Anthony Hemingway has boarded the Netflix series adaptation of the Judy Blume novel “Forever” to direct multiple episodes, Variety has learned exclusively.
The series stars Lovie Simone and Michael Cooper Jr. and hails from creator Mara Brock Akil. The official logline states the series is “an epic love story of two Black teens exploring romance and their identities through the awkward journey of being each other’s firsts, set in Los Angeles, 2018.”
Hemingway will direct four episodes in total — the second and third as well as the seventh and eighth episodes, specifically. He will also now serve as an executive producer on the series. It was previously announced that Regina King would be directing the pilot and executive producing the series as well.
Hemingway is one of the most sought-after directors in television today. His recent credits include helming episodes of “Genius: Aretha,” the pilot of “Power Book II: Ghost,...
The series stars Lovie Simone and Michael Cooper Jr. and hails from creator Mara Brock Akil. The official logline states the series is “an epic love story of two Black teens exploring romance and their identities through the awkward journey of being each other’s firsts, set in Los Angeles, 2018.”
Hemingway will direct four episodes in total — the second and third as well as the seventh and eighth episodes, specifically. He will also now serve as an executive producer on the series. It was previously announced that Regina King would be directing the pilot and executive producing the series as well.
Hemingway is one of the most sought-after directors in television today. His recent credits include helming episodes of “Genius: Aretha,” the pilot of “Power Book II: Ghost,...
- 4/29/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Netflix has rounded out the cast for Forever, adding Xosha Roquemore (Captain America) and Marvin Lawrence Winans III (Abbott Elementary) as series regulars opposite Michael Cooper Jr. and Lovie Simone in the upcoming drama series from Girlfriends and Being Mary Jane creator Mara Brock Akil. Additionally, five have been cast in recurring roles. They are Barry Shabaka Henley (A Star is Born), Ali Gallo (Unhuman), Niles Fitch (This is Us), Paigion Walker (All American) and E’myri Crutchfield (Fargo). In addition to Simone and Cooper, they join previously announced Wood Harris and Karen Pittman.
L-r: Barry Shabaka Henley, Ali Gallo, Niles Fitch, Paigion Walker & E’myri Crutchfield
A reimagining of Judy Blume’s influential — and controversial — 1975 novel Forever… for a new generation, the series adaptation tells the epic love story of two Black teens, Keisha Clark (Simone) and Justin Edwards (Cooper Jr.) exploring romance and their identities through the awkward...
L-r: Barry Shabaka Henley, Ali Gallo, Niles Fitch, Paigion Walker & E’myri Crutchfield
A reimagining of Judy Blume’s influential — and controversial — 1975 novel Forever… for a new generation, the series adaptation tells the epic love story of two Black teens, Keisha Clark (Simone) and Justin Edwards (Cooper Jr.) exploring romance and their identities through the awkward...
- 4/5/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS has canceled both the police procedural “East New York” and “True Lies” after just one season.
According to sources, the decision to cancel the series came down to CBS haggling with the series’ studio Warner Bros. Television over the show’s budget, which included CBS asking that the cast of the show not get the customary pay increases going into the second season. It has previously been reported that CBS has renewed other shows on its lineup, like the comedy “Bob Hearts Abishola,” after asking the cast to take pay cuts or by shifting series regulars to recurring status.
The drama series starred Amanda Warren as deputy inspector Regina Haywood, the newly promoted boss of the 74th Precinct in East New York, a working-class neighborhood on the edge of Brooklyn in the midst of social upheaval and the early seeds of gentrification. With family ties to the area, Haywood...
According to sources, the decision to cancel the series came down to CBS haggling with the series’ studio Warner Bros. Television over the show’s budget, which included CBS asking that the cast of the show not get the customary pay increases going into the second season. It has previously been reported that CBS has renewed other shows on its lineup, like the comedy “Bob Hearts Abishola,” after asking the cast to take pay cuts or by shifting series regulars to recurring status.
The drama series starred Amanda Warren as deputy inspector Regina Haywood, the newly promoted boss of the 74th Precinct in East New York, a working-class neighborhood on the edge of Brooklyn in the midst of social upheaval and the early seeds of gentrification. With family ties to the area, Haywood...
- 5/9/2023
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
There will be no second season for CBS’ True Lies. The network has canceled the reboot of James Cameron’s hit 1994 action comedy movie after one season. The news comes ahead of the show’s Season 1 finale on May 17.
The decision is not surprising. True Lies has not been able to find an audience, ranking as CBS’ lowest-rated scripted series of the season. Its ratings remained relatively steady, indicating a loyal core audience, but they stayed low.
Related: ‘East New York’ Canceled By CBS After One Season
CBS today made renewal decisions on its three remaining bubble series, reversing the Friday cancellation of S.W.A.T. with a 13-episode order for a seventh and final season, and canceling freshman East New York. All three dramas come from outside studios.
True Lies, from Matt Nix, McG, Cameron and 20th Television, stars Steve Howey and Ginger Gonzaga in the roles made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger...
The decision is not surprising. True Lies has not been able to find an audience, ranking as CBS’ lowest-rated scripted series of the season. Its ratings remained relatively steady, indicating a loyal core audience, but they stayed low.
Related: ‘East New York’ Canceled By CBS After One Season
CBS today made renewal decisions on its three remaining bubble series, reversing the Friday cancellation of S.W.A.T. with a 13-episode order for a seventh and final season, and canceling freshman East New York. All three dramas come from outside studios.
True Lies, from Matt Nix, McG, Cameron and 20th Television, stars Steve Howey and Ginger Gonzaga in the roles made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger...
- 5/9/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: M88 has signed Netflix’s Ginny and Georgia writer Mike Gauyo.
Gauyo also wrote for the critically acclaimed series, Insecure (HBO), Netflix’s Ginny and Georgia, and is the founder of the Black Boy Writes and Black Girl Writes Mentorship initiative, which is a yearlong program that provides pre-wga Black writers with access towards becoming established screenwriters in entertainment. Of the mentorship initiative Mike says,
“I launched the program in hopes of creating a space for Black writers to have access towards a career in writing that otherwise may have felt out of their reach. I’m happy to sign with M88, who isn’t just dedicated to being stewards of my career, but is equally as invested in the success of my mentorship initiative and its goal of amplifying marginalized voices.”
Most recently, Gauyo co-created Send Help for AMC Network’s Allblk streaming platform and served as its co-showrunner and Executive Producer.
Gauyo also wrote for the critically acclaimed series, Insecure (HBO), Netflix’s Ginny and Georgia, and is the founder of the Black Boy Writes and Black Girl Writes Mentorship initiative, which is a yearlong program that provides pre-wga Black writers with access towards becoming established screenwriters in entertainment. Of the mentorship initiative Mike says,
“I launched the program in hopes of creating a space for Black writers to have access towards a career in writing that otherwise may have felt out of their reach. I’m happy to sign with M88, who isn’t just dedicated to being stewards of my career, but is equally as invested in the success of my mentorship initiative and its goal of amplifying marginalized voices.”
Most recently, Gauyo co-created Send Help for AMC Network’s Allblk streaming platform and served as its co-showrunner and Executive Producer.
- 3/6/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Spoiler Alert: The following reveals major plot points from the CBS’ True Lies premiere episode.
Bombs are going off and there’s danger at every corner, but housewife Helen Tasker (Ginger Gonzaga) is none the wiser—at least for now—in tonight’s premiere of CBS’ True Lies.
Helen’s husband Harry (Steve Howey) is an international spy balancing family time and his latest case that could endanger humanity globally. But when work calls Harry away yet again, his beloved Helen has had enough and is tired of sacrificing their relationship for his career. She’s had enough.
What to do? Harry thinks fast and figures out a way to make both his trip and his marriage work by combining a mission and a romantic trip to Paris. What could go wrong? Everything, of course. When the bad guys locate Harry, he’s having dinner with his wife at a...
Bombs are going off and there’s danger at every corner, but housewife Helen Tasker (Ginger Gonzaga) is none the wiser—at least for now—in tonight’s premiere of CBS’ True Lies.
Helen’s husband Harry (Steve Howey) is an international spy balancing family time and his latest case that could endanger humanity globally. But when work calls Harry away yet again, his beloved Helen has had enough and is tired of sacrificing their relationship for his career. She’s had enough.
What to do? Harry thinks fast and figures out a way to make both his trip and his marriage work by combining a mission and a romantic trip to Paris. What could go wrong? Everything, of course. When the bad guys locate Harry, he’s having dinner with his wife at a...
- 3/2/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
The new CBS husband/wife action spy series "True Lies", directed by Anthony Hemingway and executive produced by James Cameron, is based on Cameron's 1994 action feature, now streaming on Paramount+:
"...'Harry Tasker' (Steve Howey) is an international spy for intelligence agency 'Omega Sector' and his wife, 'Helen' (Ginger Gonzaga), a language professor bored with her daily routine, makes the shocking discovery that her seemingly ordinary husband is leading an extraordinary, but dangerous double life.
