Following the early seasons of 911, Hollywood star Connie Britton left the series, and many fans wondered why.
Britton was part of the main 911 cast upon its initial Fox debut in 2018. She portrayed Abby Clark, a dispatcher in the 911 call center who helped send Los Angeles' first responders across town to where they were most needed.
Abby also had a short but interesting relationship with Oliver Stark's Evan Buckley, all while caring for her mother, Patricia, who suffered and eventually died from Alzheimer's.
Read full article on The Direct.
Britton was part of the main 911 cast upon its initial Fox debut in 2018. She portrayed Abby Clark, a dispatcher in the 911 call center who helped send Los Angeles' first responders across town to where they were most needed.
Abby also had a short but interesting relationship with Oliver Stark's Evan Buckley, all while caring for her mother, Patricia, who suffered and eventually died from Alzheimer's.
Read full article on The Direct.
- 4/18/2024
- by Richard Nebens
- The Direct
ABC’s forthcoming drama Dr. Odyssey continues to add to its cast.
Phillipa Soo (Hamilton) has joined the drama from Ryan Murphy Television, which scored a straight-to-series order in March. She’ll star opposite Joshua Jackson and Don Johnson in the series, which is slated for next season at the network.
Details about Dr. Odyssey are being kept quiet, but sources describe it as a medical show set on a cruise ship, with elements of House and Murphy’s 2000s FX drama Nip/Tuck. Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz (Feud: Capote vs. the Swans) and Joe Baken (American Horror Stories) are writing, and Paris Barclay (Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, NYPD Blue) will direct. Disney’s 20th Television and Ryan Murphy Television are producing.
Dr. Odyssey will be the first new broadcast show from Murphy’s company since 911: Lone Star premiered on Fox in early 2020. It will join another Murphy-produced series,...
Phillipa Soo (Hamilton) has joined the drama from Ryan Murphy Television, which scored a straight-to-series order in March. She’ll star opposite Joshua Jackson and Don Johnson in the series, which is slated for next season at the network.
Details about Dr. Odyssey are being kept quiet, but sources describe it as a medical show set on a cruise ship, with elements of House and Murphy’s 2000s FX drama Nip/Tuck. Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz (Feud: Capote vs. the Swans) and Joe Baken (American Horror Stories) are writing, and Paris Barclay (Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, NYPD Blue) will direct. Disney’s 20th Television and Ryan Murphy Television are producing.
Dr. Odyssey will be the first new broadcast show from Murphy’s company since 911: Lone Star premiered on Fox in early 2020. It will join another Murphy-produced series,...
- 4/16/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Maybe the show should be called The Veteran from now on?
ABC has renewed its drama series The Rookie for a seventh season in 2024-25. The police procedural starring Nathan Fillion — which passed the 100-episode mark earlier this season — continues to draw decent-sized audiences for the network, even as it has outlived its title.
The Rookie is so named because at the show’s outset, Fillion’s John Nolan is the oldest rookie in the Los Angeles Police Department. Six seasons in, Nolan’s rookie status is long gone, but he “has used his life experience, determination and sense of humor to keep up with rookies 20 years his junior,” as ABC puts it in the season six logline. Mekia Cox, Alyssa Diaz, Richard T. Jones, Melissa O’Neil, Eric Winter, Jenna Dewan, Shawn Ashmore, Tru Valentino and Lisseth Chavez also star.
Viewers have stayed with the series as Nolan has moved...
ABC has renewed its drama series The Rookie for a seventh season in 2024-25. The police procedural starring Nathan Fillion — which passed the 100-episode mark earlier this season — continues to draw decent-sized audiences for the network, even as it has outlived its title.
The Rookie is so named because at the show’s outset, Fillion’s John Nolan is the oldest rookie in the Los Angeles Police Department. Six seasons in, Nolan’s rookie status is long gone, but he “has used his life experience, determination and sense of humor to keep up with rookies 20 years his junior,” as ABC puts it in the season six logline. Mekia Cox, Alyssa Diaz, Richard T. Jones, Melissa O’Neil, Eric Winter, Jenna Dewan, Shawn Ashmore, Tru Valentino and Lisseth Chavez also star.
Viewers have stayed with the series as Nolan has moved...
- 4/15/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chris Farley is coming back to the big screen via a biopic about the late comedian’s life and career, our sister site Deadline reports.
Paul Walter Hauser, whose work on Apple TV+’s Blackbird earned him a Primetime Emmy Award, is set to play Farley in the movie, which is being directed by Josh Gad. Lorne Michaels, credited for discovering Farley and giving him his big break on Saturday Night Live, will produce through Broadway Video.
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Paul Walter Hauser, whose work on Apple TV+’s Blackbird earned him a Primetime Emmy Award, is set to play Farley in the movie, which is being directed by Josh Gad. Lorne Michaels, credited for discovering Farley and giving him his big break on Saturday Night Live, will produce through Broadway Video.
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- 4/12/2024
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
The latest episode of 9-1-1 kicked off with a special appearance and ended with a shocking kiss. An actor from the show defends the LGBTQ storyline. Keep reading for all the details on the bombshell moment and fans’ reaction to it.
Note: This article contains Spoilers for the latest episode of the ABC drama.
Bachelor Calls 9-1-1
The fictional characters of 9-1-1 found themselves star-struck after answering a call for help from the famed mansion featured on The Bachelor. Jesse Palmer and Season 28 lead Joey Graziadei made cameos as themselves on the ABC drama.
