For one magical week, everybody with hands anywhere near advertising purse strings is being pampered like royalty — unless, lord help them, they attempted to capture one frame of the Wicked trailer. Because anybody who did that during Monday morning’s NBCUniversal upfront presentation is likely halfway to a black site by now.
“We do have security around the venue with night vision and laser pointers,” cautioned chief content officer Donna Langley from the Radio City Music Hall stage, the room suddenly lit emerald green. The crowd laughed, but she wasn’t kidding. Four people in my immediate vicinity were scolded with flashlights for phone use when the yet-to-be-released full trailer of the Broadway adaptation aired its sneak peek.
There is no need to dissect the irony of a media giant giving one of the most compelling slots in its near-two-hour plea for advertising to a feature film. There’s no...
“We do have security around the venue with night vision and laser pointers,” cautioned chief content officer Donna Langley from the Radio City Music Hall stage, the room suddenly lit emerald green. The crowd laughed, but she wasn’t kidding. Four people in my immediate vicinity were scolded with flashlights for phone use when the yet-to-be-released full trailer of the Broadway adaptation aired its sneak peek.
There is no need to dissect the irony of a media giant giving one of the most compelling slots in its near-two-hour plea for advertising to a feature film. There’s no...
- 5/13/2024
- by Mikey O'Connell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After an opening performance by a guitar-picking Jimmy Fallon — who sung about, among other things, how “next year I’ll be a hologram” — the NBCUniversal upfront got underway Monday at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
So you didn’t make it to the home of the Rockettes? Here’s what you missed:
-NBCUniversal Chairman Mark Lazarus briefly took the stage to crow “while others have been spinning, we’ve spent the last year investing in our content, tech and overall experience.” “No one else can do what we do,” he added.
-Talent like Jabari Banks and Jesse L. Martin talked up content like The Irrational and Bel-Air before tossing to a breathless video package touting NBCUni content that was hosted by Mark-Paul Gosselaar.
-NBCUniversal Studio Group Chair and Chief Content Officer Donna Langley chatted about how she’s “excited to build up our story legacy across film,...
So you didn’t make it to the home of the Rockettes? Here’s what you missed:
-NBCUniversal Chairman Mark Lazarus briefly took the stage to crow “while others have been spinning, we’ve spent the last year investing in our content, tech and overall experience.” “No one else can do what we do,” he added.
-Talent like Jabari Banks and Jesse L. Martin talked up content like The Irrational and Bel-Air before tossing to a breathless video package touting NBCUni content that was hosted by Mark-Paul Gosselaar.
-NBCUniversal Studio Group Chair and Chief Content Officer Donna Langley chatted about how she’s “excited to build up our story legacy across film,...
- 5/13/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
NBC has unveiled its 2024 fall schedule, which highlights franchise dramas, two nights of laughs, unscripted hits, live specials, and holiday programming. All new series will stream the next day on Peacock along with the rest of NBC’s entertainment lineup.
Three new series are set to premiere in the fall, including the drama Brilliant Minds, starring Zachary Quinto and inspired by the true story of a revolutionary, larger-than-life neurologist, Oliver Wolf, and his team of interns as they explore the last great frontier — the human mind — while also grappling with their own relationships and mental health.
Also coming is St. Denis Medical, which stars Wendi McLendon-Covey, Allison Tolman, and David Alan Grier and is from co-creators Justin Spitzer and Eric Ledgin. It brings the laughs with a mockumentary about an underfunded, understaffed Oregon hospital where dedicated doctors and nurses try their best to treat patients while maintaining their own sanity.
Three new series are set to premiere in the fall, including the drama Brilliant Minds, starring Zachary Quinto and inspired by the true story of a revolutionary, larger-than-life neurologist, Oliver Wolf, and his team of interns as they explore the last great frontier — the human mind — while also grappling with their own relationships and mental health.
Also coming is St. Denis Medical, which stars Wendi McLendon-Covey, Allison Tolman, and David Alan Grier and is from co-creators Justin Spitzer and Eric Ledgin. It brings the laughs with a mockumentary about an underfunded, understaffed Oregon hospital where dedicated doctors and nurses try their best to treat patients while maintaining their own sanity.
- 5/12/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Updated: The network upfronts are once again front-and-center for the television industry as major players gather in New York May 13-16 for the springtime ritual of courting advertisers and media buyers and presenting programming plans for the upcoming TV season.
The industry is looking forward to a return to form after the disruption of last year’s writers and actors strikes. As content chiefs outline their schedules for the 2024-2025 television season, here is a running list of new comedy, drama and unscripted series orders handed out by ABC, Disney, CBS, Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery, NBC, Fox, the CW and other major players. This post will be updated throughout upfront week.
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NBC Comedy
Happy’s Place (Universal Television)
Logline: Bobbi inherits her father’s bar and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had.
The industry is looking forward to a return to form after the disruption of last year’s writers and actors strikes. As content chiefs outline their schedules for the 2024-2025 television season, here is a running list of new comedy, drama and unscripted series orders handed out by ABC, Disney, CBS, Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery, NBC, Fox, the CW and other major players. This post will be updated throughout upfront week.
Related Content: Upfronts 2024 Full Coverage
NBC Comedy
Happy’s Place (Universal Television)
Logline: Bobbi inherits her father’s bar and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had.
- 5/12/2024
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
A Suits spinoff is coming to NBC, but it didn’t appear on the Fall 2024 schedule. It has some fans worried, and with good reason. There is a chance that the spinoff might not air at all, but that will have to wait until NBC makes its official announcement.
Here is all the recent news and what you need to know about the Suits spinoff and its place on NBC.
Is Suits Spinoff Still Coming To NBC?
A new Suits spinoff series was supposed to be coming to NBC. However, when the network released its Fall 2024 schedule, it was nowhere to be seen. The series is titled Suits: L.A., but there is one problem with the new series. It hasn’t officially received a series order from NBC. The network released the Fall 2024 schedule and still hasn’t revealed the news on the hopeful spinoff series.
The decision to order...
Here is all the recent news and what you need to know about the Suits spinoff and its place on NBC.
Is Suits Spinoff Still Coming To NBC?
A new Suits spinoff series was supposed to be coming to NBC. However, when the network released its Fall 2024 schedule, it was nowhere to be seen. The series is titled Suits: L.A., but there is one problem with the new series. It hasn’t officially received a series order from NBC. The network released the Fall 2024 schedule and still hasn’t revealed the news on the hopeful spinoff series.
The decision to order...
- 5/11/2024
- by Shawn Lealos
- TV Shows Ace
NBC dropped some good news to take us into the weekend.
The network unveiled its 2024 fall schedule, highlighting fan-favorite franchise dramas, two nights of laughs, huge unscripted hits and the biggest and best live specials and holiday programming.
If that seems like a mouthful, the details will probably help you see what’s what.
Fall Season
Three new series are set to premiere in the fall, including the drama Brilliant Minds, starring Zachary Quinto and inspired by the true story of a revolutionary, larger-than-life neurologist, Oliver Wolf, and his team of interns as they explore the last great frontier — the human mind — while also grappling with their own relationships and mental health.
St. Denis Medical, which stars Wendi McLendon-Covey, Allison Tolman, and David Alan Grier and is from co-creators Justin Spitzer and Eric Ledgin, brings the laughs with a mockumentary about an underfunded, understaffed Oregon hospital where the dedicated doctors...
The network unveiled its 2024 fall schedule, highlighting fan-favorite franchise dramas, two nights of laughs, huge unscripted hits and the biggest and best live specials and holiday programming.
If that seems like a mouthful, the details will probably help you see what’s what.
Fall Season
Three new series are set to premiere in the fall, including the drama Brilliant Minds, starring Zachary Quinto and inspired by the true story of a revolutionary, larger-than-life neurologist, Oliver Wolf, and his team of interns as they explore the last great frontier — the human mind — while also grappling with their own relationships and mental health.
St. Denis Medical, which stars Wendi McLendon-Covey, Allison Tolman, and David Alan Grier and is from co-creators Justin Spitzer and Eric Ledgin, brings the laughs with a mockumentary about an underfunded, understaffed Oregon hospital where the dedicated doctors...
- 5/10/2024
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
NBC on Friday became the second broadcast network (after CBS) to unveil its schedule for the Fall TV season. What shows are on the move, where did new ones land, and what’s on hold until midseason?
♦ The freshman hits Found and The Irrational are both moving to new nights for Season 2 — Thursday and Tuesday, respectively. “With [Law & Order: Organized Crime] moving to Peacock, that allows us to use Svu, which is obviously one of the strongest dramas on television, to lead into Found,” Jeff Bader, president of program planning strategy for NBCUniversal Entertainment, explained to TVLine, whereas The Irrational once again has The Voice as a lead-in,...
