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Marvel’s Thunderbolts* is looking to rejuvenate the MCU, which continues to struggle with creative fatigue and what seems like endless franchise bloat. With initial reviews rolling in, Thunderbolts* feels like a make-or-break sort of deal for the franchise – one that many believe has been coasting on fumes since Endgame. For it, Marvel’s using the “dirty half-dozen” – a scrappy lineup of antiheroes, battered operatives, and familiar side characters who find themselves suddenly pushed into the spotlight.

As the final film in Phase 5, Thunderbolts* follows Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova, hesitantly stepping into a leadership role against a CIA handler who’d happily throw her under the bus. Initial reactions to the film, nonetheless, suggest that it’s messier than your average Marvel outing, but the silver lining is that it is more character-driven. And while the asterisk in the title may feel like a punchline, the cast brings enough...

Kathy Bates is winning cases on screen, and might win over Emmy voters next.

Bates, a titan of stage and screen, is poised to make Emmy history this year. If she receives a nomination for her magnetic performance in CBS’s “Matlock” reboot, she will become the oldest nominee ever in the lead drama actress category — at the age of 77.

Bates, born June 28, 1948, would be just two weeks past her birthday when the 2025 Emmy nominations are announced on July 17. Should her name be called — as many believe she’s the current frontrunner in the category — she would surpass the record held by Angela Lansbury, who was 70 when she received her final nomination in 1996 for “Murder, She Wrote.”

In “Matlock,” Bates plays Madeline “Matty” Matlock, a woman who reenters the legal world decades after retiring under seemingly tragic circumstances. The public version of her story is that she was widowed and...

Exclusive: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania star Kathryn Newton is set to star and produce the Amazon series Just One Day based on the Gayle Forman YA romance novels. Sherri Cooper and Jennifer Levin are attached to adapt and create the series.

Forman’s series consists of two books and a follow up novella. One Day, released Aug. 20, 2013, tells the story from the young woman’s point of view, while One Year, published in September 2014, is told from the young man’s Pov.

The blurb for the first book: Allyson Healey’s life is exactly like her suitcase—packed, planned, ordered. Then on the last day of her three-week post-graduation European tour, she meets Willem. A free-spirited, roving actor, Willem is everything she’s not, and when he invites her to abandon her plans and come to Paris with him, Allyson says yes. This uncharacteristic decision leads to a day of risk and romance,...

Only one episode remains until Dr. Robby and the medical team at The Pitt finish out their long, chaotic shift. Before that, however, the first season's penultimate episode introduced two new characters into the fold that series star and executive producer Noah Wyle was very excited for. The first was a cameo for the Chucky fans, as Brad Dourif reunited on-screen with his daughter Fiona Dourif to play the in-universe father to her character, Dr. Cassie McKay. The other, meanwhile, gave some added depth to Robby, with Brothers & Sisters star Sarah Jane Morris stepping in to play the senior attending physician's ex-girlfriend, Janey. In an interview with TV Line, Wyle discussed both the personal and in-universe importance of bringing the two actors on board before the season finale.

Episode 14 of The Pitt, titled "8:00 P.M.," sees the emergency room team still dealing with the fallout of the mass shooting at PittFest,...

Mystery solved… well, sort of: The penultimate episode of The Pitt stopped short of revealing the identity of the PittFest shooter, but cleared troubled teen David of any wrongdoing.

Roughly a third of the way through Episode 14, chief medical officer Gloria informed the emergency department that S.W.A.T. found the shooter, already dead, with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. His identity and his motive remain unknown — but to Dana’s point, “Does it matter?”

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Actor Richard Chamberlain, known in part for his starring role in the original Shogun TV series, has passed away. He was 90 years old.

Per CNN, Chamberlain's publicist, Harlan Boll, confirmed that the actor died in Hawaii due to complications following a stroke. His passing happened just one day before he would have turned 91. Chamberlain's passing was further addressed by his longtime partner, Martin Rabbett.

“Our beloved Richard is with the angels now. He is free and soaring to those loved ones before us,” Rabbett said. “How blessed were we to have known such an amazing and loving soul.”

Boll's statement confirming Chamberlain's death noted that he was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Beverly Hills with his parents and brother, Bill. Before getting into his acting career, he earned a bachelor's degree in arts from Pomona College. He then pursued the United States Army, serving 16 months in...

Richard Chamberlain, the leading man who starred in blockbuster miniseries like The Thorn Birds and the original Shogun, has died. Chamberlain died of complications of a stroke on March 29, as reported by his longtime friend and partner, Martin Rabbett. Chamberlain was 90. Chamberlain was born on March 31, 1934, in Beverly Hills, California. After serving in the US Army, he turned to acting and formed a theater company, Company of Angels, with several fellow actors, including Leonard Nimoy and Vic Morrow.

