Netflix cancelled One Day At A Time, a Latinx-themed reimagining of the original Norman Lear sitcom. “We’ve made the very difficult decision not to renew One Day At A Time for a fourth season,” the streamer announced in a Twitter post. “The choice did not come easily – we spent several weeks trying to find […]
Hallmark Channel has cut all ties with Lori Loughlin, following her arrest over an elite college entrance fraud scheme. Said Crown Media in a statement Thursday afternoon, “We are saddened by the recent news surrounding the college admissions allegations. We are no longer working with Lori Loughlin and have stopped development of all productions that […]
NBC ordered 10 episodes of celebrity music and game show, That’s My Jam. Inspired by Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show segments, “Wheel of Musical Impressions,” the hour-long competition will be exec produced by Fallon, and infused with the late-night host’s “one-of-a-kind comedic style, feel-good energy, and a carousel of his classic and brand-new music-based games.”
The Bachelor runner-up Hannah Brown gets another chance at love during season 15 of The Bachelorette, launching Monday, May 13 at 8p. In a two-hour special the week before, on May 6, Chris Harrison hosts the no-need-for-description Bachelorette Reunion: The Biggest Bachelorette Reunion in Bachelor History Ever!.
CBS has taken full ownership of Pop TV, buying out Lionsgate’s 50% stake in the cable channel. According to a memo from CBS Corp. CCO David Nevins, Pop will continue to field “idiosyncratic, comedy-leaning original programming,” and may add reruns of vintage and contemporary CBS shows.
Amy Adams and her manager Stacy O’Neil’s new production company, Bond Group Entertainment, inked a first look deal with HBO. Their first project, Poisonwood Bible, which is based on the Barbara Kingsolver novel, is being developed as a limited series. Kingsolver and Anya Epstein (The Affair, In Treatment) will serve as co-writers on the project. […]
Daytimer Jerry O, hosted by Jerry O’Connell (Carter), will have a three-week summer run on select FOX-owned stations beginning August 12. The entertainment talk/comedy show from Debmar-Mercury and Funny Or Die will feature specially produced Funny or Die comedy segments. “I love daytime. I love watching it and have fallen in love with guest-hosting it,” […]
Showtime ordered eight-part limited series Good Lord Bird, from Blumhouse Television, based on the novel by James McBride. Ethan Hawke will star as 19th-century abolitionist John Brown and is co-writing and executive producing with Mark Richard (The Ice at the Bottom of the World). Anthony Hemingway (Underground) will direct and executive produce.
Speaking at SXSW, Jeff Zucker, CNN president who recently was elevated to WarnerMedia News & Sports chairman, said the Department of Justice’s ploy to overturn the AT&T-Time Warner merger “came from the president… There was absolutely no basis to be doing what they were doing and clearly there was a political agenda at work.” Zucker […]
Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) will make her Saturday Night Live host debut on March 30, the weekend before her BBC America series’ season 2 premiere. Coachella headliners Tame Impala will be the musical guest.