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As always, Deadline’s Contenders events offer up the lowdown on hot picks for awards season, with a wealth of talent and teasers for what you need to watch. With this year’s Contenders Television that continues Sunday at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles, we are bringing you the latest round of must-see shows.

Today’s action gets underway beginning at 9:30 a.m. Pt. Doors at the DGA open at 8:30 a.m. if you’re attending live. If not:

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Day 2 continues what Day 1 started Saturday, when a packed house of guild and Academy voters saw the casts and creatives of the likes of The Handmaid’s Tale, The Last of Us, 1923, Yellowjackets, Matlock, Running Point, The Pitt, Étoile, Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, Good American Family, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, Landman, Going Dutch and the...

Prime Video has revealed the premiere date and first photos for Overcompensating, created by and starring Benito Skinner.

The comedy series, produced by A24 and Amazon MGM Studios, will premiere all eight episodes on May 15, 2025, on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

Overcompensating is a college-set ensemble comedy about the wild, chaotic journey of Benny (Skinner), a closeted former football player and homecoming king, as he becomes fast friends with Carmen (Wally Baram), a high school outsider on a mission to fit in at all costs.

With guidance from Benny’s older sister (Mary Beth Barone) and her campus-legend boyfriend (Adam Dimarco), Benny and Carmen juggle horrible hookups, flavored vodka, and fake IDs. Deeply funny and personal, the show explores the lengths to which we all overcompensate while on the path to finding out who we really are.

The previously announced cast members of Overcompensating include Wally...

Sabrina Carpenter can add “becoming Redken’s first hair care ambassador” to her list of summer hits.

The pop star, who become known for her signature long blonde hair, is expected to appear in ads for the L’Oréal-owned brand, kicking off with one for Redken’s Acidic Bonding Concentrate collection later this month.

“Beauty and especially my hair is a big part of my identity,” Carpenter said in a release. “I’ve always dreamed of partnering with a hair brand and waited to find the right partner. It’s been the secret to keeping my hair looking its best and I can’t wait to share what we’ve been working on together.”

Carpenter’s longtime hair stylist Scott King and colorist Laurie Heaps have both joined Redken’s professional talent team. Her stylists say the singer’s coveted bouncy hair and bangs look can be credited to the hair care brand,...

Maybe she’s born with it; maybe it’s … plastic surgery?

That’s what Jenny McCarthy‘s fans and critics are asking after seeing The Masked Singer judge’s latest image.

Jenny showed off one of her glam looks ahead of a night of work at CBS Studio Center in Los Angeles, California, in a recent Instagram Reel.

The 51-year-old television personality donned a form-fitting blue dress with cut-outs as she struck a few poses to the tune of …Ready For It? by Taylor Swift.

Jenny worked her angles for the camera in the video, giving her glam squad a shout-out in the caption.

“Masked Singer Glam squad nod,” Jenny wrote, including the Instagram handles for her makeup artist, Angee Garibyan, her hair stylist, Scott King, her wardrobe stylist, Warren Alfie Baker, and her makeup company, Formless Beauty Beauty by Jenny, as well as several hashtags which read #glam, #makeuplooks,...

Bernice King, the daughter of Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King Jr., has seemingly criticized Jonathan Majors for using her mother’s name during a recent interview on Good Morning America.

In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, King paid tribute to Scott King, writing, “My mother wasn’t a prop.” She added, “She was a peace advocate before she met my father and was instrumental in him speaking out against the Vietnam War. Please understand… my mama was a force.”

My mother wasn’t a prop.

Bernice King took to social media after Jonathan Majors mentioned her mother’s name, Coretta Scott King, while addressing his girlfriend’s support during his recent domestic violence trial.

While she didn’t mention Majors’ name in her post, she wanted to remind people that her mother, a civil rights icon, “wasn’t a prop.”

“She was a peace advocate before she met my father and was instrumental in him speaking out against the Vietnam War,” Bernice King wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “Please understand…my mama was a force.”

She also referred her followers to a story she wrote in the HuffPost in 2017, titled “A Woman Purposed To Be A King,” where she talked about her mother’s impact.

My mother wasn’t a prop.

She was a peace advocate before she met my father and was instrumental in him speaking out against the Vietnam War.

Please understand…my mama was a force.

Jonathan Majors has spoken out for the first time since a New York jury found the actor guilty of assaulting and harassing his ex-girlfriend.

