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Workers in the nonfiction entertainment division of RadicalMedia are seeking representation from the Writers Guild of America East.

The guild revealed the organizing effort in a memo Wednesday, with an “overwhelming majority” of the 65-member bargaining unit in support. The Wgae also called for voluntary recognition from management at RadicalMedia, which has produced documentaries including Summer of Soul, Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich, What Happened, Miss Simone? and Hollywood Black.

The decision to organize “reflects our collective commitment to fostering a collaborative, equitable, and respectful work environment that aligns with RadicalMedia’s core values and aspirations: using storytelling in radical new ways to create a more fair and equitable world,” the newly formed union’s members wrote in an open letter on Wednesday.

In the letter, workers explained that they hope to achieve contract language around workplace conditions, as well as job security and comprehensive benefits.

In NBC's The Hunting Party, dangerous killers escape a top-secret prison that's not supposed to exist, kicking off a heart-pounding and adventurous procedural.

Melissa Roxburgh leads the small team of investigators who assemble to track down and capture these dangerous criminals around the country.

Meet the Hunting Party Season 1 cast and characters below:

Melissa Roxburgh (Rebecca 'Bex Henderson)

Bex Henderson is the main character of The Hunting Pary, an ex-fbi agent hired to an elite government task force because she's profiled and caught some of the world's serial killers before.

Bex is described as wise and extremely curious.

These skills should help her be a good leader for her team.

Melissa Roxburgh is best known for portraying Det Michaela Stone in NBC's Manifest from 2018 to 2023.

Roxburgh commented that she felt she had many traits in common with her character, Michaela Stone.

Her dad is a minister, so her religious...

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This article discusses heavy themes and extreme real world violence, including murder and sexual assault.

The thrilling story of The Jinx recently came to an end as audiences witnessed how the real estate heir and convicted murderer Robert Durst managed to evade justice for so long. While the family of Dursts murdered wife, Kathleen, continues to seek compensation from the Durst estate for her death (via The Guardian), many viewers will be searching for another true-crime series to be captivated by. The Jinx brought up many pressing questions around justice, wealth, and those who used...

“La Brea” star Josh McKenzie is returning to NBC. Variety has learned exclusively that the actor has joined the network’s upcoming drama series “The Hunting Party.”

The show was picked up to series back in February. McKenzie will star alongside previously announced cast members Melissa Roxburgh (herself an alumna of NBC’s “Manifest”), Sara Garcia, and Patrick Sabongui.

The logline for the series states it is “a high-concept crime procedural about a small team of investigators who are assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous killers our country has ever seen, all of whom have just escaped from a top-secret prison that’s not supposed to exist.”

McKenzie will star as Shane Florence, described as “Selfless, sincere and charismatic. Shane is a former soldier in Iraq and a prison guard at a highly classified facility.”

McKenzie played Lucas Hayes throughout “La Brea’s” three season run at NBC.

Delta Burke is getting honest about the pressures of fame.

The 67-year-old actress, who played Suzanne Sugarbaker for five seasons on Designing Women, got candid about her weight on the Glamorous Trash podcast.

During the conversation, she revealed how she once turned to crystal meth to try and lose weight during her time on another TV series, Filthy Rich.

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On the set of Filthy Rich, which ran for two seasons from 1982 to 1983, Delta explained that someone on set had access to pills she called “Black Beauties,” and she was directed to “take them in the morning so you won’t eat. They were like medicine to me.”

After building up a tolerance to them, someone on the show suggested that she try methamphetamine.

“Nobody knew about crystal meth at the time,” she said on the podcast. “[They told me,] ‘You chop it up. You snort.’ I said,...

Delta Burke was once addicted to crystal meth as a way to lose weight.

Speaking with Chelsea Devantez on her Glamorous Trash podcast, Burke – who played Suzanne Sugarbaker on sitcom Designing Women – talked about her falling out with series creator Linda Bloodworth-Thomason and subsequent drug abuse.

“It got ugly and very sad,” said Burke. She worked with Bloodworth-Thomason on the sitcom Filthy Rich before Designing Women, and claimed she viewed her as a mentor.

“We do Designing Women, and I’m so happy to be there,” she said. “I love everything. But then things started to change, which I won’t go into. But that, combined with becoming famous, I simply couldn’t cope with.”

“I wanted to leave,” she added, “and I wasn’t allowed to leave. I don’t know what would have happened to me if I had been allowed to leave. Staying gave me an amazing character to get to play…...