His first big break came in 1961, when he was cast in the title role of the medical drama Dr. Kildare. Playing idealistic young medical intern James Kildare, Chamberlain rocketed to fame on the strength of the show's ratings and his matinee-idol good looks, and even had a Billboard Top 10 hit for his vocal rendition of the show's theme song. The show ended after five seasons, and Chamberlain had trouble being taken seriously; he relocated to England,...

Richard Chamberlain, the spirited actor known for his handle of larger-than-life characters on both stage and screen, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2025, at the age of 90, two days shy of his 91st birthday. As per Variety, the actor died in Waimanalo, Hawai’i due to complications following a stroke.

Throughout his remarkable career, Chamberlain captivated audiences with his easy-on-the-eyes visage, commanding presence, and zest for life and all of its adventures. Between his star-making turn on the original medical procedural “Dr. Kildare” and his treasured performance in the original mini-series adaptation of James Clavell’s “Shōgun,” Chamberlain has undoubtedly left a lasting impact on arts and entertainment.

Born on March 31, 1934, in Beverly Hills, California, Chamberlain served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War before beginning his journey as an actor in the 1960s. Returning to Los Angeles after his service, Chamberlain co-founded the theater group Company of Angels,...

Richard Chamberlain has sadly passed away.

The actor, known for roles in Dr. Kildare, Shogun and The Thorn Birds among many other TV and movie productions, died at the age of 90 on Saturday night (March 29) in Waimanalo, Hawaii due to complications following a stroke, his publicist Harlan Boll told The Hollywood Reporter.

Sadly, it happened one day before his 91st birthday.

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“Our beloved Richard is with the angels now,” his former longtime partner Martin Rabbett said in a statement.

“He is free and soaring to those loved ones before us. How blessed were we to have known such an amazing and loving soul. Love never dies. And our love is under his wings lifting him to his next great adventure.”

Richard starred in dozens of productions, including Petulia, Three Musketeers films, King Solomon’s Mines and Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold.

He...

Actor Richard Chamberlain, whose TV credits include Shogun and The Thorn Birds, has died. He was 90.

The news of Chamberlain’s death was confirmed to TVLine by his publicist Harlan Boll, who said Chamberlain died Saturday of complications following a stroke.

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“Our beloved Richard is with the angels now,” Chamberlain’s longtime partner Martin Rabbett said in a statement. “He is free and soaring to those loved ones before us.

If Gold Derby's Emmy odds are correct, then Kathy Bates is on the verge of making history.

The veteran star is currently favored to win Best Drama Actress for the reimagined Matlock. She would be 77 years old when the trophies are handed out Sept. 14, which would make her the oldest woman ever in the category by 15 years.

Glenn Close (Damages) has held the Emmy record since 2009, and before that 2008, when she won back-to-back Best Drama Actress trophies at ages 62 and 61. Prior to Close, the category's oldest winners were 60-year-old Sally Field (Brothers & Sisters in 2007), 58-year-old Barbara Stanwyck (The Big Valley in 1966), 57-year-old Barbara Bel Geddes (Dallas in 1980), 50-year-old Sada Thompson (Family in 1978), and 50-year-old Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder in 2015).

After winning the Critics Choice Award for Matlock, a shocked Bates thanked showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman "for creating such an amazing role for an old lady like me.

Few actors are more synonymous with 2010s television than Matthew Rhys. The Welsh actor has been performing in theater and television since the mid-'90s, appearing in numerous shows as a guest star. His breakthrough came in 2006 with the role of Kevin Walker in the ABC family drama Brothers & Sisters, starring Oscar winner Sally Field. From there, Rhys' profile increased, eventually earning an Emmy and a Critics Choice Award for his performance as Russian spy Phillips Jennings in FX's The Americans.

Surface is back, doubling down on all the gaslighting, unreliable narration, repressed trauma, and secret identities we’ve come to know and love. It remains more of a guilty pleasure than a taut psychological thriller. However, the series is elevated by its star, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, who is sensational here for the second consecutive season.

Produced by Reese Witherspoon, Surface thrives on Mbatha-Raw’s mesmerizing performance, allowing the audience to overlook the show’s weaknesses and give in to the irresistible distraction this Apple TV+ series is designed to be. A streaming soap opera that is addictive due to its bingeable format, glossy production, and high-stakes twists and turns.

It may not be high-brow, but this Veronica West creation gets the job done.

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Pyewacket and Out Come the Wolves director Adam MacDonald is helming apocalyptic horror-thriller This Is Not a Test, and the filmmaker recently took to Instagram to reveal that production is officially underway.

The horror movie adapts the YA novel by New York Times bestselling author Courtney Summers, set at the start of a zombie apocalypse.