In a new interview that aired Monday on “Good Morning America,” Majors denied any wrongdoing and expressed feeling “absolutely shocked and afraid” by the guilty verdict.

“I’m standing there and the verdict comes down,” Majors recounted to ABC News anchor Linsey Davis. “I say, ‘How is that possible?’ Based off the evidence — based off the prosecution’s evidence, let alone our evidence — how is that possible?”

The “Creed III” actor was convicted of two misdemeanor counts of harassment and assault over a domestic dispute with his former partner, Grace Jabbari. Majors will be sentenced on Feb. 6. He faces up to a year in jail but also could be sentenced to probation.

Majors was arrested on March 25, 2023 after he assaulted Jabbari in the backseat of a private car.

Marvel Studios has parted ways with Jonathan Majors — the actor cast to play Kang, the central antagonist in the Multiverse Saga of the Marvel Cinematic Universe — after he was convicted on Dec. 18 of two misdemeanor counts of harassment and assault of Grace Jabbari, his ex-girlfriend. A source close to the studio confirmed the decision to Variety.

In the verdict, Majors was also found not guilty of one count of intentional assault in the third degree and one count of aggravated harassment in the second degree.

The actor was arrested on March 25 on assault and harassment charges, after Jabbari accused Majors of assaulting her in the backseat of a private car after she took his phone to read a text message he’d received from another woman. Jabbari alleged that Majors forcefully retrieved his phone from her, causing an “excruciating” injury to her right middle finger, and when she exited the car,...

Before she made her debut on Ozark, Sofia Hublitz had already been a recognizable star after she made an appearance on a reality show early in her career. Ozark leads Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, and Julia Garner have received plenty of acclaim for their roles, so it’s easy to forget about other major players like Charlotte Byrde actress Sofia Hublitz. What set Ozark apart from other crime dramas about an illegal family business, like Breaking Bad or The Sopranos, is that the kids are directly involved in their parents’ crimes. Playing a teenager who becomes an accessory to everything from money laundering to murder presented Hublitz with a unique acting challenge.

Sofia Hublitz has little in common with her Ozark character. Whereas Charlotte is cold and brooding, Hublitz is warm and affable. In an interview with Forbes Entertainment’s Scott King, Hublitz reacts to Ruth’s impression of Charlotte on Ozark with good humor.

Prime Video released the official trailer of the highly anticipated second season of Harlem. The second season will consist of eight episodes, with two episodes premiering every week, starting February 3.

From writer Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip), in Season Two, after blowing up her career and disrupting her love life, Camille (Meagan Good) has to figure out how to put the pieces back together; Tye (Jerrie Johnson) considers her future; Quinn (Grace Byers) goes on a journey of self-discovery; and Angie’s (Shoniqua Shandai) career takes a promising turn.

Harlem Season Two is produced by Amazon Studios and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Paper Kite Productions. In addition to creator, writer, and executive producer Tracy Oliver, Paper Kite’s Amy Poehler (Russian Doll) and Kim Lessing (Moxie) serve as executive producers, alongside 3 Arts’ Dave Becky (True Story), Britt Matt (First Wives Club), Scott King (Difficult...

Apple TV+ has released the official trailer for “Truth Be Told” Season 3, starring Octavia Spencer and Gabrielle Union.

Based on Kathleen Barber’s novel “Are You Sleeping,” the anthology series follows Poppy Scoville (Spencer), an investigative reporter turned true crime podcaster who risks everything in pursuit of the truth. In the 10-episode third season, Poppy teams with an unorthodox principal (Union) to keep the names of several missing Black girls in the public eye, while chasing down leads to a suspected sex trafficking ring that may have kidnapped them. Returning cast members include Mekhi Phifer, David Lyons, Ron Cephas Jones, Merle Dandridge, Tracie Thoms, Haneefah Wood, Mychala Faith Lee and Tami Roman.

“Truth Be Told” is created and executive produced by Nichelle Tramble Spellman, with Maisha Closson serving as showrunner for Season 3. Executive producers include Closson, Spencer, Mikkel Nrgaard, Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter for Hello Sunshine, Peter Chernin and...