A fictional contestant glued herself to the glistening driveway after knocking out another contestant to take her place in the Night 1 introductions.
Huge Bachelor Nation fan Jennifer Love Hewitt was the brainchild behind the epic crossover. She played dispatcher Maddie Buckley on 9-1-1.
Sealed With A Kiss
9-1-1 originally aired on Fox before...
Note: This article contains Spoilers for the latest episode of the ABC drama.
Bachelor Calls 9-1-1
The fictional characters of 9-1-1 found themselves star-struck after answering a call for help from the famed mansion featured on The Bachelor. Jesse Palmer and Season 28 lead Joey Graziadei made cameos as themselves on the ABC drama.
A fictional contestant glued herself to the glistening driveway after knocking out another contestant to take her place in the Night 1 introductions.
Huge Bachelor Nation fan Jennifer Love Hewitt was the brainchild behind the epic crossover. She played dispatcher Maddie Buckley on 9-1-1.
Sealed With A Kiss
9-1-1 originally aired on Fox before...
- 4/7/2024
- by Jennifer Havener
- TV Shows Ace
911 Season 7 Episode 4 Photos Buck Bothered And Bewildered – Thursday, April 4 8:00-9:00 p.m. Edt – 9-1-1: “Buck Bothered and Bewildered” (704) Logline: Upon her return to shore, Athena’s son, Harry, finds himself in trouble with the law. Meanwhile, Buck grows envious as Eddie forms a close bond with someone else, and the 118 rescue a woman who’s stuck on receiving a rose at an iconic mansion. Watch episodes next day on Hulu. s07e04 7×04 7.04 s7e4 Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear reimagine the procedural drama with “9-1-1.” The series explores the high-pressure experiences ... Read more...
- 4/4/2024
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
ABC is putting another building block in place for its 2024-25 season.
The broadcast network has renewed its drama series Will Trent for a third season. The crime procedural’s second season has capably anchored ABC’s Tuesday night lineup this spring, showing sizable ratings growth compared to its inaugural run last year.
Produced by Disney’s 20th Television, Will Trent centers on its title character (Ramón Rodríguez), a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent whose unconventional background — he was raised in Atlanta’s overwhelmed foster care system — gives him unique insight into his cases. The show is based on a series of novels by Karin Slaughter; Sonja Sohn, Erika Christensen, Iantha Richardson and Jake McLaughlin also star.
Liz Heldens, Daniel Thomsen, Slaughter and Oly Obst executive produce the series, with Rodríguez serving as a co-exec producer.
The series is averaging 4.47 million same-day viewers this season, a 46 percent jump over its 2023 run,...
The broadcast network has renewed its drama series Will Trent for a third season. The crime procedural’s second season has capably anchored ABC’s Tuesday night lineup this spring, showing sizable ratings growth compared to its inaugural run last year.
Produced by Disney’s 20th Television, Will Trent centers on its title character (Ramón Rodríguez), a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent whose unconventional background — he was raised in Atlanta’s overwhelmed foster care system — gives him unique insight into his cases. The show is based on a series of novels by Karin Slaughter; Sonja Sohn, Erika Christensen, Iantha Richardson and Jake McLaughlin also star.
Liz Heldens, Daniel Thomsen, Slaughter and Oly Obst executive produce the series, with Rodríguez serving as a co-exec producer.
The series is averaging 4.47 million same-day viewers this season, a 46 percent jump over its 2023 run,...
- 4/3/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The first responders of 911 will keep putting their lives on the line at ABC.
The network has renewed 911 for the 2024-25 season, which will mark its second on ABC and eighth overall. The series, from Disney’s 20th Television, Ryan Murphy Television and Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, moved to ABC from Fox this season. The renewal comes as 911 is set to air its 100th episode this week.
The show was Fox’s top-rated drama for several seasons, and it’s picked up that mantle at ABC. Through its first three episodes of a strike-shortened seventh season, 911 is averaging 5.29 million same-day viewers (versus 4.7 million last season), and the March 14 season premiere more than doubled its initial audience with a week of streaming and other delayed viewing, going from 4.93 million to 11.76 million viewers. ABC also says that 911 is the network’s most watched current series across all platforms this season.
The network has renewed 911 for the 2024-25 season, which will mark its second on ABC and eighth overall. The series, from Disney’s 20th Television, Ryan Murphy Television and Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, moved to ABC from Fox this season. The renewal comes as 911 is set to air its 100th episode this week.
The show was Fox’s top-rated drama for several seasons, and it’s picked up that mantle at ABC. Through its first three episodes of a strike-shortened seventh season, 911 is averaging 5.29 million same-day viewers (versus 4.7 million last season), and the March 14 season premiere more than doubled its initial audience with a week of streaming and other delayed viewing, going from 4.93 million to 11.76 million viewers. ABC also says that 911 is the network’s most watched current series across all platforms this season.
- 4/2/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lou Ferrigno Jr. gave fans a pleasant surprise thanks to his shocking return in Season 7 of ABC's 911.
Ferrigno Jr. first joined the 911 family way back in Season 2 flashback sequences, portraying a former firefighter named Tommy Kinard who was a first responder at Station 118 before the current team came together.
He later moved on to work for the air support division of the Los Angeles Fire Department (Lafd), giving support to Kenneth Choi's Chimney in flashback scenes with a water drop as a neighborhood went up in flames.
Read full article on The Direct.
