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Exclusive: Rachel Marsh (Adults), Nicholas Duvernay (The White Lotus), Jaboukie Young-White (Companion) and Arty Froushan (Daredevil: Born Again) have signed on for roles in Amazon MGM and MRC’s The Love Hypothesis, based on the New York Times bestseller by Ali Hazelwood.

Character details are under wraps. The actors join previously announced stars Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman in the rom-com, which Claire Scanlon is directing from a script by Sarah Rothschild.

In The Love Hypothesis, Olive Smith (Reinhart), a biology PhD candidate, and Dr. Adam Carlsen (Bateman), a hotshot professor and well-known tyrant, enter into a fake relationship, seeing each of their carefully calculated theories on love be thrown into chaos.

Published in 2021 by Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House, the novel spent 10 months on the New York Times bestseller list and has been sold in 40 countries. Elizabeth Cantillon is producing the feature take, with Reinhart, Catherine Hagedorn and Hazelwood exec producing.

Rob Lowe, who went viral in March for a fiery take on the challenges of shooting projects in Los Angeles, has returned to the city to shoot an independent film titled The Musical.

The beloved performer will star opposite Gillian Jacobs and Tony Award winner Will Brill in the dark comedy for director Giselle Bonilla and writer Alexander Heller. Filming is underway in Los Angeles, which is hoping for an uptick in local productions thanks to tax incentives, particularly for independent features, as previously reported by The Hollywood Reporter.

The Musical casts Brill as a frustrated playwright and middle school theater teacher who finds out that his ex-girlfriend (Jacobs) has started dating his nemesis, the school’s principal (Lowe). As a result, he hatches a plan to ruin the principal’s chances of winning the blue ribbon of academic excellence by secretly producing the most inappropriate musical imaginable. The story...

Iris Apatow and Edvin Ryding are officially heading to Panem. Lionsgate has announced that the two young stars will portray Capitol University students Proserpina and Vitus in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, the upcoming prequel film entering production this summer. Their characters are assigned to the prep team for the District 12 Tributes — a duo whose journey will take center stage in the highly anticipated adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ latest novel. They join a loaded cast led by Glenn Close, Kieran Culkin, Elle Fanning, Ralph Fiennes, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Maya Hawke, Jesse Plemons, Billy Porter, and Lili Taylor. Rising stars Joseph Zada, Whitney Peak, Mckenna Grace, and Ben Wang round out the Districts' new generation of players.

Previously announced supporting cast members include Laura Marcus as Silka, Percy Daggs IV as Ampert, Rada Rae as Wellie, Jhaleil Swaby as Panache, John Doeble as Buck, Alina Reid as Kerna, Salimou Thiam as Clayton,...

TV can seem fickle at times, particularly in the streaming era. One moment, you're binge-watching your new favorite show, and the next, it's gone. Plenty of shows have been canceled before their time was up, but knowing that this form of entertainment is a business and these decisions are made with business in mind never makes the pill any easier to swallow. Case in point, those who enjoyed Rob Lowe's "Unstable" on Netflix are surely not happy to know that season 3 isn't happening.

"Unstable" centers on universally admired eccentric biotech entrepreneur Ellis Dragon (Rob Lowe), and season 2 sees him lay out a series of challenges and mind games for his son Jackson (John Owen Lowe) to see if he can become the heir to the Dragon empire. Lowe co-created and co-starred in the show alongside his real-life son, adding a meta layer of reality to the whole thing. The...

Exclusive: After winning Series Mania’s Best Actress Award for her turn opposite Cooper Raiff in Mubi’s Hal & Harper, Lili Reinhart has come aboard to star in and exec produce The Love Hypothesis, an adaptation of the New York Times bestseller by Ali Hazelwood, for Amazon MGM Studios and MRC.

In the romantic comedy, Olive Smith, a biology PhD candidate, and Dr. Adam Carlsen, a hotshot professor and well-known tyrant, enter into a fake relationship, seeing each of their carefully calculated theories on love get thrown into chaos.

Published by Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House, Hazelwood’s novel spent 10 months on the New York Times bestseller list, breaking out internationally in 40 countries. Originally acquired for publication by editor Sarah Blumenstock at Berkley, the book was also named the Best Romance of the Year by Amazon. Hazelwood is also known for titles like Problematic Summer Romance, Deep End,...

Patrick Schwarzenegger and John Owen Lowe are enjoying a day out together!

The 31-year-old White Lotus actor and the 29-year-old Unstable actor headed to a restaurant for a quick bite to eat with a few of their friends on Friday (July 11) in Los Angeles.

