Krista Vernoff is putting down roots. The Grey's Anatomy showrunner has signed a multiple-year overall deal with ABC Studios. Additionally, Vernoff and her producing partner — and husband — Alexandre Schmitt have launched Trip the Light Productions. Vernoff will serve as president of the company, while Schmitt will be president of production and development. Under the pact, the company will create and develop new projects for the studio behind the long-running Shondaland medical drama. Vernoff will continue to serve as showrunner on Grey's Anatomy. Vernoff, who wrote and exec produced Grey's for its first eight seasons, was hand-picked by creator Shonda Rhimes to take over as showrunner on Grey's after co-showrunner Stacy McKee departed to focus on spinoff Station 19 and as Rhimes moved her overall deal to Netflix. "Alex and I are thrilled to be making a creative home for Trip the Light Productions at ABC Studios," Vernoff said. "Showrunning Grey's Anatomy has been a … [Read more...] about ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Showrunner Krista Vernoff Inks ABC Studios Overall Deal (Exclusive)
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Major fashion moments steal the show at Winter Ball honoring ABC-13’s 2019 Women of Distinction
Socials rock the runway in Carolina Herrera, Monique Lhuillier and Marchesa gowns at "Crystal Ball" downtown By Amber Elliott Updated 12:25 pm CST, Monday, January 21, 2019 Women of Distinction, Sneha Merchant, from left, Marilyn DeMontrond, Farida Abjani, Jo Lynn Falgout, Claire Thielke, Merele Yarborough, Carolyn Faulk, Dr Kelly Larkin, Gaynell Drexler, Jerre Williams, and Melissa Juneau at the 2019 Crystal Winter Ball. less Women of Distinction, Sneha Merchant, from left, Marilyn DeMontrond, Farida Abjani, Jo Lynn Falgout, Claire Thielke, Merele Yarborough, Carolyn Faulk, Dr Kelly Larkin, Gaynell Drexler, Jerre Williams, and ... more Photo: Gary Fountain, Contributor Photo: Gary Fountain, Contributor Image 1 of / 47 Caption Close Image 1 of 47 Women of Distinction, Sneha … [Read more...] about Major fashion moments steal the show at Winter Ball honoring ABC-13’s 2019 Women of Distinction
ABC Midseason: ‘A Million Little Things’ Breaks Up TGIT
ABC will break up its TGIT block in the first part of 2019, moving A Million Little Things to Thursdays for the remainder of its run while giving Station 19 an extended hiatus. The network also will debut three new shows in the first quarter and launch a new season of American Idol in March. The new shows include the spy dramedy Whiskey Cavalier, which will bow Wednesday, Feb. 27, and the legal thriller The Fix, coming Monday, March 18, after The Good Doctor finishes its season. ABC previously announced a Jan. 9 premiere for Schooled, a 1990s-set spinoff of The Goldbergs. A Million Little Things will make its Thursday debut on Jan. 17, sandwiched between the returning Grey's Anatomy and How to Get Away With Murder. Match Game will fill the 10 p.m. Wednesday spot currently occupied by A Million Little Things starting Jan. 9 — returning Alec Baldwin to primetime on ABC after his eponymous talk show crashed in the fall. Station 19 will return March 7, which also will bring the … [Read more...] about ABC Midseason: ‘A Million Little Things’ Breaks Up TGIT
ABC News: Authorities believe Fountain landfill may have evidence in Berreth case
Investigators apparently believe there is evidence or the body of a missing Woodland Park mother who authorities say was killed by her fiance in a landfill south of Colorado Springs, according to ABC News.A spokeswoman for Midway Landfill in Fountain said investigators contacted the operator about a possible search related to the disappearance and presumed murder of Kelsey Berreth.“The Colorado Bureau of Investigation contacted Waste Management of Colorado regarding a potential search at Midway Landfill and we are cooperating fully,” Waste Management spokeswoman Anne Spitza told ABC News on Wednesday.Colorado Bureau of Investigation communications director Susan Medina on Thursday declined to comment on the warrant or confirm whether it was related to the Berreth case. Lee Richards, spokeswoman for the 4th Judicial District Attorney's Office, also declined to comment.Berreth, 29, was last seen in public Thanksgiving Day shopping at the Woodland Park Safeway with her … [Read more...] about ABC News: Authorities believe Fountain landfill may have evidence in Berreth case
‘Veep’s’ Matt Walsh to Lead Cast of ABC Comedy ‘Happy Accident’
Veep star Matt Walsh isn't wasting any time in booking his next series regular role. The actor and comedian has been tapped to topline the cast of ABC comedy pilot Happy Accident. Picked up to pilot with an early season order in November, Happy Accident revolves around two Pittsburgh families — a father named Bud (Walsh) with three adult daughters, and a hotel lounge singer with her med student son — who are forced together after a decades-old secret is revealed. The single-camera comedy hails from Modern Family writers Abraham Higginbotham and Jon Pollack, who will pen the script and exec produce. The potential series is a co-production between ABC Studios — where Higginbotham and Pollack are under overall deals — and its soon-to-be corporate sibling 20th Century Fox Television. The role marks Walsh's first TV gig since wrapping HBO critical darling Veep, where he has been a series regular for all eight seasons. Production on the final season of the awards … [Read more...] about ‘Veep’s’ Matt Walsh to Lead Cast of ABC Comedy ‘Happy Accident’