Neon announced on Tuesday that it will bring Academy Award nominee Ava DuVernay’s acclaimed drama Origin back to 500 U.S. theaters on February 28, for a one-night-only special screening event, featuring an exclusive pre-recorded introduction and post-screening Q&a with DuVernay.
Released wide on January 19, Origin has recently been awarded Best Drama, Best Director and Best Actress by the African American Film Critics Association, also securing NAACP Image Awards nominations for Outstanding Motion Picture, Directing in a Motion Picture, Actress in a Motion Picture, and Youth Performance in a Motion Picture.
Written and directed by DuVernay, the film explores the mystery of history, the wonders of romance, and a fight for our future. While investigating the global phenomenon of caste and its dark influence on society, a journalist faces unfathomable personal loss and uncovers the beauty of human resilience.
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor leads a cast also including Jon Bernthal, Niecy Nash-Betts,...
Released wide on January 19, Origin has recently been awarded Best Drama, Best Director and Best Actress by the African American Film Critics Association, also securing NAACP Image Awards nominations for Outstanding Motion Picture, Directing in a Motion Picture, Actress in a Motion Picture, and Youth Performance in a Motion Picture.
Written and directed by DuVernay, the film explores the mystery of history, the wonders of romance, and a fight for our future. While investigating the global phenomenon of caste and its dark influence on society, a journalist faces unfathomable personal loss and uncovers the beauty of human resilience.
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor leads a cast also including Jon Bernthal, Niecy Nash-Betts,...
- 2/27/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Hot on the heels of an Academy Award nomination for his starring turn in Netflix’s civil rights drama Rustin, Colman Domingo has been appointed to the Board of Directors of The Gotham Film & Media Institute.
As the newest member, he will work with The Gotham on their mission to celebrate and nurture independent film and media creators by providing career-building resources, access to industry influencers, and pathways to wider recognition.
Domingo joins a board that includes Focus Features Vice Chairman Jason Cassidy and multi-hyphenate Riley Keough, whose additions were announced in November. Other members include Nancy Abraham, Anthony Bregman, Jeb Brody, Gerry Byrne, Alina Cho, Dan Crown, Mark D’Arcy (Director Emeritus), Amy Emmerich, Philipp Engelhorn, Kai Falkenberg, James Janowitz, Franklin Leonard, Stephanie March, Soledad O’Brien, Dee Poku, Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar, John Schmidt, Lisa Taback, Teddy Schwarzman, Drew Wilson, and Celia Winchester.
“As long-time admirers of Colman’s brilliant...
As the newest member, he will work with The Gotham on their mission to celebrate and nurture independent film and media creators by providing career-building resources, access to industry influencers, and pathways to wider recognition.
Domingo joins a board that includes Focus Features Vice Chairman Jason Cassidy and multi-hyphenate Riley Keough, whose additions were announced in November. Other members include Nancy Abraham, Anthony Bregman, Jeb Brody, Gerry Byrne, Alina Cho, Dan Crown, Mark D’Arcy (Director Emeritus), Amy Emmerich, Philipp Engelhorn, Kai Falkenberg, James Janowitz, Franklin Leonard, Stephanie March, Soledad O’Brien, Dee Poku, Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar, John Schmidt, Lisa Taback, Teddy Schwarzman, Drew Wilson, and Celia Winchester.
“As long-time admirers of Colman’s brilliant...
- 1/29/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The stars are stepping out to celebrate 25 seasons of Law & Order: Svu!
Mariska Hargitay and Ice-t posed for photos together while arriving at the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 25th Anniversary Celebration on Tuesday night (January 16) in New York City.
Fellow cast members in attendance included Christopher Meloni and wife Sherman Williams, Peter Scanavino, Kelli Giddish and husband Beau Richards, Tamara Tunie, Stephanie March, Ainsley Seiger, David Krumholtz, and Dann Florek.
Mariska‘s husband Peter Hermann and Ice-t‘s wife Coco Austin were also in attendance.
Keep reading to find out more…
Mariska recently talked to People about Svu‘s big milestone.
“I have two diametrically opposed answers. One is I can’t believe it’s been 25 years, a quarter of a century!” Mariska shared. “And the other is, I can’t see it any other way. I can’t imagine the show ending, and can’t imagine not going...
Mariska Hargitay and Ice-t posed for photos together while arriving at the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 25th Anniversary Celebration on Tuesday night (January 16) in New York City.
Fellow cast members in attendance included Christopher Meloni and wife Sherman Williams, Peter Scanavino, Kelli Giddish and husband Beau Richards, Tamara Tunie, Stephanie March, Ainsley Seiger, David Krumholtz, and Dann Florek.
Mariska‘s husband Peter Hermann and Ice-t‘s wife Coco Austin were also in attendance.
Keep reading to find out more…
Mariska recently talked to People about Svu‘s big milestone.
“I have two diametrically opposed answers. One is I can’t believe it’s been 25 years, a quarter of a century!” Mariska shared. “And the other is, I can’t see it any other way. I can’t imagine the show ending, and can’t imagine not going...
- 1/17/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Ava DuVernay returns with “Origin,” a sprawling drama that critics have hailed as the director’s most ambitious and accomplished movie. Those reviews have yet to turn the film into an awards season juggernaut — it was shut out of the Globes, AFI and other early awards — but admirers of “Origin” hope that it will eventually find its footing with Oscars voters. Neon, the indie label behind “Parasite” and “I, Tonya,” is releasing the film in theaters on Jan. 19. It had a small qualifying run last weekend.
“Origin” is an adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s acclaimed best-seller “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.” It follows the author as she endures personal grief while investigating the global phenomenon of caste and the way it warps societies and sows division and hatred. The trailer gives a hint at the way the film ties together these different strands, showing scenes of a Nazi rally...
“Origin” is an adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s acclaimed best-seller “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.” It follows the author as she endures personal grief while investigating the global phenomenon of caste and the way it warps societies and sows division and hatred. The trailer gives a hint at the way the film ties together these different strands, showing scenes of a Nazi rally...
- 12/15/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Candy Cane Lane, Origin, Wif Honors and Family Switch.
Renaissance premiere
Beyoncé brought her Renaissance concert film to the big screen on Saturday night with its Los Angeles premiere, attended by a starry list of guests.
Simone Joy Jones, Coco Jones, Gabrielle Union and Tia Mowry Halle Bailey and Chloe Bailey Tina Knowles and Tyler Perry
Candy Cane Lane premiere
Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jillian Bell, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Ken Marino, Nick Offerman, Robin Thede and Chris Redd attended the Los Angeles premiere of their Amazon Christmas movie on Tuesday.
Eddie Murphy and Tracee Ellis Ross Eddie Murphy with Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon MGM Studios, and Mike Hopkins, senior vp Prime Video, Amazon MGM Studios and Freevee.
Family Switch premiere
Director McG, star and producer Jennifer Garner and co-stars Ed Helms,...
Renaissance premiere
Beyoncé brought her Renaissance concert film to the big screen on Saturday night with its Los Angeles premiere, attended by a starry list of guests.
Simone Joy Jones, Coco Jones, Gabrielle Union and Tia Mowry Halle Bailey and Chloe Bailey Tina Knowles and Tyler Perry
Candy Cane Lane premiere
Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jillian Bell, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Ken Marino, Nick Offerman, Robin Thede and Chris Redd attended the Los Angeles premiere of their Amazon Christmas movie on Tuesday.
Eddie Murphy and Tracee Ellis Ross Eddie Murphy with Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon MGM Studios, and Mike Hopkins, senior vp Prime Video, Amazon MGM Studios and Freevee.
Family Switch premiere
Director McG, star and producer Jennifer Garner and co-stars Ed Helms,...
- 12/1/2023
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 2023 Gotham Awards ceremony is officially kicking off awards season and so many A-list celebrities were in attendance!
The awards ceremony was held on Monday night (November 27) at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
In the past, the Gothams only celebrated independent films, but they have removed the requirement that all projects are made for under $35 million. Now, some of the contenders this year include big budget movies like Barbie.
The awards show also took away gendered acting categories, opting for an Outstanding Lead Performance category and an Outstanding Supporting Performance category with 10 nominees in each one.
Head inside to see the full list of celebs who attended the event…
Keep scrolling to see the full list of celebs at the event…
Barbie’s Margot Robbie
Fyi: Margot is wearing Prada.
Ferrari’s Shailene Woodley
Killers of the Flower Moon‘s Leonardo DiCaprio with co-star Lily Gladstone
Are You There God?...
The awards ceremony was held on Monday night (November 27) at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
In the past, the Gothams only celebrated independent films, but they have removed the requirement that all projects are made for under $35 million. Now, some of the contenders this year include big budget movies like Barbie.
The awards show also took away gendered acting categories, opting for an Outstanding Lead Performance category and an Outstanding Supporting Performance category with 10 nominees in each one.
Head inside to see the full list of celebs who attended the event…
Keep scrolling to see the full list of celebs at the event…
Barbie’s Margot Robbie
Fyi: Margot is wearing Prada.
Ferrari’s Shailene Woodley
Killers of the Flower Moon‘s Leonardo DiCaprio with co-star Lily Gladstone
Are You There God?...
- 11/28/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced that Focus Features Vice Chairman Jason Cassidy and actor, producer, and director Riley Keough will join the organization’s Board of Directors. The newest Board members will help advance The Gotham’s mission of celebrating and nurturing independent film and media creators.
“We are so excited to add Jason, one of the most respected and innovative film executives, and Riley, an extraordinarily talented actress and critically acclaimed filmmaker, to The Gotham’s already incredible Board of Directors,” said Jeffrey Sharp, Executive Director of The Gotham Film & Media Institute. “With their genuine passion for championing independent creatives, we are confident that the organization will amplify its positive impact on the media industry through their expertise and perspectives.”
