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‘Desperate Housewives’ Star Madison De La Garza Is Pregnant

De La Garza, the younger sister of pop star Demi Lovato, made the announcement on her Instagram page alongside a photo with her boyfriend, actor Ryan Mitchell, who has appeared in the likes of The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless. In the pic, Garza is seen wearing a flowery dress and holding her baby bump.

“Oh ryan, how I love you. thank you for making all of my dreams come true. ?? baby mitchell 10.24,” the actress wrote.

She also shared other photos celebrating with her friends and family, including one with her sisters, Demi Lovato, Dallas Lovato, and their mom, Dianna De La Garza.

In the comments section of the post, Demi wrote, “I love you and this baby so much already!!” The singer followed up in an Instagram Story of her own, writing, “Congratulations baby girl. I love you so much.”

De La Garza’s mom also commented, writing, “Woohoooo. I’m gonna be a REAL GRANDMA D NOW!!!! Love youuuuu!!”

Other stars shared their well wishes, including The Conners actress Emma Kenney, who said, “Congratulations Madison !!!!” and Mr Mayor star Josie Totah, who added, “U were always mother and now u’ll be mama.”

De La Garza rose to fame as a child star, making her on-screen debut as herself on a variety show hosted by Demi and Selena Gomez in 2003. The following year, at just six years old, she joined the cast of Desperate Housewives as Juanita Solis, the daughter of Gabrielle (Eva Longoria) and her husband Carlos (Ricardo Antonio Chavira).

The young actress struggled with weight issues as a child, which inspired an ongoing plotline on Desperate Housewives. De La Garza has spoken openly about these issues and how cyberbullying led to an eating disorder.

“The reactions that I got to my character on Desperate Housewives, I mean, it was just shocking,” De La Garza revealed on Elizabeth Vargas‘ Heart of the Matter podcast last April. “A lot of people came at it in a way that they were quote-unquote concerned for my health. I personally believe that that’s just not true. That it was a cover-up so that they could just judge a six-year-old.”

“They said things like they wanted me to die because of what I looked [like]. It was just horrible, like, ‘ugly fat cow,’ and ‘I hope you get cancer and die because you’re so fat.’ Just horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible things, and this was when I was 6, 7, 8 years old,” she explained.

“Reading comments like that definitely affected my mental health,” she continued, “and ultimately played into me developing an eating disorder at a very young age.”

De La Garza went on to say that she is “about two years into recovery” and “things are going really, really well.”

She went public with her relationship with Mitchell this summer, writing “My whole world” in the caption of a photo added to her Instagram on June 13.

Most recently, De La Garza appeared as herself in the YouTube docuseries Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil. Her other credits include American Koko, Bad Teacher, Good Luck Charlie, and Sonny with a Chance.

‘Accused’: See Felicity Huffman & William H. Macy in First Season 2 Teaser

Returning with its collection of intense and topical human stories of crime and punishment, Accused will debut its second season on Tuesday, October 8 at 8/7c. And the teaser, above is offering a first glimpse at the star-studded roster of performers helping to bring these stories to the screen.

The thought-provoking thriller — based on BBC’s crime anthology series — tackles a different crime in different cities with different stars each week, and viewers are brought into the courtroom at the beginning of every episode as a new defendant stands trial. The catch? Fans don’t know how the defendant ended up there.

Told from the defendant’s point of view through flashbacks, the show serves as a mirror to the times we’re currently living in through emotional plotlines which are teased in Season 2’s official promo, above. The teaser offers a glimpse at real-life husband and wife William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman in their roles from the premiere episode titled, “Lorraine’s Story.”

Additionally, fans can catch a glimpse of other stars including returning performer Michael Chiklis alongside Taylor Schilling, Justin Chambers, Nick Cannon, Patrick J. Adams, Ken Jeong, Debra Winger, Christine Ebersole, Mercedes Ruehl, and Danny Pino. Along with unveiling the first Season 2 teaser, Fox also announced that Cobie Smulders, Vella Lovell, Dina Shihabi, and Isabel Arraiza will join the ensemble for more Season 2 stories.

At the end of these tales, audiences discover how an ordinary person gets caught up in extraordinary circumstances to end up in the predicament that they find themselves in. It exhibits how one decision can impact the course of that life and the lives of others forever. Don’t miss it for yourself, catch the teaser, above, and stay tuned for more on Accused as we approach the show’s Season 2 premiere.

Accused, Season 2 Premiere, Tuesday, October 8, 8/7c, Fox

Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard & Bill Pullman Among 6 Cast In Duffer Brothers’ ‘The Boroughs’

Molina will play Sam; Davis will play Renee; Woodard will play Judy; O’Hare will play Wally; Peters will play Art; and Pullman will play Jack. Netflix also announced today that Ben Taylor (Sex Education) has come aboard to exec produce and direct multiple installments of the eight-episode drama, including the pilot.

Created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance), who also serve as showrunners, The Boroughs is set in a seemingly picturesque retirement community where a group of unlikely heroes must band together to stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one thing they don’t have… time.

Some have equated the series to Stranger Things with an older cast, or Stranger Things set in a retirement community — which tracks, given the Duffers’ creation of that series — though other sources close to the production have said that this comparison is not quite right. In a statement given when the project landed a series order last April, the Duffer Brothers teased, “While the heroes in The Boroughs have a few more years on them than the kids from Stranger Things, they are a similarly lovable bunch of misfits, and we can’t wait for you to join them on an adventure that is at turns scary, funny, and deeply touching.”

Exec producers of The Boroughs include The Duffer Brothers and Hilary Leavitt on behalf of Upside Down Pictures, Jeffrey Addiss, Will Matthews, and Taylor. For the team at Upside Down, the project marks the latest effort under an overall deal with Netflix, which has also seen them at work on Stranger Things‘ anticipated fifth and final season, the Olivier Award-winning play Stranger Things: The First Shadow expanding the franchise; and the psychological horror series Something Very Bad is Going to Happen.

Molina is repped by Lou Coulson Associates in the UK and Anonymous Content; Davis by CAA, Untitled Entertainment, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller; Woodard by CAA, Circle Management + Production, and Gochman Law Group; O’Hare by Innovative Artists; Peters by Conway van Gelder Grant in the UK, Vanguard Management Group, and Kraditor & Haber; Pullman by CAA; and Taylor by the UK’s Curtis Brown Group and CAA.

Charise Castro Smith Inks 20th TV Overall Deal, Sets Jessica Alba Starrer ‘Confessions’ At Hulu With Eva Longoria Directing

Castro Smith has Confessions On The 7:45, a series adaptation of Lisa Unger’s international bestseller, in development at Hulu with Jessica Alba attached to star and Eva Longoria set to direct the pilot. Castro Smith and Alba originally set the series up at Netflix for development two years ago. It is now being redeveloped for Hulu under Castro Smith’s deal at sibling 20th TV, a part of Disney Television Studios.

