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Almost exactly two years have gone by since it was announced that the Incredible Hulk himself, Lou Ferrigno, had signed on to star in the horror film The Hermit, a project that will see him taking on the role of a cannibalistic pig farmer who makes and sells jerky made of human flesh. Now, thanks to Variety, a couple images of Ferrigno’s character have made their way online, and you can check them out in this article!

Scatena & Rosner Films has acquired the worldwide rights to The Hermit, which is currently in post-production, and will be launching distribution sales at the Cannes Film Market.

Described as a “horror film with an undercurrent of quirky irony,” The Hermit was directed and produced by Salvatore Sclafani, who previously directed the 2019 Italian drama A Gifted Man (Il talento) and this year’s Dutch II: Angel’s Revenge, which is a sequel to the 2020 crime thriller Dutch.

When Mike Doyle first appeared on NBC's New Amsterdam as Dr. Iggy Frome's husband, Martin, viewers likely recognized him but may not have been able to place why. Doyle has had notable roles in everything from Shameless to Oz to 2011's A Gifted Man and has appeared in films like Green Lantern (2011) and Jersey Boys (2014). Alongside New Amsterdam, Doyle was in 10 episodes of 2018's The Accidental Wolf as husband Brad to Kelli O'Hara's Katie, but his big claim to fame is on another NBC show viewers may or may not remember seeing him on.

On procedural shows like Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, lab technicians can occasionally stick around, but often only for a season. In Season 5, Episode 7, "Choice," a new lab tech arrived and made such an impression that he became a recurring guest star through not just the rest of the season but the next five.

The Magnificent Meyersons follows an ordinary but complicated New York City family as they discover on one extraordinary day that although life—and family—can sometimes shock you … it can also lead to miraculous new places. Here’s the trailer:

Premiering in New York City August 20 at the Marlene Meyerson Jcc Manhattan; and Los Angeles August 27 at the Laemmle Town Center 5, Encino. The film is also available virtually on the websites of all locations. Select screenings in theaters will offer open captioned showings (check theater websites for times).

Written and directed by Evan Oppenheimer (A Little Game; Alchemy; Justice; The Auteur Theory), The Magnificent Meyers features a stellar ensemble cast that includes Kate Mulgrew (the upcoming Star Trek: Prodigy; Orange is the New Black; Star Trek: Voyager; Star Trek: Nemesis), Richard Kind (The Goldbergs; Inside Out; Argo; A Serious Man; A Bug’s Life), Shoshannah Stern (Supernatural; This Close; Weeds), Neal Huff...

For many in Hollywood, it’s time to get ready for the red-eye again.

As Hollywood emerges from the Covid bubble, showrunners and other industry professionals are preparing for the return to frequent travel for shows in which the location of the writers room and the production offices are separated by thousands of miles.

The portability of production these days and the lure of tax incentives in states like New York, North Carolina and Louisiana has drawn many shows far from Los Angeles. The increasingly global nature of the content business is evident in hits like HBO’s “Succession,” which had its writers room led by showrunner/creator Jesse Armstrong in London while lensing is largely done in New York. More such set-ups are surely coming as the streaming revolution revs up content production around the world.

Ilene Chaiken, showrunner and executive producer of NBC’s “Law & Order: Organized Crime,...

Susannah Grant, showrunner for Netflix’s Emmy-nominated limited series “Unbelievable” and Oscar-nominated “Erin Brockovich” screenwriter, has inked a first-look television deal with Lionsgate Television Group, chairman Kevin Beggs said today.

“Susannah has an incredible repertoire of award-winning content across television and film, which makes this partnership and its possibilities very exciting,” said Beggs in a statement. “She’s a talented creative voice and writer who can do it all, and we’re happy to welcome her to our Lionsgate family. We look forward to creating iconic, critically-acclaimed programming together for all of our platform partners.” Under the terms of the deal, Grant will create and produced scripted television content across streaming, cable and broadcast platforms exclusively for Lionsgate.

In addition to her Oscar and Emmy noms, Grant earned a BAFTA nomination and a WGA Nomination for her for “Erin Brockovich” screenplay; she received a 2020 Peabody Award, a Critic’s Choice...