For their outing, Patrick showed off his toned arms in a sleeveless black shirt with black sweatpants while John Owen wore a blue T-shirt and gray joggers.

Earlier in the week, Patrick and fiancée Abby Champion were in Paris where they joined tons of other stars at the Balenciaga Fashion Show.

In a recent interview, Patrick‘s dad Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed the one condition it would take for them to work together on a movie or TV show.

If you missed it, Patrick will be starring alongside Margaret Qualley in a new movie! Find out more about the project here.

Chris Pratt is returning to his roots in a new dark comedy series that is currently in development at Amazon from John Owen Lowe, the creator of the Netflix series Unstable. Before his rise to stardom in 2014 with Guardians of the Galaxy, Pratt was best known for his role as Andy Dwyer in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation, with the actor becoming well-regarded in the series for his comedic timing and improvisation. Now, Pratt will executive produce the new Prime Video series, titled God's Country. Interestingly, it seems that the actor's role in the project will be entirely behind the scenes.

According to an exclusive report from Deadline, God's Country is a "darkly satirical tale of family and greed, with Shakespearean roots." The series will follow a ruthless real estate tycoon whose ambitions of gentrifying the heart of America end up ultimately threatening his empire and involving his family...

Chris Pratt will be executive producing a new dark comedy series in development at Amazon from the creator of the Netflix series Unstable. Some of Pratt's best movies and TV shows have fallen into the realm of comedy, including the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy and his time on Parks and Recreation. The actor has a decorated career that spans beyond these projects, too, including his role in Netflix's The Electric State adaptation, and his upcoming role in the sci-fi thriller Mercy.

However, Deadlinereports that Pratt will be going behind-the-scenes as an executive producer for God's Country, a dark comedy being developed by Amazon MGM Studios. Created by John Owen Lowe, best known for the Netflix comedy Unstable, God's Country follows a family described as having "Shakespearean roots," whose real estate mogul patriarch sets about gentrifying "the heart of America." But a small town's past threatens him and his family's endeavors.

Although 9-1-1: Lone Star has answered its last call, Rob Lowe is ready to get back in the field as Captain Owen Strand.

The 6x Golden Globe nominee recently addressed his potential return to the character on the upcoming Nashville spinoff, for which his brother Chad Lowe serves as a co-executive producer and director.

“Well, I’ll have to ask Chad Lowe, my brother. See, all my family are gatekeepers to my own future business now,” joked Rob to Decider after starring with his son John Owen Lowe in Netflix’s 2023-’24 series Unstable.

Rob starred as Capt. Strand of Austin’s Fire Engine 126 for the Lone Star‘s five-season run, which ended on Fox in February. Chad also appeared on the spinoff as Owen’s estranged, dying brother Robert Strand in Seasons 3-5, in addition to directing several episodes of both Lone Star and the parent series,...

Exclusive: Amazon MGM Studios is developing God’s Country, a dark comedy series from creator John Owen Lowe (Unstable), who will write and co-showrun alongside Samir Mehta (Under the Bridge).

Described as a darkly satirical tale of family and greed, with Shakespearean roots, the show follows a ruthless real estate tycoon bent on gentrifying the heart of America, whose quest begins to threaten his empire and embroil his family in the violent past of a lakeside town.

Adam Londy of Tornante will exec produce alongside Chris Pratt (The Terminal List).

Lowe is best known for co-creating, exec producing and starring opposite father Rob Lowe in Netflix’s comedy Unstable, which ran for two seasons. Prior to that writing on Fox’s 9-1-1: Lone Star, he is repped by UTA, Untitled Entertainment, and Latham & Watkins.

Mehta garnered a Gotham TV Award nomination for his work as writer, exec producer and showrunner...

Exclusive: Actress Merrin Dungey has signed with Quest Entertainment & Management.

The signing marks a reunion of sorts for the Gersh-repped Dungey and manager Paul Rosicker of Quest. Dungey has been with Gersh for over two decades, while Rosicker was a TV talent agent at Gersh for 30+ years before launching Quest with partner Brian Ferrantino last year.

Recently, Dungey has been seen in a series regular role opposite Courteney Cox and Greg Kinnear on Starz’s Shining Vale. She’s also recurred on CBS’s S.W.At., Bob’s Burgers for Fox, The Lincoln Lawyer at Netflix, and HBO’s Emmy winner Big Little Lies.

