The casting announcements for season two of Outlander just rolling right on in; and with Comic Con 2015 happening next week (and the belief that the big announcements of which actors will be playing Brianna and Roger could be made during the show’s panel at the annual fete), another cast member was announced this week. Actress and Harry Potter alum …

Last summer the new drama Chasing Life, adapted from the Spanish-language Mexican series Terminales, debuted on ABC Family. The series focuses on April Carver (series lead Italia Ricci), a 24-year-old aspiring journalist who is trying to work her way up the ladder at a Boston newspaper and deal with her challenging family, including her widowed therapist mother Sara (series regular …

The following list provides the dates of the returning cable and major network dramas as well as new cable and major network dramas, made-for-TV movies and mini-series that will air during July: July 1 – The second season of the CBS series Extant will premiere at 10 PM July 5 – Penny Dreadful will air its season finale on Showtime …

The cast list for season two of Outlander just keeps growing! The latest announcement is that actress Claire Sermonne has been cast as Louise de Rohan, the historical figure who appears in the second book in the Diana Gabaldon series upon which the second season of the show will be based. Louise is a frivolous and animated member of the …

Comic Con 2015 is only two weeks away! Are you ready?! Here is my annual survival guide for those who have attended in years past or for those who are newbies. The following will give you a rundown of what to expect from THE largest pop culture convention on the planet. Comic Con 2015 will be held from Wednesday, July …

Tonight is the night! It’s the two-hour season premiere of the much-anticipated second season of the TNT drama The Last Ship. Last summer at this time, The Last Ship debuted on the cable network focusing on the crew members of the (fictional) Nathan James, a U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer, which was on a mission to the Arctic with two …

British actor Laurence Dobiesz has joined the cast of the second season of Outlander where he will play Alex Randall, the gentle, loving and king younger brother of the one and only sadistic Captain Black Jack Randall (series regular Tobias Menzies). Alex is also a curate and secretary for the Duke of Sandringham. As book readers know, Alex is at …

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is shone on British theatre and TV writer and producer Debbie Horsfield. Debbie attended Eccles College and studied at Newcastle University where she graduated with a BA in English Language and Literature. From there she worked at the Gulbenkian Studio and then for Trevor Nunn at The Royal Shakespeare Company. In the early 1980’s, …

Next month’s programming isn’t quite as full and busy as June, but there are still plenty of cable dramas returning for new seasons and a few interesting new made-for-TV movies as well. Here is just a small sample of what to expect on TV next month: Extant, starring Halle Berry (and Jeffrey Dean Morgan of Supernatural, Magic City and Grey’s …

At the end of last week, it was announced that two more actors have joined the cast of the Starz period piece drama Outlander. They include: French actress Margaux Chatelier (the 2013 French film Belle and Sebastian) will play Annalise de Marillac, the beautiful Highlander girl who was Jamie’s former love. Also, French actor Marc Duret (the original French La …