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Apple continues to hand out second-season pickups to its crop of original scripted series. The latest to get a Season 2 renewal is drama Truth Be Told, starring and executive produced by Octavia Spencer. The series is created by Nichelle Tramble Spellman and is produced by Hello Sunshine, Chernin Entertainment and…

As the nominees hit the red carpet Sunday for the 77th annual Golden Globes, several actors and presenters were missing. Octavia Spencer, who was set to present, took to Instagram to say she came down with a bug and would not be attending the awards at the Beverly Hilton. The actress posted a playful picture of her…

Netflix has unveiled the official title and premiere date for their previously announced C.J. Walker project starring Octavia Spencer. The four-part limited series Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker will debut on the streaming platform March 20. Netflix also released the first look at Spencer as the…

Christmas is still weeks away, but there are a few presents under the small screen tree that you really should open this week. Yes, there's the return of Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel for its lush third season tomorrow, the CW's December 8 premiering supersized annual Crisis on Infinite Earths team-up and Fox's…

The Producers Guild of America said Friday that Oscar-winning actress and producer Octavia Spencer will be honored with the guild’s Visionary Award, which is given to producers “who share inspiring, uplifting stories that add unique value to society and culture.” The honor will be bestowed at the 31st annual PGA…

Disney’s animated movies often feature a missing parent, but the next Pixar toon kinda flips the script. Dad is gone in Onward, but it seems there’s a way to bring him back, if only for a day. Watch the new trailer above. Tom Holland and Chris Pratt star as Ian and Barley Lightfoot, teenage brothers in a suburban…

“I have to get to the truth of what happened that night,” says Octavia Spencer’s Poppy Parnell in a voiceover at the beginning of the first-look trailer for Apple TV+’s limited series Truth Be Told. “I am for truth no matter who tells it, I’m for justice no matter who it’s for, or against,” Spencer continues. That is…

Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer is set to receive the Inspiration Award at the 2019 GLSEN Respect Awards. GLSEN, an education organization working to create safe and inclusive K-12 schools for LGBTQ youth, will present Spencer with the award at the annual gala which will take place on October 25 at the Beverly…

EXCLUSIVE: Two of the slew of high-profile overall deals signed recently by 20th Century Fox Television, with writer-director Drew Goddard and actress-producer Octavia Spencer, are migrating to ABC Studios, I have learned. The move follows the recent appointment of 20th TV President of Creative Affairs Jonnie Davis as…

“You don’t conform to what she wants, and suddenly you’re the enemy,” the model student says about his teacher. “I can tell the difference between miscommunication and provocation,” she says of a paper he wrote. “This woman has some kind of vendetta against Luce,” the teen’s adoptive parents say about her. And it’s…

Next time your teenage kids want to throw a party, make sure they don’t invite Octavia Spencer. The Oscar-winning star reunites with her The Help director Tate Taylor for Ma, the latest opus from Blumhouse. And she thoroughly creeped me out as a small-town veterinary assistant who befriends a group of local teens by…

Octavia Spencer has launched Orit Entertainment, a new production company with partner Brian Clisham, which has entered an exclusive three-year pod deal with 20th Century Fox TV. Under the pact, Spencer and Clisham will develop television shows, comedy and drama, across all platforms. This marks the sixth TCFTV…