Dungey originally broke out as Francie, the roommate of Jennifer Garner’s Sydney, on J. J. Abrams’ Alias. She continues to be represented by Gersh and Jackoway, Austen Tyerman.

We were first to report on the launch of Quest Entertainment & Management in February of last year.

Popular comedian George Lopez has been starring alongside his daughter, Mayan Lopez, in the NBC multi-camera sitcom, Lopez Vs. Lopez, for the past three seasons. Unfortunately for fans of the series, its most recent season finale was also a series one, as NBC has officially canceled the series ahead of NBCUniversal's Upfronts presentation on May 12, 2025, in New York City. It was the last of the network's comedies to receive word of its future prospects, with Night Court also getting the axe earlier in the day.

Lopez Vs. Lopez is one of several sitcoms the stand-up comedian has created and starred in over the years. Prior to this, Lopez also starred in his eponymous ABC series, George Lopez, the one-season FX sitcom Saint George, Lopez for TV Land (which ran for two seasons), and even had a brief stint as a late-night host for two seasons on TBS. So it...

Let’s not dance around the truth: Since the death of his wife, tech genius Ellis Dragon (Rob Lowe) has gotten a lot more idiosyncratic than usual. This is easily apparent in the opening minutes of Unstable, which introduce us to Ellis as he processes the death of his beloved wife through… dance.

What? Don’t most geniuses wake up in their scenic, hillside Los Angeles mansions and have a solo dance party to “Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)” before work?

Unfortunately, Ellis’ eccentricities are beginning to affect his biotechnology business, which is why his CFO Anna (Sian Clifford) calls on his son Jackson (John Owen Lowe), who had been working as a flute teacher in New York City, to bring some normalcy to the Dragon company.

Lowe is no stranger to on-screen “silly dancing,” he tells Tudum of his fancy footwork. “You can Google Chris Traeger dancing,” Lowe says, referring to his...

Bleecker Street has taken North American distribution rights to horror film The Third Parent from Walters Media Group and starring Rob Lowe, Crispin Glover and Roselyn Sanchez. A nationwide theatrical release is planned.

The movie marks the feature debut of producer David Michaels, who is set to write and direct.

Based on the viral “creepypasta” series of internet-based stories from writer Elias Witherow, The Third Parent takes place amidst a Fourth of July celebration when a disturbing figure named Tommy Taffy emerges, disguising himself as a human to infiltrate a suburban neighborhood and impose authoritarian rule over an unsuspecting family.

“Crispin Glover’s Tommy Taffy will be the next great horror villain,” said Bleecker’s Andrew Karpen and Kent Sanderson in a statement. “With Gary’s incredible track record as a producer and David’s strong vision, anchored by Rob Lowe and Roselyn Sanchez’s compelling performances, we believe this...

Running Point made its debut on Netflix on Feb. 27, and the series starring Kate Hudson was an immediate slam dunk. The actress and singer stars in the comedy from Mindy Kaling as a reformed party girl who takes over the family business as its president. That business? The most lucrative professional men's basketball team in Los Angeles. No pressure at all for a woman!

On top of an incredible creative team behind the scenes, including Kaling's hilarious frequent collaborators Ike Barinholtz and Dave Stassen, Running Point features an exquisite ensemble cast that leans on the unique talents of Brenda Song, Drew Tarver, Scott MacArthur, Justin Theroux, Jay Ellis, Max Greenfield, and so many more.

Following the non-stop laughs throughout the near-perfect first season, the 10-episode comedy layup concludes with a nail-biting season finale. With Isla having taken the Waves to the playoffs against great odds, her personal life also takes...

In May 2022, exactly a month after the first season of Heartstopper premiered on Netflix, the coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama received a rare two-season renewal by the streamer. Almost five months after Season 3, the last of the two installments under that deal, dropped on Oct. 3, there is still no word from Netflix on the future of Heartstopper as another half-hour series, No Good Deed, also awaits a renewal decision two and a half months after its Netflix debut.

The streamer’s semi-annual What We Watched viewership data report released today provides more context to the series’ performance beyond Netflix’s weekly Top 10 rankers that may be factoring into the renewal conversations.

Season 3 of Heartstopper amassed 10.9M views from its Oct. 3 release until the end of 2024 to rank #130 among all of Netflix’s programs from June to December last year, according to the report. The show spent two weeks in Netflix’s global Top 10, peaking at #4, vs.

Netflix makes decisions on which shows to renew or cancel based on performance vs. cost. The streamer’s latest data dump gives a glimpse into the numbers behind some of its highest-profile cancellations.

