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Over the past decade, Australian-American comedian Jim Jefferies has climbed the heights of stand-up comedy. Yet, despite all his comedic success, one past project still feels unfinished to him: his short-lived FX sitcom Legit. The semi-autobiographical series starred Jefferies as a fictionalized version of himself who lives with his two best friends, Steve Nugent and Steve’s brother Billy, who has a severe case of muscular dystrophy and uses a wheelchair. In its premiere episode, Jim and Steve take Billy to a brothel — a real-life event that made its way into Jefferies’ stand-up and then into Legit (which was the case for much of the show’s stories).

While Legit never found a big audience, the show was beloved by critics, who praised it as being both darkly funny and surprisingly tender. The darkly funny part of that equation was familiar to anyone who knew Jefferies’ raunchy stand-up act, but...

In a first trailer for “The Game” Season 2, shared exclusively with TheWrap, players on and off the field are tested by the pro football league’s unionization efforts, which leads to confrontation, betrayals and, of course, power plays. The sophomore season of the Paramount+ revival series will premiere with two episodes on Dec. 15.

“The Game” stars Wendy Raquel Robinson, Hosea Chanchez, Adriyan Rae, Vaughn Hebron, Analisa Velez and Toby Sandeman. Per the sports drama’s logline, it offers a “modern-day examination of Black culture through the prism of professional football. The beloved characters tackle racism, sexism, classism and more as they fight for fame, fortune, respect and love — all while trying to maintain their souls as they each play ‘The Game.'” In Season 2, the drama and laughs double as the core group fights to survive the storms of change.

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Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from Thursday, January 2021.

The forthcoming female-led reboot of Doogie Howser has found its lead in Peyton Elizabeth Lee (Andi Mack).

The series is titled Doogie Kameāloha, M.D., and is a female-led reimagining of the classic ABC medical dramedy, the streamer announced Thursday.

The streamer also dropped the logline:

Set in modern-day Hawaii, the 10-episode comedy follows Lahela "Doogie" Kamealoha, a mixed race 16-year-old girl, juggling a budding medical career and life as a teenager.

Guiding Lahela (and also complicating things) is her family, including her spit-fire Irish mother who’s also her supervisor at the hospital, and her ‘Local Boy’ father struggling to accept that his daughter is no longer his little girl.

The original Doogie Howser starred Neil Patrick Harris, and aired on ABC from 1989 to 1993.

The rest of the cast will be announced at a later date.

Netflix has released the first trailer for its series adaptation of “Firefly Lane,” starring Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke as lifelong best friends.

Based on the New York Times bestseller by Kristin Hannah, the 10-episode series tells the story of two inseparable best friends and their enduring, complicated bond, spanning four tumultuous decades. Here is the full series description:

The greatest love story of all can be between friends. When unlikely duo Tully (Katherine Heigl) and Kate (Sarah Chalke) meet at age fourteen, they couldn’t be more different. Tully is the brash and bold girl you can’t ignore, while Kate is the mousy shy girl you never notice. But when a tragedy brings them together, they are bonded for life — forever inseparable best friends. Together they experience thirty years of ups and downs — triumphs and disappointments, heartbreak and joy, and a love triangle that strains their friendship. One...

They're back.

Netflix has brought two acting powerhouses together for its latest original series.

Katherine Heigl (Grey's Anatomy) and Sarah Chalke (Scrubs) will play two best friends in Firefly Lane, debuting February 3.

"The greatest love story of all can be between friends. When unlikely duo Tully (Katherine Heigl) and Kate (Sarah Chalke) meet at age fourteen, they couldn’t be more different," reads the official logline.

"Tully is the brash and bold girl you can’t ignore, while Kate is the mousy shy girl you never notice. But when a tragedy brings them together, they are bonded for life -- forever inseparable best friends."

"Together they experience thirty years of ups and downs -- triumphs and disappointments, heartbreak and joy, and a love triangle that strains their friendship."

"One goes on to fabulous wealth and fame, the other chooses marriage and motherhood -- but through the decades, their bond remains...

Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke are wigging out in the latest teaser trailer for their decades-spanning new Netflix drama Firefly Lane.

Based on the novel of the same name by bestselling author Kristin Hannah (who serves as co-executive producer on the 10-episode series), Firefly Lane — which will premiere Feb. 3 — proposes that “the greatest love story of all can be between friends.”

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“When unlikely duo Tully (played...

In today’s TV news roundup, NBC released a trailer for the fifth season of “This Is Us,” and HBO Max renewed “Craftopia” for a second season.

