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- The Wrap
14 New Midseason TV Shows Ranked by Premiere Viewers: From ‘The Village’ to ‘Mental Samurai’ (Photos)
When it comes to TV, winter is typically no fall — but a few of these series premieres could have made the cut for an earlier start, ratings-wise.TheWrap has ranked all of broadcast’s midseason debuts (so far) by their “live” total-viewer tallies. A pair of new singing competitions were impressive, a kinda-sorta reboot on The CW was not.Find them all below, in ascending order. Find our Fall TV version of these rankings here.Also Read: 21 New Fall TV Shows Ranked by Premiere Viewers: From 'The Conners' to 'Charmed' (Photos)Rank: 14 Show: “Roswell, New Mexico” Net: The CW Total Viewers: 1.5 millionRank: 13 Show: “Mental Samurai” Net: Fox Total Viewers: 2.3 millionRank: 12 Show: “Proven Innocent” Net: Fox Total Viewers: 3.1 millionRank: 11 Show: “Whiskey Cavalier” Net: ABC Total Viewers: 4.1 million * (*Time period premiere. Special post-Oscars sneak peek earned 4.2 million viewers)Rank: 10 Show: “The Fix” Net: ABC Total Viewers: 4.4 millionRank: 9 Show: “Schooled” Net: ABC Total Viewers: 4.8 millionRank: 8 Show: “The Village” Net: NBC Total Viewers: 4.9 millionRank: 7 Show: “The Passage” Net: Fox Total Viewers: 5.2 millionRank: 6 Show: “The Word’s Best” Net: CBS Total Viewers: 5.6 million* (*Time period premiere. Special post-Super Bowl LIII series debut earned 22.2 million viewers)Rank: 5 Show: “The Enemy Within” Net: NBC Total Viewers: 5.8 millionRank: 4 Show: “The Titan Games” Net: NBC Total Viewers: 6.5 millionRank: 3 Show: “Fam” Net: CBS Total Viewers: 7.3 millionRank: 2 Show: “The Masked Singer” Net: Fox Total Viewers: 9.4 millionRank: 1 Show: “America’s Got Talent: The Champions” Net: NBC Total Viewers: 10 millionRead original story 14 New Midseason TV Shows Ranked by Premiere Viewers: From ‘The Village’ to ‘Mental Samurai’ (Photos) At TheWrap
- Gwynne Watkins
'Stranger Things' season 3 trailer: New BFFs, new monsters and a kiss you might have missed
The trailer for Stranger Things season 3 has finally arrived, and the kids are — well, not kids anymore. And they're definitely not all right.
- Deadline
‘Stranger Things’ Season 3 Trailer Goes Full 1985 With Mötley Crüe & Summer Fun
You've got to give Netflix full cross-promotion points for today's first full trailer for Season 3 of Stranger Things. Less than 48 hours before the biopic of Mötley Crüe launches on the streamer, the peek at the return of the Duffer Brothers series kicks off with the notorious band's 1985 hit "Home Sweet Home." This being the latest look at the Emmy-nominated series, there's a lot more than power ballads going on in the mid-'80s summer-set third season with the return of…
- Variety
Tim Roth Series ‘Tin Star’ Gets Third and Final Season on Sky
Tim Roth will star in a third and final season of “Tin Star,” the Sky original drama. Like earlier seasons, it will play on Amazon outside the U.K. Genevieve O’Reilly and Abigail Lawrie also return in the final chapter of the story, which is produced by Endemol Shine’s Kudos alongside Gaumont U.K. Rowan Joffe created […]
- Stephen Proctor
Stephen Colbert creates Devin Nunes parody Twitter account in response to lawsuit
Rep. Devin Nunes has filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit calling out two parody accounts that mock him.
- David Moye
Homer Simpson Meets Mickey Mouse, And It Goes Just As Well As You'd Expect
Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox is expected to be completed Tuesdaynight, marking the beginning of a truly bizarre blended family of pop cultureicons
- Curtis M. Wong
Netflix's 'Tales Of The City' Revival Updates A Queer-Inclusive Series For A New Era
Netflix on Tuesday gave audiences a first look at the hotly anticipated,LGBTQ-inclusive original series "Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City,"releasing a batch of colorful on-set images
- TVLine.com
What Is Leighton Meester Doing Aboard 'The Orville'? Get a Musical Sneak Peek
This week on Fox’s The Orville (Thursdays at 9/8c), a Gossip Girl is a singing girl, when Leighton Meester guest-stars as… Laura. Who/what is Laura? That is the question, and the Seth MacFarlane-captained series is typically mum. The official synopsis only states that “crew members open a time capsule from 2015″ in this week’s episode, […]
- Kimberley Richards
'In Living Color' To Hit The Big Screen, With Cast Reunited 25 Years After Finale
The forthcoming 18th annual Tribeca Film Festival in New York City willfeature a screening of the pilot episode of the popular 1990s sketch comedyseries "In Living Color
- Variety
Ryan Phillippe to Lead CBS Pilot ‘Alive’
Ryan Phillippe has been cast in the lead role in the upcoming CBS pilot, "Alive," Variety has learned. The project was formerly called "Frankenstein." The "Cruel Intentions" star will play Mark Escher, a San Francisco police investigator who was presumed dead after an attack and destructive fire at his home. Six months later, he shockingly reappears […]
- Ethan Alter
'The Twilight Zone': Here's everything we know about Jordan Peele's reboot so far
On April 1, Jordan Peele becomes the latest creator to enter the "Twilight Zone." The "Get Out" mastermind is executive-producing and hosting CBS All Access's latest original series.
