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India Today
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
IT Welocome to Derry trailer: Fear of Pennywise strikes back
The prequel to Andy Muschietti's supernatural horror franchise, It, is all set to recreate the conjuring saga of Pennywise, the Dancing Clown. The trailer of IT: Welcome to Derry was released, which is based on Stephen King's classic novel It (1986). The trailer once again brings back the terrifying mysteries in the backdrop of 1962 as it navigates the story of missing trailer opens with a kid stranded amid snowfall in the night. A car approaches them to offer a ride home. The child responds by saying, "Anywhere but Derry." The video then shows a series of shocking events in 1962 where children from the town go missing. The story then hints at connecting the past with the present as Pennywise emerges 27 years younger and hungrier while the kids run to save their lives. Ignorant adults, a gang of kids on bikes to strange faces creepily staring from windows to the disappearance of children, the events remind of the terror of Pennywise. At the end of the trailer, a caped, scary character in a dark tunnel is revealed as everyone screams for show has a '60s vibe to it as it introduces many unnamed new characters, featuring Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe and Rudy Mancuso. The miniseries about child disappearances is developed by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs. It is co-produced by New Line Cinema, Warner Bros Television and Double It (2017), directed by Muschietti had screenplay by Chase Palmer, Cary Fukunaga and Gary Dauberman. The film was jointly produced by New Line Cinema, Lin Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment and KatzSmith Productions. The sequel It Chapter Two (2019) was also directed by Muschietti with screenplay by Gary Welcome To Derry debuts on the newly renamed/reverted HBO Max — and presumably Sky in the UK, later in 2025.
The Independent
05-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
The US drama that's had the best debut season in years
With a huge number of new TV shows being released each week, it can feel like a waste of time committing to something that isn't very good. Every now and then, one comes along that has such a striking opening episode that there is no doubt you'll be watching until the big finale – but others take their time, inching its way into the heart of viewers with every new episode. The Pitt is one such show. The medical drama was released on Max to positive reviews in January – but nobody could have quite predicted just how good it would get. As it stands, The Pitt is going to end its first season as one of the greatest new shows to have premiered in a long while. What's more is that the show is generating word-of-mouth excitement, meaning the series has been commissioned for a second season – and deserved awards attention for Noah Wyle, who has returned to the medical genre for the first time since ER. Instead of Dr John Carter, Wyle plays Dr Robbie Robinovitch, who leads ER workers in the under-funded Pittsburgh hospital through a 15-hour shift that gets increasingly worse. Each episode spans an hour of the shift. The worse things get for the characters, the better they get for viewers – The Pitt is a series that gets increasingly better with every new outing, building upon the strong characterisation deftly doled out in earlier instalments that pay off in big ways when the unbearably tense final few hours roll around. Joining Wyle in the cast are Tracy Ifeachor, Patrick Ball, Katherine LaNasa and Supriya Ganesh, who play his able team of doctors. Meanwhile, the stars playing the medical students getting caught up in the drama include Isa Briones, Shabana Azeez, Ludwig actor Gerran Howell and Taylor Dearden, who is the daughter of Bryan Cranston. The Pitt made headlines before it started when the estate of ER creator Michael Crichton sued Warner Bros Television, accusing the series of being an unauthorised reboot of the hit emergency room drama. Crichton's estate, led by his widow Sherri, say they were in discussions with the studio about rebooting ER but failed to reach an agreement. They have accused executive producer John Wells of a 'personal betrayal,' arguing in the lawsuit that he and star Noah Wyle, who played Dr John Carter in ER, dreamed up The Pitt after the Crichton estate blocked plans to bring back the original show. The lawsuit states: ' The Pitt is ER. It's not like ER. It's not kind of ER. It's not sort of ER. It is ER with the exact same executive producer, writer, star, production companies, studio and network as the planned ER reboot.' However, the show's creators, producers and writing team, including Wyle, Wells and R Scott Gemmil have denied such claims, stating: 'The two shows do not share the same name, characters, universe, plot, iconography, or IP. As any viewer can see, the only similarities are that they share an actor (playing different characters) and are medical dramas that include common tropes of that genre.' A UK release date for The Pitt is yet to be announced. It is not to be confused with Pulse, a new medical show starting on Netflix this month.
