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2025 Daytime Emmys: Big Names From General Hospital, B&b, & Doo (Photo Credit – X/CBS)

It’s time for the 2025 Daytime Emmys, an annual award ceremony that aims to acknowledge, appreciate, and recognize talent in the daytime world. Be it soap operas and daytime talk shows or culinary, cultural, or lifestyle series, the ceremony awards the best of it all every single year.

There have been four main soap operas for decades: The Young and the Restless, General Hospital, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Days of our Lives. Beyond The Gates is the newest inclusion but hadn’t premiered till the cut-off date. Here’s which of the shows and stars have been nominated.

2025 Daytime Emmys: Which Shows & Soap Stars Have Been Nominated?

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Female

Sharon Case as Sharon Newman from The Young and the Restless Eileen Davidson as Ashley Abbott from The Young and the Restless...

The nominees for the 52nd Daytime Emmys have been announced. We’ll give you the scoop on who was nominated and who we feel was snubbed.

First, let’s get the really disappointing news out of the way: Beyond the Gates isn’t yet eligible for scoring nominations for this year’s show.

Sadly, Beyond the Gates Wasn’t Eligible For This Year’s Daytime Emmys: Better Luck Next Time!

Btg premiered in February 2025, which falls outside the nomination window. Nominations are only eligible if the material was aired between January and December 2024.

Karla Mosley, who plays Dani Dupree on Btg, is the most entertaining character on the show. Mosely had done some incredible work. She’s definitely a shoo-in for next year!

The Outstanding Leading Performance In A Daytime Drama: Actress for the soap, The Young and the Restless, includes Sharon Case, who plays Sharon Newman; Michelle Stafford, who plays Phyllis Summers; Eileen Davidson,...

The 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards is scheduled to take place in October of this year, but fans can still celebrate, as the full list of nominees was announced on Thursday, July 10 at 12 Est.

It’s important to note that these nominations reflect programming between January 1 to December 31, 2024, and Beyond the Gates was not eligible for this year.

Top Three Categories

The top nominees in the top three categories were announced the day prior, on Wednesday, July 9. Below are the categories and nominations:

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series

Days of Our Lives

General Hospital

Young and Restless

Outstanding Lead Performance In A Daytime Drama Series: Actress & Actress

Sharon Case

Eileen Davidson

Melissa Claire Egan

Nancy Lee Grahn

Michelle Stafford

Laura Wright

Outstanding Lead Performance In A Daytime Drama Series: Actor

Peter Bergman

Eric Martsolf

Greg Rikaart

Paul Telfer

Dominic Zamprogna

Analyzing The Top Nominees

When it comes to the Lead Actress nominees,...

The 2025 Daytime Emmy Awards nominees have been revealed!

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) has revealed its nominees for this year’s ceremony, which will be held on October 17 in Pasadena, Calif.

Fan-favorite shows that appear in this year’s nominees include soaps like General Hospital, The Young and the Restless and Days of our Lives, as well as talk shows like The Drew Barrymore Show, The View, and The Kelly Clarkson Show.

This year, several new categories are making their debut, including Outstanding Culinary Cultural Series, Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series and Outstanding Regional Content in a Daytime Genre.

Keep reading to find out more…

The 2025 Daytime Emmy Awards Nominees – Full List

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series

Days of our Lives

General Hospital

The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Daytime Talk Series

The Drew Barrymore Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

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A quick review of the 2025 Daytime Emmy nominations might give you the false impression that only three soap operas aired within the 2024 calendar year of eligibility: CBS' The Young and the Restless (19 noms), ABC's General Hospital (16 noms), and Peacock's Days of Our Lives (13 noms).

However, CBS' The Bold and the Beautiful (four noms), Popstar's The Bay (one nom), and Prime Video's Neighbours (one nom) were also eligible this year, though they were almost completely snubbed by voters.

On the flip side, several contenders received surprising wake-up calls Thursday morning, including most notably Clint Howard. The longtime character actor, whose brother is actor-director Ron Howard, has now been recognized for his highly publicized guest arc as an unhoused man on The Bold and the Beautiful.

Read on for Gold Derby's snubs and surprises of the 2025 Daytime Emmy nominations:

Snub: The Bold and the Beautiful

More like The Bitter and the Bleak.

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) on Thursday announced the full list of nominees for “The 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards,” which are set to take place on Friday, October 17 during a ceremony that will be streamed live from Pasadena, CA. However, a specific venue had not been disclosed at press time.

This year, the Daytime Emmy Awards will take place as a single ceremony, executive produced by Adam Sharp, President and CEO of NATAS, and Lisa Armstrong, with Rachel Schwartz serving as Head of the Daytime Emmy Awards. The firm of Lutz & Carr, Llp, provides accounting services for this year’s competition.

