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| Netflix renews 'Crew Girl' for Season 2 | Netflix announced Tuesday that it has renewed Crew Girl for a second season. Season 1 premiered Sept. 10. Crew Girl stars Miku Martineau as a 16-year-old who joins the boys' rowing team at her East Coast prep school. Meanwhile, her family causes continued drama. "All I know is that it will definitely be a packed, juicy, drama filled second season," Martineau said in a statement. "I'm ready to get back in a boat and on camera." Jessica Par, Sam Braun, Kyle Clark and Thomas Cadrot also star. Vivian Lin amd Morwyn Brebner developed the show. Crew Girl has remained in the Top 10 on Netflix since its premiere, reaching No. 2. It has totaled 16 million views according to Netflix. |
| Disney+ announces new 'Darkwing Duck' with Mark Hamill, Seth Rogen | Disney+ has greenlit a new Darkwing Duck animated series that will feature the voice talents of Mark Hamill, Seth Rogen and Lizzy Caplan. Darkwing Duck was a classic, Disney animated series that followed the adventures of the titular superhero and his alter ego, Drake Mallard. The series first aired in 1991 and ran for 91 episodes. Hamill will voice Darkwing Duck/Drake Mallard, with Rogen as sidekick Launchpad McQuack and Caplan as Drake's adopted daughter, Gosalyn Mallard. Lilimar will voice new character Duckie, with Dan Stevens as Glade McTowers, Tiffany Shepis as Rosa, Kathryn Newton as Firecracker, Teo Brione as Timb, Tyler Dean Flores as Pondsy, Katie Rich as Officer Shanks and Nat Faxon as Officer Webb. |
| President Samuel L. Jackson battles terrorists in 'The Beast' | Aura Entertainment released the trailer for The Beast on Tuesday. The film opens Oct. 9 in theaters. Samuel L. Jackson stars as the President of the United States. During a terrorist attack, the President drives his armored vehicle, The Beast, with a Secret Service man (Joel Kinnaman) injured in the back. Jackson previously played the U.S. President in the movie Big Game. A voice on the radio tells the President to rely on his military training. He uses the vehicle's guns to mow down bad guys, but steps out of the car to fight others hand-to-hand. Renny Harlin directs The Beast. Harlin previously directed Jackson in The Long Kiss Goodnight, Deep Blue Sea, and Cleaner. Umair Aleem wrote the screenplay. |
| Norm Macdonald documentary addresses 'SNL' firing, movie career | Netflix released the trailer for Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald on Tuesday. The documentary premieres Oct. 16. Directed by Judd Apatow, the film includes clips of Macdonald interviewing Jane Fonda and Jim Carrey on his own show. Fellow comedians discuss his early prowess at standup comedy. In archival clips, Madonald tells David Letterman about his firing from Saturday Night Live. Behind-the-scenes clips from his film Dirty Work are shown while he explains he does not really like to act. Clips of recent standup bits about the abbreviation ID and Hitler's dog are also included. Macdonald died in 2021 after a nine-year battle with cancer. He was 61. |
| Jensen Ackles to star in 'Rules of Prey,' based on John Sanford novel | Jensen Ackles has landed the lead role in the new MGM+ series Rules of Prey. The streaming service announced in a press release Monday that Ackles, an actor known for Supernatural and The Boys, will play Lucas Davenport in the upcoming adaptation. Rules of Prey is based on the first novel in John Sanford's crime book series. The show follows Davenport (Ackles), a former Minneapolis Police Department detective who emerges from seclusion to investigate a series of murders. "When an ingenious serial killer begins murdering Minneapolis citizens, Davenport, a brilliant polymath and unconventional investigator, takes the case, sparking an intense psychological duel with an equally intelligent adversary," an official synopsis reads. |