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‘Zoobiquity’: Marsha Thomason Set as Female Lead, Antonia Bernath Co-Stars
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White Collar alumna Marsha Thomason will play the female lead in Zoobiquity, Fox’s light medical procedural pilot based on the best-selling book of the same name by Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers. Also cast in the project is Antonia Bernath (Downton Abbey, The Astronaut Wives Club). Written by Bones executive producers Stephen Nathan and Jon Collier, the project follows the unlikely pairing of Dr. Kara Martins (Thomason), a successful, driven… »
‘Drew’ Casts Felix Solis; Hassie Harrison Boards ‘Chunk & Bean’
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Felix Solis (The Following) has joined the cast of Drew, CBS' drama pilot based on the Nancy Drew character from the classic mystery book series. Written by Joan Rater and Tony Phelan and directed by James Strong, Drew is described as a contemporary take on the character from the books, with Nancy, now in her 30s, working as a detective for the NYPD where she investigates and solves crimes using her uncanny observational skills, all while navigating the complexities of… »
‘Houdini & Doyle’ Gets Premiere Date On Fox
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Fox said today that its literary adventure drama Houdini & Doyle will premiere May 2, taking over the 9 Pm Monday slot that the week after Lucifer‘s season finale. The series focuses on the unlikely real-life friendship between master illusionist Harry Houdini (Michael Weston) and Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Stephen Mangan) as they grudgingly join forces with New Scotland Yard to investigate unsolved and inexplicable crimes with a supernatural… »
Ariana Grande Will Double As Host & Musical Guest On ‘Saturday Night Live’
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It’s a twofer. Actress-recording artist Ariana Grande will double as Saturday Night Live host and musical guest on March 12, NBC said today. This is Grande’s third go-round as musical guest but first as host. She will debut songs from her upcoming album, the follow-up to her 2014 sophomore set My Everything, which went platinum. It was announced last week on SNL that Jonah Hill will take the hosting reins for a fourth time on March 5. That night’s musical guest will be… »
Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Mull Donald Trump’s Nevada Blowout Before Tonight’s Gop Debate
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Late-night shows last night explained amusingly the Gop Nevada caucuses, in which Donald Trump copped more votes than Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio combined. Trump is now, according to some polls, also besting Cruz and Rubio in their home states, as the race closes in on Super Tuesday, when about a quarter of delegates get assigned. The final Gop debate before Super Tuesday airs tonight, on CNN, hosted by Wolf Blitzer. Sadly, most late-night comics don’t do original shows on… »
Netflix Picks Up Jason Bateman’s Drama Series ‘Ozark’ From Mrc
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Ozark, the drama series starring, executive produced and directed by Jason Bateman, has landed at Netflix. Mrc and Aggregate are producing the project, which was taken out last fall and has been in negotiations at Netflix for about two months. The Internet network declined comment. In his return to television and Netflix, Arrested Development star Bateman is taking a dramatic turn with Ozark, created by rising feature writer Bill Dubuque (The Judge), which take place… »
Sarah Mezzanotte Cast As Jessica Paré’s Younger Self In Amazon’s ‘The Interestings’
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Exclusive: Sarah Mezzanotte has joined Amazon's drama pilot The Interestings as a series regular, playing the young version of Ash, the role in which Jessica Paré recently was cast. Ash is a successful theater director and philanthropist who’s harboring a secret from her husband Ethan. Lauren Ambrose is set as the female lead in the ensemble drama from Sony TV's TriStar Television. Written by Nip/Tuck alums Lyn Greene and Richard Levine and directed by Mike Newell, The Int… »
‘Spotlight’s Tom McCarthy To Direct & Produce Selena Gomez’s Netflix Series ‘13 Reasons Why’ From Paramount TV
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In his follow-up to his Oscar-nominated feature Spotlight, helmer Tom McCarthy is set to direct the first two episodes of Selena Gomez’s Netflix series 13 Reasons Why, from Anonymous Content and Paramount TV. McCarthy also will executive produce the 13-episode series, based on the 2007 New York Times bestselling Ya book by Jay Asher. Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Brian Yorkey wrote the TV series adaptation, which follows a boy named Clay through an emotional night… »
‘Taboo’ Trailer: First Look At Tom Hardy As James Delaney In FX/BBC Drama Series
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FX has dropped the first trailer for Taboo, the high-profile BBC period drama series from Ridley Scott, Steven Knight and Tom Hardy, who also stars. Hardy also executive produces with Scott and Knight who created the eight-episode drama series. The first trailer is being released as production continues in London with a major international cast for FX and BBC One. Taboo is currently slated to air in 2017. Set in 1814, Taboo follows James Keziah Delaney, a man who has been… »
‘Penny Dreadful’ Season 3 Trailer & Key Art Is Here To Unsettle You
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Dig a few quotes from the new trailer for Penny Dreadful: “I’ve conquered death.” “Do you think you’ve never sinned? I wrote the bloody book!” “I walk in blood every step.” “I have been touched by Satan.” Broad comedy it’s not. Welcome to Season 3 of Showtime’s horror show, in which history’s creepiest literary characters come to life to darken your day. There’s Dorian Gray, Dr. Frankenstein — not “Fronkensteen” — Dracula and, joining the monstrous mash this year, Robert… »
AMC Networks Investors Wonder: How Much Life Is There After ‘Walking Dead’?
