ABC has a Marvel-ous special slated for Friday, December 20 at 8p. Celebrating Marvel’s Stan Lee, filmed in front of a live audience in NYC, explores the life of the legendary comic creator via interviews and archival footage.
Oprah Winfrey behind new music industry sexual assault doc for Apple
Apple, Oprah Winfrey and Impact Partners are at work on a music industry sexual assault doc with filmmaker Kirby Dick and producer Amy Ziering, the team behind college campus rape doc The Hunting Ground and The Invisible War. Untitled project follows a fast-rising former female music exec who struggles with whether or not to go […]
Llifetime drops trailer for first Robin Roberts Presents ep
Lifetime dropped the first trailer for its upcoming Robin Roberts Presents: Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story, premiering January 18 at 8p. Exec-produced by Roberts, film stars Niecy Nash (When They See Us, Claws), Rayven Ferrell (The Hate U Give) and Ta’Rhonda Jones (Empire), in the true story of a young woman who […]
In the news: Jenner “brother” gets Quibi show
Kendall Jenner will executive produce a short-form series for Quibi about her “fraternal twin” Kirby Jenner – actually a performance artist known for his Instagram-based parody – with her mom Kris Jenner, McG (The Babysitter), Howie Mandel, Ryan Seacrest, Mary Viola, Ali Brown, Rami Hachache and Gil Goldshein. It’s the first Keeping Up With the […]
Trending: Doctor Who returns New Year’s Day
Doctor Who kicks off season 12 on BBC America on Wednesday, January 1 at 8p, slipping into its regular timeslot the following Sunday at 8p.
In the news: Back to work in the Windy City
It’s back to work at HGTV’s Windy City Rehab. The city of Chicago had issued stop work orders over the summer for the renovation show, citing building violations, but nearly a dozen of those orders have been lifted, allowing co-stars Alison Victoria and Donovan Eckhardt to resume work on existing rehabs. HGTV renewed the hit […]
Trending: Hulu has an offer for cord-cutters
Hulu has a Black Friday offer for new subscribers: $1.99 per month for its ad-supported basic tier service plan. Interested cord-cutters had better act quickly – the deal, which can’t be combined with other offers or its Disney bundle, ends today.
Showtime orders Cindy Adams docu-series
Showtime announced new docu-series Gossip Starring Cindy Adams (wt), focused on the longtime New York Post gossip columnist. Imagine’s Brian Grazer and Ron Howard will exec produce, with Jenny Carchman (The Fourth Estate) producing and directing. Series is slated to premiere in 2021.
All Access cancels Strange Angel
CBS All Access canceled Strange Angel after two seasons. Series based on the biography Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons starred Jack Reynor.
Anne With an E to end with season three
Anne With an E won’t see a fourth season. Netflix and Canadian broadcaster CBC have decided not to move forward with the drama from Northwood Entertainment. Series creator and EP Moira Walley-Beckett confirmed the cancellation on Instagram. The show’s third and final season premieres Friday, January 3 on Netflix.
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