Hulu "Plane Swap" stunt / Netflix's Seuss specials / Meg Ryan to direct "Selling Out" / Myers' "Pentaverate" trailer

Plus today's calendar, HBO's "We Own This City" and "Perfect Shot," "Gaslit" trailer, "Strange New Worlds" adds Kirk, and more

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Hulu announced a livestreamed stunt special, "Plane Swap," which it will co-produce along with Red Bull. Two solo pilots will put their respective aircraft into a freefall before leaping out and exchanging planes in mid-air. More: "Red Bull Air Force" member Luke Aikins will perform the stunt alongside his cousin and fellow pilot Andy Farrington; he called it "the pinnacle of my career." Aikins has more than 27,000 career skydives, and served as a consultant on Red Bull's infamous "Stratos" event, when Felix Baumgartner jumped to Earth from a record-setting altitude of 127,852 feet in 2012. Both pilots will fly Cessna 182 single-seat aircraft to an elevation of 14,000 feet before attempting the stunt; the planes will be modified to hold a controlled-descent speed of 140 mph. "Plane Swap" will be broadcast on TV internationally, and will stream on Hulu in the US, on Sunday, April 24. HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

"Green Eggs and Ham" S2 Netflix announced a line-up of five new animated series and specials for young kids, inspired by the work of Dr. Seuss. Planned adaptations include "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish"; "The Sneetches"; "Horton Hears a Who!"; "Wacky Wednesday" and "Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose." More: Netflix and the Seuss estate first partnered for the 2019 animated series "Green Eggs and Ham"; that show returns for a second season on April 8. "Esme & Roy" vet Dustin Ferrer will oversee all five of the Seuss projects; more showrunners will be announced in the coming weeks. The line-up is part of Netflix's overall expansion of its educational content for preschoolers. DEADLINE

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DAILY CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 YOUNG ROCK: The NBC comedy series returned to TV for a second season on Tuesday night; new episodes will debut on both Hulu and Peacock on Wednesdays. Dwayne Johnson plays himself in the present day, as the show flashes back to three earlier periods of his life: his childhood in Hawaii, his high school years in Pennsylvania, and his time spent studying and playing football at the University of Miami. [Hulu and Peacock] MR. MAYOR: The NBC sitcom from "30 Rock" co-creators Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, set in the office of Los Angeles Mayor Neil Bremer (Ted Danson), is also back for Season 2. Holly Hunter, Vella Lovell, Mike Cabellon, Kyle Kenedy, and Bobby Moynihan co-star. [Hulu and Peacock] BEYOND THE EDGE: Debut CBS reality adventure series in which a group of nine celebrities work together to brave the dangerous jungles of Panama, earning additional money for their charities of choice for each additional day they survive and persevere. Participants include Metta World Peace, Ray Lewis, Lauren Alaina, Craig Morgan, Paulina Porizkova, Mike Singletary, Jodie Sweetin, Colton Underwood, and Eboni K. Williams; Mauro Ranallo hosts. [Paramount+] BAD VEGAN: FAME, FRAUD, FUGITIVES: Four-part true-crime documentary from "Tiger King" producer Chris Smith profiling celebrity restauranteur Sarma Melngailis and her New York hotspot Pure Food and Wine. The series explores a variety of allegations against Melngailis and her partner, Shane Fox, including embezzlement from her own restaurant and misleading the public about their vegan lifestyle. [Netflix] PEDAL TO METAL (DALE GAS): Spanish-language crime drama series from Mexico, starring Benny Emmanuel and Adrés Delgado as a pair of street racers from Monterrey who flee to Mexico City and go into hiding following a fatal crash. [Netflix] HEI$T: THE GREAT ROBBERY OF BRAZIL'S CENTRAL BANK (3 TONELADA$: ASSALTO AO BANCO CENTRAL): Docuseries from Brazil reconstructing a spectacular 2005 heist of the Central Bank of Brazil, in Fortaleza, in which thieves utilized an extended tunnel to make away with a pile of cash weighing nearly 3.5 tons. [Netflix] PIG ROYALTY: The reality series, set in the fiercely competitive world of champion pig showing, returns today for a second season on Discovery+. The new episodes center on the rivalry between the Rihn and Balero families of Texas. [Discovery+] BIG CITY GREENS: The Disney Channel animated series centers on 10-year-old Cricket Green (Chris Houghton), who moves with his family to the Big City to live with his Gramma Alice (Artemis Pebdani). Season 3 debuts on Disney+ today. [Disney+]

