Tom Fontana (Homicide: Life on the Street) has been named showrunner, exec producer and one of the writers on upcoming Showtime drama City on a Hill, starring Kevin Bacon (The Following) and Aldis Hodge (Underground). Boston-set series, based on an idea by Ben Affleck, premieres in 2019.
NBC and Sony Pictures Television are collaborating on a two-part Timeless series finale to air during the holidays, offering closure to fans of the cult fave. According to EPs Shawn Ryan and Eric Kripke, “While we wish we could’ve made another dozen seasons of Timeless, this is the next best thing….The studio, network, cast and […]
OWN renewed romantic drama Love Is___ for a second season. The series premiered June 18 with 1.2 million viewers and a 1.2 W25-54 rating (Live+3), and it was the night’s #2 telecast on all television among African American women.
CBS Corp. announced yesterday that its board of directors is in the process of selecting outside counsel to conduct an independent investigation into accusations of sexual misconduct against its chairman and CEO, Leslie Moonves. “No other action was taken on this matter at today’s board meeting,” said the company. Interest in what would transpire at […]
Timothy Hutton has joined the season five cast of ABC drama How to Get Away With Murder.
Kenya Barris is exiting ABC Studios, but will continue as exec producer on ABC’s black-ish and Freeform’s grown-ish and upcoming Besties. Deadline reports that like Shonda Rimes, Barris is headed for Netflix. “Leaving is bittersweet, but between my series on the air and projects currently in development, I know I’ll continue to work with ABC […]
Norman Lear and his Act III production company inked a two-year first look deal with Sony Pictures Television that includes the option of re-imagined versions of Lear classics. But don’t look for Archie Bunker. “I have no intention of doing All in the Family again,” Lear told Deadline. And “No Maude.” That said, “I couldn’t […]
Lifetime will increase its movie tally to 75 for 2019, and signed a production deal with newswoman Robin Roberts for a series of movies and documentaries under the banner Robin Roberts Presents, which will debut next year. The net also is developing several book franchises, including the previously announced Jane Green three-picture deal, and the […]
Pop TV launched free app Pop Now on Apple iOS and tvOS, Android and Roku and announced its upcoming slate. The app is the only streaming platform where viewers in the US can watch all eps of Schitt’s Creek prior to its season 5 return in 2019. Also available on the app are Swedish Dicks […]
Nat Geo and Jeff Goldblum are partnering on global docu-series The Curiosity of Jeff Goldblum (wt), a 12-parter following Goldblum as he uncovers extraordinary stories behind ordinary things. That news broke at TCA, as did greenlights for Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, starring the celebrity chef drawing connections between exploration, adventure and food, and season two of […]
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