The Independent
04-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
The Pitt: The new medical drama with the best debut season in years
With a huge number of new TV shows being released each week, it can feel like a waste of time committing to something that isn't very good. Every now and then, one comes along that has such a striking opening episode that there is no doubt you'll be watching until the big finale – but others take their time, inching its way into the heart of viewers with every new episode. The Pitt is one such show. The medical drama was released on Max to positive reviews in January – but nobody could have quite predicted just how good it would get. As it stands, The Pitt is going to end its first season as one of the greatest new shows to have premiered in a long while. What's more is that the show is generating word-of-mouth excitement, meaning the series has been commissioned for a second season – and deserved awards attention for Noah Wyle, who has returned to the medical genre for the first time since ER. Instead of Dr John Carter, Wyle plays Dr Robbie Robinovitch, who leads ER workers in the under-funded Pittsburgh hospital through a 15-hour shift that gets increasingly worse. Each episode spans an hour of the shift. The worse things get for the characters, the better they get for viewers – The Pitt is a series that gets exponentially better with every new outing, building upon the strong characterisation deftly doled out in earlier instalments that pay off in big ways when the unbearably tense final few hours roll around. Joining Wyle in the cast are Tracy Ifeachor, Patrick Ball, Katherine LaNasa and Supriya Ganesh, who play his able team of doctors. Meanwhile, the stars playing the medical students getting caught up in the drama include Isa Briones, Shabana Azeez, Ludwig actor Gerran Howell and Taylor Dearden, who is the daughter of Bryan Cranston. The Pitt made headlines before it started when the estate of ER creator Michael Crichton sued Warner Bros Television, accusing the series of being an unauthorised reboot of the hit emergency room drama. Crichton's estate, led by his widow Sherri, say they were in discussions with the studio about rebooting ER but failed to reach an agreement. They have accused executive producer John Wells of a 'personal betrayal,' arguing in the lawsuit that he and star Noah Wyle, who played Dr John Carter in ER, dreamed up The Pitt after the Crichton estate blocked plans to bring back the original show. The lawsuit states: ' The Pitt is ER. It's not like ER. It's not kind of ER. It's not sort of ER. It is ER with the exact same executive producer, writer, star, production companies, studio and network as the planned ER reboot.' However, the show's creators, producers and writing team, including Wyle, Wells and R Scott Gemmil have denied such claims, stating: 'The two shows do not share the same name, characters, universe, plot, iconography, or IP. As any viewer can see, the only similarities are that they share an actor (playing different characters) and are medical dramas that include common tropes of that genre.' A UK release date for The Pitt is yet to be announced.
Khaleej Times
02-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Khaleej Times
'The Walking Dead' actor Chris Coy joins 'Lanterns' cast
Treme and The Walking Dead actor Chris Coy has joined the cast of HBO's upcoming drama series Lanterns, based on the G reen Lantern DC comic, reported Deadline. In a guest-starring role, Coy will play the new character of 'Waylon Sanders,' an intelligent survivor or nervous truck driver. His age and real name are unknown, but he's unbound by the laws of nature, reported the outlet. The actor joins the previously announced cast of Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, Kelly MacDonald, Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, Ulrich Thomsen, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Sherman Augustus, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Jason Ritter, and Nathan Fillion. According to Deadline, the series, from Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King, follows new recruit John Stewart (Pierre) and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Chandler). They are two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland. The eight-episode series is being roduced by HBO in association with Warner Bros Television and DC Studios. According to the outlet, the drama series is directed and produced by James Hawes. Filmmakers Stephen Williams, Geeta Vasant Patel, and Alik Sakharov have also been tapped to direct some episodes of the TV series. Coy will next be seen supporting Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor in Bad Robot's upcoming Flowevale Street, followed by his series regular role opposite Jason Bateman and Jude Law in the Netflix limited series Black Rabbit, reported Deadline. Coy's acting portfolio includes David Oyelowo's Bass Reeves, Amazon series The Peripheral and Billy Porter-directed episode of Fox's Accused. The actor has also starred in the ABC miniseries Women of the Movement and was a series regular for David Simon opposite Maggie Gyllenhaal on HBO's The Deuce, reported Deadline.
Express Tribune
13-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Jeff Daniels joins season 3 of Shrinking
Emmy-winning actor Jeff Daniels has joined the cast of the third season of Shrinking, Apple TV+'s hit comedy series, alongside Jason Segel and Harrison Ford. Daniels, best known for his roles in The Looming Tower and The Newsroom, will play Jimmy's father in a guest co-created by Segel, Bill Lawrence, and Brett Goldstein, follows Jimmy, a grieving therapist portrayed by Segel, who begins to break professional boundaries and tell his clients exactly what he thinks. His unorthodox approach leads to significant, life-changing consequences for both his clients and himself. This marks a return to comedy for Daniels, who has predominantly focused on dramatic roles over the past decade, including his work on Godless and the Dumb and Dumber sequel in 2014. Shrinking will be Daniels' first major live-action comedy series role. The cast of Shrinking also includes Christa Miller, Jessica Williams, Luke Tennie, Michael Urie, Lukita Maxwell, and Ted McGinley. The second season featured Bill Lawrence and Brett Goldstein, with Goldstein appearing in a recurring role. The show is produced by Warner Bros Television and Lawrence's Doozer Productions. Executive producers for season 2 included Lawrence, Segel, Goldstein, Neil Goldman, James Ponsoldt, Jeff Ingold, Liza Katzer, Randall Winston, Annie Mebane, Rachna Fruchbom, and Brian Gallivan. For the upcoming season, Ashley Nicole Black and Bill Posley are joining the team as executive producers. Daniels, a two-time Emmy Award winner, was most recently seen in Showtime/Prime Video's American Rust and Netflix's A Man In Full. He will also portray former President Ronald Reagan in the upcoming Cold War film Reykjavik. Daniels is represented by LBI and Martino Management.
