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The stars of 30 Rock are worth quite a bit!

While several cast members were already big stars before the show began in 2006, by the end of it’s seven season run, they were big, household names.

Tina Fey created and starred in the series, alongside Tracy Morgan, Jack McBrayer, Scott Adsit, Judah Friedlander, Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski and Keith Powell.

30 Rock centered on Liz Lemon (Fey), who tries to juggle the egos around her while chasing her own dream as the head writer for a late-night variety TV show in New York.

It was nominated for nearly 200 awards, including nine Emmy wins for writing, acting and multiple Outstanding Comedy Series wins. The series earned a total of 47 award wins from various organizations throughout it’s time on air.

There were also many celebrity guest stars throughout the years, like Elizabeth Banks, Rachel Dratch, Will Forte, Jason Sudeikis, Cheyenne Jackson,...

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The Wild Robot is an animated sci-fi survival adventure comedy-drama film written and directed by Chris Sanders. Based on the 2016 novel of the same name by author Peter Brown, the 2024 film follows Roz, a service robot whose ship crash lands on an uninhabited island and now she must make herself familiar with her new surroundings and the local wildlife. Roz soon makes an unlikely connection with an orphaned goose named Brightbill. The Wild Robot’s voice cast includes Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Hsu, Mark Hamill, Catherine O’Hara, Matt Berry, and Ving Rhames. So, if you loved the vibrant visuals, emotional and hilariously heartwarming story, and compelling characters in The Wild Robot here are some similar movies you should check out next.

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The Franchise is a satirical comedy series created by Jon Brown. The HBO series revolves around the crew of a little-known franchise movie set in an otherwise extremely popular superhero cinematic universe. The Franchise’s comedy comes from all the chaos generated by the always-on-fire set, idiotic stars, arrogant director, and panic-ridden crew. The Franchise stars Himesh Patel, Aya Cash, Jessica Hynes, Billy Magnussen, Lolly Adefope, Darren Goldstein, Isaac Powell, Richard E. Grant, and Daniel Brühl. So, if you loved the satirical comedy, behind-the-scenes look at Hollywood, and the general chaos in The Franchise here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Episodes is a satirical comedy series created by David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik. The Showtime series follows a British married couple who created an award-winning British...

Featuring the voices of: Keith Ferguson, Laura Post, Josh Brener, Maya Aoki Tuttle, Emily Tunon, Talon Warburton, Scott Adsit, Chris Sullivan, Tony Hale, Adam Lambert, Jeanine Mason, Michael Beattie | Written by Alan Schoolcraft, Brent Simons | Directed by Eric Fogel

While Dreamworks Animation are known for their big franchises such as Shrek, Kung-Fu Panda, and How to Train Your Dragon, they also have notable standalone works amidst their output. One of their strongest is 2010’s Megamind, a witty take on cyclical comic-book rivalries that was sadly overshadowed by that year’s other supervillain-focused animation, Despicable Me. In the age of superhero movies dominating the conversation, a sequel to the Will Ferrell led animation is ripe for commentary. Somewhere, a finger on a monkey’s paw curled as the world is inflicted with Megamind vs The Doom Syndicate.

Taking place mere days after the original film, Megamind (Keith Ferguson) is adjusting to...

It’s been 11 years since 30 Rock went off the air!

The NBC comedy was created by and starred Tina Fey, and featured several of her fellow Saturday Night Live alums throughout it’s seven season run.

Also in the cast were Tracy Morgan, Jack McBrayer, Scott Adsit, Judah Friedlander, Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski and Keith Powell.

In the comedy series, Liz Lemon (Fey) tries to juggle the egos around her while chasing her own dream as the head writer for a late-night variety TV show in New York.

If you didn’t know, the show is currently available to stream on both Hulu and Peacock.

Throughout it’s tenure, 30 Rock earned 190 award nominations, with 47 wins, including nine Emmys for writing, acting and multiple Outstanding Comedy Series wins!

Before and after the show, the cast has worked up quite the resumes and have amassed quite the net worth each over the years.

"Let's have a good ol' fashioned crime spree!" DreamWorks Animation has unveiled a surprise new sequel and series with the title Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate. In Hollywood's lust for streaming content, they've bought back one of these most forgotten animated characters for a follow-up. Megamind originally opened in 2010, featuring the voice of Will Ferrell as the titular bad guy who turns into a good guy. None of the original voice cast is back this time. The story will follow Megamind as he traverses life as a hero, takes on a young crime-fighting apprentice, and fights the new evil: his former group, the Doom Syndicate. The new cast is lead by: Keith Ferguson as Megamind, Laura Post as Roxanne Ritchi, Josh Brener as Ol' Chum, Maya Aoki Tuttle as Keiko Morita, Emily Tunon as Lady Doppler, Talon Warburton as Lord Nighty-Knight, Scott Adsit as Pierre Pressure, Chris Sullivan, Tony Hale,...