"With the secret out, Omega recruits Helen, who impresses everyone with her formidable skills, including 'Tae Bo' and 'yoga' and she joins Harry and his team of top-notch operatives, embarking on covert missions around the globe and an exhilarating life of danger and adventure - all while keeping their adventures a secret from their children.
"The renewed bond between them adds much-needed sizzle to the Taskers' emotionally distant marriage and upends the top-secret world of Omega Sector.
"...'Harry Tasker' (Steve Howey) is an international spy for intelligence agency 'Omega Sector' and his wife, 'Helen' (Ginger Gonzaga), a language professor bored with her daily routine, makes the shocking discovery that her seemingly ordinary husband is leading an extraordinary, but dangerous double life.
"With the secret out, Omega recruits Helen, who impresses everyone with her formidable skills, including 'Tae Bo' and 'yoga' and she joins Harry and his team of top-notch operatives, embarking on covert missions around the globe and an exhilarating life of danger and adventure - all while keeping their adventures a secret from their children.
"The renewed bond between them adds much-needed sizzle to the Taskers' emotionally distant marriage and upends the top-secret world of Omega Sector.
- 3/1/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
James Cameron’s 1994 blockbuster action comedy True Lies inspired CBS’s upcoming primetime drama of the same name. The series subs in Steve Howey (Shameless) in place of the film’s Arnold Schwarzenegger as Harry, the suburban husband who leads a secret life as an international spy. Jamie Lee Curtis played Harry’s wife, Helen, who discovered her hubby’s secret and got pulled into the spy game. Ginger Gonzaga (She-Hulk: Attorney at Law) takes on the role of Helen in the series premiering on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 10pm Et/Pt.
Joining Steve Howey as Harry and Ginger Gonzaga as Helen in season one are Erica Hernandez as Maria, Omar Miller as Gib, Mike O’Gorman as Luther, Annabella Didion as Dana, and Lucas Jaye as Jake.
Episode one guest stars include Beverly D’Angelo, Carlo Rota, Andy Martin, Beverly D’Angelo, Andrea Laing, Deneen Tyler, Ray Gaspard, and Liann Pattison.
Steve...
Joining Steve Howey as Harry and Ginger Gonzaga as Helen in season one are Erica Hernandez as Maria, Omar Miller as Gib, Mike O’Gorman as Luther, Annabella Didion as Dana, and Lucas Jaye as Jake.
Episode one guest stars include Beverly D’Angelo, Carlo Rota, Andy Martin, Beverly D’Angelo, Andrea Laing, Deneen Tyler, Ray Gaspard, and Liann Pattison.
Steve...
- 2/13/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Exclusive: Anthony Hemingway has a sweet tooth about a very serious subject.
The Emmy-winning director and his Anthony Hemingway Productions shingle has joined the documentary Sugar Daddy as a producer. Directed by long time cinematographer Michael Cooke and executive producer Anthony J Davis, Sugar Daddy focuses on the devastating health consequences of sugar overconsumption targeted at Black Americans.
Currently raising preliminary funds through an online campaign and working with healthcare veterans, the film is scheduled to start production this summer. To put the stakes in perspective, sugar overconsumption is the #1 cause of diabetes, which Black Americans are diagnosed with 60 more than adult White Americans.
“I founded Anthony Hemingway Productions to tell stories that have the power to galvanize a community, educate people, and change lives,” Hemingway told Deadline today. “That’s what we plan to do as we investigate and highlight the disproportionate impact of sugar on the health of Black Americans,...
The Emmy-winning director and his Anthony Hemingway Productions shingle has joined the documentary Sugar Daddy as a producer. Directed by long time cinematographer Michael Cooke and executive producer Anthony J Davis, Sugar Daddy focuses on the devastating health consequences of sugar overconsumption targeted at Black Americans.
Currently raising preliminary funds through an online campaign and working with healthcare veterans, the film is scheduled to start production this summer. To put the stakes in perspective, sugar overconsumption is the #1 cause of diabetes, which Black Americans are diagnosed with 60 more than adult White Americans.
“I founded Anthony Hemingway Productions to tell stories that have the power to galvanize a community, educate people, and change lives,” Hemingway told Deadline today. “That’s what we plan to do as we investigate and highlight the disproportionate impact of sugar on the health of Black Americans,...
- 2/8/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: United Talent Agency is trimming its personnel with cuts in several departments. According to sources, mostly admin/support staff are impacted, with the total number of layoffs in the low single digits as a percentage of the company’s overall workforce.
“We’ve grown a great deal over the last several years, and as a result decided to make some adjustments,” a spokesperson for the agency said in a statement to Deadline. “We’re unfortunately parting ways with a small number of colleagues and are grateful for everything they’ve contributed.”
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“We’ve grown a great deal over the last several years, and as a result decided to make some adjustments,” a spokesperson for the agency said in a statement to Deadline. “We’re unfortunately parting ways with a small number of colleagues and are grateful for everything they’ve contributed.”
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- 2/8/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The new CBS husband/wife action spy series "True Lies", directed by Anthony Hemingway and executive produced by James Cameron, is based on Cameron's 1994 action feature, streaming March 1, 2023 on Paramount+:
"...'Harry Tasker' (Steve Howey) is an international spy for intelligence agency 'Omega Sector' and his wife, 'Helen' (Ginger Gonzaga), a language professor bored with her daily routine, makes the shocking discovery that her seemingly ordinary husband is leading an extraordinary, but dangerous double life.
"With the secret out, Omega recruits Helen, who impresses everyone with her formidable skills, including 'Tae Bo' and 'yoga' and she joins Harry and his team of top-notch operatives, embarking on covert missions around the globe and an exhilarating life of danger and adventure - all while keeping their adventures a secret from their children
"The renewed bond between them adds much-needed sizzle to the Taskers' emotionally distant marriage and upends the top-secret world of Omega Sector.
"...'Harry Tasker' (Steve Howey) is an international spy for intelligence agency 'Omega Sector' and his wife, 'Helen' (Ginger Gonzaga), a language professor bored with her daily routine, makes the shocking discovery that her seemingly ordinary husband is leading an extraordinary, but dangerous double life.
"With the secret out, Omega recruits Helen, who impresses everyone with her formidable skills, including 'Tae Bo' and 'yoga' and she joins Harry and his team of top-notch operatives, embarking on covert missions around the globe and an exhilarating life of danger and adventure - all while keeping their adventures a secret from their children
"The renewed bond between them adds much-needed sizzle to the Taskers' emotionally distant marriage and upends the top-secret world of Omega Sector.
- 1/31/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The new CBS husband/wife action spy series "True Lies", directed by Anthony Hemingway and executive produced by James Cameron, is based on Cameron's 1994 action feature, streaming March 1, 2023 on Paramount+:
"...'Harry Tasker' (Steve Howey) is an international spy for intelligence agency 'Omega Sector' and his wife, 'Helen' (Ginger Gonzaga), a language professor bored with her daily routine, makes the shocking discovery that her seemingly ordinary husband is leading an extraordinary, but dangerous double life.
"With the secret out, Omega recruits Helen, who impresses everyone with her formidable skills, including 'Tae Bo' and 'yoga' and she joins Harry and his team of top-notch operatives, embarking on covert missions around the globe and an exhilarating life of danger and adventure - all while keeping their adventures a secret from their children.
"The renewed bond between them adds much-needed sizzle to the Taskers' emotionally distant marriage and upends the top-secret world of Omega Sector.
"...'Harry Tasker' (Steve Howey) is an international spy for intelligence agency 'Omega Sector' and his wife, 'Helen' (Ginger Gonzaga), a language professor bored with her daily routine, makes the shocking discovery that her seemingly ordinary husband is leading an extraordinary, but dangerous double life.
"With the secret out, Omega recruits Helen, who impresses everyone with her formidable skills, including 'Tae Bo' and 'yoga' and she joins Harry and his team of top-notch operatives, embarking on covert missions around the globe and an exhilarating life of danger and adventure - all while keeping their adventures a secret from their children.
"The renewed bond between them adds much-needed sizzle to the Taskers' emotionally distant marriage and upends the top-secret world of Omega Sector.
- 1/15/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Exclusive: Ghosts standout Danielle Pinnock has landed a supporting role alongside Eddie Murphy and Tracee Ellis Ross in the holiday comedy Candy Cane Lane from Prime Video.
Details as to the plot of the film, currently filming in Los Angeles as part of the California Film & Television Tax Credit Program, remain under wraps. But Reginald Hudlin is directing from a script by Kelly Younger, which the scribe based on his own childhood holiday experiences. Jillian Bell, Genneya Walton, Madison Thomas, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Nick Offerman, Robin Thede and Chris Redd will also star, as previously announced.
Murphy and Charisse Hewitt-Webster are producing for Eddie Murphy Productions, along with Brian Grazer and Karen Lunder for Imagine Entertainment. The first film to go into production under a three-picture and first-look film deal between Murphy and Amazon Studios, Candy Cane Lane will stream on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Details as to the plot of the film, currently filming in Los Angeles as part of the California Film & Television Tax Credit Program, remain under wraps. But Reginald Hudlin is directing from a script by Kelly Younger, which the scribe based on his own childhood holiday experiences. Jillian Bell, Genneya Walton, Madison Thomas, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Nick Offerman, Robin Thede and Chris Redd will also star, as previously announced.
