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By the time he died at 59 on October 2, 1985 as the most famous early casualty of the AIDS crisis, Rock Hudson had unwittingly become more than just a tragic victim of a horrible disease; he was also one of the first star actors of his generation to be outed as gay. It was something he zealously guarded by necessity in order to remain a star. It’s at the center of the HBO/Max film documentary “Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed,” which paints a fascinating but bittersweet portrait of the film icon’s life in the closet. “It goes back to the ethics of the day,” believes the film’s director Stephen Kijak (pronounced “Kayak”). “One didn’t speak of those things.” But a code of silence also helped Hudson keep his secret across decades. “There was such goodwill around him,” he adds. “He was notoriously the nicest man in Hollywood.

Fellow Travelers is a historical drama miniseries created by Ron Nyswaner. Based on Thomas Mallon‘s 2007 fictional novel of the same name, the Showtime series is set in 1950s Washington D.C. and it revolves around the relationship between Hawkins Fuller and Timothy Laughlin. After a chance encounter Hawkins and Timothy start a relationship that lasts for more than three decades. Fellow Travelers stars Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey in the lead roles with Jelani Alladin, Linus Roache, Noah J. Ricketts, and Allison Williams starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the Showtime series here are some similar shows you could watch next.

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Synopsis: “When We Rise” chronicles the real-life personal and political struggles, set-backs and triumphs of a diverse family of LGBT men and women, who helped pioneer one of the last legs of the U.S. Civil...

Universal Pictures has debuted a poignant trailer for the upcoming documentary on a Hollywood legend ‘Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed.’

The documentary is an intimate portrait of actor Rock Hudson, one of Hollywood’s most celebrated leading men of the 1950’s and ‘60’s and an icon of Hollywood’s Golden Age, whose diagnosis and eventual death from AIDS in 1985 shocked the world, subsequently shifting the way the public perceived the pandemic.

Directed by celebrated documentary filmmaker Stephen Kijak the film features a wealth of interviews from Doris Day, Linda Evans, Piper Laurie, Douglas Sirk and Ross Hunter who all worked alongside Rock Hudson, in addition to interviews with Rock Hudson’s friends Armistead Maupin and Allison Anders, and author of All That Heaven Allows: A Biography of Rock Hudson, Mark Griffin.

Hudson became a number one box-office superstar in sweeping melodramas like ‘All That Heaven Allows,’ ‘Giant’ (starring opposite...

Fall festival premiere “Wildcat,” a reimagining of famed author Flannery O’Connor process writing her first novel, is even more of a family affair than originally advertised.

While the film, currently seeking distribution after premiering at both Telluride and TIFF, was executive produced by star Maya Hawke, co-written and directed by her father Ethan Hawke, and produced by his wife Ryan Hawke, actress Laura Linney, who plays O’Connor’s mother (among other roles) was the final piece of the puzzle that allowed them to produce the imaginative project.

“There are few people in the world who, if they ask you to do something, they whisper and you show up. And Ethan is just one of those people, for me,” said Linney during a recent interview with IndieWire. (The cast of “Wildcat” received a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement to promote the film amid the ongoing strike.) She recalled when they worked together early in her career,...

The late Robin Williams had the incredible and unmatched ability to make people laugh. His volcanic energy, genius delivery, and rapid impressions made him a household name. Williams’ immense success in the 1990s eventually opened the door for more serious films, including the tender Good Will Hunting and the fantastical What Dreams May Come. Not everything that came after was as well received or recognized, but Williams continued to pursue other genres outside of comedy. The actor had his fair share of dramatic performances to complement his comedic ones, but it was Williams’ sinister turn in 2002’s One Hour Photo that caught everyone off guard. No one was expecting Mrs. Doubtfire or Aladdin’s genie to star in such an unsettling psychological-thriller.

Sy the Photo Guy remains a defining character in Williams’ career, even after playing another villain in Insomnia that same year. However, to outright label the chronically lonely...

This review of “Fire Island” was first published on May 23, 2022.

Jane Austen is cited just seconds into “Fire Island” — and a character later quotes everyone’s favorite “Emma” adaptation, “Clueless” — and this sparkling tale of star-crossed love affairs on a beach vacation treats “romantic” and “comedy” with equal importance. The fact that its entanglements, misunderstandings, and reconciliations occur among an almost entirely all-male cast serves merely to put a new meaning to the “Pride” in “Pride and Prejudice.”

First-time screenwriter Joel Kim Booster establishes a world in which smartphones and written correspondence can co-exist and where two unlikely partners can find each other by virtue of being the only two people for miles around who want to talk about literature. For all the hook-up apps, Charli Xcx remixes, and six-pack abs on display, “Fire Island” is still the kind of movie where arguing about the short fiction of Alice Munro counts as foreplay.

Network: Netflix.

Episodes: 10 (hour).

Seasons: One.

TV show dates: June 7, 2019.

Series status: Ended.