Ferrigno Jr. first joined the 911 family way back in Season 2 flashback sequences, portraying a former firefighter named Tommy Kinard who was a first responder at Station 118 before the current team came together.
He later moved on to work for the air support division of the Los Angeles Fire Department (Lafd), giving support to Kenneth Choi's Chimney in flashback scenes with a water drop as a neighborhood went up in flames.
Read full article on The Direct.
- 3/29/2024
- by Richard Nebens
- The Direct
911 Season 7 Episode 2 Episode Description And Spoilers 911 Season 7 Episode 2 Photos Rock The Boat – Thursday, March. 21 8:00-9:00 p.m. Edt – 9-1-1: “Rock the Boat” (702) Logline: The disastrous cruise continues when Bobby and Athena respond to the ship’s explosion, racing to aid injured passengers. Meanwhile, Hen questions her instincts in a life-taking call and grows concerned about Athena and Bobby’s whereabouts. Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres. s07e02 7×02 7.02 s7e2 Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear reimagine the procedural drama with “9-1-1.” The series explores the ... Read more...
- 3/21/2024
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
Joshua Jackson is returning to network TV, starring in an ABC series from Ryan Murphy.
Jackson will star in a drama titled Dr. Odyssey, which the network has ordered straight to series. Details on the project, written by Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken, are being kept under wraps — ABC didn’t even provide a logline for the show.
The series is slated to premiere in the fall for ABC and will be the first new broadcast show from Murphy’s eponymous production company since 911: Lone Star premiered on Fox in early 2020. Disney’s 20th Television is producing with Ryan Murphy Television.
It also marks the first network series for Jackson since Fox’s Fringe ended in 2013. The actor, who broke out on Dawson’s Creek in the late 1990s, recently starred in Paramount+’s Fatal Attraction and the first season of Peacock’s anthology Dr. Death; he’ll...
Jackson will star in a drama titled Dr. Odyssey, which the network has ordered straight to series. Details on the project, written by Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken, are being kept under wraps — ABC didn’t even provide a logline for the show.
The series is slated to premiere in the fall for ABC and will be the first new broadcast show from Murphy’s eponymous production company since 911: Lone Star premiered on Fox in early 2020. Disney’s 20th Television is producing with Ryan Murphy Television.
It also marks the first network series for Jackson since Fox’s Fringe ended in 2013. The actor, who broke out on Dawson’s Creek in the late 1990s, recently starred in Paramount+’s Fatal Attraction and the first season of Peacock’s anthology Dr. Death; he’ll...
- 3/20/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Station 19 fans are already unhappy with ABC’s decision to cancel the series after its seventh season, with many blaming the untimely end on the network’s acquisition of the canceled 911. Now, it seems, that ABC has only dug the knife in deeper by giving Station 19’s usual primetime 8 p.m. Et time slot to 911.
The fact that Station 19 has been on ABC for 7+ years and they decided to give the show the 10pm slot is so wrong. The show 911 should have gotten that spot but whatever everything is about money even though S19 couldve easily gotten the same views as 911 if ABC advertised …
— oh … (@beausmitch) March 15, 2024
Station 19 fans have already been active on social media, enlisting the #SaveStation19 tag to try and spread the word in the months since the show’s cancellation. But series showrunners Zoanne Clack and Peter Paige say that all fans can really...
The fact that Station 19 has been on ABC for 7+ years and they decided to give the show the 10pm slot is so wrong. The show 911 should have gotten that spot but whatever everything is about money even though S19 couldve easily gotten the same views as 911 if ABC advertised …
— oh … (@beausmitch) March 15, 2024
Station 19 fans have already been active on social media, enlisting the #SaveStation19 tag to try and spread the word in the months since the show’s cancellation. But series showrunners Zoanne Clack and Peter Paige say that all fans can really...
- 3/18/2024
- by Brynnaarens
- Den of Geek
The action heats up with ABC’s 9-1-1 season seven episode two, the second part of the three-episode arc. Episode two, “Rock the Boat, ” will air on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 8pm Et/Pt.
Season seven stars Angela Bassett as Athena Grant, Peter Krause as Bobby Nash, Jennifer Love Hewitt as Maddie Buckley, and Oliver Stark as Evan “Buck” Buckley. Kenneth Choi plays Howie “Chimney” Han, Aisha Hinds is Henrietta “Hen” Wilson, Ryan Guzman is Eddie Diaz, and Gavin McHugh is Christopher Diaz.
“Rock the Boat” Plot: The disastrous cruise continues when Bobby and Athena respond to the ship’s explosion, racing to aid injured passengers. Meanwhile, Hen questions her instincts in a life-taking call and grows concerned about Athena and Bobby’s whereabouts.
Angela Bassett, Nikita Bogolyubov, and Peter Krause in ‘9-1-1’ season 7 episode 2 (Disney/Chris Willard)
Series Description, Courtesy of ABC:
The series explores the high-pressure experiences of first responders — including police officers,...
Season seven stars Angela Bassett as Athena Grant, Peter Krause as Bobby Nash, Jennifer Love Hewitt as Maddie Buckley, and Oliver Stark as Evan “Buck” Buckley. Kenneth Choi plays Howie “Chimney” Han, Aisha Hinds is Henrietta “Hen” Wilson, Ryan Guzman is Eddie Diaz, and Gavin McHugh is Christopher Diaz.
“Rock the Boat” Plot: The disastrous cruise continues when Bobby and Athena respond to the ship’s explosion, racing to aid injured passengers. Meanwhile, Hen questions her instincts in a life-taking call and grows concerned about Athena and Bobby’s whereabouts.
