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Born September 1, 1996, Zendaya rose to fame as a child star on the Disney Channel, with fan-favorite characters in “Shake It Up” and “K.C. Undercover.” The singer and actress soon started dabbling in feature films, where she earned the plum role of Mj, Tom Holland‘s love interest, in Marvel’s “Spider-Man” movies. Zendaya’s biggest claim to fame was in 2020, when she became the youngest-ever Emmy winner in the Best Drama Actress category for playing a teen drug addict on “Euphoria.” Her career continues to blossom thanks to recent releases like “Challengers” (directed by Luca Guadagnino) and “Dune” (directed by Denis Villeneuve).

Explore our photo gallery above (or click here for direct access) to see the 11 best Zendaya movies and TV shows, ranked. Does your #1 choice match ours?

11. ‘Shake It Up’ (2010-13)

This Disney Channel series marked the first major on-screen appearance for the then-13-year-old actress. Zendaya takes on the role Rocky Blue,...

Another one bites the dust at Netflix!

The streaming giant announced today that the Rob Lowe sitcom Unstable has been canceled after two seasons.

It’s been a tough year for Lowe, whose 9-1-1: Lone Star recently received the ax from Fox.

(Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)

But when all is said and done, Rob Lowe still leads a pretty enviable life. So the real losers in this situation are, as always, the folks who continue to shell out for increasingly pricey Netflix subscriptions.

The situation has us feeling a bit like Charlie Brown. In this analogy, Netflix is Lucy, and exciting new content is the football that’s cruelly pulled away each time we make our eager approach.

At this point, it feels like every longtime Netflix subscriber has a horror story about getting hooked on a show just to see it unceremoniously axed after one or two seasons.

Yesterday, DC Studios made it official: Lanterns will see Kyle Chandler play Hal Jordan, with Aaron Pierre taking on the role of John Stewart. We'd imagine the plan now is to start filling out the supporting cast for this Earthbound adventure featuring the two Green Lantern Corps members.

Kelly MacDonald is reportedly being eyed for one female lead role and Nexus Point News' @ApocHorseman has now shared a few additional details about the show's supposed love interests.

"As I reported yesterday, Hal's love interest is the town's sheriff Kerrie Kane," they reveal. "John does get into an affair with an older woman named Zoe. She’s a Native American woman and the only person of color in an all white town."

The scooper adds, "Zoe's married to a businessman named Dillon and he's described as one of the antagonists of the series. Not sure if any of these are codenames or not.

Spanish actress and director Paz Vega (Spanglish, Sex and Lucia, Rambo: Last Blood, The Oa, Netflix heist drama Kaleidoscope), who wrote and stepped behind the camera for her directorial debut Rita, which world premiered during the 77th edition of the Locarno Film Festival this summer, enjoys writing and directing, adding another layer to her creative endeavors. And she thinks more actors should feel empowered to direct.

She made the comments during a Tuesday keynote interview at the Iberseries & Platino Industria conference and market in Madrid that was titled “Changing Roles: Paz Vega and Her Transition From the Art of Acting to the Art of Directing.” She recently said in a THR interview that Billy Wilder, Francis Ford Coppola, and Federico Fellini were among her role models.

Vega wrote, directed and executive produced Rita and also plays a small part in it. “In some way, I had the idea to become...

“Inside Out 2” introduces several news emotions in Riley’s head, but it also welcomes back some familiar favorites from the first film. No matter your preference among them though, you’re going to recognize many of their voices.

Now 13 years old and getting ready to head into high school — without her best friends, as it turns out — Riley has officially hit puberty, and it’s unsurprisingly rough goings. It means dealing with Anxiety and Envy and Embarrassment, and Riley quickly loses her sense of self.

Though those emotions might be a headache for her, they’re fun for fans, especially considering who’s voicing them.

Here are the voices you might recognize in the “Inside Out 2” cast now that the film is streaming on Disney+.

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Joy (Amy Poehler) — Leading the charge at the console — at least, whenever she can — is Amy Poehler’s Joy, returning from the first film.

When it originally premiered, there was nothing else like Dexter on TV.

Our volatile relationships with antiheroes were suddenly under a microscope, as Dexter analyzed blood spatter at crime scenes while setting up his next victim — those he believed weren’t meted the appropriate dose of justice.

Dexter Morgan was a serial killer, Robin Hood, doing the work law enforcement failed to do.

(Patrick Wymore/Paramount+ with Showtime)

Although Dexter finished its award-winning eight-season run in 2013, the man, the myth, and the legend live on.

He was first revisited with a Showtime original series, Dexter: New Blood, in 2021. If the original series ending didn’t satisfy, Dexter: New Blood proved equally as divisive. Yet, still, we tune in.

