Crunchyroll announced that it will partner again with Adult Swim on the production of 13 episodes of “Shenmue,” an original anime series based on the SEGA game franchise. This latest Crunchyroll and Adult Swim Production will stream worldwide outside of Japan and mainland China on Crunchyroll and air on Adult Swim’s Toonami in the domestic […]
AXS TV has greenlit a new documentary series, “Music’s Greatest Mysteries,” which aims to shine a light on the unique and enigmatic stories that shaped the history of music. The series is in production and is slated to debut in the fourth quarter of this year. The logline: Spanning a wide variety of eras and genres—from Hip […]
Paramount Network has opted against a second season of dark dramedy “68 Whiskey,” which followed a multicultural band of Army medics stationed in Afghanistan on a base nicknamed “The Orphanage.” Together, the medics navigated a dangerous and sometimes absurd world, relying on comradery, various vices, and occasionally a profound sense of purpose to carry them […]
Starz has announced the series order for “Power Book IV: Force,” which will be the third new series in the expanded “Power” universe from creator, writer and executive producer Courtney A. Kemp and executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. “Force” will center on Tommy Egan (Joseph Sikora) after he seemingly cuts ties and puts New York City […]
Syfy’s TZGZ weekly late-night animation block has given a straight-to-series order to “The Summoner,” with an order for 10 three minute episodes from Stoopid Buddy Stoodios and writer, actor and New Yorker cartoonist Charlie Hankin. “The Summoner” is a 2D-animated series based on the short film from Hankin about Rory and his challenging roommate. The logline: Rory, in […]
The stands at the world’s biggest tennis stadium will be empty this year (a frequent sight at sports venues during the pandemic) but the U.S. Open tennis tournament will still take place these next two weeks, starting Monday, August 31, and concluding with the Women’s and Men’s Championships, Saturday, Sept. 12, and Sunday the 13th, […]
HBO is developing a new drama based on the book “Sphere” from “Westworld” executive Denise Thé at the helm. Described as an epic undersea adventure in the spirit of Jules Verne, “Sphere” follows a group of scientists who are sent to inspect a mysterious alien craft at the bottom of the ocean. Once there, however, the intellectuals are […]