The company launched its latest What We Watched report, which gives viewership numbers for shows between July and December 2024.

Kaos, the Greek mythology comedy starring Jeff Goldblum, was Netflix’s most-watched canceled series in the second half of last year.

The series scored 20.3M views in that six-month period. Kaos, which comes from The End of the F*cking World creator Charlie Covell, started off relatively strong with 3.4M views in its first couple of days before adding 5.9M views in its first full week on the service between September 2 and 8.

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Chris Pratt got an eyeful of brother-in-law Patrick Schwarzenegger.

Of course, so did everyone tuning in to The White Lotus Season 3 and seeing the actor’s frontal nudity scene.

But we can all understand that it’s a little different for members of his family.

After his parents shared their statements, his A-list actor brother-in-law is offering a pretty blunt appraisal.

Patrick Schwarzenegger with his mother Maria Shriver, sister Katherine Schwarzenegger, and her husband Chris Pratt attend the season three premiere of HBO’s “The White Lotus” at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on February 10, 2025. (Photo Credit: Chris Delmas/Afp via Getty Images) Chris Pratt has nothing but praise for Patrick Schwarzenegger on ‘The White Lotus’

Our society is very weird about nudity and doubly so about male nudity. The ensuing awkwardness means that, sometimes, the best response is to crack a joke.

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Iris Apatow is stepping out to support her boyfriend Sam Nivola on his big night!

The 22-year-old Unstable actress and the 21-year-old Maestro actor posed for photos together at the premiere of The White Lotus season 3 on Monday night (February 10) held at the Paramount Theater in Los Angeles.

For the event, Iris looked pretty in a red and white striped dress while Sam sported a brown suit over a purple, button-down shirt.

While on the red carpet, Sam gushed over having Iris by his side at the premiere.

“I brought my girlfriend for a few months, which was amazing,” Sam told People. “It was so great to have a taste of home because it was 10,000 miles away from home, and it was so nice of her to sacrifice that time to come be with me and I’m incredibly grateful to her.”

If you didn’t know, Iris and Sam (who both have famous parents!

Exclusive: Montreal and Madrid-based international sales and distribution company Pink Parrot Media (Ppm) has acquired worldwide rights for two new projects, Laniakea Pictures’ live-action teen action comedy Graduation Heist and the animated flick Ultraduck from Arcana Studio.

Ppm will present both titles at the upcoming European Film Market.

Produced by Laniakea Pictures with Ekipa Holding and Watchout Studio co-producing, Graduation Heist is directed by Mikołaj Piszczan with a script from Łukasz Zdanowski. The project is co-financed by the Polish Film Institute. The producers are Anna Zychowicz and Mateusz Kowalczyk. Cezary Stolecki is the Dop. The film will be released theatrically in Poland on 28 February by Next Film.

Tania Pinto Da Cunha, Partner, Vice-President, and Head of International Sales and Acquisitions at Pink Parrot Media, described said the film is “brimming with authentic characters, comedic storylines, and a vibrant style, while also exploring the universal challenges teens face as they begin stepping into adulthood.

The psychological thriller Grace Point starring Andrew McCarthy (Pretty In Pink) and John Owen Lowe (Netflix: Unstable) is available now on Digital and VOD. We have an exclusive clip to share with you. Check it out below. The pairing comes forty years after McCarthy co-starred with John Owen’s father Rob Lowe in the 80’s classic St Elmo’s Fire. Directed by four-time Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Rory Karpf of First Row Films, Grace Point follows a young man (Lowe) on his way to a remote drug rehab finds himself in a strange town being chased by the locals, as well as his own personal demons. Andrew McCarthy stated, “Addiction touches and torments so many...

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The Vampire Diaries was a massive hit for The CW Network throughout its eight-season run. After a break from the supernatural genre, Paul Wesley, who played Stefan Salvatore in the series, is gearing up for a comeback.

Per Deadline, Wesley is teaming up with Fox to develop and executive produce a series about a vampire who happens to be an aspiring actor. According to the publication, "the untitled comedy focuses on the determined 25-year-old as he struggles with running the family business for his murderous and suffocating vampire parents while trying to chase his dream."

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Paul Wesley is getting back into the coffin… although not on camera this time.

The Vampire Diaries alum is set to executive-produce a new vampire comedy for Fox, our sister site Deadline reports. The untitled comedy, which is currently in development, centers on a 25-year-old vampire who dreams of becoming an actor while “running the family business for his murderous and suffocating vampire parents,” per the official synopsis.

