Just weeks after ABC praised Roseanne Barrand her hit revival series as the centerpiece of its Upfront presentation, the network has canceled the show after Barr tweeted a vile racist statement. Channing Dungey, president of ABC Entertainment, issued a concise statement yesterday: “Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we […]
Amazon picked up Expanse, the sci-fi drama currently in its third and final season on Syfy, for a fourth run. Amazon chief Jeff Bezos broke the news at the National Space Society’s International Space Development Conference. A change.org petition by fans calling for Amazon or Netflix to buy the rights had collected almost 140,000 signatures […]
Sesame Street creators filed a lawsuit against STX Entertainment, alleging that the marketing campaign for R-rated The Happytime Murders will hurt the house of Elmo. The film starring Melissa McCarthy centers on a puppet cast from a 1980s TV show that get murdered; the Jim Henson Company helped produce. The movie features scenes of drug […]
Multiple women have stepped forward to accuse Morgan Freeman of inappropriate behavior on set, during press junkets and at his production company Revelations Entertainment. CNN, which broke the story, thus far has interviewed 16 people about Freeman as part of an investigation and revealed that Revelations co-founder Lori McCreary allegedly witnessed one such incident. Freeman […]
The Break with Michelle Wolf launches on Netflix this Sunday, May 27, with a new episode streaming weekly every Sunday. Half-hour episodes of the variety/sketch series will feature host Wolf, who previously worked on The Daily Show and Late Night w/ Seth Meyers, and guests.
ABC’s Good Morning America is expanding to three hours, with the addition airing at 1p EDT and noon CDT/PDT. “We believe there is great opportunity for viewers and advertisers in expanding to a third hour,” said Ben Sherwood, co-chairman, Disney Media Networks, and president, Disney|ABC Television. But something’s gotta give – while Live With Kelly […]
The spinoff to Freeform’s The Fosters has a name: Good Trouble. Series follows Callie and Mariana as they embark on the next phase of their lives in LA. Also on Freeform: The Bold Type returns for a new season Tuesday, June 12 with a two-hour premiere starting at 8p.
Backed by the success of Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, Remini is working on a new project for A&E that focuses on Jehovah’s Witnesses, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Remini has a first-look production deal with A&E.
Lifetime’s UnReal is moving to Hulu. The network sold the already-filmed fourth and likely final season of the dark behind-the-scenes-at-a-dating-show drama to the streamer, which already had streaming rights.
Barack and Michelle Obama inked a multi-year deal with Netflix. Said the former president, “We hope to cultivate and curate the talented, inspiring, creative voices who are able to promote greater empathy and understanding between peoples.” The deal includes scripted and unscripted series, documentaries and features, via a new company the Obamas set up called […]
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