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Young Sheldon Adds Annie Potts as Iconic Big Bang Theory Character
3 hours ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
One of the Designing Women is going to play a major role in Sheldon Cooper’s upbringing.
Annie Potts has joined CBS’ Young Sheldon as a series regular, per The Hollywood Reporter, playing Sheldon’s grandmother (aka “Meemaw”). The character was mentioned countless times throughout The Big Bang Theory‘s first eight seasons, finally appearing (in the form of June Squibb, no less!) in Season 9.
While she’s described as “foul-mouthed” and “hard-drinking,” Sheldon’s grandmother — whose daughter is Mary (played by Zoe Perry) — is also “very »
‘Designated Survivor’: Zoe McLellan Joins Season 2 Of ABC’s Kiefer Sutherland Drama
5 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
NCIS: New Orleans alumna Zoe McLellan has been cast as a season regular opposite Kiefer Sutherland and Maggie Q for the sophomore run of ABC's politcal drama Designated Survivor, from the Mark Gordon Company and ABC Studios. McLellan will play Kendra Daynes, a brilliant and wily attorney who lands her dream job as White House counsel. Her journey is a personal and professional one, as she develops close relationships with the White House staff while wrestling legal… »
Shades of Blue Taps Nick Wechsler for Season 3 Detective Role
5 hours ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
A Chicago P.D. alum will now be solving crimes in the Big Apple next season.
Nick Wechsler has joined the cast of Jennifer Lopez’s NBC cop drama Shades of Blue in a recurring role, our sister site Deadline is reporting. He’ll play Detective Cole when Shades returns for a third season next year.
RelatedShades of Blue Renewed for Season 3
Wechsler’s already a member of the NBC family: He just wrapped up a six-episode stint on Chicago P.D. last season as gang-unit cop Kenny Brixton. He’s probably still best known, though, for co-starring as Jack Porter »
‘The Originals’: Steven Krueger Upped To Regular For Season 5
4 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Steven Krueger, a recurring guest star on the CW’s The Originals, has been promoted to series regular on the series for its upcoming Season 5. Krueger has played Josh Rosza for all four seasons of the drama series, which aired in midseason for its most recent Season 4. His character was originally a tourist who was turned into a vampire by Charles Michael Davis’ Marcel. The spinoff of The Vampire Diaries was renewed in May for a fifth season. It had been vulnerable as… »
‘Chicago P.D.’: Mykelti Williamson Joins NBC Cop Drama As Recurring In Season 5
3 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Lieutenant Denny Woods is coming back to Chicago P.D. Mykelti Williamson is joining the cast of the NBC cop drama as a recurring in its upcoming fifth season. He will reprise the role he originated as a guest star in Episode 20 of the the most recent fourth season. In that episode, Voight (Jason Beghe) dug back into an old case under the watchful eye of his former partner (Williamson). There are several changes on Chicago P.D. heading into next season. It has a new showrun… »
‘Being Mary Jane’ Adds Sonia Rockwell for Season 4
4 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
BET’s “Being Mary Jane” has cast Sonia Rockwell for a guest starring role in Season 4.
Rockwell will play Emma, a former weather girl turned correspondent who will work alongside Gabrielle Union’s Mary Jane. Rockwell has previously appeared on CBS’ “MacGyver,” “Scandal,” “How I Met Your Mother,” and “Drop Dead Diva.” She is repped by Sol Talent and Media Artists Group.
Season 4 of the drama series will see Mary Jane biting off more than she can chew at her new job in New York. After becoming a national anchor on the morning news show “Great Day USA,” Mary Jane is feeling distrustful of Justin (Michael Ealy) after Kara’s (Lisa Vidal) firing. She tries to make it work with Lee (Chiké Okonkwo), but resisting Justin is undermining her performance in the coveted co-anchor spot and forces a final reckoning with Lee.
The series is executive produced by Will Packer and Erica Shelton Kodish, who »
- Joe Otterson
Harvey Atkin, 'Cagney & Lacey' and 'Meatballs' Actor, Dies at 74
8 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News news »
Harvey Atkin, best known for playing staff sergeant captain Ronald Coleman on Cagney and Lacey and Judge Ridenour on the NBC crime drama Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, has died. He was 74.
His longtime agent Larry Goldhar on Tuesday announced that Atkin died Monday night in Toronto after a long illness. "It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved friend, husband, father and grandfather, Harvey, passed away peacefully last night following his battle with cancer," Goldhar said in a statement.
