case behind. The girl’s parents and friends struggle to cope with their loss. Troels Hartmann is campaigning to be mayor of Copenhagen but struggles when links are revealed between city hall and the murder. Over a time span of twenty days, suspect upon suspect is sought out as violence and political pressures cast their shadows over the hunt for the killer.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 12, 2021

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Thriller Series “The Killing” Premiering This Week On Topic

Season one of the dark, thrilling series “The Killing” is coming to Topic this week as part of “Topic’s Summer of Suspense” and we’ve got the trailer. Directed by Kristoffer Nyholm (“Taboo”, The Vanishing) and Fabian Wullenweber (Catch That Girl, Gemini), the series has won 12 international awards including BAFTA TV’s Best International Award and nominated for International Emmy Awards for a drama series. Season one centers around “the brutal murder of a young girl that launches an extended police investigation. Detective Sarah Lund is supposed to leave for a new life in Sweden but can’t bring herself to leave the case behind. The girl’s parents and friends struggle to cope with their loss. Troels Hartmann is campaigning to be mayor of Copenhagen but struggles when links are revealed between city hall and the murder. Over a time span of twenty days, suspect upon suspect is sought out as violence and political pressures cast their shadows over the hunt for

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 10, 2021

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