EXCLUSIVE: The Roman’s country music dynasty is over.
18.11.2022 - 20:19 / deadline.com
Mike White will be looking for a new five-star resort to check in to after HBO renewed The White Lotus for a third season.
It comes only three episodes in to season two, which is currently airing on Sunday nights.
What started as an experiment in contained filming during the pandemic has become one of the Warner Bros. Discovery network’s biggest and buzziest shows with the first episode of season two scoring over 7.6M viewers and the series ranking as the most-watched title on HBO Max.
As usual, the next chapter will feature new characters and locale – although you won’t be surprised if Jennifer Coolidge reprises her role as Tanya McQuoid-Hunt.
The first season, which premiered in July 2021, was set in Hawaii. It starred Murray Bartlett, Connie Britton, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Lacy, Natasha Rothwell, Sydney Sweeney, Steve Zahn, Molly Shannon, Fred Hechinger and Brittany O’Grady alongside Coolidge.
Ostensibly a murder mystery, the first season was a satire that followed a group of privileged guests causing bother for the manager and spa boss of the luxury resort while dealing with a host of personal and life-changing issues.
It was filmed at the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea. The first season received 20 Emmy nominations and ten wins including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series.
The second season, which also opens with some bodies in the sea, stars F. Murray Abraham, Michael Imperioli, Aubrey Plaza, Will Sharpe, Theo James, Meghann Fahy, Adam DiMarco, Beatrice Granno, Jon Gries, Tom Hollander, Sabrina Impacciatore, Haley Lu Richardson, Simona Tabasco and Leo Woodall alongside Coolidge.
Filmed at the San Domenico Palace, Taormina, it follows the guests in a beautiful resort in Sicily, similarly dealing with
EXCLUSIVE: The Roman’s country music dynasty is over.
The finale of The White Lotus is drawing near, and viewers appear eager to see how Season 2 is going to come to a close.
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While fans await Denis Villeneuve‘s “Dune: Part Two,” in theaters (tentatively) next November, another “Dune” project looms on the horizon: HBO Max‘s “Dune: The Sisterhood.” And anticipation is already high for the upcoming series, with Emily Watson, Shirley Henderson, and Indira Varma leading the show’s cast. Now Deadline reports three more joining the ensemble: Mark Strong, Jade Anouka, and Chris Mason.
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EXCLUSIVE: Susan Storman, the celebrated Broadway director and choreographer, has revealed that an acclaimed UK revival of musical comedy Crazy for You, which features show-stopping numbers from the George and Ira Gershwin songbook, will transfer from the Chichester Festival Theater into Andrew Lloyd Webber’s LW Theatres-owned Gillian Lynne Theatre for a strictly limited 30-week West End season from June 24. Opening night is July 3.
Sylvester Stallone’s mob boss is staying in Tulsa.
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Legendary’s ‘Dune” franchise is steadily growing. Denis Villeneuve is returning to helm “Dune: Part Two,” the second half of the first Frank Herbert novel, with tentative plans to potentially adapt the second book “Dune Messiah” to round out a trilogy.
EXCLUSIVE: Ana Ortiz (Ugly Betty; Love, Victor) is finalizing a deal to lead the cast of the HBO Max drama pilot More, from Amy Chozick, Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television. Ortiz, who will star alongside Christian Serratos, replaces Veronica Falcón, who originally was tapped for the role. The recasting decision was made after the table read, I hear.
HGTV has ordered a 12-episode third season of its popular series No Demo Reno starring designer Jenn Todryk.
Irish academic Susan Liddy has been elected as the new president of Women in Film and Television International (WIFTI), replacing Swedish producer Helene Granqvist who has been in the role since 2018.
has been renewed for a third season, confirmed on November 18. The news comes a few weeks after the premiere of the second season, which stars , , , and , as well as the inimitable , who won an for her role as Tanya in season one. The show's creator, Mike White, also took home an Emmy for his work on season one of the show, as did outstanding supporting actor Murray Bartlett. Several members of the ensemble cast received nominations as well, including , Connie Britton, Jake Lacey, Steve Zahn, , and .
More Monster High is coming to Nickelodeon. The animated series has been renewed for a second season, the network announced Thursday.
Steven Spielberg‘s latest movie, “The Fabelmans,” is all about the power of film and the theatrical experience. But in a new interview with The New York Times in the leadup to the film’s release, Spielberg argued the magic of moviegoing took a hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Warner Bros.