
Miya Cech has raised the fans’ curiosity after joining Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender‘s Season 2 as Toph Beifong. The renowned earthbender was one of the key characters from the Nickelodeon animated show. But despite Toph’s worldwide popularity, she has also got her fair share of haters who have some significant complaints regarding the character.
Toph Beifong in Avatar: The Last Airbender | Credits: Nickelodeon Productions
Toph Beifong or The Blind Bandit was initially conceived as a 16-year-old muscular boy. However, the show’s head writer Aaron Ehasz suggested a creative idea and asserted that they make the character a little girl, who has the power to take down some of the greatest earthbenders. While the idea was revolutionary and the character was a fan-favorite initially, she slowly lost her appeal to most fans as the show progressed.
Looks like Miya Cech is taking a risk by playing Toph...
Toph Beifong in Avatar: The Last Airbender | Credits: Nickelodeon Productions
Toph Beifong or The Blind Bandit was initially conceived as a 16-year-old muscular boy. However, the show’s head writer Aaron Ehasz suggested a creative idea and asserted that they make the character a little girl, who has the power to take down some of the greatest earthbenders. While the idea was revolutionary and the character was a fan-favorite initially, she slowly lost her appeal to most fans as the show progressed.
Looks like Miya Cech is taking a risk by playing Toph...
- 9/30/2024
- by Subham Mandal
- FandomWire


Miya Cech is joining the cast of the live action Avatar: The Last Airbender series!
The 17-year-old actress has been cast to portray the fan-favorite character Toph Beifong in season two, it was announced on Thursday (September 19) at Netflix‘s Geeked Week Live.
Keep reading to find out more…
“We make a point of reviewing submissions separately and after countless tapes, we both had the same reaction,” Executive Producers Christine Boylan and Habbar Raisani shared in a statement. “Miya is our Toph! Miya is a brilliant performer who knows how to precisely balance the sarcastic sense of humor, stubbornness, and vulnerability that is Toph Beifong. Her physicality and emotional dexterity really put her in a class of one.”
For those that may not know, Toph is a master earthbender who was born blind and trained to feel and sense the world around her.
“I’ve been in boot camp for...
The 17-year-old actress has been cast to portray the fan-favorite character Toph Beifong in season two, it was announced on Thursday (September 19) at Netflix‘s Geeked Week Live.
Keep reading to find out more…
“We make a point of reviewing submissions separately and after countless tapes, we both had the same reaction,” Executive Producers Christine Boylan and Habbar Raisani shared in a statement. “Miya is our Toph! Miya is a brilliant performer who knows how to precisely balance the sarcastic sense of humor, stubbornness, and vulnerability that is Toph Beifong. Her physicality and emotional dexterity really put her in a class of one.”
For those that may not know, Toph is a master earthbender who was born blind and trained to feel and sense the world around her.
“I’ve been in boot camp for...
- 9/20/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared

Netflix’s live-action “Avatar: The Last Airbender” is back in production for Season 2, with the streamer revealing that Miya Cech has been cast as the fan-favorite character Toph.
In a clip released as part of Netflix’s annual Geeked Week fan event, Toph’s feet are seen in closeup before she stomps down and demonstrates her earthbending.
The 17-year-old Cech is likely best known to audiences as the younger version of Ali Wong’s character in the Netflix romantic comedy “Always Be My Maybe,” released in 2019. Funnily enough, she also played a younger version of Ali Wong’s character in an episode of the Netflix series “Beef.” She also starred in Nickelodeon’s short-lived series “The Astronauts” and had a supporting role in last year’s coming-of-age comedy “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah.”
Toph was first introduced in Book 2 of the original “Last Airbender” animated series.
In a clip released as part of Netflix’s annual Geeked Week fan event, Toph’s feet are seen in closeup before she stomps down and demonstrates her earthbending.
The 17-year-old Cech is likely best known to audiences as the younger version of Ali Wong’s character in the Netflix romantic comedy “Always Be My Maybe,” released in 2019. Funnily enough, she also played a younger version of Ali Wong’s character in an episode of the Netflix series “Beef.” She also starred in Nickelodeon’s short-lived series “The Astronauts” and had a supporting role in last year’s coming-of-age comedy “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah.”
Toph was first introduced in Book 2 of the original “Last Airbender” animated series.
- 9/20/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV

Casey Affleck leads the cast of Slingshot, an intriguing sci-fi thriller set among the stars. Director Mikael Håfström brings his vision to life, exploring the depths of human psychology within the vast expanse of space. Affleck plays John, an astronaut embarking on a voyage to Saturn’s moon of Titan.
His mission aboard the shuttle Odyssey-1 is to study the moon’s potential for fuel, but John faces inner turmoil that may threaten the mission. As effects from induced hibernation take hold, reality becomes distorted, and memories of his lover back on Earth, Zoe, interfere.
John is just one of a three-person crew, and tensions arise between teammates as damage to the ship comes to light. Continuing the mission or turning back involves grave risks, stressing fault lines between the characters. As their journey extends further into the solar system, strange phenomena emerge to challenge expectations.
Håfström teases out psychological mysteries,...
His mission aboard the shuttle Odyssey-1 is to study the moon’s potential for fuel, but John faces inner turmoil that may threaten the mission. As effects from induced hibernation take hold, reality becomes distorted, and memories of his lover back on Earth, Zoe, interfere.
John is just one of a three-person crew, and tensions arise between teammates as damage to the ship comes to light. Continuing the mission or turning back involves grave risks, stressing fault lines between the characters. As their journey extends further into the solar system, strange phenomena emerge to challenge expectations.
Håfström teases out psychological mysteries,...
- 8/27/2024
- by Arash Nahandian
- Gazettely
Dean Israelite Tapped To Direct Thriller ‘Can You Hear Me?’ For Hartbeat, The Hideaway Entertainment

Exclusive: Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat and The Hideaway Entertainment will partner to produce Can You Hear Me?, a new thriller scripted by Taylor Anthony Hopkins (The Last Reverie) and Luke Kelly-Clyne. Set to direct the pic, which is currently casting, is Emmy and DGA Award nominee Dean Israelite (Little Wing).
Can You Hear Me? follows a telephone scammer who learns that his nephew has been kidnapped and must collect a sum of money to get him back. Financed by The Hideaway Entertainment, the film’s producers are Kevin Hart, Bryan Smiley, Patricia Braga and Luke Kelly-Clyne for Hartbeat, along with Jonathan Gray, Matthew Rhodes and Kristy Grisham for The Hideaway. Ty Walker and Kevin Healey are exec producing for Hartbeat, along with Ryan Cassells for The Hideaway. Jen Cox serves as co-producer, with production to kick off this summer.
“‘Can You Hear Me?’ furthers Hartbeat’s commitment to...
Can You Hear Me? follows a telephone scammer who learns that his nephew has been kidnapped and must collect a sum of money to get him back. Financed by The Hideaway Entertainment, the film’s producers are Kevin Hart, Bryan Smiley, Patricia Braga and Luke Kelly-Clyne for Hartbeat, along with Jonathan Gray, Matthew Rhodes and Kristy Grisham for The Hideaway. Ty Walker and Kevin Healey are exec producing for Hartbeat, along with Ryan Cassells for The Hideaway. Jen Cox serves as co-producer, with production to kick off this summer.
“‘Can You Hear Me?’ furthers Hartbeat’s commitment to...
- 1/31/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV

"White Bird: A Wonder Story" is the spiritual sequel to "Wonder" and focuses on Auggie's primary bully Julian, as his grandmother teaches him important life lessons rooted in her experiences during WWII. The film stays true to the themes of love and acceptance that made "Wonder" successful, while telling a completely different story. The trailer promises a beautiful tale filled with talented actors. Unfortunately, the release of "White Bird: A Wonder Story" has been delayed due to the WGA Writers and SAG-AFTRA strikes, with no official release date announced yet. Other big films are also experiencing delays.
The heartwarming film Wonder is getting a spiritual sequel in the form of White Bird: A Wonder Story, and here's everything that's known about it, including the latest White Bird: A Wonder Story news. No one could've guessed the success that Wonder would eventually become. Based on a novel by R.J. Palacio, Wonder...
The heartwarming film Wonder is getting a spiritual sequel in the form of White Bird: A Wonder Story, and here's everything that's known about it, including the latest White Bird: A Wonder Story news. No one could've guessed the success that Wonder would eventually become. Based on a novel by R.J. Palacio, Wonder...
- 8/19/2023
- by Katy Rath
- ScreenRant

