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Exclusive: Costa Ronin has been cast as a recurring guest star on Prime Video’s The Terminal List for Season 2, starring and executive produced by Chris Pratt.

Created by David Digilio, the series follows James Reece after his entire platoon of Navy SEALs is ambushed during a high-stakes covert mission. He returns home to his family with conflicting memories of the event and questions about his culpability. But as new evidence comes to light, Reece discovers dark forces working against him, endangering not only his life, but the lives of those he loves.

Ronin will play billionaire and media mogul, Vasili Adrenov.

Season 1 was based on Jack Carr’s novel of the same name, and Season 2 is drawing from Carr’s book True Believer.

Season 2 of The Terminal List is executive produced by Pratt through Indivisible Productions, Digilio, Antoine Fuqua and Kat Samick through Hill District Media,...

Rashida Jones has over 80 screen acting credits to her name and may be best known for her roles in the likes of Parks and Recreation, Sunny, The Social Network, Celeste & Jesse Forever, and/or I Love You, Man. She’s also a writer, having worked on the likes of Toy Story 4, The Other Black Girl, an episode of Black Mirror, and the aforementioned Celeste & Jesse Forever – and she’s a director, having directed episodes of Roar, #BlackAF, Angie Tribeca, and Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On. She also co-directed the documentary Quincy, about her father, record producer and composer Quincy Jones. A couple of months ago, it was announced that she is co-writing a new Tom and Jerry movie, and now, Deadline has revealed that she’s set to direct a film called Playdate.

For this film, Jones will be bringing a script by Danish writer Marie Østerbye to the screen.

Rashida Jones (Sunny) is teaming with Gloria Sanchez on Playdate, the feature adaptation of Marie Østerbye’s original script, which landed at #2 on last year’s Black List. Jones will direct, with Jessica Elbaum and Will Ferrell producing for Gloria Sanchez.

In the film, a playdate erupts into full scale psychological warfare as two mothers confront the damage of childhood bullying, while their daughters engage in mind games of their own. UTA Independent Film Group reps rights to the project.

Previously co-directing the Emmy-nominated documentary Quincy on her father, record producer Quincy Jones, Jones has also helmed episodes of series like Roar, #BlackAF, and Angie Tribeca, on which she also starred. Also a well-known actress, writer, and producer, she co-wrote the acclaimed rom-com Celeste and Jesse Forever, wrote on Black Mirror, helped conceive the story for Toy Story 4, and co-created the recent Hulu series The Other Black Girl. Most recently on the writing front,...

Exclusive: The National Association of Latino Independent Producers has appointed four to its Board of Directors: Daniela Federman, TV Scripted agent at WME; Erika Kennair, Head of Scripted, US and Canada at The Mediapro Studio; Al Madrigal, actor, writer, and comedian; and Gina Reyes, an agent at United Talent Agency.

Nalip is an organization that supports the advancement of Latino Excellence across all creative media platforms. Since its founding in 1999, membership has become a supportive community of diverse storytellers – including producers, performers, writers, directors, and industry professionals.

“We welcome our new Board members, who bring a wealth of expertise, leadership, and vision to Nalip,” said Karla Pita Loor, Chair of Nalip’s Board of Directors. “Their extensive experience in varied sectors of our business will drive Nalip’s growth and impact as we work to ensure that the entertainment industry more accurately reflects the diversity of our audiences,” she added.

Fire Country season 3 returned to CBS on Friday, October 18, and, unsurprisingly, started with a bang. The premiere sees Diego and Gabriela's wedding interrupted by a helicopter crash that sends Station 42 into action. Bode takes the opportunity to do what he does best, acting as an unofficial firefighter during the crisis. The newest batch of episodes has greatly differed from Fire Country's previous installments, with Bode being a free man for the first time in the series' history.

The protagonist's release from prison has a major impact on everyone, but his parents, Vince and Sharon, are two of the characters it affects the most. Billy Burke (Twilight) and Diane Farr (Splitting Up Together), who play the married couple, share that the surprising twist provides new storytelling opportunities for the Leone family. While Vince and Sharon have long since proven their unconditional love for one another, the actors tease...

Jenna Fischer, star of The Office, and her 2024 net worth ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Jenna Fischer has been a part of the entertainment industry for over two decades. She immortalized the role of Pam Beesly in NBC’s The Office and became a household name with the comedy show.

While she kept impressing the audience with her performances, the actress had to go through a tough time recently as she battled breast cancer, but fortunately, she has won over the disease and is cancer-free now. As Jenna Fischer continues to work and give memorable performances, let’s look at the wealth accumulated by the actress so far.

Jenna Fischer’s Net Worth

Jenna Fischer has an estimated net worth of $12 million, which her role in The Office has significantly contributed to. The actress starred in all nine seasons of the hit mockumentary sitcom between 2005 and 2013. At the show’s beginning, she was paid $20,000 per episode.

