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After years of guest spots and smaller movie roles in the '90s, Timothy Olyphant established himself as one of Hollywood's go-to macho actors in the 2000s. His breakout came in 2004 when he was cast as Seth Bullock, the reluctant camp sheriff, in HBO's Deadwood, where his rugged good looks and hard-nosed demeanor made him a perfect fit for the western genre. After Deadwood's too-short run, he nabbed the role that would define his public persona for years: Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens in FX's Justified, a character he'd play for six seasons and a revival series in 2023.

Justified allowed Olyphant to express the full range of his talents, injecting his tough guy character with a dose of sly humor. Or at least, it seemed that way, until the Netflix series Santa Clarita Diet showed a different side of the actor. Rather than a stone-cold badass, Olyphant's Santa Clarita character,...

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Mythic Quest is one of the best Apple TV+ original series and a brilliant comedy series with genius performances by the ensemble cast. Created by It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia famed creator Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day, and Megan Ganz, the series follows the team behind the biggest multiplayer video game of all time as they are tasked with building new worlds and creating new heroes and legends. McElhenney and Charlotte Nicado lead the series’ cast into some brilliantly funny storylines. So, if you loved the outrageous storylines, hilarious comedy, and compelling characters in Mythic Quest, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – FX

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia is a dark comedy series created by Rob McElhenney. The FX series revolves around a group...

Exclusive: Paul Wesley, an actor who played a vampire on The Vampire Diaries, is executive producing a series project about a vampire who wants to be an actor. The untitled comedy, which landed at Fox for development in a competitive situation, centers on a determined 25-year-old vampire who struggles with running the family business for his murderous and suffocating vampire parents while trying to chase his dream to become an actor.

It is written by Unstable co-creator Victor Fresco and will be directed by Liz Friedlander (The Rookie). The duo and Wesley executive produce with Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment and Tracy Katsky of KatCo. Fox Entertainment is the studio.

The team of the project are all interconnected via past collaborations. Fresco created the Netflix horror comedy series Santa Clarita Diet, which he executive produced with Kaplan and Katsky. Friedlander and Wesley have been friends since she directed episodes of The Vampire Diaries.

"Every day, something we make makes your life better. Usually. Veridian Dynamics. Life. Better." These are the last words in a commercial extolling the works of megacorporation Veridian Dynamics, reminding everyone of all the things they've created we use every day. Surely this isn't serious, you might be thinking, and it's not. It's the lead in to the very first episode of Better Off Ted, a witty and satirical sitcom that doesn't lay off the humor for a single minute over the course of two seasons. It's what you might get if you mixed The Office, Arrested Development, Office Space, and Police Squad!, only to come up with something wholly unique.

“Dead to Me” creator Liz Feldman is back with another addictive dark comedy on Netflix, “No Good Deed.” Starring comedy TV greats Lisa Kudrow (“Friends”) and Ray Romano (“Everybody Loves Raymond”) as a married couple seeking to sell their gorgeous LA home after the death of their son. But as strangers flood through their home, they open the door to more than prospective buyers, dredging up scandal and secrets in the process.

It’s a quick binge-watch, which means you might wind up craving more suburban thrills before you know it. Not to worry, here’s a curated list of shows like “No Good Deed” to watch next.

Netflix ‘Dead to Me’

Naturally, Liz Feldman’s first Netflix series is a must-watch for fans of her new one. You’ll find a lot of tonal similarities between the two, though “Dead to Me” is more about friendship, less about marriage.

Comedy movies can be hit or miss for critical and audience success, as the genre isn't typically taken as seriously as other films. This means each decade has a litany of overlooked comedic movies that should be better remembered for their hilarious plots and campy visuals. While the Brat Pack movies of the 1980s have come to define this period of cinema because of their popularity, they don't capture the full humor and cultural moment of the '80s. The most underrated and rarely remembered movies from this period deserve a second life in the eyes of critics and viewers today.

Comedy is a strong indicator of the social and cultural opinions of a time.

Genre movies were having a heyday in the '80s, as the great cult sci-fi movies of the 1980s and other outlandish fantasy films often come to mind when remembering the decade. However, comedy is...