A new drama starring and executive-produced by Academy Award-winner Brie Larson has been given a straight-to-series order at Apple TV+.

Set in the 1960s and based on the upcoming debut novel by Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry “follows Elizabeth Zott, whose dream of being a scientist is put on hold in a society deeming that women belong in the domestic sphere, not the professional one. When Elizabeth finds herself pregnant, alone and fired from her lab, she accepts a job as a host on a TV cooking show, and sets out to teach a nation of overlooked housewives — and the...

Captain Marvel star Brie Larson is set to headline and executive produce Lessons In Chemistry, a drama from Unbelievable co-creator Susannah Grant and Aggregate Films, which is set at Apple with a straight-to-series order.

Larson is attached as the star/executive producer of another Apple drama, which received a straight-to-series order in March 2019. The untitled female-focused CIA drama based on Amaryrillis Fox’s memoir, from Lynette Howell Taylor’s 51 Entertainment and studio Media Res, is currently on hold. It was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic and will now have to wait as Larson is gearing up for Captain Marvel II.

Lessons In Chemistry is based on the upcoming debut novel from author, science editor and copyrighter Bonnie Garmus. Set in the early 1960s, it follows Elizabeth Zott (Larson), whose dream of being a scientist is put on hold in a society deeming that women belong in the domestic sphere,...

The Broadway performances of a U.S. congressman’s wife has become an unlikely talking point in Wisconsin politics.

In her campaign to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher by highlighting his background of “wealth and privilege,” Democratic State Rep. Amanda Stuck repeatedly mentions Gallagher’s marriage to a “Broadway star” in a video to the local PBS station.

Stuck doesn’t mention Anne Gallagher by name, perhaps because “Broadway star” is, well, a stretch.

“I don’t come from wealth and privilege like Mike Gallagher does,” Stuck says in the video. “I didn’t marry a Broadway star like Mike Gallagher did. I married a sheet metal journeyman.”

Stuck continues, “For most of us, Broadway is a street in Green Bay. It isn’t a place in Manhattan, like Mike Gallagher knows.”

The approach has made headlines in Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District and even drew a reproach from Actors’ Equity.

CBS Studios’ upcoming limited series about former FBI director James Comey has found its Robert Mueller: Peter Coyote (Law & Order: La, The 4400) will play the special counsel, our sister site Deadline reports.

The untitled project is based on Comey’s bestselling memoir A Higher Loyalty, which details his stint as FBI director, from overseeing the Hillary Clinton email investigation to looking into possible ties between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia, as well as Comey’s eventual firing by President Trump.

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Holly Hunter is on the right side of the law: The Oscar winner will play former acting attorney general Sally Yates in CBS Studios’ upcoming limited series about former FBI director James Comey, TVLine has learned.

The untitled project is based on Comey’s bestselling memoir A Higher Loyalty, which details his stint at FBI director, from overseeing the Hillary Clinton email investigation to looking into possible ties between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia, as well as Comey’s eventual firing by President Trump. Yates was also fired days into the Trump administration after clashing with the President...

Move over, Alec Baldwin. There’s a new Donald Trump in town.

Harry Potter vet Brendan Gleeson has been cast as President Trump in CBS Studios’ four-hour limited series based on former FBI Director James Comey’s bestselling book, A Higher Loyalty. As we reported early Monday, Jeff Daniels will star as Comey in the as-yet-untitled project, which is being written and directed by Billy Ray (Captain Phillips, Shattered Glass). The cast also includes Michael Kelly (House of Cards) as Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe and Jennifer Ehle (A Gifted Man) as Comey’s wife Patrice.

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Jeff Daniels is once again getting the attention of the Feds.

The Emmy-winning actor has been tapped to star as former FBI Director James Comey in a forthcoming CBS Studios limited series based on Comey’s bestselling book, A Higher Loyalty. Daniels, coincidentally, recently played another noteworthy G-man — former FBI counterterrorism chief John O’Neill — in Hulu’s similarly ripped-from-the-headlines miniseries The Looming Tower.