Born in Toronto on Dec. 18, 1942, Atkin turned in his breakout role as camp director Morty »
- Etan Vlessing
‘Taboo’ Creator Promises Only 2 More Parts Before Its Conclusion
11 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
You can expect more of the Tom Hardy period FX drama “Taboo,” but don’t expect too much more. Series creator and writer Steven Knight said that he sees the story playing out in three parts before its conclusion. “I can feel the three acts. The first was ‘the escape’. The second will be ‘the journey,’ the third will be ‘the arrival,’ and that’ll be it,” he told HuffPost UK. “I don’t think the story will be what viewers are expecting, but hopefully they’ll enjoy it.” »
- Carli Velocci
Universal Cable Developing Series With Catherine Hardwicke, Dan Harmon
11 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Universal Cable Productions (UCP) has unveiled its annual development slate, with this year’s projects including potential series from “Twilight” director Catherine Hardwicke and “Rick & Morty” co-creator Dan Harmon.
Hardwicke will executive produce an adaptation of the best-selling book series “The Raven Cycle” by author Maggie Stiefvater for Syfy. Based on the four urban fantasy novels of the same name, “The Raven Cycle” tells the story of seventeen year old Blue Sargent who becomes involved with a group of four privileged private school boys on a quest to find a source of mythical and mysterious power hidden deep in rural Virginia. Michael London of Groundswell Productions will executive produce alongside showrunner and writer Andrew Miller. Stiefvater will serve as co-executive producer. Hardwicke is also attached to direct the pilot.
Ucp is also working on an adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s “Sirens of Titan” with Harmon and Evan Katz. The story follows Malachi Constant, the »
- Joe Otterson
Mariah Carey to Executive Produce TV Show Based on Her Life
14 hours ago | Rollingstone.com | See recent Rolling Stone news »
Starz is prepping a fictional drama series based on the life of Mariah Carey, Deadline reports. The singer will executive produce the show along with Brett Ratner, best known for directing the Rush Hour franchise.
The Starz series, currently untitled, is about an aspiring 16-year-old singer working her way into the music industry and finding fame in the early Nineties. Nina Colman penned the script and will also serve as the show runner.
Carey's path to stardom is one of several in network writing rooms. In April last year, Selena Gomez »
Amazon to Adapt Agatha Christie Novels as TV Series
13 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
It’s no mystery: Amazon is getting into the Agatha Christie business. The streaming service has added a series of adaptations from Agatha Christie Limited to its lineup of original dramas. The U.S. partnership will kick off with “Ordeal By Innocence,” which is already in production across the pond, and stars Bill Nighy, Alice Eve, Ella Purnell, Matthew Goode, Catherine Keener, Ed Westwick, Luke Treadaway, Eleanor Tomlinson and Morven Christie. In “Ordeal By Innocence,” old wounds are reopened for the Argyll family when a man suddenly turns up and claims that the black sheep of the family, Jack Argyll, »
- Tony Maglio
Ed Sheeran Deletes Twitter Account After Polarizing ‘Game of Thrones’ Cameo
12 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
The “Game of Thrones” Season 7 premiere had one fatality besides that one unfortunate party — Ed Sheeran’s Twitter account.
The “Thinking Out Loud” singer, who made a polarizing cameo as a member of the Lannister army in the episode, has officially quit Twitter less than 24 hours after his debut, deleting his account.
While no explanation has been given for the move, it did come after a lot of people criticized the cameo, which saw Sheeran’s unnamed soldier drawing the attention of Arya Stark (Maisie Williams). »
- Carli Velocci
Ratings: ‘The Bachelorette’ Hits Season-High Viewership With Hometown Dates Round
12 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
ABC and NBC tied atop the advertiser-coveted Nielsen ratings demographic on Monday, with the “American Ninja Warrior” network finishing first among total viewers.
That wasn’t “The Bachelorette’s” fault, however: Rachel Lindsay’s hometown dates round set a new season-high among overall viewers. Unfortunately, its “Battle of the Network Stars” rerun at 10 ruined the Disney network’s primetime averages.
NBC and ABC tied for first in ratings, both with a 1.3 rating/5 share in the advertiser-sought 18-49 demographic. NBC was first in total viewers with an average of 5.1 million, according to preliminary numbers. ABC was second in viewers with 4.9 million. »
- Tony Maglio
Being Mary Jane Premiere Recap: Who Came Clean? And Who Walked Out?
