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Shondaland Developing Romeo & Juliet Sequel Series for ABC
42 minutes ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Shondaland is taking on Shakespeare.
A series adaptation of “Still Star-Crossed,” based on the 2013 book of the same name that picks up after Romeo and Juliet’s tragic ending, has landed at ABC from Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers and scribe Heather Mitchell, Variety has learned.
The love story follows the conflict between the Capulets and the Montagues in the wake of Romeo and Juliet’s deaths.
Mitchell, a “Scandal” and “Grey’s Anatomy” writer/producer, will serve as writer and exec producer on the ABC Studios project in development, while Rhimes and Beers will serve as non-writing producers on the broadcast take on the young adult novel by author Melinda Taub. Michael R. Goldstein of The MrG Production Co. will also exec produce..
For Shondaland, the foray into young romance marks somewhat of a new genre, following the more mature relationships in current hits “Grey’s,” “Scandal,” “How To Get Away with Murder »
- Elizabeth Wagmeister
Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg Sitcom ‘Citizen Floyd’ in the Works at Fox
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are marking their first foray into broadcast television with the sale of a half-hour comedy to Fox via 20th Century Fox Television. Titled “Citizen Floyd,” the single-camera sitcom is described as a workplace comedy with political, action and suspense elements. Rogen and Goldberg will serve as executive producers along with James Weaver via their Grey Point production company. Sterling will write and serve as an Ep. The order gives the project a put-pilot commitment from Fox. Also Read: TheWrap's TV Stars and Showrunners Exclusive Portraits (Updating Photos) Sterling previously wrote “The Interview,” which Rogen starred in and produced. »
- Linda Ge
'I Am Cait' Renewed for Second Season at E!
16 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Caitlyn Jenner's journey is just getting started. E! has renewed I Am Cait for a second season, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Season two will premiere in 2016. After months of rumors that Jenner would headline her own reality series, I Am Cait was formally announced during the one-time Olympian's sit-down interview with Diane Sawyer for 20/20. That conversation, which marked Jenner's first public acknowledgement of her decision to transition, drew more than 20 million viewers and led to high anticipation for I Am Cait. When the E! series ultimately premiered in July, it drew 3.9 million
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- Kate Stanhope
America's Got Talent: Simon Cowell Joining as Judge for Season 11
6 hours ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Expect a major uptick in Red Xs and truth bombs when America’s Got Talent returns in 2016.
Show creator Simon Cowell will join the judges’ table for Season 11, NBC announced on Thursday.
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Cowell rose to fame in the U.S. as a judge on the first nine seasons of American Idol, but along the way, he created the Got Talent format — starting with Agt in 2006 — and has been a judge on Britain’s Got Talent since its debut in 2007. (It was on the latter »
Fox’s ‘Rocky Horror’ Taps Laverne Cox as Frank-n-Furter
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Fox’s “Rocky Horror Picture Show” has invited Laverne Cox to come up to its lab.
The “Orange is the New Black” actress has been cast as the sexually ambiguous flirtatious alien mad scientist Frank-n-Furter in the two-hour event special, said to be a re-imagination of the cult classic. The part is most famously played by a leather-corseted Tim Curry in the film version of the musical, which turned 40 this year.
Fox’s version was announced earlier this year, with “High School Musical’s” Kenny Ortega on board to direct, choreograph and exec produce. Gail Berman is producing the two-hour special through her Jackal Group with Fox 21 Television Studios. Lou Adler, who exec produced the movie, is also on board to exec produce. (Berman attempted to get a similar production on the air when she was president of Fox.)
The stage production “The Rocky Horror Show” first appeared in the »
- Whitney Friedlander
Vincent D’Onofrio Cast As The Wizard In NBC’s ‘Emerald City’
23 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
NBC has found its wizard. Vincent D’Onofrio has been cast as the Wizard of Oz in NBC’s upcoming drama series Emerald City. The Wizard of Oz is the enigmatic leader of Emerald City. A man of science in a world of magic, he rules through inspiration, fear and a tenuous accord with the grand witches. D’Onofrio will star alongside Adria Arjona, who was previously cast as Dorothy. Cast also includes Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Lucas, Ana Ularu as Wicked Witch of the West, Gerran… »
‘Book of Mormon’ Star Nikki James Joins CBS Comedy ‘BrainDead’
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Tony Award winner Nikki James has been cast in the CBS summer comedy “BrainDead,” the network announced Thursday. James won the 2011 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as Nabalungi in the hit Broadway musical “The Book of Mormon.” She also starred as Eponine in the Broadway revival of “Les Misérables.” Her feature film credits include “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby,” “Lucky Stiff,” “All is Bright” and “Caesar and Cleopatra.” On television, she will appear in a recurring role on “The Good Wife” this season. She has also appeared in “Law & Order: Special Victims »
- Joe Otterson
‘The Whispers’ Canceled by ABC After One Season
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“The Whispers” will not be returning for a second season, as ABC has cancelled the show after its freshman run, Variety has learned.
