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Ralph Fiennes to play President Snow in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

Ralph Fiennes, coming off his Oscar-nominated turn in Conclave, has taken a major role in Hunger Games prequel Sunrise on the Reaping. He will play President Coriolanus Snow, the authoritarian leader of Panem. The role was played as an older man by Donald Sutherland in the 2010s Hunger Games films and as a young man by Tom Blyth in prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. This will of course be Fiennes' second time playing the iconic villain from a massively popular young adult book franchise; he previously played Voldemort in the Harry Potter movies. "We wanted to honor Donald Sutherland by having one of this generation’s greatest actors play President Snow 24 years before Katniss Everdeen entered the arena," producer Nina Jacobson said in a statement announcing Fiennes' casting.

This is exciting news: the Broadway production of Good Night, and Good Luck, starring George Clooney, will be broadcast live on CNN this summer. According to the network, this marks the first time a Broadway play will be televised live. The special live performance will air on June 7 at 7 p.m. Et on CNN, CNN International, and will also stream on CNN’s website.

“I can’t tell you how exciting it is to do something that’s never been done,” Clooney said in a statement. “CNN is the perfect place to bring this story of courage to so many more people than we could have ever hoped. Live TV. No net. Buckle up everyone.“

Mark Thompson, chairman and CEO of CNN, added, “Good Night, and Good Luck is not just a celebration of a golden age in TV journalism. It’s also about the importance of the free press...

George Clooney is headed back to television…just not the way you think.

Unlike former co-star Noah Wyle’s return to the medical procedural genre with “The Pitt,” Clooney will be taking to the small screen via The Great White Way. For the last few months, he’s been performing at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre in a theatrical adaptation of his 2005 Oscar-nominated biopic “Good Night and Good Luck.” Now he’ll bring that story back to the place it first started: on television.

Airing Saturday, June 7 on CNN, CNN will air a live performance of “Good Night and Good Luck” in what will be the Broadway show’s penultimate performance. It’s also the first time in Broadway history a play has been televised live.

As per The New York Times, the play will be preceded and followed by coverage and discussion around the show, it’s history, and the current state of journalism.

CNN will air the second-to-last performance of “Good Night, and Good Luck,” the record-breaking play written by and starring George Clooney in which he portrays legendary broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow.

“Good Night, and Good Luck” will air its penultimate performance at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre live on Saturday, June 7, at 7 p.m. Et across CNN, CNN International and streaming on cnn.com. The livestream will be available without requiring a cable log-in on digital platforms. Per CNN, it’s the first time a live play on Broadway will be televised.

Clooney said in a statement, “I can’t tell you how exciting it is to do something that’s never been done. CNN is the perfect place to bring this story of courage to so many more people than we could have ever hoped. Live TV. No net. Buckle up everyone.”

In the play, Clooney made his Broadway debut as Murrow,...

George Clooney will continue to make Broadway history with his record-breaking play Good Night, and Good Luck.

The play already has the distinction of holding the record for highest-grossing week for a Broadway play, a record that it has broken over-and-over throughout its run so far.

Now, Good Night, and Good Luck will become the first play to have a live performance televised on TV.

Keep reading to find out more…

CNN will broadcast the Saturday, June 7 performance at 7pm Et across CNN properties.

“I can’t tell you how exciting it is to do something that’s never been done. CNN is the perfect place to bring this story of courage to so many more people than we could have ever hoped. Live TV. No net. Buckle up everyone,” George said in a statement.

“Good Night, and Good Luck is not just a celebration of a golden age in TV journalism,...

The Broadway production of Good Night, and Good Luck, starring George Clooney, will be broadcast live on CNN.

The broadcast, which is the first time a live performance of a play will be televised, is scheduled to air live on June 7 at 7 p.m. Et across CNN, CNN International and streaming on CNN’s website. The televised performance is the second-to-last scheduled performance of the play on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theater.

“I can’t tell you how exciting it is to do something that’s never been done. CNN is the perfect place to bring this story of courage to so many more people than we could have ever hoped. Live TV. No net. Buckle up everyone,” Clooney said in a statement.

“Good Night, and Good Luck is not just a celebration of a golden age in TV journalism,” said CNN chairman and CEO Mark Thompson. “It’s...

CNN will air “Good Night, and Good Luck,” the Tony-nominated play by George Clooney and Grant Heslov, live on Saturday, June 7, the network announced Thursday.

The penultimate performance at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre will air live in a historic Broadway first.

“I can’t tell you how exciting it is to do something that’s never been done. CNN is the perfect place to bring this story of courage to so many more people than we could have ever hoped. Live TV. No net. Buckle up everyone,” Clooney said in a statement.

