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Detroiters wasn’t just a show—it was a love letter to the Motor City, a chaotic bromance, and a comedic goldmine that never got the appreciation it deserved. Starring Tim Robinson and Sam Richardson, the two-season show followed their characters, Tim and Sam, who ran a small Detroit-based advertising agency called Cramblin Duvet Advertising.

Like two marketing madmen who were equally bad at their jobs, Tim and Sam pitched jingles and wild ads while struggling to keep their business alive. But sadly, it’s been years since they closed shop, and Comedy Central unceremoniously canceled the show. So, where are the Detroiters now? Let’s take a deep dive into what the cast is up to in 2025!

Tim Robinson and Sam Richardson in Detroiters | image: Comedy Central 1. Tim Robinson

Tim Robinson introduced the world to his brand of unhinged comedy with the 2017 TV show Detroiters. And despite holding the...

While Evilis a show that is arguably best known for its horrific creatures, ghoulish monsters, and demonic flair, the series featured plenty of terrifying human villains as well. Sure, Michael Emerson's Leland Townsend is perhaps the best well-known, but there were plenty of other sinister human beings who love to see evil brought upon the world. Of them, perhaps the most notable was the infamous “Nurse Plague” Linda Bloch, played by the incredibly talented Tara Summers. Nurse Bloch appeared Evil not just once, but twice, and each time was a frightening glimpse into a real-world evil that one may just call "demonic."...

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Evil Season 4 Episode 3 “How to Slaughter a Pig.”] Well, the Antichrist is here. And try as Kristen (Katja Herbers) might be to keep herself separate from all of that on Evil, she ends up right by the surrogate Leslie’s (Molly Brown) side for the actual birth. Leslie goes into labor while she and other women are gathered in Sheryl’s (Christine Lahti) office to discuss their terrible work conditions and the credit men take in the company. At the private facility, where Nurse Bloch (Tara Summers) works, Leslie begins getting freaked out—first by the movement she can see that far exceeds a normal baby pre-birth then by when she’s so certain she hears Leland (Michael Emerson) talking about killing her and feeding her body to the baby. He later claims to Leslie that he was talking about the biological mother (Kristen). Leslie then leaves the facility and calls Kristen,...

Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Swarm, Extrapolations and Lucky Hank.

Shazam! Fury of the Gods premiere

Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu, Rachel Zegler, Adam Brody, Ross Butler and Meagan Good debuted their Shazam! sequel on Tuesday in Los Angeles.

Lucy Liu and Zachary Levi Faithe Herman, Grace Caroline Currey, Meagan Good, Helen Mirren, Rachel Zegler, Marta Milans and Lucy Liu Leighton Meester and Adam Brody

Swarm premiere

Janine Nabers and Donald Glover’s new Prime Video series premiered on Tuesday in L.A. with stars Dominique Fishback, Chloe Bailey, Damson Idris and a special appearance by Billie Eilish.

Dominique Fishback, Donald Glover, Chloe Bailey, Janine Nabers and Damson Idris Billie Eilish Chloe Bailey and Dominique Fishback

Extrapolations premiere

The new Apple...

When it comes to environmental storytelling, there’s several different routes a project can take. Some have opted for scaring an audience into action (like Adam McKay’s Don’t Look Up) while others have tried to Trojan horse climate messages into more uplifting fare, or take a more by-the-numbers documentary approach.

For Extrapolations, Apple TV+’s new anthology drama following eight different stories of people’s lives upended by climate change, creator Scott Z. Burns is taking inspiration from another future-looking anthology series, as star Kit Harington recalled how “Scott always described this to me as a kind of Black Mirror of a climate change show, and I think it falls in that.”

“There are thriller elements to it, there are horror elements to it and it should scare you, and it will scare you, but it’s also really thought-provoking,” Harington told The Hollywood Reporter at the show’s Los Angeles premiere on Tuesday.

Sarah Michelle Gellar explains that her short-lived series, Ringer, was initially meant to be very different and explains why it ended. Debuting on The CW in September 2011, Ringer featured Gellar in the role of Bridget Kelly. A recovering drug addict who flees her native Wyoming after witnessing a murder, Bridget goes to New York to find her estranged twin sister Siobhan (also played by Gellar). But after discovering that Siobhan has apparently committed suicide, Bridget assumes her sister's identity and lives alongside New York's elite. The soapy drama's cast included Ioan Gruffudd, Nestor Carbonell, Zoey Deutch, Kristoffer Polaha, Mike Colter, and Tara Summers.

In an interview with THR to promote her role in the upcoming Paramount+ series Wolf Pack, Gellar looked back on Ringer. The actor explained that the twin saga was initially pitched as a miniseries for CBS. But, during a time when buzzy miniseries had not yet become...

Sarah Michelle Gellar played twins in The CW’s thriller Ringer, but she wasn’t interested in pairing up the show’s debut with a sophomore season.

The Buffy alum says it was her decision to end the series after a single season in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter. “I got pregnant with my second child, which was a surprise, so I turned to CW like, ‘I can’t,'” she recalls. “They would’ve picked it up again. I just couldn’t do it.”

