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Brett Goldstein is set to appear in a guest star role in “Shrinking” Season 2 at Apple TV+, Variety has learned.
The role will bring Goldstein in front of the camera for the series, on which he is a co-creator and executive producer. Details on the character he will be playing on “Shrinking” are being kept under wraps.
Goldstein broke out in his role on the Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso,” starring as Roy Kent while also serving as a writer and eventually co-executive producer. He won two consecutive Emmy Awards for his work on the show. His other acting credits include “Thor: Love and Thunder,...
The role will bring Goldstein in front of the camera for the series, on which he is a co-creator and executive producer. Details on the character he will be playing on “Shrinking” are being kept under wraps.
Goldstein broke out in his role on the Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso,” starring as Roy Kent while also serving as a writer and eventually co-executive producer. He won two consecutive Emmy Awards for his work on the show. His other acting credits include “Thor: Love and Thunder,...
- 3/26/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety - TV News
MGM+ has ordered a limited series adaptation of the George R. Stewart sci-fi novel “Earth Abides” with Alexander Ludwig set to star.
The streamer has ordered six episodes of the series, with Ludwig set to play the role of Ish. Production will begin in Vancover in April with the show slated for a late 2024 debut.
The official logline for the series states, “When a plague of unprecedented virulence sweeps the globe, the human race is all but wiped out. In the aftermath, as the great machine of civilization slowly and inexorably breaks down, only a few shattered survivors remain to...
The streamer has ordered six episodes of the series, with Ludwig set to play the role of Ish. Production will begin in Vancover in April with the show slated for a late 2024 debut.
The official logline for the series states, “When a plague of unprecedented virulence sweeps the globe, the human race is all but wiped out. In the aftermath, as the great machine of civilization slowly and inexorably breaks down, only a few shattered survivors remain to...
- 3/26/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety - TV News
[Editor’s note: Spoilers for “X-Men ’97” Episode 3 below.]
After its first two episodes, Marvel’s “X-Men ’97” (currently streaming on Disney+) had us hooked with that duplicate Jean Grey cliffhanger. It really is a successful continuation of the beloved “X-Men: The Animated Series” from the ’90s.
All was revealed in the trippy Episode 3 (“Fire Made Flesh”), which introduced nemesis Mr. Sinister, the genius Victorian geneticist, while revealing that the duplicate Jean Grey is the actual Jean Grey, while the first Jean Grey was none other than Madelyn Pryor (aka The Goblin Queen), Sinister’s infamous clone possessing the same psychic/telekinetic powers as the original.
Now things are really screwed up for the Cyclops and Grey married couple because Pryor is the actual mother of their newborn mutant son, Nathan, whom Sinister has sinister plans for as part of his world domination. That’s where the season’s most fantastical action sequence thus far comes in,...
After its first two episodes, Marvel’s “X-Men ’97” (currently streaming on Disney+) had us hooked with that duplicate Jean Grey cliffhanger. It really is a successful continuation of the beloved “X-Men: The Animated Series” from the ’90s.
All was revealed in the trippy Episode 3 (“Fire Made Flesh”), which introduced nemesis Mr. Sinister, the genius Victorian geneticist, while revealing that the duplicate Jean Grey is the actual Jean Grey, while the first Jean Grey was none other than Madelyn Pryor (aka The Goblin Queen), Sinister’s infamous clone possessing the same psychic/telekinetic powers as the original.
Now things are really screwed up for the Cyclops and Grey married couple because Pryor is the actual mother of their newborn mutant son, Nathan, whom Sinister has sinister plans for as part of his world domination. That’s where the season’s most fantastical action sequence thus far comes in,...
- 3/28/2024
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire Television
The Seoul Series in South Korea between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres was technically Major League Baseball‘s opening day, but there are 28 other teams starting their regular seasons on U.S. soil this week. MLB Network starts things off Thursday, March 28, with a regional game featuring the St. Louis Cardinals at the Los Angeles Dodgers or the Toronto Blue Jays at the Tampa Bay Rays at 4/3c. (MLB Network games are blacked out in the participating teams’ home TV markets.) In primetime on ESPN (7:30/6:30c), Corey Seager (pictured above) and the World Series champion Texas Rangers welcome the Chicago Cubs and new manager Craig Counsell to Globe Life Field. Festivities wrap up Thursday night with the Boston Red Sox at the Seattle Mariners on MLB Network at 10/9c (subject to blackout). Early-season baseball often has uncooperative weather: Thursday’s Milwaukee Brewers at the...
- 3/28/2024
- TV Insider
It was five months ago that Roy Wood Jr. announced he was leaving The Daily Show after serving as a correspondent at the show for eight years.
Arguably the show’s highest profile correspondent (he had just won rave reviews after hosting the White Correspondents Dinner earlier in 2023), Wood’s departure was yet another blow to The Daily Show following a year of instability that began with former host Trevor Noah’s own abrupt departure in late 2022. A parade of guest hosts followed, then came the Writers Strike, and then–we later learned–after producers told staffers that Comedy Central was finally moving ahead with a new host (Hasan Minhaj), that decision was reversed.
Now Wood is speaking out. In a candid new interview with fellow Daily Show alum Samantha Bee on her podcast Choice Words, Wood described his decision to leave in binary terms:
“I’ve had the gift...
Arguably the show’s highest profile correspondent (he had just won rave reviews after hosting the White Correspondents Dinner earlier in 2023), Wood’s departure was yet another blow to The Daily Show following a year of instability that began with former host Trevor Noah’s own abrupt departure in late 2022. A parade of guest hosts followed, then came the Writers Strike, and then–we later learned–after producers told staffers that Comedy Central was finally moving ahead with a new host (Hasan Minhaj), that decision was reversed.
Now Wood is speaking out. In a candid new interview with fellow Daily Show alum Samantha Bee on her podcast Choice Words, Wood described his decision to leave in binary terms:
“I’ve had the gift...
- 3/28/2024
- by Jed Rosenzweig
- LateNighter
French TV giant Banijay is losing its second C-suite exec in just over a month.
The company has confirmed to Variety that COO Peter Langenberg is departing, with his last day set to be March 31. Langenberg will remain with Banijay on a consultancy basis in the Esg space. Reasons for his departure were not disclosed.
“Banijay has been my home for eight years and it has been a total pleasure working with the hugely talented leaders and producers across the footprint globally. Together with Stéphane, Marco, and the broader executive team, I have watched the group grow exponentially and I...
The company has confirmed to Variety that COO Peter Langenberg is departing, with his last day set to be March 31. Langenberg will remain with Banijay on a consultancy basis in the Esg space. Reasons for his departure were not disclosed.
“Banijay has been my home for eight years and it has been a total pleasure working with the hugely talented leaders and producers across the footprint globally. Together with Stéphane, Marco, and the broader executive team, I have watched the group grow exponentially and I...
