The end is in sight for That Girl Lay Lay. The Nickelodeon buddy comedy starring teen hip-hop artist Alaya “That Girl Lay Lay” High and Gabrielle Nevaeh Green will end with the current second season, we’ve learned. The Season 2 finale, which will now serve as the series finale, airs tomorrow, Wednesday, March 20.
“After 46 episodes across two seasons of That Girl Lay Lay, we are ending production on the show, and we are incredibly grateful to the cast and crew for their immeasurable contributions on the production,” a Nickelodeon spokesperson confirmed in a statement to Deadline.
That Girl Lay Lay hailed from creator David A. Arnold, who died in September 2022 at 54. The series follows the titular actress as an avatar from a personal affirmation app that magically comes to life, and her best friend Sadie (Green) as they navigate life as teenagers and discover who they truly are.
In Season...
“After 46 episodes across two seasons of That Girl Lay Lay, we are ending production on the show, and we are incredibly grateful to the cast and crew for their immeasurable contributions on the production,” a Nickelodeon spokesperson confirmed in a statement to Deadline.
That Girl Lay Lay hailed from creator David A. Arnold, who died in September 2022 at 54. The series follows the titular actress as an avatar from a personal affirmation app that magically comes to life, and her best friend Sadie (Green) as they navigate life as teenagers and discover who they truly are.
In Season...
- 3/19/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC has announced the midseason premiere dates for the return of original drama series “A Million Little Things” and “Big Sky.”
“A Million Little Things” is back with new episodes of its fourth season starting Feb. 23 at 10 p.m. Et on ABC. The series, which premiered in 2018, focuses on a circle of friends as they struggle to move on when a member of their circle dies by suicide. The show’s ensemble cast stars David Giuntoli, Romany Malco, Allison Miller, Christina Moses, Christina Ochoa, Grace Park, James Roday Rodriguez, Tristan Byon, Lizzy Greene and Chance Hurstfield. DJ Nash created and executive produces the series, with Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor, James Griffiths, Marshall Boone, David Marshall Grant and Terrence Coli serving as additional executive producers.
“Big Sky” will return with new episodes of its second season on Feb. 24 at 10 p.m. Et. The crime thriller, which premiered in 2020, focuses on private...
“A Million Little Things” is back with new episodes of its fourth season starting Feb. 23 at 10 p.m. Et on ABC. The series, which premiered in 2018, focuses on a circle of friends as they struggle to move on when a member of their circle dies by suicide. The show’s ensemble cast stars David Giuntoli, Romany Malco, Allison Miller, Christina Moses, Christina Ochoa, Grace Park, James Roday Rodriguez, Tristan Byon, Lizzy Greene and Chance Hurstfield. DJ Nash created and executive produces the series, with Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor, James Griffiths, Marshall Boone, David Marshall Grant and Terrence Coli serving as additional executive producers.
“Big Sky” will return with new episodes of its second season on Feb. 24 at 10 p.m. Et. The crime thriller, which premiered in 2020, focuses on private...
- 1/28/2022
- by Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Wilson Chapman and Sasha Urban
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: That Girl Lay Lay will return for Season 2 at Nickelodeon. The buddy comedy, from creator and showrunner David A. Arnold, stars teen hip-hop artist Alaya “That Girl Lay Lay” High and Gabrielle Nevaeh Green.
That Girl Lay Lay follows the titular actress as an avatar from a personal affirmation app that magically comes to life, and her best friend Sadie (Green) as they navigate life as teenagers and discover who they truly are. With its fall premiere in 2021, That Girl Lay Lay delivered double digit gains on Thursday nights and consistent #1 rankings in the time slot across all TV in the K6-11 demo. The series’ lead actress has also received a nomination for the NAACP Image Awards’ Outstanding Performance by a Youth.
Season 2 of That Girl Lay Lay will bring more music and magical powers as the two best friends continue to...
That Girl Lay Lay follows the titular actress as an avatar from a personal affirmation app that magically comes to life, and her best friend Sadie (Green) as they navigate life as teenagers and discover who they truly are. With its fall premiere in 2021, That Girl Lay Lay delivered double digit gains on Thursday nights and consistent #1 rankings in the time slot across all TV in the K6-11 demo. The series’ lead actress has also received a nomination for the NAACP Image Awards’ Outstanding Performance by a Youth.
Season 2 of That Girl Lay Lay will bring more music and magical powers as the two best friends continue to...
