"Thrones" Jon Snow spinoff / Disney+ Wonder Man series / Forte joins "Bodkin" / "Westworld" S4 trailer

Plus the weekend calendar, Netflix DB Cooper docuseries, Amazon's "Wilderness," 2022 State of Streaming report, and more

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, HBO is in early development on a "Game of Thrones" sequel series centered around the character of Jon Snow. Kit Harington has signed on to reprise the role of Snow, who ended the main series by leaving Westeros and journeying North of the Wall, to live with the Wildlings. More: Harington starred on "Game of Thrones" as Jon Snow for 8 seasons; he was twice nominated for an Emmy for the role. More recently, Harington appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film "Eternals" and the National Theater's production of Shakespeare's "Henry V." According to THR, it's likely that other surviving "Thrones" characters -- including Arya Stark (Maisie Williams), Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner), and Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline Christie) -- could make appearances in the new series. Seven "Thrones" projects are in various stages of the development process at HBO; the prequel series "House of the Dragon" debuts on August 21. HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

Cretton and Guest Disney and "Shang-Chi" director Destin Daniel Cretton are developing a Disney+ series based on the Marvel Comics character Wonder Man. "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and "Community" vet Andrew Guest will serve as the head writer on the series. More: Cretton will executive produce the series through his overall deal with Marvel Studios, and will potentially direct some episodes as well. The show is expected to enter production some time in 2023. Wonder Man was first introduced as a villain in Marvel Comics in 1964, but was reimagined as a hero -- and a member of the Avengers -- in the 1970s; his alter-ego is actor and stuntman Simon Williams. In addition to serving as a writer/producer on several notable comedy series, Guest previously worked as a consulting producer on Disney+ and Marvel's "Hawkeye." HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

