EXCLUSIVE: Yul Vazquez is set as a lead opposite Danny Pino & Michael Chiklis in Hotel Cocaine , MGM+ ’s upcoming crime thriller from creator Chris Brancato. Hotel Cocaine is the story of Roman Compte (Pino), a Cuban expatriate who fought against Fidel Castro in the Bay of Pigs invasion and re-made his life in Miami. He is general manager of the Mutiny Hotel, the glamorous epicenter of the Miami cocaine scene of late ‘70s and early ‘80s. The Mutiny Hotel was Casablanca on cocaine, a glitzy nightclub, restaurant and hotel frequented by Florida businessmen and politicians, international narcos, CIA and FBI agents, models, sports stars and musicians. Vazquez will play Nestor Cabal, Roman Compte’s (Pino) brother and one of the biggest suppliers of cocaine to a coke-hungry Miami population. He’s dangerous, funny, wily, and seeking reunion with his long-lost brother. Chiklis plays Agent Zulio who will stop at nothing to shut down the drug trade, even if it … [Read more...] about ‘Hotel Cocaine’: Yul Vazquez Joins Danny Pino & Michael Chiklis In MGM+ Series
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‘Blue Bloods’ Renewed For Season 14 By CBS, Cast Led By Tom Selleck Set To Return
CBS has renewed Blue Bloods for the 2023-24 season, which will be the cop drama stalwart’s 14th on the network. The cast of the series, including core original stars Tom Selleck , Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan and Will Estes, are set to return, along with its top producing team led by showrunner Kevin Wade. As Deadline reported after Blue Bloods was conspicuously missing from CBS’ list of drama series renewals last month, a pickup for the long-running hit was tied up in difficult negotiations, with CBS pushing for significant budget cuts, including 25% for above-the-line talent, including actors. RELATED: CBS Renewal Status Report: ‘S.W.A.T.’, ‘East New York’ & ‘True Lies’ We reported on Friday that the cast and producers had agreed to salary reductions in order to keep the show going and keep hundreds of crew and other support personnel whose livelihood depends on it employed. That paved the way for a Season 14 renewal. Selleck, Wahlberg, Moynahan, … [Read more...] about ‘Blue Bloods’ Renewed For Season 14 By CBS, Cast Led By Tom Selleck Set To Return
Ali Wong To Star & EP New Netflix Animated Series ‘Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld’
Netflix has greenlit the new 2D animated series Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld from first-time showrunner Echo Wu and executive producers Ali Wong ( Beef ) and Aron Eli Coleite ( Locke & Key ). Wong will also star in the supernatural action series alongside Bowen Yang , Lori Tan Chinn , Lucy Liu , Jimmy O. Yang , Sheng Wang , and Woosung Kim . The series follows Jentry Chau (voiced by Wong), a Chinese-American teen living in a small Texas town, who finds out a demon king is hunting her for the supernatural powers she’s been working her whole life to repress. With the help of her weapons expert great-aunt and a millennia-old jiangshi (Chinese hopping vampire), Jentry must now fight an entire underworld’s worth of monsters while balancing the horrors of high school. Chris Prynoski ( The Legend of Vox Machina ), Shannon Prynoski ( Fairfax ), Antonio Canobbio ( Arlo the Alligator Boy ) and Ben Kalina ( Big Mouth ) will also executive produce … [Read more...] about Ali Wong To Star & EP New Netflix Animated Series ‘Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld’
Richard Roxburgh & Rebecca Gibney To Star In Stan & Lionsgate’s Megachurch Drama Series ‘Prosper’
EXCLUSIVE: Richard Roxburgh and Rebecca Gibney will front Stan and Lionsgate ’s Australian drama series Prosper . The pair will lead the cast of the Lingo Pictures show, which is billed as an epic family drama that takes a “provocative peek behind the curtain of power and privilege.” Production is underway in New South Wales, Australia, with a pic of the first episode’s scripted revealing it will be called ‘Man of God’ (see below). Roxburgh ( The Crown , Rake , Elvis ) will play Cal Quinn, the founder and global pastor of fictional Sydney megachurch U Star, and Gibney ( Halifax: Retribution , Back to the Rafters , Wanted ) is Abi Quinn, his wife and worship leader. Their powerful megachurch is one of Australia’s fastest growing and on the precipice of a lucrative American expansion. While the family preaches messages of faith, love and acceptance to thousands of followers, behind closed doors, the they protect shameful secrets. Ewen Leslie ( … [Read more...] about Richard Roxburgh & Rebecca Gibney To Star In Stan & Lionsgate’s Megachurch Drama Series ‘Prosper’
‘SNL’ Promo: Quinta Brunson Takes April Fool’s “Pranks” To An Unusual New Level
Maybe Quinta Brunson learned about April Fool’s Day “pranks” from some confused kids at Abbott Elementary. The Emmy-winning creator, writer and star of ABC’s breakout comedy will be the teacher — er, host — of Saturday Night Live this weekend for the first time , and she tries her hand at making an April fool of castmember Molly Kearney . There’s just one teensy little problem: Brunson appears unclear on the concept. Poor Kearney is just minding her own business while getting a drink at the watercooler when Brunson leaps from behind some boxes with flowers and candy and yells, “Prank!” — eliciting an old-school spit take. Later she pops out of a closet with balloons and a gift basket. The bemused Kearney then tells the camera about their doubts in re Brunson’s notion of a prank. Cut to Brunson saying to the camera, “Molly said that?” She then lets slip with her plan for the next “prank.” Suffice it to say, Kearney embraces the host’s giving nature this time. … [Read more...] about ‘SNL’ Promo: Quinta Brunson Takes April Fool’s “Pranks” To An Unusual New Level
‘The Night Agent’ Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix
That was quick — a day after Netflix unveiled record opening weekend viewership for The Night Agent , the streamer announced that it has picked up a 10-episode second season of the political conspiracy action-thriller series from creator Shawn Ryan and Sony Pictures Television. This marks one of the fastest renewal decisions for Netflix, which typically waits for data on a series’ 28-day performance before pulling the trigger. “The last week has been a whirlwind as we’ve finally been able to share The Night Agent with the world,” said series creator, executive producer and showrunner Ryan. “To see the tremendous reaction to the show has been a great joy and is a credit to our cast, our writers, our directors, our crew and our partners at Sony Pictures Television and Netflix. We couldn’t be any prouder or more excited to get cracking on Season 2 to share the further adventures of Night Action with our newfound fans.” Inspired by the novel of the same name by … [Read more...] about ‘The Night Agent’ Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix
‘Only Murders In The Building’: Don Darryl Rivera, Allison Guinn & Gerald Caesar To Recur In Season 3
EXCLUSIVE: Hulu ’s Only Murders in the Building has added Don Darryl Rivera ( Let the Right One In ), Allison Guinn ( The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel ) & Gerald Caesarto ( Dear Evan Hansen ) to its Season 3 cast in recurring roles. The trio joins series stars Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez, as well as Season 3 additions Meryl Streep, Paul Rudd, Jesse Williams and Ashley Park. Details regarding their roles are being kept under wraps. The comedic murder-mystery series follows three strangers (Martin, Short and Gomez) who share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one. In Seasons 1 and 2, the trio helped solve two murders inside the Arconia, their exclusive Upper West Side apartment building. Season 3 will step outside the comforts of home as they follow the latest murder , that of Ben Glenroy (Rudd), the lead actor in Oliver Putnam’s ( Short ) Broadway play who falls dead onstage just as the curtain flew up … [Read more...] about ‘Only Murders In The Building’: Don Darryl Rivera, Allison Guinn & Gerald Caesar To Recur In Season 3
101 Studios Co-Founders Bob Yari & Marvin Peart Launch Production And Distribution Company WonderHill Studios
Bob Yari and Marvin Peart have today announced the launch of WonderHill Studios , a new production and distribution company that will operate in the independent space, focusing on film and television production, domestic film distribution, acquisitions and foreign sales. The pair of veteran producers and media executives will run WonderHill as Co-Founders and Co-CEOs, prioritizing the development of a versatile slate and the theatrical route for features, as they look to bolster diversity both in media and in the C-suite. Collectively producing a diversified collection of over 50 films and TV series to date, Yari and Peart are co-founders (with David Glasser) and current board members of 101 Studios, the global entertainment company behind Taylor Sheridan’s slate of hit series including Paramount Network’s Yellowstone . Yari is an exec producer not only on that Sheridan title, but also on his prequel series 1883 and 1923 for Paramount+ and Paramount Network, and his … [Read more...] about 101 Studios Co-Founders Bob Yari & Marvin Peart Launch Production And Distribution Company WonderHill Studios
David Alan Grier Joins Wendy McLendon-Covey In ‘St. Denis Medical’ NBC Comedy Pilot
EXCLUSIVE: Tony winner David Alan Grier is set as a lead opposite Wendy McLendon-Covey in NBC comedy pilot St. Denis Medical . Written by the Superstore and American Auto duo of Justin Spitzer and Eric Ledgin and to be directed by Superstore’ s Ruben Fleischer, St. Denis Medical is a mockumentary about an underfunded, understaffed Oregon hospital where the dedicated doctors and nurses try their best to treat patients while maintaining their own sanity. Grier will play Ron, a defeated divorcee and Emergency Department doctor who has accepted that the thrill is gone. Ledgin executive produces St Denis Medical , as is Spitzer under his Universal TV-based production banner Spitzer Holding Company. Simon Heuer, Head of TV Development at Spitzer Holding Company, also executive produces. Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio. RELATED: 2023 NBC Pilots & Series Orders Grier recently costarred in FX’s The Patient … [Read more...] about David Alan Grier Joins Wendy McLendon-Covey In ‘St. Denis Medical’ NBC Comedy Pilot
Hilarie Burton Morgan’s ‘It Couldn’t Happen Here’ Renewed At SundanceTV As AMC Networks Builds Out True-Crime Slate
EXCLUSIVE: AMC Networks is continuing its true-crime drive. The company’s SundanceTV has renewed Hilarie Burton Morgan ’s It Couldn’t Happen Here and has also ordered two new series as it ramps up its True Crime Story franchise. It Couldn’t Happen Here returns for a second season, hosted by One Tree Hill and The Walking Dead star Burton Morgan. Separately, it has ordered True Crime Story: Citizen Detective and Crimes of Entitlement (w/t). The three series will air on SundanceTV, AMC+ and SundanceNow. Citizen Detective is a documentary series that examines true-crime stories through the eyes of the untrained amateur sleuths who solved them or are still trying to do so. Each episode spotlights one new crime and the crime-fighter determined to make sure the case he or she is obsessed with is ultimately classified as closed. It comes from RuPaul’s Drag Race producer World of Wonder and is exec produced by Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey, Josh … [Read more...] about Hilarie Burton Morgan’s ‘It Couldn’t Happen Here’ Renewed At SundanceTV As AMC Networks Builds Out True-Crime Slate