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The cast for Paramount+’s upcoming “Fatal Attraction” series is getting bigger.Amanda Peet is joining the cast as Beth Gallagher, the loyal wife of Dan Gallagher (Joshua Jackson), who uncovers her husband’s sexual indiscretion with Alex Forrest (Lizzy Caplan). Peet’s character was originally by Anne Archer in the original 1987 film.Paramount describes the new series as “a deep-dive reimagining of the classic psychosexual thriller and ‘80s cultural touchstone, the new series will explore fatal attraction and the timeless themes of marriage and infidelity through the lens of modern attitudes toward strong women, personality disorders and coercive control.” In other words, this will be a more nuanced approach than “sexy woman crazy,” which is the general, problematic sentiment of the original (admittedly still wonderful) film.Alexandra Cunningham (“Dirty John”) serves as writer, showrunner and executive producer on the new series alongside executive producer Kevin J.

Amanda Peet has joined the cast of Fatal Attraction, Paramount+’s series reimagining of the classic 1980s psychosexual thriller film. She joins previously announced series leads Lizzy Caplan and Joshua Jackson.

Amanda Peet is taking on a new role.

EXCLUSIVE: Reina Hardesty is leaving Prime Video’s college-set spinoff of The Boys. She is the third lead to exit the YA series, following the recent departures of Aimee Carrero and Shane Paul McGhie. The character Hardesty was originally cast to play has been redeveloped by the series’ new showrunners, and the role will be recast.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeSandra Oh’s Netflix comedy “The Chair” touches on the sticky nature of how actions are perceived and the consequences that should or shouldn’t come with it in an age of social media, where nuance often gets lost in the debate.“It’s really tricky to talk about,” Oh tells Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast. “It’s hard to gague when it’s going to bite you.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVAmanda Peet has been a staple on television screens since the mid-1990s, most recently seen as the eponymous character in “Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story.” But for the first time in her career, she has stepped behind the scenes to co-create and run a series. “The Chair,” bowing Aug.

anything that this Netflix limited series (from showrunner Amanda Peet and the producers of “Game of Thrones”) manages to avoid taking the lowest-hanging fruit at every turn.The pilot opens with Ji-Yoon Kim (Oh) stepping up to the title role as the head of Pembroke College’s English department, a “sinking ship” that’s losing enrollment under the weight of complacency and knives-out political jockeying.

“I wanted to read novels and poems as long as I could,” Ji-Yoon Kim (Sandra Oh) tells her daughter Ju-Ju (Everly Carganilla) when asked why she became a professor. As the new Netflix series “The Chair,” co-created by Amanda Peet and Annie Wyman, unfolds, we see how the business of academics can so easily obfuscate the passions of those who work within it.

that David Duchovny (“He almost got his PhD,” Larson says).And then there’s Bill, whose wife died the year before and who’s just packed his daughter off to college overseas. “I think the way Amanda had originally written him in the script was something in the ballpark of ‘an incredibly respected and published star professor who happens to look more like a teenage surf punk and doesn’t give a s–t what he looks like or smells like,'” Duplass said.

A joint effort! Sandra Oh is a hot commodity in Hollywood — so much so that Amanda Peet asked the actresses’ mutual friend Sarah Paulson to help land the Grey’s Anatomy alum for The Chair.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticAbout halfway through the first season of “The Chair,” I found myself profoundly grateful that it wasn’t the show it too easily could have been.Created by Amanda Peet, the Netflix comedy takes place at the fictional Pembroke College, a fittingly idyllic liberal arts school where Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim (Sandra Oh) has just become the English department’s first female chair.

Sandra Oh is ready to take on a whole new set of roles.

Sandra Oh is an actress with one eclectic career. Of course, she’s probably best known for her roles in the series “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Killing Eve,” but over the years, she’s done everything from comedies to dramas to animated features and superhero TV series (you really should watch “Invincible” on Amazon Prime Video, by the way).

Haley Bosselman editorPower is fleeting, as Sandra Oh’s Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim learns in Netflix’s first trailer for its new comedy, “The Chair.”From writer and showrunner Amanda Peet, “The Chair” debuts on Aug.

