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Mayim Bialik Says She's No Longer Hosting 'Jeopardy' Syndicated Show
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Justin Hartley Plays Lone-Wolf Survivalist in ‘Tracker’ Trailer
The 'This is Us' grad plays Colter Shaw, a reward seeker out to solve mysteries in the CBS series set to air after the 2024 Super Bowl.
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Jon Hamm (Finally!) Lands His Own Apple Series With ‘Your Friends and Neighbors’
The straight-to-series TV show marks the Emmy-winning actor’s first starring role in an ongoing drama series since 'Mad Men.'
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Mandy Moore on Starring in ‘Dr. Death’ for First Post-‘This Is Us’ Job: “Couldn’t Make More of a Left Turn”
Moore appears alongside Edgar Ramírez in the real-life story of Dr. Paolo Macchiarini for the Peacock anthology's second season.
‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ Star Anna Sawai on That Midseason Revelation and Her Three Consecutive High-Profile Shows
[This story contains spoilers for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ fifth episode, “The Way Out.”] Monarch: Legacy of Monsters star Anna Sawai has top billing on Apple TV+’s MonsterVerse spinoff series that also includes Kurt and Wyatt Russell. Her starring role is bookended by lead roles on the streamer’s critically acclaimed drama series, Pachinko, and FX/Hulu’s […]
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‘Good Times’ Voice Cast Revealed for Seth MacFarlane-Norman Lear Animated Series
Netflix’s animated Good Times update from Seth MacFarlane and the late and great Norman Lear is moving full steam ahead. The streamer has tapped J.B. Smoove, Yvette Nicole Brown and Jay Pharoah to lead the voice cast of the animated and adult-leaning series. Additionally, Ranada Shepard (Family Affair, Lizzie McGuire) has signed on to serve […]
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Netflix Takes Big Data Transparency Step, Releasing Viewing Numbers for 18,000 Titles
Netflix has taken its biggest step toward data transparency yet with the release of an exhaustive list of viewing time on the platform in the first half of 2023. The list includes worldwide viewing for more than 18,000 movies and seasons of TV (18,214, to be exact) between January and June. Those 18,214 titles all […]
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‘Hightown’ Ending With Season 3 on Starz
Starz is bidding farewell to another show. The Lionsgate-backed premium cable network on Tuesday announced that crime drama Hightown, starring Monica Raymund, will conclude with its third season. Season three of the series from showrunner Rebecca Cutter (Gotham) will debut Friday, Jan. 26, on Starz. Hightown is the latest series to get the ax at […]
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David and Jessica Oyelowo Ink First-Look Deal at Apple TV+
David Oyelowo, who stars in Apple TV+’s series Silo, is expanding his relationship with the streamer. The actor and his wife and producing partner, Jessica Oyelowo, have signed a first-look deal with Apple TV+ via their Yoruba Saxon banner. Under the multi-year deal, the company will develop both series and feature film projects that Apple […]
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‘Love Is Blind’ Renewed for Two More Seasons on Netflix
Netflix will continue helping people look for love — as long as they don’t see their potential partner. The streamer has ordered two more seasons of its unscripted series Love Is Blind, which will take the show through its seventh installment. Netflix has also set a premiere date of Feb. 14 — Valentine’s Day — for season […]
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Seth Rogen on ‘Platonic’s’ Future: “It Looks like We’re Going to Do More”
Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne played a happily married couple to great success in the Neighbors films. But when the franchise’s director, Nicholas Stoller, approached them to star opposite each other in his and wife Francesca Delbanco’s Apple TV+ comedy Platonic, he was after a different dynamic. He was eager to trade on their chemistry […]
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‘Palm Royale’: Kristen Wiig Plays Ambitious Social Climber in First Photos for Apple TV+ Series
Kristen Wiig is a Palm Springs socialite struggling for a perfect life at the top in the first photos for Palm Royale, Apple TV+’s star-driven series that will launch globally on March 20, 2024. The scripted comedy, loosely based on Juliet McDaniel’s novel Mr. and Mrs. American Pie, tells the story of Maxine Simmons, played […]
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‘Blue Eye Samurai’ Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix
Netflix will get its samurai on again. The streaming giant has handed out a second-season renewal for its recently released animated drama series Blue Eye Samurai. “When we started this project, we made a commitment to take this very personal story set in Edo-period Japan and bring it to life in the most authentic and […]
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‘Vanderpump Rules’ Season 11 Trailer Reveals Scandoval Fallout and Secret Hookup
The fallout from Scandoval continues in the first trailer for season 11 of Bravo’s reality hit Vanderpump Rules. Among the revelations in the footage released Monday is Tom Schwartz telling co-star Lala Kent that he previously shared an amorous moment with Scheana Shay, who wed Brock Davies in the summer of 2021. The trailer for […]
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‘Obsession’ Thriller From James Wan’s Atomic Monster a Go at Amazon
Prime Video has given the green light to a thriller series that counts James Wan as one of its executive producers. Amazon’s streaming platform has ordered Obsession, which follows two people who fall fast and hard for one another — only for the relationship to end in murder. The series is based on Catherine Ryan […]
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Tom Pelphrey Boards ‘Mare of Easttown’ Creator’s Next HBO Drama
The HBO limited series from Mare of Easttown creator Brad Ingelsby is adding to its cast. Tom Pelphrey will join Mark Ruffalo in the drama, which will follow members of an FBI task force and the criminals they’re trying to catch. The untitled series stems from Ingelsby’s overall deal at HBO, which he signed in […]
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Adam Driver Jokes That “Wokeness Killed Han Solo” While Sharing His Christmas List for Santa on ‘SNL’
Adam Driver had some very specific requests on his Christmas list for Santa Claus this year. During his Saturday Night Live opening monologue, the Ferrari star decided to share his holiday wishes as he played piano. “Hey, Santa! It’s me, Adam Driver from the nice list and also Girls,” the actor says. “I turned 40 […]
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‘Station 19’ to End With Season 7 on ABC
ABC is checking out of Station 19. The Disney-owned broadcast network on Friday revealed that the upcoming seventh season of the firefighter-focused spinoff of Grey’s Anatomy will be its last. “For seven seasons, Station 19 has been a highlight of the ABC lineup thanks to Shonda [Rhimes] and Betsy [Beers’] incredible vision, beloved characters and […]
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Network TV 2023: What’s New, Renewed and Canceled (So Far)
The more things change, the more things stay the same. That may as well be the motto for the five broadcast networks heading into the 2023-24 season as their corporate parents are increasingly focused on cutting costs, restructurings and streaming. To that end, three of the five networks have made leadership changes in the past […]
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‘Lucky Hank,’ Starring Bob Odenkirk, Canceled at AMC
It’s more like unlucky Hank. AMC has canceled Lucky Hank, the drama series starring Bob Odenkirk, after one season. The series, which marked Odenkirk’s follow-up after Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, wrapped its eight-episode run in May and has been on the bubble during the writers and actors strikes. The cancellation brings an end […]
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