Orange is the New Black
After a Year of Controversy, ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Star Taryn Manning Is (Mostly) Keeping It Together
Taryn Manning’s audition for the Britney Spears starrer Crossroads was so good it made director Tamra Davis nervous. “She was picking something on her arm, and it looked like it might start bleeding,” recalls Davis of a casting session for the 2002 road trip drama, written by soon-to-be TV mogul Shonda Rhimes. “I thought ‘Oh […]
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‘Orange Is the New Black’ Supporting Cast Say They Were Never Fairly Compensated for Netflix Hit
Orange Is the New Black helped put Netflix on the map. Now, several of the supporting stars on the trailblazing prison dramedy are looking back on the show’s breakout and continued success to ask why they weren’t fairly compensated. Their questions, coming as the Jenji Kohan-created series celebrates the 10-year anniversary of its July 11, […]
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Uzo Aduba Is Pregnant, Expecting First Child With Husband Robert Sweeting
Uzo Aduba is pregnant. The actress, who was nominated for a Tony Award last year for her work in the play Clyde’s, returned to the awards show in New York on Sunday night to debut her latest accessory — a baby bump. Wearing a bright orange Christian Siriano suit, the 42-year-old cradled her bump to […]
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Brad William Henke, ‘Orange Is the New Black’ and ‘Lost’ Actor, Dies at 56
Brad William Henke, who was a defensive end in the NFL before launching an acting career that included such television series as Lost, Justified and Orange Is the New Black, has died. He was 56. Henke’s agent Sheree Cohen told The Hollywood Reporter that the performer died Tuesday in his sleep. The cause of death […]
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Laura Prepon Says She Left Scientology 5 Years Ago: “It’s No Longer Part of My Life”
Laura Prepon says she is no longer an active member of Scientology, having exited the high-profile and controversial church five years ago. The Orange Is the New Black and That ’70s Show actress revealed her departure from the church, which also counts actors Leah Remini and Jason Lee among its former members, in a recent […]
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Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli Welcome First Child
Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli have welcomed their first child, a baby girl, together. The Emmy-winning actress announced the news Sunday, May 9. “Happy 1st Mother’s Day to my beautiful wife, who four weeks ago today after laboring for almost 3 days gave birth to our first child — our gorgeous daughter, George.” Wiley wrote […]
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Disruptors Fellowship Unveils Second Annual Cohort of TV Writers (Exclusive)
The Center for Cultural Power, an Oakland, Calif.-based organization led by and for artists of color, has announced the 10 television writers for its second annual Disruptors Fellowship. Disruptors stands out from other diversity programs because it is specifically for writers of color who also identify as trans/non-binary, disabled and/or undocumented or formerly undocumented. “We […]
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Harlow Jane Boards Danny A. Abeckaser’s ‘I Love Us’ Drama
Katie Cassidy, Jasper Polish, Robert Davi, and Jackie Cruz also star in Abeckaser's relationship drama.
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Colin Hanks, Diane Guerrero, Nelly Join Buddy Holly Biopic ‘Clear Lake’
Colin Hanks, Diane Guerrero and hip-hop star Nelly have joined the cast of 'Clear Lake,' the Buddy Holly-inspired biopic to be directed by Bruce Beresford.
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In Reunion Parody, TV Stars Stress In-Person Voting on Election Day
Stars from 'Veep,' 'Community,' 'Orange Is the New Black' and 'The Daily Show' convened for a last-minute get-out-the-vote reunion parody video to support the Biden-Harris campaign.
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Critic’s Notebook: The Limits of 2020’s Emmy Inclusivity
The scarcity of Latino and Asian American acting nominees wasn't just a missed opportunity to recognize great performances; it was a failure to honor some genre-blurring, boundary-pushing television.
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Critic’s Notebook: Which Emmy Contenders Will Get Lost in the Quarantine Time Blur?
'Orange Is the New Black,' 'Baskets,' 'Mindhunter' and 'On Becoming a God in Central Florida' are among releases from early in this year's Emmy eligibility period that may be overlooked due to the way confinement has warped our sense of new and old.
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