Neon Names Jason Wald VP Of Acquisitions & Production

Selome Hailu editorJackson White is set to star in upcoming drama series “Tell Me Lies,” Hulu confirmed to Variety. He will play Stephen DeMarco opposite Grace Van Patten’s Lucy Albright in the series, which is based on Carola Lovering’s novel of the same name. “Tell Me Lies” follows the tumultuous eight-year relationship between Stephen and Lucy.

EXCLUSIVE: Mrs. Fletcher star Jackson White has been tapped as the male lead opposite Grace Van Patten in Tell Me Lies, Hulu’s straight-to-series drama based on Carola Lovering’s novel, which is executive produced by Emma Roberts.

The National Book Awards on Wednesday gave its fiction prize to author Jason Mott, whose novel Hell of a Book chronicled a black author’s book tour interspersed with a young Black boy in the rural South, to highlight the 2021 winners list.

Starz has named Kathryn Busby as its new president of original programming.Busby replaces Christina Davis, who left the job back in June.Busby comes over from Sony Pictures Television, where she led TriStar Television.

 season 21 live shows are here and it's all up to the viewer votes to decide who will make it to the finale!Following the Top 13 performances on Monday night, Tuesday's live show featured the announcement of the Top 11 singers, who will move on to next week's lives.

 season 21 live shows are here and it's all up to the viewer votes to decide who will make it to the finale!Following the Top 13 performances on Monday night, Tuesday's live show featured the announcement of the Top 11 singers, who will move on to next week's lives.

Over the past few months, a snippet of an unreleased Polo G song began spreading like wildfire across TikTok. The preview interpolated Michael Jackson's 1988 hit "Smooth Criminal," and a song at that level is about as out of reach as sample clearances get for most artists.

Jackson Hastings insists he is ready for the challenge of the NRL after making the move back from the Super League.

Angelique Jackson In “Passing,” Tessa Thompson stars as Irene Redfield, a Black woman living in Harlem amid the Renaissance, whose life with her doctor husband Brian (André Holland) and their two sons is turned upside down when she reconnects with Clare Kendry (Ruth Negga), a childhood acquaintance who’s since begun passing for white and is married to a wealthy (and racist) businessman named John (Alexander Skarsgård).

Aaron Carter is paying tribute to Michael Jackson in a big way.

Neon has hired Jason Wald, formerly of Searchlight Pictures, as its vice president of acquisitions and production, it was announced Monday.Wald will report to Jeff Deutchman, EVP of acquisitions and production, and will help the team curate its slate as the company continues to ramp up production.Wald previously served as the director of acquisitions at Searchlight Pictures, identifying and acquiring films for the label’s theatrical slate and Hulu Originals.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterJason Wald has joined indie film studio Neon as vice president of acquisitions and production.Wald joins the Oscar-winning shop from Searchlight Pictures. He will report to Jeff Deutchman, executive vice president of acquisitions and production.

The Jacksons are kicking off Halloween weekend!

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticWhen William Jackson Harper turns on his warm, steady charm, he proves an impossible actor to resist. Even when portraying a neurotic breakdown, as he did frequently as an ethics professor on “The Good Place,” or embodying someone who makes questionable decisions, as he does on “Love Life,” Harper imbues his characters with a grounded sincerity that shines through their darkest days.

Angelique Jackson In his first series regular role since 2014, Martin Lawrence has signed on to star in the English-language adaptation of the acclaimed Israeli HOT original series “Nehama,” from Topic Studios.The series tells the story of a happily married father of five (Lawrence) who quits his suffocating job in tech to chase his original love of stand-up comedy.

Angelique Jackson After winning more than a few fans’ hearts — and a supporting actor Emmy nomination — as Chidi on “The Good Place,” William Jackson Harper takes center stage in HBO Max’s romantic anthology series “Love Life,” playing Marcus Watkins, a newly single 30-something trying to find his way.“Marcus, first of all, is a much better dresser than I am,” Harper quips, admitting his uniform is jeans and T-shirt versus his character’s suit and tie.