TVLine Items: Chicago Justice Names Boss, HBO’s Lemonade Refill and More
Chicago Justice will be served by a Law & Order vet.
Michael S. Chernuchin — who was an executive producer on Criminal Intent as well as the mother-ship series — has been named showrunner of NBC’s midseason Windy City-set spinoff, our sister site Deadline reports.
In addition to overseeing L&O from 2002-04, Chernuchin was a producer on Black Sails, Canterbury’s Law and 24.
Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets? Well…
* HBO will re-air Beyoncé’s visual album Lemonade on Saturday, June 18, at 10/9c.
* Stage actress Danielle Truitt and Giancarlo Esposito (Revolution, Breaking Bad) will star in Rebel, BET’s police-drama pilot from director John Singleton (The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story), per Deadline. Truitt and Esposito will play Oakland cop Rebecca “Rebel” Cole and her lieutenant/mentor, respectively.
* You Me Her, which airs on AT&T’s Audience Network, has been renewed for two 10-episode seasons. The polyamorous romantic comedy stars Greg Poehler (Welcome to Sweden), Rachel Blanchard (Clueless) and Priscilla Faia (Rookie Blue).
* The animated series Elena of Avalor will premiere Friday, July 22, at 7/6c on Disney Channel. The voice cast includes Yvette Nicole Brown (Community), Jillian Rose Reed (Awkward), Constance Marie (Switched at Birth), Jaime Camil (Jane the Virgin), Lucas Grabeel (Switched at Birth) and Echo Kellum (Arrow).
* TLC has renewed Who Do You Think You Are? for Season 9.
SO HAPPY about You Me Her! Such a good show.
Just discovered it, and binged the whole season in two afternoons. It fills that same weird cynical-and-dark-yet-funny–and-heartwarming niche in my twisted romantic soul as You’re the Worst. Glad there’s going to be more.
For some reason, I still can’t quite connect with Greg Poehler’s character, which is a shame, because the two leading ladies, the roommate and the erstwhile boyfriend are all tremendously appealing.
Happy about Chicago Justice naming its showrunner. Hope Philip Winchester should get his groove back on prime time TV but I still miss The Player so much which was a fun high octane action packed series.