The Office star Jenna Fischer, who portrayed Pam in the comedy series, has shared an emotional post pertaining to her breast cancer diagnosis, informing the public about it for the first time. Fischer is a beloved actor, rising to prominence after being on the cast of The Office throughout the show's 9-season run. Her time as Pam on the show resulted in some of the most memorable storylines on the series, including her relationship with Jim (John Krasinski), which became a staple of the series throughout.

Now, Fischer has taken to Instagram, making a post for October's Breast Cancer Awareness Month by revealing she was diagnosed in December 2023. The actor explained she had Stage 1 Triple Positive Breast Cancer, resulting in surgeries, followed by chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Because her cancer was caught early, they were able to treat it before it could spread, with Fischer announcing she is now cancer free.

Fox is developing a comedy series centered on a washed up golf prodigy, Variety has learned exclusively.

Titled “Thunderjacks,” the series has received a script commitment at the broadcast network. Chad Mountain is writing and executive producing, with Oliver Hudson, John Stalberg Jr., Douglas Banker of Five All in the Fifth, Jonathan Watson, and Scott MacArthur also executive producing. Fox Entertainment Studios will produce.

The official logline for the series states, “A famous former golf prodigy, who vanished into anonymity after a very public meltdown, is dragged into the limelight a decade later, forcing his dysfunctional family to futilely scramble to save their opulent lifestyle and fragile egos.”

There is no cast currently attached to the project, but sources say it could serve as a starring vehicle for Hudson should it go forward. The show falls under the broadcast direct deal Hudson and his producing partner Stalberg signed with Fox in 2023. Under that deal,...

For nine seasons, The Office, the mocumentary-style comedic television show about a paper distributor located in the humble Scranton, Pa has produced years of laughs and memorable content. We have probably worked with some of the employee caricatures represented at Dunder Mifflin at one time or another. We have the office romance, drama, and situations that we'd often envied.

I mean who wouldn't want a goofy, idiotic boss to work for? Who wouldn't want to be a witness to the office couple whose relationship is less stable than a Jenga set? Who would want to watch the office comedian constantly get one over on the office rat? Today we are going to be looking at the cast back when the show first premiered on March 24, 2005.

Steve Carell as Michael Scott The Office -- "Did I Stutter" Episode #4016 -- Airdate 05/01/2008 -- Pictured: Steve Carell as Michael Scott (Photo by Chris Haston...

Is there anything exciting about an Office? Boring routines, meeting deadlines. But it was Ricky Gervais’s genius that made a series about a company one of the greatest shows of all time. While the UK Chapter of The Office might not have set the stage on fire on a global level, the US version was in a league of its own, going on to becoming one of the most iconic shows.

The NBC sitcom became a household name. So did the name of the stars who were a part of it. And Jenna Fischer couldn’t be more thankful for that.

Jenna Fischer struggled to bag her first role

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Hailing from St. Louis, Jenna Fischer showed up to LA with the same aspirations as...

Fire Country blazed onto the scene in 2022, hooking viewers immediately with its unique perspective.

It bridges the divide between those on the "right" side of the law and "criminals" trying to redeem themselves.

Fans thrived on the action-packed scenes, unique fire calls, and inspirational characters throughout Fire Country Season 1.

The main character -- and series co-creator -- Max Thieriot juggles a redemption arc from prisoner to inmate firefighter planning a life on the outside.

But many fans felt the same magic wasn't there for Fire Country Season 2.

Related: Fire Country Season 2 Report Card: From Smoldering Worst Parts to the Flames of Success

Despite the reduced excitement for Fire Country's sophomore season, the hit show received an order for a third season.

Series Regulars Will Return

Like many series recently, Fire Country has maintained a regular cast of characters who play integral parts in the storyline.

However, to keep things fresh,...

Exclusive: The Onyx Collective’s UnPrisoned is rounding out the Season 2 cast with Brandee Evans (P-Valley) in a recurring role, as well as Oliver Hudson (The Cleaning Lady) and Jamie Chung (Lovecraft Country) in guest starring roles. Season 2 premieres Wednesday, July 17 on Hulu with all 8 episodes dropping at once.

Inspired by creator Tracy McMillan’s life, UnPrisoned follows a messy but perfectionist relationship therapist, social media influencer and single mom, Paige Alexander (Kerry Washington), whose life is turned right-side-up when her dad, Edwin Alexander (Delroy Lindo), gets out of prison and moves in with her and her teenage son Finn (Faly Rakotohavana).

In Season 2, the Alexander family is still a mess. Paige’s therapy practice is in trouble, Finn’s anxiety is through the roof, Edwin is still figuring out how to get his life together outside of prison, and their relationships are more complicated than ever. The family needs help,...

Exclusive: Alex Moffat (Saturday Night Live), Joel David Moore (Avatar franchise), Lizze Broadway (Gen V), Urzila Carlson (upcoming Ozi: Voice of the Forest), and Francis Benhamou (Arranged) are the final additions to the cast of Netflix and Happy Madison’s rom-com Kinda Pregnant, starring Amy Schumer.

Details as to their roles are under wraps. Directed by Tyler Spindel (The Out-Laws), the film’s ensemble also includes Jillian Bell, Will Forte, Damon Wayans Jr., Brianne Howey, and Chris Geere, as we were first to report.