Based on Unger’s novel, Confessions On The 7:45 is a psychological thriller in which a working mom (Alba) meets a stranger on a train as she is commuting home who upends her life. As her life unravels and betrayals are revealed, she questions whether we can ever truly know the people closest to us.

Castro Smith is writing and executive producing. Alba is executive producing via her Lady Metalmark Entertainment, along with Longoria via Hyphenate Media Group, Unger and 3 Arts.

“We have been enamored by Charise’s captivating storytelling, unique world-building and authentic point of view for years,” said Karey Burke, President of 20th Television. “She’s not only an acclaimed playwright and television writer, but her incomparable work on Encanto was simply spectacular. She has the rare ability to capture the human condition across multiple genres, she brings characters to life, and her words literally leap off the page, and the entire team at 20th Television is thrilled to officially welcome her into the studio fold.”

This marks Castro Smith’s return to the Disney fold after serving as co-writer and co-director of the 2021 Oscar-winning animated feature Encanto. Prior to the Disney-Fox merger, she worked on the 20th TV drama series The Exorcist for Fox and saw her ABC Studios drama script The Death Of Eva Sofia Valdez go to pilot at ABC with Gina Torres starring.

“Having been a part of the Disney family for many years now, this feels like coming home,” Castro Smith said. “I’m so grateful to Karey Burke and Eric Schrier for welcoming me into the fold at the most writer friendly studio in town. I’m so looking forward to making excellent television with this incredible team.”

Confessions On The 7:45 also marks Alba’s return to 20th Television more than two decades after her breakout lead role in the studio’s 2000 James Cameron drama series Dark Angel, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination.

At the time Confessions On The 7:45 was sold to Netflix in 2022, Alba spoke of her reaction to Unger’s novel that led to her involvement in the project.

“I could not put this book down. The moment I read the line, ‘If you want to keep a secret you must first hide it from yourself,’ I was hooked,” she said. “This book is about trying to bury secrets and the shame we carry until the truth exposes us. I can’t think of a more exciting person to partner with on this project. Charise is so ridiculously talented and truly gets every nuance under the skin of these characters and their web of lies.”

Alba has made more than 25 feature films, including Fantastic Four and Sin City, that have earned a combined box office total of $800 million-plus. She most recently starred in and executive produced the Netflix action thriller Trigger Warning and, along with Gabrielle Union, she headlined and exec produced the action drama series, L.A.’s Finest. Alba’s Roku series, Honest Renovations, which she created, exec produces and hosts with Lizzy Mathis, was just picked up for a third season. She is repped by 3 Arts Entertainment, UTA and Sloane, Offer, Weber and Dern.

In TV, Castro Smith most recently staffed on Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House and Starz’s Sweetbitter. A prolific playwright, her work includes El Huracán (Yale Repertory Theatre), Estrella Cruz: The Junkyard Queen (Ars Nova/Halcyon Theatre), The Hunchback of Seville (Washington Ensemble Theatre/Trinity Repertory Company), Washeteria (Soho Rep), and Boomcracklefly (Miracle Theatre). Castro Smith is repped by UTA and attorney Scott Whitehead.

Longoria stars in Season 4 of the hit Hulu/20th TV series Only Murders in the Building and in Hyphenate’s Apple TV+ series Land of Women. Her TV directing credits include Gordita Chronicles, Devious Maids, Telenovela, Grand Hotel, Empire, Jane the Virgin and The Mick. She also directed the 2021 Sundance feature documentary La Guerra Civil, and the film Flamin’ Hot, which became Searchlight Pictures’ biggest streaming debut ever. Longoria is repped by WME, Linden Entertainment and Yorn Levine.pn

Renée Ballard Series Adds Ricardo Chavira, Noah Bean, Alain Uy, Hector Hugo To Cast

The untitled series follows Detective Renée Ballard (Q), who is tasked with running the LAPD’s new cold case division — a poorly funded, all-volunteer unit with the largest caseload in the city. Ballard approaches these frozen-in-time cases with empathy and determination. When she uncovers a larger conspiracy during her investigations, she’ll lean on the assistance of her retired ally, Harry Bosch, to navigate the dangers that threaten both her unit and her life.

Chavira will play Detective Robert Olivas, a well-respected, charming and charismatic detective, who shares a complicated past with Ballard.

Bean will portray Councilman Jake Pearlman, a savvy yet altruistic politician who goes out on a limb to bolster the Cold Case Unit in order to solve the murder of his sister.

Uy will play Nelson Hastings, a shrewd and ambitious political animal. He’s been friends with Jake Pearlman (Bean) since high school and will do whatever is needed to support Jake.

Hugo will portray Captain Berchem, an RHD captain and man of the people, a real “cops cop” who took a leap on Ballard and cares deeply about justice and the integrity of his team.

The series is executive produced by showrunners Michael Alaimo & Kendall Sherwood alongside Michael Connelly, Trish Hofmann and Jet Wilkinson. Henrik Bastin and Melissa Aouate executive produce for Fabel Entertainment with Jasmine Russ as co-executive producer. Additional co-executive producers include Jamie Boscardin Martin, Mark Douglas, Trey Batchelor and Theresa Snider (under Hieronymus Pictures).

Chavira can be seen in the Netflix series, Selena, playing the series regular role of Selena’s father, CBS’ Kevin Can Wait, and Jane the Virgin, among others. He’s represented by Gilbertson Entertainment and Innovative Artists.

Bean’s role reunites him with his fellow Nikita alum Maggie Q. He also starred in the Emmy-nominated Damages, 12 Monkeys, and most recently, The Endgame for NBC. Bean is repped by Venture Entertainment Partners and IAG.

Hugo recurred on the FX series Snowfall and also has appeared on HBO’s Veep, Fox’s Arrested Development and Lethal Weapon and CBS’ NCIS, among others. Hugo is repped by Singular Talent and Vault Entertainment.

Uy can be seen in Hulu’s Helstrom, ABC’s Station 19, Starz’s Power Book IV: Force, among other credits. Uy is represented by Buchwald, Zero Gravity Management and Persona PR.

THE REAL WEST (Hallmark Channel)

Premiere Date: Saturday, Sept. 28, at 8 pm

Starring: Kimberley Sustad (Travelers), Lucas Bryant (Haven), James Denton (Desperate Housewives)

Synopsis: A family vacation to a working ranch introduces Rebecca (Sustad), a widowed mom of two, to Jake West (Bryant), a restless cowboy. The only catch? Jake isn’t exactly available.