Casting

Kathleen Turner will reprise her role in the third and final season of Netflix’s “The Kominsky Method.” The actor returns in her role of Roz Volander, a skilled doctor who has a volatile relationship with Sandy Kominsky (Michael Douglas). In the upcoming season, Roz will join her daughter Mindy (Sarah Baker) in Los Angeles. Turner is represented by Buchwald and Culture Group.

Renewals

HBO Max has renewed its competition series “Craftopia” for a second season, set to debut in 2021. The eight-episode season, titled “Craftopia: Holiday Showdown” will feature new contestants and inventive challenges. The show is hosted and executive produced by crafting expert Lauren Riihimaki, and Rhett Bachner and Brien Meagher also executive produce for B17 Entertainment with Claire Kosloff signed on as showrunner.

Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke will play best friends in a new Netflix drama, and we have the first trailer to prove it.

The Grey's Anatomy vet and the Scrubs vet will star on Firefly Lane, which is based on the novel of the same name by bestselling author Kristin Hannah.

"The greatest love story of all can be between friends. When unlikely duo Tully (Katherine Heigl) and Kate (Sarah Chalke) meet at age fourteen, they couldn’t be more different," reads the official logline.

"Tully is the brash and bold girl you can’t ignore, while Kate is the mousy shy girl you never notice. But when a tragedy brings them together, they are bonded for life -- forever inseparable best friends."

"Together they experience thirty years of ups and downs -- triumphs and disappointments, heartbreak and joy, and a love triangle that strains their friendship."

"One goes on to fabulous wealth and fame,...

Teenage besties stay by each other’s side over the course of decades, and even during the darkest hours, in the first teaser trailer for Netflix’s Firefly Lane adaptation starring Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke.

Three first photos were also release on Wednesday morning, featured below.

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Based on the novel of the same name by bestselling author Kristin Hannah (who serves as co-executive producer on the 10-episode series...

Exclusive: Patrick Sabongui (Homeland) and Brendan Taylor (Supernatural) are set to recur opposite Katherine Heigel and Sarah Chalke in Netflix’s upcoming drama series Firefly Lane, based on the bestselling novel by Kristin Hannah.

Written and executive produced by Maggie Friedman, who also serves as showrunner, Firefly Lane is the sweeping story of two inseparable best friends and their enduring, complicated bond, spanning four tumultuous decades.

Firefly Lane follows the story of Kate (Chalke) and Tully’s (Heigl) enduring friendship from their teen years through their 40s — as they weather career ups and downs, love triangles, marriage and divorce, and countless dramas along with way. Throughout their lives, the one constant they have is each other: partners in crime, platonic soulmates, always up for their next adventure.

Sabongui plays Chad Wiley, a former journalist, now a college professor, who falls into a forbidden relationship with Tully Hart (Heigl), a promising...

From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for November 2017 including "Siren", "The Exorcist", "Purple Harvest" and a whole lot more:

Features:

A Dogs Way HOMELocal Production Company: Singularity Productions

Director: Charles Martin Smith

Producer: Gavin Polone

Oct 16/17 - Dec 15/17

Noelle

Local Production Company: True Meaning Productions

Director: Marc Lawrence

Producer: Heather Meehan

Oct 23/17 - Jan 19/18

Purple Harvest

Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions

Director: Drew Goddard

Jan 29/18 - Apr 06/18

Skyscraper

Local Production Company: Main Mast Production - Can, Inc

Director: Rawson Marshall Thurter, J. J. Perry

Aug 14/17 - Nov 17/17

Two/One

Local Production Company: Khai Productions

Director: Juan Cabral

Producer: Dave Valleau

Nov 15/17 - Dec 03/17

TV Pilots:

Deadly Class

Local Production Company: Pico Productions (BC) Limited

Director: Lee Toland Krieger

Producer: John Lenic

Nov 15/17 - Dec 05/17

TV Series:

A Series Of Unfortunate Events ~ Season 2

Local Production Company: Olaf II Productions Inc

Director: Loni Peristere, Jonathan Teplitzky

Apr...

Thanks to VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for April 2017, including "Game Over Man", "Hardpowder", "Love Machine" and a whole lot more:  

Anthem

Feature

Local Production Company: Gandy's Rock Productions Inc

Director: Robin Hays

Producer: Tina Pehme, Kim Roberts

Mar 27/17 - Apr 15/17

Game Over, Man

Feature

Local Production Company: Lumberjackson Productions Inc.

