Exclusive: Tideline, the recently launched production label of Fox Entertainment, and Mountain Top Pictures have greenlighted Slanted, a satirical drama from writer-director Amy Wang (Crazy Rich Asians 2).
Cast for the pic, due to begin production in Atlanta next month, includes Shirley Chen (Dìdi), Emmy nominee McKenna Grace (The Handmaid’s Tale), Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (Never Have I Ever), Amelie Zilber (Grown-ish), Vivian Wu (The Afterparty) and Fang Du (The Haves and the Have Nots).
Slanted centers on Joan Huang (Chen), a desperate to fit in, insecure Chinese American teenager who undergoes experimental trans-racial surgery to become white and secure her chances of being named Prom Queen and winning the acceptance of her peers. Wang, Mark Ankner and Trevor Wall (Ponyboi) will produce, with Fernando Szew, Pillemer, Tony Vassiliadis and Ani Kevork serving as executive producers.
“I am so excited to be able to bring this movie to life with the...
Cast for the pic, due to begin production in Atlanta next month, includes Shirley Chen (Dìdi), Emmy nominee McKenna Grace (The Handmaid’s Tale), Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (Never Have I Ever), Amelie Zilber (Grown-ish), Vivian Wu (The Afterparty) and Fang Du (The Haves and the Have Nots).
Slanted centers on Joan Huang (Chen), a desperate to fit in, insecure Chinese American teenager who undergoes experimental trans-racial surgery to become white and secure her chances of being named Prom Queen and winning the acceptance of her peers. Wang, Mark Ankner and Trevor Wall (Ponyboi) will produce, with Fernando Szew, Pillemer, Tony Vassiliadis and Ani Kevork serving as executive producers.
“I am so excited to be able to bring this movie to life with the...
- 5/29/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Chicken Sisters,” the bestselling 2020 novel by Kj Dell’Antonia and a Reese’s Book Club selection, is being adapted into a new original television series at Hallmark, Variety can exclusively announce.
Annie Mebane is set as both executive producer and showrunner of the eight-episode series, in production now and set to air later this year. The cast includes Schuyler Fisk, Genevieve Angelson, Lea Thompson and Wendie Malick.
The Hallmark Channel currently has two series on the air with “When Calls the Heart,” currently in its 10th season, and “The Way Home,” which is about to begin production on Season 3.
“The Chicken Sisters,” a family drama with southern charm and romance, is set in the fictional town of Merinac, “where a generations-old rift between dueling fried chicken restaurants – Mimi’s and Frannie’s – has left the founders’ families fractured and the locals taking sides.” When a popular cooking show comes to town,...
Annie Mebane is set as both executive producer and showrunner of the eight-episode series, in production now and set to air later this year. The cast includes Schuyler Fisk, Genevieve Angelson, Lea Thompson and Wendie Malick.
The Hallmark Channel currently has two series on the air with “When Calls the Heart,” currently in its 10th season, and “The Way Home,” which is about to begin production on Season 3.
“The Chicken Sisters,” a family drama with southern charm and romance, is set in the fictional town of Merinac, “where a generations-old rift between dueling fried chicken restaurants – Mimi’s and Frannie’s – has left the founders’ families fractured and the locals taking sides.” When a popular cooking show comes to town,...
- 5/13/2024
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Comedy troupe The Dress Up Gang are in production on their first feature film, The Dress Up Gang Movie with Tideline Entertainment and Mountain Top Pictures producing.
Cameras will roll in LA.
Founded in 2008, The Dress Up Gang is comprised of Robb Boardman, DeMorge Brown, Kevin Camia, Donny Divanian, Christian Duguay, Kirk Fox, Cory Loykasek, Frankie Quinones and Brent Weinbach.
The pic written by the group’s Loykasek, Boardman and Divanian is a comedy adventure about our connection to houseplants, nature, and each other. Blurb: Cory spends his days isolated and working from home until he becomes entangled with a mysterious figure known only as “the Plantman,” a vigilante who breaks into people’s homes to rescue plants that aren’t being watered. Cory is suddenly thrust outdoors, into an underground world of plant-lovers, secret greenhouses, and rogue hardware store employees who will stop at nothing to save the dying plants of the city.
Cameras will roll in LA.
Founded in 2008, The Dress Up Gang is comprised of Robb Boardman, DeMorge Brown, Kevin Camia, Donny Divanian, Christian Duguay, Kirk Fox, Cory Loykasek, Frankie Quinones and Brent Weinbach.
The pic written by the group’s Loykasek, Boardman and Divanian is a comedy adventure about our connection to houseplants, nature, and each other. Blurb: Cory spends his days isolated and working from home until he becomes entangled with a mysterious figure known only as “the Plantman,” a vigilante who breaks into people’s homes to rescue plants that aren’t being watered. Cory is suddenly thrust outdoors, into an underground world of plant-lovers, secret greenhouses, and rogue hardware store employees who will stop at nothing to save the dying plants of the city.
- 5/6/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Betsy Brandt is set to executive produce and star in the newly greenlit Lifetime movie The Bad Orphan. Chloe Coco Chapman will make her television debut alongside Brandt and additional cast members Mark Taylor (Reacher) and Eve Edwards (The Good Doctor).
From writer Doris Egan, the psychological drama centers on Jessica (Brandt) and Karl (Taylor), loving parents to Rhiannon (Edwards), who after years of trying to add to their family are elated to adopt Gabby (Chapman), an 8-year-old orphan born with personal challenges. Their ideas of a perfect family come into question when they discover that Gabby is a troubled little girl, and the family begins to believe things aren’t what they seem.
As the unsettling behavior of their “child” worsens and lies are uncovered, cracks in the family dynamic form with Jessica increasingly becoming concerned that adopted daughter Gabby is a threat to their family.
From writer Doris Egan, the psychological drama centers on Jessica (Brandt) and Karl (Taylor), loving parents to Rhiannon (Edwards), who after years of trying to add to their family are elated to adopt Gabby (Chapman), an 8-year-old orphan born with personal challenges. Their ideas of a perfect family come into question when they discover that Gabby is a troubled little girl, and the family begins to believe things aren’t what they seem.
As the unsettling behavior of their “child” worsens and lies are uncovered, cracks in the family dynamic form with Jessica increasingly becoming concerned that adopted daughter Gabby is a threat to their family.
- 4/16/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Hallmark has renewed The Way Home for a third season.
Set to return in 2025, the multigenerational family drama with a time-travel twist stars Andie MacDowell, Chyler Leigh, Evan Williams and Sadie Laflamme-Snow. The second season wraps March 31.
“Once again, our cast, writers and entire crew have used their impressive talents to create a story that is just as compelling and addictive as the first season,” said Lisa Hamilton Daly, EVP Programming at Hallmark Media. “We’re grateful to the fans who are so passionate about the series and can’t wait for them to see what and when is ahead for Season 3.”
Added VP Development Kelly Garrett: “Heather Conkie, Alexandra Clarke and Marly Reed continue to blow us away with the cleverly crafted story they’ve created and careful thought they put into every single detail. While some questions will be answered by the end of this season, the...
Set to return in 2025, the multigenerational family drama with a time-travel twist stars Andie MacDowell, Chyler Leigh, Evan Williams and Sadie Laflamme-Snow. The second season wraps March 31.
“Once again, our cast, writers and entire crew have used their impressive talents to create a story that is just as compelling and addictive as the first season,” said Lisa Hamilton Daly, EVP Programming at Hallmark Media. “We’re grateful to the fans who are so passionate about the series and can’t wait for them to see what and when is ahead for Season 3.”
Added VP Development Kelly Garrett: “Heather Conkie, Alexandra Clarke and Marly Reed continue to blow us away with the cleverly crafted story they’ve created and careful thought they put into every single detail. While some questions will be answered by the end of this season, the...
- 3/20/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
With his 2000 feature directorial debut The Dead Hate the Living!, Dave Parker made what I feel is one of the best Full Moon films, so I’ve been eager to see more of his work ever since. He hasn’t made a lot of movies over the decades, but every time he has, I’ve been there to check it out: the subversive slasher The Hills Run Red (2009), the anthology Tales of Halloween (2015), the housesitting horror It Watches, the Full Moon spin-off Puppet Master: Doktor Death (2022)… So I’m excited to see that a new Parker film, a vampire movie called You Shouldn’t Have Let Me In, has just been released through the free streaming service Tubi as a Tubi Original! The trailer is embedded above.
Parker directed You Shouldn’t Have Let Me In from a screenplay by Michael Lucid and Mary O’Neil. This is the first feature writing credit for Lucid,...
Parker directed You Shouldn’t Have Let Me In from a screenplay by Michael Lucid and Mary O’Neil. This is the first feature writing credit for Lucid,...
- 3/15/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
A teenage boy's penchant for finding some form of trouble is worth studying.
In Lifetime's newest original film, Friday Night Sext Scandal, we have a storyline inspired by real events.
It intends to explore the dark underbelly of the high school experience regarding teenage boys who go on the hunt for sexually explicit photos from their female counterparts.
And in true Lifetime fashion, they explore the scandalous nature behind this from a different perspective.
The film focuses on one teen boy's experience of getting reeled into these deplorable actions.
The film stars Riverdale's Anthony Timpano as Shawn, a 16-year-old jock who is just starting to see advancement in his football career when he's upgraded to a starter on the team.
Of course, with advancement in the athletic realm comes increased popularity and the opportunity to hang out with upperclassmen, too.
And we all know very little good comes from associating with upper-class jocks.
In Lifetime's newest original film, Friday Night Sext Scandal, we have a storyline inspired by real events.
It intends to explore the dark underbelly of the high school experience regarding teenage boys who go on the hunt for sexually explicit photos from their female counterparts.
And in true Lifetime fashion, they explore the scandalous nature behind this from a different perspective.
