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Damien, the follow-up drama series to the iconic 1970s horror franchise The Omen, has been canceled after one season on A&E Networks. Creator and former The Walking Dead showrunner Glen Mazzara tweeted the news today and A&E confirmed the cancellation to Deadline. The thriller series, which was plagued by low ratings…

Just over three years after leaving The Walking Dead as showrunner, Glen Mazzara is back to put the fear of God and the devil in you with Damien. Debuting on March 7 on A&E, the 10-episode Omen sequel is, as I say in my video review above, not a classic like its source material. However, the mixed bag of Damien does…

EXCLUSIVE: While A&E dropped a teaser prior to the holidays for its new horror series Damien, here’s the trailer that played at TCA this afternoon. Damien, which debuts Monday, March 7 at 10 PM is the sequel to the 1976 Richard Donner film The Omen and follows the grown-up Damien Thorn  (Bradley James) who was the…

A&E Network has renewed its docuseries Born This Way and set premiere dates for the fourth season of its flagship drama series Bates Motel and the debut of The Omen sequel series Damien, which moved over to A&E from Lifetime. Produced by Bunim-Murray Productions, Born This Way follows a group of seven young adults…

A&E is out with a 30-second teaser for Damien, its sequel series to The Omen. And the tagline at the end will be familiar to those who hath seen the 1976 movie. Take a look-see: It's all for you, Damien. The new series #Damien is coming in 2016. https://t.co/rBATzJtMMj — A&E Network (@AETV) December 22…

EXCLUSIVE: Bradley James will co-star as the male villain opposite Kate Beckinsale and Theo James in Underworld 5 for Screen Gems and Lakeshore. James recently wrapped the first season of the A&E series Damien, which premieres next year, and becomes the latest to spring from the small screen to features. The film…

Some of The Walking Dead gang got back together tonight at A&E’s Damien panel at Comic-Con. Scott Wilson joined former TWD showruner and Damien EP Glen Mazzara onstage. Killed off on TWD two seasons ago, the former Hershel Greene actor will play a mysterious power broker on the small-screen sequel to The Omen. The…

Damien, Lifetime’s straight-to-series drama followup to horror classic The Omen, originally set up at Lifetime, will air on sibling A&E. As part of the move, the order for the show, from Glen Mazzara and Fox 21 TV Studios, has been upped from 6 to 10 episodes. This marks the first major synergetic play since Lifetime…

Omid Abtahi (Those Who Kill) has booked a regular role on Damien, Lifetime's straight-to-series drama follow-up to 20th Century Fox's classic horror film The Omen. Produced by Fox 21 TV Studios, the six-episode Damien follows the adult life of Damien Thorn (Bradley James), the mysterious child from the 1976 film who…

Megalyn Echikunwoke has joined the cast of Damien, Lifetime's straight-to-series drama follow-up to 20th Century Fox's classic horror film The Omen. Produced by Fox TV Studios, the six-episode Damien follows the adult life of Damien Thorn (James), the mysterious child from the 1976 film who has grown up, seemingly…

EXCLUSIVE: Merlin star Bradley James has landed the title role in Damien, Lifetime’s straight-to-series drama follow-up to 20th Century Fox's classic horror film The Omen. In his TV directing debut, Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth) will helm and executive produce the first episode. Produced by Fox TV Studios, the…

Two years ago, A&E’s gave a straight-to-series order to Bates Motel, which tracks the origin story of how Norman Bates got to become one of horror movies’ best known villains. Now A&E sibling Lifetime is using the same strategy with a straight-to-series pickup of Damien, a sequel drama about what became of the evil…