Director: Kyle Newcheck

Exec. Producer(s): Ted Gidlow

Producer: Seth Rogan, Scott Rudin

Line Producer: Ted Gidlow

Apr 12/17 - Jun 05/17

Hardpowder

Feature

Local Production Company: Hardpowder Canada Inc

Director: Hans Petter Moland

Exec. Producer(s): Ameet Shukla, Michael Dreyer

Mar 20/17 - May 24/17

Love Machine

Feature

Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouve Productions Ltd

Director: David Leitch

Exec. Producer(s): Ethan Smith, Kelly McCormick

Jun 19/17 - Sep 18/17

Ollie (aka The Predator)

Feature

Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions Ltd.

Director: Shane Black

Exec. Producer(s): Bill Bannerman, John Davis

Sep 30/16 - May 15/17

Stingray...

Thanks to VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for February 2017, including "Game Over, Man", "Ollie" (aka "The Predator"), "Lost In Space" and a whole lot more:  

Game Over, Man

Feature

Local Production Company: Lumberjackson Productions Inc.

Pm: Barbara Kelly

PC: Kathleen Whelan

Feb 08/17 - Mar 30/17

Light Of My Life

Feature

Local Production Company: Light of My Life Film Inc.

Director: Casey Affleck

Line Producer: Peter Pastorelli

Feb 08/17 - Mar 30/17

Ollie (aka The Predator)

Feature

Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions Ltd.

Director: Shane Black

Exec. Producer(s): John Davis, Bill Bannerman

Sep 30/16 - May 15/17

The Christmas Calendar

Feature

Local Production Company: Christmas Film Rr Inc.

Director: Allan Harmon

Producer: Cynde Harmon

Jan 25/17 - Feb 09/17

The Mountain Between Us

Feature

Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions Ltd.

Director: Hany Abu Assad

Producer: Becki Trujillo

Dec 05/16 - Feb 24/17

Aliens Ate My Homework

Digital Feature

Local Production Company: Phone...

Amy Schumer and Bill Hader in TrainwreckPhoto: Universal Pictures With Sundance just wrapping up and Berlin starting up in a few days, we are now immersed in the year-long barrage of film festivals. One such festival in South By Southwest. A few weeks back they announced the first seven films of their program, including the opening night film Brand: A Second Coming. Today, they have revealed the rest of the features to be shown in March (except for the midnight program), and some of it has me very excited. The bigger titles announced do not do much for me. Paul Feig's Spy, starring Melissa McCarthy, and the Will Ferrell/Kevin Hart starrer Get Hard leave a lot to be desired in terms of anticipation, as does a work in progress cut of Judd Apatow's latest film Trainwreck. I'm guessing an Apatow work in progress is probably around three and a half hours.

TNT has given a greenlight to "Agent X," a spirited action-drama starring Jeff Hephner (Interstellar, "Chicago Fire") and Oscar nominee and Emmy and Golden Globe® winner Sharon Stone (Casino). Gerald McRaney ("House of Cards") also stars in the series, which is being produced by TNT Originals in association with Beacon Pictures, with Armyan Bernstein (Air Force One, Spy Game, Children of Men, "Castle") and Sharon Stone serving as executive producers. William Blake Herron (The Bourne Identity), who will also executive-produce, penned the pilot, which was directed by Peter O'Fallon. TNT has ordered 10 episodes for the first season of the series, with plans to launch in the second half of 2015.

When Pulp Fiction opened in theaters 20 years ago today, the mainstream moviegoing audience was introduced to a dynamic new Hollywood talent. Quentin Tarantino was a 31-year-old hipster whose formal film education never rose much higher than working as a clerk in a Manhattan Beach video store. A walking encyclopedia of film history who fetishized some of the more obscure genres, Tarantino had a gift for dialog and his own visual toolbox that expanded the language of cinematic storytelling. Pulp Fiction was the culmination of a two-year stretch where the director went from Nobody to Wunderkind, beginning with the Sundance premiere...

"Legit" might not be Fxx's most popular comedy, but it should be one of them. After a critically acclaimed first season, the Jim Jefferies-starring series is only sharper, funnier and more brutally heartwarming in Season 2.

Though Wednesday's (Feb. 26) premiere episode isn't as jarring or as uplifting as Season 1's, "Legit" finds its groove much easier in Season 2 than it did last year. The characters of Jim, Billy (DJ Qualls) and Steve (Dan Bakkedahl) feel lived in here, and the episodes feel like one part of a larger story instead of just funny jokes conceived as episodes, which is more akin to "Louie."

In fact, it's hard to compare "Legit" to much of anything on television right now, and that's part of what is so exciting about it. After viewing the first four episodes, it's clear that Jefferies and co-creator Peter O'Fallon aren't afraid to push the bounds of what is politically correct on television.

