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On Wednesday October 2 2024, Fox broadcasts Pictionary!

Hot and Bothered Season 3 Episode 18 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Pictionary,” titled “Hot and Bothered,” promises to bring plenty of laughs and excitement. This popular TV version of the classic drawing game features celebrity captains Carson Kressley and Jeff Dye, who are known for their humor and charm. Fans can expect a lively competition as these two personalities lead their teams in a battle of creativity and quick thinking.

In this episode, the teams will face off in various drawing challenges that test their skills and ability to guess what their teammates are illustrating. The playful atmosphere and friendly rivalry between Kressley and Dye are sure to keep the energy high. Viewers can look forward to amusing moments as the captains interact with their teams and attempt to decipher the drawings.

“Hot and Bothered” also hints at some unexpected twists and turns throughout the game.

On Saturday September 14 2024, Disney broadcasts Hamster & Gretel!

Hakuna Ma Kevin; The Great American Telenovela Season 2 Episode 1 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Hamster & Gretel,” titled “Hakuna Ma Kevin; The Great American Telenovela,” promises to bring a mix of humor and excitement. In this episode, Gretel faces a challenge when her brother Kevin comes back from a relaxation camp. His new laid-back attitude becomes a source of stress for her. Viewers will see how Gretel tries to cope with Kevin’s carefree ways while managing her own responsibilities.

Meanwhile, the plot thickens when Carolina lands a role in a telenovela. This opportunity brings a new level of excitement to the kids’ lives. However, things take a turn when they discover that someone is trying to sabotage the production. This adds a layer of mystery and adventure, as Gretel and Kevin must work together to uncover the identity of the...

Exclusive: Charise Castro Smith (Encanto) has signed an overall deal with 20th Television. Under the multi-year pact, she will develop, write and executive produce original series for linear networks and streamers with a focus on the Disney Entertainment Television platforms.

Castro Smith has Confessions On The 7:45, a series adaptation of Lisa Unger’s international bestseller, in development at Hulu with Jessica Alba attached to star and Eva Longoria set to direct the pilot. Castro Smith and Alba originally set the series up at Netflix for development two years ago. It is now being redeveloped for Hulu under Castro Smith’s deal at sibling 20th TV, a part of Disney Television Studios.

Based on Unger’s novel, Confessions On The 7:45 is a psychological thriller in which a working mom (Alba) meets a stranger on a train as she is commuting home who upends her life. As her life unravels and betrayals are revealed,...

Exclusive: NBC has taken in for development Look What You Made Me Do, a drama from Leila Cohan (Bridgerton), Anna Fricke (Walker) and CBS Studios.

Written by Cohan, Look What You Made Me Do follows the ex-wives of an emotionally abusive and absolutely untouchable billionaire. They band together to wreak revenge.

Cohan will executive with Fricke and Laura Terry via their Pursued by a Bear Prods. CBS Studios, where Fricke has been under a deal, is the studio.

This is a rare CBS Studios sale at NBC where the studio aligned with a rival broadcast network. CBS had a hit with the 2005 drama Medium starring Patricia Arquette, which ran on NBC for five seasons before being canceled and moving to CBS for two more seasons, which were produced by CBS Studios.

Deadline first told you recently that Cohan closed a deal to co-write and showrun the Netflix series adaptation of...

Exclusive: We understand that Bridgerton Emmy nominee, Leila Cohan, has just closed to co-write and showrun the Netflix series adaptation of Emily Henry’s bestseller Happy Place. The project remains in development at Netflix.

We first told you about the streamer snapping up the title for Jennifer Lopez to produce as she has a first look at Netflix. Lopez is producing the series through her Nuyorican label with Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Benny Medina.

The Berkley published Happy Place follows Harriet and Wyn, who’ve been a perfect couple since they met in college — they go together like salt and pepper, honey and tea, lobster and rolls. Except now, for reasons they’re still not discussing, they don’t. They broke up five months ago, and they still haven’t told their best friends. They find themselves sharing a bedroom at the Maine cottage that has been their friend group’s...

Love takes center stage once again as “Ready to Love” continues its journey with Season 8 Episode 44, airing on Friday, January 12, 2024, at 8:00 Pm on OWN. In this episode titled “Hot and Bothered,” viewers are invited to witness the real-life interactions of single men and women in their 30s and 40s, all navigating the complex landscape of dating and searching for enduring connections.

As the participants engage in genuine conversations and shared experiences, the episode promises to unravel the intricacies of modern love. From lighthearted moments to more profound connections, “Hot and Bothered” captures the essence of the quest for true love in the unique context of singlehood in the 30s and 40s.

As the clock strikes 8:00 Pm, fans of the show can anticipate an emotionally charged episode, filled with twists and turns, as the journey to find lasting love unfolds on OWN. Tune in for a night of genuine connections,...

We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about lotsa shows including Found, SNL, American Horror Stories and Upload!

1 | For a brilliant attorney, did Bosch: Legacy’s Chandler make bad decision after bad decision during the (unwarranted) traffic stop, all but guaranteeing that her car would be left alone, and with very important client files not on her person?

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Eva Longoria and Cris Abrego have known each other for 20 years. As two of entertainment’s most prominent Latino figures, they have developed a strong friendship around shared experiences and a similar passion for nurturing creative talent.

