EXCLUSIVE: Maahra Hill, who played the title role in the OWN series Delilah, has been tapped as the female lead opposite Jesse L. Martin in NBC’s drama pilot The Irrational. Created by Craig Wright, Delilah premiered in March 2021. It was quietly canceled several months ago, sources tell Deadline, making Hill available for pilots and series.
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We are just weeks away from the debut of The Umbrella Academy Season 3. Netflix celebrated the fact that we’re inching closer to the premiere date with a full-length trailer for the new season. “After putting a stop to 1963’s doomsday, the Umbrella Academy return home to the present, convinced they prevented the initial apocalypse
Back when the CW launched in 2006 with the combined assets of the WB and UPN, it had five half-hour comedies on the air, the multi-camera Reba, Girlfriends, The Game and All of Us and single-camera Everybody Hates Chris. That genre quickly disappeared as the CW focused on the coming-of-age dramas and subsequently added superhero
This morning, 11-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift delivered a different kind of acceptance speech. “Hi, I’m Taylor,” she began. “The last time I was in a stadium this size, I was dancing in heels and wearing a glittery leotard. This outfit is much more comfortable.” The outfit in question was black Doctoral regalia bordered in
‘BMF’ star Lil Meech allegedly stole a $250,000 Richard Mille watch and got caught … leading to his arrest for grand theft. The 22-year-old actor/rapper — handpicked by 50 Cent to star as his dad, Big Meech, in the Starz ‘BMF’ series — got booked on two counts of first-degree grand theft and a separate
Los Angeles today surpassed the number of daily Covid cases it saw at the height of the summer 2021 surge, according to data released by officials. The county’s data dashboard indicates that on August 9, 2021, at the peak of the wave as a result of the Delta variant, there were 4248 new cases recorded
It’s finale season, and The Wonder Years is closing out their freshman season with a bang. The comedy has been a hit with viewers and critics alike, and the final hour is sure to keep the audience laughing until the final frame. Ahead of its season-ending installment, TV Fanatic got ahold of this exclusive clip
Rick and Morty will get the anime treatment at Adult Swim. Ahead of WarnerMedia’s Upfronts presentation on Wednesday, Adult Swim revealed the official greenlights for Rick and Morty: The Anime from Tower of God helmer Takashi Sano and Ninja Kamui from Jujutsu Kaisen’s Sunghoo Park. The series orders come as Adult Swim continues to build
Despite a stamp of support from former president and fellow TV personality Donald Trump, celebrity-doctor-turned U.S. Senate hopeful Dr. Mehmet Oz failed tonight to clinch the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by retiring GOP Sen. Pat Toomey. Oz and former hedge fund executive Dave McCormick are the two front runners in
Sydney Sweeney broke an agreement with a swimwear brand to promote their products, then turned around and wore the suits on “Euphoria” … this according to a new lawsuit. The HBO star is being sued by the swim and lifestyle brand LA Collective for allegedly breaking her contract to model and promote the company’s swimsuits.
Shares of Paramount popped higher in early trading after Berkshire Hathaway, the company of legendary investor Warren Buffett, disclosed late yesterday that it acquired a chunky stake in the company. Paramount shares are up more than 10% at nearly $31 at market open morning, following a 1% dip yesterday. They stock is still well off
Fans of Roswell, New Mexico, were given some bad news last week. The sci-fi reboot has been canceled after four seasons. The good news? We still have an entire season to watch before the residents of the alien-filled town say goodbye for good. The CW dropped the official trailer this week, and it teases the
Elon Musk said overnight that his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter can’t move ahead unless the company backs up statements about the number of fake accounts on the platform, which the company has put at under 5%. It’s something he’s been picking at for days but made explicit in a tweet early Tuesday as some
SPOILER ALERT: The following story reveals important plot points from the Season 5 finale of 9-1-1. Hot on the heels of Fox’s 9-1-1 sixth season renewal at Upfronts on Monday, the Season 5 finale lined things up for the future perfectly after a night full of anxiety and drama. Bobby (Peter Krause) recognizes he’s fallen
Patrick Beverley is getting blasted by current and former NBA hoopers after criticizing Chris Paul on TV this morning … with Damian Lillard and Matt Barnes going in on the NBA vet. Pat Bev ripped Paul — aka the “Point God” — on ‘First Take’ on Monday for his abysmal performance in Game 7 against
