ABC has renewed “High Potential” for a second season. The procedural originally debuted on ABC in September, with the tenth episode of its first season set to air on Jan. 21. The logline for this week’s episode states, “A nanny is found bludgeoned to death in the park. Elsewhere, Morgan interferes when Elliot admits to
“Breaking Bad” creator Vince Gilligan has been tapped to receive the Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television Writing Achievement at this year’s Writers Guild Awards. The award, chosen by the west coast arm of the Writers Guild of America (and its highest TV writing honor), recognizes members who have “advanced the literature of television and
Justin Baldoni‘s legal team released a series of video takes from “It Ends With Us” on Tuesday as they continue to push back on Blake Lively‘s sexual harassment claims. Lively sued Baldoni, the film’s director and co-star, earlier this month for harassment and retaliation, accusing him of a series of inappropriate and offensive interactions during
The Force is with Ryan Gosling. The “Barbie” and “La La Land” star is in negotiations to star in an untitled “Star Wars” movie to be directed by “Deadpool & Wolverine” filmmaker Shawn Levy. Screenwriter Jonathan Tropper (“This Is Where I Leave You,” “The Adam Project”) has been writing the screenplay for the film, which
UPDATE: The seventh annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Honors ceremony has pivoted in the wake of the wildfires that devastated Los Angeles to include a special tribute to the community of Altadena, celebrating its residents and their extraordinary contributions to Black history and culture. In addition to saluting the evening’s special honorees — Keke
Robert Pattinson admitted in an interview with Vanity Fair that he nearly convinced himself that cinema was dying and it was time to maybe stop acting as Hollywood struggled in the wake of the COVID pandemic and two major labor strikes. But then came a few movies like Oscar contender “The Brutalist,” directed by his
Netflix revealed it has now reached 301.63 million subscribers globally when it reported its fourth-quarter 2024 earnings Tuesday. Analysts estimated the streamer would add 9.18 million paid subs during the October-December time period versus the 13.12 million it tacked on in the comparable Q4 2023. Netflix smashed those expectations by adding a record-breaking 18.91 million
Netflix is increasing subscription prices in the U.S. and other markets — including the first hike on its ad-supported plan. The streamer revealed the price increases along with its Q4 2024 earnings results Tuesday, when it announced its biggest-ever quarterly increase in subscribers with a gain of 18.9 million for the period. Under the new
This year’s Academy Award nominations are set to be announced Thursday, after being delayed due to the devastating Los Angeles fires. As such, the annual Golden Raspberry Awards got to get ahead of the Oscars on Tuesday with their own crop of nominees, highlighting what its members believe to be the worst in film for
William Shatner and the “Back to the Future” cast are some of the honorees that will be recognized at the 52nd Saturn Awards, which will incorporate fundraising for California wildfire relief efforts. The awards, hosted by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, take place Feb. 2 at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City
Cineverse has announced that “The Toxic Avenger,” a darkly comedic reimagining of Troma Entertainment’s 1984 cult classic of the same name, is headed to theaters in 2025. Directed by Macon Blair (“I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore”) and starring Peter Dinklage, “The Toxic Avenger” reboot will premiere as an unrated wide release
Naomi Watts revealed on “Live With Kelly and Mark” (via Entertainment Weekly) that she nearly quit acting before she met the late David Lynch, who cast her as the lead in 2001’s “Mulholland Drive.” The film’s critical acclaim and global success turned Watts into a star after “10 years” of “flunking auditions.” Lynch died on
I have a case of the moody blues this week, and when I’m in such a state, I turn to retail therapy to cheer myself up. Revolve is one of my favorite places to online shop (in part because of the insanely fast shipping), so I stayed up later than I care to admit last
TV Asahi, a leading commercial TV network in Japan, is partnering with Emmy-winning producers Craig Plestis and Clara Plestis and their production company, Smart Dog Media, to co-produce a new talent competition show, “Song vs. Dance.” The Smart Dog Media duo will serve as executive producers, with Takaaki Kitano overseeing production in Japan. Smart Dog
Cameron Diaz‘s return to acting is going smoothly: “Back in Action,” a new Netflix film starring Diaz alongside Jamie Foxx, was the streamer’s most-watched title during the week of Jan. 13-19. With only three days of availability, the film hit 46.8 million views — the biggest opening weekend for an English-language film on Netflix since
Lyrical Media chief Alex Black got swarmed with “a million emails and messages” on the day it was announced his young production company was teaming with Ryder Picture Company on a film adaptation of Emily Henry‘s best-selling 2024 rom-com “Funny Story,” screen-written by the author herself. A big get for any studio, the deal was
Beyond the perceived glitz and glamour of producing film and television shows lies another crucial economic engine of the entertainment industry: premieres, award shows and events. These gatherings are not merely celebrations of artistic achievement and publicity, they are vital to keeping Southern California’s diverse workforce employed, small businesses operating and continuing to drive the
In the world of ice dancing, nothing is off limits. That’s the tone and story that Layne Fargo set to tell with “The Favorites,” her latest novel that has become the talk of social media since its January release. Per the book’s description, “To the world, they were a scandal. To each other, an obsession.
