Ponies
Peacock has announced a January 15th premiere date for the espionage thriller series “Ponies” starring Emilia Clarke (“Game of Thrones”) and Haley Lu Richardson (“The White Lotus”) and set in Moscow in 1977. Adrian Lester, Artjom Gilz, Nicholas Podany and Vic Michaelis co-star/
The pair play secretaries in the American Embassy whose husbands are killed under mysterious circumstances in the USSR. The pair become CIA operatives and work to uncover a vast Cold War conspiracy and solve the mystery that made them widows in the first place. David Iserson (“Mr. Robot,” “New Girl”) showruns. [Source: Peacock]
Shark Bite
The 2017 family board game “Shark Bite” is becoming a TV game show as Cleve Keller and Dave Noll are teaming with Goliath and Perfect Game to launch the series.
The show centers around five 20-foot animatronic sharks, each with their own unique personality and name. Five pairs of contestants will battle for the opportunity to receive $100,000, with the chance of going into the shark’s mouth if they get one question wrong. [Source: Variety]
Tulsa King
Though production is underway on the fourth season of the series, no formal showrunner is reportedly in place with Scott Stone, executive in charge of production from 101 Studios, the current de facto showrunner.
First season showrunner Terence Winter is leading the writers room in Los Angeles but isn’t involved on set in Atlanta. The news follows on from over two dozen crew members being let go and ultimately replaced just days before cameras started rolling on the fourth season. [Source: Variety]
Last Look
Filmmaker Taika Waititi has closed a new first-look deal with 20th Television, FX Productions and Hulu where he will develop and direct original series for 20th Television and FX Productions.
Under that deal will be “Last Look,” a luxury fashion house-set half-hour comedy looking at the underdogs who work tirelessly to make the fashions come to life – and the fabulous monsters who design them. “Barry” writer-producer Jason Kim is also onboard. [Source: Deadline]
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
Disney has released a new trailer for the third season of the animated series “Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures”. All episodes of the third season of Young Jedi Adventures will debut on December 8 on Disney+ and will release daily from that date on Disney Jr.
In the new season, the young Jedi face off against Rek Minuu, a mischievous master droidsmith, and befriend Dotti, a beloved local shop owner known for her droid-fixing skills, and a trio of new droid companions: Beepers, Dozer, and Gigi/
