When Kevin Daniels got a call from his agent’s mom that she’d pitched him for the lead role in a film she was producing, it didn’t take much for him to say “yes.”
“We had a zoom meeting and we kind of laughed and told some jokes and they were like, ‘Hey, you want to come down to Savannah?’ and I was like, ‘I like Savannah. That sounds nice,’” Daniels tells The Hollywood Reporter.
The film was Not Another Church Movie, a spoof comedy of Tyler Perry’s Madea series, written, directed and produced by Johnny Mack (Real Husbands of Hollywood), which is set to hit theaters on May 10. In it, Daniels, stars as the hardworking Taylor Pherry, a man given a mission directly from God (Jamie Foxx) to write a story about his dysfunctional family to save billionaire talk show host Hoprah Windfall’s plummeting TV ratings.
“We had a zoom meeting and we kind of laughed and told some jokes and they were like, ‘Hey, you want to come down to Savannah?’ and I was like, ‘I like Savannah. That sounds nice,’” Daniels tells The Hollywood Reporter.
The film was Not Another Church Movie, a spoof comedy of Tyler Perry’s Madea series, written, directed and produced by Johnny Mack (Real Husbands of Hollywood), which is set to hit theaters on May 10. In it, Daniels, stars as the hardworking Taylor Pherry, a man given a mission directly from God (Jamie Foxx) to write a story about his dysfunctional family to save billionaire talk show host Hoprah Windfall’s plummeting TV ratings.
- 5/10/2024
- by Brande Victorian
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
One Tree Hill’s Jana Kramer and Austin Nichols will reunite for the Lifetime movie Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story, set to air this summer as part of the network’s Ripped from the Headlines slate.
Kramer executive-produces and stars as Morgan, who endures a tumultuous relationship with her husband Rodney (Nichols) before finally separating. Rodney returns to her life to reveal that he has cancer, and Morgan is attacked by a masked assailant soon after. Holes in Rodney’s story then raise questions about his authenticity. Was he telling the truth or has he been gaslighting her for all these years?...
Kramer executive-produces and stars as Morgan, who endures a tumultuous relationship with her husband Rodney (Nichols) before finally separating. Rodney returns to her life to reveal that he has cancer, and Morgan is attacked by a masked assailant soon after. Holes in Rodney’s story then raise questions about his authenticity. Was he telling the truth or has he been gaslighting her for all these years?...
- 3/27/2024
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Curb Your Enthusiasm returns to Max this month in what’s being called the show’s final season (for now). If you’re not ready for the Larry David-centric comedy series to end, you can binge all eleven of the show’s previous seasons on Max right now before hitting the new episodes.
Tokyo Vice will also be back in February for season 2. Stars Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe, Rinko Kikuchi, Rachel Keller, Show Kasamatsu, and Ayumi Ito are joined by Kubozuka and Miki Maya this time around, as Jake Adelstein feels the danger closing in on him. Max also welcomes you to the premiere of the highly acclaimed (and highly depraved) Dicks: The Musical this month, as a couple of self-obsessed businessmen discover they’re identical twins and decided to bring their divorced parents back together.
Here’s everything coming to (and leaving) HBO and Max this month…
HBO...
Tokyo Vice will also be back in February for season 2. Stars Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe, Rinko Kikuchi, Rachel Keller, Show Kasamatsu, and Ayumi Ito are joined by Kubozuka and Miki Maya this time around, as Jake Adelstein feels the danger closing in on him. Max also welcomes you to the premiere of the highly acclaimed (and highly depraved) Dicks: The Musical this month, as a couple of self-obsessed businessmen discover they’re identical twins and decided to bring their divorced parents back together.
Here’s everything coming to (and leaving) HBO and Max this month…
HBO...
- 2/1/2024
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
February may be the shortest month, but Max is staying true to its name with a jam-packed schedule of additions all month long!
In addition to dozens of library shows and movies getting added to the platform throughout February—from classics like “Citizen Kane” and “A Clockwork Orange” to recent A24 favorites like “Midsommar” and “Dicks: The Musical“—several major HBO premieres are coming this week to the cabler and its streamer, including Season 11 of “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” and the final season of the long-running “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”
Find out The Streamable’s top picks for February, and continue below to the full list of everything new on Max this month!
7-Day Free Trial $9.99+ / month Max via amazon.com What are the 5 Best Shows and Movies Coming to Max in February 2024? “Chasing Flavor” | Thursday, Feb. 1
“The Chew” host and “Top Chef” fan favorite Carla Hall hits the...
In addition to dozens of library shows and movies getting added to the platform throughout February—from classics like “Citizen Kane” and “A Clockwork Orange” to recent A24 favorites like “Midsommar” and “Dicks: The Musical“—several major HBO premieres are coming this week to the cabler and its streamer, including Season 11 of “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” and the final season of the long-running “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”
Find out The Streamable’s top picks for February, and continue below to the full list of everything new on Max this month!
7-Day Free Trial $9.99+ / month Max via amazon.com What are the 5 Best Shows and Movies Coming to Max in February 2024? “Chasing Flavor” | Thursday, Feb. 1
“The Chew” host and “Top Chef” fan favorite Carla Hall hits the...
- 1/29/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Curb Your Enthusiasm begins its 12th and final season and Tokyo Vice returns for season two as part of Max’s February 2024 lineup. The streaming service has also set a February 18th launch date for season 11 of the award-winning, critically acclaimed series Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
Chef and bestselling author Carla Hall’s Chasing Flavor makes its debut on February 1st, and one of the best seasons of True Detective, True Detective: Night Country with Jodie Foster and Kali Reis, wraps up its too-short season on February 25th. The popular animated series Clone High releases new season two episodes beginning on February 1st.
‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ (Photograph by Courtesy of HBO) Series & Films Arriving On Max In January 2024
February 1
Bad Education (2004)
Batman vs. Robin (2015)
Batman: Bad Blood (2016)
The Bling Ring (2013)
Brooklyn (2015)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
Citizen Kane (1941)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Dying of the Light (2014)
Everest...
Chef and bestselling author Carla Hall’s Chasing Flavor makes its debut on February 1st, and one of the best seasons of True Detective, True Detective: Night Country with Jodie Foster and Kali Reis, wraps up its too-short season on February 25th. The popular animated series Clone High releases new season two episodes beginning on February 1st.
‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ (Photograph by Courtesy of HBO) Series & Films Arriving On Max In January 2024
February 1
Bad Education (2004)
Batman vs. Robin (2015)
Batman: Bad Blood (2016)
The Bling Ring (2013)
Brooklyn (2015)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
Citizen Kane (1941)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Dying of the Light (2014)
Everest...
- 1/26/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
"Modern Family" actress Sofia Vergara poses for the latest issue of "Vogue" (Mexico) magazine, photographed by Noman Jean Roy:
Vergara was the top-earning actress in US TV in 2012, 2013 and 2016, and is the highest paid TV actress in the world as of 2019.
She rose to prominence co-hosting two television shows for Spanish-language television network Univisión in the late 1990's. Her first acting job (in English) was the feature "Chasing Papi" (2003). She subsequently appeared in "Four Brothers" (2005), and the comedies "Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns" (2008) and "Madea Goes to Jail" (2009). In 2009, she started playing 'Gloria' Delgado-Pritchett' in the ABC comedy series "Modern Family".
Vergara's success on television has earned her roles in films "The Smurfs" (2011), "New Year's Eve" (2011), "The Three Stooges" (2012), "Machete Kills" (2013), "Chef" (2014) and "Hot Pursuit" (2015).
Her distinctive voice has landed her voice-over roles in the animated films "Happy Feet Two" (2011), "Escape from Planet Earth" (2013) and "The Emoji Movie" (2017).
Vergara was...
Vergara was the top-earning actress in US TV in 2012, 2013 and 2016, and is the highest paid TV actress in the world as of 2019.
She rose to prominence co-hosting two television shows for Spanish-language television network Univisión in the late 1990's. Her first acting job (in English) was the feature "Chasing Papi" (2003). She subsequently appeared in "Four Brothers" (2005), and the comedies "Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns" (2008) and "Madea Goes to Jail" (2009). In 2009, she started playing 'Gloria' Delgado-Pritchett' in the ABC comedy series "Modern Family".
Vergara's success on television has earned her roles in films "The Smurfs" (2011), "New Year's Eve" (2011), "The Three Stooges" (2012), "Machete Kills" (2013), "Chef" (2014) and "Hot Pursuit" (2015).
Her distinctive voice has landed her voice-over roles in the animated films "Happy Feet Two" (2011), "Escape from Planet Earth" (2013) and "The Emoji Movie" (2017).
Vergara was...