30 Rock remains one of the most popular and fan-favorite half-hour comedies on NBC!

While the series ran for seven seasons and ended in 2013, fans are still finding it on streaming services like Netflix, and it’s current homes on Peacock and Hulu.

The star-studded cast includes Tina Fey (who also created it!), Tracy Morgan, Jack McBrayer, Scott Adsit, Judah Friedlander, Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski and Keith Powell.

In the comedy series, Liz Lemon tries to juggle the egos around her while chasing her own dream as the head writer for a late-night variety TV show in New York.

Throughout it’s tenure, 30 Rock earned 190 award nominations, with 47 wins, including nine Emmys for writing, acting and multiple Outstanding Comedy Series wins!

Before and after the show, the cast has worked up quite the resumes and have amassed quite the net worth each over the years.

We’ve gathered all...

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A musical event starring Ted Lasso‘s Hannah Waddingham and new holiday-themed specials from Frog and Toad and The Snoopy Show are set to premiere as part of Apple TV+’s November and December 2023 programming. The winter holiday lineup kicks off with the 50th anniversary screening of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, which will stream for free on November 18 and 19, 2023.

The lineup also includes a new special based on Margery Williams’ classic children’s book The Velveteen Rabbit, and a sing-along version of Spirited starring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds. Holiday-inspired specials from Sago Mini Friends and Shape Island will debut on the streaming service in December.

Hannah Waddingham Home for Christmas (Photo Courtesy of Apple TV+) Apple TV+’s 2023 Holiday Lineup

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving 50th Anniversary – Streams Free November 18 and 19

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Apple TV+ is expanding its kids and family programming slate with the order of the new animated series “Curses!” Variety has learned exclusively.

“Curses!” will premiere on the streaming service on Oct. 27. It hails from DreamWorks Animation with John Krasinski among its executive producers.

The series is described as a spooky adventure comedy. The official description states, “When a generations-long family curse turns Alex Vanderhouven to stone, it’s up to his two kids, Pandora and Russ, and his wife Sky, to return artifacts stolen by their ancestors to their rightful homes to finally lift the curse for good.”

The voice cast includes: Gabrielle Nevaeh as Pandora, Andre Robinson as Russ, Lyric Lewis as Sky, Reid Scott as Alex, Rhys Darby as Stanley, James Marsters as Larry, Rhea Perlman as Margie, Phylicia Rashad as Georgia Snitker, and Robert Englund as Cornelius.

Jim Cooper and Jeff Dixon created “Curses!” and serve as executive producers.

Awkwafina is back as Nora from Queens.

Comedy Central released the official teaser for season 3 of the show ahead of the premiere.

“Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens” is inspired by the creator and writer’s life growing up in Queens, New York. Season 3 will also serve as her directorial debut reports Variety.

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Season 3 sees Nora deal with the conflicts of life, as season 3 “explores themes of identity and success.”

Her cousin Edmund, played by “SNL” star Bowen Yang, attempts to help her discover new hobbies like reading – which Nora immediately rejects when she can’t name a single book. By the end of the teaser, her grandmother, played by Lori Tan Chinn, joins in on suggesting hobbies for her granddaughter to enjoy with the family.

Bd Wong returns in the role of Nora’s father,...

Awkwafina may be heading under the sea for “The Little Mermaid” and fighting Dracula in “Renfield” this spring, but at heart, the BAFTA nominee is still Nora from Queens. Season 3 of the star’s Comedy Central series, aptly titled “Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens,” will premiere on April 26. The season comes over a year after the show’s sophomore outing ended in October 2021.

Originally premiering in January 2020, “Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens” stars the “Farewell” actor as a fictionalized version of herself, in a family drama set in her home neighborhood of Flushing, Queens. The show follows Nora as she navigates her twenties in New York City, with the support of her tightknit family. Bd Wong stars as her father Wally, Lori Tan Chinn as her grandmother, Bowen Yang as her cousin Edmund, and Jennifer Esposito as Wally’s girlfriend Brenda.

Season 3 will focus on Nora as she navigates “themes of identity and success.

Comedy Central has released the first official teaser for Season 3 of “Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens” ahead of the series’ April 26 premiere date, Variety can exclusively reveal.

The television comedy “Awkafina Is Nora From Queens” draws inspiration from creator and writer Awkwafina’s life experiences growing up in Queens, N.Y. — and she’ll also make her directorial debut with Season 3. On the show, Awkwafina (aka Nora Lin) maneuvers through the hardships of young adulthood with the support of her closest family members, her father (Bd Wong), grandmother (Lori Tan Chinn) and cousin (Bowen Yang). From the looks of the teaser, it looks like their lively, eccentric family dynamic from previous seasons will still be present in Season 3.

Awkwafina is stilling facing the conflicts that come with navigating the waters of life in this upcoming season, most prominently through how she (according to Comedy Central’s logline “explores themes of identity and success.

