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Faith Podcast Network will debut a four-part series, The Christ, billed as �an audio epic� and �the first ever full-scale audio dramatization of Jesus� life across four immersive episodes using cinematic-quality sound, music and performances.� It will feature more than 100 different characters and some high-profile Hollywood names toplined by Task and Emmy-nominated Ozark star Tom Pelphrey as Jesus Christ, opposite David Oyelowo as Pontius Pilot, Paul Walter Hauser as John the Baptist, Courtney Hope as Mary, mother of Jesus, Patricia Heaton as the host and John Rhys-Davies as the narrator.

The Christ comes from a creative team that includes writer and director Paul Cuschieri, co-director and producer Mark Ramsey and producer Jim Young. The Christ drops during Holy Week, with the first episode debuting on March 30. A new episode will be released each day through April 2, scheduled accordingly so that the entire series will be available by Good Friday on April 3. The official logline says The Christ will cover �the life, death and legacy of Jesus of Nazareth. Through betrayal, courage, suffering and hope, the series explores how one man�s story reshaped history � and redefined love, authority and sacrifice.�

Needless to say, it�s a tall task to step into the shoes of the most famous man who has ever lived. But Pelphrey seems to have arrived at the opportunity at just the right time in his life and career. Engaged to fellow Emmy nominee and beloved TV star Kaley Cuoco, he�s a new father who has only recently started to share more about his life off set. Long considered an actor�s actor, Pelphrey longed to stay in the space of being able to disappear into roles like his acting idol, Robert De Niro. As his profile changed, thanks to critically acclaimed turns in Ozark, Mank and Task, so did his perspective on how to engage with the public as a recognizable actor. He largely credits the shift in worldview to his sobriety, which he revealed on Instagram last October.

�12 years sober today,� he posted on Oct. 1, 2025. �Sober by the grace of God. Deeply grateful for my sobriety and the life I get to live because of it.� He wrote more words about it, but the one mentioned above � God � is most necessary for the below conversation with The Hollywood Reporter as Pelphrey opens up on the intimidation of voicing Jesus in The Christ, how some early Shakespearean acting advice from Mark Rylance came in handy while recording his first podcast series and the beauty of being able to wait for �the next thing that just lights me up.�

What was your reaction when your reps presented an opportunity to play Jesus in a new podcast?

I was so excited. Faith is such a big part of my life, and it has been for a while now. This came to be out-of-the-blue, and I was so excited to be a part of it and tell this great story.

I was raised Catholic, and you can still see remnants of the ashes on my forehead from [Ash Wednesday services]. But my real relationship to faith started when I got sober, and that is actually what got me sober. When people talk about sobriety, you often hear the phrase �by the grace of God.� I fully believe that to be true in my case. My life went from chaos into order. Maybe a lot of people can relate to this, but I think of my faith like the story of the prodigal son. You�ve gone astray and get beat up out there. You�re sad, scared and don�t know what to do, so you think you should go home. But instead of getting yelled at, punished or kept at arm�s length, you are received with joy. That�s how it felt for me. To now have an opportunity to be a part of telling a story about Jesus, who I believed saved my life, and for that story to possibly help someone who has felt lost, stranded, sad or scared, is deeply meaningful to me.

That was beautiful, thank you for sharing. You get the job, then comes a challenge of finding the voice of Jesus, perhaps the most famous person who has ever lived. Obviously, he sounds a bit like Tom Pelphrey, that�s why they hired you, but how did you settle on what Jesus sounds like?

I have to say that there�s a certain size to this that if I thought about it in a certain way, I would�ve been too scared to even attempt it. I�m new to voiceover work, and so regardless of the role, I was already a little intimidated. But I was also very nervous leading up to it. I felt that I shouldn�t try and do too much. And I thought that if I could add to this in any way, I should try and add what it is that I feel like I do best � try and find the most human interpretation of what Jesus is experiencing. That�s part of the power and the beauty of the story � fully God, fully man � and it was interesting to walk through the story by thinking of it more on the fully man side. For me personally, those are the moment in the story that have always touched me the most when Jesus felt and responded like a vulnerable human being.

I knew I would be saying some of the most famous sayings in human history, and if that doesn�t intimidate you a little bit, God bless, but it intimidated me. This is a slightly different way to talk about it but when I was in college at Rutgers, we got to study at [London�s] Globe Theatre, and it was amazing. It was such an incredible juxtaposition of what we were learning with [Sanford] Meisner and the kitchen sink, and all of that. We learned to stand up tall, use your voice and project.

Mark Rylance was still the artistic director there, and he came to talk to our class. At one point, he gave us an example of performance by doing the �to be, or not to be� speech five different ways in a row. He just ripped it, like, whoa. In my mind, what got blown open was how it was this very famous Shakespeare text that is so well known and can, at times, seem inaccessible because it�s so sacred and revered, [that it] became something else. Mark said, �Make everything personal.� He taught us to know what you�re saying and live in the truth of what�s happening. It blew my mind open. To come full circle, I was nervous because [the Christ project] was this very heightened and important role based on something that everybody knows and is familiar with and there�s a presumption that it needs to be said perfectly. I just knew that I would never say it perfectly. When we were about to start, it came time to surrender to the idea that it was never going to be perfect. But what I could offer to the best of my ability was that if I put myself into it, made it personal, said it how I felt it and how it made the most sense to me, we would accomplish the best version of that.

We recorded for four or five days. It was really nice because the recording process allowed us to be in the room with multiple actors at once, so that was a really nice way to play scenes. All of the actors are excellent voice actors, and they are so professional and can talk about the differences between this microphone and that microphone, all of this stuff that I didn�t know about. It was amazing to be in the room with them and be able to ask questions in between takes and learn a little bit of technique. I remember when a light bulb went off when I understood how the less volume you had, the more chance there would be for dexterity within the speech.

You can cheat these things because there�s a microphone so close to you. You can literally just get right on top of the microphone and whisper if you want. It�s very powerful and becomes very dynamic. Being in the room with these other actors was so helpful for performance and to build a sense of momentum so that every word, every line wasn�t uttered in isolation in a vacuum. It allowed me to pick up technique, which I�m always trying to do with everybody I work with. What can I steal here? What can I learn here? How can I get better?

Was there something you stole that was most impactful or meaningful during the process?

Understanding how much more you can play with dynamics in terms of sound, volume and proximity to the mic. I started on stage, and there�s a certain amount of volume and projection needed for that. When you start to work in film and TV, you understand that everything is going to come sit in your lap, and you can whisper and barely move your eyes and everything will be projected. I needed to make that jump in the booth as well. That was definitely something I felt like I walked out of there with on day five that I hadn�t walked in with on day one.

The obvious answer is the entire passage on the crucifixion. That was obviously a very intense thing to try and capture sitting on a chair in a booth. We tried to get as creative as we could to try and help that feel a little more impactful, even if that meant standing during some of those efforts, or even doing something as simple as breathing. I haven�t listened to it yet to see how it turned out.

How are you with that part of your job, as in listening to or watching your performances?

The nice thing is when there�s a lot of space between when you do it and when you might get to watch it. In general, I am not in love with myself and I don�t hate myself, so it�s OK. It�s really useful if you can try and watch it somewhat objectively. You can learn and see where you can get better the next time, which is always the goal. But what happens is when you first do something, you have so much information about it in your head. If I saw a scene on Task a month later, I still remember what we ate for lunch that day or that the scene required six hours of setups. You have so much information about it that you are not able to experience it for the first time or how the audience is experiencing it. But you are able to get that feeling the more time that has gone by. I�ve never once watched myself and didn�t think that there�s a lot of good things I could learn and do better the next time. But I don�t watch it and think, oh, I�m horrible, or anything like that. I feel like I�m getting better all the time, and that�s all I�ve ever wanted. I�m excited to listen to this.

There were some challenges of being in an audio booth when you�re meant to embody something very physical, because how do you create that? There were specific things that you would never have to do in any other context. I never have to be on set and act like I�m struggling to lift something or I�m exhausted sitting on a chair. If I�m on set and they want me to do that, I can go pick the fucking thing up and start running up and down with it until I�m exhausted and having a hard time lifting it, and then they can film me doing that.

Credit to the group of people I worked with � and this happens on a great set, too � but, honestly, every day I left in such a great mood. There are times when you work on things, and you can�t help but to feel like there�s an energy that comes and it lives in you. You can feel it. When you get to work in such a way and you�re accumulating that energy in the process of working, you release it and leave happy, even if what you worked on or released was very dark or intense or heavy. This doesn�t happen to me much anymore but when I was younger, I might leave feeling heavy. If you haven�t been able to live through or share that energy, that�s when you feel bad because you�ve cooked up something that is not yours and you weren�t able to get rid of it. It�s an energy thing.

This was also lovely because David Oyelowo is one of my good friends. The day before I was going in, I looked at the call sheet and I said to [my wife Kaley Cuoco], �David�s going to be there!� It was my first day and would be the first thing I ever recorded, and thank God it was with David because it just calmed me down and put me in such a great mood. He�s incredible. What a sweet, sweet, good, gentle, beautiful man. Paul Walter Hauser is also a buddy. He didn�t get to be there in person but he Zoomed in and I was able to say hi. It was a great group of people.

I�m doing this interview because it�s Tom Pelphrey playing Jesus, alongside other well-known actors like David Oyelowo and Paul Walter Hauser. They could�ve cast famous actors from the faith space but since it is recognizable Hollywood names, this has the potential to travel to a wider audience. Did you think about how it might circulate in the world with your involvement, and was that a motivator at all?

There are so many versions of me answering this. I love being an actor, and I will say that for a long time, I really struggled with sharing any part of myself publicly. I really tried to dance around it, partially because of how it made me nervous and partially because of all the insecurities around it. Also, I read an interview once a long time ago with a young Robert De Niro. He was one of my heroes as a young actor. He said that the more people knew about him, the harder it was for him to do his job. I must�ve read that at 17, and it burned into my brain because it�s undeniably true. As an actor like De Niro, which is the kind of actor I�ve always wanted to be, you want to disappear. You want to serve the character. But we don�t live in that world anymore. As much as Robert De Niro was able to do that back then, it�s not the world we live in now.

Sharing about sobriety and faith are so personal to me, and it means so much to me. The other thing you notice is when people are sharing things, you could say a word to a thousand people, and a thousand people hear a different version of that word. In all humility, to share something that matters to you, you first have to come to an understanding and acceptance that you�re surrendering how it�s going to be heard or what it means to anyone listening. You have no control over it. That�s been an amazing process to go through.

Yes. We were talking about sobriety and the first time I ever shared, on my own, about my sobriety was in the past year. There are a million reasons for that, and part of it was that with sobriety, with faith or getting to do a podcast like this, there came the possibility that at some point, an honest sharing of any of this in whatever humble way I can could potentially help someone or make them feel less alone. That outweighed my fear of being misunderstood. It�s an amazing thing. Once the seal was broken, it felt very freeing. I�m grateful that, like you said, on some level, my participation or David and Paul�s participation would lead you to want to do an article about this. It�s wild. Also, being a dad, you start to think about everything differently.

That was beautiful, thank you. And I appreciate you sharing about your sobriety because as someone who has been a fan of your work, seeing you share about your sobriety last year led me to think of your work in a new way. I know how meaningful of an experience it is and how it changes your life. But where do you go from here? How do you follow up playing Jesus Christ?

Well, I don�t imagine that I will ever have an experience quite like that again. But I will tell you that I will do the same thing that I always do. I wait patiently for the next thing that just lights me up. Honestly, right now, I�ve been waiting for a long time but there are some things coming that I�m really excited about. That in and of itself is such a blessing. You want to talk about life-changing, 12 years ago, I was just hoping for a way to pay my rent. I�m not able to wait forever now, but I can sit back a little bit and be a dad and I don�t need to work immediately to pay my bills. I can wait for things that really move me or speak to me. The longer I am in my sobriety, the deeper I am in my faith, the more I feel that there�s a real power in trying your best in all ways to be of service. I want to be like that as an actor, too. When I read something, if I feel like I can bring something special to it or help it come to life in a very unique way, then I go for it. I felt that way when I read Task because I felt like I could be of service to something bigger than me, and that�s where I want to live these days. I don�t feel that way all the time, so I wait until I do.

What a perfect way to tend. But I do have one more quick question because looking at you, you�re giving a little bit of Jesus today with the longer hair and the beard. Have you thought about letting it grow so when the podcast drops, you sound like Jesus but look a little like him, too?

As tempting as that might seem on some level, the last thing we need anybody thinking is I�m like Jesus in any way. I am a very poor, poor, pale imitation. But Jesus is somebody I�m trying to be more like. Like we say, it�s progress, not perfection.

The Christ is for free to listeners and can be found on all podcast platforms as well as TheChristPodcast.com.

Danny Pintauro Tells All About �Who�s The Boss� Ending, �As the World Turns� & �Cujo�

Pintauro began acting at just two years old, appearing in numerous commercials before landing the role of Paul Stenbeck on the CBS daytime drama As the World Turns. He left the soap for his first film role in the 1983 Stephen King adaptation Cujo, playing Tad Trenton, a young boy trapped in a car with his mother, played by Dee Wallace, as a rabid St. Bernard terrorizes them.

In 1997, Pintauro became an activist, as one of the first former child stars to publicly come out as gay. Years later, he also revealed that he was HIV+ and has since become an outspoken advocate, using his platform to raise awareness about LGBTQ+ issues and HIV education.

