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If you’re anything like this TV Fanatic, you were blown away by the first half of the premiere season of Matlock. To be fair, we had high expectations — the show just exceeded them.

It’s no wonder Kathy Bates is an Oscar and Emmy-winning actress. Can you imagine how excited the executives at CBS must’ve been when they landed a star as talented and prestigious as Miss Bates?

Since the start, Matlock has consistently kept viewers on their toes with twists and turns in every episode. The show is a buffet of quality writing and impressive acting skills.

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This Report Card gave me a run for my money because it was hard to pick the “best” and “worst.” However, after careful consideration, I think we can all agree with the results.

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The new selections include 11 channels from Warner Bros. Discovery, increasing the variety of channels available on Philo even further.

Philo is a handy live TV streaming service, one that comes with more options than it might seem at first glance. For $28 per month, the service delivers 18 of The Streamable’s top cable channels, but one of the hidden strengths of the service is the amount of free ad-supported streaming TV (Fast) channels viewers get alongside those cable networks. Philo is building that strength even more this week and has announced that it is welcoming 14 new Fast channels to its lineup.

Key Details: Cooking channels, networks dedicated to sports like tennis and pickleball, and more are now available on Philo. The channels are available to paid and free Philo customers. Philo now offers more than 100 Fast channels in total. 7-Day Free Trial $28+ / month philo.com

Philo’s new streaming channel selection features selections in numerous genres.

On Saturday, November 23, 2024, at 10:30 Am, Earth Odyssey With Dylan Dreyer takes viewers on an exciting adventure to the Iberian Peninsula in the episode titled “Paws and Claws.” Dylan Dreyer explores this rugged and diverse region, home to some of the world’s most fascinating wildlife, from mysterious marine mammals to rare wildcats and powerful predators. This episode promises to be a visual treat, showcasing the beauty and complexity of Iberia’s natural landscape.

As Dreyer travels through this captivating area, viewers will get a closer look at the unique ecosystems that support these incredible animals. The Iberian Peninsula is a place where land and sea converge, creating a rich environment for both land-dwelling creatures and marine life. From the elusive wildcats to the incredible marine mammals that call these shores home, the episode will reveal the challenges these animals face in their natural habitat. Earth Odyssey continues to inspire...

Painful memories are dredged up on CBS’s Matlock season one episode six, “Sixteen Steps.” Directed by Kat Coiro from a script by Sara Rose Feinberg, episode six will air on Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 9pm Et/Pt.

“Sixteen Steps” Plot: As Olympia and Julian get a second shot at a case regarding a tragic death due to contaminated baby formula, their past work on the investigation gives glimpses into what led to their divorce. Also, Matty’s overwhelming stress causes her to consider quitting.

The one-hour drama stars Kathy Bates as Madeline Matlock, Skye P. Marshall as Olympia, Jason Ritter as Julian, David Del Rio as Billy, and Leah Lewis as Sarah. Bates, Jennie Snyder Urman, Kat Coiro, Joanna Klein, and Eric Christian Olsen executive produce.

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Matlock stars Emmy and Academy Award winner Kathy Bates as Madeline “Matty” Matlock,...

While Matlock is a series known at this point for pulling at the heartstrings, Matlock Season 1 Episode 5 had the waterworks on full blast. There were happy tears, sad tears, and even some confused tears.

Despite so many heartwarming and wrenching moments, love seems to be in the air. Some viewers may finally get their wish for Sarah to loosen up.

As great as that all is, there’s still the matter of Matlock’s plan to take down Jacobs & Moore, and Madeline Kingston just made great strides in her strategy.

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With all the investigation and clue searching, you’d think Olympia would pick up on what’s right in front of her face. I mean that literally because Julian appears to be around every corner.

Mount Olympia Might Be Too High And Mighty To See What’s Right In Front Of Her

We’ll get to the case in a moment.

Hey, "Matlock" fans. It's time to give you guys some new spoiler scoop intel. In this spoiler session, we're going to take a look at what's going down in the next, new episode 5 of Matlock's current, premiere season 1, which is due to arrive tonight, November 7, 2024. We were able to collect two, new official teaser spoilers for this new episode 5 from the CBS people via their official episode 5 press release synopsis. So, we're going to pull it up for this spoiler session. Let's get to it. The first thing we have for this new episode 5 is the official title. CBS let us know that it's called,"Claws." It sounds like episode 5 will feature some very intense, dramatic, interesting and possible emotional scenes as a big class-action case takes place. Some match-making activities happen and more. The first spoiler teaser let us know that the prison system is going to get...

On Thursday November 7 2024, CBS broadcasts Matlock!