Quick Links Better Off Ted Is a Workplace Comedy Sitcom That Makes You Think Better Off Ted Was a Good Show That Couldn't Go On

One must learn to laugh from one's daily life in order to cope. Thus, the genre of workplace comedy was born. Shows such as The Office, The It Crowd, Superstore, and more have been entertaining audiences for a few decades already. But the dated humor of such shows as the acclaimed American remake of The Office has had fans yearning for new material. If there are not enough jokes, it becomes boring and reminds one too much of real life; too many jokes and it can become cringy.

Most recently, the Netflix series Unstable has been the talk of the internet. In this intergenerational workplace sitcom, Jackson Dragon, played by John Owen Lowe, must save his eccentric father Ellis (played by his own father and...

Unstable is a workplace comedy series created by Rob Lowe, John Owen Lowe, and Victor Fresco. Created by and starring the Lowe father-son duo, the Netflix series follows Jackson as he tries to save both his father and his father’s company after Ellis starts spiraling out because of his wife’s death. Unstable also stars Sian Clifford, Aaron Branch, Rachel Marsh, Emma Pilar Ferreira, Fred Armisen, Tom Allen, Jt Parr, Lamorne Morris, and Iris Apatow. So, if you loved the feel-good, workplace, and absurd comedy in Unstable here are some similar shows you could watch next.

The Grinder (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Fox

The Grinder is a legal comedy series created by Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel. The Fox series follows the story of Dean Sanderson, a Hollywood star famous for playing a lawyer in a popular television series as he returns to his hometown to work as...

Longtime showrunner Tim Doyle, whose credits include Rules of Engagement, Last Man Standing and Better Off Ted, has been censured by the Writers Guild of America West for posting a “racist and offensive depiction of a lynching” on Facebook last year.

In a letter to members today (read it below), the union’s board of directors said that charges were initiated against Doyle after the August 9 post. “Mr. Doyle was charged with engaging in conduct prejudicial to the welfare of the Guild and unfair dealing with other members in violation of Article X.A., Section 1 of the Constitution,” the letter states.

Doyle has insisted that the drawing, posted during the TV and film writers strike, was intended as a joke. The drawing depicted a man hanging upside down from a tree.

Following a hearing in which evidence was presented and Doyle’s testimony taken, a union trial committee determined Doyle “guilty as charged.

Veteran showrunner Tim Doyle has been publicly censured by the Writers Guild of America West after a guild panel found him guilty of posting a racist image on Facebook last year.

“The Writers Guild of America West (“Wgaw”) initiated charges against member Tim Doyle under Article X of the Constitution and Bylaws of the Wgaw (“Constitution”),” guild leaders wrote in a message to members sent Thursday. “The charges alleged that on August 9, 2023 Mr. Doyle posted, on a Facebook group for Wgaw members, an image that members perceived as a racist and offensive depiction of a lynching. Mr. Doyle was charged with engaging in conduct prejudicial to the welfare of the Guild and unfair dealing with other members in violation of Article X.A., Section 1 of the Constitution.”

The guild’s trial committee found “that Mr. Doyle’s August 9, 2023 posting constituted conduct prejudicial to the welfare of the Guild and unfair dealing.

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with Elemental, the Pixar pic directed by Peter Sohn.

Launching with a world premiere as the closing-night film at May’s Cannes Film Festival, Elemental was penned by John Hoberg & Kat Likkel and Brenda Hseuh, based on a story by the writers and Sohn about a fantastical place called Element City, where Fire-, Water-, Earth- and Air-residents live together.

The plot follows the quick-witted and fiery Ember (Leah Lewis), a new arrival to the city whose friendship with go-with-the-flow Wade (Mamoudou Athie) challenges not only her beliefs about the world they live in, but the person she wants to be.

The idea germinated from Sohn’s own experiences; like Ember, he was a second-generation immigrant whose parents moved from Korea to New York City. That starting point helped to form the film’s themes of fitting in to a new place,...

Sofia Vergara as Griselda in episode 101 of Griselda. Cr. Elizabeth Morris/Netflix © 2023

Following the success of the Narcos franchise, Netflix is diving headfirst back into another biographic series about the drug empire led by Griselda Blanco with Sofia Vergara. The new limited series, consisting of six episodes, is coming to Netflix globally in January 2024. Here’s what you need to know about Griselda.

News of the show first came about in November 2021, with Illuminerdi first reporting that a Narcos spin-off was in development with the same team. Days later, we also reported that the show was in development, and just a day after that, Netflix officially unveiled the title but was keen to stress that “there is no association or crossover between the shows.”