It follows “Sloane and four other students who take cover in Cortege High to escape a world plagued by the infected. As danger relentlessly pounds on the doors, Sloane begins to see the world through the eyes of people who actually want to live and takes matters into her own hands.”

The cast includes Olivia Holt, Froy Gutierrez, and Luke MacFarlane (Bros, “Brothers & Sisters”).

Cybill Lui is producing under her Anova Pictures banner, while MacDonald also produces.

“With such a beloved YA novel as our source material by Courtney and an incredibly talented cast in Olivia,...

Matthew Rhys has signed on for a leading role in the upcoming Apple TV+ series “Widow’s Bay,” Variety has learned.

The show was picked up for 10 episodes at Apple back in September 2024. The official logline states the show is about “a mysteriously cursed New England island and its superstitious citizens, led by a mayor (Rhys) who refuses to believe their warnings.”

This is the latest streaming TV role Rhys has lined up recently. He recently shot the Netflix limited series “The Beast in Me” opposite Claire Danes, while it was reported in November that Rhys will star opposite John Krasinski in the Amazon Prime Video serial killer drama “Silent River.” He also recently wrapped shooting on the BritBox and BBC1 series adaptation of Agatha Christie’s “Towards Zero.”

Rhys is perhaps best known for his starring role in the FX Cold War spy drama “The Americans,” for which he won...

Nicolas Cage has some new co-stars. Two more actors have just joined the cast of Spider-Noir, the upcoming MGM+ and Prime Video live-action series based on the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man Noir.

According to Deadline, Amy Aquino (Bosch) and Andrew Robinson (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) have been added to the recurring cast of Spider-Noir. Outside Bosch, in which she starred as Lt. Grace Billets, Aquino is known for her recurring roles in Being Human, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and Brothers & Sisters, and most recently appeared as Judge Thelma Hollub in Clint Eastwood's 2024 drama Juror #2. As for Robinson, he seems to have taken a step back from acting in the mid-2000s, although he voiced an alternate version of his Deep Space Nine character Elim Garak in an episode of the animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks last year.

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Adam MacDonald has been set to direct apocalyptic horror-thriller “This is Not a Test,” which Blue Fox Entertainment is introducing at the EFM in Berlin.

The film — coming from Anova Pictures — is based on the YA novel by New York Times bestselling author Courtney Summers, and will feature an ensemble cast led by Olivia Holt, Froy Gutierrez, and Luke MacFarlane. Principal photography is set to begin later this month in Ontario, Canada.

Cybill Lui is producing under her Anova Pictures banner, while MacDonald also produces. Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired all international rights across non-English-speaking territories and will be launching international sales at EFM. BondIt Media Capital is providing financing with Matthew Helderman and Luke Taylor executive producing. Anova is producing in association with North Avenue Pictures and WorldOne Entertainment.

“This is Not a Test” follows Sloane and four other students who take cover in Cortege High to escape a world plagued by the infected.

Amazon Prime Video has given a series order to the drama series “Silent River” with John Krasinski and Matthew Rhys attached to star, Variety has learned.

Both Krasinski and Rhys will also executive produce the series, with Krasinski also set to direct the pilot and additional episodes. Krasinski is executive producing under his and Allyson Seeger’s Sunday Night production banner, which has renewed its first-look television deal with Amazon MGM Studios.

The official logline for “Silent River” states, “Through the lens of two men, whose lives are far more connected than they realize, ‘Silent River’ explores the cracks of small-town America in the wake of discovering a serial killer among them.”

Aaron Rabin is the creator of the series and will also executive produce, with Andrew Bernstein onboard to direct and executive produce. Seeger and Alexa Ginsburg will executive produce for Sunday Night alongside Krasinski. Amazon MGM Studios will produce.

When it comes to television, what exactly does it mean to do it all? With over 20 years of experience in writing and producing for television, Alison Schapker perfectly exemplifies this phrase. Schapker has a great deal of experience in the science fiction genre, which she brings to the upcoming Dune prequel series, Dune Prophecy, as its showrunner. She has written and produced for some of the most iconic science fiction shows, including Fringe, Almost Human, Westworld, and Altered Carbon (for which Schapker also served as showrunner). Now as the executive producer of Dune: Prophecy, Schapker continues to take the genre by storm. She has also worked on television series outside of this genre, including Alias, Brothers & Sisters, Lost, The Flash, Scandal, and Charmed.

Dave Annable understands the concept well that through some of life’s horrific tragedies come born-again moments that create the strongest bonds between family and friends. This theory has proven true in both his real life and in his Hollywood acting career.

One real-life scenario that tested this theory for Annable happened on Sept. 11, 2001.