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UK production company Cantilever Media, best known for 2022’s The Amazing Maurice, has launched Kazoo Films,a UK-Ireland distribution company specialising in animation.

Cantilever CEO and producer Andrew Baker will head the new venture.

The aim is to release four titles annually including both Cantilever productions and other collaborations.

Kazoo Films will focus on “independent, commercial family film” after Baker said they had identified a gap in the market.

“We want to showcase that animated films can generate significant theatrical interest in the UK,” he continued. “Shining a spotlight on the territory as a potential co-production and sales market for...

Julia Garner is hanging out with her friend John Owen Lowe!

The 30-year-old Ozark actress and the 29-year-old Unstable actor were spotted getting lunch together at the popular eatery Joan’s on Third on Wednesday afternoon (December 18) in Studio City, Calif.

It’s not clear how long they’ve been friends, but there is a photo of Julia and John hanging out at a fashion party in April 2023.

For those who don’t know, John is the son of actor Rob Lowe and he stars alongside him on the Netflix series Unstable.

Julia‘s husband Mark Foster is actually the composer for Unstable and they attended the show’s season one premiere together back in March 2023. See the photo below!

Make sure to check out the trailer for Julia‘s upcoming movie Wolf Man, which hits theaters on January 17.

Sometimes I feel like it's so obvious to us viewers that a television show is bad or unncessary, and we wonder how it honestly could have been approved and made. Especially with all the hoops writers, producers, and the team have to go through to get a season order sometimes. But you know, sometimes there's just some bad TV that comes out, and we live with it. Here's 4 Netflix shows from 2024 that we think shouldn't have happened.

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Not to be rude, but Unstable as a show in the first place shouldn't have happened. And the series definitely should not have gotten a season 2 at Netflix. Right from the start, this comedy was not funny at all. And to be quite frank, pretty boring. I'm a big fan of Rob Lowe so I got excited about this project, especially since the actor stars in it with his real-life son.

Exclusive: Edith Mendoza Alva has departed Netflix after a three-year stint as Director, Comedy, Original Series.

“Edy has been instrumental in the launch of several Netflix series — her creative partnership here has been felt throughout and we are thankful for her contributions,” said Tracey Pakosta, VP of Comedy, Netflix.

The series Mendoza Alva worked on during her Netflix tenure includes Unstable, starring, co-created and executive produced by Rob Lowe and John Owen Lowe; and Mike Schur’s upcoming A Man On The Inside, headlined by Ted Danson.

Mendoza Alva joined Netflix in October 2021. Prior to that, she spent 23 years at CBS, rising through the ranks from an executive assistant to manager, director, VP and ultimately SVP, Comedy Development.

Rob Lowe opened up about his relationship with costar Demi Moore.

If you were unaware, the 60-year-old Unstable actor and the 61-year-old The Substance actress were some of the hottest actors of the ’80s. They shared the screen in St. Elmo’s Fire and About Last Night.

While on the Let’s Talk Off Camera podcast, Rob acknowledged his chemistry with Demi and confirmed that they briefly had a thing. He even hinted at their relationship now.

Keep reading to find out more…

During his interview, host Kelly Ripa asked Rob if he crushed on Demi, via People. She continued, asking if the actors “all date[d] each other.”

“I mean, Demi and I briefly — I’m not telling tales out of school — we briefly had a thing,” he said, jokingly adding that the group was a “big, big sex orgy.”

He continued, saying, “Look, anytime you put young 20-something men and women together,...

Sam Nivola and Iris Apatow are a cute new couple!

The 21-year-old The Perfect Couple actor and the 22-year-old Unstable actress debuted their relationship while holding hands at the reopening of Burberry‘s East 57th Street flagship store in New York City on Wednesday night (October 16).

Both of the young actors have famous parents!

Sam is the son of actor Alessandro Nivola and Emily Mortimer while Iris is the daughter of filmmaker Judd Apatow and actress Leslie Mann.

It’s unclear when Iris and Sam started dating, but she did visit him on the set of The White Lotus season three in Thailand earlier this year. He shared photos of Iris hanging out with him and the cast during breaks from filming!

Check out photos of more stars who attended the event.

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Netflix's unorthodox comedy Unstable returned to the platform for its second season in 2024, but the streamer has canceled season 3. Starring the real-life father and son duo of Rob and John Owen Lowe, Unstable concerns unassuming Jackson (John Owen Lowe) who must reconnect with his eccentric tech-mogul father (Rob Lowe) and help save him and his company from disaster. A more humorous take on the rich family in distress formula perfected in HBO's Succession, Unstable shines because of the undeniable chemistry between the two leads and its unique take on the workplace comedy genre.

