Reeves joins Hulu's "White City" / Top WB films on HBO Max / Brad Pitt F1 racing film / "All of Us Are Dead"

Plus today's calendar, Bell's "Woman in the House...," Peacock Olympics docs, "Space Force" S2 details, and more

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Deadline reported that Keanu Reeves may star in the Hulu series adaptation of Erik Larson's 2003 book "The Devil in the White City." Leonardo DiCaprio first purchased the rights to the book in 2010 and will produce the series alongside filmmaker Martin Scorsese. More: The non-fiction book revolves around the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago, and relates the stories of two men: brilliant architect Daniel H. Burnham and infamous serial killer Henry H. Holmes. This would be Reeves' first-ever major US TV role. Todd Field ("Little Children") will direct the first two episodes of the series; Sam Shaw ("Castle Rock") is scripting the adaptation. DEADLINE

"Mortal Kombat" According to data from Samba TV, "Mortal Kombat" had the most-streamed opening weekend of any Warner Bros. film on HBO Max. Samba counts views from households with connected TV devices -- including gaming consoles or Roku players -- if they watch at least five minutes of a film. More: According to Samba's numbers, 3.8 million households watched "Mortal Kombat" during its opening weekend back in March 31; the film also pulled in $83.6 million at the global box office, making it the year's sixth highest-grossing theatrical film. The rest of the Top 5 was all sequels: "Godzilla vs. Kong," "The Suicide Squad," "The Matrix Resurrections," and "Space Jam: A New Legacy." BUSINESS INSIDER

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DAILY CALENDAR TUESDAY, JANUARY 4 THE BACHELOR: The ABC reality dating series is back for its 26th season, with a new group of bachelorettes vying for the affections of 28-year-old medical sales rep Clayton Echard. He previously appeared on Season 18 of "The Bachelorette," opposite Michelle Young. Jesse Palmer hosts. [Hulu] THE CLEANING LADY: Debut Fox crime drama series -- based on the Argentinian series "La Chica Que Limpia" -- from creator and executive producer Miranda Kwok ("The 100"). Élodie Yung stars as Thorny De La Rosa, a doctor from The Philippines who travels to the US seeking medical treatment for her son, and earns money by helping mobsters clean up their crime scenes. [Hulu] 9-1-1: LONE STAR: The Fox procedural drama series -- a spin-off of the original "9-1-1" set in Austin -- returned for a third season on Monday night; new episodes hit Hulu on Tuesdays. The cast includes Rob Lowe, Gina Torres, Ronen Rubinstein, Sierra McClain, and Jim Parrack. [Hulu] KENAN: The NBC sitcom stars Kenan Thompson as a widower and father of two who hosts a morning show in Atlanta, Georgia. Don Johnson, Chriss Redd, Dani Lane, Dannah Lane, and Kimrie Lewis co-star. It's back for a second season; new episodes air Mondays and come to Hulu on Tuesday. [Hulu and Peacock] THAT'S MY JAM: Debut game show, hosted by Jimmy Fallon and based on a recurring "Tonight Show" segment, featuring teams of celebrities competing in an array of musical challenges. Season 1 competitors include Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Chance the Rapper, Alessia Cara, Josh Groban, Taika Waititi, Rita Ora, Normani, and Taraji P. Henson. [Peacock] SNOWPIERCER: The TNT dystopian thriller series is set on a gigantic train that's perpetually circling the Earth, which has become an unlivable frozen wasteland. It's based on both the 1982 French graphic novel "Le Transperceneige" and filmmaker Bong Joon-ho's 2013 film adaptation. Jennifer Connelly, Daveed Diggs, Mickey Sumner, Alison Wright, and Sean Bean co-star. Season 2 aired in early 2021 and hits HBO Max today; Season 3 debuts on TNT later this month. [HBO Max] IMPRACTICAL JOKERS: INSIDE JOKES: In the TruTV reality game show series, Jokers Joe Gatto, Brian Quinn, Sal Vulcano, and James Murray assign one another embarrassing public challenges and then "punish" whoever fails to complete the most dares. Casey Jost hosts. The fourth collection of episodes lands on HBO Max today. [HBO Max] ACTION PACK: New animated Netflix Jr. series about a superhero team that uses their amazing abilities to bring out the good in everyone, including their enemies. [Netflix]

