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In the late Eighties, Ernst Jorgensen, then an executive at a BMG affiliate in Denmark, raised an impertinent question in an international meeting. “How come we treat the Elvis Presley catalog so poorly?” The response from a U.S. label chief was immediate: “If you’re so smart, why don’t you do it?”

Jorgensen has been in charge of Presley reissues ever since, from the groundbreaking 1992 collection The King of Rock N’ Roll — The Complete 50s Masters to the just-released box set Memphis, which gathers recordings from the Tennessee...

ABC’s crime drama “Will Trent” is back after yet another hiatus, and this time, Trent is working undercover in a drug gang to seek out the kingpin. The last we saw of Trent and his girlfriend, Angie Pulaski, he’d rescued a child from his evil grandmother while Angie came face-to-face with her abuser, Lenny Broussard. After realizing he was still the same monster and she could do nothing to get to him, we saw her buying heroin. Was Angie going back to her habit of doing drugs? Here’s what happens in the new episode.

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In Macon, Georgia, two young street urchins are selling pills in a shady street when a man named Dante squares up to them and announces that C.K.’s crew operates in this area. As the two men start running, they’re knocked down by a man in a hoodie,...

It's hard going undercover. You leave those you love and become attached to those on your assignment.

Will went undercover as Bill Black on Will Trent Season 1 Episode 11 and wasn't in as big of a rush to return home as Faith and Amanda wanted.

The Macon, Ga, director needed the Gbi's assistance in capturing a drug lord like Ck.

Macon doesn’t have the resources to fight a drug lord like Ck. It’s humbling, and it’s why I came to you for help.

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After Will had been undercover for 30 days, Amanda and Faith wanted him back, not realizing how attached he had become to his partner Dante and Dante's cousin, Rosa.

Faith: You’ve really bonded with the community, huh?

Will: That’s the job.

“Will Trent” is set to return for a second season at ABC, the network announced Tuesday.

The series, which airs the finale for its first season Tuesday, May 2, has emerged as No. 1 new drama this season both among total viewers with 9.9 million viewers on average and among adults 18-49 with an average 1.65 after 35 days of viewing across linear and digital platforms.

Holding down the top spot in the Tuesday 10 p.m. hour since “Big Sky” during the 2020-2021 season, “Will Trent” is climbing in its time slot, jumping 143% in total viewers and increasing 25% among adults 18-49 this season when compared to comparable weeks from last season.

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“We’re so thankful to our ABC and Hulu fans for joining us on this wild ride and watching ‘Will Trent,'” star and producer Ramón Rodríguez said in a statement. “When we set out...

ABC has renewed drama series Will Trent, starring Ramón Rodríguez, for a second season. This marks the first ABC freshman show to get a renewal decision this season and comes ahead of the show’s Season 1 finale on May 2.

The early pickup does not come as a surprise. As Deadline has reported, Will Trent has been leading the ABC freshman pack and was considered a shoo-in for renewal. The series, from 20th Television, is ABC’s No. 1 new drama this season in total viewers (9.9 million) and adults 18-49 (1.65 rating) after 35 days of viewing across linear and digital platforms. It is the strongest series in the Tuesday 10 pm hour in total viewers — a longtime weak spot for ABC — since Big Sky during the 2020-2021 season. The series is improving its time slot over comparable weeks last season by 143% in total viewers and by 25% among adults 18-49 this season. It also gains...

Parenthood was a tough act to follow, for Erika Christensen. No doubt. But ABC’s Will Trent has been delighting the actress with its own unique mix, one of humor and “darkness.”

Reflecting on her six-season run as Julia Braverman on Jason Katims’ Parenthood — which ended eight years ago January — Christensen tells TVLine, “I’m kind of an optimist to a fault, but I knew that it was a unique experience from every angle from which you could view it.

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ABC’s Will Trent is taking a three-week break and will return mid-April with the first of three new episodes, including the season finale. Episode 11 – “Bill Black” – will air on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 10pm Et/Pt.

The series stars Ramón Rodríguez (The Affair) in the title role, Erika Christensen (Ten Days in the Valley) as Angie Polaski, Iantha Richardson (This Is Us) as Faith Mitchell, Jake McLaughlin (Quantico) as Michael Ormewood, and Sonja Sohn (The Chi) as Amanda Wagner.

“Bill Black” Plot: Will goes undercover as Bill Black, a criminal with a troubled past, to take down a drug organization and find a missing DEA agent. Meanwhile, Angie aims to put her relationship with Will behind her and take matters with Lenny into her own hands.

Ramon Rodriguez in ‘Will Trent’ season 1 episode 11 (ABC/Danny Delgado)

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Special Agent Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (Gbi...

Company to distribute roster of completed titles in US.

Vertical Entertainment continues to grow its international business and is in talks on a virtual Cannes market slate led by thriller Last Survivors starring Alicia Silverstone and civil rights drama Son Of The South executive produced by Spike Lee.

Head of international sales and distribution Ryan Keller and his team have been taking meetings this week on the international sales roster, which includes sci-fi thriller Risen, horror Shook, thriller Stalker, and The Resort. All titles are completed and Vertical will distribute in the US.

Drew Mylrea directed the thriller Last Survivors,...

The last time Paul McCartney was stuck alone in his house, his band of many years had broken up. It was the greatest show on the earth, for what that was worth, and fans and press camped out in front of each member’s places to catch any clues to what was going on. McCartney sequestered himself after the Beatles breakup but didn’t fall into any kind of creative abyss. Instead he immersed himself in the studio. He’s done it again. McCartney is his own Wingman and when the pandemic forced him into seclusion he called up the friends who don’t need masks. His arsenal of musical instruments. McCartney III will be out Dec. 11 on Capitol Records.

“I was living lockdown life on my farm with my family and I would go to my studio every day,” McCartney said in a statement. “I had to do a...

Exclusive: LA-based indie production and sales company Clear Horizon is expanding into domestic distribution with the acquisition of civil rights drama Son Of The South.

The film, which debuts tonight at the American Black Film Festival, is written and directed by Oscar-nominated editor Barry Alexander Brown (BlacKkKlansman), well known for his long-running collaboration with Spike Lee.

Brown has edited Spike Lee movies including Oscar-winner BlacKkKlansman, She’s Gotta Have It, Do The Right Thing, Malcolm X and Inside Man. He also co-directed Oscar-nominated documentary The War At Home.

Lee is an executive producer on Son Of The South, which stars Lucas Till, Lex Scott Davis, Lucy Hale, Cedrick the Entertainer, Julia Ormond and the late Brian Dennehy. Producers are Colin Bates, Eve Pomerance, Bill Black, Stan Erdreich, and River Bend Pictures.

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Rapper Eminem and former guitarist of Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page, have both been appointed to make a hosting job at this year's "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" induction ceremony. They will be joined by other presenters, including Ron Wood of The Rolling Stones, Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers, and two members of The E Street Band, Max Weinberg and Garry Tallent.

Eminem is set to induct Run Dmc, Jimmy will induct Jeff Beck, while both Wax and Garrye are going to induct two of Elvis Presley's musicians, DJ Fontana and Bill Black. As for Ron and Flea, they will induct Metallica and Bobby Womack respectively.

Other musicians to join the star-studded presenters line-up at the ceremony are Paul Shaffer and Smokey Robinson. Paul is planned to induct Spooner Oldham, while Smokey is scheduled to induct Little Anthony & The Imperials.

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