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Post-hardcore band Thousand Below are drumming up even more hype for what’s to come with the release of their latest single “Save Me (feat. Lø Spirit)” taken from their brand new album Buried in Jade , which drops on August 8. This track takes a little bit different approach but has all the hallmarks of a banger Thousand Below song: catchy chorus, lyrics you want to memorize immediately, plus a killer guest feature from Lø Spirit. In celebration of this brand new single and the upcoming album release, I got the exclusive opportunity to chat with vocalist James DeBerg and guitarist Josh Thomas about how the song came together, the exciting things they have on the horizon, and how Zoids is the coolest anime ever. You’ve been dropping a few singles over the summer, plus the headliner and album announcements. The build up is all capped by the brand new single,...

On Wednesday December 4 2024, CBS broadcasts After Midnight!

Josh Thomas; Brandon Kyle Goodman; Suzi Barrett Season 2 Episode 44 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “After Midnight” promises to bring a night full of laughter and entertainment. Titled “Josh Thomas; Brandon Kyle Goodman; Suzi Barrett,” this episode features a lineup of talented comedians and actors who are sure to keep audiences engaged.

Josh Thomas, known for his unique comedic style, will take the stage to share his insights and humor. His ability to connect with the audience through relatable stories makes him a fan favorite. Viewers can expect a mix of wit and charm as he navigates through various topics.

Brandon Kyle Goodman, an actor with a vibrant presence, will also be part of the show. His performances often highlight his comedic timing and ability to bring characters to life. Audiences can look forward to his engaging storytelling and playful banter.

Finally, comic...

A group of pro-Palestine actors, writers, directors and crew is taking their fight to SAG-AFTRA.

Mark Ruffalo, Cynthia Nixon, Common, Susan Sarandon and Rosie O’Donnell are among the more than 700 movie and TV professionals to sign an open letter from SAG-AFTRA & Sister Guild Members for Ceasefire, calling for an end to the “industry’s McCarthyist repression of members who acknowledge Palestinian suffering.”

Other signatories include Ramy Youssef, Riz Ahmed, Busy Philipps, Griffin Dunne, Kendrick Sampson, Indya Moore, Haaz Sleiman, Sara Ramirez, Tavi Gevinson, Bobbi Menuez, Atsuko Okatsuka, Leo Sheng, Poppy Liu, Isis King, E.R. Fightmaster, Angelica Ross, Lexi Underwood, Zoe Chao, Dylan Adler, Jordan Hull, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Jacob Tobia, Josh Thomas and more. Read it in full below.

Following Hamas’ October 7 terrorist attack on Israel and the Israeli government’s subsequent attacks on Gaza, SAG-AFTRA previously shared a statement in support of the Jewish people.

The open letter acknowledged that...

Writer Adam Rockoff reteams with director David DeCoteau on a new Lifetime thriller that bears a striking resemblance to this month’s earlier title, Million Dollar Lethal Listing.

In Fatal Fixer Upper, Vivian (Jasmine Aivaliotis) and Ryan (Philip McElroy) are a young married couple preparing to purchase their dream home. Just like in Million Dollar Lethal Listing, the deal is too good to be true: the house is wildly underpriced, the owner is looking for a quick sale, and they’re asked to make a hefty cash deposit.

Unlike the former title, though, there’s no mystery about who the villain is in Fatal Fixer Upper. The film opens with a classic Lifetime cold open that immediately establishes that there is a bad man keeping an eye on things. His identity is quickly revealed as Josh Thomas (Duke Van Patten), the home’s original owner and the person spying on...

Participant, the 20-year-old film and television production company whose mission was to inspire social justice and humanitarian action, is shutting down.

Founder Jeff Skoll broke the news to a staff of roughly 100 on Tuesday. Established in 2004, Participant co-produced or co-financed a number of notable movies including best picture Oscar winners “Spotlight” and “Green Book,” as well as Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” and the breakthrough documentary “An Inconvenient Truth.”

Almost all of Participant’s employees will be dismissed, multiple sources familiar with its plans said, and no new content development or production will be pursued. What’s left will be a skeletal holding company overseeing the Participant library, which represents interests in the 135 films it has made.

“I founded Participant with the mission of creating world-class content that inspires positive social change, prioritizing impact alongside commercial sustainability. Since then, the entertainment industry has seen revolutionary changes in how content is created,...

