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Exclusive: Almost nine in 10 UK independent producers say the job is not currently sustainable, according to the second survey by the Producers Roundtable organisation, released today.

The second survey was completed by 107 independent producers, 45 of whom had participated in the first edition of the survey in 2020. 89% of respondents said the job was not sustainable this time, up from 83% in 2020.

89% said that producing has had a negative impact on their mental health, up from 82% five years’ ago; while 50% of respondents said it is ethically and/or morally irresponsible to advise aspiring producers to enter the film industry.

Financial precarity remans high amongst the sector,...

Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths, Peter Cattaneo’sThe Penguin Lessons and Dylan Southern’sThe Thing With Feathers are among the 14 titles to receive the latest round of UK Global Screen Fund award (Ukgsf) totalling £448,330 through its international distribution fund.

Administered by the British Film Institute (BFI), 111 awards totalling over £3.1m have now been given out by this strand, financed through the UK government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Dcms).

Support for international distribution provides sales agents and producers with funding via two tracks – prints & advertising (P&a) and festival launch.

The Penguin Lessons,starring Steve Coogan, has received the...

Producers Roundtable has opened up a second survey of UK independent producers about the state of the industry, five years after its initial survey found challenges around mental health, barriers to entry and work practices.

The survey, which can be accessed here, has been commissioned by UK independent producer Camille Gatin, in consultation with Producers Roundtable founders Helen Simmons, Loran Dunn and Sophie Reynolds.

It is open for responses until mid-April, and is aiming to announce its results during the Cannes Film Festival in May.

The survey contains the exact questions from the 2020 edition to ensure consistency of data, plus...

The Rookie is definitely one of the most fun and thrilling procedural series of recent times. Created by Alexi Hawley, the ABC stars the always wonderful Nathan Fillion in the lead role of John Nolan, a middle-aged small-town man who decides to become the oldest rookie in the LAPD after a life-altering incident. The Rookie recently concluded its sixth season and has been renewed for a seventh season. So, if you love the compelling characters, grounded action, and thrilling stories in The Rookie here are some similar shows you should check out next.

The Rookie: Feds (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – ABC

The Rookie: Feds is a police procedural action crime-drama series created by Alex Hawley and Terence Paul Winter. The ABC series serves as spin-off to The Rookie and it follows Simone Clark, a former school counselor as she becomes the oldest rookie in the FBI Academy at the...

Bankside Films has boarded world sales on UK writer-director Thea Gajić’s feature debut, Surviving Earth, ahead of its screening in the Cannes Great 8 showcase, and unleashed a first-look image.

Surviving Earth is based on a true story. A talented harmonica player arrives in the UK in the 1990s after fleeing the conflict in Yugoslavia. He rebuilds his life in Bristol, working as a counsellor and forming a Balkan band with friends from his work. When traumas from his past life start to resurface, his life starts to fracture, with his beloved only daughter the hardest hit.

Cast includes Slavko Sobin,...

Christopher Andrews’ Bring Them Down starring Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott, Sean Dunn’s The Fall Of Sir Douglas Weatherford and Marianne Elliott’s The Salt Path, featuring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs, are among the eight films taking part in the Great 8 showcase, which presents new UK feature films from first-and second-time UK filmmakers to international distributors and festival programmers.

Now in its seventh year, the 2024 Great 8 showcase is funded and produced by the BFI and the British Council, with support from the Great Britain & Northern Ireland campaign, BBC Film and Film4.

In preparation for Cannes, unseen footage from...

Karan Brar has come out publicly as bisexual.

The 24-year-old former Disney Channel star wrote a touching essay, sharing his journey to self-acceptance, struggles with alcohol, depression and suicidal thoughts, which led to a stint in a treatment facility.

Keep reading to find out more…

Karan shared that the first people he came out to were his best friends Sophie Reynolds and the late Cameron Boyce after they moved in together. The moment it happened was when he was throwing up from drinking too much and was huddled over a toilet.

“The moment the words left my mouth, I regretted it. I could barely see straight, but I ended up trying to do some damage control anyway,” he said, in his essay for Teen Vogue. “The best thing I could think of came stumbling out of my mouth: ‘If you guys want me to move out I can. Just give...

Yara Shahidi will be honored with the Youth Empowerment Award during The Cameron Boyce Foundation’s The Cam for a Cause Gala this June in Los Angeles.

Shahidi, who currently stars in Grown-ish and recently appeared as Tinkerbell in Disney+’s Peter Pan & Wendy, will be celebrated for her activism surrounding Stem awareness, women’s rights, civil rights and her countless acts of kindness towards others, according to the foundation. She is slated to receive the first iteration of the award at the second annual gala on June 1.

