Guillermo del Toro Develops “Monster”
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro is teaming up with HBO to develop a series based on the Japanese Manga series Monster, written by Naoki Urasawa.
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro is teaming up with HBO to develop a series based on the Japanese Manga series Monster, written by Naoki Urasawa.
NBC has renewed freshman series Revolution and Chicago Fire, along with Grimm, Parenthood, and veteran Law & Order: SVU. This is the first set of renewals announced by the network, with more announcements to be released in the near future. Many programs in the current line-up remain on the bubble.
The ratings are in for the first two episodes of Nurse Jackie’s fifth season and the numbers look promising.
Showtime has announced that the upcoming eighth season of Dexter will be its last. With a defined end date, the writers will be able to build up to a finale that will hopefully satisfy loyal viewers. The possibility of a spinoff is up in the air, as entertainment president David Nevins states that no plans have been made.
Comedy Central has cancelled the animated series Futurama, created by Matt Groening. The seventh and final season will end its run on September 4th. There is the possibility that the show will continue on a different network, but no definite decisions have been made.
The second half of season 5 AMC’s Breaking Bad will air August 11, 2013.
A new trailer has been released, teasing the eighth season of the Showtime drama Dexter and new series Ray Donovan. Not all is well for the Morgan siblings as they attempt to recuperate from the previous season’s events.
AMC’s crime drama The Killing, which was canceled after the season 2 finale, is returning with a new season beginning June 2, 2013.
NBC will re-air the first episode of freshman series Hannibal on Wednesday night at 10 p.m. In an attempt to get more viewers the network will make the episode more available to audiences who might have missed the series’ debut.
After just a few weeks on the air, A&E renews the horror drama Bates Motel for a second season.