Pintauro has returned to Hollywood and most recently was seen in the Lifetime Christmas film A Country Christmas Harmony and the TV Series The Comeback Kid. He can currently be seen on Twitch creating little amazing Book Nooks.

Pintauro recently attended the Hollywood show in Burbank, California, and sat down with ReMIND Magazine to chat about his work on Who�s The Boss, As The World Turns, Cujo and his passion for building Book Nooks.

Danny Pintauro: Each audition story is funny, in a way. I don�t remember As the World Turns, but for Cujo one of the producers was going up the stairs and we were walking down the stairs after the audition. My mom always said the same thing. She said, �All right, now what do we say after every audition?� I was like, �I know, mom. If I get it, I get it. If I don�t, I don�t.� And he heard that, and that got me the job. I mean I�m sure the audition was good too. But that was the thing that got me the job because he trusted that I knew what the hell was going on.

Then for Who�s the Boss? Tony [Danza] and Judith [Light] had been their all-day auditioning kids for the two kid roles, and they were paraphrasing their lines by the time I got there. It�s Tony Danza and it�s Judith Light � they can do what they want, right?! I don�t actually remember this, it�s all hearsay, and Tony and Judith will tell you too. I walked in and they started doing the scene and I went, �I�m sorry, can we stop? I memorized the lines the way they were written in the script. So can you do it that way?� I was a little precocious kid. They were like that�s the kid. Already precocious at the age of six. So, yeah, that�s how I got it.

I�m the original character, Paul Stendek. It became Paul Ryan later. But because I got Cujo, they basically just wrote me out of the soap opera. I think there�s a little bit of drama, but I don�t know what the drama is. I�d have to ask my dad. So, the character went away for two years and then he came back and he was 15 � a sexy 15-year-old. A lot of really hot guys played Paul Ryan after me, which is pretty cool.

No, not at all. That�s the whole idea. People were 100% convinced that I was permanently traumatized. Even on a daily basis, filming each take, they thought, oh god, this kid�s gonna have problems in the future. So, Dee [Wallace] was always like �You know it�s not real,� Lewis [Teague, director] would go �Okay remember they�re not mean they�re just acting� and I was like �No I�m good, are we moving the camera?� It baffles me because how do you teach a six-year-old to separate that out.

But by Cujo I�d already been on a soap opera for four years and as you know every scene was trauma. I just posted some clips on my Instagram from As the World Turns. Number one, I don�t remember any of it and number two, I�m four, and I�m just sobbing acting. Colleen Zenk (Barbara Ryan), she played my mom, a consummate actress on As the World Turns for the entire run of that show. I�m just watching these clips thinking, Wow! I held my own against this amazing actress. I don�t remember a thing, not an ounce of it.

I mean, the memories are very slim. Actually, memories that I have are not of Dee. They�re of the craziest things. There was a camera on the inside of the car, and it was spinning around and I�m crying in the corner and she�s dying, and I was so fascinated by the idea that they had figured out how to cut a hole in the car. I have an image of that. I have an image of the car they cut in half so they could get the camera where the engine would be, and I thought that was so fascinating but like actual serious memories with Dee not a lot. I was six and anything that I know or stories that I tell are mostly hearsay from my mom or from Dee or from Lewis. I�ve sort of created memories from that.

Definitely the gum episode. Yeah, I had my first kiss and there�s this amazing moment. Tony and Angela walk in on us kissing, and they�re freaked out, of course. And then at the door, as she leaves, I go, �Oh, Heather, here�s your gum.� And I literally take the gum out of my mouth as Tony and Angela are watching in shock. I mean, it�s beautiful television.

Yes, and no. I guess there was an episode where Tony ran for school or city council or something, and my dad took one of the posters that says, �Micelli for President.� You don�t know that 20, 30 years later it�s gonna be a thing, right? So, it wasn�t like we really thought about it. I don�t know if anyone else took anything. I also didn�t really have any part of the set that was Jonathan-specific. If I had a bedroom set and I did at some point. That would have been cool to take something from that, but I think we did one episode where he had a bedroom.

Tony and Judith were always so excited when I would bring in my grades. They loved that I was focused on school as much as I was being on the show. Alyssa and I were always like brother and sister; I think my favorite memory of her is the very last episode. Just us hugging off stage while Tony and Judith filmed the last scene. It was so good. Just all those years coming back together and the sort of circle completing itself. It was really cool.

I mean, I had like two lines in the last episode, so it is what it is. But just the energy in the room, watching it, knowing that this is the end of a very good thing. I have very specific memories of that last moment for sure. We could have gone for another season, but I guess Tony was adamant about going out on a high note rather than doing that last season that nobody watches and then you�re like, oh we should have just called it a day. So, I think that�s really why they did that.

We even brought in the little kid in the last season because that�s what you did at the time. To boost ratings by bringing in some child. I was so offended in a way because that was me, but I had already outgrown that part. But I always thought they should have given me bigger parts. But no, they had to bring in a little kid.

Oh, she�s the best. Yeah, she was the boss, for sure. She was the consummate professional. She also had all these dachshunds. She always had dogs in her dressing room, barking away. She was lovely. She was good people.

I�m currently the boss of Book Nooks. That�s what I�m the boss of. I have this side job right now while I wait for acting stuff to come up. I build these miniatures live on Twitch. People just watch me build them and then I sign the bottom and send them off. I�ve been doing it for a year. I�ve made 164 Book Nooks since November.

I�ve always loved doing models. I don�t actually build or design them. I just assemble them. So, people pay me to assemble them for them. Why DIY [Do It Yourself] when I can DIFY [Do It For You]? That�s the catchphrase.

I decided to come back to being an actor at the worst time. The business is garbage right now. So, in the meantime, I build book nooks.

�Celebrity Jeopardy! All-Stars� Revaled

The All-Stars lineup includes all three prior �Celebrity Jeopardy!� champions � Ike Barinholtz (S1), Lisa Ann Walter (S2), and W. Kamau Bell (S3) � who will attempt to defend their titles against 18 of their most competitive fellow stars. These three champions will be seeded directly into the tournament semifinals.

The competing stars include Margaret Cho, Macaulay Culkin, Rachel Dratch, Mark Duplass, Sean Gunn, Mina Kimes, Cynthia Nixon, Katie Nolan, Patton Oswalt, Andy Richter, Mo Rocca, Ray Romano, Tim Simons, Mira Sorvino, Robin Thede, Jackie Tohn, Steven Weber and Roy Wood Jr.

The �Celebrity Jeopardy! All-Stars� Tournament will air across 10 hourlong episodes consisting of six quarterfinals, three semifinals and one final.

�Celebrity Jeopardy! All-Stars� is produced by Sony Pictures Television and executive produced by Michael Davies.

Matthew Morrison Sets Three-Week Broadway Return As Bobby Darin In �Just In Time�

Groff plays his final performance at Circle in the Square Theatre on Sunday, March 29, Jordan takes over on April 21 (through September 6) and Morrison will fill the spot for the three in-between weeks beginning Wednesday, April 1.

�Our show is made to fit like a glove around all kinds of virtuoso performers,� said Just In Time co-book writer Isaac Oliver in a statement. �I�m thrilled to get back in there and tailor the material so it�s personal to Matthew Morrison, his journey, his many talents, and to welcome him back home to Broadway where he belongs.�

The casting will mark Morrison�s first Broadway production in 10 years, since he played J.M. Barrie in 2015�s Finding Neverland. He made his Broadway debut in Footloose (1998), returned for The Rocky Horror Show in 2000 and hit full-on star status as Link Larkin in 2002�s smash Hairspray. He was Tony-nominated for his 2005 performance in The Light in the Piazza, and starred with Jill Clayburgh and Richard Thomas in Richard Greenberg�s 2005 play A Naked Girl on the Appian Way. He also starred in a Lincoln Center Theater�s Tony-winning 2008 revival of South Pacific.

Morrison broke through on television with his starring role as teacher Will Schuester in Fox�s 2009-2015 musical comedy series Glee. (His upcoming Just In Time gig will put him in the Broadway theater district just five blocks from where his Glee costar Lea Michele is currently appearing in Chess.)

Morrison�s other TV credits include The Good Wife and Grey�s Anatomy. He released his self-titled debut album on Mercury Records in 2011, and in 2013 released Where It All Began, a collection of Broadway standards produced by Phil Ramone.

His Just In Time casting was announced today by producers Tom Kirdahy, Robert Ahrens and John Frost.

Just in Time, directed by Alex Timbers (Moulin Rouge!), tells the story of singer Bobby Darin, whose many hits and signature tunes during a short life (he died in 1973 at 37 of sepsis following heart surgery) includes the title song, �Beyond the Sea,� �Mack the Knife,� �Splish Splash� and �Dream Lover.�

The critically acclaimed and audience-popular jukebox musical began performances Monday, March 31, 2025, and opened on Saturday, April 26, that year. The book is by Warren Leight and Isaac Oliver based on an original concept by Ted Chapin and Groff.

James Van Der Beek�s Final Movie Revealed: �The Gates� Trailer Shows Late Actor as Evil Pastor

Directed by John Burr (�Legend of the Muse�), the upcoming thriller will be in theaters March 13. In addition to Van Der Beek, the cast includes Mason Gooding, Algee Smith, Keith Powers, and Brad Leland.

�The Gates� tells the story of three friends who witness a murder while driving through a gated community. The trio finds itself targeted by a sinister pastor (Van Der Beek) and must face off against him and the neighborhood�s suspicious residents to survive.

In the trailer, Van Der Beek�s character proclaims, �I have been called upon to lead this community, and those boys seek to destroy us. Find them, and let God�s will be done.� Holding the trio at gunpoint, he later adds, �You�ve seen what happens when people get in my way.

Best known for his role as the titular protagonist Dawson Leery on �Dawson�s Creek,� Van Der Beek appeared in films like �Varsity Blues,� �The Rules of Attraction� and more. Later in his career, he starred in shows like �Mercy� and �Don�t Trust the B�- in Apt. 23.� Before his death on Feb. 11, Van Der Beek filmed a recurring role for Amazon Prime Video�s upcoming �Legally Blonde� prequel series, �Elle.�

In the wake of Van Der Beek�s death, his friends set up a GoFundMe account to support his wife and six children, which has raised over $2.6 million.

Burr developed �The Gates� from a script he penned. Gary Glushon, Ross Kohn and Nancy Leopardi serve as producers. Watch the trailer here.

Fox To Repeat �The Real Full Monty� Following James Van Der Beek�s Death

The network is now set to repeat the two-hour special following Van Der Beek�s death earlier this week from colorectal cancer.

The Real Full Monty will air on Wednesday, February 18 at 8pm, replacing a repeat of The Masked Singer, as the network honors the actor.

Van Der Beek was battling the disease when he signed up to the special, which featured stars including Anthony Anderson, Taye Diggs, NFL�s Chris Jones, Tyler Posey and Bruno Tonioli raising awareness for cancer testing and research by performing a strip-tease dance before a live audience.

During the special, the Dawson�s Creek star revealed to his peers that he had been in treatment. �For the last six months, I�ve been in treatment, I�ve done a whole bunch of therapies, holistic, integrative and otherwise, and it�s been a journey, man. I say that with confidence now, but there, there were definitely some dark days, and there were definitely some moments when I felt like I was walking through the valley of the shadow of death. When you�re staring at a positive diagnosis, then it�s like, okay, how deep within yourself are you willing to look,� he said.

A QR code will be visible throughout the broadcast, encouraging viewers to donate to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.

The special is based on a British format and was produced by Spun Gold TV and Fox Alternative Entertainment. Ashley Edens served as showrunner and exec produced alongside Anthony Anderson, Dan Norris and Nick Bullen and Daniela Neumann for Spun Gold.

James Van Der Beek�s Family Earns $2 Million After His Death as Friends Thank GoFundMe Donors: �It Reminds Us That Love Is Real�

Van Der Beek, who starred as Dawson Leery on the hit WB series �Dawson�s Creek,� died on Feb. 11 following a battle with colorectal cancer. Shortly after the news broke, friends launched a GoFundMe to support his wife, Kimberly Van Der Beek, and their six children.

�In the wake of this loss, Kimberly and the children are facing an uncertain future. The costs of James�s medical care and the extended fight against cancer have left the family out of funds,� the message on the GoFundMe reads. �They are working hard to stay in their home and to ensure the children can continue their education and maintain some stability during this incredibly difficult time. The support of friends, family, and the wider community will make a world of difference as they navigate the road ahead.�

The friends who created the page thanked fans on Feb. 12 for their donations, saying, �Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for showing up for James and his beautiful family. Your kindness has meant more than we can put into words. In the middle of deep grief, your support has been a light. It reminds us that love is real, that community is strong, and that James�s spirit continues to bring people together.�

They added that the family is spending time together to mourn and asked for privacy. �Your respect and understanding will give them the room they need to heal,� the statement continues. �Please continue to keep James�s wife and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you for honoring his life with compassion, generosity, and love.�

Van Der Beek was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2023 and publicly shared his diagnosis the following year. In 2025, he partnered with Propstore to auction memorabilia from �Dawson�s Creek� to help cover the costs of his treatment. He later expanded the effort by selling jerseys from the 1999 film �Varsity Blues,� raising funds for his own medical costs and to help other �families walking the same path.�

Isabella Wei, Ming-Na Wen & Tzi Ma Starring In Mina Shum�s �Flashdance� Inspired �Whatcha Want� Backed By Crave, Mongrel Media

The film, described by producers as �Crazy Rich Asians meets Flashdance�, sees Wei portray �a recent immigrant and trophy wife from Hong Kong who rediscovers her love of dance after her wealthy husband�s betrayal�.