The event, which was established last year by the late actor Cameron Boyce’s parents, raises funds and awareness for epilepsy. (Boyce died in 2019 at the age of 20 due to sudden unexpected death in epilepsy following a seizure.)

“I met Cameron when we were 5 years old, and even then, his talent, his fearlessness and his belief in the power of his peers was evident,...

Participants include including Screen Rising Star Scotland Reece Cargan and Hoard associate producer Cheri Darbon.

British Film Institute (BFI) Network – a strand of the BFI that exists to discover and support writers, producers and directors at the start of their careers – has named the 12 up-and-coming producers from across the UK who will take part in the six-month professional development programme, Insight, including Screen Rising Star Scotland Reece Cargan and Hoard associate producer Cheri Darbon.

Screen Yorkshire is delivering the training, supported by National Lottery funding and led by CEO Caroline Cooper Charles and senior talent executive Jo Schofield with additional...

Line of Duty producer World Productions is forging an ITV medical thriller starring Deceit’s Niamh Algar, directed by Boiling Point’s Phillip Barantini and written by former doctor Grace Ofori-Attah.

Malpractice follows Dr Lucinda Edwards (Algar), a smart, battle-hardened doctor whose nightmare shift ends in the death of an opioid overdose victim, Edith Owusu. Despite the support of her medical supervisor, Dr Leo Harris, played by James Purefoy (A Discovery of Witches), Edith’s grieving father Sir Anthony Owusu, played by Brian Bovell (Strike), demands an enquiry into Lucinda’s actions on the fateful night.

Filming has started in Leeds and cast also includes Boiling Point’s Hannah Walters, Helen Behan (The Virtues), Jordan Kouamé (Megalomania), Beth Relph, Lorne MacFadyen, Priyanka Patel, Scott Chambers, Tristan Sturrock and Georgina Rich.

Barantini will direct, fresh off the...

Exclusive: The BBC has acquired the second series of Nick Hornby/Stephen Frears’ high-end short form series State of the Union from Endeavor Content.

See-Saw Films’ second run, a Sundance TV original, moves Stateside and features Brendan Gleeson, Patricia Clarkson and Esco Jouléy. Clarkson plays Ellen, a liberal campaigner who drags her traditional, self-made husband Scott (Gleeson) out of his comfort zone and into a hipster Connecticut coffee shop, where they have 10 minutes before their marriage counselling session to drink a coffee, gather their thoughts and argue. Amongst the bickering they also start to deconstruct their 30-year marriage, discuss betrayals from their past, how they’re changing as people, and what the future of their relationship might look like in a changing world.

The first run, which was also acquired by the BBC, featured Chris O’Dowd and Rosamund Pike in a similar situation.

The show will play out on BBC Two...

“State of the Union,” the Emmy-winning short-form comedy series created by Nick Hornby, will return for Season 2 later in the year.

SundanceTV, which premiered the first season of the show in May 2019, announced that Hornby and director Stephen Frears will reunite for the show’s upcoming sophomore season. Brendan Gleeson (“In Bruges”), Patricia Clarkson (“Sharp Objects”) and Esco Jouléy (“High Maintenance”) will star in Season 2, which will consist of 10, 10-minute episodes (just like Season 1). A specific release date for Season 2 was not provided.

Per SundanceTV, the Season 2 synopsis reads:

“State of the Union” cleverly explores relationships and the human experience. In this season, liberal campaigning Ellen (Clarkson) drags her traditional, self-made husband Scott (Gleeson) out of his comfort zone and into a hipster Connecticut coffee shop, where they have 10 minutes before their marriage counseling session to drink a coffee, gather their thoughts, and argue about everything from Quakerism to pronouns.

“State of the Union” has been renewed for Season 2 at SundanceTV.

The second season of the short form series will star Brendan Gleeson, Patricia Clarkson, and Esco Jouléy. In the season, liberal campaigning Ellen (Clarkson) drags her traditional, self-made husband Scott (Gleeson) out of his comfort zone and into a hipster Connecticut coffee shop, where they have ten minutes before their marriage counseling session to drink a coffee, gather their thoughts and argue about everything from Quakerism to pronouns. Amongst the bickering they also discuss betrayals from their past, how they’re changing as people, and what the future of their relationship might look like in a changing world.

“The first season of ‘State of the Union’ was a triumph of storytelling form, captivating audiences – 10 minutes at a time – by smartly and authentically exploring our fundamental humanity and curiosity around what makes people think, feel, love and interact,” said Dan McDermott,...

