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Alexandra Daddario has landed the lead in AMC’s upcoming series “Mayfair Witches,” which is based on the gothic supernatural trilogy “The Lives of the Mayfair Witches” by author Anne Rice,” TheWrap has confirmed.

She’ll play Rowan, a brilliant doctor who comes from a long line of powerful witches. Daddario’s recent TV roles include the first season of HBO’s “The White Lotus,” Paramount+ series “Why Women Kill” and Season 3 of Starz’s “The Girlfriend Experience,” based on the Steven Soderbergh 2009 film of the same name.

Esta Spalding and Michelle Ashford serve as writers and executive producers on the series, with Spalding also serving as showrunner and producer.

The eight-episode first season is set to debut on AMC+ and AMC later this year.

Daddario is repped by UTA, Untitled Entertainment, Rogers & Cowan Pmk and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.

Last year, the network acquired the rights to 18 Rice novels, including

HBO Max is putting together an all-star cast for the upcoming original film “The Parenting.”

On Wednesday, the streamer announced that Brian Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Edie Falco and Dean Norris had been cast to star in the horror-comedy, which focuses on a young queer couple who rent a countryside cottage to host a weekend getaway with their parents, only to discover that it is inhabited by a 400-year-old poltergeist. The roles that Cox, Kudrow, Falco and Norris will be playing have yet to be announced.

“The Parenting” is directed by Craig Johnson, and written by Kent Sublette. Chris Bender and Jake Weiner produce the film for Good Fear Content. New Line Cinema co-produces the film. A release date has yet to be announced.

Cox is a recent Screen Actors Guild Award and Golden Globe winner for his role as Logan Roy in the HBO hit “Succession,” which aired its third season last year.

Jack Black has returned to the “Kung Fu Panda” franchise.

Black will return to voice Po in “Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight,” a new animated original series coming soon to Netflix from DreamWorks Animation. Previously, he voiced the titular Kung Fu Panda in three DreamWorks Animation features, some short films that appeared on the home video releases of the films, and a Christmas special (2010’s “Kung Fu Panda Holiday”).

While, barring the holiday special, Black has been noticeably absent from the small-screen iterations of the character (“Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness” ran from 2011 to 2016 and “Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness” ran from 2018 to 2019) as well as his appearances in theme park attractions like the 4D film at Universal Studios Hollywood, making this something of a homecoming.

The official synopsis for the new “Kung Fu Panda” show reads: “When a mysterious pair of weasels set their sights on

It’s been a big year for “Coda” star Marlee Matlin and it’s about to get even bigger. The actress is set to make her directorial debut by helming an episode of the upcoming Fox drama “Accused,” the network announced Monday.

In the episode, a deaf woman who becomes a surrogate, commits a crime of advocacy and protection, Fox revealed.

“I could not be more excited for the opportunity to direct, and to work on a project with such esteemed, talented, and skilled producers, writers, cast and crew,” Matlin said in a statement. “I’ve never shied away from challenges and having the opportunity to be one of the first female, deaf directors in television is one I am looking forward to.”

“Accused” is based on a British series and “opens in a courtroom.” As cameras focus on the accused, “viewers knowing nothing about their crime or how they ended up on trial,

[Warning: The below contains spoilers for Season 2, Episode 8 of Resident Alien, “Alien Dinner Party.” If you don’t want to be spoiled, go over to the punch bowl and Liv will hook it up. Also, tell do your friends a favor and get them into this damn show.] There was a lot more than cake being served as the good folks of Patience gathered to celebrate the birth of Harry Vanderspeigle (Alan Tudyk). Major secrets surfaced, harsh words were exchanged, a pregnancy was revealed, bathroom sex was had, and a newly hatched alien-human hybrid baby was running amok. Oh, and Harry was given an ominous vision by said newborn “humalien,” Officer Liv (Elizabeth Bowen) got more proof that she was surrounded by otherworldly activity, and the guy who ordered Human Harry to kill Sam Hodges met the business end of Asta’s (Sara Tomko) shotgun after he tried to kill Alien Harry. James Dittiger/Syfy And we’re only

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Wednesday’s episode of Resident Alien.

