Samira Wiley's got a new gig. The Orange Is the New Black star, Poussey Washington on the Netflix series, will recur on the critically acclaimed Fxx series You're the Worst. E! News has confirmed Wiley will play Justina, therapist to Aya Cash's Gretchen. Season two of You're the Worst featured Gretchen grappling with clinical depression. Look for Justina to help Gretchen deal with her depression and new challenges that arise. Of course since this is You're the Worst, Justina has her own issues. Wiley and You're the Worst creator Stephan Falk worked together on Orange Is the New Black. "Samira is an incredibly talented, thoughtful and exciting actress. When I worked on Orange Is...
- 6/20/2016
- E! Online
"You're the Worst" is actually the best — or, at least, one of the very best shows airing right now — and FX Networks has seen fit to reward it with another season. Despite low ratings, the critical and cult sensation earned enough buzz throughout a brave and superb new season to land another year at Fxx. Originally paired with "Married" on FX, the two shows went their separate ways in Season 2. "You're the Worst" moved to Fxx and "Married" remained on FX, where its ratings continued to drop before the series was canceled in late October. Stephan Falk's comedy didn't see much improvement in the ratings, with its most recent episode nabbing a mere 402,000 viewers three days after its first airing. Yet expectations are certainly lower at the less-viewed Fxx, and viewership numbers remained steady after an expected dropoff in the first episode (compared to when it was on FX...
- 12/2/2015
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
News and notes from up and down the channel guide:
- "The Crazy Ones" has booked a "Mork and Mindy" reunion. Pam Dawber will reunite with Robin Williams 32 years after the series finale of their sitcom when she guest-stars on "The Crazy Ones" later this season as a free-spirited author who goes on a date with Williams' Simon Roberts. Williams says the reunion is "a dream come true" and Dawber adds that "it'll be a great week" because she hears the "Crazy Ones" set is "a very happy one."
- USA has picked up a legal comedy, "Benched," starring Eliza Coupe ("Happy Endings") and Jay Harrington ("Better Off Ted"). The show will follow Nina (Coupe), a corporate attorney, who suffers a public breakdown and ends up working as a public defender. Phil (Harrington) is her scruffy, gambling colleague. "Benched" will be executive-produced by Michaela Watkins, Damon Jones, John Enbom, Mark Gordon and Andrea Shay.
- "The Crazy Ones" has booked a "Mork and Mindy" reunion. Pam Dawber will reunite with Robin Williams 32 years after the series finale of their sitcom when she guest-stars on "The Crazy Ones" later this season as a free-spirited author who goes on a date with Williams' Simon Roberts. Williams says the reunion is "a dream come true" and Dawber adds that "it'll be a great week" because she hears the "Crazy Ones" set is "a very happy one."
- USA has picked up a legal comedy, "Benched," starring Eliza Coupe ("Happy Endings") and Jay Harrington ("Better Off Ted"). The show will follow Nina (Coupe), a corporate attorney, who suffers a public breakdown and ends up working as a public defender. Phil (Harrington) is her scruffy, gambling colleague. "Benched" will be executive-produced by Michaela Watkins, Damon Jones, John Enbom, Mark Gordon and Andrea Shay.
- 1/25/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
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