Writer-director is festival regular Mina Shum, whose previous five films have played at Toronto, including most recently Meditation Park which was picked up by Netflix and also starred Ma. The Canadian filmmaker has also had multiple films at Sundance and her debut, Double Happiness, starring Sandra Oh, won Best First Feature at the Berlin Film Festival. She most recently wrote the drama This is Always, with Daniel Dae Kim�s 3AD producing.

Producers are Stephen Heyges, Raymond Massey and Mina Shum, with Naveen Prasad serving as executive producer. Backers include Telefilm Canada, Mongrel Media, Crave, and CBC. Prasad is handling international sales. Mongrel is releasing the film theatrically, with Crave handling streaming rights in Canada.

�Going to camera with so much gratitude and joy for our phenomenal cast and the talent gathered behind the scenes. Looking forward to every moment of this,� said Shum.

Mina Shum is repped by CAA, Hopscotch Pictures, and Gang, Tyer; Isabella Wei by Benchmark Management and 2pm Sharp; Ming-Na Wen by Innovative Artists, and Link Entertainment; Tzi Ma by BRS / Gage Agency and Echelon Talent Management.

James Van Der Beek, �Dawson�s Creek� Star, Dies at 48

Van Der Beek was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2023 and made his diagnosis public in 2024.

Van Der Beek�s family announced the news with a statement on his Instagram: �Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed peacefully this morning. He met his final days with courage, faith, and grace. There is much to share regarding his wishes, love for humanity and the sacredness of time. Those days will come. For now we ask for peaceful privacy as we grieve our loving husband, father, son, brother, and friend.�

Born in Connecticut, Van Der Beek got his start acting Off-Broadway while still in high school. He had appeared in several theater productions and a few independent films before his big break came when he was cast in �Dawson�s Creek� in 1997.

The show�s creator, Kevin Williamson, based Van Der Beek�s filmmaker character on his own experiences growing up. The popular series aired for six seasons on The WB and co-starred Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson and Michelle Williams. Van Der Beek�s teary response to being dumped by Katie Holmes� Joey character became a meme that endured long past the show�s end.

The cast of �Dawson�s Creek� reunited in September for a benefit in New York to raise money for Van Der Beek. He was too sick to participate in the live script reading, which was Williams� idea, but sent in a video-recorded message for the audience.

During his time on the show, he took on other roles such as starring in the football drama �Varsity Blues,� for which he won an MTV Movie Award. He played Jay in Kevin Smith�s �Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back,� and starred in �The Rules of Attraction.�

After �Dawson�s Creek� ended, he returned to the stage in �Rain Dance,� and guest starred on shows including �Criminal Minds� and �How I Met Your Mother.�

On �One Tree Hill,� Van Der Beek had a recurring role as a filmmaker, then had roles in series including �Mercy,� �Don�t Trust the B�- in Apt. 23� and �Friends With Better Lives.� On the Vice scripted series �What Would Diplo Do,� he earned positive reviews for playing the flashy dj.

More recently, his recurring roles included �CSI: Cyber,� �Pose� and he voiced 69 episodes of the animated �Vampirina.� He also appeared on the 28th season of �Dancing With the Stars,� and competed as Griffin on �The Masked Singer� in 2025. His most recent guest appearance was in two episodes of �Overcompensating.�

�Chicago P.D.� Alums Tracy Spiridakos & Jesse Lee Soffer To Reprise Roles For OneChicago Crossover Event

As was just revealed in the Chicago Med teaser for next week�s Wednesday night crossover event, Tracy Spiridakos and Jesse Lee Soffer will return to help their former colleagues as Hailey Upton and Jay Halstead, respectively.

The three-part crossover will air March 4 from 8-11 p.m. ET/PT. As we previously noted, the order in which the shows will air differs from the regular schedule. The night will kick off with Chicago Fire, followed by Chicago Med, and Chicago P.D. will close out the celebration.

Following her exit in Season 11 of Chicago P.D., Spiridakos reconnects with her character Upton, who has returned to her former stomping grounds, but this time on the federal level as a Special Agent of the FBI. She joins her former P.D. allies after a drug enforcement task force case out of her Detroit field office leads her back to Chicago.

Soffer departed from the hit police procedural Chicago P.D. after 10 seasons, though he has returned to direct three different episodes. The crossover will herald his first time back as Halstead. The last time we saw the character, he had taken a job with the Army in Bolivia, tracking drug cartel targets. Most recently, he�s been deep undercover, which leads him on a path to the same case that Upton is investigating.

When Halstead left the series, he and Upton had just gotten married, leaving her heartbroken and lost. Upon reflection, she also left the series to forge a new path with a new job working for the FBI. It will be nice to catch up with the character and see all that she�s been up to. Hopefully, the exes are able to talk beyond the big emergency to work out any animosity and clear up any misunderstandings so they are on better terms. I�m sure most fans would agree, a happily ever after would not be the worst thing in the world for the former love birds.

The logline for the crossover is as follows: Firehouse 51 is called to an airfield when a passenger jet suddenly goes silent mid-air, triggering a high-stakes emergency. Their discovery cracks open a bigger and deadlier mystery � one with consequences that could ripple far beyond the runway and put countless lives in jeopardy.

Surprise returns are not something new for the OneChicago Universe. For example, for Chicago Med�s big 200th episode, they brought back Will Halstead (Nick Gehlfuss) and Natalie Manning (Torrey DeVitto).

Up next for Spiridakos, she will be seen in the new USA Network series Anna Pigeon, playing the lead titular role. Anna is a former city slicker who became a park ranger in rural Washington after a devastating loss changed the trajectory of her life forever. While she tries to outrun her demons, her focus turns to solving crimes that have taken place within national park grounds, no matter who or what gets in her way.

The actress spoke to Deadline recently about the upcoming summer series and released a bevy of first-look images of her and her castmates, Ronnie Rowe Jr. as FBI Agent Frederick Stanton, a charismatic wanderer who chases crimes through national parks and keeps his cool, and Paulina Alexis as Zoey Bear Child, a young ranger coming into her own, whom Anna mentors.

Meredith Hagner, Guy Burnet & Freya Mavor Join Erotic Thriller �Scorn� From Sarah-Violet Bliss, Topic Studios

Character details are under wraps. As previously announced, Adria Arjona and Kingsley Ben-Adir lead the cast.

Currently in production in the UK, the film follows a woman who begins a passionate affair with a married man. When he then tries to re-cast their love as just a fling, she refuses to go away quietly.

Bliss is directing from her own script. Topic Studios is fully financing and producing alongside Dylan Clark and Brian Williams for Dylan Clark Productions (The Penguin, The Batman: Part I & Part II), as well as Amy Jackson (Aftersun) of Unified. The deal was negotiated by UTA and CAA.

One of the stars of Bliss� acclaimed dark comedy series Search Party for TBS and HBO Max, Hagner has most recently been seen starring opposite Vince Vaughn in the first season of Apple TV�s comedy Bad Monkey. She�s coming off production on Will Arbery�s FX pilot 7 Sisters, where she�s a series regular opposite Elizabeth Olsen, and is now shooting the lead role in Stephen Cone�s new film Systems of Color. She is repped by UTA, Suskin/Karshan Management, and Felker Toczek Suddleson.

Burnet is an English actor seen in Christopher Nolan�s Oppenheimer who currently stars in Season 2 of Paramount+�s critically acclaimed drama Landman, co-created by Taylor Sheridan. Upcoming, he�ll be seen starring opposite Jeff Daniels in the political thriller Reykjav�k, a retelling of the 1986 Reagan-Gorbachev summit at the height of the Cold War. Also set to appear in the actioner The Beast, led by Samuel L. Jackson, he is repped by The Way, Lasher Group, and Paul Hastings.

A Scottish actress known for roles in series like Skins and Industry, Mavor will next appear in Dalloway, directed by Yann Gozlan. Also recently wrapping on Netflix�s Pride and Prejudice series, where she plays Jane Bennet opposite Emma Corrin and Olivia Colman, she is repped by UTA, Agence Adequat, and B-Side Management.

�Grey�s Anatomy� Adds Jen Landon & Sara Paxton As Recurring For Season 22

Dr. Toni Wright (Landon) joins Grey Sloan as a plastic surgeon attending. She has a resume of accolades and innovations, which intimidates all who anticipate meeting her. Though particular and precise in an operating room, Toni possesses a magnetic zest for life and exudes warmth with patients and her students. Outside of work, she�s a charming and disorganized mess who says yes more than no.

Plastic surgery has great tradition at Grey Sloan with doctors such as Mark Sloan (Eric Dane) and Jackson Avery (Jessie Williams). The area has returned to the spotlight this season with the addition of new recurring plastic surgeon character Kavita (Anita Kalathara) and Kwan (Harry Shum Jr.) also leaning into that specialty (while also getting involved with Kavita).

As is the case with most new doctors at Grey Sloan, there is a possibility for Landon to do more episodes beyond the initial four, sources said.

Leticia (Paxton) comes to Grey Sloan with her brother Corban (Connor Price), who is once again hospitalized, leaving her very discouraged. Both Paxton and Price will appear in episodes 2011 and 2012.

Landon, best known for her breakout role as Teeter in Yellowstone, recently appeared in Max Barbarkow�s feature Brothers, Jason Reitman�s The Front Runner, and TV series Animal Kingdom, FBI: Most Wanted and Helstrom, among others. She�s repped by Vault Entertainment, Jerico Management and Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum Matlof & Fishman.

Paxton can most recently be seen in Zach Cregger�s horror film Weapons and recurring on Season 2 of Peacock�s Based On A True Story. She also had a key supporting role in Andrew Dominik�s Blonde. Paxton is repped by Gersh, 3 Arts Entertainment, Gersh and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher.

�The Audacity� Teaser: Jonathan Glatzer�s Silicon Valley Drama Stars Billy Magnussen As A Highly Stressed CEO

�Just got some news. Great news.� Magnussen�s Duncan says in the teaser. �Can�t tell you what, but it�s great.�

The eight-episode seres from Jonathan Glatzer premieres Sunday, April 12 on AMC and AMC+.

Saturn Awards Nominations

Best Actor in a Film
David Corenswet - Superman
Tom Cruise - Mission: Impossible � The Final Reckoning
Tom Hiddleston - The Life of Chuck
Oscar Isaac - Frankenstein
Michael B. Jordan - Sinners
Pedro Pascal - The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Sam Worthington - Avatar: Fire and Ash

Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series
Jack Alcott - Dexter: Resurrection
William Fichtner - Anne Rice�s Talamasca: The Secret Order
Jude Law - Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
James Marsden - Paradise
Babou Ceesay - Alien: Earth
Ethan Peck - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Stellan Skarsg�rd - Andor

Best Guest Star in a Television Series
Dave Dastmalchian - Dexter: Resurrection
Peter Dinklage - Dexter: Resurrection
Linda Hamilton - Stranger Things
James Remar - It: Welcome to Derry
Bill Skarsg�rd - It: Welcome to Derry
Samba Schutte - Pluribus
Paul Wesley - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

�Power: Origins� Adds Kelly McCreary & Hill Harper Among 5 Set To Recur, With �Raising Kanan�s Nadia Dajani To Reprise Original Role

They are Kelly McCreary (Grey�s Anatomy), Hill Harper (The Good Doctor), Damon Gupton (The Big Door Prize), and Tonya Pinkins (Sistas). The fifth person is Nadia Dajani, who will reprise the role of Teresa Boselli, which she originated in Power Book III: Raising Kanan�s third season.

Starz has teased the new spinoff prequel Power: Origins will be lighter fare, describing it as �a fun, rambunctious exploration of a new time period in the �Power� franchise.� The series will highlight �the unbridled audacity of young men on the rise, determined to become legends in the game.�

Power: Origins is centered around the early years of the two lead characters from the mothership series, James �Ghost� St. James (Power�s Omari Hardwick) and Tommy Egan (Joseph Sikora), who will be in their younger years by Spence Moore II and Charlie Mann, respectively. The character of Kanan Stark, originated by franchise executive producer Curtis �50 Cent� Jackson, will be portrayed in Power: Origins by Mekai Curtis, in a continuation of his leading role in Raising Kanan.

The new story follows the trio as ambitious young entrepreneurs on the rise, determined to make their mark on the streets of New York City.

The show�s first season will consist of 18 episodes, an increase from all prior Power spinoffs, including Power Book II: Ghost, Power Book III: Raising Kanan, and Power Book IV: Force, which have 10-episode seasons each.

In addition to Moore II, Mann and Curtis, the show also stars Jason Dirden, reprising the role of Traymont Stinson from Raising Kanan; Jennifer Ferrin as Tommy�s mom, Kate Egan; Lizzy DeClement local Queens nurse, Jill Wexler; Lenny Platt as finance bro, Lenny Seidell; Armani Gabriel as J-Boogs, one of Ghost and Tommy�s most trusted corner boys; and Everett Osborne as NY Jets tight end, Omay Moreau.

