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Orphan Black Season Four Premieres in April on Canada's SPACE Channel

SPACE announced today its original series Orphan Black is getting a new Thursdays @ 10:00 p.m. EST timeslot when Season Four premieres April 14th. In Season Four, Sarah (Tatiana Maslany) returns home from Iceland to track down an elusive new ally tied to Beth’s past. With the stakes higher than ever before, Sarah follows Beth’s footsteps into a dangerous relationship with a potent new enemy, and seeks to uncover the missing chapter of the clone conspiracy. 

Immediately following the Season 4 premiere of Orphan Black, SPACE’s daily flagship entertainment show Innerspace returns with the fan-favourite aftershow, Innerspace: After The Black. Every Thursday night @ 11:00p.m. EST, Innerspace hosts Ajay Fry, Morgan Hoffman, and Teddy Wilson convene and dissect each thrilling, new episode with the cast and special guests from Orphan Black.

Season Four sees the return of the phenomenal Tatiana Maslany to her Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated role as multiple characters on the CSA and Peabody Award-winning series Orphan Black. The third season of this mind-bending thriller plunged into the clone sisterhood, as they came together to combat the new line of male “Castor” clones and their journey towards the truth of who, and what they are.

Catch up on Seasons One and Two now on CraveTV before Season Three begins streaming on March 4th.

Jesse Metcalfe, Keegan Connor Tracy, Dennis Haysbert & Billy Zane Star in Dead Rising: Endgame

Crackle, Sony’s free streaming network, and Legendary Digital Media has announced that production has kicked off in Vancouver on Dead Rising: Endgame, the sequel to last year’s successful original feature film, Dead Rising: Watchtower. The sequel Dead Rising: Endgame drops us into the zombie-infested quarantined zone of East Mission City where investigative reporter Chase Carter must stop a secret government conspiracy which, though seemingly aimed at ending the country’s zombie epidemic, will also kill millions of innocent civilians. Dead Rising: Endgame is based on the hugely popular Dead Rising video game franchise by Capcom, which has sold over 9.1 million copies worldwide.

Jesse Metcalfe (Desperate Housewives, Dallas) returns to Dead Rising: Endgame as Chase Carter, the well-known television journalist who goes back underground to stop the military’s rogue operation and break the ultimate story. Keegan Connor Tracy (Once Upon a Time, Bates Motel) returns as camera operator and producer, Jordan Blair.  Attempting to thwart their plans is Dennis Haysbert (24, Sin City: A Dame To Kill For, Wreck-It Ralph) reprising his role as General Lyons, a crooked Military Intelligence Officer.  Patrick Sabongui (The Art of More) returns in a new role, playing a skilled zombie killer and video game aficionado who talks a big and crude game to mask his gentle side. 

The film also features new cast including Billy Zane (Zoolander 2, Titanic) as Rand, a handsome, cruel scientist who was hired by the government to find a cure for the raging zombie infection, but is instead conducting horrendous experiments on the infected.  Marie Avgeropoulos (The 100) plays Sandra Lowe, a skilled computer hacker and Chase’s on-and-off girlfriend who joins him in his quest to battle the zombie-infested underground and stop General Lyons’ plan. Ian Tracey (Bates Motel, Man of Steel) portrays George Hancock, the courageous whistleblower who compels Chase and his team to enter a zombie-infested city on a rescue mission.  Jessica Harmon (iZombie, If I Had Wings) plays Jill, a news producer who joins Chase and his intrepid crew to infiltrate a secret laboratory and stop the carnage. Victor Webster (Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce, Continuum) is Chuck Greene, the reluctant hero and protagonist of the Dead Rising 2 video game. Additionally, Camille Sullivan (The Man in the High Castle) portrays the role of Susan Ingot, the CEO of Phenotrans, the manufacturer of Zombrex, the vaccine that keeps the zombie infection at bay.

Eric Berger, GM of Crackle and EVP, Sony Pictures Television Digital Networks said: “With last year’s success of Dead Rising: Watchtowe, there was no question that Crackle viewers had an insatiable appetite for this popular and entertaining franchise—we can’t wait to deliver another great feature for this ‘rabid’ and loyal audience.”

“We couldn’t be more excited to bring the next installment of the Dead Rising film series to life,” said Greg Siegel, SVP of Development and Production, Legendary Digital Media. “We see this as an ongoing franchise that will continue to thrill audiences worldwide.”