‘Welcome To Wrexham’s Rob McElhenney & Ryan Reynolds Team With Eva Longoria On Series Following Mexico Soccer Club Necaxa

The untitled project, currently referred to as Bienvenidos a Necaxa, follows Mexico’s Club Necaxa, who were relocated to Aguascalientes, a working-class city known as the “land of good people,” after struggling for several seasons in their original home in bustling Mexico City. The Spanish/English language series will be led by club owner Longoria, who, alongside co-owners McElhenney and Reynolds, will help breathe new life into “Los Rayos” as they focus on reclaiming the team’s place as one of Mexico’s top.

Production is set to start soon, which makes sense given that Liga MX, the top professional soccer league in Mexico kicks off its season in July. The show won’t, however, follow promotion and relegation, as Welcome to Wrexham does given that Liga MX has scrapped both until at least 2026 due to financial problems with lower league teams.

Welcome to Wrexham was a new concept for actors and producers McElhenney and Reynolds that not only boosted their profiles but also interest in the titular team and soccer all over the world, specifically in the U.S. where the sport isn’t as popular as in Europe and South America.

The FX series recently concluded its third season, which followed the team as they landed back-to-back promotions, having been promoted out of non-league to the fourth-tier league. The docuseries was recently renewed by the network for a fourth season, which will follow their journey in League One, which confusingly is the third tier of English soccer.

The new series is executive produced by Eva Longoria, Cris Abrego, Rachelle Mendez, Nick Frenkel, Jackie Cohn, George Dewey, Rob McElhenney, Ryan Reynolds and Alex Fumero. Fumero will serve as the series’ showrunner which is produced by Hyphenate Media Group, More Better Productions, Maximum Effort Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment.

‘And Just Like That…’ Season 3 Adds Mehcad Brooks, Jonathan Cake & Logan Marshall-Green; Sebastiano Pigazzi & Dolly Wells Promoted

Mehcad Brooks (Law & Order, Mortal Kombat), Jonathan Cake (The Affair, Desperate Housewives) and Logan Marshall-Green (Upgrade, Spider-Man: Homecoming) are set to recur in new roles.

Sebastiano Pigazzi and Dolly Wells are getting bumped up to series regulars. They will return as Giuseppe, Anthony’s (Mario Cantone) new love interest in Season 2 and Joy, a possible new love interest for Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) who loves greyhounds more than children, respectively.

Additionally, John Corbett has been spotted on set following the latest heartbreaking break between his Aidan Shaw and Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker). Are they going to try to make their relationship work even though Aidan’s underage sons still need him? I mean, she bought that massive house to fill with family and love. But I guess if it doesn’t work out, there’s always space for newbies Brooks, Cake and Marshall-Green as possible new roommates or maybe a luvah or 3? Hey, Carrie could be doing research for a new book or podcast!

Season 3 cast will also include Kristin Davis, Sarita Choudhury, Nicole Ari Parker, David Eigenberg, Evan Handler, Christopher Jackson, Niall Cunningham, Cathy Ang and Alexa Swinton.

The series is developed and executive produced by Michael Patrick King, alongside executive producers John Melfi, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Julie Rottenberg and Elisa Zuritsky. The HBO series Sex and the City was created by Darren Star and based on the book of the same name by Candace Bushnell.

Brooks is represented by Verve Talent and Literary Agency, Artists First, attorney David B. Feldman; Cake is represented by Principal Entertainment and Independent; Marshall-Green is represented by 3 Arts Entertainment, CAA and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman; Pigazzi is represented by Haven Entertainment and Gersh; Wells is represented by UTA, Anonymous Content and Independent Talent Group.

‘Only Murders In The Building’ Reveals Eugene Levy, Zach Galifianakis & Eva Longoria’s Season 4 Roles

While the overall plot for the season had mostly remained under wraps, it was revealed in mid-May via a teaser trailer why the core trio Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin), Oliver Putnam (Martin Short) and Mabel (Selena Gomez) would be headed to Los Angeles.

Charles, Oliver and Mabel will wrestle with the shocking events at the end of season three surrounding Charles’ stunt double & friend Sazz Pataki (Jane Lynch). Questioning whether Sazz or Charles was the intended victim, the trio’s investigation leads them to Los Angeles where a Hollywood studio is readying a film about the Only Murders podcast. As our amateur sleuths race back to New York, they embark on an even more epic journey — traversing their building’s courtyard to delve into the twisted lives of the Arconia’s West Tower residents.

Returning series players Meryl Streep, Michael Cyril Creighton and Da’Vine Joy Randolph will also be joined by Melissa McCarthy, Molly Shannon, Kumail Nanjiani and Richard Kind.

Season 4 of Only Murders in the Building premieres on August 27 via Hulu. A new photo of the doubles can be found here.

Eva Longoria-Led ‘Land Of Women’ Drops Trailer & New Photos

Inspired by Sandra Barneda’s best-selling novel La tierra de las mujeres, Land of Women follows Gala (Longoria), a well-to-do New Yorker who has her life turned upside down when her husband fails to repay a debt to the wrong people. With dangerous criminals searching for her family and now vanished husband, Gala is forced to leave the city with her aging mother Julia (Carmen Maura) and teenage daughter Kate (Victoria Bazúa) to her mother’s hometown in northern Spain—a place that Julia fled 50 years ago—to start life anew and hope their identities remain hidden. But gossip in the charming wine town quickly spreads, unraveling their deepest family secrets and truths.

The dramedy is created by Ramón Campos, Gema R. Neira and Paula Fernández and is directed by Carlos Sedes. Bambu Producciones produced the series which is executive produced by showrunner Campos, Neira, Sedes, Teresa Fernández-Valdés, Ben Spector, Sandra Condito and Longoria via her award-winning production company UnbeliEVAble Entertainment.

Watch the trailer above and see new photos here: Photo1, Photo2, Photo3, Photo4, Photo5.

Susan Sarandon, William H. Macy & Marcia Cross To Star In Indie ‘Exit Right’

Marking Morgan’s narrative debut, the film centers on Jan Randall (Sarandon), whose brain — affected with inoperable cancer — makes her deeply afraid of being trapped inside. Refusing to take medications that would reduce her final days to a hospital bed, she moves into a tent in her backyard. Determined to give her one last gift, her husband John courageously takes her on a trip around the world — on foot, in their own hometown, for what is truly the trip of a lifetime.

Sarandon’s Jan Randall is adventurous, confident and strong-willed. She retired after a successful career as a journalist, with both local and national recognition, and is fashionable without trying, bringing humanity and passion into everything she does.

Macy plays John Randall, who is recently retired from the accounting department of a furniture company. He stays close to home and his life is practical. He likes things tidy and simple, with ironed jeans and a no-risk outlook on life…and his favorite color is beige.

