TV News: Devil, Prism, Spotify, One

By
Garth Franklin
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Netflix

Devil in Disguise
Ahead of the premiere of “Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy” this Thursday on Peacock, the streamer is already in discussions with anthology series executive producer Patrick Macmanus to focus a second season on the notorious serial killer, rapist and burglar Richard Ramirez (aka the Night Stalker) who killed at least 15 people. A third season is also reportedly under consideration. [Source: Variety]

Prism
Millie Bobby Brown (“Stranger Things”) will star in and executive produce while “Superman” actress Rachel Brosnahan and the Russo brothers’ AGBO label will executive produce the new supernatural series “Prism” at Netflix. Etan Frankel (“Shameless”) has been tapped as showrunner.

Brown will play Cassie, a woman with the unique ability to communicate with apparitions, who must uncover the cause of a newly discovered phenomenon that causes ‘visitors’ (ghosts) to appear all over the world before it’s too late. The series is based on the short story of the same name by writer Nick Shafir, who will co-produce. [Source: Deadline]

Spotify
Netflix will start offering sports, culture, lifestyle and true crime video podcasts that Spotify Studios and The Ringer produce.

Nine sports podcasts will be available at first, including The Bill Simmons Podcast, The Zach Lowe Show, Fairway Rollin’ and The Ringer’s F1, fantasy football, NFL and NBA shows.

Other video podcasts that are coming to Netflix include The Rewatchables, The Recipe Club, Dissect, Conspiracy Theories and Serial Killers. [Source: Engadget]

One Piece
Teasing the second and third story arcs of the second season of the live-action “One Piece,” a new poster is out showing off the giant whale Laboon, as well as the pirate-loving party town of Whiskey Peak on Cactus Island. The island gets its name due to the rocky mountains being so strewn with graves that it makes the summits look like cacti.