“I was there in New York, I was in the city, and I mean…the craziest,” Annable recalls about 9/11. “I went down to volunteer and ended up staying until 2 or 3 a.m., and then obviously they couldn’t use us because there was nothing for us to do, for any volunteers. I didn’t know anybody in Manhattan who I could stay with; none of the phones were working. This one girl I met, we were going to go on our first date that night. So, I ended up walking up to Fordham [in the Bronx], like 60 or 70 blocks.

"Yellowstone" announced itself as a show that wasn't afraid to kill off main characters with its 2018 pilot episode "Daybreak." In that episode, we're introduced to Kevin Costner's John Dutton III, owner of the Yellowstone ranch in Montana, and his family. But by the end of the pilot we'd already seen two family members kick the bucket — most notably John's eldest son Lee Dutton (Dave Annable), whose fate in "Yellowstone" started the series on a tragic note and set the story of the show in motion.

In the episode, Lee accompanies his father as they try to recover their cattle from the neighboring Broken Rock Indian Reservation. During their late-night recovery mission, however, the pair are confronted by the inhabitants of the reservation and the Broken Rock police, who show up in an attempt to keep the peace. Sadly, they're unsuccessful in that mission, and Lee ends up being shot...

Disney’s long-expected move to fold ABC Signature into 20th Television brings to an end the media conglom’s in-house TV studio, which started off as Touchstone Television a decade before Disney bought ABC, subsequently being renamed ABC Studios and more recently ABC Signature.

Launched in 1985, Touchstone TV’s first major hit was Golden Girls, which ran on NBC for seven seasons. Other successful series from that era include Blossom, also for NBC, and Home Improvement, Ellen and Boy Meets World for ABC.

In the first years after ABC became part of Disney, Touchstone Television continued to sell to all networks — which is how 20th Television operated for its entire run at Fox — with shows such as Felicity and Popular for the WB and The PJs for Fox/WB.

The studio gradually shifted its attention to its own network, supplying it with series such as Once And Again, My Wife And Kids,...

After a wildly successful first season, Paramount+ has debuted the official trailer for Lioness season two, offering an explosive first look a what's to come for Joe (Zoe Saldaña) this season as the war inches closer and closer to home.

The season synopsis reads, "As the CIA’s fight against terror moves closer to home, Joe, Kaitlyn, and Byron enlist a new Lioness operative to infiltrate a previously unknown threat. With pressure mounting from all sides, Joe is forced to confront the profound personal sacrifices she has made as the leader of the Lioness program."

At the time of its release, the series was Paramount+'s most-watched worldwide premiere ever, so the show's return is certainly one of the more anticipated events of the year for the streamer.

In addition to Zoe Saldaña (Guardians of the Galaxy; Avatar: The Way of Water) in the lead role, the supporting cast consists...

The 76th Emmy Awards are officially in the history books. The ceremony provided great honors, funny presenters and, as usual, some incredible acceptance speeches. The 2024 winners were full of gratitude, humor, occasional humility and deep emotion. Here’s a look at the five best speeches at the Emmys 2024. Which one was your favorite? Vote in our poll and sound off in the comments section below.

Best Limited Series, Best Movie/Limited Writing, Best Movie/Limited Actor: Richard Gadd, “Baby Reindeer”

Nobody made a bigger splash at this year’s ceremony than Gadd, who took home three awards for his semi-autobiographical Netflix limited series. “This is the stuff of dreams,” he uttered as he accepted his first award, and the memorable quotes kept coming. He revealed that 10 years ago he was “down and out” and never thought he’d get his life together. He encouraged everyone going through a difficult time,...

Megaproducer Greg Berlanti has been tapped to receive this year’s Governors Award at the Emmys, the Television Academy announced Thursday. Greg Berlanti, the first individual to receive the honor since 2021 (when Debbie Allen was honored) will be recognized for “his significant impact on television and culture by depicting the underrepresented in film and in such iconic series as ‘Dawson’s Creek,’ ‘Riverdale,’ ‘All American,’ ‘The Flight Attendant’ and ‘You.'”

Berlanti will receive his Emmy for the Governors Award during the 76th Emmys on Sunday, Sept. 15, at the Peacock Theatre at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles.

“Greg is an extraordinary creator, who consistently delivers characters and stories that are in dialogue with the real world,” said TV Academy chair Cris Abrego in a statement. “From the beginning of his career, his commitment to representing three-dimensional LGBTQ+ characters in particular has paved the way for greater cultural understanding and...

Greg Berlanti is set to receive the Television Academy’s 2024 Governors Award, which will be presented during the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards telecast on Sept. 15.

The TV Academy said that Berlanti, a prolific film and TV creator, writer, producer and director, is being recognized for his “significant impact on television and culture by depicting the underrepresented in film and in such iconic series as Dawson’s Creek, Riverdale, All American, The Flight Attendant and You.”

