‘Dynasty’ Reboot in the Works at CW
The CW is developing a reboot of “Dynasty,” Variety has confirmed. The project, which is in script development, hails from CBS Television Studios in association with Fake Empire and executive…
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PR Chief Hope Hartman Departing ABC
Hope Hartman, SVP of communications for ABC Entertainment, is leaving the company, Variety has learned. Her last day is Sept. 30. Hartman is departing PR to focus on her film career. Her upcoming…
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Lorne Michaels Breaks Silence on Taran Killam, Jay Pharoah’s ‘SNL’ Exits
Lorne Michaels is breaking his silence on the eve of “Saturday Night Live’s” 42nd-season premiere on longtime cast members Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah’s departures. The “SNL” creator and executive…
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Gordon Ramsay Live Variety Show ‘The F Word’ Ordered by Fox
Fox has ordered “The F Word,” a live cooking-variety series starring Gordon Ramsay, based on his U.K. show of the same name. “The F Word” will feature foodie families competing in a cooking…
TV Review: HBO’s ‘Insecure’
One of the chief joys of "Insecure" — HBO's new half-hour comedy from the mind of co-creator, executive producer, and star Issa Rae — is listening to its characters talk. The dialogue of the show is…
‘Twin Peaks’ Revival: New Teaser Features Angelo Badalamenti
Angelo Badalamenti is back in a new teaser for the upcoming “Twin Peaks” revival. The video shows Badalamenti at the piano, playing the music that he composed for the original series in the early…
John Legend to Play Frederick Douglass on ‘Underground’
John Legend will guest star as Frederick Douglass on the upcoming season of WGN America’s “Underground.” The singer-songwriter, who also serves as executive producer on the series, will star as the…
TV Review: ‘No Tomorrow’
Leave it to the CW to come up with an optimistic apocalypse. The low-key but charming "No Tomorrow" is everything that "The Walking Dead" is not (and that's no knock on the latter — there's room in…
Fred Armisen to Guest Star on Fox’s Midseason Comedy ‘Making History’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Months before its midseason premiere, Fox’s “Making History” has tapped its first high-profile guest star: Fred Armisen. “Making History” chronicles three friends from two different centuries, as…
TV Ratings: ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Stays Strong
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” continued to dominate its 8 p.m. timeslot on Thursday evening. But despite a lack of “Thursday Night Football” competition, the rest of broadcast’s offerings failed to bring in…
John Singleton’s ‘Snowfall’ Ordered to Series at FX
FX has given a series order to “Snowfall” from Academy Award-nominee John Singleton. Set against the dawn of the crack-cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles in 1983, the 10-episode first season is set to…
