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Many TV reboots hinge on nostalgia, or the simple rush of seeing the familiar gang reunited. Freeform’s Party of Five has a more ambitious goal. The reboot of the Fox drama that aired from 1994 to 2000 revolves around the issue of immigration and the current approach taken by the administration of Donald Trump. "It's…

Riverdale fans already know some crossover of characters is planned for the CW’s upcoming Katy Keene. But the spin-off’s exec producers and cast teased out a few more details at today’s Tribeca TV Festival panel and pilot screening. Expect a boxing match. And Pussycats. And Robin Givens. As for the boxing, one of the…

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…

James Spader recounted his experiences making films like Avengers: Age of Ultron and TV series like The Blacklist and Boston Legal in an hourlong chat with Whoopi Goldberg at the Tribeca TV Festival. “To sustain me over a period of time, I can't be doing this one thing. I will just lose interest quickly,” Spader…

The third annual Tribeca TV Festival is about to have a wild night. The premiere of Apple TV+’s fall comedy series Dickinson starring Hailee Steinfeld will headline the New York fest, which takes place September 12-15. Watch the teaser trailer below. The half-hour series will screen ahead of its fall TV premiere and…

The third annual Tribeca TV Festival kicks off next month with looks at new series including Freeform's Party of Five, Starz’s Leavenworth, Epix’s Godfather of Harlem and BET+’s First Wives Club, celebrations of old favorites like Friends, and a closing night world premiere screening of Amazon Prime’s Transparent…

EXCLUSIVE: Tammie Rosen, a longtime Tribeca Enterprises executive who helped Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal build its centerpiece festival and several complementary businesses, is resigning her post. After stepping down as EVP, Communications and Programming, Rosen later this summer will take on several consulting…

Tribeca TV Festival feted ABC reality juggernaut Shark Tank, which launched in the depths of the financial crisis in 2009 and is set to start its 10th season next month. Five of the “sharks” who evaluate entrepreneurs on the show — Mark Cuban, Daymond John, Barbara Corcoran, Laurie Greiner and Kevin O’Leary — joined…

Forget This is Us. The emotional roller-coaster of the TV season may have been tonight’s world premiere of the Season 12 premiere of Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown at the Tribeca TV Festival. The crowd at Spring Studios laughed, cried, oohed and ahhed as the episode set in Kenya unfolded. CNN has announced five…

Tracey Ullman didn’t name names, but she drew a clear distinction between her approach to political comedy and that of late-night talent. Speaking to her longtime friend Meryl Streep after the Tribeca TV Festival debut of the third-season premiere of HBO’s The Tracey Ullman Show, she offered something of a mission…

The Tribeca TV Festival has announced additions to its lineup, including the fifth-season premiere of Fox mainstay Empire and an event marking the 10th anniversary of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New York City. The Empire bow will feature a talk with star Jussie Smollett. For Housewives , executive producers Andy…

EXCLUSIVE: Tribeca Enterprises has reached a deal with ticketing specialist SquadUP to handle all ducats for both its nascent fall TV festival and well-established spring film festival. SquadUP’s experience with beer, wine and food festivals has positioned it to deliver what Tribeca organizers envision as a “seamless…