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Paradigm Signs ‘Fire Island’ & ‘How To Get Away With Murder’ Actor Conrad Ricamora
EXCLUSIVE: Conrad Ricamora, the actor, singer and writer known for turns in Searchlight/Hulu’s Fire Island and ABC’s How to Get Away with Murder, has signed with Paradigm for representation. Ricamora starred opposite Bowen Yang and Joel Kim Booster in Fire Island, the Emmy-nominated, Gotham Award-winning queer-rom com from filmmaker Andrew Ahn. Prior to that, he …
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2024 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming
Midseason is the new fall. As Hollywood and the broader industry continue to recover from the debilitating dual actors and writers strikes, the 2024 television landscape is coming into focus. All of the broadcast networks have set return dates for most of their shows, but there’s no usual Premiere Week to speak of. But as …
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‘Suits: L.A.’ Pilot Sets John Amos, Victoria Justice & Kevin Weisman As Guest Stars
EXCLUSIVE: NBC’s Suits: L.A. drama pilot will feature guest appearances by John Amos (Roots, Good Times), Victoria Justice & Kevin Weisman (Alias). The project is an expansion of the Suits universe from Aaron Korsh. Suits L.A. centers on Ted Black (Stephen Amell), a former federal prosecutor from New York, who has reinvented himself representing the …
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Apple Nabs Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s ‘Fleishman Is In Trouble’ Followup ‘Long Island Compromise’ For Series Development
In a competitive situation, Apple has acquired the rights to Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s upcoming novel Long Island Compromise to develop as a series. Just like she did with the FX adaptation of her debut novel, Fleishman Is In Trouble, Brodesser-Akner will write Long Island Compromise, which she will executive produce with Richard Plepler through his Apple-based …
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Giancarlo Esposito Was So Broke Before ‘Breaking Bad’ That He Considered Arranging His Own Murder So His Kids Could Get His Life Insurance Money
Giancarlo Esposito appeared on a recent episode of SiriusXM’s “Jim & Sam” show while promoting his new AMC drama series “Parish” and revealed that he was so broke prior to landing his iconic role of Gus Fring on “Breaking Bad” that he once considered arranging his own murder so that his children could have some …
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Ted Sarandos Says Netflix Has ‘No Appetite to Make Fewer Films’
Sarandos responded to a recent New York Times article that said Netflix under new film chief Dan Lin wants to make movies "better, cheaper, and less frequent."
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Netflix Boss Ted Sarandos Pours Cold Water On New York Times’ Report That Dan Lin Wants To Make Movies “Better, Cheaper And Less Frequent”
With Aladdin producer Dan Lin taking over film leadership at Netflix from Scott Stuber, there will still be a commitment to a robust feature slate. Such was the streamer’s co-CEO statements today on the company’s earnings call. Fielding a question from analyst Richard Greenfield about the New York Times report that reported Lin’s mandate was …
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