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[12/09/20 - 11:52 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, December 9
Updates include: "True Blood," "iCarly" latest targeted for reboot series; Apple's "Physical" fills out cast; and HBO Max orders "The Gordita Chronicles" comedy to pilot.

[12/09/20 - 12:01 PM]
Rosie O'Donnell, Donald Faison and Griffin Dunne to Guest Star in Showtime Drama Series "The L Word: Generation Q"
In addition, Jordan Hull has been upped to series regular this season playing Angie, the daughter of Bette Porter (Jennifer Beals) and Tina Kennard (season one guest star Laurel Holloman).

[12/09/20 - 11:02 AM]
Join the Joy Ride! "Top Gear America," Starring Dax Shepard, Rob Corddry and Jethro Bovingdon, Premieres January 29 on the MotorTrend App
"I'm ashamed of how much fun we have making this show. It can't be possible that after a week of driving exotic cars like rentals and focusing solely on making each other laugh, we would receive paychecks," said Shepard.

[12/09/20 - 11:00 AM]
Amazon Studios to Team with Musician, Bestselling Author and Entrepreneur Jessica Simpson with New Multi-Media Rights Deal
Premiering on Amazon Prime Video, the unscripted project is a raw and revealing multi-part docuseries that will include vivid and intimate, never-before-seen personal footage shot over the last decade and will explore the highs and lows of Simpson's life.

[12/09/20 - 10:02 AM]
Video: HBO Max Debuts Season 3 Trailer and Key Art for Max Original Series "4 Blocks"
The six-episode season comes to the platform on December 17.

[12/09/20 - 10:01 AM]
Video: "Headspace Guide to Meditation" - Official Trailer - Netflix
The series takes a friendly, animated look at the benefits of meditation while offering techniques and guided meditations to jump-start your practice.

[12/09/20 - 09:43 AM]
Emmy(R) Award-Winning "RuPaul's Drag Race" Ru-veals Cast for Season 13 Premiering Friday, January 1 at 8PM ET/PT on VH1
Additionally, the Emmy(R)-nominated after-show "RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked" will premiere immediately following at 9:30PM ET/PT.

[12/09/20 - 09:38 AM]
Check Into the "Cecil Hotel" with the "Ghost Adventures" Crew in Exclusive discovery+ Special
The two-hour special launches on Discovery, Inc.'s new discovery+ streaming service beginning Monday, January 4, 2021.

[12/09/20 - 09:18 AM]
"Superman & Lois": First Look at Superman
Get a first look at Tyler Hoechlin in the new Superman suit for the upcoming series, which premieres Tuesday, February 23 on The CW.

[12/09/20 - 09:07 AM]
Ariana Grande's "Excuse Me, I Love You" - Coming to Netflix Globally on December 21
The streaming service detailed said news via its social media accounts.

[12/09/20 - 09:01 AM]
Second Season of "Beastars" Debuts Worldwide July 2021 on Netflix
The streamer confirmed the news on social media this morning.

[12/09/20 - 09:01 AM]
HBO Renews Docu-Comedy Series "How to with John Wilson" for a Second Season
The series debuted October 23 on HBO and is available to stream on HBO Max.

[12/09/20 - 09:00 AM]
CBS All Access Launches New Product Features for Families and Expands Kids Programming
In addition, CBS All Access introduced nearly 800 more episodes of children's programming to the service, including select past seasons of Nick Jr. favorites.

[12/09/20 - 08:44 AM]
Kevin Hart & Wesley Snipes Will Play Brothers in "True Story," A Fictional Limited Series for Netflix
The project, from Eric Newman, follows a world famous comedian grappling the consequences of a lost evening with his wayward older brother that threatens to destroy everything he's built.

[12/09/20 - 08:31 AM]
Tuesday's Broadcast Ratings: NFL Puts FOX on Top in Viewers, Demos
The network easily leads the night with its rescheduled installment of "Thursday Night Football."

[12/09/20 - 08:00 AM]
Emmy Winner Nicole Kassell Boards as Lead Director on Sister's Darkly Comic Series "The Baby" for Sky and HBO
Also confirmed are writers Sophie Goodhart, Kara Smith, Anchuli Felicia King and Susan Stanton who join Siân Robins-Grace in the writers' room with Bisha K. Ali as consultant.