Claws Season 1 Episode 5 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Matlock,” titled “Claws,” promises to be an engaging and emotional installment for fans of the classic legal drama. This episode will air on CBS and is set to delve deep into the complexities of the prison system and its impact on individuals and families.

In “Claws,” Matty finds himself personally connected to a big class-action case against the prison system. The lead plaintiff, who is currently jailed on drug charges, faces a difficult battle as he struggles with addiction. His recent relapse adds a layer of urgency and tension to the case, making it even more significant for Matlock. The episode will explore themes of justice, redemption, and the challenges faced by those caught in the cycle of addiction.

As Matlock navigates the legal intricacies of the case, viewers can expect to see his trademark determination and compassion.

Niecy Nash-Betts has no appetite for horror. So it’s hard to fathom her decision to star as an alcoholic detective in the FX horror series Grotesquerie, which opens with a murdered family hogtied and stuffed like a roasted pig. But presented with an irresistible script by Ryan Murphy — with whom she’s collaborated four times since 1999 — and taking on an executive producer role as well, how could she say no?

The show, which concluded last week, follows Nash-Betts’ heavy-drinking detective Lois Tryon, who recruits a nun (Micaela Diamond) to...

Well, well, well, it looks like “Team You Three” is about to become “Team You Two” on Matlock Season 1 Episode 5. Then again, who could blame Olympia for taking to Matty so well?

That’s right, Madeline and Olympia are on the fast track to being “besties.” At least, that’s how things are looking for in the promo for “Claws.”

As Madeline Matlock’s plan progresses, Matty has a possible conflict of interest. How can she take down Jacobs & Moore while she and Olympia finish each other’s sentences?

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We’ve seen how living a double life has caused a good amount of wear and tear on the titular character. Friending the boss is only going to complicate her plan even more.

The Correlation Between The Court Cases And Madeline Matlock’s Personal Life Is About As Subtle As A Shotgun

The road Madeline Matlock is on is winding and bumpy,...

The first season of CBS’s reimagined Matlock continues with episode five involving a case that feels personal to Matty. Directed by Marie Jamora from a script by Michelle Leibel, episode five – “Claws” – will air on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 9pm Et/Pt.

The one-hour drama stars Kathy Bates as Madeline Matlock, Skye P. Marshall as Olympia, Jason Ritter as Julian, David Del Rio as Billy, and Leah Lewis as Sarah. Bates, Jennie Snyder Urman, Kat Coiro, Joanna Klein, and Eric Christian Olsen executive produce.

“Claws” Plot: A big class-action case against the prison system hits close to home for Matty when its lead plaintiff, jailed on drug charges, relapses. Also, Matty plays matchmaker with Sarah and a girl from It.

Skye P. Marshall as Olympia Lawrence and Kathy Bates as Madeline Matlock in ‘Matlock’ episode 5 Matlock Series Description, Courtesy of CBS:

Matlock stars Emmy and Academy Award winner Kathy Bates as Madeline “Matty” Matlock,...

Headgum, the premier comedy podcast network behind shows such as Doughboys, The Lamorning After, Gayotic with Muna, Seek Treatment with Cat & Pat, and Newcomers with Lauren Lapkus & Nicole Byer, announces that Handsome, the hit podcast from comedians Tig Notaro, Fortune Feimster and Mae Martin has joined its expanding podcast network, right as the podcast has achieved 20 million listens in just over one year.

Ad sales for Handsome are managed through Gumball, the Headgum-owned marketplace for advertisers to buy host-read ads directly from podcasters. The team will also start to record video episodes from Headgum’s LA flagship studio semi-regularly in the coming months. This new acquisition comes on the heels of Headgum signing Emmy winner Lamorne Morris’ podcast The Lamorning After to the network in October 2024 for distribution, ad sales through Gumball, and video production.

Every episode of Handsome features real-life friends Notaro, Feimster, and Martin attempting to answer a...

In the upcoming episode of “Matlock,” titled “Claws,” viewers can expect a gripping narrative that dives deep into the complexities of the prison system. This episode, airing on Thursday, November 7, 2024, at 10:01 Pm on CBS, promises to be both intense and emotional. Matty finds himself personally connected to a big class-action case against the prison system, which raises questions about justice and rehabilitation.

The lead plaintiff in this case is a man jailed on drug charges. His story takes a troubling turn when he experiences a relapse, complicating the legal battle. Matty, known for his sharp wit and dedication to his clients, must navigate not only the legal challenges but also the human side of the situation. This case hits close to home for him, making it a pivotal moment in the series.

As Matty delves deeper into the case, viewers can anticipate a blend of courtroom drama and personal stakes.

Fortune Feimster is back with another Netflix special, “Crushing It,” set to debut on the streamer on Dec. 3.