- 1/28/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
WWE Superstar Mike “The Miz” Mizanin is guest-starring on Nickelodeon’s “Side Hustle,” and just like his main job and those acting roles in the (post-John Cena) “Marine” movies, it’s a fairly physical gig.
On “Side Hustle,” Mizanin plays Jujutsu star Clint Kickwood, who grunts out “Kick-wood!” as he kicks down Jaget’s (Jacques Chevelle) dojo door.
Kickwood was “hired by a very sorry young man,” he tells Jaget. That sorry young man was Munchy, Jaget’s little bro. Probably extra-sorry now because of the door.
As Clint Kickwood explains, “Clint Kickwood doesn’t just kick stuff, I fix stuff!”
He definitely does seem to kick an awful lot of stuff — especially when he played twins in the movie “Double Kick.” But his mission here is more one of mending a brotherly relationship.
Watch the video above, which is exclusive to TheWrap.
On Saturday’s episode, when...
On “Side Hustle,” Mizanin plays Jujutsu star Clint Kickwood, who grunts out “Kick-wood!” as he kicks down Jaget’s (Jacques Chevelle) dojo door.
Kickwood was “hired by a very sorry young man,” he tells Jaget. That sorry young man was Munchy, Jaget’s little bro. Probably extra-sorry now because of the door.
As Clint Kickwood explains, “Clint Kickwood doesn’t just kick stuff, I fix stuff!”
He definitely does seem to kick an awful lot of stuff — especially when he played twins in the movie “Double Kick.” But his mission here is more one of mending a brotherly relationship.
Watch the video above, which is exclusive to TheWrap.
On Saturday’s episode, when...
- 9/15/2021
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Nickelodeon has renewed buddy comedy Side Hustle for a 20 episode second season. The series returns with new episodes of its debut season beginning Saturday, Sept. 11, at 8 p.m. Et/Pt leading into the season two premiere on Saturday, Oct. 2.
A teaser from the season 2 debut titled “Model Employees” (above) reveals friends Lex (Jules LeBlanc), Presley (Jayden Bartels), and Munchy (Isaiah Crews) have taken a job as models during the town’s fashion week.
Assuming that they were hired to be in the fashion show itself, they soon learn that the job is actually to be toy model builders and not runway models like they thought. Disappointed by the job they were hired to do, the kids must figure out a way to get into the real fashion show.
Deadline previously revealed Noah Beck from AwesomenessTV’s Noah Beck Tries Things will make his acting debut in Side Hustle‘s second season.
A teaser from the season 2 debut titled “Model Employees” (above) reveals friends Lex (Jules LeBlanc), Presley (Jayden Bartels), and Munchy (Isaiah Crews) have taken a job as models during the town’s fashion week.
Assuming that they were hired to be in the fashion show itself, they soon learn that the job is actually to be toy model builders and not runway models like they thought. Disappointed by the job they were hired to do, the kids must figure out a way to get into the real fashion show.
Deadline previously revealed Noah Beck from AwesomenessTV’s Noah Beck Tries Things will make his acting debut in Side Hustle‘s second season.
- 9/1/2021
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix and Mattel released a trailer for “Masters of the Universe: Revelation,” premiering on July 23.
The streamer also announced that joining the voice over cast are Dennis Haysbert as King Grayskull, Adam Gifford as Vikor and Jay Tavare as Wundar.
The action-packed animated series picks up where the iconic “Masters of the Universe” characters left off decades ago. After a battle between He-Man and Skeletor, Eternia is fractured and the Guardians of Grayskull have dispersed, leaving Teela to reunite the broken band of heroes, solve the mystery of the missing Sword of Power and save the universe.
Part 1 premieres with five 30-minute episodes. Showrunner Kevin Smith executive produces alongside Frederic Soulie, Adam Bonnett, Christopher Keenan and Rob David. From Mattel Television, the series is produced by Susan Corbin and written by Marc Bernardin, Eric Carrasco, Diya Mishra and Tim Sheridan.
Watch the trailer below.
Also in today’s TV news...
The streamer also announced that joining the voice over cast are Dennis Haysbert as King Grayskull, Adam Gifford as Vikor and Jay Tavare as Wundar.
The action-packed animated series picks up where the iconic “Masters of the Universe” characters left off decades ago. After a battle between He-Man and Skeletor, Eternia is fractured and the Guardians of Grayskull have dispersed, leaving Teela to reunite the broken band of heroes, solve the mystery of the missing Sword of Power and save the universe.