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Directed by Michael Showalter, ‘Spoiler Alert’ is the 2022 Drama/Comedy adaptation of Michael Ausiello’s book, ‘Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies at the End: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Other Four-Letter Words ’. The film stars Jim Parsons, Ben Aldridge, Sally Field, Bill Irwin, Antoni Porowski, Josh Pais, Nikki M. James, and Tara Summers. The story is told through the lens of Jim Parsons' character, Michael Ausiello, who is recounting his relationship with his late husband, Kit Cowan. The story is framed as a highlight of their love story and the highs and lows they go through until Kit’s untimely death. The visuals, music, and overall story were strong and made for a compelling watch, despite the ending being given away from the start. Things to do: Subscribe to The Hollywood Insider’s YouTube Channel, by clicking here. Limited Time Offer – Free Subscription to...

Photo: 'Spoiler Alert' Directed by Michael Showalter, ‘Spoiler Alert’ is the 2022 Drama/Comedy adaptation of Michael Ausiello’s book, ‘Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies at the End: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Other Four-Letter Words ’. The film stars Jim Parsons, Ben Aldridge, Sally Field, Bill Irwin, Antoni Porowski, Josh Pais, Nikki M. James, and Tara Summers. The story is told through the lens of Jim Parsons' character, Michael Ausiello, who is recounting his relationship with his late husband, Kit Cowan. The story is framed as a highlight of their love story and the highs and lows they go through until Kit’s untimely death. The visuals, music, and overall story were strong and made for a compelling watch, despite the ending being given away from the start. Things to do: Subscribe to The Hollywood Insider’s YouTube Channel, by clicking here. Limited Time Offer – Free Subscription to...

Spoiler Alert Review — Spoiler Alert (2022) Film Review, a movie directed by Michael Showalter, written by David Marshall Grant and Dan Savage and starring Jim Parsons, Ben Aldridge, Sally Field, Bill Irwin, Sadie Scott, Josh Pals, Allegra Heart, Jeffery Self, Braxton Fannin, Brody Caines, Tara Summers, Nikki M. James, Eleni Yiovas, Jason Gotay, [...]

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If a story is based on real-life events, can it ever really be spoiled? That's one of those infamous internet arguments that will rage on until the end of time, especially as the biopics keep pouring in from Hollywood. But the latest entry into the genre doesn't care how you feel about knowing the ending — it's leading with the inevitable, then rewinding to tell the full story.

"Spoiler Alert" is based on the memoir by TVLine founder and entertainment reporter Michael Ausiello, and follows the 14-year relationship between Michael (Jim Parsons) and Kit (Ben Aldridge) prior to Kit's eventual death from cancer. Everything -- from the synopsis to the trailer to the title of the memoir -- openly reveals this film's ending: "Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies."

Toeing the line between heartwarming and tearjerking, "Spoiler Alert" looks to be in very good hands with director Michael Showalter, known for penning...

"Let's just take a moment to appreciate this beauty." Focus Features has revealed the first official trailer for Spoiler Alert, an indie romantic comedy love story that is premiering in December in theaters. Strangely this hasn't shown up at any festivals yet, but it seems like a late season gem. They wanted a rom-com. They got a love story. Jim Parsons, Ben Aldridge, and Sally Field star in Spoiler Alert, from the director of The Big Sick. Based on Michael Ausiello's best-selling memoir "Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies," the film is a heartwarming, funny and life-affirming story of how Michael and Kit's relationship is transformed and even deepened when one of them falls ill. Also starring Bill Irwin, Josh Pais, Tara Summers, and Nikki M. James. This looks super sweet, and a bit sad, though still ultimately a happy story because it's all so lovely. ›››

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"Gigi allows me to live my life to the fullest every single day. I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for her." Roadside Attractions has revealed an official trailer for a true story inspirational dramedy titled Gigi & Nate, from filmmaker Nick Hamm. The film is arriving in theaters in early September, for those interested in watching. A young man's life is turned upside down after he is left a quadriplegic. Moving forward seems near impossible until he meets his unlikely service animal, Gigi - a curious and intelligent capuchin monkey. She helps Nate find what he needs most: hope. Charlie Rowe stars in the film as Nate, with an ensemble cast including Zoe Margaret Colletti, Marcia Gay Harden, Josephine Langford, Jim Belushi (!!), Diane Ladd, Tara Summers, and Hannah Alligood. This looks extra cheesy, especially with the music in this trailer, but the little monkey is so adorable and so lovely.

"It's a challenge - to surrender to fate." Good Deed Entertainment has released the official trailer for an indie drama titled Major Arcana, which is a reference to tarot cards and the special set of cards known as "Major Arcana". Hence why the poster (below) has tarot cards on it. A long-troubled itinerant carpenter returns home to small town Vermont and attempts to build a log cabin by hand, hoping to free himself from a cycle of poverty and addiction. But when Dink reconnects with Sierra, a woman with whom he shares a complicated past, he becomes locked in a desperate struggle between the person he was and the person he hopes to become. Gary Lightbody (Snow Patrol) wrote and recorded an original song for the film, aptly titled "Major Arcana." The cast includes Ujon Tokarski, Tara Summers, and Lane Bradbury. This does look good, I quite like that quote...