In Wednesday’s midseason finale of Resident Alien, secrets were exposed and emotions spun wildly out of control, as an alien-human hybrid baby ravaged its way through Patience, and crashed a surprise birthday party thrown for Dr. Harry V.

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A familiar face is scrubbing back into Chicago Med: Jessy Schram, who played Hannah on the NBC medical drama, returned in Wednesday’s episode and will be a series regular going forward, according to our sister site Deadline.

Hannah made her return in the final moments of this week’s Med, starting a new job at the medical center’s emergency Ob-gyn service. Sharon Goodwin set her up with the new position, but Dr. Archer seemed skeptical about bringing her back — which makes sense, since Hannah had a serious heroin addiction that landed her in rehab multiple times.

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Bachelor Nation got whiplash this week from the season finale of “The Bachelor” Season 26 — which went from breakup to makeup to another breakup and another makeup to a dual breakup, all ultimately for leading man Clayton Echard to end up with contestant Susie Evans, who had actually left the show the week before the finale.

If that sounds confusing, it’s because it is.

Never, since the two decades its been on-air, has the dating show seen such a change-of-heart from its lead than it did this season: Echard told three women that he was in love with them, also

Many aspects of Survivor can be deemed hellish, but blindfolded challenges? That’s some brutal stuff right there.

While Wednesday’s immunity challenge left some folks bruised, bothered and bewildered, the real kicker of the episode: The Beware advantage’s secret phrases are back in play. If last season’s twist left you as confused as a goat on AstroTurf or feeling like a bunch of broccoli, well buck up, kiddos! Mike’s got something to tell ya about the game of soccer.

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When Survivor returned for its 42nd season last week, the hit CBS series ended the episode with two players going home, one from tribe Taku and other from tribe Ika. And this week, the season’s second episode, “Good and Guilty,” we saw the fallout with the tribes bonding, none more than Taku. But as viewers know all too well, close bonds don’t always keep you safe on Survivor. In the end, it’s down to strategy and gambling. And a little immunity idol or extra vote here and there always helps. Read on for a recap of everything that went down in the episode, including a vegan struggling to find food, emotional reveals, advantage idols, a blindfolded immunity challenge, and of course, teasing from host Jeff Probst. Robert Voets/CBS Entertainment At the Camps: Losing My Religion (aka a Vegan Eats Crab) As they wait for the impending immunity challenge,

Spoiler Alert: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 7, Episode 2, of “The Masked Singer,” “Masks at Dawn — Round 1,” which aired March 15 on Fox.

Well, this is awkward timing. Joe Buck was the latest celebrity to be revealed on Fox’s “The Masked Singer” — on the same day that Buck also announced that he was splitting from Fox Sports and moving to ESPN. Buck was revealed as the Ram, a clue in itself since obviously the Los Angeles Rams just won most important football game of them all, the Super Bowl.

Buck wasn’t available to talk to press about the episode,

Katherine McNamara is staying inside the CW family (if not the Arrowverse): The former Arrow cast member has signed on to star opposite Matt Barr in the spinoff pilot Walker: Independence, our sister site Deadline reports.

In the 1800s-set prequel, McNamara will play Abby Walker, presumably an ancestor of Jared Padalecki’s Cordell Walker from the flagship series. After her husband is murdered by a horse thief, Abby crosses paths with Barr’s Hoyt Rawlins and sets out for the town of Independence, Texas. “Our newfound family will struggle with the changing world around them, while becoming agents of

Start recalibrating the brightness settings on your TV now, because The Batman will be swooping onto HBO Max perhaps sooner than you think.

As noticed by fans and reported on by sites such as Deadline, a “glitch” on an HBO website accidently, briefly, and apparently accurately revealed that the Robert Pattinson and Zoe Kravitz-starring The Batman will make its HBO Max premiere on Tuesday, April 19, then hit HBO proper a few days later.