On platforms like Instagram and TikTok, Benito Skinner is known for impersonating celebrities and serving up glam looks. Now, the creator known as Benny Drama is gearing up for his biggest project yet. He will take the lead in Overcompensating, a scripted comedy he has sold to Amazon.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Overcompensating is currently in development. Skinner penned the script for the project and will star as a football player from Idaho who is struggling to come to terms with his sexuality (hence the title). Skinner, a well-known figure in the queer community, attended TikTok’s Thrive with Pride concert during last year’s LA Pride festival.

One of the artists who performed during that concert will also provide music for Overcompensating. Charli Xcx headlines a list of prominent partners who are working with Skinner on his Amazon debut. The indie media company A24 will produce the project,...

On the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, we will be posting one full movie every day of the week, giving viewers the chance to watch them entirely free of charge. The Free Movie of the Day we have for you today is the 2017 backwoods slasher Red Eye, and you can watch it over on the YouTube channel linked above, or you can just watch it in the embed at the top of this article.

Directed by Tristan Clay, who also wrote the screenplay with Destinie Orndoff, Red Eye has the following synopsis:

“Red Eye” is a legend Gage Barker use to be told as a kid. When he found out there was some truth behind this legend, he gathered a group of friends to hike in the backwoods of Black Creek, Wv to help him use this as the basis for his first film project. To what extent will they go...

From TikTok to the big screen! Benny Drama — born Benito Skinner — is set to get his big break thanks to Overcompensating, a scripted Amazon comedy about a gay football player coming to terms with his sexuality. And Charli Xcx is in charge of the film’s music, so it really can’t get gayer than that!

A24 is producing the project about an Idaho football player (fittingly) named Benny who’s struggling to accept his sexuality during college and, well, overcompensates for it, according to a description from The Hollywood Reporter.

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Benito Skinner, better known as comedian Benny Drama, is heading to Amazon.

The social media favorite has sold Overcompensating to the streamer and retail giant and is attached to star in the scripted comedy.

The project, which is in development, is being produced by A24 and revolves around an Idaho football player named Benny as he struggles to accept his sexuality in college, finding himself overcompensating as he tries to convince himself he’s something he’s not. The ensemble comedy is described as poignant, personal and deeply funny and will explore experiences people have figuring themselves out, including the various personalities one tries out and the journey to find people who accept you just as you are.

Skinner penned the script and is executive producing alongside Jonah Hill and his Strong Baby production company. Scott King (Amazon’s Harlem) has been tapped...

We never meet the narrator (Nick Offerman) of Bob Byington’s film Frances Ferguson. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing or uncommon, but I couldn’t shake the idea that we should. It’s because he isn’t some omnisciently objective voice telling us a story. He interjects opinions, giggles, and often meanders to the point where his subject (Kaley Wheless’ Frances) must speak up to help him along. In one instance he mentions a “We” as though his (and another’s) entrance on-screen was imminent. It’s not. He means us, now … maybe. The film never acknowledges the weird duality of his presence as someone and no one simultaneously. It’s probably just a quirky choice for comedy within a dryly-quirky film I’m reading too much into, but it frustrated me without end.

This probably stems from my being frustrated right from the start as that glibly,...

Lionsgate is capitalizing on its recent acquisition of 3 Arts Entertainment by setting up two multi-camera comedy series prospects for Fox from talent repped by the management-production firm.

Both projects will be co-productions with Fox Broadcasting Co. The orders for these projects and others are a sign that Fox intends to continue developing scripted series even as its parent company awaits a big transition in selling off other studio and network assets to Disney.

“Uncle Joey” stars comedian Joey Diaz as a Cuban immigrant with a troubled past who moves to an upscale suburb to raise his daughter. “King of the Hill” alums Sivert Glarum and Michael Jamin penned the script and exec produce with Diaz and 3 Arts’ Michael Rotenberg, Jonathan Berry and Josh Lieberman.

“Significant Brother” revolves around a newlywed couple whose life is changed when the brother’s estranged gay brother moves in and becomes best friend with his wife.

Fox has given a script commitment with penalty to two multi-camera semi-autobiographical comedies, Uncle Joey, toplined by comedian Joey Diaz and written by Sivert Glarum and Michael Jamin, and Significant Brother, written by Scott King (Difficult People) and Moe Jelline (You Again). Both hail from Lionsgate and 3 Arts Entertainment, in their first broadcast development season six months after Lionsgate acquired a majority stake in the management/production company.

