While no strict details have been shared about the characters, Deadline’s report mentions that Welliver is said to be playing Duval, a special DOJ prosecutor; Rhodes is believed to be playing Dom, Peter Sutherland’s (Basso) new partner; while Li is thought to be playing Dom’s wife Min. And, in a reveal fans have long been waiting for, Lail will play Peter’s ex-fiancée Zoe.
Exact details for the new season have yet to be confirmed, though we do know that dedicating himself to his new career as a Night Agent, Peter swore off romantic relationships after his job had put Rose Larkin (Luciane Buchanan), his love interest for the first two seasons, in danger.
He may now be thrown back into that arena with his ex-fiancée Zoe re-entering his life. The only fleeting reference of her so far had been when Peter gave some of her clothes to Rose in Season 1.
When will the new season of ‘The Night Agent’ be on screens?
Season 3 of the show premiered in February, and with the next run still to shoot –– with the show itself relocating to Los Angeles –– we can likely expect fresh episodes to arrive early next year.
Billy Zane in 1996’s ‘The Phantom’. Photo: Paramount Pictures.
First published in newspaper comic strip form, ‘The Phantom’ follows a fictional costumed crime-fighter who operates from the fictional African country of Bangalla.
The character has been adapted for television, film and video games through the years, including a previous live-action series and the 1996 movie starring Billy Zane as the title character.
‘The Phantom’ TV series: the studio talks
Here’s King Features president C.J. Kettler on the new development:
“The development of a live-action series for the iconic comic strip ‘The Phantom’ marks a pivotal expansion to meet the current cultural zeitgeist for this brand. By partnering with award-nominated director Reginald Hudlin, who possesses a deep reverence for the comic industry and source material itself, we are confident this adaptation will meet the high expectations of both longtime and new fans globally.”
(L to R) Billy Zane and Kristy Swanson in 1996’s ‘The Phantom’. Photo: Paramount Pictures.
(Left) Andrew McCarthy in ‘Less than Zero’. Photo: 20th Century Fox. (Center) Lena Headey stars in ‘Normal’. (Right) James Lance in ‘Ted Lasso’, now streaming on Apple TV.
Preview:
Lena Headey, Andrew McCarthy & James Lance have been cast in ‘Wednesday’.
The third season of the Netflix hit is shooting now.
While there is no official plotline out there yet, the second season ended with Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) heading off with her Uncle Fester (Fred Armisen) to rescue roommate and friend Enid (Emma Myers) from being trapped as an alpha werewolf.
When will ‘Wednesday’ Season 3 hit Netflix?
You’d need Wednesday’s psychic abilities to guess that at this point, but we can presume that it’ll either hit later this year or (more likely) early in 2027.
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(L to R) Harold Perrineau as Boyd Stevens in ‘From’ season 4. Credit: Jessie Redmond/MGM+. Copyright: MGM+.
Moviefone recently had the pleasure of speaking with Harold Perrineau about his work on ‘From’ Season 4, how his character has changed since last season, how the town has changed him, what it’s been like playing this role, and welcoming the new actors joining the cast.
You can read the full interview below or click on the video player above to watch our interviews.
(L to R) Harold Perrineau as Boyd Stevens in ‘From’ season 4. Credit: Chris Reardon/MGM+. Copyright: MGM+.
Moviefone: To begin with, can you talk about where we left Boyd at the end of the last season and where we find him at the beginning of the new season and what he’s dealing with?
Harold Perrineau: Well, at the end of season 3, Boyd has been through a lot at this point. He’s been through the death of Tian-Chen and having to experience watching her die, then telling her son, and then his daughter-in-law being pregnant and torturing a boy. It’s been a lot. Then at the end of all of that, the one monster that he killed is back to life and is reincarnated. So, when Boyd starts in season 4, his mind is shattered. So, he must try to figure out how to put it all back together and keep moving forward to get everybody out of this town. But it’s not easy and it’s never going to be easy, and the town is becoming worse. So that’s where we start off season 4.
