Norman Lear, at TCA to talk about his upcoming profile on PBS’s American Masters, due in fall 2016, also updated reporters on the status of a Latino reboot of comedy One Day at a Time. “Not in Spanish, but English. That could happen,” said Lear, adding that unlike the 1975-1984 original, focused on a single […]
Skip a newsletter last week? “In Case You Missed It” rounds up the top stories in our daily editions, so you can be up on the latest news, Cynopsis-style, in the worlds of linear, digital, and sports television. Enjoy! Showtime is pulling the plug on Happyish after one season. Picked up to series in January […]
Halloween weekend just got spookier. In a U.S. television first, Destination America is set to air the first live exorcism. Exorcism: Live! visits the St. Louis house, inspiration for 1973’s The Exorcist, where the ritual was performed on Roland Doe in 1949. The cast of Ghost Asylum and world-renowned psychic medium Chip Coffey are part […]
Investigation Discovery sheds new light on infamous and controversial cases in Barbara Walters Presents American Scandals, launching Monday, November 2 at 10p. Featured stories include Jean Harris, Mark David Chapman and Erik and Lyle Menendez. “There is still enormous interest in these sensational scandals,” said Walters. Series premieres Monday, November 2 at 10p.
John Legend, along with Get Lifted partners Mike Jackson and Ty Stiklorius, are onboard to exec produce WGN America thriller Underground, as well as (of course) oversee the score and soundtrack. The show centers on plantation slaves who band together to fight for their families and their freedom. “This series has a unique opportunity to […]
Ellen Barkin and Scott Speedman (Felicity) have been tapped to star in Animal Kingdom, a TNT crime family drama pilot from John Wells inspired by the feature film. Barkin will play matriarch Janine “Smurf ” Cody; Speedman portrays Barry “Baz” Brown, adopted by the Cody family when he was 12.
Diane Keaton will star opposite Jude Law in The Young Pope, a joint production of HBO, Sky and Canal+ about the fictional Pontificate of Pius XIII (aka Lenny Belardo). Keaton plays a nun in the eight-episode series directed by Paolo Sorrentino.
Ahead of a month-long celebration of the 25th anniversary of Law & Order, WE tv started a two-night marathon last night that continues tonight at 8p, with bonus footage and behind the scenes extras. On Monday, stars Dann Florek, Carolyn McCormick, S. Epatha Merkerson and Jill Hennessy got the party started in NYC. In August, […]
TV Land closed a deal for a pilot script with Melissa McCarthy and her actor/director husband Ben Falcone serving as exec producers through their production company, On The Day. The single-camera comedy, tentatively titled Friends with Melissa, is written, executive produced and inspired by the real lives of Hugh Davidson, Larry Dorf and Rachel Ramras, […]
Freida Pinto will guest star on the season four (and Hulu) premiere of The Mindy Project. The Slumdog Millionaire star plays a version of herself that Danny is dating in an alternate reality.
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