Performers include:   Laura Linney, Olympia Dukakis, Barbara Garrick, Paul Gross, Ellen Page, Murray Bartlett, Charlie Barnett, Josiah Victoria Garcia, May Hong, Jen Richards, Daniela Vega , Michelle Buteau, Ashley Park, Christopher Larkin, Caldwell Tidicue, Matthew Risch, Michael Park, Dickie Hearts, Benjamin Thys, Samantha Soule, and Juan Castano.

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From executive producer Lauren Morelli, Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City TV show is a Netflix revival of previous mini-series based on Maupin's book series. The 1993 original mini-series ran on UK Channel 4 and on PBS. In 1998, Channel 4 and Showtime produced the sequel More Tales of the City. In 2001,...

Netflix is set to remove a number of TV series next month, including the first two seasons of Twin Peaks, all eight seasons of Portlandia, all three seasons of Hannibal and all five seasons of the original Twilight Zone.

In addition, the streamer, which revived Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City in 2019, will no longer have the original 1993 installment of Tales of the City available for subscribers after June 27.

On the film side, June is the last call (for now) for the Back to the Future trilogy, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Roommate, Scarface, Searching for Bobby Fischer, The ...

Netflix is set to remove a number of TV series next month, including the first two seasons of Twin Peaks, all eight seasons of Portlandia, all three seasons of Hannibal and all five seasons of the original Twilight Zone.

In addition, the streamer, which revived Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City in 2019, will no longer have the original 1993 installment of Tales of the City available for subscribers after June 27.

On the film side, June is the last call (for now) for the Back to the Future trilogy, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Roommate, Scarface, Searching for Bobby Fischer, The ...

Olympia Dukakis, the Oscar-winning actress best known for her roles in Moonstruck and Steel Magnolias, has died at the age of 89.

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The actress’ brother Apollo Dukakis announced his sister’s death on Facebook Saturday. No cause of death was revealed.

“My beloved sister, Olympia Dukakis, passed away this morning in New York City,” he wrote. “After many months of failing health she is finally at peace and with her Louis [Zorich, Dukakis’ husband of 55 years who died in January 2018].”

Olympia Dukakis brought warmth, humor and wit to the stage and screen for almost 60 years,...

Marcus D’Amico, the London-based actor best known for appearing in the original “Tales of the City” miniseries in 1993, has died at the age of 55.

His sister, Melissa D’Amico, shared the news of his death on Instagram last week. “Not only have I lost my beautiful brother but the world has lost an incredibly talented actor and director. Words cannot express how much I miss him,” Melissa wrote in a post shared to the account associated with her talent agency.

In an interview with Queerty, she confirmed that he died on Wednesday, Dec. 16 at his home in Oxfordshire, England.

“Marcus was warm and funny with a big heart,” she told the site. “He was talented and creative, a good singer and dancer as well as actor, writer, and director. He lived in London and LA and has many friends in both countries.”

D’Amico starred as Michael ‘Mouse’ Tolliver in the...

Marcus D’Amico, the actor best known for originating the role Michael “Mouse” Tolliver in the 1993 limited TV series Tales of the City, died Dec. 16 of pneumonia at his home in Oxfordshire, England. He was 55.

His death was announced by his sister Melissa D’Amico. Patrick Baca, his former manager, said the cause was bronchial pneumonia.

Although best known to U.S. audiences for starring in the adaptation of the Armistead Maupin book, D’Amico, born in Germany but raised in the UK, had a lively stage career in London, originating the role of Louis in the National Theatre’s 1992 production of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America. The performance earned him a Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor.

“Not only have I lost my beautiful brother but the world has lost an incredibly talented actor and director,” Melissa D’Amico wrote on Twitter. “Words cannot express how much I miss him.

Marcus D’Amico, the actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of the original Michael “Mouse” Tolliver on the Armistead Maupin miniseries Tales of the City, has died. He was 55.

D’Amico died Dec. 16 of pneumonia in Oxfordshire, England, his sister, Melissa D’Amico, head of the U.K. youth acting agency APA Talent, told The Hollywood Reporter.

“Not only have I lost my beautiful brother, but the world has lost an incredibly talented actor and director. Words cannot express how much I miss him,” she wrote in an Instagram post.

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Marcus D’Amico, the actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of the original Michael “Mouse” Tolliver on the Armistead Maupin miniseries Tales of the City, has died. He was 55.

D’Amico died Dec. 16 of pneumonia in Oxfordshire, England, his sister, Melissa D’Amico, head of the U.K. youth acting agency APA Talent, told The Hollywood Reporter.

“Not only have I lost my beautiful brother, but the world has lost an incredibly talented actor and director. Words cannot express how much I miss him,” she wrote in an Instagram post.

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Marcus D’Amico, the actor who played the character of Mouse in the original “Tales of the City” miniseries, has died. He was 55.

D’Amico died Dec. 16 of pneumonia at his home in Oxfordshire, England, his sister, Melissa D’Amico, told Queerty.

D’Amico was known for his role as the genial Michael “Mouse” Tolliver from the groundbreaking 1993 miniseries that premiered in the U.K. on Channel 4 and aired in the U.S. on PBS. The series was an adaptation of Armistead Maupin’s novels about colorful characters in San Francisco’s LGBT community.

D’Amico was also known for his role as Hand Job in Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 military drama “Full Metal Jacket.”