Based on the internationally bestselling picture books from Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen, the series features the voice talents of Yvette Nicole Brown, Harvey Guillen, Scott Adsit and Gideon Adlon

Plus, all-new episodes of “Helpsters” season three premiere Friday, January 6 featuring guest stars Andrea Martin, John Oliver, Danielle Brooks, Margaret Cho, Jackie Hoffman and more

Apple TV+ today announced the all-new stop motion series for kids and families, “Shape Island,” featuring the beloved familiar voices of Yvette Nicole Brown (“Disenchanted”), Harvey Guillen (“What We Do in the Shadows”), Scott Adsit (“30 Rock”) and Gideon Adlon (“Blockers”). Based on the internationally bestselling trilogy of Shapes picture books by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen, “Shape Island” premieres globally Friday, January 20 on Apple TV+.

This clever, funny and inspiring new stop-motion animated series from Apple TV+ takes place on a charming island and invites viewers to join serious Square, intrepid Circle and tricky...

Agatha: Coven of Chaos has recruited a familiar face: Debra Jo Rupp, who appeared in multiple episodes of WandaVision, has joined the Disney+/Marvel spinoff series, our sister site Deadline reports.

Agatha: Coven of Chaos will see Kathryn Hahn reprising her WandaVision role as nosy neighbor-turned-evil witch Agatha Harkness. (The role earned Hahn an Emmy nomination last year.) In WandaVision‘s season finale, Agatha lost the battle to absorb Wanda’s magic, and Wanda indefinitely trapped Agatha in her nosy neighbor “Agnes” persona.

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Exclusive: Apple TV+ is expanding its kids and families slate with Shape Island, a new stop-motion animated series based on Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen’s internationally best-selling trilogy of Shapes picture books. Shape Island premieres globally January 20 on Apple TV+.

Featuring the voices of Yvette Nicole Brown (Disenchanted), Harvey Guillen (What We Do in the Shadows), Scott Adsit (30 Rock) and Gideon Adlon (Blockers), Shape Island takes place on a charming island. It follows serious Square, intrepid Circle, and tricky Triangle on their silly adventures as they dig up some fun, search for answers, and build on their friendship – all while learning how to navigate each other’s differences. Shape Island shows kids that friendship can take many shapes.

Shape Island is co-created by book authors Barnett and Klassen, who serve as executive producers alongside Emmy-winning Bix Pix Entertainment’s Kelli Bixler and Drew Hodges (Tumble Leaf). Ryan Pequin...

There are multiple points in Bob Odenkirk's career that can teach us all a thing or two about perseverance. At one point, the "Better Call Saul" star was on the shortlist of names to play Michael Scott on "The Office." In fact, he came so close to taking the lead role that towards the end of casting it was down to Odenkirk and Steve Carell, before NBC ultimately decided to go with the latter.

It must have been disheartening for Odenkirk, who up until that point had carved out an impressive career in comedy, winning Emmys for his writing on "Saturday Night Live" and "The Ben Stiller Show," but never quite gaining the stardom he deserved. He'd made the move to on-camera talent with Stiller's series and was front and center in his and David Cross' own HBO sketch show "Mr. Show With Bob And David," which ran from...

Exclusive: Ziwe is returning to Showtime for the second half of her second season and has set her guest list.

The late-night series returns to the premium cable network in November with six new episodes. The first six episodes of season two premiered in May.

Drew Barrymore and Julia Fox are among the guests, who also include Michael Che, Amber Riley, Blake Griffin, Joel Kim Booster, Bob The Drag Queen, DeRay Mckesson and Wayne Brady.

Ziwe will return to streaming and on-demand on Friday November 18 before making its on-air return on Sunday November 20 at 11pm. The season will continue to drop new episodes every Friday via streaming and on-demand platforms before appearing on air Sunday night.

It will also feature special guest appearances by Marie Faustin, Benito Skinner, Chloe Cherry, Aparna Nancherla, River L. Ramirez, AnnaSophia Robb, John Reynolds, Larry Owens, Amy Sedaris, Laura Benanti, Scott Adsit, Jackie Hoffman and...

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Baymax gets his own animated series — the first Disney+ series from Disney’s feature animation unit — and it’s a far cry from his superhero antics in the “Big Hero 6” feature and previous animated spin-off series. “Baymax!” (streaming Wednesday) finds the affable, inflatable robot (voiced by Scott Adsit) returning to his original programming as a healthcare companion in San Fransokyo. In the six short episodes, he helps people with physical ailments while also getting them over emotional hurdles as well.

“What I thought we could do with the series is actually just focus on Baymax and one patient at a time,” creator Don Hall said at a virtual press conference earlier this week. In search of a different perspective for “Baymax!,” the Oscar-winning director of “Big Hero 6,” “Moana,” and the upcoming “Strange World” reached back to television’s past. “I remembered back as a kid watching medical procedurals...