[12/09/20 - 08:00 AM]
Ty Pennington Takes on Other HGTV Stars to Help Homeowners Decide Their Next Move in New Series "Ty Breaker"
Look for the first of eight hour-long episodes on Monday, January 11 at 9:00/8:00c.

[12/09/20 - 07:17 AM]
Video: WE tv Drops a Fiery First Look at the Turbulent Season 4 Premiere of "Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta" Thursday, January 7 at 9PM ET/PT
This season, growing political division collides with pandemic pandemonium, leaving the OG's of Atlanta hip hop on the brink of disaster.

[12/09/20 - 07:01 AM]
Video: "Cobra Kai" Season 3 - Official Trailer - Netflix
With a new sensei at the helm of the Cobra Kai dojo, a three-way feud takes center stage.

[12/09/20 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "Nicolas Cage's History of Swear Words" - Coming January 5
In the latest Netflix entry you'll learn the history of something so potent, so crucial, so vital to our culture.

[12/09/20 - 02:31 AM]
Production Is Underway on Second Season of Netflix's "Top Boy"
Co-stars Ashley Walters and Kane Robinson confirmed the news in a video posted to social media.

[12/08/20 - 11:31 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, December 8
Updates include: Maggie Q to star in FOX's comedy "Pivoting"; Netflix pulls the plug on "Hoops"; and HBO Max's "Minx" pilot fills out principal cast.

[12/08/20 - 04:28 PM]
New Comedy Series "Home Economics," Starring and Executive Produced by Topher Grace, Is Coming Soon to ABC
Jimmy Tatro, Karla Souza, Caitlin McGee and Sasheer Zamata also star in the series, which looks at the relationship between three adult siblings: one in the 1 percent, one middle-class, and one barely holding on.

[12/08/20 - 03:33 PM]
National Geographic Announces Special Event Series "Return to the Moon" (w.t.), Chronicling the History-Making Artemis Missions That Will Send a Woman to the Moon for the First Time
More than just a television series, National Geographic will offer a comprehensive look at this mission, using all of its print and digital storytelling platforms to invest in extensive, multiyear coverage of NASA's journey.

[12/08/20 - 01:29 PM]
Tina Fey-Hosted Special "One Night Only: The Best of Broadway" Adds Additional Talent to the Telecast, Airing Thursday, Dec. 10 on NBC
Special performances will include the legendary Barbra Streisand, and global superstar Antonio Banderas with the Spanish cast of "A Chorus Line."

[12/08/20 - 12:00 PM]
"The Year: 2020" Looks at One of the Most Unforgettable Years in Recent History
Robin Roberts anchors the 10th anniversary of the two-hour special that airs Tuesday, December 29 on ABC.

[12/08/20 - 11:39 AM]
John Legend to Host NBC's "Global Citizen Prize Awards" on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 8 P.M. ET/PT
The telecast, from Global Citizen will honor those making extraordinary efforts to lift up the world's most vulnerable, inspire others to stand up and take action, help end extreme poverty and make the world a better place.

[12/08/20 - 11:35 AM]
Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh to Produce the 93rd Oscars(R)
It will be their first involvement with the Oscars, which airs live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on Sunday, April 25, 2021.

[12/08/20 - 10:30 AM]
TLC to Celebrate the New Year with the Return of Three Fan-Favorite Series
It may be cold outside, but things are heating up on TLC with the return of three fan-favorite series.

[12/08/20 - 10:16 AM]
OWN's Peabody Award-Winning Drama "David Makes Man" Announces Recurring Cast and Directors for Second Season
The second season will premiere on OWN early summer 2021.

[12/08/20 - 10:15 AM]
AMC Networks and Robert L. Johnson to Rebrand UMC Streaming Service as "ALLBLK" Early Next Year
The first quarter launch will find the service debuting a premium, new look and feel as ALLBLK ramps up production on a robust slate of original series heading into the new year.

[12/08/20 - 10:00 AM]
HBO Documentary Films to Debut "Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street" in 2021
The film takes audiences inside the minds and hearts of the "Sesame Street" creators, artists, writers and educators who together established one of the most influential and enduring children's programs in television history.

[12/08/20 - 10:00 AM]
Brand New Year, Brand New Semester at Cal U, Freeform's "Grown-ish" Returns Jan. 21
The third season of "grown-ish" follows the Cal U gang as they navigate the second half of junior year and begin to step out as adults into the real world.