The film focuses on one teen boy's experience of getting reeled into these deplorable actions.
The film stars Riverdale's Anthony Timpano as Shawn, a 16-year-old jock who is just starting to see advancement in his football career when he's upgraded to a starter on the team.
Of course, with advancement in the athletic realm comes increased popularity and the opportunity to hang out with upperclassmen, too.
And we all know very little good comes from associating with upper-class jocks.
- 3/14/2024
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
Exclusive: Ella-Rae Smith has been set as the lead of Tubi’s horror thriller My Bloody Galentine, from writer Eliza Maher and director Traci Hays. The project will premiere on February 13.
Smith will bring to life the character of Jadyn, the girl next door with a heart of gold who’s never left the United States — until now. She’s Glow’s Social Media Manager.
My Bloody Galentine ponders the question: What sucks more than being single on Valentine’s Day? Being dumped Right before Valentine’s Day… And on the eve of beginning a new job in another country. Consequently, Jadyn’s first day at Glow Beauty, the renowned skincare company, is off to a rough start. When she bursts out in tears during a planning meeting for her boss’ annual Valentine’s Day soiree, her new co-workers Brandi (Cassie Clare) and Alex (Miriam-Teak Lee) help her pull herself together.
Smith will bring to life the character of Jadyn, the girl next door with a heart of gold who’s never left the United States — until now. She’s Glow’s Social Media Manager.
My Bloody Galentine ponders the question: What sucks more than being single on Valentine’s Day? Being dumped Right before Valentine’s Day… And on the eve of beginning a new job in another country. Consequently, Jadyn’s first day at Glow Beauty, the renowned skincare company, is off to a rough start. When she bursts out in tears during a planning meeting for her boss’ annual Valentine’s Day soiree, her new co-workers Brandi (Cassie Clare) and Alex (Miriam-Teak Lee) help her pull herself together.
- 2/7/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Fox Entertainment and its in-house studio division MarVista Entertainment are launching Tideline Entertainment, a production label that will focus on creating impactful and meaningful content with unique perspectives from differentiated storytellers, voices and creators worldwide.
Under the leadership of Hannah Pillemer, MarVista’s EVP and Head of Creative & Production, Tideline projects will range from movies and indie films to limited series, made-for-platform content and other cross-genre formats based on what best supports each creative vision.
The first project under Tideline is the Esteban Arango-directed Ponyboi, which is being produced and sold by Mark Ankner in partnership with 30Kft out of Sundance; the pic premieres Saturday in the fest’s U.S. Dramatic Competition section. The movie, written by River Gallo and starring Teen Wolf‘s Dylan O’Brien, follows a young intersex sex worker forced to confront their past while running from the mob after a drug deal goes sideways.
Under the leadership of Hannah Pillemer, MarVista’s EVP and Head of Creative & Production, Tideline projects will range from movies and indie films to limited series, made-for-platform content and other cross-genre formats based on what best supports each creative vision.
The first project under Tideline is the Esteban Arango-directed Ponyboi, which is being produced and sold by Mark Ankner in partnership with 30Kft out of Sundance; the pic premieres Saturday in the fest’s U.S. Dramatic Competition section. The movie, written by River Gallo and starring Teen Wolf‘s Dylan O’Brien, follows a young intersex sex worker forced to confront their past while running from the mob after a drug deal goes sideways.
- 1/19/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Lifetime has revealed its January and February movie slate that includes a ripped from the headlines movie about catfishing and another about multigenerational eating disorders. There’s also a flick abouta new mom who searches for the truth bout her missing newborn and another about the abduction of a Philadelphia nurse’s aide at the hands of a homicidal predator.
Inspired by real events, Girl in the Video follows the story of widowed mother Mo, whose daughter Krissy has begun chatting online with a closet predator who ends up kidnapping her and exploiting her in sexually abusive live streams on the dark web.
Girl in the Video airs Jan. 13 and is produced by ITN Productions for Lifetime. Ian Russell serves as executive producer. The film is written by Matthew Broughton and Neil Rawles directs.
Inspired by true events.
Inspired by real events, Girl in the Video follows the story of widowed mother Mo, whose daughter Krissy has begun chatting online with a closet predator who ends up kidnapping her and exploiting her in sexually abusive live streams on the dark web.
Girl in the Video airs Jan. 13 and is produced by ITN Productions for Lifetime. Ian Russell serves as executive producer. The film is written by Matthew Broughton and Neil Rawles directs.
Inspired by true events.
- 12/6/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: MarVista Entertainment, the Fox-owned studio, is turning Seraphina Nova Glass novel On A Quiet Street into a television series.
The company, which is behind Chelsea Peretti’s First Time Female Director and Hallmark series The Way Home, has optioned the thriller for a limited series.
It will partner with Canadian producer Neshama Entertainment, in which it owns a stake, to produce the series.
The book was published by HarperCollins’ Graydon House Books last year and is set in an exclusive Oregon coast community.
On a Quiet Street tells the story of two female best friends – Paige and Cora. Cora thinks her husband, Finn, is cheating – she just needs to catch him in the act. That’s where Paige comes in. Paige lost her son to a hit-and-run accident last year, and she’s drowning in the kind of grief that makes people do reckless things like spying on the locals,...
The company, which is behind Chelsea Peretti’s First Time Female Director and Hallmark series The Way Home, has optioned the thriller for a limited series.
It will partner with Canadian producer Neshama Entertainment, in which it owns a stake, to produce the series.
The book was published by HarperCollins’ Graydon House Books last year and is set in an exclusive Oregon coast community.
On a Quiet Street tells the story of two female best friends – Paige and Cora. Cora thinks her husband, Finn, is cheating – she just needs to catch him in the act. That’s where Paige comes in. Paige lost her son to a hit-and-run accident last year, and she’s drowning in the kind of grief that makes people do reckless things like spying on the locals,...
- 11/28/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Hallmark has set the second season return date for The Way Home, its hit primetime drama series starring Andie MacDowell, Chyler Leigh, Sadie Laflamme-Snow and Evan Williams. The multigenerational family drama will return at 9 p.m. on Jan. 21.
Season two starts where season one finale left off, with Kat Landry (Leigh) exclaiming to her mom Del (MacDowell) that she knows what happened to Jacob Landry (Remy Smith). As Kat continues her quest to find Jacob and bring him home, mother and daughter uncover unexpected revelations about their origins that bring answers to some questions while new ones are raised.
“The first season of The Way Home, exceeded all our expectations on every level,” said Lisa Hamilton Daly, Executive Vice President, Programming, Hallmark Media. “The hard work of our talented writers, cast and entire crew gave viewers a compelling family drama they instantly became invested in and created a passionate...
Season two starts where season one finale left off, with Kat Landry (Leigh) exclaiming to her mom Del (MacDowell) that she knows what happened to Jacob Landry (Remy Smith). As Kat continues her quest to find Jacob and bring him home, mother and daughter uncover unexpected revelations about their origins that bring answers to some questions while new ones are raised.
“The first season of The Way Home, exceeded all our expectations on every level,” said Lisa Hamilton Daly, Executive Vice President, Programming, Hallmark Media. “The hard work of our talented writers, cast and entire crew gave viewers a compelling family drama they instantly became invested in and created a passionate...
- 11/21/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
“Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light,” based on the final novel in Hilary Mantel’s trilogy, will begin filming in the United Kingdom soon, according to Masterpiece, PBS and the BBC. Oscar winner Mark Rylance is back as Thomas Cromwell, joined by Emmy winner Damian Lewis returning as King Henry VII and Oscar nominee Jonathan Pryce as Cardinal Wolsey.
Kate Phillips will also reprise her role as Henry VIII’s third wife, Jane Seymour, and Lilit Lesser is Princess Mary, the daughter of Henry and his first wife Catherine of Aragon.
Per the release, “Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light” will follow “the final four years of Cromwell’s life, completing his journey from self-made man to the most feared, influential figure of his time.”
“Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light” is directed by Peter Kominsky, adapted by Peter Straughan and produced by Lisa Osborne. The series...
Kate Phillips will also reprise her role as Henry VIII’s third wife, Jane Seymour, and Lilit Lesser is Princess Mary, the daughter of Henry and his first wife Catherine of Aragon.
Per the release, “Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light” will follow “the final four years of Cromwell’s life, completing his journey from self-made man to the most feared, influential figure of his time.”
“Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light” is directed by Peter Kominsky, adapted by Peter Straughan and produced by Lisa Osborne. The series...
- 11/20/2023
- by Caroline Brew, Jaden Thompson and Valerie Wu
- Variety Film + TV
NATPE, under new management after encountering turbulence during the pandemic, has appointed a new advisory board and is firming up plans for the return of its signature U.S. conference next January in Miami.
The conference organizer was rescued out of bankruptcy at the start of 2023 by Brunico, the Canadian company behind events like the Realscreen Summit and Banff World Media Festival. The flagship NATPE conference, rooted in Miami over the past decade-plus, had managed to weather massive industry disruptions over nearly six decades but couldn’t survive Covid. The 11th-hour decision to cancel the 2022 edition due to the Omicron wave left NATPE on the hook for hefty fees to hotel operators and vendors, prompting management to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last October.
The retooled January conference, now called NATPE Global, is returning to Miami but not to the event’s longtime South Beach base at the Fontainebleau. Instead,...
The conference organizer was rescued out of bankruptcy at the start of 2023 by Brunico, the Canadian company behind events like the Realscreen Summit and Banff World Media Festival. The flagship NATPE conference, rooted in Miami over the past decade-plus, had managed to weather massive industry disruptions over nearly six decades but couldn’t survive Covid. The 11th-hour decision to cancel the 2022 edition due to the Omicron wave left NATPE on the hook for hefty fees to hotel operators and vendors, prompting management to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last October.
