Category: Television
Paramount+ Picks Up 3 A24 British Series, ‘It Gets Worse,’ ‘Major Players’ And ‘The Ministry of Time’
Paramount+ has announced it has picked up U.S. and select regional rights to three British series produced by A24: It Gets Worse, Major Players and The Ministry of Time. Created and executive produced by star Leo Reich, It Gets Worse is, per the official description, “A show about three young people who are starting to look around themselves — at their…
Jeff Probst Says ‘Nothing Has Changed’ on ‘Survivor’ Diversity Efforts After Paramount’s DEI Rollback
Survivor host Jeff Probst says the CBS reality competition series’ approach to diversity, equity and inclusion hasn’t changed, even after Paramount rolled back its company-wide DEI initiatives. Probst made the comments in an interview with The New York Times. CBS announced in November 2020 that at least 50% of contestants on its unscripted series, including Survivor, Big Brother and The Amazing…
‘Brothers’ Stars Matthew McConaughey And Woody Harrelson Say Their Love Is ‘Never In Question’
Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson have been friends for more than 30 years, and they don’t always see eye to eye. That’s never been a problem. In the Apple TV meta comedy series Brothers, the two play fictionalized versions of themselves who start to suspect they share more than a friendship. McConaughey and Harrelson spoke exclusively…
Prime Video Orders Comedy Series Created By And Starring Mekki Lepper Of ‘St. Denis Medical’
Prime Video has given a series order to New Money, a new half-hour comedy created, written by and starring Mekki Leeper, one of the stars of NBC’s St. Denis Medical. Joe Mande is executive producing and co-showrunning alongside Leeper. Per to the synopsis, “New Money is an ensemble workplace comedy set in the fast-paced and morally…
DreamWorks Animation and Netflix Set ‘Doozie’s Doghouse,’ A ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ Companion Series
DreamWorks Animation and Netflix have announced Doozie’s Doghouse, a new companion series to Gabby’s Dollhouse following Gabby’s younger sister, Doozie. According to the description, “Doozie’s Doghouse is a mixed-media companion series that continues the fun with tail-wagging surprises, woof-tastic unboxings, and imaginative play. Creativity is limitless in Doozie’s Doghouse!” The order is for seven 22-minute episodes. Who…
Paula Patton, Derek Luke And Janet Hubert To Star In Lifetime’s ‘Love On The Vineyard’
More than a decade after starring together in Baggage Claim, Paula Patton and Derek Luke are reuniting onscreen for Love on the Vineyard, a new Lifetime movie executive produced by Tracey E. Edmonds as part of the network’s “Love of a Lifetime” franchise. Janet Hubert also stars alongside Patton and Luke. According to the official description, Patton…