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“Orphan Black: Echoes” has been canceled at AMC Networks.

The series aired its one and only season at the basic cabler beginning in June in the United States. The season finale, which now serves as the series finale, aired on Aug. 25 The show aired on AMC, BBC America, and streamer AMC+.

Krysten Ritter starred in “Echoes,” which served as a followup to the hit BBC America series “Orphan Black.” The cast also included Keeley Hawes, Amanda Fix, Avan Jogia, Rya Kihlstedt, and James Hiroyuki Liao.

The official series description states that it “follows a group of women as they weave their way into each other’s lives and embark on a thrilling journey, unravelling the mystery of their identity and uncovering a wrenching story of love and betrayal. Ritter plays Lucy, a woman with an unimaginable origin story, trying to find her place in the world.”

Anna Fishko developed the...

Bad news, Clone Club: Orphan Black: Echoes will not be printing out another season. The AMC/BBC America offshoot has officially been cancelled after just one season, TVLine has confirmed. (Our sister site Deadline first reported the news.)

The Orphan Black spinoff was set in the near future and took place in the same universe as the original. Echoes “takes a deep dive into the exploration of the scientific manipulation of human existence,” according to its official description, as it “follows a group of women as they weave their way into each other’s lives and embark on a thrilling journey,...

AMC Networks has opted not to proceed with a second season of sci-fi series Orphan Black: Echoes starring Krysten Ritter. The news comes weeks after Season 1 of the Orphan Black spinoff ended its 10-episode run on AMC, AMC+ and BBC America.

Carrying the weight of expectations stemming from comparisons to the original Orphan Black series, Echoes did not spark the same devoted following the 2013 series did. It launched to mixed-to-favorable reviews by critics (60% on Rotten Tomatoes), scoring lower with fans. It wrapped its run August 25.

Set in 2052, 37 years since the end of the original series, Orphan Black: Echoes takes a deep dive into the exploration of the scientific manipulation of human existence. It follows the life of the now adult Kira (Keeley Hawes) and her wife (Rya Kihlstedt) as they try to help an amnesiac woman, Lucy (Ritter).

Amanda Fix, Avan Jogia and James Hiroyuki Liao also star in Orphan Black: Echoes,...

Beacon 23 has been cancelled after two seasons by MGM+ while the freshman series The Winter King will not return to the Amazon streamer after it was axed by Itvx in the U.K., Deadline has confirmed.

Beacon 23, based on the best-selling book by Hugh Howey, is a sci-fi psychological thriller starring Lena Headey and Stephan James as Aster Calyx and Halan Kai Nelson, respectively, two people brought together by fate at the end of the known universe. Aster, a government agent, and Halan, an ex-military man, find themselves trapped together inside one of many Beacons that serve as a lighthouse for intergalactic travelers.

Every Beacon is run by one highly trained human and a specialized Artificial Intelligence. Aster mysteriously finds her way to the lonely Beacon-keeper Halan, and a tense battle of wills unfolds. Halan begins to question whether Aster is friend or foe, as her ability to...

“American Rust” has been canceled again.

Amazon Prime Video has opted not to move forward with a third season of the series, Variety has confirmed. Amazon had picked up a second season of the series after it was canceled at its original network home, Showtime, in January 2022. It was originally slated to air on Freevee before it was shifted to Prime Video. All 10 episodes of the second season dropped on March 28.

The first season of the show was based on the Philipp Meyer novel of the same name. Season 2 of “American Rust” was officially titled “American Rust: Broken Justice.” Jeff Daniels led the series along with Maura Tierney, David Alvarez, Alex Neustaedter, Julie Mayorga, Mark Pellegrino, Rob Yang, and Kyle Beltran. Luna Lauren Velez, Marc Menchaca, Nick Sandow, Britian Seibert, Christopher Denham, Amelia Workman, Leon Addison Brown, and Sara Lindsey all joined the show in Season 2.

It was recently announced...

American Rust has been canceled for a second time. Prime Video has opted not to renew the drama starring Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney for a third season, Deadline has confirmed. The news comes four months after Season 2, titled American Rust: Broken Justice, premiered on the platform and had a quiet run.

The cancellation was foreshadowed by the recent casting of Tierney as a new series regular on NBC’s Law & Order.

American Rust has a long history. It initially was ordered straight-to-series at USA Network in November 2017, but a few months later, the network opted not to move forward with it. At the time, sources said the order was contingent on the producers finding a big star for the lead, which didn’t happen. It then moved to Showtime, with Daniels attached to star and executive produce, where it was picked up and aired for one season. The...

Exclusive: Science fiction mystery comic book Mindset could be heading to the small screen.

The Vault Comics book, which was created by writer Zack Kaplan and artist John J. Pearson, is being set up as a TV series from Don Cheadle’s production company This Radicle Act and Orphan Black: Echoes producer Boat Rocker.

