Daphne Basset will join her husband off-screen as Phoebe Dynevor is exiting Netflix ’s hit series Bridgerton ahead of Season 3. Sources tell Deadline Dynevor has completed her contractual obligations. Dynevor revealed she would not appear in the new season in an interview at the Sundance Film Festival with Screenrant, saying she could pop up in a future season. The Duchess of Hastings appeared minimally in five episodes of Season 2. Regé-Jean Page, who played her husband the Duke of Hastings, exited the series after Season 1. Season 3 of Bridgerton will find Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) as she’s finally given up her crush on Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) after hearing him disparage her to his friends last season. Instead, she’s focusing on finding a husband who will respect her independence so she may continue her double life as Lady Whistledown, away from her mother and sisters. Due to her lack of confidence, however, her search doesn’t go so well. … [Read more...] about ‘Bridgerton’ Star Phoebe Dynevor Exits Netflix Series Ahead Of Season 3
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‘Power Book II: Ghost’ Renewed For Season 4; Michael Ealy Joins As Series Regular
Power Book II: Ghost received an early Season 4 renewal at Starz ahead of its third season premiere on March 17. Season 4 is currently in production in New York with the addition of Michael Ealy ( Barbershop , Takers ) who joins the cast in a series regular role. Ealy will portray Detective Don Carter, a rising NYPD officer who was on track to become Police Commissioner until his wife was killed in a crossfire between rival drug gangs. Vowing to make the streets safer, Carter traded in his tie for a kevlar vest and now leads an elite NYPD drug task force that elicits concrete results against drug-related violence. While his achievements are noteworthy public recognition, nothing can bring back his lost love. The third season of Power Book II: Ghost kicks off with Tariq St. Patrick (Michael Rainey Jr.) determined to get his trust, get back to his family, and get out of the game for good. The emergence of a ruthless new connect interrupts Tariq’s plans to … [Read more...] about ‘Power Book II: Ghost’ Renewed For Season 4; Michael Ealy Joins As Series Regular
‘The Bachelor’ Season 27, Episode 2: Zach Shallcross Brings A Suitor To Meet His Family & Gets A Group Date Surprise From Latto
SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from Monday’s episode of Season 27 of ABC ’s The Bachelor It’s week two of Zach Shallcross’ journey to find love on ABC ‘s The Bachelor . After his first cocktail party and rose ceremony, Zach was ready to begin exploring his relationships with the 20 women left in the competition. In the opening moments of Monday night’s episode, Zach said he was feeling hopeful and had already made some strong connections, which he wasn’t expecting. Because he didn’t get to talk with everyone at the cocktail party, Zach decided to have two group dates and a one-on-one the first week to make sure that he had time with all the women. It’s fairly typical for some of the women to be left out of dates during the first few weeks, when the group is so big, but host Jesse Palmer says Zach wants to do things “a little bit differently.” Up first: Brianna, Brooklyn, Katherine, Mercedes, Bailey, Davia, Cat, Genevie, and Kylee. “I’m looking for … [Read more...] about ‘The Bachelor’ Season 27, Episode 2: Zach Shallcross Brings A Suitor To Meet His Family & Gets A Group Date Surprise From Latto
Fox Entertainment & Hulu Ink New Deal For In-Season Streaming Rights To Network’s Shows
EXCLUSIVE: After lengthy negotiations, Fox Entertainment and Hulu have closed a new multi-year deal for in-season streaming rights to the broadcast network’s primetime series. The agreement also includes an extensive multi-platform marketing partnership. Under the pact, all Fox primetime entertainment programming – ranging from Family Guy and The Simpsons to The Cleaning Lady and new breakout drama The Accused to The Masked Singer and Next Level Chef — will continue to stream on the Disney-controlled Hulu the next day following their linear telecast. Additionally, the deal adds a new element — joint Fox and Hulu branding across all Fox marketing efforts for its programming on the network’s platforms and beyond as well as on Hulu. Financial details are not been disclosed. Word of the new deal comes on the heels of Fox announcing last week two-year renewals for its animated stalwarts, The Simpsons, Family Guy and Bob’s Burgers , all produced by Disney … [Read more...] about Fox Entertainment & Hulu Ink New Deal For In-Season Streaming Rights To Network’s Shows
ITV Studios Dispute With WGA East Gets Trial Date
UPDATED with ITV Studios statement: The Writers Guild of America, East has been trying to get a contract with ITV Studios for nearly five years. It still doesn’t have one, but is getting its day in court. A federal trial has been scheduled for January 11 on a complaint issued by the National Labor Relations Board against the U.S.-based non-fiction production arm of the UK giant. The complaint follows the NLRB’s investigation of charges brought by the WGAE, alleging that early this year ITV implemented a health insurance plan over the objections of the guild which is the collective bargaining representative of ITV’s writer-producers. ITV’s shows include NBC variety series Best Time Ever With Neil Patrick Harris , A&E’s The First 48 and TLC’s Four Weddings . The NLRB determined that ITV violated its duty to bargain in good faith with the WGAE, unlawfully implemented the health plan and illegally dropped a monthly stipend the company had been paying to the … [Read more...] about ITV Studios Dispute With WGA East Gets Trial Date
Cindy Williams Dies: ‘Laverne & Shirley‘ Star Who Appeared In ’American Graffiti’ & ‘The Conversation’ Was 75
