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Season 5 Casting News for True Detective

The anthology crime drama True Detective has cast its leads for the upcoming fifth season. Actors Nicholas Cage and Antonio Banderas will star in the next installment, set to begin filming in 2027. While plot details are scarce, HBO did reveal their character names: Cage will play Henry Logan, and Banderas will play Rai Garcia. True Detective season 5 does not have a premiere date at this time.

Casting News for One Night Out

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Orion Pictures has announced major casting for its upcoming thriller One Night Out, from filmmaker George Tillman Jr. Aldis Hodge and Wunmi Mosaku are set to star, along with Rory Culkin, Oona Roche, Hattie Hoskins, and Mark Lane III. Based on a short story, One Night Out follows a married couple whose rare opportunity for a night out goes awry when their babysitter mysteriously goes missing. One Night Out does not have a release date at this time.

New Apu Voice Actor for The Simpsons

Reported by Variety, The Simpsons has debuted a new voice actor for the surprise return of fan-favorite character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon. Since Hank Azaria departed the role, Apu has not spoken on the series in almost a decade. In Sunday night’s new episode, “The Revengining,” actor Sunil Malhotra made his debut alongside actress Janina Gavankar as Apu’s wife Manjula. The Simpsons producers say they hope to include Apu and his family in the series more again moving forward.

Alfonso Gomez-Rejon to Direct Afterlife with Archie

According to Deadline, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon is set to direct the upcoming pilot of Afterlife with Archie for Disney+. Afterlife with Archie tells the story of Archie and pals being caught in a fight for survival as Riverdale experiences a zombie outbreak after one of Sabrina’s spells backfires. The bestselling horror comic series was drawn by Francesco Francavilla, and written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, who is also writing and executive producing the television adaptation.

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