‘Law & Order: Organized Crime’: Matt Olmstead Exits As Showrunner Of ‘SVU’ Spinoff Starring Christopher Meloni

HollyShorts Film Festival — an Oscar-qualifying event now in its 16th year — is going virtual this year, scheduled for Nov. 9-15 and showcasing 418 short films.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorSandra Lee is getting into the Christmas spirit.The Emmy-winning lifestyle expert has signed a deal to host broadcast and digital segments for Lifetime during the network’s holiday programming, titled “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime.”The pieces will cover a range of holiday subjects, including decorating, baking and gift giving.“For decades, Sandra has helped time-starved homemakers everywhere make delicious meals, give thoughtful gifts, and

It doesn’t matter what a film’s plot is about when it stars such incredible actors such as Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan. Whenever you see actors at that caliber headlining a film, tickets are automatically sold.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThe star stable of television producer Dick Wolf, best known for his Law & Order franchise, has come together for a public service announcement on voter registration.Doing their best for the country are such cast members as Ice-T, S. Epatha Merkerson and Mariska Hargitay, all advising on what’s at stake in the Nov.

Spike Lee still gets recognized on a walk in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.On this sunny September morning, the 63-year-old director and activist is participating in a socially distanced photo shoot on the street outside his production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks. As Lee stands on the corner, a dark Subaru screeches to a halt.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorMatthew Anderson is leaving Roku after serving as its chief marketing officer for seven years — and he’s joining James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems investment company as a strategic adviser.Anderson, a former News Corp and Sky exec, announced his exit from Roku on Monday. A Roku rep confirmed his departure but declined to comment.

Janet W. Lee In today’s TV news roundup, Cartoon Network greenlit “We Bare Bears” spinoff, “We Baby Bears,” and Raymond Ablack has been cast in a recurring role in Netflix’s “Maid.”Raymond Ablack (“Narcos,” “Orphan Black”) has been cast in a recurring role opposite Margaret Qualley in the upcoming Netflix dramedy “Maid,” Variety has learned exclusively.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVDemore Barnes has been promoted to series regular for the upcoming 22nd season of NBC’s Law & Order: SVU.Barnes will continue in the role of Deputy Chief Christian Garland, a forthright, analytical and charismatic leader, eager to apply more contemporary principles to the NYPD while navigating its political minefields along with Capt. Benson (Mariska Hargitay).

Thomas Jefferson Byrd was an actor known for roles in Spike Lee films including “Clockers” and “Get on the Bus.”Byrd worked with Lee in a number of the acclaimed director’s films, beginning with 1995’s “Clockers,” in which he played a drug lord’s enforcer. Byrd would return to the big screen in Lee’s “Girl 6” (1996), “Get on the Bus” (1996), “He Got Game” (1998), “Bamboozled” (2000), “Red Hook Summer” (2012), “Da Sweet Blood of Jesus” (2014) and “Chi-Raq” (2015).

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Spike Lee is paying tribute to late actorThomas Jefferson Byrd, who starredin a myriad of the director's films including Clockers, He Got Game and Red Hook Summer. Lee took to Instagram Sunday to reveal that Byrd was murdered Saturday night in Atlanta, Georgia.In his post, Lee shared a photo of Thomas as the character Errol Barnes in his 1995 film, Clockers.

Christopher Meloni’s “Law & Order: SVU” spinoff focused on his Detective Elliot Stabler has reportedly been delayed.

Will Thorne Staff WriterThe “Law & Order: SVU” spinoff centering around Chris Meloni’s Elliot Stabler has been delayed.The news comes as a result of a showrunner change, with Matt Olmstead exiting the role for creative reasons, Variety has confirmed with sources.“Law & Order: Organize Crime” was previously scheduled to premiere on NBC in the fall, however, back in August it was nowhere to be seen in a revised fall schedule issued by the network.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill late Monday that would make it a misdemeanor for a first responder who responds to the scene of an accident or crime to take unauthorized photos of the deceased.The bill was authored by State Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson (D-Carson) in response to photos that surfaced after the helicopter crash that killed of Lakers star Kobe Bryant, his teen daughter Gianna and seven others.

Law & Order franchise is a powerful one — and includes a ton of huge stars. Although Law & Order: LA only lasted one season, it included very prominent names in TV and film.The show, created by Dick Wolf, was the fifth Law & Order spinoff, debuting on September 29, 2010.

Irina Shayk walks the runway at the Boss fashion show during Milan Fashion Week on Friday (September 25) in Milan, Italy.

Disney star Peyton Elizabeth Lee has spoken about the challenging stunts in her new film Secret Society Of Second-Born Royals.