Jason and Riley will join The Gotham’s existing board members including, Nancy Abraham, Anthony Bregman, Jeb Brody, Gerry Byrne, Alina Cho, Dan Crown, Mark D’Arcy (Director Emeritus), Amy Emmerich,...
“We are so excited to add Jason, one of the most respected and innovative film executives, and Riley, an extraordinarily talented actress and critically acclaimed filmmaker, to The Gotham’s already incredible Board of Directors,” said Jeffrey Sharp, Executive Director of The Gotham Film & Media Institute. “With their genuine passion for championing independent creatives, we are confident that the organization will amplify its positive impact on the media industry through their expertise and perspectives.”
Jason and Riley will join The Gotham’s existing board members including, Nancy Abraham, Anthony Bregman, Jeb Brody, Gerry Byrne, Alina Cho, Dan Crown, Mark D’Arcy (Director Emeritus), Amy Emmerich,...
- 11/10/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Ava DuVernay’s film “Origin” will have a one-week exclusive theatrical release in Los Angeles and New York in December, more than a month ahead of its scheduled rollout in January, distributor Neon announced on Thursday.
The film, which stars “King Richard” Oscar nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, will play in the two major markets beginning on Dec. 8 before its wider release on Jan. 19, 2024. That short run will qualify it for Oscar consideration for the 96th Academy Awards.
The movie is about a journalist who investigates the global phenomenon of caste and how the arbitrary hierarchy has influenced society. Per the logline, “‘Origin’ explores the mystery of history, the wonders of romance and a fight for our future.”
DuVernay wrote and directed the film, which is “inspired by” the 2020 nonfiction best-seller “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson. Ellis-Taylor plays a dramatized version Wilkerson in the film.
The film, which stars “King Richard” Oscar nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, will play in the two major markets beginning on Dec. 8 before its wider release on Jan. 19, 2024. That short run will qualify it for Oscar consideration for the 96th Academy Awards.
The movie is about a journalist who investigates the global phenomenon of caste and how the arbitrary hierarchy has influenced society. Per the logline, “‘Origin’ explores the mystery of history, the wonders of romance and a fight for our future.”
DuVernay wrote and directed the film, which is “inspired by” the 2020 nonfiction best-seller “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson. Ellis-Taylor plays a dramatized version Wilkerson in the film.
- 10/19/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
George Clooney and his wife Amal Clooney received support from so many of their celebrity friends at the Albies!
Over 40 A-List celebs were seen on the red carpet at the 2023 Albie Awards on Thursday (September 28) at the New York Public Library in New York City.
The awards—named after Justice Albie Sachs for his seminal role in ending apartheid in South Africa—aim to shine a spotlight on brave individuals who, at great personal risk, have devoted their lives to justice.
There was some incredible fashion on the carpet and we have photos of all the celebs who stepped out for the event.
Head inside to see photos of all the celebs on the red carpet…
Keep scrolling to see all of the stars on the red carpet…
George and Amal Clooney
Jodie Turner-Smith
Fyi: Jodie is wearing a Balmain dress.
Matt Damon and wife Luciana
Fyi: Luciana is wearing...
Over 40 A-List celebs were seen on the red carpet at the 2023 Albie Awards on Thursday (September 28) at the New York Public Library in New York City.
The awards—named after Justice Albie Sachs for his seminal role in ending apartheid in South Africa—aim to shine a spotlight on brave individuals who, at great personal risk, have devoted their lives to justice.
There was some incredible fashion on the carpet and we have photos of all the celebs who stepped out for the event.
Head inside to see photos of all the celebs on the red carpet…
Keep scrolling to see all of the stars on the red carpet…
George and Amal Clooney
Jodie Turner-Smith
Fyi: Jodie is wearing a Balmain dress.
Matt Damon and wife Luciana
Fyi: Luciana is wearing...
- 9/29/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Richard Belzer, the retired comedian and actor famous for his enduring role as Det. John Munch on programs like “Law & Order: Svu” and “Homicide: Life on the Street,” died Sunday in his home at Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France. He was 78 years old.
Immediately after news of the beloved actor’s death broke, several friends and collaborators of Belzer offered tributes on social media. Current and veteran members of the “Law & Order” franchise shared words and pictures honoring Belzer, including Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, S. Epatha Merkerson, Diane Neal, Ice-t, “Svu” showrunner Warren Leight, and many other figures from the long-running procedural.
Good bye mon ami. I love you.#TheBelz pic.twitter.com/CPJIyNDxYk
— Chris Meloni (@Chris_Meloni) February 19, 2023
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Richard Belzer was the first actor to welcome me when I started at Svu. Open, warm, acerbic, whip smart, surprisingly kind.
Immediately after news of the beloved actor’s death broke, several friends and collaborators of Belzer offered tributes on social media. Current and veteran members of the “Law & Order” franchise shared words and pictures honoring Belzer, including Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, S. Epatha Merkerson, Diane Neal, Ice-t, “Svu” showrunner Warren Leight, and many other figures from the long-running procedural.
Good bye mon ami. I love you.#TheBelz pic.twitter.com/CPJIyNDxYk
— Chris Meloni (@Chris_Meloni) February 19, 2023
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Richard Belzer was the first actor to welcome me when I started at Svu. Open, warm, acerbic, whip smart, surprisingly kind.
- 2/20/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Netflix has re-upped its overall deal with international bestselling author Harlan Coben. The original five-year, multimillion-dollar pact gave Netflix access to 14 Coben books to develop, in partnership with the author, into English-language and foreign-language series as well as films. The new deal, believed to be for four years, adds 12 more Coben titles including his signature 11-book Myron Bolitar series as well as 2021’s Win.
A Myron Bolitar TV series is in early development at Netflix. It will keep the novels’ U.S. setting to possibly become the streamer’s first American-produced show based on Coben’s novels. The books’ title character is a former top basketball player-turned-owner of agency representing sports stars and celebrities.
So far, seven of the prolific American author’s novels have been turned into Netflix limited series: three in the UK, two in Poland as well as one each in Spain and France.
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In an interview with Deadline, Coben discusses extending his relationship with Netflix, the Myron Bolitar series, and more.
Deadline: Talk about the decision to extend the Netflix deal.
Coben: The relationship has been really fantastic. I think it’s been a bigger success than either one of us anticipated: seven shows, four different languages, several countries, tons of viewers. So we all thought we should keep going, making what we’re doing. And I think the key piece now is that they’ve added Myron Bolitar into the mix. One of our main goals is to make a Myron Bolitar series here in the USA while we continue to do the work that we’ve been doing overseas in both the countries we’ve already had success in and some new ones I hope.
Deadline: Will you be writing the Myron Bolitar series adaptation or will you bring in another writer?
Coben: It’s early, so we haven’t made a final decision yet or who’s going. I am involved always in some capacity but I don’t know if I’ll be the one who’s going to write the pilot or just be an executive producer on it — depends on who we ended up with and how it’s going to work. Part of the great joy with Netflix is that everybody I’ve worked with there has been extraordinarily open, and my role is bigger or smaller depending on the situation, who we have, what they think they need from me; it’s on a case-by-case basis.
Certainly Myron Bolitar is dear to my heart. I’ve written 34 books, a third of them involved Myron Bolitar; he is my most prized possession, and I’m really happy now that it’s in the Netflix camp, so that we can work hard on making it right. It’s one of the properties I’ve probably been a little bit more precious about. It’s easier to move a story like The Stranger or Stay Close to another country. Myron being a series character that people read over and over again, takes a little bit more care and has to be in the USA. So I’m very excited about getting started on that.
Deadline: This will be an ongoing series, correct? All of your previous shows for Netflix have been limited series.
Coben: Yes, that’s the goal. As you pointed out, we’d set the goal for limited series on the other ones, though, at times we’ve looked at it — and again, this is the beauty of Netflix. The Stranger and Stay Close, for example, did very, very well and we were discussing, should we do a second season, or should we do something new and original? And to me it felt a little forced to do a second season on those. So I said, instead of doing a second season of The Stranger, let’s do Stay Close, and they’ve agreed. But Myron Bolitar, because there are so many books and there are so many stories, and it was created as an ongoing character, that will be how we will try to make the show, it will be an ongoing show.
Deadline: Do you have any actors in mind to play Myron. Do you have a dream casting choice?
Coben: I don’t. I’ll be honest, that’s always been a hard thing for me. With a regular character — Matt was played by Mario Casas in Spain, or Adam who was played by Richard Armitage, or Cush Jumbo playing Cassie — I can change those people around. Myron is much harder because people have a very definite idea of what he looks like. So actually no actors really comes to mind. Many years ago I had looked at trying to make Myron into a movie, and they were talking about all the big famous movie stars of the day. All of them are wonderfully talented but I was like, I can’t see that guy as Myron. So it’ll be very hard. I am confident that Netflix will scour the world in casting and will find the perfect person for us.
Deadline: Have you decided which of the 11 books will kick off the TV series?
Coben: That’s also something to discuss when I find the perfect creative partners. It’s funny, I did The Innocent in Spain with a wonderful well-known director named Oriol Paulo and Mario Casas, who is a huge star — it’s really great firepower. And Oriol Paulo put it perfectly when he described what Netflix did by putting us together, “creative Tinder,” Tinder for creatives, we were like a perfect match for one another. We just saw eye to eye, we shared a vision. And so I’m hoping that Netflix’s “creative Tinder” finds us the perfect team to develop Myron Bolitar.
