Television

There can be no question that Perry Mason with Raymond Burr was one of the true iconic weekly TV series in the 50’s and 60’s as it featured infamous courtroom case after courtroom case, but the new HBO series of the same title is definitely not your father’s Perry Mason, but rather a dark depression-era origin story that follows the title
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EXCLUSIVE: Jessica McNamee (Mortal Kombat, Sirens) has signed with Hyperion for agency representation. The Australian actress was most recently seen playing Sonya Blade in Warner Bros.’ Mortal Kombat, directed by Simon McQuoid, which rebooted the martial arts fantasy film series, based on the popular video game franchise of the same name. She previously co-starred opposite
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The passengers of flight 828 will not be getting answers at NBC since the network has canceled Manifest after three seasons. The decision to end the high-concept drama comes as quite a surprise because its ratings warranted a fourth-season pickup. Manifest Season 3 ultimately averaged 3.2 million viewers and a 0.5 rating in the all-important
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BBC reporter Nicholas Watt appears to have been hounded through the streets of London by a group of anti-lockdown protestors, in an incident that has been widely condemned by senior British journalists and lawmakers. In the video, which is watermarked with the logo of YouTube channel Resistance GB, Watt is pursued by the protestors, some
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“Welcome, ladies and gentlemen to The Late Show, I’m Stephen Colbert.” Those are words that the comedian and broadcaster hasn’t said for well over year. Colbert was back in the Ed Sullivan Theater with around 400 fully vaccinated audience members and it was pretty raucous. After a cold open gag about wearing pants and a
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Noah Hawley is nothing if not versatile.  The prolific writer, director, producer, and novelist  has won an impressive group of awards for his work in television including Emmys, Golden Globes, Critics Choice and Peabody honors  all for his most acclaimed series, FX’s crown jewel Fargo which has once again been generating strong Emmy buzz for its 4th
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Marvel Studios’ EVP of Production, Victoria Alonso, showed off a new look at Marvel’s upcoming Disney Plus animated series What If…? during a Women In Animation panel at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival this morning. Following a preview that dropped last December, today’s clip showed off more of Peggy Carter’s transformation into Super Soldier
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During an ATX reunion panel celebrating his trailblazing MTV series Faking It, showrunner and executive producer Carter Covington expressed the opinion that the show would be much trickier to get off the ground today than it was just seven or so years ago. “I do think [today] our original premise probably would have been blasted out
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When White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre first stood before the media in the White House briefing room last month, the moment made history: She was the first African-American woman to do so in 30 years and the first LGBTQ woman to do so, period. While the briefing itself played out as many
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Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone’s Netflix comedy series God’s Favorite Idiot has wrapped up production earlier than expected in Australia—and now, we know why. The Guardian reported on Tuesday that just eight of 16 episodes originally planned for had been shot, when production came to a halt. This apparently caused concern for many on the production
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During a pre-recorded ATX panel airing Saturday, Ramy actor Steve Way slammed the Motion Picture Academy for its failure to provide all necessary accommodations for the disabled, prior to this year’s Academy Awards, where a wheelchair ramp was introduced for the first time. “At this year’s Oscars, we got a ramp, we got an ASL
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When editor Gregg Featherman first signed on to Everything’s Gonna Be Okay, he relished the opportunity to work with “rhythms” in writing and performance that were “very different” to any he’d previously come across. He knew for sure that he’d hit on a special project when he started researching the show’s creator and star—Australian comedian
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While the leaders of the world’s seven largest so-called “advanced economies” convened in the U.K. to discuss substantive issues like the pandemic, health care, climate change and corporate taxes, social media trolls were more interested in the odd “family photograph” the leaders took on a Cornish beach Friday morning. The stiff, socially distanced portrait sparked
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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Friday announced a merger between the mayor’s Evolve Entertainment Fund and Group Effort Initiative, an initiative created by Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively, to offer more people from under-represented communities employment, training and mentorship opportunities in the entertainment industry. The merger of Evolve and GEI will expand the reach
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EXCLUSIVE: Film4 is partnering with film distributor Park Circus on a campaign to entice Brits back to the cinema. Under the deal, the duo will offer UK cinemas a season of six classic features from the Film4 library, including Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting and Jonathan Glazer’s Sexy Beast. The films will initially screen in Picturehouse, Everyman,
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“Get me started in the business,” the kid tells his mom. She’s hesitant: “These streets don’t play, Kanan — that’s what I’m trying to tell you.” Set to LL Cool J’s “Mama Said Knock You Out” with period correctness, here’s the first trailer for Power Book III: Raising Kanan, the third series in Starz’s Power universe.
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Writer, director and producer Darren Star will receive the the 60th Monte-Carlo Television Festival’s Honorary Golden Nymph, an award that honors renowned professionals for their extraordinary contributions to the entertainment and television industry. Star, whose credits include Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place, Sex & The City, Younger and, currently, Netflix’s Emily in Paris, will be
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