- 11/25/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Many titles disappear from Netflix without warning every day.
This explains why you might have noticed some films and TV shows have been removed while flicking through your watchlist.
In an attempt to avoid a surprise, here is a compilation of everything being removed in March, including several titles labelled as a Netflix Original.
The removals also includes Arrested Development, which has thrown the future availability of its final season into question. Find the full list below.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 March
The Associate
Balto
Barb Wire
Beethoven
Beethoven’s Big Break
The Blues Brothers
The Boy Next Door
Bridget Jones’s Baby
The Brothers Grimm
Clear and Present Danger
Confusion Na Wa
Connected
Cop Car
The Debt
Disconnect
Doomsday
Escape from Alcatraz
The Expendables
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 3
47 Ronin
Gold Statue
Halloween H20
Hell on the Border...
This explains why you might have noticed some films and TV shows have been removed while flicking through your watchlist.
In an attempt to avoid a surprise, here is a compilation of everything being removed in March, including several titles labelled as a Netflix Original.
The removals also includes Arrested Development, which has thrown the future availability of its final season into question. Find the full list below.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 March
The Associate
Balto
Barb Wire
Beethoven
Beethoven’s Big Break
The Blues Brothers
The Boy Next Door
Bridget Jones’s Baby
The Brothers Grimm
Clear and Present Danger
Confusion Na Wa
Connected
Cop Car
The Debt
Disconnect
Doomsday
Escape from Alcatraz
The Expendables
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 3
47 Ronin
Gold Statue
Halloween H20
Hell on the Border...
- 3/5/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
Many titles disappear from Netflix without warning every day.
This explains why you might have noticed some films and TV shows have been removed while flicking through your watchlist.
In an attempt to avoid a surprise, here is a compilation of everything being removed in March, including several titles labelled as a Netflix Original.
The removals also includes Arrested Development, which has thrown the future availability of its final season into question. Find the full list below.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 March
The Associate
Balto
Barb Wire
Beethoven
Beethoven’s Big Break
The Blues Brothers
The Boy Next Door
Bridget Jones’s Baby
The Brothers Grimm
Clear and Present Danger
Confusion Na Wa
Connected
Cop Car
The Debt
Disconnect
Doomsday
Escape from Alcatraz
The Expendables
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 3
47 Ronin
Gold Statue
Halloween H20
Hell on the Border...
This explains why you might have noticed some films and TV shows have been removed while flicking through your watchlist.
In an attempt to avoid a surprise, here is a compilation of everything being removed in March, including several titles labelled as a Netflix Original.
The removals also includes Arrested Development, which has thrown the future availability of its final season into question. Find the full list below.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 March
The Associate
Balto
Barb Wire
Beethoven
Beethoven’s Big Break
The Blues Brothers
The Boy Next Door
Bridget Jones’s Baby
The Brothers Grimm
Clear and Present Danger
Confusion Na Wa
Connected
Cop Car
The Debt
Disconnect
Doomsday
Escape from Alcatraz
The Expendables
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 3
47 Ronin
Gold Statue
Halloween H20
Hell on the Border...
- 3/4/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
Many titles disappear from Netflix without warning every day.
This explains why you might have noticed some films and TV shows have been removed while flicking through your watchlist.
In an attempt to avoid a surprise, here is a compilation of everything being removed in March, including several titles labelled as a Netflix Original.
The removals also includes Arrested Development, which has thrown the future availability of its final season into question. Find the full list below.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 March
The Associate
Balto
Barb Wire
Beethoven
Beethoven’s Big Break
The Blues Brothers
The Boy Next Door
Bridget Jones’s Baby
The Brothers Grimm
Clear and Present Danger
Confusion Na Wa
Connected
Cop Car
The Debt
Disconnect
Doomsday
Escape from Alcatraz
The Expendables
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 3
47 Ronin
Gold Statue
Halloween H20
Hell on the Border...
This explains why you might have noticed some films and TV shows have been removed while flicking through your watchlist.
In an attempt to avoid a surprise, here is a compilation of everything being removed in March, including several titles labelled as a Netflix Original.
The removals also includes Arrested Development, which has thrown the future availability of its final season into question. Find the full list below.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 March
The Associate
Balto
Barb Wire
Beethoven
Beethoven’s Big Break
The Blues Brothers
The Boy Next Door
Bridget Jones’s Baby
The Brothers Grimm
Clear and Present Danger
Confusion Na Wa
Connected
Cop Car
The Debt
Disconnect
Doomsday
Escape from Alcatraz
The Expendables
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 3
47 Ronin
Gold Statue
Halloween H20
Hell on the Border...
- 3/2/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
Many titles disappear from Netflix without warning every day.
This explains why you might have noticed some films and TV shows have been removed while flicking through your watchlist.
In an attempt to avoid a surprise, here is a compilation of everything being removed in March, including several titles labelled as a Netflix Original.
The removals also includes Arrested Development, which has thrown the future availability of its final season into question. Find the full list below.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 March
The Associate
Balto
Barb Wire
Beethoven
Beethoven’s Big Break
The Blues Brothers
The Boy Next Door
Bridget Jones’s Baby
The Brothers Grimm
Clear and Present Danger
Confusion Na Wa
Connected
Cop Car
The Debt
Disconnect
Doomsday
Escape from Alcatraz
The Expendables
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 3
47 Ronin
Gold Statue
Halloween H20
Hell on the Border...
This explains why you might have noticed some films and TV shows have been removed while flicking through your watchlist.
In an attempt to avoid a surprise, here is a compilation of everything being removed in March, including several titles labelled as a Netflix Original.
The removals also includes Arrested Development, which has thrown the future availability of its final season into question. Find the full list below.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 March
The Associate
Balto
Barb Wire
Beethoven
Beethoven’s Big Break
The Blues Brothers
The Boy Next Door
Bridget Jones’s Baby
The Brothers Grimm
Clear and Present Danger
Confusion Na Wa
Connected
Cop Car
The Debt
Disconnect
Doomsday
Escape from Alcatraz
The Expendables
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 3
47 Ronin
Gold Statue
Halloween H20
Hell on the Border...
- 3/1/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
Many titles disappear from Netflix without warning every day.
This explains why you might have noticed some films and TV shows have been removed while flicking through your watchlist.
In an attempt to avoid a surprise, here is a compilation of everything being removed in March, including several titles labelled as a Netflix Original.
The removals also includes Arrested Development, which has thrown the future availability of its final season into question. Find the full list below.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 March
The Associate
Balto
Barb Wire
Beethoven
Beethoven’s Big Break
The Blues Brothers
The Boy Next Door
Bridget Jones’s Baby
The Brothers Grimm
Clear and Present Danger
Confusion Na Wa
Connected
Cop Car
The Debt
Disconnect
Doomsday
Escape from Alcatraz
The Expendables
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 3
47 Ronin
Gold Statue
Halloween H20
Hell on the Border...
This explains why you might have noticed some films and TV shows have been removed while flicking through your watchlist.
In an attempt to avoid a surprise, here is a compilation of everything being removed in March, including several titles labelled as a Netflix Original.
The removals also includes Arrested Development, which has thrown the future availability of its final season into question. Find the full list below.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 March
The Associate
Balto
Barb Wire
Beethoven
Beethoven’s Big Break
The Blues Brothers
The Boy Next Door
Bridget Jones’s Baby
The Brothers Grimm
Clear and Present Danger
Confusion Na Wa
Connected
Cop Car
The Debt
Disconnect
Doomsday
Escape from Alcatraz
The Expendables
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 3
47 Ronin
Gold Statue
Halloween H20
Hell on the Border...
- 3/1/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
Many titles disappear from Netflix without warning every day.
This explains why you might have noticed some films and TV shows have been removed while flicking through your watchlist.
In an attempt to avoid a surprise, here is a compilation of everything being removed in March, including several titles labelled as a Netflix Original.
The removals also includes Arrested Development, which has thrown the future availability of its final season into question. Find the full list below.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 March
The Associate
Balto
Barb Wire
Beethoven
Beethoven’s Big Break
The Blues Brothers
The Boy Next Door
Bridget Jones’s Baby
The Brothers Grimm
Clear and Present Danger
Confusion Na Wa
Connected
Cop Car
The Debt
Disconnect
Doomsday
Escape from Alcatraz
The Expendables
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 3
47 Ronin
Gold Statue
Halloween H20
Hell on the Border...
This explains why you might have noticed some films and TV shows have been removed while flicking through your watchlist.
In an attempt to avoid a surprise, here is a compilation of everything being removed in March, including several titles labelled as a Netflix Original.
