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‘The Strain’ to End After Season 4 on FX
2 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
“The Strain” has been renewed for a fourth and final season, Variety has learned.
Currently in the midst of its third season, “The Strain” will return with Season 4 in summer 2017, marking the final set of episodes for the thriller from Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan and Carlton Cuse.
Ending the series after four seasons was a creative decision made by the producers, according to a statement released on Tuesday by Nick Grad and Eric Schrier, presidents of original programming for FX Networks and FX Productions, and another statement from Cuse, who said the original intent was for “The Strain” to last only three seasons.
“We sincerely thank Carlton Cuse, Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan and their creative team as well as the fantastic cast for three exciting seasons of ‘The Strain.’ Though we’re sad to see it go, we fully support the way in which they are crafting the fourth season’s dramatic conclusion,” said »
- Elizabeth Wagmeister
Once Upon a Time Season 6: Sean Maguire Returning as Robin Hood for Multi-Episode Arc
4 hours ago | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »
The people of Storybrooke won’t be dealing with Hades or the Underworld in Once Upon a Time Season 6, but that isn’t stopping a fan-favorite character, who was killed off last season, from returning. As first revealed by EW.com, Sean Maguire’s Robin Hood will be back on the ABC series this season for a multi-episode arc. However, before Regina and Robin fans get too excited, Maguire’s return does not mean Robin Hood will be coming back from the dead. In fact, Once Upon a Time creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis have confirmed that the character will remain dead and are keeping how Robin
Once Upon a Time Season 6: Sean Maguire Returning as Robin Hood for Multi-Episode Arc »
- Chris King
HBO Inks Overall Deal With Danny McBride’s Rough House Pictures (Exclusive)
5 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
HBO is staying in business with one of its proven hit-makers.
The network has signed an overall deal with Rough House Pictures, the production company headed by Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, Jody Hill and Brandon James, Variety has learned exclusively.
Under the new two-year pact, Rough House Pics will develop new series for the premium cabler, which is already home to “Vice Principals” and “Eastbound & Down,” both of which hail from the company.
“Vice Principals,” which was created by McBride and Hill and stars McBride, aired its first season finale on Sunday. Its second season will debut in 2017. “Eastbound & Down,” which also starred McBride, aired for four seasons from 2009 to 2013. Both comedies were created under Rough House’s prior first look deal with HBO.
The new deal keeps Rough House in the HBO family past 2017, as “Vice Principals” has an unusual and quick format — the comedy will only be on the air for two seasons, as »
- Elizabeth Wagmeister
Amazon Orders The Tick, I Love Dick and Jean-Claude Van Johnson to Series
7 hours ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Amazon on Tuesday ordered to series three of its latest pilots: Jill Soloway’s I Love Dick, its remake of The Tick and Jean-Claude Van Johnson.
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The Tick, starring Guardians of the Galaxy‘s Peter Serafinowicz, follows a strange blue superhero who is called to action when an underdog accountant (Vinyl‘s Griffin Newman) with zero powers comes to realize his city is owned by a global super villain long-thought dead.
I Love Dick, based on the best-selling book, follows a married couple (Transparent‘s Kathryn Hahn and House of Lies »
S.W.A.T. Reboot Headed to CBS From EPs Shawn Ryan and Justin Lin
21 hours ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
This week in TV reboots, volume 2,587: The 1970s cop show S.W.A.T. is coming back to TV, courtesy of CBS.
The network has given the remake a pilot production commitment with a series penalty, according to our sister site Deadline. (That means CBS will pay studio Sony Pictures TV big bucks if the series doesn’t make it to air.) And the new S.W.A.T. already has some big names attached behind the scenes: The Shield creator Shawn Ryan is an executive producer, along with Fast & Furious director Justin Lin, who may also direct the pilot.
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‘Will & Grace’ Cast Reunites for Modern-Day Episode on the Election
26 September 2016 12:33 PM, PDT | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Updated: The cast of “Will & Grace” stirred up a Twitter firestorm with cryptic tweets that began surfacing over the weekend.
As it turns out, the stars of the NBC series were getting together for a new, nearly ten-minute modern-day episode regarding the 2016 election — released just hours before the big Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump debate on Monday.
In the episode, Will and Grace gather in the old apartment to talk Trump and Clinton, and are unsurprisingly joined by Jack and Karen, who have some opinions of their own.
The actors sent fans into a frenzy when star Debra Messing posted a group photo on Sunday, posing with her co-stars Eric McCormack, Megan Mullally and Sean Hayes. On Monday, speculation began to center on the sitcom stars filming a video in support of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, in the vein of the similar video released earlier this month by cast members from another vintage NBC series, “The West Wing »
- Elizabeth Wagmeister
‘Modern Family’ Will Feature Transgender Child Actor
23 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
This Wednesday’s “Modern Family” will include an openly transgender child actor.