Murphy and Charisse Hewitt-Webster are producing for Eddie Murphy Productions, along with Brian Grazer and Karen Lunder for Imagine Entertainment. The first film to go into production under a three-picture and first-look film deal between Murphy and Amazon Studios, Candy Cane Lane will stream on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
- 1/13/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Indeed, actor Lena Waithe and her company Hillman Grad, and 271 Films have named the filmmakers chosen to participate in the third season of their program, Rising Voices.
Those set for Rising Voices Season 3 are Ana Verde, Candace Ho, Hannah Bang, Jackie! Zhou, James Rogers III, Joey Xuetong Zhao, Justin Kim WooSŏk, Larry Owens, Maria Alvarez and Miguel Angel Caballero.
Through the program, created to uncover, invest in and share stories created by Bipoc filmmakers across the U.S., each will be given a production budget of up to 100,000 to create a short film that will go on to premiere at the Tribeca Festival in June. The theme for this year’s films, The Future of Work, comes at a time of immense change within workplaces across the globe, in the wake of the Covid pandemic.
Participants will be compensated 5,000 for writing their original script and 5,000 for directing. They’ll be...
Those set for Rising Voices Season 3 are Ana Verde, Candace Ho, Hannah Bang, Jackie! Zhou, James Rogers III, Joey Xuetong Zhao, Justin Kim WooSŏk, Larry Owens, Maria Alvarez and Miguel Angel Caballero.
Through the program, created to uncover, invest in and share stories created by Bipoc filmmakers across the U.S., each will be given a production budget of up to 100,000 to create a short film that will go on to premiere at the Tribeca Festival in June. The theme for this year’s films, The Future of Work, comes at a time of immense change within workplaces across the globe, in the wake of the Covid pandemic.
Participants will be compensated 5,000 for writing their original script and 5,000 for directing. They’ll be...
- 1/12/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The new CBS husband/wife action spy series "True Lies", directed by Anthony Hemingway and executive produced by James Cameron, is based on Cameron's 1994 feature, streaming March 1, 2023 on Paramount+:
"...'Harry Tasker' (Steve Howey) is an international spy for intelligence agency 'Omega Sector' and his wife, 'Helen' (Ginger Gonzaga), a language professor bored with her daily routine, makes the shocking discovery that her seemingly ordinary husband is leading an extraordinary, but dangerous double life.
"With the secret out, Omega recruits Helen, who impresses everyone with her formidable skills, including 'Tae Bo' and 'yoga' and she joins Harry and his team of top-notch operatives, embarking on covert missions around the globe and an exhilarating life of danger and adventure - all while keeping their adventures a secret from their children.
"The renewed bond between them adds much-needed sizzle to the Taskers' emotionally distant marriage and upends the top-secret world of Omega Sector.
"...'Harry Tasker' (Steve Howey) is an international spy for intelligence agency 'Omega Sector' and his wife, 'Helen' (Ginger Gonzaga), a language professor bored with her daily routine, makes the shocking discovery that her seemingly ordinary husband is leading an extraordinary, but dangerous double life.
"With the secret out, Omega recruits Helen, who impresses everyone with her formidable skills, including 'Tae Bo' and 'yoga' and she joins Harry and his team of top-notch operatives, embarking on covert missions around the globe and an exhilarating life of danger and adventure - all while keeping their adventures a secret from their children.
"The renewed bond between them adds much-needed sizzle to the Taskers' emotionally distant marriage and upends the top-secret world of Omega Sector.
- 12/31/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The new CBS husband/wife action spy series "True Lies", directed by Anthony Hemingway and executive produced by James Cameron, adapts Cameron's 1994 feature, streaming March 1, 2023 on Paramount+:
"...'Harry Tasker' (Steve Howey) is an international spy for intelligence agency 'Omega Sector' and his wife, 'Helen' (Ginger Gonzaga)...
"...a language professor bored with her daily routine, makes the shocking discovery that her seemingly ordinary husband is leading an extraordinary, but dangerous double life.
"With the secret out, Omega recruits Helen, who impresses everyone with her formidable skills, including 'Tae Bo' and 'yoga' and she joins Harry and his team of top-notch operatives...
"... embarking on covert missions around the globe and an exhilarating life of danger and adventure - all while keeping their adventures a secret from their children.
"The renewed bond between them adds much-needed sizzle to the Taskers' emotionally distant marriage and upends the top-secret world of Omega Sector.
"But,...
"...'Harry Tasker' (Steve Howey) is an international spy for intelligence agency 'Omega Sector' and his wife, 'Helen' (Ginger Gonzaga)...
"...a language professor bored with her daily routine, makes the shocking discovery that her seemingly ordinary husband is leading an extraordinary, but dangerous double life.
"With the secret out, Omega recruits Helen, who impresses everyone with her formidable skills, including 'Tae Bo' and 'yoga' and she joins Harry and his team of top-notch operatives...
"... embarking on covert missions around the globe and an exhilarating life of danger and adventure - all while keeping their adventures a secret from their children.
"The renewed bond between them adds much-needed sizzle to the Taskers' emotionally distant marriage and upends the top-secret world of Omega Sector.
"But,...
- 12/24/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The new CBS husband/wife action spy series "True Lies", directed by Anthony Hemingway and executive produced by James Cameron, is based on Cameron's 1994 feature, streaming March 1, 2023 on Paramount+:
"...'Harry Tasker' (Steve Howey) is an international spy for intelligence agency 'Omega Sector' and his wife, 'Helen' (Ginger Gonzaga), a language professor bored with her daily routine, makes the shocking discovery that her seemingly ordinary husband is leading an extraordinary, but dangerous double life.
"With the secret out, Omega recruits Helen, who impresses everyone with her formidable skills, including 'Tae Bo' and 'yoga' and she joins Harry and his team of top-notch operatives, embarking on covert missions around the globe and an exhilarating life of danger and adventure - all while keeping their adventures a secret from their children.
"The renewed bond between them adds much-needed sizzle to the Taskers' emotionally distant marriage and upends the top-secret world of Omega Sector.
"...'Harry Tasker' (Steve Howey) is an international spy for intelligence agency 'Omega Sector' and his wife, 'Helen' (Ginger Gonzaga), a language professor bored with her daily routine, makes the shocking discovery that her seemingly ordinary husband is leading an extraordinary, but dangerous double life.
"With the secret out, Omega recruits Helen, who impresses everyone with her formidable skills, including 'Tae Bo' and 'yoga' and she joins Harry and his team of top-notch operatives, embarking on covert missions around the globe and an exhilarating life of danger and adventure - all while keeping their adventures a secret from their children.
"The renewed bond between them adds much-needed sizzle to the Taskers' emotionally distant marriage and upends the top-secret world of Omega Sector.
- 12/12/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
CBS has unveiled its midseason schedule – setting out plans to launch its True Lies series adaptation and RuPaul-hosted gameshow Lingo.
It comes after ABC, Fox and NBC revealed their midseason schedules last week.
True Lies, which comes from McG and stars Steve Howey and Ginger Gonzaga, will launch on Thursday February 23 at 9pm before moving to its regular slot of Wednesday at 10pm on March 1 following the two-hour premiere of season 44 of Survivor.
Lingo, which is based on a classic format, will launch on Wednesday January 11 at 9pm.
Tough As Nails, hosted by Phil Keoghan, returns for its fourth season with a two-hour special premiere on Wednesday January 4 at 9pm before moving to its regular timeslot of 10pm on Wednesday January 11.
Primetime episodes of The Price Is Right, hosted by Drew Carey, will air at 8pm from Wednesday January 4.
There’s no sign of musical talent show Superfan, which was set to air midseason,...
It comes after ABC, Fox and NBC revealed their midseason schedules last week.
True Lies, which comes from McG and stars Steve Howey and Ginger Gonzaga, will launch on Thursday February 23 at 9pm before moving to its regular slot of Wednesday at 10pm on March 1 following the two-hour premiere of season 44 of Survivor.
Lingo, which is based on a classic format, will launch on Wednesday January 11 at 9pm.
Tough As Nails, hosted by Phil Keoghan, returns for its fourth season with a two-hour special premiere on Wednesday January 4 at 9pm before moving to its regular timeslot of 10pm on Wednesday January 11.
Primetime episodes of The Price Is Right, hosted by Drew Carey, will air at 8pm from Wednesday January 4.
There’s no sign of musical talent show Superfan, which was set to air midseason,...
- 11/14/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Network comedies are rare; great roles for Black actresses are even rarer. Now overlay that with being the breakout star of a hit network comedy and you’ve got some idea of the trajectory for Danielle Pinnock, the Boston-born, London-trained actress who’s also a first-generation immigrant from a Jamaican family.