Deadline: Why is it now that Netflix is being able to adapt Myron Bolitar and not the first time around? Were the rights not available?
Coben: At times, it’d been under other option elsewhere. And also, I think with this new deal, we’ve now gotten to know each other well enough to realize that our mix, the mix of Harlan Coben, the mix of me and Netflix, works. And so we both want to expand that relationship.
Deadline: Will we see Myron’s nephew Mickey Bolitar on the show or are his rights tied up at Amazon?
Coben: I don’t know how rights work. He is tied up at Amazon right now. So who knows, maybe we’ll get to do something at some point but right now, there’d be no plans for him to be in the series. Mickey doesn’t really cross into the Myron series except for one or two books, so I don’t think that’ll be an issue. Amazon’s Mickey Bolitar series, Shelter, is filming right now.
Deadline: Will the new deal include other U.S. series or will the focus still be on international productions, with Myron Bolitar as an exception?
Coben: Both. We’re working on a couple other U.S. series. But we also are going to do more with the British team that I’ve been lucky enough to work with on Safe, The Stranger and Stay Close; we’re hoping to make at least one, maybe two more series with that team. We’re looking at other European countries, I’d like to try doing a Netflix Germany or Netflix Italy show, as well as returning to France and Spain. And maybe a third show in Poland. I hope to spread out even; I’d love to do something in India and Asia as time goes on. We’re looking at Netflix Brazil, Netflix Argentina, perhaps Netflix Mexico, we’re working on certain projects with the teams that have been already successful in those areas. Our goals are very ambitious.
And yes, part of the expansion part of the new deal is that we’ll be working on a Myron Bolitar series — and several others — that will be U.S.-based as well.
Deadline: How does adapting your books in another language work? I don’t know how many languages you speak — I assume you don’t speak Polish. Do you read scripts that are translated to you? How do you make sure that the local versions represent the spirit of the novels?
Coben: I don’t speak any languages. Even though I’ve done now four productions in France, I still don’t speak any French, so I’m really bad with foreign languages. They do translate them all for me. Sometimes that means the dialogue is difficult for me to make sure it has the right nuance. So I will talk to actors, I will talk to people who speak the language. For the most part, I have to trust my team. There are local things that I don’t quite get, which makes it more interesting for me in some ways.
A quick example from when we did The Woods in Poland. I based The Woods stories in two different time zones, one when kids are in summer camp as teenagers and then the same people as adults, which I thought was really a wonderful and interesting technique. Summer camps in the United States are very, very different than the summer camps that we chose to do in Poland. They were explaining to me what their camps are like. Can I tell you that those are really authentic camps? I can because everyone in Poland told me, boy, you captured it. But I have to respect the fact that I’m doing it now in Warsaw, and not New Jersey and Massachusetts where I’d set the book, and that’s part of the collaboration.
For some people, that’s a negative. For me, I think it’s the opposite. I think the hybrid makes it more interesting. I think taking the American story and American sensibilities and combining it with a location that may be less familiar to some people or a different world actually enhances the story. And I also think in my case, it gives the stories more variety. There are people who love all seven shows. There are some people who love the more moody pace of the Polish shows. There’s some who love the bonkers fun, I would call it, of the British shows. There are some some who like the gritty realism of the Spanish show. So there’s something for everybody in a way, and for me, it gives me a chance to explore new ways of telling the story. That’s the gift that Netflix has really given me as a storyteller.
Deadline: Are you involved in the creation of English-language dubbing or subtitles for your shows?
Coben: I see them and I can sometimes say to them, that’s really awkward phrasing. Do we have anything a little better than that? I personally am not a fan of dubbing. I get it, people want to do it, I respect that. I would always encourage people to use the subtitles if they can.
Deadline: Are there new series projects under the Netflix deal that are in advanced stages?
Coben: Nothing that I can really reveal but there are at least two or three that are in the works in some status of going very soon.
Deadline: You most recently released Match. What is next for you on the book publishing side?
Coben: The next one, coming out in March, is called I Will Find You. And even though I’m not done with the book, I’m working with Netflix already on that one. It was something I had told them about before I even started the book and they were like, that sounds really cool. So I’m already trying to — which is I think a new thing — I’m trying to do it before the novel is even completed because I had enough of the story for us to start on our way outside of that.
Coben is repped by UTA and Gendler & Kelly.
A Myron Bolitar TV series is in early development at Netflix. It will keep the novels’ U.S. setting to possibly become the streamer’s first American-produced show based on Coben’s novels. The books’ title character is a former top basketball player-turned-owner of agency representing sports stars and celebrities.
So far, seven of the prolific American author’s novels have been turned into Netflix limited series: three in the UK, two in Poland as well as one each in Spain and France.
Related Story 'Harlan Coben's Shelter' Adds Missi Pyle, Stephanie March, Adrienne Barbeau, Peter Riegert, Manuel Uriza & More To Cast Related Story Showbiz Shares Surge In First Trading Day Of Fourth Quarter Related Story 'Firefly Lane', Starring Katherine Heigl & Sarah Chalke, To End After Season 2 On Netflix
In an interview with Deadline, Coben discusses extending his relationship with Netflix, the Myron Bolitar series, and more.
Deadline: Talk about the decision to extend the Netflix deal.
Coben: The relationship has been really fantastic. I think it’s been a bigger success than either one of us anticipated: seven shows, four different languages, several countries, tons of viewers. So we all thought we should keep going, making what we’re doing. And I think the key piece now is that they’ve added Myron Bolitar into the mix. One of our main goals is to make a Myron Bolitar series here in the USA while we continue to do the work that we’ve been doing overseas in both the countries we’ve already had success in and some new ones I hope.
Deadline: Will you be writing the Myron Bolitar series adaptation or will you bring in another writer?
Coben: It’s early, so we haven’t made a final decision yet or who’s going. I am involved always in some capacity but I don’t know if I’ll be the one who’s going to write the pilot or just be an executive producer on it — depends on who we ended up with and how it’s going to work. Part of the great joy with Netflix is that everybody I’ve worked with there has been extraordinarily open, and my role is bigger or smaller depending on the situation, who we have, what they think they need from me; it’s on a case-by-case basis.
Certainly Myron Bolitar is dear to my heart. I’ve written 34 books, a third of them involved Myron Bolitar; he is my most prized possession, and I’m really happy now that it’s in the Netflix camp, so that we can work hard on making it right. It’s one of the properties I’ve probably been a little bit more precious about. It’s easier to move a story like The Stranger or Stay Close to another country. Myron being a series character that people read over and over again, takes a little bit more care and has to be in the USA. So I’m very excited about getting started on that.
Deadline: This will be an ongoing series, correct? All of your previous shows for Netflix have been limited series.
Coben: Yes, that’s the goal. As you pointed out, we’d set the goal for limited series on the other ones, though, at times we’ve looked at it — and again, this is the beauty of Netflix. The Stranger and Stay Close, for example, did very, very well and we were discussing, should we do a second season, or should we do something new and original? And to me it felt a little forced to do a second season on those. So I said, instead of doing a second season of The Stranger, let’s do Stay Close, and they’ve agreed. But Myron Bolitar, because there are so many books and there are so many stories, and it was created as an ongoing character, that will be how we will try to make the show, it will be an ongoing show.
Deadline: Do you have any actors in mind to play Myron. Do you have a dream casting choice?
Coben: I don’t. I’ll be honest, that’s always been a hard thing for me. With a regular character — Matt was played by Mario Casas in Spain, or Adam who was played by Richard Armitage, or Cush Jumbo playing Cassie — I can change those people around. Myron is much harder because people have a very definite idea of what he looks like. So actually no actors really comes to mind. Many years ago I had looked at trying to make Myron into a movie, and they were talking about all the big famous movie stars of the day. All of them are wonderfully talented but I was like, I can’t see that guy as Myron. So it’ll be very hard. I am confident that Netflix will scour the world in casting and will find the perfect person for us.
Deadline: Have you decided which of the 11 books will kick off the TV series?
Coben: That’s also something to discuss when I find the perfect creative partners. It’s funny, I did The Innocent in Spain with a wonderful well-known director named Oriol Paulo and Mario Casas, who is a huge star — it’s really great firepower. And Oriol Paulo put it perfectly when he described what Netflix did by putting us together, “creative Tinder,” Tinder for creatives, we were like a perfect match for one another. We just saw eye to eye, we shared a vision. And so I’m hoping that Netflix’s “creative Tinder” finds us the perfect team to develop Myron Bolitar.
Deadline: Why is it now that Netflix is being able to adapt Myron Bolitar and not the first time around? Were the rights not available?
Coben: At times, it’d been under other option elsewhere. And also, I think with this new deal, we’ve now gotten to know each other well enough to realize that our mix, the mix of Harlan Coben, the mix of me and Netflix, works. And so we both want to expand that relationship.
Deadline: Will we see Myron’s nephew Mickey Bolitar on the show or are his rights tied up at Amazon?
Coben: I don’t know how rights work. He is tied up at Amazon right now. So who knows, maybe we’ll get to do something at some point but right now, there’d be no plans for him to be in the series. Mickey doesn’t really cross into the Myron series except for one or two books, so I don’t think that’ll be an issue. Amazon’s Mickey Bolitar series, Shelter, is filming right now.
Deadline: Will the new deal include other U.S. series or will the focus still be on international productions, with Myron Bolitar as an exception?