In “Tales of the City,” the Mouse character becomes best friends with Mary Ann Singleton, played by Laura Linney, the wide-eyed young woman who moves to San Francisco from the Midwest. “Tales of the City” and the...

Partnership started with Notting Hill in 1999.

Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Working Title have renewed their first-look deal through 2025, creating a relationship that will have lasted more than 25 years.

Working Title also has a long relationship with NBCUniversal International Studios covering television.

The partners first collaborated on Hugh Grant romantic comedy Notting Hill in 1999 and have gone on to partner on more than 70 films that have generated more than $8.5bn worldwide, and garnered 14 Oscars, 40 Baftas, and numerous other awards.

The latest collaboration was on Danny Boyle’s comedy fantasy Yesterday, and the roster of hits includes recent release Emma., Bridget Jones’s Baby,...

Universal Filmed Entertainment Group has renewed its first-look deal with Working Title Films, the producer of many of the studio’s most beloved movies. The pact extends one of the longest-running and most fruitful collaborations in the entertainment business, one that has resulted in such hit films as “Billy Elliot,” “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” “Les Misérables,” and “Love Actually.”

The new agreement extends the partnership through 2025 and keeps the company’s leaders, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, in the fold for five more years. Working Title has a separate pact covering television with Universal’s corporate sibling, NBCUniversal International Studios.

“Working Title Films continues to lead the industry as global and diverse storytellers. Their inherent ability in understanding the human condition allows for individually memorable narratives on screen,” said Donna Langley, chairman of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group. “Their unmatched filmmaker relationships have led to a wide library of films, all of...

Variety‘s team of writers, editors, photographers and designers has been nominated for outstanding magazine overall coverage at the forthcoming 31st GLAAD Media Awards.

Announced Wednesday, the annual ceremony honors fair, accurate and inclusive representations of Lgbtq people and issues in filmed content and journalism across platforms and languages. Variety won the outstanding magazine prize in 2019 for its groundbreaking Trans Hollywood issue.

“I am so proud that we received this important nomination from GLAAD,” said Variety editor-in-chief Claudia Eller. “Covering the Lgbtq community all year round is among our biggest editorial priorities, as is publishing our annual branded Pride Issue. Thank you so much for this recognition.”

The 2020 nomination comes on the heels of the magazine’s inaugural Power of Pride issue, a deeply reported look at the state of pride in entertainment media, and how figures essential to Variety‘s coverage amplify queer voices globally. Flagship cover stars and...

There is no doubt that Hollywood is the movie capital of the Western world. The streets and avenues may not be paved with dreams but there are stars, studios and stories essential to our movie history around every corner.

Capturing the American City on camera, even going so far as to include the city as a character in the films however pretentious that may sound, has long been a feature of urban cinema. The diverse nature of the American city has given rise to many different types of stories, set against many different backdrops, but they are all part of the wide expanse of America’s cinematic heritage.

While L. A. movies have been covered often before, we are here to look at other American cities, the films that were based there, and how their character is captured on the screen.

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Exclusive: Producer-director Alan Poul (HBO’s Six Feet Under) has signed an exclusive overall deal with Endeavor Content to develop and produce premium scripted content for the indie studio owned by Endeavor.

Under the pact, Poul has joined Endeavor Content’s upcoming HBO Max drama series Tokyo Vice as executive producer.

The deal stems from Poul’s current collaboration with Endeavor Content; he is executive producing and directed two episodes of Oscar winner Damien Chazelle’s upcoming Netflix series The Eddy, which the studio is producing.

“Alan is not only one of the greatest producers around, but he is also a highly talented filmmaker and his illustrious production expertise makes him an invaluable partner to work with on The Eddy and Tokyo Vice,” said Endeavor Content Svp Television Joe Hipps. “With his extensive background at HBO, he also has impeccable taste in creating ground-breaking, high-end series that resonates with audiences on a global scale,...

We’ll be meeting John Diggle’s other son in the eighth and final season of the CW’s Arrow.

Charlie Barnett (Russian Doll) is set as a new series regular in the role of John Diggle, Jr. Known as J.J., John Diggle, Jr. is the Flashpoint-born son of John Diggle (David Ramsey) and Lyla Michaels (Audrey Marie Anderson). We meet J.J. in the future as the leader of the Deathstroke Gang, where he faces off against Mia and his adopted brother, Connor. Fans first learned of John Diggle’s other son following last season’s introduction of next-gen vigilantes Mia Smoak and Connor Hawke.

The new casting was announced during Arrow‘s panel today at Comic-Con in San Diego, where cast and producers elaborated on what’s in store for the future in the CW/Wbtv’s hit DC series’ final season

Barnett joins previously announced new series regulars Katherine McNamara,...

Four episodes into 2019’s “Tales of the City,” Michael “Mouse” Tulliver (Murray Bartlett) brings his boyfriend Ben (Charlie Barnett) to a dinner party. Ben’s the youngest there by a long shot; everyone else is of Mouse’s generation, the miraculous survivors of the AIDS epidemic that took more friends and lovers than they can count. Soon enough, the gulf between their ages and experiences becomes unavoidable when Ben takes offense at Mouse’s friends using a slur in passing — and they take offense right back.