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‘Twilight Zone': Chris O’Dowd Latest to Join Jordan Peele-Led Reboot
Less than two weeks before its debut on CBS All Access, “The Twilight Zone” is still bringing more people into the fifth dimension.Chris O’Dowd will star in an episode titled “The Blue Scorpion,” which also features Amy Landecker. That episode is written by Glen Morgan, who serves as showrunner on the Jordan Peele-led reboot.The anthology series will launch its first two episodes on April 1, with new installments to be released available weekly on Thursdays, beginning April 1. Peele is executive producing and hosting the series, stepping into the role that original series creator and narrator Rod Serling made famous.Also Read: 'Twilight Zone' Trailer: See Adam Scott, Sanaa Lathan and Tracy Morgan Enter the Fifth Dimension (Video)You can get a taste of what Peele’s narration will sound like here and watch the trailer here.The anthology series’ previously-revealed cast members include Zazie Beetz, Betty Gabriel, Seth Rogen, Ginnifer Goodwin, Tracy Morgan, Ike Barinholtz, John Cho, Lucinda Dryzek, Taissa Farmiga, Greg Kinnear, Luke Kirby, Sanaa Lathan, Kumail Nanjiani, Adam Scott, Rhea Seehorn, Allison Tolman, Jacob Tremblay, Jefferson White, Jonathan Whitesell, Jessica Williams, DeWanda Wise and Steven Yeun.“The Twilight Zone” is produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions and Simon Kinberg’s Genre Films. Peele and Kinberg serve as executive producers along with Win Rosenfeld, Audrey Chon, Carol Serling, Rick Berg and Greg Yaitanes.Serling created the original series, which ran for 80 episodes from 1959 to 1964, and used socially-conscious storytelling to explore the human condition and culture of the times. There have been two prior revivals of the classic series. The first reboot aired for 110 episodes on CBS starting in 1985, and a second version, with Forest Whitaker as narrator, ran for 43 episodes on UPN in the early 2000s.O’Dowd currently stars on Epix’s “Get Shorty” and SundaceTV’s upcoming “State of the Union.”Read original story ‘Twilight Zone': Chris O’Dowd Latest to Join Jordan Peele-Led Reboot At TheWrap
- Kyle Moss
Wendy Williams reveals she is currently living in a sober house: 'That is my truth'
On The Wendy Williams Show Tuesday, the host made the emotional announcement that she is currently seeking treatment for addiction.
- The Wrap
TV Pilot Season 2019: TheWrap’s Complete Guide
It’s pilot season — when broadcast networks decide which of dozens of prospective shows should become full-fledged series.TheWrap’s complete network pilot guide will keep you up to speed on the status of every project under consideration by ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC. In cases where they’ve already ordered a show to series, we’ll say so.Check back often for regular updates.ABC: Comedy / DramaCBS: Comedy / DramaThe CW: DramaFox: Comedy / DramaNBC: Comedy / Drama ABC COMEDYHAPPY ACCIDENT Writer(s): Jon Pollack, Abraham Higginbotham Director: Kat Coiro Studio: 20th Century Fox Television/ABC Studios Logline: Two Pittsburgh families — a father with three adult daughters, and a hotel lounge singer with her med student son — are forced together after a decades-old secret is revealed. (Single camera) Cast: Matt Walsh, Joanna Garcia Swisher, Vanessa Williams, Elliot Knight, Kether Donohue, Jessie Pinnick, Robert SmithNANA Writer(s): Lon Zimmet Producer(s): Ted Melfi, Kimberly Quinn, Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Laura Lancaster Director: Andy Ackerman Studio: 20th Century Fox/ABC Studios Logline: After the death of his wife, an obsessive, overprotective dad is forced to invite his brash and bawdy mother-in-law – Nana (Katey Sagal) – into his home to help raise the two granddaughters she barely knows. (Multi-camera hybrid) Cast: Katey Sagal, Ben Lawson, Kimberly Quinn, Gemma AllenUNTITLED HANNAH SIMONE PROJECT Writer(s): Hannah Simone, Matt Fusfeld, Alex Cuthbertson Studio: ABC Studios Logline: Hannah and her Indian-American immigrant father have always been close, but after she admits to herself that she’s in a dead-end job and he reveals his marriage is over, they’re starting over together and each finding a new path. This new chapter will either make them crazy close…or just crazy. (Single camera) Cast: Hannah Simone, Jane Leeves, Alanna UbachUNITED WE FALL Writer(s): Julius ‘Goldy’ Sharpe Producer(s): Julia Gunn, Seth Gordon Studio: Sony Pictures Television/ABC Studios Logline: A profoundly realistic, multi-cultural family sitcom that shows how, when two people with young children and overzealous extended families truly love each other, barely anything is possible. (Multi-camera) Cast: Jane Curtin, Jason Michael SnowUNTITLED JESSICA GAO Writer(s): Jessica Gao Producer(s): Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo, Samie Kim Falvey (Imagine) Studio: ABC Studios/Imagine Television Studios/CBS TV Studios Logline: The series is about Janet Zhao, a first generation Chinese-American woman who struggles to set healthy boundaries with her crazy, exhausting family. When her wealthy grandmother dies and names Janet the sole inheritor, she suddenly finds herself the unwilling new matriarch of the family she’s spent her life trying to keep at arm’s length. (Single camera) Cast: Holly Chou, Cindy Cheun, Stephen Park, Kelly Hu, Helen Hong, Ki Hong Lee, Ashley Park, John GemberlingUNTITLED LESLIE ODOM JR. PROJECT Writer(s): Saladin Patterson Producer(s): Kerry Washington, Pilar Savone, Touré Roberts, Sarah Jakes-Roberts Studio: ABC Studios Logline: Inspired by real life progressive pastors Touré & Sarah Roberts, the show revolves around Omari (Leslie Odom Jr.) & Hope who together run