♦ The freshman hits Found and The Irrational are both moving to new nights for Season 2 — Thursday and Tuesday, respectively. “With [Law & Order: Organized Crime] moving to Peacock, that allows us to use Svu, which is obviously one of the strongest dramas on television, to lead into Found,” Jeff Bader, president of program planning strategy for NBCUniversal Entertainment, explained to TVLine, whereas The Irrational once again has The Voice as a lead-in,...
- 5/10/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
NBC has made subtle changes to its schedule for fall, which features three new series, medical drama Brilliant Minds, starring Zachary Quinto; medical comedy St. Denis Medical, headlined by Wendi McLendon-Covey and David Alan Grier; and Reba McEntire’s new sitcom, Happy’s Place. NBC is creating two clearly defined 8 Pm comedy blocks next season — a workplace one on Tuesday and a family one on Friday.
Here is NBC’s “very stable schedule” for fall, as NBCU’s SVP Content Planning Steve Kern described it, followed by analysis with input from Kern and NBCU President of Program Planning Jeff Bader, who also discussed contingencies in case of an IATSE strike, as well as description of NBC’s new series.
NBC Fall 2024-25 Schedule
(New programs in Upper Case; all times Et/Pt)
Monday
8-10 P.M. — The Voice
10-11 P.M. — Brilliant Minds
Tuesday
8-8:30 P.M. —St. Denis Medical
8:30-9 P.
Here is NBC’s “very stable schedule” for fall, as NBCU’s SVP Content Planning Steve Kern described it, followed by analysis with input from Kern and NBCU President of Program Planning Jeff Bader, who also discussed contingencies in case of an IATSE strike, as well as description of NBC’s new series.
NBC Fall 2024-25 Schedule
(New programs in Upper Case; all times Et/Pt)
Monday
8-10 P.M. — The Voice
10-11 P.M. — Brilliant Minds
Tuesday
8-8:30 P.M. —St. Denis Medical
8:30-9 P.
- 5/10/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
NBC has set its fall 2024 schedule, which includes three new series, and a plum new home for “Found” on Thursday nights behind “Law & Order: Svu.”
Among freshman entires, the medical drama “Brilliant Minds,” starring Zachary Quinto, will debut on Mondays at 10 p.m. Et in the choice post-“The Voice” timeslot. The mockumentary comedy series “St. Denis Medical” — set in an Oregon hospital and starring Wendi McLendon-Covey, Allison Tolman and David Alan Grier — will kick off Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. Both shows had originally been picked up to series in 2023, but their premieres were delayed by the dual Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes.
Elsewhere on the schedule, the new multi-cam comedy “Happy’s Place,” starring Reba McEntire, will kick off Friday nights at 8 p.m., followed by the third season of “Lopez vs Lopez.” The latter show, starring George Lopez, previously aired on Friday nights but had moved to Tuesdays in its second season.
Among freshman entires, the medical drama “Brilliant Minds,” starring Zachary Quinto, will debut on Mondays at 10 p.m. Et in the choice post-“The Voice” timeslot. The mockumentary comedy series “St. Denis Medical” — set in an Oregon hospital and starring Wendi McLendon-Covey, Allison Tolman and David Alan Grier — will kick off Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. Both shows had originally been picked up to series in 2023, but their premieres were delayed by the dual Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes.
Elsewhere on the schedule, the new multi-cam comedy “Happy’s Place,” starring Reba McEntire, will kick off Friday nights at 8 p.m., followed by the third season of “Lopez vs Lopez.” The latter show, starring George Lopez, previously aired on Friday nights but had moved to Tuesdays in its second season.
- 5/10/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Ahead of next week’s upfront presentation to Madison Avenue ad buyers, NBC has solidified its comedy lineup for the 2024-25 broadcast season.
The network has handed out a series order to the multicamera comedy Happy’s Place, starring Reba McEntire, and renewed George Lopez’s half-hour Lopez vs. Lopez for a third season. Additionally, NBC has canceled rookie comedy Extended Family, starring Jon Cryer.
Happy’s Place, which was picked up to pilot in late January, revolves around Bobbie (McEntire), who inherits her father’s restaurant and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had. The series reunites McEntire with the team behind her eponymous 2001 sitcom, including showrunner Kevin Abbott and co-star Melissa Peterman. Belissa Escobedo, Pablo Castelblanco, Tokala Black Elk and Rex Linn round out the cast of the series, which is produced in-house at Universal Television.
The network has handed out a series order to the multicamera comedy Happy’s Place, starring Reba McEntire, and renewed George Lopez’s half-hour Lopez vs. Lopez for a third season. Additionally, NBC has canceled rookie comedy Extended Family, starring Jon Cryer.
Happy’s Place, which was picked up to pilot in late January, revolves around Bobbie (McEntire), who inherits her father’s restaurant and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had. The series reunites McEntire with the team behind her eponymous 2001 sitcom, including showrunner Kevin Abbott and co-star Melissa Peterman. Belissa Escobedo, Pablo Castelblanco, Tokala Black Elk and Rex Linn round out the cast of the series, which is produced in-house at Universal Television.
- 5/8/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
‘Succession’ has gone out with one final bang: The HBO drama won two Writers Guild of America Awards on Sunday night — the most of any series — for best drama series and also for best drama episode. Creator Jesse Armstrong was on hand in New York to accept the award, while several of the show’s writers were also in LA to accept the honor.
This reps the final major awards show where “Succession” (which ended its run last May) was still eligible. Besides best drama, the show also won the episodic drama prize, for the episode “Living+,” written by Georgia Pritchett and Will Arbery.
The WGA Awards recognized the best of 2023’s television and film via its annual event held this year at the Hollywood Palladium for the West Coast edition and at New York’s Edison Ballroom for the East Coast ceremony.
Big winners on the film side included “American Fiction” writer Cord Jefferson,...
This reps the final major awards show where “Succession” (which ended its run last May) was still eligible. Besides best drama, the show also won the episodic drama prize, for the episode “Living+,” written by Georgia Pritchett and Will Arbery.
The WGA Awards recognized the best of 2023’s television and film via its annual event held this year at the Hollywood Palladium for the West Coast edition and at New York’s Edison Ballroom for the East Coast ceremony.
Big winners on the film side included “American Fiction” writer Cord Jefferson,...
- 4/14/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Niecy Nash-Betts, who recently won an Emmy for her role on Netflix’s “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” has signed on to host the Los Angeles portion of next month’s Writers Guild Awards. The 2024 event, which was pushed back in the wake of the Hollywood strikes, will take place on Saturday, April 14 at the Hollywood Palladium.
“A good writer is an actors’ greatest gift,” Nash-Betts said in a statement. Added L.A. awards exec producer Hugh Fink (“Saturday Night Live”): “Niecy Nash-Betts is the dream host for this year’s WGA Awards. Her brilliant performance in ‘Dahmer’ – as the courageous woman who helped take down a serial killer who ate his victims – is surprisingly a lot like negotiating with the AMPTP.”
Benn Fleishman of Avalon Harbor Entertainment is also a producer for this year’s WGA Awards in Los Angeles. Additional presenters scheduled to appear at this year’s L.
“A good writer is an actors’ greatest gift,” Nash-Betts said in a statement. Added L.A. awards exec producer Hugh Fink (“Saturday Night Live”): “Niecy Nash-Betts is the dream host for this year’s WGA Awards. Her brilliant performance in ‘Dahmer’ – as the courageous woman who helped take down a serial killer who ate his victims – is surprisingly a lot like negotiating with the AMPTP.”
Benn Fleishman of Avalon Harbor Entertainment is also a producer for this year’s WGA Awards in Los Angeles. Additional presenters scheduled to appear at this year’s L.
- 3/21/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Suits is continuing to cash in on its current popularity.
The BBC has acquired all nine seasons of the hit American legal drama, along with mockumentary St. Denis Medical and the series continuation of the hit Best Man films, The Best Man: The Final Chapters, for its TV channels and the BBC iPlayer streaming service.
It acquired the three titles from NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution.
Set in a New York City law firm, Suits stars Patrick J. Adams (Old School) as Mike Ross, who uses his photographic memory to talk his way into a job as an associate working for successful “closer” Harvey Spector, played by Gabriel Macht (Love & Other Drugs), despite being a college dropout who never attended law school. Together they win lawsuits and close cases, while at the same time hiding Mike’s secret. Suits boasts a stellar ensemble cast that also includes Gina Torres (Westworld), Sarah Rafferty...
The BBC has acquired all nine seasons of the hit American legal drama, along with mockumentary St. Denis Medical and the series continuation of the hit Best Man films, The Best Man: The Final Chapters, for its TV channels and the BBC iPlayer streaming service.
It acquired the three titles from NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution.
