ViacomCBS’ Sam Schles Joins Madica Productions as VP, Scripted Development (EXCLUSIVE)

Brenda Song and Macaulay Culkin are celebrating their son Dakota’s first birthday in style.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterJessica Alba will star in a series adaptation of the book “Confessions On the 7:45,” which is currently in development at Netflix.The show will be based on the Lisa Unger book of the same name. It is described as a psychological thriller about a working mom (Alba) who meets a stranger on a train as she is commuting home who upends her life.

Madelyn Cline arrives at the Sun Valley Film Festival in Sun Valley, Idaho on Saturday (April 2).

Sasha Urban editorEmmy Award-winning PBS series “Independent Lens” has announced its spring slate of documentary films, including Sundance favorite “Try Harder!,” from director Debbie Lum. The spring lineup kicks off on April 25 at 10 p.m., with additional titles available on PBS.org and the PBS Video app.“This spring we’re focusing on stories that shine light on a spectrum of youth perspectives, from ambitious high school students in San Francisco striving to navigate the college admissions system that feels stacked against them to Indigenous students in Utah’s Navajo Nation balancing universal teenage trials with issues in their community,” said Lois Vossen, executive producer of “Independent Lens.” “We hope viewers are inspired to think about new systems and practices in education, criminal justice reform, and representation that are needed within their own communities.” In addition to “Try Harder!,” which offers an up-close look at the competitive college admissions process for a group of San Francisco high schoolers, “Independent Lens” announced that it will kick off the season with the documentary “Aware: Glimpses of Consciousness,” about the different sides of human consciousness, from directors Frauke Sandig and Eric Black.”Aware” premieres on May 2, and will be followed on May 9 by “When Claude Got Shot,” from executive producer Snoop Dogg and director Brad Lichtenstein.

Director Sam Raimi is making his big return to the world of Marvel after giving us the original “Spider-Man” trilogy and then walking away when “Spider-Man 4” fell apart just before cameras were set to roll. Marvel Studios was able to convince the filmmaker to come back to tackle “Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness” after Scott Derrickson exited the sequel over “creative differences.” Some fans became concerned the exit of Derrickson telegraphed that the studio might be backtracking on the horror elements that had been promised at San Diego Comic-Con 2019.

Kylie Liya Page (“The Girl From Plainville”) has joined the cast of “Darby Harper Wants You to Know,” TheWrap has exclusively learned.Details about Page’s role are being kept under wraps. Page joins a cast which includes Riele Downs (“Henry Danger”), Auli’i’ Cravalho (“Moana”), Asher Angel (“Shazam”), Chosen Jacobs (“It”) and Derek Luke (“Captain America: The First Avenger”).The project, a 20th Century Studios film for Hulu, is currently in production.The story follows Darby Harper, who after suffering a near-death experience as a child is granted the ability to see ghosts.

Don’t put the tissues away yet. Chrissy Metz warned Us Weekly that Kate and Toby still have some more heartbreaking moments to come on This Is Us season 6.

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.

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossia are enjoying a night out!

Kanye West was finally able to spend some quality time with one of his kids. The rapper and his 6-year-old son, Saint West, were in attendance at the Golden State Warriors game against the Boston Celtics at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California on Wednesday, March 16.For the family outing, the father-son duo wore matching outfits, both wearing black leather jackets, hoodies, dark wash jeans, and rain boots.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAustralian independent production house Photoplay has appointed Karen Radzyner as its head of development. The company is the only Australian firm to have a show selected for MipTV’s CanneSeries.Radzyner joins Photoplay from Dragonet Films.

Kanye West spent some quality time with his adorable son Saint at a basketball game in the midst of all his woes. On Wednesday 16 March, it had been revealed that the 44 year old rapper had been banned from social media site Instagram for 24 hours after a series of worrying outbursts that go against the platform's policies. But Kanye didn't appear fazed as he smiled and laughed along with his sweet six year old son, who he shares with ex Kim Kardashian.

“The Bubble.” The filmmaker said back in 2013 that he was interested in revisiting the family at the center of “This Is 40” in a further sequel, especially checking in on the family’s daughters (played by Apatow’s real-life daughters Maude and Iris Apatow).Apatow told TheWrap that the timing is right for “This Is 50,” and he’s been hard at work outlining what the story would be. “I couldn’t have done it five years ago and I can’t do it five years from now, so I’ve been outlining that and hope it’s something that we get to do.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefKat McNamara (“Maze Runner,” “Shadowhunters”) has joined the cast of “Jade” the feature directorial debut of producer, director and stuntman James Bamford. The film began production on Thursday.The cast already includes Mickey Rourke “Sin City,” “The Expendables,” “The Wrester”) and Mark Dacascos (“John Wick 3,” “Crying Freeman,” “Brotherhood of the Wolf”) and Shaina West (“Black Widow”).“Jade” presents the story of a woman (West) who comes between a powerful businessman and a gang leader in their search for a hard drive that could damage the operations of Interpol.