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An appeals court ordered former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett released from jail on Wednesday, just seven days into a 150-day sentence for faking a hate crime.

In a 2-1 ruling, the justices ordered Smollett released pending the appeal of his conviction, on the condition that he post a $150,000 bond.

The justices did not explain their ruling.

Smollett’s attorney, Nenye Uche, had warned that Smollett was the subject of threats and could face physical harm while in custody. He also argued that Smollett was likely to be kept in solitary confinement, which could damage his mental health.

Sean Wieber, representing

Disney+ on Wednesday morning suped up its slate of Marvel fare by adding 20 total seasons of TV, including Netflix’s inaugural street-level hero series, Daredevil, and the five that followed it, plus ABC’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

None of the seven newcomers, though, landed in any of the Disney+ Marvel hub’s MCU rows — Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase One through Four, or Marvel Cinematic Universe in Timeline Order — where they could have lived alongside the likes of WandaVision, Loki and even the Marvel One-Shot featurettes that were included as special features on the MCU films’ Blu-ray and digital releases.

Reality TV pioneer Bunim-Murray Productions is throwing its hat into the Nft ring.

The production company teamed with tech startup Virtual Arts to form Wonderfuel, an entertainment company that intends to develop a slate of unscripted TV shows funded by sales of nonfungible tokens (NFTs).

Wonderfuel (wonderfuel.co) plans to shop its shows to traditional TV networks and streaming platforms, and the shows are also expected to be available on Web3 platforms to Nft owners. The companies said that new NFTs — which verify the ownership of unique pieces of digital content using distributed blockchain technology — will be minted and released alongside the shows,

Is 9-1-1‘s Buck still a baddish boy? Has Riverdale bomb bonded “Barchie”? Is Chicago Fire‘s Sylvie a goner? Read on for answers to those questions plus teases from other shows. (Email any brand-new Qs to InsideLine@tvline.com.)

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Remember when Buck used to be the firehouse’s resident wild card, constantly full of surprises? Having seen 9-1-1’s spring premiere, we can confirm that the 118’s reformed bad boy still has a few tricks up his sleeve. We’re not

CBS police drama pilot “East New York” has cast Amanda Warren (“The Purge”) in the starring role of Regina Haywood, a serious street cop turned deputy inspector.

“East New York,” written by William Finkelstein and Mike Flynn, was given a pilot order last month. No other cast members have been announced.

The pilot’s executive producers are Finkelstein, Flynn, Mike Robin from Skyemac Productions, Christine Holder and Mark Holder from Wonder Street. Andrew Maher from Skyemac is a co-executive producer. Warner Bros. Television is the studio.

“East New York” follows Haywood as she leads a diverse group of detectives and

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If you’re unpacking the truth behind one of New York’s most confounding public sagas, sometimes it’s best to go straight to the source. To get a better idea about the truth behind the rise and unceremonious end of Manhattan raw food eatery Pure Food and Wine, “Bad Vegan” director Chris Smith spoke to former restaurant owner Sarma Melngailis.

“On this one, it was really sitting down with Sarma. We did an eight-hour interview, just to get a sense of what this was or what it could be,” Smith said. “At least speaking for myself, I went in with no preconceived notion. We had a vague understanding of what had happened. But to go forensically through the story, from her point of view, in as much detail as possible, it just opened it up in a way that made us look at the story slightly differently.”

If that

Starz has unveiled the trailer and key art for “Gaslit,” its limited series that tackles the Watergate scandal. The show focuses on the perspective of Martha Mitchell (Julia Roberts), the wife of Richard Nixon’s attorney general, John Mitchell (Sean Penn). “Gaslit” will debut on Starz’s digital platform at midnight on April 24, with a linear debut the same day at 8 p.m. Et.

Roberts is on fire in the trailer, Arkansas accent and all, as a political storm swirls around her, and Penn is nearly unrecognizable in his prosthetics and hair pieces. At one point, John slaps Martha across the face,