- 3/28/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety - TV News
Missed Wednesday’s late-night monologues? We’ve got you covered with our round-up of the night’s best laughs from across the dial.
Insurrectionists Need Not Apply
The fallout from NBC News’ disastrous decision to hire former Republican National Committee chair and caught-on-tape 2020 coup participant Ronna McDaniel continued on Wednesday. In addition to the former GOP operative’s threats to sue NBC in the wake of her firing after a massive public outcry (and that of most NBC on-air personalities), NBC executives are facing further scrutiny for offering a job to someone who has routinely backed up former President and January 6 insurrectionist Donald Trump’s lies about the election being stolen. (At least until McDaniel was herself fired from her RNC post by presumptive nominee Trump in favor of his daughter-in-law Lara.)
Late-night hosts have seized upon a scandal that not only keeps the ongoing Republican efforts to undermine American democracy front and center,...
Insurrectionists Need Not Apply
The fallout from NBC News’ disastrous decision to hire former Republican National Committee chair and caught-on-tape 2020 coup participant Ronna McDaniel continued on Wednesday. In addition to the former GOP operative’s threats to sue NBC in the wake of her firing after a massive public outcry (and that of most NBC on-air personalities), NBC executives are facing further scrutiny for offering a job to someone who has routinely backed up former President and January 6 insurrectionist Donald Trump’s lies about the election being stolen. (At least until McDaniel was herself fired from her RNC post by presumptive nominee Trump in favor of his daughter-in-law Lara.)
Late-night hosts have seized upon a scandal that not only keeps the ongoing Republican efforts to undermine American democracy front and center,...
- 3/28/2024
- by Dennis Perkins
- LateNighter
[Warning: The following contains Major spoilers for Survivor Season 46 Episode 5, “Tiki Man.”] Do you hear that? That’s the sigh of relief I just let out watching Yanu finally win its first Immunity Challenge. Thank goodness that team caught a break; I don’t know if I could have watched another depressing Yanu Tribal Council. With Yanu out of the woods, Survivor 46 could finally focus more time on other teams, revealing their strengths and weaknesses. Nami is still undefeated, but Hunter is looking more and more like an all-around great player. Venus is still struggling with her social game, and her strategy of boldness isn’t helping her make friends. Siga, the only team not to lose a player this season so far (Nami lost Randen to a medical emergency in Episode 3), showed its cards when preparing for Tribal. A few of the contestants stood out from the pack, while others landed themselves in the bottom with shoddy strategy.
- 3/28/2024
- TV Insider
Kenan Thompson has opened up about his time as a child star at Nickelodeon and the new perspective he has gained on it following the release of “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV,” a new documentary series that features allegations of abuse against crew members at the network.
Thompson’s comments came Wednesday during an interview on the daytime talk show “Tamron Hall,” touching on his new production banner Afa, his record-breaking tenure on “Saturday Night Live” and his new memoir “When I Was Your Age.”
Thompson got started as a child performer, though, serving as an...
Thompson’s comments came Wednesday during an interview on the daytime talk show “Tamron Hall,” touching on his new production banner Afa, his record-breaking tenure on “Saturday Night Live” and his new memoir “When I Was Your Age.”
Thompson got started as a child performer, though, serving as an...
- 3/28/2024
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety - TV News
Most of us have quietly curtailed our lockdown hobbies, but internet creator Teigan Reamsbottom is still getting up at 4 a.m. to curate camp-classic pop culture video clips. He also does his best to improve the video quality using a dedicated gaming computer he’s stuffed full of Ram and a software suite that uses machine-learning algorithms to preserve the clips’ original characteristics.
In a world where movies can be vanished for tax write-offs and physical media can be scarce, it’s heartening to see pop-culture artifacts unearthed — even if it means that no ’80s or ’90s celebrity is safe.
Exhibit A: from the heyday of “Sex and the City,” an interview with Kim Cattrall where she scat sings while her then-husband Mark plays an upright bass. The clip has long been an internet fixture (it was once the subject of an exhibit at Lower East Side gallery THNK1994). It...
In a world where movies can be vanished for tax write-offs and physical media can be scarce, it’s heartening to see pop-culture artifacts unearthed — even if it means that no ’80s or ’90s celebrity is safe.
Exhibit A: from the heyday of “Sex and the City,” an interview with Kim Cattrall where she scat sings while her then-husband Mark plays an upright bass. The clip has long been an internet fixture (it was once the subject of an exhibit at Lower East Side gallery THNK1994). It...
- 3/28/2024
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire Television
Spoiler Alert: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 11, Episode 4 of “The Masked Singer,” “TV Theme Night,” which aired March 27 on Fox.
“Extra” host Billy Bush won’t get an extra shot at “The Masked Singer.” The entertainment newsmagazine anchor and one-time morning drive radio host was the next celebrity to be unmasked on Wednesday’s “TV Theme Night” edition of “The Masked Singer.”
“I’m not a great singer,” Bush said. “If you can’t make it with the lips, make it with the hips. If you’ve never done something that’s a little on...
“Extra” host Billy Bush won’t get an extra shot at “The Masked Singer.” The entertainment newsmagazine anchor and one-time morning drive radio host was the next celebrity to be unmasked on Wednesday’s “TV Theme Night” edition of “The Masked Singer.”
“I’m not a great singer,” Bush said. “If you can’t make it with the lips, make it with the hips. If you’ve never done something that’s a little on...
- 3/28/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety - TV News
“Star Trek” fans got a couple fascinating details in a March 27 report by Variety on the future of the franchise on Paramount+. The biggest for sure is that the character of Rachel Garrett, the first female captain of the USS Enterprise, will be appearing in the “Section 31” direct-to-Paramount+ movie that’s going to star Michelle Yeoh.
The actress Kacey Rohl will be playing Garrett, who was the captain of the Enterprise-c in the first half of the 24th century and was the subject of one of the most beloved “Next Generation” episodes ever: “Yesterday’s Enterprise” (she was played by Tricia O’Neal in the original episode).
That time-travel episode was about how the Enterprise-c was ripped out of history at a battle with the Romulans where it was supposed to have perished; instead the ship was hurled 22 years into the future where it meets Picard’s Enterprise, the Enterprise-d. As...
The actress Kacey Rohl will be playing Garrett, who was the captain of the Enterprise-c in the first half of the 24th century and was the subject of one of the most beloved “Next Generation” episodes ever: “Yesterday’s Enterprise” (she was played by Tricia O’Neal in the original episode).
That time-travel episode was about how the Enterprise-c was ripped out of history at a battle with the Romulans where it was supposed to have perished; instead the ship was hurled 22 years into the future where it meets Picard’s Enterprise, the Enterprise-d. As...
- 3/28/2024
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire Television
Joey King has nothing against method acting – it’s just not for her.