Who is more of a fascinating individual than John DeLorean? The maker of the automobile of the same name is just as well known for that car as being involved in shady drug dealings. Some remember him as a genius in the auto field, but most think of him either for flopping with his company or being put on trial. That intrigue helps fuel the new film Driven, which presents DeLorean as a side character to the life of Jim Hoffman, who befriended and then potentially betrayed him. If that sounds like the set up for a dark flick, you’d be mistaken. This is far more lighthearted than you might initially think, though the seriousness if the matters at hand are never too far from the spotlight. The movie is a mix of comedy, crime, drama, and thriller. Taking place in San Diego in the early 1980’s, the story...

Universal Pictures has released the first trailer for a new film called Driven, which tells a fictional account of the story of infamous businessman and automaker John DeLorean, who is played by Lee Pace.

The movie is described as a "fast-paced, comedic crime thriller of a bromance gone wrong” between John DeLorean and FBI informant Jim Hoffman, who is fantastically played by Jason Sudeikis. The story of John Delorean is certainly an interesting and crazy one, and this movie actually looks really good!

Set in the early 1980s California, the story follows the meteoric rise of the golden boy of the automotive industry, John DeLorean (Pace) and his iconic DeLorean Motor Company (Dmc), through the eyes of his friendship with charming, ex-con pilot turned FBI informant, Jim Hoffman (Sudeikis). DeLorean turned to unsavory activities to save his financially troubled DeLorean Motor Company, and it was Hoffman who was all too...

"You're moments away from being a very rich man." Universal has revealed the first official trailer for an indie drama titled Driven, a fictional telling of the tumultuous story of infamous businessman & automaker John DeLorean, played in this film by Lee Pace. This originally premiered at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals last fall, and arrives in a few theaters & VOD next month. Described as a "fast-paced, comedic crime thriller of a bromance gone wrong between John DeLorean, played by Lee Pace, and Jim Hoffman, played by Jason Sudeikis." The cast also includes Judy Greer, Isabel Arraiza, Corey Stoll, Justin Bartha, Michael Cudlitz, Tara Summers, and Iddo Goldberg. This isn't the only DeLorean film we've seen recently - there's the half-doc Framing John DeLorean starring Alec Baldwin as John. This one looks a bit better, though obviously more dramatic and wacky but still compelling and a lot of bit crazy.

Part of the fun of this final season of Elementary is pondering which way the series is going to turn.

Both London and New York were represented on Elementary Season 7 Episode 1.

Unfortunately, the episode reflected Joan's mood.

While she had impulsely followed Sherlock to London on Elementary Season 6 Episode 21, now she wasn't so sure.

That's because CBS pulled a fast one on the series' producers. 

The powers that be figured Elementary Season 6 would be its last and so designed a melancholy ending.

When serial killer Michael Rowan, who had been stalking Sherlock, was found murdered, FBI Agent Malick liked Joan for the crime, since Michael had attacked Joan on Elementary Season 6 Episode 20.

The fact was that Hannah, Gregory's daughter, killed MIchael, who had murdered her roommate. Sherlock determined that the captain had covered up for her, but Joan wouldn't let Sherlock turn in Hannah.

So Sherlock did the noble thing...

Hey, "Elementary" fans. It's that time again for a brand new season 7! It's, of course, going to start off with the premiere episode 1, which we'll be going over right now. The wonderful folks over at CBS were nice enough to deliver a press release for the premiere episode 1. So, that's what we'll be using for this spoiler session. To get things started, CBS revealed that the premiere episode 1 is officially titled, "The Further Adventures." Episode 1 sounds like it will feature some pretty interesting and dramatic scenes as Holmes and Watson take a new journey inside the tabloid industry. Captain Gregson gets wracked with guilt. Holmes gets homesick and more. We'll go ahead and start off this spoiler session with the Holmes and Watson situation. It turns out that these two will have new careers as consultants for Scotland Yard. This new career path will end up taking them deep inside...

Reflections on the heyday of scandalous Fleet Street likely won’t stir Broadway audiences with the same vigor that roused the West End when Ink debuted there in 2017. Little matter. James Graham’s play is so well-crafted that not knowing your Sun from your Mirror is a fairly minor hindrance.

Opening tonight in a Manhattan Theatre Club production at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, the fact-based play, starring a ferocious Jonny Lee Miller and, in a role that won him a 2018 Olivier Award, Bertie Carvel, chronicles the wild, woolly days of a young Rupert Murdoch and the newspaperman who helped him reshape Britain’s stodgy, moralistic press into something completely different.

Miller plays editor Larry Lamb, a working class hero with a mysterious mark-of-Cain scar on his forehead, all the journalism experience Murdoch doesn’t have and the striver’s drive they...

Lincoln Center Theater presents The Hard Problem, a new play by Tom Stoppard, to be directed by Jack O'Brien. The production features Eshan Bay, Adelaide Clemens, John Patrick Doherty, Nina Grollman, Katie Beth Hall, Eleanor Handley, Olivia Hebert, Sagar Kiran, Chris O'Shea, Madeleine Pace, Robert Petkoff, Tara Summers, Jon Tenney, Baylen Thomas, Kim N. Wong, and Karoline Xu. The Hard Problem began performances Thursday, October 25 and will open Monday, November 19 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater 150 West 65 Street.

