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RZA, a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan, kicked off Hulu’s virtual NewFronts presentation Monday with a stark call to action for an audience mostly comprised of digital ad buyers, brand executives and talent. Wearing sunglasses and standing behind a DJ mixing board, RZA (whose given name is Robert Fitzgerald Diggs)…

Kat Dennings comedy Dollface and music period drama Wu-Tang: An American Saga have been renewed for second seasons by Hulu. The streamer is bringing back both shows following their launches in the final quarter of 2019. Hulu called Dollface was one of its "best performing new binge series for subscriber engagement"…

You know it's September when the NFL is back tonight for the kick-off of its 100th season, TIFF is in full flight, the 71st Primetime Emmys are just around the corner and the new TV season is just a couple of weeks away from launch. However, with all that action, there's also a lot of competition for your attention on…

This week, Deadline’s New Hollywood Podcast entered the 36 chambers with Wu Tang: An American Saga star Shameik Moore. In the series, which launches on Hulu September 4, Moore plays Raekwon of the iconic hip hop collective — a genre of music that hits very close to home in and outside his work on the screen. In…

The Paley Center for Media unveiled the lineup for its 13th annual PaleyFest Fall TV Previews. The fest will take place September 5-15 at the Paley Center in Beverly Hills and feature new shows from the fall 2019 television season as well as returning favorites from broadcast, cable and streaming services. As an added…

Hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan recently was the subject of a four-part documentary series on Showtime, but founding member RZA says that Hulu's forthcoming Wu drama will give viewers even more of a glimpse into the band as there were things the members were "too shy to say in front of a camera". Wu-Tang: An American Saga…

Hulu has released the first trailer for Wu-Tang: An American Saga, a 10-episode drama from Wu-Tang Clan frontman The RZA, writer Alex Tse (Superfly) and Imagine Television. The trailer opens with RZA, played by Ashton Sanders, working his magic on the turntables. “I’m just trying to make music,” he says at one point…

EXCLUSIVE:  Hulu’s Wu-Tang: An American Saga has added Andrea-Rachel Parker to the cast of the 10-episode drama from Wu-Tang Clan frontman The RZA, writer Alex Tse (Superfly) and Imagine Television. Parker will portray the role of witty, sarcastic and fun-loving Mama Ganga. The series is based on one of the most…

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow is about is about to feel the ramifications of a full moon. Samoan American actress Sisa Grey is set to recur on this season of the CW superhero show as Wolfie, Ramona “Mona” Wu’s alter ego who made her debut in the midseason premiere. Deadline has confirmed that Grey will play the character…

Former Northern Exposure star Janine Turner has been cast opposite Megan Hilty in Lifetime’s upcoming Patsy and Loretta, Forever, an original movie about the friendship between country music stars Patsy Cline (Hilty) and Loretta Lynn (Jessie Mueller). Turner will play Hilda Hensley, Patsy’s mother, and also her…

Anthony Chisholm (Random Acts of Flyness), Armen Garo (The Sopranos) and Caleb Castille (Run The Race) are set to recur in Hulu's Wu-Tang: An American Saga, a 10-episode drama from Wu-Tang Clan frontman The RZA, writer Alex Tse (Superfly) and Imagine Television. Created and written by The RZA and Tse, the series is…

Julian Elijah Martinez and Dave East are set as series regulars and The Sopranos alum Vinnie Pastore will recur in Hulu's Wu-Tang: An American Saga, a 10-episode drama from Wu-Tang Clan frontman The RZA, writer Alex Tse (Superfly) and Imagine Television. In addition, Craig Zisk will direct two episodes of the series…