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Fear the Walking Dead Renewed for Season 3 at AMC
11 hours ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Fear the Walking Dead‘s life expectancy just shot up — AMC has renewed the successful spinoff for a 16-episode third season.
The pickup comes less than a week after the thriller’s Season 2 premiere drew a potent 8.8 million viewers in live+3 ratings (5.3 million of which fell into the 18-49 demo). The third season will bow in 2017.
RelatedCable/Streaming Renewal Scorecard 2016: What’s Coming Back? What’s Cancelled? What’s On the Bubble?
“What Dave Erickson and Robert Kirkman have invented in Fear The Walking Dead is to be applauded. Watching Los Angeles crumble through the eyes of our characters »
FX Developing ‘Happy City’ Comedy From Extremely Decent Troupe & Dan Harmon
5 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
FX has put in development Happy City, a half-hour project from comedy group Extremely Decent, Community and Rick and Morty creator Dan Harmon and his Starburns Industries. Described as Thomas the Tank Engine or Theodore the Tugboat for adults, Happy City follows a young taxi named Tyler and his millennial friends (a firetruck and a helicopter) as they navigate their way through life in the big city. The world of the series will be reminiscent of the model-based visual… »
Freakish: Hulu Acquires Rights for Mutant TV Series
6 hours ago | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »
Hulu lets its freak flag fly. The streaming service has acquired exclusive rights to the Freakish TV series from AwesomenessTV. The 10-episode first season is in production, with an eye toward a 2017 premiere. Freakish was created by Beth Szymkowski who wrote the pilot and executive produces with Brian Robbins, Shelley Zimmerman, Matt Lewis, and Chris Grismer, who is directing the pilot. Scott Levine is producing.
The horror series is set after a meltdown at the local chemical plant. A group of high schoolers struggles against the predatory mutant freaks who have taken over their small town. Freakish stars: Leo Howard, Liza Koshy, Adam Hicks, Aislinn Paul, Tyler Chase, Meghan Rienks, Melvin Gregg, and Hayes Grier. The cast also includes: Chad L. Coleman, Mary Mouser, and Chachi Gonzales.
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- TVSeriesFinale.com
The Good Wife: Josh Charles Eyes Return for May 8 Series Finale?
5 hours ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Where there’s a Will there’s a way. Even in death.
I’m hearing Josh Charles is set to reprise his role as the late Will Gardner in The Good Wife‘s May 8 season finale. Rumor has it he will appear opposite Julianne Margulies’ Alicia in a newly-created flashback sequence (Ncfs). CBS would not confirm Charles’ return.
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Charles’ Will was killed off in Season 5’s 15th episode, titled “Dramatics, Your Honor,” although he reappeared the following week in a series of NCFSs. He returned to the show »
‘Homeland,’ ‘The Knick,’ ‘Going Clear’ Among 2016 TV Academy Honors Recipients
10 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
“Homeland,” “The Knick,” and HBO’s Scientology documentary “Going Clear” are among the selections for the 2016 Television Academy Honors.
The annual kudos celebrate programs that leverage the power of television to tackle complex issues and advance social change.
Also being honored this year are: A&E’s “Born This Way,” about adults with Down Syndrome; Smithsonian Channel’s “Mississippi Inferno,” about the role of black landowners and farmers in the Civil Rights movement; and Netflix’s “Winter On Fire: Ukraine’s Fight For Freedom,” about the country’s fight for democracy.
“By its very nature, television has a special ability to touch the hearts and minds of viewers and move the needle on social change,” said TV Academy chairman and CEO Bruce Rosenblum. “Each of this year’s honorees makes artful use of television’s distinct power to raise awareness, expand understanding and promote meaningful discussion of issues of importance. »
- Debra Birnbaum
Slideshow: Larenz Tate Stars in New NBC Show ‘Game of Silence’
13 April 2016 4:51 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Previous | Image 1 of 3 | NextLarenz Tate stars in the new NBC-tv show, ‘Game of Silence.’