Among the television networks and streamers, Netflix leads with 32 nominations, followed by ABC and CBS in a tie for second place, each with 25 nominations. Peacock received 14 nominations to rank fourth, while CBS Media Ventures was honored with 12 nominations to close out the top five.

“The Young and the Restless...

The classic coming-of-age ABC series The Wonder Years -- following the childhood of Fred Savage’s Kevin Arnold, as told from the perspective of his older self -- ended its run in 1993. The popular TV program also starred Danica McKellar as Kevin’s crush Winnie Cooper, and the actor looks back fondly at her experience on the show.

McKellar -- marking 32 years since the show concluded -- posted to Instagram, sharing some behind-the-scenes photos from the final day on set. In one photo, McKellar is shown standing with Josh Saviano, who played Kevin’s best friend Paul Pfeiffer, and Savage. Another photo showed the trio cutting a celebratory cake with Daniel Stern (who narrated the series as an adult Kevin) and others.

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“32 years ago today, the finale of The Wonder Years aired on ABC. These are personal shots from the last day of filming.

During his stint playing Commander William Riker on "Star Trek: The Next Generation," Jonathan Frakes (seen above left) underwent a rudimentary director's boot camp. Frakes was interested in directing episodes of the show, and the producers said he would only be allowed to do so after shadowing other directors for 300 hours. Frakes put in his due diligence, and he ended up directing eight episodes of the series. The producers were so impressed that they also hired Frakes to direct two of the "Star Trek" feature films. 

His directorial experience on "Next Generation," he found, could be parlayed into other directing gigs. For one, he remained with the "Star Trek" franchise for decades, coming back to helm episodes of "Deep Space Nine," "Voyager," "Discovery," "Strange New Worlds," and "Picard." He directed the family friend sci-fi adventure film "Clockstoppers" in 2002 and "Thunderbirds" in 2004, eventually moving exclusively into television, overseeing episodes of "Leverage,...

Stars: Sean Kenney, Olivia d’Abo, Bailey Sorrel, Gilles Stricher, Kelli Maroney, Laurene Landon, Eileen Dietz, Shawn C. Phillips, Catherine Lasalle, Lilly Ivring, Crystal J. Huang | Written by Emile Haris | Directed by Russ Emanuel

Obviously inspired by the 2020 pandemic, Staycation is a brilliantly dark-humoured look at that bizarre point in time where the world stood still and people argued about what was the “truth” about the situation on a daily basis. In fact Russ Emanuel’s film is probably the most on-the-nose “retelling” of that time – but with a wonderful skewed, laugh out loud, look at how insane the pandemic was. Only the pandemic is not of the “flu” variety – it’s more a zombie apocalypse, with the viruses victims here turning into “wanderers” (aka zombies).

The film’s central narrative follows Professor Edward Bellows (Sean Kenney), a lead virologist striving to develop a cure for the deadly Nix virus. Opening...

The classic coming-of-age series The Wonder Years did not end without controversy, as the show did not conclude with a romantic ending for Kevin Arnold (Fred Savage) and Winnie Cooper (Danica McKellar). However, 31 years after the finale, McKellar herself is hinting that fans shouldn't necessarily give up on shipping Kevin and Winnie.

Originally on the air between 1988 and 1993, The Wonder Years was set during the late 1960s and early 1970s. It centered on Kevin during his formative years growing up as a high school student while Winnie was his on-again, off-again childhood girlfriend. The series finale featured a narration from the older Kevin (Daniel Stern) revealing that Kevin and Winnie wound up marrying other people when they became adults, though the two remained friends. On a recent episode of the Pod Meets World podcast (per Variety), McKellar appeared as a guest and addressed how the series finale disappointed fans who'd...

Not many Jedi's impact can be seen as influencing Ahsoka Tano, Anakin Skywalker, or Kanan Jarrus. However, there is one Jedi master who impacted each of these characters in different ways: Luminara Unduli. She has been seen throughout the franchise and is one of the unsung heroes of the Jedi Order.

Her first introduction was in Attack of the Clones when she joined the legion of Jedi at the Battle of Geonosis. She was seen throughout the run of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, including in the Season 1 episode "Cloak of Darkness." Throughout the episode, she taught Ahsoka valuable lessons in discipline and patience but also realized how smart Ahsoka was and what the padawan could become.

Later, Luminara was heavily featured in the Geonosis arc in Season 2 of the series. She worked with Anakin, Ahsoka, and her own padawan, Barriss Offee, to bring down the Geonosisian leader, Poggle the Lesser,...

Quick Links Rey's Desire to Connect With Former Jedi Defined Her Arc Cal and Rey Have Similar Backstories Cal Could Help Rey in Her Struggle With the Dark Side

Star Wars has never shied away from allowing characters from different properties to interact. Luke Skywalker's cameo in The Mandalorian is one of the most thrilling moments in the saga as a whole, and characters like Saw Gerrera continue to make appearances throughout various eras. Fans watch with great enthusiasm to see which people their new favorite characters will interact with, adding to the magic of this interconnected universe.