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San Fransokyo’s friendly inflatable health care companion is back. Eight years after Big Hero 6 premiered in theaters, Baymax! returns the film’s cuddly star (voiced by Scott Adsit) to the small screen tomorrow on Disney+.

The filmmakers of the Oscar-winning 2014 movie are behind the new sequel series, which also stars Maya Rudolph as the voice of Aunt Cass. Baymax! spans six episodes and “introduces extraordinary characters who need Baymax’s signature approach to healing in more ways than they realize,” per the logline.

Baymax! is the latest Big Hero 6 spinoff series following the Emmy-nominated animated show that aired on the Disney Channel for three seasons; two series of shorts (Baymax Dreams and Big Hero 6 Shorts) were...

"I guess a hero's job is never done" Disney has debuted a second official trailer for their new Baymax! spin-off animated series coming to Disney+ later in June this summer. This show follows Baymax from the Big Hero 6 movie on adventures around the city of San Fransokyo. The animated movie first opened in 2014, and there was already another animated series previously, but this is the first in-house spin-off series made by Walt Disney Animation Studios specifically. "In each of our six episodes, Baymax just wants to help someone — and a lot of times they don’t want to be helped. He sets out to fix a physical issue that he's identified, and in the process, gets to a deeper, more emotional place and can be almost transformative in that role." Don Hall, the director of the Big Hero 6 movie, is also involved as the creator and writer of the series.

Disney+ has given us another look at the upcoming “Big Hero 6” spinoff animated series “Baymax!”

In the latest trailer for the series, which you can watch above, Hiro (Ryan Potter) wakes up to realize that his friendly robot is nowhere to be found. It turns out, Baymax (Scott Adsit) is roaming the city of San Fransokyo trying to help others.

As a medical companion robot, Baymax often seeks out people (and creatures) who have physical ailments, like a woman who sprains her ankle and another who hurts her back. He also tries to save a cat, which doesn’t go as planned when he tells the animal to “remain calm” and instead it pokes several holes in his body.

But, he soon learns that some of their problems go much deeper than the surface. “I guess a hero’s job is never done,” Hiro says.

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The 2022 Tribeca Festival announced its TV lineup featuring world premieres of new and returning shows, original scripted audio, and original indie episodic series.

The Festival takes place from June 8-19 and will open with Jennifer Lopez documentary “Halftime.” The features program spans 10 categories and showcases 110 feature films and 16 online premieres from 151 filmmakers across 40 countries.

This year’s TV lineup include nine series premieres and two first looks at returning favorites. Emmy-winning AMC series “Better Call Saul” debuts its mid-season premiere of the final season, followed by a special conversation with lead stars Bob Odenkirk and Rhea Seehorn and showrunner, executive producer, and co-creator Peter Gould. Edward Burns’ Epix dramedy “Bridge and Tunnel,” following Long Island college grads grappling with adulthood, also premieres.

Docuseries including ESPN’s “The Captain” about iconic New York Yankee All-Star Derek Jeter, Hulu’s exposé “Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons,” HBO Max’s “Menudo: Forever Young,...

Walt Disney Animation Studios has debuted the first trailer for the upcoming animation, ‘Baymax!’

The series is a spin-off from the ‘Big Hero 6’ franchise and follows the loveable robot and his adventures outside the team, working as a nurse around San Fransokyo. It focuses on Baymax’s original protocol as a nurse robot and seems him going around helping patients.

Created by Don Hall, Scott Adsit voices Baymax and Maya Rudolph voices Aunt Cass.

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"Do not worry, I will manage the cafe." Disney+ has revealed the first teaser trailer for the new Baymax spin-off series arriving on Disney+ next summer. This show follows Baymax from the Big Hero 6 movie on adventures around the city of San Fransokyo. The animated movie first opened in 2014, and there was already another animated series previously, but this is the first in-house spin-off series made by Walt Disney Animation Studios specifically. The characters in the unique city of Big Hero 6 get their own series. "Check in with everyone’s favorite healthcare companion in a trailer for his new Disney+ Original Series." In the movie, Scott Adsit was the voice of Baymax, the goofy inflatable healthcare robot friend of Hiro, but no voice cast for the show has been revealed yet. Don Hall, the director of the Big Hero 6 movie, is involved as the creator and writer of the series.

"Try not to care what the world thinks about us. Because this is real for me." Strand Releasing has unveiled an official trailer for an indie drama titled Cicada, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Matt Fifer. This played at numerous LGBT film festivals last year, including Outfest, Out on Screen, OUTshine, Zinentiendo, Queer Screen Sydney, and Frameline in San Fran. Cicada follows Ben, a young bisexual man, as he comes out to the world and develops an intense relationship with Sam, a closeted man struggling with deep wounds of his own. As the summer progresses and their intimacy grows, their pasts begin to crawl to the surface. Written & directed by Matt Fifer, who also stars in the film as Ben, with Sheldon Brown, Sandra Bauleo, Cobie Smulders, Jazmin Grace Grimaldi, Michael Potts, Scott Adsit, and David Burtka. This looks quite tender and lovely, and decidedly honest about relationships and their challenges.