Prepare for more unhappy couples after SundanceTV renewed its short-form series State of the Union for a second season.

Brendan Gleeson, Patricia Clarkson and Esco Jouléy are set to star in the second season of the anthology show, which originally starred Chris O’Dowd and Rosamund Pike.

Writer Nick Hornby and director Stephen Frears return for the second installment of ten ten-minute episodes with the series set to air on SundanceTV and AMC Networks’ streaming service Sundance Now later this year after production started this month.

In season two, liberal campaigning Ellen, played by Sharp Objects star Clarkson, drags her traditional, self-made husband Scott, played by The Comey Rule’s Gleeson, out of his comfort zone and into a hipster Connecticut coffee shop, where they have ten minutes before their marriage counseling session to drink a coffee, gather their thoughts and argue about everything from Quakerism to pronouns. Amongst the bickering...

Fox licensed the first season of the LA's Finest TV show to help fill out the network's Fall 2020 schedule. The series has already been renewed by Spectrum for a second season and those episodes were already released on-demand by the cable provider. How will the LA's Finest series perform in the broadcast ratings?  Fox has licensed season two but, will they air it once they can produce more original content? Stay tuned.

Originally airing as a Spectrum Original, LA's Finest is a police procedural that stars Gabrielle Union, Jessica Alba, Ernie Hudson, Zach Gilford, Duane Martin, Ryan McPartlin, Zach McGowan, and Sophie Reynolds. Unfolding in the Bad Boys universe, the drama centers on Sydney Burnett (Union). Syd once took down a drug cartel in Miami, but has left the past behind and is now an LAPD...

In a world where California's Los Angeles police department is being 'defunded' by multimillionaires, indifferent to the rioting and looting of businesses, homes and people in poverty-stricken districts, Sony Pictures "L.A.'s Finest", a crime-fighting cop, TV series spin-off from Jerry Bruckheimer's "Bad Boys" movie franchise, starring Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba, will not be picked up again by Spectrum TV after two seasons, despite an outcry from fans of the series:

"...'Burnett' (Union), last seen in Miami taking down a drug cartel, has left her complicated past behind to become an 'LAPD' detective.

"Paired with 'Nancy McKenna' (Alba), a working mom with an equally complex past, Burnett is pushed to examine whether her unapologetic lifestyle might be masking a greater personal secret.

"These two women don’t agree on much, but they find common ground when it comes to taking on the most dangerous criminals in Los Angeles.

Are Syd and Nancy prepared for what's coming in the second season of the LA's Finest TV show on Spectrum Originals? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like LA's Finest is cancelled or renewed for season three. Spectrum Originals and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the second season episodes of LA's Finest here. Status update below.

A Spectrum Originals police procedural, LA's Finest stars Gabrielle Union, Jessica Alba, Ernie Hudson, Zach Gilford, Duane Martin, Ryan McPartlin, Zach McGowan, and Sophie Reynolds. Set in the Bad Boys universe, Special Agent/Detective Lieutenant Sydney "Syd" Burnett (Union) once took down a drug cartel in Miami but, has left the past behind and is now working for the LAPD.

Syd and Nancy's partnership is over. Spectrum Originals has cancelled the LA's Finest TV series so the police procedural TV series won't be returning for a third season.

LA's Finest stars Gabrielle Union, Jessica Alba, Ernie Hudson, Zach Gilford, Duane Martin, Ryan McPartlin, Zach McGowan, and Sophie Reynolds. Set in the Bad Boys universe, Special Agent/Detective Lieutenant Sydney "Syd" Burnett (Union) once took down a drug cartel in Miami but, has left the past behind and is now working for the LAPD. Her new partner is Nancy McKenna (Alba), a working step-mother who's a former career criminal. They may not agree on much, but together Syd and Nancy take on some of the most dangerous criminals in Los Angeles. In season two, Syd mourns the sudden loss of a friend and struggles to find answers, while McKenna must deal with the aftermath...

In a world where California's Los Angeles police department is being 'defunded' by an indifferent, designer-wardrobed multimillionaire, oblivious to the rioting and looting of businesses, homes and people in her poverty-stricken districts, Sony Pictures "L.A.'s Finest", a crime-fighting cop, TV series spin-off from Jerry Bruckheimer's "Bad Boys" movie franchise, starring Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba, has been canceled by Spectrum TV after two seasons:

"...'Burnett' (Union), last seen in Miami taking down a drug cartel, has left her complicated past behind to become an 'LAPD' detective.

