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‘Casual’: Jamie Chung Joins Hulu Comedy Series For Season 3
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Jamie Chung (Gotham, Once Upon A Time) has joined the Season 3 cast of Hulu comedy series Casual in a recurring role. In Season 3, the surprising consequences following Charles' death and Valerie's decision to move out propel the trio to rebel, exploring different jobs, partners, and unfulfilled passions. As they adjust to a new normal, can they maintain boundaries or will they revert to the comfort of codependency? Chung will play Tina, who has the self-confidence of a… »
Viceland Names Derek Freda & Guy Slattery Co-Presidents; Spike Jonze & Eddy Moretti Take On Vice Media Roles
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As Viceland marks one year since its launch this month, the cable network, a joint venture between Vice Media and A+E Networks, has promoted Derek Freda and Guy Slattery to co-presidents. Both have been with Viceland since its inception in key roles as Evp of Production and General Manager, respectively. Freda and Slattery assume the day-to-day production and operational oversight of the network from founding co-presidents Eddy Moretti and Spike Jonze, who will return to… »
‘Sharknado 5’ Takes Shark-Infested Storms Global
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Shark-infested storms are bombarding cities around the world, Syfy and The Asylum announced this morning which, frankly, pales in comparison to the grenades Donald Trump has been lobbing around the world via telephone. Even so, the network and production house want us to know Ian Ziering and Tara Reid are on the job as shark-fighting heroes Fin Shepard and April Wexler in Sharknado 5, now filming “in more than 5 countries,” including UK, Australia, and Bulgaria. Original… »
‘Salvation’: Charlie Rowe & Jacqueline Byers Join CBS Summer Suspense Drama Series
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Red Band Society alum Charlie Rowe and Jacqueline Byers (Roadies) are set as series regulars in CBS’ summer suspense drama series Salvation, from Alex Kurtzman's Secret Hideout and CBS Television Studios. Salvation follows whip-smart MIT grad student Liam (Rowe) and tech billionaire Darius Tanz, who bring to a low-level Pentagon official a staggering discovery: An asteroid is just six months away from colliding with Earth. Liam and Darius team to launch a secret project… »
‘The 100’ Ratings Hit Season-Debut Low, ‘Star’ Rises, CBS Wins Night
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There was no President Donald Trump in primetime on the Big 4 last night and NBC and ABC were all encores, but the end of the world still found a way to make it back to the small screen. Specifically that was with the return of The 100 (0.4/2) for its fourth season on the CW on a new night. However, on a night of far less competition and a weaker lead-in than last year, the postapocalyptic drama took a 43% hit among adults 18-49 from its Season 3 debut of January 21, 2016… »
‘Underground’ Unveils Season 2 Key Art: First Look At Harriet Tubman & More
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Wgn America has released key art for its critically praised series Underground ahead of the second season premiere. You can see a few of the images below, including new cast members Aisha Hinds As Harriet Tubman, Jasika Nicole As Georgia and Dewanda Wise As Clara. They join returning cast including Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Aldis Hodge, Jessica de Gouw, Alano Miller, Christopher Meloni and Amirah Vann. Additional guest stars this season include John Legend as renowned… »
Propagate & Caracol Launch First-Look Partnership Focused On U.S.
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Propagate has formed a new partnership with Caracol under which Propagate will develop, pitch and produce Caracol formats for the U.S. market. They include the scripted series, La Niña (The Girl), and unscripted series, A Otro Nivel (On Another Level). This comes on the heels of Propagate launching its international division with Cyrus Farrokh at the helm. Propagate has already licensed two international formats to U.S. broadcasters. They are Exhibit A, a drama for CBS… »
Donald Trump Uses National Prayer Breakfast To Pray For ‘Apprentice’ Ratings, Schwarzenegger Fires Back
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Update with Schwarzenegger statement: President Donald Trump kicked off his National Prayer Breakfast address thanking Celebrity Apprentice creator/executive producer Mark Burnett, who had introduced him, and telling those gathered how he fired his agent, who had argued against doing the reality series, when the show became a hit and the agent wanted his commission. “We had tremendous success on The Apprentice and, when I ran for president, I had to leave the show,” Trump… »
Lifetime To Air National Women’s Soccer League Games As A+E Networks Kicks In For Equity Stake
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Lifetime Network will become an official sponsor and broadcast partner of the National Women’s Soccer League in a three-year deal after its parent A+E Networks acquired an equity stake in the pro women’s soccer league. The new pact announced this morning includes the formation of a joint venture Nwsl Media and will serve as a major boost to the fortunes of the young league — soon to start its fifth season — packed with some of the world’s best players. The deal will… »
Super Bowl Movie Trailers: Sneak Peek At Paramount’s ‘Ghost In The Shell’
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Update, Thursday Am: Ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots, Paramount has provided a tease of the new Ghost In The Shell pre-kick off spot which follows Scarlett Johansson’s policewoman as she tries to bring down a nefarious hacker. Based on the Kodansha Comics manga series of the same name by Masamune Shirow, the new film is directed by Rupert Sanders and stars Johannson as Major Motoko Kusanagi, a human-cyborg hybrid… »