It’s taken a long time for Griselda to come to our screen. It reportedly took Latin World Entertainment eight years for the series to be picked up by a network.

Hulu is removing several classic shows from its streaming service, including Arrested Development and 90210. Some shows like the sci-fi series Dollhouse don't have another streaming platform. These shows are being removed because their licensing agreements have reached their end and Hulu has chosen not to renew them.

Several classic shows are leaving Hulu, and some don't have another streaming home. The promise of streaming, at least initially, was that it would be more convenient for the consumer. Especially as it related to television shows, the promise was that most dramas and comedies could be found on one of three platforms. New shows that debuted would exist forever, just a click away, for the cost of a subscription. But over the past few years, with disappearing shows and originals that are abruptly removed, the landscape of streaming has shifted significantly.

Vulture reports that Hulu's television show selection is about to get smaller,...

Updated: In another sign that shows — even famous ones — can no longer “live forever” on streaming in the new era of media companies re-prioritizing profits, a slew of titles will be leaving Disney-controlled Hulu in the coming days as their license deals expire. For now, there are no plans to renew any of the pacts but that is always a possibility in the future.

‘Arrested Development’ and ‘Bob Newhart Show’

The list of departing series includes 18 series from Disney’s 20th Television, including the David E. Kelley Emmy-winning legal shows Ally McBeal, which the studio had been looking to remake, and The Practice, as well as fellow award-winners The Bob Newhart Show, Hill Street Blues and Arrested Development.

A slew of catalog titles from Fox and Paramount also are impacted, as well as a couple of properties each from Nat Geo and NBC News. Update: The license agreements for several...

Disney CEO Bob Iger may be neck-deep in negotiations with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) this week, but his employees at Hulu continue to have an eye on saving the company money on his behalf. A new report from Vulture indicates that a large swath of classic TV series are leaving Hulu at the end of this month, including some shows that fans of ’90s TV will recognize instantly.

The good news in this latest round of cuts from Hulu is that it appears to be isolated to these shows, at least for now. Vulture reports that unlike content removals which occurred earlier this summer for Disney streamers, this latest batch is not intended as part of larger cost-cutting measures intended to bring immediate relief to the bottom line; rather, the shows being removed are coming to the end of their licensing agreements, and Disney has simply decided to...

The streaming age has exponentially increased the number of incredible TV shows nobody ever talks about. With the sheer amount of content available to viewers, it's no surprise that even some of the best shows in recent history have remained under-the-radar. These relatively unknown shows are still waiting to be discovered by mainstream audiences.

Even if they've been canceled, great TV shows most people don't know about are definitely still worth checking out. Indeed, shows like Episodes, The Colbert Report, Rome, Severance, Counterpart, and Swamp Thing can't really be called popular today. At the same time, these shows have undoubtedly done their part in revolutionizing popular TV genres like comedy, drama, sci-fi, and horror. For viewers looking for TV gems they might've missed, here are 20 incredible TV shows that nobody ever talks about.

Counterpart (2017-2019)

Counterpart features J.K. Simmons as Howard Silk, a pencil-pusher for the United Nations' Office of Interchange.

Sitcoms are one of television’s most reliable storytelling genres, and there’s something infinitely comforting about the playful tropes and conventions of these mainstream comedies. Sitcoms have gradually taken more ambitious risks and followed unconventional whims, which usually turn them into polarizing material that struggles to connect with audiences.

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Sitcoms that embrace strange ideas may only last for a single season–if that–but these are the comedies that audiences discuss decades later because they were so willing to break boundaries and go against the grain. There may not be many of these weird sitcoms, but they’re comedies that deserve attention.

Andy Richter Controls The Universe 2 Seasons, 19 Episodes

Fox had a notorious reputation during the early 2000s for canceling many critically-praised series that were underperforming with audiences. However, the network still deserves credit for giving these weird shows...

Henry Ian Cusick will visit CBS’ NCIS: Hawai’i for a season-ending arc that involves a blast from Special Agent in Charge Jane Tennant’s CIA past.

TVLine has learned exclusively — and as seen in the first-look photos above and below — that Lost and MacGyver alum Cusick guest-stars in Season 2’s two-part finale as Supervisor Agent John Swift of the Office of Special Projects.

