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Since the Fellow Travelers finale aired, fans have been eager to know if there will be a second season. While Showtime has not cancelled the show officially, the network has also maintained silence about its renewal. Although over a year has passed, there is no news regarding the series’ cancellation or its return for Season 2.

Showtime brought the historical romance drama to life in late 2023. Based on Thomas Mallon’s 2007 novel of the same name, the show followed the story of a closeted gay couple, the charismatic Hawkins and the submissive Timothy, spanning several decades, starting with the 1950s.

Soon after its release, Fellow Travelers became a hit with fans, especially those from the LGBTQ+ community. Viewers were impressed with the sensitivity with which creator Ron Nyswaner had depicted some of the most important events in queer history, from the Lavender Scare of the 1950s to the AIDS crisis of the 1980s.

Kevin Huvane, one of Hollywood’s most powerful and respected agents, happened to be in New York City about 32 years ago with client and friend Demi Moore when the movie star suggested an introduction to someone “really, really special” in her life.

The first name that came to Huvane’s mind was the man most closely associated with Moore at the time, Bruce Willis. Nope, not him. “You had already had Rumer and I met her already,” Huvane recalled, referencing the eldest of Moore’s three daughters with ex-husband Willis. Turns out it wasn’t a relative, a fellow movie star or even an auteur. Over dinner at Nobu in New York, Moore introduced Huvane to that special someone, whom she described has having the credentials of an impressive multi-hyphenate: “a friend, a guidance counselor, a psychiatrist, a therapist and a healer.”

“I fell in love with Laura Day that night,...

When soccer player Robbie Rogers was with the LA Galaxy, he lived just a couple of blocks away from the rundown Holloway Motel on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood.

“I walked by it all the time,” Rogers tells me. “I kind of noticed it, but didn’t notice it.”

Little did he know – or anyone for that matter –that the longtime motel manager and its only full-time resident was Tony Powell, a former British soccer star who mysteriously disappeared after retiring from the game about 40 years ago.

It turns out Powell made himself disappear when he cut off all contact with his family and friends in the U.K. when he moved to West Hollywood.

Why?

Because Powell was secretly gay.

Powell’s story is now being told in “The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel,” a documentary that will have its world premiere on Sunday at a sold-out...

Through his megadeal with Warner Bros. Discovery, highly successful and prolific producer and screenwriter Greg Berlanti will be returning to more hands-on creative work, specifically writing for three different shows, each being developed for a different streaming platform. One of those series is a horror thriller titled Stillwater, which will be created for Prime Video.

Some comic book fans will be familiar with the show's title right away, as it's based on Skybound's horror comic book series of the same name by Chip Zdarsky. Amazon has given Stillwater a series order, although it's unclear how many episodes the first season will have.

Berlanti is best known for his work on shows such as Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, You, Titans and Superman & Lois. He and Carly Wray are working together to adapt the Stillwater comic for the screen. They will also executive produce along with Zdarsky, Robert Kirkman, David Alpert, Rick Jacobs,...

Greg Berlanti is getting back into the writers room.

The mega-producer has three projects, at three different streamers, in various stages of development — including a series order for Stillwater, based on the horror comic of the same name, at Amazon’s Prime Video. Berlanti is also developing a high school mystery series at Hulu and a family drama at Max.

All three projects come from Warner Bros. TV, where Berlanti has a rich overall deal and has been his studio home for most of his career.

Stillwater and the Hulu project, Foster Dade, will also mark Berlanti’s first teleplay credits in several years. While the prolific producer has a “developed by” or creator credit on many of the shows his eponymous company has produced — including most of The CW’s Arrow-verse series — he hasn’t had a writing credit since the early days of You, which is now wrapping its run on Netflx.

Greg Berlanti has set up multiple projects across multiple streamers on which he will serve as co-writer, Variety has confirmed.

Although Berlanti remains one of the most prolific producers in Hollywood via his Warner Bros. TV-based Berlanti Productions, the most recent show on which he was credited as a writer was “Superman & Lois,” which debuted in 2021.

First up, Berlanti and Carly Wray are set as writers and executive producers on the horror thriller “Stillwater,” based on the Skybound comic book of the same name by Chip Zdarsky and Ramon K. Perez.

The official logline for the show states, “When ex-con Daniel West receives a mysterious letter promising answers about his past and a substantial inheritance in the small town of Stillwater, he discovers a community where nothing ever ages, no one ever dies, and nobody ever gets out.”

Executive producing for Skybound Entertainment are Robert Kirkman, David Alpert, Rick Jacobs,...

Exclusive: How is this for continuity — as the last of the current series created/co-created by Greg Berlanti, You, is topping Netflix’s charts with its just-released final season, he is readying his next series — next three, that is, including Stillwater, which has been picked up by Amazon. Focusing on development and returning to writing over the past several months, Berlanti has set up the three high-profile new projects — all co-written by him — through Berlanti Prods. and Warner Bros. Television, where the company is based.