In the film written by Julie Paiva, we follow Lainy (Schumer), who given jealousy over her best friend’s pregnancy, begins wearing a fake baby bump… then accidentally meeting the man of her dreams. In addition to Schumer, producers on the project include Adam Sandler, Tim Herlihy, Judit Maull, Kevin Grady and Eli Thomas for Happy Madison, Molly Sims for Something Happy Productions, and Alex Saks for Saks Picture Company.

Exclusive: Sierra Teller Ornelas and Jana Schmieding are developing the new CBS half-hour, multi-cam comedy series Bonnie from Universal Television. The project falls under Ornelas’ overall deal at Utv.

Bonnie is a family comedy about a former backup singer who left the grind of touring fifteen years ago to live on the rez, help raise her brother’s kids and live her dream of being “Cool Auntie.”

Ornelas and Schmieding will write and executive produce the project with the latter also set to star. In addition to the pair, Morgan Sackett, Jonathan Berry and Katie Newman also exec produce.

Recently, Ornelas was showrunner of the Peacock comedy Rutherford Falls, which she co-created with Mike Schur and Ed Helms. It was there she met Schmieding, who served as both a star and writer on the show. Previously, Ornelas was a co-executive producer on Loot...

Exclusive: Coming off a two-season starring role on Fox’s drama The Cleaning Lady, Oliver Hudson is staying in business with the network. The actor-producer has entered a broadcast direct deal with Fox Entertainment for him and his producing partner John Stalberg to develop comedy and drama projects that will be fully owned and distributed by Fox.

Hudson played one of the leads, FBI agent Garrett Miller, in The Cleaning Lady, co-produced by Warner Bros. TV and Fox Entertainment. The popular character was killed off in the Season 2 finale, which aired earlier this year.

Hudson already has a pre-existing relationship with Fox as a producer. He and Joe Buck are developing the animated comedy Daddy Issues for the network, with Fox Entertainment and company-owned animation house Bento Box Entertainment producing. The ensemble buddy comedy is inspired by the popular podcast that follows the true-life experiences of Buck and Hudson as...

Mark Wahlberg stars as an ex-assassin who must protect his family in the action-comedy film "The Family Plan," set to premiere on Apple TV+ on December 15. The film follows Wahlberg's character, Dan Morgan, as he embarks on a cross-country road trip to keep his loved ones safe after his past catches up with him. In addition to "The Family Plan," Wahlberg has other action-packed projects in the pipeline, including the thriller "The Union" with Halle Berry and the film "Flight Risk" directed by Mel Gibson.

Mark Wahlberg is a master assassin-turned-family man in the newly released trailer for The Family Plan. Coming courtesy of Apple TV+, The Family Plan finds Wahlberg using his particular set of skills to keep his family safe after his dark past catches up with him in this action-comedy that’s set to land on the streaming platform on December 15. Check out the trailer for The Family Plan...

Exclusive: Lizze Broadway, breakout star of Amazon’s hit superhero college spinoff series Gen V, has signed with WME for representation in all areas.

Broadway plays Emma Meyer in Gen V, The Boys spinoff from Point Grey and Original Films. Set at America’s only college exclusively for young adult superheroes (run by Vought International), Gen V explores the lives of hormonal, competitive Supes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries to the test, competing for the school’s top ranking.

Broadway also was seen earlier this year in Skydance’s Ghosted opposite Chris Evans and Ana de Armas for Apple, and Peacock’s Based on a True Story with Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina, which was just renewed for a second season. Her numerous guest-starring roles include HBO’s Here and Now, ABC’s Splitting up Together, NCIS and Chicago Pd.

Broadway is repped by Dan Spilo...

Kelsey Asbille has successfully transitioned from teen and child roles to more adult roles, showcasing her talent and versatility as a performer. Her creative partnership with Taylor Sheridan has opened up new opportunities for Asbille, propelling her into the spotlight and positioning her as a go-to performer. Asbille's role in the horror film "Don't Move" is expected to garner even more attention and solidify her status as a bona fide movie star.

While she may not be a household name yet, Kelsey Asbille is undoubtedly a star on the rise with plenty of memorable roles already filling her impressive resume. Making her debut in the 2000s in various teen and child roles, Asbille turned heads with her mix of humor and dramatic chops that made her perfect for many of the hit young adult shows of the time. Unlike many of her contemporaries, Asbille has been able to transition to more adult roles successfully,...

From Prime Video’s “The Boys” comes its new spinoff “Gen V,” which centers on young superheroes who are fighting for their spot in the prestigious super group the Seven.

“Gen V” is centered on the first generation of superheroes to know about Compound V, an injectable chemical that can turn normal humans into powerful, nearly-unstoppable beings who possess abilities like mighty strength, telekinesis and super speed.

While competing to earn the top ranking at their school, Godolkin University School of Crimefighting, the young heroes will put their skills to the test while juggling their moral compass. And when the school’s dark and twisted secrets come to light, the students must decide between whether they’d like to be a hero or fly another more villainous route.