The removals also includes Arrested Development, which has thrown the future availability of its final season into question. Find the full list below.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 March
The Associate
Balto
Barb Wire
Beethoven
Beethoven’s Big Break
The Blues Brothers
The Boy Next Door
Bridget Jones’s Baby
The Brothers Grimm
Clear and Present Danger
Confusion Na Wa
Connected
Cop Car
The Debt
Disconnect
Doomsday
Escape from Alcatraz
The Expendables
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 3
47 Ronin
Gold Statue
Halloween H20
Hell on the Border...
- 2/28/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
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David A. Arnold, the much-loved stand-up comedian who was the creator and showrunner of the Nickelodeon series That Girl Lay Lay, has died. He was 54.
“It is with great sadness that we confirm the untimely passing of our husband, father, brother and friend, David A. Arnold,” his family said in a statement Wednesday. “David passed away peacefully today in his home and doctors have ruled the cause of death due to natural causes. Please keep our family in prayer and respect our privacy at this time as we are all shocked and devastated by this loss.”
“Our closely knit comedy community mourns the loss of one of the greatest to ever do it,” said Arnold’s close friend and fellow comedian Chris Spencer. “He was admired by his peers, respected by other veterans and revered by the burgeoning comedians that he mentored. He will me deeply missed,...
David A. Arnold, the much-loved stand-up comedian who was the creator and showrunner of the Nickelodeon series That Girl Lay Lay, has died. He was 54.
“It is with great sadness that we confirm the untimely passing of our husband, father, brother and friend, David A. Arnold,” his family said in a statement Wednesday. “David passed away peacefully today in his home and doctors have ruled the cause of death due to natural causes. Please keep our family in prayer and respect our privacy at this time as we are all shocked and devastated by this loss.”
“Our closely knit comedy community mourns the loss of one of the greatest to ever do it,” said Arnold’s close friend and fellow comedian Chris Spencer. “He was admired by his peers, respected by other veterans and revered by the burgeoning comedians that he mentored. He will me deeply missed,...
- 9/8/2022
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
David A. Arnold, a respected stand-up comedian, actor, television writer and producer on shows like “Fuller House,” died suddenly on Wednesday. He was 54.
“It is with great sadness that we confirm the untimely passing of our husband, father, brother and friend, David A. Arnold. David passed away peacefully today in his home and doctors have ruled the cause of death due to natural causes. Please keep our family in prayer and respect our privacy at this time, as we are all shocked and devastated by this loss,” his family said in a statement.
“Our closely knit comedy community mourns the loss of one of the greatest to ever do it. He was admired by his peers, respected by other veterans, and revered by the burgeoning comedians that he mentored. He will me deeply missed, especially by his comedy fraternity,” Arnold’s best friend, Chris Spencer said in a separate statement.
“It is with great sadness that we confirm the untimely passing of our husband, father, brother and friend, David A. Arnold. David passed away peacefully today in his home and doctors have ruled the cause of death due to natural causes. Please keep our family in prayer and respect our privacy at this time, as we are all shocked and devastated by this loss,” his family said in a statement.
“Our closely knit comedy community mourns the loss of one of the greatest to ever do it. He was admired by his peers, respected by other veterans, and revered by the burgeoning comedians that he mentored. He will me deeply missed, especially by his comedy fraternity,” Arnold’s best friend, Chris Spencer said in a separate statement.
- 9/8/2022
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
David A. Arnold, a comedian, actor, writer and producer who headlined two Netflix comedy specials and was a writer/producer on the Fuller House reboot, died today, Sept. 7. He was 54.
The Arnold family issued a statement confirming the death. “It is with great sadness that we confirm the untimely passing of our husband, father, brother and friend, David A. Arnold. David passed away peacefully today in his home and doctors have ruled the cause of death due to natural causes. Please keep our family in prayer and respect our privacy at this time, as we are all shocked and devastated by this loss.”
Arnold started out as a stand-up comic, performing at the Montreal Comedy Festival and on Jamie Foxx’s Laffapalooza on Comedy Central, among other projects.
He wrote for several comedy series, including Meet The Browns (TBS), The Rickey Smiley Show (TV One), Raising Whitley (OWN) and Tyler Perry...
The Arnold family issued a statement confirming the death. “It is with great sadness that we confirm the untimely passing of our husband, father, brother and friend, David A. Arnold. David passed away peacefully today in his home and doctors have ruled the cause of death due to natural causes. Please keep our family in prayer and respect our privacy at this time, as we are all shocked and devastated by this loss.”
Arnold started out as a stand-up comic, performing at the Montreal Comedy Festival and on Jamie Foxx’s Laffapalooza on Comedy Central, among other projects.
He wrote for several comedy series, including Meet The Browns (TBS), The Rickey Smiley Show (TV One), Raising Whitley (OWN) and Tyler Perry...
- 9/8/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Imani has a new look on Y&R. Pic credit CBS
What happened to Imani on The Young and the Restless? That’s a question being asked after a new actress has taken over the role of Amanda’s (Mishael Morgan) sister.
Leigh-Ann Rose originated the role of Imani in December 2019 when Amanda finally found her biological mother, Naya (Ptosha Storey).
The talented actress has been heating things up as Imani sets her sights on Nate (Sean Dominic), who’s dating Elena (Brytni Sarpy).
Since Imani has been making waves in Genoa City and the writers are clearly in the midst of a love triangle, it was a bit odd to see a new actress in the role.
There’s good news, though, for Imani fans.
Leigh-Ann isn’t gone for good.
What happened to Imani on The Young and the Restless?
According to Soap Opera Digest, Leigh-Ann had a scheduling conflict,...
What happened to Imani on The Young and the Restless? That’s a question being asked after a new actress has taken over the role of Amanda’s (Mishael Morgan) sister.
Leigh-Ann Rose originated the role of Imani in December 2019 when Amanda finally found her biological mother, Naya (Ptosha Storey).
The talented actress has been heating things up as Imani sets her sights on Nate (Sean Dominic), who’s dating Elena (Brytni Sarpy).
Since Imani has been making waves in Genoa City and the writers are clearly in the midst of a love triangle, it was a bit odd to see a new actress in the role.
There’s good news, though, for Imani fans.
Leigh-Ann isn’t gone for good.
What happened to Imani on The Young and the Restless?
According to Soap Opera Digest, Leigh-Ann had a scheduling conflict,...
- 9/5/2022
- by Rachelle Lewis
- Monsters and Critics
A new season of “The Boys,” the latest “Bond” movie and the entire “Twilight” franchise are among the new streaming additions to Amazon Prime Video in June. The highly anticipated “The Boys” Season 3 is set to premiere on June 3 with the first three episodes of the season, followed by one new episode weekly.
The Jenny Han adaptation “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” a new YA series, premieres on June 17. And Daniel Craig’s final James Bond movie “No Time to Die” makes its streaming debut on Prime Video on June 10.
As far as noteworthy library titles go, this is also your new streaming home for the “Twilight” franchise, while “Shaun of the Dead,” “Galaxy Quest” and “Fantastic Mr. Fox” will all be streaming starting June 1.
We’ve also included a complete list of what’s new on Freevee – formerly known as IMDbTV – in June, which will be hosting the entire...
The Jenny Han adaptation “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” a new YA series, premieres on June 17. And Daniel Craig’s final James Bond movie “No Time to Die” makes its streaming debut on Prime Video on June 10.
As far as noteworthy library titles go, this is also your new streaming home for the “Twilight” franchise, while “Shaun of the Dead,” “Galaxy Quest” and “Fantastic Mr. Fox” will all be streaming starting June 1.
We’ve also included a complete list of what’s new on Freevee – formerly known as IMDbTV – in June, which will be hosting the entire...
- 6/1/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Summer is about to finally, blessedly be in full swing. And to honor the occasion, Hulu is showing up big with its list of new releases for June 2022.
Hulu is bringing two major TV titles to its stream this month. The first is The Orville: New Horizons on June 2. Seth MacFarlane’s sci-fi/comedy started as a simple Star Trek parody on Fox before blossoming into its own entirely sincere space adventuring beast. Now “New Horizons” promises to be a fresh start for the series on Hulu. Next up is Only Murders in the Building season 2 on June 28. Season 1 of this Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez-starring series was a big hit. Let’s see if our favorite podcasters can pull it off once again.
Read more TV The Orville: Update on “More Ambitious” Season 3 Progress By Kirsten Howard
Aside from the big ticket Hulu originals, there are...
Hulu is bringing two major TV titles to its stream this month. The first is The Orville: New Horizons on June 2. Seth MacFarlane’s sci-fi/comedy started as a simple Star Trek parody on Fox before blossoming into its own entirely sincere space adventuring beast. Now “New Horizons” promises to be a fresh start for the series on Hulu. Next up is Only Murders in the Building season 2 on June 28. Season 1 of this Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez-starring series was a big hit. Let’s see if our favorite podcasters can pull it off once again.