Coben: Both. We’re working on a couple other U.S. series. But we also are going to do more with the British team that I’ve been lucky enough to work with on Safe, The Stranger and Stay Close; we’re hoping to make at least one, maybe two more series with that team. We’re looking at other European countries, I’d like to try doing a Netflix Germany or Netflix Italy show, as well as returning to France and Spain. And maybe a third show in Poland. I hope to spread out even; I’d love to do something in India and Asia as time goes on. We’re looking at Netflix Brazil, Netflix Argentina, perhaps Netflix Mexico, we’re working on certain projects with the teams that have been already successful in those areas. Our goals are very ambitious.
And yes, part of the expansion part of the new deal is that we’ll be working on a Myron Bolitar series — and several others — that will be U.S.-based as well.
Deadline: How does adapting your books in another language work? I don’t know how many languages you speak — I assume you don’t speak Polish. Do you read scripts that are translated to you? How do you make sure that the local versions represent the spirit of the novels?
Coben: I don’t speak any languages. Even though I’ve done now four productions in France, I still don’t speak any French, so I’m really bad with foreign languages. They do translate them all for me. Sometimes that means the dialogue is difficult for me to make sure it has the right nuance. So I will talk to actors, I will talk to people who speak the language. For the most part, I have to trust my team. There are local things that I don’t quite get, which makes it more interesting for me in some ways.
A quick example from when we did The Woods in Poland. I based The Woods stories in two different time zones, one when kids are in summer camp as teenagers and then the same people as adults, which I thought was really a wonderful and interesting technique. Summer camps in the United States are very, very different than the summer camps that we chose to do in Poland. They were explaining to me what their camps are like. Can I tell you that those are really authentic camps? I can because everyone in Poland told me, boy, you captured it. But I have to respect the fact that I’m doing it now in Warsaw, and not New Jersey and Massachusetts where I’d set the book, and that’s part of the collaboration.
For some people, that’s a negative. For me, I think it’s the opposite. I think the hybrid makes it more interesting. I think taking the American story and American sensibilities and combining it with a location that may be less familiar to some people or a different world actually enhances the story. And I also think in my case, it gives the stories more variety. There are people who love all seven shows. There are some people who love the more moody pace of the Polish shows. There’s some who love the bonkers fun, I would call it, of the British shows. There are some some who like the gritty realism of the Spanish show. So there’s something for everybody in a way, and for me, it gives me a chance to explore new ways of telling the story. That’s the gift that Netflix has really given me as a storyteller.
Deadline: Are you involved in the creation of English-language dubbing or subtitles for your shows?
Coben: I see them and I can sometimes say to them, that’s really awkward phrasing. Do we have anything a little better than that? I personally am not a fan of dubbing. I get it, people want to do it, I respect that. I would always encourage people to use the subtitles if they can.
Deadline: Are there new series projects under the Netflix deal that are in advanced stages?
Coben: Nothing that I can really reveal but there are at least two or three that are in the works in some status of going very soon.
Deadline: You most recently released Match. What is next for you on the book publishing side?
Coben: The next one, coming out in March, is called I Will Find You. And even though I’m not done with the book, I’m working with Netflix already on that one. It was something I had told them about before I even started the book and they were like, that sounds really cool. So I’m already trying to — which is I think a new thing — I’m trying to do it before the novel is even completed because I had enough of the story for us to start on our way outside of that.
Coben is repped by UTA and Gendler & Kelly.
- 10/3/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Harlan Coben’s Shelter, Prime Video’s YA action-thriller from MGM International Television Productions and Amazon Studios, is rounding out its recurring cast. Didi Conn (Grease), Missi Pyle (Y: The Last Man), Hunter Emery (Orange Is The New Black), Antonio Cipriano (God Friended Me), Peter Riegert (Local Hero), Adrienne Barbeau (Criminal Minds), Stephanie March (Law & Order: Svu) and Kristoffer Polaha (Jurassic World Dominion) join Jaden Michael in the series adaptation of Coben’s Mickey Bolitar novels, along with newcomer Samantha Bugliaro, Narci Regina (21 Bridges), Alexa Mareka (Boogie), Manuel Uriza (Too Old To Die Young), and Lee Aaron Rosen (Emily in Paris).
In addition to Michael, they join previously announced cast Constance Zimmer, Adrian Greensmith, Abby Corrigan, Sage Linder, Brian Altemus and Tovah Feldshuh.
Based on Coben’s Mickey Bolitar trilogy, Shelter tells the story of high school junior Mickey Bolitar (Michael) as he navigates his new life and a school in New Jersey.
In addition to Michael, they join previously announced cast Constance Zimmer, Adrian Greensmith, Abby Corrigan, Sage Linder, Brian Altemus and Tovah Feldshuh.
Based on Coben’s Mickey Bolitar trilogy, Shelter tells the story of high school junior Mickey Bolitar (Michael) as he navigates his new life and a school in New Jersey.
- 9/22/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” alum Diane Neal is weighing in on the debate of glorifying law enforcement.
The long-running Dick Wolf series kicks off its 24th season on NBC this fall, but former cast member Neal is now responding to the criticisms that “Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver voiced last week.
“Government and press reports have repeatedly shown that New York’s actual sex crimes unit is set up to fail victims of sexual assault, and its case closure rate is a long way from Elliot Stabler’s fictitious 97 percent,” the “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” host stated last Friday. “The NYPD’s official figures show that they only close about a third of sexual assault cases.”
Oliver added, “Instead of depicting a flawed system riddled with structural racism, the show presents exceptionally competent cops working within a largely fair framework that mostly convicts white people.
The long-running Dick Wolf series kicks off its 24th season on NBC this fall, but former cast member Neal is now responding to the criticisms that “Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver voiced last week.
“Government and press reports have repeatedly shown that New York’s actual sex crimes unit is set up to fail victims of sexual assault, and its case closure rate is a long way from Elliot Stabler’s fictitious 97 percent,” the “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” host stated last Friday. “The NYPD’s official figures show that they only close about a third of sexual assault cases.”
Oliver added, “Instead of depicting a flawed system riddled with structural racism, the show presents exceptionally competent cops working within a largely fair framework that mostly convicts white people.
- 9/21/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
With the 2022 Gotham Week Conference and Expo just a few days away, The Gotham Film & Media Institute has announced four new members to its Board of Directors. Joining the organization are actor Jonathan Majors, actor Stephanie March, entrepreneur and women’s advocate Dee Poku, and entertainment strategic marketing and PR executive Lisa Taback. “We are thrilled that these four brilliant media and entertainment veterans are bringing their unique perspectives and expertise to The Gotham’s board,” Jeffrey Sharp, Executive Director of The Gotham Film & Media Institute, said in a press release. “As we find […]
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- 9/16/2022
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
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The Gotham Film & Media Institute has added four high-profile figures to its board of directors, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively.
The group behind the Gotham Awards has added actors Jonathan Majors and Stephanie March, entertainment marketing and PR executive Lisa Taback and entrepreneur and women’s advocate Dee Poku to its board.
The new additions join existing board members Nancy Abraham, Anthony Bregman, Jeb Brody, Gerry Byrne, Alina Cho, Dan Crown, Mark D’Arcy (director emeritus), Amy Emmerich, Philipp Engelhorn, Kai Falkenberg, James Janowitz, Franklin Leonard, Soledad O’Brien, Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar, John Schmidt, Teddy Schwarzman, Drew Wilson and Celia Winchester.
“We are thrilled that these four brilliant media and entertainment veterans are bringing their unique perspectives and expertise to The Gotham’s board,” Gotham executive director Jeffrey Sharp said in a statement. “As we find new and innovative ways to advance our mission and expand our impact,...
The Gotham Film & Media Institute has added four high-profile figures to its board of directors, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively.
The group behind the Gotham Awards has added actors Jonathan Majors and Stephanie March, entertainment marketing and PR executive Lisa Taback and entrepreneur and women’s advocate Dee Poku to its board.
The new additions join existing board members Nancy Abraham, Anthony Bregman, Jeb Brody, Gerry Byrne, Alina Cho, Dan Crown, Mark D’Arcy (director emeritus), Amy Emmerich, Philipp Engelhorn, Kai Falkenberg, James Janowitz, Franklin Leonard, Soledad O’Brien, Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar, John Schmidt, Teddy Schwarzman, Drew Wilson and Celia Winchester.
“We are thrilled that these four brilliant media and entertainment veterans are bringing their unique perspectives and expertise to The Gotham’s board,” Gotham executive director Jeffrey Sharp said in a statement. “As we find new and innovative ways to advance our mission and expand our impact,...
- 9/16/2022
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This article contains Naomi spoilers.
Black girls and young women are underrepresented in fantasy and science fiction. In the amorphous genre we’ll call “superhero” television (and film), there are very few, if any, major characters who are young, Black girls. We didn’t really see a Black girl superhero in live-action on TV until Jennifer Pierce gets powers and becomes Lightning in Black Lightning. And while that character is important, she’s the only one. It’s not that Black girls don’t exist in these worlds, but that they are largely relegated to supporting characters whose stories serve to further the development of a white and/or male lead—if they’re even given stories of their own. To be a Black girl in a superhero story is to be a sidekick, if that.
That changed with Naomi.
Naomi skateboarded its way into our hearts the moment the titular character appeared on-screen.
Black girls and young women are underrepresented in fantasy and science fiction. In the amorphous genre we’ll call “superhero” television (and film), there are very few, if any, major characters who are young, Black girls. We didn’t really see a Black girl superhero in live-action on TV until Jennifer Pierce gets powers and becomes Lightning in Black Lightning. And while that character is important, she’s the only one. It’s not that Black girls don’t exist in these worlds, but that they are largely relegated to supporting characters whose stories serve to further the development of a white and/or male lead—if they’re even given stories of their own. To be a Black girl in a superhero story is to be a sidekick, if that.
That changed with Naomi.