A reboot of the classic 1980s TV series of the same name, 2021's well-cast Highway to Heaven is a Lifetime Original movie about Angela, an angel who comes to Earth to help people. Angela takes a job as a guidance counselor at a junior high school, but her guidance goes beyond the job description, as she seeks to help a distressed teen who has been causing trouble at school and drifting apart from his father ever since the loss of his mother. Angela is aided in her quest by the school’s principal, Bruce, but her unexplained angelic presence also invites suspicion.
The original Highway to Heaven series was created in 1984 by Michael Landon, who also played the angel. The show saw Landon’s angel John Smith travel across the country with retired police officer Mark Gordon (Victor French), assuming different jobs and helping troubled souls overcome their problems. The Highway to Heaven remake,...
The original Highway to Heaven series was created in 1984 by Michael Landon, who also played the angel. The show saw Landon’s angel John Smith travel across the country with retired police officer Mark Gordon (Victor French), assuming different jobs and helping troubled souls overcome their problems. The Highway to Heaven remake,...
- 6/9/2023
- by Seb Flatau
- ScreenRant


Brian Cox (credit: David Ho), Kelly Reilly (credit: Kyle Baugher), Brooklynn Prince (credit: Beverly Brosius), and Che Tafari (credit: Guy Viau)
Brian Cox is following up Succession, easily one of the best shows on television, by playing a pigeon racer in Paramount+’s Little Wing. The coming-of-age film will also star Yellowstone‘s Kelly Reilly.
Brooklynn Prince (Cocaine Bear) is set to play a teen who becomes interested in pigeon racing, and Che Tafari (Me Time) stars as her friend.
Filming’s expected to get underway in Portland this month. Oscar and DGA Awards nominee John Gatins (Flight) wrote the screenplay based on Susan Orlean’s New Yorker article. Three-time DGA Awards nominee Dean Israelite is on board to direct.
Israelite, Brian Cox, Karen Rosenfelt, Donald De Line, Susan Orlean, Don Dunn, and Liz Brandenburg are executive producing. Gatins and Naomi Despres will serve as producers.
Paramount+ offered this description...
Brian Cox is following up Succession, easily one of the best shows on television, by playing a pigeon racer in Paramount+’s Little Wing. The coming-of-age film will also star Yellowstone‘s Kelly Reilly.
Brooklynn Prince (Cocaine Bear) is set to play a teen who becomes interested in pigeon racing, and Che Tafari (Me Time) stars as her friend.
Filming’s expected to get underway in Portland this month. Oscar and DGA Awards nominee John Gatins (Flight) wrote the screenplay based on Susan Orlean’s New Yorker article. Three-time DGA Awards nominee Dean Israelite is on board to direct.
Israelite, Brian Cox, Karen Rosenfelt, Donald De Line, Susan Orlean, Don Dunn, and Liz Brandenburg are executive producing. Gatins and Naomi Despres will serve as producers.
Paramount+ offered this description...
- 4/19/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies

Exclusive: Brian Cox (Succession), Kelly Reilly (Yellowstone), Brooklynn Prince (Cocaine Bear) and Che Tafari (Me Time) are set to lead Little Wing, a new Paramount+ coming-of-age film from Awesomeness, which DGA Award nominee Dean Israelite (Are You Afraid of the Dark?) is directing from a script by Oscar nom John Gatins (Flight).
The film now in production in Oregon, which has been a passion project for Israelite over the past decade, is inspired by the New Yorker article of the same name by Susan Orlean. This is the story of Kaitlyn (Prince), a 13-year-old girl who, reeling from her parents’ divorce and the pending loss of her home, is drawn into the world of pigeon racing. She hopes to solve her family’s financial woes by stealing a valuable bird, but instead forms a bond with the owner who cultivates her love of the sport.
Cox plays Jaan, the pigeon racer,...
The film now in production in Oregon, which has been a passion project for Israelite over the past decade, is inspired by the New Yorker article of the same name by Susan Orlean. This is the story of Kaitlyn (Prince), a 13-year-old girl who, reeling from her parents’ divorce and the pending loss of her home, is drawn into the world of pigeon racing. She hopes to solve her family’s financial woes by stealing a valuable bird, but instead forms a bond with the owner who cultivates her love of the sport.
Cox plays Jaan, the pigeon racer,...
- 4/19/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV

"The Simpsons" was not the first TV sitcom to parody pop culture, but it may have been the most ambitious one when it originally premiered. Some of its best episodes remake classic films with "Simpsons" characters. "Rosebud" recasts "Citizen Kane" with local wealthy despot Mr. Burns. "Bart of Darkness" puts child hellraiser Bart Simpson into Alfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window." Then there's the fan-favorite "Treehouse of Horror" episodes, which riff on classic horror films and television. A generation of young fans were given the "Simpsons" version of the canon before they even knew the source material existed. But that was not such a bad thing. At its best, "The Simpsons" is judicious in its pick of source material, and exacting in its detail. Characters in the show rarely just say, "This reminds me of a popular movie!" There's always a recreated "camera angle," a guest star or a deep cut...
- 3/25/2023
- by Adam Wescott
- Slash Film

Exclusive: Stephanie Sperber has stepped down from her post as President of Imagine Kids & Family after four years to focus on producing. In the interim, the label’s slate will be overseen by Karen Lunder, President of Imagine Features, and Kristen Zolner, President of Imagine Television.
Sperber helped get Kids & Family off the ground; she was brought in by Imagine Entertainment principals Brian Grazer and Ron Howard to run the unit at its January 2019 launch.
Since then, the company has found success with Tiny Chef, investing an the emerging digital IP, which Sperber had found, and scaling it up with a TV series on Nickelodeon and other brand extensions. Imagine Kids & Family’s first live-action series, The Astronauts, earned an Emmy nomination for Children’s or Family Viewing Series. Animated series Bossy Bear just premiered on Nick, and coming up are original movie The Slumber Party for Disney+ and animated...
Sperber helped get Kids & Family off the ground; she was brought in by Imagine Entertainment principals Brian Grazer and Ron Howard to run the unit at its January 2019 launch.
Since then, the company has found success with Tiny Chef, investing an the emerging digital IP, which Sperber had found, and scaling it up with a TV series on Nickelodeon and other brand extensions. Imagine Kids & Family’s first live-action series, The Astronauts, earned an Emmy nomination for Children’s or Family Viewing Series. Animated series Bossy Bear just premiered on Nick, and coming up are original movie The Slumber Party for Disney+ and animated...
- 3/9/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV


Over the weekend, IGN Fan Fest included several new trailers and announcements, including developer Bloober Team announcing that their upcoming Layers of Fear (originally titled Layers of Fears) will arrive this Summer. This was in addition to the announcements for Redfall, Diablo IV, Lies of P and more.
For starters, Layers of Fear, a “reimagination” of the previous three games in the series, will arrive for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series this June. Accompanying the announcement is a “release time reveal” trailer that shows off the upcoming game’s spooky visuals, while also touting the new additions.
Meanwhile, Arkane’s Redfall (which is coming this May) received a Q&a video from production director Ben Horne, who did a deep dive into the details of the game. In addition, the upcoming vampire shooter received a new trailer providing more gameplay, as well as a look at the game’s open world.
For starters, Layers of Fear, a “reimagination” of the previous three games in the series, will arrive for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series this June. Accompanying the announcement is a “release time reveal” trailer that shows off the upcoming game’s spooky visuals, while also touting the new additions.
Meanwhile, Arkane’s Redfall (which is coming this May) received a Q&a video from production director Ben Horne, who did a deep dive into the details of the game. In addition, the upcoming vampire shooter received a new trailer providing more gameplay, as well as a look at the game’s open world.
- 2/20/2023
- by Mike Wilson
- bloody-disgusting.com