In 2020, Netflix released Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich, an in-depth look at Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking scandal and how he used his power and wealth to cover up his crimes. The docuseries went into detail about Epstein and Guylaine Maxwell's roles in recruiting women (including minors) who later came forward as victims of a molestation "pyramid scheme". Although this Netflix original gave an overview of what happened behind closed doors in the criminal case against the financier, it didn't go into detail about one of the people linked to this operation. The British royal family has been immersed in several headlines, from Meghan Markle and Prince Harry stepping down as senior royals to the recent online obsession around Kate Middleton, leading her to make a public announcement about her battle with cancer.

The Writers Guild of America West will present Designing Women and Evening Shade creator Linda Bloodworth Thomason with its highest honor — the Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television Writing Achievement. The award is presented to a Guild member who has “advanced the literature of television and made outstanding contributions to the profession of the television writer.” Designing Women star Jean Smart will present the statuette to Bloodworth Thomason at the Wgaw’s annual WGA Awards on April 14.

The multiple Emmy-nominated television creator-writer, director, and producer launched her career with an Emmy-nominated script on M*A*S*H* in 1973. She concurrently worked on M*A*S*H* and Mary Tyler Moore Show spinoff Rhoda before creating and producing her first series Filthy Rich in 1982. Filthy Rich would lay the groundwork for the creation of landmark comedy series Designing Women by bringing her together with actresses and collaborators Delta Burke, Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, and Smart.

In addition to her work in television,...

Netflix’s Top 10 Most-Watched Web Series (Jan 8-14) ( Photo Credit – IMDb )

The winter has reached its prime, and people are enjoying the coziness indoors, snuggled inside their favorite blankets, and watching web series on one of the most popular streaming platforms, Netflix. They have released the list of Top 10 Most-Watched TV Shows from January 8-January 14.

My Life with the Walter Boys Season 1 might have crawled down on the list after being on the top spot for multiple weeks, but it is still there, and let’s see for how long the series manages to be on the list. Keep scrolling for more.

Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich: Limited Series about the disgraced financier and convicted s*x offender is on one of the top spots on Netflix’s Top 10 Most-Watched Web Series. The series brings in millions of views as people spend hundreds of hours watching fantastic content on the Ott platform.

La Brea's final season will see the journey of the 10,000 B.C. survivors come to a close, with the entire cast of characters integral to the plot and forming an unbreakable bond. The actors discuss their experience filming the final season, expressing sadness at its end but also excitement and love for the show's limited time. The characters of Veronica and Lucas are expecting their first child, expanding the found family and raising questions about how they will navigate raising a baby in 10,000 B.C.

The final season of La Brea premieres Tuesday, January 9 on NBC and will see the 10,000 B.C. survivors' journey come to a close. While the series centers around the Harris family, the entire cast of characters has become integral to the plot and one another. Thrown together under impossible circumstances, they have formed an unbreakable bond, and with Veronica and Lucas expecting their first child,...

Twisted Metal has a recognizable cast headed up by Anthony Mackie, best known for his role as Falcon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies and series. But a few of the actors might seem familiar yet are difficult to place. They were in something recent, or even iconic. But connecting the dots requires an intense Google search.

The cast, in fact, has collectively racked up extensive and impressive resume credits, though some have only been acting in the last decade. They have appeared in all types of projects, from movies to television series, dramas to thrillers, comedies, and more.

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Anthony Mackie (John Doe) The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Anthony Mackie, who plays main character John Doe in Twisted Metal, has appeared in a variety of movie and television projects. He’s best known for playing the role of Sam Wilson,...

June, June 5 (Ians) Actress Kim Cattrall has put aside issues over ‘Sex and the City’ and refuses to be “unhappy” on set.

The 66-year-old actress – who has been embroiled in a feud with former co-star Sarah Jessica Parker for years, was recently revealed to have reprised her role as Samantha Jones for a brief appearance in the second season of spin-off show ‘And Just Like That’ but she explained she makes decisions on her work based on what will be “artistically fulfilling” and make her happy, reports aceshowbiz.com.

“I moved on. I think the greatest place to negotiate from, whatever the situation, is from strength and self-knowledge. Also, at this point in my life I don’t want to be on a set and be unhappy.”

“I want it to be on terms that are artistically fulfilling and also that I am happy,” Kim said in an interview given...

After first sparking rumors that she may be joining Darren Star on his latest series, “Emily in Paris“, when they appeared together at the season 3 premiere, Kim Cattrall responded to Et about possibly reuniting with the “Sex and the City” creator.

“We’ll see,” she told Et’s Rachel Smith while promoting her new film, “About My Father”, which opens in theaters on Friday, May 26. “We’ll see what happens.”

While it’s certainly possible that the 66-year-old star could appear in the upcoming fourth season of the hit Netflix series starring Lily Collins as an American ingénue who moves to Paris and joins a French marketing firm, she reminded Et that she has a new series of her own coming out on the streaming platform.