Angela Bassett, Nikita Bogolyubov, and Peter Krause in ‘9-1-1’ season 7 episode 2 (Disney/Chris Willard)
Series Description, Courtesy of ABC:
The series explores the high-pressure experiences of first responders — including police officers,...
- 3/17/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Get ready for an action-packed episode of “911 Crisis Center” as Season 2 Episode 3, titled “Irish Moon,” takes center stage on USA at 5:00 Am this Thursday. The dispatch center faces a unique challenge with St. Patrick’s Day coinciding with a full moon, creating a double whammy of emergencies and unpredictable situations.
In this installment, Charline steps up to the plate, taking matters into her own hands when she overhears a couple screaming over an open line. The episode promises a mix of suspense and quick thinking as Charline navigates the complexities of the situation.
As the night shift unfolds, the team embarks on a mission to track down a man who reports he’s been shot, adding an extra layer of intensity to the episode. Viewers can expect a rollercoaster of emotions, unexpected twists, and a closer look at the challenges faced by the dedicated professionals in the 911 crisis center.
In this installment, Charline steps up to the plate, taking matters into her own hands when she overhears a couple screaming over an open line. The episode promises a mix of suspense and quick thinking as Charline navigates the complexities of the situation.
As the night shift unfolds, the team embarks on a mission to track down a man who reports he’s been shot, adding an extra layer of intensity to the episode. Viewers can expect a rollercoaster of emotions, unexpected twists, and a closer look at the challenges faced by the dedicated professionals in the 911 crisis center.
- 3/7/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
The past three years have severely impacted the broadcast television landscape.
Following a decade of growth — remember the days of 100 pilots? — the TV landscape on broadcast is experiencing further contraction because of production delays caused by both the pandemic and Hollywood’s historic dual strikes in 2023. The result is fewer pilots, a shift to year-round development and now fewer scripted originals as networks bulk up on unscripted fare, cut costs and continue to see development money shifted toward streaming.
On the leadership front, Frances Berwick now has lone oversight of NBC after Susan Rovner was let go from NBCUniversal as part of a larger restructuring, with ABC (Craig Erwich), CBS (Amy Reisenbach), The CW (Brad Schwartz) and Fox (Rob Wade) continuing with their current executives.
The biggest shift in broadcast is the shortened 2023-24 seasons of scripted fare, production on which was delayed from the traditional summer start to the...
Following a decade of growth — remember the days of 100 pilots? — the TV landscape on broadcast is experiencing further contraction because of production delays caused by both the pandemic and Hollywood’s historic dual strikes in 2023. The result is fewer pilots, a shift to year-round development and now fewer scripted originals as networks bulk up on unscripted fare, cut costs and continue to see development money shifted toward streaming.
On the leadership front, Frances Berwick now has lone oversight of NBC after Susan Rovner was let go from NBCUniversal as part of a larger restructuring, with ABC (Craig Erwich), CBS (Amy Reisenbach), The CW (Brad Schwartz) and Fox (Rob Wade) continuing with their current executives.
The biggest shift in broadcast is the shortened 2023-24 seasons of scripted fare, production on which was delayed from the traditional summer start to the...
- 2/8/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The sirens you hear on social media are the sounds of diehard Station 19 fans sounding the alarm over the cancellation of the Grey’s Anatomy spinoff.
The loud signal boosting ahead of what will be the seventh and final season of the firefighter drama comes after ABC on Dec. 8 announced that Station 19 will conclude with 10 episodes this year — the show’s shortest order since it debuted — like Grey’s — as a midseason replacement show when it launched in spring 2018.
With Station 19 and Grey’s serving as the only remaining shows on ABC produced by hitmaker Shonda Rhimes — who is now based exclusively at Netflix — why would the network ax one of its Thursday staples? The answer can be found in the math.
Station 19, which started off as a backdoor pilot in season 14 of Grey’s, finished the 2022-23 broadcast season as the No. 13 drama among the advertiser-coveted...
The loud signal boosting ahead of what will be the seventh and final season of the firefighter drama comes after ABC on Dec. 8 announced that Station 19 will conclude with 10 episodes this year — the show’s shortest order since it debuted — like Grey’s — as a midseason replacement show when it launched in spring 2018.
With Station 19 and Grey’s serving as the only remaining shows on ABC produced by hitmaker Shonda Rhimes — who is now based exclusively at Netflix — why would the network ax one of its Thursday staples? The answer can be found in the math.
Station 19, which started off as a backdoor pilot in season 14 of Grey’s, finished the 2022-23 broadcast season as the No. 13 drama among the advertiser-coveted...
- 1/4/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When Brad Falchuk moved into wife Gwyneth Paltrow’s house in 2019, there was plenty to consider. For starters, they each came to the relationship with two children from previous marriages. So, in reconfiguring the Goop founder’s longtime Brentwood pad for a family of six, Falchuk’s home office became a bit of an afterthought.
“If I’m on Zoom, this is my background: clothes,” says the power producer best known for his collaborations with Ryan Murphy — Glee, American Horror Story, 911, Pose — while giving a tour of the tight (but extremely well-attired) closet where he found room for a desk. He adds, “I’d love to be surrounded by books, but I’m dyslexic anyway.”
With their daughters now sophomores in college and their sons seniors in high school, things are getting less cramped in the Falchuk-Paltrow household. In fact, the writer and director often finds himself drifting to other spaces to work,...
