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‘What We Do in the Shadows’ to End With Season 6 on FX
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‘My Life With the Walter Boys’ Earns Speedy Season 2 Renewal at Netflix
The young adult drama has collected more than 20 million views since launching Dec. 7.
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‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ Star Wyatt Russell on Why He Waited to Work With Kurt Russell and ‘Thunderbolts’ Anticipation
The father and son share a role in the MonsterVerse spinoff: "We were very much in agreement on who this character should be."
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‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’ Creator Chad Feehan on Exploring Good v. Evil in Season Finale and Where They Could Go Next
The life of the hero gunslinger, U.S Deputy Marshal Bass Reeves, long fascinated Feehan, who unpacks the season one story beginning to end: "It was really important for the audience to experience the injustice that he endured in order to understand why justice was the most important thing in his life."
‘Beacon 23’ Renewed for Season 2 at MGM+ (Exclusive)
MGM+ is returning to Beacon 23. The premium cable network formerly known as Epix has officially picked up a second season of the sci-fi drama series starring Stephan James and Lena Headey. The news comes as MGM+ just wrapped the first season of the drama from creator Zak Penn and aired a teaser for the […]
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Alan Ritchson on Doing His Own Stunts and Theme of ‘Reacher’ Season 2 (Don’t Mess With My Family)
[This story contains mild spoilers to the three-episode premiere of season two of Reacher.] During the three-episode opener of Reacher’s season two premiere, audiences found the nomadic muscle-bound former leader of an elite military unit in Lee Child’s best-selling novels trying to live the same discreet unnoticeable life as best as a 6-foot-5 Herculean-framed man […]
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Jacob Elordi to Host ‘Saturday Night Live’ for First Show in New Year
After a shortened 2022-23 season, Saturday Night Live returned a bit later than usual to kick off its 2023-24 run. The writers strike affected both the end of last season and the start of season 49; the end of the labor action on Sept. 25 meant a mid-October start for SNL — with former castmember Pete […]
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Kate McKinnon Kicks Off Debut as ‘SNL’ Host With Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph During Monologue
Saturday Night Live‘s final episode of 2023 featured several alums of the sketch comedy show. Not only did Kate McKinnon, who departed the show last year, return to host, but fellow alums Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph also made a special appearance during her monologue. As McKinnon took to the Studio 8H stage, she started by […]
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‘A Murder at the End of the World’ Star Emma Corrin Talks Reinventing the P.I. for a New Generation
[This story contains spoilers for A Murder at the End of the World through “Chapter 6: Crime Seen.”] From Lady Diana Spencer on The Crown to a hacker-sleuth named Darby Hart on A Murder at the End of the World, Emma Corrin’s latest role is a fitting left turn for the thriving actor. Co-created by […]
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‘The Crown’ Casting Director Calls Elizabeth Debicki’s Performance as Princess Diana “Perfect”
Telling the story of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign in The Crown was always going to be a massive undertaking from a research perspective. But the decision to swap out the actors portraying key cast members every two seasons added an extra layer to the production, specifically, to Robert Sterne’s role as casting director. “I’m proud […]
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Mayim Bialik Says She’s No Longer Hosting ‘Jeopardy’ Syndicated Show
Mayim Bialik is no longer going to be involved with Jeopardy. The Big Bang Theory grad posted on her verified social media account Friday that Jeopardy producers Sony Pictures Television informed her that she will “no longer be hosting the syndicated version of Jeopardy.” Bialik — and co-host Ken Jennings — were both nominated […]
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Justin Hartley Plays Lone-Wolf Survivalist in ‘Tracker’ Trailer
This is Us alum Justin Hartley plays a lone-wolf survivalist, Colter Shaw, seeking to solve mysteries in the trailer for CBS’ Tracker drama, which dropped on Friday. “You collect rewards, right?” he’s asked at one point in the trailer. “I prefer the term ‘rewardist.’ Everyone’s looking for something,” Shaw answers as he makes his way […]
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Jon Hamm (Finally!) Lands His Own Apple Series With ‘Your Friends and Neighbors’
Jon Hamm is getting his own Apple show — finally! The Emmy-winning Mad Men grad, who previously “begged” Apple for a show of his own in a tongue-in-cheek ad for the streamer, will star in and exec produce the straight-to-series Apple drama Your Friends and Neighbors. The role marks Hamm’s first starring role in an […]
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Mandy Moore on Starring in ‘Dr. Death’ for First Post-‘This Is Us’ Job: “Couldn’t Make More of a Left Turn”
After six seasons at the front of This Is Us, Mandy Moore is embracing some darker fare with her new role in Peacock’s Dr. Death. In the second season of the anthology series — which follows up the Joshua Jackson-led first season with a new cast and new plot — Moore stars alongside Edgar Ramírez […]
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‘Power Book IV: Force’ Renewed for Third Season on Starz
The Power-verse continues to roll along at Starz. The premium cable outlet has ordered a third season of Power Book IV: Force, which stars Joseph Sikora as Tommy Egan, continuing his role from the original Power. The renewal comes a month after the show’s second season concluded in November and follows the recent pickup for […]
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‘The Crown’: New Generation of Royals on Playing Princes and Kate Being “Launched Into Public Frenzy” in Season 6
Season six of The Crown continued its tradition of swapping out actors to portray members of the royal family. Yet in the sixth and final season, it’s the youngest generation of royals whose stories are being told by new faces, rather than the most central figure of the Netflix drama, Queen Elizabeth II — who […]
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‘TV’s Top 5’: The Best (and Worst) Shows of 2023
Welcome to the 241st episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast. Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as […]
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‘The Crown’: Dominic West on Season 6’s Diana Aftermath and Prince Charles Having Been Judged Too Harshly
[This story contains spoilers from part two, episode five of season six of The Crown, “Willsmania.”] The sixth and final season of The Crown introduced two new actors to portray Prince William during his teen and young adult years. Rufus Kampa, who starred in part one, and Ed McVey in part two, replaced Senan West, […]
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Streaming Ratings: ‘The Crown’ Final Season Opens Lower With Split Release
The final season of The Crown got off to a slower start in Nielsen’s streaming rankings — which might have something to do with the fact that Netflix released only a part of the season. The Emmy-winning drama was the most watched show on streaming for the week of Nov. 13-19, but its 943 million minutes […]
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‘Platonic’ Scores a Season 2 at Apple TV+
It’s official: Platonic is returning. Apple TV+ has doled out a second season to the comedy starring Rose Byrne (Sylvia) and Seth Rogen (Will), who play best friends (and only best friends). The duo also serve as executive producers on the series from their former Neighbors director Nick Stoller and his wife, Francesca Delbanco. In […]
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