Naomi skateboarded its way into our hearts the moment the titular character appeared on-screen.
- 5/19/2022
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
"Naomi", the live-action superhero TV series, developed by Ava DuVernay, based on the comic book series of the same name by writers Brian Michael Bendis, David F. Walker and illustrator Jamal Campbell, starring Kaci Walfall, Mary-Charles Jones, Cranston Johnson, Alexander Wraith, Daniel Puig, Aidan Gemme, Will Meyers, Camila Moreno, Mouzam Makkar, Barry Watson and Stephanie March, has been canceled after one season at The CW:
"...the degradation of Earth's ozone layer exposed the surface to a previously-unknown type of radioactive energy, which caused 29 random people across the planet to develop superhuman powers. Some of these people sought to rule the world with their new powers, while others opposed this, leading to a war.
"One month later, fourteen of the 'metahumans' were dead, and seven others left the planet, leaving only eight remaining. 'Naomi' is the first child born to two of these metahumans. The most evil of the original 29 metahumans,...
"...the degradation of Earth's ozone layer exposed the surface to a previously-unknown type of radioactive energy, which caused 29 random people across the planet to develop superhuman powers. Some of these people sought to rule the world with their new powers, while others opposed this, leading to a war.
"One month later, fourteen of the 'metahumans' were dead, and seven others left the planet, leaving only eight remaining. 'Naomi' is the first child born to two of these metahumans. The most evil of the original 29 metahumans,...
- 5/13/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Superhero drama Naomi has lost its fight with fate. The CW offering has been cancelled after one season, TVLine has learned.
Despite a promising launch — the show’s January debut ranked as The CW’s third-most watched season premiere of the 2021-22 season — its audience has since fallen by more than 40 percent. That said, its audience still tied for No. 5 among all CW dramas. The May 10 season finale will now serve as a series finale as well.
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Despite a promising launch — the show’s January debut ranked as The CW’s third-most watched season premiere of the 2021-22 season — its audience has since fallen by more than 40 percent. That said, its audience still tied for No. 5 among all CW dramas. The May 10 season finale will now serve as a series finale as well.
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- 5/12/2022
- by Mekeisha Madden Toby
- TVLine.com
Warning: This article contains spoilers from the CW/Warner Bros. TV two-part season one finale of Naomi, ep. 12 “Ready or Not” and ep. 13 “Who Am I?”
Imagine finding out that your adopted parents took the lives of your biological parents.
Something that just was never in the DNA of Jonathan and Martha Kent, Superman’s down-to-Earth guardians.
But life can’t always imitate that of your mentor, the Man of Steel; a harsh truth that alien Naomi (Kaci Walfall) learned tonight on the two-hour season finale of the Ava DuVernay-Jill Blankenship co-created series.
But before we get there, in part one of the season finale, “Ready or Not,” our protagonist is given a locket by fellow alien Akira (Stephanie March), who was her mother’s friend. She’s re-building a ship to get Naomi back to her home planet, a mission her Earth parents Greg and Jennifer McDuffie (Barry Watson...
Imagine finding out that your adopted parents took the lives of your biological parents.
Something that just was never in the DNA of Jonathan and Martha Kent, Superman’s down-to-Earth guardians.
But life can’t always imitate that of your mentor, the Man of Steel; a harsh truth that alien Naomi (Kaci Walfall) learned tonight on the two-hour season finale of the Ava DuVernay-Jill Blankenship co-created series.
But before we get there, in part one of the season finale, “Ready or Not,” our protagonist is given a locket by fellow alien Akira (Stephanie March), who was her mother’s friend. She’s re-building a ship to get Naomi back to her home planet, a mission her Earth parents Greg and Jennifer McDuffie (Barry Watson...
- 5/11/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Nathan and Anthony will never be best friends on The CW’s Naomi because the title character romantically chose one over the other.
But, as fans saw on Tuesday’s installment, the high school juniors do have a greater respect for one another after finding out the school float vandal was Esme. While in detention, the two also had an overdue heart-to-heart about Naomi making Nathan her boyfriend and how that made Anthony feel as well as the rift between Port Oswego natives and the military kids who look down on them.
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But, as fans saw on Tuesday’s installment, the high school juniors do have a greater respect for one another after finding out the school float vandal was Esme. While in detention, the two also had an overdue heart-to-heart about Naomi making Nathan her boyfriend and how that made Anthony feel as well as the rift between Port Oswego natives and the military kids who look down on them.
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- 3/2/2022
- by Mekeisha Madden Toby
- TVLine.com
Perhaps it was Dee’s words of wisdom, the bounty hunter’s aggressive attack, or all of the above. But when The CW’s titular Naomi chose the person she wanted to be romantic with, she picked and kissed Nathan.
Kaci Walfall, who stars as Naomi, says the smooch was doubly special because it was her first on-screen kiss. However, if you think it was romantic in real life, the actress attests that it was too technical to be anything close to mushy.
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Kaci Walfall, who stars as Naomi, says the smooch was doubly special because it was her first on-screen kiss. However, if you think it was romantic in real life, the actress attests that it was too technical to be anything close to mushy.
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- 2/22/2022
- by Mekeisha Madden Toby
- TVLine.com
Believe it or not, Stephanie March has played an alien in the past. The Law & Order vet did the honors on an Adult Swim/Comedy Central series called Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter for one season back in 2015.
She’s also happy to add that her new role as Akira, a metahuman on The CW’s comic-book drama Naomi, is nothing like her turn as Mayor Carol Blanton, in part because there’s so much mystery surrounding her.
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She’s also happy to add that her new role as Akira, a metahuman on The CW’s comic-book drama Naomi, is nothing like her turn as Mayor Carol Blanton, in part because there’s so much mystery surrounding her.
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- 2/2/2022
- by Mekeisha Madden Toby
- TVLine.com
Superman & Lois reintroduced viewers to a very different version of Jenna Dewan’s Lucy Lane on Tuesday. You might even call it… a Bizarro version. But you probably wouldn’t.
After threatening to cancel Lois, Ally Alston — the kind of person who gets full-named on first, second, third and all subsequent references — joined Lucy on a podcast that successfully dismantled her sister’s case against the Inverse Society. (Wait, a minute… Bizarro is an inverse of Superman. Is there a connection there?)
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After threatening to cancel Lois, Ally Alston — the kind of person who gets full-named on first, second, third and all subsequent references — joined Lucy on a podcast that successfully dismantled her sister’s case against the Inverse Society. (Wait, a minute… Bizarro is an inverse of Superman. Is there a connection there?)
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- 2/2/2022
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Rick Cosnett is extending his forthcoming visit to The Flash.
As TVLine previously confirmed, the original cast member — who played Ccpd Detective Eddie Thawne and Iris’ onetime fiancé — is slated to return for an upcoming Season 8 flashback episode. Now, our sister site Deadline reports that Cosnett will recur in at least three installments, possibly embodying different characters — and may even appear in Season 9, if the CW drama is renewed. (Star Grant Gustin is nearing a new one-year deal, paving the way for the show’s return next season.)
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As TVLine previously confirmed, the original cast member — who played Ccpd Detective Eddie Thawne and Iris’ onetime fiancé — is slated to return for an upcoming Season 8 flashback episode. Now, our sister site Deadline reports that Cosnett will recur in at least three installments, possibly embodying different characters — and may even appear in Season 9, if the CW drama is renewed. (Star Grant Gustin is nearing a new one-year deal, paving the way for the show’s return next season.)
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- 2/1/2022
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
"Naomi" is a new live-action superhero TV series, developed by Ava DuVernay, based on the comic book series of the same name by writers Brian Michael Bendis, David F. Walker and illustrator Jamal Campbell, starring Kaci Walfall, Mary-Charles Jones, Cranston Johnson, Alexander Wraith, Daniel Puig, Aidan Gemme, Will Meyers, Camila Moreno, Mouzam Makkar, Barry Watson and Stephanie March, premiering January 11, 2022 on The CW:
"...the degradation of Earth's ozone layer exposed the surface to a previously-unknown type of radioactive energy, which caused 29 random people across the planet to develop superhuman powers. Some of these people sought to rule the world with their new powers, while others opposed this, leading to a war.
"One month later, fourteen of the 'metahumans' were dead, and seven others left the planet, leaving only eight remaining. 'Naomi' is the first child born to two of these metahumans. The most evil of the original 29 metahumans, a criminal...
"...the degradation of Earth's ozone layer exposed the surface to a previously-unknown type of radioactive energy, which caused 29 random people across the planet to develop superhuman powers. Some of these people sought to rule the world with their new powers, while others opposed this, leading to a war.
"One month later, fourteen of the 'metahumans' were dead, and seven others left the planet, leaving only eight remaining. 'Naomi' is the first child born to two of these metahumans. The most evil of the original 29 metahumans, a criminal...
- 1/11/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Life gets really confusing for the titular Naomi once her powers begin to manifest, in the latest trailer for The CW’s upcoming superhero series (premiering Tuesday, Jan. 11 at 9/8c, where it will debut out of Superman & Lois Season 2).
Starring The Equalizer‘s Kaci Walfall, Naomi follows a cool, confident Black teenager as she comes to realize her hidden destiny and then “journeys to the heights of the multiverse” in search of the full truth. In the new trailer above, Naomi’s out-of-this-world odyssey is thrust into motion by a local Superman “stunt” that draws the attention of her...
Starring The Equalizer‘s Kaci Walfall, Naomi follows a cool, confident Black teenager as she comes to realize her hidden destiny and then “journeys to the heights of the multiverse” in search of the full truth. In the new trailer above, Naomi’s out-of-this-world odyssey is thrust into motion by a local Superman “stunt” that draws the attention of her...
