Anthony Anderson To Star In ‘Public Defenders’ ABC Pilot; Liz Astrof To Showrun & Randall Einhorn To Direct

Game of Thrones alumna Lena Headey has been tapped to headline Kurt Sutter’s Western action drama series The Abandons at Netflix.

Essence Atkins and Tetona Jackson are joining Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr in the latter pair’s CBS family comedy.

at last year’s upfront.Cooper, who joined CNN in 2001 as a morning host and launched “Anderson Cooper 360” in 2019, has had a side gig with “60 Minutes” since 2007.

Anderson Cooper will host a new Sunday primetime series for CNN, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper, as the network works to revitalize its nighttime lineup.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Anderson Cooper, a regular contributor to “60 Minutes,” will now lead CNN’s attempt to put on something similar. Cooper will lead a new Sunday newsmagazine, “The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper,” that will present one-hour deep dives into specific topics, interviews, profiles and investigations The show will debut Sunday, April 16 at 8 p.m. “Powered by CNN’s unmatched global journalism operation, ‘The Whole Story’goes behind the headlines, touching every continent and corner of the planet, as we bring our viewers into the heart of the essential stories of our time,” said CNN Chairman and CEO Chris Licht, in a statement. The show has been on CNN’s drawing board for nearly a year. Licht first articulated a plan for a Sunday program — and a larger block of premium programming on Sunday nights — at last year’s upfront. “Whole Story” would appear to be paired with Chris Wallace’s interview program, which runs at 7 p.m. eastern.

Gary Lucy has revealed the gender of his and ex-girlfriend Laura Anderson's unborn baby, as he made the announcement on social media.Taking to his Instagram Story, Gary posted an image featuring a crown and the word's "Daddy's Girl", to which he added the text: "For everyone that's been asking. Let's hope she inherits her mother's looks. Can't wait to meet you baby bear." Laura is yet to comment on the baby's gender, but has been sharing some pregnancy updates on her social media.The former couple split shortly after announcing their exciting baby news, with Gary said to have been left "devastated" by the break-up.

Jeremy Irvine and Hannah Emily Anderson will lead the sequel to the Silent Hill film, Return to Silent Hill.

EXCLUSIVE: Jharrel Jerome, the Emmy winner, Moonlight actor and EP/star of the upcoming Prime Video series, I’m a Virgo, which just premiered at SXSW, has signed on to star in Artists Equity’s tentatively titled Unstoppable, the Jennifer Lopez starring, Billy Goldenberg directing project we first told you about yesterday.

EXCLUSIVE: Portia Doubleday (Mr. Robot), Christine Adams (Black Lightning) and Ken Kirby (Good Trouble) are set as series regulars opposite Sarah Shahi, Reid Scott and François Arnaud in Judgement, ABC’s drama pilot from former Charmed showrunner Joey Falco and 20th Television.

EXCLUSIVE: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s Reid Scott and François Arnaud (Midnight, Texas) are set as the male leads opposite Sarah Shahi in Judgement, ABC’s drama pilot from former Charmed showrunner Joey Falco and 20th Television.

EXCLUSIVE: Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) and Hannah Emily Anderson (Jigsaw) will lead horror reboot Return To Silent Hill.

Sarah Shahi is set to star in an upcoming ABC legal drama pilot.

Sex/Life star Sarah Shahi is set as the lead and also will produce Judgement, ABC’s drama pilot from former Charmed showrunner Joey Falco and 20th Television.

ABC has assembled the lead cast opposite Anthony Anderson of ABC’s single camera comedy pilot Public Defenders. Erika Henningsen, Arturo Castro, Kimrie Lewis, Natasha Lopez and Isaiah Dòdó-Williams have been set as series regulars in the pilot, written by Eddie Quintana and to be directed by Randall Einhorn.

New Duke Of Edinburgh Opens Sky Studios Sound Stage

Versace really brought out all the stars.

Mo'Nique is opening up about her high-profile feuds. In a new interview with , the 55-year-old comedian discusses both the origins and current standings of her public feuds with Lee Daniels, Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry.Everything started in 2004 when she met Daniels. The following year, she appeared in his directorial debut, From there, Mo'Nique says, she and Daniels «never stopped communicating,» all the way up to her starring role in the 2009 film .The film quickly earned critical praise and was part of the awards season discussion, something that Daniels, along with producers Winfrey and Perry, wanted to capitalize on.

wrote on Twitter that he would only join him after Carlson “admits to his viewers live on air that he has been lying to them about the 2020 elections and about what happened on January 6.”

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large After conquering primetime, Anthony Anderson and Cedric the Entertainer have their sights on prime beef. (Not to mention chicken, pork and everything else.) The actors are partnering to launch their own barbecue label, AC Barbeque, and will document their quest to perfect the skill of the grill via the new A&E Network series “Kings of BBQ.” The series, which is still being developed under that working title, will follow the pals as they travel the country looking for advice and techniques from barbeque experts. A&E announced the greenlight of the 10-episode unscripted series on Wednesday as part of a flurry of news tied to its upfront meetings with advertisers.

A&E has announced a whole slate of unscripted programming, including the expansion of its weekend lifestyle block, as well as additional culinary content and Biography documentary specials.