One of the most interesting aspects of The Rise of Skywalker was Rey's wish to interact and learn from the Jedi who paved the way for everything she strives to do throughout the series. Figures like Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Yoda shared their wisdom with her, reminding her who...

The Wonder Years is a beloved series chronicling life in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The Wonder Years ended after six seasons with a controversial and rushed finale in 1993. The show returned for a reboot in 2021, earning critical acclaim but facing setbacks that eventually led to its cancellation.

ABC's The Wonder Years was one of the most notable sitcoms of the 1980s, well known for its theme song and generally saccharine tone. Going on for five years and six seasons, the show accumulated over 100 episodes and is a seminal series in the history of American television. Sadly for fans of the beloved TV series, The Wonder Years came to a close in 1993, and it did so in a way that not many appreciated. Featuring a hastily done voice-over and a future that was not what people expected, the surprising but realistic ending for the show is still a sore...

Patrick Muldoon and Jennifer Taylor (“Two and a Half Men”) are joining the cast of “The Bay,” playing the parents of Caleb McKinnon (Mike Manning) for the show’s upcoming ninth season.

According to Deadline, the storyline finds Caleb’s conservative parents reconnecting with their son after previously abandoning him after he married Daniel Garrett (Eric Nelsen).

In addition to Muldoon and Taylor, other cast announcements for Season 9 include Dee Wallace, Olivia d’Abo (“The Wonder Years”), Tristan Mack Wilds (“90210”), Rhonda Rooss (“Another World”) and Jordi Vilasuso.

According to TV Insider, Wallace will play Charlotte Grace, while d’Abo has been cast as Felicia “Fifi” Martin, daughter of Commissioner Lex Martin (Tristan Rogers) and Dr. Liza Garrett (Ilene Kristen). Meanwhile, Wilds will take over the role of Will Campbell, previously portrayed by actor Derrell Whitt during the show’s third season.

As for Ross, Deadline reports she’ll play Colleen Givens,...

The daytime drama series, The Bay, is ramping up its casting for Season 9, tapping familiar faces to play out the upcoming drama in Bay City. Dee Wallace, best known to movie audiences as Mary, the mom in the 1982 blockbuster E.T., has been cast in the pivotal role of Charlotte Grace. Wallace is familiar to soap audiences from her 2015 turn as General Hospital‘s Pat Spencer, sister to Luke (Anthony Geary) and Bobbie (Jacklyn Zeman) and more recently as Margaret Buckley on 9-1-1 and Emma Rauch in the miniseries Fatal Attraction. The Wonder Years alum Olivia d’Abo joins the cast as Felicia “Fifi” Martin, daughter of Commissioner Lex Martin (Tristan Rogers) and Dr. Liza Garrett (Ilene Kristen). Tristan Mack Wilds, who memorably played Michael Lee in The Wire and Dixon Wilson on Beverly Hills, 90210 reboot 90210, will assume the series regular role of Will Campbell, previously played in Season 3 by Derrell Whitt.

Q forgot about Tng's Amanda Rogers in his Star Trek: Voyager return. Rogers disproves Q's claim that no two Q ever conceived a child before himself and Miss Q. However, Q may not have counted Rogers as a true Q offspring due to the unique circumstances surrounding her parents and birth.

Q's (John de Lancie) return to Star Trek: Voyager season 3 forgot about Amanda Rogers (Olivia d'Abo) from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Q is one of the most prolific characters in all the Star Trek TV shows, appearing throughout the franchise's 1990s era and even in more recent series like Star Trek: Lower Decks or Star Trek: Picard. Although Q first made a name for himself on Tng, his appearances on Voyager fleshed out more of his character and provided some never-before-seen backstory for the Q Continuum.

Much of this backstory was seen in Q's first two appearances on Voyager.

Netflix is continuing to roll out its celebration of iconic films, this time turning the page to 1984.

As part of the streaming platform’s “Milestone Movies: The Anniversary Collection,” Netflix has unveiled the 1984 films celebrating their 40-year anniversary in 2024 with classics like “Footloose” and “Sixteen Candles” alongside Oscar contenders “Amadeus” and “Iceman.”

The Milestone Movies hail from Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, and Sony — the distributors that license content to Netflix.

Starting today, April 1, 2024, Netflix subscribers can revisit Brian de Palma’s erotic noir “Body Double” and Kevin Bacon’s breakout performance in “Footloose.” How about a double feature? There’s also “Repo Man” and “Beverly Hills Cop,” streaming just in time for franchise reboot “Beverly Hills Cop: Axle F” out this summer.

In addition to the cinematic celebrations in your Netflix queue, in-person special screenings of select films will continue at the Paris Theater in New York and Los Angeles...

Tony Goldwyn replaces Sam Waterson on Law & Order. Goldwyn played a previous role in Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Goldwyn's experience from the political thriller Scandal and others makes him suitable for Law & Order.