Chicago – The new NBC series “Game of Silence” premiered on a special Tuesday night rollout (April 12th, 2016), and one of the co-stars in the ensemble, Larenz Tate, was recently in Chicago at Studio Xfinity to promote the show. Tate is a Chicago born actor – his brothers Larron and Lahmard are also actors – and he also had a featured role in the cult TV series “Rescue Me.” The regular time slot for “Game of Silence” will be Thursdays at 10pmET/9pmCT.
“Game of Silence” is based on a Turkish TV series, “Suskuniar,” and involves a rising attorney whose perfectly crafted life is threatened by long-lost childhood friends who want to expose a secret from their collective past. The series also features David Lyons, Nikki Tomlinson, Michael Raymond-James and Claire van der Boom.
The Larenz Tate meet-and-greet promotion »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
‘Mistresses’ Casts Ella Thomas; Christopher J. Hanke Joins ‘Devious Maids’
5 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Ella Thomas (Ballers) has booked a major recurring role on Season 4 of ABC’s summer series Mistresses. Thomas will play Jackie, a fitness instructor who befriends Joss (Jes Macallan). Based on the UK series, Mistresses is executive-produced by Rina Mimoun, Kj Steinberg, Robert Sertner and Douglas Rae. Thomas recently wrapped recurring roles on Ballers and NCIS: Los Angeles and will next be seen opposite Zoe Saldana and David Oyelowo in feature Nina. She’s repped by Global… »
Fox Pushes Nasim Pedrad’s ‘Chad’ Comedy Pilot Production
5 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Fox has pushed back production on Nasim Pedrad’s comedy pilot “Chad: An American Boy.” The pilot is now scheduled to shoot in May, too late to be considered for upfronts that month. It remains in contention for a midseason pickup.
Fox cited complications related to an international casting search as the reason for the delay. “Chad” is a single-camera comedy in which “Saturday Night Live” alum Pedrad, who is of Iranian descent, plays a 13-year-old Iranian-American boy.
“Because of our commitment to authenticity, we conducted a worldwide casting search for several roles in this pilot which meant that we wouldn’t have been able to get visas in time to shoot within the traditional pilot window,” producer 20th Century Fox said in a statement.
Fox also announced the casting of two additional actors for the series—Christine Tawfik as Chad’s mother Naz and Paul Chahidi as Naz’s sweet older cousin Hamid. »
- Daniel Holloway
Bubble Watch: Status Report On ‘Castle’, ‘Nashville’, ‘Criminal Minds’, ‘CSI: Cyber’, ‘Sleepy Hollow’ & Other Series In Danger
1 hour ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
2016 has been a relatively calm year for bubble shows. For the first time in a while, all five broadcast networks gave early renewals to the bulk of their lineups, leaving a handful of shows — mostly freshmen — on the fence. Leading the charge was the CW, which went for a rather unprecedented pickup of all of its shows on the air at the time of the renewal — 11 total. ABC has renewed 15 series, CBS, Fox and NBC – 11 each. Here are how things are shaking out for the shows… »
J.J. Abrams Talks TV Show Ideas With Chris Rock at Tribeca Film Festival
1 hour ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
A half-hour drama created by J.J. Abrams and starring Chris Rock? That was just one of the topics of conversation to come up in a far-ranging public discussion between Abrams and Rock at the Tribeca Film Festival, during which Abrams also apologized for overdoing it on the lens flares, revealed his personal conception of God and refused to answer a pre-teen in the audience who asked him who Rey’s parents are.
Speaking with an easy rapport at an event that was part of the Tribeca Talks series of public conversations, the two spitballed an idea for a TV show when Rock asked Abrams what he should be doing in television.
Abrams shot back, “If I nail it, will you do it with me?”
“Sure,” Rock agreed. “I’m probably a single-camera show,” he added. “My skill set is multi-camera, but what’s gonna keep me interested, keep me intrigued, »
- Gordon Cox
Originals Ep Previews Klaus and Cami's 'Powerful' Next Step, Lucien's New Fury
1 hour ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
How is it that I’m more worried about Cami after Friday’s episode of The Originals than I was when she was literally dead in Klaus’ bed?
