Broadchurch Returns To BBC AMERICA Wednesday, March 4

Published: February 4, 2015

Academy Award nominee Marianne Jean-Baptiste and legendary actress Charlotte Rampling star alongside three-time BAFTA-winner Olivia Colman and Emmy-winner David Tennant in the Peabody Award-winning drama

New York – February 4, 2015 – The shocking murder of 11-year-old Daniel Latimer rocked the quiet seaside town of Broadchurch, as everyone in the tight-knit community suddenly became a suspect. After a tumultuous investigation, a killer was finally named. Now, Broadchurch is still reeling and the case of young Danny Latimer is far from over. The second season of Broadchurch, a BBC AMERICA co-production, follows two seemingly unconnected events: the trial of Joe Miller (the man charged for Danny’s murder) and the Sandbrook case – Detective Inspector Alec Hardy’s previously failed investigation, which has dogged his existence ever since. Though all expect a swift sentencing, there are still undeniable discrepancies and more secrets hidden among the townspeople. At the same time, Hardy’s past comes back to haunt him when his primary suspect in the Sandbrook homicide resurfaces, looking for the woman who testified against him. What unfolds is a series of twists and turns as the Sandbrook case bursts back open, unraveling Hardy’s past and bringing shocking truths from both cases to the surface. Season two of the BAFTA and Peabody Award-winning drama stars three-time BAFTA-winner Olivia Colman and Emmy-winner David Tennant, alongside Academy Award nominee Marianne Jean-Baptiste and legendary actress Charlotte Rampling. Broadchurch returns Wednesday, March 4, 10:00pm ET.

The 12^th precinct matches wits with 3xk and Kelly Nieman,
ON PART 2 OF ABC’S “CASTLE”

 “Reckoning” – In the second installment of the Castle two-parter, stakes rise as the 12^th Precinct matches wits with serial killers Jerry Tyson (3XK) and Dr. Kelly Nieman. With the clock ticking, Castle and the team must crack the case before the killers claim their next victim, on Part 2 of “Castle,” MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
  
“Castle” stars Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle, Stana Katic as NYPD Detective Kate Beckett, Susan Sullivan as Martha Rodgers, Molly Quinn as Alexis Castle, Penny Johnson Jerald as NYPD Captain Victoria Gates, Tamala Jones as Medical Examiner Lanie Parish, Jon Huertas as NYPD Detective Javier Esposito, and Seamus Dever as NYPD Detective Kevin Ryan.

THE WALKERS ARE BACK…
“THE WALKING DEAD” SEASON FIVE
RETURNS ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8 AT 9PM ET/PT ON AMC

FOLLOWED BY THE SERIES DEBUT OF “BETTER CALL SAUL”
AT 10:00PM ET/PT WITH THE SECOND EPISODE AIRING
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9 AT 10PM ET/PT

AND CATCH A NEW EPISODE OF “TALKING DEAD”
HOSTED BY CHRIS HARDWICK ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8
AT SPECIAL TIME 11:15PM ET/PT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Tune-in for the mid-season premiere of the undead television phenomenon, which continues to be the #1 show on all of television among the coveted 18-49 demographic. The return of season five of “The Walking Dead” begins on Sunday, February 8 at 9pm ET/PT on AMC. On the mid-season premiere of “The Walking Dead,” “What Happened and What's Going On” – written by Scott M. Gimple and directed by Greg Nicotero – after all the recent trials the group has faced, a slight detour might prove to be the solution they've been looking for.

SYFY’S DEFIANCE COMMENCES PRODUCTION IN TORONTO

Season Three Set to Launch Summer 2015 With New Cast Additions Lee Tergesen, Nichole Galicia and Conrad Coates

NEW YORK – February 2, 2015 – Production has commenced in Toronto, ON for the 13-episode third season of Syfy’s highly-rated Defiance, featuring new cast additions Lee Tergesen (The Americans) as military leader General Rahm Tak, Nichole Galicia (Django Unchained) as Kindzi and Conrad Coates (The Strain) as her father, T’evgin (both part of a new alien race known as the Omec).  Produced by Universal Cable Productions, season two of Defiance delivered an average of 1.2 million viewers 18-49 and 2.7 million total viewers (based on Live +7 data).

