Ryan Eggold and Isaiah Mustafa have been cast in Amazon’s upcoming series based on James Patterson’s Alex Cross novels.
The pair join previously announced series lead Aldis Hodge in the series, which is titled “Cross.” Amazon ordered the show to series in October.
“Cross” is described as thriller mystery series. Per the official logline, “Alex Cross is a detective and forensic psychologist, uniquely capable of digging into the psyches of killers and their victims, in order to identify—and ultimately capture—the murderers.”
Eggold will play Ed Ramsey. The character is said to have “humble Midwest roots that are the core of his irresistible charm, but he’s got elbows sharp enough to carve out space in the elite social and political circles of DC and New York. Smooth, well connected, and devious, Ramsey can also be physically imposing when he needs to be – and he has some very dark secrets.
The pair join previously announced series lead Aldis Hodge in the series, which is titled “Cross.” Amazon ordered the show to series in October.
“Cross” is described as thriller mystery series. Per the official logline, “Alex Cross is a detective and forensic psychologist, uniquely capable of digging into the psyches of killers and their victims, in order to identify—and ultimately capture—the murderers.”
Eggold will play Ed Ramsey. The character is said to have “humble Midwest roots that are the core of his irresistible charm, but he’s got elbows sharp enough to carve out space in the elite social and political circles of DC and New York. Smooth, well connected, and devious, Ramsey can also be physically imposing when he needs to be – and he has some very dark secrets.
- 11/29/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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The Alex Cross series at Amazon’s Prime Video has cast two key roles.
Isaiah Mustafa (It Chapter Two) and Ryan Eggold (New Amsterdam) have joined Aldis Hodge in Cross, based on James Patterson’s series of novels. Hodge stars as the title character, a detective and forensic psychologist who’s uniquely capable of digging into the minds of killers and victims.
Mustafa will play John Sampson, aka “Two-John” and “Man-Mountain.” Alex’s partner on the police force and best friend of 30 years, Sampson thinks Cross is at a crisis point and needs to seek professional help.
Eggold plays Ed Ramsey, a charming Midwesterner who also has sharp enough elbows to carve out a space in elite social and political circles in Washington and New York. Smooth, well connected, and devious, Ramsey can also be physically imposing when he needs to be — and...
The Alex Cross series at Amazon’s Prime Video has cast two key roles.
Isaiah Mustafa (It Chapter Two) and Ryan Eggold (New Amsterdam) have joined Aldis Hodge in Cross, based on James Patterson’s series of novels. Hodge stars as the title character, a detective and forensic psychologist who’s uniquely capable of digging into the minds of killers and victims.
Mustafa will play John Sampson, aka “Two-John” and “Man-Mountain.” Alex’s partner on the police force and best friend of 30 years, Sampson thinks Cross is at a crisis point and needs to seek professional help.
Eggold plays Ed Ramsey, a charming Midwesterner who also has sharp enough elbows to carve out a space in elite social and political circles in Washington and New York. Smooth, well connected, and devious, Ramsey can also be physically imposing when he needs to be — and...
- 11/29/2022
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Amazon’s Alex Cross series has found its opening director.
Nzingha Stewart will direct and exec produce the pilot and second episode of Cross, which comes from Paramount Television Studios and Skydance Television
It marks Stewart’s next project, having recently directed the pilot episode as well as a number of other episodes of Netflix’s From Scratch.
Cross has been in the works for a while and recently scored a series order last month.
The series, which is based on the best-selling book series by James Patterson, stars Aldis Hodge as Alex Cross, a detective and forensic psychologist, uniquely capable of digging into the psyches of killers and their victims, in order to identify—and ultimately capture—the murderers.
Alex Cross is a widower-detective-father who often fights against threatening villains-and criminals who wish to kill Cross and others. The series focuses on Cross trying to solve difficult cases...