MF: Is the pressure of leading this town starting to get to Boyd and is he becoming someone that can’t even recognize himself?
HP: One hundred percent because he keeps being confronted with new things that he never expected to have to be confronted with. You never think that you’re going to have to torture some kid, so he’ll give you information about your daughter in-law. So, this season when we get back, we’ve got more of that kind of like, “Oh, you might have to do this, and Father Khatri is going to show up and say you got to do that,” and it’s just constant. It’s a nonstop barrage of terrible choices he must make. But if he wants to get out, that’s what he’s got to do.
(L to R) David Alpay as Jade Herrera, Harold Perrineau as Boyd Stevens, and Catalina Sandino Moreno as Tabitha Matthews in ‘From’ season 4. Credit: Chris Reardon/MGM+. Copyright: MGM+.
MF: What has it been like for you playing a character like this over four seasons?
HP: At the end of the day, I love it. But I can’t say it’s the easiest thing I’ve ever done. You know what I mean? Like emotionally you wear yourself out. Because what I really hope is that I’m telling the truth so that the audience will stay on the ride with us, right? Because I think that people, they respond to other people in real emotions. So, that’s what I’m hoping for, and if I bring what is happening to me, then I must experience it. So, there’s a scene in the very first episode, and I couldn’t even say the words until we started running the cameras. I was able to do all the rehearsing and the blocking, but I couldn’t say any of the words because it was just too hard. Then when I got to do it and say it over and over, I could never say them again. Like that was just too much to carry. So, hopefully the audience will feel those things and I don’t have to do it again. But it is a real honor, and it is what I want to do. Whether it’s hard or not, that’s what I really want to do. I keep hoping that it works, and it feels like now that we have a season 4, it must be working on some level.
MF: Finally, how does Boyd feel about the new characters introduced this season, and as an actor and producer, can you talk about welcoming new actors to the show?
HP: Well, as an executive producer and a cast member, I am overjoyed by everybody who shows up. We have had and continue to have just amazing people who show up and work with us. We’ve got Julia Doyle, who’s playing Sophia, and she’s fantastic, and Robert Joy is always just a stunning joy to work with. So as a producer, and cast member, it’s great. Boyd, on the other hand, it’s just another person you can’t trust. So, another person you must save that you can’t trust, and this season, you really can’t trust anybody. Boyd can’t trust himself. So that’s the thing that’s tricky about this season and how dark it is. It’s darker than we’ve been in the past and we’ve been very dark.
‘From’ season 4 premieres on MGM+ April 19th.
What is the plot of ‘From’ Season 4?
In Season Four, the closer the residents of town get to the answers they seek, the more terrifying their search becomes. Who is the Man in Yellow (Douglas E. Hughes), and what does he want? Will Jade (David Alpay) and Tabitha’s (Catalina Sandino Moreno) revelation be the key to finally going home? How much longer can Boyd (Harold Perrineau) hold the town together, even as his body and mind are falling apart? And what role will the town’s most recent arrival play in the events to come? Season Four will open doors that some in town will end up wishing had remained closed.
Episode 5, ‘The Grand Design’, which began streaming on April 14th saw the tragic death of Fisk’s beloved wife Vanessa (Ayelet Zurer) at the hands of Benjamin “Dex” Poindexter / Bullseye (Wilson Bethel).
Ayelet Zurer stars in Marvel Television’s ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2.
Moviefone recently had a chance to speak with actress Ayelet Zurer about her work on ‘Daredevil: Born Again’, Vanessa’s death, leaving the show, what playing the character has meant to her, Vanessa’s relationship with Wilson, what will happen to him now that she is gone, working with Vincent D’Onofrio and the rest of the cast, the reaction from the fans, and if we might see the actress appear in a flashback in the future.