“Why is your generation obsessed with labels?” one sighs.

“What you call someone is important,” Ben replies. “It’s about dignity. It’s about visibility.”

“Any privilege that we happen to enjoy at this moment was won,” the friend counters, frustrated and hurt. “Clawed, tooth and nail, from a society that didn’t give two s–ts if we lived or died — and indeed,...

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Captain Marvel - The year's second biggest hit, and less of a prequel of Avengers Endgame than we were expecting given Carol Danvers itty-bitty part in that ensemble behemoth, is now available in a physical copy if you're into those. Also out today: the hit indie The Mustang starring Belgium's golden perfection Matthias Schoenaerts, the sci-fi drama Captive State, and the romantic drama Five Feet Apart.

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It's a weak week this time for those special deals with not much in the way of exciting pictures. But if you've never seen David Cronenberg's masterful Dead Ringers (1988) or the lesbian indie classic The Watermelon Woman (1996) now is as good a time as any.

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Tales of the City (2019) on Netflix

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When showrunner Lauren Morelli put out a call to agencies for queer writers for Tales of the City, she was surprised by the response. Morelli was looking to make the writers room for the Netflix limited series — which is adapted from Armistead Maupin’s books about a community of Lgbtq+ people living in San Francisco — as diverse as the cast, but it was harder than she thought it would be.

“Even when you ask agencies for queer writers, I was really amazed that the majority of what I received was all male and white and cis,” Morelli tells The ...

How is Mary Ann's homecoming during the first season of Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City TV show on Netflix? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether TV shows are cancelled or renewed. Netflix and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City season one episodes. We invite you to rate them for us here.

A Netflix drama, Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City stars is based on Maupin’s book series and stars Laura Linney, Olympia Dukakis, Barbara Garrick, Paul Gross, Ellen Page, Murray Bartlett, Charlie Barnett, Josiah Victoria Garcia, and May Hong. It is a revival or continuation of the series which first ran on UK Channel 4 and PBS in the Us,...

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Is Mary Ann sticking around San Francisco? Has Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Netflix? The television vulture is watching all the latest TV cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?   

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A Netflix drama, Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City is based on Maupin's book series and stars Laura Linney, Olympia Dukakis, Barbara Garrick, Paul Gross, Ellen Page, Murray Bartlett, Charlie Barnett, Josiah Victoria Garcia, and May Hong. It is a revival or continuation of the series which first ran on UK Channel 4 and PBS in the U.S., and...

The world has changed significantly since Mary Ann Singleton first walked up to 28 Barbary Lane in Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City. The books, which begin in1976, have spawned a television series (in 1993, with later seasons in 1998 and 2001) to a musical adaptation and radio shows, and are beloved by fans around the world. However, when Netflix came in to update and continue the story about an Lgbtq+ community living in San Francisco, a changing world had emerged that required new characters.

“It has to be passed on. It has to represent the world today and the ...

Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Armistead Maupin’s Tales Of The City,” streaming now on Netflix.

Certain parameters for the new limited series version of Armistead Maupin’s “Tales of the City” were already set when showrunner Lauren Morelli joined the project — most notably the fact that Mary Ann Singleton (Laura Linney) would be returning to 28 Barbary Lane for Anna Madrigal’s (Olympia Dukakis) 90th birthday, which Morelli calls “a really amazing log line.” From there, though, Morelli had reign to bring the story forward for the modern audience, as well as to create a new mystery around Anna’s past — a mystery, she says, that “almost killed” her writers.

“The writers’ room board looked like we were serial killers,” Morelli tells Variety. “It was elaborate graphs of, ‘What does the audience know, and what do they need to know, and what do we withhold?...

Netflix is continuing the story of the beloved Tales of the City, based off Armistead Maupin's book series that spawned a television show in 1993, and the streamer is giving viewers an update on the story of the Lgbtq+ community living in San Francisco.

Laura Linney returns to 28 Barbary Lane as Mary Ann, 25 years later, to celebrate the 90th birthday of Anna Madrigal, played by Olympia Dukakis, also returning to her role. Linney, joined by showrunner Lauren Morelli (Orange Is the New Black) and co-stars Ellen Page, Charlie Barnett and Zosia Mamet, sat down with The Hollywood Reporter In ...

When Armistead Maupin began writing Tales of the City — his serialized, sudsy stories about life in San Francisco in the late Seventies — the central character was a very naive, very straight Midwestern girl, Mary Ann Singleton. Mary Ann served as a point-of-entry figure for readers unversed in queer fiction, just as Laura Linney’s portrayal of Mary Ann did the same in 1993’s acclaimed PBS adaptation of the first Tales book. (Two additional miniseries were produced for Showtime over the next decade, with diminishing returns.)

The times, they have changed...

Few fictional worlds have so meaningfully impacted the lives of Lgbtq Americans as Armistead Maupin’s “Tales of the City.” First serialized as a column in the San Francisco Chronicle, then produced as a groundbreaking 1993 PBS series, Maupin’s saga of a tight-knit Lgbtq community quartered at 28 Barbary Lane, home to Mary Ann Singleton and Anna Madrigal, was an early and beloved bellwether for contemporary queer life.