At long last, actor-director-producer Longoria and Abrego, the veteran unscripted producer and executive, have joined forces to launch Hyphenate Media Group, a company that will be part production company, part talent scouting agency and part business incubator. Banijay, where Abrego serves as chairman of the Americas, has made a strategic investment in the company. Abrego will remain in his executive role with the French production giant even as he devotes his time to building Hyphenate.

“With Hyphenate Media Group, Eva and I are building an engine for culture-defining content by investing in visionary multi-hyphenate artists and providing these extraordinary creative leaders with the resources and infrastructure they need to scale their businesses,” Abrego said.

Eva Longoria and Cris Abrego, two of the most high-profile Latinos in Hollywood, have joined forces.

The pair have launched Hyphenate Media Group, a new Banijay-backed venture that will develop and produce its own slate as well as invest in creator-led companies.

The company, which has been in the works for months, was announced during a keynote with the duo, who have been friends for years, at Mipcom.

Abrego will serve as the CEO of the company, and Longoria will serve as its Chief Creative Officer.

As part of its launch, Hyphenate has acquired the full slate of Longoria’s UnbeliEVAble Entertainment, which has been behind series such as NBC’s Telenovela, ABC’s Grand Hotel, and CNN’s Searching for Mexico.

As such, Hyphenate will take on Apple TV+’s Land of Women, a six-part series starring and exec produced by the Desperate Housewives star that will launch in...

In a glittering event at Madrid’s Florida Park, Spain’s Secuoya Studios brought out its big guns, led by its president James Costos and Secuoya Content Group CEO Raúl Berdonés, to tout the fast-growing company’s slate, led by its 10-episode series “Zorro,” its most ambitious production.

The series pilot will be unveiled at Mipcom in a special screening on Oct. 15, noted Berdonés, who added that the two-year-old company has made a strong commitment to sustainable production.

“Zorro,” starring Miguel Bernardeau and Renata Notni, will be exclusively available on Prime Video in Latin America, the U.S., Spain, Andorra, and Portugal in the first half of 2024, followed by its broadcast on Spain’s Tve. Mediawan handles international distribution.

Attendees of the 3rd Iberseries & Platino Industria were treated to a sneak peek two days before.

Speaking of the company’s slate, Berdonés remarked: “This ambitious, innovative, distinctive, and diverse content...

Desperate Housewives star and producer Eva Longoria will deliver a joint keynote at Mipcom Cannes next month.

Alongside Banijay Americas Chairman Cris Abrego, the Emmy-nominated director, producer, and activist will delve into the latest themes defining the entertainment industry, forecasting how they may shape the future both creatively and commercially.

The keynote will take place in the Grand Auditorium of the Palais des Festivals in Cannes on Monday, October 16 at 4pm local time, as part of Mipcom’s Media Masterminds track.

Longoria and Abrego have been professional collaborators for more than two decades. Their talk will highlight their experiences and insights as industry leaders.

Besides her acting roles, Longoria has run her own production business UnbeliEVAble Entertainment since 2005. The company is behind ABC’s Grand Hotel, NBC’s Telenovela, and Netflix’s Emmy Award-nominated documentary Reversing Row, and culinary docuseries Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico for CNN. She made her...

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Mexican Cinema has been referred to as the Hollywood of Latin America many, many times. Rightfully so, quite a few actors have emerged from the Mexican film industry, making a smooth transition into the international world of Cinema. One of those actors is the widely known and extremely talented Gael Garcia Bernal.

Gael Garcia has been part of several Hollywood productions, often representing Latin, more specifically Mexican culture. His incredible talent has landed him roles with Hollywood's most prestigious networks and directors. His acting repertoire expands with over 60 credits.

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Gael Garcia Bernal was born into a family of artists in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, Jalisco. At a very young age, Gael was introduced into the world of acting,...

In 2012, Eva Longoria wrapped up the eighth and final season of Desperate Housewives, and she had a decision to make about her future. “That last year of Housewives,” she says, “I remember getting every single show offered to me to star in … to star in … to star in …”

Amid the throes of the streaming era, it’s easy to forget the omnipresence of a network breakout like Housewives. In its first season in 2004, Housewives was pulling in more viewers on Sunday nights than the average Sunday Night Football game does in 2023. The show — along with early-aughts entries Grey’s Anatomy and Lost — helped catapult network ABC back to primetime dominance. Bob Iger, who was named CEO of ABC parent company Disney in the year after Housewives’ debut, “would take us to dinner, individually,” remembers Longoria. (By its last season, Housewives’ prominence had waned — its May 2012 series finale clocked in with half...

ABC’s The Good Doctor wraps up season six with an episode that finds Lea going into labor. Episode 22, the season finale, will air on Monday, May 1, 2023 at 10pm Et/Pt.

The Good Doctor season six stars Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, Hill Harper plays Dr. Marcus Andrews, Richard Schiff is Dr. Aaron Glassman, and Will Yun Lee is Dr. Alex Park. Paige Spara stars as Lea Dilallo, Christina Chang is Dr. Audrey Lim, Fiona Gubelmann plays Dr. Morgan Reznick, Bria Henderson is Dr. Jordan Allen, and Noah Galvin is Dr. Asher Wolke.

