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,...
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,...
- 3/4/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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.
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.
- 3/4/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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...
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...
- 2/15/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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...
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...
- 10/18/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
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,...
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,...
- 9/20/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
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,...
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,...
- 9/20/2023
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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.
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.
- 9/20/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
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,...
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,...
- 9/20/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The premiere season of the Apple TV+ series Invasion (read our review Here) started airing in October of 2021 and wrapped up its ten episode run in December of that. The same week the season finale aired, it was announced that a second season of the show had been ordered. Invasion season 2 is set to make its debut on August 23rd – and with that date just a few weeks away, a trailer for the new episodes have arrived online! You can watch it in the embed above.
Created by Simon Kinberg and David Weil, Invasion is set across multiple continents and is described as a sweeping, character-driven science fiction drama series that follows an alien invasion through different perspectives around the world. Season 2 picks up 121 days after the invasion started.
The series stars Shamier Anderson (John Wick: Chapter 4), Golshifteh Farahani (the Chris Hemsworth Extraction), Sam Neill (Jurassic Park), Firas Nassar (Fauda...
Created by Simon Kinberg and David Weil, Invasion is set across multiple continents and is described as a sweeping, character-driven science fiction drama series that follows an alien invasion through different perspectives around the world. Season 2 picks up 121 days after the invasion started.
The series stars Shamier Anderson (John Wick: Chapter 4), Golshifteh Farahani (the Chris Hemsworth Extraction), Sam Neill (Jurassic Park), Firas Nassar (Fauda...
- 7/26/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Three months into production on Season 1 of Beacon 23, Spectrum Originals and AMC Networks’ psychological thriller series starring Lena Headey and Stephan James, has been renewed for a second season. Work on the second season of the series, produced by Boat Rocker Studios and Spectrum Originals, will start shortly with Glen Mazzara and Joy Blake as new executive producers and co-showrunners. They will succeed at the helm Zak Penn. He created the series, based on the book by Hugh Howey, and serves as executive producer/showrunner on Season 1, which is filming in Toronto for three more months. The plan is for Beacon 23 to stay in continuous production on Season 2 after Season 1 wraps.
“We’re delighted that Spectrum and AMC have confirmed a season two of Beacon 23,” Steve Lescroart, President, Boat Rocker Studios, Scripted, said in a statement to Deadline. “As there is overlap of season one and season two production,...
“We’re delighted that Spectrum and AMC have confirmed a season two of Beacon 23,” Steve Lescroart, President, Boat Rocker Studios, Scripted, said in a statement to Deadline. “As there is overlap of season one and season two production,...
- 8/3/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Showtime has opted not to renew American Rust for a second season, bringing Jeff Daniels’ short time as Chief of Police Del Harris to an end.
“We can confirm that American Rust will not be moving forward with a second season,” Showtime said in a statement. “We would like to thank our partners at Boat Rocker, our talented showrunner Dan Futterman and the rest of the wonderful writers, and our amazing cast led by Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney.”
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Based on Philipp Meyer’s debut novel American Rust, the family drama sought to explore the tattered American dream through the eyes of complicated and compromised Police Chief Del Harris (Daniels) in a small Rust Belt town in southwest Pennsylvania. When the woman he loves sees her son accused of murder, Harris is forced to decide what he’s willing to do to protect him.
“We can confirm that American Rust will not be moving forward with a second season,” Showtime said in a statement. “We would like to thank our partners at Boat Rocker, our talented showrunner Dan Futterman and the rest of the wonderful writers, and our amazing cast led by Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney.”
Cancellations/Renewals Scorecard: TV Shows Ended Or Continuing In 2021-22 Season
Based on Philipp Meyer’s debut novel American Rust, the family drama sought to explore the tattered American dream through the eyes of complicated and compromised Police Chief Del Harris (Daniels) in a small Rust Belt town in southwest Pennsylvania. When the woman he loves sees her son accused of murder, Harris is forced to decide what he’s willing to do to protect him.
- 1/25/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
“American Rust” has been canceled after one season at Showtime, Variety has confirmed.
The series was an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Philipp Meyer. The series premiered on the premium cabler in September.
“We can confirm that ‘American Rust’ will not be moving forward with a second season,” Showtime said in a statement. “We would like to thank our partners at Boat Rocker, our talented showrunner Dan Futterman and the rest of the wonderful writers, and our amazing cast led by Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney.”
Daniels starred as Del Harris, chief of police of a Pennsylvania Rust Belt town full of good people making bad choices. When news of a murder rips through the town, Harris must decide what lengths he is willing to take to protect the son of the woman he loves (Maura Tierney).
Along with Daniels and Tierney, the show starred Bill Camp,...
The series was an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Philipp Meyer. The series premiered on the premium cabler in September.
“We can confirm that ‘American Rust’ will not be moving forward with a second season,” Showtime said in a statement. “We would like to thank our partners at Boat Rocker, our talented showrunner Dan Futterman and the rest of the wonderful writers, and our amazing cast led by Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney.”
Daniels starred as Del Harris, chief of police of a Pennsylvania Rust Belt town full of good people making bad choices. When news of a murder rips through the town, Harris must decide what lengths he is willing to take to protect the son of the woman he loves (Maura Tierney).
Along with Daniels and Tierney, the show starred Bill Camp,...
- 1/25/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
“Invasion” has been renewed for Season 2 at Apple.
The news comes ahead of the sci-fi drama’s Season 1 finale, which will debut on the streaming service on Dec. 10. Set across multiple continents, “Invasion” follows an alien invasion through different perspectives around the world. The series stars Golshifteh Farahani, Shamier Anderson, Shioli Kutsuna, Firas Nassar, Billy Barratt, Azhy Robertson, Tara Moayedi, Daisuke Tsuji and Sam Neill.
“I’m profoundly grateful to Apple for being so supportive every step of the way, and trusting us to make a deeply human, emotional alien-invasion story,” said series co-creator and executive producer Simon Kinberg. “And most of all I’m thankful to our amazing fans, without whom we wouldn’t have this opportunity to continue the invasion. I’m super excited about what we’re planning for season two, expanding our universe in the most intimate and epic ways.”
“Invasion” Season 1 was written and executive...
The news comes ahead of the sci-fi drama’s Season 1 finale, which will debut on the streaming service on Dec. 10. Set across multiple continents, “Invasion” follows an alien invasion through different perspectives around the world. The series stars Golshifteh Farahani, Shamier Anderson, Shioli Kutsuna, Firas Nassar, Billy Barratt, Azhy Robertson, Tara Moayedi, Daisuke Tsuji and Sam Neill.
“I’m profoundly grateful to Apple for being so supportive every step of the way, and trusting us to make a deeply human, emotional alien-invasion story,” said series co-creator and executive producer Simon Kinberg. “And most of all I’m thankful to our amazing fans, without whom we wouldn’t have this opportunity to continue the invasion. I’m super excited about what we’re planning for season two, expanding our universe in the most intimate and epic ways.”
“Invasion” Season 1 was written and executive...
