CAA Signs Netflix ‘Unorthodox’ Actress Shira Haas

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Gregory Diaz IV, who is starring in Jon Chu’s upcoming Warner Bros feature musical In The Heights, has signed with UTA.The 15-year-old actor previously appeared on Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and NBC’s New Amsterdam.Diaz made his name on Broadway with his performance as Bruce in Matilda the Musical in 2016 and also performed Off-Broadway in Pedro Pan, Zurich and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.He plays Sonny de la Vega in In the Heights, which is

Michael Che has set up his own sketch comedy series at HBO Max, Variety has learned.The streamer has given the series a six-episode order. Che will star in the series, with each episode set to tackle a different theme or incident — such as police brutality, unemployment, or falling in love — from a Black vantage point.“I’m really excited to be working on this show with HBO Max,” said Che.

Peter White Television EditorSaturday Night Live star Michael Che is getting his own sketch show on HBO Max.The streaming service has ordered a six-part untitled series from the comedian, Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video and Universal Television.Each episode of the show will follow a theme or incident, such as police brutality, unemployment and romance and use sketches and vignettes to illustrate what it feels like to experience this from a black vantage point.The streamer said the show was less

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMichael Che has set up his own sketch comedy series at HBO Max, Variety has learned.The streamer has given the series a six-episode order. Che will star in the series, with each episode set to tackle a different theme or incident — such as police brutality, unemployment, or falling in love — from a Black vantage point.“I’m really excited to be working on this show with HBO Max” said Che.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: We can tell you that CAA has inked New York Times bestselling author Tara Westover.Westover is known for her 2018 memoir Educated about a young girl who, kept out of school, who leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University.The Random House book debuted at No.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed actress, businesswoman, and activist Nomzamo Mbatha.Nomzamo can be seen in Paramount’s forthcoming Coming 2 America.

Isha Sesay and Idris Elba have launched The Survivors Solidarity Fund to raise money for survivors of sexual assault in Sierra Leone. The fund was created after the horrific June 17 rape and murder of 5 year oldKadijah Saccoh in the West African country.

Nadia Neophytou The day Shira Haas auditioned for the role of Esty Shapiro on Unorthodox, she got drenched in the rain. When she arrived at the venue, she cleaned herself up, took a few deep breaths, walked into the audition and sang Jeff Buckley’s Hallelujah.

Love Island star Wes Nelson is in talks with Celebs Go Dating producers to appear on the next series of the show, a source has exclusively revealed to OK! online. Wes is set to join a number of stars on a different version of the show, where stars will go on virtual dates to meet social distancing requirements amid the coronavirus pandemic.The 22 year old reality star is on the look out for love after his split from Arabella Chi earlier this year.

Syrian diaspora in Europe are playing Sunday in the 24th friendship concert conducted by Riccardo Muti, this year at the Paestum archaeological site in southern Italy, but the coronavirus pandemic blocked others from arriving directly from Syria.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorShortly after Shira Haas auditioned for “Unorthodox,” she visited her grandmother, who is in her 90s and was in the hospital at the time.“She gave me a ring, and she told me that this one will give me luck, and that she really hopes that I will get this role, and she feels that I’m going to get it,” the Israeli actor says during an appearance on Tuesday’s episode of the Variety and iHeart podcast “The Big Ticket.” “This was kind of like

Cho Yeo-jeong, who became a household name as Mrs. Park in Parasite, has been extremely active on Instagram and delights her fans with some beautiful posts.

first announced last October, makes Banijay the largest TV production company outside of the U.S., enjoying a larger content catalog than international giants like BBC Studios.

Will Thorne Staff WriterShira Haas has catapulted herself into the zeitgeist with her moving performance as Esther “Esty” Shapiro on Netflix’s “Unorthodox.”The series sees Esty married off to a man whom she barely knows (played by Haas’ real-life friend Amit Rahav) and forced to shave her head as Satmar tradition dictates.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: CAA has inked Australian filmmaker and the creator and star of FX’s Mr. Inbetween, Scott Ryan.Ryan plays Ray Shoesmith on Mr Inbetween, a guy who’s a dad, ex-husband, boyfriend, best friend — and hitman.The series was based on Ryan’s mockumentary indie The Magician, which played the Melbourne Film Festival and was discovered by Nash Edgerton who is an EP and director on Mr.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: Madison Bailey, who currently stars as Kiara in the new Netflix YA drama Outer Banks, has signed with CAA for representation.The series, created and executive produced by Jonas Pate, Josh Pate, and Shannon Burke, centers around a tight-knit group of local teens in the beach vacation destination of the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Aaron Altaras, star of Netflix’s critically acclaimed limited series Unorthodox, has signed with Brillstein Entertainment Partners for U.S. representation.