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Exclusive: The new Bosch spinoff series centering on Renée Ballard is rounding out its cast, adding Ricardo Chavira, Noah Bean, Alain Uy and Hector Hugo in recurring roles. They join previously announced series regulars Maggie Q, Courtney Taylor, John Carroll Lynch, Michael Mosley, Rebecca Field, Victoria Moroles and Amy Hill.

The untitled series follows Detective Renée Ballard (Q), who is tasked with running the LAPD’s new cold case division — a poorly funded, all-volunteer unit with the largest caseload in the city. Ballard approaches these frozen-in-time cases with empathy and determination. When she uncovers a larger conspiracy during her investigations, she’ll lean on the assistance of her retired ally, Harry Bosch, to navigate the dangers that threaten both her unit and her life.

Chavira will play Detective Robert Olivas, a well-respected, charming and charismatic detective, who shares a complicated past with Ballard.

Bean will portray Councilman Jake Pearlman, a...

The “Bosch” spinoff centered on cold case detective Renee Ballard is rounding out its main cast.

Michael Mosley, Rebecca Field, Victoria Moroles, and the legendary Amy Hill have all signed on as series regulars.

The quartet will appear alongside previously announced series lead Maggie Q as well as cast members Courtney Taylor and John Carroll Lynch.

Mosley will appear in the role of Ted Rawls, who is described as “a reserve officer who has reluctantly been assigned to cold cases to keep an eye on Ballard.” Field will play Colleen Hatteras, said to be “an enthusiastic and eccentric volunteer who believes her ‘intuitions’ could be helpful in solving cases.” Moroles will play Martina Castro, “a sharp legal intern who is eager to prove her worth to the department.” Finally, Hill will star as Tutu, “Ballard’s spunky grandma and biggest source of support.”

Mosley is repped by Gersh, Hansen Jacobson,...

Amazon is expanding its Bosch universe by adding John Carroll Lynch to the highly anticipated Rene Ballard spinoff series. The versatile actor, known for turns like American Horror Story and Big Sky, will star alongside Maggie Q in this new series for Prime Video. This series relates to that of Bosch, an acclaimed crime drama with a wildly impressive Rotten Tomatoes streak.

The untitled Rene Ballard series will follow the character of LAPD Detective Rene Ballard, played by Maggie Q, as she takes on the gargantuan task of running the department's cold case division. Described as underfunded, with volunteer staff, this is the largest caseload in the city. Ballard brings empathy and aggressive drive to these cases stuck in time; she has been featured in several of Michael Connelly's novels.

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Amazon is adding another actor to its expanding Bosch universe.

John Carroll Lynch has joined the third show in the franchise, centering on LAPD detective Renée Ballard (to be played by Maggie Q). The untitled series, which will stream on Prime Video, follows Ballard as she takes on running the department’s cold case division — an underfunded, all-volunteer unit with a huge case load. The character has appeared in several of Bosch author Michael Connelly’s novels.

Lynch (American Horror Story, Big Sky) will play Thomas Laffont, a retired former partner of Ballard’s who comes back to help her run the the department. He’s a kind, seasoned detective and crack interrogator.

The spinoff — one of two additional shows set in the same world as both Bosch and Bosch: Legacy — will be set up in the season three finale of the latter series, which is likely to premiere later this year.

The untitled “Bosch” spinoff focused on cold case detective Renee Ballard has cast John Carroll Lynch as a series regular, Variety has learned.

As previously announced, Maggie Q will star in the Amazon MGM Studios series as Ballard while Courtney Taylor is set to play Zamira Parker. As with “Bosch,” the show is based on the work of author Michael Connelly.

The official description states the show follows Ballard, “who is tasked with running the LAPD’s new cold case division—a poorly funded, all-volunteer unit with the largest case load in the city. Ballard approaches these frozen-in-time cases with empathy and determination. When she uncovers a larger conspiracy during her investigations, she’ll lean on the assistance of her retired ally, Harry Bosch, to navigate the dangers that threaten both her unit and her life.”

Lynch will play Thomas Laffont, described as “a retired former police partner who comes...

The Prime Minister said on Friday that this was the clear message from the technology handshake event at the White House earlier in the day in which he and President Joe Biden met leading CEOs from the US and India, which included Google’s Sundar Pichai, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, OpenAI’s Sam Alt (of ChatGPT fame), Fmc Corporation’s Mark Douglas on the American side, and Reliance’s Mukesh Ambani and Mahindra’s Anand Mahindra.

The event sent a clear message to the companies, the businesses, the manufacturers, the innovators of both countries, and that message is: "This is the moment. This is the moment. The governments of India and America have done the groundwork for you all. You know, like you plough the field, we’ve done that. And whatever else is needed further we will keep doing it for you all. However, it is now your responsibility to wholeheartedly play,...

Is America ready for the free, ad-supported TV set? Ilya Pozin, the co-founder of Pluto TV (the free, ad-supported streaming service now owned by Paramount), sure thinks so.

On Monday, Pozin officially unveiled Telly, a company that plans to ultimately give away millions of premium TV sets, for free (its online reservation system opened Monday morning for an initial batch of 500,000 sets).

“For too long, consumers have not been an equal part of the advertising value exchange,” Pozin says. “Companies are making billions of dollars from ads served on televisions, yet consumers have historically had to pay for both the TV and the content they watch. All of that changes today. When I co-founded Pluto TV, we created an entirely new model that offered amazing TV content to viewers for free. Now, with Telly, we are providing the actual television for free as well.”

In a faux living room setup...

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are loving life after the arrival of their fourth child. Earlier this week, the 46-year-old actor appeared on CNBC’s “Power Lunch”, and gave an update on his and his wife’s life as a family of six.

