Renee Zellweger to Star in NBC True Crime Limited Series 'The Thing About Pam'!

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Coming off playing a renowned 20th century British political figure, Margaret Thatcher, Gillian Anderson is taking on an American 20th century political icon, Eleanor Roosevelt.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-nominated writer, producer and director Nzingha Stewart (Little Fires Everywhere, Tall Girl) is set to direct five episodes, including the pilot episode, of Netflix limited series From Scratch, starring and executive produced by Zoe Saldana. Based on Tembi Locke’s best-selling memoir, the series is from Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine banner and 3 Arts Entertainment.

EXCLUSIVE: Benedict Cumberbatch will star in the Anonymous Content limited series update of the classic thriller The 39 Steps. Series is created by The Revenant scribe Mark L. Smith and directed by Edward Berger. Berger teamed previously with Cumberbatch on Patrick Melrose, and was a director and executive producer of the just completed Showtime limited series Your Honor.

Samara Weaving will be playing the role of former Playboy bunny Holly Madison in an upcoming limited series, Down the Rabbit Hole!

EXCLUSIVE: Kate McKinnon has dropped out of The Dropout, Hulu’s limited drama series based on ABC News/ABC Radio’s podcast about the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes and her company, Theranos.

HBO has found its next detective in Kate Winslet.

It’s T-minus 11 days before 2021’s first major awards show, and the Golden Globes is staffing up on presenters. Awkwafina, Cynthia Erivo, Joaquin Phoenix, Kristen Wiig & Annie Mumolo and Renée Zellweger make up the first batch of folks who will hand out the hardware on February 28.

It’s about time we start recognizing how great Ruth Negga is. The star of “Loving” and the recent Sundance film “Passing” has been doing consistently good work since she starred in the cult TV series “Misfits,” but she hasn’t really had a star vehicle until now.

Ruth Negga has signed on to star in the upcoming limited series Josephine, which will follow the life of the legendary entertainer Josephine Baker.

EXCLUSIVE: The remarkable story of Josephine Baker, one of the most influential female entertainers of the 20th century, will be the subject of Josephine, a limited drama series in development at ABC Signature, with Ruth Negga attached to star as the legendary Jazz age performer and civil rights activist.

Renee Zellweger is no stranger to glitzy events and while the actress is renowned for keeping a low profile, she is often pictured on the red carpet.MORE: Renee Zellweger gives rare insight into relationship with familyThe star was a regular at awards ceremonies and showbiz parties prior to the pandemic, and while it is hard to imagine her life before Bridget Jones, we have unearthed an incredible photo of Renee prior to her starring film role.In the picture, taken at the MTV Movie Awards in

Mere hours after Buffy The Vampire Slayer’s Charisma Carpenter went public with allegations of abuse against Joss Whedon, Buffy herself has stepped forth to support her co-star.

Haley Bosselman editorIn today’s TV news roundup, NBC announced the date of the “Superstore” series finale, and National Geographic set the release date for “Genius: Aretha.” NBC’s “Superstore” will end on March 25 with a one-hour series finale at 8 p.m. The workplace comedy, executive produced by Justin Spitzer, Gabe Miller and Jonathan Green, follows the employees of “Cloud 9,” a fictional big-box store in St. Louis, Mo.

EXCLUSIVE: After action turns in Altered Carbon, Die Another Day and others The Good Doctor co-star Will Yun Lee is stepping up to developing vehicles for himself. He has teamed with Wonder Street partners Christine Holder and Mark Holder to launch Seoul Street. They will create diverse stories for TV and the big screen.

Carla Gugino, who recently starred in HBO’s Watchmen, will front a television crime thriller for AGC Television.

In 2019, Renée Zellweger had a busy year, with an acclaimed role in the film, “Judy.” She was also the lead in a Netflix drama series titled, “What/If,” marking her first real main role in a TV series. Well, it appears she enjoyed her time on the small screen, as she’s teaming up with Blumhouse and NBC for a new series.

Renée Zellweger is getting into true crime.The two-time Oscar winner has signed on to star and executive produce NBC's a six-episode true-crime drama series inspired by a real-life story, the network announced Thursday. This marks Zellweger's broadcast TV debut project and has received a straight-to-series pickup.It's based on the 2011 murder of Betsy Faria that resulted in her husband Russ’ conviction.