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Netflix has renewed the Kristen Bell and Adam Brody-starring romantic-comedy series for Season 2, to premiere in 2025, TVLine has confirmed.

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Additionally, Girls vets Jenni Konner and Bruce Eric Kaplan will serve as executive producers and showrunners on Season 2. Creator Erin Foster...

¡Azúcar! Gloria Calderón Kellett is setting up shop at Cris Abrego and Eva Longoria’s Hyphenate Media Group — and, in the process, getting access to exclusive rights to develop television and film content for the Celia Cruz Estate.

Hyphenate Media Group, launched just a year ago by two of the most powerful Latinos in Hollywood, has been identifying talent such as Calderón Kellett to bring on board. In their strategic investment in her GloNation production shingle, the first of many planned talent partnerships for Hyphenate, the prolific showrunner, producer, director, playwright and actress will now develop and produce content for them across platforms.

“I am thrilled about this deal with Cris, Eva, and Hyphenate Media Group,” Calderón Kellet said in a statement. “Throughout my career, I’ve been in a number of overall deals with great companies, but they never quite met my ambition. I don’t just want GloNation...

It’s September 2024, and Beyond the Gates is becoming increasingly real. The title transitioned from The Gates to Beyond the Gates. Three members of the cast were announced, two of whom Soap Hub placed on its Dream Casting Wish List for the first new soap created in 25 years. And Karla Mosley — who will play Dani Dupree on the one-hour CBS soap — posted from Atlanta and is excited about being a part of this journey.

Excitement is Building

CBS originally announced its plans to create the first soap opera in 25 years back in April. And there’s more news to come as the highly anticipated production builds up steam to its premiere in early 2025.

The Dream Casting List: The Actors

If you recall, we already dream-cast a list of the female actors we’d love to see when populating the residents of Btg. Many great male actors are out there whose impact would instantly be felt.

High Potential is making its debut on ABC. The new procedural, which flits between comedy and drama, stars Kaitlin Olson as a genius who gets hired as a police consultant after she makes a break in a case that changes the tide of the investigation. Her decision to highlight what they'd missed takes her from cleaning the precinct to helping to solve crimes with Det. Karadec who is definitely not as free spirited as Morgan nor would he bring children to a crime scene but, hey, Morgan is a single mother with three kids, where she goes they go if that's what has to happen.

The show's cast is filled with more than one familiar face. If the name of one of the main and recurring actors is on the tip of your tongue or you're trying to remember what you've seen them in, we've got you covered. Below you'll...

Exclusive: Charise Castro Smith (Encanto) has signed an overall deal with 20th Television. Under the multi-year pact, she will develop, write and executive produce original series for linear networks and streamers with a focus on the Disney Entertainment Television platforms.

Castro Smith has Confessions On The 7:45, a series adaptation of Lisa Unger’s international bestseller, in development at Hulu with Jessica Alba attached to star and Eva Longoria set to direct the pilot. Castro Smith and Alba originally set the series up at Netflix for development two years ago. It is now being redeveloped for Hulu under Castro Smith’s deal at sibling 20th TV, a part of Disney Television Studios.

Based on Unger’s novel, Confessions On The 7:45 is a psychological thriller in which a working mom (Alba) meets a stranger on a train as she is commuting home who upends her life. As her life unravels and betrayals are revealed,...

Scrubs ran from 2001 to 2010 and became a cult phenomenon not only in the US but around the world.

At first glance, it could be mistaken for a typical sitcom, but in fact Bill Lawrence's project is much deeper. It's not just about the unique combination of comedy and drama: Scrubs also raised controversial and profound questions that other shows didn't dare to ask.

1. Zack Braff – J. D.

For his performance as J. D., the actor received three Golden Globe nominations. Braff, who played the main character in the series, did not appear only in the last season, when it was decided to reboot Scrubs, changing the location and part of the cast.

Zach's career is successful, and he not only acts as an actor, but also directs films – for example he made Garden State and Wish I Was Here. In 2021, Braff received an Emmy nomination for his work on the Ted Lasso episode Biscuits.

Rebecca Wisocky is one of those stars that just has the “it” factor. A captivating quality that keeps viewers hanging on her every word and glance. Over nearly three decades in show business, she’s stayed criminally under the radar, stealing scenes in films and TV shows while hiding in plain sight. Wisocky certainly showcased her acting prowess on “Devious Maids” (2013-2016) where she slayed as the main antagonist audiences loved to hate, but her role on CBS’ acclaimed comedy, “Ghosts,” is different and devilishly fun.

Wisocky plays Henrietta “Hetty” Woodstone, a costumed, Victorian-era ghost who once owned the manor that main characters Sam (Rose McIver) and Jay (Utkarsh Ambudkar) inherited and run as a bed and breakfast. Sam can see the ghosts due to a near-death experience showcased in the series’ pilot and comes to realize that she is descended from the prim and proper Hetty. The resulting juxtaposition...