“It changed my life,” Pinnock said of the CBS sitcom “Ghosts,” which became the 2021 season’s most-watched new comedy series and debuted its second season September 29 with a full 22-episode order. “I’m a plus-size Black woman and many of my roles have been occupationally driven. I would be the sassy librarian who’s like, ‘Get the Harry Potter book over there.'”
Comedy graveyards are littered with the British shows that didn’t survive the transition to American audiences — for every “The Office,” there’s a “Coupling” and “Bad Education” — but “Ghosts” is a happy exception. The conceit...
“It changed my life,” Pinnock said of the CBS sitcom “Ghosts,” which became the 2021 season’s most-watched new comedy series and debuted its second season September 29 with a full 22-episode order. “I’m a plus-size Black woman and many of my roles have been occupationally driven. I would be the sassy librarian who’s like, ‘Get the Harry Potter book over there.'”
Comedy graveyards are littered with the British shows that didn’t survive the transition to American audiences — for every “The Office,” there’s a “Coupling” and “Bad Education” — but “Ghosts” is a happy exception. The conceit...
- 9/30/2022
- by Clayton Gutzmore
- Indiewire
The Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists Guild has announced its awards timeline.
The 10th Annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards returns to The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Feb. 11, 2023.
The Muahs Awards honors outstanding achievements for make-up artists and hair stylists in motion pictures, television, commercials, and live theater. The announcement was made today by Julie Socash, President of Muahs, Local 706.
The 2022-2023 Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards Timeline:
• Submissions Open for TV & Feature Film – Oct. 31
• Submissions Close for Entries – Nov. 30 (5:00 pm Pt)
• Nominations Voting Begins – Dec. 16
• Nominations Voting Closes – Jan. 6. 2023
• Nominations Announced – Jan. 11, 2023
• Final Online Voting Begins – Jan. 23, 2023
• Final Online Voting Closes. – Feb. 3, 2023 (5:00 pm Pt)
• Winners Announced at Muahs Awards Gala – Feb. 11, 2023
*Dates subject to change
BAFTA Announces 2022 Yugo BAFTA Student Award Winners And 20,000 Special Jury Prize
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced the winners of the 2022 Yugo BAFTA Student Awards during a...
The 10th Annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards returns to The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Feb. 11, 2023.
The Muahs Awards honors outstanding achievements for make-up artists and hair stylists in motion pictures, television, commercials, and live theater. The announcement was made today by Julie Socash, President of Muahs, Local 706.
The 2022-2023 Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards Timeline:
• Submissions Open for TV & Feature Film – Oct. 31
• Submissions Close for Entries – Nov. 30 (5:00 pm Pt)
• Nominations Voting Begins – Dec. 16
• Nominations Voting Closes – Jan. 6. 2023
• Nominations Announced – Jan. 11, 2023
• Final Online Voting Begins – Jan. 23, 2023
• Final Online Voting Closes. – Feb. 3, 2023 (5:00 pm Pt)
• Winners Announced at Muahs Awards Gala – Feb. 11, 2023
*Dates subject to change
BAFTA Announces 2022 Yugo BAFTA Student Award Winners And 20,000 Special Jury Prize
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced the winners of the 2022 Yugo BAFTA Student Awards during a...
- 7/26/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay and EJ Panaligan
- Variety Film + TV
“Moonlight” star Trevante Rhodes has entered the ring. The actor stars as famous and controversial boxer Mike Tyson in the new Hulu limited series “Mike.”
The eight-episode show was created by “I, Tonya” screenwriter Steven Rogers, who also executive produces the series.
Karin Gist will serve as showrunner and executive producer under her The Gist of It banner along with Claire Brown. The “I, Tonya” team of director Craig Gillespie, Clubhouse Pictures’ Bryan Unkeless and Scott Morgan, and LuckyChap’s Tom Ackerley and Margot Robbie will also executive produce along with Entertainment 360’s Darin Friedman. Anthony Hemingway, Anthony Sparks, and Samantha Corbin-Miller executive produce as well, with Rhodes executive producing in addition to starring. 20th Television will produce.
The synopsis for the show reads as follows:
“Focusing the lens on Mike Tyson, the series examines class in America, race in America, fame and the power of media, misogyny, the wealth divide,...
The eight-episode show was created by “I, Tonya” screenwriter Steven Rogers, who also executive produces the series.
Karin Gist will serve as showrunner and executive producer under her The Gist of It banner along with Claire Brown. The “I, Tonya” team of director Craig Gillespie, Clubhouse Pictures’ Bryan Unkeless and Scott Morgan, and LuckyChap’s Tom Ackerley and Margot Robbie will also executive produce along with Entertainment 360’s Darin Friedman. Anthony Hemingway, Anthony Sparks, and Samantha Corbin-Miller executive produce as well, with Rhodes executive producing in addition to starring. 20th Television will produce.
The synopsis for the show reads as follows:
“Focusing the lens on Mike Tyson, the series examines class in America, race in America, fame and the power of media, misogyny, the wealth divide,...
- 7/20/2022
- by Caillou Pettis
- Gold Derby
Hulu has debuted a new trailer for its upcoming limited series “Mike,” starring Trevante Rhodes (“Moonlight”) as iconic and polarizing heavyweight champion boxer Mike Tyson. The eight-episode series will launch on Aug. 25 with two episodes; two additional episodes will stream weekly from there.
From creator and screenwriter Steven Rogers and the team behind “I, Tonya” and showrunner Karin Gist (“Our Kind of People” executive producer), “Mike” explores the dynamic and controversial story of Tyson throughout the tumultuous ups and downs of his career and personal life.
Over the last 30 years in the public eye, Tyson has infamously swung from a beloved global athlete to a pariah and back again. Through its brutal and towering central figure, “Mike” looks to examine class and race in America, fame and the power of media, misogyny, the promise of the American Dream and ultimately society’s own role in shaping Tyson’s story. The...
From creator and screenwriter Steven Rogers and the team behind “I, Tonya” and showrunner Karin Gist (“Our Kind of People” executive producer), “Mike” explores the dynamic and controversial story of Tyson throughout the tumultuous ups and downs of his career and personal life.
Over the last 30 years in the public eye, Tyson has infamously swung from a beloved global athlete to a pariah and back again. Through its brutal and towering central figure, “Mike” looks to examine class and race in America, fame and the power of media, misogyny, the promise of the American Dream and ultimately society’s own role in shaping Tyson’s story. The...
- 7/20/2022
- by Brandon Katz
- The Wrap
Actor Trevante Rhodes wooed viewers as the grown-up Chiron in Barry Jenkins’ Oscar-winning 2016 film “Moonlight,” cementing a reputation for understated performances that find the softness beneath a macho exterior. Now, he is jumping into the ring to make his limited series debut for Hulu’s “Mike,” an eight-episode series about the tumultuous professional and personal ups and downs of heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson. Watch the trailer below.
“People just see an animal. They call me a savage. I’m the most vicious, ruthless champion there’s ever been. No one can match me,” Rhodes’ Kid Dynamite says in the intense trailer. “My style’s impetuous. I’m ferocious. I want your heart. I want to eat your children. Praise be to Allah.”
The series hails from creator/screenwriter Steven Rogers and the creative team behind “I, Tonya” and showrunner Karin Gist, executive producer of “Our Kind of People.” “Mike...
“People just see an animal. They call me a savage. I’m the most vicious, ruthless champion there’s ever been. No one can match me,” Rhodes’ Kid Dynamite says in the intense trailer. “My style’s impetuous. I’m ferocious. I want your heart. I want to eat your children. Praise be to Allah.”
The series hails from creator/screenwriter Steven Rogers and the creative team behind “I, Tonya” and showrunner Karin Gist, executive producer of “Our Kind of People.” “Mike...
- 7/20/2022
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Peabody Award-winning showrunner, producer and writer Gary Lennon (Power Book IV: Force) has signed with M88.
Lennon currently serves as showrunner and executive producer of Starz’s Power spin-off Power Book IV: Force, which boasts the most-watched series premiere in the history of the premium cabler, with 3.3 million multiplatform views in the U.S. alone. The crime drama, renewed for a second season in March, now also has the record for most-watched day on the Starz app and on linear as the highest-rated premiere.
Under his deal with Starz, Lennon also exec produces the Cape Cod opioid crisis-based crime drama Hightown, which was renewed for a third season earlier this year. He at the same time serves as an executive producer on HBO’s hugely popular teen drama series Euphoria starring Zendaya, which recently garnered 16 Emmy nominations including Best Drama Series.
Lennon previously served as co-showrunner, writer and executive producer on Power,...
Lennon currently serves as showrunner and executive producer of Starz’s Power spin-off Power Book IV: Force, which boasts the most-watched series premiere in the history of the premium cabler, with 3.3 million multiplatform views in the U.S. alone. The crime drama, renewed for a second season in March, now also has the record for most-watched day on the Starz app and on linear as the highest-rated premiere.
Under his deal with Starz, Lennon also exec produces the Cape Cod opioid crisis-based crime drama Hightown, which was renewed for a third season earlier this year. He at the same time serves as an executive producer on HBO’s hugely popular teen drama series Euphoria starring Zendaya, which recently garnered 16 Emmy nominations including Best Drama Series.