- 12/8/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The aliens are back for more after Apple TV+ renewed drama series Invasion for a second season.
The streamer has picked up the sci-fi series from Simon Kinberg and David Weil for a sophomore run ahead of the Season 1 finale, which airs Friday.
It is the latest renewal at Apple, which recently handed Truth Be Told a third season and Foundation for a second season.
Sam Neill plays Sheriff John Bell Tyson, a weathered rural lawman on the verge of retirement. Shamier Anderson is Trevante Ward, an extraordinary soldier stationed in Afghanistan. Golshifteh Farahani portrays Aneesha Malik, first generation Syrian immigrant, wife and mother living in Long Island. Firas Nassar is Ahmed Malik, Aneesha’s husband and a Syrian immigrant and successful businessman. Shioli Kutsuna plays Mitsuki, an intelligent member of mission control in Japan’s space program Jasa. Billy Barratt, Azhy Robertson, Tara Moayedi and Daisuke Tsuji also star.
The streamer has picked up the sci-fi series from Simon Kinberg and David Weil for a sophomore run ahead of the Season 1 finale, which airs Friday.
It is the latest renewal at Apple, which recently handed Truth Be Told a third season and Foundation for a second season.
Sam Neill plays Sheriff John Bell Tyson, a weathered rural lawman on the verge of retirement. Shamier Anderson is Trevante Ward, an extraordinary soldier stationed in Afghanistan. Golshifteh Farahani portrays Aneesha Malik, first generation Syrian immigrant, wife and mother living in Long Island. Firas Nassar is Ahmed Malik, Aneesha’s husband and a Syrian immigrant and successful businessman. Shioli Kutsuna plays Mitsuki, an intelligent member of mission control in Japan’s space program Jasa. Billy Barratt, Azhy Robertson, Tara Moayedi and Daisuke Tsuji also star.
- 12/8/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Aliens have been covered in the media for years, the forthcoming Apple TV+ drama, Invasion, looks like an epic tale of what happens when various incidents across the world have a bigger meaning.
The streamer today unveiled the trailer for the series, which is a new 10-episode science fiction drama series from Academy and Emmy Award-nominated writer/producer/director Simon Kinberg and David Weil (Hunters).
The streamer describes the series as "sweeping" and "character-driven," which are both right up my street when it comes to projects of this nature.
The project was directed by Emmy Award nominee Jakob Verbruggen, will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first three episodes on October 22, 2021, followed by new episodes weekly, every Friday.
Invasion is set across multiple continents and follows an alien invasion through different perspectives around the world.
The series stars Shamier Anderson, Golshifteh Farahani, Sam Neill, Firas Nassar (Fauda), and Shioli Kutsuna.
The streamer today unveiled the trailer for the series, which is a new 10-episode science fiction drama series from Academy and Emmy Award-nominated writer/producer/director Simon Kinberg and David Weil (Hunters).
The streamer describes the series as "sweeping" and "character-driven," which are both right up my street when it comes to projects of this nature.
The project was directed by Emmy Award nominee Jakob Verbruggen, will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first three episodes on October 22, 2021, followed by new episodes weekly, every Friday.
Invasion is set across multiple continents and follows an alien invasion through different perspectives around the world.
The series stars Shamier Anderson, Golshifteh Farahani, Sam Neill, Firas Nassar (Fauda), and Shioli Kutsuna.
- 9/22/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
“What is being visited upon our Earth… is not of our Earth.” That ominous declaration is made by the president of the United States in the full trailer for Apple TV+’s Invasion, embedded above.
Set across multiple continents, the 10-episode sci-fi series from Academy and Emmy Award-nominated producer Simon Kinberg (The Martian) and David Weil (Hunters) follows an alien invasion through different perspectives around the world.
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Set across multiple continents, the 10-episode sci-fi series from Academy and Emmy Award-nominated producer Simon Kinberg (The Martian) and David Weil (Hunters) follows an alien invasion through different perspectives around the world.
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- 9/22/2021
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Homecoming star Stephan James has been tapped as the male lead in Beacon 23, Spectrum Originals and AMC Networks’ psychological thriller series based on the book by Hugh Howey.
The series is produced by Boat Rocker Studios and Spectrum Originals. James will exec produce alongside his co-star Lena Headey, who will also executive produce through her production company, Peephole Productions, as part of her first-look deal Boat Rocker Studios.
James will play the keeper of Beacon 23, a man living in complete solitude at the edge of the universe, a condition that is eating away at his sanity. Plagued by the scars and secrets of the past, he is thrown into a tense conflict with a woman bearing secrets as deep as his own.
Created by Zak Penn, the suspenseful thriller follows two people, whose fates become entangled after they find themselves trapped together at the end of the known universe.
The series is produced by Boat Rocker Studios and Spectrum Originals. James will exec produce alongside his co-star Lena Headey, who will also executive produce through her production company, Peephole Productions, as part of her first-look deal Boat Rocker Studios.
James will play the keeper of Beacon 23, a man living in complete solitude at the edge of the universe, a condition that is eating away at his sanity. Plagued by the scars and secrets of the past, he is thrown into a tense conflict with a woman bearing secrets as deep as his own.
Created by Zak Penn, the suspenseful thriller follows two people, whose fates become entangled after they find themselves trapped together at the end of the known universe.
- 9/10/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Jeff Daniels, star of Showtime’s upcoming drama American Rust, said his career in television would not have been as prolific if it weren’t for his late God of Carnage co-star James Gandolfini and HBO’s The Sopranos.
“Jim Gandolfini made it happen,” the Emmy-winning actor said about his transition from stage and film to TV. “The Sopranos changed television, as did HBO, Showtime, Netflix, Amazon, Hulu. All of a sudden you have all these other places to go.”
During Showtime’s TCA slot, where Daniels joined fellow American Rust co-stars and the creative team behind the drama, the actor said that premium networks and streamers allowed for more crossover between the mediums – also citing co-star Bill Camp who recently appeared in Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit.
“I don’t know if Bill or I would get the roles that we would get if it weren’t places like Showtime and others,...
“Jim Gandolfini made it happen,” the Emmy-winning actor said about his transition from stage and film to TV. “The Sopranos changed television, as did HBO, Showtime, Netflix, Amazon, Hulu. All of a sudden you have all these other places to go.”
During Showtime’s TCA slot, where Daniels joined fellow American Rust co-stars and the creative team behind the drama, the actor said that premium networks and streamers allowed for more crossover between the mediums – also citing co-star Bill Camp who recently appeared in Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit.
“I don’t know if Bill or I would get the roles that we would get if it weren’t places like Showtime and others,...
- 8/24/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Two acting legends will share the screen on Showtime's American Rust, and it's going to be good.
The premium cabler released the official trailer for its upcoming drama series starring Emmy winner and Tony nominee Jeff Daniels and award-winning actress and Emmy nominee Maura Tierney.
Daniels is on board to executive produce the series, reteaming with Oscar nominee Dan Futterman, who serves as executive producer, writer, and showrunner.
The series is co-produced with Boat Rocker Studios and will premiere on Sunday, September 12 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt.