In a bidding war, Amazon has landed mind-bending horror thriller Stillwater, based on the Skybound comic book series by Chip Zdarsky and Ramon K. Perez, with a series order. Berlanti and Carly Wray (Watchmen) are adapting, with Skybound Entertainment (The Walking Dead) producing.

Hulu had bought spec script Foster Dade, written by Berlanti and Bash Doran (Life After Life), which is being fast-tracked for a pilot order,...

Television’s biggest night took place in Century City, CA on September 14th, when Emmy Awards nominees and presenters, along with some of the most powerful entertainment industry influencers, joined together for MPTF’s 18th annual “Evening Before” benefit.

Attendees at MPTF's 18th annual "Evening Before" benefit

Co-Chaired by Greg Berlanti & Robbie Rogers, Jon Hamm & Anna Osceola Hamm, and Sheryl Lee Ralph, the annual event raised $2.5 million.

“I’m thrilled to be a co-chair of MPTF’s Evening Before benefit with Greg and Jon. MPTF really stepped up during a very challenging past couple of years to support the entertainment community, and I’m proud to be a part of a fundraiser that will help to sustain that vital support,” said co-chair Sheryl Lee Ralph.

Co-chair Jon Hamm added, “This incredible organization raises crucial funds and provides a host of other services for our industry family when they need it most.

Prolific writer, director and producer Greg Berlanti spoke of his personal journey and lifelong love of television when receiving the 2024 Governors Award at the Emmy Awards.

“I wanted to be a part of television even before I knew how that was possible,” the 52-year-old showrunner, one of the youngest individual recipients of the award, said in his emotional speech. “So many Gen X kids in the 70s and 80s, the one color TV our family could afford was on around the clock in our house, and I watched and loved all of it.”

Berlanti used that childhood experience as inspiration for his company Berlanti Production’s logo.

“There wasn’t a lot of gay characters on television back then, and I was a closeted gay kid, and it’s hard to describe how lonely that was at the time,” Berlanti continued. “There was no Internet to connect with other queer kids,...

Good times were had and millions were raised at MPTF’s 18th annual Evening Before fundraiser.

The starry event, held at Century Park in Los Angeles on Saturday night, raked in $2.5 million to support the Motion Picture and Television Fund’s programs and services on the Wasserman Campus in Woodland Hills while hosting a who’s who of Emmy nominees, winners and A-list Hollywood insiders on the eve of TV’s biggest night. Century Park was reimagined as a “relaxed town square” by Studio Komorebi complete with carnival games and food stations with a menu provided by L.A. food stars Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo and their Carmelized Prods.

A long list of stars rubbed shoulders with Evening Before co-chairs Greg Berlanti and Robbie Rogers, Jon Hamm and Anna Osceola Hamm, and Sheryl Lee Ralph. Those on the scene included Eric André, Awkwafina, Justin Baldoni, Alex Borstein, Alison Brie,...

For the second time this year, Hollywood is celebrating television’s biggest night. Just nine months after the 2023 Emmys were delayed to January due to the writers and actors strike, the kudocast returns to its regular scheduled time in September.

From the days and nights leading up to the ceremony at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles, through the wee hours following the last winners accepting their trophies, Hollywood is and will be toasting all things Emmys.

Here, Variety gives you the ultimate party guide. As always, make sure you’re on the list – the last thing ya need is getting turned away at the door.

Sept. 12, Thursday

“Baby Reindeer” Screening and Panel

Screening of episodes 101 and 102 followed by Q&a with Richard Gadd, Jessica Gunning, Nava Mau and Tom Goodman-Hill.

Pacific Designer Center, West Hollywood

6 p.m.

One House Gold Toast to the Emmys

Hosted by Gold House,...

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is highly regarded as one of the best classic novels of all time. The acclaim for the novel has resulted in numerous adaptations, with another one now in the works courtesy of Netflix. The latest adaptation will be titled The Grays and, according to Deadline, will tell "a contemporary take" on the Oscar Wilde classic, revolving around siblings Basil and Dorian Gray himself. Much like the source material and the various adaptations that have followed, the series will once again explore the obsession with eternal youth and beauty, but this time in a modern world.

The acclaimed 1891 novel was the only novel written by Irish writer Oscar Wilde. The story revolves around a portrait of Dorian Gray, painted by Basil, a "friend" in the novel, who is obsessed with his beauty. Believing that beauty is the only thing worth pursuing in life,...

Back in the 1890s, writer Oscar Wilde brought the world a story called The Picture of Dorian Gray – and now the Netflix streaming service has announced that they’re teaming up with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television on a new TV series called The Grays, which ComicBook.com hears will be “a contemporary take on the Oscar Wilde classic about our fascination with eternal youth set against the backdrop of the modern beauty industry.“

The Picture of Dorian Gray has the following description: Combining elements of the Gothic horror novel and decadent French fiction, the book centers on a striking premise: As Dorian Gray sinks into a life of crime and gross sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait grows day by day into a hideous record of evil, which he must keep hidden from the world.

