TV Bits: ‘Dexter’, ‘House of Cards’, ‘The Killing’, ‘Happy Endings’, ‘Up All Night’, Jason Blum, Ridley Scott, Neal Stephenson, JK Simmons, Rupert Grint, and More

Posted on Thursday, February 14th, 2013 by Angie Han

It’s pilot casting season! And as such, Rupert Grint, JK Simmons, Dylan McDermott, Billy Campbell, Jennifer Beals, and tons more have found new homes on the small screen. Also after the jump:

• Peter Sarsgaard has joined AMC’s The Killing
• Dexter Season 8 adds a Walking Dead alum
• Ridley Scott is bringing The Terror to AMC
• The About a Boy duo will tackle Neal Stephenson
• FX is moving ahead with Diane Kruger‘s The Bridge
• Up All Night will shoot just one multi-cam episode
• ABC shifts Happy Endings to the Friday death slot
• House of Cards is Netflix’s most-watched program
• Comcast buys the other 49% of NBCUniversal
• The first episode of The CW’s Cult hits the web
• Jason Blum‘s Paranormal-esque reality show gets a trailer

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TV Bits: ‘Breaking Bad’, ‘Girl Meets World’, ‘Two and a Half Men’, ‘Terriers’, ‘Blues Brothers’, ‘Justified’, ‘Archer’, ‘Key & Peele’, Julian Fellowes, More

Posted on Thursday, November 29th, 2012 by Angie Han

Lots to get through in TV news today, so let’s dive right in. After the jump:

• Aaron Paul is ready for the last stretch of Breaking Bad
• Taryn Manning will recur on Orange is the New Black
• Rider Strong hasn’t joined Girl Meets World… yet
• Angus T. Jones is not leaving Two and a Half Men
• Donal Logue misses Terriers as much as you do
• Syfy is launching three new reality shows in early 2013
• AMC orders dramas from the 1980s and the 1770s
• The Blues Brothers is inching toward television
• Downton Abbey‘s Julian Fellowes is coming to NBC
• Starz considers a Caesar-centric Spartacus spinoff
• Emily Owens, M.D. will end after 13 episodes
• Fox sets Mob Doctor‘s end date, moves Touch‘s return
• FX gives premiere dates to Justified, Archer, and more
• Comedy Central picks up Key & Peele for Season 3

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