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Alexander Skarsgård goes rogue in the new trailer for “Murderbot.”
Based on the best-selling book series by Martha Wells, the sci-fi comedy “Murderbot” stars Skarsgård as a security unit forced to hide its free will and complete a dangerous task. The cast includes Noma Dumezweni (“Presumed Innocent”), David Dastmalchian (“Late Night with the Devil”), Sabrina Wu (“Abbott Elementary”), Akshaye Khanna (“Chhaava”), Tattiawna Jones (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) and Tamara Podemski (“Reservation Dogs”).
The show comes from Paramount Television Studios with Chris and Paul Weitz (“American Pie”) writing, directing and producing under their Depth of Field banner.
The ten-episode series will premiere globally on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes Friday, May 16. New episodes will then drop weekly on Fridays. Watch the trailer below.
In other TV roundup news:
FIRST LOOKS/TRAILERS
“Next Gen NYC,” a new reality series, will arrive on Bravo June 3. Ariana Biermann, Riley Burruss, Ava Dash, Emira D’Spain, Shai Fruchter, Gia Giudice, Brooks Marks, Georgia McCann, Hudson McLeroy and Charlie Zakkour make up the New York-based cast.
Produced by 9th Degree Productions, “Next Gen NYC” follows “a tangled web of friends raised in the spotlight — or at least close enough for good lighting — as they stumble into adulthood one brunch, breakup and spontaneous decision at a time,” according to a press release.
The series also features “The Real Housewives” stars including Kandi Burruss, Teresa Guidice, Meredith and Seth Marks and Kim Zolciak-Biermann. Michaline Babich, Shari Levine, David O’Connell, Chaz Morgan, Michelle Schiefen, Lauren Nathan and Ariel Algus executive produce.
Episodes of “Next Gen NYC” will be available to stream the next day on Peacock.
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Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman are back on the road in the Apple TV+ series “Long Way Home.”
As a continuation of their previous adventures in “Long Way Round,” “Long Way Down” and “Long Way Up,” McGregor and his lifelong friend travel through the Arctic Circle, Scandinavia, Scotland to England. The adventure takes them through fifteen countries, in which they meet locals and try different activities.
The series is executive produced by McGregor and Boorman, alongside collaborators and directors David Alexanian and Russ Malkin.
“Long Way Home” premieres on Apple TV+ starting April 9. Watch the official trailer below.
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The futuristic world based on Tony DiTerlizzi’s bestselling book series is back in the trailer for Apple TV+’s “WondLa” Season 2.
The official Season 2 synopsis reads: “Picking up from season one’s shocking cliffhanger, Eva is drawn toward the promise of home — but new discoveries only lead to more unanswered questions. As she searches for the truth, Eva finds herself pursued by a relentless force that believes she holds the key to something far greater than she ever imagined.”
This season’s voice cast includes Jeanine Mason (“Roswell, New Mexico”), Brad Garrett (“Everybody Loves Raymond”), Anthony Williams (“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows”) with new voices including John Kim (“Cruel Intentions”) and Ana Villafañe (“Castro’s Daughter”).
Watch the official trailer below.
CASTING
“The Chi” has added cast members Phylicia Rashad, Wendy Raquel Robinson and Karrueche Tran as guest stars in Season 7.
Rashad plays Renee, Robinson plays Riley Dalton and Tran plays Zuri.
The season will premiere May 16 on Paramount+ for those with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscription and then debuts on-air May 18.
The series is “a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption,” per the official logline.
Lena Waithe created “The Chi” and also serves as an executive producer.
INITATIVES
A new gaming company called the Global Gaming League has gained a $10 million fund from Solyco Capital.
Music producer Clinton Sparks founded GGL, alongside T-Pain and tech entrepreneur Jeff Hoffman.
The GGL involves celebrity-owned teams consisting of four high-profile players participating in live competition events. The matches will be held in Las Vegas.
“The Global Gaming League is positioned to make gaming a household name in the same manner that the WWE did with wrestling and the UFC did with mixed martial arts, by systemizing and democratizing an industry that already exists with billions of users and hundreds of billions already being generated,” Sparks said in a statement.
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