The retooled January conference, now called NATPE Global, is returning to Miami but not to the event’s longtime South Beach base at the Fontainebleau. Instead,...
- 8/17/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Chelsea Peretti’s feature directorial debut, First Time Female Director, has landed at Roku in the U.S. The streaming service is planning a 2024 release.
The comedy is set in a local theater in Glendale, California, and sees the Brooklyn Nine-Nine alum star as Sam, who, according to the project’s synopsis, is “a newly minted female director who struggles to fill the shoes of her male predecessor, putting her Southern rural drama in jeopardy.”
Amy Poehler produced via her Paper Kite Productions, along with MarVista Entertainment and Fox Entertainment.
Blake Anderson, Kate Berlant, Jak Knight, Megan Mullally, Benito Skinner and Meg Stalter also star in the film, which screened at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. Among the talent making appearances is Poehler as a deeply troubled therapist, Max Greenfield as a desperate usher and Andy Richter as the theatre’s sadistic artistic director.
Angie Day, Ani Kevork, Hannah Pillemer,...
The comedy is set in a local theater in Glendale, California, and sees the Brooklyn Nine-Nine alum star as Sam, who, according to the project’s synopsis, is “a newly minted female director who struggles to fill the shoes of her male predecessor, putting her Southern rural drama in jeopardy.”
Amy Poehler produced via her Paper Kite Productions, along with MarVista Entertainment and Fox Entertainment.
Blake Anderson, Kate Berlant, Jak Knight, Megan Mullally, Benito Skinner and Meg Stalter also star in the film, which screened at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. Among the talent making appearances is Poehler as a deeply troubled therapist, Max Greenfield as a desperate usher and Andy Richter as the theatre’s sadistic artistic director.
Angie Day, Ani Kevork, Hannah Pillemer,...
- 6/12/2023
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Roku has picked up the U.S. rights to the new comedy film “First Time Female Director,” which is written, directed and produced by Chelsea Peretti. The “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” alum also stars in the film, which follows a woman named Sam (Peretti) who takes over as director at a local theater in Glendale and struggles to fill her male predecessor’s shoes.
Per the synopsis, Sam experiences real-life drama as she struggles to wrangle her unimpressed cast of local actors. With no one to lean on but her deeply troubled therapist, Meg (Amy Poehler) and a desperate usher (Max Greenfield), Sam grasps for guidance from the theatre’s sadistic artistic director, Sheldon (Andy Richter). All the while the company’s ticket-taker Star (Xosha Roquemore) is secretly rising up the ranks behind the scenes.
The film will stream for free exclusively on The Roku Channel in 2024. It will have its world...
Per the synopsis, Sam experiences real-life drama as she struggles to wrangle her unimpressed cast of local actors. With no one to lean on but her deeply troubled therapist, Meg (Amy Poehler) and a desperate usher (Max Greenfield), Sam grasps for guidance from the theatre’s sadistic artistic director, Sheldon (Andy Richter). All the while the company’s ticket-taker Star (Xosha Roquemore) is secretly rising up the ranks behind the scenes.
The film will stream for free exclusively on The Roku Channel in 2024. It will have its world...
- 6/12/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Rachael Leigh Cook, star of ‘90s movies including She’s All That, has signed a wide-ranging deal with Fox’s Marvista Entertainment.
The pact will see Cook develop, produce and act in a number of projects including a holiday film and There She Goes (w/t), a feature loosely based on her real-life experiences.
It comes as Cook is starring in Netflix’s A Tourist’s Guide to Love, which launches this month.
The deal is one of the highest profile partnerships unveiled by Marvista Entertainment since it was acquired by Fox Entertainment in December 2021.
Leigh Cook will develop and produce several projects across genres over the next few years via her production company Ben’s Sister Productions. She will work in front of and behind the camera.
The deal was shepherded by Hannah Pillemer, EVP, Creative Affairs, MarVista Entertainment.
The first few projects revealed are There She Goes, which will star...
The pact will see Cook develop, produce and act in a number of projects including a holiday film and There She Goes (w/t), a feature loosely based on her real-life experiences.
It comes as Cook is starring in Netflix’s A Tourist’s Guide to Love, which launches this month.
The deal is one of the highest profile partnerships unveiled by Marvista Entertainment since it was acquired by Fox Entertainment in December 2021.
Leigh Cook will develop and produce several projects across genres over the next few years via her production company Ben’s Sister Productions. She will work in front of and behind the camera.
The deal was shepherded by Hannah Pillemer, EVP, Creative Affairs, MarVista Entertainment.
The first few projects revealed are There She Goes, which will star...
- 4/11/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated: Lifetime announced several projects during A+E Networks’ 2023-24 upfront presentation Wednesday, including a follow-up docu to Janet Jackson, its two-part documentary that scored record ratings for the network, as well as TLC Forever, a simulcast with A+E celebrating the story of the iconic top-selling female group. Additionally, the network has greenlighted a Keyshia Cole biopic, starring Cole as herself and is in development on Merry Liddle Christmas Vacation starring Kelly Rowland, in the next installment of the Liddles for It’s a Wonderful Lifetime.
They join previously announced Real Love, an original movie executive produced by Grammy winner Mary J. Blige inspired by her best-selling song.
Janet Jackson: Family First, a follow-up to Janet Jackson, will chronicle the legendary singer, songwriter, producer, author, actor and philanthropist as she embarks on her 2023 “Together Again” tour, and her collaboration with brother Randy Jackson to reunite the family band after 40 years since their last performance.
They join previously announced Real Love, an original movie executive produced by Grammy winner Mary J. Blige inspired by her best-selling song.
Janet Jackson: Family First, a follow-up to Janet Jackson, will chronicle the legendary singer, songwriter, producer, author, actor and philanthropist as she embarks on her 2023 “Together Again” tour, and her collaboration with brother Randy Jackson to reunite the family band after 40 years since their last performance.
- 3/8/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
E! on Friday confirmed its plans to release the rom-coms Arranged Love, Ms. Match and Platonic this summer. Specific dates weren’t disclosed, though you can now view a teaser for all three films above.
Arranged Love centers on Meera, who after fleeing an arranged marriage as a young woman, leaving India and her inheritance behind, has made a name for herself in the tech world and now runs her own startup. When a costly problem threatens her company, however, marriage is exactly what she needs to solve it. In order to collect her inheritance in India, Meera comes up with a plan to inform her family she is, in fact, married – to the handsome Rama she met only moments ago – and returns home with him to sign the paperwork. As they keep up the ruse, Meera and Rama find themselves developing genuine chemistry, but this new arrangement brings yet another surprise.
Arranged Love centers on Meera, who after fleeing an arranged marriage as a young woman, leaving India and her inheritance behind, has made a name for herself in the tech world and now runs her own startup. When a costly problem threatens her company, however, marriage is exactly what she needs to solve it. In order to collect her inheritance in India, Meera comes up with a plan to inform her family she is, in fact, married – to the handsome Rama she met only moments ago – and returns home with him to sign the paperwork. As they keep up the ruse, Meera and Rama find themselves developing genuine chemistry, but this new arrangement brings yet another surprise.
- 3/3/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Hallmark’s The Way Home — the network’s first new original series in almost seven years — has been renewed for a second season.
The drama that stars Andie MacDowell and Chyler Leigh has been a ratings winner since premiering Jan. 15, regularly topping Bravo’s Real Housewives of Potomac, TLC’s 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way, and HGTV’s Home Town on Sunday nights. It ranks as the No. 1 most-watched program on Sundays among households, P2+, W18+ and P18+ on a L+Sd basis.
The audience has also increased throughout the season among women and younger viewers. On a L+3 basis through Feb. 19, The Way Home is the No. 2 most-watched program overall with HHs, P2+, W18+ and P18+, second only to Hallmark’s own original movie.
“The press and our audience have enthusiastically embraced The Way Home...
The drama that stars Andie MacDowell and Chyler Leigh has been a ratings winner since premiering Jan. 15, regularly topping Bravo’s Real Housewives of Potomac, TLC’s 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way, and HGTV’s Home Town on Sunday nights. It ranks as the No. 1 most-watched program on Sundays among households, P2+, W18+ and P18+ on a L+Sd basis.
The audience has also increased throughout the season among women and younger viewers. On a L+3 basis through Feb. 19, The Way Home is the No. 2 most-watched program overall with HHs, P2+, W18+ and P18+, second only to Hallmark’s own original movie.
“The press and our audience have enthusiastically embraced The Way Home...
- 3/2/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Hallmark Channel's foray into new original series continues next month.
The cable network announced Tuesday that it will offer viewers a special event night with a double dose of primetime drama on Sunday, March 26.
The big night kicks off with the highly-anticipated season finale of its critically acclaimed, hit multigenerational family drama series The Way Home.
The freshman drama moves to an earlier time slot of 8 p.m. Et/Pt.
After The Way Home wraps its run, we'll be introduced to the new drama series, Ride, at 9 p.m. Et/Pt.
Ride follows the intertwined lives of a rodeo family dynasty.
Andie MacDowell, Chyler Leigh, Evan Williams, and Sadie Laflamme-Snow (The Apprentice) star in The Way Home, which premiered Sunday, January 15, and has become a runaway hit for the cable network.
Over its first three episodes, The Way Home grew from its premiere to become cable's #1 program on Sundays.
The cable network announced Tuesday that it will offer viewers a special event night with a double dose of primetime drama on Sunday, March 26.
The big night kicks off with the highly-anticipated season finale of its critically acclaimed, hit multigenerational family drama series The Way Home.
The freshman drama moves to an earlier time slot of 8 p.m. Et/Pt.
After The Way Home wraps its run, we'll be introduced to the new drama series, Ride, at 9 p.m. Et/Pt.
Ride follows the intertwined lives of a rodeo family dynasty.
