NBC has ordered a new sitcom for its 2021-2022 season called “American Auto” which follows the lives of several high-ranking executives at a struggling Detroit car company. American Auto will star former Saturday Night Love actress Ana Gasteyer, who will play Katherine Hastings, the CEO of fictional Detroit-based automaker Payne Motors. The cast will [...]
A new batch of comedies and dramas will compete with holdovers from last season as broadcast networks attempt a return to the traditional development model while also contending with the challenges of a pandemic. Pilot Season 2021 could easily be described as Pilot Season 2020+. After being wiped out by the pandemic, 21 of [...]
Deadline reported on Friday that singer Luke James has been promoted to series regular on The Chi for season 4 of the Showtime series. James starred as the reoccurring character Trig on season 3 of the show. Trig is Jake’s (Michael V. Epps) estranged older brother returns to town with his girlfriend Imani (Jasmine Davis), [...]
We’ll be seeing more of Trig in the upcoming season of Showtime’s The Chi. Luke James, who recurred as the character in Season 3, has been promoted to series regular for the fourth season of the Lena Waithe-created drama series. Jame’s Victor “Trig” Taylor is Jake’s (Michael V. Epps) estranged older brother who, along with [...]
Tina Mabry, Julie Dash, Kasi Lemmons And Gina Prince-Bythewood have signed on to direct the upcoming ABC civil rights anthology Women of the Movement, according to Deadline.The producing team includes Jay-Z, Roc Nation’s Tyran “Ty Ty” Smith, Will Smith, and Aaron Kaplan (The Chi). READ MORE
As one Justin Spitzer-created workplace comedy series, Superstore, is coming to an end on NBC this season, another one will be joining the network’s lineup next season. NBC has given a series order to American Auto, from Spitzer and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment, starring Ana Gasteyer, Jon Barinholtz. Also picked up to series is NBC’s [...]
ABC’s Women of the Movement has assembled a team of four accomplished Black female directors for the first installment of the potential anthology that celebrates the women of the civil rights movement. Tina Mabry (Mississippi Damned), Julie Dash (Daughters of the Dust) and Kasi Lemmons (Harriet) will join Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love & Basketball), as directors [...]
NBC is revving up its scripted programming output with three series orders from Universal Television - comedies "Grand Crew" and "American Auto," and drama "La Brea" for the 2021-2022 season. The series pickups come on the heels of Susan Rovner taking on the role of Chairman, Entertainment Content across NBCUniversal's television portfolio, which includes NBC, [...]
A Million Little Things is an American family drama television series created by DJ Nash for ABC. Nash, Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor, and James Griffiths serve as executive producers on the series. The series is produced by ABC Studios and Kapital Entertainment. The series features an ensemble cast including David Giuntoli, Romany Malco, Allison Miller, [...]
Tony winner Tonya Pinkins has joined ABC’s upcoming limited series Women of the Movement, according to Deadline. The show stars the previously announced Tony nominee Adrienne Warren as Mamie Till-Mobley, who devoted her life to seeking justice for her son Emmett Till. Pinkins will play Alma, Emmett Till’s grandmother. Niecy Nash was originally announced for [...]