The ‘Truth’ about the future of Kristin Kreuk’s new show
Q: I’ve read that Kristin Kreuk’s new series “Burden of Truth” already is filming its second season. Does that mean it already has been renewed? – Lexi Michaels, via e-mail A: In Canada, yes. That country’s CBC is the originating network for the drama, and it had aired most of its first season there when The CW made the deal to televise it as a summer series in America. Of course, that U.S. outlet has a long history with her, thanks to “Smallville” and “Beauty and the Beast” ... so it’s sure to take a good look at how the show’s first round fares in making a decision about the second (which hadn’t happened yet as of the time of this writing). Q: I am a huge fan of the “Jesse Stone” series shown on Hallmark Channel. However, the episodes now being shown are repeats. Can you tell me if any new ones are planned? – Sal Morabito, Albrightsville, Pa. A: Most of the Tom Selleck-starring mystery movies about the Robert B. Parker-created lawman were made originally for CBS, where they aired pretty much one (but sometimes two) per year before Hallmark picked them up for reruns. They continued to perform strongly there, often in all-day marathons, inspiring Hallmark to commission its own original “Jesse Stone” movie – the ninth and the last to date, shown in 2015. Reportedly, a tenth is in the works. However, since Selleck also is a writer and executive producer of the dramas, they’re time-consuming for him ... especially since he still has that day job known as “Blue Bloods,” which is about to enter its ninth season on CBS. With so much invested in the character’s history, he has said he doesn’t want to rush the “Jesse Stone” creative process just to collect a check, so when the next new film will be seen really depends on his timetable.