Lennon previously served as co-showrunner, writer and executive producer on Power,...
- 7/15/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Hulu released an official trailer for its new Mike, a series from Steven Rogers and 20th Television that chronicles the life of controversial heavyweight champion boxer Mike Tyson. It premieres Aug. 25.
The streamer describes the 8-episode limited series as “an unauthorized and no-holds-barred look at the life of Mike Tyson.” It explores the tumultuous ups and downs of Tyson’s boxing career and personal life – from being a beloved global athlete to a pariah and back again. Focusing the lens on Mike Tyson, the series examines class in America, race in America, fame and the power of media, misogyny, the wealth divide, the promise of the American Dream and ultimately our own role in shaping Mike’s story.
Trevante Rhodes plays Tyson. Other cast members include Russell Hornsby, Harvey Keitel, Laura Harrier, and Li Eubanks.
Karin Gist will serve as showrunner and executive producer under her The Gist...
The streamer describes the 8-episode limited series as “an unauthorized and no-holds-barred look at the life of Mike Tyson.” It explores the tumultuous ups and downs of Tyson’s boxing career and personal life – from being a beloved global athlete to a pariah and back again. Focusing the lens on Mike Tyson, the series examines class in America, race in America, fame and the power of media, misogyny, the wealth divide, the promise of the American Dream and ultimately our own role in shaping Mike’s story.
Trevante Rhodes plays Tyson. Other cast members include Russell Hornsby, Harvey Keitel, Laura Harrier, and Li Eubanks.
Karin Gist will serve as showrunner and executive producer under her The Gist...
- 6/8/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Danielle Pinnock, a star of breakout CBS comedy Ghosts, has signed with ICM Partners for representation.
On Ghosts, Pinnock plays Alberta, a Prohibition-era lounge singer turned ghost who is trapped in a modern-day country estate recently inherited by two unexpecting new tenants. The hit comedy series recently wrapped its first season and has been renewed for a second season on CBS.
Pinnock also co-created with Punam Patel (I Love That For You), the adult animated series Unmentionables, which is being developed for television by Emmy-winning producer Anthony Hemingway and Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson. The project revolves around a rag-tag group of undergarments and the occupational hazards and triumphs they go through with their millennial owner.
Pinnock most recently hosted the Casting Society’s 37th Annual Artios Awards, which recognize execellence in casting from the year in entertainment. She also is developing a pilot of her viral sketch series,...
On Ghosts, Pinnock plays Alberta, a Prohibition-era lounge singer turned ghost who is trapped in a modern-day country estate recently inherited by two unexpecting new tenants. The hit comedy series recently wrapped its first season and has been renewed for a second season on CBS.
Pinnock also co-created with Punam Patel (I Love That For You), the adult animated series Unmentionables, which is being developed for television by Emmy-winning producer Anthony Hemingway and Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson. The project revolves around a rag-tag group of undergarments and the occupational hazards and triumphs they go through with their millennial owner.
Pinnock most recently hosted the Casting Society’s 37th Annual Artios Awards, which recognize execellence in casting from the year in entertainment. She also is developing a pilot of her viral sketch series,...
- 5/23/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
L.A. Law not moving forward at ABC was one of the surprises of this pilot season.
ABC boss Craig Erwich told Deadline that “unfortunately the pilot just did not come together as we had hoped it would.”
ABC Upfront 2022: Deadline’s Complete Coverage
The reboot, which was headlined by Blair Underwood, reprising his role as attorney Jonathan Rollins, had a high bar to hit with big expectations. The original series’ Corbin Bernsen also reprised his role as Arnie Becker in the pilot alongside Hari Nef, Toks Olagundoye, Ian Duff, John Harlan Kim and Juliana Harkavey, and Kacey Rohl.
The pilot was written by Marc Guggenheim and Ubah Mohamed and directed by Anthony Hemingway.
It followed the law firm of McKenzie Brackman — now named Becker Rollins — as it reinvented itself as a litigation firm specializing in only the most high-profile, boundary-pushing and incendiary cases.
Underwood, Guggenheim and Mohamed executive...
ABC boss Craig Erwich told Deadline that “unfortunately the pilot just did not come together as we had hoped it would.”
ABC Upfront 2022: Deadline’s Complete Coverage
The reboot, which was headlined by Blair Underwood, reprising his role as attorney Jonathan Rollins, had a high bar to hit with big expectations. The original series’ Corbin Bernsen also reprised his role as Arnie Becker in the pilot alongside Hari Nef, Toks Olagundoye, Ian Duff, John Harlan Kim and Juliana Harkavey, and Kacey Rohl.
The pilot was written by Marc Guggenheim and Ubah Mohamed and directed by Anthony Hemingway.
It followed the law firm of McKenzie Brackman — now named Becker Rollins — as it reinvented itself as a litigation firm specializing in only the most high-profile, boundary-pushing and incendiary cases.
Underwood, Guggenheim and Mohamed executive...
- 5/17/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
McG, who has been busy producing movies for Netflix, returned to broadcast television this season with three pilots on three different networks for his Wonderland Sound and Vision banner, True Lies, based on James Cameron’s 1994 movie, on CBS; Not Dead Yet starring Gina Rodriguez on ABC; and the Jensen Ackles-produced Supernatural prequel The Winchesters on the CW. Over the last couple of days, all three were picked up to series. Additionally, BET+ just picked up Wonderland’s series Average Joe, created by Robb Cullen and starring Deon Cole.
The slate of four series on the air harkens back to Wonderland’s most prolific time in television a decade ago when the company also had four series with Supernatural, Nikita, Chuck and Human Target. The company’s executive team includes McG’s longtime partner, Mary Viola, who serves as President, and EVP Corey Marsh.
True Lies, whose pilot was...
The slate of four series on the air harkens back to Wonderland’s most prolific time in television a decade ago when the company also had four series with Supernatural, Nikita, Chuck and Human Target. The company’s executive team includes McG’s longtime partner, Mary Viola, who serves as President, and EVP Corey Marsh.
True Lies, whose pilot was...
- 5/14/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC has given L.A. Law the (elevator) shaft, opting not to order a potential revival of the legal drama to series, TVLine has learned.
The continuation, which initially scored a pilot order last October, would have been set once again at the venerable law firm of McKenzie Brackman, which had reinvented itself as “a litigation firm specializing in only the most high-profile, boundary-pushing and incendiary cases,” according to the official synopsis. Blair Underwood (as Jonathan Rollins) and Corbin Bernsen (as Arnie Becker) were among the original series alumni slated to return, alongside new cast members Toks Olagundoye (Castle), John Harlan Kim...
The continuation, which initially scored a pilot order last October, would have been set once again at the venerable law firm of McKenzie Brackman, which had reinvented itself as “a litigation firm specializing in only the most high-profile, boundary-pushing and incendiary cases,” according to the official synopsis. Blair Underwood (as Jonathan Rollins) and Corbin Bernsen (as Arnie Becker) were among the original series alumni slated to return, alongside new cast members Toks Olagundoye (Castle), John Harlan Kim...
- 5/13/2022
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
ABC has passed on placing series orders for the “LA Law” sequel and Jo Koy comedy “Josep” after both pilots were reviewed by the network, Variety has learned.
The Disney-owned broadcaster is interested in potentially redeveloping the Koy project in the future, but “LA Law” will not be moving forward. On Friday, ABC picked up dramas “Alaska” and “The Rookie” spinoff “The Rookie: Feds” to series, as well as comedy “Not Dead Yet.” Four other drama pilots, “Will Trent,” “The Company You Keep,” the Untitled Kay Oyegun drama and an untitled National Park Service project, are all still in contention and will be up for consideration going into July.
Starring returning cast members Blair Underwood and Corbin Bernsen reprising their original roles as Jonathan Rollins and Arnie Becker, the pilot for the new iteration of the Emmy-winning series “LA Law” features familiar characters working alongside new ones on the most...
The Disney-owned broadcaster is interested in potentially redeveloping the Koy project in the future, but “LA Law” will not be moving forward. On Friday, ABC picked up dramas “Alaska” and “The Rookie” spinoff “The Rookie: Feds” to series, as well as comedy “Not Dead Yet.” Four other drama pilots, “Will Trent,” “The Company You Keep,” the Untitled Kay Oyegun drama and an untitled National Park Service project, are all still in contention and will be up for consideration going into July.
Starring returning cast members Blair Underwood and Corbin Bernsen reprising their original roles as Jonathan Rollins and Arnie Becker, the pilot for the new iteration of the Emmy-winning series “LA Law” features familiar characters working alongside new ones on the most...
- 5/13/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
ABC’s L.A. Law sequel has gone the way of the network’s NYPD Blue sequel. The network has passed on the pilot, headlined by Blair Underwood, reprising his role as attorney Jonathan Rollins in addition to executive producing.
