More Details On “The Boroughs” Cancellation

A surprising bit of news came yesterday when Netflix announced it had axed its recent all-star sci-fi series “The Boroughs” less than a month after its release. The project was created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews who served as showrunners, and was executive-produced by the Duffer Brothers (“Stranger Things”).

Jacinto, Mortimer, McKenzie Join “Fallout” S3

Manny Jacinto (“The Acolyte”), Emily Mortimer (“Jay Kelly”) and Thomasin McKenzie (“Jojo Rabbit”) have all joined the third season cast of Amazon Prime Video’s “Fallout” TV series. The trio have landed recurring roles in the new run, and they join the previously announced Aaron Paul in the post-apocalyptic series, which

Lucas Wanted An Emperor Palpatine TV Series

British acting veteran Ian McDiarmid has spoken about plans for a scrapped “Star Wars” TV series based around his character of Emperor Palpatine. Speaking at Spacecon 2026 in San Antonio recently (via IGN), McDiarmid briefly discussed plans for the cancelled series, which he was told of directly by George Lucas

James Wan To Direct “Robocop” TV Series

“The Conjuring” and “Aquaman” director James Wan is reportedly set to direct key episodes of the upcoming “RoboCop” TV series at Amazon MGM Studios. World of Reel broke the news, indicating Wan also executive produces the series that will kick off a six-month shoot in January in Vancouver. Peter Ocko