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Phil Lord, Chris Miller, and Jason Sudeikis Team Up on ‘Son of Zorn’

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Rebecca Murray
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Chris Miller and Phil Lord at WonderCon (Photo by Richard Chavez / Showbiz Junkies)

Writer/directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller (The Last Man on Earth) are expanding their relationship with Fox with the new comedy series Son of Zorn coming to the network sometime during the 2016/2017 season. Described as a live-action/animation hybrid, the series has Jason Sudeikis on board to provide the voice Zorn. The cast also includes Johnny Pemberton as Zorn’s son, Alan, and Cheryl Hines as Zorn’s ex-wife, Edie. Tim Meadows is also confirmed for a role in the series. Lord and Miller will executive produce Son of Zorn with Seth Cohen, Reed Agnew, and Eli Jorne. Agnew and Jorne wrote the pilot and will be the showrunners, with Eric Appel (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) directing and co-executive producing.


David Madden, President, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company announced the new series, stating, “This is utterly unique – there has literally never been a show like this. And, of course, it is very, very funny. The fantastically talented duo of Phil Lord and Chris Miller are yet again delivering precedent-setting television. Jason Sudeikis makes his animated character sound and feel live-action, and Cheryl, Johnny and Tim have incredible chemistry with him that crosses formats, genres and galaxies.”

Son of Zorn Plot:

Upon arriving home on Earth for the first time in 10 years, ZORN, a fully animated, legendary warrior, finds that reconnecting with his live-action son, ALAN, and ex-wife, EDIE, while suffering through a mundane office job and the banality of suburban life, is harder than waging actual war in his distant, mystical homeland of Zephyria.

FX Renews ‘American Horror Story’ For Season Six

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Rebecca Murray
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Matt Bomer as Donovan in ‘American Horror Story: Hotel.’ (Photo by Frank Ockenfels / FX)

American Horror Story will be returning for a sixth season as just announced by CEO of FX Networks and FX Productions John Landgraf. Season five, which is currently airing on Wednesday nights at 10pm ET/PT, has higher average ratings than the previous four seasons and its premiere scored the second highest numbers of any AHS episode other than AHS: Freak Show‘s premiere. Season five’s cast includes Lady Gaga, Sarah Paulson, Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett, Wes Bentley, Matt Bomer, Chloë Sevigny, Denis O’Hare, Cheyenne Jackson, Evan Peters and Finn Wittrock.


FX hasn’t revealed the title of the upcoming sixth season but did confirm it will air in 2016.

American Horror Story was co-created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. Murphy writes, directs, and executive produces and is the showrunner. Falchuk writes and executive produces the horror anthology series. Tim Minear, Brad Buecker, Jennifer Salt, James Wong and Alexis Martin Woodall also executive produce.

“With the sixth installment coming next year, American Horror Story has unquestionably joined the ranks of television’s landmark series,” stated Landgraf, announcing the renewal. “From Murder House to Hotel, AHS has pioneered a new television form as well becoming FX’s highest rated show — while also pushing every conceivable boundary of creative excellence and audacity. This is even more remarkable because Ryan and co-creator Brad Falchuk tear up the playbook every year, challenging the entire creative team to come up with something even more spectacular, frightful and entertaining. You could not ask more of an artist, their team or a series and with every new installment they deliver.”

‘Marvel’s Jessica Jones’ New Trailer – More Action, More Jessica

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Rebecca Murray
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Krysten Ritter and Rachael Taylor star in ‘Jessica Jones’ (Photo Credit: Netflix)

The final trailer before the launch of Netflix’s Marvel’s Jessica Jones has been released, featuring new clips of Jessica Jones in action. The new trailer also offers clips of Luke Cage and Dr. Zebediah Kilgrave/Purple Man. Krysten Ritter stars as Jessica Jones with David Tennant as Kilgrave and Mike Colter as Luke Cage. The cast also includes Rachael Taylor (Trish Walker), Carrie-Anne Moss, Eka Darville, Erin Moriarty, and Wil Traval. All 13 episodes of season one will premiere on November 20, 2015 at 12:01am PT.

