Plot: In season two, Master Chief John-117 leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant. In the wake of a shocking event on a desolate planet, John cannot shake the feeling that his war is about to change and risks everything to prove what no one else will believe – that the Covenant are preparing to attack humanity’s greatest stronghold. With the galaxy on the brink, John embarks on a journey to find the key to humankind’s salvation, or its extinction — the Halo.
Review: Halo debuted in 2022 with fifteen years of development baggage heaped on top of it. With sky-high expectations for the series, anything less than a seismic shift in video game adaptations was bound to fail. Halo debuted with a muted response that found the Game of Thrones-esque intrigue and conspiracies distracting from what made the game one of the biggest franchises in history.
Review: Halo debuted in 2022 with fifteen years of development baggage heaped on top of it. With sky-high expectations for the series, anything less than a seismic shift in video game adaptations was bound to fail. Halo debuted with a muted response that found the Game of Thrones-esque intrigue and conspiracies distracting from what made the game one of the biggest franchises in history.
- 2/5/2024
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
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The Walking Dead universe can be a daunting one, and not just because of the endless hordes of flesh-eating zombies. Over a decade in, the franchise spans nearly 300 episodes of television spread out across three different series, with still more spinoffs on the way. It’s enough to test the mettle of the most diehard fans, to say nothing of more casual ones who’d rather dip in from time to time, or former viewers who’ve long since lost track of the series. (I fall into the latter category.)
In that light, Tales of the Walking Dead promises a refreshing change of pace, serving up bite-size, standalone tales of less than an hour each, with very little prior knowledge of the Walking Dead shows required. But even without seasons of narrative baggage, most of its tales remain too mired in the same...
The Walking Dead universe can be a daunting one, and not just because of the endless hordes of flesh-eating zombies. Over a decade in, the franchise spans nearly 300 episodes of television spread out across three different series, with still more spinoffs on the way. It’s enough to test the mettle of the most diehard fans, to say nothing of more casual ones who’d rather dip in from time to time, or former viewers who’ve long since lost track of the series. (I fall into the latter category.)
In that light, Tales of the Walking Dead promises a refreshing change of pace, serving up bite-size, standalone tales of less than an hour each, with very little prior knowledge of the Walking Dead shows required. But even without seasons of narrative baggage, most of its tales remain too mired in the same...
- 8/14/2022
- by Angie Han
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Spoler Alert: Do not read if you have not watched “Blank Spaces,” the May 3 episode of “The Girl From Plainville,” now streaming on Hulu.
Hulu’s “The Girl From Plainville” has come to an end. The eight-episode true-crime drama followed the real case of Michelle Carter and Conrad “Coco” Roy III, with the final episode revealing that she has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.
In a title card at the end, it’s revealed that Michelle began her 15-month sentence in February 2019 and was released early in January 2020 due to good conduct. While those hearings could have been shown more, instead, the drama dove into a dream-like sequence in which Elle Fanning’s Michelle imagines what their lives could have been like if Colton Ryan’s Coco hadn’t died by suicide.
In this alternate reality, the duo never dated. Instead, he ghosted her after their Florida meeting, and...
Hulu’s “The Girl From Plainville” has come to an end. The eight-episode true-crime drama followed the real case of Michelle Carter and Conrad “Coco” Roy III, with the final episode revealing that she has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.
In a title card at the end, it’s revealed that Michelle began her 15-month sentence in February 2019 and was released early in January 2020 due to good conduct. While those hearings could have been shown more, instead, the drama dove into a dream-like sequence in which Elle Fanning’s Michelle imagines what their lives could have been like if Colton Ryan’s Coco hadn’t died by suicide.
In this alternate reality, the duo never dated. Instead, he ghosted her after their Florida meeting, and...
- 5/4/2022
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
When “The Girl from Plainville” creators Liz Hannah and Patrick Macmanus decided to tell the story of Michelle Carter — who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the “texting suicide” case of her boyfriend Conrad Roy — they were faced with an immediate challenge. “We had to remove our own bias,” Hannah told IndieWire. “The most fundamental conversation that Patrick and I had before we hired anybody for the show was approaching the characters with empathy and without judgment. It’s not our job to be the judge or jury, it’s our job to present it as it happened and present the characters in a way that we think is truthful to them and also shows sides that we haven’t seen before.”
That philosophy has yielded a compelling, poignant, and unsettling true crime series, as Hannah and Macmanus — aided by Elle Fanning’s career best work in the lead role...
That philosophy has yielded a compelling, poignant, and unsettling true crime series, as Hannah and Macmanus — aided by Elle Fanning’s career best work in the lead role...
