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Guest Cast: Ken Jeong as “Eugene,” Jamie Chung as “Grace,” Zane Holtz as “Rex,” Keong Sim as “Lee,” Vicki Kim as “Hannah”

Guest Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green as “Megan,” Mike Colter as “John,” Rebecca Liddiard as “Peggy,” Sergio Di Zio as “Brian,” James Cade as “Vince,” Kiara Barnes as “Eve,” Jade Eshete as “Lila”

The Bold and the Beautiful Star Annika Noelle and Actor John Patrick Amedori Are Engaged: 'A Love That Grows Every Day'

The Dear White People actor, 37, popped the question to the soap star, also 37, in October during a romantic proposal at a place which "holds a special meaning to us," they tell PEOPLE.

"He planned an entire day, full of activities that reflected the journey of our relationship thus far. From the experiences, to the food, to the music, it was incredibly thoughtful and personal to us," says Noelle, who has played Hope Logan in The Bold and the Beautiful since 2018.

As for Noelle's engagement ring, Amedori explains that he wanted "something elegant and classic that would also complement the future wedding bands we will be designing together."

Adds Noelle, "I wasn’t the only one who got a ring," referring to the signet-style jewelry piece she gave to Amedori for the occasion.

Following the proposal, the couple celebrated the moment by driving to see their "favorite crooner," Douglas Roegiers. "[Roegiers] dedicated a song just for us two on our special night, and we spent the evening dancing," the actress says.

Now, the pair are looking forward to planning a wedding together. "I’m elated," Amedori says of the prospect of marrying Noelle. "I fall more and more in love every day. It really is wild how quickly life can change for the better when you meet your person."

The two first met at Luna Luna, an exhibition in Los Angeles showcasing the world's first art amusement park. "Ironically, there was an interactive piece where they asked us if we wanted to get married. Little did we know…" Noelle recalls.

She says finding love "wasn’t something we were expecting. But it was something we recognized very quickly. A kinship, a respect, a trust and a love that grows every day."

Amedori — who, in addition to acting, is a musician who writes original songs for TV and film — tells PEOPLE he "couldn’t have fathomed [finding] a stronger, more beautiful soul" than Noelle.

"From the moment I met her, I knew there was no hiding," he explains. "She encourages one to be their truest self. She also has great taste in music."

Noelle cited Amedori's "kind heart," "quick wit" and "listening ear" as some of the qualities she loves most about her future husband.

"I am constantly in awe of his talent. He is so multifaceted, plus he makes me laugh," she says, adding, "He’s a keeper."

Noelle recently shared her support for Amedori on Instagram, posting clips from his various acting roles over the years, as she celebrated his latest role in the Starz series Three Women.

"When you swore you'd never date an actor but now get to watch him grow up on screen," the two-time Daytime Emmy Award nominee wrote in text over the video. "I get to witness his talent and years of dedication … I cannot wait to watch what comes next."

Noelle captioned the Sept. 6 post: "So proud of you @john_patrickamedori ??. Cannot wait to watch #ThreeWomen on @starz."

FOUR CBS DAYTIME SHOWS POST YEAR-OVER-YEAR GROWTH

CBS will further expand the daytime audience with BEYOND THE GATES, the new daytime drama series and debut project from the CBS Studios/NAACP Venture, which premieres Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, and will air weekdays (2:00-3:00 PM, ET; 1:00-2:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+. This marks the first-ever one-hour Black daytime soap and the first daytime drama to premiere since “Passions” in 1999.

‘Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test’ Season 3 Cast: Stephen Baldwin, Denise Richards, Cam Newton & More

Along with the cast announcement and photos is a trailer for the season (see above), premiering Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 8/7c on FOX. Season 3 will be a five-week event featuring “two-hour super charged episodes,” the network reveals. Each week, the show “will feature household names enduring some of the harshest, most grueling challenges from the playbook of the actual Special Forces selection process,” FOX says.

Special Forces invites celebrities to undergo elite military training to see if they can withstand the grueling conditions. There is no voting out in this series. The only way for these recruits to leave is to give up on their own accord, through failure or potential injury, or by force from the Directing Staff (DS). “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test is the ultimate test of physical, mental and emotional resilience – revealing these celebrities’ deepest and truest character,” the description says. “Who will survive, who will fail?”

Here’s the full Special Forces Season 3 cast list: Nathan Adrian, Stephen Baldwin, Alana Blanchard, Landon Donovan, Carey Hart, Brody Jenner, Marion Jones, Ali Manno, Cam Newton, Kayla Nicole, Kyla Pratt, Denise Richards, Christy Carlson Romano, Trista Sutter, Golden Tate, and Jordyn Wieber. The cast list confirms previous suspicions that former Bachelorette stars Manno (née Fedotowsky) and Sutter were absent from social media earlier this year because they were filming this competition series.

Season 3 will be set in Wales, the home of British Special Forces Selection. The 16 celebrity recruits “will endure the harsh reality of ocean warfare,” according to the season synopsis. “The recruits must learn the art of getting comfortable with being uncomfortable as they are faced with training challenges across the country’s vast terrain of both land and sea, including a high-pressure hostage rescue, a treacherous ladder crossing between steep cliffs nearly 100 ft above the sea, a boat dunk drill where they will be submerged into the frigid ocean and tasked with performing essential survival duties, a surf immersion where they will have to control their panic in an exercise that takes them to the brink of drowning, and much more. In this experiment, there are no votes and no eliminations — just survival. These celebrities, who are so used to being in the spotlight, will quickly learn the meaning of ‘no guts, no glory’ – and no glam.”

The DS agents for Season 3 are Rudy Reyes, Mark “Billy” Billingham, Jason “Foxy” Fox, and Jovon “Q” Quarles, an elite team of ex-special forces operatives.

Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, Season 3 Premiere, Wednesday, January 8, 8/7c, FOX.

‘When Calls The Heart’ Gets Season 12 Premiere Date On Hallmark

News of the release date came in a surprise teaser promo which ran during star Erin Krakow’s Christmas movie on the network, Santa Tell Me, which also features her original series co-star Daniel Lissing.

Back in September, Hallmark announced that Melissa Gilbert (Little House on the Prairie, Sweet Justice, Secrets and Lies) will guest star in a two-episode arc in the role of Georgie McGill, who “shares a surprising past with one special Hope Valley resident."

In addition to leads Krakow and Kevin McGarry, the beloved, veteran romantic drama series stars Pascale Hutton (Fourth Down and Love), Jack Wagner (Melrose Place), Chris McNally (Holiday Crashers), Kavan Smith (Big Sky River: The Bridal Path) and Viv Leacock (Legend of the Lost Locket).

Beloved as Hallmark’s longest-running original series, When Calls the Heart Season 12 will consist of 12 episodes. News of the show’s renewal came amid the release of Season 11, which followed Hope Valley residents as they embarked on the 1920s era. The plot revolved around schoolteacher Elizabeth Thornton (Krakow), who began a fresh start — with new romance, new challenges and new style. She and Mountie Nathan Grant (McGarry) navigated their growing romantic feelings while also leaning on each other for support as they faced parenting obstacles.

Season 11 of the romantic period drama ranks as the most-watched entertainment cable series year-to-date among households, total viewers and women over the age of 18.

Daytime Drama Actors Unite To Support Kamala Harris In Social Media Video: “We’re Turning The Page With Our Vote”

Several actors from General Hospital, along with popular players from The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless and Days of Our Lives, participated in a video that showed them turning the page — a reference to Harris’ recent call to voters that it’s time to “turn the page” on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

The video ends with GH mainstay Nancy Lee Grahn declaring, “We’re daytime actors for democracy. And we’re turning the page with our vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.”

The rest of the participants in the video that was shared online Sunday are General Hospital‘s Genie Francis, Jane Elliot, Finola Hughes, Kristina Wagner, Laura Wright, Rena Sofer, Elizabeth Hendrickson, Kate Mansi, Dominic Zamprogna, Van Hansis, Brook Kerr, Tabyana Ali, Eden McCoy, Jeff Kober, Bradford Anderson, Vernee Watson, Lisa Locicero, Kristen Vaganos and Ric Hearst, along with The Bold and the Beautiful‘s Annika Noelle, The Young and the Restless‘ Eileen Davidson, and Days of Our Lives‘ Tina Huang.

Grahn has been particularly outspoken during the election and routinely uses her X account to show her support for Harris. But she’s not the only soap star who likes to vent on the platform: Y&R‘s Eric Braeden, for instance, has been particularly fired up during the election, posting missives about Trump and his rallies.

@EBraeden: To listen to the ORANGE MAKEUP GUY talk about how to treat LIZ CHENEY IS SIMPLY OBSCENE!! The biggest coward talking tough, is a joke!! That guy has NEVER BEEN CHECKED! By that I mean he has never played honest sports, never fought an honest fight IN HIS LIFE! He’d shit in his pants if anyone had ever challenged him to a fight!! He is a classic BLOWHARD!!

Bold and the Beautiful’ Alum Kim Matula Reflects on Hope & Liam’s Supercouple Status

“I do view them as a supercouple for sure,” she said about the on-again, off-again couple. “Hope and Liam [Scott Clifton] had so many fans. So many people really stan Hope and Liam.”

She added, “I think Hope and Liam are a supercouple like Brooke [Katherine Kelly Lang] and Ridge [Thorsten Kaye]. She followed in her mother’s footsteps and found her own supercouple to be a part of.”

When recalling Hope’s highs and lows during her time on the show, Matula said she was “really excited when Hope finally let go of the whole virginity trope that she held onto and finally started just living her life and having fun. So, like, when Wyatt [Darin Brooks] entered the picture, I got to do a love triangle with Liam and Wyatt. That was really fun. It didn’t have to be Hope, Liam, and Steffy [Jaqueline MacInnes Wood] anymore. There got to be another guy involved, but I think that just shook things up. That was really fun.”

Swooon asked Matula if she’s Team Liam or Team Wyatt. “I was going to say Team Wyatt, but then I’m like, he literally kissed an unconscious girl on the ground, and that’s not cool. And Liam is so wishy-washy, but they’re all wishy-washy. I can’t pick a team, honestly.”

The actress played Hope for six years before exiting the show. She noted that B&B was the “second big job” she booked after moving to Los Angeles. “That was a great training ground for me. It just taught me how to be a professional on set, what lighting is, where my mark is, where the camera is, and how to cry on cue,” she told Swooon.

‘The Bold and the Beautiful’: Joshua Morrow and Real-Life Son Crew on Working Together!

Meet Electra Forrester: ‘Bold and the Beautiful’ Newbie Laneya Grace Introduces Her Character

The actress was a student at the University of Houston when the chance to be a part of B&B came her way. “The audition process was a little bit crazy for me,” she begins. “I feel like I’ve never really had anything like this before. I sent in a self-tape and my manager called me and said, ‘Hey, they want to see you in LA to do this callback,’ and I was like, ‘Oh, my gosh, It’s my first day of school. I guess I could do that.’ So, I ended up skipping my first day of school and I came down to LA and I met a bunch of producers and Brad Bell [executive producer/head writer] and I got to meet some of the other girls who were auditioning with me who were so incredibly nice. And then not even a week later, I got the call saying, ‘Hey, you got the role,’ and I was like, ‘Oh, my gosh, this is insane.’ ”

Grace, who began modeling as a child, ultimately transitioned into performing. “I started when I was four years old,” she explains. “I got approached one day while I was on set for a Ralph Lauren photo shoot and they said, ‘Hey, we sponsor this artist that needs a little girl for his music video. Do you wanna be in it?’ And my dad, who was my momager growing up, was like, ‘Yes, of course.’ That music video was Avicii ‘Wake Me Up’ and I did that when I was nine years old. My dad and I had a talk and he said, ‘Is this something you want to do?’ And I said, ‘Yes, please. This is great.’ So, I started taking acting lessons and I got a manager and an agent and I’ve been taking acting classes since I was 11 years old. And then I started doing theater in high school and I was studying it at the University of Houston before I ended up moving out here for The Bold and the Beautiful.’ ”

Though being on a soap set was new to Grace, her first day went off without a hitch. “Everyone was so sweet,” she says. “A week before I started, I got a tour of the building and the studio. I got to meet a bunch of the actors and the crew and the makeup and hair artists and all that. And then, on my first day, I ended up finding my dressing room by the grace of God; I did not get lost. the directors were so helpful and so encouraging on that first day, which is exactly what I needed.”

She admits she battled some butterflies before she did her first scene. “I was so nervous,” she recalls. “I knew that I knew all of my lines and I got up there and I was like, ‘Are they gonna leave my brain?’ I did end up remembering all of them and the nerves went away so quickly.”

Grace has already found a lot to like about Electra, whom she describes as driven. “She knows what she wants and she wants to take it and I love her,” Grace relays. “She’s maybe got a little bit of a path that we might find out about later. But she’s definitely very, very excited to be in Los Angeles with her Aunt Ivy and doing what she loves.”

Ashleigh Brewer, who plays Ivy, already feels like family to Grace. “She is the sweetest person I’ve ever met. She’s like a real-life aunt to me now. We just met three weeks ago and she’s just so kind and so encouraging and so supportive. I love her a lot.”

The importance of being a member of the Forrester clan isn’t lost on Grace. “It’s just an incredible legacy to be a part of,” she says. “I didn’t even realize I would get to be a part of when I was first auditioning, and they gave me my name and it said Forrester, and I was like, ‘Oh, my goodness. Are you serious?’ So, I definitely felt a little bit of pressure before I started, but as the days went on, I felt more comfortable. John McCook who plays Eric, Jacqueline [MacInnes Wood] who plays Steffy and Thorsten [Kaye, Ridge Forrester] are all so sweet.”

Grace adds that she researched the complicated ties of the Forresters before she began working. “I did some family tree poking around because I knew when I looked at that, it was a crazy big family tree and I was like, ‘I’m gonna need to know all of this,’ ” she explains. “And even in the scripts that I’ve gotten, they do some exposition where they tell us how people are related and I’ve been writing it down seriously, like, ‘Ok, so that’s this person’s daughter. I think I got it.’ ”

The newcomer has also bonded with Crew Morrow, who plays Will Spencer, one of her scene partners. “He was my first actor friend on the show,” Grace shares. “He’s also really, really sweet and has been very comforting to me. It was nice to come in my first day and have a familiar face, because I met him when I came to LA the first time, and we had lunch together before I started filming.”

As for the college friends she left behind in Houston, they’re all rooting for her success. “They all have the date of my first episode written down in their calendars,” she enthuses. “They’re all really, really excited to see me. I talked to them before I had even booked it. I was like, ‘Guys, I’m really nervous. What if I book this? I have to drop out of college,’ and one of my friends actually said, ‘I hope you do. Not because I hate you, but because that means that you’re doing exactly what we’re trying to do and that’s amazing.’ ”

With her debut set for two weeks from now and surrounded by so much love and support, Grace is feeling positive about the future. “I’m so excited,” she smiles. “My goal when I was in college was to make enough money acting that I didn’t need a day job, and I ended up being able to do that before I even graduated. So, it’s crazy, it’s surreal and it’s really, really nice.”

‘The Young & The Restless’ Brings Back Edward J. Scott As Senior Producer

Scott will serve as a senior producer at Y&R. Josh Griffith is the executive producer and head writer.

Scott is a seven-time Daytime Emmy winner who has played a pivotal role in the development of the soap opera genre for nearly five decades. He began his association with the Bell family and Bell-Phillip Television Productions in 1976 when he joined The Young and The Restless as an associate producer. He quickly moved up the ranks and served as the show’s executive producer until 2007.

He then joined Days of Our Lives as a co-exec producer before returning to Bell-Phillip in 2010 to serve as a supervising producer for B&B from 2010-2024.

Scott and his wife, Y&R star Melody Thomas Scott, were the joint recipients of the Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award in June.

“Daytime TV is hard work,” said Thomas Scott at the 51st Annual Daytime Emmys. “I salute all of you here tonight for your contributions to our industry. Edward and I are eager to do our part to carry on the proud tradition of the great American soap opera.”

‘The Roaring Game’: Darin Brooks, Fivel Stewart, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Justin Chatwin & Antwon Tanner Starring In Sports Comedy

The screenplay by Tom DeNucci (Vault) follows Rickey, a high school custodian whose world is rocked when his girlfriend, Kelly, is selected to play hockey for Team USA and compete in the World Games, thus leaving him behind. Determined to win her back, he assembles a misfit curling team, leveraging his janitorial skills to compete for gold. Below is a first-look.

DeNucci is also directing. Chad A. Verdi (The Irishman) is producing, along with Michelle Verdi, Chad Verdi Jr., Paul Luba and Anthony Gudas. Sera Verdi is serving as an executive producer and Ed Brady is serving as an associate producer. Filming recently wrapped on the East Coast.

Additional cast includes John Fiore (Sopranos), Paul Johansson (One Tree Hill), Eric Lutes (Caroline in the City), Brett Azar (Young Rock), Jonathan Stoddard (Til Death) and Rob Goon (A Day to Die).

“We have assembled an elite team of comedic all-stars to bring this project to life. We are thrilled for audiences to see Rickey and the gang compete for the gold in the World Games next winter,” Verdi stated.

DeNucci added: “With so much negativity in the world, I really wanted to tell a story that embraces the lighter side of life. Directing my first comedy has been all about providing an escape and creating a space where audiences can just have a good time. We’ve had so many laughs on set. I can’t wait to share them with the world.”

Recent projects released by Verdi Productions include Chosen Family, starring Heather Graham and Julia Stiles; Junction, starring Bryan Greenberg, Griffin Dunne and Sophia Bush; and Knockout Blonde, the documentary about transgender boxing manager Kellie Maloney.

Morning Show Appearance

(7-9 a.m.) Gabriel LaBelle, Cory Michael Smith, Dylan O’Brien, Lamorne Morris, Ella Hunt and Kim Matula on Saturday Night.

