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Armie Hammer is looking to get back on track with his acting career despite the shocking allegations that came to light in 2021 and left him sidelined for the last three years. Hammer would recently admitthat he “kind of likes” the cannibal accusations now. He states on the premiere episode of his new podcast, “It’s wild. I’m not going to lie; I kind of like the cannibal stuff now.”

Deadline now reports that Hammer already has his comeback project lined up with the Western film Frontier Crucible. The movie will be starring The Punisher star Thomas Jane and is produced by Bone Tomahawk and Dragged Across Concrete producer Dallas Sonnier. The movie is independently-financed and production is set to take off next month in Monument Valley and Prescott, Arizona.

In Frontier Crucible, Hammer is said to be playing one of the “key roles” in the film, although no other details have been unveiled.

Armie Hammer’s exile from the film industry appears to be over.

The actor — who hasn’t acted in more than three years following sexual assault allegations that arose in 2021 — has landed a key role in upcoming Western “Frontier Crucible.”

From “Bone Tomahawk” and “Dragged Across Concrete” producer Dallas Sonnier, the film comes from Sonnier’s Bonfire Legend banner and will be directed by Travis Mills (“The Pendragon Cycle”). Thomas Jane (“Boogie Nights”) also stars, alongside Myles Clohessy (“The Pendragon Cycle”), Eli Brown (“Run Hide Fight”), Eddie Spears (“Yellowstone”) and Zane Holtz (“Hunter Killer”), singer-songwriter Jonah Kagen and newcomer Mary Stickley.

“I’ve made a career out of smashing taboos, while always striving for great cinema,” Sonnier said in a statement. “This moment is the perfect mix of my two dedications. I cannot wait to work with Armie Hammer on this incredible western, a genre I adore.”

Hammer shared photos...

Armie Hammer is returning to the big screen after his Hollywood career came crashing down around him amid numerous sexual misconduct allegations.

Hammer is set to star in Frontier Crucible, a period western from director Travis Mills and producer Dallas Sonnier.

“I’ve built a career producing masculine indie movies, such as Bone Tomahawk, Brawl in Cell Block 99, Dragged Across Concrete, Muzzle and The Standoff at Sparrow Creek and worked with legendary actors including Kurt Russell, Vince Vaughn, Mel Gibson, Jason Sudeikis, Guy Pearce, Aaron Eckhart, Don Johnson, Stephen Lang, James Badge Dale, Steve Austin, and more. And, now, I’m pumped to work with Armie Hammer on Frontier Crucible,” Sonnier told The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday in a statement.

Hammer teased his big screen return on his Instagram page with photos of himself on the Frontier Crucible set and a front page of the movie’s script on the ground.

Armie Hammer’s outlaw days in Hollywood are coming to an end, thanks to indie Western film “Frontier Crucible.”

Hammer will return to acting for the first time since being accused of sexual assault in 2021. After the allegations, which also suggested Hammer had cannibalistic tendencies, the “Call Me by Your Name” star was dropped from roles in Amazon’s “Shotgun Wedding,” Paramount’s “The Offer,” Starz’s “Gaslit,” and Broadway’s “The Minutes.” The accusations were investigated by the LAPD; no charges were filed.

Now, after Hammer has said he was “not welcome” in Hollywood anymore, the “Lone Ranger” actor is playing one of three outlaw criminals for “Frontier Crucible.”

The feature is produced by “Bone Tomahawk” and “Dragged Across Concrete” producer Dallas Sonnier, and is being billed as “Reservoir Dogs” meets “Bone Tomahawk.” The film is set in the Arizona Territory of the 1870s, and follows a former soldier...

Armie Hammer is the latest cancelled star to return to the movies. The actor, who faced several sexual assault allegations in 2021 from multiple women, is set to star in the western “Frontier Crucible.”

Hammer announced the project via an Instagram post, which he captioned “Back in the saddle.” The upcoming independently-financed project comes from producer Dallas Sonnier (“Bone Tomahawk”) and his Bonfire Legend production company and stars Thomas Jane.

Travis Mills (“The Pendragon Cycle”) will direct the movie, which is an adaptation of Harry Whittington’s novel “Desert Stake-Out.” Filming is expected to start next month in Monument Valley and Prescott, Arizona.

The upcoming movie also stars Myles Clohessy (“The Pendragon Cycle”), Eli Brown (“Run Hide Fight”), Eddie Spears (“Yellowstone”) and Zane Holtz (“Hunter Killer”). Jonah Kagen, known for his musical career, and Australian newcomer Mary Stickley are also part of the project.

In 2021, Hammer’s ex-girlfriend Efrosina (Effie) Angelova...

Armie Hammer is acting again.