Marvel Studios might have found a solution to its Kang the Conqueror problem in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

After establishing Jonathan Majors in the role of Kang, which includes a recent appearance in Season 2 of Loki, the plan at Marvel Studios was for the actor to be featured as the big bad in the upcoming Avengers sequels. After a trial found Majors guilty of assault and harassment of a former lover, he was fired from his role as Kang, confirmed to be out of the production of Avengers 5. Amid reports that the Kang character will either be recast or outright dropped from the MCU, rumors emerged that Fear the Walking Dead star Colman Domingo was a top choice at Marvel Studios to potentially replace Kang.

Related What If...? Season 2's Kahhori Becomes Instant Favorite With Marvel Fans The McU's newest superhero is already a fan favorite following her debut in What If.

Kendall Rae and Josh Thomas have new representation. The husband-and-wife duo, known for hosting podcasts like Mile Higher and True Crime with Kendall Rae, has signed with digital media management firm Night.

Rae is known for her work within YouTube’s true crime community. Across podcasts, videos, and social posts, she unpacks cases and advocates on behalf of victims. Her activity has brought more than 3.5 million subscribers to her namesake YouTube channel, where she has picked up more than 600 million lifetime views to date.

The success of Rae’s true crime content has paved the way for a multimedia empire that extends far beyond YouTube. Rae and Thomas have teamed up to launch Mile Higher Media, through which they produce their podcasts and other shows. They have also ventured into retail through brands like Higher Love Wellness Company, which sells CBD products.

Rae and Thomas’ wide-ranging ambitions will serve them...

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Where to Watch ‘Everything’s Gonna Be Okay’: Hulu (The series originally aired on Freeform.)

The pilot for “Everything’s Gonna Be Okay” is still a marvel. What it accomplishes in such a short time — setting up a new family dynamic between Nicholas (Josh Thomas) and his two younger half-sisters (Kayla Cromer and Maeve Press) after their father dies unexpectedly — is paired so expertly with a perfect balance in tone. It’s more than your standard “there’s comedy in every tragedy” premise, where characters laugh through their grief. Watching that first episode, you can’t help but feel that something special is starting.

For two seasons, the intertwined lives of Nicholas, Matilda, and Genevieve powered their own emotional universe. Along with Nicholas’ eventual boyfriend Alex (Adam Faison), they formed the basis for the kind of show that could have easily stayed inside its cozy,...

(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they've been watching, why it's worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)

The Series: "Everything's Gonna Be Okay"

Where You Can Stream It: Hulu

The Pitch: Gay Australian twenty-something Nicholas (Josh Thomas) makes an unexpected move to Los Angeles when he learns his father is terminally ill. Soon, he has to take on the responsibility of raising two teenage half-sisters: painfully shy Genevieve (Maeve Press) and confident, autistic Matilda (Kayla Cromer). Nicholas is a carefree, impulsive caretaker who hasn't quite grown up yet himself, and...

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How will the pandemic play out for this imperfect family in the second season of the Everything's Gonna Be Okay TV show on Freeform? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Everything's Gonna Be Okay is cancelled or renewed for season three. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustrated when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the second season episodes of Everything's Gonna Be Okay here. Status Update Below.

A Freeform comedy, the Everything's Gonna Be Okay TV show stars Josh Thomas, Kayla Cromer, Maeve Press, and Adam Faison. The series follows the ups and downs of Nicholas (Thomas), a neurotic twenty-something. While home visiting his father and his teenage half-sisters --...

Nicholas and his unique family won't return for the 2021-22 television season. Freeform has cancelled the Everything's Gonna Be Okay comedy series so there's not going to be a third season. The now de facto series finale aired in June.

The Everything's Gonna Be Okay TV show stars Josh Thomas, Kayla Cromer, Maeve Press, and Adam Faison. The series follows the ups and downs of Nicholas (Thomas), a neurotic twenty-something. He's home visiting his father and his teenage half-sisters, Genevieve (Press) and Matilda (Cromer). Nicholas' trip is extended due to his father’s untimely death and the siblings are left to cope with not only a devastating loss, but also the realization that misfit Nicholas will have to rise to the challenge, move in, and hold the family together. While all of this is going on, the new head of...

Another Freeform series is getting the boot.

Everything's Gonna Be Okay has been canceled after two seasons, it has been announced.

Josh Thomas, who leads the series, announced the news on Twitter Tuesday.