In the stand-up special, which follows her 2020 hour “Sweet & Salty” and 2022’s “Good Fortune,” Feimster “shares hilarious stories from her life, including her ‘romantic’ honeymoon with her wife and her reflections on no longer being her mom’s surrogate husband,” per Netflix. The special will be packed with Feimster’s take on navigating “relationships, personal growth and the hilarities of everyday life.”

“Fortune Feimster: Crushing It” is directed by Kristian Mercado Figueroa, who has helmed specials from Michael Che, Taylor Tomlinson and Phoebe Robinson. He executive produces alongside Feimster, Jax Smith, Judi Marmel, Adam Ginivisian and John Bravakis.

Feimster came up as a writer and panelist on E’s “Chelsea Lately” before appearing in series such as “The Mindy Project,” “Champions” and “Kenan.” She has also landed guest roles on “Claws,” “Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens...

One of TV’s most addictive horror series is back just in time for the fall. “From” returns for Season 3 this September, promising new mysteries, terrifying nights and more trips to the forest. Here’s everything you need to know to make sure you never miss an episode.

The MGM+ series (originally an Epix original) stars Harold Perrineau as Boyd, a sheriff in a small town that traps travelers in its grips and never lets them go. Even worse? The man-eating, human-looking monsters that come out of the forest at night, hungry for whomever they can get their hands on and eager to toy with their prey. And that’s just the start of the horrors hiding beyond the treeline.

Despite airing on one of the lesser-known streamers, “From” has become a bit of a breakout genre hit, and it’s easy to see why. It’s the type of...

Here's everything to know about Ryan Murphy's FX series, 'Grotesquerie,' from cast to release date.FX Networks/YouTubeWhat Is 'Grotesquerie' About?FX Networks/YouTube

Ryan Murphy, through Ryan Murphy Productions, announced the new horror series, Grotesquerie, in an Instagram post in February.

While his team relatively kept the details private after releasing the cryptic teaser, FX Networks dropped the poster and logline to share what fans can expect from the show.

"In Ryan Murphy’s 10-episode drama series Grotesquerie for FX, a series of heinous crimes have unsettled a small community. Detective Lois Tryon feels these crimes are eerily personal, as if someone — or something — is taunting her. At home, Lois grapples with a strained relationship with her daughter, a husband in long-term hospital care and her own inner demons. With no leads and unsure of where to turn, she accepts the help of Sister Megan,...

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Some of you will recognize the new face on Law &Order, if you were ever a fan of Fox’s drama “Prison Break” back in the day, then you will recognize Dean Norris. You might also recognize him from other roles such as Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, Uncle Daddy in Claws, and “Big Jim” Rennie on the CBS series “Under the Dome” The actor has been in nearly 50 movies and over 100 different TV shows.

Law And Order Spoilers – Family Tension?

In Law & Order, he portrays Randall Stabler, brother to Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and will be a series regular on the fifth season premiering on Peacock.

Apparently, his character is returning in order to help take care of their Mom, Bernadette, portrayed by Ellen Burstyn. What is the drama between these two? It goes way back an incident involving their Father years prior, though right now we don’t know what that is.

Law & Order: Organized Crime‘s Elliot Stabler is going to have more time to spend with his brother Randall this season: Dean Norris has been promoted to series regular for the upcoming Season 5, a source confirms to TVLine. (Our sister site Deadline first reported the news.)

Norris recurred last season on Organized Crime — which, we should note, is moving to Peacock after four seasons on NBC — as real estate developer Randall Stabler, the older brother of Christopher Meloni’s Elliot Stabler. In Season 4, Randall was shown to have a shaky relationship with Elliot. (In fact, they came to blows at a tumultuous family dinner.

Exclusive: Elliot Stabler’s reconciliation with his once estranged older brother Randall is taking hold. Dean Norris, who recurred as Randall Stabler last season, has been promoted to a series regular for the upcoming fifth season of Law & Order: Organized Crime, which is moving to Peacock after four seasons on NBC.

Norris was introduced as Randall, Elliott’s (Chris Meloni) successful real estate developer brother, last season when the duo cared for their ailing mom Bernadette (Ellen Burstyn). Randall, who had left the family when he was young, had previously had a long-standing tension with Elliot stemming from an event involving their father. Norris appeared in nine of Season 4’s 13 episodes. Last season also featured as a recurring character Randall and Elliott’s younger brother, Joe Jr. (Michael Trotter), who ended up becoming an informant for the Occb.

Law & Order: Organized Crime is executive produced by Dick Wolf,...

TNT has had both great successes and big disappointments when it comes to their original scripted shows. Which of the current crop will be cancelled or renewed for another season? Stay tuned!