The television series returns this month in a 10-part Netflix reboot, and at Monday night’s New York City premiere, the series’ cast and creatives marked “Tales” as a triumph not just for the cherished characters of Barbary Lane, but for the Lgbtq writers and artists who conceived the sequel.

“To have an all-queer writers’ room, a group where nobody had to explain things, where the things that have all been in our heads, the experiences that we’ve all had growing up...

Serving as a continuation to the 1993 limited series of the same name—which itself is based on a book series by Armistead Maupin—Netflix’s Tales Of The City starts a new chapter in the lives of the residents at 28 Barbary Lane. Ahead of the show’s premiere this Friday, we sat down with showrunner Lauren Morellito talk…...

Welcome back to Tune In: our weekly newsletter offering a guide to the best of the week’s TV.

Each week, Variety’s TV team combs through the week’s schedule, selecting our picks of what to watch and when/how to watch them. In a week stuffed with heavy-hitters, “Big Little Lies” season 2 premieres on HBO, “Black Mirror” season 5 drops on Netflix, and “Handmaid’s Tale” season 3 debuts on Hulu.

“Chernobyl,” HBO, Monday, 9 p.m.

The mini-series, which stars Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgard and Emily Watson airs its finale this week. Set in the immediate aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986, the series has explored the devastating consequences of building a political society on a foundation of lies and suppressing the truth.

“Black Mirror,” Netflix, Wednesday

Season 5 of the Charlie Brooker-created anthology series drops on Netflix this week. In this season, expect more shocking, thought-provoking story lines with stars like Miley Cyrus,...

1. “Black Mirror” Season 5 (available June 5)

Why Should I Watch? At this point, what choice do you have? Between its mind-bending sci-fi stories, topicality, and aggressive advancement of the medium itself, new episodes of “Black Mirror” always dominant TV discussion for a few weeks a year. If you want to stay current with the culture (and can handle the darkness), you pretty much have to watch.

Creator Charlie Brooker’s latest season is a bit shorter than previous entires — “Bandersnatch” took up a lot of time, you guys — but the three episodes are getting a prime spotlight on Netflix: They’ve each got their own trailers, stars, and synopses, all of which you can see here. Just remember: It’s called “Black Mirror” for a reason. These are all bound to pretty… bleak.

Bonus Reason: In “Rachel, Jack and Ashley, Too” (Episode 3), Miley Cyrus plays a pop star named Ashley...

This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine’s daily What to Watch listings.

With nearly 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable, streaming and whatever “Viaplay” is, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.

This week, you’ll find over 25 premieres (including the returns of Black Mirror, Luther and The Handmaid’s Tale), 11 finales (including Chernobyl and When Calls the Heart...

The 2018-19 TV season is history, so here’s our annual list of summer premiere dates for new series and new seasons of returning shows. It covers hundreds of broadcast, cable and streaming series bowing from mid-May through August in various dayparts. Please send any additions or adjustments to erik@deadline.com. We’ll update the post regularly as more dates are revealed.

May 22:

The Amazing Race

One Spring Night (Netflix, new drama series)

The Wrestlers

May 23:

Elementary

Vida

The Name of the Rose (SundanceTV, new drama limited series; moved from May 1)

Christina on the Coast

May 24:

She’s Gotta Have It (Netflix, Season 2)

What/If (Netflix, new anthology drama series)

Alta Mar

May 26:

Vida

May 27:

Historical Roasts

The Hot Zone

Dirty Mudder Truckers (Discovery, new docuseries)

May 28:

America’s Got Talent (NBC, Season 14)

Songland

Blood & Treasure

Animal Kingdom

Pure

Chrisley Knows Best

Guardians of the Glades (Discovery, new docuseries)

Sweet Home Sextuplets

America Unearthed

May 29:

The InBetween

American Ninja Warrior

MasterChef

Animal Kingdom

Archer: 1999

Property Brothers: Forever Home

May 30:

Lip Sync Battle

How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)

The World Series of Poker (CBS All Access, new season of poker tournaments)

May 31:

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction

Good Omens

When They See Us

Unidentified: Inside America’s UFO Investigation

Swamp Thing (DC Universe, new drama series)

June 1:

Iyanla: Fix My Live

To Have & to Hold: Charlotte

Dodo Heroes

June 2:

Burden of Truth

Fear the Walking Dead (AMC, Season 5)

NOS4A2 (AMC, new horror drama series)

Perpetual Grace, Ltd.