The cast includes Jaz Sinclair, Chance Perdomo, Lizze Broadway, Shelley Conn, Maddie Phillips, London Thor, Derek Luh, Asa Germann, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sean Patrick Thomas,...

In the 10 years since The Office aired its series finale, many of the show’s cast members have gone on to have prolific careers in the industry. From drama to comedy to horror, these actors have done a great job diversifying their filmographies and discovering their strengths as performers. While The Office may have kickstarted some of their careers, they certainly haven’t let the popularity of the show keep them from exploring characters that are wildly different from their Dunder Mifflin counterparts.

Across film and television, here are The Office cast’s best post-Office roles.

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Steve Carell has had a wide variety of roles since he left The Office. From reprising his character Brick Tamland in the Anchorman sequel one year to getting his first Oscar nomination for his role in Foxcatcher the next, Carell’s post-Office career has given him the opportunity to...

The Netflix original series Fubar features a star-studded cast led by 1980s action icon Arnold Schwarzenegger in a comedic role. The action comedy show is created by Nick Santora and follows a father and daughter who discover that they are both undercover CIA agents, which complicates their relationship and their dangerous mission. The series continues Netflix's long line of high-profile original content, and the cast alone helps to elevate it above the usual streaming fare. Besides the show's star Schwarzenegger, the rest of the cast of Fubar represents a diverse mix of veteran actors and newcomers.

Though Fubar presents an intriguing premise and promises to be an exciting and hilarious experience on its own, it is also notable because it marks the first time that Schwarzenegger has played a major role on TV. The multi-decade Hollywood veteran was one of the biggest box office draws of his day, and he...

The Gen V cast introduces some promising new characters to The Boys universe and brings back some iconic characters from the flagship series. Loosely inspired by the story arc “We Gotta Go Now” from Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s The Boys comics, Gen V revolves around a group of young Supes who are put through various battle royales to test their superpowers at Vought International’s Godolkin University School of Crimefighting. Originally titled The Boys Presents: Varsity, Gen V is essentially a take on The Hunger Games narrative set in a world full of superheroes.

With college-aged Supes anchoring its main cast, Gen V has the chance to make big stars out of a new generation of actors. Gen V focuses on the G-Men, Vought’s most popular superhero team, a parody of Marvel’s X-Men made up of orphans and outcasts. The series was developed by Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters,...

Bold Films has tapped studio executive-turned-producer, screenwriter and showrunner Jeff Kleeman as its new chief executive officer.

Kleeman, who has served has the president of Ellen DeGeneres’ A Very Good Production since 2012, replaces Gary Michael Walters, who is exiting to launch his own venture after nearly 20 years with the company.

In his new role, Kleeman will oversee Bold’s current operations and expansion plans. Some of his areas of focus will be building strategic partnerships, with a particular focus on international, and leveraging Bold’s existing IP as well as new IP to generate multiple revenue streams. He will report to Bold Films chairman David Litvak.

“It’s an honor to join David and his team to further expand the company’s diverse library with elevated films, scripted and non-scripted television, animation, and franchises that deliver unforgettable emotional experiences to audiences worldwide,” Kleeman said in a statement.

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Jeff Kleeman has stepped in as CEO for Bold Films, taking over for Gary Michael Walters, whose March departure from the company after nearly 20 years was just announced.

The studio executive-turned-producer, screenwriter and showrunner comes to the company from Ellen DeGeneres’ A Very Good Production, where he’s served as President since 2012, overseeing work on 26 series, specials and movies amounting to over 1,615 hours of live-action and animated content.

Kleeman will report to Bold Chairman David Litvak, overseeing the company’s current operations, as well as its plans for expansion. He’ll now focus on building strategic partnerships, with a particular eye on international, while looking to leverage both existing Bold IP and new IP to generate multiple revenue streams.

Kleeman’s appointment comes at a time when Bold Films is looking to take on a more global footprint in development and production, as it continues to develop feature-length projects for both theatrical and streaming,...

Exclusive: Members of the first ever Berlinale Series Award jury have predicted that TV awards could soon rival film at the world’s major festivals.

Former Yes Studios boss Danna Stern, Moonlight star André Holland and Danish writer Mette Heeno sat down with Deadline on day one of the Series Market – the TV section of the European Film Market – to discuss their role choosing the debut Berlinale Series Award winner, which is the first ever TV series award at an A-list festival. They forecasted more recognition for the small screen in the not-too-distant future.

“I have been doing international TV for years and the fact that an A-list festival is finally recognizing us and putting us at the same level as big budget films and filmmakers is really special,” said Stern. “I hope [other festivals] will follow suit.”

Stern said the “time feels right” for TV to be put in the same category as film.

The Berlinale Film Festival on Wednesday announced the four women and two men who will join Jury President Kristen Stewart to judge this year’s international competition lineup.

