Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Begins Production, Adds Five to Cast
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The announcement came in the form a video featuring series leads Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn, and Ethan Peck, as well as newly added series regulars Babs Olusanmokun, Christina Chong, Celia Rose Gooding, Jess Bush, and Melissa Navia. The full announcement can be viewed above.
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“Strange New Worlds” is based on the years Captain Christopher Pike (Mount) manned the helm of the U.S.S. Enterprise before Captain Kirk. Mount, Romijn, and Peck all made their first appearance in the “Star Trek” universe during Season 2 of “Star Trek: Discovery.” Romijn stars as first officer Number One, while Peck plays Science Officer Spock.
Nickelodeon Set to Expand SpongeBob SquarePants With Patrick Star Series
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Brian Robbins walked into a meeting where executives were deciding whether kids-media giant Nickelodeon should pick up “SpongeBob SquarePants” for a twelfth cycle, and asked what he thought was a simple question: With so many characters populating the underwater city of Bikini Bottom, how come the network had never created any spin-offs?
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Fans will get to see another part of the always optimistic sea sponge’s world soon. The ViacomCBS unit has greenlit 13 episodes of a family-oriented comedy featuring SpongeBob’s pal, Patrick Star. “The Patrick Star Show” is slated to debut this summer, and will focus on a younger version of the character, who hosts a TV program and lives with his family. Bill Fagerbakke, the longtime voice of the animated pink starfish, will play the title role.