The Disney+ schedule for September 2021 is packed with programming from the Disney mothership, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic and more. The streamer will debut Doogie Kamealoha, a modern-day reimagining of the classic series Doogie Howser, M.D., on September 8. Also on offer are new episodes of Marvel’s What If…?, the series premiere of
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Margie Ghigo has been reelected to SAG-AFTRA’s national board representing the Arizona-Utah Local, swamping her challenger Lela Hough by a vote of 201-27. Of the local’s 986 eligible members, 230 voted (23.33%). Ghigo, who was endorsed by the union’s ruling Unite for Strength party, said in her campaign statement that “Serving as your National Board
As rioters from Jan. 6 continue to get wrangled by authorities — Trevor Noah wants ‘em to know he’s got their backs … if they’re interested. The ‘Daily Show’ host took out a full front page ad in the LAT and NYT, which just ran Thursday … and it’s a bat signal of sorts for
EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed writer and emerging actress Camilla Blackett in all areas. Blackett has multiple projects in development including her most recent, the dark comedy Max for HBO Max which she created as a potential starring vehicle for herself. She will showrun the series with Don Cheadle and Radicle Act’s Mika Pryce serving as
The forthcoming Addams Family TV series, Wednesday, has added 10 more faces to its cast. The latest wave of cast members includes Thora Birch (Ghost World, The Walking Dead) and Jamie Mc Shane (Mank, The Passage). Also joining the cast is Riki Lindhome (Knives Out, Another Period), Hunter Doohan (Your Honor, Truth Be Told), Georgie
EXCLUSIVE, UPDATED with UFS statement: With just one week to go in the SAG-AFTRA election, Matthew Modine has accused Fran Drescher of defamation and threatened legal action if she doesn’t issue a public apology by Friday. “Your defamation of Mr. Modine, your opposing candidate for SAG-AFTRA president, at the eleventh hour of the current election,
Towanda Underdue has been elected to the national board of SAG-AFTRA representing the union’s Washington-Mid Atlantic local. Underdue, whose many credits include House of Cards and Veep, defeated Lance Lewman 486 votes to 425. Fran Drescher, running for national president at the top of the Unite for Strength slate, posted a campaign video supporting Lewman,
Zoë Kravitz is starting a new chapter as a single lady … because her divorce has been finalized. According to court records … Zoë and Karl Glusman‘s divorce judgment has been signed by a judge. It brings an end to a short-lived marriage. The good news … the dark cloud of a divorce case no
ABC will ring in the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World with a television special hosted by Whoopi Goldberg. Unveiled ahead of ABC’s TCA session on Thursday, The Most Magical Story On Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World is a two-hour program that will take viewers on a historical journey spanning half a century
Not to take anything away from the writers, but Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 2 Episode 3 feels like a bit of a miscellaneous, everything-including-the-kitchen-sink script. We have three separate plotlines, which is a lot when the show runs an hour. In a thirty-minute offering, it’s positively dizzying. With Tendi and Mariner on their wacky
On September 1, all eight Harry Potter films return home to HBO Max. September also brings Clint Eastwood’s latest film Cry Macho on the 17th and director James Wan’s Malignant on the 10th. Both Cry Macho and Malignant will be available in theaters and on HBO Max the same day. They will stream on the
The latest race for a seat on SAG-AFTRA’s national board has been decided by the narrowest possible margin: In Colorado, Nancy Flanagan has defeated longtime incumbent Sheila Ivy Traister by a single vote, 71-70. Traister has served on the national board since 2012, and her defeat is a setback for the union’s ruling Unite for
LeVar Burton might still be the fan favorite to take over as the permanent host of “Jeopardy!” following Mike Richards‘ exit, but he’s never been seriously considered for the role … TMZ has learned. Production sources tell us … Sony Studios execs loved the “Reading Rainbow” star as a guest host, but they didn’t think
After an ABC News staffer filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the network and Michael Corn, accusing him of sexual assault, he is calling the claims “demonstrably false,” pointing to email exchanges he says counters her version of events. Kirstyn Crawford, anchor producer for George Stephanopoulos on GMA, claims that Corn assaulted her while they
Dexter’s revival season might be a one-season deal. The beloved series is set to return later this year with Dexter: New Blood, which picks up 10 years after the controversial finale. Gary Levine, the network’s president of entertainment has teased that the revival will bring the franchise to a close. “Dexter is a jewel in