“If I’m on Zoom, this is my background: clothes,” says the power producer best known for his collaborations with Ryan Murphy — Glee, American Horror Story, 911, Pose — while giving a tour of the tight (but extremely well-attired) closet where he found room for a desk. He adds, “I’d love to be surrounded by books, but I’m dyslexic anyway.”
With their daughters now sophomores in college and their sons seniors in high school, things are getting less cramped in the Falchuk-Paltrow household. In fact, the writer and director often finds himself drifting to other spaces to work,...
- 1/3/2024
- by Mikey O'Connell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Get ready for an unconventional and humor-filled episode of “911 Crisis Center” with Season 2 Episode 14 titled “Friday the 13th Part 911,” airing at 1:28 Am on Saturday, December 30, 2023, exclusively on USA. As the dispatchers gear up for the last day of Police Week coinciding with the notoriously eerie Friday the 13th, the air is filled with a mix of anticipation and uncertainty.
In this offbeat installment, some dispatchers fully embrace the strangeness of the day, while others find themselves grappling with the challenge of extracting humor from a shift filled with bizarre calls. From unexpected snake encounters to peculiar surfer-related incidents and an out-of-the-blue seizure, the episode promises an array of peculiar situations that test the dispatchers’ ability to navigate the unusual with composure.
Tune in at 1:28 Am for a late-night dose of quirky emergencies and unexpected laughs in “911 Crisis Center.” With Friday the 13th adding an extra layer of intrigue,...
In this offbeat installment, some dispatchers fully embrace the strangeness of the day, while others find themselves grappling with the challenge of extracting humor from a shift filled with bizarre calls. From unexpected snake encounters to peculiar surfer-related incidents and an out-of-the-blue seizure, the episode promises an array of peculiar situations that test the dispatchers’ ability to navigate the unusual with composure.
Tune in at 1:28 Am for a late-night dose of quirky emergencies and unexpected laughs in “911 Crisis Center.” With Friday the 13th adding an extra layer of intrigue,...
- 12/24/2023
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Nissa Diederich, executive vp production at 20th Television, is stepping down from her post.
Diederich will leave 20th after more than two decades at the Fox-turned-Disney studio. She has been in her current job for two-plus years after taking over for Jim Sharp in 2021. Prior to that, she was executive vp production at Touchstone Television/Fox 21, which was absorbed into 20th in a reorganization in December 2020.
“Nissa has helmed production on some of the studio’s most significant and storied series for over two and a half decades,” 20th TV president Karey Burke wrote in a note to staff Thursday (read it below). “… I know you will all join me in thanking Nissa for her incredible contributions to 20th Television and cheering her on in her next chapter.”
Diederich joined Fox Television Studios in 1998, working first in production finance and moving up the ranks. She worked closely with mega-producer Ryan Murphy,...
Diederich will leave 20th after more than two decades at the Fox-turned-Disney studio. She has been in her current job for two-plus years after taking over for Jim Sharp in 2021. Prior to that, she was executive vp production at Touchstone Television/Fox 21, which was absorbed into 20th in a reorganization in December 2020.
“Nissa has helmed production on some of the studio’s most significant and storied series for over two and a half decades,” 20th TV president Karey Burke wrote in a note to staff Thursday (read it below). “… I know you will all join me in thanking Nissa for her incredible contributions to 20th Television and cheering her on in her next chapter.”
Diederich joined Fox Television Studios in 1998, working first in production finance and moving up the ranks. She worked closely with mega-producer Ryan Murphy,...
- 12/15/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ABC is checking out of Station 19.
The Disney-owned broadcast network on Friday revealed that the upcoming seventh season of the firefighter-focused spinoff of Grey’s Anatomy will be its last.
“For seven seasons, Station 19 has been a highlight of the ABC lineup thanks to Shonda [Rhimes] and Betsy [Beers’] incredible vision, beloved characters and compelling storytelling,” said Craig Erwich, president, Disney Television Group. “With Zoanne [Clack] and Peter [Paige] at the helm of the upcoming farewell season, we have so much to look forward to, most notably the celebration of the show’s milestone 100th episode.”
The news comes as Station 19 will return for season seven with new showrunners Clack and Paige. The duo took over for Krista Vernoff, who stepped down as showrunner from both Station 19 and Grey’s Anatomy after last season. Vernoff took over for series creator Stacy McKee after season two and better integrated both shows.
Station 19...
The Disney-owned broadcast network on Friday revealed that the upcoming seventh season of the firefighter-focused spinoff of Grey’s Anatomy will be its last.
“For seven seasons, Station 19 has been a highlight of the ABC lineup thanks to Shonda [Rhimes] and Betsy [Beers’] incredible vision, beloved characters and compelling storytelling,” said Craig Erwich, president, Disney Television Group. “With Zoanne [Clack] and Peter [Paige] at the helm of the upcoming farewell season, we have so much to look forward to, most notably the celebration of the show’s milestone 100th episode.”
The news comes as Station 19 will return for season seven with new showrunners Clack and Paige. The duo took over for Krista Vernoff, who stepped down as showrunner from both Station 19 and Grey’s Anatomy after last season. Vernoff took over for series creator Stacy McKee after season two and better integrated both shows.
Station 19...
- 12/8/2023
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ABC has set return dates for its scripted series, joining CBS in laying out a post-strikes lineup that will see the likes of Abbott Elementary, Grey’s Anatomy and new addition 911 join the schedule in early 2024.
