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Fred Ward, who starred in “Tremors” alongside Kevin Bacon has died at the age of 79. A rep for Ward tells TMZ he died on May 8, while a cause of death is currently unclear, his rep says the actor’s last wish was for any memorial tributes to be made to the Boston University’s Chronic

EXCLUSIVE: Amber Ruffin and her writing/producing partner Jenny Hagel are expanding their relationship with NBCUniversal. The pair, who are behind Peacock’s late-night variety series The Amber Ruffin Show, have struck an overall deal with Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. The duo, who also write on Late Night with Seth Meyers, will develop

With the news that The CW has canceled around half of their scripted shows, there’s a silver lining for fans of Charmed. The series, under the leadership of Jeffrey Lieber, Joey Falco and Nicki Renna, has crafted its best season yet, so it’s unfortunate that it’s being canceled in its prime. However, the Charmed writers

PBS NewsHour is preparing for a major transition in its broadcast, with plans for Judy Woodruff to step down from the anchor chair and for Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett to succeed her. The change would take place after the midterm elections, according to a source familiar with the plans. One of the most respected

When the dust settled after a frantic day today, the CW was left with 11 original scripted series — new and returning — on tap for next season. That is down from from 19 (including Stargirl whose future is unclear) picked up for the 2021-22 season last year. While there is contraction across the board

50 Cent‘s infamous Instagram trolling is a fully calculated strategy … so says ‘Power Book 2: Ghost’ star Gianni Paolo, who broke down the boss man’s online tactics on the latest episode of TMZ’s ‘Verified’ Podcast. Gianni has the ultimate follow-your-dreams story … which includes ditching a potential professional hockey career to take his shot

In The Dark will end after its upcoming fourth season on the CW. Season 4 is slated to premiere June 6. The drama series, from CBS Studios, Warner Bros. TV and Ben Stiller’s Red Hour Films, was on the bubble, but had been boosted by streaming. In The Dark is written by Corinne Kingsbury and

The stakes keep rising on Tehran Season 2. Tamar now has an ally helping with her quest to end Faraz. And Marjan is going to make a risky move to help bring him down. On Tehran Season 2 Episode 3, we’re going to learn a lot more about Marjan. She’s going to step inside of

Hollywood writer and director Kirk Jones is to helm Vertigo Films’ buzzy upcoming drama series You’ve Been Trumped, marking his first foray into television drama. The Waking Ned, Nanny McPhee and What to Expect When You’re Expecting director will write and direct the four part series, which is based on Anthony Baxter’s award-winning 2011 documentary of the same name

She has won two Oscars, Critics Choice awards, Golden Globes, SAG honors, BAFTAs, and so many other show business honors. Now Renee Zellweger could add an Emmy or two to her shelf as star and executive producer of NBC’s limited series, The Thing About Pam, a domestic real life crime tale mixed with dark comedy in

Selma Blair has struggled her whole life, with pain, alcoholism and now fighting through a battle with MS … all topics covered in her new memoir. Blair sat down with Savannah Guthrie Wednesday for an extremely candid interview with “Today.” The actor’s memoir, “Mean Baby” talks about her entire life, Blair told Guthrie, “My first

EXCLUSIVE: Christine Lin has joined the cast of Surfside Girls from Apple TV+ in a recurring role. Deadline exclusively revealed the live-action kids and family series received a formal 10-episode order from the streamer in December. Based on the best-selling Top Shelf Productions (IDW Publishing) graphic novel series by author Kim Dwinell, Surfside Girls follows

Did Cade’s father prove to be an asset to the hospital? On The Resident Season 5 Episode 22, a young boy arrived in the hospital with a rare disease that left his bones incredibly fragile. Meanwhile, Cade was all on her own in recovery, and someone stepped in to help. Elsewhere, Devon shared the news

The BBC has struck a pay deal with its staff that will see the majority given a 4.2% pay rise in August followed by 1% later in the year. Under pressure after two years of minimal pay increases, the deal will not apply to senior leaders, whose pay is subject to a different process. Describing

Hulu’s Sally Rooney book adaptation Normal People was my absolute favorite TV show of 2020: a magnificently moving, beautifully rendered portrait of young love, with all its dizzying highs and lows. So I was excited when I heard Hulu was adapting another Rooney novel, Conversations With Friends, and bringing back Normal People director Lenny Abrahamson