Supergirl alum Katie Rose Rogers and All American‘s Robbie Rogers,...

Netflix is in the process of adapting “The Picture of Dorian Gray” into a modern TV series, TheWrap has learned.

The show, titled “The Grays,” will be produced by Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television, with “The Girls on the Bus” showrunner and EP Rina Mimoun serving as showrunner and executive producer, according to an individual with knowledge. Katie Rose Rogers will write the series.

As the team modernizes the Oscar Wilde novel, the series will center on siblings Basil and Dorian Gray as “The Grays” tackles the classic’s themes through the eyes of the modern beauty industry, according to Deadline, who first reported the news.

Representatives for Warner Bros. Television and Netflix declined to comment.

Mimoun and Rogers will executive produce the series alongside Rogers’ brother, Robbie Rogers, with whom she worked on “Fellow Travelers” and who has served as a producer on “All American” and an EP on “All American: Homecoming.

Exclusive: The Picture Of Dorian Gray is getting a TV series treatment with The Grays, which is in development at Netflix, Deadline has learned. It hails from Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television where the company is based. A rep for Netflix declined comment.

Written by Katie Rose Rogers, The Grays is a contemporary take on the Oscar Wilde classic about our fascination with eternal youth set against the backdrop of the modern beauty industry. In a twist on the gothic novel, the series revolves around siblings Basil and Doran Gray.

Fittingly, two of the project’s executive producers are siblings Katie Rose Rogers (Supergirl) and Robbie Rogers (All American), who worked together on the Emmy-nominated limited series Fellow Travelers. Also executive producing are Rina Mimoun, who serves as showrunner’ Lee Toland Krieger who is directing; as well as Berlanti Proids.’ Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and Leigh London Redman.

In the 1891 novel,...

What is it like to have an all-consuming romance over the course of 30 years? Screenwriter-director Ron Nyswaner has written movies for over four decades, earning an Oscar nomination for Philadelphia, and has worked on critically acclaimed shows like Ray Donovan and Homeland. And now, with Showtime’s limited series Fellow Travelers, Nyswaner makes his debut as a TV creator.

Based on the Thomas Mallon novel, Fellow Travelers is a sweeping, tragic love story and political thriller chronicling the clandestine romance of two very different men who meet in the shadow of McCarthy-era Washington. Matt Bomer plays Hawkins Fuller, a man with a successful career in politics who generally avoids emotional entanglements — until he meets the idealistic Tim Laughlin (Jonathan Bailey). The two begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on “subversives and sexual deviants,” initiating one of the darkest periods in 20th-century American history.

Channing Tatum can’t recall the first scene he and Scarlett Johansson filmed together for “Fly Me to the Moon.” He does, however, remember where they first met: at a table read for the romantic comedy.

Although Tatum and Johansson were both involved in the films “Don Jon” and “Hail, Caeser!,” the two actors “never crossed paths,” as Tatum puts it, until “Fly Me to the Moon.”

“I remember us going down right after the table read to go into hair and makeup and start to try to figure out our look for the movie — it’s period and everything — and she was trying to figure out her wig for the movie,” Tatum told Variety at the “Fly Me to the Moon” premiere in New York City on Monday night. “I just immediately started making fun of her wig. I was like, you’re gonna wear that? Is that like...

Exclusive: Cameron Elie is joining the cast of All American: Homecoming for its final season.

The actor will guest star as a character named “Noah” in the upcoming 13-episode season. Deadline understands that he will appear in at least four episodes, though details about his character are being kept under wraps.

Elie is an emerging young talent whose previous television credits include United States of Al, PEN15, and Family Time. In addition to acting, he is also the writer/director of the upcoming sci-fi/horror short, Grub.

He is represented by D2 Management and Prototype Talent Agency.

All American: Homecoming returns to The CW for its third and final season on July 8. The series was canceled earlier this month due to budget constraints that made it difficult for the network to continue with both Homecoming and the flagship series All American, which was renewed for Season 7.

Homecoming is set against...

The Critics Choice Association (Cca) presented the inaugural Celebration of LGBTQ+ Cinema & Television, hosted by Sherry Cola, during Pride Month on Friday, June 7, 2024 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, CA. The show will stream on June 21st on HereTV, the first and largest LGBTQ+ TV and streaming service in the USA.

The celebration honored the finest achievements from the LGBTQ+ entertainment community, both in front of and behind the camera, as well as showcased emerging and established talent. This event marked the newest addition to the Cca’s series of Celebrations. The Celebrations aim to shine a light on work from historically underrepresented talent.

Sponsors of the event included: Delta Air Lines, Fairmont Century Plaza, Fiji Water, Here Media, Milagro Tequila, Nep Sweetwater, and Starz.