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If you were, as I was, a big fan of ABC’s workplace satire Better Off Ted, it may feel slightly surprising at first that Netflix’s Unstable hails from the same creator — Victor Fresco, credited this time alongside stars Rob Lowe and John Owen Lowe.

Where Better Off Ted’s Veridian Dynamics stood as a paragon of corporate greed, Unstable’s Dragon is actively doing good for humanity while also making boatloads of money. The biotech firm’s founder and CEO, the improbably but impressively named Ellis Dragon (Rob Lowe), is no greedy stuffed suit but a charismatic genius entrepreneur who actually lives up to the sort of hype once lavished upon the likes of Elon Musk and Elizabeth Holmes. If Better Off Ted felt prescient in its cynicism toward business, Unstable’s sunny outlook can’t help but feel a little out of touch with the current disillusionment toward Big Tech and billionaires.

Exclusive: Showrunner and producer Ingrid Escajeda has signed a first look deal with Universal TV to develop and produce projects for broadcast, cable and streaming platforms.

Escajeda also launched her own shingle, Sugarwitch Productions. Under the Sugarwitch banner, she will write, develop and produce her own projects as well as collaborate with other writers to supervise and produce their passion projects.

“I’m over the moon to be working with Utv,” said Escajeda in a statement. “My goal has always been to have a production company where writers feel inspired and protected. Given the incredible enthusiasm and support the Utv team has always shown me, I knew they were the perfect partners for it.”

“We’re thrilled to be able to continue working with Ingrid as a writer and showrunner, while at the same time becoming the home for her as a producer,” said Adam Giagni, Sr. Vice President, Drama Development for Universal Television.

Dr. Death is up to no good again, and this time, Edgar Ramirez (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story) will be wielding his scalpel.

The actor will star in the Season 2 of the Peacock anthology series, which will be based on the “Miracle Man” storyline from the Dr. Death podcast’s most recent third season.

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It will be a family affair on Netflix‘s newly greenlit comedy Unstable as Rob Lowe and his son John Owen Lowe are set to lead the series. The father-and-son duo, who have won over fans with their humorous relationship on social media, will star in the scripted comedy about an introverted young man who takes a job working for his wildly eccentric father at a cutting-edge biotech research company. It is said to be inspired by the way John Owen often trolls his dad on social media. Santa Clarita Diet creator Victor Fresco serves as showrunner on the series, which he co-created with the Lowes. Fresco is also known for creating the comedy series Better Off Ted and Andy Richter Controls the Universe and has written for Emmy-nominated shows My Name Is Earl and Mad About You. “We are very excited to be working with Victor, Rob, and John Owen,...

Rob Lowe is returning to the wonderful world of comedy.

Netflix today ordered Unstable, a new scripted comedy series starring Lowe and his son, John Owen Lowe.

Unstable is co-created and executive produced by both Lowes and Victor Fresco.

"The series is set in a cutting-edge biotech research company, following an introverted, socially-challenged son who goes to work for his very successful, wildly eccentric father in order to save him from disaster," the logline reads.

"It is inspired by Rob and John Owen Lowe’s social media relationship, in which John Owen often humorously trolls his dad."

"Their posts often go viral and have been extensively covered in the media."

“We are very excited to be working with Victor, Rob and John Owen,” said Tracey Pakosta, Netflix Head of Comedy.

“The three of them - and their wildly funny, smart sensibilities - are a perfect fit for our growing slate of scripted comedies.

Rob Lowe and his son John Owen Lowe will star in the scripted comedy series “Unstable,” Netflix announced on Wednesday.

The series is based on Rob’s social media relationship with John Owen, who loves to humorously troll his dad. The series will be executive produced by both Lowes and “Santa Clarita Diet” creator Victor Fresco.

The series is set in a cutting-edge biotech research company, following an introverted, socially-challenged son who goes to work for his very successful, wildly eccentric father in order to save him from disaster.

“We are very excited to be working with Victor, Rob and John Owen,” Tracey Pakosta, Netflix head of comedy, said in a statement. “The three of them — and their wildly funny, smart sensibilities — are a perfect fit for our growing slate of scripted comedies.”

Rob currently stars in and produces Fox’s “911: Lone Star.” He also hosts the podcast “Literally!

9-1-1: Lone Star‘s Rob Lowe will moonlight as star of Netflix’s newly greenlit comedy Unstable.