Soap Star Michael Sabatino Diagnosed With Parkinson’s

Sabatino’s big break came in 1982 when he played Chip Roberts on the primetime sudser Knots Landing. From 1990-93 he played another villain, Lawrence Alamain on Days of Our Lives. The actor then moved over to CBS to play Anthony Armando on The Bold & The Beautiful from 1993-95, returning for another visit in December 2006. From 1995-96 he could be seen playing another villain, Dr. Jonathan Kinder on All My Children. After playing Phillip Vargas on Sunset Beach, Sabatino had a brief run as J.T. Cornell on Passions in 2006, played Vince Russo on Guiding Light in 2008, and reprised the role of Lawrence on DAYS in 2009 where the character was killed off. Still, he made additional appearances in 2010 and 2011 as a ghost. Most recently, he has appeared alongside his wife as Alan Anders in the web soap Venice: The Series.

Parkinson’s disease is a nervous system disorder that progresses over time causing muscle tremors, stiffness, trouble with balance, and slurred speech. There is no cure, but as symptoms worsen, there are medications that can help improve them and brain surgery is also an option to improve quality of life.

Fans naturally shared love and good wishes for both of them after Chappell’s announcement, and she was grateful for the support. “Thanks for all the good energy,” she posted the following day. “Always appreciated!”

Then, the day after that, Chappell showed how well they’re doing by sharing a selfie of her and her hubby in the car wearing headbands and eyepatches to celebrate their grandson Zeke’s pirate-themed third birthday party. “A good time was had by arrrr,” she joked.

Please join us in sending love to both Sabatino and Chappell as well as their entire family.

Denise Richards & Guy Nardulli Join Patrick Muldoon In Indie Pic ‘Dirty Hands’, Chicago Shoot Begins This Month

Dirty Hands kicks-off in the underbelly of Chicago when a routine drug deal goes bad for the Denton brothers, Richie (Muldoon) and Danny (Kevin Interdonato). Richie’s girlfriend, Sheila (Richards), struggles between her loyalties to Richie and his boss (Michael Beach), as rival leader, Rodney (Nardulli), and his gang are out for blood. With a kingpin’s son murdered, the brothers must fight for their lives if they’re going to survive until morning.

Fight coordinator Jason Mello (Fallout) and his company 7th Circle Productions have been brought in as the stunt team.

Interdonato produces with Take No Prisoners Productions along with producer Nardulli under Safety24 Productions. Storyboard Media has come on-board to handle worldwide sales for the pic from writer-director Kevin Interdonato (The Bastard Sons). Pic begins shooting in Chicago this month.

The World Is Not Enough and Wild Things actress Richards will next be seen in E! reality TV show Denise Richards and the Wild Things.

Storyboard’s recent slate includes Riff Raff, which recently premiered at TIFF, and Marlowe, starring Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, and Diane Kruger.

Richards is repped by Vault Entertainment, and Goodman, Genow. Nardulli is repped by Rikki Dale Management. Muldoon is repped by Mosaic.

‘Accused’ Season 2 Adds Sonequa Martin-Green, Mike Colter, Jamie Chung, Sherri Saum & Kiara Barnes

Martin-Green and Colter will lead the finale, titled “Megan’s Story,” as Megan and John, respectively. Barnes play Eve in the same episode, in which a music executive’s marriage to her husband is threatened by a beautiful seductress.

Chung will play the character Grace in “Eugene’s Story,” and Saum will play the character Erica in “Justin’s Story.”

In “Eugene’s Story,” a kind-hearted jewelry store owner is put on trial after his wife’s past throws their present into chaos. “Justin’s Story” sees a wrestling coach is on trial after he pushes his star wrestler too far.

The new cast joins some heavy hitters who have already been announced for Season 2, including Felicity Huffman, Taylor Schilling, Patrick J. Adams, William H. Macy, Justin Chambers, Danny Pino and Nick Cannon. Michael Chiklis is also returning in front of and behind the camera, after starring in the premiere and directing a later episode in Season 1.

Accused is developed for American TV by Howard Gordon who executive produces with Gordon, Alex Gansa, David Shore, Erin Gunn, and Daniel Pearle. Gordon and Pearle serve as co-showrunners. Milan Cheylov, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, All3Media America’s Jacob Cohen-Holmes, Jimmy McGovern, Sita Williams, Roxy Spencer and Louise Pedersen for All3Media International also EP.

The series is a collection of intense, topical human stories of crime and punishment. Told from the defendant’s point of view through flashbacks, each episode is a fast-paced provocative thriller, exploring a different crime, in a different city with an entirely original cast.

Karla Mosley Opens up About Being Cast on Beyond the Gates

Mosley is remembered by CBS daytime fans for her roles of Guiding Light’s Christina and The Bold & The Beautiful’s Maya and will now be playing Dani Dupree, a former model turned “momager” who gave up her career for love.

“It’s been a minute, but it’s time to get back to it,” Mosley enthused. “My gratitude could not be any deeper to the soap opera icon (and my dear friend), [Beyond the Gates showrunner and headwriter] Michele Val Jean for your vision, courage, and joy in creating this groundbreaking project. The first new soap in over 20 years, y’all!”

Also announced were One Life to Live alum Daphne Duplaix (Rachel) as Dani’s sister, Nicole, and As the World Turns’ Tamara Tunie (Jessica) as their mother, Anita Dupree. Naturally, Mosley is thrilled to be in such talented company. “To Tamara and Daphnee, my heart is just exploding,” the actress shared. “What a gift to be cast opposite both of you.

“To my CBS TV family, I am so proud to be back,” she continued. “To [casting agent] Kim Taylor Coleman, thank you, thank you, thank you. And to Creative Talent Company and Buchwald Talent, thank you for seeing me for so long. Let’s go!!!”

Mosley concluded her post by expressing her gratitude to her husband for his loving support. “Extra shout out to my partner in all things, John, for saying yes to this adventure. Big vision. Big changes. Big rewards. We are blessed.”

FIRST CAST MEMBERS AND NEW TITLE ANNOUNCED FOR THE NEW CBS DAYTIME DRAMA “BEYOND THE GATES”

Tamara Tunie stars as Anita Dupree, matriarch of the family. A famous singer back in the day, Anita worked hard for her success, and raised two daughters with her now-retired senator husband. But underneath her glamorous and refined exterior is a fierceness she gained from her humble beginnings in Chicago. Tamara Tunie is a seasoned daytime star appearing on “As the World Turns” for many years. Also, she originated the role of medical examiner Dr. Melinda Warner with a now landmark 23 seasons on the legendary series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” In addition, she has held recurring roles on shows including BLUE BLOODS, THE GOOD WIFE and ELEMENTARY for the Network.

Daphnee Duplaix stars as Dr. Nicole Dupree Richardson, daughter of Anita, and Dani’s sister, Dr. Nicole Dupree Richardson is a high-achieving and competitive philanthropist and psychiatrist, and exudes warmth, empathy and compassion. Nicole’s success in life extends to her marriage to her surgeon husband. She has the perfect life … from the outside. Daphnee Duplaix boasts an illustrious acting career that has spanned over two decades, most notably earning her an NAACP Award nomination for her outstanding portrayal of Rachel Gannon on “One Life to Live.”

Karla Mosley stars as Dani Dupree, Anita’s other daughter, and a former model turned momager who gave up her career for love. Dani was the Dupree family wild child. Free-spirited, headstrong and uninhibited, she dropped out of school to pursue a high-flying modeling career and she has always marched to the beat of her own drum. Karla Mosley starred as Maya Avant Forrester on THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, for which she was nominated for an NAACP Image Award. Additional credits include “Guiding Light,” “Gossip Girl,” “Hart of Dixie,” “Deadly Cheer Mom” and “Burn After Reading.”

BEYOND THE GATES is set in a leafy Maryland suburb just outside of Washington D.C., and in one the most affluent African American counties in the United States. Here you’ll find a posh gated community with winding tree-lined streets and luxurious mansions to call home. At the center of this community are the Duprees, a powerful and prestigious multi-generational family that is the very definition of Black royalty. But behind these pristine walls and lush, manicured gardens are juicy secrets and scandals waiting to be uncovered. And those that live outside these gates are watching closely. These are the places where our characters live, love, work and play. Those who have “made it” and those who haven’t are all trying to navigate life … and some with more grace than others.

BEYOND THE GATES is developed and produced by the CBS Studios/NAACP Venture, led by Sheila Ducksworth, in partnership with P&G Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble. This marks the first-ever one-hour Black daytime soap and the first daytime drama to premiere since “Passions” in 1999.

Michele Val Jean is the creator, executive producer and showrunner alongside executive producers Sheila Ducksworth, Robert Guza Jr., Julie Carruthers, Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson, Kimberly Doebereiner and Anna Saalfeld.

Bold and the Beautiful Returnee Brings a New Face

‘Bold and the Beautiful’ Scoop: Soap Is Looking for New Leading Lady After Luna’s Arrest

The move doesn’t come as a surprise as the show’s most recent young leading lady – Luna (played by Lisa Yamada) – is headed off to the big house in light of the revelation that she killed poor Tom (Clint Howard) and hottie Hollis (Hollis W. Chambers), framed her mother Poppy (Romy Park) for those crimes, and drugged and imprisoned Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood).

Luna was being positioned as the show’s newest ingenue. She had a big interest in fashion and came from a “have-not” family. That made her a perfect love interest for Forrester Creations heir RJ, played by Joshua Hoffman. Earlier this year, the show thrust her into a triangle with RJ and his cousin, Zende (Delon de Metz). After accidentally taking a few of her mom’s “mints” (not knowing they would alter her mood), Luna wound up in Zende’s bed and the two made love. De Metz played Zende’s post-coital confusion and concern for Luna perfectly. (Why isn’t this guy on the show more often?)

Zende’s concern for Luna was all for naught, however. Viewers learned that the aspiring fashion designer was out for herself and only wanted to cause havoc in the lives of the people around her. That’s why she only pretended to be zonked out on pills the night she and Zende had sex!

There’s a possibility we haven’t seen the last of Luna. After all, B&B villainess Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown) has committed similar crimes – murder, kidnapping – only to hang onto her freedom. However, Luna will likely be away for the foreseeable future.

Here’s hoping Brittany isn’t as unbalanced. She may not have to worry about filling her dance card as not only are RJ and Zende without love interests but so is Will (Crew Morrow), Bill (Don Diamont) and Katie’s (Heather Tom) son.

‘General Hospital’ star shares unusual second job he takes on when he’s not acting

The 59-year-old actor, known for his character Ric Lansing in the popular soap opera, took to social media to reveal his double life.

“I’ve been on break from ‘GH’ for a couple [of] weeks now,” he explained in an Instagram post.

“About to head back in a couple of days. Going to get on a plane. I’m in Jersey, currently, New Jersey where I live. I just kind of wanted to show folks what New Jersey looks like.”

The actor continued to explain how visitors may misinterpret New Jersey for mostly being industrial but shared that there is more to the Garden State than what travelers see outside of Newark International Airport.

“General Hospital” actor Rick Hearst is sharing a glimpse into his second job when he’s not working in Hollywood.

The 59-year-old actor, known for his character Ric Lansing in the popular soap opera, took to social media to reveal his double life.

“I’ve been on break from ‘GH’ for a couple [of] weeks now,” he explained in an Instagram post.

“About to head back in a couple of days. Going to get on a plane. I’m in Jersey, currently, New Jersey where I live. I just kind of wanted to show folks what New Jersey looks like.”

He added, “There [are] different parts of New Jersey… The part that I live in, South Central New Jersey, which is a beautiful place. I also happen to be a real estate agent here. I love helping people find homes here, sell their homes here. It’s really a great lifestyle out here.”

The soap opera actor went on to give fans a preview of his backyard and explained how he grew up on the East Coast.

“There’s a lot of green… that’s more green than I want to have, it’s a lot to mow,” Hearst shared. “And yes, I do mow my own lawn. I know, nuts.”

While he showed his lush and “spacious” green backyard, Hearst said, “All those trees back there are going to be turning colors by the time I get back from Los Angeles.”

In Hearst’s video, he panned the camera to his mother’s vegetable garden and displayed his luxurious in-ground pool to his fans.

He accompanied his video with the caption, “A little view of the ‘garden state’ from my back yard.”

“We’re very happy here. It’s very peaceful, it’s very tranquil,” Hearst remarked. “I love being here.”

Hearst then reminded his fans of his real estate business and said, “So if you happen to be looking to come to New Jersey, give me a shout. I can find you a place. Or if you are in New Jersey and would like to get an estimate on your home, see what the options are available to you, and would love to be able to work with you as well.”

He returned to “General Hospital” this year after being on hiatus for eight years. He’s won two Daytime Emmy Awards for his work on the show.

His other television credits include roles on “Days of Our Lives,” “Beverly Hills, 90210,” “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful.”.

CBS ANNOUNCES PREMIERE DATES AND MILESTONES FOR #1 LINEUP IN DAYTIME

The longest consecutively running game show in television history, Emmy Award-winning THE PRICE IS RIGHT, is back for its 53rd season beginning Monday, Sept. 23. The show will celebrate its milestone 10,000th episode in February 2025. Host Drew Carey, now in his 18th season, and announcer George Gray, will continue inviting contestants to “come on down!” Specially themed episodes this season include Halloween (with some surprise guest stars), Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving, “Galentine’s Day” and a unique “redemption episode” with former contestants returning to get another opportunity to play. In addition, December marks model James O’Halloran’s 10th anniversary on the show. Rachel Reynolds, Manuela Arbeláez, Amber Lancaster, James O’Halloran, Devin Goda and Alexis Gaube are the models.

Emmy Award-winning host Wayne Brady brings you more deals when LET’S MAKE A DEAL season 16 begins on Monday, Sept 23. This season, dealers have the potential for even bigger winnings with the return of “Mega Money Mondays” and “Fabulous Car Fridays” throughout the season. Upcoming special episodes include Halloween and Mardi Gras and an episode in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month. The cast’s signature improvisational and musical stylings, trademark games, and of course, dreaded Zonks, will continue. The show also features announcer Jonathan Mangum, model Tiffany Coyne and musician Cat Gray.

CBS’ longest-running scripted series, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, continues with its 52nd season on Thursday, Oct. 3, its 37th year as Daytime’s #1 drama. This fall, suspense, romance and rivalries take center stage as Victor (Eric Braeden) hits Jack (Peter Bergman) where it hurts the most when his plan of attack divides the Abbott family. Sharon (Sharon Case) is haunted by her past, leading her to visit her dark side, while Abby (Melissa Ordway) and Devon (Bryton James) face an unexpected obstacle as they plan their November wedding. On Nov. 13, the show will mark its historic 13,000th episode and in addition, this fall, cast members Sharon Case and Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers) will both celebrate their 30th anniversaries with special episodes dedicated to their characters.

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, the most-watched daily drama series in the world, marks its 38th season beginning Monday, Sept. 16. In the upcoming episodes, fans can expect a mix of emotional confrontations, romantic twists and lively musical moments. Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) and Taylor (Rebecca Budig) face off after Hope (Annika Noelle) continues making a play for Steffy’s (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) husband, Finn (Tanner Novlan). But when Steffy threatens to end the Hope for the Future fashion line, Hope sets her sights on a new man. Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) discovers Taylor’s shocking reasons for returning home, while Will’s (Crew Morrow) return could lead to a reunion for his parents, Bill (Don Diamont) and Katie (Heather Tom). Guest star Tom Arnold returns as Captain Deuce Stevens, and musician Jökull Júliusson from the Icelandic band Kaleo rocks out at the Brooke’s Bedroom fashion campaign. Also, in season 38, Don Diamont celebrates 40 years on CBS Daytime.

What’s Next (and Who’s Arriving) on ‘General Hospital,’ ‘DAYS,’ ‘Y&R’ & ‘B&B’ This Fall

Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) and Taylor (Rebecca Budig) face off after Hope (Annika Noelle) continues making a play for Steffy’s (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) husband, Finn (Tanner Novlan). But when Steffy threatens to end the Hope for the Future fashion line, Hope sets her sights on a new man.
Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) discovers Taylor’s shocking reasons for returning home.
Will’s (Crew Morrow) return could lead to a reunion for his parents, Bill (Don Diamont) and Katie (Heather Tom).
Poppy (Romy Park) is committed to continuing her relationship with Bill. Li makes a grand gesture towards her sister to help Poppy heal from the devastating fallout of Luna’s (Lisa Yamada) murderous actions and kidnapping of Steffy.
Casting News! Guest star Tom Arnold returns as Captain Deuce Stevens. Musician Jökull Júliusson from the Icelandic band, Kaleo, rocks out at the Brooke’s Bedroom fashion campaign.

John (Drake Hogestyn) puts the pieces together regarding the accident that caused Sarah’s (Linsey Godfrey) paralysis. An unexpected treatment for Sarah’s paralysis is on the horizon.
Chad (Billy Flynn) finally accepts that Abigail is back and they prepare to get remarried.
Johnny’s (Carson Boatman) jealous side comes out when he questions Chanel’s behavior on the set of Body & Soul.
Once again, Victor’s (John Aniston) will is contested and a tug-of-war ensues for control of Titan.
Tate (Leo Howard) finds himself caught between Sophia (Madelyn Kientz) and Holly (Ashley Puzemis).
Casting News! Nancy Wesley (Patrika Darbo) returns to Salem to introduce someone she thinks is perfect for Body & Soul. Gabi (Cherie Jimenez) and Rafe’s (Galen Gering) cousin comes to town.

Alexis’ (Nancy Lee Grahn) plan to protect Kristina (Kate Mansi) hits a snag.
Molly (Kristen Vaganos) takes matters into her own hands to save Alexis.
Ric (Rick Hearst) finds another reason to stick around Port Charles.
Tracy (Jane Elliot) works through her complicated feelings about Cody (Josh Kelly) and Sasha’s (Sofia Mattsson) romance.
Lucky (Jonathan Jackson) dreams of Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst).
Hoping to clear his mind about Willow, Drew (Cameron Mathison) has a proposition for Nina (Cynthia Watros).
Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) and Rocco (Finn Francis Carr) visit Lulu.
Jordan (Tanisha Harper) and Isaiah (Sawandi Wilson) get to know each other.