Veteran Hong Kong director Johnnie To (Election, Vengeance), Iranian-French actress Golshifteh Farahani (Paterson), Berlinale Golden Bear winners Radu Jude (Bad Luck Banging Or Looney Porn) and Carla Simón (Alcarràs), German director Valeska Grisebach (Western), and U.S. casting director and producer Francine Maisler (12 Years A Slave, Babylon) will help pick the Berlinale winners this year.

Berlin also added Art College 1994, an animated feature set in 1990s China from Chinese director Liu Jian, to the 2023 competition line-up. With the last-minute addition, there are now 19 films in the running for the 2023 Gold and Silver Bears.

In addition to the main jury, the Berlinale named the three-member jury for its Encounters section, with Georgian director Dea Kulumbegashvili (Beginning), Greek actor Angeliki Papoulia (Dogtooth) and Former...

Exploding in Danish pubcaster Dr’s prime time slot on Sunday Oct. 2, “Carmen Curlers” attracted more viewers for Episode 2 than a political debate with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in the run-up to general elections, according to the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Newsletter.

Little wonder. Politicians promise to better their country. Inspired by the true story of Dane Arne Byborg’s launch of electric hair curlers, “Carmen Curlers,” set over 1963-69, shows how it really happened, as women began to enter the workforce and earn their own money and independence.

The two events are embodied by the series’ lead: Axel Byvang, played by Morten Hee Andersen (“Ride Upon the Storm”), who bears a striking resemblance to the real life early-thirties Byborg, and farmer’s wife Birthe Windfeld.

In the series’ early going, Axel happens on a newspaper advert appealing for financing backing for a new electric hair curler. Allowing...

Seven premiering productions will compete for the Berlinale Series Award next month, with one further world exclusive launch screening out of competition.

The winner of the Berlinale Series Award, which was created in cooperation with Deadline, will be chosen on at a presentation ceremony taking place on Wednesday, February 22, by an international jury consisting of actor André Holland (The Eddy; Bones and All; Moonlight); international exec Dana Stern, who founded Shtisel, and Your Honor firm Yes Studios; and screenwriter Mette Heeno, who created Splitting Up Together and Snow Angels.

In its ninth edition, the Berlin Film Festival TV screenings will in total present eight world and international premieres, with projects from India, China, Italy and Romania included from the likes of Disney+ and HBO Max.

Among those fronting these shows are Silver Bear winner Zhang Dalei, who returns to Berlin after winning for his short Day is Done in 2020, and...

ITV Studios, Fremantle and Federation Studios, partnering with Apple Tree Productions, Elisa Viihde and TV 2 Norge, will go head to head with Nordic powerhouses Glassriver and Dr at next year’s Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize which promises to underscore the large breadth of current Scandinavia scripted series.

Backed by the Göteborg Film Festival and Nordisk Film & TV Fond, the 7th edition of the Prize, awarded to series’ main writers, also looks set to shine a spotlight on high-profile and on-the-rise writing talent such as Icelandic thesp Anita Briem, who played Jean Seymour in “The Tudors,” and Finnish creator-director Matti Kinnunen, whose “Cargo” was reckoned one of the strongest contenders at the 2021 Prize.

Carrying a €20,000 cash endowment, the Prize will be presented on Feb. 1 to the winning series’ main writer at TV Drama Vision, the Göteborg Film Festival’s conference event and series market.

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Exclusive: Perfectman Pictures, the production company founded by creator, showrunner and producer Alexi Hawley, is expanding with the hire of Rachel Abarbanell as Senior Vice President and a new project in development at ABC.

Hawley’s latest series is an untitled legal drama, hailing from Natalie Callaghan — the fourth born of out the former TV powerhouse’s overall deal with eOne. It’s written by Callaghan, who is an executive story editor on Hawley’s beloved ABC police procedural The Rookie, starring Nathan Fillion. Hawley will exec produce through Perfectman Pictures.

Rachel Abarbanell

In her new role at the company, Abarbanell will identify new projects and develop comedy, drama and limited series for broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. She previously served as Vice President of Development for Ellen DeGeneres’ production company, A Very Good Production. She, in her six years there, produced the comedy Splitting Up Together for ABC, as...

Exclusive: Sierra Teller Ornelas (Rutherford Falls) and Marcos Luevanos (Lopez Vs. Lopez) are developing the half-hour multicam comedy Amigos for NBC. The duo will draw inspiration from their own lifelong friendship for the Universal Television-produced project.

Amigos is about a group of six Latine friends living in Los Angeles who lean and rag on each other as they find love, grow up and figure out what success means in 2022.

Ornelas and Luevanos will write and executive produce alongside Morgan Sackett.

Most recently, Ornelas was showrunner of the Peacock comedy series Rutherford Falls, which she co-created with Mike Schur and Ed Helms. Previously, she was a co-executive producer on Loot for Apple TV+ and NBC’s Superstore where she worked for three seasons. She has previously written for Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Splitting Up Together, and Happy Endings. Ornelas is repped by UTA, 3 Arts and Johnson, Shapiro,...