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Back in 2014, the Marvel Comics superhero team "Big Hero 6" arrived on the big screen with a family friendly twist from Walt Disney Animation Studios. The film followed a young robotics prodigy named Hiro (Ryan Potter) in the fictional city of San Fransokyo. After his older brother Tadashi tragically dies, Hiro is left with Tadashi's passion project, an inflatable robot named Baymax (Scott Adsit) designed to take care of people. But when Hiro learns of a dangerous plot tied to his brother's death,...

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“Teenage Euthanasia,” Adult Swim’s newest coming-of-all-ages comedy series about all things death, family, and accidental resurrection in Florida, premieres Sunday, September 19 at midnight Et/Pt. It features some pretty beloved voice talent, including comedian Maria Bamford, and “I Think You Should Leave” co-creator and star Tim Robinson. Watch the first trailer for the show below.

Here’s the synopsis:

Set in near-future inland Florida, Teenage Euthanasia centers around the owners of Tender Endings funeral home, the Fantasy Family: Grandma Baba, her adult children Uncle Pete and Trophy, and Trophy’s teenage daughter, Euthanasia (“Annie”), a name accidentally given to her during the time of Trophy’s own unbearable suffering. Back when Trophy was a teen herself; she ran away from home after giving birth to Annie, leaving her newborn to be raised by Baba and Uncle Pete.

Now, 15 years later, Trophy returns to Tender Endings…as a corpse, for burial.

Prett-ay… prett-ay… prett-ay good news: “Curb Your Enthusiasm” Season 11 will premiere in October, HBO said Monday.

Larry David is back with co-stars Susie Essman, Jeff Garlin, Cheryl Hines, Richard Lewis, J.B. Smoove and Ted Danson to offer his opinions about the pandemic and wrap himself in the show’s signature misfortunes.

Season 10 ended with a fire taking down Larry’s spite store, Latte Larry’s — created in order to put the neighboring Mocha Joe’s out of business.

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” is created by David, who executive produces with Jeff Garlin, Schaffer and Gavin Polone. Laura Streicher co-executive produces, while Jon Hayman and Steve Leff serve as consulting producers.

The network also announced that “Succession” and “Insecure” will also return in October.

You're allowed to be happy, but not in front of me. #CurbYourEnthusiasm is back this October. pic.twitter.com/kBCjMedLOZ

— HBO (@HBO) August 23, 2021

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This summer’s San Diego Comic-Con once again invites fans to sit on their couches and enjoy the pop culture extravaganza from the safety of their homes. There is one difference from last year’s virtual event, however: It will be an abbreviated one, taking place over three days, from Friday, July 23 through Sunday, July 25 — but there are still a bevy of TV show panels on the lineup, which will be streaming for free via YouTube.

Note: Yes, there will again be a DC Fandome virtual event this year (on Oct. 16), where in 2020 shows such as The Flash, Titans, Batwoman...

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jamie Ward, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Simon Harrison, Chipo Chung and Amber Fitzgerald-Woolfe have joined the third and final season of “His Dark Materials,” directed by Amit Gupta, Charles Martin and Weronika Tofilska.

The eight-episode season, which is currently in production, is based on “The Amber Spyglass,” the final novel in Philip Pullman’s bestselling trilogy.

Season 3 of “His Dark Materials” follows Lyra (Dafne Keen) and Will (Amir Wilson), the bearer of The Subtle Knife, as they travel through multiple worlds to find and protect each other.

Also starring Ruth Wilson, Simone Kirby, Will Keen, Jade Anouka, Ruta Gedminstas and James McAvoy, “His Dark Materials” is produced by Bad Wolf in association with New Line Cinema for BBC One and HBO. Executive producers include Jane Tranter, Dan McCulloch, Joel Collins and Julie Gardner for Bad Wolf; Philip Pullman, Jack Thorne, Tom Hooper; Deborah Forte, Toby Emmerich and Carolyn Blackwood for...

Strand Releasing has acquired all North American rights to “Cicada,” Matthew Fifer’s Brooklyn-set debut feature, which premiered last year at several festivals, including Frameline, Outfest and BFI London.

“Cicada” was written and directed by Fifer and Kieran Mulcare. The film was inspired by events in Sheldon Brown’s and Fifer’s own lives. Fifer headlines the film alongside Brown, who also co-wrote the script.

The film follows Ben (Fifer), a young bisexual man who, after a string of unsuccessful and awkward encounters, meets Sam (Brown), a man of color struggling with deep wounds of his own. As the summer progresses and their intimacy grows, their pasts begin to crawl to the surface.

