"Spirited" teaser / "Percy Jackson" adds to cast / Hulu "Interior Chinatown" series / Kurt Sutter's "The Abandons"

Plus the weekend calendar, "Bel-Air" gets its 4th showrunner, "Bridgerton" Season 3 casting, "Bupkis" first look, and more

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Apple dropped a teaser for the musical holiday comedy feature "Spirited," a reimagining of Charles Dickens' classic "A Christmas Carol." Ryan Reynolds stars in the movie as self-centered, misanthropic businessman Clint Briggs, who turns the tables on the Ghost of Christmas Present (Will Ferrell). More: This time around, Briggs decides to show the Ghost its own past, present, and future, sending them on a journey back in time to Victorian England, when the original Dickens story was set. The film co-stars Octavia Spencer, Sunita Mani, Patrick Page, and Joe Tippett. Sean Anders, who previously collaborated with Ferrell on the "Daddy's Home" films, co-wrote the script and directed. The songs were written by "La La Land" and "Dear Evan Hansen" vets Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. "Spirited" hits theaters on November 11 and makes its Apple TV+ debut on November 18. THE PLAYLIST

Copeland, Cryer, Kennedy The Disney+ "Percy Jackson" series added three new cast members. Adam Copeland, also known as Canadian pro wrestler Edge, will play Ares, the God of War, in a recurring guest role. More: Suzanne Cryer took the role of Echidna, the "Mother of Monsters," while Jessica Parker Kennedy will make guest appearances as the infamous Gorgon, Medusa. The series centers on a 12-year-old demigod (Walker Scobell) who's accused of stealing the lightning bolt from the god Zeus, just as he's growing into his divine powers. The series is based on the books by Rick Riordan, who wrote the pilot and will executive produce. VARIETY