Exclusive: Maggie Q, Zoe Colletti, Van Crosby and Ciaran Hinds have rounded out the cast of Apple Original Films and Skydance Media’s action comedy The Family Plan starring Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Monaghan. Simon Cellan Jones, who recently collaborated with Wahlberg on Arthur the King, will direct.

Written by David Coggeshall, The Family Plan tells the story of a suburban dad who must take his family on the run when his past catches up with him. Municipal Pictures’ Stephen Levinson and Wahlberg will produce with Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger.

Maggie was most recently seen in the Lionsgate action thriller The Protege opposite Michael Keaton. She is repped by CAA. Colletti was most recently seen in Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building. She is repped by Cesd, Industry Entertainment and The Nord Group.

Hinds is coming his Oscar-nominated performance in Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast.

Exclusive: J.K. Simmons (Being the Ricardos), Jackie Earle Haley (The First Lady), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Suicide Squad), Jessica De Gouw (The Secrets She Keeps) and Alice Lee (Brittany Runs a Marathon) have signed on to star alongside Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry in the Netflix thriller Our Man from Jersey, from director Julian Farino (Ballers).

The film centers on Mike (Wahlberg), a down-to-earth construction worker from Jersey, who is quickly thrust into the world of super spies and secret agents when his high school ex-girlfriend Roxanne (Berry) recruits him on a high-stakes U.S. intelligence mission. Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Jeff Waxman will produce the pic written by David Guggenheim and Joe Barton.

Simmons won his first Oscar back in 2015 for his portrayal of cut-throat jazz instructor Fletcher in Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash, notching his second nom this year for his supporting turn in Aaron Sorkin’s Being the Ricardos. The...

“Top Gun: Maverick” just screened at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, and the film appears to have taken the audience’s breath away.

Initial reactions are positively glowing, praising director Joseph Kosinski’s approach to the film’s aerial flight sequences and action while also acknowledging that the sequel is surprisingly emotional.

Starring Tom Cruise, who reprises his role as Maverick from the 1986 film, the sequel will fly into theaters May 27, 2022. Val Kilmer will also reprise the role of “Iceman.”

“#TopGunMaverick is a profound cinematic experience and easily the best film of the year,” TheWrap’s Drew Taylor wrote. “What Kosinski, @chrismcquarrie, @eddiehamilton and of course @TomCruise have accomplished is epic and intimate, heart stopping and heartbreaking. However good you think it’ll be, it’s better.”

“Deadpool” co-creator Rob Liefield is “Stunned at how absolutely outstanding” the film is, praising its “Perfect page, thrills, cast, chemistry!!!” and calling it “One...

Ilana Glazer is in talks to star in and executive produce a comedy series currently in the works at Amazon, Variety has learned exclusively.

The series is titled “The Suck” and hails from writer and executive producer Ally Israelson. The show asks the question “What if the last year on earth was the best year of your life?” It follows Lydia (Glazer) to London, in search of an other-worldly end. it is further described as the upside of apocalypse, because when the things that have always mattered cease to matter, how fun would that be?

Along with Israelson and Glazer, the series is executive produced by Fulwell 73’s Leo Pearlman, Jeff Grosvenor and Saskia Schuster, as well as Range Media Partner’s Susie Fox.

Glazer is best known for co-creating and co-starring in the hit Comedy Central series “Broad City.” The show aired for five seasons and was critically acclaimed throughout its run.

Cal Fire is taking shape at CBS.

Diane Farr (Splitting Up Together), Jordan Calloway (Black Lightning), Stephanie Arcila (Penny Dreadful: City of Angels), and Jules Latimer (Guilty Party) have been cast as series regulars on the drama pilot, according to Deadline.

They join Max Thieriot, Billy Burke, and Kevin Alejandro, bringing out series regular tally to seven.

Thieriot is set to co-write, EP, and star.

Cal Fire follows a young convict named Bode Donovan, who is seeking redemption and a shortened prison sentence.

He joins a firefighting program that takes him back to his hometown in Northern California.

The show finds Bode and other inmates working alongside firefighters to keep the region safe from fires.

Farr will play Cheryl, "a take-charge executive on the Cal Fire board who is the smartest person in any room," according to Deadline.

"After years of firefighting in the field, Cheryl now manages frequent clashes...

Black Lightning alum Jordan Calloway will be fighting Cal Fire in the Max Thieriot-starring CBS drama pilot, our sister site Deadline reports.

Co-written and executive-produced by Thieriot (who mayyyyy juggle both this and Seal Team, if needed), the story centers on Bode Donovan (played by Thieriot), a young convict who joins a firefighting program for inmates in a bid to shorten his prison sentence. The program brings Bode back to his hometown in Northern California, “where he and other inmates work alongside elite firefighters to extinguish massive blazes across the region,” per the official description.

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Exclusive: Diane Farr (Splitting Up Together), Jordan Calloway (Black Lightning), Stephanie Arcila (Penny Dreadful: City of Angels) and Jules Latimer (Guilty Party) are set as series regulars opposite Max Thieriot in CBS’ drama pilot Cal Fire, from Jerry Bruckheimer Television and CBS Studios. They join previously announced series regulars Billy Burke and Kevin Alejandro.

