Comedy Central released a trailer for Season 2 of “Awkwafina is Nora From Queens,” premiering on Aug. 18.
Starring Awkwafina, Bowen Yang, Bd Wong and Lori Tan Chinn, the new season follows Nora (Awkwafina) as she navigates young adulthood in outer-borough New York City.
Joining them this season are guest stars Margaret Cho, Alan Kim, Lauren Ash, Alex Borstein, Ross Butler, Cindy Cheung, Catherine Cohen, Catherine Curtin, Fortune Feimster, Chloe Fineman, Judy Gold, Stephanie Hsu, Kerri Kenney-Silver, C.S. Lee, Ajay Mehta, Haley Joel Osment, Aaron Takahashi and Jade Wu.
In the trailer, Nora gives advice to her cousin (Yang), works at a CBD store and falls asleep at the wheel.
Gabo Augustine, Michelle Buteau, Jennifer Esposito, Chrissie Fit, Jonathan ‘Dumbfoundead’ Park, Jaboukie Young White, Wai Ching Ho, Bea Soong, Nancy Eng, Liang Ying He and Fay Ann Lee reprise their roles from Season 1.
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Starring Awkwafina, Bowen Yang, Bd Wong and Lori Tan Chinn, the new season follows Nora (Awkwafina) as she navigates young adulthood in outer-borough New York City.
Joining them this season are guest stars Margaret Cho, Alan Kim, Lauren Ash, Alex Borstein, Ross Butler, Cindy Cheung, Catherine Cohen, Catherine Curtin, Fortune Feimster, Chloe Fineman, Judy Gold, Stephanie Hsu, Kerri Kenney-Silver, C.S. Lee, Ajay Mehta, Haley Joel Osment, Aaron Takahashi and Jade Wu.
In the trailer, Nora gives advice to her cousin (Yang), works at a CBD store and falls asleep at the wheel.
Gabo Augustine, Michelle Buteau, Jennifer Esposito, Chrissie Fit, Jonathan ‘Dumbfoundead’ Park, Jaboukie Young White, Wai Ching Ho, Bea Soong, Nancy Eng, Liang Ying He and Fay Ann Lee reprise their roles from Season 1.
Watch the trailer below.
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- 7/22/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix debuted a trailer for “The Chair,” featuring a new song by The Linda Lindas called “Oh!”
Premiering on Aug. 20, the comedy series follows Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim (Sandra Oh) as she navigates her role as the first woman chair of the prestigious Pembroke University’s English department.
Jay Duplass, Holland Taylor, Bob Balaban, Nana Mensah, David Morse and Everly Carganilla also star, with Amanda Peet serving as showrunner. Oh, David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Bernie Caulfield and Daniel Gray Longino also executive produce, while Peet, Annie Julia Wyman, Richard E. Robbins, Jennifer Kim and Andrea Troyer serve as writers. Daniel Gray Longino directs.
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Peacock announced its unscripted dating show “Ex-Rated” will premiere on Aug. 12. Hosted and executive produced by Andy Cohen, the new series will feature single people and their exes, asking them to rate each other in categories like communication,...
Premiering on Aug. 20, the comedy series follows Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim (Sandra Oh) as she navigates her role as the first woman chair of the prestigious Pembroke University’s English department.
Jay Duplass, Holland Taylor, Bob Balaban, Nana Mensah, David Morse and Everly Carganilla also star, with Amanda Peet serving as showrunner. Oh, David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Bernie Caulfield and Daniel Gray Longino also executive produce, while Peet, Annie Julia Wyman, Richard E. Robbins, Jennifer Kim and Andrea Troyer serve as writers. Daniel Gray Longino directs.
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Peacock announced its unscripted dating show “Ex-Rated” will premiere on Aug. 12. Hosted and executive produced by Andy Cohen, the new series will feature single people and their exes, asking them to rate each other in categories like communication,...
- 7/21/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix announced that “Clickbait” will premiere on Aug. 25.
Starring Adrian Grenier, Zoe Kazan and Betty Gabriel, the eight-episode limited series follows father and husband Nick Brewer (Grenier), who mysteriously disappears and is later seen in a video on the internet, badly beaten and holding a card that says, “I abuse women. At 5 million views, I die.” As his sister (Kazan) and wife (Gabriel) search to save him, they uncover a side of Nick they didn’t know existed.
Told from revolving points of view, “Clickbait” is produced by Australian based Matchbox Pictures and Tony Ayres Productions. It is executive produced by creator and showrunner Tony Ayres. Co-creator and writer Christian White co-produces, Brad Anderson is the lead director, and David Heyman and Tom Winchester executive produce for Heyday Television.
