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America Ferrera and Eva Longoria are among the A-list stars that have signed a letter to support the Latino community in light of recent deadly attacks and political targeting. The Superstore star and the Desperate Housewives star were among 200 actors, musicians, artists, activists, and labor and civil rights leaders…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has rounded out its cast for Gentefied, its 10-episode half-hour Latinx dramedy, from Gente-fied: The Digital Series creators Marvin Lemus and Linda Yvette Chávez, showrunner Monica Macer, America Ferrera, Teri Weinberg, Macro and Aaliyah Williams (Gente-fied: The Digital Series). Julissa Calderon (W…

Netflix has given a verde light to Gentefied, a half-hour bilingual dramedy from Marvin Lemus and Linda Yvette Chávez — the duo behind Gente-fied: The Digital Series, which premiered at Sundance 2017 — and Macro. Its executive producers include Superstore star and Ugly Betty alumna America Ferrera and Teri Weinberg…

America Ferrera has her eye on a crossover between her Superstore and Ugly Betty characters – two women with very different outlooks on the world. Ferrera, speaking at day one of TCA, said that while there have been no further official conversations about an Ugly Betty remake, she was keen to have Amy Dubanowski bump…

NBC is developing All Fancy, a half-hour starring comedian Anjelah Johnson and executive produced by Kevin Hart and Superstore star America Ferrera. Written by Emilia Serrano, the multi-camera All Fancy is inspired by Anjelah Johnson's life and stand-up. The series is seen through the point of view of Veronica Jimenez…

Ten months after helping launch Time’s Up, which is working to combat workplace sexual harassment, assault and abuse, actress America Ferrera found herself pondering another way she could help bring about societal change. Should she run for office? "This whole movement is about the balance of power, and who is…

After Dr. Christine Blasey Ford shared her testimony in before the Senate Judiciary Committee ahead of the confirmation now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the country — and the world — responded first with disappointment and now hope and support. On Wednesday, Tarana Burke, Amanda de Cadenet, Glennon Doyle, Tra…

As the hearings for Brett Kavanaugh are on the horizon, Professor Christine Blasey Ford’s sexual assault accusations against the SCOTUS hopeful has taken center stage on Twitter with the trending hashtag #DearProfessorFord. Julianne Moore, Gabrielle Union, Eva Longoria,  Marisa Tomei, America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn…

Hollywood did not come to play as A-listers joined the masses for Families Belong Together rallies all across the nation. From New York City to Los Angeles, the immigration march comes in the wake of the Trump administration’s policy of separating families at the southern border — which has been weighing heavily on…

NBC has put in development comedy American Alien, from Superstore co-executive producer Sierra Teller Ornelas, star and producer America Ferrera, Teri Weinberg and Universal TV. Written by Teller Ornelas, American Alien centers around Denise “Dee Dee” and Sonny Mendoza, a small-town brother-and-sister team who…

Former Ugly Betty star America Ferrera and executive producer Teri Weinberg have teamed to launch a new production company. The yet-to-be-named banner has signed a first-look deal with Universal TV and has set up its first project under the pact, a legal drama, with former Revenge showrunner Sunil Nayar, at <a href="https://deadline.com/tag/nbc/" id="auto-tag_nbc"…

The 12th annual NBCUniversal Short Film Festival has announced comedian-actor Kym Whitley as host of its finale, with This Is Us actor Chris Sullivan and members of the Pitch Perfect 3 cast slated as presenters. The finale screening and awards will take place October 18 at the Directors Guild of America in…