"Paired with 'Nancy McKenna' (Alba), a working mom with an equally complex past, Burnett is pushed to examine whether her unapologetic lifestyle might be masking a greater personal secret.

"These two women don’t agree on much, but they find common ground when it comes to taking on the most dangerous criminals in Los Angeles..."

Cast also includes Zach Gilford...

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Would it be a crime for this series to end? Has the LA's Finest TV show been cancelled or renewed for a third season on Spectrum Originals? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of LA's Finest, season three. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?  

What's This TV Show About?

Streaming on Spectrum Originals, the LA's Finest TV show stars Gabrielle Union, Jessica Alba, Ernie Hudson, Zach Gilford, Duane Martin, Ryan McPartlin, Zach McGowan, and Sophie Reynolds. Set in the Bad Boys universe, Special Agent/Detective Lieutenant Sydney "Syd" Burnett (Union) once took down a drug cartel in Miami but, has left the past behind and is now working for the LAPD. Her new partner is Nancy...

L.A.'s Finest Season 2 has a new premiere date, and there's good news for fans.

The entire season -- all 13 episodes -- will be available on Spectrum Wednesday, September 9.

The second season was postponed at the last minute back in June due to civil unrest following the killing of George Floyd by police officers.

What's on tap for Season 2?

“Syd mourns the sudden loss of a friend and struggles to find answers, while McKenna must deal with the aftermath of Izzy’s kidnapping and the rift it has left in her marriage," reads the official synopsis.

"But when a powerful crimewave in Koreatown threatens to destroy the community, Syd, McKenna and the team must find those responsible before it’s too late.”

The hit series stars Gabrielle Union, Jessica Alba, Duane Martin (All of Us), Zach Gilford (Friday Night Lights), Ryan McPartlin (Chuck), Sophie Reynolds (Big Hero 6: The Series) and...

Two of L.A.’s Finest are returning for duty next month. Spectrum Originals is making the entire 13-episode second season of its Bad Boys offshoot available to watch On Demand beginning Wednesday, Sept. 9, TVLine has learned.

The new season was originally slated to bow in June, but it was pushed back in the wake of civil unrest sparked by police violence that led to George Floyd and Breonna Taylor’s deaths earlier this year.

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Exclusive: Publicist Kasey Kitchen has launched Marque (pronounced mark), a boutique public relations and marketing agency that specializes in branding and digital strategy. Joining her is Junior Publicist Jennifer Lee (entertainment), New York based Junior Publicist Carly Long (hospitality/luxury brands), and Lindsay Luv, a celebrity DJ, influencer and branding agent who will serve as Director of Social Media Management and Digital Brand Partnerships. Los Angeles will serve as a home base for Marque, with a counterpart in New York City.

Kitchen brings with her The Cameron Boyce Foundation, Peter Facinelli (Twilight/Nurse Jackie), Isaiah Mustafa (It: Chapter 2), Maz Jobrani (Netflix’s Immigrant/Superior Donuts), Daniella Monet (Victorious), Jae Suh Park (Friends From College), Jenn Lyon (Claws), Aleks Paunovic (Snowpiercer/Van Helsing), Patrick Gilmore (Travelers), Jennifer Cheon Garcia (Van Helsing/The Wheel of Time) Nathaniel Potvin (The Prom), Susie Abromeit (The Purge/King Richard), Bella Podaras (Netflix’s The Expanding...

Story editor Kate Leys will head up the programme.

Talent Lab Connects (TLC), Edinburgh International Film Festival’s development programme, will now take place online following the postponement of the festival due to the Covid-19 shutdown.

The programme of script editing and mentoring support for alumni of the festival’s Talent Lab will run from April to December 2020, with all workshops and mentoring taking place remotely.

Story editor Kate Leys will head up the group of industry mentors guiding the selected teams towards development of a feature film or serial drama project.

TLC launched last year, and is funded through the Scottish Government,...

Story editor Kate Leys will head up the programme.

Talent Lab Connects (TLC), Edinburgh International Film Festival’s development programme, will now take place online following the postponement of the festival due to the Covid-19 shutdown.

The programme of script editing and mentoring support for alumni of the festival’s Talent Lab will run from April to December 2020, with all workshops and mentoring taking place remotely.

Story editor Kate Leys will head up the group of industry mentors guiding the selected teams towards development of a feature film or serial drama project.

TLC launched last year, and is funded through the Scottish Government,...

The BFI has announced the 20 producers and production companies that are set to share up to £2 million ($2.5 million) in funding through its Vision Awards.