Based on Philipp Meyer’s celebrated debut novel, American Rust is a compelling family drama and a timeless story of wanting a brighter future while being held prisoner by the past.
The story of survival and transcendence is told through the eyes of Del Harris (Daniels), the complicated and compromised chief of police of a Pennsylvania Rust Belt town full of good people making bad choices.
The premium cabler released the official trailer for its upcoming drama series starring Emmy winner and Tony nominee Jeff Daniels and award-winning actress and Emmy nominee Maura Tierney.
Daniels is on board to executive produce the series, reteaming with Oscar nominee Dan Futterman, who serves as executive producer, writer, and showrunner.
The series is co-produced with Boat Rocker Studios and will premiere on Sunday, September 12 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt.
Based on Philipp Meyer’s celebrated debut novel, American Rust is a compelling family drama and a timeless story of wanting a brighter future while being held prisoner by the past.
The story of survival and transcendence is told through the eyes of Del Harris (Daniels), the complicated and compromised chief of police of a Pennsylvania Rust Belt town full of good people making bad choices.
- 7/23/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Updated with full trailer, 8:30 Am: “If you’d rather I left you out of this going forward, I get it — no hard feelings.”
Here is the first full trailer for Showtime’s drama series American Rust, starring Jeff Daniels as a “ticked off and kinda jumpy” police chief. Watch it above.
Based on Philipp Meyer’s debut novel American Rust, the family drama will explore the tattered American dream through the eyes of complicated and compromised chief of police Del Harris (Daniels) in a Rust Belt town in southwest Pennsylvania. When the woman he loves sees her son accused of murder, Harris is forced to decide what he’s willing to do to protect him.
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Bill Camp, David Alvarez, Alex Neustaedter and Rob Yang also star in American Rust, which will premiere at 10 p.m. Sunday, September 12, on the premium cabler.
Here is the first full trailer for Showtime’s drama series American Rust, starring Jeff Daniels as a “ticked off and kinda jumpy” police chief. Watch it above.
Based on Philipp Meyer’s debut novel American Rust, the family drama will explore the tattered American dream through the eyes of complicated and compromised chief of police Del Harris (Daniels) in a Rust Belt town in southwest Pennsylvania. When the woman he loves sees her son accused of murder, Harris is forced to decide what he’s willing to do to protect him.
Summer Premiere Dates For New & Returning TV Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming
Bill Camp, David Alvarez, Alex Neustaedter and Rob Yang also star in American Rust, which will premiere at 10 p.m. Sunday, September 12, on the premium cabler.
- 7/23/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Showtime has released a trailer for “American Rust,” premiering Sept. 12.
Starring Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney, the limited series based on Philipp Meyer’s novel of the same name follows Del Harris (Daniels), the chief of police of a Pennsylvania Rust Belt town, as he decides how far he’ll go to protect the son of a woman he loves, Grace (Tierney), after a murder upends the town.
“The oath we all took together was, we’d do this for each other,” Daniels’ Del says at the start and end of the trailer, which you can watch below.
The trailer showcases Del’s moral dilemma of how to handle the murder investigation that is complicated by personal connections. In it, he acknowledges the case is “poisoning” the town, as someone is going to have to answer for the crime no matter what. It also offers glimpses of the graphic details...
Starring Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney, the limited series based on Philipp Meyer’s novel of the same name follows Del Harris (Daniels), the chief of police of a Pennsylvania Rust Belt town, as he decides how far he’ll go to protect the son of a woman he loves, Grace (Tierney), after a murder upends the town.
“The oath we all took together was, we’d do this for each other,” Daniels’ Del says at the start and end of the trailer, which you can watch below.
The trailer showcases Del’s moral dilemma of how to handle the murder investigation that is complicated by personal connections. In it, he acknowledges the case is “poisoning” the town, as someone is going to have to answer for the crime no matter what. It also offers glimpses of the graphic details...
- 7/23/2021
- by Jennifer Yuma
- Variety Film + TV
Showtime has released the first trailer for "American Rust," the upcoming series adaptation of the acclaimed novel by Philipp Meyer starring Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney.
Set to premiere on Sept. 12, the series is described as a "story of survival and transcendence" centered on Del Harris (Daniels), the "complicated and compromised chief of police of a Pennsylvania Rust Belt town full of good people making bad choices," according to Showtime. "When news of a murder rips through the town, Harris must decide what lengths he is willing to take to protect the son of the woman he love."
Tierney stars opposite Daniels as Grace Poe, whose son is accused of murder. The cast also includes Bill Camp, David Alvarez, Alex Neustaedter, Julia Mayorga, Mark Pellegrino and Rob Yang.
Dan Futterman is writer, executive producer and showrunner on the series, which reunites him with Daniels after previously collaborating on the Hulu limited series "The Looming Tower.
Set to premiere on Sept. 12, the series is described as a "story of survival and transcendence" centered on Del Harris (Daniels), the "complicated and compromised chief of police of a Pennsylvania Rust Belt town full of good people making bad choices," according to Showtime. "When news of a murder rips through the town, Harris must decide what lengths he is willing to take to protect the son of the woman he love."
Tierney stars opposite Daniels as Grace Poe, whose son is accused of murder. The cast also includes Bill Camp, David Alvarez, Alex Neustaedter, Julia Mayorga, Mark Pellegrino and Rob Yang.
Dan Futterman is writer, executive producer and showrunner on the series, which reunites him with Daniels after previously collaborating on the Hulu limited series "The Looming Tower.
- 7/23/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Apple TV+ has another impressive new show in the works.
The streamer today revealed the premiere date and teaser for the eagerly awaited 10-episode science fiction drama series Invasion, from Academy Award-nominated and two-time Emmy Award-nominated producer Simon Kinberg, and David Weil (Hunters).
The sweeping character-driven Apple Original series, produced by Boat Rocker Studios, will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first three episodes on October 22, 2021, followed by new episodes weekly, every Friday.
Set across multiple continents, Invasion follows an alien invasion through different perspectives around the world.
The series stars Shamier Anderson, Golshifteh Farahani, Sam Neill, Firas Nassar (Fauda), and Shioli Kutsuna.
Invasion is written and executive produced by Kinberg and Weil and executive produced by Jakob Verbruggen, who also directed multiple episodes.
Audrey Chon (The Twilight Zone), Amy Kaufman (When They See Us) and Elisa Ellis serve as executive producers alongside Andrew Baldwin (The Outsider), who also writes.
The streamer today revealed the premiere date and teaser for the eagerly awaited 10-episode science fiction drama series Invasion, from Academy Award-nominated and two-time Emmy Award-nominated producer Simon Kinberg, and David Weil (Hunters).
The sweeping character-driven Apple Original series, produced by Boat Rocker Studios, will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first three episodes on October 22, 2021, followed by new episodes weekly, every Friday.
Set across multiple continents, Invasion follows an alien invasion through different perspectives around the world.
The series stars Shamier Anderson, Golshifteh Farahani, Sam Neill, Firas Nassar (Fauda), and Shioli Kutsuna.