Luther (BBC America, Season 5)

The Weekly

Marriage Rescue

American Princess

Southern Charm: New Orleans

Raising Wild

Truth Behind the Moon Landing

Death Row Stories (Hln, Season 4)

Secrets of the Zoo (Nat Geo Wild, Season 2)

Wedding Cake Championship

June 3:

So You Think You Can Dance

90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way

Below Deck Mediterranean

Wedding Cake Championship

Breaking Homicide

People Magazine Investigates: Cults

Treehouse Masters

June 4:

The Radkes

The Oslo Killing (Sundance Now, new true-crime series)

June 5:

The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu, Season 3)

Black Mirror

Grown-ish

Lone Star Justice

June 6:

3%

Queen of the South

Mountain Men

Alone

Hero Ink

Unspouse My House

June 7:

Masters of Illusion

The Big Stage

Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City

Designated Survivor

The Chef Show (Netflix, new cooking docuseries)

BattleBots

June 9:

The 73rd Annual Tony Awards (CBS, live awards special)

Celebrity Family Feud

The $100,000 Pyramid

To Tell the Truth

Big Little Lies (HBO, Season 2)

Claws

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! (Travel Channel, new series reboot)

The Great Food Truck Race

Carnival Eats

Legends of the Deep

sMothered

Sugar and Toys

June 10:

American Ninja Warrior

Dateline NBC (NBC, Season 27)

Kate Plus Date

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

44 Cats

Best Ever Trivia Show

June 11:

Pose

Ink Master: Battle of the Sexes (Paramount Network, Season 12)

Outdaughtered

Most Expensivist (Viceland, Season 3)

Jasper & Errol’s First Time (Viceland, new docuseries)

June 12:

Press Your Luck

Card Sharks

Match Game

First Responders Live

Queen Sugar

Younger

Krypton (Syfy, Season 2)

BattleBots

Savage Builds

Deal or No Deal

June 13:

Baskets

Siren

Strange Angel (CBS All Access, Season 2)

Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta (Season 3)

MTV’s The Real World

June 14:

Absentia

Too Old to Die Young (Amazon Prime, new drama series)

Leila (Netflix, new Indian drama series)

Los Espookys (HBO, new comedy series)

Jett

Kevin Hart Presents: Hart of the City

Love After Lockup: Life After Lockup

Just Roll With It (Disney Channel, new comedy series sneak preview; moves to regular slot June 19)

June 15:

All That

Frankie Drake Mysteries

June 16:

Instinct

City on a Hill (Showtime, new drama series)

Euphoria

Endeavour

Apollo’s Moon Shot (Smithsonian Channel, new documentary miniseries)

Giada in Italy

Atomic Age Declassified

Pirata & Capitano

June 17:

Grand Hotel (ABC, new drama series)

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Penn & Teller: Fool Us

Bunk’d (Disney Channel, Season 4)

Amphibia

June 18:

Good Trouble (Freeform, Season 2)

The Detour

Ambitions

Drunk History

Alternatino with Arturo Castro

Hurricane Man

June 19:

Yellowstone

Just Roll with It

June 20:

The Wall

Holey Moley

Family Food Fight

Reef Break

Spin the Wheel

MasterChef

Raven’s Home

Rosehaven

Riviera

June 21:

Mr. Iglesias

Dark (Netflix, Season 2)

Andi Mack

Ghosts of Morgan City

June 22:

Lego City Adventures

June 23:

Yellowstone Live

Close Up

June 24:

Years and Years

Legion

The Hills: New Beginnings

June 25:

Big Brother

June 27:

O Escolhido (Netflix, new Brazilian drama series)

June 30:

What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage (Fox, new comedy series)

The Loudest Voice

The Rook

June Tba:

Arthdal Chronicles

July 2:

Young Justice: Outsiders (DC Universe, Season 1B)

July 4:

Stranger Things (Netflix, Season 3)

July 6:

Supersize My Pool

Pools Off the Deep End

Pool Hunters

Pool Kings

July 7:

The Movies

July 9:

Love Island

Bring the Funny

The Disappearance (Wgn America, new drama series)

July 10:

Snowfall

Harlots

Florida Girls (Pop, new comedy series)

July 11:

Hollywood Game Night

The Outpost

Dr. Pimple Popper

Our Wedding Story

Crazy Beautiful Weddings

July 14:

Sweetbitter

Grantchester

July 15:

Peyton’s Places

July 16:

T-Pain’s School of Business (Fuse, Season 2)

July 17:

Suits

Pearson

July 19:

La Casa de Papel

July 24:

South Side (Comedy Central, new comedy series)

July 25:

Chasing the Cure (TNT/TBS, new medical docuseries)

Cash Pad

Listing Impossible

July 26:

Orange Is the New Black (Netflix, Season 7; final season)

Veronica Mars (Hulu, Season 4; new network)

Light as a Feather

The Boys (Amazon Prime, new drama series)

July 28:

Pennyworth

July 29:

Bachelor in Paradise (ABC, Season 6; moved from August 7)

July 31:

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Sherman’s Showcase

No One Saw a Thing

July Tba:

Designated Survivor: 60 Days (Netflix, new Korean drama series)

David Spade Untitled Late-Night Show

The Family Chantel

Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted

August 7:

BH90210

Castaways

August 12:

The Terror: Infamy (AMC, Season 2)

Lodge 49

American Greed

August 25:

Power (Starz, Season 6; final season)

August 28:

Jay Leno’s Garage

August 30:

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Netflix, new drama series)

August Tba:

Succession

Vagabond (Netflix, new Korean drama series)

Growing Up Chrisley

David Makes Man

Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda

September 3:

Valley of the Damned

September 19:

Five Day Biz Fix

The Deed: Chicago

Summer Tba:

Pandora

Bulletproof

Hypnotize Me

Mysteries Decoded

Red Bull Peaking

Get Shorty

Adam Ruins Everything

Good Eats

BBQ Brawl: Flay v. Symon

Restaurant: Impossible

Twisted Sisters

Garage Squad

London Kills...