“We’re thrilled to be working on Matt’s debut feature ‘Cicada.’ It’s a thrilling and promising new voice, one that fits our family of auteurs,” said Marcus Hu of Strand Releasing.

The film also stars Cobie Smulders,...

Disney Xd’s “Big Hero 6: The Series” will conclude with the currently airing third season, the network announced Thursday.

The final run of episodes will begin airing Monday, Feb. 1, with the series finale set to air on Feb. 15.

The finale, titled “Krei-oke Night / The Mascot Upshot,” will see Krei enlisting Big Hero 6 to help launch his latest invention, a karaoke machine, in the first half. The second half sees the mascots deciding to add a new member to their family, presenting Hiro with an opportunity to defeat them once and for all.

The decision to end the series comes on the heels of last year’s announcement that a new “Big Hero 6” spinoff series is in the works at Disney+. “Baymax!” will be among Disney Animation’s first-ever original series and is slated for a 2022 premiere.

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This The Walking Dead: World Beyond review contains spoilers.

The Walking Dead: World Beyond Episode 6

Perhaps I’m just projecting the character of Abraham onto the actor, but as a director, Michael Cudlitz seems to be able to have fun with his material, no matter how dark. Throughout “Shadow Puppets,” there are a lot of fun little touches and moments to lighten things up and serve as an effective tension break during some of the more nervous moments. Towards the end of the episode, as Iris is skulking into an abandoned department store, there are two back-to-back scares, one a fake-out involving a mannequin that’s really amusing, then a legitimate one where a walker, out of nowhere, thrusts a hand out of a gated area into the middle of a scene in which Iris and Percy are talking. That’s one of the biggest jumps The Walking Dead: World Beyond...

If the emphasis on Zoom this year has given us anything, it’s the opportunity to attend festivals and see things we wouldn’t necessarily be able to in the flesh. The Montclair Film Festival, running October 16-25, usually takes place in New Jersey but, like many festivals, it’s gone virtual this year — and they’re bringing the likes of Stephen Colbert to audiences with a very special performance.

“Stephen Colbert’s Lost Pilot Project: Sometimes Live” will be closing out the 2020 festival with a special one-night-only performance.

As Colbert himself says, in 1998 he and a group of “Saturday Night Live” writers were tasked by ABC’s Michael Eisner to create a show that would usher in the return of the variety show. What they came up with was a show that sought to look behind-the-scenes of a sketch show not unlike “Saturday Night Live.”

The finished product, entitled “Sometimes Live,...

AFI Fest said Friday that it has added Regina King’s drama One Night in Miami to its lineup as the Centerpiece Drive-in screening, the only in-person screening at this year’s otherwise virtual edition set for October 15-22.

The move comes as the movie, which bowed at this year’s Venice Film Festival, gears up for its release in select theaters on December 25 via Amazon, which launches the pic globally January 15 on Amazon Prime Video.

King’s directorial debut, an adaptation of Kemp Powers’ stage play, takes place over one night with icons Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown examining the civil rights movement. Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge and Leslie Odom Jr star.

AFI Fest opens pens Thursday with Julia Hart’s I’m Your Woman and closes with Errol Morris’ My Psychedelic Love Story. Special presentations include the world premieres of Pink Skies Ahead,...

It’s pathetic that gay American moviegoers (at least this one) are still starved for representation onscreen in the mainstream. But luckily, indies are shouldering that burden, pulling gay characters often relegated to the margins or side-plots into the center of the action. Matt Fifer and co-director Kieran Mulcare’s feature debut “Cicada” is a lush, erotic, and touching New York-set drama that Fifer co-directed, wrote, produced, edited, and starred in, and it’s a standout example of a gay story done right. . But it also pinpoints the very specific plight of being a gay millennial navigating romance amid a Grindr-dominated paradigm.

Ben (Fifer) is a Brooklyn dweller patching together a life in the gig economy, holding a vaguely sketched desk job when he’s not painting houses or doing home repairs for pushy older queens who like to leer at his tight clothes (or lack thereof). His personal life is otherwise empty,...

Fans of Big Hero 6 have something to be excited about. Big Hero 6 The Series is ready for a third season and Disney Xd has set a return date for the animated series. Maya Rudolph, Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, Jamie Chung, Khary Payton, Genesis Rodriguez, and Brooks Wheelan are featured as the voice cast for this series that's based on the Big Hero 6 feature film from 2014.

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The cast of “30 Rock” – Tina Fey, Jane Krakowski, Scott Adsit, Maulik Pancholy, Keith Powell, and Jeff Richmond – joined Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley on “Stars In The House!”

The former Tgs team reminisced over some of their favorite moments on set, and talked about what it was like to reunite for this very special episode. They shared stories from behind-the-scenes of filming in quarantine (a lot of family member assistance was required) and gave some hints about where fans will find their characters when they tune in tomorrow night. And of course, in true Jenna Maroney-fashion, there were plenty of musical moments including favorites like “Muffin Top” and “Rural Juror.”