Set in a New York City law firm, Suits stars Patrick J. Adams (Old School) as Mike Ross, who uses his photographic memory to talk his way into a job as an associate working for successful “closer” Harvey Spector, played by Gabriel Macht (Love & Other Drugs), despite being a college dropout who never attended law school. Together they win lawsuits and close cases, while at the same time hiding Mike’s secret. Suits boasts a stellar ensemble cast that also includes Gina Torres (Westworld), Sarah Rafferty...
- 3/21/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The BBC has acquired Suits, the smash legal drama that was the most-watched show on Netflix last year.
The corporation has acquired a trio of titles from NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution for BBC iPlayer including St. Denis Medical and The Best Man: The Final Chapters.
Set in a New York City law firm, Suits stars Patrick J. Adams (Old School) as Mike Ross, who uses his photographic memory to talk his way into a job as an associate working for successful ‘closer’ Harvey Spector, played by Gabriel Macht (Love & Other Drugs). The show featured Meghan Markle in earlier season.
Suits was picked up by Netflix last year and gained a huge following, racking up 57.7 billion minutes of viewing — the highest year-end total for streaming U.S. ratings body Nielsen had ever recorded. Suits used to air in the UK on UKTV network Dave. It is unclear whether the show will...
The corporation has acquired a trio of titles from NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution for BBC iPlayer including St. Denis Medical and The Best Man: The Final Chapters.
Set in a New York City law firm, Suits stars Patrick J. Adams (Old School) as Mike Ross, who uses his photographic memory to talk his way into a job as an associate working for successful ‘closer’ Harvey Spector, played by Gabriel Macht (Love & Other Drugs). The show featured Meghan Markle in earlier season.
Suits was picked up by Netflix last year and gained a huge following, racking up 57.7 billion minutes of viewing — the highest year-end total for streaming U.S. ratings body Nielsen had ever recorded. Suits used to air in the UK on UKTV network Dave. It is unclear whether the show will...
- 3/21/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Oscar nominees and presenters, as well as Hollywood power players, supported the Motion Picture & Television Fund at its 22nd annual benefit dubbed “Night Before,” which raised more than $4.3 million on Saturday night.
The exclusive event was co-chaired by Sterling K. Brown and Ryan Michelle Bathé, America Ferrera and Ryan Piers-Williams, Jodie Foster and Paul Giamatti.
Funds raised from the event will be used to support industry members and their families who benefit from MPTF’s charitable programs and services, such as financial assistance, crisis counseling, caregiving support and residency on the Wasserman Campus in Woodland Hills, which now serves as “home” to many television and film veterans.
This year’s presenting sponsors were City National Bank, Delta Air Lines, L’Oreal USA, Penske Media Corporation (owner of The Hollywood Reporter) and UCLA Health with support from Diamond Sponsors, Dolby, Fox and IATSE.
Many A-listers took part in The Hollywood...
The exclusive event was co-chaired by Sterling K. Brown and Ryan Michelle Bathé, America Ferrera and Ryan Piers-Williams, Jodie Foster and Paul Giamatti.
Funds raised from the event will be used to support industry members and their families who benefit from MPTF’s charitable programs and services, such as financial assistance, crisis counseling, caregiving support and residency on the Wasserman Campus in Woodland Hills, which now serves as “home” to many television and film veterans.
This year’s presenting sponsors were City National Bank, Delta Air Lines, L’Oreal USA, Penske Media Corporation (owner of The Hollywood Reporter) and UCLA Health with support from Diamond Sponsors, Dolby, Fox and IATSE.
Many A-listers took part in The Hollywood...
- 3/10/2024
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Danielle Brooks and Jeffrey Wright were among the Academy Award nominees who stepped out for the 2024 Women in Film Oscar Nominees Party!
The Best Supporting Actress nom and the Best Actor nom joined a bunch of celebs at the event on Friday night (March 8) at Catch Steak in Los Angeles.
Other nominees in attendance included Past Lives director and screenwriter Celine Song and Flamin’ Hot‘s “The Fire Inside” songwriter Diane Warren, who was joined by the film’s producer Eva Longoria.
Celebs who supported the nominees included Lili Reinhart, Kathryn Newton, Abigail Spencer and many more.
Wif CEO Kirsten Schaffer talked about fighting for equality in Hollywood during her speech at the event.
“New reports from UCLA, USC and Reframe released in the past few weeks illuminate the backslide of representation in front of and behind the camera. That, combined with a cultural and political backlash women, transgender people...
The Best Supporting Actress nom and the Best Actor nom joined a bunch of celebs at the event on Friday night (March 8) at Catch Steak in Los Angeles.
Other nominees in attendance included Past Lives director and screenwriter Celine Song and Flamin’ Hot‘s “The Fire Inside” songwriter Diane Warren, who was joined by the film’s producer Eva Longoria.
Celebs who supported the nominees included Lili Reinhart, Kathryn Newton, Abigail Spencer and many more.
Wif CEO Kirsten Schaffer talked about fighting for equality in Hollywood during her speech at the event.
“New reports from UCLA, USC and Reframe released in the past few weeks illuminate the backslide of representation in front of and behind the camera. That, combined with a cultural and political backlash women, transgender people...
- 3/9/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
With the Oscars just around the corner, you could have easily mistaken the 26th Costume Designers Guild Awards for a late-season “Barbie” party. But the pops of pink, magenta, and fuchsia that met honorees and guests throughout NeueueHouse in Hollywood on February 21 weren’t nodding to the billion-dollar Best Picture bid; they were sending a message to the AMPTP.
“We’re fighting for pay equity with department creative heads that are mostly male,” Ariyela Wald-Cohain told IndieWire. The costume designer is one of four craftspeople helming the CDG’s Pay Equity Steering Committee. Her co-chairs Whitney Anne Adams, Danielle Launzel, and Daniel Selon were also in attendance — donning bright pink designs with emblems announcing their labor fight.
“Our guild is 87 percent female, and we do believe it’s because costume design is considered ‘women’s work’ that we’re not getting equal pay,” Wald-Cohain said. “Our jobs are substantially similar,...
“We’re fighting for pay equity with department creative heads that are mostly male,” Ariyela Wald-Cohain told IndieWire. The costume designer is one of four craftspeople helming the CDG’s Pay Equity Steering Committee. Her co-chairs Whitney Anne Adams, Danielle Launzel, and Daniel Selon were also in attendance — donning bright pink designs with emblems announcing their labor fight.
“Our guild is 87 percent female, and we do believe it’s because costume design is considered ‘women’s work’ that we’re not getting equal pay,” Wald-Cohain said. “Our jobs are substantially similar,...
- 2/22/2024
- by Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
Calls for pay equity continued at the 26th annual Costume Designers Guild Awards (Cdga), held on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at NeueHouse Hollywood and hosted by Wendi McLendon-Covey. Winners were announced in nine categories, including a new one for excellence in costume illustration. Also new this year was recognition of the primary assistant costume designer, who received an award alongside the head costume designer in each category.
The show marked the debut of the Vanguard Spotlight Award to celebrate an influential performance artist, underlining the breadth of costume design beyond film and television. Costume designer-stylist Shirley Kurata, who styled Billie Eilish’s music video for the Oscar-nominated Barbie song “What Was I Made For?,” presented the award, emphasizing Eilish’s fashion focus on sustainability, individuality and a vegan lifestyle.
“I don’t think people necessarily realize that those artists need costume designers for their music videos and performances; we have members who...
The show marked the debut of the Vanguard Spotlight Award to celebrate an influential performance artist, underlining the breadth of costume design beyond film and television. Costume designer-stylist Shirley Kurata, who styled Billie Eilish’s music video for the Oscar-nominated Barbie song “What Was I Made For?,” presented the award, emphasizing Eilish’s fashion focus on sustainability, individuality and a vegan lifestyle.
“I don’t think people necessarily realize that those artists need costume designers for their music videos and performances; we have members who...
- 2/22/2024
- by Ingrid Schmidt
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actors, filmmakers, costume designers, and artists came together to celebrate excellence in film, television, short-form costume design and costume illustration. The 26th Annual Costume Designer Guild Awards ceremony took place on Wednesday, February 21st at The NeueHouse in Hollywood.
The gala event was attended by Lily Gladstone, Shangela, Cheyenne Jackson, Rj Cyler, Olivia Thirlby and Sherry Cola, Sophie Canale, Holly Waddington, Jacqueline Durran, B. Åkerlund, Phoebe Darling, Michelle Page Collins, Shirley Kurata, Elissa Alcala and many more.
Wendi McLendon-Covey hosted the event, where Francine Jamison-Tanchuck received the Career Achievement Award from The Color Purple star, Danielle Brooks. Annette Bening was honored with the Spotlight Award by Bening’s Costume Designer from Nyad, Kelli Jones and the legendary Costume Designer, Albert Wolsky, who accepted on her behalf.