The project is inspired by Thieriot’s experiences growing up in Northern California fire country and stems from an original idea by the actor, who also co-penned the story for the pilot with its writers, Tony Phelan and Joan Rater.

In Cal Fire, Bode Donovan (Thieriot) is seeking redemption and a shortened prison sentence when he joins a firefighting program that returns him to his small Northern California hometown. There, he and other inmates work alongside elite firefighters to extinguish massive blazes across the region.

Farr will play Cheryl, a take-charge executive on the Cal Fire...

Actor-producer Kristen Bell today announced the launch of Dunshire Productions, a new Los Angeles-based creative content and production studio that she’s partnered on with longtime creative collaborators including director-producer Morgan Sackett, director, producer and editor Dean Holland, Bailey Brand Management founder Troy Bailey and multidisciplinary designer and creative director, Benjamin Hart.

Dunshire will focus on producing creative advertising content and campaigns for brands, including traditional TV spots and short-form digital content, and will also have an entertainment content arm to develop, produce, and create various entertainment projects. The company will partner with its sister agency, Brains on Fire, to offer a full suite of services from branding to web, social media, experiential and beyond, with Bailey’s marketing- and advertising-driven agency providing direct access to top talent for advertising campaigns.

Bell and her partners have...

Exclusive: Jake Ryan recently reunited with Wes Anderson for Asteroid City, which we hear has wrapped production in Spain.

The plot of the feature is being kept under wraps for the moment. Ryan joins a cast that also includes Tom Hanks, Margot Robbie, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Sophia Lillis, Adrien Brody, Maya Hawke, Fisher Stevens, Bill Murray, Bryan Cranston, Jeffrey Wright, Jeff Goldblum, Liev Schreiber, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis, Jason Schwartzman, Matt Dillon and Tony Revolori, as previously announced.

Anderson is producing his latest film with Jeremy Dawson and Steven Rales. While the seven-time Oscar nominee has distributed his last three films through Searchlight Pictures, Asteroid City has not yet been set up with a studio.

Ryan first collaborated with Anderson on his 2012 feature, Moonrise Kingdom, subsequently lending his voice to his 2018 stop-motion pic, Isle of Dogs. The actor has also appeared on the film side in Ti West’s The Innkeepers,...

Exclusive: Dianne Doan (Warrior) and Connor Paolo (Revenge) have been cast as leads in Better Half, a surreal romantic comedy marking the feature directorial debut of Patrick Henry Phelan.

Pic’s plot is being kept under wraps, but it’s describe as a stylized feature set in Joshua Tree, CA.

Better Half hails from StudioFest, a festival program that awards its winners the opportunity to produce a feature film. Charles Irving Beale and Jess Jacklin lead the initiative and will exec produce.

“We are so excited to bring Connor and Dianne together for our movie,” said Phelan, “and hope audiences will have as much fun watching it as we’re having making it.”

Doan portrays lead Mai Ling in the Cinemax series Warrior. She’s also known for turns on the TV side in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Good Trouble, Disney Channel’s Descendants franchise, Vikings and more. The actress will next appear alongside Nina Dobrev,...

Exclusive: Sean Astin (Stranger Things), Ali Larter (The Rookie), Madison Wolfe (The Conjuring 2), Brec Bassinger (Stargirl), Skai Jackson (Bunk’d), Gavin Warren (12 Mighty Orphans) and Julianne Arrieta (Reagan) have signed on to star in The Man in the White Van, a true-crime thriller from Garrison Film Productions, Legion M, XYZ Films and writer-director Warren Skeels (Siesta Key).

The film co-written by Sharon Y. Cobb is set in 1974, watching as an ominous white van begins stalking a young girl from the town of Brooksville, Fl. Her parents’ disbelief that this is really happening, given her tendency to exaggerate, leads in the end to a terrifying Halloween nightmare. Pic will explore the origins of the “white van” trope in popular culture, and chart the beginnings of the destruction fomented by real-world serial killer Billy Mansfield Jr.

Wolfe will play the lead role of Annie, with Bassinger cast as Annie’s sister Margaret.

“Rutherford Falls” co-creator Sierra Teller Ornelas has extended her overall deal with Universal Television.

The deal, which was first signed in 2019, made it so Teller Ornelas would develop and create new broadcasts across broadcast, cable and streaming. The extension continues that pact, although the studio (a division of Universal Studio Group) did not share details on the length of the extension.

“I am elated to continue this wonderful partnership with Universal Television,” said Ornelas. “Pearlena [Igbokwe], Erin [Underhill], Jim [Donnelly] and Megan [Macmillan] have all given me immense support and are honestly the most solid humans around.”

In addition to “Rutherford Falls,” which launched its first season in April on Peacock and will soon start Season 2, Ornelas is also working on Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard’s upcoming, still untitled comedy for Apple TV Plus, starring Maya Rudolph. That series is also produced by Universal Television.

“Sierra is an incredibly ambitious and passionate writer...

