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Exclusive: Insecure actor Norman Towns has signed with Established Artists for management.

Towns has appeared on BET+’s Churchy and AMC’s Lace, but is best known for a recurring role as Bennett on HBO’s Insecure.

His TV credits also span guest star appearances on BET’s Games People Play, Showtime’s The Affair, TruTV’s Those Who Can’t, and TV One’s Tough Love, while his film roles include credits for Rupert Wyatt’s The Gambler, Clare Lewins’ I Am Ali, Michael Krehan’s Pushing Skills and Swipe Right.

Towns will next be seen in Universal’s upcoming feature from Justin Tipping, Him, and he recently wrapped supporting roles in Michael Greene’s Clika and Jake Helgren’s A Christmas to Treasure. He has also fronted commercial campaigns for the likes of Nike, Apple, Adidas, Playstation and Buick.

Him, the sports horror film from Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions,...

Exclusive: Dane Cook (Good Luck Chuck) and Hana Mae Lee (The Babysitter: Killer Queen) are leading dark comedy thriller Boris Is Dead, which is in post-production.

Helmed by James Cullen Bressack (Darkness of Man), the film follows a struggling actor, working as a waiter (Cook) who unwittingly becomes involved in a violent heist gone wrong, where his boss – deep in debt – has been stealing from employees and running the restaurant as a front for the mob.

The original screenplay was written by real life twins Kerry Donelli and Jacqueline Donelli (Unedited Footage of a Bear) who also star and produce.

Pic is produced by Sasha Yelaun (The Old Way) and Henry Penzi (Hellfire). Executive producers include Dane Cook under his company banner SuperFinger Ent and Darryl Quarles (Big Momma’s Franchise). The film wrapped principal photography in Kansas City, Missouri. Jeremy O’Keefe (Never Have I Ever) is a co-producer and casting director on the project.

Exclusive: More than a decade after his last feature directorial outing with The Do-Deca-Pentathlon, Jay Duplass is back behind the camera for See You When I See You, a comedic family drama to star Cooper Raiff (Cha Cha Real Smooth), David Duchovny (Californication), Hope Davis (Succession), Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart), Lucy Boynton (Bohemian Rhapsody), and Ariela Barer (How to Blow Up a Pipeline).

An exploration of the intricacies of grief and healing, currently in production in Atlanta, See You When I See You is scripted by actor, comedian and writer Adam Cayton-Holland (Those Who Can’t). The film is inspired by Cayton-Holland’s acclaimed memoir Tragedy Plus Time: A Tragi-Comic Memoir, the winner of the 2019 Colorado Book Award for Creative Non-Fiction, which examines the impact of his younger sister Lydia’s suicide on him and his family.

Jay Duplass called the project “the kind of deeply personal dramatic comedy that I grew up on,...

In a world full of TV reboots and rehashes of the same idea, FX has started its fall with “English Teacher,” a new comedy from Brian Jordan Alvarez. The series already secured a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes and has inspired posts from viewers on Twitter in TikTok.

Set in Austin, Texas, “English Teacher” follows an openly gay teacher by the name of Evan Marquez who wants to encourage his students and community to be more accepting. More often than not, that desire leads to Evan having to confront his own assumptions and being forced to chill out. Wonder who’s who in the new show filled with new faces? Here’s your guide to the cast of this comedy.

Brian Jordan Alvarez as Evan Marquez in “English Teacher” (Photo Credit: Steve Swisher/FX) Brian Jordan Alvarez as Evan Marquez

Before creating and starring in “English Teacher,” Alvarez starred in the reboot...

English Teacher is a comedy-drama series created by Brian Jordan Alvarez. The FX series follows the story of Evan Marquez, a gay high school teacher as he finds himself dealing with apathetic students while struggling with the personal, professional, and political aspects of working at a high school. English Teacher stars Brian Jordan Alvarez in the lead role with Stephanie Koenig, Enrico Colantoni, and Sean Patton starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the hilarious comedy, compelling characters, and interesting storylines set in a school here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Mr. Iglesias (Netflix) Credit – Netflix

Mr. Iglesias is a comedy series created by Kevin Hench. The Netflix series follows the story of Gabe Iglesias, a passionate and hilarious history teacher at the Woodrow Wilson High School where he tries to educate a group of misfit students with the help of his equally misfits colleagues.

One of the funniest shows of the year is premiering on FX this fall. Say hello to “English Teacher,” Brian Jordan Alvarez’s unexpected comedy about the highs and lows of teaching these days.