Unstable was something of an unlikely hit after it debuted in 2023, and it was able to score a season 2 renewal amid the turmoil of the Hollywood strikes. The sophomore outing was a continuation of the hilarious themes found in season 1, as Jackson and Ellis' tumultuous relationship took a...

Another one bites the dust at Netflix!

The streaming giant announced today that the Rob Lowe sitcom Unstable has been canceled after two seasons.

It’s been a tough year for Lowe, whose 9-1-1: Lone Star recently received the ax from Fox.

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But when all is said and done, Rob Lowe still leads a pretty enviable life. So the real losers in this situation are, as always, the folks who continue to shell out for increasingly pricey Netflix subscriptions.

The situation has us feeling a bit like Charlie Brown. In this analogy, Netflix is Lucy, and exciting new content is the football that’s cruelly pulled away each time we make our eager approach.

At this point, it feels like every longtime Netflix subscriber has a horror story about getting hooked on a show just to see it unceremoniously axed after one or two seasons.

Netflix has pulled the plug on “Unstable,” the comedy series led by Rob Lowe and his son, John Owen Lowe, after its second season. The show launched its second season on August 1, but it struggled to gain traction in viewership, failing to break into Netflix’s top 10 rankings or make an appearance in Nielsen’s […]

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Unstable will not return for a third season. Netflix has cancelled the comedy starring Rob Lowe and his son, John Owen Lowe, after two seasons.

Sian Clifford, Rachel Marsh, Emma Ferreira, and Aaron Branch also star in the Unstable series. The TV show follows a socially shy son (John Lowe) who tries to help his successful and eccentric dad (Rob Lowe) keep his life and business from falling apart.

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In a blow to workplace comedy fans, Netflix has decided to bring another one of its series to a halt. The streaming giant will not be renewing Unstable for a third season, according to recent reports. Created by and starring Rob Lowe, a beloved member of the Brat Pack, and his son Owen Lowe, the show struggled to gain traction among Netflix viewers, which led to the cancelation.

Unstable centers around the eccentric and chaotic world of a biotechnology company run by the charismatic but narcissistic-adjacent Ellis Dragon (Lowe) and his introverted son Jackson (Owen), who only arrives on the scene in order to save his father from spiraling and sending the company in ruins as he mourns the loss of his wife. The series explores the complicated relationship shared by the father-son duo and satirizes the dysfunctional workplace. Lowe and Owen act as executive producers alongside Victor Fresco, the...

Netflix is pulling the plug on another series after a two-season run. The decision comes nearly three months after the second season dropped on the streaming platform.

Per Variety, Netflix has canceled Unstable after two seasons. The workplace comedy series, which co-starred Rob Lowe and his real-life son, John Owen Lowe, originally premiered on Netflix in March 2023. Season 2 debuted on Aug. 1, and the future of the series has since been unclear. The show getting the boot means that the big political cliffhanger in the finale will not be resolved.

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Unstable featured Rob Lowe playing Ellis Dragon, a biotech company CEO whose mind begins to unravel after the passing of his wife. His son, Jackson Dragon (John Owen Lowe), begins...

The biotechnology company Dragon is officially closing its doors for good. After two seasons, Netflix has opted not to move forward with Unstable, the workplace comedy series starring Rob Lowe and his son John Owen Lowe. Executive produced by the father-son duo alongside Emmy-nominated Mad About You producer Victor Fresco, the show cast the younger Lowe as the socially shy son of a successful, admired, and, for lack of a better word, unstable biotech company CEO who takes a job at his dad's research facility to keep him from spiraling after his wife's death. Mixing humor and family drama with some inspiration from Rob and John's real-life relationship, it forced both father and son to navigate personal challenges to avoid disaster and ultimately help the world.

“Unstable,” the comedy starring Rob Lowe and his son John Owen Lowe, has been canceled after two seasons on Netflix.

The workplace comedy premiered on Netflix on March 30, 2023, and its second season came on Aug. 1, 2024. It followed Rob Lowe as Ellis Dragon, the CEO and founder of a biotechnology company who struggled after the death of his wife. His estranged son Jackson, who played Lowe’s real-life son, joins the company despite pursuing a career playing the flute. He also helps his father with his mental health and reconnects with him. The show leaned into the meta-ness of the Lowes playing an eccentric father and high-strung son.