The broadcast network will also have a handful of unscripted staples — American Idol, The Bachelor and Judge Steve Harvey — and a 20/20-branded true-crime series from ABC News to round out its midseason slate.
Production on a host of scripted series is ramping back up in the coming weeks, following the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike on Nov. 9 (members of the actors union are currently voting on ratification of the deal). Writers rooms reopened in late September after the Writers Guild of America agreed on a new contract from studios and streamers, ending its strike.
With most shows not starting production until after Thanksgiving, the episode counts for scripted series will be smaller than in a typical year — 10 to 13 episodes,...
The broadcast network will also have a handful of unscripted staples — American Idol, The Bachelor and Judge Steve Harvey — and a 20/20-branded true-crime series from ABC News to round out its midseason slate.
Production on a host of scripted series is ramping back up in the coming weeks, following the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike on Nov. 9 (members of the actors union are currently voting on ratification of the deal). Writers rooms reopened in late September after the Writers Guild of America agreed on a new contract from studios and streamers, ending its strike.
With most shows not starting production until after Thanksgiving, the episode counts for scripted series will be smaller than in a typical year — 10 to 13 episodes,...
- 11/16/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With more than six months of labor actions in the rear-view mirror, the industry is preparing to restart dozens of productions that were shut down while writers and actors sought new and better contracts from studios and streamers.
The end of the SAG-AFTRA strike on Nov. 9 cleared actors to return to work (though the union’s membership still needs to ratify the deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers), and also signaled the beginning of prep work on a host of TV series. Media companies are prioritizing getting their broadcast shows running before the holidays, in hopes of salvaging the back end of the network season. Writers rooms have been open for about six weeks, following the end of the Writers Guild of America strike on Sept. 27.
NBC’s comedy Night Court, produced by Warner Bros. TV and Universal Television, will be among the first shows...
The end of the SAG-AFTRA strike on Nov. 9 cleared actors to return to work (though the union’s membership still needs to ratify the deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers), and also signaled the beginning of prep work on a host of TV series. Media companies are prioritizing getting their broadcast shows running before the holidays, in hopes of salvaging the back end of the network season. Writers rooms have been open for about six weeks, following the end of the Writers Guild of America strike on Sept. 27.
NBC’s comedy Night Court, produced by Warner Bros. TV and Universal Television, will be among the first shows...
- 11/10/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
911 Podcasts is celebrating the one year anniversary & 100,000 global downloads of their sophomore show Ice-cream, a fictional horror limited series.
Ice-cream follows 14 year old Elgin Foster (Hunter Dillon), who spends the summer of 1988 with his younger brother Dustin (Billy Christos Jr.), at his newly divorced father's house in Arizona. Not long after arriving, he begins to witness a series of child abductions by the local ice cream truck man (Adam Murciano). Nobody believes Elgin, not even the police, which leads him to question if what he saw was even real or the result of a recent concussion. The listener follows along as Elgin and neighbor Olivia (Princess Davis) travel down a rabbit hole, to which they begin to uncover who the ice cream man really is and what he is doing to these missing children. What they discover, however, is truly horrifying & deranged...
Ice-cream continues to wow fans with its full cast of Canadian talent,...
Ice-cream follows 14 year old Elgin Foster (Hunter Dillon), who spends the summer of 1988 with his younger brother Dustin (Billy Christos Jr.), at his newly divorced father's house in Arizona. Not long after arriving, he begins to witness a series of child abductions by the local ice cream truck man (Adam Murciano). Nobody believes Elgin, not even the police, which leads him to question if what he saw was even real or the result of a recent concussion. The listener follows along as Elgin and neighbor Olivia (Princess Davis) travel down a rabbit hole, to which they begin to uncover who the ice cream man really is and what he is doing to these missing children. What they discover, however, is truly horrifying & deranged...
Ice-cream continues to wow fans with its full cast of Canadian talent,...
- 10/5/2023
- Podnews.net
ABC has canceled its comedy Home Economics — one of just two shows from the network’s 2022-23 slate that was still in limbo — after three seasons.
Additionally, ABC has pushed High Potential, a crime drama starring Kaitlin Olson, to a fall 2024 debut after initially ordering it for this season. Dual strikes by writers (which ended this week) and actors during the summer and fall have caused significant shuffling of broadcast network schedules already, and there will likely be more moves as the window for producing new episodes for 2023-24 tightens.
Home Economics had the smallest Nielsen-measured audience among the five ABC comedies that aired during the regular September-to-May season in 2022-23. It averaged 2.92 million viewers per episode over seven days, along with a 0.55 rating among the key ad demographic of adults 18-49 (figures don’t include streaming). ABC Signature and Lionsgate Television produced the series, which revolves around three adult siblings (Topher Grace,...
Additionally, ABC has pushed High Potential, a crime drama starring Kaitlin Olson, to a fall 2024 debut after initially ordering it for this season. Dual strikes by writers (which ended this week) and actors during the summer and fall have caused significant shuffling of broadcast network schedules already, and there will likely be more moves as the window for producing new episodes for 2023-24 tightens.
Home Economics had the smallest Nielsen-measured audience among the five ABC comedies that aired during the regular September-to-May season in 2022-23. It averaged 2.92 million viewers per episode over seven days, along with a 0.55 rating among the key ad demographic of adults 18-49 (figures don’t include streaming). ABC Signature and Lionsgate Television produced the series, which revolves around three adult siblings (Topher Grace,...