The fourth edition of the coveted BFI Vision Awards, which cover a two-year period, provides a maximum of £50,000 per year to each of the 20 producers or producing teams.

Recipients this year include “God’s Own Country” producer Manon Ardisson; “Chubby Funny” producer Helen Simmons; Oliver Kassman, producer of Toronto International Film Festival contender “Saint Maud;” and Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, producer of crime drama “Blue Story.”

Other recipients include Kate Byers and Linn Waite, founder of Bristol-based Early Day Films, who won the 2020 BAFTA for best debut feature “Bait”; Little by Little Films’ Lindsey Dryden whose credits include Sundance Special Jury Award-winning and Oscar shortlisted feature documentary “Unrest”; and Pietro Greppi of Lunapark Pictures who produced Andrew Steggall’s BFI-backed debut “Departure.”

See below for full list of recipients.

A startling one-two punch of new statistics from the British Film Institute and industry body U.K. Producers’ Roundtable have revealed the stark challenges facing the country’s independent filmmakers.

After a BFI study published in late January revealed that spending on U.K. independent film production fell by 45% to £175 million ($228 million) in 2019, a recent U.K. Producers’ Roundtable report shows that many independent producers earn less than £6,000 a year for their film production work. Most had given up their producing fee multiple times to get their films made.

The unforgiving climate for independent filmmakers was last investigated in 2018 by a BFI commission, which put forward recommendations such as maximizing the value of rights as well as setting up more commercial development funding that involves private investment.

However, the new figures underline that the independent film financing landscape is only getting tougher.

Digital disruption, increased competition for audiences and the...

The report shows dire financial prospects for producing indie films, but also the impact on producer’s mental health and barriers to diversity in the sector.

The full Producers’ Roundtable report into the challenges facing the UK’s emerging independent film producers has been unveiled.

Click here to read the full report

The report, commissioned by Producers’ Roundtable founders Loran Dunn, Sophie Reynolds and Helen Simmons, surveyed 149 UK independent producers about earnings, working practices, education and socio-economic background.

The findings in the report paint a challenging picture of the UK’s independent sector, with respondents commenting on the dire financial prospects for producing indie films,...

The challenges facing U.K. independent producers have been laid bare in a survey that shows that many earn less than £6,000 a year for their film producing work.

According to the Producers’ Roundtable survey, 75% of independent film producers who have made one to two feature films earned less than £6,000 a year over the past five years from film producing. In total, 149 independent film producers were surveyed.

Meanwhile, 30% of BAFTA nominated/winning ​independent film ​producers earned less than £10,000 over the past two years for their film producing work.

Some 53% said they had given up their fee multiple times to get their films made, with 77% saying they had done this at least once.

Not surprisingly, 83% of​ independent film ​producers think being an indie producer in the U.K. today is not sustainable.

Following the survey, the Producers’ Roundtable, in association with producers’ alliance Pact, has released a set of guidelines which it...

Exclusive: A new survey published today on the state of the UK’s independent production sector has revealed the harsh challenges being faced by the country’s indie producers.

Among the eye-opening findings are that 75% of independent film producer respondees who have made 1-2 feature films earned less than $7,800 per year over the past five years for their film producing work. Of those who have made 5-10 feature films, 67% still earned less than $19,500 per year over the past five years from producing their projects.

The survey was conducted by UK producer-supporting advocacy group the Producers’ Roundtable in association with union Pact and has been backed by the majority of the UK’s major films orgs including the BFI, Film4, BBC Films, and several significant indie producers.

The survey also showed that 53% of independent film producers said they had given up their fee multiple times to get their films made, with...

The 12 recipients include UK writers, directors and producers.

Screen UK & Ireland Star of Tomorrow Benjamin Bee is among the second round of the Film & TV Charity’s John Brabourne recipients for 2019.

The talent development grant tis presented to a 12-strong cohort of UK writers, directors, and producers.

See below for the full list.

The £5,000 grant looks to provide “a safety net…giving talented individuals the resources they need to develop or complete projects and reach their full potential“, according to the Film and TV Charity.

Newcastle-based writer-director Bee was named a Screen Star of Tomorrow in July this year. After...

How is the partnership working out between Syd and Nancy, during the first season of the La's Finest TV show on Spectrum Originals? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like La's Finest is cancelled or renewed for season two. Spectrum, however, collects its own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the La's Finest season one episodes. We invite you to rate them for us here. *Status update below.