Scripted TNT shows listed: Agent X, The Alienist, Animal Kingdom, Claws, Dallas, Falling Skies, Franklin & Bash, Good Behavior, I Am the Night, The Last Ship, The Lazarus Project, Legends, The Librarians, Major Crimes, Murder in the First, Perception, Proof, Public Morals, Rizzoli & Isles, Snowpiercer, Transporter: The Series, and Will.

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Amazon Prime Video has ordered a series adaptation of the Carley Fortune novel “Every Summer After,” Variety has learned.

The series will be titled “Every Year After.” Leila Gerstein is attached to adapt the book for the screen and will also serve as the series’ showrunner and executive producer. Fortune is also set to executive produce.

“‘Every Summer After’ holds a very special place in my heart and in the hearts of readers all over the world who deeply connect with Sam and Percy’s love story,” said Fortune. “I’m excited to partner with Amazon to take their journey even further—beyond the pages of the book, onto the screen, and into the hearts of audiences across the globe.”

The official logline for the series states, “Six summers to fall in love. One moment to fall apart. A week to get it right. ‘Every Year After,’ is a fun,...

The long tradition of horror at Christmas has been around ever since Ebenezer Scrooge was visited by three ghosts on Christmas eve night. The country was in an uproar to discover the dark side of Santa in films like Silent Night, Deadly Night and Christmas Evil. There’s just something downright scary about that magical day …

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Exclusive: Jerrika Hinton (Hunters) and Elvis Nolasco (Godfather of Harlem) have wrapped lead roles in Mr. Crocket, a horror film produced for Hulu Originals by WorthenBrooks (formerly 20th Digital Studio), which will premiere exclusively on Hulu later this year.

Directed by up-and-comer Brandon Espy, from his script written with Carl Reid, Mr. Crocket is based on the 2022 short of the same name, written and directed by Espy for Hulu’s Bite Size Halloween. The story is about a mother who goes on a dangerous journey to get her son back when a demonic children’s show host begins kidnapping children.

Others in the cast include Ayden Gavin (Big George Foreman), Kristolyn Lloyd (Blue Bloods), and Alex Akpobome (Industry).

Part of WorthenBrooks’ first-look horror slate with Hulu Originals, the film was developed by WorthenBrooks, with David Brooks, Arbi Pedrossian, Jenna Cavelle, Carl Reid, Josh Feldman, Sean O’Grady, and Jesse Ford serving as producers.

Two new castings have been announced for the upcoming indie horror flick The Necklace. They are actresses Christina Moore and Brynne Kurland. More on this film and these castings below.

The Necklace is an Esx Entertainment produced horror movie from Chilean director and writer Juan Pablo Arias Munoz. He's best known for making his feature debut with the thriller flick Pumpkinhole, which can currently be streamed on Tubi for free or rented or purchased through Amazon Prime Video. He directs from a screenplay written by John Ducey. You might know Ducey from his work on the Netflix romantic comedy That's Amor. He wrote the script for that movie.

The Necklace follows the Davis family as they navigate through tough times in the '60s. After separating from her ill-tempered and alcoholic husband Frank, Laura Davis returns to work as a nurse. Her young daughters, 11-year-old Ellen and 16-year-old Judy, find...

Exclusive: The Esx Entertainment produced horror movie The Necklace has added actresses Christina Moore and Brynne Kurland to their growing cast which includes sisters Madeleine & Violet McGraw (respectively from M3GAN and The Black Phone), Sarah Lind, Felix Solis and Jacob Moran.

John Ducey wrote the screenplay which Juan

Pablo Arias Muñoz is directing.

The Necklace watches as the Davis family navigates through tough times in 1960. Laura Davis has separated from her husband Frank due to his unpredictable temper, fueled by alcohol. As Laura returns to work as a nurse, her daughters, 11-year-old Ellen (Violet McGraw) and 16-year-old Judy (Madeleine McGraw), grapple with the changes in their family dynamics. The plot thickens when Frank attempts to win Laura back with a beautiful antique necklace, which turns out to be a conduit for the tormented soul of an evil boy from long ago, putting Laura and her daughters in grave danger.

Bold and the Beautiful has Poppy Nozawa‘s plan thwarted by Li Finnegan, who comes bearing a sealed paternity test and insisting she administers it herself on the CBS soap. Poppy became uncharacteristically vicious when ordering her sister to leave. But it appears Bill Spencer starts to smell a ploy and tells the two sisters that Li stays.

Bold and the Beautiful: Poppy Nozawa’s Claws Come Out

That free-spirited Poppy Nozawa (Romy Park) has a vicious side that emerges when her sister shows up trying to foil her paternity test plans. But Bill Spencer (Don Diamont) knows Li Finnegan (Naomi Matsuda) well. He rescued her after Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown) ran her off the road and into the water.

