City On A Hill
Showtime’s critically acclaimed Boston crime drama “City on a Hill,” starring Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge, has been renewed for a third season.
Emmy-winning executive producer and showrunner Tom Fontana will return for the new eight-episode run which will begin production in New York later this year for a 2022 release. [Source: Variety]
The Resort
Peacock has ordered the eight-episode TV series “The Resort” from writers Andy Siara (“Palm Springs”) and Allison Miller (“Angelyne”) and executive producer Sam Esmail (“Mr. Robot”).
The darkly comic multi-generational story explores themes of love, marriage, and family vacations amidst one of the Mayan Riviera’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries. [Source: Variety]
The Maidens
Miramax Television and Stone Village are teaming to develop a series adaptation of Alex Michaelides’ novel “The Maidens” with Morwenna Banks (Damned) attached to write.
When her niece’s best friend is murdered, a brilliant but troubled therapist travels to Cambridge to comfort her. But her alma mater has changed, and a cult-like group of students led by a new professor has overtaken the culture. [Source: Deadline]
The Lost Apothecary
Sarah Penner’s novel “The Lost Apothecary,” which takes place in the hidden depths of 18th century London, is set to be turned into a drama series by FOX. The network is now looking to bring in a writer/exec producer.
The story centers on a secret apothecary shop that sells well-disguised poisons for women to use against oppressive men. Things go awry when a precocious twelve-year-old makes a fatal mistake. Two centuries later, an aspiring historian stumbles upon a clue to the unsolved apothecary murders. [Source: Deadline]
Loki
Disney+ has released a new featurette for their Marvel Studios “Loki” series ahead of next week’s premiere. The clip comes as writer-creator Michael Waldron tells Total Film that the new show will have “wide-reaching ramifications across the MCU moving forward”. “Loki” debuts on Disney+ on June 8th.
