UPDATED with Netflix and Apple exits: In the wake of SXSW declaring that the fest will go on amid concerns of the coronavirus, notable attendees have decided they’re skipping the event. On Wednesday, Netflix and Apple both said they were exiting the Austin-based festival, a day after Amazon said it was doing the same. All
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As concerns over the coronavirus outbreak grow, so have the number of TV, film, and other entertainment productions impacted amid travel restrictions and health advisories. More than 90,000 cases have been reported so far in over 66 countries including China, Iran, Italy, South Korea, Japan, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, and the United
FX Networks has set their first documentary feature AKA Roe which puts the spotlight on the real-life Norma McCorvey who was known as “Jane Roe” in the historic Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case. The docu will premiere May 22 at 9 pm ET/PT on FX and will be available the following day on FX on Hulu.
What did Kid Flash want? On The Flash Season 6 Episode 14, Barry was shocked to find his former friend back in town. Wally was thrilled to see his family again, but he also dropped a stunning bombshell on Barry about the speed force. Meanwhile, Cisco returned from his fact-finding mission across Earth Prime with something
Little Dot Studios has acquired content agency Wing as the All3Media-owned digital studio embarks on a mergers and acquisitions spree. Wing took flight in 2007 and specializes in sport, making branded content for partners including the International Olympics Committee, The America’s Cup, Formula 1, Coca-Cola, Hugo Boss and McLaren. It is run by husband and
When it was announced that Grey’s Anatomy and Station 19 were switching time slots, in part to facilitate more crossovers, I’ll admit I groaned. I even did it in print. Like many a Grey’s viewer, I felt like I wasn’t being invited or encouraged to tune in to its spinoff so much as I was being
UPDATE, 6:53 PM PT: Joe Biden was declared the winner in Minnesota, where his campaign raced to get an ad on the air on Tuesday in which the state’s senator, Amy Klobuchar, endorses him after getting out of the race. Biden so far has also been declared the winner in Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia, Alabama and
Exclusive TMZ.com Mischa Barton won’t be back for Season 2 of the ‘Hills’ reboot — we’ve learned she’s being replaced with someone who’s got more spunk … and a few more Hollywood stories too. Sources familiar with the production tell TMZ … Mischa wasn’t asked to come back for the new season of ‘The Hills:
EXCLUSIVE: Rome and Generation Kill exec producer Anne Thomopoulos is reuniting with her former HBO boss Chris Albrecht at Legendary Global. Thomopoulos joins Legendary Global, which is a joint venture between Legendary and Albrecht, as a partner and comes from CAA’s Global Television department. She has been tasked with focusing on identifying and acquiring international content
U.S. streaming service BritBox is to co-produce ITV crime drama The Pembrokeshire Murders starring Murder Mystery and The Alienist star Luke Evans. The SVOD service, which is a joint venture between the BBC and ITV, will take U.S. and Canadian rights to the three-part series, produced by Bodyguard producer World Productions. Evans plays police officer Steve Wilkins in the drama, which
Chris Matthews shocked MSNBC viewers Tuesday night by abruptly announcing that he was retiring and the airing episode of Hardball with Chris Matthews would be his last. After his announcement, he did not return to finish the show. “Let me start with my headline tonight: I’m retiring. This is the last on MSNBC, and obviously
If you are waiting for Star Trek legend William Shatner to come back on to make an appearance as Captain Kirk in a new film or TV series based on the original franchise, don’t hold your breath. With Picard on Amazon giving new life to Patrick Stewart’s titular character, a fan asked Shatner if he would consider
Gossip Girl’s upcoming reboot has found its first star. Deadline is reporting that Emily Alyn Lind has been set to lead the upcoming HBO Max series. Lind’s character is named Audrey, who has been in a long-term relationship and is beginning to wonder what else is out there for her. Gossip Girl has scored a
James Lipton, the creator, executive producer and longtime host of Bravo’s interview series Inside the Actors Studio, died today of bladder cancer at his home in Manhattan. He was 93. His wife, Kedakai Mercedes Lipton, announced his death. From 1994 until his retirement last year, Lipton interviewed seemingly countless actors about their careers, training and
Banijay Rights, the sales arm of French production giant Banijay Group, has inked a first-look deal with British indie Chatterbox. The company is run by Nav Raman, a former Channel 4 commissioner who also used to work at Sky-backed producer Sugar Films, and Ali Quirk, a producer/director who has worked on shows including Gogglebox. The
Exclusive TMZ.com Tyler Cameron looks devastated in the wake of a family emergency that has reportedly claimed his mother’s life. TMZ got photos of the former ‘Bachelorette’ star out Sunday with people we’re told looked like close family members. They were dining in Jupiter, Florida at a restaurant called Brass Ring Pub. As you can
Pete Buttigieg is suspending his presidential bid, after a distant fourth place showing in the South Carolina primary. Buttigieg was the first openly gay presidential candidate to win a presidential nominating contest, when he won the race for delegates in Iowa. Buttigieg was en route to South Bend, Indiana, where he served as that city’s
Saturday Night Live returned from hiatus this weekend, and took on the coronavirus outbreak. The cold open kicked off with Beck Bennett playing Vice President Mike Pence, who was appointed earlier this week by President Trump to lead the nation’s coronavirus response. “President Trump has put me in charge of the coronavirus, even though I
If you are the kind of person who tends to schedule your weekends around new episodes of Saturday Night Live, don’t worry, you are not alone. For us, there’s nothing quite like watching those SNL sketches unfolding live on Saturday nights to cap off each long — and lately chaotic — week of current events.