Who:

Host Sherry Cola; Honorees Abe Sylvia (Showrunner Award), Carl Clemons-Hopkins (Supporting Performance Award for Television – Series), Chris Perfetti (Breakthrough Performance Award for...

Nathan Lane came out of the closet to his mother and two brothers at age 21, and says he marched in Pride parades as far back as the late 1970s. But it wasn’t until he started playing gay roles and saw his career explode thanks to Mike Nichols’ 1996 film The Birdcage that he experienced rampant speculation about his sexuality.

“I certainly wish I had been braver at the time,” Lane said while accepting a career achievement trophy during the LGBTQ+ Celebration of Cinema & Television at Fairmont Century Plaza on Friday. “Like when Oprah Winfrey on her show asked me why I was so good at all that girly stuff in The Birdcage. If I could go back in time, the answer I wish I had given is: The reason I’m good at all that stuff is because I’m a wonderful actor but if you’re asking me if I’m gay,...

Chicago – When one of Chicago’s own critic/entertainment reporters is instrumental in achieving a LGBTQ+ celebration during Pride Month, it’s a cause for Our Pride. Jerry Nunn is that achiever, and he will oversee … as Co-Sponsor and Programmer … the Inaugural Critic’s Choice Celebration of LGBTQ+ Cinema & Television on June 7th, 2024, at the Los Angeles Fairmont Hotel. Besides the creme of presenters and honorees scheduled for the event, it is Jerry who spearheaded the effort to make this celebration happen.

Hosted by Sherry Cola, it will take place in honor of the finest achievements from the LGBTQ+ entertainment community, both in front of and behind the camera, as well as showcase emerging and established talent. Honorees include Abe Sylvia, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Chris Perfetti, Fellow Travelers producers Ron Nyswaner, Matt Bomer, Daniel Minahan, and Robbie Rogers, Fernando Carsa, George Takei, Henry R. Muñoz III, Kristen Kish, Luke Gilford, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez,...

The CW has axed another show on the network, leaving its producer, Nkechi Okoro Carroll, devastated. All American: Homecoming will air its third and final season beginning July 8.

Per Variety, The CW's statement addressing All American: Homecoming's cancelation reads, "We want to thank the cast, crew, producers, Nk, Marqui, and everybody at Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television for their hard work and dedication in telling these important stories for three incredible seasons. The upcoming final season is the best yet, and we cannot wait to share it with fans beginning on Monday, July 8." All American: Homecoming executive producer Carroll is sad about the cancelation, saying, "I'm devastated to learn that All American: Homecoming will not be moving forward with more episodes and that this new season premiering in July will be our final one."

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The CW is cutting ties with another of its pre-Nexstar original series.

The network announced Wednesday that the forthcoming third season of All American: Homecoming will be its last. The college-set spinoff of All American is set to premiere July 8.

The news comes a few days after The CW renewed All American for a seventh season — albeit for a shorter run (13 episodes) than most of its past seasons.

With the end of Homecoming, All American and the forthcoming fourth (and final) season of Superman & Lois are the only scripted holdovers from The CW’s previous Warner Bros.-CBS regime. (The network canceled WalkerA in May.) Since Nexstar took a controlling interest in the network in late 2022, it has jettisoned most of the scripted series from the earlier days and leaned into a less expensive co-production model for scripted shows as it looks to make The CW profitable for the first time.

It’s official: The CW will not be proceeding with a fourth season of All American: Homecoming. The cast were informed of the decision yesterday. With Walker also canceled and Superman & Lois ending its run with the upcoming fourth season, the just-renewed All American is the only surviving scripted series from the pre-Nexstar CW.

All American and All American: Homecoming executive producer/showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll had a strong reaction to the decision.

“I’m devastated to learn that All American: Homecoming will not be moving forward with more episodes and that this new season premiering in July will be our final one,” she said. “However, I am so very grateful to have worked with this incredible cast and crew, led by Geffri Maya, to bring the authentic Hbcu experience to your screens for the last three seasons. We made this show for the culture and thank our loyal...

The CW has canceled “All American: Homecoming,” which will begin airing its third (and now final) season on July 8.

“We want to thank the cast, crew, producers, Nk, Marqui and everybody at Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television for their hard work and dedication in telling these important stories for three incredible seasons,” The CW said in a statement. “The upcoming final season is the best yet and we cannot wait to share it with fans beginning on Monday, July 8.”

The series is a spinoff of “All American,” which was recently renewed for a seventh season at The CW.

“I’m devastated to learn that ‘All American: Homecoming’ will not be moving forward with more episodes and that this new season premiering in July will be our final one,” said series executive producer Nkechi Okoro Carroll. “However, I am so very grateful to have worked with this incredible cast and crew,...

When Ron Nyswaner got word he was set to receive a permanent place on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars, he learned there were options for its final destination.

