TV News: Gilded, Hostel, Hotel, Family, Bosch

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Garth Franklin
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HBO

The Gilded Age
Matt Damon and David Letterman made surprise brief cameos in the fourth season premiere of HBO’s “The Gilded Age” on Sunday. The pair, appearing at the 8min 33sec mark, play two gentlemen are crossing the street together. The rest of the season continues with new episodes on Sunday nights, check out a ‘Weeks Ahead’ trailer below.

Hostel
Peacock’s plans to adapt Eli Roth’s “Hostel” franchise into a TV series have been scrapped. Roth revealed the news in an interview with Edward Douglas uploaded a while back but has only been now circulating. Roth himself was attached to write, produce and direct the series.

The filmmaker says: “Peacock said no. They’re not gonna do it. We were surprised and that’s their decision. Chris Briggs and I wrote the scripts and we love them, and I definitely want to turn them into something. So it might not be a TV series, but I still want to continue Hostel.” [Source: Bloody Disgusting]

Haunted Hotel
Netflix has renewed the adult comedy animated series “Haunted Hotel” for a third season. “Rick & Morty” writer Matt Roller created the show which follows a single mother who runs the world’s most haunted hotel, the Undervale.

The scripts have reportedly already been written and creators are aiming to have ten episodes which will air in 2027. Returning voice cast includes Will Forte, Eliza Coupe, Skyler Gisondo, Natalie Palamides and Jimmi Simpson. [Source: Variety]

Good American Family
Isabela Merced (“The Last of Us”) will play Lorena Bobbitt alongside Patrick Schwarzenegger (“The White Lotus”) as her one-time husband John Bobbitt in the second season of Hulu’s true-crime anthology series “Good American Family” at Hulu.

The infamous Virginia couple incited a media circus in 1993 when Lorena cut off her husband’s penis with a kitchen knife after an argument at home. She later chalked up the act to abuse during their marriage. Katie Robbins is creator, writer and executive produces alongside Ellen Pompeo. [Source: Deadline]

Bosch: Start of Watch
The first photos are out from Amazon’s “Bosch: Start of Watch,” a prequel series exploring the origins of Michael Connelly’s legendary detective Harry Bosch. Cameron Monaghan (“Gotham,” “Star Wars: Jedi – Fallen Order”) will play the young Bosch alongside Omari Hardwick (“Star Trek: Section 31”) as veteran officer Eli Bridges. The series launches on January 10th with weekly episodes.

Set against a city on the edge, ‘Bosch: Start of Watch’ explores a volatile Los Angeles gripped by racial tension, gang violence and a fractured LAPD. As Bosch navigates routine police calls and growing unrest, he becomes caught up in a high-profile heist and a web of criminal corruption. The investigation will test his loyalty to the badge and help shape the detective he will eventually become. [Source: ]