Victor (Eric Braeden) makes a deal with Lily (Christel Khalil) to take down Billy (Jason Thompson) once and for all while also dedicating his time to pushing Jack’s (Peter Bergman) buttons as he continues to mentor Kyle (Michael Mealor) at Glissade.
Cameron (Linden Ashby) remains a dangerous presence in Sharon’s (Sharon Case) life as he encourages her to visit her dark side leading Nick (Joshua Morrow) and Mariah (Camryn Grimes) to work together to help Sharon.
Phyllis (Michelle Stafford) is presented with an unexpected professional opportunity while also supporting Summer (Allison Lanier) and Daniel (Michael Graziadei) through some challenging times.
Victoria (Amelia Heinle) rekindles her romance with Cole (J. Eddie Peck).
Claire (Hayley Erin) sees a new side to Kyle as they take their relationship to the next level.
Chelsea (Melissa Claire Egan) and Adam (Mark Grossman) seek forgiveness for their night of passion while Billy and Sally (Courtney Hope) find themselves forming an unexpected bond.
Abby (Melissa Ordway) and Devon (Bryton James) face an unforeseen obstacle as they plan their November wedding.
Diane (Susan Walters) goes to great lengths to repair her relationship with her son, Kyle.
Audra (Zuleyka Silver) and Nate (Sean Dominic) navigate the waters of their new normal.

‘The Bold And The Beautiful’s Bradley Bell Explains Kimberlin Brown’s Sudden Departure & Return: “Villains Typically Need A Cooling Off Period”

Brown told Deadline “she didn’t see this coming, quite honestly .. I truly believe that my following and my fans and the people who have loved to hate Sheila all these years are responsible for me coming back.”

For the first time, Bell is addressing his decision to bring back the character that everyone loves to hate. While he didn’t say whether he changed his mind (or if it was all part of some secret master plan to throw off fans), he explained why it was necessary to temporarily part ways with Sheila.

“Villains typically need a cooling off period, which just adds to the drama to their return,” Bell tells Deadline. “And Sheila needs to cool her heels once in a while. Sheila has been a ratings dynamo, and that’s why she’s murdered so many people. She is now happily married and working at a restaurant. Somehow people forgive her because she’s always looked for love and acceptance. That’s something that we can all relate to.”

More importantly, Bell indicated how important it was to respect the importance of legacy soap actors, especially at a time when daytime dramas are struggling to hold onto viewers. Season to date, B&B is averaging 2.8 million in total viewers, down 12.5 percent from the previous season (3.2 million). The Young and the Restless is down 5.7 percent (3.3 million vs. 3.5 million) while General Hospital is down 4 percent (2.3 versus 2.4 percent).

And the topic of retaining legacy stars is never more relevant, given GH‘s recent decision to part ways with Kelly Monaco. Monaco, who originated the role of Sam in 2003, is expected to depart in the fall.

“As you’re flipping around through all of these different options on TV, to be able to land on The Bold and the Beautiful or The Young and the Restless and to immediately see that this is your show in a world of change … there’s consistency here like nowhere else in entertainment,” Bell tells Deadline. “51 years of Y&R and 37 years of B&B … fans need to know that we are a place they can rely on, not only to visually see those characters, but to know that theses character will still be the same you knew from a month ago or 10 years ago or 30 years ago.”

If soaps are ever faced with the prospect of saying goodbye to a legacy character, it’s important to decide first whether the story is strong enough to justify the departure, advises Bell. (While ABC isn’t confirming how Monaco’s Sam will depart, Soap Opera Network reported that GH will kill her off).

“You’re getting rid of a lot of history. But if the story is that good, it’s important to make that decision,” explains Bell, who recalls what it was like to write off Susan Flannery’s Stephanie Forrester in 2012. Flannery was one of the core four cast members who helped launched the CBS soap in 1987, but at age 73, she was ready to walk away from her storied career in daytime.

Recasting such an icon was out of the question, so Bell fashioned a goodbye that had Forrester dying of cancer in the arms of her daughter-in-law Brooke, who Stephanie used to refer to as the “slut from the valley.”

“It just seemed like a poetic way for her to go,” explains Bell. “It’s always scary and it’s always difficult to say goodbye, but again, very necessary. You have to kill them every once in a while in order to keep your credibility as a writer. And I promise myself every year, I’m going to kill more people.”

‘The Bold And The Beautiful’ Recruits Iceland Rock Star Jökull Júliusson For Special Appearance

Jökull Júliusson, who leads the band Kaleo, will pre-tape his episode today. He will play himself and perform one of his hit songs, “Way Down We Go.”

Júliusson was approached about making a cameo last year by a B&B producer while both were attending an Andrea Bocelli concert. Bocelli also made an appearance on the sudser in June of 2023 when it traveled to Rome for a week of episodes.

Other rock stars have appeared on the B&B in the past, including Lil Nas X and Usher. Constantine Maroulis from American Idol also showed up for a guest spot.

After stopping by the set of B&B today, Júliusson will tape an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Aug. 20. His show at The Troubadour on Aug. 21 is sold out.

Gina Rodriguez Joins ‘Will Trent’ Season 3 As Series Regular

Based on Karin Slaughter’s NY Times bestselling Will Trent book series, the show follows the titular Special Agent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (Ramón Rodriguez), who was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta’s overwhelmed foster care system. Now, Will uses his unique point of view in the pursuit of justice and has the highest clearance rate in the GBI.

Rodriguez will portray Marion Alba, a charismatic, confident Assistant District Attorney new to Atlanta. After her first encounter with Will falls flat, the pair is surprised to learn that they must work together to investigate a crime in the world of Atlanta gangs.

Will and Angie (Erika Christensen) were pretty hot and cold in Season 2, could Marion be coming in to mix things up romantically? Please note, this is pure speculation on my behalf but wouldn’t a love triangle storyline be juicy? Maybe it could catalyze bringing Will and Angie closer or permanently end their love connection.

The series also stars Sonja Sohn as Amanda Wagner Iantha Richardson as Faith Mitchell and Jake McLaughlin as Michael Ormewood.

Rodriguez’s casting expands her relationship with ABC/Disney following her co-hosting duties alongside Shaquille O’Neal in the game show Lucky 13, which is currently airing on the network. Before, she was the star and executive producer of ABC’s Not Dead Yet and Disney+’s Diary of a Future President.

Liz Heldens, Daniel Thomsen, Karin Slaughter, Oly Obst, Howard Deutch, Ellen Marie Blum and Ramón’ Rodriguez executive produce Will Trent. Heldens and Thomsen also serve as co-showrunners on the series produced by 20th Television.

Lauralee Bell and Michael Damian Tease 'Drama'-Filled Bold and the Beautiful Crossover and 'Amazing' Reunion

Lauralee and Damian are set to appear in two episodes of the popular soap airing Aug. 13 and 14, where Lauralee will reprise the beloved role of Christine "Cricket" Blair, and Damian will once again play Danny Romalotti. According to a synopsis, “Danny and Christine are invited to the Forrester Estate for a party celebrating the success of the relaunch of Brooke Logan’s (Katherine Kelly Lang) 'Brooke's Bedroom' fashion line… or so they think."

"Little do Danny and Christine know, Brooke and Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) have invited them to pitch a new business venture,” the synopsis continues. “Not to be outdone, Danny decides to give a surprise performance of his own to share with the partygoers."

Lauralee, 55, tells PEOPLE the idea came from her brother Bradley Bell, an executive producer and head writer on The Bold and the Beautiful.

“We got this invitation from the Forresters to come to their launch party,” she says of the premise. “Danny gets this great offer, and then we plan to leave LA the next day because we're on tour, baby.”

Damian, who says the crossover will deliver a "lot of drama," will perform a new, remixed version of his 1989 Billboard chart-topping single Rock On. While the original track featured a mid-tempo sound emblematic of 80s rock, this new contemporary remix will take a “groovier dance groove” approach, according to the actor.

“It was the first time I've ever performed this [remix],” he explains, adding, “So, it was really personally very special for me.”

Filming their scenes with Lang, 63, and Kaye, 58, proved to be a hoot. “Michael and Thorsten became instant buddies. It was so freaking funny. People don't know that we're such jokers,” Lauralee says. “We had so much fun with them. … It was bizarrely fun to look around the room and just see everybody full-on dancing.”

Cricket and Danny's initial reunion on The Young and the Restless in November 2023 was a long-held dream by many viewers, Bell previously told PEOPLE. “We have fans that have been saying in the last couple weeks, I've waited 30 years for Cricket and Danny to get back together. Waited 30 years!” she said at the time.

Damian, for his part, says reuniting with Lauralee onscreen has been an “amazing” reminder of how seamlessly the two work together.

“We have a shorthand,” he explains. “I’ve known her longer than anybody in my life, besides my brothers and sisters. I met her with she was 15, so we have this incredible history … This journey we’ve had for so many years has been extraordinary. … I just know that the fans really enjoy the chemistry.”

Lauralee, meanwhile, acknowledges the actor is one of the best scene partners she’s ever had.

“I do usually know what he's going to say before he says it. There's something, even though that sounds like a negative, it is a positive,” she explains. “If it's a certain scene that's emotional, I know that I don't have to do a lot of prep work. We know how to kind of internally communicate through eyes and stuff like that. You either have that with people or you don't.”

Their onscreen chemistry helps explain viewers' decades-long devotion to Cricket and Danny. (The duo even hosted Skype calls in March and June with fans.)

To that end, Lauralee and Damian hope viewers get a kick out of their latest onscreen appearance together. “I hope they smile. I hope they realize that was fun, and I hope then they download [Michael’s] single, because I get a percentage,” Lauralee jokes.

The Bold and the Beautiful airs weekdays at 1:30 p.m. ET on CBS and is available for streaming on Paramount+. Lauralee and Damian's episodes are set to air on Tuesday, Aug. 13 and Wednesday, Aug. 14.

‘Saturday Night’ Trailer & Poster: Jason Reitman Pic About First ‘SNL’ Broadcast Shows Young Lorne Michaels Going Toe-To-Toe With NBC Brass

In the lead-up to the first airing of Saturday Night Live, we see the early days of Michaels as his battles Rockefeller Center security to get up into elevator to Studio 8H, argues with Dick Ebersol (Cooper Hoffman) over the show’s aesthetic, and locks horns with NBC programming suit David Tebet (played by Willem Dafoe).

“You haven’t locked the script, your crew is in open rebellion,” Dafoe’s NBC suit tells Michaels.

Ebersol tries to get Michaels to punt and go with the dress rehearsal. Michaels will have no business with that. “They want you to fail,” Ebersol tries to rationalize to Michaels.

“NBC is lucky to have something as relevant as this show!” exclaims Michaels.

The movie recounts the final 90 minutes leading up to the first airing of SNL on Oct. 11, 1975 at 11:30 p.m.

There’s plenty to relish here from Matthew Rhys’ F-bombing tirade as Carlin, to Nicholas Braun’s sublime deadpan portrayal of Jim Henson complaining about how the late-night sketch show’s writing staff “tied a belt around Big Bird’s neck and hung him from my dressing room door.”

Sony is super-charged about the movie, and has set an October 11 theatrical release date.

Pic also stars Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith, Ella Hunt, Dylan O’Brien, Emily Fairn, Matt Wood, Lamorne Morris, Kim Matula, Finn Wolfhard, Andrew Barth Feldman, Kaia Gerber, Tommy Dewey and Oscar winner J.K. Simmons.

Rome Flynn Teases Frank Lucas Portrayal In ‘Godfather Of Harlem’ & First-Look Photo Revealed; Addresses ‘Chicago Fire’ Exit

Flynn will bring to life a pivotal moment in Lucas’ life—going from “a country boy from North Carolina” to starting a new life in Harlem. While finding his way, he has “initial friction with gangster Bumpy Johnson (Forest Whitaker)” but “eventually rises to become Bumpy’s fierce defender and right-hand man.” In Godfather of Harlem, Lucas’ story begins 10 years earlier than American Gangster.

In our first-look at Flynn as Lucas below, he has just exited a bus which has arrived at its destination: New York. Lucas has a look of curiosity mixed with a little apprehension, which is truthfully, most people’s reaction when they first visit the Big Apple.

“Essentially, Frank is escaping from his reality in North Carolina and trying to find a better reality,” Flynn tells Deadline about what headspace Lucas was when this scene was captured. “This first shot shows him getting off the bus and stepping into New York City seeing everything for the first time and making his way to Harlem.”

He added, “It’s always about the journey, figuring out why people do things in general. That’s the real basis of what the business is about to me. Acting is a reflection of the life around us at that moment in time. What was life like for him as he’s stepping off that bus? I think he saw a new beginning.”

Created by Chris Brancato and the late Paul Eckstein, Godfather of Harlem tells a story inspired by infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from 11 years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles.

In Season 4, Bumpy continues his bloody war for control of Harlem against New York’s Mafia families, while contending with the emergence of a potential rival in newly arrived Black gangster Frank Lucas. After Malcolm X’s (Jason Alan Carvell) tragic death, Bumpy must also grapple with his daughter Elise’s (Antoinette Crowe-Legacy) involvement with the Black Panthers.

Flynn shares further details on what viewers can expect from his series debut, elements that helped him become Lucas and whether or not he left Chicago Fire for the MGM+ series.

DEADLINE: Frank Lucas has been portrayed before in various projects. What was your approach to learning about the real person?

ROME FLYNN: Frank Lucas is probably one of the most well-known American gangsters. When you see him enter the world of Godfather of Harlem, he is young Frank Lucas but there’s a lineage from that point. My approach to portraying a character who has lived… it’s not in my interest to talk to family members or anyone who may have known him. We have our foundation and the bones as to how we want to create [Frank Lucas] with Chris [Brancato] in the show and things are still loosely based on actual situations. Like, he did leave North Carolina and go to Harlem, all of those things are factual. I’ve deliberately tried not to go specifically into his life because we’re not following that timeline. We’re following a timeline from his arrival in Harlem but as far as the details and things of that nature, that’s not really what the show is about.

Denzel Washington famously played his character in American Gangster but there are no comparisons except that we’re both playing the same person. We’re creating a more fully dimensional character that I feel films don’t have the luxury of [time] to portray which is a great thing. With TV, you get to show the intricacies and the complexity of not just who Frank was, but who he is at that point in his life while taking people on a journey along with him as he becomes the man everyone knows he becomes.

FLYNN: I’m pretty well-versed on his life. I researched detailed-oriented things, not necessarily the story of his life. So I was interested in how he spoke, for example. I was able to find a few younger pictures of him that exist, but there aren’t many. In one of the youngest pictures, he’s not even in his 20s. I’m trying to find the details that people probably won’t notice, but will help me feel more grounded to play in this character.

There’s an adolescence about him when he’s as ruthless as can be and is also unforgiving. I have to find those characteristics and commonalities because that’s what the viewers care about. The key is finding the synchronicities between these unlikely characters with normal people. That is something I do when I’m trying to go through a script, figuring out how something feels for people who are living their everyday lives. Playing this role in particular has been very transformative for me, more so than anything I’ve ever done. People will either be shocked or floored in a good way or a bad way, I don’t know. [Laughs]

DEADLINE: I did a little research on Frank Lucas hoping to learn more about his relationship with Bumpy Johnson but there’s a lot of grey area where recollections vary. How will Godfather of Harlem handle that?

FLYNN: [Even with the grey area,] these two individuals are tied together. As far as details, we don’t know. But the good thing about television is that it doesn’t matter. I think that the antithesis of these two people and the time period are all that matters and is what Chris is leaning into, not necessarily what the conversations Bumpy and Frank had but their dynamic. If you ask me, I think they’ll be butting heads early on. Frank is entering this new world and trying to figure out how he fits in, but he’s like a bull in a china shop. He didn’t really care about making friends when he came to Harlem. Whether on purpose or subconsciously, he ends up learning a lot from Bumpy.

Early on, we see these two very powerful individuals—powerful in different ways—going towards each other. Frank is powerful in his perspective on not really caring about the outcome of situations; being less calculated and instead being more reactionary. Bumpy is almost the opposite; he’s more calculated and has more principles.

DEADLINE: There’s a rumor you left Chicago Fire to work on Godfather of Harlem. True or false?

FLYNN: They were not connected at all. I did not leave that show for this one. Everything just happened to turn out that way. It’s like you have your people but you won’t be with all of them forever. Sometimes, you meet a new person and you connect. I loved my time there. I love the cast and the crew and I miss them a lot. But we all have our own journeys, and I’m grateful for that opportunity. Now, I’m excited and grateful for this opportunity because it’s giving me the chance to step into a life like I’ve never done before. cao

Rebecca Budig Joins The Bold and the Beautiful as an Iconic Character: 'I Love Her Strength'

When Rebecca Budig’s first episode of The Bold and the Beautiful airs on August 6, the soap star hopes viewers will embrace her performance of a character that has long been a part of the show’s DNA.

The four-time Daytime Emmy Award-nominated actress, 51, will play Dr. Taylor Hayes, a role dreamed up by one of the show’s creators William J. Bell and previously played over the years by Hunter Tylo, Sherilyn Wolter and Krista Allen. But for Budig — who has previously starred on General Hospital, All My Children and Guiding Light — playing Dr. Hayes, a compassionate psychiatrist, is a first. And while she may not have have the medical training, the actress says she has a lot of respect for therapy as a practice.

“I love therapy — I’ve gone to years of therapy — which is a little different from psychiatry, obviously,” she tells PEOPLE, adding, “I’ve been around enough mental health care professionals … just to get a sense of what they’re like.”

"Before this job came up, I thought about going back to school and studying psychology, because it actually fascinates me,” she continues. “It’s ironic that I got this part, given that that’s what I was going to try and do in the fall, anyway.”

Settling back into the fast-paced day-to-day rhythm of soap operas was an adjustment, she admits, given her last project, the TV movie Fit for Christmas in 2022, moved at a slower pace.

“It was very slow, and you did the scene a hundred times, so you're like, ‘Oh, this is great,’” she mused. “I like to know my lines very well so that I just don't have to think about them very much. It's just getting that muscle back up and working again. ... I don't even want to watch the first couple shows, let's put it that way. ... I'm my worst critic.”

(Photo) Budig has spent much of her time shooting her initial scenes with Katherine Kelly Lang, who plays her character's longtime rival Brooke, and Thorsten Kaye, who portrays Taylor's off-again, on-again romantic interest Ridge.

Filming with both actors was an easygoing experience, partly because Budig and Kaye had previously worked together on All My Children.