Related: Dexter: Original Sin: Can The Christian Slater Spinoff Atone For Its Predecessors’ Misdeeds?

Shortly after New Blood, it was announced that a spinoff focusing on his son, Jack, would take flight.

He was in The Oa, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and played Roy Cohn in Fellow Travelers, but the stage is where Will Brill has found the most satisfaction and success recently, in A Case For The Existence of God, Uncle Vanya, and, just this year, as Reg in Stereophonic on Broadway, for which he received a Tony Award. On this episode he talks about building Reg by starting with his voice, why following playwright David Adjmi to a bar was a pivotal move, the importance of directorial affirmation, how his pre-show ritual has changed, and much more. Back To One […]

The post “Eventually What I Realized I Was Doing Was Trying to Create an Empathy Machine”: Will Brill, Back To One, Episode 306 first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.

He was in The Oa, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and played Roy Cohn in Fellow Travelers, but the stage is where Will Brill has found the most satisfaction and success recently, in A Case For The Existence of God, Uncle Vanya, and, just this year, as Reg in Stereophonic on Broadway, for which he received a Tony Award. On this episode he talks about building Reg by starting with his voice, why following playwright David Adjmi to a bar was a pivotal move, the importance of directorial affirmation, how his pre-show ritual has changed, and much more. Back To One […]

The post “Eventually What I Realized I Was Doing Was Trying to Create an Empathy Machine”: Will Brill, Back To One, Episode 306 first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.

Chick-fil-a+. How does that sound? Is it catchy? That might just be the name of a new streaming service in the future. Yes, we're talking about the Chick-fil-a that serves some of the best chicken sandwiches and waffle fries you could ever eat!

The popular fast food restaurant chain is looking to join the streaming wars by launching its own streaming service. Who would've thought this would ever happen? We didn't see this coming at all. Like Netflix, Chic-fil-a will be creating original content as well as licensing and acquiring content for its streaming platform.

An official name for the streamer has not been announced yet, but the fast food company has reportedly been talking and working with major production companies on creating family-friendly, unscripted original shows. One show that's currently in the works and has been given a 10-episode order by Chick-fil-a is an upcoming game show from Glassman Media (The Wall) and Sugar23.

You may have enjoyed Spanish actress Paz Vega‘s performances on the big screen in Spanglish, Sex and Lucia, Acts of Vengeance, or Rambo: Last Blood, among others. Or you may have seen her in such TV series as The Oa or Netflix heist drama Kaleidoscope.

Now, she has written and stepped behind the camera for her directorial debut Rita, which celebrated its world premiere on Friday evening during the 77th edition of the Locarno Film Festival on the Swiss town’s picturesque Piazza Grande. Plus, she plays the mother in the movie. The cast also includes Sofía Allepuz, Alejandro Escamilla, and Roberto Álamo.

“Seville, summer of 1984. Rita and Lolo are brother and sister, seven and five years old, and live at the heart of a humble working-class family,” reads the film’s plot description. “Rita dreams of going to the beach, but at home, her father’s word is law,...

Exclusive: Vincent Kartheiser (Mad Men) and Laura Slade Wiggins (Shameless) have signed on to star alongside Landon Ashworth (Space Force) in Go On, a fantasy drama marking Ashworth’s feature directorial debut, which will enter production in New Mexico in September.

Marking Ashworth’s first produced feature screenplay, the film follows two strangers on a remote mountain, scorched by forest fires, as they help each other process baggage from their previous lives so they can transition to the afterlife. Ashworth crafted the screenplay after losing his very young cousin, Landon Bellm, to suicide.

“Having my feature film directorial debut be my own screenplay which addresses real, meaningful, and relatable issues is an honor,” Ashworth told Deadline. “Also, having the opportunity to work with Vincent is beyond a dream come true. I’ve followed his career for over a decade and knew he needed to play the co-lead of this movie.

[Editor’s note: this list was originally published September 2023, and has since been updated.]

There was a time not too long ago when whodunnits seemed to be a dusty relic of cinema’s past. Mysteries about a cast of colorful characters at the center of a murder case, and the intrepid detective investigating them, were far and few between in movie theaters for what felt like decades, and the rare films to feature those plots seldom attracted much attention. But nowadays, the genre is back, baby.

In 2017, Kenneth Branagh directed and starred as the iconic detective Hercule Poirot in “Murder on the Orient Express,” based on one of mystery writer Agatha Christie’s most famous novels. It was the first high-profile Christie adaptation to hit theaters in ages, after 1988’s “Appointment with Death.” The movie was highly successful, and Branagh has returned to that Poirot mustache with “Death on the Nile” and “A Haunting in Venice,” the latter of which opened in theaters this month.

