Media Murder for Monday

MOVIES

Netflix recently got into the original-programming business and has chosen Brian McGreevy's debut thriller Hemlock Grove for its next original series, even though the book won't be published until later this month. (Hat tip to Omnimystery News.)

Atlas Independent has hired William Monahan (London Boulevard) to write and direct a new crime thriller titled Mojave. No details on the plot just yet, but it will be filmed in Southern California.

Although the creative and studio forces behind the American film version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo have all expressed an interest in taking on the other two books in Stieg Larsson's trilogy, that future may be in jeopardy. Despite earning $231 million worldwide for MGM, the studio says that figure was below expectations and a "modest loss."

Jessica Biel has joined the cast of Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho, playing Psycho star Vera Miles.

TV

The second series of Luther, the BBC police drama written by Neil Cross that stars Idris Elba, won "Best Drama" at the Royal Television Society Awards in the UK. Meanwhile, Luther creator Neil Cross says he is planning a film spinoff when the series ends.

The Coen brothers' film Fargo, which followed a pregnant Minneapolis police chief trying to solve a series of homicides, may be adapted as a TV series. This would presumably be in addition to the Fox pilot about a grouchy LA private detective the brothers already have in development.

As Omnimystery reports, production recently began in Dublin for BBC America's new eight-part crime drama, Ripper Street, set during the aftermath of the Jack The Ripper murders.

British actor Hugh Dancy (The Big C), will play FBI agent Will Graham on the 13-episode NBC-TV drama Hannibal, featuring the classic characters from Thomas Harris' Red Dragon novel.

Eriq La Salle (ER) has been cast in the pilot Widow Detective created by CSI's Carol Mendelsohn for CBS. La Salle will play Lieutenant Lutrell, a friend of protagonist Denny (John Corbett).

ONLINE/PODCASTS/RADIO

CSI creator Anthony Zuiker is teaming up with Yahoo for Cybergeddon, a 90-minute scripted drama exploring the growing threat of cyber crime, to be featured in online installments in the Fall.

Harlan Coben was on the Today Show, talking about his new thriller Stay Close.

Dr. D.P. Lyle visited Suspense Radio on Saturday to discuss his latest nonfiction book, More Forensics and Fiction.

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