“We’ve decided Season 2 of Everything’s Gonna Be Okay will be the last.” He added that “Freeform has been a dream to work with — so cool and open and sincerely progressive."

"I’m so grateful we got a platform to make this show. I love them, and they are obsessed with me. I hope we get another chance to work together.”

The seroes fociused on Nicholas, an Australian in his twenties, visits his American father and two teenage half-sisters in Los Angeles.

During his visit, he learns that their father is terminally ill and wants Nicholas to become the guardian to Genevieve and Matilda, because their mother is already dead.

The cast also included Kayla Cromer, Adam Faison,...

Everything will not be Ok for Everything’s Gonna Be Okay, unfortunately: Freeform has cancelled the Josh Thomas-led comedy after two seasons.

Thomas confirmed the news himself via tweet on Tuesday: “We’ve decided Season 2 of Everything’s Gonna Be Okay will be the last.” He added that “Freeform has been a dream to work with — so cool and open and sincerely progressive. I’m so grateful we got a platform to make this show. I love them, and they are obsessed with me. I hope we get another chance to work together.”

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The second season of Freeform comedy Everything’s Gonna Be Okay will be its last, the network has confirmed.

Creator-star Josh Thomas made the announcement via Twitter earlier this evening—thanking Freeform, who he said has been “a dream to work with – so cool and open and sincerely progressive.

“I’m so grateful we got a platform to make this show,” he added. “I love them and they are obsessed with me, I hope we get another chance to work together.”

Thomas also sent out “an extra super special thanks” to his cast, writers and crew, who he called “talented, kind and passionate.

“We made the second season at the peak of the pandemic and everyone did such a beautiful job of keeping each other safe and happy and sometimes dancing,” he wrote. “If any of these people ask you for a job, I highly recommend you say yes.

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Freeform has canceled Josh Thomas’s “Everything’s Gonna Be Okay” after two seasons.

Thomas announced the news on Twitter on Tuesday. “We’ve decided Season 2 of ‘Everything’s Gonna Be Okay’ will be its last,” he wrote. “I want to send an extra super special thanks to our cast, writers and crew who are talented, kind and passionate. We made the second season at the peak of the pandemic and everyone did such a beautiful job of keeping each other safe and happy and sometimes dancing. If any of these people ask you for a job, I highly recommend you say yes.”

The comedy aired its Season 2 finale in June, wrapping up a two-season run that began in January 2020. The series centered on Thomas’s character Nicholas, an Australian entomologist who becomes guardian to his two American half-sisters after their father’s death.

With “Everything’s Gonna Be Okay,” Thomas’ co-star Kayla Cromer...

Freeform has canceled the Josh Thomas comedy “Everything’s Gonna Be Okay” after two seasons.

The quirky Australian auteur starred as a young man who is suddenly tasked with raising his two half-sisters after the death of their father. Thomas confirmed Tuesday in a tweet that the series would not be back for a third season.

“Freeform has been a dream to work with — so cool and open and sincerely progressive,” Thomas wrote. “I’m so grateful we got a platform to make this show. I love them and they are obsessed with me, I hope we get another chance to work together.”

Season two wrapped its 10-episode run on June 3. Kayla Cromer and Maeve Press co-starred as sisters Matilda and Genvieve. Adam Faison, Lillian Carrier, Lori Mae Hernandez, Richard Kind and Maria Bamford were also regulars.

Thomas hailed his “cast, writers and crew who are talented, kind and passionate,” he wrote.

After two seasons and 20 episodes, fans of Freeform’s Everything’s Gonna Be Okay will have to say goodbye to the show.

Creator, star, and executive producer Josh Thomas took to Twitter on Tuesday to confirm that the heartwarming comedy has been canceled. Thomas wrote, “We’ve decided Season 2 of Everything’s Gonna Be Okay will be its last.”

The second season’s final episode aired on June 3.

Thomas thanked his fellow cast members and everyone who worked on the show. “We made the second season at the peak of the pandemic and everyone did such a beautiful job of keeping each ...

After two seasons and 20 episodes, fans of Freeform’s Everything’s Gonna Be Okay will have to say goodbye to the show.

Creator, star, and executive producer Josh Thomas took to Twitter on Tuesday to confirm that the heartwarming comedy has been canceled. Thomas wrote, “We’ve decided Season 2 of Everything’s Gonna Be Okay will be its last.”

The second season’s final episode aired on June 3.