The full episode is available now on starsinthehouse.com.

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The cast and crew of 30 Rock have lifted the lid on the NBC comedy’s reunion special.

30 Rock: A One Time-Special, which airs tonight on NBC as well as a number of NBCUniversal’s other networks, was shot under quarantine guidelines, both outside observing health and safety protocols and in the actors’ homes.

Creator and star Tina Fey, Robert Carlock and director Oz Rodriguez spoke about the reunion as part of NBC’s “Creativity Summit,” which happened in place of the company’s traditional upfronts. They were joined by stars of the show.

“When NBC asked if we could write a reunion episode, to pinch hit for the upfronts this year so they could happen, it made sense to us because the world of 30 Rock always blended commerce and comedy,” Fey said “I would say we have a level of understanding of marketing and advertising that matches the...

Paul Rudd stars in a new Audible comedy series titled Escape From Virtual Island, out Thursday. The cast also includes Jack McBrayer, Paula Pell, Amber Ruffin, Jason Sudeikis and others.

Set in 2038, Rudd stars as Derek Ambrose, an heir to his mother’s empire, the Pengalaman Island Resort and Virtual Reality Theme Park. “He’s a kind of uninspired, lazy dude who doesn’t do much,” Rudd tells Rolling Stone.

His character particularly excels at cooking spinach frittatas, something Rudd has also been doing while under quarantine. “I’m pretty good,...

"The Walking Dead" spin-off limited TV series "The Walking Dead: World Beyond" set during a worldwide pandemic, starring Emmy award winner Julia Ormond as 'Elizabeth', has postponed its debut on AMC:

"...in episode #101, 'Brave', set ten years after the 'apocalypse, 'World Beyond' features two young female protagonists, focusing on the first of a new generation to come-of-age.

"Some will become heroes. Some will become villains. In the end, all of them will be changed forever."

Cast also includes Natalie Gold, Al Calderon, Scott Adsit, Ted Sutherland, Alexa Mansour , Nicolas Cantu, Hal Cumpston, Annet Mahendru, Aliya Royalel, Nico Tortorella and Joe Holt.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Walking Dead: World Beyond"...

Take a look at new images, plus footage, from "The Walking Dead" spin-off TV series "The Walking Dead: World Beyond" starring Emmy award winner Julia Ormond as 'Elizabeth', debuting April 12, 2020 on AMC:

"...in episode #101, 'Brave', set ten years after the 'apocalypse, 'World Beyond' features two young female protagonists, focusing on the first of a a new generation to come-of-age.

"Some will become heroes. Some will become villains. In the end, all of them will be changed forever."

Cast also includes Natalie Gold, Al Calderon, Scott Adsit, Ted Sutherland, Alexa Mansour , Nicolas Cantu, Hal Cumpston, Annet Mahendru, Aliya Royalel, Nico Tortorella and Joe Holt.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Walking Dead: World Beyond"...

In today’s TV news roundup, Paramount Network revealed its new recurring cast members joining “Coyote” and Audible announced the debut of “Escape from Virtual Island”

Casting

Paramount Network revealed a dozen recurring cast members for the upcoming drama series “Coyote.” Mark Feuerstein, Kelli Williams, Daniel Mora, Emy Mena, George Pullar, Amy Forsyth, Ross Phillips, Romina D’ugo, Natalia Cordova-Buckley, Bobby Daniel Rodriguez, Jose Pablo Cantillo and Drew Powell are joining the drama series, which stars Michael Chiklis as a retired United States Border Patrol agent. The show is scheduled to premiere on Paramount Network in the summer.

Dates

The new scripted comedy series, “Escape from Virtual Island,” is coming Apr. 2, Audible announced. The audio series follows Derek Ambrose (Paul Rudd) as he runs an island resort in 2038 where the wealthy come to live out their wildest fantasies in virtual reality. The all-star ensemble also includes Jack McBrayer, Paula Pell, Amber Ruffin,...

Exclusive: Paul Rudd, Jack McBrayer, Amber Ruffin and Paula Pell will lead the cast of Escape from Virtual Island, a new scripted Audible Original comedy series from SNL vet John Lutz and Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video. Scott Adsit, Jane Krakowski, Seth Meyers, Jason Sudeikis, Kenan Thompson, Olivia Wilde and Henry Winkler round out the ensemble cast. Escape From Virtual Island is set to premiere April 2 on the Amazon-owned audio platform.

Written by Lutz, in Escape from Virtual Island, Derek Ambrose (Rudd) runs an island resort in 2038 where the wealthy come to live out their wildest fantasies in virtual reality. With the help of his assistant Beasley (McBrayer), lead computer scientist Faith (Ruffin), and head of security Ramona (Pell), the island has been running smoothly since Derek inherited it from his mother. When a high-profile guest suddenly goes missing inside a computer simulation,...

