Lizzy Caplan on Her Surprise ‘Party Down’ Cameo and Hopes for Season 4: ‘They Would Have to Tie Me to the Train Tracks to Keep Me Away’

Marta Balaga Anticipation was at boiling point at Canneseries on Tuesday, with the audience – and celebrity guests – storming the pink carpet for the international premiere of Paramount+ new offering “Fatal Attraction,” shown at the fest out of competition.  Written by Alexandra Cunningham and Kevin J. Hynes, the eight-episode series, now brought into the New York legal world, stars Lizzy Caplan and Joshua Jackson as doomed lovers Alex Forrest and Dan Gallagher, whose exciting extramarital tryst quickly turns sour.  Amanda Peet, Alyssa Jirrels – cast as Jackson’s daughter, Ellen Gallagher – Toby Huss, Reno Wilson and Brian Goodman are also featured, while Paramount Television Studios and Amblin Television produce.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The day has come: “New Girl” has officially left Netflix for a new dual home on Hulu and Peacock. After enjoying a home on Netflix for more than a decade, a shared agreement between Disney and NBCUniversal, announced in April, will allow Peacock and Hulu to share streaming rights to all seven season of the show, comprising 146 episodes in total. The beloved sitcom stars Zoey Deschanel as a kooky elementary school teacher Jess who finds herself in an equally kooky situation when she moves into an LA loft with three men, Nick (Jake Johnson), Schmidt (Max Greenfield) and Winston (Lamorne Morris), which whom she ends up forming a charmingly dysfunctional family. Hannah Simone also stars as Jess’s best friend and model Cece.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Jackie Chan-starring nostalgic stuntman comedy film “Ride On” trotted to a second weekend atop the mainland Chinese box office. “The Super Mario” Bros. Movie” remained in fourth place. “Ride On” earned $6.0 million (RMB41.5 million) between Friday and Sunday, a 48% week-on week drop, according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. That took it to a $22.6 million total since release on April 7. Below it, Japanese animation “Suzume” and Chinese shaggy dog story “Hachiko” swapped places. “Hachiko,” on its third weekend outing, earned $4.9 million, for a cumulative of $35.1 million. “Suzume” earned $4.5 million in its fourth weekend on release in China, giving it a $109 million cumulative.

Yohan and Daniele aren't seeing eye to eye on his birthday. On Sunday's episode of, Daniele went out of her way to throw her husband a surprise birthday party, and he didn't even want to thank her in front of his family and accused her of ruining his birthday.Yohan and Daniele had been fighting prior because she wanted him to meet her ex-boyfriend while he was in town in the Dominican Republic and Yohan didn't want to, noting that was almost unheard of in his culture.

After waiting 13 years for the long-discussed Season 3 revival of the Starz comedy Party Down, will fans have to wait just as long for another installment? 

EXCLUSIVE: Briarcliff Entertainment has taken domestic distribution rights to Sight starring Terry Chen (Almost Famous, Falling) and Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning Greg Kinnear (Little Miss Sunshine, As Good as It Gets). A wide theatrical release has been set for Oct. 27.

Beijing-based sales agent Rediance has revealed first look stills for Anthony Chen’s The Breaking Ice, which has been selected for the Un Certain Regard section of this year’s Cannes Film Festival. 

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The Jackie Chan-starring stunt-man comedy drama “Ride On” pratfalled its way to first place at the mainland Chinese box office with a lowball $11.7 million opening. Still, that was enough to beat another new release, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” which ranked fourth over the latest weekend. Chan is an enduring, but fading, star in China and in the past his new release titles were often scheduled for the three biggest holiday seasons. “Ride On,” which sees Chan in an ode to the stunt players he has worked with, was released two days after the Ching Ming (Wednesday 5 April) holiday, when many folks honor their ancestors. Its opening three days were enough to depose “Suzume” from the top spot, where “Suzume” had ranked for the previous two weekends. “Suzume” earned $8.0 million over the latest weekend in China, according to data from consultancy firm Artisan Gateway. That gives it a $103 million cumulative after 17 days in mainland theaters, a China record for a Japanese animation film.

Get ready to grab some tissues, y’all — because the next season of Mama June: Family Crisis is getting emotional AF!

There is only one stone-cold lock for a nomination in this year’s Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie category. That would be for Jessica Chastain‘s SAG Award-winning turn as Tammy Wynette in “George and Tammy.” After that, well, this is one Emmy race that gets very interesting, very quickly.

Birthday blessings! Robert Downey Jr. rang in his 58th year by looking back at 57 — complete with a rare glimpse at his family life.

UPDATED, 9:22 A.M.: Warner Bros has unveiled the latest trailer for Greta Gerwig’s highly anticipated Barbie film, which bows in theaters on July 21.

Joshua Jackson and Lizzy Caplan get hot and heavy in the brand new trailer for Paramount+’s Fatal Attraction.

Hugh Jackman is urging others to wear sunscreen to help prevent skin cancer.

Alex Forrest is back.

UPDATE, 8:55 am: Paramount+ has released the official trailer for Fatal Attraction, its series reimagining of the classic 1980s psychosexual thriller film.

Got some IP and established brands audiences know? Great, we’ll turn it into something. That’s seemingly the thinking of all Hollywood studios and certainly Paramount’s idea about their iconic affair drama, “Fatal Attraction.” Dubbed as a deep-dive reimagining of the classic psychosexual thriller and ’80s cultural touchstone, “Fatal Attraction” like so many adult drama thrillers, is being reimagined as a TV series, and it premieres Sunday, April 30, with three episodes exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S.

exclusively debuted the first teaser for, Paramount+ has released the full-length trailer for the anticipated series adaptation of the 1987 thriller. Originally starring Michael Douglas, Glenn Close and Anne Archer, the three main roles are taken over by Joshua Jackson, Lizzy Caplan and Amanda Peet. As seen in the trailer, Jackson plays Dan Gallagher, a man whose life and marriage to Beth (Peet) is upended by an affair he has with Alex Forrest (Caplan), as the series applies a modern lens to the themes of privilege, mental disorders, family dynamics and murder. Told over two timelines, the series follows Daniel in the present as he tries to reconnect with his family and prove his innocence after serving 15 years in prison for the murder of Alex.

The cast and creators of “Party Down” had a secret up their sleeves.

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