Thomas thanked his fellow cast members and everyone who worked on the show. “We made the second season at the peak of the pandemic and everyone did such a beautiful job of keeping each ...

The delayed Season 2 of Everything’s Gonna Be Okay finally bowed in April, marking the return of the Freeform comedy created and executive produced by and starring Australian comedian Josh Thomas.

Thanks to the production shutdown because of the pandemic, the series’ planned arc for its sophomore season had to change. The result is a more introspective story in Okay, which centers on Thomas’ Nicholas, a twentysomething entomologist from Australia raising his two teenage half-sisters Matilda (Kayla Cromer) and Genevieve (Maeve Press) after the death of their father. Matilda is autistic — and by the end of Episode 209, “Carolina Spinx Moth,” it’s becoming clear Nicholas might be too.

The script, penned by Allison Lyman & Thomas, is part of Deadline’s It Starts On the Page, the series that highlights the scripts that will serve as the creative backbones...

“I didn’t want character growth,” confesses “Everything’s Gonna Be Okay” star Josh Thomas about his mindset more than a decade ago. For our recent webchat, he continues, “I didn’t want people to learn lessons. To me ‘The Simpsons’ felt a lot more honest because every week they are the same. Now I feel like people change a little bit.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.

He adds, “When I first started making TV I stubbornly didn’t want that because I didn’t believe in anybody’s ability to change. I don’t naturally have good social skills, but now I’ve had to make two TV show and I’ve had to show up and be a person. Because I’m the boss I need to talk to people, make friends, communicate ideas and get people on board, and I have to do that every day. So...

A teenage girl on the autism spectrum tells her girlfriend, who is also on the autism spectrum, that she realized she actually isn’t sexually attracted to women. Although this might end the relationship for many couples, the particular couple ends up continuing on — and even getting engaged — because the other half comes out as asexual and is comfortable with her partner having sex with men outside of their relationship.

To be more specific, that second young woman in question identifies as a homo-romantic asexual. She is Drea (Lillian Carrier) on Freeform’s “Everything’s Gonna Be Okay” and she is the only regular, live-action character on television right now representing the “A” in the Lgbtqia+ community, according to GLAAD’s 2020 “Where We Are On TV” report. (When that reported was published the character and the show details were not named since the storyline had not yet aired.)

“Everything’s Gonna Be Okay” creator,...

Deadline on Monday launched the streaming site for its Contenders Television awards-season event, which this past weekend shined a light on 49 buzzy scripted programs from 21 broadcast and cable networks and streamers in our biggest Contenders showcase yet.

Combined with the inaugural Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted event earlier this month, that’s almost 90 programs and 300 stars and creatives on offer discussing their projects as the TV kudos season hits full swing.

Click here for the Contenders Television streaming site.

This Saturday’s packed lineup included virtual panels featuring the likes of Barry Jenkins, Steve McQueen, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Sutton Foster, Michael Douglas, Nicole Kidman, Martin Freeman, Cynthia Erivo, Kate Mara, Phoebe Dynevor, Krista Vernoff, Billy Porter, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Hailee Steinfeld, Chris Rock, Tessa Thompson, Kaley Cuoco, David Weil, Eugene Ashe, Nnamdi Asomugha, Eric Kripke, Kenan Thompson, James Corden, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, Little Marvin, Elisabeth Moss,...

Heading into Season 2 of Everything’s Gonna Be Okay, creator, executive producer and star Josh Thomas was trying to figure out the best way to address the Covid-19 pandemic in the context of a Freeform comedy.

“We were trying to work out whether people would want to go back to being in the pandemic, by the time the show went to air in April,” Thomas said during the series’ panel at Deadline’s virtual Contenders Television awards-season event. “We were like, ‘Once everybody’s out there living their lives, are they really going to want to revisit this time?’ It’s just so crazy to look back on, isn’t it?”

Also starring Kayla Cromer, Maeve Press and Adam Faison, Everything’s Gonna Be Okay centers on Nicholas, an Australian who agrees to look after his two Los-Angeles-based half-sisters following their father’s untimely death.

Shooting amidst the pandemic meant that one...

For a second year in a row, Deadline’s Contenders Television is going virtual, and we are about to take off with an astonishing 128 creatives and stars appearing in the all-day event that will feature a total of 21 networks and 49 shows. This again is the must-see happening of the TV awards season and it promises to be our biggest yet as we pull out all the stops to give voters a kind of one-stop shopping opportunity to check out the top contenders for TV’s highest awards.