Reynolds and Lively, who tied the knot in 2012, are parents to James, 8, Inez, 6, and Betty, 3. News of their latest addition’s arrival broke earlier this month, though no details about baby number four have been shared.

“We’re very excited. Look, we wouldn’t do this four times if we didn’t love it,” Reynolds said. “Everybody’s doing great. Everybody’s actually doing fantastic. If we hadn’t figured it out by now, I think we’d be in deep, deep trouble.”

“It’s a zoo over here,” he added during the virtual appearance on the show, before joking, “This is my office here. To be honest,...

Ifp’s signature event, Ifp Week, has this year expanded to include a slew of public screenings, talks, meet ups, and exhibitions, all centered on cutting-edge independent content for the big screen, small screen, and Internet. This year will play home to faces old and new — including a number of exciting speakers who return to Ifp Week after launching their careers at the annual event, including speakers like Barry Jenkins and Dee Rees.

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Under the leadership of Head of Programming Amy Dotson and producer Erik Luers, the Ifp Week talks and events will run September 17 – 21 in and around Brooklyn, NY at Bric, The William Vale Hotel, and Ifp’s headquarters, Made in NY Media Center by Ifp.

Check out the newest additions to the Ifp Week schedule, including Filmmaker Magazine Talks, the Ifp Screen Forward Conference,...

The Key Of Awesome, a YouTube comedy channel featuring music video parodies, sketches, and more, is set to debut the pilot episode of its first-ever YouTube Red series on Aug. 12.

The half-hour animated musical comedy, called Reggae Shark Adventures, is based on The Key Of Awesome’s wildly popular original Reggae Shark web series (see below), which premiered in 2014 and whose three episodes have racked up over 27 million views to date. Conceived by The Key of Awesome founder Mark Douglas, Reggae Shark -- a rasta musician-slash-superhero who has saved the Earth countless times and has now retired to Jamaica -- is the comedy channel's most popular original character.

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San Diego Comic-Con 2015 has released their full schedule for Saturday, July 11. For your convenience, we have pulled out all of the movie, TV and DVD related panels and events below, but you can can visit Comic-Con.org to check out the full schedule including comic book and video game panels. Take a look at all of the movie, TV and DVD events that will take place during the first day of Comic Con.

10:00am - 11:00am SpongeBob SquarePants

The cast of SpongeBob is back! All your Bikini Bottom favorites are on hand to perform Idiot Box at a live table read as chosen by the fans online. Featuring Tom Kenny (SpongeBob), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick Star), Rodger Bumpass (Squidward), and Dee Bradley Baker (all other Biukini Bottomites.. Following the performance will be a Q&A with the cast and creative director, Vincent Waller. Plus, a sneak peek at a...

Barely Political has been releasing videos on YouTube for eight years, and over that time period, the channel’s focus has changed considerably. In order to better represent the channel’s current direction, co-stars Todd Womack and Mark Douglas have announced a rebranding effort: Barely Political will now be known as Barely Productions.

Barely Political began as a home for political satire; the channel’s first-ever video, “Crush on Obama,” went viral after its release and catapulted the “Obama Girl” to national prominence. More recently, though, Barely Political has better known for other projects, especially the song parodies it hosts as part of the Key of Awesome web series. “We haven’t made political videos in a long time,” explains Douglas in a video introducing the channel’s new name.

The switch to Barely Productions is purely a cosmetic change. The channel will still serve as a home for all of its series,...

As has become a yearly VidCon tradition, Barely Political has used its YouTube channel for an airing of grievances. The comedy hub helmed by Mark Douglas and Todd Womack has released YouTube Complaints 2014, in which a constant stream of guest stars collectively crabs about the problems facing YouTube today. As in previous years, the YouTube Complaints are a mix of significant issues and light-hearted parody. The video brings up the round-the-clock nature of YouTuber life, the occasional choppiness of the site's live streams, and, of course, the Google+ problem. At the same time, it takes satirical aim at the excessive number of Frozen covers on YouTube, the "sheepish" nature of the site's British vloggers, and the overwhelming popularity of the "Let's Play" genre of gaming videos. Mark and Todd make multiple appearances in the video, and they're joined along the way by plenty of familiar faces. Guests in this year's...

President Barack Obama can now count a handful of YouTube stars among his top advisors. On Thursday, February 27, 2014, Hannah Hart of My Drunk Kitchen and Camp Takota; Tyler Oakley of being awesome on the internet; Iman Crosson, who the online video and Vine worlds know as Alphacat; Michael Stevens of VSauce; Benny and Rafi Fine of The Fine Bros. (and a possible Nickelodeon TV series); Mark Douglas, Todd Womack, and Ben Relles of YouTube’s very own Barely Political; Peter Shuckoff and Lloyd Ahlquist of Epic Rap Battles of History; and Mickey Meyer and Daniel Kellison of burgeoning online comedy network Jash all sat around a large conference table with the 44th President of the United States for the better part of an hour, discussing ways in which the White House could do a better job of reaching the YouTube generation. The meeting wasn’t about any single topic (though...

YouTube Comedy Week is still going strong, with a wide array of videos composing the event's Thursday slate. In what seems to be a trend, the day's videos once again included mostly new media creators after a Wednesday slate that included many efforts from traditional media stars. As per usual, a rundown of the day's videos can be seen in a roundup video hosted by Todd Womack and Mark Douglas from The Key of Awesome. This time, they feature a clip from Evan Gregory, whose new video we featured yesterday. As was the case on Tuesday, many of Thursday's highlights were regularly scheduled videos from YouTube channels. One of the most fun offerings is a YouTubers React episode where a bunch of people whose videos you've seen before try not to laugh at funny videos. I'm grateful that The Fine Bros are giving 'Guy Runs Into Wall' the exposure it deserves.