Next week will mark one year since the premiere of the cozy crime comedy drama Good Cop/Bad Cop on The CW, yet, until now, it’s been mostly crickets on the status of Season 2. Pairing Gossip Girl favorite Leighton Meester with Luke Cook of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina fame, the series quickly became a surprising and charming hit for the network on a lower budget, … Continue reading ‘Good Cop/Bad Cop’ Cancelled After One Season!!
The road to innovation is paved with boundless curiosity, and Keanu Reeves and Gard Hollinger are ready to ride it full throttle. The longtime collaborators and co-founders of ARCH Motorcycle are bringing their passion for creativity and engineering to a brand-new docuseries, Visionaries, a Roku Original set to debut globally on Friday, March 7, and the first trailer for the series has been revealed. The … Continue reading ‘Visionaries’ Trailer Sees Keanu Reeves, Gard Hollinger Going on a Road Trip for New Ideas!! Check It Out!!
Imagine seeing a car driving by itself with no driver behind the wheel? Yes, this incredibly obvious joke has been made about John Cena, and it’s the man you can’t see who is taking a sharp left turn on the career highway to talk show host. For that is what Cena has now become in the thrilling new trailer for his upcoming talk show, What … Continue reading ‘What Drives You’ Trailer Reveals the New John Cena Talk Show!! Check It Out!!
Leighton Meester is back at The CW, but not as Blair Waldorf, the Gossip Girl character viewers knew her for. She plays Lou, a detective in a small town’s police force whose job is made harder by various shortcomings in the force and the people in her life. In Good Cop/Bad Cop, Meester is joined by Luke Cook (Chilling Adventure of Sabrina) and Clancy Brown … Continue reading ‘Good Cop/Bad Cop’ Trailer Teases the New Leighton Meester led CW Police Comedy Series!! Check It Out!!
Just a few weeks after she and Aubrey Plaza successfully crushed our souls in Agatha All Along, Kathryn Hahn has officially set her latest project — and it will see her walking down a very different kind of road. The actress has added her name to the ever-growing call sheet for the third season of Kevin Hart’s comedy series, Die Hart. She joins a quartet … Continue reading ‘Die Hart’ Season 3 Adds Kathryn Hahn!!
Ty Burrell is on the case in the new comedy noir series Tightrope! The Modern Family funnyman will star in the new Roku series, which is set to be produced by Bryan Cranston. The series is a remake of a short-lived, noir-tinged CBS drama series from 1959; the modern reimagining will reshape it into a slapstick comedy in which Burrell tracks down cases from city … Continue reading ‘Tightrope!’: Ty Burrell to Star in Bryan Cranston Produced Remake Series!!
Keanu Reeves and long-time collaborator Gard Hollinger are bringing a new documentary series, The Arch Project, to Roku, Deadline reports. This marks the second documentary project for The Matrix actor, who previously executive produced Disney+ docuseries Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story. In the upcoming docuseries, friends and co-founders of the Arch Motorcycle, will embark on a quest to find the “origins of human creativity.” … Continue reading ‘The Arch Project’: Keanu Reeves to Produce Docuseries About the Origins of Creativity!!
The Roku Channel has just released the official trailer for the fantasy series The Spiderwick Chronicles, which is based on the children’s book series of the same name written by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi. The show follows the Grace family as they move from Brooklyn into their ancestral home in Henson, Michigan, The Spiderwick Estate. The story follows Helen Grace, played by Joy Bryant … Continue reading ‘The Spiderwick Chronicles’ Trailer Teases a World of Magic!! Check It Out!!
Even though The CW is not particularly known as a network that is overflowing with police procedural series, it looks like this will start to change one title at a time. The network announced today that Gossip Girl alum Leighton Meester is returning to the channel as the lead in original series Good Cop/Bad Cop. The comedy and drama series is set to premiere in … Continue reading ‘Good Cop/Bad Cop’: Leighton Meester to Lead CW Police Procedural!!