“I walked up and down Palm Canyon [Drive] one day in April, and I watched all the tourists come out of the restaurants and walk all over people’s names,” the Oscar-nominated writer and Fellow Travelers creator explained. “I’m not sure that I really wanted to be walked on by lots of people, but when I came up here and I saw that there was at least one star near the [LGBTQ Community Center], I knew this was the home for my star.”

That home was unveiled Thursday morning during a dedication ceremony in Palm Springs that featured comments by Nyswaner, close collaborator and Fellow Travelers executive producer Robbie Rogers, the show’s star Jelani Alladin and Palm Springs Mayor Jeffrey Bernstein. The dedication...

Stars Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey set TV screens ablaze in the romantic period drama “Fellow Travelers.” The Showtime miniseries follows two men whose love is intertwined across several decades, spanning wars and political events. Since its debut in October, it has received widespread acclaim.

Revealed exclusively to Variety, the series has been submitted for 23 potential Primetime Emmy nominations across multiple categories. In addition to outstanding limited or anthology series, the pilot episode, penned by Ron Nyswaner and directed by Daniel Minahan, will serve as the official submission in their respective categories.

For his role as Hawk Fuller, a closeted World War II veteran, Bomer is campaigning in the lead actor (limited) category, competing against heavyweights such as Jon Hamm (“Fargo”), Richard Gadd (“Baby Reindeer”) and Andrew Scott (“Ripley”). He was a previous Emmy nominee for playing Felix Turner in the 2014 television movie “The Normal Heart, where he was heavily...

The CW has set Monday, July 8 for the season 3 premiere of All American: Homecoming. Additionally, the mothership series All American confirmed it is adding two original episodes to the current sixth season, extending its run to 15 episodes. Season 6 will wrap with its season finale on Monday, July 15.

All American: Homecoming is set against the backdrop of the Hbcu (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) experience at Bringston University, where Black Excellence is a way of life. The series follows Simone (All American‘s Geffri Maya), a young tennis hopeful from Beverly Hills, and her close circle of chosen family as they navigate the highs, lows, and sexiness of unsupervised early adulthood at the prestigious Hbcu.

In Season 3, Simone deals with the fallout from the romantic choice she made in Season 2, but romantic drama will take a back seat when she finds her tennis ambitions threatened. Her friends rally to support her,...

The CW has announced the premiere date for Season 3 of “All American: Homecoming,” which will return on July 8 at 9 p.m. Et. The network also revealed that it has picked up two more episodes for the sixth season of “All American,” bringing it to a season order of 15 episodes. “All American” will now conclude its Season 6 on July 15 at 8 p.m. Et.

Meanwhile, the second season of “61st Street,” starring Courtney B. Vance and Aunjanue Ellis, will debut July 22 at 9 p.m. Et on The CW.

According to an official logline, “‘All American: Homecoming’ is a young adult drama set against the backdrop of the Hbcu (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) experience at Bringston University, where Black Excellence is a way of life. The series follows Simone (Geffri Maya), a young tennis hopeful from Beverly Hills, and her close circle of chosen family as they navigate the highs, lows, and...

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With the May 31 Emmys eligibility cutoff almost exactly one month away, Emmys-related action is picking up.

On April 22, Ryan Seacrest, Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan came out for a screening and reception in Hollywood on behalf of ABC’s American Idol. Meanwhile, in New York, Peter Morgan, creator and principal writer of Netflix’s The Crown, was feted at the opening of his new Broadway play Patriots. And that same night, FX’s Shōgun had a well-received series — or season? — finale. (The following evening its lead actress, Anna Sawai, sat down with yours truly at Chapman University to record an episode of THR’s Awards Chatter podcast.)

On April 24, Max toasted the third season of Hacks (which debuts on May 2) with a party at the Chateau Marmont attended by the show’s creators and stars, including Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder. And at the same time,...

A wide-ranging list of honorees was announced today for the Critics Choice Association’s inaugural Celebration Of LGBTQ+ Cinema & Television, which will take place during Pride Month on Friday June 7, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The event will stream later on HereTV, the first and largest LGBTQ+ TV and streaming service in the U.S. Actress, writer and comedian Sherry Cola (Joy Ride) will host.

The celebration will honor the finest achievements from the LGBTQ+ entertainment community, both in front of and behind the camera, as well as showcase emerging and established talent. This event marks the newest addition to the Cca’s series, following its Celebration of Latino Cinema and Television, Celebration of Asian Pacific Cinema and Television and Celebration of Black Cinema and Television. The Celebrations aim to shine a light on work from historically underrepresented talent.

“I am extremely proud to be able to...

Fellow Travelers stars Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey waded into the sex-scenes debate at Deadline Contenders TV event Saturday. The actors got intimate on the set as characters Hawk and Tim in the Showtime limited series based on Thomas Mallon’s book that follows their love affair in the 1950s.

“I just feel like the characters were never the same after the scenes as they were before, which to me is always a sign that it’s integral to the story,” said Bomer, who plays Hawk. “The way they connected was so reflective of their societal conditions. It was therapeutic. It’s not always the most comfortable thing, but it was always an extension of their relationship.”

