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Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVManny Jacinto is ready to move beyond playing “the ultimate himbo.”For four years on NBC’s afterlife comedy “The Good Place,” Jacinto charmed audiences as the goofy Jason Mendoza, a Floridian (and Blake Bortles’ No. 1 fan) who died by suffocation after willingly locking himself in a safe, Trojan horse style, in order to pull off a robbery.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVFX on Hulu’s adaptation of “Y: The Last Man” is setting out to ask questions about gender and identity and, perhaps even more deeply, what parts of a person’s identity has been imposed by society?The show, based on the graphic novels of the same title, is set in a world where an extinction-level event wiped out all of the individuals with Y chromosomes — except for two: the titular man, Yorick (played by Ben Schnetzer), and his monkey.“Yorick’s

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Brand New Cherry Flavor,” streaming now on Netflix.Netflix’s new limited series “Brand New Cherry Flavor” promised twists, turns and kittens right from the start, but it’s hard to imagine anyone could have guessed exactly how those felines would come into play.It seemed innocuous enough at first, with a mysterious woman going by the name of Boro (Catherine Keener) cradling a cat at a Hollywood

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVRyan Murphy is expanding his television footprint once again, with another installment of the “American Crime Story” franchise (tentatively titled “Studio 54: American Crime Story”) in development at FX, as well as two new limited anthology series, “American Love Story” and “American Sport Story.”The first installment of “American Love Story” will tell a scripted tale about John F. Kennedy Jr.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVWhen Michaela Jaé (Mj) Rodriguez first booked one of the starring roles in FX’s “Pose,” she had a conversation with co-creator Steven Canals about how the groundbreaking series might change her life.As millions of viewers turned “Pose” into a sensation, Rodriguez became a familiar face and a breakout star in the role of Blanca Rodriguez, a house mother who gets diagnosed with HIV.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVNeither Elizabeth Olsen nor Jurnee Smollett are strangers to having to really stretch their imaginations to dive into complex characters and even more complicated worlds.Both have superhero films on their résumés: Smollett portrayed Black Canary in DC’s “Birds of Prey,” while Olsen stepped into Wanda Maximoff aka the Scarlet Witch’s shoes for Marvel’s “Avengers” franchise and then some — including Disney Plus’ first Marvel series, “WandaVision.” They

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TV“Black-ish” showunner Courtney Lilly looks back on the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic of being stuck inside as being like “Groundhog Day.” Having just moved into a new house in February 2020, he set up an office in the guest house, which is a converted garage, so he and his partner, who is a professor, could have their own designated space.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TV“Pose” co-creator, showrunner and director Steven Canals knew from the beginning that his 1980s- and ’90s-set ballroom culture cable drama was going to rest firmly on the shoulders of Blanca Rodriguez (played by Michaela Jaé “Mj” Rodriguez), a young trans woman and house mother diagnosed with HIV early on in the series’ run.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVChoreographer Dondraico Johnson brought his talent for putting together captivating live performances into National Geographic’s “Genius: Aretha,” where he reimagined some of the Queen of Soul’s most memorable concerts, down to hundreds of extras all feeling the music through period appropriate moves.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVKathy Griffin has joined the cast of “Search Party” for its fifth season, Variety has learned exclusively.Griffin will recur in the HBO Max comedy as Liquorice Montague, a conspiracy theorist who takes Chantal (Clare McNulty) under her wing as a “co-dependent apprentice.”“Working with Kathy was a huge life moment for us.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVIn any other year, Emmy nominees Ewan McGregor (lead limited series/TV movie actor for “Halston”) and Josh O’Connor (lead drama actor for “The Crown”) likely would have crossed paths at least a couple of times, probably at parties for streamer Netflix, which delivered both shows.In that scenario, they may have made small talk and congratulated each other on their respective shows.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVIn many ways, HBO’s “Mare of Easttown” told two stories: one was a gripping, small-town murder mystery and the other was an exploration of grief and guilt for a mother, the titular Mare (played by Kate Winslet), who lost her son too young.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVJudith Light has joined the cast of Starz’ upcoming horror comedy “Shining Vale” in a guest-starring role.The show, which is currently in production in Los Angeles now, follows a dysfunctional family that moves into a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVNicole Byer, the Emmy-nominated host of Netflix’s unscripted baking-comedy competition “Nailed It,” is getting her first hour-long stand-up comedy special on the streamer.The currently untitled special will be filmed at the Gramercy Theatre in New York on Sept. 5 and will premiere later this year.“I’m so fucking excited to do this.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVAfter Joseph Gordon-Levitt finished his spec script for “Mr. Corman,” the Apple TV Plus series about a young man with musical aspirations who struggles with anxiety, he showed it to director Rian Johnson.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVThe fourth season of “Cobra Kai” will premiere in December on Netflix.“Fasten your gi, tighten your belt.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVThe indigenous experience is not a monolith, but “Reservation Dogs” co-creators Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi, who grew up in Oklahoma and New Zealand, respectively, still found a lot of commonality that they wanted to infuse into their new show.“I think one of the similarities in all those communities — indigenous communities — is humor,” Harjo said during a Television Critics Assn. press tour panel for the show on Wednesday.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TV“Rutherford Falls” co-creator Sierra Teller Ornelas has extended her overall deal with Universal Television.The deal, which was first signed in 2019, made it so Teller Ornelas would develop and create new broadcasts across broadcast, cable and streaming.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVFor the past two years, comedy series celebrating their final seasons have cleaned up at the Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2019 it was Amazon Prime Video’s “Fleabag,” which, after being overlooked for its inaugural season, nabbed 11 noms (six wins, including lead comedy actress for creator and star Phoebe Waller-Bridge, as well as the coveted comedy series statue).

