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Fans of the ABC series Agents of S.H.I.E.LD. are no doubt asking themselves, "WHATS GONNA HAPPEN?!" after the possible departure of Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson. If you'll recall at the end of season 5, Daisy Johnson aka Quake (Chloe Bennett) had to make the choice to use the Centipede Serum to stop Graviton rather than to save Coulson,[...]

Now that ABC has found its next generation of Sipowicz in Fabien Frankel (Last Christmas), its rounding out the squad of their NYPD Blue pilot with the casting of 24: Legacy's Ashley Thomas and Rick Gomez (The Crossing) The proposed revival centers on Theo Sipowicz (Frankel) – son of original series' Detective Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) – who works to earn his[...]

ABC has found its next generation of Sipowicz in Fabien Frankel (Last Christmas), who is set to join the network's NYPD Blue revival pilot After a three-month search and multiple auditions/screen tests, the British actor is set to play Theo Sipowicz–son of original series' Detective Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz), who tries to earn his detective shield[...]

ABC's freshman cop dramedy The Rookie has a lot of promise The stories are interesting, the jokes are funny, the subject matter is treated respectfully, and the main character is played by geek idol Nathan Fillion (John Nolan) Additionally, the casting is fantastic! Of eight main character roles–all police officers–half are badass women played by fantastic actors: Alyssa Diaz[...]

As we near the halfway mark for the first month of 2019, Bleeding Cool is giving you a chance to set your planners now for what's premiering or returning for the remainder of January and into February. Any updates? Anything we missed? Let us know  – and happy viewing! DC Universe/YouTube Premium/TBS/Netflix/AMC Monday, January 14 The Resident: Season 2[...]

ABC's new drama series The Rookie stars Nathan Fillion as John Nolan, a 40 year old rookie police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department Nolan and his fellow rookies Jackson West (Titus Makin Jr.) and Lucy Chen (Melissa O'Neil) have to learn their jobs, try not to piss off their training officers, and get past their[...]

As reported exclusively by Deadline Hollywood, Hart walked away from negotiations over concerns his hosting would distract from the individuals and films being honored, as well as the issue of limited time to prepare for the responsibilities. Currently, this year's ceremony is without a host – with the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and ABC still deciding[...]

Currently, this year's ceremony is without a host – with the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and ABC mulling multiple hosts or no hosts at all. View this post on Instagram. When did we get to the point where we forgot that we all learn, then we all have the ability to grow and[...]

A gaggle of wonderfully bad movies. Television was my second "parent" with every example above (and a righteous amount more) another "sibling" whose influence directly impacted me, both personally and professionally. These were my "influencers." Paramount Pictures/Hot Topic/ABC/YouTube Premium/TBS Which brings us to The Bleeding Cool Top 25 TV Influencers 2019 Countdown, a look inside our "crystal ball" and predict[...]

Listen up Disneyland fans- we're going to be getting a glimpse of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge thanks to ABC on Christmas Day! Don't miss the magical Christmas tradition you love, plus a sneak peek at Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, coming in 2019 to @Disneyland and @WaltDisneyWorld The Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade, 12/25 on ABC![...]

Agents of SHIELD just got renewed for a season seven and isn't due to return until summer 2019 but we have a first look at the new Director of SHIELD.

Yang, Portia Doubelday, Maggie Q and Ryan Hansen have all been cast. Fantasy Island aired on ABC from 1978 until 1984 On the show, the mysterious Mr Roarke welcomed visitors to an island and granted them their fantasies for a price The series was proceeded by two television films in 1977 and 1978 The iconic Ricardo Montalbán[...]

Yes, you can be a parent and a proper television-viewing geek at the same time! Here are the 40 (yup!) easy steps I take to find my way to binging bliss.

With a little more than a month before the start of a new year, here's Bleeding Cool's guide to the TV shows premiering/returning (so far) in January 2019.

We've reached that time of the year when we're forced to hand over our regular viewing habit to an endless onslaught of yueltide cheer and year-end lists – and as our brains burn hotter than chestnuts roasting on an open fire from all the festivities, we contemplate inappropriate uses for tinsel and count the days[...]

Did you know that animated holiday classic A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving first aired on November 20, 1973, on CBS (and now on ABC since 2001) – and that it's celebrating its forty-fifth year on the air? Did you also know that there's a scene in the special that at best just looks wrong – and at worst is[...]

