‘Space Force’ Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix

Netflix has ordered a second season of Space Force, its workplace comedy which may have drawn inspiration from President Donald Trump’s Space Force initiative. Production is slated to begin in Vancouver in 2021. Co-created by Steve Carell and Greg Daniels and starring Carell, the series centers on a decorated pilot with dreams of running the […]

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Barton Fitzpatrick, ‘Reg Taylor’ On Showtime’s ‘The Chi’, Signs With APA And Cultivate Entertainment Partners

Barton Fitzpatrick has signed with APA and new management Cultivate Entertainment Partners. Fitzpatrick is best known for his role as “Reg Taylor” on Showtime’s series, The Chi. Fitzpatrick, who most recently guest starred on the Fox series Empire, is currently shooting director Jamal Hill’s (Brotherly Love, Available Wife) indie project Legacy opposite LisaRaye McCoy. Other recent […]

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Kevin Nealon To Co-Create & Star In ‘Hiking With Kevin’ Comedy In Works At TBS Based On His YouTube Series

EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Nealon is bringing his popular YouTube unscripted comedy series Hiking with Kevin to Television. TBS is developing a half-hour scripted adaptation which Nealon will headline and will co-create and executive produce with former Modern Family executive producer Danny Zuker. Nealon created and hosts Hiking with Kevin, which has released more than 100 episodes […]

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Ivy League Cancels Winter Sports, As Other Leagues Contemplate Next Steps

In what may be a harbinger for other leagues, the Ivy League has announced it is canceling winter sports for the 2020-21 season, according to a report by ESPN. As the pandemic hits what many are calling its second wave, winter sports like basketball and wrestling have been in a holding pattern. The Ivy League […]

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Disney CEO Bob Chapek Cites “100% Buy-In” From Executive Team To Massive Reorg; “Full Speed Ahead” On Disney+ Push

In his first extensive public comments about the major restructuring implemented in October, Disney CEO Bob Chapek said it has elicited “100% buy-in” from executives at the company. With the new structure in place, he added, it will be “full speed ahead” in terms of feeding more ambitious projects to Disney+ as theaters remain in […]

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Los Angeles County Coronavirus Update: Officials Report More Than 2,150 New Cases As County Remains In State’s Most Restrictive “Purple” Tier

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has reported 2,152 new cases of COVID-19 and 22 new deaths. New latest report comes as Gov. Gavin Newsom warned on Monday that a number of California’s counties will revert back to more restrictive tiers in his color-coded plan blueprint. With 903 people also currently hospitalized for […]

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College Football Reeling As Maryland-Ohio State Is Latest Game Cancellation

The Big Ten’s Maryland-Ohio State matchup this weekend has been canceled, joining a slate of SEC games already on the sidelines because of COVID-19 positive tests. Maryland-Ohio State was nixed after the Terrapins paused team activities Wednesday while announcing that eight players had tested positive. The game will not be made up, which could have […]

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‘Triage’: Kathleen Robertson Joins ABC Medical Drama Pilot

EXCLUSIVE: Kathleen Robertson (Murder in the First) is set as a lead opposite Parisa Fitz-Henley and Michael Ealy in Triage, ABC’s second cycle medical drama pilot from David Cornue, Erica Messer, Jon M. Chu and 20th Television. Created by Cornue, Triage is a character-driven medical drama that follows pioneering surgeon Finley Briar (Fitz-Henley) over three […]

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Arnold Schwarzenegger Spy Adventure Series Headed To Netflix; Skydance TV Show Also Stars Monica Barbaro

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Skydance TV’s hourlong series starring and executive produced by Arnold Schwarzenegger has landed at Netflix, I have learned. The deal is still coming together and when all is said and done, I hear the project, also starring Monica Barbaro (Top Gun: Maverick), will head into development with a script-to-series commitment. […]

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Verve Ventures & UTA Independent Group Team For Stephen Belber’s Corey Stoll Movie ‘What We Do Next’

EXCLUSIVE: Verve Ventures and UTA Independent Film Group have come together to represent domestic sales on the feature film What We Do Next, from filmmaker and playwright Stephen Belber. The movie, starring Corey Stoll (Golden Globe nominee for House of Cards, upcoming West Side Story), Karen Pittman (The Morning Show) and Michelle Veintimilla (Seven Seconds, […]

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Parler Sees Membership Double As Conservatives And Donald Trump Backers Seek Alternative To Facebook, Twitter

