Television

“NCIS: New Orleans” will come to an end after Season 7 at CBS, Variety has confirmed. The season finale scheduled for May 16 will now serve as the series finale. At the time of its conclusion, the show will have aired 155 episodes. “It has been our sincere pleasure and honor to work on this show

Donald Glover has signed an eight-figure overall deal with Amazon Studios, sources tell Variety, marking an exit from his current deal with Disney’s FX. His brother Stephen Glover, a collaborator in writing and producing FX’s “Atlanta,” has also inked an overall with the studio. As part of the agreement, Donald Glover’s work will be highlighted

Minnie Driver has been cast in the upcoming Season 2 of “Modern Love” at Amazon, Variety has learned exclusively. Details of Driver’s character in the episodic anthology series are being kept under wraps. At the time of this publishing no other stars have been confirmed for Season 2. Some of the actors who appeared in Season

BBC dramas “Normal People,” “I May Destroy You,” and “Small Axe” and ITV dramas “Quiz” and “Des” lead the nominations at the 47th edition of the U.K.’s Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) TV and streaming Awards. “Normal People” is nominated for best drama series (5+ episodes), and stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal as best actor

In today’s TV news roundup, Whoopi Goldberg and Jasmine Guy have joined the cast of Tracy Oliver’s comedy series “Harlem,” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” will air special documentary “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Corona Can’t Keep A Good Queen Down” on Feb. 26. CASTING Whoopi Goldberg and Jasmine Guy have been cast in recurring roles in “Harlem,”

“Mom” will end its run on CBS this year at the conclusion of Season 8, Variety has learned. That means that the season finale currently scheduled for May 6 will now serve as the series finale. The show had been renewed for Seasons 7 and 8 in early 2019. News of the show’s conclusion comes

Known best for her recurring roles in Hulu’s “The Runaways” and ABC’s “The Rookie,” actress Angel Parker has been cast to co-star alongside Billy Campbell in Kevin Costner’s drama pilot “National Parks” at ABC. “National Parks” follows a small group of elite National Parks Service agents as they solve crimes while protecting national treasures, uncovering

A “Constantine” series is in early development at HBO Max, Variety has learned from sources. The search is currently on for an actor to lead the series in the role of John Constantine, with Guy Bolton attached to write. According to sources, the show would tie in to the “Justice League Dark” series that is

J.J. Abrams’ production company Bad Robot is aiming to continue to grow its development slate and existing television footprint by expanding its TV division. The company is bringing on board Alex Phillips as vice president of television, joining vice presidents Jamila Kerr and Kira Innes and director of television Derek Martin. “We couldn’t be prouder

A Wednesday Addams live-action series has been ordered at Netflix, Variety has learned. The project was first reported as being in development back in October, though no network or streamer was attached at that time. Netflix has given the coming-of-age series an eight episode order. Based on the character originally created by Charles Addams, “Wednesday” is

“Your Honor,” Showtime’s latest legal crime thriller (with a twinge of horror) starring Bryan Cranston and executive produced by showrunner Peter Moffat, concluded this past Sunday with record-breaking highs for the ViacomCBS-owned television network. The 10-episode miniseries is on track to be the biggest debut season in Showtime Networks’ history, Variety confirmed in an exclusive

Kate Winslet takes on a detective fixed on solving a small-town murder in HBO’s new “Mare of Easttown” trailer, which released on Wednesday. The limited series — created, written and executive produced by showrunner Brad Inglesby — features Winslet in the role of Mare Sheehan, a detective from Pennsylvania. The plot centers around her attempt

Following Variety‘s exclusive report in December, Apple is officially announcing its multi-year content partnership with David Ellison’s Skydance Animation. The agreement, which includes the previously announced feature films “Luck” and “Spellbound,” will also include what Apple billed as “first-ever theatrical-quality animated television series” for Apple TV Plus subscribers. Skydance Animation is a division of Ellison’s

Norman Reedus and his production company, bigbaldhead, are developing the live-action AMC series “Neglected Murderesses,” based on the book by Edward Gorey, Variety has learned exclusively. Reedus will executive produce the project along with bigbaldhead’s JoAnne Colona and Amanda Verdon under the company’s recently announced first-look deal with AMC Studios. According to an individual with

There’s a lot to admire about “Amend,” a new documentary series from Netflix whose goal is to educate the viewing public on the history of civil rights in America. The project — executive-produced by Will Smith and former “Nightly Show” host Larry Wilmore, and featuring both on-camera — is the sort of fundamentally educational product

SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you haven’t watched (or at least plan to watch) all six episodes of “Behind Her Eyes,” now streaming on Netflix. Pressing play on the first episode of “Behind Her Eyes,” all I knew was that there was going to be a capital-t Twist that may or may not cause

“The Neighborhood” has been renewed for Season 4 and “Bob Hearts Abishola” has been renewed for Season 3 at CBS. Both shows currently air as part of the broadcaster’s Monday night comedy block. “We’re extremely proud of these two comedies, and delighted to bring them back next season,” said Thom Sherman, senior executive vice president

I’ve been lucky enough to play women who have marked history with their brilliance, and at the same time have somehow changed the way we see the world. Like many of the Black women in history, they sort of get forgotten. Harriet Tubman was one of the women that I was astounded by, after realizing

Today, WarnerMedia Kids & Family unveiled during its upfront that it will be expanding its content commitment to appeal to a broader spectrum of children, including preschoolers, kids ages 6-11, girls and family co-viewing. Altogether, the entertainment conglomerate’s hefty kids and family brand portfolio will soar to more than 300 hours of originals and 3,000

Aunjanue Ellis and Andrene Ward-Hammond have been cast in the upcoming AMC series “61st Street,” Variety has learned. They join previously announced cast members Courtney B. Vance, Tosin Cole, and Bentley Green. “61st Street,” which has been ordered as a two-season television event series with eight episodes per season, is a courtroom drama that follows Moses

Working Title has optioned TV rights to bestselling author John Preston’s ( “A Very English Scandal,” “The Dig”) non-fiction book “Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell.” The book, published by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, earlier this month, charts British media mogul Robert Maxwell’s rise, fall and mysterious death. The project, being developed as

Wim Wenders’ Berlin-based Road Movies has boarded “This Is Music,” a series whose episode directors – New German Cinema leading light Wenders, singer-songwriter David Byrne, “Skam” creator Julie Andem and “Louder Than Bombs” director Joachim Trier – make the title the highest profile project at this year’s Berlinale Co-Pro Series. Norwegian public broadcaster NRK is

Sky Studios and Gaumont have teamed on “The Wasp,” the first Sky original comedy to be produced for Sky Deutschland. The six-part series follows Eddie Frotzke, a fallen professional dart player who, after a prolonged career slump, wants to return to his former glory. With the help of his old buddy Nobbe, also a rusty

“Saturday Night Live” is back for more high jinks in Korea. Leading Korean producers ASTORY, best known for dramas such as Netflix’s hit series “Kingdom,” are bringing back the storied sketch show, which will again be hosted by comedian Shin Dong-yeob (pictured). Initially produced by CJ ENM, “SNL” previously aired in South Korea on cable

Larry King’s widow has gone to court to challenge a handwritten will which purports to divide the talk show host’s estate among his children. Shawn Southwick King argues that her husband had “questionable mental capacity” at the time the will was signed, just two months after he filed for divorce. According to her lawyers, King

In today’s TV news roundup, Cartoon Network released its third anti-racism “Steven Universe” PSA, and FX will host a “Snowfall”-themed fan experience in Los Angeles.  DATES CBS News will expand its series “Unifying America” through a joint effort with CBS television stations on Feb. 17. CBS local newscasts, digital properties and CBS News will dedicate

A new “NCIS” spinoff set in Hawaii is in development at CBS, Variety has learned from sources. Few plot details are available on the potential series, other than it will follow a team of Naval criminal investigators who operate on the Hawaiian islands. According to sources, Chris Silber, Jan Nash, and Matt Bosack are attached

Monday’s primetime crown winner among adults ages 18-49 Live+Same Day ratings was, for the seventh week in a row, ABC’s competitive long-running dating show “The Bachelor.” The newest episode of Matt James’ season landed at the top of fast affiliate rankings with a 1.4 rating in the demo and approximately 5.23 million viewers. These numbers

Quinta Brunson has set up a single-camera comedy pilot at ABC which she will star in in addition to writing and executive producing. The project is titled “Harrity Elementary.” Per the official description, it is a workplace comedy about a group of teachers brought together in one of the worst public schools in the country,

Production begins this month on “Surviving Summer,” a teen-surfing drama series for Netflix and ZDF Enterprises. The show is produced by Werner Film Production, a three-time Emmy-nominated Australian firm headed by Joanna Werner. Skylar Katz (Disney Channel’s “Raven’s Home,” “Bunk’d”) stars as the titular character Summer, a fierce Brooklyn teen who is sent ‘Down Under’ to live with family friends