Nickelodeon is out with the nominations for its Kids’ Choice Awards 2022 and has iCarly star Miranda Cosgrove and four-time Super Bowl champ Rob Gronkowski as co-hosts. Check out the noms list and host announcement video below.
The slime-show covering film, TV, music, sports and more is set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 9, from Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport. Nick, TeenNick, Nicktoons and Nick Jr. will air it live in the East and delayed in the West.
“Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards has always been such a unique show with tons of energy, superstars and of course, lots of slime,” said Cosgrove, whose iCarly reboot is up for Favorite Family TV Show. “Nickelodeon has always been my family and to co-host this iconic show alongside Gronk will be a blast.”
Added the NFL star and former co-host of Nick’s Crashletes: “I’ve always been a kid at heart,...
The slime-show covering film, TV, music, sports and more is set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 9, from Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport. Nick, TeenNick, Nicktoons and Nick Jr. will air it live in the East and delayed in the West.
“Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards has always been such a unique show with tons of energy, superstars and of course, lots of slime,” said Cosgrove, whose iCarly reboot is up for Favorite Family TV Show. “Nickelodeon has always been my family and to co-host this iconic show alongside Gronk will be a blast.”
Added the NFL star and former co-host of Nick’s Crashletes: “I’ve always been a kid at heart,...
- 3/9/2022
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV

A new original movie reboot inspired by Michael Landon’s iconic ’80s television drama, Highway to Heaven arrives March 1 on DVD from Lionsgate.
A new original movie reboot inspired by Michael Landon’s iconic ’80s television drama, Highway to Heaven arrives March 1 on DVD from Lionsgate. The movie stars Jill Scott, Barry Watson. The Highway to Heaven movie will be available on DVD for the suggested retail price of $14.98.
Inspired by Michael Landon’s beloved classic ’80s TV series, Lifetime®‘s original Highway To Heaven movie reboot follows Angela Stewart, played by Grammy® winner Jill Scott (TV’s “First Wives Club”), who is an angel sent back to Earth in order to help people in need. This story finds a junior high student struggling with the tragic loss of his mother as he and his dad drift apart. Angela takes a temporary job as a school counselor working alongside principal...
A new original movie reboot inspired by Michael Landon’s iconic ’80s television drama, Highway to Heaven arrives March 1 on DVD from Lionsgate. The movie stars Jill Scott, Barry Watson. The Highway to Heaven movie will be available on DVD for the suggested retail price of $14.98.
Inspired by Michael Landon’s beloved classic ’80s TV series, Lifetime®‘s original Highway To Heaven movie reboot follows Angela Stewart, played by Grammy® winner Jill Scott (TV’s “First Wives Club”), who is an angel sent back to Earth in order to help people in need. This story finds a junior high student struggling with the tragic loss of his mother as he and his dad drift apart. Angela takes a temporary job as a school counselor working alongside principal...
- 3/3/2022
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com


Exclusive: After co-writing Despicable Me and the Apple TV+ musical series Schmigadoon!, Cinco Paul will team with Imagine Kids+Family and Warner Music Group on Winter Wonderland. Paul has created and written a live-action and stop-motion animated family film anchored by the classic holiday song, and featuring original songs written by Paul. Imagine Kids+Family and Wmg (the song is controlled by Warner Chappell Music) will co-produce and co-finance the film.
The film will be produced by Imagine Entertainment Chairmen Brian Grazer and Ron Howard and Imagine Kids+Family President Stephanie Sperber, along with Wmg’s Charlie Cohen, President, TV & Film, Warner Music Entertainment, Meredith Milton, Wmg consultant and producer, as well as Kurt Deutsch, SVP, Theatrical and Catalog, Warner Chappell Music.
Said Wmg’s Cohen: “When it comes to joyful and poignant storytelling, there is no one better than Cinco Paul. We are incredibly excited to have him bring this...
The film will be produced by Imagine Entertainment Chairmen Brian Grazer and Ron Howard and Imagine Kids+Family President Stephanie Sperber, along with Wmg’s Charlie Cohen, President, TV & Film, Warner Music Entertainment, Meredith Milton, Wmg consultant and producer, as well as Kurt Deutsch, SVP, Theatrical and Catalog, Warner Chappell Music.
Said Wmg’s Cohen: “When it comes to joyful and poignant storytelling, there is no one better than Cinco Paul. We are incredibly excited to have him bring this...
- 8/11/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV

The Nest: "Genre icon Dee Wallace is “truly memorable” (Horror Obsessive) in The Nest, premiering on Digital, DVD and On Demand July 20 from 4DigitalMedia.
When Meg and her mother Beth visit a yard sale, Beth buys her young daughter an adorable stuffed bear, thinking it may help with Meg’s separation anxiety. As children do, she quickly becomes attached to the bear, talking to it and taking it everywhere she goes. However, soon Beth notices that the bear is communicating with Meg and even influencing her behavior. When Meg starts developing hoarding habits, and seems infected by a parasitic creature, things take a turn for the worse. Soon it’s clear there’s something much more nightmarish and sinister to this yard sale toy than anyone could have imagined.
Directed by James Suttles and written by Jennifer Trudrung, The Nest “will keep those nerves on the very edge” (From Page 2 Screen).
Sarah Navratil,...
When Meg and her mother Beth visit a yard sale, Beth buys her young daughter an adorable stuffed bear, thinking it may help with Meg’s separation anxiety. As children do, she quickly becomes attached to the bear, talking to it and taking it everywhere she goes. However, soon Beth notices that the bear is communicating with Meg and even influencing her behavior. When Meg starts developing hoarding habits, and seems infected by a parasitic creature, things take a turn for the worse. Soon it’s clear there’s something much more nightmarish and sinister to this yard sale toy than anyone could have imagined.
Directed by James Suttles and written by Jennifer Trudrung, The Nest “will keep those nerves on the very edge” (From Page 2 Screen).
Sarah Navratil,...
- 7/6/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead

Exclusive: An updated version of Highway to Heaven is coming to the small screen. Lifetime has greenlighted event movie series Highway To Heaven, a modern take on the classic Michael Landon TV series, starring Grammy winner Jill Scott (First Wives Club) in a gender-switching lead role, and Barry Watson (The Loudest Voice). Scott also serves as an executive producer.
Scott stars as new angel Angela who comes down to Earth to help people in crisis. Landon played the male version of the character in the original series, the angel Jonathan, who was sent to Earth to help people in need. Watson portrays Junior High School principal Bruce to whom Angela reveals her true identity.
Cast also includes Ben Daon (The Astronauts), Robert Moloney and Ashley Ross (A Series of Unfortunate Events).
In cooperation with Cindy Landon and the Michael Landon Estate, the movies are inspired by...
Scott stars as new angel Angela who comes down to Earth to help people in crisis. Landon played the male version of the character in the original series, the angel Jonathan, who was sent to Earth to help people in need. Watson portrays Junior High School principal Bruce to whom Angela reveals her true identity.
Cast also includes Ben Daon (The Astronauts), Robert Moloney and Ashley Ross (A Series of Unfortunate Events).
In cooperation with Cindy Landon and the Michael Landon Estate, the movies are inspired by...
- 6/17/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV

The Producers Guild of America will present “Producing During Unprecedented Times: Reflections from Today’s Leading Producers” at the 60th Monte-Carlo Television Festival that starts this weekend.
The curated conversations, in which producers explore the challenges they faced getting their shows made during the Covid-19 pandemic, detail how they learned to work within the myriad global safety regulations, and how their ability to pivot during these uncertain times may end up changing business models moving forward.
Participants include:
Bradley Bell, president of Bell-Phillip Television Productions, who’s the nine-time Emmy-winning producer and head writer of The Bold and the Beautiful Producer Yolanda Cochran had three scripted shows that were in mid-season or were about to start that were interrupted by the shutdown: The Astronauts, which was shot in Vancouver and was among the very first to return to production there; Danger Force, which shot in Los Angeles,...
The curated conversations, in which producers explore the challenges they faced getting their shows made during the Covid-19 pandemic, detail how they learned to work within the myriad global safety regulations, and how their ability to pivot during these uncertain times may end up changing business models moving forward.
Participants include:
Bradley Bell, president of Bell-Phillip Television Productions, who’s the nine-time Emmy-winning producer and head writer of The Bold and the Beautiful Producer Yolanda Cochran had three scripted shows that were in mid-season or were about to start that were interrupted by the shutdown: The Astronauts, which was shot in Vancouver and was among the very first to return to production there; Danger Force, which shot in Los Angeles,...
- 6/14/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV

Updated, 11:15 Am: Sheryl Underwood is set to host the 48th annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NATAS said today. It will mark The Talk co-host’s fifth time hosting the trophy show.
Previously, May 25: The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences on Tuesday revealed nominees for the 48th annual Daytime Emmy Awards, which will be presented June 25 in primetime on CBS and Paramount+.
More than 40 categories will be given out during the broadcast and on social media after NATAs divided its annual awards for the best in television. The Daytime Children’s Programming and Animation Emmy Awards will be presented in a stand-alone streaming show July 17, and the Daytime Lifestyle Programming Emmy Awards follow the next day. Those noms will come June 28.
Here’s the full list of awards for the main Daytime categories, which are presented to individuals and programs broadcast between 2 a.m.-6 p.m., along with...
Previously, May 25: The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences on Tuesday revealed nominees for the 48th annual Daytime Emmy Awards, which will be presented June 25 in primetime on CBS and Paramount+.
More than 40 categories will be given out during the broadcast and on social media after NATAs divided its annual awards for the best in television. The Daytime Children’s Programming and Animation Emmy Awards will be presented in a stand-alone streaming show July 17, and the Daytime Lifestyle Programming Emmy Awards follow the next day. Those noms will come June 28.
Here’s the full list of awards for the main Daytime categories, which are presented to individuals and programs broadcast between 2 a.m.-6 p.m., along with...
- 6/8/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV


The nominations for the 48th annual Daytime Emmy Awards have arrived, including posthumous nods for hosts Alex Trebek and Larry King, as well as a snub for Ellen DeGeneres.
Check out the fill list of nominees below.
Outstanding Drama Series
The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Days of Our Lives (NBC)
General Hospital (ABC)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Outstanding Limited Drama Series
The Bay (Popstar TV)
Beacon Hill (reelwomensnetwork.com)
A House Divided (Umc)
Studio City (Amazon Prime Video)
Outstanding Game Show
Family Feud (Syndicated)
Jeopardy! (Syndicated)
Let’s Make a Deal (CBS)
The Price Is Right (CBS)
Wheel of Fortune (Syndicated)
Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program
Caught in Providence (Syndicated)
Divorce Court Fox
Judge Judy (Syndicated)
Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court (Syndicated)
The People’s Court (Syndicated)
Outstanding Morning Show
CBS Sunday Morning (CBS)
Good Morning America (ABC)
Sunday Today with Willie Geist (NBC)
Today Show (NBC)
Outstanding Informative...
Check out the fill list of nominees below.
Outstanding Drama Series
The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Days of Our Lives (NBC)
General Hospital (ABC)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Outstanding Limited Drama Series
The Bay (Popstar TV)
Beacon Hill (reelwomensnetwork.com)
A House Divided (Umc)
Studio City (Amazon Prime Video)
Outstanding Game Show
Family Feud (Syndicated)
Jeopardy! (Syndicated)
Let’s Make a Deal (CBS)
The Price Is Right (CBS)
Wheel of Fortune (Syndicated)
Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program
Caught in Providence (Syndicated)
Divorce Court Fox
Judge Judy (Syndicated)
Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court (Syndicated)
The People’s Court (Syndicated)
Outstanding Morning Show
CBS Sunday Morning (CBS)
Good Morning America (ABC)
Sunday Today with Willie Geist (NBC)
Today Show (NBC)
Outstanding Informative...
- 5/25/2021
- by Alex Noble
- The Wrap

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has revealed nominees for the broadcast portion of the 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.
The telecast, which will air June 25 on both CBS and its sister Paramount Plus streaming service, focuses on major categories such as outstanding drama, game show, entertainment talk show, morning show, informative talk show and legal/courtroom program, as well as the performers, host, writers, directors and other technical teams for those shows.
Among the nominees are the late Alex Trebek, who will compete in the game show category once again (a category he most recently won in 2019 and 2020), and the late Larry King, who has been nominated in the informative talk show host category for Ora TV’s “Larry King Live.”
Below are the more than forty categories that will either be revealed on air or on social media; final determination of categories presented on broadcast will be announced closer to airdate.
The telecast, which will air June 25 on both CBS and its sister Paramount Plus streaming service, focuses on major categories such as outstanding drama, game show, entertainment talk show, morning show, informative talk show and legal/courtroom program, as well as the performers, host, writers, directors and other technical teams for those shows.
Among the nominees are the late Alex Trebek, who will compete in the game show category once again (a category he most recently won in 2019 and 2020), and the late Larry King, who has been nominated in the informative talk show host category for Ora TV’s “Larry King Live.”
Below are the more than forty categories that will either be revealed on air or on social media; final determination of categories presented on broadcast will be announced closer to airdate.
- 5/25/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV


Trojan Records is set to reissue its legendary 1971 collection The Trojan Story — a three-lp set that helped introduce the world to artists like Jimmy Cliff, the Maytals, Desmond Dekker, and Lee “Scratch” Perry — for its 50th anniversary this June.
Long out-of-print, the 50-song anthology — due out June 18th — will be reissued physically and digitally with its original tracklist intact, along with a 50-page illustrated booklet featuring liner notes for every song by Trojan’s label manager Rob Bell — who helped curate the original release — and musician Rusty Zinn.
In addition...
Long out-of-print, the 50-song anthology — due out June 18th — will be reissued physically and digitally with its original tracklist intact, along with a 50-page illustrated booklet featuring liner notes for every song by Trojan’s label manager Rob Bell — who helped curate the original release — and musician Rusty Zinn.
In addition...
- 5/12/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com

The 73rd annual Directors Guild of America Awards kicked off on Saturday evening. The awards honored the best directing in film and television of the past year.
This year, nominees Lee Isaac Chung for “Minari,” Emerald Fennell for “Promising Young Woman,” David Fincher for “Mank,” Aaron Sorkin for “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” and Chloé Zhao for “Nomadland” vied for the top directorial prize for film, with Zhao winning.
On the TV side, “The Queen’s Gambit,” “Homeland,” and “The Flight Attendant” won the major prizes, shaking up the race as we head into Emmys season.
The DGA prize is often considered a bellwether for the Best Director Oscar. Recent DGA winners that went on to repeat at the Academy Awards include Alfonso Cuarón for “Roma,” Guillermo del Toro for “The Shape of Water,” Damien Chazelle for “La La Land,” and Alejandro G. Iñárritu for both “The Revenant” and “Birdman...
This year, nominees Lee Isaac Chung for “Minari,” Emerald Fennell for “Promising Young Woman,” David Fincher for “Mank,” Aaron Sorkin for “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” and Chloé Zhao for “Nomadland” vied for the top directorial prize for film, with Zhao winning.
On the TV side, “The Queen’s Gambit,” “Homeland,” and “The Flight Attendant” won the major prizes, shaking up the race as we head into Emmys season.
The DGA prize is often considered a bellwether for the Best Director Oscar. Recent DGA winners that went on to repeat at the Academy Awards include Alfonso Cuarón for “Roma,” Guillermo del Toro for “The Shape of Water,” Damien Chazelle for “La La Land,” and Alejandro G. Iñárritu for both “The Revenant” and “Birdman...
- 4/11/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire


Even though this year’s Directors Guild of America ceremony is taking place virtually, there is no way to watch the DGA Awards online. But you’re in luck — Gold Derby has access to Saturday’s show and we’ll be revealing all of the 2021 winners as they happen live. Scroll down for our minute-by-minute breakdown of all of the champions, the A-list presenters and the special honors for this 73rd annual ceremony.
As a reminder, these kudos honor the best helmers of the year in film and television, as voted on by more than 18,000 members of the directing guild. The all-important DGA feature film category, which will be presented last, will serve as an important bellwether of the Best Director Oscar. Why? Because the guild and the academy have only disagreed eight times over the past seven decades, including last year when Sam Mendes (“1917”) won the DGA but Bong Joon Ho...
As a reminder, these kudos honor the best helmers of the year in film and television, as voted on by more than 18,000 members of the directing guild. The all-important DGA feature film category, which will be presented last, will serve as an important bellwether of the Best Director Oscar. Why? Because the guild and the academy have only disagreed eight times over the past seven decades, including last year when Sam Mendes (“1917”) won the DGA but Bong Joon Ho...
- 4/10/2021
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby


The 73rd Directors Guild of America Awards took place on Saturday, April 10 in a virtual ceremony. These kudos honored the best helmers of the year in film and television, as voted on by more than 18,000 members of the directing guild. The all-important DGA feature film nominees were Chloe Zhao (“Nomadland”), Lee Isaac Chung (“Minari”), David Fincher (“Mank”), Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”) and Aaron Sorkin (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”). Scroll down for the full winners list in three film and eight TV categories.
The DGA’s feature film category is one of the most telling bellwethers for the Best Director Oscar. The guild and the academy have only disagreed eight times over the past seven decades, including last year when Sam Mendes (“1917”) won the DGA but Bong Joon Ho (“Parasite”) claimed the Oscar. Will this year’s guild winner follow the path of so many prior champs?...
The DGA’s feature film category is one of the most telling bellwethers for the Best Director Oscar. The guild and the academy have only disagreed eight times over the past seven decades, including last year when Sam Mendes (“1917”) won the DGA but Bong Joon Ho (“Parasite”) claimed the Oscar. Will this year’s guild winner follow the path of so many prior champs?...
- 4/10/2021
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby

Following on “Medici: Masters of Florence,” with Dustin Hoffman and Richard Madden, and “Leonardo,” starring Aidan Turner, Italy’s Lux Vide is teaming with ex-Hasbro chief content officer Stephen J. Davis (“Transformers”) to produce what may be its most ambitious production yet: “The Rising.” The English-language historical drama series focuses on what it described as the “human, secular story” of Jesus Christ. The creative team will shortly begin pitching potential U.S. partners.
Executive producer of NBC’s “The Blacklist” and creator and showrunner of HBO’s “Carnivàle,” Daniel Knauf is attached as “The Rising’s” showrunner.
Lux Vide CEO Luca Bernabei and Davis serve as the series’ producers.
“The Rising” will be directed by Italy’s Jan Michelini, who broke through directing episodes of “Medici: Masters of Florence.” Its composer is Carlos Rafael Rivera, best known for writing the score of Netflix hit “The Queen’s Gambit,” and an...
Executive producer of NBC’s “The Blacklist” and creator and showrunner of HBO’s “Carnivàle,” Daniel Knauf is attached as “The Rising’s” showrunner.
Lux Vide CEO Luca Bernabei and Davis serve as the series’ producers.
“The Rising” will be directed by Italy’s Jan Michelini, who broke through directing episodes of “Medici: Masters of Florence.” Its composer is Carlos Rafael Rivera, best known for writing the score of Netflix hit “The Queen’s Gambit,” and an...
- 4/1/2021
- by John Hopewell and Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV

The Directors Guild of America (DGA) announced the television nominations for the 2020 DGA Awards on Monday, honoring “Ted Lasso,” “WandaVision,” and “The Queen’s Gambit” as examples of some of the finest directorial work that the medium has to offer.
Both Comedy and Drama categories saw complete turnover in nominees from 2019, with none of the series honored last year airing episodes during the window of eligibility in 2020. Therefore the celebration is guaranteed to get an injection of fresh blood, a welcome development with any awards body.
Curiously, the wide open field allowed for some surprising series to garner their first ever DGA nominations, including AMC’s “Better Call Saul” and Disney+’s “The Mandalorian.”
Also announced today were the DGA Award nominations for Documentary, including nods for “Boys State” and “The Truffle Hunters.”
The Theatrical Feature Film and First-Time Feature Film nominees for this year’s DGA Awards will be announced Tuesday,...
Both Comedy and Drama categories saw complete turnover in nominees from 2019, with none of the series honored last year airing episodes during the window of eligibility in 2020. Therefore the celebration is guaranteed to get an injection of fresh blood, a welcome development with any awards body.
Curiously, the wide open field allowed for some surprising series to garner their first ever DGA nominations, including AMC’s “Better Call Saul” and Disney+’s “The Mandalorian.”
Also announced today were the DGA Award nominations for Documentary, including nods for “Boys State” and “The Truffle Hunters.”
The Theatrical Feature Film and First-Time Feature Film nominees for this year’s DGA Awards will be announced Tuesday,...
- 3/8/2021
- by Libby Hill
- Indiewire


Exclusive: Oscar-winner Helen Mirren has signed on to co-star in White Bird: A Wonder Story, Liongate’s companion film drawn from the universe of its 2017 hit, Wonder. In addition, Ariella Glaser and Orlando Schwerdt have also been cast in lead roles while Bryce Gheisar is set to reprise his role as Julian from Wonder.
The new additions are joining previously announced star Gillian Anderson in the film, which commenced production in Eastern Europe. Finding Neverland and Christopher Robin helmer Marc Forster is directing the film adaptation based on the book by R.J. Palacio.
Written by Mark Bomback, the film follows Julian Albans, the bully who left Beecher Prep, who is visited by his Grandmère from Paris and is transformed by her remarkable story of compassion and courage. As a girl in Nazi-occupied France, the young Grandmère goes into hiding with the help of a schoolmate, a young man who risks...
The new additions are joining previously announced star Gillian Anderson in the film, which commenced production in Eastern Europe. Finding Neverland and Christopher Robin helmer Marc Forster is directing the film adaptation based on the book by R.J. Palacio.
Written by Mark Bomback, the film follows Julian Albans, the bully who left Beecher Prep, who is visited by his Grandmère from Paris and is transformed by her remarkable story of compassion and courage. As a girl in Nazi-occupied France, the young Grandmère goes into hiding with the help of a schoolmate, a young man who risks...
- 2/25/2021
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV

Just hours after the nominations for the Golden Globe Awards, the Writers Guild of America, West and Writers Guild of America, East announced the latest batch of nominees for the upcoming WGA Awards, including honorees from television, new media, and news.
AMC’s “Better Call Saul” nabbed four nominations, one in drama series and three in episodic drama, which recognizes scripts from individual episodes of the season. Of particular note from today’s WGA announcement is the notable achievement of both Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” and Hulu’s “The Great” scoring nominations in both new series and comedy series. Both freshman shows also earned a nomination apiece in episodic comedy.
All the nominees will be celebrated at the joint 2021 Writers Guild Awards virtual ceremony, taking place on Sunday, March 21, 2021.
A partial list of nominees is below. A complete list of today’s nominations, including categories for radio/audio and...
AMC’s “Better Call Saul” nabbed four nominations, one in drama series and three in episodic drama, which recognizes scripts from individual episodes of the season. Of particular note from today’s WGA announcement is the notable achievement of both Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” and Hulu’s “The Great” scoring nominations in both new series and comedy series. Both freshman shows also earned a nomination apiece in episodic comedy.
All the nominees will be celebrated at the joint 2021 Writers Guild Awards virtual ceremony, taking place on Sunday, March 21, 2021.
A partial list of nominees is below. A complete list of today’s nominations, including categories for radio/audio and...
- 2/3/2021
- by Libby Hill
- Indiewire

Aside from the members of the Midnight Society, perhaps the most prolific recurring character in the ’90s run of Are You Afraid of the Dark? was the enigmatic magician Sardo, so fans of the original series may be pleased to see a new take on the Magic Mansion owner featuring prominently in the official trailer for the second season of the Are You Afraid of the Dark? revival, titled Curse of the Shadows, which will kick off its six-episode season on Friday, February 12th on Nickelodeon.
Press Release: Hollywood, Calif.--Jan. 8, 2021--Nickelodeon has revealed the trailer for the long-awaited season two debut of Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Curse of the Shadows, the beloved horror anthology series based on the ‘90s kids’ cult classic. Produced by Ace Entertainment, the six-part limited series will premiere on Friday, Feb. 12, at 8 p.m. (Et/Pt) on Nickelodeon, with new episodes airing every Friday night.
Press Release: Hollywood, Calif.--Jan. 8, 2021--Nickelodeon has revealed the trailer for the long-awaited season two debut of Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Curse of the Shadows, the beloved horror anthology series based on the ‘90s kids’ cult classic. Produced by Ace Entertainment, the six-part limited series will premiere on Friday, Feb. 12, at 8 p.m. (Et/Pt) on Nickelodeon, with new episodes airing every Friday night.
- 1/8/2021
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead


The Midnight Society’s campfire was restoked—figuratively and literally—for the 2019 Halloween season by Nickelodeon’s Are You Afraid of the Dark? three-episode miniseries, which enticed audiences old and new for more chilling exploits from a new generation of the classic kid coterie of scare-chasers. Thus, the network subsequently greenlit Season 2, this time for six episodes, which begin their weekly run in February.
Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Curse of the Shadows is the title of Season 2, indicating that the series will again eschew its classic single-episode story format to utilize the entirety of a season to tell one epic story, having moved on from the 2019 miniseries storyline centered on demented ringmaster Mr. Tophat and his Carnival of Doom. Moreover, we’re already getting an all-new Midnight Society; a lineup tasked with pursuing a mysterious creature called the Shadowman.
Check out the trailer for Are You Afraid of the Dark?...
Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Curse of the Shadows is the title of Season 2, indicating that the series will again eschew its classic single-episode story format to utilize the entirety of a season to tell one epic story, having moved on from the 2019 miniseries storyline centered on demented ringmaster Mr. Tophat and his Carnival of Doom. Moreover, we’re already getting an all-new Midnight Society; a lineup tasked with pursuing a mysterious creature called the Shadowman.
Check out the trailer for Are You Afraid of the Dark?...
- 1/8/2021
- by Joseph Baxter
- Den of Geek

One of my favorite viewing experiences this year was finally catching up on Nickelodeon's Are You Afraid of the Dark? revival, and while I'm bummed that the characters from the first season won't be returning, I'm still thrilled to see whatever the new Midnight Society cooks up next around the campfire.
With the new season of Are You Afraid of the Dark? premiering sometime in 2021, Nickelodeon is celebrating the New Year a bit early with their first teaser video for the new season that reveals its official title: Curse of the Shadows.
While the first season of the Are You Afraid of the Dark? revival (titled Carnival of Doom) featured three episodes, the new season will comprise six episodes.
You can check out the new trailer below (from Nickelodeon's official Twitter account), and we also have an excerpt from the official press release for the new season that will...
With the new season of Are You Afraid of the Dark? premiering sometime in 2021, Nickelodeon is celebrating the New Year a bit early with their first teaser video for the new season that reveals its official title: Curse of the Shadows.
While the first season of the Are You Afraid of the Dark? revival (titled Carnival of Doom) featured three episodes, the new season will comprise six episodes.
You can check out the new trailer below (from Nickelodeon's official Twitter account), and we also have an excerpt from the official press release for the new season that will...
- 12/31/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead

At a time when climate change is ravaging Earth and real-life interest in space organizations from NASA to SpaceX has been renewed, there is no shortage of television shows delivering interesting and informative takes on such travel. But while series such as Disney Plus’ “The Right Stuff” goes for the nostalgia play and Netflix’s “Away” contemplates the sacrifice made to leave family behind, it is Nickelodeon’s “The Astronauts” that delivers the truly unique picture of unequipped, untrained children accidentally being launched into space, now thrust together as a makeshift team to survive.
“We are being presented — especially in 2020 with all that’s happened — with portraying a future as a hopeful thing. I think people are really hungry for that — ‘if we all set aside our differences and work together toward a common goal, then we have a very bright and hopeful future,'” “The Astronauts” showrunner Daniel Knauf tells Variety.
“We are being presented — especially in 2020 with all that’s happened — with portraying a future as a hopeful thing. I think people are really hungry for that — ‘if we all set aside our differences and work together toward a common goal, then we have a very bright and hopeful future,'” “The Astronauts” showrunner Daniel Knauf tells Variety.
- 11/13/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Despite production disruptions from the 'Covid-19' virus unleashed on an unsuspecting world, the TV industry is determined to get back on track, scheduling November 2020 premiere dates for new series and new seasons of returning shows including "The Crown", "Moonbase 8", "Animaniacs" and a whole lot more:
November 1:
Holiday Wars (Food Network, Season 2)
Killer in Question
Dying to Be Famous: The Ryan Singleton Story
November 2:
The Good Doctor
Below Deck
Holiday Baking Championship
Ten Weeks (Quibi, new shortform unscripted series)
November 4:
Random Acts
November 5:
Young Sheldon
B Positive
Mom
November 6:
Country Ever After
November 7:
Behind Every Man
My Little Pony: Pony Life
November 8:
NCIS: New Orleans
NCIS: Los Angeles
Moonbase 8 (Showtime, new comedy series)
Kids Baking Championship: Season’s Sweetings (Food Network, Season 2)
November 9:
The Mighty Ones
Industry
Christmas Cookie Challenge (Food Network, Season 4)
The Big Bake Holiday
Slugfest
The South Westerlies...
November 1:
Holiday Wars (Food Network, Season 2)
Killer in Question
Dying to Be Famous: The Ryan Singleton Story
November 2:
The Good Doctor
Below Deck
Holiday Baking Championship
Ten Weeks (Quibi, new shortform unscripted series)
November 4:
Random Acts
November 5:
Young Sheldon
B Positive
Mom
November 6:
Country Ever After
November 7:
Behind Every Man
My Little Pony: Pony Life
November 8:
NCIS: New Orleans
NCIS: Los Angeles
Moonbase 8 (Showtime, new comedy series)
Kids Baking Championship: Season’s Sweetings (Food Network, Season 2)
November 9:
The Mighty Ones
Industry
Christmas Cookie Challenge (Food Network, Season 4)
The Big Bake Holiday
Slugfest
The South Westerlies...
- 11/12/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek


Since its inception in 1979, Nickelodeon has been forward thinking with its programming. Yet it took over 41 years for the network to go after the final frontier, a live action space travel show for kids. To make an ambitious show like that happen, they needed the right co-pilot, landing the director of Apollo 13, Ron Howard.
Howard serves as executive producer for The Astronauts, a new live-action kids series coming to Nickelodeon on Nov. 13. It’s the first kids series to come from Howard and Brian Grazer’s production company, Imagine Entertainment, which launched a new division in 2019 called Imagine Kids+Family, headed up by Stephanie Sperber. In early meetings between the network and production company, the prospect of doing a space show for kids was exciting to both parties.
“They said, ‘We don’t know quite how to do it, but maybe you guys do because you seem to like space,...
Howard serves as executive producer for The Astronauts, a new live-action kids series coming to Nickelodeon on Nov. 13. It’s the first kids series to come from Howard and Brian Grazer’s production company, Imagine Entertainment, which launched a new division in 2019 called Imagine Kids+Family, headed up by Stephanie Sperber. In early meetings between the network and production company, the prospect of doing a space show for kids was exciting to both parties.
“They said, ‘We don’t know quite how to do it, but maybe you guys do because you seem to like space,...
- 11/10/2020
- by Chris Longo
- Den of Geek


This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine’s daily What to Watch listings and monthly guide to What’s on Streaming.
With more than 530 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.
More from TVLineWhat's New on Netflix in November — Plus: Disney+, HBO Max and Others2021 Renewal Scorecard: What's Coming Back?...
With more than 530 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.
More from TVLineWhat's New on Netflix in November — Plus: Disney+, HBO Max and Others2021 Renewal Scorecard: What's Coming Back?...
- 11/7/2020
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com


From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for November 2020, with local productions responding individually, based on best practices for businesses and employers from the 'BC Centre for Disease Control', to stop the spread of Covid-19:
Feature
Bonfire
Local Production Company: No Clocks Productions Ltd.
Producer: Jim Whitaker, Joe Roth
Director: David Lowery
Change Of Pace
Local Production Company: Change Of Pace Film, Inc.
Producer: Graham Fraser
Director: Stephen Campanelli
Ellington
Local Production Company: Swan Song BC Productions Inc.
Director: Ben Cleary
Hello, Goodbye And Everything In Between
Local Production Company: Hello Goodbye Productions Inc.
Producer: Brian Robbins, Matt Kaplan, Kelsey Jackson
Director: Michael Lewen
Love Hard
Local Production Company: Love Hard Films Canada, Inc.
Producer: McG, Mary Viola
Director: Hernan Jimenez Garcia
Solitary
Local Production Company: Windor Productions BC Inc.
Producer: Aaron Gilbert, Nate Parker, Christina Lee Storm, David Oyelowo, Kevin Turen
Director: Nate Parker
Untitled...
Feature
Bonfire
Local Production Company: No Clocks Productions Ltd.
Producer: Jim Whitaker, Joe Roth
Director: David Lowery
Change Of Pace
Local Production Company: Change Of Pace Film, Inc.
Producer: Graham Fraser
Director: Stephen Campanelli
Ellington
Local Production Company: Swan Song BC Productions Inc.
Director: Ben Cleary
Hello, Goodbye And Everything In Between
Local Production Company: Hello Goodbye Productions Inc.
Producer: Brian Robbins, Matt Kaplan, Kelsey Jackson
Director: Michael Lewen
Love Hard
Local Production Company: Love Hard Films Canada, Inc.
Producer: McG, Mary Viola
Director: Hernan Jimenez Garcia
Solitary
Local Production Company: Windor Productions BC Inc.
Producer: Aaron Gilbert, Nate Parker, Christina Lee Storm, David Oyelowo, Kevin Turen
Director: Nate Parker
Untitled...
- 11/2/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek

