Taraji P. Henson will play Miss Hannigan.
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EXCLUSIVE: Adam Rodriguez (Criminal Minds) has signed on for a recurring role in Ordinary Joe, NBC’s upcoming drama series starring Jimmy Wolk from House veterans Russel Friend and Garrett Lerner and The Batman writer/director Matt Reeves and his 6th & Idaho banner. The project, which co-stars Natalie Martinez, Charlie Barnett and Elizabeth Lail, is a co-production of 20th Television, Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, 6th & Idaho and 3 Arts.
Written by Friend and Lerner,
Taraji P. Henson will play Miss Hannigan.
Nicole Scherzinger has joined the cast of NBC’s upcoming live production of the classic musical Annie!
Nicole Scherzinger is hitting the stage.She will join Taraji P. Henson and Harry Connick Jr.
nationwide search is currently underway to find the actress who will play Annie herself.The broadcast network’s live production of the beloved Tony-winning musical, which is inspired by the classic comic strip that first appeared in 1924, will air Thursday, Dec.
EXCLUSIVE: Richard Roundtree (Family Reunion) and Terri J. Vaughn (The Steve Harvey Show) have been tapped for recurring roles opposite Henry Simmons and Joy Bryant in season 2 of OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network’s and Ava DuVernay’s anthology drama series Cherish the Day. Additionally, Angel Kristi Williams (Really Love), Sheldon Candis (Baltimore Boys) and Merawi Gerima (Residue) will direct episodes this season.
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Joe Otterson TV ReporterRamón Rodríguez has been cast in a lead role opposite Aubrey Plaza in the Hulu drama pilot “Olga Dies Dreaming,” Variety has learned.The show is based on the yet-to-be-released novel of the same name by Xóchitl Gonzalez. It was ordered to pilot at the streamer back in April.
EXCLUSIVE: We’ll be seeing more of André the Giant on Young Rock. Matthew Willig, who recurred as the character on the first season, has been promoted to series regular for Season 2 of Dwayne Johnson’s NBC comedy series inspired by his life. The series comes from Johnson and Fresh Off the Boat creator/executive producer Nahnatchka Khan.
EXCLUSIVE: Peacock’s Days Of Our Lives: Beyond Salem will bring back Eileen Davidson, who is the latest Days Of Our Lives alum to join the limited series. Davidson will join Lisa Rinna, Deidre Hall, Drake Hogestyn, Jackée Harry, James Reynolds and more.
She’s Gotta Have It alumna DeWanda Wise is set as a lead opposite Shailene Woodley in Three Women, a Showtime hourlong series based on the No. 1 nonfiction bestseller by Lisa Taddeo, who is adapting her book. Principal photography is set to begin in the fall.
EXCLUSIVE: Florencia Lozano (Life After You) and Juan Pablo Espinosa (Half Brothers) are set for recurring roles opposite Melissa Barrera in Breathe, Netflix’s one-hour drama series from Blindspot creator Martin Gero and writer-executive producer Brendan Gall, and Warner Bros. Television.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorSportscaster Maria Taylor has moved into a new role at NBC Sports, where she made her first appearance Friday during the network’s Olympics coverage.
Two days after it was announced she was parting ways with ESPN, the network’s former NBA Finals pregame and halftime host made her debut on NBC, doing Olympics coverage, no less.
EXCLUSIVE: Longtime ABC Studios/ABC Signature development executive Lisa Lang McMullen is leaving Disney after 12 years for Netflix where she will serve as Director on the Drama Development team run by Jinny Howe.
Mónica Marie Zorrilla Damon Lindelof (“The Leftovers”), Matt Reeves (“The Batman”) and Oscar Sharp — who co-created the first film with a script entirely written by AI (“Sunspring”) — are teaming up to develop a fantastical medical drama for HBO Max. The magical-realist original series, titled “The Human Conditions,” follows a young British doctor that must treat impossible illnesses (and the emotional issues that underlie them).
Rising British filmmaker Oscar Sharp has teamed up with Damon Lindelof and Matt Reeves to develop a magical-realist medical drama for HBO Max.
EXCLUSIVE: Ayelet Zurer has joined the cast of Peter Ocko’s AMC drama Moonhaven and will act opposite Lord of the Rings and Lost alum Dominic Monaghan.
NBC has set fall premiere dates for its new series Ordinary Joe and La Brea, along with its returning Chicago fare and Law & Order: SVU and Law & Order: Organized Crime. The Blacklist moves to a new night on Thursdays from its previous Friday slot, taking the place of previously announced Law & Order: For The Defense, which is not moving forward. It premieres its ninth season on Thursday, October 21 at 8 PM PT/ET.
While celebrating The Boys‘ five Emmy nominations on Tuesday, creator Eric Kripke teased the Amazon drama’s third season, as well as an upcoming spinoff.
Oliver Hudson has been tapped as a male lead opposite Elodie Yung in Fox’s new drama series The Cleaning Lady.