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Matthew Perry died from “the acute effects of ketamine,” according to the toxicology report from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office. The exact method of intake is unknown. Contributing factors in the “Friends” actor’s death included drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine (used to treat opioid use disorder). The manner of

It’s a full-blown holiday Hamm-aissance. Jon Hamm will next star in Apple TV+‘s new drama series “Your Friends and Neighbors,” which he’ll also executive produce. The show is based on an idea from Jonathan Tropper, who is also showrunner on the project. Americans are carving into freshly baked Hamm all over the place right now.

Tom Cruise got to Jack Reacher first, portraying the hulking military police officer turned vigilante in two films. But truth be told, for fans of Lee Child’s hugely popular novel series, Cruise was never a convincing fit, from his distracting star wattage to his smaller stature. Now, in the Prime Video series adaptation, the stans

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for “Stranger Things: The First Shadow,” now playing on London’s West End. “Stranger Things: The First Shadow,” a prequel play to Netflix‘s hit sci-fi series, officially opened on London’s West End on Thursday night. Coming straight from the “Stranger Things” creative team — with a script by series writer

“We’re making incredible strides,” “Grey’s Anatomy” star Jesse Williams told the crowd Thursday night at the HRTS Foundation Gala at the Beverly Hilton. Williams spoke about the progress he sees on diversity, equity and inclusion issues in Hollywood during a a 15-minute Q&A with Odetta Watkins, president of the Hollywood Radio and Television Society and

Netflix’s upcoming dark comedy “No Good Deed” has added Linda Cardellini, Luke Wilson, Teyonah Parris, Abbi Jacobson and Poppy Liu to its cast. The series comes from “Dead to Me” creator Liz Feldman, making this a reunion of sorts with Cardellini. They join Ray Romano, who was previously confirmed to also star in “No Good

Even before the summer of labor strikes brought Hollywood to a standstill, the TV awards season heavyweights already seemed set in stone.  The cast of “Succession” seems unbeatable for their rapturously received final season, while “The Bear” and “The Last of Us” stand among a new class of shows that every awards body is clamoring

“RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” Season 3 winner Trixie Mattel is set to return as the host of “Drag Race’s” Season 16 weekly recap show, “The Pit Stop.” Mattel and a guest will review and recap each episode of “Drag Race” Season 16, which returns to MTV on Jan. 5. “The Pit Stop” will air on the

On the heels of an explosive season finale, Starz has renewed “Power Book IV: Force” for a third season. The second season of the spinoff (which serves as the third spinoff series in the “Power” universe), picked up with Tommy Egan (Joseph Sikora) as he sets out on a mission to avenge the death of

Netflix has set a March 6 premiere date for “Supersex,” the series freely inspired by the real life of global porn star Rocco Siffredi, who has more than 1,500 hardcore films to his name. The series is created and written by prominent Italian screenwriter Francesca Manieri (“We Are Who We Are,” “L’Immensità”) who is known

Big-budget disaster series “Estonia,” Canneseries winner “Power Play” and “Painkiller,” the TV drama debut of Göteborg victor Gabriela Pilcher (“Amateur”) feature among the five contenders for next year’s Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize which serves to underscore the robust breadth of current Nordic scripted series. Also in the running is “Prisoner,” a second admired

Raveena Tandon stars in “Karmma Calling,” the Indian adaptation of ABC series “Revenge.” Tandon plays Indrani Kothari, the reigning queen of society in Alibaug, a rich world of glitz, glamor, deceit and betrayal. “Revenge,” which aired from 2011-2015, was produced by ABC Signature, a part of Disney Television Studios, and earned star Madeleine Stowe a

Australia’s federal government has tweaked the rules of its producer offset system so that soap operas and other drama series can qualify for subsidy. Channel Seven’s “Home and Away” will become newly eligible. The producer offset gives a tax rebate to producers for expenditure on eligible Australian films, television and other projects. Currently, a drama

Klutch Sports Group has acquired sports agency Rep 1 Baseball as UTA‘s sports partner looks to expand beyond its stronghold in basketball and football representation. The deal calls for Rep 1 CEO Chris Koras to serve as head of Klutch Baseball. Rep 1 was founded in 2015 and represents such players as Rafael Devers, Devin

Nissa Diederich, 20th Television‘s head of production, will step down from her position after nearly 25 years as an executive with 20th TV, Fox 21 Television Studios and its successors. Most recently, she spent the past three years as an executive VP. Karey Burke, president of 20th Television, announced Diederich’s imminent departure in a memo