Twilight screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg is the series’ showrunner and executive produces with Liz Friedman and Marvel’s Head of Televisio Jeph Loeb.

Jessica Jones Plot:

Jessica Jones is a suspenseful, edgy look into the life of Jessica Jones, one of the most popular new Marvel characters of the last decade, as she faces demons from within and without.

After a tragic ending to her short-lived Super Hero stint, Jessica Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases in New York City.

Watch the trailer:

‘Finding Dory’ New Trailer and Poster – Dory Sleep Swims

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Rebecca Murray
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Finding Dory Teaser Poster

Everyone’s favorite Blue Tang, Dory, from Finding Nemo is back as the star of that film’s sequel, Finding Dory. Disney and Pixar just unveiled a new teaser poster and trailer for the animated fish-friendly film which finds Dory talking – and swimming – in her sleep. Apparently sleep swimming jogs her memory and she’s now determined to find her family.


Directed by Finding Nemo‘s Andrew Stanton, the Finding Dory voice cast includes Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Ty Burrell, Eugene Levy, and Diane Keaton. Finding Dory opens in theaters on June 17, 2016.

The Finding Dory Plot:

Disney•Pixar’s Finding Dory reunites everyone’s favorite forgetful blue tang, Dory, with her friends Nemo and Marlin on a search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale?

Watch the trailer:

Jeffrey Dean Morgan Cast in ‘The Walking Dead’ as Negan

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Rebecca Murray
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Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Photo Credit: Mitch Jenkins)

The Hollywood Reporter says Jeffrey Dean Morgan has joined the cast of AMC’s zombie apocalypse series, The Walking Dead. According to THR, Morgan will play Negan, a major villain from The Walking Dead comic books who will first appear in the final episode of the current season. He’ll become a major player in the series in season seven.

Morgan’s currently a regular on The Good Wife‘s seventh season, but it’s possible he won’t return next season.

The character Negan is described as an “imposing, charismatic, brutal, frightening, ferocious and hilarious sociopath,” per AMC’s casting notice, who continuously drops the f-bomb and whose favorite weapon is a baseball bat covered in barbed wire he’s named Lucille. In the comics, Negan kills one of the main characters in the series. He’s the leader of the Saviors, a ruthless group who offer protection to communities in exchange for their resources.

Morgan’s no stranger to comic book-inspired projects having starred as Edward Blake in Watchmen and Clay in The Losers. He also recently wrapped up work on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which reunited him with his Watchmen director, Zack Snyder. Morgan’s other credits include Extant, Texas Rising, Magic City, Texas Killing Fields, P.S. I Love You, Grey’s Anatomy, and Supernatural.

Lifetime Sings About ‘Pitch Slapped’ Docuseries

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Rebecca Murray
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Deke Sharon and Diana Preisler in Pitch Slapped
Deke Sharon and Diana Preisler compete in Lifetime’s all-new docuseries ‘Pitch Slapped’ (Photo by Karolina Wojtasik / Courtesy of Lifetime)

Pitch Slapped will debut on Lifetime on January 5, 2016 at 10pm ET/PT, launching a season one run of eight hour-long episodes. The docuseries focuses on two teams of competitive a cappella singers from New Jersey who will be coached by two of the best a cappella coaches in the industry: Deke Sharon and Diana Preisler. The two teams – Stay Tuned from Cherry Hill and The Voices from Allendale – will compete each week leading up to the ultimate champion sing-off.

Stephen Lambert, Greg Goldman, Glenn Schubert, Eli Lehrer, Mary Donahue, and Colleen Conway Grogan executive produce.

Details on Pitch Slapped‘s Deke Sharon and Diana Preisler, Courtesy of Lifetime:

Deke Sharon is contemporary a cappella’s most prolific arranger and currently producing The Sing-Off worldwide. He also served as arranger, on-site music director and vocal producer for the highly successful feature films Pitch Perfect and Pitch Perfect 2. Sharon is the founder, director and arranger for the pioneering a cappella group House Jacks and has shared the stage with countless music legends, including Ray Charles, James Brown, Crosby Stills and Nash, Run DMC, The Temptations, LL Cool J and the Four Tops, and performed for luminaries including President Bill Clinton.