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ABC has given a pilot green light to Until the Wedding, a romantic drama from writer Becky Mode (Smash), producers Sarah Timberman & Carl Beverly (Elementary, Seal Team), Alon Aranya (Betrayal, Hostages), Israel’s Reshet Media and ABC Studios where Timberman-Beverly Prods. is under a deal.

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Based on the Israeli series of the same name (Ad Hatuna in Hebrew)., Until the Wedding is the story of how one couple’s decision to get married can affect everyone in their lives. The show will explore the intimate relationships of a group of friends/family as they are forced to reckon with their own romantic lives and come to terms with the realities of love and marriage.

The original series, created by Avner Bernheimer and Anat Weizman and produced by Ami Amir’s Matar Productions, aired on Israel’s Reshet 13.

Mode is executive producing the adaptation with Timberman and Beverly via Timberman-Beverly Prods.

ABC has put in development Until the Wedding, a romantic drama based on the Israeli series of the same name (Ad Hatuna in Hebrew). The project hails from writer Becky Mode (Smash), producers Sarah Timberman & Carl Beverly, Alon Aranya, Israel’s Reshet Media and ABC Studios where Timberman-Beverly Prods. is under a deal.

Based on the Israeli format, Until the Wedding is the story of how one couple’s decision to get married can affect everyone in their lives. The show will explore the intimate relationships of a group of friends/family as they are forced to reckon with their own romantic lives and come to terms with the realities of love and marriage.

The original series, created by Avner Bernheimer and Anat Weizman and produced by Ami Amir’s Matar Productions, aired on Israel’s Reshet 13.

Mode is executive producing the adaptation with Timberman and Beverly via Timberman-Beverly Prods.

The countdown for the December release of Aquaman is on, and we can hardly wait for it to reach the big screen. Jason Momoa is the star, but he's just one of the actors in the all-star cast. Nicole Kidman, Amber Heard, and Willem Dafoe are all appearing as well, but one character in particular caught our interest in the trailer: Orm, Aquaman's brother and nemesis. If Orm looks familiar to you, then we can tell you why. From starring in movies such as The Phantom of the Opera and Insidious to being featured in television series such as Girls and A Gifted Man, actor Patrick Wilson sure has an impressive roster of past roles. Here are eleven of them you may have seen!

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President Tom Kirkman got a big vote of confidence from Netflix, which rescued Designated Survivor Season 3.

Designated Survivor Season 3 heading to a pickup by Netflix!

Fans will be delighted to hear that Designated Survivor will live up to its title, thanks to a bit of real life Deus ex Machina, courtesy of a certain series-rescuing streaming giant. While ABC cancelled the Kiefer Sutherland vehicle after two seasons, the studio behind the series, eOne, immediately went into talks with Netflix – who already carried international streaming rights for the series – about picking up Designated Survivor Season 3; talks that ultimately proved successful.

Kiefer Sutherland and the cast will return to the series under the purview of a new showrunner in Neal Baer, an executive-producing veteran of shows such as Under the Dome, A Gifted Man, Law & Order: Svu and ER.

further reading: Kiefer Sutherland Talks Designated Survivor, 24:...

On Monday, Fox unveiled the network's primetime slate for the 2018-2019 television season during its annual Programming Presentation at the Beacon Theatre.

"This year, we launched four of the Top 10 new shows on broadcast, which led to a very strong roster of young series returning for their sophomore seasons. That gives us tremendous momentum heading into the fall," said Newman and Walden. "With our increased investment in football, we're going to use the powerful platform of the NFL to launch our new comedies. We'll then take some big swings with dramas at midseason, which is a proven strategy for Fox."

The new comedies joining the lineup this fall are Rel and The Cool Kids. Inspired by the life of Lil Rel Howery, Rel is a multi-camera comedy starring Howery as a loving husband and father living in Chicago, who finds out his wife is having an affair, and must rebuild...

When one door closes, another one opens. That's in the case in life and in TV. When one show gets cancelled a new show gets greenlit. Here are the shows Fox hopes you get excited for.

First show up is a comedy called Rel. Inspired by the life of Lil Rel Howery, Rel is a multi-camera comedy starring Howery as a loving husband and father living in Chicago, who finds out his wife is having an affair, and must rebuild his life as a single father, following his divorce. The comedy also stars Sinbad, Jess “Hilarious” Moore (“Wild ’N Out”) and Jordan L. Jones.