To watch the livestream of today’s event, click here.

The magnitude of what is on offer in all facets of television means this Contenders opportunity has grown to become the largest of all of them that we do. Two weeks ago we launched our first separate Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted event to great response, and now beginning at 8 a.m. Pt we...

For a second year in a row, Deadline’s popular Contenders Television is going virtual, with an astonishing 129 creatives and stars set to appear in the all-day event Saturday, May 15 that features a total of 21 networks participating and 49 different shows. This is the must-see happening of the TV awards season and it promises to be our biggest yet as we pull out all the stops to give voters a kind of one-stop shopping opportunity to check out the top contenders for TV’s highest awards.

The magnitude of what is on offer in all facets of television means this Contenders opportunity has grown to become the largest of all of them that we do. Last weekend, we launched our first separate Contenders Television Documentary + Unscripted event to great response, and now we tackle the hopefuls in key competitive categories for Primetime recognition.

Studios participating on May 15 are ABC/Disney Television Studios,...

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What's This TV Show About?

Airing on the Freeform cable channel, the Everything's Gonna Be Okay TV show stars Josh Thomas, Kayla Cromer, Maeve Press, and Adam Faison. The series follows the ups and downs of Nicholas (Thomas), a neurotic twenty-something. While home visiting his father and his teenage half-sisters -- Genevieve (Press) and Matilda (Cromer) -- Nicholas' trip is extended due to his father’s untimely...

There are multiple times over the first three episodes of Season 2 of “Everything’s Gonna Be Okay” when Nicholas is talking to his mother and he puts her on mute to talk to someone else. The first time it’s played for a tiny grace note laugh, but by the time it happens again, it’s more a quick shorthand for a complicated intercontinental relationship.

In just a handful of beats, it tells any viewer that Nicholas (played by series writer and creator Josh Thomas) is the kind of person who can hold multiple conversations at a time (when he wants to), he’s often driven by impulse, and that — all the way from Australia — Penny (Vivienne Walshe) is looking to unburden her own anxieties just as much as Nicholas is avoiding having to take any on.

That’s the flavor of simple economical character work that “Everything’s Gonna Be Okay” thrives on.

Having recently wrapped a four-year stint living in Los Angeles, Josh Thomas is still trying to get comfortable in the colorful Melbourne home that he returned to earlier in 2021.

The 33-year-old Australian creator and star of family dramedy Everything’s Gonna Be Okay (season two premieres April 8 on Freeform and Hulu) is pulling American workdays on a 17-hour time difference — and it’s starting to take a toll. Moments into an early April Zoom, the stand-up comic is showing off the ergonomic keyboard he takes everywhere and a new stability chair that’s supposed to make his early mornings ...

Having recently wrapped a four-year stint living in Los Angeles, Josh Thomas is still trying to get comfortable in the colorful Melbourne home that he returned to earlier in 2021.

The 33-year-old Australian creator and star of family dramedy Everything’s Gonna Be Okay (season two premieres April 8 on Freeform and Hulu) is pulling American workdays on a 17-hour time difference — and it’s starting to take a toll. Moments into an early April Zoom, the stand-up comic is showing off the ergonomic keyboard he takes everywhere and a new stability chair that’s supposed to make his early mornings ...

Once again, everything's gonna be Ok. Or at least everything's going to be a little bit better when Freeform's Everything's Gonna Be Okay returns for season two. E! News has an exclusive first look at the new trailer for the comedy's second season, which finds Nicholas (Josh Thomas) and his sisters dealing with the death of their father. They first try to do that by writing heartfelt letters to him, though Nicholas misunderstands the assignment and just writes, "Dad yay."  "Are we bad people?" wonders Matilda (Kayla Cromer), and her sister Genevieve (Maeve Press) is not saying no. "Just so much pressure!"  Meanwhile, Matilda got into Juilliard and...

The adventures of Nicholas and his friends will continue this spring. Freeform has announced that season two of the Everything's Gonna Be Okay TV show will kick off with a pair of episodes on Thursday, April 8th.