You can read the full interview below or click on the video player above to watch our interviews.
Moviefone: To begin with, when did you learn of Vanessa’s death and what was it like filming her final scenes?
Ayelet Zurer: I got some calls. I was parking my car, and I got a call from Dario (Scardapane) first and then Vincent. We discussed and they wanted me to know where the season is going and how they’re going to take it. It was brutal at first, but at the same time, I really understood why they needed it to really pull all the guns and make this season explosive, and they succeeded. Then, through the season, we had a lot of emotions because we knew every single scene will be maybe the last scene doing that, and we’ll never have that again. So, it was emotional in some ways, and I think it gave another layer to the whole thing. Then obviously, the last two episodes were brutal. It was fun but I was so emotional.
MF: What has it meant to you personally to be a part of this series and to play this character and what are you going to miss most about playing Vanessa?
AZ: I really love her journey, I have to say. I love the journey from ‘Daredevil’ the Netflix show where she’s just a person who’s meeting this man and falling in love with that extremist and saying to him that she’s intrigued by his brutality. Moving away from it, but then moving back into it, and then committing to it, and them having that deal of loyalty for truth, which keeps them together. Then lending that into season 1 of ‘Born Again’, where she’s the boss, she’s matured into that part, and she is now that seasoned woman who’s running the show. Also, the emotional complication between them because he left and what does that mean, loyalty for truth? Because that’s always been the theme for them. Then into this season where she’s realizing that she might not be enough and nothing will be enough for him, really. Power is never enough. Control is not going to be enough. So, I think something breaks inside of her, but at the same time, she’s staying loyal and very protective of him all the way until coming to where she’s not invited to be, to take aim, and to possibly take the bullet. She’s not taking a bullet, but she’s taking something else and going down. So, I think the arc of it all really plays so well and it’s just such a beautiful character, I think. It’s very poetic in my perspective and I’m happy for completion. It’s completed with a bow on top.
MF: Can you talk about Wilson and Vanessa’s relationship, and now that there is no one to hold him back, what do you think the future of New York City will look like with Fisk as Mayor without Vanessa by his side?
AZ: Brutal. He’s going to explode, for sure. I think the audience will be expecting that to happen. I think in a way, subconsciously, because Vincent is playing big, and is large, and he’s also energetically big, and Vanessa is constrained. Her energy is very centered, and that together was balancing each other. So now, one power without the other to balance it is going to be explosive.
MF: What has it been like working with Vincent D’Onofrio to create their relationship on screen?
AZ: I mean, I love him to death. He is a friend. I think we created a relationship/friendship that is similar in some ways to the relationship of our characters in the sense that we have this loyalty and he’s always very protective of me. No matter what was going on. If there was a need for protection, he was always there. So, I will always remember that when thinking of him. I also think he’s a phenomenal actor. We worked well together. I think our chemistry together was profound and became easier with the years. It was so smooth, the listening and the reaction. It was great. I’m going to miss that.
MF: In addition to Vincent and of course Charlie, you also got to work with new cast members Lili Taylor and Matthew Lillard this season. What was it like for you to have scenes with them?
AZ: It was amazing. Lily is amazing. First, she’s brilliant. She’s funny, she’s smart, and she’s everything you would expect her to be. I think she’s a great casting in that specific role. Of course, Charlie has been doing an amazing job on this show, making it so real, down to earth, and so connected. Both Charlie and Vincent were always on top of the writing as well. They were always contributing, so I think that’s also something that’s really elevated the show in a way. I mean, everything is elevating the show. You have an amazing cast on that show, you really do.
MF: While being very entertaining, the show also deals with some serious subject matter. What has it been like for you to have a chance to explore some of those themes in this series?
AZ: Yes, the themes are interesting. The themes of what is good and what is bad? The mask you wear in life, and when you take off the mask, who are you? Faith, and love, I mean, it’s endless. I think it’s a beautifully poetic show in that sense.