Cross will play Monica Freeman, the estranged sister to Jan Randall, who is deeply contemptuous of John and determined to secure for her sister all the comforts modern medicine can provide.

Ed Glauser will produce through Garrick Street Productions. Sarandon and Macy will executive produce, along with Garrick Street’s Lawrence Aldridge and Michael Shyjka.

In a statement to Deadline, Morgan shared, “This story is personal to me on many levels. As we age, who gets to influence how we die? Who do we want by our side? How do we define love or family or community? Bringing a story like this to the world is a life-long dream fulfilled for a little boy who sat in the theater every weekend, waiting to see life unfold on a screen.”

An Oscar winner most recently seen in films like the hit Vertical rom-com Maybe I Do and DC’s Blue Beetle, Sarandon will next be seen starring opposite Bette Midler, Megan Mullally and Sheryl Lee Ralph in the Bleecker Street comedy The Fabulous Four, out July 26. Other upcoming projects include Tyler Perry’s Netflix war drama Six Triple Eight and the Stephen Chbosky film Nonnas with Vince Vaughn.

Repeatedly Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated for his starring role on Showtime’s Shameless, Macy is currently in theaters with Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, which has thus far grossed over $303M worldwide. Also recently starring in the acclaimed Prime Video comedy Ricky Stanicky, the actor will next be seen in Sean McNamara’s survival pic On Fire, Clint Bentley’s drama Train Dreams, and Season 2 of Fox’s Accused.

Emmy-nominated for her role on Desperate Housewives, Cross has most recently been seen on the series Monarch and You.

A News & Documentary Emmy nominee, Morgan’s feature credits as a director include the docs Scrum, Tomorrow’s Hope, Soufra, and Storied Streets.

Garrick Street Productions, a division of iGeneration Studios, most recently produced the Netflix drama My Life with the Walter Boys, which spent 21 days as the streamers #1 scripted series and was quickly renewed for a second season. TV projects in development include the Spanish Civil War drama Villa Paz, which has The Handmaid’s Tale EP Matthew Hastings attached as showrunner; Diva, based on the life of French heroine Julie Maupin; and the thriller Knife Edge, based on Simon Mayo’s bestselling novel.

Sarandon is represented by Atlas Artists; Macy by Atlas Artists and IAG; and Cross by Untitled Entertainment and Industry Entertainment.i

Eva Longoria To Return To CNN With ‘Searching For Spain’ Series

Eva Longoria: Searching for Spain was announced at today’s Warner Bros. Discovery upfront in New York, with plans for a premiere in 2025. Per CNN, the series will feature “a gastronomic pilgrimage across the rich tapestry of Spanish cuisine.” Longoria “will enjoy some of Spain’s most iconic traditional dishes and explore how innovative Spanish cuisine is propelling the future of fine dining.”

Longoria previously partnered with CNN on Searching for Mexico. The series order is a signal that the network, after announcing a cutback in original series and films from outside suppliers, is returning to an emphasis on such longform projects under new CEO Mark Thompson. Searching for Spain comes from Hyphenate Media Group.

Eva Longoria, Cris Abrego, Rachelle Mendez and Shauna Minoprio are executive producers for Hyphenate Media Group. Amy Entelis and Lyle Gamm are the executive producers for CNN Original Series. Banijay Rights will handle international distribution of the series. Episodes of Searching for Mexico have been available on Max.

Eva Longoria Campaigning for Biden-Harris in Arizona to Mobilize Latinas

The Biden-Harris campaign tells TMZ ... the actress-director's holding an event in Phoenix on Monday where she plans on speaking to moms and young Latinas about the importance of voting -- specifically, voting for JB and KH to keep the White House.

We're told the event will place a particular emphasis on stopping Donald Trump, who the campaign says has demonized Latinos throughout his political career and is pursuing an agenda that would be particularly devastating for Latinas and their families.

It's just the latest campaign effort at mobilizing the Latino vote in AZ ... the campaign team put on events with CA Congressman Robert Garcia just last weekend for a similar purpose.

EL's been a long-time supporter of President Biden, BTW ... remember, just last year she screened her feature-length directorial "Flamin' Hot" at the White House -- so they're tight.

This will be one of the first major celeb cameos on the Biden campaign trail ... and we imagine more will follow soon enough as we approach November ... which will be here sooner than you can blink.

Eva's event takes place tonight ... and, we're sure it'll be a flaming hot affair!!!

‘Accused’ Brings Back Michael Chiklis, Adds Felicity Huffman, William H. Macy & Nick Cannon In Second Season

Michael Chiklis — who was featured in Accused‘s first episode when it premiered in January of 2023 — will return for the second season of the drama developed by Howard Gordon. The show’s set to air at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays this fall on Fox.

Joining the former Vic Mackey on the new season is Felicity Huffman, William H. Macy and Nick Cannon. It’s not clear, for now, what roles the actors will play in the anthology, which features different stories of crime and punishment told from the defendant’s point of view.

In his episode from season 1, Chiklis played a frightened dad who had to confront the realities of his troubled son’s behavior. The star of The Shield went on to direct “Jack’s Story,” another gripping tale from season one that wrestled with the realities of a post-Roe v. Wade world.

Accused was renewed in March of 2023. It’s based on BBC’s British series, which was created by Jimmy McGovern. It’s from Sony and is co-produced with Fox.

Besides Chiklis, the first season also starred Abigail Breslin, Whitney Cummings, Margo Martindale, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Wendell Pierce, Rachel Bilson, Jack Davenport, Molly Parker, Rhea Perlman, Betsy Brandt, Keith Carradine, Aisha Dee and Jason Ritter.

Sci-Fi Action Pic ‘Viper’ From 308 Entertainment Bites Five At Cannes

Furmie and Jason Mavraidis wrote the script when takes place post a nuclear holocaust. An elite team of soldiers are sent into a condemned zone to destroy a bio-weapons lab. Instead they discover that Indigenous locals have returned to re-claim their land and discovered a cure for radioactive fallout. The pic’s is billed as being a cross between such pics as Saving Private Ryan and dystopian sci-fi filmsChildren of Men and Stalker.

Twilight thespian Facinelli plays Cole Vinson, the haunted captain of a team of operators sent into radiation-plagued Sector 12 by government agent Hank Reynolds (Minority Report‘s McDonough), in order to subsidize healthcare for his dying daughter. Vinson is soon confronted by a betrayal within the ranks of his own team and is forced to face the consequences of his troubled past as a soldier. Match Point and Mission: Impossible III‘s Rhys Meyers plays Trey Johnson, Vinson’s trusted commander, who has his own personal reasons for returning to Sector 12. The team is lead through the toxic zone by Jim Brave Bear (Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender‘s Arcand), an Indigenous soldier whose allegiances are uncertain.

