HBO is building out the cast of its five-episode limited series on the 1997 Louise Woodward case, adding veteran actress Chloe Sevigny alongside previously announced co-star Meghann Fahy. Sevigny, 51, will join Fahy, best known for her role in The White Lotus, in The Trial of Louise Woodward, UPI reported on September 18. The network […] The post Chloe Sevigny signs on for HBO's Louise Woodward limited series appeared first on American Almanac .
HBO is building out the cast of its five-episode limited series on the 1997 Louise Woodward case, adding veteran actress Chloe Sevigny alongside previously announced co-star Meghann Fahy. Sevigny, 51, will join Fahy, best known for her role in The White Lotus, in The Trial of Louise Woodward, UPI reported on September 18. The network has not disclosed which roles either actress will play, and no premiere date has been announced. The series revisits one of the most closely watched criminal cases of the late 1990s, a case that turned an 18-year-old British au pair into a household name on two continents and tested the American public's appetite for televised courtroom spectacle long before the true-crime streaming boom. A 1997 case that…Open
The *Outlander* prequel *Blood of My Blood* launches its second season on Starz this Friday, picking up exactly where Season 1 left off, with Jamie Fraser's parents separated by the Jacobite Uprisings in 18th-century Scotland. Harriet Slater and Jamie Roy, who play Ellen MacKenzie and Brian Fraser, told UPI in a Zoom interview that Season […] The post Starz's 'Blood of My Blood' returns Friday with Jacobite rebellion tearing Ellen and Brian apart appeared first on American Almanac .
The *Outlander* prequel *Blood of My Blood* launches its second season on Starz this Friday, picking up exactly where Season 1 left off, with Jamie Fraser's parents separated by the Jacobite Uprisings in 18th-century Scotland. Harriet Slater and Jamie Roy, who play Ellen MacKenzie and Brian Fraser, told UPI in a Zoom interview that Season 2 wastes no time plunging the couple back into conflict. The pair had barely escaped together at the end of the first season before the fiery crosses, the traditional Scottish call to arms, forced them apart again. The show, based on Diana Gabaldon's best-selling novels, follows the parents of Jamie Fraser, the character Sam Heughan made famous across eight seasons of the flagship *Outlander* series.…Open
Apple TV+'s new series Last Seen stars Patrick Brammall as an emergency dispatcher drawn into a personal obsession after a phone call that may connect to his long-missing daughter, a premise that earns early notice from NPR's pop-culture critics. The show centers on Brammall's character, a dispatcher who picks up a call he believes could […] The post Apple TV+ thriller 'Last Seen' puts a fresh twist on the damaged-detective genre appeared first on American Almanac .
Apple TV+'s new series Last Seen stars Patrick Brammall as an emergency dispatcher drawn into a personal obsession after a phone call that may connect to his long-missing daughter, a premise that earns early notice from NPR's pop-culture critics. The show centers on Brammall's character, a dispatcher who picks up a call he believes could be linked to his daughter's disappearance. That single moment sets off a spiral: the character chases the truth at the expense of his own stability and sobriety, and the series uses that downward slide to raise what NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour described as "thorny questions about who stands to gain and lose from solving this case." It is a familiar setup, the detective with personal demons, but the…Open
Netflix canceled the romantic drama Ransom Canyon after two seasons, leaving a storyline its own showrunner promised was "just the beginning" permanently unfinished. The streaming giant will not bring back the Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly series for a third season, UPI reported Thursday, citing trade publication Deadline as the first outlet to break the […] The post Netflix pulls the plug on 'Ransom Canyon' after just two seasons appeared first on American Almanac .
Netflix canceled the romantic drama Ransom Canyon after two seasons, leaving a storyline its own showrunner promised was "just the beginning" permanently unfinished. The streaming giant will not bring back the Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly series for a third season, UPI reported Thursday, citing trade publication Deadline as the first outlet to break the news. The Hollywood Reporter independently confirmed the decision the same day. Sources pointed to declining viewership and the cost of production as the reasons behind the cancellation. Netflix itself has not issued a public statement explaining the move, and no specific viewership figures or budget numbers have been disclosed. The show, based on Jodi Thomas's book series, followed…Open
A television writer who spent more than a decade developing a drama about tribal land disputes and casino politics has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Taylor Sheridan, alleging the creator of Yellowstone received her pitch, rejected it, and then built a billion-dollar franchise from her ideas. Lauren J. Salkin filed the complaint Friday in […] The post TV writer sues Taylor Sheridan, claims he lifted her pitch to create Yellowstone appeared first on American Almanac .
A television writer who spent more than a decade developing a drama about tribal land disputes and casino politics has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Taylor Sheridan, alleging the creator of Yellowstone received her pitch, rejected it, and then built a billion-dollar franchise from her ideas. Lauren J. Salkin filed the complaint Friday in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, naming Sheridan, his management company Elevate Entertainment, Paramount, NBCUniversal, and several other defendants. The suit seeks damages, profits from the Yellowstone franchise, and an injunction barring the defendants from further use of material Salkin says she created. No specific dollar figure appears in the filing, but…Open
Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan confirmed that the long-anticipated 6666 spin-off series is dead, scrapped, he says, because he refuses to turn the lives of real Texas ranch workers into made-up television drama. Sheridan, 56, made the announcement on an episode of the podcast Rodeo Time, five years after the spin-off was first announced in 2021. […] The post Taylor Sheridan pulls the plug on Yellowstone's 6666 spin-off, says he won't fictionalize real ranch life appeared first on American Almanac .
Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan confirmed that the long-anticipated 6666 spin-off series is dead, scrapped, he says, because he refuses to turn the lives of real Texas ranch workers into made-up television drama. Sheridan, 56, made the announcement on an episode of the podcast Rodeo Time, five years after the spin-off was first announced in 2021. He owns the historic 6666 Ranch in Texas through an investment group that purchased the sprawling property in 2022 for a rumored $320 million. The ranch, founded by cattleman Samuel Burk Burnett in the 1870s, became a fixture in the Yellowstone universe when Jefferson White's character, Jimmy Hurdstrom, left Montana to work there as a greenhorn cowboy. Fans had expected that storyline to…Open