Chuku Modu reprises his role as Dr. Jared Kalu.

“Love’s Labor” Season Finale Plot: Shaun and Lea are heading to the delivery room, and everyone from the hospital is also there, except for one very important person. Meanwhile, a tragic accident involving Drs. Perez and Kalu pulls everyone away, including Dr. Murphy.

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The trailer for ABC’s The Good Doctor season six episode 21 shows things are getting incredibly tense between Shaun and Dr. Glassman. Episode 21, “A Beautiful Day,” will air on Monday, April 24, 2023 at 10pm Et/Pt.

The Good Doctor season six stars Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, Hill Harper plays Dr. Marcus Andrews, Richard Schiff is Dr. Aaron Glassman, and Will Yun Lee is Dr. Alex Park. Paige Spara stars as Lea Dilallo, Christina Chang is Dr. Audrey Lim, Fiona Gubelmann plays Dr. Morgan Reznick, Bria Henderson is Dr. Jordan Allen, and Noah Galvin is Dr. Asher Wolke.

“A Beautiful Day” Plot: Dr. Glassman and Dr. Murphy’s relationship may be irreparably damaged following a tense moment during surgery. While Dr. Reznick struggles during her parental leave, Dr. Park may just be the one she needs the most.

Freddie Highmore in ‘The Good Doctor’ season 6 episode 21 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)A...

Series star Freddie Highmore slips into the director’s chair for his fourth time on The Good Doctor with season six episode 19. “Half Measures” will air on Monday, April 10, 2023 at 10pm Et/Pt.

The Good Doctor season six stars Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, Hill Harper plays Dr. Marcus Andrews, Richard Schiff is Dr. Aaron Glassman, and Will Yun Lee is Dr. Alex Park. Paige Spara stars as Lea Dilallo, Christina Chang is Dr. Audrey Lim, Fiona Gubelmann plays Dr. Morgan Reznick, Bria Henderson is Dr. Jordan Allen, and Noah Galvin is Dr. Asher Wolke.

Chuku Modu reprises his role as Dr. Jared Kalu.

“Half Measures” Plot: Drs. Andrews and Lim clash over a patient split nearly in half, which also reveals her issues with Dr. Kalu’s return. Meanwhile, Dr. Glassman gives Dr. Murphy some fatherly advice as they await news about Glassman’s recent tests.

Brandon Larracuente,...

Grab the tissues and prepare for another incredibly emotional episode! ABC’s The Good Doctor season six episode 18 – “A Blip” – airs on April 3, 2023 at 10pm Et/Pt.

The Good Doctor season six stars Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, Hill Harper plays Dr. Marcus Andrews, Richard Schiff is Dr. Aaron Glassman, and Will Yun Lee is Dr. Alex Park. Paige Spara stars as Lea Dilallo, Christina Chang is Dr. Audrey Lim, Fiona Gubelmann plays Dr. Morgan Reznick, Bria Henderson is Dr. Jordan Allen, and Noah Galvin is Dr. Asher Wolke.

Chuku Modu reprises his role as Dr. Jared Kalu.

“A Blip” Plot: When a patient comes in with persistent and lingering Covid symptoms, the team discovers she may be dealing with something harder to treat. Andrews and Villanueva must contend with their hierarchy at the hospital and its effect on their relationship.

Season 6 Episode 1 “Afterparty” Preview Season 6 Episode 2 “Change of...

ABC’s setting up The Good Lawyer, a spinoff from The Good Doctor, with the popular medical drama’s season six episode 16. The episode airing on Monday, March 13, 2023 at 10pm introduces Kennedy McMann (Nancy Drew) as Jodi DeGroot, a “brilliant, funny, and self-aware lawyer.” The Good Lawyer will also star Felicity Huffman (American Crime) and Bethlehem Million (Sick).

The Good Doctor season six stars Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, Hill Harper plays Dr. Marcus Andrews, Richard Schiff is Dr. Aaron Glassman, and Will Yun Lee is Dr. Alex Park. Paige Spara stars as Lea Dilallo, Christina Chang is Dr. Audrey Lim, Fiona Gubelmann plays Dr. Morgan Reznick, Bria Henderson is Dr. Jordan Allen, and Noah Galvin is Dr. Asher Wolke.

“The Good Lawyer” Episode Plot: Dr. Shaun Murphy seeks legal representation to help him win a case and puts his faith in a promising, young lawyer who has obsessive compulsive disorder.

ABC’s The Good Doctor welcomes back original cast member Chuku Modu – reprising his role as Dr. Jared Kalu from season one – in season six episode 15. And, fortunately, Modu will be sticking around and guest-starring for the remainder of the season. Episode 15, “Old Friends,” will air on Monday, March 6, 2023 at 10pm Et/Pt.

Season six stars Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, Hill Harper plays Dr. Marcus Andrews, Richard Schiff is Dr. Aaron Glassman, and Will Yun Lee is Dr. Alex Park. Paige Spara stars as Lea Dilallo, Christina Chang is Dr. Audrey Lim, Fiona Gubelmann plays Dr. Morgan Reznick, Bria Henderson is Dr. Jordan Allen, and Noah Galvin is Dr. Asher Wolke.