As production continues on the second season of Peacemaker, we have word on two new additions to the cast of James Gunn's The Suicide Squad spin-off series.

THR reports that Picard's Sol Rodriguez and The Office actor David Denman have both signed on in supporting roles, and at least one of them will play an established DC Comics character.

While details on Denman's role are being kept under wraps, Rodriguez has been cast as Sasha Bordeaux, who made her debut as a Batman ally back in 2000’s Detective Comics No. 751.

First introduced as a young martial artist who is hired as Bruce Wayne's bodyguard by Lucius Fox, The Dark Knight actually trained Bordeaux as his new apprentice before she was framed for the murder of Vesper Fairchild and sent to prison. She later joined forces with the government agency known as Checkmate.

Rodriguez played Doctor Teresa Ramirez on season two of Picard,...

Peacemaker is adding some new faces for season two of the DC Studios series. Picard actor Sol Rodriguez and The Office‘s David Denman are among the series newcomers to the show, which is currently in production.

DC Studios co-chief James Gunn will direct three episodes of season two of Peacemaker, which centers on John Cena’s Christopher Smith, the shiny helmeted anti-hero he first played in the Gunn-directed The Suicide Squad in 2022.

Rodriguez will play Sasha Bordeaux, who debuted in the comics in 2000’s Detective Comics No. 751 and is known as a Batman ally. Writer Greg Rucka and artist Shawn Martinbrough created the character. Rodriguez, who hails from Argentina, played Doctor Teresa Ramirez on season two of Picard and led the Netflix rom-com Holiday in the Vineyards. She has the indie crime drama The Sheriff coming up, with previous credits including Freeform’s Party of Five reboot and the...

That's correct. The big bird from FX hit comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Kaitlin Olson will switch gears to become a detective!

Aside from Always Sunny, Olson is known for her way too short-lived comedy, The Mick.

During TV upfront week, ABC announced that High Potential is one of the network's two dramas slated for this fall.

On Olson's side will be her detective partner, Daniel Sunjata.

Sunjata is known for his roles as Paul Briggs on Graceland and Franco Rivera on Rescue Me.

The procedural is based on the popular French series Haut Potentiel Intellectuel.

High Potential is written by Drew Goddard, who serves as an executive producer with Sarah Esberg for Goddard Textiles.

Rob Thomas serves as showrunner and executive producer alongside Dan Etheridge, Pierre Laugier, Anthony Lancret, and Jean Nainchrik.

Alethea Jones is the director and executive producer. Olson serves as producer.

High Potential Season 1 Cast...

The live-action TV series based on the Goosebumps books written by R.L. Stine that was released through the Disney+ and Hulu streaming services last October (read our review Here) drew inspiration from five of Stine’s Goosebumps stories. More Stine stories will be brought to the screen in Goosebumps season 2 – and over the last couple of months, we’ve heard the names of several actors who will be in the cast of the new episodes. Deadline recently revealed the names of six more, saying they round out the cast. The new additions are Arjun Athalye (Are You Afraid of the Dark?), Eloise Payet (The End of the Party), Christopher Paul Richards (The Kids Are Alright), Kyra Tantao (Zombies 3), Stony Blyden (American Born Chinese), and Sakina Jaffrey (Billions), and the only details that have been shared about their characters are their names. As Deadline reports, “Athalye plays Sameer; Payet is...

All My Children alum Susan Lucci has opened up about The Golden Bachelorette as she’s reminded of her Daytime Emmy win that made history.

Thanks to a rumor and a celebration, the soap legend has been the talk of the town over the past few weeks.

Once The Golden Bachelorette was green-lit, Susan’s name was thrown into the mix as the lead to kick off the new Bachelor Nation show.

As Monsters and Critics previously reported, The Golden Bachelorette has been announced, and it was not Susan.

Instead, The Golden Bachelor alum Joan Vassos will headline to show in the hopes of finding her second chance at love.

Now Susan has set the record straight on The Golden Bachelorette rumor, just in time to remember her 1999 Daytime Emmy win.

Susan Lucci addresses The Golden Bachelorette rumors

Speaking with People magazine, Susan got candid about her love of The Golden Bachelor,...

Exclusive: A new professor is joining the ranks at Essex College. Ghosts‘ Rebecca Wisocky has been cast in a key recurring role in Season 3 of Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble‘s The Sex Lives of College Girls.

Created by Kaling and Noble, Max‘s The Sex Lives of College Girls follows four college roommates in their first year at New England’s prestigious Essex College. Season 2 picked up with the students returning after their fall break, tackling the challenges that were thrown their way at the end of Season 1, while also facing their next semester filled with new faces, parties and predicaments.