Next up another comedy, The Cool Kids, is a multi-camera comedy about a rag-tag group of friends living in a retirement community who are willing to break every rule in order to have fun – because, at their age, what do they really have to lose? The...

Fox has released the first trailers for their upcoming fall shows following the release of their 2018-2019 fall schedule on Monday.

Of the trailers released today, comedies “The Cool Kids,” “Rel” and a resurrected “Last Man Standing” will debut this fall. Dramas “The Passage” and “Proven Innocent,” along with a new installment of “Cosmos,” will bow at midseason.

Watch the trailers and read the official series descriptions below.

“Rel”–Sundays at 9:30 pm Et

Inspired by the life of Lil Rel Howery, Rel is a multi-camera comedy starring Howery as a loving husband and father living in Chicago, who finds out his wife is having an affair, and must rebuild his life as a single father, following his divorce. The comedy also stars Sinbad, Jess “Hilarious” Moore (“Wild ’N Out”) and Jordan L. Jones.

“The Cool Kids”–Fridays at 8:30 pm Et

From executive producer Charlie Day (“It’s Always...

Showtime has faith: The network will air the documentary George Michael: Freedom on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 9/8c and on demand.

Filmed before the singer’s passing last December, the doc features narration from Michael and never-before-seen archival and private home footage. Per the official release, the career-spanning special concentrates on the period “leading up to and following the making of [Michael’s] acclaimed, best-selling album Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 and his subsequent, infamous High Court battle with his record label that followed, while also becoming poignantly personal about the death of his late partner and first love, Anselmo Feleppa.”

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The doctor is in the house!

Eriq La Salle, who spent 15 seasons in scrubs on ER, has joined the cast of the upcoming Wolverine sequel. While details on both the plot of the film and La Salle’s character are murky, we do know that Hugh Jackman is back to play the titular mutant, along with Patrick Stewart as Professor X, Stephen Merchant and the criminally underused Richard E. Grant in mystery roles, and Boyd Holbrook as an unnamed villain.

La Salle has toiled primarily in television, appearing in series like 24, A Gifted Man, and Under The Dome. His last feature credit is in a 2006 crime drama called Johnny Was.

The new Wolverine film is slated for release March 3, 2017, and will (supposedly) be Jackman’s last time to don the claws.

Casting has been heating up on 20th Century Fox's Wolverine 3 over the past few weeks, with Boyd Holbrook recently coming aboard to play the new villain, and Stephen Merchant and Richard E. Grant also landing unspecified roles. Today we have word that another actor has joined the growing cast, Eriq La Salle, although no details were given for his character quite yet. It isn't known if his role is rooted in the Marvel Comics, or if it was created specifically for this movie.

Very little is known about the story at this point, but a recent casting call hinted that the production was bringing in a fan favorite mutant known as X-23. The production is currently seeking Caucasian, Hispanic and Asian women over the age of 21, who are between 4'0-4'11 in height, size 0-4, with dark brown hair for stand-in roles, which many have assumed is for the X-23 character.

Be forewarned, fans of Hawaii Five-0‘s Chin/Abby romance — Julie Benz has got a brand-new bag, on CBS’ Training Day pilot.

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Penned by Castle vet Will Beall and picking up 15 years after the Denzel Washington/Ethan Hawke movie, the drama pilot centers on an idealistic young African-American police officer who is appointed to the Lapd’s elite Special Investigation Section (S.I.S.), where he is partnered with Frank Rourke, a seasoned, morally ambiguous detective (to be played by Big Love‘s Bill Paxton).

Per our sister site Deadline,...

Canadian musician Kiesza just got slapped with a lawsuit over her massively popular "Hideaway" music video, which features a graffiti artist's work ... but he's not happy about it. The "Hideaway" video is clocking almost 300 million YouTube hits -- and Brooklyn artist Jamie Mitchel Kosse's street art is seen in the background, but in his lawsuit he says he never gave Kiesza permission. Still, Kosse says she's reaping the benefits because his art lends street cred to her video.