“I don’t really know [but] I have another show coming out called ‘Glamorous’,” Cattrall said. “[It’s] sort of like a ‘Devil Wears Prada.'”

From creator and showrunner Jordon Nardino,...

The Prince of Tides is the latest high-profile feature film that is being eyed for a television spinoff.

Deadline understands that The Help director Tate Taylor is developing a small-screen adaptation of the 1991 Barbra Streisand-fronted film for Apple.

The project is believed to be in the very early stages of development.

The film tells the story of a New York psychiatrist (Streisand) who is treating Sally (Melinda Dillon), an emotionally scarred woman who finds it helpful to discuss her South Carolina family’s troubled history with her twin brother (Nick Nolte). He and the psychiatrist find themselves drawn together by their equally turbulent pasts, and they form an alliance that ultimately leads to romance.

Based on Pat Conroy’s book and adapted for screen by Conroy and Becky Johnston, the film was directed by Streisand.

The series project comes from Sony Pictures Television, whose sister movie arm Columbia Pictures released the film,...

Apple is developing a series version of “The Prince of Tides.”

The series would be a remake of the 1991 film of the same name, which was itself an adaptation of the 1986 novel by Pat Conroy. Like the film, the series would follow Tom Wingo, who travels to New York after his sister attempts suicide. While there, he develops a relationship with his sister’s therapist, Susan Lowenstein, while also delving into painful memories from his childhood.

Tate Taylor will write and executive produce the adaptation, with John Norris executive producing with Taylor under their Wyolah Entertainment banner. Craig Anderson and Sharon Hall also executive produce. Sony Pictures Television is the studio.

Sources say that scripts are still being completed for the series. Apple does not comment on projects in development.

“The Prince of Tides” film starred Nick Nolte as Wingo and Barbara Streisand as Lowenstein. Streisand also directed the film,...

Barrie Youngfellow, star of ’80s sitcom It’s a Living, died Monday night. She was 75, and her cause of death was not revealed.

The news was confirmed by her family who wrote: “[Barrie] was the best of friends and had many loyal ones. Loved a good story and a nice bottle. Had a great laugh that confirmed her sense of life. Even during her decline, she could shoot off a good one liner.”

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Barrie Youngfellow, who starred in the ’80s sitcom It’s a Living, died on Monday night, according to her family. She was 75. A cause of death was not disclosed.

“[Barrie] was the best of friends and had many loyal ones. Loved a good story and a nice bottle,” the family wrote. “Had a great laugh that confirmed her sense of life. Even during her decline, she could shoot off a good one liner.”

Youngfellow appeared in 120 episodes of It’s a Living between 1980 and 1989, with the series running on ABC for two seasons before airing in first-run syndication. The show followed a group of waitresses working at Above the Top, a fancy restaurant at the top of a skyscraper, with Youngfellow portraying waitress Jan Hoffmeyer Gray.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio on October 22, 1946, Youngfellow last appeared in an episode of Law & Order in 1998. She was also seen over the course of her career on such series as Blossom,...

Apple TV Plus has greenlit “Mrs. American Pie,” a new comedy series starring Kristen Wiig. Laura Dern executive produces and is eyeing a key role.

Set in the early ‘70s, “Mrs. American Pie” follows Maxine Simmons (Wiig) as she attempts to secure her place within the high society of Palm Beach. As she navigates the line between the haves and the have-nots, the series focuses on questions of who gets a seat at the table and what people will sacrifice to get there.

The series, which has received a 10-episode order, is based on Juliet McDaniel’s novel “Mr. & Mrs. American Pie.” Abe Sylvia will serve as showrunner and executive producer. Tate Taylor serves as director and executive produces with John Norris under their Wyolah Entertainment banner. Dern developed and will executive produce with Jayme Lemons under their Jaywalker Pictures banner. Katie O’Connell Marsh executive produces for Boat Rocker.

“Why Women Kill,” Paramount Plus’ popular original anthology series starring Allison Tolman, Lana Parrilla, Veronica Falcón and Nick Frost, has been renewed for a third season. The dark comedy, created by Marc Cherry, the man that brought us “Desperate Housewives” and “Devious Maids,” also features Jordane Christie and B.K. Cannon in its cast.

“’Why Women Kill’ explores the intricate lives of its female characters with a style, charm and dark humor only Marc Cherry can provide,” said Nicole Clemens, president of Paramount Plus’ original scripted series branch. “We’re so excited that the audience for the series continues to grow, with the second season of ‘Why Women Kill’ ranking within the top 10 series on Paramount Plus in terms of both overall engagement and new subscriber acquisition. We can’t wait to share the new cast of riveting, scandalous characters Marc Cherry has created when the series returns for its third season.