- 12/14/2021
- by Mekeisha Madden Toby
- TVLine.com
The Invasion is not over at Apple TV+: The streamer has renewed the sci-fi drama for Season 2, ahead of the first season finale this Friday, Dec. 10, TVLine has learned.
The series, from co-creators Simon Kinberg (the X-Men and Deadpool films) and David Weil (Hunters), follows an alien invasion through different perspectives around the world. The cast includes Golshifteh Farahani, Shamier Anderson, Shioli Kutsuna, Firas Nassar, Billy Barratt, Azhy Robertson, Tara Moayedi, Daisuke Tsuji and Sam Neill.
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The series, from co-creators Simon Kinberg (the X-Men and Deadpool films) and David Weil (Hunters), follows an alien invasion through different perspectives around the world. The cast includes Golshifteh Farahani, Shamier Anderson, Shioli Kutsuna, Firas Nassar, Billy Barratt, Azhy Robertson, Tara Moayedi, Daisuke Tsuji and Sam Neill.
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- 12/8/2021
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Stephanie March has joined the cast of the CW’s upcoming series Naomi, alongside star Kaci Walfall. The series comes from Ava DuVernay and Arrow writer and co-exec producer Jill Blankenship.
Based on the eponymous comic book series that debuted in 2019, co-written by Brian Michael Bendis and David F. Walker and illustrated by breakout artist Jamal Campbell, the show follows a teenage girl’s journey from her small northwestern town to the heights of the multiverse. When a supernatural event shakes her hometown to the core, Naomi sets out to uncover its origins, and what she discovers will challenge everything we believe about our heroes.
March will play Akira. Originally from a planet far away, Akira finds herself in hiding on Earth when Naomi seeks her out, looking for answers.
2021-22 The CW New Series
The series also features series regulars Alexander Wraith, Cranston Johnson and Camila Moreno. Additional cast members include Barry Watson,...
Based on the eponymous comic book series that debuted in 2019, co-written by Brian Michael Bendis and David F. Walker and illustrated by breakout artist Jamal Campbell, the show follows a teenage girl’s journey from her small northwestern town to the heights of the multiverse. When a supernatural event shakes her hometown to the core, Naomi sets out to uncover its origins, and what she discovers will challenge everything we believe about our heroes.
March will play Akira. Originally from a planet far away, Akira finds herself in hiding on Earth when Naomi seeks her out, looking for answers.
2021-22 The CW New Series
The series also features series regulars Alexander Wraith, Cranston Johnson and Camila Moreno. Additional cast members include Barry Watson,...
- 12/8/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” star Stephanie March has joined Ava DuVernay and Jill Blankenship’s DC superhero drama “Naomi” for the CW.
“Naomi” is based on the comic series of the same name and centers on a teenage superhero whose life is upended when supernatural events occur in her hometown. March will be in six-episode recurring role. The cast includes Kaci Walfall in the title role, along with an ensemble that boasts Alexander Wraith, Cranston Johnson, Claire Lanay and Camila Moreno. The series is written and executive produced by DuVernay and Blankenship, and executive produced by Paul Garnes of Array Filmworks. The series is from Array Filmworks in association with Warner Bros. Television.
March plays Akira, who is originally from a planet far away, but is now hiding on Earth. Naomi seeks her out, looking for answers.
In addition to her multi-season run as Ada Alexandra Cabot on...
“Naomi” is based on the comic series of the same name and centers on a teenage superhero whose life is upended when supernatural events occur in her hometown. March will be in six-episode recurring role. The cast includes Kaci Walfall in the title role, along with an ensemble that boasts Alexander Wraith, Cranston Johnson, Claire Lanay and Camila Moreno. The series is written and executive produced by DuVernay and Blankenship, and executive produced by Paul Garnes of Array Filmworks. The series is from Array Filmworks in association with Warner Bros. Television.
March plays Akira, who is originally from a planet far away, but is now hiding on Earth. Naomi seeks her out, looking for answers.
In addition to her multi-season run as Ada Alexandra Cabot on...
- 12/7/2021
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
After the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday night denied a request to issue emergency relief blocking Texas’ new law that bans abortion at six weeks and, say opponents, effectively eliminates access to abortions statewide, some big names in entertainment expressed their opinions about the legislation.
A group of prominent actors, musicians and other artists and companies swiftly responded to the news on social media. Reese Witherspoon, Alyssa Milano, Dua Lipa, Kerry Washington, St. Vincent, Eva Longoria Baston, Bad Robot and P!nk were among them. Many shared an image with the text, “I stand in solidarity with Texans & people everywhere seeking reproductive freedom.” The full list of the celebrities who support that sentiment is below; the vast majority of the signatories are women.
Washington also shared a link to a Planned Parenthood petition which, among other things, maintains that “health care — including safe, legal abortion — is a human right.
A group of prominent actors, musicians and other artists and companies swiftly responded to the news on social media. Reese Witherspoon, Alyssa Milano, Dua Lipa, Kerry Washington, St. Vincent, Eva Longoria Baston, Bad Robot and P!nk were among them. Many shared an image with the text, “I stand in solidarity with Texans & people everywhere seeking reproductive freedom.” The full list of the celebrities who support that sentiment is below; the vast majority of the signatories are women.
Washington also shared a link to a Planned Parenthood petition which, among other things, maintains that “health care — including safe, legal abortion — is a human right.
- 9/2/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Stephanie March has signed with Echo Lake Entertainment for management in all areas.
The actor-producer is best known for her turn as New York Assistant Da Alexandra Cabot on NBC’s long-running procedural, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
She most recently starred alongside Shaun Benson in the Lifetime TV movie A House on Fire, playing a wife and mother struggling with mental illness and substance abuse problems. She also portrayed Ivanka Trump in Comedy Central special A President Show Documentary and starred in Adult Swim’s Neon Joe.
Additional credits on the TV side include 30 Rock, Happy Endings, Rescue Me, Grey’s Anatomy, Odd Mom Out, Made in Jersey, Nightcap and Conviction. March also has appeared in such films as The Invention of Lying, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Who We Are Now, The Treatment, Falling for Grace and Innocence.
March made her Broadway debut in a 1999 adaptation of Arthur Miller...
The actor-producer is best known for her turn as New York Assistant Da Alexandra Cabot on NBC’s long-running procedural, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
She most recently starred alongside Shaun Benson in the Lifetime TV movie A House on Fire, playing a wife and mother struggling with mental illness and substance abuse problems. She also portrayed Ivanka Trump in Comedy Central special A President Show Documentary and starred in Adult Swim’s Neon Joe.
Additional credits on the TV side include 30 Rock, Happy Endings, Rescue Me, Grey’s Anatomy, Odd Mom Out, Made in Jersey, Nightcap and Conviction. March also has appeared in such films as The Invention of Lying, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Who We Are Now, The Treatment, Falling for Grace and Innocence.
March made her Broadway debut in a 1999 adaptation of Arthur Miller...
- 7/19/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
A screening of “Black Widow” in the Hamptons over the 4th of July weekend attracted a star-studded crowd.
The guest list included David Harbour, who plays The Red Guardian in the latest installment of the MCU, and Drew Barrymore, Ellen Pompeo, Chris Ivery, Brooke Shields, Chris Henchy, Gayle King, Don Lemon, Tim Malone, Zachary Quinto, Christie Brinkley, Jennifer Esposito, Jesper Vesterstrøm, John and Justine Leguizamo, Stephanie March, Dan Benton, Kyle MacLachlan, Desiree Gruber, Maye Musk, Wendi Murdoch, Donna Karan, Cynthia Nixon, Christine Marinoni, Shawn Levy, Laurie Anderson, Bruce Weber, Nan Bush, Kathryn Gallagher, Bryce Lorenzo, Alexa Ray Joel, Marci Klein, Sophie Sumner, James Turlington, Daniel Benedict and Cinema Society founder Andrew Saffir.
The Cinema Society and Synchrony premiere took place on Friday at the Regal UA East Hampton Cinema. A party followed at Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann’s house. The menu featured fried chicken, lobster rolls, sashimi, mac & cheese,...
The guest list included David Harbour, who plays The Red Guardian in the latest installment of the MCU, and Drew Barrymore, Ellen Pompeo, Chris Ivery, Brooke Shields, Chris Henchy, Gayle King, Don Lemon, Tim Malone, Zachary Quinto, Christie Brinkley, Jennifer Esposito, Jesper Vesterstrøm, John and Justine Leguizamo, Stephanie March, Dan Benton, Kyle MacLachlan, Desiree Gruber, Maye Musk, Wendi Murdoch, Donna Karan, Cynthia Nixon, Christine Marinoni, Shawn Levy, Laurie Anderson, Bruce Weber, Nan Bush, Kathryn Gallagher, Bryce Lorenzo, Alexa Ray Joel, Marci Klein, Sophie Sumner, James Turlington, Daniel Benedict and Cinema Society founder Andrew Saffir.
The Cinema Society and Synchrony premiere took place on Friday at the Regal UA East Hampton Cinema. A party followed at Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann’s house. The menu featured fried chicken, lobster rolls, sashimi, mac & cheese,...
- 7/5/2021
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Mickey Rourke was coming off a career resurgence from his Oscar-nominated role in “The Wrestler” when he was cast as the villainous Ivan Vanko/Whiplash in “Iron Man 2.” The experience didn’t go well for Rourke, and the actor continues to take hits at Marvel over a decade after the Jon Favreau-directed sequel opened in theaters. Rourke’s latest MCU jab came while praising “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” which the actor only recently discovered while in quarantine. Rourke said he much prefers the real acting on display in “Law & Order” to “that crap” acting featured in Marvel movies.
