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A major television series from Star Wars director JJ Abrams, which was due to film in Belfast, has been cancelled. The sci-fi drama Demimonde was set to be broadcast on the United States network HBO. Crew who had started working on the project in Belfast have been stood down. Northern...

A new live-action reboot of Speed Racer is on the way from Apple TV Plus. According to Variety (opens in new tab), Apple (opens in new tab) is teaming up with JJ Abrams to produce the new show, which has reportedly been in development for some time. Speed Racer began...

All the way back in 2018, news broke that Demimonde, a sci-fi series from J.J. Abrams had landed a straight-to-series order at HBO. Now, with the series still in pre-production, it seems a new obstacle has hindered the show. According to reports, the issue comes from a disagreement in the show’s budget between Warner Bros. and Abrams’ production company Bad Robot.

A scripted series about legendary rock band U2 is in early development at Netflix, Variety has confirmed with sources. JJ Abrams is attached to executive produce the project under his Bad Robot banner, with “Bohemian Rhapsody” writer Anthony McCarten onboard to write the script. Warner Bros. Television, where Bad Robot is currently under an expansive overall deal, will produce. It is unclear at this time exactly how involved U2 would be in the project.