A comedy series, Everything’s Gonna Be Okay stars Josh Thomas, Kayla Cromer, Maeve Press, and Adam Faison. The series follows the ups and downs of Nicholas (Thomas), a neurotic twenty-something. In the first season, he’s home visiting his father and his teenage half-sisters — angry Genevieve (Press), who’s trying to find her place in the world, and Matilda (Cromer), a bright and outgoing high school senior who’s on the autism spectrum. Nicholas’ trip is extended due to his father’s untimely death and the siblings are left to cope with not only a devastating loss, but also the realization that misfit Nicholas will...

Richard Kind and Maria Bamford have been tapped for recurring roles on the upcoming second season of Freeform’s comedy series Everything’s Gonna Be Okay. In addition to the castings, Freeform also announced today at the TCA press tour that Season 2 will premiere Thursday, April 8 at 10 pm with two back-to-back episodes.

Created, exec produced by and starring Australian comedian Josh Thomas, Everything’s Gonna Be Okay follows Nicholas, a neurotic twenty-something-year-old who is forced to raise his two teenage half-sisters, one of whom is on the autism spectrum, after the death of their father. Kayla Cromer, Adam Faison and Maeve Press also star.

In Season 2, after their heartbreaking trip to New York, the Moss family and Nicholas’ boyfriend, Alex (Faison), are just trying their best to move forward. With everyone back home, Matilda (Cromer) is rethinking her life goals, Genevieve (Press) starts...

Warm up those vocal cords and watch out for wayward balloons, because Motherland: Fort Salem is coming back this summer.

The news (which did not include an exact premiere date) was announced Friday during the Television Critics Association winter press tour, along with this little tease about what’s to come for the witches of Fort Salem:

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Hundreds of users at Gold Derby predict at the Golden Globe Awards that “Dave” will follow in the the footsteps of “Atlanta,” “Barry,” “Derek,” “Louie,” “Master of None,” “Ramy” and “Who is America?” from the last decade. Each of these received a Best Comedy Actor nomination for their star, who also served as creator, executive producer and writer of his show. Three even won: Ramy Youssef for “Ramy” last year, Aziz Ansari for “Master of None” three years ago and Donald Glover for “Atlanta” four years ago.

Half of the last decade’s Best Comedy Actress wins went to nominees who produced and wrote their performances: Phoebe Waller-Bridge (“Fleabag”) last year, Rachel Bloom (“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”) five years ago, Amy Poehler (“Parks and Recreation”) seven years ago, Lena Dunham (“Girls”) eight years ago and Laura Dern (“Enlightened”) nine years ago.

SEEour predictions slugfest on the Globes’ comedy races.

The contender in question now is Dave Burd,...

Have we ever been in more need of a laugh than in 2020? Amidst a historic global pandemic, a tumultuous American political election, civil unrest, wildfires, Murder Horne… alright, you get the picture. 2020 has been the pits, man. Thankfully, this year from hell featured some bright spots on television, even if rays of sunshine were sorely lacking in reality.

If the shows on our list weren’t making us laugh, we would have been ugly-crying since March. While we were all locked in our homes, we got reacclimated with the Warner Brothers (and sister), said goodbye to BoJack Horseman, and met regular human bartender Jackie Daytona, making quarantine a bit more bearable, if only in 30 minute increments. From brand new series like How To with John Wilson, to swan songs for Den of Geek favorites like Schitt’s Creek, TV comedies in 2020 kept us cackling through the chaos.

To determine the best...

2020 was a year when many turned to television to distract and soothe.

And, against all odds, television — most of it made in the pre-covid-19 era, only to debut in a landscape where the world had irreparably changed — delivered an opportunity to escape and relate. Long derided as the pedestrian sibling of the entertainment landscape, it was the medium’s very quality of immediate accessibility that allowed it to shine at a time when nothing was certain and nothing made sense.

Below, in alphabetical order, are the shows — not limited series, chill out chess freaks who are already scrolling for “The Queen’s Gambit” — that debuted in this brave new world. Below you’ll find stories that inspired, engaged — and don’t dismiss the importance of this last one — entertained. It’s not just Peak TV, It’s Peak Cataclysm TV.

“Dave”

There’s something about Dave Burd’s straightforwardness that makes the show around him flourish.

The Gold Derby predictions center is now open for your television picks for the 2021 Golden Globe Awards. Although the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is allowing films released in January and February 2021 to compete with the current cycle, eligibility in the television categories remains limited to programs that aired from January to December 2020.

The ceremony will be hosted on February 28, 2021 by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. Nominating ballots for the television categories are due by January 12, with nominations to be announced on February 3.

