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Weekly TV News [July 9 - July 15]

Nic Castillo
Jul 17, 2017
3 min read

Erinn Hayes has been cast in The dangerous book for boys. The 6-episode series is based on the book of the same name, and it's an amazon exclusive series.
Marvel has found it's New Warriors, Milana Vayntrub has been cast as Doreen Green aka Squirrel Girl, Derek Theler as Craig Hollis aka Mister Immortal, Jeremy Tardy as NightTrasher, Callum Worthy as Speedball, Matthew Moy as Microbe and Kate Comer as Debrii. New Warriors will premiere in 2018 at Freeform.
Bill Skarsgard has been cast as a series regular in Hulu's Castle Rock. Skarsgard will play a young man in unusual legal legal trouble. Castle Rock will premiere in 2018.
Hugo Weaving and Jennifer Jason Leigh have been cast as Benedict Cumberbatch's parents in the series Patrick Melrose. Based on the best selling novels by Edward St. Aubyn.
Netflix has renewed their animated series Castlevenia, just days after it's premiere, doubling the episode order to eight episodes for season 2.
Katja Herbers cast as series regular in Westworld for season 2.
Olivia Munn joins History's Six for season 2, as Gina, a ruthless CIA operative.
The Oath has added Elisabeth Röhm as FBI agent Aria Price, Michael Malarkey as Officer Sam Foster, Kwame Patterson as drug dealer Neckbone and Linda Purl as Gwen Hammond wife of Sean Bean's Officer Tom Hammond.
Michael C. Hall has been tapped to star in Netflix's Safe as Tom, a widower raising 2 teenage daughters in a gated community.
The L word revival eyed at Showtime. Original series stars Jennifer Beals, Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey are expected to reprise their roles as well as serve as executive producers.
Stranger Things season 2 gets a new poster.

Christina Hendricks to star in NBC's drama, Good Girls opposite Retta and Mae Whitman, replacing Kathleen Rose Perkins.
Leah Gibson has been cast in Marvel's Jessica Jones, as Ingrid, a street wise and educated nurse. Netflix has not revealed anymore details. Jessica Jones season 2 premieres in 2018.
The exorcist adds Deadpool's Brianna Hildebrand, as Verity a foster kid raised by John Cho character.
TNT's Claws has been renewed for season 2.
Britne Oldford's Shawna Baez aka Peek-A-Boo will return to the season 4 premiere of The Flash.
Elementary's Lucy Liu will direct season 2 premiere of Marvel's Luke Cage.
Netflix has ordered The Umbrella Academy for 10 episodes. Based on the graphic novel of the same name, written by My Chemical Romance lead Gerard Way, and follows the estranged members of a superhero family in an alternate universe where JFK was never assassinated.
Emmy nominees includes: Westworld, SNL, Feud: Bette & Joan, Stranger Things, Veep, Big Little Lies, Fargo, and This is us. Here is the Click here for the Full List.
The Walking Dead has halted production following the accident and subsequent death of stuntman John Bernecker. Bernecker was a veteran Hollywood stuntman, having worked on movies like Logan, The Fate of the Furious and the upcoming Black Panther, as well as TV shows like The Vampire Diaries, Scream Queens and Into the Badlands. ScreenboxTv extend it's condolences to his friends and family. There is no word yet on when TWD will return to production.

Guardians of the Galaxy has been renewed for season 3. Disney xD also announced the premiere date for their animated Spider-Man as well as it's cast: Robbie Raymond as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Max Mittleman as Harry Osborn, Patton Oswald as Uncle Ben and Scott Menville as Doc. Octopus.

Riverdale casts Supergirl's Brit Morgan as Penny Peabody aka, the snake charmer. Morgan will recur in season 2. Peabody is an attorney for the Southside Serpents, who Jughead will enlist to help his dad.
Following Once Upon a Time's new casting announcement for their reboot, Producer/writers Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz revealed at D23 some details for season 7. Colin O'Donoghue, Lana Parrilla and Robert Carlyle will return with new identities in a new city, as there is a new curse and a new enchanted forest. Newly casted Dania Ramirez will play a new version of Cinderella, as well as Henry's wife and Baby mama.