The 38-year-old Call Me By Your Name star, who hasn’t acted in more than three years following the 2021 sexual assault allegations, is set to return with a western, Frontier Crucible, via Deadline.

Filming is due to begin in December in Monument Valley and Prescott, Arizona.

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Armie will play one of the “key roles” in Frontier Crucible alongside Thomas Jane, Myles Clohessy, Eli Brown, Eddie Spears and Zane Holtz, singer/songwriter Jonah Kagen and Australian newcomer Mary Stickley.

Armie also posted an image on Instagram of him with the film’s script.

Here’s a plot summary: “Pitched by Sonnier as Reservoir Dogs meets Bone Tomahawk, and set in the Arizona Territory of the 1870s, the film will follow a former soldier (Clohessy) with a tragic past who is thrown into an uneasy alliance with three outlaws, a beautiful...

Exclusive: Armie Hammer, who hasn’t acted in more than three years following 2021 sexual assault allegations, is set to return to a film set with western Frontier Crucible.

This is the project we revealed yesterday, starring Thomas Jane (The Predator) and produced by Bone Tomahawk and Dragged Across Concrete producer Dallas Sonnier. Filming is due to get underway on the independently-financed film next month in Monument Valley and Prescott, Arizona.

Hammer’s A-list Hollywood career was derailed back in 2021 when multiple women came forward with claims of abuse against him. Hammer denied the allegations but had to abandon several projects and was dropped by his talent agency and publicist. After an investigation into Hammer by the LA County District Attorney and LAPD, they declined to pursue criminal charges against him, citing insufficient evidence. He remains without representation other than his lawyer.

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Armie Hammer is going the way of Kevin Spacey and Johnny Depp. Unfortunately, in 2024, that means "Armie Hammer is starring in a movie again" and not "Armie Hammer is leaving us alone." According to a new report from Deadline, the controversial actor has landed his first role in more than three years in Frontier Crucible,...

Exclusive: Thomas Jane (The Predator) is among cast set for western Frontier Crucible, which is due to get underway next month in Monument Valley and Prescott, Arizona.

Also starring in the film will be Myles Clohessy (The Pendragon Cycle), Eli Brown (Run Hide Fight), Eddie Spears (Yellowstone) and Zane Holtz (Hunter Killer), singer/songwriter Jonah Kagen and Australian newcomer Mary Stickley.

Dallas Sonnier’s outfit Bonfire Legend is behind the film which will be directed by Travis Mills (The Pendragon Cycle) and adapted from the 1961 western novel Desert Stake-Out by Harry Whittington. Maxime Alexandre (Shazam!) will be the cinematographer.

Pitched as Reservoir Dogs meets Bone Tomahawk (produced by Sonnier), and set in the Arizona Territory of the 1870s, the film will follow a former soldier (Clohessy) with a tragic past who is thrown into an uneasy alliance with three outlaws (led by Jane), a beautiful woman (Stickley), and her wounded...

Exclusive: Quiver Distribution has acquired North American rights to the upcoming erotic thriller, Love Bomb, directed by David Guglielmo and written by Kathy Charles.

Love Bomb centers on three strangers who are brought together by a mysterious dating app for one-night stands, which soon turns violent and deadly.

The film stars Jessie Andrews, the former adult film actress who had a supporting role in A24’s Hot Summer Nights, starring Timothée Chalamet, and a role in HBO’s Euphoria. Love Bomb will mark her first lead role.

Also starring are Zane Holtz (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series) and Josh Caras (The Highwaymen), with Tom Williamson (Vfw), James Lorinz (Frankenhooker), Sienna Hubert-Ross (Terrifier 3), Grainger Hines (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs), Marc Senter (Starry Eyes) and Liana Wright-Mark (Old Man) rounding out the cast.

Quiver will release the movie on November 8, 2024. The deal was negotiated between Jordan Dykstra and Ellen Wander of Film Bridge International,...

Jessie Andrews stars in Love Bomb, an erotic thriller about a mysterious dating app that links three strangers together with deadly consequences.

David Guglielmo directed the picture from a script by Kathy Charles (Jacob’s Wife).

In addition to Andrews, Love Bomb also stars Josh Caras (The Highway Men) and Zane Holtz (“From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series”) and is produced by Bobby Campbell (Blood for Dust), Lillian Campbell (An Autumn Summer), and Jordan Dykstra (Assassin Club).

Love Bomb will play festivals in the fall. A release date is still to be determined.

Bloody Disgusting has a first look at the film and its poster designed by Sarah Ford of Yippee.