In the upcoming episode — entitled “A Stereotypical Day” — parents Cameron “Cam” (Eric Stonestreet) and Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) permit their daughter Lily (Aubrey Anderson-Emmons) to have her transgender friend Tom over for a play-date. Both parents are filled with pride that they have done well in raising an accepting and open-minded child. But that pride quickly diminishes when Lily insults her friend, which they use as a teachable moment.
Lily’s playmate Tom will be played by 8-year-old transgender actor Jackson Millarker.
Ryan Case, who directed “A Stereotypical Day, posted this shot of Millarker on set. “This is Jackson Millarker,” Case announced. He’s 8 years old, from Atlanta, and just happens to be transgender. He plays Lily’s friend Tom in this week’s Modern Family and he’s wonderful. One of the many reasons I love being a part of this show.”
- Joshua Terry
AMC & SundanceTV Set Int’l Programming Team Headed By Kristin Jones
50 minutes ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Kristin Jones, who has been running international programming for AMC since 2014, has added SundanceTV to her purview, and now will oversee international programming and co-productions across both AMC and SundanceTV in an Svp role. She continues to report to Joel Stillerman, president of original programming and development for AMC and SundanceTV. In addition, Chris Loveall has joined as vice president, international programming for AMC and SundanceTV, reporting to… »
Donald Trump Debates Hillary Clinton, Breaks Social Records
54 minutes ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
The Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton fracas dominated social media. That includes 18.6 million people throughout Facebook in the U.S. generating 73.8 million likes, posts, comments and shares related to the debate. Facebook’s top social moment of the debate came when Trump started to fulminate about having the better “temperament” of the two candidates, insisting it was his strongest asset as though daring Clinton to say otherwise. Top debate issues in the Facebook… »
‘The New Edition Story’ Gets Bet Premiere Date: First-Look Video
1 hour ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Bet’s six-hour event series The New Edition Story about the iconic R&B boy band will air over three nights on January 24-26, the network said today. The biopic follows the group — Ronnie Devoe, Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell, Mike Bivins, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill — from their humble beginnings in Boston to global stardom, weathering the highs and lows of controversy, personnel changes, and the cost of fame. Empire‘s Bryshere Y. Gray, The Wiz Live‘s Elijah Kelley, Luke… »
Designated Survivor: Kiefer Sutherland Previews Tom's Introduction to the Republicans' Own Designated Survivor
1 hour ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Are two designated survivors better than one?
ABC’s Designated Survivor delves into that unheralded question this Wednesday at 10/9c, when newly installed President of the United States Tom Kirkman (played by Kiefer Sutherland) meets his Republican counterpart, Congresswoman Kimble Hookstraten (Witches of East End‘s Virginia Madsen).
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Yes, it’s true — for the past decade, there have been two designated survivors named prior to each State of the Union gathering, one to rebuild the executive branch and one to lead a new legislature. “It is an actual, real thing, »
Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures Taps Sue Naegle to Head TV Division
1 hour ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures has enlisted HBO alum Sue Naegle to launch a television division for the film production and finance company behind such features as “Sausage Party” and the upcoming “20th Century Women.”
Naegle will serve as president of the division, which marks the continued expansion of Annapurna’s operations. The company recently formed a unit to produce Vr programming.
“I could not be more excited to have the opportunity to work with and learn from Sue Naegle,” Ellison said. “She has such a passion and understanding of this medium, and has truly approached it from every angle. As I’ve gotten to know Sue, not only is she brilliant with an astonishing expertise both creatively and for the business, but also, she’s an incredible person to invite into this close-knit group of individuals over here at Annapurna. Her track record speaks for itself and her values could not be more aligned with our »
- Cynthia Littleton
Curtain Rises On Date For 71st Tony Awards On CBS
1 hour ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
CBS said today that it will air the 71st annual Tony Awards on June 11. Broadway’s trophy show will be live at 8 Pm in the East and delayed in the West. The Hamilton-free Nominations will be announced May 2. A venue has not yet been announced; last year’s show was at the Beacon Theatre. CBS has aired the Tonys every year since 1978. The ceremony is presented by Tony Award Productions — a joint venture of the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, which founded the… »
Annapurna Pictures Launches TV Division Headed By Former HBO Executive Sue Naegle
1 hour ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Annapurna Pictures has launched Annapurna Television, a production that will be led by former HBO president of entertainment Sue Naegle. She recently ended a production deal at the network that followed her executive stint. Annapurna’s new division will focus on building out the label's TV slate for broadcast, cable and digital platforms. Naegle will run the new enterprise alongside Annapurna founder Megan Ellison and will spearhead Annapurna's TV production and… »
TV Review: ‘Westworld’
1 hour ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
A beautifully restored old train deposits visitors in Sweetwater, a manufactured Old West town and the central settlement within “Westworld,” the role-playing resort in which paying customers can bring their most elaborate fantasies to life, setting out on frontier adventures or staying in the saloons to whoop it up.
