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‘P-Valley’ Ups Trio of Actors to Regular for Season 3
Mea Wilkerson has also boarded the Starz drama, which is now in production in Atlanta.
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Kourtney Kardashian Goes Into Emergency Fetal Surgery and Kris Jenner Has a Health Scare in ‘The Kardashians’ Season 5 Trailer
As Kim Kardashian announces her "actress era" in the teaser, daughter North West simultaneously books a gig for 'The Lion King' 30th anniversary shows at The Hollywood Bowl.
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‘The Office’ Follow-Up Gets Peacock Series Order
The new comedy series, set in the same universe as the beloved Steve Carell show, will be set at a dying Midwestern newspaper.
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How Carol Burnett and Kristen Wiig Orchestrated Their Jaw-Dropping ‘Palm Royale’ Finale Reveals
[This story contains major spoilers from the season finale of Palm Royale.] After a series of unsavory encounters with the black sheep of their exclusive social club in Palm Royale, Leslie Bibb’s character Dinah told Maxine two episodes ago, “I cannot tell if you are a country bumpkin or the most ruthless woman in Palm […]
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‘P-Valley’ Ups Trio of Actors to Regular for Season 3
P-Valley is inching closer to its return to Starz. Production on season three of the stripper drama from creator-showrunner Katori Hall has begun production in Atlanta and has promoted three actors to series regular, while also recruiting Mea Wilkerson to join the cast. Gail Bean (Roulette), Bertram Williams Jr. (Woddy) and Thomas Q. Jones (Mane) […]
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Kourtney Kardashian Goes Into Emergency Fetal Surgery and Kris Jenner Has a Health Scare in ‘The Kardashians’ Season 5 Trailer
The Kardashian-Jenners are not holding back in the season five trailer for The Kardashians. The upcoming season of their Hulu series, which was filmed towards the end of 2023, gives insight into the pregnancy complications Kourtney Kardsahian Barker experienced with her now 6-month-old son Rocky. The cameras appeared to be rolling at the moment where […]
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‘The Office’ Follow-Up Gets Peacock Series Order
The Office follow-up series has found a home. Peacock on Wednesday announced a formal series order for the untitled series that is set in the same universe as NBC’s former Emmy-winning Steve Carell comedy. The series, co-created by The Office’s Greg Daniels and Nathan for You co-creator Michael Koman, will again be a mockumentary and […]
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Kevin Spacey Doc Gets U.S. Air Date on Max, Investigation Discovery
A Channel 4 documentary unveiling the testimonies of 10 men who allege they were sexually assaulted by Kevin Spacey will air in the U.S. on Monday, May 13. Spacey Unmasked, featuring a group of men detailing their first-hand accounts of alleged abuse at the hands of Spacey over the course of five decades, will premiere […]
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‘The Chi’ Renewed for Seventh Season at Showtime
Showtime is keeping its presence in the Windy City. The premium outlet, now known as Paramount+ With Showtime, has ordered a seventh season of its drama series The Chi. The renewal for the series, created by Lena Waithe, comes two days ahead of its return to Paramount+ With Showtime for the second half of season […]
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Reba McEntire Comedy a Go as NBC Renews ‘Lopez vs. Lopez,’ Cancels ‘Extended Family’
Ahead of next week’s upfront presentation to Madison Avenue ad buyers, NBC has solidified its comedy lineup for the 2024-25 broadcast season. The network has handed out a series order to the multicamera comedy Happy’s Place, starring Reba McEntire, and renewed George Lopez’s half-hour Lopez vs. Lopez for a third season. Additionally, NBC has canceled […]
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Jon Stewart Pops Up on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ During Night Off From ‘Daily Show’
For those who were wondering, “Where in the world is Jon Stewart?” when tuning in to Monday’s The Daily Show (which was hosted by correspondent Jordan Klepper), viewers only had to tune in to Jimmy Kimmel Live! Stewart, who has been behind the desk at the Comedy Central staple on Mondays for two months, took […]
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Katt Williams Outdraws Tom Brady in Netflix Rankings
Netflix’s Roast of Tom Brady got loads of press coverage (including several stories on this very website), but a different live special from the streamer’s Netflix Is a Joke festival racked up more views over the weekend. Katt Williams: Woke Foke, which streamed live on Saturday, May 4, earned 4 million views (determined by total […]
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Ariana Madix Debuts as ‘Love Island USA’ Host With ‘Barbie’-Inspired Teaser
Ariana Madix is trading West Hollywood for Fiji very soon. Peacock has revealed the premiere date for the upcoming sixth season of Love Island USA, which will be hosted by the Vanderpump Rules star. A new teaser trailer gives viewers a first look of the SUR alum getting ready to guide islanders through their summer […]
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‘Game of Thrones’ Spinoff ‘Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Adds ‘Black Mirror’ Director in Major Role
Some breaking news from Westeros: The Game of Thrones prequel series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has added a major talent from Black Mirror to serve as its debut season’s lead director, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Owen Harris has boarded the HBO drama as an executive producer and will also direct the first […]
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Not Your Average Love Triangle: ‘Dead Boy Detectives’ Team on “Bittersweet” Love Stories
[This story contains spoilers from Netflix’s Dead Boy Detectives.] Dead Boy Detectives star George Rexstrew is quick to describe his first in-person encounter with his co-stars ahead of filming the pilot: “Love at first sight.” Up to that point, interactions between the leads of the Netflix series that released April 25 had taken place during […]
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Michelle Yeoh Cast in ‘Blade Runner 2099’ From Amazon
Prime Video’s Blade Runner TV project has cast Michelle Yeoh in a lead role. The Oscar-winning Everything Everywhere All at Once actress has signed on to Blade Runner 2099. The limited series is from showrunner Silka Luisa (Shining Girls) and executive produced by original Blade Runner director Ridley Scott. Jonathan van Tulleken (Shogun) will direct […]
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Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’ Starts Season 2 Filming, Adds 12 Castmembers
Netflix’s breakout hit Wednesday has started production on its second season and has added a dozen actors to its cast. Filming has begun in Ireland — a change from the first season, which was primarily shot in Romania — on comedy fantasy, which stars Jenna Ortega as the sleuthing Wednesday Addams as she attends Nevermore […]
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‘Gods in Alabama’ TV Series in the Works at Amazon (Exclusive)
Amazon is heading to Alabama. The streamer is developing a television adaptation of Joshilyn Jackson’s novel, Gods in Alabama. The book, first published in 2015, revolves around a young lawyer who promised God that she’d never return home to Alabama but is forced to go back to the South to defend a high school classmate […]
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‘Vanderpump Rules’ Cast Reacts to Finale in Real Time in Season 11 Reunion Teaser
After a bombshell season 10 reunion, Bravo is trying out an intense approach for Vanderpump Rules season 11. In the first official trailer for the upcoming three-part reunion, sitdown host Andy Cohen announces that this time around, the cast will watch the season 11 finale together, sharing their reactions in “real-time.” At one point, Cohen […]
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