Read more TV The Orville: Update on “More Ambitious” Season 3 Progress By Kirsten Howard
Aside from the big ticket Hulu originals, there are...
- 6/1/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Prime Video’s list of new releases for June 2022 features the one superhero show this season you’re not gonna want to miss.
That’s right: The Boys are (almost) back in town. The Boys season 3 premieres its first three episodes on June 3 and its cast and crew have promised spectacle beyond your wildest dreams. How will Homelander adapt to life after Stormfront? We’ll get to find out soon.
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Aside from that one very big hit, it’s a relatively light month for Prime Video originals of note. June 17 sees the arrival of two light and breezy summer projects. The Summer I Turned Pretty is a movie adapted from a trio of beloved YA novels. Meanwhile The Lake...
That’s right: The Boys are (almost) back in town. The Boys season 3 premieres its first three episodes on June 3 and its cast and crew have promised spectacle beyond your wildest dreams. How will Homelander adapt to life after Stormfront? We’ll get to find out soon.
Read more TV The Boys: How Jensen Ackles’ Soldier Boy “Shakes Things Up” in Season 3 By Alec Bojalad TV The Boys Season 3 Trailer: There’s Something Wrong With Homelander By Alec Bojalad
Aside from that one very big hit, it’s a relatively light month for Prime Video originals of note. June 17 sees the arrival of two light and breezy summer projects. The Summer I Turned Pretty is a movie adapted from a trio of beloved YA novels. Meanwhile The Lake...
- 6/1/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Fox Entertainment has named HaJ, Allison Jackson, Michelle Lesley Johnson and Nicole Jones-Dion the Fellows for its 2022 Fox Writers Incubator initiative. The four writers were selected from over 1300 submissions.
The Fox Writers Incubator seeks to support diverse and creative voices and provide training the four writers across all genres ranging from comedy, drama and animation. Fox revealed the fellows on Thursday.
“The launch of the Fox Writers Incubator has led to a record number of submissions from aspiring writers with an incredible amount of talent,” said Michael Thorn, President, Entertainment, Fox Entertainment. “A heartfelt ‘thank you’ to everyone who submitted and we proudly congratulate HaJ, Allison Jackson, Michelle Lesley Johnson and Nicole Jones-Dion on their Fellowships. We’re confident their creative journeys and unique voices will further strengthen our pipeline of original storytellers.”
In the initiative, the Fellows will participate in a three-month workshop focused on honing writing skills, professional...
The Fox Writers Incubator seeks to support diverse and creative voices and provide training the four writers across all genres ranging from comedy, drama and animation. Fox revealed the fellows on Thursday.
“The launch of the Fox Writers Incubator has led to a record number of submissions from aspiring writers with an incredible amount of talent,” said Michael Thorn, President, Entertainment, Fox Entertainment. “A heartfelt ‘thank you’ to everyone who submitted and we proudly congratulate HaJ, Allison Jackson, Michelle Lesley Johnson and Nicole Jones-Dion on their Fellowships. We’re confident their creative journeys and unique voices will further strengthen our pipeline of original storytellers.”
In the initiative, the Fellows will participate in a three-month workshop focused on honing writing skills, professional...
- 3/10/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Hosea Chanchez (The Game), Devere Rogers (My Spy), Griffin Matthews (The Flight Attendant) and Brandon Gill (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice) have signed on to star alongside Bernard David Jones in his pilot Remember, which has launched production after receiving a WarnerMedia OneFifty grant supporting the early stages of its development.
The series created, written and exec produced by Jones will be a dramedy following the forgetful millennial Jahi and his four best friends as they navigate queer love, rocky careers, and the ups and downs of friendship, while realizing that Jahi’s forgetfulness is more serious than imagined. Tosin Morohunfola (North of the 10), John Clarence Stewart (Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist), Marcel Spears (The Neighborhood), Marcc Rose (Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.), Elise Eberle (Shameless), Christy St. John (The Sex Lives of College Girls), Joy Brunson (This Is Us) and...
The series created, written and exec produced by Jones will be a dramedy following the forgetful millennial Jahi and his four best friends as they navigate queer love, rocky careers, and the ups and downs of friendship, while realizing that Jahi’s forgetfulness is more serious than imagined. Tosin Morohunfola (North of the 10), John Clarence Stewart (Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist), Marcel Spears (The Neighborhood), Marcc Rose (Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.), Elise Eberle (Shameless), Christy St. John (The Sex Lives of College Girls), Joy Brunson (This Is Us) and...
- 2/7/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Tony-nominee Pascale Armand (Eclipsed), Yolonda Ross (The Chi), Charles Malik Whitfield (Chicago Med), Denise Boutte (Meet The Browns) and Kendrick Cross (Ambitions) will lead Season 2 of AllBlk’s horror anthology series Terror Lake Drive.
From creators Jerry Lamothe and Kajuana S. Marie, Terror Lake Drive follows the terrorized tenants of the fictional Freeman Lake Apartments in Atlanta. Season 2, titled Terror Lake Drive: Single Black Female, takes place two years after the chain of events that haunted the Freeman Lake Apartments in the first season. The inaugural installment followed a single mother from Baltimore who relocates to Atlanta in an attempt to escape her troubled past and starred Shannon Kane, Malik Yoba, Donielle T. Hansley Jr., and Lamman Rucker.
Armand will play Deja, a traveling nurse who has recently completed an assignment in Austin, Texas announces her new assignment at the recently constructed Atlanta University Hospital – much to the dismay of her friends and colleagues.
From creators Jerry Lamothe and Kajuana S. Marie, Terror Lake Drive follows the terrorized tenants of the fictional Freeman Lake Apartments in Atlanta. Season 2, titled Terror Lake Drive: Single Black Female, takes place two years after the chain of events that haunted the Freeman Lake Apartments in the first season. The inaugural installment followed a single mother from Baltimore who relocates to Atlanta in an attempt to escape her troubled past and starred Shannon Kane, Malik Yoba, Donielle T. Hansley Jr., and Lamman Rucker.
Armand will play Deja, a traveling nurse who has recently completed an assignment in Austin, Texas announces her new assignment at the recently constructed Atlanta University Hospital – much to the dismay of her friends and colleagues.
- 1/6/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Tyler Perry Studios has named veteran producer Angi Bones as president of original programming.
The newly created role expands Bones’ relationship with Tyler Perry Studios, where she will work on the fourth seasons of BET’s “The Oval” and “Sistas,” plus its newly announced spin-off “Zatima,” and the third seasons of BET Plus’ “Bruh” and Nickelodeon’s “Young Dylan.” Bones will report to Tyler Perry Studios COO Robert A. Boyd II.
“I’m grateful to have Angi on board at Tps as we continue to build on an always growing and expansive slate of both films and television,” Perry told Variety, announcing Bones’ assignment.
“I’ve known Angi for 15 years and her expansive industry knowledge and working experience makes her the perfect fit for this newly created position at Tps,” Perry continued. “She has the insight to understand the everyday production needs in a challenging pandemic-ridden atmosphere, while understanding the...
The newly created role expands Bones’ relationship with Tyler Perry Studios, where she will work on the fourth seasons of BET’s “The Oval” and “Sistas,” plus its newly announced spin-off “Zatima,” and the third seasons of BET Plus’ “Bruh” and Nickelodeon’s “Young Dylan.” Bones will report to Tyler Perry Studios COO Robert A. Boyd II.
“I’m grateful to have Angi on board at Tps as we continue to build on an always growing and expansive slate of both films and television,” Perry told Variety, announcing Bones’ assignment.
“I’ve known Angi for 15 years and her expansive industry knowledge and working experience makes her the perfect fit for this newly created position at Tps,” Perry continued. “She has the insight to understand the everyday production needs in a challenging pandemic-ridden atmosphere, while understanding the...
- 12/16/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Insecure and The Steve Harvey Show alum Terri J. Vaughn has signed with Buchwald in all areas.
Vaughn made her debut as a small screen lead in Season 2 of The Steve Harvey Show in the role of Alizay Jenkins, which earned her three NAACP Image Awards.
Vaughn followed that up with appearances on ER, Soulfood, and Girlfriends before boarding All Of Us, executive produced by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith in 2003 where she starred as Jonelle Abrahams for three seasons.
In 2020, she landed the role of investigative reporter and podcaster Rose Cranberry, host of the true-crime series Looking for Latoya on HBO’s Insecure.