[12/08/20 - 10:00 AM]
CBS Announces Highly Anticipated New Drama "Clarice" from Acclaimed Executive Producers Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet to Debut Thursday, Feb. 11 at 10:00 PM
Plus: look for the return of "Tough as Nails" on Wednesday, February 10 at 8:00/7:00c.

[12/08/20 - 09:37 AM]
Apple TV+ Announces Early Season Three Renewal for "For All Mankind"
The 10-episode second season will debut globally with the first episode on Friday, February 19, 2021.

[12/08/20 - 09:22 AM]
discovery+ Announces All New "Gold Rush" Spin Off Series with Miner Phenom Freddy Dodge
"Gold Rush: Freddy Dodge's Mine Rescue" premieres Monday, January 4 on discovery+.

[12/08/20 - 09:21 AM]
Video: "Herself" Official Trailer - Prime Video
Single-mother Sandra (Clare Dunne) escapes her abusive partner with her two young children, only to find herself trapped in temporary accommodation.

[12/08/20 - 09:02 AM]
Are You a Dog or Cat Person? Take Your Pick in Netflix's All-New Animated Interactive Comedy Adventure "We Lost Our Human"
The special stars Ben Schwartz as Pud and Ayo Edebiri as Ham and includes Adrienne C. Moore, Lauren Tom, Jon Glaser, Henry Rollins, Lucas Grabeel and Matty Cardarople.

[12/08/20 - 08:32 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC, FOX Get Boost from NFL Coverage
Said duo leads the night among adults 18-49 while NBC is the most-watched broadcaster.

[12/08/20 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "The Minimalists: Less Is Now" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Longtime friends Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus share how our lives can be better with less.

[12/08/20 - 07:55 AM]
discovery+ Celebrates Celebrity Pop-Culture on the New Cake Competition Series "Cakealikes"
This ultimate cake-off challenges three teams of cake artists to create the most epic realistic, life-sized cake replicas of famed celebrities.

[12/08/20 - 07:01 AM]
Video: "Gabby's Dollhouse" Trailer - Netflix Jr
Join kitty enthusiast Gabby and her sidekick Pandy Paws as they team up for a series of animated adventures.

[12/08/20 - 07:00 AM]
Billy Porter to Join Ryan Seacrest and Lucy Hale in Times Square for "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2021"
Returning to the show for her fourth year, award-winning multiplatinum-selling artist Ciara will once again oversee the Los Angeles festivities.

[12/08/20 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "Double Dad" - Official Trailer - Netflix
While her mother is abroad, an 18-year-old who's lived in a hippie commune all her life sneaks out into the real world to find her biological father.

[12/08/20 - 03:52 AM]
Korean Telenovela Writer Gets Trapped in Her Own Story in "Queen of the Scene"
The series tells the story of a Korean telenovela writer who has made a name for herself within the industry for extreme twisted stories full of unexpected surprises, suddenly entering and getting trapped in her own story.

[12/07/20 - 11:39 PM]
Development Update: Monday, December 7
Updates include: ABC gives "Big Sky" six additional episodes; The CW extends "Penn & Teller: Fool Us," "World's Funniest Animals"; and George Lopez to star in Amazon's "Once Upon a Time in Aztlan."

[12/07/20 - 03:16 PM]
ABC News Announces Primetime Documentary on the COVID-19 Vaccines and the Race to the Cure - Exploring the Essential Questions Americans Are Asking on Safety, Access and Timing
"The Shot: Race for the Vaccine - A Special Edition of 20/20" airs next Monday, December 14 at 10:00/9:00c.

[12/07/20 - 02:38 PM]
Hallmark Channel Announces "New Year New Movies" for 2021!
Alexa PenaVega, Luke Macfarlane, Aimee Teegarden, Michael Rady, Charlotte Sullivan, Trevor Donovan, Nazneen Contractor, Brooks Darnell, Jen Lilley and Chris McNally are among the featured talent.

[12/07/20 - 12:03 PM]
Academy Award Nominee Queen Latifah to Star in and Executive Produce "End of the Road" for Netflix, Emmy Nominee Millicent Shelton to Direct
After losing her job, recently widowed Brenda drives her family cross-country to start a new life.

