Doctor Who
31-year-old Lara Pulver, best known for her recent BBC roles as Irene Adler on “Sherlock” and Erin Watts on “Spooks” (aka. MI-5), is said to be among the front runners to potentially replace Matt Smith as the titular Time Lord on “Doctor Who”.
The tabloid suggests a dramatic twist will see the current 11th incarnation of The Doctor regenerate into a woman when next season reaches its dramatic climax which is also around the time of the show’s 50th anniversary. [Source: The Express]
HBO
HBO has announced the premiere dates of both the fifth season of “True Blood” and the debut of Aaron Sorkin’s new drama “The Newsroom” have been confirmed.
The twelve-episode season of ‘Blood’ will commence from June 10th, while ‘Newsroom’ follows two weeks later with a ten-episode season commencing June 24th.
In other HBO news, the cable channel provider’s much lauded HBO Go On-Demand service is set to become available shortly on the Xbox 360 for Comcast subscribers. [Source: UberGizmo]
Thrillsville
HBO has teamed with “Veronica Mars” creator Rob Thomas along with Ira Glass and Owen Wilson to develop a drama series entitled “Thrillsville”. Thomas is penning the script.
The series is a fictionalised spin on a 2010 “This American Life” segment about a 40-year-old San Diego meth smuggler-turned-advertising copywriter who deals with a midlife crisis by rescuing two kidnapped young girls in Mexico. [Source: Variety]
Falling Skies
TNT has posted a 3.5 minute preview of the upcoming second season of the post-alien invasion series “Falling Skies” which you can watch below:
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