Wisocky will recur as Professor Dorfmann, a professor at Essex College.

Returning series regulars for Season 3 are Pauline Chalamet, lyah Chanelle Scott, Amrit Kaur, Christopher Meyer, Ilia Paulino and Renika Williams. As we previously reported, Reneé Rapp has exited the series as a regular for the upcoming season.

Judy Reyes is best known for playing Carla on the TV series Scrubs, but her nearly three-decades-long career is packed with roles on long-running shows like Devious Maids, and in movies like Birth/Rebirth, for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Actress. Her latest is Hannah Marx’s highly anticipated screen version of John Green’s celebrated novel Turtles All The Way Down (coming to Max on May 2nd). On this episode, she takes us back to the beginning—her “dramatic” childhood household serving as a form of acting training, defying her mother when she wanted to actually be […]

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Judy Reyes is best known for playing Carla on the TV series Scrubs, but her nearly three-decades-long career is packed with roles on long-running shows like Devious Maids, and in movies like Birth/Rebirth, for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Actress. Her latest is Hannah Marx’s highly anticipated screen version of John Green’s celebrated novel Turtles All The Way Down (coming to Max on May 2nd). On this episode, she takes us back to the beginning—her “dramatic” childhood household serving as a form of acting training, defying her mother when she wanted to actually be […]

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Exclusive: Netflix is rounding out its cast for The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3 with Michael Irby, Maisie Klompus (Good Trouble) and Wolé Parks (Superman and Lois) in recurring roles. Additionally, Jon Tenney (And Just Like That…) returns to the series as Mickey Haller, Sr.

They join returning stars Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller; Becki Newton as Lorna; Jazz Raycole as Izzy; Angus Sampson as Cisco; and Yaya DaCosta as Andrea Freemann. The recurring cast also includes Neve Campbell, Elliott Gould, Krista Warner, Fiona Rene, Devon Graye and new additions Merrin Dungey, Allyn Moriyon, John Pirruccello and Philip Anthony-Rodriguez.

Irby will play DEA Agent James De Marco, A decorated DEA agent whom Mickey suspects may have a sinister link to one of his cases. Klompus will play Annabeth Stephens, a neighbor of the late Giselle Dallinger, she is interviewed by Cisco, but her testimony ends up being more useful to the prosecution.

Ana Ortiz is joining David Schwimmer in the Disney+ anthology series Goosebumps for Season 2 as a series regular.

From Disney Branded Television and produced by Sony Pictures Television, the series is based upon R.L Stine’s bestselling Scholastic series. Each season features a new story, setting and cast. Season 2 will follow teenage siblings who discover a threat stirring, triggering a chain of events that unravel a profound mystery. As they delve into the unknown, the duo find themselves entangled in the chilling tale of four teenagers who mysteriously vanished in 1994.

Ortiz will play Jen, a dedicated police detective who remains rooted in her Brooklyn neighborhood after experiencing a tragic event that involved her friends in adolescence.

Nicholas Stoller (The Muppets) and Rob Letterman (Pokémon Detective Pikachu) developed the series and serve as executive producers, alongside showrunner Hilary Winston (Community), Neal H. Moritz (Fast & Furious franchise), Scholastic Entertainment...

Exclusive: America Ferrera’s hot streak continues, as the Barbie Oscar nom has been set to executive produce and star in Naked by the Window, a series adaptation of the book by Robert Katz, which has landed at Amazon MGM Studios for development following a bidding war.

Originally published in 1990, the book tells the true story of the groundbreaking Cuban artist Ana Mendieta, her formidable impact on the New York art scene, and the controversial trial of her sculptor husband, Carl Andre, for her sudden and tragic death.

Charise Castro Smith (Encanto) will write and exec produce the series, with Plan B also on board to executive produce.

Regarded as one of the most influential Cuban-American artists of the post-wwii era, Mendieta is celebrated for her groundbreaking work in the fields of performance art, sculpture, and land art. Known for works examining themes of identity, feminism, and the relationship between...

Exclusive: Harvey Keitel (The Irishman), Rita Moreno (80 for Brady), Roselyn Sanchez (Fantasy Island) and Udo Kier (Hunters) have been set to star in Theirs, an indie horror thriller going into production in Tulsa, Oklahoma this summer.

Written by Juan Pablo Reinoso and to be directed by Sonja O’Hara (Mid-Century), the film centers on a mother who, after a lifetime of grappling with abusive men and a bitter divorce, finds hope for herself and her teenage daughter in a new home, only to quickly find their newfound freedom tested by malicious secrets within its walls.