Jackson recently posted a photo of Moore II and Mann as Ghost and Tommy on the set of Power: Origins below. It�s a cool shot because it�s the past and the present, with the new Ghost and Tommy posing with the OG Kanan.

Dajani will play Teresa Boselli, the widow of Sal Boselli (played by Michael Rispoli in Raising Kanan), who is known to be tough and unsentimental. She had a tumultuous past with Kanan�s mother, Raquel Thomas (Raising Kanan�s Patina Miller), and is back to shake up Kanan�s operations.

McCreary will play Officer Melanie Rivers, a strategic and take-charge kind of woman who can be quite secretive and isn�t who she seems to be.

Harper will play Detective Burns, a speculative, curious, and relentlessly persistent cop who has a need to dig and insert himself in investigations that aren�t his own.

Pinkins will play Grandma Charlayne, Ghost�s loving grandmother, and a warm but unsteady presence whose neurological issues leave her slipping in and out of focus.

Gupton will play Detective Glover Archibald, who has seen and heard it all, a man who doesn�t like to be challenged and believes in solving cases the old-fashioned way.

Power: Origins is currently the only �Power� Universe show in production, following the conclusion of Power Book II: Ghost in 2024, and most recently, Power Book IV: Force, the Tommy Egan spinoff that just concluded its three-season run last week. Power Book III: Raising Kanan will end with its upcoming fifth season, expected to air later this year. The past timeline will continue via Power: Origins.

As we previously announced, a new present timeline series has been in development since last summer, from Power EP and Force showrunner/executive producer Gary Lennon and Force writer/producer Kendra Chapman (Power Book IV: Force). Both Lennon and Chapman serve as executive producers of the new project, with the former taking the reins as showrunner.

Power: Legacy (working title) would pick up following the events of the Force finale, and will reportedly be led by Sikora and Rainey Jr. We hear that things are looking good, but nothing official has been ordered as of yet. The final episode of Force really does a great job of setting up Legacy, with Tommy and Tariq ending the crime drama on the roof, discussing a future together as business partners, potentially back in New York.

After ending up as the King of Chicago�s seedy underbelly with a pregnant partner and new alliances ready to take a bullet for him, Tommy has a good thing going for him in the Windy City. However, who is to say they can�t make a pipeline from New York to Chicago and really blow up the business and take it to another level? P.S. This is all purely speculation, just dreaming big for the duo.

Sascha Penn (Power Book III: Raising Kanan) will showrun and executive produce Power: Origins from a pilot co-written by him and Courtney Kemp. The series is executive produced by Kemp, the creator and showrunner of the original Power, through her production company, End of Episode; Jackson, through his G-Unit Film and Television; Mark Canton, through Canton Entertainment; Chris Selak; Kevin Fox; and Pete Chatmon, who also serves as a director. Lionsgate Television will produce for Starz.

2026 Dorian Awards Nominations

FILM PERFORMANCE OF THE YEARRose Byrne, If I Had Legs I�d Kick You (A24)Timoth�e Chalamet, Marty Supreme (A24)Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)Jessie Buckley, Hamnet (Focus Features)Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon (Sony Pictures Classics)Michael B. Jordan, Sinners (Warner Bros.)Dylan O�Brien, Twinless (Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions)Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value (Neon)Amanda Seyfried, The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight Pictures)Tessa Thompson, Hedda (Amazon MGM Studios)

Online Film Critics Society Award Nominations

Best Actor:
Timoth�e Chalamet � Marty Supreme
Leonardo Di Caprio � One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke � Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan � Sinners
Wagner Moura � The Secret Agent

Best Actress:
Jessie Buckley � Hamnet
Rose Byrne � If I Had Legs I�d Kick You
Renate Reinsve � Sentimental Value
Amanda Seyfried � The Testament of Ann Lee
Emma Stone � Bugonia

Best Ensemble & Casting:
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

John Cunningham Dies: Prolific Broadway Actor, �Dead Poets Society� Dad Was 93

His death was announced by family, who noted that he died �in his beloved Victorian home aside the 11th hole at Rye Golf Club.�

Born June 22, 1932, in Auburn, New York, and raised in New Paltz, New York, Cunningham would go on a stint in the Army before attending the Yale School of Drama, where he attained a masters� degree and made a lifelong friend in classmate and future talk show host Dick Cavett.

After Yale, Cunningham launched a film, stage and TV career that would span 70 years, including early TV roles on soaps The Secret Storm, The Doctors, Another World and Search For Tomorrow.

He began his stage career even before he had an agent: Following an audition for director Moss Hart, the 27-year-old Cunningham made his debut in the 1960 national and international touring company of My Fair Lady, taking the roles of Zoltan and Henry Higgins understudy.

His second Broadway production came in 1968 when he was cast as a replacement in the original staging of Cabaret; he succeeded Bert Convy in the role of Clifford Bradshaw.

A long and steady stream of significant roles in Broadway productions would follow, among them: Nikos in Zorba, Peter (and the understudy for Bobby) in Company, John Adams in 1776, Flan Kittredge in Six Degrees of Separation (opposite Stockard Channing), Nicholas Pym in The Sisters Rosensweig and Captain E.J. Smith in Titanic.

Cunningham last appeared on the New York stage in 2012 when, at age 80, he appeared in an Off Broadway revival of Tina Howe�s Painting Churches, just one of numerous Off Broadway productions in which he starred through the decades.

On the film side, Cunningham played the supporting role of John in the 1993 movie version of Six Degrees of Separation (Donald Sutherland was cast in the lead role of Flan). Other film credits include include the role of grandfather to Matt Damon�s character in 1988�s Mystic Pizza, the father of Ethan Hawke�s character in 1989�s Dead Poets Society, and the father of, again, Damon�s character in 1993�s School Ties. Other film credits include the 1993 Michael J. Fox comedy For Love Or Money and John Singleton�s Shaft remake in 2000.

Cunningham�s stentorian voice was featured in the 1997 Kevin Kline comedy In and Out (Cunningham was the voice on the �Be A Man� instructional guide) and as a newsreel announcer in 1997�s Starship Troopers.

His many TV credits include Law & Order, 30 Rock, The Good Wife, Damages, Cupid and Blue Bloods.

Cunningham is survived by his wife of nearly 70 years, Carolyn Cotton Cunningham; children Christopher, Catherine, and Laura; six grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. The family will host a memorial service at Rye Presbyterian Church in Rye, New York (and online via Zoom through the Church�s website) on Saturday, January 17 at 1:30 p.m. ET. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Entertainment Community Fund.

Talk Show Appearance

PRESENTERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE �83RD ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBES

Presenters for the 83RD ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBES include: Amanda Seyfried, Ana de Armas, Ayo Edebiri, Charli xcx, Chris Pine, Colman Domingo, Connor Storrie, Dakota Fanning, Dave Franco, Diane Lane, George Clooney, Hailee Steinfeld, Hudson Williams, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Garner, Joe Keery, Judd Apatow, Julia Roberts, Justin Hartley, Kathryn Hahn, Keegan-Michael Key, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Hart, Kyra Sedgwick, Lalisa Manobal, Luke Grimes, Macaulay Culkin, Marlon Wayans, Melissa McCarthy, Mila Kunis, Miley Cyrus, Minnie Driver, Orlando Bloom, Pamela Anderson, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Queen Latifah, Regina Hall, Sean Hayes, Snoop Dogg, Wanda Sykes, Will Arnett and Zo� Kravitz.

The Golden Globes, often referred to as �Hollywood�s Party of the Year�,� is the largest awards show in the world to celebrate the best of film, television and now podcasting. Multi-Emmy Award�-winning producing duo Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner of White Cherry Entertainment (WCE) will return as executive-producing showrunners for the 83RD ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBES. Dick Clark Productions will plan, host and produce the 83RD ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBES, which has been viewed in more than 185 countries and territories worldwide. This year�s votes were again tabulated by KPMG, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm.

*Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers will have access to stream live via the live feed of their local CBS affiliate on the service, as well as on-demand. Paramount+ Essential subscribers will not have the option to stream live, but will have access to on-demand the day after the special airs.

Actor Awards Nominations 2026 (Formerly SAG Awards)

Cast Ensemble in a Motion Picture
�Frankenstein� (Netflix)
�Hamnet� (Focus Features)
�Marty Supreme� (A24)
�One Battle After Another� (Warner Bros.)
�Sinners� (Warner Bros.)

Male Actor in a Leading Role
Timoth�e Chalamet, �Marty Supreme� (A24)
Leonardo DiCaprio, �One Battle After Another� (Warner Bros.)
Ethan Hawke, �Blue Moon� (Sony Pictures Classics)
Michael B. Jordan, �Sinners� (Warner Bros.)
Jesse Plemons, �Bugonia� (Focus Features)

Cast Ensemble in a Drama Series
�The Diplomat� (Netflix)
�Landman� (Paramount+)
�The Pitt� (HBO Max)
�Severance� (Apple TV)
�The White Lotus� (HBO Max)

Cast Ensemble in a Comedy Series
�Abbott Elementary� (ABC)
�The Bear� (FX)
�Hacks� (HBO Max)
�Only Murders in the Building� (Hulu)
�The Studio� (Apple TV)

Female Actor in a Drama Series
Britt Lower, �Severance� (Apple TV)
Parker Posey, �The White Lotus� (HBO Max)
Keri Russell, �The Diplomat� (Netflix)
Rhea Seehorn, �Pluribus� (Apple TV)
Aimee Lou Wood, �The White Lotus� (HBO Max)

Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Ike Barinholtz, �The Studio� (Apple TV)
Adam Brody, �Nobody Wants This� (Netflix)
Ted Danson, �A Man on the Inside� (Netflix)
Seth Rogen, �The Studio� (Apple TV)
Martin Short, �Only Murders in the Building� (Hulu)

Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Kathryn Hahn, �The Studio� (Apple TV)
Catherine O�Hara, �The Studio� (Apple TV)
Jenna Ortega, �Wednesday� (Netflix)
Jean Smart, �Hacks� (HBO Max)
Kristen Wiig, �Palm Royale� (Apple TV).

Isiah Whitlock Jr. Dies: �The Wire� Actor & Frequent Spike Lee Collaborator Was 71

His manager Brian Liebman told Deadline that Whitlock died peacefully after battling a short illness,

Born in South Bend, Indiana, Whitlock started his acting career by joining San Francisco�s American Conservatory Theater after graduating from college.

His first notable screen role was a 1987 guest shot on CBS� Cagney & Lacey. He worked steadily in television for the past 3� decades doing dozens of guest appearances including the Law & Order franchise, with multiple episodes each on the mothership series, Special Victims Unit and Criminal Intent.

Whitlock probably is best known for his role as corrupt State Sen. R. Clayton �Clay� Davis on HBO�s The Wire. He appeared on all five seasons of David Simon�s lauded crime drama, recurring in Seasons 1-4 before joining the main cast in Season 5.

He also recurred on HBO�s political comedy Veep as Secretary of Defense Gen. George Maddox and was a series regular on Showtime�s legal thriller drama Your Honor, playing a politician with connections to organized crime.

Whitlock�s last TV role was a series-regular turn as the Chief of Police opposite Uzo Aduba on Netflix�s White House murder mystery The Residence, which was premiered in March.

In features, Whitlock is known for his longstanding relationship with Lee, appearing in six of the Oscar-winning filmmaker�s movies: 25th Hour (2002), She Hate Me (2004), Red Hook Summer (2012), Chi-Raq (2015), BlacKkKlansman (2018) and Da 5 Bloods (2020).

It was in 25th Hour that Whitlock first introduced what would become his signature phrase, �Sheeeeeit,� his own interpretation of the word �sh*t,� a delivery he said in a 2008 interview that he had picked up from his uncle Leon.

�I did it there, and I did it in She Hate Me,� he said in the interview. �But then, when I got on to The Wire, I saw a couple of opportunities where I could do it, and I did. And they started writing it in.�

�I was in, I think, Grand Central Station and far away I heard someone say it and they�d be kind of smiling� he said. �I�m glad people enjoy it.�

In another meta moment, Whitlock got to play a character in the 2011 movie Cedar Rapids who is a self-professed fan of The Wire.

On the big screen, he most recently was seen in Elizabeth Banks� black comedy Cocaine Bear and soon will be heard as part of the voice cast of the Pixar/Disney animated feature Hoppers.

�Isiah was a brilliant actor and even better person,� Liebman told Deadline. �He was loved by all who had the pleasure to work with or know him. He will be greatly missed.�

Peter Greene Dies: �Pulp Fiction� & �The Mask� Actor Was 60

Born on Oct. 8, 1965 in Montclair, New Jersey, Greene made his screen acting debut in an episode of the short-lived 1990 NBC crime drama series Hardball and his feature debut in the 1992 film Laws of Gravity, in which he starred opposite Edie Falco.

It was a fast rise from there. In 1993, Greene headlined the film Clean, Shaven, which screened at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. In 1994, he was in two big movies. He played a villain, Zed, in Quentin Tarantino�s Pulp Fiction, which won the Palme d�Or at that year�s Cannes Film Festival, and the main antagonist, Dorian Tyrell, opposite Jim Carrey in The Mask.

