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The true crime genre ignites the inner detective in all of us. What is it about these documentaries, podcasts, and shows that draw us in? It likely depends on what you enjoy the most out of these stories. For many, it's to see how law enforcement solves the case step-by-step.

If you happen to be one of those viewers, then Vivica A. Fox’s new show is sure to become a new favorite for you. The series is called The Interrogation Room, and it’s coming from FilmRise. Produced by Zig Zag Productions and FilmRise, the full series will be available to stream for free on services such as YouTube, Amazon Freevee, Tubi, The Roku Channel, and more July 1st.

We sat down with Fox to talk about The Interrogation Room, and what it was like to step into the world of true crime.

A Look Inside the Interrogation Room...

Alex Rodrigo, a director on the acclaimed Netflix drama series “Money Heist,” is making his feature film directorial debut with “The Last Shot,” one of 16 film projects being pitched to prospective buyers this week during Rome’s Mia market.

“The Last Shot” is a biopic about the late Spanish photographer and humanitarian Luis Valtueña (pictured), who was killed in Rwanda in 1997. Recreating the Spaniard’s final days amid a rapidly unraveling humanitarian crisis in the East African nation, it centers on the mysterious final photo that Valtueña took before he was killed alongside two other aid workers.

The film is produced by Miguel Menéndez de Zubillaga of Mono Films and Acid Media’s José Barrio, a close friend of the late photographer, who shares writing credits with Luis Murillo.

Rodrigo said he was drawn to the magnetic character of Valtueña, who he called “idealistic, a little naïve, bold, authentic,” though...

Black Monday is becoming a long-term investment for Showtime: The Wall Street satire has been renewed for Season 3, TVLine has learned.

The third season will premiere in 2021 and will span 10 episodes, matching the two previous seasons.

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V Wars, Netflix's television adaptation of Jonathan Maberry's vampire comic book series, stars Ian Somerhalder.

V Wars is set to immerse its starring actor, Ian Somerhalder, into a familiarly associated scenario, immersed amongst vampires, just as he’d previously done as an immortal for eight seasons of The CW's The Vampire Diaries, which ended in 2017. This time, however, he’ll be on the human side of the struggle.

Netflix set 10 episodes of the hour-long series, V Wars, an on-screen adaptation of Jonathan Maberry's 2012 book about the first Vampire War. The book is the first in a series that feature prose stories about the supernatural struggle. V-Wars: Chronicles of the Vampire Wars has four installments, and is distributed by Idw Publishing, who is also producing the series alongside High Park Entertainment.

The duo of William Laurin and Glenn Davis serve as showrunners for V Wars,...

Elisha Cuthbert is returning to television as the female lead in CBS' one-hour pilot Ny-Lon.

Also cast in the ABC Studios-produced adaptation of the British series are Caterina Scorsone and Johnny Whitworth.

Additionally, Rachel Boston has landed a role on another CBS drama pilot, Mythological Ex.

Ny-Lon centers on Edie (Cuthbert), a New York literacy teacher/record store clerk, and Michael, a London stock broker, who embark on a cross-continental romance.

Scorsone (1-800-Missing) will play Edie's roommate, a slutty, bohemian rocker. Whitworth (CSI: Miami) will play Edie's rocker ex-boyfriend.

After her breakthrough role on Fox's "24," Cuthbert had focused on movies. Her upcoming features include My Sassy Girl and The Six Lives of Henry Lefay. Cuthbert is repped by Gersh and manager John Carrabino.

Scorsone is repped by Innovative and Open Entertainment. Whitworth is repped by TalentWorks and Artistry Entertainment.

The 20th Century Fox TV-produced Mythological is based on the Israeli series about a woman who, after learning from a psychic that she already has dated the man she's supposed to marry, revisits all her past relationships.

Lifetime Television has decided not to pick up its one-hour drama series Missing for a fourth season. In a statement, Lifetime praised the cast and crew, including executive producer Debra Martin Chase. "While this series ran its course, we look forward to new programs rolling out on the network over the next couple of months," Lifetime said. Upcoming programming includes drama series Angela's Eyes, from NBC Universal Television Studio, and improvisational comedy Lovespring International, from Missing producer Lionsgate. In its third season, Missing averaged a 1.9 rating in households, a 1.3 in women 18-49 and a 1.0 in women 18-34. The show stars Vivica A. Fox, Caterina Scorsone and Mark Consuelos as a special FBI team who locate missing victims using unorthodox methods.

