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Rhona Mitra was the star of TNT action drama The Last Ship from 2014-2015 before dropping out of the spotlight for several years, but now the British actress is poised to make a comeback with four upcoming movies. In the early and mid-'00s, Mitra bounced between television and film, appearing opposite Kevin Bacon in Hollow Man before joining the ensemble cast led by James Spader and William Shatner in the early seasons of Boston Legal, and playing the ancestor of Selene in the Underworld franchise.

She starred in the action-heavy sci-fi thriller Doomsday, about zombie hordes taking over the Earth, and joined Mark Wahlberg for The Shooter. Known for her commanding screen presence, in the post-apocalyptic series The Last Ship, Mitra played Dr. Rachel Scott, a beloved character who abruptly left the series after being formative in trying to find a cure for the mainland virus in its first two seasons.

On Tuesday, July 23, Jimmy Kimmel Live! welcomes actor and guest host Lamorne Morris, actor Zachary Levi, actor Billy Magnussen, and musician Aaron Frazer to the show. Morris, known for his roles in New Girl and Game Over, Man!, will be hosting the show as part of Jimmy Kimmel’s summer season. Levi will be discussing […]

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On Monday, July 22, Jimmy Kimmel Live! welcomes actor and guest host Lamorne Morris, comedian Sebastian Maniscalco, actor Gillian Jacobs, and rapper Big Sean to the show. Morris, known for his roles in New Girl and Game Over, Man!, will be hosting the show as part of Jimmy Kimmel’s summer season. Maniscalco will be discussing […]

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The highly anticipated comedy sequel Happy Gilmore 2 has now found a director in What We Do in the Shadows and Workaholics Kyle Newacheck. Now that someone has been found to man the helm of the Adam Sandler follow-up, production is ready to begin, with What's on Netflix revealing that Happy Gilmore 2 will go before cameras later this year on September 5, before wrapping on November 18. Which should offer some clues as to when we will be sitting down to stream the sequel on Netflix...

Happy Gilmore 2 will not be the first time that Kyle Newacheck has helmed a Netflix project. As well as directing episodes of hit sitcoms What We Do in the Shadows, Workaholics, Community, and Parks and Recreation, Newacheck directed and produced Game Over Man! for the streamer back in 2018, as well as the first Murder Mystery movie starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston. Clearly, both...

The Catherine Zeta-Jones reference on Workaholics pays homage to her iconic laser-dodging scene in Entrapment. The episode 'Office Campout' also inspired Blake Anderson's movie 'Game Over, Man!', blending action and comedy. Workaholics' ability to seamlessly integrate pop culture references showcases its unique humor and creativity.

The Workaholics Catherine Zeta-Jones "she dips beneath the lasers" quote seems totally random, but it's actually a clever pop culture reference. Known for its irreverent humor and absurd situations, the show follows Blake (Blake Henderson), Adam (Adam DeVine), and Anders (Anders Holmvik) as they navigate their twenties while working at a telemarketing company, TelAmeriCorp, blending their work lives with their absurd shared living situation. Workaholics started as a web series and caught Comedy Central's attention for adeptly mixing slapstick, witty dialogue, and pop culture references, securing its place in the hearts of a dedicated fan base.

Catherine Zeta-Jones is a Welsh actress whose career spans decades.

Exclusive: Dexter Darden (Chang Can Dunk), Chloe Bridges (Maggie) and Robert Buckley (One Tree Hill) have joined the cast of Amber Ruffin and Kenny Smith NBC comedy pilot, Non-Evil Twin.

Darden plays Marcus, a contemporary nerd and tech developer for exercise equipment. He’s a good guy, but no fan of confrontation, which makes it hard for him to do the right thing at times. Bridges plays Robin, the CEO of Dandee Sports Apparel and Angie’s (Ruffin) corporate nemesis. She’s a self-described woman of faith who’s a shark in the boardroom. Buckley plays Samson, Angie’s not-so-bright lawyer who, in addition to providing legal counsel, provides Angie with anything she needs…be it copious amounts of rosé or sex.

The multi-camera pilot stars Ruffin playing the dual roles of twin sisters Angie and Amber. Angie is the ruthless CEO of AngieCorp, who is as heartless as she is rich.

The oldest filmmakers in Hollywood were physical comics, and they can all rest easy knowing Adam Devine is upholding their tradition. The "Righteous Gemstones" star is best known for his work as a comedian, but he also loves performing his own stunts — the more dangerous the better. One stunt was so extreme that production wanted a double to step in, but Devine insisted on going through with it himself.