It wasn’t the frenzy of Mr. Music on John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch, but Jake Gyllenhaal gave Saturday Night Live an injection of bonkers tonight with a reunion of sorts from the Netflix’s musical comedy special. As a Mulaney-led song fueled skit about the horrors and “mysteries” of LaGuardia Airport ground on, the
When Legacies returns from hiatus, there will be a whole new dynamic for one couple. TV Fanatic’s Carissa Pavlica chatted with Danielle Rose Russell, SCAD’s aTVfest in Atlanta over the weekend, and the Hope Mikaelson actress had a lot to say about what’s on top for the remainder of Legacies Season 2 — and beyond!
South Carolina gave Joe Biden’s campaign a much-needed revival, as he was projected to win the state’s primary by a significant margin on Saturday, CNN and other major news outlets said. His supporters are hoping that the victory will give him a boost before Super Tuesday, when 14 states hold primaries. The latest polls show
In the wake of Disney+ moving its new series based on the movie Love, Simon to Hulu, Hilary Duff called on Disney today to shift Lizzie McGuire reboot series from the family-friendly new streamer to the veteran one. The actress took to Instagram to urge the media giant to consider running her show on Hulu because “I’d
Breaking News TMZ.com Tony Romo‘s staying put at CBS … and the network’s rewarding him handsomely by making him the highest-paid NFL analyst in TV HISTORY!!! The former Dallas Cowboys QB is reportedly set to earn a whopping $17 million per season. The two sides reportedly struck a deal Friday after a furious bidding war
Bill Maher abolished handshakes on his show Friday, opting for a more sanitary Japanese bow as he greeted guests. They included a top epidemiologist he grilled about humanity’s odds at surviving the coronavirus, why it’s called COVID, if his dogs can catch it and whether Bernie Sanders should be pressing the flesh so much at
Lorraine Toussaint (The Village) is set to co-star opposite Queen Latifah in CBS drama pilot The Equalizer, a re-imagining of the classic 1980s series. The project hails from Andrew Marlowe & Terri Miller, Davis Entertainment, Flavor Unit, Martin Chase Productions, Universal Television and CBS TV Studios. Written by Marlowe and Miller, who will serve as showrunners, The Equalizer stars
If you are the kind of person who tends to schedule your weekends around new episodes of Saturday Night Live, don’t worry, you are not alone. For us, there’s nothing quite like watching those SNL sketches unfolding live on Saturday nights to cap off each long — and lately chaotic — week of current events.
EXCLUSIVE: Reina Hardesty (The Flash) has been cast as the lead of the CW pilot Maverick. Nandy Martin (The Fosters) and Zainne Saleh (The Night Shift) also have been cast as series regulars in the drama from writer Merigan Mulhern, Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage’s Fake Empire and CBS TV Studios. Larry Teng (Nancy Drew)
After a mediocre sixth season, Brooklyn Nine-Nine has come back with a vengeance. The stakes were high on Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 7 Episode 5, yet despite the severity of the situation, viewers can’t help but laugh. Not many shows can pull off such a complicated combination within twenty-two minutes, but the NBC comedy makes it look
EXCLUSIVE: RuPaul’s trusted sidekick Michelle Visage has landed her own BBC show, in which she will be joined by celebrity friends to dish out candid advice to dilemma-stricken fans. Following a successful pilot last month (first revealed by Deadline), youth channel BBC Three — which is home to RuPaul’s Drag Race UK — has commissioned