"Legit" didn't leave main characters Jim (Jim Jefferies) and Steve (Dan Bakkedahl) in the best places at the end of Season 1, and life doesn't get much better for them in Season 2. Still, according to the cast, watching their downward spirals is going to be so much fun for viewers.

Zap2it visited the Venice, Calif., set of "Legit" in November when Jefferies, DJ Qualls, Bakkedahl and creator Peter O'Fallon were shooting one of the final episodes of Season 2. As they later teased at their 2014 TCA Winter Press Tour panel, this season will deal with Jim suffering from sex addiction and Dan being an alcoholic. It's not going to be a pretty sight.

"The career's going downhill this season," Jefferies tells Zap2it and select other outlets on the set visit. "I might be a bit more famous next season if we get a third season. All of our lives are...

Fxx has set the premiere date of February 26th for the second season of its original comedy series Legit and Ali G: Rezurection. Legit will air at 10 Pm Et/Pt, followed by Ali G: Rezurection at 10:30 Pm Et/Pt.

Season 2 of Legit goes a bit deeper with comedian Jim Jeffries pondering why he's never had a relationship longer than six months; whether he's a sex addict; and how to deal with an extended visit from his parents and his roommates' dad, Walter (John Ratzenberger). With responsibility also falling on Jim's shoulders to cover for his roommate Steve (Dan Bakkedahl) - who has descended into alcoholism after losing his daughter to his ex-wife - Jim juggles his unnatural inclination to be a good guy with an overwhelming desire to take his career to the next level and rekindle a romance with his high school sweetheart. Meanwhile, Jim's other roommate,...

"Legit" is heading with confidence into its second season. The cast and producers of the Fxx critical darling took to its TCA 2014 winter press tour panel with no concern about how the somewhat touchy subjects of Season 2 will resonate.

Among the storylines being explored on "Legit" are Jim's (Jim Jefferies) sex addiction, Steve's (Dan Bakkedahl) alcoholism and Billy's (DJ Qualls) use of an experimental drug to help him deal with his muscular dystrophy. Balancing out those serious plot arcs are scenes like one where Jim decides to urinate on Billy, who can't move to avoid it because of his disease.

"It's amazingly poignant," co-creator Peter O'Fallon says of the urine scene. Jefferies adds, "It's as touching of a water sports scene as you've ever seen."

But even with the ridiculous nature of some of Season 2's tales, expect "Legit" to stay grounded. O'Fallon says, "The one difference we have between...

Fox Home Entertainment has announced that the latest seasons of Archer and Legit will debut on Blu-ray and DVD January 7. We don't have any pricing details, but take a look at the special features details and cover artwork for both of these sets below.

Swing back into action with Sterling Archer - the world's greatest spy - and the agents of Isis for another hilarious season of cocktails, carousing and animated awesomeness! Follow the team around the globe, from the mysterious Bermuda Triangle all the way to the Vatican, as they bicker, backstab and bumble their way through assassination plots, an ill-advised marriage, an unexpected pregnancy, and a venomous snake bite in a very, very bad place! Packed with terrorist threats, sexual shenanigans, and all things inappropriate, Archer: The Complete Season Four comes fully loaded with outrageous top-secret extras!

Special Features:

Fisherman's Daughter

Archer Live!

This outrageous new comedy...

Watch clips from Episode 9 of Anger Management, Episode 8 of Legit and a recap video from Episode 5 of The Americans, starring Keri Russell. First up, from Anger Management, Charlie and Kate face off as expert witnesses in the same trial. Next, from Legit, while running an errand with Steve and Billy, Jim discovers Janice has become a hoarder, forcing her husband Walter to live outside. In a misguided intervention, Jim uncovers more family secrets. Created by Jim Jefferies and Peter O'Fallon, Legit airs on Thursday nights at 10:30 p.m. Et/Pt and stars Jeffreis, Bakkedahl, DJ Qualls and Mindy Sterling. Finally, go Undercover with The Americans from this recap of the fifth episode, and explore the unexpected physical and emotional risks that both Elizabeth and Stan experience on the job.

Watch clips from Episode 9 of Anger Management, Episode 8 of Legit and a recap video from Episode 5 of The Americans, starring Keri Russell. First up, from Anger Management, Charlie and Kate face off as expert witnesses in the same trial. Next, from Legit, while running an errand with Steve and Billy, Jim discovers Janice has become a hoarder, forcing her husband Walter to live outside. In a misguided intervention, Jim uncovers more family secrets. Created by Jim Jefferies and Peter O'Fallon, Legit airs on Thursday nights at 10:30 p.m. Et/Pt and stars Jeffreis, Bakkedahl, DJ Qualls and Mindy Sterling. Finally, go Undercover with The Americans from this recap of the fifth episode, and explore the unexpected physical and emotional risks that both Elizabeth and Stan experience on the job.