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So, a while back on Bold and the Beautiful, Bill took her home and cared for this shell-shocked person, not knowing who she was. But in that little time,...

That's correct. The big bird from FX hit comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Kaitlin Olson will switch gears to become a detective!

Aside from Always Sunny, Olson is known for her way too short-lived comedy, The Mick.

During TV upfront week, ABC announced that High Potential is one of the network's two dramas slated for this fall.

On Olson's side will be her detective partner, Daniel Sunjata.

Sunjata is known for his roles as Paul Briggs on Graceland and Franco Rivera on Rescue Me.

The procedural is based on the popular French series Haut Potentiel Intellectuel.

High Potential is written by Drew Goddard, who serves as an executive producer with Sarah Esberg for Goddard Textiles.

Rob Thomas serves as showrunner and executive producer alongside Dan Etheridge, Pierre Laugier, Anthony Lancret, and Jean Nainchrik.

Alethea Jones is the director and executive producer. Olson serves as producer.

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Carrie Preston is an acclaimed actress, producer, and director. She has a long list of roles and projects but is most known for her roles as Arlene Fowler in the HBO drama True Blood and Elsbeth Tascioni in the CBS drama The Good Wife. 

She won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her work on The Good Wife.

After The Good Wife, she played the same character in the Paramount+ spinoff, The Good Flight.

Now, with the expanding multiverse of The Good Wife, Preston has gone from an accessory to the main event with her role on CBS's Elsbeth as Elsbeth Tascioni.

It is about time Preston is front and center, and we are here to celebrate her long and delightful road to lead lady!

Early Career

Preston started acting in 1985 as Mint Jennifer in the movie Just a Friend. She was also part...

Exclusive: Helena Howard (Madeline’s Madeline), Bella Thorne (Divinity), Zión Moreno (Gossip Girl), Chloe Cherry (Euphoria) and Sophia Ali (Uncharted) have wrapped production on Find Your Friends, a thriller marking the feature directorial debut of actor-filmmaker Izabel Pakzad.

Others to appear in the film include Chris Bauer (The Wire), Jake Manley (The Order), Israel Broussard (Happy Death Day), Harrison Sloan Gilbertson (Oppenheimer), and Blaine Kern III (Accused).

Izabel Pakzad

Written by Pakzad, Find Your Friends watches as Amber and her four best girlfriends take a trip to escape the L.A. bubble and cut loose in Joshua Tree for the weekend. But upon arrival, they quickly realize the locals don’t want them there. As the hostile environment escalates, our girls are disparaged by their aggressive neighbor, dismissed by the cops, and, it seems, even being stalked by some local men. But as her friends uncover Amber’s past trauma,...

Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton (played by Moonlight’s André Holland) is a wanted man in the upcoming caper The Big Cigar, premiering with the first two episodes Friday, May 17 on Apple TV+. New episodes will stream weekly through June 14.

A new trailer for the six-episode limited series previews Newton’s daring escape from the FBI, who viewed the thought leader as a threat and had been pursuing him for years.

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Exclusive: Dale Dickey has been tapped for a heavily recurring role in the upcoming second season of Max comedy Bookie, from Chuck Lorre and Nick Bakay.

Starring Sebastian Maniscalco and Omar J. Dorsey, the comedy series follows bookie Danny (Maniscalco) as he and his partner, former NFL star Ray (Dorsey), romp around Los Angeles trying to keep their illegal sports-betting operation in play.

Season 2 presumably will show [Spoiler Alert] whether Danny can win back the affections of his wife Sandra (Andrea Anders), after his Super Bowl win seems to have torn them apart, as well as Ray dealing with the fallout of his mother’s wedding, which saw the groom seemingly die at the altar.

Dickey will play Sandra’s (Anders) mother.

Bookie also stars Vanessa Ferlito as Danny’s side-hustling sister Lorraine, Jorge Garcia as reluctantly reformed drug dealer-turned-soccer expert Hector and Maxim Swinton as Sandra’s 10-year-old son.

The series...

Niecy Nash-Betts, who recently won an Emmy for her role on Netflix’s “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” has signed on to host the Los Angeles portion of next month’s Writers Guild Awards. The 2024 event, which was pushed back in the wake of the Hollywood strikes, will take place on Saturday, April 14 at the Hollywood Palladium.

“A good writer is an actors’ greatest gift,” Nash-Betts said in a statement. Added L.A. awards exec producer Hugh Fink (“Saturday Night Live”): “Niecy Nash-Betts is the dream host for this year’s WGA Awards. Her brilliant performance in ‘Dahmer’ – as the courageous woman who helped take down a serial killer who ate his victims – is surprisingly a lot like negotiating with the AMPTP.”

Benn Fleishman of Avalon Harbor Entertainment is also a producer for this year’s WGA Awards in Los Angeles. Additional presenters scheduled to appear at this year’s L.

Exclusive: Continuing to expand its cast, HBO’s Untitled Brad Ingelsby Task Force Project (working title) has added five as recurring: Raphael Sbarge (Once Upon a Time), Mickey Sumner (Snowpiercer), Brian Goodman (Fatal Attraction), Elvis Nolasco (Godfather of Harlem), and Colin Bates (American Rust).

Sbarge plays Police Chief Dorsey, who oversees a multi-unit operation to assist FBI Agent Tom (Ruffalo) and the team in their search. Sumner portrays Shelley Driscoll, who is desperate to escape her husband Ray, with Goodman as Vincent Hawkes, one of the 13 National Leaders of a dangerous biker gang. Nolasco plays Freddy Frias, the savvy and ruthless captain of Philadelphia’s largest drug trafficking organization, while Bates portrays Shane McReynolds, the Sergeant-At-Arms of a dangerous biker gang and a member of Jayson’s inner circle.

Others previously cast include Tom Pelphrey as Robbie; Emilia Jones as Maeve; Thuso Mbedu as Aleah; Raúl Castillo as Cliff...

Exclusive: Amazon MGM’s Eddie Murphy heist comedy The Pickup has four new additions: Eva Longoria (Land of Women), Ismael Cruz Cordova (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power), Jack Kesy (Hellboy: The Crooked Man), and Marshawn Lynch (Bottoms).

Details as to their roles are under wraps, as is the plot of the film. Others set for roles, as previously announced, are Pete Davidson, Keke Palmer and Andrew Dice Clay.

Tim Story (The Blackening) is directing from a script by Matt Mider and Kevin Burrows. Producers include John Davis and John Fox for Davis Entertainment; Murphy and Charisse Hewitt-Webster for Eddie Murphy Productions; and Story for The Story Company. Executive producers are Davis Entertainment’s Jeremy Stein, The Story Company’s Vicky Mara Story, Burrows, Ross Fanger, and Mider.

Recently making her feature directorial debut with the dramedy Flamin’ Hot, which brought Searchlight its biggest ever streaming premiere...

The Terminator actress Linda Hamilton was cast in an undisclosed role in the upcoming fifth season of Netflix’s popular show, Stranger Things. Hamilton was a long-time fan of the sci-fi horror drama and revealed that she watched all the series episodes until season 4. However, the Chuck actress will not be watching the finale season, since appearing on the show ruined the viewing experience for her.

Terminator star Linda Hamilton’s announcement of her role in Stranger Things (via Netflix)

Hamilton’s entry into the fictional world of Hawkins, Indiana was announced in June 2023. In a quick video intro at the Tudum fan event, Hamilton shared that she didn’t know how to be a fangirl and an actress simultaneously on the show.

Getting Cast In Stranger Things Ruined The Show For The Terminator Star The Terminator actress Linda Hamilton will play a role in Netflix’s Stranger Things

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Angelica Ross has teamed with Crossover Media Group to launch her own podcast, Variety has learned.

“N.O.W – No Opportunity Wasted with Angelica Ross” will see Ross conduct interviews with celebrities and everyday people. Guests for the show will include Billy Porter, Dawn Richard, Sara Ramirez, Marianne Williamson, and R.K Russell.

“Everything I have ever done has led me to ‘N.O.W.,'” Ross said in a statement. “We are in such a critical point in the history of humanity and way too many people are afraid to speak up. With this podcast I am taking responsibility which we Buddhist define as ‘the ability to respond.’ I have spoken with current and former Presidents, CEO’s of Fortune 500 companies, faculty and staff of Ivy League schools as well as people who are unhoused, unemployed, formerly incarcerated, newly diagnosed with cancer or HIV, and have been able to get...

Breaking Bad alum Dean Norris has joined the Season 4 cast of Law & Order: Organized Crime in a major recurring role, Deadline has confirmed.

Norris will play Randall Stabler, the older brother of Christopher Meloni’s Elliot Stabler, in a multi-episode arc. The casting was first reported by our sister site TVLine.

As TVLine previously reported, the upcoming fourth season will introduce Stabler’s brothers Randall and Joe Jr.

Randall, who left the family when he was young and now is a successful real estate developer, has a long-standing tension with Elliot resulting from an event involving their father.

As previously reported, John Shiban replaces Sean Jablonski as showrunner for Season 4 of the NBC police procedural, which is slated for a midseason return. Premiere date Tba.

Starring Meloni, Law & Order: Organized Crime is executive produced by Dick Wolf, John Shiban, Paul Cabbad, Meloni, Arthur W. Forney and Peter Jankowski.