“Old Friends” Plot: Dr. Jared Kalu (Chuku Modu) makes a surprise return to San Jose’s St. Bonaventure Hospital with his billionaire patient. Meanwhile, Park must treat the man his wife had an affair with and try...

Dr. Glassman’s busy babyproofing the house while at the hospital, the team treats a 3-year-old boy on ABC’s The Good Doctor season six episode 14. “Hard Heart” will air on Monday, February 27, 2023 at 10pm Et/Pt.

Season six stars Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, Hill Harper plays Dr. Marcus Andrews, Richard Schiff is Dr. Aaron Glassman, and Will Yun Lee is Dr. Alex Park. Paige Spara stars as Lea Dilallo, Christina Chang is Dr. Audrey Lim, Fiona Gubelmann plays Dr. Morgan Reznick, Bria Henderson is Dr. Jordan Allen, and Noah Galvin is Dr. Asher Wolke.

“Hard Heart” Plot: When a 3-year-old arrives at the ER, the team immediately recognizes he is having a stroke. However, Dr. Shaun Murphy’s diagnosis of the underlying cause doesn’t solve the problem, which has Dr. Park searching deeper.

Episode 14 guest stars include Brandon Larracuente, L. Scott Caldwell, Brittany Drisdelle, and Ashton Cressman.

Shaun and Lea have a temporary houseguest on ABC’s The Good Doctor season six episode 12. Directed by Rebecca Moline from a script by Thomas L. Moran and David Renaud, episode 12 – “365 Degrees” – will air on Monday, February 6, 2023 at 10pm Et/Pt.

Season six stars Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, Hill Harper plays Dr. Marcus Andrews, Richard Schiff is Dr. Aaron Glassman, and Will Yun Lee is Dr. Alex Park. Paige Spara stars as Lea Dilallo, Christina Chang is Dr. Audrey Lim, Fiona Gubelmann plays Dr. Morgan Reznick, Bria Henderson is Dr. Jordan Allen, and Noah Galvin is Dr. Asher Wolke.

“365 Degrees” Plot: Shaun invites Aaron to stay with him while he has exterminators at his house and Lea realizes both men have a lot more in common than she realized. Meanwhile, Dr. Morgan Reznick wrestles with a big decision about her career and her personal life.

Season 6 Episode 1 “Afterparty...

Lea and Shaun witness a dog getting hit by a car on ABC’s The Good Doctor season six episode 11. The poor guy’s in bad shape, but Lea insists they don’t give up on him. Is it possible to love Lea even more? Directed by Gary Hawes from a script by Melaina Wright and Peter Blake, episode 11 – “The Good Boy” – is set to air on Monday, January 30, 2023 at 10pm Et/Pt.

Season six stars Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, Hill Harper plays Dr. Marcus Andrews, Richard Schiff is Dr. Aaron Glassman, and Will Yun Lee is Dr. Alex Park. Paige Spara stars as Lea Dilallo, Christina Chang is Dr. Audrey Lim, Fiona Gubelmann plays Dr. Morgan Reznick, Bria Henderson is Dr. Jordan Allen, and Noah Galvin is Dr. Asher Wolke.

“The Good Boy” Plot: On the way to their babymoon, Lea and Shaun get a quick lesson...

Eva Longoria is returning to the land of series television: The Desperate Housewives alum is set to star in and executive-produce Land of Women, a new dramedy for Apple TV+, TVLine has learned.

Land of Women — which has earned a six-episode series order from the streamer — stars Longoria as Gala, who is forced to flee New York City with her mother and college-age daughter when her husband implicates the whole family in a series of financial crimes. The three women hide out in a charming wine town in northern Spain that Gala’s mother once called home. “The women seek...

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Eva Longoria is heading to Apple TV+.

The streamer has given a series order to Land of Women, a six-episode dramedy starring and executive produced by Longoria. Carmen Maura (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) will also star in the series, which is based on a best-selling novel by Sandra Barneda.

Land of Women centers on Gala (Longoria), a New Yorker whose life is upended when her husband implicates the family in financial improprieties. To escape the criminals to whom her husband is indebted, Gala, her mother, Julia (Maura), and her college-age daughter hide out in a small town in northern Spain’s wine region that Julia fled 50 years ago, vowing never to return. They try to remain anonymous, but gossip spreads quickly and family secrets unravel.

The series is in pre-production in Spain and will film in both English and...

Exclusive: Jenna Bush Hager, co-host of Today with Hoda & Jenna, has hired seasoned development executive Ben Spector as President of Film and Television as part of her first-look deal with Universal Studio Group, which was announced in February.

Spector is coming off a lengthy tenure as President of TV & Film at Eva Longoria’s UnbeliEVAble Entertainment.

Under Hager’s pact, she and Spector will develop and produce projects with Universal Content Productions, Universal Television, Universal Television Alternative Studio and Universal International Studios for multiple platforms through her production banner. They duo already is acquiring IP and optioning projects.

Hager is the founder of Today’s book club #ReadWithJenna, and had called her Usg production deal a “natural extension of Read with Jenna’s mission to highlight debut and diverse authors”. Since its launch in March 2019, 30 of Hager’s book club selections have become New York Times bestsellers.