a modern ministry and share an even more eclectic and chaotic home life with a combined 4 children. (Multi-camera) Cast: Leslie Odom Jr., Kelly Jenrette, Alexis FieldsWOMAN UP Writer(s): Zoe Lister-Jones Producer(s): Lister-Jones, Liz Meriwether, Jason Winer, Jon Radler Studio: 20th /ABC Studios, in association with Small Dog Picture Company, Ms. Lister Films Logline: Two former teen Moms have worked their asses off to see their daughters all the way through high school graduation. And now, at 35, they’re ready to make up for the youth they never had. (Single camera.) Cast: Tawny Newsome, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Abby Quinn, Gabrielle Elyse, Kym Whitley, Leon ThomasBack to TopAlso Read: ABC Orders Pilots for 'New York Undercover' Reboot, Zoe-Lister Jones/Liz Meriwether Sitcom ABC DRAMATHE BAKER AND THE BEAUTY Writer(s): Dean Georgaris Producer(s): Avi Nir, Alon Shtruzman, Rachel Kaplan, Peter Traugott, Assi Azar Director: David Frankel Studio: Universal Television, ABC Studios Logline: The Baker and The Beauty tells the story of the unlikely romance between a blue-collar baker and an international superstar. Theirs is a relationship that not only upends their own lives, but the lives of their two very different families. Based on the original Israeli series The Baker and The Beauty created by Assi Azar and directed by Oded Ruskin. Cast:Victor Rasnuk, Nathalie Kelley, Carlos Gomez, Dan Bucatinsky, Lisa Vidal, Belissa Escobedo, Michelle VeintimillaHEART OF LIFE Writer(s): Ben Queen Producer(s): John Mayer, Melvin Mar, Jake Kasdan, Paul Weitz Director: Anne Fletcher Studio: 20th Century Fox Television/ABC Studios Logline: Inspired by John Mayer’s hit song, HEART OF LIFE follows two sets of adult siblings from wildly different worlds who discover they’re related and must reassess everything they thought they knew about their shared father. As they explore the mystery of their separate childhoods, they’ll experience the difficulty in overcoming the sins of the past, and learn the joys of reuniting with long-lost family. Cast: Harry Shum Jr., Katie Findlay, Dave AnnableTHE HYPNOTIST’S LOVE STORY Writer(s): Katie Wech Producer(s): Heather Graham; David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Laurie Zaks of Mandeville Television; Liane Moriarty Director: Francesca Gregorini Studio: ABC Studios Logline: After a string of failed romances, successful hypnotherapist Ellen is optimistic about her current boyfriend. But then he reveals a disturbing truth: a stalker ex-girlfriend (Graham) has been following him for years. Ellen finds herself intrigued – and oddly thrilled by the stalker, entirely unaware that they’ve already met. Based on the bestselling book by Liane Moriarty (Big Little Lies). Cast: Heather Graham, Julie Rylance, Adan Canto, Liza Lapira, Jane SeymourNEW YORK UNDERCOVER Writer(s): Dick Wolf, Ben Watkins Producer(s): Arthur W. Forney, Peter Jankowski Director: Anthony Hemingway Studio(s): Universal Television/ABC Studios Logline: It’s still Hip Hop but New York City has changed. Picking up 20 years after the end of the iconic series that changed the face of TV cop dramas, NEW YORK UNDERCOVER will follow detectives Nat Gilmore and Melissa Ortiz as they investigate the city’s most dangerous criminals from Harlem to Battery Park. Cast: Malik Yoba, Lauren Luna VelezNYPD BLUE Writer(s): Matt Olmstead, Nick Wootton Producer(s): Dayna Bocho Director: Jesse Bocho Studio: 20th Century Fox Television/ABC Studios Logline: The return of NYPD Blue follows Andy Sipowicz’s son, Theo, as he tries to earn his detective shield and work in the 15th squad while investigating his father’s murder. Cast: Alona Tal, Kim Delaney, Bill Brochtrup, Fabien Frankel, Ashley Thomas, Sofia Barclay, Rick GomezSTUMPTOWN Writer(s): Jason Richman Producer(s): Ruben Fleischer, Dave Bernad, Greg Rucka, Matthew Southworth, Justin Greenwood Director: James Griffiths Studio: ABC Studios Logline: Inspired by the graphic novels, Stumptown follows Dex Parios, a strong, assertive, and unapologetically sharp-witted army veteran working as a P.I. in Portland, Oregon. With a complicated personal history and only herself to rely on, she solves other people’s messes with a blind eye toward her own. Cast: Cobie Smulders, Adrian MartinezTRIANGLE Writer(s): Jon Feldman, Sonny Postiglione Producer(s): Jen Gwartz Director: McG Studio: ABC Studios Logline: What if the Bermuda Triangle was not a watery grave in the middle of the ocean, but a land lost in time that has trapped travelers over the course of human history? When a family is shipwrecked in this strange land, they must band together with a group of like-minded inhabitants — from throughout history — to survive and somehow find a way home. Cast: Mike Vogel, Edwin Hodge, Mallory JansenUNTIL THE WEDDING Writer(s): Becky Mode Producer(s): Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly, Alon Aranya, Nelly Feld, Avi Zvi, Ami Amir Director: Susannah Grant Studio: ABC Studios Logline: Based on the acclaimed Israeli format, UNTIL THE WEDDING is the story of how one couple’s decision to get married can affect everyone in their lives. The show will explore the intimate relationships of a group of friends/family as they are forced to reckon with their own romantic lives and come to terms with the realities of love and marriage. Cast: E.J. Bonilla, Olivia Thirlby, Britt Lower, Trent Garrett, Juani Feliz, Lisa Colon-Zayas, Vered Blonstein, Michael Stahl-David, Michael Benjamin WashingtonUNTITLED HANK STEINBERG/CURTIS “50 CENT” JACKSON PROJECT Writer(s): Hank Steinberg Producer(s): Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Isaac Wright, Jr., Doug Robinson, Alison Greenspan Director: George Tillman, Jr. Studio: Sony Pictures Television/ABC Studios Logline: A serialized legal and family drama about a prisoner who becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. His quest for freedom is driven by his desperate desire to get back to the family he loves and reclaim the life that was stolen from him. The show will also, through the window of his ferocious struggle and his complicated relationship with a progressive female prison warden, examine the flaws and challenges in our penal and legal systems. Cast: Nicholas Pinnock, Indira VarmaBack to TopAlso Read: ABC Picks Up Heather Graham-Led 'Hypnotist's Love Story' Drama Pilot From 'Big Little Lies' Author CBS COMEDYBOB HEARTS ABISHOLA Writer(s): Chuck Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky, Al Higgins, Gina Yashere Studio: Warner Bros. Television Logline: After having a heart attack, a man falls in love with his Nigerian nurse and sets his sights on getting her to give him a chance. (Multi-camera) Cast: Billy Gardell, Folake Olowofoyeku, Christine Ebersole, Maribeth Monroe, Shola Adewusi, Barry Shabaka Henley, Matt JonesBROKE Writer(s): Alex Herschlag Producer(s): Jennie Snyder Urman, Joanna Klein, Ben Silverman, Guillermo Restrepo, Gonzalo Cilley and Maria Lucia Hernandez Frieri, Jaime Camil Studio:: CBS Television Studios Logline: When an outrageously wealthy trust fund baby is cut off by his father, he and his wife move into her estranged sister’s Reseda condo, forcing the two siblings to reconnect. (Multi-camera) Cast: Jamie Camil, Natasha Leggero, Pauley PerretteCAROL’S SECOND ACT Writer(s): Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins Producer(s): Patricia Heaton, Adam Griffin, David Hunt, Rebecca Stay, Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor Director: Pam Fryman Studio: CBS Television Studios Logline: After raising her two children and retiring from teaching, Carol Chambers embarks on a unique second act: she’s going to become a doctor. (Multi-camera) Cast: Patricia Heaton, Kyle MacLachlan, Bonnie Dennison, Ito AghayereTHE EMPEROR OF MALIBU Writer(s): Kevin Kwan, David Sangalli Producer(s): Michelle Nader, Christina Lee, Danielle Stokdyk Studio: Warner Bros. Television Logline: When the son of a Chinese billionaire announces his engagement to an American woman, his outrageous family descends upon the couple to win their son back and test drive the American dream. (Multi-camera) Cast: Ken JeongOUR HOUSE Writer(s): Brendan O’Brien Producer(s): Nick Stoller, Conor Welch Studio: Sony Pictures Television/CBS Television Studios Logline: A devoted mom and dad are committed to raising their children with the love and support the mom never got as a kid, but discover how difficult that is with her insane parents and siblings back in the picture. (Hybrid) Cast: Malcolm BarrettTHE UNICORN Writer(s): Bill Martin, Mike Schiff Producer(s): Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor, Wendi Trilling, Peyton Reed Studio: CBS Television Studios Logline: A widower is eager to move on from the most difficult year of his life, only to realize he’s utterly unprepared to raise his two daughters on his own, and equally unprepared for the dating world where, to his shock, he’s suddenly a hot commodity. (Multi-camera) Cast: Walton GogginsTHE US PROJECT (f.k.a. THE STORY OF US) Writer(s): Mike Royce Producer(s): Nick Stoller, Conor Welch Director: Pam Fryman Studio: Sony Pictures Television/CBS Television Studios Logline: A story told through interviews and vignettes spanning 10 years, about how an unlikely couple becomes an unlikely family. (Hybrid) Cast: Parker Young, Laura Marano, Vanessa MaranoTO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Writer(s): Mike Metz Producer(s): Gail Berman Studio: CBS Television Studios Logline: With the help of his group of friends, Evan sets out to accomplish a list of challenges he wrote for himself years ago in an effort to turn around his banal life. (Hybrid) Cast: Michael Angarano, Briga HeelanBack to Top CBS DRAMACOURTHOUSE Writer(s): Greg Spottiswood Producer(s): Leonard Goldstein, Mike Robin Studio: Warner Bros. Television Logline: A show that pulls back the curtain on the court system and follows the dedicated, chaotic, hopeful, and sometimes absurd lives of the judges, assistant district attorneys, and public defenders as they work with bailiffs, clerks, cops and jurors to bring justice to the people of Los Angeles. Cast: Jessica Camacho, Wilson BethelEVIL Writer(s): Robert King & Michelle King Producer(s): Liz Glotzer Director: Robert King Studio: CBS Television Studios Logline: A series about the battle between science and religion, EVIL focuses on a skeptical female clinical psychologist who joins a priest-in-training and a blue-collar contractor as they investigate supposed miracles, demonic possessions, and other extraordinary occurrences to see if there’s a scientific explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work. Cast: Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, Aasif Mandvi, Michael EmersonALIVE (F.K.A. FRANKENSTEIN) Writer(s): Jason Tracey Producer(s): Rob Doherty Director: Uta Briesewitz Studio: CBS Television Studios Logline: A San Francisco homicide detective is mysteriously brought back to life after being killed in the line of duty, but as he resumes his old life and he and his wife realize he isn’t the same person he used to be, they zero in on the strange man behind his resurrection – Dr. Victor Frankenstein. Cast: Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Katrina Law, Ryan Phillippe, Aaron StatonTHE REPUBLIC OF SARAH Writer(s): Jeff King Producer(s) Leo Pearlman, Jeff Grosvenor, Marc Webb Studio: CBS Television Studios Logline: A small New Hampshire town is thrust