But like a train, this drama runs on predictable tracks, and no matter how luxurious the trappings of the journey, the destination is obvious from miles away. “Westworld” looks terrific; its directors have shot its Western locations to stunning effect. But its warmly saturated outdoor scenes and its surface slickness aren’t enough to mask the indecision, condescension, and hollowness at its core.
Sometimes a drama contains opposing ideas that give it an enticing tension, but the contradictory impulses of “Westworld” fight each other in ways that detract from the show’s fitful momentum and thematic ambitions. It has a few nebulous ideas about the nature of memory »
- Maureen Ryan
‘Wonder Woman’ Star Lynda Carter Inspired by Hillary Clinton for ‘Supergirl’ Presidential Role
1 hour ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
She may not have had a lasso of truth at her disposal, but Lynda Carter, television’s Wonder Woman, is impressed with how Hillary Clinton fended off Donald Trump at Monday’s presidential debate.
“I thought she was brilliant,” Carter told Variety. “To me, the choice is clear.”
Carter, who travels frequently as a performer, said that people in foreign countries are upset by the prospect of a Trump presidency. During the campaign, Trump has been critical of the Nato alliance. Carter praised Clinton for using the debate to reassure foreign leaders that the United States would honor its treaties and agreements.
“The first thing you hear when you travel is people asking you, ‘has America lost its mind?'” Carter said. “I understand that people want change, but change just for change sake isn’t a good thing. You don’t hire the snake oil salesman to run your company. You »
- Brent Lang
Donald Trump Vs Hillary Clinton Most Watched Debate In TV History At 81M+ Viewers
2 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Donald Trump has broken another TV ratings record in his bid for the White House. Across 12 TV networks that carried live Trump’s first skirmish on the same stage with Hillary Clinton, 81 million viewers tuned in, setting a new record for televised presidential debates. That total does not include PBS or C-Span, whose tallies are typically not included in numbers issued to commercial networks, one of which, CNN, looked at the data and first reported the total take across… »
TVLine Items: Skeet Ulrich Gangs Up on Riverdale, The Crown Trailer and More
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Riverdale is pitting Skeet Ulrich against Luke Perry.
The CW’s Archie Comics-inspired midseason drama has tapped the Jericho actor to guest star as the leader of the Southside Serpents gang of criminals, E! Online reports.
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Ulrich’s character — who debuts in Episode 4 — holds a grudge against Archie’s dad, Fred Andrews (played by Perry), and has a mysterious connection to Jughead Jones (Cole Sprouse).
Ulrich’s other TV credits include Law & Order: La, CSI: NY and Miracles.
Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets? Well… »
Stephen Colbert Confronts Undecided Voters — Like Rob Lowe — on ‘Late Show’
2 hours ago | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
Last night, while addressing the presidential debate between Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump, “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert noted that this was an opportunity for the candidates to acquire the coveted undecided voter, a number of whom could decide the trajectory of the election.
“If after all this time the entire election is going to be decided by these few undecided voters, I wanted to talk to one myself,” said the deadpan Colbert as he introduced “Charles Hansen,” an undecided voter of Columbus, Ohio who also perhaps resembled a dubious, but lovable, Rob Lowe.
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The sketch flows back and forth between Hansen and Colbert, while Hansen wears a “Make America Great Again” hat and an “I’m with Her Hilary 2016″ shirt. “It is good to be here…or not, I’m still figuring it out, »
- Zipporah Smith
Netflix New Series ‘The Crown’ Gets First Trailer
2 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
“Long live Queen Elizabeth,” opens the trailer of Netflix’s new original series “The Crown,” set to premiere this fall.
Based on the award-winning play “The Audience,” written by Peter Morgan, the new series will chronicle the early life of Queen Elizabeth II (Claire Foy) as she prepares to take the throne as a 25-year-old. Courting a fond relationship with her first Prime Minister Winston Churchill (John Lithgow), Elizabeth must grapple with her personal life and new political role in the declining British Monarch. The new heir of the throne boldly maneuvers the political realm to take what is rightfully hers and makes certain that she bows to no one.
“I am aware that I am surrounded by people who feel like they could do the job better — strong people with powerful characters, but for better or worse the crown has landed on my head,” proclaims the queen.
“The Crown” reunites writer Morgan with director Stephen Daldry and »
- Joshua Terry
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