The Hard Problem, a new play by Arcadia playwright Tom Stoppard to be staged by his The Coast of Utophia director Jack O’Brien, will premiere next fall as a Lincoln Center Theater production.

The Stoppard play is one of two new Lincoln Center Theater productions announced today for the fall season. Also coming: Miranda Rose Hall’s Plot Points in Our Sexual Development, to be directed by Margot Bordelon.

Stoppard’s The Hard Problem begins previews Thursday, October 25 with an official opening on Monday, November 19 at Lincoln Center’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. Hall’s Plot Points, a Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 production, begins performances Saturday, October 6, opens Monday, October 22, and runs through Sunday, November 18 at the Claire Tow Theater.

The Hard Problem will feature Eshan Bay, Adelaide Clemens, Nina Grollman, Katie Beth Hall, Chris O’Shea, Tara Summers, and Karoline Xu, with additional casting to be announced. The...

Though major studios used to crank them out by the truckload, today the movie musical is a fairly infrequent occurrence — not just because they’re commercially risky but because the genre itself is an inherently ambitious undertaking. Ranging from “Once” to Damien Chazelle’s pre-“La La Land” romance “Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench,” there have been some moderately successful attempts at making indie musicals on a micro-budget, but the question still lingers of whether audiences are willing to accept a modern movie in which people sing out their emotions.

In a risky departure from a résumé otherwise dominated by broad comedy, Josh Klausner gives it a stab with “Wanderland.” Different though it may be from his 1999 debut “The 4th Floor” — a quasi-horror thriller with surreal touches — this oddball effort is more an exercise in low-key quirkiness set in a slightly alternative universe where everything but our protagonist is a little “off.

"Fate left you a footstep..." The Orchard has debuted the trailer for an indie comedy titled Wanderland, from director Josh Klausner, which premiered at the Hamptons Film Festival on Long Island last year. Wanderland stars Tate Ellington as Alex, a guy who decides to escape his life in New York City and ends up at a "Enchanted Cottage" on Long Island. There he "ends up lost on a surreal musical all-night odyssey of misadventures." Whoa. The cast includes Tara Summers, Victoria Clark, Jack Dishel, Harris Yulin, Adepero Oduye, and Dree Hemingway. Klausner explained that the film is about "connection in the modern world — how we’re more technically linked to each other than ever before, but we’re in danger of losing the magic of direct, face to face human interaction, with all of its surprises and unknowns." How fun. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Josh Klausner's Wanderland,...

So nice they did it twice! After first tying the knot in February, Penn Badgley and Domino Kirke held a second wedding celebration Saturday afternoon. "You only get married twice, once," wrote Domino, whose Instagram caption accompanied a black and white photo of her husband in a three-piece suit. The bride, who is a doula and musician, wore a lacy beige gown for the outdoor ceremony. Celebrity guests included actors Mariska Hargitay, Peter Hermann, Debra Messing and Tara Summers, fashion designer Zac Posen, supermodel Heidi Klum and musician Jordan Galland. Mariska, Debra and Summer shared multiple pictures via Instagram throughout the weekend. "Congratulations Domino," Summer wrote....

Network: PBSEpisodes: 12 (hour)Seasons: TwoTV show dates: January 17, 2016 — March 5, 2017.Series status: CancelledPerformers include: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Josh Radnor, Gary Cole, Peter Gerety, Donna Murphy, Norbert Leo Butz, McKinley Belcher III, Shalita Grant, L. Scott Caldwell, Hannah James, Wade Williams, AnnaSophia Robb, Tara Summers, Brad Koed, Luke Macfarlane, Cameron Monaghan, Suzanne Bertish, and Cherry Jones.TV show description:This Civil War era historical drama focuses on the doctors, nurses, contraband laborers, and Confederate loyalists at the Mansion House Hospital in Union-occupied Alexandria, Virginia. It is set prior to the Emancipation Proclamation.A New Englander, abolitionist, and feminist, widowed nurse Mary Phinney (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) trained under Dorothea Dix, and is new to Mansion House Hospital. Struggling with guilt over her inability to save the life of her late husband,...

While the quality of mercy is not strained, television productions (and their budgets) often are. We are sad to report the Mercy Street TV show on PBS has been cancelled. There will be no season three on PBS. Ridley Scott, David Zucker, and David Zabel, executive produced the series.A Civil War-era medical drama, Mercy Street follows the doctors, nurses, contraband laborers, and Confederate loyalists at the Mansion House Hospital in Union-occupied Alexandria, Virginia. It is set prior to the Emancipation Proclamation. The PBS TV series stars: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Josh Radnor, Gary Cole, Peter Gerety, Donna Murphy, Norbert Leo Butz, McKinley Belcher III, Shalita Grant, L. Scott Caldwell, Hannah James, Wade Williams, AnnaSophia Robb, Tara Summers, Brad Koed, Luke Macfarlane, Cameron Monaghan, Suzanne Bertish, and Cherry Jones.Read More…...

"Yet again, I give you my personal maxim: Everybody should be in therapy, always.

