SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the finale of Marvel Studios’ Echo. “Generations are echoing, reaching out to us at a time when we need them most.” Those are the words of wisdom imparted on Maya Lopez [Alaqua Cox] by her grandmother Chula [Tantoo Cardinal] as she grapples with how to relinquish herself from the […]
With its streaming operations facing scrutiny as 2024 gets under way, Paramount Global continues to pursue a diversified approach to distributing its flagship, Paramount+. Pam Kaufman, President and CEO, International Markets, Global Consumer Products & Experiences, and Lisa Kramer, President, International TV Licensing, elaborated on the strategy during an appearance Wednesday at NATPE Global in […]
EXCLUSIVE: Writer Lindsay Grossman and TV development executive Madison Jones have launched a new list of the best unproduced romance TV pilots and screenplays, calling it The Love List. They expect to make it an annual event. The two are running the list the same way The Black List started, using the recommendations of studio […]
EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures has optioned rights to Anthony Kiedis’ New York Times bestseller Scar Tissue, with the feature film project is currently in early development at the studio. It will be produced by Brian Grazer through Imagine Entertainment, Kiedis, and Guy Oseary. The candid book profiles Kiedis, the famed frontman of Red Hot Chili Peppers, […]
Amazon MGM Studios is partnering with The Wonder Project to launch House of David, a straight to order series that will stream exclusively on Prime Video. House of David follows the once-mighty King Saul as he falls victim to his own pride. A prophet prepares to overthrow him — anointing the outcast shepherd boy David as […]
EXCLUSIVE: Jenny Slate is set to star opposite Michelle Williams in Dying for Sex, FX’s limited series from writers Liz Meriwether and Kim Rosenstock, director Leslye Headland and 20th Television, where Meriwether, Rosenstock and Headland are under overall deals. Based on the hit Wondery podcast, Dying for Sex is the story of Molly (Williams), a woman diagnosed […]
As he bounces from the campaign trail to courtroom, former President Donald Trump on Wednesday got a rebuke from a Manhattan federal judge for not obeying admonishments to keep quiet. Trump has been attending a civil trial in Manhattan, where a jury will decide on damages after Trump was found liable for sexual abuse and […]
EXCLUSIVE: Mohit Raina, Roshan Mathew and Sarah Jane Dias among the cast of Indian streamer SonyLIV’s remake of Israeli drama Magpie. Kan Khajura, which means ‘centipede’ in Hindi, will also star Mahesh Shetty, Ninad Kamat, Trinetra Haldar, Heeba Shah, and Usha Nadkarni. SonyLIV is remaking thriller Magpie in-house after licensing the rights from Israel’s Yes […]
Warning: The following post contains spoilers about tonight’s fifth season finale of FX’s Fargo, “Bisquik” Who knew a TV series based on an iconic Oscar-winning Coen Brothers noir movie had so much juice in it five seasons out? However, Fargo series creator Noah Hawley continues to prove that there’s a thousand bodies buried in those […]
SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the season finale of Found. Found creator Nkechi Okoro Carroll sure knows how to craft a season finale. The NBC procedural’s first season came to an end on Tuesday night with a jaw-dropping conclusion that is sure to tee up an interesting Season 2, since the series scored […]
The lineup for Coachella 2024 is set and includes a No Doubt reunion, with the band performing together for the first time in almost a decade. The music and arts festival is set to take place over two weekends: April 12-14 and April 19-21. Lana del Rey, Tyler the Creator and Doja Cat are headlining […]
David Oyelowo said Brad Pitt, an executive producer of Selma, gave him a valuable piece of advice about not rushing to determine any film’s ultimate place in the culture. Upon its initial release in December 2014, Oyelowo recalled in an appearance Tuesday at the NATPE Global conference in Miami, “there was this controversy about whether […]
Matthew Vaughn, director of Argylle, is clearing things up and shutting down conspiracy theories that claim Taylor Swift wrote the book on which the film is based. Swifties are accustomed to the “Bejeweled” singer dropping Easter eggs about her upcoming projects, and many fans believed Swift was behind the Bryce Dallas Howard-starring film. Among the […]
The peak TV era may be over, but free, ad-supported streaming television is continuing to boom. With more than 1,500 FAST channels now operating in the U.S., though, is there a risk of that vast array of offerings overwhelming consumers and bogging down the programmers and distributors trying to manage them all? The consensus among […]
Lil Nas X is reflecting on his controversial song and music video J CHRIST and offering an apology following backlash. “I know I messed up really bad this time. I can act unbothered all I want, but it’s definitely taken a mental toll on me,” the singer said in a video he shared on Instagram […]
Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers is set in the last weeks of 1970 and, if attention is paid, you’ll see Da’Vine Joy Randolph pay homage to Isabel Sanford, particularly how the tv legend wore her hair when she played Louise “Weezy” Jefferson in the classic TV comedy The Jeffersons. “I do this all the time with my characters,” Randolph tells me […]
Harmony, the Barry Manilow/Bruce Sussman musical that opened in November to good reviews that never translated to big audiences, will play its final performance at the Barrymore Theatre on Sunday, February 4. Producers Ken Davenport, Sandi Moran and Garry Kief made the announcement this evening. At the time of its closing, Harmony will have played […]
As the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live approaches, there has been speculation about Lorne Michaels’ future on the show as executive producer. While walking the red carpet at the Emmys, Michaels was asked about his retirement plans and said he would make a decision around the time the show hits the milestone in 2025. […]
A slew of internet celebs are starring in a new sandwich competition from Gordon Ramsay. The celebrity chef is launching Idiot Sandwich on his YouTube channel tomorrow (Wednesday January 17). Comedy duo Rhett & Link, magician Zach King and social media influencer Lexi Hensler are among those starring in the series, which originated from a […]