Nzingha Stewart will direct and exec produce the pilot and second episode of Cross, which comes from Paramount Television Studios and Skydance Television
It marks Stewart’s next project, having recently directed the pilot episode as well as a number of other episodes of Netflix’s From Scratch.
Cross has been in the works for a while and recently scored a series order last month.
The series, which is based on the best-selling book series by James Patterson, stars Aldis Hodge as Alex Cross, a detective and forensic psychologist, uniquely capable of digging into the psyches of killers and their victims, in order to identify—and ultimately capture—the murderers.
Alex Cross is a widower-detective-father who often fights against threatening villains-and criminals who wish to kill Cross and others. The series focuses on Cross trying to solve difficult cases...
- 11/22/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“Enola Holmes 2,” starring “Stranger Things” breakout Millie Bobby Brown, has successfully cracked the code to climb to the top of Netflix’s weekly ratings for Oct. 31 through Nov. 6. And it had just three days to do so, while many of its competitors had the full seven.
The sequel to the 2020 mystery film counted 65.08 million hours viewed in its debut week on Netflix, rising to the top 10 in 93 countries.
Brown reprises the titular role of Enola Holmes, younger sister to the world-famous detective Sherlock Holmes (Henry Cavill). Hot on a new case, Enola’s mystery eventually intertwines with a case Sherlock is working on, so the siblings team up to pull at all the loose threads together, watching their case unravel before them.
And it appears that in the lead-up to watching the sequel, many viewers refreshed their memory by watching the original film, as it received 9.64 million viewing hours on its own.
The sequel to the 2020 mystery film counted 65.08 million hours viewed in its debut week on Netflix, rising to the top 10 in 93 countries.
Brown reprises the titular role of Enola Holmes, younger sister to the world-famous detective Sherlock Holmes (Henry Cavill). Hot on a new case, Enola’s mystery eventually intertwines with a case Sherlock is working on, so the siblings team up to pull at all the loose threads together, watching their case unravel before them.
And it appears that in the lead-up to watching the sequel, many viewers refreshed their memory by watching the original film, as it received 9.64 million viewing hours on its own.
- 11/8/2022
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Netflix executive Matt Thunell is leaving the streaming service to become the president of Skydance Television. Current president Bill Bost is stepping down to form his own production company, and has signed an overall deal with Skydance TV.
Thunell previously served as Netflix’s vice president of original series. He has had a hand in guiding some of the streamer’s biggest hits, including “Stranger Things.” Other shows he worked on during his time there include “The Umbrella Academy,” “The Queen’s Gambit,” “House of Cards,” “13 Reasons Why,” and upcoming shows like “Three Body Problem” from “Game of Thrones” creators David Benioff and Db Weiss.
“After a hugely successful past few years, this is a milestone time for Skydance Television,” said Dana Goldberg, chief creative officer of Skydance. “Today we are doubling our executive and creative TV business talent by continuing to benefit from Bill’s creative vision in his...
Thunell previously served as Netflix’s vice president of original series. He has had a hand in guiding some of the streamer’s biggest hits, including “Stranger Things.” Other shows he worked on during his time there include “The Umbrella Academy,” “The Queen’s Gambit,” “House of Cards,” “13 Reasons Why,” and upcoming shows like “Three Body Problem” from “Game of Thrones” creators David Benioff and Db Weiss.
“After a hugely successful past few years, this is a milestone time for Skydance Television,” said Dana Goldberg, chief creative officer of Skydance. “Today we are doubling our executive and creative TV business talent by continuing to benefit from Bill’s creative vision in his...
- 11/8/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Matt Thunell, the Netflix executive behind some of the streamer’s biggest offerings, is departing for the post of president at Skydance Television.
Former Skydance TV head Bill Bost, who is exiting after 12 years, has inked a producing deal and formed his own production company Shingle.
Thunell will lead the development and production of Skydance TV’s expansive slate of series across all broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. He will also be tasked with overseeing the television production company’s creative, production, and business affairs teams.
