Martin Scorsese Signs Deal With Apple TV Plus, Sarah Paulson Headlines Hulu’s ‘Run’
Martin Scorsese, the director of “Taxi Driver” and “Goodfellas,” has signed a first-look TV and film deal with Apple TV+. At present, he’s filming “Killers of the Flower Moon” for the streamer, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro. Any future work is in concert with Scorsese’s Sikelia Productions banner.
At Hulu, Sarah Paulson will star in the thriller “Run.” Pulled from a theatrical release on May 8 by Lionsgate, it will stream as a film, directed by Aneesh Chaganty (“Searching”). Paulson plays the sinister mother of a daughter in a wheelchair, a tale of motherhood gone wrong. There is no Hulu date yet, but some global markets will carry a theatrical release of the movie.
Here’s a look at other deals and upcoming projects:
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Saved by the Bell” Peacock’s sequel teaser is out — and Bayside High looks different than it did 30 years ago. Jessie Spano (Elizabeth Berkley Lauren) is now the guidance counselor at Bayside. The update has Zack Morris (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), current governor of California, closing too many low-income schools. He proposes the affected students be sent to the highest-performing schools, including his alma mater.
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“Tehran,” a thriller, will debut September 25 on Apple TV+. The eight-episode espionage tale is written by Moshe Zonder (“Fauda”). It follows an undercover Mossad agent in Tehran, Iran, and the danger it places her in. Israeli actress Niv Sultan (“Flawless”) headlines.
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Will Forte stars in the “MacGruber” TV series, Peacock’s newest satire. The action comedy is based on the “SNL” sketch that parodied “MacGyver,” and the 2010 movie of the same name.
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Former Google employee Sarah Cooper, who grabbed social media with her lip-syncs of Trump’s wacky pandemic cures, has snagged a Netflix special, directed by Natasha Lyonne (“Russian Doll”). Her comedy special, “Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine,” will premiere this fall.
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The “AP Bio” season 3 trailer on Peacock is out. Created by Mike O’Brien, the series stars Oswald Patton and Glenn Howerton (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) as a disgraced Harvard professor forced to teach at a local high school in Toledo, his home town. The show premieres September 3.
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Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn joins Amazon Prime Video — along with her dog, Lucy. “The Pack” follows 12 teams as they face challenges designed by veterinarians and certified dog experts. The winning duo earns a $500,000 cash prize and a $250,000 donation to the animal charity of their choice.