The prosecution has rested in the sex-trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, accused of procuring underage girls for sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The state’s last witnesses on Friday were Annie Farmer — the only victim to testify using her full name — followed by her high school boyfriend, and ending with her mother. The defense will present its case starting on Thursday, Dec. 16, following a break due to the judge’s scheduling conflicts. Attorneys estimated it will take two to four days.

Farmer, a therapist who holds a PhD in educational psychology,...

Gabriel Basso (Hillbilly Elegy) and Luciane Buchanan (The New Legends of Monkey) are set as the leads in The Night Agent, Netflix’s political conspiracy thriller series created by Shawn Ryan based on author Matthew Quirk’s 2019 New York Times bestseller.

Written by Ryan, inspired by Quirk’s novel, The Night Agent is a sophisticated, character-based, action-thriller centering on Peter Sutherland, a low-level FBI agent (Basso) who works in the basement of the White House, manning a phone that never rings — until the night that it does, propelling him into a fast moving and dangerous conspiracy that ultimately leads all the way to the Oval Office.

Basso’s Peter Sutherland is low-level FBI agent who works in the basement of the White House, manning an emergency hotline for American spies. When a call comes in from a terrified civilian, Rose Larkin (Buchanan), Peter must protect Rose and work with her...

Netflix announced that Gabriel Basso and Luciane Buchanan have joined the cast of “The Night Agent,” Netflix’s upcoming political thriller adapted from Matthew Quirk’s novel of the same name.

Basso will star as Peter Sutherland, a low-level FBI agent who works in the basement of the White House manning a rarely used emergency hotline for American spies. Buchanan plays Rose Larkin, a terrified civilian and young tech CEO Peter must protect after she calls the hotline when assassins come for her aunt and uncle and she realizes they weren’t who they said they were. Together, Peter and Rose work to uncover a conspiracy that threatens to rock the nation.

Basso is known for starring as J. D. Vance in “Hillbilly Elegy,” the 2020 adaptation of Vance’s memoir of the same name. Other prominent credits include playing Mike Lassiter in “The Whole Truth” and Martin Read in “Super 8.

Exclusive: Alanna Ubach has joined the Season 2 cast of HBO Max’s critically acclaimed series The Flight Attendant as a recurring guest star.

She’ll appear in the new season—which is currently in production—alongside returning series regulars Kaley Cuoco, Zosia Mamet, Griffin Matthews, Deniz Akdeniz and Rosie Perez; new series regulars Mo McRae, Callie Hernandez and JJ Soria; returning recurring guest stars T.R. Knight, Yasha Jackson and Audrey Grace Marshall; and new recurring guest stars Cheryl Hines, Jessie Ennis, Mae Martin, Margaret Cho, Santiago Cabrera and Shohreh Aghdashloo.

The Max Original based on Chris Bohjalian’s 2018 novel of the same name centers on Cassie Bowden (Cuoco), a reckless flight attendant with an alcoholism problem who in Season 1, wakes up in the wrong hotel, in the wrong bed, with a dead man—and no idea what happened. Season 2 finds Cassie living her best sober life in Los...

Kim Cattrall has been cast in the comedy series “How I Met Your Father” at Hulu, Variety has confirmed.

The show is considered a sequel series to the hit CBS sitcom “How I Met Your Mother.” In the near future, Sophie (Hilary Duff) is telling her son the story of how she met his father: a story that catapults us back to the year 2021 where Sophie and her close-knit group of friends are in the midst of figuring out who they are, what they want out of life, and how to fall in love in the age of dating apps and limitless options.

Cattrall will recur as the future version of Sophie. Along with Duff, Cattrall joins a cast that also includes Chris Lowell, Tom Ainsley, Tien Tran, Francia Raisa, and Suraj Sharma.

Cattrall is best known for her starring role in the hit HBO series “Sex and the City,...

Exclusive: Golden Globe winner Kim Cattrall has joined the cast of Hulu’s How I Met Your Mother spinoff, How I Met Your Father, in a major recurring role.

Cattrall will play the future version of Hilary Duff’s character Sophie, who is telling her son the story of how she met his father, much like Josh Radnor (and Bob Saget’s) Ted Mosby did in the original series.

Sophie’s story will transport audiences back to the year 2021 where she and her close-knit group of friends— Jesse (Chris Lowell), Valentina (Francia Raisa), Charlie (Tom Ainsley), Ellen (Tien Tran), and Sid (Suraj Sharma)— are in the midst of figuring out who they are, what they want out of life, and how to fall in love in the age of dating apps and limitless options.

Series writers Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger will also executive produce alongside Himym creators/exec producers...