“Mariska Hargitay is a very concentrated actress, she is absolutely great in every episode,” Rourke wrote on social media. “Her dedication and very meticulous work put her on another level. There’s very few, if any actresses in films these days that can hold her jock strap.
“Mariska Hargitay is a very concentrated actress, she is absolutely great in every episode,” Rourke wrote on social media. “Her dedication and very meticulous work put her on another level. There’s very few, if any actresses in films these days that can hold her jock strap.
- 5/10/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The original Law & Order debuted in the fall of 1990, so long ago that the hot series it was scheduled against was thirtysomething, which nearly got revived last year as a show in which the kids from the original series would now be thirtysomething themselves. (Other new shows from that fall that have since in some stage of reboot, rumored or real, included The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Beverly Hills 90210, The Flash, and Parenthood.) It was so long ago that its other direct competition was a CBS movie-of-the-week franchise — not the movie-of-the-week franchise,...
- 3/31/2021
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Don't look at me like that.
No, there isn't much of anything new coming along that we're recommending for the week outside Lifetime's House on Fire.
But there is a lot to love nonetheless!
Saturday, March 13
8/7c A House on Fire (Lifetime)
Law & Order Svu's Stephanie March stars in the latest ripped from the headlines Ann Rule inspired film about a successful doctor, wife, and mother who thought she had it all.
It's a psychological thriller with crime, intrigue, and mental illness on full-display as brilliant doctor Deborah Green's life unravels all around her until she does something unthinkable.
Don't forget to check out our exclusive clip of the film!
Sunday, March 14
8/7c Batwoman (The CW)
As Ryan's kryptonite wound becomes (even) more serious, her need to get justice for her mother becomes a priority.
Will the showdown with Alice be everything she's built it up to be?...
No, there isn't much of anything new coming along that we're recommending for the week outside Lifetime's House on Fire.
But there is a lot to love nonetheless!
Saturday, March 13
8/7c A House on Fire (Lifetime)
Law & Order Svu's Stephanie March stars in the latest ripped from the headlines Ann Rule inspired film about a successful doctor, wife, and mother who thought she had it all.
It's a psychological thriller with crime, intrigue, and mental illness on full-display as brilliant doctor Deborah Green's life unravels all around her until she does something unthinkable.
Don't forget to check out our exclusive clip of the film!
Sunday, March 14
8/7c Batwoman (The CW)
As Ryan's kryptonite wound becomes (even) more serious, her need to get justice for her mother becomes a priority.
Will the showdown with Alice be everything she's built it up to be?...
- 3/13/2021
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Why can't a woman have it all?
Diane Neal and Tamera Tunie aren't the only Law & Order: Svu alum to grace the screen in Ann Rule-inspired films this month.
Stephanie March is joining the fray of the Ripped from the Headlines slate of movies that will have you glued to the screen with A House on Fire.
A House on Fire, Lifetime's latest true-crime book-to-screen film, is based on the Ann Rule novel Bitter Harvest.
March plays esteemed doctor and mother Deborah Green. On the surface, she couldn't be happier with her life.
It's everything that a person would desire. She has a thriving career, a successful husband, who is also in the medical field, a lovely home, and children.
It appears as if she's living the American dream, but of course, nothing is ever as it seems behind closed doors.
Deborah's marriage to her husband (Shaun Benson) is rocky at best.
Diane Neal and Tamera Tunie aren't the only Law & Order: Svu alum to grace the screen in Ann Rule-inspired films this month.
Stephanie March is joining the fray of the Ripped from the Headlines slate of movies that will have you glued to the screen with A House on Fire.
A House on Fire, Lifetime's latest true-crime book-to-screen film, is based on the Ann Rule novel Bitter Harvest.
March plays esteemed doctor and mother Deborah Green. On the surface, she couldn't be happier with her life.
It's everything that a person would desire. She has a thriving career, a successful husband, who is also in the medical field, a lovely home, and children.
It appears as if she's living the American dream, but of course, nothing is ever as it seems behind closed doors.
Deborah's marriage to her husband (Shaun Benson) is rocky at best.
- 3/11/2021
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
Exclusive: Lifetime has given a green light to Torn From Her Arms, an original movie from Ozy Media, inspired by the separation of six-year-old Jimena Madrid from her mother at the U.S. border due to the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance family separation policy. The movie, which stems from Ozy Media’s development partnership with A+E Networks, is part of Lifetime’s Ripped from the Headlines franchise inspired by news and true events. Originally covered by Ozy’s reporting arm, Torn From Her Arms marks Ozy’s first foray into scripted programming and an expansion of its television catalog.
Per Lifetime, Torn from Her Arms is the timely story of Cindy and Jimena Madrid, a mother and daughter who fled violence in El Salvador, only to be separated at the U.S. border. Detained in different centers, Cindy and Jimena’s story gained national attention when the audiotape of Jimena...
Per Lifetime, Torn from Her Arms is the timely story of Cindy and Jimena Madrid, a mother and daughter who fled violence in El Salvador, only to be separated at the U.S. border. Detained in different centers, Cindy and Jimena’s story gained national attention when the audiotape of Jimena...
- 2/16/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Lifetime has set airdates for its Winter 2021 slate of five films, including its 400th original movie. The theme of the bundle is Ripped from the Headlines, a catch-all for the true crime films that will air every Saturday night beginning Feb. 13 through March 13.
Kicking off the quintet of movies will be Death Saved My Life on February 13, starring Meagan Good. That will be followed by Lifetime’s 400th original movie premiere, The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother’s Hunt for Justice starring Kim Delaney on February 20.
Judd Nelson, Joely Fisher and Stefanie Scott star in Girl in the Basement the week following on February 27. Diane Neal leads Circle of Deception on March 6, and Stephanie March leads A House On Fire on March 13. Both films were inspired by works from New York Time’s best-selling crime writer Ann Rule.
As part of Lifetime’s Broader Focus initiative supporting the...
Kicking off the quintet of movies will be Death Saved My Life on February 13, starring Meagan Good. That will be followed by Lifetime’s 400th original movie premiere, The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother’s Hunt for Justice starring Kim Delaney on February 20.
Judd Nelson, Joely Fisher and Stefanie Scott star in Girl in the Basement the week following on February 27. Diane Neal leads Circle of Deception on March 6, and Stephanie March leads A House On Fire on March 13. Both films were inspired by works from New York Time’s best-selling crime writer Ann Rule.
As part of Lifetime’s Broader Focus initiative supporting the...
- 1/12/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
They’re not really lawyers, but they play ones on TV. Still, We The Action, an organization that connects volunteer lawyers with nonprofit organizations, hopes to use the television stars to recruit real attorneys who can work to ensure a fair election.
A public service announcement was released Thursday for the We The Action Election 2020 Task Force, as the famous faces pitch for attorneys who can help staff remote voter hotlines, serve as poll workers and observers, cure mail-in ballots, and if needed, support recount efforts. The call is for Democratic Party-leaning attorneys. The participants include: Alan Rachins (LA Law) Paul Giamatti (Billions) Carrie Preston (The Good Wife) Christine Baranski (The Good Wife) Dule Hill (Suits) Gina Torres (Suits) Harry Hamlin (LA Law) J. Smith Cameron (Succession) Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife) Quincy Tyler Bernstine (Power) Raul Esparza (Law & Order: Svu) Sam Waterston (Law & Order) Stephanie March (Law & Order: Svu...
A public service announcement was released Thursday for the We The Action Election 2020 Task Force, as the famous faces pitch for attorneys who can help staff remote voter hotlines, serve as poll workers and observers, cure mail-in ballots, and if needed, support recount efforts. The call is for Democratic Party-leaning attorneys. The participants include: Alan Rachins (LA Law) Paul Giamatti (Billions) Carrie Preston (The Good Wife) Christine Baranski (The Good Wife) Dule Hill (Suits) Gina Torres (Suits) Harry Hamlin (LA Law) J. Smith Cameron (Succession) Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife) Quincy Tyler Bernstine (Power) Raul Esparza (Law & Order: Svu) Sam Waterston (Law & Order) Stephanie March (Law & Order: Svu...
- 10/22/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
The validity of a person’s worth is constantly, and ever increasingly, being quantified by how much they post on their social media platforms, and how many engagements they receive from their followers on a daily basis. But just because a person can promote their brand through such popular apps as Instagram, Facebook and Twitter around […]
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- 6/5/2020
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Law & Order: Svu is a television institution. The mainstay police drama made TV history when it became the longest-running primetime scripted drama in the 2019-2020 TV season with its twenty-first season. NBC and The Paley Center honored that milestone with a special featuring Mariska Hargitay, the only original cast member left on the series who also happens to hold the record for the longest-running female character in a live-action series, Christopher Meloni, Ice-t, Kelli Giddish, Stephanie March, and more past and present Svu faces. The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: Svu featured archival footage and new interviews examining the drama's impact on both the audience and its cast and crew. While Hargitay and...
- 1/3/2020
- E! Online
Before Law & Order: Svu resumes its historic season 21 on Thursday, Jan. 9, the show is getting a special celebrating its status as TV's longest-running drama. The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: Svu, a new hour-long special, is set to air Thursday, Jan. 2 at 9 p.m. on NBC. The special includes a walk down memory lane to the start of everything in September 1999. Look for interviews with the cast, crew and the guest stars who were involved in them for the last 21 seasons. Dick Wolf, Mariska Hargitay, Ice T, Kelli Giddish, Peter Scanavino, Christopher Meloni, Jamie Gray Hyder, Stephanie March, Tamara Tunie, Warren Leight, Julie Martin and Raúl Esparza will all appear in the...
