‘The Flash’ Star Grant Gustin Signs With ICM

EXCLUSIVE: The Goldbergs star Wendi McLendon-Covey has closed a new deal to return to the popular ABC family comedy, from Sony Pictures TV. The network is yet to make a renewal decision but, with McLendon-Covey on board, a pickup appears likely.

the emergencies they face on the job. Among others, there’s patrol sergeant Athena Grant-Nash (Angela Bassett) and her husband, fire station 118 captain Bobby Nash (Peter Krause); caring, impulsive firefighter Evan “Buck” Buckley (Oliver Stark); Buck’s sister, Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt); loyal and even-tempered paramedic Henrietta “Hen” Wilson (Aisha Hinds); and lighthearted firefighter/ paramedic Howie “Chimney” Han (Kenneth Choi).Kebbel plays Lucy Donato, a firefighter who works with the 118 team.

The CW has handed early renewals to a large portion of its scripted schedule including The Flash. 

Joe Otterson TV ReporterJulia Garner has signed a first-look television deal with Tomorrow Studios, Variety has learned.Under the deal, Garner and her producing partner, Rowan Riley, will develop scripted series via their Alma Margo production company for Tomorrow Studios, an ITV partnership.“Above all else, Alma Margo is looking for bold and original content, so we thought it only natural to partner with a studio that also fits that description,” said Garner and Riley. “We are incredibly proud to be working with Tomorrow Studios who exhibit every quality that we’re looking for in a partner: intelligence, drive, experience and passion.”Garner is perhaps best known for her role in the critically-acclaimed Netflix series “Ozark,” which will release the second half of its fourth and final season in April.

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Gaston (For Life) has signed on for a recurring role in FX’s limited series Fleishman Is in Trouble. He’s set to star alongside previously announced cast members including Jesse Eisenberg, Lizzy Caplan, Claire Danes, Adam Brody and Joy Suprano.

Coronation Street fans may notice Daisy Midgley looking slightly different on the cobbles soon as the actress who plays her underwent a subtle change. Charlotte Jordan, who joined the ITV soap as the Rover Return barmaid towards the end of 2020, took to Instagram over the weekend to share a glimpse at her new locks.

9-1-1” with Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk as a Fox midseason drama in January 2018, Tim Minear was a prolific producer with many impressive TV credits under his belt. Minear, who has the longest-running overall deal at “9-1-1” studio 20th Television, is best known for his work on “Angel,” “Firefly,” “Dollhouse,” “American Horror Story,” “Terriers,” “Feud,” “Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” and “Wonderfalls.” But of those shows, the ones he personally created are best known for being very short-lived.

Naman Ramachandran Principal photography commenced Monday at U.K. locations on historical comedy “Seize Them!,” directed by Curtis Vowell (“Baby Done”).The cast includes BAFTA winner, Aimee Lou Wood (“Sex Education”), Lolly Adefope (“Shrill”), Nicola Coughlan (“Bridgerton,” “Derry Girls”), Nick Frost (“Hot Fuzz”) and Jessica Hynes (“W1A”).Written by Andy Riley (“Ron’s Gone Wrong”), “Seize Them!” is a female led comedy set in dark ages Britain where Queen Dagan (Wood) is toppled by a revolution led by Humble Joan (Coughlan).

Huge congratulations are in order for “Harry Potter” star Bonnie Wright.

Hugh Grant is in secret talks to play Doctor Who in a daring BBC move to rebuild ratings.

EXCLUSIVE: Nika King, who for two seasons played Leslie Bennett, the mother of Zendaya’s Rue on HBO’s Emmy-winning series Euphoria, has inked with Wonder Street for management.

Angela Bassett‘s character Sargeant Athena Grant is headed over to franchise spin-off series Lone Star for a special crossover episode airing on March 21 via Fox. Lone Star airs at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Fox following 9-1-1‘s spring premiere an hour prior.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterWhen “9-1-1” Season 5 returns from hiatus Monday and reunites with its spinoff “9-1-1: Lone Star” in back-to-back time slots, leading lady Angela Bassett will be pulling double duty as her character Sergeant Athena Grant appears on the Fox first-responder drama and has a brief crossover appearance on “Lone Star.”“There’s a thing called SWAT-ing, where somebody calls 9-1-1, and they send the police or usually a SWAT team to a house,” showrunner Tim Minear tells Variety, teasing the episode. “It’s a malicious prank, and gamers do it to each other.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorWME signed teen TikTok star Brooke Monk, who boasts more than 27 million followers across social platforms, for representation in all areas.WME said it will expand Monk’s business across film, TV, podcasts and new media. The 19-year-old Florida native was previously represented by UTA.Monk has amassed nearly 19 million TikTok followers since joining the short-form video platform in September 2019, rising to popularity with lip-sync and dance videos.

EXCLUSIVE: Ben Aldridge and Jonathan Groff are set to star in M. Night Shyamalan’s highly anticipated Knock at the Cabin; joining Dave Bautista, Rupert Grint and Nikki Amuka-Bird. Shyamalan will write, direct and produce the thriller for Universal Pictures.

K.J. Yossman It was only a few months ago that Ivanna Sakhno had every reason to celebrate, when it was announced the “Pacific Rim: Uprising” actor would be joining highly anticipated Star Wars limited series “Ahsoka” opposite Rosario Dawson.But last week Sakhno’s world came crashing down when, during an evening out with friends in New York’s East Village, she found out Russia had invaded her native Ukraine.