The rise and fall of American financier and convicted Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff is the subject of a new docuseries ordered by Netflix. The as-yet untitled series hails from Paradise Lost and Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes director Joe Berlinger and RadicalMedia in association with Berlinger’s Third Eye Motion Picture Company.

Madoff, once the most respected man on Wall Street and the biggest con artist it would ever see,

pulled the levers behind a decades-long, multi-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme that left a devastating financial and human toll. Madoff died in April at Federal Medical Center in Butner, N.C. at the age of 82.

With unique access to victims, whistleblowers, investigators, and archives, the series will explore the cautionary tale of big money, insatiable greed, and a broken system that enabled one man to single-handedly manipulate the global financial market, according to Netflix.

In addition, production has secured...

Netflix is further expanding its true-crime portfolio.

The streamer has ordered a docuseries about notorious Wall Street con artist Bernie Madoff. RadicalMedia and Joe Berlinger (Paradise Lost, Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich) are behind the show, which promises to bring new light to the already exhaustively covered Madoff case, a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme that fooled investors for years before it fell apart in 2008. Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison in 2009; he died in April.

The untitled series promises “unique access to victims, whistleblowers, investigators, and archives” related to Madoff and will tell a cautionary tale about big ...

Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell says the beloved HBO adaptation should not serve as a guide for how women should live.

“We never talk about this, but that’s something that women need to think about: You can do a lot less . . . when you have to rely on a man,” Bushnell said in a New York Post interview. “The TV show and the message were not very feminist at the end. But that’s TV. That’s entertainment. That’s why people should not base their lives on a TV show.”

Regarding the super fans who look to the show for guidance, Bushnell minimized the importance of landing your own “Mr. Big” – the now-famous archetype of the elusive, attractive and successful metropolitan man.

“The reality is, finding a guy is maybe not your best economic choice in the long term. Men can be very dangerous to women in a lot of different ways,...

Despite everyone's best efforts, the television industry is being hit with even more cancelations due to the spread of the deadly 'Covid-19' viral plague:

ABC

The $100,000 Pyramid (renewed for Season 5)

20/20 (renewed for Season 43)

American Housewife (canceled; five seasons)

American Idol (renewed for Season 5; Season 20 overall)

America's Funniest Home Videos (renewed Season 32)A Million Little Things (renewed Season 4)The Bachelor (renewed for Season 25)

The Bachelorette (renewed for Season 16)

The Bachelor in Paradise (renewed for Season 7)

The Baker and the Beauty (canceled; one season)

Big Sky (renwed for Season 2)Black-ish (renewed for Season 8; final Season)Bless This Mess (canceled; two seasons)

Call Your Mother (canceled; one season)Card Sharks (renewed for Season 2)

Celebrity Family Feud (renewed for Season 6)

The Conners (renewed for Season 4)

Dancing With The Stars (renewed for Season 29)

Don't (canceled; one season)Emergence (canceled; one season)

For Life (canceled; after Season 2)

Fresh Off The Boat (canceled; six seasons...

Despite everyone's best efforts, the television industry is being hit with even more cancelations due to the spread of the deadly 'Covid-19' viral plague:

ABC

The $100,000 Pyramid (renewed for Season 5)

20/20 (renewed for Season 43)

American Housewife (canceled; five seasons)

American Idol (renewed for Season 4)

The Bachelor (renewed for Season 25)

The Bachelorette (renewed for Season 16)

The Bachelor in Paradise (renewed for Season 7)

The Baker and the Beauty (canceled; one season)

Black-ish (renewed for Season 7)

Bless This Mess (canceled; two seasons)

Call Your Mother (canceled; one season)Card Sharks (renewed for Season 2)

Celebrity Family Feud (renewed for Season 6)

The Conners (renewed for Season 3)

Dancing With The Stars (renewed for Season 29)

Don't (canceled; one season)Emergence (canceled; one season)

For Life (canceled; after Season 2)

Fresh Off The Boat (canceled; six seasons)

The Good Doctor (renewed for Season 4)

Grand Hotel (canceled; one season)

The Goldbergs (renewed for Season 8)

The Great Christmas Light Fight...

The messy legal battle over Netflix’s Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich docuseries has now gotten down and dirty.

In a flurry of filings Monday, the streamer, director-showrunner Lisa Bryant, executive producer Joe Berlinger, and producers RadicalMedia LLC and Leroy & Morton Productions LLC all denied Alan Dershowitz’s claims of defamation and more made in May this year when he said he was hoodwinked into appearing in the high-profile series in 2019.