Andie MacDowell, Chyler Leigh, Evan Williams, and Sadie Laflamme-Snow (The Apprentice) star in The Way Home, which premiered Sunday, January 15, and has become a runaway hit for the cable network.
Over its first three episodes, The Way Home grew from its premiere to become cable's #1 program on Sundays.
- 2/7/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Sunday’s debut of The Way Home starring Andie MacDowell and Chyler Leigh helped the Hallmark Channel to become the most-watched entertainment cable destination of the week and weekend in total day and primetime among key demos, according to Nielsen results.
The show, which marks the network’s first new original series in almost seven years, also ranked as the second most-watched entertainment cable program on Sunday and the third most-watched of the week, reaching 2.4 million unduplicated total viewers.
The series follows three generations of Landry women who embark on a journey to find their way back to each other while learning important lessons about their family’s past. The cast of the multigenerational family drama includes MacDowell (Maid), Leigh (Supergirl), Evan Williams (Blonde), and Sadie Laflamme-Snow (The Apprentice).
It airs on Sunday nights at 9/8c.
“The Way Home is a passion project and I am beyond happy to see...
The show, which marks the network’s first new original series in almost seven years, also ranked as the second most-watched entertainment cable program on Sunday and the third most-watched of the week, reaching 2.4 million unduplicated total viewers.
The series follows three generations of Landry women who embark on a journey to find their way back to each other while learning important lessons about their family’s past. The cast of the multigenerational family drama includes MacDowell (Maid), Leigh (Supergirl), Evan Williams (Blonde), and Sadie Laflamme-Snow (The Apprentice).
It airs on Sunday nights at 9/8c.
“The Way Home is a passion project and I am beyond happy to see...
- 1/20/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
E! is celebrating love with three new rom-coms premiering on the cable network in the coming weeks: Why Can’t My Life Be a Rom-Com?, Royal Rendezvous and Married by Mistake. Watch a preview of the movies in the video posted above.
Premiering on Sunday, February 19 at 9 p.m., Why Can’t My Life Be a Rom-Com? stars Em Haine, Cecilia Deacon, Wern Lee, Markian Tarasiuk, Aren Buchholz and Roraigh Falkner.
The logline reads as follows: “Eliza is smart and independent, but after years of bad boyfriends she finds herself newly single, jobless and questioning all of her decisions. Throwing caution to the wind, Eliza follows best friend Sofia to the Hamptons and decides to change her approach to romance. They’re going to follow the rules of dating from a 50-year-old self-help book. The book seemingly works and Eliza finds herself in the center of a love triangle between Rich,...
Premiering on Sunday, February 19 at 9 p.m., Why Can’t My Life Be a Rom-Com? stars Em Haine, Cecilia Deacon, Wern Lee, Markian Tarasiuk, Aren Buchholz and Roraigh Falkner.
The logline reads as follows: “Eliza is smart and independent, but after years of bad boyfriends she finds herself newly single, jobless and questioning all of her decisions. Throwing caution to the wind, Eliza follows best friend Sofia to the Hamptons and decides to change her approach to romance. They’re going to follow the rules of dating from a 50-year-old self-help book. The book seemingly works and Eliza finds herself in the center of a love triangle between Rich,...
- 1/15/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Actress/singer Christina Milian (Be Cool) has teamed up with The Conjuring screenwriters Chad and Carey Hayes to produce the thriller Body Language for MarVista Entertainment. Milian stars in the film alongside Steven Strait (The Expanse), Annie Gonzalez (Flamin’ Hot), Gregg Wayans (Kidding), and Robert Belushi (Ballers).
Belushi wrote the screenplay with director Cory Miller, crafting a story that centers on Milian’s character Mariana, who serves as Director of Personnel for a major security firm. Mariana excels at reading people, a skill that’s put to the test one night when her fiancé’s enigmatic college buddy, Dylan (Strait), visits to cook a celebratory engagement dinner.
Body Language is a feature expansion of a short film Miller and Belushi previously made together. Miller explained to Deadline: “Body Language has a great origin story. Rob and I made this as a short film and were showing it at the Malibu...
Belushi wrote the screenplay with director Cory Miller, crafting a story that centers on Milian’s character Mariana, who serves as Director of Personnel for a major security firm. Mariana excels at reading people, a skill that’s put to the test one night when her fiancé’s enigmatic college buddy, Dylan (Strait), visits to cook a celebratory engagement dinner.
Body Language is a feature expansion of a short film Miller and Belushi previously made together. Miller explained to Deadline: “Body Language has a great origin story. Rob and I made this as a short film and were showing it at the Malibu...
- 12/14/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Christina Milian (Step Up: High Water) and Steven Strait (The Expanse) will topline the thriller Body Language from MarVista Entertainment, which has wrapped production. Others set for the film directed by Cory Miller, which marks Milian’s first as a producer, include Annie Gonzalez (Flamin’ Hot), Gregg Wayans (Kidding) and Robert Belushi (Ballers).
Written by Miller and Belushi, Body Language centers on Mariana (Milian), who serves as Director of Personnel for a major security firm. Mariana excels at reading people, a skill that’s put to the test one night when her fiancé’s enigmatic college buddy, Dylan (Strait), visits to cook a celebratory engagement dinner.
Milian is joined as a producer on Body Language by Chad and Carey Hayes (The Conjuring), as well as Neon Kite’s Lisa Wight and Jay Glazer, Belushi, and Mandy June Turpin. Carmen Milian is exec producing alongside Larry Grimaldi, Hannah Pillemer and Fernando Szew for MarVista Entertainment.
Written by Miller and Belushi, Body Language centers on Mariana (Milian), who serves as Director of Personnel for a major security firm. Mariana excels at reading people, a skill that’s put to the test one night when her fiancé’s enigmatic college buddy, Dylan (Strait), visits to cook a celebratory engagement dinner.
Milian is joined as a producer on Body Language by Chad and Carey Hayes (The Conjuring), as well as Neon Kite’s Lisa Wight and Jay Glazer, Belushi, and Mandy June Turpin. Carmen Milian is exec producing alongside Larry Grimaldi, Hannah Pillemer and Fernando Szew for MarVista Entertainment.
- 12/14/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Way Home has a debut date. Hallmark Channel’s new, original primetime series that stars Andie MacDowell (Maid) and Chyler Leigh (Grey’s Anatomy) will premiere Sunday, January 15 at 9 p.m. Et.
Evan Williams (Blonde) and Sadie Laflamme-Snow (The Apprentice) also star in the multigenerational drama, along with Alex Hook (I Am Frankie), Al Mukadam (Pretty Hard Cases), Jefferson Brown (Masters of Romance), David Webster (Luckiest Girl Alive) and Siddarth Sharma (Homeschooled).
The Way Home follows the lives of three generations of women – Kat Landry (Leigh), her 15-year-old daughter Alice (Laflamme-Snow) and Kat’s mother Del (MacDowell), who are all strong, willful and independent. More than 20 years prior, lifechanging events prompted Kat to move away from her small, Canadian farm town of Port Haven and she remains estranged from Del to this day. Alice has never met her grandmother and is unaware of the reasons for their fractured family.
Evan Williams (Blonde) and Sadie Laflamme-Snow (The Apprentice) also star in the multigenerational drama, along with Alex Hook (I Am Frankie), Al Mukadam (Pretty Hard Cases), Jefferson Brown (Masters of Romance), David Webster (Luckiest Girl Alive) and Siddarth Sharma (Homeschooled).
The Way Home follows the lives of three generations of women – Kat Landry (Leigh), her 15-year-old daughter Alice (Laflamme-Snow) and Kat’s mother Del (MacDowell), who are all strong, willful and independent. More than 20 years prior, lifechanging events prompted Kat to move away from her small, Canadian farm town of Port Haven and she remains estranged from Del to this day. Alice has never met her grandmother and is unaware of the reasons for their fractured family.
- 11/17/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Are you ready for some Lifetime holiday movie goodness?
Scroll down to find out which movies will be a part of It's a Wonderful Lifetime this holiday season.
There are plenty of festive treats on the way.
1. Merry Swissmas November 5 at 8/7c Alex (Jodie Sweetin) has wonderful memories of Christmas with her best friend Beth (Mikaela Lily Davies), until Beth starts dating Alex’s ex, Jesse (David Pinard). Because she has missed the last few Christmases with family due to her demanding job as an architect, Alex is excited to spend the holidays with her mother, Caroline (Jane Wheeler), who is opening an inn in Switzerland. Much to her dismay, she learns that Jesse and Beth are also visiting for the inn’s opening. When Alex meets Liam (Tim Rozon), a single father and the manager of her mother’s inn, Liam attempts to show her all the Christmas traditions...
Scroll down to find out which movies will be a part of It's a Wonderful Lifetime this holiday season.
There are plenty of festive treats on the way.
1. Merry Swissmas November 5 at 8/7c Alex (Jodie Sweetin) has wonderful memories of Christmas with her best friend Beth (Mikaela Lily Davies), until Beth starts dating Alex’s ex, Jesse (David Pinard). Because she has missed the last few Christmases with family due to her demanding job as an architect, Alex is excited to spend the holidays with her mother, Caroline (Jane Wheeler), who is opening an inn in Switzerland. Much to her dismay, she learns that Jesse and Beth are also visiting for the inn’s opening. When Alex meets Liam (Tim Rozon), a single father and the manager of her mother’s inn, Liam attempts to show her all the Christmas traditions...
- 10/11/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
BET+ has an exciting holiday slate.
The streaming service announced Monday it would launch 10 new movies, including family comedies, yuletide romances, and a little musical magic.
The flicks feature Jasmine Guy, Terrence Carson, and Dorien Wilson, Ne-Yo, Serayah, Romeo Miller, LeToya Luckett, and Lala Milan.