Mindset is a near-future science fiction story of a Silicon Valley startup that accidentally invents a mind control app, and unwittingly opens a Pandora’s Box of mind games and murder that will force them — and the audience — to question whether they are in control of their own actions.

David Fortier, Ivan Schneeberg, and Nick Nantell will executive produce for Boat Rocker, This Radicle Act President Karyn Smith-Forge will oversee the project for Cheadle’s company and will exec produce with the actor. Vault’s Damian Wassel and F.J. DeSanto, and Kaplan will also exec...

“Bridgerton” star Florence Hunt, Jim Sturgess and Australia’s Teresa Palmer have joined the cast of “Mix Tape,” a music-themed drama series. The Australian-Irish co-production shot in Sydney in May and is now underway in Dublin.

The series is adapted by Irish writer Jo Spain from the popular and critically-acclaimed novel of the same title by Jane Sanderson. It is directed by Australia’s Lucy Gaffy.

“’Mix Tape’ will take viewers back in time to that intoxicating feeling of first love [and be] a classic all-encompassing romance set to a banging nostalgic soundtrack,” said producers.

The series is produced by Subotica and Aquarius Films, with Boat Rocker overseeing international distribution. In Australia, it will play on Binge, a streaming service operated by local market pay-tv leader Foxtel.

Palmer will portray Alison and the U.K.’s Sturgess (“Cloud Atlas”) plays Daniel, two friends now living on opposite sides of the planet, who...

AMC, AMC+, and BBC America have shared a sneak peek clip from the premiere of the highly-anticipated thriller Orphan Black: Echoes, starring and executive produced by Krysten Ritter.

Set within the original universe of the Emmy Award-winning series Orphan Black, the ten-episode sci-fi mystery debuts on Sunday, June 23 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on AMC and BBC America and is available to stream on AMC+. New episodes will air weekly on Sundays at 10 p.m. Et/Pt.

When forces from her past violently interrupt Lucy’s quiet life in the countryside, she must escape to the city with her new chosen family to find answers. There, she meets a familiar young woman who begs even more questions.

Set in the near future, Orphan Black: Echoes takes a deep dive into the exploration of the scientific manipulation of human existence. It follows a group of women as they weave their way...

Gambling School, also known as Kakegurui is a manga series written by Homura Kawamoto and drawn by Tōru Naomura. The story takes place in a prestigious academy attended by wealthy students who have adopted their own hierarchy based on their gambling skills. The manga has been published since March 2014, and there is also an anime adaptation that currently has two seasons (24 episodes), as well as a prequel manga. Kakegurui is one of the more popular series outside the mainstream works, and it seems that the popularity of the series inspired Netflix to produce a live-action series based on the Kakegurui manga and anime. The series will be titled BET and it has been officially announced recently!

To make it clear, BET won’t be a direct live-action adaptation of Kakegurui, so it is not like Cowboy Bebop or One Piece; instead, it will be a standalone live-action series that is...

Kakagurui Receives English Live-Action Series from Netflix: Meet the Cast - Main Image

Netflix has another live-action anime adaptation in the works, and it’s none other than BET, which is based on the hit gambling anime Kakegurui. Today, Netflix revealed the main cast of the Kakegurui live-action series.

While there’s no word yet on the characters they’ll portray, this is a promising announcement as it should mean the show’s production continues to ramp up.

Meet the Cast of Netflix’s Live-Action Kakegurui Adaptation

Kakegurui is a significant show for Netflix as it was one of the streaming platform’s biggest anime hits. After all, the first season was released in 2018, when Netflix didn’t have a big anime library yet.

Since the first season’s release, the anime got renewed for another season, and it got a prequel spinoff that follows Mary Saotome.

Now, Netflix...

AMC Networks released the captivating official trailer and additional series photography for the highly-anticipated drama Orphan Black: Echoes. Set within the original universe of the Emmy® Award-winning series Orphan Black and starring Krysten Ritter, who also serves as executive producer, the sci-fi thriller will premiere on Sunday, June 23 at 10pm Et/Pt on AMC and BBC America; available to stream on AMC+. New episodes will air weekly on Sundays at 10pm Et/Pt.

Set in the near future, Orphan Black: Echoes takes a deep dive into the exploration of the scientific manipulation of human existence. It follows a group of women as they weave their way into each other’s lives and embark on a thrilling journey, unravelling the mystery of their identity and uncovering a wrenching story of love and betrayal. Ritter plays Lucy, a woman with an unimaginable origin story, trying to find her place in the world.

Updated, May 9: AMC Networks has released the official trailer for Orphan Black: Echoes, an original series set in the world of Orphan Black. A voiceover by Ritter’s Lucy opens the trailer: “My name is Lucy. I like Spaghetti-Os, long walks on the beach, and I have an almost pathological desire to avoid talking about the past.”

In the trailer, Lucy is trying to escape from some extremely dangerous people as she tried to figure out who she really is

The Orphan Black spinoff premieres Sunday, June 23 on AMC, AMC+ and BBC America.