Related: Costume Designers Guild Awards: ‘Barbie’, ‘Poor Things’ & ‘Saltburn’ Take Film Prizes – Winners List
Billie Eilish was awarded the Vanguard Spotlight Award, which celebrates...
The gala event was attended by Lily Gladstone, Shangela, Cheyenne Jackson, Rj Cyler, Olivia Thirlby and Sherry Cola, Sophie Canale, Holly Waddington, Jacqueline Durran, B. Åkerlund, Phoebe Darling, Michelle Page Collins, Shirley Kurata, Elissa Alcala and many more.
Wendi McLendon-Covey hosted the event, where Francine Jamison-Tanchuck received the Career Achievement Award from The Color Purple star, Danielle Brooks. Annette Bening was honored with the Spotlight Award by Bening’s Costume Designer from Nyad, Kelli Jones and the legendary Costume Designer, Albert Wolsky, who accepted on her behalf.
Related: Costume Designers Guild Awards: ‘Barbie’, ‘Poor Things’ & ‘Saltburn’ Take Film Prizes – Winners List
Billie Eilish was awarded the Vanguard Spotlight Award, which celebrates...
- 2/22/2024
- by Robert Lang
- Deadline Film + TV
Hosted by Wendi McLendon-Covey, the 26th Costume Designers Guild Awards took place February 21 at NeueHouse, celebrating excellence in film, television, short form costume design, and costume illustration.
Oscar frontrunners “Poor Things” and “Barbie” both took home top awards, which leaves the Best Costume Design Oscar race still neck-and-neck between the two. “Saltburn,” which did not receive an Oscar nomination, was awarded Excellence in Contemporary Film. Elsewhere, Netflix’s limited series “Beef” continues its long triumphant march, picking up the Cdga for Excellence in Contemporary Television almost a year after it premiered.
Honorees during the evening included 2024 Oscar nominees Annette Bening and Billie Eilish, as well as Francine Jamison-Tanchuck. The gala was sponsored by premier sponsor Western Costume Company and supporting sponsor Westfield Century City.
An Oscar nominee for “Nyad,” Bening received the Spotlight Award honoring an actor whose talent and career personify an enduring commitment to excellence, including a...
Oscar frontrunners “Poor Things” and “Barbie” both took home top awards, which leaves the Best Costume Design Oscar race still neck-and-neck between the two. “Saltburn,” which did not receive an Oscar nomination, was awarded Excellence in Contemporary Film. Elsewhere, Netflix’s limited series “Beef” continues its long triumphant march, picking up the Cdga for Excellence in Contemporary Television almost a year after it premiered.
Honorees during the evening included 2024 Oscar nominees Annette Bening and Billie Eilish, as well as Francine Jamison-Tanchuck. The gala was sponsored by premier sponsor Western Costume Company and supporting sponsor Westfield Century City.
An Oscar nominee for “Nyad,” Bening received the Spotlight Award honoring an actor whose talent and career personify an enduring commitment to excellence, including a...
- 2/22/2024
- by Mark Peikert
- Indiewire
Barbie, Poor Things and Saltburn were among the winners at the 2024 Costume Designers Guild Awards.
Barbie‘s Jacqueline Durran won excellence in sci-fi/fantasy film while Poor Things‘ Holly Waddington took the excellence in period film award, and Saltburn‘s Sophie Canale received the excellence in contemporary film trophy.
Both Barbie and Poor Things are nominated for the Oscar for best costume design, alongside fellow Cdga nominees Killers of the Flower Moon (Jacqueline West), Napoleon (Janty Yates and Dave Crossman) and Oppenheimer (Ellen Mirojnick).
In the TV categories, Beef, The Great and Ahsoka won excellence in contemporary, period and sci-fi/fantasy television, respectively.
Wendi McLendon-Covey hosted the Cdga Awards, where Annette Bening, Billie Eilish and Francine Jamison-Tanchuck were among the honorees.
Bening received the Spotlight Award, given to an actor whose talent and career personify an enduring commitment to excellence, including an awareness of the role and importance of costume design.
Barbie‘s Jacqueline Durran won excellence in sci-fi/fantasy film while Poor Things‘ Holly Waddington took the excellence in period film award, and Saltburn‘s Sophie Canale received the excellence in contemporary film trophy.
Both Barbie and Poor Things are nominated for the Oscar for best costume design, alongside fellow Cdga nominees Killers of the Flower Moon (Jacqueline West), Napoleon (Janty Yates and Dave Crossman) and Oppenheimer (Ellen Mirojnick).
In the TV categories, Beef, The Great and Ahsoka won excellence in contemporary, period and sci-fi/fantasy television, respectively.
Wendi McLendon-Covey hosted the Cdga Awards, where Annette Bening, Billie Eilish and Francine Jamison-Tanchuck were among the honorees.
Bening received the Spotlight Award, given to an actor whose talent and career personify an enduring commitment to excellence, including an awareness of the role and importance of costume design.
- 2/22/2024
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Congratulations to our User MellowDrama for a great score of 85.71% when predicting the 2024 Costume Designers Guild Awards winners on Wednesday. Our top scorer is actually tied with 95 other people at that percentage but has a better point score of 18,805 by using the two Super Bets (500 points each) wisely.
Almost 1,100 people worldwide predicted these movie and TV champs in a ceremony hosted by Wendi McLendon-Covey. Our top User got six of seven categories correct. The night featured major film wins by “Poor Things,” “Barbie” and “Saltburn,” plus top television victories by “Ahsoka,” “The Great,” “Beef” and “A Black Lady Sketch Show.”
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Almost 1,100 people worldwide predicted these movie and TV champs in a ceremony hosted by Wendi McLendon-Covey. Our top User got six of seven categories correct. The night featured major film wins by “Poor Things,” “Barbie” and “Saltburn,” plus top television victories by “Ahsoka,” “The Great,” “Beef” and “A Black Lady Sketch Show.”
SEEHolly Waddington (‘Poor Things’ costume designer) on mixing modern and 19th century fashion: ‘It’s a very freeing process’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
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- 2/22/2024
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“Barbie” and “Poor Things” led the 26th Costume Designers Guild Awards.
In the excellence in period film category, Oscar nominee Holly Waddington won for her work on “Poor Things.” Jacqueline Durran, who is also an Oscar nominee, was recognized for her work on “Barbie,” winning the excellence in sci-fi/fantasy film award.
In contemporary costume, “Saltburn’s” costume designer Sophie Canale won there.
Shawna Trpcic who passed away last year, posthumously won for her work on the Disney+ show “Ahsoka.”
Wendi McLendon-Covey served as the night’s host. Annette Bening received the Spotlight Award. Bening has worked alongside costume designers such as Albert Wolsky and Julie Weiss, and was recognized for her special awareness of the role and importance of costume design. However, due to Covid, Bening was unable to accept the speech in person.
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck was presented with the career achievement award. She thanked mentors including Ann Roth and Edith Head.
In the excellence in period film category, Oscar nominee Holly Waddington won for her work on “Poor Things.” Jacqueline Durran, who is also an Oscar nominee, was recognized for her work on “Barbie,” winning the excellence in sci-fi/fantasy film award.
In contemporary costume, “Saltburn’s” costume designer Sophie Canale won there.
Shawna Trpcic who passed away last year, posthumously won for her work on the Disney+ show “Ahsoka.”
Wendi McLendon-Covey served as the night’s host. Annette Bening received the Spotlight Award. Bening has worked alongside costume designers such as Albert Wolsky and Julie Weiss, and was recognized for her special awareness of the role and importance of costume design. However, due to Covid, Bening was unable to accept the speech in person.
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck was presented with the career achievement award. She thanked mentors including Ann Roth and Edith Head.
- 2/22/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Costume Designers Guild Awards: ‘Barbie’, ‘Poor Things’ & ‘Saltburn’ Take Film Prizes – Winners List
Barbie, Poor Things and Saltburn took the top film prizes at the 26th Costume Designers Guild Awards, which were handed out tonight at NeueHouse in Hollywood.
Poor Things costume designer Holly Waddingham won for Period Film, and Saltburn‘s Sophie Canale took Contemporary Film. The night’s first film prize went to last year’s biggest film, with Jacqueline Durran winning for Barbie.
Waddingham and Durran also are up for the Best Costume Design Oscar, vying against Killers of the Flower Moon, Napoleon and Oppenheimer.
Since the guild launched its awards show in 1999, the Academy Award for Costume Design has gone to a period film every year but thrice, with only Mad Max: Fury Road (2016), Black Panther (2019), and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2023) bucking the trend.
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Poor Things costume designer Holly Waddingham won for Period Film, and Saltburn‘s Sophie Canale took Contemporary Film. The night’s first film prize went to last year’s biggest film, with Jacqueline Durran winning for Barbie.