A Spectrum Originals police procedural from creators Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, La's Finest stars Gabrielle Union, Jessica Alba, Ernie Hudson, Zach Gilford, Duane Martin, Ryan McPartlin, Zach McGowan, and Sophie Reynolds. Unfolding in the Bad Boys universe, the drama centers on Sydney Burnett (Union). Syd once...

Spectrum Originals is staying in Los Angeles. The network just announced they've renewed La's Finest for a second season.

A spinoff of the Bad Boys film franchise, the action drama centers on two female detectives working for the Los Angeles Police Department. The cast includes Gabrielle Union, Jessica Alba, Ernie Hudson, Zach Gilford, Duane Martin, Ryan McPartlin, Zach McGowan, and Sophie Reynolds.

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“L.A’s Finest” is coming back for Season 2 on Spectrum Originals.

Stars Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba made the announcement Friday during the Monte Carlo Television Festival.

A spinoff of the “Bad Boys” film series, “L.A.’s Finest” featured Union reprising her role as Syd Burnett from 2003’s “Bad Boys II.” Now an Lapd detective, Syd is paired with a new partner, Nancy McKenna (Alba), a working mom with an equally complex past. Taking on the most dangerous criminals in Los Angeles while skirting the rules, and speed limits, Syd and Nancy become a force to be reckoned with – on the streets, and in each other’s lives.

Also Read: Cameron Britton to Play Richard Jewell in Season 2 of 'Manhunt'

Zach Gilford, Duane Martin, Ryan McPartlin, Sophie Reynolds and Ernie Hudson also star. The first season premiered on May 13; all 13 episodes will be available for Spectrum...

Fox Networks Group has picked up the UK rights to Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba action drama L.A.’s Finest. The UK broadcaster has struck a deal with Sony Pictures Television for the 13-episode series.

The series, which is based in Jerry Bruckheimer’s Bad Boys universe, will launch in the UK in May. This comes after it launched on Charter Communications’ Spectrum in May with an unusual launch pattern; the first three episodes dropped on May 13 and the following ten episodes are being released in batches of two episodes at a time.

L.A.’s Finest, which is from writers Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, Sony Pictures TV, Jerry Bruckheimer Television and 2.0 Entertainment, also had an unusual pick up. It was originally piloted by NBC before Charter made it the company’s first original series.

It is based upon the character Syd Burnett, originally created for Bad Boys II...

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Are Syd and Nancy still on the case? Has the La's Finest TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Spectrum? The television vulture is watching all the latest TV cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of La's Finest season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?   

What's This TV Show About?

A Spectrum police procedural from creators Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, La's Finest stars Gabrielle Union, Jessica Alba, Ernie Hudson, Zach Gilford, Duane Martin, Ryan McPartlin, Zach McGowan, and Sophie Reynolds. Unfolding in the Bad Boys universe, the drama centers on Sydney Burnett (Union). Syd once took down a drug cartel in Miami but, has left the past behind and is now an...

Network: Spectrum.

Episodes: Ongoing (hour).

Seasons: Ongoing.

TV show dates: May 13, 2019 — present.

Series status: Has not been cancelled.

Performers include: Gabrielle Union, Jessica Alba, Ernie Hudson, Zach Gilford, Duane Martin, Ryan McPartlin, Zach McGowan, Sophie Reynolds, Barry Sloane, Laz Alonso, David Fumero, Jordan Rodrigues, Ciara Riley Wilson, and Jake Busey.

TV show description:

From creators Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, the La's Finest TV show unfolds in the same universe as the Bad Boys feature film franchise. The police procedural centers on two female Los Angeles Police Department detectives.

Once upon a time, Sydney Burnett (Union) took down a drug cartel in Miami. In an attempt to flee her complex past, these...

Pilots only have a couple of jobs to do, and when they're not done or done poorly, a new series can lose its audience quickly.

In the case of the new Spectrum Originals series L.A.'s Finest, starring Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba, the pilot was barely functional.

Because I wanted to get some notes down, I stuck around until the bitter end despite my better judgment, and that's just when things got interesting. So, there is a plus side.

Union and Alba starring together in an offshoot of Bad Boys II sounds, at first, like a no-brainer. But the pilot doesn't establish them as partners nearly as well as it should have.

Oh sure, Syd and Nancy have the names that make them an immediate pair, but the dialogue between them is almost too witty. Their jabs and barbs don't sound natural, and it's not altogether easy to believe them as partners.

Stars came out for City Year Los Angeles’ 9th annual Spring Break: Destination Education.

