Television

You’ll be happy to know, Four Weddings and a Funeral fanatics, that Hulu’s adaptation of the beloved British rom-com does in fact open with its main character suddenly waking up and shouting the word “F—k!” repeatedly. Aside from that winking homage, though, the new Four Weddings — debuting Wednesday, July 31 on the streamer; I’ve
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Lyle Gamm is joining CNN Original Series as senior vice president. He succeeds Lizzie Fox, who was recently named the senior vice president of non-fiction programming for HBO Max. Gamm will have day-to-day responsibility for overseeing the original series slate and managing the development, current and production staff in Los Angeles and Atlanta. “Lyle is
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EXCLUSIVE: Undone producer Submarine is developing a Homeland-style terrorism thriller after optioning two books about nuclear weapons expert Abdul Khan. The company, which has offices in LA and the Netherlands, has optioned The Nuclear Jihadist: The True Story of the Man Who Sold the World’s Most Dangerous Secrets…and How We Could Have Stopped Him and
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ABC went “Under the Sea” on Sunday night as they gave us the first look at the cast of The Wonderful World of Disney presents The Little Mermaid Live! with a promo during Kids Say the Darndest Things. Set to the tune of Ariel’s lyrical signature, the 30-second spot gives us a glimpse of Auli’i Cravalho
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UPDATED with video: Matthew Broderick stopped by Saturday Night Live this weekend with a warning for the Trump administration — the impeachment inquiry could get “really bad.” Broderick turned in a performance as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who crashed a meeting of President Donald Trump’s top advisers about the “impeachment farce.” Alec Baldwin, who
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For a second consecutive week, Saturday Night Live regular Pete Davidson was not on tonight’s episode, which was hosted by Fleabag Emmy winner Phoebe Waller-Bridge with Taylor Swift as musical guest. Davidson is currently filming Warner Bros’ Suicide Squad 2, and had already missed last week’s season opener. Call it a bit of gentle ribbing
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Showrunners cast their favorite actors in new projects all the time, so it’s no real surprise that Lauren Graham could show up in Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino‘s current project, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. However, Graham has a very specific role she wants to play in the Emmy-winning comedy series. “Lauren made a request, and
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Refresh for updates Pioneering actress Diahann Carroll was remembered by Hollywood and Broadway today as an icon, an inspiration and a beloved friend. “This one cuts deeply,” tweeted actress Holly Robinson Peete. “My mom & Ms Diahann were friends since they were 14. She was a pioneer on so many levels. She made me believe
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British actor Danny Dyer has claimed that he wasn’t really “acknowledged” for his acting until starring in BBC primetime soap EastEnders. The star of gritty British dramas such as The Football Factory and Vendetta highlighted the “snobbery” around UK soaps, which remain some of the highest rated scripted series on British television. Dyer joined the
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Apple said at New York Comic Con on Thursday that M. Night Shyamalan’s psychological thriller series Servant will premiere globally on Apple TV+ on November 28. The company’s streaming service launches globally November 1 in more than 100 countries and regions. Lauren Ambrose, Toby Kebbell, Nell Tiger Free and Rupert Grint star in Servant, which
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[embedded content] If you want to know the “what” and the “how” of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ $10 billion startup scam, HBO’s new documentary The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley has answers for you. But the “why” is frustratingly inconclusive. Which is a problem, because that’s the most interesting part. If you’re unfamiliar
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Newcomer Madefire Studios has acquired content rights to the dystopian sci-fi epic Treatment, by Dave Gibbons, the comic book artist who is best known as the co-creator and artist for Watchmen, Kingsman, and Give Me Liberty.  Treatment evokes the jarring imagery and legacy of both Cops, the reality crime show, and The Running Man by presenting a
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EXCLUSIVE: ShadowHunters producers Don Carmody and David Cormican will adapt The New York Times No. 1 bestselling House of Night series, the YA vampire saga written by the mother-daughter tandem of P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast. Carmody and Cormican board the project with Davis Films, according to Victor Hadida, chairman of Davis Films. Hadidia said Oscar-winning
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