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Fourth Wing Gets Showrunner

According to Penske Media Corporation’s news outlet Variety, Amazon has officially set Meredith Averill as the showrunner for their adaptation of Rebecca Yarros’ romantasy novel Fourth Wing. Averill is best known as the co-creator of Locke and Key. She will serve as showrunner after the exit of Moira Walley-Beckett.

Kantara Creator Interview

Rishab Shetty is the writer, director, and lead actor of the original film Kantara. The film is in the Kannada language, steeped in local folklore. In an interview with Penske Media Corporation’s news outlet Variety, Shetty discussed the difficulty of directing and starring in the film. Kantara A Legend: Chapter 1 has already been released globally in the Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali and English languages.

Once Upon a Time in Hell’s Kitchen Casting

According to Penske Media Corporation’s news outlet Variety, Sawyer Spielberg is set to lead a brand new series called Once Upon a Time in Hell’s Kitchen. The series was created by Colin Broderick, based on his novel of the same name.

New Comics This Week

Image Comics is releasing Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #6. Boom! Studios is releasing The War #3. DSTLRY is releasing Endeavor #1. IDW Publishing is releasing 30 Days of Night: Falling Sun #1.

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