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‘Mare of Easttown’ Is Officially Returning to HBO With a Shocking Crossover
HBO’s acclaimed 2021 crime miniseries Mare of Easttown is set to return, though not through a conventional second season. Instead, Julianne Nicholson will reprise her Emmy-winning role as Lori Ross in the upcoming second season of Task, creator Brad Ingelsby’s newer HBO crime drama. The move matters because it formally links the two prestige series…
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Sprinter Gout, 18, out for season with hamstring tear
Australian sprinter Gout Gout, 18, is set to miss the remainder of the season after tearing his left hamstring while training in Brisbane. The injury, confirmed by an MRI report as a grade-three tear, rules him out of the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, in August — the event he had prioritised after…
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Tony Nominee Lila Neugebauer Boards Netflix Drama Series ‘The Retrievals’ as Pilot Director (EXCLUSIVE)
Tony-nominated director Lila Neugebauer has joined the forthcoming Netflix drama series “The Retrievals” as pilot director and executive producer. The series will be showrun, written and executive produced by Molly Smith Metzler, the Emmy-nominated creator of “Maid” and “Sirens”, and produced by LuckyChap and Quiet Coyote. The appointment reunites frequent collaborators and signals continued momentum…
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The best Donkey Kong merch, with choices you’d be bananas not to love
GamesRadar+ has published a shopping guide rounding up the best Donkey Kong merchandise, aimed at fans of Nintendo’s long-running ape mascot. The piece functions as a curated buying list, highlighting recommended products and where to purchase them, with affiliate links throughout so the outlet earns commission on sales. The guide covers the sort of official…
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‘Summer House Canada’ Set As NBCUniversal Streamer Hayu’s Second Original Reality Series
NBCUniversal’s reality-focused streaming service Hayu has commissioned Summer House Canada, its second original series, adapting the Bravo franchise for a Canadian setting. The order follows Hayu’s first original commission, The Real Housewives of London, and lands a day after Bravo’s original Summer House secured its first Emmy nomination, signalling the streamer’s push to expand its…
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Keanu Reeves Officially Reveals New Sci-Fi Action Movie That Is ‘Groundhog Day’ Meets ‘Jaws’ [Exclusive]
In an interview tied to their new Samsung TV Plus docuseries, Keanu Reeves and his ARCH Motorcycle co-founder Gard Hollinger discussed their move into professional racing, and Reeves also offered a fresh tease about his forthcoming Warner Bros. science-fiction film with Deadpool director Tim Miller. The upcoming movie is being pitched as a blend of…
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Task season 2 adds Julianne Nicholson as Mare of Easttown’s Lori
Julianne Nicholson has joined the second season of HBO’s detective drama “Task”, reprising her Emmy-winning role as Lori Ross from “Mare of Easttown”. The move officially links the two series, which had previously only been connected through their shared creator and showrunner Brad Ingelsby and their common setting in the working-class suburbs of Philadelphia. This…
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Dev Accused of Ripping Off Monster Hunter Speaks Out, Says Capcom’s Series Is an ‘Inspiration’
Chinese studio JOTOYO has publicly responded to accusations that its upcoming PC action RPG, Monster Fantasy, closely copies Capcom’s hugely popular Monster Hunter franchise. Following the game’s reveal last week, fans quickly criticised the project, with some alleging that monster and player animations — and even the main theme music — had been lifted from…
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Ex-Pineapple Street Pair Launch New Podcast Shingle, Set Projects With Dan Taberski, Amy Poehler & Patrick Radden Keefe
Two former senior executives of Pineapple Street Studios have launched a new podcast production company, Please and Thanks Productions, roughly a year after the acclaimed studio was shut down following the bankruptcy of its owner, Audacy. Joel Lovell, previously Executive Editor, and Henry Molofsky, an Executive Producer, were both at Pineapple Street from its 2016…
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Pokémon Legends: Z-A season 14 details and start time
Pokémon Legends: Z-A is introducing another significant change to its online Ranked Battles with the arrival of Season 14, which begins next week. Following recent seasons that first lifted all restrictions (Season 12) and then banned legendary and mythical Pokémon (Season 13), Season 14 will permit only Flying-type Pokémon, forcing players to rebuild their teams…