Waddingham and Durran also are up for the Best Costume Design Oscar, vying against Killers of the Flower Moon, Napoleon and Oppenheimer.
Since the guild launched its awards show in 1999, the Academy Award for Costume Design has gone to a period film every year but thrice, with only Mad Max: Fury Road (2016), Black Panther (2019), and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2023) bucking the trend.
The 2023 Cdga saw Elvis, eventual Oscar-winner Everything Everywhere All at Once, and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery take the top film awards. But Ruth E. Carter...
- 2/22/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
“It’s been really interesting to talk about the film in this personal way, because it really was never meant to be so personal,” Elemental director Peter Sohn said at Deadline’s Contenders Film: The Nominees panel Saturday.
“The seeds sort of started,” the Disney/Pixar vet added of his own Korean family story that birthed the Oscar-nominated toon. “And it rippled through the crew, and a lot of our crew members started bringing their own personal lives to it as well.”
With a love story of sorts between fire element Amber and water element Wade, “empathy among cultures” and a dollop or two of the immigrant experience and interracial relationships, the seven-year effort to bring Elemental to the big screen now sees the half-billion-grossing pic up for Best Animated Feature. It will face off for the Oscar against Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron. Netflix’s Nimona,...
“The seeds sort of started,” the Disney/Pixar vet added of his own Korean family story that birthed the Oscar-nominated toon. “And it rippled through the crew, and a lot of our crew members started bringing their own personal lives to it as well.”
With a love story of sorts between fire element Amber and water element Wade, “empathy among cultures” and a dollop or two of the immigrant experience and interracial relationships, the seven-year effort to bring Elemental to the big screen now sees the half-billion-grossing pic up for Best Animated Feature. It will face off for the Oscar against Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron. Netflix’s Nimona,...
- 2/17/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Get ready for an evening of musical showdowns as “Name That Tune” returns with Season 3, Episode 20, titled “Divas vs. Boybands.” Mark your calendars for Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at 8:00 Pm, and tune in to Fox for an episode that’s sure to be a hit with fans of this thrilling music guessing game show.
In this exciting episode, celebrity contestants take center stage, adding a whole new level of excitement to the competition. Join Wendi McLendon-Covey, Vanessa Williams, Howie Dorough, and Drew Lachey as they go head-to-head in a battle of musical knowledge and quick thinking.
“Divas vs. Boybands” promises to be an electrifying showdown where the contestants must rely on their musical instincts and knowledge to identify songs in a heartbeat. With iconic hits from both divas and boybands, viewers can expect a nostalgic journey through the greatest hits of music history.
Don’t miss this star-studded episode on Tuesday at 8:00 Pm on Fox,...
In this exciting episode, celebrity contestants take center stage, adding a whole new level of excitement to the competition. Join Wendi McLendon-Covey, Vanessa Williams, Howie Dorough, and Drew Lachey as they go head-to-head in a battle of musical knowledge and quick thinking.
“Divas vs. Boybands” promises to be an electrifying showdown where the contestants must rely on their musical instincts and knowledge to identify songs in a heartbeat. With iconic hits from both divas and boybands, viewers can expect a nostalgic journey through the greatest hits of music history.
Don’t miss this star-studded episode on Tuesday at 8:00 Pm on Fox,...
- 1/30/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
To say the writers’ and actors’ strikes changed the landscape of television for the foreseeable future would be an understatement. After both strikes forced many to postpone or tweak their original lineups and schedules, it was the broadcast networks who were perhaps most affected heading into 2024.
With shortened episodic runs for most returning favorites, a slew of high-profile cancellations (and final season announcements) and a lack of new comedies and dramas to promote, the new year is kicking off with a shortage of upcoming series. The majority of greenlit series on the major networks were pushed to the 2024-2025 TV season as a result of the strikes. Viewers will have to wait even longer to catch the debuts of new shows like NBC’s workplace comedy St. Denis Medical (with Wendi McLendon-Covey), Fox’s medical drama Doc (with Molly Parker) and CBS’s father-son comedy (with Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr...
With shortened episodic runs for most returning favorites, a slew of high-profile cancellations (and final season announcements) and a lack of new comedies and dramas to promote, the new year is kicking off with a shortage of upcoming series. The majority of greenlit series on the major networks were pushed to the 2024-2025 TV season as a result of the strikes. Viewers will have to wait even longer to catch the debuts of new shows like NBC’s workplace comedy St. Denis Medical (with Wendi McLendon-Covey), Fox’s medical drama Doc (with Molly Parker) and CBS’s father-son comedy (with Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr...
- 1/22/2024
- by Philiana Ng
- Primetimer
Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with Elemental, the Pixar pic directed by Peter Sohn.
Launching with a world premiere as the closing-night film at May’s Cannes Film Festival, Elemental was penned by John Hoberg & Kat Likkel and Brenda Hseuh, based on a story by the writers and Sohn about a fantastical place called Element City, where Fire-, Water-, Earth- and Air-residents live together.
The plot follows the quick-witted and fiery Ember (Leah Lewis), a new arrival to the city whose friendship with go-with-the-flow Wade (Mamoudou Athie) challenges not only her beliefs about the world they live in, but the person she wants to be.
The idea germinated from Sohn’s own experiences; like Ember, he was a second-generation immigrant whose parents moved from Korea to New York City. That starting point helped to form the film’s themes of fitting in to a new place,...
Launching with a world premiere as the closing-night film at May’s Cannes Film Festival, Elemental was penned by John Hoberg & Kat Likkel and Brenda Hseuh, based on a story by the writers and Sohn about a fantastical place called Element City, where Fire-, Water-, Earth- and Air-residents live together.
The plot follows the quick-witted and fiery Ember (Leah Lewis), a new arrival to the city whose friendship with go-with-the-flow Wade (Mamoudou Athie) challenges not only her beliefs about the world they live in, but the person she wants to be.
The idea germinated from Sohn’s own experiences; like Ember, he was a second-generation immigrant whose parents moved from Korea to New York City. That starting point helped to form the film’s themes of fitting in to a new place,...
- 1/11/2024
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Three episodes into Fox’s animated comedy Grimsburg, I found myself reflecting on how quintessentially Will Arnett this latest Will Arnett role was. A self-loathing, alcohol-abusing detective trying and failing to get back into his family’s good graces, Marvin Flute is an amalgamation of some of the actor’s biggest roles: a little bit Bojack Horseman, a little bit Lego Batman, a little bit Terry Seattle from Murderville.
But Flute isn’t actually played by Will Arnett. He’s played by Jon Hamm, for some reason doing an overt imitation of Will Arnett. I’d known it was Jon Hamm, even, and I just forgot because that’s how well Hamm nails Arnett’s voice — the gravel texture, the snappy cadence, the whining edge. As a creative choice, it’s somehow at once low-key bizarre and disappointingly predictable. Which, come to think of it, could also describe Grimsburg in a nutshell.
But Flute isn’t actually played by Will Arnett. He’s played by Jon Hamm, for some reason doing an overt imitation of Will Arnett. I’d known it was Jon Hamm, even, and I just forgot because that’s how well Hamm nails Arnett’s voice — the gravel texture, the snappy cadence, the whining edge. As a creative choice, it’s somehow at once low-key bizarre and disappointingly predictable. Which, come to think of it, could also describe Grimsburg in a nutshell.
- 1/7/2024
- by Angie Han
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Costume Designers Guild has announced nominations for the 26th Costume Designers Guild Awards, with “Maestro,” “Barbie,” “Poor Things” and “Oppenheimer” among those landing nominations.
The costume designers behind “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Napoleon” will vie for the top prize in excellence in period film, while the artisans behind “American Fiction,” “May December,” “Nyad,” “Renfield” and “Saltburn” will compete for excellence in contemporary costume.
Notably missing from the lineup were the costume designers behind “The Color Purple,” “Wonka” and “Ferrari.”
Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” has been an Oscars frontrunner for costume with Jacqueline Durran’s designs translating from the big screen into mainstream when the film became a cultural phenomenon last summer. Thousands emulated Beach Barbie and Ken looks as they showed up at movie theaters in various shades of pink. For the film, Durran created hundreds of looks for the various Barbies and Kens.
Don’t discount Holly Waddington,...
The costume designers behind “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Napoleon” will vie for the top prize in excellence in period film, while the artisans behind “American Fiction,” “May December,” “Nyad,” “Renfield” and “Saltburn” will compete for excellence in contemporary costume.
Notably missing from the lineup were the costume designers behind “The Color Purple,” “Wonka” and “Ferrari.”
Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” has been an Oscars frontrunner for costume with Jacqueline Durran’s designs translating from the big screen into mainstream when the film became a cultural phenomenon last summer. Thousands emulated Beach Barbie and Ken looks as they showed up at movie theaters in various shades of pink. For the film, Durran created hundreds of looks for the various Barbies and Kens.
Don’t discount Holly Waddington,...
- 1/4/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
As Hollywood can’t wait to close the book on one of the most disruptive years in history, marked by a industry-paralyzing double strike that shut down production for more than six months, there is a lot of hope riding on 2024. There is also a dose of anxiety about what exactly the new normal might be.
The new year is expected to bring a selling frenzy. With few writers writing spec scripts during the work stoppage as most focused on strike duties, an anticipated post-strike spec market did not materialize. Unsure whether the main networks and platforms would be open for new business right away or busy attaching acting talent to their packages after the November end of the SAG-AFTRA strike, many producers opted to wait until after the holidays to take out their projects.
While there was a trickle of pitches in November and early December — a handful of...
The new year is expected to bring a selling frenzy. With few writers writing spec scripts during the work stoppage as most focused on strike duties, an anticipated post-strike spec market did not materialize. Unsure whether the main networks and platforms would be open for new business right away or busy attaching acting talent to their packages after the November end of the SAG-AFTRA strike, many producers opted to wait until after the holidays to take out their projects.
While there was a trickle of pitches in November and early December — a handful of...
- 12/28/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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Quick Answer: Stream the animated feature on Disney+ or rent/buy the film on Amazon Prime Video.
Elemental, the Disney/Pixar hit featuring a slow-burning romance (literally) between elemental star-crossed lovers is now available to stream online. Even though the animated feature dropped in theaters in June, you can watch from home on Disney+.
Elemental also marks the first Pixar film to focus on romance at the heart of its story.
Quick Answer: Stream the animated feature on Disney+ or rent/buy the film on Amazon Prime Video.
Elemental, the Disney/Pixar hit featuring a slow-burning romance (literally) between elemental star-crossed lovers is now available to stream online. Even though the animated feature dropped in theaters in June, you can watch from home on Disney+.
Elemental also marks the first Pixar film to focus on romance at the heart of its story.
- 12/19/2023
- by Sage Anderson
- Rollingstone.com
Season one of Fox’s newest animated series Grimsburg has collected a bevy of funny guest stars. Christina Hendricks voices Anna, Amy Sedaris guest stars as Lil’ Betsy, Patton Oswalt lends his voice to Slasher, and Rosie Perez guests as Detective Martina Martinez.
Additional season one guest stars include Kaniehtiio Horn as Wynona Whitecloud, Wendi Mclendon-Covey as Chief Stamos, and Jaime Camil as Mayor Dilquez.
Jon Hamm, currently killing it as a corrupt sheriff on Fargo, leads the cast as Detective Marvin Flute. Hamm is also involved as an executive producer. Season one regulars include Erinn Hayes as Harmony Flute, Rachel Dratch as Stan Flute, Alan Tudyk as Dr. Rufis Pentos and Mr. Flesh, Kevin Michael Richardson as Detective Greg Summers, and Greg Chun as Lieutenant John Kang.
Per Fox: “Grimsburg centers on Marvin Flute (Hamm) who may be the greatest detective ever to catch a cannibal clown and correctly identify a mid-century modern armoire.
Additional season one guest stars include Kaniehtiio Horn as Wynona Whitecloud, Wendi Mclendon-Covey as Chief Stamos, and Jaime Camil as Mayor Dilquez.
Jon Hamm, currently killing it as a corrupt sheriff on Fargo, leads the cast as Detective Marvin Flute. Hamm is also involved as an executive producer. Season one regulars include Erinn Hayes as Harmony Flute, Rachel Dratch as Stan Flute, Alan Tudyk as Dr. Rufis Pentos and Mr. Flesh, Kevin Michael Richardson as Detective Greg Summers, and Greg Chun as Lieutenant John Kang.
Per Fox: “Grimsburg centers on Marvin Flute (Hamm) who may be the greatest detective ever to catch a cannibal clown and correctly identify a mid-century modern armoire.
- 12/14/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Emmy-winning actor Brad Garrett (Single Parents, Everybody Loves Raymond) will join Gina Rodriguez as a series regular in Season 2 of the ABC comedy Not Dead Yet, which premieres Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 8:30 pm, Deadline reports.
Garrett will portray Duncan Rhodes, the owner and publisher of the SoCal Independent newspaper who also happens to be the father of Nell’s boss Lexi (played by Superstore’s Lauren Ash).
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Garrett will portray Duncan Rhodes, the owner and publisher of the SoCal Independent newspaper who also happens to be the father of Nell’s boss Lexi (played by Superstore’s Lauren Ash).
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- 12/13/2023
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Within moments of the SAG-AFTRA strike ending on Wednesday night, the broadcast networks kicked into high gear to salvage the 2023-24 TV season, which suddenly appears possible — barely.
“Night Court” on NBC will be one of the first shows to return to filming starting next week, according to one person close to the production — with numerous other shows close on its heels.
More than two dozen network shows have been on hold during the six-month work stoppage, and at least a dozen of them will start production within the next few weeks. Some will join “Night Court” next week, others the week after Thanksgiving, like ABC’s “Abbott Elementary, CBS’ “Bob Hearts Abishola” and “Young Sheldon.”
Melissa Rauch and John Larroquette in “Night Court” (Photo by: Evans Vestal Ward/NBC)
Cable and streaming shows are also on deck to kick off production, including Freeform’s “Grown-ish” in December. But...
“Night Court” on NBC will be one of the first shows to return to filming starting next week, according to one person close to the production — with numerous other shows close on its heels.
More than two dozen network shows have been on hold during the six-month work stoppage, and at least a dozen of them will start production within the next few weeks. Some will join “Night Court” next week, others the week after Thanksgiving, like ABC’s “Abbott Elementary, CBS’ “Bob Hearts Abishola” and “Young Sheldon.”
Melissa Rauch and John Larroquette in “Night Court” (Photo by: Evans Vestal Ward/NBC)
Cable and streaming shows are also on deck to kick off production, including Freeform’s “Grown-ish” in December. But...
- 11/10/2023
- by Jose Alejandro Bastidas
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Back in May, two weeks into the WGA strike, ABC picked up one new scripted series for the 2023-34 season: Drew Goddard’s High Potential starring Kaitlin Olson. In late September, two days after the end of the WGA strike, the high-profile series was pushed to a fall 2024 launch.
As the anticipated restart of Hollywood production gets delayed further and further by the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, most other new scripted broadcast series picked up last spring for the 2023-24 season are also looking to debut next season.
I hear NBC and Fox are each expected to push both of their upcoming new scripted series, originally targeted for this coming midseason, to 2024-25. That includes NBC’s workplace comedy St. Denis Medical, starring Wendi McLendon-Covey, and medical drama Dr. Wolf, headlined by Zachary Quinto, as well as Fox’s medical drama Doc and lifeguard drama Rescue: Hi-Surf.
Additionally, two of CBS’ new series,...
As the anticipated restart of Hollywood production gets delayed further and further by the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, most other new scripted broadcast series picked up last spring for the 2023-24 season are also looking to debut next season.
I hear NBC and Fox are each expected to push both of their upcoming new scripted series, originally targeted for this coming midseason, to 2024-25. That includes NBC’s workplace comedy St. Denis Medical, starring Wendi McLendon-Covey, and medical drama Dr. Wolf, headlined by Zachary Quinto, as well as Fox’s medical drama Doc and lifeguard drama Rescue: Hi-Surf.
Additionally, two of CBS’ new series,...
- 11/9/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
While being treated to a gripping Lifetime thriller itself is fairly surprising, it’s especially astonishing when the same production pulls a truly fantastic romance out of nowhere. It isn’t your typical boy meets girl, and luck treats them kindly kind of love story, of course. But what struck me as most impressive is how Bad Romance: The Vicky White Story sees the characters’ inner workings through a splendidly clear lens. Vicky and Casey White’s story isn’t something your sweetest dreams of love are made of. Something ardently sincere, however, can coexist with something very obviously explosive. And without justifying the latter using the former, Bad Romance: The Vicky White Story explores the volatile nuances of a tragic love story between an inmate and a corrections officer.
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Plot Synopsis: What Happens In The Film?
When you’re watching a show or a movie set primarily in prison,...
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Plot Synopsis: What Happens In The Film?
When you’re watching a show or a movie set primarily in prison,...
- 10/26/2023
- by Lopamudra Mukherjee
- Film Fugitives
Sick Girl is a comedy film written and directed by Jennifer Cram. The film follows the story of Wren Pepper who just wants to keep her best friends together but to do that her little white lie turns into something life-changing because she tells her best friends that she has cancer. Sick Girl stars Nina Dobrev in the lead role with Stephanie Koenig, Sherry Cola, and Wendi McLendon-Covey. So, if you liked the comedy film here are the 10 best similar movies you could watch next.