Dancer and choreographer Serge Onik, who appeared in season 11 of Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance, died at the age of 33. His cause of death is unknown. Onik’s representative Jim Keith, president of The Movement Talent Agency, confirmed his death in a statement released to E! News and EW. “He was an
EXCLUSIVE: Dannah Shinder, SVP of Television at Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman’s Brownstone Productions, has joined Berlanti Productions as EVP, Television. The hire of Shinder follows the recent promotion of SVP Television Jonathan Gabay to EVP Television at Berlanti Prods., run by partners Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter and president David Madden. Like most businesses
One of the two women interviewed by Gayle King back in 2019 is now on the witness stand in R. Kelly‘s criminal case … and she’s claiming he was controlling them right then and there during the interview. The witness — who’s only being ID’d as Jane Doe right now — testified Tuesday in a
UPDATED: New York’s new governor Kathy Hochul said that she talked to President Joe Biden on Monday night, and “he pledged his full support to my administration and anything we need.” Minutes after she went through a ceremonial swearing in ceremony, Hochul said that her priorities including combating Covid, distributing relief payments and “changing the
Do you know what’s better than one all-new episode of Masterchef: Legends? Of course, the answer is two. Fortunately for us, we get a double-dose of Masterchef on Wednesday with back-to-back episodes, Masterchef: Legends Season 11 Episode 11 and Masterchef: Legends Season 11 Episode 12. It’s not short on the girl power either, with the first hour
Bill Clotworthy, the standards and practices exec lovingly referred to as “Dr. No” by the cast and crew of Saturday Night Live, died on Thursday in hospice, in Salt Lake City, UT. He was 95. The executive’s son, actor Robert Clotworthy, confirmed the news to Deadline. Born on Jan. 13, 1926, in Westfield, New Jersey, William Griffith Clotworthy
“Sometimes it’s easier to figure out someone else’s secret than it is to deal with your own.” That observation by Steve Martin’s character in Hulu’s new comedy Only Murders in the Building is a nice little summary of the show… and of the current true-crime craze, too. Only Murders — premiering Tuesday, Aug. 31 on
Following a turbulent last two weeks for Jeopardy! that culminated in Mike Richards’ ouster as host of the syndicated program after one day of production, the staff and crew of the venerable game show were summoned for a Microsoft Teams meeting this morning, sources tell Deadline. Jeopardy! executive producer Richards addressed his team during the
Former “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” star Nicholas Brendon looks unrecognizable in his mug shot … after he was arrested for allegedly obtaining prescription drugs by fraud. According to an affidavit, obtained by TMZ, Nicholas was driving erratically when cops spotted his silver Dodge Journey last week in Vigo County, Indiana. Cops say he failed to
John Oliver said goodbye to The Void – the little cartoon face that’s been the Last Week Tonight’s sole companion as the show has broadcast remotely during the Covid pandemic shutdown. At the end of last night’s episode, Oliver announced that, following a two-week hiatus, he and the show will return to the studio on
When HBO dropped the trailer for Succession Season 3 earlier this year, the premium cabler would only say that it would be arriving sometime in the fall. In a new social media post on the official Succession channels, a new photo of Brian Cox as Logan Roy is accompanied with the following caption: October. In
Actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney jokingly expressed their disapproval over a joke in the Apple TV+ comedy Ted Lasso, which poked fun at their ownership of the Welsh football club Wrexham AFC. The duo purchased the football club last year, and in Ted Lasso’s newest episode “Rainbow,” Higgins, played by Jeremy Swifts, quipped he
In addition to her show, Maddow will be developing projects in a new partnership with NBCU, according to a person familiar with the matter. Further details were not immediately disclosed. Earlier this month, sources said that Maddow was considering the possibility of exiting the news network, where she hosts its No. 1 program. The Rachel
William Petersen had a scary situation while on the clock this week — he had to be taken by ambulance to the hospital after falling ill on set of his most popular show. The longtime ‘CSI’ star’s rep tells TMZ … Petersen was working on set Friday in L.A. for “CSI: Las Vegas” when, at
During the Stand Up To Cancer telethon on Saturday, Simone Boseman paid tribute to her husband, the late actor Chadwick Boseman, with an emotional performance of the song, “I’ll Be Seeing You.” The 1938 classic penned by Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal is “a song about living with the reality of loss and finding a way