SEEthe state of the Golden Globe race for Best Drama Series.

“Fleabag” won Best Comedy Series and Best TV Comedy Actress last year for its final season. Best TV Comedy Actor could be a repeat for Ramy Youssef, who contends now for the second season of “Ramy,” for which he was nominated at the Emmys. He lost there to Eugene Levy for Best Comedy Series winner “Schitt’s Creek,...

Please Like Me may be one of the most surprising series available to stream. Created by and starring Australian comedian Josh Thomas, the show originally aired on Pivot. The show explores the life of a 20-something millennial who recently came to terms with his sexuality, navigates the millennial dating scene, while also dealing with his divorced parents, interesting friendships, and a mother who has bipolar disorder. It's developed a cult following since it arrived on televisions outside of its native country, and it got a second life when it appeared on Netflix.

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One thing that fans adore is the realistic depiction of the characters in the show. Unlike other shows like Friends, the entire cast of characters in Please Like Me is extremely flawed, yet they don't come across as unlikeable. While lovable, Josh has a lot of...

Everything’s Gonna Be Okay follows Nicholas (Josh Thomas), who becomes the caretaker of his half-siblings after his father’s untimely death. Freeform’s freshman comedy follows Nicholas’ journey as he attempts to be a parent, balance a relationship, navigate grief and raise two teenage sisters one of which is on the spectrum.

Thomas, who not only stars in the show but is also the creator, leans into the characters rather than the story.

“They were three characters I wanted to do — the show has a premise, but I don’t really care about the premise,” he said, laughing, during Deadline’s Contenders Television virtual event. “I’m interested in seeing three people and how they grow up and how they look after each other and how they survive the day?”

For his last show Please Like Me, Thomas pulled from personal experiences to help tell the story, but with Everything’s Gonna Be Okay,...

Australian comedian, actor, television show creator, and showrunner Josh Thomas tells Rolling Stone that he wasn’t trying to fit into “the queer media landscape” when he came up with his semi-autobiographical series Please Like Me, in which he also stars.

“I was really surprised when I made Please Like Me and then everyone wanted to talk about how I was gay,” he recalls. “Because like, I’m gay, right? I’m gay all the time. I wasn’t thinking about it as like a social action initiative. I wasn...

How much can Nicholas juggle in the first season of the Everything's Gonna Be Okay TV show on Freeform? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Everything's Gonna Be Okay is cancelled or renewed for season two. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the first season episodes of Everything's Gonna Be Okay here. Status Update Below.

A Freeform comedy series created by Josh Thomas, the Everything's Gonna Be Okay TV show stars Josh Thomas, Kayla Cromer, Maeve Press, and Adam Faison. The series follows the ups and downs of Nicholas (Thomas), a neurotic twenty-something. He's home visiting his father and his teenage half-sisters -- angry Genevieve (Press), who's...

An actor, comedian, and writer from Australia, Josh Thomas is best known to U.S. viewers for the Please Like Me TV show, a comedy-drama that ran for six seasons. How will his Freeform show perform in the ratings? Will Everything's Gonna Be Okay be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. Status update below.

A comedy series created by Josh Thomas, the Everything's Gonna Be Okay TV show stars Josh Thomas, Kayla Cromer, Maeve Press, and Adam Faison. The series follows the ups and downs of Nicholas (Thomas), a neurotic twenty-something. He's home visiting his father and his teenage half-sisters -- angry Genevieve (Press), who's trying to find her place in the world, and Matilda (Cromer), a bright and outgoing high school senior who's on the autism spectrum. Nicholas' trip is extended due to his father’s untimely death...

Freeform has officially booked a return trip to the Motherland: The cable net on Tuesday renewed its fantasy drama Motherland: Fort Salem for Season 2, as well as freshman comedy Everything’s Gonna Be Okay.

Motherland‘s renewal comes just one day before its Season 1 finale, which airs Wednesday at 9/8c.

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Set in an alternate, present-day America, Motherland: Fort Salem tells the story of witches who ended their persecution more than 300 years ago by...

Freeform has picked up second seasons of “Everything’s Gonna Be Okay” and “Motherland: Fort Salem,” the network announced Tuesday.

Additionally, the debut of horror series “Cruel Summer,” as well as new season premieres for “Grown-ish” and “Good Trouble,” have been pushed to 2021. “The Bold Type,” which was forced to suspend production on Season 4 due to the pandemic, will resume airing later this summer, along with the remotely produced limited series “Love in the Time of Corona.”

