With 'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist,' Jane Levy Finds Her Voice (Exclusive)

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticZachary Quinto and Khary Payton will lend their voices to the cast of Amazon Studios’ Invincible, the animated series based on Robert Kirkman’s comic book superhero.“Sweet news today!,” Kirkman tweeted about the new additions.

The latest in an increasingly long line of film festivals getting canceled due to the ongoing pandemic is the Telluride Film Festival, which was going to kick off over Labor Day weekend. Though the festival may not go forward as planned, we do know some of the films that would have premiered at Telluride, such as Chloé Zhao‘s “Nomadland,” starring Frances McDormand.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentLeading television industry event the Edinburgh TV Festival has added two sessions to its lineup, with “Succession” writer Lucy Prebble and Russell T.

As this year's presidential campaign heads into its final few months, political journalist John Heilemann is expanding his profile with new agency representation. Heilemann, a creator of Showtime's The Circus, has signed with CAA, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

While Lindsay Ell is known for her open, introspective songs, the singer revealed a side of her on Tuesday (July 7) that's been hidden to her fans for a long time.

As technology continues to pervade every aspect of life, from the way people work to how they watch entertainment and even socialize, several shows took viewers behind the curtain of the (fictional) companies that could exist in the cutthroat world of Silicon Valley.

Zoey Deutch makes a pit stop during a road trip with friends along the California coast last week.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefLeading Black U.S. congressman John Lewis has joined “Ahimsa – Gandhi: The Power of the Powerless,” the upcoming documentary on non-violent political struggle.The film was produced to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth and tackles issues including race relations, the under-trodden members of society, and restoration of human rights.

Kate Aurthur editorThough “Schitt’s Creek” is about community and “Succession” is about power, both shows are contemporary examinations of wealth and family. Daniel Levy, who co-created “Schitt’s Creek” with his father, Eugene Levy, and Kieran Culkin of “Succession” both expertly have played spoiled sons who’ve been neglected by their fathers.

Annie Murphy's final day on was also her last scene of the series. On the Goodwood, Ontario, set that stands in for the titular town, Murphy, as Alexis Rose, tearfully clutched co-stars Dan Levy (who plays brother David), Noah Reid (his husband, Patrick) and Emily Hampshire (the steadfast Stevie Budd) as the siblings waved goodbye to their onscreen parents (Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy).

Mae Whitman and Jane Levy, who met via mutual friends on a night out at Los Feliz mainstay the Dresden, have shared many adventures as best friends of eight years, and in February they became neighbors (on NBC's Sunday night lineup, that is) as Levy's musical dramedy Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist led into the third-season premiere of Whitman's Good Girls.

Stevie Wong In the musical dramedy fantasy Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, lead actress Jane Levy took on the principal role of Zoey, a young computer programmer who discovers she not only has the ability to hear people’s innermost thoughts, but that, even more surprisingly, they come to her through the medium of song and dance. Premiering during the winter, the show quickly gained many passionate followers who were looking for a bit of heartfelt escapism during the COVID-19 quarantine.

Carlie Hanson unveiled her latest single, "Stealing All My Friends" on Friday (June 26).

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVAfter a season of watching Clarke family patriarch Mitch (Peter Gallagher) decline due to progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) in “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist,” viewers saw him pass away in the finale.

Rebecca Davis editorRelaxed yet armed with a steely ambition, up-and-coming Chinese helmer Wei Shujun is thrilled to be back at Cannes this year in the First Feature section with his road trip film “Striding Into the Wind,” after his short “On the Border” won the Special Jury Distinction award in 2018.“Cannes has been my school, my teacher,” he told Variety, saying that he’s carefully watched and studied the festival’s selections from the past four years.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorNetflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and NBC’s recently renewed Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist have joined the roster for Paley Front Row, the virtual panel series from the Paley Center for Media that has been subbing for the organization’s PaleyLive programs.The ongoing series continues July 3 with “Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: A Conversation with the Stars and Creators.” Creators Tina Fey and Robert Carlock will reunite the cast of the series’