“’Good Night, and Good Luck’ is not just a celebration of a golden age in TV journalism,” CNN Chairman and CEO Mark Thompson said in a statement. “It’s also about the importance of the free press and the need for strong news organizations to report the facts in a fair-minded way. That’s something we still care deeply about.

George Clooney is making it possible for a heckuva lot more people to see his Broadway appearance in Good Night, and Good Luck: CNN will air the penultimate performance live from Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre on June 7.

This marks the first time a Broadway performance has been televised live. Following the live production at 7 p.m. Et, CNN will host a special to discuss the production and state of global journalism.

In Good Night, and Good Luck, Clooney makes his Broadway debut as Edward R. Murrow. As McCarthyism casts a shadow over America, Murrow and his news team choose to confront the growing tide of paranoia and propaganda, even if it means turning the federal government and a worried nation against them.

The production closes its theatrical run with a matinee performance on Sunday, June 8.

“I can’t tell you how exciting it is to do something that’s never been done,...

Good Night, and Good Luck, the new play by George Clooney and Grant Heslov, and directed by David Cromer, has announced that it has recouped its initial investment of $9.5 million in only 7 and a half weeks on Broadway. The critically acclaimed new play broke history many times over and recently announced that it holds the all-time record for the highest grossing play in Broadway history and is the first play to surpass a gross of $4 million in a single week (week ending 5/4/25). Good Night, and Good Luck is currently playing at the Winter Garden Theatre and recently received 5 Tony Award nominations, including Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for Mr. Clooney. In addition, it was recently...

Good Night, and Good Luck, the new play by George Clooney and Grant Heslov directed by David Cromer, has announced that it has recouped its initial investment of $9.5 million in only 7 and a half weeks on Broadway. The acclaimed new play broke history many times over and recently announced that it holds the all-time record for the highest grossing play in Broadway history and is the first play to surpass a gross of $4 million in a single week (week ending 5/4/25).

Good Night, and Good Luck is currently playing at the Winter Garden Theatre and recently received 5 Tony Award nominations, including Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for Clooney. In addition, it was recently announced that, in partnership with TodayTix, 2,000 tickets are being subsidized by the production to New York City Public School students – including those studying journalism.

The play, with commensurate high ticket prices, has been reeling...

Fresh off her Oscar win for Anora, Mikey Madison is looking to build out her upcoming slate as she is set to star in Reptilia, the latest feature from filmmaker Alejandro Landes Echavarría. The film will co-star Kirsten Dunst and is based on a script by Landes Echavarría and Duke Merriman. Pastel, Imperative Entertainment and Af Films are set to produce alongside Landes Echavarría under his A Stela Cine banner. Black Bear is providing financing.

UTA Independent Film Group and 30West will co-handle U.S. distribution rights. The film will be introduced to international buyers at the Cannes Market by Charades. Principal photography will commence in the fall.

The film centers on a dental hygienist seduced by a mysterious mermaid into the dark and wet underworld of Florida’s exotic animal trade.

Landes Echavarría previously directed Monos, which premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the World Cinema...

Good Night, and Good Luck, the new play by George Clooney and Grant Heslov, and directed by David Cromer, has broken its own all-time record for highest grossing play in Broadway history and is the first play to surpass a gross of $4 million in a single week.

For the week ending May 4 2025, the production grossed $4,003,482 for 8 Performances.

Good Night, and Good Luck is currently playing at the Winter Garden Theatre, where it surpassed the previously held record by The Music Man (with 9 performances) and is now the highest-grossing production in the history of the Shubert Organization.

The production recently received 5 Tony Award nominations, including Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for Clooney. In addition, it was recently announced that, in partnership with TodayTix, 2,000 tickets are being subsidized by the production to New York City Public School students – including those studying journalism.

Based on the 2929 Entertainment and Participant...

The ’80s were a heyday for the underdog. Whether the arena was the corporate workplace or the hormone hurricane of high school, bullies and their respective comeuppances were ubiquitous in the decade’s cinematic offerings. 1984’s The Karate Kid was one of the most popular David vs. Goliath offerings on the big screen, and its legacy goes way beyond fly-hunting with chopsticks, or beachfront training montages, or its litany of catchphrases. Through sequels, reboots and small screen re-invention, the legend of The Karate Kid spans decades, and continues to inspire and delight each new generation as they meet life’s great challenges.

So, given that the first four films have been given a splendid Blu-ray release (as well as the release of Cobra Kai on DVD) and in anticipation of the forthcoming shared universe blockbuster Karate Kid: Legends and the advent of our current giveaway for The Karate Kid on 4K Uhd,...

Nominations for the 2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards were announced Friday by Oh, Mary! stars Cole Escola and Conrad Ricamora. Winners for these kudos, which honor Broadway and off-Broadway productions, will be announced on May 12.