General Hospital news reveals there is another sad twist in the tale of getting justice for Johnny-Johnny Wactor, that is. A frustrated Los Angeles Police Department has released suspect photos of his presumed murderers and is requesting the public’s help.

General Hospital Spoilers – Life Imitated Art In A Terrible Twist

Johnny made a memorable mark as Brando Corbin in 164 episodes of “General Hospital,” but in a haunting twist of fate, his character met a tragic end outside a bar.

This mirrored the real-life loss of the actor himself, killed after getting off his shift as a bartender; Brando’s demise occurred outside the fictional Charlie’s Pub.

He was “The Hook’s” first victim, later revealed to be Heather Webber (Alley Mills); fans will always remember Johnny as Brando, and shared a passionate marriage with Sasha Corbin (Sofia Mattsson).

His portrayal spanned from 2020 until his exit in 2022; Brando,...

“Twisters” is sweeping audiences off their couches and into the theaters.

The standalone follow-up to “Twister” (1996) grossed over $80 million in its first weekend and was the third highest-grossing film of 2024.

Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos lead the disaster film as a ragtag group of storm chasers. Jones plays Kate Carter, a once disaster-seeker turned to corporate weather pro, while Powell plays Tyler Owens, a viral “tornado wrangler.” The two team up with Javi, a longtime friend of Kate’s played by Anthony Ramos, to tackle the biggest twister Oklahoma’s seen in generations.

The cast also features some newcomers but (spoiler alert!) no cameo from Helen Hunt. For the complete “Twisters” cast and character guide, keep reading.

Daisy Edgar-Jones as Kate Carter Daisy Edgar-Jones on the “Twisters” red carpet (Credit: Getty Images)

Kate Carter is a young woman who suffered through a tragedy while attempting a new experiment...

What was initially a plan for a Star Wars film rejected by Disney seems to have transformed into the worst flop in the career of director and writer Zack Snyder, as the recently released Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver, the sequel to Rebel Moon, is once again panned by critics, with the ratings listing it as Snyder’s worst movie – yes, worse than even the horrible Sucker Punch and the first part of Rebel Moon.

But, it seems that this won’t be stopping Snyder from expanding his franchise, as per the most recent reports. We know that Snyder and his writers are currently working on the script for a third movie if Netflix decides to make it, but a new project is coming sooner than expected and in a very unexpected format.

But, aside from this, we’d also like to report that the fans are not too happy about this,...

Official Dexter pics have been released from the new prequel, with Patrick Gibson in the title role as a young Dexter Morgan growing up in Miami. Read on to see exclusive pics from the set.

Dexter: Original Sin Takes Things Back To Miami In The 90s

With the huge success of the original Dexter franchise, as well as the 10-episode New Blood season in 2021, there is clearly still a lot of interest in the Dexter universe. That is exactly what producers are hoping for with the upcoming Dexter prequel, Original Sin.

Original Sin takes Dexter fans back to the beginning, of sorts, with a young Dexter Morgan trying to find his way in early 90s Miami. This includes finding a career path, as well as developing a code to satisfy his murderous urges, with the help of his father (played by Christian Slater).

Michael C. Hall [Image Showtime/YouTube] Prequel Series Has...

Two years ago, Brandon Perea delivered a breakout big-screen performance in Jordan Peele’s Nope, and now he’s back in Universal’s latest July event film, Twisters. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung, Perea plays Boone, who’s nearly unrecognizable from his Nope character, Angel Torres. He is the right hand to Glen Powell’s Tyler Owens, as their team of “tornado wranglers” are the ragtag group of storm chasers that are most similar to Bill (Bill Paxton) and Jo Harding’s (Helen Hunt) motley crew in Jan de Bont’s now-franchise starter, Twister (1996).

Perea’s character is also the closest analogue to Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Dusty from the original film, and while the latter may have had more of a scientific background than Boone’s role as videographer, they’re both devoted friends, tie-dye enthusiasts and the life of the party. Needless to say, the pressure of having...

Phyllis Smith is a low-key actress. Even after being cast in the famous series The Office, she now lives quietly, with no desire for fame or the media. However, voicing a character in one of Pixar’s films seems to be the complete opposite.

Sadness and Joy in Inside Out 2 (Pixar)

With the great success of Inside Out in 2015 and the long-awaited sequel having premiered in June this year, it was expected that she would have to change her plans and see herself in the spotlight again. As it turns out, she seems to have been quite determined not to give up the “retired” acting career she was pursuing.

Phyllis Smith’s Genius Strategy Still from The Office (NBC)

Despite her resounding success as the character Phyllis Vance in The Office, as well as the critically acclaimed Netflix series The Oa, Phyllis Smith is not such a well-known actress in the industry.