Diana Preisler’s background as a singer, voice-over actress and performance coach has garnered her a reputation as one of the most respected a cappella coaches in the industry. Preisler has toured the world as the manager, artistic director and lead female singer of successful a cappella group, and international vocal sensation Blue Jupiter, and has been featured on Nickelodeon, the Huffington Post, and Oprah. She can often be found sitting on panels for prestigious a cappella competitions around the country. She’s graced the theatrical stage on multiple national Broadway tours, such as Fiddler on the Roof and A Christmas Carol.

‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ Season 1 Episode 2 Recap and Review: Bait

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James Bostard
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Bruce Campbell (as Ash), Ray Santiago (as Pablo), and Dana DeLorenzo (as Kelly) in ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ episode 2.
Ash vs Evil Dead season one’s second episode aired on November 7, 2015 and to quote Ash himself, “I would say that we were given a gift from god but the would be giving the man upstairs too much credit.” The episode begins almost immediately after the series’ first episode ends, with Ash (Bruce Campbell), Pablo (Ray Santiago), and Kelly (Dana DeLorenzo) in the motor home. Kelly tries to convince Ash to go to her house to save her dad, but he refuses because he wants to take care of the Necronomicon and get rid of all the deadites. As Ash is getting his motor home ready to leave, Kelly takes off on Pablo’s bike.


Pablo tells Ash that Kelly not only took his bike, but also left with the Necronomicon which means Ash has to change his plans. They follow Kelly to her dad’s house and whilst in en route Pablo and Ash are attacked by their boss from Value Mart in the form of a deadite. Ash manages to kill him by stabbing him with a broken bottle about 50 times, spraying large amounts of blood all over the interior of the car and Pablo. The scene then shifts to Amanda Fisher (Jill Marie Jones) who seems to be investigating the disturbances and getting closer to finding Ash.

When Ash and Pablo get to Kelly’s house, they burst through the door and see Kelly, her father, and her mother all having a normal conversation in the living room. And so begins the best Evil Dead version of Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner possible. Ash and Pablo sit done with Kelly’s family and Ash is not convinced that Kelly’s mother is not a deadite; they can take human form after all. Throughout dinner he makes rude comments, trying to force her to change to deadite form. When nothing works he punches her in the face, upsetting Kelly and her father. But the punch works and Kelly’s mother finally turns and immediately kills Kelly’s father. A fight ensues and Ash dispatches her with the help of Pablo. In the aftermath of the bloody battle, Kelly decides to join Ash in his fight against the deadites.

With Sam Raimi not directing this episode, I felt it was the true test of whether Ash vs Evil Dead would work. Fortunately, it did – passing with flying colors. It was over-the-top, fun, and there was some real scares to be had. If you are not watching this show (and you like horror comedies), there’s something seriously wrong with you.

In Related News: Recap and Review of Episode 1

‘American Crime’ Season 2 to Deal with Sexual Identity

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Rebecca Murray
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Timothy Hutton in ‘American Crime’ season two (Photo by Ryan Green / ABC)
TIMOTHY HUTTON

Season two of ABC’s critically acclaimed dramatic series American Crime will premiere on January 6, 2016 at 10pm ET/PT and the show’s setting will switch from central California to the Midwest. According to ABC, season two will tackle “sexual identity and the disparity of the school systems.”


Oscar winner John Ridley (12 Years a Slave) created the series and serves as executive producer along with Michael J. McDonald. Season one premiered on March 5, 2015 and earned 10 Primetime Emmy nominations, with Regina King winning in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie category.

Details on American Crime Season Two:

Issues of sexual orientation and socioeconomic disparity come to a boil when lurid photos of a high school boy, Taylor Blaine, are posted on social media following a school party. Circumstances become more complicated when Taylor accuses two players on an elite private high school’s championship basketball team, Kevin LaCroix and Eric Tanner, of drugging, assaulting and then posting the pictures of him online. The team’s head coach, Dan Sullivan, tries to unite the players, while overlooking the dysfunction of his own family. Headmistress Leslie Graham struggles to maintain the school’s reputation in the face of accusations of privilege and cover up.