Breaking (bad) news: Dean Norris is joining the cast of Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 4, TVLine has learned exclusively.

The Breaking Bad alum will play Randall Stabler, Elliot’s older brother, in a multiple-episode arc. As we exclusively reported in November, two of Det. Stabler’s siblings will appear in the upcoming season. Randall, who left the family when he was young and now is a successful real estate developer, has a long-standing tension with Elliot resulting from an event involving their father.

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Exclusive: Casting director Jennifer Presser has set her company Break Away Casting into what has been described as a “new collaborative production model” with the London-based TV and film production company Shot of Tea.

As part of the deal, Presser will step into the role of creative producer on Shot of Tea projects. The two companies will collaborate on original projects with the aim of promoting underrepresented scripts and talent. The companies will continue to operate independently.

Shot of Tea, founded in 2017 by Aletha Shepherd, focuses on character-driven films and television series. Its upcoming film Everything & The Universe is currently in post-production and features Ej Bonilla, Nicolette Pearse, Chelsea Gilligan, and Luke Roberts. Shepherd also serves as executive producer on the series The Red Team with Naomie Harris, currently in development.

Presser moved into the UK market earlier this year, opening the London office of her casting agency. Her extensive...

Kim Petras is kicking off her big tour!

The 31-year-old “Unholy” superstar formally began her Feed the Beast World Tour on Wednesday night (September 27) at Moody Amphitheater in Austin, Texas.

Entering the stage concealed in an iron maiden, Kim launched into “Feed The Beast” before performing “King of Hearts” and her big hit, “Unholy.”

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Split into five distinct sections based on the story of Dante’s Inferno and helmed by director Will Baker and choreographers Brian and Scott Nicholson, the show covered Kim’s discography and her greatest hits, including a whole section dedicated to her EP Slut Pop and her Halloween-themed mixtape Turn Off The Light.

At one point, she even stabbed herself with her microphone while singing to a mysterious man from a bed on the stage, revealed to be a pre-taped, masculine version of Kim in a hyper-realistic silicone body suit!

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After a week of calling out “Pose” and “American Horror Story” executive producer Ryan Murphy, Angelica Ross has shared her salary and claimed that Murphy cursed her out after the production team “silenced her.”

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, she also reiterates she is done with Hollywood and reveals she is moving to Georgia and going into politics.

The dispute with Murphy happened over a series of T-shirts a crew member was wearing. Ross described the shirts as “racist” and said they contained slogans such as “Build That Wall” and “I Don’t Kneel.”

One day while Ross was trying to focus on her scene, the shirts became too much for her. She left the scene, went into a production van and vowed she wasn’t going to come out until the man took off his shirt or turned it inside out. Producer John J. Gray later told...

Kim Petras stans, it’s finally here. On Monday, the singer surprise-released her originally-scrapped, partially-leaked album, Problématique.

The 10-track LP features songs such as “Born Again,” “Something About U,” “Dirty Things,” and “All She Wants” featuring Paris Hilton. All of the songs are co-produced by Dr. Luke, Aaron Joseph, and Vaughn Oliver.

“It was shocking when I found out part of the album leaked — at the time — that it wasn’t ever going to come out, especially as I poured so much of myself into it,” Petras said in a statement via the Associated Press.

A version of this story about “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” first appeared in the Down to the Wire: Drama and Limited Series issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.

There’s a somber reason Niecy Nash-Betts is happy about her fourth Primetime Emmy nomination. “I feel like it brings more attention to Glenda Cleveland and her story (that was) going unheard, overlooked and underserved,” Nash-Betts said of her character in “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” the first season of a planned Netflix anthology series, “Monster,” from Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan.

Though “Dahmer” is ostensibly focused on serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, it

seeks to give a face, voice and story to his victims. One of the indirect victims was

Cleveland, Dahmer’s neighbor, who repeatedly called the police after suspecting that the Milwaukee killer was harming people in his apartment. Despite her pleas, Cleveland was ignored by police.

NBCUniversal has erected a group of standing-room tents outside the studio in Burbank after it trimmed trees last week that had been providing shade to the striking and picketing members of the SAG-AFTRA and WGA unions.

Striking picketers arrived to sidewalks this week outside NBCU that were suddenly in full glare of the sun. Trees that had been providing shade amid hot summer days along Barham Blvd. were pruned and nearly bare of leaves.

Hollywood writer and WGA strike captain Darrin Dortch told The Ankler that he worked with NBCU security to get the tents put up.

“It’s obviously getting much hotter now, so we have these tents up so that when people are out here with their signs they have a spot here with some tents and with some misters, and that gives us a little relief,” said Dortch, a writer with credits including “Claws” and “The Kings of Napa.