“I've always loved Thorsten,” she explains. “He's always been very kind to me … I've been to his house for Thanksgiving once, so I love Thorsten and his family. … He does something different every time. He doesn't say the same thing every time, so he keeps you on your toes — and that's all you can ask for, really.”

(Photo) Budig is excited to see how loyal, longtime viewers of The Bold and the Beautiful respond to her portrayal of Taylor.

“I just hope they're open to that idea and interpretation of it and that they just believe the relationships between Taylor and Ridge and Taylor and Brooke,” she says, adding, “I always thought that All My Children might've been the best job I ever had in terms of the people all really getting along, but I truly get the vibe here that it's that one in a million group of people that is just collaborative, kind, supportive and just very welcoming. So I'm excited. Really excited.”

The Bold and the Beautiful airs weekdays at 1:30 p.m. ET on CBS and is available for streaming on Paramount+.

2024 Imagen Awards Nominations

Best Actress – Feature Film
Adriana Barraza, El Último Vagón (Netflix; Woo Films for Netflix)
Gina Rodriguez, Players (Netflix)
Rosa Salazar, A Million Miles Away (Prime Video; Amazon MGM Studios, Select Films)

Best Supporting Actress – Drama (Television)
Yaya DaCosta, The Lincoln Lawyer (Netflix; A&E Studios for Netflix)
Alana De La Garza, FBI (CBS; Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Wolf Entertainment and CBS Television Studios)
Kate del Castillo, The Cleaning Lady (FOX; FOX Entertainment in association with Warner Bros. Television)
Juliana Aidén Martinez, Griselda (Netflix; Grand Electric for Netflix)
Cree, Turtles All the Way Down (HBO | Max; NEW LINE CINEMA Presents A TEMPLE HILL Production, A ROJAS GREEN Production for Max)
Naian González Norvind, Invasion (Apple TV+; Boat Rocker Studios in association with Apple)

Best Actress – Comedy (Television)
Stephanie Beatriz, Twisted Metal (Peacock; Sony Pictures Television Studios, Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, PlayStation Productions, Electric Avenue, Artists First, Make It With Gravy, Inspire Entertainment, Wicked Deed, Reese Wernick Productions)
Mayan Lopez, Lopez vs Lopez (NBC; Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group in association with Mohawk Productions, Travieso Productions, Mi Vida Loba and 3 Arts)
Camila Mendes, Música (Prime Video; Amazon MGM Studios, Wonderland Sound And Vision)
Camila Mendes, Upgraded (Prime Video; Amazon MGM Studios, Gulfstream Pictures Productions, Luber-Rolkin Entertainment, Tempo Productions, Future Artists Entertainment)
Gina Rodriguez, Not Dead Yet (ABC; 20th Television)
Christina Vidal, Primo (Amazon Freevee; Amazon Freevee, Universal Television)

Miranda Cosgrove & Pierson Fode To Topline Netflix Rom-Com ‘The Wrong Paris’

Written by Nicole Henrich, the film centers on Dawn (Cosgrove), who is desperate to get to France for a once-in-a-lifetime art opportunity. Thus, she talks her way onto a Bachelor-type dating show set in Paris — only to discover the show is actually set in Paris, Texas as part of a ratings stunt by the producers. Now in jeopardy of losing out on her dreams, Dawn must find a way to get kicked off the show, until a real romance begins to blossom with Trey (Fode), the show’s handsome and charming bachelor.

Producers on the project include Brad Krevoy for MPCA and Michael Damian. Janeen Damian, Amanda Phillips, Jimmy Townsend, Kelly Fraizer and Galen Fletcher are serving as executive producers.

Breaking out early in life as one of the stars of Nickelodeon’s Drake & Josh, and the lead of its subsequent series iCarly, Cosgrove has most recently been seen starring opposite Brooke Shields in Mark Waters’ Netflix rom-com Mother of the Bride, which spent five weeks in the streamer’s Global Top 10 Films (English) and reached the Top 10 Films in 92 countries. This year, she also reprised her voice role as Margo in Despicable Me 4, which grossed over $580 million worldwide.

Fode is perhaps best known for his work in television, having thus far been seen on series like Based on a True Story, Leverage: Redemption, Animal Kingdom and The Real Bros of Simi Valley, among others. Among his film credits is Netflix’s The Man from Toronto starring Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson.

Most recently directing and exec producing Netflix’s hit rom-com Irish Wish, starring Lindsay Lohan, which hit #1 in 69 countries in its first weekend, Damian prior to that directed the Lohan-led holiday rom-com Falling for Christmas for the streamer.

Cosgrove is represented by Gersh, Untitled Entertainment, and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole; Fode by Innovative Artists, Zero Gravity Management, and Gang, Tyre, Ramer; Janeen Damian by Independent Artist Group and attorney Alan Abrams; and Henrich by Slanted Wheel Entertainment.v

Talk Show Appearance

Tuesday, Aug. 6 – WAYNE BRADY sits down with Kelly and Mark to talk about his new reality show, “The Family Remix”

Rick Hearst Returning To ‘General Hospital’ To Reprise Ric Lansing Role

Hearst’s character, Sonny’s brother, was first introduced on the show in 2002. He exited in 2009, then returned for a second run from 2014-2016. His first episodes will begin airing the week of August 19. Ric is also the father of Alexis Davis’ (Nancy Lee Grahn) daughter Molly (Kristen Vaganos).

Hearst told TVInsider, GH casting director Mark Teschner reached out to him and asked him if he’d like to return. “My first question was, “Really? What’s the story, what’s happening?”, adding, “Then he told me and I kind of look at it as, ‘Daddy’s home and here to take care of his daughter and anything that entails.’”

Hearst has recently been catching up on the storyline. “I’ve been trying to catch up and see what’s happening and I see that there’s a situation where Kristina is being a surrogate for Molly,” he says. “And while I don’t know what that turns into, I have a feeling there’s going to be some friction by virtue of the fact that one daughter is parented by Alexis and Sonny, and the other daughter is parented by Alexis and Ric. That alone is enough to create a mad amount of drama of who’s going to side with who. And it’s going to be entertaining.”

Since his last appearance on General Hospital, three-time Daytime Emmy winner Hearst has recurred on VH1’s Daytime Divas and guest-starred on The Vampire Diaries, Dynasty and most recently Ambitions.

Brad Furman’s ‘People Not Places’ Adds Seven To Cast

As previously announced, Shirley MacLaine, Stephen Dorff, Julia Mayorga and Allegra Leguizamo also star.

People Not Places watches as Clare (MacLaine), an elderly widow living in Atlantic City, meets an erratic homeless man (Dorff) who sleeps in cars. Their shared loneliness causes them to bond, as they find the courage to face his regrettable past and her shortened future.

Furman and Jess Fuerst (Tin Soldier, City of Lies) are producing the film under their Road Less Traveled Productions banner. Jim Seibel (Nyad, The Grey) and Kyle David Crosby (Mending the Line, Bring On the Dancing Horses) are also producing.

Best known for her Oscar-winning performance in The Fisher King, Ruehl has also been seen in films like Hustlers, Last Action Hero and Big, among many others. She’s also been seen on series like New Amsterdam, Bull and Power, to name just a few.

Currently starring on MGM+’s Hotel Cocaine, Vazquez will next be seen in the Paul Greengrass film The Lost Bus for Apple TV+. Other recent credits include Parish, White House Plumbers, Godfather of Harlem, Promised Land, and Severance.

Part of the cast of Furman’s upcoming action thriller Tin Soldier, Mason’s past feature credits include Furman’s City of Lies and The Lincoln Lawyer, Ali, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Hackers, The Crow and True Romance, among others. He’s also been seen on shows like Prison Break and The Shield.

Currently starring on CBS’s S.W.A.T., Babatundé also been seen on Dear White People, I’m Dying Up Here and other series. Feature credits include City of Lies, The Manchurian Candidate, The Notebook, That Thing You Do! and Philadelphia.

Also part of the cast of Tin Soldier, Bicicchi has been seen in indies like Rudderless and series like Apple TV+’s Black Bird.

Camp has appeared in numerous classic films, including Apocalypse Now, Valley Girl, Clue, the Police Academy series, Wayne’s World, Election and more. Recently, she’s been seen in titles like Father Stu and Amsterdam from David O. Russell, who previously cast her in his films Joy and American Hustle.

Ruehl is represented by Sue Leibman/Barking Dog Entertainment and Peikoff Mahan Law Office; Vazquez by Gersh and Untitled Entertainment; Mason by Vanguard Management Group; Babatundé by Artists & Representatives; Bicicchi by HG5 Entertainment; and Camp by Gersh.

Simon Rex, Inanna Sarkis & Wayne Brady Among Cast Joining Addiction Drama ‘The Prince’

As we previously reported, director Cameron Van Hoy’s movie is rumored to have been partly inspired by the journey of Hunter Biden.

George Newbern (Father of the Bride films), Beverly D’Angelo (National Lampoon’s Vacation series), Paul Cassell (Just Like Heaven), and Courtnee Carter (Anything’s Possible) have also newly joined the cast.

Though most plot details are being kept under wraps, The Prince is said to chronicle the “outrageous story of Parker Scott (played by Haze), a drug-fueled power broker hungry for non-stop thrills, ruling over a privileged world where pleasure is king, and more is never enough”.

Pic is produced by Sean Wolfington (Sound of Freedom), Haze, Van Hoy (Flinch), Jo Henriquez (Missing), and Lije Sarki (The Peanut Butter Falcon). John Devaney, CJ Kirvan, and Jose Luiz Zapata serve as executive producers.

Mamet alluded to his work on the project a few months ago, in an interview with podcaster Andrew Klavan. “These guys who did Sound of Freedom, they came to me and they said, ‘You want to write a movie for us?’ I said, ‘Yeah sure, what do you got?’” he shared. “They said they wanted to do a movie about Hunter Biden.”

A source close to the filmmakers last month denied that the project draws inspiration from Biden, stating, “This project has been in the works for a while and, as it currently stands and is led by van Hoy, is a fictional account of fictional events and characters.”

Rex is represented Buchwald and Range Media Partners. Brady is represented by CAA and Vault Entertainment. Newbern is represented by Innovative Artists and Leslie Allan-Rice Management. D’Angelo is represented by Independent Artists Group and Atlas Artists. Sarkis is represented by CAA, Luber Roklin Entertainment, and Hansen, Jacobson. Carter is represented by Artists and Representatives and Perennial Entertainment. Cassell is represented by Ellis Talent Group and Mary Erickson Management. .

Buzz Cason Dies: Songwriter Of Pop Classic ‘Everlasting Love’ Was 84

His death was announced by the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. A cause of death was not specified.

“Everlasting Love,” with its impossibly catchy and immediately recognizable chorus that begins “Open up your eyes/Then you’ll realize/Here I stand with my everlasting love,” has made the charts in various versions, most notably Carl Carlton’s 1974 cover that hinted at the imminent arrival of disco. In the U.K., the song was a #1 hit in 1968 by London-based pop band Love Affair.

Other artists who have covered the song, written by Cason with writing partner Mac Gayden, include Gloria Estefan, Rex Smith and Rachel Sweet , U2, German singer Sandra, Australian pop group Town Criers, UK boy band Worlds Apart and even the cast of the BBC series Casualty, who recorded a Top 5 version for charity in 1998.

According to The New York Times citing music rights organization BMI, the many versions of “Everlasting Love” have received more than 10 million plays to date, making it one of the most successful songs in any genre to come out of Nashville.

The song has also found its way onto various movie and TV shows, including a memorable 1994 episode of daytime soap The Bold and The Beautiful, in which cast members Bobbie Eakes and Jeff Trachta performed a duet as part of a concert storyline. The U2 version was included in the 2003 film Veronica Guerin starring Kate Blanchett, and a cover by Jamie Cullum was included on the 2004 soundtrack of Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.

Most recently, the song was prominently featured in a key scene of the 2021 Kenneth Branagh film Belfast, in which star Jamie Dornan, as the character Pa, serenades his wife with “Everlasting Love” at a dance. The song was featured prominently in the film’s trailers.

In 1962, his song “Soldier of Love,” co-written with Tony Moon, was recorded by Beatles favorite Arthur Anderson, with the Fab Four recording a live BBC version in 1963. Other artists who have covered the song include Pearl Jam, Little Steven and Marshall Crenshaw.

By the mid-1960s he had joined the Nashville Beach Boys-esque group Ronny & the Daytonas, writing the band’s 1966 Top 40 hit ballad “Sandy.” Later in the decade, he teamed with songwriter Bobby Russell in a music publishing venture that resulted in Russell’s songs “Honey” (recorded by Bobby Goldsboro) and “Little Green Apples” (O.C. Smith, Roger Miller, and many others) becoming hits.

He is survived by wife Victoria Cason; daughters Tammy, Kristy and Leah; sons Taylor and Parker; and other extended family. -

Buzz Cason Dies: Songwriter Of Pop Classic ‘Everlasting Love’ Was 84

His death was announced by the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. A cause of death was not specified.

He is survived by wife Victoria Cason; daughters Tammy, Kristy and Leah; sons Taylor and Parker; and other extended family. -

The Young and the Restless’ Cricket and Danny Crossing Over to ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’: Details

Us Weekly can exclusively reveal that Lauralee Bell and Michael Damian, who play Christine “Cricket” and Danny, respectively, on Y&R are filming two episodes of The Bold and the Beautiful on Thursday, June 27.

“We’re all so excited,” Bell, 55, exclusively told Us of the crossover. “What we’re doing is so authentic to the story.”

Lauralee explained that her brother, Bradley Bell, who is an executive producer and head writer on B&B “saw we were doing something on Y&R and he thought this would be great for B&B.”

She revealed that since musician Danny is touring with his band on Y&R, “Of course he would have a concert in L.A. and that’s how the idea came about.”

In the two-episode crossover, which will air in August, “Danny and Christine are invited to the Forrester Estate for a party celebrating the success of the relaunch of Brooke Logan’s (Katherine Kelly Lang) ‘Brooke’s Bedroom’ fashion line … or so they think,” according to the logline.

“Little do Danny and Christine know, Brooke and Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) have invited them to pitch a new business venture. Not to be outdone, Danny decides to give a surprise performance of his own to share with the partygoers,” the synopsis teases.

Lauralee told Us that the cast and crews of both shows have been “downright giddy” about bringing Cricket and Danny into the B&B world.

“We’re all so excited about this,” she said, recalling, “Six months ago there was a rumor of me coming to B&B and I was like, ‘If I am no one has told me!’ This is such a perfect reason.”

Soap opera fans may remember that Lauralee’s Cricket crossed over to B&B back in 2007, but she said that time was “100 percent legal. It was just a court case.”

This time around, Lauralee told Us that it’s going to be the “complete opposite” because she gets to “dress up and have fun.”

When Cricket returns to Los Angeles for her Bold and Beautiful cameo, she will be coming in support of Danny’s world tour. The actress teased that viewers will see Cricket in a “very rockstar’s girlfriend” outfit, telling Us that a “short black dress” is part of her costume.

The story line will also be focused on the rockstar element of Danny’s character. “We haven’t done a concert of that magnitude,” Lauralee explained.

The crossover also comes as Lauralee and Damian are “celebrating our 40th anniversary as Cricket and Danny,” she told Us, revealing, “So you pick up right where you left off. We’re doing a remix of a big song from before, but you’ll have to wait and see what it is!”

Cricket and Danny tied the knot on The Young and the Restless in 1990 after meeting in 1984. They eventually split after Danny cheated. (He later learned that he actually wasn’t unfaithful, but was drugged by a woman who made him think they slept together.)

The soap opera couple dated on and off for years — in between other romances and marriages. During a March episode of Y&R, Danny asked Cricket to go on tour with him and she said “yes,” signifying that they are back together.

“What’s great is we’re coming to L.A. just as our personalities back in the day, smiling and goofing along and being together,” Lauralee told Us of the upcoming B&B episodes. “When you’re in a deep storyline, there’s tears and drama and now we are at our happiest.”

Cricket and Danny’s appearances on The Bold and the Beautiful will air on CBS Tuesday, August 13, and Wednesday, August 14, at 1:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT.i

Young and the Restless star Joshua Morrow's son Crew lands role on The Bold and the Beautiful

As first reported by Deadline and confirmed by Entertainment Weekly, Crew Morrow, the son of Joshua Morrow, who's played Nicolas Newman since 1994 on long-running soap the Young and the Restless, is getting into the family business. The younger Morrow is joining The Bold and the Beautiful as Will Spencer, whose parents are Katie Logan (Heather Tom) and publisher Bill Spencer (Don Diamont). Audiences last saw the character in 2020, when he wasn't yet a teenager, portrayed by actor Finnegan George. Morrow's first episode — which is being billed as his first acting role — is scheduled to air Thursday, Aug. 1.

Interestingly, Morrow's new onscreen mother, Tom, once played Y&R's Victoria Newman, the sister of the Joshua Morrow's character.

Morrow is not the only offspring of a celebrity that viewers will see on the show in the coming weeks. Jamison Belushi, whose dad is Jim Belushi, will appear in an episode on Monday, July 15. Her role is that of a lab technician named April, who works with the physician characters Dr. Li Finnegan (Naomi Matsuda) and Dr. John "Finn" Finnegan (Tanner Novlan), who are part of the soap's summer mystery story arc.

Belushi's previous work includes roles on Freevee's 2022 movie Hotel for the Holidays, which starred Madelaine Petsch, and an unnamed role in The Last Summer, a 2019 movie for Netflix that starred K.J. Apa and Tyler Posey. According to IMDb, she appeared on six episodes of her dad's sitcom According to Jim, which costarred Courtney Thorne-Smith and Kimberly Williams-Paisley, between 2005 and 2008. The younger Belushi's mother is the Curly Sue actor's wife, Jennifer Sloan.

‘Access Hollywood’ Renewed Through 2026 In Syndication

The studio has sold the entertainment news show to NBCUniversal Local’s NBC Owned Television Stations, along with leading station groups across the country, for two additional seasons, said Tracie Wilson, Executive Vice President, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios & E! News.

“We’re thrilled to continue our successful partnership with the NBC-owned stations, bringing the ‘Access’ brand to local stations for additional seasons,” Wilson said. “Our talented hosts have incredible chemistry and our seasoned production team work tirelessly to bring viewers quality content each day on Access Hollywood and Access Daily.”