The World’s End (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Focus Features
Synopsis: Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reteam with director Edgar Wright in this wildly entertaining thrill ride that critics call “funny as hell” and “sheer comic perfection”. Twenty years after their first epic pub crawl attempt, the “five musketeers” reunite in their home town to complete the ultimate challenge – one night, five friends, twelve bars...
The World’s End (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Focus Features
Synopsis: Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reteam with director Edgar Wright in this wildly entertaining thrill ride that critics call “funny as hell” and “sheer comic perfection”. Twenty years after their first epic pub crawl attempt, the “five musketeers” reunite in their home town to complete the ultimate challenge – one night, five friends, twelve bars...
- 10/23/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
As the saying goes, "You can't help who you love."
But it's always difficult to process or fully understand loving someone so much that it results in scandal and tragedy.
While Bad Romance: The Vicky White Story is based on that scandalous Bonnie & Clyde, starcrossed lovers romance between a correctional officer and a convicted felon, at the very heart of the film, it was about this woman who felt displaced and swallowed up whole by life.
Vicky's story is sad, well before her untimely death by suicide.
While it's not Wendi McLendon-Covey's first foray into a more dramatic role, it's always a jolt to the system to see her play such a serious role.
The transformation of this lively actress into this exceedingly drab but wry middle-aged woman with not much to lose is fascinating in its own right.
And Rossif Sutherland, yes, brother to Kiefer Sutherland, does a...
But it's always difficult to process or fully understand loving someone so much that it results in scandal and tragedy.
While Bad Romance: The Vicky White Story is based on that scandalous Bonnie & Clyde, starcrossed lovers romance between a correctional officer and a convicted felon, at the very heart of the film, it was about this woman who felt displaced and swallowed up whole by life.
Vicky's story is sad, well before her untimely death by suicide.
While it's not Wendi McLendon-Covey's first foray into a more dramatic role, it's always a jolt to the system to see her play such a serious role.
The transformation of this lively actress into this exceedingly drab but wry middle-aged woman with not much to lose is fascinating in its own right.
And Rossif Sutherland, yes, brother to Kiefer Sutherland, does a...
- 10/22/2023
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
We associate Wendi McLendon-Covey with laughs, whether she’s playing Reno 911!’s trashy Deputy Clementine Johnson or The Goldbergs’ over-loving matriarch Beverly. But it was a real-life drama last year that inspired the actress’ latest career step. Like many of us, she was glued to breaking news about Florence, Alabama, corrections officer Vicky White busting her convicted-criminal love interest Casey White (no relation) out of jail and making a run for the Canadian border. “Wendi saw it unfolding on national television and went, ‘Boy, that woman looks a lot like me,’” recalls Bad Romance: The Vicky White Story director Stan Brooks. A phone call to her manager and then Lifetime led to a green light for this sympathetic take on the stranger-than-fiction saga, with McLendon-Covey on board as executive producer and star. The movie’s early moments, set in 2020, establish the divorcée’s joylesslife. “Every day is exactly the same,...
- 10/20/2023
- TV Insider
Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from Wednesday, October 18, 2023.
MGM+ has unveiled the official trailer for its highly-anticipated series, Beacon 23.
The sci-fi drama will debut on Sunday, November 12, on MGM+ at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt with the first two of eight episodes.
Zak Penn created the series and executive produced along with Glen Mazzara.
It is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by High Powey.
"Beacon 23 takes place in the farthest reaches of the Milky Way and follows Aster (Lena Headey), a government agent, and Halan (Stephan James), a stoic ex-military man, whose fates become entangled after they find themselves trapped together inside one of many Beacons that serve as a lighthouse for intergalactic travelers," according to the logline.
"Every Beacon is run by one highly trained human and a specialized Artificial Intelligence. Aster mysteriously finds her way to the lonely Beacon-keeper Halan,...
MGM+ has unveiled the official trailer for its highly-anticipated series, Beacon 23.
The sci-fi drama will debut on Sunday, November 12, on MGM+ at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt with the first two of eight episodes.
Zak Penn created the series and executive produced along with Glen Mazzara.
It is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by High Powey.
"Beacon 23 takes place in the farthest reaches of the Milky Way and follows Aster (Lena Headey), a government agent, and Halan (Stephan James), a stoic ex-military man, whose fates become entangled after they find themselves trapped together inside one of many Beacons that serve as a lighthouse for intergalactic travelers," according to the logline.
"Every Beacon is run by one highly trained human and a specialized Artificial Intelligence. Aster mysteriously finds her way to the lonely Beacon-keeper Halan,...
- 10/18/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
If you are going to do a so-called “hilarious” comedy dealing with cancer you better know how to do it. Unfortunately, writer/director Jennifer Cram, for her first feature film in those jobs, does not knock it out of the park.
Sick Girl which stars Nina Dobrev as Wren, a bit of a mess of a 30ish woman whose spur-of-the-moment little white lie about having cancer spirals out of control, would need a satirist along the lines of an Adam McKay to actually pull off this misbegotten comedy which is simply more cringe-inducing than funny, and Cram, whose previous work has been in Casting just can’t find the right tone to make it work. The premise may have sounded good on paper but it quickly turns into a one-joke idea stretched way beyond its worth. Lionsgate is opening this Friday day and date in theatres and VOD, the latter...
Sick Girl which stars Nina Dobrev as Wren, a bit of a mess of a 30ish woman whose spur-of-the-moment little white lie about having cancer spirals out of control, would need a satirist along the lines of an Adam McKay to actually pull off this misbegotten comedy which is simply more cringe-inducing than funny, and Cram, whose previous work has been in Casting just can’t find the right tone to make it work. The premise may have sounded good on paper but it quickly turns into a one-joke idea stretched way beyond its worth. Lionsgate is opening this Friday day and date in theatres and VOD, the latter...
- 10/18/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Cannes — A group of television industry veterans have teamed up to create new sales company Leading Distribution Partners, which will debut at next week’s Mipcom TV confab on the French Riviera.
Howard Braunstein, Alexandre Coscas, Michael R. Goldstein and Ben C. Silverman are partnering for the new venture that will license both their own and third party content to a full spectrum of global distribution platforms, including TV movies, series and feature films.
Gavin Tyler Reardon has been appointed president of global distribution at Ldp, with Braunstein, Coscas, Goldstein and Ben C. Silverman serving as partners.
Prior to joining Ldp, Reardon was in charge of sales and co-productions for Incendo, the Canadian production and distribution company known for the Netflix series “Versailles.”
In his 40-year career, Reardon has also held president positions at Im Global Television and Grb Entertainment, among others.
“Through the formation of Ldp, the partners have...
Howard Braunstein, Alexandre Coscas, Michael R. Goldstein and Ben C. Silverman are partnering for the new venture that will license both their own and third party content to a full spectrum of global distribution platforms, including TV movies, series and feature films.
Gavin Tyler Reardon has been appointed president of global distribution at Ldp, with Braunstein, Coscas, Goldstein and Ben C. Silverman serving as partners.
Prior to joining Ldp, Reardon was in charge of sales and co-productions for Incendo, the Canadian production and distribution company known for the Netflix series “Versailles.”
In his 40-year career, Reardon has also held president positions at Im Global Television and Grb Entertainment, among others.
“Through the formation of Ldp, the partners have...
- 10/12/2023
- by Liza Foreman
- Variety Film + TV
From the moment The Haunted Mask hit TV screens one chilly October afternoon in 1995, Goosebumps fans the world over knew that a movie was only a matter of time.
Those were the days of Goosebumps bedding sets, green and purple wrist watches bathed in cobwebs and time spent begging parents for the $8.95 (plus $2 shipping and handling) so that one might join the hallowed, card-carrying ranks of the Official Goosebumps Fan Club. Bookmobiles everywhere overflowed with copies of Night of the Living Dummy II and The Barking Ghost and the silver screen was ripe for the kind of wicked playfulness and fiendish glee that only R.L. Stine could deliver.
But adolescent aficionados of the spooky and the strange never saw their dream of a 90s big screen Goosebumps adventure realized. Monster kids grew into horror loving adults before Slappy and his gang of sinister monstrosities escaped the pages of R.L.
Those were the days of Goosebumps bedding sets, green and purple wrist watches bathed in cobwebs and time spent begging parents for the $8.95 (plus $2 shipping and handling) so that one might join the hallowed, card-carrying ranks of the Official Goosebumps Fan Club. Bookmobiles everywhere overflowed with copies of Night of the Living Dummy II and The Barking Ghost and the silver screen was ripe for the kind of wicked playfulness and fiendish glee that only R.L. Stine could deliver.
