Gordon Ramsay is cooking up something funny at Fox. The famous chef, who already has multiple unscripted shows on the network, is developing a single-camera comedy about, you guessed it, a chef. The project has received a script order from Fox and also hails from writing executive producers Steven Cragg and Brian Bradley, as well
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It’s a bittersweet time for “Schitt’s Creek” fans. The Canadian comedy that just scored its first Emmy nomination is entering into its sixth season with central characters planning a wedding, yet the season is the show’s final one. “I understand how optically we look kind of fresh, and we are, but it’s six season —
Patricia Arquette has signed on for a starring role in the upcoming Apple drama series “Severance,” Variety has confirmed. The news comes a day after Arquette won a Golden Globe for her role in the Hulu limited series “The Act.” She joins previously announced “Severance” star Adam Scott. The series is a workplace drama that introduces
The 2020 Golden Globes ratings went the way of seemingly all awards show these days, dipping to 18.3 million total viewers and a 4.7 rating among adults 18-49. Although last night’s Ricky Gervais-hosted show was only down 2% on 2019, according to Nielsen live-plus same day numbers, it still represented an eight-year viewership low for
January 6, 2020 12:54PM PT Three years ago, Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Young Pope” crash-landed onto American airwaves. The Italian auteur’s series, which envisioned a sharp-tongued New Yorker bringing the Holy See to heel, was so surreal that it tended to elicit responses of confusion and revulsion from mainstream observers, but for those on its wavelength,
January 6, 2020 12:53PM PT “The Act” actress Joey King did not take home a Golden Globe statue Sunday night, but she did take home an honorary battle scar. Sunday night’s Golden Globe celebrations concluded with King getting whacked in the head with a Golden Globe statue. “Not everyone can say Patricia Arquette accidentally hit
Fox has put the animated comedy series “Temporary Humans” into development, Variety has learned exclusively. The series hails from the writing and executive producing team of Marc Sloboda, Evan Hill, and Nick Bailey. It follows Jake, a hapless twenty something who rescues a naked amnesiac, Sammy, from an explosion in a lake and makes him his
Ricky Gervais returned to host the Golden Globes for a fifth time last night, but the awards show appears to have slipped in the TV ratings versus previous years. Last night’s awards ceremony drew 14.76 million viewers and a 3.8 rating among adults 19-49 according to early Nielsen estimates. That’s down roughly 6% in total
The “Saved by the Bell” revival has found its lead. Josie Totah, who previously starred in Mindy Kaling’s short-lived “Champions” series at NBC, has been cast to lead the series in the works at Peacock. The forthcoming NBCU streamer, set to launch in April, announced the revival back in Sept. 2019, along with the news
U.K. broadcasters and producers have toasted the success of British talent at the Golden Globes. With numerous wins on Sunday night, including multiple victories for Sam Mendes’ WWI movie “1917,” and TV series “Succession” and “Fleabag,” the Brits featured heavily in the roster of winners. Other British winners on the night included Taron Egerton, who
The BBC and Amazon Studios are teaming on a series from Stephen Merchant, co-creator of “The Office,” and Elgin James, co-creator of “Mayans M.C.” With a working title of “The Offenders,” the six-part series will follow a group of seven strangers from different walks of life who are forced to together to complete a community
After winning the Golden Globe for best drama, the cast of “Succession” piled backstage to answer the inevitable question: What’s next for the Roy family in Season 3 of HBO’s buzzy drama? Nicholas Braun, who portrays cousin Greg, offered one suggestion. “They mighty open a deli,” he joked. Brian Cox, who won a trophy earlier
Opening the Golden Globes, host Ricky Gervais, claiming it was to be his last outing, made a point of emphasizing just how little he cared about the show. Perhaps he was the only one. What has traditionally been a shaggy and loose awards ceremony — cramming stars into the Beverly Hilton’s tight ballroom, then serving
January 5, 2020 8:24PM PT Telling the story of a national tragedy in another country added a layer of obligation for the team behind HBO’s “Chernobyl” to get the story right. Craig Mazin, “Chernobyl” writer-executive producer, discussed the efforts the team took to make sure that it portrayed the story of the 1986 nuclear disaster
The fires in Australia, the Iran conflict and a woman’s right to choose were top of mind for many in Hollywood at the Golden Globes on Sunday. Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Ellen DeGeneres and others highlighted the bushfires sweeping through Australia, with Crowe telling the crowd at the Beverly Hilton in absentia (via presenter Jennifer