She currently stars as a series regular of Ava Duverney’s Cherish the Day for OWN. Vaughn also recently directed her first episodic drama, Tales for BET.
Other credits include Meet the Browns, Greenleaf, Rel, and First Wives Club.
On the producing side, Vaughn...
Vaughn made her debut as a small screen lead in Season 2 of The Steve Harvey Show in the role of Alizay Jenkins, which earned her three NAACP Image Awards.
Vaughn followed that up with appearances on ER, Soulfood, and Girlfriends before boarding All Of Us, executive produced by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith in 2003 where she starred as Jonelle Abrahams for three seasons.
In 2020, she landed the role of investigative reporter and podcaster Rose Cranberry, host of the true-crime series Looking for Latoya on HBO’s Insecure.
She currently stars as a series regular of Ava Duverney’s Cherish the Day for OWN. Vaughn also recently directed her first episodic drama, Tales for BET.
Other credits include Meet the Browns, Greenleaf, Rel, and First Wives Club.
On the producing side, Vaughn...
- 12/13/2021
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Bernard David Jones’ pilot Remember has headed into pre-production, after receiving a WarnerMedia OneFifty grant supporting the early stages of its development.
Remember is a dramedy that follows a forgetful millennial and his four best friends as they navigate queer love, rocky careers, and the ups and downs of friendship, while realizing that his forgetfulness is more serious than imagined.
Jones wrote the series, in which he’s also set to star, and is producing it with Gem Little, with Tari Wariebi serving as its director. Casting for most roles is still being finalized.
Jones previously found a series regular role in ABC’s The Mayor and will next appear on the TV side in Scroll Wheel of Time opposite Laci Mosely and Jerry Minor. The actor’s TV credits also include BET’s Twenties, TBS’ Meet the Browns and House of Payne, VH1 Television’s Single Ladies, the...
Remember is a dramedy that follows a forgetful millennial and his four best friends as they navigate queer love, rocky careers, and the ups and downs of friendship, while realizing that his forgetfulness is more serious than imagined.
Jones wrote the series, in which he’s also set to star, and is producing it with Gem Little, with Tari Wariebi serving as its director. Casting for most roles is still being finalized.
Jones previously found a series regular role in ABC’s The Mayor and will next appear on the TV side in Scroll Wheel of Time opposite Laci Mosely and Jerry Minor. The actor’s TV credits also include BET’s Twenties, TBS’ Meet the Browns and House of Payne, VH1 Television’s Single Ladies, the...
- 10/21/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
“Black-ish” star Jenifer Lewis has been cast as a lead alongside Vanessa Bayer and Molly Shannon on the upcoming Showtime comedy series “I Love This for You,” filling a role previously held by the now-exited Cybill Shepherd.
Inspired by Bayer’s own story of overcoming childhood leukemia, “I Love This for You” centers on Joanna Gold (Bayer) who dreams of becoming a host at a home-shopping channel. Working to shed her life-long label as “that cancer girl,” she moves away from her parents, starts a budding romance for the first time in her adult life and forms a meaningful friendship with her idol Jackie, all against the backdrop of a highly competitive workplace run by an unstable billionaire, where people play dirty to succeed.
Lewis will play Patricia, the icy, enigmatic founder and CEO of a popular home shopping network. The part was originally played by Shepherd for the comedy’s pilot,...
Inspired by Bayer’s own story of overcoming childhood leukemia, “I Love This for You” centers on Joanna Gold (Bayer) who dreams of becoming a host at a home-shopping channel. Working to shed her life-long label as “that cancer girl,” she moves away from her parents, starts a budding romance for the first time in her adult life and forms a meaningful friendship with her idol Jackie, all against the backdrop of a highly competitive workplace run by an unstable billionaire, where people play dirty to succeed.
Lewis will play Patricia, the icy, enigmatic founder and CEO of a popular home shopping network. The part was originally played by Shepherd for the comedy’s pilot,...
- 8/23/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Richard Roundtree (Family Reunion) and Terri J. Vaughn (The Steve Harvey Show) have been tapped for recurring roles opposite Henry Simmons and Joy Bryant in season 2 of OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network’s and Ava DuVernay’s anthology drama series Cherish the Day. Additionally, Angel Kristi Williams (Really Love), Sheldon Candis (Baltimore Boys) and Merawi Gerima (Residue) will direct episodes this season.
Cherish the Day, from DuVernay, Array Filmworks and Warner Bros. Television, is an anthology series that chronicles the relationship of one couple, with each episode spanning a single day. In season two, the rekindling of a romance is told — the love story of Ellis Moran (Simmons) and Sunday St. James (Bryant), who fell in love in high school but find themselves reunited in beautiful New Orleans. Ellis is a former basketball player who is now a single father of two, and Sunday is a vegetarian celebrity chef on the cusp of fame.
Cherish the Day, from DuVernay, Array Filmworks and Warner Bros. Television, is an anthology series that chronicles the relationship of one couple, with each episode spanning a single day. In season two, the rekindling of a romance is told — the love story of Ellis Moran (Simmons) and Sunday St. James (Bryant), who fell in love in high school but find themselves reunited in beautiful New Orleans. Ellis is a former basketball player who is now a single father of two, and Sunday is a vegetarian celebrity chef on the cusp of fame.
- 8/5/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
We don't have to worry about Tyler Perry's Assisted Living TV series being cancelled this time around since it's already been renewed for season three. How long will this sitcom stay open for business? Stay tuned.
A family comedy series, Tyler Perry's Assisted Living stars David Mann, Tamela Mann, J. Anthony Brown, Na’im Lynn, Courtney Nichole, Tayler Buck, and Alex Henderson. In the story, Jeremy (Lynn) loses his job so he and his young family move to the backwoods of Georgia to help his eccentric grandfather. Jeremy's Grandpa Vinny (Brown) has foolishly purchased a terribly run-down home for the elderly and he is in way over his head. Vinny's prayers are answered (sort of) when Mr. Leroy S. Brown (David Mann) and his daughter, Cora (Tamela Mann) show up as needy investors (reprising their roles from Meet the Browns).
A family comedy series, Tyler Perry's Assisted Living stars David Mann, Tamela Mann, J. Anthony Brown, Na’im Lynn, Courtney Nichole, Tayler Buck, and Alex Henderson. In the story, Jeremy (Lynn) loses his job so he and his young family move to the backwoods of Georgia to help his eccentric grandfather. Jeremy's Grandpa Vinny (Brown) has foolishly purchased a terribly run-down home for the elderly and he is in way over his head. Vinny's prayers are answered (sort of) when Mr. Leroy S. Brown (David Mann) and his daughter, Cora (Tamela Mann) show up as needy investors (reprising their roles from Meet the Browns).
- 6/3/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Nationally acclaimed Journalist, Soledad O'Brien, best known for her CNN docuseries Black in America joins forces with Actor, Lamman Rucker and Baton Rouge Mayor-President, Sharon Weston Broome to promote Voices, a new short film based on the personal stories of Baton Rouge college students whose lives are deeply impacted by racism, police brutality and the Covid pandemic.
The film premiered at Baton Rouge Community College (Brcc) followed by a panel discussion, virtually hosted by Soledad O’Brien while addressing the urgency of racism, police brutality and the Covid pandemic. The event will air on Bayou Soul Youth Literary Conference’s Facebook page (@bayousoulyouthconference) on Thursday, April 29, 2021- 6pm Cst.
The short film is a compelling story based on Voices From The Bayou, an anthology of narratives written by students in a class led by Brcc Professor, Clarence Nero following the devastating summer of 2016.
“It was a traumatic summer for Baton Rouge,...
The film premiered at Baton Rouge Community College (Brcc) followed by a panel discussion, virtually hosted by Soledad O’Brien while addressing the urgency of racism, police brutality and the Covid pandemic. The event will air on Bayou Soul Youth Literary Conference’s Facebook page (@bayousoulyouthconference) on Thursday, April 29, 2021- 6pm Cst.
The short film is a compelling story based on Voices From The Bayou, an anthology of narratives written by students in a class led by Brcc Professor, Clarence Nero following the devastating summer of 2016.
“It was a traumatic summer for Baton Rouge,...
- 4/28/2021
- Look to the Stars
Allow her to reintroduce herself: Mabel, a series exploring the untold origins of Tyler Perry‘s Madea character, is being developed at Showtime, our sister site Deadline reports.
“Every great story has to start somewhere and every legend has a beginning,” reads the series’ official logline. “Long before she was the force of nature known as Madea she was a smart, fierce, irresistible, dangerous, crazy 20-something black woman named…Mabel Simmons. When she moved to Atlanta in 1972 she set the city – and the world – on fire!”
