News Brief: WEEDS Revival, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 7 Release Date, Female-led ZORRO TV Series Reboot, & More

News Brief: Weeds Revival, Paranormal Activity 7 Release Date, Female Zorro Reboot, and More

In brief, new movie news and television show news has broken. Below you will find a succinct rundown on all that news and their most significant segments, distilled down to the most salient information.

Movie News

Paramount Pictures Announces Theatrical Release Dates for Paranormal Activity 7 and My Little Pony

Paranormal Activity 7 will be released in U.S. theaters through Paramount Pictures on March 19, 2021.

My Little Pony will be released in U.S. theaters through Paramount Pictures on September 24, 2021.

Fifth Scream Film Being Developed by Spyglass Media Group

A new Scream theatrical film is actively in development. There is no word yet whether the film will be a reboot, a sequel in the original film franchise, or a continuation of the story-lines begun on the television series.

TV Show News

Apple TV+ Renews Its Four Premiere TV Series & Gives Severance Series Order

The Morning Show, See, Dickinson, and For All Mankind have been renewed for second seasons by Apple TV+

Severance, from Ben Stiller and Adam Scott, has been given a series order by Apple TV+. Scott will star and Stiller will direct, and Dan Erickson will write the TV series.

Severance‘s plot synopsis: “The series takes place at Lumen Industries, a company that’s looking to take work-life balance to a new level. Scott will play the lead role of Mark, an employee with a dark past trying to put himself back together.”

Weeds Season 9 in development at Starz

A ninth season of Weeds is in development at Starz with Mary-Louise Parker reprising her lead role. The original eight seasons aired on Showtime. The series will be written by Victoria Morrow, who wrote for the original series as well.

Zorro TV Series Reboot in development at NBC

A female-led Zorro TV series reboot is in development at NBC. The potential TV series will be written by Alfredo Barrios Jr.

Zorro‘s reboot plot synopsis: “a modern-day retelling of the Zorro mythology that follows Z, a female descendant of the warrior bloodline who will go to great lengths to protect the defenseless in her community.”

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