Especially for projects like her latest, the Holocaust series “We Were the Lucky Ones.”
Based on Georgia Hunter’s best-selling novel of her family’s fight to survive the Holocaust, Logan Lerman stars as Hunter’s grandfather Addy alongside King as his younger sister Halina. Rounding out the cast are Sam Woolf, Robin Weigart, Lior Ashkenazi, Hadas Yaron, Amit Rahav and Eva Feiler.
“I think anyone who is a method actor is truly so brave and amazing, but I’m personally not a method actor,” King tells...
Especially for projects like her latest, the Holocaust series “We Were the Lucky Ones.”
Based on Georgia Hunter’s best-selling novel of her family’s fight to survive the Holocaust, Logan Lerman stars as Hunter’s grandfather Addy alongside King as his younger sister Halina. Rounding out the cast are Sam Woolf, Robin Weigart, Lior Ashkenazi, Hadas Yaron, Amit Rahav and Eva Feiler.
“I think anyone who is a method actor is truly so brave and amazing, but I’m personally not a method actor,” King tells...
- 3/28/2024
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety - TV News
[Warning: The following contains Major spoilers for the March 27, 2024 episode of Jeopardy!] You don’t see comebacks like these anymore! But when Jeopardy! champ Jennifer Quail is at the podium, you should perhaps expect it. Quail staged a stunning 11th-hour win in the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament on Wednesday, March 27, beating out quizmasters Brandon Blackwell and Alex Jacob. But was her Final Jeopardy record indication that she could take home the win? Quail is a wine-tasting consultant from Dowagiac, Michigan who has been live-tweeting Jeopardy! every day for years. She’s s Season 36 eight-game champion and 2021 Tournament of Champions first runner-up. She’s appeared in 14 total episodes, including the March 27 game, and she’s answered Final Jeopardy correctly in 13 of them. Her 13th correct final answer won her the game in her first Jit appearance. Competing against Quail were Blackwell, a writer and TV personality originally from Jamaica, New York, and Jacob, an online trivia league host from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Blackwell ...
- 3/27/2024
- TV Insider
Hulu‘s We Were the Lucky Ones arrives March 28, and in anticipation of the series premiere, stars Logan Lerman and Joey King sat down with TV Insider at TCA to discuss their roles as siblings Addy and Halina Kurc in the limited World War II drama. Based on Georgia Hunter’s bestselling novel, We Were the Lucky Ones recounts the true story of a Jewish family who are separated at the beginning of World War II. Determined to survive and reunite, the family’s journeys are chronicled in this eight-episode show. “It’s super important to keep these stories alive and keep history alive to remind people of the atrocities that happened, but also the beautiful hope within the story and resilience and love that this family shared,” King says. Maarten de Boer “It’s a beautiful take on how important family is,” she adds. “And so I think that this particular story,...
- 3/27/2024
- TV Insider
The credit-ratings agency S&P Global just caused an avalanche on Paramount Mountain.
Standard & Poor’s cut Paramount Global’s credit rating for senior unsecured debt to a “Bb+,” down from a “Bbb-.” Talk about “poor.” Paramount’s credit rating, which will carry through 2025, is now in what the agency considers “junk” status. (S&P Global considers any rating lower than “Bbb” to be junk grade and a “high risk.”)
In its Wednesday report (obtained by IndieWire), S&P Global cited “the ongoing deterioration of the linear television ecosystem and the elevated investments for its direct-to-consumer (Dtc) streaming model” as its reason for the downgrade. Specifically, Paramount’s Fofc/debt (free operating cash flow vs. debt) rate is “well below” 10 percent. S&P Global expects Paramount to stay there — for a while, at least.
How “well below” the threshold is it? Paramount’s Focf-to-debt ratio at the end of 2023 was...
Standard & Poor’s cut Paramount Global’s credit rating for senior unsecured debt to a “Bb+,” down from a “Bbb-.” Talk about “poor.” Paramount’s credit rating, which will carry through 2025, is now in what the agency considers “junk” status. (S&P Global considers any rating lower than “Bbb” to be junk grade and a “high risk.”)
In its Wednesday report (obtained by IndieWire), S&P Global cited “the ongoing deterioration of the linear television ecosystem and the elevated investments for its direct-to-consumer (Dtc) streaming model” as its reason for the downgrade. Specifically, Paramount’s Fofc/debt (free operating cash flow vs. debt) rate is “well below” 10 percent. S&P Global expects Paramount to stay there — for a while, at least.
How “well below” the threshold is it? Paramount’s Focf-to-debt ratio at the end of 2023 was...
- 3/27/2024
- by Tony Maglio and Brian Welk
- Indiewire Television
Real-life married couple Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead fall in love again on screen in A Gentleman in Moscow. An adaptation of Amor Towles‘ best-selling novel, the actors play Count Alexander Rostov and film star Anna Urbanova, whose romance takes decades to brew as Alexander spends life under house arrest in Moscow’s Hotel Metropol. The Count finds himself in this gilded cage in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution. The nobleman’s life was spared, but he will be shot on sight if he steps foot outside of the hotel. The hotel’s staff and guests become Rostov’s family as he remains determined to make the best of his circumstances, but flashbacks to his troubled past provide a stark reminder of the pain underneath this stately and sensitive man. Anna, a frequent guest of the hotel, immediately catches the Count’s eye. Their story is part of...
- 3/27/2024
- TV Insider
It can be tough to keep up with all of the latest developments in television, so here’s a rundown of all the shows in the works across broadcast, cable, and streaming! Jump to: ABC | Amazon Prime Video | AMC | Apple TV+ | BBC | BET+ | CBS | The CW | Disney+ | Disney Channel | Fox | Freeform | FX | HBO | Hulu | MGM+ | NBC | Netflix | Paramount | Paramount+ | PBS | Peacock | Showtime | Starz | Other ABC Dr. Odyssey: This new Ryan Murphy series will star Joshua Jackson, who also executive-produces. It is expected to be a medical procedural set on a cruise ship. (Deadline) Forgive and Forget: Ty Burrell stars in and executive produces this multicamera comedy project that has been ordered to pilot. It is expected to be a family comedy about a man who has to take in his gregarious father after he is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. (Deadline) High Potential: This remake of the French detective...
- 3/27/2024
- TV Insider
A spore from who knows where falls from the sky. It bounces gently onto the ground as it lands, looking like a squishy toy you’d get from a gumball machine. Then a tentacle sprouts out, slithers toward the nearest person, jumps right into their brain — and creates a tentacled creature that endangers everyone in sight.
The sci-fi horror series Parasyte: The Grey follows the aftermath when one too many extraterrestrial larvae flop onto Earth in an attempt to take over humankind. As a powerful team called the Grey work to eradicate the threat by any means necessary, one woman must coexist with the parasite that lives inside her. Directed by Yeon Sang-ho and based on the Japanese manga Parasyte, the Korean series stars Jeon So-nee, Koo Kyo-hwan, and Lee Jung-hyun.
