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Apple TV+ is offering a first look at Shrinking, the new 10-episode comedy starring Harrison Ford and Jason Segel. Shrinking follows a grieving therapist (Segel) who starts to break the rules and tell his clients exactly what he thinks. Ignoring his training and ethics, he finds himself making huge…

All the buzz around Season 3 of Apple’s Ted Lasso being the hit comedy’s last appears to be accurate. Series star Brett Goldstein all but confirmed as much in a new interview. “We are writing it like that,” he told the Sunday Times when asked if Season 3 is the end. “It was planned as three. Spoiler alert: Everyone…

One of the longest lines for a panel at ATX TV Festival was for the Scrubs reunion on Sunday morning, featuring creator Bill Lawrence and stars Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, John C. McGinley, Judy Reyes, and Neil Flynn. “We’re all so grateful any of you still care, it gives us an excuse to hang out…

Bill Lawrence, the top comedy showrunner at the moment amid the enormous critical and commercial success of Ted Lasso, is staying put at Warner Bros. TV Group through 2028. After lengthy negotiations, Emmy winner Lawrence, who had a little time left on his current overall pact at the studio, has closed a blockbuster…

Apple TV+ has given a formal series green light to Shrinking, a 10-episode comedy series starring Jason Segel, who also serves as writer and executive producer alongside Bill Lawrence and Brett Goldstein, coming off their Emmy wins for the streamer’s hit comedy Ted Lasso. Written by Segel, Lawrence and Goldstein, Shrin…

HBO Max has unveiled a first-look image and clip for its Head of the Class reboot, featuring original cast member Robin Givens. The streamer also announced that the comedy’s 10-episode first season will debut on November 4. Fall Premiere Dates For New & Returning TV Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming The…

Ted Lasso co-creators/stars Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt have spoken in multiple interviews about how they’d conceived the comedy series for a three-season run. As the Apple TV+ hit is starting work on Season 3, the original vision has not changed, series executive producer/showrunner Bill Lawrence told Deadline in…

SPOILER ALERT: The recap and exclusive Q&A with executive producer Bill Lawrence includes details about the Season 2 finale of Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso. Fresh from winning seven of its 20 Primetime Emmy nominations including Outstanding Comedy Series for Season 1, Apple TV+ just unveiled the Season 2 finale of the…

Vince Vaughn has closed a deal to star in and executive produce Bad Monkey, a drama written and executive produced by Ted Lasso co-creator Bill Lawrence, which has received a formal 10-episode series order by Apple TV+. Based on Carl Hiaasen's popular 2013 novel, Bad Monkey, which had been in the works at Apple for a…

On Tuesday, the creators and stars of Ted Lasso celebrated the Apple TV+ series’s 20 Emmy nominations, at the same time teasing its upcoming second season. Co-creator, producer, writer and actor Brendan Hunt—who plays Ted Lasso's (Jason Sudeikis) loyal assistant and friend, Coach Beard—said that Season 2 will be about…

UPDATED with reactions: Ted Lasso scored 20 Emmy nominations on Tuesday, becoming the most-nominated freshman comedy series in TV history. The Apple TV+ series surpassed the record held by Fox musical-comedy Glee, which claimed 19 nominations back in 2010. “I mean, just listen to that—just that sentence,” said actor Ha…

Ted Lasso became the feelgood hit of the summer last year with Jason Sudekis even persuading a group of hardened British football fans to fall in love with the Apple TV+ original comedy. The series was also a hit in Hollywood, picking up a slew of awards including Sudekis winning best actor at the Golden Globes. It…