Niecy Nash (“Reno 9-1-1,” “Claws”) is set to guest star as Simone Clark in two embedded pilot episodes of the ABC police drama “The Rookie” from eOne and ABC Signature. Her episodes set the stage for a potential untitled spinoff next season allowing the franchise to expand beyond the Los Angeles Police Department.
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SF Sketchfest, co-founded and directed by David Owen, Cole Stratton and Janet Varney, the longest-running comedy festival in the U.S. The event mixes major comedy stars and up-and-coming comedians from around the world for sketch, stand-up, alternative comedy, music, improv, films, tributes, live podcasts, workshops, and panel discussions.
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The documentary is a celebration of the life and work of the actor, filmmaker, wife and mother Adrienne Shelly. Shelly starred in over twenty films including Hal Hartley’s indie classics “The Unbelievable Truth” and “Trust.” Shelly strove to tell her own female-centric stories and wrote and directed several movies including, “Waitress.”
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Season five of Big Mouth is coming new Netflix with cast members Keke Palmer, Adam Scott, John Mulaney, Nick Kroll, Ali Wong, Andrew Rannells, Richard Kind, and more. Watch the trailer for the new season now!
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Audioboom Original Podcasts & Rainn Wilson have launched Dark Air with Terry Carnation — a fictional, darkly comedic podcast that explores the on and off-air life of Terry himself, played by Rainn — host of a late-night, AM talk-radio show featuring outrageous callers and bizarre topics including UFOs, the paranormal, the occult & the Illuminati.
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Today at WonderCon@Home, Hulu paneled its upcoming adult animated series, 'Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K.', which premieres May 21 on Hulu!
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Warner Bros. Pictures Presents An Atlas Entertainment/Peter Safran Production, A James Gunn Film, “The Suicide Squad.” The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.
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Even celebs get pulled over from time to time, but 'The Rookie' star Nathan Fillion recalls how he got out of a speeding ticket by signing an autograph for a cop... as another actor. Sneaky! Tune in to hear this hilarious story with Nathan Fillion.
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Vertical Entertainment has acquired the US distribution rights to Henchmen, written and directed by Adam Wood.
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Fans got a sneak peek at the cast of The Suicide Squad at DC FanDome last week. A new video was released featuring a 'roll call' of all of the cast members.
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Having just solidified its position as the No. 1 network in entertainment among Adults 18-49 for the first time in four years, ABC is announcing its 2020 premiere schedule. The network's previously announced programming slate includes renewals for 20 series and two straight-to-series orders from its current crop of pilots
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Having just solidified its position as the No. 1 network in entertainment among Adults 18-49 for the first time in four years, ABC is announcing its 2020-2021 programming slate, which includes renewals for 19 series and two straight-to-series orders from its current crop of pilots
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Based on the 2007 cult movie by Adrienne Shelly staring Kerry Russell and Nathan Fillion, Waitress: A New Musical is a new Broadway adaptation, featuring an original score from 8 time Grammy nominiee Sara Bareilles. Like the movie, this is the story of Jenna, played by the sensational Bailey McCall, a young woman caught in a terrible marriage to Ed, a narcissistic, physically and psychologically abusive excuse of a man, played by Clayton Howe. Jenna is an accomplished and wannabe award winning pie baker at Joe's Pie Diner, where she also waits tables with her two BF's, Becky and Dawn, played by Kennedy Salters and Gabriella Marzetta.
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After John Nolan's (Nathan Fillion) half-brother Pete (guest star Pete Davidson) steals the car their father left him, John tracks him down for a heart-to-heart.
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John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) goes to see serial killer Rosalind Dyer (guest star Annie Wersching) to tell her that she and her protégé failed completely. No more games, no more deals, just a cell. But she says she has one more secret about Det. Nick Armstrong (guest star Harold Perrineau).
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Nathan Fillion can't talk about his role in the 'Suicide Squad' sequel.
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Nationally syndicated morning talk show “Live with Kelly and Ryan” announces the lineup of guests appearing on the show the week of Feb. 17-21.
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The organizers behind California's favorite winter film festival, Mammoth Film Festival, are thrilled to announce their 2020 lineup. The five-day event will showcase world and U.S. premieres, exclusive cuts, and special screenings including the world premiere of Tony Hawk's highly-anticipated feature documentary PRETENDING I'M A SUPERMAN. Taking a bite out of the 3rd annual year will be the world premiere of horror fan favorite Juliet Landau (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Deverill Weekes' docu-series THE UNDEAD SERIES starring Gary Oldman, Ron Perlman, Nathan Fillion, Robert Patrick, Joss Whedon and Tim Burton, a six-part anthology that providing an insider's view into the vampire phenomenon. MammothFF will run from February 27th - March 2nd, 2020 in the majestic town of Mammoth Lakes, CA.
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On its final original telecast of the year, ABC's “The Rookie” improved by 9% week to week among Adults 18-49 (1.2/6 vs. 1.1/5) to match its season high and grew for its 2nd straight telecast in Total Viewers (+7% - 7.2 million vs. 6.7 million) to attract its biggest audience since its season premiere—since 9/29/19.
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