Even though Parks and Recreation EP Mike Schur received an immediate response from cast members and writers about the idea to come together for a special fundraising at-home episode for the long-running NBC series, don’t expect a limited run series ala Will & Grace in the immediate future. “Never say never, but I felt like this was a
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Passion Pictures, the Oscar-winning documentary and animation outfit, has named ex-Shed Group chief Nick Southgate as its new CEO. The company has offices in London, Paris, Barcelona and Melbourne, working across a range of output including feature documentaries (Searching For Sugar Man), animation series (Love, Death & Robots for Netflix), and commercials for clients including
Every movie in the Skywalker saga will finally be available in one place when Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker becomes available on Disney+ next month! Disney+ has announced that Episode IX will be available to stream on Star Wars Day, which is Monday, May 4! It’s the third major Star Wars-related addition to the
Comedy Central today extended The Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Now from 30 to 45 minutes — just in time for the late-night host to weigh on President Donald Trump’s historic remarks about self-bleaching to stave off the coronavirus. “From the beginning of this crisis, Donald Trump has been saying a lot not-smart things,” Noah
NBC is pressing forward with two of its most beloved summer series. The Peacock network has announced that America’s Got Talent and World of Dance will both return to the air this summer. There was some confusion about whether the shows could go ahead, given the Coronavirus Pandemic, which has brought TV production to a
VH1 slayed Friday night with a RuPaul’s Drag Race block of programming that included the premiere of RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race. The two fabulous reality drag-driven competitions dominated, delivering VH1’s highest-rated Friday night since December 2007. The latest episode of season 12 of RuPaul’s Drag Race kicked off the night, earning a 0.64 in the adults 18-49 demographic.
RELATED STORIES Warning: This post contains spoilers for all eight episodes of Netflix’s Too Hot to Handle. Let me state this upfront: I am a certified dating show junkie. I watch The Bachelor — and The Bachelorette. I enjoyed Love Is Blind. I even watch trashier fare like Temptation Island. (Speaking of which: Where is
The BBC and ITV have agreed to fund a Dancing Ledge mentoring scheme for new writers and directors. With the funding, 16 “A-list” writers will select and guide a group of people looking to break into the television industry. The writers will receive a bursary to write a pilot episode for a series, while directors
Play video content Demi Lovato opened up in a big way with her former castmates from the Disney show, “Sonny With a Chance” … describing how a fellow castmate was her inspiration for going to rehab and how her eating disorder made it impossibly cold on the set. Demi was part of a virtual chat
Hosted by Billy Eichner and Lilly Singh, GLAAD’s Together In Pride: You Are Not Alone livestream event featured members of the LGBTQ community from Hollywood and beyond as well as allies to help raise funds for LGBTQ community centers that have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. The streaming event that featured interviews, special appearances and
“I would love to know Vida has been the entry point to so many people, because I think we built it right,” says Tanya Saracho of the Latinx series she created that begins its third and final season tonight on Starz at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT. “You know, my big motto is no stories
The second Saturday Night Live at-home edition kicked off with a very special guest: Brad Pitt, portraying Dr. Anthony Fauci as he attempted to clarify some of the mixed messaging that has come from the president about the coronavirus pandemic. “Good evening, I’m Dr. Anthony Fauci. First, I’d like to thank all the older women
For its second “at home” edition, NBC’s Saturday Night Live worked out some of the kinks. It featured more elaborate skits using green screen, makeup and wigs, and introduced new opening credits while dropping the cringeworthy zoom Weekend Update laughter from the first installment. In also restored SNL’s regular cold open segment with Brad Pitt
Danica McKellar, the star of the Matchmaker Mysteries film series on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries, is a seriously accomplished woman. She’s also incredibly kind and charitable, and that’s why I knew chatting with her while the country (and the world) experiences one of the worst situations in modern times would somehow be uplifting. I wasn’t
Saturday Night Live opened its second remote episode with an appearance by none other than Brad Pitt. The Oscar winner kicked off the cold open as Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Pitt turned in a spot-on performance as Fauci, who tried to clarify some of President Donald
