‘Legacies’ Casts Omono Okojie, Nadia Affolter Joins ‘New Amsterdam’

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaHoward Deutch wasn’t sure he was the right man to oversee “Pretty in Pink.”  The aspiring filmmaker had met producer and writer John Hughes while directing a music video for his previous examination of high school social castes, “Sixteen Candles.” However, he’d never overseen a feature film and the prospect terrified him.“I was honest with John and told him I didn’t feel equipped,” Deutch remembers.

Ryan Eggold) and his team face the daunting task of sustaining optimism while navigating through a pandemic that exposed the inequities in our healthcare system.

EXCLUSIVE: Cornerstone is heading to the virtual EFM with New Zealand drama Whina, which stars Siren, Once Were Warriors and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones actress Rena Owen as revered Maori activist and female rights advocate Whina Cooper.

The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina‘s Luke Cook has booked a recurring role on the fourth season of the CW’s Dynasty. Cook will play Oliver, Kirby’s (Maddison Brown) ex-beau from Australia, a photographer who has come to town for a shoot, but has ulterior motives.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterSam’s Esmail ABC drama pilot “Acts of Crime” has found its lead.Newcomer Candace Grace has been cast in the lead role in the pilot, with Josiah Cross, Peter Mark Kendall, and Molly Price also joining in series regular roles.Little is known about the plot of the show, other than being described as a unique spin on the crime procedural. Grace will star as Vivien Lamonte, a Black police detective working homicide in suburban New Jersey.

Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice is an incredible mom to her four young girls, and it’s hard to believe how quickly they’re growing up! Gia, 20, Gabriella, 16, Milania, 15, and Audriana, 11, whom she shares with her estranged ex husband  Joe Giudice, have been on our TV screens for years, and even have their own social media presences now.

EXCLUSIVE: David Magidoff (The Morning Show) has been added to the cast of Showtime’s Dexter revival set in the upstate New York town of Iron Lake.

NBC has slotted the Season 3 premiere date for its hit medical drama New Amsterdam. The series will return to its original time slot, debuting Tuesday, March 2 at 10 p.m.

Dylan McDermott, who was recently nominated for an Emmy for his role in Netflix’s Hollywood, is heading to New York to star in Law & Order: Organized Crime.

Madam Vice President: Kamala Harris.Her husband Douglas Emhoff was born in New York and is the first to be named as second gentleman, meeting his now wife during a blind date in Santa Barbara, California in 2013.The 56-year-old lawyer is known for having a career as an entertainment lawyer, however he seems to have quit to support Kamala as second gentleman.Doug has two children from his previous marriage, 26-year-old Cole and 21-year-old Ella.Both Doug and Ella attended the inauguration, with

Nickelodeon Animation Studios has penciled in Brian Keane for its newly created post of EVP Production & Operations.

EXCLUSIVE: Dan Bucatinsky is returning to ABC’s Thursday lineup. 

EXCLUSIVE: Alan Cumming has been tapped for a recurring role opposite Michael Sheen and Tom Payne on Fox’s serial-killer thriller drama Prodigal Son.

NEW YORK -- Isabel Wilkerson's “Caste,” an acclaimed biography of Malcolm X and fiction by Martin Amis and the late Randall Kenan are among this year's finalists for National Book Critics Circle prizes.The critics circle announced five nominees in each of six competitive categories Sunday, and seven finalists for an award for best first book.