Sir Patrick Stewart News

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon has been named Showrunner of the upcoming STAR TREK: PICARD series. Chabon is working closely on the day-to-day production of the series with Academy Award winner and veteran 'Star Trek' writer and producer Akiva Goldsman, and Alex Kurtzman, who continues to oversee the expansion of the growing 'Star Trek' universe for CBS Studios.

On Sunday, June 16, Washington, D.C.'s theatre community gathered to celebrate the end of MICHAEL KAHN's 33-year tenure as Artistic Director of Shakespeare Theatre Company with musical and dramatic performances, special guests from the worlds of entertainment, politics, and media, and a mayoral proclamation.

CBS All Access, CBS' digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, today announced Paul Wesley will return to star in season two of its original series TELL ME A STORY.

CBS All Access announced today that its new original series WHY WOMEN KILL, a darkly comedic drama created by Marc Cherry ('Desperate Housewives,' 'Devious Maids'), will premiere on Thursday, August 15. Episodes of WHY WOMEN KILL's 10-episode first season will be available on demand weekly on Thursdays exclusively for CBS All Access subscribers.

CBS All Access today revealed a first look at the highly anticipated return of Jean-Luc Picard in the upcoming original series, STAR TREK: PICARD.

Packed with trivia, comedy and celebrity guests, Ask Me Another is like an amusement park for your brain. Host Ophira Eisenberg and musician Jonathan Coulton are taking the show on the road, they're heading to Seattle for a night of quizzes, games and laughs with Nicole Byer. The program, which airs weekly on KUOW 94.9FM , will tape in front of a live audience at the Moore Theatre, June 20 at 7:30 pm.

CBS Television Studios has created a global franchise group that will manage and maximize the expansion of the 'Star Trek' brand beyond the traditional boundaries of linear broadcasting and streaming. This new business unit reports to David Stapf, President of CBS Television Studios.

Nickelodeon and CBS Television Studios announced the greenlight of a new animated 'Star Trek' series to be developed by Emmy Award winners Kevin and Dan Hageman ('Trollhunters' and 'Ninjago') and overseen for Nickelodeon by Ramsey Naito, EVP, Animation Production and Development, Nickelodeon.

CBS All Access announced today that Alison Pill ('The Newsroom'), Harry Treadaway ('Penny Dreadful') and Isa Briones ('American Crime Story: Versace') were cast as series regulars alongside Sir Patrick Stewart in its upcoming untitled 'Star Trek' series that will explore the next chapter of Jean-Luc Picard. They join previously announced cast members Santiago Cabrera, Michelle Hurd and Evan Evagora.

Shakespeare Theatre Company's Artistic Director Michael Kahn invites theatre-lovers to the second event of a series of intimate conversations about his career in D.C. as he prepares to retire. Open, unrehearsed and off the record, invited speakers will swap anecdotes and share memories about Michael Kahn's 33 years directing at the Shakespeare Theatre Company. The discussions focus on three distinct eras in STC's history and chronicle D.C.'s changing theatre scene. This second Michael Kahn and Friends: Off the Record will focus primarily on the formation of the Shakespeare Theatre Company in its second location: the Lansburgh Theatre (1992-2006).

Origin Theatre Company presents a special one-night-only theatrical concert, "The Land of Promise," at the Sheen Center on Tuesday April 16 at 7:30pm, that is part of the Carnegie Hall festival Migrations: The Making of America. 

Ophira Eisenberg (host of NPR's "Ask Me Another") returns to Bucks County Playhouse for a one-night only performance on April 6 at 8 p.m. "Leaving A Mark" will also feature cameo performances from acclaimed storytellers Mike Albo and Michaela Murphy.

CBS All Access today announced production has officially begun in Albuquerque, N.M., on INTERROGATION, the service's new true-crime series where the viewer becomes the detective. The series' first nine episodes will be available to binge in any order with each episode structured around an interrogation. This multi-linear approach will give viewers the opportunity to follow their instincts and develop their own interpretations of the facts of the case and ultimately decide innocence or guilt. The shocking season finale will be released at a later date.

CBS All Access announced today that Santiago Cabrera ('Salvation') and Michelle Hurd ('Blindspot') were cast as series regulars alongside Sir Patrick Stewart in its upcoming untitled 'Star Trek' series which will explore the next chapter of Jean-Luc Picard.

CBS All Access, CBS' digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, today announced the third season renewal of its original comedy series NO ACTIVITY.

The Second City's knockout show She the People: The Resistance Continues is electrifying UP Comedy Club with a refreshed name, updated material, new cast members, and all of its signature witty, empowering bite. The all-female, all-funny show directed by Carly Heffernan welcomes Mary Catherine Curran, Sayjal Joshi, and Kaye Winks who join original cast members Carisa Barreca, Alex Bellisle, and Katie Caussin.

CBS All Access today announced the third season renewal of its hit original series STAR TREK: DISCOVERY. It was announced that Michelle Paradise will join Alex Kurtzman as co-showrunner of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY's third season. In addition to his role as showrunner of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, Kurtzman will continue to oversee the expansion of the growing 'Star Trek' universe for CBS Studios.

William Shakespeare's King Lear will be performed by the renowned five-member British touring group, Actors From The London Stage (AFTLS), February 6, 7, and 8, 2019 at Notre Dame's Washington Hall

20 years ago today,the Griffins made their television debut on FOX! Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the award-winning animated comedy “Family Guy.”

CBS All Access, CBS' digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, today announced a new 10-episode order for the original limited event series THE STAND, based on Stephen King's bestselling novel of the same name. The series will be produced by CBS Television Studios. Josh Boone and Ben Cavell will write and executive produce THE STAND. Josh Boone will also direct. Roy Lee, Jimmy Miller and Richard P. Rubinstein will also serve as executive producers with Will Weiske and Miri Yoon as co-executive producers and Owen King as producer.