Actor Meg Ryan will direct Netflix's feature adaptation of the Sally Franson novel "A Lady's Guide to Selling Out." The book centers around an ambitious book-loving English major who lands a high-profile ad agency job right out of school. More: Ryan previously directed the 2015 drama feature "Ithaca" starring herself and actor Sam Shepard. Playwright Jenny Rachel Weiner, a newcomer to screenwriting, penned the script, which is described as a combination of "The Devil Wears Prada" and "Mad Men." DEADLINE

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Netflix's "The Pentaverate" NEW TRAILERS ONE PERFECT SHOT: Debut docuseries in which producer/host Ava DuVernay discusses memorable movie scenes with their original filmmakers. The first six-episode season features directors Patty Jenkins ("Wonder Woman"), Aaron Sorkin ("The Trial of the Chicago 7"), Kasi Lemmons ("Harriet"), Jon M. Chu ("Crazy Rich Asians"), Malcolm D. Lee ("Girls Trip"), and Michael Mann ("Heat"). The series premieres on March 24. [HBO Max] A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW: The sketch comedy series returns for a third season on April 8 with creator Robin Thede and returning cast members Gabrielle Dennis, Ashley Nicole Black, and Skye Townsend. (Quinta Brunson has left the show to focus on "Abbott Elementary.") Season 3 guests include Ava DuVernay, Raven-Symoné, Wanda Sykes, David Alan Grier, Jamele Hill, Holly Robinson Peete, Kel Mitchell, Michael Ealy, Bob the Drag Queen, and many others. [HBO Max] FEAR THE WALKING DEAD: The horror drama series -- one of several "Walking Dead" spin-offs -- returns for the second half of its 7th season on April 17; AMC+ subscribers will get early access to the first two episodes. The new episodes pick up following a devastating nuclear blast, with Morgan Jones (Lennie James) and his fellow survivors formulating a new strategy to bring the fight to Victor Strand (Colman Domingo). [AMC+] HEARTSTOPPER: Eight-part YA romantic drama series -- based on the viral comic by Alice Oseman -- about the close friendship between a sensitive athlete (Kit Connor) and his quiet classmate (Joe Locke) that grows over time into something deeper. William Gao, Yasmin Finney, Corinna Brown, Kizzy Edgell, and Sebastian Croft co-star. It arrives on April 22. [Netflix] GASLIT: Scripted drama series profiling Martha Mitchell (Julia Roberts), the wife of Richard Nixon's Attorney General John Mitchell (Sean Penn), who was also the first person to speak publicly about the President's involvement in the Watergate scandal. The show is based on the first season of Slate's "Slow Burn" podcast; "Mr. Robot" vet Robbie Pickering created the series and wrote the adaptation. It debuts on April 24. [Starz] WE OWN THIS CITY: Six-episode crime drama series from "The Wire" vets David Simon and George Pelecanos, based on Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton's book. The series tracks the rise and fall of the Baltimore PD's Gun Trace Task Force and its connection to corruption and "moral collapse" in the city. The cast includes Jon Bernthal, Wunmi Mosaku, Jamie Hector, McKinley Belcher III, Josh Charles, Dagmara Domińczyk, and others. It lands on April 25. [HBO Max] THE PENTAVERATE: Mike Myers created this limited comedy series, about a secret society that has steered global civilization for centuries, and also stars as eight different characters. Jeremy Irons narrates the trailer; the series also features Ken Jeong, Keegan-Michael Key, Debi Mazar, and Jennifer Saunders. It debuts on May 5. [Netflix] THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE: "Doctor Who" and "Sherlock" vet Steven Moffat wrote this new series adaptation of the celebrated 2003 romance novel by Audrey Niffenegger. Theo James takes over the part of unintentional time traveler Henry DeTamble, who helplessly slips in and out of various moments throughout his life time; Rose Leslie co-stars as Clare, the woman he loves, whom he visits at various points throughout the timeline. It lands on HBO and HBO Max in May. [HBO Max]