Happy Birthday, Tammy Blanchard Blanchard was nominated for a Tony Award in 2012 for her performance in How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying and is best known for her portrayal of the young Judy Garland in 'Life With Judy Garland Me and My Shadows' Emmy Award, Golden Globe and AFI nominations. Her Broadway credits include Gypsy Tony nomination, Theatre World Award. She was most recently seen in the film Moneyball. Blanchard's other film credits include The Good Shepherd, Bella, Cadillac Records and Rabbit Hole, and she recently completed The Music Never Stopped, Certainty, Union Square and Burning Blue. Her television credits include 'A Gifted Man', 'We Were the Mulvaneys,' 'Sybil,' 'Living Proof,' 'Amish Grace,' 'The Good Wife,' 'Law amp Order Svu', 'Guiding Light', and the original Lifetime TV movie, 'Of Two Minds.'...

FX invited you back to Fargo this Monday night, uncorking a second season set 27 years prior to the first but just as chockablock with complicated murder scenarios. Will you bundle up and stay a while?

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Setting in motion the acclaimed drama’s sophomore run is the plight of Rye Gerhardt (played by Kieran Culkin), the “runt” son in the Gerhardt crime family based out of Fargo. (Burn Notice‘s Jeffrey Donovan and Insidious‘ Angus Sampson play his big bros, Dodd and Bear, while Designing Woman Jean Smart is family matriarch Floyd.) Rye hasn’t been earnin‘, as they say,...

"Hand of God" (Amazon) - Friday, September 4 What is it? Ron Perlman plays a corrupt judge who believes he can hear the voice of God after his son's suicide attempt. He starts a crusade to find the man who raped his son's wife, employing methods both lawful and otherwise, all in God's name. I'll like it if I like... dark TV shows with morally questionable leads; think "A Gifted Man" crossed with "The Leftovers." Why should I care? The latest Amazon series got off to a strong start in its premiere episode. We ranked it as the best of their third pilot season, ahead of "The Cosmopolitans" and "Red Oaks" (the later of which is also on this list), in part because of its phenomenal cast. Perlman is perfect in the lead role, and his supporting players — from Garrett Dillahunt to Dana Delany — add relevance to the show in a big way.

I was just talking to Julie Benz about how especially arctic the Defiance set in Toronto was this past winter. And apparently as reward for toughing it out, she can now make camp in the Aloha State.

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TVLine has learned that Benz is joining CBS’ Hawaii Five-0 in the recurring role of Jennifer, a detective from San Francisco who is heading up a task force modeled after Five-0. As the visiting detective does her research, she will form a strong connection with Chin (played by Daniel Dae Kim).

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Only in Fargo can a woodpecker appear so ominous.

The FX miniseries has released a teaser for its upcoming second season, and although the short video only features the aforementioned bird and the sound of gunfire, it still communicates one very clear message: Season 2 is going to be grim.

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Eight years as an ER surgeon may have been tough on Eriq La Salle — but it will be a cakewalk compared to life Under the Dome.

The TV vet has joined the Season 3 cast of CBS’ sci-fi drama, EW.com reports.

La Salle will play Hektor Martin, a cutthroat CEO of the energy company run by Barbie’s (Mike Vogel) father. He previously directed a Season 2 episode, “The Fall,” and will get behind the camera again for Season 3’s ninth episode.

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Since ending his run as ER‘s Dr.

With temperatures dropping into the negatives across the U.S. today, it seems appropriate to get a bit of casting news for TV's most snow-friendly show. FX announced today the rest of its cast for "Fargo" Season 2. Ted Danson ("Cheers," "Bored to Death"), Patrick Wilson ("Angels in America," "A Gifted Man") and Jean Smart ("Harry's Law," "Samantha Who") are all set to join the previously announced stars Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons in the second season of Noah Hawley's anthology series. Wilson is set to take over the role of Lou Solverson — previously played by Keith Carradine — in the '70s set period story. Wilson's Solverson is a Navy veteran four years back from Vietnam, now living a clean-cut life in Minnesota as a state patrolman. Danson will play's Lou's father-in-law Hank Larsson, the Sheriff of Rock County, Minnesota. Smart, meanwhile, may have the juiciest role of the bunch.