In very similar language from their mutual attorneys at Palm Beach’s Shullman Fugate Pllc and NYC’s Davis Wright Tremain Llp, they all also denied there was any special deal to show Dershowitz’s so-called “materials” or “evidence” of his non-involvement with then-teenager Virginia Giuffre, as they looked at the widely publicized allegations that he had sex with a minor groomed by the now mysteriously dead convicted sex offender.

And, literally flipping the script, there’s more: Netflix...

Alex Tarrant and Enver Gjokaj have joined the cast of “NCIS: Hawai’i” at CBS, Variety has learned.

The duo join previously announced cast members Vanessa Lachey, Yasmine Al-Bustami, Jason Antoon, Noah Mills, Tori Anderson, and Kian Talan. In the show, the first female Special Agent in Charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor (Lachey) and her team balance duty to family and country, investigating high-stakes crimes involving military personnel, national security and the mysteries of the island itself.

Tarrant will star as Kai. Kai provides the team with a unique superpower: he can blend into any part of the islands. That’s because he’s a local. But while he grew up riding twenty-footers and serenading the wahine with his ‘uke, cultivating a charm that still oozes from every part of him, he’s spent most of his adult life running away from his home. Now returned to Hawai‘i as an...

Rising New Zealand actor Alex Tarrant (Night Raiders) has been tapped as a lead opposite Vanessa Lachey in NCIS: Hawai’i, the latest installment in CBS’ formidable NCIS franchise. Enver Gjokaj (Agent Carter) will recur on the series, slated to launch this fall and air in the Monday 10 Pm hour behind the Mark Harmon-led mothership series.

Created/executive produced by NCIS: New Orleans‘ Christopher Silber & Jan Nash and Seal Team‘s Matt Bosack, NCIS: Hawai’i is set in the Aloha State. It follows Jane Tennant (Lachey) the first female Special Agent in Charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor and her team as they balance duty to family and country, investigating high-stakes crimes involving military personnel, national security and the mysteries of the island itself.

Tarrant plays the series regular role of charming local Kai, a new addition to Tennant’s team who boasts the special ability to blend into the island while investigating high-stakes crimes.

“American Housewife” (ABC)

After an untimely exit by one cast member and five seasons under its belt, the Katy Mixon-starring sitcom called it quits.

“Call Your Mother” (ABC)

Kyra Sedgwick’s foray into multi-cam comedy proved short-lived: the network pulled the plug after just one season.

“For Life” (ABC)

ABC pulled the plug on this drama series, but there might be a renewal elsewhere in its future.

“mixed-ish” (ABC)

The Mark-Paul Gosselaar/Tika Sumpter-starring “black-ish” spinoff lasted two seasons.

“Rebel” (ABC)

The cancellation of this decently-rated debut series loosely based on the life of Erin Brockovich was so shocking even its leading lady Katey Sagal had something to say about it.

Absentia (Amazon Prime)

Stana Katic’s “Castle” follow-up proved to not have the same staying power, with its third season being its last.

“All Rise” (CBS)

Another series with some unfortunate mojo, this legal drama eked out...

Upfronts week, the traditional time when broadcast TV networks reveal their fall slates in presentations to advertisers, has come and gone. But with ongoing production issues due to the coronavirus pandemic, broadcasters have been faced with some unprecedented problems this time around while making their decisions about what which shows will be canceled, renewed and ordered, and not all of those choices have been made yet.

Below is every scripted show that ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox and The CW have renewed or canceled so far for the 2021-22 broadcast TV season, along with those still awaiting their fates.

Check back with TheWrap regularly for updates.

NBC

Renewed Series: “The Blacklist,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (eighth and final season), “Chicago Fire,” “Chicago Med,” “Chicago P.D.” (entire “Chicago” franchise renewed for two more seasons each), “Kenan,” “Law & Order: Svu” (renewed through Season 24), “Law & Order: Organized Crime,” “Mr. Mayor,” “New Amsterdam” (renewed through...

Australian projects put in a strong showing at this year’s Rockie Awards, taking home four wins from six nominations.

Blackfella Films’ Filthy Rich & Homeless (Docuseries), Northern Pictures’ Love on the Spectrum (Lifestyle), Ludo Studio’s Bluey (Animation: Preschool (0-4)), and Epic Films’ First Day (Live Action: Children (0-10)) all took home prizes against international competition.

The ceremony was streamed overnight on the Banff World Media Festival YouTube channel with the winners chosen by an international jury of 150 industry professionals.

First Day premiered on the ABC last March and follows the journey of transgender student Hannah (portrayed by transgender actress Evie Macdonald) as she adjusts to high school life.

The drama has since picked up a number of awards, winning the 2020 Rose d’Or for Children and Youth and the 2021 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Kids and Family Programming.

Writer/director Julie Kalceff told If she was “thrilled” with the result.