Dead Rising: Endgame is directed by Pat Williams (Continuum) and written by Michael Ferris (Terminator Salvation, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines) and Tim Carter (Dead Rising: Watchtower, Mortal Kombat: Legacy). Dead Rising: Endgame is presented by Legendary Digital Media and produced by Tim Carter with Tomas Harlan as the executive producer under their Contradiction Films banner.  This second chapter in the Dead Rising film series is scheduled for a summer 2016 release.

The Missing Begins Production On Its Second Series (STARZ)

David Morrissey

Filming has commenced on a new 8-part installment of the Golden Globe and Emmy award-nominated thriller, The Missing. Produced by New Pictures in association with Two Brothers Pictures and Playground for BBC One and Starz, The Missing will once again be written by Harry and Jack Williams, with the new installment being directed in its entirety by Ben Chanan (Cyberbully, The Last Kingdom).

The Missing returns with a new case, new characters and a new location. The series follows Sam and Gemma played by David Morrissey (The Walking Dead, Extant) and Keeley Hawes (Line of Duty , The Casual Vacancy, The Durrells), whose daughter Alice went missing in 2003. In 2014, a young British woman stumbles through the streets of her German hometown and collapses. Her name is Alice Webster, played by newcomer Abigail Hardingham (Nina Forever), and she has been missing for 11 years. Alice’s return sends shockwaves through the small community. Told in dual timelines, flitting between 2014 and the present day, we follow Alice’s family as they are thrown back into a turmoil that threatens to tear them apart at the seams. When French missing person’s detective, Julien Baptiste, played by Tchéky Karyo (Goldeneye, The Patriot), races across Europe to pursue a 12-year-old case that he never let die, we begin to explore the murky morality and emotional complexity of what happens when the missing child you've been longing to return actually comes back.

Keeley Hawes

David Morrissey, Keeley Hawes and Tchéky Karyo are joined by Roger Allam (Endeavour, Tamara Drewe); Laura Fraser (Breaking Bad, Peter & Wendy, One of Us); Anastasia Hille (Snow White and the Huntsman, Prey); Lia Williams (The Crown, The Foreigner); Abigail Hardingham; Jake Davies (X + Y, Yen); Florian Bartholomäi (Deutschland 83, Smaragdgrün , Tatort-Taxi nach Leipzig); and Daniel Ezra “Murdered by My Boyfriend, Blood Cells) .

Harry and Jack Williams, writers (Two Brothers Pictures), said, “While we were writing the first series, we began talking about what the show would have been had Oliver Hughes been found. This story grew out of that discussion. It’s the other side of the coin to series 1 – an exploration of loss, of freedom, of how the past can shape the present in myriad ways that we cannot fully understand. It’s bigger, more ambitious, and we’re delighted to have such a brilliantly talented cast joining Julien Baptiste for a new case.”

Willow Grylls, Executive Producer for New Pictures, said, “ I am so proud to have such a high calibre of cast attached to this project and, with the genius of Harry and Jack Williams’ scripts, I know the audience will be gripped to this series just as much as they were to the first. And the beloved Julien Baptiste is back! I am also thrilled to have the wonderful Ben Chanan as director leading the charge, telling the story as it twists and turns over two time frames. The Missing series two will be just as thrilling, heart wrenching and character driven as you’d hope it to be.”

Tchéky Karyo

Polly Hill, Controller, BBC Drama Commissioning, said, “The success of series one and response from the audience was incredible, and I am extremely excited for what the second series holds. Harry and Jack Williams have delivered compelling original scripts yet again, this time with a completely new case from a different perspective. David Morrissey and Keeley Hawes are two of the finest actors in the country and we are thrilled to have them on board.”

Starz Managing Director Carmi Zlotnik said, “The talented Williams’ brothers take us on a thrilling journey in this next installment with a new story, characters and locations that ultimately explores what happens when the missing child you've been searching for comes home,” said STARZ Managing Director Carmi Zlotnik. “We are thrilled to continue this limited series and collaboration with the BBC, New Pictures and Playground.”

The hugely successful first series of The Missing had the whole nation gripped from the start, winning rave reviews and accolades and becoming appointment to view television for over 7 million people each week on the BBC One. It received four BAFTA Television Awards nominations, two Golden Globe nominations, and a nomination at both the Critics’ Choice Television Awards and the Primetime Emmy Awards.