MF: What has your experience been like starring on a Marvel series and were you surprised by the fan’s reaction to the show?
AZ: Wow, the fan reaction is amazing. I’ve never seen something so intensely loyal from the fans. It’s so interesting to see. I’ve never done this thing where you watch people watch the show. It’s kind of mind boggling, but I sort of became addicted to that because I am so intrigued by how they perceive certain things. So, I watch that sometimes and it’s so interesting. To be honest, the fans brought the show back in a way. They did. I mean, I will never forget the massive posters in New York saying, “Bring back ‘Daredevil’.” I think that loyalty is an outcome of a good show that really deals with some intriguing themes regarding humanity. But also knows how to have fun at the same time. It’s like the action is entertaining. It’s beautifully shot. The cinematographers and the directors on that shows are so talented. I’m going to miss this whole thing.
MF: Finally, now that Vanessa is gone, does that mean you will never appear on the show again or is there a chance you could return in a flashback some day?
AZ: I think the fans must ask for that. It comes down to that, really. But you never know.
What is the plot of ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2?
The second season sees Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio) hunting Daredevil (Charlie Cox). Murdock goes underground and gathers allies to resist Fisk’s corruption and his Anti-Vigilante Task Force (AVTF).
What is in the cast of ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2?
(Left) Peter Dinklage stars in ‘Roofman’. Photo: Paramount Pictures. (Right) FX’s ‘Alien: Earth’. Photo: FX and Hulu.
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Peter Dinklage will be part of the cast for ‘Alien: Earth’s second season.
Noah Hawley created the show.
The new season will start shooting next month in London.
With ‘Alien: Earth’, the TV spin-off of the xenomorph-heavy sci-fi movie franchise, Noah Hawley proved he has a knack for creating shows based on movies, following his work on ‘Fargo’.
FX’s ‘Alien: Earth’. Pictured: Sydney Chandler as Wendy. Photo: Patrick Brown/FX.
The first season kicked off with the mysterious deep space research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-landing on Earth, and introduced us to Wendy (Chandler), among the first group of a new breed of synthetic humans who make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet’s greatest threat.
As the finale dawned, Wendy was more in control of her abilities, but the wider story included the various powerful corporations battling it out for control of the new species that the ship brought to our world.
Hawley and co. will kick off filming the new season next month at London’s Pinewood Studios (where the 1979 original ‘Alien’ was shot), a switch from the first run of episodes’ Thailand locations.
Where else can we see Peter Dinklage?
Dinklage has roles in the movies ‘Wicker’ (which has yet to lock in a release date) and ‘Idiots’, which will be on cinema screens on August 28.
Peter Dinklage at the San Diego Comic-Con panel for ‘The Toxic Avenger’, in July 2025.
Amazon has reportedly ordered a new ‘RoboCop’ series.
It’ll expand on the world of the 1987 movie.
Peter Ocko will write the initial script, with James Wan producing.
It’s been a couple of years since we heard much about the developing new series based on 1987’s cyborg law enforcement thriller satire ‘RoboCop’.
Now, via a profile of Amazon’s Head of Global Television, Peter Friedlander, word arrives that the company has greenlit the show.
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Peter Ocko, whose TV CV includes work on shows such as ‘Dead Like Me’ and ‘Lodge 49’, is aboard to serve as executive producer on the series, while genre filmmaker James Wan will produce.
The movie franchise kicked off in 1987 with the first ‘Robocop’ film starring Peter Weller as the titular half man, half machine officer. Weller returned for the sequel in 1990, with Robert Burke taking over the role for ‘Robocop 3’ in 1993.
A reboot starring Joel Kinnaman was released in 2014. There have also been multiple ‘Robocop’ TV shows since then, including two animated and two live-action shows, as well as video games and comic books.
What will the new ‘RoboCop’ series be about?