Keli Price (Bandit) will produce for his Price Productions, alongside Reinoso (Mad Props) for LookBook, and David Bond (Huesera) for Dark Elegy Films. Tom Biolchini will serve as the film’s executive producer.

An Oscar and Golden Globe nominee, Keitel has recently appeared in films like Lansky, The Irishman, The Painted Bird and Isle of Dogs,...

Rachel Hilson is currently starring in the Los Angeles production of the classic play Inherit the Wind and she got support from some of her Love, Victor co-stars on opening night!

The 28-year-old actress, also known for playing young Beth on This Is Us, walked the red carpet in a black and blue dress on Sunday night (November 5) at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, Calif.

Rachel‘s Love, Victor co-stars Mason Gooding and Ana Ortiz were both in attendance at the opening night performance. Ana was joined by her Devious Maids co-star Judy Reyes.

Some of the other celebs in the crowd included Noah Wyle, Guillermo Diaz, Brett Dalton, Elyes Gabel, and Kelly Lamor Wilson with friend Elle Chapman.

Inherit the Wind, starring Alfred Molina, John Douglas Thompson, and Chris Perfetti, is playing at the Pasadena Playhouse through November 26. Tickets are on sale now!

Ugly Betty was a charming family and work comedy series inspired by a telenovela that endeared fans for four glorious seasons.

And thanks to the series hitting Netflix, new generations have been introduced to the magic of this series as it finds a brand-new audience. Of course, it also triggers nostalgia in original viewers.

Whether you're just now bingeing Ugly Betty or you've experienced it all before, you may be wondering what the cast is up to currently.

Ugly Betty bolstered an impressive cast who have truly left their mark and went on to do incredible projects. So, let's get into what the cast has been up to since.

Daniel Eric Gold - Matt Hartley

Gold's character, Matt Hartley, was introduced during Ugly Betty Season 3 as Betty's love interest, with the theater and film actor making his television debut.

The two characters endured a lot of ups and downs in their relationship,...

[This story contains spoilers for Cruel Summer season two, episode five.]

Halfway through its second season, Cruel Summer’s murder mystery is heating up.

“It’s a huge bomb that’s dropped,” says showrunner Elle Triedman about the recently released episode five cliffhanger. “It just makes the characters — and I hope the audience — reexamine everything they thought they knew.”

Coming off the heels of a successful debut season, the Freeform anthology series reset itself for season two, introducing new characters (and a new cast), a new story and new setting to its audiences.

“There’s a lot of pressure,” Triedman tells The Hollywood Reporter of joining the series for its sophomore run. “The fans are fierce. They spend a lot of time; it’s kind of amazing, just reading their theories. They look at everything.”

With producer credits on shows like Revenge and Devious Maids, Triedman stepped in as showrunner and executive producer after the...

In 2012, Eva Longoria wrapped up the eighth and final season of Desperate Housewives, and she had a decision to make about her future. “That last year of Housewives,” she says, “I remember getting every single show offered to me to star in … to star in … to star in …”

Amid the throes of the streaming era, it’s easy to forget the omnipresence of a network breakout like Housewives. In its first season in 2004, Housewives was pulling in more viewers on Sunday nights than the average Sunday Night Football game does in 2023. The show — along with early-aughts entries Grey’s Anatomy and Lost — helped catapult network ABC back to primetime dominance. Bob Iger, who was named CEO of ABC parent company Disney in the year after Housewives’ debut, “would take us to dinner, individually,” remembers Longoria. (By its last season, Housewives’ prominence had waned — its May 2012 series finale clocked in with half...

As The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is wrapping its five-season run, Emmy-winning creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino are prepping their next series. Prime Video has given a two-season order to Sherman-Palladino and Palladino’s Étoile, starring Mrs. Maisel duo of Luke Kirby, who won an Emmy for his work on the show, and Gideon Glick as well as Call My Agent! standout Camille Cottin, Simon Callow (Outlander), Lou de Laâge (The Innocents) and David Alvarez (West Side Story).

Set in New York City and Paris, the eight-episode Étoile follows the dancers and artistic staff of two world-renowned ballet companies, as they embark on an ambitious gambit to save their storied institutions by swapping their most talented stars.

Word of the new series started trickling out last fall when Sherman-Palladino and Palladino held an Open Dance Call for an untitled ballet show. The duo will write, direct and executive produce the...

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel creators have formalized their next series under their overall deal with Amazon, and it’s got a premise that calls back to the duo’s beloved Bunheads and a couple of recognizable faces.

Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino have scored a two-season, straight-to-series order for Étoile, a drama set in the world of ballet that is set to reunite them with Maisel favorite Luke Kirby and Gideon Glick. Camille Cottin (Call My Agent!), Simon Callow (Outlander), Lou de Laâge (The Innocents) and David Alvarez (West Side Story) will star alongside Kirby and Glick.