43 minutes ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Several months may have passed since we last saw Mary Jane Paul, but you’ll pleased — or horrified, depending on your position — to learn that very little about her has changed. Aside from her hair.
IcymiBeing Mary Jane Finale: Was Mj’s Victory Worth the ‘Collateral Damage’?
Tuesday’s Being Mary Jane premiere, which could have been titled “How to Lose Two Guys in Under an Hour,” began with the queen of self-sabotage coming clean to Lee about her newsroom romp with Justin — news which (surprise!) he did not take well.
“You’re obviously still that broken girl I met on the first night, »
Shooter Season 2 Premiere Recap: Dinner and a Melee
43 minutes ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
USA Network’s Shooter returned with Season 2 on Tuesday night, quickly placing Bob Lee Swagger and a bevy of his buds in the cross hairs of a hunter.
RelatedShooter‘s Ryan Phillippe Breaks Leg With Season 2 Not Yet Finished
Bob Lee, with wife Julie somewhat begrudgingly in tow, attended a ceremony in Frankfurt, Germany, honoring one of his former unit members, Senior Chief Petty Officer Kevin Campbell, when gunmen dressed as polizei burst into the ballroom, letting fly with bullets. As Julie led (herself and) others to safety, Bob Lee and fellow Marine Angela Tio took out a couple of baddies, »
The Top Five German Films of 2017 So Far
43 minutes ago | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »
Though Hollywood is famous around the world, the first large-scale movie studio was founded in Germany in 1912. It’s the Babelsberg Studio outside of Berlin. The first movie theater ever, was the Berlin Wintergarten Theatre. German films have contributed to the artistry and technical advancements of the industry since its beginning. The early years of German film were characterized by distinct periods related to German politics and the war years. Since the 1990s, German directors, producers, film composers and cinematographers have produced acclaimed films, though many are not well known internationally. The Berlin International Film Festival, the Berlinale, happens to
The Top Five German Films of 2017 So Far »
- Nat Berman
Keegan-Michael Key Resurrects Obama’s Anger Translator Luther to Rant About Trumpcare
1 hour ago | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
We miss the Comedy Central sketch series “Key and Peele” for no shortage of reasons, but high up on the list was Luther, as the “Obama’s Anger Translator” sketches might have been one of pop culture’s most coherent and wise takes on President Obama during his years in office.
Read MoreKeegan-Michael Key On Why Less Money Means Smarter Movies, and Why the Whole Country Needs Anger Translators — SXSW 2017
The sketch concept didn’t officially retire after the end of the series in 2015, but it’s only reappeared irregularly — like, say, during a talk show appearance Keegan-Michael Key (who, as Luther, voiced the more angry side of Obama) made during this interview on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.”
Colbert cues Key up with one of Obama’s rare public comments regarding the health care debate, made via Facebook, and he only needs a few moments to sink into the role. »
- Liz Shannon Miller
Iatse Convention Opens With Congressman’s Speech About Piracy Threat
1 hour ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Delegates to the opening day of Iatse's 68th Convention in Hollywood, Fl, heard a local U.S. congressman blast President Donald Trump and Congress for failing to address one of the industry's major concerns, and a serious threat to the nation's creative wellspring: the theft of intellectual property. "Every day Americans spend an average of 10 hours, 39 minutes in front of one screen or another," Rep. Ted Deutch of Boca Raton told the delegates. "You build much of the… »
The Top Five Martin Landau Movie Roles of His Career
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Martin Landau was a talented and successful American actor and acting coach. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 20, 1928. He became famous for his regular appearances on television series ‘Mission: Impossible’ and ‘Space: 1999’. However, it was his movie roles that really shot him to fame and for which he is best-known. Sadly, Landau passed away on July 15, 2017, at the age of 89. He died in Los Angeles, California, when experienced unexpected complications following a brief stay in a hospital. He leaves behind a legacy of amazing movies and here we remember five of
The Top Five Martin Landau Movie Roles of His Career »
- Nat Berman
Five Monumental Breakfast Scenes in Movies
2 hours ago | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »
It’s the most important meal of the day and more than that, it’s the foundation of a healthy diet. Yeah, watch these clips and then tell me you still believe that Hollywood knows about a balanced diet. Breakfast isn’t usually the time you expect to be funny or experience a comedic moment. You’re still waking up, you’re tired, and it takes whatever energy you have to just move your jaws up and down to make sure you don’t choke. But on the bright side you tend to wake up a bit more once the food hits your system. Here’s a
Five Monumental Breakfast Scenes in Movies »
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