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Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Ava Capri (Blast Beat) and Anthony Kevyan (Alexa & Katie) are set for recurring roles on the upcoming second season of Hulu’s comedy series Love, Victor.Set in the world of the 2018 Love, Simon film, Love, Victor follows Victor (Michael Cimino), a new student at Creekwood High School on his own journey of self-discovery, facing challenges at home, adjusting to a new city and exploring his sexual orientation.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: NBC has put in development Level, a drama from writer Sean Finegan (Reset), Julie Anne Robinson’s CannyLads Productions and Universal TV where CannyLads is based.Written by Finegan, the idea for Level was sparked by his experience with investing and startups.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorAmazon is rounding out an all-star lineup for Yearly Departed, its upcoming comedy special that will bid farewell to 2020, the year that just won’t end fast enough.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorBollywood actor Asif Basra, best known for his role in the 2006 comedy feature Outsourced, was found dead Thursday at a private guest house in Dharamsala, northern India. His death is being investigated as an apparent suicide, according to Indian news outlets.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorIn a continuation of cross-promotion among ViacomCBS networks, BET is set to air select encore episodes of popular CBS comedies The Neighborhood and Bob ♥ Abishola and courtroom drama All Rise ahead of the series’ Nov. 16 new season premieres.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorE! has renewed three of its most popular reality series — The Bradshaw Bunch with four-time Superbowl champ Terry Bradshaw and his family, for a second season; plastic-surgery-gone-wrong show Botched starring doctors Paul Nassif and Terry Dubrow for a seventh season; and E! True Hollywood Story for a second season. All are set for premiere in 2021.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Emmy winner Kim Delaney has been tapped to star in Lifetime original movie The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother’s Hunt for Justice, the network’s latest addition to its winter “Ripped from the Headlines” slate.The movie is inspired by the emotional story of Mari Gilbert, played by Delaney, a mother whose daughter’s disappearance led to the discovery of 19 bodies, many of which are believed to have been murdered by an unidentified Long Island

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Kathleen Robertson (Murder in the First) is set as a lead opposite Parisa Fitz-Henley and Michael Ealy in Triage, ABC’s second cycle medical drama pilot from David Cornue, Erica Messer, Jon M. Chu and 20th Television.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersCreated by Cornue, Triage is a character-driven medical drama that follows pioneering surgeon Finley Briar (Fitz-Henley) over three distinct decades at the same hospital.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorThe Real Housewives of Atlanta has halted production for two weeks after a member of the production team tested positive for COVID-19, sources close to the production tell Deadline.“The set follows rigorous COVID-19 safety protocols, including contact tracing,” according to sources. Production is shutting down for 14 days “out of an abundance of caution.”The Real Housewives of Atlanta is currently shooting Season 13.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorSocial media phenom Cheap Old Houses is coming to HGTV.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorJeff Dunham is returning to Comedy Central for three new comedy specials. The first, Jeff Dunham’s Completely Unrehearsed Last-Minute Pandemic Holiday Special, will premiere over Thanksgiving weekend on Friday, Nov.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Cleopatra Coleman (In the Shadow of the Moon) is set for a recurring role in Dopesick, Hulu’s eight-episode limited series based on Beth Macy’s bestselling book.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorApple TV+ has unveiled a stellar ensemble cast for its new murder-mystery comedy series The Afterparty.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorHBO’s limited series The Undoing is drawing solid ratings for the premium cabler, reaching a series high with its latest episode Sunday night. Viewership totaled 1.7 million across the linear premiere, including two replays and digital.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorOWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has expanded its holiday season programming with three new original Christmas movies set to air over three consecutive Tuesdays in December.A Christmas For Mary, starring Vivica A. Fox and Jackée Harry, will premiere on December 8; followed by Cooking Up Christmas, starring Greenleaf’s Lamman Rucker and Meagan Holder on December 15; and First Christmas, starring Idara Victor and Tonea Stewart, will premiere on December 22.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorIMDb TV, Amazon’s free, ad-supported streaming service, has confirmed an early season 2 renewal for its hit spy thriller series Alex Rider, from Eleventh Hour Films and Sony Pictures TV.The renewal, which had been expected, comes ahead of the series’ Season 1 premiere in the U.S., Canada, Italy and Latin America. The first season premieres Nov.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Marnee Carpenter (Criminal Minds, Good Girls) is set as a series regular opposite Rebecca Breeds in CBS’ Silence of the Lambs sequel series Clarice, from Jenny Lumet, Alex Kurtzman, MGM Television and CBS Studios.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorKathryn Hahn (WandaVision, Mrs. Fletcher) is set as a lead alongside Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd in Apple limited series The Shrink Next Door, based on the hit podcast by Wondery and Bloomberg Media.