Ben Falcone Becomes Awkward Angel In ‘God’s Favorite Idiot’ For Netflix; Melissa McCarthy & Leslie Bibb Co-Star – Watch Trailer

Joe Otterson TV ReporterLeslie Jones is set to lead the voice cast of an adult animated comedy series currently in early development at Warner Bros. Animation, Variety has learned exclusively.Jones will executive produce the untitled series in addition to voicing the lead character of Plastic Woman. According to an individual with knowledge of the project, the show is not connected to the female-led take on the DC character Plastic Man that was reportedly in the works as a feature back in 2020.Plot details for the show are being kept under wraps.

Netflix back in March 2019, and this upcoming season of "Love, Death + Robots" will see him stepping into the director’s chair to helm his first piece of animation on one of the series’ nine episodes.  Many hardcore fans felt letdown a bit by the creativity and storylines in last year's season 2, but hopefully this new lineup for the Emmy Award-winning show gets things back on track.

The Inbetweeners star James Buckley and his wife Clair Meek brought a splash of colour to the red carpet at a star-studded event in London. Sky's Up Next bash attracted a host of famous faces at Dury Lane's Theatre Royal on Tuesday evening where guests got an exclusive look at what’s coming up next on the channel.

EXCLUSIVE: Leslie Bibb has been tapped to star alongside Kristen Wiig in in Apple TV+ comedy series Mrs. American Pie, executive produced by Laura Dern. Based on Juliet McDaniel’s book, Mrs. American Pie hails from creator Abe Sylvia (The Eyes of Tammy Faye) and director Tate Taylor (Breaking News in Yuba County). Oscar winner Allison Janney also recently signed on to star in the series, in which Dern is poised for a key role.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentMiguel Bernardeau, Guzmán in Netflix smash hit “Elite,” and Mexico’s Renata Notni will head the cast of “Zorro,” a reboot series from Los Angeles-based Secuoya Studios and John Gertz that will stream in exclusivity on Amazon’s Prime Video in the U.S., Latin America and Spain. The flagship series at Secuoya Studios, “Zorro,” a modern take on the hero, is directed by Javier Quintas, whose credits include episodes of “Money Heist” and “Sky Rojo,” and Miguel Angel Vivas, a director on “Locked Up” and “Unauthorized Living.” Written by Carlos Portela (“Hierro,” “Velvet Collection”), the 10 episode series is executive produced for Secuoya Studios by David Martínez, David Cotarelo and Angela Agudo.  John Gertz, founder of Zorro Productions and a producer on “The Mask of Zorro” and “The Legend of Zorro” movies titles, also executive produces along with former Sony exec Andy Kaplan at KC Global Media, Sergio Pizzolante for C&T Mobs, and Jesús Torres and Glenda Pacanins at NoStatusQuo Studios.Bernardeau will play a new version of Diego de la Vega, a landowner and, in disguise, masked hero of the people.

Forget the Montagues and Capulets, blood feuds don’t get more bloody than those between vampires and vampire hunters — which means the romance is even more forbidden and the body count certainly seems to be much higher in the trailer for Netflix’s “First Kill.”Starring Sarah Catherine Hook (“The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It”) as a young vampire, Juliette, and Imani Lewis (“Eighth Grade”) as Calliope, a vampire hunter from a long line of slayers, “First Kill” delivers a bloody YA twist on the forbidden lovers trope when the unlikely pair falls for each other. Watch the romance and warfare unfold in the trailer above.Created by best-selling author V.

Theo James and Rose Leslie reunite for a romantic drama with a timely twist.HBO's , the new six-episode adaptation of the best-selling novel by Audrey Niffenegger, follows married couple Clare Abshire (Leslie) and Henry DeTamble (James), whose marriage is complicated by time travel. Written by Steven Moffat () and directed by David Nutter (), the series also stars Desmin Borges as Gomez and Natasha Lopez as Charisse.Prior to joining Time Traveler's Wife, James and Leslie briefly worked together on though James admittedly doesn't recall their encounter.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterIndie film sales, financing, and distribution shop WME Independent has bolstered its ranks with several new hires, Variety has learned exclusively.Division co-heads Deborah McIntosh and Alex Walton announced on Monday the arrival of Julia Harris as senior vice president of business affairs, Melissa Martinez as vice president of marketing, and Victoria Romley as an agent focused on international distribution. All appointments are effective immediately.“Julia, Melissa and Victoria each bring unique perspective to the team, and we’re excited to continue the growth of this team with these hires” said McIntosh and Walton.

Jennifer Lopez sent it back on Sunday, posting an old video alongside Ben Affleck on Mother's Day many years ago.  The actress, 52, posted the clip in which the duo sat courtside at a basketball game and could be heard wishing their mothers well on the day all about them.

Netflix has unveiled the first trailer from “God’s Favorite Idiot”, a high-concept comedy series from husband-and-wife team Ben Falcone and Melissa McCarthy.

For those who can’t get enough of the movie collaborations of comedic husband-and-wife duo Melissa McCarthy (“Nine Perfect Strangers“) and Ben Falcone (“Thunder Force“), we have some good news for you — they’re coming together for an eight-episode series on Netflix. The comedy series sees average joe Clark on a mission from God.

A higher power is calling upon Ben Falcone to do some good in God’s Favorite Idiot, the latest comedy from the actor-creator and Melissa McCarthy that drops June 15 on Netflix.

Netflix has released a first-look photo of Randall Park and Melissa Fumero on the set of Blockbuster, its upcoming single-camera video store comedy series from Universal Television. See the photo below.

the Hollywood Reporter. “This run ties Chappelle with Monty Python for the most headlined shows by any comedian at the Hollywood Bowl, reaching 70k fans of diverse backgrounds during the first Netflix Is A Joke: The Festival, and he refuses to allow last night’s incident to overshadow the magic of this historic moment.” The statement added: “As unfortunate and unsettling as the incident was, Chappelle went on with the show.

UPDATED with host, performer set: Holly Robinson Peete was tapped to host the 47th annual Gracie Awards at its in-person ceremony May 24 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Singer-songwriter Christina Perri will perform during the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation’s ceremony, which honors exemplary programming created by, for and about women in radio, TV, cable and interactive media.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNetflix has unveiled the young cast of its first Finnish series, “Dance Brothers,” which is currently filming in Helsinki with Samuel Kujala (“Lakeside Murders”) and Roderick Kabanga (“Gravedigger and the Random People”) playing the lead roles.The young adult drama series is a co-production between Netflix and Yle, and is created and produced by Max Malka at Banijay’s Endemol Shine Finland. The Finnish language series will launch globally on Netflix in 2023 and will later also be available on Yle.