Co-created by Lowe, his son (and Lone Star story editor) John Owen Lowe and sitcom veteran Victor Fresco (Santa Clarita Diet, Better off Ted), Unstable is set in a cutting-edge biotech research company and follows “an introverted, socially challenged son who goes to work for his very successful, wildly eccentric father in order to save him from disaster,” per the official logline. “It is inspired by Rob and John Owen Lowe’s social media relationship, in which John Owen often humorously trolls his dad.

Rob Lowe is regularly trolled on social media by his son John Owen Lowe and the duo are now turning this experience into a comedy series for Netflix.

The streamer has ordered Unstable, which was co-created by the Lowes and Santa Clarita Diet creator Victor Fresco.

Set in a cutting-edge biotech research company, the series stars John Owen Lowe as socially-challenged son who goes to work for his very successful, wildly eccentric father, played by Rob Lowe, in order to save him from disaster.

The trio will exec produce the series, which is produced by the streamer’s own studio.

Parks and Recreation star Rob Lowe is currently starring in and producing season three of 9-1-1 spinoff 9-1-1: Lone Star.

John Owen Lowe is a writer, producer and actor, who starred in Fox legal comedy The Grinder alongside his father as well as in Netflix film Holiday In The Wild,...

Rob Lowe and his son, John Owen Lowe, have teamed with Victor Fresco on the Netflix comedy series “Unstable,” Variety has learned.

The Lowes will star in the series and also co-created it with Fresco, with all three serving as executive producers. It is set in a cutting-edge biotech research company, following an introverted, socially-challenged son who goes to work for his very successful, wildly eccentric father in order to save him from disaster. It is inspired by Rob and John Owen’s social media relationship, in which John Owen often trolls his dad.

“We are very excited to be working with Victor, Rob and John Owen,” said Tracey Pakosta, Netflix’s head of comedy. “The three of them – and their wildly funny, smart sensibilities – are a perfect fit for our growing slate of scripted comedies.”

Lowe currently stars in the Fox drama series “9-1-1: Lone Star.” His other notable...

Exclusive: Vivian Bang, the co-writer and star of the Sundance Film Festival debut White Rabbit, has boarded the New Line ensemble comedy The Parenting for HBO Max.

She joins Brian Cox, Edie Falco, Lisa Kudrow, Dean Norris, Nik Dodani, Brandon Flynn and Parker Posey in the Craig Johnson directed, Kent Sublette scripted movie.

In the pic, a young couple, Rohan and Josh, host a “meet the parents” weekend at a cozy rental house in the country, only to find it is already inhabited by a 400-year-old poltergeist.

Chris Bender and Jake Weiner are producing via their Good Fear Content

Bang played played the role of ‘Jenny’ in Netflix’s hit romcom Always Be My Maybe with Ali Wong, Randall Park, Keanu Reeves and recently appeared on HBO’s comedy series Room 104. She starred in the Warner Bros./TB sitcom Sullivan and Son for three Seasons and as ‘Sun,’ a...

While a movie like “Office Space” or a show like “The Office” might be the go-to pop culture reference point when it comes to the monotony and soul-sucking nature of an office workplace — after all, they have “office” in the titles — there is something to be said just going full tilt into the metaphor and depicting the corporate world as Hell. ABC’s short-lived “Better Off Ted” did so in an irreverent way, while never quite backing down from the fact that its Veridian Dynamics was an evil, evil place. USA Network’s “Mr. Robot” had more to say beyond its depiction of E-Corp (aka “Evil Corp”), but what it had to say about corporate culture was on the ball. And Comedy Central’s twistedly pointed “Corporate” explored the drudgery of a multinational corporation called Hampton DeVille with evil embedded in the name.

AppleTV+’s “Severance” falls into the same category,...

There have been a lot of days lately where it’s felt like the traditional broadcast TV networks haven’t been trying very hard. Their primary goal, it so often seems, is to keep generating spin-offs of pre-existing franchises (coming soon, probably: FBI: It Enterprise Services Division) and to provide library content for their respective streaming services. Sometimes, the broadcasters stop airing their more interesting shows altogether and send them straight to streaming, which is why Evil is now a Paramount+ exclusive rather than part of CBS’ primetime lineup.

But from time to time,...

Exclusive: Entertainment One has entered a first-look television deal with top film and TV director-producer Tim Story and his The Story Company production company.

