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| Texas Tech college football docuseries in the works at Paramount+ | Paramount+ is developing a new docuseries about the Texas Tech University college football team. The new series will follow the Texas Tech Red Raiders and its head coach Joey McGuire as the team experiences "one of the most consequential offseasons in the history of the sport." Hailing from Micah Brown (Coach Prime, Untold: Sign Stealer) and produced by Skydance Sports, the four-episode docuseries will see McGuire attempt to build "a new team identity" during the offseason. "Texas Tech football has one of the most passionate fanbases in college sports, and this docuseries will give them an unprecedented look at what it takes to build an elite program," Paramount+ head of originals Jane Wiseman said. |
| 'The Devil's Mouth' trailer: Lana Condor tries to survive shark | Prime Video is gearing up for the release of the new film The Devil's Mouth. The streaming service shared a trailer for the movie Monday featuring Lana Condor (To All the Boys) and Kathryn Newton (The Society). The Devil's Mouth is a survival thriller following a group of friends who unexpectedly encounter a deadly shark in the "Devil's Mouth" freshwater cave system in Thailand. "In the suffocating darkness, trust erodes, panic spreads and every wrong turn becomes a fight for survival," an official synopsis reads. The cast also includes Nico Hiraga (The Power), Gavin Casalegno (The Summer I Turned Pretty), Tommi Rose (Sweet Magnolias) and Tayme Thapthimthong (The White Lotus Season 3). |
| 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' wraps filming third and final season | The Avatar: The Last Airbender cast and crew have wrapped filming on the show's third and final season. Netflix announced the news Monday following the release of Season 2 last week. Avatar: The Last Airbender is a live-action fantasy series based on the animated series of the same name. Gordon Cormier stars as Aang, a young "airbender" with the ability to manipulate all four elements. Cormier, Kiawentiio (Katara), Ian Ousley (Sokka), Dallas Liu (Zuko), Miya Cech (Toph) and Maria Zhang (Suki) appear in a new photo from the group's final days on set. "When we started working on Season 2, we gathered three forces: integrity, hope, and joy. |
| 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2' teaser introduces new cast of Night City | CD Projekt Red and Netflix are giving a glimpse of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2. The highly-anticipated second season of the hit anime series will premiere on Netflix in the fall. Season 2 will consist of 10 episodes and return fans to the world of CD Projekt Red's video game Cyberpunk 2077, inspired by Mike Pondsmith's Cyberpunk tabletop game. In a teaser trailer released Monday, viewers are introduced to a new cast of characters in Night City, as seen through the lens of a young boy with a video recorder. "This standalone story throws a fresh cast of characters into the darkest corners of Night City and brings a raw, gritty take on the world of the future. |
| 'S.W.A.T.' spinoff with Shemar Moore coming to Starz | Starz has acquired the U.S. rights to the S.W.A.T. spinoff S.W.A.T. Exiles. Deadline reported Monday that the new series will premiere on the network Sept. 25. Based on the original 1975 police procedural, the reboot starring Shemar Moore, Jay Harrington, Alex Russell, Lina Esco and Kenny Johnson had an eight-season run on CBS from 2017 to 2025. Moore will return in Exiles as his character, Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson. New episodes will air Fridays on Starz and also stream on the network's platforms, according to Variety. Moore celebrated news of the spinoff on Instagram. "Congratulations to the CAST, CREW, and our team at @sonypicturestv ..... We continue to defy the odds!!!! To the FANS.... Thank you for always showing love. |