TELEVISION HEADLINES
SEAFARING FEAR THE WALKING DEAD SECOND SEASON
In today's short TV news, it has been announced that the second, 15 episode season of FEAR THE WALKING DEAD will largely be set on the ocean, since the characters are going to board the massive yacht, and there will be plenty of zombies even at the sea.
SANAA LATHAN LEADS NEW MINI SERIES
Fox has cast Sanaa Lathan as the lead star of Brian Grazer's event series INDICTMENT which examines the dangerous aftermath of a police shooting when an African American cop kills a white teen in Tennessee!
EVA LONGORIA SELLS SITCOM TO ABC
Over at ABC Eva Longoria has sold yet another new sitcom from her production company. The untitled interracial family comedy will centre on an ambitious and meticulous Latino chef who runs a cafe with his unpredictable white father in law. She already sold BONITA AND MECHELLE sitcom to NBC where she will also star in HOT AND BOTHERED sitcom of her own.
SEAN BEAN'S 'FRANKENSTEIN CHRONICLES' TO AIR IN USA
A&E has bought ITV's upcoming FRANKENSTEIN CHRONICLES six episode epic TV series starring Sean Bean for USA airing. Bean
plays a
19th century detective hunting down a killer who appears to be
assembling humans from mutilated body parts in a copycat twist on the
Frankenstein story.
'BATHORY' EPIC HORROR SERIES
CBS is also doing an epic horror series BATHORY with Joel Silver! The epic series follows Elisabeth BATHORY, the 16th century
Hungarian Blood Countess. Considered the
world’s most prolific serial killer, Báthory is believed to have
murdered more than 600 girls bathing in their blood to preserve young
looks.
A&E has bought ITV's upcoming FRANKENSTEIN CHRONICLES six episode epic TV series starring Sean Bean for USA airing. Bean
plays a
19th century detective hunting down a killer who appears to be
assembling humans from mutilated body parts in a copycat twist on the
Frankenstein story.'BATHORY' EPIC HORROR SERIES
CBS is also doing an epic horror series BATHORY with Joel Silver! The epic series follows Elisabeth BATHORY, the 16th century
Hungarian Blood Countess. Considered the
world’s most prolific serial killer, Báthory is believed to have
murdered more than 600 girls bathing in their blood to preserve young
looks.
'VERSAILLES' GETS 2ND SEASON!
News from Mipcom in Cannes say that Canal + has just ordered the second season of their King Louis XIV epic series VERSAILLES even 
before airing the first one in November with George Blagden in the lead role! It will cover time four years after the building of his palace in the first season.
before airing the first one in November with George Blagden in the lead role! It will cover time four years after the building of his palace in the first season.
'BEOWULF' EPIC SERIES GETS ATMOSPHERIC TRAILER
And also coming to Mipcom in Cannes is the first, extremely beautiful and atmospheric long trailer for ITV's epic fantasy series BEOWULF 
which you can see below starring Kieran Bew as the mythical hero alonside Ed Speleers as the young king.
which you can see below starring Kieran Bew as the mythical hero alonside Ed Speleers as the young king. 
Man, Sean Bean is everywhere these days! I'll have to keep my eyes peeled on A & E for his new series. Six episodes only -- I love Brit TV for that reason. You don't have to invest months of your time to watch something.
ReplyDeleteAnd Versailles will, by the way, air in Canada too in November at the same time as in France :) And only later on in 2016 in UK and rest of the world
DeleteWill that be on the History channel, Dez? Or perhaps Showcase? Do your sources say?
DeleteSuper Channel and Bell Media in Canada, and on Movistar in Spain, Canal Plus in France and BBC 2 (but that one only in early 2016).
DeleteCrap, I don't get either of those. I'll have to wait until it comes on later on some other channel.
Deletewell, colour me shocked
DeleteBoy, Eva's on a roll with those sitcoms. FRANKENSTEIN CHRONICLES sounds intriguing.
ReplyDeleteyep, not to mention she has some others at some other networks in preparation :)
DeleteBathory could be such a great show, but I think it's more fitting for a cable network that can take some risks, as opposed to CBS.
ReplyDeletebut then again, most viewers prefer it without any risks :)
DeleteEva is on fire!
ReplyDeletetotally!
DeleteI've been enjoying the first season of FEAR THE WALKING DEAD, but it has such a stupid name. Surely they could've come up with something better.
ReplyDeleteIt was originally supposed to be named COBALT after the army code for the plan in which the army leaves them to zombies. I don't know why they opted for that other stupid name in the end. And I also don't know why they chose such an ugly cast :) almost none of them has charisma... especially the leading actress who also has an exquisitely of/putting character too. And their children are horrid.... But the story was interesting, although I wish they were more imaginative with the setting.
DeleteZombies....
DeleteDang! Go Eva, Go! It's like she got a sudden burst of creative energy and bam! She's all over the place now. Good for her!
ReplyDeleteAnd I think her company is called UnbeliEVAble :)
DeleteEva Longoria Blue.... Doesn't that sound sweet?
DeleteSeveral interesting things here Dezzy. I enjoyed Fear the Walking Dead, and looking forward to the Yacht setting.
ReplyDeleteI doubt a black cop shooting a white teen will have the same impact as the opposite. Nobody will believe the shooting isn't justified.
should be fun, they say don't fear that the sea has no zombies... it apparently does :) I'm guessing they will come onto other ships filled with zombies or something.
DeleteI love anything to do with Frankenstein. Indictment sounds interesting.
ReplyDeletehope it will get to your place too!
DeleteI am soooo into horror movies et series.. That Bathory one looks promising ;).. Will check it out ..
ReplyDeletecould be interesting if they don't make it too violent and graphic
DeleteI've been meaning to watch Fear the Walking Dead and just haven't gotten around to it yet. I will say that the idea of it being primarily on water is exciting because that's something I've wanted to see for a long time now.
ReplyDeleteI do love isolated settings, like when Rick was in that tenk or when they were in the prison.
DeleteThe Hungarian Blood Countess sounded like one very sick woman!
ReplyDeletetotally, the horror of all horrors!
DeleteI've seen those legs before.... but it wasn't at my place.
ReplyDeletethen it wasn't the right place, right?
DeleteRight.
Deleteof course
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