‘Skylanders Academy’ Activision Blizzard Animated Series Renewed For Season 3 By Netflix Ahead Of Season 2 Debut
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Ahead of the Season 2 premiere of Netflix’s Skylanders Academy, the animated comedy has been picked up for a third season. Production on the third season of Skylanders Academy — the first television series developed and produced by Activision Blizzard Studios—will begin in February for a launch in 2018. Season 2 will debut later this year. Justin Long returns as Spyro, Ashley Tisdale as Stealth Elf, Jonathan Banks as Eruptor and Norm Macdonald as Glumshanks. New addition… »
Breitbart Editor’s Uc Berkeley Speech Canceled Amid Protests; Trump Questions School’s Federal Funding – Update
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Updated with Trump response: President Donald Trump has tweeted his condemnation of the Uc Berkeley protests, appearing to threaten the university’s federal funding. No indication that this is an actual policy proposal rather than just an angry tweet. If U.C. Berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view – No Federal Funds? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 2, 2017 Previously, February 1: A… »
Samantha Bee ‘Full Frontal’ Extra: Donald Trump Is Like ‘Gilmore Girls’ Brat
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Donald Trump’s been called a lot of things, but Samantha Bee’s come up with a new one: The president, she says, is like the Gilmore Girls‘ Paris Geller, that snobby girl who staffed the school newspaper staff with her best pals regardless of talent. “It’s like that, but with the leader of the free world and nukes,” says Bee in this “extra” bit released before tonight’s Full Frontal with Samantha Bee on TBS. Bee performed the bit on Facebook Live an hour before the 10:30… »
ABC Orders ‘Las Reinas’ Miami Crime Drama From Mark Gordon, Dean Georgaris
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ABC has handed a pilot order to drama Las Reinas, from producer Mark Gordon (Designated Survivor), feature writer Dean Georgaris (Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life), ABC Studios and the Mark Gordon Co. The project was originally developed at ABC and ABC Studios during the 2014-15 development season when The Mark Gordon Co. was still a pod based at the studio. At the end of that season, Gordon went indie with his company, which is backed by eOne. Because the… »
ABC Orders Emily Kapnek & Sam Sklaver Comedy Pilots From Ellen DeGeneres & Aaron Kaplan
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ABC has given pilot orders to single-camera comedies Splitting Up Together, from Suburgatory and Selfie creator Emily Kapnek, Ellen DeGeneres' A Very Good Prods. and Warner Bros TV; and Charlie Foxtrot, from writer Sam Sklaver (Blunt Talk), Aaron Kaplan's Kapital Entertainment and ABC Studios. Both projects had put pilot commitments. This marks Kaplan’s fourth pilot order, the most for a producer so far this season. In her return to ABC where she created Suburgatory and S… »
‘NCIS: Los Angeles’ Plans Tribute To Miguel Ferrer
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NCIS: Los Angeles will pay tribute to late cast member Miguel Ferrer in its March 5 episode. In the episode, a version of “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” played by Ferrer’s band, The Jenerators and sung by Ferrer will be heard. (Ferrer was an accomplished drummer before turning to acting). The episode will end with a remembrance title card. Ferrer will also appear in the February 19th episode, “Payback,” in scenes that were filmed prior to his death. Ferrer played Assistant… »
Kenneth Choi To Star In Kourtney Kang & Nahnatchka Kahn’s NBC Comedy Pilot
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Kenneth Choi is set as a lead in NBC’s single-camera comedy pilot from Fresh Off the Boat co-executive producer Kourtney Kang and creator/executive producer Nahnatchka Khan. Written by Kang based on her life and to be directed by Fred Savage, the comedy centers on young Katie (Isabella Russo) and explores what it's like to grow up as the only girl in the only mixed-race family in the suburbs of Philadelphia, dealing with real-world issues like race and gender while never… »
Amazon Developing Alternate Universe Drama From Aaron McGruder & Will Packer
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Amazon Studios has put in development an untitled drama project from The Boondocks creator Aaron McGruder and feature producer Will Packer (Straight Outta Compton). The storyline is being kept under wraps but is said to revolve around an alternate universe in the vein of The Man in the High Castle. McGruder will executive produce with Norman Aladjem and Packer. McGruder, who won a Peabody Award for his animated television series The Boondocks, also co-created live-action… »
Bullying Drama From Gina Rodriquez & 3Pas In Works At Hulu Based On Book ‘Yaqui Delgado Wants To Kick Your Ass’
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In a competitive situation, Hulu has bought a drama project based on Meg Medina’s award-winning Ya book Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass, from Jane the Virgin star Gina Rodriguez and her I Can and I Will Productions, Eugenio Derbez and Ben Odell’s 3Pas and Universal TV, where 3Pas has a first-look deal. Written by Queen of the South co-executive producer Dailyn Rodriguez, Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass — now in development — tells the story of a diverse, vibrant… »
Donald Trump’s Primetime Scotus Show Snags 32.4M Viewers – Update
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Update, 2:15 Pm: No word yet on what the number of senators voting to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court will be, or whether the Gop will be forced to go nuclear and smash any filibuster effort by the Democrats. But we do know how many people tuned in Tuesday to watch President Donald Trump make his High Court pick public. About 32.4 million tuned in at 8 Pm Et last night to watch the ex-Celebrity Apprentice host take over primetime with the much-hyped… »
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