The musical Death Becomes Her dominated the pack with 12 nominations, more than any other show, followed by Maybe Happy Ending with nine citations. Stranger Things: The First Shadow led in the play categories with seven bids, followed by The Hills of California with six.

While there are no Tony Awards nominators within the ranks of the Outer Critics Circle, the list of nominations nevertheless provides important insight into what performances are registering with the industry during awards season. A major difference is that the Outer Critics Circle employs gender-neutral categories but still capped at five slots. So, the actors named here have muscled their way past a large field of competitors in an impressive showing of awards strength.

Almost exactly a decade since espionage thriller “The Bureau” became the first series in France to adopt the American writer’s room format, French-American producer Alex Berger is still reaping the laurels of its success.

At Canneseries to promote the festival’s opening night screening of “The Agency,” the George Clooney-produced adaptation of his French hit, the veteran reflected on his career and impact in the industry, recalling how the European country “wasn’t used to doing the type of shows we were aiming for in the rhythm we wanted to do them in.”

By “we,” Berger refers to himself and multi-hyphenate creative and “The Bureau” showrunner Éric Rochant. The duo founded independent production company The Originals Productions in 2008 and perfected their practice following the success of their hit show, coining a technique titled Structured Writing Workshop. The custom-tailored method mixes “the best of what France and the U.

The hit Broadway musical Death Becomes Her starring Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard leads the list of nominations for this year’s Outer Critics Circle Awards, the organization announced this morning.

The musical garnered 12 nominations, including Outstanding New Musical and nominations for Simard and featured performer Christopher Sieber. Coming in at #2 was the musical Maybe Happy Ending starring Darren Criss with nine nominations.

In the non-musical play categories, Stranger Things: The First Shadow snared the most nominations, with a total of seven, followed by The Hills of California with six.

The winners of the 75th Anniversary Outer Critics Circle Awards will be announced on Monday, May 12, 2025 followed by an awards ceremony held on Thursday, May 22, 2025.

Nominees for the annual John Gassner Award — for a new American play, preferably by a new playwright — are: Becoming Eve by Emil Weinstein; Good Night, and Good Luck by George Clooney and Grant Heslov; Pre-Existing...

George Clooney received his Sardi’s caricature Thursday after making his Broadway debut in Good Night, and Good Luck this spring.

When asked to sign his portrait, Clooney quipped: “You got it. Brad Pitt.”

Clooney also joked about the difference in hair color between the portrait, which features his natural gray hair, and his current hair, which is dyed black for his role as Edward R. Murrow in Good Night, and Good Luck.

In addition to making his Broadway acting debut, Clooney co-wrote Good Night, and Good Luck with Grant Heslov after the two had penned the 2005 film version. The play, which opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on April 3, follows Murrow and the staff of CBS as he takes aim at Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Sardi’s, a well-known restaurant in the theater district, typically honors select Broadway stars by presenting them with caricatures that are then featured in the restaurant for decades to come.

Film stars might seem to be making some inroads with this year’s New York Drama League Awards nominations – George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr., Paul Mescal, Mia Farrow and Jake Gyllenhaal, among others, are all accounted for – but stage stalwarts like Amber Gray, David Greenspan, André De Shields, Beth Leavel, and Idina Menzel are certainly well represented.

Sarah Hyland (The Great Gatsby) and Orville Peck (Cabaret) announced the 2025 Drama League Award nominees this morning at an event held at Lincoln Center’s New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. The Drama League awards cover both Broadway and Off Broadway. The awards will be presented at the 91st Annual Drama League Awards Friday, May 16, at the Ziegfeld Ballroom.

The Drama League previously announced the 2025 Special Recognition Award Recipients: Tony and Olivier Award winner Lea Salonga will receive the Award for Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater; Director Whitney White (and multiple...

The 2025 Tribeca Festival has revealed its feature-film lineup for this year’s event.

Among the highlights, this year’s festival will feature the world premiere of Miley Cyrus’ Something Beautiful film, the visual companion to her album of the same name, which drops on May 30. After the screening of the film directed by Cyrus, Jacob Bixenman and Brendan Walter will be followed by a conversation with Cyrus.

The festival, which previously revealed its opening night film would be the Billy Joel documentary And So It Goes, will close with the Leonardo DiCaprio-produced Yanuni, directed by Richard Ladkani. The documentary that serves as both a love story and call to action follows Indigenous chief Juma Xipaia as she works to defend her people’s land alongside her husband, Hugo Loss, a Special Forces Unit ranger.

“Tribeca has always been more than a festival—it’s a home for artists navigating...

