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Meghan Markle was reportedly in talks for a Season 3 role in Guy Ritchie’s Netflix series The Gentlemen, but the offer was withdrawn amid UK backlash; sources differ on whether a signed deal ever existed, leaving her potential acting return uncertain as the show moves forward.
Meghan Markle was reportedly dropped from consideration for Season 3 of Guy Ritchie’s Netflix series The Gentleman after backlash in the UK; there’s no official confirmation or third-season order yet, and the Sussexes are planning to move back to Britain with their children.
Deadline reports four actors—Emilio Sakraya as Koza, Omid Abtahi as Toto, Jamie Ward as Pell and Nabeel Khan as Chaka—will recur in One Piece: The Battle of Alabasta, Season 3, joining the core Straw Hat cast as production wraps in Cape Town. The arc follows Luffy and the crew to the desert kingdom Alabasta, where Princess Vivi’s homeland faces civil war and Crocodile’s Baroque Works plots unfold, with Joe Tracz and Ian Stokes as showrunners.
John Schneider reveals that at 18 he lied to producers, claiming to be a 24-year-old Georgia farm boy with racing experience from a fake school to land the Bo Duke role on The Dukes of Hazzard; the gamble paid off and he became synonymous with the character, later framing his rise as preparation meeting opportunity rather than desperation.
Meghan Markle is reportedly in early talks to join Guy Ritchie’s Netflix series The Gentlemen for Season 3, though no role has been announced and a deal hasn’t been confirmed as the show’s renewal status remains uncertain; Netflix declined to comment and Markle’s involvement would align with her and Prince Harry’s Netflix development deals.
The Pitt adds seven recurring cast members for Season 3, including Chris Diamantopoulos as the new chief medical officer Dr. Asher Grossman and JB Tadena as Dr. Reed Thomas; the report suggests Dr. Gloria Underwood may have exited PTMC. The season, premiering in January on HBO Max, picks up four months after Season 2 and centers on Robby’s healing, with a mix of returning regulars and new additions such as med students Taj Osei and Marisol Elena Sambrano Monterrosso, plus Vera Delgado and several recurring patients.
Dave Bautista has closed a deal to portray Kratos in Amazon’s God of War series, stepping in after Ryan Hurst’s on-set injury led to a recast; production begins mid-October in Vancouver, with Emmy-winning Frederick E.O. Toye directing. The project is a two-season, back-to-back shoot co-produced by Amazon MGM Studios and Sony Pictures Television, following Kratos and his son Atreus.
Dave Bautista has replaced Ryan Hurst as Kratos in Prime Video’s God of War series, with on-set injuries prompting a recast and reshoots; the show—exec-produced by Ronald D. Moore—will follow Kratos and Atreus through the latest PlayStation titles, and filming is back underway with a 2028 release window teased.
Marvel Studios officially confirmed the MCU’s X-Men cast at D23, naming Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, Kit Connor as Cyclops, Christopher Abbott as Professor X, Samara Weaving as Emma Frost, Inde Navarrette as Rogue, Maya Boyd as Storm, and Adam Driver as Mister Sinister, with the full lineup still to come and a May 5, 2028 release date for the reboot.
Marvel Studios’ first MCU X-Men feature is on the way, targeting a May 5, 2028 release. Jean Grey (Sadie Sink) leads a new Xavier’s School era with Cyclops, Storm, and Rogue joining her, while Christopher Abbott plays Professor X, Samara Weaving is Emma Frost, and Adam Driver portrays Nathaniel Milbury/Mister Sinister. Jake Schreier directs; filming begins at Pinewood Studios in the UK, with a story by Joanna Calo and Lee Sung-Jin. The film marks the MCU’s introduction of mutants within the post-Secret Wars lineup, centered on Jean’s journey and Xavier’s vision for mutant-human coexistence.
Industry's fifth and final season adds seven new cast members—Dianna Agron, Sam Riley, Cary Elwes, Jessica Brown Findlay, Luke Manley, Bally Gill, and Eduard Poliakov—with Agron as Skip Binksy and Elwes as Padgett Stillman; Scrubs' Season 2 adds SNL veteran John Higgins as chief resident Grant, premiering Sept. 30, 2026. No premiere date for Industry Season 5 was announced.
Industry's fifth and final season adds Cary Elwes, Dianna Agron, Sam Riley, Jessica Brown Findlay, Luke Manley, Bally Gill and Eduard Poliakov as guest stars, with Zosia Mamet returning as Carmen Dame; Agron plays CFO Skip Binksy and Elwes is investor Padgett Stillman, signaling a new arc for the HBO/BBC financial thriller as it wraps up.
SNL alum and Please Don’t Destroy member John Higgins has joined ABC’s Scrubs revival for Season 2 in a major recurring role as Grant, the new Chief Resident who will challenge J.D.; Keyla Monterroso Mejia is promoted to series regular as Mimi and Ava Bunn is bumped to regular as Tosh, while X Mayo and Joel Kim Booster are not returning. Scott Foley is back as Sean Kelly. Scrubs Season 2 premieres Sept. 30 on ABC and streams the next day on Hulu. Higgins also has upcoming projects including a Netflix film and an Apple TV+ series.
Heated Rivalry’s Season 2 has begun filming in Canada, with Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie returning and Justice Smith (Harris Drover) and Charlie Gillespie (Troy Barrett) joining the cast. Deadline reports additional arrivals: Emily Hampshire as Vanessa, Edvin Ryding as Luca Haas, Robert Naylor as Wyatt Hayes, Sabrina Jalees as Farah Jalali, and Priyanka as Tarek. The setting shifts away from the cottage to Harris’s family apple orchard, and the new season is slated to premiere in spring 2027 (no holiday-season run mentioned).
Five new cast members—Emily Hampshire, Edvin Ryding, Robert Naylor, Sabrina Jalees, and Priyanka—are joining Season 2 of the Crave-HBO Max hockey drama Heated Rivalry, to appear alongside returning stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie and fellow new additions Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie. Hampshire will play Vanessa, Ryding is Luca Haas, Naylor Wyatt Hayes, Jalees Farah Jalali, and Priyanka Tarek. The series, based on Rachel Reid’s Game Changers books, was renewed for a second season after its surprise 2025 success.