Through the deal, Story will develop television series for broadcast, cable and streaming. He has hired former Freeform head of development Lynn Barrie to serve as The Story Company’s Head of Television and oversee the pact with eOne.

“Tim is a remarkably talented director and producer who has created some of Hollywood’s most beloved films,” said Michael Lombardo, eOne’s President of Global Television. “We’re delighted to be partnering with him as he continues his exciting expansion into television and look forward to creating even more impactful projects together.”

Lombardo and Story previously worked together at HBO where Story had a first-look deal while the premium network was run by then-President of Programming Lombardo.

“Michael and...

Stars: Virginia Madsen, Sherilyn Fenn, Richard Cox, Kay E. Kuter, James Wilder, Paul Feig, Scott Coffey, Walter Addison, Dan Garrity, John Cook | Written by Tim Doyle, Aziz Ghazal, Elizabeth Passarelli | Directed by Ron Link

When I was a growing up, a teenager who lived at the local video store renting anything and everything that caught my eye (thanks to my mother giving the shop permission to rent me 18-rated titles), there was one film whose trailer seemed to be appear on nearly all the films I rented… Zombie High. Now, at the time, Zombie High was the One film I wanted to see that my local video shop never had available to rent. But all was not lost, thanks to the local Co-op bizarrely getting in a spinner rack of horror films for Halloween (and the following Christmas) I finally tracked down a copy all of my own!

Skip forward to 2021 and,...

It’s still spring, but Freeform is looking ahead back at a Cruel Summer with Tuesday’s two-hour premiere of the twisty psychological thriller.

The series takes a nostalgic time-hopping approach to its storytelling: Episode 1 is told from Jeanette’s point of view on June 21, 1993 (and ’94 and ’95), while Episode 2 flips to Kate’s Pov on June 26 during the same three years. Now that we’ve established the show’s timelines, let’s recap in chronological order:

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Exclusive: Lynn Barrie is leaving Freeform after a three-year stint as SVP Original Programming and Development.

Barrie, who was brought in by then-Freeform head of programming Karey Burke in early 2018, oversaw the development of scripted drama and comedy series for Freeform. Some of the projects that went to pilot and were picked up to series while Barrie was at the network include comedies Everything’s Gonna Be Okay, already renewed for a second season, and Single Drunk Female as well as drama Cruel Summer.

A veteran programming executive, Barrie moved to Freeform from ABC, where she served as VP Comedy Development and shepherded the development and production of scripted comedies including Speechless and The Goldbergs. Previously, Barrie served as SVP Current Programming at ABC Entertainment Group, where she oversaw the production of all scripted dramas and comedies, including The Middle, Modern Family and Happy Endings.

Barrie began her career at 20th...

Dark corporate cynicism is a familiar default approach to depicting modern capitalism and the well-intentioned peons caught in its path.

Bright and cheery corporate cynicism is a more complicated thing, one worth treasuring when done right. I’d point to ABC’s Better Off Ted as a fine example of this subgenre, a creation so precarious that part of me is relieved it didn’t tempt fate for longer than 26 episodes.

NBC’s Superstore, which ended its run Thursday night (March 25), was perhaps even more tenuous: a show that did bright and cheery corporate cynicism but also aspired to a romantic’...

Dark corporate cynicism is a familiar default approach to depicting modern capitalism and the well-intentioned peons caught in its path.

Bright and cheery corporate cynicism is a more complicated thing, one worth treasuring when done right. I’d point to ABC’s Better Off Ted as a fine example of this subgenre, a creation so precarious that part of me is relieved it didn’t tempt fate for longer than 26 episodes.

NBC’s Superstore, which ended its run Thursday night (March 25), was perhaps even more tenuous: a show that did bright and cheery corporate cynicism but also aspired to a romantic’...

Nickelodeon hired Zack Olin to the role of senior vice president of live-action Tuesday.

In the newly-created role, Olin will partner with Shauna Phelan, who serves as senior vice president of live-action scripted content. Together they will oversee scripted series, movies and specials in the company’s scripted division.

Olin will report to Brian Robbins, president of ViacomCBS Kids and Family Entertainment. He will be based in Hollywood.

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In Olin’s previous role at Nickelodeon, he served as a live-action development consultant. Before that, he was at ABC Studios, which he joined in 2011, and where he spent several years as vice president of creative development at ABC Studios, overseeing series like “Grown-ish,” “Speechless,” “The Kids Are Alright” and “The Real O’Neals.”

