Welcome to the first Media Murder for Monday of 2017, and Happy New Year to all! Due to the holiday, it's a bit light on news, but here's the latest from the crime drama world:
MOVIES
J.J. Abrams will be awarded the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award by the American Cinema Editors on January 27 at the 67th ACE Eddie Awards. In addition to such popular films as the Mission Impossible, Star Trek, and Star Wars franchises, Abrams has also been involved with popular TV shows like Westworld, Alias, Lost, Fringe, and Person of Interest.
A new teaser photo for the upcoming John Wick sequel shows a reunion of Matrix stars Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne. Reeves reprises his role as the titular character, while Fishburne will play The Bowler King.
TELEVISION
Homeland executive producer Chip Johannessen told Cinemablend how Season 6 plans to bring Nicholas Brody back into the story. The former P.O.W. character, played by Damien Lewis, was originally supposed to die in Season 1 but didn't leave the show until his death in the Season 3 finale. Meanwhile, Showtime viewers got an advance look at the new season.
Many of you will have watched the first episode of the new season of Sherlock last night, but the show's creative team has been hinting for quite some time that another season may never happen. The main reason is the increasing popularity of the show's actors, or as co-creator Mark Gatiss said "the success of Doctor Strange is not going to make Benedict short of work." On the other hand, Gatiss noted the "crazy idea" he had of how the Sherlock duo might eventually have its finale.
Sleepy Hollow's new actress, Janina Gavankar, explained how she feels about replacing the popular character Abbie Mills. Although not much is known about her character, she will play a special agent with Homeland Security.
One of Gotham's most favorite baddies makes a return to the series in a new mid-season image from an upcoming episode.
TV Guide also had some hints and teasers for the 2017 storylines in the Chicago Fire, P.D., Med and Justice franchise series.
PODCASTS/VIDEO/RADIO
Author Debbi Mack interviewed travel mystery author Maria Hudgins on the Crime Cafe podcast.
The latest FBI Retired Case File Review podcast featured retired agent Todd Hulsey served with the FBI for 15+ years talking about nuclear weapons and the Mascheroni spy case.
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