The Eddy feels like the kind of series that only Netflix would shell out the money to make these days: an artsy, atmospheric slice of life set at a Parisian jazz club and shot largely in French that lingers over its characters like stubborn cigarette smoke. Shot in shaky-cam, cinéma vérité style by Oscar winner
UPDATE SATURDAY APRIL 25: Nick Cordero has been given a temporary pacemaker after doctors noticed an irregular heartbeat. Cordero’s wife, Amanda Kloots, posted the news on Instagram. Kloots also said Cordero has now had two negative coronavirus tests and was likely in recovery from the virus. “We just got a call from the doctors about
Exclusive Tyler Perry isn’t jumping to reopen his 330-acre Atlanta studio complex, but we’ve learned he’s working on a really unique, interesting and safe way to shoot TV shows there during the coronavirus pandemic. Studio sources tell TMZ, Tyler has a plan he’s currently running up the flagpole with his studio execs, and it goes
The Grand Tour executive producer Andy Wilman has revealed how the coronavirus pandemic slowed the progress of their Madagascar special and completely derailed plans to film in Russia. In a live YouTube discussion with The Grand Tour presenter Jeremy Clarkson, Wilman said he contracted COVID-19, putting him out of action for 10 days. The pandemic
The Motion Picture & Television Fund is seeking matching contributions to double the $250,000 pledged by the John and Marilyn Wells Family Foundation to help defray the cost of PPE and food for caregivers at its skilled nursing home in Woodland Hills, where six residents have died of COVID-19. Several caregivers have also contracted the
Blindspot is on the move. The NBC thriller’s fifth and final season will premiere Thursday, April 30 at 10/9c, TV Guide has learned. The show will move to its normal 9/8c timeslot the following week on May 7. According to TV Line, Blindspot Season 5 was initially slated for a summer premiere, but the coronavirus-induced
Nickelodeon is moving forward with its Kids’ Choice Awards with a new date, and with Victoria Justice as host. Initially scheduled for March 22, the awards ceremony was postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic. The newly titled virtually-produced Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2020: Celebrate Together will air Saturday, May 2 at 8 pm ET/PT.
Did Angelina play nice with Jenni? The bachelorette party arrived on Jersey Shore: Family Vacation Season 3 Episode 24, and it brought a whole lot of tension with it. Jenni was adamant she was severing ties with Angelina, but the girls set out to unite them. Meanwhile, Mike, Vinny, and Pauly hatched a plan to crash
EXCLUSIVE: The cast of hit Oz action-comedy series Danger 5 are reuniting for Audible podcast Danger 5: Stereo Adventures. The team of international spies that killed Hitler in the cult SBS series will re-team to take on a host of evildoers hell bent on world domination. The Audible Original is written by the show’s original creators
Joe Biden appeared at a virtual fundraiser on Thursday evening hosted by a mix of showbiz figures and former rival Pete Buttigieg, but the news out of the event is what the former Vice President said about worries that President Donald Trump will try to delay the November election. “Mark my words I think he
For Tyler Cameron, workouts are essential … but Hannah Brown is not, and neither is his shirt!!! The “Bachelorette” hunk-turned-male model stepped out Wednesday for a shirtless workout down in Jupiter, Florida … and while he’s got a workout buddy, she’s a mystery blonde and definitely not Hannah. The shirtless stud is still pretty active
Saturday Night Live took to Twitter to announce that they will have their second “At Home” version of the late-night comedy sketch show institution on April 25 as the nation stays under quarantine. A video released on Twitter that simply said “We’re back this Saturday #SNLAtHome” featured all the cast members trying to navigate through technical
Banijay Group has confirmed that Cathy Payne will become the CEO of its distribution arm Banijay Rights after she led Endemol Shine International for nearly five years. Deadline revealed back in March that Payne would take on the role at Banijay in somewhat of a surprise development after it was announced in October last year
The Challenge: Total Madness is already proving to be one of the most lethal seasons yet for seasoned competitors. In the latest episode, another vet was sent packing after her social game came apart at the seams during an in-house fight. TJ also laid another twist on the competitors when it comes to tribunals and
UPDATED, April 22: Just over a week after CNN’s Chris Cuomo announced that his wife Christina was diagnosed with COVID-19, Christina posted a heartfelt message revealing that their 14-year-old son, Mario, has also come down with the virus. The CNN host, who had been documenting his own battle with COVID on Cuomo Prime Time each