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Patrick Sabongui is no stranger to genre work, particularly the action thrillers, fantasy, procedurals, and superheroes, but something stood out about NBC's The Hunting Party that fit the atypical mold of the work he's usually done With over 125+ credits to his name, including memorable stints on Showtime's Homeland, The CW's The Flash, and Warner[...]

His latest is the NBC action thriller procedural series The Hunting Party, which follows a small team of investigators led by Rebecca "Bex" Henderson (Melissa Roxburgh), who are assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous killers ever seen, all of whom have just escaped from a top-secret prison that's not supposed to exist[...]

Josh McKenzie has always embraced the challenges before him, from action fantasy franchises like Legend of the Seeker, Power Rangers, the New Legends of Money, and The Shannara Chronicles to thrillers like Home Kills (2023), Northspur (2022), and NBC's La Brea His latest combines his passion for procedurals and serial killers in JJ Bailey's The[...]

Not only has she developed quite an impressive filmography of TV shows from sitcoms, films, voiceover, and even sketch comedy during her memorable run on the Fox weekly late-night variety series Mad TV. Her latest role on the Dan Rubin series is Starla, the former magician assistant to the late Harry Stone, who pays a visit to his[...]

We hope that you enjoy watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Countdown to Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks on NBC, Peacock, and Telemundo because NBCUniversal and Macy's have agreed to a new 10-year programming rights deal (running through 2034) Even more interesting is that the two will also be[...]

If there's one thing The Hunting Party creator JJ Bailey and co-showrunner/EP Jake Coburn have been able to successfully pull off in the NBC dystopian crime procedural, it's the subjects of their serial killers from the premiere episode Richard Harris (Tobias Jelinek), the family-obsessed Clayton Jessup (Patrick Brennan), and Brenda Lowe, who uses wolves to[...]

Bailey spoke to Bleeding Cool about working with co-showrunner and EP Jake Coburn, why The Manifest star was perfect for Bex, and casting. "The Hunting Party" (Photo by: David Astorga/NBC) The Hunting Party Creator JJ Bailey on NBC Series' Premise and Casting Bleeding Cool: What's the inspiration behind 'The Hunting Party? Good question It came out of a desire[...]

Garcia's latest live-action series is NBC The Hunting Party, which follows a small team of investigators led by Rebecca Henderson (Melissa Roxburgh), who are assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous killers ever seen, all of whom have just escaped from a top-secret prison that's not supposed to exist. Garcia, who plays technical specialist[...]

Lopez and Hulu's How I Met Your Father, spoke to Bleeding Cool about her latest guest starring role on NBC's Night Court, how her mother was a fan of the original Reinhold Weege series, working with series star and holdover John Larroquette, meeting Wendie Malick as fan of Just Shoot Me!, and if she's looking[...]

Gary Anthony Williams has embraced playing all roles throughout his career with over 34 years on the screen since his debut in NBC's I'll Fly Away From dramas, animation, and comedy, the actor's tackled it all with over 260 titles to his name In recent years, he's been on both sides of DC and Marvel[...]

His latest venture is Night Court, continuing the classic Reinhold Weege 80s-90s courtroom sitcom in NBC's revival led by creator Dan Rubin, star Melissa Rauch and also features original star John Larroquette reprising his role as Dan Fielding Nyambi, who came in the middle of season two as the new court clerk Wyatt, spoke to Bleeding[...]

To say quite a few of the actors behind NBC's Parks and Recreation have found greener pastures and elevated to superstardom would be an understatement featuring the talented ensemble of Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Paul Schneider, Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Pratt, Adam Scott, Rob Lowe, Jim O'Heir, Retta, and Billy Eichner The[...]

It's a good sign when NBC can't wait for viewers to check out Melissa Roxburgh-starring The Hunting Party to the point where they move up the premiere – and with a premise like this, can you blame folks for being curious? When a mysterious explosion at a secret prison known as the Pit results in[...]

Personally, we think it's never too soon to check out what NBC's Melissa Rauch, John Larroquette, Lacretta, Nyambi Nyambi, and Wendie Malick-starring Night Court Season 3 has in store for us this season Apparently, neither does the network because it was kind enough to post an image gallery for S03E06: "The Jakeout," Abby (Melissa Rauch) looks to[...]

