Batwoman
Bridget Regan (“Jane the Virgin,” “Agent Carter”) will play Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy in the third season of The CW’s “Batwoman”. This version has been ‘off the board’ for years and now returns with a vengeance. [Source: THR]
The Resident
Emily VanCamp is departing FOX’s popular medical drama “The Resident” after four seasons as a series regular and the female lead.
The storyline of her character, Nicolette ‘Nic’ Nevin, is expected to be wrapped up early into the fifth season. There is reportedly still hope she may return as a guest star in the future. [Source: Deadline]
Tom Swift
The CW has handed out a straight-to-series order for its “Nancy Drew” spinoff “Tom Swift”. Tian Richards plays a Black, gay billionaire inventor thrust into a world of sci-fi conspiracy and unexplained phenomena after the disappearance of his father.
Tom takes to the road on a quest to unravel the truth to stay one step ahead of an Illuminati-scale group hell-bent on stopping him. Producers Melinda Hsu Taylor, Noga Landau, Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage are all involved in the spinoff. [Source: THR]
Mayor of Kingstown
Kyle Chandler has joined Taylor Sheridan’s new series “Mayor of Kingstown” on the Paramount+ service. Series lead Jeremy Renner made the announcement on social media, Chandler is set to play Renner’s older brother in the series.
Dianne Wiest also stars in the series about a powerful family in the lucrative business of prisons. “Mayor of Kingstown” premieres on November 14th on Paramount+ with production underway in Toronto. [Source: Instagram]
