Langella fired from "Usher" / "Witcher" S3 casting / Amazon's "Kids in the Hall" revival / Peacock's "Ted" series

Plus today's calendar, "Grace and Frankie" and "Hacks" trailers, "Life & Beth" renewed, and more

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Actor Frank Langella will no longer appear in the Netflix limited series "The Fall of the House of Usher" following an internal misconduct investigation. It was determined that Langella was involved in "unacceptable conduct" on set. More: Though the series is about halfway through production, Langella's character, Roderick Usher, will be recast and scenes involving him will be reshot. According to TMZ, the 84-year-old actor was accused of sexual harassment, after making inappropriate comments to a female co-star. The eight-episode series comes from "The Haunting of Hill House" creator Mike Flanagan, and is inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe. DEADLINE

Skinner and Zhang Four actors joined the cast of Netflix's "The Witcher" for its upcoming third season, including "Upload" star Robbie Amell and "Shang-Chi" breakout Meng'er Zhang. Season 3 of the fantasy drama series has entered production; no release date has been announced. More: Amell will play Gallatin, who leads an army of guerilla warriors on behalf of the kingdom of Nilfgaard. Zhang will play Milva, a skilled human huntress who was adopted by nymphs of the woods, known as "dryads." Hugh Skinner and Christine Elwin also signed on as Prince Radovid and Mistle, respectively. "The Witcher" is based on a series of novels and short stories by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski; the books also inspired a popular video game franchise. HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

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DAILY CALENDAR THURSDAY, APRIL 14 THE KARDASHIANS: Debut reality series -- a follow-up to E!'s "Keeping up with the Kardashians" -- centered on the members of the Kardashian-Jenner family, including Kris, Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, Kendall, and Kylie. [Hulu] NOT SO PRETTY: Four-part investigative docuseries from filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering ("Allen v. Farrow") looking at questionable practices within the largely unregulated beauty and personal care industry and exploring some of the "hidden hazards" of cosmetics use. Keke Palmer narrates. [HBO Max] THE GARCIAS: Sequel comedy series continuing the story of Nickelodeon's "The Brothers Garcia," in which the San Antonio family takes an extended vacation together in a beach house on the Mayan Riviera. Original cast members Ada Morris, Carlos Lacamara, Alvin Alvarez, Jeffrey Licon, Bobby Gonzalez, and Vaneza Pitynski all reprise their roles for the new episodes. [HBO Max] THE GREAT POTTERY THROW DOWN: The British reality competition series -- in which 12 home potters take on a series of timed challenges -- returns for a fifth season on Thursday. Ellie Taylor hosts; Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller serve as judges. [HBO Max] GENSAN PUNCH: Sports biopic from Filipino filmmaker Brillante Mendoza ("Mindanao"), relating the true story of disabled boxer Nao Tsuyama (Shogen). The film premiered at the 2021 Busan International Film Festival. [HBO Max] FAIRWOOD: Debut six-episode comedy series starring recording artists Steve Richard and Tim Maudlin, aka The Fairwood Brothers, as an upbeat pair of unflappable small-town entertainers who host a local public-access talk show. [Crackle] ULTRAMAN: Japanese anime series, based on the classic media franchise, about the son of the original Ultraman, who must don the metallic ultra-suit, along with a group of new allies, to protect Earth from a new alien threat. Season 2 arrives on Netflix worldwide today. [Netflix] CECILIA: Debut Spanish-language comedy-drama series from Mexico, starring Mariana Treviño as a young woman who thinks her life is going to fall apart after she suffers a stroke, but soon finds it's an opportunity to bring her family closer together. [Paramount+]

Amazon posted a trailer for the Prime Video revival of the classic Canadian sketch comedy series "The Kids in the Hall." The full troupe will return for their long-awaited sixth season on May 13. More: The Kids in the Hall are comic actors Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Scott Thompson, and Mark McKinney. The last new episode of "Kids in the Hall" debuted on TV in 1995. Two versions of the trailer were released: a "Green Band" video that's appropriate for all ages, and an adults-only "Red Band" trailer. The revival series was first announced in March 2020. AV CLUB

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Whigham, Burkholder, Grimes Peacock is moving forward with its series adaptation of the "Ted" comedy films, adding three new cast members and two co-showrunners. Series creator Seth MacFarlane will reprise his role as the voice of foul-mouthed teddy bear Ted from the films. More: MacFarlane will also executive produce, direct, and serve as co-showrunner on the series, along with "Modern Family" vets Paul Corrigan and Brad Walsh. Giorgia Whigham, Max Burkholder and Scott Grimes signed on for recurring roles; Grimes also co-stars with MacFarlane on Hulu's "The Orville." According to Deadline, "The Orville" will likely wrap after its upcoming third season, due in part to MacFarlane's busy schedule. VARIETY

Netflix dropped the trailer for the final episodes of its longest-running comedy series, "Grace and Frankie." The remaining episodes from the show's seventh and final season arrive on April 29. Most: The first four Season 7 episodes premiered back in August 2021; 12 more are debuting in April. Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda co-star as two very different women who formed a friendship after their long-time husbands left them for one another. TV LINE

Hulu renewed the comedy-drama series "Life & Beth" for a second season. In addition to playing the lead role, Amy Schumer created the series, wrote all 10 Season 1 episodes, and directed four. More: The comedian and actor first announced the pick-up during a Tuesday appearance on "The Howard Stern Show." The full first season of "Life & Beth" hit Hulu on March 18; no viewership data has yet been released. Schumer stars as a wine distributor who begins re-evaluating her life and choices following a sudden and dramatic incident; Michael Cera, Susannah Flood, Violet Young, Michael Rapaport, and LaVar Walker co-star. HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

HBO Max released a trailer for Season 2 of the comedy series "Hacks." The critically-acclaimed series -- which took home three Primetime Emmy Awards last year -- returns with two new episodes on May 12. More: The series was created by the trio of Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky; they also serve as co-showrunners and executive producers. The series centers on the frequently combative relationship between legendary comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and her cynical joke writer, Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder). Regulars Carl Slemons-Hopkins, Kaitlin Olson, Christopher McDonald, Poppy Liu, and Megan Stalter will return for Season 2; newcomers include Laurie Metcalf, Ming-Na Wen, and Susie Essman. VARIETY

Paramount+ ordered a first season for "The Turkish Detective," a series adaptation of author Barbara Nadel's novels about Detective Inspectors Cetin Ikmen and Mehmet Suleyman in modern-day Istanbul. The mystery drama series will enter production this month in Turkey, and debut internationally on Paramount+ in 2023. More: "Skins" vet Ben Schiffer will write and executive produce the series; Niels Arden Oplev, who helmed the original Swedish adaptation of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," will direct. Haluk Bilinger and Ethan Kai will co-star as Inspectors Ikmen and Suleyman, respectively; Yasemin Kay Allen co-stars as Detective Ayse Farsakoglu. There are currently 24 novels in Nadel's series. DEADLINE

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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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