Law & Order's new cast member, Tony Goldwyn, shares a sweet message ahead of taking over for Sam Waterson's Jack McCoy. It was announced earlier in February that Waterson would be exiting the iconic NBC franchise after more than 400 episodes as Manhattan District Attorney Jack McCoy. In a statement, Waterson expressed sadness over leaving Law & Order but indicated that he was excited to explore other opportunities. Goldwyn, known for his role as President Fitzgerald Grant in Scandal, will fill the void left by McCoy.

Goldwyn posted about the passing of the torch and his gratitude before his first appearance in Law & Order season 23.

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The actor,...

“That which does not kill us makes us stronger,” reads the Nietzschean maxim that serves as epigraph for writer-director John Milius’s 1982 adaptation of Conan the Barbarian, thereby encouraging viewers to plumb the philosophical depths of this rousing sword-and-sorcery epic starring Arnold Schwarzenegger from the get-go. So it’s sort of ironic to consider that, given the film’s commercial success and subsequent cult status, Milius no doubt contributed to the seemingly endless proliferation of this slogan across multiple platforms, emblazoned on everything from motivational posters to coffee mugs.

Milius’s seriousness of intent is signaled from the opening scene when Conan’s father (William Smith) advises his young son (Jorge Sanz) to trust nothing in this world but his sword. Critics at the time believed this solipsistic bit of paternal advice to reflect the ruthless individualism of Reagan’s America. But things are a bit more complicated than that,...

Commander Riker had numerous romantic relationships throughout Star Trek: The Next Generation, but his true love was always his Imzadi, Counselor Deanna Troi. Riker experienced various romantic encounters, including a planet leader, a holographic character, and a colonist's daughter, among others. Despite several flings and crushes, Riker and Troi eventually rekindled their romance, got married, and had two children, solidifying their beautiful love story.

Over the course of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Commander William T. Riker (Jonathan Frakes) justifiably earned the reputation of being a ladies' man. Taking over the moniker from Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) of Star Trek: The Original Series, Riker had several episode-long romances throughout his time on the Enterprise. As First Officer of the USS Enterprise-d under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), Riker had plenty of opportunities to encounter potential romantic partners both on and off the ship. Whether he...

1984’s Conan the Destroyer was an attempt to soften Arnold Schwarzenegger’s titular barbarian into a PG-rated fantasy film hero. The result was a movie that was only a middling success in theaters, being overshadowed by Arnold’s other big 1984 movie, James Cameron’s The Terminator. Conan the Destroyer proved to be the last time Arnie would play Robert E. Howard’s Cimmerian icon, and in the decades since its release the movie’s reputation has been pretty atrocious. Hardcore fans prefer John Millius’s darker, R-rated Conan the Barbarian to Richard Fleischer’s lighter, family friendly version which seemed to owe a lot more to eighties fantasy movies like The Beastmaster than Millius’s original. It’s a deeply silly film, and one of the cheapest Schwarzenegger’s films of the eighties, with him essentially forced into making this and the following year’s Red Sonja to fulfil a...

Q was one of Star Trek's greatest villains, and the omnipotent space god starred in some of the very best episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Debuting in the show's very first episode, Q returned on many occasions throughout The Next Generation's seven-season run to vex the crew of the USS Enterprise with his shenanigans. Played by the incomparable John de Lancie, Q had a bombastic personality, and he seemed to enjoy grinding the gears of Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart). Despite every problem he put the captain through, Q's curiosity was his strongest aspect, and he always elevated any Star Trek story he was a part of.

Gifted with seemingly endless power, Q used his unique set of skills to put the humanity of the Enterprise crew through many tests, and he often lorded over the universe as Star Trek's resident space god. Though he was...

Since 1990, Law & Order and its many spinoffs have produced some of the longest-running and most well-loved crime dramas of all time. While most may be familiar with the original Law & Order and the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit spinoff that's still running now in 2022, there are others that have more than earned their attention from the fan base.

Law & Order: Criminal Intent focused on the NYPD's Major Case squad that mainly investigated high-profile cases. Its broad case focus added variety to the episodes season after season, but every season had an episode that viewers and IMDb users appreciated more than the rest which is shown in the user ratings.

"Badge" (2002) - 8.6 Season 1, Episode 20

The first season of Criminal Intent aired in 2002 with actors Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe starring as the featured NYPD detectives. In the season's 20th episode, Viola Davis guest starred in what...

Bandit Quiver Distribution Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net, linked from Rotten Tomatoes by Harvey Karten Director: Allan Ungar Screenwriter: Kraig Wenman based on Robert Knuckle’s novel “The Flying Bandit: Bringing Down Canada’s Most Daring Armed Robber” Cast: Josh Duhamel, Elisha Cuthbert, Mel Gibson, Olivia d’Abo, Nestor Carbonell, Haley Webb, Rachael Markarian Screened at: Critics’ link, […]

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Kelly Osbourne is paying homage to her birth decade as the host of the upcoming Axs TV series “The Very Very Best Of The 80s,” TheWrap can exclusively reveal.