The cast of Fargo season two has been announced and it's filled to the brim with more of your TV favorites. In addition to Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons, the cast includes Ted Danson, Nick Offerman, Patrick Wilson, Jean Smart, Brad Garrett, Kieran Culkin, Bokeem Woodbine, Jeffrey Donovan and Angus Sampson. Wilson, whose other TV credits include A Gifted Man and Girls, will play Lou Solverson, a Vietnam war veteran and Minnesota State Patrolman. Keith Carradine played the role in the first season of the series. The new season of Fargo is set in 1979. Lou's wife, Betsy, and young daughter, Molly (played by Allison Tolman in the first season) have yet to be cast. Danson, who is currently on CBS's CSI...

Happy Birthday, Tammy Blanchard Blanchard was nominated for a Tony Award in 2012 for her performance in How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying and is best known for her portrayal of the young Judy Garland in 'Life With Judy Garland Me and My Shadows' Emmy Award, Golden Globe and AFI nominations. Her Broadway credits include Gypsy Tony nomination, Theatre World Award. She was most recently seen in the film Moneyball. Blanchard's other film credits include The Good Shepherd, Bella, Cadillac Records and Rabbit Hole, and she recently completed The Music Never Stopped, Certainty, Union Square and Burning Blue. Her television credits include 'A Gifted Man', 'We Were the Mulvaneys,' 'Sybil,' 'Living Proof,' 'Amish Grace,' 'The Good Wife,' 'Law amp Order Svu', 'Guiding Light', and the original Lifetime TV movie, 'Of Two Minds.'...

Owain Yeoman is a traitor.

The Mentalist alum has come on board AMC’s historical spy drama Turn as a series regular for Season 2, playing Benedict Arnold, per The Hollywood Reporter.

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Arnold, of course, was an American Continental Army general during the Revolutionary War, who defected to the British side.

Yeoman exited CBS’ The Mentalist last season after the show underwent a bit of a creative makeover, jumping ahead two years.

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The ever-busy Natalie Zea next will (again) call ABC home, with a lead role on Members Only.

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Created by Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich, A Gifted Man) and ordered straight to series back in January, the midseason drama offers an “upstairs/downstairs” look at the goings-on at an exclusive Connecticut country club. So, a sudsier Caddyshack.

Per our sister site Deadline, Zea will play Mickey, the well-educated and most together member of the club’s founding family. So, a smarter Lacy Underall.

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Patrick Wilson has spent the last fifteen years as a triple-threat on Broadway, film, and TV, garnering two Tony nominations (for The Full Monty and Oklahoma), and Golden Globe and Emmy noms for the groundbreaking Angels In America.

One of our most versatile actors, he’s moved easily from such wildly diverse projects as The Phantom of the Opera, Little Children, Watchmen, The A-Team, Insidious, and Hard Candy, and he even starred in the unfortunately short-lived CBS series A Gifted Man.

Today is his 41st birthday, so let’s take a stroll down memory lane with a gallery of some highlights from Patrick’s career.

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It’s been about a decade since the last episode of Angel, the Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off series about the vampire with a soul, aired. The final episode of season five, Not Fade Away, first appeared on Us television screens on 19 May 2004. That seems simultaneously like a very long time ago, and not very long ago at all, because time is vast and human brains are small and fallible, but it’s safe to say that in TV years, it’s a pretty long goddamned time.

The men and women behind the characters we used to spend one night a week with have gone on to other things – some bigger and better, others kind of rubbish – and unless you’re a particularly obsessive superfan, you...

David O. Russell has finally found solid ground in cinema and now, having enjoyed three consecutive successes with American Hustle, Silver Linings Playbook, and The Fighter, the Academy Award-nominated director/writer is making his first foray into television.

Russell has teamed up with Erin Brockovich writer, Susannah Grant, to create a drama about the upstairs/downstairs happenings at a private country club. Although not much more is known about the new ABC series, the upstairs/downstairs setup already calls to mind the popular British drama series, Downton Abbey.

Susannah Grant has ventured into television before with her series, A Gifted Man. Russell’s latest film, the impressive American Hustle, has been nominated for ten Academy Awards in this year’s competition, following last year’s Silver Linings Playbook receiving eight nominations. With his place now cemented amongst Hollywood’s brightest, it will be interesting to see how Russell will make his mark in television,...