Part 1 premieres with five 30-minute episodes. Showrunner Kevin Smith executive produces alongside Frederic Soulie, Adam Bonnett, Christopher Keenan and Rob David. From Mattel Television, the series is produced by Susan Corbin and written by Marc Bernardin, Eric Carrasco, Diya Mishra and Tim Sheridan.
Watch the trailer below.
Also in today’s TV news...
- 7/2/2021
- by Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Nickelodeon has rounded out the cast for That Girl Lay Lay, its new live-action comedy series starring teen hip-hop artist Alaya “That Girl Lay Lay” High, slated to premiere later this year.
Joining High are Gabrielle Nevaeh Green as Sadie; Peyton Perrine III (Funny Married Stuff) as Sadie’s brother, Marky; Tiffany Daniels as Sadie’s mom, Trish; Thomas Hobson as Sadie’s dad, Bryce; and Caleb Brown as Lay Lay and Sadie’s classmate, Jeremy.
Created by David A. Arnold, in That Girl Lay Lay, phone avatar Lay Lay is the perfect hype girl and best friend that anyone could ever want from their personal affirmation app. Struggling to make her mark at school and needing a best friend to talk to,...
Joining High are Gabrielle Nevaeh Green as Sadie; Peyton Perrine III (Funny Married Stuff) as Sadie’s brother, Marky; Tiffany Daniels as Sadie’s mom, Trish; Thomas Hobson as Sadie’s dad, Bryce; and Caleb Brown as Lay Lay and Sadie’s classmate, Jeremy.
Created by David A. Arnold, in That Girl Lay Lay, phone avatar Lay Lay is the perfect hype girl and best friend that anyone could ever want from their personal affirmation app. Struggling to make her mark at school and needing a best friend to talk to,...
- 7/2/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Teen hip-hop star Alaya High, otherwise known as Lay Lay, is to front a live-action comedy series for Nickelodeon – a series that leads the kids’ networks latest original programming slate.
That Girl Lay Lay is joined by a series order for Warped!, a new live-action buddy comedy series from Kevin Kopelow & Heath Seifert, the EPs/showrunners of Nickelodeon’s All That and two animated series Zj Sparkleton and The Hamster Show.
That Girl Lay Lay was created by David A. Arnold, a writer-producer on Netflix’s Fuller House and follows Lay Lay, an avatar from a personal affirmation app that magically comes to life, and her best friend Sadie as they navigate life as teenagers and discover who they truly are.
The 13-part series is produced by Will Packer and his production company Will Packer Media with production set to begin this spring for a summer premiere.
It marks the...
That Girl Lay Lay is joined by a series order for Warped!, a new live-action buddy comedy series from Kevin Kopelow & Heath Seifert, the EPs/showrunners of Nickelodeon’s All That and two animated series Zj Sparkleton and The Hamster Show.
That Girl Lay Lay was created by David A. Arnold, a writer-producer on Netflix’s Fuller House and follows Lay Lay, an avatar from a personal affirmation app that magically comes to life, and her best friend Sadie as they navigate life as teenagers and discover who they truly are.
The 13-part series is produced by Will Packer and his production company Will Packer Media with production set to begin this spring for a summer premiere.
It marks the...
- 3/18/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Nickelodeon is expanding its live-action roster with the renewal of hit series Danger Force and Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan for second seasons. The net has also ordered six additional episodes of live-action buddy comedy Side Hustle, bringing the first season to 26 total episodes. The announcement was made in conjunction with Nickelodeon’s virtual upfront presentation.
Created by Dan Schneider and Dana Olsen, Danger Force is TV’s number-one live-action kids show with Kids 6-11. In the 26-episode second season, the students of Swellview Academy for the Gifted (Sw.A.G. for short), a school conceived by Captain Man (Cooper Barnes) and brought to life by Schwoz (Michael D. Cohen), continue to master their superpowers as they battle even bigger villains than ever before to protect the citizens of Swellview. Chapa (Havan Flores), Miles (Terrence Little Gardenhigh), Mika (Dana Heath) and Bose (Luca Luhan) must also keep their real identities...
Created by Dan Schneider and Dana Olsen, Danger Force is TV’s number-one live-action kids show with Kids 6-11. In the 26-episode second season, the students of Swellview Academy for the Gifted (Sw.A.G. for short), a school conceived by Captain Man (Cooper Barnes) and brought to life by Schwoz (Michael D. Cohen), continue to master their superpowers as they battle even bigger villains than ever before to protect the citizens of Swellview. Chapa (Havan Flores), Miles (Terrence Little Gardenhigh), Mika (Dana Heath) and Bose (Luca Luhan) must also keep their real identities...
