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“Shifter” is a new science fiction action thriller, directed by Matthew Marder, starring Alanna Fox, Hugo Medina, Sam Grace Miller and Richard Rivera, now streaming on AppleTV:

“…‘CIA’ agent ‘Tara’ undergoes an operation that allows her to genetically morph into different people via ‘DNA’ injections. This enables her to go into any country and ‘fit in’ for any mission…”

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Robert Klein (The Backup Plan), Andrea Navedo (Jane the Virgin), Willie Garson (Sex and the City), Craig Bierko (Unreal), Chris Perfetti (The Night Of), and Shaed lead singer Chelsea Lee have joined previously announced Annabella Sciorra in God The Worm from Mainstay Entertainment. Written and directed by Eric Schaeffer, the project began filming this week in New York City. The story centers on Samantha Miller (Sciorra), a talented singer-songwriter who, questioning life’s meaning, journeys through New York City’s colorful neighborhoods where chance encounters with a roster of eccentric and unforgettable characters who help illuminate her future path and restore her zeal for life and music. Klein plays Samantha’s hopeful and loving father, Jasper. Bierko (Walt), Garson (Francis), Navedo (Chloe) and Perfetti (Johnson) are among the dynamic New York City characters she meets along the way. Lee makes her acting debut here as a street artist. Mainstay’s...

Exclusive: Annabella Sciorra, who earned an Emmy nom for her stint on HBO’s The Sopranos, is attached to star in God the Worm, an indie film written and to be directed by Eric Schaeffer. Mainstay Entertainment principals Norman Aladjem and Ray Moheet are producing the project, which will commence filming this month.

Sciorra will play Samantha Miller, a talented singer-songwriter who had a semi-hit record early in her career but nothing since. Now 52 and questioning life’s meaning, she is haunted by past choices in love, family and career. In her despair, she asks the universe to give her a sign that she should continue the struggle. What follows is a journey through New York City’s colorful neighborhoods where chance encounters with a roster of eccentric and unforgettable characters — some would call them angels — help illuminate her path and restore her zeal for life and music.

“Annabella Sciorra is a prodigious talent,...

Snapchat this week will debut scripted murder-mystery show “Solve,” from Elisabeth Murdoch’s Vertical Networks mobile-content studio, as a regular series on the platform.

The short-form show is set to premiere exclusively on Snapchat’s Discover page on Wednesday, May 16, with new episodes to hit every Wednesday and Saturday at 7 a.m. Et. “Solve” dramatizes a murder — inspired by a real-life case — and viewers play the role of detective to vote on who they think the killer is after seeing the evidence, before the real culprit is revealed (along with the results of the audience vote).

“It doesn’t feel like anything else you’ve seen,” said Vertical Networks CEO Tom Wright. “You feel as an audience member that you’re participating in the show,” he added — even though the votes by Snapchatters don’t affect the storyline’s dénouement.

“Solve” is produced by Vertical Networks’ newly created Interactive Studio Division,...