Debra Messing to Star in, Executive Produce Starz Comedy About White House’s East Wing

Joe Biden is enlisting the help of celebrities on Instagram to promote his 2020 campaign for president. With rallies and public engagements scarce throughout the country as the coronavirus pandemic continues to see new people infected every day, the presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee is launching a new initiative in the hopes of earning votes in the digital space.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVUtkarsh Ambudkar (Brittany Runs a Marathon) has been tapped as the male lead opposite Rose McIver in Ghosts, CBS’ single-camera comedy pilot from Joe Port & Joe Wiseman, Lionsgate Television, BBC Studios and CBS Television Studios.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersWritten by Port and Wiseman based on the British series, Ghosts follows a young couple, Samantha (McIver) and Ryan (Ambudkar), whose dreams come true when they inherit a

Season 4 of The Masked Singer is coming this fall, its producers say; despite COVID-19 causing immeasurable delays and disruption in production, this is one show that is definitely still going to go on. But how? At the outset of Season 3, The Masked Singer promised to be bigger and bolder, and it didn't disappoint.

Colin Kaepernick's life is getting the Netflix treatment. The streaming service has announced that Ava DuVernay has signed on to executive produce Colin in Black & White, a limited drama about the Kaepernick's high school years.

Also Read: Colin Kaepernick Joins Medium's Board of Directors, Will Write About Racism and Civil RightsThe series was conceived in 2019 by Kaepernick and Duvernay, and Starrbury completed writing last month, Netflix pointed out in its press release. That suggests that the concept and scripts both wrapped when George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

As Chelsea Houska and Cole DeBoer continue their home-building journey, their marriage only gets stronger. The fitness expert shared a photo of his wife inside their new South Dakota home, in which they’re still in the process of building, on June 28. In the photo, Chelsea is pictured with her back turned to the camera as she pens a heartfelt message dedicated to their family on a piece of wood.

Will Thorne Staff WriterMalcolm Jenkins, the two-time Super Bowl champion and current New Orleans Saints star, is set to produce a documentary series about the history of Black wealth in America.Titled “Little Africa,” the series aims to draw a correlation between the dispossession of land and the existing wealth and political gaps in the United States.

Demi Moore has signed on to star in Songbird, the recently announced pandemic thriller that will be produced by Michael Bay.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorAnother of comedian Chris D’Elia’s co-stars has spoken out about recent allegations that he solicited underage girls on social media.D’Elia had a three-episode arc on the Netflix series You last season. In it, he played a man who menaces a 15-year-old girl.

Also Read: 'Extraction' Executive Producer David Guillod Charged With Rape, KidnappingThe felony charges against Guillod include kidnapping for rape, rape of a drugged victim, rape of an unconscious person, forcible sexual penetration of an unconscious person by a foreign object and oral copulation of a drugged person. The charges are based on the accounts of four anonymous Jane Does for incidents that occurred in 2012, 2014 and 2015.

Peter White Television EditorHulu unveiled a number of advertising plans at its annual NewFronts presentations and slipped in a few details about forthcoming originals.The Disney-backed digital platform unveiled more details about its upcoming Steve Martin and Martin Short comedy as well as its next Huluween projects and two new FX on Hulu titles.In January, Hulu handed the Martin and Short half-hour project, which comes from This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman and 20th Century Fox TV, a

Before Siesta Key premiered, Alex Kompos was already a problematic person. Between his consistent use of racial slurs and the video he appeared in where his friend brutally killed a shark — the reality star seemed to be able to get away with anything until now.

Variety Staff Follow Us on Twitter“Love Life” star and executive producer Anna Kendrick, actor Zoë Chao and executive producers Sam Boyd, Bridget Bedard and Paul Feig will participate in an exclusive Q&A and screening of HBO Max’s series on July 2 at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorEXCLUSIVE: In its nearly 52 years on the air, 60 Minutes has traveled to war zones and managed through a few of its own internal crises. Nothing in the history of the CBS institution, however, may ever compare with the logistical gauntlet the show has run during COVID-19.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerNeal McDonough, who has recently been seen on shows like Yellowstone, Altered Carbon, the Robert Zemeckis series Project Blue Book, has signed on to star in Red Stone, an indie thriller written and directed by Derek Presley.

Starz is developing “East Wing,” a half-hour comedy series starring “Will & Grace” alumna Debra Messing. It is created and written by Ali Wentworth (“Nightcap”), who will also appear in the series alongside Messing, and Liz Tuccillo (“Divorce”).

Joe Otterson TV ReporterStarz is developing a new comedy series titled “East Wing” with Debra Messing attached in the lead role, Variety has learned.The series hails from writers and creators Ali Wentworth and Liz Tuccillo, with Wentworth also set to star alongside Messing. The show is inspired by Wentworth’s mother, who who served as Social Secretary in the White House during Ronald Reagan’s presidency in the 1980s.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVStarz is developing East Wing, a half-hour comedy series starring Will & Grace alumna Debra Messing. It is created and written by Ali Wentworth (Nightcap), who will also appear in the series alongside Messing, and Liz Tuccillo (Divorce).

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Ricky Velez (The King of Staten Island) is reuniting with Judd Apatow for his first comedy special at HBO.