EXCLUSIVE: Here's a first look at Rebel, the latest feature from Belgian directing duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (Bad Boys For Life), which is screening in the Midnight Section at the 75th Cannes Film Festival this month.
It's a personal story from the Moroccan-born directors, who also wrote the script along with…
IMDb TV, Amazon's free streaming service, is not proceeding with picking up new seasons of canceled ABC drama series For Life and Rebel. The decision was made after the streamer evaluated the performance of the two shows’ existing seasons on the AVOD platform.
Season 1 and 2 of For Life became available on IMDb TV at…
The first season of Rebel, which was canceled by ABC in May, is now available on IMDb TV, Amazon's free streaming service.
I hear the agreement between IMDb TV and lead Rebel studio ABC Signature includes an option for a second-season order based on how Season 1 performs on the platform. The studio still has the cast…
UPDATE Tuesday AM: After Deadline ran the story about efforts to mount a possible new spinoff of ABC/ABC Signature’s mega hit Grey’s Anatomy based on an interview ABC Signature President Jonnie Davis, he issued a statement regarding comments he made in the interview.
“I would like to clarify some statements I made in…
In Rebel, creator Krista Vernoff has finally found a winning combination of a compelling central character, loosely inspired by activist Erin Brockovich, and lead actress Katey Sagal, who seems like she was born to play the role of Annie "Rebel" Bello. At times overbearing but always with the plight of the underdog at…
ABC last week canceled four series, ranging from veteran American Housewife, which had run for five seasons, to rookie Rebel, whose cancellation came after only five airings. In-between them were sophomores Mixed-ish and For Life.
“They are all unique shows who on their own specific timeline where they are creatively…
On Friday, ABC opted not to renew five titles, but the most unexpected was Katey Sagal starrer Rebel from Grey’s Anatomy showrunner Krista Vernoff. Now somewhat distanced from the news, Sagal and Vernoff broke their silence on the sudden cancellation, which came five episodes into Rebel‘s freshman run.
“The abrupt…
In Rebel, ABC/ Disney Television Studios' freshman drama that was canceled Friday, we revisit a new version of a woman we've seen on screen before: Erin Brockovich. Starring Katey Sagal as Annie 'Rebel' Bello—a character loosely based on who Brockovich is today—the show follows the renegade underdog advocate as she…
Five episodes into its freshman run, ABC’s Katey Sagal-starring drama Rebel has been canceled.
It was clearly a tough decision for the network because the series, inspired by the life of activist Erin Brockovich, comes from ABC's most valuable drama showrunner, Krista Vernoff, who is shepherding the network's top two…
ABC is the broadcast network with the most outstanding current scripted series whose fate remains undecided.
A number of them are not bubble series and are assured a renewal, including flagship comedies The Conners, which recently re-signed its cast for next season, and The Goldbergs, which are ABC’s highest-rated…
ABC on Thursday gaveled to order the series premiere of Rebel, the legal drama created by Grey’s Anatomy and Station 19 showrunner Krista Vernoff and starring Katey Sagal. The debut drew a 0.5 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 3.56 million viewers in Nielsen Live+Same Day numbers in its 10 p.m. time slot…
“I feel like we’ve made a show that is going to offer people some light in the darkness and some humor and some connection and some inspiration to understand that there’s always more you can do,” said Krista Vernoff creator and executive producer of ABC’s new Erin Brockovich-inspired series, Rebel.
Vernoff was joined…