“It took doing a TV show with each other for Rob and I to re-explore some of the deeper parts of our interpersonal relationship, so we figured, why not make it so that Ellis and Jackson have to literally play characters in order...

Unstable is not coming back for a third season.

On Friday (October 11), Deadline announced that the comedy series starring Rob Lowe and his son John Owen Lowe had been canceled after two seasons.

Along with starring in the show, Rob, 60, and John Owen, 28, also co-created it alongside Victor Fresco and served as executive producers and writers.

Keep reading to find out more…Unstable takes place in a biological research company, where a son with social problems is forced to work for the company founded by his father, an extremely eccentric and exotic man to save him from disaster.

The show was first released in November 2023. Season 2, which was released in August, failed to break into the Netflix Top 10, meaning that it drew less than 1.4M views in its opening weekend and fewer than 1.3M views in its first full week.

It’s also being reported that the show is being shopped around.

Netflix has canceled its comedy series Unstable after two seasons.

The series, co-created by and starring Rob Lowe and his son John Owen Lowe, debuted its second season on Aug. 1. The show didn’t make the streamer’s internal top 10 rankings in the weeks following its release; the 10th-ranked show for its premiere week had 1.4 million views (hours viewed divided by running time). Unstable also didn’t show up in Nielsen’s streaming rankings for August.

The show’s first season, which premiered in March 2023, made one appearance in Netflix’s own rankings (which were determined by total viewing hours at that time) and two in the Nielsen streaming charts.

More to come.

Netflix is killing Ellis Dragon’s political aspirations, cancelling Unstable after two seasons, TVLine has confirmed.

The show’s eight-episode second season dropped on Aug. 1, ending with Lowe’s character going full Donald Trump — first by opening a half-baked “school,” then by announcing his candidacy for president. Like, of the United States of America.

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Exclusive: Netflix is not proceeding with a third season of Unstable, its comedy series starring and co-created/executive produced by Rob Lowe and his son John Owen Lowe.

The news, which I hear has been relayed to the crew, is not surprising because Season 2 — which debuted August 1 — failed to break into the Netflix Top 10, meaning that it drew fewer than 1.4M views in its opening weekend and fewer than 1.3M views in its first full week. Netflix executives base their renewal decisions on viewing vs. cost.

According to sources, the producers had already been quietly shopping the show. As Deadline has reported, finding a new home for a Netflix original is tricky as it comes with a lot of limitations, making a linear network the most realistic option. This is what happened with One Day At A Time, which moved to Pop post-cancellation, with That ’90s Show producers believed to...

Iris Apatow has signed with Sugar23 for representation following a highly competitive pursuit.

Next up, Apatow stars alongside Douglas Booth and Alison Pill in Young Werther, an adaptation of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Classic The Sorrows of Young Werther for director José Avelino Gilles Corbett Lourenço, which premiered at TIFF 2024.

Apatow is currently in production on the upcoming women-led survivalist action thriller Ballerina Overdrive. Apatow stars opposite Uma Thurman, Lana Condor, Millicent Simmonds, and Maddie Ziegler in the 87North and Gulfstream Pictures production.

An in-demand young talent, Apatow’s previous film work includes Judd Apatow’s Netflix film, The Bubble, opposite Karen Gillan, Fred Armisen, Keegan-Michael Key, and Leslie Mann; Sausage Party, This Is 40; Funny People; Knocked Up and the short film Vodka, which debuted at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival.

On the series side, Apatow can be see starring alongside Rob Lowe and Sian Clifford in Netflix’s...

Lucy Hale and John Owen Lowe are grabbing lunch.

The 35-year-old Pretty Little Liars actress and the 28-year-old Unstable actor headed to Italian restaurant Cecconi’s for a bite to eat on Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 17) in West Hollywood, Calif.

For their outing, Lucy went comfy in a white zip-up hoodie and black sweatpants while John Owen sported a gray “Fallon” sweatshirt, black shorts, and a baseball hat.

Back in June, Lucy and John Owen sparked romance rumors when they were spotted hanging out in Studio City.

Several weeks later during an appearance on Wwhl, John Owen shut down the rumors saying that he and Lucy are just friends.

Earlier this year, Lucy opened up about her love life and what she looks for in a partner.

If you missed it, Lucy just recently reunited with one of her Pretty Little Liars co-stars!

Exclusive: UTA has signed actor and writer John Owen Lowe for representation in all areas, Deadline has learned.