Simon Cowell, Terry Crews, and Rebecca King-Crews

Credit/Copyright: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for City Year Los Angeles

Spring Break: Destination Education is the organization’s largest fundraising event and celebration where A-list celebrities and industry insiders, along with their teens and tweens, came out in support of education in Los Angeles. The event featured a special performance by Brynn Cartelli, as well as food, games and interactive booths sponsored by top brands including Amazon, Aramark, Comcast NBCUniversal, E!, Jp Morgan Chase/Atom Tickets, Karma Tequila, Netflix, People, RealD, Sony, Spotify, Walmart, and Westfield.

The event was attended by 1,400 guests and raised $2.2 million.

City Year AmeriCorps members and supporters including Jonathan Adams, Sheldon Bailey, Jaylen Barron, Parker Bates, Garcelle Beauvais, Paxton Booth, Bre-z, Yvette Nicole Brown, Logan Browning, Janie Bryant, Dan Bucatinsky, Sierra Capri, Tia Carrere,...

Sneak Peek "L.A.'s Finest", the new 'comedy' cop series based on the "Bad Boys" movies created by George Gallo, starring Gabrielle Union, Jessica Alba ("Fantastic Four") and Ernie Hudson ("Ghostbusters"), premiering May 13, 2019, on Charter Communications' 'Spectrum' cable service:

"...'Burnett' (Union), last seen in Miami taking down a drug cartel, has left her complicated past behind to become an 'Lapd' detective.

"Paired with 'Nancy McKenna' (Alba), a working mom with an equally complex past, Burnett is pushed to examine whether her unapologetic lifestyle might be masking a greater personal secret.

"These two women don’t agree on much, but they find common ground when it comes to taking on the most dangerous criminals in Los Angeles..."

Cast also includes Zach Gilford as 'Ben Walker', Duane Martin as 'Ben Baines', Ryan McPartlin as 'Patrick McKenna', Zach McGowan as 'Ray Sherman' and Sophie Reynolds as 'Isabel McKenna'.

L.A.’s Finest Trailer Spectrum‘s L.A.’s Finest (2019) TV show trailer stars Jessica Alba, Gabrielle Union, Sophie Reynolds, Jake Busey, and Jordan Rodrigues. L.A.’s Finest‘s plot synopsis: “From the universe of the Jerry Bruckheimer/Michael Bay “Bad Boys” franchise, L.A.’s Finest follows Syd Burnett (Gabrielle Union), last seen in Miami taking down a drug cartel, who has seemingly [...]

Continue reading: L.A.’S Finest (2019) TV Show Trailer: Jessica Alba & Gabrielle Union star in Bad Boys Spin-off [Spectrum]...

“My phone hasn’t rung yet,” Gabrielle Union said when asked about a potential crossover with the Martin Lawrence-Will Smith film Bad Boys and its television spinoff L.A.’s Finest.

“Luckily, I’m busy here and they’re busy filming [Bad Boys for Life],” she said during today’s TCA visit to the set of the Spectrum Originals series. “It would be awesome. I guess we have to check our budget and see if we can afford for them to do a cameo. Obviously, the Bad Boys universe exists, so we can have these Avengers-type moments where we can all be together. … The door is always open for them. Hopefully, the door is open for me in [Bad Boys for Life]. We’ll see.”

Union was joined today by her fellow La’s Finest executive producer and star Jessica Alba, along with castmembers Zach Gilford, Ryan McPartlin,...

The long-gestating Bad Boys spinoff will finally see the light of day.

Spectrum has announced the series will debut Monday, May 13 with a three-episode premiere on demand.

Further episodes will be released Mondays until the end of the 13-episode freshman run.

"The one-hour series follows Syd Burnett (Gabrielle Union), last seen in Miami taking down a drug cartel, who has seemingly left her complicated past behind to become an Lapd detective," reads the official logline.

"Paired with a new partner, Nancy McKenna (Jessica Alba), a working mom with an equally complex history, Syd is forced to confront how her unapologetic lifestyle may be masking a greater personal secret."

"Taking on the most dangerous criminals in Los Angeles while skirting the rules, and speed limits, Syd and Nancy become a force to be reckoned with – on the streets, and in each other’s lives."

The rest of the cast includes Zach Gilford...

L.A.’s Finest will report for duty this spring. Cable provider Spectrum has announced that the Bad Boys spinoff will launch ad-free on Monday, May 13 via Spectrum On Demand, beginning with the first three installments; subsequent episodes will be released weekly.

The logline for the 13-episode offshoot reads as follows:

The one-hour series follows Syd Burnett (Gabrielle Union), last seen in Miami taking down a drug cartel, who has seemingly left her complicated past behind to become an Lapd detective. Paired with a new partner, Nancy McKenna (Jessica Alba), a working mom with an equally complex history, Syd is...