Image courtesy of NBC Universal Jalessa started as Denise and Maggie Lauten (Tomei) 's sophomore roommate in season one before moving in with Freddie Brooks in her junior year from season two until the end of season five, when Lewis departed the show, and her character was written off after Jalessa gives birth to her daughter[...]

NBC's The Office, which was adapted for American TV following its successful BBC counterpart from Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais, wasn't the juggernaut we all see today, and that's thanks in part to director Paul Feig and star Steve Carell tweaking his character, Michael Scott. John Krasinski, Steve Carell, and Rainn Wilson in "The Office"[...]

The biopic chronicles the struggles of creator Lorne Michaels (Gabriel LaBelle) as he tries to organize the series with comedic unknowns and several creative challenges by NBC along the way Co-written by Gil Kenan, the Sony Pictures/Columbia film cast Cory Michael Smith, Ella Hunt, Dylan O'Brien, Emily Fairn, Matt Wood, Lamorne Morris, and Kim Matula[...]

Reitman spoke with Entertainment Weekly at the Toronto International Film Festival about his stint as a guest writer in the NBC late-night variety series. Image: Sony Pictures Screencap Saturday Night Director Jason Reitman on Guest Writing Stint on SNL "One of the greatest weeks of my life," Reitman said of his time as a guest writer on SNL[...]

During his initial run from 1997-2009, Amy Poehler had her run on the NBC late-night series from 2001-2008, both left during season 34 as featured cast members Ever the consummate professional, Hammond generally maintained his composure, except certain times when he shared the screen with Poehler as he revealed appearing on the Amy & T[...]

Image couretsy of NBC SNL: Will Ferrell on How "Janet Reno's Fantasies" Hits Different Now "That's something I wouldn't choose to do now," Ferrell told former SNL head writer Harper Steele for The New York Times (via Variety), noting the character "hits a false note now." Ferrell and Steele's relationship is the subject of a Netflix documentary[...]

If you've checked out our reviews of NBC's Saturday Night Live in the past, then you know that we preach about all of the factors that come into play to make a show work – or really, really not work It's the host, the musical guest, the cast, the writers, and even the audience –[...]

Susan Bay Nimoy, the widow of Star Trek: The Original Series star Leonard Nimoy, will be visiting a familiar face when she appears on Zachary Quinto's NBC medical drama Brilliant Minds, inspired by the life of Dr Oliver Sacks, the late neurologist and writer portrayed by Robin Williams in the critically-acclaimed film Awakenings Quinto played[...]

Nightlife, someone "who's come to Night Court in the past and written sort of scathing reviews." With that in mind, it appears Gurgs (Lacretta) will be "determined to make sure they make a good impression this year." Image: NBCUniversal NBC's Night Court: An Overview The eternally optimistic Abby Stone (Melissa Rauch) follows in the footsteps of her revered[...]

After joining the long-running late-night sketch comedy/music series as a featured player in Season 46, Punkie Johnson would make the move to main player status beginning with the 48th season – and earlier this month, she announced that she would be leaving NBC's Saturday Night Live ahead of its upcoming 50th season Checking with SNL[...]

For last weekend's edition, we examined how host/stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze, musical guest Foo Fighters, and the cast and writers helped set the tone for what worked best during this past season with the third episode.  So it seems only fitting (especially with NBC repeating the episode of Saturday Night Live tonight) that this weekend's[...]

Kerry Washington, Mindy Kaling, Tony Goldwyn, and Anna Navarro will each host a night during this week's DNC Convention in Chicago.

Tim Walz heading into the November election. Image: MSNBC Screencap So when we learned that Sheen and MCormack would be joining MSNBC's Inside with Jen Psaki to discuss the beloved series, the book, and the upcoming presidential election, it was a given that we would be checking it out What we weren't expecting was the hard kick[...]

Zach Braff is eternally grateful for everything Scrubs has done for his career on the NBC/ABC medical sitcom, but as some would say, "Never wear out your welcome." Eight seasons was enough for the bulk of the cast in 2009 as Judy Reyes, who left the series, and Neil Flynn, who would star in his[...]

NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 49 had a decently solid opening back in October 2023, with SNL alum Pete Davidson and musical guest Ice Spice kicking things off After that, it was host/musical guest Bad Bunny – and things were starting to get a wee bit concerning Having taken the past two weeks off while[...]

Earlier today, U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada confirmed five individuals were charged in the overdose death of Friends star Matthew Perry.