The Godzilla vs. Kong Sequel Has Already Found a Major Star

Alan Wake

IGN reports the Alan Wake TV series is now in development at AMC and Remedy Entertainment.

Legacies/Roswell, New Mexico/Naomi/4400/Charmed

TV Line and Variety report that in a round of cancellations, the CW has scrapped Legacies, Roswell, New Mexico, Naomi, 4400, and Charmed.

Relatedly for Charmed, Spoiler TV has a synopsis for the series’ June 3 episode, “Be Kind. Rewind.”

AND THEN THERE WAS ONE – An alarming event triggers a drastic change in the magical universe. Only The Charmed Ones (Melonie Diaz, Sarah Jeffery and Lucy Barrett), along with Harry (Rupert Evans) and Jordan (Jordan Donica), can save the world where humankind and magical beings co-exist…but they’ll risk their lives in the process. Stuart Gillard directed the episode written by Blake Taylor (#412). Original airdate 6/3/22.

The Winchesters/Gotham Knights

However, The CW has officially ordered the The Winchesters to series, as well as the new Batman-adjacent Gotham Knights series. [THR]

Riverdale

Archie fights for worker’s rights in the synopsis for “Blue Collar,” the May 29 episode of Riverdale.

KNOW THY ENEMY – After learning that Percival (guest star Chris O’Shea) is exploiting his new work crew, Archie (KJ Apa) and Tabitha (Erinn Westbrook) devise a plan to help protect the workers and get them out from under Percival’s control. Meanwhile, Jughead (Cole Sprouse) finds himself with a target on his back after Percival catches wind of a scheme he and Veronica (Camila Mendes) hatched against Reggie (Charles Melton). Finally, Betty (Lili Reinhart) receives some unexpected news about a dark moment from her past, and Toni (Vanessa Morgan) and Fangs (Drew Ray Tanner) find themselves at a crossroads. Madelaine Petsch, Mädchen Amick and Casey Cott also star. Tara Dafoe directed the episode written by James DeWille & Arabella Anderson (#616). Original airdate 5/29/2022.

[Spoiler TV]

Tom Swift

Spoiler TV also has a synopsis for the premiere episode of the CW’s Tom Swift, boasting the character is “a man who many men would kill to be, or be with.”

…And the Liftoff to Saturn

SERIES PREMIERE – As an exceptionally brilliant inventor with unlimited resources and unimaginable wealth, the devilishly charming TOM SWIFT (Tian Richards) is a man who many men would kill to be, or be with – a man with the world in the palm of his hand. But that world gets shaken to its core after the shocking disappearance of his father, thrusting Tom into a breathtaking adventure full of mysterious conspiracies and unexplained phenomena. On his whirlwind quest to unravel the truth, Tom finds himself fighting to stay one step ahead of an Illuminati-scale cabal hellbent on stopping him. Anton Cropper directed the episode written by Melinda Hsu Taylor & Noga Landau & Cameron Johnson (#101). Original airdate 5/31/2022.

Strangers Things

The fourth season of Stranger Things enjoys a new illustrated poster.

First Kill

A teenage vampire falls in love with a teenage monster hunter in the trailer for First Kill, premiering June 10 on Netflix.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Finally, the Enterprise has its first transporter malfunction of the series in a clip from “Ghosts of Illyria,” next week’s episode of Strange New Worlds.

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