Practical Magic 2 is in the works!
24.05.2024 - 22:05 / variety.com
Joe Otterson TV Reporter “The Girls on the Bus” are not going round and round. Variety has learned that Max has canceled the political drama after just one season. “While Max will not be moving forward with a second season of ‘The Girls on the Bus,’ we are grateful to have partnered with immensely talented Amy Chozick, Julie Plec, Rina Mimoun, as well as the teams at Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros.
Television,” Max said in a statement. “We are so proud of this powerful story of found family and the celebration of journalism, in all its forms. We thank them and our unrivaled cast for all their incredible work and collaboration.” Thus ends the show’s long road to the screen.
It was originally set up at Netflix with a series order in 2019, but was dropped by that streamer reportedly after production was pushed back because of the pandemic. It then moved to The CW for development in 2021 before landing at Max (then HBO Max) with a series order in 2022. The show was inspired by co-creator Amy Chozick’s experiences as a political reporter on the campaign bus with multiple presidential candidates.
It followed four reporters — played by Melissa Benoist, Carla Gugino, Natasha Behnam, and Christina Elmore — during their life on the campaign trail. Brandon Scott, Griffin Dunne, Mark Consuelos, and Scott Foley also appeared in the series. Chozick and Julie Plec co-created the series and were also executive producers.
Rina Mimoun was executive producer and showrunner. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Leigh London Redman executive produce via Berlanti Productions, with Marcos Siega also executive producing. Jesse Peretz executive produced and directed the pilot.
Practical Magic 2 is in the works!
Joe Otterson TV Reporter “Palm Royale” has been renewed for Season 2 at Apple TV+, Variety has learned. The series originally debuted on the streamer back in March with the season finale aired in May.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter Erika Henningsen is re-teaming with Tina Fey on the latter’s upcoming Netflix series “The Four Seasons,” Variety has learned exclusively. Henningsen and Fey previously worked together on the Broadway musical version of “Mean Girls,” for which Fey wrote the book based on the movie of the same name she also wrote. Henningsen originated the role of Cady Heron in the original Broadway production.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter Marion Cotillard has signed on for a role in “The Morning Show” Season 4, Variety has learned. The Oscar winner will appear in the new season of the Apple TV+ series alongside stars Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston as well as cast members Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Nestor Carbonell, Karen Pittman, Greta Lee, Jon Hamm, and Nicole Beharie. Cotillard will star as Celine Dumont, described as “a savvy operator from a storied European family.” This will be one of the few TV roles Cotillard has held in her career.
Selome Hailu The CW has renewed sports drama “All American” for a seventh season. The network has also secured broadcast rights for Season 4 of “The Chosen” and renewed “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” for Season 11. “All American” is inspired by the life of former NFL linebacker Spencer Paysinger and stars Daniel Ezra as Spencer James, a young football player from Los Angeles.
Jon Burlingame Historical dramas often demand a specific musical approach: Music that suggests the time and place, along with reflecting the (often real-life) characters and the unique circumstances of their lives. Five of the past season’s miniseries featured outstanding scores along these lines. For producers Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, “Masters of the Air” marked the completion of a World War II trilogy (after “Band of Brothers,” about American soldiers in Europe, and “The Pacific,” about Marines in the Pacific theater), and composer Blake Neely worked on all three.
Jack Dunn Emily Alyn Lind, Shubham Maheshwari, Joseph Zada and Esther McGregor have joined the cast of Prime Video‘s new drama series “We Were Liars,” based on the young adult novel of the same name by E. Lockhart. They join previously announced cast members Mamie Gummer, Caitlin FitzGerald, Candice King, David Morse, and Asher Ali.
The Deadline Studio at Prime Experience, featuring interviews with the cast and creatives from some of Prime Video‘s buzziest TV programs in the awards-season race, recently wrapped its run on the sidelines of Prime Video’s FYC event.
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos’ daughter Lola Consuelos has fans saying she should be on the radio. Last week, the daughter of the famous couple shared an acappella stripped-down cover of Sabrina Carpenter’s viral song “Espresso,” and it’s very impressive.A post shared by Lola Consuelos (@theyoungestyung)Lola is pursuing a music career and has been releasing singles since 2022. She has three on Spotify, with her latest, “Roles” just released this year in April.The 22-year-old just graduated from New York University in 2023, so it seems like now that she has her degree in her pocket, she is putting her all into music.
Kelly Ripa and her husband Mark Consuelos are hitting their one-year anniversary of co-hosting Live! with Kelly & Mark together, and we’ve dug up some interesting information about their net worths!
The Girls on the Bus will not be continuing on Max.
Max has opted not to proceed with a second season of drama The Girls On The Bus. The decision comes two weeks after the Season 1 finale of the series, starring and produced by Melissa Benoist, was released.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter Cristin Milioti is lending her voice to Season 2 of the Hulu adult animated series “Hit-Monkey,” Variety has learned exclusively. As previously reported, Season 2 will see Monkey (Fred Tatasciore) and the ghost of American assassin Bryce (Jason Sudeikis) travel from Japan to New York. It is due to premiere on Hulu in July 15.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter “Walker” has been canceled at The CW after four seasons, Variety has learned. “We want to thank the entire cast, crew, writers, directors and producers of ‘Walker’ for their hard work and dedication over four incredible seasons,” The CW said in a statement.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter Genesis Rodriguez has joined “Lioness” Season 2 at Paramount+, Variety has learned. The second season of the espionage drama was announced earlier in May. Rodriguez will star as Captain Josephina Carrillo, described as “a dedicated soldier with a fierce personality” and “a skilled helicopter pilot.” The cast also includes Zoe Saldana, Laysla De Oliveira, Nicole Kidman, Michael Kelly, and Morgan Freeman.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter The travel series “Conan O’Brien Must Go” has been renewed for Season 2 at Max. The announcement was made as part of the Warner Bros. Discovery upfront presentation to advertisers in New York on Wednesday.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter “Only Murders in the Building” dropped the first teaser for Season 4 on Tuesday and set its premiere date on Hulu. The reveal was made during Disney’s upfront presentation to advertisers in New York. The new season of the popular comedy series will bow on August 27.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter The 2024 Fox upfront presentation featured an appearance by Jamie Foxx in one of his first public appearances since his health crisis last year. Foxx took to the stage and did his best to crack up the crowd of advertisers, a tall order considering the bar had yet to open.
Selena Kuznikov Kristen Wiig is set to present her “Palm Royale” co-star, Carol Burnett, with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Gracie Awards. The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation also revealed that Tamera Mowry-Housley will host the awards, set to take place on May 21 at the Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter The quiz series “The Floor” has been renewed for Seasons 2 and 3 at Fox, with host Rob Lowe entering into an unscripted first-look deal with the network. “Fans loved the first season of ‘The Floor’ so much that we’ve ordered two more seasons of this breakthrough game show with plans already underway to make our epic battle of the brains even bigger and bolder,” said Michael Thorn, president of the Fox Television Network. “It’s also been a massive win to have a huge star like Rob Lowe as our host, and both our viewers and competitors can’t wait to see him back in action.” Under Lowe’s new deal, he will develop new unscripted series for Fox that would be produced by the network’s unscripted studio, Fox Alternative Entertainment.