When Disney axed what was certain to be a profitable and viewer-heavy production back in 2021, fans of the book series, The Spiderwick Chronicles, let out a collective groan. Though a film of the same name was dropped over a decade ago in 2008, a TV version never grew legs and, though Disney seemed like it would be the perfect fit for such a project, … Continue reading ‘The Spiderwick Chronicles’ Teaser Teases a World of Magic!! Check It Out!!
Nasim Pedrad is back for a sophomore season and sophomore year on Chad. After being canceled on TBS, the sitcom will return for a second season on the Roku Channel January 19. Featuring Saturday Night Live veteran Pedrad in a gender- and age-bending role as the titular teenage Persian-American Chad Amani, the new trailer showcases the newly-fifteen and newly-popular Chad trying (and largely failing) to … Continue reading ‘Chad’ Season 2 Trailer Sees the Return of the Nasim Pedrad led Comedy!! Check It Out!!
After Disney+ decided not to move forward with the development of the project, it looks like the upcoming The Spiderwick Chronicles television adaptation has found a new home. According to Deadline, the series will now premiere on Roku on the first months of 2024, introducing audiences to a new iteration of the Grace family’s story. Paramount TV Studios spent a few weeks looking for a … Continue reading ‘The Spiderwick Chronicles’: Roku Picks Up Cancelled Disney+ Series!!
Parenting is a hard job by any account, but a home that doesn’t suit your family’s needs makes a tough job feel near impossible. Thankfully best friends Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis are here to help, in the new home renovation reality show, Honest Renovations, in which the pair surprise parents with plans to transform their homes from cluttered and chaotic to functional and fabulous. … Continue reading ‘Honest Renovations’ Trailer Sees Jessica Alba, Lizzy Mathis Fixing Homes Literally!! Check It Out!!
The Upper East Side’s elite is making a comeback! Get ready for a dose of scandal, fashion, and privileged drama as Serena (Blake Lively), Blair (Leighton Meester), Chuck (Ed Westwick), and the gang return to the small screen. Whether you’re a seasoned fan or new to the scandalous world of Gossip Girl, this revival promises to leave you gasping for more. With The Roku Channel … Continue reading ‘Gossip Girl’: You Can Stream the Entire Series for Free on Roku!!
The numbers are in and audiences are eating up comedian Kevin Hart’s series, Die Hart, launching it into a third-season renewal. Today, Roku announced their plans to move forward with another installment of Hart’s comedy-action series following the success of its second season, Die Hart 2: Die Harter. While some may have worried about engagement due to the title’s weekend premiere, Die Harter crushed ratings, … Continue reading ‘Die Hart’ Renewed for Season 3!!
Roku has announced that they have greenlit a new docuseries currently under the working title of WWE: Recruits. The new eight-part Roku Original series will be executive produced by WWE legend and World Champion John Cena as it chronicles the story of a group of young men and women as they compete to fulfill their dreams of becoming WWE Superstars. The series, which currently does not have a release … Continue reading ‘WWE: Recruits’: John Cena to Produce Docuseries for Roku!!
Roku released the wild first trailer for Slip, a comedy series that sees Zoe Lister-Jones go on a dimension-hopping journey of sex and self-discovery. She plays Mae, a restless wife who’s stuck in a marriage that is loving but lacks any romance or excitement. When she slips up and has a one-night stand with an attractive stranger named Eric (Amar Chadha-Patel), however, she wakes to … Continue reading ‘Slip’ Trailer Sees Zoe Lister-Jones Hop Dimensions Through the Power of Sex!! Check It Out!!
It’s been a long wait but finally, Roku is delivering on its promise of bringing us another iteration of Richard Connell‘s celebrated short story, Most Dangerous Game, with a series titled Most Dangerous Game: New York. The platform has debuted a first trailer for the second season, offering fans a first look at what to expect, and for starters, there’s no compromise on the fast-paced … Continue reading ‘Most Dangerous Game: New York’ Trailer Sees Christoph Waltz Setting a New Game!! Check It Out!!