Get all the details on the movies below.
A Wesley Christmas - November 3
Adult siblings Chris, Todd, and Cydney Wesley travel to their childhood home to celebrate Christmas with their parents and the entire Wesley family.
With everyone together and all their physical and emotional baggage in tow, the annual Wesley family holiday promises to be a festive, hot-mess of a Christmas with life-changing impacts on the whole family.
Cast: Dorien Wilson, Jasmine Guy, Terrence Carson, Loren Lott, Terayle Hill, Mike Merrill
Director: Patricia Cuffie Jones
Writer: Bree West
Produced by: Octet Productions
The First Noelle - November 10
After twenty years of friendship, Terrance and...
The streaming service announced Monday it would launch 10 new movies, including family comedies, yuletide romances, and a little musical magic.
The flicks feature Jasmine Guy, Terrence Carson, and Dorien Wilson, Ne-Yo, Serayah, Romeo Miller, LeToya Luckett, and Lala Milan.
Get all the details on the movies below.
A Wesley Christmas - November 3
Adult siblings Chris, Todd, and Cydney Wesley travel to their childhood home to celebrate Christmas with their parents and the entire Wesley family.
With everyone together and all their physical and emotional baggage in tow, the annual Wesley family holiday promises to be a festive, hot-mess of a Christmas with life-changing impacts on the whole family.
Cast: Dorien Wilson, Jasmine Guy, Terrence Carson, Loren Lott, Terayle Hill, Mike Merrill
Director: Patricia Cuffie Jones
Writer: Bree West
Produced by: Octet Productions
The First Noelle - November 10
After twenty years of friendship, Terrance and...
- 10/10/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
After debuting eight new original holiday movies in 2021, BET+ is getting even more into the seasonal spirit this year with 10 more titles rolling out beginning Nov. 3, Variety has learned exclusively.
The 2022 slate features films starring Ne-Yo, Sereyah, Romeo Miller, LeToya Luckett and Lala Milan, as well as returning BET+ holiday movie staples like Jasmine Guy, Terrence Carson and Dorien Wilson. The titles come from directors and writers including Victoria Rowell (who also appears in “A Christmas Gift”), Robin Givens, Bree West and Patricia Cuffie Jones.
“We’re committed to bringing quality Black stories to the screen and the holidays are no exception,” BET+ executive vice president and general manager Devin Griffin said. “Year after year, our members devour holiday programming; in fact, our original holiday films continue to out-perform, which is why we’re committed to growing our investment in this area of the service. But it’s not just about meeting demand,...
The 2022 slate features films starring Ne-Yo, Sereyah, Romeo Miller, LeToya Luckett and Lala Milan, as well as returning BET+ holiday movie staples like Jasmine Guy, Terrence Carson and Dorien Wilson. The titles come from directors and writers including Victoria Rowell (who also appears in “A Christmas Gift”), Robin Givens, Bree West and Patricia Cuffie Jones.
“We’re committed to bringing quality Black stories to the screen and the holidays are no exception,” BET+ executive vice president and general manager Devin Griffin said. “Year after year, our members devour holiday programming; in fact, our original holiday films continue to out-perform, which is why we’re committed to growing our investment in this area of the service. But it’s not just about meeting demand,...
- 10/10/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Tubi released the official trailer for original movie “Hot Take: The Depp/Heard Trial,” a fictionalized retelling of this summer’s closely followed defamation trial involving actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.
The ripped-from-the-headlines film is set to premiere Friday, Sept. 30, on the free, ad-supported Tubi service. “Hot Take” stars Mark Hapka as Depp and Megan Davis (“Alone in the Dark”) as Heard.
Judging from the trailer, “Hot Take” aims to evenly present both sides of the controversial story of the formerly married couple. “This is not life — no one should have to go through this,” Hapka’s Depp, featuring slicked-back hair tied off in a ponytail, says in court. At another point, Davis’s Heard says, “I have the right to say what happened to me.”
The trailer also references the TikTok trend that emerged during the trial in which users mocked Heard’s emotional testimony on the stand.
The ripped-from-the-headlines film is set to premiere Friday, Sept. 30, on the free, ad-supported Tubi service. “Hot Take” stars Mark Hapka as Depp and Megan Davis (“Alone in the Dark”) as Heard.
Judging from the trailer, “Hot Take” aims to evenly present both sides of the controversial story of the formerly married couple. “This is not life — no one should have to go through this,” Hapka’s Depp, featuring slicked-back hair tied off in a ponytail, says in court. At another point, Davis’s Heard says, “I have the right to say what happened to me.”
The trailer also references the TikTok trend that emerged during the trial in which users mocked Heard’s emotional testimony on the stand.
- 9/28/2022
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
OWN Sets Two Christmas Movies Starring LeToya Luckett, Finesse Mitchell, Eva Marcille & Devale Ellis
Exclusive: OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has announced two original Christmas movies for its OWN For The Holidays slate.
The Great Holiday Bake War, starring LeToya Luckett and Finesse Mitchell, debuts on Saturday, December 3 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt and A Christmas Fumble, starring Eva Marcille and Devale Ellis, premieres on Saturday, December 10 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt on OWN.
In The Great Holiday Bake War, when former pastry school rivals Julian (Mitchell) and Brianna (Luckett) meet years later in a TV baking competition, the sparks – and the flour – fly! Each has their own plans for the winning prize money, but only one can win…unless they work together. While Brianna struggles to support her daughter Willow (Naomi Sogbein) and Julian longs to escape his mother’s shadow, they learn that collaboration can create a new recipe for success – and love.
The Great Holiday Bake War is produced for OWN...
The Great Holiday Bake War, starring LeToya Luckett and Finesse Mitchell, debuts on Saturday, December 3 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt and A Christmas Fumble, starring Eva Marcille and Devale Ellis, premieres on Saturday, December 10 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt on OWN.
In The Great Holiday Bake War, when former pastry school rivals Julian (Mitchell) and Brianna (Luckett) meet years later in a TV baking competition, the sparks – and the flour – fly! Each has their own plans for the winning prize money, but only one can win…unless they work together. While Brianna struggles to support her daughter Willow (Naomi Sogbein) and Julian longs to escape his mother’s shadow, they learn that collaboration can create a new recipe for success – and love.
The Great Holiday Bake War is produced for OWN...
- 9/22/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
If you've listened to our Corpse Club podcast, then you know we're big fans of Tubi here on Daily Dead, and the streaming service has plenty of ghoulish goodies in store for horror fans this October, as their month-long "Terror on Tubi" celebration features six Tubi Originals and a massive 27,000 hours of horror- and thriller-themed content (comprised of both new and previously released titles), including the reimagining of the 1980 slasher Terror Train:
Press Release: San Francisco, September 21, 2022 – Tubi (www.tubi.tv), today announced its lineup for the resurrection of “Terror on Tubi,” a month-long streaming celebration beginning October 1st of 13,000 spooky, eerie, thrilling, creepy and terrifying titles that fans love to indulge in around Halloween. Creeping into the catalog of Tubi’s scary good streams are six brand-new Tubi Originals that will debut throughout October, ranging from beastly and chilling documentaries to slasher and thriller films, including Alone In The Dark...
Press Release: San Francisco, September 21, 2022 – Tubi (www.tubi.tv), today announced its lineup for the resurrection of “Terror on Tubi,” a month-long streaming celebration beginning October 1st of 13,000 spooky, eerie, thrilling, creepy and terrifying titles that fans love to indulge in around Halloween. Creeping into the catalog of Tubi’s scary good streams are six brand-new Tubi Originals that will debut throughout October, ranging from beastly and chilling documentaries to slasher and thriller films, including Alone In The Dark...
- 9/21/2022
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Tubi (www.tubi.tv) today announced its lineup for the resurrection of “Terror on Tubi,” a month-long streaming celebration beginning October 1st of 13,000 spooky, eerie, thrilling, creepy and terrifying titles that fans love to indulge in around Halloween.
Creeping into the catalog of Tubi’s scary good streams are six brand-new Tubi Originals that will debut throughout October, ranging from beastly and chilling documentaries to slasher and thriller films, including Alone In The Dark (October 7); Battle Of The Beasts: Bigfoot Vs. Yeti (October 12); The Final Rose (October 14); a remake of the cult classic Terror Train (October 21); Lights, Camera, Murder: Scream (October 26), and A Party To Die For (October 28).
“Terror on Tubi” will also offer timeless Halloween content, from spooky seasonal titles to horror film buff favorites, totaling 27,000 hours of movies and TV shows, including horror films such as Stephen King’s “It,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” “Hellraiser,” and “Twilight Zone: The Movie...
Creeping into the catalog of Tubi’s scary good streams are six brand-new Tubi Originals that will debut throughout October, ranging from beastly and chilling documentaries to slasher and thriller films, including Alone In The Dark (October 7); Battle Of The Beasts: Bigfoot Vs. Yeti (October 12); The Final Rose (October 14); a remake of the cult classic Terror Train (October 21); Lights, Camera, Murder: Scream (October 26), and A Party To Die For (October 28).
“Terror on Tubi” will also offer timeless Halloween content, from spooky seasonal titles to horror film buff favorites, totaling 27,000 hours of movies and TV shows, including horror films such as Stephen King’s “It,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” “Hellraiser,” and “Twilight Zone: The Movie...
- 9/21/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The controversial defamation case between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is the subject of a new movie, ‘Hot Take: The Depp/Heard Trial’, set to debut exclusively on the free Tubi streaming service.
The film stars Mark Hapka as Depp and Megan Davis (‘Alone in the Dark’) as Heard. It’s set to premiere Friday, September 30, on Fox’s Tubi.
Melissa Marty will join Hapka and Davis as Depp’s lawyer Camille Vasquez and Mary Carrig will portray Heard’s lawyer, Elaine Bredehoft, reports ‘Variety’.