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Drawing inspiration from The Matrix, Edge of Tomorrow, and, especially, Christopher Nolan’s Memento and Inception, Robert Rodriguez’s sci-fi neo-noir Hypnotic is less homage than a faded copy of a copy. Rodriguez and co-writer Max Borenstein certainly aren’t the first filmmakers to recycle a high-concept idea. But for a film so explicitly concerned with the reshaping of reality, Hypnotic’s utter failure to present a world that feels remotely convincing or fleshed out is a source of constant distraction. And while a couple of its myriad twists are clever enough, the film is often more mind-numbing than mind-bending.

Hypnotic opens with urban police officer Danny Rourke (Ben Affleck) mourning the kidnapping of his seven-year-old daughter, Minnie (Ionie Nieves), whose abductor, once caught, claims no memory of his actions or her whereabouts. Something is off about the whole incident, the details of which are replayed for the audience via...

NCIS exit rumors are swirling, and once again, the subject of those rumors is Wilmer Valderrama (Nick Torres). Some fans are convinced that the That 70’s Show alum is on his way out the door and that the CBS procedural has already introduced his replacement. But this isn’t the first time that fans have speculated that Valderrama is saying goodbye.

Wilmer Valderrama as Nick Torres | Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty Images ‘NCIS’ episode teaser had fans worried about the fate of Wilmer Valderrama’s Nick Torres

A recent NCIS promo had fans worried about the fate of Nick Torres when it teased a plotline about an undercover case that took a dangerous turn. One of the clips actually included the caption, “Monday night just got a whole lot more intense — Torres is playing with fire, and nothing is as it seems.”

To add fuel to the fire, Valderrama posted...

A “very disturbing” true-crime movie branded “dreary torture porn” is getting released in the UK after six years.

Later this month, Paramount+ will add the film, titledGirl in the Box, to its streaming library.

However, it’s being noted that this film is not a new release and actually premiered on Lifetime in the US back in 2016.

The film tells the real-life story of a girl named Colleen Stan (Addison Timlin) who, while hitchhiking in 1977, is kidnapped and kept in a coffin-sized box for 23 hours a day.

When her captors, married couple Cameron and Janice Hooker, let her out of the box, they abuse her. Colleen’s ordeal lasted for seven years, during which time she was tortured and forced to sign a “slave contract”.

Having been manipulated by Cameron (Zane Holtz) into believing there were outside forces preventing her escape, she was finally encouraged to escape by Janice, who...

This Riverdale review contains spoilers.

Riverdale Season 6 Episode 10

“Stranger things have happened in Riverdale”

With word of Riverdale being renewed for a seventh season, one question hangs heavily in the air: How long can this series carry on its shenanigans? This recent batch of episodes alone has brought us plot points that include everything from witchcraft to (coming soon!) time travel, leading viewers and this writer to wonder is anything beyond the pale here? Seeing how some cast members of the CW stalwart have hinted at how they’re ready to wrap things up once next season — and their contracts, probably — finishes, it is not wrong to want to cherish every remaining episode like a gift. Because friends, there will never be a another program like this one.

From the start everything about Riverdale has been off-kilter. It’s based on the Archie humor comics but isn’t intentionally funny.

Has NCIS already filled a soon-to-be-vacated office? Will The Surgeon scrub in soon on Prodigal Son? Will WandaVision‘s Ralph reveal himself? Read on for answers to those questions plus teases from other shows!

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In the Fox drama’s next fresh episode (airing Tuesday, March 2), when Martin begins to work in the infirmary with Catherine Zeta Jones’ Dr. Vivian Capshaw, he might get close to performing surgery sooner than he thought. Bonus scoop: Jessica’s sister Birdie Milton (Filthy Rich‘s Rachel York) will soon be paying a visit, as Bright tries to solve...

Jack Sloane (Maria Bello) is peacing out of NCIS next week, but the show may have already found her replacement.

According to Cheat Sheet, many NCIS fans think that Wilmer Valderrama leaked her replacement on his Instagram page last month.

At the time, Valderrama shared a photo of himself and actor Zane Holtz, his former From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series co-star.

"Together again, ladies & gentlemen... meet Federal Agent Sawyer.. @zaneholtz, welcome to the #NCIS Team... long way from Dusk and Vampires," Valderrama captioned the photo, which you can view below.

Emily Wickersham, who plays Bishop on the series, commented on the post.

She wrote, “But have you known him as long as I have? [Zane] 16-year-old friendship? Just trying to work the math out [wink emoji] Cc [Chelsea, Wilmer]."

CBS has yet to confirm how Agent Sawyer will fit into the narrative, so all of this is purely speculation at this stage.

Additionally, Bello...

