‘She’s Gotta Have It’: Cleo Anthony Cast As A Male Lead In Spike Lee Netflix Series
Cleo Anthony has been cast as one of the male leads opposite DaWanda Wise in Spike Lee’s 10-episode Netflix series She’s Gotta Have It, a contemporary update of Lee’s 1986 indie film. (DH)
‘Shrek 5’ Adds ‘Austin Powers’ Writer
DreamWorks Animation is ready to pick the Shrek franchise back up for the fifth installment for release sometime in 2019. The sequel has writer Mike McCullers on board. (COLL)
Alyssa Milano’s Hacktivist To Be Adapted For The CW
Alyssa Milano created the graphic novel Hacktivist, published by BOOM! Studios. Now the book is being adapted for a CW television series by the creators of Covert Affairs, Matt Corman and Chris Ord. (BC)
Tracy Morgan To Return To Series TV In Jordan Peele’s Greenlit TBS Comedy
TBS has given a straight-to-series order to a comedy starring Tracy Morgan, created by Jordan Peele and John Carcieri. (TVL)
‘Bull,’ ‘Kevin Can Wait’ And ‘MacGyver’ Grab Full-Season Pickups At CBS
The network has handed out full-season orders to freshman dramas Bull and MacGyver, and first-year comedy Kevin Can Wait. All three series have received orders for an additional nine episodes, bringing their season totals to 22 each. (THR)
Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood To Star In Adaptation Of Stephen King’s ‘Gerald’s Game’
Gugino and Greenwood are set for the feature film adaptation of Stephen King’s suspense novel Gerald’s Game. The film, which will be released worldwide by Netflix, will be directed by Mike Flanagan. (EW)
YouTube Orders Shows From Dwayne Johnson, Dan Harmon, Doug Liman
YouTube announced series from Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions, Dan Harmon and Doug Liman, which will be available exclusively on its YouTube Red subscription service. (VAR)
Freeform Picks Up ‘Brown Girls’ Comedy Pilot
Freeform has picked up a comedy pilot, Brown Girls, with two Indian leads, from writers Shilpi Roy and Nastaran Dibai. (VUL)
‘Borrowed Time’ Short Film: Two Pixar Animators Made A Gorgeous Western For Adults
Co-directors Andrew Coats and Lou Hamou-Lhadj tap into a different kind of magic in this tragic tale of two sheriffs. Watch it here. (IW)