Pitt and Kosinski According to Deadline, Apple is close to finalizing a deal to produce a Formula One racing film starring Brad Pitt. "Top Gun: Maverick" director Joseph Kosinski is also attached to the project, which comes from producer Jerry Bruckheimer. More: Pitt would star as a racer coming out of retirement to mentor a younger driver of promise. Apple previously acquired a still-untitled film from "Spider-Man: No Way Home" helmer Jon Watts, to star Pitt and George Clooney as two "fixers" who find they've been hired for the same job. Pitt and Kosinski developed a previous racing movie project together -- a profile of Carroll Shelby called "Go Like Hell" -- that ultimately went unproduced; Matt Damon eventually played Shelby in the film "Ford v Ferrari." DEADLINE

"All of Us Are Dead" NEW TRAILERS SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE: First-year comedy series debuting on Freeform on Thursday, January 20; new episodes will hit Hulu on Fridays. Sofia Black-D'Elia stars as an alcoholic New Yorker who moves back in with her overbearing mother (Ally Sheedy) in Boston to avoid jail time. [Freeform / Hulu] ALL OF US ARE DEAD: 12-episode horror series from Korea, based on the webcomic "Now at Our School" by Joo Dong-geun, about a group of students who find themselves trapped in their high school during a zombie outbreak. The series hits Netflix on January 28. [Netflix] THE WOMAN IN THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE GIRL IN THE WINDOW: Debut comedy series parodying psychological thrillers, starring Kristen Bell as a lonely alcoholic who becomes fascinated with watching her handsome new neighbor (Tom Riley), but soon suspects that she has witnessed a murder. Michael Ealy, Mary Holland, and Cameron Britton co-star. It arrives on January 28. [Netflix]

Peacock announced a trio of original documentary projects in collaboration with Olympic athletes Lindsey Vonn, Tara Lipinski, and Picabo Street. The films will debut prior to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, which kick off on February 4. More: The four-part docuseries "Meddling" -- arriving on January 6 -- examines the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic pairs figure skating scandal when French judge Marie-Reine Le Gougne claimed to have been pressured to award the Russian team with the gold medal; Lipinski produced while her husband, Todd Kapostasy, directed. "Picabo," from filmmaker Frank Marshall and producer Lindsey Vonn, profiles the 1998 alpine skiing gold medalist Picabo Street; it debuts on January 21. The four-part docuseries "American Rock Stars" debuts on January 26 and follows the 2018 Olympic gold medal men's curling team as they prep for the 2022 Games; Nick Offerman narrates. VARIETY

The Netflix workplace comedy series "Space Force" will return for a second season on February 18. The series -- inspired by the actual sixth branch of the US Armed Forces -- reunites "The Office" star Steve Carell and creator Greg Daniels. More: Carell and Daniels co-created "Space Force," which stars Carell as Mark Naird, a four-star general who takes control of the organization. Season 2 will consist of 7 episodes, and finds General Naird and his team attempting to demonstrate their value to a new presidential administration. John Malkovich, Ben Schwartz, Tawny Newsome, Diana Silvers, Jimmy O. Yang, and Don Lake will return for the new episodes. Norm Hiscock ("Parks & Recreation") joined Daniels as co-showrunner for Season 2. DEADLINE

QUICK HITS Diane Morgan will reprise her character Philomena Cunk in "Cunk on Earth," a new mockumentary for BBC and Netflix from "Death to 2021" producers Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones. HBO Max corrected an error in the "Harry Potter 20th Anniversary" reunion special; a childhood photo of actor Emma Roberts was accidentally substituted for franchise star Emma Watson, but has since been replaced. In a widely-shared social media post, Ukrainian culture minister Oleksandr Tkachenko criticized the character of Petra (played by Daria Panchenko) on the Netflix series "Emily in Paris," referring to her as "offensive" and a "caricature of a Ukrainian woman." According to The Moscow Times, Russia's communications regulator -- Roskomnadzor -- will require foreign streaming services such as Netflix to offer 20 state-funded TV channels, beginning in March 2022. Atmosphere -- a startup that creates and streams free licensed ad-supported video channels for public spaces like bars, restaurants and doctor's offices -- raised a $100 million Series C round; the service is currently offered at around 19,000 businesses and venues, up from 9,000 just a year ago.

Lon Harris is the writer and editor of Inside Streaming and was the very first person to ever write an Inside newsletter. He lives in Los Angeles, California, and also writes about TV and film for Fandom, Screen Junkies, Rotten Tomatoes, Gamma Ray and others. Plus he has a Game of Thrones podcast called "Casterly Talk" and competes on The Movie Trivia Schmoedown as "The Professor." Editor Jonathan Harris is a writer for Inside.com. Previously, he wrote for The Huffington Post, TakePart.com, and the YouTube channel What’s Trending.

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