In addition to Alvarez, the series is executive produced by Paul Simms (“What We Do in the Shadows”), Jonathan Krisel and Dave King. Wondering when and how you can watch after seeing ads for this new show on social media? Here’s what you need to know.

When does “English Teacher” come out?

The first two episodes of FX’s latest comedy series will premiere on Monday, Sept. 2 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt.

Is “English Teacher” on streaming?

Yes. A day after the comedy’s premiere on FX, “English Teacher” will be available to watch on Hulu. That means the first two episodes will be available to watch on Hulu starting Sept. 3.

Are episodes released weekly or all at once?...

Exclusive: Andrea Savage and Joey Slamon, the duo behind TruTV’s romantic comedy series I’m Sorry, are reteaming to write an untitled irreverent Sony feature comedy. Savage is looking to direct.

Pic follows two bridesmaids at destination wedding in a far-off overseas location who both hate their best friend’s fiancé. They make some questionable choices in the hopes of getting him out of the picture. The project is in early development.

Savage and Slamon show-ran three seasons of I’m Sorry before the series was preemptively shuttered mid-production due to Covid-19 and the Warner Bros mergers.

Savage’s acting credits include I’m Sorry, Tulsa King, Veep, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Look Both Ways. She has directed several episodes of I’m Sorry and she’s attached to direct and play a large supporting role in the action comedy, The Set Up, written by Kari Granlund which landed at Paramount Pictures last year.

Order a round of drinks and prepare for a sweaty night on the dance floor because Paramount has debuted a new collection of Babylon character posters. Set against a bustling nightlife fueled by music, merriment, and plenty of martinis, the new prints make it impossible not to feel the heat of Damien Chazelle‘s spiritual successor to La La Land.

According to the official synopsis for Babylon, the film is “an original epic set in 1920s Los Angeles led by Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, and Diego Calva, with an ensemble cast including Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li, and Jean Smart. A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, Babylon traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.”

Damien Chazelle directs and writes Babylon, with Marc Platt, Matthew Plouffe, and Olivia Hamilton producing. Michael Beugg, Tobey Maguire, Wyck Godfrey, Helen Estabrook,...

Shortly after Vanity Fair revealed a detailed look at Babylon, Damien Chazelle‘s spiritual successor to La La Land, a new collection of Babylon images will give you the urge to time travel back to Old Hollywood. If lavish costumes, swinging soirees, and sweaty dance floors are your business, you might want to hold onto your hat because Chazelle’s next epic will give your dance shoes several reasons to cut rugs.

According to the official synopsis for Babylon, the film is “an original epic set in 1920s Los Angeles led by Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, and Diego Calva, with an ensemble cast including Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li, and Jean Smart. A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, Babylon traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.”

Damien Chazelle directs and writes Babylon, with Marc Platt, Matthew Plouffe,...

Less than a week after the finale of "Physical" season 2, Apple TV+ has renewed the hit series for a third season. Set in 1980s San Diego, "Physical" is a half-hour dramedy starring and executive produced by Rose Byrne and created by writer and executive producer Annie Weisman. The series sees Byrne as Sheila Rubin, the dissatisfied housewife of an ambitious politician, battling horrific personal demons who finds solace in aerobics, and throws herself into building a fitness empire.

"I am thrilled for the opportunity to continue telling Sheila's story in creative collaboration with Rose Byrne and the rest of our incredible cast, writers and crew," Weisman said in the official announcement. "Rose's breathtaking, hilarious, and brave performance is the north star on our show's journey of personal empowerment and transformation in '80s Southern California in all its synth-pop, sun-baked, spandex-clad glory."

Weisman continued by saying, "The feedback we've received...

I Live Alone: "Due for release December 21st 2021 to VOD through Gravitas Ventures, Krsy Fox’s new film ‘I Live Alone’ promises tension, violence, and a huge twist you won’t see coming.

Bonnie Aarons is brilliant as the paranoid and reclusive Aunt Len. A woman who has chosen to live in solitude for over 40 years due to her insane delusions. When her estranged sixteen year old niece Parker (played by Nyaling Marenah) has to come live with her because her Mother falls ill, Aunt Len is pushed outside of her comfort zone. Parker realizes fairly quickly that something may be very off with her Aunt as she rants about the dangers of people in the outside world, their neighbors start to go missing, and screams ascend from the basement. It doesn’t take long before Parker confesses to her boyfriend Josh (Radek Lord) that she believes Aunt Len is a serial killer.

