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Rosario Dawson-fronted drama Briarpatch is not returning for a second season. The freshman drama series has been canceled at USA Network after one season, a move which showrunner Andy Greenwald called a "bummer". The show, which is based on the Ross Thomas novel, premiered in February. It started in a 10pm slot on…

EXCLUSIVE: Alan Cumming, the multihyphenate who was nominated for multiple Emmys, SAG Awards and Golden Globes for his turn on The Good Wife and won a Tony for Cabaret, has signed with ICM Partners. The move comes as he is co-starring opposite Daniel Radcliffe in the Old Vic production of Endgame, which wraps its run…

USA Network freshman drama series Briarpatch is moving from its current slot at 10 p.m. Thursdays to 11 p.m. Mondays beginning February 24. The move comes two weeks after its series premiere. Showrunner Andy Greenwald revealed the news via Twitter, suggesting that the popularity of WWE wrestling could give the show a…

Paget Brewster (Criminal Minds) has been tapped for a recurring role in the second season of CBS’ summer action-adventure series Blood & Treasure, from CBS TV Studios and Propagate. Starring Matt Barr and Sofia Pernas, Blood & Treasure is a globe-trotting action-adventure drama about a brilliant antiquities expert and…

Capping today's TV adaption trend at TCA (Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector, Council of Dads, Resident Alien) the day's last panel centered on another adaptation: USA Network's Briarpatch, a 10-episode anthology series adapted from the Ross Thomas novel by the same name. The series, which premieres February…

USA Network has set mid-winter premiere dates for Season 3 of The Sinner, starring Bill Pullman, Matt Bomer and Chris Messina, and Sam Esmail’s new anthology drama Briarpatch, led by Rosario Dawson. Both will bow on Thursday, February 6. Watch the new trailers for Briarpatch above and The Sinner below. Briarpatch…

USA Network has dropped the first official trailer for Briarpatch, ahead of its upcoming world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. Rosario Dawson stars as a determined investigator returning to her hometown to investigate the explosive murder of her sister. From mysterious deaths and corruption, to occasional car…

The Toronto Film Festival has unveiled its lineup for this year’s Primetime program, a total of six TV series from around the world including the world premieres of HBO’s Mrs. Fletcher starring Kathryn Hahn, USA Network’s Briarpatch starring Rosario Dawson, and Facebook Watch's Limetown based on the crime podcast and…

Ed Asner and Alan Cumming are set for key recurring roles opposite Rosario Dawson in Briarpatch,the first season of USA Network’s anthology series, from writer-executive producer Andy Greenwald, executive producer Sam Esmail, UCP and Paramount Television. The series is currently in production in Albuquerque, New…

Kim Dickens (Deadwood, Fear the Walking Dead) has been cast as a series regular in Briarpatch, USA Network's crime anthology series from writer-executive producer Andy Greenwald, executive producer Sam Esmail, UCP and Paramount Television. Written by Greenwald based on the Ross Thomas novel, Briarpatch centers on…

USA Network has picked up a new crime anthology series from writer-executive producer Andy Greenwald, executive producer Sam Esmail, Universal Cable Prods. and Paramount Television. The first season, titled Briarpatch, starring Rosario Dawson, originally was ordered as a pilot directed by Ana Lily Amirpour. In…

Jay R. Ferguson, Edi Gathegi and Brian Geraghty have been cast as male leads opposite Rosario Dawson in USA Network's hourlong pilot Briarpatch, from Universal Cable Productions, Paramount Television, Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail's Esmail Corp and Anonymous Content. Written by Andy Greenwald based on the Ross Thomas…