When Riverdale‘s fourth season ended abruptly shut down production due to Covid-19 earlier this year, the show had to quickly narratively pivot. Instead of tying together several season-long plot threads — including revealing the true motives of Charles, whether or not the Stonewall Preppies would get revenge against Jughead, and, most importantly, who is behind the mailing of sinister videotapes to the town’s residents — the show wrapped with Mr. Honey leaving Riverdale High and the gang viewing a new tape in which masked doppelgangers of themselves act out their former principal’s murder. It’s all pretty creepy, and since the episode that aired wasn’t intended to be the season finale, it raises more questions than it answers.

Fortunately, like Betty and Jughead, we are on the case.

The CW has just released a trailer for Riverdale Season 5 that shows how wild things are about to get.

Take...

January is officially prom season on Riverdale. (Hey, it’s been a weird year, alright?)

TVLine has an exclusive look at the first photos from the CW teen drama’s Season 5 premiere (airing Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 8/7c), with Archie and his fellow Riverdale High students looking sharp in tuxes and gowns at their senior prom. (The prom episode was originally slated to air in Season 4, but got pushed back by the coronavirus pandemic.) Our favorite couples are all there, including Archie and Veronica, who share a sweet slow dance in the photo above.

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Network: The CW

Episodes: 13 (hour)

Seasons: One

TV show dates: February 6, 2020 -- May 14, 2020

Series status: Cancelled

Performers include: Lucy Hale, Ashleigh Murray, Katherine Lanasa, Julia Chan, Jonny Beauchamp, Lucien Laviscount, Zane Holtz, and Camille Hyde.

TV show description:

Based on characters from Archie Comics and Riverdale, the Katy Keene TV show revolves around four creative twenty-somethings as they make their way in New York City.

Katy Keene (Hale) may be a legendary fashion designer one day. But, for now, she struggles to manage the pressures of her day job at Lacy’s Department Store, working under her very demanding boss, Gloria (Lanasa), a legendary personal shopper. Fortunately, Katy has the support of her longtime boyfriend, Ko Kelly (Holtz), who...

It's been a few days since The CW made the unfortunate decision to cancel Katy Keene after a single season. 

Lucy Hale, who played the titular character on the Riverdale spinoff, has opened up about it. 

The actress shared a video via social media, noting that the decision to cancel the series "sucks."

Hale said that she had been "a blubbering mess" since the cancellation news broke. 

"I've kind of struggled all day with what I wanted to say about this, or if I shouldn't say anything. Nothing felt right," she said in a video on Instagram.

"I didn't want to just post a picture or a caption because nothing would do justice to how I feel about Katy Keene, or how I feel about the people involved with it."

The Pretty Little Liars alum called her role as Katy in the series "one of the highlights" of her life,...

Riverdale is in its fourth season and it's already been renewed for a fifth year) on The CW. Meanwhile, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is in its second season on Netflix. Is there room for another Archie-related TV series? Will Katy Keene be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. Status update below.

Based on characters from Archie Comics, the Katy Keene TV show stars Lucy Hale, Ashleigh Murray, Katherine Lanasa, Julia Chan, Jonny Beauchamp, Lucien Laviscount, Zane Holtz, and Camille Hyde. It revolves around four creative twenty-somethings as they make their way in New York City -- fashion legend-to-be Katy Keene (Hale), singer/songwriter Josie McCoy (Murray), performer Jorge Lopez/Ginger (Beauchamp), and mysterious "It Girl" Pepper Smith (Chan). As these aspiring artists take on the runway, the recording studio, Broadway, and the NYC social scene, they find more...

Will Josie return to Riverdale after the first season of the Katy Keene TV show on The CW? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Katy Keene is cancelled or renewed for season two. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the first season episodes of Katy Keene here. Status update below.

A drama on The CW, the Katy Keene TV show stars Lucy Hale, Ashleigh Murray, Katherine Lanasa, Julia Chan, Jonny Beauchamp, Lucien Laviscount, Zane Holtz, and Camille Hyde. It revolves around four creative twenty-somethings as they make their way in New York City -- fashion legend-to-be Katy Keene (Hale), singer/songwriter Josie McCoy (Murray), performer Jorge...

Katy Keene's New York fairytale is coming to an abrupt conclusion.

The CW has canceled the Riverdale spinoff after just one season.

The drama's freshman finale aired May 14, and while it seemed the series would be a hit because of its connection to Riverdale, it was not meant to be.

Katy Keene Season 1 averaged 480,000 total viewers and a 0.1 rating among adults.

Out of 16 dramas the network aired this season, it ranked 14th.

It bested In the Dark and Dynasty -- both of which have been picked up for the 2020-21 TV season.

Alarm bells started ringing when The CW opted to hold off on a renewal decision, with network president Mark Pedowitz wanting to wait to assess the digital figures for the series.

The CW has always looked at the bigger picture when it comes to other avenues people use to watch their shows.

Katy Keene was one of the...

