THE BIG SCREEN/MOVIES
Paramount Pictures has acquired the bestselling Recovery Agent book series by Janet Evanovich for feature development as a potential starring vehicle for Gal Gadot. Ellen Shanman (Voltron) will adapt the screenplay. Evanovich’s books center on Gabriela Rose, a globe-trotting recovery agent who specializes in retrieving stolen or lost high-value items, typically under dangerous circumstances. Paired with her unpredictable ex-husband and partner Rafer Burke, she bounces from tropical islands to international hotspots, outsmarting criminals, rival treasure hunters, and law enforcement alike in the pursuit of the goods.
Netflix is developing a feature adaptation of Cold Zero, the forthcoming action thriller from bestselling author Brad Thor. True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto is set to adapt the screenplay. Slated for publication on February 10, Cold Zero watches as a cutting-edge commercial airliner crash-lands near the North Pole, stranding survivors in one of the most hostile environments on Earth. Unbeknownst to most aboard, the plane was secretly transporting a revolutionary, highly classified technology capable of reshaping global power. Its disappearance sparks a frantic, high-stakes race among the world’s major powers to recover it.
Following the success of The Housemaid, adapted from the thriller novel by Freida McFadden, Lionsgate is moving toward a 2026 production start for a sequel, The Housemaid’s Secret, based on the second novel in McFadden’s bestselling trilogy. Sydney Sweeney and Michele Monroe are both eyeing a return to star, with Paul Feig likely to return to direct from a script by Rebecca Sonnenshine, who adapted The Housemaid. In the first book and movie, Millie (Sweeney) accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina and Andrew Winchester. But what begins as a dream job quickly unravels into something far more dangerous — a sexy, seductive game of secrets, scandal, and power. The sequel finds Millie in a new job with fresh promises, though she quickly realizes that she’s found herself inside another dangerous household where nothing is what it seems.
Netflix released the official trailer for the Joe Carnahan-directed throwback crime thriller, The Rip, starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in a story inspired by true events. In the film, a team of Miami cops begins to turn on each other after discovering $20 million in a derelict stash house, bringing outside forces into the mix as they struggle to determine who can be trusted. Written and directed by Carnahan, from a story by him and Michael McGrale, the movie also stars Steven Yeun, Teyana Taylor, Sasha Calle, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Scott Adkins, and Kyle Chandler. It premieres January 16 on the streamer.
A trailer was released for The Death of Robin Hood, the new film from Michael Sarnoski (A Quiet Place), starring Hugh Jackman as the titular outlaw and archer, who, after a brush with death, awakens on a mysterious island, tended to by a kindhearted woman (Jodie Comer). The twist is that this Robin Hood was a very bad man, who is racked with regret. The project also stars Bill Skarsgård (reportedly as Little John), Murray Bartlett, and Noah Jupe.
TELEVISION/STREAMING
On the heels of Mayor of Kingstown‘s bloody Season 4 finale, the Paramount+ crime drama starring Jeremy Renner has been renewed for a fifth season. It will be the final installment of the series and will consist of eight episodes, down from 10 for Seasons 1-4. In Season 4, Mike’s (Renner) control over Kingstown is threatened as new players compete to fill the power vacuum left in the Russians’ wake, compelling him to confront the resulting gang war and stop them from swallowing the town. Edie Falco will return as the headstrong new warden.
A trailer dropped for the Netflix adaptation of Agatha Christie's Seven Dials, based on the author's 1929 novel. The three-episode series follows Lady Eileen "Bundle" Brent, an amateur (and persistent) detective who seeks to uncover a sinister plot around the mysterious death of her friend Gerry Wade. Helena Bonham Carter joins her in the cast as Lady Caterham, while Corey Mylchreest plays Gerry Wade, and Martin Freeman plays Superintendent Battle, who both deters Bundle from, and assists her with, her investigation. Seven Dials is written by Chris Chibnall, the creator of Broadchurch and former showrunner of Doctor Who.
FX has renewed The Lowdown for Season 2. The critically acclaimed drama series from creator Sterlin Harjo will start production on a second season in Tulsa this spring, where the first season was filmed. Presented like a gritty paperback detective novel, The Lowdown follows the exploits of self-described “truthstorian” Lee Raybon (Ethan Hawke), a sometimes-writer and independent bookstore owner who shambles around Tulsa, Oklahoma investigating crimes of the rich and powerful — no matter the cost. Season 1 also starred Keith David and featured guest stars Kyle MacLachlan, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tim Blake Nelson, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Michael “Killer Mike” Render, Kaniehtiio Horn, Tracy Letts, Peter Dinklage, and the late Graham Greene.
PODCASTS/RADIO/AUDIO
On NPR's Book of the Day, Jennie Godfrey chatted with Scott Simon about her debut novel, The List of Suspicious Things, a coming-of-age story inspired by the Yorkshire Ripper, the English serial killer who murdered 13 women in the 1970s, and her own experience growing up during the time of these murders. Plus NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly spoke with Chris Chibnall, creator of the TV show Broadchurch, about his debut mystery, Death at the White Hart.
Criminal Mischief host DP Lyle chatted with James L’Etoile, best-selling author and former Associate Warden, Hostage Negotiator, and Director of California’s State Parole System, to learn what really goes on inside prison walls.
On the Poisoned Pen podcast, Barbara Peters was in conversation with Allison Montclair about her new novel, Fire Must Burn, the latest in her Sparks and Bainbridge mystery series.
The Get to Know podcast welcomed bestselling Michael Grumley, author of Breakthrough, Amid the Shadows, and The Last Monument.
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