Cindy Williams , who starred in the smash Happy Days spinoff Laverne & Shirley after appearing in George Lucas’ American Graffiti and Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation, has died. She was 75. Her family told the Associated Press today that the actress died Wednesday after a brief illness. “The passing of our kind, hilarious mother, Cindy Williams, has brought us insurmountable sadness that could never truly be expressed,” reads the statement from her children, Emily and Zak Hudson, relayed through a spokesperson. “Knowing and loving her has been our joy and privilege. She was one of a kind, beautiful, generous and possessed a brilliant sense of humor and a glittering spirit that everyone loved.” Williams played Shirley Feeney in Laverne & Shirley opposite Penny Marshall’s Laverne DeFazio. The series was an out-of-the-box smash after premiering in January 1976 on ABC. The characters first appeared briefly on Happy Days — which was created by … [Read more...] about Cindy Williams Dies: ‘Laverne & Shirley‘ Star Who Appeared In ’American Graffiti’ & ‘The Conversation’ Was 75
Rita Moreno Set For Artios Awards Career Honor; Yvette Nicole Brown To Host Ceremony
EGOT winner Rita Moreno will receive the Casting Society ’s career honor, the Lynn Stalmaster Award, at the 38th annual Artios Awards next month. The org also has set Yvette Nicole Brown to host the ceremony on March 9 at the Beverly Hilton. Moreno, whose 80 for Brady hits theaters Friday, scored an Academy Award nom last year for Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story after winning an Oscar for the 1961 original. She also received the Producers Guild’s Stanley Kramer Award in 2002. Those are among the latest accolades in a seven-decade career that began with her Broadway debut at 13. She has appeared in more than 40 feature films and countless TV series including most recently Norman Lear’s remake of One Day at a Time . Her documentary Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival . Moreno’s EGOT-qualifying awards also include two Emmys, a Grammy in 1973 and a Tony two years later. She also has … [Read more...] about Rita Moreno Set For Artios Awards Career Honor; Yvette Nicole Brown To Host Ceremony
Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group To Launch ‘Equal Justice With Judge Eboni K. Williams’
EXCLUSIVE: Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group is set to launch another court series — Equal Justice with Judge Eboni K. Williams . The daily one-hour strip will bow fall 2023 and will be available to broadcast on television stations, as well as global cable, network, and digital distribution platforms. A lawyer, author and television host, Williams is a former guest host on ABC’s The View and a correspondent for CBS News and Fox News. Williams is currently host of her own series on Allen Media Group’s The Grio Television Network – the daily one-hour news program The Grio with Eboni K. Williams . Williams also starred on season 13 of The Real Housewives of New York City. As an attorney, Williams provided legal counsel in family law and civil litigation, and was also a public defender. She also worked in private practice. Williams authored the best-selling book Pretty Powerful , as well as a new book titled Bet on Black: The Good News About Being Black in America … [Read more...] about Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group To Launch ‘Equal Justice With Judge Eboni K. Williams’
New Line Cinema Sets First-Look Production Deal With ‘Barbarian’ Producer BoulderLight Pictures
Barbarian producer BoulderLight Pictures has secured a multi-year first-look feature agreement with New Line Cinema , Deadline has confirmed. BoulderLight is a production company founded by J.D. Lifshitz & Raphael Margules which specializes in high-concept, filmmaker-driven genre stories and last year hit on its breakout project with Barbarian — the hit 20th horror from writer-director Zach Cregger, which grossed over $45MM worldwide against a production budget of $4.5MM. News of the shingle’s New Line deal follows the announcement that Lifshitz and Margules will retest with Cregger for Weapons — a new film being fast-tracked at the Warner Bros subsidiary, which we were first to report on. “J.D. and Rafi share a passion for cinema that puts the audience first,” said New Line Cinema’s President and Chief Creative Officeer, Richard Brener. “They have a proven ability to identify and champion stories and filmmakers that transcend genre, and no one works … [Read more...] about New Line Cinema Sets First-Look Production Deal With ‘Barbarian’ Producer BoulderLight Pictures
‘Jackpot’: Nicholas Stoller Limited Series About Gambler-Turned-FBI Source RJ Cipriani In Works At Sony TV
EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Television is putting the limited series Jackpot into early development, inspired by the hardscrabble life of Philly high-stakes gambler-turned-FBI confidential source RJ Cipriani (aka Robin Hood 702), the lynchpin in taking down a multimillion-dollar drug ring. Nicholas Stoller and his Stoller Global Solutions partner Conor Welch, as well as Jamie Canniffe, are executive producing with Cipriani. A gambler known for giving his winnings to the less fortunate, Cipriani’s chance encounter with an ex-girlfriend plunged him unwittingly into a money-laundering scheme that ultimately led to one of the biggest cases in FBI history leading to over 1,000 arrests around the world. The series follows the gambler, known to the FBI as “Jackpot,” as he navigates an insane web of characters who may just kill him and his family unless he can bring them down first. The series is billed as being part Donnie Brasco and part Ocean’s 11. Cipriani was a … [Read more...] about ‘Jackpot’: Nicholas Stoller Limited Series About Gambler-Turned-FBI Source RJ Cipriani In Works At Sony TV