Like was the case with the revival of Steven Bochco’s iconic NYPD Blue, the followup to Bochco’s acclaimed legal drama L.A. Law had a very high bar to clear in order to get to the air. As Deadline reported in our Pilot Buzz stories, the L.A. Law pilot got so-so reception at ABC and was never considered a strong contender for a series pickup.
I hear, likely because of the very high expectations, the pilot felt a bit like it tried too hard but those who have seen it praised Underwood’s performance. There are no plans for the project to be reworked.
In addition to Underwood, the original...
Like was the case with the revival of Steven Bochco’s iconic NYPD Blue, the followup to Bochco’s acclaimed legal drama L.A. Law had a very high bar to clear in order to get to the air. As Deadline reported in our Pilot Buzz stories, the L.A. Law pilot got so-so reception at ABC and was never considered a strong contender for a series pickup.
I hear, likely because of the very high expectations, the pilot felt a bit like it tried too hard but those who have seen it praised Underwood’s performance. There are no plans for the project to be reworked.
In addition to Underwood, the original...
- 5/13/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS is leaning into drama for the 2022-2023 season. The day after the network picked up three dramas to series, it’s ordered a fourth. The True Lies TV adaptation with Steve Howey and Ginger Gonzaga — Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis starred in the 1994 film from James Cameron — has been ordered to series. Check out the first photo of Howey and Gonzaga above. In True Lies, shocked to discover that her bland and unremarkable computer consultant husband is a skilled international spy, an unfulfilled suburban housewife is propelled into a life of danger and adventure when she’s recruited to work alongside him to save the world as they try to revitalize their passionless marriage. It also stars Erica Hernandez, Omar Miller, Mike O’Gorman, Annabella Didion, and Lucas Jaye. The series comes from 20th Television. Matt Nix (Flying Glass of Milk Productions) is executive producer and writer. Anthony Hemingway...
- 5/13/2022
- TV Insider
It took an extra day but True Lies, which had been expected to get a nod yesterday, along with CBS’ other new series orders, is officially picked up to series. As Deadline reported yesterday, the reboot of James Cameron’s hit 1994 action comedy movie, from Matt Nix, McG, Cameron and 20th Television, is targeted for midseason. It joins CBS’ other newly picked up hourlong series, Fire Country, East New York and So Help Me Todd, which are expected to be on the fall schedule.
It is no surprise that CBS and True Lies studio 20th Television needed an extra day to hammer out a deal given the companies’ complicated history over the last decade. This is 20th TV’s first hourlong series order at CBS in 12 years, since dramedy Chaos, whose initial series pickup dramatically fell through after the two sides could not agree on a deal. The show was...
It is no surprise that CBS and True Lies studio 20th Television needed an extra day to hammer out a deal given the companies’ complicated history over the last decade. This is 20th TV’s first hourlong series order at CBS in 12 years, since dramedy Chaos, whose initial series pickup dramatically fell through after the two sides could not agree on a deal. The show was...
- 5/13/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS has pulled the trigger on a series order for True Lies, a TV reboot of the 1994 action-comedy led by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis.
Written and executive-produced by Matt Nix (Burn Notice), the CBS series follows Helen, an unfulfilled suburban housewife (played by I’m Dying Up Here‘s Ginger Gonzaga) who is shocked to discover that her bland and unremarkable computer consultant husband, Harry (Shameless‘ Steve Howey), is a skilled international spy.
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Written and executive-produced by Matt Nix (Burn Notice), the CBS series follows Helen, an unfulfilled suburban housewife (played by I’m Dying Up Here‘s Ginger Gonzaga) who is shocked to discover that her bland and unremarkable computer consultant husband, Harry (Shameless‘ Steve Howey), is a skilled international spy.
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- 5/13/2022
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
The “True Lies” series adaptation has been ordered at CBS for the 2022-2023 broadcast season.
The series order comes after the show was originally ordered to pilot at CBS in February 2021 before it was pushed off-cycle for consideration during this year’s pilot season.
In the series, an unfulfilled suburban housewife (Ginger Gonzaga) is shocked to discover that her bland and unremarkable computer consultant husband (Steve Howey) is a skilled international spy. She is propelled into a life of danger and adventure when she’s recruited to work alongside him to save the world as they try to revitalize their passionless marriage.
Along with Howey and Gonzaga, the cast includes Erica Hernandez, Omar Miller, Mike O’Gorman, Annabella Didion, and Lucas Jaye.
Matt Nix serves as writer and executive producer via Flying Glass of Milk Productions. Anthony Hemingway directed the pilot and executive produces under his Anthony Hemingway Productions banner. James Cameron,...
The series order comes after the show was originally ordered to pilot at CBS in February 2021 before it was pushed off-cycle for consideration during this year’s pilot season.
In the series, an unfulfilled suburban housewife (Ginger Gonzaga) is shocked to discover that her bland and unremarkable computer consultant husband (Steve Howey) is a skilled international spy. She is propelled into a life of danger and adventure when she’s recruited to work alongside him to save the world as they try to revitalize their passionless marriage.
Along with Howey and Gonzaga, the cast includes Erica Hernandez, Omar Miller, Mike O’Gorman, Annabella Didion, and Lucas Jaye.
Matt Nix serves as writer and executive producer via Flying Glass of Milk Productions. Anthony Hemingway directed the pilot and executive produces under his Anthony Hemingway Productions banner. James Cameron,...
- 5/13/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: UTA has signed acclaimed director-producer Anthony Hemingway (Genius: Aretha) and his production company Anthony Hemingway Productions for worldwide representation in all areas.
Hemingway is an Emmy, Golden Globe, BAFTA and NAACP Image Award who has also been recognized with the PGA’s David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television. He most recently directed and executive produced ABC’s reboot of LA Law, as well as the True Lies pilot for CBS. He also recently directed and exec produced Genius: Aretha—the third season of National Geographic’s acclaimed anthology series Genius, starring Cynthia Erivo and Courtney B. Vance.
Hemingway broke out as.a director in the mid-to-late 2000s, while helming a pair of episodes for HBO’s iconic series, The Wire. In the years since, he has gone on to direct episodes of such acclaimed series as Battlestar Galactica, Community, The Closer, Fringe, Once Upon a Time,...
Hemingway is an Emmy, Golden Globe, BAFTA and NAACP Image Award who has also been recognized with the PGA’s David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television. He most recently directed and executive produced ABC’s reboot of LA Law, as well as the True Lies pilot for CBS. He also recently directed and exec produced Genius: Aretha—the third season of National Geographic’s acclaimed anthology series Genius, starring Cynthia Erivo and Courtney B. Vance.
Hemingway broke out as.a director in the mid-to-late 2000s, while helming a pair of episodes for HBO’s iconic series, The Wire. In the years since, he has gone on to direct episodes of such acclaimed series as Battlestar Galactica, Community, The Closer, Fringe, Once Upon a Time,...
- 4/27/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC is heading off into the national parks, only this time without Kevin Costner. The Disney-owned network has handed a pilot order to its untitled national parks project, which comes from A+E Studios.
Rashad Raisani, an exec producer on Fox’s 9-1-1: Lone Star, is writing and exec producing a brand new take. The news comes after the network passed on the Costner co-penned and exec produced version in July 2021.
2022 ABC Pilots & Series Orders
The series is a “soapy” procedural set in the world of national parks. It revolves around the tangled, messy lives of the agents who work for the Isb — an elite law-enforcement unit responsible for solving all serious crimes that occur in our country’s 81,000 square miles of protected land.
Raisani, who began his career on USA Network’s Burn Notice, where he rose from staff writer to co-exec producer, will exec produce with A+E Studios’ Barry Jossen and Tana Jamieson.
Rashad Raisani, an exec producer on Fox’s 9-1-1: Lone Star, is writing and exec producing a brand new take. The news comes after the network passed on the Costner co-penned and exec produced version in July 2021.
2022 ABC Pilots & Series Orders
The series is a “soapy” procedural set in the world of national parks. It revolves around the tangled, messy lives of the agents who work for the Isb — an elite law-enforcement unit responsible for solving all serious crimes that occur in our country’s 81,000 square miles of protected land.
Raisani, who began his career on USA Network’s Burn Notice, where he rose from staff writer to co-exec producer, will exec produce with A+E Studios’ Barry Jossen and Tana Jamieson.
- 3/18/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Jill Eikenberry is set to guest star in ABC drama pilot L.A. Law, a revival of the iconic Steven Bochco legal drama, reprising her role as Ann Kelsey. Eikenberry starred on all eight seasons of the original NBC series as Kelsey, Associate/Partner in the firm. In the pilot, Eikenberry’s Kelsey is now a judge.
In the revival written by Marc Guggenheim and Ubah Mohamed and to be directed by Anthony Hemingway, the venerable law firm of McKenzie Brackman — now named Becker Rollins — reinvents itself as a litigation firm specializing in only the most high-profile, boundary-pushing and incendiary cases.
The pilot stars Blair Underwood and Corbin Bernsen, who are reprising their respective roles as Jonathan Rollins and Arnie Becker, as well as fellow new series regulars Hari Nef, Toks Olagundoye, Ian Duff, John Harlan Kim, Kacey Rohl and Juliana Harkavy.