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“Every great story has to start somewhere and every legend has a beginning,” reads the series’ official logline. “Long before she was the force of nature known as Madea she was a smart, fierce, irresistible, dangerous, crazy 20-something black woman named…Mabel Simmons. When she moved to Atlanta in 1972 she set the city – and the world – on fire!”
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- 4/7/2021
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Tyler Perry is developing a drama prequel series about the early life of his iconic character Madea for Showtime, Variety has learned.
Showtime has ordered multiple scripts for the projects, which is titled “Mabel.” Per the official description of the project, long before she was the force of nature known as Madea she was a smart, fierce, irresistible, dangerous, crazy 20-something black woman named Mabel Simmons. When she moved to Atlanta in 1972 she set the city – and the world – on fire.
Perry and Tim Palen are the creators and executive producers of “Mabel,” with JaNeika James and JaSheika James attached to write and executive produce.
Perry is one of the most prolific and powerful creators working in entertainment today with a long list of film and TV projects to his name, both in front of and behind the camera. The Madea character originated onstage during his time as a playwright before he came to Hollywood.
Showtime has ordered multiple scripts for the projects, which is titled “Mabel.” Per the official description of the project, long before she was the force of nature known as Madea she was a smart, fierce, irresistible, dangerous, crazy 20-something black woman named Mabel Simmons. When she moved to Atlanta in 1972 she set the city – and the world – on fire.
Perry and Tim Palen are the creators and executive producers of “Mabel,” with JaNeika James and JaSheika James attached to write and executive produce.
Perry is one of the most prolific and powerful creators working in entertainment today with a long list of film and TV projects to his name, both in front of and behind the camera. The Madea character originated onstage during his time as a playwright before he came to Hollywood.
- 4/7/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: BET+ is rounding out its cast for Season 3 of Carl Weber’s The Family Business. Kj Smith, who recurred in the first two seasons as Sasha Duncan, has been promoted to series regular for Season 3. Additionally, Stan Shaw (Rocky), Sheila E., Denise Boutte, Jasper Cole, Lew Temple (The Walking Dead), Horace Dodd (Narcos: Mexico), Ben Stephens, Jasmin Brown (A Miami Love Story), Kearia Schroeder (Dear Frank) and Desiree Mitchell (Loyalty) have joined the recurring cast.
Based on Weber’s bestselling crime drama book series, The Family Business follows the Duncans, an upstanding, tight-knit family that by day owns and operates an exotic car dealership in New York. By night, their business activities are more illicit in nature.
Ernie Hudson, Valarie Pettiford, Darrin DeWitt Henson, Javicia Leslie, Sean Ringgold, Tami Roman, Miguel A. Nunez, Arrington Foster, Kj Smith, Dylan Weber, Yadi Valerio and Emilio Rivera star.
Based on Weber’s bestselling crime drama book series, The Family Business follows the Duncans, an upstanding, tight-knit family that by day owns and operates an exotic car dealership in New York. By night, their business activities are more illicit in nature.
Ernie Hudson, Valarie Pettiford, Darrin DeWitt Henson, Javicia Leslie, Sean Ringgold, Tami Roman, Miguel A. Nunez, Arrington Foster, Kj Smith, Dylan Weber, Yadi Valerio and Emilio Rivera star.
- 3/23/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
NBC has put in development Heirs, a thriller drama from East Los High co-creator Carlos Portugal, Davis Entertainment (The Blacklist) and Universal Television, where Davis Entertainment is under a deal.
Written by Portugal, Heirs is set in Miami Beach’s exclusive Star Island. It revolves around the heirs of a Latin American ex-dictator who face an unexpected dilemma when a young girl is kidnapped from their home on the night of their own daughter’s lavish quinceañera.
Portugal executive produces with Davis Entertainment’s John Davis, Jordan Davis and John Fox. Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio.
Portugal is also developing his original scripted drama Miss-ng at HBO Max with Macro/UCP, as well as a feature film musical entitled El Beso at Netflix with Lucky Chap and Screen Arcade producing. El Beso is based on the romantic Mexican urban legend around Guanajuato, Mexico’s...
Written by Portugal, Heirs is set in Miami Beach’s exclusive Star Island. It revolves around the heirs of a Latin American ex-dictator who face an unexpected dilemma when a young girl is kidnapped from their home on the night of their own daughter’s lavish quinceañera.
Portugal executive produces with Davis Entertainment’s John Davis, Jordan Davis and John Fox. Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio.
Portugal is also developing his original scripted drama Miss-ng at HBO Max with Macro/UCP, as well as a feature film musical entitled El Beso at Netflix with Lucky Chap and Screen Arcade producing. El Beso is based on the romantic Mexican urban legend around Guanajuato, Mexico’s...
- 12/16/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
NBC is developing the drama series “Heirs” from Carlos Portugal.
The series is set in Miami Beach’s exclusive Star Island. It follows the heirs of a Latin American ex-dictator as they face an unexpected dilemma when a young girl is kidnapped from their home on the night of their own daughter’s lavish quinceañera.
Portugal will write and executive produce the project, with John Davis, Jordan Davis, and John Fox executive producing via Davis Entertainment. Universal Television will serve as the studio. Davis Entertainment is currently under an overall deal at Utv.
Portugal previously co-created the Hulu series “East Los High,” on which he also served as a director and executive producer. The show as one of Hulu’s first original series and ran for four seasons. His other credits include “Meet the Browns,” “House of Payne,” and the 2006 feature film “East Side Story.” He is currently developing the...
The series is set in Miami Beach’s exclusive Star Island. It follows the heirs of a Latin American ex-dictator as they face an unexpected dilemma when a young girl is kidnapped from their home on the night of their own daughter’s lavish quinceañera.
Portugal will write and executive produce the project, with John Davis, Jordan Davis, and John Fox executive producing via Davis Entertainment. Universal Television will serve as the studio. Davis Entertainment is currently under an overall deal at Utv.
Portugal previously co-created the Hulu series “East Los High,” on which he also served as a director and executive producer. The show as one of Hulu’s first original series and ran for four seasons. His other credits include “Meet the Browns,” “House of Payne,” and the 2006 feature film “East Side Story.” He is currently developing the...
- 12/16/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Universal’s “Dear Even Hansen” film adaptation is continuing to round out its cast, with singer-songwriter Liz Kate as the newest addition.
Kate will join a star-studded cast, including Amy Adams, Kaitlyn Dever and Amandla Stenberg. Ben Platt, who won a Tony for his performance on Broadway, is expected to reprise the lead role. It’s unknown who Kate will be playing in the movie.
Stephen Chbosky is on board to direct, while Steve Levenson, who wrote the book for the stage musical, is penning the script.
The story follows Evan Hansen, a high schooler with social anxiety. He unintentionally gets caught up in a lie after the family of a classmate who committed suicide mistakes one of Evan’s letters for their son’s suicide note.
The Broadway show was nominated for nine Tonys and scored five, including best musical, actor, featured actress (Rachel Bay Jones) and score.
Marc Platt,...
Kate will join a star-studded cast, including Amy Adams, Kaitlyn Dever and Amandla Stenberg. Ben Platt, who won a Tony for his performance on Broadway, is expected to reprise the lead role. It’s unknown who Kate will be playing in the movie.
Stephen Chbosky is on board to direct, while Steve Levenson, who wrote the book for the stage musical, is penning the script.
The story follows Evan Hansen, a high schooler with social anxiety. He unintentionally gets caught up in a lie after the family of a classmate who committed suicide mistakes one of Evan’s letters for their son’s suicide note.
The Broadway show was nominated for nine Tonys and scored five, including best musical, actor, featured actress (Rachel Bay Jones) and score.
Marc Platt,...
- 10/6/2020
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Arielle Vandenberg has had quite an eventful career. While most people know her best as the host of the reality dating show, Love Island, that isn’t the only thing she’s done. Arielle has also had a pretty successful acting career. She made her on screen debut in 2006, and has had several roles since. Arielle has appeared in shows like NCIS: Los Angeles and How I Met Your Mother. However, as an actress she is most-well known for her roles in Meet the Browns and Greek. She also has experience working as a model. With so many talents under her
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- 9/10/2020
- by Camille Moore
- TVovermind.com
Is there anything that Tamela Mann can’t do? Well-known for her skills as both a singer and an actress, Tamela has had a very successful career that has already spanned the course of two decades. As an actress, she is best-known for her role as Cora Simmons in the TV series Meet the Browns. As a singer, she has released five gospel albums, one of which reached number one on the gospel charts. However, Tamela’s talents aren’t the only thing that have drawn people to her. Her positive spirit has also earned her lots of respect and admiration from people
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Tamela Mann...
