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After recently reprising her co-starring Gilmore Girls role in Netflix’s Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, Alexis Bledel has been cast in Hulu’s forthcoming series The Handmaid’s Tale. Bledel will play the recurring role of Ofglen, Offred’s (Elisabeth Moss) companion and fellow Handmaid.
According to Deadline, Bledel’s character (who can be seen above) will come off as a devout rule-follower at first, but will later show a more daring and subversive side. The 10-episode period drama, which is based on Margaret Atwood’s popular novel and also stars Joseph Fiennes,will premiere in April 2017.
In other news…
Martin Sheen has been cast as Oral Roberts in Netflix’s forthcoming drama feature, Come Sunday. Sheen will co-star opposite to Chiwetel Ejiofor in the true story film about a Tulsa, OK Pentecostal televangelist who stirs up controversy with his belief that there is no hell. [Deadline]
Netflix has released the official trailer to Season 2 of Voltron: Legendary Defender, which premieres via the platform on January 20. The animated original kids series, of which Season 1 is now streaming, centers around a legendary defender who fights the good fight to protect the universe from evil:
Twitter has inked a live-streaming deal with the PGA Tour that will allow the popular social media platform to stream Thursday and Friday rounds. Starting January 19, users will be able to stream more than 70 hours of live coverage from 31 tournaments throughout the 2017 season completely free of charge. [GOLF]
Netflix has released the trailer for Jim Gaffigan’s new stand-up comedy special Cinco. The one-hour original feature, during which the comedian tackles everything from morning people to the social shame associated with being behind in a television show, premieres Tuesday, January 10:
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