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“The past eight years at Netflix have been the most rewarding of my career,” Thunell said in a statement. “I am grateful to everyone at Netflix and am humbled to reflect on the ground-breaking series and world-class talent I’ve had the opportunity to support. Now, I am thrilled to take...
Former Skydance TV head Bill Bost, who is exiting after 12 years, has inked a producing deal and formed his own production company Shingle.
Thunell will lead the development and production of Skydance TV’s expansive slate of series across all broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. He will also be tasked with overseeing the television production company’s creative, production, and business affairs teams.
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“The past eight years at Netflix have been the most rewarding of my career,” Thunell said in a statement. “I am grateful to everyone at Netflix and am humbled to reflect on the ground-breaking series and world-class talent I’ve had the opportunity to support. Now, I am thrilled to take...
- 11/8/2022
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
There’s a change at the top of Skydance Television.
Netflix’s VP of Spectacle and Event Television Matt Thunell, who has been responsible for series including Stranger Things, is replacing Bill Bost.
Thunell becomes President of Skydance Television with Bost leaving to form his own production shingle with an overall deal at the company.
It comes weeks after Skydance Media completed a 400M strategic investment, led by Kkr, which values the company at over 4B.
Bost was in the role for two and a half years, replacing Marcy Ross, who launched the television arm of David Ellison‘s film production and financing company.
Bost’s departure comes after wrapping the seventh and final season of Netflix’s Grace and Frankie – the streamer’s longest running series. He is thought to want to be more closely involved with the creative process.
He has spent 12 years at the company, starting out...
Netflix’s VP of Spectacle and Event Television Matt Thunell, who has been responsible for series including Stranger Things, is replacing Bill Bost.
Thunell becomes President of Skydance Television with Bost leaving to form his own production shingle with an overall deal at the company.
It comes weeks after Skydance Media completed a 400M strategic investment, led by Kkr, which values the company at over 4B.
Bost was in the role for two and a half years, replacing Marcy Ross, who launched the television arm of David Ellison‘s film production and financing company.
Bost’s departure comes after wrapping the seventh and final season of Netflix’s Grace and Frankie – the streamer’s longest running series. He is thought to want to be more closely involved with the creative process.
He has spent 12 years at the company, starting out...
- 11/8/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Click here to read the full article.
There’s a change at the top of Skydance Television.
Bill Bost is stepping down from his post in favor of a return to producing. Netflix’s Matt Thunell has been recruited from the streaming giant to replace Bost as president of the TV division known for producing Grace and Frankie, Foundation and Reacher, among others.
The change comes after Bost spent a dozen years at Skydance working with Thunell on Netflix’s Grace and Frankie, among other projects. Bost, in his return to producing, has launched his own production company and signed an overall deal with Skydance. Bost made the decision after wrapping the series finale of Grace and Frankie, which this year became Netflix’s longest-running U.S. scripted original series.
As part of Bost’s deal with Skydance, he will remain an exec producer on Apple’s upcoming The Big...
There’s a change at the top of Skydance Television.
Bill Bost is stepping down from his post in favor of a return to producing. Netflix’s Matt Thunell has been recruited from the streaming giant to replace Bost as president of the TV division known for producing Grace and Frankie, Foundation and Reacher, among others.
The change comes after Bost spent a dozen years at Skydance working with Thunell on Netflix’s Grace and Frankie, among other projects. Bost, in his return to producing, has launched his own production company and signed an overall deal with Skydance. Bost made the decision after wrapping the series finale of Grace and Frankie, which this year became Netflix’s longest-running U.S. scripted original series.
As part of Bost’s deal with Skydance, he will remain an exec producer on Apple’s upcoming The Big...
- 11/8/2022
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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TV writer-producer Zack Estrin, whose credits include Prison Break and Lost in Space, died Friday in Hermosa Beach, Calif., of an unknown cause. He was 51.