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Eva Longoria will direct and executive produce a single-cam comedy in the works at ABC that hails from Grace Parra Janney and Josh Bycel.

The untitled series is inspired by Janney’s own large Mexican American family in Texas. It is described as a multi-generational comedy about an upper middle class family handling grief, identity, and a reevaluation of their roles following the death of the family’s patriarch.

“I’ve been a huge fan of Josh’s work since our time together on ‘Telenovela’ and Grace and I share similar ‘Texican’ backgrounds,” Longoria said. “At UnbeliEVAble we are always pushing to tell real and authentic stories so I’m particularly proud to share one that is not unlike my own family’s experience.”

Parra Janney and Bycel are writers and executive producers on the series. Longoria executive produces under her UnbeliEVAble Entertainment banner along with UnbeliEVAble’s Ben Spector.

Solar Opposites pair Grace Parra Janney and Josh Bycel are developing a single-camera comedy for ABC inspired by the former’s own large Mexican-American family in Texas.

The pair have teamed with Eva Longoria and her UnbeliEVAble Entertainment production company to develop a half-hour series for the Disney-owned broadcast network. 20th Television, where Longoria and her producing partner Ben Spector have a first-look deal, is the studio.

The multi-generational comedy is about an upper-middle-class family handling grief, identity and a reevaluation of their roles following the death of the family’s patriarch.

Parra Janney and Bycel are both writer-producers on Hulu’s animated comedy Solar Opposites. Parra Janney, whose writing credits also include Star Trek: Lower Decks and Broke, has also appeared on Superstore and as a contributor to The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore.

Bycel has been an exec producer on shows including Happy Endings and Netflix’s The Big Show Show...

HBO Max has given a series order to the family-friendly comedy “Gordita Chronicles” that hails from Sony Pictures TV, Zoe Saldana’s Cinestar Pictures and Osprey Productions.

The Latino-focused series stars Diana-Maria Riva, Juan Javier Cardenas and Olivia Goncalves (“Scooter McGruder”).

Claudia Forestieri, wrote the pilot and Eva Longoria directed. Longoria will serve as an executive producer for her Unbelievable Entertainment banner, and Forestieri also executive produces.

“We are thrilled to partner with Zoe, Eva, Josh and Sony Pictures Television to bring to life this beautiful coming-of-age story inspired by Claudia’s personal journey,” said Jennifer O’Connell, executive VP, non-fiction and live-action family programming, HBO Max. “HBO Max is proud to work with the powerhouse Latinx talent in front of and behind the camera for this series, which we believe will resonate with all families,” added Sarah Aubrey, Head of Original Content, HBO Max.

Per the logline, “Gordita Chronicles” centers on a willful,...

Jesse Garcia from Quinceañera will play Richard Montanez, the architect of the Flamin’ Hot Cheeto, and Annie Gonzalez of Gentefied will portray his wife, Judy, in Eva Longoria feature directorial debut Flamin’ Hot from Searchlight Pictures and Franklin Entertainment.

As Deadline first told you about the movie, Flamin’ Hot tells the true life story of Richard Montanez, the Frito Lay janitor who took inspiration from his Mexican American heritage to create Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, the snack that disrupted the food industry and became a pop culture phenomenon. Desperate Housewives actress and Telenovela, Grand Hotel, and Devious Maids EP Longoria beat out several directors for the job after impressing Franklin and Searchlight with her authentic approach to the project.

Said Longoria in a statement, “It has been my biggest priority to make sure we are telling Richard Montañez’s story authentically. I am so happy to have two extremely talented and...

Exclusive: Eva Longoria is set to direct and executive produce The Gordita Chronicles pilot at HBO Max. The single-camera family comedy hails from Josh Berman’s Osprey Productions, Zoe Saldana’s Cinestar Pictures, and Sony Pictures TV, where Berman’s Osprey Prods is under a deal.

Written by Claudia Forestier, In The Gordita Chronicles, a willful, chubby, 12-year-old Dominican struggles to fit into hedonistic 1980s Miami as her family pursues the American dream.

Brigitte Munoz Liebowitz serves as executive producer and showrunner. Berman, Chris King and Jennifer Robinson executive produce for Osprey Productions. Longoria executive produces via her UnbeliEVAble Entertainment. Zoe Saldana, Mariel Saldana and Cisely Saldana executive produce for Cinestar Pictures. Forestieri is co-executive producer. Sony Pictures TV is the studio.

Longoria is gearing up to make her film directorial debut with Searchlight’s Flamin’ Hot, an inspiring biopic about the janitor turned executive who created the flaming hot cheetos snack.

Exclusive: Actor-singer Jencarlos Canela is set to join the ensemble of the Sony Pictures’ action comedy Man From Toronto starring Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson. Kaley Cuoco and Melanie Liburd are also on board.

The film revolves around a case of mistaken identity after the world’s deadliest assassin, known as the “man from Toronto,” and a stranger, played by Hart, run into each other at an Airbnb. Chaos soon ensues as the assassin’s world comes crashing down on Hart.

