A24’s The Peasant, written, directed, and starring Dev Patel, has wrapped first production in India. Alongside the Slumdog Millionaire actor in the revenge thriller is Christian Friedel, who last played the chilling Nazi leader in The Zone of Interest (2023) and Patel’s Monkey Man (2024), costarring Vipin Sharma.
Kelli Berglund (Heels) stars in Hulu’s new Prison Break series. The show will follow a soldier-turned-corrections officer who takes a job at one of the deadliest prisons in America. Berglund will play Cheyenne, a female inmate. Elgin James (Showrunner: BBC’s The Outlaws) serves as showrunner, EP, and director of the pilot.
Amita Rao (FX’s Adults) stars in horror-comedy mockumentary See Bot Run. The film follows the underpaid workers of a tech company on the day of their AI product launch, only to find out that their invention begins to turn against them. Rao will play Deena, an overenthusiastic intern at the tech startup.
A new pilot from Young Sheldon producer David Bickel adds a TV comedy veteran, Jason Alexander (Seinfeld), to the cast. In To Life (clip), Alexander will play a mental health professional who recommends microdosing mushrooms to his anxiety-ridden patient whose hallucinogenic side effects don’t go away.
HBO’s highly anticipated pilot, How To Survive Without Me, adds to its lengthy ensemble, none other than series lead Ray Romano’s son Joe, who will make his TV acting debut as a younger version of his dad’s character.
Jason Clarke may join Michael Mann’s Heat 2. We’ll have more details if this confirms.