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Days Cast on The ‘Weakest Link’ 4/2/24

The games begin with a “Days of our Lives” special featuring cast members Lindsay Arnold, Bryan Dattilo, Galen Gering, Tina Huang, Victoria Konefal, Martha Madison, Eric Martsolf and Zach Tinker competing to earn money for charity.

For a first look at the “Days of our Lives” special Video (USA Only).

Lifetime Movie Net Releases Q1 Movie Slate

The Wrong Life Coach will premiere on January 11, and is executive produced by Vivica A. Fox, who stars alongside Eric Roberts, Tracy Nelson, Michael Paré, Jackée Harry, Morgan Bradley and Allison McAtee. Roberts, Paré, Harry and Nelson also star in the Valentine’s themed Tall Dark and Dangerous, set for February 8th, with Matthew Pohlkamp and Vanderpump Rules‘ Tom Sandoval.

Here’s a breakdown of the films:

Dying For Fame (January 4 at 8pm ET/PT). Starring Dylan Raine, Amelie Anstett. A career-driven tabloid reporter Anna (Raine) is assigned to write a profile about popular influencer Juliet (Anstett). During their time together, Anna discovers that many of Juliet’s fans aren’t real. After she is confronted, Juliet reveals a different story about a stalker who has been tormenting her for months but Anna ultimately decides to proceed with the fake fans story.

The Wrong Life Coach (January 11 at 8pm ET/PT). Starring Vivica A. Fox, Morgan Bradley, Allison McAtee, Michael Paré, Tracy Nelson, Eric Roberts, Jackeé. Harry When Jordan (Bradley) gets a new boss, Tara (Fox), the job becomes more than she bargained for. Jordan enlists the help of a life coach named Liz (McAtee), but unfortunately, Liz has some sinister plans of her own including sabotaging Jordan’s new job with Mr. Gordon (Roberts). Hybrid produced.

A Party to Die For (January 18 at 8pm ET/PT). Starring Jonetta Kaiser, Kara Royster, Jermaine Rivers. Sadie (Kaiser) works in a luxury boutique store but is ready for a change in her life when she meets socialite Jessica (Kara Royster). They become fast friends but when they attend an after party at a new friend’s house, the night goes terribly wrong, and someone ends up dead. Tubi co-prod.

Crowdsource Murder (January 25 at 8pm ET/PT). Starring Nicole Weber, James Hyde, Francesca Barker McCormick, Clark Moore, Lexi Minetree. After her daughter Shannon (Minetree) is injured in an accident, her mother Monica (Weber) is encouraged by her friend Rebecca (McCormick) to start a crowdsource fund to pay for the hospital bills. But when a handsome stranger, Noah (Hyde), donates more and more money to the fund, she begins to question his motives.

Sabotaging the Squad (February 1 at 8pm ET/PT). Starring Meyon Jacobs, Lauren Mayo, Olivia Buckle, Brittany Goodwin. Missy (Jacobs) is ready to take over as head coach of daughter Arielle’s (Mayo) cheer squad but unfortunately, the other cheer moms are resistant to a change in regime, especially Darlene (Buckle), who has been vying for the top job ever since becoming interim coach. With the help of her friend and assistant coach, Gemma (Brittany Goodwin), Missy focuses on getting her cheerleaders ready for competition. But as strange things begin to happen that sabotage all her efforts and one mom ends up dead, Missy fights to clear her name while keeping her squad competition ready before anyone else dies.

Tall, Dark and Dangerous (February 8 at 8pm ET/PT). Starring Jamie Bernadette, Matthew Pohlkamp, Michael Paré, Tracy Nelson, Tom Sandoval, Eric Roberts and Jackeé Harry. As Valentine’s Day approaches, Alice (Bernadette), a successful real estate attorney, decides to try out the dating app Be My Valentine where she finds her seemingly perfect match, Chris (Pohlkamp). But Alice soon realizes that her “Valentine” is an imposter who stole the identity of his former roommate Jason (Sandoval) in order to insert himself into her life, fooling her boss Ed (Roberts) and even her parents.

She’s Obsessed with My Husband (February 15 at 8pm ET/PT). Starring Alissa Filoramo, Matthew Pohlkamp, Aryè Campos, Taylor Castro. Violet (Filoramo) has carried a torch for Garrett (Pohlkamp), the love of her life, ever since they dated in high school. Now twenty years later, Violet has moved in next door to Garrett and is determined to destroy his marriage and take her “rightful” place as his wife.

The Ex-Obsession (February 22 at 8pm ET/PT). Starring Chaley Rose, B. J. Britt, Anthony Dalton II. Happily married to her husband, John (Britt), Kim (Rose) is shocked to learn John’s new co-worker is her ex-boyfriend Grant (Dalton II). Unwilling to spoil John’s excitement, Kim and Grant decide to keep their history a secret. But when John sees Kim and Grant out together one day, he becomes consumed by jealousy and confronts Kim. Co-prod with Tubi.

Lonely Crime Fanatic (February 29 at 8pm ET/PT). Starring Brenna Skalski, Ian Reier Michaels, Alexandra Ponce, David Alan Hurt. Romance sparks when a true crime fan meets her favorite podcast host, but things soon turn strange as his fascination with her turns into obsession.

Danger on Party Island (March 20 at 8pm ET/PT). Starring Lindsey Dresbach, Adam Harper, James Bobo, Kate Dailey. After the death of her sister, Mel (Dresbach) travels to an infamous party island to collect her estranged sister’s body. With the reluctant help from local bar owner Jever (Bobo), Mel begins to unravel the circumstances of her sister’s accident and starts to believe she could be next.

My Father’s Murder in Greece (March 21 at 8pm ET/PT). Starring Cass Huckabay, Maeve Quinlan. When Allie’s (Cass Huckabay) father George takes her on a celebratory trip to Greece to uncover her family’s roots, she never expected her father would be murdered. Allie must uncover long-kept family secrets if she’s going to bring the killer to justice.a

Golden Globes Presenters: ‘Suits’ Duo, Angela Bassett, Will Ferrell Among First Names Set

Jo Koy is hosting the Golden Globes, which will honor the year’s best in motion pictures and TV. The ceremony will air beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT live on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

More presenters will be announced.

Among this year’s Golden Globe nominees in 26 categories, 2023’s box office champ Barbie from Warner Bros leads all films with nine, followed by Universal’s Oppenheimer with eight and Apple’s Killers of the Flower Moon and Searchlight’s Poor Things with seven apiece. In the TV races, HBO’s final go-round with Succession has nine noms, the most-ever for a series, scoring mentions in all categories in which it was eligible.

This year’s Globes — it’s first time back on CBS since 1982 — include two new awards categories: Cinematic and Box Office Achievement in Motion Pictures and Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television.

Longtime Globes producer Dick Clark Productions is planning, hosting and producing this year’s awards after the Globes’ assets, rights and properties were acquired by Dick Clark Productions and Eldridge from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association back in June.

Dcp is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a PMC subsidiary and joint venture between Penske Media Corporation and Eldridge.

Name That Tune 1/9/24

‘La Brea’ Season 3 Trailer: First Look At The Final Journey & A Determination To Get Everyone Home

“I believe if we’re successful, we’re going to save all the people we love,” says Ty (Chiké Okonkwo).

La Brea follows an epic family adventure after a massive sinkhole opens in Los Angeles pulling people and buildings into a mysterious and dangerous primeval land where they have no choice but to band together to survive.

For those who haven’t followed the series from the beginning, the trailer also provides a recap of what has lead up to where the survivors who fell into the massive sinkhole that took them back to 10,000 B.C. are.

The cast also includes Natalie Zea, Jon Seda, Nicholas Gonzalez, Zyra Gorecki, Jack Martin, Veronica St. Clair, Rohan Mirchandaney, Lily Santiago, Josh McKenzie, Tonantzin Carmelo and Michelle Vergara Moore.

Deadline’s Rosy Cordero spoke with Macken last week on the red carpet, where he teased the final season. You can watch the interview below.

For Season 3, creator/showrunner David Appelbaum executive produces with Chris Hollier, Peter Traugott, Rachel Kaplan, Avi Nir and Alon Shtruzman. La Brea is produced by Universal Television and Australia’s Matchbox Pictures, both divisions of Universal Studio Group, in association with Keshet Studios.

La Brea Season 3 premieres January 9 at 9 pm on NBC.

Watch the trailer above.

‘Tracker’ Trailer Sees Justin Hartley As A Reward-Seeking Survivalist Solving Mysteries Coast To Coast

“You collect rewards, right?” a woman is heard asking Hartley’s Colter Shaw in the opening of the trailer.

“I prefer the term ‘rewardist,'” he calmly replies as he warily works his way through a forest. “Everyone’s looking for something.”

Tracker follows Colter Shaw (Hartley), a lone-wolf survivalist who roams the country as a “reward seeker,” using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family. Robin Weigert, Abby McEnany, Eric Graise and Fiona Rene also star.

The series is based on the bestselling novel The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver.

Tracker is produced by 20th Television. In addition to Hartley, Ken Olin, Ben H. Winters and Hilary Weisman Graham are executive producing for 20th Television. Olin directed the pilot from a script written by Winters.

Tracker premieres February 11 after CBS’ telecast of Super Bowl LVIII.

Check out the trailer above.

La Brea’s Natalie Zea to Have a Sharply Reduced Presence in Final Season

And original cast member Natalie Zea nearly will, too.

Sources tell TVLine that the La Brea front woman will have a significantly reduced presence in the NBC drama’s six-episode farewell season, which kicks off Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, at 9/8c.

When last we tuned into La Brea, a “back-up” portal that potentially could have sent everyone stuck in 10,000 B.C. back to present-day L.A. malfunctioned due to damage caused by the stray bullets of a gunfight. As everyone made a dash for the chamber’s exit, Eve wound up trapped behind a heavy, locked door. Then, when the glitchy portal violently pulsed, Eve blipped! away to somewhere/somewhen — setting the stage, in retrospect, for Zea’s limited Season 3 screen time.

In La Brea‘s Season 3 opener, which is titled “Sierra,” Gavin (played by Eoin Macken) will discover a clue about where Eve has gone, though following that lead only will result in only more unfortunate consequences.

Might a happy ending — possibly even a long-sought homecoming — eventually await the Harris fam as La Brea winds down? Showrunner David Appelbaum did tell TVLine at the end of last season, “This is a show about getting home. They’re never going to lose their desire to do that.”

And Zea, we hear, filmed her handful of Season 3 scenes in Los Angeles, having never returned to the sci-fi series’ set down in Australia.

NBC declined to comment for this story.

‘La Brea’ Officially Ending With Abbreviated Season 3

La Brea will premiere on Tuesday, January 9 at 9 p.m. and serves as a lead-in to the season’s final two episodes of the hit fall drama Found.

The series follows an epic family adventure after a massive sinkhole opens in Los Angeles pulling people and buildings into a mysterious and dangerous primeval land where they have no choice but to band together to survive.

The cast includes Natalie Zea, Eoin Macken, Jon Seda, Nicholas Gonzalez, Chiké Okonkwo, Zyra Gorecki, Jack Martin, Veronica St. Clair, Rohan Mirchandaney, Lily Santiago, Josh McKenzie, Tonantzin Carmelo and Michelle Vergara Moore.

La Brea, which received a straight-to-series order after production on its 2020 pilot was derailed by the pandemic, had a solid launch in fall 2021 with a 10-episode first season, earning a 14-episode second season renewal. It was then affected by the impending WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, leaving NBC to opt for a shorter season and releasing actors so they’d be open to take other jobs.

Creator/showrunner David Appelbaum executive produces with Avi Nir, Alon Shtruzman, Peter Traugott, Rachel Kaplan, Chris Hollier, Adam Davidson, Bryan Wynbrandt, Steven Lilien, Ken Woodruff and Arika Lisanne Mittman. La Brea is produced by Universal Television and Australia’s Matchbox Pictures, both divisions of Universal Studio Group, in association with Keshet Studios.

CBS ANNOUNCES 2024 PRIMETIME PREMIERE DATES FOR ORIGINAL EPISODES OF NEW AND RETURNING SERIES

Click Here for the 2024 Premieres Announcement Video

“Tracker” Starring and Executive Produced by Justin Hartley Premieres Sunday, Feb. 11 in the Highly Coveted Post-Super Bowl Timeslot

Comedy Block of “The Neighborhood” and “Bob ? Abishola,” #1 Broadcast Series “NCIS” and “NCIS: Hawai’i” Premiere Monday, Feb. 12 Beginning at 8:00 PM

All “FBI” Tuesday Returns Feb. 13 at 8:00 PM

Television’s Most-Watched Comedy Block Premieres Thursday, Feb. 15 with #1 Comedy “Young Sheldon” at 8:00 PM and “Ghosts” at 8:30 PM, “So Help Me Todd” at 9:00 PM and an Encore Episode of “Tracker” at 10:00 PM

Friday’s #1 Lineup “S.W.A.T.,” “Fire Country” and “Blue Bloods” Returns Feb. 16 at 8:00 PM

“CSI: Vegas” Moves to Sundays at 10:00 PM Beginning Feb. 18 Following the Fourth Season Premiere of “The Equalizer” at 8:00 PM and “Tracker” in Its Regular Time Period at 9:00 PM

“Survivor” Returns with Two-Hour Episodes for the Premiere on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 8:00 PM and the Second Episode on Wednesday, March 6 at 8:00 PM Followed by 90-Minute Episodes Throughout the Season

New Drama “Elsbeth” Premieres Thursday, Feb. 29 at 10:00 PM

“The Amazing Race” Returns with 90-Minute Episodes Beginning Wednesday, March 13 at 9:30 PM

CBS today announced its premiere dates and rollout plan for its 2024 primetime schedule, which will launch immediately following the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 11. The Network will air original episodes of new and returning series beginning on Sunday evening and throughout the following week.

Additional programming to be announced in the next few weeks. Previously announced legal drama MATLOCK, starring Kathy Bates, and POPPA’S HOUSE, a comedy starring Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr., are currently planned to air during the 2024-2025 broadcast season.

The following is the schedule of premieres:

SUNDAY, FEB. 11
(FOLLOWING THE LIVE BROADCAST OF SUPER BOWL LVIII)
10:00-11:00 PM TRACKER (series premiere, estimated start time)

MONDAY, FEB. 12
8:00-8:30 PM THE NEIGHBORHOOD (sixth season premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM BOB ? ABISHOLA (fifth season premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM NCIS (21st season premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM NCIS: HAWAI’I (third season premiere)

TUESDAY, FEB. 13
8:00-9:00 PM FBI (sixth season premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM FBI: INTERNATIONAL (third season premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM FBI: MOST WANTED (fifth season premiere)

THURSDAY, FEB. 15
8:00-8:30 PM YOUNG SHELDON (seventh season premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM GHOSTS (third season premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM SO HELP ME TODD (second season premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM TRACKER (premiere episode encore)

FRIDAY, FEB. 16
8:00-9:00 PM S.W.A.T. (seventh season premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM FIRE COUNTRY (second season premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM BLUE BLOODS (14th season premiere)

SUNDAY, FEB. 18
7:00-8:00 PM 60 MINUTES
8:00-9:00 PM THE EQUALIZER (fourth season premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM TRACKER (RTP*)
10:00-11:00 PM CSI: VEGAS (third season premiere, NTP*)

THURSDAY, FEB. 22
8:00-8:30 PM YOUNG SHELDON
8:30-9:00 PM GHOSTS
9:00-10:00 PM SO HELP ME TODD
10:00-11:00 PM TRACKER (second episode encore)

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 28
8:00-10:00 PM SURVIVOR (46th season premiere)

THURSDAY, FEB. 29
8:00-8:30 PM YOUNG SHELDON
8:30-9:00 PM GHOSTS
9:00-10:00 PM SO HELP ME TODD
10:00-11:00 PM ELSBETH (series premiere, RTP*)

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6
8:00-10:00 PM SURVIVOR (two-hour episode)

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13
8:00-9:30 PM SURVIVOR (return to 90-minute episodes)
9:30-11:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE (36th season premiere).

Soap Opera Digest Is Ending Its Weekly Print Edition

Staffers were informed of the decision Friday, according to sources. A spokesperson for a360Media, the company that owns the brand, confirmed that the weekly edition is being discontinued. The company plans to continue publishing special print issues of Soap Opera Digest four times per year.

“Soap Opera Digest, like many other brands, is adjusting its print frequency and shifting more resources to digital to better accommodate its audience,” the a360Media rep said in a statement to Variety.

Soap Opera Digest was first launched in 1975. Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp bought the publication in 1989 for $70 million before selling it two years later, per the New York Times, and it has had a succession of different owners ever since.

In its heyday, the magazine had a circulation of 1.5 million in 1991, according to the Times. But the reach of its print edition, as with many magazines, has sharply fallen off in the decades since.

According to its website, Soap Opera Digest is “the leading magazine reporting on the soap opera industry for over 40 years,” serving up “behind-the-scenes scoops and breaking news to passionate soap fans every week.” The mag also has included special editorial features on beauty, fashion, parenting, and health and fitness.

Soap Opera Digest has been available in print and digital subscription plans, priced at $45.97 for six months (26 issues at $1.77 apiece) or $69.97 for one year (52 issues at $1.34 apiece).

A360media houses a media portfolio of celebrity, entertainment and women’s lifestyle brands including Us Weekly, Star, InTouch and Life & Style. The company claims that it is the largest print publisher in the U.S., both in retail sales and units sold, with its titles representing about one-third of all magazines sold at retail.

A360media was formerly known as American Media Inc., which had been the owner of the National Enquirer (involved in the “catch and kill” scandal involving Donald Trump and which Jeff Bezos accused of an extortion attempt). In 2020, AMI was acquired by Atlanta-based logistics firm accelerate360, which sold off the National Enquirer, Globe and National Examiner tabloids earlier this year.

The Recipe Files

Holiday Movies with Soap Stars on Hallmark, Lifetime, Netflix and Others

SWORN JUSTICE: TAKEN BEFORE CHRISTMAS - BET+
Release Date: Thursday, Nov. 16
Cast: Mishael Morgan, Leland B. Martin, Vivica A. Fox , Melyssa Ford and Preacher Lawson
Premise: On Christmas Eve, a hardened detective and her DA boyfriend are both informed that each other has been kidnapped. As the world closes for the holiday, they are locked out of their computers and phones and must follow the demands of the menacing voice giving them orders. This leads to a snowy night of cat-and-mouse thrills as the two fight for their survival.

SO FLY CHRISTMAS - BET+
Release Date: Thursday, Nov. 23
Cast: Tichina Arnold, Tami Roman, Robert Christopher Riley, Laurissa Romain, Jackee Harry, Tommy Davidson and Michael Colyar
Premise: After being stood up at the altar on Christmas Eve, Wyvetta loses her love on her favorite holiday. To show solidarity, Wyvetta’s best friend, Dione, suggests that the two of them renounce love. Things become complicated when Dione falls for a mild-mannered record store owner and tries to keep it under wraps.

CHRISTMAS RESCUE - BET+
Release Date: Thursday, Dec. 14
Cast: Robin Givens, Raven Goodwin, Donny Carrington, Catfish Jean, Mario Van Peebles, Cameron Bailey and Samantha Neyland Trumbo
Premise: A man abducts the love of his life from her holiday-themed wedding in a desperate last attempt to win her back.

‘TWAS THE TEXT BEFORE CHRISTMAS - Great American Family
Premiere Date: Saturday, Oct. 21 at 8 pm
Cast: Merritt Patterson and Trevor Donovan
Premise: An unexpected text message sent to the wrong number sets into motion a Christmas tradition with a new family over three separate years.

A CHRISTMAS BLESSING - Great American Family
Premiere Date: Sunday, Nov. 12 at 8 pm
Cast: Lori Loughlin, James Tupper and Jesse Hutch
Premise: A TV chef is divinely inspired to take over her late aunt’s charity with help from a new friend and handsome business associate next door.

A PARIS CHRISTMAS WALTZ - Great American Family
Premiere Date: Sunday, Nov. 19 at 8 pm
Cast: Jen Lilley and Matthew Morrison
Premise: In this sequel, a novice dancer pairs with a professional to enter a renowned dance competition… in Paris!

A ROYAL CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY - Great American Family
Premiere Date: Saturday, Dec. 23 at 8 pm
Cast: Brittany Underwood and Jonathan Stoddard
Premise: In search of her big break, a reporter arranges a Christmas interview with a European Prince visiting the States. Will the reporter’s big story become her love story?

CHECKIN’ IT TWICE - Hallmark Channel
Premiere Date: Friday, Oct. 20 at 8 pm
Cast: Kim Matula and Kevin McGarry
Premise: A journeyman hockey player falls for a real estate agent in a career crisis when he’s traded to her hometown, then moves into the cottage in her hockey-loving family’s backyard.

WHERE ARE YOU, CHRISTMAS? - Hallmark Channel
Premiere Date: Saturday, Oct. 21 at 8 pm
Cast: Lyndsy Fonseca, Michael Rady, Jim O’Heir and Julie Warner
Premise: When Addy wishes for a year without Christmas, she wakes up in a world of black and white. She must work together with the town mechanic to restore Christmas.

UNDER THE CHRISTMAS SKY - Hallmark Channel
Premiere Date: Sunday, Oct. 22 at 8 pm
Cast: Jessica Parker Kennedy and Ryan Paevey
Premise: Kat is an esteemed astrophysicist, who is scheduled for her first trip into space next year until an accident grounds her. While on leave, coming to terms with the reality that her dream of being an astronaut is over, she volunteers at the local planetarium. There, she is paired up with by-the-book David to work on an exhibit opening right before Christmas. Will the stars align to bring these two together at the holidays?

