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Fresh Off “The Exorcist,” Alfonso Herrera Lands Role of Mercenary Killer in “Queen of the South”
USA Network’s “Queen of the South” isn’t a show we normally cover here on BD, but this is some great news that we simply can’t pass up. With Fox’s recent cancellation of “The Exorcist,” star Alfonso Herrera became a hot free agent in the entertainment industry, and we’re happy to report today that he’s landed a role in the USA series!
Via THR, Herrera has booked a recurring role in “Queen of the South,” set to play Javier Gallegos, a mercenary willing to kill for the highest bidder. His brash, untamed nature puts him at odds with his new boss: Teresa Mendoza (Alice Braga).
“Alfonso is coming onboard in the role of Javier, the cousin of Boaz Jimenez,” executive producer and showrunner Natalie Chaidez told THR. “He’s been a soldier in the Jimenez organization for many years. He’s a bit of a playboy. In contrast to James (Peter Gadiot), he’s a big character that’s larger than life. He loves the ladies, he loves to party and he rides a motorcycle. He’s being introduced during the back half of the season when Javier joins the fold when Teresa and Boaz come to an unexpected alliance.”
Herrera will debut in season three of the drama, which returns June 21.
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“I’m the Grim Reaper” – Sam Raimi Teams with ’10 Cloverfield Lane’ Writers on Gory, Funny Webtoon Adaptation
The Wattpad/Webtoons and Grave Weaver-created series “I’m the Grim Reaper” is nearing its 200th episode, and it’s also getting a new TV series adaptation with talented names behind it. Deadline reports that celebrated filmmaker Sam Raimi is teaming up with 10 Cloverfield Lane scribes Josh Campbell & Matt Stuecken on the new series.
The series follows “Scarlet, a young woman who wakes up in the ninth circle of hell with no idea how she got there. Satan offers to send Scarlet back to Earth if she’ll work as his reaper. But it doesn’t take long for Scarlet to realize that Satan’s offer is even worse than she feared.”
The story is said to fit perfectly into “Raimi’s wheelhouse, striking a deft balance between scares, gore and humor.”
Sam Raimi and Zainab Azizi will executive produce the series with Weaver, who’ll also team on the development process. Raimi may be most known for his Spider-Man and Evil Dead movies, but the filmmaker has been busy behind the scenes producing. More recently, Raimi produced this week’s action brawler Boy Kills World and last year’s 65, with Don’t Move on the way.
The “I’m the Grim Reaper” webtoon launched in 2019, delving into the humor and horrors of reaping souls in Hell. That it’s on the cusp of airing its 200th episode means no shortage of story and mythology for Campbell and Stuecken to pull from.
Stay tuned for additional details on this new series as they arrive.
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