Invasion is written and executive produced by Kinberg and Weil and executive produced by Jakob Verbruggen, who also directed multiple episodes.
Audrey Chon (The Twilight Zone), Amy Kaufman (When They See Us) and Elisa Ellis serve as executive producers alongside Andrew Baldwin (The Outsider), who also writes.
- 6/9/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Paramount Plus released a teaser for the second season of “Evil,” which premieres on June 20.
The series centers on skeptical forensic psychologist Kristen Bouchard (Katja Herbers), who joins soon-to-be Catholic priest David (Mike Colter) and contractor Ben (Aasif Mandvi) to investigate the church’s mysterious happenings and determine if there is a logical explanation, or if something truly supernatural is at work.
In the show’s second season, Kristen struggles to confront the dark side of herself after killing a man, while David is met with temptation and Ben is visited by night terrors that prey on his greatest fears.
“Evil” also stars Michael Emerson, Christine Lahti, Kurt Fuller, Brooklyn Shuck, Skylar Gray, Maddy Crocco and Dalya Knapp. The series is produced by CBS Studios in association with King Size Productions. Robert King, Michelle King, Liz Glotzer and Rockne S. O’Bannon serve as executive producers.
Also in today’s TV...
The series centers on skeptical forensic psychologist Kristen Bouchard (Katja Herbers), who joins soon-to-be Catholic priest David (Mike Colter) and contractor Ben (Aasif Mandvi) to investigate the church’s mysterious happenings and determine if there is a logical explanation, or if something truly supernatural is at work.
In the show’s second season, Kristen struggles to confront the dark side of herself after killing a man, while David is met with temptation and Ben is visited by night terrors that prey on his greatest fears.
“Evil” also stars Michael Emerson, Christine Lahti, Kurt Fuller, Brooklyn Shuck, Skylar Gray, Maddy Crocco and Dalya Knapp. The series is produced by CBS Studios in association with King Size Productions. Robert King, Michelle King, Liz Glotzer and Rockne S. O’Bannon serve as executive producers.
Also in today’s TV...
- 6/9/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld and Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
Simon Kinberg and David Weil are headed to Apple TV+ with “Invasion,” an original science-fiction drama that is slated to premiere on Apple TV+ on October 22, 2021. The streaming service unveiled the teaser trailer for the upcoming show on Wednesday. Per Apple, “Invasion,” which is set across multiple continents, follows an alien invasion through different perspectives around the world. The series stars Shamier Anderson, Golshifteh Farahani, Sam Neill, Firas Nassar (“Fauda”), and Shioli Kutsuna.
“Invasion” is written and executive produced by Kinberg and Weil. In addition to directing, Verbruggen serves as executive producer. Audrey Chon (“The Twilight Zone”), Amy Kaufman (“When They See Us”), and Elisa Ellis serve as executive producers alongside Andrew Baldwin (“The Outsider”), who also writes. Katie O’Connell Marsh serves as executive producer for Boat Rocker Studios.
“Invasion” is part of Apple’s efforts to bulk up its sci-fi offerings for the company’s streaming service. Apple TV+ is home to “See,...
“Invasion” is written and executive produced by Kinberg and Weil. In addition to directing, Verbruggen serves as executive producer. Audrey Chon (“The Twilight Zone”), Amy Kaufman (“When They See Us”), and Elisa Ellis serve as executive producers alongside Andrew Baldwin (“The Outsider”), who also writes. Katie O’Connell Marsh serves as executive producer for Boat Rocker Studios.
“Invasion” is part of Apple’s efforts to bulk up its sci-fi offerings for the company’s streaming service. Apple TV+ is home to “See,...
- 6/9/2021
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
Lena Headey will star in and executive produce the Spectrum-amc Networks series “Beacon 23,” which hails from Zak Penn, Variety has learned.
The series is described as a sci-fi psychological thriller. It follows two people whose fates become entangled after they find themselves trapped together at the end of the known universe. A tense battle of wills unfolds at the edge of space, Halan, the beacon keeper, begins to question whether Aster (Headey) is friend or foe as her ability to disguise her agenda and motives could make her a formidable opponent.
“Lena Headey was a wonderful, versatile actress before she gave one of the defining performances in television history,” said Penn. “So, as they say, ‘no pressure.’ I’m thankful to all the people making this show possible, they just keep delivering beyond my expectations.”
Headey is best known for playing the fearsome Cersei Lannister across all eight seasons of “Game of Thrones.
The series is described as a sci-fi psychological thriller. It follows two people whose fates become entangled after they find themselves trapped together at the end of the known universe. A tense battle of wills unfolds at the edge of space, Halan, the beacon keeper, begins to question whether Aster (Headey) is friend or foe as her ability to disguise her agenda and motives could make her a formidable opponent.
“Lena Headey was a wonderful, versatile actress before she gave one of the defining performances in television history,” said Penn. “So, as they say, ‘no pressure.’ I’m thankful to all the people making this show possible, they just keep delivering beyond my expectations.”
Headey is best known for playing the fearsome Cersei Lannister across all eight seasons of “Game of Thrones.
- 3/17/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Former Game of Thrones star Lena Headey has been tapped as the female lead in Beacon 23, Spectrum Originals and AMC Networks’ psychological thriller series based on the book of the same name by bestselling author Hugh Howey. Headey will also executive produce through her production company, Peephole Productions, as part of her first-look deal Boat Rocker Studios, which co-produces Beacon 23 with Spectrum Originals.
Created by Zak Penn, the suspenseful thriller follows two people, Halan and Aster (Headey) whose fates become entangled after they find themselves trapped together at the end of the known universe. 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 friend or foe as her ability to disguise her agenda and motives could make her a formidable opponent.
“We had...
Created by Zak Penn, the suspenseful thriller follows two people, Halan and Aster (Headey) whose fates become entangled after they find themselves trapped together at the end of the known universe. 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 friend or foe as her ability to disguise her agenda and motives could make her a formidable opponent.
“We had...
- 3/17/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
“Game of Thrones” alum Lena Headey has been tapped to star in and executive produce the sci-fi thriller series “Beacon 23” from Spectrum Originals and AMC, the two companies announced Tuesday.
Created by Zak Penn, the project is described as an “intimate, suspenseful thriller” centered on two people whose fates become entangled after they find themselves trapped together at the end of the known universe. Headey will star as Aster, a woman who “mysteriously finds her way to a lonely beacon keeper on his lighthouse in the darkest recesses of space.”
Per the series description, “Halan, the beacon keeper, begins to question whether Aster is friend or foe as her ability to disguise her agenda and motives could make her a formidable opponent.”
The series will initially debut as a Spectrum Original before moving over to AMC platforms after a nine-month window.
Co-produced by Spectrum Originals and Boat Rocker Studios, the...
Created by Zak Penn, the project is described as an “intimate, suspenseful thriller” centered on two people whose fates become entangled after they find themselves trapped together at the end of the known universe. Headey will star as Aster, a woman who “mysteriously finds her way to a lonely beacon keeper on his lighthouse in the darkest recesses of space.”
