TVLine Items: Wendy Williams Biopic, Wu Assassins Trailer and More

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Wendy Williams‘ life is about to get even more public: The talk show host will executive-produce a Lifetime biopic based on her story, the cable net announced Tuesday at the Television Critics Association summer press tour.

The project — airing in 2020 — “provides a revealing look at Wendy’s journey, from her scrappy upstart days in urban radio to the success of her own syndicated talk show,” per the official release.

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Lifetime also revealed that the movie Patsy & Loretta, starring Megan Hilty (Smash) as music legend Patsy Cline and Grammy winner Jessie Mueller (Broadway’s Waitress) as country icon Loretta Lynn, will premiere Saturday, Oct. 19 at 8/7c.

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* Netflix has released a trailer for Wu Assassins, starring Iko Uwais (The Force Awakens), Mark Dacascos (Hawaii Five-0) and Katheryn Winnick (Vikings). The action series premieres Thursday, Aug. 8.

* Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready — a series of half-hour stand-up specials showcasing Chaunté Wayans, April Macie, Tracey Ashley, Aida Rodriguez, Flame Monroe and Marlo Williams — will debut Tuesday, Aug. 13 on Netflix.

* HBO’s limited series Perry Mason has added the following actors to its cast, per Deadline: Juliet Rylance (McMafia), Andrew Howard (Hell on Wheels, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Eric Lange (Escape at Dannemora, Narcos), Robert Patrick (Scorpion) and Stephen Root (Barry).

* Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus, a movie revival of Nickelodeon’s 2001 cartoon, will drop on Netflix on Friday, Aug. 16.

* Styling Hollywood, a new docuseries following celebrity stylist Jason Bolden and his interior designer husband Adair Curtis, hits Netflix on Friday, Aug. 30.

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