Katy Keene and The CW are no longer a match. The Riverdale spinoff has been canceled after one season, TVLine has learned. The drama’s first season finale, which now serves as its de facto series finale, aired on Thursday, May 14.

Across its 13-episode freshman run, Katy Keene averaged just over a 0.1 demo rating along with 480,000 total weekly viewers (in Live+Same Day numbers). Out of the 16 dramas The CW aired in-season, it ranked 14th in both measures, besting only Dynasty and In the Dark (both of which were renewed back in January for the 2020-21 TV season).

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The CW has opted not to proceed with a second season of Katy Keene. Warner Bros. Television, the studio behind The Riverdale spinoff headlined by Lucy Hale, is planning to explore options for keeping the show going.

The CW Chairman and CEO Mark Pedowitz in May revealed that the options on the cast, which originally expired June 30, had been extended as the network was mulling their renewal decision. I hear the extension is until July 31, giving Wbtv a window to pursue a new home. Given Katy Keene‘s streaming deal at Wbtv corporate sibling HBO Max, which is currently carrying Season 1, the platform is considered the most realistic option for keeping Katy Keene alive.

Katy Keene was the only current CW series not to get a renewal for next season in January. In a vote of confidence, the network at the time gave the midseason show a 13-script order ahead of its premiere.

The CW is set to make a decision on the future on Katy Keene “in a few weeks” and the network hopes that more streaming numbers will make up for “soft” linear ratings.

The network will take into account streaming figures for the show, which will have all episodes stacked on The CW’s digital platform and will launch on HBO Max at the end of the month, before making a renewal decision.

The CW Chairman and CEO Mark Pedowitz added that it had extended the options on the cast ahead of a decision.

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Speaking on a call to discuss the network’s fall and 2021 schedule, he said that he was pleased with the creative of the show. “The linear ratings have been soft but we have seen some good streaming viewership,” he added. “We’ll make a decision in a few weeks.

Robin Givens is dropping by Katy Keene on Thursday (The CW, 8/7c) for a mini McCoy family reunion, but it won’t be all drag shows and surprise musical numbers.

TVLine has an exclusive first look (above) at a seemingly tense mother-daughter exchange between Sierra and Josie in Chubby’s Record Shop. And although we haven’t screened the episode yet, something tells us their conversation involves Alexander. Or his sister. Or both.

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Who would have thought Katy Keene Season 1 Episode 3 -- a belated Valentine's edition of the series -- would conclude with Katy and K.O. ending their relationship?

Not me. If you watch Katy Keene online, you know that Katy is bursting at the seams with optimism. Her aim has been to keep her and K.O. together despite their respective dreams pulling them further apart. 

Despite the relationship seeming perfect from the outside, there were some deeply-rooted issues behind closed doors. 

Katy has the drive to please those closest to her. She's a kind soul who wants everyone to get along and to be the best version of herself. I appreciated the show addressing the fact that Katy was not honest with herself. 

K.O. showing up at Lacy's battered and bruised during one of the most important nights of the year was one thing, but Katy lied to him...

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What's This TV Show About?

Airing on The CW television network, the Katy Keene TV show stars Lucy Hale, Ashleigh Murray, Katherine Lanasa, Julia Chan, Jonny Beauchamp, Lucien Laviscount, Zane Holtz, and Camille Hyde. It revolves around four creative twenty-somethings as they make their way in New York City -- fashion legend-to-be Katy Keene (Hale), singer/songwriter Josie McCoy (Murray), performer Jorge Lopez/Ginger (Beauchamp), and mysterious "It Girl" Pepper Smith...

The CW's adaptation of Katy Keene might be in the same universe as Riverdale, but don't expect to see a lot of murder, cults, corpses, and teens with skeevy dark sides. Instead, you can expect singing, fashion designing, and a group of young adults chasing their dreams in New York City. The series, which premieres on Feb. 6, heavily focuses on four ambitious professionals: Katy Keene (Lucy Hale), who wants to be the next great fashion designer; Josie McCoy (Ashleigh Murray) who's determined to make it big as a singer; Jorge, aka Ginger Lopez (Jonny Beauchamp), who's ready to take the Broadway world by storm; and Pepper Smith (Julia Chan), who wants to open her own version of Andy Warhol's Factory. Another character viewers will likely come to love is Katy's boyfriend, K.O. Kelly - a bouncer, an aspiring boxer, and a truly adorable significant other.

"Everybody fits so well with their characters.

Katy Keene, the third entry in the CW's Archieverse is a comforting musical fantasy with engaging characters.

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This Katy Keene review contains spoilers.

Katy Keene Episode 1

"This one's for all the dreamers out there."