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Starring Adrian Grenier, Zoe Kazan and Betty Gabriel, the eight-episode limited series follows father and husband Nick Brewer (Grenier), who mysteriously disappears and is later seen in a video on the internet, badly beaten and holding a card that says, “I abuse women. At 5 million views, I die.” As his sister (Kazan) and wife (Gabriel) search to save him, they uncover a side of Nick they didn’t know existed.
Told from revolving points of view, “Clickbait” is produced by Australian based Matchbox Pictures and Tony Ayres Productions. It is executive produced by creator and showrunner Tony Ayres. Co-creator and writer Christian White co-produces, Brad Anderson is the lead director, and David Heyman and Tom Winchester executive produce for Heyday Television.
Watch a teaser and see first look images below.
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Casting
Jordan Fisher will guest...
- 7/20/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Starz released a trailer for its new wrestling drama “Heels,” which will premiere on Aug. 15 at 9 p.m.
Set in a close-knit community in Georgia, “Heels” follows the people of a small town who chase their dreams in the world of independent professional wrestling. It centers on a family-owned wrestling promotion as two brothers and rivals war over their late father’s legacy. In the ring, one must play the good guy and the other their nemesis, otherwise known as “the heel.” In the real world, these characters prove difficult to live up to — or hard to leave behind.
Stephen Amell and Alexander Ludwig portray the set of siblings, older brother Jack Spade and younger brother Ace Spade, respectively. The cast also includes Alison Liff, Mary McCormack, Kelli Berglund, Allen Maldonado, James Harrison and Chris Bauer.
“Heels” is executive produced by writer Michael Waldron, Mike O’Malley, Julie Yorn, Christopher Donnelly,...
Set in a close-knit community in Georgia, “Heels” follows the people of a small town who chase their dreams in the world of independent professional wrestling. It centers on a family-owned wrestling promotion as two brothers and rivals war over their late father’s legacy. In the ring, one must play the good guy and the other their nemesis, otherwise known as “the heel.” In the real world, these characters prove difficult to live up to — or hard to leave behind.
Stephen Amell and Alexander Ludwig portray the set of siblings, older brother Jack Spade and younger brother Ace Spade, respectively. The cast also includes Alison Liff, Mary McCormack, Kelli Berglund, Allen Maldonado, James Harrison and Chris Bauer.
“Heels” is executive produced by writer Michael Waldron, Mike O’Malley, Julie Yorn, Christopher Donnelly,...
- 7/19/2021
- by Haley Bosselman and Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
International Jazz Day 2018 came to a phenomenal close this week in St. Petersburg, following an extraordinary All-Star Global Concert at the historic Mariinsky Theatre that capped off several days of educational outreach programs across the city.
The concert, led by artistic co-directors Herbie Hancock (USA) and Igor Butman (Russia), was streamed live by the United Nations and Unesco and on www.jazzday.com. It featured performances by an international roster of artists including Oleg Akkuratov (Russia), Till Brönner (Germany), Oleg Butman (Russia), Terri Lyne Carrington (USA), Joey DeFrancesco (USA), Fatoumata Diawara (Mali), Vadim Eilenkrig (Russia), Kurt Elling (USA), Antonio Faraò (Italy), James Genus (USA), Robert Glasper (USA), David Goloschekin (Russia), Hassan Hakmoun (Morocco), Gilad Hekselman (Israel), Horacio Hernandez (Cuba), Taku Hirano (Japan), Anatoly Kroll (Russia), Gaoyang Li (China), Rudresh Mahanthappa (USA), The Manhattan Transfer (USA), Branford Marsalis (USA), James Morrison (Australia), Moscow Jazz Orchestra (Russia), Makoto Ozone (Japan), Danilo Pérez...
The concert, led by artistic co-directors Herbie Hancock (USA) and Igor Butman (Russia), was streamed live by the United Nations and Unesco and on www.jazzday.com. It featured performances by an international roster of artists including Oleg Akkuratov (Russia), Till Brönner (Germany), Oleg Butman (Russia), Terri Lyne Carrington (USA), Joey DeFrancesco (USA), Fatoumata Diawara (Mali), Vadim Eilenkrig (Russia), Kurt Elling (USA), Antonio Faraò (Italy), James Genus (USA), Robert Glasper (USA), David Goloschekin (Russia), Hassan Hakmoun (Morocco), Gilad Hekselman (Israel), Horacio Hernandez (Cuba), Taku Hirano (Japan), Anatoly Kroll (Russia), Gaoyang Li (China), Rudresh Mahanthappa (USA), The Manhattan Transfer (USA), Branford Marsalis (USA), James Morrison (Australia), Moscow Jazz Orchestra (Russia), Makoto Ozone (Japan), Danilo Pérez...
- 5/2/2018
- Look to the Stars
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