Noah Hawley is “pretty confident” Alien: Earth will return for a second season. Yet another mid-budget Stephen King project marches forward. Plus, what’s coming on The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. Spoilers, assemble!
Rat
Deadline reports a film adaptation of Stephen King’s “novella,” Rat, is now in development with Isaac Ezban attached to direct. The story concerns Drew Larson, a writer “cursed by his own ambition.” Each attempt at a novel has ended in disaster—illness, misfortune, or worse. Determined to break the cycle, he retreats to a desolate cabin in the Maine woods, convinced this time will be different. But as a violent storm traps him in isolation, Drew’s body falters and his mind begins to unravel. In the grip of fever and madness, a stranger appears—an uncanny visitor who promises salvation and success…for a price Drew can barely comprehend.”
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Deadline also reports the next Spider-Verse movie is now scheduled for a June 18, 2027, theatrical release date, a week earlier than its previous release date
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
Bloody-Disgusting has our first look at Sam Rockwell as “a man claiming to be from the future who takes the patrons of an iconic Los Angeles diner hostage in search of unlikely recruits in a quest to save the world” in Gore Verbinski’s Good Like, Have Fun, Don’t Die.
Alien: Earth
During a recent interview with Polygon, Noah Hawley stated he’s “pretty confident” there will be more Alien: Earth following its cliffhanger finale.
I’m pretty confident, given the show’s success, that we’ll get to make more. The risk is the reward.
The Walking Dead: Dead City
Deadline reports Jimmi Simpson has joined the cast of The Walking Dead: Dead City as an incoming “series regular” named Dillard. No further details on his character are available at this time.
Fourth Wing
Deadline also reports Meredith Averill has replaced Moira Walley-Beckett as showrunner on Fourth Winga TV series at Amazon based on Rebecca Yarros’ fantasy novels. The series concerns twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail as she “leaves the life of a scribe behind at her mother’s demand that she become a dragon rider. At the order of her mother, who is a general in the military of Navarre, Violet enters the brutal ranks of Basgiath War College, which trains up-and-coming riders through the Graduate or Die method.”
Invasion
Spoiler TV has images from “Marilyn,” tomorrow’s new episode of Invasion. More at the link.
Two years ago, when the alien invasion began, Verna and Joel sparked the rise of Infinitas.
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Spoiler TV also has images from “La Justicia Fronteriza,” this week’s episode of Daryl Dixon. Click through to see the rest.
Daryl and Carol disagree on how to move forward; a surprise attack changes everything.
9-1-1
Finally, 9-1-1 sends Supernova and Critters 4 star Angela Bassett to outer space, “where no first responders have gone before,” in a teaser for the long-running series’ genre-bending ninth season.
Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what’s next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.