Per the series description, “Halan, the beacon keeper, begins to question whether Aster is friend or foe as her ability to disguise her agenda and motives could make her a formidable opponent.”
The series will initially debut as a Spectrum Original before moving over to AMC platforms after a nine-month window.
Co-produced by Spectrum Originals and Boat Rocker Studios, the...
- 3/17/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Showtime’s forthcoming American Rust has added Mark Pellegrino (Dexter) as a series regular. He joins Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney in the drama series which is scheduled to begin production in Pittsburgh in late March.
Based on Philipp Meyer’s celebrated debut novel of the same name, the family drama explores the tattered American dream through the eyes of a complicated and compromised chief of police Del Harris (Daniels) in a Rust Belt town in southwest Pennsylvania. When the woman he truly loves sees her son accused of murder, Harris is forced to decide what he’s willing to do to protect him.
Pellegrino will step into the role of Virgil Poe who is described as “wiry” and “hanging onto his good looks” — and he’s also unemployed. He plays the field but remains technically married to Grace Poe (Tierney), to whom he returns when he misses her...
Based on Philipp Meyer’s celebrated debut novel of the same name, the family drama explores the tattered American dream through the eyes of a complicated and compromised chief of police Del Harris (Daniels) in a Rust Belt town in southwest Pennsylvania. When the woman he truly loves sees her son accused of murder, Harris is forced to decide what he’s willing to do to protect him.
Pellegrino will step into the role of Virgil Poe who is described as “wiry” and “hanging onto his good looks” — and he’s also unemployed. He plays the field but remains technically married to Grace Poe (Tierney), to whom he returns when he misses her...
- 3/8/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Good Wife alum Dallas Roberts, Clea Lewis (The Americans) and Nicole Chanel Williams (Boomerang) are set for recurring roles in Showtime drama series American Rust, starring Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney. The series is scheduled to begin production in Pittsburgh in late March.
Based on Philipp Meyer’s debut novel American Rust, the family drama will explore the tattered American dream through the eyes of complicated and compromised chief of police Del Harris (Daniels) in a Rust Belt town in southwest Pennsylvania. When the woman he truly loves sees her son accused of murder, Harris is forced to decide what he’s willing to do to protect him.
In addition to Roberts and Tierney, American Rust also stars Bill Camp, David Alvarez, Alex Neustaedter and newcomer Julia Mayorga.
Roberts will play Jackson Berg, who is struggling to hang onto his own pharmacy through tough economic times and the rabid expansion of chain drugstores.
Based on Philipp Meyer’s debut novel American Rust, the family drama will explore the tattered American dream through the eyes of complicated and compromised chief of police Del Harris (Daniels) in a Rust Belt town in southwest Pennsylvania. When the woman he truly loves sees her son accused of murder, Harris is forced to decide what he’s willing to do to protect him.
In addition to Roberts and Tierney, American Rust also stars Bill Camp, David Alvarez, Alex Neustaedter and newcomer Julia Mayorga.
Roberts will play Jackson Berg, who is struggling to hang onto his own pharmacy through tough economic times and the rabid expansion of chain drugstores.
- 3/4/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, HBO Max has acquired non-exclusive rights to stream various Comedy Central shows including “Key & Peele,” and Spectrum Originals and AMC Networks have together picked up the Zak Penn series, “Beacon 23.”
Dates
HBO Max revealed a Nov. 19 launch date for “I Hate Suzie.” The series stars Billie Piper as Suzie Pickles, a celebrity whose status begins to recede when a phone hack leads to the release of a personal photo and she experiences a different stage of processing the trauma in each episode. As the star attempts to deal with the fallout, she must also embark on a journey to understand who she truly is. Piper also serves as a creator for the show alongside writer Lucy Prebble. Other stars include Leila Farzad, Daniel Ings and Nathaniel Martello-White.
Greenlights
Spectrum Originals and AMC Networks picked up “Beacon 23,” a psychological thriller about two people who...
Dates
HBO Max revealed a Nov. 19 launch date for “I Hate Suzie.” The series stars Billie Piper as Suzie Pickles, a celebrity whose status begins to recede when a phone hack leads to the release of a personal photo and she experiences a different stage of processing the trauma in each episode. As the star attempts to deal with the fallout, she must also embark on a journey to understand who she truly is. Piper also serves as a creator for the show alongside writer Lucy Prebble. Other stars include Leila Farzad, Daniel Ings and Nathaniel Martello-White.
Greenlights
Spectrum Originals and AMC Networks picked up “Beacon 23,” a psychological thriller about two people who...
- 10/30/2020
- by Eli Countryman
- Variety Film + TV
Spectrum Originals and AMC Networks are partnering on Zak Penn’s “Beacon 23.”
The sci-fi project, which was ordered to series on Friday, will air first on Spectrum for nine months before moving to AMC Networks platforms.
Set in the darkest recesses of space, “Beacon 23” is described as “a suspenseful thriller and love story, where two people are trapped in a lighthouse at the end of the known universe.” The series is based on Hugh Howey’s book of the same name.
“The notion of a lighthouse in outer space grabbed me the second I looked at the cover of Hugh Howey’s Beacon 23,” said Zak Penn, creator, executive producer, and showrunner. “Once I read all the other pages, I knew I had a story I could translate to another medium. For the past two years, with Hugh’s help and the generous indulgence of our wonderful partners at Spectrum Originals,...
The sci-fi project, which was ordered to series on Friday, will air first on Spectrum for nine months before moving to AMC Networks platforms.
Set in the darkest recesses of space, “Beacon 23” is described as “a suspenseful thriller and love story, where two people are trapped in a lighthouse at the end of the known universe.” The series is based on Hugh Howey’s book of the same name.
“The notion of a lighthouse in outer space grabbed me the second I looked at the cover of Hugh Howey’s Beacon 23,” said Zak Penn, creator, executive producer, and showrunner. “Once I read all the other pages, I knew I had a story I could translate to another medium. For the past two years, with Hugh’s help and the generous indulgence of our wonderful partners at Spectrum Originals,...
- 10/30/2020
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Zak Penn’s television adaptation of Hugh Howey’s sci-fi novel Beacon 23 has finally received a series order via Spectrum Originals and AMC.
Penn has adapted the series, which was co-commissioned by Spectrum Originals and AMC Networks and will be co-produced by Platform One Media and Spectrum Originals.
It comes two years after the project first emerged at the Charter Communications service. Spectrum will have the first-run with a nine month window before it moves to AMC for its second window.
Set in the darkest recesses of space, the series is a suspenseful thriller and love story, where two people are trapped in a lighthouse at the end of the known universe.
Beacon 23 was originally written by Howey as five short stories that were put together as a novel and published in 2015.
2020 Spectrum Originals Pilots & Series Orders
Penn, who co-wrote the screenplay for Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One and...
Penn has adapted the series, which was co-commissioned by Spectrum Originals and AMC Networks and will be co-produced by Platform One Media and Spectrum Originals.
It comes two years after the project first emerged at the Charter Communications service. Spectrum will have the first-run with a nine month window before it moves to AMC for its second window.