Étoile is set in New York City and Paris and follows the dancers and artistic staff of two world-renowned ballet companies as they embark on an ambitious gambit to save their storied institutions by swapping their most talented stars.

“Well, guess that plan for early retirement will have to wait. Instead, we’ve...

Eva Longoria’s feature directorial debut, “Flamin’ Hot,” had audiences on fire at its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival on March 11 — while deftly navigating the controversy surrounding the film’s subject without ever addressing it by name.

The movie is based on the life of former Frito-Lay executive Richard Montañez, played by Jesse Garcia, who has said that he was responsible for inventing the Flamin’ Hot Cheetos brand when he was working as a janitor for the company.

Before “Flamin’ Hot” went into production in 2021, however, Montañez’s claims were disputed by a Los Angeles Times report in which Frito-Lay stated that an internal investigation turned up no evidence that “Richard was involved in any capacity in the Flamin’ Hot test market” in 1990. Instead, the Times’ story attributed a Frito-Lay factory in the Midwest with spearheading the Flamin’ Hot brand and credited Montañez for helping to bring to...

During the 1923 Season 1 finale, anti-miscegenation laws caused a problem for the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch’s foreman, Zane. His wife Alice was arrested, and Zane was beaten up when he tried to defend her. The end of the episode left Zane and the Duttons in a very difficult spot. Viewers may have been confused by the law that caused Alice’s arrest. Here’s what you need to know.

[Warning: This article contains spoilers for the 1923 Season 1 finale.]

Brian Geraghty as Zane in ‘1923’ | Emerson Miller/Paramount+ Zane’s wife was arrested due to anti-miscegenation laws in the ‘1923’ Season 1 finale

Zane is the loyal foreman of the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch in 1923. The season 1 finale was the first time fans saw a glimpse of his personal life. As it turns out, Zane has a beautiful family — a wife and two small children.

One evening Zane and Alice’s daughter spots a “monster” outside her window, and she’s not wrong. Clyde, the...

Exclusive: Peacock has set its recurring cast for Season 2 of Dr. Death, adding Rita Volk (Faking It) Judy Reyes ( (Succession), Jack Davenport (Ten Percent), Annika Boras (Succession), and Sandra Andreis (Snabba Cash).

Season 2 of the anthology series will feature the “Miracle Man” storyline based on the most recent third season of the Wondery podcast. Paolo Macchiarini, played by Edgar Ramirez, is a charming surgeon, renowned for his innovative operations that earn him the nickname “Miracle Man.” When investigative journalist Benita Alexander (Mandy Moore) approaches him for a story, the line between personal and professional begins to blur, changing her life forever. As she learns how far Paolo will go to protect his secrets, a group of doctors halfway across the world make shocking discoveries of their own that call everything about the “Miracle Man” into question.

Previously announced Season 2 cast also includes Luke Kirby, Ashley Madekwe and Gustaf Hammarsten.

Season one of Dr. Death,...

Frank Scherma, chairman and CEO of the Television Academy, announced on Wednesday his appointees to the Television Academy Executive Committee for 2023.

The six appointees include Casey Bloys, George Cheeks, Pearlena Igbokwe, Gloria Calderón Kellett, Lisa Nishimura and Zack Van Amburg. Each industry executive will help advise the Television Academy’s diverse initiatives and lead the organization throughout the upcoming year.

Bloys, chairman and CEO, HBO and HBO Max Content, oversees all programming efforts including “Game of Thrones” prequel “House of the Dragon,” “Euphoria,” “Succession,” Hacks” and “The White Lotus.” Cheeks is president and CEO of CBS and chief content officer, news and sports, Paramount+. Pearlena Igbokwe is chair of Universal Studio Group, leading four studios: Universal Television, UCP, Universal Television Alternative Studio and Universal International Studios.

An award-winning writer, producer, director and actress, Calderón Kellett currently stars in, produces and showruns Amazon Prime’s “With Love.” Previously, Calderón Kellett wrote...

The Television Academy on Wednesday announced the 2023 appointees to the group’s executive committee, which advises the Emmys organization on diversity initiatives and other issues faced by leadership throughout the year.

Named to the committee are Casey Bloys, George Cheeks, Pearlena Igbokwe, Gloria Calderón Kellett, Lisa Nishimura and Zack Van Amburg.

“I’m thrilled to welcome these accomplished executives back to serve on our Executive Committee,” Frank Scherma, TV Academy Chairman and CEO, said in a statement. “They will continue to bring their extensive experience and insight to our dynamic organization.”