PhotosThe Originals‘ Joseph Morgan Sorts Out Klaus’ Complicated Feelings for Hayley, Caroline and (So Many) Others
This week’s hectic hour found Team Mikaelson attempting to defeat Lucien 2.0 and Aurora 1.5 — she hasn’t made the full transformation yet, but she’s already there mentally — with somewhat mixed results. TVLine spoke with executive producer Michael Narducci about three of this week’s biggest twists, but first, a quick recap:
Hayley and Cami »
CBS, Big Ticket Fire Back at Agent in ‘Judge Judy’ Lawsuit, Claim He Was Paid $17 Million ‘For Doing Nothing’
2 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Big Ticket Television and CBS said in a court filing that talent agency Rebel Entertainment Partners was paid $17 million in package fees “for doing nothing” for the TV series “Judge Judy,” and didn’t even represent star Judy Sheindlin.
Rebel Entertainment Partners filed suit against Big Ticket and CBS last month, claiming that it has not received contractually obligated payments for “Judge Judy” since 2010, because the show is losing money due to Sheindlin’s annual salary of as much as $47 million. Rebel, led by Richard Lawrence, is a successor agency to Abrams-Rubaloff & Lawrence.
In their response to the complaint, CBS and Big Ticket claim that Lawrence pitched a Judge Judy project to syndicators, but did not disclose that he did not represent Sheindlin. He did represent the producers, Sandi Spreckman and Kaye Switzer, who had interested Sheindlin in doing a show.
According to the response, Big Ticket entered into a »
- Ted Johnson
Vampire Diaries Recap: Splitsville
2 hours ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Friday’s episode of The Vampire Diaries pummeled us with two major breakups, and I’m honestly not sure which split was more depressing.
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The first breakup — the more obviously heartbreaking one, shall we say — was between Valerie and Stefan, freshly reunited with his own body after spending nearly two full episodes waltzing about as that Joseph Morgan look-alike. Returning Stefan’s soul nearly cost Valerie her life, and during a post-spell chat set to Ruelle’s devastating “I Get to Love You,” she acknowledged that her brooding boyfriend was more »
SAG-aftra Commercials Deal Includes $200 Million-Plus Pay Hike
3 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
SAG-aftra leaders are asserting that the proposed three-year commercials deal includes “more than $200 million” in pay hikes for members.
The gains appear to be less than the current three-year master contract, which provided $238 million in pay gains for members.
The performers union, which has about 160,000 members, will send out voting instructions to eligible members on April 18. It did not disclose the deadline for voting.
SAG-aftra had posted earlier in the week the memorandum of agreement with the ad industry without comment — and without an estimate of the monetary gain for members. The proposed deal contains a 7% hike in minimum wage rates and a 1.2% increase in employer contributions to health and retirements funds.
The SAG-aftra national board approved the deal unanimously on April 10, triggering the ratification vote. The tentative agreement was reached on April 3.
The contract covers an estimated $1 billion in annual wages for performers. The health and retirement contributions will »
- Dave McNary
TV News Roundup: TV Land Orders ‘Throwing Shade’ Late Night Series, NBC to Air Extended Adele Concert Special
3 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
NBC will air an extended version of its December special “Adele Live in New York City” this May. Plus BBC America set a premiere date for its thriller series “Thirteen” and TV Land has ordered a new late night series . . .
TV Specials:
To celebrate the upcoming debut of “Adele Live 2016,” Adele‘s North American tour, NBC will air an extended version of December’s “Adele Live in New York City” broadcast.
This new cut will feature five new song s– “Water Under the Bridge,” “One and Only,” “Hometown Glory,” “Chasing Pavements” and “Daydreamer” — that weren’t included in the original airing of the special, which saw the famed songstress performing before a packed Radio City Music Hall crowd.
Exec produced by Lorne Michaels, Adele and Jonathan Dickins, the special will air May 6.
Premiere Dates:
“Thirteen,” BBC America‘s new five-part thriller, will premiere June 23. The series will star breakout actress Jodie Comer as Ivy Moxam, »
- Alyssa Sage
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