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CBS has given a series order to Tommy, a police drama starring Emmy winner Edie Falco. The project hails from Homicide creator Paul Attanasio, Amblin Television and CBS TV Studios. Tommy had been the last CBS pilot in serious contention at CBS. The network already picked up dramas Evil, FBI: Most Wanted and All Rise an…

EXCLUSIVE: Adelaide Clemens (Rectify) is set for a lead role opposite Edie Falco and Michael Chernus in CBS drama pilot Tommy (fka Nancy), from the Bull team of co-creator Paul Attanasio and producer Amblin TV. Written by Attanasio and directed by Kate Dennis, Tommy stars Falco as the title character, a former…

EXCLUSIVE: Patriot alum Michael Chernus is set for a lead role opposite Edie Falco in CBS drama pilot Tommy (fka Nancy), from the Bull team of co-creator Paul Attanasio and producer Amblin TV. In Tommy, written by Attanasio and directed by Kate Dennis, when a former high-ranking NYPD officer becomes the first female…

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy winner Edie Falco has been tapped as the lead in CBS drama pilot Tommy (fka Nancy), from the Bull team of co-creator Paul Attanasio and producer Amblin TV. In Tommy, written by Attanasio and directed by Kate Dennis, Falco stars as the titular character Abigail “Tommy” Thomas. With a New Yorker's gift…

Four-time Emmy winner Edie Falco will play General Ardmore, the commander in charge of the RDA’s interests, in James Cameron’s upcoming Avatar sequels. It was just announced this morning by Cameron and producer Jon Landau on social media (see below). Last year, Falco was nominated for an Emmy for her performance as…

'The Sopranos' Oral History, Part IV: When you spend six seasons making a show about an organized crime family that rings true, you’ll inevitably bump up against that criminal element, even if you are tapping history to create fictional storylines. If the mob feels you are celebrating their lawlessness, that is bad…

EXCLUSIVE: It was 20 years ago today that hour-long television was forever changed, starting with the visage of a cigar-smoking Tony Soprano commuting from New York to New Jersey to the pulsing beat of the theme song, “Woke Up This Morning.” David Chase’s The Sopranos became an instant critical sensation that…

EXCLUSIVE: Kate Beckinsale, Jason Sudeikis, Edie Falco, John Malkovich and Jillian Bell are closing deals to join Charlie Day’s feature directorial debut El Tonto which starts shooting this month in Los Angeles. The Armory Films and Metalworks Pictures financed and produced independent follows Day, who also wrote El To…

Deadline Awards Columnist and Chief Film Critic Pete Hammond gives his take on the top acting contenders for the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards. Here, he breaks down the categories of Outstanding Lead and Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie The good news…

Benedict Cumberbatch, Edie Falco, Hugh Dancy and Tony-nominee Tom Hollander were among the famous faces reading famous – or should-be-famous – correspondence from the past at Friday night’s New York City debut of the two-night, Cumberbatch-produced Letters Live event, but it was an unbilled Rose McGowan reading her…

UPDATED: In addition to Benedict Cumberbatch, the first-ever Letters Live in New York has added a second wave of performers for the event which takes place on May 18 and 20 at the town hall. Joining Cumberbatch will be Cynthia Erivo, Edie Falco, Ian McShane, James Earl Jones, Katie Holmes, Kyle MacLachlan, Laurence Fis…

Director Lynn Shelton is always a welcome presence on the indie scene, with pint-size hits like Humpday, Touchy Feely, Your Sister’s Sister and others that usually turn up at the likes of Sundance and SXSW before landing a modest distribution deal. It has been four years since her last and — until her latest — best…