Stream it April 5.
Check it out at the top of this page.
The...
The sci-fi horror series Parasyte: The Grey follows the aftermath when one too many extraterrestrial larvae flop onto Earth in an attempt to take over humankind. As a powerful team called the Grey work to eradicate the threat by any means necessary, one woman must coexist with the parasite that lives inside her. Directed by Yeon Sang-ho and based on the Japanese manga Parasyte, the Korean series stars Jeon So-nee, Koo Kyo-hwan, and Lee Jung-hyun.
Stream it April 5.
Check it out at the top of this page.
The...
- 3/27/2024
- by Ingrid Ostby
- Tudum - Netflix
It’s official: Disney+ and Hulu now live together in one app. Good thing too, since Disney already spent $8.5 billion to buy out Comcast’s stake, with more on the way.
You can bet you’re going to see a whole lot more ads pushing the Disney Bundle, which is the only way to get access to Hulu content via the Disney+ app (the marketing campaign is already in full swing). Disney even changed the color of its logo to a bluish green blend to let you know the app is Disney+ And Hulu merged together.
The idea is that by understanding how much content is available to you without having to swap between apps to find what you want to watch, you’re less likely to cancel. They also want more subscribers. Disney+ as of the end of 2023 has 46.1 million subscribers in the U.S. and Canada compared to Hulu’s 49.7 million.
You can bet you’re going to see a whole lot more ads pushing the Disney Bundle, which is the only way to get access to Hulu content via the Disney+ app (the marketing campaign is already in full swing). Disney even changed the color of its logo to a bluish green blend to let you know the app is Disney+ And Hulu merged together.
The idea is that by understanding how much content is available to you without having to swap between apps to find what you want to watch, you’re less likely to cancel. They also want more subscribers. Disney+ as of the end of 2023 has 46.1 million subscribers in the U.S. and Canada compared to Hulu’s 49.7 million.
- 3/27/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire Television
As we first reported last week, HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher, which airs live Friday nights, began re-airing on CNN Saturday nights at 8 p.m. last weekend. But as those who tuned may have noticed, Maher’s show is bit different when it replays on the cable news network.
CNN is removing about 12 minutes from each episode of to allow for commercials,
“The second half of the panel discussion, that’s what’s gonna get the ax,” Maher told Variety. “It’s not perfect, but I’m thrilled to be on CNN. My father was a newsman… I wish my parents were alive to see this.”
This isn’t the first time that Real Time has made its way to CNN, as Maher’s post-show segment, Overtime, had aired on the news network live on Friday nights for a time beginning last year. With the move to re-air Real Time on Saturdays,...
CNN is removing about 12 minutes from each episode of to allow for commercials,
“The second half of the panel discussion, that’s what’s gonna get the ax,” Maher told Variety. “It’s not perfect, but I’m thrilled to be on CNN. My father was a newsman… I wish my parents were alive to see this.”
This isn’t the first time that Real Time has made its way to CNN, as Maher’s post-show segment, Overtime, had aired on the news network live on Friday nights for a time beginning last year. With the move to re-air Real Time on Saturdays,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Jeff Sneider
- LateNighter
Editor’s Note: The following post contains spoilers for “The New Look” Episode 9.
With the penultimate episode of “The New Look” comes the end of the road for Elsa Lombardi (Emily Mortimer), one of the most fascinating and fictionalized characters in Todd Kessler’s Apple TV+ series. After a fight with Coco (Juliette Binoche), a critical interaction with Spatz (Claes Bang), and a fatal overdose, Elsa is found dead while Coco weeps over her body.
But a quick scan of history reveals that Elsa Lombardi never existed. According to Kessler, Mortimer’s character is an amalgam of two figures in Chanel’s life, fused for narrative purposes to serve the series. One of those is the French-Polish musician Misia Sert, who met Chanel in 1917, and the other is British socialite Vera Lombardi, whose lifestyle inspired the House of Chanel.
The real-life Lombardi was Chanel’s way into British high society,...
With the penultimate episode of “The New Look” comes the end of the road for Elsa Lombardi (Emily Mortimer), one of the most fascinating and fictionalized characters in Todd Kessler’s Apple TV+ series. After a fight with Coco (Juliette Binoche), a critical interaction with Spatz (Claes Bang), and a fatal overdose, Elsa is found dead while Coco weeps over her body.
But a quick scan of history reveals that Elsa Lombardi never existed. According to Kessler, Mortimer’s character is an amalgam of two figures in Chanel’s life, fused for narrative purposes to serve the series. One of those is the French-Polish musician Misia Sert, who met Chanel in 1917, and the other is British socialite Vera Lombardi, whose lifestyle inspired the House of Chanel.
The real-life Lombardi was Chanel’s way into British high society,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire Television
Fox Entertainment is restructuring its operations into three divisions: network, studios and content sales.
As part of this re-org, Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade has promoted Michael Thorn to president of Fox Television Network and upped Fernando Szew to head of Fox Entertainment Studios. Both will report directly to Wade.
A search is currently underway for the head of sales and licensing unit Fox Entertainment Global, previously run by Szew. In the meantime, the division will be run by Tony Vassiliadis, executive vice president of Feg, reporting directly to Wade. When a new permanent head is named, Vassiliadis will take...
As part of this re-org, Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade has promoted Michael Thorn to president of Fox Television Network and upped Fernando Szew to head of Fox Entertainment Studios. Both will report directly to Wade.
A search is currently underway for the head of sales and licensing unit Fox Entertainment Global, previously run by Szew. In the meantime, the division will be run by Tony Vassiliadis, executive vice president of Feg, reporting directly to Wade. When a new permanent head is named, Vassiliadis will take...
- 3/27/2024
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety - TV News
His confession was only the beginning…
Robert Durst’s prison sentence is captured in the highly-anticipated “The Jinx – Part Two,” airing almost a decade after Durst infamously said on camera that he “killed them all, of course” in original Emmy-winning 2015 series “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst.”
“Part Two” is a six-episode continuation hailing from Andrew Jarecki. Per HBO, the filmmakers continued their investigation for the next eight years, uncovering hidden material, Durst’s prison calls, and interviews with witnesses who had not come forward until now for the second installment.
Durst was arrested in a hotel lobby in New Orleans following evidence uncovered by the filmmakers from the docuseries which was decades in the making. The show went on to be nominated for six Emmys, winning Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series and Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming.
Durst, who hailed from a billionaire real estate family,...
Robert Durst’s prison sentence is captured in the highly-anticipated “The Jinx – Part Two,” airing almost a decade after Durst infamously said on camera that he “killed them all, of course” in original Emmy-winning 2015 series “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst.”
