Netflix Renews ‘Sense8’ on the Birthday of its 8 Main Characters

Netflix renews Sense8 on the birthday of its 8 main characters

August 8 is the birthday of all eight lead characters, so Netflix picked today to announce that Sense8 will be “reborn” for a second season.

David Fincher’s Utopia is dead at HBO

Deadline reports that the thriller series re-teaming Fincher with his Gone Girl writer Gillian Flynn couldn’t come to a acceptable budget. As a result, its stars — Rooney Mara, Jason Ritter, Eric McCormack, Colm Feore, Dallas Roberts and Brandon Scott — have been released from their contracts, according to Deadline.

These former Daily Show stars didn’t appear on Jon Stewart’s final show

They include: Frank DeCaro, Demetri Martin, Rachael Harris, Sarah Vowell and Beth Littleford. PLUS: Jimmy Fallon wrote a thank you note to Stewart, and Daily Show Fox News target Eric Bolling says goodbye to his “frenemy.”

From TV Guide Magazine

How 'Countdown' Recruited Jensen Ackles to Go Full 'Die Hard'

Countdown boss Derek Haas talks creating the character around Ackles, and the cast teases the “Avengers”-like team of the crime thriller. Read the story now on TV Insider.