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Quibi Investigates the “Mapleworth Murders” This August
Quibi’s “Mapleworth Murders”, a comedic murder mystery series created by and starring Paula Pell and John Lutz, will premiere on the streaming service August 10, 2020, it was just announced.
In “Mapleworth Murders”, Paula Pell is Abigail Mapleworth, a murder-mystery writer who solves homicides in her quaint small town of New Woodstream. Each episode of this comedic crime procedural will feature guest victims and suspects as we answer the bigger question of the series: why the hell are there so many murders in one small town?
Joining the cast in supporting roles opposite Pell and Lutz are J.B. Smoove (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”) and Hayley Magnus (“Sick Girl”, “The Dressmaker”).
Recurring roles include Maya Rudolph (“The Good Place”, “Saturday Night Live”), Fred Armisen (“Portlandia”, “Saturday Night Live”), D’Arcy Carden (“The Good Place”, “Barry”), Tim Meadows (“Schooled”, “Trainwreck”), Patton Oswalt (“A.P. Bio”, “Ratatouille”), Jack McBrayer (“30 Rock”), Pam Murphy (“Get Shorty”), Ben Warheit (“Late Night with Seth Meyers”), Annie Mumolo (Bridesmaids), Ike Barinholtz (“The Mindy Project”), Mary Holland (“Veep”, “Greener Grass”), James Anderson and Drew Tarver (“The Other Two”).
Special guest appearances include Tina Fey (“30 Rock”, “Saturday Night Live”), Wanda Sykes (“Wanda Sykes: Not Normal, “Black-ish”), Chris Parnell (“Archer”, “Saturday Night Live”), Terry Crews (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), Andy Samberg (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”, “Saturday Night Live”), Nicole Byer (“Nailed It!”) and Jimmy Carlson.
Claire Scanlon (“Set it Up”; “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”) directed the series.
Netflix announced today that the fan-favorite series “Devil May Cry” has been renewed for a third and final season following the recent debut of season two.
Created by “Castlevania” showrunner Adi Shankar, the animated adaptation of the popular Capcom game introduces a world where sinister forces seek to open a portal between the human and demon realms.
Caught in the middle is orphaned demon-hunter-for-hire Dante, unaware that the fate of the balance falls to him.
Across its two seasons, the series has appeared on the Netflix Global Top 10 for four weeks, with season one accumulating 21.7M views in 2025, and season two already off to a strong start, accumulating 6.4M views in just two weeks. All of which to say that the rapid renewal for the third and final season doesn’t come as a surprise.
“For those of you who have been paying attention to the episode names, I have been showing you the structure the entire time. This was always Dante’s Divine Comedy with guns and a red coat. Season 1 was Inferno. Season 2 was Purgatorio. Season 3 will be Paradiso. These three seasons make up ‘The Force Edge Saga.‘ Since its inception, ‘The Force Edge Saga‘ was designed as a movie trilogy disguised as a television series,” Shankar said of the announcement.
The voice cast for “Devil May Cry” Season 2 is led by Johnny Yong Bosch (“Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”) as Dante, Robbie Daymond (“Critical Role”) as Vergil, and Scout Taylor-Compton (Rob Zombie’s Halloween) as Lady.
Daniel Kurland wrote in his second season review for BD, “Winning chemistry between Dante and Vergil, as well as a narrative that isn’t afraid to put other characters in the spotlight, helps this season overcome some of the past season’s hurdles. This is a tight, economical season that doesn’t overstay its welcome, but part of the charm and impact is weakened the second time around. “
Created by Hideki Kamiya, the first Devil May Cry game was released in 2001. There are now five main games in addition to several reboots, spin-offs, special editions, and mobile games.
Catch up on the first two seasons now streaming on Netflix.
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