Westworld, HBO‘s acclaimed television series about a theme park populated by androids, has found a new streaming home. According to Deadline, the show will be available on Roku and Tubi, after Warner Bros. Discovery struck new deals to distribute some of their content. Back in December of last year, Westworld was removed from the HBO Max catalog, alongside other titles owned by Warner Bros. The … Continue reading ‘Westworld’: Former HBO Series Finds New Streaming Home at the Roku Channel!!
Everybody’s watching Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. Well, sort of. Although Roku’s original music biopic parody hasn’t been seen by literally everyone on Earth as Weird Al Yankovic claims, it did set some records for The Roku Channel. Following its release for streaming on November 4, the film went on to garner the largest opening weekend audience in the streamer’s history and spur the most … Continue reading ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’: Biopic Parody Sets Biggest Opening Weekend Audience Record for Roku!!
Synopsis – Explores every facet of Yankovic’s life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like ‘Eat It’ and ‘Like a Surgeon’ to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle. My Take – With Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), Rocketman (2019) and Elvis (2022) being massive commercial successes, the demand for biographical musical dramas continues to be at all time high with many biopics … Continue reading Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022) Review!!
As the release date for Roku‘s Weird: The Al Yankovic Story draws closer, audiences are being treated to some new content ahead of its general November release. The parody master himself, “Weird Al” Yankovic, recently shared a new poster for the movie. And while we can’t hear photos, this one has us ready to do the “Bohemian Polka.” In true Yankovic form, the poster mimics … Continue reading ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ Gets a New ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Inspired Poster!! Check It Out!!
John Cena, Ben Schwartz, and Paula Pell have joined the cast of Kevin Hart’s action hero spoof Die Hart 2: Die Harter, Variety has reported. Furthermore, Nathalie Emmanuel will reprise her role as Jordan King in Season 2. Directed by Eric Appel with a script from Tripper Clancy, Season 1 saw Hart playing a fictionalized version of himself who aspires to be an action hero … Continue reading ‘Die Hart’ Season 2 Adds John Cena, Ben Schwartz, and Paula Pell!!
Synopsis – Explores every facet of Yankovic’s life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like ‘Eat It’ and ‘Like a Surgeon’ to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle. Directed – Eric Appel Starring – Daniel Radcliffe, Evan Rachel Wood, Julianne Nicholson Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ Trailer Sees Daniel Radcliffe Romancing Madonna!! Check It Out!!
With the premiere for the film only a couple of weeks away, a new poster for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story has been revealed via Twitter from none other than “Weird Al” Yankovic himself, and showcases a striking image of Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) as the titular comedic singer. In a sense of buildup for the film, the tweet by the popular singer simply reads, … Continue reading ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’: The Daniel Radcliffe led Biopic Gets a New Poster!! Check It Out!!
The Roku Channel has released a new poster for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. The image sees Daniel Radcliffe as the titular musician in red denim and jacket, with an accordion in hand standing in front of the Hollywood sign. With this biographical comedy, Radcliffe’s commitment to unusual yet interesting acting work continues as he dons curly hair and a mustache to become Weird Al. … Continue reading ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’: The Daniel Radcliffe led Biopic Gets a Poster!! Check It Out!!
The Roku Channel has announced that their original adult animated series Doomlands will be coming back for a season 2. The series first premiered in January 2022 on The Roku Channel and consisted of 10 episodes. Season 2 is also set to feature 10 episodes, each one running for fifteen minutes. The series picks up where the first season left off as Danny Doom, the … Continue reading ‘Doomlands’ Gets Renewed for Season 2!!
Synopsis – Explores every facet of Yankovic’s life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like ‘Eat It’ and ‘Like a Surgeon’ to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle. Directed – Eric Appel Starring – Daniel Radcliffe, Evan Rachel Wood, Julianne Nicholson Check out the trailer: Get psyched. pic.twitter.com/w7oTGVwjFe — Al Yankovic (@alyankovic) May 3, 2022 Continue reading ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’: First Teaser Teases the Daniel Radcliffe led Biopic!! Check It Out!!
