IFC has announced the first round of casting for the “53rd season” (not really 53rd season) of “Documentary Now!,” headlined by Cate Blanchett, Jamie Demetriou, Trystan Gravelle, Jonathan Pryce, John Rhys-Davies and Harriet Walter. Tom Jones is also joining the original comedy series. The newly announced cast will be a part of the three previously announced episodes
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“Loot” has been renewed for Season 2 at Apple. The speedy renewal comes as the comedy series has aired five of its 10 episodes, with the sixth episode due to drop on July 15. The series stars Maya Rudolph as well as Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Joel Kim Booster, Nat Faxon, Ron Funches and Stephanie Styles.
“The Sopranos” creator David Chase revealed to Vulture that Tony Sirico was the only actor to ever request a line change during the show’s six-season run on HBO. Sirico, who died on July 8 at the age of 79, played mobster Paulie Walnuts on “The Sopranos” and quickly became a fan favorite due to his
Ava DuVernay will direct the series finale of “Queen Sugar,” OWN has announced. DuVernay, created the drama series an executive produces, returns to the director’s chair of the show for the first time since Season 1, when she helmed the first two episodes. Since the first season, DuVernay has written for the series a handful
When Kate Harrison speaks later this month, everyone interested in the Professional Bull Riders league will hear her. Harrison will be the face of the league’s new effort to get more fans to consider bull riding as a sport worth watching over the long haul. Later this month, the Endeavor-backed league launches its PBR Team
Max Borenstin has extended his overall deal with HBO for a further three years, Variety has learned. Borenstein most recently co-created the HBO series “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.” He is also the showrunner and an executive producer on the show. It was renewed for a second season back in April. “HBO is
Tom Allen (a.k.a. Chad Kroeger) and JT Parr are taking their comedic activism to Netflix in the newly announced series “Chad & JT Go Deep.” The series follows Kroeger and Parr as they take their activism to the streets of Southern California to spread awareness on important issues. However, when one of their causes inadvertently
Three months after the finale of the successful first season, “The Kardashians” are returning to Hulu. The reality series’ second season will premiere Sept. 22, Hulu announced Monday. The date was announced via a teaser for the reality series, which notably reveals that Kim Kardashian’s boyfriend Pete Davidson will be featured in the upcoming season.
“Only Murders in the Building” has been renewed for Season 3 at Hulu. The news comes just under two weeks after the launch of Season 2 of the critically-acclaimed comedy series. The second season debuted with two episodes on June 28, with new episodes dropping weekly on Tuesdays on Hulu. “‘Only Murders in the Building’
Brad Turell is lacing up his pristine, white sneakers and sprinting over to APA — where he has been named the tenpercentary’s new chief communications officer. Turell makes the shift after five years at ICM Partners, which he departs now that the agency has been officially acquired by CAA. Turell will join APA full time
“Bridgerton” leading man Jonathan Bailey has signed on for a lead role in the Showtime limited series “Fellow Travelers,” Variety has learned. Bailey joins previously announced cast members Matt Bomer and Allison Williams in the show, which is based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Mallon. It was ordered to series at Showtime
“The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Jen Shah pleaded guilty Monday on criminal fraud charges stemming from an alleged telemarketing scheme, according to court documents obtained by Variety. Shah — who had previously pleaded not guilty to the charges — entered the plea on Monday morning in Manhattan federal court, one week ahead of
HBO Max and Cartoon Network announced a 2D animated adaptation of “Iyanu: Child of Wonder,” a Dark Horse Comics/YouNeek Studios graphic novel series heavily influenced by the Yoruba people of Nigeria. The project will be financed and overseen by Black-owned animation studio Lion Forge Animation. “Iyanu: Child of Wonder” is a superhero tale set in
Nathan Fielder’s first show felt — in the manner of life — as if it could go anywhere. On his Comedy Central series “Nathan for You,” which aired from 2013 to 2017, Fielder, playing a version of himself in real-world settings, pitched small business owners on ludicrous plots to gin up money and attention, with
SERIES “The Mandela Project,” a five-part documentary series about the legacy of Nelson Mandela, will debut on BET‘s YouTube channel on July 18, the day celebrated globally as Mandela Day. BAFTA winner, chef and musician Big Zuu; international soccer star star Patrice Evra and F2 soccer freestyler and “Britain’s Got Talent” performer Jeremy Lynch; “Blackish”