"We really don't know each other at all..." Signature Entertainment in the UK has unveiled an official trailer for an indie romantic comedy titled 10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up. The title is a direct reference to a part of the plot, but it's also a bit too similar to 10 Things I Hate About You to be considered original. Christina Ricci plays Abigail, a single mother of two who meets a man named Ben at a bar. They jokingly come up with a list of things to do before their imagined breakup, knowingly full well they’ll never even start a relationship. But when the joke turns in to a one-night stand that brings a pregnancy, things gets a whole lot more complicated. Co-starring Hamish Linklater, with Lindsey Broad, Mia Sinclair Jenness, Brady Jenness, Katia Winter, Jon Abrahams, and Scott Adsit. This looks charming, right? Official...

Take a look at new images, plus footage, from "The Walking Dead" spin-off TV series "The Walking Dead: World Beyond" starring Emmy award winner Julia Ormond as 'Elizabeth', debuting Spring 2020 on AMC:

"...in episode #101, 'Brave', set ten years after the 'apocalypse, 'World Beyond' features two young female protagonists, focusing on the first of a a new generation to come-of-age.

"Some will become heroes. Some will become villains. In the end, all of them will be changed forever."

Cast also includes Natalie Gold, Al Calderon, Scott Adsit, Ted Sutherland, Alexa Mansour , Nicolas Cantu, Hal Cumpston, Annet Mahendru, Aliya Royalel, Nico Tortorella and Joe Holt.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Walking Dead: World Beyond"...

Take a look at new footage, plus images from "The Walking Dead" spin-off TV series "The Walking Dead: World Beyond" starring Emmy award winner Julia Ormond as 'Elizabeth', debuting Spring 2020 on AMC:

"...in episode #101, 'Brave', set ten years after the 'apocalypse, 'World Beyond' features two young female protagonists, focusing on the first of a a new generation to come-of-age.

"Some will become heroes. Some will become villains. In the end, all of them will be changed forever."

Cast also includes Natalie Gold, Al Calderon, Scott Adsit, Ted Sutherland, Alexa Mansour , Nicolas Cantu, Hal Cumpston, Annet Mahendru, Aliya Royalel, Nico Tortorella and Joe Holt.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Walking Dead: World Beyond"...

"Once upon a time, the end of the world was our beginning." During The Walking Dead Mid-Season 10 finale, the title for the third Walking Dead series was revealed as The Walking Dead: World Beyond in a new teaser trailer.

Below, you can watch the new teaser trailer for The Walking Dead: World Beyond, which introduces Julia Ormond as Elizabeth, who is also featured in two new photos. The new series will premiere in spring of 2020, and in case you missed it, go here to catch up on our previous coverage of the new show.

Press Release: New York, NY – November 24, 2019 – AMC announced that Emmy®-winner Julia Ormond has joined the cast of The Walking Dead: World Beyond, the third series in The Walking Dead Universe, currently filming in and around Richmond, Va and set to premiere in spring 2020. A series regular, Ormond will play Elizabeth, the charismatic leader of a large,...

AMC finally named its third “Walking Dead” series on Sunday, when the cable channel also released a new trailer for the Spring 2020 launch. “The Walking Dead: World Beyond” also just cast Julia Ormond as a series regular.

Ormond will play Elizabeth, the charismatic leader of a large, sophisticated and formidable force, according to AMC. Co-created by Scott M. Gimple and showrunner Matt Negrete, “The Walking Dead: World Beyond” also stars Aliyah Royale, Alexa Mansour, Annet Mahendru, Nicolas Cantu, Hal Cumpston and Nico Tortorella.

“The Walking Dead: World Beyond” will focus on the first generation raised in the zombie apocalypse, according to AMC. Some will become heroes. Some will become villains. In the end, all of them will be changed forever. Grown-up and cemented in their identities, both good and bad.

Produced and distributed by AMC Studios, “World Beyond” is executive produced by Gimple, Negrete, Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, David Alpert and Brian Bockrath.

Julia Ormond has joined the cast of the third series in “The Walking Dead” franchise, entitled “The Walking Dead: World Beyond.”

Ormond will play Elizabeth a “charismatic leader of a large, sophisticated and formidable force,” AMC announced Sunday.

“We are thrilled to have Julia join our merry band. I’m grateful for the talent, grace, intelligence, and humor she has brought to our set, our show and to this role. We — and the audience — are very lucky to have Julia helping bring this new world of the Walking Dead to life,” said co-creator Scott M. Gimple.

“The Walking Dead: World Beyond” centers on the first generation raised in the zombie apocalypse. Some will become heroes, some will become villains, but in the end, all of them will be changed forever. Grown-up and cemented in their identities, both good and bad.

Produced and distributed by AMC Studios, the series is executive...