Shonda Rhimes Says Olivia Pope From ‘Scandal’ Is A Character She Would Revive On Another Show

Sophia Scorziello editor Variety’s annual TV FYC Fest was packed with big names and your favorite stars from the small screen. Christina Applegate (“Dead to Me”) made a rare appearance to accept the Legacy Award, Brooke Shields spoke passionately about the reality of co-existing in the world of social media and Kerry Washington (“UnPrisoned”) joined a collective of equally hilarious actresses including Elle Fanning (“The Great”), Janelle James (“Abbott Elementary”) and Gina Rodriguez (“Dead To Me”) to discuss forging vanity for laughs and embracing the “messy” woman. The all-day discussion also tackled the state of television today amid a writers strike and an ever-changing landscape of streaming. We’ve rounded up the standout moments from Variety’s TV FYC Fest panels and presentations which brought out important — and at times hilarious — conversations about this season of shows.

Sophia Scorziello editor What does it mean to be a funny girl? Actors Elle Fanning (“The Great”), Janelle James (“Abbott Elementary”), Gina Rodriguez (“Not Dead Yet”) and Kerry Washington (“UnPrisoned”) discuss being a woman in comedy at Variety TV FYC Fest’s Disney Women of Comedy panel, moderated by Variety’s Angelique Jackson. Each TV character they play — whether she’s an empress of Russia, a public school principal, a family therapist or a journalist who talks to the dead — is layered and complicated. Through comedy, these actors have found the freedom to be contradictory, to not have it all together and to be a little messy.

actor, 37, opened up about her scars, as well as the accident where she acquired them, during an appearance on the podcast, co-hosted by Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Sean Hayes.Cuoco is an and competitor, so her September 2010 visit to a Los Angeles ranch should have been smooth sailing—unfortunately, it was anything but. Shortly after she saddled up and readied to ride, her horse got spooked and threw Cuoco off. She landed on the ground, directly under the horse, which attempted to jump over her but instead crushed her left leg.

Former “Grey’s Anatomy” co-stars Ellen Pompeo and Katherine Heigl are together again — not in Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, mind you, but in a new joint interview for Variety.

When Ellen Pompeo sees Katherine Heigl before our photo shoot, she offers a greeting worthy of Barbra Streisand. “Hello, gorgeous!” Pompeo exclaims, giving Heigl a hug. And suddenly, it’s like no time has passed since “Grey’s Anatomy” premiered as a midseason replacement in 2005 — after ABC executives considered not airing the show at all — in the time slot after “Desperate Housewives.” Ultimately, these two women somehow not only surpassed the ladies of Wisteria Lane, they redefined pop culture. Throughout this reunion, we seriously take you back to the first days of TV’s longest running primetime medical drama. As “Grey’s Anatomy” became an overnight sensation, Pompeo and Heigl were launched into the stratosphere of fame together, for better and for worse. On the plus side, the Shonda Rhimes-created series revolutionized television, with women and actors of color leading the show. Yet the sudden, sometimes toxic attention — as well as spending those long days and nights on the infamously grueling set during the early years — taught both of them hard-won lessons. “If you cannot stand up for yourself in this industry, very few people will stand up for you,” Heigl says to Pompeo. “So you’d better learn how to, and you’d better be OK with them not liking you for it. ”

Chrissy Teigen is revealing all her family secrets… or so she thought.

Eva Longoria broke out as Gabrielle Solis in the dramedy series Desperate Housewives. More than a decade since the show ended its eight-season run, Longoria is imagining what her character would be doing and opens up about whether she would return for a reboot.

The former star of Welcome To Plathville is reacting to the all-new documentary focused upon a very similar right-wing Christian family — and she sees a lot of parallels in the new series.

Kelly Ripa received a NSFW photo while she was at work from her good friend Andy Cohen.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic More than ever, rock stars were TV stars in 2023 — in the form of subjects for television documentaries — and so were their brethren in pop, hip-hop, K-pop and Latin music. Some of these TV films or docuseries were vanity projects used to promote new albums, of course; others started off as “making of” projects and ended up catching a star in a moment of real psychological crisis. It wasn’t all cinema verité; historical overviews capturing the full breadth of an artist’s career or even a genre still had their place in the pop-doc landscape. Four films or limited series stand out in the subgenre of docs that were initially commissioned to capture an album or tour and, through circumstances, evolved into something deeper or darker. “Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me” (Apple TV+) was going to be a tour documentary, but then, when an emotional breakdown caused her to pull off the road, it became a portrait of a singer coming to terms with mental illness.

Hen parties are no longer restricted for just the bride and her female pals it seems, as Olivia Attwood's fiancé Bradley Dack made an appearance at her hen weekend in Ibiza where the couple packed on the PDA in the sun.The former Love Island star, 32, enjoyed celebrating her upcoming nuptials in the party destination over the weekend, before meeting up with her footballer beau later.The reality star has been having fun in the Balearic Islands on her unusual funeral-themed hen weekend, jokingly mocking the end of single life, amusing her fans and celeb friends alike on Instagram. All of the snaps from Olivia Attwood's 'funeral' hen do from lavish hotel to personalised gifts View gallery Celebrity Big Brother star Nicola McLean was one of the many people who commented on Olivia's Insta snaps from the celebrations, writing "OMG" followed by a black heart emoji.

Sharon Horgan is a bigger fan of the UK TV pitching system than the U.S., to say the least.

Shonda Rhimes, the creator of Grey’s Anatomy and Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, is opening up about the differences between working for a network like ABC and a streaming platform like Netflix.

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story has proven a spectacular success for Netflix, winning the hearts of viewers with its lavish aesthetic (by now a Bridgerton signature), charismatic young cast, and affecting plot. Focusing on the origin story of the beloved Bridgerton queen, portrayed by , it features breakout talent as her younger counterpart, with further cast additions including Corey Mylchreest as the young King George III and Sam Clemmett and Freddie Dennis as the couple’s right-hand men, royal butlers Brimsley and Reynolds.At a concise six episodes, the limited series has been billed as a self-contained entity, with no indication of a planned second season (despite heartfelt pleas from fans).

No one can say that Anya Taylor-Joy doesn’t have range, and her latest role proves that she can do just about everything. From playing a chess prodigy in The Queen’s Gambit to her latest role as Princess Peach in the upcoming animated Super Mario Brother movie, Anya has proven she can pull off just about any part she’s given.

“Bridgerton” fans who’ve binge-watched the prequel spin-off “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” have been wondering about the fate of one of the series’ characters.

writers’ strike aims to shut down production in Hollywood to force studios to make a better deal with the Writers Guild of America, some of the top showrunners in the industry are banding together to raise funds for entertainment workers who will be affected by the loss of jobs. The WGA announced on Wednesday that more than $1.7 million has been pledged by writers to the Entertainment Community Fund, a nonprofit formerly known as The Actors Fund that provides emergency financial assistance to workers in film and television who meet the needs-based requirements, regardless of their profession within the industry or union affiliation.Among the showrunners and producers contributing to the fund are J.J.

Shonda Rhimes is in the midst of promoting her latest Shondaland series, “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story”.

Shonda Rhimes is hinting that she is not done with Grey’s Anatomy anytime soon and fans seemingly have the last word in all of it.

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story is currently streaming, and fans are already eager to see the story continue.