With many conservatives and Donald Trump backers in a lather over heightened scrutiny of Facebook and Twitter posts during election season, social media startup Parler is emerging as a fast-growing alternative. The Henderson, NV-based company, founded in 2018 by computer programmers John Matze and Jared Thomson, says its membership swelled to about 8 million from […]

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‘For Life’: Executive Producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson Says Season 2 Will Explore The “Worst Of The Worst” Of Aaron Wallace’s Post-Prison Trauma

As the COVID-19 pandemic threw the world into months of uncertainty, the freshman season of ABC’s For Life left viewers with questions about what awaits wrongfully convicted inmate-turned lawyer Aaron Wallace in the criminal justice system. Executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson revealed on Wednesday that the For Life season 2 premiere is set to […]

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Univision Names Four Independent Directors To Its Board With Takeover Nearly Complete

Univision, the Hispanic media giant whose takeover by private equity investors led by former Viacom CFO Wade Davis will soon close, has named four independent directors to its board. The new board members include SoftBank Group COO Marcelo Claure; United Airlines executive chairman Oscar Munoz; Estée Lauder Companies SVP of public affairs María Cristina “MC” […]

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Tobias Truvillion, Taryn Manning to Star In ‘Sanctioning Evil’; Jaclyn Bethany Sets Cast For ‘The Falling World’; Ashley Reyes Boards ‘Slayer’; – Film Briefs

Tobias Truvillion (Hitch), Taryn Manning (Orange is the new Black), Zach McGowan (Shameless), Chris Tardio (Younger), and Tasha Lawrence (The Looming Tower) have been tapped to star in Sanctioning Evil, an indie action-thriller from JARS Media Group and Novakovic Brothers Films. Directed by Ante Novakovic, the story centers on Staff Sgt. Barnes (Truvillion), a recently […]

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‘Scorpion King’ Reboot In Works From Dwayne Johnson And Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions And Universal; ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Scribe Jonathan Herman Penning Script

EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures and Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions are looking to relaunch a new Scorpion King movie and set Jonathan Herman to pen the script. Johnson and Garcia will produce along with Seven Bucks’ Hiram Garcia. With Johnson booked through 2022, the studio will look to tap a new actor to […]

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Tommy Heinsohn Dies: Longtime NBA Announcer & Basketball Hall Of Famer Was 86

Tommy Heinsohn, who won 10 NBA titles with the Boston Celtics as a player or coach and went on to a decades-long career as an announcer, died Tuesday in Boston, the club announced. He was 86. “This is a devastating loss,” the Celtics ownership said in a statement. “Tommy was the ultimate Celtic. For the […]

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‘The Doctors’ To Air Special Retrospective In Celebration Of 2000 Episodes Milestone

The Doctors has reached the significant 2000-episode milestone and will celebrate by airing a special installment on Thursday. Since its first episode in 2008, the syndicated CBS talk show has featured a range of patients and guests who have shared their health experiences and various journeys with The Doctors team. Thursday’s retrospective special will take […]

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Mads Mikkelsen In Talks To Replace Johnny Depp In ‘Fantastic Beasts’

EXCLUSIVE: Put Mads Mikkelsen atop the list of actors being considered to replace Johnny Depp in the David Yates-directed Fantastic Beast 3, the third installment of the Harry Potter spinoff based on the JK Rowling fantasy franchise. Sources said he is Yates’ choice to play Grindelwald and he is in early talks. The aim is […]

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Samuel Goldwyn Acquires Global Rights To Romantic Comedy ‘Stars Fell On Alabama’

EXCLUSIVE: Samuel Goldwyn Films announced today that the company has picked up worldwide rights to VW Scheich’s romantic comedy Stars Fell on Alabama. The movie will hit on-demand and digital on Jan. 8, 2021. The deal was negotiated by Peter Goldwyn on behalf of Samuel Goldwyn Films and Uyen Le on behalf of the filmmakers. The […]

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Webtoon Launches Production Arm Webtoon Studios, Sets Partnerships With Vertigo Entertainment, Bound Entertainment And Rooster Teeth Studios

EXCLUSIVE: The world’s largest digital comic publisher Webtoon is expanding with its newly launched production division Webtoon Studios. The new production arm connects Webtoon’s huge library of titles and creators with entertainment platforms including film, television, interactive entertainment, licensing, and merchandising. “Today marks a huge step for Webtoon,” said Webtoon Chief Executive Officer, Ken Kim. “Webcomics […]

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