HBO Documentary Airs THE NUMBER ON GREAT-GRANDPA'S ARM, 1/27January 5, 2018Directed and produced by Emmy winner Amy Schatz, the short film THE NUMBER ON GREAT-GRANDPA'S ARM weaves in haunting historical footage and hand-painted animation to tell a heartbreaking story of Jewish life in Eastern Europe before and during the Holocaust.
ESPN Announces 2018 MLB Spring Training ScheduleJanuary 5, 2018Despite a severe snowstorm in the northeast, ESPN is thinking warm with the unveiling of its 2018 Major League Baseball Spring Training schedule, which includes a quartet of games this March. Every team appearing as part of ESPN's spring slate made the 2017 MLB Postseason.
ABC Cancels Lea Michele-Led Freshman Comedy THE MAYORJanuary 5, 2018ABC has canceled the freshman comedy THE MAYOR, from executive producer and Tony winner Daveed Diggs (HAMILTON). The show has been taken out of its Tuesday time slot and will be replaced by reruns of MODERN FAMILY.
ITV's Top-Rated Crime Drama VERA returns for an Eighth Series, 1/9January 5, 2018Multi-award-winning Brenda Blethyn, OBE, returns as the unorthodox but brilliant DCI Vera Stanhope, investigating more chilling crimes only she can solve. Vera doesn't make friends easily she's grumpy and short-tempered, but what she lacks in charm she makes up for in wisdom and insight.
Adaptive Studios Announces New Drama-Thriller Series SIMI VALLEYJanuary 4, 2018Adaptive Studios announces new drama-thriller series SIMI VALLEY launching on the blackpills app today, with old-west teen parody TOWNIES slated to launch on January 24th. Both short-form digital series are developed and produced by Adaptive Studios and are the leadoff series for the 2018 slate that will launch on the blackpills mobile platform this month.
HBO's GAME OF THRONES Will Officially Return for Final Season in 2019January 4, 2018THE hit HBO series GAME OF THRONES will return for its six-episode, eighth and final season in 2019. Directors for the new season are: David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, David Nutter and Miguel Sapochnik. Writers for the new season are: David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, Bryan Cogman and Dave Hill.
NEW GIRL Gets Premiere Date for Seventh & Final SeasonJanuary 4, 2018The seventh and final season of the critically acclaimed and award-nominated NEW GIRL will premiere Tuesday, April 10 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. The eight-episode final season will have a special one-hour finale on Tuesday, May 15 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).