Daily Blast: Netflix Developing Matt Wagner's Grendel and Other Stories

Grendel by Matt Wagner Grendel by Matt Wagner
Netflix Developing Matt Wagner's Grendel

Neflix has announced a series order for an adaptation of Matt Wagner's long-running comic series Grendel. The show is set to star Abubakr Ali (Katy Keene), as the Hunter Rose version of the hero. The cast also includes Julie Ray Newman as Jocasta Rose, Julian Black Antelope as Argent, Madeline Zima as Liz Sparks, Kevin Corrigan as Barry Palumbo, Emma Ho as Stacy Palumbo, Erik Palladino as Teddy Ciccone, Brittany Allen as Annabelle Wright and Andy Mientus as Larry Stohler.

The streamer has ordered an eight episode first season.

Andrew Dabb (Supernatural) is writing and and executive producer. Wagner is also executive producing along with Mike Richardson, Keith Goldberg and Chris Tongue for Dark Horse.

Elizabeth Tulloch and Tyler Hoechlin in Superman & Lois Elizabeth Tulloch and Tyler Hoechlin in Superman & Lois
Superman & Lois 2 Production Starts

Actor Bitsie Tulloch has announced on social media the start of production on season two of Superman & Lois. The actor, who plays Lois Land on the series, tweeted out and image of the script cover of episode #201 which is titled, "What Lies Beneath" and is written by Brent Fletcher & Todd Helbing. Gregory Smith is named as the director of the episode.

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Colin Farrell Penguin Series Coming to HBO Max

Deadline reports that HBO Max is planning a second TV series spinning out of the narrative created in the upcoming film The Batman. This one would see Colin Farrell taking center stage in a reprisal of his role as The Penguin. The series would chart the ruthless crime-boss' "Scarface-like" rise to criminal power. The show is to be executive produced by Dylan Clark and Matt Reeves. Lauren LeFranc (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) is the showrunner. The streaming giant is already developing a Gotham City Police Department series set in the universe of The Batman with Reeves and Clark.

Kilmonger in Marvel Studios' What If...? Kilmonger in Marvel Studios' What If...?
What If...? | Kilmonger Poster

The social campaign for Marvel Studios' What If...? has released a new poster for this week's episode, revealing the subject. The poster features Black Panther villain Kilmonger, who we've seen in the trailer rescues Tony Stark from the Army of the Ten Rings, thereby forming an alliance between warlord and weaponsmith. Watch the episode Wednesday on Disney+.


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