2022 ABC Pilots & Series Orders
Underwood, Guggenheim and Mohamed...
In the revival written by Marc Guggenheim and Ubah Mohamed and to be directed by Anthony Hemingway, the venerable law firm of McKenzie Brackman — now named Becker Rollins — reinvents itself as a litigation firm specializing in only the most high-profile, boundary-pushing and incendiary cases.
The pilot stars Blair Underwood and Corbin Bernsen, who are reprising their respective roles as Jonathan Rollins and Arnie Becker, as well as fellow new series regulars Hari Nef, Toks Olagundoye, Ian Duff, John Harlan Kim, Kacey Rohl and Juliana Harkavy.
2022 ABC Pilots & Series Orders
Underwood, Guggenheim and Mohamed...
- 3/11/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Selwyn Seyfu Hinds Signs Overall Deal With UCP, Will Adapt Graphic Novel ‘The Sixth Gun’ (Exclusive)
Selwyn Seyfu Hinds has signed an overall deal with UCP, which will see him adapt the Civil War graphic novel series “The Sixth Gun” into a TV series for the Universal Studio Group-owned studio.
Under the pact, Hinds will produce projects across various platforms through his production company Mad Massive Entertainment. First up is “The Sixth Gun,” based on the graphic novels from Oni Press by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt.
Per UCP’s description for the potential show, “During the darkest days of the Civil War, vile men unearthed six pistols of otherworldly power. But the Sixth Gun, the most dangerous of the weapons, vanished…until the day Becky Montcrief unknowingly grabs that very weapon from her dead father in a desperate attempt at self-defense — an act that hurls her into a terrifying new reality. One where men, and dark entities beyond men, will hunt the holder of...
Under the pact, Hinds will produce projects across various platforms through his production company Mad Massive Entertainment. First up is “The Sixth Gun,” based on the graphic novels from Oni Press by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt.
Per UCP’s description for the potential show, “During the darkest days of the Civil War, vile men unearthed six pistols of otherworldly power. But the Sixth Gun, the most dangerous of the weapons, vanished…until the day Becky Montcrief unknowingly grabs that very weapon from her dead father in a desperate attempt at self-defense — an act that hurls her into a terrifying new reality. One where men, and dark entities beyond men, will hunt the holder of...
- 3/2/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Kacey Rohl is set as a lead in ABC drama pilot L.A. Law, a revival of the iconic Steven Bochco legal drama. She joins original cast members Blair Underwood and Corbin Bernsen, who are reprising their roles as Jonathan Rollins and Arnie Becker, respectively, as well as fellow new series regulars Hari Nef, Toks Olagundoye, Ian Duff, John Harlan Kim and Juliana Harkavey.
In the pilot, written by Marc Guggenheim and Ubah Mohamed and to be directed by Anthony Hemingway, the venerable law firm of McKenzie Brackman — now named Becker Rollins — reinvents itself as a litigation firm specializing in only the most high-profile, boundary-pushing and incendiary cases.
2022 ABC Pilots & Series Orders
Rohl will play Sonia Layton, a social justice warrior who works as the office administrator at McKenzie Brackman — but probably has as sharp a legal mind as any of the attorneys on staff.
Underwood, Guggenheim and Mohamed executive...
In the pilot, written by Marc Guggenheim and Ubah Mohamed and to be directed by Anthony Hemingway, the venerable law firm of McKenzie Brackman — now named Becker Rollins — reinvents itself as a litigation firm specializing in only the most high-profile, boundary-pushing and incendiary cases.
2022 ABC Pilots & Series Orders
Rohl will play Sonia Layton, a social justice warrior who works as the office administrator at McKenzie Brackman — but probably has as sharp a legal mind as any of the attorneys on staff.
Underwood, Guggenheim and Mohamed executive...
- 2/23/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Arrow alumna Juliana Harkavy has been cast as a lead in ABC drama pilot L.A. Law, a revival of the iconic Steven Bochco legal drama. She joins original cast members Blair Underwood and Corbin Bernsen, who are reprising their roles as Jonathan Rollins and Arnie Becker, respectively, as well as fellow new series regulars Hari Nef, Toks Olagundoye, Ian Duff and John Harlan Kim.
In the pilot, written by Marc Guggenheim and Ubah Mohamed and to be directed by Anthony Hemingway, the venerable law firm of McKenzie Brackman — now named Becker Rollins — reinvents itself as a litigation firm specializing in only the most high-profile, boundary-pushing and incendiary cases.
Harkavy will play Yvette Cabrera, a savvy attorney and “legal badass” who is pitted against Alana (Nef) in an unexpectedly controversial case that makes headlines. Their courtroom battle is complicated by the fact that they used to be lovers. The...
In the pilot, written by Marc Guggenheim and Ubah Mohamed and to be directed by Anthony Hemingway, the venerable law firm of McKenzie Brackman — now named Becker Rollins — reinvents itself as a litigation firm specializing in only the most high-profile, boundary-pushing and incendiary cases.
Harkavy will play Yvette Cabrera, a savvy attorney and “legal badass” who is pitted against Alana (Nef) in an unexpectedly controversial case that makes headlines. Their courtroom battle is complicated by the fact that they used to be lovers. The...
- 2/22/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Rupert Graves has joined Hulu’s anticipated limited series Washington Black as a series regular, with Shaunette Renée Wilson signing on to a recurring role.
Graves and Wilson join a previously announced series regular ensemble led by Ernest Kingsley Jr. and Sterling K. Brown, which also includes Eddie Karanja, Tom Ellis, Iola Evans, Edward Bluemel and Sharon Duncan-Brewster.
Selwyn Seyfu Hinds is adapting the nine-episode drama series based on Esi Edugyan’s international bestselling novel of the same name. It will follow the extraordinary 19th-century adventures of George Washington (“Wash”) Black (Kingsley Jr.)—an 11-year-old boy on a Barbados sugar plantation who must flee after a shocking death threatens to upend his life. As previously announced, Brown is playing the gregarious, larger-than-life Medwin Harris, who traveled the world after a traumatic childhood as a Black refugee in Nova...
Graves and Wilson join a previously announced series regular ensemble led by Ernest Kingsley Jr. and Sterling K. Brown, which also includes Eddie Karanja, Tom Ellis, Iola Evans, Edward Bluemel and Sharon Duncan-Brewster.
Selwyn Seyfu Hinds is adapting the nine-episode drama series based on Esi Edugyan’s international bestselling novel of the same name. It will follow the extraordinary 19th-century adventures of George Washington (“Wash”) Black (Kingsley Jr.)—an 11-year-old boy on a Barbados sugar plantation who must flee after a shocking death threatens to upend his life. As previously announced, Brown is playing the gregarious, larger-than-life Medwin Harris, who traveled the world after a traumatic childhood as a Black refugee in Nova...
- 2/10/2022
- by Matt Grobar and Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC’s drama pilot L.A. Law, a revival of the Steven Bochco legal drama, expands its cast with the addition of John Harlan Kim.
He joins original cast members Blair Underwood and Corbin Bernsen, who are reprising their respective roles as Johnathan Rollins and Arnie Becker. He also joins Toks Olagundoye, Hari Nef and Ian Duff, who will play new characters in the revival.
In the pilot, written by Marc Guggenheim and Ubah Mohamed and to be directed by Anthony Hemingway, the venerable law firm of McKenzie Brackman — now named Becker Rollins — reinvents itself as a litigation firm specializing in only the most high-profile, boundary-pushing and incendiary cases.
2022 ABC Pilots & Series Orders
Kim joins L.A. Law as Chad Park. He is an up-and-coming attorney at the firm described as a “shark-in-training” whose ambition sometimes gets ahead of his ethical standards. He’s a brilliant attorney who takes on his...
He joins original cast members Blair Underwood and Corbin Bernsen, who are reprising their respective roles as Johnathan Rollins and Arnie Becker. He also joins Toks Olagundoye, Hari Nef and Ian Duff, who will play new characters in the revival.
In the pilot, written by Marc Guggenheim and Ubah Mohamed and to be directed by Anthony Hemingway, the venerable law firm of McKenzie Brackman — now named Becker Rollins — reinvents itself as a litigation firm specializing in only the most high-profile, boundary-pushing and incendiary cases.
2022 ABC Pilots & Series Orders
Kim joins L.A. Law as Chad Park. He is an up-and-coming attorney at the firm described as a “shark-in-training” whose ambition sometimes gets ahead of his ethical standards. He’s a brilliant attorney who takes on his...
- 2/4/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
The “LA Law” sequel series pilot at ABC has added John Harlan Kim to its cast, Variety has learned exclusively.
The new iteration of the Emmy-winning series features familiar characters working alongside new ones on the most hot button issues of the day.
Kim joins previously announced returning original series cast members Blair Underwood and Corbin Bernsen. Kim will star as Chad Park, an up-and-coming attorney at the firm described as a “shark-in-training” whose ambition sometimes gets ahead of his ethical standards. Nevertheless, he’s a brilliant attorney who takes on his very first murder trial and must devise an inventive legal strategy when his client drops a bombshell in open court.