Patrick Hughes, who directed Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson’s 2017 action-comedy “The Hitman’s Bodyguard,” is on board to helm. Robbie Fox and Chris Bremner wrote the script from a story he conceived with Jason Blumenthal. Blumenthal is producing along with his Escape Artists partners, Todd Black and Steve Tisch. Bill Bannerman is executive producing along with Aaron L. Gilbert and Jason Cloth on behalf of Bron Creative.

The film hits theaters on Sept.

Eva Longoria is set to star and direct “Spa Day,” a female ensemble action comedy film at Sony Pictures, according to an individual with knowledge of the project.

Longoria will also produce the film, alongside Ben Spector under their UnbeliEVAble Entertainment banner with Greg Silverman and Jon Berg also producing through Stampede Ventures. Jp Sarni will serve as Associate Producer.

Currently in development, UnbeliEVAble Entertainment commissioned “Telenova” creators Christine Pietrosh and Jessica Goldstein to write the screenplay, which is based on their original idea. Plot details about “Spa Day” are being kept under wraps.

Longoria will soon make her feature directorial debut with the Searchlight biopic “Flamin’ Hot” and workplace comedy “24/7” for Universal Pictures. Longoria’s other past directing credits include the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary “Versus,” as well as episodes of “Black-ish,” “The Mick,” “Telenovela” and “Devious Maids.”

Pietrosh and Goldstein created and executive produced NBC/Universal TV’s comedy series “Telenovela” starring Longoria.

Eva Longoria is checking in for “Spa Day,” an action comedy feature she will direct and co-star in at Sony Pictures.

Variety has learned that Longoria, who has two other films lined up as director at Searchlight and Universal, is also producing the project with her partner Ben Spector at their banner UnbeliEVAble Entertainment. Greg Silverman and Jon Berg are also producing for Stampede Ventures, with Jp Sarni as associate producer.

“Telenovela” creators Christine Pietrosh and Jessica Goldstein wrote the script from an original idea. Longoria, who just signed with WME, will pull double duty in front of and behind the camera.

While Longoria shot to fame on ABC’s primetime hit “Desperate Housewives,” the multi-hyphenate has a deep resume as producer and director in the TV space, with credits on the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary “Versus,” as well as episodes of “Black-ish,” “The Mick,” “Telenovela” and “Devious Maids.”

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WME has signed actress, director and producer Eva Longoria. The multi-hyphenate joins the agency from CAA, where she will be repped in numerous categories.

Longoria was the breakout star of ABC’s resonant primetime soap “Desperate Housewives,” and for nearly two decades has risen as a prolific television producer and director, brand ambassador, and activist.

She is next poised to tackle feature film directing, with the Searchlight biopic “Flamin’ Hot” and the workplace comedy “24/7” for Universal Pictures. Other past directing credits include the ESPN “30 for 30” documentary “Versus,” as well as episodes of “Black-ish,” “The Mick,” “Telenovela” and “Devious Maids.” Longoria will next be seen on screen in Eugene Ashe’s “Sylvie’s Love,” opposite Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomugha, a Sundance player acquired by Amazon Studios.

Longoria founded her production company Unbelievable Entertainment in 2005 and recently renewed her first-look deal with Twentieth Television for an additional three years. The...

Eva Longoria has signed with WME for representation, departing CAA.

She will continue to be represented by Brillstein Entertainment Partners, Sunshine Sachs and Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner & Klein.

Longoria will next be seen in Eugene Ashe’s “Sylvie’s Love,” which stars Tessa Thompson and premiered at Sundance, and she’s also making her feature directorial debut on a biopic at Searchlight called “Flamin’ Hot” and the workplace comedy “24/7” at Universal. Previously she’s directed the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary “Versus” as well as episodes of “Black-ish, “The Mick,” “Telenovela” and “Devious Maids.”

Longoria has worked for over 20 years in film and television and is known for roles in “Dora and the Lost City of Gold,” “Overboard,” “Empire” and “Desperate Housewives.” The cast of “Desperate Housewives” won a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in 2005 and 2006, and she’s a Golden Globe nominee and was once...

WME has signed Eva Longoria away from CAA for representation.

The actress, director and producer will next be seen in Eugene Ashe’s Sylvie’s Love, opposite Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomugha, after the film bowed at Sundance and was picked up by Amazon Studios.

Longoria’s film and TV credits include Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Overboard Empire and Desperate Housewives. She will make her feature directorial debut with the Searchlight biopic Flamin’ Hot.

Her other directing credits include the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary Versus, and TV episodes of Black-ish, The Mick, Telenovela and Devious Maids.

Longoria launched her production company UnbeliEVAble Entertainment in ...

WME has signed Eva Longoria away from CAA for representation.

The actress, director and producer will next be seen in Eugene Ashe’s Sylvie’s Love, opposite Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomugha, after the film bowed at Sundance and was picked up by Amazon Studios.

Longoria’s film and TV credits include Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Overboard Empire and Desperate Housewives. She will make her feature directorial debut with the Searchlight biopic Flamin’ Hot.

Her other directing credits include the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary Versus, and TV episodes of Black-ish, The Mick, Telenovela and Devious Maids.

Longoria launched her production company UnbeliEVAble Entertainment in ...

Eva Longoria and her UnbeliEVAble Entertainment are staying in business with 20th Television. The actress, producer, director and activist has re-upped a three-year first-look deal with the studio via her and Ben Spector’s UnbeliEVAble Entertainment, which is focused on producing for network, streaming and cable.