So declares Josie McCoy towards the end of Katy Keene's pilot episode. She's not summing up this third entry in the ever-expanding TV Archieverse, but she may as well be. Unlike Riverdale or Chilling Adventures of Sabrina there are no murders or Satantic headaches to be found here, just a quartet of twentysomethings living in New York City and pursuing their dreams. It's pure escapism in every way, and way more charming than it has any right to be.

Perhaps best described as Sex in the City meets Fame by way of The Devil Wears Prada, the series stars Lucy Hale as the titular character, a talented fashion designer who spends her days...

The first two series in television’s Archie Comics’ inspired “Archieverse” — “Riverdale” and “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” — are dark and mature in tone. They may center on high school-aged, small town kids and their parental figures, but thematically they explore everything from sex and drugs to cults, murder and the literal occult. The upcoming third series in that universe, “Katy Keene,” is the opposite.

Set five years after “Riverdale,” “Katy Keene” follows 20-something adult characters as they try to juggle love, friendship and following their dreams in the metropolitan setting of New York City — but their New York is one that favors the bright eyes of aspirations, rather than the dirt and grit of the struggle. The titular character (played by Lucy Hale) is pursuing becoming a fashion designer while working in a department store to make ends meet, Meanwhile Josie (Ashleigh Murray) moves to New York from the titular...

Joining the ranks of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Nancy Drew, Katy Keene is the newest series to enter the Riverdale TV universe. The musical dramedy series, now picked up for an entire season, will feature Katy Keene and Josie McCoy's adventures in New York City. Slated for a Feb. 6 air date, it's based on the Katy Keene comics, an offshoot of the original Archie ones. Since the show is so directly related to Riverdale, here's our most pressing question: when exactly does Katy Keene take place in the Riverdale timeline? The answer is relatively far into the future if we're going to use Riverdale's latest season as a base.

Long story short, Katy Keene will be five years ahead of Riverdale as we know it now, taking place after Josie (Ashleigh Murray) leaves Riverdale to pursue her music career in New York. Josie, now an adult, will share...

The Archie Universe on TV is set to expand with the upcoming addition of Katy Keene, and after viewing the three episodes available for critics, I can say that the series offers something new for the franchise. 

Instead of being shrouded in darkness like Riverdale and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Katy Keene plays out more like a New York-set fairytale, and in the process, it shines a light on the pitfalls of trying to become rich and famous. 

Lucy Hale leads the cast as the titular character. 

You would think the actress would be over the teen drama genre after roles in Privileged, Life Sentence, and, of course, Pretty Little Liars., but Hale embodies the character well, using her full acting range to convey this colorful confection of a character that first originated in comic-book form. 

As a young woman struggling to become a fashion icon in New York,...

There are a lot of reasons to be excited for the premiere of The CW's Katy Keene, but one of the biggest reasons may just be Zane Holtz. The 32-year-old Canadian actor and model plays Ko Kelly, Katy's longtime boyfriend, on the forthcoming Riverdale spinoff, and even if his name doesn't sound familiar, there's a good chance you've seen Zane Holtz before. Previously, he's played Charlie's football-playing older brother, Chris, in The Perks of Being a Wallflower, starred as Richie Gecko in From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, and even appeared in Demi Lovato's "Confident" music video, among several other roles - and we can't wait to see Zane and Lucy Hale make a seriously fine couple as Ko and Katy. Just look at these pics to see why we've got Zane on the brain.

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In advance of Katy Keene‘s series premiere next month, the CW has ordered 13 additional scripts of the Riverdale spinoff headlined by Lucy Hale.

The script order joins early renewals for next season of all 13 of the CW’s current scripted series that are not ending this season: All American, Batwoman, Black Lightning, Charmed, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Dynasty, The Flash, In The Dark, Legacies, Nancy Drew, Riverdale, Roswell, New Mexico and Supergirl.

The additional script order is a strong vote of confidence to Katy Keene. With its pedigree — being spinoff from the CW’s hit drama Riverdale based on the Archie Comics characters, coming from A-list creative auspices, Greg Berlanti and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, and toplined by a CW star, Hale — a Season 2 renewal for Katy Keene was considered likely.

As a midseason entry, its second season order would be for 13 episodes. With a potential writers strike on the horizon,...

“Katy Keene” may be set in the Archie Comics universe. But it’s a long way from “Riverdale.”

That point is made, first, by a series-opening sequence in which Katy (Lucy Hale) announces “Welcome to New York!” while watching her roommate, a drag queen (Jonny Beauchamp), perform; only moments before, the Taylor Swift song “Welcome to New York” had been playing as Katy went about her job at an upscale department store. Later in the pilot, Josie (Ashleigh Murray), now an aspiring vocalist who operates without her backing Pussycats, announces she has little to fear in the big city: “I am from Riverdale. It’s the murder capital of the world.”