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVOn a tropical island, three women walk among 24 men, handing out wristbands to a select few with whom they will then be able to spend some alone time during a party that evening. They only just met these men moments ago, making the initial decision one based primarily on looks and vibes, but for the rest of the show, personality — and character — will need to factor into their choices in a big way.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Love Is Blind: After the Altar,” streaming now on Netflix.Just weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic forced isolation and quarantining around the world, Netflix debuted a new reality dating show, “Love Is Blind,” that featured its hopeful romantics meeting potential mates from behind the walls of their own individual pods.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVJust before the start of final-round voting for the 73rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Variety analyzes the competitive stakes in a dozen key races.Drama Series Of the eight drama series nominees, the majority are Emmy veterans in this race, though admittedly their respective success has varied.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVBeloved daytime drama “Days of Our Lives” is expanding its world once again with an upcoming limited series entitled “Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem.”Five episodes of this new series has been ordered by streamer Peacock, and they will feature the return of Lisa Rinna in the role of Billie Reed.The episodes will take place over a long weekend during which a number of key characters leave their Salem hometown for adventures: ​John (Drake Hogestyn) and

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVMichael C. Hall — serial killer Dexter Morgan himself — has known since Showtime’s serial killer drama “Dexter” ended that a return to the character was a possibility.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVThe first season of Apple TV Plus’ “Ted Lasso” started with a major change for the titular American coach, played by Jason Sudeikis, who moved across the pond to lead a British Premier League team.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVYou hear it all of the time: those who appear on reality television are referred to as characters, even though they are real people. It may be because they come across as over-the-top or it may simply be because they appear on screen alongside scripted comedies and dramas, and viewers like a shorthand.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TV“Schmigadoon!” creator Cinco Paul may have based the premise of his six-episode Apple TV Plus comedic musical on “Brigadoon” (and parodied the title, too), but he hadn’t actually seen the Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner play, nor the 1954 film, when doing so. His love of musicals in general inspired the series.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVYou better “believe”! “Ted Lasso” continues to pull in numerous awards nominations.Just days after the Television Academy announced the 73rd annual Primetime Emmy Award nominees, where the Apple TV Plus comedy picked up 20 nods and therefore became the most-nominated freshman comedy in that organization’s history, it scooped up five TCA Awards nominations, the most for any series celebrated by the Television Critics Assn.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVThe year that has passed between the announcement of the 72nd and the 73rd annual Primetime Emmy Award nominations has been one of dramatic change. From the presidential election and subsequent inauguration to the COVID-19 vaccine finally rolling out, allowing more productions to resume, the type of content, let alone its volume and origin, has fluctuated with the times.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVJoshua Jackson started his career playing some of the sweetest and therefore most beloved characters in pop culture, from Charlie Conway in “The Mighty Ducks” to Pacey Witter on “Dawson’s Creek.” Even as he matured into more adult roles, such as Peter Bishop on “Fringe,” he leaned on likable, even when they became increasingly complex characters. That’s why his work in Peacock’s “Dr.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVWith television production slowed over the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were significantly fewer shows and performers submitted for the 73rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVIt took almost three decades, but Courteney Cox finally got an Emmy nomination for “Friends.”More specifically, the HBO Max special “Friends: The Reunion” received a variety special (pre-recorded) nom from the Television Academy on Tuesday.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVMichaela Coel’s “I May Destroy You” is on quite a roll: after picking up two BAFTA Awards and a Peabody, the HBO limited series is now officially in the running for Emmys, winning nine nominations Tuesday.The series was nominated in the limited or anthology race, and Coel scored in the lead limited series/TV movie actress race.  These mark creator and star Coel’s first-ever Emmy nominations.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVThe category is: making history.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVFrom racial stereotypes to issues regarding consent in fiction, to the news media’s treatment of pop stars, there has been a recent cultural reckoning forcing a closer look at past problematic depictions and behaviors.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVAfter streaming giant Netflix premiered its new docuseries “Dogs” in 2018, executive producer Glen Zipper recalls receiving a lot of love on social media from canine moms and dads — but he was also on the receiving end of irate tweets pressing for a companion show about cats.