For the 2023-24 season, its 28th in broadcast syndication, Access Hollywood is averaging about 1.1 million viewers daily.

“Access Hollywood and Access Daily deliver engaging and entertaining content to our audiences, which has made them an indelible part of our NBC stations’ lineups,” said Therese Gamba, Chief Marketing Officer & Executive Vice President of Acquired Programming, NBCUniversal Local. “We’re excited to continue to serve as the home of Access Hollywood and Access Daily in leading markets across the nation.”

The Bold and the Beautiful: Tom Arnold to Play a Pilot as the Forresters Head Back to Monte Carlo

Us Weekly can exclusively reveal that Arnold will appear on two episodes of the beloved CBS soap, airing Tuesday, July 30, and Wednesday, July 31, when Ridge (Thorsten Kaye), Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) and Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) head back to Monte Carlo, where they will be relaunching the iconic “Brooke’s Bedroom” fashion line for Forrester Creations.

“It was great fun!” Arnold, 65, told Us. “People love The Bold and the Beautiful. The loyalty, the fans, the opinions … I started going online and listening to fans argue about certain things. It’s like sports.”

The veteran comedian and TV star gushed about his time on set, praising both the stars and crew — and telling a funny story about his first interaction with Kaye. “Every 12 minutes, The Bold and the Beautiful does another scene. It’s a well-oiled machine. They’re just so on top of their stuff,” Arnold said. “I was in makeup and this guy comes in and goes, ‘Hey, can I get you anything?’ I go, ‘I don’t know, do you have Sugar Free Red Bull?’ This guy who I thought was the crew — he had a very hard handshake — was Thorsten. The rich, wealthy father [Ridge]!”

Arnold previously appeared on General Hospital in the 90s and noted he’s been a fan of soap operas since skipping school as a kid to tune in. His fandom continued into adulthood with famous ex-wife Roseanne Barr.

“Roseanne and I loved soap operas. [After I was on General Hospital], we ended up having all these folks on [Roseanne] from the show on,” Arnold told Us of his time as a writer and actor on the classic sitcom. “Because soap operas are very good actors. They don’t mess around.”

Arnold said that he channeled a story from his days with Barr to play a pilot Deuce. “It was helpful that back in the day I had a private jet and a pilot. I thought at the time about [when] Roseanne and I got to the airport to fly to New York [and] we got into an argument. She left without me. I had to get another jet to fly behind her,” he began.

On B&B, Us can tease that Steffy will be running late to the flight and flustered without her passport. “One thing that is true is you have a window to land at the airport. And if you mess around and you’re late, you will miss that [window]. I like when there’s some reality to this stuff. It heightened the scene because Steffy forgot her passport,” Arnold continued. “You expect [the drama] for a character, but it opens the doors for some hilarious stuff. It’s very funny because things are so dramatic that it lends itself to comedy.”

Arnold credited showrunner Brad Bell, whom he’s known for years, for writing the comedic scene. “I appreciated that. But I felt that everyone in the scene was pretty good about a little improvising too,” he told Us. “[Jacqueline] had to do some Lucy stuff with the comedy, ripping stuff out of her bag. … It’s not easy when you have props and you have to do this and this, but it worked.”

Arnold concluded that he was going to call Bell to campaign to get himself back on the show — and continue to brag to kids Quinn and Jax, whom he shares with ex Ashley Groussman.

“I’m a single dad with an 11-year-old and an 8-year-old. I’m just gonna keep repeating, ‘I was on The Bold and the Beautiful. They’re always like, ‘Dad, you’re old.’ Dude, I was on The Bold and the Beautiful!” he said. “You don’t get on there unless you are bold and beautiful.”

The Bold and the Beautiful is broadcast weekdays on CBS at 1:30 ET (and 12:30 PT).

The Bold and the Beautiful's Kimberlin Brown Was 'Very Surprised' by Her Character's Death and Revival

Kimberlin Brown, who plays Sheila Carter on The Bold and The Beautiful, learned that first-hand when her villainous character was killed off the show in February, having been stabbed by her daughter-in-law Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood). But in the show’s April 29 episode, it was revealed Sheila very much alive.

During an interview with PEOPLE at the Daytime Emmy Awards 2024 on June 7, Brown told PEOPLE she was “very surprised” to learn Sheila’s fate wasn’t sealed for good and that she would actually return to the popular soap.

“It was upsetting when I found out that I was going to be killed off the show. It's a call you never want to get,” she said, adding, “You keep a stiff upper lip, and you're very professional, and then you go home, and you kind of pour yourself a drink and think about it.”

Brown previously opened up about having mixed feelings about her character's departure from the series during an interview with TV Insider in February.

“It’s a tough place for me to be in right now; I’m not going to lie about this,” Brown told the outlet then. “I guess if anyone were going to take Sheila down, I’m happy it’s Steffy. I just wish that no one was taking Sheila down.”

“It’s my happy place where I have been so blessed to be for over 35 years,” she continued. “But I’ve had a good run at it, so I’m one of the lucky ones, there’s no doubt about it.”

Brown also said filming her character's death scene wasn't just emotionally taxing but also physically demanding. “Can I just say that the after effects for Sheila, laying on a concrete floor for hours, that really hurts! I was bruised for the week from laying on concrete!” she explained.

So getting the call to return to The Bold and the Beautiful proved to be an “emotional moment” for the 62-year-old actress, she explained to PEOPLE at the Daytime Emmy Awards 2024 on June 7.

“When I got the call to come back, I was like, ‘Wow,’ … I didn't have to think long, because like I said, she was my baby. I've been playing her for over 35 years, and to have that phone call meant the world to me,” she said, adding, “I didn't want to put her [Sheila] to bed yet, and because of the fan base and their outpouring of comments, phone calls, what happened with the ratings, they brought me back.”

When her character died earlier this year, Brown truly believed that, after more than 1,150 episodes, it was the end for her on The Bold and The Beautiful. So she bought land in Montana where she’s breaking ground and building a home. Brown plans on also keeping her place in Los Angeles and commuting back and forth between the two.

The actress will also start tackling another role come June 26 when her daughter-in-law Kaila, who is married to Brown’s son Nick Pelzer, is expected to deliver a girl. Thinking about her future granddaughter, Brown said couldn’t be more “thrilled."

“I'm going to have somebody to play with again. Kids grow up and the whole dynamic changes for the better,” she says. “But, still, it's going to give me that opportunity to spoil somebody rotten, teach them how to go fishing, go hiking and ride horses — do all of that — and then send them home when they're tired.”

The Bold and the Beautiful airs weekdays at 1:30 p.m. ET on CBS and is available for streaming on Paramount+.

‘Denise Richards And The Wild Things’ Docuseries Picked Up By E! For 2025

The new series will follow Richards, her husband Aaron Phypers and her daughters Sami, Lola and Eloise. Richards’ last series for E! was Denise Richards: It’s Complicated that debuted in 2008. Wild Things is executive produced by Alex Baskin, Joe Kingsley and Jeff Festa for 32 Flavors, Richards for Smoke and Mirrors Entertainment, and Adam Griffin.

“My family and I are thrilled to return home to E! Sami and Lola were just 3 and 4 years old when we first shared our story and now we’ve come full circle,” Richards said in a statement. “Alex Baskin and I met when I joined ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ and I loved doing that show. This is the perfect partnership for our family’s series as our lives are full of fun, love and unpredictability, and we can’t wait for the audience to share this adventure with us.”

“Denise Richards is a pop culture force and no stranger to capturing the public’s attention,” added Rachel Smith, EVP, Unscripted Content, Lifestyle and Documentary, NBCUniversal Entertainmen, in a statement. “With her return to E!, we look forward to Denise and her family sharing their beautifully chaotic world with our audience, who will appreciate their candor and relatability as much as we do.”

Richards is repped by Vault Entertainment, Goodman Genow Schenkman Smelkinson + Christopher, and Gersh (for unscripted).

Ratings: Daytime Emmys Audience Grows 39% to Mark 4-Year High

The audience for this year’s kudoscast was up +39% from last year (where it didn’t air until December, due to the Hollywood strikes) and up +1% from June 2022.

Over on Paramount+, live streaming of the Daytime Emmys reportedly was up some 87% to mark the event’s largest live streaming audience to date.

During Friday night’s tight, two-hour telecast, ABC”s General Hospital grabbed gold four times, including its fourth straight Outstanding Daytime Drama win.

Daytime Emmys host CBS’ The Young and the Restless followed with a pair of wins, including for lead actress Michelle Stafford, while CBS’ The Bold and the Beautiful and Peacock’s Days of Our Lives each picked up a singular statuette.

Among the daytime talkers, The Kelly Clarkson Show took best show honors, while Live!‘s Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos won for hosting.

And quite notably, Dick “Spry for a 98-Year-Old Guy” Van Dyke became the oldest Daytime Emmy winner,m for his guest-starring performance as Days of Our Lives‘ Timothy Robiocheaux.

Daytime Emmy Presenters

Hosted by ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT’s Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner, the lineup of presenters from daytime’s biggest names includes: Kristos Andrews (“The Bay”), Lidia Bastianich (“25 Years with Lidia: A Culinary Jubilee”), Lauralee Bell (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS), Eric Braeden (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS), Steve Burton (“General Hospital”), Derrick Camana (“Wizard of Paws”), Kelly Clarkson (“The Kelly Clarkson Show”), Stefan Dennis (“Neighbours”), Zooey Deschanel (“What Am I Eating with Zooey Deschanel”), Scott Evans (“Access Hollywood”), Jackée Harry (“Days of Our Lives”), Amelia Heinle (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS), Annie Jones (“Neighbours”), Star Jones (“Divorce Court”), Christel Khalil (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS), Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL), Eric Martsolf (“Days of Our Lives”), Kiara Liz Ortega (“The Bay”), Danielle Pinnock (GHOSTS), Melvin Robert (“Extra”), Lawrence Saint-Victor (THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL), Jonathan Scott (“Backed by the Bros”), Laura Wright (“General Hospital”), and Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant (“Wild Kingdom”). In addition, THE TALK hosts Amanda Kloots and Jerry O’Connell will make a special appearance.

As previously announced, Daytime Emmy® Award nominated and multi-award-winning actress Melody Thomas Scott and Daytime Emmy-winning producer Edward J. Scott will receive Lifetime Achievement honors for their contributions to the world of Daytime television.

THE 51ST ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS is produced by NATAS and Associated Television International (ATI), which produced Daytime Emmy Awards ceremonies on The CW in 2009 and on CBS in 2010, 2011, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. Adam Sharp and Lisa Armstrong are executive producers from NATAS, while David McKenzie is executive producer from ATI.

*Paramount+ with SHOWTIME 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 episode airs.

Pierson Fodé Latest To Join Lily James In 20th Bumble Film

Like Jackson White, Fode will play a love interest of Herd’s. Others cast thus far include Myha’la and Dan Stevens.

Plot details for the film remain vague, as it’s said to be somewhat loosely inspired by Herd’s story. Famously launching the online dating platform Bumble after co-founding and departing Tinder, Herd became one of the youngest self-made billionaires at age 31, when Bumble went public in 2021. While she stepped down as CEO last year, the app continues to be hugely popular amongst the single crowd.

Still untitled, the film on Herd’s story is scheduled to enter production this year. Rachel Lee Goldenberg will direct from her script written with Bill Parker and Kim Caramele, with James producing alongside Jennifer Gibgot and Andrew Panay of Ethea. Gala Gordon will serve as executive producer, with Sarah Shepard overseeing the project for 20th Century Studios.

Previously seen in Netflix’s action comedy The Man from Toronto starring Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson, Fodé’s credits on the TV side include Peacock’s Based on a True Story, TNT’s Animal Kingdom, and Facebook Watch’s The Real Bros of Simi Valley, to name just a few. Currently, he has three films in post-production: the indie horror Marshmallow from producers Warner Davis and Todd M. Friedman; Christian Sesma’s actioner 72 Hours with Cam Gigandet; and the romantic thriller Dope Queens, from writer-director Grafton Doyle, which also stars Trace Lysette and Alexandra Grey.

Fodé is repped by Innovative Artists, Zero Gravity Management, and Gang, Tyre, Ramer.

‘Godfather Of Harlem’: Rome Flynn Expanding Notorious Drug Lord Frank Lucas’ Origin Story In Season 4

Flynn will portray real-life gangster Frank Lucas, who is described by the streamer as “a country boy from North Carolina who ventured to Harlem and, after initial friction with gangster Bumpy Johnson (Forest Whitaker), eventually rose to become Bumpy’s fierce defender and right-hand man.” Denzel Washington depicted Lucas in the movie American Gangster, but in Godfather of Harlem, his story begins 10 years earlier than in the film.

Created by Chris Brancato (Narcos, Hotel Cocaine) and the late Paul Eckstein, Godfather of Harlem tells a story inspired by infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson (Whitaker), who in the early 1960s returned from 11 years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles.

“When I saw Rome’s audition, I immediately knew we’d found our man – equal parts charming and ruthless, savvy and suave. Rome is a wonderful actor who can go toe-to-toe with Forest Whitaker and our other great performers,” said Brancato in a statement to Deadline.

Ilfenesh Hadera, Lucy Fry, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy and Erik LaRay Harvey are among the cast returning for Season 4. The first three seasons are available to stream on MGM+.

Produced by ABC Signature, the series is executive produced by Brancato, Paul Eckstein, Whitaker, Nina Yang Bongiovi, James Acheson, Markuann Smith and Ray Quinlan. Michael Panes and Stephen Schiff serve as writing executive producers, and Swizz Beatz serves as executive music producer.

“I’m filled with gratitude! Thrilled to be a part of the Godfather of Harlem universe and breathe new life into the legend of Frank Lucas. I have so much admiration for Forest Whitaker. Working opposite him, being led by the brilliant creator Chris Brancato, is truly a gift. An actor’s dream,” Flynn shared.

Flynn is coming off a stint on NBC’s Chicago Fire where he played firefighter Derrick Gibson in Season 12. Before that, he starred in Gloria Calderon Kellett’s Prime Video series With Love in the series regular role of Santiago Zayas. Working opposite Omari Hardwick and Kelly Rowland, Flynn brought to life Anderson Fisher in the Paramount+ film Fantasy Football in 2022.

Flynn is best known for his work in the CBS daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful, a role that earned him a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series in 2018. As well as his work in ABC’s How To Get Away with Murder in the role of Gabriel Maddox, son of Sam Keating (Tom Verica) and a law student of Annalise Keating (Viola Davis).

Additional TV credits include Netflix’s superhero drama Raising Dion and Dear White People, CBS’s NCIS: New Orleans and MacGyver, as well as VH1’s Drumline: A New Beat.

‘Reagan’ Biopic First Trailer Out, Featuring Dennis Quaid As Ronald Reagan, The 40th President

A biopic starring Dennis Quaid and set against the backdrop of the Cold War, the film follows Reagan’s journey from his childhood in Dixon, Illinois, to Hollywood, and then on to the White House. It begins with an aging Petrovich (Jon Voight), now 90 years old, being visited by an up-and-coming Russian leader who wants to know how the Soviet Union was lost.

Petrovich, the spy who knows everything there is to know about Reagan, begins recounting the tale of his adversary: the man he mockingly nicknamed “The Crusader,” beginning in 1922, when 11-year-old Ronald Reagan faces his first life crisis.

Additional cast for Reagan includes Penelope Ann Miller as Nancy Reagan, Mena Suvari as Reagan’s first wife Jane Wyman, Lesley-Anne Down as Margaret Thatcher, David Henrie as teenage Reagan, and Kevin Dillon as Jack Warner. Originally scheduled for release in 2023, the film has faced a long road to theaters, following multiple delays due to the Covid pandemic and actors’ strike.

Daytime Emmy Hosts Will Once Again Be ‘Entertainment Tonight’ Anchors Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and CBS were set to announce the news, which Variety has exclusively learned, on Thursday morning. Frazier and Turner previously hosted the Daytime Emmys in 2022 and 2023. The duo is also nominated this year in the outstanding daytime personality – daily category, while “Entertainment Tonight” is nominated in outstanding entertainment news series.

Frazier has been co-host of “ET” since September 2014; before that, he was co-host and managing editor of “The Insider” and a correspondent and weekend host of “ET.” Turner has been co-host of “ET” since 2021, first joining the show as a correspondent in 2014. She preciously served as a contributor for CNN.

Also on Thursday, NATAS revealed that Rachel Schwartz has been named head of daytime and children’s & family at the org. The landmark promotion makes Schwartz the first woman to ever lead the Daytime Emmys.

NATAS has additionally announced its 2024 Gold and Silver Circle Honorees, recognizing “admired individuals who have made enduring contributions to daytime television. Inductees are exceptional professionals who have performed distinguished service within the television industry, setting standards for achievement, mentoring, leadership and professional accolades for 50 or 25 years, respectively. They represent the best and brightest in the industry.”

Jerome Dobson (writer, “Guiding Light,” “As the World Turns,” “General Hospital,” “Santa Barbara”)

Patricia Denney (former hair and makeup department head, “The Young and The Restless”)

Rolonda Watts (talk show host, actress and voiceover talent, “Sherri,” “Curious George,” “Divorce Court”)

The 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards is produced by NATAS and Associated Television International. Adam Sharp and Lisa Armstrong are executive producers from NATAS, while David McKenzie is executive producer from ATI.

‘When Calls The Heart’ Renewed For 12th Season By Hallmark Channel

“When Calls the Heart continues to exceed our expectations and the number of fans and viewers continue to grow every year,” said Lisa Hamilton Daly, EVP Programming. “Bringing Season 12 to life is a huge milestone and is a true testament to the cast and crew’s hard work and dedication throughout the last decade. We cannot wait for Hope Valley’s next chapter full of exciting characters and storytelling.”

Season 11 of When Calls the Heart ranks as the most-watched entertainment cable series year-to-date among households, total viewers and women 18+. After four episodes, it is averaging 2.1 million households, 2.5 million total viewers and 1.8 million women 18+.