onto the world stage when the discovery of a valuable resource within its borders compels the residents to declare themselves an independent nation, setting the unlikely young mayor and her cabinet of inexperienced locals on the path of running a brand new country. Cast: Sarah Drew, Jonathan Slavin, Carlos Leal, Kirsten Nelson, James Lesure, Kimberly GuerreroSURVEILLANCE Writer(s): David C. White Producer(s): Matt Reeves Director: Patricia Riggen Studio: 20th Century Fox Television/CBS Television Studios. Logline: A spy thriller about around the head of communications for the NSA, a charming operative who finds her loyalties torn between protecting the government’s secrets and her own. Cast: Sophia Bush, Dennis Haysbert, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Matthew Modine, Allen Leech, Raphael Acloque, Nick Blood, Spencer Moss, Tina Huang, Judith Scott, Brian Markinson, Catherine CurtinTOMMY (f.k.a. NANCY) Writer(s): Paul Attanasio Producer(s): Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey Studio: CBS Television Studios Logline: When a former high-ranking NYPD officer becomes the first female Chief of Police for Los Angeles, she uses her unflinching honesty and hardball tactics to navigate the social, political, and national security issues that converge with enforcing the law. Cast: Edie Falco, Michael Chernus, Adelaide Clemens, Russel G. Jones, Olivia Lucy PhillipUNDER THE BRIDGE Writer(s): Rina Mimoun Producer(s): Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, KristieAnne Reed Director: Vic Mahoney Studio: CBS Television Studios in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television Logline: When a scandal rocks the medical practice she runs with her husband and their friends, a surgeon rises to the occasion and takes the lead in trying to mend both the practice and her own marriage. Cast: David Ajala, Jennifer Morrison, Sarayu BlueBack to TopAlso Read: Michael B Jordan Takes a Shot to Avoid Telling Fallon What He's Thinking About Tessa Thompson (Video) CW DramaBATWOMAN Writer(s): Caroline Dries Producer(s): Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Geoff Johns Director: Marcos Siega Studio: Warner Bros. Television Logline: Armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, Kate Kane soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter primed to snuff out the failing city’s criminal resurgence. But don’t call her a hero yet. In a city desperate for a savior, Kate must overcome her own demons before embracing the call to be Gotham’s symbol of hope. Cast: Ruby Rose, Camrus Johnson, Meagan Tandy, Nicole Kang, Dougray Scott, Elizabeth Anweis, Rachel SkarstenGLAMOROUS Writer(s): Jordon Nardino Producer(s): Damon Wayans Jr., Kameron Tarlow Director: Eva Longoria Studio: CBS Television Studios Logline: A gender non-conforming recent high school graduate lands the gig of a lifetime interning at a cosmetics company whose products he panned on YouTube. Cast: Ben J. Pierce, Brooke Shields, Jane Payton, Pierson FodeJANE THE NOVELA Writer(s): Valentina Garza Producer(s): Gina Rodriguez, Jennie Snyder Urman, Ben Silverman, Joanna Klein, Emily Gipson, Jorge Granier, Gary Pearl Director: Brad Silberling Studio: CBS Television Studios Logline: A telenovela anthology series in the tradition of JANE THE VIRGIN, where each season is based on a different fictional novel “written by” Jane Villanueva and narrated by the author herself. The first installment takes place at a Napa Valley Vineyard, where family secrets (and family members) don’t stay buried for long. Cast: Jacqueline Grace Lopez, Gina Rodriguez, Marcia Cross, Hunter Parrish, Ivonne Coll, Remy Hii, Benito Martinez, Holland RodenKATY KEENE Writer(s): Robert Aguirre-Sacasa, Michael Grassi Producer(s): Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Jon Goldwater Studio: Warner Bros. Television Logline: A “Riverdale” spinoff, “Katy Keene” follows the lives and loves of four iconic Archie Comics characters — including fashion legend-to-be Katy Keene — as they chase their twenty-something dreams in New York City. This musical dramedy chronicles the origins and struggles of four aspiring artists trying to make it on Broadway, on the runway and in the recording studio. Cast: Lucy Hale, Ashleigh Murray, Jonny Beauchamp, Julia Chan, Camille Hyde, Lucien LaviscountTHE LOST BOYS Writer(s): Heather Mitchell Producer(s): Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge, Mike Karz, Bill Bindley, Rebecca Franko Director: Catherine Hardwicke Studio: Warner Bros. Television Logline: Welcome to sunny seaside Santa Carla, home to a beautiful boardwalk, all the cotton candy you can eat…and a secret underworld of vampires. After the sudden death of their father, two brothers move to Santa Carla with their mother, who hopes to start anew in the town where she grew up. But the brothers find themselves drawn deeper and deeper into the seductive world of Santa Carla’s eternally beautiful and youthful undead. Cast: Tyler Posey, Kiele Sanchez, Medalion Rahimi, Dakota Shapiro, Cheyenne Haynes, Haley Tju, Sarah HayUNTITLED NANCY DREW PROJECT Writer(s): Noga Landau, Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage Producer(s): Lis Rowinski, Melinda Hsu Taylor Director: Larry Teng Studio: CBS Television Studios Logline: Set in the summer after her high school graduation,18-year-old Nancy Drew thought she’d be leaving her hometown for college, but when a family tragedy holds her back another year, she finds herself embroiled in a ghostly murder investigation — and along the way, uncovers secrets that run deeper than she ever imagined. Cast: Kennedy McMann, Leah Lewis, Tunji Kasim, Maddison Jaizani, Alex SaxonBack to Top FOX COMEDYADAM & EVE Writer(s): Jon Beckerman