Lowe recently co-created, wrote, starred in and executive produced the Netflix comedy series Unstable, alongside his father Rob Lowe and Victor Fresco. The series is loosely inspired by his relationship on social media with his dad. Season 2 of Unstable premiered on Aug. 1.

Lowe recently starred in and produced the thriller Grace Point for director Rory Karpf. The film marked his debut as a lead star in a feature film. Grace Point follows a young man faced with addiction who gets lost in the woods on his way to a remote drug rehab center and wrestles with the locals as well as his own personal demons. As a producer, Lowe helped shape the character based on his personal experiences. The movie premiered at the 2022 Santa Barbara Film Festival.

From 2020 until 2022, Lowe wrote for...

It's the last full week of August, a month that has brought so many great new Netflix shows and movies. Throughout the past month, the streaming service has released the latest seasons of fan favorite shows like The Umbrella Academy, Unstable, and Emily in Paris, while also debuting hit movies and docuseries such as The Union and American Murder: Laci Peterson.

Even though this week's a bit on the lighter side when it comes to Netflix new releases (there are only 10 new titles hitting the streamer this week), there are still plenty of can't-miss movies and shows primed to fill up our watch lists. Following last week's explosion of AMC series, this week's the perfect week to catch up on what you've missed and/or try out some new Netflix originals.

Going into the last week of August, a number of carryover titles remain in the top 10, from a number...

Rob Lowe confidently shut down concerns about aging in Hollywood during a 2014 interview with Howard Stern. Chevy Chase angrily confronted Stern live on air after the host called his home, revealing their dislike for each other. Cindy Crawford shared her journey of embracing her mole despite pressure from photographers and the industry's standards.

Howard Stern has been interviewing celebrities for decades. When Stern first rose to fame, he was known as a shock jock whose on-air antics would often get him into trouble. Stern became a key figure in fighting against censorship when it was placed upon him during his radio career.

However, while Stern has matured over the years, his personality still shines through. When interviewing a celebrity, Stern doesnt give up when trying to get to the bottom of a subject.

When Stern interviewed Rob Lowe, he asked the actor about aging in Hollywood. Lowe, who is known for his good looks,...

Exclusive: Luber Roklin Entertainment has expanded its team with the addition of Joe Bello and Mike Griffin as managers, Deadline has learned. Both will be based out of the company’s Los Angeles office.

Bello joins from Anonymous Content, where he worked as a manager for more than four and a half years. Clients he brings with him to Luber Roklin include actors Joseph Mawle (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power), Tamzin Merchant (Carnival Row), Kai Luke Brummer (Moffie), Kit Clarke (Hellraiser), Whoopie van Raam (The Meg 2), Terique Jarrett (Daddy) and Paris and Dylan Brosnan (The Unholy Trinity), among others.

Griffin joins after a six-year stint at boutique management and production firm Make Good Content. His clients include writers such as Emmy winner Dennis McNicholas (SNL), and on-camera talent such as Creed Bratton (The Office), Bobby Naderi (The Beekeeper), Mikaela Hoover (Superman), Wil Coban (The Boys in the Boat...

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...

On Tuesday August 13 2024, NBC broadcasts Today With Hoda & Jenna!

Season 6 Episode 226 Episode Summary

On August 13, 2024, NBC will air Season 6, Episode 226 of “Today With Hoda & Jenna.”

The episode will feature “The Scoop” with Justin Sylvester, offering the latest entertainment news and insights. Author Julianne Hough will discuss her new novel, “Everything We Never Knew: A Novel,” sharing details about her literary work. Bra solutions will be presented by Kimmay Caldwell, providing tips and advice for finding the perfect fit. Actor Lamorne Morris, known for his role in “Unstable,” will also join the show to talk about his latest projects and experiences.

Tune in for engaging interviews, literary discussions, practical advice, and entertainment updates.

What Time is the Episode On?

The episode of Today With Hoda & Jenna will be broadcast on August 13 2024 on NBC at 10:00 Am at Et/Pt.

Is the Episode New?

The episode of Today With Hoda & Jenna is all new!

Star Rob Lowe addressed the future of the TV series Unstable, hinting at a potential Season 3.

Netflix's workplace comedy series Unstable, starring Rob Lowe and his son John Owen Lowe, is back for its second season. The show, which initially premiered on March 30, 2023, follows socially awkward son Jackson (John Owen Lowe) as he joins his eccentric and narcissistic father Ellis (Rob Lowe) at a high-tech bio research facility. 

Season 2 dropped on August 1 and continues to explore Jackson and Ellis' comedic dynamic and the challenges they face following the death of Ellis's wife.

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