Viper is being produced by Corey Large (Paradise City, One Ranger, Mob Land) via his 308 Ent banner alongside EPs Stephanie Rennie (Being Charlie, Where Are You) of Imoto Productions and Kirk Shaw (Battle In Seattle, Drive Hard, Personal Effects). They are joined by EPs Ram Getz (Mob Land, The Movers), Jayden Krieger, Greg Meyer (Cold Deck), Michael Mortensen (Mob Land), Jordan Wayne Nott (Cold Deck), Colin Watts (Hot Seat), Furmie and Mavraidis.

The movie was made with the cooperation of the Cowichan Nation in Vacouvder. The production cast several Indigenous Canadians and Cowichan locals alongside Arcand and Dion – both of whom hail from Plains Cree Nation roots and appeared in Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon. Additional photography is currently underway in Los Angeles.

“As a filmmaker, it was important for me to include, represent and celebrate the people of the Cowichan Nation on whose land we were given the privilege to shoot. Each department of the production consulted closely with Indigenous Elders and we were given the honor of portraying Cowichan culture. The entire crew was welcomed warmly and blessed by the community. This was hugely inspirational to me and allowed to tell a story that had as much authenticity and realism as it did science fiction.” Says Furmie.

South African-born-Australian-raised and LA-based director Furmie is a veteran of music videos, TV commercials and award-winning shorts whose first feature film, the sci-fi indie Terminus, was released by Vertical Entertainment in 2016. Furmie is also in production on The Weight of Darkness starring Angus Macfadyen, Doug Jones, Jaime King, Corbin Bernsen and Angus Benfield. Furmie is repped by Allard Cantor and Jarrod Murray at Epicenter LA.

308 Ent will soon release Cold Deck starring Dorff, Alec Baldwin, Clive Standen and Tom Welling. 308 is also in pre-production on Barry Levinson’s Assassination, starring Al Pacino and Shia LaBeouf.

Facinelli is represented by Paradigm Talent Agency and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, Meigs and Fox. Arcand is represented by Darryl Mork Talent Management and RainWolf Management. Rhys Meyers is represented by Artist International Group and Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner Auerbach Hynick Jaime LeVine Sample & Klein. McDonough is repped by WME and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher. Dorff is repped by Atlas Artists and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, Meigs & Fox.

Teri Hatcher To Lead Lifetime Movie About Woman Abducted By Possible BTK Killer

The upcoming psychological drama tells the true story of an unassuming housewife who becomes the target of a mysterious stalker whom she and the cops fear is the BTK Slayer.

The Killer Inside: The Ruth Finley Story follows Ruth (Hatcher) and her husband, Ed’s (Penikett), tranquil life in Wichita, Kansas which is suddenly turned upside down when Ed suffers a heart attack. As Ed fights for his life in the hospital, Ruth starts to receive mysterious threats, leaving her in a state of panic. With the city held hostage by the terror of the BTK killer, Ruth finds herself enveloped in paranoia, convinced that she will be the next victim, as the menacing phone calls escalate into chilling letters.

Amidst the frenzy of the police’s pursuit of BTK, Ruth is abducted, sending shockwaves through the community. Yet her sudden reappearance shortly after the kidnapping leaves investigators baffled and scrambling for answers. As suspicion mounts and new evidence comes to light, the authorities entertain the unsettling notion that the perpetrator may be someone intimately connected to Ruth.

The movie is produced by Housewife Productions Inc. for Lifetime. Navid Soofi produces with Tim Johnson and Stacy Mandelberg serving as executive producers and Lisa Alford as co-executive producer. The film is written by Katie Gruel and directed by Greg Beeman.

Hatcher is represented by UTA and Authentic Talent and Literary Management.

Neal McDonough Joins Tulsa King

The Arrow and Suits vet has been added as a series regular for Season 2 of the Paramount+ crime drama Tulsa King, Variety reports. He’ll play Cal Thresher, a “powerful and extremely territorial businessman in Tulsa.”

Hailing from Yellowstone co-creator Taylor Sheridan, the show centers on influential New York mafia member Dwight “The General” Manfredi (played by Sylvester Stallone), who is exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Oklahoma after serving 25 years in prison.

“Realizing that his mob family may not have his best interests in mind,” per the official logline, “Dwight slowly builds a crew from a group of unlikely characters to help him establish a new criminal empire in a place that to him might as well be another planet.”

Eva Longoria and husband José Bastón temporarily moving to Spain

“She’ll be spending a ton of time there working for the second half of this year,” a source tells Page Six, noting that the move is not permanent.

We’re told the “Desperate Housewives” star is a Spanish resident and owns a home there.

As Longoria, 49, and Bastón, 56, prepare to move abroad, they already have their vacation home in Marbella, Spain, which they snatched up in early 2023.

“It’s my oasis, my paradise,” the actress gushed during a January 2024 interview with Hello!. “When I’m not here, I work non-stop.”

At the time, she showed off glimpses of the mega-mansion, which is filled with “lots of bedrooms” for when her entire family visits.

“It’s a holiday home and my mother, my sisters and their kids all come,” she explained. “And, of course, a big kitchen.”

“In all my homes, I have a kitchen with a huge island, where everyone can sit together and have a glass of wine and nibbles while I cook. I love the kitchen – it’s always the heart of the house. And the one here is the best of all.”

The “Eva’s Kitchen” author added that the property also includes a garden and swimming pool for her and Bastón’s 5-year-old son, Santiago.

However, her favorite part of the home might just be her dressing room, which she admitted now holds her entire wardrobe.

“It’s amazing, with loads of space. I thought: ‘I won’t need many outfits; I’ll just be wearing swimming costumes and kaftans.’ But Marbella has masses of social life,” Longoria told the outlet. “So I’ve ended up with all my clothes here.”

Longoria explained she purchased the property after spending “five years” looking for the perfect place for her family to live part-time.

“The first time I came to Marbella, two decades ago, it was love at first sight. I said to myself: ‘Some day I’ll live here,'” she said.

When she first saw the property come on the market, it was just what she was looking for aside from needing a bit of refurbishing.

After purchasing the property, she elegantly decorated her home with beige, cream and white furniture to match the light-colored exterior and interior.

Doug Savant guests on The Cleaning Lady 5/7/24

Cast: Elodie Yung as Thony; Martha Millan as Fiona; Kate del Castillo as Ramona; Sebastien LaSalle as Luca; Valentino LaSalle as Luca; Faith Bryant as Jaz; Sean Lew as Chris; Eva De Dominic as Nadia; Santiago Cabrera as Jorge.