The series will examine the big names, big hits and big moments that defined a generation. It “takes viewers on a nostalgia-fueled journey through the bodacious popular culture that made the decade most triumphant—and continues to captivate fans both old and new to this day,” per the channel.

Some of the topics explored in each episode include a breakdown of TV’s catchiest theme songs, top action movie stars, the biggest celebrity couples, the buzziest toys of the decade and the horror movies that continue to define the genre nearly four decades later.

In a clip from the series, Osbourne discusses the “Dukes of Hazzard” theme song with celebrities including Morgan Fairchild, Chris Kirkpatrick and Chris Reid — all of whom...

Shot during the pandemic and set on May 30, 2020 — just a few days after the death of George Floyd during an arrest by the Minneapolis Police Department — “Traveling Light” is an experimental attempt at social commentary that fails to provide any insight, emotion or even entertainment of the most basic kind. Nearly a year after its weird-fit premiere at genre-focused Beyond Fest in Los Angeles, this scrappy Covid-era quickie from eclectic director Bernard Rose (who made the original “Candyman”) opens today in New York and Seattle, with other cities to follow.

It seems Rose was aiming for a loose riff on “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie,” focusing on a gathering in the Hollywood Hills of the followers of a self-proclaimed guru/prophet (Danny Huston), where everyone drinks a concoction spiked with an unnamed hallucinogenic and eventually line-dances while chanting “Hare Hare,” even though there isn’t a single Hare Krishna in sight.

The recent round of reboots hasn’t set the world on fire when it comes to winning accolades. But that changed with ABC’s “The Wonder Years,” which premiered last September. A big reason is it’s a complete reimagining. Instead of being a coming-of-age memory comedy about a young boy growing up in the late 1960s in a middle-class White family, the new version revolves around a Black family living in that pivotal decade in Montgomery, Alabama as seen through the eyes of a 12-year-old.

The reboot has already followed in the original’s footsteps earning a prestigious Peabody Award in June for “its willful depiction of Black Joy.” The initial version picked up the award in 1989 for “pushing boundaries of the sitcom format and using new modes of storytelling.” So will Emmys be far behind for freshman series starring Elisha “Ej” Williams as 12-year-old Dean Williams and Dull...

Exclusive: Sierra McCormick (American Horror Stories), Tony Todd (Candyman), Katie Sarife (Annabelle Comes Home), Gina Hiraizumi (Doom Patrol), Emmy nominee Morgan Fairchild (Murphy Brown) and Nicky Whelan (The Binge) have boarded Robin Givens’ mockumentary-style comedy, The Nana Project. They join an ensemble that also includes Oscar and Golden Globe winner Mercedes Ruehl, Nolan Gould and Will Peltz, as previously announced.

Set primarily at Timeless Acres Retirement Home, the film follows a documentary crew who develop an interest in one of its star residents—feisty chess master Helen “Nana” Lewis (Ruehl). With the help of her friends Jennifer (Whelan), Francesca (Fairchild), Jack (Todd), Esther (Tilton), Kitty (Beth Broderick), Gladys (Margaret Avery) and Lisa (Hiraizumi), Nana begins training for an upcoming chess tournament. She plans on dominating the competition but her real plan involves reuniting her estranged grandsons, Andrew (Gould), a dedicated veterinary student, and Cody (Peltz), a flashy male model and influencer.

Don Cheadle has been tapped to narrate ABC’s “The Wonder Years” reboot pilot, TheWrap has confirmed.

The “Black Monday” star will voice the adult version of the show’s central character, Dean, as he reflects back on his younger self growing up in 1968. Elisha “Ej” Williams will star in the pilot as the 12-year-old version of Dean, alongside Saycon Sengbloh, Dulé Hill and Laura Kariuki.

Put into development last summer, “The Wonder Years” reboot is written and executive produced by “Dave” executive producer Saladin Patterson. Lee Daniels also executive produces alongside Marc Velez of Lee Daniels Entertainment.

Original series star Fred Savage will direct the reboot pilot and executive produce, with “The Wonder Years” co-creator Neal Marlens serving as a consultant on the project from 20th Television.

The original “Wonder Years” ran for six seasons on ABC from 1988-1993 and focused on the Arnolds, a middle class white suburban family.

Lee Daniels’ “Wonder Years” reboot pilot at ABC has added two new cast members.

“Psych” and “The West Wing” alum Dule Hill has joined the series as Bill Williams, Dean’s father and patriarch of the central family. Per ABC, “He’s a music professor by day and a funk musician by night – described by Adult Dean as ‘the baddest guy I knew.’ Almost always calm and composed, his favorite words are ‘be cool.’ Bill wants his family and their black, middle class neighborhood to remain self-sufficient and he puts his money where his mouth is.”