Producer(s): Claude Meunier, Luc Wiseman Studio: 20th Century Fox Television Logline: Based on the French-Canadian format, ADAM & EVE follows one couple at three stages of their relationship — young and passionate, middle-aged with kids, and navigating retirement. It’s a comedy about the big questions: What makes a marriage last? Do people ever really change? And, after 40 years together, why can’t we pick a place for dinner without it turning into a whole, you know, “thing?” (Single camera) Cast: Odette Annable, Ryan HansenBLESS THE HARTS — ordered straight-to-series Writer(s): Emily Spivey Producer(s): Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Seth Cohen, Kristen Wiig Studio: 20th Century Fox Television Logline: BLESS THE HARTS follows a group of Southerners who are always broke as a joke, and struggling for the American dream of status and wealth. What they don’t realize is that they’re already rich, in friends, family and laughter. (Animated) Cast: Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Jillian Bell, Ike BarinholtzDUNCANVILLE — ordered straight-to-series Writer(s): Mike Scully & Julie Scully Producer(s): Amy Poehler, Dave Becky Studio: 20th Century Fox Television/Universal Television Logline: DUNCANVILLE follows Duncan, a spectacularly average 15-year-old boy, along with his friends and family. His high-strung mom, Annie, constantly is trying to prevent her son from ruining his life. Cast: Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Wiz KhalifaGENIUSES (W.T.) Writer(s): Lon Zimmet Studio: 20th Century Fox Television Logline: A family comedy about a blue-collar couple in South Jersey trying to get by and raise four kids, three of whom just happen to be certified geniuses. (Multi-camera) Cast: Maggie Lawson, Jason BiggsPATTY’S AUTO Writer(s): Darlene Hunt Producer(s): Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman, Patrice Banks Director: Betsy Thomas Studio: Brownstone Productions/Warner Bros. Television Logline: Inspired by Patrice Banks’ Girls Auto Clinic (an auto repair shop with all female mechanics), Patty’s Auto is an ensemble comedy centering on Patty and the eclectic women who work for her. (Multi-camera) Cast: Carra Patterson, Joanna Adler, Sarah Levy, Paola Lázaro, Kyla PrattRICHARD LOVELY Writer(s): Billy Finnegan Producer(s): Kat Coiro Director: Alex Hardcastle Studio: 20th Century Fox Television Logline: Richard Lovely is the disgruntled author of the best-selling children’s book series, Mr. Mouse. He doesn’t hate children, but rather just everything about them. After a publicity fiasco involving an unexpectedly savvy 9-year-old kid, Mr. Mouse appears in Richard’s real life as he is forced into an unlikely father/son relationship that will change his life forever. (Single camera) Cast: Thomas Lennon, Wendie MalickBack to Top FOX DRAMADEPUTY Writer(s): Will Beall Producer(s): Chris Long Director: David Ayer Studio: Entertainment One, Cedar Park producing Logline: Deputy Bill Hollister is a career lawman who’s very comfortable kicking down doors and utterly lost in a staff meeting. But when the LA County Sheriff drops dead, Bill becomes acting sheriff of Los Angeles County, in charge of 10,000 sworn deputies policing a modern Wild West. Cast: Stephen Dorff, Yara Martinez, Brian Van HoltFILTHY RICH Writer/Director: Tate Taylor Producer(s): Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo, John Norris Studio: 20th Century Fox Television Logline: A Southern Gothic dramedy revolving around two strong, sharp women who will go to any length to protect their loved ones and get their due. When the wealthy CEO of the world’s largest Christian network dies in a plane crash, his wife and adult children are stunned to discover he has grown, illegitimate kids who are also in his will. When the steel azalea matriarch of the family tries to pay them to go away, these newly legitimized heirs have very different ideas and insist on not only staying in town, but becoming part of the family empire. Cast: Kim Cattrall, Aubrey Dollar, Benjamin Levy Aguilar, Corey Cott, Mark L. Young, Steve Harris, Melia KreilingneXt Writer(s): Manny Coto Producer(s): Charlie Gogolak Director(s): John Requa, Glenn Ficarra Studio: 20th Century Fox Television/Zaftig Films Logline: A propulsive, fact-based thriller grounded in the latest A.I. research, neXt features a brilliant but paranoid former tech CEO who joins a Homeland Cybersecurity Agent and her team to stop the world’s first artificial intelligence crisis: the emergence of a rogue AI with the ability to continuously improve itself. Marrying pulse-pounding action with a layered examination of how technology is invading our lives and transforming us in ways we don’t yet understand, the series also presents us with a villain like we’ve never seen before, one whose greatest weapon against us is ourselves. Cast: John Slattery, Eve Harlow, Fernanda Andrade, Aaron MotenPRODIGAL SON Writer(s): Chris Fedak, Sam Sklaver Producer(s): Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter Studio: Warner Bros. Television Logline: Malcolm Bright has a gift. He knows how killers think, how their minds work. Why? His father was one of the worst — a notorious serial killer called “The Surgeon.” That’s why Bright is the best criminal psychologist around; murder is the family business. He will use his twisted genius to help the NYPD solve crimes and stop killers, all while dealing with a manipulative mother, annoyingly normal sister, a homicidal father still looking to bond with his prodigal son, and his own constantly evolving neuroses. PRODIGAL SON is a fresh take on a crime franchise with a provocative and outrageous lead character and darkly comedic tone. Cast: Michael Sheen, Lou Diamond