Exclusive: Gerald McRaney, who has recurred on NCIS: Los Angeles since 2014, has been promoted to series regular for the upcoming 13th season of the CBS drama series.

McRaney plays retired Adm. Hollis Kilbride, who advises and counsels the Los Angeles division of the NCIS Special Projects unit during their undercover operations.

“When you have an actor of Gerald McRaney’s caliber, you do everything you can to make sure you get him as often as possible,” executive producer R. Scott Gemmill said. “Admiral Kilbride has been an esteemed part of our universe for seven years now and we look forward to viewers seeing him come in and shake up our NCIS: LA world.”

NCIS: LA is a drama about the high-stakes world of a division of NCIS that is charged with apprehending dangerous and elusive criminals, who pose a threat to the nation’s security.

McRaney’s promotion follows the...

Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz on Wednesday filed an $80 million lawsuit against Netflix over the four-part documentary Filthy Rich, which debuted on the streamer last year. AP broke the story.

Director Lisa Bryant’s docuseries centers on stories from survivors of abuse at the hands of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who used his wealth, power and connections to carry out his abuses. Epstein committed suicide in his jail cell in 2019.

One of the survivors, Virgina Giuffre, says in the docuseries that she was 17 when she was hired as a masseuse for Epstein, was soon groomed to have sex with Epstein, Dershowitz and other powerful men as part of a sex-trafficking ring.

Dershowitz, who once defended Epstein in a Florida case, denies Giuffre’s claims and has called her “a serial liar who has deliberately made up stories about me and others in the hopes of cashing in on millions of dollars.

Ghislaine Maxwell Docuseries Ordered for Discovery+ — Discovery+ has greenlighted a docuseries focusing on Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend and alleged accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. Chasing Ghislaine, which will debut later this year, hails from executive producer and best-selling author James Patterson (also producer on Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich), the producers at eOne’s Blackfin and best-selling author and journalist [...]

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While many networks have been forthcoming with decisions for the bulk of their scripted series, Fox has been holding its cards close to its chest.

The network has now announced that 9-1-1, 9-1-1: Lone Star and The Resident will be a part of its 2021-22 TV schedule.

9-1-1 has been renewed for Season 5, Lone Star for Season 3, and The Resident for Season 5.

Of those shows, the 9-1-1 franchise was a lock to remain a part of the network's lineup next season.

While holding up very well, the Resident was on the bubble due to the limited slots on the network.

Both 9-1-1 and The Resident will be keeping their current slots in the fall, while Lone Star has been shifted to midseason.

Mondays this fall will consist of 9-1-1 and the Scott Foley-Teri Polo dramedy, The Big Leap.

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The cast of Prodigal Son may not be ready to say goodbye to the beloved series, but they celebrated an impressive two-season run after Fox canceled it.

“What a trip. Playing Malcolm has been a joy and a privilege. The best cast on network TV and the most unique show around," Tom Payne wrote on Twitter shortly after the news broke.

He added, "We did it in style. Love to everyone who enjoyed it all along with us. And check out the last two eps! They Are Amazing."

Bellamy Young shared her own thoughts on the cancellation.

“Just wanted to pop on & say Thank You, wonderful #Prodigies, for sharing this adventure with us," the former Scandal star wrote.

"I am, as you can imagine, heartbroken that we can’t keep telling this story. We’re gonna go out in Style tho- these last 2 eps are Fire. Love each of you.

Even Prodigal Son‘s unflappable Gil Arroyo was blindsided by news of the show’s cancellation.

After word of the Fox thriller’s demise broke on Monday, actor Lou Diamond Phillips — who has co-starred as the aforementioned NYPD lieutenant for two seasons — expressed his shock and sadness on social media.

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Season 2 finale — which is now the series finale — will air later next week

“Prodigal Son” has been canceled at Fox after two seasons, TheWrap has learned.

The second season finale of the Tom Payne and Michael Sheen-led psychological drama, which will now serve as the series finale, will air next Tuesday.

“Prodigal Son” follows Malcolm Bright (Payne), a criminal profiler with a rare talent for getting inside the minds of killers. He learned how they think because his father, Dr. Martin Whitly (Sheen), was a notorious serial killer known as “The Surgeon.” Malcolm uses his twisted genius to help the NYPD solve their most puzzling murders, while also still sorting out his complicated relationship with his imprisoned father.

Along with Sheen and Payne, “Prodigal Son” starred Bellamy Young, Lou Diamond Phillips, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Halston Sage, Aurora Perrineau, Frank Harts and Keiko Agena.

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Malcolm Bright can unfortunately add “abandonment issues” to his long list of troubles. Fox has cancelled Prodigal Son after two seasons, TVLine has learned, turning the May 18 season finale into a series ender.