Bailey, who plays Tim, said the characters could not be open about their sexuality in the ‘50s. So their love scenes became the only place they truly could be themselves.

“They exist in...

“Ted Lasso,” “Yellowjackets,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and Renee Rapp were just a few of the winners from the 35th annual GLAAD Media Awards, held Thursday night at the Beverly Hilton.

It’s the first of two dual ceremonies — the second happens May 11 in New York City — but we’ll go out on a limb and say it’s the best one because it’s first, and in Los Angeles (just kidding). And prior to the awards actually being handed out, the stars were out in force with some absolutely iconic looks for the Red Carpet.

Among them were Sydney Sweeney, Wayne Brady, Chlöe, Jason Sudeikis, Niecy Nash, and that’s barely a sample. Read on and see some of the best outfits and fiercest attitudes from the GLAAD Media Awards 2024.

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Ron Nyswaner will soon be traveling to New York to reunite with his Writers Guild of America East fellows for a grand occasion. The Oscar-nominated screenwriter, producer and showrunner has been selected to receive the Walter Bernstein Award at the 76th Writers Guild Awards at New York’s Edison Ballroom on April 14.

The honor — named after the late screenwriter who was blacklisted for his political views only to persevere and get his career back on track with such credits as Fail-Safe, Semi-Tough and Yanks — is presented to writers “who have demonstrated with creativity, grace and bravery a willingness to confront social injustice in the face of adversity,” per the organization.

Nyswaner has been doing that for pretty much his entire career. A prime example is Jonathan Demme’s 1993 film Philadelphia. Penned by Nyswaner, the Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington-starrer was the first major Hollywood film to dramatize the real-world...

GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, announced today that LGBTQ allies Kate Hudson and Chlöe will perform at the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles on March 14.

For the fourth consecutive year, Hulu will return as the event’s official streaming destination, furthering its commitment to showcasing LGBTQ stories and storytellers year-round. A special presentation of the Los Angeles ceremony will premiere exclusively on the platform beginning March 29.

Actress, entrepreneur and singer-songwriter, Kate Hudson, will give a special live performance of her new single, “Talk About Love,” at the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards.

“The LGBTQ community has supported and stood by me for as long as I’ve been a performer. It is a privilege to share another facet of my artistry with my nearest and dearest fans, and to expand on my lifelong journey of being an ally,...

The CW is hoping to keep its trio of scripted originals – All American, All American: Homecoming and Walker – on the air for some time.

The network scaled back its scripted ambitions after it was acquired by Nexstar in 2022 with a number of shows ending over the last twelve months including The Flash, Riverdale, Nancy Drew, Walker: Independence, The Winchesters and Gotham Knights.

Related: Martin Bobb-Semple Upped To Series Regular For Season 3 of ‘All American: Homecoming’

Its fourth scripted original Superman & Lois is heading into its fourth and final season this year.

The CW President of Entertainment Brad Schwartz said that it’s no longer an “financial” question as to whether it will keep these Warner Bros. Television and CBS Studios going past their current seasons.

Related: The CW Picks Up New Drama ‘Sherlock & Daughter’ Starring David Thewlis

“CBS and Warner Bros have been so wonderful working with us on those...

Exclusive: Martin Bobb-Semple has been upped to series regular for Season 3 of All American: Homecoming.

In the Nkechi Okoro Carroll-created series, Bobb-Semple portrays Orlando “Lando” Johnson, a college baseball player who is initially introduced as an antagonist from a rival school toward the end of Season 1. He transfers to Bringston University in the second season and quickly becomes involved in a love triangle of sorts with Simone [Geffri Maya] and Damon [Peyton Alex Smith]. Season 2 ended on a cliffhanger, as Simone supposedly professes her love to either Damon or Lando…but viewers don’t see who it is.

All American: Homecoming is a young adult sports drama set against the backdrop of the Hbcu experience at Bringston University, where Black excellence is a way of life. No Season 3 premiere date has been announced as of yet.

The series stars Geffri Maya, Cory Hardrict, Sylvester Powell, Camille Hyde, Mitchell Edwards,...

The cast of Fellow Travelers holds hands in a sign of unity ahead of the 2024 Critics Choice Awards on Sunday (January 14) in Santa Monica, Calif.

Costars Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bailey, Allison Williams, Jelani Alladdin and Noah J. Ricketts posed for photos together outside Barker Hangar ahead of the ceremony, and they each looked fantastic!

Matt opted for a royal blue suit while Jonathan and Noah went with monochromatic black. Jelani wore a printed suit without a shirt and took the biggest risk by foregoing a shirt underneath his buttoned blazer.

Allison wowed in a white jumpsuit with crystal embellishments.

They were joined by producer Robbie Rogers on the red carpet, and Matt posed for some pics with his Maestro costar Bradley Cooper, too! We’ve got all the photos in the gallery.