FX has picked up the comedy pilot Legit starring Australian comedian Jim Jefferies. The network has ordered 13 episodes of the show, which is planned for a January 2013 premiere, reports Deadline. Legit, created by Jefferies and Peter O'Fallon, focuses on a comedian named Jim (Jefferies) who is encouraged by his friends (Dan Bakkedahl and DJ Qualls) to attempt to become 'legitimate in life'. The show will join other FX comedy series including It's Always (more)...

Australian comedian Jim Jefferies is rolling into FX.

Co-created by Peter O'Fallon and Jefferies, the network has ordered a pilot episode of "Legit," set to air in January 2013.

The series centers on a comedian (Jefferies) and his "misguided attempts to become legitimate in life." His best friend Steve (Dan Bakkedahl) and Steve's brother Billy (DJ Qualls) attempt to help him along the way.

"I couldn't be happier than getting to do this show," Jefferies said in a statement. "FX has set the bar so high with shows like Louie and Sunny, but I believe Peter and I have created something special. The cast is amazing and FX has given us all the freedom we need. I can't wait for people to see it."

"Legit" joins other FX comedies, including "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia," "Archer" and "Louie."...

With Louis Ck, one of the finest comedians working today, finding success with his fantastic series Louie on FX, another great comedian is looking to follow in his footsteps. Deadline has word that the cable network has just given the greenlight to a pilot called Legit, a potential new series starring Australian comedian Jim Jeffries. The show will follow a misanthrope (Jeffries) trying to go legit. Apparently the comedian had a show in development at Comedy Central last year about his life in the United States but that never got off the ground. Peter O'Fallon, a TV director and producer behind such series as The Riches and House M.D. will executive produce the new series. Jeffries' brash, vulgar and even bleak comedic stylings are along the same lines of honesty and grittiness of Louis Ck, so I think this new series will fit in perfectly on FX. The network has...

Leverage The 2nd Season (DVD)Paramount Home Entertainment2009-10/Not Rated/646 minsNow Available – List Price $39.98Academy award winner Timothy Hutton scored a surprise hit with the TNT cable television series Leverage, a show that made a familiar formula exciting and fun. As former insurance investigator and recovering alcoholic Nate Ford, Hutton leads a team of thieves, con artists and hackers to help innocents bring the corrupt to justice. As a mid-season replacement, the series hit in the Winter of 2008 and enjoyed a successful first season that concluded in the Spring '09. Season two quickly arrived that summer and though not as edgy as the first, Leverage remains an entertaining show that like its characters still has a few tricks up its sleeves.In season one we learned that Nate's life took a downward spiral when he lost his young son after the insurance company he worked for refused to cover experimental treatment.

Kiele Sanchez and Carlos Gomez have landed co-starring roles on A&E's drama pilot "Sugarloaf."

The project, from Fox TV Studios, centers on Jim Longworth (Matt Passmore), a Chicago cop who gets kicked off the force after being shot by his ex-captain, who wrongfully accused him of having an affair with his wife. After receiving a payout, Jim, an observant detective with a sly sense of humor, moves to a small Florida town and joins the state police.

Sanchez will play Jim's romantic interest, Callie, a nurse who moonlights at a pizza place to afford medical school. Uriah Shelton has been cast as Callie's 12-year son, whom she is raising alone, with her husband in prison.

Gomez will play Jim's golf partner, friend and colleague, a forensic medical examiner.

Clifton Campbell wrote "Sugarloaf" and is executive producing the pilot with Gary Randall. Peter O'Fallon is directing.

Sanchez, who co-starred in the feature "A Perfect Getaway,...

A&E has greenlighted "Sugarloaf," an hourlong pilot starring Matt Passmore.

The cable network also has tapped Jeffrey Nordling, John Heard and Michael Arden to co-star opposite Radha Mitchell in its other drama pilot, "The Quickening."

"Sugarloaf," from Fox TV Studios, centers on Jim Longworth (Passmore), an ex-Chicago cop who gets kicked off the force after being shot by his ex-captain, who wrongfully accused him in having an affair with his wife. After receiving a payout, Longworth, an observant detective with a sly sense of humor, moves to a small Florida town and joins the state police.

Clifton Campbell wrote "Sugarloaf" and is executive producing the pilot with Gary Randall. Peter O'Fallon is directing.

A&E had been high on the project for a while but didn't want to commit to a production order until it found the right lead actor.

"It was such a great script with such a...