As Hope Valley enters the 1920s in the current season, schoolteacher Elizabeth Thornton (Erin Krakow) embarks on a fresh start – with new romance, new challenges and new style. She and Mountie Nathan Grant (Kevin McGarry) navigate their growing romantic feelings while also leaning on each other for support as they face new parenting obstacles. Newly elected Governor Lucas Bouchard (Chris McNally) must confront his past in order to embrace his strengths and lead Hope Valley into the future. Retired Mountie Bill Avery (Jack Wagner) and newspaper reporter Rosemary Coulter (Pascale Hutton) team up to unravel a mystery putting their entire community at risk.

“I am overjoyed that When Calls the Heart is coming back for a 12th season,” said Krakow, WCTH star and executive producer. “Our fantastic writers, cast and crew couldn’t be more excited to begin filming this next season. We are proud to tell stories that warm hearts in homes around the world and so grateful to Hallmark for being such champions of that positivity. Having the Hearties’ support over the past decade has been a true testament to what this show is all about: community and love. We cannot wait for our fans to see what Hope Valley has in store.”

‘Not Dead Yet’ Canceled After 2 Seasons At ABC

Written by Casey Johnson and David Windsor, Not Dead Yet centers on newly single and feeling-old Nell Stevens (Rodriguez), a self-described disaster who works to restart the life and career she left behind 10 years ago. A once-successful journalist, Nell put her career on hold to help her fiancé get his restaurant off the ground. Following their breakup, she takes the only job she can get – writing obituaries – which at first seems like a step backward but ultimately might be exactly what she needs to move forward.

Hannah Simone, Lauren Ash, Rick Glassman, Joshua Banday, Angela E. Gibbs, Jesse Garcia and Brad Garrett also star.

When the show premiered in early 2023, it was ABC’s most-watched comedy debut in more than 4 years. However, the ratings didn’t stick in Season 2. Deadline’s Editor-in-Chief of TV Nellie Andreeva wrote of the show last month, “The single-camera Not Dead Yet is heavily on the bubble. Its ratings have been soft, making for some bleak prospects, though the series starring Gina Rodriguez is said to have its supporters internally and could potentially find a spot next season based on ABC’s scheduling needs.”

ABC comedies that will continue include Abbott Elementary and The Conners, the latter of which will conclude following a shorter, 6-episode Season 7.

This is the second ABC show starring a Latina lead that will not return for a new season following the cancelation of the Jaina Lee Ortiz-starrer Station 19. However, the network did renew the Ramon Rodriguez-led series Will Trent for a third season. Alongside NBC’s Lopez vs. Lopez from George Lopez, Mayan Lopez and Debby Wolfe—which was renewed for a third season this week—Will Trent is only the second Latino-led project on network TV.

Paul Telegdy Producing Spanish-Language Sci-Fi Podcast ‘Zone Of Silence’ With Mario Lopez & Eric Winter

Telegdy, who left the network in August 2020, has teamed up with Access Hollywood host Mario Lopez and The Rookie star Eric Winter, to develop a Spanish-language sci-fi podcast, Zone of Silence.

It marks one of the first projects to be unveiled by Telegdy since he set up The Whole Spiel with his cousin, Stefan Telegdy. In 2022, he was involved in a Falklands war drama series that was being shopped.

Zone of Silence is being produced by The Whole Spiel and podcast company Sonoro.

There are plans to develop it as a scripted television series as well as in other mediums.

The podcast will be centered around Mexico’s often mythicized Zone of Silence, a patch of desert in Durango where no radio signals can be received, which according to urban legend is caused by supernatural forces. When a bus transporting a notorious narco from Mexico to a maximum-security prison in the U.S. goes missing in the Zone of Silence, mass hysteria spreads around the local vicinity. In a town already skeptical of the U.S. government, two federal marshals must work with the locals familiar with the terrain to hunt down the bus and its missing Cargo.

“At a time when the business models of television and streaming are going through a reset, audio is still experiencing explosive growth in usage and therefore can still take risks with talent and ideas,” said Telegdy. “Mario and Eric have great stories to tell, and we are really delighted to be a part of that with Sonoro, where the team continues to deliver compelling content through its ever-expanding universe.”

“The Latino community’s growing influence on culture and commerce is becoming abundantly clear to Hollywood, as is the growth opportunity that creating culturally rich and relevant content presents,” added Camila Victoriano, co-founder and Chief Content Officer of Sonoro. “We’re thrilled to be partnering with such marvels in entertainment to bring Zone of Silence to life.”-

NATAS Announces Melody Thomas Scott and Edward J. Scott To Receive Lifetime Achievement Honors At “51ST Aannual Daytime Emmy Awards”

Adam Sharp, president and CEO, NATAS said, “We’ve long wanted to honor the legendary daytime duo of Melody Thomas Scott and her husband Edward J. Scott. With a combined 93 years of contributions to our community, they are true institutions in the world of Daytime television. In addition, Lidia Bastianich’s astounding success combines her love of cooking while simultaneously entertaining millions each day. It is an honor for us to say ‘grazie’ for the many fine meals borne from her TV kitchen and cookbook pages.”

Melody Thomas Scott and Edward J. Scott said, “We are honored and humbled to receive this recognition from NATAS. Throughout our decades-long careers in front of and behind the cameras, we have had the opportunity to work not only with each other, but also with an incredibly talented pool of people who excel in their crafts and are passionate about the art we create in daytime television. We are grateful to have worked side by side with them and to be included with such esteemed recipients who have made their mark in our industry. We look forward to spending another wonderful evening celebrating the Daytime community!”

Lidia Bastianich said, “It is a tremendous honor to be recognized and receive the Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award for having shared my passion for food with TV audiences for over 25 years. Cooking together and sharing food remain a common denominator of all cultures. Food nurtures, it connects diverse people and it brings families, friends and strangers together. There is no better place to be on this earth, especially in these trying times, than sharing food at a table with others. That simple idea has been the basis of my life’s work. Hence, as I say in my shows, ‘Tutti a Tavola a Mangiare!’ Mille Grazie to NATAS for this honor.”

The 51ST ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS is produced by NATAS and Associated Television International (ATI), which produced Daytime Emmy Award ceremonies on The CW in 2009 and on CBS in 2010, 2011, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. Adam Sharp and Lisa Armstrong are executive producers from NATAS, while David McKenzie is executive producer from ATI.

NATAS celebrates excellence in TV through various prestigious awards programs, including Children’s & Family Emmys, Sports Emmys, Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards, News and Documentary Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy Awards, and its renowned Daytime Emmys competition. This showcases its ability to adapt to the evolving television industry and remain at the forefront of the awards competition landscape

Melody Thomas Scott stars as Nikki Newman on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS. She recently celebrated 45 years in the role, having joined the show in February 1979. Scott’s character has matured from the girl from the wrong side of the tracks to the serial’s luminous and resourceful leading lady. After garnering a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in 1999, she went on to win in the same category for the Soap Opera Digest Award in 2001 and received four Soap Opera Update Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress (1992, 1993, 1995 and 1996). Scott began her career at age three. She studied singing, tap dancing, ballet and jazz and became one of the world-famous “Meglin Kiddies,” performing in USO shows as she started booking national commercials and guest spots on such series as “Wagon Train,” “My Three Sons,” “Ironside” and a recurring role on “The Waltons.” Scott made her motion picture debut at age eight when she was cast by Alfred Hitchcock as the young Tippi Hedren in the thriller “Marnie.” She has co-starred with legendary actors Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Page, John Wayne and Kirk Douglas. Scott has worked on stage and in numerous television shows and was the subject of Lifetime Television’s “Intimate Portrait.” As a lifelong fan of “I Love Lucy,” Scott served as a founding member of the Board of Directors for the Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center in Jamestown, N.Y., which is committed to preserving the legacy of the great comedienne. In 2020,

Scott released her memoir, Always Young and Restless. Married since 1985 to Edward J. Scott, the couple have three daughters and five grandchildren.

Edward J. Scott is a six-time Daytime Emmy® Award-winning producer who has played a pivotal role in the historic development of the soap opera genre for nearly five decades. Scott is currently supervising producer for THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, the #2-rated daytime drama in the U.S. and the most-watched daily drama in the world, which is nominated for 12 Daytime Emmy Awards this year. Scott began his association with The Bell Family and Bell-Phillip Television Productions when he joined THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS as an associate producer in 1976. He quickly moved up the ranks and served as the show’s executive producer for decades. Scott’s legendary 48-year producing partnership and creative collaboration with THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS and THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL creators, the late William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell, and their son, Bradley P. Bell, has helped create he two most popular daily American television series. Today, both daytime dramas are syndicated internationally. Before joining “B&B” Scott was executive producer for the NBC daytime drama “Days of Our Lives.” Born and raised in Santa Monica, Calif., Scott earned a B.A from California State University at Northridge with a double major of anthropology and broadcasting journalism. He has been married since 1985 to actress and author Melody Thomas Scott. The couple have three daughters and five grandchildren.

Lidia Bastianich is a Daytime Emmy® Award-winning public television host, best?selling cookbook author, successful restaurateur, celebrated chef and owner of a flourishing food and entertainment business. She has created Daytime Emmy® Award-winning cooking programs over the last 25 years, including “Lidia’s Kitchen,” “Lidia’s Family Table,” “Lidia’s Italy” and “Lidia’s Italy in America, as well as the three-time James Beard Award-winning series “Lidia Celebrates America.” Along with her television series, Bastianich has published numerous cookbooks, co-authored with her daughter Tanya. Her most recent book is Lidia’s From Our Family Table to Yours which was released in October 2023, a companion to her new 26-part public television series, Lidia’s Kitchen. She is also the author of the English and Italian version of her memoir: My American Dream: A Life of Love, Family, and Food. Together with Tanya and son-in-law Corrado, she also developed a line of all-natural sauces called LIDIA’S. In March 2023, she released a line of cookware with HSN. Bastianich is a member of Les Dames D’Escoffier and founding member of Women Chefs and Restaurateurs, two non-profit organizations of women leaders in the food and hospitality industries. She is also a champion for the United Nations Association of the United States of America’s Adopt-A-Future program, in support of refugee education. Among the numerous awards and accolades Bastianich has earned include seven James Beard Awards (Outstanding Chef, Television Food Show, Best Chefs in America, Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America, Specials 2016, Special 2017 and 2018) and two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Culinary Host (2013 and 2018). In 2022 Bastianich received the Silver Award from APT for 25 years on public television.

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is a service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy Awards for News & Documentary, Sports, Daytime, and Children’s & Family programming, as well as achievements in television Technology & Engineering. NATAS membership consists of more than 18,000 broadcast and media professionals represented in 19 regional chapters across the country. Beyond awards, NATAS has extensive educational programs including regional student television and its Student Award for Excellence and the National Student Production Awards for outstanding journalistic work by high school students, as well as scholarships, publications and major activities for both industry professionals and the viewing public.

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Shaquille O’Neal & Gina Rodriguez To Host ABC Game Show ‘Lucky 13’ From Exec Producer Kevin Bacon & Studio 1

The network has picked up Lucky 13, which will be hosted by Shaquille O’Neal and Gina Rodriguez and is exec produced by Kevin Bacon.

The series is produced by Studio 1, the company run by Adrian Woolfe, who was part of the original creative team that developed Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?.

It tests contestants’ knowledge with 13 true-or-false trivia questions but with a twist: Just how well do they know what they know … and, just as importantly, how well do they know what they don’t know? If they can accurately predict how successfully they’ve answered 13 questions, they could take home a $1M cash jackpot.

Woolfe created the show and will serve as showrunner. It is expected to start filming next month.

Bacon exec produces alongside Mark Wells, Glenn Coomber, Aaron Stone, Alastair Burlingham, Gary Raskin, David Schiff, Scott Henry and GW Wright. O’Neal wil exec produce alongside Colin Smeeton and Michael Parris serving for his Jersey Legends Productions, while Gina Rodriguez will exec produce via her I Can & I Will Productions.

The series will premiere this summer on the Disney-owned network, which is expected to unveil its summer schedule shortly.

Daytime Stands Up: A Benefit for Stand Up To Cancer - We All Have a Story

Tune-in live on Thursday, May 16th from 8 p.m-11 p.m ET / 5 p.m - 8 p.m. PT. as favorites from As the World Turns, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives, General Hospital, Guiding Light, One Life to Live, The Young and the Restless and more, come together for this worthy cause. Hear inspiring stories of courage, resilience, and hope as guests share their personal connections to cancer, or the impact they have made portraying characters battling the disease. Watch moving tributes to beloved daytime favorites we lost: Andrea Evans, Jackie Zeman, Kamar de Los Reyes, Jerry verDorn, Elizabeth Hubbard and more. In addition, look for special musical performances and segments during this one-night only virtual event. The show will stream simultaneously across Michael and Alan's YouTube channels, as well as the Stand Up To Cancer website.

Featuring: Eddie and Kristen Alderson, Brandon Barash, Carson Boatman, Eric Braeden, Jeremy Bennett (Elizabeth Hubbard's son), Elia Cantu, Sharon Case, Eileen Davidson, Kassie DePaiva, Don Diamont, Michael Easton, Linsey Godfrey, Lacey Gorden (Jackie Zeman's daughter), Leo Howard, Lesli Kay, Liz Keifer, Wally Kurth, Cassidy Macleod (Jackie Zeman's daughter), Cameron Mathison, Eric Martsolf, Eden McCoy, Stephen G. Rodriguez and Kylie Rodriguez (Andrea Evan's husband and daughter), Kin Shriner, Erika Slezak, Tina Sloan, Michelle Stafford, Trevor St. John, Beth verDorn (Jerry's wife), Colleen Zenk and Kim Zimmer.

Is Obba Babatunde Joining The Gates?

@ObbaBabatunde: Tis the season and I am reminded of how 8 years ago today I was recognized for my work on ?@BandB_CBS and I am just as proud today as I was the evening I took this photo #excellence

@ObbaBabatunde: Yes and you were there and now together we have a chance to once again make magic.

Does this mean Obba is joining CBS' The Gates, we'll have to wait for official word.

‘The Bold And The Beautiful’ Brings Back Popular Actor

On the April 29 episode of The Bold and the Beautiful, fans learned that a character they loved to hate isn’t really dead after all.

The villainous Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown), who was supposedly killed off two months ago on the CBS daytime drama, is actually alive and well.

In an effort to bring back the popular Brown, head writer Brad Bell crafted a surprise comeback that involves a character named Sugar who first emerged on Bold‘s sister soap The Young and the Restless (where Brown originated Sheila in 1990). Sheila has a lookalike named Sugar (played, naturally, by Brown), so she was the woman who was killed by Steffy Forrester on Feb. 26. It was not, ahem, Sheila.

B&B has teased the possibility of a Sheila comeback for two weeks, with Deacon Sharpe (Sean Kanan) refusing to believe that his soulmate was dead. But fans may have had a hard time believing it would happen since Brown gave interviews saying she was leaving the sudser for good.

And from Feb. 6 (the date of her last taping) to March 18, Brown thought she was out of soap biz — until she got the call from Bell. In her first interview since returning to B&B, Brown talks to Deadline about her shocking return.

BROWN It was. He was very vague. He was like, ‘okay, I’m working on something. I don’t know what it is.’ And I said, okay. Talk about a roller coaster. The only thing I can think of is maybe it’s because of my fans, maybe everyone who was commenting, who made everything go viral. Brad does listen. He does pay attention, and in my opinion, I truly believe that my following and my fans and the people who have loved to hate Sheila all these years are responsible for me coming back.

BROWN I really don’t know. I get my scripts, I memorize my scripts, I figure out what I’m going to do with it that day to make it spicy and entertaining. And I go to work and go home and see my family and work on the next day. I’m not one of those actresses who are upstairs banging on the door. I let them do their job and I do my job. It’s not my place to question why decisions are made the way that they are. I’m just very, very happy that he chose to bring me back. It surprised me when he told me how he was doing this and he had to put a lot of research into the backstory to make this current story happen.

BROWN Either that or he had this in mind all along and just didn’t tell me about it! But I can’t see anybody doing anything that evil, however. That would be a Sheila moment.

DEADLINE What about the trust from fans? Do you have concerns about how this may land with them?

BROWN I really did because I truly thought I was gone. I gave the interviews knowing that I was gone and I was looking forward to the next chapter in my life and what might come out of it acting wise or otherwise. I even bought property in Montana. I’m expecting a grandchild in June. My son lives there and I’m building a home in Montana so I can be closer to my grandchild. I was looking to close down my home in Los Angeles that I rent for work. And thank God I got the call from Brad the week before I was moving out of my house in L.A. I truly thought this was a done deal. And like I said, it was a bit of a roller coaster ride for me, and I’m just so thankful that that roller coaster is back on the uphill swing.

Sheila is my happy place. I am one of those people that when I go to work, I go to work because I absolutely love what I’m doing every single day. Getting that call, asking me if I would consider coming back, was one of the best calls I’ve ever received in my life.

DEADLINE Let’s go back to the original discussion, when you first learned that Sheila was going to be killed off.

BROWN Brad called me upstairs to talk to me about what he had in mind for Sheila. It was a hard pill for me to swallow. It had been years of playing Sheila, and I consider her my baby, so to speak. And that was definitely not news I was anticipating or hoping to receive.

DEADLINE Was he quite blunt? Did he just straight up say, ‘we’re going to kill Sheila?’

BROWN Yeah, pretty much. I went to his office because he said we needed to talk, and I thought it was going to be storyline related because a lot of times he’ll call me up to let me know what I’m to expect and how he’d like me to play something. I thought that was the conversation I was going upstairs for. And when I walked into his office, he looked at me and went, ‘we’re killing off your character.’

DEADLINE Were you stunned silent? Or did you ask a bunch of questions and make statements like, ‘what are the fans going to say?‘

BROWN No, I’ve never been that actress. I’ve never been the one to question why they do what they do. I am more that person who is just so incredibly thankful that my career lasted as long as it did in daytime. It’s been an amazing ride. But when he told me, you could probably hear a pin drop. I just said okay. I was thankful that he was the one who told me, and that I didn’t hear it from whispers down the hallway. It speaks volumes when you have that kind of integrity, because I know there are other shows that don’t always do that. So I was very happy that he had the respect for me and my character to tell me firsthand.