In today’s roundup, Netflix announces the premiere date for “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.”

Dates

“The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance,” the prequel series to the original fantasy film, will premiere on Netflix on Aug. 30. Taron Egerton, Anya Taylor-Joy and Nathalie Emmanuel will voice the three Gelfling heroes, once again portrayed as animated puppets, named Rian, Brea and Deet. The star-studded voice cast of heroes and villains also includes Mark Hamill, Eddie Izzard, Natalie Dormer, Andy Samberg, Simon Pegg, Keegan-Michael Key, Helena Bonham Carter, Mark Strong and Alicia Vikander. The 10-episode series will follow the three heroes as they set out on a journey to discover the secrets behind the evil Skeksis’ power and save their world.

The second season of the Starz drama “Sweetbitter” will premiere on July 14 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt. Based on the Stephanie Danler novel of the same name, the new episodes will...

Forrrrrre! The biography Tiger Woods, written by Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian, is being developed into a scripted miniseries, our sister site Deadline reports.

Published last year, the biography begins with the golfer’s infamous 2009 car accident on the day after Thanksgiving, which precipitated his infidelity scandal. A network is not yet attached to the project.

“As a rabid sports fan, I had seen Jeff’s byline and read much of his work, always impressed by his insights and access into some pretty rarified worlds,” Brent Montgomery, whose Wheelhouse Entertainment is behind the adaptation, tells Deadline. “But when I picked up Tiger Woods,...

Laura Linney is one of the most respected actors of the last couple of decades. She’s probably best known for her roles in films like “Primal Fear,” “The Truman Show,” “Mystic River,” and “Kinsey,” among others. However, one of her first roles is being revisited on Netflix, in the new series “Tales of the City.”

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Back in 1993, Linney starred as Mary Ann Singleton in the first adaptation of author Armistead Maupin’s famous novel series “Tales of the City.” The story followed Mary Ann and the residents of 28 Barbary Lane, in San Francisco, as they deal with everything life throws at them, while also exploring issues of sexuality and race.

Continue reading ‘Tales Of The City’ Trailer: Netflix Brings Back Laura Linney For New Stories At 28 Barbary Lane at The Playlist.

Netflix has released the full-length trailer for “Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City,” and Laura Linney’s Mary Ann Singleton has a secret to reveal to her on-screen daughter Shawna, played by Ellen Page.

Linney is reprising the role she originated in the ’90s TV miniseries based on Maupin’s novel series of the same name. Olympia Dukakis will also return to her role as Anna Madrigal, along with Barbara Garrick as DeDe Halcyon Day and Paul Gross as Brian Hawkins.

The returning cast are joined by new cast members including Page, “Russian Doll” star Charlie Barnett, Murray Bartlett, Josiah Victoria Garcia and May Hong.

The trailer shows Madrigal (Dukakis) and Singleton (Linney) reuniting at Barbary Lane, and having a heart-to-heart in which Singleton says, “Shawna deserves to know the truth.”

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In today’s TV news roundup, “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman” returns to Netflix on May 31 and the Jonas Brothers are set to perform for the June 15 premiere of “All That” on Nickelodeon.

Dates:

”My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman” will return to Netflix on May 31. All six episodes of the new season will drop at once, with each dedicated to in-depth interviews with special guests that will be announced at a later date.

Nickelodeon has set a June 15 premiere date for its reinvented sketch comedy series “All That,” featuring a guest performance by the Jonas Brothers. Executive produced by original cast member, Kenan Thompson, the premiere will also include performances by legacy cast members from the ’90s, including those by Kel Mitchell, Lori Beth Denberg and Josh Server.

The Showtime Documentary Film “16 Shots” will make its small-screen debut on June 14. The doc,...

1993: CBS aired the final episodes of Knots Landing.

1994: Gh's Miguel pulled an injured Bj out of a bus crash.

2010: Emmerdale's Aaron revealed he was gay on the witness stand.

2011: Roger Howarth returned to One Life to Live."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1964: On Another World, Pat Matthews (Susan Trustman) told her mother, Mary (Virginia Dwyer), that her brother, Russ, resented their sister, Alice, for being a honor student when he will be forced to go to summer school.

1982: On The Edge of Night,...

Go behind the scenes and learn the history of Netflix’s upcoming limited series Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, the new chapter in the beloved franchise that has spanned generations. Get a First Look at guest star Jen Richards as young “Anna Madrigal” and Daniela Vega as her best friend “Ysela” from a flashback episode focused on Anna’s arrival to San Francisco. The episode depicts 1966 San Francisco and the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot, one of the first events of Lgbtq activism in the U.S.

About Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City: Inspired by the books of Armistead Maupin, Netflix Original Limited Series Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City begins a new chapter in the beloved story. Mary Ann (Laura Linney) returns to present-day San Francisco and is reunited with her daughter Shawna (Ellen Page) and ex-husband Brian (Paul Gross), twenty years after leaving...

