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Hedy Lamarr, the Gal Gadot-led eight-episode limited series from The Affair co-creator Sarah Treem, The Handmaid's Tale producer Warren Littlefield and Endeavor Content, has moved to Apple from Showtime with a straight-to-series order. The project had been in development at Showtime since August but never received a…

FX has given formal green light to American Horror Stories, a spinoff of Ryan Murphy's venerable anthology series American Horror Story. It is part of FX’s original programming slate through 2021, unveiled by the network Tuesday, which also includes renewals for Pamela Adlon’s comedy Better Things and New York Times…

Dog Whisperer star Cesar Milan again is answering the call of Nat Geo Wild with a new series as the cable net revealed its 2020-21 upfront slate today. It also has ordered new seasons of docuseries The Incredible Dr. Pol and Heartland Docs, DVM and a spinoff from Secrets of the Zoo. Nat Geo Wild also is bringing back…

EXCLUSIVE: Trailblazing rapper MC Lyte is collaborating with Bentley Kyle Evans, executive producer of such popular comedies as Martin and The Jamie Foxx Show, for a new UMC scripted series titled Partners in Rhyme. The new half-hour sitcom is the latest original production from AMC Networks’ streaming service. Partner…

In its ever-expanding goal to be Star Trek all year round, CBS All Access has picked up the Spock, Captain Pike and Number One starrer Star Trek: Strange New Worlds to series. With a title lifted in part from James T. Kirk's beloved introduction to the original series, the third full live-action show in the Alex…

Nickelodeon has ordered two virtually produced interactive series — pop culture talk show Group Chat: The Show, hosted by Side Hustle stars Annie LeBlanc and Jayden Bartels, and celebrity game show Game Face (working titles), both for premiere this summer. Led by LeBlanc and Bartels, the six-episode Group Chat: The Sho…

Amazon Studios has landed the conspiracy thriller series The Terminal List, starring and executive produced by Chris Pratt in his return to television. The ongoing drama, based on Jack Carr's bestselling novel, is directed/executive produced by Antoine Fuqua and writen/executive produced by David DiGilio (Strange Angel…

HBO Max has given a 10-episode series order to a single-camera comedy starring Jean Smart, from Broad City alums Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky. The Universal TV project, executive produced by The Good Place creator Mike Schur, originally received a pilot order in late January. The pilot was in the midst…

British entertainment format Gogglebox is getting a second chance in the U.S. after Fox ordered a celebrity adaptation. The broadcaster is launching 10-part series Celebrity Watch Party on May 7 at 8 PM with stars including Rob Lowe, Meghan Trainor and Raven-Symoné. The Studio Lambert-produced show, which features…

Looks like Quibi subscribers will be getting some of their news from comedian Nish Kumar. Hello America is a new comedy series featuring the comedian and formatted as a typical morning news show. Broadcasting from London, Kumar and a rotating cast of correspondents will satirically dissect U.S. news and politics from…

EXCLUSIVE: Dean Devlin, John Rogers and Chris Downey’s cult 2008 crime drama series Leverage is coming back with a new lead. IMDb TV, Amazon's free, ad-supported streaming service, has ordered a Leverage reimagining, headlined by Noah Wyle in a reunion with Rogers and Devlin after their collaboration on The Librarian/T…

EXCLUSIVE: A beloved TV character is coming back. NBC has given a 13-episode series order to a new Dick Wolf crime drama series starring Christopher Meloni reprising his Law & Order: SVU role as Elliot Stabler. The SVU spinoff drama, which marks the actor’s return to Wolf World, revolves around the NYPD organized…