Set in the darkest recesses of space, the series is a suspenseful thriller and love story, where two people are trapped in a lighthouse at the end of the known universe.
Beacon 23 was originally written by Howey as five short stories that were put together as a novel and published in 2015.
2020 Spectrum Originals Pilots & Series Orders
Penn, who co-wrote the screenplay for Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One and...
- 10/30/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Simon Kinberg and David Weil’s Apple series “Invasion” has set its main cast.
Apple TV Plus has cast “Jurassic World: Dominion” and “Peaky Blinders” star Sam Neill, “Wynnona Earp” alum Shamier Anderson and three others to star in the alien drama.
“Invasion” follows an alien invasion through multiple perspectives around the world. The series, which is set across several continents, returned to production in Manchester last week, following a Covid-19 hiatus.
Neill will play the character of Sheriff John Bell Tyson, a weathered rural lawman on the verge of retirement, while Anderson will play Trevante Ward, an extraordinary soldier stationed in Afghanistan.
Also joining the cast are Golshifteh Farahani “Body of Lies” as Aneesha Malik, a first generation Syrian immigrant, wife and mother living in Long Island; Firas Nassar (“Fauda”) as Ahmed Malik, Aneesha’s husband and a Syrian immigrant and successful businessman; and Shioli Kutsuna (“Deadpool 2″) as Mitsuki,...
Apple TV Plus has cast “Jurassic World: Dominion” and “Peaky Blinders” star Sam Neill, “Wynnona Earp” alum Shamier Anderson and three others to star in the alien drama.
“Invasion” follows an alien invasion through multiple perspectives around the world. The series, which is set across several continents, returned to production in Manchester last week, following a Covid-19 hiatus.
Neill will play the character of Sheriff John Bell Tyson, a weathered rural lawman on the verge of retirement, while Anderson will play Trevante Ward, an extraordinary soldier stationed in Afghanistan.
Also joining the cast are Golshifteh Farahani “Body of Lies” as Aneesha Malik, a first generation Syrian immigrant, wife and mother living in Long Island; Firas Nassar (“Fauda”) as Ahmed Malik, Aneesha’s husband and a Syrian immigrant and successful businessman; and Shioli Kutsuna (“Deadpool 2″) as Mitsuki,...
- 8/27/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Simon Kinberg/David Weil’s sweeping Apple TV+ alien invasion series returned to production in Manchester, England a week ago.
Sam Neill, Shamier Anderson, Golshifteh Farahani, Firas Nassar (Fauda) and Shioli Kutsuna star in Invasion (fka Untitled Kinberg/Weil), a character-driven sci-fi drama series from Kinberg, Weil and Platform One Media.
Written and executive produced by Kinberg and Weil, Invasion is set across multiple continents and follows an alien invasion through multiple perspectives around the world.
One of Apple’s most ambitious original series to date, Invasion is designed to film in four locations on four continents: New York in the U.S. as well as UK (Manchester), Morocco and Japan. Portions of the series had been shot in New York and Morocco, and producers were prepping for the UK shoot when the coronavirus-related industry shutdown started in mid-March.
Sam Neill, Shamier Anderson, Golshifteh Farahani, Firas Nassar (Fauda) and Shioli Kutsuna star in Invasion (fka Untitled Kinberg/Weil), a character-driven sci-fi drama series from Kinberg, Weil and Platform One Media.
Written and executive produced by Kinberg and Weil, Invasion is set across multiple continents and follows an alien invasion through multiple perspectives around the world.
One of Apple’s most ambitious original series to date, Invasion is designed to film in four locations on four continents: New York in the U.S. as well as UK (Manchester), Morocco and Japan. Portions of the series had been shot in New York and Morocco, and producers were prepping for the UK shoot when the coronavirus-related industry shutdown started in mid-March.
- 8/27/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Dakota Johnson has landed herself a role in the upcoming Amazon comedy series ‘Rodeo Queens’ from creator Christy Hall.
The mockumentary-style comedy will follow an ensemble of Rodeo Queen hopefuls as they compete for the coveted crown.
Having created the series, Hall will also be a showrunner on the series. ‘Portlandia’ creator Carrie Brownstein will direct. Johnson will also serve as an executive producer. Ro Donnelly and Elisa Ellis will also serve as executive producers.
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Johnson can currently be seen alongside Tracee Ellis Ross as the put upon assistant in ‘The High Note’. He previous features include ‘Suspiria’ and ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’. Her upcoming projects include ‘The Friend’ with Jason Siegel and Casey Affleck and Olivia Wilde’s ‘Don’t Worry, Darling’ where she will reunite with ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon co-star, Shia Labeouf.
Hall is currently working on adaptation...
The mockumentary-style comedy will follow an ensemble of Rodeo Queen hopefuls as they compete for the coveted crown.
Having created the series, Hall will also be a showrunner on the series. ‘Portlandia’ creator Carrie Brownstein will direct. Johnson will also serve as an executive producer. Ro Donnelly and Elisa Ellis will also serve as executive producers.
Also in news – Universal moves towards plans for ‘Screenlife’ films
Johnson can currently be seen alongside Tracee Ellis Ross as the put upon assistant in ‘The High Note’. He previous features include ‘Suspiria’ and ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’. Her upcoming projects include ‘The Friend’ with Jason Siegel and Casey Affleck and Olivia Wilde’s ‘Don’t Worry, Darling’ where she will reunite with ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon co-star, Shia Labeouf.
Hall is currently working on adaptation...
- 6/11/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Dakota Johnson to Star in ‘Rodeo Queen’ Mockumentary Series Directed by Carrie Brownstein for Amazon
Dakota Johnson is set to star in and executive produce the mockumentary series “Rodeo Queen” currently in development at Amazon, with “Portlandia’s” Carrie Brownstein attached to direct.
“I Am Not Okay With This” creator Christy Hall is creator and showrunner on the project, which centers on “an ensemble of Rodeo Queen hopefuls as they compete for the coveted crown.”
Dakota Johnson will serve as an executive producer on the series via her TeaTime Pictures banner, alongside Hall, Brownstein, Ro Donnelly and Elisa Ellis.
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Should the project move forward, it would mark a return to television for Johnson, who previously starred in Fox’s short-lived sitcom “Ben and Kate.” She recently appeared in Brownstein’s “The Nowhere Inn,” which Brownstein co-wrote and starred in with Annie Clark and had its debut at the Sundance Film Festival in January.
“I Am Not Okay With This” creator Christy Hall is creator and showrunner on the project, which centers on “an ensemble of Rodeo Queen hopefuls as they compete for the coveted crown.”
Dakota Johnson will serve as an executive producer on the series via her TeaTime Pictures banner, alongside Hall, Brownstein, Ro Donnelly and Elisa Ellis.
Also Read: 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' Reboot Series in the Works at Amazon
Should the project move forward, it would mark a return to television for Johnson, who previously starred in Fox’s short-lived sitcom “Ben and Kate.” She recently appeared in Brownstein’s “The Nowhere Inn,” which Brownstein co-wrote and starred in with Annie Clark and had its debut at the Sundance Film Festival in January.