Ilana Glazer spent several years wanting to do a Broadway play, but never elevated the thought to a formal goal. The logistics involved — eight shows a week, working (almost) every night — seemed unreasonable. “The time and the money just don’t add up for a working mom,” she says. And then, last September, Grant Heslov and George Clooney asked her to participate in a two-day workshop for their forthcoming adaptation of their 2005 film Good Night, and Good Luck. The experience, and the opportunity therein, was (finally) rich enough to justify the potential scheduling downsides. “In my mind, and in my husband’s mind, too, it was going to feed our family system in the long term,” adds Glazer. “It’s worth the time away.”

Now, the Broad City creator has made her Broadway debut in the play (of the same name) as Shirley Wershba, whom she describes as one of...

Good Night, and Good Luck, the play about Edward R. Murrow written by George Clooney and Grant Heslov adapted from their 2005 film, grossed $3,784,200 last week at Broadway’s 1,537-seat Winter Garden Theatre, breaking its own previous $3.3 million record as the highest grossing non-musical play in Broadway history.

With ticket prices also on the upswing – average cost last week for a seat to see Clooney in his Broadway debut was $303.40, with premium seats hitting $825 – the play, which stars the ER actor as Murrow and was directed by David Cromer, is taking in more money than any play in the Winter Garden’s hundred-plus years.

The previous record-setter was the 2022 musical revival of The Music Man starring Hugh Jackman, which set the Winter Garden’s house record in March of that year with a $3.5 million regular eight-performance weekly gross (that revival still holds the house record for a special nine-performance week with...

Gold Derby's top news stories for April 15, 2025.

The Four Seasons trailer unites Tina Fey, Steve Carell, and Colman Domingo

Netflix released the trailer for The Four Seasons, a comedy series from creators Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, and Tracey Wigfield and based on Alan Alda's 1981 film of the same name. It follows a group of longtime friends in their 50s over the course of four seasonal vacations throughout a year, where they all experience hardships and victories. In addition to Fey, Steve Carell, and Colman Domingo, the cast includes Will Forte, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Marco Calvani, and Erika Henningsen. It premieres May 1.

Jesse Eisenberg's A24 musical comedy adds Halle Bailey, Havana Rose Liu, and Bernadette Peters

Jesse Eisenberg's follow-up to his Academy Award-winning film A Real Pain has added Halle Bailey (The Little Mermaid), Havana Rose Liu (Bottoms), and Broadway icon Bernadette Peters to its cast. They join Julianne Moore...

Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. Following the opening of Good Night, and Good Luck last week, join us as we peel back the curtain of the Winter Garden Theatre to discuss Academy Award winner George Clooney's Broadway debut.

David Buchanan: We have finally reached the end of the "Oscar winners on Broadway" phase of the spring season with the opening of Good Night, and Good Luck last week. Now that we've both had a chance to see it — together, no less! — the big question is how its star, George Clooney, might fare at the Tonys. Nominators sometimes turn a cold shoulder to Hollywood talent on Broadway, but they've also embraced starry names making their debuts, including Tom Hanks in Lucky Guy. On which side of the ledger do you think Clooney lands?

See ‘Good Night,...

Twenty years after bringing the story of newsman Edward R. Murrow and his efforts to thwart Sen. Joseph McCarthy and the Red Scare to the screen in Good Night, and Good Luck — a work that earned six Oscar nominations — George Clooney has adapted the film for the Broadway stage. Two decades older now, too, Clooney makes his Broadway debut playing Murrow, who was portrayed in the film by David Strathairn in an Oscar-nominated performance. Tony winner David Cromer takes the reins from Clooney as director, pulling double duty this spring with this massive screen-to-stage adaptation and the much-anticipated new musical Dead Outlaw.

Reviews of Good Night, and Good Luck, which opened on Thursday, April 4 at the historic Winter Garden Theatre and stars an ensemble of 20-plus performers, were decidedly mixed.

Jesse Green of The New York Times deems the new play a Critic's Pick, calling it "powerful" with "suave direction" from Cromer.

Late in the action of Good Night, and Good Luck, Clark Gregg — in a moving performance as CBS newscaster Don Hollenbeck, banged up by his recent divorce and a persistent smear campaign branding him as a “pinko” — makes the melancholy observation: “I wake up in the morning, and I don’t recognize anything. I feel like I went to sleep three years ago, and somebody hijacked … as if all reasonable people took a plane to Europe and left us behind.” You know you’re in a New York City audience in 2025 when those words are followed by showstopping applause.

Whatever gains are made in reworking George Clooney’s terrific 2005 feature of the same name — his second outing as director and still his best — for the stage, the material’s timeliness packs a wallop. When the movie was released, questions of media responsibility and freedom to voice political dissent were already pertinent to the national discourse.