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorCBS has filled in the last big missing piece for its fall schedule — its Friday night lineup. The network has set Friday, December 4 for the season premieres of MacGyver (Season 5), Magnum P.I.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorJacqueline Parkes, the chief marketing officer of ViacomCBS’ Entertainment and Youth Group, is stepping down at the end of the year.Parkes, who also is EVP of digital studios, has been leading marketing for the channels group that includes MTV, VH1, CMT and Logo for the past five years.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Anthony Ramos (Hamilton) is set for a recurring role opposite Uzo Aduba in the upcoming fourth season of HBO’s Emmy-winning drama series In Treatment.In Treatment, which ended a three-season run in 2010, is returning for a fourth season as a reimagined half-hour series.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorMike Merrill (American Soul) is set for a recurring role on the third season of the CW’s All American. Season 2 of All American found Spencer James (Daniel Ezra), now a football State Champion, with a tough decision to make.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Virginia Williams (Teenage Bounty Hunters), Jessica Phillips (Dear Evan Hansen) and Eileen Galindo (The Binge) are set for recurring roles in season 2 of CBS All Access’ original anthology series Why Women Kill. They join previously announced series regulars Allison Tolman, Nick Frost, Lana Parrilla, B.K.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorThe Keaton family is back. Family Ties original cast members Meredith Baxter (Elyse Keaton), Michael Gross (Steven Keaton), Michael J.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorPolice in Grand Prairie, Texas, have arrested an 18-year-old man in the shooting death of The Kids Are All Right and Surface actor Eddie Hassell.D’Jon Antone was arrested Wednesday for investigation of capital murder, Grand Prairie police said in a statement. Antone is being held at Grand Prairie Detention Center on a $500,000 bond.Investigators have determined that the attack was a random robbery, police said.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorJust three weeks after its season 9 premiere, HGTV has renewed its hit series Flip or Flop, starring real estate and house flipping experts Tarek El Moussa and Christina Anstead, for a tenth season.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: GLOW alumna Sunita Mani is set for a supporting role in HBO’s Scenes From a Marriage, a limited series adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s classic miniseries, starring and executive produced by Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorAs presidential election results coverage expands into a second night, broadcast networks are having to to adjust their primetime schedules.NBC has pushed tonight’s scheduled season finale of American Ninja Warrior to Friday, November 6, from 8-10 PM. The network will air Decision 2020: Election Special live tonight from 8-11 PM ET.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: There will be a new face on the upcoming 17th season of Grey’s Anatomy. Mackenzie Marsh (Charmed, Will & Grace) is set for a recurring role on ABC’s flagship drama series.Marsh will play Val Ashton.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorRefresh for more updates: Anxiety and pleas for patience are running high among Hollywood stars and industry players as the race between President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden remains tight and the White House remains in the balance.Mark Ruffalo reminded fans that all need to be patient and let the votes be counted. “Take a deep breath folks,” he wrote.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorNBC has pulled coronavirus-era comedy Connecting from its schedule. The four remaining episodes will air solely online on Peacock and NBC.com.Episodes of Superstore will air in Connecting‘s Thursday timeslot at 8:30 PM on NBC through Nov.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: The Originals‘ alum Steven Krueger is returning to the CW for a recurring role on the upcoming third season of Roswell, New Mexico. The role also reunites Krueger with Roswell, New Mexico creator Carina Adly MacKenzie, who was a writer on The Originals.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Tosin Morohunfola (Black Lightning, The Chi) is set as a lead opposite Amber Stevens West in Starz’s comedy series Run The World, from Boomerang writer Leigh Davenport; Dear White People co-showrunner Yvette Lee Bowser; and Lionsgate TV.Created, written and executive produced by Davenport, Run the World is the story of a group of black, vibrant, fiercely loyal best friends who work, live and play in Harlem as they strive for world domination.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorHulu has put in development Wild Rabbit, a one-hour drama from writer Randy McKinnon (Chambers), Richard Brown’s Passenger, Fremantle and 20th Television. Reinaldo Marcus Green (Monsters and Men, Top Boy) is attached to direct and executive produce.Written by McKinnon, Wild Rabbit is described as a love story exploring perseverance, passion, and true partnership.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorFormer Seinfeld stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jason Alexander and series co-creator Larry David are reuniting virtually for “A Fundraiser About Something” to benefit the Texas Democratic Party.Moderated by Late Night host Seth Meyers, the trio will share “exclusive behind-the-scenes stories about their favorite Seinfeld episodes,” according to the announcement. A donation of any amount is required to view the event.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorJames Redford, documentary filmmaker, activist and the son of Robert Redford, has died of complications from bile-duct cancer, his wife Kyle Redford told The Salt Lake Tribune. James Redford died Friday at his home in Marin County, CA.