MYSTIC CHRISTMAS - Hallmark Channel
Premiere Date: Saturday, Oct. 28 at 8 pm
Cast: Jessy Schram, Chandler Massey, Patti Murin and William R. Moses
Premise: Juniper travels to Mystic, Conn., during the holidays to work at the rehabilitation center and aquarium. She reconnects with Sawyer, the owner of the pizza shop.

JOYEUX NOEL - Hallmark Channel
Premiere Date: Sunday, Oct. 29 at 8 pm
Cast: Jaicy Elliot and Brant Daugherty
Premise: When a romantic painting of a Christmas market captures the imagination of copy editor Lea, she is sent to France with pragmatic reporter Mark to uncover the mystery behind the artist.

THE SANTA SUMMIT - Hallmark Channel
Premiere Date: Sunday, Nov. 5 at 8 pm
Cast: Hunter King and Benjamin Hollingsworth
Premise: It’s time for the annual Santa Summit, in which revelers put on Santa suits and hop around designated locations in town to eat, drink and be merry. Three best friends decide to go together: Jordin, a recently dumped art teacher looking to cut loose; Ava, a shy woman hoping to run into her crush; and Stella, a Christmas cynic with no interest in the Santa Summit whatsoever. At the start of the night, Jordin meets and bonds with Liam, but doesn’t get his name before getting separated and lost in a sea of Santas. As the night progresses and hijinks ensue, amidst the chaos, celebration, and a sea of Santas, they all find what they’re looking for: Christmas spirit, potential romance, and a strengthened bond of friendship.

A MERRY SCOTTISH CHRISTMAS - Hallmark Channel
Premiere Date: Saturday, Nov. 18 at 8 pm
Cast: Lacey Chabert and Scott Wolf
Premise: When estranged siblings Lindsay and Brad Morgan travel to Scotland at Christmas to reunite with their mother Jo, a big family secret is revealed.

HAUL OUT THE HOLLY: LIT UP - Hallmark Channel
Premiere Date: Saturday, Nov. 25 at 8 pm
Cast: Lacey Chabert, Wes Brown, Stephen Tobolowsky, Melissa Peterman, Ellen Travolta, Seth Morris and Jennifer Aspen
Premise: As the holidays approach, Emily and Jared are looking forward to celebrating the holidays together again — this time as a couple. Emily, now embracing Evergreen Lane’s uniquely festive spirit, is ready to work with Jared, Ned, Mary Louise and Pamela to make this year’s Christmas celebrations the best yet… even if being the HOA president’s girlfriend doesn’t stop those dreaded decorating citations. When a house on the block goes up for sale, it causes quite a stir with residents. When the soon-to-be neighbors turn out to be holiday royalty, it looks like this year’s competition is about to heat up. As the welcoming committee prepares for the new arrivals, only one thing is certain – this Christmas, Evergreen Lane is going to sleigh!

A BLITMORE CHRISTMAS - Hallmark Channel
Premiere Date: Sunday, Nov. 26 at 8 pm
Cast: Bethany Joy Lenz, Kristoffer Polaha, Jonathan Frakes and Robert Picardo
Premise: Lucy Hardgrove is a screenwriter who lands the job of a lifetime when she’s hired to pen the script for a remake of the beloved, holiday movie classic, His Merry Wife!, which was filmed in 1947 at beautiful, historic Biltmore House. When the head of the studio isn’t satisfied with the ending Lucy wrote because it deviates from the original’s feel-good conclusion, he sends Lucy to Biltmore Estate for research and inspiration. While there, she unwittingly discovers the ability to travel to the 1947 set of His Merry Wife! through the help of an hourglass. While on set, she and Jack Huston, one of the film’s stars, spend time together and become close. But her sudden appearance has set off a chain of events that put the production in jeopardy. Before she can return to the present, Lucy must make things right or threaten to alter the future forever.

CHRISTMAS WITH A KISS - Hallmark Channel
Premiere Date: Sunday, Dec. 3 at 8 pm
Cast: Mishael Morgan, Ronnie Rowe Jr. and Jaime M. Callica
Premise: A woman returns home to help with her family’s Christmas Carnival and romance ignites. A photo journalist curates a surprise reunion.

CHRISTMAS ON CHERRY LANE - Hallmark Channel
Premiere Date: Saturday, Dec. 9 at 8 pm
Cast: Catherine Bell, James Denton, Jonathan Bennett, John Brotherton, Erin Cahill and Vincent Rodriguez III
Premise: A young couple preparing to welcome their first child; an empty-nester and her fiancé ready to start a new chapter; and a couple who unexpectedly have the chance to expand their family on Christmas Eve celebrate the holiday as they navigate these turning points in their lives.

MYSTERY ON MISTLETOE LANE - Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Premiere Date: Thursday, Nov. 9 at 8 pm
Cast: Erica Cerra and Victor Webster
Premise: New to town, Heidi Wicks and her kids discover a Christmas mystery in their historic home. Local handyman and historian David helps along the way, finding his own surprising connection.

A WORLD RECORD CHRISTMAS - Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Premiere Date: Thursday, Nov. 16 at 8 pm
Cast: Nikki DeLoach, Lucas Bryant and Aias Dalman
Premise: Charlie is an autistic boy determined to set a Guinness World Record by stacking 1400 Jenga blocks. His mother Marissa and stepfather Eric encourage him to reach for his dream and they all celebrate when he gets the good news that he’ll have get his chance on Christmas Eve. In the spirit of the holiday, they organize a fundraiser giving the townspeople an opportunity to donate and decorate a Jenga block, with the proceeds going to benefit kids with autism. Charlie’s journey to setting the Jenga world record gives them all the chance to learn more not just about themselves, but about what family really means.

HEAVEN DOWN HERE
Premiere Date: Thursday, Dec. 14 at 8 pm
Cast: Krystal Joy Brown, Tina Lifford, Juan Riedinger, Richard Harmon and Phylicia Rashad
Premise: Inspired by Mickey Guyton’s song of the same name, Heaven Down Here tells the story of four disparate people who find themselves stranded in a local diner on Christmas Eve when a snowstorm hits the town. Imami is a widowed mother of two who’s having trouble making ends meet and reluctantly agrees to work the Christmas Eve shift, where she clashes with her boss Dan, who doesn’t exactly embody the Christmas spirit. Felix is a local pastor desperately trying to secure food for parishioners while his faith is challenged by his alienation by his son. Clara is a hospice nurse with an obstinate patient and whose daughter is moving away, causing her to question her place in this world. Throughout the evening, these four bicker, bond and unwittingly provide each other with the answer to their respective prayers.

A CHRISTMAS FREQUENCY - Hulu
Premiere Date: Wednesday, Nov. 1
Cast: Denise Richards, James Hyde, Ansley Gordon and Jonathan Stoddard
Premise: Richards stars as morning radio show host Brooke Walkins, who is not only secretly separating from her husband Todd but hemorrhaging ratings on her show. When she finds out the show is being axed, Brooke’s producer Kenzie Parker has the bright idea of setting up the host with a series of blind dates live on air to help Brooke find someone to take to the company’s Christmas party. But things take an unexpected turn when Kenzie finds out Ben, a guy she’s interested in, has applied to date Brooke. As Ben proves a hit with listeners, Kenzie finds herself having to choose between her heart and her job.

LADIES OF THE ’80S: A DIVAS CHRISTMAS - Lifetime
Premiere Date: TBA
Cast: Loni Anderson, Morgan Fairchild, Linda Gray, Donna Mills and Nicollette Sheridan
Premise: The movie follows five soap opera divas readying for a reunion show who take on playing cupid during Christmas to bring together their director and producer as they all learn the meaning of true Christmas spirit.

BEST. CHRISTMAS. EVER! - Netfilx
Premiere Date: Thursday, Nov. 16
Cast: Heather Graham, Brandy Norwood and Jason Biggs
Premise: Every Christmas, Jackie sends a boastful holiday newsletter that makes her old college friend Charlotte feel like a lump of coal. When a twist of fate lands Charlotte and her family on Jackie’s snowy doorstep just days before Christmas, she seizes the opportunity to prove her old friend’s life can’t possibly be that perfect.

HOW TO FALL IN LOVE BY CHRISTMAS - Roku
Premiere Date: Friday, Nov. 3
Cast: Teri Hatcher
Premise: A beloved writer-turned-CEO must save her company by writing a column on her falling in love by the holidays – which is complicated by the handsome photographer who has been assigned to the piece.

YULETIDE THE KNOT - Uptv
Premiere Date: Sunday, Dec. 3 at 7 pm
Cast: Mary Antonini, Peter Porte, Kelley Jakle, Kelsey Scott and Melissa Peterman
Premise: When small town wedding planner Rachel is faced with planning her biggest Christmas wedding yet for an out-of-town influencer couple, she is thrown an unexpected surprise when the bride’s manager turns out to be Logan, her first love and high school sweetheart. He reminds her what it is to love, and through rediscovering the magic of Christmas, she rediscovers a part of her heart she closed off long ago.

Disney Entertainment TV Studios Suspend Deals With Producers, Including Yara Shahidi, Justin Hartley & Billy Porter, Will Pay Assistants Amid Strikes

I hear the bulk of the pacts with non-writing producers across Disney TV Entertainment divisions are impacted, including deals at Disney Television Studios’ 20th Television and ABC Signature, FX Productions and Disney Branded Television. The move involves producers who are not performing services due to the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.

According to sources, Disney will pay for the suspended term deals to provide salaries for their assistants through the end of 2023 and for their development executives through the first week of October.

I hear the list of suspensions include deals with Not Dead Yet star Gina Rodriguez and ThIs Is Us alums Justin Hartley, Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore at 20th Television, Yara Shahidi (grown-ish) and director-producer Marc Webb (Rebel) at ABC Signature as well as The Bear executive producer Hiro Murai, Pose alum Billy Porter and Stacey Sher at FX Productions. Producers are still being notified; we will update the list if more names surface. Reps for Disney declined comment.

The expansive overall agreement of one of Disney TV Studios’ highest-profile non-writing producers, Warren Littlefield, remains ongoing for the time being as he is still working on the upcoming fifth season of FX’s Fargo, I hear.

Disney joins Warner Bros. Television, NBCUniversal Studio Group and CBS Studios, which all implemented rounds of deal suspensions over the past week.

WBTV’s list of suspensions included marquee names such as Greg Berlanti, Bill Lawrence and Mindy Kaling. The NBCUniversal studios — both film and TV — suspended the pacts for all non-writing producers who no longer can render services as a result of the ongoing strikes, including Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video and Dwayne Johnson’s Seven Bucks Prods. CBS Studios put on pause several deals with with non-writing producers, including Phil McGraw and his production company Stage 29 and DeVon Franklin and his Franklin Entertainment. The studio also will continue to pay salaries to assistants associated with the suspended term deals through the end of 2023.

TV studios initiated the first wave of suspending overall and first-look deals –- primarily with writers — in early May, just days into the WGA strike. There have been more rolling suspensions over the past couple of months as more producers wrapped work on shows amid an industry production shutdown.

The new wave comes as the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes are stretching into the fall and no time table has been set for the studios and the writers to resume negotiations. In a departure from the 2007-08 writers strike, there have been no deal terminations yet.

Rebel Wilson Pic ‘Bride Hard’, Cleared For Interim Agreement, Adds Anna Camp, Justin Hartley, Anna Chlumsky, Stephen Dorff & More

In addition, the pic also features Sam Huntington, Sherry Cola and Michael O’Neill.

Bride Hard stars Wilson as a badass secret agent who is a force to be reckoned with as a mercenary group takes hostage her best friend’s lavish wedding. The indie feature was cleared for a SAG interim agreement.

The pic was written by Shaina Steinberg from a story by Steinberg and CeCe Pleasants.

Bride Hard just wrapped production in Savannah, Georgia.

Joel David Moore and Max Osswald are producing for Balcony 9 (Immaculate Room, Some Other Woman) along with Cassian Elwes (Mudbound), Colleen Camp (Father Stu) and Jason Ross Jallet (Die In A Gunfight). WME Independent is handling worldwide sales, production financing provided by East West Bank.

Wilson was injured in the nose during a night fight sequence on set earlier this month, but the actress reported on social media that she was on the mend.

Camp, star of The Help, Lovebirds, A Little Prayer, Jerry & Marge Go Large is repped by CAA and Authentic Talent & Literary Agency. Blade and Paradise City star Dorff is represented by Atlas Artists. This Is Us star Hartley is represented by CAA. Veep 6x Primetime Emmy nominee Chlumsky is repped by CAA and Liebman Entertainment. Zumbado, whose credits include Pitch Perfect 2 and The Rookie, is repped by A3 Artists and Industry Entertainment. Randolph of the upcoming The Holdovers, The Lost City, Dolemite Is My Name and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is repped by CAA and Fox Rothschild. Huntington is represented by Industry Entertainment. Cola is represented by CAA. O’Neill is represented by MKS.

‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off’ Teaser & Premiere Date: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead & More Original Movie Cast Reunite For Netflix Anime Series

One Life to Live Tribute to Andrea Evans 8/9/23

On a special day and time, Wednesday August 9th at 4PM ET/1PM PT, One Life to Live stars, Erika Slezak (ex-Viki), John Loprieno (ex-Cord) and Fiona Hutchison (ex-Gabrielle) will share their memories of working with Evans and more. In addition, look for more former castmates and friends to join in our tribute.

Don't miss this very special event as we honor Andrea Evans only on The Michael Fairman Channel.

Rodney Van Johnson Returns to THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL!

In its newest issue, Soap Opera Digest is reporting that Van Johnson will be back on B&B in the episode scheduled to air on Friday, July 21. There are no details yet as to how long this run will last. Last time around it was only a few episodes as Russell represented Sheila at her hearing.

Back in January, Sheila managed to get off on attempted murder charges because she’d gotten Bill to blackmail Steffy and Finn into refusing to testify against her so the case was dropped. However, it was later revealed that Bill was running a long con to get Sheila to confess to murder on tape so they could put her away for life and be rid of her once and for all. So when Russell appears again as Sheila’s attorney, will he be able to get her released again?

Best known for playing T.C. Russell on the NBC soap PASSIONS, Van Johnson has also played Sebastian Dupre on ABC’s PORT CHARLES and Trey Stark on CBS’ THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS. In addition to his work in soaps, the actor also starred as Cipher in season one of the syndicated drama series PENSACOLA: WINGS OF GOLD. He can also be seen in episodes of shows like THE JAMIE FOXX SHOW, MAD ABOUT YOU, GIRLFRIENDS, and WITHOUT A TRACE as well as movies like One Fine Christmas, The Magic, and Holiday Hideaway.

Given the charges against Sheila, Russell will certainly have his work cut out for him. So stay tuned to see how things play out and if the attorney can get Sheila released from prison again. (And also if she can stay out of prison this time around).

Stars Remember the Late Andrea Evans

Erika Slezak (Viki, OLTL): “I am absolutely shocked and devastated by this news and I send love and deepest sympathies to Steve and Kylie — they were her whole life. Andrea and I worked together for so long — on her first day at work, she was living one block away from me and I walked her to work. She was just a child — never been to NYC — so sweet and kind and loving — amazing that she played such a complicated, confused, and selfish character so well. When she and Steve got married and then got Kylie, it seemed her life was finally complete. She was so happy. So very, very sad.”Eileen Davidson (Ashley, Y&R): “So very sorry to hear of the passing of Andrea Evans. I loved working with her and such a wonderful person. Prayers to her family.”Robin Strasser (Dorian, OLTL): “This is sad to hear. My memories of Andrea Evans are of a woman who was super smart and energized, a heat-seeking missile. That’s a compliment! You knew when you worked with her, it’d be like going head-to-head with a champion. I admired her daring. I hate the disease that took her.”“Working with Andrea Evans was one of the highlights of my acting career,” he told People. “From the day that she first welcomed me to the set of OLTL through the final reunion episodes that we shot when the show was ending, Andrea continued to be a generous, blissfully comedic, and insightful scene partner. I think my finest memory of performing with Andrea was not standing in our bathing suits in the Iguazu Falls in Brazil but working on the Banner newspaper office set on rolling chairs in a playfully choreographed love scene that was directed by legend David Pressman. It was one of my earliest appearances on the show. The magic in the room was palpable, and it offered promises of the great fun that was to be created and enjoyed in the years that followed. We will all miss Andrea and her mischievous looks towards camera at the end of the scene.”“I am so sorry to learn of Andrea Evans’ passing. Andrea was already a huge star when my career began at OLTL. She was always kind, gracious, and so fun to work with. A daytime legend who will be missed very much. My sympathies to her friends and family.”“Heartbroken! Andrea was my TV mom but became my mom! I will miss her beautiful, infectious positivity! I was blessed by this beautiful soul! I hope you are enjoying the Disneyland of the sky! Save a seat for me on Winnie the Pooh! I will forever love you, Mom!”Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis, GH): “I’m so sorry to hear about Andrea Evans. Kim Zimmer (Reva, GUIDING LIGHT; Echo, OLTL), Andrea, and I came to NYC via Chicago per ABC Daytime Television back in the day together. Lovely woman. Donated to cancer foundation today. We’ve got to fund the hell out of these organizations so they can kill cancer and not our friends.”“We lost Andrea Evans. She was wildly responsible for showing me that working in daytime doesn’t have to feel like work at all. I will miss the sparkle in her eyes when she smiled, which was seemingly all the time. Rest in peace, Andrea, and thank you for all you gave.”Melissa Archer (Natalie, OLTL): “This is heartbreaking news. Andrea was a kind woman, fun to work with, and such a pro. I feel so fortunate that I was able to play with her on OLTL and THE BAY. Sending love to all our soap family and Andrea’s real family. World lost a good one.”McKenzie Westmore (Sheridan, PASSIONS): “RIP Andrea Evans! My heart is broken.”

Andrea Evans Dies: ‘One Life To Live’, ‘The Young And The Restless’ Actor Was 66

Her death was announced by casting director Don Carroll.

Following her signature role on One Life To Live, Evans went on to play Patty Williams on CBS’ The Young and the Restless, Tawny Moore on CBS’ The Bold and the Beautiful, Rebecca Hotchkiss on NBC’s Passions and Patty Walker on Amazon Prime’s The Bay.

Born in Aurora, Illinois, Evans had appeared in beauty pageants and regional theater when she appeared as an extra in Brian De Palma’s 1978 horror classic The Fury. That year she also appeared in miniseries The Awakening Land, and soon drew the attention of legendary soap casting director Mary Jo Slater, who tapped her for the coveted role of Tina Lord, One Life To Live‘s answer to All My Children‘s Erika Kane.

Evans’ bad-girl portrayal was a quick success with viewers, and she remained in the role until 1981, when she left to portray Patty Williams on The Young and the Restless from 1983 to 1984. She returned to One Life in 1985, and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 1988.

Two years after her Emmy nomination, she abruptly quit the show and remained out of public view for almost 10 years, only later revealing the cause: She had been the victim of a stalker.

In a 2008 People magazine interview, Evans said she abandoned her career and New York City when the stalker’s actions grew increasingly violent. She revealed that in 1987 she’d been accosted in the lobby of One Life to Live’s Manhattan studio by the stalker and that the man soon thereafter slashed his wrists on the front steps of the studio. Taken to a psychiatric hospital, the man listed Evans as his next of kin, and began sending her death threats written in blood.

A few years after the incident, the man was detained outside the Secretary of State’s office in Washington, D.C., carrying a meat cleaver and a picture of Evans, according to People. The fear, she said, “forever changed me.” She eventually began accepting acting roles, but remained terrified of participating in public events.

She returned to One Life To Live and her most famous role in 2008 and again in 2011, saying, “It’s time to give the audience what they want. And it’s time for me to get closure on why I left in the first place.”

Evans received her second Daytime Emmy nomination in 2015 for her performance in the web series DeVanity.

Primetime credits include Circus of the Stars and Hollywood Squares. She had recently completed work on her forthcoming memoir My One Life To Live.

In addition to her professional ventures, Evans devoted considerable time to various animal rescue organizations and for City of Hope.

She is survived by husband Steve and daughter Kylie.

Natalie Zea Weighs In on Her Justified Kid Being All Grown Up for FX’s City Primeval: ‘It Is Wild’

Inspired by the late Elmore Leonard’s crime novel City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit, and premiering Tuesday, July 18, the FX series finds Raylan Givens (played again by Timothy Olyphant) still living in Miami, to which he relocated in the original series’ finale. A chance encounter on a desolate Florida highway leads Raylan to Detroit, where the U.S. Marshal crosses paths with sociopath Clement Mansell aka “The Oklahoma Wildman” (Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny‘s Boyd Holbrook) — all as Raylan’s daughter Willa tags along.

And Willa — last glimpsed as a wee tyke in Justified‘s April 2015 series finale — is now a full-on, towering teenager (played by Olyphant’s real-life daughter Vivian).

“It is wild,” Zea remarked when we slid in front of her a photo of the teenaged Willa. “She’s an adult young lady.”

Zea noted that, like TVLine, she “did the math” on Willa’s age when she first got wind of the casting “and was like, ‘Hmmm….’ She was four [when Justified ended], and Vivian is 19 or 20, but playing… 14?”

Pesky continuity issues aside, Zea effused that Vivian Olyphant is “a very sweet girl” and she is delighted to see her slip into the role, adding with a big smile: “I like her.”

Mere minutes into Justified: City Primeval, it is established that Willa’s mom is away on a trip (and nowhere close to Detroit). Even so, Zea avowed that “Of course!” she will be tuning in when the series debuts.

“It’s my family there, and I will always have a very specific and ooey-gooey place in my heart for all of them,” she shared. “They’re a great group of people…. I love them.”

Hartley's Tracker gets coveted post-Super Bowl timeslot

TRACKER stars Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw, a lone-wolf survivalist who roams the country as a “reward seeker,” using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family. The series is based on the bestselling novel The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver.

