"Preacher" supernatural series ordered for expanded season 2June 30, 2016 - 12:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Preacher" isn't done preaching. The rookie supernatural series has been ordered for an expanded second season by AMC. The sophomore run will consist of 13 episodes, 3 episodes more than the first-year run, that will premiere in 2017, AceShowbiz reports. " 'Preacher' is a special television program and we're eager to share with fans the rest of this wild first season and, now, an expanded second season," AMC president Charlie Collier said in a statement on Wednesday, June 29. "What Sam, Seth, Evan and the entire creative team have achieved in bringing Garth Ennis' graphic novel to the screen is extraordinary. We look forward to more time with these unforgettable characters be it in Heaven, Hell, Texas or beyond." Starring Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga and Joseph Gilgun, "Preacher" has faced stiff competition from HBO's "Game of Thrones" on Sundays at 9 P.M. AMC will air a marathon of the first five episodes Thursday, June 30 at 9 P.M. Over at other network, "12 Monkeys" is also renewed for another season by Syfy. The time-travel thriller, which is based on the 1995 feature film of the same title, will return for a 10-episode third season. "In two short seasons, '12 Monkeys' has become a cult favorite series," said Chris McCumber, President of Entertainment Networks at NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. "Terry and the cast and crew have brought to life a rich world not confined by boundaries of time, with multi-dimensional characters whose motivations for saving the world are deeply personal and intensely relatable. It's exactly the type of smart, on-the-edge-of-your-seat entertainment we want to bring to Syfy viewers." Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |