‘Beat Shazam’ Producer Apploff Entertainment Promotes Danielle Peress

Lady Susan Hussey joined members of the royal family for church service on Sunday, January 29, following her resignation as a palace aide amid a racist incident last year.

Missing in the ton? Phoebe Dynevor’s Daphne Bridgerton was the first TV sibling to find love on Bridgerton, but she may be ready to leave Grosvenor Square.

Gregory Allen Howard, the first African American screenwriter for a $100 million drama with Remember The Titans, died today in Miami, Florida following a brief illness. He was 70 and his death was confirmed by his publicist.

EXCLUSIVE: New Line has set Secret Headquarters filmmakers Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman to direct Undo, from Will Simmons’ 2022 Black List screenplay. The action thriller is currently in development.

The Neighborhood will be back for a sixth season. CBS announced today that the hit comedy will be back for the 2023-2024 broadcast season.

The second season of Swagger will debut on Apple TV+ in June. The streamer announced the news Wednesday, along with a few first look images of the cast (one is above, and the others are at the bottom of this post).

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix’s The Kissing Booth producer iGeneration Studios has struck a partnership deal with Square Zero Films to develop scripted features based on Square Zero’s socially relevant documentaries, and the pair have set first three projects.

Justin Wilkes, chief strategy officer of Imagine Entertainment and president of Imagine Documentaries and Brands, has been promoted to president. The company is headed up by Executive Chairmen Brian Grazer and Ron Howard.With Wilkes’ promotion, co-president of documentaries Sara Bernstein has been named president of documentaries, leading the division.

The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) announced the winners of the 14th annual AAFCA Awards honoring the best in film. The Woman King, Till, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery each won two awards.

Bravo dropped the trailer for Summer House Season 7 and the heat is on as Danielle Olivera and Lindsay Hubbard’s friendship is tested. The reality series returns on Monday, February 13 starting at 9 p.m. ET. Watch the preview in the video posted above.

Imagine Entertainment has promoted Beth Bednarski to Chief Financial Officer, COO Steve Shikiya announced on Friday.Bednarski will oversee finance and accounting along with human resources, operations and IT, and partner with senior leadership on business development and strategic initiatives.“I’ve had the opportunity to work closely with Beth for over a decade and known her to be exceptionally strategic and operational. She has become an integral part of the senior leadership team at Imagine, particularly as the company has aggressively expanded into new content businesses over the past few years,” Shikiya said in a statement.Bednarski previously held the position of Executive Vice President of Finance and Operations at Imagine.

Barney, Norma and magical-talking-dog Pugsley are closing out their summer adventures at Netflix after the streamer canceled the animated series Dead End: Paranormal Park.

EXCLUSIVE: Beth Bednarski has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer of Imagine Entertainment, the award-winning global entertainment company of Brian Grazer and Ron Howard. The news comes following the amicable departure of Imagine Entertainment’s Presidents Tony Hernandez and Lilly Burns (from Jax Media), which we were first to report on.

OK, Bhad Bhabie, definitely sending some mixed signals here! LOLz!

Two former ESPN employees are suing ESPN in federal court, alleging its COVID-19 vaccine requirement violated religious freedom rights, according to reports. 

Barry Grove will step down as the Executive Producer of Manhattan Theatre Club, a major Broadway and Off Broadway institution, at the conclusion of the 2022-2023 season.