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A24 Sets Texas Chainsaw Massacre Series With Strange Darling Filmmaker JT Mollner
A24 is moving ahead with its next take on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, launching a television series that will serve as the first project under the company’s newly acquired rights to the long-running horror franchise.
The series will be shepherded by JT Mollner, marking a continuation of his collaboration with producers Roy Lee and Steven Schneider of Spooky Pictures following their recent film Strange Darling. The project emerges months after A24 prevailed in a competitive auction for the franchise’s film and television rights, which closed last September and was overseen by Verve.
Executive producers on the series include Lee and Schneider alongside Mollner, with additional EPs Stuart Manashil, Image Nation’s Ben Ross, Barnstorm’s Glen Powell and Dan Cohen, and Exurbia Films’ Kim Henkel, who co-created the original 1974 film with Tobe Hooper. Powell is attached in a producing capacity only. Also producing are Exurbia’s Ian Henkel and Pat Cassidy.
In addition to the series, a new Texas Chainsaw Massacre feature film is in early development with the same producing team and Image Nation. Mollner is not involved with the film project, which has yet to be packaged, and its eventual distributor has not been determined. While earlier reports suggested Netflix as a possible home, no platform is currently attached.
Verve has represented the franchise since 2017 and conducted the recent auction, which attracted interest from a range of studios and high-profile creatives, including Oz Perkins, Jordan Peele and Taylor Sheridan. Exurbia Films remains the primary production company behind the property, with Kim Henkel, Pat Cassidy and Ian Henkel continuing as producers.
Released in 1974 on a reported budget of $140,000, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was distributed by Bryanston Distributing Company and went on to gross approximately $31 million, though its filmmakers were famously cut out of meaningful profits. In 1983, New Line Cinema acquired distribution rights to the franchise, ultimately releasing nine films that collectively grossed more than $252 million worldwide. The property has since expanded into comics, novels and video games.
Mollner emphasized that the series is not intended as a remake of Hooper and Henkel’s film. “I’ve said publicly that I’m not interested in remaking perfect films, and the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a perfect film,” he said. “When the opportunity for a longform exploration into this world arose, I saw it as a fresh way in, and a way to honor the existing folklore. I can’t imagine better partners for this approach than A24.”
Powell echoed the sentiment, calling the original film one of his personal touchstones. “It defined a generation of horror films and remains one of the definitive movies of my home state,” he said. “With a filmmaker like JT Mollner and a home like A24, it feels like the right team to usher in a new chapter.”
Henkel added that A24’s track record with boundary-pushing genre projects made the company a natural fit. “There’s an epic tale lurking in the Chainsaw backstory,” he said, “and this team gives us the best chance to tell it in a way that’s genuinely unexpected.”
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First Look: Nicolas Cage Suits Up for Spider-Noir Series
Nicolas Cage is stepping into the small-screen spotlight.
The Oscar winner leads the upcoming live-action series Spider-Noir, marking his first leading role in a television drama. The streamer has unveiled several first-look images featuring Cage as Ben Reilly — also known as The Spider — alongside Lamorne Morris as Robbie Robertson, Li Jun Li as Cat Hardy and Karen Rodriguez as Janet Smart.
Based on the Marvel comic Spider-Man Noir, the series is set in 1930s New York and follows Ben Reilly, a once-renowned masked vigilante who has since fallen on hard times. Now working as a private investigator, Reilly is forced to confront his past after a deeply personal tragedy — and an extraordinary case — pushes him toward reclaiming his former identity as the city’s lone superhero.
In his earlier days, Reilly operated as “The Spider,” a shadowy crimefighter navigating the corruption and violence of Depression-era Manhattan. But after stepping away from the mask, he has settled into a more mundane existence — until circumstances demand he once again embrace the persona he left behind.
Morris plays Robbie Robertson, a determined journalist trying to carve out a career in a city stacked against him. Fiercely loyal to his best friend Ben, Robbie is willing to take risks professionally and personally to get ahead.