Watch the trailer above.

Previous, March 9: AMC Networks has set a summer premiere date for the Krysten Ritter-led Orphan Black: Echoes, an original series set in the world of Orphan Black. The spinoff will premiere Sunday, June 23 on AMC, AMC+ and BBC America.

Created by Anna Fishko, set in the near future, Orphan Black:...

Today, AMC Networks released the official trailer and additional photos for the drama Orphan Black: Echoes, which is set within the original universe of the Emmy Award-winning series Orphan Black.

Starring Krysten Ritter (Marvel’s Jessica Jones), who also serves as executive producer, the sci-fi thriller will premiere on Sunday, June 23 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on AMC and BBC America. It will be available to stream on AMC+, with new episodes airing weekly on Sundays at 10 p.m. Et/Pt.

Set in the near future, Orphan Black: Echoes takes a deep dive into the exploration of the scientific manipulation of human existence. It follows a group of women as they weave their way into each other’s lives and embark on a thrilling journey, unraveling the mystery of their identity and uncovering a wrenching story of love and betrayal.

Krysten Ritter plays Lucy, a woman with an unimaginable origin story,...

In an amusingly meta instance of sci-fi imitating sci-fi, “Orphan Black” is getting a futuristic sequel series before anyone has time enough to miss the original. That’s either a big mistake or more of a good thing in a booming genre that could almost always do with more feminist entries.

Set in the year 2052, “Orphan Black: Echoes” stars executive producer Krysten Ritter as an amnesiac woman named Lucy who we meet unraveling the insidious impacts of a mysterious procedure she doesn’t remember having. In a classic streaming age mess-around, the IP extension comes just seven years after the Canadian cult hit became a household name in made-for-tv cloning.

“Set in the near future, ‘Orphan Black: Echoes’ takes a deep dive into the exploration of the scientific manipulation of human existence,” AMC teased in a press release accompanying the show’s trailer on May 9. “Echoes” begins airing weekly June...

Big news, Clone Club: The full trailer for Orphan Black: Echoes is finally here!

The spinoff (which hits AMC, AMC+ and BBC America Sunday, June 23) is set in the near future and takes place in the Orphan Black universe. It will “take a deep dive into the exploration of the scientific manipulation of human existence,” according to its official description, as it “follows a group of women as they weave their way into each other’s lives and embark on a thrilling journey, unravelling the mystery of their identity and uncovering a wrenching story of love and betrayal. Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones) plays Lucy,...

AMC Networks announced that the highly-anticipated drama Orphan Black: Echoes set in the world of Orphan Black and starring Krysten Ritter, who also serves as executive producer, will premiere Sunday, June 23 on AMC, AMC+ and BBC America. The announcement was made as part of the celebration of the groundbreaking series, Orphan Black’s 11th anniversary!

Set in the near future, Orphan Black: Echoes takes a deep dive into the exploration of the scientific manipulation of human existence. It follows a group of women as they weave their way into each other’s lives and embark on a thrilling journey, unravelling the mystery of their identity and uncovering a wrenching story of love and betrayal. Ritter plays Lucy, a woman with an unimaginable origin story, trying to find her place in the world. The series also stars Keeley Hawes, Amanda Fix, Avan Jogia, Rya Kihlstedt and James Hiroyuki Liao.

Anna Fishko is creator,...

AMC Networks has announced that the drama Orphan Black: Echoes, set in the world of Orphan Black and starring Krysten Ritter, who also serves as executive producer, will premiere Sunday, June 23 on AMC, AMC+ and BBC America.

The announcement was made as part of the celebration of the groundbreaking series Orphan Black’s 11th anniversary, which takes place today, Saturday, March 30.

Set in the near future, Orphan Black: Echoes takes a deep dive into the exploration of the scientific manipulation of human existence. It follows a group of women as they weave their way into each other’s lives and embark on a thrilling journey, unraveling the mystery of their identity and uncovering a wrenching story of love and betrayal.

Krysten Ritter plays Lucy, a woman with an unimaginable origin story who is trying to find her place in the world. The series also stars Keeley Hawes, Amanda Fix, Avan Jogia,...

Clone Club will be back in session this summer as AMC Networks have announced that Orphan Black: Echoes will premiere on June 23rd on AMC, AMC+, and BBC America.

Orphan Black: Echoes is an original sci-fi series starring Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones) set in the world of Orphan Black. “Set in the near future, Orphan Black: Echoes takes a deep dive into the exploration of the scientific manipulation of human existence,” reads the official synopsis. “It follows a group of women as they weave their way into each other’s lives and embark on a thrilling journey, unravelling the mystery of their identity and uncovering a wrenching story of love and betrayal. Ritter plays Lucy, a woman with an unimaginable origin story, trying to find her place in the world.“

Related Orphan Black: Echoes teaser trailer gives a preview of Krysten Ritter series

In addition to Krysten Ritter, Orphan Black: Echoes...

