Author: Madiha Ahmed

AP Kanye West met with President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner last weekend, The New York Times reported, and it raises further questions of whether West’s efforts to get on state ballots is meant to be a spoiler in the presidential race. West seemingly confirmed the meeting in a tweet on Tuesday, when he wrote, “I’m willing to do a … Continue reading Kanye West, Seeking To Get On State Ballots In Presidential Bid, Recently Met With Jared Kushner Continue Reading →

Courtesy of Smith House Strategy Emmy-winning syndicated talk show The Doctors is getting a major makeover in the coronavirus era. The long-running series will launch with a new format and sole host, Dr. Ian Smith, when it premieres its 13th season on September 21. Production is slated to begin this month. With the theme “Take Your Power Back,” … Continue reading ‘The Doctors’ Syndicated Talk Show Sets New Format & Sole Host Ahead Of Season 13 Premiere Continue Reading →

Mindy Tucker Best-selling author and comedian Sarah Cooper, known for her breakout online video lip-sync impressions of President Donald Trump, has set her first comedy special at Netflix. Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine is slated to premiere globally on the streaming giant this fall. The variety special will feature vignettes “dealing with issues of politics, race, gender, class, and other … Continue reading Trump Impersonator Sarah Cooper Sets Comedy Special At Netflix Continue Reading →

Photo by Miss Penny The Tiny Chef is heading to Nickelodeon. The network has given a series order to The Tiny Chef Show (working title), from Imagine Kids+Family, Tiny Chef Productions and Nickelodeon Animation Studio. The Tiny Chef Show will follow the talented chef as he whips up tasty ‘weshipees’ and the world’s tiniest plant-based dishes from his tree-stump home. … Continue reading ‘The Tiny Chef Show’ Gets Series Greenlight At Nickelodeon Continue Reading →

iHeart EXCLUSIVE: The story of Phil Spector, murderer and musical genius, is being told through a new narrative podcast series from the team behind Disgraceland and iHeartRadio. Blood on the Tracks launches August 12 and features the fictionalized voices of the likes of Lenny Bruce, Ronnie Spector, Ike Turner, Keith Richards, John Lennon and Debbie Harry talking about … Continue reading ‘Disgraceland’ Producer Double Elvis & iHeartRadio Team On Phil Spector Narrative Podcast Series Continue Reading →

Ruven Afanador Elisabeth Moss and her Love and Squalor Pictures production company and Blumhouse are developing a feature take of the upcoming Virginia Feito psychological thriller novel Mrs. March, a project in which the multi-Golden Globe and Emmy winning actress will play the titular character. Mrs. March follows a polished Upper East Side housewife who unravels when she begins to suspect the detestable … Continue reading Elisabeth Moss To Play ‘Mrs. March’ In Blumhouse Feature Adaptation Of Virginia Feito Thriller Novel Continue Reading →

Jeanna-de-Waal, ‘Diana’Evan Zimmerman MurphyMade UPDATE, with Actors’ Equity statement In a Broadway first, Diana: A New Musical, the stage production about Princess Diana that went dark with the COVID shutdown just prior to its opening night, will premiere on Netflix next year before its new May 25, 2021 Broadway opening. Directed by Christopher Ashley and starring Jeanna de Waal as the … Continue reading Princess ‘Diana’ Musical To Premiere On Netflix Prior To Broadway Reopening, Making History Continue Reading →

From left: Chibuikem Uche, Annalisa Cochrane, Marianly Tejada, Cooper Van GrootelNBCUniversal Peacock has handed a series order to young-adult mystery drama One of Us is Lying and has tapped Darío Madrona, co-creator of Netflix’s Elite, as showrunner. The streamer has given the adaptation of Karen M. McManus’ novel an eight-episode order after ordering a pilot last year. It marks the … Continue reading ‘One Of Us Is Lying’: Peacock Orders Young-Adult Mystery Drama To Series; Darío Madrona To Showrun Continue Reading →

‘Chernobyl’HBO HBO and Sky are reteaming with Chernobyl producer Sister for a dark comic horror from debut screenwriter Siân Robins-Grace. The WarnerMedia cable network and the Comcast-owned pay-TV broadcaster have ordered The Baby to series and plan to shoot it in the UK next year. It was co-created by Robins-Grace, who was a co-exec producer on Charlie Covell’s upcoming Netflix series Kaos and developed Sex Education while at … Continue reading HBO & Sky Give Birth To Dark Horror Comedy ‘The Baby’ From Sister & Debut Screenwriter Siân Robins-Grace Continue Reading →

EXCLUSIVE: Grammy-winning singer and Black Lightning and Why Did I Get Married? actor Jill Scott will play the Queen of Gospel, Mahalia Jackson, in Mahalia!, a new big-screen take that’s being executive produced by Jamie Foxx, Queen Latifah and her partner Shakim Compere and Clark Sisters EP Holly Carter. Written by Richard Hocutt, Mark Gould and Tricia Woodgett, Mahalia! is based on the novel Mahalia Jackson by Darlene Donloe. During a time when gospel … Continue reading Queen Latifah & Jamie Foxx Executive Producing ‘Mahalia!’ Movie About Queen Of Gospel; Jill Scott To Star Continue Reading →