- 3/18/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Nickelodeon has ordered a second season of “Nickelodeon’s Unfiltered” and an additional seven episodes of the live-action comedy “Side Hustle,” a sign that both series have served to attract young audiences as many kids and families are staying closer to home.
The ViacomCBS unit said the second season of “Unfiltered” will debut this evening at 7 p.m. The program is hosted by actor and comedian Jay Pharoah and includes Lex Lumpkin and Gabrielle Nevaeh Green, two members of the cast of the network’s “All That” sketch-comedy show as panelists along with “America’s Got Talent” winner Darci Lynne. The trio tries to determine the identities of celebrity guests disguised by a 3D filter and voice changer.
Nickelodeon says the first season of the series, which is produced remotely, stood as the most-watched unscripted live-action show on cable among viewers between 6 and 11. Guest panelists in the second season are slated to include Asher Angel,...
The ViacomCBS unit said the second season of “Unfiltered” will debut this evening at 7 p.m. The program is hosted by actor and comedian Jay Pharoah and includes Lex Lumpkin and Gabrielle Nevaeh Green, two members of the cast of the network’s “All That” sketch-comedy show as panelists along with “America’s Got Talent” winner Darci Lynne. The trio tries to determine the identities of celebrity guests disguised by a 3D filter and voice changer.
Nickelodeon says the first season of the series, which is produced remotely, stood as the most-watched unscripted live-action show on cable among viewers between 6 and 11. Guest panelists in the second season are slated to include Asher Angel,...
- 1/7/2021
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Nickelodeon wants more Annie LeBlanc -- the popular YouTube-star-turned-multi-threat who appears in numerous Gen Z shows for top digital and linear platforms, and is also pursuing a burgeoning music career.
The ViacomCBS-owned kids’ network has announced the greenlight of Side Hustle, a buddy comedy starring LeBlanc and her real-life best friend, Jayden Bartels. The live-action, multi-camera series will follow two friends who have to create a business after accidentally destroying their neighbor’s car. On the show, they create an app called Kid-ding that helps young people find employment opportunities, and then must take any jobs that come their way in order to pay for the damage.
Side Hustle is being created and executive produced by Dave Malkoff, while John Beck and Ron Hart (Fuller House) will serve as executive producers and showrunners. Thirteen half-hour episodes will be shot in front of a live studio audience in Los Angeles beginning this March,...
The ViacomCBS-owned kids’ network has announced the greenlight of Side Hustle, a buddy comedy starring LeBlanc and her real-life best friend, Jayden Bartels. The live-action, multi-camera series will follow two friends who have to create a business after accidentally destroying their neighbor’s car. On the show, they create an app called Kid-ding that helps young people find employment opportunities, and then must take any jobs that come their way in order to pay for the damage.
Side Hustle is being created and executive produced by Dave Malkoff, while John Beck and Ron Hart (Fuller House) will serve as executive producers and showrunners. Thirteen half-hour episodes will be shot in front of a live studio audience in Los Angeles beginning this March,...
- 2/26/2020
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Nickelodeon has ordered 13 half-hour episodes of Side Hustle, a new live-action multi-camera buddy comedy headlined by social media stars and real-life best friends Annie LeBlanc (Annie vs. Hayley) and Jayden Bartels (Coop & Cami Ask the World).
Created and executive produced by Dave Malkoff and shot in front of a live studio audience, Side Hustle centers on best friends, Lex (LeBlanc) and Presley (Bartels), who have to create a business fast after inadvertently destroying their neighbor’s car. Production begins in Los Angeles in March and premiere is set for later this year on Nickelodeon.
In Side Hustle, Lex, Presley and their quirky friend Munchy (Isaiah Crews) find themselves in a sticky situation after an accidental mishap destroys the police vehicle belonging to Munchy’s dad. Forced to come up with creative ways to earn money to pay for the damages, the best friends enlist the...
Created and executive produced by Dave Malkoff and shot in front of a live studio audience, Side Hustle centers on best friends, Lex (LeBlanc) and Presley (Bartels), who have to create a business fast after inadvertently destroying their neighbor’s car. Production begins in Los Angeles in March and premiere is set for later this year on Nickelodeon.
In Side Hustle, Lex, Presley and their quirky friend Munchy (Isaiah Crews) find themselves in a sticky situation after an accidental mishap destroys the police vehicle belonging to Munchy’s dad. Forced to come up with creative ways to earn money to pay for the damages, the best friends enlist the...