Okay, the always may be taking it a tad far, but seriously, if Will didn't prove my point on Madam Secretary Season 3 Episode 7, I don't know what would. His guilt was understandable. But carrying it around for at least 20 years? Yikes. 

Of course, he wasn't the only one that could have benefited from some time on the proverbial couch. Nadine's anxiety over meeting with Arabelle was interfering with her life in a way that was not healthy. At least Elizabeth was able to keep things together during the crisis du jour. 

The flashback and Will's subsequent revelation about keeping a secret from his big sister certainly did a lot to explain both his relationship with Elizabeth and his relationship with, well, everybody. Not that it took a genius to figure out that he had a hero complex and abandonment issues.

Aya Cash is not the kind of actress who’s desperate for awards attention.

When the “You’re the Worst” star says she’s just happy to be mentioned among the contenders, Cash uses the same statement to quickly shift focus to those other worthy women. She’s the kind of person who, mid-interview, will repeatedly ask if she’s doing okay. If she’s answering the questions properly. If she’s being a worthy contributor to the conversation.

And it’s not because she’s worried about how she’ll come across, but because she wants to genuinely help you, the interviewer, get whatever you want.

Here’s what we want: to see Cash win an Emmy for her monumental performance in “You’re the Worst” Season 2 — and plenty of other people do, too. The performance speaks for itself, and she’s letting it do just that, but such humility combined with a deep connection to the character makes Cash exactly the kind of person we should be heaping attention on, starting with an Emmy.

Not only was it a portrayal of groundbreaking significance — as Cash’s character, Gretchen, unflinchingly depicted the daily struggle of clinical depression — but the actress herself was fearless in attacking the darkest corners of her subject’s fragile psyche. Never before have we seen someone so beaten down by an unseen force — one that plagues so many of us on a daily basis —on TV, in a comedy, and the actress gave no credence to her own appearance or ego. IndieWire recently spoke with Cash, who has earned praise for depicting Gretchen with the same modesty and honesty she lives her life — humanizing herself, the character and the disease all at once.

When were your first presented with the idea of Gretchen being clinically depressed?

I got the first four scripts about two weeks before we started shooting, and I think I was on vacation. I remember reading them by a pool feeling semi-glamorous, you know? When does one get to read scripts for a TV show you’re on by a pool? And I got to the end of the fourth episode — when Gretchen is leaving in the middle of the night with no explanation — and I was like, “Well, you can’t do that to me!” That’s when I talked to Stephen about what was going on. He gave me a heads up of “This is what’s up. You’re crying in your car and this is why.”

Do you remember how much of that arc he gave to you ahead of time? How far down the rabbit hole she was going to go?

No, I didn’t know how far she was going to go. I didn’t know about the stalking episode with Justin Kirk and Tara Summers until I read it. I understood she was struggling with clinical depression and, even though there’s a spectrum on that, it’s a pretty serious issue and I knew that she was going to get dark. But I did joke with Stephen at one point: “So we’re doing a comedy and in every episode, she cries in her car?” I was like, “Wow, it’s going to be a lot.” But I loved it.

There’s a lot that goes into finding the truth and the authenticity in Gretchen while still staying true to the comedy format of the show.

I think it’s just as scary to be delivered a laugh-line as it is to be delivered lines that need emotional depth. They’re both terrifying. I’m not a naturally hilarious person. I’m not a storyteller. I’m not a joke-teller. I can barely remember jokes to save my life. I have decent comedic timing, and I have great writing.

It’s always intimidating when someone says — in the script — “I’m so sorry, I’m crying,” because you’re like, “Well fuck, I guess my decision is that I’m going to be crying in that moment.” And that can be intimidating, but you also can’t go in there and go, “I’m going to cry on this line,” because that would be fake. So I understand that it has to be emotional, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be, “And…cue the tears!”

[pause]

I feel like I haven’t done an interview in a couple months and I’m like, “Oh, what are these? What do I do?” You can just punch me up in any way you need. [laughs]

Perfect. It’s the ideal interview if I can just kind of make up the answers for you.

Great. “Dear Emmy Voters, Aya says she’s not very funny and not to vote for her for Best Comedy Actress.” [laughs]

It felt like this storyline opened things up a bit for Season 2; more (deserved) attention and there seemed to be a bit of a ground swell around the show in general.

I think Stephen and all the writers are really clued into something in the air. Like the amazing collective unconscious or something, because I feel like there’s a couple of shows that now have been talking about depression specifically in a very out way: “BoJack Horseman”; I think it was referenced in “Broad City.” There’s something in the air where it’s starting to come out, and we happened to be there at the beginning.

Was it daunting at all to be the face of that all of a sudden? I’m going to guess that you had to really engage with this conversation.

I felt a great responsibility and — I sound like such a ridiculous Miss America answer — but I felt honored to be a part of the conversation. It’s something that has hit very close to home for me and it’s really important to demystify because so many people struggle from depression of varying degrees.

I’m subject to that as well. I didn’t feel particularly brought down by the shooting of it, but I did actually have a very hard time, to be honest, when it aired; feeling sort of similar to how Gretchen was feeling. I had sort of a delayed reaction to it all and then felt I had to be sort of up for it when I actually myself felt down.