Newcomer Laura Kariuki will play Bill’s daughter and Dean’s teenage sister, Kim Williams. According to the character description, she is confident, bright and popular. “She and Dean bicker as siblings do but they have a good relationship. Her parents have her preparing for college – but Kim is starting to rebel, telling them...

Lee Daniels’ upcoming reboot of “The Wonder Years” has found its new Kevin Arnold… er, Dean.

The ABC pilot cast Elisha “Ej” Williams to play Dean, the 12-year-old boy that serves as the center of the show, much the same way Fred Savage’s Kevin Arnold did in the original “Wonder Years.”

Here’s how ABC describes the character: “”Dean is an inquisitive and hopeful 12-year-old kid coming of age in a turbulent time. It’s 1968 in Montgomery, Alabama — and Dean is trying to figure out his place within his Black family and the world at large. Though a little insecure, a tad awkward and a bit self-conscious, he is determined to make his mark on the world around him.”

Williams joins Saycon Sengbloh, who will play his mother, Lillian, in the pilot.

Put into development last summer, “The Wonder Years” reboot will be set in the same era as the original 1980s series,...

Saycon Sengbloh will star in Lee Daniels’ reboot of “The Wonder Years” at ABC, which currently has a pilot order.

Sengbloh will play Lillian Williams, the mother of the family at the center of the show. The new version of the classic TV series will shift the focus to a Black middle class family in Alabama.

Here’s how ABC describes the character: “Sharp as a tack, Lillian is confident, kind, perceptive and has a good sense of humor. She knows exactly the right thing to say to convince you of anything. As a mother, wife and full-time accountant, she’s organized, efficient and hard-working, but she always puts family first.”

Put into development last summer, “The Wonder Years” reboot will be set in the same era as the original 1980s series, with “Dave” executive producer Saladin Patterson writing and executive producing. The “Empire” creator executive produces alongside Marc Velez of Lee Daniels Entertainment.

Additions include sex trafficking drama ‘Lost Girls’.

UK-based genre specialist Jinga Films has added three titles to its slate ahead of next month’s American Film Market.

Described by Jinga CEO Julian Richards as “a classic whodunit mystery thriller in the vein of Knives Out,” Beast Within stars Steven Morana, Colm Feore, Ari Millen and Holly Deveaux as participants of an exclusive launch party for gaming app Werewolves Awaken. When a guest is found dead, everyone becomes a suspect and player in a real-life version of the game.

Chris Green and Morana directed the film, which received an online release...

This is one for the C-movie connoisseurs among you.

For those of you who don’t know (you won’t), there’s a new sci-fi spoof on the way called Unbelievable!!!!! It stars Snoop Dogg, 42 former Star Trek actors, Michael Madsen, and a ficus on a skateboard. That ought to answer all of your questions.

In the can for what appears to have been an eternity (some of the footage dates back as far as 2013), the film does at last have a release date. I say at last, but I’m not sure it was at the top of anyone’s list of movie treasure troves. Anyway, if you’re feeling particularly trashy (there’s no shame in that), sit down for Unbelievable!!!!! in an online premiere this August 1st. The premiere will also come with a virtual convention.

Two more items on the agenda to go through. One is the trailer,...

ABC has handed a pilot production commitment to The Wonder Years, a new iteration of the network’s 1980s family comedy-drama. It comes from Dave executive producer Saladin K. Patterson, Empire co-creator Lee Daniels, the original series’ breakout star Fred Savage and 20th Century Fox TV.

Written by Patterson inspired by his experiences growing up in Montgomery, Al, the new incarnation of Wonder Years chronicles how a middle-class Black family in Montgomery in the turbulent late-1960s — the same era as the original series — made sure it was the Wonder Years for them too.

The approach is reminiscent of the successful current reimagining of the classic family sitcom One Day at a Time with a Latinx family.

2020 ABC Pilots & Series Orders

The Wonder Years has a pilot production commitment. If the pilot script is approved for pilot production by ABC, the signoff also would trigger the opening of a mini...

ABC is bringing back “The Wonder Years,” putting in development a new take from “Empire” creator Lee Daniels, that will shift the focus to a Black middle class family in Alabama.

The new version will be directed and executive produced by Fred Savage, who starred as Kevin Arnold on the original series. Neal Marlens, who co-created the series with Carol Black, will serve as consultant on the Daniels-led version. The new “Wonder Years” will take place in the same era, the 1960s, but relocate to Montgomery, Alabama during the height of the Civil Rights movement.

Here is the official logline for the project:

How a black middle class family in Montgomery, Alabama in the turbulent late 1960’s,the same era as the original series, made sure it was The Wonder Years for them too.

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Cue up a little Joe Cocker before reading this news: A reboot of The Wonder Years, centered on a Black family, is in the works at ABC, TVLine has learned.