There have been almost 40 victims over the span of three decades, but the awful story is always the same: A good, vanilla, church-going father in the suburbs of Oregon abruptly snaps without provocation, slaughtering his wife and their young children before taking his own life in similar fashion. Absent any forensic indication that someone from outside the home was at the scene of the crime, these domestic atrocities might seem like a devilish coincidence if not for the single piece of evidence they share between them, a sinister-sweet birthday card signed “Longlegs.”

That serial killer flourish is a fitting coup de grâce for a series of murder-suicides made all the more disturbing by the juxtaposition they strike between unfathomable evil and textbook wholesomeness; the illusion of purity draws an unholy contrast with the darkness that intrudes upon it. It’s enough to make the nuclear family seem like a cover story,...

The Oa was such a phenomenal sci-fi project that even five years after it was canceled, it still lingers in the minds of its fans.

But Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij's show is not the only sci-fi series that leaves you questioning reality and amazes with its ideas. We have chosen ten projects that should appeal to those who still miss the mysterious story of Prairie.

1. Devs, 2020

Sergei and Lily work for a successful It company called Amaya, with its office located in the middle of a dense pine forest. One morning, the owner of the company, Forest, makes Sergei an unexpected offer – he decides to promote the employee to a top-secret department, where even the colleagues are not allowed to tell each other what they are developing.

What he sees shocks Sergei so much that on the very first evening he tries to break the rule and takes secret data with him.

The Oa was such a phenomenal sci-fi project that even five years after it was canceled, it still lingers in the minds of its fans.

But Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij's show is not the only sci-fi series that leaves you questioning reality and amazes with its ideas. We have chosen ten projects that should appeal to those who still miss the mysterious story of Prairie.

1. Devs, 2020

Sergei and Lily work for a successful It company called Amaya, with its office located in the middle of a dense pine forest. One morning, the owner of the company, Forest, makes Sergei an unexpected offer – he decides to promote the employee to a top-secret department, where even the colleagues are not allowed to tell each other what they are developing.

What he sees shocks Sergei so much that on the very first evening he tries to break the rule and takes secret data with him.

When it originally premiered, there was nothing else like Dexter on TV.

Our volatile relationships with antiheroes were suddenly under a microscope, as Dexter analyzed blood spatter at crime scenes while setting up his next victim -- those he believed weren't meted the appropriate dose of justice.

Dexter Morgan was a serial killer, Robin Hood, doing the work law enforcement failed to do.

Although Dexter finished its award-winning eight-season run in 2013, the man, the myth, and the legend live on.

He was first revisited with a Showtime original series, Dexter: New Blood, in 2021. If the original series ending didn't satisfy, Dexter: New Blood proved equally as divisive. Yet, still, we tune in.

Related: Dexter: Original Sin: Can The Christian Slater Spinoff Atone For Its Predecessors' Misdeeds?

Shortly after New Blood, it was announced that a spinoff focusing on his son, Jack, would take flight. We haven't heard much in that regard since,...

Supacell is a British superhero drama series created by Rapman. The Netflix series is getting love from all over the world, and it deserves that because it takes a lot of bold leaps and gives us a thrilling ride filled with complex characters and their interesting story. Supacell is set in South London and follows the story of a group of people who suddenly develop superpowers. The only thing that is similar to all of them is that they are all Black. Supacell stars Tosin Cole in the lead role, with Nadine Mills, Adelayo Adedayo, Josh Tedeku, Calvin Demba, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, and Giacomo Mancini starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the mystery, thrill, and superhero elements in Supacell, here are some similar shows you could watch next.

Misfits Credit – E4

Misfits is a British superhero comedy-drama series created by Howard Overman. The E4 series follows the story of...

The billionaire Andy Ronson (Clive Owen) — a technological genius who serves as an antagonist and, ultimately, tragic figure in the FX limited series “A Murder at the End of the World” — may bear a more-than-passing resemblance to certain tycoons of our time. But creator, director and star Brit Marling had an older inspiration in mind.

“If anything, I think we were pretty influenced by reading about Disney, and the idea of Walt Disney as a figure who made real leaps in original thinking,” Marling explains in a conversation with Variety’s Awards Circuit podcast. “A Murder at the End of the World” is certainly critical of technology, but Marling, who conceived the show with Zal Batmanglij, also wanted to present a more nuanced narrative than resolving its classic whodunit plot with a single diabolical billionaire.

“There are a lot of narratives that want to make the easy answer that this tech billionaire,...

One of the most important and unusual shows of the 21st century, the sci-fi drama The Oa, was canceled after its second season. And this is probably the worst decision Netflix has ever made.

In 2016, the world of television was very different than it is today: auteur series were still a rare exception to the rule. Breakthroughs like Paolo Sorrentino's TV arthouse The Young Pope only set the stage for David Lynch's magnum opus, the 18-hour Twin Peaks Season 3, released a year later.

