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Katt Williams Outdraws Tom Brady in Netflix Rankings
The comedian's live special 'Woke Foke' earns double the views of the high-profile roast of the NFL great.
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Ariana Madix Debuts as ‘Love Island USA’ Host With ‘Barbie’-Inspired Teaser
Peacock also announced the reality series' season six premiere date.
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‘Game of Thrones’ Spinoff ‘Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Adds ‘Black Mirror’ Director in Major Role
Exclusive: "San Junipero" director Owen Harris is boarding HBO's 'Hedge Knight' series to direct half of the first season. Also, the show's episode count and (likely) new title are revealed.
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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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Tracy Morgan-Led ‘The Neighborhood’ Spinoff Set at Paramount+
The world of CBS’ The Neighborhood is expanding. The network’s streaming sibling, Paramount+, has ordered a comedy series titled Crutch that stars Tracy Morgan and is set in the same world as The Neighborhood — albeit on the other side of the country. The show comes from CBS Studios, and The Neighborhood star and executive producer Cedric […]
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Jim Parsons, Mayim Bialik to Reunite Onscreen in ‘Young Sheldon’ Series Finale
Bazinga! Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik will reprise their roles as The Big Bang Theory’s Sheldon Cooper and Amy Farrah Fowler in the May 16 series finale of prequel series Young Sheldon. Additional details about the onscreen couple’s appearance are being kept under wraps ahead of the series finale of the CBS comedy. Parsons, who […]
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Jon Stewart Isn’t Hosting ‘The Daily Show’ on Monday
The Daily Show will look a little different when viewers tune in on Monday night. Instead of Jon Stewart, who has been anchoring the Comedy Central show on Mondays for the past two months, correspondent Jordan Klepper will be behind the desk this Monday. He’ll continue as host on Tuesday and Wednesday, and Stewart will […]
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Cole Hauser Hints at ‘Yellowstone’ Spinoff With Kelly Reilly
The romance of fan favorites Beth and Rip could continue beyond Yellowstone, actor Cole Hauser hints. The final episodes of the Paramount Network hit are set to begin production sometime this year. But Hauser suggests the characters played by himself and Kelly Reilly might have a future beyond the show’s fifth season closer — presumably, […]
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John Cho Doesn’t Think of His ‘Sympathizer’ Cameo as Meta, But Understands If You Do
[This story contains spoilers for episode four of The Sympathizer, “Give Us Some Good Lines.”] You hear about James Yoon before you meet him. The fourth episode of The Sympathizer, HBO and A24’s limited series adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer-winning novel, is an interlude from the usual business of spycraft as The Captain (Hoa […]
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‘SNL’ Cold Open Centers on Columbia University’s Handling of Pro-Palestinian Protests
Saturday Night Live‘s latest cold open centered on Columbia University’s handling of the pro-Palestinian protests on campus amid the Israel–Hamas war. During the sketch, Mikey Day, Kenan Thompson and Heidi Gardner played concerned parents of students participating in the protests. Last week, hundreds of demonstrators were arrested after the school’s president called the New York […]
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The World Is on the Brink in ‘The Boys’ Season 4 Trailer
The official trailer for The Boys season four is here. Stars of the Emmy-winning show, including Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Chace Crawford, Karen Fukuhara and Claudia Doumit, revealed the explosive trailer at an inaugural CCXP fan convention in Mexico. A previous teaser for the series premiered at CCXP in Brazil in December. “I look back […]
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