TRACKER stars Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw, Fiona Rene as Reenie, Robin Weigert as Teddi, Abby McEnany as Velma and Eric Graise as Bobby. Hartley, Ken Olin, Ben Winters, Hilary Weisman Graham and Jeffrey Deaver are executive producers. Olin directed the pilot from a script written by Winters. The series is produced by Twentieth Television.

Juliet Mills Celebrates Her 'Feisty' New Grey's Anatomy Character, Lobbies for Passions to Finally Stream on Peacock

Funny, fearless and capable of turning a reading of the phonebook into an acting masterclass, Mills is now casting her spell on Grey’s Anatomy in the recurring role of Maxine Anderson, the unlikely roommate of Adelaide Kane’s Dr. Jules Millin.

Wait a second… Juliet Mills? Jules Millin? That can’t merely be a coincidence, can it?

“I don’t believe in coincidences,” Mills tells TVLine. “I believe this was fate and meant to be. And don’t forget, I’m referred to as ‘Max’ quite a bit in the show, and that’s my husband’s name. So it’s not just J.M. and J.M., it’s also Max. When I was doing the self tape, I actually thought that all boded well for me.”

After making a memorable impression with viewers in the March 30 episode, for which she was named one of TVLine’s Performer of the Week honorable mentions, Mills makes her triumphant return to Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital tonight (May 4 ABC, 9/8c).

Below, she discusses her fated role with TVLine, from that wild first episode (“I thought, ‘Oh my God, this is crazy!'”) to the more “serious” turn her arc will soon take. Plus, she tackles the one question that should be at the forefront of everyone’s mind: Why hasn’t Peacock made Passions available to stream?

TVLINE | I’m already in love with Maxine. How did you wind up in her shoes?

I’ve always loved the show, so when [the audition] came up, I thought, “Yeah, I’ll have a go at this.” She’s a real character. She’s feisty, full of herself and full of good advice for everybody. She’s a very positive person who enjoys life, and I thought it would be fun to play. It’s not far off from what I am, so I did the self-tape and there we go.

TVLINE | How do you feel about self-taping? It seems like actors have pretty mixed feelings about it.

It has changed the whole business and made it more difficult for actors to get jobs, because instead of a casting director seeing about 20 people in a room in downtown LA, they can see about 100 tapes sitting at home. The competition is stiffer, that’s for sure. At the same time, I like being able to fine-tune an audition piece. If you don’t like it, you can do it over again, which you can’t do if you go into the casting office. So there are pros and cons, I suppose.

TVLINE | And what did you think of the role once you got it? A gonorrhea diagnosis is quite an introduction.

I thought, “Oh my God, this is crazy!” Then I read further, and it got even crazier with my friend Norma and me bonking the same old guy who neither of us knew the other was carrying on with. It was a very funny premise, and I could see that it was meant to be the light relief in a very serious, dramatic episode. I like being the light relief, though it all gets a bit more serious further on in my arc.

TVLINE | You had that tremendous speech in your first episode about women becoming invisible after a certain age. Was it sort of liberating for you to be able to say all of that?

Yes, it was actually. And it’s surprising how many people who saw the show — friends and fans alike — have referred to that as kind of an important speech and how they really appreciated it. That’s what’s so clever about the writing on this show. They make points, and they’re always very current. I liked that speech very much, and I thought was important what I saying. It’s very relevant to a lot of people.

TVLINE | It must be wild to guest-star on a show that you’ve been watching, especially one that’s been running like a machine for 19 seasons.

It was exciting, though it’s always always a bit nerve wracking to be the new girl at school when everybody else has been working together forever. You don’t know where you are or where you’re going, but it was so exciting to suddenly be in the hospital. It’s huge! You have to be led around by an A.D. so you don’t get lost and end up on one of the operating rooms. And of course it’s the most wonderful crew and cast. Everybody made me feel so welcome.

TVLINE | Grey’s is such a comfort show for a lot of people. Do you have any personal comfort shows?

I’m mostly a Netflix girl. And Disney+, of course. I watch a lot of streaming streaming shows. Ted Lasso is a huge favorite of mine because I’m a soccer head. I don’t really watch series on a weekly basis, but Grey’s has been an exception, because I’m fascinated by hospitals and operations and things like that. And [my husband Maxwell Caulfield] played a doctor on a nighttime soap in England, so he got very much into all of that medical stuff.

TVLINE | I still consider Passions a comfort show. I find myself watching old episodes on YouTube quite a bit.

Oh, that show was a great experience. It was nearly nine years we did that. It’s the hardest work I’ve ever done in my life. The amount of dialogue I had to learn was absolutely astronomical. Tabitha was often doing spells and talking to inanimate objects and dolls and bowls and animals and stuff, so I had these endless monologues. Looking back, I really don’t know how I did it, but it was a wonderful show to be involved with. It was a very different soap from any other, and it was a great group of people. I was very, very fond of Josh Ryan Evans [who played Timmy], too. He was a great friend of mine, a wonderful person. It was very sad when we lost him [during the show’s run in 2002], both for me personally and for the show.

TVLINE | Since you’re a streaming girl, I’m sure you agree that Passions would be a huge hit on Peacock.

Yes, I don’t understand why they don’t. I mean, they could. I don’t understand why it seems like soaps never do get streamed

TVLINE | Well, the 25th anniversary is next year. I think if we start lobbying, we can make it happen.

Please, you start lobbying and I’ll chime in. Anything I can do — any letter I can write or anybody I can talk to — I’d be happy to do it.

Jesse Metcalfe Enters ‘The Comic Shop’

The film follows Mike (Metcalfe), the owner of a small comic shop in a strip mall in Las Vegas, as he struggles with addiction and his seemingly impossible dream of becoming a comic book illustrator. That’s Hollywood’s Ron Singer (The Story of Everything) and Reed (I Am Michael) are producing alongside Cynthia Huffman, with Joshua A. Cohen and Eduard Osipov co-producing. Metcalfe, Bowen and Chaz Rainey are the EPs.

Metcalfe is represented by Gersh, Link Entertainment and Brecheen Feldman Breimer.

Talk Show Appearance

We 4/5: Tatyana Ali, Jesse Metcalfe

Netflix Orders New Anime Series Based On ‘Scott Pilgrim’; Original Cast From 2010 Movie To Voice

In fact, Cera will lend his voice to the new series as Scott, a member of a garage band who falls for a gal named Ramona but must first defeat her seven previous lovers. Mary Elizabeth Winstead will reprise the role as Ramona.

Other actors from the movie who will be lending their voice for the Netflix series are Satya Bhabha as Matthew Patel, Kieran Culkin as Wallace Wells, Chris Evans as Lucas Lee, Anna Kendrick as Stacey Pilgrim, Brie Larson as Envy Adams, Alison Pill as Kim Pine, Aubrey Plaza as Julie Powers, Brandon Routh as Todd Ingram, Jason Schwartzman as Gideon Graves, Johnny Simmons as Young Neil, Mark Webber Stephen Still, Mae Whitman as Roxie and Ellen Wong as Knives Chau.

Bryan Lee O’Malley and BenDavid Grabinski, the author and artist of the graphic novels published from 2004 to 2010, will serve as executive producers, writers and showrunners. Edgar Wright — the director, co-writer and producer of the 2010 film — will serve as executive producer on the new project while Science SARU will serve as the animation studio with executive producer Eunyoung Choi and director Abel Gongora.

“We’re getting the band back together!” said O’Malley and Grabinski in a joint statement. “A stellar cast, perfectly assembled by Edgar Wright. And, with Science SARU leading the phenomenal animation, we couldn’t ask for a better team for this adventure. We can’t wait for fans and newcomers alike to see what we and our partners at Science SARU have been cooking up. It’s going to be a wild ride.”

“One of the proudest and most enjoyable achievements of my career was assembling and working with the dynamite cast of Scott Pilgrim,” Wright added. “Since the film’s release in 2010 we’ve done Q&A’s, remembrances and charity read throughs, but there was never the occasion to reunite the whole gang on an actual project until now. Original creator Bryan Lee O’Malley, along with writer BenDavid Grabinski, have conjured up an anime series of Scott Pilgrim that doesn’t just expand the universe, but also…well, just watch it. I’m more than happy to announce that I have helped coax the entire original cast back to voice their characters on this epic new adventure. You are in for a treat.”

“It’s official … we’ve been obsessed with Scott Pilgrim!” said Choi. “This series has been a wild ride, full of fresh and thrilling experiences for everyone at Science SARU. Working with such amazing artists and animators under the visionary leadership of director Abel Gongora has been an absolute dream come true. Our team is over the moon about bringing the Scott Pilgrim world to life. We can hardly contain our excitement … this is going to be epic!”

Science SARU is a Japanese animation studio known for Devilman Crybaby (2018) and Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! (2020). It was also behind 2022’s The Heike Story and Annie Awards nominee Inu-Oh.

Executive Producers are Marc Platt (Marc Platt Productions), Jared LeBoff (Marc Platt Productions), Adam Siegel (Marc Platt Productions); Michael Bacall; Edgar Wright (Complete Fiction), Nira Park (Complete Fiction); and Eunyoung Choi (Science SARU). Studio is UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group.i

NEW CBS DRAMA SERIES “THE NEVER GAME” STARRING JUSTIN HARTLEY HAS BEEN RENAMED “TRACKER”

TRACKER is scheduled to air in the 2023-2024 broadcast season.

TRACKER features Hartley as lone-wolf survivalist Colter Shaw, who roams the country as a “reward seeker,” using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family.Robin Weigert, Abby McEnany, Eric Graise and Fiona Rene also star. The series is based on the bestselling novel The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver.

TRACKER is produced by 20th Television. In addition to Hartley, Ken Olin, Ben H. Winters and Hilary Weisman Graham are executive producing for 20th Television. Olin directed the pilot from a script written by Winters.

TRACKER premiere date to be announced in the coming months.

‘Erin & Aaron’: Ava Ro & Jensen Gering To Lead Nickelodeon Series

The music-driven comedy will premiere two episodes on Thursday, April 20, at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT. Following the premiere, new episodes of the 13-episode-long season will be available on Nickelodeon weekly on Thursdays. The full season of Erin & Aaron will premiere on Netflix outside the U.S. this fall.

Deadline has your exclusive first look in the teaser trailer above.

The series follows teenage stepsiblings Erin and Aaron as they navigate their new lives after their parent’s marriage, and find strength in their shared passion for music. The multi-camera series will feature original songs and performances throughout the season.

Rounding out the cast is Larisa Oleynik (10 Things I Hate About You) as Sylvia; David S Jung (I Think You Should Leave) as Chuck; and Pyper Braun (Country Comfort) as Natasha.

“Erin & Aaron is our next great buddy comedy,” said Shauna Phelan and Zack Olin, co-heads of Nickelodeon & Awesomeness Live-Action. “The series continues to expand our footprint in music, and we’re so excited to work with such a talented cast and creative team that we know will deliver a unique and memorable comedy that kids and families will love.”

The series is created by Dicky Murphy (Danger Force, The Thundermans), who also serves as executive producer alongside showrunners Sean Cunningham and Marc Dworkin (Julie and the Phantoms, The Thundermans). Wendy Faraone (That Girl Lay Lay, Bunk’d) directs the first three episodes.

Samantha Martin (Snow Day, Danger Force) serves as co-executive producer. Production on Erin & Aaron for Nickelodeon is overseen by Phelan and Olin. Omar Camacho serves as Nickelodeon’s Executive in Charge of Production for the series.

Juliet Mills talks about her new film ‘English Estate’

‘English Estate’

This new film, starring Spencer Locke and Charlie Clapham, premieres tonight on Great American Family. The synopsis is: NYC real estate executive, Nora Cartwright (played by Spencer Locke), has just found out that her unknown great-uncle, passed away and left her a beautiful English property.

“That was fun,” she said. “I don’t have a very big part in it but it’s a fun part. I thought this film would work because of its two leads. They are so lovely looking together and it’s a sweet story. They were a nice group of people, and I loved Charlie and Spencer.”

In need of money to buy her own office, Nora takes the first flight to England with a view to sell the mansion, not counting on her uncle’s handsome business partner to get in the way. “The mansion itself is absolutely beautiful, it really does look English,” Mills said. “The pub looked very authentic, and I am expert on pubs,” she said with a sweet laugh.

Juliet Mills and Maxwell Caulfield play supporting roles in this movie. “We filmed it during COVID, and it was nerve-wracking because everyone was masked up,” she said. “If people like romance, it’s a lovely, romantic story, and it is set in beautiful England.”

The digital age

On being an actress in the digital age, Mills said, “It is all beyond me. I have to say, I am not very good with all that technology. I find it very frustrating and annoying a lot of the time. Then, it is wonderful in other ways. I am a member of the Academy so I can sit up in my bed and screen all of the movies of the year on my iPad.”

“Shooting in the digital age is very different, especially having two or four cameras, and the director sit in another room looking at the monitor. I was brought up with the camera right there and the director right there as well,” she said.

“Things are done more remotely these days,” she added.

On the title of the current chapter of her life, she said, “Looking Forward.”

‘Grey’s Anatomy’

She revealed that she has a “nice little arc” coming up on “Grey’s Anatomy.” “I am going to be working soon,” she foreshadowed. “I’ve done one episode, and I will be doing a few more. I loved the character in the original episode that I did, she’s great and fun.”

‘Passions’

Mills is known for her portrayal of Tabitha Lenox, a powerful witch, on “Passions.” “I love Tabitha, she was great,” she said with a sweet laugh. “That was a long run, we did nearly nine years of that.”

“It was a fun show but it was very hard work,” Mills admitted. “I’ve never worked so hard in my life. I’ve never had so many lines to learn, and I was always talking to myself or an inanimate object. I would have these long monologues looking at a magic bowl. It was a wonderful experience but once in a lifetime, I couldn’t possibly do it again.”

When asked how she handled being dialogue-heavy, she said, “I had no other life, really. I was very disciplined about it, that’s the way I work. I like to be really rock solid on dialogue otherwise you can’t really relax, play the part, and experiment in moments.”

“I had to put in a tremendous amount of time,” she said about learning pages of dialogue on “Passions.” “I would come home at night, make dinner because I would love to cook (that’s therapy for me), and then, I would go to my room and learn the next day’s dialogue. I would take four or five scripts over the weekend, and I would start breaking them down and learning them. Some shows were heavier than others, I had to learn all of those spells, and I gave it 100 percent all the time. I would study the script all the time because the next day would be a whole new show.”

Advice for hopefuls in acting

For young and aspiring actors, she encouraged them to have a “second string to their bow.” “If you love it and if you can take the rejection and don’t take it personally, then go for it,” she said.

“Have a second string to your bow, it’s a very difficult, insecure, unpredictable and overcrowded profession,” she added.

‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ with Stacy Keach

She noted that she enjoyed doing “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” as part of the Stacy Keach Zoom Theater. Maxwell Caulfield played Brick, Mills played Big Mama, and Stacy Keach played Big Daddy.

“That was really fun, I must say. It was brilliant of Stacy to come up with the Stacy Keach Zoom Theater. He was in Poland at the time, but he came up with a lot of plays, and I did four of them. The first one was the most difficult because it was new to all of us,” she said.

“We rehearsed for three weeks because it was a difficult play with a big cast. It was very good, Stacy and Maxwell were both wonderful in it and I loved playing Big Mama. It was like a family affair, and we all met on Zoom,” she elaborated.

Success

On her definition of the word success, Mills said, “To be able to make a living at what you love to do, that’s a success to me.”

Crystal Chappell and Michael Sabatino Interview 3/2/23

Michael gained fame when he first appeared as Chip Roberts on the hit prime-time series, Knots Landing. Besides his role on Days, Michael is known to daytime audiences for his roles on The Bold and the Beautiful as Anthony Armando, on All My Children as Dr. Jonathan Kinder, on Sunset Beach as Phillip Vargas, on Passions as J.T. Cornell, on Guiding Light as Vince Russo and on Crystal’s series Venice as Alan Anders.

Crystal made her daytime debut as a day player on All My Children before landing a short-term role on Santa Barbara. She spent three years playing Carly on Days before moving over to One Life to Live where she played Maggie Carpenter. She joined the cast of Guiding Light as Olivia Spencer in 1999 and remained with the show until the last episode aired in 2009. On Guiding Light, Chappell and Jessica Leccia were paired together creating the uber popular same sex pairing of, OTALIA. Crystal went on to win the Daytime Emmy-Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her role in 2002. She also played another Spencer, Danielle on The Bold and the Beautiful in 2012.

In addition to her roles in front of the camera, Crystal has created, Executive Produced and directed the Emmy Award-winning Venice: The Series and Beacon Hill.

Together they are the proud parents of two sons Jake and Dylan. Jake and his wife Grace welcomed their first grandson Zeke in 2021.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead Joins Ewan McGregor In UK Drama Series ‘A Gentleman In Moscow’

A Gentleman in Moscow follows Count Alexander Rostov (McGregor) who, in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, finds that his gilded past places him on the wrong side of history. Spared immediate execution, he is banished by a Soviet tribunal to an attic room in the opulent Hotel Metropol, threatened with death if he ever sets foot outside again. As the years pass and some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history unfold outside the hotel’s doors, Rostov’s reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery. As he builds a new life within the walls of the hotel, he discovers the true value of friendship, family and love.

Winstead will play Anna Urbanova, a glamorous, independent and self-made film actress, at the height of her fame, who uses her wit and beauty to dazzle Rostov. She’s an enigmatic character who keeps her cards very close to her chest. Reluctant to reveal her true self, Anna plays a role off-screen as well as on. The Count and Anna’s sizzling chemistry is clear from the moment they meet in the Metropol, but will this be true love, or just the latest in a long line of roles Anna is playing?

A Gentleman in Moscow is produced by eOne in association with Paramount. The series is written by showrunner and executive producer Ben Vanstone (All Creatures Great and Small, The Last Kingdom). It is the first production to come through eOne’s first-look deal with Tom Harper’s company Popcorn Storm Pictures. Harper (War and Peace, Peaky Blinders) will also executive produce with Xavier Marchand (Nautilus, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris), McGregor and Towles. Sam Miller (Surface, I May Destroy You, Luther) serves as director and executive producer.

A Gentleman In Moscow will debut exclusively on Showtime in the U.S. and on Paramount+ in additional markets around the world.

Winstead will next be seen in a starring role in Ahsoka, the next installment in the Star Wars universe. She recently wrapped filming on Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s independent feature Rich Flu, which was produced by Pablo Larraín’s Fabula.

‘Rich Flu’: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rafe & Tim Spall, Lorraine Bracco & Jonah Hauer-King Among Cast For Fabula Thriller Filming In Spain & Senegal

Filming has been taking place in Barcelona, Fuerteventura, and Senegal on the movie, which heralds from Pablo Larraín and Juan de Dios Larraín’s Fabula banner, producers of Spencer, Jackie and No.

Sierra/Affinity is handling international sales and has the project available to buyers at this week’s EFM in Berlin. CAA Media Finance and XYZ Films are co-repping domestic.

Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia (The Platform) is directing from a script written by Pedro Rivero, Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, David Desola and Sam Steiner.

Also producing are Adrián Guerra and Núria Valls via their Nostromo Pictures banner; Carlos Juárez and Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia via Basque Films; and Albert Soler via Mamma Team.

In Rich Flu, a strange disease kills off some of the richest and most influential people on the planet. First it was the billionaires, then the multi-millionaires and so on progressively….Then it threatens to strike anyone with any sort of fortune. With the whole world panicking, people try to flood the market with assets the world no longer wants. The movie asks how far people would go to save their skin when the wealth that made the world go round suddenly becomes its most dangerous commodity.

Rosamund Pike, Daniel Brühl and Macaulay Culkin were attached last year but had to drop off due to scheduling conflicts.

Winstead is represented by Entertainment 360, WME and Jackoway Austen Tyerman. Rafe Spall is represented by UTA in the US and B-Side in the UK. Bracco is represented by Circle of Confusion and A3 Artists Agency. Egerickx is represented by Megan Silverman Management in the U.S. and A&J Artists in the UK.

Timothy Spall is represented by Markham Froggatt and Irwin. Domboy is represented by Independent Talent Group and Benoit Ponsaille Management. Sammel is represented by represented by Spielkind (worldwide), Artmedia (France), Lisa Richards Agency (Ireland), and Isabella Gullo (Italy). Gaztelu-Urrutia is represented by CAA and XYZ.

Morning Show Appearance

Friday, February 10

(10-11 a.m.) Justin Hartley on Spotify’s Harley Quinn & The Joker: Sound Mind.

‘La Brea’ Renewed For Season 3 At NBC

La Brea follows an epic family adventure after a massive sinkhole opens in Los Angeles, pulling people and buildings into a mysterious and dangerous primeval land where they have no choice but to band together to survive.

The series stars Natalie Zea, Eoin Macken, Jon Seda, Nicholas Gonzalez, Chiké Okonkwo, Zyra Gorecki, Jack Martin, Veronica St. Clair, Rohan Mirchandaney, Lily Santiago, Josh McKenzie, Tonantzin Carmelo and Michelle Vergara Moore.

La Brea comes from writer David Appelbaum, who exec produces with Avi Nir, Alon Shtruzman, Peter Traugott, Rachel Kaplan, Steven Lilien, Bryan Wynbrandt and Ken Woodruff. It is produced by Universal Television and Australia’s Matchbox Pictures in association with Keshet Studios.

The series has been a strong performer for NBC. Season 1, which debuted in September 2021, was the No. 1 new show of the fall season in the ad-friendly 18-49 demographic. It was also the top drama of the entire 2021-22 TV season. The Season 2 premiere brought in a 0.49 demo rating and about 4M Live+Same-Day viewers on September 27. So far, the second installment has averaged a 0.39 and 3.6M viewers.