‘Hot Take’ follows the tumultuous relationship — in and out of court — of Depp and Heard, dramatizing the two-month defamation trial that concluded June 1, with the jury finding that Heard had defamed Depp by alluding to domestic violence allegations against him in a December 2018 op-ed piece.
The jury also held Depp liable for a defamatory statement made about Heard by his lawyer
‘Hot Take’ comes from Fox Entertainment’s MarVista Entertainment.
The film stars Mark Hapka as Depp and Megan Davis (‘Alone in the Dark’) as Heard. It’s set to premiere Friday, September 30, on Fox’s Tubi.
Melissa Marty will join Hapka and Davis as Depp’s lawyer Camille Vasquez and Mary Carrig will portray Heard’s lawyer, Elaine Bredehoft, reports ‘Variety’.
‘Hot Take’ follows the tumultuous relationship — in and out of court — of Depp and Heard, dramatizing the two-month defamation trial that concluded June 1, with the jury finding that Heard had defamed Depp by alluding to domestic violence allegations against him in a December 2018 op-ed piece.
The jury also held Depp liable for a defamatory statement made about Heard by his lawyer
‘Hot Take’ comes from Fox Entertainment’s MarVista Entertainment.
- 9/16/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Iliza Shlesinger’s latest comedy special with Netflix titled “Hot Forever” — her sixth for the streamer — has set a release date for October 11. The Avalon-produced special was filmed at the Connor Palace in Cleveland this past July.
The special was directed by Steven Paley, with Shlesinger serving as executive producer alongside Avalon’s Kara Baker and David Martin. Her previous specials with Netflix include 2019’s “Unveiled,” 2018’s “Elder Millennial,” 2016’s “Confirmed Kills,” 2015’s “Freezing Hot” and 2013’s “War Paint.”
Also in today’s television news:
Dates
Bravo’s “Winter House” is set to premiere its second season on the network on Thursday, October 13 at 9 p.m. Pt/Et.
Returning cast to Stowe, Vt., in the show’s second season include Amanda Batula, Jason Cameron, Craig Conover, Kyle Cooke, Paige DeSorbo, Luke Gulbranson, Austen Kroll and Ciara Miller. New cast members for the new season include Rachel Clark, Kory Keefer and Jessica Stocker.
The special was directed by Steven Paley, with Shlesinger serving as executive producer alongside Avalon’s Kara Baker and David Martin. Her previous specials with Netflix include 2019’s “Unveiled,” 2018’s “Elder Millennial,” 2016’s “Confirmed Kills,” 2015’s “Freezing Hot” and 2013’s “War Paint.”
Also in today’s television news:
Dates
Bravo’s “Winter House” is set to premiere its second season on the network on Thursday, October 13 at 9 p.m. Pt/Et.
Returning cast to Stowe, Vt., in the show’s second season include Amanda Batula, Jason Cameron, Craig Conover, Kyle Cooke, Paige DeSorbo, Luke Gulbranson, Austen Kroll and Ciara Miller. New cast members for the new season include Rachel Clark, Kory Keefer and Jessica Stocker.
- 9/15/2022
- by EJ Panaligan
- Variety Film + TV
Hot Take: The Depp/Heard Trial, a scripted original movie based on the controversial Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation case, is set to premiere on Tubi on September 30.
Starring Mark Hapka (Parallels) as Depp and Megan Davis (Alone in the Dark) as Heard, the film is written by Guy Nicolucci (The Daily Show) and directed by Sara Lohman (Secrets in the Woods). It hails from Fox Entertainment’s indie studio MarVista Entertainment.
Hot Take: The Depp/Heard Trial follows the tumultuous relationship – in and out of court – of Depp and his ex-wife Heard in a dramatization of the two-month defamation trial.
Melissa Marty (Station 19) will join Hapka and Davis as Depp’s lawyer Camille Vasquez and Mary Carrig (Law & Order: True Crime) joins as Heard’s lawyer Elaine Bredehoft.
“Hot Take: The Depp/Heard Trial has ‘Hot Take’ in the title for a reason,” said Adam Lewinson, Chief Content Officer,...
Starring Mark Hapka (Parallels) as Depp and Megan Davis (Alone in the Dark) as Heard, the film is written by Guy Nicolucci (The Daily Show) and directed by Sara Lohman (Secrets in the Woods). It hails from Fox Entertainment’s indie studio MarVista Entertainment.
Hot Take: The Depp/Heard Trial follows the tumultuous relationship – in and out of court – of Depp and his ex-wife Heard in a dramatization of the two-month defamation trial.
Melissa Marty (Station 19) will join Hapka and Davis as Depp’s lawyer Camille Vasquez and Mary Carrig (Law & Order: True Crime) joins as Heard’s lawyer Elaine Bredehoft.
“Hot Take: The Depp/Heard Trial has ‘Hot Take’ in the title for a reason,” said Adam Lewinson, Chief Content Officer,...
- 9/15/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The controversial defamation case between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is the subject of a new movie, “Hot Take: The Depp/Heard Trial,” set to debut exclusively on the free Tubi streaming service.
The film stars Mark Hapka as Depp and Megan Davis (“Alone in the Dark”) as Heard. It’s set to premiere Friday, Sept. 30, on Fox’s Tubi. Melissa Marty (“Station 19”) will join Hapka and Davis as Depp’s lawyer Camille Vasquez and Mary Carrig (“Law & Order True Crime”) will portray as Heard’s lawyer, Elaine Bredehoft.
“Hot Take” follows the tumultuous relationship — in and out of court — of Depp and Heard, dramatizing the two-month defamation trial that concluded June 1, with the jury finding that Heard had defamed Depp by alluding to domestic violence allegations against him in a December 2018 op-ed piece. The jury also held Depp liable for a defamatory statement made about Heard by his lawyer.
The film stars Mark Hapka as Depp and Megan Davis (“Alone in the Dark”) as Heard. It’s set to premiere Friday, Sept. 30, on Fox’s Tubi. Melissa Marty (“Station 19”) will join Hapka and Davis as Depp’s lawyer Camille Vasquez and Mary Carrig (“Law & Order True Crime”) will portray as Heard’s lawyer, Elaine Bredehoft.
“Hot Take” follows the tumultuous relationship — in and out of court — of Depp and Heard, dramatizing the two-month defamation trial that concluded June 1, with the jury finding that Heard had defamed Depp by alluding to domestic violence allegations against him in a December 2018 op-ed piece. The jury also held Depp liable for a defamatory statement made about Heard by his lawyer.
- 9/15/2022
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Asha Bromfield will adapt her 2021 debut novel, Hurricane Summer, into a feature film for Neshama Entertainment of Toronto. The film will be distributed globally (outside of Canada) by MarVista Entertainment, which has a minority stake in Neshama.
Hurricane Summer tells the story of Tilla, a young Jamaican-Canadian woman who experiences a summer of growth and devastation the year she turns 18. Tilla has spent her entire life trying to make her father love her, but every six months, he leaves their family and returns to his original home in Jamaica. When Tilla’s mother tells her she’ll be spending the summer with her estranged father on the island, Tilla dreads the idea of seeing him again, but longs to discover what life in Jamaica has always held for him. In an unexpected turn of events, Tilla is forced to face the storm that unravels in her...
Hurricane Summer tells the story of Tilla, a young Jamaican-Canadian woman who experiences a summer of growth and devastation the year she turns 18. Tilla has spent her entire life trying to make her father love her, but every six months, he leaves their family and returns to his original home in Jamaica. When Tilla’s mother tells her she’ll be spending the summer with her estranged father on the island, Tilla dreads the idea of seeing him again, but longs to discover what life in Jamaica has always held for him. In an unexpected turn of events, Tilla is forced to face the storm that unravels in her...
- 9/14/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Evan Williams (Awkward) is joining the cast of the Hallmark original series The Way Home which stars Andie MacDowell and Chyler Leigh.
Evan plays Elliot Augustine, Kat Landry’s (Leigh) good friend from high school friend who now teaches science at their alma mater. The unexpressed feelings he had for Kat back then may still be lurking just under the surface, but the two pick up their easy friendship again when Kat returns to their small town of Port Haven, New Brunswick. Elliot is also her daughter Alice’s (Sadie Laflamme-Snow) science teacher and plays a surprising role in the journey Alice takes as she learns the truth about her family’s past.
The Way Home is a family drama following the lives of three generations of women who are all strong, willful and independent. The trio is brought together after more than 20 years apart and slowly work on...
Evan plays Elliot Augustine, Kat Landry’s (Leigh) good friend from high school friend who now teaches science at their alma mater. The unexpressed feelings he had for Kat back then may still be lurking just under the surface, but the two pick up their easy friendship again when Kat returns to their small town of Port Haven, New Brunswick. Elliot is also her daughter Alice’s (Sadie Laflamme-Snow) science teacher and plays a surprising role in the journey Alice takes as she learns the truth about her family’s past.
The Way Home is a family drama following the lives of three generations of women who are all strong, willful and independent. The trio is brought together after more than 20 years apart and slowly work on...
- 8/23/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Sistas alumna Novi Brown and Terrell Carter (Empire) are set to star in horror thriller Alone In The Dark, a Tubi original movie set for premiere on Fox’s free ad-supported streaming service in October.
Directed by Brant Daugherty, and co-written by Daugherty and wife, Kimberly Daugherty (A Christmas Movie Christmas), who also appears in the movie, Alone In The Dark revolves around a recent divorcée under house arrest who must deal with a stalker that appears to have control over her surroundings.
Brown plays Bri Collins, a recent divorcée who is under house arrest due to her ex-husband’s crimes. As she begins to feel stalked in her own home, she hires a personal bodyguard named Xavier at her friend’s recommendation and works with him to take down her stalker.
