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Actor Toby Stephens has been cast as the lead in Netflix’s forthcoming reboot of Irwin Allen’s 1965 cult TV classic, Lost In Space. Stephens will play head of the Robinson family, astrophysicist John Robinson.
According to Deadline, Maxwell Jenkins has also been cast as Will (the youngest Robinson) in the 10-episode series from Legendary TV. Taylor Russell was also recently cast as the Robinsons’ eldest daughter, Judy. Slated for a 2018 premiere, the Netflix remake will take cues from the original series, centering on the Robinson family as they battle a strange new alien species lightyears away from their home.
In other news…
Netflix has revealed that they are going local in Poland, which will include dubbing and subtitling English content into Polish as well as developing original Polish content. The new move serves to broaden the platform’s expanding global reach. [Netflix]
Amazon has announced a brand new Prime Video limited drama series called Toy Wars from actor-writer Josh Gad. Seth Gordon is set to direct and Josh Schwartz will serve as a co-writer and the showrunner. The story is based around the true 1980s/1990s battle between toy companies Hasbro and Mattel. [Deadline]
In honor of C. Martin Croker, the voice of both Zorak and Moltar on Space Ghost Coast To Coast, Adult Swim has uploaded nearly every episode of the retired series for free online. The Adult Swim voice actor and animator passed away over the weekend. [Adult Swim]
Netflix has uploaded a neat new featurette for Marvel’s forthcoming original series, Luke Cage, which premieres globally via the platform on September 30. The behind-the-scenes clip, which focuses on Mike Colter’s central character, attempts to answer every viewer’s initial question: “Who Is Luke Cage?”
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