The Oa Was One of the Biggest TV Events of 2010s

And even against this backdrop, the first season of The Oa stood out for its mystery, its sincerity, and its uncompromising pressure on the viewer to believe in the most fantastic things.

It's no exaggeration to say that the "Netflix presents" credits, which appear more than 50 minutes into the pilot episode against the backdrop of a snowy forest,...

A new Dexter TV series is returning to television, but it will look very different. Michael C. Hall won’t be back as the titular character. He died in the last series at his son’s hands. However, this also won’t follow his son’s journey. The new show will be a prequel series called Dexter: Original Sin. This means a new cast with a younger antihero.

The cast is filling out right now, including the newly signed Patrick Dempsey. Here is what you need to know.

Who Is Patrick Dempsey In Dexter: Original Sin?

The Dexter prequel series cast Patrick Gibson to play a young Dexter Morgan, replacing Hall in the role. Christian Slater (Mr. Robot) will play his father, Harry Morgan, while Molly Brown (Billions) plays a young Debra Morgan. James Remar played Harry in the original Dexter (in flashback scenes), while Jennifer Carpenter played Debra.

“Taken for granted, taken as hostage,” Blackpink’s Jennie raps in the brand new Beats Solo Buds campaign.

Jennie of Blackpink.

The 28-year-old global star is the face of the brand’s recently launched Beats Solo Buds wireless headphones through a new campaign. In the 30-second video, the Blackpink member – decked out in all black with her hair in a sleek, long ponytail – seemingly teased new music.

“Music and self-expression are so important to me, so my collaboration with Beats was the perfect fit,” Jennie said in a release.

Despite the music clip being short, it marks a very big shift for Jennie, who announced in December that she had launched her own label, Oa, short for Odd Atelier. Jennie and her fellow Blackpink members (Jisoo, Rosé and Lisa) renewed their exclusive contracts for group activities with their Korean label Yg Entertainment at the beginning of December. Following news of the group extension,...

Riz Ahmed is returning to television — both in front of and behind the camera.

Amazon’s Prime Video has ordered a comedy series created by and starring Ahmed. The Oscar winner will play a struggling actor named Shah Latif, who’s on the cusp of landing a breakthrough role when he finds himself thrust into a full-blown existential crisis and trippy conspiracy thriller all at the same time.

The Daily Show and Modern Family alum Ben Karlin will serve as co-showrunner alongside Ahmed for the currently untitled, eight-episode series. Jax Media and Amazon MGM Studios, where Ahmed’s Left Handed banner has a first-look deal, are producing.

“I’ve wanted to tell this story for a long time,” Ahmed said in a statement. “It’s personal, bold and a lot of fun. It feels so good to be writing and creating it now with this incredible team.”

Added Vernon Sanders,...

When Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij started working on the idea that would become A Murder at the End of the World in 2019, they were searching for a way to build out the character of the billionaire who holds the retreat for the show’s central whodunit. The seemingly obvious option was to make Andy Ronson a social media scion, but their instincts told them the trope would quickly become cliché and that a new evil was presenting itself — but for awhile they were the only ones. “We had a friend in tech say, you can’t make the guy an AI designer, that’s so far away,” Batmanglij said during a recent THR Frontrunners panel. “But we were like, no, AI is important.” Of course, the show’s creators turned out to be more right than even they could imagine, and the result is the acclaimed FX limited series.

One of the reasons to keep a Netflix subscription is the upcoming addition of Lost. On July 1, one of the most mind-bending sci-fi TV series with the most famous and expensive pilot episode will be coming to the streamer with all 6 seasons available to binge-watch at once.

But if you're already missing the vibes, the mysteries, and the intensity of Lost, but can't wait until July, check out the list below and put your Netflix account to good use.

Dark (2017-2020)

As one of Netflix's most successful non-English titles, the sci-fi thriller Dark came to steal the hearts of viewers in Germany first. The show follows a mystery that begins with a modern timeline and a small town that has a sudden increase in cases of missing children.

From that point, a multi-generational investigation begins, with characters traveling through time from the 1950s to the 2050s. This series will be just as intriguing as Lost,...

Fans of A Murder at the End of the World rejoice! Brit Marling, who created the show with her longtime collaborator Zal Batmanglij, is game to take the limited series further. Possibly as far as Tokyo…

Marling is my guest this week on 20 Questions on Deadline.

She also starred in and co-created Netflix hit series The Oa and the films Sound of My Voice, Another Earth and The East with Batmanglij, and in this episode of the podcast, we discuss if there’s a next chapter for the End of the World protagonist Darby Hart—an amateur sleuth played by Emma Corrin.