Updated: “Nobody understands all the things you have to do when you wear a badge.” So begins the Season 2 trailer for American Rust which sees the return of Jeff Daniels’ police chief Del Harris to fictional Buell, Pennsylvania to investigate what appears to be a widening murder conspiracy threatening the small town.

See details on American Rust: Broken Justice below. The second season premieres with all 10 episodes March 28 on Prime Video.

Previous, Feb. 15: Following its pickup by Amazon Freevee in 2022 after its cancellation on Showtime, American Rust is now set at Prime Video where it will premiere its second season. American Rust: Broken Justice (new S2 title) will launch with all ten Season 2 episodes on March 28, exclusively on Prime Video in the U.S., UK, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. Additionally, Amazon has added eight new cast members for Season 2 (see below).

Starring Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney,...

Jeff Daniels as eternally glum police chief Del Harris returns for a widening murder conspiracy in the second-season trailer for American Rust: Broken Justice, which dropped Monday.

After the sudden, mysterious death of a former police officer in Pennsylvania’s rust belt in the rookie season is not quite solved by Harris, to say the least, the second-season trailer for American Rust: Broken Justice returns to the fictional town of Buell, where a compromised Del and Grace Poe (Maura Tierney) try to rebuild their lives.

That’s until the trailer reveals a series of unrelated murders that may add up to a much larger conspiracy closing in on a tight-knit town. “We never really do move on, do we?” Del questions at one point.

The fateful wrench from the first-season finale cover-up surfaces, as does Del fretting over how to protect the murder suspect and son of his sometimes girlfriend Grace.

Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney drama American Rust is returning for its second season — on its third platform.

Amazon announced that the sophomore run — titled American Rust: Broken Justice — will premiere on its Prime Video platform rather than the previously announced ad-supported service Freevee. All 10 episodes of the season will debut in a binge drop on March 28.

The drama was originally developed for Showtime, which canceled the show after its first season aired. Freevee picked up American Rust for season 2 in June 2022, with the show now airing on the Amazon flagship service. With Amazon having formally added ads to its Prime Video platform, Freevee programming has been migrating to the larger Prime Video.

Season 2 follows Del Harris (Daniels) and Grace Poe (Tierney) as they try to rebuild their lives after the events of season 1. Season 2 picks up with a string of seemingly unrelated murders, hinting at a much larger conspiracy...

Exclusive: The Christmas tree trade in New York City is big business. Every holiday season, hundreds of thousands of trees are sold on the sidewalks of New York, and competition is fierce.

This is the foundation for a new feature documentary from Call Me Miss Cleo director Celia Aniskovich.

Aniskovich is directing and producing The Merchants of Joy (w/t), which comes from Boat Rocker, the company behind War Game, which just premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and Hulu’s Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, Aniskovich’s company Dial Tone Films and Epic Magazine.

The doc will follow five families, who are equal parts street corner capitalists and Christmas die-hards, as they source, bargain, and hustle to sell as many trees as they can in the city that never sleeps.

It started as an article in Epic magazine, which was published in December 2022.

Todd Lubin and Jack Turner will executive...

Exclusive: Samantha Racanelli, former SVP of Film Development and Production at Fifth Season, has been hired as President of Production at TeaTime Pictures. In the new role, she will oversee development and production working closely with Dakota Johnson and Ro Donnelly, who co-founded the company in 2019.

This hire reflects a major expansion for the production company which recently promoted Maddie Schiff to Director of Development and Hyunji Ward to Creative Executive.

In addition, Boat Rocker, an independent, integrated global entertainment company, extended its current first-look deal with TeaTime to continue to develop and produce scripted and unscripted television and digital content.

“Dakota and Ro have an incredible appreciation for the content they want to create, driven by their unique taste for telling compelling and artful stories with broad commercial appeal,” said David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg, Co-Executive Chairmen, Boat Rocker Media and Co-Chairmen, Boat Rocker Studios. “We’re thrilled to...

Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from Monday, December 18, 2023.

NBC's Magnum P.I. will conclude with a two-hour series, finale it has been announced.

After ending 2023 with two episodes still in the can, there were questions about when the show would return.

TVLine has revealed that the two episodes will air back-to-back on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, beginning at 9 p.m. E.T.

It's a real shame the series is ending because Magnum P.I. Season 5 has been the show at its very best, and there are plenty of ways it could continue.

Despite the cancellation, its passionate fans are not giving up the hope of finding the series a third home.

Meanwhile, MGM+ has announced a pickup of Beacon 23 Season 2.

Delaying the Final Episodes of Magnum P.I. Is a Blunder in a Long Line of Them

The freshman season of the Lena Heady sci-fi drama concluded this month,...

MGM+ has officially confirmed season two of the sci-fi thriller Beacon 23 will air on the streaming service. The series was originally set up with Spectrum Originals and AMC Networks, and a second season had already been ordered prior to season one’s premiere on MGM+ on November 12, 2023.

