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FXX An esteemed up-and-coming actor known for turns in films including Patti Cake$, Unicorn Store and The Front Runner, Mamoudou Athie recently earned his first Emmy nomination for short-form series Oh Jerome, No, though he could never have anticipated this result. A recurring segment within Cake—a short-form comedy anthology, which premiered on FXX last fall—the series centers on Jerome, an overly sensitive young man living out a … Continue reading First-Time Emmy Nominee Mamoudou Athie On Learning From First Lead Role In ‘Oh Jerome, No’ & Awaiting ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ Shoot In Quarantine Continue Reading →

(L-R) Jeff Schlesinger, Ron Sanders and Kim WilliamsWB It is a difficult day at WarnerMedia, which is undergoing a round of major layoffs, part of a companywide restructuring spearheaded by new CEO Jason Kilar. As part of realignment, leaving the company are Jeffrey R. Schlesinger President, Warner Bros. Worldwide Television Distribution; Ron Sanders, President, Worldwide Theatrical Distribution & Home Entertainment … Continue reading Jeffrey Schlesinger, Ron Sanders & Kim Williams Among Top Executive Departures In WarnerMedia Layoffs Continue Reading →

3 Arts “You never see Indians on TV,” said Rutherford Falls co-creator and showrunner Sierra Teller Ornelas. “When you do it’s one guy and he has to transform into a wolf.” The Peacock comedy, which also comes from Ed Helms and Mike Schur is set in a small town in upstate New York and the Native American reservation it borders. Helms plays Nathan Rutherford, … Continue reading ‘Rutherford Falls’: Sierra Teller Ornelas Lauds Comedy For Native American Representation As Peacock Series Scheduled To Shoot In Three To Four Weeks Continue Reading →

AP; Nickelodeon EXCLUSIVE: SpongeBob‘s partner in crime is getting his own show. I have learned that Nickelodeon is finalizing deals for The Patrick Star Show, a SpongeBob SquarePants animated spinoff centered on SpongeBob’s best friend Patrick Star, voiced by Bill Fagerbakke. I hear voiceover recordings already have started for the project, which is expected to receive a 13-episode order and comes from the … Continue reading ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Spinoff Series ‘The Patrick Star Show’ Set At Nickelodeon Continue Reading →

Dan Patrick is returning to the NBCUniversal fold. Peacock has signed an exclusive deal for The Dan Patrick Show to stream for free on the NBCU streaming service. Starting August 24, Emmy-winning host Patrick will be live on Peacock weekdays from 9 am to noon ET. The Dan Patrick Show airs each weekday with his production team that includes Paul Pabst, Patrick O’Connor, … Continue reading ‘The Dan Patrick Show’ To Stream For Free On Peacock Continue Reading →

Angelika FIlm Center While the blows absorbed by mass-market U.S. exhibitors like AMC and Cinemark during COVID-19 have dominated the headlines, the damage appears to be even more severe on the specialty front. Reading International, a Culver City, CA-based arthouse and real estate firm, reported a 96% decline in second-quarter revenue on a 100% drop … Continue reading Specialty Film Exhibitor Reading International Reports 96% Drop In Q2 Revenue Continue Reading →

Courtesy ICM Partners EXCLUSIVE: Josh Rahm has joined ICM Partners as an agent in the talent department. He was just introduced to other agency staffers and comes from CAA. He spent a decade there, his first job after graduating from Florida State University. He spent the last five years as an agent in the talent department, after working in the … Continue reading Talent Agent Josh Rahm Joins ICM Partners Continue Reading →

Disney Television Studios has launched a major rebrand of its three studios, 20th Century Fox Television, Fox 21 TV Studios and ABC Studios/ABC Signature. The move comes nearly 18 months after Disney’s $71.3 billion acquisition of key 21st Century Fox assets and seven months after the Disney-owned film companies — 20th Century Fox Studios and Fox … Continue reading Disney Television Studios Rebrands Its Three Units As 20th Television, ABC Signature & Touchstone Television Continue Reading →

(L-R) Trinity Whiteside, Crystal Hayslett and Chris WarrenTyler Perry Studios/BET; JSquared Photography EXCLUSIVE: We’ll be seeing more of Preston and Fatima in Season 2 of Tyler Perry’s Sistas. Trinity Whiteside and Crystal Hayslett, who recurred, respectively, as the characters on the first season have been promoted to series regulars for Season 2. Additionally, Grand Hotel alum Chris Warren has joined the ensemble cast as … Continue reading Tyler Perry’s ‘Sistas’: Trinity Whiteside & Crystal Hayslett Upped To Series Regulars, Chris Warren To Recur In Season 2 Of BET Dramedy Continue Reading →

We Are Who We AreBBC / Yannis Drakoulidis BBC Three has taken UK rights to Luca Guadagnino’s debut TV project, the eight-part series We Are Who We Are, from Fremantle. Starring Chloë Sevigny, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Alice Braga, the show tells the story of two American kids who live on a U.S. military base in Italy. The series … Continue reading BBC Three Picks Up Luca Guadagnino Series ‘We Are Who We Are’ Continue Reading →