Shortly into the night, the cast had something big to celebrate, too.

Keep reading to find out more…...

Hundreds of sizzling stars, producers, composers and entertainment moguls walked the Golden Globe Awards red carpet on Sunday at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. Gold Derby senior editor Denton Davidson and associate editor Latasha Ford enjoyed an exclusive spot on the brisk afternoon, interviewing many of the celebrities who were nominated, presenting or part of their movie or television show’s ensembles.

Watch each short video below by clicking that person’s name:

Fantasia Barrino (“The Color Purple”), nominee for Best Film Comedy/Musical Actress.

Justine Triet and Milo Machado Graner (“Anatomy of a Fall”), winner for Best Screenplay and Best Non-English Film

Sarah Snook (“Succession”), nominee for Best TV Drama Actress.

Tony McNamara (“Poor Things”), nominee for Best Film Screenplay.

Nicolas Cage (“Dream Scenario”), nominee for Best Film Comedy/Musical Actor.

David Oyelowo (“Lawmen: Bass Reeves”), nominee for Best TV Limited/Movie Actor.

Ramy Youssef (“Poor Things...

Ron Nyswaner, the executive producer and writer of the Showtime limited series Fellow Travelers, says that he feared there were three strikes against getting it made: “It’s period, it’s political and it’s gay.”

At a recent Washington, D.C. screening, though, he summed up some of the initial reaction to the completed project: “They love that it is period, that it is political and that it is gay.”

The eight-part Fellow Travelers, based on the book by Thomas Mallon, centers on the romance between the extroverted State Department official and cynical war hero “Hawk” Fuller, played by Matt Bomer, and idealistic aspiring Senate aide Tim Laughlin, played by Jonathan Bailey, a relationship that started during the McCarthy era of the 1950s and extends to the AIDS crisis of the 1980s.

Their chemistry is apparent from the moment they meet, briefly, at an election night party during the heavily closeted 1952 Washington,...

Oscar nominee Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia) brings Thomas Mallon’s 2007 bestselling novel Fellow Travelers to life in a Showtime limited series starring Matt Bomer (The Normal Heart) and Jonathan Bailey (Bridgerton). The first episode of the eight-episode season will stream on Friday, October 27, 2023 on Paramount+ with Showtime before premiering on Showtime on October 29 at 9pm Et/Pt.

“Bomer plays charismatic Hawkins Fuller, who maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes career in politics. Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements – until he meets Tim Laughlin (Bailey), a young man who’s brimming with idealism and religious faith. They begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on ‘subversives and sexual deviants,’ initiating one of the darkest periods in 20th-century American history,” reads Showtime’s synopsis.

“Over the course of four decades, we follow our five main characters – Hawk, Tim, Marcus (Jelani Alladin), Lucy (Allison Williams), and Frankie (Noah J. Ricketts) – as they...

Showtime today dropped the official trailer for its forthcoming eight-episode limited series drama “Fellow Travelers,” a period love story and political thriller starring Matt Bomer (a 2014 Emmy nominee for “The Normal Heart”) and Jonathan Bailey (“Bridgerton”) and created by Ron Nyswaner (a 1994 Oscar nominee for his “Philadelphia” screenplay). It premieres October 27 on streaming and on demand for all Showtime and Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers before making its on-air debut October 29 on Showtime. It also stars Jelani Alladin, Allison Williams and Noah J. Ricketts. See the new trailer above.

Based on the novel by Thomas Mallon, “Fellow Travelers” stars Bomer as Hawkins Fuller, a behind-the-scenes political operative whose life is uncomplicated until he meets Tim Laughlin (Bailey), a young man “brimming with idealism and religious faith.” They begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn have declared war in the 1950s on “subversives and sexual deviants,” initiating one of...

Showtime has debuted the trailer for the epic love story and political thriller series ‘Fellow Travelers.’

Based on the novel by Thomas Mallon, the series is a decades-long chronicle of the risky, volatile and steamy relationship between the charismatic and ambitious Hawk and the pious and idealistic Tim, two political staffers who fall in love at the height of the 1950s Lavender Scare.

‘Fellow Travelers’ follows the volatile romance of two very different men who meet in McCarthy-era Washington. Matt Bomer plays handsome, charismatic Hawkins Fuller, who maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes career in politics. Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements – until he meets Tim Laughlin (Jonathan Bailey), a young man brimming with idealism and religious faith.

They begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on “subversives and sexual deviants,” initiating one of the darkest periods in 20th-century American history. Over the course of four decades,...

Showtime has dropped the official trailer for Fellow Travelers, and it's poised to be one of the cabler's biggest hits of the year.

Headlined by Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer, the limited series premieres October 27, 2023.

Episodes will air one day later in the UK, Australia, Latin America, South Korea, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria on Paramount+.

Fellow Travelers was created for television by Oscar® nominee Ron Nyswaner.