Two decades after leaving Saturday Night Live, Cheri Oteri suited back up as Barbara Walters for a special appearance on CNN's New Year's Eve Live 2020 special. This year, the special was again co-hosted by Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper live from Times Square. Shortly before 9 p.m., Cohen announced that a special guest was "beaming in" to join them from Los Angeles, and as Walters, Oteri magically appeared in the frame Star Trek-style to do just that.

"Oh, Andrew, Anderson, once again, it has been a pleasure for you to have me on your alcohol-laced pedestrian New Year's Eve special during the apocalypse we call 20/20," Oteri's Barbara Walters says. It's clear from their reactions that Cohen and Cooper are big fans of the impression, as both have trouble keeping their laughter contained throughout the segment.

During the faux interview, Walters accepts a glass of champagne, admitting that she...

Asher Grodman (Succession), Danielle Pinnock (Young Sheldon), Richie Moriarty (The Tick), Sheila Carrasco and Román Zaragoza round out the series regular cast of Ghosts, CBS’ single-camera comedy pilot from Joe Port & Joe Wiseman, Lionsgate Television, BBC Studios and CBS Studios.

The quintet join previously cast leads Rose McIver and Utkarsh Ambudkar and co-stars Rebecca Wisocky and Brandon Scott Jones. The pilot, greenlighted in February but delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, is filming this week.

Written by Port and Wiseman based on the British series, Ghosts follows a young couple, Samantha (McIver) and Jay (Ambudkar), whose dreams come true when they inherit a beautiful country house, only to find it’s both falling apart and inhabited by many of the deceased previous residents.

Grodman will play Trevor. A finance bro who died in the late 1990s, Trevor’s life was “sick” and his partying “high level.” Limos, bottle service, Hamptons parties with B-list celebs.

Time and time again during this year’s pandemic, movie studios have had to make the best of a bad situation. HBO Max’s list of new releases for December 2020 comes along with the most extreme example yet.

WarnerMedia undoubtedly had big plans for Wonder Woman 1984 when it scheduled it for a holiday release last year. After moving it to the summer, however, the conglomerate had to delay its theatrical release time and time again. Now HBO Max is the lucky winner of the saga, as it gets to premiere the long-awaited sequel on its servers on Dec. 25.

While Wonder Woman 1984 is definitely the headline this month, there are some other intriguing streaming options for HBO Max in December. The month plays host to a whole host of high-powered documentaries like Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults (Dec. 3), Alabama Snake (Dec. 9), and the Tiger Woods documentary Tiger (Dec.

We’ve now got just a few days left of November, so it’s time to take a look ahead at everything that’s headed to the major streaming networks in December. As it’s Christmas, Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Hulu and Prime Video have extra special hauls ready to gift to their subscribers this holiday season, with literally hundreds of new movies and TV shows dropping over the course of the month.

All the various sites – excepting Disney Plus – are serving up a ton of newly licensed films on December 1st. Netflix, for instance, is adding such classics as E.T., Little Nicky and the first three Jurassic Parks. Meanwhile, HBO Max is offering up The Shawshank Redemption, Shaun of the Dead and a bunch of Final Destinations, while Hulu and Prime Video, which share a lot of the same movies, are treating users to a host of iconic...

Just like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and Disney Plus, HBO Max is adding a ton of great new titles to give you some festive treats this holiday season. The Warner streaming service’s December haul isn’t necessarily full of Christmas content – there’s a lot of that already available – but there are definitely a ton of must-see films and TV shows on the lineup, so let’s take a look at the highlights.

December 1st brings a glut of newly licensed titles, including everything from horror prequel Annabelle: Creation to the original Westworld movie. In terms of franchises, you’ll be able to find a bunch of The Crown films, some Final Destinations and the whole Free Willy trilogy on the site next month. And if you’re looking to chow down on some of the best movies around, you won’t be disappointed. Just a few of the acclaimed...

Between the much-savaged final season of “Game of Thrones,” the decimation of Marvel’s TV universe and the dozens of other shows either concluded or canceled, 2019 saw more than its fair share of TV casualties. Here are 117 shows that won’t live to see 2020.

“A Series of Unfortunate Events” (Netflix) Final episode January 1

“Friends from College” (Netflix) Final episode January 11

“Rel” (Fox) Final episode January 13

“Happy Together” (CBS) Final episode January 14

“Wayne” (YouTube Premium) Final episode January 16

“The Punisher” (Netflix) Final episode January 18

“Steven Universe” (Cartoon Network) Final episode January 21

“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” (Netflix) Final episode January 25

“Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television” (YouTube Premium) Final episode January 30

“Counterpart” (Starz) Final episode February 17

“Berlin Station” (Epix) Final episode February 17

“Lethal Weapon” (Fox) Final episode February 26

“The Gifted” (Fox) Final episode February 26

“Crashing” (HBO) Final episode March 10

“The Passage” (Fox) Final episode March 11

“Teachers” (TV Land) Final episode March 19

“Deadly Class...