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Tamela Mann...
- 9/6/2020
- by Camille Moore
- TVovermind.com
Vulture Watch
Have the Browns found a long-term home? Has the Tyler Perry's Assisted Living TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on BET? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Tyler Perry's Assisted Living, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
Airing on the BET cable channel, Tyler Perry's Assisted Living features the return of main characters from Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns, which ran on TBS for five seasons. The new show stars David Mann, Tamela Mann, J. Anthony Brown, Na’im Lynn, Courtney Nichole, Tayler Buck, and Alex Henderson. In the story, Jeremy (Lynn) loses his job so he and his young...
Have the Browns found a long-term home? Has the Tyler Perry's Assisted Living TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on BET? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Tyler Perry's Assisted Living, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
Airing on the BET cable channel, Tyler Perry's Assisted Living features the return of main characters from Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns, which ran on TBS for five seasons. The new show stars David Mann, Tamela Mann, J. Anthony Brown, Na’im Lynn, Courtney Nichole, Tayler Buck, and Alex Henderson. In the story, Jeremy (Lynn) loses his job so he and his young...
- 9/4/2020
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Network: BET
Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: September 2, 2020 -- present
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: David Mann, Tamela Mann, J. Anthony Brown, Na’im Lynn, Courtney Nichole, Tayler Buck, and Alex Henderson.
TV show description:
A family comedy series, Tyler Perry's Assisted Living features the return of main characters from the Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns TV show which ran on TBS for five seasons.
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Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: September 2, 2020 -- present
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: David Mann, Tamela Mann, J. Anthony Brown, Na’im Lynn, Courtney Nichole, Tayler Buck, and Alex Henderson.
TV show description:
A family comedy series, Tyler Perry's Assisted Living features the return of main characters from the Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns TV show which ran on TBS for five seasons.
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- 9/3/2020
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Netflix has ordered a comedy series starring Jamie Foxx titled “Dad Stop Embarrassing Me,” Variety has learned.
The multi-camera series is inspired by Foxx’s relationship with his daughter, Corinne Foxx. The series will also star David Alan Grier, Kyla-Drew, Porscha Coleman, and Jonathan Kite. Heather Hemmens and Valente Rodriguez will appear in recurring roles.
Bentley Kyle Evans serves as showrunner and executive producer. Foxx will executive produce in addition to starring, with Corinne and Alex Avant producing. Ken Whittingham will direct all episodes.
This is not the first time Foxx and his daughter have collaborated on a TV project. She currently appears with her father on the Fox competition series “Beat Shazam,” which Foxx hosts and on which Corinne serves as DJ.
The show marks a return of sorts for Foxx, who got his start in television on multi-cam comedies like “Roc” and “In Living Color.” He also previously...
The multi-camera series is inspired by Foxx’s relationship with his daughter, Corinne Foxx. The series will also star David Alan Grier, Kyla-Drew, Porscha Coleman, and Jonathan Kite. Heather Hemmens and Valente Rodriguez will appear in recurring roles.
Bentley Kyle Evans serves as showrunner and executive producer. Foxx will executive produce in addition to starring, with Corinne and Alex Avant producing. Ken Whittingham will direct all episodes.
This is not the first time Foxx and his daughter have collaborated on a TV project. She currently appears with her father on the Fox competition series “Beat Shazam,” which Foxx hosts and on which Corinne serves as DJ.
The show marks a return of sorts for Foxx, who got his start in television on multi-cam comedies like “Roc” and “In Living Color.” He also previously...
- 9/1/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Carlos Portugal is developing the one-hour mystery drama “Miss Ng” at HBO Max, Variety has learned exclusively.
The series is set in the small town of Nuevo Guerrero, where nothing is more important than the annual Miss Nuevo Guerrero beauty pageant. But when last year’s winner goes missing, her former best friend, her arch-rival and her half-sister all enter the upcoming pageant. In doing so, they risk going missing themselves and exposing the town’s dark secrets.
Portugal will write and executive produce the potential series. Charles D. King and Marta Fernandez of Macro Television Studios will also executive produce. Ucp and Macro Television Studios will co-produce.
Portugal previously co-created the Hulu series “East Los High,” on which he also served as a director and executive producer. The show as one of Hulu’s first original series and ran for four seasons. His other credits include “Meet the Browns,...
The series is set in the small town of Nuevo Guerrero, where nothing is more important than the annual Miss Nuevo Guerrero beauty pageant. But when last year’s winner goes missing, her former best friend, her arch-rival and her half-sister all enter the upcoming pageant. In doing so, they risk going missing themselves and exposing the town’s dark secrets.
Portugal will write and executive produce the potential series. Charles D. King and Marta Fernandez of Macro Television Studios will also executive produce. Ucp and Macro Television Studios will co-produce.
Portugal previously co-created the Hulu series “East Los High,” on which he also served as a director and executive producer. The show as one of Hulu’s first original series and ran for four seasons. His other credits include “Meet the Browns,...
- 8/20/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Charles Gregory, an Emmy-nominated hairstylist who frequently collaborated with Tyler Perry on his films and TV shows, died of complications from Covid-19 on Wednesday.
Gregory shared on social media two weeks earlier that he had tested positive for the virus and was moved into the hospital. His death was mourned by filmmakers like Tyler Perry, Ava DuVernay and Lee Daniels, with whom he was most recently working on Daniels’ film “The United States Vs. Billie Holiday.”
“He was a Brilliant hairstylist and did his Magic,” Daniels said in an Instagram post. “Whenever l complained about anyone’s hair he’d say ‘lemme just slap some grease on it.. it’ll be ok.’ And it was!!! The virus took him today. Please say a prayer for this wonderful man and his family.”
“Mr. Charles Gregory was a hairstylist that had worked with us for many years. The man was warm, loving and hilarious,...
Gregory shared on social media two weeks earlier that he had tested positive for the virus and was moved into the hospital. His death was mourned by filmmakers like Tyler Perry, Ava DuVernay and Lee Daniels, with whom he was most recently working on Daniels’ film “The United States Vs. Billie Holiday.”
“He was a Brilliant hairstylist and did his Magic,” Daniels said in an Instagram post. “Whenever l complained about anyone’s hair he’d say ‘lemme just slap some grease on it.. it’ll be ok.’ And it was!!! The virus took him today. Please say a prayer for this wonderful man and his family.”
“Mr. Charles Gregory was a hairstylist that had worked with us for many years. The man was warm, loving and hilarious,...
- 4/9/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Living Single and Facts of Life alumna Kim Fields is set as a lead opposite Wanda Sykes and Mike Epps in Netflix’s multi-camera family comedy series The Upshaws.
The series centers on a working-class African American family in Indiana struggling to make it work and make it right without any blueprints.
Fields will play Regina Upshaw, Lucretia’s (Sykes) sister and Bennie’s (Epps) high school sweetheart, now wife, and the mother of his three children. Regina works in medical billing at a local hospital and struggles to stay upbeat and keep her family happy — and her husband in check — while pursuing goals of her own.
As previously announced, Epps’ Bennie Upshaw is the lovable, charming, thug-adjacent head of the Upshaw family. He runs a garage in Indianapolis, and is constantly butting heads with his sister-in-law, Lucretia, who believes her sister could have and do better. As a husband and father of four children,...
The series centers on a working-class African American family in Indiana struggling to make it work and make it right without any blueprints.
Fields will play Regina Upshaw, Lucretia’s (Sykes) sister and Bennie’s (Epps) high school sweetheart, now wife, and the mother of his three children. Regina works in medical billing at a local hospital and struggles to stay upbeat and keep her family happy — and her husband in check — while pursuing goals of her own.
As previously announced, Epps’ Bennie Upshaw is the lovable, charming, thug-adjacent head of the Upshaw family. He runs a garage in Indianapolis, and is constantly butting heads with his sister-in-law, Lucretia, who believes her sister could have and do better. As a husband and father of four children,...
- 3/4/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Sofia Vergara has signed on as a judge for the upcoming 15th season of “America’s Got Talent” at NBC, Variety has learned. In addition, Heidi Klum is returning to the show for the first time since 2018.
They join the current judging panel that consists of Simon Cowell and Howie Mandel, with Terry Crews serving as the show’s host. News of the additions to the judging panel comes amid an ongoing investigation into the events leading up to the exit of judges Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough last season, over what numerous insiders described as a toxic culture on the show in an exclusive Variety report.
Vergara is preparing to sign off of the Emmy-winning ABC comedy series “Modern Family,” which is currently airing its eleventh and final season. Vergara has received four Emmy and four Golden Globe nominations for her work on the show. The Colombian actress and model...
