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Grace and Frankie’s time is coming to a close as the Netflix series wrapped filming last night for the remaining episodes of its upcoming seventh and final season. Crew members of the Netflix comedy shared behind-the-scenes photos of the series’ final moments on-set at Hollywood’s Sunset Gower Studios on late on…

When Friends went off the air in 2004 there was a definite feeling that, somehow, this would not be the end of it, an itch that was finally scratched some 17 years later when the HBO Max special Friends: The Reunion appeared in May. Directed by British documentary filmmaker Ben Winston, the Fullwell 73 and Warner Bros…

Jewish Story Partners, a new film foundation with initial funding from Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw's Righteous Persons Foundation, launches today aiming to “tell stories about a diverse spectrum of Jewish experiences, histories, and cultures.” Backers also include the Maimonides Fund, which matched the Spielberg…

EXCLUSIVE: Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman is returning to broadcast television with The Dreamers, a drama based on Karen Thompson Walker’s novel, which has landed at ABC for development. The project hails from Grace & Frankie co–creator Kauffman and Okay Goodnight, her company with Robbie Rowe Tollin and Hannah…

While taping of the Friends reunion special for HBO Max has been delayed once again by the COVID-19 pandemic, Jennifer Aniston remains resolutely optimistic. Speaking to Deadline via phone after the news broke, she said, “It’s going to be super. You know what? This has also given us more time to make it even more…

A Black Lady Sketch Show creator and showrunner Robin Thede has challenged the TV industry to greenlight more modern black stories and opened up about how comedy can help change culture. In a conversation as part of the virtual ATX Television Festival, Thede and panellists Liz Feldman, Julie Plec and Marta Kauffman…

EXCLUSIVE: Grace and Frankie may have suspended production on its seventh and final season because of the coronavirus crisis, but the Emmy-nominated Netflix comedy is back this week with a special live treat for fans and a spotlight on seniors in need during these troubled times. The series starring Jane Fonda and Lily…

Grace and Frankie co-creator Marta Kauffman has signed a first-look deal with Fox 21 Television Studios for Okay Goodnight, her company with Robbie Rowe Tollin and Hannah Canter. Under the pact, the Friends co-creator has teamed with Warren Littlefield who, while running NBC, developed and put Friends on the air, for T…

Emmy and Golden Globe-winning writer, producer and showrunner Marta Kauffman will be honored at this year’s Producers Guild Awards with the Norman Lear Achievement Award. The 31st Annual Producers Guild Awards will take place on January 18, 2020 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. The Producers Guild of America…

Friends will not be going the way of Will & Grace or Murphy Brown, say the creators of the classic ’90s sitcom. No reunions. No reboots. "We will not be doing a reunion show, we will not be doing a reboot," co-creator and executive producer Marta Kauffman said Friday night during a Friends 25th anniversary panel at Tri…

Just ahead of the 7th annual ATX Television Festival, which will kick off June 7 in Austin, TX, the organization has launched its inaugural podcast series, The TV Campfire, as a part of its ATX TV Podcast Network. The series will serve as an insider’s perspective into the world of television with special guests…

As a creator, producer, writer and sometimes even director, Marta Kauffman has become one of the go-to forces in television comedy with a résumé that includes a highly regarded six-season run with HBO’s hit Dream On , sitcoms like Veronica’s Closet with Kirstie Alley and The Powers That Be among many other credits…