Indeed, the problems in “Katy Keene’s” New York seem more prosaic than in the drug-and-violence-strewn small town of “Riverdale” — and the show is better for it. Katy, here, is a would-be designer seeking to balance work, friends, and...

Is Riverdale getting too dark and gory for you? Well, The CW might have just what you need with Katy Keene — debuting Thursday, Feb. 6 at 8/7c — a light and breezy Riverdale spinoff starring Lucy Hale as the titular fashion designer chasing her dreams in New York City. A glammed-up combo of Sex and the City and The Devil Wears Prada, Katy Keene is definitely a hard turn away from Riverdale‘s grim and bloody subject matter: Think less serial killers and cult leaders and more cute rom-com antics and all-night Bff chat sessions. As a Riverdale viewer, I don’t...

The CW has set midseason premiere dates for its new series Katy Keene, along with the returns of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and Roswell, New Mexico. Midseason also sees a move to Monday nights for remainder of the 15th and final season of Supernatural.

Riverdale spinoff Katy Keene, starring Lucy Hale, Ashleigh Murray, Jonny Beauchamp and Julia Chan, debuts Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 8 Pm, followed by an original episode of Legacies at 9 Pm.

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow premieres its fifth season on Tuesday, January 21 at 9 Pm, following an original episode of Arrow at 8 Pm. Arrow will wrap its eighth season with a two-hour event on Tuesday, January 28, beginning with a finale preview at 8 Pm followed by the Arrow series finale at 9 Pm.

Supernatural will mark its new time period premiere on March 16 at 8 Pm, paired with the second season return of Roswell, New Mexico at 9 Pm. Supernatural will wrap...

Riverdale fans already know some crossover of characters is planned for the CW’s upcoming Katy Keene. But the spin-off’s exec producers and cast teased out a few more details at today’s Tribeca TV Festival panel and pilot screening.

Expect a boxing match. And Pussycats. And Robin Givens.

As for the boxing, one of the regular characters on Katy Keene is K.O. Kelly, Katy’s aspiring boxer boyfriend. In the world premiere of the series pilot-screened today at the fest, K.O. – played by the ultra-ripped Zane Holtz, who makes his first appearance on the show clad only in boxer briefs – expresses his dream to someday spar at Madison Square Garden. (Katy is played by Lucy Hale).

Viewers might not see that fight too soon, but “will definitely see someone from Riverdale and K.O. face off in the ring,” said executive producer Michael Grassi. He didn...

Katy Keene is making the jump from comic book to TV in 2020.

The new CW drama series is set in the same universe as Riverdale, but the show is nowhere near as dark as its parent series.

Katy Keene follows the lives and loves of four iconic Archie Comics characters — fashion legend-to-be Katy Keene (Lucy Hale), singer/songwriter Josie McCoy (Ashleigh Murray), performer Jorge Lopez/Ginger (Jonny Beauchamp), and “It Girl” Pepper Smith (Julia Chan) — as they chase their twenty-something dreams in New York City…together.

Katy designs clothes for anyone she can, including her friend and roommate Josie, whose singing talent catches the attention of Alexander Cabot (Lucien Laviscount), a CEO who hopes to reboot the record label division of his father’s corporate empire.

Related: Lucy Hale is The CW's Katy Keene

But Alexander’s dream of signing Josie to a recording contract meets resistance from Cabot...

Riverdale transplant Josie McCoy touches down in the Big Apple in the first full-length trailer for the upcoming spinoff Katy Keene.

Launching at midseason, Katy Keene — which takes place five years after Riverdale — stars Pretty Little Liars‘ Lucy Hale as the eponymous fashion designer and Archie Comics character, who welcomes aspiring musician Josie (Ashleigh Murray) as her new roommate. “Their world is populated with kindred-spirit starving artists, including mysterious socialite Pepper Smith (Saving Hope‘s Julia Chan) and Broadway-bound performer Jorge Lopez — and his drag queen alter ego, Ginger (Penny Dreadful‘s Jonny Beauchamp),” per the official logline. “While...

The CW has released the first trailer for the upcoming DC series Batwoman, the Riverdale spinoff series Katy Keene, and their new series adaptation of Nancy Drew.

It’s a solid lineup of shows that promote female empowerment and diversity. There’s definitely a big audience for these shows and it looks like they are going to be well-made series that will appeal to different kinds of fans and audiences.

Watch the trailer and read up the synopses below for the shows and let us know if you’re looking forward to watching any of them.