The Television Academy Board of Governors also elected Peer Group Governors as their representatives on the executive committee for the 2023 term: Eddie Bonin (special visual effects), Debra Curtis (television executives), Jill Dickerson (reality programming) and Troy Underwood (children’s programming). Cris Abrego, chair of the Television Academy Foundation, will also serve on the committee.

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Heather Morris paid to her friend and former Glee co-star Naya Rivera.

Morris honored Rivera on what would have been her 36th birthday on Instagram.

"Happy birthday bebe," the actress wrote.

"Today is hard. Missing you everyday, but today especially."

Rivera's ex-husband, Ryan Dorsey, also paid tribute to Rivera with some photos of the actress with their son, Josey Hollis.

"A little easier with each little bit of time that passes by to look at pictures … but I still don't have the answers to the questions to the why's our sweet boy asks from time to time. I never will," Dorsey wrote alongside the photos.

"Doing the best we can."

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Desperate Housewives fans, your fantasy is about to come true.

No, the primetime soap isn’t being rebooted. (Thank the TV gods.) However, one of the show’s most beloved couples is reuniting on Monday’s episode of Fantasy Island (Fox, 8/7c), and TVLine has your exclusive first look.

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Fox this Sunday night offered a first look at Alert: Missing Persons Unit, starring Scott Caan (Hawaii Five-0) and Dania Ramirez (Devious Maids). Did you in turn “find” your next must-watch (and twisty!) procedural?

Alert: Missing Persons Unit stars Caan as Jason Grant, a former cop turned private military contractor who, while on the job in Afghanistan, got word from his wife Nikki (Ramirez) that their son Keith had gone missing. Six years later, Nikki is heading up the Philadelphia Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit (Mpu) when Jason, from whom she has been long separated, receives a proof-of-life photo...

Bob Penny — an Alabama college professor turned actor with a nearly 30-year career in Hollywood — died on Christmas Day in Huntsville, Alabama. He was 87.

Penny spent three decades as an English professor, teaching Poetry and Prose at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. During his career as a professor, Penny was an award-winning educator and acclaimed poet in his own right.

He retired from academia in 1990, after 32 years in the classroom, and turned toward his passion for performing. Penny began getting work in small bit parts in some beloved classics.

Throughout his Hollywood career, Penny appeared in over 30 films and TV shows. His movie credits include “Sweet Home Alabama”, “Forrest Gump”, “Mississippi Burning”, “My Cousin Vinny” and “The Legend of Bagger Vance”, among others.

As for TV projects, Penny appeared on shows such as “Higher Education”, “Drop Dead Diva”, “Devious Maids” and the TV adaptation of “In the Heat of the Night...

Eva Longoria's "Devious Maids" stirred up the Latinx community when it premiered nearly a decade ago. Here was this big, English-language cable show starring five Latinas but as the title reveals, they were all maids. So, did the Lifetime series replicate or challenge the stereotype that Latinas exist solely to serve better-off, Anglo families? The community hotly debated the show before it even came out, sounding off in the popular press and elsewhere.

"When you looked at the promotional materials that Lifetime put out for 'Devious Maids,' the actresses playing those roles were very sexualized in terms of their dress and in terms of their posture . . . And then also the maid again - why do we want to reify that?"

"It was largely dismissed for two reasons: the promotional materials and also the name of the show itself," says Dr. Jillain Báez, Associate Professor in the department of Africana,...

Fox unveiled its upcoming winter 2023 premiere dates for new and returning series including the anticipated courtroom anthology Accused, which will debut in January.

Also new this winter are Alert, a procedural drama about the Philadelphia Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit; single-camera workplace comedy Animal Control; and reality series Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, which challenges celebrities with tasks from the playbook of the actual Special Forces selection process.

In addition to its three new series on the winter slate, Fox also set dates for several returning series like Fantasy Island, 9-1-1: Lone Star and Celebrity Name That Tune.

Season 2 of Gordon Ramsay’s Next Level Chef will be getting a boost, premiering after the Super Bowl Lvii on February 12. The series will premiere in its regular time period February 16.

Also getting a Sunday debut are Accused, which will premiere January 22 and then make its time period debut two days late and Alert,...

Hawaii Five-0‘s Scott Caan is playing a cop again, but he’s on a new beat in the first teaser for the Fox drama Alert.

In the teaser — which you can watch above — Caan and Dania Ramirez (Once Upon a Time, Devious Maids) play Philadelphia cops Jason Grant and Nikki Batista, who work together on the city’s Missing Person’s Unit (Mpu). After a young girl is kidnapped by armed thugs, Jason and Nikki spring into action, with Nikki reassuring the girl’s parents: “I understand it’s impossible not to think the worst… but I want you...

Marc Cherry is returning to broadcast TV.

The Desperate Housewives creator has struck a direct talent deal with Fox and has set up his first project at the network – psychic-fueled spy drama Jenny Is A Weapon.