- 6/10/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
In a competitive situation with multiple outlets bidding, Dakota Johnson is attached to star in and executive produce a mockumentary series currently in the works at Amazon.
Titled “Rodeo Queens,” the series follows an ensemble of Rodeo Queen hopefuls as they compete for the coveted crown. A writers’ room for the series will open soon, with a full series order expected.
Christy Hall created the series and will serve as showrunner and executive producer. Carrie Brownstein will executive produce and direct. Ro Donnelly and Elisa Ellis will also executive produce along with Johnson. Amazon Studios will produce along with Platform One Media in association with Johnson and Donnelly’s TeaTime Pictures. TeaTime Pictures is currently under a first-look deal at Platform One Media.
The show would mark a return to TV for Johnson, who previously starred on the Fox comedy series “Ben and Kate.” Beyond that, Johnson is best known for her film roles,...
Titled “Rodeo Queens,” the series follows an ensemble of Rodeo Queen hopefuls as they compete for the coveted crown. A writers’ room for the series will open soon, with a full series order expected.
Christy Hall created the series and will serve as showrunner and executive producer. Carrie Brownstein will executive produce and direct. Ro Donnelly and Elisa Ellis will also executive produce along with Johnson. Amazon Studios will produce along with Platform One Media in association with Johnson and Donnelly’s TeaTime Pictures. TeaTime Pictures is currently under a first-look deal at Platform One Media.
The show would mark a return to TV for Johnson, who previously starred on the Fox comedy series “Ben and Kate.” Beyond that, Johnson is best known for her film roles,...
- 6/10/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Dakota Johnson is attached to executive produce and star in Rodeo Queens, a mockumentary-style comedy, which Amazon Studios nabbed in a competitive situation from Platform One Media (a Boat Rocket Company) in association with TeaTime Pictures for series development. Christy Hall, the co-creator and executive producer of Netflix’s I Am Not Okay With This, created the series and will serve as showrunner. Portlandia co-creator Carrie Brownstein is directing.
The new series, which will soon open its writers room, follows an ensemble of Rodeo Queen hopefuls as they compete for the coveted crown.
Fifty Shades star Johnson is executive producing via her production company TeaTime Pictures, along with producing partner and TeaTime co-founder Ro Donnelly as well as Elisa Ellis.
Johnson can currently be seen alongside Tracee Ellis Ross in The High Note and has upcoming The Friend, opposite Jason Segel and Casey Affleck. She recently signed on to join Florence Pugh,...
The new series, which will soon open its writers room, follows an ensemble of Rodeo Queen hopefuls as they compete for the coveted crown.
Fifty Shades star Johnson is executive producing via her production company TeaTime Pictures, along with producing partner and TeaTime co-founder Ro Donnelly as well as Elisa Ellis.
Johnson can currently be seen alongside Tracee Ellis Ross in The High Note and has upcoming The Friend, opposite Jason Segel and Casey Affleck. She recently signed on to join Florence Pugh,...
- 6/10/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Affair” actress Maura Tierney has joined the cast of Showtime’s “Rust” drama series based on Philipp Meyer’s novel “American Rust.”
She’ll play the role of Grace Poe, described as “a woman from a devasted Pennsylvania steel town trying to organize a union among co-workers at her dress factory, while her son Billy (Alex Neustaedter) is accused of murder.”
The series explores the “tattered” American dream from the perspective of police chief Del Harris, played by Jeff Daniels, who lives in a southwest Pennsylvania town in the heart of the Rust Belt. When Harris is forced to watch Grace, the woman he truly loves, grappled with her son Billy’s murder accusation, he is forced to make a tough choice as to how far he’s willing to go to protect him.
She’ll play the role of Grace Poe, described as “a woman from a devasted Pennsylvania steel town trying to organize a union among co-workers at her dress factory, while her son Billy (Alex Neustaedter) is accused of murder.”
The series explores the “tattered” American dream from the perspective of police chief Del Harris, played by Jeff Daniels, who lives in a southwest Pennsylvania town in the heart of the Rust Belt. When Harris is forced to watch Grace, the woman he truly loves, grappled with her son Billy’s murder accusation, he is forced to make a tough choice as to how far he’s willing to go to protect him.
- 3/5/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
The Affair star Maura Tierney is returning to Showtime as the female lead opposite Jeff Daniels in drama series Rust. Additionally, Bill Camp (The Night Of), David Alvarez (West Side Story), Alex Neustaedter (Colony) and newcomer Julia Mayorga have been cast as series regulars in the series, which is scheduled to begin production in Pittsburgh in late March.
Based on Philipp Meyer’s debut novel American Rust, the Showtime adaptation is described as a compelling family drama that will explore the tattered American dream through the eyes of complicated and compromised chief of police Del Harris (Daniels) in a Rust Belt town in southwest Pennsylvania. When the woman he truly loves (Tierney) sees her son accused of murder, Harris is forced to decide what he’s willing to do to protect him.
Tierney’s Grace Poe is a woman from a devastated Pennsylvania steel town trying to organize a union...
Based on Philipp Meyer’s debut novel American Rust, the Showtime adaptation is described as a compelling family drama that will explore the tattered American dream through the eyes of complicated and compromised chief of police Del Harris (Daniels) in a Rust Belt town in southwest Pennsylvania. When the woman he truly loves (Tierney) sees her son accused of murder, Harris is forced to decide what he’s willing to do to protect him.
Tierney’s Grace Poe is a woman from a devastated Pennsylvania steel town trying to organize a union...
- 3/5/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Maura Tierney, who last year wrapped up her five-season arc on “The Affair,” has boarded another showtime series.
She is set to join Jeff Daniels in “Rust,” a drama based on the Philipp Meyer novel of the same name. The show, which was ordered straight to series in July 2019, has also cast Bill Camp, David Alvarez, Alex Neustaedter and newcomer Julia Mayorga.
“Rust” is a family drama that will explore the tattered American dream through the eyes of complicated and compromised chief of police Del Harris (Daniels) in a Rust Belt town in southwest Pennsylvania. Tierney will play Grace Poe, a woman from the same town trying to organize a union among co-workers at her dress factory, while her son Billy (Neustaedter) is accused of murder. She is also known for her eight-season role on “ER” and is represented by UTA and Untitled Entertainment.
Neustaedter’s Billy a former high...
She is set to join Jeff Daniels in “Rust,” a drama based on the Philipp Meyer novel of the same name. The show, which was ordered straight to series in July 2019, has also cast Bill Camp, David Alvarez, Alex Neustaedter and newcomer Julia Mayorga.
“Rust” is a family drama that will explore the tattered American dream through the eyes of complicated and compromised chief of police Del Harris (Daniels) in a Rust Belt town in southwest Pennsylvania. Tierney will play Grace Poe, a woman from the same town trying to organize a union among co-workers at her dress factory, while her son Billy (Neustaedter) is accused of murder. She is also known for her eight-season role on “ER” and is represented by UTA and Untitled Entertainment.
Neustaedter’s Billy a former high...