Guest Cast: Liza Weil as ASAC Russo; Brandon Jay McLaren as Jeremy Dolan; Doug Savant as Gordon; Anthony Animal Garcia as Foreperson; Allison Valdez as Bunkmate; Melissa Diaz as Camila’s Bunkmate; Kisha Sierra as Woman Worker; Marcela Salmon as Female Guard; Stephen Zamora as Mr. Pearce; Olivia Frida Filomena as Violeta; Darielle Williams as Aerial Dancer Cyndra; Bailey Swift as Aerial Dancer Odette.

Kunal Nayyar, Eva Longoria & Billy Porter Among Ensemble Of Gurinder Chadha Musical ‘Christmas Karma’

Nayyar will star as Scrooge in pic alongside an expansive cast, including Eva Longoria, Boy George, Billy Porter, Hugh Bonneville, Leo Suter, Charithra Chandran, Pixie Lott, Danny Dyer, Bilal Hasna, Allan Corduner, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Rufus Jones, Eve, and Nitin Ganatra.

Chadha wrote the pic and is producing alongside directing, with music by Take That alum Gary Barlow alongside Shaznay Lewis and Nitin Sawhney. Financing for Christmas Karma is from Civic Studios. Gurinder Chadha, Celine Rattray, Trudie Styler, and Amory Leader will produce. Zygi Kamasa, Anushka Shah, Paul Mayeda Berges, Sophia Pedlow, and Hannah Leader will serve as executive producers.

Christmas Karma is the fifth scripted project from British distributor True Brit Entertainment, which was formed in November 2023. The feature also sees Chadha’s return to the big screen following her time working on the Indian historical television series Beecham House. Her last feature film, Blinded by the Light, inspired by the music of Bruce Springsteen, debuted at Sundance in 2019. Warners Bros acquired the pic for multiple territories.

“Just as I have enjoyed Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life for many years, my aim with Christmas Karma is to create a festive classic for our times and for generations to come,” Chadha said. “I’m over the moon to be working with Zygi Kamasa who has supported me on this film from the onset – and True Brit, which truly celebrates British cinema. I am blessed with such a great diverse Cast and eclectic Music team – the soundtrack will be banging, influenced by Gospel, Bhangra, Carols, and classic pop songs. You will not be able to sit still.”

Kamasa added: “Gurinder has an incredible ability to tell such interesting contemporary British stories. It’s been over 20 years since we made Bend It Like Beckham together and this film has all those hallmarks of heart, comedy, drama, and an incredibly feel-good ending. It will be a celebration of multi-cultural London set to an incredible set of songs written by Gary, Shaznay, and Nitin, using musical genres from Rap, to disco to Bhangra, and will be the ultimate Christmas movie which we will release in December 2025. It really is the perfect fit to the range of British films we will release at True Brit.” p

‘The Rookie’ Renewed For Season 7 By ABC

The renewal comes amid strong ratings for Season 6. The Alexi Hawley-created crime drama kicked off its sixth season with its most-watched episode in nearly six years, with 11.92 million Total Viewers across platforms after 35 days of viewing. That is up 14% from its season five average and marks the show’s strongest MP35 number since Oct. 23, 2018, according to the network and Nielsen.

In adults 18-49, the series premiere notched a 2.90 rating — up 27% from its prior season MP +35 average (2.29 rating). This is the strongest MP +35 rating for the popular drama since its first season (2.91 rating) on Nov. 13, 2018. On linear, the series had its best L+35 performance in Total Viewers (7.23 million) since March 28, 2023 (7.26 million).

Fillion stars as John Nolan, along with Mekia Cox as Nyla Harper, Alyssa Diaz as Angela Lopez, Richard T. Jones as Sergeant Wade Grey, Melissa O’Neil as Lucy Chen, Eric Winter as Tim Bradford, Jenna Dewan as Bailey Nune, Shawn Ashmore as Wesley Evers, Tru Valentino as Aaron Thorsen, and Lisseth Chavez as Celina Juarez.

Hawley executive produces with Mark Gordon, Fillion, Michelle Chapman, Brynn Malone, Bill Norcross and Jon Steinberg. Lionsgate Television is the lead studio and international distributor of The Rookie, a co-production with ABC Signature, a part of Disney Television Studios.

The Rookie airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on ABC, and streams next day on Hulu.

Eva Longoria’s Apple TV+ Dramedy ‘Land Of Women’ Gets Premiere Date

The Apple Studios series, inspired Sandra Barneda’s bestselling novel La tierra de las mujeres and shot in both English and Spanish, stars Longoria as Gala, a New York empty-nester whose life is turned upside down when her husband implicates the family in financial improprieties, and she is forced to flee the city alongside her aging mother (Carmen Maura) and teenage daughter (Victoria Bazúa).

To escape the dangerous criminals to whom Gala’s now vanished husband is indebted, the women hide in the same charming wine town in northern Spain that Gala’s mother fled 50 years ago, vowing never to return. They seek to start anew and hope their identities will remain unknown, but gossip in the small town quickly spreads, unraveling their deepest family secrets and truths.

The cast also includes Amaury Nolasco, Santiago Cabrera, Gloria Muñoz and James Purefoy.

Ramón Campos, Gema R. Neira and Paula Fernández created the series, which is directed by Carlos Sedes. It is produced by Bambu Studios, and executive produced by Campos, Neira, Sedes, Teresa Fernández-Valdés, Ben Spector, Sandra Condito and Longoria via her UnbeliEVAble Entertainment.

‘Criminal Minds: Evolution’ Casts Felicity Huffman

The Desperate Housewives alum will guest star as Dr. Jill Gideon, a brilliant biological psychiatrist who also happens to be the ex-wife of Mandy Patinkin‘s Jason Gideon from the early years of Criminal Minds.

Though she agrees to help the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit investigate a murderous conspiracy theory, Jill is reluctant to return to the bureau’s elite team given her complicated history. She soon realizes, however, that her specific skill set could help them uncover another clue to the elusive Gold Star mystery.

Viewers never met Gideon’s wife in the years that Patinkin played him on Criminal Minds. Patinkin left the CBS show after 47 episodes; his character was killed offscreen by an UnSub.

Series regulars on Criminal Minds: Evolution include Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Zach Gilford, Ryan-James Hatanaka with Adam Rodriguez and Paget Brewster. It’s produced by ABC Signature and CBS Studios.

Criminal Minds: Evolution is a continuation of the CBS series that ran from 2005-2020 on CBS. In its first season on Paramount+, the FBI’s elite team of criminal profilers came up against their greatest threat yet, an UnSub who used the pandemic to build a network of other serial killers. As the world opened back up and the network went operational, the team was tasked to hunt them down, one murder at a time.