In a career that has spanned four decades, Berlanti has been the creative genius behind some of television’s most popular and culturally impactful shows, many of which broke ground with LGBTQ+ representation. Through his company, Berlanti Productions, he has been involved in over 45 television shows, and in 2019 the company had 18 live-action scripted series on the air at the same time.

Among the shows Berlanti has produced include Young Americans, Everwood, Jack & Bobby, Brothers & Sisters,...

Back in the 1890s, writer Oscar Wilde brought the world a story called The Picture of Dorian Gray – and now the Netflix streaming service has announced that they’re teaming up with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television on a new TV series called The Grays, which ComicBook.com hears will be “a contemporary take on the Oscar Wilde classic about our fascination with eternal youth set against the backdrop of the modern beauty industry.“

The Picture of Dorian Gray has the following description: Combining elements of the Gothic horror novel and decadent French fiction, the book centers on a striking premise: As Dorian Gray sinks into a life of crime and gross sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait grows day by day into a hideous record of evil, which he must keep hidden from the world.

Supergirl alum Katie Rose Rogers and All American‘s Robbie Rogers,...

Virgin River season 6 may reveal that Mel has other siblings, potentially complicating her relationships. One of season 6's episodes is titled "Brothers & Sisters," suggesting a major twist regarding Mel's biological father, Everett. Virgin River's showrunner was evasive when asked about Mel having additional siblings.

A new Virgin River season 6 theory pulls from the show's two-episode fifth season finale, setting up an idea that, if true, would completely change everything for Mel Monroe (Alexandra Breckenridge). Based on the Virgin River novels by Robyn Carr, Netflix's romantic drama has five seasons under its belt, with Virgin River season 6 poised to premiere in late 2024. The new season will pick up where Virgin River season 5, part 2's ending left off. The Christmas-set two-episode finale saw Mel and Jack Sheridan (Martin Henderson) tracking down Mel's biological father, Everett Reid (John Allen Nelson).

Mel and Jack's investigation into Virgin River's Everett, also known as Champ,...

Virgin River fans have been waiting for any news and updates about the upcoming new season of their favorite show, and series leading star Alexandra Breckenridge will always offer any details she can. However, this time, she can't share the full update she's keeping secret: the Virgin River season 6 release date.

In a recent Instagram story update, Breckenridge interacted with curious Virgin River fans angling for some details on the upcoming release of season 6. While the actress couldn't spill the beans on the official release date just yet, she did confirm recent reports from Netflix that the new season would be released in 2024 rather than the projected 2025 release.

Breckenridge addressed the Virgin River superfans who seem to track down top secret details about the show and invited them to guess which month the season would drop, but she gave no hints. Instead, the Mel star simply shared the tease that...

Animated blockbuster Despicable Me 4 will be aiming to set records across its UK-Ireland run, as it opens in 688 cinemas this weekend through Universal.

Produced by Universal-owned animation stalwarts Illumination Entertainment, the Despicable Me franchise is among the most profitable of recent decades. The first film opened to £3.9m on its way to a £20.2m total in 2010; before the sequel started with £10m and ended on £47.5m in 2013; and was in turn surpassed by Despicable Me 3, which opened to £11.2m and closed on £47.9m.

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Halle Berry and Glenn Close have joined the ensemble cast of Hulu’s All’s Fair, a new legal series from Ryan Murphy and Kim Kardashian. All four serve as executive producers.

The series is described by Murphy as “a high-end, glossy and sexy adult procedural.” Berry and Close will star opposite Kardashian who work together at an all-female law firm in the legal drama, penned by Jon Robin Baitz (Brothers & Sisters), writer of Murphy’s Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans and Joe Baken. Information regarding Berry and Close’s roles is under wraps.

All’s Fair marks the first series for Murphy under his new deal at Disney, with 20th Television, part of Disney TV Studios, producing in association with Ryan Murphy Television. Jon Robin Baitz, Joe Baken, Jamie Pachino, Laura Greene and Richard Levine executive produce alongside Murphy, Kardashian, Berry alongside her producing...

The 2024-2025 primetime schedule will feature numerous new and returning medical dramas that audiences everywhere will love, but only one show will take you to the high seas.

Get ready to set sail this fall in a brand new medical series from the creative genius of Ryan Murphy.

Doctor Odyssey follows a medical team led by television alum Joshua Jackson, who's no stranger to dramatic shows like his stints on Dr. Death and Little Fires Everywhere.

The former WB actor is not alone in his endeavor; he is joined by some familiar faces and known names, some of whom are no strangers to the small screen themselves.