Nickelodeon announced today the all-new cast for the second season of “Are You Afraid of the Dark?”, the beloved horror anthology series that returns with a fresh look at the Midnight Society. The newest members of the Midnight Society include: Bryce Gheisar (The Astronauts, Wonder), Arujun Athalye, Beatrice Kitsos (Child’s Play, iZombie), Malia Baker (The Baby-Sitters Club), Dominic Mariche (The Christmas Yule […]...
- 10/29/2020
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com

‘Are You Afraid Of The Dark?’: Six Cast For Season 2 Of Nickelodeon’s Horror Anthology Series Reboot

Exclusive: Nickelodeon has set the Season 2 cast for Are You Afraid of the Dark?, its anthology series reimagined from the 1990s cult hit that fashioned horror stories from kids’ points of view. Bryce Gheisar, Arjun Athalye, Beatrice Kitsos, Malia Baker (The Baby-Sitters Club), Dominic Mariche and Parker Queenan are set as the new Midnight Society kids for the second installment.
In Season 2, the kids tell a terrifying tale about a curse that has been cast over their small seaside town, haunted by an all-new villain named the Shadowman. Produced by Ace Entertainment, Are You Afraid of the Dark? premieres in 2021 on Nickelodeon. You can watch a teaser below.
Gheisar plays Luke; Athalye is Jai; Kitsos portrays Hanna, Baker plays Gabby; Mariche portrays Seth and Queenan is Connor.
Season one of...
In Season 2, the kids tell a terrifying tale about a curse that has been cast over their small seaside town, haunted by an all-new villain named the Shadowman. Produced by Ace Entertainment, Are You Afraid of the Dark? premieres in 2021 on Nickelodeon. You can watch a teaser below.
Gheisar plays Luke; Athalye is Jai; Kitsos portrays Hanna, Baker plays Gabby; Mariche portrays Seth and Queenan is Connor.
Season one of...
- 10/29/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV


Willow Ufgood is back!
In a surprise announcement from Disney+ it was revealed that Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) alongside Jon Kasdan would be helming a new series expanding on the lore of the classic movie.
According to the streamer the yet unnamed Disney+ project “takes place years after the events of the original Willow film. It introduces all-new characters to the enchanted realm of fairy queens and two-headed Eborsisk monsters, and welcomes back its namesake hero, Willow Ufgood (Warwick Davies).”
The announcement also included this intriguing quote from original Willow director Ron Howard who will return alongside leading man Warwick Davis to executive produce the series, “This isn’t a nostalgic throw-back, it’s a creative lean-forward and it’s a blast to be a part of it all.”
So when we sat down with Howard recently to chat about Nickelodeon’s The Astronauts we had to ask him what it all meant.
In a surprise announcement from Disney+ it was revealed that Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) alongside Jon Kasdan would be helming a new series expanding on the lore of the classic movie.
According to the streamer the yet unnamed Disney+ project “takes place years after the events of the original Willow film. It introduces all-new characters to the enchanted realm of fairy queens and two-headed Eborsisk monsters, and welcomes back its namesake hero, Willow Ufgood (Warwick Davies).”
The announcement also included this intriguing quote from original Willow director Ron Howard who will return alongside leading man Warwick Davis to executive produce the series, “This isn’t a nostalgic throw-back, it’s a creative lean-forward and it’s a blast to be a part of it all.”
So when we sat down with Howard recently to chat about Nickelodeon’s The Astronauts we had to ask him what it all meant.
- 10/23/2020
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
Despite production disruptions from the deadly 'Covid-19' virus unleashed on an unsuspecting world, the TV industry is determined to get back on track, scheduling November 2020 premiere dates for new series and new seasons of returning shows including "The Crown", "Moonbase 8", "Animaniacs" and a whole lot more:
November 1:
Holiday Wars (Food Network, Season 2)
Killer in Question
Dying to Be Famous: The Ryan Singleton Story
November 2:
The Good Doctor
Below Deck
Holiday Baking Championship
Ten Weeks (Quibi, new shortform unscripted series)
November 4:
Random Acts
November 5:
Young Sheldon
B Positive
Mom
November 6:
Country Ever After
November 7:
Behind Every Man
My Little Pony: Pony Life
November 8:
NCIS: New Orleans
NCIS: Los Angeles
Moonbase 8 (Showtime, new comedy series)
Kids Baking Championship: Season’s Sweetings (Food Network, Season 2)
November 9:
The Mighty Ones
Industry
Christmas Cookie Challenge (Food Network, Season 4)
The Big Bake Holiday
Slugfest
The South Westerlies...
November 1:
Holiday Wars (Food Network, Season 2)
Killer in Question
Dying to Be Famous: The Ryan Singleton Story
November 2:
The Good Doctor
Below Deck
Holiday Baking Championship
Ten Weeks (Quibi, new shortform unscripted series)
November 4:
Random Acts
November 5:
Young Sheldon
B Positive
Mom
November 6:
Country Ever After
November 7:
Behind Every Man
My Little Pony: Pony Life
November 8:
NCIS: New Orleans
NCIS: Los Angeles
Moonbase 8 (Showtime, new comedy series)
Kids Baking Championship: Season’s Sweetings (Food Network, Season 2)
November 9:
The Mighty Ones
Industry
Christmas Cookie Challenge (Food Network, Season 4)
The Big Bake Holiday
Slugfest
The South Westerlies...
- 10/22/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek

In today’s TV news roundup, Nickelodeon announced a premiere date for “The Astronauts,” and Starz released a teaser for the third season of “American Gods.”
Renewals
Netflix renewed “Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous” for a second season, set to premiere in 2021. The animated series follows a group of stranded teenagers, struggling to survive on an island overrun by dinosaurs. The show, from DreamWorks Animation, is executive produced by Steven Spielberg, Colin Trevorrow, Frank Marshall, Scott Kreamer and Aaron Hammersley. Watch a teaser for the new season below.
Dates
Nickelodeon is set to premiere “The Astronauts” on Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. In the new series, a group of young astronauts embark on a journey on a malfunctioning spaceship. They must work together to return to their parents, who are watching them from Earth. The series stars Miya Cech, Bryce Gheisar, Keith L. Williams, Kayden Grace Swan and Ben Daon. Dean Israelite executive produces and directs,...
Renewals
Netflix renewed “Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous” for a second season, set to premiere in 2021. The animated series follows a group of stranded teenagers, struggling to survive on an island overrun by dinosaurs. The show, from DreamWorks Animation, is executive produced by Steven Spielberg, Colin Trevorrow, Frank Marshall, Scott Kreamer and Aaron Hammersley. Watch a teaser for the new season below.
Dates
Nickelodeon is set to premiere “The Astronauts” on Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. In the new series, a group of young astronauts embark on a journey on a malfunctioning spaceship. They must work together to return to their parents, who are watching them from Earth. The series stars Miya Cech, Bryce Gheisar, Keith L. Williams, Kayden Grace Swan and Ben Daon. Dean Israelite executive produces and directs,...
- 10/9/2020
- by Janet W. Lee
- Variety Film + TV


Remember FANT4STIC, also known as the worst Marvel movie ever? Check out 6 things you may not know about this colossal flop.
“For every critically acclaimed box office juggernaut Marvel Studios has released, there have been just as many widely panned superhero flops. Some of them were victims of misguided expectations, some were ruined by heavy studio interference, but one movie that checks both of these boxes is Josh Trank’s FANT4STIC, also known as 2015’s Fantastic Four.”
Read more at Inverse.
Fandom asked everyone who they’d like to see in Spider-Man 3, and actor Vincent D’Onofrio dropped a comment…
“Vincent D’Onofrio is baiting me, and honestly, I’m okay with it. News of Stephen Strange heading to the latest Spider-Man films means that there are going to be quite a few familiar faces for Peter Parker. So when Fandom asked users on Twitter who they want to see...
“For every critically acclaimed box office juggernaut Marvel Studios has released, there have been just as many widely panned superhero flops. Some of them were victims of misguided expectations, some were ruined by heavy studio interference, but one movie that checks both of these boxes is Josh Trank’s FANT4STIC, also known as 2015’s Fantastic Four.”
Read more at Inverse.
Fandom asked everyone who they’d like to see in Spider-Man 3, and actor Vincent D’Onofrio dropped a comment…
“Vincent D’Onofrio is baiting me, and honestly, I’m okay with it. News of Stephen Strange heading to the latest Spider-Man films means that there are going to be quite a few familiar faces for Peter Parker. So when Fandom asked users on Twitter who they want to see...
- 10/9/2020
- by Ivan Huang
- Den of Geek