Sterlin Harjo’s FX Drama Pilot Adds 8 Including Keith David, Jeanne Tripplehorn & Kyle Maclachlan

They are Keith David (American Fiction), Siena East (Sex Lives of College Girls), Jeanne Tripplehorn (Big Love), Tim Blake Nelson (O Brother, Where Art Thou?), Scott Shepherd (Killers of the Flower Moon), Tracy Letts (Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty), Kyle Maclachlan (Twin Peaks) and Macon Blair (Oppenheimer).

The Sensitive Kind is a Tulsa noir about a guy (Hawke) who knows too much. Roles for the newly added cast are being kept under wraps.

Harjo also serves as writer and director on the pilot, which he and Hawke executive produce with Garrett Basch. The project falls under Harjo’s overall deal with the studio behind the pilot, FX Productions. The order for The Sensitive Kind comes on the heels of Reservation Dogs ending its award-winning three-season run on FX.

Most recently, David portrayed Willy the Wonker in the hit dramedy feature from Cord Jefferson, American Fiction. Next, he stars in the Max crime thriller series Duster from JJ Abrams and LaToya Morgan. Production was halted during the WGA strike last year and there are no recent updates on its release.

East is a writer and actress who penned multiple episodes of the Fox animated comedy Grimsburg and Max’s Clone High. She appeared in one episode of Max’s The Sex Life of College Girls.

Tripplehorn most recently starred in Max’s The Gilded Age and Prime Video’s The Terminal List. With a multitude of TV and film credits, she is best known for a variety of roles including one-third of the sister wives at the center of the hit HBO drama Big Love. She also starred in Mrs. America, Grey Gardens and and the film Gloria Bell.

Nelson is a character actor who has starred in various film like O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Minority Report, Syriana and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Up next, he will appear in Captain America: Brave New World, in theaters in early 2025. On TV, he starred in an episode of Peacock’s hit series Poker Face.

Shepherd is best known for his roles in the films Bridge of Spies, Jason Bourne, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie and most recently, Killers of the Flower Moon. His TV credits include The Young Pope, The Good Fight and The Last of Us.

On TV, Letts is known for his portrayal of Andrew Lockhart in two seasons of Showtime’s Homeland, and con artist Nick on the HBO series Divorce. Most recently he played basketball coach Jack McKinney in HBO’s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.

Maclachlan is also known for many of his characters throughout his lengthy career like Dale Cooper in Twin Peaks, Trey MacDougal on HBO’s Sex and the City and Paul Atreides in the 1984 film Dune, to only name a few. Up next, he will bring to life the character Hank in Prime Video’s Fallout, based on the game of the same name.

Blair most recently played Wade in the superhero comedy horror The Toxic Avenger (2023) and Lloyd K. Garrison in the Academy Award-winning film Oppenheimer. Up next, he will star in the Tubi Western film The Thicket reuniting with Peter Dinklage, his co-star in The Toxic Avenger.

Tuc Watkins Inks With Greene Talent

Eva Longoria, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Jack Kesy & Marshawn Lynch Join Amazon MGM’s ‘The Pickup’

Details as to their roles are under wraps, as is the plot of the film. Others set for roles, as previously announced, are Pete Davidson, Keke Palmer and Andrew Dice Clay.

Tim Story (The Blackening) is directing from a script by Matt Mider and Kevin Burrows. Producers include John Davis and John Fox for Davis Entertainment; Murphy and Charisse Hewitt-Webster for Eddie Murphy Productions; and Story for The Story Company. Executive producers are Davis Entertainment’s Jeremy Stein, The Story Company’s Vicky Mara Story, Burrows, Ross Fanger, and Mider.

Recently making her feature directorial debut with the dramedy Flamin’ Hot, which brought Searchlight its biggest ever streaming premiere as the first title ever to debut simultaneously on Hulu and Disney+, Longoria’s most recently appeared on screen in the TIFF drama Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, as well as the Oscar-nominated anthology Tell It Like a Woman. Up next, she’ll be seen starring on the Apple TV+ series Land of Women, based on Sandra Barneda’s bestseller, as well as the fourth season of Hulu’s hit comedy Only Murders in the Building.

Best known for his role as Silvan Elf Arondir on Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which is expected to return for its second season this year, Cordova prior to that was seen in notable roles on HBO’s The Undoing, Epix’s Berlin Station, Showtime’s Ray Donovan and CBS’s The Good Wife. His feature credits include Finestkind, Mary Queen of Scots and Sony’s remake of Miss Bala.

Soon to be seen playing the title role in Hellboy: The Crooked Man, Kesy’s most recent prior credits on the film side include Lionsgate’s Dark Web: Cicada 3301, opposite Alan Ritchson, and Paramount+’s Sheroes. Additional credits include David Fincher’s The Killer, Prime Video’s Tom Clancy pic Without Remorse, Deadpool 2, TNT’s Claws and FX’s The Strain, to name a few.

A former NFL running back who played for 12 seasons, winning a Super Bowl and much more, Lynch is coming off an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Breakthrough Artist of the Year, for a role in MGM/Orion teen comedy Bottoms. Past screen credits include 80 for Brady, Murderville, Westworld, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and The League.

Longoria is represented by WME, Linden Entertainment, and Yorn, Levine, Barnes; Cordova by Anonymous Content, UTA, and Peikoff Mahan Law Office; Kesy by Paradigm and Range Media Partners; and Lynch by WME and Ziffren Brittenham.

Eva Longoria Joins ‘Only Murders In The Building’s Season 4 Cast

Details regarding the new season’s plot and character descriptions remain under wraps. However, we do know the new episodes will focus on unraveling the murder of Sazz Pataki (Jane Lynch), Charles-Haden Savage’s (Steve Martin) mind-bogglingly identical stunt double from his years on the series Brazzos and its 2020 revival.

Disney Television Group President Craig Erwich revealed in a recent Deadline interview that the Only Murders In the Building trio: Charles, Oliver (Martin Short) and Mabel (Selena Gomez), will kick off the new season with a trip to Los Angeles before returning to The Arconia in their search of Sazz’s killer.

Longoria’s character becomes integral to the twists and turns of this season’s investigation, sources close to production reveal. She joins Molly Shannon, the first new cast member announced for Season 4, we confirmed, in the role of a high-powered LA businesswoman who finds herself drawn into the world of the investigation in NY.

Meryl Streep recently set her Season 4 return reprising the role of Loretta Durkin. In the Season 3 finale—following her highly praised performance in Oliver’s Broadway hit Death Rattle Dazzle— Loretta received two offers in productions that would require her to relocate to Los Angeles. Her new beau Oliver is into this idea as it would allow him to visit the City of Angels. Mabel’s new love interest Tobert (Jesse Williams) is also headed west, and surprisingly, she’s also keen on taking a little break from New York.