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It's anchors aweigh with a talented cast, creative premise, and hands behind the scenes who know how to tell a story, and we have everything we know about Doctor Odyssey right here!

Calista Flockhart, our guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, is a TV legend. The actress shot to fame 27 years ago playing a Harvard Law graduate who goes to work in a Boston firm on David E. Kelley’s groundbreaking Fox comedy series Ally McBeal (1997-2002), for which she garnered three Emmy noms and won a Golden Globe. She subsequently starred on other notable shows including ABC’s Brothers & Sisters (2006-2011) and CBS/The CW’s Supergirl (2015-2018). Most recently, on the 2024 FX limited series Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, she played Lee Radziwill, the socialite sister of Jackie Kennedy and, for a time, close friend of Truman Capote — and now finds herself back in the Emmys race.

Over the course of this episode, the 59-year-old reflects on the sequence of unlikely events that led to her being pulled out of relative obscurity and...

Rachel Griffiths wants people to start respecting sex workers. Now.

“If we disrespect sex workers, we are disrespecting women. It’s the same thing,” she says.

“In Australia, we are in the throes of terrible violence against women. We’ve had more of them die at the hands of their partners or ex-partners in the first three months of the year than in all of last year. People used to talk about what a woman was wearing if something bad happened to her. If she was a sex worker, nobody investigated these cases. I really hope we grow out of it.”

In her new show “Madam,” Griffiths – a “Six Feet Under” and “Brothers & Sisters” star, nominated for an Academy Award for “Hilary and Jackie” – plays Mack Leigh. The show had its world premiere Saturday at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival.

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Ryan Murphy, the American Horror Story creator, pitched the idea for Kim Kardashian’s own series while having dinner with her and her mother, Kris Jenner.

Kardashian appears on the 12th season of American Horror Story, called AHS: Delicate, in a role specifically written for her, opposite franchise favorite Emma Roberts.

On the heels of her breakthrough performance, Kardashian is getting her own scripted series, as Deadline reported. She is staying in business with AHS co-creator/executive producer Murphy for the project, described as a high-end, glossy and sexy adult procedural. It has landed at Hulu, home of hit reality series The Kardashians, with a big series commitment.

This marks the first series for Murphy under his new deal at Disney, with 20th Television, part of Disney TV Studios, producing.

Kardashian, whose acting deal is being negotiated, is poised to play Los Angeles’ most successful divorce lawyer and the owner...

Exclusive: Three and a half decades into his career as a playwright and film and TV writer, Jon Robin Baitz has never been busier, coming off one series, with three others in production or preproduction. Baitz has now signed a big multi-year deal with 20th Television, the studio behind the four series, which all hail from Ryan Murphy Productions. Noone is commenting but I hear the pact — said to be in the premium top range for writing talent — spans five years.

Under the deal, Baitz will develop, write and executive produce original series with 20th Television, a part of Disney Television Studios, for Disney Entertainment Television, as well as collaborate with Murphy on more projects.

The overall agreement comes on the heels of FX/20th Television/Ryan Murphy Prods.’ limited series Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans, on which Baitz served as an executive producer/showrunner and wrote every episode.

His...

Everyday we draw nearer to the release of the second part of “Yellowstone’s” 5th season feels more surreal. Yes I know there are spinoffs in the works – and I know fans plan to immerse themselves in that world as well – but we’ll still miss “Yellowstone.”

Luke Grimes Calls “Yellowstone” Character His Dream Role

“If I could have figured out my dream role at the age that I got that job, it would have been Kayce,” the star, who once lost the “Twilight” role to Edward Cullen, told UK’s Independent.

Awww… It feels nice to hear Luke Grimes say that because I know many “Yellowstone” fans are absolutely in love with his character, Kayce.

However, becoming Kayce wasn’t as easy as all that as he admitted he did have a hard time filming the first season for this reason.

“I felt like an idiot for the first...

Coldplay are looking back on their early days with the re-release of their debut single, “Brothers & Sisters.”

Before Coldplay were the platinum-selling, stadium-filling pop band they’re known as today, they were four college kids in London, studying for finals while they sought out a record deal. After the three-song Saftey EP, Coldplay were signed to Simon Williams’ Fierce Panda Records in 1998 and re-recorded their song “Brothers & Sisters,” which arrived on April 26th, 1999 as the quartet’s first official single release. Now, “Brothers & Sisters” will receive an exclusive vinyl re-release for its 25th anniversary, arriving on November 15th.

The original single release featured “Brothers & Sisters” as the A-side and “Easy to Please” as the B-side, with the CD version also containing third track “Only Superstition.” The new vinyl re-release will contain all three songs, as well as a newly-added fourth track called “The Story of Brothers...

Exclusive: Revenge star Emily VanCamp has found her next role, and it’s a juicy one.