“Part Two” is a six-episode continuation hailing from Andrew Jarecki. Per HBO, the filmmakers continued their investigation for the next eight years, uncovering hidden material, Durst’s prison calls, and interviews with witnesses who had not come forward until now for the second installment.
Durst was arrested in a hotel lobby in New Orleans following evidence uncovered by the filmmakers from the docuseries which was decades in the making. The show went on to be nominated for six Emmys, winning Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series and Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming.
Durst, who hailed from a billionaire real estate family,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire Television
There has been no shortage of television series centering the horrors of the Holocaust. Last year alone, Netflix’s “Transatlantic” depicted a group of resistors living in Marseille, and National Geographic’s “A Small Light” offered a retelling of Anne Frank’s experience through the eyes of Miep Gies, the woman who aided the Franks during their years in hiding. Though both of these series and those like them are important, Hulu’s “We Were the Lucky Ones,” an adaptation of Georgia Hunter’s best-selling novel based on a true story, showcases something different. The show chronicles a family torn apart by war and hatred.
- 3/27/2024
- by Aramide Tinubu
- Variety - TV News
A new chapter of HBO‘s The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, which featured convicted murderer Robert Durst‘s stunning accidental confession in the final episode, is on the way from docuseries creator Andrew Jarecki. The Jinx – Part Two will premiere in 2024 on HBO and stream on Max and will cover eight more years of the Durst investigation. And the first trailer for the documentary sequel reflects on the impact of Durst’s stunning “killed them all, of course” confession. The new docuseries was filmed before Durst died in January 2022. He’s heard in the trailer saying, “I heard Jarecki’s planning on doing a sequel” in a phone call from prison. “The trial’s going to be a zoo.” Later on, Durst is heard on a call again saying, “There are going to be surprises and surprises.” Those surprises will be revealed when The Jinx – Part...
- 3/27/2024
- TV Insider
Sydney Sweeney actually couldn’t be happier that “Euphoria” Season 3 — whose filming was recently delayed at HBO — will involve a time jump from Season 2.
The Emmy-nominated actress revealed in a Who What Wear cover story that the extra time between Seasons 2 and 3 of the teen drama will give the actress “more room for growth” as a person, which no doubt will be reflected in her character Cassie’s arc for the upcoming “wild” installment.
“I actually like it because there’s so much room for growth for both me as a person and also Cassie as a character,” Sweeney said.
She teased of the upcoming storyline, “It’s going to be very, very wild.”
A recent statement from HBO revealed that “Euphoria” showrunner Sam Levinson is still at work on Season 3 scripts. A network representative said that HBO and Levinson “remain committed to making an exceptional third season” and that “in the interim,...
The Emmy-nominated actress revealed in a Who What Wear cover story that the extra time between Seasons 2 and 3 of the teen drama will give the actress “more room for growth” as a person, which no doubt will be reflected in her character Cassie’s arc for the upcoming “wild” installment.
“I actually like it because there’s so much room for growth for both me as a person and also Cassie as a character,” Sweeney said.
She teased of the upcoming storyline, “It’s going to be very, very wild.”
A recent statement from HBO revealed that “Euphoria” showrunner Sam Levinson is still at work on Season 3 scripts. A network representative said that HBO and Levinson “remain committed to making an exceptional third season” and that “in the interim,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire Television
Kelsey Anderson has found everlasting love with Joey Graziadei, but could her dad follow in her footsteps? Kelsey’s dad, Mark, became an internet sensation when Bachelor Nation fans were introduced to him on The Bachelor Season 28, and now they want him to find love again after loss. “I think that my dad is such an amazing man, and he would go through that journey really well,” Kelsey tells TV Insider. “I think that it would really open him up to love again, and maybe some new friendships and new experiences. So I fully support my dad in that. I’m trying to talk him into it.” But is Mark the right fit for The Golden Bachelorette, which will premiere later this year, or could he become the next star of The Golden Bachelor? “I feel like he’d probably have to first ease into it, right? And maybe go on The Golden Bachelorette,...
- 3/27/2024
- TV Insider
It’s time for another round of reality villains to assemble for some mischief and mayhem — and a few fun physical challenges, of course — in House of Villains. E!’s reality competition series was quickly renewed after the show became an instant hit for the network. Now, details on who’ll be competing for the cash prize (and bragging rights) are starting to come through. (Cue Joel McHale‘s sinister muahahaha action.) Here’s a look at everything we know about House of Villains Season 2 so far. Who’s in the cast of House of Villains Season 2? Just like the first season, this round will feature some of the most notorious reality stars with villainous reputations in television history, including the return of one memorable cast member from Season 1. In addition to their infamy, they’ll also get the chance to compete for a cool $200,000 prize pot. In an audition-themed preview for the new season,...
- 3/27/2024
- TV Insider
A few glasses deep into Polly Brindle’s birthday champagne, Tyler Stanaland intently stares across a hot tub at his co-worker Alex Hall. “I’d be lying if I said that I didn’t think about us being more than friends,” he tells her in the Selling the Oc Season 2 finale. “If I’m in a crowded room and I look across and I see you, everything feels normal.”
In an instant, everything changes between The Oppenheim Group agents, whose flirty friendship has been under the microscope since the series began. Stanaland declares he “plans to court” Hall starting with a dinner date before the two cross the bubbling rubicon and share a steamy kiss in the final moments of the episode.
Well, now that you’ve had a moment to recover, it’s time to find out what happened next. Below, the realtors turned friends (turned maybe soulmates) are...
In an instant, everything changes between The Oppenheim Group agents, whose flirty friendship has been under the microscope since the series began. Stanaland declares he “plans to court” Hall starting with a dinner date before the two cross the bubbling rubicon and share a steamy kiss in the final moments of the episode.
Well, now that you’ve had a moment to recover, it’s time to find out what happened next. Below, the realtors turned friends (turned maybe soulmates) are...
- 3/27/2024
- by Cole Delbyck
- Tudum - Netflix
Paramount Global’s debt rating was cut to junk status by credit-rating agency S&P Global, which cited the media conglomerate’s ongoing challenges with free cash flow generation relative to its debt.
S&P on Wednesday said it expects Paramount Global’s free operating cash flow-to-debt will remain “well below” 10% through 2025, and that adjusted leverage (debt-to-equity ratio) will stay above 3.5 times through then. The agency cited “the ongoing deterioration of the linear television ecosystem and the elevated investments for its direct-to-consumer (Dtc) streaming model” for the downgrade.
“Paramount will need to execute its plan to substantially improve streaming losses...
S&P on Wednesday said it expects Paramount Global’s free operating cash flow-to-debt will remain “well below” 10% through 2025, and that adjusted leverage (debt-to-equity ratio) will stay above 3.5 times through then. The agency cited “the ongoing deterioration of the linear television ecosystem and the elevated investments for its direct-to-consumer (Dtc) streaming model” for the downgrade.