There are moments in Good Night, and Good Luck, the new play by George Clooney and Grant Heslov opening on Broadway tonight at the Winter Garden Theatre and starring Clooney as pioneering TV journalist Edward R. Murrow, when the anti-authoritarian passions of all three men are made very clear. Anti-McCarthyism in Murrow’s case, anti-Trumpism for Clooney and, one presumes, Heslow. Unfortunately, more often than not, that clarity comes through speechifying, minor-key tirades and copious use of ’50s-era TV clips that make plain the all-too-obvious parallels between then and now.

We know when, in history and in the play, the inevitable “Have you no sense of decency?” will arrive to put Senator Joseph McCarthy out of America’s misery. When, the play not so subtly wonders, will Donald Trump face the same path?

Making clear-as-day the similarities between those long ago days of McCarthyite propaganda and today’s Trumpian “alternative facts,...

George Clooney is making his Broadway debut in the play Good Night, and Good Luck and we have new production photos from the show!

The Oscar-winning actor co-wrote the play with his longtime creative partner Grant Heslov and it’s based on the film that they also wrote together.

In the movie, George played the supporting role of Fred Friendly, but is now moving into the lead role of Edward R. Murrow, played by David Strathairn in the film.

In Good Night, and Good Luck, we tune in to the golden age of broadcast journalism and Edward R. Murrow’s legendary, history-altering, on-air showdown with Senator Joseph McCarthy. As McCarthyism casts a shadow over America, Murrow and his news team choose to confront the growing tide of paranoia and propaganda, even if it means turning the federal government and a worried nation against them. The play chronicles a time in...

Update, with additional figures: Good Night, And Good Luck, the new play at the 1,545-seat Winter Garden Theatre co-written by and starring George Clooney in his Broadway debut, shattered the weekly box office record for a play last week by grossing $3,305,240 for just seven preview performances.

The new record – the largest weekly gross by a play in Broadway history – replaces the previous record of $2,824,493 (for eight performances) set earlier this month by Othello starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal. Othello, which opened to mixed reviews, is playing at the 1,043-seat Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

Both productions were among the top three earners on Broadway last week – the week ending March 23 – with Good Night taking the top spot, Wicked at #2 with $2,545,281 and Othello at #3 with $2,529,484.

Average ticket prices for those three shows was $303.15 for Othello, $302.07 for Good Night and $165.19 for Wicked. Othello had the top premium ticket price ($897), followed by Glengarry Glen...

A couple of days after Hollywood star George Clooneyappeared on the CBS news program 60 Minutes to promote his new Broadway show, President Donald Trump has responded to the actor via social media. Although Clooney did not exactly point fingers during his appearance on the CBS show, he did say that "governments don't like the freedom of the press." It appears that he may have hit a nerve, and once again, Trump has expressed his disdain for the actor, calling him a "second rate movie star."

As reported by Variety, Clooney is currently promoting the stage version of Good Night, and Good Luck, his 2005 Academy Award-nominated movie starring David Strathairn as Edward R. Murrow. The film portrays the journalist's clash (usually broadcast live on television) against U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy in the times of McCarthyism, and the witch hunt that ensued when far too many Americans were accused of communism.

George Clooney is arguably one of the most popular leading men in Hollywood. However, the actor says he no longer has much interest in the romance genre.

"Look, I'm 63 years old. I'm not trying to compete with 25-year-old leading men," Clooney told 60 Minutes. That's not my job. I'm not doing romantic films anymore," he added. The actor is currently preparing for his Broadway debut in the upcoming production of Good Night, and Good Luck. The stage play is adapted from the 2005 film of the same name which starred David Strathairn as the newsman.

Clooney, who appeared in the movie as Fred Friendly, co-wrote the play with Grant Heslov. When asked if he wished he had made the move to Broadway sooner, the actor was candid with his response. "I don't know that I could have. I didn't do the work required to get there," he explained. "There isn't a...

George Clooney‘s Broadway debut has arrived and we have the first photo from his performance in the play Good Night, And Good Luck.

The Oscar-winning actor co-wrote the play with his longtime creative partner Grant Heslov and he’s playing the lead role of Edward R. Murrow. See a full photo in the gallery.

George co-wrote and directed the 2005 film version of Good Night, And Good Luck. He also played the supporting role of Fred Friendly, but is now moving into the role played by David Strathairn in the film.

Fans have noticed that George has ditched his signature silver hair for the role.

In Good Night, and Good Luck, we tune in to the golden age of broadcast journalism and Edward R. Murrow’s legendary, history-altering, on-air showdown with Senator Joseph McCarthy. As McCarthyism casts a shadow over America, Murrow and his news team choose to confront the...

George Clooney, who was instrumental to Joe Biden stepping down during the presidential election, has taken a common sense approach to Donald Trump’s victory. The actor appeared on The Late Show to discuss his new Broadway play Good Night, and Good Luck, an adaptation of his 2005 film about journalist Edward R. Murrow.