While a number of outlets have reported the milestone as already surpassed, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday made it official: More than one million Americans have lost their lives in cases related to Covid-19. The real toll is likely much higher. The death toll is “equivalent to a 9/11 attack
Well, this is a surprising turn of events. FOX is going into its upfronts on Monday, with two of its most popular shows up in the air. The network has renewed 9-1-1 Lone Star, Call Me Kat, Welcome to Flatch, and The Masked Singer for additional seasons. The Resident, 9-1-1, and Duncanville have yet to
Johnny Depp already testified, and Amber Heard returns to the witness stand today in Depp’s exceedingly high-profile, $50 million defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife. The proceedings are taking place in Virginia’s Fairfax County Courthouse. Both sides are presenting their cases before a seven-person jury, Depp, Heard, a platoon of lawyers and cameras and Judge Penney
John Oliver has a new conservative in his scope: Alabama governor Kay Ivey. Ivey has been the ire of transgender advocates nationwide since her April 8th signing of the Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act, a law that makes prescribing or administering gender-affirming medication to transgender minors in Alabama a felony, punishable by up to
Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard is a tragic story about the crumbling of a marriage and horrendous allegations … but there’s another layer to this trial that ‘SNL’ dared to say out loud … it’s fun to watch and ridiculously entertaining. As the anchor who threw to the courtroom said, there are all sorts of
Cinderella star Camila Cabello is joining The Voice. The pop star, known for hits such as Don’t Go Yet, is joining the 22nd season of the NBC reality competition series. She join Blake Shelton, John Legend and Gwen Stefani on the panel, although Kelly Clarkson will not be part of the new lineup. Clarkson has
Johnny rushed to save his sister from the Devil. EJ made amends with Chad, and Sarah’s memories returned with one gaping exception. Our TV Fanatics, Jack and Christine, are joined by Silvananoir and Kathy from My Hourglass, a Days of Our Lives fan forum, to decide why Lani hasn’t corrected Paulina’s lie, who should be
Baby Yoda (Kyle Mooney) returned to SNL‘s Weekend Update tonight to promote Disney+’s series Obi-Wan Kenobi and his own “spiritual” awakening. “What’s up, Baby Yoda?…You’ve got a new vibe,” anchor Michael Che asked him at the start of the segment. “Life is all good Michael, real good,” said Baby Yoda. “Of course, Season 3 of
Selena Gomez and Melissa Villaseñor—as Sofia and Vanessa, respectively— channeled their inner chola on SNL for a sketch that saw the Latina duo hosting a talk show, A Peek At Pico. Both Gomez and Villaseñor are of Mexican descent. Their show focused on the comings and goings around the city of Pico Rivera, located in Southeast
Bill Maher had one of his best guests EVER on “Real Time” Friday night … Rod Stewart, and the timing of the sit-down is crazy. Rod kicked off his world tour Friday night, performing at Caesars Palace in Vegas, but there he was on Bill’s L.A. set just hours before his performance. Rod is one
McG, who has been busy producing movies for Netflix, returned to broadcast television this season with three pilots on three different networks for his Wonderland Sound and Vision banner, True Lies, based on James Cameron’s 1994 movie, on CBS; Not Dead Yet starring Gina Rodriguez on ABC; and the Jensen Ackles-produced Supernatural prequel The Winchesters
Johnny was right: the Devil underestimates the power of love. On Days of Our Lives during the week of 5-09-22, the evil creature revealed its horrific plans for Ben and Ciara’s baby. But it didn’t seem to think that Allie’s family was capable of fighting for her. The Devil’s plans for this baby were as
On the eve of the 2022 Upfronts, broadcast networks cancelled more than a dozen series, adding to a long list of TV shows that have ended in the past year, are about to wrap or are going dark in 2023. The gallery above contains a compendium of the cancellations going back to August 2021, including
Upfronts 2022: What Is Still In Consideration At Fox – Deadline You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Skip to main content May 13, 2022 9:15pm Fox, one of the two broadcast networks presenting on the first day of the upfronts Monday, was the last to make cancellation decisions this week, axing
Fred Ward, who starred in “Tremors” alongside Kevin Bacon has died at the age of 79. A rep for Ward tells TMZ he died on May 8, while a cause of death is currently unclear, his rep says the actor’s last wish was for any memorial tributes to be made to the Boston University’s Chronic