Glen Powell Starring in Audible’s ’10 Days’ Basketball Drama Podcast From Executive Producer Steve Nash

The latest Apple TV+ series, “Swagger,” is a reminder that quality television doesn’t always need a high concept or a clever hook. Character-driven drama will always have a place on the landscape when it’s done this well.

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed veteran writer-executive producer Heather Zuhlke for representation in all areas.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticApple TV Plus’ greatest success so far has been “Ted Lasso,” a show about the power of teamwork and connection, with a group of athletes led by a somewhat unlikely coach seeking a bit of redemption.Its newest drama has all those elements, remixed and transplanted into a new context. “Swagger” is inspired by the early life of NBA superstar Kevin Durant, who serves as executive producer along with Brian Grazer and showrunner Reggie Rock Bythewood.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Recording Academy has announced that Fulwell 73 Productions will oversee all aspects of the 2022 Grammy Awards, taking place at Los Angeles’ Staples Center on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, broadcasting live on CBS and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+.Jesse Collins, Raj Kapoor and Ben Winston will serve as executive producers.

Former The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Lisa Vanderpump, 61, is in the dog house once again! In the new housewives’ tell-all book Not All Diamonds and Rosé, RHOBH executive producer Chris Cullen told author Dave Quinn that Lisa actually did leak the infamous “Puppygate” story to the press during season 9, which ultimately led to her demise –as well as her exit from the long-running hit Bravo series!

Scarlett Moffatt has spent nearly a year doing up hers and her boyfriend's dream home, and the results are breathtaking.The presenter and TV personality, 31, and partner Scott Dobinson moved into the gorgeous County Durham property at the end of 2020.

said his family, who added he was fully vaccinated and thanked the staff at Walter Reed National Medical Center for treating him. Powell is survived by a wife and three children.Powell’s career was full of firsts and he served in four Republican administrations.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“History of the World, Part I” is finally getting a Part II, with Hulu ordering a variety series followup to the classic Mel Brooks comedy film, Variety has learned exclusively.“History of the World, Part II” is described as a sequel to the 1981 film. The film was made up of segments set during different periods of world history.

Colin Powell, the former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has tragically passed away at the age of 84.

Remembering a hero. Colin Powell, best known for being a military leader and the first Black secretary of state, died at age 84.

When people think of NBA stars making the transition to Hollywood, perhaps the first thing that people think about is “Space Jam” and its 2021 sequel “Space Jam: A New Legacy.” Well, NBA legend Kevin Durant is ready to step into the world of filmmaking, but his new Apple TV+ series, “Swagger,” is a very, very different beast than those kid-friendly comedies.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorBrigette Lundy-Paine and Golshifteh Farahani have joined cast of “City of Ghosts,” a supernatural neo-noir fiction podcast set in New York City.In “City of Ghosts,” Lundy-Paine, star of Netflix’s “Atypical” and United Artists’ “Bill and Ted Face the Music,” plays El Rivkin, a misanthropic information broker who makes a living collecting and selling the dirty secrets of New York’s elite.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorDaytime TV veteran Talia Parkinson-Jones has been named the new executive producer of the fourth hour of NBC’s “Today” show, placing a new supervisor atop an hour that helps the network reach critical morning audiences.Parkinson-Jones will oversee an hour that is anchored by Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager. She is slated to take on the new role starting on Oct.

Talia Parkinson-Jones has been named executive producer of NBC’s Today with Hoda & Jenna.

EXCLUSIVE: The booming podcasting sector is getting another player.

left at the beginning of 2020. Carter, who also came over from “The View,” was brought in to replace him, but lasted less than two years at the helm.

Good Morning America Weekend executive producer Quiana Burns will be joining Tamron Hall as interim executive producer of the syndicated daytime talk show, which recently launched its third season. She is replacing Candi Carter who stepped down last week.