Prior to that, Olin served as executive director of current programming at ABC Network Entertainment,...

Zack Olin has joined Nickelodeon’s live-action department, which has been headed by Shauna Phelan, SVP, Live-Action Scripted Content.

As SVP, Live Action, at the ViacomCBS-owned network, he has partnered with Phelan to oversee scripted series, movies and specials alongside Phelan. Both report to Brian Robbins, President of ViacomCBS Kids and Family Entertainment.

The appointment formalizes Olin’s relationship with Nickleodeon, having previously served a live-action development consultant for the network. Before that, Olin spent several years at ABC Studios (now ABC Signature) as VP, Creative Development, shepherding series including Grown-ish, Speechless, The Kids Are Alright and The Real O’Neals.

Before joining ABC Studios in 2011, Olin served as Executive Director of Current Programming at ABC Network Entertainment, overseeing series including Happy Endings, Cougar Town, Better Off Ted, Samantha Who? and Body of Proof in addition to overseeing story and animation for the animated release Schoolhouse Rock! Earth.

Olin also...

The Boys unleashed an unapologetically ultraviolent response to the entertainment industry’s seemingly interminable array of live-action superhero fare with a TV series created by Supernatural and Timeless‘s Eric Kripke, adapting the bleak comic book series from Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. The result was a serial offering that’s said to be one of the most-watched shows for the Amazon Prime Video platform.

Amazon was clearly privy to the fact that The Boys was something special even before it premiered, since the online retail monolith’s streaming arm preemptively ordered a second season of the series back in July 2019. If you’re so inclined, do check out our review of The Boys Season 1.

Here’s everything to know about The Boys Season 2!

The Boys Season 2 Release Date

The Boys Season 2 is set to arrive on Amazon Prime Video on September 4, 2020, an announcement made during a June livestream with...

20th Century Fox SVPs Dana Sharpless and Steve Sicherman have been named co-heads of the studio’s Current Programming department. They will succeed Carolyn Cassidy who was promoted to President of Creative Affairs in July.

Reporting to Cassidy, Sharpless and Sicherman will oversee Disney TV Studios unit’s slate of live-action series for all networks, cable and streaming services. Sharpless will manage the studio’s drama series; Sicherman will be in charge of comedies.

“I feel very fortunate to hand over the current programming team to Dana and Steve, who have been tremendous contributors to the success of 20th,” Cassidy said. “They are smart, strategic and beloved by all producers, writers and directors they work with as well as everyone inside our company.”

Sicherman started at 20th TV as Director of Comedy followed by stints as VP of Current and Drama Development. He has worked on such series as This Is Us,...

Mr. Mom was originally a beloved 1983 comedy film that starred Michael Keaton as a recently fired auto engineer who ends up becoming a stay-at-home father for his three children after his wife lands a new job. The film has now been remade as a television series starring comedian Hayes MacArthur (Angie Tribeca) and Andrea Anders (Better Off Ted) and […]

The post Video Exclusive: Hayes MacArthur & Andrea Anders Explain Why They Were Nervous To Remake ‘Mr. Mom’ appeared first on uInterview.

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They Boys Season 2 has been made official by Amazon, and is already adding newcomers to the cast.

The Boys unleashed an unapologetically ultraviolent response to the entertainment industry’s seemingly interminable array of live-action superhero fare with a TV series created by Supernatural and Timeless's Eric Kripke, adapting the bleak comic book series from Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. The result was a serial offering that's said to be one of the most-watched shows for the Amazon Prime Video platform.

Amazon was clearly privy to the fact that The Boys was something special even before it premiered, since the online retail monolith's streaming arm preemptively ordered a second season of the series back in July during Sdcc season.

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Netflix has lost its hunger for Santa Clarita Diet: The streamer has cancelled the Drew Barrymore-Timothy Olyphant zombie satire, TVLine has learned. The series’ third season — which dropped March 29 — will be its last.

“The world had never known a ‘zom-com’ until Santa Clarita Diet, and we’re indebted to creator Victor Fresco for bringing this idea to Netflix,” the streamer said in a statement. “To their endless credit, the incredible Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant were totally game, with an uncanny knack for comedy that brought Sheila and Joel Hammond to vibrant life, even though one of them was undead.