Talk Show Appearance

Thursday, Feb. 2

Actor Justin Hartley

PASSIONS Alum Reveals Cancer Diagnosis

Ben Masters Dies: ‘Passions’ Soap Star Was 75

Masters battled dementia for several years and succumbed to Covid.

His biggest role was also his last — portraying the rich and powerful Julian from 1999 to 2008 on the NBC sudser.

Born on May 6, 1947, in Corvallis, OR, Masters graduated from the University of Oregon with a B.A. degree in theater in 1969. He moved to New York City, where he starred in on and off-Broadway productions such as Captain Brassbound’s Conversion with Ingrid Bergman, The Cherry Orchard with Meryl Streep, and Boys in the Band.

Masters segued into film, starring in Bob Fosse’s All That Jazz with Roy Schneider, Key Exchange with Brooke Adams and Danny Aiello, Making Mr. Right with John Malkovich, and Dream Lover with Kristy McNichol. Throughout the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s, Masters starred in miniseries like Noble House with Pierce Brosnan, Celebrity with Ned Beatty and Tess Harper, and guest starred in numerous television series, including Kojak, Petrocelli, Touched by an Angel, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Barnaby Jones, Murder She Wrote, Heartbeat, Walker: Texas Ranger, Diagnosis Murder, Sisters, and Pensacola Wings of Gold.

Masters is survived by his sister Cheryl Lerner and nieces Hannah and Clea Lerner of Los Angeles. At his request, there will be no memorial service or funeral.

Rodney Van Johnson Cast on THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL

“I was offered to come play in their sandbox,” he told Soap Opera Digest in their new issue, “which is just amazing!”

Van Johnson is probably most recognizable to soap fans for playing T.C. Russell on NBC sudser PASSIONS, although he also played Sebastian Dupre on ABC’s PORT CHARLES and Trey Stark on CBS’s THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS, so he’s hit every network!

In primetime, the actor has appeared in shows like GRACE UNDER FIRE, THE JAIME FOXX SHOW, MAD ABOUT YOU, GIRLFRIENDS, and WITHOUT A TRACE. More recently, he could be seen in TV movies like One Fine Christmas and Holiday Hideaway.

With her life of crime, Sheila has always been in need of a good attorney. And Van Johnson’s character might have an easy time defending her if Steffy and Finn really do end up caving to Bill’s blackmail and refuse to press charges against Sheila for shooting them. And with Joe Lando returning as Judge McMullen to preside over the hearing, there could definitely be some shenanigans!

Stay tuned to B&B to see how it all plays out!

Phideaux Xavier Interview - Celebrating 25 Years Directing Daytime Television

Phideaux began his career on Guiding Light (under his original name of Scott Riggs) as a Student Intern and then worked as a PA, Associate Director, Writer and Director. In NYC, Phideaux spent time directing on Another World, One Life To Live, As The World Turns and All My Children before relocating to Los Angeles to direct Sunset Beach, MTV's Spyder Games, Passions, Days Of Our Lives, The Young And The Restless and ultimately General Hospital where he currently resides.

Phideaux has also written two songs for General Hospital's “Nurses Ball” which were performed on the show by Eden McCoy. He also made an on-camera appearance singing an original song on General Hospital.

CBS Orders ‘The Never Game’ Starring Justin Hartley For 2023-24 Season

This is the second new broadcast series headlined by a This Is Us star, joining ABC’s upcoming Milo Ventimiglia drama The Company You Keep.

Based on the bestselling novel by Jeffery Deaver, The Never Game features Hartley as lone-wolf survivalist Colter Shaw, who roams the country as a “reward seeker,” using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family.

Robin Weigert, Abby McEnany, Eric Graise, Fiona Rene and Academy Award Winner Mary McDonnell will also star.

“I am overjoyed to give the first new show order for next season to this thrilling new series led by the incredibly talented Justin Hartley,” said Amy Reisenbach, CBS Entertainment President. “The Never Game is an excellent addition to our already successful drama lineup, and since our viewers love shows with action, intrigue, mystery and complex characters, they will love The Never Game – it delivers on all fronts.”

The Never Game is produced by Twentieth Television. In addition to Hartley, Ken Olin and Ben H. Winters are executive producing for Twentieth Television. Olin directed the pilot from a script written by Winters.

As Deadline reported exclusively, the project was ordered to pilot off-cycle in July. It had undergone a writer change in the spring, with Winters replacing Michael Cooney, who had been attached when the pitch was sold to CBS in the fall of 2021.

Justin Hartley is having a ‘tough’ time with daughter Isabella in college

“It’s tough when they leave,” Hartley said on Thursday’s episode of “The Jennifer Hudson Show.” “You think you’re ready for it because as they get older they gain independence and they’re gone a lot anyway. They have their own friends and their own interests and you can go see them.”

The “This Is Us” actor, 45, admitted that he rarely talks to his teenage daughter on the phone as she prefers to communicate over text.

“When they’re actually gone, it really is a text or a phone call. And you know, she’s 18, so let’s be honest, it’s a text. I’m not getting phone calls, which is normal, but I hate it,” he said.

The “Dream Girls” star told Hartley that she, herself, was not ready for her little one to fly the coop.

“I’m not ready for that! I’ve only got a 13-year-old, but I’m bracing myself for it, ” Hudson said.

But Hartley admitted that there was a positive side to having the kids out of the house and joked, “You have more time to party.”

Hartley shares Isabella with his first wife Lindsay Hartley, whom he was married to from 2004 to 2012.

He was also married to Chrishell Stause from 2017 to 2021. The duo had a rocky breakup with the “Selling Sunset” star, 41, claiming that Hartley had informed her that he was divorcing her via text message.

Hartley has since moved on with his third wife Sofia Pernas. News broke that they tied the knot in March 2021.

Pernas shared her experience with being a stepmom to Hartley’s daughter in an exclusive interview with Page Six.

“She’s so wise. I mean, that girl, she’s got it figured out!” Pernas told us at PaleyFest’s “This Is Us” event in April.

Pernas added, “She knows exactly what she wants. She has a beautiful, wonderful boyfriend. I don’t want to say too much about it because she’s like ‘Ahh!’ but they’re awesome.”

Isabella debuted her new boyfriend on Instagram in November 2021, writing, “you make every day better. im so so lucky.”

Pernas gushed over Isabella and her boyfriend, saying that they make a great match.

“He’s very smart, she’s very smart. She knows what she wants, and [Justin’s] lucked out,” Pernas said. “It’s rare when you get someone 18 being that precocious about what they want in a partner and not messing up and figuring out from your mistakes later. She’s great.”

The Young and the Restless - James Hyde Interview 11/21/22

James has had a very busy 2022 with appearances on Station 19, four independent features along with his new role on Y&R. He also recurs on the Telemundo series La Reina Del Sur, which premiered last month.

James also starred as Martin Ross in the hit Netflix series Monarca, produced by Salma Hayek's Ventanarosa, as well as the 2021 thriller based on the 2003 novel by Terri Woods. For 10 years, James starred on the NBC Daytime Drama Passions as Sam Bennett. After leaving Passions he went on to produce and star in his own reality series James Hyde Steals the Show, which streamed for two seasons on Crackle.

Talk Show Appearance

Th 11/17: Justin Hartley

Talk Show Appearance

Friday, Nov. 11 – Actor JUSTIN HARTLEY , and actress LINDSAY LOHAN

Louise Sorel - The Interview 11/9/22

Daytime audiences know Louise for her role as Vivian Alamain in Days of Our Lives, Augusta Wainwright on Santa Barbara and Emily Tanner on Beacon Hill. In addition, Louise has appeared on All My Children, One Life to Live and Passions and Port Charles in smaller roles. Louise received theatrical training at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York and began performing on stage when she was 15 years old. She spent several years on Broadway and made her film debut with The Party’s Over in 1965. She has appeared in Plaza Suite, Night Gallery, The Return of Charlie Chan, Airplane II: The Sequel, Where the Boys Are and Crimes of Passion to name a few.

She has made guest appearances on more than 50 prime time programs and TV movies including Star Trek as Rayna in the Requiem for Methuselah episode, The Fugitive, Bonanza, Route 66, The Big Valley, Vegas, Hart to Hart, The Incredible Hulk, Hawaii Five-0, Magnum P.I., and one of my favorites, Charlie’s Angels to share a small few.

Dishing with Digest - 10/28/22 - James Hyde

THE NOEL DIARY (Netfilx) 11/24/22

Jade Harlow guests on FBI: International 11/15/22

GUEST CAST includes: Jade Harlow (Paige Taylor), Jacob Moscovitz (Kody Taylor), Andreas Karras (Sergeant Kostas Artino)

This Is Us EP Teases Justin Hartley's CBS Pilot The Never Game: 'Imagine Kevin Pearson As an Action Hero'

The pilot for Justin Hartley‘s potential new series, The Never Game, started shooting today — an occasion that pilot director/executive producer Ken Olin marked by giving the public a hint at what’s in store.

“Imagine Kevin Pearson as an action hero,” tweeted Olin, who was an executive producer on Hartley’s recently wrapped NBC drama This Is Us. “Yep. #NoTears.”

CBS ordered a pilot for The Never Game in September 2021. The potential drama is based on Jeffery Deaver’s 2019 novel; it follows Hartley’s lone-wolf survivalist Colter Shaw, who roams the country as a “reward seeker,” using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family.

Olin is directing the pilot. The cast also includes Mary McDonnell (Major Crimes), who plays Mary Dove Shaw, Colter’s strong-willed mother. Hartley also serves as an executive producer.

After working on this for well over 2 years, @justinhartley and I began filming the pilot for #TheNeverGame today,” Olin also tweeted. @BenHWinters wrote a brilliant script and @CBS and @20thTelevision provided us home.”

He added with a fingers-crossed emoji: “See you in September.”

James Hyde Joins Y&R

Marla Gibbs guests on Grey's Anatomy 10/20/22

Guest starring is Kate Walsh as Addison Montgomery, E.R. Fightmaster as Kai Bartley and Marla Gibbs as Joyce Ward.

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Adds Marla Gibbs For Season 19 Arc

Marla Gibbs (The Jeffersons) has been cast in a multi-episode guest arc as Joyce Ward, grandmother of one of the new residents, Simone Griffith (Alexis Floyd), who lives in Seattle. Gibbs’ character will be introduced in Episode 1902 and will also appear in 1903. (Floyd’s character was originally announced as Simone Griffin. The last name has been changed to Griffith.)

Simone is described as a funny, whip smart, high achiever with a complicated family dynamic who grew up in Seattle, but never wanted to work at Grey Sloan because of a painful personal history with the hospital. Gibbs’ Joyce will likely shed light on both Simone’s family dynamic and history with Grey Sloan.

Grey’s Anatomy is adding five new cast members this season — Harry Shum Jr., Adelaide Kane, Floyd, Niko Terho, and Midori Francis — all playing new interns.

TV veteran Gibbs is known for her role as Florence Johnston on The Jeffersons, which earned her five Emmy nominations. She reprised her role in a surprise appearance on ABC’s 2019 special Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons’.

Gibbs’ extensive resume includes an arcs on Grey’s Anatomy spinoff Station 19 as well as another Shondaland drama, Scandal. She recently had a major recurring role on Days Of Our Lives.

Justin Hartley's Surprise Quantum Leap Guest Stint Revealed

In a new promo unveiled after Quantum Leap‘s series premiere on Monday, Raymond Lee’s protagonist Ben leaps into the body of a young woman who’s receiving a marriage proposal from her boyfriend, played by Hartley. According to sources, Hartley’s character, Jake, is a bounty hunter who’s partnered — personally and professionally — with Eva (the person into which Ben has leapt).

“Babe, what do you say? Make it official?” Hartley’s character asks, ring box in hand — and Ben can’t quite wrap his head around the weirdness of the moment, especially when he looks in the mirror.

Hartley’s episode is slated to air in October and, fun fact: The outing also features a guest turn by Blood & Treasure‘s Sofia Pernas (aka Hartley’s real-life wife).

The promo also tees up new developments in Ben’s time-hopping journey, including the suggestion that he can leap into timeframes beyond his own lifetime; in one example, Ben finds himself transported to the Old West.

New episodes of Quantum Leap air Mondays at 10/9c on NBC.

Brec Bassinger & Donna Mills To Lead Cast Of Lifetime’s ‘V.C. Andrews Dawn Cutler Series’

Brec Bassinger (Stargirl, Bella and the Bulldogs) stars in the title role of Dawn Longchamp, alongside Emmy winner Donna Mills (Nope, General Hospital) as Lillian Cutler. Also set to star are Emmy nominee Fran Drescher (The Nanny), Joey McIntyre (New Kids on the Block) and Jesse Metcalfe (Desperate Housewives).

Dawn follows the story of Dawn Longchamp (Bassinger), who after growing up in humble surroundings with a very hardworking and loving family suddenly has everything she loves ripped away from her when she is thrust into a new family whose dark and twisted secrets change the course of her life forever. As Dawn struggles to fit in, her wicked grandmother Lillian Cutler (Mills) rules her life with an iron fist and inflicts cruel punishments when Dawn does not follow her strict orders. When Dawn finds herself entrenched in the mysteries surrounding the family, it becomes clear that a dark and unescapable curse looms over the Cutlers.

McIntyre portrays Dawn’s infamous singing teacher and Broadway star, Michael Sutton. Drescher plays Agnes Morris, the out of work actress and overly made up drama queen who is the house mother at the performing arts school where Dawn resides. Metcalfe is Ormand Longchamp, Dawn’s adoptive father, while Khobe Clarke (Yellowjackets) portrays Dawn’s adoptive brother Jimmy Longchamp. Cast also includes Jason Cermak as Dawn’s father Randolph Cutler; Miranda Frigon as Dawn’s mother, Laura Jean Cutler; as well as Elyse Maloway (Super Monsters, The Magicians) and Dane Schioler (Prom Pact) as Dawn’s siblings Clara Jean and Philip Cutler. Additionally, Corey Woods plays Dawn’s boarding school roommate, Tricia; and Helena Marie plays Sally Longchamp, Dawn’s adoptive mother.

Earlier this year, A+E acquired the rights to Andrews’ library of the bestselling novels for screen adaptation. The first book in the series, Dawn, which tells the dark and twisted history of the Cutler, Longchamp and Booth families, is followed by Secrets of the Morning, Twilight’s Child, and Midnight Whispers. The final novel of the series, Darkest Hour, is currently in development.

The book series was originally started by V.C. Andrews and completed by ghostwriter Andrew Neiderman after her death.

The V.C. Andrews Dawn Cutler Series is produced by VC Secrets Productions with Merideth Finn, Michele Weiss, Timothy Johnson, and Stacy Mandelberg serving as executive producers and Navid Soofi serving as producer. Linda-Lisa Hayter is set to direct the first two movies Dawn and Secrets of the Morning, and Jacquie Gould will direct Twilights Child and Midnight Whispers. Georgy Small and Richard Blaney serve as screenwriters for the first three movies and Allison Lea Bingeman serves as screenwriter for the fourth movie Midnight Whispers. The book series was originally started by V.C. Andrews and completed by ghostwriter Andrew Neiderman after her death. Finn and Weiss also executive produced Lifetime’s 2014 Flowers in the Attic and Petals on the Wind.

Emmy Presenters: Ariana DeBose, ‘Squid Game’ Stars, Jean Smart, Jimmy Kimmel, Selena Gomez & More

Here is the list, in alphabetical order: Will Arnett, Angela Bassett, Vanessa Bayer, Kelly Clarkson, Ariana DeBose, Taye Diggs, Hannah Einbinder, Selena Gomez, Mariska Hargitay, Squid Game’s Jung Ho-yeon & Lee Jung-jae, Jimmy Kimmel, Diego Luna, Christopher Meloni, Seth Meyers, Amy Poehler, Molly Shannon, Jean Smart, Kerry Washington and Natalie Zea.

More presenters will be announced as we get closer to TV’s Biggest Night, which will be hosted by SNL stalwart Kenan Thompson from the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles. The ceremony will air live on NBC starting at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET.

Actress McKenzie Westmore Opens Up About Undergoing Reconstructive Surgery After Bad Filler

Westmore is the great-great granddaughter of British hairdresser George Westmore (who established Hollywood's first-ever hair and makeup department in 1917), and one of the many Westmores who followed in George's footsteps and earned the family a star on the Hollywood walk of fame for their contributions to the industry.

That history led McKenzie, an actress and TV host best known for her long-standing role as Sheridan Crane Lopez-Fitzgerald on the hit soap opera Passions, to launch the cosmetic company Westmore Beauty in 2015. But despite her entrepreneurial success, she tells PEOPLE she was facing personal struggles that affected her appearance and only made her more anxious.

McKenzie landed her first big role in Passions at 19, and the pressures of being in the spotlight at a young age led her to become anorexic, she tells PEOPLE.

The resulting weight loss affected her appearance and people she trusted in the TV industry at the time recommended she try fillers to counteract the "gaunt" face caused by her anorexia. This led to more than a decade of over-using filler, after which lumps under her skin began to form. By the summer of 2022, McKenzie, who had recovered from her eating disorder, decided it was time to seek help.

She turned to board-certified facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Dr. Paul Nassif, who is known for co-hosting the reality show Botched, for help.

Dr. Nassif tells PEOPLE that when too much filler is injected into one area, it can often migrate to other, unintended, parts of the face. Also, if injection appointments aren't spaced out properly, it can cause the skin to fill too quickly — which can also lead to migration.

"She was very realistic," Dr. Nassif says of working with McKenzie. "She knew it would be tough because of all the filler in her face, and she was a real trooper."

McKenzie tells PEOPLE that "realistic" is exactly what she was going for. "It's about getting me back to me. This whole thing is not about trying to turn me into something else. I just want to look like what I did pre-filler, basically," she says. "Dr. Nassif said, 'I need to unmake you over.' And I love the way that he put that, because that's really what it boiled down to."

For the filler reversal, Dr. Nassif injected the enzyme hyaluronidase to the injectables in her face to dissolve them. McKenzie will also undergo a deep plane face lift and endoscopic brow lift to help add balance and reflect her former appearance.

Below, McKenzie relays more of her journey to PEOPLE — and explains why now felt like the right time to share.

Where did your journey with filler start?

"My story goes back into my my mid-20s. I had gone through a period of working in the industry and was being told, even at size 4 to size 6, that I was fat. Of course, that's not the truth.

And so I lost a lot of weight. I went through a battle of anorexia and it was suggested then that maybe fillers would help, so I didn't look gaunt on camera. Mid-20s is not the age that someone should be starting to get fillers. That's not a good age to start. So it just kind of trickled from there, of these suggestions and finding doctors, going from doctor to doctor to doctor. Who can do this and who can do that?

Granted, nobody held anything to my head to do it. I did it myself. So I take full responsibility and I will admit it's not the most comfortable story to tell. But I hope that this helps other people to take something from this and learn from this. This is my journey and I just hope to help others through this."

When did you start to notice negative effects and migration in your face?

"First of all, if you have anorexia, which eats away muscle, and then you add filler, that's stretching skin. Then you add the aging process and you're stretching more skin. Then you've got to chase it . It's a vicious cycle.

That's eventually where I ended up, where I kept adding in the filler and it just kept stretching more and more skin. Some of the fillers had migrated because I'd done so many, and they created just a perfect vertical blue bag under my eyes. They started to migrate around my face and move to areas where they shouldn't be, and it just got to the point where no makeup was helping in any way to take care of things that were lumpy and bumpy. After I started the process of dissolving filler ... I thought some of these like bumps I was feeling in my face were just part of me, but they weren't. Those were the lumps and bumps of the fillers that were just built up over time.

Again, there's nothing wrong with filler. Really, it's who you go to, and that's why I got to stress that going to a board certified plastic surgeon is so important, making sure that you're not [just] trying to get a good deal."

How much did it start to affect your self-confidence?

"There were times where it was difficult to go to a party or be around people because I did feel very self-conscious. You will see a lot of photos of me with sunglasses on. I was loving that mask [during the pandemic]. The mask was my best friend.

There were days my husband and I would go out and I have these big, giant sunglasses and then I have this big giant mask. And my husband was like, 'I feel like I'm out with a ninja right now. What are you doing?' I was like, 'I'm not taking it off. I don't care if you feel embarrassed right now. I feel better like this. I feel completely covered.'

It had really gotten to that point where, between the sunglasses and the mask, I was thrilled because I was covering up what I felt uncomfortable about. My hairstyles even started to change. I had a set of clip-in bangs that were made and I was going to just put those in because I was like, Okay, then that'll solve maybe one issue. But then there are other issues."

What Westmore Beauty products helped you conceal some of your discomfort at the time?

"Thank God for the Instantly Flawless Foundation and Shadow Edit. Thank God for the 60 Second Eye Effects. Those really helped me before the fillers became a bigger issue. They at least were helping to lift my eye. But when it got to the point where the fillers were just too heavy, there just were days where it was hard for me to [leave the house]."

McKenzie Westmore Reveals That She Has Tourette Syndrome: 'I Was Afraid it Would Hurt My Career'

What advice would you give to your 25-year-old self?

"So many things. My advice really would be to stand stronger. It is tough, because when you're starting off in this industry, it's difficult to stand strong because you're new. You feel like you're afraid to speak up, but I think it's very important for people that are starting off to find their voice sooner rather than later.

If I could go back, I wish that I could tell myself to really have that voice a little bit sooner, to listen to your gut, to listen to the people that were closest to me, like my parents who were saying, 'Maybe you should rethink some of these things.' But I didn't. And we all need those people in our lives to say no. And too many people, especially when we're in the industry, will always say yes, and you got to be careful of that. And I wasn't careful of that."

Do you think the industry has evolved at all since you started out?

"I feel back when I was doing them, back in the early 2000s, there was more pressure. I feel like today, soap operas are much more accepting; there's more of an awareness and it's not as much of an issue today as it was back then. And even in the industry itself, I feel like there is much more of an awareness [of inclusivity] than there was back then. To me, the bigger issue is social media; I think a lot of people can fall into the traps of social media and playing the comparison game."

