Bill Maher begged millennials to lead America back to a “life not dominated by fear” and show the world they’re more than anxiety ridden scaredy-cats. “This is your time,” the host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher said Sunday, addressing the much-maligned demo at the close of New Rules. After all, he said, the
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The WGA West has reached a $5.25 million settlement with Disney for interest owed on late-paid residuals for five Fox animated series: The Simpsons, Family Guy, The Cleveland Show, American Dad! and Futurama. The guild, which says it’s the largest interest-only settlement in its history, already has sent checks to more than 250 affected writers for
Don’t dust off those dancing shoes just yet! So You Think You Can Dance apparently doesn’t think it can safely bust a move this summer. TV Guide has confirmed that Season 17 of the dance competition series has been shelved amid COVID-19 concerns. While casting for Season 17 began in March, many productions in Los
EXCLUSIVE: Tobias Menzies’ performance as Prince Philip in The Crown was one of the highlights of Season 3. He captured the royal in all in his belligerence and twinkling mischievousness, earning him a Golden Globe nomination earlier this year and putting him contention for the Emmys. The British actor, who has also appeared in Outlander
Finally, an episode that’s a breather for viewers. The fugitives end up running across Europe, attempting to locate the missing Gardner paintings on Blindspot Season 5 Episode 6. Fortunately, Ice Cream proved to be a pussy cat. He tried to pull off being menacing, but once team members confronted with how badly he had protected them
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar has reportedly withdrawn from consideration as the Democratic vice presidential candidate to Joe Biden, saying he should use the “moment to put a woman of color” on his team. . “America must seize on the moment and I truly believe — as I actually told the VP last night when I
On the heels of the season one finale on June 5, HBO has picked up a second season of Betty, its comedy series based on Crystal Moselle’s 2018 Sundance film Skate Kitchen. The six-episode Betty is set against the backdrop of New York City. Starring Dede Lovelace, Moonbear, Nina Moran, Ajani Russell, and Rachelle Vinberg,
California native Mitzi Kapture was in her late 20s when she gained fame after landing the role of the sex detective, Sergeant Rita Lee Lance — who solved crimes revolving around sex in the swanky Palm Beach, Florida neighborhoods — on the late-night ’90s crime drama, “Silk Stalkings.” Mitzi Kapture was cast on the CBS
NBCUniversal and Sky have set the leadership team for their One Platform Global Advertising & Partnerships initiative, which was first announced last month. President and Managing Director of Global Advertising & Partnerships KC Sullivan will lead the unified group and bring the offering to market. Sullivan, who was previously president and managing director of CNBC
Emmys: TV Academy Expands Drama & Comedy Series Categories To 8 Nominations, Adds Other Rule Changes – Deadline 240 submissions: 8 nominations Comedy and Drama Series categories will have eight nominations each, regardless of the number of submissions received. Paired performer categories (i.e., supporting actor comedy and supporting actress comedy) will have parity in the
Attention Trekkies: This is a public service announcement informing you can now watch Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, and Karl Urban together in action without burning a hole in your wallet. As of Wednesday, Amazon’s free streaming service IMDB TV is giving you access to several Star Trek films at no cost including Star Trek: Beyond,
EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Paramount Television Studios has landed the rights to develop a television series based on Catherine McKenzie’s recently released thriller novel You Can’t Catch Me. McKenzie will serve as an executive producer on the project, along with Broken Road Productions’ Todd Garner and Spencer Walken. You Can’t Catch Me was just
MTV is parting ways with another controversial reality TV star. Alex Kompothecras, who has appeared on the first three seasons of the cabler’s The Hills wannabe, Siesta Key, has been fired from the series due to an alleged history of racially-charged and insensitive messages. The news broke Tuesday just minutes before Siesta Key Season 3
EXCLUSIVE: Alex Rider, Eleventh Hour Films’ TV adaptation of Anthony Horowitz’s best-selling teen spy novels, looks set for a second season. Deadline understands that Sony-backed Eleventh Hour is targeting a return to production later this year after the first season was picked up by Amazon in the UK, as well as a host of international
A dark, gritty reboot of the golden oldie Perry Mason? At first, it sounds like a joke, or like a Jack Donaghy idea from 30 Rock. The classic legal drama debuted way back in 1957, which leaves quite a thick layer of dust to brush away, but HBO’s reboot — premiering this Sunday at 9/8c;
