‘This Is Us’ Chris Sullivan To Headline ABC Comedy Pilot ‘The Son In Law’

Moderator Scott Evans from Access Hollywood: Will fans be satiated with the way this thing wraps up?Dan Fogelman: It’s funny because I just literally finished writing the final script. It’s been a long time coming and I held off on writing the final words, and I would always tell the guys I have the general shape of it, but I feel really confident that we’re going to do what you’re asking. This has been 7 years of your life, for me, 8 years, and you think about some of these shows that end, and people ask if it worked, and we’ve taken it very seriously.

The stars of This Is Us are stepping out to promote the final few episodes of their hit show!

Louise Thompson has shared heartwarming swimming snaps with baby Leo-Hunter amid her battle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The former Made in Chelsea star, who recently enjoyed a trip with fiancé Ryan Libbey for their first getaway as parents, took to her Instagram to share with her 1.4million Instagram followers a set of sweet swimming snaps.

slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars, received several standing ovations at a soldout show in Boston before he even told one joke. But Rock only briefly addressed the slap, saying he was “still kind of processing what happened" Sunday. He never mentioned Smith nor his wife by name.

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Joe Otterson TV ReporterGina Rodriguez is set for the lead role of the ABC comedy pilot “Not Dead Yet,” Variety has learned.In the single-cam pilot, Nell Stevens (Rodriguez) is broke, newly single and feeling old. Nell – a self-described disaster – works to restart the life and career she left behind 10 years ago.

Former Jane the Virgin star Gina Rodriguez is returning to broadcast television as the lead in ABC’s single-camera comedy pilot Not Dead Yet from The Real O’Neals creators Casey Johnson and David Windsor, McG and 20th Television.

EXCLUSIVE: Matt Passmore (The Glades) and Floriana Lima (A Million Little Things) are set as the leads of Blank Slate, NBC’s drama pilot from Dean Georgaris, John Fox, Davis Entertainment and Universal Television.

EXCLUSIVE: Reema Sampat (Orange Is the New Black) has been tapped as the female lead opposite Chris Sullivan in The Son In Law, ABC’s single-camera comedy pilot from 20th Television.

Chrissy Metz, who co-wrote the hour that is directed by Mandy Moore.Titled «The Hill,» the episode shifts the focus to Kate as she navigates rocky terrain with her marriage to Toby and raising their young kids. In an attempt to try and rekindle the spark between their cooling, long-distance romance, in part due to evolving life/career priorities, Kate flies to San Francisco to spend the weekend with Toby.

ABC is heading off into the national parks, only this time without Kevin Costner.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterABC has ordered a new pilot for the drama about the National Parks Investigative Services Branch, Variety has learned.The broadcaster commissioned a pilot for the project last year as well with a different creative team, though it ultimately did not go forward. The original team included Kevin Costner as co-writer and executive producer, but Costner is no longer attached to the project in any capacity.Instead, Rashad Raisani is writing and executive producing the pilot, which is described as a propulsive, soapy procedural set in the stunning world of National Parks.

Friendly exes! Mandy Moore has returned to her musical roots — and enlisted a number of her famous friends and former flings for a new music video.

Mandy Moore is giving fans a look at her “real life.”

Mandy Moore released her new music video!

Mandy Moore is offering up fans a slice of her regular life. For the newly dropped music video for her single, «In Real Life,» the singer enlisted the help of fellow celebrities to pull back the curtains on their own real lives. The star-studded visual features familiar faces like Hilary Duff, Amanda Kloots, Karamo Brown, Wilmer Valderrama and Skylar Astin.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterChris Sullivan is set to star in the ABC comedy pilot “The Son-in-Law,” Variety has confirmed.Sullivan will star as Jake, a divorced dad with one 21 year old daughter. Jake never thought he would love again, until Asha came along.

Wilson Chapman editorJo Koy’s ABC comedy pilot “Josep” is filling out its cast with three new series regulars.Kimee Balmilero, Tess Paras and Jason Rogel have been added to the series, which stars Koy as Jo, a divorced Filipino American father navigating dating, his career as a nurse and his complicated relationship with his mother.Balmilero will play Geraldine, Koy’s married sister who runs a Filipino restaurant with her white husband. Paras plays Cheryl, Jo’s ex-wife and mother to his son Miles.

Hulu is proceeding with a pilot order to Bammas, a comedy written, executive produced by and starring Opeyemi “Opey” Olagbaju & Biniam Bizuneh.