Greene has continued to work steadily since. He starred in such films as Kiss & Tell, Blue Streak, End Game and The Bounty Hunter and had memorable turns in The Usual Suspects and Training Day. On TV, he was a series regular on the NBC drama series The Black Donnellys and recurred on ABC�s Life on Mars and NBC�s Chicago P.D. He most recently appeared in an episode of the John Wick prequel series The Continental.

�He was one of the best character actors on the planet,� Edwards said, revealing that Greene had two projects coming up, Mascots with Mickey Rourke and a documentary he was narrating titled From the American People: The Withdrawal of USAID with Jason Alexander and Kathleen Turner.

�He was passionate about shedding light on all the deaths that have happened around the world as a result of America dismantling USAID,� Edwards said. �He was a good friend who would give you the shirt off his back. He was loved and will be missed.�

Greene is survived by a brother and a sister who has been notified of his death, Edwards said.

Grant Gustin, Tom Pelphrey, Paul Sparks & More Set For Dark Comedy �Rooster� From First-Time Feature Director Mills McQueen

Written by McQueen, Rooster is set in late �90s Austin, following a once-promising salesman who clears his debts by stealing his neighbor�s precious pet rooster and selling it as a prize fighting cock, setting off a chain of disastrous events when the beguiled buyer demands more than his money back.

Shot in Austin, the film is produced by Carl Effenson (Mudbound, Bob Trevino Likes It) and Kelly Peck (The Brutalist, The Son and the Sea). Executive Producers include Amber Brask, McQueen, Edgar Rosa, Alex Borlenghi, Michael Denton, and Greg Denton.

In a statement to Deadline, producers Effenson and Peck said McQueen �strikes the perfect balance between levity and menace� with a film �unlike anything we�ve ever seen.�

They added, �We�re so excited to bring this original and hilarious film to audiences, and for them to experience Mills McQueen for the first time.�

For his part, McQueen told us, �I�m committed to original storytelling, with films that remind us of the sensibilities of simpler, more connected times. It was imperative to create a homage to 90s films, when movies were written for 40 ft screens, and rented habitually for at home rewatches. ROOSTER and the artists that participated in its creation, are part of the powerful renaissance to connect audiences with the theatre again.�

Gustin is repped by CAA, Robert Stein Management, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller; Pelphrey by Gersh, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern; Sparks by Gersh and Circle Management + Production; Schlaepfer by Gersh; Hidaka by Gersh and Luber Roklin Entertainment; Knapp by Gersh, Luber Roklin, and Yorn, Levine, Barnes; and Yao by Stewart Talent, Luber Loklin, and Peikoff Mahan.

Amanda Seyfried To Star In �Skinny Dip� As Carl Hiaasen Series Adaptation

Amazon is now developing the series, which comes from Once Upon A Time creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis, as well as Bill Lawrence. Earlier this year, HBO Max was developing the book but passed.

Seyfried, who is coming off Peacock miniseries Long Bright River and is currently promoting Paul Feig feature The Housemaid, will star as Joey Perrone in the adaptation of the book, which tells the story of a woman who is pushed off a cruise liner by her marine scientist husband but survives and plots revenge with a former cop.

Per the logline, Perrone�s second anniversary didn�t go quite as planned. She expected earrings, but instead, her husband Chaz had alternate plans. After unexpectedly finding herself on the other side of those plans, she vows to get revenge. Teaming up with a disgraced ex-cop, Joey sets out to make Chaz pay.

The one-hour dramedy is produced by Warner Bros. Television with Lost exec producers Horowitz and Kitsis writing and exec producing. Lawrence is exec producing via his Doozer shingle, which has an overall with the studio, alongside Jeff Ingold and Liza Katzer. Seyfried and Hiaasen also exec produce.

It�s been a long road for Skinny Dip. In 2011, HBO was developing an adaptation with Michael Keaton as an exec producer. The CW piloted it in 2018, from Russel Friend and Garrett Lerner with Parks and Recreation�s Sarah Wright Olsen as Joey but it was not picked up to series. A year later, Quibi took a crack with the same creative team. Earlier this year, Max was developing the series with Horowitz, Kitsis and Lawrence attached.

It is one of a number of Hiaasen projects currently on air and in the works. Lawrence produces Bad Monkey, an adaptation of Hiaasen�s eponymous 2013 novel, for Apple with Vince Vaughn starring that has been renewed for a second season. ABC is also set to premiere RJ Decker, starring Scott Speedman from Elementary creator Rob Doherty, based on Hiaasen�s 1987 novel Double Whammy, in midseason.

Lawrence has talked up his love of Hiaasen�s books. He told Deadline last year, �Carl Hiaasen is a hero of mine, I started reading his books when I was like 15.�

Procter & Gamble Backs New Soap Opera Consisting Entirely of Micro-Episodes

The consumer-products giant behind household staples like Tide, Crest and Pampers has been entwined with daytime serials for nearly a century, helping to produce radio dramas like �The Guiding Light�; daytime TV mainstays including �As the World Turns�; and a recent revival of the format called �Beyond the Gates� that airs on CBS. Now the company hopes to reach digitally savvy consumers with an intriguing twist on the old formula.

In January, P&G will launch �The Golden Pear Affair,� a 50-episode �microsoap� that will be made available initially via social media and, later, a bespoke mobile app. The idea, say backers of the new program, is to reach people who are used to giving content a swipe on a mobile phone, rather than those who sit back and passively swoon in front of a more traditional screen.

Will fans of the original concept flock to new one? The bite-sized episodes �are serialized dramas. They are soapy and there are going to be some elements that are a little out there,� says Anna Saalfeld, head of P&G Studios. But the new series � some people behind the scenes refer to it as a �short opera� � is �definitely social-first. It is optimized for viewing on your screen. It is very snackable. There are key differentiators� from old-school programs.

�The Golden Pear Affair� is meant to highlight Procter�s Native line of personal-care products. A new collection of �Global Flavors� products sport fragrances from around the world, and will likely get some nods during all the action in �Pear.� �It�s got romance. It�s certainly got adventure. And it�s a lot of fun,� says Geneva Wasserman, global executive vice president of entertainment IP strategy and investment at Dentsu, the agency that has worked with Procter & Gamble on creating the series.

Native may have more room for such play. The brand was founded in 2015 with a commitment to clean formulae for its products. P&G acquired it in 2017 � a nod, perhaps, to the growing clout of start-up consumer brands such as Dollar Shave Club, Honest Co. or BodyArmor. Native is no Tide or Old Spice, which are instantly recognizable and potentially harder to slip into a piece of programming without distracting the viewer.

�Golden Pear Affair� stars Nick Ritacco and Aloyna Real, two actors who have played roles in other microdramas. The Native products being spotlighted will be available only via the brand�s website and in Target stores. The hopes is that viewers will swipe their way through the whole production.

�We want you to have a little smile and a laugh, but also a shock, and ask �What�s going to happen next?�� says Wasserman.

Procter is the latest to enter the growing frenzy around what is known as �microcontent,� or programming with stories and plots that are told over the course of dozens of episodes that may last just a minute or two (some parts of �Golden Pear� may go as long as two and a half minutes). In recent months, several companies have begun to supply bite-sized dramas and serials for venues like TikTok or Meta�s Reels. In China, the content capsules have already proven quite popular. Microdramas could generate as much as $11 billion in 2026, according to estimates from Omdia, a London consultancy.

Already, U.S. media companies are trying to woo adherents of shorter stuff to their own venues, well aware that a rising generation of viewers is growing accustomed to having more control over the content they watch. Viewers can now swipe away instantly if they�re bored with something.

Spanish-language giant TelevisaUnivision in 2025 offered sponsorships tied to a new wellspring of �microdramas�� as many as 30 different titles. But the company plans to increase its production to as many as 100 in 2026. The company recently produced a Spanish-language microdrama for the large retailer JCPenney.

Others are courting similar (short) attention. When ESPN unveiled its much-ballyhooed new �ultimate� streaming service earlier this year, it did so along with a new interactive version of �SportsCenter� that is perfect for young sports aficionados with limited time. �SportsCenter for You� doesn�t feature anchors or intros. It serves up quick, consecutive clips � a key play, a short report from a correspondent � all narrated by Hannah Storm or handful of other ESPN personnel, boosted by A.I. ESPN calls its rapid-fire clips �verts.� Meanwhile, the new Fox One streaming service features �shorts� that let users dive into their favorite topics or programs with a series of attenuated video vignettes.

�Golden Pear� drama starts from the first second of the program. The heroine is marrying a crime boss, and things pick up from there, says Jonas Barnes, founder of Pixie USA, a Georgia-based microdrama studio that produced the new series. The hope is that any nods to Native won�t get in the way of viewers enjoying the show. �What�s really important is making the product part of the story where it�s instrumental. and not just on the table. Or the character picking it up and saying, �Look what I got.��

Procter & Gamble wants to get Native into the hands of young consumers. To do so, the company needs to connect with them in the venues where they get their content � and accommodate their behaviors. �A lot of our growth is going to come from multicultural consumers. A lot of our growth is going to come from younger consumers, says Saalfield. �This format really affords us� an opportunity to speak with them in ways they might appreciate.

Executives believe viewers will stick around for the high production values of the series, as well as some of the humor and sudsy antics. Procter will be counting the length of time people interact with the episodes, and how many they watch, among other behaviors.

Add up all the views, says Wasserman, and they may just equal something bigger than the sum of its parts �If you watch it all, you�ve got an hour, maybe an hour and a half of content � like a feature film.�

Bleecker Street Acquires Horror-Comedy �Buzzkill� Starring Billy Magnussen & Lulu Wilson

Directed by Joe Lynch (Suitable Flesh), Buzzkill is billed as a monster movie with a boozy twist. Magnussen plays Sheriff Red, who while recently widowed and struggling with drinking too much, launches an investigation as townspeople begin turning up murdered and dismembered. He soon discovers that a horrifying creature is stalking the town � and can only be seen by the inebriated. With the annual brewery festival approaching and the entire town preparing for a weekend of heavy drinking, Red must confront his demons to save his town.

Written by Colin McLaughlin, the film has Wilson playing Red�s vengeful younger sister, Lydia. Dane and Cole Eckerle are producing under their Bad Grey banner, alongside Jonathan Schwartz and Nick Shumaker for Anonymous Content, and Magnussen for HappyBad Bungalow. David Levine is executive producing alongside Bleecker Street�s Kent Sanderson, Tyler DiNapoli, and Miranda King, with Anne Hollister and Shane Andries acting as co-executive producers. The Veterans is handling international sales for the film. We were first to report on the castings of Magnussen and Wilson.

In a statement on the Buzzkill acquisition, Bleecker Street CEO Kent Sanderson said, �Bleecker�s mandate is, above all else, to bring genres of all kinds to theatergoers, and Buzzkill aims to make the theater into the ultimate, thrilling and blood-soaked party. Joe brings such a distinct voice to his work, and we�re excited to be partnering with him and the whole cast.�

Bleecker Street�s King and Avy Eschenasy negotiated the deal for the company, with Anonymous Content�s Shumaker and UTA Independent Film Group negotiating on behalf of the filmmakers.

2026 Critics Choice Awards Nominations

BEST ACTOR
Timoth�e Chalamet � Marty Supreme (A24)
Leonardo DiCaprio � One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Joel Edgerton � Train Dreams (Netflix)
Ethan Hawke � Blue Moon (Sony Pictures Classics)
Michael B. Jordan � Sinners (Warner Bros.)
Wagner Moura � The Secret Agent (Neon)

BEST ACTRESS
Jessie Buckley � Hamnet (Focus Features)
Rose Byrne � If I Had Legs I�d Kick You (A24)
Chase Infiniti � One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Renate Reinsve � Sentimental Value (Neon)
Amanda Seyfried � The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight Pictures)
Emma Stone � Bugonia (Focus Features)

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Kathy Bates � Matlock (CBS)
Carrie Coon � The Gilded Age (HBO Max)
Britt Lower � Severance (Apple TV)
Bella Ramsey � The Last of Us (HBO Max)
Keri Russell � The Diplomat (Netflix)
Rhea Seehorn � Pluribus (Apple TV)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Patrick Ball � The Pitt (HBO Max)
Billy Crudup � The Morning Show (Apple TV)
Ato Essandoh � The Diplomat (Netflix)
Wood Harris � Forever (Netflix)
Tom Pelphrey � Task (HBO Max)
Tramell Tillman � Severance (Apple TV)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Nicole Beharie � The Morning Show (Apple TV)
Den�e Benton � The Gilded Age (HBO Max)
Allison Janney � The Diplomat (Netflix)
Katherine LaNasa � The Pitt (HBO Max)
Greta Lee � The Morning Show (Apple TV)
Skye P. Marshall � Matlock (CBS)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Adam Brody � Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Ted Danson � A Man on the Inside (Netflix)
David Alan Grier � St. Denis Medical (NBC)
Danny McBride � The Righteous Gemstones (HBO Max)
Seth Rogen � The Studio (Apple TV)
Alexander Skarsg�rd � Murderbot (Apple TV)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Kristen Bell � Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Natasha Lyonne � Poker Face (Peacock)
Rose McIver � Ghosts (CBS)
Edi Patterson � The Righteous Gemstones (HBO Max)
Carrie Preston � Elsbeth (CBS)
Jean Smart � Hacks (HBO Max)

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Jessica Biel � The Better Sister (Prime Video)
Meghann Fahy � Sirens (Netflix)
Sarah Snook � All Her Fault (Peacock)
Michelle Williams � Dying for Sex (FX on Hulu)
Robin Wright � The Girlfriend (Prime Video)
Ren�e Zellweger � Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Peacock)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Erin Doherty � Adolescence (Netflix)
Betty Gilpin � Death by Lightning (Netflix)
Marin Ireland � Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock)
Sophia Lillis � All Her Fault (Peacock)
Julianne Moore � Sirens (Netflix)
Christine Tremarco � Adolescence (Netflix).

