Creepshow
Shudder original series “Creepshow” is set to get a linear debut on AMC later this year ahead of the digital launch of its second season. The horror anthology series, executive produced by Greg Nicotero, is based on the 1982 movie written by horror icon Stephen King and directed by George A. Romero. [Source: TV Line]
Peacock
NBCUniversal’s upcoming streaming service Peacock Wednesday has done a licensing deal with A+E Networks for hundreds of hours of episodes from A&E and History series including the likes of “Storage Wars,” “Pawn Stars,” “Cold Case Files,” “Ancient Aliens,” “Curse of Oak Island” and “Project Blue Book”. The free ad-supported streaming service with subscription tiers will launch in April for Comcast video customers and nationally across platforms in July. [Source: NBCU]
First Wives Club
BET Plus has renewed “First Wives Club” for a second season with production to begin in September in Atlanta. Based on the film and book of the same name, the show was originally set up at TV Land before moving to Paramount Network. It then moved to BET before landing at BET Plus where it has become one of the signature originals at launch of the largest African American focused SVOD service. [Source: Variety]
Pieces of Her
Bella Heathcote (“Strange Angel,” “The Man in the High Castle”) has been set to star in Netflix’s eight-episode drama thriller series “Pieces of Her” based on the 2018 book by crime author Karin Slaughter. Charlotte Stoudt, Bruna Papandrea, Lesli Linka Glatter and Minkie Spiro executive produce..
The story is set in a sleepy Georgia town where a random act of violence sets off an unexpected chain of events for 30-year-old Andy Oliver (Heathcote) and her mother Laura (Collette). Desperate for answers, Andy embarks on a dangerous journey across America, drawing her toward the dark, hidden heart of her family. [Source: Deadline]
Big Sky
Ryan Phillippe and “Vikings” actress Kathryn Winnick have joined David E. Kelley’s new procedural series “The Big Sky” for ABC. John Carroll Lynch and Dedee Pfeiffer co-star in this adaptation of the C.J. Box book “The Highway”.
The series follows private detective Cassie Dewell (not yet cast) who teams with Jenny Hoyt (Winnick), the ex-cop wife of her partner (Phillippe) on a search for two sisters who have been kidnapped by a truck driver on a remote highway in Montana. But when they discover that these are not the only girls who have disappeared in the area, they must race against the clock to stop the killer before another woman is taken. [Source: Variety]