It’s been nearly two years since Netflix signed “Game of Thrones” creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss to a multi-production deal reportedly worth $200 million.

Elon Gold for the new series “It’s Not a Show with Elon Gold” for Crackle Plus.The show will feature guests including Tiffany Haddish, Bill Burr, Howie Mandel, Jeff Garlin, Jim Gaffigan, Nikki Glaser, Jay Leno, Amanda Peet, Bob Saget, Jeff Ross, Russell Peters and more.With a 10-episode season currently in development, “It’s Not a Show with Elon Gold” is executive produced by Gold, showrunner Bob Maurer, Scott Weinstock, Willie Mercer, David Ozer and Tim Rouhana.

EXCLUSIVE: Magnolia Pictures International has acquired worldwide and U.S. sales rights to the comedic feature, Queen of Glory, which will make its world premiere at the 20th Tribeca Film Festival in June.

Netflix has rounded out cast for The Chair, a new six-episode half-hour dramedy starring and executive produced by Killing Eve‘s Sandra Oh and co-starring Jay Duplass (Transparent, Outside In).

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy winner Holland Taylor is set as a lead opposite Sandra Oh in Netflix’s The Chair, a new six-episode half-hour dramedy starring and executive produced by Killing Eve‘s Oh and co-starring Jay Duplass (Transparent, Outside In). It hails from Amanda Peet (The Romanoffs) and Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.

The "Game of Thrones" finale drew quite a bit of heat from viewers, but it has at least one big fan in actress Amanda Peet.

Amanda Peet is finally speaking out on her husband David Benioff’s series finale of “Game Of Thrones”.

Actress Amanda Peet made an appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen this week and she was asked what she really thought about the Game of Thrones finale. This is a great question because Amanda is married to the HBO hit’s co-creator David Benioff.

Amanda Peet, the actress who portrays Betty Broderick in the new USA Network series, says that she can relate to the character on some level. Page Six reported today that in the new series, Amanda stars as the infamous San Diego mother of four who killed her ex-husband, Daniel Broderick III as well as his second wife in the late 1980s.

Amanda Peet plays real life double murderer Betty Broderick in a new USA Network series. While the actress certainly doesn't harbor Betty's rage, she actually sees one similarity to the woman she portrays.

After years of slim pickings Amanda Peet has finally found a role to chew on, portraying betrayed wife and convicted murderer Betty Broderick in the second installment of the , USA Network’s anthology true-crime series. “It was very exciting for me to get a part like this at this time,” says Peet, who delivers a career-defining performance.

Following its successful transformation from podcast to limited television series,  is back with a second season — telling another true story of love gone wrong. Here’s everything to know about, which recounts what Oprah Winfrey once deemed one of “America’s messiest divorces.” 

The case of Betty Broderick is back in the headlines. The second season of USA’s Dirty John focuses on the 1989 murders and the controversial case that’s been made into multiple TV movies.

Amanda Peet is opening up about the brand new season of Dirty John, which this time focuses on Betty Broderick.

By Kate Aurthur

Dave Karger interviews Hank Azaria and Amanda Peet about the hidden depths in the IFC’s comedy hit and the wild leap that fueled its emotional ending

Red alert Carrie Coon hive, the queen will be joining the cast of Julian Fellowes's new drama, The Gilded Age. Deadline reports that Coon will be replacing Amanda Peet due to a scheduling conflict. Production on the series was slated to start this summer but has been delayed to early fall due to coronavirus shutdowns.

By Nellie Andreeva

The new season is expected to arrive later this year

Another real-life toxic relationship is getting the “Dirty John” treatment.

Welcome to one of America's messiest divorces. Or, at least, that's how Oprah Winfrey previously described it.

Brockmire's fourth and final season was always going to be timely, but it wasn't supposed to be this timely. With spring training canceled and opening day pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic, baseball — like everything else — is in an uncertain place. Fortunately, in the real world, things aren't at Brockmire level (yet).