“Paramount will need to execute its plan to substantially improve streaming losses...
- 3/27/2024
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety - TV News
Could a romance be in cards for Dr. Aaron Glassman in The Good Doctor‘s final season? TV Insider can confirm that Bess Armstrong will be back in future episodes as a recurring guest star. Armstrong debuted as Dr. Lim’s mother, Eileen Lim, in The Good Doctor Season 7 Episode 4 on Tuesday, March 26 on ABC. Richard Schiff‘s character found himself on an unexpected date in “Date Night.” What started out as a favor for Dr. Audrey Lim (Christina Chang) when Eileen came to visit her daughter while in town for a drug trial. Glassman convinced Lim, his co-president at the hospital, to attend two board meetings without him, and in exchange he took her mother out shopping to keep her entertained. Little did he know that he would find the outing so entertaining himself! Conversation flowed with ease between Glassman and Lim’s mother as they walked around. The...
- 3/27/2024
- TV Insider
It’s been nearly three full years since American Rust last graced screens, but as the latest season titled American Rust: Broken Justice heads to Prime Video, the story is picking up only four months after the events of Season 1. For Buell resident Grace Poe (Maura Tierney), this means the beginning of a new chapter with her boyfriend, Del Harris (Jeff Daniels), and her son, Billy (Alex Neustaedter), who is still recovering from injuries sustained after being wrongfully convicted for Season 1’s central murder. After spending most of Season 1 fighting for her boy’s innocence and trying to free him from prison, her goals are shifting a bit this time around. “It’s a very different journey because the two men in her life have sort of… I don’t want to say abandoned her, but I think that’s how the character feels,” Tierney tells TV Insider of Grace...
- 3/27/2024
- TV Insider
John Leguizamo has joined the cast of the upcoming Apple TV+ drama series “Firebug,” Variety has learned. In addition, Kari Skogland has boarded the series as director and executive producer.
Leguizamo joins previously announced cast members Taron Egerton and Jurnee Smollett in the series. It was originally greenlit in December 2022.
The series is loosely based on true events and also draws from events documented in truth.media’s “Firebug” podcast. The official logline states that the show “will follow a troubled detective and an enigmatic arson investigator (Egerton) as they pursue the trails of two serial arsonists.”
Leguizamo with play Esposito,...
Leguizamo joins previously announced cast members Taron Egerton and Jurnee Smollett in the series. It was originally greenlit in December 2022.
The series is loosely based on true events and also draws from events documented in truth.media’s “Firebug” podcast. The official logline states that the show “will follow a troubled detective and an enigmatic arson investigator (Egerton) as they pursue the trails of two serial arsonists.”
Leguizamo with play Esposito,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety - TV News
Standup comedian, actor and Golden Globe winner Ramy Youssef is hosting SNL for the first time this weekend, and in a just-released promo featuring Kenan Thompson, the star of Hulu’s Ramy explains why he’s so honored to host the iconic sketch series.
The promo begins with Youssef explaining how he’s “honored to be the first-ever Arab host of SNL,” but then Thompson cuts him off and tells him that he’s actually not the first Arab host.
Youssef starts again and says he’s honored to be the show’s “first-ever Egyptian host” before Thompson corrects him once again, telling him he’s “not that, either.”
When Youssef tries a third time, claiming to be SNL’s “first-ever Egyptian host named Ramy,” Thompson finally reminds him that Oscar winner Rami Malek previously hosted the show (October 2021).
Youssef is unimpressed, saying, “Who cares? Being first [is] dumb anyway.
Continue...
The promo begins with Youssef explaining how he’s “honored to be the first-ever Arab host of SNL,” but then Thompson cuts him off and tells him that he’s actually not the first Arab host.
Youssef starts again and says he’s honored to be the show’s “first-ever Egyptian host” before Thompson corrects him once again, telling him he’s “not that, either.”
When Youssef tries a third time, claiming to be SNL’s “first-ever Egyptian host named Ramy,” Thompson finally reminds him that Oscar winner Rami Malek previously hosted the show (October 2021).
Youssef is unimpressed, saying, “Who cares? Being first [is] dumb anyway.
Continue...
- 3/27/2024
- by Jeff Sneider
- LateNighter
Hernan Lopez, the former 21st Century Fox executive who launched podcasting giant Wondery in 2016, has set up consulting firm Owl & Co. aimed at delivering data and analysis designed to help media and entertainment businesses manage the transition to the streaming era.
Lopez has put early emphasis on a deep-dive study of the streaming content marketplace, using available viewership and spending data to crunch the Roi numbers based on the cost of TV series and movies. After a decade of Peak TV production activity, scrutiny of such expenditures is increasing in Hollywood’s C-suites. Among Lopez’s first wave of clients is North Road Co.
Lopez has put early emphasis on a deep-dive study of the streaming content marketplace, using available viewership and spending data to crunch the Roi numbers based on the cost of TV series and movies. After a decade of Peak TV production activity, scrutiny of such expenditures is increasing in Hollywood’s C-suites. Among Lopez’s first wave of clients is North Road Co.
- 3/27/2024
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety - TV News
Carol Burnett reflected on the time she guest starred on “The Ed Sullivan Show” the same day as Elvis Presley.
As a guest on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” promoting the Apple TV+ series “Palm Royale,” the 90-year-old Burnett was prompted to look back at her legendary career in television. Since she guest starred on “The Ed Sullivan Show” seven times, Colbert asked Burnett if she ever interfaced with the “big names” that took the stage.
“I was on when Elvis was on, when he was in the army. And they did a whole big thing when he was...
As a guest on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” promoting the Apple TV+ series “Palm Royale,” the 90-year-old Burnett was prompted to look back at her legendary career in television. Since she guest starred on “The Ed Sullivan Show” seven times, Colbert asked Burnett if she ever interfaced with the “big names” that took the stage.
“I was on when Elvis was on, when he was in the army. And they did a whole big thing when he was...
- 3/27/2024
- by Jaden Thompson
- Variety - TV News
Are you ready for what’s next on Netflix? It’s 2024, and we’re delivering a little something for everyone — new movies, new shows, and new events for fans around the globe. Whether you’re reuniting with favorites like Squid Game or Rebel Moon for another chapter, or facing the unknown with 3 Body Problem, we’re ready to take you on a yearlong adventure. Become Eddie Murphy’s partner on the beat in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, take a first look at Aang in the live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender, and watch Jennifer Lopez try to save humanity in Atlas. Plus, circle back to Emily in Paris, Bridgerton, and The Diplomat. Ahead, check out a list of shows, movies, and events you can expect in 2024. And make sure to keep your eyes peeled for some links to bonus features like behind-the-scenes footage, first-look photos, and teasers...