- 2/24/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
WarnerMedia is unleashing the fury today on many of the projects that are coming to HBO Max. Three of those new projects include DC Super Hero High from Elizabeth Banks, Rap Sh*t (working title) from Issa Rae and College Girls (working title) from Mindy Kaling.
Here’s what has been revealed for these projects so far:
DC Super Hero High is a half-hour comedy series, “which follows a group of students experiencing the fun and drama of adolescence at a boarding school for gifted kids. These teens are just trying to navigate the pressures of high school, but none of them realize that someday they will become legendary DC Super Heroes.”
DC Super Hero High is produced by Brownstone Productions in association with Warner Horizon Scripted Television, based on the characters from DC. Brownstone’s Banks and Max Handelman are executive producers, along with writer Scott Weinger (Fuller House...
Here’s what has been revealed for these projects so far:
DC Super Hero High is a half-hour comedy series, “which follows a group of students experiencing the fun and drama of adolescence at a boarding school for gifted kids. These teens are just trying to navigate the pressures of high school, but none of them realize that someday they will become legendary DC Super Heroes.”
DC Super Hero High is produced by Brownstone Productions in association with Warner Horizon Scripted Television, based on the characters from DC. Brownstone’s Banks and Max Handelman are executive producers, along with writer Scott Weinger (Fuller House...
- 10/30/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
HBO Max is unveiling its arsenal of content on WarnerMedia Day, including three comedy projects that will add to TV’s inclusive landscape with diverse stories guided by three women — two of them women of color. During its presentation Tuesday, HBO Max revealed it is developing DC Super Hero High from Elizabeth Banks and Rap Sh*t (working title) from Issa Rae, and has made a straight-to-series order for College Girls (working title) from Mindy Kaling who will write and be showrunner.
“Elizabeth Banks, Issa Rae and Mindy Kaling are three of the most gifted women in our industry, and are now bringing their impressive, original projects to HBO Max,” said Sarah Aubrey, head of original content, HBO Max, in a release timed to the news.
Added Kevin Reilly, chief content officer, HBO Max and president TBS, TNT, and truTV: “These three incredible talents embody the distinct and diverse...
“Elizabeth Banks, Issa Rae and Mindy Kaling are three of the most gifted women in our industry, and are now bringing their impressive, original projects to HBO Max,” said Sarah Aubrey, head of original content, HBO Max, in a release timed to the news.
Added Kevin Reilly, chief content officer, HBO Max and president TBS, TNT, and truTV: “These three incredible talents embody the distinct and diverse...
- 10/29/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Issa Rae, Elizabeth Banks, and Mindy Kaling are all teaming up with HBO Max for three new half-hour comedies.
According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, both Rae and Banks’ projects are in development, while Kaling’s has been ordered to series for 13 episodes. Rae and Banks’ projects are expected to go to series as well. Both Banks and Kaling are currently under overall deals at Warner Bros. Television.
The announcements were made as part of WarnerMedia’s presentation on key details of HBO Max on Tuesday, including pricing.
“Elizabeth Banks, Issa Rae and Mindy Kaling are three of the most gifted women in our industry, and are now bringing their impressive, original projects to HBO Max,” said Sarah Aubrey, head of original content, HBO Max.
Rae — the co-creator and star of the HBO comedy “Insecure” — is working on “Rap S–t,” which follows a female rap group...
According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, both Rae and Banks’ projects are in development, while Kaling’s has been ordered to series for 13 episodes. Rae and Banks’ projects are expected to go to series as well. Both Banks and Kaling are currently under overall deals at Warner Bros. Television.
The announcements were made as part of WarnerMedia’s presentation on key details of HBO Max on Tuesday, including pricing.
“Elizabeth Banks, Issa Rae and Mindy Kaling are three of the most gifted women in our industry, and are now bringing their impressive, original projects to HBO Max,” said Sarah Aubrey, head of original content, HBO Max.
Rae — the co-creator and star of the HBO comedy “Insecure” — is working on “Rap S–t,” which follows a female rap group...
- 10/29/2019
- by Joe Otterson and Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Max has new projects in development from Elizabeth Banks, Issa Rae and Mindy Kaling, WarnerMedia announced at its big streaming event on Tuesday.
Banks is developing “DC Super Hero High,” a half-hour comedy based on DC Comics characters about a group of students “experiencing the fun and drama of adolescence at a boarding school for gifted kids,” according to the show’s official description. “These teens are just trying to navigate the pressures of high school, but none of them realize that someday they will become legendary DC Super Heroes.”