Phillips, Aurora Perrineau, Frank Harts, Finn Jones, Bellamy YoungUNTITLED ANNIE WEISMAN AND JASON KATIMS DRAMA Writer(s): Annie Weisman Producer(s): Jason Katims, Jeni Mulein, Imogen Banks, Sharon Levy Director: Leslye Headland Studio: Universal Television/Endemol Shine North America Logline: Only child Julia Beckley has her life turned upside down when it’s revealed that her father, a pioneering Nobel Prize-winning fertility doctor, used his own sperm to conceive dozens of children over the course of his career. Reeling from this explosive revelation, Julia discovers two new sisters — her former best friend and an ex-Olympic athlete. Against all odds, the women attempt to form an untraditional family and lean on each other as they grapple with their own identity crises. Based on the original Endemol Shine Australia series, “Sisters,” from Jonathan Gavin and Imogen Banks. Cast: Brittany Snow, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Timothy Hutton, Emily Osment, Mustafa ElzeinLOVESTRUCK Writer(s): Tom Kapinos Producer(s): Sharon Levy, Francois-Xavier Demaison, Nicolas Coppermann Director(s): Sanaa Hamri Studio(s): 20th Century Fox Television, Endemol Shine North America Logline: LOVESTRUCK is a structurally inventive dramedy, in which the entire first season takes place over the course of single night at a wedding. As we get to know the wedding party, we’ll learn surprising reveals about both their present and past. We’ll see that things aren’t always what they seem and explore the complicated bonds of love, friendship and family at different stages of life. Inspired by the series Quadras, from Endemol Shine France. Cast: Rachel Bilson, Andie MacDowell, Kathleen Turner, Richard Roxburgh, Madeline Wise, Usman AllyBack to Top NBC COMEDYFRIENDS-IN-LAW Writer(s): Brian Gallivan Producer(s): Tom Werner Studio: Warner Bros. Television Logline: Brian and Jake are polar opposites who must quickly figure out how to coexist when their respective best friends decide to get married. (Multi-camera)LIKE MAGIC Writer(s): Bridget Kyle & Vicky Luu Producer(s): Matt Hubbard, Kelly Pancho Director: Julie Anne Robinson Studio: Universal Television Logline: A workplace comedy that follows an optimistic young woman pursuing her dream to be a headlining magician in the eccentric and ego-driven world of the Magic Palace. (Single camera) Cast: Jee Young Han, Rory O’Malley, Freddie Stroma, Hayley Magnus, French Stewart, Mike LaneSAVING KENAN Writer(s): Jackie Clarke Producer(s): Kenan Thompson, Lorne Michaels, Andrew Singer Director: Chris Rock Studio: Universal Television Logline: Kenan Thompson stars as a newly widowed dad determined to be everything for his kids while begrudgingly letting his persistent father-in-law become more involved in their lives. (Single camera) Cast: Kenan ThompsonUNINSURED Writer(s): Dan Levy Producer(s): Doug Robinson, Alison Greenspan Studio: Sony Pictures Television Logline: Young parents Dave and Rebecca end up having to take care of Dave’s parents who have mishandled their finances and need help to pay down a sizable debt. (Multi-camera) Cast: Adam Pally, Abby Elliott, Jessy Hodges, Amer Chadha-PatelUNTITLED BRADLEY WHITFORD COMEDY (f.k.a. ALL TOGETHER NOW) Writer(s): Lesley Wake Webster Producer(s): Adam Anders, Jon Radler, Bradley Whitford Director: Jason Winer Studio: 20th Century Fox Television Logline: A rural church choir gets the director it never thought it needed when a salty, Ivy League music professor stumbles through their door. (Single camera) Cast: Bradley Whitford, Anna Camp, Will GreenbergUNTITLED KAL PENN & MATT MURRAY PROJECT Writer(s): Kal Penn, Matt Murray Producer(s): Michael Schur, David Miner, Dan Spilo Studio: Universal Television Logline: Former New York City Councilman Garrett Shah finds his calling when faced with six recent immigrants in need of his help and in search of the American Dream. (Single camera) Cast: Kal Penn, Kiran Deol, Moses Storm,Diana Maria Riva, Samba Schutte, Poppy Liu, Joel Kim Booster, Tudor PetrutVILLAGE GAZETTE Writer(s): Shelly Gossman Producer(s): Seth Meyers, Mike Shoemaker, Lorne Michaels, Andrew Singer Studio: Universal Television Logline: Amber is the editor of the Benson Village Gazette. She loves fluff pieces that demonstrate the idyllic nature of life in her hometown. When the newspaper owners hire a reporter who’s looking to uncover a juicy story in Benson, he threatens to unravel the happy denial Amber has been living in. (Single-cam) Cast: Amber RuffinBack to Top NBC DRAMABLUFF CITY LAW (W.T.) Writer(s): Dean Georgaris Producer(s): David Janollari, Michael Aguliar Studio: Universal Television Logline: A character-driven legal drama that follows the lawyers of an elite Memphis law firm that specializes in the most controversial landmark civil rights cases. Led by legendary lawyer Elijah Strait and his brilliant daughter, Sydney Keller, they take on the toughest David-and-Goliath cases while navigating their complicated relationship. Cast: Jimmy Smits, Caitlin McGee, Barry Sloane, Michael Luwoye, Stony BlydenCOUNCIL OF DADS Writer(s): Tony Phelan & Joan Rater Producer(s): Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, KristieAnne Reed, James Oh, Bruce Feiler Studio: Universal Television Logline: Based on Bruce Feiler’s memoir of the same name, the drama revolves around a father whose life is thrown into upheaval when he is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Facing his morality, he and his wife assemble a group of friends to support his family and guide them through life’s challenges. Cast: Sarah Wayne Callies, Michele Weaver, J. August Richards, Clive Standen, Blue Chapman, Michael O’Neill, Steven Silver, Emjay Anthony, Thalia TranEMERGENCE