‘Serial’ Season 3 to Be Developed as HBO Limited Series, LeBron James to Executive Produce

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.

hasn’t been busy cooking up some new content.HBO Max announced an eight-episode order for the new comedy series,, from Rae, with ’s Syreeta Singleton serving as showrunner and executive producer.

With HBO moving full-speed ahead on “Game of Thrones” spinoffs, it’s interesting to also see what the series’ creators, David Benioff and DB Weiss are working on over at their new home, Netflix.

Lena Dunham is issuing a response after some controversy surrounding a new series she’s executive producing for HBO Max.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Guy Pearce will reunite with his “Mildred Pierce” co-star Kate Winslet for another upcoming HBO miniseries, “Mare of Easttown,” Variety has confirmed.

EXCLUSIVE: A decade after Kate Winslet and Guy Pearce co-starred together on the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce, the two are reteaming on another longform project at the premium cable network.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe CW has made a number of orders for the 2021-2022 season, including a pilot order for the live-action “Powerpuff Girls” series.In total, The CW announced three pilot orders and one straight-to-series pickup, with the latter being a reboot of the USA Network series “The 4400.” The other two pilots are for the DC project “Naomi” from Ava DuVernay and Jill Blankenship and an untitled religious dramedy from Claire Rothrock and Ryann Weir.

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.

LeBron James is sharing his thoughts after he had a back-and-forth with a heckler who got ejected during his name on Monday.The Los Angeles Lakers were playing against the Atlanta Hawks when a woman sitting courtside started arguing with James. The woman, in since-deleted Instagram Stories, explained that her husband is a huge Hawks fan and has an «issue» with James.

Black History Month, ET is celebrating the stars who took a stand. From speaking out during the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s to calling for racial equality and justice over the summer of 2020 and beyond, these Black celebrities used their platforms to amplify important issues. Late stars like Billie Holiday and Muhammad Ali stuck to their convictions, drawing national attention to causes like racial oppression and the Vietnam War, respectively.

EXCLUSIVE: Following the news that Hollywood was already developing two film projects of the current saga still unfolding on Wall Street, we now have our first TV series to focus on thewild story that the biz has fallen in love with. Sources tell Deadline, industry newcomer Pinky Promise is fast-tracking the development of a limited series To The Moon, tackling the ongoing r/WallStreetBets saga. They have met with several top members of the Reddit group, hedge funds and other trading insiders.

Liverpool minority shareholder LeBron James, a man with 72m followers on Instagram whose appeal extends far beyond the hardwood of basketball. Liverpool have a closer tie in with those stars now, a greater synergy, and when you are able to monetise that relationship through reaching new audiences and receiving a slice of that pie the new tie in with Nike actually has the potential to be the most lucrative in the Premier League.

EXCLUSIVE: Nicole Beharie (Miss Juneteenth), Corey Stoll (House of Cards) and Tovah Feldshuh (Broadway’s Yentl) have been cast in supporting roles 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, it comes from Our Boys and The Affair co-creator Hagai Levi, Michael Ellenberg’s Media Res and Endeavor Content.

Jamie Dornan, most recently seen facing comedic critical fire for his much-slated Irish accent in Wild Mountain Thyme, is heading down under. The Fifty Shades of Grey star isto lead The Tourist, the Australia-set mystery thriller from Two Brothers Pictures, the Emmy-winning production company behind Fleabag and The Missing.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterJamie Dornan has been cast in the lead role of the upcoming limited series “The Tourist.” In addition, HBO Max has boarded the project and will co-produce along with Two Brothers Pictures as well as serve as the show’s streaming home in the U.S.Alongside Dornan, the six-episode series will star Danielle Macdonald, Shalom Brune-Franklin, and Hugo Weaving. Filming is set to begin soon in Australia.

The podcast-to-TV boom continues with HBO adapting the third season of Serial as a limited series.

MTV has set the premiere date for Season 4 of its hit series Floribama Shore and released a trailer for the new season. You can watch it above.

Taron Egerton is headed to television.

EXCLUSIVE: Alan Cumming has been tapped for a recurring role opposite Michael Sheen and Tom Payne on Fox’s serial-killer thriller drama Prodigal Son.