In Brief: 'Reacher' getting a spin-off, and more

Variety is reporting that Prime Video is developing a spin-off of its hit Reacher series. The trade speculates it will center on Frances Neagley, who is played by Maria Sten in the hit adaptation of Lee Childs ' Jack Reacher books ...

The 'Burbs , a new TV adaptation of the 1989 movie of the same name, has been given a straight-to-series order from Peacock. Keke Palmer is set to star and executive produce, with Brian Grazer and Seth MacFarlane also on board as executive producers. The show follows a young couple who encounter new next-door neighbors with dark secrets ...

The sci-fi film The Assignment , starring Alicia Vikander and Elizabeth Olsen , has been scooped up by Prime Video, Deadline is reporting. The movie centers on a resources-strapped future where the government decides who is allowed to have a baby — and the invasive, psychologically horrifying interview Olsen's character must endure to prove she's worthy. The film, which also stars Minnie Driver , will debut at the Toronto International Film Festival, which is just getting underway ...