David Benioff, D.B. Weiss to Develop Richard Powers Novel ‘The Overstory’ as Netflix Series

Futurama is set to return, with 20 new episodes of the beloved sci-fi comedy animation reportedly ordered by Hulu.Original creators David X. Cohen and Matt Groening will be at the helm once more, according to Variety, with the majority of the classic voice acting cast already attached.Billy West, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche, Lauren Tom, Phil LaMarr and David Herman will all return from the original cast.John DiMaggio, who voiced Bender among various other characters, is not currently believed to be attached.

Love, Victor, the spinoff series from 2018 gay romance film Love, Simon, will conclude with its third season.The show focuses on the complicated love life of a new student at the same high school that Simon (played by Nick Robinson in the film) attended, Creekwood High School, as well as his friends.When news of Love, Victor being renewed last July was announced, it was not confirmed that this season would be the last. Now the story is set to end with its next outing, according to Entertainment Weekly.Following a dramatic cliffhanger in the season 2 finale, the third and final season will see Victor (Michael Cimino) embark on “a journey of self-discovery – not only deciding who he wants to be with, but more broadly, who he wants to be,” according to an official description.“With their post-high-school-plans looming, Victor and his friends are faced with a new set of problems that they must work through to make the best choices for their futures.”All eight episodes of Love, Victor season 3 will premiere June 15 on Hulu.

Fleet Foxes have announced details of a 2022 world tour, which includes new UK dates – see the band’s full schedule below.The band’s new run of shows, which take them from late June until September, come on the back of their 2020 album ‘Shore’.The shows begin in Salt Lake City on June 27, with North American dates running until mid-August, where they play the Forest Hills Stadium in New York.Robin Pecknold and co. then travel to London for a show at All Points East in support of The National before they play four more UK shows in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester and as a headliner of End Of The Road.The tour then heads to mainland Europe, wrapping up with a Berlin show on September 11.Watch a trailer for the tour and see the full schedule below.

NME on the red carpet of the BRIT Awards 2022, Becky Hill teased a new “dance collaboration” as well as sharing her plans to grab a drink with Self Esteem. Watch our full video interview with Hill above.After releasing her debut ‘Only Honest On The Weekend’ last year, the dance-pop hitmaker was at the London ceremony where she was nominated for Song of the Year and won Best Dance Act.

wedding tattooed on his arm and paid £4,000 to a hotel only for it to suddenly shut its doors in order to cater for asylum seekers. Michael Crane, 37, and his fiancée Linda Brown, 42, were among a handful of disappointed couples who have been left heartbroken with the Lancashire's Best Western Park Hall Hotel's change of usage.

Hugh Jackman will be stepping behind the camera for a change to helm an adaptation of the acclaimed science fiction novel The Overstory for Netflix.The 52-year-old Logan star will be in good company, as he'll be executive producing the series with the Game Of Thrones creators David Benioff and D. B.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterHarlan Coben has signed on for representation with UTA.He will continue to be represented by literary agent Lisa Erbach Vance of The Aaron Priest Literary Agency and attorney Michael Gendler of Gendler & Kelly.Coben has penned over thirty novels, includingNew York Times bestsellers “The Boy From The Woods,” “Run Away,” “Fool Me Once,” “Tell No One,” and the Myron Bolitar series. He has over 80 million books in print worldwide, which have been published in more than 40 languages globally.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAn animated series based on the classic board game “Clue” is in development at Fox, Variety has learned.Fox Entertainment has partnered with Hasbro’s content studio eOne and Bento Box Entertainment on the series, with the three companies co-producing and Bento Box providing the animation. No writers or producers are currently attached to the project.“‘Colonel Mustard…In the Conservatory…With the lead pipe.’ By just hearing these colorful phrases alone, you immediately know what they mean — leaving no mystery as to why ‘Clue’ is one of the most beloved board games-turned-IP of all time.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterIssa Rae has landed an eight-episode series order at HBO Max for the half-hour comedy “Rap Sh*t.”The project was first announced as being in development in October 2019. It follows two estranged high school friends from Miami who reunite to form a rap group.Rae is writing the pilot for the series and will executive produce under her Hoorae production banner, with Montrel McKay of Hoorae also executive producing.