Seasons one and two were filmed back-to-back, but Spectrum Originals shut down in 2022 before season one aired. MGM+ snatched up the series, and their announcement confirms fans of the show based on Hugh Howey’s bestseller will return to the world of Beacon 23 in April 2024.

Zak Penn (Ready Player One) created the series and serves as an executive producer. Glen Mazzara (Damien) and Joy Blake (The Passage) are co-showrunners on the eight-episode second season and executive produce.

“Beacon 23‘s season two ups the game: more action, more mysteries, more twists, and exciting new characters,” said Glen Mazzara. “It’s a thrill ride.

MGM+ has renewed sci-fi mystery thriller series Beacon 23 for a second season. The eight-episode season 2 will premiere on the streaming service in April. The news is not a surprise. The series already had been renewed by Spectrum and AMC, where it originally had been greenlit, and MGM+ is now formally committing to air it.

Starring Stephan James and Lena Headey in Season 1, Beacon 23, based on the best-selling book by Hugh Howey, is created and executive produced by Zak Penn.

Set in the farthest reaches of the Milky Way, Season 1 followed Aster (Headey), a government agent, and Halan (James), a stoic ex-military man, whose fates became entangled after they found themselves trapped together inside one of many Beacons that served as a lighthouse for intergalactic travelers. In Season Two, Beacon 23 is now little more than a prison with Aleph onboard, and The Artifact provides more questions than answers.

MGM+ is returning to Beacon 23.

The premium cable network formerly known as Epix has officially picked up a second season of the sci-fi drama series starring Stephan James and Lena Headey.

The news comes as MGM+ just wrapped the first season of the drama from creator Zak Penn and aired a teaser for the second season of Beacon 23 (watch it below). Season two of the series, which was originally developed for Spectrum Originals and was poised to have a second window on AMC before the former bailed on originals, was already completed as filming on both cycles of the show was done back-to-back.

“The creative team behind Beacon 23 has masterfully brought Hugh Howey’s best-selling book to life, and we’re excited for fans to continue this journey into Beacon 23’s universe of suspense, emotion and unforeseen twists,” said Michael Wright, head of MGM+.

Glen Mazzara...

The sci-fi thriller series Beacon 23 has taken a bumpy road out into the world. The show was first set up at Spectrum, then it moved over to AMC, and it has finally ended up at MGM+, which was formerly known as Epix. But it’s just about ready to have its premiere now. Beacon 23 will begin airing on MGM+ with a two episode premiere on Sunday, November 12th – and with that date just a month away, a trailer has arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above.

Based on Hugh Howey’s novel of the same name, Beacon 23 is set to run for eight episodes. The story takes place in the farthest reaches of the Milky Way and follows Aster, a government agent, and Halan, a stoic ex-military man, whose fates become entangled after they find themselves trapped together inside one of many Beacons...

It's hard to believe that the Orphan Black franchise is staging a comeback almost seven years after its series finale.

Thankfully, it looks like Orphan Black: Echoes will fit into the franchise very well.

Krysten Ritter is known for delivering stellar performances, and we should expect more of the same in the AMC, AMC+, and BBC America sequel series, set to air in 2024.

The promo was unveiled during New York Comic Con on Thursday and showcases Ritter as Lucy, a young woman caught up in what we can only describe as a nightmare.

"Set in the near future, Orphan Black: Echoes takes a deep dive into the exploration of the scientific manipulation of human existence," the logline reveals.

"It follows a group of women as they weave their way into each other's lives and embark on a thrilling journey, unravelling the mystery of their identity and uncovering a wrenching story of love and betrayal.

More than two years have gone by since it was announced that Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones) would be starring in and executive producing Orphan Black: Echoes, a new series set in the world of the sci-fi thriller Orphan Black. Now a teaser trailer for the show has finally made its way online, and you can check it out in the embed above. A specific premiere date for Orphan Black: Echoes has not yet been announced, but we do know that the show is going to be airing on AMC, AMC+, and BBC America in 2024.

The first season of Orphan Black: Echoes will consist of ten episodes. The show is set in the near future and will “explore the scientific manipulation of human existence”. It follows a group of women as they weave their way into each other’s lives and embark on a thrilling journey, unravelling the mystery of their...

AMC Networks has released the first trailer for Orphan Black: Echoes, an original series set in the Orphan Black universe, starring and executive produced by Krysten Ritter. The teaser was released Thursday at New York Comic Con. The series debuts on AMC, AMC+ and BBC America in 2024.

“What’s wrong with me?” asks Krysten Ritter’s Lucy in the opening scene of the trailer. ” Why don’t I know who I am?” A disoriented Lucy is told she’s “been through a procedure.” We’re not exactly sure what that is, but it’s not good.

Set in the near future, Orphan Black: Echoes takes a deep dive into the exploration of the scientific manipulation of human existence. It follows a group of women as they weave their way into each other’s lives and embark on a thrilling journey, unravelling the mystery of their identity and uncovering a wrenching story of love and betrayal.