ABC has ordered an untitled drama executive produced by David O. Russell (American Hustle) straight to series.  The story by Russell and Susannah Grant (A Gifted Man) is described as "an upstairs/downstairs soap" set at a private country club.  The Live Feed reports Carl Beverly and Sarah Timberman (Justified) are on board as executive producers. FX ultimately passed on Russell's previous effort on a TV series starring Connie Britton, so this is his first TV drama.  I don't know how involved Russell will be given his busy feature career (5 Oscar nominations in 3 years!), but I hope he at least directs the pilot to set in motion a few sure-to-be crazy plots.  ABC give Russell and Grant 13 episodes to play with in the initial order.

David O. Russell's shaping up to have a good year on the small screen as well as the big. The "American Hustle" director and current Oscar nominee is headed to television with a still untitled drama project based on a story from him and "Erin Brockovich" writer Susannah Grant that, according to Deadline, has been ordered to series by ABC. The show is reportedly set at a private country club with plenty of upstairs/downstairs dramas, and was developed by CBS TV Studios. Grant wrote the teleplay, and is executive producing alongside Russell, Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly. This is Russell's first major TV venture, though he did serve as an executive producer on Syfy's short-lived 2009 sitcom "Outer Space Astronauts." The drama has been given a 13-episode straight to series order. In addition to her film work, Grant created the 2011-2012 CBS drama "A Gifted Man," starring Patrick Wilson.

ABC has given a series order to the untitled drama project from David O. Russell and Susannah Grant. Russell and Grant are executive producing the series, which is described as “an upstairs/downstairs soap centered on a private country club.” Also read: David O. Russell to Receive Outstanding Director Award From Santa Barbara Fest Timberman-Beverly Productions is also executive producing the series, which comes from CBS Television Studios and ABC Studios. “Erin Brockovich” writer Grant created the CBS supernatural medical drama “A Gifted Man,” which ran for one season beginning in 2011.

You know who Adrian Martinez is, right? Well, maybe you say you don’t, but odds are, you do. The guy may not be a headliner (yet), but it’s highly likely that you can recall his memorable performances in movies and TV shows like “Sex and the City,” “It’s Kind of a Funny Story,” “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,” “A Gifted Man,” “Casa de mi Padre” and loads more. Martinez’s most recent credit comes from Ben Stiller’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” in which he plays Walter Mitty’s #2, the guy just under the negative assets manager at Life magazine. When Walter heads out on his first ever adventure to [ Read More ]

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Happy Birthday, Tammy Blanchard Blanchard was nominated for a Tony Award in 2012 for her performance in How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying and is best known for her portrayal of the young Judy Garland in Life With Judy Garland Me and My Shadows Emmy Award, Golden Globe and AFI nominations. Her Broadway credits include Gypsy Tony nomination, Theatre World Award. She was most recently seen in the film Moneyball. Blanchard's other film credits include The Good Shepherd, Bella, Cadillac Records and Rabbit Hole, and she recently completed The Music Never Stopped, Certainty, Union Square and Burning Blue. Her television credits include A Gifted Man, We Were the Mulvaneys, Sybil, Living Proof, Amish Grace, The Good Wife, Law amp Order Svu, Guiding Light, and the original Lifetime TV movie, Of Two Minds.

“Under the Dome” showrunner Neal Baer will remain under the umbrella at CBS Television Studios for a few more years. Baer (“A Gifted Man,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”) has extended his overall deal with CBS Television Studios, which will keep him with the company through 2016. Also read: ‘Under the Dome’ Producer Talks Departing From Novel, Season Finale’s Big Twist Under the deal, Baer will continue on as showrunner as “Under the Dome.” He is also developing the outside-the-”Dome” “The Three Behrs,” a drama that’s been sold to CBS. The project, which Baer is writing and executive producing with Dan Truly,...

