By Chris Morris
21.04.2020 - 21:23 / torontosun.com
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Apple is bringing back “Fraggle Rock.”
Variety has learned that the tech giant’s streaming service has ordered a new iteration of the classic Jim Henson series titled “Fraggle Rock: Rock On!” Each episode will be three to five minutes long, with the first episode of the series available today for free on Apple TV+. New episodes will premiere for free globally every Tuesday.
The show will bring back classic characters like Gobo, Red, Boober, Mokey, Wembley, and Uncle
By Chris Morris
Broadway star Nick Cordero has been in a coma due to Coronavirus complications for at least 37 days and while he has shown signs of improvement, he has a long road to recovery. The Tony Award winner had recently relocated to Los Angeles with his wife, Amanda Kloots, and their 10-month old son, Elvis, to perform in the Bourbon Room production of Rock Of Ages.
How the coronavirus will impact the television industry is one big unknown, so CBS is sticking with what works and has renewed the majority of its schedule. Of course NCIS is coming back.
By Peter White, Nellie Andreeva
Independent publisher Round Hill Music and its record label division are launching Black Hill Records, a new label dedicated to rock music.The label will be based out of Los Angeles and distributed worldwide by The Orchard, and it has already signed its first three artists: Austin duo Black Pistol Fire, Nashville blues and rock guitarist Jared James Nichols and iconic British rock band The Cult."They say rock is dead when in fact it is very much alive," Round Hill co-founder and CEO Josh Gruss
By Dominic Patten
Tonight, All Rise follows in Parks and Recreation's footsteps, sort of. Where Parks returned after five years for a special, all video-chat episode made to raise money for Feeding America and to generally uplift a few spirits, the freshman CBS drama is actually offering us a season finale that both fits in with the current season and offers a look into the current reality of the Los Angeles judicial system and of all of Los Angeles.
By Amanda N'Duka
What can we expect from Monday's virtual episode of CBS' ? A lot of experimentation.
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Disney is in early development of a live-action remake of its 1997 animated movie “Hercules,” with “Avengers” filmmakers Joe and Anthony Russo producing through their AGBO production company.
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Disney is in early development of a live-action remake of its 1997 animated movie “Hercules,” with “Avengers” filmmakers Joe and Anthony Russo producing through their AGBO production company.
"Hanging By a Moment," the breakout hit and signature smash for '00s West Coast pop-rockers Lifehouse, ended 2001 as the No. 1 song on Billboard's year-end Hot 100.
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” will begin streaming on Disney Plus two months earlier than previously scheduled.