Written by Glarum and Jamin, Uncle Joey is inspired by the comedy of Diaz. It follows a Cuban immigrant (Diaz) with a troubled past who’s given a second chance at life when he moves his family to an upscale suburb. Intent on being the best family man possible, Joey works to raise his young daughter with old school values in today’s rapidly changing world.

Glarum, Jamin and Diaz executive produce with 3 Arts’ Michael Rotenberg,...

Showtime has set January 20 for the second season premiere of hit comedy series Smilf, starring, created and executive produced by Frankie Shaw. The premium cabler also released a new extended trailer for season 2 (watch above).

Set in Boston, Season 2 picks up with trying to move forward and focus on her future, while attempting to exorcise old ghosts and atone for past misdeeds. She’s still toiling away in her day job working for narcissistic boss Ally (guest star Connie Britton). Meanwhile, Bridgette’s mother Tutu (Rosie O’Donnell) rallies from a heartbreaking setback punctuated by the presence of her co-dependent younger sister Jackie (guest star Sherie Rene Scott). Ex-boyfriend Rafi (Miguel Gomez) and his girlfriend Nelson Rose (Samara Weaving) grow closer, while Eliza deals with her own family drama. Viewers will also go back in time to witness the highly unconventional birth of Bridgette’s beloved son,...

Ally Sheedy and Matthew Morrison have joined the second season of “Smilf” in guest starring roles, Variety has learned exclusively.

Morrison will play the role of Mitch, the nice guy ex-boyfriend of Bridgette (Frankie Shaw) from high school. Despite being polar opposites, the two still have feelings for each other. Sheedy will play Fiona, a friend of Bridge and Rafi (Miguel Gomez). Fiona is a no-nonsense midwife, a realist, down to earth and practical.

Morrison is best known for starring as Will Schuester on “Glee,” the Fox musical comedy that ran for six seasons. Morrison earned an Emmy and two Golden Globe nominations during his time on the series. He has also appeared on shows like “Grey’s Anatomy,” “The Good Wife,” and “Younger.” He has also appeared in films like “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” and “Once Upon a Mattress.” He is repped by Podwall Entertainment and Gang,...

Indican Pictures (The Boondock Saints) will release Tim French's new indie thriller Intersection this week. French co-wrote the film with his father, novelist Michael French. Shot in Taft, California, Intersection revolves around Cobb Mills who struggles with the loss of a child. Returning to this isolated town, he meets a woman who has troubles of her own. Nash has a dark past. And, together both of their histories catch up with them, in this remote town. Besides Richards, the film stars Anabella Casanova (Mask Maker), Scott King and Goodfellas actor Johnny Williams. Intersection has been the recipient of numerous festival awards including "Best Feature" at the American Movie Awards and "Excellence in a Leading Role" at the Barcelona International Film Festival....

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Smilf creator and star Frankie Shaw has signed a two-year overall deal with ABC Signature Studios, the studio behind the breakout Showtime series. Under the exclusive TV pact, Shaw will continue as an executive producer on Smilf, which has started filming its second season in Boston. She also will develop new projects for all platforms, including broadcast, with focus on cable.

A unique aspect of the deal will enable Shaw to incubate small projects/films as both a proof of concept and a way to identify undiscovered voices. Shaw credits her work in short film with enabling her to grow as a filmmaker and make the move into television. Backed by ABC Signature, she hopes to do the same by nurturing undiscovered female and diverse artists via her newly launched production company.

Smilf, loosely based on Shaw’s experiences as a single mother, originated as a spec TV script she...

Reviewed By Chris Wright, Morehorror.com

Puppet Master X: Axis Rising (2012)

Directed By: Charles Band

Written By: Charles Band & Shane Bitterling

Starring: Kip Canyon (Danny), Jean Louise O’Sullivan (Beth), Oto Benzina (Freuhoffer), Scott King (Moebius), Brad Potts (Seargent Stone), Kurt Sinclair (Major Collins), Stephanie Sanditz (Uschi), Paul Thomas Arnold (General Porter), Terumi Shimazu (Ozu)

Nothing says “Full Moon” like the “Puppet Master” franchise. I am always surprised they come out with a new film and we are already up to the tenth entry! I have had mixed feelings about this franchise and this movie is no different. While it is better than the ninth installment, it is lacking the magic the first films had. Charles Band returns to write and direct this entry.

The movie continues where the previous movie left off. Danny and Beth have discovered that the Nazis have Tunneler and want to extract the serum from him to create super soldiers.