83rd Golden Globe Award Nominations

Best Performance By a Male Actor in a Motion Picture � Drama
Joel Edgerton - Train Dreams
Oscar Isaac - Frankenstein
Dwayne Johnson - The Smashing Machine
Michael B. Jordan - Sinners
Wagner Moura - The Secret Agent
Jeremy Allen White - Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

Best Performance By a Female Actor in a Motion Picture � Musical or Comedy
Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs I�d Kick You
Cynthia Erivo - Wicked: For Good
Kate Hudson - Song Sung Blue
Chase Infiniti - One Battle After Another
Amanda Seyfried - The Testament of Ann Lee
Emma Stone - Bugonia

Best Performance By a Male Actor in a Motion Picture � Musical or Comedy
Timoth�e Chalamet - Marty Supreme
George Clooney - Jay Kelly
Leonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon
Lee Byung-Hun - No Other Choice
Jesse Plemons - Bugonia

Best Performance By a Female Actor in a Television Series � Drama
Kathy Bates - Matlock
Britt Lower - Severance
Helen Mirren - MobLand
Bella Ramsay - The Last of Us
Keri Russell - The Diplomat
Rhea Seehorn - Pluribus

Best Performance By a Female Actor in a Television Series � Musical or Comedy
Kristen Bell - Nobody Wants This
Ayo Edebiri - The Bear
Selena Gomez - Only Murders in the Building
Natasha Lyonne - Poker Face
Jenna Ortega - Wednesday
Jean Smart - Hacks

Best Performance By a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Claire Danes - The Beast in Me
Rashida Jones - Black Mirror
Amanda Seyfried - Long Bright River
Sarah Snook - All Her Fault
Michelle Williams - Dying for Sex
Robin Wright - The Girlfriend

Best Performance By a Female Actor in a Supporting Role On Television
Carrie Coon - The White Lotus
Erin Doherty - Adolescence
Hannah Einbinder - Hacks
Catherine O�Hara - The Studio
Parker Posey - The White Lotus
Aimee Lou Wood - The White Lotus.

�Power: Origins� Rounds Out Cast, Including Jason Dirden Reprising �Raising Kanan� Role; Production On Supersized Season 1 Kicks Off

Starz teases the new series will be lighter fare, describing it as �a fun, rambunctious exploration of a new time period in the �Power� franchise.� Power: Origins will highlight �the unbridled audacity of young men on the rise, determined to become legends in the game.�

The recurring cast joins the previously announced leads, Spence Moore playing young Ghost, Charlie Mann as Tommy, and Mekai Curtis coming back as Kanan, in this new story following the trio as ambitious young entrepreneurs on the rise, determined to make their mark on the streets of New York City. The original roles in the mothership series were Omari Hardwick (Ghost), Joseph Sikora (Tommy), and franchise executive producer Curtis �50 Cent� Jackson (Kanan), who also serves as the narrator on Raising Kanan.

Among the newly added cast members is a familiar face: Jason Dirden, who will reprise the role of Traymont Stinson from Raising Kanan. Traymont was a once-trusted associate of the Thomas family who betrayed them. He was last seen in the first prequel of the franchise�s fourth season in Episode 4. He was so close to dying then, but he survived and is crossing over into Power: Origins in a recurring role.

The first season will also see Jennifer Ferrin (The Blacklist), Lizzy DeClement (New Amsterdam), Lenny Platt (The Hot Zone), Armani Gabriel (Blue Bloods), and Everett Osborne (Sweetwater) in recurring roles.

Kate Egan (Ferrin): Tommy�s mother, Kate Egan, is melodramatic, attention-seeking, and manipulative, especially if she�s using and desperate to get her hands on her next fix. Despite this, Tommy is fiercely devoted to her, taking care of her and trying to keep her clean.

Jill Wexler (DeClement): Smart, ambitious and sharp-tongued, Jill is a nurse at a local Queens hospital with big dreams to someday go to medical school. A recovering addict who has experienced a lot of heartbreak in her young life, she falls hard for Tommy but is also quick to call him on his bullshit and frequent idiocy.

Lenny Seidell (Platt): A charismatic, confident finance bro turned fitness entrepreneur who owns a handful of successful NYC gyms with ambitions to create a fitness empire. Lenny�s business model relies heavily on providing steroids to his elite gym clientele and he�s always looking for new partners.

J-Boogs (Gabriel): Sharp, street smart and scrappy, J-Boogs is a reliable foot soldier with a good eye for the game. He�s one of Ghost and Tommy�s most trusted corner boys.

Omay Moreau (Osborne): A superstar tight end with the NY Jets and a generous friend to those in his inner circle, Omay invites his pals into an extravagant world of parties, hot women and hotter cars- all with no strings attached- or so it seems.

�[Power: Legacy] is already shooting in New York, and it will have 18 episodes. It�s like two seasons instead of the way we did it last time. So that�s gonna be cool. It�s exciting,� Jackson told Deadline last week while promoting the Netflix documentary he executive produced, Sean Combs: The Reckoning. The four-part documentary drops tomorrow, as will our coverage.

When asked for an update on Power: Legacy (w/t), a present timeline spinoff in development, he joked, �I�m waiting on their money,� referring to Starz.

Raising Kanan recently concluded airing its fourth season, with a fifth and final season in the can and set to premiere in 2026, which will connect to Power: Origins. Force is currently dropping episodes weekly on Sundays from its third and final season. It stars franchise favorite Tommy Egan, who is expected to star in Power: Legacy alongside Power Book II: Ghost�s star Michael Rainey Jr. in his original role of Tariq St. Patrick. Potentially, this sets up the story for an appearance from Tariq in the finale of Force, leading into their adventures in Legacy, if it gets picked up.

Sascha Penn (Power Book III: Raising Kanan) will showrun and executive produce Power: Origins from a pilot co-written by Penn and Courtney Kemp. The series is executive produced by Kemp, the creator and showrunner of the original Power, through her production company, End of Episode; Curtis �50 Cent� Jackson, through G-Unit Film and Television; Mark Canton, through Canton Entertainment; Chris Selak; Kevin Fox; and Pete Chatmon, who also serves as a director. Lionsgate Television will produce for Starz.

Jon Lindstrom Breaks Down His �General Hospital� Return as Kevin Collins

For the actor, who is currently playing Joey Armstrong on Beyond the Gates, it was a matter of working out his schedule. �It�s just been difficult to find the time,� explains Lindstrom, who shoots the new CBS soap in Atlanta.

Looking back, Lindstrom says the decision to trade Port Charles for Fairmont Crest wasn�t a tough one. �In all fairness to me, it had whittled down to about one or two shows a month, so Kevin had been fairly inactive for a long time,� he points out. �I haven�t seen him have a really active story since the show Port Charles, or unless Ryan [Chamberlain, Kevin�s twin] was around, so it was kind of a no-brainer.�

Still, he knew taking the job on BTG would impact his GH appearances. �When I called Frank [Valentini, GH�s executive producer] to tell him that I would be going to do Beyond the Gates on Election Day 2024, he asked me, �Can you do both?�� relays Lindstrom. �I said, �Well, technically, yes, because I�m not under contract. The only stickler is that they�re 2,000 miles apart.� So, there were just logistical problems along the way over the last year where they would reach out every now and again and ask if I was available for one episode or another episode in the middle of a week, and that�s impossible for me to do from out here because Gates takes up a lot of my time.�

Even so, GH found a way to make a visit work. �To their credit, they came to me and said, �What if we stack a bunch of shows up over a couple of days? Will that be worth your while to make the trip out?�� he shares. �And the short answer is, �Yes, of course.� Besides, I think Genie [Francis, Laura Collins] is getting tired of talking to a disembodied Kevin on the phone.�

Returning to the soap he first joined in 1993 carried emotional weight for Lindstrom. �I love those people,� he says. �I love all of them. So many great things in my life are a direct result of my association with General Hospital. Coming back, the beautiful thing is a lot of people don�t know you�re coming back, so they see you in the hallway, and they�re really happy to see you. It was like, �My God, Jon, how long has it been?� And then you walk on the stage, and they can�t believe that they�re actually seeing you, so it�s great. It�s like coming back to see old friends and a great reunion around it.�

Among those reunions, reconnecting with Francis was a standout. �I love working with Genie, and she and Jonathan [Frakes, her husband] have become really close friends,� he notes. �I hadn�t seen them in over a year, so to be able to just sit down and hang out in the dressing room with Genie and catch up and talk about life and how things are, I was really excited to do that. I also ran into Maurice [Benard, Sonny Corinthos], and we had a little bit of work together. I love Mo.�

Once back on set, slipping back into character as Kevin proved effortless. �Like putting on a comfortable old suit,� Lindstrom reports. �It did feel like going back to my hometown. I haven�t lived in my hometown since 1978, but I still have that feeling whenever I step off the plane into the Medford, Oregon, terminal. It�s like, �Wow, I�m home. This feels really familiar.� And it�s a good feeling. They say you can�t go home again. I don�t know if that�s true.�

Story-wise, Kevin will quickly get caught up to speed about Laura turning to Sonny for help in the wake of Professor Henry Dalton�s (Daniel Goddard) death. �Genie, who never slouches, never walks through a scene, is just terrific in this story,� he praises. �Kevin doesn�t love her relationship with Sonny, but he also understands it. Being the shrink that he is, he understands the value of human connection.�

While Kevin�s return will be impactful, Lindstrom is also energized by his work on BTG. �I�m absolutely loving it,� he declares. �Michele Val Jean [BTG�s creator] has written really great characters for me in the past � she wrote all the great Ryan and Kevin stuff back in the day � so when she came to me and said, �Oh, by the way, I threw your name out to the network, and they approved you,� I was stunned. I haven�t had a character this good, this layered, this interesting, this much fun to play since I played Ryan Chamberlain the first time around.�

And in a twist that amuses him, Joey resembles a GH fave. �I was with Michele at the GH Emmy party, and we were talking to Maurice, and Mo goes, �So what�s this character that you do?�� Lindstrom recalls. �And Michele laughs and goes, �He�s you. He�s the Sonny of the DMV.� And I said, �I think Joey has a much better sense of humor than Sonny Corinthos.��

Part of the thrill of being on BTG, he adds, is working with a clean slate. �One of the reasons I really love doing this show is because it�s new,� he says. �It�s because of that energy of everyone wanting it to work and be seen and enjoyed by a lot of people. It�s hard to get a show off the ground, but that energy and focus of trying to find the rhythm of something that doesn�t know its rhythm yet is hard to beat. And to have that feeling at this time of my career and my life is such a gift to me. Boy, I�ll tell you, Mick Jagger was right when he said, �Do what you love, it keeps you young.� I get up every morning ready to go to work. I want to go to work. I want to be a part of this, and it�s really wonderful.�

Outside of acting, Lindstrom is juggling multiple creative projects. His next book, Hollywood Payback, will be released on April 14, 2026, and he�s the host of a new pilot, The Bible on Trial, but he�d be open to another appearance in Port Charles. �It all comes down to scheduling,� he says. �I�ll do GH anytime. I just don�t know if we can work it out. I�m busier than I�ve ever been, and I thought I�d be retired by now!�

Palm Springs Film Festival Awards: Amanda Seyfried To Receive Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress

�In The Testament of Ann Lee, Amanda Seyfried delivers a masterful performance�one that is haunting in its emotional intensity and profoundly human in its truth,� said Festival Chairman Nachhattar Singh Chandi. �Across her remarkable career, she has continued to evolve, take bold risks, and elevate every story she inhabits.�

The festival runs January 2-11 in the desert city east of Los Angeles, and its film awards will be handed out January 3 at the Palm Springs Convention Center.

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Recap: The Last Weeks

Monday, August 30, 2010

At the Lakeview, Kim marveled at how John Dixon and Bob could just pick up arguing like no time had passed. When Bob noted he'd had practice with Reid, John revealed it was Reid who had called him to consult on a case. When Bob asked who the patient was, Reid walked up, alarmed. At Katie's, Chris rocked her with the truth of his heart impairment, revealing he'd been sick for quite a while. A teary Katie demanded he fight this and beat this. Horrified to realize he hadn't told his family, Katie talked about Brad's death and told Chris not to take time away from his loved ones. Back at the Lakeview, Reid tried to whisk John away, but Kim stepped in, wanting to talk to John about Andy. Alone, Bob wanted to know what Reid was up to and demanded the identity of the patient. Reid covered, escorted John out and called Chris to meet them at the hospital. Katie sent Chris off with a kiss, and then broke down. Bob and Kim were mighty suspicious about John and Reid, and Bob resolved to get to the bottom of this. At the hospital, Reid explained the constraints he'd been working under to a mystified John. On cue, Chris walked up. Reid left Chris to explain everything to John. When Reid got home, he told Katie he knew about Chris. Katie went off, pounding on Reid's chest and weeping. Reid talked about how much he'd grown to care for Katie and Jacob, and gently tried to explain the extent of Chris' illness. Katie begged him to come back to the hospital with her. At the Lakeview, Lisa cornered Kim and Bob, demanding to know if John had indeed checked in. At Memorial, John blasted Chris for his irresponsibility, reunited with Katie and then looked over Chris' MRI results. John would start the first treatment option as soon as Chris and Katie told their family what was going on. Chris called Bob and asked the whole family to meet him and Katie at Tom and Margo's. Lisa and Kim automatically assumed Chris and Katie were announcing an engagement. After Chris and Katie left Memorial, Reid asked John for his real assessment. John told Reid that Chris would likely need a heart transplant, and he'd get the ball rolling immediately.