It’s just a big responsibility, and I felt so moved by people who reach out and said that they were struggling with depression and that it helped them. I was so excited that people, for the most part, seemed to be excited to see a fun, comedic character go through that and not be like, ‘Where’s my comedy? I wanted the sex and the fun. Where’s fun Gretchen?’ The truth is fun Gretchen is partly fun because of her depression. A lot her “fun” things that she does are self-medicating. So, it’s all tied together.

In Episode 7, “There’s Not Currently a Problem,” there was so much Gretchen had to go through — all in a moment. It was so vehement, I have to imagine that shooting that scene was pretty exhausting simply from a physical standpoint.

Yeah, I was actually very sick and they moved that shoot day a couple days so that I could at least be slightly coherent for it, which was so insanely lovely. I was a mess.

Don’t judge me for sounding like a pretentious asshole, but coming from “theáter,” [laughs] I actually really enjoy getting to roll into something, so I like a long take. It’s a lot of work and you have to make sure you’re really on top of it, but we’re pretty good about that anyway, so it’s really fun to take a five-page scene and be able to just go and rev up and try different things. We just played. Everyone else had to have stamina, too. I mean, watching me stutter for five pages takes some stamina.

Acting is so bizarre. I think the most important thing is to be there for someone else. Ultimately, if you’re there for someone else, you’ll make yourself look good, too, because you’ll be doing the right thing for what’s happening in the moment.

“You’re the Worst” Season 3 premieres August 31 on Fxx.

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Chris Wood will recur in the second season of the Mercy Street TV show on PBS. Wood played Kai Parker in season six of The Vampire Diaries on The CW. He was also Adam Weaver on The Carrie Diaries, and can currently be seen on Vampire Diaries' Ep Julie Plec's new series, Containment.

Earlier this week, PBS announced Brían F. O’Byrne, Patina Miller, and Bryce Pinkham are joining the Mercy Street season two cast. Returning cast members include: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Josh Radnor, Gary Cole, Hannah James, Brad Koed, Jr., and Norbert Leo Butz. Also returning are Tara Summers, McKinley Belcher III, Jack Falahee, AnnaSophia Robb, Donna Murphy, L. Scott Caldwell, Suzanne Bertish, and Luke Macfarlane.

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Three new cast members and two directors have been announced for the second season of the Mercy Street TV series on PBS. Joining the cast of the Civil War-era medical drama in the second season are Brían F. O’Byrne, Patina Miller, and Bryce Pinkham. Scandal's Stephen Cragg is directing episodes one and two of the second season. ER's Laura Innes is set to direct episodes three and four. Director of episodes five and six will be announced at a later date.

Cast members returning for the second season of Mercy Street include: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Josh Radnor, Gary Cole, Hannah James, Brad Koed, Jr., Norbert Leo Butz, Tara Summers, McKinley Belcher III, Jack Falaheew, AnnaSophia Robb,...

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Production has begun on the second season of the Mercy Street TV series coming to PBS. Actor Zivan Holloway, who is new to the show tweeted and posted a photo to his Instagram account. "Good Morning from the set of #MercyStreetPBS Day Three filming Season 2. Day One for me on set!…"

Mercy Street is a Civil War era historical drama focusing on the doctors, nurses, and laborers, at the Mansion House Hospital in Union-occupied Alexandria, Virginia. The Mercy Street cast also includes: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Josh Radnor, Gary Cole, Peter Gerety, Donna Murphy, Norbert Leo Butz, McKinley Belcher III, Shalita Grant, L. Scott Caldwell, Hannah James, Wade Williams, AnnaSophia Robb, Tara Summers, Brad Koed, Luke Macfarlane, Cameron Monaghan, Suzanne Bertish, and Cherry Jones.

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Have mercy! While the second season of the Mercy Street TV series isn't coming to PBS until 2017, the network is already promoting it. Watch a teaser, below.

The Mercy Street TV show cast includes: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Josh Radnor, Gary Cole, Peter Gerety, Donna Murphy, Norbert Leo Butz, McKinley Belcher III, Shalita Grant, L. Scott Caldwell, Hannah James, Wade Williams, AnnaSophia Robb, Tara Summers, Brad Koed, Luke Macfarlane, Cameron Monaghan, Suzanne Bertish, and Cherry Jones.

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PBS has renewed the Mercy Street TV series for a second season. Set prior to the Emancipation Proclamation, this Civil War era medical drama follows the doctors, nurses, laborers, and Confederate loyalists at the Mansion House Hospital in Union-occupied Alexandria, Virginia.

The cast of Mercy Street includes: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Josh Radnor, Gary Cole, Peter Gerety, Donna Murphy, Norbert Leo Butz, McKinley Belcher III, Shalita Grant, L. Scott Caldwell, Hannah James, Wade Williams, AnnaSophia Robb, Tara Summers, Brad Koed, Luke Macfarlane, Cameron Monaghan, Suzanne Bertish, and Cherry Jones.

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Mary Phinney might be meeting her match, in the next new episode of PBS’ “Mercy Street.” In this exclusive clip (above), Mary (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is confronted by fellow nurse Anne Hastings (Tara Summers), who’s not exactly happy with the arrival of the new head nurse and isn’t shy about expressing it. “Mercy Street” focuses on two volunteer nurses on opposing sides of the Civil War — New England abolitionist Phinney and Confederate supporter Emma Green, whose family’s luxury hotel in Alexandria, Virginia, has been converted into the Mansion House Union Army hospital. Also Read: 'Mercy Street' Premieres to 3.3 Million Viewers.

