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Production is officially underway on Women Like Us, the new Netflix original dramedy starring Whoopi Goldberg, Jenifer Lewis, Vanessa Williams, and Vivica A. Fox, a cast that brings together two sets of on-screen reunions. Goldberg and Lewis previously starred together in Sister Act and its sequel, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, while Williams […]
Whoopi Goldberg, Jenifer Lewis, Vanessa Williams and Vivica A. Fox are heading to the Hamptons. Netflix has announced Women Like Us, an original comedy following a recently widowed woman whose lifelong best friends and sister whisk her away on what should have been her 30th wedding anniversary. What starts as a getaway becomes a heartfelt […]
CBS is gearing up for the return of its hit series Elsbeth, which is set to debut its second season on October 17 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. For the second season, the network has announced the addition of four notable guest stars to the cast: Vanessa Williams (Ugly Betty), Brittany O’Grady (The White Lotus), Pamela […]
Vanessa Williams is set to take on the formidable role of Miranda Priestly in the upcoming musical adaptation of “The Devil Wears Prada” on London’s prestigious West End stage. The announcement, made through Instagram videos on Monday, showcases Williams embracing the role with the iconic flair of the fictional Runway magazine editor-in-chief. In her social […]
Tony Award nominee Vanessa Williams has joined the lead producing team for the Louis Armstrong bio-musical, “A Wonderful World.” The production focuses on the life and legacy of jazz icon Louis Armstrong, with James Monroe Iglehart taking on the role of Armstrong. Alongside this exciting announcement, the full cast for the musical has been unveiled, […]
Vanessa Williams’ Miss America-nude photo scandal is being turned into a limited series from Sony Pictures. On September 17, 1983, Vanessa Williams made history when she became the first Black woman crowned Miss America. However right before her reign was complete, on July 23, 1984, she also became the first queen in pageant history to […]
Lanterns is only getting bigger. The DC Studios series’ third episode, which premiered Sunday, August 30, averaged 10 million global viewers and 7 million US viewers in its first three days of availability across HBO and HBO Max, marking a series high and continued week-to-week growth since the August 16 premiere. For comparison, the series […]
The upcoming thriller “Cruel Encounters,” directed by Roger M. Bobb and written by John Baldasare and Angela Burt-Murray, is scheduled to premiere on August 10th exclusively on BET Plus. The plot centers around the sudden death of the founder of a massive holding company in a mysterious helicopter crash. This event triggers a high-stakes struggle […]
Vanessa Estelle Williams joins the cast of the Fox drama series 9-1-1 for season 5. Williams has a heavily recurring role as Claudette Collins, a take-control 9-1-1 Call Center veteran who transfers back to the main LA station and shows the younger ones, including May Grant (Corinne Massiah) “how it’s done”… Claudette is tough but […]
Peacock has greenlit Clap If You Care: The Wendy Williams Show, a three-part documentary series celebrating the legacy of The Wendy Williams Show, set to air in 2027. The docuseries is being spearheaded by Suzzanne Bass, who served as executive producer on The Wendy Williams Show for 13 of its 14 seasons and will bring […]