“Eva and Ben’s passion for championing meaningful stories, especially those of underrepresented voices and communities is something we believe in deeply at 20th, so we jumped at the chance to extend our relationship with them,” said Carolyn Cassidy, President, 20th Television. “They are driven producers with a keen eye, good taste and great work ethic and we are thrilled UnbeliEVAble remains housed within our studio.”

The company’s previous projects with 20th TV include ABC’s Grand Hotel and NBC’s Telenovela, as well as the Emmy-nominated Netflix documentary Reversing Row.

“Three years ago Dana Walden welcomed me into the 20th family, recognizing...

Eva Longoria and Ben Spector’s UnbeliEVAble Entertainment has signed a three-year extension of their first-look deal with 20th Television.

“Eva and Ben’s passion for championing meaningful stories, especially those of underrepresented voices and communities is something we believe in deeply at 20th, so we jumped at the chance to extend our relationship with them,” said 20th TV president Carolyn Cassidy. “They are driven producers with a keen eye, good taste and great work ethic and we are thrilled UnbeliEVAble remains housed within our studio.”

The company’s past projects with 20th TV include shows like ABC’s “Grand Hotel” and the NBC series “Telenovela,” with Longoria starring in the latter series and guest starring in the former.

“Three years ago Dana Walden welcomed me into the 20th family, recognizing everything I was trying to do as a director and producer,” Longoria said. “20th Television and Disney Television Studios...

Three winners were announced on Sunday evening for the ninth edition of Locarno’s First Look, the festival’s initiative to showcase films in post-production: Milica Tomović’s “Celts,” Filip Martinović’s “Telenovela Greyscale in Color” and Marta Popivoda’s “Resisting Landscapes.”

First Look offers a potential springboard onto the international market, having previously hosted breakout projects such as Alejandro Fernandez Almendras’ “To Kill A Man,” an eventual Sundance World Cinema grand jury winner; Mantas Kvedaravicius “Parthenon,” premiering at Venice’s Critics’ Week this year; and Vicente Alves do Ó’s “Sunburn,” later picked up by international sales, distribution and production company The Open Reel.

This year the section hosted six works in progress – five documentaries and one fiction – from Serbia selected by Film Center Serbia. Four of the six were directed by helmed by women directors. Each work in progress was introduced by its producer to world sales agents...

Simon Kinberg’s Dark Phoenix might as well be retitled Contractual Obligations: The Movie. For a comic book adaptation of this thematic magnitude, speaking for female representation en masse, it’s devastatingly inconsequential. Chris Claremont and John Byrne’s “The Dark Phoenix Saga” continues to be referenced as one of the Marvel Comics Universe’s most iconic storylines, but Kinberg’s cinematic reissue fails to attain equal reverence. As exhaustively procedural a franchise shakeup you’d never ask for, (possibly) ending Fox’s X-Men canon with one last hurrah that got creatively scooped by Captain Marvel. This is a phoned-in finale; nothing more but potentially even less.

Marvel’s “Dark Phoenix” arc sees Jean Gray (Sophie Turner) become the ultimate evolution of her psychic and telepathic powers after colliding with chart-spiking solar flares. Jean feels descriptively “great,” but Beast (Nicholas Hoult) and Cyclops (Tye Sheridan) worry when their friend cannot restrain her amplified abilities.

Netflix has ordered a new Latinx comedy from Mario Lopez and Seth Kurland called “The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia,” a spokesperson for the streaming service confirmed to TheWrap on Thursday.

The series, which received a 16-episode order and was co-created by Lopez and Kurland, stars newcomer Paulina Chavez as Ashley Garcia. Per the network, when Garcia — the world’s only 15-and-a-half-year-old robotics engineer and rocket scientist — gets the chance to work for Nasa, she moves across the country to live with her Uncle Victor, a pro football player turned high school coach who’s never met a responsibility he can’t shirk.

Jencarlos Canela will play Victor — he previously starred in “Telenovela” on ABC and will appear in the upcoming series “Grand Hotel,” also on ABC.

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“I am excited for the opportunity to partner with Netflix to tell a universal,...

Mario Lopez and Seth Kurland are teaming up for a new comedy series at Netflix.

Variety has learned that the streamer has given a 16 episode order to the multi-cam comedy “The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia” co-created by Lopez and Kurland. In the series, when Ashley Garcia — the world’s only 15-and-a-half-year-old robotics engineer and rocket scientist — gets the chance to work for Nasa, she moves across the country to live with her Uncle Victor, a pro football player turned high school coach who’s never met a responsibility he can’t shirk.

Newcomer Paulina Chavez will star as Ashley, while Jencarlos Canela will play Victor. Canela previously starred on the ABC series “Telenovela” and will appear in the upcoming ABC series “Grand Hotel,” in addition to starring in numerous Spanish language productions.

Chavez is repped by Cesd Talent Agency and Industry Entertainment. Canela is repped by CAA and DePaz Management.

His DC/WB superhero film spent two weeks atop the box office chart this month, and now Zachary Levi has another reason to grin. The Shazam! star is set to host the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards.

