Golden Globe-nominated Hulu Original series Casual has been picked up for a third season with a 13-episode order for 2017. From Oscar-nominated director Jason Reitman and creator Zander Lehmann, the Lionsgate Television comedy just premiered its second season to critical acclaim earlier this month.
Additionally Reitman has signed a first look deal with Hulu for all television related projects. This is Hulu’s first development deal of this kind.
The third season of Casual will join Hulu’s growing library of premium original programming, including:
•The Path, a drama series from Jessica Goldberg and Jason Katims’ True Jack Productions starring Aaron Paul, Michelle Monaghan and Hugh Dancy. Currently in production for season two.
•The Mindy Project, a comedy series from Mindy Kaling. Season five premieres this fall.
•Difficult People, produced by Amy Poehler starring Julie Klausner and Billy Eichner. Second season premieres on July 12th
Upcoming series on Hulu include :
•Chance, a drama series from Alexandra Cunningham and Kem Nunn starring Hugh Laurie
•Shut Eye, a drama series from Les Bohem starring Jeffrey Donovan and KaDee Strickland
•The Handmaid’s Tale, a drama series adapted by Margaret Atwood’s best-selling novel starring Elisabeth Moss
•Harlots, a drama series from Monumental Pictures starring Samantha Morton, Lesley Manville and Jessica Brown Finlay
SMPTE elects board officers, regional governors
SMPTE®,the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, has revealed the board officers and regional governors who will serve terms beginning in January 2025.
Three new officers--Richard Welsh as SMPTE president, Eric Gsell as SMPTE executive VP, and Polly Hickling as SMPTE Education VP--have been elected for a two-year term from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2026. One SMPTE officer, Lisa Hobbs, will be continuing her service as SMPTE secretary and treasurer for another two-year term. Additionally, Raymond Yeung will be stepping into the role of standards VP on Jan. 1, 2025.
“SMPTE’s membership has spoken,” said SMPTE interim executive director Sally-Ann D’Amato. “These officers have been tasked with an important responsibility, one each of them is prepared to tackle head-on. These next two years are looking bright for SMPTE!”
In addition to the officers, 10 regional governors were elected by the Society to serve two-year 2025-2026 terms.
These include the following regional governors, re-elected to continue their service:
Asia-Pacific Region Governor
Tony Ngai, Society of Motion Imaging Ltd.
EMEA - Central & South America Region Governor
Fernando Bittencourt, FB Consultant
United Kingdom Region Governor
Chris Johns, Sky UK.
USA - Central Region Governor
William T. Hayes, Consultant
USA - Eastern Region Governor
Dover Jeanne Mundt, Riedel Communications
USA - Western Region Governor
Jeffrey F. Way, Open Drives
Also elected were four newcomers to the SMPTE Board:
Canada Region Governor
Jonathan Jobin, Grass Valley
USA - Hollywood Region Governor
Allan Schollnick, Voxx... Read More