From the sounds of its official logline, the series will be following a familiar path: “A giant tech conglomerate collaborates with the local police department to introduce a technologically advanced enforcer to combat rising crime — a police officer who’s part man, part machine.”
Will we buy that for a dollar? It remains to be seen…
‘RoboCop’. Photo: Orion Pictures.
Selected Movies and TV Shows in the ‘RoboCop’ Franchise:
Jamie Bell as Duke Shelby in the ‘Peaky Blinders’ sequel. Photo: Ben Blackall/Netflix.
Preview:
The first image of Jamie Bell in the ‘Peaky Blinders’ sequel series is online.
He takes over the role of Duke Shelby.
This new show is set in the early 1950s.
While generational crime drama ‘Peaky Blinders’ wrapped up its TV run in 2022 and movie ‘The Immortal Man’ effectively closed out one part of the story, creator Steven Knight still has more stories to tell.
And now, via Netflix, we have the first look at one of the main cast members, Jamie Bell, who takes over the role of Duke Shelby (as played by Barry Keoghan in the last couple of seasons and the movie).
What’s the story of the new ‘Peaky Blinders’ series?
Cillian Murphy in ‘Peaky Blinders’. Photo: Netflix.
In this new era of the Peaky Blinders, a decade after World War Two, the race to rebuild Birmingham becomes a brutal contest of mythical dimensions. This is a city of unprecedented opportunity and jeopardy.
At its blood-soaked heart is Duke Shelby (Bell): older, wiser, more ambitious, and most certainly more dangerous.
‘Peaky Blinders’ sequel series: Steven Knight talks
Steven Knight attends the World Premiere of ‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’ at Centenary Square on March 02, 2026 in Birmingham, England. Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Netflix.
Here’s Knight talking about the new iteration of his creation:
“I am thrilled that we are announcing a new era of Peaky Blinders, moving the story to post-war Birmingham in the early 50s. We are incredibly fortunate to have Jamie Bell taking the role of Tommy Shelby’s oldest son, Duke, and to have Charlie Heaton also leading the cast. There are more exciting cast announcements to come, and ‘Peaky’ is on the road again.”
(L to R) Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen star in ‘The Miniature Wife’.
Moviefone recently had the pleasure of speaking with Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen about their work on ‘The Miniature Wife’, the initial pitch for the series, Macfadyen’s inspiration for his character, acting six inches tall, and working with the practical and visual effects.
Elizabeth Banks as Lindy in ‘The Miniature Wife’. Photo: Rafy/Peacock.
Moviefone: To begin with, Elizabeth, can you talk about showrunners Jennifer Ames and Steve Turner initial pitch to you and what intrigued you about the story and your character?
Elizabeth Banks: They pitched me ‘The War of the Roses’, but one of them is six inches tall. I love ‘War of the Roses’, and I immediately got the tone they were going for. I felt like it was unique and an absurdist way to tell a very relatable story about someone who feels diminished in their relationship or small in their career or a little unseen suddenly, and I think we all have those moments and have those people in our lives who make us feel small. This is a character whose mother has made her feel very small and she’s obviously working through that trauma. Her father left, and now her husband is paying attention only to his career and not to her needs. I just felt like a lot of people were going to relate to this couple. The device of shrinking me really helped build everything that we wanted to say about relationships and power dynamics within them in the show. So, I got the notions right away and how the absurdist way we were going to do it was going to enhance the whole endeavor.
Matthew Macfadyen as Les in ‘The Miniature Wife’. Photo: Peacock.
MF: Matthew, I understand that you drew inspiration for your character from Bill Nye, Kevin Kline, and Steve Martin. Can you talk about how that inspiration helped you create Less on screen?