Exclusive: Neal Baer has signed a new two-year overall deal with CBS Television Studios. The early renewal will keep him and his Baer Bones production company at the studio through 2016. Baer will continue as executive producer/showrunner on CBS Studios’ CBS series Under The Dome while also developing new projects. He has sold drama The Three Behrs to CBS, with another sale pending. Written/executive produced by Baer and Dan Truly, The Three Behrs centers on three doctors, all strangers to each other, who are brought together at a prominent NYC hospital and learn that they’re brothers. Their recently deceased father was the legendary Chief of the hospital and posthumously wants his children to take it over and continue his legacy. This marks a return to the medical drama beat for Baer, a practicing pediatrician, who started on ER where he spent seven seasons, rising from a staff writer to executive producer.

With Dexter halfway through its final season, Showtime already has a new drama ready to plug that hole. No pun intended. Or…maybe yes? Was that a pun? I don’t know, I’m not too good with words.

Masters of Sex stars Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan as William Masters and Virginia Johnson, two real-life pioneers in the field of human sexuality. As with the dilemma faced in the trailer, is it sex or is it science?, I can imagine the show’s subject matter facing similar scrutiny. I’ll tell you what I think though…it’s smut and I won’t have it on my screen! Now you go ahead and watch the trailer while I write a letter to Penthouse Forum…do people still do that? Write letters I mean. Wink.

Masters of Sex will premiere on September 29th on Showtime.

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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and the British Film Institute (BFI) today announced their 4th annual Screenwriters’ Lecture Series from September 23rd through 30th about the scripting experience and the writers who often don’t get the recognition they deserve. This line-up has 17 BAFTA and Oscar nominations between them. Participating at BAFTA’s headquarters at 195 Piccadilly or BFI Southbank will be: Sept 23: David S. Goyer (Man Of Steel, Batman Trilogy, Da Vinci’s Demons) Sept 25: Hossein Amini (Drive, Wings Of The Dove, Snow White And The Huntsman) Sept 28: Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich, Pocahontas, A Gifted Man) Sept 29: Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton, Bourne Trilogy, Armageddon) Sept 30: Richard Curtis (Love Actually, Notting Hill, Four Weddings And A Funeral) This season was programmed by screenwriter and BAFTA member Jeremy Brock (Mrs. Brown, Last King of Scotland, Eagle of the Ninth) who said, “Our series...

London – Man of Steel, Dark Knight and Da Vinci's Demons writer David S. Goyer and Bourne franchise scribe Tony Gilroy (also known for Michael Clayton and Armageddon) are among the big names that will speak at the fourth annual BAFTA, BFI Screenwriters’ Lecture Series here in September. The series will take place Sept. 23-30 and feature five writers. Photos: 11 British Actors Invading Hollywood's 'It List' The others are Hossein Amini (Drive, Snow White and the Huntsman), Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich, Pocahontas, A Gifted Man) and Richard Curtis (Love Actually, Notting Hill, Four Weddings and a Funeral). Goyer

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On CBS' summer hit "Under the Dome," Rachelle Lefevre plays Julia, who, like many of the other characters she's played, is fearless.

Julia is a reporter, and like Lefevre's other recent TV roles as doctors, she is a strong, determined woman. This time, however, Lefevre didn't shadow a journalist to inform her character.

"Normally when I am playing a certain profession, I do spend time with cops and doctors," she tells Zap2it from Wilmington, N.C., where the show was shooting. "There is something about playing a journalist, as a solo mission, and it is something one can excel at or be bad at. I was less interested in the skill and more interested in what kind of person becomes a journalist."

Julia is a doctor's wife, or as the audience knows from the show's beginning, a doctor's widow, so Julia would have more money than most print reporters working on a small-town daily.

When Hart of Dixie picks up, lovebirds Lavon and Annabeth (the newly promoted Kaitlyn Black) are “still happily together,” showrunner Leila Gerstein shared recently with TVLine, “but having some tension because his demanding cousin has moved in.”

Said troublemaker, we’ve learned exclusively, will be played by newcomer Antoinette Robertson (Zero Hour, A Gifted Man).

Her character, Lynly, is described as “beautiful yet spoiled and clueless.”

Dexter alum Josh Cooke, meanwhile, will recur in Dixie‘s third season, per The Hollywood Reporter. He joins the CW charmer as a New Yorker who feels out of place upon relocating to Bluebell.