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WEEKEND CALENDAR FRIDAY, JUNE 17 THE OLD MAN: Limited thriller series from FX, based on the 2017 novel by Thomas Perry, and starring Jeff Bridges as Dan Chase, a former CIA operative who's spent many years living off of the grid. When he's nonetheless located by an assassin, Chase goes on the run and finds he's being pursued by multiple old contacts. John Lithgow, Amy Brenneman, Alia Shawkat, and Gbenga Akinnagbe co-star; "Black Sails" vets Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine developed the adaptation. [Hulu] GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE: 2022 comedy-drama feature from the UK starring Emma Thompson as a bored and recently retired widow who hires a sex worker (Daryl McCormack) for a night of pleasure and self-discovery. The film premiered at this year's Sundance. Comedian Katy Brand wrote the script; Sophie Hyde ("Animals") directed. [Hulu] SPIDERHEAD: Sci-fi thriller from director Joseph Kosinski ("Top Gun: Maverick") and "Deadpool" writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, based on a short story by author George Saunders. Miles Teller and Jurnee Smollett co-star as prisoners who volunteer for an experimental drug study in exchange for reduced sentences, while Chris Hemsworth plays the peculiar prison warden who oversees the tests. [Netflix] YOU DON'T KNOW ME: Four-part British crime drama series, which originally aired on BBC One in 2021. Samuel Adewunmi stars as a young man in South London who stands accused of murder; over the course of the series, he relates his life story to the court in his own words. [Netflix] THE MARTHA MITCHELL EFFECT: 40-minute documentary profile of whistleblower Martha Mitchell, the wife of Richard Nixon's Attorney General John Mitchell who famously spoke publicly about the Watergate break-in and cover-up. Anne Alvergue and Debra McClutchy co-directed. [Netflix] RAINBOW HIGH: Animated series for kids featuring characters from the collectible fashion doll line. Episodes originally debuted as YouTube shorts but are now being collected into full Netflix "episodes"; Season 2 comes to the service today. [Netflix] SHE: Hindi-language crime drama series from India, starring Aaditi Pohankar as a cop in Mumbai who goes undercover as a sex worker in order to bring down a major drug lord. Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali ("Tamasha") created the series and co-wrote the scripts. Season 2 debuts today on Netflix. [Netflix] CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH: Comedy-drama feature from writer, director, producer, and co-editor Cooper Raiff, which premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Raiff also stars as a recent college grad who befriends a single mom (Dakota Johnson) and her autistic daughter (Vanessa Burghardt). Leslie Mann, Brad Garrett, and Raúl Castillo co-star. [Apple TV+] HOME: Documentary series taking viewers to extraordinary and unconventional homes located around the world and introducing their visionary designers and/or occupants. Season 1 was nominated for Best Documentary Series at last year's Critics' Choice Real TV Awards; Season 2 bows on Apple TV+ today. [Apple TV+] JERRY & MARGE GO LARGE: Original 2022 comedy film, inspired by a true story, starring Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening a couple who exploit a loophole to win the Massachusetts Lottery and then use the prize money to revitalize their hometown. Rainn Wilson, Larry Wilmore, Michael McKean, and Anna Camp co-star; David Frankel ("The Devil Wears Prada") directed. [Paramount+] WATERGATE: HIGH CRIMES AT THE WHITE HOUSE: CBS News documentary -- debuting on the 50th anniversary of the Watergate break-in -- looking back at the burglary of Democratic headquarters and its aftermath, which ultimately brought down the presidency of Richard Nixon. The special airs on CBS and streams on Paramount+ Friday starting at 9 pm ET. [Paramount+] THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY: "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" author Jenny Han created this series, based on another of her YA novels. Lola Tung stars as Belly Conklin, who finds herself torn between two brothers (Christopher Briney and Gavin Casalegno) over the course of a summer beach vacation. [Amazon] THE LAKE: Amazon's first-ever Canadian original series co-stars Jordan Gavaris and Julia Stiles as estranged step-siblings feuding over who gets to hang on to their family's beloved lake cottage. Julian Doucet ("Killjoys") created and executive produced. [Amazon] GOLD RUSH: PARKER'S TRAIL: The reality series spinoff features "Gold Rush" star Parker Schnabel and his team tracking down gold on the Klondike Gold Rush trail, along with other far-flung locations. Season 5, which debuts Friday on Discovery and Discovery+, finds Parker and his friends taking an educational voyage to New Zealand to learn from some secretive local mining crews. [Discovery+] MAGNOLIA TABLE WITH JOANNA GAINES: Cooking series featuring the author and Magnolia Network co-founder preparing some of her favorite recipes in her home kitchen. Season 2 aired on cable in 2021 and hits Discovery+ today. [Discovery+] WHERE WE CALL HOME: Magnolia Network series in which homeowners and designers take viewers inside modern living spaces which were repurposed from commercial properties and other unconventional buildings. Season 2 debuts on Discovery+ on Friday. [Discovery+] FLATBUSH MISDEMEANORS: Comedy series from creators and stars Kevin Iso and Dan Perlman, based on their digital series. They play longtime friends barely eking out a living in Flatbush, Brooklyn. The show's second season hits streaming services today for Showtime subscribers, and debuts Sunday night on TV. [Showtime] CHRISSY'S COURT: The comedy courtroom show features TV personality and model Chrissy Teigen serving as judge and her mother, Vilailuck "Pepper Thai" Teigen, as bailiff. The show debuted as a Quibi original before moving to Roku Channel; Season 2 arrives today. [Roku] THE STEPMOTHER: In this original thriller film, a mysterious woman threatens the relationship between a recent widower and his son. [Tubi] SATURDAY, JUNE 18 CHARMED: The fourth and final season of the CW fantasy drama series wrapped up its TV run last week and comes to Netflix on Saturday. Melonie Diaz, Sarah Jeffrey, and Lucy Barrett star as a trio of good witches known as "The Charmed Ones," tasked with protecting the innocent from demons and other dark forces. [Netflix] SPRIGGAN: Anime series based on the classic manga by author Hiroshi Takashige and illustrator Ryōji Minagawa, about agents of the ARCAM Corporation, who locate and gather powerful artifacts left on Earth by an ancient alien civilization. [Netflix] ALCHEMY OF SOULS: Fantasy romance series from South Korea about the bond that forms between a young nobleman (Lee Jae-wook) and an elite sorceress (Jung So-min) who's trapped in the body of an old blind woman. [Netflix] THE LEDGE: Brittany Ashworth stars in this 2022 direct-to-VOD thriller as a mountain climber trapped on a perilous ledge with four killers blocking her only route to safety. [Hulu] TED K: 2021 scripted drama starring Sharlto Copley as the infamous "Unabomber," Ted Kaczynski, who killed three people and injured 23 others during a sustained mail bombing campaign between 1978 and 1995. The film centers on events leading up to Kaczynski's 1996 arrest. Tony Stone ("Peter and the Farm") co-wrote and directed. [Hulu] SUNDAY, JUNE 19 CIVIL: Documentary profile of lawyer and civil rights leader Ben Crump, who has represented the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Andre Hall, and others, and has stated his goal as "rais[ing] the value of Black life in America." Nadia Hallgren ("Becoming") directed; Kenya Barris and Roger Ross Williams produced. [Netflix] MURDAUGH MURDERS: DEADLY DYNASTY: Three-part true-crime docuseries from Investigation Discovery looking at a number of cases and violent incidents involving the same prominent South Carolina family, including a fatal 2019 boating crash and a 2021 double murder. [Discovery+] ESTONIA: The 2020 docuseries -- about the mysterious 1994 sinking of the MS Estonia ferry in the Baltic Sea -- returns with an update, featuring never-before-seen footage and new interviews. [Discovery+] TOM AND JERRY: COWBOY UP!: Original animated film starring the iconic cartoon cat and mouse duo, in which they help a cowgirl and her brother save their family ranch from a greedy developer. The film debuts Saturday on Cartoon Network and comes to HBO Max on Sunday. [HBO Max]