Carter portrays Xavier Johnson, a personal security guard searching for his missing sister when he is hired...
Directed by Brant Daugherty, and co-written by Daugherty and wife, Kimberly Daugherty (A Christmas Movie Christmas), who also appears in the movie, Alone In The Dark revolves around a recent divorcée under house arrest who must deal with a stalker that appears to have control over her surroundings.
Brown plays Bri Collins, a recent divorcée who is under house arrest due to her ex-husband’s crimes. As she begins to feel stalked in her own home, she hires a personal bodyguard named Xavier at her friend’s recommendation and works with him to take down her stalker.
Carter portrays Xavier Johnson, a personal security guard searching for his missing sister when he is hired...
- 8/22/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Sadie Laflamme-Snow (The Apprentice) has been cast in The Way Home, the new, original primetime series set to premiere in 2023 on Hallmark Channel.
Laflamme-Snow will play 15-year-old Alice Landry, who is none-too-thrilled when her mother Kat (Chyler Leigh) moves them from Minneapolis back to Kat’s childhood home in the small, Canadian farm town of Port Haven, New Brunswick. Alice has never met her grandmother Del (Andie MacDowell), as she and Kat have been estranged for more than two decades following a series of lifechanging events. As Alice tries to come to grips with the end of her parents’ marriage and reluctantly acclimate to her new surroundings, she happens upon a surprising path that will lead her to answers about her family’s past she didn’t know she was looking for.
“We’re so pleased to have Sadie Laflamme-Snow as the youngest member or the Landry women in The Way Home,...
Laflamme-Snow will play 15-year-old Alice Landry, who is none-too-thrilled when her mother Kat (Chyler Leigh) moves them from Minneapolis back to Kat’s childhood home in the small, Canadian farm town of Port Haven, New Brunswick. Alice has never met her grandmother Del (Andie MacDowell), as she and Kat have been estranged for more than two decades following a series of lifechanging events. As Alice tries to come to grips with the end of her parents’ marriage and reluctantly acclimate to her new surroundings, she happens upon a surprising path that will lead her to answers about her family’s past she didn’t know she was looking for.
“We’re so pleased to have Sadie Laflamme-Snow as the youngest member or the Landry women in The Way Home,...
- 8/15/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
The Way Home is adding another big star to its cast.
Hallmark announced Tuesday that Chyler Leigh has joined the cast of its new original primetime series.
The project is slated to begin production later this month for a 2023 premiere on Hallmark Channel.
Leigh plays Kat Landry, who moved away from her small, Canadian farm town of Port Haven many years ago following a family tragedy, and remains estranged from her mother Del (Andie MacDowell) to this day.
With her marriage coming to an end and having just been laid off from her job, Kat decides to return home after receiving an unexpected letter from Del urging her to come back.
Although her 15-year-old daughter Alice is none-too-thrilled, Kat and her daughter arrive at her family’s farm, though the reunion isn’t what Kat had envisioned.
As the three generations of women slowly work on finding their footing as a family,...
Hallmark announced Tuesday that Chyler Leigh has joined the cast of its new original primetime series.
The project is slated to begin production later this month for a 2023 premiere on Hallmark Channel.
Leigh plays Kat Landry, who moved away from her small, Canadian farm town of Port Haven many years ago following a family tragedy, and remains estranged from her mother Del (Andie MacDowell) to this day.
With her marriage coming to an end and having just been laid off from her job, Kat decides to return home after receiving an unexpected letter from Del urging her to come back.
Although her 15-year-old daughter Alice is none-too-thrilled, Kat and her daughter arrive at her family’s farm, though the reunion isn’t what Kat had envisioned.
As the three generations of women slowly work on finding their footing as a family,...
- 8/9/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Exclusive: Chyler Leigh (Grey’s Anatomy) is set to star in The Way Home, a new, original primetime series for Hallmark Channel that’s slated to begin production later this month. It stars Andie MacDowell and is set to premiere in 2023.
Leigh plays Kat Landry, who moved away from her small, Canadian farm town of Port Haven many years ago following a family tragedy, and remains estranged from her mother Del (MacDowell) to this day. With her marriage coming to an end and having just been laid off from her job, Kat decides to return home after receiving an unexpected letter from Del urging her to come back. Although her 15-year-old daughter Alice is none-too-thrilled, Kat and her daughter arrive at her family’s farm, though the reunion isn’t what Kat had envisioned. As the three generations of women slowly work on finding their footing as a family, they embark...
Leigh plays Kat Landry, who moved away from her small, Canadian farm town of Port Haven many years ago following a family tragedy, and remains estranged from her mother Del (MacDowell) to this day. With her marriage coming to an end and having just been laid off from her job, Kat decides to return home after receiving an unexpected letter from Del urging her to come back. Although her 15-year-old daughter Alice is none-too-thrilled, Kat and her daughter arrive at her family’s farm, though the reunion isn’t what Kat had envisioned. As the three generations of women slowly work on finding their footing as a family, they embark...
- 8/9/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Mena Suvari (American Woman) and Greyston Holt (The Night Agent) have been cast as the leads in House Of Chains, Lifetime’s new original movie set to debut this fall.
House of Chains, greenlighted by Lifetime as part of its Ripped from the Headlines slate, is inspired by the disturbing true story of a troubled married couple who imprisoned their six children within their home due to an intense religious ideology. It tells the story of a seemingly normal, suburban family whose dark secrets remained hidden for years. Following their own set of strict religious beliefs, parents Laura (Suvari) and Tye (Holt) keep their children separated from the outside world. As the children grow older and begin to ask questions, Laura and Tye become increasingly authoritarian, leading them down a path of child abuse, neglect and imprisonment. In order to keep their younger siblings safe and to free themselves...
House of Chains, greenlighted by Lifetime as part of its Ripped from the Headlines slate, is inspired by the disturbing true story of a troubled married couple who imprisoned their six children within their home due to an intense religious ideology. It tells the story of a seemingly normal, suburban family whose dark secrets remained hidden for years. Following their own set of strict religious beliefs, parents Laura (Suvari) and Tye (Holt) keep their children separated from the outside world. As the children grow older and begin to ask questions, Laura and Tye become increasingly authoritarian, leading them down a path of child abuse, neglect and imprisonment. In order to keep their younger siblings safe and to free themselves...
- 7/20/2022
- by Sofia Behzadi
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The 2x WGA Award nominee and Brooklyn Nine-Nine cast member has wrapped production on her feature film directorial debut, First Time Female Director, Deadline has learned.
Chelsea Peretti starred, wrote and produced the Fox Entertainment MarVista and Amy Poehler’s Paper Kite Productions movie which is set at a local theater in Glendale, CA, where a newly minted female director (Peretti) struggles to fill the shoes of her male predecessor, putting her Southern rural drama in jeopardy.
Co-starring opposite Peretti include Blake Anderson, Kate Berlant (Would It Kill You to Laugh? A League of Their Own), Jak Knight, Emmy Award winner Megan Mullally, Benito Skinner (Queer as Folk) and Megan Stalter.
There’s also appearances by Max Greenfield, Brad Hall (Saturday Night Live), Tim Heidecker (Eastbound & Down), Natasha Leggero, Emmy winner Poehler, Andy Richter and Xosha Roquemore, the movies counts several surprise cameos.
First Time Female Director marks MarVista and Fox Entertainment’s first title to include scenes shot on its studio lot in Los Angeles, where the film’s production offices are based. In addition to Peretti, producers include Poehler, Kate Arend and Jordan Grief for Paper Kite, and Deanna Barillari. The pic is executive-produced by Angie Day, Ani Kevork, Hannah Pillemer and Fernando Szew for MarVista. WME Independent will represent sales for the film.
“This is the project of a lifetime for me — a chance to have my voice embodied by a truly brilliant ensemble of comedic actors,” Peretti tells Deadline. “I am so moved to have a prolific, beloved and sharp comedy collaborator like Amy Poehler as a producer and actor. And grateful for my champions at MarVista, who took this from script to screen. Our dream was to watch a laugh-out-loud comedy film and I cannot wait to share what we have made with audiences as soon as possible! Also, I love my lawyer. She’s great.”
“Paper Kite is thrilled to help support the hilarious Chelsea Peretti and her deeply unique and funny film. We also have loved working with MarVista and are grateful they helped make this all happen,” adds Poehler.
“Hiring ‘first time female directors’ has been a core focus of mine throughout my career,” said Hannah Pillemer, EVP of Creative at MarVista Entertainment. “The chance to support a comedic visionary like Chelsea is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and we are honored she chose MarVista to go on this journey with her. Our entire team is thrilled to partner with Paper Kite, and we cannot wait for the world to see this unique and distinctively hilarious film!”
Peretti is an actress, comedian, producer and television writer who starred as Gina Linetti on the hit Fox/NBC comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which notched won 2x Primetime Emmys. Most recently, she was featured in Amazon Prime Video’s second installment of its comedy special, Yearly Departed. The two-time WGA Award nominee received nods on Parks and Recreation and received a SAG ensemble nom for Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Peretti’s writing credits also include Portlandia, Sarah Silverman Program and Kroll Show, as well as Saturday Night Live. She can be heard on hit animated projects, such as Big Mouth, The Simpsons and Sing 2. On the stage, Peretti’s hour-long stand-up special, One of the Greats, was released in 2014 on Netflix, and her half-hour special, Comedy Central Presents, aired in 2011. Most recently, Peretti hosted Variety’s Power of Women celebration in 2021 and the Writers Guild Awards in 2019.
Music for the film is from longtime Peretti collaborator KoOoLkOjAk, who has composed and produced hit songs for Doja Cat, Sean Paul, Nicki Minaj, Flo Rida, Keha and Dmx, as well as having written original songs for box office smashes Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Lorax, Boss Baby, The Book of Life and The Lego Movie franchise.