Batwoman

Kate Kane (Ruby Rose) never planned to be Gotham’s new vigilante. Three years after Batman mysteriously disappeared, Gotham is a city in despair. Without the Caped Crusader, the Gotham City Police Department was overrun and outgunned by criminal gangs. Enter Jacob Kane (Dougray Scott) and his military-grade Crows Private Security, which now...

The CW dropped the trailers for its newest slate of TV shows they were debuted at the network’s upfront presentation in New York on Thursday.

“Batwoman,” which stars Ruby Rose, and “Nancy Drew,” which Kennedy McMann is the star, are on track to premiere this fall, with “Riverdale” spinoff “Katy Keene” being held for midseason.

The trailers for each of the new series are below, along with the network’s official descriptions, cast and producer information. Check out The CW’s fall 2019-20 TV schedule here.

Also Read: The CW-Netflix Deal to End, CW Shows to Be Shopped Separately

“Batwoman”

Ruby Rose plays a lesbian Batwoman — the “female Bruce Wayne” nearly locks lips with a woman in the trailer. After seeing the bat suit, she responds to the assertion that “it’s perfect” with this quip: “It will be — when it fits a woman.” Setting the tone for the show,...

This summer, Lifetime brings your favorite novels to life over three consecutive weekends in June.

Joining previously announced Book to Screen titles, Pride & Prejudice Atlanta premiering June 1 and Adriana Trigiani's Very Valentine on June 8, the Book to Screen summer movie series continues with three Jane Green titles.

Tempting Fate, starring Alyssa Milano (Insatiable), also marks executive producer Kim Raver’s (Grey’s Anatomy) directorial debut, premieres on Saturday, June 15 at 8Pm Et/Pt.

To Have and To Hold, starring Erika Christensen (Parenthood) debuts on Saturday, June 22 at 8Pm Et/Pt and Family Pictures, starring Justina Machado (One Day at a Time) and Elisabeth Röhm (Law & Order), airs on Saturday, June 29 at 8 Pm Et/Pt.

Lifetime's Book to Screen series will continue later this summer with five V.C. Andrews titles, based on the Casteel Family novels.

Based on Jane Green’s New York Times best-selling novel of the same name,...

Could Charlie Barnett be Joe Goldberg’s newest foe? The Chicago Fire alum and Russian Doll co-star will recur during Season 2 of You, our sister site Deadline reports.

The Lifetime-turned-Netflix drama will shift the action to Los Angeles for the upcoming season, which follows Joe (Penn Badgley) as he meets Love Quinn (Victoria Pedretti), an aspiring chef who isn’t into social media like his Season 1 obsession Guinevere Beck was.

Barnett will play Love’s oldest friend Gabe, who is a successful acupuncturist and psychedelics aficionado.

Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets? Well…

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Exclusive: The CW’s Riverdale-verse (or would it be Archie-verse?) continues to expand with more casting news for the forthcoming Katy Keene spinoff pilot. Zane Holtz and Katherine Lanasa have joined the cast of the pilot starring Lucy Hale as the titular aspiring fashion designer.

Holtz will star as Ko Kelly, a boxer with two goals in life: to fight a welterweight championship in Madison Square Garden and to marry his longtime girlfriend, Katy Keene. Born and raised in Queens, Ko is a humble, protective, salt-of-the-earth guy who makes ends meet as a personal trainer and a bouncer.

Lanasa is set to portray Gloria Grandbilt, a legendary personal shopper at the luxury department store Lacy’s, which caters to the rich and famous. Always impeccably dressed and the queen of her domain, she demands a level of excellence from her “girls,...

Alec Bojalad Chris Cummins Feb 13, 2020

The world of Riverdale has expanded with spinoff Katy Keene airing its first season right now.

Riverdale is no longer confined just to Riverdale.

The CW has ordered a pilot for second spinoff of its uber-popular Archie comic adaptation Riverdale. (The first being Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina series). The new series is titled Katy Keene, follows the titular Archie-verse character of the same name, and is now airing.

You can read our review of the most recent episode here.

Up next? "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted," which will air on February 20. Check out the synopsis...

"With everything a little off between Katy and Ko, Katy tries to make everything perfect for Valentine's Day; Ko tries to do something nice for the roommates but only seems to make things worse; Pepper turns to an old friend to get some quick cash."

And here...

A slow-burn thriller, Beyond the Night is soaked in grief, and that is aptly revealed in our exclusive clip from the film, which will open theatrically in Los Angeles on Friday, January 11, 2019. Zane Holtz stars as Ray Morrow, a soldier who must return early from his tour of duty in order to care for his son after the death of his wife. His son begins to react strongly to the loss of his mother, 'acting out,' which is entirely to be expected. Yet then the boy begins to exhibit a stranger reaction which upsets the entire town. Here's the official synopsis: "Beyond the Night is a mysterious thriller, revealing that some...

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