They join the current judging panel that consists of Simon Cowell and Howie Mandel, with Terry Crews serving as the show’s host. News of the additions to the judging panel comes amid an ongoing investigation into the events leading up to the exit of judges Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough last season, over what numerous insiders described as a toxic culture on the show in an exclusive Variety report.
Vergara is preparing to sign off of the Emmy-winning ABC comedy series “Modern Family,” which is currently airing its eleventh and final season. Vergara has received four Emmy and four Golden Globe nominations for her work on the show. The Colombian actress and model...
- 2/27/2020
- by Matt Donnelly and Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Teri Polo, William Baldwin, Mena Suvari, and Robert Pine have been tapped to star in Fourth Grade B, a comedy-drama written by Marcelo Galvão. The indie is an American remake of Galvão’s 2005 Brazilian feature Quarta B. It’s described as a satirical portrayal of a private school’s emergency meeting filled with accusations and intrigue, as each parent tries to protect their own child and the uproarious chaos that follows the decision to light up a joint. Pamela Dunlap, Roland Kickinger, Ben Begley, Challen Cates, Taja V. Simpson, Boti Bliss, Rob Norton, Kelli Daniels, Jamison Jones, and Jiu-Jitsu celebrity trainer Rigan Machado co-star. Galvão produced the Wolf in a Pack production pic with Gabriela Kulaif and executive producers Giordano Biagi and Caio Vecchio. Galvão’s credits...
- 2/5/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Mayor alum Bernard David Jones, Laci Mosley (Florida Girls) and Jerry Minor (Dr. Ken) are set as leads in Eko’s upcoming digital series Scroll Wheel of Time, the first show ordered under the new multiseries partnership between creative studio Bullitt and the interactive entertainment platform. Rounding out the cast are James Adomian (Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo), Joey Fatone (My Big Fat Greek Wedding 1 and 2), Neil Casey (Champagne Ill), Carl Tart (Comedy Bang! Bang!), Marc Evan Jackson (The Good Place), Thomas Barbusca (The Mick), Esther Povitsky (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Baron Vaughn (Grace and Frankie), Scrubs alum Neil Flynn, Eugene Cordero (Tacoma Fd), Kyle Dunnigan (Inside Amy Schumer), Ellen Etten (Two Woke Gurls), Tawny Newsome (Bajillion Dollar Properties) and musicians George Clinton, Bootsy Collins and Kid n’ Play. It’s slated to premiere in 2020.
Created by Paul Scheer and Nick Giovannetti, and executive produced by Todd Makurath and Luke Ricci,...
Created by Paul Scheer and Nick Giovannetti, and executive produced by Todd Makurath and Luke Ricci,...
- 9/11/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Viacom’s Bet Networks and Tyler Perry Studios today announced a September 19 U.S. launch date for Bet+, their joint venture and premier subscription video-on demand service.
Priced at $9.99 per month, Bet+ will feature more than 1,000 hours of content, including exclusive new original programming, series, movies, and specials from Bet Networks and creators, including Tyler Perry, Tracy Oliver, Will Packer, and others.
“We are thrilled to offer a streaming experience of content curated for the underserved African American audience with Bet+. African Americans have a higher Svod adoption rate than any other consumer base on the market, which is why Bet+ is a natural complement of Bet’s linear network, which has been and continues to be the leading home of black culture for decades,” said Scott Mills, President of Bet Networks.
“In our first year, we will release a Bet+ original project almost every month, adding to our lineup of deep and diverse content,...
Priced at $9.99 per month, Bet+ will feature more than 1,000 hours of content, including exclusive new original programming, series, movies, and specials from Bet Networks and creators, including Tyler Perry, Tracy Oliver, Will Packer, and others.
“We are thrilled to offer a streaming experience of content curated for the underserved African American audience with Bet+. African Americans have a higher Svod adoption rate than any other consumer base on the market, which is why Bet+ is a natural complement of Bet’s linear network, which has been and continues to be the leading home of black culture for decades,” said Scott Mills, President of Bet Networks.
“In our first year, we will release a Bet+ original project almost every month, adding to our lineup of deep and diverse content,...
- 9/9/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Make way for another new streaming service.
Bet Plus, a joint venture between Viacom’s Bet Networks and Tyler Perry Studios, will launch domestically on Thursday, Sept. 19. The ad-free subscription video-on-demand service, priced at $9.99 a month, will kick off with more than 1,000 hours of shows, movies and stand-up specials, including content from Tyler Perry, Tracy Oliver, Will Packer and other African American content creators.
“We are thrilled to offer a streaming experience of content curated for the underserved African American audience with Bet [Plus],” said Bet Networks president Scott Mills. “African Americans have a higher Svod adoption rate than any other consumer base on the market, which is why Bet [Plus] is a natural complement of Bet’s linear network, which has been and continues to be the leading home of black culture for decades.”
Bet Plus’ general manager Devin Griffin added, via release, that the service will launch a Bet Plus...
Bet Plus, a joint venture between Viacom’s Bet Networks and Tyler Perry Studios, will launch domestically on Thursday, Sept. 19. The ad-free subscription video-on-demand service, priced at $9.99 a month, will kick off with more than 1,000 hours of shows, movies and stand-up specials, including content from Tyler Perry, Tracy Oliver, Will Packer and other African American content creators.
“We are thrilled to offer a streaming experience of content curated for the underserved African American audience with Bet [Plus],” said Bet Networks president Scott Mills. “African Americans have a higher Svod adoption rate than any other consumer base on the market, which is why Bet [Plus] is a natural complement of Bet’s linear network, which has been and continues to be the leading home of black culture for decades.”
Bet Plus’ general manager Devin Griffin added, via release, that the service will launch a Bet Plus...
- 9/9/2019
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
Saturday Night Live alum Finesse Mitchell is set as a series regular opposite Eden Sher in the Sue Heck spinoff, a half-hour single-camera comedy that received a pilot production commitment at ABC, Deadline has confirmed. The p[roject hails from The Middle creators/executive producers Eileen Heisler and DeAnn Heline and studio Warner Bros. TV.
Written by Heisler and Heline, the Untitled Sue Heck Spinoff follows the twentysomething adventures of eternal optimist Sue Heck (Sher) as she leaves the small town of Orson to navigate the ups and downs of a career and young adulthood in the big city of Chicago, where she takes a new job at a hotel.
Mitchell will play Hudson, a bartender with a big heart who works at the hotel. He joins fellow series regulars Brock Ciarlelli and Kimberley Crossman.
Heisler and Heline executive produce vie Blackie and Blondie Productions, which produces in association with Warner Bros. TV.
Written by Heisler and Heline, the Untitled Sue Heck Spinoff follows the twentysomething adventures of eternal optimist Sue Heck (Sher) as she leaves the small town of Orson to navigate the ups and downs of a career and young adulthood in the big city of Chicago, where she takes a new job at a hotel.
Mitchell will play Hudson, a bartender with a big heart who works at the hotel. He joins fellow series regulars Brock Ciarlelli and Kimberley Crossman.
Heisler and Heline executive produce vie Blackie and Blondie Productions, which produces in association with Warner Bros. TV.
- 10/10/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Saturday Night Live alum Finesse Mitchell will take the stage in his first stand-up special Finesse Mitchell: The Spirit Told Me To Tell You, premiering Friday, October 19 at 10 Pm Et/Pt on Showtime.
Directed by Devon Shepard and shot at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California, the hour-long special will feature Mitchell taking on everything from L.A. life and staying out of the club to juggling the non-stop demands of marriage, fatherhood and “adult-ing.” You can watch a first-look clip below.
Mitchell became known during a three-year run on Saturday Night Live, creating hilarious characters like “Starrkeisha” and impersonating actor Morgan Freeman and rapper 50 Cent. His other TV credits include Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns, Mad Families (opposite Charlie Sheen and Tiffany Haddish), Roadies on Showtime, Media and A.N.T. Farm. His feature film work includes Who’s Your Caddy, The Comebacks, Mad Money and Barely Lethal,...
Directed by Devon Shepard and shot at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California, the hour-long special will feature Mitchell taking on everything from L.A. life and staying out of the club to juggling the non-stop demands of marriage, fatherhood and “adult-ing.” You can watch a first-look clip below.
Mitchell became known during a three-year run on Saturday Night Live, creating hilarious characters like “Starrkeisha” and impersonating actor Morgan Freeman and rapper 50 Cent. His other TV credits include Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns, Mad Families (opposite Charlie Sheen and Tiffany Haddish), Roadies on Showtime, Media and A.N.T. Farm. His feature film work includes Who’s Your Caddy, The Comebacks, Mad Money and Barely Lethal,...
- 10/8/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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