SPOILER ALERT: The following story reveals major plot points from tonight’s episode of FX’s Mayans M.C. Before FX’s Mayans M.C. kicked off its fourth season in mid-April, co-creator Elgin James teased war was looming in Santo Padro, and with war comes death. But before all that, there was a shocking revelation early in the episode—Adelita

Play video content PETA James Cromwell has had enough of Starbucks upcharge for vegan milks … protesting the move by supergluing his hand to a counter as part of a planned PETA demonstration. The actor joined a group of PETA protesters Tuesday morning at a Starbucks in Manhattan, where they made a fuss about Starbucks

EXCLUSIVE: Bash Naran, a literary manager and producer at Writ Large, is leaving the company to become an agent in the Scripted Television department of WME. He will be based in the agency’s Beverly Hills office. During his more than three and a half years at Writ Large, Naran represented writers, directors and producers with

EXCLUSIVE: The Crown duo Left Bank Pictures and Netflix have set Little Voice, The Gifted and Reign star Sean Teale as male lead in their new Spain-set series Palomino (working title, which will likely change). Teale joins lead Evin Ahmad in the eight-part thriller series set in the suburbs of Barcelona. Filming is underway. As we previously revealed,

Play video content TMZ.com Jadakiss isn’t down in the dumps over the cancelation of his first major acting gig … because he says it’s opened the door to more roles in the near future. We caught the ‘King of Verzuz’ outside the MLB store in NYC, just a few days after ABC pulled the plug

Released first as an Easter egg for rabid Westworld fans, HBO made it official and opened up the season 4 for everyone. Everything seems to look calm and inviting in the sci-fi epic — until the Man in Black shows up. [embedded content] The drama is returning for its eight-episode fourth season on June 26. Evan Rachel Wood will

CBS dropped some exciting news Monday afternoon, revealing that its highly-rated FBI franchise has been renewed two additional seasons, keeping FBI, FBI: Most Wanted, and FBI: International on the air through 2024. The returning CBS Original series dominate their back-to-back Tuesday time slots: FBI is the #2 broadcast series, FBI: International is the #2 new

Deadline has launched the streaming site for its second annual Sound & Screen, an award-season composer showcase of original music for television. Click here to launch the streaming site. The event May 5 at UCLA’s Royce Hall featured a 50-person orchestra spotlighting the music from composers Daniel Pemberton, Sean Callery, Amanda Jones, Dan Romer, Jeff

It only feels like yesterday that the hapless Tom Wambsgans stabbed his wife and brothers-in-law in the back in the epic conclusion to Succession season three but series four has already nearly wrapped, according to creator Jesse Armstrong. The highly-anticipated latest series could air as soon as next year and Armstrong told a group of

Margaret Atwood — who penned ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ inspiring the TV show — just let everyone know how she feels about banning abortion … calling it literal enslavement. The renowned author and poet wrote a brief but powerful op-ed in The Guardian this weekend — and it’s all about the prospect of the Supreme Court

Amy Schumer is on the mend after testing positive for Covid-19, the comedian shared via Instagram. She was forced to cancel her performance at the Netflix Is A Joke festival after confirming the diagnosis on Saturday following a successful appearance the night prior. Schumer is currently keeping her social media followers updated on how she’s

The next season of Doctor Who will feature a brand-new doctor. The BBC confirmed Sunday on social media that Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa has been set as the Doctor on the next season of the series, succeeding Jodie Whittaker. “The future is here! Ncuti Gatwa is the Doctor,” reads a post from the social

Channel 4’s Help star Jodie Comer has beaten Kate Winslet and It’s a Sin’s Lydia West to the Leading Actress gong at the BAFTA TV Awards. Written by Jack Thorne, Help told the story of the UK’s care homes crisis at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, with Killing Eve star Comer featuring opposite BAFTA-nominated Stephen Graham, who lost out to

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s leaked draft opinion that threatens to overturn Roe v. Wade loomed large over Saturday Night Live, from the cold open to the Weekend Update to the curtain call. As they walked out to take a bow, the episode’s host, Benedict Cumberbatch, and several Saturday Night Live cast members wore white

Fred Savage‘s alleged on-set behavior appears to have caught up with him — the guy was just fired from the reboot of his old TV show … stemming from how he conducted himself. The one-time child star and former star of the original sitcom was terminated by ABC Friday … meaning he won’t be able