“Fuller House” alum Scott Weinger is attached to the project as writer and executive producer, alongside Banks and Max Handelman of her Brownstone Productions banner, John D. Beck and Ron Hart. Brownstone’s Dannah Shinder is co- executive producer.
Also Read: HBO Max Orders Floral Arrangement Competition 'Full Bloom'
“Insecure’s” Issa Rae will write and executive produce the...
Banks is developing “DC Super Hero High,” a half-hour comedy based on DC Comics characters about a group of students “experiencing the fun and drama of adolescence at a boarding school for gifted kids,” according to the show’s official description. “These teens are just trying to navigate the pressures of high school, but none of them realize that someday they will become legendary DC Super Heroes.”
“Fuller House” alum Scott Weinger is attached to the project as writer and executive producer, alongside Banks and Max Handelman of her Brownstone Productions banner, John D. Beck and Ron Hart. Brownstone’s Dannah Shinder is co- executive producer.
Also Read: HBO Max Orders Floral Arrangement Competition 'Full Bloom'
“Insecure’s” Issa Rae will write and executive produce the...
- 10/29/2019
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Refresh for updates: Trailblazing TV producer and writer Eunetta T. Boone died Wednesday and Hollywood took to social media to honor the entertainment pioneer who worked on shows that put a deserved spotlight on stories and talent from the black community. That credit list included The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Living Single, The Parent ‘Hood, The Hughleys, My Wife and Kids, One on One and most recently Raven’s Home.
Raven-Symoné said in a heartfelt statement: “My heart is heavy following the loss of Raven’s Home executive producer Eunetta Boone.” She continued, “Eunetta was a pioneer and an inspiration to everyone she met. She was a masterful storyteller, an empathetic leader and a beacon of light to so many. I’m sending love and my deepest sympathies to Eunetta’s family and friends and all who knew and loved her. She will be missed. Thank you for everything Eunetta.
Raven-Symoné said in a heartfelt statement: “My heart is heavy following the loss of Raven’s Home executive producer Eunetta Boone.” She continued, “Eunetta was a pioneer and an inspiration to everyone she met. She was a masterful storyteller, an empathetic leader and a beacon of light to so many. I’m sending love and my deepest sympathies to Eunetta’s family and friends and all who knew and loved her. She will be missed. Thank you for everything Eunetta.
- 3/21/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Veteran TV packaging agent-turned-manager/producer Rob Golenberg has joined his brother Jeff Golenberg and his partners Sam Maydew and Jason Shapiro at Silver Lining Entertainment. Golenberg will be a partner at the management/production company, with a focus on building out a lit department and ramping up the company’s content production division.
Rob Golenberg brings with him over a dozen TV lit management clients, including Charlie Craig (Pretty Little Liars: Perfectionists), Alison Tatlock, Scott Williams (NCIS), Sonay Hoffman, John Beck & Ron Hart, and Jon Emerson & Annie Levine (Central Park).
Rob Golenberg, previously a packaging agent at William Morris, Gersh and Paradigm, left the agency business in 2011 after 20 years and, after a brief stint at Evolution, launched a production company, Scripted World, with Alon Aranya. They sold over two dozen network and cable projects, three of which...
Rob Golenberg brings with him over a dozen TV lit management clients, including Charlie Craig (Pretty Little Liars: Perfectionists), Alison Tatlock, Scott Williams (NCIS), Sonay Hoffman, John Beck & Ron Hart, and Jon Emerson & Annie Levine (Central Park).
Rob Golenberg, previously a packaging agent at William Morris, Gersh and Paradigm, left the agency business in 2011 after 20 years and, after a brief stint at Evolution, launched a production company, Scripted World, with Alon Aranya. They sold over two dozen network and cable projects, three of which...
- 12/4/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Even before he sets foot on the court in an NBA game this season, LeBron James has had quite a year. Continuing a steady stream of film and TV projects through his SpringHill Entertainment and longtime manager Maverick Carter, the basketball megastar has amassed an impressive list of development partnerships across the media landscape.
On the TV side alone, James has struck series deals with every broadcast network, many prestige cable outlets, and a streaming service to boot. Aside from the biggest title on his film docket, the long-awaited “Space Jam 2,” James has lent his stamp to a number of features that exist outside the basketball world.
And these aren’t solely ideas for the future, working their way toward a possible pickup. Since last fall, he’s helped produce all of the following films and programs:
high school football documentary “86 Blocks” for Fox Sports civil rights documentary “Rise...
On the TV side alone, James has struck series deals with every broadcast network, many prestige cable outlets, and a streaming service to boot. Aside from the biggest title on his film docket, the long-awaited “Space Jam 2,” James has lent his stamp to a number of features that exist outside the basketball world.