Historian Ron Chernow will be the featured speaker at next year's White House Correspondents Association's (WHCA) annual dinner, forgoing a comedian.

We'd been waiting to hear the fate of ABC's Marvel Television series Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and as of today, we have an answer. According to Variety (as well as Deadline, THR, take your pick), ABC has renewed the Marvel tv series for a 7th season. Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen co-created the series for Marvel Television[...]

But to prove he wasn't a hypocrite, the Kazakhstan native took to Cohen's Instagram account to share his love of voting (and we're guessing he's doing it on behalf of the person in the ID, too) with the masses: I voted, Great Success. #vote @jimmykimmellive Here's a look at how Borat's day turned out, courtesy of our friends at ABC's[...]

What's a loss for the Walking Dead universe is a gain for ABC though, with Cohan returning in 2019 in the network's new comedy-action series Whiskey Cavalier – as well as expanding into more film work, like her recent turn in Mile 22 And while it's still possible that Cohan could return for some part of[...]

It would appear that Tony winning actor Matthew Broderick is going to be stopping by ABC's The Conners, the continuation of the revival of Roseanne. Matthew Broderick attends New York City Ballet 2018 Fall Fashion GalaPhoto by lev radin / Shutterstock.com According to Entertainment Tonight, Broderick will be joining the series as a love interest for Roseanne's sister Jackie[...]

ABC Author Liane Moriarty (Big Little Lies, The Husband's Secret, Truly Madly Guilty) is broadening her adaptation universe, with ABC set to develop her 2011 novel The Hypnotist's Love Story as a drama series Actress Heather Graham (Boogie Nights, Half Magic) is set to co-star, and will executive produce alongside series writer Katie Wech (Jane the Virgin,[...]

Credit: REX/Shutterstock ABC is so confident in a NYPD Blue revival that they're willing to kill off one of television's most memorable crime drama leads Reports have surfaced that the network has ordered a pilot for an updated, modern version of the award-winning crime drama that would focus on Theo Sipowicz, son of famed series homicide[...]

Robert Englund will be reprising his most iconic role as Freddy Krueger this Halloween on the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs, as we previously told you However, we now have a few on-set pics and stills from the episode, titled 'Mister Knifey-Hands' It is set to air on Wendesday, October 24. This is the first time Englund[...]

While 30 seconds isn't a lot of time to formulate an opinion on a television series, ABC has nonetheless released a new promo for their upcoming Roseanne-less Roseanne continuation show, The Conners. Reportedly, the series will pick up after Roseanne (played by Roseanne Barr, duh) overdoses on opioids, as she struggled with the beginnings of addiction[...]

Things are moving ahead for the ABC Roseanne-less Roseanne continuation series, The Connors, with Juliette Lewis joining the cast. Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com At present, Lewis's involvement in the series is listed as David's (Johnny Galecki) girlfriend Blue, who was spoken about briefly in the most recent season of the Roseanne revival.   View this post on Instagram   HERE'S THE BIG NEWS!! Look what I'm doin!!! #LuckyMe[...]

Because Freddy is back! Englund will reprise his role on this years Halloween episode of the excellent ABC series The Goldbergs The news was announced on Twitter, and a short video starring the man himself and Beverly Goldberg (Wendi McLendon-Covey) which you can check out below! #TheGoldbergs Halloween episode this year is going to be a NIGHTMARE![...]

While it isn't lengthy, ABC has released a short video tease for their upcoming reboot of the Roseanne revival, The Conners The series will be a continuation of the Roseanne show, but without Roseanne Barr. Set to Carly Simon's "Anticipation," the 15-second video has no dialogue and no characters, just an empty couch that sits in the Conners living room[...]

ABC/Adam Rose Out of the ashes of the raging dumpster fire that was ABC's revival of '90s sitcom Roseanne rises our first look at the set of the new Roseanne Barr-less ABC series spinoff The Connors Though very little is known about the series' storyline (other than the fact that Barr won't be a part of it)[...]

Then in 2014, a 'sequel' idea was approached, a pilot order was placed, but nothing ended up happening. Cut to just this month, when Black-ish creator Kenya Barris (who just excited ABC for a big Netflix deal) on his way out the door sold an idea for an "interracial reboot" of Bewitched. Deadline confirms that the network has given[...]