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment bringing you Snatchers - an original horror comedy feature film on Digital January 7, and Blu-ray Combo Pack, and DVD on February 18, 2020. Described as a cross between Aliens meets Mean Girls - the full-length film was initially released in new media as a successful short-form series that follows a status-obsessed high school teenager who loses her virginity and finds herself pregnant the next day...with an alien! After status-obsessed teen Sara has sex for the first time, she wakes up the next day nine months pregnant-with an alien.

Senior year is going to rule! Thanks to her relationship with clueless hunk Skyler, Sara is totally in with the cool girls. But Skyler contracted an extraterrestrial bug during his summer vacation. After just one night together, Sara discovers she's Nine. Months. Pregnant. Desperate to keep her condition on the Dl, she turns to the only person she can trust: her nerdy ex-bestie,...

Does the third season of the Those Who Can't TV show on truTV make the grade? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Those Who Can't is cancelled or renewed for season four. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we'd like to offer you the chance to rate all of the Those Who Can't season three episodes here. *Status update below.

A truTV sitcom, Those Who Can't stars Adam Cayton-Holland, Andrew Orvedahl, Ben Roy, and Maria Thayer. The show centers on a group of trouble-makers at Smoots High School — the faculty. Spanish teacher Loren (Cayton-Holland), gym teacher Andy (Orvedahl), history teacher Billy (Roy), and school librarian Abbey (Thayer) seem even less capable...

As its name indicates, truTV mostly airs unscripted TV series, but for the past few years, they've been incorporating scripted comedies into their original programming lineup. The Those Who Can't TV show was the first such series. After a little more than two years off the air, it is back for a third season, but will there be any more? Will Those Who Can't be cancelled or renewed for season four? Stay tuned.

A truTV sitcom, Those Who Can't stars Adam Cayton-Holland, Andrew Orvedahl, Ben Roy, and Maria Thayer. The show centers on a group of trouble-makers at Smoots High School -- the faculty. Spanish teacher Loren (Cayton-Holland), gym teacher Andy (Orvedahl), history teacher Billy (Roy), and school librarian Abbey (Thayer) seem even less capable than the kids in their care.

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A truTV sitcom, Those Who Can't stars Adam Cayton-Holland, Andrew Orvedahl, Ben Roy, and Maria Thayer. The show centers on a group of trouble-makers at Smoots High School -- the faculty. Spanish teacher Loren (Cayton-Holland), gym teacher Andy (Orvedahl), history teacher Billy (Roy), and school librarian Abbey (Thayer) seem even less capable than the kids in their care.

WWE stars Kurt Angle and Paul “Big Show” Wight have signed with Apa. Angle, who returned to the WWE early this month after an 11-year absence, was recently named the General Manager of WWE's flagship program, Monday Night Raw. Angle's film credits include Pain & Gain, Warrior, and Beyond The Mat. On the television side, he recently guest starred on Those Who Can't for TruTV. A 1995 Olympic Style World Champion, 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist, and six-time U.S. National…...

TruTV is sticking with Those Who Can't. Deadline reports the network has renewed the TV series for a third season.The comedy centers on a group of trouble-making high school teachers. The cast includes Adam Cayton-Holland, Andrew Orvedahl, Ben Roy, and Maria Thayer. Guest stars have included Susie Essman, Kyle Kinane, Hana Mae Lee, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Patton Oswalt, Cheri Oteri, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Rory Scovel, and Baron Vaughn.Read More…...

Veteran comedy producers Tracey Baird and Krysia Plonka and their company, Thank You, Brain! Productions, have signed with Wme. Thank You, Brain!, which previously was at CAA, recently completed Season 2 of its truTV comedy series Those Who Can't and an ABC digital series based on the bestseller I Like You Just the Way I Am starring Jason Biggs and Busy Philipps. They also have other shows in production and development across Comedy Central, TruTV, Pop, MTV and YouTube…...

TruTV is ramping up its push into scripted comedy under the Way More Fun branding introduced last year. The network has ordered a second season of its first full-length scripted series, Those Who Can't, three months ahead of the show's debut. In addition, truTV has also ordered a pilot, Shady Neighbors, from Those Who Can’t showrunner, Dean Lorey under a new first look-deal with him. TruTV’s scripted slate also includes a pilot deal with comedian Tom Segura for a medical…...