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Joshua Jackson (The Affair) is set as a lead opposite Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington and Rosemarie DeWitt in Little Fires Everywhere, Hulu's upcoming limited series based on Celeste Ng's bestselling book. Developed and written by Casual's Liz Tigelaar, the series hails from Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine…

Kerry Washington is the latest star to join the cast of ABC’s live sitcom special from Jimmy Kimmel that will re-create episodes of two iconic 1970s sitcoms created by Norman Lear. The Scandal alum will play Helen Willis, the character who was one half of the first interracial couple featured on American primetime TV…

EXCLUSIVE: Rosemarie DeWitt is set for a lead role opposite stars/executive producers Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington in Little Fires Everywhere, Hulu’s upcoming limited series based on Celeste Ng's bestselling book. Developed and written by Casual‘s Liz Tigelaar, the series hails from Witherspoon's Hello…

Christopher Demos-Brown’s Broadway play American Son starring Kerry Washington is heading to Netflix. The critically-acclaimed production will be adapted for the streaming giant. Washington, who will reprise her role along with Steven Pasquale and others from the original Broadway staging, made the announcement Monday…

Facebook has renewed four original series for second seasons, financing shows that build community and spark conversation on the Watch platform — features that the social network sees as differentiating its video service from rivals. Five Points, Huda Boss, Sacred Lies and Sorry for Your Loss will return to Facebook Wa…

Olivia Pope is on the move. Bounce has landed off-network rights to Scandal, the D.C.-fixer series starring Kerry Washington, and will air it weeknights starting Monday. A new multiyear deal with Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International gives the Scripps-owned cable net rights to all seven seasons of the series…

Kerry Washington carries the weight of a nation on her back in American Son, and I’m tempted to say this fine actress makes it look easy. But that would be glib and wrong: Easy is nowhere to be found in her transformative performance of a mother awaiting news about her missing son, news that one way or another will…

Leslie Odom Jr. is set to star and executive produce a family comedy that has received a put pilot commitment at ABC. The project hails from Kerry Washington, writer Saladin K. Patterson (The Last O.G., The Big Bang Theory) and ABC Studios, where Washington’s Simpson Street banner is based. Written by Patterson, the…

Many throughout the entertainment industry participated in the Time’s Up National Walkout and Moment of Solidarity today to show their support of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez in their accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Some TV staffs and stars such as those from Will & Grace…

Today marks Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, which goes beyond the confines of Hollywood. #BlackWomensEqualPayDay is set for Aug. 7 because black women had to work all of 2017 until this day in 2018 to catch up with what white men earned in 2017. Shonda Rhimes, Kerry Washington, Robin Thede and other Hollywood insiders…

Jeremy Jordan (Supergirl, Smash) will round out the Broadway cast of this fall’s American Son, joining the previously announced stars Kerry Washington (Scandal) and Steven Pasquale (Rescue Me). Jordan’s casting was announced today, and marks the actor’s return to Broadway since his stint on the CW series Supergirl…

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…