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EXCLUSIVE: PodcastOne is partnering with original Friday Night Lights cast members Zach Gilford, Scott Porter and self-proclaimed superfan Mae Whitman for an exclusive podcast and vodcast called It's Not Only Football: Friday Night Lights and Beyond. Debuting November 10, the weekly show will be…

Carlos Valdes (Gaslit, The Flash) is set to lead Hulu‘s musical romantic comedy series Up Here alongside previously announced Mae Whitman. Valdes will portray Miguel who is described as sensitive and thoughtful, with an artistic sensibility and a romantic streak. Miguel has always struggled with the feeling that he…

EXCLUSIVE: Former Good Girls star Mae Whitman has been tapped as the female lead in Up Here, Hulu’s musical romantic comedy series from Tick, Tick… Boom! and Dear Evan Hansen writer Steven Levenson, The Carmichael Show‘s Danielle Sanchez-Witzel, Hamilton director Thomas Kail, and the Frozen and WandaVision songwriting…

As bittwersweet as NBC’s cancellation of Good Girls may be, leading ladies Christina Hendricks and Mae Whitman found some humor in the news by meme-ing their reactions to the news. Both of the actresses shared a similar post to their Twitter and Instagram pages just hours after learning of the cancellation. First…

Christina Hendricks is best known for playing Joan Holloway in AMC's Mad Men, a role that earned her six Emmy Award nominations. However, since the end of the period drama in 2015, the Knoxville, Tennessee-born actor has been keen to spread her wings, and her latest role is as one of the leads in female-driven heist…

TV critics aren’t sure morally ambiguous women can survive on broadcast TV. The cast and crew of NBC’s midseason drama Good Girls therefore came in for a lot of questions to that point at TCA. Good Girls is described as a “Thelma & Louise meets Breaking Bad.” Christina Hndricks, Retta and Mae Whitman play…

NBC has released the first trailer for their upcoming Good Girls starring Christina Hendricks, Retta, and Mae Whitman. The series combines the empowerment of Thelma & Louise, the fun of Bad Moms, and the edge of Breaking Bad for a series that promises a unique dose of heartfelt drama and irreverent comedy. The series…

Parenthood alumna Mae Whitman is returning to NBC with a co-starring role opposite Kathleen Rose Perkins in Good Girls, the network's drama pilot from The Family creator Jenna Bans. Written and executive produced by Bans and directed by Dean Parisot, the project follows three "good girl" suburban wives and mothers who…

EXCLUSIVE: CBS Films has added Allison Janney and Romany Malco to join Mae Whitman, Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, Bianca Santos, Skyler Samuels, Nick Eversman and Ken Jeong in The Duff, an adaptation of the Kody Keplinger novel that Ari Sandel will direct from a script by Josh Cagan. McG, Mary Viola, and Susan Cartsonis…

Parenthood‘s Mae Whitman is in negotiations to lead CBS Films comedy The DUFF, adapted from Kody Keplinger’s coming-of-age novel. She’ll star as Bianca, a 17-year-old girl who deals with the ignominy of being labeled the “designated ugly fat friend” of her social group by leading her fellow DUFFs in a scheme to…