At the end of the limited series on Hulu, Darby solved the murder of her ex-boyfriend Bill (Harris Dickinson) at an Iceland retreat run by tech billionaire Andy Ronson (Clive Owen). Marling, who, apart from writing and producing, also directs and stars as Ronson’s wife Lee Andersen,...

The Dexter prequel series is moving forward, with filming underway in Miami, Florida. After the success of the sequel series Dexter: New Blood, Showtime and Paramount+ announced the development of a prequel, which has been ordered to series.

Dexter: Original Sin will follow 20-year-old Dexter Morgan as he makes his first kill under the tutelage of his adoptive father, Harry Morgan. Christian Slater will play Harry in the prequel, taking over for James Remar, while The Oa star Patrick Gibson has been cast as the younger Dexter. Molly Brown (Evil) takes over for Jennifer Carpenter as 16-year-old Debra Morgan.

Additional casting was announced on June 5, revealing the actors who play the younger counterparts of other familiar faces from Dexter's Miami Metro Police Department, such as Vince Masuka, Maria LeGuerta, and Angel Batista, per The Hollywood Reporter.

James Martinez as the up-and-coming detective Angel BatistaChristina Milian (Falling Inn Love) as...

The upcoming Dexter prequel series is about to show us the younger days of three familiar faces.

Paramount+ with Showtime has announced additional casting for Dexter: Original Sin, TVLine has learned, including younger versions of key Dexter characters Angel Batista, Maria Laguerta and Vince Masuka.

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James Martinez (Love, Victor) will play Batista, who is “an up-and-coming homicide detective who leads with his heart” in the prequel,...

General Hospital (Gh) news shows that alum Johnny Wactor (Brando Corbin) was shot and killed in Los Angeles early Saturday morning by a thieve stealing the catalytic converter from his vehicle. He was 37 and reportedly stepped in front of a female coworker to protect her before he was shot.

The outpouring of love, shock, and grief by his friends and loved ones in the aftermath of this sickening crime reveals the depth of Johnny’s impact on the world in the short time he was here.

According to the police report, Johnny left his job at a rooftop bar and was walking his coworker to their cars when he came upon the men and believed them to be towing his vehicle. His mother Scarlett said that he did not confront or provoke the thieves, who have not been apprehended, and he was rushed to a hospital where he died.

His heartbroken ex,...

A GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign to support the family of late “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor earned more than $50,000 in donations in its first 24 hours. The campaign was started by Wactor’s godmother, Michaelle Kinard, after the actor was shot and killed in downtown Los Angeles on May 25. Wactor was 37 years old. The crowdfunding goal is set at $100,000 and has exceeded $83,900 from 800 donations and counting.

“On May 25, my dearest and best friend’s son was murdered. He was the victim of the most senseless crime,” Kinard wrote on the GoFundMe campaign’s page. “Johnny Wactor, (known to many as Brando Corbin on ‘General Hospital’), was living his dream in L.A. Early Saturday morning, Johnny was leaving his evening job with a coworker when they came upon three guys attempting to steal his catalytic converter. He thought he was going to be towed and said ‘Am I being towed?’ The person...

Johnny Wactor, an actor on General Hospital, was shot and killed during a suspected catalytic converter theft attempt in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday morning, his family told ABC7. He was 37.

The Los Angeles Police Department said officers responded to the area of Pico Boulevard and Hope Street around 3:25 a.m. Saturday. At the scene, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound, whom ABC7 later identified as Wactor.

According to authorities, Wactor was shot after confronting three men who were allegedly attempting to steal the catalytic converter from a vehicle. He was later transported to a local hospital, where he died.

The suspects fled the scene in a vehicle and have not been arrested, police said. The investigation is ongoing.

Wactor’s rep, Sarabeth Schedeen, shared in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, “Johnny Wactor was an extraordinary actor and friend. The world’s light has dimmed today.

General Hospital actor Johnny Wactor, who played Brando Corbin from 2020-2022, has died according to TMZ.

Wactor was shot and killed early Saturday morning according to his mother, Scarlett. She told TMZ that Wactor was with a co-worker when he encountered three men messing around with his car. This matches up with a report indicating that three men were trying to steal a catalytic converter.

According to Scarlett, she was informed that Wactor didn’t try to intervene but was shot anyway as the perpetrators left the scene.

Police information details that paramedics arrived on the scene around 3am. Wactor was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Police have not revealed a description the three suspects but Scarlett hopes they will be caught soon.

Wactor began his acting career in 2007 with a role on “Army Wives” then followed that up with a variety of roles over the next twenty years.

Johnny Wactor, an actor best known for his role as Brando Corbin in “General Hospital,” was shot and killed during a suspected catalytic converter theft attempt in downtown L.A. on Saturday morning. He was 37.