Why were you ready to come forward now?

"I'm hoping that this can be something that people can look at and go, 'Oh, wow. Okay. Maybe I do need to do a little more research. Maybe I do need to double-check that doctor I was going to go to. ...I hope that this is a learning curve for people, that there's something that people can take away from this."

Stay tuned for Part 2 of Westmore's reconstructive surgery journey with Dr. Nassif, on PEOPLE.com.

‘The Bay’ Heading To Peacock; Upcoming Season Featuring Maxwell Caulfield, Stephen Schnetzer, Joe Lando & More

The multi-camera serial drama is currently in production on 20 all-new episodes that will be released later this year, marking the completion of its 100th episode. Today, the cast and crew will commemorate the milestone while on location in Sun Valley, CA.

Filmed on location in Puerto Rico and Los Angeles, the new episodes star Daytime Emmy winners Kristos Andrews (Survive the Game) and Karrueche Tran (Claws, Bel-Air) as super couple Pete and Vivian Garrett, as well as Daytime Emmy winners Mary Beth Evans (Days of Our Lives) as Sara Garrett, Tristan Rogers (General Hospital) as Commissioner Lex Martin, Eric Nelsen (1883) as Daniel Garrett, and Mike Manning (This is Us) as Caleb McKinnon. Andrews will be doing double duty as Pete Garrett’s diabolical twin brother Adam Kenway, a role that garnered him a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Drama Series in 2020.

Returning series regulars for the upcoming installments include Najee De-Tiege (Power Rangers: Samurai), Celeste Fianna (Bandit), Jackie Zeman (General Hospital), Alicia Leigh Willis (The L Word), Matthew Ashford and Brandon Beemer (Days of Our Lives). Daytime Emmy winner A Martinez (Longmire), as well as newcomer Kiara Liz Ortega and Carlo Mendez (Parks and Recreation) are also series regulars this season.

Special guest stars appearing this season include Maxwell Caulfield (Dynasty), Stephen Schnetzer (Another World), and the returns of Joe Lando (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman), John Aprea (The Godfather II & III), and Bruce Davison (Ozark).

Also, guest starring is Latin Grammy Winner Draco Rosa, Ciara Hanna (Power Rangers: Megaforce), Alexia Robinson, Real Andrews (General Hospital), McKenzie Westmore (Passions), Precious V. Mayes (The Magic), Breana Raquel (Purple Hearts), Txunamy Ortiz (Class of 1970), Mariann Aalda (The Blacklist), Dante Aleksander (The Raven), Bianca D’Ambrosio (Call Jane), and Daytime Emmy winner Chiara D’Ambrosio (Slapface).

Created and directed by Daytime Emmy winning producer and director Gregori J. Martin, The Bay is produced by the independent film and television production company LANY Entertainment in association with SheMogul Media. The series is written by Martin and multiple Daytime Emmy winner Wendy Riche (General Hospital), who also serves as Executive Producer.

With a total of 23 Daytime Emmy wins and 56 nominations, The Bay is also available on PopStar! TV, Amazon Prime Video, Tubi in the US, Channel 10 and Ten Play in Australia, SABC in South Africa, and others. The series is distributed internationally by GRB Entertainment.

Netflix Fall & Holiday Film Slate with Former Soap Stars

Luckiest Girl Alive (10/7, theaters 9/30)
Luckiest Girl Alive centers on Ani FaNelli, a sharp-tongued New Yorker who appears to have it all: a sought-after position at a glossy magazine, a killer wardrobe, and a dream Nantucket wedding on the horizon. But when the director of a crime documentary invites her to tell her side of the shocking incident that took place when she was a teenager at the prestigious Brentley School, Ani is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life. Based on the book Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll.
DIRECTOR: Mike Barker
WRITER: Jessica Knoll
PRODUCERS: Bruna Papandrea, Jeanne Snow, Erik Feig, Lucy Kitada, Mila Kunis
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Jessica Knoll, Lisa Sterbakov, Shayne Fiske Goldner, Steve Hutensky, Mike Barker
CAST: Mila Kunis, Finn Wittrock, Chiara Aurelia, Scoot McNairy, Thomas Barbusca, Justine Lupe, Dalmar Abuzeid, Alex Barone, Carson MacCormac with Jennifer Beals and Connie Britton

The School For Good And Evil (10/19)
Best friends Sophie and Agatha find themselves on opposing sides of a modern fairy tale when they’re swept away into an enchanted school where young heroes and villains are trained to protect the balance of good and evil. Based on the bestselling book series by Soman Chainani
DIRECTOR: Paul Feig
WRITERS: David Magee, Laura Solon, Paul Feig
PRODUCERS: Joe Roth, Jeffrey Kirschenbaum, Jane Startz, Paul Feig, Laura Fischer
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Stephen Jones, Zack Roth, Patricia Riggen, Soman Chainani
CAST: Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Sofia Wylie, Sophie Anne Caruso, Jamie Flatters, Kit Young, Sir Ben Kingsley, Patti LuPone, Rachel Bloom, Peter Serafinowicz, Rob Delaney and Mark Heap

Falling For Christmas (11/10)
A newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress gets into a skiing accident, suffers from total amnesia and finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter in the days leading up to Christmas.
DIRECTOR: Janeen Damian
WRITERS: Jeff Bonnett, Ron Oliver, Janeen Damian and Michael Damian
PRODUCERS: Brad Krevoy, Michael Damian
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Amanda Phillips, Eric Jarboe, David Wulf
CAST: Lindsay Lohan, Chord Overstreet, George Young, Jack Wagner, Olivia Perez

The Noel Diary (11/24)
When best-selling author Jacob Turner (Justin Hartley) returns home at Christmas to settle his estranged mother’s estate, he discovers a diary that may hold secrets to his own past and that of Rachel (Barrett Doss) – a beautiful young woman on a mysterious journey of her own. Together, they embark on an adventure to confront their pasts and discover a future that’s totally unexpected. Based on the book The Noel Diary by Richard Paul Evans
DIRECTOR: Charles Shyer
WRITERS: Charles Shyer, Rebecca Connor, David Golden
PRODUCERS: Timothy O. Johnson, Stephanie Slack, Margret H. Huddleston
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Justin Hartley, Norman Stephens, Andrew Gernhard
CAST: Justin Hartley, Barrett Doss, Bonnie Bedelia, James Remar, Essence Atkins

Mary Elizabeth Winstead Signs With Entertainment 360

The actress and singer will next be seen in the Star Wars series Ahsoka, a live action spin-off from The Mandalorian, for Disney Plus. Her prior work in television includes starring in the third season of FX’s Emmy winning anthology series Fargo, opposite Ewan McGregor, Carrie Coon and Scoot McNairy.

In the feature space she recently played the titular character in the Netflix action film Kate, opposite Woody Harrelson, premiering #1 worldwide on the platform. Additional film credits include Birds of Prey, Gemini Man, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Smashed and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.

She continues to be represented by WME and attorney Karl Austen.

‘The Never Game’ Drama Starring Justin Hartley Lands CBS Pilot Order

Because of Hartley commitment to the final season of This Is Us, The Never Game had been targeted for the off-season. As Deadline reported yesterday, the project quietly underwent a writer change in the spring, with Ben Winters replacing Michael Cooney who had been attached when the pitch was sold last fall. Winters’ script was delivered to CBS last week and was very well received by the network brass, putting the project on a fast track for a pilot pickup.

Written by Winters, based on Deaver’s novel, and to be directed bu Olin, The Never Game features Hartley as lone-wolf survivalist Colter Shaw, who roams the country as a “reward seeker,” using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement to solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family.

This Is Us alums Olin and Hartley executive produce alongside Winters. Julianna LaRosa and Roxy Olin serve as co-executive producers. 20th Television is the studio.

With the order, Hartley joins This Is Us co-stars Milo Ventimiglia and Chris Sullivan who also star in off-cycle 2022 broadcast pilots, The Company You Keep and The Son In Law, respectively, both at ABC. Hartley starred as Kevin Pearson on all six seasons of the NBC drama series.

“I couldn’t be happier that The Never Game is coming to CBS, and that Colter Shaw will be brought to life on screen soon,” said Hartley when the project was announced. “When I read the book, I was immediately drawn to the character and the story; developing this project with Ken has been a true labor of love. Colter is going to kick some serious ass, and I can’t wait for audiences to meet him.”

Hollywood Critics Association TV award nominations

Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Movie

Dan Stevens, Gaslit (Starz)
Josh Charles, We Own This City (HBO)
Josh Duhamel, The Thing About Pam (NBC)
Murray Bartlett, The White Lotus (HBO)
Steve Buscemi, Miracle Workers: Oregon Trail (TBS)
Steve Zahn, The White Lotus (HBO)

Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama

Eric Dane, Euphoria (HBO)
Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul (AMC)
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul (AMC)
Jon Huertas, This is Us (NBC)
Justin Hartley, This is Us (NBC)
Kieran Culkin, Succession (HBO)
Matthew Macfadyen, Succession (HBO)
Michael Mando, Better Call Saul (AMC)

Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama

Britt Lower, Severance (Apple TV+)
Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
Laura Linney, Ozark (Netflix)
Ming-Na Wen, The Book of Boba Fett (Disney+)
Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
Simone Ashley, Bridgerton (Netflix)
Victoria Pedretti, You (Netflix)
Winona Ryder, Stranger Things (Netflix)

Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy

Elle Fanning, The Great (Hulu)
Hailee Steinfeld, Hawkeye (Disney+)
Jean Smart, Hacks (HBO Max)
Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
Kat Dennings, Dollface (Hulu)
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Tiffany Haddish, The Afterparty (Apple TV+)

Best Actress in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout (Hulu)
Anne Hathaway, WeCrashed (Apple TV+)
Daisy Edgar-Jones, Fresh (Hulu)
Elle Fanning, The Girl from Plainville (Hulu)
Jessica Biel, Candy (Hulu)
Lily James, Pam & Tommy (Hulu)
Margaret Qualley, Maid (Netflix)
Toni Collette, The Staircase (HBO Max).

PRESENTERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 49TH ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS

The talented stars scheduled to present at the ceremony include Krista Allen, Camila Banus, Drew Barrymore, Tracey Bregman, Sean Dominic, Scott Evans, Galen Gering, Deidre Hall, Tamron Hall, Tanisha Harper, Christian Le Blanc, Cameron Mathison, Natalie Morales, Deborah Norville, Tanner Novlan, Jerry O’Connell, James Reynolds, Suzanne Rogers, Lawrence Saint-Victor and Laura Wright.

Morning Show Appearance

Monday, May 16

(7-9 a.m.) Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson and Jon Huertas on This Is Us Finale Season.

‘Hungry’ Comedy Pilot Starring Ariel Winter & Exec Produced By Demi Lovato Not Moving Forward At NBC

The comedy pilot has been passed on by the network. It comes after it picked up George Lopez comedy pilot Lopez Vs. Lopez to series yesterday and follows the renewals of series including American Auto, Grand Crew and Young Rock.

Hungry faced a few challenges as it proceeded. Originally meant as a starring vehicle for Demi Lovato, who exec produces, the food issues comedy, replaced them with Modern Family star Ariel Winter ahead of production.

Written and executive produced by Suzanne Martin and to be directed by James Burrows, Hungry follows a group of friends who belong to a food-issues group helping one another as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.

Valerie Bertinelli, Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, Ryan McPartlin, Alex Brightman and Ashley D. Kelley also star in the pilot, which comes from Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills, SB Projects and Universal Television.

Hayes, Milliner, Lovato, Scooter Braun, Scott Manson and James Shin exec produced.

Jossara Jinaro Dies: Television And Film Actress For ‘ER’ And ‘Judging Amy’ Was 48

“With great sorrow, I announce the passing of my wife, Jossara Jinaro on this date, April 27, 2022. Jossara bravely fought cancer and came home to be surrounded by family. Jossara was an amazing wife, mother, artist, and friend. She had the most beautiful, kind soul and wouldn’t take no for an answer. Even in her last moments, she was still fighting. She is now resting in peace and will be remembered forever. Myself, Liam, and Emrys will miss her so deeply, although we know she is in our hearts and guiding us every step of the way.”

Bogado added that a public memorial service will be held in the Bay Area at some point.

Jinaro had a long Hollyood career, appearing in various drama series, including “ER” (NBC, 1994-2009), “Judging Amy” (CBS, 1999-2005) and “Strong Medicine” (Lifetime, 1999-2005).

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, she grew up in Colombia as the adopted daughter of a diplomat. When her step-father was held hostage by guerillas, the family moved to the US.

Leaving home at age 16, she moved to Chicago and quickly signed with her first agent, who got her involved in stage work. Her powerful presence led another agent to suggest a move to Los Angeles, where she soon went to work with Columbia Tri-Star to play Virginia Bustos in the Alma-nominated sitcom “Viva Vegas.”

She made her television debut on as a recurring on “Judging Amy” as Cheech Marin’s daughter, then segued to “ER.”

Her role on “Passions” was nominated for a 2006 GLAAD award. She went back to Colombia in 2009 to work on the Novela “La Bella Ceci y El Imprudente,” then returned to Hollywood for the series “East Los High.” .

Jinaro began producing her own short films, expanding into a feature that was accepted into Panavision’s new filmmaker’s program. She’s made the film festival rounds with Desert Road Kill which garnered her a Best Supporting Actress award.

Her film resume includes Devil’s Rejects, a Rob Zombie film, Havoc, with Anne Hathaway, TenTricks with Leah Thompson, Fly Boys, with Stephen Baldwin, Oliver Stone’s World Trade Center, with Maggie Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena, and recently in Lion Gate’s urban hip-hop movie Go For It!

Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead wed in small, intimate ceremony

The couple tied the knot in an intimate ceremony at their home in the Topanga Canyon area of Los Angeles over the weekend, Page Six can confirm.

A source told People that the ceremony was attended by just close friends and family.

“It was lovely and joyful,” the source continued. “The menu was farm-to-table. They are an adorable couple. They are pretty low-key and like their canyon life. They often hike and go to the beach.”

Page Six was the first to report they were due to wed this past weekend after sources told us the pair “are more in love than ever.”

The actors first met back in 2016 while filming the popular FX series, yet at the time they were both married. In 2017, Winstead, 37, filed for divorce from her husband of seven years, Riley Stearns.

That same year, McGregor, 51, also filed for divorce from wife Eve Mavrakis after the co-stars were seen kissing in London.

The “Star Wars” actor shares four children with Mavrakis: Clara, 26, Esther, 20, Jamyan, 20, and Anouk, 11.

Three years after the pair brought their on-screen romance to the real world, McGregor’s eldest daughter announced the couple had welcomed their first child together, a boy named Laurie.

After winning an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series last September, the “Halston” actor thanked his now-bride and family in a rare display of affection.

“Mary, I love you so much. I’m gonna take this home and show it to our new little boy, Laurie,” he said during his acceptance speech. “And to my beautiful girls, who I know are watching, Clara, Esther, Jamyan and Anouk, hello to you too. Thank you very much, everybody!”

The couple has kept their relationship relatively private but engagement rumors swirled back in March when Winstead walked the red carpet of the Producers Guild Awards with a diamond ring on her left hand.

Both Winstead and McGregor are set to appear in separate upcoming “Star Wars” productions.

Justin Hartley as Guest-Voices on Family Guy 5/8/22

Voice Cast: Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Quagmire, and Tom Tucker; Alex Borstein as Lois Griffin; Seth Green as Chris Griffin; Mila Kunis as Meg; Patrick Warburton as Joe; Arif Zahir as Cleveland

Guest Cast: Justin Hartley as Jamie

Ewan McGregor to wed ‘Fargo’ co-star Mary Elizabeth Winstead

McGregor, 51, is set to tie the knot with Winstead, 37, in Los Angeles on Friday after meeting in late 2016 when they played a couple in the FX TV series.

A source exclusively tells Page Six, “They are more in love than ever — and having their first child together last year just strengthened their bond.”

Just a month after Season 3 of “Fargo” premiered in April 2017, Winstead and her husband of seven years, Riley Stearns, announced they were divorcing.

Then, in October 2017, McGregor and Winstead were spotted canoodling on the streets of London.

It was subsequently reported that “Trainspotting” star McGregor had separated from his wife of more than two decades, Eve Mavrakis, earlier that year.

McGregor bought a home with Winstead in the Topanga Canyon area of Los Angeles in 2019, and he finalized his divorce from Mavrakis in August 2020.

The “Doctor Sleep” actor shares four children with Mavrakis: Clara, 26, Esther, 20, Jamyan, 20, and Anouk, 11.

In June 2020, McGregor and Winstead welcomed their first child, a son, Laurie.

McGregor and Winstead met on the set of FX series “Fargo.”FX

Last September, McGregor won at the Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series for his role in “Halston.” In his speech, he spoke of his love for Winstead and his children.

“Mary, I love you so much. I’m gonna take this home and show it to our new little boy, Laurie,” he said at the time. “And to my beautiful girls, who I know are watching, Clara, Esther, Jamyan and Anouk, hello to you too. Thank you very much, everybody!”

McGregor and Winstead most recently attended the Producers Guild Awards in Los Angeles in March, where a large diamond ring could be seen on her left hand.

It was recently announced that “Star Wars” is bringing back McGregor in “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” a TV series focusing on his character, which airs on Disney+ in May.

Reps for McGregor and Winstead didn’t immediately get back to us.

Siena Goines & Dan Martin guests on NCIS: Hawaii

GUEST CAST includes: Mahina Napoleon (Julie Tennant), Dan Martin (Paul Johnson), Siena Goines (Marci).

Inside the Making of Justin Hartley’s New Beverage REVEL’s Avila Spritz

Hartley has always had an interest in the alcohol business. From brewing his own beer to exploring Ireland for the perfect Irish Whiskey, the This is Us star has traveled far and wide to find his place in the competitive industry. It wasn’t until REVEL Spirits founder Micah McFarlane unexpectedly struck up a conversation with Hartley, thinking it was one of his close friends he hadn’t seen in awhile, that fate showed up at the actor’s doorstep, or rather a wine tasting. The moment of “mistaken identity” ended up being a good laugh and an even better excuse to discuss their mutual interests in the industry, and next thing you know, Hartley had a seat at the REVEL table.

“A bottle of REVEL is beautiful to look at, but what’s in the bottle, that’s where the prize is,” Hartley told Los Angeles magazine. “It’s the greatest agave spirit I’ve ever had in my life. It’s not too sweet. It’s got a little smoke. Every flavor profile that you love is in there without overpowering what it is. We started talking from there and how I can help him and getting to launch my Avila Spritz’s has just been amazing. It’s a lot of work, but a wonderful thing.”

Though Hartley has already found massive success starring in projects such as This Is Us, Smallville, and A Bad Moms Christmas, the 45-year-old actor made it a priority to not allow his money or fame be the backing of the brand, but rather his genuine passion for the work and craft that goes behind the smoothest sip of agave.

“It’s fun for me. It’s a passion. I think it’s about the story,” Hartley said. “I can put my name on a pair of jeans, but I don’t understand that necessarily. I always loved when you’re talking to someone who is involved with something great and you listen to the way they talk about it, you can tell it’s more than something they’re good at. You can tell they’re not just doing it for the money. This whole thing started as a family business, and everyone is really honed in and really cares about this process and the product and making it the best we can. Being around spirits like that is contagious and makes you level up.”

Since buying REVEL in 2020, Hartley has traveled down to Morelos, Mexico to oversee and assist with the creation of his own spritz. Hartley gained experiences such as walking next to piercing six foot high agave plants with the farmers, having a hand in the extremely precise distillery process, and participating in quite possibly just one too many tastings from his own barrel.

“I’m not from Morelos. I’m not a farmer, so for me it was important to go down there and see how everything worked, and to continue to go down there and be a part of it as much as I can,” Hartley said. “It’s important because we’re asking people to spend money on this stuff so when someone asks you a question, you should be able to answer. These farmers really care about this product, their land, and their community. This is a product that will allow people to start a conversation about Morelos, Mexico, which a lot of people don’t know about. It’s a beautiful thing all around.”

Hartley speaks incredibly highly of the agave, and his pride is clear. But why bottle his masterpiece in a can? The simple answer: Accessibility.

“There’s many of these spritzers, cocktails in a can, some of them are good, but most of them either taste the same or are bad, and everyone is trying to get into this game because there’s a market for it,” Hartley said. “But you can’t just make something, put it in a can, and expect people to buy it and drink it.”

“Avila Spritz’s are designer cocktails that happen to be in a can, which is very convenient, so the flavors had to be high end,” he added. “I’ve seen pictures of my friends eating hot dogs and drinking these on the golf course, and I’ve gone out to the pool and poured it over ice with a rack of lamb.”

That is what Hartley created in Avila Spritz, a 100 percent pure agave spirit that is blended with the finest, hand-selected flavor combinations to create a unique and refreshing surprise for your tastebuds. Flavors include mango and fresno chili; guava, toasted coconut and kaffir lime; watermelon, cucumber and cilantro; and grapefruit with rosemary.

“Justin was instrumental on creating the flavors and honing it in,” REVEL’s General Manager, Wrennie West said. “We were creating this particular item during COVID, so we were getting samples shipped to our houses and then we’d get on Zoom together, critique everything, send it back, and then get another sample. We started the flavors in one place and Justin would be like, ‘Let’s throw in some rosemary or a different herb.’ The original flavors where we started were inspired by a cocktail, so it was flavors we knew would compliment the Avila.”

“They’re just special. There’s nothing like it. These four flavors are so unique to everything else on the market, and it all starts with our Avila. Our blanco. We started at the best possible place you can be at, which is the best agave spirit and then we added these fun flavors to it,” Hartley said.