"The Righteous Gemstones" is far from Devine's first foray into dangerous stunt work. "Workaholics" also featured a lot of physical comedy that Devine had to commit to mind, soul, and, body. Luckily, his commitment paid off, and the series earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Stunt Coordination. "I'm very excited and happy that the Academy took notice," the series co-creator said in a 2013 interview with Join the Synergy. "It looks like I really hurt myself every time, 'cause I do. It's very painful.

Exclusive: Blake Anderson has this week become the newest member of the Workaholics team to sign with CAA. The actor, comedian, writer, and producer is joined there by longtime collaborators Adam Devine and Anders Holm, who inked their deals last week and in the fall of 2021, respectively.

Anderson, Devine and Holm co-created, wrote, exec produced and starred in the hit sitcom about college-dropout roommates working as telemarketers in Rancho Cucamonga, California, which ran for seven seasons on Comedy Central from 2011-2017.

Anderson most recently starred opposite Lamorne Morris and T. Murph in the Hulu comedy series Woke, which ran for two seasons. He also voices several characters on Adult Swim’s Tigtone, the role of Matt on DreamWorks Animation’s Netflix original series Voltron: Legendary Defender, and the part of Charlie on Tubi’s The Freak Brothers alongside Devine. He additionally exec produces the latter series, based on the underground...

Exclusive: CAA has signed comedic multi-hyphenate Adam Devine for representation.

Devine is an actor, comedian, writer and producer perhaps best known as the co-creator and star of the hit Comedy Central series Workaholics, which ran for seven seasons between 2011 to 2017.

He’s also starred in features that have accrued nearly 2B globally, including such hits as the Pitch Perfect film series, Neighbors, The Intern and Why Him?, along with studio animated features like Ice Age: Collision Course.

Additional feature credits for Devine include Isn’t It Romantic, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, When We First Met and Game Over, Man!, which he produced with Workaholics co-creators Anders Holm, Blake Anderson and Kyle Newacheck, as well as Seth Rogen.

Devine unveiled his one-hour Netflix comedy special, Adam DeVine: Best Time of Our Lives, in 2019. He also has a deal at iHeartMedia for his popular podcast, This Is Important, which he hosts with Holm,...

Adam DeVine, Blake Anderson, and Anders Holm co-created Workaholics, a sitcom that revolved three college friends working at a telemarketing company. The series ran for seven seasons on Comedy Central before it ended in 2017, but the trio have been developing a Workaholics movie. Unfortunately, Adam Devine took to Instagram to say that Paramount+ has cancelled the Workaholics movie, just five weeks before shooting was set to begin filming.

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“Welp, Paramount + decided to cancel the Workaholics movie,” Adam DeVine wrote. “Obviously, this news is the loosest butthole. We were supposed to begin filming in 5 weeks! P + told us don’t fit their new ‘global’ strategy…We are deeply butt hurt about this decision because we were so excited to bring the weird one last time. I’m butt hurt that I don’t get to work with my best friends again.

The Disney+ series “The Muppets Mayhem” has cast both Anders Holm and Saara Chaudry, Variety has learned.

The duo are the latest (human) cast members announced for the series, joining previously announced stars Lilly Singh and Tahj Mowry.

The comedy series follows The Electric Mayhem Band — Dr. Teeth on vocals and keyboards, Animal on drums, Floyd Pepper on vocals and bass, Janice on vocals and lead guitar, Zoot on saxophone and Lips on trumpet — on an epic, music-filled journey to record their first-ever studio album. With the help of a driven young music executive, Nora Gibbs (Singh), the old-school Muppet band comes face to face with the current day music scene as they try to finally go platinum.

Chaudry will star in the series regular role of Hannah, Nora’s younger and arguably more accomplished sister. Raised in the era of likes, shares and the idea that “if it wasn’t posted,...

The next episode of Fast Foodies will feature NBA All-Star Baron Davis, and he'll arrive on the show with an eight-legged friend!

"In the eighth episode premiering Thursday, March 24, at 10 pm, former Davis scores big points with our chefs by talking hoops, fast-food and chicken feet," according to the description.

"No butts about it, you'll want to stick around to the very end for the grossest consequence in Fast Foodies history."

truTV shared an exclusive look at the episode with TV Fanatic, and it perfectly highlights how fun the series is.