There are some themes that just work on TV. Grief is one of those.  “Reservation Dogs” and “The Bear,” the first of which wrapped up its third and final season this year and the latter aired its second, began with death. FX’s “Rez Dogs,” which opened with a group of teens mourning their friend Daniel

When Tyler Perry and BET partnered in 2019 to create content for both the cable network and its new streaming service, BET+, they had a clear goal: Cooperation, rather than competition. BET CEO Scott Mills compares BET’s relationship with the “Madea” creator to how Pixar changed the animation game for Disney. “If BET, by analogy,

Murray Bartlett, Annie Murphy, and “The Good Fight” alum Christine Baranski have signed on to star in Season 2 of Hulu‘s “Nine Perfect Strangers” as series regulars along with Dolly De Leon, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, King Princess, Aras Aydin and Lucas Englander. Bartlett (“The Last of Us,” “The White Lotus”) is set to portray Brian; Murphy

There might be more kitchens in Max’s series “Julia” than in every Nancy Meyers movie put together. The list starts with the kitchen at Julia Child’s home in Cambridge, Mass. — so iconic it’s preserved at the Smithsonian. Then there’s the WGBH set where she films “The French Chef,” her friend Avis DeVoto’s period house,

“Platonic” will return for a second season on Apple TV+, the streamer announced on Thursday. Co-created, directed and co-written by Stoller and Delbanco, the series follows a platonic pair of former best friends approaching midlife (Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne) who reconnect after a long rift. The duo’s friendship becomes all consuming — and destabilizes

Season one of “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” ended on an appropriately triumphant note with the Los Angeles Lakers’ victory over the Boston Celtics in the 1980 NBA Championships. Not only was Jerry Buss (John C. Reilly) vindicated after his tumultuous first year as franchise owner, but budding superstar Earvin “Magic” Johnson

A sci-fi series based on Martha Wells novels, “The Murderbot Diaries,” has landed at Apple TV+. Hailing from “About a Boy” creators Chris and Paul Weitz, “Murderbots” follows a self-hacking security android who is horrified by human emotion yet drawn to its vulnerable “clients.” Murderbot must hide its free will and complete a dangerous assignment

It sounds like “The Golden Bachelorette” could be right around the corner. When it comes to focusing on a female lead, “nothing would make us happier,” executive producer and showrunner Bennett Graebner said during a Producers Guild FYC panel for “The Golden Bachelor” on Monday night. Newly engaged duo Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist, as

Prettay… prettay… prettay… sad. “Curb Your Enthusiasm” is officially ending with Season 12, which premieres Feb. 4 at 10 p.m. on HBO and Max. The 10-episode season will conclude with a series finale on April 7. You might be thinking: Isn’t every season of “Curb” potentially its last? While this is sorta true — the

The first and second seasons of the hit thriller series “The Tourist,” starring Jamie Dornan and Danielle Macdonald, will shift to Netflix starting next February. The first season originally saw Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max as a co-producer and local streaming partner. The Australia-set first season of “The Tourist” sees Dornan portray a man who, after

Discovery Channel has ordered the series “Big Little Brawlers,” which follows a group of little people wrestlers in Tennessee. The six-episode series debuts Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 10 p.m. on the network; scroll down for a first look. “Big Little Brawlers” focuses on the Micro Wrestling Federation, described as “one of the most successful little

Transitions are challenging, and for preteens encountering those first pivotal life shifts, change can feel overwhelming. For 12-year-old Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell), who has always felt like an outsider, coming of age means godly encounters, foretold prophecies and cross-country quests. Based on the acclaimed books by Rick Riordan, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is a

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “The Crown” Season 6, streaming on Netflix now. The final episodes of “The Crown” have dropped and, as Netflix boss Ted Sarandos pointed out at the premiere of Season 5, that means Google searches will be going up, since many fans like to fact-check scenes from Peter Morgan’s

Activist investor Nelson Peltz, who’s looking to shake up Disney‘s board, plans to nominate two directors as candidates for directors of the Mouse House’s board: Peltz himself, and former Disney CFO Jay Rasulo. Peltz’s Trian Fund Management said Thursday it submitted a notice of its intention to nominate the two independent director candidates at Disney’s

“Girls5Eva” is officially beginning its new era at Netflix. Season 3 of the musical comedy series is set to premiere on the streamer March 14, with all six episodes dropping that day. “Girls5eva” moved to Netflix from its previous home at Peacock in October 2022. Along with the brand-new Season 3, the first and second