"You're the Worst" just concluded a terrific season, which went darker than I think anyone would have expected even last year, as the show dealt bluntly with Gretchen's battles with clinical depression. My review of the finale is here, and I have a lot of thoughts on the season as a whole from creator Stephen Falk coming up just as soon as I wear my booby shirt... I want to start off with a question about the biggest and most important story arc of season 2 — which is, of course, the “new phone who dis” running gag. At what point did you realize that was more than just a one-off, and you were just going to keep that as one of the weird through-lines to the season? Stephen Falk: We make it through our days by coming up with these little things. I do have sort of a lofty idea about the show in that,...

A review of tonight's "You're the Worst" coming up just as soon as I flash Gnarls Barkley after that Fiona Apple show... This has been a fall for TV episodes that open in a way that makes you wonder if your show accidentally got replaced with something else. The earthquake sequence at the start of "The Leftovers" season 2 and the movie outtakes from the "Fargo" premiere both seemed to come out of nowhere, serving as disorienting pathways into new seasons, even if they ultimately made thematic sense for both shows. "LCD Soundsystem" isn't quite as extreme a departure for "You're the Worst," in that Rob and Lexi literally live in the same neighborhood as Gretchen and Jimmy, and walk past Jimmy's house — and the mountain of empty liquor bottles in his recycling bins — within the episode's first few minutes. Still, the opening scenes almost make the episode feel like...

Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer and avoid You’re the Worst‘s Gretchen at all costs.

That’s a lesson that Justin Kirk (Tyrant) and Tara Summers (Ringer) will learn when they guest-star on Season 2 of the Fxx comedy this fall.

RelatedYou’re the Worst‘s Aya Cash Previews Gretchen and Jimmy’s Balancing Act in ‘Deeper’ Season 2

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kirk and Summers will play Rob and Lexi, a couple whose lives are thrown into disarray after meeting Gretchen at the local coffee shop.

They join a bevy of Season 2 guest stars, including Andy Buckley...

Fxx's You're the Worst is ready to bring down another happy couple. The Stephen Falk comedy has tapped Justin Kirk and Tara Summers to guest star in a season two episode, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The Weeds and Ringer alums will play Rob and Lexi, a couple whom Gretchen (Aya Cash) meets at the local coffee shop. They'll appear in an episode called "LCD Soundsystem" on the comedy that returns in September. (Check out their Ytw debut, above.) Read More 'You're the Worst' Creator on "Weirder, Darker" Season 2: Jimmy's Trashy History, More Sunday Funday Rob is further

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Network: Fox

Episodes: 13 (hour)

Seasons: One

TV show dates: January 23, 2014 -- June 27, 2014

Series status: Cancelled

Performers include: Greg Kinnear, John Ortiz, Necar Zadegan, Bojana Novakovic, David Harbour, Tara Summers, Miranda Otto, and Ian Colletti.

TV show description:

A legal drama, based on an Australian series of the same name, this show follows the comedic and chaotic life of a criminal defense lawyer. Keegan Deane (Greg Kinnear) is often described as many things but none of them are very flattering.

Brilliant and frustratingly charming, Keegan is one of life's great addicts. His staggering lack of discretion and inability to self-censor land him the cases that nobody else will touch. Behind that lies a resolute optimism and belief in justice that fuel his dogged determination to defend those who seem beyond redemption.

Fox has officially cancelled the Rake TV series. The news comes as no surprise and leaves the dark comedy with one episode unaired.

Rake follows a lawyer (Greg Kinnear) who tries to do good but just can't seem to get beyond his numerous addictions that cause him so much trouble. The cast also includes John Ortiz, Necar Zadegan, Bojana Novakovic, David Harbour, Tara Summers, Miranda Otto, and Ian Colletti.

The show got off to a poor start on Thursday, January 23rd, and the ratings dropped lower in subsequent weeks. After seven episodes, the network sent the series to Friday night where the ratings got much worse -- even by Friday night standards. Fox aired two more installments on a Saturday night and has yet to release the final episode.

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A couple weeks ago, Fox shifted their low-rated Rake series to Friday nights. Now, the show is on the move again.

Rake follows a lawyer (Greg Kinnear) who tries to do good but just can't seem to get beyond his numerous addictions that cause him so much trouble. The cast also includes John Ortiz, Necar Zadegan, Bojana Novakovic, David Harbour, Tara Summers, Miranda Otto, and Ian Colletti.

The series is being replaced by Kitchen Nightmares as of this Friday night. A rerun of the Gordon Ramsay series will lead into the one-hour series finale of Raising Hope at 9pm. Season six of Nightmares kicks off on April 11th.

Back-to-back episodes of Rake will air on Saturday, April 5th, starting at 8pm. That will leave one episode unaired -- the sixth installment produced, titled "Mammophile." No word on when or if that will...

