Stargate: SG-1
South Africa-born Cliff Simon, who played the villain Ba’al on “Stargate SG-1,” died in a tragic kiteboarding accident Tuesday at Los Angeles’ Topanga Beach. He also guest-starred on many series from “The Americans” to “Castle,” “NCIS” and “24”.
Simon was apparently a real jack-of-all-trades – making the Olympic trials in swimming, teaching and performing windsurfing and water-skiing in stage shows, he was in the Air Force, performed professional gymnastic routines around the world, and became a dancer at the Moulin Rouge in Paris. [Source: Variety]
Better Call Saul
Production on the long-awaited sixth and final season of AMC’s “Breaking Bad” prequel series “Better Call Saul” has finally begun. Director Michael Morris, who previously directed episodes in the fourth and fifth seasons, is directing the premiere episode of the new season. [Source: Twitter]
Song of Solomon
George C. Wolfe (“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”) is in talks to adapt Toni Morrison’s 1977 novel “Song of Solomon” as a limited series for Fremantle and Playground Entertainment. He would write and direct
The book tells the story of Macon ‘Milkman’ Dead III, a Black man living in Michigan with the book charting his path from his rustbelt city to the place of his family’s origins. [Source: Deadline]
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous
DreamWorks Animation has released the first trailer for the third season of “Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous” ahead of its release on May 21st. Ten episodes of 22 minutes have been produced.
Q: Into the Storm
HBO has released the trailer for its docuseries “Q: Into The Storm” directed by Cullen Hoback and executive produced by Adam McKay and arriving on March 21st.
The six-part series follows Hoback on a labyrinthine journey to uncover the forces behind QAnon, the movement fueled by conspiracy theories that has grown in scope and political significance. It also proves “the consequences of unfettered free speech permeating the darkest corners of the internet.”