Kim has most recently been seen in Fox’s hit drama “9-1-1” in the role of Albert Han and on The CW’s “Nancy Drew” as Agent Park. He previously starred in all four seasons of the TNT series “The Librarians.
The new iteration of the Emmy-winning series features familiar characters working alongside new ones on the most hot button issues of the day.
Kim joins previously announced returning original series cast members Blair Underwood and Corbin Bernsen. Kim will star as Chad Park, an up-and-coming attorney at the firm described as a “shark-in-training” whose ambition sometimes gets ahead of his ethical standards. Nevertheless, he’s a brilliant attorney who takes on his very first murder trial and must devise an inventive legal strategy when his client drops a bombshell in open court.
Kim has most recently been seen in Fox’s hit drama “9-1-1” in the role of Albert Han and on The CW’s “Nancy Drew” as Agent Park. He previously starred in all four seasons of the TNT series “The Librarians.
- 2/3/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
‘Lucifer’ actor Tom Ellis has joined the cast for Hulu’s limited series adaptation of ‘Washington Black.’ Led by Sterling K. Brown, Ellis takes on the role of steam-punk inventor Christopher “Titch” Wilde.
Based on Esi Edugyan’s novel of the same name the nine-episode series follows the extraordinary 19th-century adventures of George Washington “Wash” Black, an 11-year-old boy on a Barbados sugar plantation who must flee after a shocking death threatens to upend his life. Brown will play the gregarious, larger-than-life Medwin Harris, who travelled the world after a traumatic childhood as a Black refugee in Nova Scotia as the de facto Mayor of Black Halifax prioritizes the community over everything except Washington Black, his young protégé. Meeting Wash sends him down a challenging path of self-discovery. And as the barricades around his heart start to fall, Medwin will learn to dream again.
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Based on Esi Edugyan’s novel of the same name the nine-episode series follows the extraordinary 19th-century adventures of George Washington “Wash” Black, an 11-year-old boy on a Barbados sugar plantation who must flee after a shocking death threatens to upend his life. Brown will play the gregarious, larger-than-life Medwin Harris, who travelled the world after a traumatic childhood as a Black refugee in Nova Scotia as the de facto Mayor of Black Halifax prioritizes the community over everything except Washington Black, his young protégé. Meeting Wash sends him down a challenging path of self-discovery. And as the barricades around his heart start to fall, Medwin will learn to dream again.
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- 2/3/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Lucifer alum Tom Ellis is set as a series regular in Washington Black, the Sterling K. Brown-fronted adaptation of Esi Edugyan’s novel, which received a straight-to-series order at Hulu. Twilight Zone writer Selwyn Seyfu Hinds is adapting the limited series for 20th Television.
Washington Black follows the extraordinary 19th-century adventures of George Washington (“Wash”) Black – an 11-year-old boy on a Barbados sugar plantation who must flee after a shocking death threatens to upend his life. Brown will play the gregarious, larger-than-life Medwin Harris, who traveled the world after a traumatic childhood as a Black refugee in Nova Scotia as the de facto Mayor of Black Halifax prioritizes the community over everything except Washington Black, his young protégé. Meeting Wash sends him down a challenging path of self-discovery. And as the barricades around his heart start to fall, Medwin will learn to dream again.
Ellis will play Christopher “Titch” Wilde,...
Washington Black follows the extraordinary 19th-century adventures of George Washington (“Wash”) Black – an 11-year-old boy on a Barbados sugar plantation who must flee after a shocking death threatens to upend his life. Brown will play the gregarious, larger-than-life Medwin Harris, who traveled the world after a traumatic childhood as a Black refugee in Nova Scotia as the de facto Mayor of Black Halifax prioritizes the community over everything except Washington Black, his young protégé. Meeting Wash sends him down a challenging path of self-discovery. And as the barricades around his heart start to fall, Medwin will learn to dream again.
Ellis will play Christopher “Titch” Wilde,...
- 2/2/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“Lucifer” star Tom Ellis has joined the cast of Hulu’s Sterling K. Brown-led “Washington Black” limited series in the role of steam-punk inventor Christopher “Titch” Wilde.
Described as an epic nine-episode adventure series based on Esi Edugyan’s novel of the same name, “Washington Black” follows the extraordinary 19th-century adventures of George Washington “Wash” Black, an 11-year-old boy on a Barbados sugar plantation who must flee after a shocking death threatens to upend his life. Brown will play the gregarious, larger-than-life Medwin Harris, who traveled the world after a traumatic childhood as a Black refugee in Nova Scotia as the de facto Mayor of Black Halifax prioritizes the community over everything except Washington Black, his young protégé. Meeting Wash sends him down a challenging path of self-discovery. And as the barricades around his heart start to fall, Medwin will learn to dream again.
Ellis most recently starred as...
Described as an epic nine-episode adventure series based on Esi Edugyan’s novel of the same name, “Washington Black” follows the extraordinary 19th-century adventures of George Washington “Wash” Black, an 11-year-old boy on a Barbados sugar plantation who must flee after a shocking death threatens to upend his life. Brown will play the gregarious, larger-than-life Medwin Harris, who traveled the world after a traumatic childhood as a Black refugee in Nova Scotia as the de facto Mayor of Black Halifax prioritizes the community over everything except Washington Black, his young protégé. Meeting Wash sends him down a challenging path of self-discovery. And as the barricades around his heart start to fall, Medwin will learn to dream again.
Ellis most recently starred as...
- 2/2/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Toks Olagundoye, Hari Nef and Ian Duff have been cast as series regulars in ABC drama pilot L.A. Law. They join original cast members Blair Underwood and Corbin Bernsen, who are reprising their roles as Jonathan Rollins and Arnie Becker, respectively, in the revival of the iconic Steven Bochco legal drama. Olagundoye, Hari Nef and Ian Duff all play new characters.
In the pilot, written by Marc Guggenheim and Ubah Mohamed and to be directed by Anthony Hemingway, the venerable law firm of McKenzie Brackman — now named Becker Rollins — reinvents itself as a litigation firm specializing in only the most high-profile, boundary-pushing and incendiary cases.
Olagundoye will play Assistant District Attorney Erika Jackson. In keeping with the Assistant District Attorney role played in the original series by Susan Day, Cecil Hoffman, and the late John Spencer, Olagundoye’s Erika Jackson is a force to be reckoned with in the courtroom,...
In the pilot, written by Marc Guggenheim and Ubah Mohamed and to be directed by Anthony Hemingway, the venerable law firm of McKenzie Brackman — now named Becker Rollins — reinvents itself as a litigation firm specializing in only the most high-profile, boundary-pushing and incendiary cases.
Olagundoye will play Assistant District Attorney Erika Jackson. In keeping with the Assistant District Attorney role played in the original series by Susan Day, Cecil Hoffman, and the late John Spencer, Olagundoye’s Erika Jackson is a force to be reckoned with in the courtroom,...
- 1/19/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Harder They Fall,” “Insecure” and H.E.R. lead the pack of film, TV and music nominees for the 53rd NAACP Image Awards, while Jennifer Hudson, Lil Nas X, Megan Thee Stallion, Regina King and Tiffany Haddish will face off for the 2022 Entertainer of the Year prize.
Nominees for the annual award show were announced during a special virtual event hosted by actor and musician Kyla Pratt, “Black-ish” actor Marcus Scribner and singer-songwriter Tinashe on the NAACP’s Instagram account.
“We are thrilled to recognize this year’s nominees, who have all brought dynamic, entertaining, and thought provoking content to our attention through their incredible work in film, television, music and more,” said Karen Boykin-Towns, Image Awards Committee chairman.
Winners will be revealed during the annual ceremony, hosted by seven-time Image Award winner Anthony Anderson, on Feb. 26. The two-hour live TV special begins at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt on BET.
Nominees for the annual award show were announced during a special virtual event hosted by actor and musician Kyla Pratt, “Black-ish” actor Marcus Scribner and singer-songwriter Tinashe on the NAACP’s Instagram account.
“We are thrilled to recognize this year’s nominees, who have all brought dynamic, entertaining, and thought provoking content to our attention through their incredible work in film, television, music and more,” said Karen Boykin-Towns, Image Awards Committee chairman.
Winners will be revealed during the annual ceremony, hosted by seven-time Image Award winner Anthony Anderson, on Feb. 26. The two-hour live TV special begins at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt on BET.
- 1/18/2022
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Nominations for the 53rd NAACP Image Awards were announced on Tuesday, and HBO’s Insecure and OWN’s Queen Sugar led TV’s comedy and drama packs, respectively.
Insecure‘s farewell run amassed 11 total nods, followed in the comedy pack by black-ish‘s eight. Queen Sugar collected six total nominations, the most of any drama.
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Insecure‘s farewell run amassed 11 total nods, followed in the comedy pack by black-ish‘s eight. Queen Sugar collected six total nominations, the most of any drama.
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Nat Geo’s Genius: Aretha meanwhile netted the most nods (five...
- 1/18/2022
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
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