- 3/5/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Paprika Steen (Okay), Isabella Crovetti (Colony), Glo Tavarez (Late Night), Jade Payton (Dynasty) and Connor Falk (Diary of a Future President) are set as series regulars opposite Lena Headey in Showtime dramedy pilot Rita, based on Christian Torpe’s award-winning Danish series. Torpe will pen the pilot and serve as showrunner. Rita is a co-production of Showtime and Platform One Media.
In Rita, Headey will play the title character, a headstrong, unconventional teacher and single mother who takes on every kind of authority – as well as her family – in a messy and unfiltered way. Josh Hutcherson, Curtiss Cook, Darren Pettie and Bryce Gangel also star.
Steen will play Ellen, a guidance counselor who runs the school with weaponized empathy. Crovetti will portray Rose, an overly ambitious student whom Rita is constantly at odds with. Tavarez will play Connie, a new and overly enthusiastic teacher at Rita’s school. Payton is Molly,...
In Rita, Headey will play the title character, a headstrong, unconventional teacher and single mother who takes on every kind of authority – as well as her family – in a messy and unfiltered way. Josh Hutcherson, Curtiss Cook, Darren Pettie and Bryce Gangel also star.
Steen will play Ellen, a guidance counselor who runs the school with weaponized empathy. Crovetti will portray Rose, an overly ambitious student whom Rita is constantly at odds with. Tavarez will play Connie, a new and overly enthusiastic teacher at Rita’s school. Payton is Molly,...
- 1/24/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Marriage Story actress Laura Dern is cleaning up this awards season with a Golden Globe, a SAG Award and many are putting their money on her to win the Oscar come February 9. Now, the Little Women star is heading to Quibi for the forthcoming series Just One Drink.
The mobile streaming platform, which launches April 6, is partnering with Jaywalker Pictures to develop the new project which will be a series of one-act vignettes between a bartender and the customers she serves, all of whom are in various states of emotional disrepair.
The series will be written by Oscar-nominated screenwriter and award-winning author Nick Hornby who will also serve as executive producer with Dern as well as Jayme Lemons for Jaywalker Picture and Elisa Ellis for Platform One Media.
Dern’s new project comes after the announcement of Quibi’s nature docuseries Fierce Queens which will...
The mobile streaming platform, which launches April 6, is partnering with Jaywalker Pictures to develop the new project which will be a series of one-act vignettes between a bartender and the customers she serves, all of whom are in various states of emotional disrepair.
The series will be written by Oscar-nominated screenwriter and award-winning author Nick Hornby who will also serve as executive producer with Dern as well as Jayme Lemons for Jaywalker Picture and Elisa Ellis for Platform One Media.
Dern’s new project comes after the announcement of Quibi’s nature docuseries Fierce Queens which will...
- 1/21/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
“Big Little Lies” star Laura Dern is set to star in “Just One Drink,” a fictional series where Dern plays a bartender who, in a series of vignettes, interacts with customers who are all in various states of emotional distress.
Few other details on the show were shared by Quibi. The show is written by Nick Hornby, who earned an Academy Award nomination a few years ago for his adaptation of Colm Tóibín’s novel Brooklyn. Dern, who is coming off performances in Oscar-nominated films like “Marriage Story” and “Little Women,” will serve as executive producer, as well as Jayme Lemons for Jaywalker Pictures. Hornby and Elisa Ellis for Platform One Media, the studio behind the show, will also Ep.
Quibi is set to launch on April 6. It’ll cost $4.99 per month for ad-supported streaming, and $7.99 for ad-free service. Founder Jeffrey Katzenberg and CEO Meg Whitman gave the world its...
Few other details on the show were shared by Quibi. The show is written by Nick Hornby, who earned an Academy Award nomination a few years ago for his adaptation of Colm Tóibín’s novel Brooklyn. Dern, who is coming off performances in Oscar-nominated films like “Marriage Story” and “Little Women,” will serve as executive producer, as well as Jayme Lemons for Jaywalker Pictures. Hornby and Elisa Ellis for Platform One Media, the studio behind the show, will also Ep.
Quibi is set to launch on April 6. It’ll cost $4.99 per month for ad-supported streaming, and $7.99 for ad-free service. Founder Jeffrey Katzenberg and CEO Meg Whitman gave the world its...
- 1/21/2020
- by Sean Burch
- The Wrap
Laura Dern saw Baby Yoda at a basketball game, and soon she’ll be able to tell her patrons all about it.
The actor, who won a SAG Award on Sunday for her performance in “Marriage Story,” is the latest creative name to head on over to Quibi for a series in which she will portray a bartender.
Titled “Just One Drink,” the show will be comprised of a series of one act vignettes between said bartender and the customers she serves, all of whom are in various states of emotional disrepair.
The show comes from Platform One Media and veteran British author Nick Hornby, best known for writing “High Fidelity” and “About a Boy,” both of which were adapted into features in the early 2000s. Hornby will exec produce alongside Dern and Jayme Lemons for Jaywalker Pictures, and Elisa Ellis for Platform One Media.
“Just One Drink” is one...
The actor, who won a SAG Award on Sunday for her performance in “Marriage Story,” is the latest creative name to head on over to Quibi for a series in which she will portray a bartender.
Titled “Just One Drink,” the show will be comprised of a series of one act vignettes between said bartender and the customers she serves, all of whom are in various states of emotional disrepair.
The show comes from Platform One Media and veteran British author Nick Hornby, best known for writing “High Fidelity” and “About a Boy,” both of which were adapted into features in the early 2000s. Hornby will exec produce alongside Dern and Jayme Lemons for Jaywalker Pictures, and Elisa Ellis for Platform One Media.
“Just One Drink” is one...
- 1/21/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games), Bryce Gangel (Crisis), Curtiss Cook (The Chi), and Darren Pettie (Sneaky Pete) are set as series regulars opposite Lena Headey in Showtime dramedy pilot Rita, based on Christian Torpe’s award-winning Danish series. Torpe will pen the pilot and serve as showrunner. Rita is a co-production of Showtime and Platform One Media.
In Rita, Headey will play the title character, a headstrong, unconventional teacher and single mother who takes on every kind of authority – as well as her family – in a messy and unfiltered way.
Hutcherson will play Ricco, Rita’s oldest son, a former bad boy who can do no wrong in her eyes. Gangel April, Ricco’s girlfriend, a psych major who enjoys the challenge of domesticating Ricco. Cook will portray Spencer, the sensitive and professional principal at the school where Rita teaches. Pettie is Tom, April’s father whose past relationship...
In Rita, Headey will play the title character, a headstrong, unconventional teacher and single mother who takes on every kind of authority – as well as her family – in a messy and unfiltered way.
Hutcherson will play Ricco, Rita’s oldest son, a former bad boy who can do no wrong in her eyes. Gangel April, Ricco’s girlfriend, a psych major who enjoys the challenge of domesticating Ricco. Cook will portray Spencer, the sensitive and professional principal at the school where Rita teaches. Pettie is Tom, April’s father whose past relationship...
- 1/17/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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