Estrin had a successful career in TV, starting with credits on Charmed, Dawson’s Creek and Tru Calling, before rising through the ranks to serve as co-executive producer of Fox’s Prison Break.
Estrin was showrunner and executive producer of two ABC paranormal thrillers, The River and The Whispers, as well as co-creator and executive producer of ABC’s Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.
He also was showrunner and executive producer of Netflix’s reimagining of Lost in Space.
Born in Woodland, California, and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Estrin attended USC before starting his entertainment career in film. He was a producer on Stranger Than Fiction and O, a contemporary adaptation of Shakespearian ‘s Othello.
In a statement,...
TV writer-producer Zack Estrin, whose credits include Prison Break and Lost in Space, died Friday in Hermosa Beach, Calif., of an unknown cause. He was 51.
Estrin had a successful career in TV, starting with credits on Charmed, Dawson’s Creek and Tru Calling, before rising through the ranks to serve as co-executive producer of Fox’s Prison Break.
Estrin was showrunner and executive producer of two ABC paranormal thrillers, The River and The Whispers, as well as co-creator and executive producer of ABC’s Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.
He also was showrunner and executive producer of Netflix’s reimagining of Lost in Space.
Born in Woodland, California, and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Estrin attended USC before starting his entertainment career in film. He was a producer on Stranger Than Fiction and O, a contemporary adaptation of Shakespearian ‘s Othello.
In a statement,...
- 9/25/2022
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Top television writer-producer Zack Estrin, known for his work as executive producer/showrunner of Lost In Space and co-executive producer on Prison Break, passed away suddenly Sept. 23 in Hermosa Beach. He was 51. Estrin, who was in good health, died of suspected cardiac arrest after collapsing while jogging on the beach. The exact cause of death is unknown pending autopsy.
“Zack Estrin was our everything,” his family said in a statement. “The best husband, father, son and friend. He loved to make everyone happy. He loved to make everyone laugh. He loved being a writer/producer and being a part of creating these shows that people enjoyed. But above all, he loved his family and friends. Thank you all for being a part of his life and ours.”
Born in Woodland, California, and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Estrin graduated from USC and began his entertainment career in features as a...
“Zack Estrin was our everything,” his family said in a statement. “The best husband, father, son and friend. He loved to make everyone happy. He loved to make everyone laugh. He loved being a writer/producer and being a part of creating these shows that people enjoyed. But above all, he loved his family and friends. Thank you all for being a part of his life and ours.”
Born in Woodland, California, and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Estrin graduated from USC and began his entertainment career in features as a...
- 9/25/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Zack Estrin, a screenwriter and producer best known for serving as showrunner and executive producer for Netflix’s “Lost in Space” reboot, died Friday, a representative for the family said Sunday. He was 51.
“Zack Estrin was our everything,” the screenwriter’s family said in a statement. “The best husband, father, son and friend. He loved to make everyone happy. He loved to make everyone laugh. He loved being a writer/producer and being a part of creating these shows that people enjoyed. But above all, he loved his family and friends. Thank you all for being a part of his life and ours.”
The California native rose through the ranks of Hollywood as a producer and writer, eventually becoming an executive producer and showrunner on shows like “The River” and “The Whispers.”
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Estrin was born in Woodland,...
“Zack Estrin was our everything,” the screenwriter’s family said in a statement. “The best husband, father, son and friend. He loved to make everyone happy. He loved to make everyone laugh. He loved being a writer/producer and being a part of creating these shows that people enjoyed. But above all, he loved his family and friends. Thank you all for being a part of his life and ours.”
The California native rose through the ranks of Hollywood as a producer and writer, eventually becoming an executive producer and showrunner on shows like “The River” and “The Whispers.”
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Estrin was born in Woodland,...
