Apple TV+ Orders Limited Series ‘The Savant’ with Jessica Chastain
Press Release: Apple TV+ has announced “The Savant,” a new, eight-episode limited series starring Academy, SAG, Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award-winner Jessica Chastain (“The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” “The Good Nurse,” George & Tammy,” “Broadway’s “A Doll’s House”) in the lead role. In addition to starring, Chastain will executive produce through Freckle Films, and […]
ABC Announces Summer 2023 Premiere Dates
Mark your calendars…ABC has announced the schedule for its upcoming summer line-up. Airdates are as follows (all times listed are Eastern/Pacific). New shows are in bold. MONDAY, MAY 8 8:00-9:00 p.m. “Jeopardy! Masters” (series premiere) TUESDAY, MAY 9 9:00-10:00 p.m. “Judge Steve Harvey” (season premiere) WEDNESDAY, MAY 24 8:00-9:00 p.m. “Jeopardy! Masters” (season finale) 9:00-10:00 […]
Netflix Renews Thriller ‘You’ For a Fifth – and Final – Season
Press Release: Netflix has announced a fifth season renewal for psychological thriller “You”, which will mark the conclusion of the series. Will Joe Goldberg finally get his judgment day? Fans of the beloved thriller will soon know more about Joe’s fate when YOU returns for a fifth and final season. Season 5 details will be […]
Fox Renews Dramas ‘Accused’ and ‘Alert: Missing Persons Unit’
Press Release: Fox has ordered second seasons of the crime anthology Accused and the procedural Alert: Missing Persons Unit, for sophomore seasons. Both Accused and Alert are co-produced by Sony Pictures Television and FOX Entertainment. Their pick-ups follow FOX’s recent renewal of The Cleaning Lady for a third season. Based on the BBC’s BAFTA-winning crime anthology, Accused is a collection of 15 intense, […]
Lifetime Orders ‘Ripped From The Headlines’ Movie ‘Buying Back My Daughter’
Press Release: Lifetime is reteaming with Meagan Good (Harlem, Shazam! Fury of the Gods) to executive produce and star in the Ripped from the Headlines feature, Buying Back My Daughter (working title), inspired by actual events of mothers who fight back when their teenage daughters go missing and are sex trafficked online. Good continues her […]
U.S. Soccer Foundation Renews Partnership with Telemundo as its Official Spanish-Language Media Partner
Press Release: The U.S. Soccer Foundation is extending its partnership with NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises as the official Spanish-language media partner for the second year. The renewed partnership spotlights the organizations’ long-standing commitment to encourage Latino girls and boys to live healthy and happy lives through soccer, especially in under-resourced communities. Research shows that girls and […]
Daytime Talker ‘The Steve Wilkos Show’ Renewed for Season 17
Press Release: NBCUniversal Syndication Studios has renewed “The Steve Wilkos Show” for a 17th season in national syndication. The talker, hosted by Steve Wilkos, a former Chicago police officer and U.S. Marine, tackles issues such as family and criminal justice, true crime and relationship conflicts. Wilkos will be celebrating a milestone 30 years in daytime […]
HGTV Orders ‘Barbie’s Dreamhouse Challenge’
Press Release: “By aligning two admired brands – HGTV and Mattel’s Barbie – and mobilizing the power of the best-in-class portfolio of Warner Bros. Discovery, Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge will deliver a unique, visually stunning payoff for millions of fans who want to see their favorite HGTV stars bring a treasured childhood icon to life,” said Loren Ruch, […]
Food Network Orders Second Season of Competition ‘Superchef Grudge Match’
Press Release: Food Network has ordered an eight-episode season two pickup of primetime series Superchef Grudge Match. In each episode, host Darnell Ferguson settles two long-standing personal and professional food feuds in one-round, one-dish winner-takes-all heavyweight battles. Season two production is scheduled to begin later this year, with new episodes slated to premiere early 2024. […]
HGTV Greenlights Costa Rica-Based Renovation Series ‘Building Paradise’
Press Release: HGTV has greenlit six episodes of Building Paradise, which will document high-end hospitality and building experts, Luke Shantz and Steph Sitt, on their journey to overhaul a rickety motel into a boutique hotel in the Costa Rican surf town of Jacó. With two young daughters in tow, the adventurous couple will collaborate with […]