The USA Network today has announced its development slate, and happily for us, it includes two of Our Kind of Shows. This is particularly interesting, given that USA is part of the NBC Universal team, and Our Kind of Shows [...]
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Carlton Cuse’s THE RETURNED Gets Series Order from A&E
We've been telling you about the proposed American remake of the very excellent French series The Returned (Les Revenants) which the Sundance Channel has aired, not to be confused with ABC's Resurrection which is based on a different book entitled The Returned. The [...]
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New Teaser for Guillermo del Toro’s FX Vampire Series THE STRAIN
The first of the conceptual teasers for upcoming FX series The Strain was intriguing: the eclipse. The second was disturbing: the creature sliding into the pupil of an eye. The new, third teaser is my favorite. A beautiful walking cane, [...]
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New Teaser from THE STRAIN is an Eye Opener
It looks like upcoming FX series The Strain is taking a page from sister series American Horror Story and releasing conceptual teasers for the show. If you watch other shows on FX you've likely seen the one we posted back [...]
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Behold the First Teaser and Pics for Del Toro and Cuse’s THE STRAIN
This may be the most highly anticipated new series of the year, not just of the summer. A TV series from writer/director/producer Guillermo del Toro (Pacific Rim, Pan's Labyrinth)! Carlton Cuse (Lost, Bates Motel) as the showrunner! PURE GEEK GOLD. I can barely wait to [...]
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Del Toro and Cuse Cast Harry Potter and Doctor Who Veteran for Key Role in THE STRAIN
Not only was he in Doctor Who as Solomon in "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship", but he's playing the man who played Doctor Who, in tomorrow night's An Adventure in Space and Time. He was Filch the caretaker in the Harry [...]
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FX Bitten by THE STRAIN, Orders Series from Guillermo del Toro and Carlton Cuse
With joy in our hearts we happily report the news that we will be watching New York get overcome with the vampire virus next summer, as FX has picked up Guillermo del Toro's novel series and now pilot The Strain [...]
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A&E Network Picks Up THE RETURNED For Series Development, Carlton Cuse May Produce
Not too many shows over at A&E have come under our sci-fi/fantasy/horror/comics tent o' coverage, with a few notable exceptions like the miniseries Stephen King's Bag of Bones. Now, however, things are looking interesting over there, with the announcement that [...]
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Being Human Guest Star Cast in Guillermo del Toro’s THE STRAIN on FX
Fans of Syfy's Being Human will remember Natalie Brown, who played werewolf Josh's fiancee Julia back before he became a werewolf. When Josh and werewolf Nora had broken up for a while, Julia came back into Josh's life. We liked [...]
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Carlton Cuse Announces Sean Astin Joining Guillermo Del Toro’s THE STRAIN
How's that for some name dropping? Former co-showrunner of Lost, current showrunner of Bates Motel, hopefully future showrunner of The Strain, Carlton Cuse, made the latest casting announcement for the pilot of the Guillermo Del Toro hoped-for FX vampire series via [...]
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More Good News for J.J. Abrams But No Joy for Carlton Cuse as NBC Announces Series Pickups
We told you earlier today that Fox has picked up J.J. Abrams series Almost Human, and now it appears that his good news is continuing. NBC has announced the pickup to series of his project Believe. More about that below. [...]
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NBC Picks Up Carlton Cuse Pilot THE SIXTH GUN
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to pilot pickup and casting season. We will be sifting through all the unimportant related announcements to bring you only the best news, that of Our Kind of Shows. First up for you today we have [...]
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