- 3/27/2024
- by Tudum Staff
- Tudum - Netflix
Starz is getting a big jump on another chapter of Power Book III: Raising Kanan, renewing the prequel drama for a fifth season just weeks after the conclusion of Season 3. (A fourth season was ordered back in November.)
“We know that our fans can’t get enough of Raising Kanan,” said Starz president Kathryn Busby in a statement. “As the inevitable evolution of this young man into a killer plays out, we knew we had much more backstory to share in this ever-escalating family saga. As we continue to expand the storytelling within the Power universe, we’re looking forward...
“We know that our fans can’t get enough of Raising Kanan,” said Starz president Kathryn Busby in a statement. “As the inevitable evolution of this young man into a killer plays out, we knew we had much more backstory to share in this ever-escalating family saga. As we continue to expand the storytelling within the Power universe, we’re looking forward...
- 3/27/2024
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
If you thought that Season 1 of Physical: 100 was larger-than-life, Season 2 is an even bigger flex.
That’s right — the Korean reality competition series made its triumphant return on March 19 and is pushing the limits again. In Physical: 100 Season 2 — Underground,the stakes are even higher, the challenges are even harder, and the arena — a massive mine — is even more extensive. But much is still familiar: Like before, a group of 100 diverse contestants of all ages, gender identities, and fitness backgrounds compete in various quests to determine who has the “ideal physique.” And as we’ve learned, the answer isn’t as obvious as you’d think.
“I got first place in the Strongman Contest in Korea, so I was kind of proud to be one of the strongest people in Korea,” Season 1 competitor Jo Jin-hyeong told Tudum during a Season 2 set tour last...
That’s right — the Korean reality competition series made its triumphant return on March 19 and is pushing the limits again. In Physical: 100 Season 2 — Underground,the stakes are even higher, the challenges are even harder, and the arena — a massive mine — is even more extensive. But much is still familiar: Like before, a group of 100 diverse contestants of all ages, gender identities, and fitness backgrounds compete in various quests to determine who has the “ideal physique.” And as we’ve learned, the answer isn’t as obvious as you’d think.
“I got first place in the Strongman Contest in Korea, so I was kind of proud to be one of the strongest people in Korea,” Season 1 competitor Jo Jin-hyeong told Tudum during a Season 2 set tour last...
- 3/27/2024
- by Natalie Morin
- Tudum - Netflix
It appears that Season 13 of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” has achieved not only the series’ highest viewership ever, but the highest of the entire “Real Housewives” franchise since 2014, according to Multiplatform + 35 data.
The first 16 episodes of Season 13 averaged 4 million viewers across 35 days of Bravo and Peacock viewership. Episodes 17-20 have yet to hit the 35-day mark, but performed strongly according to same-day data, outpacing several of the preceding episodes. Assuming the 35-day average remains at or above 4 million when the final four episodes are tallied, this puts Season 13 above every single “Real Housewives” season since 2014, when “The Real Housewives of Atlanta...
The first 16 episodes of Season 13 averaged 4 million viewers across 35 days of Bravo and Peacock viewership. Episodes 17-20 have yet to hit the 35-day mark, but performed strongly according to same-day data, outpacing several of the preceding episodes. Assuming the 35-day average remains at or above 4 million when the final four episodes are tallied, this puts Season 13 above every single “Real Housewives” season since 2014, when “The Real Housewives of Atlanta...
- 3/27/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety - TV News
The “Among Us” animated series in the works at CBS Studios is continuing to build out its voice cast.
Dan Stevens, Liv Hewson, and Kimiko Glenn have all joined the series adaptation of the popular mobile game. They join previously announced cast members Randall Park, Yvette Nicole Brown, Elijah Wood, and Ashley Johnson.
Character descriptions can be found below.
Stevens is perhaps best known for his time on the beloved series “Downton Abbey” and for starring in the FX-Marvel series “Legion.” He also currently voices one of the main characters on the Hulu animated series “Solar Opposites.” In film, he...
Dan Stevens, Liv Hewson, and Kimiko Glenn have all joined the series adaptation of the popular mobile game. They join previously announced cast members Randall Park, Yvette Nicole Brown, Elijah Wood, and Ashley Johnson.
Character descriptions can be found below.
Stevens is perhaps best known for his time on the beloved series “Downton Abbey” and for starring in the FX-Marvel series “Legion.” He also currently voices one of the main characters on the Hulu animated series “Solar Opposites.” In film, he...
- 3/27/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety - TV News
“Power Book III: Raising Kanan” has been renewed for Season 5 at Starz.
The series is currently filming its fourth season in New York, while the third season aired its finale in February.
“We know that our fans can’t get enough of ‘Raising Kanan.’ As the inevitable evolution of this young man into a killer plays out, we knew we had much more backstory to share in this ever-escalating family saga,” said Kathryn Busby, president of original programming for Starz. “As we continue to expand the storytelling within the ‘Power’ universe, we’re looking forward to how this story may...
The series is currently filming its fourth season in New York, while the third season aired its finale in February.
“We know that our fans can’t get enough of ‘Raising Kanan.’ As the inevitable evolution of this young man into a killer plays out, we knew we had much more backstory to share in this ever-escalating family saga,” said Kathryn Busby, president of original programming for Starz. “As we continue to expand the storytelling within the ‘Power’ universe, we’re looking forward to how this story may...
- 3/27/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety - TV News
Martin Scorsese is partnering with Fox Nation for an eight-part docudrama series, “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints.” Hosted, narrated and executive produced by Scorsese, the series will encompass eight one-hour episodes exploring the stories of eight figures on their journey to sainthood.
The docudrama will premiere in two parts, with the first four episodes set to release on Nov. 16 and the final set to conclude in May 2025. Each episode focuses on a singular saint, including Joan of Arc, Francis of Assisi, John the Baptist, Thomas Becket, Mary Magdalene, Moses the Black, Sebastian and Maximillian Kolbe.
“I’ve lived with the...
The docudrama will premiere in two parts, with the first four episodes set to release on Nov. 16 and the final set to conclude in May 2025. Each episode focuses on a singular saint, including Joan of Arc, Francis of Assisi, John the Baptist, Thomas Becket, Mary Magdalene, Moses the Black, Sebastian and Maximillian Kolbe.
“I’ve lived with the...
- 3/27/2024
- by Selena Kuznikov
- Variety - TV News
Amazon has concocted a relatively simple plan for A Simple Favor 2: It’s skipping theaters and going straight to Prime Video.
The streamer announced Wednesday that it has formally ordered a sequel to the 2018 comedic caper that starred Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick, both of whom are returning for the follow-up. Shooting is expected to commence this spring ahead of a likely 2025 release on Prime Video.
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The streamer announced Wednesday that it has formally ordered a sequel to the 2018 comedic caper that starred Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick, both of whom are returning for the follow-up. Shooting is expected to commence this spring ahead of a likely 2025 release on Prime Video.