VanCamp is leading Canadian legal procedural Prejudice, which is created and written by Ethel scribe Celeste Parr.

In Prejudice, VanCamp plays Liesl Wellington, a rising Toronto litigator whose career and marriage to a senator are thrown into upheaval when her past as a sex worker is publicly exposed. Scorned by her field and social circle, she launches her own law firm dedicated to defending the likewise silenced and delegitimized.

Keshet International, Audrey’s Back indie Pixcom and Thruline Entertainment (The Great) are behind Prejudice, which doesn’t have a network attached.

Ki CEO Keren Shahar called Prejudice a “heartening legal drama that takes on all the forces that conspire to keep the underdog hidden, silent, unequal, and without agency, There are so many elements about this series that will appeal to audiences, not least...

Juliette Binoche has racked up a slew of awards for her film work, including both an Oscar and a BAFTA for her supporting turn in the historical drama “The English Patient.” Now she is in line to win an Emmy for her leading role in another historical epic — Apple TV’s “The New Look.”

In this acclaimed drama, she portrays the iconic French fashion designer Coco Chanel who is threatened by the up-and-coming Christian Dior (Ben Mendelsohn) in post-wwii Paris. Binoche delivers a complex, carefully curated performance that has been celebrated by critics as a shining light in this lush new series.

Joyce Slaton (Common Sense Media) noted: “Juliette Binoche and Ben Mendelsohn are excellent in their roles as the conflicted Chanel and Dior, both of whom, history remembers, wound up collaborating with and/or designing for Nazi forces in Nazi-occupied France… Chanel is a more complicated figure, and yet...

Space-related movies have been popular in recent years, but Sony is bringing us a more lighthearted approach to the subject later this year in the romantic comedy Fly Me to the Moon, which shares its title with the famous song by Frank Sinatra. Based on an original screenplay by Rose Gilroy, the movie will feature Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum in the main roles, and it is set for a July 12, 2024 release. Ahead of the premiere, the first official trailer for the movie has been released, and you will be able to check it out here, as usual.

The film is directed by Greg Berlanti, known for his work on the television series Dawson’s Creek, Brothers & Sisters, Everwood, Political Animals, Riverdale, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and You, as well as DC’s Arrowverse, Titans, and the Doom Patrol series. Columbia Pictures is distributing the movie via Sony.

As we have stated,...

Suits is continuing to cash in on its current popularity.

The BBC has acquired all nine seasons of the hit American legal drama, along with mockumentary St. Denis Medical and the series continuation of the hit Best Man films, The Best Man: The Final Chapters, for its TV channels and the BBC iPlayer streaming service.

It acquired the three titles from NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution.

Set in a New York City law firm, Suits stars Patrick J. Adams (Old School) as Mike Ross, who uses his photographic memory to talk his way into a job as an associate working for successful “closer” Harvey Spector, played by Gabriel Macht (Love & Other Drugs), despite being a college dropout who never attended law school. Together they win lawsuits and close cases, while at the same time hiding Mike’s secret. Suits boasts a stellar ensemble cast that also includes Gina Torres (Westworld), Sarah Rafferty...

[This story contains spoilers from the sixth episode of Feud: Capote vs. the Swans, “Hats, Gloves and Effete Homosexuals.”]

Feud: Capote vs. the Swans is a reunion for Calista Flockhart and showrunner Jon Robin Baitz, who created Brothers & Sisters on which the actress starred during its five-season run. It was an instant yes, says Flockhart, when “Robbie” (as she calls him) and producer Ryan Murphy came to her with the role of Lee Radziwill in season two of the FX anthology — one of the coterie of New York City socialites with whom Truman Capote palled around (and later publicly fought) in the 1960s and ’70s.

Radziwell was perhaps America’s best-known little sister; she was four years younger than Jackie Kennedy Onassis, who always overshadowed Lee despite her own efforts to achieve fame as an actress. But without the trappings of the official title of First Lady, Radziwill was able to flourish socially and was well-connected with the literary,...

Feud: Capote vs. The Swans has honored the late Treat Williams with a touching tribute.

The card, which read “In Memory of Treat Williams 1951-2023”, appeared at the end of last night’s episode of Ryan Murphy’s FX anthology series. You can see it below.

Williams portrayed former CBS head and media tycoon Bill Paley in the series, an adaptation of Laurence Leamer’s bestselling book Capote’s Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era. The series chronicles the literary scandal that sparked a fallout between writer Truman Capote and a high-society group of women, known as his “Swans.”

Feud was Williams’ final role. The veteran actor had wrapped production shortly before he died in a tragic motorcycle accident on June 12, 2023 in Dorset, Vt. He was 71.