Host Stephen Colbert asked Clooney, who will embody Murrow on stage, “Why do you think it’s a good idea to bring back a play right now about a man in journalism who is standing up against both corporate and political interests?...

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Euphoria releases first-look image as new season finally starts filming

It’s been about three years since the premiere of Euphoria Season 2 on HBO, but production has just started on Season 3, and HBO has shared a first-look image of Zendaya in character as Rue (see above).

Since the series first premiered in 2019, it has made stars of its cast, including Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, and Hunter Schafer, in addition to Zendaya, who won two Emmys for Best Drama Actress, making her the youngest double winner in the category’s history and the first Black woman to win it twice.

Sign UPfor Gold Derby’s free newsletter with latest predictions Super Bowl racks up record ratings … again

For the second year in a row the Super Bowl set an all-time ratings record. Nielsen and Fox report that 126 million viewers watched the game across platforms.

The cast for George Clooney‘s first ever Broadway show has come together.

The 63-year-old superstar will make his Broadway debut in a production of Good Night, & Good Luck, which premieres this spring.

On Thursday (February), he attended a press event for the show with his new castmates, which include the likes of Ilana Glazer and Clark Gregg.

Keep reading to find out more…

The show will find George playing the character Edward R. Murrow, an iconic broadcast journalist from the 20th century. The show is based on the 2005 movie, which George starred in and directed.

George cowrote the play with Grant Heslov, who cowrote the movie’s screenplay with him way back when.

Who else appears in the project? The cast features Ilana as Sherley Wershba, Clark as Don Hollenbeck, Mac Brandt as Colonel Anderson, Will Dagger as Don Hewitt, Christopher Denham as John Aaron, Glenn Fleshler as Fred Friendly,...

The large cast of the upcoming Good Night, and Good Luck starring George Clooney in his Broadway debut has been announced by producers, and among those onstage will be Ilana Glazer, Clark Gregg, Mac Brandt and Paul Gross.

See below for the complete cast and character list.

Based on the 2005 movie about pioneering TV journalist Edward R. Murrow set during the McCarthy Era, Clooney will play Murrow. Clooney wrote the play adaptation with Grant Heslov, as they did the original screenplay.

Directed by David Cromer, Good Night, and Good Luck will begin preview performances at the Winter Garden Theatre on March 12, with an opening night set for April 3.

Joining Clooney in portraying real-life characters will be Brandt as Colonel Anderson, Will Dagger as Don Hewitt, Christopher Denham as John Aaron, Glenn Fleshler as Fred Friendly,...

Ilana Glazer and Clark Gregg will star alongside George Clooney in Good Night, and Good Luck on Broadway.

The play, written by Clooney and Grant Heslov, is scheduled to begin previews at the Winter Garden Theatre starting March 12, with an opening night April 3. Good Night, and Good Luck was adapted from the Warner Bros. film, also written by Clooney and Heslov, and follows journalist Edward R. Murrow’s clash with U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy as Murrow pushes to continue reporting on McCarthy’s anti-communist efforts.

Clooney will be making his Broadway debut playing Murrow, with the complete company also taking on roles of real-life figures.

This marks the Broadway acting debut for Glazer, known for her role in Broad City, who will be playing the role of Shirley Wershba, with Gregg, known for his role in the Marvel Cinema Universe, playing Don Hollenbeck.

The complete cast includes: Mac Brandt as Colonel Anderson,...

Michael Fassbender's new spy thriller series has been officially renewed for another season after its two-episode premiere brought in impressive numbers for Paramount+. While the series has a 66% score on Rotten Tomatoes, its audience score is much higher at 88%.

Per Variety, The Agency was renewed for a second season at Paramount+ with Showtime after an impressive debut on the platform. The series reportedly brought in 5.1 million viewers, making it the most-watched new series in Showtime's history. With Dexter: Original Sin set to premiere on the streaming platform next week, Paramount+ with Showtime appears to be ending 2024 on a strong note. The Agency is based off the French series, The Bureau, which ran for five seasons.

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Showtime and MTV Entertainment Studios today revealed that the new espionage thriller The Agency is the most streamed new series in Showtime history with 5.1 million global cross-platform viewers. The companies renewed the series following the successful launch.

The Agency debuted on Friday, November 29, on streaming and on-demand for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with Showtime plan and on Paramount+ internationally in the UK & Ire, Canada, Australia, Italy, Germany / Switzerland / Austria, Latin America and Brazil.

The Agency features a star-studded cast, including two-time Academy Award nominee Michael Fassbender and series regulars Oscar nominee Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith, Katherine Waterston, John Magaro, Alex Reznik, Andrew Brooke, Harriet Sansom Harris, India Fowler, Saura Lightfoot-Leon, Reza Brojerdi and Richard Gere.