- 9/29/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Stars: Tyler Gene, Jake Robinson, Hunter Redfern, Matthias Margraves, Laura Rodriguez, Taylor-Grace Davis, Paul Hurley | Written by Jake Robinson, James S. ‘Jamie’ Brown | Directed by Jake Robinson
I’m beginning to think that, cinematically at least, the Wendigo hit its peak back in 1995 with Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo, an absolutely batshit mix of folklore, Evil Dead-style mayhem, and stop-motion monsters. Despite some decent films on the subject like The Retreat there’s yet to be a definitive screen version of this creature from Native American folklore.
The latest take on the myth is titled, aptly enough, The Wendigo and it begins somewhere in the woods of North Carolina as YouTuber Logan calls out the creature’s name hoping to catch it on camera for his livestream. He gets more than he bargained for and gets dragged off while, in true found-footage fashion, his camera glitches.
Ironically, the footage goes...
I’m beginning to think that, cinematically at least, the Wendigo hit its peak back in 1995 with Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo, an absolutely batshit mix of folklore, Evil Dead-style mayhem, and stop-motion monsters. Despite some decent films on the subject like The Retreat there’s yet to be a definitive screen version of this creature from Native American folklore.
The latest take on the myth is titled, aptly enough, The Wendigo and it begins somewhere in the woods of North Carolina as YouTuber Logan calls out the creature’s name hoping to catch it on camera for his livestream. He gets more than he bargained for and gets dragged off while, in true found-footage fashion, his camera glitches.
Ironically, the footage goes...
- 9/21/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance are set to host the fourth Elizabeth Taylor Ball to End AIDS.
The longtime couple is confirmed to take the stage at the Gilead Sciences and Bulgari-supported event, which will be held at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Thursday. As previously announced, the ball will honor Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Cookie Johnson with the Elizabeth Taylor Commitment to End AIDS Award, recognizing the Lakers star and his wife for their decades-long advocacy work in the fight against HIV and AIDS. The program will also include a dinner, an auction in partnership with Christie’s and a performance from Gladys Knight.
Guests at the event will also be allowed to peruse items from the Elizabeth Taylor Archive including highlights from the late actress’ personal life, film career and philanthropy.
Last year’s Elizabeth Taylor Ball honored Charlize Theron, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Colin Farrell. Taylor,...
The longtime couple is confirmed to take the stage at the Gilead Sciences and Bulgari-supported event, which will be held at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Thursday. As previously announced, the ball will honor Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Cookie Johnson with the Elizabeth Taylor Commitment to End AIDS Award, recognizing the Lakers star and his wife for their decades-long advocacy work in the fight against HIV and AIDS. The program will also include a dinner, an auction in partnership with Christie’s and a performance from Gladys Knight.
Guests at the event will also be allowed to peruse items from the Elizabeth Taylor Archive including highlights from the late actress’ personal life, film career and philanthropy.
Last year’s Elizabeth Taylor Ball honored Charlize Theron, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Colin Farrell. Taylor,...
- 9/19/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
On Friday, September 22, 2023, at 5:30 Am, USA will air Season 1, Episode 9 of “911 Crisis Center,” titled “Teamwork Makes the Dream Work.”
In this episode, viewers will witness 911 Dispatcher Jackie Chappuies taking rookie Hayley Kilbane under her wing for training. Together, they will face two consecutive carjackings at the same gas station and respond to a potential overdose situation that requires immediate CPR.
For those interested in the work of 911 dispatchers and how they manage crises, this episode offers a glimpse into their world. It demonstrates how teamwork and training play a crucial role in handling emergencies.
So, if you’re curious about the important work of 911 dispatchers and enjoy seeing how they respond to challenging situations, make sure to tune in to USA on the specified date and time for this episode of “911 Crisis Center.”
Release Date & Time: 5:30 Am Friday 22 September 2023 on USA
911 Crisis Center Teamwork Makes...
In this episode, viewers will witness 911 Dispatcher Jackie Chappuies taking rookie Hayley Kilbane under her wing for training. Together, they will face two consecutive carjackings at the same gas station and respond to a potential overdose situation that requires immediate CPR.
For those interested in the work of 911 dispatchers and how they manage crises, this episode offers a glimpse into their world. It demonstrates how teamwork and training play a crucial role in handling emergencies.
So, if you’re curious about the important work of 911 dispatchers and enjoy seeing how they respond to challenging situations, make sure to tune in to USA on the specified date and time for this episode of “911 Crisis Center.”
Release Date & Time: 5:30 Am Friday 22 September 2023 on USA
911 Crisis Center Teamwork Makes...
- 9/18/2023
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Director Tarsem Singh has spilled beans on ‘Dear Jassi’; which is his first film to be shot in India. According to him, the film takes certain threads of inspiration from his own late mother, where he wondered why a Canadian woman of Indian heritage would plot to have her daughter abducted then murdered. ‘Dear Jassi’, ahead of its global release, was first premiered at the TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival), and it is touted to be a romance story, but also features grisly murder and violence.
Speaking to Deadline, Tarsem Singh said: “It is a love story, but with a grisly murder at its centre.”
‘Dear Jassi’ is inspired by the real-life honour killing of the Indo-Canadian beautician Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu in June 2000.
The incident saw thugs ambushing the Sikh couple of Jaswinder and her husband Sidhu, who dragged the young bride to a desolate farm in a Punjabi village and slit her throat,...
