FilmRise has acquired North American distribution rights to Manifesto, the Julian Rosefeldt film that just bowed at the Sundance Film Festival. A mid-2017 release date is in the works, and the film will land on Amazon Prime Video later this year.

Blanchett plays 13 separate characters —from an anchorwoman to a homeless…

Michael Nouri (The Slap) and Ben Weber (Secret Life of the American Teenager) have joined the cast of Discovery Channel’s upcoming FBI crime-drama Manifesto, from Lionsgate and Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti's Trigger Street Productions.

The series will tell the story of how FBI agent Jim "Fitz" Fitzgerald (Sam Worthin…

Discovery Channel is rounding out the cast its upcoming FBI crime-drama Manifesto, from Lionsgate and Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti's Trigger Street Productions.

Mark Duplass (Togetherness, Blue Jay), Jeremy Bobb (The Knick, Godless), Lynn Collins (X-Men Origins: Wolverine), Katja Herbers (Manhattan, The Leftovers)…

Jane Lynch has been tapped to play former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno in Discovery Channel's upcoming FBI crime-drama Manifesto, from Lionsgate and Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti's Trigger Street Productions. The Knick alum Jeremy Bobb and Lynn Collins (John Carter) also have been cast in key roles.

The series tel…

The Good Wife alum Chris Noth has been cast opposite Paul Bettany in Discovery Channel's upcoming FBI crime-drama Manifesto, from Lionsgate and Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti's Trigger Street Productions. Keisha Castle-Hughes (Game of Thrones), who had been in negotiations, also has closed a deal for the project.

The s…

EXCLUSIVE: Paul Bettany is set to star as Ted Kaczynski, also known as the "Unabomber," in the Discovery Channel's upcoming high-profile FBI crime-drama Manifesto.

Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti executive produce the show through their Trigger Street Productions banner. Black List writer Andrew Sodroski, who wrote the…

Discovery Channel took the wraps off 20 new series and 22 returning series on its 2016-2017 primetime programming slate today, including target launches two new scripted efforts: its miniseries Harley And The Davidsons and a new greelight for Manifesto, the previously announced project about the Unibomber…

After breaking into the original scripted programming arena with the Klondike miniseries, Discovery Channel has been prepping an entry into scripted series with a development slate that includes a Harley-Davidson project announced in March. Now I’ve learned that the cable network has put in development Manifesto, an…