[12/07/20 - 12:02 PM]
"A Discovery of Witches" Season 2 Exclusive North American Premiere on Sundance Now and Shudder on Saturday, January 9, 2021
The season will bow just one day after its U.K. premiere, with a new episode available every following Saturday.







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[11/12/24 - 12:31 PM]
"Avatar: The Last Airbender" Adds Additional Cast for Season 2
Chin Han, Hoa Xuande, Justin Chien, Amanda Zhou, Crystal Yu, Kelemete Misipeka, Lourdes Faberes and Rekha Sharma have joined the cast of the upcoming second season, which is currently in production in partnership with Nickelodeon.

[11/12/24 - 12:06 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Nov. 4: "Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson" Enters the Ring; "Meet Me Next Christmas" Unwraps #1
Season 2, Act I of "Arcane," the animated series based on the popular multiplayer online battle arena game League of Legends, also had a strong debut, taking second place with 6.3M views.

[11/12/24 - 12:01 PM]
Video: "Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae" - Official Trailer - Hulu
This true crime docuseries examines the murder of Annie Mae Aquash - a Mi'kmaq woman from Nova Scotia, Canada, a mother of two daughters, a teacher, and a revolutionary who fought for Indigenous rights in the 1970s and whose death went unsolved for almost 30 years.

[11/12/24 - 11:29 AM]
Video: Prime Video Releases Trailer and Key Art for "Jeff Dunham's Scrooged-Up Holiday Special"
The one-hour special will premiere on November 19 on Prime Video.

[11/12/24 - 11:01 AM]
Video: "Nutcrackers" - Official Trailer - Hulu
It's beginning to look a lot like ch-aos. Ben Stiller stars in "Nutcrackers," premiering November 29 on Hulu.

[11/12/24 - 11:00 AM]
New Daytime Drama Series "Beyond the Gates" to Premiere Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 on CBS
The series is set in a leafy Maryland suburb just outside of Washington, D.C., and in one the most affluent African American counties in the United States.

[11/12/24 - 10:34 AM]
"Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints" to Debut This Sunday, November 17th on FOX Nation
Premiering in two parts, the first four episodes will roll out weekly, beginning on Sunday, with the final four to run in April-May 2025, spanning the Holy season.

[11/12/24 - 10:14 AM]
Donnie Wahlberg Returns with a New Season of ID's "Very Scary People" Beginning Sunday, December 15 at 9 PM ET/PT
Hosted and executive produced by Wahlberg, eight new episodes reveal extraordinary insight into the twisted crimes committed by some of America's most heinous individuals.

[11/12/24 - 10:00 AM]
HBO Original Comedy Special "James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome" Debuts November 23
James Acaster explores his love/hate relationship with standup by relinquishing control of his set and accepting a healthy dose of audience interference - aka heckling.

[11/12/24 - 09:00 AM]
New Year, New Season! Prime Video Announces Premiere Date for "Harlem" Season Three
After a shocking Season Two finale cliffhanger that left audiences on the edge of their seats, the news is finally out that Harlem will return for Season Three at the top of next year on January 23, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

[11/12/24 - 08:31 AM]
Video: "Mary" - Official Trailer - Netflix
In this coming-of-age religious epic, Mary is shunned following a miraculous conception and forced into hiding. When King Herod ignites a murderous pursuit for her newborn baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph flee to save his life.

[11/12/24 - 08:04 AM]
Video: Peacock Debuts Trailer & Photos for Upcoming Original Film "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy"
Two-time Academy Award winner Renée Zellweger returns to the role that established a romantic-comedy heroine for the ages, a woman whose inimitable approach to life and love redefined an entire film genre.

[11/12/24 - 08:02 AM]
HBO Original Documentary "Surveilled" Debuts November 20
The film tracks Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Ronan Farrow as he investigates the growing business of commercial spyware, following the story from New York City to Tel Aviv, Israel, a center of espionage cybertechnology.

[11/12/24 - 07:03 AM]
Video: "Human Vs. Hamster" - Official Trailer - Max
Never underestimate the competition.

[11/12/24 - 07:00 AM]
Video: New Clip from "An Almost Christmas Story," Directed by David Lowery and Produced by Alfonso Cuaron
Directed by David Lowery and produced by five-time Academy Award winner Alfonso Cuarón, this animated short is the third and final installment in Cuarón's holiday shorts collection for Disney+.