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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Boss Krista Vernoff Reveals the Challenges of Creating a New Intern Class
The showrunner, who is departing the ABC drama at the end of this season, sat down with the cast and moderator T.R. Knight at a PaleyFest event.
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Lizzo Extends Amazon Studios First-Look Deal
The Grammy and Emmy winner is currently casting the second season of 'Watch Out for the Big Grrrls.'
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Fire at U.K. Studio Briefly Disrupts ‘Lord of the Rings’ Filming
A warehouse on the Bray Studios lot caught fire Monday.
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How Networks and Streamers Are Prepping for a Potential Writers Strike
As the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers continue negotiating over a new contract, the prospect of a labor strike — the first for writers in 15 years — looms large. The guild has a wide-ranging set of priorities for the negotiations, ranging from higher minimum pay and expanded […]
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‘King of Collectibles’ Trailer Offers First Glimpse of Star-Studded Hobby (Exclusive)
On April 28, Netflix will take viewers inside the world of rare sports cards and collectibles with one of the industry’s best-known experts: Ken Goldin. Goldin and his team at Goldin Auctions will be the centerpiece of the newest transactional TV series, King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch, a six-episode, half-hour series that offers a […]
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Batter Up! The Voice of the Dodgers on the Start of a New Baseball Season
Welcome to the 208th episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast. Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as […]
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‘Yellowjackets’ Bosses Explain Shocking Episode and “Perversely Celebratory” Final Scene
[This story contains major spoilers from the second episode of Yellowjackets season two, “Edible Complex.”] Yes, that just happened. Yellowjackets has been prepping its audience that cannibalism was coming, and it arrived in a big way when Showtime’s hit survival series returned to the wilderness in season two. The premiere had ended with a shocking […]
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‘Bachelor’ Creator Mike Fleiss Responds to Report of Investigation Into Racial Discrimination Amid Show Exit
Two days after news broke that The Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss was exiting the franchise that premiered more than two decades ago, he has responded to a report that his departure followed an investigation into racial discrimination, with Fleiss acknowledging that he could have done more to engender diversity. Variety published a report Thursday stating […]
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Amazon Recruits Former Marvel Bigwig in Push for Comic Book Films, TV Series
Amazon has recruited one of Marvel’s former bigwigs as the streamer plans a greater focus on comic book films and TV series. Joe Quesada, the former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief and ex-Marvel Entertainment chief creative officer, has signed an exclusive first-look film and television deal with the retail giant. Under the deal, Quesada will focus on […]
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Lou Gehrig Series From Lorne Michaels in the Works at Apple (Exclusive)
Apple is turning its lens on the Iron Horse. The iPhone maker/streamer is teaming with Universal Television and Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video to adapt author Jonathan Eig’s book, Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig, as a scripted television series, sources say. Dan Kay (the upcoming Spider & Jessie) is on board to […]
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Paramount+ Orders Diverse, Teen-Focused ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Series
It’s official: Paramount+ has ordered a Starfleet Academy TV series. After more than a year in development, the streamer has greenlit Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, plus released a description of the show. The new series description and quote below from the showrunners seems to hint at a more soapy YA Trek than the other shows, […]
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Watch Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux Accidentally Topple the Presidency in ‘White House Plumbers’ Trailer
The first footage from Watergate series White House Plumbers includes Woody Harrelson saying, “We’ll be laughed at as third-rate burglars forever. People need to understand why we did what we did.” Based on the teaser trailer first released of the anticipated HBO limited series from Veep showrunner David Mandel, White House Plumbers will do just […]
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‘Snowfall’ Star on Character’s Tragic Fate: “It’s Not a Fairy Tale”
The actor talks about learning his role would come to an end and how it serves as "a cautionary tale" as well as making his directorial debut with next week's eighth episode in the sixth and final season of FX's drama about the origins of the crack cocaine epidemic.
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‘Bachelor’: Zach Shallcross and Kaity Biggar Discuss “Painful” Finale, Fantasy Suite Challenges and Show’s Vetting Process
[This story contains spoilers for the season 27 finale of ABC’s The Bachelor.] Zach Shallcross may have been worried about being the “boring Bachelor,” but it’s unlikely that “boring” would be the first word in viewers’ minds to describe the emotional conclusion to his run on the ABC dating show. Shallcross, who ended up brokenhearted […]
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‘Joy Luck Club’ Star Kieu Chinh Joins Apple Crime Drama ‘Sinking Spring’
The Joy Luck Club star Kieu Chinh has joined the ensemble cast of Apple TV+’s upcoming crime drama series Sinking Spring. Chinh will play a crime family matriarch in the series, which “follows long-time Philly friends and delinquents who pose as DEA agents to rob an unknown house in the countryside, only to have their […]
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‘The Night Agent’ Earns Speedy Season 2 Renewal at Netflix
The Night Agent is back on the job at Netflix. The streaming giant has handed out a swift second-season renewal to the drama from Sony Pictures Television and showrunner Shawn Ryan. The Gabriel Basso starrer debuted Thursday and immediately reached No. 1 on Netflix’s English TV list with more than 168 million hours watched, making […]
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‘Blue Bloods’ Renewed as Stars, Producers Take 25 Percent Pay Cut
The stars and producers of Blue Bloods are going to see less green. CBS has renewed the venerable cop drama for its 14th season after the cast and producers agreed to take what sources described as a 25 percent pay cut. Sources close to the Tom Selleck production say the stars and key producers all […]
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Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie Reminisce Over Filming ‘The Hurt Locker’ in ‘Rennervations’ (Exclusive)
Jeremy Renner is reteaming with fellow MCU actor Anthony Mackie for his upcoming docuseries Rennervations in an episode that will double as a Hurt Locker reunion. The duo, who co-starred in the 2008 Oscar-winning film, will appear in one of the Disney+ show’s four episodes, which is focused on Renner’s own local community of Reno, […]
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‘Barry’ Season 4 Official Trailer Gives a Dire Look at Final Season
The official trailer for the fourth and final season of HBO’s Barry shows Bill Hader’s hitman in prison and seeking redemption while those he left behind struggle with the impact of his murderous past. The Emmy-winning comedy debuts the first two of its eight final episodes Sunday, April 16. “It’s been an amazing journey making […]
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