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In what was probably the most riveting news of the day for both television and music fans alike, Showtime has revealed the extensive 217-member cast for David Lynch and Mark Frost’s upcoming reboot of Twin Peaks, scheduled for release sometime in 2017. Series star Kyle MacLachlan (who also plays “Mr. Mayor” in IFC’s Portlandia) is returning to the show to reprise his original role as FBI agent Dale Cooper. He’ll be getting support from a rockstar-studded cast including Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor, Sky Ferriera, as well as Laura Dern, Amanda Seyfried, and Michael Cera. According to Showtime, the new adaptation will pick up 25 years after the second and former final season (the finale of which aired on ABC in 1991), when homecoming queen Laura Palmer was murdered, leaving her small suburban town unhinged.
In other news…
Showtime has also apparently signed on for a new comedy series titled Manhunt, brought to you by Happy Endings creator David Caspe, Horrible Bosses director Seth Gordon, and Jordan Cahan. [Deadline]
Netflix‘s brand new series The Get Down has a flashy producer/consultant: rap icon Nas. While the extent of his role in the project was previously unclear, creator and auteur Baz Luhrmann has now revealed that Nas is a “huge creative force” behind the show, which will recount the birth of hip-hop in New York in the 1970s. [Billboard]
We’re sure you’d agree that it’s pretty inconvenient for HBO and Showtime subscribers to have to use one app for live streaming and a separate app for on-demand content. Starz has apparently recognized the flaw and combined the two features into one, however, disgruntled Comcast Xfinity customers seem to be having a bit of trouble accessing the platform. [The Verge]
You may not remember the 2012 superhero flick Dredd, starring Karl Urban — probably because of its poor box office performance. The good news for fans, however, is that Urban recently expressed interest in reviving the character for a Netflix or Amazon Prime Series. [Comicbook.com]
If you haven’t noticed, some of today’s biggest stars in music are starting to utilize streaming video to roll out their new albums, from Kanye West’s The Life Of Pablo (the Madison Square Garden premiere of which was live-streamed) to now Beyonce’s new surprise “visual” album Lemonade, which debuted via HBO, HBO Now, and HBO Go over the weekend. [CNN]
Michael is a music and television junkie keen on most things that are not a complete and total bore. You can follow him on Twitter — @Tweetskoor