- 12/12/2019
- E! Online
Michael Masarof debut feature film First Love has been acquired by Indie Rights. The independent film distributor will release the film theatrically in Los Angeles as well as digital/VOD platforms on December 13.
Written and directed by Masarof, the drama stars Annie Heise and Aaron Costa Ganis as estranged twins. She is a Hollywood actress and is hiding out in a seaside hotel after suffering from a nervous breakdown. Meanwhile, her slacker twin brother must make a choice: save his troubled sister from herself or sell his explosive tell-all book and sacrifice their twin bond for good. The film also includes Arye Gross, Adam Huber, Mia Barron, Amin El Gamal and Malin Barr.
Comedy Dynamics has acquired the Laura Kosann-directed The Social Ones, a mockumentary...
Written and directed by Masarof, the drama stars Annie Heise and Aaron Costa Ganis as estranged twins. She is a Hollywood actress and is hiding out in a seaside hotel after suffering from a nervous breakdown. Meanwhile, her slacker twin brother must make a choice: save his troubled sister from herself or sell his explosive tell-all book and sacrifice their twin bond for good. The film also includes Arye Gross, Adam Huber, Mia Barron, Amin El Gamal and Malin Barr.
Comedy Dynamics has acquired the Laura Kosann-directed The Social Ones, a mockumentary...
- 10/31/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: In the first trailer for the social media influencer send-up The Social Ones starts with influencers sitting in a circle in what looks like a support meeting as the words, “Everyone has forgotten the truth that we are humans not handles” flashes on the screen. This mockumentary from writer/director Laura Kosann is the perfect remedy to the onslaught of likes, retweets, Insta-fame that has been furiously raining down on culture for the past decade.
Premiering at the 2019 Cinequest Film and Creativity Festival this March in Silicon Valley, The Social Ones is basically a skewering answer to Netflix’s documentary The American Meme. Starring Richard Kind, Stephanie March (Law & Order Svu), Jackie Hoffman (Feud), Debra Jo Rupp (That ’70s Show), and Peter Scolari (Girls), the mockumentary is a parody that highlights the pitfalls of the emerging takeover of social media in our everyday lives,...
Premiering at the 2019 Cinequest Film and Creativity Festival this March in Silicon Valley, The Social Ones is basically a skewering answer to Netflix’s documentary The American Meme. Starring Richard Kind, Stephanie March (Law & Order Svu), Jackie Hoffman (Feud), Debra Jo Rupp (That ’70s Show), and Peter Scolari (Girls), the mockumentary is a parody that highlights the pitfalls of the emerging takeover of social media in our everyday lives,...
- 1/23/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Singer Kelly Rowland will channel legendary songstress Gladys Knight in Bet’s American Soul, a ’70s period drama about the rise of the music-dance program Soul Train.
In portraying Knight for a multiple-episode arc, Rowland will record an original cover of the soul icon’s song “Midnight Train to Georgia.” (Knight was one of the first performers Soul Train creator Don Cornelius booked for the show.)
Rowland showed off her acting chops as Lucious Lyon’s mother on Empire (via flashbacks) and served as a judge on Fox’s The X Factor.
Additionally, singer/actress Kelly Price (Saints & Sinners...
In portraying Knight for a multiple-episode arc, Rowland will record an original cover of the soul icon’s song “Midnight Train to Georgia.” (Knight was one of the first performers Soul Train creator Don Cornelius booked for the show.)
Rowland showed off her acting chops as Lucious Lyon’s mother on Empire (via flashbacks) and served as a judge on Fox’s The X Factor.
Additionally, singer/actress Kelly Price (Saints & Sinners...
- 9/27/2018
- TVLine.com
Comedy Central has set A President Show Documentary: The Fall Of Donald Trump mockumentary-style half-hour narrative special with The President Show creator Anthony Atamanuik back as Donald Trump. It’s set for premiere Monday, October 22 at 11 Pm.
According to Comedy Central, the special is set in the year 2030 and looks back at the last days of the Trump administration and the Commander in Chief’s mysterious disappearance. Along with Atamanuik, Peter Grosz reprises his role as Trump’s sidekick Vice President Mike Pence, Kathy Griffin as Kellyanne Conway, Mario Cantone as Anthony Scaramucci, Adam Pally as Donald Trump Jr. and John Gemberling as Steve Bannon. Stephanie March will make her debut as Trump daughter Ivanka Trump.
“If the studio show was a fever dream, this mockumentary is the thing you see right before the fever kills you. But in a silly, fun way!” says Atamanuik.
A President Show Documentary: The...
According to Comedy Central, the special is set in the year 2030 and looks back at the last days of the Trump administration and the Commander in Chief’s mysterious disappearance. Along with Atamanuik, Peter Grosz reprises his role as Trump’s sidekick Vice President Mike Pence, Kathy Griffin as Kellyanne Conway, Mario Cantone as Anthony Scaramucci, Adam Pally as Donald Trump Jr. and John Gemberling as Steve Bannon. Stephanie March will make her debut as Trump daughter Ivanka Trump.
“If the studio show was a fever dream, this mockumentary is the thing you see right before the fever kills you. But in a silly, fun way!” says Atamanuik.
A President Show Documentary: The...
- 9/27/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Stephanie March is back on TV and she's getting political. March, who recently returned to the world of Law & Order: Svu as the fan-favorite character Alexandra Cabot, can next be seen playing a very famous face: Ivanka Trump. E! News has your exclusive first look at March as Ivanka Trump in Comedy Central's upcoming A President Show Documentary: The Fall of Donald Trump. The half-hour mockumentary special hails from the people behind The President Show. Anthony Atamanuik is returning as President Donald Trump alongside Peter Grosz as Vice President Mike Pence, Kathy Griffin as Kellyanne Conway, Mario Cantone as Anthony Scaramucci, Adam Pally as Donald Trump Jr., and John Gemberling as Steve Bannon. This will...
- 9/27/2018
- E! Online
He's got money in the bank! Bobby Flay is widely known as the successful chef on Food Network, but many fans are curious about his net worth considering he's been on so many shows. Scroll down to get the details! According to Celebrity Net Worth, Bobby is worth a whopping $30 million, which makes him one of the wealthiest celebrity chefs out there. And it makes sense why. First off, he's the star of shows like Beat Bobby Flay, Bobby Flay's Barbeque Addiction, Worst Cooks in America, The Bobby and Damaris Show, and more. He's additionally appeared in series including The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Food Network Star, Iron Chef, and Brunch at Bobby's, just to name a few. A post shared by bobbyflay (@bobbyflay) on Sep 25, 2017 at 8:44am Pdt On top of that, Bobby is also a restauranteur. He owns restaurants in NYC, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, and in...
- 6/1/2018
- by Samantha Faragalli
- Closer Weekly
Exclusive: Richard Kind, Stephanie March (Law & Order Svu), Jackie Hoffman (Feud) are attached to star in The Social Ones, the first long-form content film from The New Potato Studios. Debra Jo Rupp (That 70s Show) and Peter Scolari (Girls) will also co-star in the indie written and directed by Laura Kosann.
The pic is a mockumentary parodying social media and how it is taking over our society. The piece sets out to highlight the pitfalls of the emerging takeover of social media in our everyday lives, poking fun at how hilariously seriously people take it and society’s unhealthy fascination with “social media influencers.”
Production will begin next month in New York City.
New Potato Studios founding sisters Laura and Danielle Kosann, who named the company after their lifestyle website, will serve as executive producers along with March.
The pic is a mockumentary parodying social media and how it is taking over our society. The piece sets out to highlight the pitfalls of the emerging takeover of social media in our everyday lives, poking fun at how hilariously seriously people take it and society’s unhealthy fascination with “social media influencers.”
Production will begin next month in New York City.
New Potato Studios founding sisters Laura and Danielle Kosann, who named the company after their lifestyle website, will serve as executive producers along with March.
- 5/30/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
“Law & Order: Svu” saw a noticeable jump in the Wednesday overnight ratings this week.
Airing at 9 p.m., “Svu” drew a 1.4 rating in adults 18-49 and 6.5 million viewers. Not only is that an improvement of over 20% in both measures from last week, but also matched the show’s highest demo rating since November. The episode featured a guest appearance by Stephanie March, reprising her role as Alexandra Cabot.
Earlier on NBC, a special Wednesday edition of “The Voice” drew a 1.4 and 8.2 million viewers, making it the most-watched show of the night. “Chicago Pd” ticked up slightly in viewers from last week.
“Empire” was again the top-rated show of the night, but was down slightly in viewers. “Star” was even at 9.
After a repeat of “The Goldbergs” on ABC, “Alex Inc.” hit a series low. “Designated Survivor” was steady at 10.
For The CW, “Riverdale” ticked up with the special musical episode.
Airing at 9 p.m., “Svu” drew a 1.4 rating in adults 18-49 and 6.5 million viewers. Not only is that an improvement of over 20% in both measures from last week, but also matched the show’s highest demo rating since November. The episode featured a guest appearance by Stephanie March, reprising her role as Alexandra Cabot.
Earlier on NBC, a special Wednesday edition of “The Voice” drew a 1.4 and 8.2 million viewers, making it the most-watched show of the night. “Chicago Pd” ticked up slightly in viewers from last week.
“Empire” was again the top-rated show of the night, but was down slightly in viewers. “Star” was even at 9.
After a repeat of “The Goldbergs” on ABC, “Alex Inc.” hit a series low. “Designated Survivor” was steady at 10.
For The CW, “Riverdale” ticked up with the special musical episode.
- 4/19/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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