Over six years after the finale of “Orphan Black,” AMC has returned with a first look at the upcoming spin-off “Orphan Black: Echoes.” The teaser was released as New York Comic Con enters its first day on Thursday.

The teaser shows Krysten Ritter as a dazed Lucy asking a woman, “What’s wrong with me? Why don’t I know who I am?”

As the teaser cycles between futuristic scenes of a large city, versions of Lucy emerging from pink test tubes and past and present iterations of the character cycling through various settings, Lucy’s monologue changes. “I have to face them. We have to figure out who we are,” she says by the trailer’s end.

Set in the same universe as the cult favorite Canadian sci-fi-thriller, “Orphan Black: Echoes” follows a group of women as they become enmeshed in each other’s lives. Along the way, they...

Lena Headey‘s sci-fi drama series Beacon 23 is changing coordinates for its inaugural streaming launch. The show, initially set to stream on Spectrum and, later on, AMC, is moving to MGM+, formally known as Epix.

The eight-episode series based on Hugh Howey’s novel of the same name takes to the stars with a two-episode launch on November 12 at 9 p.m. Beacon 23 follows two people, Halan (Stephan James) and Aster (Headey), whose fates become entangled after they find themselves trapped together at the end of the known universe. Per Deadline, Headey’s Aster mysteriously finds her way to a lonely beacon keeper, Halan, on his lighthouse in the darkest recesses of space. A tense battle of wills unfolds as Halan begins to question whether Aster is a friend or foe, as her ability to disguise her agenda and motives could make her a formidable opponent.

Headey and James lead the cast,...

Beacon 23 will finally see the light of day this year.

Almost three years after being picked up by Spectrum Originals, MGM+ has stepped in to provide a home for the Lena Headey drama series.

The series will debut on Sunday, November 12, on MGM+ at 9:00 p.m. Est/Pst with the first two of eight episodes.

Zak Penn created the series and executive produced along with Glen Mazzara.

"Beacon 23 takes place in the farthest reaches of the Milky Way and follows Aster (Lena Headey), a government agent, and Halan (Stephan James), a stoic ex-military man, whose fates become entangled after they find themselves trapped together inside one of many Beacons that serve as a lighthouse for intergalactic travelers," according to the logline.

"Every Beacon is run by one highly trained human and a specialized Artificial Intelligence. Aster mysteriously finds her way to the lonely Beacon-keeper Halan, and a tense battle of wills unfolds.

Beacon 23 has a new home.

The drama starring Lena Headey will bow in November on MGM+, with the premium cable network formerly known as Epix landing the series after it was originally poised to air on Spectrum and, later, AMC.

The eight-episode series based on Hugh Howey’s book of the same name will launch Nov. 12 at 9 p.m. with its first two episodes. From creator Zak Penn (Ready Player One), Beacon 23 takes place in the farthest reaches of the Milky Way and follows a government agent (Headey, Game of Thrones) and a former military man (Stephan James) who become trapped in one of many AI-controlled beacons. Penn and Glen Mazzara (The Walking Dead) served as showrunners and exec produce the Boat Rocker Studios-produced drama alongside David Fortier, Ivan Schneeberg, James Middleton, Nick Nantell, Tina Thor, Katie O’Connell Marsh, Elisa Ellis, Liz Varner, Ira Steven Behr, Daniel Percival,...

MGM+ has picked up Zak Penn’s “Beacon 23” after the series’ fate was left to speculation last year due to the shutdown of Spectrum Originals in 2022.

The sci-fi series is scheduled to premiere globally on Nov. 12 on the streamer.

Originally announced as a Spectrum-amc Networks joint production, the series was left hanging in the balance after Charter unveiled its plans to slowly transition out of scripted programming, which started with the closure of Spectrum Originals last year. Spectrum renewed the series for a second season ahead of the Season 1 premiere in Aug. 2022.

Created and executive produced by Penn, starring Lena Headey and Stephan James, the sci-fi thriller is said to follow Aster (Headey), a government agent, and Halan (James), a stoic ex-military man, who cross paths when they end up trapped together inside one of the many Beacons in outer space that serve as a lighthouse for intergalactic travelers.

Beacon 23, the sci-fi drama starring Lena Headey and Stephan James, has a new home.

MGM+ has picked up the series, which was originally greenlit by Spectrum Originals and AMC Networks. The Amazon-owned cabler and streamer will launch the series on November 12.

The surprise move comes after Spectrum moved out of original programming and AMC Networks has scaled back its own originals.

The show was left without a home as a result of the Spectrum decision and the move by AMC Networks, which had a second window licensing agreement for the show, to cut costs and take $400M in content write-downs.

It’s the end of a long road for the show, which was originally ordered in 2020. Spectrum and AMC had already renewed the series for a second season in August 2022, a few month into production with The Walking Dead’s Glen Mazzara and Joy Blake, a co-exec producer of The Resident,...

