One of the biggest surprises of Star Trek: Discovery's first season on CBS All Access was Captain Gabriel Lorca, played by Jason Isaacs. Near its conclusion, the crew discovers Lorca running the Discovery isn't from the Prime universe, but in fact from the Mirror Universe where nobility and loyalty are replaced with ruthlessness and treachery. […]
By the time Friday afternoon rolled around, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees had posted a written and video apology for his "never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag or our country" comment during an interview on Wednesday. In those apologies, Brees explained that it wasn't his intent to hurt anyone but that he was […]
On Thursday, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees took to Instagram to attempt a little public relations damage clean-up over his "never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag or our country" comment during an interview on Wednesday. Posting a lengthy response to the pushback he received on social media as well as from a number of […]
With the COVID-19 pandemic running roughshod across the television landscape for the past three months, networks, cable channels, and streaming services have had to rebuild from the ground up how they can promote their upcoming shows to viewers, the media, and (probably the most important) advertisers. That's never been more evident than with how Upfronts […]
Following in the footsteps of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees "never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag or our country" and then attempting to walk it back, and New England Patriots kicker Justin Rohrwasser finally clarifying that he's getting his Three Percenters (right-wing "militia" group) tattoo removed, it appears we have our next installment […]
In the wake of nationwide protests against the killing of George Floyd and the kind of institutional racism in the police force that enables that to happen, Hollywood is forced to do some serious soul-searching, especially the producers of cop shows. Because of public anger at the police, shows like S.W.A.T. suddenly don't have the […]
On Monday, ViacomCBS offered on-air support to the late George Floyd and the protests taking place across the globe over his killing at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. For 8 minutes and 46 seconds (the length of time police officer Derek Chauvin held his knee on Floyd's neck), Nickelodeon, MTV, and other ViacomCBS networks went […]
With the support of executive producers Aaron Rahsaan Thomas and Shawn Ryan, the writers' room behind CBS's S.W.A.T. is vowing to not shy away from the issues of race and how the police operate within minority communities heading into the series' fourth season. Retweeting the statement released by the writers following protests resulting from the […]
In a move that caught us by surprise not because it was so surprising but because we thought it was a "done deal", CBS's Young Sheldon will be joining the "mother ship" series The Big Bang Theory over at HBO Max. The newly-launched streaming service locked in a deal with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution […]
CBS's upcoming Clarice has tapped The Resident executive producer Elizabeth Klaviter to serve as showrunner as well as executive producer on The Silence of the Lambs sequel series. Starring Rebecca Breeds (Home and Away, Pretty Little Liars) as FBI Agent Clarice Starling and set in 1993 (six months after Lambs), the series is a deep dive […]
Shooting in the world of syndication compared to the age of streaming must be night and day for Patrick Stewart. First playing the role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 1987 on Star Trek: The Next Generation, nearly 33 years passed, and the demands on the set of Picard aren't anywhere close as grueling. Stewart spoke […]
When it comes to Star Trek shows, Voyager stood in a class all its own because unlike its predecessors, the crew was completely disconnected from the comforts built by the United Federation of Planets. Stranded in the Delta Quadrant, the crew only had their resources and Starfleet principles to survive as they try to journey […]
Star Trek: Lower Decks explores two fronts the franchise is seldom known for comedy and animation. Series creator Mike McMahan, whose credits include Adult Swim's Rick & Morty and co-creator of Solar Opposites, spoke to Collider about the balance between looking at Star Trek in a new light while also paying respect to the franchise. […]
Earlier this month, CBS gave a series order for The Silence of the Lambs sequel Clarice starring Rebecca Breeds (Home and Away, Pretty Little Liars) as FBI Agent Clarice Starling. Set in 1993 (six months after The Silence of the Lambs), the series is a deep dive into the untold personal story of brilliant and vulnerable Starling, […]
CBS All Access' Star Trek universe has officially expanded, with the streaming service announcing a new series that viewers of Discovery have been asking for since the second season. CBS All Access has given a full series order for Star Trek: New Worlds, based on the years that Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) was in […]
In a sign that the networks are getting a little nervous about the amount of scripted content that will be available starting this fall season (FOX's fall schedule release was lacking in scripted series intel), The CW announced that it has acquired the right to four series. The one name that will raise eyebrows is […]
Host and executive producer Jordan Peele, executive producer Simon Kinberg, and CBS All Access recently introduced us to a killer line-up of names set to enter The Twilight Zone this summer for its second season, and now we're getting a look at them in action with the release of the series' trailer. Set to premiere […]
One day after word came down that CBS gave a series order for The Silence of the Lambs sequel Clarice starring Rebecca Breeds (Home and Away, Pretty Little Liars) as FBI Agent Clarice Starling, newly-announced cast member Kal Penn (Sunnyside) shared his thoughts on joining the famed literary and film franchise's next television effort. Penn joins […]
Close to two months since reports surfaced the project had opened a writers' room, CBS confirmed on Friday that The Silence of the Lambs sequel series pilot Clarice starring Rebecca Breeds (Home and Away, Pretty Little Liars) as FBI Agent Starling was given a straight-to-series order. Set in 1993 (six months after the events of The Silence […]
CBS announced the renewal of 15 scripted series among 18 television shows in total that were renewed on Wednesday by the network. Among them are NCIS and its two spinoffs Los Angeles and New Orleans. The original flagship series created by Donald P. Bellisario and Don McGill and starring Mark Harmon returns for the 18th […]