Taylor’s mother, Anne, remains a steadfast supporter of her son, despite being publicly assailed by the school’s wealthy families, principle among them the LaCroixs. Taylor’s girlfriend, Evy, deals with racial tension at her own school, led by Principal Chris Dixon. While the two schools at the center of the story are worlds apart in status, the lives of the students and teachers at both become inextricably linked.

Ultimately, support for Taylor comes from an unlikely place – a person who Taylor and his mother have never previously met, and who inhabits the fringes of the online community.

American Crime stars Felicity Huffman as Leslie Graham, Timothy Hutton as Dan Sullivan, Lili Taylor as Anne Blaine, Elvis Nolasco as Chris Dixon, Trevor Jackson as Kevin LaCroix, Connor Jessup as Taylor Blaine, Joey Pollari as Eric Tanner, Angelique Rivera as Evy Dominguez and Regina King as Terri LaCroix.

Recurring guest stars this season include Andre Benjamin as Michael LaCroix, Hope Davis as Steph Sullivan, and Richard Cabral as Sebastian De La Torre.

‘Blindspot’ is Renewed for Season Two

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Rebecca Murray
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Jaimie Alexander as Jane Doe, Audrey Esparza as Tasha Zapata, Rob Brown as Edgar Reed, and Sullivan Stapleton as Kurt Weller in ‘Blindspot’ (Photo by Giovanni Rufino / NBC)

NBC’s new dramatic series Blindspot has earned a second season renewal. Season one is currently airing on Monday nights at 10pm ET/PT and since its premiere on September 21, 2015, Blindspot has been averaging 12.7 million viewers. The series stars Jaimie Alexander as a woman suffering from amnesia who is found in Times Square naked and covered in tattoos. Sullivan Stapleton co-stars as the FBI agent who works closely with her as they attempt to solve the puzzle behind her elaborate tattoos.


“We are over the moon with the success of Blindspot, and want to thank our producers and amazing cast for creating one of the most riveting shows on television. Jaimie and Sullivan have done an amazing job of ratcheting up the tension each week in trying to unravel the mystery of Jane’s tattoos,” stated Jennifer Salke, President, NBC Entertainment, announcing the show’s second season renewal. “We literally can’t wait to see what the second season will bring.”

According to NBC, Blindspot is the number one new series among adults 18-49. The cast also includes Audrey Esparza, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Rob Brown, Ukweli Roach, and Ashley Johnson. The series is written by Martin Gero who also executive produces along with Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Mark Pellington, and Marcos Siega.

More on Blindspot:

– Interview with Sullivan Stapleton
– Interviews with Jaimie Alexander, Greg Berlanti, and Martin Gero
– Blindspot review

First Photo of Lily James and Jai Courtney in ‘Kaiser’s Last Kiss’

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Rebecca Murray
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Lily James and Jai Courtney in a scene from ‘Kaiser’s Last Kiss’

The first photo has been released of The Kaiser’s Last Kiss stars Lily James (Cinderella and the upcoming Pride and Prejudice and Zombies) as Mieke de Jong and Jai Courtney (Terminator Genisys) as Captain Stefan Brandt. Production has wrapped on the dramatic movie based on Alan Judd’s bestselling book. The WWII drama was adapted for the screen by Simon Burke, directed by David Leveaux, and features Christopher Plummer, Eddie Marsan, and Janet McTeer.

The Kaiser’s Last Kiss Plot:

The Kaiser’s Last Kiss takes place around the 1940 invasion of Holland which brings the Nazis face to face with their former monarch, Kaiser Wilhelm (Plummer) – exiled to the Netherlands since 1917. In an effort to thwart the Nazis, the Dutch resistance work covertly with Winston Churchill in inserting an agent into the Kaiser’s household. A lethally dangerous love affair ignites between a German officer (Courtney) and a young Jewish Dutch woman (James) with consequences that neither they nor the Kaiser himself could have foreseen. As the Nazis race to identify and eliminate the agent, the threads of history conspire with the recklessness of the heart to dumbfound them.

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