“Most Dangerous Game” and the Zoe-Lister-Jones-led “Slip” are among a handful of existing licensed and produced shows being removed by Roku. The company also plans to lay off staff. Roku is the latest streamer to purge content from its platform to cut costs, following similar moves by Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max, Disney and AMC Networks.

The Christoph Waltz and Liam Hemsworth-led “Most Dangerous Game,” originally created for Quibi by Nick Santora, earned two Emmy nominations for its first season. Roku renewed the action thriller for a second season, which premiered in March.

“Critically acclaimed, heartfelt, hilarious, and completely unique, ‘Slip’ has only begun to spark the imaginations and bend the minds of audiences around the world,” Boat Rocker Media co-executive chairman Ivan Schneeberg and David Fortier told TheWrap. The Zoe Lister-Jones-led comedy was produced by Boat Rocker and Dakota Johnson’s TeaTime Pictures. “We’re incredibly proud...

We’ve seen multiple streaming companies remove titles from their service over the last year in a bid to save money, and Deadline has reported that Roku has joined them. The outlet reports that Roku has begun removing a handful of titles from their service, including Most Dangerous Game starring Christoph Waltz.

Most Dangerous Game began life as a Quibi Original (remember that mess?) before it was salvaged by Roku, who renewed the series for a second season. After learning that he will soon die from a terminal illness and desperate to provide for his pregnant wife, Dodge Maynard (Liam Hemsworth) accepts an invitation from a mysterious man (Christoph Waltz) to participate in a deadly game of survival. Each hour Dodge survives will earn him more money, for a total of $24.5 million if he survives the full 24 hours.

Christoph Waltz returned for the second season of the series, which turned...

Exclusive: Roku has begun removing titles including scripted shows Most Dangerous Game starring Christoph Waltz and Slip from Zoe Lister-Jones.

It is the latest streamer to remove titles from its service following similar moves by Paramount+, Disney+, Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max and AMC Networks.

Roku revealed yesterday that it was set to remove some content as part of a cost-cutting drive that also saw around 300 employees laid off. It said that it would take a hit of between $55M-$65M for removing “select existing licensed and produced content from company-operated services on its TV streaming platform”.

The company will, however, continue to order original series and sources note that this process is part of its regular review of programming.

Action thriller Most Dangerous Game was originally a Quibi original with the first season starring Liam Hemsworth alongside Waltz. The first season earned two Emmy nominations and it was renewed...

Orphan Black: Echoes producer Boat Rocker has named Todd Lubin to head up its unscripted series and documentaries division.

Lubin becomes the sole president of Boat Rocker Studios, Unscripted, where he will oversee the indie studio’s Matador Content, Maven and Proper Television production arms. He takes over from fellow Matador Content co-founder Jay Peterson, who has decided to step down and will remain with Boat Rocker as an executive producer for several months before leaving the company.

Lubin and Peterson co-founded Matador Content in 2013, and sold the company, which produced Lip Sync Battle for Paramount+, in 2018. Their other Boat Rocker credits since then include Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields for Hulu, Downey’s Dream Cars for Max, and Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry on Apple TV+.

“We want to thank Jay for his friendship, dedication, and significant contributions to Boat Rocker over the past six years.

Matador Content co-founder Todd Lubin has been named president of unscripted at Boat Rocker Studios. He’ll be taking over the role from Jay Peterson, whose exit was also announced on Thursday. HIs appointment is effective immediately.

Peterson will remain with Boat Rocker as an executive producer for several months, to support the transition to Lubin and delivery of current projects. In his new role, Lubin will lead the Company’s creative unscripted efforts, including series and documentaries, overseeing Boat Rocker’s Matador Content, Maven, and Proper Television production shingles. Based in Los Angeles, Lubin will report directly to Boat Rocker Media chairmen David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg.

“Todd is already an established creative leader within the Boat Rocker unscripted division. His history with Matador and Boat Rocker, and his deep experience as an unscripted producer and executive, will help ensure a seamless transition within our unscripted division as Todd...

There’s change at the top of Boat Rocker’s unscripted division.

The division, which includes production companies Matador Content, Maven, and Proper Television and is behind Discovery+’s Downey’s Dream Cars and Hulu’s Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, has named Todd Lubin as President with Jay Peterson stepping down.

The pair co-founded Matador Content, which is also behind Paramount+’s Lip Sync Battle and Apple’s Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry, in 2013 and it was acquired by Boat Rocker in 2018.

Peterson took over running Boat Rocker Studios, Unscripted in a restructure in 2020. He will remain as an exec producer over the next few months. Lubin, who was previously showrunner of NBC’s The Biggest Loser, has now been named President and will report to Boat Rocker bosses David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg.

“Todd is already an established creative leader within the Boat Rocker unscripted division. His...

Freeform dropped a teaser for Season 5 of “Good Trouble,” which premieres March 16 and will stream on Hulu the next day.