The residents of 28 Barbary Lane have returned, and they’re just as magical as ever. After 25 years, a new revival of “Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City” is coming to Netflix, starring old friends and a whole slew of fascinating new ones. Based on Maupin’s wildly popular serialized book series, the queer classic originally aired on PBS in 1994 for just one season, breaking countless barriers of what kinds of stories could be told on television. Original stars Laura Linney, Olympia Dukakis, and Paul Gross return for the second chapter, which released a behind the scenes featurette as well as first look photos today.

“Tales of the City” follows Mary Ann Singleton (Linney) as she returns to her home away from home in San Francisco after leaving behind a husband and child to pursue a career. All grown up and living in Mary Ann’s old haunt, her daughter...

The Inside Out Toronto Lgbt Film Festival announced their full feature and short film lineup which includes a list top-notch programming that champions talented Lgbtq filmmakers from across the globe. This year’s festival will take place on May 23 and will continue through June 2 in Toronto.

Inside Out’s Executive Director Andria Wilson and the festival’s Director of Programming Andrew Murphy revealed the list which includes the upcoming Dexter Fletcher-directed Elton John biopic Rocketman starring Taron Egerton as the opening night film. Closing the fest will be the Sundance hit Late Night from director Nisha Ganatra and starring Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling.

Netflix’s Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City will make its Canadian debut as the fest’s Centerpiece Gala and the annual Women’s Gala will be Wendy Jo Carlton’s Good Kisser.

“The strength and diversity of this year’s lineup demonstrates the...

Inside Out Toronto, Canada’s leading Lgbtq film festival, announced its full lineup for its 29th edition today, including news that the Taron Egerton-starring Elton biopic “Rocketman” will open the festival following its Cannes premiere. Mindy Kaling’s “Late Night” will close the festival, with Netflix’s update to “Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City” featured as a centerpiece presentation.

The festival also announced Thursday a new four-year partnership with Netflix in support of Lgbtq filmmakers in Canada. The strategic partnership will begin with the 2019 edition of the festival, which runs May 23 – June 2. Through Inside Out’s Lgbtq Film Financing Forum, the first of its kind in the world, the Netflix funds will be used to expand Inside Out’s professional development and mentorship programming to develop the next generation of Canadian creators and talent.

“Inside Out is committed to establishing itself as the home of Lgbtq filmmakers,...

Paramount Pictures' Elton John biopic Rocketman, which sees Taron Egerton playing the iconic British singer-songwriter, is set to open the Inside Out Toronto Lgbt Film Festival, organizers said Friday.

Amazon's Sundance comedy Late Night, which stars Mindy Kaling and Emma Thompson, will close the event. The full lineup for the May 23 to June 2 festival was unveiled in Toronto.

The Inside Out fest, Canada's biggest showcase of Lgbtq films, is also giving a gala screening to Netflix's Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, which stars Ellen Page and Laura Linney.

Also headed to Toronto is Wendy Jo Carlton’...

Paramount Pictures' Elton John biopic Rocketman, which sees Taron Egerton playing the iconic British singer-songwriter, is set to open the Inside Out Toronto Lgbt Film Festival, organizers said Friday.

Amazon's Sundance comedy Late Night, which stars Mindy Kaling and Emma Thompson, will close the event. The full lineup for the May 23 to June 2 festival was unveiled in Toronto.

The Inside Out fest, Canada's biggest showcase of Lgbtq films, is also giving a gala screening to Netflix's Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, which stars Ellen Page and Laura Linney.

Also headed to Toronto is Wendy Jo Carlton’...

“Escape at Dannemora” is the current frontrunner to take home the Best Limited Series Emmy, which would not only be a huge coup for Ben Stiller & Co., but would be a landmark win for Showtime as the network has never won the category before.

Showtime only has a mere six nominations in the category, which through various times over the years has been merged with and split from the Best TV Movie category. For comparison, NBC and PBS have a record 10 wins each. Last year, Showtime’s bid for “Patrick Melrose” marked the network’s first nomination in the category since “Sleeper Cell” 12 years prior. Its other nominations were for “Paris Trout”, “Hiroshima” (1996), “Armistead Maupin’s More Tales of the City” (1998) and “Armistead Maupin’s Further Tales of the City” (2001).

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In addition to filming the third season of the Netflix crime drama Ozark, it seems Laura Linney made time to star in another drama for the streaming platform: Tales of the City.

The limited series is inspired by the books of the same name by American writer Armistead Maupin, who set his novels in San Francisco. That's where we meet Mary Ann (Linney), who returns to the California city to reunite with her daughter Shawna (Ellen Page) and ex-husband Brian (Paul Gross), 20 years after she left them to pursue her career. In Netflix's description of the series, Mary Ann is "fleeing the midlife crisis that her picture-perfect Connecticut life created" and finds herself "quickly drawn back into the orbit of Anna Madrigal (Olympia Dukakis), her chosen family, and a new generation of queer young residents living at 28 Barbary Lane."

Linney, Page, Gross, and Dukakis will be joined by Charlie Barnett,...