EXCLUSIVE: Sharon Taylor ( Fire Country ) has joined the cast of the Amazon Original series Cross , which stars Aldis Hodge in the role of Alex Cross. Taylor will portray Lt. Oracene Massey and replaces the originally cast Karen LeBlanc, who exited due to scheduling conflicts, Deadline hears. Lt. Massey is Alex’s immediate superior at the Metro PD. She is a tireless self-promoter who understands that advancement doesn’t always have anything to do with catching the bad guys, but with pleasing those higher up. In the series, she is pregnant. From Paramount Television Studios and Skydance Television , Cross is described as a complex and twisted thriller created by producer and writer Ben Watkins and based on the best-selling Alex Cross book series by James Patterson . Alex is a detective and forensic psychologist, uniquely capable of digging into the psyches of killers and their victims, in order to identify — and ultimately capture — the murderers. … [Read more...] about Amazon’s Alex Cross Series Adds Sharon Taylor In Recasting
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Amazon’s Alex Cross Series Adds Stacie Greenwell In Recurring Role
EXCLUSIVE: Stacie Greenwell ( Mayor of Kingstown ) has booked a recurring role in Amazon ’s Alex Cross series starring Aldis Hodge as the titular character. In Cross , Greenwell will portray Detective Shawna De Lackner who is described as straightforward and perceptive and doesn’t suffer fools gladly. A seasoned detective at the Metro PD, she pays close attention to detail when it comes to both her cases and her appearance. From Paramount Television Studios and Skydance Television, Cross is described as a complex and twisted thriller created by producer and writer Ben Watkins and based on the best-selling Alex Cross book series by James Patterson. Alex is a detective and forensic psychologist, uniquely capable of digging into the psyches of killers and their victims, in order to identify — and ultimately capture — the murderers. He is brilliant, flawed, and full of contradictions. A doting father and family man, Cross is single-minded to the point of … [Read more...] about Amazon’s Alex Cross Series Adds Stacie Greenwell In Recurring Role
‘Good Girls’ Renewed For Season 4 At NBC
NBC has picked up a fourth season of Good Girls , from creator Jenna Bans . Good Girls , whose third season was cut short by the coronavirus pandemic and resulting production shutdown, has done well ratings-wise. The series averaged a 0.9 rating in adults 18-49 and 3.4 million viewers overall in L+7 Nielsens, with the show’s Feb. 16 season premiere growing to a 3.3 rating in 18-49 and 7.8 million viewers with digital and linear viewing recorded to date. Digital 18-49 viewership also grew this season versus last by 50%, making it NBC’s #2 show this season on digital platforms. Written and executive produced by Bans, Good Girls stars Christina Hendricks, Retta and Mae Whitman as three suburban moms who get tired of trying to make ends meet and decide it’s time to stick up for themselves by robbing the local grocery store. But when the manager catches a glimpse of one of them and the loot is far more than they expected, it doesn’t take long for the three best friends to … [Read more...] about ‘Good Girls’ Renewed For Season 4 At NBC
‘Swagger’ Creator Explains Season 2’s Time Jump To See Young Cast “Navigate Their Way Through Adulthood”
The second season of Swagger will debut on Apple TV + in June. The streamer announced the news Wednesday, along with a few first look images of the cast (one is above, and the others are at the bottom of this post). The images don’t give much away, showing a few moments with star Isaiah Hill’s character Jace Carson. One appears to be on the court after a game with O’Shea Jackson Jr.’s Ike, a former star player-turned-youth basketball coach. Another image appears to be a more tender interaction between Jace and Quvenzhané Wallis’ Crystal. Season 2 comes just under two years after the premiere of the first installment, which prompted a bit of a time jump to accommodate the aging of the younger cast, as well usher in a more compelling storyline, creator, showrunner and director Reggie Rock Bythewood said during Apple TV+’s Television Critics Association panel. “One of the realities when you have a certain time between Season 1 and Season 2, my young actors, they keep … [Read more...] about ‘Swagger’ Creator Explains Season 2’s Time Jump To See Young Cast “Navigate Their Way Through Adulthood”
