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‘Genius: Aretha’ Trailer: Watch Cynthia Erivo Fight to Keep Her ‘Queen of Soul’ Crown (Video)
R-E-S-P-E-C-T for National Geographic, which set the premiere date for “Genius: Aretha” Tuesday and dropped the trailer for the pandemic-delayed season of the anthology, which stars Cynthia Erivo in the title role. In the trailer, which you can view above, Erivo’s Aretha Franklin is crowned the “Queen of Soul” and spends much of the two-minute video trying to maintain hold of that title while others set out to bring her down. Nat Geo revealed Tuesday during its day at the virtual Television Crit
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Mark Ruffalo on Gaining 30 Pounds to Play Twins in HBO Series ‘I Know This Much Is True’
Mark Ruffalo revealed that he gained 30 pounds in order to play one of the two twins in the upcoming HBO series "I Know This Much Is True." At the show's Television Critics' Association press tour panel, Ruffalo said that the character of Thomas has a mental illness which means has has to take "stabilizers […]
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‘Shameless’ Renewed for 11th and Final Season at Showtime
Showtime has renewed "Shameless" for an 11th and final season. The announcement was made by Showtime president of entertainment Gary Levine at the network's Television Critics' Association press tour day. "Shameless" is the longest-running Showtime series ever. "The characters of 'Shameless have brought Showtime viewers more laughs and tears and pure enjoyment than any program in our […]
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Billy Porter, Joel McHale and Tony Hale Among 14 Cast in ‘Twilight Zone’ Season 2
CBS All Access announced the first batch of cast members for the second season of Jordan Peele’s “Twilight Zone” reboot, led by Billy Porter, Joel McHale and Tony Hale.Additional cast for the second season includes Morena Baccarin, Colman Domingo, Ethan Embry, Jenna Elfman, Tavi Gevinson, Abbie Hern, Gillian Jacobs, Sophia Macy, Chris Meloni, Jimmi Simpson and Daniel Sunjata. Peele, who narrates the series, will also write the episode, “Downtime,” which features Baccarin, Domingo and Hale.No cha
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‘The Biggest Loser’ Host Bob Harper Weighs in on Jillian Michaels’ Comments About Lizzo
“The Biggest Loser” host Bob Harper has weighed in on his former colleague Jillian Michaels’ recent comments about musician Lizzo’s body.“The bottomline is this: It’s none of my business to make an observation of her or anyone unless [they’re] asking for my advice or opinion,” Harper told TheWrap on Saturday at the Television Critics Association press tour. “All I know about Lizzo is I never met the woman, I love her music, and I know she can play a mean flute.”“If you come up to me at the airpo
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‘Peter Pan’ Limited Series ‘The League of Pan’ in the Works at Syfy
Syfy has put into development “The League of Pan,” a limited series extension of the classic “Peter Pan” fairy tale.Described as “a thrilling and mysterious continuation of the beloved story of Peter Pan,” “The League of Pan” picks up with Wendy Darling and The Lost Boys after 10 years on the mainland. Now grown up and estranged, they must return to Neverland “to face a new evil that threatens the very existence of the magical place they once called home, reigniting bitter rivalries and unearthi
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‘Chucky’ TV Adaptation Scares Up Straight-to-Series Order at Syfy
Syfy has given out a straight-to-series order for a show based on the iconic horror character Chucky, the central figure in the "Child's Play" film franchise. The cabler made the announcement at the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Saturday. The news comes just under a year after Syfy first announced they had acquired […]