Sky News will host the first live television debate featuring the contenders for the next leader of the U.K.’s Conservative Party and the country’s next prime minister. Current prime minister Boris Johnson resigned last week amid mounting scandals and the resignations of his top ministers but will continue in the position until a new leader
“Unprecedented” is a good title for a documentary series about the last six weeks of Donald J. Trump’s presidency, notably the events of January 6. You could say, and you’d be right, that nothing in the Trump presidency had much precedent, from his bombs-away talk-radio-host-in-chief habit of saying whatever the hell was on his mind
“Unprecedented,” a new Discovery+ docuseries that pulls back the curtain on Trump world during the 2020 election, and in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 riot, debuted Sunday with an unprecedented look at one of the most chaotic periods in American history. Filmmaker Alex Holder was given such unfettered access to Donald Trump and his
Vernon Winfrey, the father to Oprah Winfrey and a former member of the Metro Nashville Council, died Friday after facing a recent illness. He was 89 years old. Oprah Winfrey confirmed the death of her father through a statement on Instagram, sharing a recent video of Vernon Winfrey at an Independence Day backyard barbecue that
SAG-AFTRA members have given a big thumbs up to a new three-year network code agreement covering most daytime TV, award shows and mainstay such as “Saturday Night Live,” “Jeopardy,” “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” and others. The new pact was approved by a 94.7% margin. SAG-AFTRA emphasized the financial gains in the deal as
Lorraine Bracco and Michael Imperioli were among “The Sopranos” stars who paid tribute to castmate Tony Sirico, who died Friday at the age of 79. Sirico played mobster Paulie Walnuts on the HBO series, and quickly became a scene-stealer with his deadpan humor. Bracco, who portrayed Jennifer Melfi, wrote on Instagram: “I adore Tony Sirico.
As “The Boys” Season 3 finale debuts Friday, showrunner Eric Kripke and his writers are already hard at work writing Season 4, while Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas are reaching the halfway point in filming its untitled spinoff series. As creator of Amazon Prime Video’s adaptation of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson comic book series,
Summer is the time to savor books, and with audiobooks, you can enjoy the latest celebrity biography or literary sensation on a road trip or long plane ride. What could be better company for a long solitary stroll in nature than immersing yourself in the four-century long saga of “Sea of Tranquility” or listening to
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “The Instant White-Hot Wild,” the Season 3 finale of “The Boys.” Season 3 of Prime Video’s R-rated superhero series “The Boys” has come to a close after that climactic battle and a couple major deaths. A lot happened, so strap in, take some Temp
Metallica is going above and beyond in embracing the use of the band’s music in the “Stranger Things” season finale. The veteran band has posted a new TikTok video in which the four members “duet” with the show’s Eddie character on “Master of Puppets,” the 1986 song that is key to a climactic moment in
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “The Instant White-Hot Wild,” the Season 3 finale episode of “The Boys.” “The Boys” ended its third season Friday with a finale that included multiple character deaths, changes in alliances and cliffhangers so huge that even Starlight would have a hard time flying down
The official trailer for season 4 of “Virgin River,” the Netflix romantic drama based on the novels of Robyn Carr, has been released. “Virgin River” stars Alexandra Breckenridge as Melinda Monroe, a nurse practitioner who accepts a job offer to move from Los Angeles to the titular North Carolina small town. The show follows Melinda
Peter Kosminsky imagined a world without Boris Johnson long before anyone else could. The master dramaturge’s latest offering, Channel 4 and Peacock’s “The Undeclared War,” is set in 2024, in a dicey political landscape where Johnson has been usurped after losing a no-confidence vote, and the new prime minister (coolly played by Adrian Lester) has
Irish crime drama “Kin” has begun rolling on Season 2, with production kicking off in Dublin last week. Produced by BRON Studios and Headline Pictures, in association with Irish broadcaster RTÉ, “Kin” follows the Kinsella family, which is at the centre of gang warfare in Dublin. The series airs on AMC Networks in the U.S.
It should only take a few minutes for someone to know whether “Boo, Bitch” is for them or not. Netflix’s latest young adult series is unabashed in announcing itself, with high schoolers speaking in impossibly long hashtags and acronyms, and dialogue that plays out as if written in ALL CAPS. For those tuning in to