BROWN I definitely saw the reaction. I even saw what happened with the ratings the following week. Fans were going crazy. They were blowing up. My social media and the stories that everybody wrote in regards to my exit were going viral. And that was amazing to me. It was a bittersweet thing for me here. I was being killed off the show, but here I had literally millions of people so upset about that fact and making it very verbal on Instagram, on Facebook, on Twitter, and it was really neat for me to see. It was wonderful for me to see the effect that my character has had over these years of playing her. I’ve had people tell me before, ‘oh, you’re an icon of daytime.’ I’ve never considered myself anything like that. I’ve only considered myself truly blessed to have had the career that I have. And when all of this came out and the outpouring from the fans was so huge, I didn’t realize that I had that kind of effect on people. I didn’t realize that my character was maybe as popular as she is. I mean, there were posts and direct messages that were sent to me that literally drove me to tears.

Marla Adams Dies: ‘The Young And The Restless’ Daytime Emmy Winner Was 85

Born in Ocean City, New Jersey, on August 28, 1938, Adams’ love for the stage was ignited after winning the Miss Ocean City and Miss Cape May pageants. She also finished as a runner-up in the Miss New Jersey pageant and was the Miss Diamond Jubilee Queen during the 1954 celebration of the 75th anniversary of Ocean City’s founding.

A student at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Adams appeared on Broadway in the 1958 production of The Visit at the Morosco Theatre with Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. She also starred as June in the 1961 feature film, Splendor in the Grass.

Adams starred as Belle Clemens on The Secret Storm from 1968-1974¸and joined the cast of The Young and the Restless in 1982 as the Abbott family matriarch, Dina Abbott Mergeron, who returned to Genoa City to reunite with her estranged family.

She appeared on and off in the role though the years, returning full time to Y&R in 2017. She won a Daytime Emmy Award for her work on the show in 2021 and was previously nominated in 2018.

Adams also appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives, Generations, General Hospital, and Capitol. Over the span of her career, Adams starred in more than 40 productions including The Golden Girls, Hart to Hart, The Love Boat, and the feature film, Beneath the Leaves.

She is survived by her daughter, Pam Oates, son, Gunnar Garat, grandchildren, Gefjon and Stone, and her great grandson, Remi. No information on memorial plans has been revealed.

Sean Kanan’s Daughter, Juliet Vega, Cast on B&B!

Vega may be new to B&B but is well known to Sean Kanan (Deacon), as he is her stepfather! When the actor married Michele Vega back in 2012, their blended family included his daughter, Simone, and her children, Peter, Gigi, and twins Annie and Juliet.

Vega has appeared in a few short films and played Delilah in Kanan’s Emmy-winning streaming soap STUDIO CITY. Last year, she played a bridesmaid in the horror film Til Death Do Us Part. B&B will mark the actress’ daytime debut.

While the soap has given no indication what storyline Vega’s character will be a part of, given that this is the same episode where Clint Howard is playing a homeless man who will play a crucial role in Deacon’s search for Sheila, it seems likely Michele will also be helping him out. It would be a shame if Vega appeared on her father’s soap and didn’t get to share a scene with him!

Meg Bennett Dies: ‘The Young And The Restless’ Star Who Played Julia Martin Was 75

Bennett grew up in Pasadena began her career in 1975 on Search For Tomorrow, playing the role of Liza Walton on several episodes.

From there, she segued to The Young and the Restless, where she played Julia Martin, a role that was featured on the long-running soap in appearances over four decades.

She also contributed to the soap industry as a writer, becoming the associate head writer at General Hospital and penning 197 episodes.

Survivors include her husband, Sunset Beach co-creator and writer Robert Guza, Jr., two stepdaughters, four grandchildren, and two siblings.

CBS TO OPEN “THE GATES” IN JANUARY 2025

CBS today announced the series order for the new daytime drama THE GATES for broadcast on the Network in January 2025. The specific time period, launch date and other series details will be announced at later dates.

THE GATES follows the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community. Michele Val Jean, who has written more than 2,000 episodes of daytime dramas and won multiple Daytime Emmy and WGA Awards for her work on THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL and “General Hospital,” will serve as writer and showrunner. Val Jean will also be an executive producer alongside Sheila Ducksworth, Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner.

THE GATES was developed from the joint venture between CBS Studios and the NAACP. The series will be produced by the CBS Studios/NAACP venture in partnership with P&G Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble.

The CBS Studios production venture and development deal with the NAACP was established to help elevate a diverse range of voices as well as increase the visibility of Black artists on broadcast and streaming platforms in an ever-evolving media landscape.

‘The Talk’ Renewed For 15th And Final Season, Sets December End Date On CBS

“The Talk broke new ground when it launched 14 years ago by returning daytime talk to CBS with a refreshing and award-winning format,” according to a joint statement from Amy Reisenbach, President, CBS Entertainment, and David Stapf, President, CBS Studios. “Throughout the years, it has been a key program on CBS’ top rated daytime lineup as it brought timely, important and entertaining topics and discussions into living rooms around the globe.”

“It goes without saying that hosting and producing a year-round talk show is no easy task, and we express our sincere gratitude to our amazing hosts Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Jerry O’Connell and Sheryl Underwood, our Executive Producer/Showrunner Rob Crabbe and the hardworking producing team and crew,” the statement continued. “We also want to acknowledge our former show hosts and colleagues who contributed throughout the seasons. We truly appreciate the skill, creativity, and dedication everyone involved brought to the show every day. And of course, we thank the numerous guests who appeared, and the millions of viewers who tuned in daily. For the final season, we plan to celebrate the show and give it the proper sendoff it deserves when it concludes in December 2024.”

No decisions have been made yet about how CBS will fill the daytime time slot after December.

As Deadline first reported, the future of The Talk was cast in doubt in March when CBS announced plans to develop The Gates, a new sudser that would follow the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community. The network didn’t reveal where (or when) it would go on the schedule, should it earn a series pickup.

Canceling The Young and the Restless is out of the question since the Bell/Sony drama ranks No. 1 in daytime and just earned a four-season pickup. Same goes for The Bold and the Beautiful, the Bell serial that is the No. 2-ranked soap in daytime and has been renewed through fall of 2025.

Killing Let’s Make a Deal or The Price is Right doesn’t make sense, either, since both game shows have solid ratings, sound budgets, and frequently contribute much-needed specials for CBS primetime.

That led to speculation about the future of The Talk, which remains the lowest-rated show in the CBS daytime lineup. Produced by CBS Studios and now in its 14th season, The Talk recently underwent change by hiring Crabbe, the former executive producer of The Late Late Show with James Corden, to replace longtime EP Kristin Matthews.

Even though Crabbe made much-needed improvements, like extending the first act of the show and injecting more intimate interview segments, The Talk remains down double digits in persons and women 18-49, though it remains the third most-watched talker in daytime behind The View and Live! With Kelly and Mark. And most recently, CBS let go of The Talk‘s current executive, Laurie Seidman, as well one of the show’s PR reps as part of the company’s widespread layoffs.

The Talk, developed by actress and host Sara Gilbert, was first launched in 2010. Like The View, it was filmed in front of a live audience and programmed to air five days a week. The original panel featured Julie Chen Moonves as the chief news reader, along with Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Leah Remini and Holly Robinson Peete. Marissa Jaret Winokur also had a turn at The Talk table.

The panel would evolve over the years as some of the originals moved on. Aisha Tyler joined the show in 2011, followed by Eve in 2017 and Carrie Ann Inaba and Marie Osmond in 2019. The two men joined the show in 2021, along with Kloots and Morales.i

Noah Centineo, Michael Gandolfini, Henrique Zaga, Taylor John Smith, Adain Bradley And Evan Holtzman Join Ray Mendoza And Alex Garland’s ‘Warfare’ At A24

Garland and Mendoza are co-directing the project, their second collaboration; Mendoza served as the military supervisor for Garland’s latest film Civil War, set for release Friday. The pair also co-wrote the Warfare script.

Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich of DNA and Peter Rice and Matthew Penry-Davey will produce. A24 will handle the global release.

Centineo is represented by WME, Definition Entertainment and Myman Greenspan Fox. Smith is represented by CAA, and Vybe Trybe. Bradley is represented by Circle of Confusion, Gersh, Waring McKenna and Myman Greenspan. Gandolfini is represented by WME. Zaga is represented by WME and Circle of Confusion. Holtzman is represented by Bloch Law and Entertainment 360.

Andrew Keegan To Star In Soapy PR Drama Series From Horror Actress Devanny Pinn

He will play an entertainment titan in The BLVD, which is being worked up as a six-part series set in LA’s hottest boutique public relations agency during awards season.

Keegan’s character will be Jake Flynn, head of a rival PR firm that is poised to depose longstanding celebrity publicist Persephone Reed (Kinmont).

Also starring in the indie production are Chelsea Gilson (Hawaii 5-0, Black Mass), Jordi Vilasuso (The Young and the Restless, Guiding Light), Vincent Irizarry (Bold and the Beautiful, All My Children), Nichole Tom (The Nanny, Beethoven), Adam Huss (Power, General Hospital), Candace Kita and Eric Himel.

The show is currently in production in LA, with Pinn (Camp Lake Pleasant) producing through her Jaguar Motion Pictures imprint from a script from Brandon Slagle and Eric Pereira. Sonia Blangiardo (Days of Our Lives) and Brian Beacock are serving as consulting producers with Michelle Romano (Escape From Ensenada) co-producing. Miranda Mariposa (The Black Mass), David Zagorski, Kimberly Cole, Robin Cote, Heather Cusick and Eleanore Sunchild are executive producing.

Keegan is rep’d by Deanda Management and Pinn is rep’d by Sheila Legette Entertainment.

Clint Howard Recalls His 'Exhilarating' Experience Working on The Bold and The Beautiful: 'It Was Go Time'

Howard, 64, discussed with PEOPLE his new role on The Bold and the Beautiful, appearing in the April 26 and April 29 episodes as the mysterious homeless man Tom, who provides Deacon Sharpe (Sean Kanan) and Dr. John Finnegan (Tanner Novlan) with pivotal clues to a mystery.

Howard shot his scenes with Kanan and Novlan just weeks before the episodes are set to air, which he says proved to be an “exhilarating” experience, partly due to the show’s brisk pace of production.

“You're handed a lot of scenes to do and you’d better be prepared,” Howard tells PEOPLE. “I was taught by both my mom and dad, Rance and Jean Howard, since I was a little kid that my primary responsibility is to be prepared to show up to work, even as a very young child… And then knowing that soap operas, it's possible to get handed boatloads of dialogue, and you've got to learn it. You've got to understand it. You got to be able to deliver it. You got to be light on your feet.”

In PEOPLE’s exclusive first look of the scenes, Howard looks almost unrecognizable as Tom, sporting long hair, a beard and a hoodie over several shirts while talking to Novlan and Kanan.

When the actor was first approached for the role, Howard notes he already had long shaggy hair, which suited the role of Tom perfectly.

"There was this homeless guy that the team over The Bold and The Beautiful has invented. They looked at me and they said, 'homeless guy,'" he jokes of his appearance on the show.

Howard’s return to soaps is a long time coming. In 1987, the actor appeared as an orderly named Marshall in three episodes of Santa Barbara, which ran for nine seasons from 1984 to 1993.

"That was a freedom. That was another lifetime ago,” he recalls of the project. “I didn't have as much to do on Santa Barbara as I did on Bold and The Beautiful, and I haven't gone back and looked at it. I don't even know if I could.”

The actor joins a long list of surprise guest stars who have popped up on The Bold and The Beautiful over the years, including Bob Barker, Drew Carey, Gina Rodriguez and Betty White. Last fall, Marie Osmond appeared as the wealthy Countess Von Frankfurt — a role she told PEOPLE at the time that she "enjoyed" for its unusual nature. ("It’s not one [character] that I’ve played before," she said then.)

Howard, for his part, hints his character Tom could return in future episodes of The Bold and the Beautiful. In the meantime, the actor is keeping busy in other ways, appearing recently on Pauly Shore's podcast The JITV Show, spending time with wife Katherine Cruz (who visited him on set of The Bold and the Beautiful) and enjoying quality moment with friends like Dee Wallace, helping the E.T. star celebrate her 75th birthday in December.

But Howard is particularly jazzed about another upcoming project that couldn't be more different from soaps: a comedy horror film entitled Another Ice Cream Man. The movie, which is a direct sequel to the 1995 cult classic Ice Cream Man, revolves around his character Gregory Tudor and his motivation for deciding to “put body parts in ice cream.”

“I go to make personal appearances at horror conventions, and it [Ice Cream Man] is by far and away my number one horror film that people respond to,” Howard explains, referring to the sequel ultimately as a “warm movie" despite its seemingly scary overtones.

“We're going to follow that journey of what makes a guy go absolutely nuts," he continues. "It will be so delicious. Not to use a bad ice cream pun!”

The Bold and the Beautiful airs weekdays at 1:30 p.m. ET on CBS and is available for streaming on Paramount+. Howard's episodes are set to air on Friday, April 26 and Monday, April 29.

In a not at all shocking turn, Bold & Beautiful Reveals That the ‘Late’ Sheila Carter Is Alive and Kicking

In the April 5 episode of the CBS daytime drama, the madwoman’s grieving fiancé Deacon Sharpe discovered that the corpse that was about to be cremated had 10 toes. He as well as regular viewers know that Sheila only had/has nine, what with her having cut one off in the summer of 2022 in order to convince the authorities that she’d been eaten by a bear.

The twist will come as a relief to fans of Kimberlin Brown’s murderous character, who was introduced on The Young and the Restless in 1990 and has been crossing back and forth between that show and Bold & Beautiful since ’92. The revelation will also be seen as tremendously bad news by most of the other characters on the show, many of whom she has terrorized, kidnapped and/or shot. In fact, it was her daughter-in-law Steffy Forrester who, fearing for her life, stabbed Sheila to “death.”

If the long-running Big Bad is still alive, who did Steffy kill? Perhaps Sheila’s onetime accomplice Sugar (played in the mid-2000s by daytime legend Robin Mattson and, post-plastic surgery, Brown).

Access Hollywood‘s Mario Lopez, together with his wife/Broadway star Courtney Lopez (A Chorus Line) are the latest actors to join Great American Family‘s lineup of holiday movies.

Joining his famous parents in the film is Dominic Lopez, who will play Brian — his dad’s character — as a young boy.

“We could not imagine better creative partners to join our Great American team than Mario and Courtney Lopez,” said Bill Abbott, President & CEO, Great American Media. “Mario and Courtney and the team around them are creative collaborators and absolutely devoted to telling stories that bring families together. The partnership is a Christmas wish come true for our company.”

The Lopez family joins an all-star Great American Christmas lineup for 2024 that includes Candace Cameron Bure, Danica McKellar, Cameron Mathison, Jill Wagner, Lauren Holly, and Bruce Boxleitner, with more stars and Christmas movies to be announced.

My Grown Up Christmas Wish is executive produced by Mark Roberts, Jeff Stearns, and Jemma Jones and is directed by Brian Herzlinger. It is based on an original screenplay by Brian and Megan Herzlinger.

Tracey E. Bregman Returns To BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL

One of Y&R’s most frequent travelers, Tracey E. Bregman, is making yet another return trip to BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL. She will appear as her Genoa City alter ego, Lauren, on April 4 and 5, and worked opposite John McCook (Eric) and Jennifer Gareis (Donna).

The actress, whose most recent visit to B&B took place in last October, has been crossing back and forth between the sudsers for years. Her first appearance on B&B took place in 1992, and she later became a contract player there. After returning to Y&R full-time, she continued to drop in on B&B, with Lauren popping up in 2002, 2004, 2007 and 2022. When she visited last year, Bregman enthused to Digest, “I’m honored that [Y&R and B&B Co-Creator] Bill Bell chose my character for the first Y&R/B&B crossover and so happy that both shows are continuing the tradition. The crossovers are not only great fun for the viewers but for the cast and crews of both shows.”

Rome Flynn Confirms ‘Chicago Fire’ Exit After 6 Episodes

Deadline reported Friday that the March 27th episode was Flynn’s final episode in the procedural. In the most recent episode, Flynn’s Gibson has a breakdown and tells Miranda Rae Mayo’s Stella that he needs to leave to enter treatment after having withdrawals from prescription drugs.

Derrick Gibson was a quietly confident former amateur boxer with a dark past. The physically fit and fearless Gibson earns a spot on Truck 51’s radar thanks to a heroic act.

Flynn’s departure follows Kara Killmer’s exit, with her final episode portraying Sylvie Brett airing on Feb. 28. Killmer’s character leaves after marrying Jesse Spencer’s Matt Casey as the couple start a new life in Portland, Oregon.

The Chicago Fire Season 12 premiere also saw Alberto Rosende leave the show with his character Gallo, who only appeared in the first episode and moved to Michigan to be with his family.

Although the NBC procedural has seen several exits, the show has also added some new faces. Jocelyn Hudon joined the cast in a recurring role.

NBC recently renewed all three One Chicago series—Chicago Med, Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D.—for the 2024-25 season. Med was renewed for Season 10, Fire for Season 13 and P.D. for Season 12. All three shows are produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Wolf Entertainment.

Matthew Perry’s Ex-GF Maeve Quinlan Says His Death 'Wasn’t A Shock’

"The Bold and the Beautiful" actress dated the "Friends" star from 2002 until 2003 ... telling Soap Opera Digest he was 100% sober the entire time they were together, which she called the greatest gift for her, and some respite for Matthew from his personal demons.

Maeve said they were inseparable during their year together, and he appreciated being with her because she wasn't using drugs.

For a quick recap, Matthew says he got addicted to Vicodin in 1997 after a jet-ski accident, and sought help in rehab the same year. He headed back to rehab -- for pain meds, amphetamines and alcohol -- the year before meeting Maeve.

His battles started up again after they split, and even though they stayed good pals, Maeve admits she wasn't aware of how much Matthew was struggling because he was always making others laugh.

However, they grew further apart in the last few years ... and Maeve says she has a lot of regret over not reaching out to him after the release of his 2022 memoir, "Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing."

Given the challenges Matthew faced in life, his October 2023 death didn't come as a surprise to Maeve, but she was still devastated.

As we reported ... Mathew's autopsy noted he'd been clean for 19 months ... but his death was ruled an accident OD from the acute effects of ketamine.

Ashleigh Brewer Is Returning To B&B!