“We couldn’t be happier to bring both ‘Everything’s Gonna Be Okay’ and ‘Motherland: Fort Salem’ back for second seasons. Each show’s originality, characters and themes struck a chord with our audience, and we’re excited to share the ambitious stories the writers have planned for season two,” said Lauren Corrao, Freeform’s executive vice president of original programming and development. “We have a strong slate ahead, and with our young adult audience...

Freeform announced a range of programming news on Tuesday.

For starters, the Disney-owned cabler has renewed the freshman comedy “Everything’s Gonna Be Okay” as well as the freshman drama “Motherland: Fort Salem.”

“Everything’s Gonna Be Okay” is created, executive produced and stars Josh Thomas. It follows Nicholas (Thomas), a neurotic twenty-something-year-old who is forced to raise his two teenage half-sisters, one of whom is on the autism spectrum, after the untimely death of their father.

The series also stars Kayla Cromer, Adam Faison and Maeve Press. It is produced and distributed internationally by Avalon. Thomas, Stephanie Swedlove and Kevin Whyte serve as executive producers, with David Martin, Jon Thoday and Richard Allen-Turner executive producing for Avalon. Additionally, “Please Like Me” collaborator Thomas Ward reunites with Thomas as co-executive producer.

“Motherland” is set in an alternate, present-day America where witches ended their persecution over 300 years ago by cutting a deal with...

Freeform has plotted out its original programming plans for the next 12 months with second-season renewals for Everything’s Gonna Be Okay and Motherland: Fort Salem and the move of grown-ish, Good Trouble and Cruel Summer to next year.

The news, released ahead next week’s Disney Advertising Sales Virtual Roadshow presentation, comes as the network looks to get out in front of the Covid-19 production shutdown, which impacted a number of its originals, including the three series pushed to next year. In a video message to fans (watch it below the story), Good Trouble stars Maia Mitchell and Cierra Ramirez explain how production on Season 3 of The Fosters spinoff was suspended over the pandemic and it won’t be ready for a summer 2020 launch as originally planned.

With Good Trouble, new drama series Cruel Summer and Part 2 of grown-ish‘s third season all postponed until next year, Freeform’s summer 2020 lineup...

Freeform is solidifying the rest of 2020 and the first part of next year.

The Disney-owned, younger-skewing cable network has handed out second-season renewals to the Josh Thomas comedy Everything's Gonna Be Okay and the genre drama Motherland: Fort Salem.

“We couldn’t be happier to bring both Everything’s Gonna Be Okay and Motherland: Fort Salem back for second seasons,” Freeform head of originals Lauren Corrao said Tuesday in a statement. “Each show’s originality, characters and themes struck a chord with our audience, and we’re excited to share the ambitious stories the writers have planned for season two....

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Seinfeld, wife of comedian Jerry Seinfeld and founder of kids charity Good+ Foundation, will exec produce the series, which is written and created by Sean Gill and Jana Petrosini.

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“There’s nothing not fun about making a TV show,” declares Josh Thomas. In our recent video chat (watch the exclusive video above), he adds, “It’s really cool. If they offer you your own TV show, my advice would be to say yes! Every day is weird and different. You sit in the dark with a small group of people and think about ideas and chat about how you can make it better. And then you go out and do it. The only thing that’s weird is when they put it on TV and people watch it with their opinions or whatever. Making it is really nice.”

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The Australian comedian is the creator, writer, star and showrunner of “Everything’s Gonna Be Okay,” on Freeform and Hulu. In the series Thomas plays Nicholas, who stays in...

In order to promote health and safety guidelines in the wake of the novel coronavirus, Freeform is launching a multi-platform social distancing campaign called #StayTheFFHome, Variety has learned exclusively.

The goal of #StayTheFFHome is to encourage the Freeform audience to take state officials’ “safer at home” and “shelter in place” advisories seriously. To further entice young adults to hunker down wherever they dwell, Freeform has put together a special programming lineup to give them something to binge and will be running special PSAs on-air and across social media in which talent from the network’s shows talks about the importance of social distancing and flattening the curve. Additionally, Freeform will be branding billboards and other outdoor posters with the logo for the campaign.

“Freeform is a brand that is inherently built on taking a stand on issues our audience believes in — what is more important at a time like this than encouraging social distancing?...