‘NCIS: Los Angeles’ Renewed for Season 13 at CBS, ‘NCIS: Hawaii’ Ordered to Series

Joe Otterson TV ReporterGillian Jacobs and Wood Harris have both joined HBO’s upcoming drama series about the Los Angeles Lakers, Variety has learned.The untitled series was ordered at HBO in December 2019. It is described as chronicling the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of sports’ most revered and dominant dynasties, in what came to be called the Showtime Era.Jacobs will appear as Chris Riley.

Hulu has ordered a nine-part docuseries chronicling the history of the storied Los Angeles Lakers franchise. The project, which joins the Hulu Originals lineup, comes from Lakers’ CEO and controlling owner Jeanie Buss, Emmy-winning director Antoine Fuqua, in association with Fuqua Films, Haven Entertainment and Los Angeles Media Fund.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine For over a decade, LL Cool J has been keeping NCIS: Los Angeles fans entertained as the beloved Sam Hanna alongside on-screen partner Chris O'Donnell's G Callen. The police hit drama, which recently returned for its 12th season, just wouldn't be the same without them.

While Los Angeles County will wait until tomorrow to loosen business restrictions in accordance with its move into the least-restrictive Yellow tier of the state’s economic-reopening blueprint, Pasadena and Long Beach enacted eased guidelines today, including the reopening of indoor bars.

Los Angeles County officially qualified for the least-restrictive Yellow tier in the state’s COVID-19 reopening blueprint today. San Francisco and tiny Trinity County advanced from the Orange tier into Yellow. That’s about 11 million California residents who will be able to move more freely. It’s also remarkable, given that L.A. and S.F. are among the most densely-populated counties in the state.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Big Sky” has been renewed for Season 2 at ABC.In addition, series executive producer Elwood Reid will take over as showrunner for Season 2. His past credits include “The Chi,” “The Bridge,” “Hawaii Five-O,” and “Barkskins.” He takes over running the show from series creator and executive producer David E.

The Food and Drug Administration is preparing to authorize use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in kids 12 to 15 years old as soon as next week, according to federal officials via the New York Times. If permission is granted, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel will likely meet the following day to review the data and issue its recommendations.

Kevin Merida, ESPN senior vice president and editor-in-chief of the Undefeated, has been named the next executive editor of the Los Angeles Times.

NEW YORK -- The Los Angeles Times on Monday said that ESPN executive Kevin Merida, an editor with extensive newspaper experience, will be its new executive editor.Merida has been editor in chief of ESPN's The Undefeated, a site that examines race and culture as well as sports. He spent 22 years as a journalist at The Washington Post.He replaces Norman Pearlstine, who stepped down late last year.

Several major celebrities came together to perform at Sunday's big benefit concert, the Vax Live Concert in Los Angeles, organized by Global Citizen. Hosted by Selena Gomez, the concert featured appearances by US President Joe Biden along with First Lady Dr.

Eli Broad, the billionaire philanthropist, contemporary art collector and entrepreneur who co-founded homebuilding pioneer Kaufman and Broad Inc. and launched financial services giant SunAmerica Inc., died Friday in Los Angeles.