The executive producers are Willow Grylls, Charlie Pattinson and Elaine Pyke for New Pictures, Harry and Jack Williams for Two Brothers Pictures, Polly Hill for the BBC, Colin Callender for Playground, Eurydice Gysel for Czar TV, and Jan Vrints. Producer is Julian Stevens. Series 2 was commissioned by Charlotte Moore, Controller, BBC TV Channels and iPlayer, and Polly Hill, Controller BBC Drama Commissioning and will consist of eight 60- minute episodes.

This Week On Colony - "Yoknapatawpha" (USA Network)

(L-R): Beau (Carl Weathers) and Will (Josh Holloway) in "Yoknapatawpha." Photo copyright of USA Network.

This week on an all-new episode of USA Network's Colony, a high speed chase traps Will (Josh Holloway), Katie (Sarah Wayne Callies), and Proxy Snyder (Peter Jacobson).  When all is said and done, their allegiances are tested and Will and Katie find out shocking news about their long lost son. Colony also stars Amanda Righetti (Maddie), Tory Kittles (Broussard), Alex Neustaedter (Bram) and Gracie (Isabella Crovetti-Cramp) (Gracie), with this week's guest-stars Carl Weathers (Beau), Paul Guilfoyle (Quayle), Kim Rhodes (Rachel), Ally Walker (Helena) and Gonzalo Menendez (Captain LaGarza). Check out the clip below and then tune in for Yoknapatawpha on Thursday, February 18th @ 10:00 p.m. EST.

 

Djimon Hounsou Joins Cast of Wayward Pines (FOX)

Djimon Hounsou. Photo copyright of FOX.

Two-time Academy Award nominee Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond, In America) has been cast as a series regular on Wayward Pines, the hit psychological thriller event series returning for a second season this summer on FOX. Hounsou will portray CJ Mitchum, an original resident of Wayward Pines and a historian for the town with extensive knowledge of its complex origins, and the one person who can provide a unique bridge between the current world of Wayward Pines and the previous world that humans inhabited. Hounsou joins Jason Patric, who was previously announced in a starring role on Season Two of Wayward Pines.

From executive producer M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, The Visit) and based on the world created by author Blake Crouch in his international best-selling series of books, the 10-episode, second season will pick up after the shocking events of Season One, with the residents of Wayward Pines battling against the iron-fisted rule of the First Generation. As events unfold in Wayward Pines, the thoughtful and philosophical Mitchum – a former teacher – makes a decision that will affect the fate of Wayward Pines and every resident living there.

Djimon Hounsou has been nominated for two Academy Awards for his roles in director Ed Zwick’s Blood Diamond and director Jim Sheridan’s In America. He also is well known for his breakthrough performance as Cinque, the African who leads an uprising to regain his freedom in Steven Spielberg’s Amistad. Hounsou earned a Golden Globe Award nomination and a NAACP Image Award for the part. He later shared a SAG Award nomination as a member of the cast of Ridley Scott’s Academy Award-winning Best Picture Gladiator. Recent film credits include Fast & Furious 7, Guardians of the Galaxy and How to Train Your Dragon 2. Hounsou next co-stars as Chief Mbenga in the upcoming feature film Tarzan, set for release this summer, and director Guy Ritchie’s Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur. Hounsou’s forthcoming movie credits also include “Same Kind of Different as Me,” with Greg Kinnear, Jon Voight and Renee Zellweger. He most recently finished work on the documentary In Search of Voodoo: Roots to Heaven. On television, Hounsou voiced the Black Panther in the animated cable series based on the Marvel comic of the same name. He also starred as a refugee who sought asylum in a memorable six-episode arc on ER, and played a recurring role on Alias, starring Jennifer Garner. Born in Benin, West Africa, Hounsou moved to Paris at the age of 13, and was later discovered by fashion designer Thierry Mugler. He subsequently modeled for and appeared in several iconic music videos for legendary photographer Herb Ritts and director David Fincher. 

Wayward Pines is a production of 20th Century Fox Television. The series is executive-produced by Donald De Line (Green Lantern, The Italian Job), Ashwin Rajan (Devil, The Visit), Blake Crouch and M. Night Shyamalan. Mark Friedman (Believe, The Forgotten) also serves as executive producer and showrunner. “Like” Wayward Pines on Facebook at facebook.com/WaywardPines. Follow the series on Twitter at @WaywardPinesFOX and join the discussion using #WaywardPines. See photos and videos on Instagram by following @Wayward Pines.