While California wildfires are giving British Columbia's Vancouver some of the worst air pollution in the world, from VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for September 2020, including "Batwoman", "Day Of The Dead", "Motherland: Fort Salem" and a whole lot more, all previously suspended due to the 'Covid-19' virus pandemic:
Feature
Bonfire
Local Production Company: No Clocks Productions Ltd.
Producer: Jim Whitaker, Joe Roth
Director: David Lowery
3/8/2021 - 6/30/2021
Change Of Pace
Local Production Company: Change Of Pace Film, Inc.
Producer: Graham Fraser
Director: Stephen Campanelli
9/28/2020 - 10/16/2020
Ellington
Local Production Company: Swan Song BC Productions Inc.
Director: Ben Cleary
12/1/2020 - 3/17/2021
Hello, Goodbye And Everything In Between
Local Production Company: Hello Goodbye Productions Inc.
Producer: Brian Robbins, Matt Kaplan, Kelsey Jackson
Director: Michael Lewen
10/5/2020 - 11/9/2020
Love Hard
Local Production Company: Love Hard Films Canada, Inc.
Producer: McG, Mary Viola
Director: Hernan Jimenez Garcia
10/5/2020 - 11/24/2020
Solitary
Local Production Company: Windor Productions BC Inc.
Feature
Bonfire
Local Production Company: No Clocks Productions Ltd.
Producer: Jim Whitaker, Joe Roth
Director: David Lowery
3/8/2021 - 6/30/2021
Change Of Pace
Local Production Company: Change Of Pace Film, Inc.
Producer: Graham Fraser
Director: Stephen Campanelli
9/28/2020 - 10/16/2020
Ellington
Local Production Company: Swan Song BC Productions Inc.
Director: Ben Cleary
12/1/2020 - 3/17/2021
Hello, Goodbye And Everything In Between
Local Production Company: Hello Goodbye Productions Inc.
Producer: Brian Robbins, Matt Kaplan, Kelsey Jackson
Director: Michael Lewen
10/5/2020 - 11/9/2020
Love Hard
Local Production Company: Love Hard Films Canada, Inc.
Producer: McG, Mary Viola
Director: Hernan Jimenez Garcia
10/5/2020 - 11/24/2020
Solitary
Local Production Company: Windor Productions BC Inc.
- 9/13/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek

The Tiny Chef is heading to Nickelodeon. The network has given a series order to The Tiny Chef Show (working title), from Imagine Kids+Family, Tiny Chef Productions and Nickelodeon Animation Studio.
The Tiny Chef Show will follow the talented chef as he whips up tasty ‘weshipees’ and the world’s tiniest plant-based dishes from his tree-stump home. The series will premiere on Nick’s preschool platforms in the U.S., as well as Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels internationally.
Imagine Entertainment Executive Chairmen Brian Grazer and Ron Howard will executive produce the series with Imagine Kids+Family President Stephanie Sperber, as well as Kristen Bell, Morgan Sackett, and Tiny Chef creators Rachel Larsen, Adam Reid and cinematographer Ozlem Akturk for Tiny Chef Productions. The series is a co-production of Imagine Kids+Family, Tiny Chef Productions and Nickelodeon Animation Studio.
The Tiny Chef Show has developed a cult following through its...
The Tiny Chef Show will follow the talented chef as he whips up tasty ‘weshipees’ and the world’s tiniest plant-based dishes from his tree-stump home. The series will premiere on Nick’s preschool platforms in the U.S., as well as Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels internationally.
Imagine Entertainment Executive Chairmen Brian Grazer and Ron Howard will executive produce the series with Imagine Kids+Family President Stephanie Sperber, as well as Kristen Bell, Morgan Sackett, and Tiny Chef creators Rachel Larsen, Adam Reid and cinematographer Ozlem Akturk for Tiny Chef Productions. The series is a co-production of Imagine Kids+Family, Tiny Chef Productions and Nickelodeon Animation Studio.
The Tiny Chef Show has developed a cult following through its...
- 8/12/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV


From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for June 2020, including features/ TV series temporarily suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic:
Features
Bonfire (Temporarily Suspended)
Local Production Company: No Clocks Productions Ltd.
Executive Producer: Tom Hammel
Producer: Jim Whitaker, Joe Roth
Director: David Lowery
Ellington (Temporarily Suspended)
Local Production Company: Swan Song BC Productions Inc.
Executive Producer: Shea Kammer, Jonathan King, Adam Shulman, Jacob Perlin
Director: Ben Cleary
Untitled Graham King Project (Temporarily Suspended)
Local Production Company: Cold Hut Production Ulc.
Executive Producer: Nicola Shindler, Graham King, Ken Kamins, Sally Wainwright, Colin Vaines
Producer: Nan Morales
Director: Nora Fingscheidt
TV Pilots
Kung Fu (Temporarily Suspended)
Local Production Company: 3253 Production Services Inc.
Executive Producer: Christina M. Kim, Martin Gero, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Hanelle Culpepper
Producer: Ian Smith
Director: Hanelle Culpepper
LA Brea (Temporarily Suspended)
Local Production Company: Gep La Brea Inc.
Executive Producer: David Appelbaum, Avi Nir, Alon Shtruzman,...
Features
Bonfire (Temporarily Suspended)
Local Production Company: No Clocks Productions Ltd.
Executive Producer: Tom Hammel
Producer: Jim Whitaker, Joe Roth
Director: David Lowery
Ellington (Temporarily Suspended)
Local Production Company: Swan Song BC Productions Inc.
Executive Producer: Shea Kammer, Jonathan King, Adam Shulman, Jacob Perlin
Director: Ben Cleary
Untitled Graham King Project (Temporarily Suspended)
Local Production Company: Cold Hut Production Ulc.
Executive Producer: Nicola Shindler, Graham King, Ken Kamins, Sally Wainwright, Colin Vaines
Producer: Nan Morales
Director: Nora Fingscheidt
TV Pilots
Kung Fu (Temporarily Suspended)
Local Production Company: 3253 Production Services Inc.
Executive Producer: Christina M. Kim, Martin Gero, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Hanelle Culpepper
Producer: Ian Smith
Director: Hanelle Culpepper
LA Brea (Temporarily Suspended)
Local Production Company: Gep La Brea Inc.
Executive Producer: David Appelbaum, Avi Nir, Alon Shtruzman,...
- 6/24/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek

Exclusive: Imagine Kids+Family is partnering with Lion Forge Animation, the company behind 2019 Oscar-winning animated short film Hair Love after the two companies struck a first-look deal.
The division of Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s company will partner with David Steward II’s business to co-develop short-form project, TV series and digital stories.
Lion Forge Animation, which launched less than a year ago, produced Hair Love, the animated short directed by Matthew A Cherry and voiced by Issa Rae about a father’s attempt to do his daughter’s hair for the first time.
It has already identified a number of projects including Chippy Hood, Puerto Rico Strong and Black Comic Anthology (w/t).
Chippy Hood is an animated series, created in partnership with South Korean animation studio Mostapes, for pre-school kids set in a magical place where four little chipmunks, Chippy, Kong, Lala, and BamBam, look for opportunities...
The division of Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s company will partner with David Steward II’s business to co-develop short-form project, TV series and digital stories.
Lion Forge Animation, which launched less than a year ago, produced Hair Love, the animated short directed by Matthew A Cherry and voiced by Issa Rae about a father’s attempt to do his daughter’s hair for the first time.
It has already identified a number of projects including Chippy Hood, Puerto Rico Strong and Black Comic Anthology (w/t).
Chippy Hood is an animated series, created in partnership with South Korean animation studio Mostapes, for pre-school kids set in a magical place where four little chipmunks, Chippy, Kong, Lala, and BamBam, look for opportunities...
- 6/17/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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