Baron arrives on the show with his favorite fast food. We're not going to tell you because you should watch the clip first.

There's a tarantula thrown in for good measure, and there are many questions about whether the eight-legged friend is real or fake.

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Happy Endings star Adam Pally and Jon Gabrus, who starred in Netflix’s comedy feature Game Over, Man!, are hitting the road to the party.

The friends are fronting travel series 101 Places to Party Before You Die for truTV.

Based on the bestselling book 101 Places to Get F*cked Up Before You Die, the half-hour series will see the pair consume and devour local life in Maui, Moab, Miami, Puerto Rico, Portland, Richmond, Atlanta and Denver.

The eight-part series sees them get a wife-sanctioned three-day weekend escape to venture across the U.S. to different destinations, many off the beaten path, to experience everything they have to offer.

The series comes from Warner Bros Unscripted Television and is produced by Shed Media in association with Clone Wolf, High and Mighty Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment and Artists First.

Michael Rucker is showrunner and exec produces alongside Pally, Gabrus, Dan Peirson, Lisa Shannon,...

“Impractical Jokers” will return on April 2 with a special “supersized” episode that will be simulcast for the first time on TBS and TNT in addition to TruTV. The roadblock will air on all three Turner channels right after coverage of the NCAA Men’s Final Four.

This reps the first new episode of “Impractical Jokers” since August, and the first since Joe Gatto announced his departure from the show and the Tenderloins troupe. Remaining stars Brian “Q” Quinn, James “Murr” Murray and Sal Vulcano are back, and the special will include comedian Eric André (“The Eric André Show”) as a guest.

The tenth season of “Impractical Jokers” is currently in production, and will return to TruTV this summer, featuring celebrity guests joining Quinn, Murray and Vulcano each week.

The “Impractical Jokers” news was announced Monday during the Television Critics Association’s virtual winter press tour. Also announced for TruTV, the...

A “Pitch Perfect” series has been ordered at Peacock with Adam Devine onboard to reprise his role from the film franchise, Variety has learned exclusively.

The series is set several years after the events of the films. Devine returns as Bumper Allen, who moves to Germany to revive his music career when one of his songs becomes big in Berlin.

Bumper was the main antagonist of the first film and the leader of the all-male a cappella group The Treblemakers. He returned in the second film as a supporting character and the love interest of Rebel Wilson’s character, Fat Amy. He worked as a backup singer for John Mayer before returning to his alma mater, Barden University, as a security guard.

“Pitch Perfect” will be written by Megan Amram, who will also serve as executive producer and showrunner. Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman of Brownstone Productions will also executive...

Workaholics will return with an all-new movie on Paramount+. On Thursday, several major announcements were made about the new streaming service's upcoming content which includes revivals and reboots of several fan favorite TV shows from years past. The news also brought along the reveal that the streamer will exclusively host a new Workaholics movie with returning cast members Blake Anderson, Adam Devine, Anders Holm, and Kyle Newacheck.

Running on Comedy Central for seven seasons, Workaholics was on the air from 2011 to 2017. Its cast is also behind most of the writing and creative direction of the series. The show follows a group of college dropouts and roommates who all work together at a telemarketing company in California. They often clash with co-workers and each other as they've never quite grown out of partying, drinking, smoking pot, and pulling pranks. Over the course of its run, the series maintained high viewership and developed a large cult following.

Exclusive: The Last Ship and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans star has boarded Mitch Jenkins’ independent feature Prisoners of Paradise.

Set in 1925, Prisoners of Paradise follows 17-year-old orphan Lucy Gladwell (Ellie Bamber) who is sent from England to live under the guardianship of her uncle George Huyton (Rupert Penry-Jones). Initially seduced by the sumptuous beauty of her surroundings, Lucy finds herself at odds with her violent uncle who is not the benign influence he pretends to be, and she soon falls in love with Krishna (Mehdi Dehbi), a laborer working on a nearby plantation. The production is aiming to shoot from late September on location in Mauritius.

Mitra will play the role of ‘Betty’, Lucy’s (Bamber) aunt.

Jenkins is directing from an original screenplay by Alan Govinden and Jason Wingard.

Most recently, Mitra wrapped the NBC pilot Debris opposite Jonathan Tucker, which was recently ordered to series at NBC...

Exclusive: Multi-hyphenate actor-writer-producer Neal McDonough has signed with Buchwald. He was previously with Paradigm.