Dominic West and Hugh Bonneville are guest stars. The recurring cast includes Adam Nagaitis, Ambreen Razia, Bilal Hasna, David Harewood, Kurt Egyiawan, Ray Blk, Sabrina Wu and Tom Vaughan-Lawlor.

“The success of The Agency...

India Fowler as Poppy and Michael Fassbender as Martian in ‘The Agency’ episode 4 (Photo Credit: Luke Varley/Paramount+)

The Agency has entered Showtime’s record books as the most streamed new series in the network’s history, earning it an early season two renewal order. The espionage thriller racked up 5.1 million viewers after its November 29, 2024 premiere, with new episodes of the 10-episode season arriving on Fridays.

Season one stars Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Richard Gere. The cast also includes Katherine Waterston, John Magaro, Alex Reznik, Andrew Brooke, Harriet Sansom Harris, India Fowler, Saura Lightfoot-Leon, and Reza Brojerdi.

“The success of The Agency is proof that our new Showtime® slate is poised to propel Paramount+ to its next phase of growth,” said Chris McCarthy, Paramount Global Co-CEO and President/CEO, Showtime® & MTV Entertainment Studios. “This achievement is a testament to the creative power of the team led by George Clooney,...

Michael Fassbender's new spy show scores a season 2 renewal after a record-setting streaming premiere.

Paramount+ has officially announced that The Agency has scored a season 2 renewal after delivering Showtime's most streamed series premiere in history with 5.1 million global viewers.

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The Agency is a 2024 espionage thriller following covert CIA agent Martian, who is recalled to London Station, disrupting his undercover life. As a former romance rekindles, Martian's career and true identity are jeopardized, leading him into a high-stakes world of international intrigue and deception.

Cast  India Fowler, Saura Lightfoot Leon, Alex Reznik, Harriet Sansom Harris, Reza Brojerdi, Michael Fassbender, Jodie Turner-Smith, John Magaro, Richard Gere, Katherine Waterston, Jeffrey WrightCharacter(s)  Samia Zahir, Reza, Dr Blake, Coyote, Bosko, Martian, Danny, Owen, Henry, Poppy, NaomiRelease Date  November 29, 2024Seasons  1Genres  Drama, ThrillerNetwork  Paramount+ with ShowtimeDirectors  Joe WrightMain Genre  DramaProducers  Grant Heslov, Nina L. Diaz, Ron Burkle,...

The spy thriller series “The Agency” has scored a speedy Season 2 renewal at Paramount+ with Showtime.

The series debuted on streaming and on demand on Nov. 29 followed by its linear debut on Dec. 1. According to Paramount and VideoAmp data, the first episode has drawn 5.1 million viewers globally, which Paramount claims makes it Showtime’s most watched new series in history.

“The success of ‘The Agency’ is proof that our new Showtime slate is poised to propel Paramount+ to its next phase of growth,” said Chris McCarthy, Paramount Global Co-CEO and President & CEO of Showtime & MTV Entertainment Studios. “This achievement is a testament to the creative power of the team led by George Clooney, Jez Butterworth, Joe Wright and David Glasser and our incredible cast including Michael Fassbender, Richard Gere, Jodie Turner-Smith and Jeffrey Wright.”

The series is based on the French series “Le Bureau des Legendes.” Per the official logline,...

The Agency has scored a quick Season 2 renewal at Showtime after a monster debut weekend.

The first two episodes of the espionage thriller have racked up 5.1M global “viewers” on streaming and linear since premiering on November 29. Paramount Global says it’s Showtime’s most-streamed new series in history, though streaming-specific numbers weren’t available.

(While Paramount is touting viewers, it’s important to note that, on Paramount+, the company can’t determine how many people are watching via a single stream, or if anyone is actually watching at all. This likely means that Paramount is using “active sub households” as a proxy for streaming viewers.)

“The success of The Agency is proof that our new Showtime slate is poised to propel Paramount+ to its next phase of growth,” Chris McCarthy, Paramount Global Co-CEO and President/CEO, Showtime & MTV Entertainment Studios said in a statement.

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Paramount+ With Showtime will continue its spy games with The Agency.

The spy drama starring Michael Fassbender has earned a quick renewal for a second season. The pickup at Showtime comes less than a week after the Nov. 29 series debut on Paramount+ With Showtime (its on-air Showtime premiere came two days later) and Paramount+ internationally.

Since the premiere, The Agency has racked up 5.1 million viewers worldwide, which makes it the most streamed new series debut in Showtime’s history, according to Paramount.