And these aren’t solely ideas for the future, working their way toward a possible pickup. Since last fall, he’s helped produce all of the following films and programs:
high school football documentary “86 Blocks” for Fox Sports civil rights documentary “Rise...
- 10/17/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Comedian Chris Spencer is developing a multi-camera comedy at Fox that boasts LeBron James among its executive producers, Variety has learned.
The series is currently titled “I Just Do” and is inspired by Spencer’s comedy. It’s about an African-American family therapist and his loving and expressive Latina wife living beyond their means in an upper-middleclass neighborhood, where they are raising twin teenagers with the “help” of their intrusive parents.
Fox has given the project a script commitment with a penalty attached. Spencer will star in the series in addition to serving as a writer and co-executive producer. John Beck and Ron Hart will also write in addition to executive producing. James and Maverick Carter will executive produce via their SpringHill Entertainment banner. J.P. Williams will also serve as a co-executive producer. Warner Bros. Television and SpringHill will produce.
In addition to his stand up, Spencer has appeared as...
The series is currently titled “I Just Do” and is inspired by Spencer’s comedy. It’s about an African-American family therapist and his loving and expressive Latina wife living beyond their means in an upper-middleclass neighborhood, where they are raising twin teenagers with the “help” of their intrusive parents.
Fox has given the project a script commitment with a penalty attached. Spencer will star in the series in addition to serving as a writer and co-executive producer. John Beck and Ron Hart will also write in addition to executive producing. James and Maverick Carter will executive produce via their SpringHill Entertainment banner. J.P. Williams will also serve as a co-executive producer. Warner Bros. Television and SpringHill will produce.
In addition to his stand up, Spencer has appeared as...
- 10/10/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Fox has given a script commitment with penalty to I Just Do, a multi-camera comedy starring and co-written by comedian Chris Spencer. It hails from LeBron James’ SpringHill Entertainment and Warner Bros. TV where the company is based.
Written by John Beck, Ron Hart and Spencer, I Just Do is inspired by Spencer’s standup. It’s about an African-American family therapist (Spencer) and his loving and expressive Latina wife living beyond their means in an upper-middleclass neighborhood, where they are raising twin teenagers with the “help” of their intrusive parents. The co-mingling of Black and Latino cultures gives a unique perspective on the universal challenges of marriage and family.
Beck and Hart executive produce alongside James and Maverick Carter via SpringHill Entertainment. Spencer and his manager, J.P. Williams, co-executive produce.
It’s been a very busy broadcast selling season for SpringHill with four projects set up so far. I...
Written by John Beck, Ron Hart and Spencer, I Just Do is inspired by Spencer’s standup. It’s about an African-American family therapist (Spencer) and his loving and expressive Latina wife living beyond their means in an upper-middleclass neighborhood, where they are raising twin teenagers with the “help” of their intrusive parents. The co-mingling of Black and Latino cultures gives a unique perspective on the universal challenges of marriage and family.
Beck and Hart executive produce alongside James and Maverick Carter via SpringHill Entertainment. Spencer and his manager, J.P. Williams, co-executive produce.
It’s been a very busy broadcast selling season for SpringHill with four projects set up so far. I...
- 10/10/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
With the new season comes a new home for Disney Channel’s newly christened Liv and Maddie: Cali Style. And with that big move comes big changes, for everyone.
RelatedLiv and Maddie’s Final Season Gets New California Setting, Updated Title
In the Season 4 premiere, “Sorta Sisters-a-Rooney” (premiering Friday, Sept. 23 at 8/7c) the twins (played by Dove Cameron and Dove Cameron) have relocated from Wisconsin to California, where Liv will pursue her acting career and Maddie has been accepted into her dream college on a basketball scholarship. There, they bunk with their ingenue cousin Ruby (Lindsey Donzis) and her mother.
RelatedLiv and Maddie’s Final Season Gets New California Setting, Updated Title
In the Season 4 premiere, “Sorta Sisters-a-Rooney” (premiering Friday, Sept. 23 at 8/7c) the twins (played by Dove Cameron and Dove Cameron) have relocated from Wisconsin to California, where Liv will pursue her acting career and Maddie has been accepted into her dream college on a basketball scholarship. There, they bunk with their ingenue cousin Ruby (Lindsey Donzis) and her mother.
- 9/16/2016
- TVLine.com
It’s only been a week since Liv and Maddie aired its third season finale, but in real time, the cast is already wrapping Season 4 — and saying goodbye to the Disney Channel series.