Li’s Cat Hardy is the headlining attraction at one of New York’s most exclusive nightclubs. While she appears self-serving on the surface, her true motivations prove more layered. Rodriguez’s Janet Smart serves as Ben’s sharp-tongued and devoted secretary, committed to keeping his struggling detective agency afloat and unafraid to challenge him when necessary.
The ensemble also includes Abraham Popoola, Jack Huston and Brendan Gleeson. Guest stars feature Lukas Haas, Cameron Britton, Cary Christopher, Michael Kostroff, Scott MacArthur, Joe Massingill, Whitney Rice, Amanda Schull, Andrew Caldwell, Amy Aquino, Andrew Robinson and Kai Caster.
Spider-Noir will premiere worldwide this spring. The series will first debut domestically on MGM+’s linear channel before rolling out globally on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories.






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God of War Series Casts Callum Vinson as Atreus
God of War has found its Atreus.
Callum Vinson (Chucky, Long Bright River) has been cast as Atreus, the 10-year-old son of Kratos (Ryan Hurst), in Prime Video’s series adaptation of PlayStation’s mythology-driven video game franchise. The project hails from Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios.
In the series, Atreus is raised in near-total isolation in a remote forest cabin, spending most of his childhood under the care of his mother, Faye. An accomplished archer with a deep affinity for animals, Atreus is defined by his curiosity about the world beyond the forest. Following his mother’s death, he is left in the care of Kratos — a distant, emotionally guarded father whom he barely knows. Despite the strained relationship, Atreus longs for his father’s approval and is determined to prove that he is strong enough to survive in an unforgiving and dangerous world.
The adaptation comes from writer, showrunner and executive producer Ronald D. Moore (Outlander, For All Mankind). God of War centers on Kratos and Atreus as they set out on a perilous journey to scatter the ashes of Faye. Along the way, Kratos attempts to teach his son how to be a better god, while Atreus, in turn, challenges his father to learn how to be more human.
The role marks Vinson’s third collaboration with Sony Pictures Television. He appears in the upcoming third season of Netflix’s The Night Agent and previously starred in Peacock’s Long Bright River. Vinson recently wrapped his fourth series lead, playing Jason Voorhees in Peacock’s Friday the 13th prequel Crystal Lake. His additional credits include a series regular role as Henry Collins in season three of Syfy/Peacock’s Chucky and the feature film Coup!.
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Nia Sondaya Upped to Series Regular as Teen Akilah in Yellowjackets Final Season
Yellowjackets is keeping one of its younger survivors around a little longer.
Nia Sondaya, who has recurred as Teen Akilah since season two of Showtime’s hit survival drama, has been promoted to series regular for the show’s upcoming fourth and final season.
The move follows a tense season three finale that left Akilah’s fate uncertain. The character disappeared after confronting Teen Lottie (Courtney Eaton), rejecting the increasingly disturbing “Wilderness” visions and making it clear she would no longer follow Lottie’s lead — a moment that raised questions about whether Akilah had escaped, gone into hiding or met a darker end.
Created and executive produced by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, Yellowjackets centers on a group of highly skilled high school girls’ soccer players who survive a plane crash in the remote northern wilderness. Blending survival thriller, psychological horror and coming-of-age drama, the series tracks the team’s descent from a competitive unit into fractured, feral clans, while also following the adult survivors nearly 25 years later as they struggle to reconcile who they became with who they once were.
Season three starred Melanie Lynskey, Christina Ricci, Tawny Cypress, Lauren Ambrose, Sophie Nélisse, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sophie Thatcher, Samantha Hanratty, Courtney Eaton, Liv Hewson, Steven Krueger, Warren Kole, Kevin Alves, Sarah Desjardins and Simone Kessell. Elijah Wood appeared in a recurring role, while Hilary Swank guest starred alongside Joel McHale and Ashley Sutton.
With Sondaya’s promotion, Akilah is poised to play a more central role as Yellowjackets heads into its final chapter — and as the mysteries of the wilderness continue to close in.
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