First Kill
Imani Lewis (“The Get Down,” “The Forty Year Old Version”) and Sarah Catherine Hook (“Monsterland,” “NOS4A2”) have scored the lead roles in “First Kill,” an eight episode Netflix series adaptation of Victoria ‘V.E.’ Schwab’s vampire short story. Filming begins later this year in Savannah, Georgia.
Hook plays teenage vampire Juliette Fairmont about to take her place among a powerful vampire family. Lewis is Calliope Burns, the new girl in town and a hunter from a family of celebrated slayers. Initially planning to kill each other, both end up falling in love. Felicia D. Henderson serves as showrunner. [Source: Variety]
Invisible Women
Sony Pictures Television is developing the female-driven dark comedy “Invisible Women” based on Jeanne Ray’s novel. Veteran screenwriter and showrunner Randi Mayem Singer (“Mrs. Doubtfire”) will pen the pilot.
The story follows a woman of a certain age who wakes up one day to find herself literally invisible and soon realizes she is not alone. Singer says: “The fun comes with making invisibility a superpower as well as an identity crisis.” [Source: Deadline]
Tina
HBO Max has released the trailer for the documentary “Tina” which explores the life and career of music icon Tina Turner. With a career spanning decades, a unique style and attitude, and a massive number of hit songs, Turner rose from early fame in the 1960s to become known as the Queen of Rock & Roll. The feature premieres on the service on March 27th.
Attack on Titan
Crunchyroll has released a new trailer to hype up the last few episodes of the final season of famed anime series “Attack on Titan” which closes its run on March 28th. The show has been running since 2013 and has become one of the biggest animes in the world.