RelatedExclusive: Girl Meets World Keeps It in the Family With Latest Flashback Casting
The show’s cast and crew — including star Dove Cameron, and co-creators John D. Beck and Ron Hart — have been flooding Twitter and Instagram all week with snapshots from the emotional final taping. From the dramatic final table read to the last “Larry” lunch, there wasn’t a dry eye on set. (But don’t worry.
RelatedExclusive: Girl Meets World Keeps It in the Family With Latest Flashback Casting
The show’s cast and crew — including star Dove Cameron, and co-creators John D. Beck and Ron Hart — have been flooding Twitter and Instagram all week with snapshots from the emotional final taping. From the dramatic final table read to the last “Larry” lunch, there wasn’t a dry eye on set. (But don’t worry.
- 6/28/2016
- TVLine.com
Dove Cameron‘s titular twins on “Liv and Maddie” are in for big and exciting changes in Season 4, and some new faces as well. In this first look at the newest season of the Disney Channel sitcom, Cameron meets new cast member Lauren Lindsey Donzis, who plays Ruby, the Rooneys’ cousin in California. Created and executive produced by John D. Beck and Ron Hart, the series stars Cameron as two identical twins with entirely different personalities, with Liv being a girly-girl who was an actress in Hollywood for four years. Maddie is a tomboy with an affinity for sports. Also Read: 'Liv.
- 3/9/2016
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
Newcomer Jay Ellis has landed a new series regular role on the Bet comedy series The Game. He will play Blue, a running back and the No.1 draft pick from an Ivy League school who is highly educated and often the smartest person in the room. But even though he is bright, he is still a young man who has a lot to learn about life, love and himself. Ellis is with TalentWorks and Main Title. The Game also recently cast Lauren London as a new regular. Disney Channel has assembled the cast of its family sitcom pilot Bits & Pieces, which just started production in Los Angeles. Dove Cameron (Shameless), Cozi Zuehlsdorff (Dolphin Tale) and Benjamin King (Weeds) are set to star in the pilot, directed and executive produced by Andy Fickman. Written and executive produced by John D. Beck and Ron Hart (Shake It Up), Bits & Pieces tells stories...
- 6/22/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Comedy writer-producers John Beck and Ron Hart have set up two multicamera comedies.
At Fox, the pair has "Extended Family"; at TV Land, they have "Many Wives of Jon."
The projects, both with script commitments, are based on Beck's real-life experiences.
"Family," from Sony TV and Apostle, centers on a blue-collar mom in charge of foster kids. It is inspired by Beck's childhood, when his mother took in foster children to live with them.
"It's like 'Roseanne' meets 'Malcolm in the Middle,' " Hart said.
Beck and Hart found support for the idea in Apostle senior vp Tom Sellitti, who also grew up as the biological child in a household full of foster kids.
"Wives" revolves around a young couple and how their lives change when the wife's family moves in with them. It is based on a period in Beck's life when his wife's mother, sister and 5-year-old...
At Fox, the pair has "Extended Family"; at TV Land, they have "Many Wives of Jon."
The projects, both with script commitments, are based on Beck's real-life experiences.
"Family," from Sony TV and Apostle, centers on a blue-collar mom in charge of foster kids. It is inspired by Beck's childhood, when his mother took in foster children to live with them.
"It's like 'Roseanne' meets 'Malcolm in the Middle,' " Hart said.
Beck and Hart found support for the idea in Apostle senior vp Tom Sellitti, who also grew up as the biological child in a household full of foster kids.
"Wives" revolves around a young couple and how their lives change when the wife's family moves in with them. It is based on a period in Beck's life when his wife's mother, sister and 5-year-old...
- 9/3/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lighting technicians and stage hands set up before the start of pop star Michael Jackson's memorial service at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif., July 7, 2009. Photograph by Andrew Gombert/A.P. Images. Few if any memorial services in history have ever been live-blogged. That's because no one as important as Michael Jackson has died since the technology has become widely available. It's also admittedly tasteless. But with notables such at Mariah Carey, Kobe Bryant, and Stevie Wonder attending the services for the King of Pop, and traffic and fans clogging L.A.'s arteries, this is a veritable red-carpet funeral that demands to be chronicled minute-by-minute. Keep checking below for missives from our Times Square headquarters, with regular text-message updates from our funerary correspondent, Ron Hart, at the Staples Center. Michael Jackson Memorial Live Blog Photos and a live feed after the jump ...
- 7/7/2009
- Vanity Fair
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