“The success of The Agency is proof that our new Showtime slate is poised to propel Paramount+ to its next phase of growth,” said Chris McCarthy, Paramount Global co-ceo and president/CEO of Showtime & MTV Entertainment Studios. “This achievement is a testament to the creative power of the team led by [executive producers] George Clooney, Jez Butterworth, Joe Wright and David Glasser and our incredible cast including Michael Fassbender, Richard Gere,...

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“The Agency” is a success for Showtime, and that’s not a secret. The espionage thriller saw 5.1 million cross-platform viewers globally, making it the most streamed new Showtime series in the history of the network. On the heels of these high ratings, the drama has been renewed for a Season 2 less than a week after its premiere.

Part of that accomplishment has to do with the increased reach Showtime originals now have. In January, the premium cable brand was added to its parent company’s streamer and is now officially branded as Paramount+ with Showtime.

“The success of ‘The Agency’ is proof that our new Showtime slate is poised to propel Paramount+ to its next phase of growth,” Chris McCarthy, Paramount Global Co-CEO and President/CEO, Showtime & MTV Entertainment Studios,...

Plot: Follows Martian, a covert CIA agent, ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station. When the love he left behind reappears, romance reignites. His career, his real identity and his mission are pitted against his heart; hurling them both into a deadly game of international intrigue and espionage.

Review: While you may love a good action spy movie, give me a mature, calculated drama about espionage any day. While there is a time and a place for James Bond, Ethan Hunt, or Jason Bourne, the psychological intensity of a well-crafted thriller does not come along every day. The Agency, based on the French series Le Bureau des Legendes, is a solid showcase of deliberate and complex tension done right. With a masterful cast led by Michael Fassbender and Jodie Turner-Smith, The Agency certainly showcases some intense action. Still, it thrives on solid performances from the rock-solid ensemble of acting talent.

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Whether the newly released dramatic spy series happens to gain a large following overnight or instead takes a few episodes to gain some serious momentum, November 29 will be known as the day Paramount+ made its mark on the streaming hemisphere. Crafted by legendary Hollywood actor George Clooney and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Grant Heslov, this budding production duo is bringing a show called The Agency to life.

While the initial premise (which revolved around long-term undercover agents recruiting potential allies to their cause) might have sent some viewers away, the trailer for the Michael Fassbender-leading saga proved those naysayers wrong by impressing both critics and home audiences. The first two episodes seem to be doing fine as well in terms of reception. Even before all the fanfare, though,...

Inspired by the French hit ‘Le Bureau des Légendes,’ ‘The Agency’ is a ride you won’t want to miss.

“It’s the Agency. Nothing is personal.” Michael Fassbender feels differently, playing a tortured CIA operative forced out of deep cover, where he must choose between the woman he loves and his mission in the Showtime original series, “The Agency.” Jodie Turner-Smith plays Fassbender’s rekindled flame, while heavy-hitters Jeffrey Wright and Richard Gere round out the cast. You can watch the first two episodes when they premiere ahead of the on-air debut on Friday, Nov. 29 with a subscription to Paramount+ With Showtime.

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There’s a question at play in nearly every spy drama, and it’s a tough one: Can a covert operative be in a truly loving relationship when that romance is built on a state-sanctioned lie?

TVLine put forth the idea during a recent conversation with Michael Fassbender, who plays a CIA agent known only as Martian in Paramount+ with Showtime’s The Agency. The cast includes Richard Gere (Pretty Woman), Jeffrey Wright (Westworld), Jodie Turner-Smith (Bad Monkey) and Katherine Waterston (Perry Mason); George Clooney, Grant Heslov (Argo) and David Glasser (Yellowstone) are among the executive producers.

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Conventional spy-drama wisdom has us believe that fictional covert operatives are malleable masters of improvisation who are tough to corral. Correspondingly, their most effective handlers exhibit sympathy and understanding mixed with a no-nonsense willingness to make tough calls. In Paramount+ With Showtime’s upcoming The Agency, that blend of warmth and gravitas comes in the form of the CIA’s London Station deputy station chief Henry Ogletree, played by Jeffrey Wright.

The Agency is based on the French series The Bureau and follows an operative known as Martian (Alien: Covenant‘s Michael Fassbender) as he struggles to re-enter his normal...

I usually love a slow burn, especially in a spy thriller series. However, The Agency, a new series developed by Showtime that will stream on Paramount+, is a drawn-out progression that gives new meaning to the meandering way incense burns. In other words, the show is all atmosphere, just for show, with very little substance.

The Agency suffers from a severe lack of motivation. The characters are poorly developed, and there is no payoff after the first episodes, where a pilot desperately needs to draw the viewer in with exciting plot developments. The lack of tension and intrigue makes the batch of episodes available to critics feel boring and stagnant.

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