Revel Avila Spritz is now available at most Southern California retailers.

Dishing with Digest - 4/8/22 - Brook Kerr

Susan Lucci's Husband Helmet Huber Dead at 84: 'A Tremendous Loss'

The TV producer, who wed Lucci in 1969, died peacefully on Monday on Long Island, New York, PEOPLE exclusively confirms.

"A family man, he was a loyal friend, and loved them deeply," according to a representative for the family. "With a roaring sense of humor, larger-than-life personality, and a practical problem-solver, he lived his life to the fullest. Mr. Huber who formerly raced motorcycles in Austria was a first-rate skier, and avid golfer, belonging to the Garden City Golf Club and Westhampton Country Club."

Huber is survived by the All My Children star, 75, and his two sons and two daughters as well as his brother, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions are made to the American Stroke Association in support of stroke awareness and research.

"Helmut's passing is a tremendous loss for all who knew and loved him. He was an extraordinary husband, father, grandfather, and friend," a statement from Lucci's publicist, Jessica Sciacchitano, said. "The family kindly asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult time."

Born in October 1937, Huber became a citizen of the U.S. in January 1994. He leaves behind a long and impressive career, which included being Lucci's manager and the CEO of Pine Valley Productions.

Huber was was also an esteemed chef.

Previously, he had been asked to join the Austrian Ski Team but instead chose to complete his apprenticeship at the Hotel Maria Theresia. He eventually studied at L'Ecole Hoteliere in Lausanne, Switzerland as well, graduating at the top of his class.

Upon coming to North America at 21, Huber kick-started his career in Canada before making his way to New York at 23.

Though he spoke several languages fluently, he improved his English by watching John Wayne and Humphrey Bogart movies.

Helmut Huber Dies: Husband And Manager Of ‘All My Children’ Star Susan Lucci Was 84

A spokesperson for Lucci said that Huber died peacefully, noting: “Helmut’s passing is a tremendous loss for all who knew and loved him. He was an extraordinary husband, father, grandfather, and friend. The family kindly asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult time.”

Huber was born on October 10, 1937, in Innsbruck, Austria, and becoming a United States citizen in 1994, Huber met Lucci in 1969 while they were working at Long Island’s Garden City Hotel. Huber was the hotel’s executive chef, and Lucci had worked there during a summer vacation from college. After just three weeks of dating, the couple married on Sept. 13, 1969.

Following Lucci’s success as Erica Kane on ABC’s All My Children, Huber transitioned professionally to become her manager and CEO of Lucci’s Pine Valley Productions and SL Enterprises. The couple would become a longtime and familiar presence on the New York social and philanthropic scenes.

Huber began his career at age 18 with an apprenticeship at the Hotel Maria Theresia and study at L’Ecole Hoteliere in Lausanne, Switzerland. He moved to Canada at age 21, two years later relocating to New York. By his late 20s he was the head of Food and Beverage for the entire Knott Hotel Corporation, which included the United Nations and Pentagon. In the early 1960s he moved to Garden City, Long Island, as the executive chef at the Garden City Hotel.

He met and married Lucci after his first marriage ended in divorce.

Huber is survived by his wife of 52 years, two sons, two daughters (including former Passions cast member Liza Huber), a brother, eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. The family requests that In lieu of flowers contributions be made to the American Stroke Association in support of stroke awareness and research.

‘Hungry’: Gabriel Iglesias & Ryan McPartlin Join NBC Comedy Pilot, James Burrows To Direct

Written and executive produced by Suzanne Martin, Hungry follows a group of friends who belong to a food-issues group helping one another as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.

Iglesias will play Danny, a big-hearted big guy who’s the life of the party. McPartlin will portray Justin, the group’s leader.

The cast also includes Valerie Bertinelli, Alex Brightman and Ashley D. Kelley.

Hayes, Milliner & Scooter Braun, Scott Manson and James Shin exec produce.

Iglesias recently starred in and executive produced comedy series Mr. Iglesias, which aired for two seasons on Netflix. He’ll soon make history on May 7 for being the first comedian to perform at Dodger Stadium, which later will stream as a stand-up special on Netflix. Iglesias also stars in Paramount’s upcoming animated feature Blazing Samurai, in which he voices Chuck, set for release in July. He’s repped by CAA, Arsonhouse Entertainment and Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum.

Best known for his series-regular role on NBC’s Chuck, McPartlin most recently starred in two seasons of Fox’s L.A.’s Finest, as well as on Marc Cherry’s Devious Maids, with whom he reunited for a role on Why Women Kill. Film credits include Hunter Killer and the recent Hallmark Movies & Mysteries feature Cut, Color, Murder, for which he also served as executive producer. He’s repped by Mosaic, Gersh, and attorneys McKuin Frankel Whitehead.

Burrows, best known for his work on Taxi, Cheers, Frasier and Will & Grace (including the latter’s revival), has won 11 Primetime Emmy Awards during his long career. He directed the pilots for all four series above as well as for such other long-running comedies as The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men. His most recent Emmy win came in 2020 in the Outstanding Variety Special (Live) category for Live in Front of a Studio Audience: ‘All in the Family’ and ‘Good Times,’ which he executive produced. The doyen of multi-camera comedy directing for the past several decades, he has won multiple DGA Awards, the latest in 2020 for Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons’. He most recently directed the pilot and two additional episodes of Chuck Lorre’s CBS comedy B Positive. Burrows is repped by WME and Hansen Jacobson.

Kathleen Noone Interview 2/24/22

Shortly after her arrival in Hollywood, she landed a number of guest starring roles on such shows as Quantum Leap, Hunter and Empty Nest before accepting the leading role of Claudia Whittaker on the prime-time soap Knots Landing. After Knots, she moved to recurring roles on LA Law and Party of Five. Soon after she started to tackle comedic roles, in the role of Maris’ kooky aunt on Frasier and guest-starring roles on such sitcoms as Love and War, Ned and Stacy, Murphy Brown and Ellen.

In 1996 Aaron Spelling requested that she play ‘Bette’ on Sunset Beach earning her third Emmy nomination. In addition, she played the role of Edna Wallace on NBC's Passions earning her fourth Emmy nomination. Some of her other film and guest starring television appearances include Don't Mess with the Zohan, About Fifty, United States of Tara and a recurring role on Dexter. She co-starred on stage with Linda Gray in Bette Davis Speaks.

Kathleen earned a master’s degree in Spiritual Psychology and in 2001 she started Kathleen Noone’s Emotional Fitness. She wanted to use the combination of her extensive education, life experience and over 40 years in the entertainment industry to be of service to those already in the business and most importantly to those just coming into it. In addition, she conducts Emotional Fitness seminars for colleges and universities on Creating and Sustaining A Successful Career in Theatre and the Entertainment Industry.

Lindsay Hartley Back To GH

Hartley & Pernas on The Price Is Right

Hartley and Pernas, who were married last year, will play alongside an audience of fellow newlyweds. Contestants will compete for amazing prizes, including cash, romantic trips and luxury cars, while Hartley and Pernas play to raise money for Operation Therapy, a new organization that provides therapy and service animals to military veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress. The two set a record, winning the most money for charity of any celebrity in show history.

Hartley, perhaps best known for his role on “This Is Us,” previously starred on the Network’s daytime drama THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS. Pernas’ television credits include THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS and the series BLOOD & TREASURE, also on the Network.

Love is also in the air during CBS Daytime when THE PRICE IS RIGHT’s Valentine’s special on Monday, Feb. 14 (11:00 AM-12:00 PM, ET/10:00-11:00 AM, PT) features an audience filled with amorous married couples. The couples share their best marriage advice with Drew and compete for exciting, romance-themed prizes.

THE PRICE IS RIGHT, network television’s #1-rated daytime series and the longest-running game show in television history, is produced by Fremantle and broadcast weekdays (11:00 AM-12:00 PM, ET/10:00-11:00 AM, PT). Evelyn Warfel is the executive producer.

‘Star Wars: Ahsoka’: Mary Elizabeth Winstead Joins Rosario Dawson In Disney+ Series

In the limited series, Dawson stars as Ahsoka Tano after making the Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Rebels character’s live-action debut in The Mandalorian, while Bordizzo is taking on the character of Sabine Wren from the Star Wars Rebels animated series.

Details on Winstead’s character are being kept under wraps.

Star Wars: Ahsoka, written by Dave Filoni and executive produced by Filoni and Jon Favreau, will continue Ahsoka’s story. The series also is expected to feature an appearance by Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker.

Winstead was most recently seen in Netflix’s revenge thriller Kate and the DC movie Birds of Prey. Her other film credits include co-starring opposite Will Smith in Gemini Man.

Soap Opera Directors Interview - Bruce Barry, Sonia Blangiardo, Scott McKinsey, Phideaux Xavier

These four talented directors have brought to life some of your favorite stories, characters and moments in daytime television history over the last few decades. The shows they have worked on include All My Children, Another World, As the World Turns, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, Guiding Light, Love of Life, Passions, Search for Tomorrow, Sunset Beach, Texas and The Young and the Restless to name a few.

Talk Show Appearance

Mo 1/3: Justin Hartley

Justin Hartley: Marriage is incredible ‘when you’re not forcing things’

“It’s incredible when you’re not forcing things. It doesn’t have to be that hard,” the “This Is Us” star, who has been twice-divorced – from Lindsay Korman and Chrishell Stause – said of marriage in a new interview with Haute Living.

“You just meet the right person and you just go, ‘Oh, this is amazing. It’s just so wonderful!’ You’re so attracted and so attached to this person. You just love this person so much.”

Hartley, 44, also confirmed that he and Pernas, 32, tied the knot in March 2021, two months before paparazzi photos sparked industry-wide marriage rumors.

“We got married in March, and we are so happy,” he shared. “Even though we’ve only been married a few months, it’s hard to remember what it was like without her.”

Hartley was married to Stause for two years before filing for divorce in late 2019. The “Selling Sunset” star, 40, previously claimed Hartley alerted her of the filing via text message.

Rumors that Hartley and Pernas were an item began swirling in spring of the following year. The former “Young and the Restless” co-stars then went Instagram-official on New Year’s Eve.

“When I re-met her, I just knew,” Hartley recalled to Haute Living. “It’s so interesting about the human heart and human mind. It’s not a codependency; I’m just at peace with myself. I feel loved and I feel appreciated. I know she feels the same way.”

He added, “We just have a really great relationship and a really terrific family. It’s healthy and it’s wonderful.”

Hartley continued to praise Pernas when asked if the “Blood & Treasure” actress “completes him” or makes him a better person.

“Both, completely both,” he confessed. “Everything is easier with her in my life. I also feel like I’m better at stuff. I learn from her. She speaks five languages. She’s brilliant, she’s incredible, she’s fun to look at.”

“Everything about her is amazing — she’s just hilarious,” he continued. “She inspires me to want to be a better man, like Jack Nicholson said in ‘As Good as It Gets.’ I want to rise to the occasion because she’s so great. She does make me want to be a better person, and [this kind of love] certainly does complete me.”

Prior to Pernas and Stause, Hartley was previously married to Korman, with whom he shares 17-year-old daughter Isabella.

The television heartthrob recently pulled from his own experiences to offer love advice to his “This Is Us” character, Kevin Pearson, while talking to Page Six on the red carpet for the show’s upcoming Season 6 premiere.

“I would say, ‘It’s a great thing, she saved you,’” Hartley said of Pearson’s fiancée, Madison (played by Caitlin Thompson) calling off their wedding. “You know, you guys would have made a huge mistake. You guys weren’t in love – you don’t get married when you’re not in love.”

“This Is Us” returns to NBC for its sixth and final season on Jan. 4, 2022.

Jesse Metcalfe felt pressure to stay in shape on ‘Desperate Housewives’

“Being a sex symbol is very much about the roles that you play and my roles put me up on a pedestal,” he told Vice’s i-D magazine. “But my appearance was also criticized and picked apart by a lot of people in the media. Having your shirt off in every episode of Housewives brought a lot of pressure.”

“You have to stay in the best shape you can and then between projects, everyone expects you to stay in that shape 24/7, 365,” the 43-year-old actor continued. “That’s not realistic. That’s why paparazzi catch actors between projects looking ‘out of shape’ — they’re taking time off and that includes the gym.”

Metcalfe also admitted that he felt “definitely caged” by his casting in “Desperate Housewives,” in which his character carried on a torrid affair Eva Longoria’s character Gabrielle Solis.

“The industry tends to think if you look a certain way that’s all you have to offer,” he said. “The best thing I could’ve done at that time was be patient, which I was not, “he explained. “I did a string of indie films that didn’t work and should’ve kept my nose clean, so to speak. Between jobs, I just didn’t know what to do with myself.”

In 2007, the “John Tucker Must Die” star entered rehab for alcoholism. The following year he hosted the World Music Awards in Monaco and at an afterparty fell thirty feet to the ground from a second-story balcony. Luckily he avoided serious injury.

Justin Hartley reveals the marriage advice he’d give his ‘This Is Us’ character

Page Six caught up with the actor at the show’s Season 6 premiere in Los Angeles on Tuesday, where he revealed what he’d tell Kevin, as a friend, in the moments after Madison (Caitlin Thompson) called off their wedding.

“I would say, ‘It’s a great thing, she saved you,’” said Hartley, who has been twice-divorced – from Lindsay Korman and Chrishell Stause – before finding love again with Sofia Pernas.

“You know, you guys would have made a huge mistake. You guys weren’t in love – you don’t get married when you’re not in love,” he continued. “You think that everyone knows that, but it’s not a good idea.”

Hartley, 44, added that he’d also tell Kevin to “slow” down from here, and not be “so impulsive” with his actions in life and love moving forward.

“Slow and steady wins the race,” he explained. “Sometimes he’s impulsive about certain things. I think he steps on his neck when he does that.”

When asked if fans will see Kevin dating again, Hartley teased that much of his character’s storyline during the sixth and final season will be focused on co-parenting he and Madison’s twins, Nicholas and Frances.

“[He’s] trying to be the best dad that he possibly can be, and figuring all of that out. Thats a big thing, twins. And the co-parenting thing, not spending all of the time with his kids and just kind of figuring that out,” he shared. “He’s got all of that going on, and I think that’ll take the lead as far as what his priorities are.”

During the sixth and final season, fans will see how Kevin and Madison navigate their split and stay amicable as they co-parent their twins.

Page Six also caught up with Thompson, who assured fans that Madison “is going to be happy” in the end.

“She’s going to have a happy ending, which is very rewarding and as satisfying as playing Madison,” the actress, 34, shared. “But it’s going to be a journey, for sure, and there’s surprises along the way, I can say that.”

She continued, “They’ve got a long road ahead of them. I think just the nature of them co-parenting, it’s going to be the struggle of, you know, where are they now? They’re not together, but obviously they have to be for their children. They want to be good parents … so I think that’s where the season lives.”

Hartley and Pernas tied the knot in May, four months after his divorce from Stause was finalized. He was previously married to Korman from 2004–2012, with whom he shares a 17-year-old daughter, Isabella.

Stause – who has since moved on with Jason Oppenheim – talked about finding “closure” from Hartley during a Season 4 episode of “Selling Sunset.”

“My ex-husband Justin is remarried to someone I know from back in the day, pretty well, and a lot of things made sense after finding that out,” the actress, 40, said.

“I wish them the best. You know, I think that it actually, if anything, it felt good to know that. It felt like a little bit of closure.”

“This Is Us” returns to NBC for its sixth and final season on Jan. 4, 2022.

Brad Maule Stars in the New Holiday Movie ‘A Year From Now’

The film, written and directed by Ricky Kennedy, is a twist on A Christmas Carol and Groundhog Day. Athena Hayes plays Veronica Novak, a young woman with an uncertain future who suddenly finds herself waking up each day for a week during Christmas to find that another year has passed! Maule portrays Veronica’s dad, Ronald Novak, who — along with the rest of the family — is understandably confused when Veronica tries to explain her rapid traveling through time.

Naturally, Veronica’s unsettling experience will likely teach her about the true meaning of Christmas and family, while also hopefully helping her figure out exactly what she wants to do with her life!

Maule joined the cast of GH back in 1984 and as Tony Jones, became a fan-favorite among viewers, who were very upset when the character was killed off in 2006. He did make a special ghostly appearance in a 2019 episode of the soap, but that just made many fans realize just how much they missed him. In addition to appearing on the GH spin-off PORT CHARLES as Tony, Maule also had small roles on PASSIONS and THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS. Since leaving daytime, the talented actor has continued to appear in movies like Flutter, Sleep No More, and others.

Check out this trailer for A Year From Now and then go stream it on Amazon! (It’s available to rent and if you have Amazon Prime, it’s included for free!)

‘Life Sentence’ Creators Erin Cardillo & Richard Keith Developing ‘This Beautiful Life’ Drama At NBC With Jason Winer

The pair have teamed up with The Big Leap and Modern Family director Jason Winer to develop This Beautiful Life, a one-hour drama in the works at NBC.

The series follows a 30-year-old woman who is living her best single life in the city but wakes up in an idyllic small town 10 years later with a husband, a child and absolutely no idea how she got there. Thinking she’s lost her memory or her sanity, she searches for answers only to discover that something much bigger than her own psyche is behind this phenomenon … and that she’s not the only one trapped in this beautiful life.

The project is produced by 20th Television, where Winer and his Small Dog Picture Company is based, and comes as Cardillo and Keith, who run In Good Company, just wrapped up a multi-year overall deal at Warner Bros Television, leaving them free to develop elsewhere.

Cardillo and Keith will write and executive produce with Winer and his head of development Jon Radler is also exec producing.

Within the last two years, they have developed four pilots including the television adaptation of The Five People You Meet in Heaven at Fox with Mitch Albom; the supernatural comedic procedural Pandora’s Box & Ship with the CW and Spondoolie Productions; the family dramedy Love Me with ABC and Brownstone Productions; and the young adult soap The Beach at HBO Max with Alloy Entertainment, Julie Plec, and Jenna Dewan producing.

Cardillo and Keith met in acting class at Warner Loughlin Studios in the mid-2000s. They’ve been collaborating since, winning the New York Television Festival in 2013 with spec script We’re Not Your Parents and going on to create original series Significant Mother and Life Sentence at the CW, which they also executive produced. Cardillo and Keith also worked together as co-EPs on the second season of Netflix’s Fuller House.

Cardillo’s first feature film Isn’t It Romantic, starring Rebel Wilson and Liam Hemsworth, was released in theaters by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros in 2019, grossing nearly $49 million domestic.

Cardillo is repped by CAA and Michael Schenkman at Goodman, Genow. Keith is repped by CAA and Lichter Grossman.

Winer and Radler are both repped by ICM Partners, manager Michael Lasker at Mosaic, and attorney Todd Rubenstein at Morris Yorn.

Jessica Lowndes & Jesse Metcalfe To Headline ‘Harmony From The Heart’ Movie For GAC Family

Lowndes and Metcalfe are the latest Hallmark Channel alums who have joined GAC Family projects. GAC Family CEO and President Bill Abbott has been bringing in established Hallmark Channel talent he worked with while running Crown Media Family Networks, parent of Hallmark Channel. Former Hallmark Channel stars Danica McKellar and Trevor Donovan have both signed multi-picture deals with GAC Family. Additionally, When Calls the Heart alums Lori Loughlin and Daniel Lissing have reunited for the return of spinoff When Hope Calls on GAC Family.

In Harmony From The Heart, Violet (Lowndes) has a shot at her dream job of music therapist at a local hospital. There is one obstacle: Violet’s department chair Professor Carver threatens to prevent her from graduating unless she successfully rehabilitates a patient to speak again by Valentine’s Day – just two weeks away. The patient is the professor’s beloved brother, Charles. Another hurdle is strong, stubborn skepticism about music therapy held by the man’s doctor, Blake Williams (Metcalfe), a local heart surgeon and, more importantly, Charles’ grandson. Feeling the pressure to create a near miracle, Violet uses music to traverse the mile markers of Charles’ life, and he begins to progress. Violet and Blake realize each of them loves helping people and their own hearts begin to open again.

Lowndes executive produces with Brad Krevoy, Amanda Phillips, Eric Jarboe, Lorenzo Nardini, Jimmy Townsend, Susie Belzberg Krevoy, and Doran S. Chandler. Producer is Donald Munro. Supervising Producers are Anthony Epps and Bradley M. Goodman. Associate Producer is Marlisa Fruehauf. Michael Robison directs.

Lowndes’ additional credits include a starring role in Angel Falls Christmas, which premiered last month on GAC Family. She appeared on the reboot of 90210 on the CW from 2008 to 2013 and most recently on Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency.

Metcalfe is known for his role as John Rowland on ABC’s Desperate Housewives. He most recently starred in Hallmark Channel’s Chesapeake Shores. On the film side, he’ll next be seen starring alongside Chad Michael Murray in Emmett/Furla Films’ Fortress trilogy.

Harmony From The Heart premieres at 8 pm ET, Saturday, February 12 on GAC Family.

