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Peacock unveiled a bold programming slate ahead for the NBCUniversal-owned streamer, headlined by the September premiere of “The Office” spinoff “The Papers” from creators Greg Daniels and Michael Koman.

The comedy series, starring attendees Domhnall Gleeson (“About Time”), Sabrina Impacciatore (“The White Lotus”) and Oscar Nunez (“The Office”), unveiled a first look as part of NBCUniversal’s upfront presentation on Monday. Set in the same universe as “The Office,” the show features the same documentary crew following the staff of a Toledo newspaper, The Truth Teller, and its eager publisher fighting to bring it back to life. An exact premiere date is yet to be revealed.

The show headlines a slate presentation for the streamer, which also boasted new unscripted releases and interactive features to come for their livestreams of NBA games starting this fall. The company also touted its streamer’s first-to-stream deal with Universal Pictures with upcoming releases like “Jurassic Word: Rebirth,...

Comedy filmmakers love a big lie. From Fargo to Tootsie to Overboard to Mrs. Doubtfire, the genre is packed with stories about a beleaguered protagonist coming up with an outlandish claim that quickly grows beyond their control. So Kinda Pregnant, out today on Netflix, is joining a long tradition: Lainy (Amy Schumer) is mistaken for a pregnant woman, decides to run with it, then makes a new friend and has to keep up the ruse. Schumer, who co-wrote the screenplay, is known for her joke-dense stand-up sets and for sexually frank movies like Trainwreck. The film has been released under Adam Sandler’s banner, Happy Madison, home of such past hits as, well, Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison. So when you hear that Sandler and Schumer have teamed up on a comedy about pregnancy, you might get a particular picture of what it’s going to be like. But here...

Exclusive: Rising actor Kartiah Vergara (Ticket To Paradise, Dora the Explorer: The Lost City of Gold) has signed with The Rosenzweig Group for representation in all areas.

Vergara was recently cast in the upcoming Sarah Snook-led Peacock series All Her Fault, based on the Andrea Mara novel of the same name, alongside Daniel Monks and Duke McCloud. In addition to Snook who stars, the cast also includes Dakota Fanning, Abby Elliot, Jake Lacy, Sophia Lillis, Jay Ellis, Thomas Cocquerel, and Michael Peña.

Per the official logline: “Marissa Irvine (Snook) arrives at 14 Arthur Avenue, expecting to pick up her young son Milo (McCloud) from his first playdate with a boy at his new school. But the woman who answers the door isn’t a mother she recognizes. She isn’t the nanny. She doesn’t have Milo. And so begins every parent’s worst nightmare.”

Vergara previously was seen in...

The upcoming Peacock thriller series All Her Fault, led by Sarah Snook, has announced further cast members, including Duke McCloud, Daniel Monks, and Kartiah Vergara. McCloud, Monks, and Vergara join an ensemble that includes Dakota Fanning, Abby Elliot, Jake Lacy, Sophia Lillis, Jay Ellis, Michael Peña, and Thomas Cocquerel. The series, an adaptation of the […]

Additional Cast Announced for Peacock Thriller ‘All Her Fault’...

The Sarah Snook-led Peacock series “All Her Fault” has filled out its main cast with three new additions, Variety has learned exclusively.

Daniel Monks, Duke McCloud (upcoming “Kinda Pregnant”), and Kartiah Vergara have all signed onto the series, which is based on the Andrea Mara novel of the same name.

The show was originally picked up to series at Peacock back in June with Snook in the lead role. The cast also includes Dakota Fanning, Abby Elliot, Jake Lacy, Sophia Lillis, Jay Ellis, Thomas Cocquerel, and Michael Peña. Monks will play the character Brian, while McCloud will play Milo and Vergara will play Ana.

Monks is repped by Independent Management Company in Australia and Curtis Brown in the U.K. McCloud is repped by the Bella Agency, Brave Artists Management, and Goodman Genow. Vergara is repped by Benchmark Creative Management.

The official logline for the series states, “Marissa Irvine (Snook) arrives at 14 Arthur Avenue,...