At Tom and Margo's, Lisa and Kim told Casey and Ali their Chris/Katie engagement theory. Casey and Ali realized they couldn't steal his uncle's thunder, but definitely wanted to tell Nancy privately. Chris and Katie arrived, and they all realized that Bob was taking forever to come back with Nancy. An ashen Bob then arrived, and told them, "Mom's gone."

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

At Tom and Margo's, Susan, Barbara and Lucinda fondly remembered "the bus ride from Hell," with a hilarious flashback. Casey and Ali showed up at Fashions, asking Lisa what they could do to remember Nancy. Lisa talked about Nancy's loving spirit and how she preferred taking action. It gave Casey an idea! Tom, Margo, Bob and Kim all came home, and Bob remembered a Christmas celebration from the black and white era. When Chris and Katie walked in, Kim urged them to finish what they'd started yesterday and give them some good news. Lucky for Chris, Casey, Alison and Lisa all returned with their idea: to spend the day helping people like Nancy would have! Then, John came in, assuming the gathering was about Chris' bad news. As he and Bob talked circles around each other, Chris interrupted, pointedly letting John know that Nancy had passed away. John quickly gave Bob and Kim his condolences and caught up with Lucinda. Then, everyone split off to do volunteer work. Bob and Kim let Chris and Katie into Nancy's to go through Nancy's stuff. Elsewhere, Tom and Margo funded a scholarship in Nancy's name at the school she once taught at. They remembered Kira (Lauryn Hill), whom Nancy taught to read with rap lyrics! At the hospital, Bob and Kim decided to start a mini-library. As for Lisa, Susan and Barbara, Lisa sat the gals down at the Lakeview and ordered two regular pink ladies and one virgin cocktail. She related her wishes for her own send-off and remembered an early moment with her mother-in-law. They resolved to donate money in Nancy's name and toasted their drinks.

At Yo's, after recruiting John to volunteer at Luke's foundation, Lucinda updated him on her rift with Lily. John related a story from Lisa about when Lisa and little Tom were living with Bob in Nancy's house. He used the anecdote to encourage Lucinda to swallow her pride and reach out to Lily. In Old Town, Casey was invigorated by all the helping out he'd done, and Alison told him that she has no more doubts. Casey remembered Nancy urging him to keep the engagement ring. Buoyed, he finally put the ring on Alison's finger. At Nancy's house, Katie and Chris went through a box of her things, unearthing all kinds of treasures. As they looked through a photo album, a bunch of classic Nancy clips played, including Chris and Nancy's 50th anniversary. "Our" Chris believed that, some day, that would be him and Katie. "No regrets," she smiled, kissing him. Later, everyone converged in Old Town with lit candles and Bob recited Nancy's Thanksgiving prayer...which faded into a voiceover of Nancy speaking the same words. Katie let herself into Nancy's, remembering Nancy giving her advice about Brad. "Help me!" she begged her lost friend, sobbing on Nancy's couch about how she couldn't do this again.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

In Old Town, John accused Chris of being in denial about his health, and when Chris had chest pains he hauled him to the hospital. At Nancy's apartment, Katie sorted through classic photos and wondered how Nancy had survived so much loss. Margo walked in, and Katie took comfort in her hug. When Margo raved about Chris and Katie's future, Katie had to fight back tears. And then she gaped at Margo assuming she and Chris had been about to announce their engagement. When Tom interrupted, Katie made a hasty exit...and Margo realized something more than Nancy's death had to be wrong. At Bob's office, he and Kim were reminiscing when he realized he had a golf game with a trustee. Kim suggested he send Chris in his place. Chris stumbled into the staff room, where his parents were hanging out, and covered for his condition. Bob and Kim asked him about the golf game. When they mentioned how Nancy had high hopes for Chris, he agreed to play a few holes.

John was incensed to realize Chris was gone, and vented to Reid. Reid then extended his condolences about Nancy to Bob and Kim, who told him Chris is playing golf. John went to Tom and Margo's looking for Chris and Katie, and they demanded he 'fess up. He couldn't, but asked them to come with him. Out and about, Chris was shmoozing the trustee and Reid caught up with them, offering a "threesome." He was determined to keep an eye on Chris, despite his complete lack of golf prowess. At Java, Bob opened up to Kim about how he'd found Nancy dead in her favorite chair, and they talked about how extraordinary Nancy was. Out on the links, Reid accused the trustee of cheating and got the game cut short. As John, Margo, Tom, Bob and Kim all converged at the hospital, Reid brought Chris in. John had Chris taken into a room, and asked everyone to let him do his job. Chris then had to break the news to his family.

Thursday, September 02, 2010

After a talk with John, Tom and Margo left for Springfield to look into Chris' transplant options. Meanwhile, Kim caught up with Katie at WOAK and wondered why she wasn't at the hospital with all of them. As they discussed Katie's feelings for Chris, a heartbroken Kim admitted how terrified she is, and talked about how she doesn't have time for Katie's fear. Kim asked her if she could "bear this pain without turning away." In Chris' room, Luke urged him not to keep Katie at a distance right now. Across the hall, Reid and John clashed about Chris' treatment. After John slammed out, Bob called Reid out on keeping Chris' condition from him. Reid pointed out doctor/patient confidentiality and said he'd urged Chris to tell Bob himself. "I made the best decisions that I could, given the circumstances," he explained, telling Bob to take up the issue with Chris. Bob did just that. At Katie's, she wept over a picture of her and Brad. Back at Memorial, Kim lashed out at Reid for taking advantage of Chris' illness, and Bob told her how Reid has been helping Chris all along. She tearfully apologized.

John ran into Luke in Old Town and asked him about Reid, given the battle ahead of Chris. Luke assured him that, when it comes to his job, Reid would give him everything he needs. Back at Katie's, Reid admitted he's an idiot about romance, but told Katie it's stupid to avoid love because it scares you: "Dry your eyes, blow your nose, get your butt back to the hospital where you belong!" Reid admitted Luke had caused his philosophical turnaround, and Katie thanked him for his support. At Memorial, Bob confessed to Kim that he's "ready to scream." Then, Tom called Bob with news of a potential heart donor at Bay City General. Bob and Kim stood in Chris' hospital room, worried. Reid watched them from the hall, and then told Luke about his and Katie's change of hearts. They "Dr. Oliver" and "Mr. Snyder"-ed each other, grinning. Meanwhile, Katie visited Brad's grave and told him she'd fallen in love with Chris. She begged for his help. Back at the hospital, Chris began to code!

Friday, September 03, 2010

Reid told Luke, Casey and Ali about the heart. Casey and Ali joined the gang in Chris' room, where Kim and Bob were determined to enjoy the miracle. Bob asked Ali to scrub in on the surgery and then Casey told his grandparents they were engaged. In the lounge, Barbara hugged Henry for his part in getting Katie to the hospital. Reid and Luke then noticed John having an intense conversation. John was forced to tell the Hugheses that a Bay City cardiologist wanted the heart for his own patient. The news rocked everyone, and Barbara followed Katie to the lounge, talking about how she'd survived her ordeal in the warehouse because she knew how much she was loved. She urged Katie to be equally "relentless" about Chris. Chris agreed to accept the LVAD and, after sharing a moment with Bob, asked to see Reid. They traded some good-natured barbs, and Chris asked Reid to take care of Katie. Reid left Katie to cuddle Reid, watched Barbara and Henry and Casey and Alison and Bob and Kim...and it energized him! He told Luke he's going to Bay City to get that heart for Chris! Luke told him there were too many risks, marveling at how Reid was decrying the arrogant "savior of mankind" doctor who'd stolen Chris' heart. Reid wryly assured Luke he's the same selfish jerk he's always been, and he's earned the right to throw his weight around like this. "I love you," he smiled. "There. I said it." He kissed Luke tenderly before getting in his car and driving away.

At Memorial, John told everyone the LVAD procedure was a no-go because Chris was too weak to survive it. When Luke got back inside, Casey and Alison told him that...and he assured them that Reid has a plan! His faith in Reid touched Ali and Casey. Meanwhile, Reid was on the phone with the other surgeon, and he floored it to make it over a railroad crossing...and thenhis car stalled. He was so frazzled, he couldn't get his seatbelt off...and the train sped towards him ominously.

Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Tom and Margo were at the police station when they got word that Chris's donor heart is no longer available. Margo then got a call about Reid's accident. "Oh, my God!" she exclaimed. They rushed to the site of the accident and were overwhelmed by what they saw. Later, they returned to Memorial, where Margo braced herself to tell everyone the news. She tearfully informed Bob that Reid's car stalled on the tracks and he didn't get out of his car before the train hit. Bob was dumbstruck and devastated that there is now no hope for a heart for Chris. Bob then summoned Casey to get Luke out of the ER before the EMTs arrived with Reid, but it was too late. Luke refused to believe that Reid would die, even after Bob explained that his injuries are too severe to be helped. He lashed out at everyone for not being proactive and stormed into Reid's hospital room. He was devastated as he saw the severity of Reid's injuries and begged him to open his eyes. Reid tried to speak as Luke broke down in tears. Luke got Reid's wallet for him and took out his organ donor card. Luke summoned Tom for Reid, who gave Luke his power of attorney and made it clear that he wants Chris to get his heart. "Who knew I had one to give?" Reid managed to joke. Luke pleaded with Reid to hold on and declared his love once again just as Reid flat lined. Tom explained that Reid wants Chris to get his heart. John was concerned about it being the right match and the legality of it all without paperwork. Bob was hopeful that they could make it work and they got moving quickly. Bob then gave his condolences to Luke, who was in shock, and let him say a final good-bye to Reid, who had died.

After, Tom presented a grieving Luke with the proper paperwork, which he signed to allow for the transplant. John informed an elated Katie, who told Chris she loves him before he was tested as a match. Bob and Kim, meanwhile, took time to absorb everything that had happened. Kim was overwhelmed with guilt for once questioning Reid's principles and being so cross with him before. Meanwhile, Katie went to tell Luke how amazing Reid is for pulling through for Chris and was eager to thank him in person, unaware that he'd been involved in the accident that allowed Chris to get a heart at all. After Luke told her what happened, she started to sob. Then she followed Bob and Luke's lead and said good-bye to her friend before letting Chris know that Reid is going to save his life. Chris was then wheeled into surgery.

Tom, Casey and Margo marveled at Reid's selfless act, called him an inspiration and hoped that his sacrifice wasn't made in vain. Meanwhile, John prepped Chris for heart surgery and the operation got underway.

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

At the hospital, Alison urged Luke to go home and get some rest but he refused to go until he knows that Chris made it through the operation. Meanwhile, Chris came to after his surgery. Kim and Bob greeted him in the recovery room, where John deemed that he'll be fine and that everything was a success. Katie also came in and was happy to see Chris, who was eager to thank Reid for getting him a new heart. "Where is that jerk?" he laughed, unaware that Reid had sacrificed his own survival for him. Kim, Bob and John discussed whether to tell Chris what happened and agreed to wait until he was feeling better.

Later, Ali happily informed Luke that Chris made it and reminded him how amazing Reid was for giving his heart to someone in need. Ali assured tearful Luke that the moment they took his heart was peaceful and that Reid didn't feel any pain. Margo offered to give Katie a lift home, then caught up with her pop, John, who said he's been well but can't help but think about what he'd do if he was in Bob's position with his own kids. Margo pointed out that her father has been estranged for years and wondered why. She thanked him for helping Chris and Katie, and they agreed to discuss other matters at a later date.

At Java, Noah, who was about to leave for L.A., ran into Ali. She broke the news to him about Reid and urged him to support Luke in his grief. Noah wasn't sure he could offer anything to Luke anymore.

Luke returned home, where Lily and Holden did their best to console him. Luke was still struggling to comprehend what it meant to have Reid's organs donated to others in need, not just his heart. The hospital called and asked for Luke to track down Reid's next of kin so he can figure out what to do with the body. Luke broke down again, fearful that he doesn't know Reid as well as he thought he did. They met with a funeral director to make arrangements. Luke said Reid has no family and wanted to take care of things himself but the funeral director refused and said that it's a matter of law to contact the next of kin. Luke then went to Memorial to ask Bob and Kim if they knew more about Reid's extended family and was stunned to discover that Chris doesn't even know that Reid's heart is beating inside his body. Luke was overwhelmed when Chris kept asking to see Reid and rushed out. Chris, meanwhile, overheard a board member giving Luke his condolences on his way out.

Katie went home and was conflicted about her own feelings. She was grieving her roomie Reid but ecstatic about Chris's survival. She was thankful to have had Reid in her life. "He helped me get my life back," she smiled and refused to pack up Reid's things or forget him. Margo promised her that no one will ever forget Reid or what he did in Oakdale. Katie was determined to keep it together and be strong for both Luke and Chris.