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WEEKEND CALENDAR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14 HALLOWEEN ENDS: This 2022 slasher film is the 13th overall entry in the "Halloween" franchise, and completes the new trilogy that kicked off in 2018. Four years after the events of 2021's "Halloween Kills," a shocking new crime prompts the final showdown between Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and serial killer Michael Myers (James Jude Courtney and Nick Castle). Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Rohan Campbell, and Kyle Richards co-star; David Gordon Green co-wrote and directed. The film debuts today in theaters and on Peacock. [Peacock] SHANTARAM: Debut drama series, based on the novel by Gregory David Roberts, starring Charlie Hunnam as a fugitive who falls in love while attempting to disappear in the slums of 1980s Bombay. Richard Roxburgh, Antonia Desplat, Radhika Apte, Elektra Kilbey, Alexander Siddig, and Sujaya Dasgupta co-star; Steve Lightfoot ("The Punisher") and Eric Warren Singer ("Top Gun: Maverick") created. [Apple TV+] ROSALINE: Romantic comedy feature based on the 2012 YA novel "When You Were Mine" by Rebecca Serle, which re-tells the story of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" from the perspective of Romeo's ex-girlfriend, Rosaline (Kaitlyn Dever). "The Fault in Our Stars" vets Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber wrote the adaptation; Karen Maine ("Yes, God, Yes") directed. [Hulu] DASHCAM: 2021 horror film starring Annie Hardy as a musician from Los Angeles who travels to London, steals a friend's car, and agrees to give a ride to a mysterious old woman (Angela Enahoro) who's guarding a deadly secret. The film is related in real-time and presented as footage shot entirely on Hardy's iPhone and dashcam. Rob Savage ("Host") directed. [Hulu] SEE FOR ME: Crime thriller from Canada starring Skyler Davenport as Sophie, a blind woman staying in a secluded mansion that's been invaded by three thieves. Her only hope of survival is Kelly (Jessica Parker Kennedy), the Army veteran with whom she's been paired on an app that provides assistance for the disabled. [Hulu] PIL'S ADVENTURES: Animated family comedy feature about a spirited orphan who disguises herself as a princess in order to save her kingdom. The movie was produced in France but has been dubbed into English for US audiences. [Hulu] FIXER UPPER: THE CASTLE: Eight-episode reality and home renovation series from Magnolia founders Chip and Joanna Gaines, following along as they redesign and restore Cottonland Castle, a 100-year-old landmark in their hometown of Waco, Texas. [HBO Max] HIGH SCHOOL: Debut teen drama series, based on the 2019 memoir by pop duo Tegan and Sara Quin. TikTok vets Railey and Seazynn Gilliland co-star as twin sisters coming of age in the 1990s and seeking out their own identities as individuals. Clea DuVall directed multiple episodes and produced along with Tegan and Sara. [Freevee] MARTHA GARDENS: Debut series bringing viewers behind the scenes to Martha Stewart's Bedford Farm, which boasts over 150 acres of gardens, pastures, greenhouses, orchards, and animals. New monthly episodes will cover a year of activity on the farm, and feature Stewart providing a range of tips and tricks for home gardeners of every expert level. [Roku] THE CURSE OF BRIDGE HOLLOW: Spooky family comedy feature about a teenager (Priah Ferguson) who has to team up with her Halloween-hating dad (Marlon Wayans) to stop the ancient and mischievous spirit she has accidentally unleashed on her hometown. Nia Vardalos, Lauren Lapkus, Kelly Rowland, and Rob Riggle co-star; Jeff Wadlow ("Truth or Dare") directed. [Netflix] BLACK BUTTERFLIES (LES PAPILLONS NOIRS): Thriller series from France starring Nicolas Duvauchelle as Adrien, a novelist who's enlisted as a memoir writer by the elderly Albert (Niels Arestrup). Over time, it becomes clear to Adrien that Albert's story is both a twisted romance and a grim confession to a life of crime. [Netflix] TAKE 1: Musical reality series from Korea, in which notable artists plan out and orchestrate iconic performances of one of their songs, which must then be entirely recorded in a single take. Season 1 participants include Lena Park, MAMAMOO, Park Jung-hyun, Rain, and Yoo Hee-yeol. [Netflix] HOLY FAMILY (SAGRADA FAMILIA): Debut drama series from Spain, about a family attempting to start a new life together in Madrid while hiding a shocking secret from their past. Najwa Nimri, Álex García, Laura Laprida, and Gemma Solé co-star. [Netflix] EVERYTHING CALLS FOR SALVATION (TUTTO CHIEDE SALVEZZA): Comedy-drama series from Italy, based on the novel by Daniele Mencarelli, and starring Federico Cesari as a young man in crisis who's sent to a psych ward for a week. Francesco Bruni ("Easy!") wrote and directed. [Netflix] MISMATCHED: Hindi-language romantic drama series from India, based on the 2017 novel "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon. Rohit Saraf stars as a die-hard and very traditional romantic who falls in love with a quirky and unconventional gamer (Prajakta Koli) during a summer course at Aravalli Institute. [Netflix] SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 TRICK OR TREAT SCOOBY-DOO!: Direct-to-VOD animated film in which the gang from Mystery Inc. encounters a string of old enemies and classic villains over the course of Halloween night. Frank Welker, Grey Griffin, Matthew Lillard, Kate Micucci, Dee Bradley Baker, and Myrna Velasco co-star. [HBO Max] PENN & TELLER: FOOL US: The competition series finds up-and-coming magicians attempting to impress master illusionists Penn  & Teller with a trick they don't know how to recreate. It returned Friday night to The CW for a ninth season. Alyson Hannigan hosts. [CW] WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?: The improvised comedy series challenges actors and comedians to devise jokes and entire scenarios on the spot based on a series of random prompts. It's back on CW for a 19th season. Aisha Tyler hosts; performers include Wayne Brady, Jonathan Mangum, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles, and Heather Anne Campbell. [CW] CATFISH: THE TV SHOW: The MTV reality series explores the world of online dating, following couples who are concerned about truthfulness and intimacy in their relationships. A collection of Season 8 episodes, which aired on cable over the summer, hit Hulu today. Nev Schulman and Kamie Crawford co-host; Max Joseph makes guest appearances. [Hulu] CAILLOU: THE BRAVEST WOLF BOY: Animated holiday special for young kids in which Caillou is excited to attend his first Halloween party, but also nervous about what kinds of spooky surprises he might encounter. [Peacock] UNDER THE QUEEN'S UMBRELLA: Period drama series from Korea starring Kim Hye-soo as a Joseon queen who attempts to rein in her rowdy, troublemaking sons before one of her many rivals manages to steal her throne. [Netflix] SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 STEP UP: The drama series, based on the "Step Up" film franchise, returns to Starz for a third season on Sunday. The action follows the students and faculty at High Water, a cutthroat performing arts school in Atlanta. Keiynan Lonsdale, Christina Milian, Tricia Helfer, Enrique Murciano, Marcus Mitchell, Terrence Green, and Carlito Olivero co-star. [Starz] BENEDICTION: 2021 biographical drama feature from writer/director Terence Davies ("The House of Mirth"), based on the life of gay WWI British poet Siegfried Sassoon. Jack Lowden and Peter Capaldi co-star as Sassoon at different stages of his life; Simon Russell Beale, Jeremy Irvine, Kate Phillips, and Ben Daniels co-star. [Hulu]

