News

For four seasons, “The Good Place” was praised to the high heavens for its ensemble cast of Ted Danson, Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, D’Arcy Carden, Jameela Jamil and Manny Jacinto. Despite critical acclaim and Emmy nominations for Danson, Harper and Carden, though, the series has not registered at all with the Screen Actors Guild Awards. The upcoming SAG Awards will be the final opportunity for voters to acknowledge “The Good Place” cast, and if they choose to ignore the show yet again, this might just be the Bad Place after all.

Unfortunately, there isn’t much precedent for a comedy series earning its maiden SAG Award nomination for its final season. As we typically see with the Emmys, shows often start out strong with awards love in their first few seasons before petering out in subsequent years. Yet there are so many openings in the comedy ensemble lineup this year,...

Niecy Nash and Olivia Munn unveiled the 2018 SAG Awards nominations with casual bursts of joy and humor Wednesday morning, and the list of TV nominations seems to reflect their devil-may-care attitude. There were plenty of sweet surprises and thus plenty of stunning snubs.

From series that performed beyond expectations — like “Glow” and “Ozark” — to shows that somehow didn’t make the cut — like “The Deuce” and “Fargo” — the TV nods require a bit of breaking down to make sense of it all.

Below, we’ve compiled a list of shows and performers that had their expectations dashed, and others who got the one good surprise phone call so early in the morning. These are the snubs and surprises of 2018:

Read More:sag Awards 2018 Full TV Nominations List

Snubs:

“The Deuce”: David Simon and George Pelecanos’s HBO drama was a strong contender for ensemble and both lead categories, but the series,...

Those out there well-versed in the rules of chess (not me) or who have simply taken hallucinogens and watched the 2005 Ted Danson-starring chess-drama Knights of the South Bronx (me, twice) know that the tile of Gotham’s Fall Finale—”Queen Takes Knight”—is perfect for several reasons. For one thing, newly-crowned Queen of Gotham, Sofia Falcone, takes the city’s resident knight, Jim Gordon, something fierce; by episode’s end, the crime daughter turned crime boss certainly has the Gcpd captain’s brass, justice-loving testicles in a vice. For another, there isn’t a …...

Making his feature-film debut as actor and writer, Daniel Beaty stars as a reformed gang leader trying to make a better life for himself in Chapter & Verse, arriving on Digital HD May 30 and on DVD and On Demand June 13 from Anchor Bay Entertainment. Co-written and directed by Jamal Joseph (Knights of the South Bronx, Hughes’ Dream Harlem), the emotional drama also stars Loretta Devine, Omari Hardwick, Justin Martin, and Selenis Leyva. Hailed as a “powerful movie” by The New York Times, the Chapter & Verse DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $19.98.

After serving eight years in prison, reformed gang leader S. Lance Ingram (Beaty) reenters society and struggles to adapt to a changed Harlem. Living under the tough supervision of a parole officer in a halfway house, and unable to find a job that will let him use the technological skills he gained in prison, Lance is...

Stacy Keibler, George Clooney, Mary Steenburgen, Ted Danson Stacy Keibler, George Clooney, Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson pose for the camera at the 18th Screen Actors Guild Awards. The SAG Awards ceremony was broadcast on TNT/TBS from the historic Shrine Auditorium on January 29, 2012, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage.) Oscar winner George Clooney (Stephen Gaghan's Syriana) was a SAG Award nominee for his performance in Alexander Payne's The Descendants. Fellow Oscar winner Mary Steenburgen (Jonathan Demme's Melvin and Howard), for her part, was one of the nominees for Best Cast for Tate Taylor's The Help. Steenburgen's fellow nominees were Ahna O'Reilly, Chris Lowell, Allison Janney, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sissy Spacek, Viola Davis, Emma Stone, Jessica Chastain, Cicely Tyson, Mike Vogel, and Octavia Spencer. The Help's win for Best Cast was a surprise, as many had been expecting Michel Hazanavicius' The Artist...

David Madden has been promoted to president of Fox Television Studios and will continue to report to Dana Walden and Gary Newman, chairmen of Twentieth Century Fox Television. Madden succeeds Emiliano Calemzuk, who stepped down two weeks ago to take up a role as CEO of Shine Group Americas.

Formerly executive vp at FtvS, Madden has overseen creative development and production at the studio and has been responsible for series including the USA shows "Burn Notice” and "White Collar," A&E's "The Glades," TNT’s “Saving Grace” and FX’s long-running now-ended hit "The Shield.” He also oversees the new series "The Good Guys" for Fox, “The Gates” for ABC, "Persons Unknown” for NBC, "Lights Out" for FX as well as FX's pilot “Outlaw Country" and the project formerly known as "The Killing" at AMC.

Madden has spearheaded overall and first-look deals with producers Matt Nix, Jeff Eastin, Gary Randall,...