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A lot of people are scratching their heads about AMC Networks this morning. Its just-released financial report for Q4 showed that it beat Wall Street expectations for revenues and profits. But the devil’s always in the details — and after taking a closer look at the numbers, investors drove AMC’s stock price down more than 6% in midday trading. What accounts for the disconnect? To put it simply, although AMC did well in the quarter, it beat analysts’ targets through… »
Stephen King’s ‘The Mist’ Gets TV Series Treatment With Pilot Order From Spike
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Spike has given a pilot order for a drama series based on the classic Stephen King novella The Mist, from Dimension Television. The series tells a harrowing story about a seemingly innocuous mist that seeps into a small town and creates havoc. This represents an expansion of Spike's development model. Since re-entering scripted series with the event series Tut, the network has been using a straight-to-series approach: for Tut; drama Harvest, which was ultimately scrapped… »
‘Code Black’ Ratings Rise In Finale, ‘Supernatural’ Down, ‘black-ish’ & ‘Arrow’ Up
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There were small upticks all over last night in primetime, but the real rise went to Code Black (1.2/4). Coming off a low last week, the CBS freshman medical drama saw a 20% jump among adults 18-49 for its Season 1 finale Wednesday. In overall viewers, it saw a 14% rise to 6.91 million as the medical drama awaits word on a renewal. Overall, CBS matched Fox for the 18-49 top spot with a 1.7/5 rating and won the night in total viewers with 8.11 million watching. The net's… »
‘Walking Dead’ Producers Prep Korean Drama Series Based On Robert Kirkman Script
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Skybound Entertainment is teaming with Viki, the global TV site powered by fans, to produce Five Year, a series based on an original story by Walking Dead creator and Skybound CEO Robert Kirkman. The pre-apocalyptic series, about a family living under the threat of a deadly meteor headed toward Earth, will be filmed as a Korean drama. "This has been a story I have wanted to tell for quite some time, but [fellow Skybound co-founder David Alpert] and I wanted to make sure… »
‘Empire’: Xzibit To Guest Star On Fox Drama Series
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Actor-producer-rapper Alvin “Xzibit” Joiner is set to guest star on Fox’s flagship drama series Empire. Xzibit will play Leslie “Shyne” Johnson, who is 100% wolf and 100% gangster. He has managed artists, started record imprints and even sold a few units here and there, but his bread and butter always has been — much to his years-long frustration — drugs, guns and extortion. Feeling shut out by the other heavy hitters in the music industry, he carries a big chip on his… »
Adam Stotsky Named President Of E! Entertainment
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Adam Stotsky has been named President of E! Entertainment, expanding his responsibilities to include all unscripted programming and development for the pop culture network. Stotsky previously served as General Manager for E! He will continue overseeing all day-to-day operations of the network, including news, digital, marketing, communications, research and acquisitions. He will also continue his role as president of Esquire Network. Stotsky reports to Frances Berwick… »
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell Trashes Oscar Voters For Ignoring Elba, ‘Beasts’ & ‘Compton’; Takes Cheap Shot At ‘Brooklyn’
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Update Thursday morning with more information, below: Lawrence O’Donnell, the former political aide who hosts MSNBC’s Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell, let loose on Wednesday night with a fusillade of arrows aimed at Hollywood and the Academy Awards. O’Donnell used the final segment of his program for a withering takedown of the Oscars’ nominating process that resulted in this year’s all-white acting nominees, while blasting presumably clueless voters for ignoring both St… »
Netflix Drops Part II Of ‘Marvel’s Daredevil’ Season Two Trailer
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Dark, dark, dark: Netflix released part two of the trailer for Season 2 of Marvel’s Daredevil, which will launch globally on March 18. (See the first part here.) The action-drama will premiere with 13 hourlong episodes. Daredevil stars Charlie Cox (Matt Murdock/Daredevil), Deborah Ann Woll (Karen Page), Elden Henson (Foggy Nelson), Scott Glenn (Stick) and Rosario Dawson (Claire Temple). The series is executive produced by Doug Petrie, Marco Ramirez and Drew Goddard, along… »
AMC Networks Tops Q4 Earnings Expectations Helped By New Originals
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New shows including Into The Badlands helped AMC Networks deliver solid financials for Q4, ahead of consensus expectations among analysts. The programmer reported net income of $90.1 million, up 16.1% vs the last three months of 2014, on revenues of $679.0 million, up 11.4%. That topped the $675.0 million that analysts anticipated. Earnings at $1.23 a share also topped expectations for $1.18. “Our strategy of creating compelling original, high-quality programming… »
Stephen Colbert & ‘Walking Dead’s Danai Gurira Mull ‘Eclipsed’ Hollywood Adaptation On Oscars Eve
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Updated with video: Playwright-actress Danai Gurira, who plays Michonne on The Walking Dead, guests on CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert tonight to chat about her play Eclipsed. The production has begun previews for a March 6 opening on Broadway, which will mark the Main Stem debut of Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o. Gurira talked about the show, and — with a timely Oscar Week dig — Colbert asked about possible casting plans for the inevitable Hollywood adaptation. Here… »
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