The Emmy-nominated comedy, produced by 20th Television, is co-created and co-written by Steve Martin and John Hoffman who also executive produce alongside Short, Gomez, Dan Fogelman and Jess Rosenthal.

Longoria recently kicked off promotions for her new Apple TV+ series Land of Women in which she executive produces and stars opposite Carmen Maura. The six-episode dramedy series is inspired by Sandra Barneda’s best-selling novel of the same name and will be presented in both Spanish and English.

In addition to her work directing, acting and producing through her production company UnbeliEVAble Entertainment, Longoria partnered last fall with Cris Abrego to form the new media holding company and premium content studio, Hyphenate Media Group. Land of Women is the company’s first project.

Up next, she is set to star in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Longoria will also produce and star in the TV adaptation of Isabel Allende’s bestselling novel The House of the Spirits for FilmNation Entertainment. The series is a family saga following the extraordinary lives of three generations of women in the Trueba Family, Longoria will portray Blanca Trueba, one of the passionate and courageous women leaders.

Other upcoming projects include the Disney+ original series, from 20th Television, Paola Santiago and the River of Tears, currently in development. The series is inspired by the legend of La Llorona (the weeping woman) and follows teenage Paola on a quest to save her best friend from a different world steeped in Latin folklore that defies logic and legend; and the HBO film A Class Apart, which tells the incredible true story of a group of Mexican Americans fighting for their civil rights during a landmark case that leads to the Supreme Court.

Longoria is represented by WME, Linden Entertainment and Yorn, Levine, Barnes, et al.e

Vanessa Williams Books Lead In Elton John-Shaina Taub ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ West End Musical

“Don’t just sit there,” demands Williams, in character as the tyrannical magazine editor at the of a new teaser trailer. “Buy tickets. Or something.”

The long-anticipated The Devil Wears Prada opens October 24 at the Dominion Theatre in London.

Williams, who played the similarly chic Wilhelmina Slater in TV’s Ugly Betty, said in a statement, “Bringing Miranda Priestly to life in the West End is an absolute dream come true. Gird your loins, folks.”

No stranger to the stage, Williams made her West End debut in 2019 in a revival of City of Angels, and has appeared on Broadway in Into the Woods, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Sondheim on Sondheim, The Trip to Bountiful, After Midnight, and, most recently, 2022’s POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive.

Based on Lauren Weisberger’s 2003 novel and the 2006 movie adaptation (which starred Meryl Streep in the Priestly role), Prada features music by John, lyrics by Taub (whose Suffs is heading to Broadway this spring), and a book by Kate Wetherhead. Jerry Mitchell directs and choreographs.

Additional casting will be announced later.

A version of the musical, directed by Anna D. Shapiro, debuted in Chicago in 2022, with Broadway favorite Beth Leavel (The Prom) in the Priestly role, though a transfer was, at the time, nixed when John deemed the production “not ready” for an immediate subsequent staging.

Watch the teaser with Williams above.

Felicity Huffman says old life 'died' after college admissions scandal

The ‘Desperate Housewives’ actress served 11 days in prison, paid a $30,000 fine and completed 250 hours community service after she pleaded guilty in May 2019 to paying $15,000 to falsify her daughter’s SAT scores to help her get a college place, and admitted she is still “processing” the impact the scandal has had on her life.

Referring to the scandal by its FBI code name when asked how she feels about it now, she told The Guardian newspaper: “You mean Varsity Blues? How I am is kind of a loaded question. As long as my kids are well and my husband is well, I feel like I’m well.

“I’m grateful to be here. But how am I? I guess I’m still processing.

“I did a pilot for ABC recently that didn’t get picked up. It’s been hard. Sort of like your old life died and you died with it.

“I’m lucky enough to have a family and love and means, so I had a place to land.”

The 61-year-old actress — who has Sophia, 23, and Georgia, 21, with husband William H. Macy — has encountered a wide range of responses from the public to the scandal.

She said: “I’m not in any way whitewashing what I did but some people have been kind and compassionate. Others have not.”

Playwright and filmmaker David Mamet previously came to Huffman’s defence, writing an open letter that suggested she should have received the “Texas Verdict”, which he explained meant “Not Guilty, but Don’t do it Again”.

Asked about his viewpoint, she said: “I thought it was kind and brave of him to say something, regardless of what it was.”

The ‘Transamerica’ actress previously insisted she didn’t deliberately set out to “cheat the system”.

Opening up about how she knew her actions were part of a “crazy” time, Huffman told ABC7 Eyewitness News: “People assume that I went into this looking for a way to cheat the system and making proverbial criminal deals in back alleys, but that was not the case.”

Huffman explained that she had been working with purported college counsellor William ‘Rick’ Singer, who was eventually convicted for being the mastermind behind the scheme, and admitted she “trusted him implicitly”.

She added: “He recommended programs and tutors, and he was the expert. And after a year, he started to say, ‘Your daughter is not going to get into any of the colleges that she wants to, and so I believed him.

“When he slowly started to present the criminal scheme, it seemed like … that was my only option to give my daughter a future, and I know hindsight is 20/20, but it felt like I would be a bad mother if I didn’t do it. So, I did it.

“It felt like I had to give my daughter a chance at a future … which meant I had to break the law.”

Huffman’s daughter Sophia, 23, was ultimately admitted to Carnegie Mellon University’s theatre program in April 2020 after retaking the SAT and getting in on her own merit.

NAME THAT TUNE - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, ON FOX

Tony Award winner Jane Krakowski hosts, and Grammy Award-winning producer Randy Jackson serves as band leader. Actor/Writer/Comedian Wendi McLendon-Covey, playing for Foster Nation vs. Actor/Singer/Broadway Star Vanessa Williams, playing for The Vanessa Williams Endowed Scholarship Fund and Singer/Songwriter/Actor Howie Dorough, playing for Lupus LA vs. Singer/Actor Drew Lachey, playing forLachey Arts. Each one-hour episode of Name That Tune is comprised of two stand-alone half-hour contests, each pitting two players against each other, as they race against the clock to test their knowledge of songs, performed by the live band. The contests feature a rotating variety of games from the original format, before the iconic Bid-a-Note round. Pulling no musical punches, a true battle unfolds and the player with the most money at the end of Bid-a-Note wins the game and takes his or her bank into the final Golden Medley round, for a chance to win additional cash and potentially the $100,000 grand prize for their charity in the all-new “Divas vs. Boybands'' episode of Name That Tune airing Tuesday, February 6 (8:00 - 9:00 ET/PT) on FOX. (NTU-320) (TV-PG D, L)

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