Danielle Turchiano-Senior Latest Celebrity News & Gossip

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVWhen Kourtney Kang was first thinking about how she could reimagine “Doogie Howser, M.D.,” she didn’t rule out any possibility. One idea was to have the original Doogie (Neil Patrick Harris) be the head of the hospital now, and the new show would center around his teenage daughter.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched the series premiere of “Impeachment: American Crime Story.”In true “American Crime Story” form, the anthology drama’s third installment, “Impeachment,” opens a little bit in the future from the events covered by the series.It is 1998 and Monica Lewinsky (played by Beanie Feldstein) is preparing to leave Washington, D.C.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVMaura Tierney is known for a slew of great television dramas that run the gamut from medical (“ER”) to complicated marriages (“The Affair”).

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVThe third season of “Dickinson,” which will premiere Nov.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVNBC’s “Annie Live!” has booked Jane Krakowski as Lily St. Regis.Krakowski reunites with her “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” co-star Tituss Burgess in this live holiday musical, as she will play the sassy and sticky-fingered partner of his swindler, Rooster Hannigan.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVThe summer of George may have passed them by, but at least “Seinfeld” arrives on Netflix well ahead of Festivus, or television fans would have a lot of grievances to air this year. All 180 episodes of the classic 1990s sitcom are launching Oct.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVParamount Plus’ “The Game” revival has added Tim Daly and Toby Sandeman to the cast and will also see a special appearance from original series star Coby Bell when it premieres Nov. 11Daly will play self-made billionaire and team owner Col.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVComedian, author and actor Patricia Williams aka Ms. Pat has booked her first hourlong stand-up comedy special at Netflix, Variety has learned exclusively.The special, which is still to be titled, will be shot at the Atlanta Comedy Theater on Sept.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVNetflix has picked up ‘Manifest’ for a fourth and final season 10 weeks after NBC canceled the drama.The streamer has also announced that this upcoming new season will consist of 20 episodes, which is more than any one season received on NBC.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVTwenty years after the tragic events of 9/11, it’s hard to imagine anyone doesn’t have the images of the Twin Towers, whether on fire or collapsing, permanently etched in their brains.But there were other events of the day — from the crash at the Pentagon, to the hole United Airlines Flight 93 created in a field in Somerset County, Penn., to individual stories of escape and survival and bravery — that may have receded to the backs of memories.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched “Jacuzzi,” the special animated episode of “Pen15,” streaming now on Hulu.When Anna Konkle was a teenager she took a cruise over one of her vacation breaks. It was a ship that featured a “teen club” on board, which allowed her to experience some freedom and spend time with strangers who momentarily became her best friends.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVThe cast of the original “Wonder Years” will guest star across ABC sitcoms on the night of the reboot’s premiere, Sept. 22.First, Dan Lauria, who played patriarch Jack Arnold on the late-1980s and early-’90s family sitcom, will appear on “The Goldbergs,” which airs at 8 p.m.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVThe second season of “The Other Two” has been a long time coming for actor Heléne Yorke. The comedy, centered on adult siblings of a teen pop star, premiered on Comedy Central in 2019, with Season 2 beginning to film in February 2020.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Clickbait,” streaming now on Netflix.In the first episode of Netflix’s new limited series, “Clickbait,” a husband and father named Nick (Adrian Grenier) is kidnapped and filmed holding a sign that says he abuses women and will be killed when the video reaches 5 million views.Unsurprisingly, the video goes viral and Nick’s fate is sealed.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVWith fewer series submissions across the board for the 73rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards, the number of nominees on final-round ballots dipped a bit year-over-year as well.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVThere was so much hope that after Zoom acceptance speeches and only pandemic pod parties, things would turn around for the 73rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony. And they have — to a degree.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVDuring the last eight years since Dexter Morgan faked his own death and went off the grid in Showtime’s serial killer drama, he has lived a “nomadic” existence according to star and executive producer Michael C. Hall.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVShowtime renewed “Flatbush Misdemeanors” for a second season and ordered a pilot titled “The Wood” from “The Chi’s” Justin Hillian and Rick Famuyiwa.“Flatbush Misdemeanors,” which premiered its first season in May on the premium cabler, follows longtime friends Dan (Dan Perlman) and Kevin (Kevin Iso), who struggle to thrive while living in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVAlthough “Impeachment: American Crime Story” has been described as being based on Jeffrey Toobin’s book, “A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President,” the greatest source the show had, the stars and producers noted during the Television Critics Assn.