Roku Original, Slip is really picking up steam, adding four new actors to its ever expanding call sheet. Filling out the principal cast will be Emily Hampshire, Tymika Tafari, Whitmer Thomas, and Amar Chadha-Patel. The new roll-out will join the previously announced star Zoe Lister-Jones, who also serves the comedy series as writer and director. Currently filming in Toronto, Slip will follow the story of … Continue reading ‘Slip’: Zoe Lister-Jones Series Adds ‘Schitt’s Creek’s Emily Hampshire and More to Cast!!
It looks like John Wick is coming to The Roku Channel. In a new deal with Lionsgate, The Roku Channel has just secured streaming rights for many Lionsgate properties including the highly anticipated John Wick 4. This is according to a report by The Hollywood Reporter. The deal spans several years and will begin with the studio’s slate of films set for 2022 theatrical releases. … Continue reading Roku Secures Streaming Rights for Lionsgate Films!!
Roku is doubling down on a new original comedy from Schitt’s Creek writer Kurt Smeaton. Children Ruin Everything premiered earlier this year in Canada and now the series is heading south of the border to the U.S. and will be available on the Roku Channel for free. The series is set to debut in the States on May 13, but Roku has also secured a … Continue reading ‘Children Ruin Everything’ Trailer Reveals the New Comedy Series from ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Writer!! Check It Out!!
The Roku Channel announced that they ordered a new scripted comedy series from Zoe Lister-Jones. The new series, SLIP, was created by Lister-Jones, who is also set to star in and direct every episode. The seven-episode season will begin shooting in April 2022 in Toronto. SLIP is said to follow the story of a woman, played by Lister-Jones, who finds herself traveling through parallel universes … Continue reading ‘SLIP’: Roku Orders New Comedy Series from Zoe Lister-Jones!!
With the Oscars just around the corner, there is a sentiment within the cultural zeitgeist that Hollywood is a place where dreams are made. As actors, directors, and composers make their way onto the stage to accept a statue for their achievements — the latter of which will controversially be pre-recorded — there is a sense that with just some hard work and a bit … Continue reading ‘Swimming with Sharks’ Trailer Teases Diane Kruger, Kiernan Shipka led Dark Hollywood Series!! Check It Out!!
The saga can truly begin. Weird Al Yankovic took to Instagram to announce and celebrate the end of filming for his biopic, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. Starring Daniel Radcliffe as the wild, long haired, accordion playing musician, the feature will set out to tell the unbelievable story behind the extraordinary Yankovic’s life. In the post, which features a clapboard featuring the film’s title along … Continue reading ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’: Daniel Radcliffe led Biopic Has Wrapped Filming!!
Now that Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is filming, we’re finally starting to get an idea of who surrounds Daniel Radcliffe‘s titular accordion player in the movie. As fun as that casting choice was, The Roku Channel gave us some more star power to revel in with the first look at Evan Rachel Wood in costume as superstar pop icon Madonna, along with the reveal … Continue reading ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’: New Image Reveals Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna!! Check It Out!!
The Award-Winning Australian drama The Newsreader is set to make its United States debut. The series will premiere exclusively on The Roku Channel as a Roku Original later next month. The series is set in 1986 and centers on the chaotic world of broadcast news. The series follows the relationship between a young TV reporter eager to begin her broadcast career and a sometimes difficult … Continue reading ‘The Newsreader’: Anna Torv, Sam Reid led Drama Series Sets March 18, 2022 as Release Date on The Roku Channel!!
Last month, it was announced that Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe, would be starring in a biopic about musician “Weird Al” Yankovic. Yes, you read that correctly. Now, fans have their first look at the star in costume for WEIRD: The ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Story. The image sees Radcliffe in all his “Weird Al” glory. The star is sporting a big curly wig and glasses … Continue reading ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’: First Image Reveals Daniel Radcliffe as the Musician in the Upcoming Biopic!!
It’s been a wild ride for Reno 911!, and, as we reported back in August, it’s about to continue at Roku. The series originally aired at Comedy Central and was canceled in 2009 after six seasons. Eleven years later, the sitcom was revived by Quibi, a streaming platform that is now long gone. However, upon acquiring the Quibi catalog, Roku decided to give the Emmy-winning … Continue reading ‘Reno 911! Defunded’: First Trailer Reveals the Roku Continuation!! Check It Out!!