Will Forte signed on for the lead role in the darkly comic Netflix thriller series "Bodkin." Barack and Michelle Obama will produce the series through their company, Higher Ground, which has an overall development deal with the streamer. More: The series centers on a group of podcasters investigating a missing person case. Jez Scharf ("Mister Biscuits") created the series and will serve as co-showrunner and producer alongside "Kingdom" vet Alex Metcalf. This is the Obamas' and Higher Ground's first scripted drama series for Netflix; previous projects have included the animated educational series "Ada Twist, Scientist"; documentaries "American Factory" and "Crip Camp"; and the musical anthology "We the People." HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

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HBO posted a full trailer for the upcoming fourth season of the sci-fi drama series "Westworld." The show returns with new episodes to both HBO and HBO Max on June 26. More: The trailer features narration from actor Evan Rachel Wood, presumably in the voice of her new character, Christina. Other returning actors include Thandiwe Newton, Ed Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Tessa Thompson, Luke Hemsworth, Aaron Paul, Angela Sarafyan, and James Marsden. Aurora Perrineau, Ariana DeBose, and Daniel Wu join the cast for Season 4. TV LINE

Netflix ordered the docuseries "D.B. Cooper: Where Are You," about an infamous 1971 hijacking and robbery. This is the first true-crime project from the company Fulwell 73, which also produces "The Late Late Show with James Corden" and Hulu's "The Kardashians." More: The four-part docuseries debuts on July 13. "The Way Down" vet Marina Zenovich directed. In November 1971, a man calling himself D.B. Cooper hijacked a Northwest Airlines passenger jet and parachuted away with $200,000. What happened to Cooper, and his true identity, remain unknown to this day; the FBI suspended its active investigation in 2016. The series will focus on the 50-year quest to find Cooper, and will feature interviews with several noted investigators. DEADLINE

Jenna Coleman and Oliver Jackson-Cohen signed on to co-star in the Amazon original drama series "The Wilderness." The series comes from creator Marnie Dickens ("Gold Digger") and is based on a novel by B.E. Jones. More: Coleman and Jackson-Cohen co-star as British couple Liv and Will, whose seemingly perfect life together is upended by an affair; when Will plans a vacation through America's National Parks, Liv devises a plan for revenge. "Lovesong" vet So Yong Kim will direct and executive produce the series, which begins filming this month in the US, Canada, and the UK. Coleman recently appeared in the Netflix limited true-crime series "The Serpent"; Jackson-Cohen co-stars in Mike Flanagan's "The Haunting of..." shows for Netflix. DEADLINE

QUICK HITS Trying to deliver on big expectations with a small team or budget? Use this worksheet to learn how you can do more with less.* Comscore's 2022 State of Streaming report found that ad-supported streaming services in the US are gaining new users faster than their subscription-based counterparts. HBO shared some images from the upcoming second season of the financial drama series "Industry," premiering on August 1. The first three episodes of Peacock's comedy series "The Resort" arrive on July 28; William Jackson Harper and Cristin Milioti co-star as a married couple who find themselves caught up in a bizarre mystery during an anniversary trip. Alton Brown spoke with Variety about departing Food Network in favor of Netflix's new "Iron Chef" reboot, explaining "that was not a hard decision." YouTube deleted a video that the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot at the US Capitol planned to use as part of its proceedings; the clip in question featured former President Trump falsely suggesting that "glitches" caused thousands of votes to switch automatically from him to President Biden. Netflix will host a week of free walking tours in three European cities -- London, Madrid, and Paris -- highlighting shooting locations from the shows "Bridgerton," "Money Heist," and "Emily in Paris," respectively. Netflix's director of UK scripted series, Chris Sussman, will depart the company to spend more time with his family; Sussman developed series including the Harlan Coben adaptation "Stay Close" and Rowan Atkinson's upcoming "Man vs. Bee." *This is sponsored content

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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