Empire co-creator Lee Daniels is behind the half-hour project, which has scored a pilot production commitment at the network. Set in the turbulent late 1960s — the same era as the original series — it will follow a Black, middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama, as it makes sure these are the Wonder Years for them, too.

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Indie Rights has acquired domestic distribution rights to Unbelievable!!!!!, the Steven L. Fawcette-helmed sci-fi film that stars Snoop Dogg and over forty former Star Trek cast members from the movies and TV series. The company will also launch foreign sales at the Virtual Cannes Film Market on June 24.

The pic stars Kirk Stillwood, a puppet created by the Chiodo Brothers. It follows the crazy exploits of four off-beat astronauts (one is a marionette) who travel to the Moon on a rescue mission to determine the fate of two Space Agency comrades who have not been heard from in several days. The individuals they find at the Lunar Base are not who they appear to be and, through acts of trickery and deception, nearly succeed in killing them. Soon the astronauts find themselves trying to save the Earth from Plant Aliens!

Additional co-stars include Michael Madsen, and Gilbert Gottfried, with cameos from Robert Davi,...

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was keen to pay homage to the franchise’s past in many ways. One of the coolest was the vocal cameos from many stars from across Sw history in the big climactic fight between Rey and Palpatine. When it looks like the heroine is out for the count, she’s spoken to by the Jedi of the past who imbue her with renewed strength and allow her to stand up against her evil grandfather and save the galaxy.

There are many overlapping, whispering voices in the mix during this scene, so it can be hard to pinpoint them all. This new promo video for the Rise of Skywalker digital release showcases a few of them, though. And as you can see in the tweet below, the clip plays the relevant audio over footage of the Jedi in the flesh.

The Force surrounds you… let it lift you.

(This article describes parts of the ending of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” So, yes, that means major spoilers are ahead.)

There’s a lot of baggage that comes with trying to make a movie that serves as a climax of a nine-movie saga, and so “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” had a lot of obligations to fulfill. And we figured that one of those obligations that it would fulfill was to feature some cameos from past characters in the franchise. And at the end of the movie we were delivered a bulk order of cameos, including some from the animated TV series “Rebels” and “Clone Wars.”

So in the climactic battle, Rey’s been knocked flat on her back, Palpatine having sucked the life force or something out of her and Kylo Ren (Adam Driver). Earlier, Palpatine had bragged that the spirits of all the Sith lords...

Ending the sequel trilogy of Star Wars is a mighty task, and though it might not take 20,000 Midi-chlorians per cell, it certainly helps to enlist all the best Force wielders of all time. In one epic, emotional moment in The Rise of Skywalker, we hear the voices of 11 past Jedis. Episode IX shows Rey going face to face with Palpatine on Exegol to save the galaxy from his evil wrath. The Emperor severely weakens her and Ben Solo when he rejuvenates himself with their Force dyad. Rey then hears voices of past Jedis, who imbue her with their strength. We encounter not only film Jedis such as Anakin and Yoda but also characters from the animated series such as Ahsoka Tano and Kanan Jarrus. Read ahead for a brief breakdown of how each character fits into the Star Wars universe!

1. Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen)

Anakin may have been seduced to the Dark side,...

In Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, J.J. Abrams delivers 142 minutes of unabashed fan service, and that applies not just to the movie’s numerous “corrections” to The Last Jedi’s more divisive developments, but also the film’s many cameos from various familiar faces and franchise favorites. And as we break down the most noteworthy figures to make an appearance, be warned that some major spoilers lie ahead.

One cameo we knew about long before the film’s release was Mark Hamill, who once more returns as Luke Skywalker both in flashback and in Force Ghost form. On the other hand, you may not have even noticed Warwick Davis, who was well disguised in the role of Ewok leader Wicket W. Warrick.

Meanwhile, actress Jodie Comer appears as Rey’s mother, and while The Rise of Skywalker serves as her Star Wars debut, you just might recognize her from...

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker doesn’t just bring the decades-spanning Skywalker Saga to a close, but also incorporates elements from the various other branches that the Lucasfilm franchise has spawned over the years, including the numerous animated TV shows. Nowhere is this more apparent than at a pivotal moment in the film’s climax, and as we delve into this fan-pleasing passage, be warned that some major spoilers lie ahead.

Those of you who’ve seen the movie already will likely recall the scene where Rey is at her lowest moment, seemingly defeated by Emperor Palpatine, only for the many voices of past Jedi to empower the heroine to get up and fight back. And while several of these voice cameos will be recognizable to even the most casual Star Wars fan, others may be a little harder to pin down.

The first voice you hear is that of Anakin Skywalker,...

John Saavedra Dec 21, 2019

One of The Rise of Skywalker's most important scenes has big implications for the future of Star Wars. Let us explain.

This article contains major The Rise of Skywalker spoilers. You can read a spoiler free review here instead.