Yang and Waititi Hulu ordered a 10-episode series based on the Charles Yu novel "Interior Chinatown." Jimmy O. Yang will star as Willis Wu, a professional background actor who witnesses a crime and then finds himself at the center of a vast conspiracy. More: Yang was a featured player on HBO's "Silicon Valley"; other recent credits include "Space Force," "Love Hard" and "Crazy Rich Asians." Author Yu created the series and will serve as showrunner; Taika Waititi is attached to direct the pilot. Yu has previous TV writing experience, having penned episodes of "Westworld," "Legion," and "Lodge 49." VARIETY

Sutter Netflix greenlit a new Western drama series from "Sons of Anarchy" creator Kurt Sutter. The 10-part period series "The Abandons" follows a diverse group of settlers, living on the fringe of society in 1850s Oregon, who band together against a corrupt force that seeks to push them off of their land. More: This is Sutter's second original project for Netflix; he also directed and produced the upcoming film "This Beast," about a mysterious creature that terrorized a French village in the 1760s. Sutter told Deadline that he's a longtime fan of the Western genre, and has wanted to make a Western series since even before his success in the crime genre. The new series was apparently also inspired by Sutter's pandemic rewatch of "Bonanza" and his fascination with the origins of the Italian crime organization La Cosa Nostra. DEADLINE

Peacock's "Bel-Air" hired its fourth showrunner in just two seasons this week. Carla Banks-Waddles was promoted from co-executive producer to executive producer and showrunner for the show's upcoming second season, as part of her overall deal with Universal Television. More: Banks-Waddles replaces "Army Wives" and "Lie to Me" vets T.J. Brady and Rasheed Newson at the head of the show's creative team. Brady and Newson exited due to creative differences with Universal TV and Peacock executives. The show is a dramatic reboot of the classic '90s sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"; original star Will Smith and original series creators Andy and Susan Borowitz are among the new show's producers. The original "Bel-Air" showrunner was Chris Collins ("The Wire"), who apparently wanted to produce a more edgy, premium series, while Peacock executives wanted something more broad and network-friendly. The series was originally inspired by a mock trailer for a dramatic "Fresh Prince" reboot from creator Morgan Cooper that went viral online; Cooper is also listed as a producer on the series. HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

"Black Sails" vet Hannah New will join the cast of Netflix's period romantic drama "Bridgerton" in its upcoming third season. New will co-star as Lady Tilley Arnold, a young widow who inherits her late husband's vast estate and enjoys some measure of financial and personal independence. More: New starred for four seasons as Eleanor Guthrie in "Black Sails" on Starz; she was also a featured player in the FX series "The Strain" and "Trust" and the Disney film "Maleficent." Season 3 of "Bridgerton" is currently in production; Jess Brownell takes over for original creator Chris Van Dusen as showrunner this year. The new episodes will center on the romance between Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), who leads a double life as the series' narrator, Lady Whistledown. DEADLINE

QUICK HITS 7 brands got influencers campaigns right and you can, too. Wisdom from the experts on running a successful influencer marketing campaign.* Peacock released the first set of images from "Bupkis," the semi-autobiographical comedy series from writer and star Pete Davidson; Edie Falco and Joe Pesci co-star as characters based on Davidson's mother and grandfather. Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane -- who starred in the crime series "Cracker" and played Hogwarts groundskeeper Hagrid in the "Harry Potter" films -- died this week at the age of 72. Comedian Danny Jolles' new YouTube stand-up comedy special has an interactive element, allowing viewers to choose which perspective his jokes take, requiring him to record multiple versions of each part of the routine. A TikTok clip featuring "House of the Dragon" stars Emma D'Arcy and Olivia Cooke discussing their favorite cocktails -- including D'Arcy's choice of a "Negroni sbagliato with prosecco" -- has gone viral on social media. Marin Ireland ("Y: The Last Man") took the female lead role in Apple's crime drama series "Sinking Spring," opposite Brian Tyree Henry and Michael Mando; the series is based on Dennis Tafoya's novel "Dope Thief," and centers on friends who pose as DEA agents to rob a country house, without knowing the identity of the property's very dangerous owner. "Single Parents" vet Jake Choi joined the cast of Hulu's "Honeymoon Friends," a sequel to the 2021 comedy "Vacation Friends"; stars Lil Rel Howery, Yvonne Orji, John Cena, and Meredith Hagner are all returning from the original film. *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 Eduardo Garcia is a writer and editor based in New York. He is the author of "Things You Can Do," an illustrated book about climate action. Bylines in The New York Times, The Guardian, Slate, Scientific American, and others. In one of his previous lives, Eduardo worked as a Reuters correspondent in Latin America for nearly a decade.

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