Game of Thrones bosses David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have landed their next project as part of their deal with Netflix.The pair are adapting Richard Powers’ Pulitzer Prize-winning 2018 novel The Overstory for a new series on the streaming service.

Wolverine’s former star Hugh Jackman is taking on a producer’s role in his career next and taking on a Game of Thrones-adjacent action feature! The 52-year-old The Greatest Showman actor will reportedly executive produce a new series from creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss under their five-year USD 250 million deal with Netflix, which will be an inspired by the novel The Overstory. The Hollywood Reporter summarised the plot of the book and explained that it’s a sweeping, impassioned work of activism and resistance that is also a stunning evocation of the natural world.

Hugh Jackman is getting in on the Game of Thrones-adjacent action.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterIt is raining cash on “The Umbrella Academy” cast. Variety has learned from sources that the majority of the show’s core cast — Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, and Justin Min — has netted a substantial pay raise going into the hit Netflix-UCP show’s third season.According to multiple sources, the six actors banded together ahead of the season to ask for a pay raise, with each of them now earning more than $200,000 per episode. According to a person familiar with the series, fellow cast member Elliot Page also received a raise but was not directly involved in the group’s renegotiation.

With HBO moving full-speed ahead on “Game of Thrones” spinoffs, it’s interesting to also see what the series’ creators, David Benioff and DB Weiss are working on over at their new home, Netflix. With multiple projects already in development, it appears the duo is prepping yet another series for the streaming platform, “The Overstory.” READ MORE: ‘The Three-Body Problem’: Benioff & Weiss Are Working On A New Sci-Fi Series Produced By Rian Johnson According to Deadline, Benioff and Weiss are set to executive produce a new series titled “The Overstory,” based on the Richard Powers novel of the same name.

Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have added another high-profile project to their Netflix development slate.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterA “True Lies” series adaptation has scored a pilot order at CBS, Variety has learned.Like the film of the same, an unfulfilled suburban housewife is shocked to discover that her bland and unremarkable computer consultant husband is a skilled international spy. She is propelled into a life of danger and adventure when she’s recruited to work alongside him to save the world as they try to revitalize their passionless marriage.This is the second attempt to adapt “True Lies” into a series.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe upcoming “The Last of Us” series adaptation at HBO has cast Bella Ramsey in the lead role of Ellie, Variety has confirmed.Ramsey is best known for her role as Lyanna Mormont in fellow HBO series “Game of Thrones.” The character Ellie is a 14-year old orphan who has never known anything but a ravaged planet. In the show, she struggles to balance her instinct for anger and defiance with her need for connection and belonging as well as the newfound reality that she may be the key to saving the world.“The Last of Us” series was first announced as being in development at the premium cabler back in March, with the show landing a formal series order in November.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterClaire Danes has signed on for the lead role in the upcoming Apple drama series “Essex Serpent,” Variety has learned exclusively.Danes takes over the role from Keira Knightley, whose exit from the project was reported back in October. The series is based on the book of the same name by Sarah Perry.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterHBO Max has given a two-season order to a reboot of adult animated series “Clone High,” as well as a series order to a standalone series about “Scooby-Doo” character Velma Dinkley, who will be voiced by Mindy Kaling.The announcements were part of a larger adult animation slate revealed by HBO Max on Wednesday. The streamer also picked up the series “Fired on Mars” starring Pete Davidson and a Season 2 and 3 renewal for JG Quintel’s “Close Enough.” Season 2 of “Close Enough” will debut on Feb.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe cast of “The Best Man” film franchise is reuniting for a limited series that has been ordered at Peacock.“The Best Man: Final Chapters” will feature returning cast members Morris Chestnut, Melissa De Sousa, Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long, and Harold Perrineau. Peacock has ordered 10 episodes, with Malcolm D.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe CW has made a number of orders for the 2021-2022 season, including a pilot order for the live-action “Powerpuff Girls” series.In total, The CW announced three pilot orders and one straight-to-series pickup, with the latter being a reboot of the USA Network series “The 4400.” The other two pilots are for the DC project “Naomi” from Ava DuVernay and Jill Blankenship and an untitled religious dramedy from Claire Rothrock and Ryann Weir. All of the projects are created by women.The “Powerpuff Girls” live-action series was first announced as being in development back in August.