The cable net also said today that its kudos show is set for June 17 at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. Categories and nominees for the Golden Popcorn Buckets will be announced in the coming weeks.

Levi also is known to MTV’s demo for playing Fandral in Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World and to slightly more aged viewers as the title character in NBC’s cult spy action-comedy Check. The Louisiana native’s recent credits also include The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Alias Grace, Telenovela, Heroes Reborn and voice roles in Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure and Lego Jurassic World: The Indominus Escape.

Joel Gallen of Tenth Planet Productions will serve as executive producer of the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards,...

After saving the world on screens big (Shazam!) and small (Chuck…!), Zachary Levi is teaming up with MTV to help pay tribute to them both. Levi will serve as host of the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards, airing Monday, June 17 at 9/8c, TVLine has learned.

Formerly known as just the MTV Movie Awards — which ran as such from 1992 to 2016 — the revamped version of the ceremony now includes awards for TV shows and small-screen stars. Tiffany Haddish hosted the award show’s inaugural outing in 2017, while Adam DeVine snagged the coveted gig in 2018.

It’s the kind of show where you never know what to expect.

Telenovela alum Izzy Diaz is set as a series regular opposite Jaime Camil, Natasha Leggiero and Pauley Perrette in CBS’ multi-camera comedy pilot From Riches. It hails from Jane the Virgin creator/executive producer Jennie Snyder Urman, Will & Grace executive producer Alex Herschlag, CBS TV Studios and Propagate.

Written by Herschlag and directed by Victor Gonzalez, From Riches centers on Miguel (Camil), an outrageously wealthy trust fund baby who is cut off by his father. He and his wife Elizabeth (Leggero) then move into the Reseda condo of her estranged sister Jackie (Perrette).

Diaz will play Luis, a fastidious, impeccably dressed man with an impressive memory, and the ability to do just about anything well. He is Miguel’s (Camil) assistant, driver and friend who will be forever loyal to Miguel.

Hershlag executive produces with Camil, Snyder Urman, Klein,...

Eva Longoria has joined the cast of the forthcoming Tessa Thompson drama “Sylvie.”

From writer-director Eugene Ashe, the indie follows a young woman (Thompson) who meets an aspiring saxophonist (former NFL player and actor Nnamdi Asomugha) working at her father’s Harlem record shop in the storied New York jazz age of the late ’50s.

After a summer romance, the pair meet again years later and finds their flame never wavered.

Asomugha is producing through his iAm21 Entertainment banner alongside Jonathan Baker (“The Banker”), Gabrielle Glore (“Dirty Laundry”), and Matthew Thurm (“Crown Heights”). Thompson will serve as executive producer. Declan Quinn will serve as cinematographer.

Details of Longoria’s character are under wraps. The actress, who is mostly directing for television these days, is repped by CAA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.

After years on ABC’s pop culture phenomenon “Desperate Housewives,” Longoria has worked largely behind the scenes in women and minority empowerment,...

Brooke Shields will star in The CW pilot “Glamorous” as a model-turned-cosmetics company maven, TheWrap has learned.

The drama, executive produced by Damon Wayans Jr., centers on a gender non-conforming recent high school graduate lands the gig of a lifetime interning at a cosmetics company whose products he panned on YouTube.

Shields will star as Madolyn, a former supermodel and the founder and CEO of one of the industry’s most respected and sophisticated cosmetics company. Described as “a canny businesswoman and entrepreneur, Madolyn is at the top of the game and will stop at nothing to stay there, including making a strategic hire to be her eyes and ears within the company.”

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Eva Longoria has also signed on to direct the pilot. The project marks her first pilot directing gig after helming multiple episodes of “Black-ish” and “The Mick,...

Brooke Shields is set to star in the CW’s drama pilot Glamorous. Eva Longoria has been tapped to direct and executive produce in her pilot directing debut. Jade Payton also has been cast in hourlong drama pilot from Damon Wayans Jr. and his Two Shakes Entertainment, writer Jordon Nardino and CBS TV Studios.

Written by Nardino, Glamorous centers on a gender non-conforming recent high school graduate who lands the gig of a lifetime interning at a cosmetics company whose products he panned on YouTube.

Shields, a former model herself, will play Madolyn, a former supermodel who is no stranger to the covers of Vogue or the runways of Milan, Madolyn is the founder and CEO of one of the industry’s most respected and sophisticated cosmetics company. A canny businesswoman and entrepreneur, Madolyn is at the top of the game and will stop at nothing to stay there, including...

CW’s pilot “Glamorous” has cast two key roles and found its director.

Brooke Shields and Jade Payton have been cast in the pilot, while Eva Longoria has come onboard to direct, Variety has learned.

The pilot follows a gender non-conforming recent high school graduate who lands the gig of a lifetime interning at a cosmetics company whose products they panned on YouTube.

Shields will play Madolyn, described as a former supermodel who is no stranger to the covers of Vogue or the runways of Milan. She is the founder and CEO of one of the industry’s most respected and sophisticated cosmetics company. A canny businesswoman and entrepreneur, Madolyn is at the top of the game and will stop at nothing to stay there, including making a strategic hire to be her eyes and ears within the company.

Payton will play Venetia, described as an ambitious young clotheshorse who...