- 5/2/2022
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
AMC has unveiled a slew of developments including scripted projects from Katie Couric, The Report’s Scott Z. Burns, Broad City’s Ilana Glazer and Owen and Stephen King.
The majority of the projects are being developed for its networks but there are also projects set up for AMC Studios to sell to third party broadcasters and digital platforms.
The well-stocked development pipeline was announced at the Winter TCA Press Tour.
AMC Networks Entertainment Group is developing More As This Story Develops from Katie Couric and Wendy Walker, National Anthem from Scott Z. Burns and Mark Johnson, an adaptation of Owen and Stephen King’s novel Sleeping Beauties, Bunny from Megan Mostyn Brown, Pantheon from Craig Silverstein, Nigeria 2099 from Ahmadu Garba and Silverbird from Scott Gold.
More As This Story Develops is inspired by the friendship between Couric and Walker, two young women begin their careers in broadcast news in the ‘80s.
The majority of the projects are being developed for its networks but there are also projects set up for AMC Studios to sell to third party broadcasters and digital platforms.
The well-stocked development pipeline was announced at the Winter TCA Press Tour.
AMC Networks Entertainment Group is developing More As This Story Develops from Katie Couric and Wendy Walker, National Anthem from Scott Z. Burns and Mark Johnson, an adaptation of Owen and Stephen King’s novel Sleeping Beauties, Bunny from Megan Mostyn Brown, Pantheon from Craig Silverstein, Nigeria 2099 from Ahmadu Garba and Silverbird from Scott Gold.
More As This Story Develops is inspired by the friendship between Couric and Walker, two young women begin their careers in broadcast news in the ‘80s.
- 1/16/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
AMC announced a number of potential series in development on Thursday, including new projects from Katie Couric, Stephen King and Ilana Glazer among others.
Couric will produce “More as This Story Develops” alongside colleague and friend Wendy Walker, a series about two young women beginning their careers in broadcast news in the 1980s. King will produce “Sleeping Beauties,” an adaptation of the novel he wrote with his son, Owen King. Glazer is also collaborating with a family member — her brother Eliot Glazer — on the comedy “I Run Hot.”
Other projects in the works at AMC Networks and at AMC Studios for third parties include a musical dramedy from T Bone Burnett, the futuristic cop drama “Nigeria 2099” and an adaptation of Lauren Groff’s acclaimed novel “Fates and Furies” from Zack Whedon and Eliza Clark.
Also Read: AMC Sets Linear TV Premiere for 'El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie'...
Couric will produce “More as This Story Develops” alongside colleague and friend Wendy Walker, a series about two young women beginning their careers in broadcast news in the 1980s. King will produce “Sleeping Beauties,” an adaptation of the novel he wrote with his son, Owen King. Glazer is also collaborating with a family member — her brother Eliot Glazer — on the comedy “I Run Hot.”
Other projects in the works at AMC Networks and at AMC Studios for third parties include a musical dramedy from T Bone Burnett, the futuristic cop drama “Nigeria 2099” and an adaptation of Lauren Groff’s acclaimed novel “Fates and Furies” from Zack Whedon and Eliza Clark.
Also Read: AMC Sets Linear TV Premiere for 'El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie'...
- 1/16/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Katie Couric, Stephen King and “The Report” director Scott Z. Burns are several of the creatives who are getting into business with AMC.
The network has unveiled an extensive development slate which includes both AMC Studios series being eyed for the company’s Entertainment Group, as well as projects that are being developed with an eye to being sold to other content companies.
The Couric series is inspired by her friendship with Wendy Walker and will chart their rise through broadcast news in the 1980s. While the King series is based on the “Sleeping Beauties” novel he co-wrote with his son Owen King, and the Burns project is a musical dramedy about a family that falls down the ladder of American life.
AMC Networks and AMC Studios president Sarah Barnett announced the slate at the network’s Television Critics’ Association press tour day.
“We’re looking for highly original visions...
The network has unveiled an extensive development slate which includes both AMC Studios series being eyed for the company’s Entertainment Group, as well as projects that are being developed with an eye to being sold to other content companies.
The Couric series is inspired by her friendship with Wendy Walker and will chart their rise through broadcast news in the 1980s. While the King series is based on the “Sleeping Beauties” novel he co-wrote with his son Owen King, and the Burns project is a musical dramedy about a family that falls down the ladder of American life.
AMC Networks and AMC Studios president Sarah Barnett announced the slate at the network’s Television Critics’ Association press tour day.
“We’re looking for highly original visions...
- 1/16/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
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