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Janelle James on That ‘Abbott Elementary’ Guest Star and Why it’s Time for an Ava Clothing Line
The Grammy Award-winning musician performed at the second annual Ava Fest during Wednesday night’s episode.
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‘Oldboy’ TV Series in the Works From Filmmaker Park Chan-wook
Lionsgate TV is partnering with the Korean filmmaker for a TV series adaptation of the acclaimed film.
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‘For All Mankind’ Renewed as Apple Expands Franchise With Soviet Spinoff ‘Star City’
Ron Moore, Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi’s alt-universe space race drama will return for its fifth season as the iPhone maker and streamer will further explore the Soviet space program with the offshoot series.
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‘The Jinx’ Filmmakers Revisit That Robert Durst Confession: “We Screamed”
“Killed them all, of course.” Those five words were spoken by Robert Durst when the New York real estate heir, who was still mic’d, walked to the bathroom after completing his interviews for the HBO true-crime docuseries The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst. Durst had been suspected of killing his close friend Susan […]
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Janelle James on That ‘Abbott Elementary’ Guest Star and Why it’s Time for an Ava Clothing Line
[This story contains spoilers from the April 17 episode of Abbott Elementary, “2 Ava 2 Fest.”] Ava Fest returned to Abbott Elementary for a second year in a row during Wednesday night’s “2 Ava 2 Fest” episode. But, unlike the first festival in season two of the ABC sitcom — where the wildly unqualified principal […]
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‘Oldboy’ TV Series in the Works From Filmmaker Park Chan-wook
Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook is partnering with Lionsgate Television to develop a series version of his 2003 revenge thriller Oldboy. The project would be an English-language adaptation of the story, which was loosely based on a magna with the same name. “Lionsgate Television shares my creative vision for bringing Oldboy into the world of television,” said Park. […]
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‘For All Mankind’ Renewed as Apple Expands Franchise With Soviet Spinoff ‘Star City’
Apple is doubling down on For All Mankind. The iPhone maker and streamer has handed out a fifth season renewal for Ron Moore’s For All Mankind and a straight-to-series order for Star City, a spinoff following the Soviet space race. As with the flagship series, Moore, Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi co-created Star City, with […]
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Barbra Streisand Sings Closing Credits Song for ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’
Barbra Streisand is looking to make the final scene in The Tattooist of Auschwitz memorable and poignant as the credits roll after recording a new song, “Love Will Survive,” for the Peacock and Sky original drama. Marking her first ever recording for a TV series, Streisand has performed the end title anthem for the series […]
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‘Shogun’ Star Anna Sawai Breaks Down the Climactic Penultimate Episode: “It’s the Long Fight”
[This story contains major spoilers from Shōgun’s ninth episode, “Crimson Sky.”] Shōgun star Anna Sawai is bidding adieu to Lady Akechi Mariko. The Japanese actor, who was born in New Zealand and raised in Japan, considers the acclaimed miniseries’ penultimate episode, “Crimson Sky,” to be her “final farewell” to her fan-favorite character. Written by Rachel […]
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‘Hacks’ Season 3 Trailer Finds Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder Right Back Where They Started
Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and Ava (Hannah Einbinder) are right back where they started in the Hacks season three trailer. After Deborah let Ava go as a way for her to spread her wings and grow as a writer, Ava finds herself unable to move on without her mentor. Since viewers last saw Deborah, her […]
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Sylvester Stallone Returns to ‘Tulsa King’ Season 2 Set Amid Casting Controversy
Sylvester Stallone took to social media this week to promote the forthcoming second season of his Paramount + series, Tulsa King, without addressing the accusations that he and one of the show’s unnamed directors were allegedly responsible for a “toxic” on-set environment for its hired background actors, who were reportedly mocked by both for their […]
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Jerrod Carmichael Says “Slave Play” Joke Was Taken Out of Context: “It Has Nothing to Do With Sex”
Jerrod Carmichael is addressing criticism he’s received over a joke made in his new HBO series. In a recent episode of the Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show, the comedian said: “My boyfriend, he makes me smarter, he makes me read. I have so many books. Realistically I’m not gonna read all those books. He knows that. […]
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Travis Kelce to Host ‘Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?’ Spinoff in First TV Series Role
Travis Kelce’s next gig: game show host. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end has booked his first TV series job and it’s hosting a spinoff of the Fox game show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? for Amazon’s Prime Video. The new show is titled Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?, and it will […]
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Phillipa Soo Boards ABC and Ryan Murphy’s ‘Dr. Odyssey’
ABC’s forthcoming drama Dr. Odyssey continues to add to its cast. Phillipa Soo (Hamilton) has joined the drama from Ryan Murphy Television, which scored a straight-to-series order in March. She’ll star opposite Joshua Jackson and Don Johnson in the series, which is slated for next season at the network. Details about Dr. Odyssey are being […]
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Emma Thompson, Ruth Wilson to Star in Apple Thriller From ‘Slow Horses’ Producers
Apple TV+ and producers of Slow Horses are teaming up on another series. Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson will star in Down Cemetery Road, a thriller based on a novel by Mick Herron, whose Slough House spy series is the source material for Slow Horses. The new project is the third Apple TV+ series from […]
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Tyler Perry, BET Extend Their Content Partnership
Tyler Perry and BET are continuing their fruitful business relationship. The cable outlet and Perry have signed a new, multi-year content partnership that will have Perry create and produce hundreds more hours of programming for BET and its streaming service, BET+. The deal, which runs through 2028, extends and builds on a relationship that dates […]
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March Madness, State of the Union Help Cable Stem Months-Long Viewing Decline
Cable outlets saw their share of viewing rise in March for the first time in months, thanks to March Madness and the annual State of the Union address. Cable captured 28.3 percent of all TV viewing in March, according to Nielsen’s monthly Gauge report, up from 27.6 percent in February. That’s the first time since […]
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CBS to Re-Air Billy Joel Concert Special After Final Minutes Cut Off
CBS is apologizing for a timing mixup that cut off the final moments of a Billy Joel concert special for many viewers Sunday night. Viewers in the Eastern and Central time zones missed the final two minutes of Billy Joel: The 100th — Live at Madison Square Garden when the program cut abruptly to local […]
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‘The Rookie’ Nabs Season 7 Renewal at ABC
Maybe the show should be called The Veteran from now on? ABC has renewed its drama series The Rookie for a seventh season in 2024-25. The police procedural starring Nathan Fillion — which passed the 100-episode mark earlier this season — continues to draw decent-sized audiences for the network, even as it has outlived its […]
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