Disney+ has tapped Joby Harold to pen its Obi-Wan Kenobi series.  Variety confirms that Harold has officially taken over as scribe of the highly-anticipated series from Hossein Amini. Amini left the project back in January.  The gig marks Harold’s first writing stint on a televisions series. His credits include writing the...
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s series Black Mafia Family gets the green light from Starz.  The drama, inspired by the true story of two brothers who “rose from the decaying streets of southwest Detroit in the late ’80s and gave birth to one of the most influential crime families in this...
Amazon’s television adaptation of Pretty Things will star Nicole Kidman,  Variety was first to report that the Oscar-winning actress will star as one of the leads in the series based Janelle Brown’s novel of the same name.  In Pretty Things, “Two wildly different women—one a grifter, the other an heiress—are brought...
The Sullivan Stapleton and Jaimie Alexander-led series is set to premiere its fifth season much sooner than planned.  Due to the ongoing Coronavirus, the final chapter of the NBC thriller, Blindspot, will premiere Thursday, April 30 and not over the summer as originally planned.  Season five of Blindspot begins in the...
After weeks of hiatus, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Wendy Williams Show announce that they are returning to television.  As many realize that the decision to shut down production isn’t a temporary one, daytime television will return with new episodes shot from home as they continue to practice self-quarantining.  “Since...
Get ready for some comedy! This Joka, a new stand-up comedy series hosted and executive produced by Will Smith is heading to Quibi. The project is a co-production of Smith’s Westbrook Media and Topgolf Studios. The mobile short format platform acquired another title, officially adding another project to its lineup of...
Another series is cutting its season short.  Multiple outlets confirm that Empire is cutting short its final season due to the Coronavirus virus.  The sixth and final season of Empire was scheduled to run for 20 episodes, however, due to the production shutdown, only 18 episodes were completed, which means that...
It’s ridiculous, at times insane, and the most binge-worthy series of 2020 so far. In a nutshell, it’s exactly the series we need during these trying times.  In the first episode, we meet Joe Exotic. He’s an eccentric mulleted character and the operator of a big cat park in Oklahoma....
Your first look at Normal People is here.  Hulu has unveiled the first trailer for its upcoming series based on the Sally Rooney novel. The one minute, 36 seconds clip gives us a sneak peek at Marianne (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Connell (Paul Mescal), two high schoolers who become secret lovers. Their...
Shrill has been renewed for a third season at Hulu.  News that the show co-created by Aidy Bryant and Lindy West will be back for another season comes two months after the launch of season 2 on the steamer. Based on the book Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by West,...