Charter Communications has set the premiere date for its first Spectrum Originals series, the “Bad Boys” spinoff “L.A.’s Finest,” starring Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba.

The first three episodes of the cop drama will be made available for free to subscribers on Spectrum’s On Demand platform on Monday, May 13. The rest of the season will be released weekly each subsequent Monday for the remainder of the 13-episode run.

A spinoff of the “Bad Boys” film series, “L.A.’s Finest” sees Union reprising her role as Syd Burnett from 2003’s “Bad Boys II.” Now an LAPD detective, Syd is paired with a new partner, Nancy McKenna (Alba), a working mom with an equally complex past. Taking on the most dangerous criminals in Los Angeles while skirting the rules, and speed limits, Syd and Nancy become a force to be reckoned with – on the streets, and in each other’s lives.

Spectrum has set Monday, May 13 for the premiere of L.A.’s Finest, its anticipated first original series marking the launch of Charter Communications’ premium content initiative Spectrum Originals. The premiere date was announced Thursday on social media by series stars and executive producers Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba ahead of the show’s presentation at TCA. You can watch the video below. Spectrum also released the first-look trailer (see above). The series hails from writers Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, Sony Pictures TV, Jerry Bruckheimer Television and 2.0 Entertainment.

The first three installments in the 13-episode series will be exclusively available to Spectrum video subscribers free On Demand (and without ads) on May 13, after which new episodes will release every Monday until the finale.

With elaborate action sequences, L.A.’s Finest was one of the highest-profile and most expensive pilots this season, with its budget said to be around $12 million.

Adam Driver can show you the world… on repeat: In a new teaser for Saturday Night Live‘s Season 44 premiere, the former Girls star’s upcoming hosting stint is overshadowed by visions of the Aladdin sketch from his first time hosting back in 2016.

As the bit plays over and over, Driver wonders, “Is there some kind of clearance issue? Like each clip is prohibitively expensive? Or you guys just love Aladdin?”

Press Play above to find out who is responsible for the promo sabotage.

SNL returns this Saturday at 11:30/10:30c on NBC, with musical guest Kanye West.

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Gamer’s Guide to Pretty Much Everything alum Sophie Reynolds is set as a series regular in Spectrum’s drama series L.A.’s Finest, starring Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba, from writers Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, Sony Pictures TV, Jerry Bruckheimer Television and 2.0 Entertainment. It is set to premiere in 2019 exclusively on Charter Communications’ Spectrum as the platform’s first major original series.

The spinoff from the Bad Boys movie franchise follows Burnett (Union), who last was seen in Miami taking down a drug cartel. She now has left her complicated past behind to become an Lapd detective. Paired with a new partner, Nancy McKenna (Alba), a working mom with an equally complex past, Burnett is pushed to examine whether her unapologetic lifestyle might be masking a greater personal secret. These two women don’t agree on much, but they find common ground when it comes to taking...

Exclusive: Discussions to cover Brexit, animation and the state of the industry in Scotland.

The Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has unveiled the line-up of industry events set to take place alongside this year’s festival.

Industry events

The nine-day industry events program held at the Press and Industry Centre in the Traverse theatre begins with the annual Eiff Screen Summit on 21 June, in partnership with the University of Edinburgh and Creative Scotland, and in association with the BFI.

This year it will focus on two issues; the UK screen sector in Europe as the UK moves towards Brexit; and the key developments in Scotland’s screen sector in the past 12 months. This session will begin with a keynote address from Fiona Hyslop, cabinet secretary for culture, tourism and external relations at the Scottish government.

Other industry events include a networking event in partnership with the BFI Network and Prs for Music connecting filmmakers with producers and with...

Exclusive: Discussions to cover Brexit, animation and the state of the industry in Scotland.

The Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has unveiled the line-up of industry events set to take place alongside this year’s festival.

Industry events

The nine-day industry events program held at the Press and Industry Centre in the Traverse theatre begins with the annual Eiff Screen Summit on 21 June, in partnership with the University of Edinburgh and Creative Scotland, and in association with the BFI.

This year it will focus on two issues; the UK screen sector in Europe as the UK moves towards Brexit; and the key developments in Scotland’s screen sector in the past 12 months. This session will begin with a keynote address from Fiona Hyslop, cabinet secretary for culture, tourism and external relations at the Scottish government.

Other industry events include a networking event in partnership with the BFI Network and Prs for Music connecting filmmakers with producers and with...