Wactor’s talent agent David Shaul confirmed the actor’s death to Variety on Sunday.

“Johnny Wactor was a spectacular human being. Not just a talented actor who was committed to his craft but a real moral example to everyone who knew him. Standing for hard work, tenacity and a never give up attitude. In the highs and lows of a challenging profession he always kept his chin up and kept striving for the best he could be,” Shaul said in a statement. “Our time with Johnny was a privilege we would wish on everyone. He would literally give you the shirt off his back. After over a decade together, he will leave a hole in our hearts forever.

Johnny Wactor, a General Hospital actor, has died. He was 37.

A law enforcement source says three suspects were trying to steal the catalytic converter from Wactor’s vehicle. When he confronted them, the suspects shot him and fled the scene. Wactor was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival. The three suspects remain at large.

The actor and producer’s mother told TMZ he was shot and killed on Saturday morning after three men were messing with his car.

Wactor appeared in the ABC daytime soap between 2020 and 2022, playing Brando Corbin’s role. Brando joined the show and turned out to be Gladys’s (Bonnie Burrough) son, previously thought dead. Wactor’s character married Sasha (Sofia Mattsson) and ultimately died when he was stabbed by The Hook.

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General Hospital spoilers and updates reveal in a terrible twist of real life imitating art, Johnny Wactor who played the late character Brando Corbin has been shot and killed!

His Gh character was killed outside Charlie’s Pub, the first kill of the infamous Hook, revealed to be Heather Webber (Alley Mills).

General Hospital Spoilers: Johnny Wactor Appeared In Nearly 200 Episodes Of Gh

Wactor, who appeared in nearly 200 episodes of Gh as Brando, according to TMZ was fatally shot in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday morning.

According to his mother Scarlett, Johnny and a coworker witnessed three men tampering with his car. Although the authorities have not disclosed his identity, this incident aligns with a case where three suspects attempted to steal a catalytic converter.

Scarlett reveals that Johnny did not resist or intervene, yet the assailants still shot him before fleeing the scene. Paramedics arrived shortly after 3 Am Pt,...

oIn an apparent robbery attempt gone wrong, a General Hospital actor was shot and killed in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday. The actor’s mother reported the news and the tragic demise of the soap opera star.

Here is what you need to know about this sad and senseless murder.

General Hospital Actor Killed In Robbery Attempt

The mother of Johnny Wactor, an actor who appeared in almost 200 episodes of General Hospital, announced that her son was murdered on Saturday morning in Los Angeles. The incident happened during an apparent attempted robbery attempt.

Scarlett Wactor told TMZ that Johnny with with one of his co-workers when they saw three men around Johnny’s car. They approached the men and it seemed that they might have been trying to steal his catalytic converter. According to Scarlett, Johnny didn’t try to stop them or attack them, but one of them shot him anyway and ran.

The television industry has always been a fiercely competitive environment, and in an era of content overload, it has become absolutely ruthless: any show that fails to deliver the ratings expected of it is easily canceled, regardless of the long-term plans of its showrunners.

One such victim was Awake, a thrilling sci-fi mystery starring The Oa's Jason Isaacs that aired on NBC in 2012.

What is Awake About?

Awake was a project with one of the most intriguing premises of its time: an ordinary police detective Michael Britten gets into a car accident with his family – wife Hannah and son Rex. After the accident, Michael's son survives. However, the next morning the main character wakes up and finds out that his wife survived the accident, and it was his son who died.

Detective Britten finds himself in two parallel universes, in each of which only one member of his family survived.

When the first season of The Oa dropped on Netflix without any warning eight years ago, there was little to prepare viewers. The duo who created, wrote, and directed the series, Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, had made a few interesting films, but were almost unknown outside of Sundance.

Their style of filmmaking in The Oa hypnotized, puzzled, and unsettled the viewers. It was a mixture of a dozen genres, switching from sci-fi thriller to teen drama.

However, the fact that the project did not fit into any framework apparently forced Netflix to cancel The Oa after two seasons, leaving fans without one of the most innovative sci-fi projects of the 21st century. Many viewers still hope to see the story continue in some form – a new season, a game or a comic book.

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Dexter Morgan may be dead and buried, but his story is far from over.

Paramount+ With Showtime announced Thursday that Dexter: Original Sin — a prequel to the hit original series — had found its cast.

Patrick Gibson has secured the coveted role of young Dexter Morgan.

Rounding out the cast is Christian Bale (Mr. Robot) as Harry Morgan, Dexter’s adoptive father and homicide detective, while Molly Brown (Senior Year) will play Debra Morgan, Dexter’s younger sister.