The project has landed a script commitment from the network and is being eyed for a potential straight-to-series order.

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It follows the story of a sheltered Maryland housewife who, at the moment her marriage falls apart, discovers she has special psychic powers and is recruited by a secret government agency where she will have to juggle her broken family and saving the world.

Fox’s President of Entertainment Michael Thorn told Deadline that it’s the “unlikely story of a heroic housewife”.

“It has the signature Marc Cherry 40-something female lead,” he added. “This is not a procedural, it’s not a classic franchise, but it’s...

“Desperate Housewives” and “Devious Maids” creator Marc Cherry is developing a new female-fronted drama at Fox.

Titled “Jenny Is a Weapon,” the one-hour series follows the story of a sheltered Maryland housewife who, at the moment her marriage falls apart, discovers she has special psychic powers and is recruited by a secret government agency where she will have to juggle her broken family and save the world, per its official logline.

The drama has received a script commitment from Fox Entertainment and is being eyed for a potential straight-to-series order at the broadcaster under a direct deal with Cherry.

Should it be picked up, the choice to produce “Jenny Is a Weapon” in house, rather than working with an outside studio on the show, is part of Fox’s new continuous strategy to own as much of its aired content as possible now that it is an independent network.

Michael Thorn,...

Dania Ramirez is poised to take the lead role in the upcoming Fox drama series “Alert,” Variety has learned.

The show was ordered to series at the broadcast network in May as part of Fox’ s upfronts presentation to advertisers.

Ramirez will star as Nikki, described as a salt-of-the-earth woman whose life was ripped apart six years ago by the disappearance of her 11-year-old son. She found her calling as the head of the Missing Person’s Unit. Her zeal and personal connection to the victims and their families infuses each and every case, and she helps others find their loved ones even as she couldn’t find her own.

Ramirez currently stars in the Netflix series “Sweet Tooth,” which is currently preparing its second season. Ramirez other recent TV roles include “Tell Me a Story,” “Once Upon a Time,” and “Devious Maids,” while she has also been on shows like “The Sopranos,...

Eva Longoria is returning to the land of series television: The Desperate Housewives alum is set to star in and executive-produce Land of Women, a new dramedy for Apple TV+, TVLine has learned.

Land of Women — which has earned a six-episode series order from the streamer — stars Longoria as Gala, who is forced to flee New York City with her mother and college-age daughter when her husband implicates the whole family in a series of financial crimes. The three women hide out in a charming wine town in northern Spain that Gala’s mother once called home. “The women seek...

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The new horror-comedy American Carnage arrives August 30 on Blu-ray™ and DVD from Lionsgate. The political satire features Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Jenna Ortega, and Eric Dane. American Carnage will be available for the suggested retail prices of 21.99 for Blu-ray (+ Digital), and 19.98 for DVD.

Official Synopsis

After a governor issues an executive order to arrest the children of undocumented immigrants, the newly detained youth are offered an opportunity to have their charges dropped by volunteering to provide care to the elderly. Once inside the eldercare facility, the volunteers discover the governor and the facility’s supervisor have cooked up a horrifyingly depraved conspiracy that endangers the young and the old in this twisted thriller-comedy.

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Audio Commentary by Writer-Director Diego Hallivis, Writer-Producer Julio Hallivis, and Producer Andrés RosendeBehind the Scenes of American CarnageThe StoryThe Meat of American CarnageLatinx Representation in HollywooodDeleted ScenesBig SplashSpitting Facts

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Will Packer Media has a new person leading its scripted TV efforts.

Producer Sabrina Wind has joined the company as head of scripted television and production. She’ll be in charge of developing and producing Will Packer Media’s TV projects and working with creators and producers. She’ll report to the company’s president, Alix Baudin.

“I am beyond honored to be joining the team at Will Packer Media,” Wind said in a statement. “Will is a true force of nature in the industry, someone whose unbridled creativity, style, and business acumen have made him a powerhouse in every sense of the word. I look forward to working with Will, Alix, and the rest of the team to help bring exciting new stories and voices to audiences around the world.”

Wind founded her own production company, WindPower Entertainment, in 2019 and sold more than a dozen projects,...

Will Packer Media is bringing on Sabrina Wind to serve as head of scripted television and production.

Wind will report to Alix Baudin, president of Will Packer Media. In her role, she will be responsible for development and production of the company’s television slate, which includes working with creators, writers, and producers.

“I truly believe the key to success in today’s content landscape is working with Executives who have a specific understanding of audience’s tastes and a keen ability to execute on them,” Packer said. “Sabrina is that Exec, and her reputation as someone who delivers is unmatched.”

