Urkel Animated Musical Among Cartoon Network Greenlights for New ACME Night Programming Block

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNetflix took a victory lap on Monday morning following a history-making showing at the Primetime Emmy Awards.After winning 44 Emmys in total this year — tying the record for most wins by a single platform/network in a single year, set by CBS in 1974 — Bela Bajaria, the Netflix head of global TV, said the scores of statuettes made for “an historic night.”“I think last night was an historic night in many ways,” Bajaria said on a press call.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNetflix has ordered the heist drama “Jigsaw” to series.Spanning 24 years, the series centers around the largest heist ever attempted, and the vengeance, scheming, loyalties, and betrayals that surround it.

“Dream [Kardashian] has personality for days,” wrote Blac Chyna while sharing a series of new photos of her and Rob Kardashian’s 4-year-old girl. Chyna wasn’t lying. In the Sept. 14 Instagram post, Dream is certainly feeling herself in her NovaKids by FashionNova outfit. In the first photo, Dream throws up some wacky hand gestures while leaning back in her butterfly-print shirt and shorts. The attitude continues in the next photo, which has her lean back and flashing a devilish smirk.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMalachi Kirby will star in the series adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s “Anansi Boys” at Amazon, Variety has learned exclusively.Kirby will play the dual lead roles of both Charlie Nancy and his brother, Spider. The series follows Charlie, a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father, Mr.

Kim Kardashian turned heads with a shocking, dominatrix-style outfit while arriving in New York City for the annual Met Gala.  The former reality star and current beauty mogul arrived in the city at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Central Park South over the weekend in true, extra, Kardashian style.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterWWE executive and professional wrestler Paul “Triple H” Levesque is recovering from surgery following a “cardiac event,” the sports entertainment company announced Wednesday.“Paul Levesque, a.k.a. Triple H, underwent a successful procedure last week at Yale New Haven Hospital following a cardiac event,” WWE said in a statement.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Great British Baking Show” is coming back with new episodes on Netflix in just a few short weeks.The streamer announced Wednesday that a new season of the beloved baking competition series will debut on Sept. 24 in the U.S.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterDan Harmon’s upcoming animated comedy “Krapopolis” at Fox has cast Hannah Waddingham, Richard Ayoade, Matt Berry, Pam Murphy and Duncan Trussell in the lead roles.The series, which was picked up to series in February, centers on a flawed family of humans, gods and monsters that tries to run one of the world’s first cities without killing each other.In the series, Ayoade voices Tyrannis, the mortal son of a goddess.

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Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Republic of Sarah” has been canceled after one season at The CW.In the series, a small town in New Hampshire discovers that there is a large vein of an incredibly valuable mineral underneath it. A mining company plans to take it all and destroy the town in the process.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNkechi Okoro Carroll has renewed her overall deal with Warner Bros. Television Group, where she has been based since 2018.In addition, Okoro Carroll has formed a new production company called Rock My Soul Productions.

Candyman director Nia DaCosta has become the first Black woman to debut at number one on the US box office chart.The reimagining and sequel to the 1992 horror flick earned $22.3million (£16million) in its opening weekend in US and Canadian cinemas.

WarnerMedia Kids & Family has announced ACME Night, a block of programming that parents and kids can watch together each Sunday. It begins with Shazam on September 19 on Cartoon Network. Subsequent Sundays at 6 p.m. ET/PT the network will air a succession of family friendly blockbusters, including Man of Steel, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Sherlock Gnomes, Scoob! and Detective Pikachu.

EXCLUSIVE: Magnolia Network, Chip & Joanna Gaines’ multi-platform joint venture with Discovery, has ordered two new shows – The Craftsman and The Art of Vintage – both for premiere on Magnolia Network next year. Additionally, the network has greenlighted two new pilots, One Big Day with Bob Goff (wt) and From Grandma, with Love (wt).

“Candyman” debuted a No. 1 in the domestic box office over the weekend but that isn’t even the biggest win.

With the $20.4M opening of Universal/MGM/Monkeypaw’s Candyman, director Nia DaCosta becomes the first Black female director to debut a movie in the No. 1 weekend spot at the domestic box office.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe FX on Hulu series adaptation of “Under the Banner of Heaven” has set its main cast.Sam Worthington (“Avatar,” “Clash of the Titans”), Denise Gough (“Andor,” “Angels in America”), Wyatt Russell (“The Falcon and the Winter Solider,” “Lodge 49”), Billy Howle (“The Serpent,” “Outlaw King”), Gil Birmingham (“Yellowstone,” “Hell or High Water”), Adelaide Clemens (“Rectify,” “The Great Gatsby”), Rory Culkin (“Waco,” “Halston”), Seth Numrich (“Turn: Washington’s Spies,”