The sci-fi summer series from exec producer Steven Spielberg was created by Soo Hugh. It follows children who all communicate with the same invisible friend who gives them instructions, resulting in dangerous situations.
Wrapping it’s 13-episode run on Aug. 31, “The Whispers” had one of the strongest premieres of summer in adults 18-49 with a 1.5 same-night rating, but faded in subsequent episodes. Its finale did a 0.7 in the demo and 2.75 million total viewers, according to Nielsen.
“It’s not a show that we’re going to try to drag out and make people be frustrated at the end of the season,” cast member Barry Sloane told Variety at the time of the show’s premiere. “It’s a wonderful story that unravels week to week and you »
- Elizabeth Wagmeister
Hulu Renews Casual for Season Two Because It Takes Its Relationships Very Seriously
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Things are getting pretty serious with Casual: Hulu has renewed Zander Lehmann and Jason Reitman's sadcom for a second season. (The show is currently four episodes into its first season.) Casual follows a dysfunctional family of three — Michaela Watkins stars as a recently separated therapist Valerie, who lives with her teenage daughter, Laura (Tara Lynne Barr), and her brother, Alex (Tommy Dewey), a dating-site Lothario. As you might expect, there are too many parental issues, boundary issues, relationship issues, and emotional issues to resolve in one season alone. »
- E. Alex Jung
‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ Star Glenn Howerton to Recur on ‘House of Lies’ (Exclusive)
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“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star Glenn Howerton (also of “The Mindy Project”) will appear in multiple episodes of Showtime’s “House of Lies” next season. The actor will play Seth Buckley, a mayoral candidate who seeks advice from Clyde (Ben Schwartz). So, good luck with that, Seth. “House of Lies” stars Don Cheadle, Kristen Bell, Ben Schwartz, Josh Lawson, Donis Leonard Jr. and Glynn Turman. The series is based on tell-all book “House of Lies: How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and Tell You the Time” by Martin Kihn. The TV adaptation was created by and is executive produced by Matthew Carnahan. »
- Tony Maglio
Still Star-Crossed: Shondaland Sells Romeo and Juliet Sequel Series to ABC
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Have you ever wondered what became of the Capulets and Montagues after Romeo and Juliet killed themselves? … Well, too bad, you’re about to find out.
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Shondaland’s Still Star-Crossed, a one-hour drama about the fallout from the legendary lovers’ deadly acts, based on Melinda Taub’s 2013 novel, has been sold to ABC, our sister publication Variety reports.
Heather Mitchell, who has worked on Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal, will write and executive-produce, with Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers attached as non-writing producers.
(Also, my condolences to any »
Watch: Aziz Ansari Navigates Romance in Netflix’s ‘Master of None’ Trailer
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The trailer for Aziz Ansari’s Netflix show “Master of None” has landed.
Ansari has found success with the streaming service in the past, releasing his comedy specials “Buried Alive” and “Live At Madison Square Garden” with Netflix. His new scripted series aims to continue that streak.
Ansari stars as Dev, a 30-year-old living in New York whose personal and professional life are growing increasingly tumultuous.
“Whoever you’re dating now at this stage could be who you end up with. It’s a big decision. It’s hard.” Ansari’s character says in the clip.
The trailer also shows Dev struggling as an actor. He’s seen arguing with a friend about a white guy playing an Indian character in “The Social Network” before being told the actor was 1/16th Indian.
“If we go back far enough, we’re all 1/16th something,” he says. “I’m probably 1/16th black. »
- Jacob Bryant
TVLine Items: Lip Sync Holiday Special, Schitt's Creek Return Date and More
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Ever wanted to see an A-list celeb mouth the words to “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer”? Well, Lip Sync Battle is making all your dreams come true.
Although the Spike TV series doesn’t return for Season 2 until January, a holiday special will air Nov. 19, Vulture reports.
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The bonus episode will feature stars of the upcoming Christmas film The Night Before, including Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Anthony Mackie, as well as surprise guests.
As always, LL Cool J and Chrissy Teigen will host the holiday-themed hour. »
Watch John Travolta Portray Robert Shapiro in ‘American Crime Story’ Teaser
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John Travolta is back on TV and he’s ready to ask an important question.
“Anytime I take on a new criminal case, I always ask the new client a question. Now, I won’t be judgmental …” Travolta, as attorney Robert Shapiro, asks of Cuba Gooding Jr.’s O.J. Simpson in the latest teaser for “American Crime Story.”
