Nearly 30 years after audiences first met him, Varnell Hill is back. Paramount+ has dropped the trailer for The Varnell Hill Show, the long-awaited Martin spinoff starring Tommy Davidson, premiering September 1 on the streamer. Set behind the scenes of Varnell’s long-running late-night talk show, the eight-episode comedy finds the larger-than-life host fighting to stay […]

Issa Rae is heading back to HBO. The network has ordered a pilot for an untitled half-hour comedy from the creator of Insecure, centering on male friendship and the high-stakes world of professional boxing in Las Vegas. Written and executive produced by Rae, the pilot follows Menzel, a 30-year-old barber, aspiring sports manager and professional […]

Erika Ringor and Martin Bats Bradford are the latest to join Supermax, David Gordon Green’s action thriller for Amazon MGM Studios and Miramax, which began production today in New South Wales, Australia. The film is led by Will Smith and AnnaSophia Robb as two FBI agents investigating a seemingly impossible murder within the walls of […]

Hulu has opted not to renew Mindy Kaling’s romantic comedy series Not Suitable for Work for a second season, two months after its nine-episode first season concluded on the streamer. Warner Bros. Television, which produced the series, is shopping it to other platforms for a potential new home. The cancellation leaves multiple storylines unresolved. The […]

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 […]

Chris Chalk has been set as a guest star in the upcoming NBC drama series Line of Fire, joining also announced guest stars Sam Waterston and Campbell Scott. The series follows a family of law enforcement agents led by Mike (Peter Krause) and Jane (Hope Davis) Hollingsworth, who bridge personal differences and cross professional boundaries […]

Eddie Horniman doesn’t wait for permission, and neither does Netflix. The Gentlemen has been officially renewed for a third season before Season 2 even launches on September 3, with the first full-length Season 2 trailer dropping today and leaving no doubt that a bigger, grittier chapter of Guy Ritchie’s aristocrats-turned-gangsters saga is on the way. […]

Terrence Terrell is among the cast of The Summer They Came, a seaside dramedy currently in post-production, joining Jayne Taini, Sachin Bhatt, Mario Cantone, and William Sadler. America Young directs the film from a script by writer and executive producer Nick Wauters, who has spent nearly two decades bringing the project to the screen. Principal photography […]