More from TVLineRyan Reynolds and Blake Lively Cheer Wrexham's (Surprising?) Top Goalscorer - Exclusive Sneak PeekAnna Kendrick Hands Off Love Life to William Jackson Harper in Season 2 Teaser - Plus, Get Premiere DateLove...
- 3/27/2024
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Not feeling conflicted enough today? Martin Scorsese is making and hosting a show on Fox News Channel’s streaming service Fox Nation.
The series is an eight-part docudrama slated for November 2024. May we present: “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints.”
Each hour-long episode will explore “the remarkable stories of eight men and women who risked everything to embody humanity’s most noble and complex trait — faith,” in Fox Nation’s words. Them’s the saints.
“Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints” was developed by Scorsese for Lionsgate Alternative Television. It was created by Matti Leshem. The docuseries is written by the frequent Scorsese collaborator Kent Jones; it will be directed by Elizabeth Chomko.
Scorsese and Leshem executive produce, as do Julie Yorn, Rick Yorn, Christopher Donnelly, Yoshi Stone, Craig Piligian, David Ellender, and Matt Loze. In addition to Lionsgate, the series was produced by Sikelia Productions, Weimaraner Republic Pictures, Lbi Entertainment, and Halcyon Studios.
The series is an eight-part docudrama slated for November 2024. May we present: “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints.”
Each hour-long episode will explore “the remarkable stories of eight men and women who risked everything to embody humanity’s most noble and complex trait — faith,” in Fox Nation’s words. Them’s the saints.
“Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints” was developed by Scorsese for Lionsgate Alternative Television. It was created by Matti Leshem. The docuseries is written by the frequent Scorsese collaborator Kent Jones; it will be directed by Elizabeth Chomko.
Scorsese and Leshem executive produce, as do Julie Yorn, Rick Yorn, Christopher Donnelly, Yoshi Stone, Craig Piligian, David Ellender, and Matt Loze. In addition to Lionsgate, the series was produced by Sikelia Productions, Weimaraner Republic Pictures, Lbi Entertainment, and Halcyon Studios.
- 3/27/2024
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire Television
Netflix is causing a stir in the Ton as the streamer unveils its first promo footage of Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton), known affectionately as Polin by fans, in anticipation of Bridgerton Season 3. The teaser includes another very special participant, a mirror, which is sure to throw fans down a giddy spiral. As viewers await an Season 3, Part 1 teaser trailer, Bridgerton‘s official social media account shared the video of Penelope and Colin with the caption, “A look such as this from Mister Colin Bridgerton would surely make even the most perennial of wallflowers swoon, would it not?” A look such as this from Mister Colin Bridgerton would surely make even the most perennial of wallflowers swoon, would it not? pic.twitter.com/KRC6nsx7H1 — Bridgerton (@bridgerton) March 27, 2024 The half-minute tease sees Penelope standing and looking at herself in a mirror, donning an aqua and pink floral gown,...
- 3/27/2024
- TV Insider
When Ranada Shepard first got the call to serve as showrunner and executive producer of an animated reboot of Good Times, it didn’t take her long to decide she was interested. The original Good Times, created by Mike Evans and Eric Montes and executive-produced by the late television legend Norman Lear, made history in the ’70s as television’s first Black two-parent family sitcom.
Shepard told Netflix, “Once Sony said ‘Good Times,’ ‘Norman Lear,’ I said, ‘Say less. I’m there.’”
Good Times, coming to Netflix on April 12, is also executive-produced by Stephen Curry, Lear, and Seth MacFarlane. It’s a spiritual sequel of sorts to the live-action original, centering on the fourth generation of the Evans family living in apartment 17C of a Chicago housing project. Lear, who produced groundbreaking sitcoms The Jeffersons, Maude, Sanford and Son, and All in the Family, made pivotal...
Shepard told Netflix, “Once Sony said ‘Good Times,’ ‘Norman Lear,’ I said, ‘Say less. I’m there.’”
Good Times, coming to Netflix on April 12, is also executive-produced by Stephen Curry, Lear, and Seth MacFarlane. It’s a spiritual sequel of sorts to the live-action original, centering on the fourth generation of the Evans family living in apartment 17C of a Chicago housing project. Lear, who produced groundbreaking sitcoms The Jeffersons, Maude, Sanford and Son, and All in the Family, made pivotal...
- 3/27/2024
- by Stephan Lee
- Tudum - Netflix
Mother’s Day weekend 2019 marked a turning point in the young life of Madhuri Shekar.
It all started two years before with a phone call from a woman named Kate Navin, then head of theater for Audible. Navin said she’d recently been armed with money to develop original works from emerging play- wrights, and she was calling to offer Shekar, just a year out of Juilliard, the chance to write. The only catch: Shekar’s play would have to be crafted as an audio-only production.
Shekar’s answer to this challenge was “Evil Eye,” a 100-minute potboiler that revolves...
It all started two years before with a phone call from a woman named Kate Navin, then head of theater for Audible. Navin said she’d recently been armed with money to develop original works from emerging play- wrights, and she was calling to offer Shekar, just a year out of Juilliard, the chance to write. The only catch: Shekar’s play would have to be crafted as an audio-only production.
Shekar’s answer to this challenge was “Evil Eye,” a 100-minute potboiler that revolves...
- 3/27/2024
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety - TV News
When Joey King was approached by director Thomas Kail to star as Halina Kurc in “We Were the Lucky Ones,” “It was just kind of an immediate yes,” King said to IndieWire. “No thoughts, just yes.”
Hulu’s eight-part adaptation of “Lucky Ones,” based on the beloved 2017 bestseller by Georgia Hunter, tells the story of the real-life Kurc family, a tight-knit Jewish tribe who lived in Poland during World War II. Prior to the war, the five young adult siblings — Halina included — are scattered all over Europe. Somehow, miraculously, all five (as well as their parents) survive Russian gulags, German society, Nazis overtaking their home, and much, much more. (This reporter hit up Wikipedia after every episode stunned that one family could overcome so many different atrocities.)
“That’s the best part about true stories,” King said. “It’s like so much of the time, regardless of what the subject matter is,...
Hulu’s eight-part adaptation of “Lucky Ones,” based on the beloved 2017 bestseller by Georgia Hunter, tells the story of the real-life Kurc family, a tight-knit Jewish tribe who lived in Poland during World War II. Prior to the war, the five young adult siblings — Halina included — are scattered all over Europe. Somehow, miraculously, all five (as well as their parents) survive Russian gulags, German society, Nazis overtaking their home, and much, much more. (This reporter hit up Wikipedia after every episode stunned that one family could overcome so many different atrocities.)
“That’s the best part about true stories,” King said. “It’s like so much of the time, regardless of what the subject matter is,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Erin Strecker
- Indiewire Television
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