Anti-LGBTQ protesters aren’t going to bring down Pride if the cast of “Heartstopper” have anything to say about it.
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EXCLUSIVE: Garret Dillahunt (Army of the Dead), Jeanine Serralles (Utopia), Kaya Rosenthal (The Time Traveler’s Wife), Michael Drayer (Mr. Robot), newcomer Ellie Barone and Taja V. Simpson (The Oval) have signed on for recurring roles in the third season of Starz’s crime drama, Hightown.
Created by Rebecca Cutter (Gotham), Hightown is set in the beautiful but bleak world of Cape Cod, watching as Jackie Quiñone’s (Monica Raymund) journey to sobriety is overshadowed by a murder investigation dragging her into its fold. The show’s second season saw the picture-perfect version of summer on Cape Cod clash with its off-season reality. Quinones (Raymund), achieving her dream of becoming a real cop, was out to do some good in this world. Thrust immediately into the crime wave of deadly carfentanyl flooding the Cape, she was laser-focused on bringing down drug dealer Frankie Cuevas (Amaury Nolasco), the man she holds responsible for the death of her best friend, Junior (Shane Harper). For Jackie, it is personal. But then again, for Jackie, everything is personal. When Frankie’s cousin Jorge (Luis Guzmán) joins his operation, he introduces a new level of violence and chaos. With disgraced officer Ray Abruzzo (James Badge Dale) off the force and mired in depression, Jackie finds a new partner in Leslie (Tonya Glanz), the only other female on the force. Through it all, Jackie must walk the tightrope of sobriety as she struggles to stay above an ocean of secrets, betrayal and the shame and failure of her past. Riley Voelkel, Atkins Estimond, and Dohn Norwood also star.
Dillahunt will play Shane Frawley, a charismatic and charming gangster from South Boston. He owns a slew of legitimate businesses across Massachusetts, but his plans to
Anti-LGBTQ protesters aren’t going to bring down Pride if the cast of “Heartstopper” have anything to say about it.
David Arquette and Elizabeth Marvel are set for recurring roles opposite Betty Gilpin and Jake McDorman in Mrs. Davis, Peacock’s new drama series written and executive produced by Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof. Additionally, Alethea Jones (Rise of the Pink Ladies, Evil) is set to executive produce and direct multiple episodes.
EXCLUSIVE: Grindstone Entertainment Group has acquired North American rights to the crime drama One Day as a Lion, written by and starring Scott Caan (Hawaii Five-0), from Roxwell Films. The film currently in production in Oklahoma boasts a starry ensemble that also includes Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash), Frank Grillo (Captain America and Purge franchises), Michael Carmen Pitt (Boardwalk Empire), Marianne Rendón (Charlie Says), Taryn Manning (Orange Is the New Black) and Academy Award nominee Virginia Madsen (Sideways).
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorHBO Max’s “The Staircase” marks the fifth collaboration for music supervisor Randall Poster and creator Antonio Campos. Poster says that the journey has helped build a musical rapport. When it came to finding the perfect needle drop moments for the true-crime series starring Colin Firth and Toni Collette, Poster looked to music that would help tell the story rather than rely on the musical tastes of the characters.“The Staircase” retells the death of Kathleen Peterson, played by Collette, from a fall from a staircase in her home.
An ice cream shop isn’t the sort of place you would expect to be busy on an overcast Thursday morning, but Just-Ice on Park Lane in Poynton is no ordinary ice cream parlour. While it does serve some of the best sundaes and waffles in the area, what makes this café unique is its mission to offer sympathetic and supportive employment to survivors of modern slavery.
Michael Colton and John Aboud, creators of ABC comedy Home Economics, are doubling down with Lionsgate Television.
Actor Kevin Spacey was this morning granted unconditional bail at a magistrates court hearing in Westminster, London, as the sexual assault case against him was referred to Southwark Crown Court.
. ET spoke to Becca Kufrin, Bryan Abasolo, Mike Johnson, Joe Amabile, Tia Booth, and Natasha Parker — each of whom are co-hosts for an official podcast on Bachelor Nation — and they had varying opinions about the decision to cast two leads on the next season of the show.Former Bachelorette Andi Dorfman recently told ET that she found the dual casting of Rachel Recchia and Gabby Windey to be «a little sexist,» while fellow franchise lead JoJo Fletcher said that she thinks it'll be «incredible» for the women to have a friend with them for their journey.Kufrin, who co-hosts with Michelle Young, said she «can definitely understand both points of view» and considers herself to be «in the middle» of the debate.«It would be so nice going through this season with a girlfriend who completely understands what you're going through in that moment,» she told ET. «It's something that no lead has been able to experience before, so I think it's going to give us a new, fresh perspective and definitely make for a very intriguing season overall.»Though she's looking forward to watching it play out, Kufrin said that she hopes the show «doesn't pit these women against one another.»«There's already enough drama on the show itself, with the contestants, that I would hate to see any drama between the women,» she said. «It's going to be tough because when there's two, there's always going to be this underlying level of competition, between the men vying for these women and vice versa.
Diane Garrett In the final episode of “Gaslit,” the Watergate hearings play in the background as socialite truth-teller Martha Mitchell languishes in the hospital, stricken with cancer and ridiculed as crazy by Republicans and members of the media. Five decades later, Wyoming legislator Liz Cheney is playing a similar straight shooter at the congressional hearings about the Trump White House’s role in the Jan.
Sweet Home will be returning for two more seasons.The streaming service broke the news through a short visual released earlier today (June 15), along with a description that reads: “Die as a human or live as a monster. They’re taking the fight outside.”Netflix added that cast members Song Kang (who plays Hyun-soo), Lee Jin-wook (who plays Sang-wook), Lee Si-young (who plays Yi-kyung), Go Min-si (who plays Eun-yoo) and Park Gyu-young (who plays Ji-soo) are set to reprise their roles for the coming seasons.In addition to the show’s original cast, the upcoming seasons will also introduce characters played by Yoo Oh-seong (My Country: The New Age), Oh Jung-se (It’s Okay to Not Be Okay), Kim Moo-yeol (Juvenile Justice) and former B1A4 member Jung Jin-young.Lee Eung-bok, who directed the first season of Sweet Home, is also set to helm the K-drama’s new seasons.
BBC Three and HBO Max have commissioned a third season of Rose Matafeo’s critically-acclaimed comedy Starstruck.
Starstruck, the original comedy from comedian and writer Rose Matafeo, has been picked up for a third season by HBO Max.
Netflix has revealed the full voice cast for Entergalactic, the adult-animated music series based on the upcoming album of the same name by rapper, singer and actor Kid Cudi. The series hails from Kenya Barris and Scott Mescudi, better known by his stage name Kid Cudi. Joining Kid Cudi in the voice cast are Jessica Williams (Love Life), Timothée Chalamet (Dune), Ty Dolla $ign, Laura Harrier (Hollywood), Vanessa Hudgens (Tick, Tick…Boom!), Christopher Abbott (Kraven the Hunter), 070 Shake, Teyana Taylor (Coming 2 America), Jaden Smith (After Earth), Keith David (From Scratch), Arturo Castro (Yes Day) and Macaulay Culkin (American Horror Story). The cast was announced Wednesday in a teaser trailer on Day 3 of Netflix’s Geeked Week. You can watch the clip above.