Actors Moon Choi and Sukku Son are set to star in the indie feature “Bedford Park,” which will mark the directorial debut of writer and editor Stephanie Ahn. The film revolves around an accident that “brings together the lives of a Korean American woman, struggling between her loyalty to her family and the pull towards
In the year without a frontrunner, the doors are still wide open. I’m predicting three films will tie for the most nominations with 10 each: “Conclave,” “Emilia Pérez” and “Wicked.” Jacques Audiard’s crime musical “Emilia Pérez” is poised to dominate, and if it can tack on a tech nom or two, the Netflix film could
A lot of music fans will be hanging up the Gone Phishin’ sign this spring, as the band Phish has announced plans to hit four west coast cities, climaxing with three nights at the Hollywood Bowl. Following last April’s short engagement at Las Vegas’ Sphere, the group will go further west in the same month
There’s a scene in “The Devil Wears Prada” where Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestly is fighting to keep her top fashion magazine job. Over coffee in Paris, Priestly slips a piece of paper to her boss containing the names of “designers, photographers, editors, writers, models — all of whom found by me, nurtured by me and
Karol G and her Con Cora Foundation are hosting a benefit charity gala, “Con Cora Land,” set to take place on Feb. 22 in Miami. The fundraising event will support the foundation’s Casa Con Cora initiative, which provides a range of tools — from financial aid to psychological and legal support — to empower women
MusiCares has revealed the lineup for the 2025 Persons of the Year Gala honoring the Grateful Dead, taking place in Los Angeles on Jan. 31. Performers at the event include Dave Matthews, Noah Kahan, John Mayer, Zac Brown, Stewart Copeland, Mick Fleetwood, Sammy Hagar, Bruce Hornsby, Norah Jones, Wynonna Judd, Maren Morris, Lukas Nelson, Billy
Following 2024’s massive wave of layoffs across the video game industry, one in 10 developers say they were among those cut from AAA studios and indie outlets alike. According to the the Game Developers Conference‘s newly released “2025 State of the Game Industry” report, 11% of the 3,000 developers surveyed say they were laid off
By the end of 2024, TikTok has generated approximately $8 billion in ad revenue in the U.S. As revealed by Omdia’s Senior Research Director María Rua Aguete at a Content Americas panel, it surpassed 1.9 billion monthly active users globally, with 145 million in the U.S. alone. In terms of video revenues, TikTok reached $63.3
Harlan Coben‘s next Netflix series “Run Away” has announced its sprawling cast, including James Nesbitt, Ruth Jones and Minnie Driver. Alfred Enoch, Lucian Msamati, Jon Pointing, Ellie de Lange, Adrian Greensmith, Ellie Henry, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Annette Badland, Ingrid Oliver, Maeve Courtier-Lilley, Finty Williams, Joe McGann and Amy Gledhill round out the cast. The eight-episode series
“The View” hosts Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Anna Navarro and Alyssa Farah Griffin appeared on the Jan. 21 episode of the ABC daytime talk show to discuss Donald Trump‘s presidential inauguration (Whoopi Goldberg is out this week due to a previously planned work commitment). The four women took issue with Trump’s polarizing inauguration speech, in
Shout! Studios is adding to its Western portfolio with “Guns of Redemption,” a gritty frontier drama featuring a cast led by Casper Van Dien, Jeff Fahey and Sean Astin. The film, from director Brian Skiba (“The Gunslinger”), will ride into theaters and hit digital platforms on March 7. The revenge-fueled tale centers on Luke (Van
The world can’t seem to get enough of Dori Media’s “Power Couple.” The hit unscripted format is poised to launch for the first time in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway and renew in Brazil, Germany and India among numerous other territories in 2025. The relationship series is now in more than 20 territories worldwide, with
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