Former Soap Stars Get Critics Choice TV Nominations

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us (NBC)
Mike Colter – Evil (Paramount+)
Brian Cox – Succession (HBO)
Lee Jung-jae – Squid Game (Netflix)
Billy Porter – Pose (FX)
Jeremy Strong – Succession (HBO)

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Uzo Aduba – In Treatment (HBO)
Chiara Aurelia – Cruel Summer (Freeform)
Christine Baranski – The Good Fight (Paramount+)
Katja Herbers – Evil (Paramount+)
Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets (Showtime)
MJ Rodriguez – Pose (FX)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Nicholas Braun – Succession (HBO)
Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
Kieran Culkin – Succession (HBO)
Justin Hartley – This Is Us (NBC)
Matthew Macfadyen – Succession (HBO)
Mandy Patinkin – The Good Fight (Paramount+)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Elle Fanning – The Great (Hulu)
Renée Elise Goldsberry – Girls5eva (Peacock)
Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Sandra Oh – The Chair (Netflix)
Issa Rae – Insecure (HBO)
Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO Max)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Murray Bartlett – The White Lotus (HBO)
Zach Gilford – Midnight Mass (Netflix)
William Jackson Harper – The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime Video)
Evan Peters – Mare of Easttown (HBO)
Christian Slater – Dr. Death (Peacock)
Courtney B. Vance – Genius: Aretha (National Geographic)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus (HBO)
Kaitlyn Dever – Dopesick (Hulu)
Kathryn Hahn – WandaVision (Disney+)
Melissa McCarthy – Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu)
Julianne Nicholson – Mare of Easttown (HBO)
Jean Smart – Mare of Easttown (HBO)

‘This Is Us’ Cast Gets 7-Figure Bonuses Ahead Of Final Season, Raises Parity Issue

I hear the family drama’s main adult cast — Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan and Jon Huertas — sought pay raises this past summer, heading into the praised series’ upcoming sixth and final season.

The request, based on the series’ success, was initially met with resistance by 20th Television and NBC, sources said. Original cast members Ventimiglia, Moore, Brown, Metz, Hartley, Watson and Sullivan previously negotiated big raises after Season 2 when the actors, who had started at different compensation levels, all went up to $250,000 an episode. They have maintained parity ever since.

I hear This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman stepped in to back the actors in their quest for more money. 20th TV and NBC ultimately agreed to a $2 million cash bonus for each of the seven original cast members and a $1 million bonus for fellow series regular Huertas, who started as a recurring in Season 1 before being promoted to a regular in Season 2, sources said.

NBC Midseason Premiere Dates: ‘This Is Us’ Final Season, ‘Law & Order’ Thursdays, ‘Kenan’ On Mondays

I hear that the original cast members requested parity for him, lobbying with the studio and network for his bonus to match theirs. The effort was unsuccessful. Accounts of what happened next differ but I hear that at least some — and possibly all — of the Original 7 offered to pool together a portion of their own bonuses and give it to Huertas so he could achieve parity with them.

Huertas, who also has been directing on This Is Us, declined the offer, sources said. Reps for NBC, 20th TV and the cast declined comment.

Actors on hit shows have shown solidarity before; for instance, in 2017, The Big Bang Theory‘s five original cast members each took a $100,000 pay cut to free up additional money for their fellow stars Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch, who had joined the show later and were making significantly less. ‘This Is Us’ Stars On Shooting Parts Of Series Finale “Seasons Ago”, Rebecca’s “Devastating” Future, Kate’s Season 5 Finale Shocker & More

The final-season bonuses make it full circle for the original This Is Us cast members. who also received cash bonuses, believed to be $250,000 each, at the end of Season 1 in recognition of the show’s breakout success.

This Is Us, one of the highest rated and most critically acclaimed broadcast drama series of the past decade, had been conceived by creator Fogelman for a six-season run, which explains why the hit show is coming to an end. The sixth and final season debuts January 4.

‘La Brea’ Renewed For Season 2 At NBC

NBC has renewed the series for a sophomore run after the ratings success of the Natalie Zea-fronted thriller.

The renewal comes as the broadcast network unveiled its midseason schedule Friday.

La Brea stars Zea, Eoin Macken, Jack Martin, Zyra Gorecki, Jon Seda, Chiké Okonkwo, Karina Logue, Veronica St. Clair, Rohan Mirchandaney, Nicholas Gonzalez, Lily Santiago, Chloe De Los Santos and Josh McKenzie.

The series is centered on a mother and son separated from father and daughter after a massive sinkhole mysteriously opens up in Los Angeles.

La Brea comes from writer David Appelbaum, who exec produces with Avi Nir, Alon Shtruzman, Peter Traugott, Rachel Kaplan, Steven Lilien, Bryan Wynbrandt and Ken Woodruff. It is produced by Universal Television in association with Keshet Studios.

The show is the No 1 new show of the fall in the adults 18-49 demographic and NBC said that it had reached more than 47 million viewers across linear and digital platforms.

The pilot, which aired September 28, stands at a 3.6 in 18-49 and 19.8M viewers.

It has also become the best launch of any new NBC show on the network’s sister streamer Peacock and is the No. 3 new show of the season in total Live+3 viewers after NCIS: Hawai’i and FBI International.

Keshet Studios president Traugott told Deadline he was pleased with the amount of marketing support surrounding the show, which took a long time to make it to air as a result of the pandemic — it was in the middle of producing its pilot when Covid hit and was picked up straight-to-series in January 2021.

“The only thing worse than a network not liking you show is that they love it so much that there’s that pressure. We have no control with the ratings,” he added. “NBC and Universal have been so supportive because La Brea has the potential to draw in audiences, and if they turn up, the pressure is on us to keep bringing them back.”

ABC Nabs Drama ‘No Good Deed’ From Jeannine Renshaw, Nzingha Stewart & Justin Hartley With Penalty

Written by Renshaw and directed by Stewart, No Good Deed follows a warm-hearted botany professor with a dark secret who welcomes a troubled student into her home, only the seeming victim turns out to be a deadly parasite who uses her wiles and charms on vulnerable friends and family, unearthing secrets in this small mountain town, and destroying lives in order to cement her own twisted bond with her professor.

Renshaw and Stewart executive produce with Hartley via his ChangeUp Productions. ChangeUp Head of Development Julianna LaRosa serves as producer. 20th Television is the studio.

Renshaw most recently served as co-executive producer on Manifest, executive producer on Good Girls and previously as executive producer on Seasons 8-10 of Grey’s Anatomy. Renshaw is repped by UTA and Myman Greenspan.

Stewart is currently shooting and executive producing Netflix’s From Scratch, based on Tembi Locke’s best-selling memoir, produced by Hello Sunshine. In 2022 she is set to Executive Produce Daisy Jones and the Six for Amazon and Hello Sunshine. Recently she sold her co-written script, Bad Ass Biker Chicks of Marrakech to Wayfarer for which she is also set to direct. She also directed episodes of Little Fires Everywhere, as well as the Netflix hit, Tall Girl, and episodes of Shonda Rhimes’ upcoming series, Inventing Anna. Next up on the directing front is the feature film Life in Motion, a biopic about powerhouse prima ballerina Misty Copeland. Stewart is repped by A3 Artists Agency and Management 360 and attorney Ryan Nord.

This is Hartley’s second broadcast sale this season. Through his ChangeUp Productions, Hartley stars in and executive produces drama The Never Game, an adaptation of Jeffrey Deaver’s novel, which has received a pilot production commitment at CBS.

Hartley currently stars as Kevin Pearson on NBC/20th’s flagship drama series This Is Us, which will air its sixth and final season in 2022. In features, Hartley’s recent credits include Senior Year starring Rebel Wilson, The Noel Diary (Netflix), A Lot of Nothing and The Exchange. Hartley is repped by CAA, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.

‘Three Women’: Jason Ralph & Blair Redford Join Showtime Drama Series

In Three Women, adapted by Taddeo, a group of women are on a crash course to radically overturn their lives. Lina, a homemaker in suburban Indiana, is a decade into a passionless marriage when she embarks on an affair that quickly becomes all-consuming and transforms her life. Sloane, a glamorous entrepreneur in the Northeast, played by Wise, has a committed open marriage with Richard, until two sexy new strangers threaten their aspirational love story. Maggie (Creevey), a student in North Dakota, weathers an intense storm after accusing her married English teacher, Aaron Knodel, (Ralph) of an inappropriate relationship. Gia (Woodley), a writer grieving the loss of her family, persuades each of these three spectacular “ordinary” women to tell her their stories, and her relationships with them change the course of her life forever.

Ralph’s Aaron Knodel is a teacher in North Dakota whose presence in his student Maggie’s (Creevey) world changes the course of her life.

Redford plays Will, the alluring oyster farmer who threatens to upend the perfect world of Sloane (Wise).

Additionally, Jess Gabor (Shameless) recurs as Billie, Maggie’s spunky, loyal best friend, and one of her only supporters in the community that turns on her.

Three Women is executive produced by Taddeo, showrunner Laura Eason, Kathy Ciric and Emmy Rossum. Louise Friedberg has signed on to direct the first two episodes, which she will also executive produce.

Ralph is best known for starring as Quentin Coldwater in Syfy’s The Magicians. He was recently seen in Charlie Kaufman’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things, and will next be seen recurring on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. He has appeared on the hit series Younger, Grace and Frankie, Random Acts of Flyness, The Night Of, Looking, Manhattan and Madam Secretary. Other notable credits include J.C. Chandor’s A Most Violent Year opposite Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac. Ralph is repped by Paradigm, Liebman Entertainment and Schreck Rose Dapello Adams.

Redford is coming off Marvel/Fox’s The Gifted in the role of Thunderbird. He previously was a series regular on USA’s Satisfaction. Other credits include Switched At Birth, The Lying Game and 90210. Redford will next be heard on the serialized narrative podcast Unsinkable opposite John Malkovich, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Brian Cox. He’s repped by APA, Industry Entertainment and Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman.

Linda Carlson Dies: ‘Newhart’, ‘Murder One’ Actor Was 76

Her family said the cause of death was ALS.

Born in Knoxville, TN, Carlson moved to New York to attend graduate school at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and soon after began appearing Off Broadway and, in 1973, on Broadway in the Otto Preminger-directed revival of Erich Maria Remarque’s Full Circle.

Carlson made her TV debut in 1977’s Westside Medical, playing Dr. Janet Cottrell for the 13-episode run. The following year she co-starred in the legal drama Kaz, with Ron Leibman playing attorney Martin “Kaz” Kazinsky.

Numerous guest appearances followed, including roles on WKRP in Cincinnati, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Brothers (starring her then-husband Philip Charles MacKenzie), My Two Dads and, beginning in 1985, Newhart as the manager of the Vermont television station where Bob Newhart’s Dick Loudon hosted a talk show. She recurred in the role for three seasons.

In 1995, Carlson began a two-season stretch on Bochco’s legal drama Murder One, playing Judge Beth Bornstein.

Subsequent TV credits include The Pretender, Clueless, Passions and others.

On film, Carlson appeared in 1992’s Honey, I Blew Up the Kid and 1993’s The Beverly Hillbillies.

She is survived by husband James A. V. Hart, sister Janet Calson Ouren, brother James Hale Carlson and four nieces and nephews.

Jesse Metcalfe buys Miami penthouse for $1.1M after unloading NYC pad

The “John Tucker Must Die” star dropped $933,000 for a one-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment in the Lower East Side before parting ways with it a mere eight months later.

Metcalfe’s new Miami residence has two stories with 22-foot-high ceilings and unobstructed wide views of the ocean, bay and city, according to the listing.

Boasting two bedrooms and three bathrooms, the condo comes with a custom stainless-steel and mahogany circular staircase that connects both floors. On the second floor is the primary marble suite that overlooks the bay and offers a soaking tub and rain shower with water views.

Known as Brickell Place, amenities of the luxury building include a pool and cabanas, jacuzzi spa, tennis, racket and basketball courts, fitness room and a BBQ area.

The move also comes less than a year after Metcalfe, 42, and his former fiancée of 12 years, actor Cara Santana, sold their shared home above LA’s Sunset Strip for almost $3.7 million last November, according to property records.

The “Desperate Housewives” star purchased a three-bedroom, four-bathroom Hollywood Hills home for $2.2 million after their split, records show.

Taren Cassidy of Douglas Elliman represented Metcalf, and Silvia Nieto-Torres of Horizon Homes Realty represented the sellers. Both agents did not respond to The Post’s request for comment.

Metcalfe is starring in two upcoming films, “The Fortress 2,” alongside Bruce Willis and Chad Michael Murray, and “On a Wing and a Prayer,” alongside Dennis Quaid and Heather Graham.

It's a Wonderful Lifetime Movie Schedule with former soap stars

Friday, Nov. 12
An Ice Wine Christmas
Stars: Roselyn Sánchez, Lyriq Bent
Logline: "One of Philadelphia's top sommeliers, Camila (Sánchez) goes home to the magical vineyards of Evergreen, N.Y., to take part in the town's annual Ice Wine Christmas Festival and harvest. While there, Camila spends time with her mother, Sunny (Maria del Mar), and sister, Beth (AnnaMaria Demara), who manages the local winery for Camila's former ice wine mentor, Henry (Richard Fitzpatrick). But Camila discovers changes are coming as Henry plans to retire, scaling down the Christmas festival. Beth also recently hired wine specialist Declan (Bent), who plans to take the operation to full-year production. Believing in the importance of preserving the magic of 'Christmas in a bottle,' Camila shares with Declan her passion for Christmas and what an authentic ice wine harvest can bring."

Saturday, Nov. 13
A Picture Perfect Holiday
Stars: Tatyana Ali, Henderson Wade, Dina Meyer
Logline: "Fashion photographer Gaby Jones (Ali) is eager to make a name for herself and finally gets her chance when she lands a coveted job at a magazine. Encouraged by an editor (Meyer) to attend the annual Christmas photography retreat in the small town of Pine Falls to ramp up her skills, Gaby reluctantly signs up despite not being a huge fan of the holidays. When she arrives, she learns her rental has been double-booked with wildlife photographer Sean (Henderson Wade) but soon discovers there's more to a photo than what you see through the lens. As the two fall for each other, their life choices start to get in the way and the two must decide if they're willing to take a risk in order to share a picture-perfect holiday together."

Friday, Dec. 3
A Christmas Dance Reunion
Stars: Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman
Logline: "Successful attorney Lucy Mortimer (Coleman), along with her mother, Virginia (Kim Roberts), returns to the Winterleigh Resort to help celebrate the hotel's final Christmas season. Once there, Lucy is reunited with the owner's nephew and her childhood Christmas Dance partner, Barrett Brewster (Bleu). Though the resort has fallen on hard times and has stopped most holiday events, Lucy leads the charge in recreating the beloved Christmas traditions, including the popular Christmas Dance, to bring together new families and new hope to the resort. Now, Lucy must decide if she's willing to take a risk on love and partner up once more with Barrett for what could be the last Christmas Dance."

Thursday, Dec. 9
A Fiancé for Christmas
Stars: Marie Osmond, Amanda Payton, Adam Gregory
Logline: "Perpetually single Sawyer (Payton) makes a fake wedding registry, hoping a shopping spree with a scan gun will be the ultimate retail therapy. But when the registry is discovered and the whole town throws her a surprise bridal shower, she's too embarrassed to tell the truth. Instead, she finds a fake fiancé to help her navigate through the lies and holiday festivities. However, as real feelings develop between Sawyer and her fake fiancé, they may turn into the real deal after all."

Friday, Dec. 10
Holiday in Santa Fe
Stars: Mario Lopez, Emeraude Toubia, Aimee Garcia
Logline: "Casa de Milagro is a family-owned business that makes holiday ornaments and décor, inspired by Mexican Christmas traditions. Their award-winning designs, created by matriarch Milagro Ortega, are highly sought after each holiday season. Siblings Tony (Lopez) and Magdalena (Garcia), with help from their dad (Efrain Figueroa), run the shop in Santa Fe, but when their beloved Milagro unexpectedly passes, the family struggles to find its heart. With Milagro gone, Belinda Sawyer (Toubia), an executive at one of the largest greeting card and holiday décor chains, sees an opportunity to acquire the company. When sparks fly between Belinda and Tony, Belinda realizes there is more to Casa de Milagro than meets the eye."

Saturday, Dec. 11
The Holiday Fix-Up
Stars: Jana Kramer, Ryan McPartlin, Maria Menounos
Logline: "When Sam (Kramer), the designer behind a popular home renovation show, returns to her hometown during the holidays to help renovate the Bell Harbor Inn, she gets paired with Coop (McPartlin) as her lead contractor. The only problem -- he's the guy who broke her heart and she's the one who got away. Sparks fly as they work closely to get the renovations done in time for the inn's annual Christmas Eve Harborfest. Will they be able to fix the mistakes of their past to build a future together?"

Judith McConnell Interview 10/22/21

Judith was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and started dance classes at age 6. She has continued with dance for most of her life and today she takes a weekly tap and jazz class. She was accepted and attended the renowned Carnegie Mellon School of Acting.

Upon leaving college, Judith went to New York City and immediately landed a commercial. Shortly thereafter, she was offered a role in a pilot shooting in Los Angeles. In LA she started booking work, doing an original Star Trek, and had recurring roles in Dragnet, Beverly Hillbillies, Mayberry RFD, Green Acres and guest starring in Mannix, The Streets of San Francisco and many others. She also worked in the theatre at The Rocking Chair Playhouse and The Century City Playhouse.

Judith’s first daytime role was in General Hospital, where she played Augusta McLeod. Then New York City came calling her back for roles in As the World Turns (Valerie Conway), Another World (Amanda Bishop), and One Life to Live (Eva Vasquez). She soon returned to Hollywood for the part of Sophia Capwell on Santa Barbara.

Search for Tomorrow Reunion 10/15/21

Maree has been a working actress for over 60+ years and is knowns to daytime audiences for her roles on Search, General Hospital and Port Charles (Charlene Simpson), Passions (Mona) and Days of Our Lives (Marie Horton). She is best known to movie audiences for roles in Beetlejuice, Mr. and Mrs. Smith and The Wedding Singer. As Maree puts it, "In my on-going 60+year career as a working actress, pottery continues to save my sanity. I live in two worlds, Native American and TV! When I am between gigs, I’m in my pottery studio or the garden, grounding myself by putting my hands into the dirt or clay."

Lisa is also known for her other roles on ABC's Loving as Ava Rescott Forbes Alden Masters and as Lila Hart Roberts Cory Winthrop on NBC's Another World. Lisa has transitioned and has made a successful career selling real estate in New Jersey full time since 2002. She prides herself on her ability to listen to her clients and give them the personal attention they deserve.

Morning Show Appearance

(10-11 a.m.) Natalie Zea and Zyra Gorecki on NBC’s La Brea.

La Brea's Natalie Zea Previews 'Hyper-Extraordinary' Times, Lots of Running in NBC Drama's Land Down Under

Airing Tuesdays at 9/8c, the adventure series begins when a massive sinkhole opens in the middle of Los Angeles, pulling hundreds of people, plus cars and buildings, into its depths. Those who tumble in — including Natalie Zea‘s aforementioned Eve — find themselves in a mysterious and dangerous primeval land, where they have no choice but to band together to survive. Meanwhile, the rest of the world (including Eve’s husband and their daughter) desperately seek to understand what happened.

Before Zea headed back to the States from La Brea‘s months-long shoot in Australia, she hopped on the phone with TVLine to preview her “hyper-extraordinary” trip a whole other land down under.

TVLINE | During the show’s TCA panel, I thought it really interesting what you said about this being a rare role that’s not about your relationship to a significant other.

I loved playing the significant other over the years and I’m happy to continue to do it, but this is very new territory for me, where the stakes are…. Not that love stakes are low, but they’re just different. The stakes are different.

TVLINE | Eve has truly got to fend for herself, if not for other people.

Yeah. She’s got a very maternal undercurrent, and that manifests itself by feeling the need to take care of everyone, including herself and her son.

TVLINE | I was thinking that maybe aside from the physical comedy of The Detour, this is one of your most physical roles ever. Were you prepared for that?

I was. I tried to get in really good shape before I left for Australia, because I knew that there would be no time to do so once I got here, so I felt very strong going into it.

Fortunately, most of the more-physical stuff happened on the front end of the season. I run a lot. And I am not a runner! I am not into cardio, my trainer even knows, “Don’t make me run, dude!” So that sucked. [Laughs] And all the running scenes happened in a cluster, and that cluster happened to be during a three-day period where I got pretty sick. I can’t shoot a pilot without getting sick, it’s in my contract. It’s weird. [Laughs] It was sort of a “bookend” situation, where in the beginning and the end there are some good stunts for me, but in the middle it’s just a lot of running.

TVLINE | As the “first five minutes” teaser reveals, Eve falls into the sinkhole with her son (played by Jack Martin), after we see her spend a hot minute with the daughter (Zyra Gorecki). How would you distinguish her relationship with each of her two kids?

You know, I wrote a history for this character, because I had a good year [Laughs] between being cast and shooting it. I got really complex with my relationship with my kids, and of course as soon as I step on set all of that completely left my brain. The short answer is: You’re right, there is just a hot minute with Zyra’s character, Izzy, so a lot of that hasn’t been explored yet, though we talk about her a lot. With Jack’s character, Josh, there’s a lot of guilt that Eve feels, for reasons that we’ll find out. And a lot of that guilt ends up governing her relationship with him and how she parents him. That’s one of the things she has to surmount while she’s on this horrific journey, in these life-and-death situations.

TVLINE | So, we’re not going to get Lost-style flashbacks to, like, a time she told Izzy to take out the garbage and she didn’t?

[Laughs] I’m not going to tell you if we have flashbacks or not.

TVLINE | And how would you describe Eve’s relationship with her husband Gavin (The Night Shift‘s Eoin Macken), who is topside with Izzy?

It’s heartbreaking. It’s heartbreaking, because these two people very much love each other. It’s not one of those situations where one of them fell out of love with the other. She has to — and we learn about this in Episode 3, I think — protect herself, so she makes the decision to do that, and that’s where some of her guilt comes from. She puts herself and her kids in a position that ultimately does not pan out for Gavin, so she carries around a lot of the sadness and guilt that comes with that.

TVLINE | Can you tease Eve’s initial reaction to this strange world that she, Josh and the others literally land in?

She goes into survival mode. We learn a bit about who she was growing up, and some of the skills that she has that may surprise people who know her, because they’ve been dormant for a while. Every character sort of handles it differently, but her coping mechanism is to run into the burning building, so to speak.