The series is a spin-off of “The Fosters,” and has followed the characters Callie and Mariana to Los Angeles. In the fifth season of the drama series, the roommates find relationship challenges as well as career opportunities, and “The Coterie” group must support each other as they navigate adulthood.

Season 5 features Cierra Ramirez, Tommy Martinez, Emma Hunton, Sherry Cola, Zuri Adele, Josh Pence, Bryan Craig and Booboo Stewart. Maia Mitchell, who left the show last season, will return for a short arc. The series is executive produced by showrunner Joanna Johnson as well as Christine Sacani, Greg Gugliotta, Jennifer Lopez, Benny Medina, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Cierra Ramirez.

Check out the teaser below.

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Anonymous Content and Boat Rocker have partnered to co-finance and co-sell an untitled political thriller feature documentary by Emmy Award-winning filmmakers Jesse Moss (“Boys State”) and Tony Gerber (“The Notorious Mr. Bout”).

Produced by Boat Rocker’s Matador Content, the project was shot over the course of two days last month in Washington, D.C.

While details on the project are being kept under wraps, Moss teased it as a “an utterly unique story that is equal parts political thriller, dystopian science fiction and intimate cinema vérité.”

“It expands the form of non-fiction filmmaking in exciting ways and is of enormous significance to our political future. We can’t wait to share it,” Moss continued.

Moss and Gerber previously co-directed “Full Battle Rattle,” a critically acclaimed film about life inside the U.S. Army’s Iraq simulation in the California desert. Moss’s credits also include “Boys State” which won a...

AMC has released first-look photos of their upcoming shows that feature stars like Bob Odenkirk, Alexandra Daddario, Harry Hamlin, Okieriete Onadowan, Krysten Ritter, Martin Lawrence and many more. Click through the gallery above to see the images.

Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches

Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches focuses on an intuitive young neurosurgeon, Rowan (Alexandra Daddario), who discovers that she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches. As she grapples with her newfound powers, she must contend with a sinister presence that has haunted her family for generations. The series is Executive Produced by Mark Johnson, Writer/Showrunner Esta Spalding, Writer Michelle Ashford, Director Michael Uppendahl, and Jeff Freilich, and is produced by AMC Studios.

Straight Man

Starring Emmy-nominated Bob Odenkirk, Straight Man is a mid-life crisis tale set at Railton College, told in the first person by William Henry Devereaux, Jr. (Odenkirk), the unlikely chairman of the...

Part of the “Netflix and Chills” lineup for this Halloween season is Netflix’s “Daniel Spellbound,” an animated series for kids that’ll bring us into a magical – and spooky – new world.

“Daniel Spellbound” premieres on October 27, just in time for Halloween.

Here’s the plot synopsis from Netflix: “In modern day New York City, magic is real – it’s just hidden from the public. But Daniel Spellbound knows just where to find it. Making his living “tracking” hard to find magical objects, Daniel catches the attention of‌ the wrong people when ‌he discovers a ‌rare ‌artifact and suddenly the‌ ‌fate‌ ‌of‌ ‌magical world ‌hangs‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌balance.”

Alex Barima (Daniel), Chantel Riley (Lucy), and Deven Mack (Hoagie) star.

Matt Fernandes is the creator/showrunner of “Daniel Spellbound.”

Matt Fernandes, Arthur Spanos, Tammy Semen, Ivan Schneeberg, David Fortier, Jon Rutherford, Chapman Maddox serve as Executive Producers.

Merrill Hagan is the show’s executive story editor.

Keeley Hawes of Bodyguard and Line of Duty has signed on to join previously announced cast members Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones), Amanda Fix (Broken Diamonds), and Avan Jogia (Zombieland: Double Tap) in the cast of Orphan Black: Echoes, a new series set in the world of the sci-fi thriller Orphan Black. Deadline reports that Hawes is taking on the role of “a perceptive but sensitive scientist who finds herself at odds with her own moral code when circumstances lead her to make an unthinkable choice.”

The first season of Orphan Black: Echoes will consist of ten episodes. The show is set in the near future and will “explore the scientific manipulation of human existence”. It follows

a group of women as they weave their way into each other’s lives and embark on a thrilling journey, unravelling the mystery of their identity and uncovering a wrenching story of love and betrayal.

The cast of Orphan Black: Echoes continues to impress.

AMC Networks today announced that Keeley Hawes will join the cast of the long-awaited new series set in the world of Orphan Black.

The series is on track for a 2023 debut.

Hawes joins recently announced series regulars Krysten Ritter who also serves as an Executive Producer, Amanda Fix and Avan Jogia.

Produced and distributed globally by Boat Rocker, the company behind the original series, Orphan Black: Echoes will have a 10-episode first season and is currently in production in Toronto, Canada.

"Set in the near future, Orphan Black: Echoes takes a deep dive into the exploration of the scientific manipulation of human existence," the logline teases.

"It follows a group of women as they weave their way into each other's lives and embark on a thrilling journey, unravelling the mystery of their identity and uncovering a wrenching story of love and betrayal.