‘Truth Be Told’: Merle Dandridge, Jason O’Mara, Alona Tal, David Lyons, Among 9 Cast For Season 2 Of Apple Series

Lily Allen has been forced to self-isolate after one of her daughters was exposed to coronavirus through a classmate. The ‘Smile’ hitmaker - who has Ethel, nine, and Marnie, seven, with her ex-husband Sam Cooper - has said it’s “lucky” she’s already done the majority of her Christmas shopping, because she must now stay at home for two weeks to ensure none of her family members pick up the virus after she received an email from her children’s school telling them to self-isolate.

Tim Allen will be pulling double duty for "Last Man Standing." The show's ninth and final season is set to premiere on FOX on Jan. 3 and will continue to follow Allen's Mike Baxter and his wife Vanessa, played by Nancy Travis.

Tim Allen, meet Tim Allen?kicks off its final season, which will feature a series of time jumps as the Baxter family navigate life amid a pandemic, with Allen reprising his iconic character, Tim Taylor, as revealed in a new 30-second promo released Friday. In the teaser, Mike Baxter (Allen) is introduced to Tim after Vanessa (Nancy Travis) hires a home improvement repairman bearing an uncanny resemblance to him.

HBO Max is making power moves to get attention: “Wonder Woman 1984” making its premiere in streaming premiere in December, HBO’s “Industry” is becoming entirely bingeable on November 27 and now, following its successful upgrade last year—moving from TBS to HBO Max—the beloved comedy thriller “Search Party” will return to HBO Max for its fourth season in January 2021.

Meet the new Father Of Christmas (well, in the world of Capital One credit cards): John Travolta! The 66-year-old actor transformed into Santa Claus, complete with a full white face beard and long, icy hair, for a Capital One commercial that was released on Nov. 20. As Santa Travolta reviewed his over 145 million online shopping orders — even Santa’s on lockdown amid the pandemic — legendary actor Samuel L. Jackson called in via video chat.

Patricia Richardson opened up about her time on the hit sitcom “Home Improvement” as well as her on-screen chemistry with co-star Tim Allen.  Richardson and Allen starred as husband and wife Tim and Jill Taylor from 1991 - 1999 on the massively successful ABC sitcom.

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Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Russell Tovey (Looking), Steve Oram (End of the F**king World), Omid Djalili (His Dark Materials), Sofia Barclay (Defending the Guilty), Lydia West (Years & Years), Arinzé Kene (I’m Your Woman) and Celia Imrie (Better Things) have joined Priyanka Chopra Jonas (Quantico), Sam Heughan (Outlander) and music icon and five-time Grammy Award-winner Celine Dion in Screen Gems’ romantic drama, tentatively titled Text For You, to be directed by Jim

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVThe holiday season just got a lot more festive, dahlings! Mariah Carey’s upcoming Christmas special on Apple TV Plus has been given a Dec. 4 premiere date, along with a companion soundtrack album and new music video for her holiday single “Oh Santa!”The special, entitled “Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special,” centers on a crisis at the North Pole that requires help from Santa’s great friend, Carey.

Boris Johnson has been identified as “the biggest single threat” to the unity of the United Kingdom “every time he opens his mouth”. Labour’s Keir Starmer tore a strip off the Prime Minister over Johnson’s claim that devolution had been “a disaster north of the border”.

Naman Ramachandran Bukky Bakray, star of Brussels, Dublin and San Sebastian-winning film “Rocks,” Aleem Khan, director of Cannes Critics’ Week Label title “After Love,” and Kate Byers and Linn Waite, producers of British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) debut award-winner “Bait,” are among 34 participants of the 2020 BAFTA Breakthrough initiative.Supported by Netflix, the new talent initiative supports emerging talent across film, games and television.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorNetflix is rounding out the cast for the fourth and final season of its critically acclaimed series Ozark. Alfonso Herrera (The Exorcist, El baile de los 41) and Adam Rothenberg (The Serpent, Ripper Street), are set as new series regulars and Felix Solis (Ten Days in the Valley, Charmed) and Damian Young (The Trial of Chicago 7, Homeland) who both recurred in Season 3, have been promoted to series regulars for the new season.

Billie Eilish previewed her upcoming sophomore album and dropped a super-fun music video for her new single, «Therefore I Am,» Paris Jackson dropped her folk-tinged concept album about heartbreak and rebirth, and Phoebe Bridgers covered the Goo Goo Dolls for a good cause.Plus, CNCO introduced their new era with their reimagining of the popular '80s track «Tan Enamorados,» Chris Stapleton dropped his latest album after an amazing CMA Awards performance, and iconic aughts electo-pop duo 3OH!3

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Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Sci-fi podcast The Oyster from pod group The Paragon Collective is to be voiced by Logan Browning (Netflix’s Dear White People), Carla Gugino (The Haunting of Bly Manor), Mamoudou Athie (Jurassic World), Keith David (The Thing), Giancarlo Esposito (The Mandalorian), Constance Zimmer (House of Cards), Donnell Rawlings (Chappelle’s Show) and Kenny Allen (Zane & Heath Unfiltered).The Oyster is set in 2050 on an Earth that has become uninhabitable due

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Sci-fi podcast The Oyster from pod group The Paragon Collective is to be voiced by Logan Browning (Netflix’s Dear White People), Carla Gugino (The Haunting of Bly Manor), Mamoudou Athie (Jurassic World), Keith David (The Thing), Giancarlo Esposito (The Mandalorian), Constance Zimmer (House of Cards), Donnell Rawlings (Chappelle’s Show) and Kenny Allen (Zane & Heath Unfiltered).The Oyster is set in 2050 on an Earth that has become uninhabitable due