The nail-biting clip cuts right before Shapiro presumably asks Simpson if he killed his ex-wife, Nicole Simpson Brown and her friend, Ronald Goldman.
“American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson” premieres February 2016 on FX. The true-crime series, which counts Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk among its exec producers, will spend its first season chronicling Simpson’s much-heated murder trial.
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- Mannie Holmes
‘The Interview’ Team Reunites For TV Comedy, Which Lands At Fox As Put Pilot
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Dan Sterling, who wrote the The Interview, is reteaming with the controversial film’ directors Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg for another comedy project with political elements, this time in TV. The trio has sold a half-hour comedy, Citizen Floyd, to Fox with a put pilot commitment. 20th Century Fox Television, where Sterling is under an overall deal, is the studio. Written/executive produced by Sterling, Citizen Floyd (a take on Citizen Kane?) is described as workplace… »
Seth Rogen & ‘The Interview’ Team Producing Workplace Comedy for Fox
1 hour ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Seth Rogen is getting into network comedy.
Along with his producing partner Evan Goldberg and scribe Dan Sterling, Rogen will serve as an exec producer on “Citizen Floyd,” a comedy that has landed a put pilot commitment at Fox, Variety has learned.
The half-hour, single camera laffer is described as a workplace comedy with political, action and suspense elements.
Rogen and Goldberg are producing by way of their Point Grey Pictures banner with 20th Century Fox where Sterling is under an overall deal. The Fox project marks a reunion for the trio, as Sterling wrote the “The Interview,” in which Rogen starred alongside James Franco, plus directed and produced with Goldberg. James Weaver of Point Grey will also serve as an Ep on “Citizen Floyd.”
In the television landscape, Rogen and Goldberg are also behind AMC’s “Preacher,” which was recently ordered to series. The duo directed the pilot, which »
- Elizabeth Wagmeister
Watch: History Gets Turned Upside Down In New Trailer For Amazon's 'The Man In The High Castle'
1 hour ago | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
Being in Canada, it's been a bit harder to stay abreast of Amazon's programming outside of "Transparent" mostly because it's not easily available here. For example, I really want to see "Red Oaks" but as far as I know, it's still not legally available north of the border. And so, Netflix becomes the default, but the stack of Amazon shows I need to keep an eye out for just got a little bit bigger. "The Man In The High Castle" is coming, and it looks very promising. The adaptation of Philip K. Dick‘s novel rewrites history and imagines a world where the Allies lost World War II. And so, the United States becomes divided among the Axis powers, with Japan presiding over the Pacific States of America, the Nazi Reich overseeing the eastern half of the United States, while in the middle is the neutral Rocky Mountain States. It's »
- Kevin Jagernauth
NCIS: 'Bionic Woman' Lindsay Wagner to Play Bishop's Mom During Sweeps
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Somewhere, Jaime Sommers’ enhanced right ear is burning.
TVLine has learned that TV’s erstwhile Bionic Woman, Lindsay Wagner, will guest-star on CBS’ NCIS — as Agent Ellie Bishop’s mother.
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Wagner will appear in the most watched drama’s final sweeps outing, airing Tuesday, Nov. 24, when Bishop has cause to take a Thanksgiving-time trip back home to Oklahoma.
“I’m super excited about it, because I’m a huge Lindsay Wagner fan going back to The Paper Chase,” NCIS showrunner Gary Glasberg told us. »
New The Flash Season 2 Photos: Barry and Patty Grow Closer, Jax Jackson Makes His Debut
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When Patty Spivot (Shantel VanSanten) make her debut in the second episode of The Flash Season 2, it was clear immediately that there was a spark between her and Barry, one which was touched upon a little bit when she gave him her number in this week’s episode and will be deeper explore in next week’s all new The Flash, titled “The Fury of Firestorm.” In these new photos, Barry and Patty seem to be growing closer as they work on a case together, as there is plenty of laughter and smiles. However, the images of Patty with her gun out and Barry in his Flash suit also makes it look like the two of them will be working to fight off a threat together later in the episode as well, even if Patty still doesn’t know that Barry is The Flash. Meanwhile, “The Fury of Firestorm” also »
- Chris King
‘Ash Vs. Evil Dead’: Same-Day Worldwide Premiere Set On Starz
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Starz’s anticipated premiere of its Ash Vs. Evil Dead original series, based on the classic Evil Dead horror films, will premiere in more than 100 countries and territories worldwide simultaneously with its network premiere in the U.S. on October 31. In a first-ever for Starz, the premium pay cabler said it constructed the global licensing deals with broadcasters and digital platforms based on the strong fan and distributor interest in the new series. Broadcasters and… »
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