Paul Wesley as Capt. Kirk CASTING UPDATES STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS: "The Vampire Diaries" vet Paul Wesley will join the cast in Season 2 as Captain James T. Kirk. No further details on Kirk's involvement has been revealed. The series -- which debuts its first season on Paramount+ in May -- is set in the years before the original "Star Trek" series, when the USS Enterprise is still under the command of Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount). MAESTRO: Deadline reported that "Doom Patrol" vet Matt Bomer is in final talks to join the upcoming Netflix biopic about iconic composer Leonard Bernstein, from director and star Bradley Cooper. Carey Mulligan will co-star as Bernstein's wife, Felicia. Both Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg are attached as executive producers. [Netflix] ANANSI BOYS: Amazon's adaptation of the Neil Gaiman novel added Fiona Shaw, CCH Pounder, and Jason Watkins as regulars. Malachi Kirby stars as brothers who discover that their recently-deceased estranged father (Delroy Lindo) was the infamous trickster god Anansi. [Amazon] LOCKWOOD & CO: "Bridgerton" vet Ruby Stokes, who plays Francesca Bridgerton on the period drama series, will next star in Netflix's series adaptation of Jonathan Stroud's book series for creator Joe Cornish ("Attack the Block"). She's take on the role of Lucy Carlyle, a girl with psychic powers who assists teen detectives Anthony Lockwood (Cameron Chapman) and George Karim ("Ali Hadji-Heshmati) in solving a string of supernatural mysteries throughout London. [Netflix] JOSEP: The ABC sitcom pilot stars comedian Jo Koy as a recently-divorced Filipino-American nurse navigating dating and fatherhood under the watchful eye of his overbearing mother (Mia Katigbak). Young actor Kaden Alejandro joined the cast as Jo's hip-hop loving son, Miles. [ABC] THE WINCHESTERS: Nida Khurshid and Jojo Fleites joined the cast of CW's "Supernatural" spin-off pilot as series regulars. "Supernatural" vets Robbie Thompson, Jensen Ackles, and Danneel Ackles are all on board as executive producers; Glen Winter ("Supergirl") will direct. [CW]

Apple TV+ ordered its first-ever all Spanish-language original series, the ensemble medical drama "Midnight Family." The show is based on an award-winning documentary of the same name, and centers on a family in Mexico City who own and operate a private ambulance service. More: The cast also includes Oscar-nominee Yalitza Aparicio ("Roma"), along with "Narcos: Mexico" vet Joaquín Cosío Castro, Óscar Jaenada, and Renata Vaca. Production on the series is already underway in Mexico City. "The Mosquito Coast" vet Natalia Beristáin serves as showrunner and director; that show's second season is also currently in production in Mexico. The original "Midnight Family" documentary is currently available to rent on VOD services. DEADLINE

Blumhouse and Amazon grabbed the rights to the horror drama feature "Nanny" in a reportedly $7 million deal. It's the first horror film in history to pick up the coveted Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, the festival's top honor. More: Anna Diop stars as a nanny from Senegal, piecing together a new life in New York, who must confront a secret, dark truth. The cast also includes Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls, Morgan Spector, and Rose Decker. First-time writer/director Nikyatu Jusu has already locked in her follow-up project with Jordan Peele's company, Monkeypaw, and Universal Pictures. DEADLINE

QUICK HITS Amazon ordered a series adaptation of the Harlan Coben novel "Shelter," the first book in his trilogy about the character Mickey Bolitar; Jaden Michael will star as Bolitar, a kid from a troubled background who stumbles into a supernatural mystery. ABC will debut new seasons of three unscripted series on May 3: the mini-golf competition "Holey Moley," quiz show "The Case," and the first-year true-crime mystery series "Who Do You Believe?" Apple released a first image from the upcoming limited series "The Essex Serpent," starring Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston; the first two episodes land on May 13. Netflix will return "Servant of the People," the satirical comedy series that helped launch the real-life political career of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, to its library; the show streamed on Netflix from 2017 to 2021. Hulu ordered the comedy pilot "Bammas" from writers and stars Opeyemi "Opey" Olagbaju and Biniam Bizuneh, about a pair of African-born best friends living in a magical realist version of Washington DC; "Grandfathered" creator Danny Chun will serve as showrunner. CBS ordered "Pickled" -- a humorous primetime special in which teams of celebrities will face off in the racket sport known as "pickleball" -- from Stephen Colbert's Spartina Productions and Funny or Die. The documentary film "Look at Me" -- a profile of late rapper XXXTentacion -- will screen at SXSW on March 15 before heading to Hulu in June. Filmmaker Doug Liman will direct a planned TV series based on American hedge fund manager Bill Browder's book "Red Notice," about the author's personal conflicts with the Russian government and President Vladimir Putin. While speaking at a Deutsche Bank media conference in Florida, Paramount Global CFO Naveen Chopra praised the company's upcoming portfolio of content, and referred to Paramount+ as the fastest-growing major streamer in the US. Actor Brian Cox recreated Cassie's infamous bathroom meltdown from Season 2 of HBO's "Euphoria" during an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

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 and editor who lives in Los Angeles.

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