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.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TV“BMF” used “the same technology” that Martin Scorsese used in “The Irishman” in order to turn Marshall Mathers aka Eminem back in time for the seventh episode of the upcoming Starz drama.Executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson revealed that tidbit during the series’ Television Critics Assn. press tour panel on Aug.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVCourteney Cox is arguably best-known for two diametrically opposed genres: the multiple jokes per page format of sitcom “Friends” and the jump scares of slasher horror franchise “Scream.” But with Starz’ “Shining Vale,” she will be combining those two tones.“Sharon [Horgan] and I set out very, very ambitiously — and Sharon before I came on board — to create a new genre of something that’s really, really scary and really, really funny, executive

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVThe fourth season of Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” was quite a whirlwind for supporting drama actress Emmy nominee Yvonne Strahovski.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVJust one month after the second season of “Never Have I Ever” launched on Netflix, the coming-of-age comedy has been renewed for a third season.“We are so grateful to Netflix and Universal Television for letting us continue to tell this story, and to the fans around the world who clamored to see more of this badly behaved Indian teenager,” co-creators Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher said in a joint statement.The series stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVEliza Bennett has been cast in the role of Amanda Carrington on The CW’s “Dynasty.”Bennett joins Season 4 in a recurring guest star role, with her first episode being “The British Are Coming” on Aug. 27.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVOne of the most pivotal character moments in the “Ted Lasso” first season finale came down as a late-in-the-day change to the scene, Emmy-nominated director MJ Delaney recalls.In “The Hope That Kills You,” Roy Kent (supporting comedy actor nominee Brett Goldstein) took the field for one final time.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVApple TV Plus released a trailer for and some new images from its upcoming adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s “Foundation.”Asimov’s stories were first published in the 1940s as short stories and later (in the 1950s) turned into a trilogy. But in 1981 he returned to the world, adding both sequels and prequels.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVHBO Max has renewed new dating competition series “FBoy Island” for a second season.The show comes from creator Elan Gale and is hosted by Nikki Glaser, who also executive produces.“With a title like ‘FBoy Island,’ we knew we would get the audience’s attention and we’re thrilled that they’ve responded to the self-aware, comedic nature of the format, proving that they are excited by this fresh approach that puts women in control,” said Sarah Aubrey,

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVAlthough executive producer Brian Peterson said he and executive producer Kelly Souders probably had “about 100 ideas” for a second season of “The Hot Zone,” diving into the anthrax scare that followed in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks quickly rose to the top for them.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVNational Geographic has renewed “Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller” for a third season ahead of its second season premiere, which comes Dec. 1 at 9 p.m.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVWhen Maya Rudolph stepped back into Studio 8H to host NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” in March, expectations were extremely high. Not only is she a beloved former cast member, she has been portraying Vice President Kamala Harris (and won her first Emmy for the effort last year).

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TV“Game recognizes game.”That’s how Uzo Aduba (“In Treatment”) and Sterling K. Brown (“This Is Us”) said their goodbyes when Variety brought them together to talk about their Emmy-nominated roles work.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVAs the COVID-19 crisis gripped the nation, millions of people went into lockdown and suddenly found a lot of unexpected free time. Some picked up new or long-forgotten hobbies, while others soaked up extra family time.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVCostume designer Jeriana San Juan is certainly no stranger to recreating iconic looks from decades gone by.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TV“The Handmaid’s Tale” showrunner Bruce Miller notes that writers have always had to work on their own and potentially from anywhere — as opposed to actors and directors — who rely on each other to be able to complete a scene. Even in traditional writers’ rooms where ideas bounce back and forth, eventually individual writers go off to pen a script.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVActor Selma Blair has put the most intimate parts of her life and multiple sclerosis diagnosis on display with her new documentary “Introducing Selma Blair,” directed by Rachel Fleit. But while Blair doesn’t pull any punches, she also doesn’t pretend that what she has gone through with her diagnosis will mirror everyone else’s experience.