- 9/25/2022
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Fans have been waiting nearly three years for the return of “Stranger Things” — and Netflix execs have too. The show’s Season 4 arrival couldn’t come at a better time for the streamer, which could use a boost from its crown jewel series after a tumultuous spring.
Here’s the good news for Netflix: With 9.5 million hours of the first season of “Stranger Things” viewed last week, it’s clear the Upside Down fandom is more than ready to return to Hawkins, Ind. this Friday. Boasting longer episodes than ever before, and two more to come in July, Season 4 of the Duffer Brothers-created series is hoping to give viewers everything it’s got with its penultimate season.
At the same time, Netflix is consciously deciding not to put all of its eggs in Eleven’s basket, so as to not put too much pressure on one series — however popular it...
Here’s the good news for Netflix: With 9.5 million hours of the first season of “Stranger Things” viewed last week, it’s clear the Upside Down fandom is more than ready to return to Hawkins, Ind. this Friday. Boasting longer episodes than ever before, and two more to come in July, Season 4 of the Duffer Brothers-created series is hoping to give viewers everything it’s got with its penultimate season.
At the same time, Netflix is consciously deciding not to put all of its eggs in Eleven’s basket, so as to not put too much pressure on one series — however popular it...
- 5/25/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Isn’t May a little early to launch an Oscar campaign? Not anymore. These days, it seems old rules don’t apply. On Tuesday evening, Universal marketing turned its “Get Out” DVD launch party into an ad-hoc awards event, inviting awards journalists to its Wisteria Lane backlot to celebrate Jordan Peele’s horror comedy about suburbia gone very wrong.
At $174 million to date (and an expected $50 million bonus rolling out overseas), “Get Out” is Blumhouse horror producer Jason Blum’s highest-grossing film (and his second Oscar contender, after “Whiplash”). And no one is more surprised to be in the awards conversation than breakout writer-director Peele, who is developing seven more original ideas for his new Universal first-look deal. Chances are, he’ll get more than $4.5 million to make them.
Being in any awards race is “a little surreal to me,” Peele told me. “I have a hard time accepting that’s part of the conversation.
At $174 million to date (and an expected $50 million bonus rolling out overseas), “Get Out” is Blumhouse horror producer Jason Blum’s highest-grossing film (and his second Oscar contender, after “Whiplash”). And no one is more surprised to be in the awards conversation than breakout writer-director Peele, who is developing seven more original ideas for his new Universal first-look deal. Chances are, he’ll get more than $4.5 million to make them.
Being in any awards race is “a little surreal to me,” Peele told me. “I have a hard time accepting that’s part of the conversation.
- 5/11/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Isn’t May a little early to launch an Oscar campaign? Not anymore. These days, it seems old rules don’t apply. On Tuesday evening, Universal marketing turned its “Get Out” DVD launch party into an ad-hoc awards event, inviting awards journalists to its Wisteria Lane backlot to celebrate Jordan Peele’s horror comedy about suburbia gone very wrong.
At $174 million to date (and an expected $50 million bonus rolling out overseas), “Get Out” is Blumhouse horror producer Jason Blum’s highest-grossing film (and his second Oscar contender, after “Whiplash”). And no one is more surprised to be in the awards conversation than breakout writer-director Peele, who is developing seven more original ideas for his new Universal first-look deal. Chances are, he’ll get more than $4.5 million to make them.
Being in any awards race is “a little surreal to me,” Peele told me. “I have a hard time accepting that’s part of the conversation.
At $174 million to date (and an expected $50 million bonus rolling out overseas), “Get Out” is Blumhouse horror producer Jason Blum’s highest-grossing film (and his second Oscar contender, after “Whiplash”). And no one is more surprised to be in the awards conversation than breakout writer-director Peele, who is developing seven more original ideas for his new Universal first-look deal. Chances are, he’ll get more than $4.5 million to make them.
Being in any awards race is “a little surreal to me,” Peele told me. “I have a hard time accepting that’s part of the conversation.
- 5/11/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
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