Speaking to Deadline, Tarsem Singh said: “It is a love story, but with a grisly murder at its centre.”
‘Dear Jassi’ is inspired by the real-life honour killing of the Indo-Canadian beautician Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu in June 2000.
The incident saw thugs ambushing the Sikh couple of Jaswinder and her husband Sidhu, who dragged the young bride to a desolate farm in a Punjabi village and slit her throat,...
- 9/16/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Director Tarsem Singh has spilled beans on ‘Dear Jassi’; which is his first film to be shot in India. According to him, the film takes certain threads of inspiration from his own late mother, where he wondered why a Canadian woman of Indian heritage would plot to have her daughter abducted then murdered. ‘Dear Jassi’, ahead of its global release, was first premiered at the TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival), and it is touted to be a romance story, but also features grisly murder and violence.
Speaking to Deadline, Tarsem Singh said: “It is a love story, but with a grisly murder at its centre.”
‘Dear Jassi’ is inspired by the real-life honour killing of the Indo-Canadian beautician Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu in June 2000.
The incident saw thugs ambushing the Sikh couple of Jaswinder and her husband Sidhu, who dragged the young bride to a desolate farm in a Punjabi village and slit her throat,...
Speaking to Deadline, Tarsem Singh said: “It is a love story, but with a grisly murder at its centre.”
‘Dear Jassi’ is inspired by the real-life honour killing of the Indo-Canadian beautician Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu in June 2000.
The incident saw thugs ambushing the Sikh couple of Jaswinder and her husband Sidhu, who dragged the young bride to a desolate farm in a Punjabi village and slit her throat,...
- 9/16/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Exclusive: Director Tarsem Singh thought of his own sainted mother as he tried to understand why a Canadian woman of Indian heritage would plot to have her daughter abducted then murdered.
It was to be a significant moment as Singh prepared to shoot Dear Jassi, his first feature shot in India, the land of his birth.
The riveting film played at TIFF, shocking audiences who thought they were going to watch a gentle love story. ”It is a love story,” Singh noted, but with a grisly murder at its center.
Dear Jassi is inspired by the real-life honor killing of Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu in June 2000.
Aided by a local policeman, thugs ambushed Jaswinder and her husband, dragged the young bride to a desolate farm in a Punjabi village and slit her throat on the direct orders of the girl’s mother, who was at the other end of a phone...
It was to be a significant moment as Singh prepared to shoot Dear Jassi, his first feature shot in India, the land of his birth.
The riveting film played at TIFF, shocking audiences who thought they were going to watch a gentle love story. ”It is a love story,” Singh noted, but with a grisly murder at its center.
Dear Jassi is inspired by the real-life honor killing of Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu in June 2000.
Aided by a local policeman, thugs ambushed Jaswinder and her husband, dragged the young bride to a desolate farm in a Punjabi village and slit her throat on the direct orders of the girl’s mother, who was at the other end of a phone...
- 9/16/2023
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: For 36 years, Dmitry Tokar’s La Cienega Studio Cleaners has made sure costumes for film and TV projects are fresh and neat as a button by working six days a week, 24 hours a day in Hollywood.
His doors aren’t open for the regular Joe and Janes who need a suit cleaned or a dress steamed. “We are strictly show business,” he says of his North Hollywood location and satellite spots at NBC-Universal and Fox. “We have 12 trucks that do nothing but pick up and deliver to and from sets from all the studios and from all the locations. That’s all we do. You can ask around. We’ve probably one of the biggest in town as far as overnight. We’ve done all the NCISes, as well as Swat, 911, Lone Star … you name it. We were doing all the Marvel shows, and not just dry cleaning,...
His doors aren’t open for the regular Joe and Janes who need a suit cleaned or a dress steamed. “We are strictly show business,” he says of his North Hollywood location and satellite spots at NBC-Universal and Fox. “We have 12 trucks that do nothing but pick up and deliver to and from sets from all the studios and from all the locations. That’s all we do. You can ask around. We’ve probably one of the biggest in town as far as overnight. We’ve done all the NCISes, as well as Swat, 911, Lone Star … you name it. We were doing all the Marvel shows, and not just dry cleaning,...
- 8/1/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Ryan Murphy will depart Netflix at the end of his five-year, nine-figure overall deal, and is set to make a new home at Disney.
The producer behind hits including Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, 911 and American Horror Story is expecting to reunite with Dana Walden, who worked closely with Murphy when she headed what was then 20th Century Fox TV and he had a deal there. Walden, who is also one Murphy’s closest friends and confidants, is now co-chairman of Disney Entertainment. The new, not yet completed pact — Murphy’s Netflix deal doesn’t expire until the end of the month, after all — will bring Murphy back in-house with FX’s John Landgraf, with whom he has long had a close creative relationship, as well. Sources say the move has been in the works since well before the Writers Guild of America went on strike in May.
Disney declined to comment.
The producer behind hits including Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, 911 and American Horror Story is expecting to reunite with Dana Walden, who worked closely with Murphy when she headed what was then 20th Century Fox TV and he had a deal there. Walden, who is also one Murphy’s closest friends and confidants, is now co-chairman of Disney Entertainment. The new, not yet completed pact — Murphy’s Netflix deal doesn’t expire until the end of the month, after all — will bring Murphy back in-house with FX’s John Landgraf, with whom he has long had a close creative relationship, as well. Sources say the move has been in the works since well before the Writers Guild of America went on strike in May.
Disney declined to comment.
- 6/20/2023
- by Rick Porter and Lacey Rose
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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