“Sabrina is a highly regarded creative executive with a successful track record in developing and producing great stories,” Baudin added. “We are thrilled to have Sabrina join the Wpm team.”

Prior to joining Will Packer Media, Wind was the founder of the production company WindPower Entertainment. The company was...

Veteran producer Sabrina Wind has joined Will Packer Media as Head of Scripted Television and Production. Reporting to Alix Baudin, President of Will Packer Media, Wind will lead development and production for the company’s television projects, working closely with show creators, writers, and producers. She fills a position that has been vacant since Carolyn Newman left last fall.

“I truly believe the key to success in today’s content landscape is working with Executives who have a specific understanding of audience’s tastes and a keen ability to execute on them. Sabrina is that Exec, and her reputation as someone who delivers is unmatched,” said Will Packer Media founder Will Packer.

Added Baudin, “Sabrina is a highly regarded creative executive with a successful track record in developing and producing great stories. We are thrilled to have Sabrina join the Wpm team.”

Wind most recently ran her own production company,...

“M*A*S*H,” “I Love Lucy,” “Six Feet Under,” “Beetlejuice” and “The Cosby Show.” What do these classic TV shows or films have in common? They all had a deep impact on five of today’s top TV showrunners. We discuss that and more during our “Meet the Experts” group roundtable panel with 2022 Emmy contenders.

This “Meet the Experts” panel includes showrunners and producers Melissa Joan Hart (“Christmas in Tune”), Sarah Burgess (“Impeachment”), Justin Noble (“The Sex Lives of College Girls”), Dustin Lance Black (“Under the Banner of Heaven”) and Gloria Calderon Kellett (“With Love”). Watch our full group chat above and click on each name above to view each person’s individual interview.

“I was obsessed with ‘M*A*S*H’ growing up,” reveals Black. “And one day I hope I can write like that. Where you can take really dark, deep, challenging subjects and get people to laugh.

“I love Christmas movies,” declares Gloria Calderon Kellett, the creator and executive producer of “With Love” on Amazon Prime. “Christmas is a big time for Latinos and it was the height of the pandemic. We were sort of feeling, oh, we’re probably not going to be with our families this year. That mixed with this barrage on my Instagram feed of violence against Black and brown and queer and Asian people, plus wanting so much this salve that Christmas movies provide, but don’t often provide to people of color. This is such a feel-good, beautiful genre and it really doesn’t exist for us. I didn’t just present the Christmas episode to Amazon, I presented, ‘What would it look like if we pick up this family and we follow them over the course of a year?'” We talked to Calderon Kellett as part of our “Meet the Experts” TV showrunners panel.

Five top TV showrunners and producers will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2022 Emmy Awards contenders. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Wednesday, June 1, at 6:00 p.m. Pt; 9:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Denton Davidson and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.

RSVP today to our entire ongoing Emmy contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.

This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2022 contenders:

Christmas in Tune (Lifetime)

Synopsis: Story of Belle, a marketing executive who is worried that she may lose her job.

Bio: Melissa Joan Hart was a Kids’ Choice Awards winner for “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” and “Drive Me Crazy.

Exclusive: Scrubs star Judy Reyes is boarding New Line’s film adaptation of John Green’s #1 NY Times best seller Turtles All the Way Down for HBO Max.

Turtles All the Way Down tackles anxiety through its 17-year-old protagonist, Aza Holmes (played by Isabela Merced). Reyes will play Gina, the mother of Aza. Cree Cicchino and Felix Mallard also star. It’s not easy being Aza, but she’s trying… trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, and a good student, all while navigating an endless barrage of invasive, obsessive thoughts that she cannot control. When she reconnects with Davis, her childhood crush, Aza is confronted with fundamental questions about her potential for love, happiness, friendship, and hope in the face of her mental illness.

Temple Hill’s Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey and Isaac Klausner will produce. Green will executive produce alongside Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger. Hannah Marks...

Exclusive: Heather Graham (Half Magic), Brandy Norwood (Queens), Jason Biggs (Outmatched) and Matt Cedeño (Power) have signed on to star in the Netflix holiday film Best. Christmas. Ever. from director Mary Lambert.

The film written by Charles Shyer (Father of the Bride) and Todd Calgi Gallicano (Sam London Adventure book series) centers on Jackie (Norwood), who every Christmas, without fail, sends a boastful holiday newsletter that makes her old college friend Charlotte (Graham) feel like a lump of coal. When a twist of fate lands Charlotte, her husband Rob (Biggs), and their family on Jackie’s and her husband Valentino’s (Cedeño) snowy doorstep just days before Christmas, Charlotte seizes the opportunity to prove her old friend’s “perfect” life can’t possibly be that perfect. But in her overzealous attempt to expose Jackie, Charlotte nearly ruins Christmas for both families and must team...