But adolescent aficionados of the spooky and the strange never saw their dream of a 90s big screen Goosebumps adventure realized. Monster kids grew into horror loving adults before Slappy and his gang of sinister monstrosities escaped the pages of R.L.
- 10/6/2023
- by Paul Farrell
- bloody-disgusting.com
Disney+ just announced the release dates for the new Goosebumps streaming series.
The project was initially announced to be in the works back in 2020, with Sony Pictures at the helm following the studio's 2015 and 2018 films starring Jack Black and Wendi McLendon-Covey, respectively, before ultimately landing at Disney.
Previously, Disney surprised fans with a spooky premiere date: Friday the 13th of October. Disney+ and Hulu will both simultaneously be streaming the show leading up to the Halloween holiday.
Read full article on The Direct.
The project was initially announced to be in the works back in 2020, with Sony Pictures at the helm following the studio's 2015 and 2018 films starring Jack Black and Wendi McLendon-Covey, respectively, before ultimately landing at Disney.
Previously, Disney surprised fans with a spooky premiere date: Friday the 13th of October. Disney+ and Hulu will both simultaneously be streaming the show leading up to the Halloween holiday.
Read full article on The Direct.
- 9/26/2023
- by David Thompson
- The Direct
Disney+ Releases “Loki” Season 2 Featurette
Disney+ has dropped a brand-new featurette for the highly anticipated second season of Marvel Studios’ “Loki,” led by Tom Hiddleston.
Watch the “Loki” Season 2 featurette below:
Season 2, which debuts Oct. 5 exclusively on the Disney streamer, will pick up as Loki finds himself in a battle for the soul of the Time Variance Authority. Along with Mobius, Hunter B-15, and a team of characters old and new, the God of Mischief must navigate “an ever-expanding and increasingly dangerous multiverse in search of Sylvie, Judge Renslayer, Miss Minutes, and the truth of what it means to possess free will and glorious purpose.”
Hiddleston stars opposite Sophia Di Martino, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Wunmi Mosaku, Eugene Cordero, Rafael Casal, Tara Strong, Kate Dickie, Liz Carr, and Neil Ellice. Season 2 will also feature Ke Huy Quan, Owen Wilson, and more.
The six-episode Season 2 will premiere on Disney+ at 6:00 p.m.
Disney+ has dropped a brand-new featurette for the highly anticipated second season of Marvel Studios’ “Loki,” led by Tom Hiddleston.
Watch the “Loki” Season 2 featurette below:
Season 2, which debuts Oct. 5 exclusively on the Disney streamer, will pick up as Loki finds himself in a battle for the soul of the Time Variance Authority. Along with Mobius, Hunter B-15, and a team of characters old and new, the God of Mischief must navigate “an ever-expanding and increasingly dangerous multiverse in search of Sylvie, Judge Renslayer, Miss Minutes, and the truth of what it means to possess free will and glorious purpose.”
Hiddleston stars opposite Sophia Di Martino, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Wunmi Mosaku, Eugene Cordero, Rafael Casal, Tara Strong, Kate Dickie, Liz Carr, and Neil Ellice. Season 2 will also feature Ke Huy Quan, Owen Wilson, and more.
The six-episode Season 2 will premiere on Disney+ at 6:00 p.m.
- 9/22/2023
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Exclusive: It’s all about connection in Season 2 of Disney+’s Launchpad.
The collection of live-action shorts is set to debut on September 29, and Deadline has an exclusive look at the posters for all six — Project Cc, The Ghost, The Roof, Beautiful, Fl, Black Belts and Maxine.
Three of the posters are above, and the remainder are below.
Launchpad Season 2 is a collection of live-action shorts from a new generation of dynamic filmmakers. This season showcases six writers, five directors and one writer-director from underrepresented backgrounds who were given the opportunity to share their perspectives and creative visions.
Continuing the goal of Disney’s first season of Launchpad, which was to diversify the types of stories that are being told by giving access to those who historically have not had it, the second installment focuses on the theme of “connection.”
‘Beautiful, Fl,’ ‘ Black Belts’ & ‘Maxine’
Here are more details about...
The collection of live-action shorts is set to debut on September 29, and Deadline has an exclusive look at the posters for all six — Project Cc, The Ghost, The Roof, Beautiful, Fl, Black Belts and Maxine.
Three of the posters are above, and the remainder are below.
Launchpad Season 2 is a collection of live-action shorts from a new generation of dynamic filmmakers. This season showcases six writers, five directors and one writer-director from underrepresented backgrounds who were given the opportunity to share their perspectives and creative visions.
Continuing the goal of Disney’s first season of Launchpad, which was to diversify the types of stories that are being told by giving access to those who historically have not had it, the second installment focuses on the theme of “connection.”
‘Beautiful, Fl,’ ‘ Black Belts’ & ‘Maxine’
Here are more details about...
- 9/21/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
The slow-burn life of Elemental continues. The film landed the top streaming debut for a movie on Disney+ so far this year, the streaming service announced Monday. That follows Elemental‘s box office journey, which began inauspiciously with a record-worst opening for a Pixar movie, only for the film to have strong legs and ultimately earn $484 million globally.
According to Disney, Elemental had 26.4 million views — or, to put it another way, viewing time equivalent to that many complete showings of the movie — worldwide in its first five days of streaming. Like its competitor Netflix, Disney+ divides total viewing time by a title’s run time. For comparison’s sake, Disney touted last week that the live-action The Little Mermaid landed on the service with 16 million views in its first five days. The recent episode-one debut of the Star Wars series Ahsoka brought in 14 million over five days. The company did...
According to Disney, Elemental had 26.4 million views — or, to put it another way, viewing time equivalent to that many complete showings of the movie — worldwide in its first five days of streaming. Like its competitor Netflix, Disney+ divides total viewing time by a title’s run time. For comparison’s sake, Disney touted last week that the live-action The Little Mermaid landed on the service with 16 million views in its first five days. The recent episode-one debut of the Star Wars series Ahsoka brought in 14 million over five days. The company did...
- 9/18/2023
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Disney and Pixar film “Elemental” had a strong start on Disney+, with the film pulling in 26.4 million views in its first five days of streaming availability.
Per Disney, that makes “Elemental” the most-watched movie premiere of the year on the service and among the top 10 movie premieres they have ever had. For context, Disney defines a view as total stream time divided by runtime, just like Netflix recently started doing. The film became available on Disney+ on Sept. 13. Disney also says “Elemental” has become the most viewed animated movie premiere since Disney and Pixar’s “Turning Red” was released in March 2022, as well as the most-viewed Disney+ movie premiere of all time in Latin America, just ahead of “Turning Red.”
By comparison, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” debuted with 1.625 billion minutes viewed in its first five days of availability on Disney+, which translates to approximately 10.8 million views.
The...
Per Disney, that makes “Elemental” the most-watched movie premiere of the year on the service and among the top 10 movie premieres they have ever had. For context, Disney defines a view as total stream time divided by runtime, just like Netflix recently started doing. The film became available on Disney+ on Sept. 13. Disney also says “Elemental” has become the most viewed animated movie premiere since Disney and Pixar’s “Turning Red” was released in March 2022, as well as the most-viewed Disney+ movie premiere of all time in Latin America, just ahead of “Turning Red.”
By comparison, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” debuted with 1.625 billion minutes viewed in its first five days of availability on Disney+, which translates to approximately 10.8 million views.
The...
- 9/18/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Disney and Pixar announced on Monday that their animated feature Elemental, starring Leah Lewis and Mamoudou Athie, has scored the biggest movie premiere of the year to date on Disney+, earning 26.4 million views in its first five days on the service.
The result, calculated by dividing total stream time by runtime, positions the film as one of the Top 10 in the history of the streamer, as far as premieres. The flick directed by Peter Sohn is the most viewed-animated feature to come out of Disney/Pixar since Turning Red was released last March and has also notably bested that Oscar-nominated Domee Shi pic with the biggest Latin American Disney+ movie premiere of all time.
Elemental is set in Element City, where Fire-, Water-, Earth-, and Air-residents live together. The story follows the quick-witted and fiery Ember (Lewis), whose friendship with the sappy and go-with-the-flow Wade (Athie) challenges not only her...
The result, calculated by dividing total stream time by runtime, positions the film as one of the Top 10 in the history of the streamer, as far as premieres. The flick directed by Peter Sohn is the most viewed-animated feature to come out of Disney/Pixar since Turning Red was released last March and has also notably bested that Oscar-nominated Domee Shi pic with the biggest Latin American Disney+ movie premiere of all time.
Elemental is set in Element City, where Fire-, Water-, Earth-, and Air-residents live together. The story follows the quick-witted and fiery Ember (Lewis), whose friendship with the sappy and go-with-the-flow Wade (Athie) challenges not only her...
- 9/18/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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