The Flash
BAFTA Award-winner Tony Curran (“Ray Donovan”) has joined the cast of The CW’s “The Flash” in the supervillain role of Despero for the show’s eighth season which premieres November 16th.
The character is described as a powerful and intelligent alien possessing incredible telepathic powers who left his homeworld of Kalanor under mysterious circumstances. His deadly mission on Earth will decide the fate of humankind. [Source: Deadline]
Wednesday
Ten more actors have joined Tim Burton’s “The Addams Family” coming-of-age comedy reboot “Wednesday” on Netflix which stars Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams alongside Luis Guzman and Catherine Zeta-Jones as Gomez and Morticia.
Joining them are Thora Birch as her dorm mother, Riki Lindhome as her therapist, Jamie McShane as a sheriff with a vendetta against Gomez, and the likes of Hunter Doohan, Georgie Farmer, Moosa Mostafa, Emma Myers, Naomi J. Ogawa, Joy Sunday and Percy Hynes White as classmates. [Source: Variety]
The Baby-Sitters Club
Netflix has announced that the second season of “The Baby-Sitters Club” will premiere on October 11th. Based on the best-selling book series by Ann M. Martin, the series follows a group of friends as they start a babysitting business and navigate female friendships in Connecticut. [Source: Netflix]
Chicago Party Aunt
A full trailer has been released for Netflix’s newest adult cartoon “Chicago Party Aunt” which was inspired by Chris Witaske’s parody account. The clip comes ahead of the show’s launch on September 17th.
The story centers around the eponymous Chicago Party Aunt, the hot-mess and party-hard Diane Dunbrowski (Lauren Ash), and the unique cast of characters that she interacts with in her hometown of Chicago.
A.P. Bio
Peacock has debuted a new trailer for the fourth season of “A.P. Bio” with guest star Joe Manganiello popping up to appear at Whitlock High in the new run. The new season premieres on September 2nd.