Sierra Teller Ornelas is staying with Universal Television. The co-creator, executive producer and writer of Peacock’s Rutherford Falls has extended her overall deal with the studio behind the series. Under the new pact, Ornelas will continue to develop new projects for Utv, a division of Universal Studio Group, to live on various platforms.

“Sierra is an incredibly ambitious and passionate writer and producer who brings a sense of purpose and infectious comedic wit to everything she touches,” said Erin Underhill, President, Universal Television. “From her time on Superstore to recently as co-creator of Rutherford Falls, she’s been terrific to work with, and we are grateful and excited to continue our partnership with her at Utv.”

Ornelas is currently working on Utv’s Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard project starring Maya Rudolph for Apple TV+. She will also start on season two of Rutherford Falls with fellow co-creators and executive producers,...

Oliver Hudson has been tapped as a male lead opposite Elodie Yung in Fox’s new drama series The Cleaning Lady.

Hudson is joining as a new series regular in a recasting that involved a role redevelopment. He will play FBI Agent Garrett Miller, a newly created character that will replace FBI Special Agent Gavin Ross, the character played in the pilot by Vincent Piazza who has exited the project.

The Cleaning Lady, based on an Argentinian format, stars Yung as Thony, a whip-smart doctor who comes to the U.S. for a medical treatment to save her ailing son. But when the system fails and pushes her into hiding, she refuses to be beaten down and marginalized. Instead, she becomes a cleaning lady for the mob and starts playing the game by her own rules.

Hudson’s Garrett Miller is an intensely competitive, brilliant, and chameleonic FBI agent on...

The Cleaning Lady is still sorting out its ensemble, tapping Oliver Hudson (Rules of Engagement) to join the cast as a series regular. He fills the show’s “FBI agent” void left by Vincent Piazza (Boardwalk Empire), who has exited the midseason drama for creative reasons.

Based on the Argentine series La Chica que Limpia, The Cleaning Lady centers on a whip-smart doctor (Marvel’s Daredevil‘s Élodie Yung) who comes to the U.S. for a medical treatment to save her ailing son. But when the system fails and pushes her into hiding, she refuses to be beaten down and marginalized.

The Americans vet Costa Ronin is partnering up with Morena Baccarin for a life of crime in NBC’s untitled bank heist drama pilot, our sister site Deadline reports.

The project stars Baccarin (Gotham, Homeland) as Elena Federova, a criminal mastermind who is coordinating a number of bank heists around New York City, and Ryan Michelle Bathe (All Rise) as Val Fitzgerald, the FBI agent who is determined to stop her. “The sexy and twisted heist show reveals how far some people will go for love, justice and the most valuable commodity in the world: the truth,” per the official description.

Sierra Teller Ornelas has introduced us into the world of Rutherford Falls and we are totally on board.

The freshman Peacock comedy marks a reunion between Ornelas and Michael Shur who previously worked on Brooklyn Nine-Nine together. Ornelas’ resume also includes work on acclaimed comedies such as Happy Endings, Splitting Up Together, and Superstore. On top of all that, Ornelas inked an overall deal with Universal Television in 2019. She’s making moves.

Co-created by Ornelas, Shur, and Ed Helms, Rutherford Falls follows best friends, Nathan Rutherford (Helms) and Reagan Wells (the hilarious Jana Schmieding), who find themselves at a crossroads–quite literally–when their sleepy town gets an unexpected wakeup call. Nathan is a descendant of the town’s founder who takes pride in his family’s history; and Reagan is a member of the Minishonka Nation, who has dreams of championing her own history. From there, things get wonderfully complicated.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is making his grand entrance into television with an untitled global espionage adventure project ordered to series by Netflix. The streamer announced today that the spy series, hailing from Skydance Television and Nick Santora (“Scorpion”) will star the Austrian-American and “The Good Cop’s” Monica Barbaro.

Per the logline, the show centers on a father and a daughter who learn that they’ve been secretly working as CIA Operatives for years. They realize that their entire relationship has been a lie and that they truly don’t know one another at all. Forced to team up as partners, the Untitled Arnold Schwarzenneger Project tackles universal family dynamics set against an international backdrop of spies, fantastic action and humor.

“Fans from all over the world have been asking me for a wild ride like this for years, and now they’re finally going to get it because of our...

Exclusive: Oliver Hudson, the actor who has starred in series including Rules of Engagement, Nashville and Scream Queens, is set to front and produce non-scripted format World’s Best Dad (w/t) after his new production company Bronco Productions struck a first-look deal with Jupiter Entertainment.

Snapped producer Jupiter is developing the project, which does not yet have a broadcaster attached, with Hudson and his producing partner Josh Algra through a co-production partnership.

Under the deal, Jupiter will have exclusive rights to Bronco’s slate of lifestyle and adventure formats within the documentary and unscripted space. Hudson and Algra will work closely tandem with Jupiter President Patrick Reardon and Vice President of Development Chris Spry on the projects.

World’s Best Dad, which follows the actor, who also starred in Splitting Up Together and is the son of Goldie Hawn, in a global quest to meet and celebrate the best fathers on Earth.