COLOGNE, Germany -- German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 might be in the midst of takeover turmoil, but at channel subsidiary Kabel 1 it's business as usual. On Tuesday, the Munich-based network named Guido Bolten its new managing director, replacing Andreas Bartl, who left in December to head flagship channel Pro7 (HR 12/9). Bolten is currently head of information and magazine programming at Pro7. He takes over at Kabel 1 at a time when the cable channel is enjoying an unprecedented ratings boom. Last year, thanks to crime shows like Cold Case, Without A Trace and Missing, Kabel 1's market share reached a record 5.5%.

Actress Kym Whitley has signed a one-year talent holding deal with Touchstone Television. Whitley worked with Touchstone on The Catch, a pilot for ABC from J.J. Abrams. She also is shooting an episode of Touchstone's Grey's Anatomy, which airs on ABC. Whitley, who also is a stand-up comic, appeared as a hooker in an episode of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm. Her TV credits include Disney Channel's That's So Raven, Lifetime's Missing and UPN's Girlfriends.

Lifetime Television has ordered an additional six episodes of its Sunday night drama series Missing, which stars Vivica A. Fox, Caterina Scorsone, Mark Consuelos and Justin Louis as FBI agents. This brings the full-season order to 19 episodes for the series, which is in its third season. Lifetime said it made the decision based on viewership gains, including a 20% increase in total viewers compared with Season 2 (2.4 million vs. 2 million). Missing, which airs at 10 p.m. Sundays, is produced by Lions Gate Television Corp. and Maple Pictures in association with CHUM Television.

Barbara Fisher is poised to exit her post at Lifetime Entertainment after two years as executive vp and head of programming. Lifetime officials confirmed Thursday that Fisher will depart the female-targeted cable network in June after her current contract expires this month. No immediate successor was named for Fisher, who reported to Lifetime president Carole Black. "We thank Barbara for all her contributions and wish her the very best," a Lifetime spokesman said. Fisher joined Lifetime in June 2002 after a 15-year run at Universal Television, where she served a long stint as head of the studio's movies and miniseries department. Lifetime ranks among basic cable's most popular channels, but the network has not had much traction with original series fielded during Fisher's tenure, including dramas I-800-MISSING and Wild Card. "I have enjoyed working with this group of outstanding professionals, and I look forward to the next chapter in my career," Fisher said.

Vivica A. Fox has inked a TV and feature film deal with Lions Gate Entertainment. Under the pact, Fox will be the new star of the company's Lifetime series 1-800-MISSING and will develop, produce and star in low-budget movies. With Fox on board, Lifetime has renewed 1-800-MISSING for a second season. The show, based on the 1-800-WHERE-R-YOU novels, centers on a FBI investigator who has enlisted a young woman (Caterina Scorsone) with telepathic abilities to help her locate missing persons. Fox will play a new hard-nosed FBI agent who teams up with the psychic girl.

Lifetime will deal a second season of Wild Card, one of two drama series in the femme-targeted network's primetime Saturday block. Starring Joely Fisher, Card will return to its 9 p.m. time slot this summer, where it averaged over 2.1 million total viewers--on par with the two-hour movie block it replaced. Lifetime ordered 18 episodes. "We are extremely excited to bring back 'Wild Card' as part of our Saturday night line-up," said Barbara Fisher, executive VP, entertainment. "Our viewers have told us that they connect and respond to these very identifiable characters by coming back each and every Saturday." Still to be determined is the fate of 10 p.m. drama 1-800-Missing, which debuted alongside Card last year. Card is a produced by Busiek Prods. with Fireworks Entertainment. Doug Steinberg (Boston Public) is executive producer and Lynn Marie Latham and Bernard Lechowick (That's Life) are co-creators.

Lions Gate Television is looking to make inroads into the broadcast network business as it continues its expansion into cable. The production company announced at a press conference Wednesday four new hourlong pilots for Fox, WB and UPN, in addition to several new projects set to go into production at Lifetime, ABC Family and Sci Fi Channel. Successes with returning series, including Lifetime's 1-800 Missing and USA's The Dead Zone, have emboldened Lions Gate to try its hand at broadcast primetime, but only to pursue low-cost projects on par with its cable deals.

NEW YORK -- Before it began its second life as a syndicated strip on Lifetime, NBC's Golden Girls earned a distinction only a select group of TV series can claim: It survived a Saturday primetime slot, a daypart that strikes fear in the hearts of programmers everywhere. Now Lifetime is hoping lightning will strike again on Saturday for its new original dramas beginning this weekend, Wild Card and 1-800-MISSING. Citing Saturday-bred hits like The Love Boat and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Lifetime senior vp research Tim Brooks believes the accursed night is not a wasteland but a fallow field awaiting another Golden opportunity. "There's a kind of lore in the business that Saturday is not a good time to put programming on," he said. "That's exactly why it's such an attractive night -- because so many other networks stay away from it."...