Matthew MacFadyen: Well, they’re little bits of ingredients in the cake. I think Steve Martin and Kevin Kline especially were touchstones in the sense that some of the inspiration for the series is those ‘80s and ‘90s romantic comedies that are witty, barbed, and funny, with wonderful dialogue, and that was the flavor of it. Not sentimental, not syrupy, just entertaining. So, that’s why I was thinking of those guys. But Bill Nye, is an institution I’ve discovered from people growing up and I can see why because he’s really kind of charismatic and funny and great. He’s got a wonderful quirky energy, and I thought maybe some of that is in layers.
Elizabeth Banks as Lindy in ‘The Miniature Wife’. Photo: Peacock.
MF: Elizabeth, when you were shooting the scenes where your character is small, did you have to rely on your imagination a lot and was it helpful when you had giant props available to use in the scene?
EB: I was very isolated on a green screen and having to imagine everything around me and a cat chasing me and a bird and all of it. So, they really helped me by giving me actual props to interact with. Whether it was a pill bottle that I’m trying to break open or toothpaste or lipstick or the giant chocolate bar that I got to eat. They made a giant popcorn kernel for me that was edible. All those things really helped. Then of course, I have the dollhouse. That set was incredible, and everything felt real. So, it was interesting to be able to explore that like a little toy and then have my own toys, you know? It was very helpful, and technically challenging, but very fun.
(L to R) Matthew Macfadyen as Les and Elizabeth Banks as Lindy in ‘The Miniature Wife’. Photo: Peacock.
MF: Finally, Matthew, when you were in scenes with Lindy when she was small, was the biggest challenge for you not having anyone to react to?
MM: Yes, but we’ve been saying that acting is an imaginative exercise. If we had scenes together, we’d run the scenes before we shot them separately. So, we’d always have something in our heads, but it’s an exercise in imagining. So, that was part of the endeavor, I suppose.
(L to R) Matthew Macfadyen as Les and Elizabeth Banks as Lindy in ‘The Miniature Wife’. Photo: Screengrab/Peacock.
What is the plot of ‘The Miniature Wife’?
A married couple (Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen) battle for power within their relationship which is complicated when a technological accident shrinks the wife to 6 inches tall.
Arriving on Disney+ on April 6 with the first two episodes (and six more to follow on a mostly weekly schedule) is ‘Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord’, the latest step in Dave Filoni’s animated adventures set in the galaxy far, far away.
While his recent promotion to joint chief of Lucasfilm means he won’t have quite as much time to play in the ‘Star Wars’ sandbox, Dave Filoni is still enjoying the chance to expand the reach of George Lucas’ creation, this time continuing the story of the former Darth Maul.
By layering in crime thriller genre tropes and adding more to Maul himself, Filoni has delivered another smaller-scale animated success.
Working with Matt Michnovetz to develop the series, Filoni blends the likes of ‘Heat’ with the ‘Star Wars’ milieu for a fun mix that gives Maul fans (yes, we know you’re out there) plenty to enjoy.
And beyond the lead, there are several compelling characters contained within superior scripts.
On the directorial front, supervising director Brad Rau brings a stylish noir touch to the show, while also keeping it of a piece with previous animated outings.
Sam Witwer continues to find interesting new directions to take his character, and has really owned the role. Aside from him, Wagner Moura is good value as hard-bitten police detective Brander Lawson, aided by sidekick droid Two-Boots, voiced by a game Richard Ayoade.
On the villainous side, Filoni continues his obsession with comedy droids, with this show’s MVP being Spybot (David W. Collins), a cackling delight.
Even if you only know Maul from ‘The Phantom Menace’, chances are you will find something to enjoy here –– the action is intense, the characters compelling and the show as a whole fits well into the ‘Star Wars’ universe while also feeling fresh.
‘Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord’ receives 75 out of 100.
What’s the plot of ‘Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord’?
Set after the events of ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars,’ this pulpy adventure finds Maul plotting to rebuild his criminal syndicate on a planet untouched by the Empire. There, he crosses paths with a disillusioned young Jedi Padawan who could be the apprentice he is seeking to aid him in his relentless pursuit for revenge.