Patricia Arquette used her time on the Golden Globes stage, after winning best supporting actress in a TV series, to get out the vote. “I’m so grateful to be here and celebrate this but also I know tonight, Jan. 5, 2020, we’re not going to look back on this [Globes] night in the history books,”
Brian Cox made a very Logan Roy entrance backstage at the Golden Globes when he entered the press room. “This is f—ing heavy” he muttered as he sought a resting place for his new trophy, fresh off his win for lead actor in a drama series for HBO’s “Succession.” Cox was asked point blank if
Apple TV Plus has been shut out at its first-ever Golden Globes. The #MeToo-inspired series was nominated in two categories at the 77th annual ceremony: drama series and TV drama actress for both Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. Neither star won. Leading ladies Aniston and Witherspoon were expected to cancel each other out on the
Ellen DeGeneres said she was grateful for the hard times in her life while accepting the Carol Burnett Award at Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards. “I’m really happy for every single thing that happened in my life. I’m happy for the hardest times of my life. I feel like that’s what makes you,” DeGeneres said, referring
As the devastating bushfires continue to ravage parts of southeast Australia, several Golden Globe nominees and winners chose to use their moment in the limelight to bring attention to the devastation and discuss climate change. Russell Crowe sent a message to be read on his behalf after his win for best actor in a television
January 5, 2020 2:27PM PT Christian Bale and Russell Crowe are among the Golden Globe Award nominees who will not make the ceremony at the Beverly Hilton tonight because real life intervened. Crowe, nommed for his work as Roger Ailes in the Showtime miniseries “The Loudest Voice,” opted to remain in his native Australia. The
The Golden Globes, Hollywood’s unofficial start to awards season, will kick off Sunday, Jan. 5. Ricky Gervais is returning to host the annual ceremony that celebrates the best in movies and television. Netflix is expected to rule at the 77th show after the streaming service reigned supreme in terms of nominations, leading on the film
Golden Globe nominee Patricia Arquette is wondering whether Ricky Gervais has apologized yet for some of his recent tweets that have been deemed transphobic. “I think it’s a really important conversation for everybody to have. Obviously, I have very strong feelings about protecting the trans community,” Arquette told Variety‘s Marc Malkin on the red carpet
Newly knighted Sir Sam Mendes mixed with onscreen sovereigns (from “The Crown” and “Game of Thrones”) and Hollywood royalty (Ava DuVernay, Clint Eastwood, Brad Pitt, Martin Scorsese) at the 20th annual AFI Awards, presented Jan. 4 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills. Mendes was there representing “1917,” one of the 22 film and
In today’s TV news roundup, Amazon Prime Video announced a premiere date for “Hunters,” and Starz released the official trailer for Season 5 of “Outlander.” DATES Conspiracy thriller “Hunters” will premiere Feb. 21, Amazon Prime Video announced. Starring Al Pacino, the show follows a diverse band of Nazi hunters living in 1977 New York City.
‘Deputy,’ Fox’s new cop drama, netted a decent debut Thursday night, bringing in a 0.8 rating in the key adult 18-49 demographic and 4.8 million total viewers, per final figures. For context, the network’s “Prodigal Son” notched a 0.96 and 4 million viewers when it debuted in the fall, and CBS’ ‘Carol’s Second Act” and
January 3, 2020 8:14AM PT ‘Killing Eve,’ starring Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer, has been picked up for Season 4 by BBC America ahead of its Season 3 premiere. “How could we not have massive confidence in Killing Eve? It has won big in every major award show and is the highest growing show on
U.S. news outlets scrambled to cover the nation’s attack on a top Iran military official by shaking up normal programming schedules, even as they had to work around the holiday vacation schedules of some of their best known correspondents. MSNBC brought Rachel Maddow back to its schedule at midnight eastern on Friday, assigning her an
According to a newly unsealed report from a PBS-hired external investigator, former talk-show host Tavis Smiley’s alleged misconduct dates back decades and spans inappropriate sexual comments and touching, verbal abuse, as well as sexual relationships with subordinates and guests on his show. The findings from March 2018 were filed by Smiley’s legal team as part
Tavis Smiley has lost a bid to throw out PBS’ lawsuit that accuses him of violating his contract by having sex with his subordinates. Smiley’s attorneys had argued that PBS was trying to punish him for behavior that long predated his current contract. But in a ruling on Thursday, D.C. Superior Court Judge Yvonne Williams