The Rise of Skywalker presents the final battle between Jedi and Sith for the soul of the Star Wars galaxy. To complete her training and restore the Jedi Order, Rey must defeat not only Kylo Ren and the First Order but Emperor Palpatine and his resurgent Sith empire. The movie is basically a fast-paced race to get to the climactic battle on Exegol, where the fates of all of our heroes and villains will be decided. 

Along the way, we also learn a few things about Rey's past as well as Kylo Ren's future. Rey finally learns the true identity of her parents and the dark lineage she...

The Rise of Skywalker contains a number of Easter Eggs and cameos, but we're about to dive into some very special voice cameos. Some Star Wars fans may have missed said cameos, so we have them all compiled below. While the final installment in the Skywalker Saga wasn't well-received by critics, fans seem to be enjoying it a little more, especially since it's packed to the brim with fan service. With that being said, there are some pretty impressive voice cameos that diehard fans will be pumped on. There are Spoilers for The Rise of Skywalker below, so read ahead at your own risk.

Towards The Rise of Skywalker's conclusion, Rey is battling Emperor Palpatine with Ben Solo. The Emperor quickly gains the upper hand after the two characters appear in the same place, allowing the villain to leach off of their Force energy. After Solo has been tossed down the pit,...

The Rise of Skywalker is in theaters and fans can finally see how J.J. Abrams brought an end to the sequel trilogy. The director called on some extra help for Rey, Finn, Chewbacca, Poe, and the rest of the usual suspects. Billy Dee Williams' Lando Calrissian is back for the first time since Return of the Jedi and Keri Russell's Zori Bliss is introduced to Star Wars fans, along with Naomi Ackie's Jannah. As for The First Order, Kylo Ren is back with General Hux and Emperor Palpatine is back. With that said, there are a wealth of cameos, big and small, that we'll go through below. There are Spoilers for The Rise of Skywalker below, so read ahead at your own risk.

One of the first cameos to pop up in The Rise of Skywalker is Supreme Leader Snoke as we learn that he is a creation of Emperor Palpatine.

John Saavedra Dec 23, 2019

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker celebrates the legacy of all three trilogies, which means there are tons of easter eggs to be found!

This article contains major The Rise of Skywalker spoilers. You can read a spoiler free review here instead.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker brings not only the Sequel Trilogy to an end but nine movies’ worth of storytelling. As you can imagine, there are Tons of easter eggs, references, and callbacks to past Star Wars movies and the Expanded Universe (both Legends and Disney canon) woven into the tapestry of this latest installment.

As I've done with The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi, I've started picking apart and dissecting the film for all of its nerdy bits. This is still a work-in-progress, which means that you're welcome to call out easter eggs and references in the movie that I might have missed.

Olivia d'Abo's been battling her mega music producer ex-husband for 4 years in divorce court, but it seems well worth the wait ... she made out nice when the dust settled.  "The Wonder Years" star's getting $348k in spousal support from Patrick Leonard over the next 4 years, plus another $141k for her cut of the community property and attorney's fees. Pretty solid considering he asked the court to deny her support. Olivia also gets half of...

Dogs have always been known as "man's best friend," but in the new sci-fi family adventure Robo-Dog, a seemingly ordinary pooch proves to be more helpful than ever. With just one day left until Robo-Dog debuts on DVD and VOD formats January 5, Rlj Entertainment has provided us with an exclusive clip, which shows that Robo-Dog can even help with matters of the heart. This scene shows the title character, voiced by James Arnold Taylor, helping his young master Tyler (Michael Campion) score a date with the girl he likes, Chloe (Tara McDonald).

He sits, plays fetch and he can move at super speed, bark at incredible volume and speak like a human being! He's Robo-Dog, the most amazing mechanical mutt ever invented. Genius scientist Tom Austin (Patrick Muldoon) sees that his son, Tyler, needs a new best friend. He locks himself in the garage, tinkering with spare parts, and creates...

At a loss for what to watch this week? From new DVDs and Blu-rays, to what's streaming on Netflix, we've got you covered.

New on DVD and Blu-ray

"Sicario"

Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, and Victor Garber star in this sharp, critically acclaimed (93 percent certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes!) drug war thriller, which is out on Blu-ray, DVD, and On Demand on January 5. Blu-ray bonus featurettes include "Stepping into Darkness: The Visual Design of Sicario," "Blunt, Brolin & Benicio: Portraying the Characters of Sicario," "Battle Zone: The Origins of Sicario," and "A Pulse from the Desert: The Score of Sicario."

"The Walk"

Watch Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Philippe Petit take a wild walk on a wire between the Twin Towers. The bio-drama from director Robert Zemeckis co-stars Sir Ben Kingsley, Charlotte Le Bon, James Badge Dale, and Ben Schwartz. The Blu-ray and DVD both include the "Pillars of Support" featurette,...