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Hugh Laurie & Tom Hiddleston Star In The Night Manager (AMC)

(L-R): Tom Hiddleston as Jonathan Pine, Tom Hollander as Major Corkoran, Elizabeth Debicki as Jed Marshall, Olivia Colman as Angela Burr, and Hugh Laurie as Richard Roper in The Night Manager. Photo by Mitch Jenkins and copyright of The Ink Factory/AMC.

AMC has released the first trailer for The Night Manager, an original six-part mini-series produced alongside BBC One and The Ink Factory, which premieres on Tuesday, April 19 at 10 PM ET/PT. A contemporary interpretation of John le Carré’s espionage drama – and the first television adaptation of a le Carré novel in more than 20 years – The Night Manager will bring together love, loss and revenge in a complex story of modern criminality.  The series follows former British soldier Jonathan Pine (Tom Hiddleston) who is recruited by intelligence operative Angela Burr (Olivia Colman) to infiltrate the inner circle of international businessman Richard Onslow Roper (Hugh Laurie) and detonate the unholy alliance he has ministered between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade. To get to the heart of Roper’s vast empire, Pine must withstand the suspicious interrogations of his venal chief of staff Major Corkoran (Tom Hollander) and the allure of Roper’s beautiful girlfriend Jed (Elizabeth Debicki). In his quest to do the right thing, Pine must first become a criminal himself. Executive producers include Simon Cornwell, Stephen Cornwell, Stephen Garrett and John Le Carré, Writer David Farr also serves as an executive producer as does Academy Award winner Susanne Bier, who served as director.

The Night Manager is one of le Carré’s most beloved and critically acclaimed books.  A fusion of spy story and tale of organized crime, the novel was a best-seller in the United States and the UK , translated into over 20 languages and selling over a million copies in North America alone. Check out the trailer below.

 

Marvel's Daredevil Season Two Trailer - Part One (Netflix)

Today, Netflix released part 1 of the trailer (see below) for the highly anticipated second season of the Netflix original series Marvel's Daredevil, which premieres globally on Friday, March 18, 2016 at 12:01am PT with thirteen (13) one-hour episodes.

While season one of Marvel's Daredevil , which is now streaming, was about Matt Murdock's decision to become a hero and take on the role of Daredevil, season two revolves around the question, when does right become wrong? The show continues to explore the philosophical conflict at the core of Matt’s double lives, now complicated by a vigilante rival, Frank Castle, who takes things too far.  

Blinded as a young boy but imbued with extraordinary senses, Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) fights against injustice by day as a lawyer, and by night as the superhero Daredevil in modern day Hell's Kitchen, New York City. Charlie Cox (Matt Murdock/Daredevil) is joined by a stellar cast including Jon Bernthal (Frank Castle/The Punisher) , Elodie Yung (Elektra), Deborah Ann Woll (Karen Page) , Elden Henson (Foggy Nelson) , Rosario Dawson (Claire Temple) ,   and Scott Glenn (Stick).

Marvel’s Daredevil is Executive Produced by series co-Showrunners Marco Ramirez (Sons Of Anarchy, Fear The Walking Dead) and Douglas Petrie (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, American Horror Story), along with Jeph Loeb ( Marvel’s Jessica Jones), who also serves as Marvel’s Head of Television.

 

This Week on Vikings - "A Good Treason" (Season Four Premiere - HISTORY)

Travis Fimmel as King Ragnar in season four of Vikings. Photo copyright of The HISTORY Channel.

On the season four premiere of The HISTORY Channel's Vikings, entry to Valhalla eludes Ragnar (Travis Fimmel)  but as he lies in his sick bed in Kattegat events unfold beyond his control. Bjorn (Alexander Ludwig) orders the arrest of Floki (Gustaf Skaragard) for Athelstan’s murder while in Paris, Rollo (Clive Standen) betrays the last of his Viking supporters to strengthen his position in the French Court. Meanwhile, in Hedeby, Kalf (Ben Robson) announces joint earldom with Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick), but is power-sharing Kalf’s true intention and is Lagertha actually willing to share what once was hers? Check out the clip below and then tune in for A Good Treason, Thursday, February 18th @ 10:00 p.m. EST/PST.

 

Outlander Returns In April (STARZ)

STARZ, in association with Sony Pictures Television, has announced the return of its hit original series Outlander on Saturday, April 9th at 9PMET/PT. The eagerly awaited second installment will be 13 – episodes and is based upon the second of eight books in Diana Gabaldon’s international best-selling Outlander series, entitled Dragonfly in Amber. The series is executive produced by Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Next Generation).