Currently, McDonough stars in Robert Zemeckis’ UFO drama series Project Blue Book for History and had a major arc on season 2 of Yellowstone for Paramount. Additionally, he’s recently recurred on Netflix’s Altered Carbon, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow as uber villain Damien Darhk, along with Syfy’s Van Helsing, and USA’s Suits.

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On the film side, McDonough is presently starring in The Warrant which is streaming on Amazon and most recently appeared in Paramount’s hit feature Sonic the Hedgehog and in Game Over, Man! for Netflix.

McDonough continues to be repped by attorney Stuart Rosenthal at Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson, and Christopher.

The cast of Shonda Rhimes’ upcoming Netflix series about Anna Delvey continues to grow.

Arian Moayed, Anders Holm, Anna Deavere Smith, Jeff Perry, and Terry Kinney have all been cast in the series, which is titled “Inventing Anna.” They join previously announced cast members Julia Garner, Anna Chlumsky, Laverne Cox, Katie Lowes, and Alexis Floyd.

Inspired by the New York Magazine article “How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People” by Jessica Pressler, the show will follow a journalist, Vivian (Chlumsky), with a lot to prove who investigates the case of Anna Delvey (Garner), the Instagram-legendary German heiress who stole the hearts of New York’s social scene – and stole their money as well. Anna and the reporter form a love-hate bond as Anna awaits trial and the reporter fights the clock to answer the biggest question in NYC: who is Anna Delvey?

Moayed will play Todd, Anna’s lawyer.

“Vice Principals” and “Eastbound & Down” co-creator Jody Hill is back with his first film in almost a decade. Like all his major projects to date, “The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter” is a comedy with Danny McBride in a plum role. Hill and McBride penned the Netflix script with John Carcieri, a producer on their past HBO series.

Leading the cast is John Brolin as Buck Ferguson, a hunter who fronts “Buck Fever” wildlife documentary specials. He brings his cameraman (McBride) and pre-teen son (Montana Jordan of “Young Sheldon”) on a rugged trek, but the latter misses the modern comforts of 21st century life. In his boredom, the boy reveals that his mother (Carrie Coon) — whom Buck misses two years post-divorce — is about to become engaged (Scoot McNairy of “Halt and Catch Fire” plays her boyfriend).

Brolin, 50, is in the midst of the busiest and most-bankable months of his...

Before Adam Devine and his “Workaholics” co-creators reunite on Netflix this spring in the film “Game Over, Man!,” he’ll serve as leading man in another comedy for the streaming service. In “When We First Met,” Noah (Devine) attends an engagement party and realizes that the future bride, Avery (Alexandra Daddario), is his one who got away — three years prior, their excellent first date soured when she said he had mere friend potential. Daddario is best known for her work in the two “Percy Jackson” films; she also appeared in last year’s “Baywatch” remake.

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Like Tom Hanks’ Zoltar machine in “Big,” Noah time-travels back to 2014 with an assist from a enchanted photo booth. However, in his eagerness to charm Avery, he channels Bill Murray in “Groundhog Day,” anticipating Avery’s exact answer,...

Four creators of “Workaholics” — which ended its seven-season Comedy Central run in 2017 — are reuniting this spring on Netflix. Adam Devine (the “Pitch Perfect” franchise), Anders Holm (“The Mindy Project”), and Blake Anderson (“Dope”) star in Kyle Newacheck’s “Game Over, Man!,” an upcoming feature reminiscent of “The Hangover” set in Los Angeles (complete with a trashed hotel room and a blast-from-the-past scene partner, à la Mike Tyson).

In the Holm-penned script, a trio of video game creators watches in horror as party-goers are taken hostage on live television, including their financier and Shaggy, the Jamaican singer of the 2000 hit “It Wasn’t Me,” which serves as the trailer’s soundtrack.

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Netflix comedy “Game Over, Man!” has added Jere Burns to the cast, TheWrap has learned exclusively. The film is set after a telethon is hijacked at The Stanford Hotel, and three unlikely losers must find a way to escape the hotel without being executed by terrorists. The title is a callback to the phrase uttered by Bill Paxton’s stressed-out Marine character in the 1986 sci-fi classic “Aliens.” “Workaholics” creators Adam Devine, Anders Holm, Blake Anderson and Kyle Newacheck developed the project together and Seth Rogen is producing. Read More See Seth Rogen's latest Power Move. PowerRank: 31 ...