Yes, that’s MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow you’ll hear (though maybe not see) on The CW’s Batwoman as radio personality Vesper Fairchild. Sebastian Roche (Vampire Diaries) has also joined the superhero drama, reports Deadline, in the recurring role of a plastic surgeon/philanthropist.
Freeform’s Kickoff to Christmas event starts Friday, November 1 and will include two new originals, the film Turkey Drop on Saturday, November 23 at 9p, and reality competition series Wrap Battle, launching Monday, November 25 at 9p.
The former assistant Robert De Niro and his Canal Productions sued for $6 million in August for embezzling company funds and underperforming, slapped De Niro with a $12 million gender discrimination, harassment and back pay suit. In a 19-page filing that links De Niro to “professional collaborator” Harvey Weinstein, Graham Chase Robinson accuses the Irishman […]
HBO Max knows how to get to Sesame Street. The WarnerMedia streaming platform will be the new SVOD home of the iconic series beginning with its 51st season. Series will relocate from HBO and its on-demand as part of a five-year deal between WarnerMedia and Sesame Workshop that includes five new 35-ep seasons, four new […]
Young Dylan got a big surprise on The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Tyler Perry and Nickelodeon have entered into a partnership to jointly develop and produce a new kids and family live-action series starring the 10-year-old rapper. “It’s a thrill to bring this new series to Nickelodeon from the incredibly talented and prolific Tyler Perry, whose […]
Animated kids’ show Gandhi, inspired by the life of Mahatma Gandhi, makes its international debut at MIPCOM from India and Singapore-based animation studio Cosmos-Maya. The show has been commissioned by the Walt Disney Company India.
Trevor Noah is developing an as-yet untitled comedy series for Quibi. Produced by Noah’s Day Zero Productions and Comedy Central Productions, series aims to give viewers an “unprecedented peek” at the comedian’s interactions with people he meets and places he visits while touring the globe.
Ryan Reynolds-starring feature 6 Underground will debut on Netflix December 13. The Michael Bay-directed feature follows a team of six individuals from around the world, brought together by an enigmatic leader whose sole mission is to ensure that the actions of he and his fellow operatives will go down in history.
Netflix renewed Stranger Things for a fourth season, and inked an overall deal for series and films with creators and showrunners The Duffer Brothers. The streamer made the announcement in a video that ends with, “We’re not in Hawkins Anymore.”
Food Network and Cooking Channel are prepping for the holidays with a 40% increase in Thanksgiving content versus 2018. Among the offerings are four-part Ultimate Thanksgiving Challenge, premiering Sunday, November 3 at 9p, and live interactive streaming event Guy’s Thanksgiving Hotline on the new Food Network Kitchen app.