Euphoria
The second of the two special episodes of HBO’s Emmy winning “Euphoria” will debut Sunday, January 24th. Sam Levinson helms the episode which follows Jules (played by Hunter Schafer) over the Christmas holiday as she reflects on the year. Schafer and Levinson co-wrote the episode. [Source: HBO]
Feel Good
Netflix has renewed critically acclaimed dramedy “Feel Good” for a second and final season. Star and co-creator Mae Martin will continue to work with Netflix on a new project. The second season of “Feel Good” will deal with Mae struggling to come to terms with her past while George tries to reinvent her present. [Source: EW]
Margot Robbie
Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap Entertainment (“Promising Young Woman,” “I, Tonya”) label has signed a first-look TV deal with Amazon. Robbie, Tom Ackerley, and Josey McNamara will work with Amazon Studios to create television projects that will premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. [Source: Variety]
Once Upon a Time in Aztlan
The George Lopez-led one-hour drama series “Once Upon a Time in Aztlan” has been set up for development at STXtv and Amazon Studios. Javier Rodriguez created the series and will executive produce while Ricardo de Montreuil will direct the pilot.
The series is described as reaching into the deep suburbs of Los Angeles to characterize a Chicano family coming to terms with the falsehoods of the American dream, and their ability to defy expectations. It marks the first dramatic TV starring role of sitcom star Lopez’s career. [Source: Variety]
Walker
Matt Barr (“Friday Night Lights,” “One Tree Hill”) is set for a recurring role on The CW’s “Walker” as Hoyt, a ‘lonestar lothario’ and best friend of Cordell Walker (Jared Padalecki) with the pair finding themselves on opposite sides of the law. “Walker” premieres on Thursday, January 21st on The CW. [Source: EW]
ViacomCBS
ViacomCBS has cloased a broad, multi-year agreement with Amazon Web Services under which the media conglomerate will put its entire global broadcast TV operations (425 linear TV channels and 40 global data and media centers) into the AWS cloud – one of the biggest cloud-based initiatives in the entertainment industry to date. [Source: Business Wire]
