News: New series

Natalie Portman and Lupita Nyong'o will portray the lead characters in Apple TV+'s The Lady in the Lake.

Dakota (The Alienist) and Elle Fanning (The Great) are working on a new crime thriller series called The Last Guest. It is the first production to be part of the UTA and MRC deal.

Amazon Prime Video is working on a new science fiction series called Lightyears. Sissy Spacek (Castle Rock) and Ed O'Neill (Modern Family) will portray the lead characters.

A new thriller series called The Devil's Hour is about to enter production at Amazon Prime Video. The series comes from the creators of Doctor Who and Sherlock.

The popular LGBTQ dating app Grinder has entered the world of scripted series with Bridesman. This month, it will start production. In fall 2021, it will premiere.

Even before the books released, work had already started on a series adaptation of the martial arts fantasy stories of Wesley Chu.

Apple has ordered Roar, which comes from Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch (GLOW). Nicole Kidman (Big Little Lies) and Cynthia Erivo (Genius) will be part of the cast.

GLAAD-Award nominee Alec Mapa will join the cast of a yet to be named comedy on ABC.

The British Theo James and Rose Leslie will portray the lead characters in the upcoming romantic science fiction series of HBO.

Julia Roberts and Sean Penn are listed as cast members of this upcoming Starz series.

MRC Television has signed a deal with Dave Erickson. He will produce the series.

Phylicia Rashad (The Cosby Show), Roma Roth and Christopher E. Perry (Virgin River) are working on a series adaptation of the book series Eternity Springs.