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SPOILER ALERT! This story contains plot points from the series finale of ABC’s The Goldbergs. The Goldbergs got its happy ending Wednesday by wrapping up 10 years on ABC with a possible new relationship for Beverly (Wendi McLendon-Covey), a secret marriage for Barry (Troy Gentile) and a ride in a…

Thank God for Owen Wilson. Without the star’s laconic, laid-back comedic approach to character, his new film Paint would be strictly a by-the-numbers comedy affair. Even with Wilson offering his all as Carl Nargle, a local Public Television star in Burlington, Vermont, whose time in the spotlight he has…

Disney and Pixar have unveiled the first full-length trailer for their newest animated feature Elemental, starring Leah Lewis (Nancy Drew) and Mamoudou Athie (Jurassic World: Dominion), while rounding out its cast. Others lending their voices to the pic hitting theaters on June 16th include Inside Out…

For the past two seasons, The Goldbergs has been led by now-widowed Beverly Goldberg (Wendi McLendon-Covey). During an interview on SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live Tuesday, the Bravo star asked McLendon-Covey how she feels about Beverly being a widow following the exit of fellow series star Jeff Garlin, whose…

EXCLUSIVE: As The Goldbergs is wrapping its 10-season run on ABC, series star Wendi McLendon-Covey has been tapped to lead another single-camera broadcast comedy, NBC pilot St. Denis Medical. Written by the Superstore and American Auto duo of Justin Spitzer and Eric Ledgin and to be directed by Super…

Hulu is bidding farewell to another one of its Marvel properties. M.O.D.O.K., the streamer’s adult animated show from Jordan Blum and Patton Oswalt, has been canceled after one season. Oswalt also voiced the title role — a supervillain struggling to balance his company and family. Other actors who lent their voice to…

EXCLUSIVE: The Goldbergs star Wendi McLendon-Covey has signed a first-look deal with Sony Pictures Television, the studio behind the hit ABC comedy series. Under the pact, McLendon-Covey will develop for the studio across all platforms. The pact was made in conjunction with McLendon-Covey recently signing a new…

The Goldbergs, which recently hit the 200-episode mark, will keep going as ABC has renewed the family comedy for a 10th season. With the pickup, the series from creator Adam F. Goldberg and Sony Pictures TV joins an exclusive club of live-action broadcast comedies that have gone to double-digit runs. It is the…

EXCLUSIVE: The Goldbergs‘ Wendi McLendon-Covey is set to star opposite Peyton Elizabeth Lee in Prom Pact, Disney+’s teen rom-com movie. Milo Manheim also stars in the Original Movie from director Anya Adams (Ginny & Georgia) and Disney Branded Television. In the teen romantic comedy, it's the height of prom season…

EXCLUSIVE: The Goldbergs star Wendi McLendon-Covey has closed a new deal to return to the popular ABC family comedy, from Sony Pictures TV. The network is yet to make a renewal decision but, with McLendon-Covey on board, a pickup appears likely. Securing key onscreen talent is a crucial step for long-running series as…

The Goldbergs‘ star Wendi McLendon-Covey is speaking out for the first time on social media on last year’s exit of Jeff Garlin, who abruptly left the show following multiple misconduct allegations and HR investigations. Since his departure, there has been some online criticism about how the show has handled filming…

As Deadline reported last month, amid the Jeff Garlin drama — which culminated with the actor’s exit from The Goldbergs following HR investigations — and as the show marked its 200th episode, the veteran ABC comedy series also received an order for four additional episodes, bringing its ninth season to 22…