"Sopranos" star Michael Imperioli drops by Fox's "Rake" Thursday night (Feb. 20) for a guest role as one of rakish lawyer Keegan Deane's (Greg Kinnear) newest clients. Imperioli plays chef and restaurant owner Alberto Rinaldi, who is accused of bigamy and enlists Keegan's help in convincing the jury that loving his wives shouldn't be a crime.

Zap2it has an exclusive behind-the-scenes sneak peek of the episode, with Imperioli, costar Tara Summers -- a big "Sopranos" fan -- and the show's producers talking about how the hour came together. Imperioli's character has two separate families -- one in Santa Monica and one in Santa Barbara -- and must defend himself against criminal charges.

Plus, catch a quick clip from the episode as an exasperated Keegan exclaims, "Come on, stop marrying people!"

"Rake" airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. Et/Pt on Fox.

Greg Kinnear has found critical and box office success in movies but that's no guarantee that his Rake TV series will be a ratings hit for Fox. Will it be renewed for a second season or will it be cancelled instead? We'll have to wait and see.

Rake follows a lawyer (Greg Kinnear) who tries to do good but just can't seem to get beyond his numerous addictions that cause him so much trouble. The cast also includes John Ortiz, Necar Zadegan, Bojana Novakovic, David Harbour, Tara Summers, Miranda Otto, and Ian Colletti.

The higher a show's ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better its chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available -- typically the following morning, around 11:30am Est/8:30am Pst. Refresh to see the latest.

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Television largely gave Greg Kinnear his start, and as he returns to it, he's doing something different -- yet something he's been doing a long time.

Staking his claim to fame as a talk show host on NBC's "Later," then on E! Entertainment Television's satirical "Talk Soup" set Kinnear up for an acting career that began in earnest with the 1995 movie remake of "Sabrina." He's kept at that ever since, from his Oscar-nominated turn in "As Good as It Gets" and his Emmy bid for playing JFK in the miniseries "The Kennedys" to his current role as Ron Burgundy's rival in love in the comedy "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues."

Kinnear remains an actor in tackling TV on a steady basis again. Premiering Thursday, Jan. 23, the Fox drama "Rake" adapts an Australian show by casting him as Los Angeles defense attorney Keegan Deane. When he's not standing up for clients,...

With a pilot directed by Sam Raimi, the new Fox series Rake is a bold new legal drama, based on the Australian series of the same name. The story follows the comedic and chaotic life of criminal defense lawyer Keegan Deane (Greg Kinnear), whose lack of discretion, self-destructive tendencies and inability to self-censor land him the cases that nobody else will touch. The show also stars Miranda Otto, John Ortiz, Tara Summers, Ian Colletti, Bojana Novakovic and Necar Zadegan. During this recent interview to promote the show’s debut, actor Greg Kinnear talked about how he was able to relate to this character, his approach to playing such an edgy role, how his view of the court system has changed, how similar this version will be to the original Australian series, and how Sam Raimi came to be directing episodes of the show. Check out what he had to say after the jump.

The first reviews of the Us Rake, which premieres on the Fox network on Thursday night Us time, are generally positive but some critics are undecided about the show.s prospects.

Most praise the performance of Greg Kinnear as Keegan Deane, a brilliant, charismatic lawyer with a self-destructive gambling habit and a tendency to ruin every relationship in his life.

But some critics question whether Us viewers will warm to such a flawed character. .What sort of man (and mostly, woman) will want to watch this playboy? It.s hard to say, but if Fox loses on this dice roll, at least nobody should beat them up over it,. said Variety.s Brian Lowry.

Fox has scheduled Rake at 9 pm after American Idol but Lowry doubts there will be much of a cross-over audience.

The New York Times was more positive, its reviewer Alessandra Stanley declaring, "Rake is a clever...

The new Fox comedy, Rake, is the next entry in the category of television shows remade from overseas efforts, and while it doesn’t come with all the same hurdles as most similar efforts, it has a tricky road ahead of it. The normal course would be to talk about the differences in comedic styles inherent in moving something across the pond, a problem Fox will soon face when it tries to “Americanize” the beloved, and wonderful, Gavin & Stacey with the upcoming Us & Them. This time, the show is from Australia, originally starred Richard Roxburgh, and aimed for a dark and tragic brand of comedy that was almost completely unique.

Roxburgh was not only brilliant, but brilliantly cast, relaying enough charm and delivering the proper form of wit to keep the character engaging and likable, no matter what he did. A modern version of a frequent side character in Elizabethan...

As Backstage was going to press with our annual Pilot Season Guide, Fox’s entertainment chairman Kevin Reilly was telling television critics and reporters that he considers pilot season dead at Fox; the network plans to switch to the year-round development model—something Sean J. Miller reports on this week, speaking to Fox’s VP of casting Seth Yanklewitz and casting director Sharon Bialy, who think the end of pilot season could be great news for actors, and CD Judy Henderson (“Homeland”), who thinks it could mean trouble. But though the frantic pace and stress of the traditional network casting loom large in actors’ minds, CD Cami Patton and actors Necar Zadegan and Tara Summers had nothing but pleasure working on the casting of Fox’s “Rake.” (Maybe it’s just a Fox thing?) That being said, Michael Mosley—who’s survived a couple of pilot seasons himself, even being...