CBS All Access Orders True Crime Comedy Docuseries ‘For Heaven’s Sake’

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorCBS All Access has handed off a series order to Texas 6, a docuseries about a high school six-man football team’s quest for a third state championship. All eight episodes will be available to stream on Thanksgiving Day, November 26.The series from Jared Christopher (Titletown, TX) follows the Strawn High School Greyhounds and their coach, Dewaine Lee, as they pursue a Texas threepeat in the sport.

Peter White Television EditorSnowfall writer Aziza Barnes and Insecure’s Natasha Rothwell are developing an adaptation of Ibi Zoboi’s novel Pride for HBO.Pride is an update to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, a Haitian-Dominican coming of age story that explores young love, teenage angst, and gentrification through magical realism.Barnes, who also wrote on Netflix’s Teenage Bounty Hunters, is writing the adaptation, and will exec produce with Rothwell.

Chris Brown, 31, is making up for lost time! The “Forever” singer was beaming with happiness while playing with his son Aeko Catori Brown in a new video shared to Ammika Harris‘ Instagram stories on Monday, Oct. 12. Chris, 31, and Aeko have been separated for many months thanks to the COVID-19 travel ban, but their bond is still strong.

Ayesha Curry is gearing up to bring a day of fun to kids of all ages! Disney announced on Monday that the 31-year-old TV personality will host the first-ever  Virtual Playdate during the annual Fan Fest.Set to take place at 9 a.m. PT on Oct.

Showtime has given a 10-episode, straight-to-series order to the comedy “Flatbush Misdemeanors” from creators Kevin Iso and Dan Perlman, the premium cable network announced Monday.Based on Iso and Perlman’s digital series of the same name, the series “explores two longtime friends seeking to climb out of their heads and connect with others.” The duo will star as characters struggling to thrive in their new surroundings in the brash environment of Flatbush, BrooklynIso and Perlman will write and

Stephen King's seminal novel The Stand is once again getting a small screen adaptation — this time with a nine-episode series coming to CBS All Access. King's 1978 book is one of his most popular (and, currently, most relevant) titles.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThe first look at the trailer and key art for the CBS All Access limited-event series The Stand was unveiled today at the virtual New York Comic Con.A panel devoted to the series brought together cast members Whoopi Goldberg, James Marsden, Greg Kinnear, Odessa Young, Jovan Adepo, Amber Heard, and Owen Teague, as well as executive producers Benjamin Cavell and Taylor Elmore.The nine-episode limited-event series premieres Thursday, Dec.

Also Read: 'The Glorias' Director Julie Taymor on Telling Gloria Steinem's Story: 'I Thought I Knew Her. I Didn't' (Video)The team behind the film, including stars Winston and William Catlett, writer Sherman Payne and producers Caleeb Pinkett and Clarence Hammond, said the story of “Charm City Kings” made them think more deeply about their own lives.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorDisney APAC Boss Uday Shankar Quits Uday Shankar, president of The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific and chairman, Star & Disney India, is to step down at the end of 2020 after less than two years in the role. Shankar said he intends to pursue new entrepreneurial opportunities to “give back to the country.” Before stepping down, he will work with Rebecca Campbell, chair of Disney’s direct-to-consumer and international segment, to identify a successor.

Naman Ramachandran Uday Shankar will step down as president, The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific and chairman, Star & Disney India, effective Dec. 31, 2020.

Sundance Film Festival alums that receive a ton of acclaim usually have one of two paths. They either end up as Oscar players, taking that strong buzz and carving out a path in the awards season, or they crumble under the weight of added expectations.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom On Wednesday announced a new to preserve and protect 30% of the state’s lands and also its nearshore waters. He called it “30 by 30,” meaning the state will preserve 30% of it’s land by 2030.“We cannot forget about our lands, our working lands.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterThe ’90s are back in a big way at Apple TV Plus.The streaming service has ordered docuseries “The Supermodels” from Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Documentaries that centers on runway icons Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington and Linda Evangelista.Academy Award winner Barbara Kopple directed the series, which starts from the 1980s, when the four models skyrocketed to superstar status, and through to their time in New York and the height of the

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered all public and private schools in so-called hotspot zip codes in Brooklyn closed on Tuesday as COVID infections spike, in a setback to NYC’s reopening efforts.The news comes as the CEO of the nation’s biggest theater chain publicly blamed the governor for crippling the industry by keeping movie theaters across the state closed.

Peter White Television EditorThe Great White North invasion continues as CBS All Access has ordered a comedic documentary series set in Ontario, Canada.For Heaven’s Sake was created by and stars Mike Mildon and Jackson Rowe, two documentary filmmakers behind Trophy Husbands and they will exec produce alongside American Vandal duo Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault.The series, produced in partnership with Schitt’s Creek broadcaster CBC, is produced by Muse Entertainment, the Canadian production

Steph and Ayesha Curry‘s son Canon Jack is not only a chatty little boy, the two-year-old is already a fan of his mom’s new cookbook The Full Plate. The 31-year-old author showed off an Instagram video of her precious little boy thumbing through it on Sept.

Big Sean has revealed that he and partner Jhené Aiko have another TWENTY88 album “in the works”.The couple teamed up in 2016 to release a self-titled album under their TWENTY88 moniker, with another track attributed to the project appearing on Sean’s latest record, ‘Detroit 2’.Big Sean, real name Sean Anderson, dropped the hint about future TWENTY88 music during a Reddit AMA on September 17, when he was quizzed about the pair’s collaborative project by a fan.“Sup man, big fan.

Also Read: CBS All Access to Be Renamed Paramount+ in Early 2021, Add Scripted Series on Making of 'Godfather'The streamer has opened a writers room that will be overseen by Cacicio, who worked with the Kings on the upcoming Showtime drama “Your Honor.” Cacicio will executive produce alongside the Kings and their CBS TV Studios-based King Size Productions head Liz Glotzer.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterRobert and Michelle King are attached to executive produce a series adaptation of the iHeart Media true crime podcast “Happy Face” currently in development at CBS All Access, Variety has learned.“Happy Face” is inspired by the true story of Melissa Moore, who discovered at age 15 that her father, whom she loved dearly, was the prolific serial killer known as Happy Face.