‘The President Is Missing’ Series Not Moving Forward at Showtime Due to COVID-19 (EXCLUSIVE)

The Kardashian-Jenner clan’s latest legal effort to silence Blac Chyna amid her ongoing lawsuit has failed, and now the reality TV star is finally getting her day in court!

Exclusive: Anxiety is high, nerves are shot, and no one is sleeping. The urgency around the election right now is as high as it’s ever been, and filmmakers and studios are getting into the mix to do all they can to encourage people to vote and create change.

“Live With Kelly And Ryan” lost one half of their hosting duo over COVID-19 concerns.

A judge ruled that Danny Masterson’s rape trial will proceed after his lawyers tried to argue that the alleged crimes fall outside the statute of limitations.  The “That 70s Show” actor was charged in June with rape by force or fear after a three-year investigation.The prosecution alleges that he raped three women on separate occasions in the early 2000s. He is currently out on a $3.3 million bail and continues to deny the charges against him.

Dave McNary Film ReporterHarrison Ford and Ed Helms are attached to star in the shipwreck comedy “The Miserable Adventures of Burt Squire Aboard the Horn High Yo” for STXfilms.Inspired by a true story, “Burt Squire” revolves around a family man — portrayed by Helms — in the midst of a midlife crisis who embarks on what he hopes will be a dream sailing vacation, but ends up shipwrecked in the Atlantic Ocean with Ford’s charming but unhinged sea captain.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVAmericanah will not be moving forward at HBO Max.The limited series had been a longtime passion project of Lupita Nyong’o who was set to star in and executive produce the adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s best-selling novel of the same name.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterLupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira’s series adaptation of the Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie novel “Americanah” is no longer moving ahead as planned at HBO Max, Variety has learned exclusively.The project originally received a 10-episode straight-to-series order at the streamer last year.

The President is Missing, the upcoming Showtime show from Bill Clinton and James Patterson‘s book by the same title, is officially not moving forward.

After finding each other on Season 7 of The Bachelorette, Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum’s love story is coming to an end. The couple have decided to officially end their nearly eight-year marriage “after months of separation,” which Ashley revealed in an Instagram post on Oct. 14. Ashley wrote the breakup announcement alongside a photo from her 2012 nuptials with J.P., making this news even more bittersweet.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVShowtime will no longer be making its drama pilot The President Is Missing, an adaptation of the novel by President Bill Clinton and James Patterson, from Christopher McQuarrie and Anthony Peckham.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersThe network had ordered the project to pilot, which was fully cast and ready to go when the coronavirus pandemic halted all production in mid-March.

Also Read: 'Shameless' Final Season Gets December Premiere DateThe series was initially based on Jeff Lindsey’s novel, “Darkly Dreaming Dexter.”“‘Dexter’ is such a special series, both for its millions of fans and for Showtime, as this breakthrough show helped put our network on the map many years ago,” said Showtime president of entertainment Gary Levine. “We would only revisit this unique character if we could find a creative take that was truly worthy of the brilliant, original series.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterSharpen your knives, “Dexter” fans. Showtime has ordered a limited series revival of the beloved serial killer drama with Michael C.

Will Thorne Staff WriterThe “Grease” spinoff series is go, go, going somewhere else.Paramount Plus, the recently announced ViacomCBS streaming platform, has nabbed the show from HBO Max and rebranded it as “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies,” Variety has learned exclusively from sources.

Disneyland is implementing new health and safety recommendations from theOrange County Health Care Agency amid a standoff between the conglomerate and Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Netflix has opted not to proceed with The Magic Order, its upcoming series based on the Mark Millar comic published by Netflix. The project had been in early pre-production in Prague for a targeted 2021 start.

Anthony D'Alessandro, Patrick Hipes Thanksgiving Week just got a lot more grim at the box office as Disney on Thursday moved its bit Pixar movie Soul to Disney+, where it will now be released on December 25. It had been set for a November 20 release in domestic theaters.The move is similar to what Disney did with Mulan, which had been set for a global release in March before the coronavirus pandemic lockdown forced it to delay its theatrical release several times.

Krystal Nielson learned to love herself after her split from Chris Randone, before starting up a new relationship with her mystery man.“I am so happy to be moving forward in this new chapter of my life,” the Bachelor in Paradise alum, 32, exclusively told Us Weekly on Thursday, October 8.The reality star revealed her new man via Instagram two days prior amid her divorce from Randone, also 32.“It has been refreshing to be with someone who works outside of the entertainment industry because it has

Also Read: A Fly Landed on Mike Pence During the Debate and People Are Freaking Out (Video)“On Becoming A God In Central Florida” debuted on Showtime on Aug. 25, 2019 and was renewed for a second season just a month later.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterGary Carr is set to star in the upcoming Amazon series adaptation of the William Gibson novel “The Peripheral,” Variety has learned exclusively.He is now the second actor cast in the series, with Chloë Grace Moretz having been announced as a cast member earlier this week. Carr will star in the role of Wilf, while Moretz will play Flynne Fisher.