Exclusive: Timeless star Malcolm Barrett is returning to his half-hour comedy roots with a male lead role in CBS’ multi-cam pilot Our House. Veteran multi-camera comedy helmer James Burrows has been tapped to direct the pilot from Brendan O’Brien and Nick Stoller, Sony Pictures TV and CBS TV Studios.

Written by O’Brien, Our House centers on a devoted dad (Barrett) and mom who are committed to raising their children with the love and support the mom never got as a kid but discover how difficult that is with her insane parents and siblings back in the picture.

Barrett will play Shawn, a kind-hearted and open-minded “super dad” who, along with his wife Bridget, is committed to raising his children in a home where emotions can be shared freely — the opposite of how Bridget was raised. Shawn recently moved his family from California to New York’s Rockland County,...

Exclusive: Carlos Leal (Better Call Saul) and Dr. Ken alum Jonathan Slavin are set as series regulars in CBS drama pilot Republic of Sarah, from writer Jeffrey Paul King (Elementary), James Corden’s Fulwell 73, Marc Webb and CBS TV Studios.

Written by King, Republic of Sarah is said to have a Northern Exposure feel. It centers on a small New Hampshire town that is thrust onto the world stage when the discovery of a valuable resource within its borders compels the residents to declare themselves an independent nation, thus setting the unlikely young mayor and her cabinet of inexperienced locals on the path of running a brand-new country.

Leal will play Luis, an artist who moved to Morrisville from Miami to find a quiet place to paint. He had settled into rural life nicely — before his world was turned upside down by the arrival of his 14-year-old daughter, Maya (Tbd...

“Darvey” fans beware, a new (old) love is coming to town.

USA Network’s Suits has cast TV vet Jay Harrington as Donna’s ex-boyfriend, Mark Meadows for a two-episode arc, THR.com reports.

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Harrington co-stars opposite Shemar Moore on CBS’ S.W.A.T. reboot, premiering this fall. His previous TV credits include Better Off Ted, The Division, Private Practice and Code Black.

Suits is currently airing Season 7 on Wednesdays at 9/8c, and will celebrate its 100th episode on Aug. 30.

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The place where only outsiders fit in is now at San Diego Comic-Con as NBC and Universal Television have plenty of Midnight, Texas events underway, including an immersive 4D experience and live tarot card readings:

Press Release: Universal City, Calif. – July 7, 2017 – NBC and Universal Television head to San Diego Comic-Con with a star-studded panel for the anticipated new supernatural thriller “Midnight, Texas” and take-over the entire Gaslamp Square with one of the largest interactive fan experiences yet. “Midnight,Texas” premieres immediately following Comic-Con weekend on Monday, July 24 at 10 P.M. Et/Pt on NBC.

NBC is also offering an exclusive fan opportunity to meet the cast of “Midnight, Texas” and best-selling author Charlaine Harris at a special book-signing of ‘Midnight Crossroads,’ the book that inspired the television series. The book signing will be held on Friday, July 21 from 5:45-7 p.m. at the Gas & Go pop-up station adjacent to the Tin Fish Gaslamp restaurant.

How I Met Your Mother, Burn Notice and the acclaimed Korean War dramedy M*A*S*H are among the series of which Hulu will now be streaming every episode, as part of a monster deal with 20th Century Fox Television Distribution.

Other series set to make their Hulu debut in the coming weeks include Raising Hope, White Collar, The Glades, Dollhouse, NYPD Blue, The Unit, Better Off Ted and Witches of East End.

Additionally, the complete libraries for Glee and Bones will finally be available on the streamer.

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All told,...

The broadcast networks have nearly 20 shows debuting this fall, including the maiden voyage of Fox’s Orville, The CW’s soapy new Dynasty and NBC’s “true” new Law & Order. To help you prep for it all, TVLine is offering First Impressions of the not-for-review pilots.

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More feds are coming after Mr. Robot.

Rizwan Manji (Outsourced) will recur during Season 3 of the USA Network drama as Norm, the new partner of Grace Gummer’s FBI agent Dominique Dipierro, our sister site Deadline reports.

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Norm will work with Dominique to investigate the Five/Nine hack.

Manji currently recurs on Syfy’s The Magicians. His other TV credits include Schitt’s Creek, Backstrom and Better Off Ted.

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