OUAT Casting News: Morpheus Comes to Storybrooke

I was already very excited for the OUAT Season 6 Premiere in September, then they went and announced that Morpheus is coming to Storybrooke.  Morpheus is the Greek god of dreams and sleep… ya know, the one they named the drug morphine after.  According to mythology, Morpheus could appear in any human form in a sleeper’s dreams and shape and guide them.  So, the speculative guess is that Morpheus is going to help Rumple with his Sleeping Belle problem.

28 year old, English-Australian actor Giles Matthey has been cast in the role of Morpheus.  Matthey is best know for his roles in 24, True Blood, and NCIS.  His first acting job was back in 2011 in CBS’ The Good Wife.

I can’t wait to see where the OUAT writers take this story line this season, but let’s not forget the whole Untold Stories arc.  Rumors are going around that we might even see Aladdin and Jasmine this season.

Is it September, yet?

24: Legacy Trailer And Synopsis Are Released!

The clock begins again for 24, the spinoff series 24: Legacy is set to relaunch the famous series without the iconic Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland). It will keep the original series real-time format and ticking clock but with new stories and new characters. The series will follow Corey Hawkins (‘Straight Outta Comptom’, ‘TWD’) as Army Ranger Eric Carter, who was deployed by CTU to dispose of a terrorist leader. Back home, trying to have a normal life, he finds out the terrorist cell are crossing off his unit. On the run with wife Nicole (Anna Diop), he must team up with former CTU director Rebecca Ingram (Miranda Otto, ‘Homeland’). See the official synopsis below:

“The 24 spinoff chronicles an adrenaline-fueled race against the clock to stop a devastating terrorist attack on United States soil – in the same real-time format that has propelled this genre-defining series. Six months ago in Yemen, an elite squad of U.S Army Rangers, led by Eric Carter (Corey Hawkins), killed terrorist leader Sheik Ibrahim Bin-Khalid. In the aftermath, Bin-Khalid’s followers declared a fatwah against Carter, his squad and their families, forcing them into federal witness protection. But an attempt on Carter’s own life makes it clear to him that his team is now exposed. To thwart further attacks, Carter enlists Rebecca Ingram (Miranda Otto), who quarterbacked the raid that killed Bin-Khalid. She’s a brilliant and ambitious intelligence officer who stepped down from her post as National Director of CTU to support her husband, Sentator John Donavan (Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Jimmy Smits, ‘NYPD Blue’, The West Wing’), in his campaign for The President of the United States. Decades of sleepless nights and missed anniversaries landed her at the top. With the White House within their grasp, can she truly embrace a new role as First Lady? Or will her love of action draw her back in? Together, in this fast-paced thrill ride, Carter and Ingram discover a sophisticated terrorist network that will force them to ask: “Who can we trust?” as they battle Bin-Khalid’s devotee’s, they are forced to confront their own identities, families and pasts.”

Also, supporting cast includes Teddy Sears (Zoom in ‘The Flash’), Dan Bucatinsky, Ashley Thomas, Charlie Hofheimer, Coral Pena and Shelia Vand. Emmy Award winning Executive Producers Howard Gordon (‘Homeland’, ’24:Live Another Day’) and Brian Grazer (‘Beautiful Minds’, ‘24’), writers and EP’s Mandy Coto and Evan Katz (‘24’, ’24:Live Another Day’), Director and EP Stephen Hopkins (‘24’) and original series star Kiefer Sutherland returns as an Executive Producer.

Although, it’s said Jack Bauer will not star in this series, Kiefer Sutherland sure does like to tease us. He could make an appearance in a future season, although he was last seen being taken to a Russian prison in 24:Live Another Day, so how would he get out of that one. But then again, he is Jack Bauer.

I doubted if Fox could really pull this off, 24 without Jack Bauer doesn’t have a chance. However, after seeing this trailer, I’m sold. It’s looks annoyingly good with jam-packed action sequences, explosions, gunfire and it seems familiar without trying too hard to be the original series. Will you be tuning into 24: Legacy when it begins next year? Do you think it will survive without Jack Bauer? Only time will tell!

Watch the trailer below: