Nickelodeon and CBS Television Studios today officially revealed the title and logo for its all-new animated series “Star Trek: Prodigy,” which follows a group of lawless teens who discover a derelict Starfleet ship and use it to search for adventure, meaning and salvation. The series is developed by Kevin and Dan Hageman (“Trollhunters” and “Ninjago”) and overseen for Nickelodeon by Ramsey Naito, […]
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HGTV Renews ‘Flipping 101 with Tarek El Mousa’ for Season Two
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HGTV has greenlit 12 new episodes of “Flipping 101 with Tarek El Moussa” for a second season in 2021. Drawing on Tarek’s success from flipping over 300 homes to help novice renovators get in the game, Tarek offers his skills and expertise to beginners hungry to make it big with a foundation to create profitable flips […]
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HBO Renews ‘Perry Mason’ for Season Two
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HBO has greenlit the reboot of “Perry Mason,” starring Matthew Rhys, for a second season, with an unconfirmed number of new episodes for 2021. Debuting on June 21, the legal drama follows the origins of American fiction’s most legendary criminal defense lawyer, Perry Mason. “Perry Mason” also features John Lithgow, Tatiana Maslany, Juliet Rylance, Chris Chalk, […]
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Syfy Acquires Animated Comedy ‘Dallas and Robo’
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Syfy has acquired eight episodes of animated “Dallas and Robo,” featuring the voices of John Cena and Kat Dennings (“2 Broke Girls”). The series is described as a space-trucking comedy following the mis-adventures of foul-mouthed ex-stock car racer Dallas (Dennings) and her ass-kickin’ artificially intelligent good buddy, Robo (Cena). Together, they navigate their way around cannibal bikers, rival space truckers and vending machine […]
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HBO Orders Comedy ‘Somebody Somewhere’
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HBO has greenlit comedy “Somebody Somewhere” starring and executive produced by Bridget Everett (“Patti Cake$”). The logline: Inspired by the life of comedian and singer Bridget Everett, Sam (played by Everett) is a true Kansan on the surface, but, beneath it all, struggles to fit the hometown mold. As she grapples with loss and acceptance, singing […]
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LGBTQ Limited Series ’81 Words’ in the Works at FX
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“Pose” co-creator Steven Canals is developing a new limited series titled “81 Words,” which will explore the historic effort by a group of medical professionals to change the definition of homosexuality from being classified as a mental illness. The logline: “Until 1974, the medical establishment considered gay people sexually deviant and diagnosed them as mentally ill. 81 […]
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USA Cancels ‘Briarpatch’ After One Season
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USA Network has opted against a second season of drama “Briarpatch,” which was planned as anthology series with a different plot each season. “Just wanted to let you know some disappointing news before you hear it from anyone else: ‘Briarpatch’ isn’t returning for another season at USA,” tweeted showrunner Andy Greenwald tweeted. “Though I’ve known for […]
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