The Australian actress — who was on hand for B&B’s anniversary party on March 22 — first joined the soap as Eric’s niece back in July 2014. (Ivy’s dad is Eric’s younger brother, John.) During Brewer’s four-year run on the show, her alter ego was romantically involved with not only Liam, but Wyatt and Thomas as well. Presumably, the character has been living back home in Australia, to where she returned after leaving behind the Forrester family drama in Los Angeles.

While the daytime drama was Brewer’s first American television role, she was already a seasoned veteran of the soap genre, having played Kate Ramsay on the long-running Australian soap NEIGHBOURS from 2009-2014. After exiting B&B in 2018, Brewer returned to her native country and commenced a six-month stint on another popular Aussie soap, HOME & AWAY, as Chelsea Campbell.

Aside from her HOME & AWAY arc, since parting ways with B&B, Brewer appeared as actress Camille Hagen in the 2018 film My Dinner With Hervé (about FANTASY ISLAND star Hervé Villechaize), the 2019 wedding drama Lovestruck, and the 2020 short film At the Edge of Night. Brewer also had an uncredited role as Totally Hair Barbie in last year’s Oscar-winning box office smash Barbie, which starred her close friend and former NEIGHBOURS co-star Margot Robbie.

There’s no word on when Brewer — who recently got engaged to filmmaker Mark Bauch — is scheduled to make her first appearance, or how Ivy’s return will play into the storyline. So stay tuned to see if a romantic reunion is in the cards for Ivy and one of her suitors!

‘Harlem’ Sets Recurring Cast For Season 3

Siriboe will portray Seth, an MLB player whose confident, charmin, and sweet mannerisms land him a spot in one of the ladies’ hearts. Browning will portray Portia, an edgy and beautiful woman from Ian’s (Tyler Lepley) childhood, whose return to Harlem causes a stir. Givens will portray Jacqueline, Eva’s no-nonsense mother. Bean will portray Given’s daughter Eva, a driven, yet playful, venture capitalist who has started working with Tye (Jerrie Johnson).

From writer Tracy Oliver, Harlem is a comedy following four best girlfriends in Harlem NYC, the mecca of Black culture in America, starring Meagan Good as “Camille,” Grace Byers as “Quinn,” Shoniqua Shandai as “Angie,” Jerrie Johnson as “Tye,” and Tyler Lepley as “Ian”. In season two, after blowing up her career and disrupting her love life, Camille had to figure out how to put the pieces back together. Tye tried to figure out how to make meaningful connections while navigating a nasty divorce. Quinn sought out balance as she rode the emotional roller coaster of life, and Angie looked for luck at every turn as she tried to find her place in the world. Together, the women continued to level up into the next phase of their careers, relationships, and big city dreams.

Season 3 directors are: Stacey Muhammad (The Best Man The Final Chapters, Bel Air), who also serves as a co-executive producer this season; Shea Vanderpoort (First Wives Club, Saturdays); and Tasha Smith (BMF, P-Valley).

Harlem is produced by Amazon MGM Studios and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Paper Kite Productions. In addition to Oliver, Paper Kite’s Amy Poehler (Russian Doll) and Kim Lessing (Moxie) also serve as executive producers, alongside 3 Arts’ Dave Becky (True Story), Britt Matt (First Wives Club) and 13-time Grammy Award-winner Pharrell Williams (Hidden Figures) and Mimi Valdés (Roxanne Roxanne) from i am OTHER.

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GH’s Rena Sofer Mourns the Death of Her Family’s Dog, Alfie

“I have too much to say. But I have no words right now. It’s all just so much pain,” wrote Sofer. “Yesterday was the most devastating yet expected day. But it was too soon.”

Alfie and his sister, Mega, were the first dogs that Sofer rescued, back in 2017 when she was playing THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL’s Quinn. Over the years, the actress and Bookstaver (as well as their daughter, Avalon) have opened up their home to several other rescue dogs and have fostered countless other canines. Alfie’s death comes eight months after the family lost one of their other rescue dogs, Princess Carolyn, in July 2023.

“I only had my boy for seven years and eight days. Cancer stole him from me, from Sandy, from Avalon, and from his sister, Mega. From everyone who knew and loved him,” Sofer continued. “I love all my dogs, but without remorse, Alfie was my favorite. My heart and soul dog. I am destroyed and numb. The greatest gift we ever gave each other was each other. I will miss you forever and ever and ever.”

“We have had many, many dogs, but Alfie was Rena’s baby boy and true love,” shared Sofer’s husband.

“He was only alive for seven years, but they were beautiful,” Bookstaver said of Alfie’s life with the family.

In a sweet video, Sofer cried while kissing Alfie’s head while hugging Mega with her other hand. “That’s your brother,” she laughed through her tears.

‘The Bold And The Beautiful’ Casts Clint Howard As Mysterious Homeless Man

Hollywood vet Clint Howard has been cast to play a homeless man named Tom who provides pivotal clues to a mystery.

Together with his brother Ron, Howard wrote The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family in 2021. The NYT bestseller chronicles their rise from child stars to Hollywood icons.

Howard started out on The Andy Griffith Show with his brother before breaking out on his own in Gentle Ben in 1967. He’s amassed numerous TV credits, and has appeared in most of his brother’s movies. He last appeared as Commander Buck Martinez on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

The Bold and the Beautiful will celebrate its 37th anniversary on CBS on March 23. The Bell serial is the No. 2 ranked soap in daytime and has been renewed through the fall of 2025.

George Cheeks, the president and CEO of CBS and chief content officer for news and sports at Paramount+ on new Soap Venture

It’s super real. And just to give you a little bit of the backstory, when we hired Sheila Ducksworth to run the NAACP venture, she and I had multiple meetings talking about what different genres she was going to lean into, and we talked a lot about daytime. One of the things that the data made very clear to both of us is that daytime soap operas over index with Black women, and yet when you look at soap operas, it’s usually sort of a white-led family with supporting characters that reflect more of our society. So we just thought, wouldn’t it be interesting to flip that and make the core anchor family a Black family, and then make the other characters reflect more the broader scope of society?

She found this great writer, Michele Val Jean, who’s been in the soap opera space for 30 years. She came up with a pitch, and we loved it. We brought Procter & Gamble into it as well, because if there were going to be [product] integrations, we could do it more holistically and organically. All of that is to say, we did a lot of work on the front end to put this together. So while yes, it’s development, it’s accelerated development.

When do you think you’d move forward with a formal greenlight then, and how long until it’s on the air?

The actual timeline and when we’re going to do it is still uncertain, because we want to get this right. I mean, there hasn’t been a new soap opera launch since I can’t even begin to tell you when. But we have great success with Bold and the Beautiful and Young and the Restless, and so we think we’re the right folks to be launching a new soap. I wish I could tell you more about exact timing, but we’re so focused on getting it right, and that will dictate when we’re ready to launch it.

It’s been being developed as an hour, but I can’t say for sure. I don’t know yet.

Is CBS Daytime Poised For Shakeup? Soap ‘The Gates’ In Works Raises Questions For Future Of ‘The Talk’

Dubbed The Gates, the serial is from Michele Val Jean, who has written more than 2,000 episodes of daytime dramas and won multiple Daytime Emmys for her work on The Bold & The Beautiful and General Hospital. She will serve as writer and showrunner and will also executive producer alongside CBS Studios NAACP Venture President Sheila Ducksworth, along with Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner.

What CBS didn’t say, however, is how long each episode of the soap would be — though it’s looking to be an hour a day — and where (or when) it would go on the schedule should it earn a series pickup. Dropping The Young and the Restless is out of the question since the Bell/Sony drama ranks No. 1 in daytime and just earned a four-season pickup.

Same goes for The Bold and the Beautiful, the Bell serial that is the No. 2 ranked soap in daytime and has been renewed through fall of 2025.

Killing Let’s Make a Deal or The Price is Right doesn’t make sense, since both game shows have solid ratings, sound budgets, and frequently contribute much-needed specials for CBS primetime.

That leaves The Talk, which remains the lowest-rated show on the CBS daytime lineup. Produced by CBS Studios and now in its 14th season, The Talk recently underwent change by hiring Rob Crabbe, the former executive producer of The Late Late Show with James Corden, to replace longtime EP Kristin Matthews.

Crabbe has already made some much-needed improvements, like extending the first act of the show and injecting more intimate interview segments. But this is only Crabbe’s first season and he needs more time to make his mark. For now, The Talk is still down double digits in persons and women 18-49, though it remains the third most-watched talker in daytime behind The View and Live! With Kelly and Mark.

Most recently, CBS let go of The Talk‘s current executive, Laurie Seidman, as well one of the show’s PR reps as part of the company’s widespread layoffs.

The network has yet to announce a 15th season pickup for The Talk and for now, has no further information about the new soap’s timeline — much less where it would go should it earn that pickup.

The decision by CBS Studios to develop a new soap is the result of a partnership with the NAACP and P&G Studios. If picked up to series, The Gates, which Ducksworth has wanted to do since the NAACP formed the partnership with CBS, would mark the first time since 1989 that a daytime drama revolved around a Black family; the last time was the short-lived Generations on NBC.

There are only four soaps still in existence. Besides CBS’ winning lineup, ABC has General Hospital and Peacock has Days of Our Lives.t

“THE 51ST ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS” TO BE BROADCAST FRIDAY, JUNE 7 ON CBS

The ceremony is set to take place at the historic Westin Bonaventure Los Angeles. The Lifetime Achievement honoree, nominations, host and additional information will be announced in the coming weeks.

“We eagerly anticipate our return in June as we once again partner with CBS to recognize the exceptional and talented individuals who make daytime television great,” said Adam Sharp, president and CEO of NATAS. He added, “We’re thrilled to kick off our second half-century of the Daytime Emmys.”

The Daytime Emmy Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in television programming and crafts since 1974, honoring work in a variety of categories, including daytime dramas, talk shows, instructional programming, hosting, culinary and legal/courtroom programs. In 2021, NATAS and the Television Academy jointly announced plans to realign the Daytime and Primetime Emmy Awards to be organized by content genre, as opposed to program airtime.

CBS Studios NAACP Venture To Develop New Daytime Drama For CBS Called ‘The Gates’

Dubbed The Gates, the new daytime drama is from Michele Val Jean, who has written more than 2,000 episodes of daytime dramas and won multiple Daytime Emmys for her work on The Bold & The Beautiful and General Hospital. She will serve as writer and showrunner and will also executive producer alongside CBS Studios NAACP Venture President Sheila Ducksworth, along with Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner.

“The Gates will be everything we love about daytime drama, from a new and fresh perspective,” said Ducksworth. “This series will salute an audience that has been traditionally underserved, with the potential to be a groundbreaking moment for broadcast television. With multi-dimensional characters, juicy storylines and Black culture front and center, The Gates will have impactful representation, one of the key touchstones of the venture.”

“I’m excited to develop this project with CBS and P&G, two of the longest and most passionate champions of broadcast and daytime television, and the NAACP, whose enduring commitment to Black voices and artists is both powerful and inspiring,” continued Ducksworth. “I also want to thank CBS’ George Cheeks, NAACP’s Derrick Johnson and P&G’s Marc Pritchard for their personal involvement and support to take our next step forward with The Gates.”

It’s been years since one of the broadcast networks launched a new daytime sudser. There are only three still existence between CBS and ABC — B&B and The Young and the Restless on CBS, and General Hospital on ABC.

CBS continues to rank No. 1 in daytime with its dramas but all three of the soaps are down in the key demos versus last year. Days of Our Lives is now streaming on Peacock — having moved from NBC to the the platform in 2022.

The CBS Studios’ production venture and development deal with the NAACP was established to help elevate a diverse range of voices as well as increase the visibility of Black artists on broadcast and streaming platforms in an ever-evolving media landscape.

Why THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL Was Only Renewed for One Year

“I saw a lot of comments saying, ‘Hm. Y&R got four years, B&B only got one,’” he said. “Well, the truth is, we are two different shows with two different contracts, two different deals. So it’s not really my place to comment on it other than to say that we’re on a three-year deal and so the third year was picked up.

“So next year will be when we negotiate for a brand new contract,” Kasprzyk added. “So we are currently on a deal that gives us one more year. So we’re on through 2025. Thank you, CBS, we love being on CBS and we couldn’t be happier. So we’ll have more news next year and hopefully, we’ll be here for a very, very long time. Just wanted to clear that up.”

Created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell, B&B premiered back on March 23, 1987, and is preparing to celebrate its 37th anniversary later this month. Over the years, it has become incredibly popular internationally with millions of viewers around the globe tuning in to the drama surrounding the wealthy Forrester family. The soap has also taken home numerous Daytime Emmy Awards, including three for Outstanding Drama Series.

So while right now, fans are only assured of getting one more year of B&B, we’re sure that in 2024, the new contract will promise to deliver many more years of drama, romance, and excitement!

Freeform Announces New Unscripted Series ‘Grand Cayman: Secrets In Paradise’ & ‘Wayne Brady: The Family Remix’

The network announced Wednesday that it has two new reality series set to premiere this year — Grand Cayman: Secrets in Paradise and Wayne Brady: The Family Remix. Details on both series are below.

The news comes as Freeform wrapped one of its flagship scripted series, Good Trouble, on Tuesday after five seasons. Grown-ish, another young adult series that helped the network usher in its new era once it rebranded from ABC Family, is also ending this month.

The network is now focused on repositioning its programming once again to include a larger slate of unscripted original series. The two newly announced series join the existing slate that includes Chrissy & Dave Dine Out, and the upcoming Royal Rules of Ohio and Sasha Reid & The Midnight Order.

Debuting on April 9, Grand Cayman: Secrets in Paradise is described as a “docusoap” that follows a group of uber-rich and on-the-rise locals and expats navigating the rocky waters of their relationships, friendships, and careers in the paradise of the island.

The series stars Elizabeth Chambers, Selita Ebanks, Courtney McTaggart, Craig Jervis, Julian Foster, Aaron Bernardo, Cass Lacelle, Victoria Jurkowski, Chelsea Flynn, Teri Bilewitch, Trevor Coleman, Dillon Claassens, and Connor Bunney.

Executive producers are Aaron Rothman, Josh Halpert, Jessica Chesler, Jesse Light via Haymaker East; Sean Rankine and Mark Seliga via This Way Out Media. Johnny Fountain and Camilo Valdes also serve as executive producers. Chambers and Ebanks serve as producers.

As for Wayne Brady: The Family Remix, no release date has been announced yet, though Freeform says it will debut sometime in the summer. As the name suggests, the series will follow the actor and his family during their day-to-day life.

What happens when an entertainer so iconic peels back the curtain on the realities of an unexpected life? In “Wayne Brady: The Family Remix,” Brady has turned the term “modern family” on its head. He’s still best friends with his ex-wife, soulmate, and business partner, Mandie Taketa. Together, they co-parent their 21-year-old daughter, Maile Brady, a student and aspiring artist, as well as running their production company, A Wayne & Mandie Creative (“Wayne Brady’s Comedy IQ”). Jason Fordham, Mandie’s life partner since 2009, handles the family’s cinematography and post-production; and Mandie and Jason have an almost 3-year-old son, Sundance-Isamu.

Wayne Brady: The Family Remix is a production of Fremantle and A Wayne & Mandie Creative.

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‘The Bold And The Beautiful’ Bids Farewell to Soap Veteran Kimberlin Brown

Brown’s notorious character Sheila Carter was killed off in Monday’s episode of The Bold and the Beautiful. She no doubt had it coming; Sheila’s been the epitome of evil since her character was first introduced on The Young and the Restless in 1990. She moved over to B&B in 1992 where she’s been wreaking havoc ever since.

Her death on Monday was at the hands of Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood).

“Well, you know, it’s a tough place for me to be in right now; I’m not going to lie about this,” Brown told TV Insider. “I guess if anyone were going to take Sheila down, I’m happy it’s Steffy. I just wish that no one was taking Sheila down. It’s my happy place where I have been so blessed to be for over 35 years. But I’ve had a good run at it, so I’m one of the lucky ones, there’s no doubt about it.”

Brown was nominated twice for a Daytime Emmy. Though she left Y&R for B&B, her character occasionally returned to Genoa City.

Besides appearing in other soaps like Another World, Port Charles, One Life to Live, All My Children, The Bay and General Hospital, Brown’s other TV credits included roles on Diagnosis Murder, Six Feet Under, and Dragnet. Her best work was on the CBS sudsers, where she created a role that fans loved to hate.

Brown told TV Insider that her death scene took hours of “laying on a concrete floor.”

“Laying there on that floor when the paramedics pronounce the time of death, my eyes were closed and you’re holding your breath so it doesn’t look like you’re breathing,” Brown told the outlet. “It was just like, ‘Wow, OK, I guess we’ll have to see what might come next for me.’”

‘Blue Mountain State’ Sequel Series With Alan Ritchson Being Shopped

According to sources, the project has not fully landed yet with negotiations ongoing. The likely destinations are said to be Amazon, where Ritchson headlines hit series Reacher, and Netflix, where Blue Mountain State found new audience and cemented its cult status following its original three-season run on Spike.

Created by Chris Romano and Eric Falconer, who I hear are back for the sequel, Blue Mountain State is about a fictitious university, Blue Mountain State, and its football team, the Mountain Goats. It centers on three incoming freshman — played by Darin Brooks, Alan Ritchson and Chris Romano — who must quickly adapt to college life and juggle football, girls, classes and nonstop hazing. Ritchson’s Kevin “Thad” Castle was the ever-inspiring team captain of the BMS football team.

Funded by a Kickstarter campaign, a followup movie, Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland, was released in 2016 with Brooks, Ritchson and Roman reprising their roles.

Robin Givens Directs 'So Help Me Todd' 3/14/24

“Dial Margaret for Murder” – While in the hospital recovering from an emergency appendectomy, Todd is convinced he overheard a plot to murder someone. When Margaret realizes her difficult but very important clients are interested in Todd’s theories, she jumps into the role of private investigator and brings them along for the ride. Also, Todd gets to meet his personal guru, Dick Franks (Dean Winters), a grizzled veteran private investigator who shares the hospital room with him, on the CBS Original drama SO HELP ME TODD, Thursday, March 14 (9:01-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*. Award-winning actress Robin Givens directed this episode.

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