Showtime Releases Poster Art for SHAMELESS and New Comedy SMILF
by Caryn Robbins - September 29, 2017 SHOWTIME has released the poster art for its No. 1 comedy SHAMELESS and its new half-hour comedy SMILF, starring Frankie Shaw (Mr. Robot) and based on her Sundance Film Festival Jury Award-winning short film of the same name. SHOWTIME also debuted the trailer for SHAMELESS, which will premiere its e...
Disney/ABC Television Promote Patrick Moran to President, ABC Studios
by Caryn Robbins - September 07, 2016 Ben Sherwood, co-chairman, Disney Media Networks and president, Disney|ABC Television Group, today announced that respected industry executive Patrick Moran has been promoted to president, ABC Studios...
2015 Sundance Film Festival Announces Short Film Awards
by Caryn Robbins - January 28, 2015 Sundance Institute this evening announced the jury prizes in short filmmaking at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The awards were presented at a ceremony in Park City, Utah...
ABC Picks Up THE CROSSING, THE GOSPEL OF KEVIN & More for 2017-18 Season
by Caryn Robbins - May 18, 2017 ABC Studios and ABC Signature Studios had another successful selling season with 11 new shows going into production for a total of 21 series between the two studios, as well as a new series from ABC Studios International, an increase over last year....
Live-Action Comedy MARVEL'S NEW WARRIORS Heads to Freeform with Straight-to-Series Order
by Caryn Robbins - April 05, 2017 Freeform, Marvel Television and ABC Signature today announced their second project together, MARVEL'S NEW WARRIORS, a new comedic live-action adaptation of the popular Marvel comic featuring young adult heroes. This marks Marvel's first foray into comedy for a television series....
2015 Sundance Film Festival Kicks Off Shorts Program
by Movies News Desk - January 22, 2015 Sundance Institute presents its Short Film program at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, today, January 22 to February 1 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah....
Showtime Acquires BBC Comedy Series ILL BEHAVIOUR, Starring Lizzy Caplan
by Caryn Robbins - October 04, 2017 SHOWTIME has acquired the BBC series ILL BEHAVIOUR, a six-part comedy thriller about the boundaries of friendship and the lengths taken to preserve it....
Broadway AM Report, 11/10/2016 - IN TRANSIT, THE BABYLON LINE and More!
by Jessica Khan - November 10, 2016 Today's big news: The new a cappella musical IN TRANSIT starts tonight on Broadway, THE BABYLON LINE bows this evening at Lincoln Center Theater, and a stage version of FROZEN sets sail today aboard Disney Cruise Line!...
Rosie O'Donnell, Alex Brightman Set for Showtime Comedy Pilot SMILF
by Caryn Robbins - November 09, 2016 Rosie O'Donnell (Broadway's GREASE, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, SEUSSICAL) has joined the cast of Showtime's upcoming comedy SMILF, based on Frankie Shaw's award-winning short film....
Showtime Announces Fall Comedy Slate; Sets Premiere Dates for SHAMELESS & More
by Caryn Robbins - August 08, 2017 SHOWTIME has announced the premiere dates for its fall comedy slate, including two new half-hour comedy series and the return of the hit hour-long comedy SHAMELESS. WHITE FAMOUS – starring Jay Pharoah...
Cast & Creative Team Revealed for Live-Action Adaptation of MARVEL'S CLOAK & DAGGER
by Caryn Robbins - January 31, 2017 Freeform and Marvel today announced the cast and creative team for its highly anticipated series, MARVEL'S CLOAK & DAGGER, a live-action adaptation of the popular Marvel comic....
Emmy Nominee Connie Britton Joins Showtime Comedy SMILF in Guest Arc
by Caryn Robbins - August 14, 2017 Today, Showtime Networks announced that four-time Emmy® nominated actress Connie Britton (Nashville, Friday Night Lights) will appear in a multi-episode guest arc on the half-hour comedy series SMILF...
Freeform's BLACK-ISH Spin Off Gets New Name; Casts 3 New Series Regulars
by A.A. Cristi - August 02, 2017 Freeform, Disney's young adult television and streaming network, adds three series regulars to “grown-ish,” a spin-off of ABC's award-winning hit series “black-ish,” starring breakout star Yara Shahidi as Zoey Johnson, from ABC Signature Studios. The 13-episode, single-camera comedy will start produ...
Marvel Television and Freeform Set Cast for MARVEL'S NEW WARRIORS
by A.A. Cristi - July 10, 2017 Marvel Television, Freeform and ABC Signature Studios today have completed casting for “Marvel's New Warriors,” their previously announced new comedic live-action adaptation of the popular Marvel comic featuring young adult heroes. “Marvel's New Warriors” marks Marvel's first foray into comedy for a...
Short Film Awards Announced for 2016 Sundance Film Festival
by Caryn Robbins - January 27, 2016 Sundance Institute announced today the jury prizes in short filmmaking at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. The Short Film Grand Jury Prize, awarded to one film in the program of 72 short films selected from 8,712 submissions...
Showtime Orders New Comedy Pilot SMILF, Based on Short Film from Frankie Shaw
by Caryn Robbins - August 12, 2016 Today, SHOWTIME announced that it has ordered a new comedy pilot based on Frankie Shaw's Sundance Film Festival Jury Award-winning short film SMILF....
Additional Cast Announced for New Live-Action Series MARVEL'S CLOAK & DAGGER
by Caryn Robbins - February 14, 2017 Freeform and Marvel today announced six new series regulars for its highly anticipated series, MARVEL'S CLOAK & DAGGER a live-action adaptation of the popular Marvel comic....
Shorts Awards Announced at 2017 Sundance Film Festival
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2017 Winners of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival jury prizes in short filmmaking were announced today by Sundance Institute at a ceremony in Park City, Utah....
Showtime Greenlights New Comedy Series SMILF from Frankie Shaw
by Caryn Robbins - May 11, 2017 SHOWTIME has announced the pick-up of the new half-hour comedy series SMILF from Frankie Shaw, based on her Sundance Film Festival Jury Award-winning short film of the same name....
NASHVILLE's Connie Britton Boards New Ryan Murphy FOX Drama '9-1-1'
by Caryn Robbins - October 03, 2017 Connie Britton has joined the cast of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's upcoming FOX drama '9-1-1.' The role marks a reunion of the NASHVILLE STAR with the show's creators...
Rosie O'Donnell, Alex Brightman Set for Showtime Comedy Pilot SMILF
by Caryn Robbins - November 09, 2016 Rosie O'Donnell (Broadway's GREASE, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, SEUSSICAL) has joined the cast of Showtime's upcoming comedy SMILF, based on Frankie Shaw's award-winning short film....
THE WOLFPACK, ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL, and More Win 2015 Sundance Film Festival Feature Film Awards
by Sally Henry Fuller - February 01, 2015 Sundance Institute this evening announced the feature film Jury, Audience and other special awards of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The awards, celebrating artistry, innovation and adventure in independent filmmaking, were presented at the Festival's Awards Ceremony, hosted by Tig Notaro in Park ...
2015 Sundance Film Festival Announces Shorts Program
by Movies News Desk - December 09, 2014 Sundance Institute announced today the program of short films selected to screen at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, January 22 to February 1 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The 2015 Short Film program is comprised of 60 short films selected from 8,061 submissions. The Festiv... |