Writer(s): Michele Fazekas, Tara Butters Producer(s): Robert Atwood Director: Paul McGuigan Studio: ABC Studios Logline: A character-driven genre thriller that centers around a sheriff who takes in a young child that she finds near the site of a mysterious accident who has no memory of what has happened. The investigation draws her into a conspiracy larger than she ever imagined, and the child’s identity is at the center of it all. Cast: Allison Tolman, Alexa Skye Swinton, Clancy Brown, Robert Bailey Jr., Ashley AufderheideLAW & ORDER: HATE CRIMES — ordered straight-to-series Producer(s): Dick Wolf, Warren Leight, Peter Jankowski, Arthur Forney, Michael Chernuchin, Julie Martin, Mariska Hargitay, Alex Chapple Studio: Universal Television Logline: Based on the real-life Hate Crimes Task Force within the New York Police Department. The unit works under the Special Victims Unit (the basis for SVU) within the department and often borrows SVU detectives for help with investigations.LINCOLN Writer(s): VJ Boyd, Mark Bianculli Producer(s): Avi Nir, Alon Shtruzman, Peter Traugott, Rachel Kaplan Director: Seth Gordon Studio: Sony Pictures Television/Universal Television Logline: Based on the internationally bestselling book series, “Lincoln” follows legendary forensic criminologist Lincoln Rhyme, who was seriously injured during his hunt for the diabolic serial killer known as the Bone Collector. Called back into action when the killer re-emerges, Lincoln forms a unique partnership with Amelia Sachs, a young beat cop who helps him hunt the deadly mastermind while also taking on the most high-profile cases in the NYPD. Cast: Russell HornsbyPRISM Writer/Director: Daniel Barnz Producer(s): Carol Mendelsohn, Julie Weitz, Ben Barnz Studio: Universal Television Logline: A provocative exploration of a murder trial in which every episode is told through the perspective of a different key person involved. Each new version of the facts ratchets up the mystery and the suspense, calling into question everything we have seen so far and asking is the right person on trial? Driven by an ensemble of complicated characters, the show lets the audience ask if truth matters less than who can tell the most compelling story. Cast: Malin Akerman, Mykelti Williamson, Ramon Rodriguez, Chloe Wepper, David Alpay, Brooke Smith, Sara RueZOEY’S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST Writer(s): Austin Winsberg Producer(s): Paul Feig, Jesse Henderson, Kim Tannenbaum, Eric Tannenbaum, Jason Wang Director: Richard Shepard Logline: An innovative musical dramedy about a whip-smart but socially awkward girl in her late 20s who is suddenly able to hear the innermost thoughts of people around her as songs and even big musical numbers that they perform just for her. With this new ability at her disposal, she is able to use her “gift” to not only help herself understand people in her life, but also to help others around her. Cast: Jane Levy, Peter Gallagher, John Clarence Stewart, Skylar Astin, Alex Newell, Mary SteenburgenBack to TopRead original story TV Pilot Season 2019: TheWrap’s Complete Guide At TheWrap
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Chella Man has been cast for the recurring role of Joseph Wilson, aka Jericho, for the upcoming second season of DC Universe's live-action original series Titans. Man is a model, a student at New York University, and a You Tube presence (173,000 subscribers, 2.5 million views) with his personal account of gender transition and living "deaf, Genderqueer, Chinese, and Jewish." Man has also contributed writing to multiple blogs (including Condé Nast's Them) and is a speaker…
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The coaches will do anything to recruit a contestant, and on the final Blind Auditions episode of Season 16, Blake's claws came out.
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U.S. Islamic Council Calls On Advertisers To Boycott Fox News Until Jeanine Pirro Is Fired
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Yahoo Entertainment StaffThe It List: 'Us' is out, Amy Schumer is 'Growing,' 'Parks & Rec' cast is reunited and the best in pop culture the week of March 18, 2019
The It List is Yahoo’s weekly look at the best in pop culture, including movies, music, TV, streaming, games, books, podcasts and more. Here are our picks for March 18 to 24, including the best deals we could find for each.
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Star Trek: Discovery: Anson Mount Confirmed to Exit at End of Season 2
Star Trek: Discovery will have to find someone new to occupy the captain’s chair next season: Anson Mount, who plays Captain Christopher Pike on the CBS All Access drama, will as anticipated exit the show at season’s end, our sister site Deadline confirms. Also, Rebecca Romijn, who plays Pike’s shipmate Number One, will leave the […]
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A 'Harry Potter' Star Was Just Cast in the 'Game of Thrones' Prequel
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- Variety
Anders Holm and Tika Sumpter Cast in ‘Black-ish’ Spinoff Episode
Tika Sumpter and Anders Holm are joining the growing "Black-ish" world, Variety has learned. They will both star in the upcoming prequel episode, which could reportedly launch into its own spinoff series. As earlier reported, ABC is in development on the prequel that would focus on Tracee Ellis Ross’ character Rainbow. Holm will play Paul, Rainbow’s father, […]
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Meghan McCain calls out 'pathetic' Trump: 'He will never be a great man'
On “The View” Monday, Meghan McCain reacted to President Trump after he went after her father, John McCain, during a weekend tweetstorm.
