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Orange Is The New Black star Laverne Cox has teamed up with Shonda Rhimes to produce a weekly podcast series. The actor will host The Laverne Cox Show (w/t) debuting in February. It will feature "intimate" conversations with guests. Produced by Shondaland Audio and iHeartMedia, the show comes as Cox is set to star in…

UPDATED, 7 AM: Netflix has unveiled the teaser trailer for Shonda Rhimes’ Bridgerton, based on Julia Quinn's bestselling series of novels. The period romance drama revolves around the elusive Lady Whistledown, voiced by Julie Andrews, the author of gossip newsletter Lady Whistledown’s Society Papers. “You do not know…

EXCLUSIVE: The Girl Up #GirlHero Awards will honor television super-producer Shonda Rhimes, #metoo Founder Tarana Burke and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta  for their work on gender equality at its third annual ceremony, which will take place on International Day of the Girl. The virtual event will take place…

Anna Sorokin, the fake heiress who swindled the high society elite of Manhattan, has been granted parole. The rights to her story were acquired by Netflix, with Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal creator Shonda Rhimes attached. Lena Dunham is also working on a Sorokin project for HBO. Sorokin, now 29, could be released as…

Hulu has snagged the rights to ABC Studios’ and Shondaland’s critically praised series Scandal. All seven seasons of the hit drama will begin streaming exclusively on Hulu beginning May 20, after ABC Studios’ deal with Netflix expires. Created by Shonda Rhimes (Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice), Scandal stars Kerry…

EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Esposito is set for a key role opposite Julia Garner and Anna Chlumsky in Inventing Anna, Netflix's upcoming 10-episode drama limited series from Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes. David Frankel is directing and executive producing two episodes, including the first, of the Shondaland-produced…

Arian Moayed (Succession), Anders Holm (Workaholics), Anna Deavere Smith (For The People), Jeff Perry (Grey’s Anatomy), and Terry Kinney (Billions) have joined the cast of Inventing Anna, Netflix's upcoming 10-episode limited drama series from Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes. They join previously announced Anna…

Refresh for updates… Oprah Winfrey, who co-produced and starred in the 1998 feature adaptation of Toni Morrison’s Beloved and was one of Morrison’s most devoted admirers, has added her voice to those mourning the author today. "In the beginning was the Word,” writes Winfrey on Instagram. “Toni Morrison took the word…

The slate of Phyllis Nagy is getting a massive showing of support from some of the biggest names in film and television. More than 300 writers of all levels in the film and TV business, from up-and-comers to superstars, have signed an open letter endorsing Nagy, who is running for president of WGA West, as well as her…

For faux heiress Anna Sorokin, crime may not pay. The scam artist who became a hot Hollywood commodity after she was profiled in a New York Magazine article, How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People by Jessica Pressler, signed a lucrative deal with Netflix for her story. An estimated dozen producers were…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has set the cast for Shondaland's Bridgerton. Phoebe Dynevor (Younger, Dickensian) and Regé-Jean Page (For The People, Roots) lead the cast of the eight-episode series, which also includes Jonathan Bailey (W1A, Broadchurch), Golda Rosheuvel (Silent Witness, Lady MacBeth), , Luke Newton (The Lodge, Th…

EXCLUSIVE: Michelle Obama isn't running for any office but the former First Lady can sure draw a well heeled crowd that would be the envy of any politician, as was the case last night at Bryan Lourd's place. Just 48 hours after appearing on-stage with Gayle King at this year's Essence Festival in Atlanta, the…