'Pam & Tommy' recaps sex tape drama through a #MeToo lens

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterTNT’s “Rich & Shameless” seven-part film series will launch this summer, but the first installment, “The Crime Against Pam & Tommy,” is debuting this Saturday. And the sooner the better for director Jenny Popplewell, who wants the movie to “settle the truth” for Pamela Anderson about her sex tape with ex Tommy Lee, which Popplewell called “revenge porn before we knew it was revenge porn.”“We reached out to Pamela Anderson right from the start and to Tommy and asked them if they’d like to be involved,” Popplewell said alongside “Rich & Shameless” showrunner and producer Tom Lindley during a Television Critics Association panel Monday.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAndrew Rannells has been cast in a recurring role in the upcoming Hulu limited series “Immigrant.”The darkly comedic series tells the true story of Somen “Steve” Banerjee (Kumail Nanjiani), the Indian-American entrepreneur who started Chippendales. Along with Nanjiani and Rannells, the cast also includes Murray Bartlett and Annaleigh Ashford.Rannells will play the rich kid investor in Chippendales New York and the love interest of Bartlett, who stars as producer-choreographer Nick De Noia.Rannells’ recent onscreen roles include “Black Monday” at Showtime and “Girls5Eva” at Peacock.

Andrew Rannells has been tapped for a recurring role in Hulu limited series Immigrant (working title), starring Kumail Nanjiani, Annaleigh Ashford and Murray Bartlett, from Pam & Tommy creator Robert Siegel.

infamous celebrity nude photo leak of 2014.Hacked snapshots of more than 100 naked stars surfaced on sites such as imageboards 4chan, Imgur and Reddit — including some images of Bell.The “What Happens in Vegas” star, 42, opened up about how the hack actually helped her direct episodes of the new Hulu miniseries “Pam & Tommy,” which dives into the scandalous marriage of Pamela Anderson and her ex-husband, rocker Tommy Lee, and how their own sex tape was stolen back in the 1990s.“I remember having to talk to an FBI recovering agent for a week or so about that property being stolen and it was so humiliating … and for me, it was so personal,” Bell explained to Insider about the incident, which she said was part of an “unreal tsunami” that rocked Hollywood. Bell’s talent agent asked her if she would like to direct the limited series, which stars Lily James as the “Baywatch” icon and Sebastian Stan as Mötley Crüe member Lee. (The same agent reps both Bell and James.) Bell revealed that memories of the photo leak came back to her when she was pitched to direct.

Pam & Tommy is finally here! The Hulu drama series dropped on Wednesday, February 2, which follows Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee’s relationship — and their infamous sex tape scandal.

Lake Bell has a personal connection to the new “Pam & Tommy” TV series starring Lily James and Sebastian Stan.

Lily James' transformation into Pamela Anderson for her role in Hulu's "Pam & Tommy" was quite the undertaking, so much so that the actress admits she didn't recognize herself. In a recent interview on James Corden's "Late Late Show," James revealed just what went on behind the scenes in order to resemble the actress and former Playboy model. She recalled slipping into the iconic red swimsuit Anderson donned for "Baywatch" for the first time.

It’s safe to say Pamela Anderson will never be tuning in to see how her infamous past was portrayed in Hulu’s new series Pam & Tommy.

release of a sex tape made by Pamela and then-husband Tommy Lee on their honeymoon, in the 1990s. The tape was stolen by a former employee Rand Gauthier, who then leaked it to the public. After the premier of the show in America on Hulu, a source told People: "There's a sense that the show is re-exploiting Pamela.

It was one of the most notorious scandals of the 1990s - involving one of the decade’s most famous couples.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeYour eyes aren’t deceiving you. In Episode 2 of Hulu’s “Pam & Tommy,” that indeed is Tommy Lee, played by Sebastian Stan, having a deep, honest conversation with his talking penis — voiced by Jason Mantzoukas.It’s unlike anything that has ever been seen on television. Granted, it’s something that couldn’t have ever been seen on over-the-air television, at least without a hefty FCC fine and the threat of losing a broadcast license.

There’s no shortage of exciting television shows released this February, kicking things off strong with the much-anticipated miniseries “Pam & Tommy” starring Lily James and Sebastian Stan as Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. The month will see the return of Shonda Rhimes, two series finales, an off-kilter and unexpected comedy series starring Will Arnett, and science fiction miniseries, which look to be the next big shows to dominate the discourse.

Sebastian Stan is sharing the surprising acting advice he was given for Pam & Tommy.

As one of Hollywood’s most on-again, off-again couples, fans have always wondered: Why did Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee divorce? The reason has to do with more than their infamous sex tape.

Sebastian Stan and Lily James took filming Pam & Tommy very seriously!