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[01/14/14 - 10:55 AM] FX at TCA: "Justified" to End After Six Seasons; "Fargo" Gets Premiere Date By Brian Ford Sullivan (TFC) |
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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- "It was really Graham's [Yost] and Tim Olyphant's decision," John Landgraf, President & General Manager, FX Networks, told reporters about the choice to end "Justified" after six seasons during his executive session at the TCA Winter Press Tour. "I would like to have more 'Justified.' It's one of my favorite shows. I just really love it personally. I have a long standing adoration of all things Elmore Leonard. And we talked about it a year ago.
And they felt that the arc of the show and what they had to say would be best served by six years, six seasons instead of seven. So regretfully I accepted their decision. We've tried to as much as we could not to make business drive creative, therefore not to extend shows beyond their lifespan or cut them short before they ought to be. I can't tell you that we've never extended a show longer than it probably should have been or cut it a little shorter than it should've been but we really try hard not to do that. So regretfully that's their decision."
Beyond "Justified," Landgraf affirmed its plans for its limited series "Fargo," which premieres on Tuesday, April 15 at 10:00/9:00c. "'Fargo' is a closed ended story with a beginning, middle and end," he said. "And if there were subsequent seasons of 'Fargo,' they would be sort of like 'American Horror Story' or perhaps 'True Detective' in that they would be entirely different self-contained stories with different casts and different characters. I haven't even heard a prospective story for a subsequent season of 'Fargo.'"
Speaking of "American Horror Story," Landgraf said he didn't have any info about the franchise's fourth installment. "I think it will probably be a period piece again. I don't think it will be contemporary. I know that most of the current cast will be returning in some form although they don't know what characters they're playing and also I'm waiting for Ryan to tell me."
The executive prefaced said statements with, "Ryan [Murphy] has virtual carte blanche at this point to do whatever he wants to do. That really is his baby. While I and other people at the company still read every script and still watch every rough cut and still give the occasional note, I have to say we don't really have very much input."
And finally, the company revealed FXX will launch "Ali G: Rezurection" - featuring new wraparounds with Sacha Baron Cohen directed by "The League's" Jeff Schaffer - on Wednesday, February 26 alongside the new season of "Legit." Exact times (i.e. which will air at 10:00/9:00c and 10:30/9:30c) are still being determined.
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[03/05/26 - 11:16 AM] Netflix Announces New Comedy Series "I Suck at Girls" Based on Justin Halpern's Bestselling Autobiography The series will star Kayo Martin, Jeremy Ray Taylor, and Laila Pruitt.
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[03/05/26 - 11:05 AM] ABC Renews "9-1-1, "9-1-1: Nashville" and "High Potential" The Alphabet confirmed all three moves on social media today.
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[03/05/26 - 11:04 AM] More Stars Take the Stage To Present at the 98th Oscars Will Arnett, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Robert Downey Jr., Anne Hathaway, Paul Mescal and Gwyneth Paltrow are among the latest additions.
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[03/05/26 - 11:01 AM] Sandra Bernhard, Vincent Cassel, Dylan Ennis, Corentin Fila, Ari Graynor, and Nadia Tereszkiewicz Join Season 4 of "The White Lotus" New reservations continue to fill up.
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[03/05/26 - 10:01 AM] Video: "Harry Styles. One Night in Manchester." - Official Trailer - Netflix In a special one off concert in Manchester, recorded on the evening of March 6, Harry Styles will play his new album, "Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally." for the very first time.
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[03/05/26 - 09:47 AM] Paramount+ Announces Unscripted Relationship Series "Making Love" (w/t) to Release in 2027 From the producers of "Love Is Blind" and "Married at First Sight" comes a bold new relationship experiment, where singles take their destiny into their own hands and attempt to turn their desires into a lifetime of love.
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[03/05/26 - 09:31 AM] Video: Apple TV Debuts Imaginative Trailer for Season Two of "Wonder Pets: In the City" Produced by Nickelodeon Animation and developed by Emmy Award winner Jennifer Oxley, the new 13-episode season is set to premiere globally on Apple TV on March 20, 2026.
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[03/05/26 - 09:28 AM] Paramount+ Announces Additional Casting for "Frisco King" Asa Germann, Kai Caster, Lilah Pate and Savanna Gann will join previously announced series lead Samuel L. Jackson.
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[03/05/26 - 09:18 AM] ID Sets March Premiere Date for Powerful, New "Evil Lives Here" Spinoff Series "Evil Lives Here: My Child the Killer" will premiere Tuesday, March 31 at 9:00/8:00c on ID, with new episodes airing weekly.
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[03/05/26 - 09:01 AM] Video: Tensions Rise in the Official Trailer for New British Mystery Series "The Feud on Shelbury Drive" Season one consists of six episodes and premieres Monday, March 30 exclusively on Acorn TV in the US and Canada, with subsequent episodes releasing weekly on Mondays.
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[03/05/26 - 09:01 AM] Video: The Beginning of the End - "The Boys" Releases Final Season Official Trailer Season five of the multi-Emmy Award-winning series will premiere on April 8, 2026, with two episodes, followed by a new episode each week, culminating in the unforgettable series finale on May 20, 2026.
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[03/05/26 - 09:00 AM] Stream This Year's Must-Watch Oscar Nominees on Peacock - Including "Bugonia," "Hamnet" and "Song Sung Blue" "Hamnet" comes to the service this Friday, March 6.
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[03/05/26 - 08:31 AM] Netflix Announces Straight-to-Series Drama "Alexander" Jacob Tierney, the creator and showrunner of "Heated Rivalry," is set to write, direct, and executive produce the upcoming series, a period piece that explores the little-known story of Alexander the Great and his tutor, Aristotle.
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[03/05/26 - 07:35 AM] Paramount+ to Premiere Emmy-Nominated Drama Series "Anderson Spider Silva" The series chronicles Anderson's path to becoming one of the most important athletes in the sport of MMA.
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[03/05/26 - 07:11 AM] BritBox Announces May 6th Premiere for "The Other Bennet Sister" in North America Based on Janice Hadlow's acclaimed novel, the new drama brings Mary Bennet - the oft-overlooked middle sister in Pride and Prejudice - into the spotlight.
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