Chelsea is repped by CAA, Range Media Partners, and Melissa Fox at Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, Meigs & Fox.
Chelsea Peretti starred, wrote and produced the Fox Entertainment MarVista and Amy Poehler’s Paper Kite Productions movie which is set at a local theater in Glendale, CA, where a newly minted female director (Peretti) struggles to fill the shoes of her male predecessor, putting her Southern rural drama in jeopardy.
Co-starring opposite Peretti include Blake Anderson, Kate Berlant (Would It Kill You to Laugh? A League of Their Own), Jak Knight, Emmy Award winner Megan Mullally, Benito Skinner (Queer as Folk) and Megan Stalter.
There’s also appearances by Max Greenfield, Brad Hall (Saturday Night Live), Tim Heidecker (Eastbound & Down), Natasha Leggero, Emmy winner Poehler, Andy Richter and Xosha Roquemore, the movies counts several surprise cameos.
First Time Female Director marks MarVista and Fox Entertainment’s first title to include scenes shot on its studio lot in Los Angeles, where the film’s production offices are based. In addition to Peretti, producers include Poehler, Kate Arend and Jordan Grief for Paper Kite, and Deanna Barillari. The pic is executive-produced by Angie Day, Ani Kevork, Hannah Pillemer and Fernando Szew for MarVista. WME Independent will represent sales for the film.
“This is the project of a lifetime for me — a chance to have my voice embodied by a truly brilliant ensemble of comedic actors,” Peretti tells Deadline. “I am so moved to have a prolific, beloved and sharp comedy collaborator like Amy Poehler as a producer and actor. And grateful for my champions at MarVista, who took this from script to screen. Our dream was to watch a laugh-out-loud comedy film and I cannot wait to share what we have made with audiences as soon as possible! Also, I love my lawyer. She’s great.”
“Paper Kite is thrilled to help support the hilarious Chelsea Peretti and her deeply unique and funny film. We also have loved working with MarVista and are grateful they helped make this all happen,” adds Poehler.
“Hiring ‘first time female directors’ has been a core focus of mine throughout my career,” said Hannah Pillemer, EVP of Creative at MarVista Entertainment. “The chance to support a comedic visionary like Chelsea is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and we are honored she chose MarVista to go on this journey with her. Our entire team is thrilled to partner with Paper Kite, and we cannot wait for the world to see this unique and distinctively hilarious film!”
Peretti is an actress, comedian, producer and television writer who starred as Gina Linetti on the hit Fox/NBC comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which notched won 2x Primetime Emmys. Most recently, she was featured in Amazon Prime Video’s second installment of its comedy special, Yearly Departed. The two-time WGA Award nominee received nods on Parks and Recreation and received a SAG ensemble nom for Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Peretti’s writing credits also include Portlandia, Sarah Silverman Program and Kroll Show, as well as Saturday Night Live. She can be heard on hit animated projects, such as Big Mouth, The Simpsons and Sing 2. On the stage, Peretti’s hour-long stand-up special, One of the Greats, was released in 2014 on Netflix, and her half-hour special, Comedy Central Presents, aired in 2011. Most recently, Peretti hosted Variety’s Power of Women celebration in 2021 and the Writers Guild Awards in 2019.
Music for the film is from longtime Peretti collaborator KoOoLkOjAk, who has composed and produced hit songs for Doja Cat, Sean Paul, Nicki Minaj, Flo Rida, Keha and Dmx, as well as having written original songs for box office smashes Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Lorax, Boss Baby, The Book of Life and The Lego Movie franchise.
Chelsea is repped by CAA, Range Media Partners, and Melissa Fox at Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, Meigs & Fox.
- 7/14/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Cara Santana (Vida) has signed on to star alongside Marcia Gay Harden, Halston Sage, Andrew Richardson and Aidan Quinn in Annette Haywood-Carter’s indie comedy Daughter of the Bride (w/t) for MarVista Entertainment and Particular Crowd.
The film currently in production centers on Diane (Harden) and Kate (Sage) — mother and daughter and inseparable friends, whose lives are turned upside down when mom announces her engagement to a mystery man (Quinn) that she’s been dating for only a few weeks. In a series of comical events, Kate must come to terms with letting her mother be happy with someone else while she navigates her own love life and career aspirations. Kate subconsciously tries to sabotage the wedding plans, despite officiating the ceremony, and unexpectedly meets a mystery man (Richardson) of her own that seems too good to be true.
Karen Bloch Morse wrote the script. The film is...
The film currently in production centers on Diane (Harden) and Kate (Sage) — mother and daughter and inseparable friends, whose lives are turned upside down when mom announces her engagement to a mystery man (Quinn) that she’s been dating for only a few weeks. In a series of comical events, Kate must come to terms with letting her mother be happy with someone else while she navigates her own love life and career aspirations. Kate subconsciously tries to sabotage the wedding plans, despite officiating the ceremony, and unexpectedly meets a mystery man (Richardson) of her own that seems too good to be true.
Karen Bloch Morse wrote the script. The film is...
- 6/28/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Andie MacDowell is the first one cast in Hallmark’s new drama, The Way Home. MacDowell is going to be starring as the Landry family’s matriarch, Del, who is a pillar of the Canadian farm town’s close-knit community. MacDowell will also executive produce the series with Marly Reed and Arnie Zipursky for Neshama Entertainment, Larry Grimaldi, Hannah Pillemer and Fernando Szew for MarVista Entertainment, Heather Conkie, and Alexandra Clarke. The series follows three generations of women in the family. Tragic events led to Del’s daughter, Kat, moving away, and the two have been estranged since. Years later, Kat comes home with a teenage daughter Del will be meeting for the first time, and “the three generations of women embark on an enlightening journey to find their way back to each other and learn important lessons about their family’s past,” according to Hallmark. It’s a series...
- 6/27/2022
- TV Insider
Andie MacDowell (Maid) is returning to the Hallmark Channel to star in The Way Home, the network’s new, original primetime series that was greenlit last month and announced exclusively on Deadline. It was the first series to get a pickup at Hallmark since 2016.
MacDowell will play Del, matriarch of the Landry family and a pillar of the close-knit community of her small, Canadian farm town. She and her daughter Kat have been estranged from each other following tragic events that left their family forever changed and prompted Kat to move away. When Kat unexpectedly returns many years later with her teenage daughter whom Del has never met, the three generations of women embark on an enlightening journey to find their way back to each other and learn important lessons about their family’s past.
“We’ve found our perfect Del Landry in Andie MacDowell,” said Lisa Hamilton Daly, Executive Vice President,...
MacDowell will play Del, matriarch of the Landry family and a pillar of the close-knit community of her small, Canadian farm town. She and her daughter Kat have been estranged from each other following tragic events that left their family forever changed and prompted Kat to move away. When Kat unexpectedly returns many years later with her teenage daughter whom Del has never met, the three generations of women embark on an enlightening journey to find their way back to each other and learn important lessons about their family’s past.
“We’ve found our perfect Del Landry in Andie MacDowell,” said Lisa Hamilton Daly, Executive Vice President,...
- 6/27/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Marcia Gay Harden (The Morning Show), Halston Sage (Paper Towns), Andrew Richardson (The Independent) and Aidan Quinn (Elementary) have signed on to star in Daughter of the Bride (w/t), an indie comedy from MarVista Entertainment and Particular Crowd, which has entered production
The film directed by Annette Haywood-Carter (Savannah) centers on Diane (Harden) and Kate (Sage) — mother and daughter and inseparable friends, whose lives are turned upside down when mom announces her engagement to a mystery man (Quinn) that she’s been dating for only a few weeks. In a series of comical events, Kate must come to terms with letting her mother be happy with someone else while she navigates her own love life and career aspirations. Kate subconsciously tries to sabotage the wedding plans, despite officiating the ceremony, and unexpectedly meets a mystery man (Richardson) of her own that seems too good to be true.
Karen Bloch Morse...
The film directed by Annette Haywood-Carter (Savannah) centers on Diane (Harden) and Kate (Sage) — mother and daughter and inseparable friends, whose lives are turned upside down when mom announces her engagement to a mystery man (Quinn) that she’s been dating for only a few weeks. In a series of comical events, Kate must come to terms with letting her mother be happy with someone else while she navigates her own love life and career aspirations. Kate subconsciously tries to sabotage the wedding plans, despite officiating the ceremony, and unexpectedly meets a mystery man (Richardson) of her own that seems too good to be true.
Karen Bloch Morse...
- 6/22/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Hallmark Channel has greenlit The Way Home, the first primetime series to be ordered under the leadership of Executive VP of Programming Lisa Hamilton Daly of Crown Media Family Networks.
The Way Home is a family drama that follows the lives of three generations of women within the Landry family — and it comes with a time travel twist. Here’s the official logline for the series that’s set to begin production this summer in Ontario, Canada: “Kat Landry, her 15-year-old daughter Alice and Kat’s estranged mother Del are all strong, willful and independent. More than 20 years prior, lifechanging events created a chasm in their family that time has yet to repair. Kat and Del still aren’t on speaking terms. Alice has never met her grandmother and is unaware of the reasons for their fractured family. When the three generations come together under one roof for the...
The Way Home is a family drama that follows the lives of three generations of women within the Landry family — and it comes with a time travel twist. Here’s the official logline for the series that’s set to begin production this summer in Ontario, Canada: “Kat Landry, her 15-year-old daughter Alice and Kat’s estranged mother Del are all strong, willful and independent. More than 20 years prior, lifechanging events created a chasm in their family that time has yet to repair. Kat and Del still aren’t on speaking terms. Alice has never met her grandmother and is unaware of the reasons for their fractured family. When the three generations come together under one roof for the...
- 5/12/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
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