Michael Pack, the new CEO of the government-run global media media entity that oversees Voice of America and other news outlets, plans to clean house of the agency’s top career leadership, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said on Tuesday. Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) said in a statement that he had learned that
Matt James celebrated his new “Bachelor” status by hopping on a boat with buddy and fellow “Bachelor” Tyler Cameron and his female friend. Matt was enjoying the R&R aboard Tyler’s boat in sunny Jupiter, Florida. As you know, “The Bachelor” has finally selected the show’s next leading man — the first African-American in that role
Creators and showrunners aren’t mentioned in the industry’s protocols for the safe reopening of TV production, but they’ll play key roles in on-set safety, according to leaders of the WGA East. “There have been some rumors going around that the protocols aim to exclude creators, showrunners and writer/producers from set. This is not the case,”
EXCLUSIVE: Dr Michael Mosley, a science and health broadcaster who has built his name at the BBC, is embarking on his first project for Channel 4 — trying to transform the lockdown diets of a group of Brits. Warner Bros. International Television Production company Wall To Wall will make the three-part fast-turnaround series, which has
Some series take a while to tell you what sort of show you’re watching. Others let you know right away. HBO’s Perry Mason falls firmly into the latter category, opening on a gray, Depression-era Los Angeles that’s home to Emily (G.L.O.W.‘s Gayle Rankin) and Matthew Dodson (Nate Corddry), a couple in crisis. Their infant son
Tyler Perry has offered to pay for the funeral of Rayshard Brooks, the black man killed by a white police officer in Atlanta over the weekend. “We want to thank and acknowledge Tyler Perry, who we spoke with, who will be taking care of the funeral for the family,” attorney L. Chris Stewart, who represents
USA Network is keeping The Sinner around. The cabler today announced a fourth season pickup of its acclaimed, Golden Globe®-nominated limited series. Bill Pullman will return to reprise his role as Detective Harry Ambrose. At the helm, Derek Simonds will return as showrunner and executive producer, alongside executive producers Jessica Biel, Michelle Purple and Charlie
Amazon Studios has given a series order to a comedy drama about living on the autism spectrum from Jason Katims. The streaming service has picked up the untitled half-hour show, which was previously known as On The Spectrum, after handing it a pilot order last year. Based on an Israeli format, it comes from the
RELATED STORIES It’s been just over two years since the theatrical release of Love, Simon, the 2018 rom-com that broke new ground as the first major studio film to center on a gay teen romance. The movie is a charming and inoffensive coming-of-age flick — and your opinion of the film will likely dictate how
BBC One’s miniseries on the nerve agent attack on former double agent spy Sergei Skripal has become the highest-rated new drama launch of the year in the UK. Produced by Fremantle-backed Dancing Ledge Productions, The Salisbury Poisonings was watched by 7.2M viewers over the 9PM hour, according to BARB figures supplied by overnights.tv. This put
SpongeBob SquarePants‘ sexuality has entered the chat — and lo and behold, the Bikini Bottom dweller is, as many suspected for years, gay. Nickelodeon officially made the reveal Saturday in a tweet shouting out Pride month (June), and attaching photos of three of their canon characters as a clear indicator that they’re all part of
Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Ben Whishaw is set to star in the BBC’s adaptation of Adam Kay’s humorous medical memoir This Is Going To Hurt, while AMC has also joined the project as a co-producer in the U.S. and Canada. The drama, which was first announced in July 2018, is made by Chernobyl producer Sister
Saturday Night Live alum Jay Pharoah is the latest celebrity to speak out about police brutality. In an Instagram video released on Friday, the comedian detailed his experience being detained by police. His story was accompanied by security footage of the incident captured from a nearby store. Pharoah was jogging on Ventura Blvd. and Corbin
When we had the chance to catch up with Catherine Disher this week, our conversation ran the gamut from thoughts on the world’s political situation to COVID-19 to the beloved town of Middleton on Good Witch. Unlike her character, Martha Tinsdale, everything Catherine discusses is done with grace, and that’s what makes playing Martha so
ABC News has put a top executive on administrative leave after a HuffPost investigation alleged she had a pattern of making insensitive and racist remarks. Following publication of the story Saturday morning, ABC announced that Barbara Fedida, senior vice president of talent, editorial strategy and business affairs for the network, has been placed on leave