Hollywood makes hawks and hounds of the best of us, if any movie made since the inception of Tinseltown is to be believed. (See: The Player, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, and of course, Sunset Boulevard.) There’s a reason filmmakers and TV writers return to those hallowed hills time and time again: they know, better than any of us, that the place is full … Continue reading ‘Swimming With Sharks’: Roku Sets Kiernan Shipka, Diane Kruger as Leads for New Dark Hollywood Series!!
The Roku Channel has just released a new trailer for their animated series Doomlands, a post-apocalyptic comedy series that combines both Mad Max and workplace comedies in one irreverent, and often bloody package. The series is set to premiere later this week. Doomlands is The Roku Channel‘s first adult animated show, an essential, really, for any streaming service worth its weight. The series has had … Continue reading ‘Doomlands’ Trailer Reveals Roku’s Post Apocalyptic Animated Comedy Series!! Check It Out!!
Of all the musicians in all history, few are so genuinely deserving of biopic treatment as “Weird Al” Yankovic – the frizzy-haired, Hawaiian shirt-adorned dude who’s made a prolific career for himself pumping out delectable song parodies, from “Eat It,” to “White and Nerdy”. Well, we’re all in luck: Roku announced today an all-new feature film about the Grammy-award winning polka songsmith, aptly titled Weird: … Continue reading ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’: Daniel Radcliffe to Play Weird Al in Biopic!!
Roku has released a trailer for the upcoming docuseries Slugfest and fans of both DC and Marvel will soon have an inside look at the biggest rivalry in comics. According to Deadline, the series is inspired by Reed Tucker‘s book Slugfest: Inside the Epic, 50-year Battle Between Marvel and DC. Slugfest will feature both interviews and re-enactments about the history of the comic book rivalry. … Continue reading ‘Slugfest’ Trailer Teases the Russo Brothers’ Marvel vs. DC Docuseries!! Check It Out!!
The trailer for the new Farrelly Brothers’ dark comedy series The Now was released today by the Roku Channel. The series is set to be released exclusively on Roku today in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. for free. The 14 episode series follows Ed Poole, who after a tragic event, changes his outlook on his life, rethinking how to truly live in The Now … Continue reading ‘The Now’ Trailer Reveals a New Comedy Series from the Farrelly Brothers!! Check It Out!!
It’s time to deck the halls and warm up your vocal cords because the cult-favorite jukebox musical, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, is returning to the Roku Channel just in time for Christmas. Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas will pick up where the series left off, following Zoey as she navigates the complexities of her work and personal life, with the added emotional weight of a Christmas shrouded by … Continue reading ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas’ Official Trailer Reveals the TV Movie!! Check It Out!!
It’s time to deck the halls, because Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist‘s new TV movie Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas is on its way with an official first-look trailer! Last summer it was announced that the series would be canceled at NBC after two seasons, but not long after fans were treated with the news that the series would be given a Christmas TV movie at Roku! Zoey’s Extraordinary … Continue reading ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas’ Trailer Teases the TV Movie!! Check It Out!!
It’s official! About a month ago, Deadline announced Roku had big plans for Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, the short-lived NBC musical series that got cancelled after two seasons. The show’s recognition during awards season breathed a new life into it, and motivated the platform to produce its first ever Roku Original feature-length film. Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas is set to debut on The Roku Channel this holiday … Continue reading ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ Revived on Roku Channel!!
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist is back! Sort of. After being canceled by NBC after just two seasons, it seemed this show might be over for good — but according to Deadline, there’s a chance it could be making a comeback. Plans for a holiday movie special are currently in the works with Roku, and the series’ main cast, including its lead Jane Levy, is in talks … Continue reading ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ to Return with a Holiday Movie Special!!
Much like the Black Knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Quibi is not dead yet. The ill-advised streaming service that raised $1.75 billion for shows with episodes that were only 5-10 minutes long (“quick bites” if you will) formally shut down in December after, well, nobody signed up. But the content that was made for Quibi will live on, as Roku announced today … Continue reading Roku Acquires Rights to All Quibi Shows to Stream!!