In 2022, Kim Petras faced something every artist dreads: a series of leaks that left her album in jeopardy. "I'm devastated idk how all of this happened and I just wanna quit," Petras tweeted at the time, Billboard reported. Nearly a year later, "Feed the Beast" is here. Petras's first major-label album was released on June 23. That same week, she announced a 34-date world tour to promote the album, starting this fall.

"It's really like three albums combined," Petras told Popsugar in a June interview while discussing her partnership with the Motorola Razr+. "Someone leaked [my previous album], so that was annoying." From the ashes came inspiration, though. Petras's A&r representative helped her move through the "annoying" situation, she recounted, advising her, "'You gotta go feed the beast and make more music. Do what you do best.' And that's exactly what I did."

The setback turned out to be worth it. "I...

It has taken Kim Petras 15 years to get a debut album out. In the interim, the German singer —songwriter’s steady rise has made her one to watch among pop artists: Her “Era 1” singles, released from 2017 to 2019, were a cool homage to fizzy 2000s bubblegum, and her pair of Halloween-themed mixtapes were edgy, spooky fun. Earlier this year, Petras became the first trans artist to have a Number One hit, with her Sam Smith collaboration “Unholy.”

But the journey to Feed the Beast hasn’t been all Champagne and glitter.

The wait is over: Kim Petras has released her debut studio album, Feed the Beast. Stream it via Apple Music or Spotify below.

The album features several of Petras’ recent singles, including “Alone” featuring Nicki Minaj (which sampled Alice DeeJay’s “Better Off Alone”), January’s “brrr,” and her history-making Sam Smith duet “Unholy.” Banks also makes an appearance on “Bait.”

Petras announced the release on social media with a noir photo of a medieval-looking sword propped up against a large stone: “The story begins,” she wrote along with the post. Although the German singer has shared one full-length mixtape and a couple of compilation albums, this will mark her first-ever proper LP.

Feed the Beast follows Petras’ 2022 EP Slut Pop, and she’s set to perform at Osheaga Music Festival in Montreal this August ahead of her 34-date world tour. Tickets for all of her upcoming shows are available here.

Linda Hamilton is joining the cast of “Stranger Things”. The 66-year-old “Terminator” star will appear in season 5 of the Netflix series. The casting news was first revealed during Tudum: A Global Fan Event, which was broadcast live from São Paulo, Brazil, and featured an appearance from the “Stranger Things” ensemble.

Hamilton is the latest meta addition to the adult cast following Sean Astin as Bob Newby, Paul Reiser as Sam Owens, Cary Elwes as Mayor Larry Kline, Jake Busey as Bruce, Matthew Modine as Martin Brenner as well as series lead Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers.

While details about Hamilton’s character have not been revealed, she famously originated the role of Sarah Connor in the Terminator film franchise, appearing in “The Terminator”, “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” and “Terminator: Dark Fate”. She also starred in 1984’s “Children of the Corn”, “King Kong Lives” in 1986 and the 1997 disaster film “Dante’s Peak...

Another 1980s icon is joining the cast of Stranger Things.

Linda Hamilton will be part of the Netflix hit’s final season, the streamer announced Saturday at its Tudum fan event. Details on the Terminator star’s role are being kept quiet for now.

Hamilton appeared via video message the event and was introduced by her Terminator co-star, Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to announce the renewal of his series Fubar.

Netflix announced in February 2022 that Stranger Things would end with its fifth season. Season four, which premiered in May 2022, became Netflix’s biggest season of an English-language series to date, racking up 1.35 billion hours of viewing over its first 28 days and spending 19 weeks in the streamer’s top 10 rankings.

Stranger Things has referenced The Terminator — though not Hamilton’s role specifically — in its stew of 1980s pop-culture callbacks. The Soviet assassin Grigori (Andrey Ivchenko) in season...

Dale Dickey (A Love Song), Margot Bingham (The Walking Dead), Mo Brings Plenty (Yellowstone) and Tosin Morohunfola (Run The World) have been tapped for recurring roles in Taylor Sheridan’s anthology series Lawmen: Bass Reeves (fka Bass Reeves), exec produced by and starring David Oyelowo. Lawmen: Bass Reeves is created for television by Chad Feehan who also serves as showrunner.

The Paramount+ series, which is currently filming in Texas, will bring the legendary lawmen and outlaws of the wild west to life. Reeves, known as the greatest frontier hero in American history, worked in the post-Reconstruction era as a federal peace officer in the Indian Territory, capturing over 3,000 of the most dangerous criminals without ever being wounded.

Dickey will play Widow Dolliver, an old woman who has seen it all, and who does not waste time suffering fools.

Bingham will play Sara Jumper, a black Seminole Native American whom Bass...