The series also stars Jelani Alladin (The Walking Dead World Beyond), Allison Williams, and Noah J. Ricketts (American Gods).

Based on the novel by Thomas Mallon, Fellow Travelers is an epic love story and political thriller chronicling the clandestine romance of two very different men who meet in McCarthy-era Washington.

Bomer plays charismatic Hawkins Fuller, who maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes political career.

Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements – until he meets Tim Laughlin (Bailey), a young man brimming with idealism and religious faith.

Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer are determined to conceal their love across decades in the political circles of Washington, D.C.

Showtime limited series “Fellow Travelers,” created by Oscar-nominated director Ron Nyswaner, centers on a 40-year romance between men played Bailey and Bomer, starting in 1952 on the night Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected President, ushering in the era of Joseph McCarthy’s homophobic reign.

Charismatic Hawkins Fuller (Bomer) maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes career in politics. Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements — until he meets Tim Laughlin (Bailey), a young man who’s brimming with idealism and religious faith. They begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on “subversives and sexual deviants,” initiating one of the darkest periods in 20th-century American history.

Over the course of four decades, the series follows five main characters — Hawk, Tim, Marcus (Jelani Alladin), Lucy (Allison Williams) and Frankie (Noah J. Ricketts...

The trailer for Showtime’s drama “Fellow Travelers” just dropped, and it features and intense and illicit affair between Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey’s (“Bridgerton”) characters.

Jelani Alladin (“The Walking Dead World Beyond”), Allison Williams and Noah J. Ricketts (“American Gods”) also star in the series, described as a love story and political thriller.

The series is based on the novel by Thomas Mallon and created for television by Ron Nyswaner. Season 1 will feature eight episodes.

According to the show’s description, Bomer plays the charismatic Hawkins Fuller, who maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes career in politics. Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements – until he meets Tim Laughlin (Bailey), a young man who’s brimming with idealism and religious faith. They begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on “subversives and sexual deviants,” initiating one of the darkest periods in 20th-century American history. Over the course of four decades,...

Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey are acting greats, so putting them in a project together should lead to lightning in a bottle.

The pair are set to headline Paramount+ and Showtime drama series Fellow Travelers, which has landed an October 27 premiere date on both streaming and linear.

The series will air one day later in the UK, Australia, Latin America, South Korea, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.

Fellow Travelers is created for television by Oscar® nominee Ron Nyswaner.

The series also stars Jelani Alladin (The Walking Dead World Beyond), Allison Williams, and Noah J. Ricketts (American Gods).

Bomer and Nyswaner executive produce with Robbie Rogers and Dee Johnson.

Daniel Minahan executive produces and also directs the first two episodes.

Based on the novel by Thomas Mallon, Fellow Travelers is an epic love story and political thriller chronicling the clandestine romance of two very different men who meet in McCarthy-era Washington.

Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey’s Fellow Travelers will set off on their amorous journey this fall.

Paramount+ announced Thursday that the eight-episode limited series will make its streaming debut on Friday, Oct. 27, two days ahead of its linear Showtime premiere on Sunday, Oct. 29 at 9/8c.

Based on Thomas Mallon’s novel, and adapted by Homeland/Ray Donovan vet Ron Nyswaner, Fellow Travelers charts the 35-year relationship between Bailey’s earnest and optimistic Tim Laughlin and Bomer’s charismatic and intimacy-avoidant “Hawk” Fuller, from their first meeting in the McCarthy-era ’50s through to the AIDS epidemic in the ’80s.

It’s curtains for “Gotham Knights” at The CW. The network will not move forward with a second season of the DC series, Variety has learned.

The series was absent from a statement of upcoming programming from the CW, which announced renewals of both “Superman & Lois” and “All American: Homecoming” for the 2023-2024 broadcast season.

The news about the future of “Gotham Knights” comes more than two weeks ahead of the date that the series is slated to air what would now be its series finale. The program premiered on March 4 and was set to conclude its 13-episode first season on June 27.

From Warner Bros. Television, “Gotham Knights” follows Bruce Wayne’s rebellious adopted son, who forms a team with the children of Batman’s enemies. Chad Fiveash, James Stoteraux and Natalie Abrams co-created the series and served as executive producers alongside Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and David Madden of Berlanti Productions.

“Superman & Lois” and “All American: Homecoming” will be returning for additional seasons at The CW, the network announced Monday.

The “All American” spinoff and college drama will return for 13-episode third season while the superhero drama comes back to the network for a 10-episode fourth season.

“We are thrilled to bring ‘All American: Homecoming’ and ‘Superman & Lois’ back to The CW,” The CW Network president of entertainment Brad Schwartz said in a statement. “These series are two of our strongest performers across our linear and digital platforms with some of the most passionate fanbases in all of television. We are grateful to our partners at Warner Bros. Television and Berlanti Productions for their continued collaboration, and we cannot wait to get started on the new seasons.”

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