Schitt’s Creek
Emmy-winning comedy series “Schitt’s Creek” will exit Netflix in the U.S. later this year and will switch over to Hulu starting October 3rd. The Emmy-winning original ended its six-season run in 2020.
The series joins Hulu’s library of comedies from ABC titles like “Abbott Elementary” and “Home Economics” to FX’s “Dave” along with their own originals like “Only Murders in the Building” and “How I Met Your Father”. [Source: Hulu]
The Summer I Turned Pretty
Amazon Prime has set a June 17th premiere date for their series adaptation of Jenny Han’s young adult novel “The Summer I Turned Pretty”. Lola Tung, Jackie Chung, Rachel Blanchard, Christopher Briney, Gavin Casalegno, Colin Ferguson and Tom Everett Scott star.
The multigenerational drama hinges on a love triangle between one girl and two brothers, the ever-evolving relationship between mothers and their children, and the enduring power of strong female friendship. [Source: Amazon]
Two Tone
Kudos has signed a first-look creative partnership deal with “Peaky Blinders” and “SAS Rogue Heroes” creator Steven Knight. Their next collaboration will be the six-part series “Two-Tone” for BBC One.
The story follows an extended family and four young people who are drawn into the world of ska and two-tone music which grew in Coventry and Birmingham in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Filming will begin later this year. [Source: Variety]
Tribunal
Judge Judith Sheindlin is expanding her franchise with “Tribunal,” a second court program to join her current “Judy Justice” series on Amazon’s free AVOD service Freevee.
The panel-based series will feature a panel of three judges collectively adjudicating real cases. There’s also a video-enhanced presentation element. Patricia DiMango, Tanya Acker and former D.A. Adam Levy star alongside former “Judge Judy” bailiff Petri Hawkins-Byrd. [Source: Deadline]
Echo
Devery Jacobs (“Reservation Dogs”) has been cast in the upcoming Marvel Studios series “Echo” for the Disney+ service. Jacobs is believed to be playing one of the leads, a strong-willed character named Julie.
Penned and executive produced by Etan Cohen and Emily Cohen, the story centers on Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox), a deaf Native American superhero who has the talent to imitate any opponent’s fighting style. [Source: Deadline]