STARZ also released a first look at their teaser art featuring Outlander couple Claire Randall Fraser (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) on the steps of Versailles. Instead of swords and guns, they’re armed with political savvy and the finest 1700s Parisian fashion as they embark on their new mission - infiltrating the French aristocracy and rewriting history. The new image gives viewers a taste of what’s to come in this exciting and dangerous next chapter – old world lavishness mixed with a sense of new world urgency. The teaser art was shot on location in Scotland by photographer Jason Bell.

Book Two of Outlander begins as Claire and Jamie arrive in France, hell-bent on infiltrating the Jacobite rebellion led by Prince Charles Stuart, and stopping the battle of Culloden.  With the help of his cousin Jared, a local wine merchant, Jamie and Claire are thrown into the lavish world of French society, where intrigue and parties are abundant, but political gain proves far less fruitful.  Altering the course of history presents challenges that begin to weigh on the very fabric of their relationship.  However, armed with the knowledge of what lies ahead, Claire and Jamie must race to prevent a doomed Highland uprising and the extinction of Scottish life as they know it.

Diana Gabaldon’s eight-book series has sold more than 26 million copies worldwide and all eight books in the series have graced the New York Times best-sellers list.

Ronald D. Moore, Jim Kohlberg, Andy Harries, Maril Davis, Ira Steven Behr, Toni Graphia and Anne Kenney serve as executive producers of Outlander, which is produced by Tall Ship Productions, Story Mining & Supply Company and Left Bank Pictures in association with Sony Pictures Television.

For more information, go to the official Outlander Facebook Page and follow @Outlander_Starz on Twitter and Instagram. Join the conversation with #Outlander and #STARZ.

Lee Majors and Ted Raimi Join The Cast of Ash Vs Evil Dead For Season Two (STARZ)

Actor Lee Majors. Photo copyright of STARZ.

STARZ has announced today that Lee Majors (Do You Believe) will play the role of Brock Williams, Ash’s father, and Ted Raimi (Xena: Warrior Princess, Spider-Man) will play the role of Ash’s childhood best friend, Chet Kaminski, in the STARZ Original series Ash vs Evil Dead. The series was previously renewed for a second season and will return in 2016.

Majors started his television career in The Big Valley, going on to The Men from Shiloh, to Owen Marshall Counselor at Law, to The Six Million Dollar Man, to The Fall Guy, to Tour of Duty, to Raven and countless television appearances on many series, specials, award shows and movies. He began his film career with Will Penny and Charlton Heston. Majors recently completed filming two movies Almosting It and Do You Believe. Majors will start filming on two feature films this summer, plus he has a lineup of several other feature films and television shows to be filmed in 2015/2016.

Actor Ted Raimi. Photo copyright of STARZ.

Cult horror movie favorite, Ted Raimi has appeared in all three original Evil Dead movies. His additional feature film credits include Midnight Meat Train, Shocker, Born Yesterday, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, The Grudge, Oz the Great and Powerful as well as the Spider-Man series of films.  Television credits include Supernatural, Twin Peaks, CSI: NY, Xena: Warrior Princess, as well as SeaQuest DSV among many others.

The second season of the STARZ Original series Ash vs Evil Dead will be 10 half-hour episodes.  The cast is led by Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead, Burn Notice) in the role of Ash Williams; Lucy Lawless (Salem, Spartacus) as Ruby, who now possesses the powerful Necronomicon; Ray Santiago (Touch, Meet the Fockers) as Pablo Simon Bolivar, Ash’s loyal sidekick dealing with the trauma he suffered in the cabin; and Dana DeLorenzo (A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas) as Kelly Maxwell, who, grief-stricken after the death of her parents, plots revenge against The Evil Dead.

Sam Raimi serves as executive producer with Rob Tapert (Evil Dead, Spartacus, Xena: Warrior Princess), Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead, Burn Notice) and Ivan Raimi (Drag Me To Hell, Spider-Man 3) along with Craig DiGregorio (Workaholics, Chuck) who serves as executive producer/showrunner. Aaron Lam (Spartacus) and Moira Grant (Spartacus) serve as producers.

As noted above, photos copyright of STARZ, so please no unauthorized copying or duplicating of any kind. Thanks!