Duuude, High Maintenance is cashed. After a four-season run on HBO, which was preceded by six “seasons” as a web series, the anthology comedy has reached its conclusion. “Co-creators Katja Blichfeld and Ben Sinclair have decided to take a break from producing High Maintenance to pursue other projects,” an HBO rep says in a statement […]
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Search Party Season 4 Premiere Recap: The Hunter Becomes the Hunted
Dory’s lies may have gotten her sprung from legal trouble, but in Season 4 of Search Party, a whole new kind of horror awaits our curly-haired antihero. When we last left the Brooklynites, Dory and Drew were found not guilty for the murder of private investigator Keith Powell. But the former couple’s newfound fame brought forth […]
TVLine Items: Gaga Sings for Biden, Sopranos Movie Delayed and More
The inaugural committee for President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled the lineup for next Wednesday’s event, and it includes not one but two music superstars: Lady Gaga will sing national anthem “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20. Additionally, Jennifer Lopez is slated for a musical performance. Check out the […]
Succession Adds Sanaa Lathan for Season 3, Casts White House Aide (?!)
The long-awaited Succession Season 3 has added Sanaa Lathan, Linda Emond and South Korean singer and actress Jihae — one of whom will play a character with ties to the White House. As reported by our sister site Variety, Lathan — whose previous TV credits include The Affair and Shots Fired — has been cast […]
HBO Max Greenlights Julia Child Series Starring Sarah Lancashire
HBO Max has placed an eight-episode first season order for Julia, starring two-time BAFTA Award winner Sarah Lancashire (Last Tango in Halifax) as world-renowned chef Julia Child. Inspired by Child’s extraordinary life and her long-running television program, The French Chef, the series — written by Daniel Goldfarb (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) and directed by Charles […]
Female-Led Doogie Howser Reboot: Peyton Elizabeth Lee Lands Title Role
TV’s erstwhile Andi Mack has landed the title role in Disney+’s Doogie Howser reboot. Disney Channel vet Peyton Elizabeth Lee will headline Doogie Kameāloha, M.D., a female-led reimagining of the classic ABC medical dramedy, the streamer announced Thursday. Set in modern-day Hawaii, the 10-episode comedy follows Lahela “Doogie” Kameāloha, “a mixed race 16-year-old girl, juggling […]
Animal Kingdom to End With Season 6
Animal Kingdom is closing its doors: TNT announced Thursday that the crime drama will conclude with the just-ordered sixth season. The pickup comes ahead of the premiere of Season 5 this summer. Animal Kingdom has been off the air since its Season 4 finale was broadcast in Aug. 2019. Season 4 marked the farewell of […]
Queen Sugar Renewed for Season 6
Long live the queen! OWN has renewed Queen Sugar for Season 6 ahead of its Season 5 premiere, TVLine has learned. “What a joy and an honor to continue the stories of Queen Sugar with our partners at OWN and Warner Bros.,” series creator/executive producer Ava DuVernay said in a statement. “On behalf of every producer, […]
WandaVision Review: Marvel's First Disney+ Series Sets a Bold New Course for the MCU
WandaVision is the first live-action episodic Marvel series to debut on Disney+, and it's a bold swing from the studio that brought you Avengers: Endgame, Black Panther, and so many more. Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany return as their MCU characters, Wanda/Scarlet Witch and Vision, in a bizarre
...GLAAD: TV's LGBTQ Representation Dipped Amid Pandemic, Because Too Few Shows Do Too Much of the Work
GLAAD’s “Where We Are on TV” report this year notes that the number of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender and queer characters has slightly decreased — due in part to how the pandemic sidelined many of the shows that reliably represent the LGBTQ community. All told, the inclusion of LGBTQ series regular characters on primetime […]
WandaVision Review: Marvel Studios' First TV Series Is an Ambitious, Refreshing Break From the MCU Norm
In the 13 years since Iron Man first hit theaters, Marvel Studios has established quite well its ability to nail a big-budget popcorn movie. The proof, outside of gargantuan box office numbers, is right there in those Avengers: Endgame audience reaction videos that circulated last spring; Marvel’s got the best action scenes in the superhero […]
What to Watch on Netflix Top 10 Rankings on January 14
The Netflix Top 10 list won't tell you how many people are watching a show, but it will tell you which shows people are watching the most. The Top 10 list for Thursday, Jan. 14 sees Shonda Rhimes' period piece Bridgerton still in the top spot, while the French crime series Lupin is in No. 2.
...TV Ratings: Chicago Med and Fire Top Night, P.D. Returns Up, S.W.A.T. Dips
In the latest TV show ratings, NBC’s Chicago Med returned from its eight-week break to 7.4 million total viewers and a 1.0 demo rating, right on par with its fall finale and leading Wednesday in both measures (tying Fire for the demo win); read post mortem. Chicago Fire (7.1 mil/1.0, read post mortem) also returned […]
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