Williams was best known for playing Dr. Andy Brown on Greg Berlanti’s Everwood during his nearly half-century career,...

Months after his death, actor Treat Williams was memorialized by the FX series he shot shortly before he died.

Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans remembered Williams with a title card at the end of Wednesday’s episode. It read: “In Memory of Treat Williams 1951-2023.” The actor played media mogul William Paley in Season 2 of the anthology series, which chronicles author Truman Capote’s betrayal of his close female friends — who happened to be members of high society — in the 1970s.

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The cold shoulder is mightier than the pen in Capote Vs. The Swans, a dazzling new edition of Ryan Murphy’s Feud anthology. The first Feud series, which aired in 2017, depicted the juicy rivalry of Hollywood divas Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. The gossipy and rarefied New York world of Capote, as sharply written by Jon Robin Baitz (Brothers & Sisters) and mostly directed by Gus Van Sant, takes us back to the 1970s’ “ladies who lunch” culture so memorably skewered by Stephen Sondheim in his breakthrough Company. These “dinosaurs surviving the crunch” are a glamorous if garishly unsatisfied bunch, epitomized by Babe Paley (the stunning Naomi Watts), a statuesque and starched beauty unhappily wed to the flagrantly unfaithful CBS magnate William S. Paley. Like her fellow socialites—an impeccably cast ensemble including Diane Lane (as Slim Keith), Chloë Sevigny (as C.Z. Guest), and Calista Flockhart (as the waspish Lee...

Rob Lowe and Ian Somerhalder are not related despite their uncanny resemblance and speculation about their connection. Lowe and Somerhalder come from different backgrounds, with Lowe growing up in Virginia and Somerhalder in Louisiana. Lowe jokingly acknowledged their similar appearances to Somerhalder's wife at a Golden Globes party, showcasing their good-natured interaction.

Rob Lowe and Ian Somerhalder's uncanny appearances have many thinking they're related. Lowe is a prolific and seasoned actor, known for his charismatic screen presence. His career took off in the 1980s as a member of the "Brat Pack," with roles in films like St. Elmo's Fire and The Outsiders with Tom Cruise. Lowe's most notable role is Sam Seaborn in the critically acclaimed series The West Wing. His acting versatility is evident from his performances in comedies like Parks and Recreation to dramas like Brothers & Sisters.

Ian Somerhalder, on the other hand, gained widespread popularity for...

Toby Yates, a film editor in Hollywood for 40 years and the son of Oscar-nominated director-producer Peter Yates, has died. He was 61.

Yates died Nov. 17 in Los Angeles after a stroke, his family announced.

Yates was a frequent collaborator with director Karen Moncrieff, editing her first feature, Blue Car (2002), followed by The Dead Girl (2006) and The Trials of Cate McCall (2013).

He also cut The Moon and the Stars (2007) for director John Irvin — he received a best editor prize at the Milano International Film Festival for that — and The Midnight Meat Train (2008) and No One Lives (2012) for director Ryûhei Kitamura.

Most recently, he edited Brave the Dark (2023), directed by Damian Harris.

Toby Robert Quentin Yates was born on Sept. 18, 1962, in London and raised there and in New York City. He studied filmmaking and editing while in high school, working as an apprentice editor and later assistant editor under Roy Lovejoy (2001: A Space Odyssey,...

Fans of Jessica Chastain and Taylor Jenkins Reid’s novel “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” are in for another disappointment: The Oscar winner confirmed there is “zero possibility” she will star in the film adaptation.

Netflix first announced a feature film version of the 2017 novel — about a fictional Old Hollywood movie star who gives her final interview — back in 2022. Writer Liz Tigelaar (who’s worked on “Brothers & Sisters” and created the CW series “Life Unexpected”) was attached to pen the script, with Leslye Headland (“Russian Doll” co-creator and “The Acoylte” showrunner) attached to direct.

“I love how excited the fans are,” Chastain told E! News in a recent interview. “When I was working on Broadway, every single day, they’d be outside, when I was signing, with the books. I just love how wonderful that fan base is.”

Fans campaigned on social media for Chastain to play Celia St.

"Smokey and the Bandit" was a delightful '70s action-comedy movie; it spawned two sequels, the first of which was pretty damn good. For a modern audience looking back, the series was also remarkably star-studded. It featured beloved late actors like Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Patrick McCormick, and Mike Henry, most of whom are still fondly remembered over forty years after the first movie came out. Although the series itself isn't quite as well-known among today's young viewer as we'd probably prefer, most of its cast certainly is.

But what about the actors in the series who are still alive today? What are they up to? Let's check in on the lives and careers of the remaining "Smokey and the Bandit" cast, and see how they're holding up. We might never get to see that Seth MacFarlane-penned revival series we heard about back in 2020, but it's not time to...