The highly-anticipated prequel picks up 15 years before Dexter Season 1, with viewers witnessing “America’s favorite serial killer…in training,” according to the press release.

Per the logline, Dexter: Original Sin is set in 1991 Miami and follows “Dexter (Gibson) as he transitions from student to avenging serial killer.”

Dexter’s origins will be explored

“When his bloodthirsty urges can’t be ignored any longer, Dexter must learn to channel his inner darkness.”

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The upcoming Dexter prequel series has made a major cast announcement for the members of the Morgan family. Patrick Gibson, known for his work on The Oa and Shadow and Bone, has been hired to play the younger version of Dexter Morgan, while Christian Slater will portray his adoptive father.

Michael C. Hall in Dexter / Showtime

The show has been entitled Dexter: Original Sin, which was set in 1991 around 15 years before the events in the original television series. While many fans are excited about this, some were not happy with Gibson’s casting.

What is Dexter: Original Sin Going To Be About?

In the original Dexter series, Michael C. Hall portrayed Dexter while his adoptive father was played by James Remar, and his sister Debra was brought to life by Jennifer Carpenter.

Clyde Phillips returns as the showrunner and executive producer for the prequel series which is said to have ten episodes.

Paramount+ with Showtime is taking a stab at a Dexter prequel series, and it’s bringing in some new blood.

Patrick Gibson (Shadow and Bone, The Oa) will play a young Dexter Morgan in the upcoming 10-episode series Dexter: Original Sin, TVLine has learned, taking over the role from original star Michael C. Hall. Additionally, Christian Slater (Mr. Robot) will play Dexter’s adoptive dad, homicide detective Harry Morgan, played by James Remar on the original Dexter, and Molly Brown (Billions) will play Dexter’s sister Debra, originally played by Jennifer Carpenter.

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The “Dexter” prequel series at Paramount+ with Showtime has found its three leads.

Variety has learned that Patrick Gibson, Christian Slater, and Molly Brown are all set to star in the show, which is now titled “Dexter: Original Sin.” Gibson will play Dexter Morgan, while Slater will play Harry Morgan, Dexter’s adoptive father. Brown will play Debra Morgan, Dexter’s sister. The three roles were played by Michael C. Hall, James Remar, and Jennifer Carpenter respectively in the original series.

The 10-episode prequel was originally announced in February 2023. It is set in 1991, 15 years before the events of “Dexter.” The official logline states that the new show “follows Dexter (Gibson) as he transitions from student to avenging serial killer. When his bloodthirsty urges can’t be ignored any longer, Dexter must learn to channel his inner darkness. With the guidance of his father, Harry (Slater), he adopts a Code designed...

A new cast will learn Dexter Morgan’s Code.

Patrick Gibson (Shadow and Bone[/link]), Christian Slater (Mr. Robot) and Molly Brown (Senior Year) have been tapped to star in Dexter: Original Sin, a prequel to Showtime’s Dexter.

Originally ordered to series in February 2023 and titled Dexter: Origins, Original Sin is set in 1991 Miami and revolves around Dexter (Gibson) as he goes from student to avenging serial killer. With guidance from his father, Harry (Slater), Dexter adopts a Code designed to help him find and kill people without being discovered by law enforcement at the same time as he begins a forensics internship at the Miami Metro Police Department.

Original Dexter showrunner Clyde Phillips, who returned to finish off Michael C. Hall’s on-screen journey as Dexter in the 2021 limited series Dexter: New Blood, will serve in the same capacity on Original Sin.

Exec producers include Phillips, Hall, Scott Reynolds,...

Dark Matter is a sci-fi thriller series created by Blake Crouch. Based on a 2016 novel of the same name by Crouch, the Apple TV+ series follows the story of a Chicago-based physicist as he is kidnapped and taken to an alternate universe. Now he must escape from there to stop his alternate self before he harms his real family. Dark Matter stars Dark Matter stars Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly in the lead roles with Oakes Fegley, Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, and Amanda Brugel starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved all the thrills and mind-bending story of Dark Matter here are some similar shows you could watch next.

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Emma Corrin, the Critics Choice and Golden Globe award-winning and SAG and Emmy Award-nominated British actress, is the guest on this week’s episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, which was recorded in front of an audience of film students at Chapman University. The 28-year-old discussed their career-making portrayal of Princess Diana — from a 16-year-old schoolgirl to a 28-year-old royal — on season four of Netflix’s The Crown, back in 2020; their identity journey; and their acclaimed, Emmy-buzzed performance in the FX limited series A Murder at the End of the World.

On A Murder at the End of the World, which was created by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij (who were also behind Netflix’s The Oa), Corrin stars as a young woman named Darby Hart in two different periods of her life six years apart. The first takes place when she was an amateur detective investigating...