Following the events of the season two cliffhanger finale, season three of Defiance opens on the eve of an impending military siege upon the town, which has fallen on hard times following the collapse of its lucrative mines.  Their fate uncertain, the townspeople face further threat with the surprise arrival of the mysterious and nearly extinct Omec, an alien race of warriors marked by the decades of subjugation they imposed upon the galaxy in the years preceding the Pale Wars.

ABC Family Begins Production and Announces Cast of Two Comedy Pilots: “Kevin from Work” and “Tough Cookie”
ABC FAMILY BEGINS PRODUCTION AND ANNOUNCES CAST OF TWO COMEDY PILOTS: “KEVIN FROM WORK” AND “TOUGH COOKIE”

Burbank, CA (January 30, 2015) – ABC Family has started production this week on two new comedy pilots, “Kevin From Work” and “Tough Cookie.” Both pilots are single-camera and are shooting in Los Angeles.
 
“Kevin from Work” is a half-hour workplace comedy about a young man unluckily in love who professes his love to a co-worker, thinking he’ll never see her again after he accepts a job offer overseas. But then that job offer is rescinded, and now they have to continue to work with each other. The comedy stars Noah Reid (“Backpackers“) as Kevin, Paige Spara as Audrey, Matt Murray (“Rookie Blue”) as Brian, Jordan Hinson (“Eureka”) as Roxie, Punam Patel as Patti, with guest star Amy Sedaris (“Strangers with Candy”) as Julia. “Kevin from Work” is written, created and executive-produced by Barbie Adler (“How I Met Your Mother,” “My Name Is Earl,” and “Arrested Development”). Aaron Kaplan at Kapital Entertainment (“Chasing Life,” ”The Mysteries of Laura,” “The Neighbors” and “Terra Nova”) and McG at Wonderland Sound & Vision (“Charlie’s Angels,” “The O.C.,” “Supernatural,” “Chuck,” and “Nikita”) will serve as Executive Producers. McG will also direct the pilot.

Sleepy Hollow returned earlier in the month after its short hiatus for all new episodes. The star, Tom Mison, who plays Ichabod Crane, recently talked to the media about what fans can expect moving forward.

Mison talked to SciFi Vision about the move to make Sleepy Hollow start to be more mystery of the week and less serialized. “I’d rather welcome that change. Every writer comes to set with their episode, and when we sit around, and we have a drink after work and discuss ideas, there’s so many amazing ideas for the standalone episodes, that to give that format to that group of writers, I have absolute faith that it won’t become the dreaded monster of the week. It will be much fuller than that. There are so many great ideas from them I think we could probably easily fill another season with just what they’ve got now, let alone what they’ll have in the next few months.

“So, I think within that you can keep exploring character, rather than having to stick to following certain character acts through so ever many episodes, when the next writer might have a specific story that they want to tell, but, you know, they have to stick to something from before. I think it’ll be a welcome change.”

FOX’s hit series Gotham, is known for both its heroes and villains. Jada Pinkett Smith, who stars as villainess Fish Mooney on the series, recently sat down with the media to talk about her character, as well as what’s in store for fans of the series.

The actress talked to SciFi Vision about the future of her character. “Well, it’s not quite over yet, but we’ll see if Fish survives the season. It’s a little tense from here on out. That’s for sure. It’s a little rough on Fish from here on out.”

She also talked to the site about her favorite scene to shoot so far in the series. “I think one of my favorite scenes would have to be that Maroni scene when I go to Maroni and I hear that Penguin’s alive, but I have yet to see him, and then he comes from the back, in the kitchen, and I see him for the first time. I think that’s probably one of my favorite scenes that I’ve done so far.”

Monday afternoon SciFi Vision had the pleasure of speaking with Matthew Rhys, star of the critically acclaimed The Americans on FX, as part of a conference call. Rhys can also be remembered as Kevin Walker on Brothers and Sisters.  Rhys speaks quite a bit about season 3 and what we can expect in the coming season, which premieres on FX tomorrow night at 10 p.m. ET.