John met up with Lucinda at the Lakeview Lounge, where she was drowning her sorrows over Lily with bloody marys. She refused to think she was selfish in what she did to Lily and revealed that she went to the mob. "Oh! Which one?" John ribbed, reminded Lucinda that she's always been a schemer and then got the full story on what went down with Ralph. John called Lucinda pathetic "narcissist crybaby" and told her again to make inroads with her daughter.

Holden and Lily went to the police station to investigate Reid's past. They found an old video of Reid with his chess mentor, Angus, who lives in Midwood, Brooklyn. They decided to reach out to Angus for Luke. They found him playing chess in a park but he wanted nothing to do with his "ungrateful big-mouthed nephew." Meanwhile, Luke went to the Snyder Pond to think things over and was surprised to see Noah had followed him there.

Thursday, September 09, 2010

John barged into Worldwide where he found Lucinda distracting herself with work and the usual scheming. John blasted her for not trying to change her ways. Lucinda realized she's crossed the line one too many times with Lily, who has disowned her. La Walsh explained that she's just protecting herself from the power her daughter has in the company by making a preemptive business deal to oust Lily. John was shocked. "Classic Lucinda Walsh," he scoffed. Lucinda countered by telling him to stop sticking his nose in her business. John tried to extend an olive branch, but La Walsh called him out on not being there for her, even during her cancer and said they can't be friends. He apologized and realized he was in the wrong, but still encouraged her to stay away from Lily, if that's what Lily wants. Finally, Lucinda came around. John asked if he should reach out to Lily for her, but she declined. They shared a sweet moment as John said he knows Lucinda better than anyone else.

Holden and Lily broke the news to Angus that Reid was killed. He was upset but wondered why they came to him. So, they explained the situation (including that Reid was gay) and asked him to help Luke. He was hesitant but finally signed the paperwork. Then Angus showed them one of Reid's old chess pieces. He got choked up as he recalled the time he shared with his nephew in his younger days.

At Memorial, Chris demanded to know whose heart he has but Katie refused to tell him. After he pleaded one more time, she finally spilled the truth. "You have Reid's heart," she sighed. He was flabbergasted as Katie told him everything that had happened. Chris blamed himself for Reid's death. "He's the one who was trying to save my life!" he pointed out. He was overwhelmed with guilt and struck by the irony of it all. He was upset at the thought of living the rest of his life with Reid's heart in his body and was about to give up until Katie demanded that he "suck it up" and be grateful for the miracle that was given to him. He finally came around and looked forward to spending his future with Katie.

John dropped by Margo's to say he's staying in Oakdale for a while and resolved to make inroads with his own daughter. Lucinda dropped off a bouquet of flowers for Lily. Holden and Lily returned to Oakdale, where Luke scattered Reid's ashes at the Pond and gave a touching tribute to his lost love. Bob told Chris that the new hospital wing has been named in Reid's honor. Chris was pleased and also found out he'd be the new Chief of Staff after Bob retired. He lovingly glanced at Katie from afar as he smiled and said, "What can I say? I lead a charmed life."

Monday, September 13, 2010

At the farm, Liberty snapped at Faith, who realized Libby got into FIT in New York, like she'd always dreamed. Libby said she wasn't going! Parker walked in, and Faith informed him Libby was about to "ruin her life." At the Lakeview, Janet brought Dusty a bunch of food and an offer to nurse him back to health. They chowed down, sitting in bed. Feeling better, Dusty wanted to get his swerve on. Janet nixed that, and then felt a contraction! Meanwhile, Liberty explained to Parker why she was deferring college, and Parker admitted he's not going either. He whispered his secret plans to her. Faith spied them through the Al's window. At Memorial, Dusty hugged John (who he'd apparently kept in touch with!) and introduced him to Janet. Alone, John noted that Dusty had neglected to tell him Janet was expecting his child. "Yes and no," hedged Dusty. In the exam room, the ob/gyn dubbed the contractions Braxton-Hicks and noted Janet's baby was huge. If he got any bigger, they'd have to induce! When Jack and Carly showed up, Janet apologized for the false alarm. As for Dusty, his spidey senses were tingling. They got back to the farm, and a squirrelly-acting Dusty told Janet that he was off to lunch with John. Faith then told Janet that Liberty got into FIT but wanted to stay in town to help her mom. When Libby and Parker got home, Janet gave her a talking-to, urging her to go to New York. Then, Liberty and Parker accused Faith of telling Janet about FIT to eliminate her perceived competition for Parker. At Java, Dusty showed John the sonogram photo, revealing that he thinks the baby is his. Surrogate father and son shook hands. Left alone, John nabbed Dusty's coffee mug to run a DNA test on it! Back at the farm, Janet told Dusty about Liberty's conundrum and they felt the baby kick.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Janet came in to Dusty's Lakeview suite, venting about the cabin snafu with Carly. Dusty found the reality of Janet having to put up with Carly for the foreseeable future pretty amusing. Janet had an idea she needed his help for. Back at the farm, Parker was all suited up and he was about to bring up his big secret issue with Jack when Jack got called away to pick up Sage. Parker ended up telling Will and swearing him to secrecy! Jack brought Sage home to the Milltown house, and a worried Gwen and Ro told Jack that Carly was off by herself somewhere. Out at the pond, Carly remembered Jack giving her the compass at the boathouse, and then she dropped the compass in the water! Gasp! "I lost the compass," she told Jack, when he walked up. He felt around for it, but it was gone! Carly began weeping about how she needed it to find her true north. He said she didn't need it. He'd never leave her side again; she was already home! Elsewhere, Rosanna ran into Gabriel and Holden and Lily convinced a sullen Faith into going to the wedding. At Java, Craig asked Gabriel if they could try to get to know each other better. Gabe turned down a lunch invite, saying he had the wedding to attend. Back at the pond, Jack shored Carly up and kissed her, sweetly. Elsewhere, Janet and Dusty had taken it upon themselves to decorate the honeymoon cabin. Dusty made Janet get off a ladder...only to get a cramp and fall off it himself. Moments later, Janet went into labor.

Jack brought Carly to the farm, where her bridal party had enterprisingly thought to bring her dress. They also each gave her a flower to carry down the aisle. Then, Lily showed up with a wedding/"I'm sorry about Craig" gift. Out at the garden where the wedding would take place, a suited up Jack met up with Will, Holden and Parker. The guys bantered so adorably, it had to be partially ad-libbed! Then, the women showed up. Carly took Jack's breath away. As for Rosanna, she saw Craig lurking and confronted him. "You lookfantastic!" he tried to evade, but she wasn't having it. He said he just wanted closure and promised to be on his best behavior. Nearby, Gabriel and Liberty showed up and Parker and Faith were still at odds. Jack again calmed Carly's nerves and Ro warned them that Craig had shown up. "Nothing is going to spoil this wedding!" Carly insisted.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Back at the wedding, Craig proposed a toast, much to everyone's chagrin. He surprised them all by admitting, "you belong together" and wishing them every happiness. When Rosanna wondered what brought that on, Criag said she did - he wanted her to like him again. Jack and Carly then had a first dance (offscreen!) and Faith urged Holden to ask Lily to dance. Sadly, Parker was still giving Faith the brush off. Nearby, Gabriel told Craig he was going back to Montega and Rosanna realized Gabriel is Craig's son. Then, Parker's secret plans came up again, and Margo urged him to just tell everyone he wants to be a cop. His parents were boggled and moved in turns. Parker explained that he hoped to end up just like Jack. "That's a sneaky way to win an argument!" Jack choked out, hugging his son. Afterwards, Holden asked Molly to dance and they had a nice moment and Rosanna counseled Craig about Gabriel. Then, Carly and Jack reassured Sage that it's "for real this time," and Carly threw her bouquet. Rosanna caught it! Carly and Jack drove off for the honeymoon to cheers and applause.

At the cabin, Janet yelled at Dusty, who urged her not to push. Jack was about to carry Carly over the threshold, when they realized what was going on inside. Back at the garden, Will and Gwen accidentally spilled to Margo and Tom that Casey was moving to Carbondale. At the farm, Molly and Lily thanked each other for their mutual generosity today and Molly wished Lily and Holden luck. Will and Gwen noted how cute Faith and Parker were, and Parker bid his big brother farewell. He then went back to Faith, apologizing for keeping his plans from her. When she hoped they were friends again, Parker told his "friend" she looked hot in that dress and kissed her cheek. A few feet away, Gabriel and Craig made amends and Ro revealed she's staying in town for a while. At the honeymoon cabin, Janet was about to give birth ASAP, and Carly got a little queasy.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

At Java, Lucinda offered to create an endowment in Reid's name, and Luke liked the idea. Big Lucy's rather cynical, defeatist attitude had Luke wondering what his grandmother had done now. At the Lilypad, Holden and Lily talked about the wedding and Molly and then flirted a little. John interrupted the moment to persuade Lily to forgive her mother. John noted Lily was younger and less set in her ways. Since he got a text from the hospital, he asked "sensible" Holden to help fix things. Alone, Holden told Lily, "John's full of it," and said he was proud of Lily for sticking to her guns. Back at Java, Luke talked about how life was short and sent Lucinda off to make things right with Lily. Noah walked up on the tail end, and Luke filled him in. Then, a sad Luke talked about how calm Reid had been in death, and Noah comforted him. Noah revealed he's putting off heading to LA. Luke wondered why. To take care of him? It wasn't necessary! Luke quit Noah's job for him and dragged him out the door. After Holden's pep talk, Lily called her mother to meet up with her. Lily and Holden were a united front and about to kiss, when a beaming Lucinda walked in. Sadly, Lily dashed Big Lucy's hopes of reconciliation. She loved her mom but couldn't forgive her yet. Lily and Holden both told Lucinda "goodbye." At WOAK, Luke gave Noah a state of the art video camera, revealing his family had also bought Noah a bunch of recording equipment. Noah had to get on that plane! Noah agreed, as long as Luke came and visited him. They reminisced about meeting at the studio; Noah brought up sharing their first kiss there. Noah assured Luke he understands that Luke needs to honor what he had with Reid and "grieve and heal." But maybe when Luke was ready, he could come to LA? Noah kissed Luke goodbye and left.

At the Lilypad, Holden and Lily remembered the day they met (with a lot of tears from Holden), and they kissed passionately! Meanwhile, Lucinda sought out John and accepted his offer to run off to Amsterdam. At the hospital, as Dusty, the baby and Janet all had a moment of bonding, Carly told Jack she's pregnant! He swept her into his arms and they kissed.

Friday, September 17, 2010

In Milltown, Jack asked after Carly's morning sickness and Sage wondered when she can share the pregnancy news. As Carly cleaned up papers and talked about car problems, she gasped to Jack that they're "normal." Would they become "dull" and "boring"? He assured her they wouldn't. Then, Dusty and Janet showed up at Jack and Carly's to introduce them to little Lorenzo Dustin Donovan...and ask Jack to be his godfather! Carly told them she's pregnant, and Janet noted "things turned out exactly the way they were supposed to." At the Hughes house, Susan and Emily had joined Tom and Margo to see off Ali and Casey. Hugs were exchanged and tears were shed. Emily marveled to Susan about "our little girl" going off, and they went for a "soda" at the Lakeview. Meanwhile, a teary Margo's empty nest wistfulness was in overdrive and Tom took her out. Back at Katie's, Chris proposed and she accepted. They pondered getting a bigger place as Tom and Margo came over. Tom urged Katie to "distract" his weepy wife, so she spilled the engagement news. The sisters impulsively decided to swap houses, as the brothers looked on, bemused.

Back at the Lakeview, Henry and Barbara were still canoodling, despite dinner plans at Paul and Emily's. At Fairwinds, Paul and Emily discussed him walking away from the business and making Em and Eliza his priority. Ironically, Barbara arrived with similar news: She was dissolving their BRO partnership! The foursome toasted to the future. Elsewhere, Luke visited Katie's, telling Chris that he had his vote as Chief of Staff. Chris admitted that it might not be the path he wants. Luke was haunted by being where Reid lived. As he went to leave, Katie gave him Reid's stethoscope. Luke asked if he could listen to Reid's heart, and he and Chris shared a poignant moment. John and Lucinda dropped by the Lilypad to tell Lily they were back together and that Lily could have control of WorldWide. At the hospital, Susan said goodbye to Bob and Kim, and Bob took one last box out to the car. Chris and Katie test drove Chez Hughes, as Tom and Margo christened Katie's with some lovin'. Paul and Emily reaffirmed their love at Fairwinds, while we learned Barbara and Henry were taking over Metro. Henry turned up the music in their suite and they got their disco on. Downstairs, a snarky Lisa urged John and Lucinda to "gather ye rosebuds," and the duo made a pact to "have a helluva good time." Back at Lily's, she was worried about her mom and John not working out. Holden noted they were older, wiser and loved each other. "You think that's enough?" Lily mused. Before Holden left, he and Lily shared a long look. Back at the Milltown house, Jack and Carly settled into bed and kissed. Things wound up at the hospital, with Kim kissing Bob for "just a little encouragement." "I don't think there should be goodbyes...just goodnight," she said, before leaving him to wrap up alone. Bob packed up his briefcase, took one look around, and said, "Goodnight," before turning out the light. The globe on his desk lit up and spun...

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