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Netflix, ‘Last Dance’ Team to Document All-Civilian Space Mission
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Tayshia Adams, Kaitlyn Bristowe Returning to Co-Host ‘The Bachelorette’ Season 18
The Bachelorette with Michelle Young has found its hosts. Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe — the former Bachelorette leads who stepped in to co-host season 17 amid Chris Harrison’s hiatus (and eventual departure) — are returning to host the 18th season, ABC and Warner Horizon have confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. Adams and Bristowe are […]
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‘Days of Abandonment,’ Starring Natalie Portman, Dead at HBO (Exclusive)
The Days of Abandonment has been abandoned at HBO. The premium cable network has pulled the plug on the TV movie based on the novel by My Brilliant Friend author Elena Ferrante that was set to star Oscar winner Natalie Portman. “Due to unforeseen personal reasons, Natalie Portman has stepped down from HBO Films’ Days […]
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‘Mighty Ducks’ Renewed for Season 2 at Disney+
Disney+ will quack again. The streamer has handed out a second-season renewal for its revival of The Mighty Ducks. Production on Game Changers will begin in early 2022. A return date has not yet been determined. The brainchild of original trilogy screenwriter Steven Brill, who pitched the revival to Disney execs back before Disney+ even […]
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Netflix, ‘Last Dance’ Team to Document All-Civilian Space Mission
Netflix is headed into space. The streamer and the team behind The Last Dance are joining to document the first all-civilian mission to orbit the Earth. The five-part series, titled Countdown…
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Tayshia Adams, Kaitlyn Bristowe Returning to Co-Host ‘The Bachelorette’ Season 18
The Bachelorette with Michelle Young has found its hosts. Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe — the former Bachelorette leads who stepped in to co-host season 17 amid Chris Harrison’s hiatus…
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‘Days of Abandonment,’ Starring Natalie Portman, Dead at HBO (Exclusive)
The Days of Abandonment has been abandoned at HBO. The premium cable network has pulled the plug on the TV movie based on the novel by My Brilliant Friend author Elena Ferrante that was set…
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‘Mighty Ducks’ Renewed for Season 2 at Disney+
Disney+ will quack again. The streamer has handed out a second-season renewal for its revival of The Mighty Ducks. Production on Game Changers will begin in early 2022. A return date has not…
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Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ TV Series Reveals First Look and Premiere Date
Ready for your first new look at Middle-earth in seven years? Amazon’s ambitious The Lord of the Rings TV series finally has a confirmed premiere date, plus has released its first…
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Prentice Penny Moves Overall Deal From HBO to Disney’s Onyx Collective
With production on Insecure‘s final season having wrapped earlier this year, showrunner Prentice Penny is plotting his next chapter. Penny has moved his overall deal from HBO to Disney’s…
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‘The Chi’ Scores Fifth Season Renewal at Showtime
Showtime is extending its stay in the Windy City. ViacomCBS’ premium cable outlet has renewed its drama series The Chi for a fifth season. The pickup comes just hours after the Chicago-set…
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John Oliver Slams ‘Sex and the City’ Revival for Moving Forward Without Kim Cattrall
Add John Oliver to the list of Sex and the City fans who aren’t happy that HBO Max’s upcoming revival won’t feature Kim Cattrall. On Sunday’s Last Week Tonight — which airs on HBO, as did…
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Olympics TV Ratings Haven’t Fallen More Than Broadcast TV as a Whole
Through the first week of the Summer Olympics, NBCUniversal’s primetime audience has fallen precipitously — by almost 42 percent — compared to the last summer games in 2016. Given the way…
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‘Love, Victor’ Renewed for Season 3 at Hulu
Love, Victor is coming back at Hulu. The Disney-backed streamer has renewed the coming-of-age comedy and Love, Simon offshoot for a third season. The news comes a month and a half after the…
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Nikki Glaser on Dealing with All Those FBoys
Nikki Glaser was looking at a list of upcoming reality TV productions, searching for a project that might be a good fit for her comedic talent, when one title leapt out: Fboy Island. It…
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‘The Crown’ Reveals First Look at Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II
All hail the new Queen! Netflix has released the first image of Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II from the fifth and penultimate season of The Crown, which recently began filming in the…
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