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‘Resident Alien’ Renewed for Season 4 and Changing Networks
Resident Alien is on the move. The dark sci-fi comedy starring Alan Tudyk has been renewed for a fourth season, and is shifting homes from Syfy to USA Network. The idea is to expose the show to a broader audience, as USA Network tends to have a bit more reach than Syfy. Resident Alien has […]
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Bonnie Hammer Is Calling Bullsh**
Bonnie Hammer is, by her own estimation, agenda-free in a way that she never could be before. There’s no longer a boss to win over, no purview to extend. “In many ways, I actually work for nobody now,” she says as our late May dinner veers into hour three. Having spent a healthy portion of […]
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‘Eight is Enough’ Actor Willie Aames, Natalie Grace Topline ‘Armageddon Road’ Dark Comedy (Exclusive)
Willie Aames, best known for his teen actor roles in Eight is Enough and Charles in Charge, is set to star alongside Natalie Grace in the dark comedy Armageddon Road. The indie, written, directed and produced by Karen Lam, is shooting in British Columbia. Set in Las Vegas in 1976, Armageddon Road follows a hapless […]
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So Many ‘Real Housewives’ Returning to Bravo
NBCUniversal’s cable networks have set their plans for the 2024-25 season, and they involve a whole lot of Real Housewives. Bravo has picked up new seasons of seven series in its multi-headed reality hydra, along with renewals for a host of other veteran shows. It’s also adding a new unscripted following a group of young […]
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‘The Ark’ Renewed at Syfy
Syfy is remaining aboard The Ark. The NBCUniversal cable outlet has renewed The Ark — set aboard a spaceship on a planetary colonization mission — for a second season. The pickup comes a week ahead of the show’s first season finale, set for April 19. “We couldn’t be more excited to get back into space with the […]
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‘Chucky,’ ‘Reginald the Vampire’ Renewed at Syfy
Syfy has picked up new seasons of two of its horror-inflected series. The NBCUniveral cable network has renewed Chucky, the continuation of the long-running movie franchise, for a third season, and vampire comedy Reginald the Vampire for a second. (Chucky also airs on sister channel USA Network.) Created by Don Mancini — the mastermind of the […]
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‘Reginald the Vampire’ Review: Syfy’s Comedy Offers a Charming Protagonist But Lacks Bite
Jacob Batalon leads the series as a freshly turned vampire whose sweet personality and fat body make him an anomaly — and ultimately a target — within the hyper-vain, ultra-exclusionary world of bloodsuckers.
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‘Resident Alien’ Nabs Early Season 3 Renewal at Syfy
Syfy’s Resident Alien will be staying on Earth for a while longer. The NBCUniversal cable network has given an early third-season renewal to the series. The pickup comes three weeks ahead of Resident Alien’s return for the back half of its second season on Aug. 10. Resident Alien stars Alan Tudyk as Harry, an extraterrestrial […]
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Lisa Brenner Joins Syfy Series ‘The Ark’ (Exclusive)
Lisa Brenner (The Patriot, Ceasar Chavez) has joined the cast of the upcoming Syfy series The Ark, taking on the recurring guest-star role of Commander Susan Ingram. Created by Dean Devlin (Stargate), The Ark is set 100 years in the future, when, amid catastrophic environmental disasters on Earth, planetary colonization missions are seen as the […]
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Medical Drama ‘Transplant’ Wins Top Prizes at Canadian Screen Awards
The NBC/CTV medical drama Transplant was the big winner at the Canadian Screen Awards, picking up the best TV drama trophy Sunday night. Transplant also earned the best drama actor crown for Hamza Haq and a best drama actress honor for Laurence Leboeuf. Sort Of, the HBO Max and CBC sitcom starring and co-created by […]
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Why ‘Spider-Man’ Sidekick Jacob Batalon Is Ready to Be the Leading Man
Jacob Batalon, it must be said, looks like a boss. When the actor, best-known for playing Peter Parker’s bumbling sidekick Ned Leeds in the Tom Holland-era Spider-Man films, rolls up to our interview at the Canneseries television festival, he’s rocking a look I’ll call early 1990s hip-hop producer: all designer specs, gold chain and spotless […]
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Supernatural Drama ‘SurrealEstate’ Sells Globally
International buyers are all in on SurrealEstate. The supernatural drama series, starring Schitt’s Creek‘s Tim Rozon and Sarah Levy as part of a team of real estate brokers who specialize in haunted houses, has been snapped up by international broadcasters. German group Leonine, which is handling international rights of the show, said Thursday that it […]
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