Bronny James Named To McDonald’s All-American Game
Getty The McDonald's All-American game rosters have been released ... and none other than LeBron James ' son, Bronny, is one of the 24 players who will participate in the marquee event. The East and West squads were announced just minutes ago ... with huge names like Bronny, Kentucky recruits Justin Edwards, D.J. Wagner (son of ex-NBAer Dajuan Wagner), Aaron Bradshaw and Reed Shepard, USC commit Isaiah Collier and future Texas Longhorn Ron Holland getting the nod. Of course, the game is one of the biggest events for high school hoops ... with a ton of future NBA superstars suiting up for the matchup each year. In fact, LeBron destroyed the competition when he played in the game in 2003 ... scoring 27 points, grabbing 7 rebounds and handing out 7 assists. He was named the MVP of the contest. Bronny -- ESPN's 28th-ranked player in the class of 2023 -- is the only player on either roster who has yet to announce their next step after graduating college ... but … [Read more...] about Bronny James Named To McDonald’s All-American Game
‘Octomom’ Nadya Suleman’s 8 Kids Celebrate 14th Birthday with Vegan Donuts
TMZ.com Against what many considered all odds, Nadya Suleman , aka Octomom, and her octuplets are celebrating their 14th birthday ... and they are happy, healthy and thriving! Check out the photo and video we got of Noah , Maliyah , Isaiah , Nariyah , Jonah , Makai , Josiah and Jeremiah all singing happy birthday before diving into some vegan donuts in honor of their big day. BTW ... all 8 are vegans. TMZ.com The 8 kiddos -- who are all vegan -- will celebrate the big 1-4 Thursday, but clearly, celebrations have already kicked off ... and there are 8 big smiles to mark the occasion. It was way back in 2009 when Nadya was artificially inseminated in a BIG way. Doctors told her delivering 8 babies would be too much to handle, but Nadya was insistent. Of course, there were doubters and haters ... many didn't believe she'd have the time or resources to handle 14 kids -- she had 6 of her own before the … [Read more...] about ‘Octomom’ Nadya Suleman’s 8 Kids Celebrate 14th Birthday with Vegan Donuts
Halle Berry Signs With Range Media Partners
EXCLUSIVE : Range Media Partners has signed iconic actress, producer and director Halle Berry , who to this day, remains the only Black winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress. The trailblazer won the prize for her performance opposite Billy Bob Thornton in the 2001 Marc Forster drama Monster’s Ball , with her role also garnering her Best Actress awards from the Berlin Film Festival, the Screen Actors Guild and the National Board of Review. Over the course of her more than three decades in Hollywood, Berry has featured in such major franchises as X-Men , Kingsman , John Wick and James Bond , working with a who’s who of talent while appearing in films of every imaginable genre — from thrillers like Gothika , Perfect Stranger and The Call , to dramas like Things We Lpost in the Fire , sci-fi epics like the Wachowskis’ Cloud Atlas , action-comedies including The Last Boy Scout , and rom-coms like Boomerang with Eddie Murphy. Other notable … [Read more...] about Halle Berry Signs With Range Media Partners
‘The Falcon & The Winter Soldier’: Carl Lumbly Joins Marvel’s Disney+ Series
Carl Lumbly (Supergirl, Doctor Sleep) , has joined the cast of Marvel Studios’ The Falcon and The Winter Soldier , the Disney + superhero series now filming in Atlanta and slated to premiere on the subscription streaming service in August. Lumbly recently had a recurring role as the father of J’onn J’onzz, aka the Martian Manhunter, on The CW series Supergirl. (It was a live-action role that called back to his earlier voice work portraying the Martian Manhunter himself on the well-regarded Justice League animated series.) Lumbly’s recent television credits also include This Is Us, God Friended Me, The Chi, NCIS: Los Angeles, Altered Carbon and SIX but he is best known for portraying two field operatives named Marcus: Det. Marcus Petrie on the CBS series Cagney & Lacey and CIA Agent Marcus Dixon on the ABC series Alias . On the big screen, Lumbly worked opposite Robert DeNiro and Cuba Gooding Jr. in Men of Honor while he portrayed Dick … [Read more...] about ‘The Falcon & The Winter Soldier’: Carl Lumbly Joins Marvel’s Disney+ Series