Fox declined to comment, but a network insider tells TVLine that the decision to pull the plug on the dramatic thriller was an “incredibly difficult” one, adding, however, that Prodigal Son‘s viewership was just too small to justify bringing it back for a third season.

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Network has also decided against “Blood Relative” pilot

Fox has decided not to move forward with two drama pilots, “Blood Relative” and an untitled drama that was to follow three kids as they tried to make a shot-for-shot remake of Steven Spielberg’s “The Goonies.”

The network was said to be happy with both but ultimately decided to give series orders to “Monarch” and “The Cleaning Lady” instead, a person with knowledge told TheWrap.

“Blood Relative” was to star Melissa Leo as Louise Kelly, a genetic genealogist who applies her talents to crime scene forensics. Tate Donovan and Tyrone Marshall Brown were also set to star.

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Musical series is from Melissa London Hilfers

Fox has handed out a straight to series order for country music drama “Monarch.”

The series is from creator Melissa London Hilfers. Michael Rauch will serve as showrunner. Gail Berman and Hend Baghdady of The Jackal Group will executive produce alongside country music manager Jason Owen.

Here is the logline for “Monach:” “Monarch” is a Texas-sized, multigenerational musical drama about America’s first family of country music. The Romans are fiercely talented, but while their name is synonymous with honesty, the very foundation of their success is a lie. When their reign as country royalty is put in jeopardy, Nicky Roman, the heir to the crown, already battling an industry stacked against her, will stop at nothing to protect her family’s legacy.

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Show starring Elodie Yung hails from Miranda Kwok and Shay Mitchell

Fox has ordered its immigration/mob-crime drama pilot “The Cleaning Lady” to series for the 2021-22 season, the broadcast network said Friday.

Starring Elodie Yung, the one-hour show is described as “a darkly aspirational character drama about a whip-smart doctor who comes to the U.S. for a medical treatment to save her ailing son. But when the system fails and pushes her into hiding, she refuses to be beaten down and marginalized. Instead, she becomes a cleaning lady for the mob and starts playing the game by her own rules.”

Created by “The 100” writer Miranda Kwok based on an Argentine series of the same name, “The Cleaning Lady” is executive produced by Kwok, showrunner Melissa Carter and pilot director Michael Offer, as well as “Pretty Little Liars” alum Shay Mitchell, Rose Marie Vega and Paola Suarez.

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Liz Heldens-created series is described as “an innovative show-within-a-show”

After a long delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, Fox has ordered the Scott Foley-starring dramedy pilot “The Big Leap” to series, the broadcast network revealed Wednesday.

Created by “Deception” mastermind and “Friday Night Lights” alum Liz Heldens, the “big-hearted, rowdy dramedy” follows “a group of diverse, down-on-their-luck characters attempting to change their lives by participating in a potentially life-ruining reality dance show that builds to a live production of Swan Lake. What this group of underdogs lack in dance training, they make up for with their edge, wit and desire to reimagine an iconic story to fit their own mold.”

Based on a U.K. reality format, “The Big Leap” is described as “an innovative show-within-a-show that takes viewers on a journey of self-acceptance, body-positivity and empowerment at any age” and “a modern tale about second chances and...

The new Starz documentary series Confronting a Serial Killer is captivating, immersive and infuriating. One of the first things we learn is how victims are parsed through the criminal justice system. On the scale of homicide priorities, “pretty white college students are the most dead, black hookers are the least dead.”

Because it tells a story about an under-represented and largely dismissed cross-section of the community, Confronting a Serial Killer focuses on the victims. Even the journalist spearheading the investigation is a survivor. Putting a human face and voice to statistics is a slowly growing trend in true crime coverage. It was recently done in Peacock Originals’ John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise. But the Killer Clown is one of the most recognizable names in the history of homicide. While Samuel Little may have racked up a higher body count, his is a lesser-known name.

Little extinguished 93 lives over four decades.

Sally Phillips, the British actor known for her role in all three Bridget Jones movies, will head the cast of Australian comedy drama film “How to Please a Woman.”

Pitched as a warmhearted look at sexuality and vulnerability at all stages of life, the film casts Phillips as a 50-something woman who has the inspired idea of launching an all-male house-cleaning service. But she must ask herself questions when the business grows out of control.

Production starts next week in Perth, West Australia, under the direction of Renee Webster, whose previous directing credits include Australian Broadcasting Corporation series “The Heights” and “Itch.” Webster also penned the screenplay.

The completed film will be released in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment. International sales are handled by Germany’s Beta Cinema.

Erik Thomson, who recently appeared in “The Furnace” and next appears in “Blueback,” is set as the male lead. Other cast include Alexander England,...