TVLINE | What I love — and I pointed this out on Twitter — is that Eve is an office manager. She’s not an EMT, she’s not ex-military, she’s not a cop….. She’s just a regular person thrown into this extraordinary circumstance, so I’m curious to see what she brings to the table.

Yeah! I love that about the character, too. In the beginning I sort of struggled with it, because I couldn’t do much with it. But then I thought, “Hold on, I’m looking at this from the wrong angle.” Leaning into the fact that she’s got this hyper-ordinary existence and gets thrown into this hyper-extraordinary circumstance brings out the extraordinary in her that, again, is part of a past that she hasn’t been able to apply to her current life.

TVLINE | Outside of with Josh, which character dynamic between Eve and somebody else should we watch for?

I really love Eve’s relationship with Ty, played by Chiké Okonkwo (Being Mary Jane), who has become a dear friend. There is some very subtle stuff going on with the two of them. It’s very nuanced, and their dynamic is just very cool. I like it.

TVLINE | Is Eve destined to become the “mayor” of this society?

Politics haven’t even been brought up yet, my God! [Laughs] I mean, I think that she is sort of the de facto leader — she and Jon Seda’s character end up doing a lot of the heavy lifting when it comes to making decisions and calling the shots. But they kind of appoint themselves to that role.

TVLINE | Did Australia behave for you as a production? How was the weather?

Oh, the weather…. I don’t know how winter lasts seven months, but it has been winter from the moment I got here, and I leave tomorrow. Melbourne had the coldest winter on record this year.

TVLINE | So Eve will be wearing layers, that’s what you’re saying?

Ohhhh, you’ll see the transformation. [Laughs] The moment I realized we were in for a cold, cold winter, you’ll see it in my wardrobe.

Justin Hartley-Fronted Adaptation Of ‘The Never Game’ Scores Pilot Production Commitment At CBS

The network has handed the project, which comes from Ken Olin, Michael Cooney and 20th Television, a pilot production commitment.

If the project goes to series it would be Hartley’s first major television series since This Is Us.

It comes after Deadline revealed that Hartley, who stars as Kevin Pearson in the NBC drama, had set up the project with the Disney-owned studio in January.

Hartley will play lone-wolf survivalist Colter Shaw, who roams the country as a ‘reward seeker’, using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement to solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family.

Shaw, who travels the country in his old-school RV, finds his latest case changes everything. This time, it’s personal. Shaw finds himself caught in a cat-and-mouse game, risking his own life to save the victims. He soon learns that he isn’t the only one on the hunt: Someone is on his trail and closing fast.

Hartley’s Shaw was raised by survivalists off the grid. He and his siblings were schooled by their parents, former professors who fled the city for safety, and taught the rules of survival, or “The Never Game,” as their father called it before he was murdered.

This Is Us exec producer Ken Olin will exec produce and will direct the pilot from a script by executive producer Michael Cooney (Identity).

“I couldn’t be happier that The Never Game is coming to CBS, and that Colter Shaw will be brought to life on screen soon,” said Hartley. “When I read the book, I was immediately drawn to the character and the story; developing this project with Ken has been a true labor of love. Colter is going to kick some serious ass, and I can’t wait for audiences to meet him.”

Hartley is repped by CAA and Jackoway, Austen, Tyerman, Wertheimer, Mandelbaum, Morris, Bernstein, Trattner & Klein.

Adrian Zmed Interview 9/3/21

His numerous guest-starring roles include appearances on Murder She Wrote, The Love Boat, Hotel and guest starred on NBC's Passions. He also starred in many made-for-television movies like Love on the Run, Glitter, Victims for Victims and Storm Chasers. Adrian also received an Emmy Award for his work on a children’s television special.

Justin Hartley gives wife birthday shoutout as his ex takes romance public

“Happy Birthday to my beautiful Sofia!” the 44-year-old actor captioned the post.

“This amazing woman makes me laugh out loud every single day. Here’s to taking down oysters all over the world! I love you very much!”

“Can’t wait. I love you!” Pernas responded in the comments section.

The birthday post comes days after Hartley’s ex-wife Chrishell Stause and boss Jason Oppenheim went public with their relationship.

Stause was previously married to Hartley for two years before he abruptly filed for divorce in November of 2019.

The “This Is Us” actor and Pernas reportedly tied the knot in May.

The “Selling Sunset” star and her boss Oppenheim confirmed their new relationship with a photo shared Wednesday to Instagram. Stause and Oppenheim have been enjoying a vacation in Rome.

La Brea: Natalie Zea Plunges Into a Primeval World in NBC Drama Promo

The premise for the sci-fi drama, which debuts Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 9/8c: When a massive sinkhole mysteriously opens in Los Angeles, it tears the Harris family in half, separating mother and son Claire and Josh (played by Justified‘s Zea and newcomer Jack Martin) from father Gavin and daughter Izzy (The Night Shift‘s Eoin Macken and newcomer Zyra Gorecki).

When Claire and Josh find themselves in an unexplainable primeval world, alongside a disparate group of strangers, they must work to survive and uncover the mystery of where they are and if there is a way back home.

The cast also includes Jon Seda (Chicago P.D.), Nicholas Gonzalez (The Good Doctor), Veronica St. Clair (13 Reasons Why), Rohan Mirchandaney (Hotel Mumbai), Chiké Okonkwo (Being Mary Jane), Josh McKenzie (Filthy Rich), Chloe De Los Santos (Tidelands) and Lily Santiago.

With This Is Us‘ final season not premiering until early 2022, La Brea will air Tuesdays at 9 pm, between The Voice and New Amsterdam.

Talk Show Appearance

Mo 7/26: Justin Hartley

Video: Passions Reunion

Passions ran on NBC from July 5, 1999 - September 7, 2007 and on Direct TV from September 17, 2007 - August 7, 2008.

Passions Reunion Chat

Passions ran on NBC from July 5, 1999 - September 7, 2007 and on Direct TV from September 17, 2007 - August 7, 2008.

Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead secretly welcomed baby boy

The Scottish star and his girlfriend, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, have welcomed a baby boy.

Ewan’s daughter Clara confirmed the big news by posting sweet snaps on social media.

The actors, who met and fell in love while filming TV drama Fargo together in 2017, never even announced Winstead’s pregnancy.

“Welcome to the world little brother congratulations to my Dad & Mary – this is the greatest gift,” Clara wrote beneath a shot of herself cradling the newborn in her arms.

The baby is Ewan’s first son – he and his ex-wife, Eve Mavrakis, share three biological daughters, Clara, Esther, and Jamyan, and they adopted a baby girl, called Anouk, a decade ago.

He and Eve split in 2017 and their divorce was finalized in August.

Clara previously was very outspoken about her father’s new romance after a fan tagged a photo of Ewan and Mary sharing a kiss at a Vanity Fair Oscars party, calling the actress “the most beautiful and talented woman on earth.”

“Most beautiful and talented woman on earth???” she responded. “Oh man y’all are delusional. The girl is a piece of trash.”

Several months later, Ewan’s daughter acknowledged the immaturity of her Instagram post, adding: “I was angry and upset.”

“There had been a lot building up to it and a lot to deal with – not to make excuses or anything – but, yeah, it wasn’t my finest moment,” she explained.

“I said how I felt and I didn’t want to apologize for it. It wasn’t the right way to go about things, but it’s a hard thing to wrap your head around when you feel you had this idea of what the family unit is and then to have that shift. It’s very weird.”

Hallmark Sets Christmas In July Slate With ‘Crashing Through The Snow’, ‘The Christmas Ring’ & More

The annual summer movie celebration will kick off Friday, July 9 and will run until Sunday, July 31. Crashing Through The Snow will make its Hallmark debut Friday, July 10 at 9 p.m. The film centers on Maggie (Acker), who joins her ex-husband Jeff (Kristian Brunn) and his girlfriend Kate (Brooke Nevin) for a Christmas getaway in Aspen, where she meets Kate’s brother, Sam (Warren Christie).

Crashing Through the Snow is from Through the Snow Pictures Inc. Stan Spry, Eric Woods and Ryan M. Murphy are executive producers. Anthony Fankhauser is co-executive producer.

This year’s lineup will also include a 2020 Movie Marathon, Soap Sunday and Countdown to Christmas Greatest Hits, which will feature holiday movies including The Christmas Ring and Crown for Christmas.

See highlights from the Christmas In July lineup below.

2020 Movie Marathon (Saturday, July 10-Sunday, July 11)

Popular Christmas movies from 2020 will air from morning till night, including the original movie premiere of “Crashing Through the Snow,” (Saturday, July 10, 9 p.m., ET/PT).

Soap Sunday (Sunday, July 18)

Holiday films featuring soap stars will air throughout the day and into the night, including Cameron Mathison, Chaley Rose, Rome Flynn, Alison Sweeney, Jesse Metcalfe, Fiona Gubelmann, Bethany Joy Lenz, Victor Webster, and more.

Countdown to Christmas Greatest Hits (Saturday, July 24-Sunday, July 25)

Celebrate some of Hallmark Channel’s Christmas hit films of the past. Highlights include:

“Crown for Christmas” (Saturday, July 24, 7 p.m., ET/PT)

Stars: Danica McKellar (“Matchmaker Mysteries,” “Love and Sunshine,” “The Wonder Years”), Rupert Penry-Jones (“MI-5”)

“The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” (Saturday, July 24, 9 p.m., ET/PT)

Stars: Brooke Burns (“Christmas Connection,” “Melrose Place”), Henry Winkler (“Barry,” “Happy Days”), Warren Christie (“If I Only Had Christmas,” “Motive”)

“Christmas Under Wraps” (Sunday, July 25, 7 p.m., ET/PT)

Stars: Candace Cameron Bure (“If I only had Christmas,” “Full/Fuller House,” “Christmas Town”), David O’Donnell (“A Christmas in Vermont”) “The Nine Lives of Christmas” (Sunday, July 25, 10 p.m., ET/PT)

Stars: Brandon Routh (“The Rookie,” “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow,” “Superman Returns”), Kimberley Sustad (“Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen,” “Morning Show Mysteries”)

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Friday, June 25-Thursday, July 8):

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries presents a Christmas gift of themed nights of Yuletide favorites to enjoy:

Blake Shelton Night! (Monday, June 28)

Blake Shelton proves that he’s more than just an award-winning musician by showing his skills at executive producing the following:

“Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas” (6 p.m., ET/PT)

Stars: Megan Park (“My Christmas Love,” “The Secret Life of the American Teenager”), Josh Henderson (“Dallas,” “Desperate Housewives”)

“Time for You to Come Home for Christmas” (8 p.m., ET/PT)

Stars: Alison Sweeney (“Murder, She Baked,” “Days of Our Lives”), Lucas Bryant (“The Angel Tree,” “Love Song”)

“Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas” (10 p.m., ET/PT)

Stars: Lacey Chabert (“The Christmas Waltz,” “Party of Five”), Stephen Huszar (“A Homecoming for the Holidays,” “My One & Only”)

Holiday Jam Session! (Friday, July 2)

Christmas films featuring music will include:

“Our Christmas Love Song” (6 p.m., ET/PT)

Stars: Alicia Witt (“Cybill,” “Nashville”), Brendan Hines (“Scandal”)

“The Christmas Bow” (8 p.m., ET/PT)

Stars: Lucia Micarelli (“Treme”), Michael Rady (“Two Turtle Doves,” “Love to the Rescue”)

“Christmas at Graceland” (10 p.m., ET/PT)

Stars: Kellie Pickler (singer/songwriter), Wes Brown (“Check Inn to Christmas,” “90210”)

Salute to Christmas! (Saturday, July 3)

A Yuletide salute to those who bravely serve our country. Some of these films include:

“The Christmas Doctor” (6 p.m., ET/PT)

Stars: Holly Robinson Peete (“Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy,” “American Housewife”), Adrian Holmes (“Arrow”)

“USS Christmas” (8 p.m., ET/PT)

Stars: Jen Lilley (“Angel Falls: A Novel Holiday,” “Days of Our Lives”), Trevor Donovan (“Nostalgic Christmas,” “90210”)

“Deliver by Christmas” (10 p.m., ET/PT)

Stars: Alvina August (“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist,” “Nancy Drew”), Eion Bailey (“Switched for Christmas,” “Once Upon a Time”)

Family on the 4th! (Sunday, July 4)

Family Christmas movies also part of the annual event are:

“A Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas” (6 p.m., ET/PT)

Stars: Rachael Lee Cook (“Cross Country Christmas,” “Perception”), Benjamin Ayres (“Cranberry Christmas,” “Saving Hope”)

“Holly & Ivy” (8 p.m., ET/PT)

Stars: Janel Parrish (“Pretty Little Liars”), Jeremy Jordan (“Supergirl”), Marisol Nichols (“Riverdale”)

“The Christmas Ring” (10 p.m., ET/PT)

Stars: Nazneen Contractor (“Star Wars Resistance”), David Alpay (“The Vampire Diaries”)

Justin Hartley, Sofia Pernas interrupted by fans on Boston date

Newlyweds Justin Hartley and Sofia Pernas’ mid-day date in Boston on Monday was interrupted by a slew of fans pleading for pics with the “This Is Us” star, Page Six has learned.

“A lot of fans went up asking for photos,” local NBC correspondent Derek Zagami, who spotted the couple at Bell in Hand Tavern, exclusively told Page Six on Tuesday.

While some stars may have been annoyed, the famous duo did not seem perturbed by all of the attention, with Zagami adding, “They both embraced people wanting photos.”

Hartley, 44, and Pernas, 31, sat right up front at the bar where they were clearly visible to other patrons.

The stunning couple were dressed down in black for their casual Memorial Day outing.

“They both seemed very happy, smiling a lot, and Justin had his arm around Sofia most of the time,” Zagami also shared. “The newlyweds got cozy at the bar together.”

Hartley and Pernas are spending a lot of quality time together recently.

They were spotted out to lunch at iconic New York restaurant Tavern on the Green last week. A source told us at the time the pair were again “cozied up together.”

Hartley and Pernas must still be in their honeymoon phase, as it was just confirmed in May that the former “Young and the Restless” co-stars had tied the knot.

Hartley and Pernas were first linked in May 2020, but only took the all-important step of going Instagram-official in a New Year’s Eve photo.

This is the NBC star’s third marriage. He filed for divorce from “Selling Sunset” star Chrishell Stause in November 2019 after two years of marriage — and the end of their union played out bitterly in the press and on reality TV.

Hartley was also married to Lindsay Hartley from 2004 to 2012. They have a 16-year-old daughter named Isabella.

Richard Steinmetz Joins the Cast of DAYS OF OUR LIVES

Steinmetz made his daytime debut back in 1988 playing Jeff Hartman on ABC soap LOVING, but he was probably best known to soap fans for playing Martin Fitzgerald on PASSIONS from 2004-06. In 2012, the actor joined the cast of GENERAL HOSPITAL for a three-month run as the villainous Joe Scully Jr. Viewers might also recognize him from appearances in primetime series like MELROSE PLACE, SILK STALKINGS, CROSSING JORDAN, COLD CASE, MONK, and BETTER THINGS.

Although most soaps tape about a month ahead, DAYS is usually a little further ahead than that, so if Steinmetz is first reporting to the set on May 25, it could be well into July before we see him on screen. But keep checking back at SoapsInDepth.com for further updates as to when his first airdate might be and what character he might be bringing to Salem. (Because until we know that, we have no idea which storyline he’ll be bringing the drama to!)

Eva Tamargo & Abigail Spencer guests on Rebel 6/10/21 10pm

Guest starring is Sarah Grace White as Jackie, Eva Tamargo as Sharon Cruz, Camille Chen as Naomi, Matthew Glave as Tommy Flynn, Daniella Garcia as Maddie, Abigail Spencer as Misha, Jalen Thomas Brooks as Sean, Mary McDonnell as Helen, Nina Millin as Judge Katerina Bobiak, Hunter Stiebel as Allan, Adam Arkin as Mark Duncan, Chloé Wepper as Carmen Cruz-Delgado, Emmett Preciado as Mateo Cruz, Raquel Davies as Mallory, Bobby Neely as Taye, Sundarri Rodriguez as Bianca, Ian Nunney as Danny and Lauren Letherer as Melanie Milcher.

Justin Hartley gets cozy with new wife Sofia Pernas at lunch

The “This Is Us” star enjoyed a romantic lunch with new wife Sofia Pernas at Central Park hot spot Tavern on the Green on Monday, an insider told Page Six.

We hear the newlyweds “cozied up together” for the casual lunch to celebrate their nuptials.

They dined on New York strip steak and a rack of lamb and were both seen sipping on Old Fashioned cocktails.

They even pulled their chairs to the corners of the table so they could be closer together, the source said.

News that Hartley and his former “Young and the Restless” co-star tied the knot broke earlier this week.

The 44-year-old actor and Pernas, 31, sparked marriage rumors earlier this month after they were spotted in Malibu wearing rings on the relevant fingers.

They were first linked as a couple last May but didn’t go Instagram-official until New Year’s Eve.

Meanwhile, Hartley’s ex-wife Chrishell Stause slammed reports on her reaction to her ex’s new marriage.

“I see ‘sources’ are speaking for me,” the “Selling Sunset” star, 39, wrote via her Instagram Story, adding an eye-roll emoji. “If I have something to say, I will say it here. If it’s not on my page, it didn’t come from me.”

Hartley filed for divorce from Stause in November 2019 after two years of marriage. They had a tumultuous breakup, with the Netflix personality claiming Hartley told her he was divorcing her via text message.

They finalized their divorce in January.

Hartley was also previously married to Lindsay Hartley — with whom he shares a 16-year-old daughter named Isabella — from 2004 to 2012.

Meanwhile, Stause moved on with pro dancer Keo Motsepe, though they split up after three months of dating in February.

This Is Us' Justin Hartley and Sofia Pernas Are Married

A source confirms to PEOPLE that the This Is Us actor, 44, and his former The Young and the Restless costar, 31, "recently" tied the knot.

On Sunday night, the newlyweds made their red carpet debut as a couple at the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards, where they both could be seen wearing rings on their wedding fingers as they posed on the carpet together.

News of the couple possibly having tied the knot began in early May, when the pair were spotted on the beach in Malibu each wearing bands on their left hand, as seen in photos obtained by Page Six.

A source confirmed to PEOPLE last June that Pernas and Hartley had been dating "for several weeks." To wrap up 2020, the two actors made their relationship Instagram official on New Year's Eve.

"Sayonara 2020, it's been real. Happy New Year from our quarantine den to yours" Pernas wrote on Instagram for the holiday, sharing a selfie of the couple.

On his own Instagram, Hartley shared a black-and-white photo of the duo smiling and dressed up for the occasion. "Last minutes of 2020 here in LA. Bring on 2021! Happy New Year!" he wrote in the caption.

Hartley was previously married to Selling Sunset star Chrishell Stause for two years before he filed for divorce in November 2019. Their divorce was finalized in February.

Before Stause, Hartley was married to his Passions costar Lindsay Korman from 2004 to 2012. They share 16-year-old daughter Isabella.

NBC Greenlights 'La Brea' with Natalie Zea

LA Brea will air Tueadays at 9pm on NBC this fall.

‘This Is Us’ Ending With Season 6, Fulfilling Creator Dan Fogelman’s Plan

Fogelman conceived This Is Us for a six-year run. It was sold to NBC as a six-season show, and its most recent pickup, which goes through next season, had been revealed to be the show’s final one, with the casts’ contracts also ending at that time.

Asked after the Season 4 finale last spring when he was already mapping out Season 5, whether his original plan for This Is Us has changed, Fogelman reiterated that the series will end with Season 6 . “That’s when the Pearson story will basically come to a close,” he said.

Spanning multiple generations of the Pearson family and multiple time periods, This Is Us was an instant hit, connecting with viewers and critics alike and bringing broadcast drama back into the TV awards conversation, landing multiple Drama Series Emmy nominations. Five seasons in, it remains NBC’s highest-rated entertainment program.

Created and executive produced by Fogelman, This Is Us comes from 20th Television. The cast of the series is led by Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, who won an Emmy for his role, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson and Chris Sullivan.

Eva Tamargo & Abigail Spencer guest on Rebel 5/27/21

Guest starring is Eva Tamargo as Sharon Cruz, Emmett Preciado as Mateo, Chloe Wepper as Carmen, Sharon Lawrence as Angela and Abigail Spencer as Misha.

Justin Hartley, Angourie Rice, Sam Richardson, Others Join Rebel Wilson In Paramount Players’ ‘Senior Year’

The story follows a cheerleader who wakes up after a 20-year coma and returns to high school to try to regain her status and claim the prom queen crown that eluded her. Jeremy Stein and Jake Wagner are exec producing.

Paramount Players has committed to creating hit genre films from unique, contemporary voices and properties and with Paramount Pictures tapping former Fox exec Jeremy Kramer to oversee the studio last year, development has begun to ramp up since the top of the year.

Hartley is best known as one of the big three on NBC’s hit drama series This Is Us. On the film side, his recent credits include The Hunt, Jexi and Little. He is repped by CAA.

Rice appears the hit HBO series Mare of Easttown as Kate Winslet’s daughter. She also returns as Betty Bryant in Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home. She is repped by Catherine Poulton Management and WME.

Richardson is best known for his role on Veep and next can be seen in Amazon’s The Tomorrow War. He is repped by UTA and Artist First.

Chao was most recently in HBO Max series Love Life as Anna Kendrick’s best friend. She is repped by CAA and B Company.

Holland’s was most recently seen in Hulu’s Happiest Season. She is repped by ICM Partners and Atlas Artist.

Parnell can be seen next in 20th Century’s Home Alone reboot. He is repped by Rise Management and UTA.

Jesse Metcalfe, Bruce Willis, Chad Michael Murray Star In Emmett/Furla’s ‘The Fortress;’ Two Films Of Trilogy Shoot Back To Back

The Fortress was developed by EFF co-CEO Randall Emmett and Emile Hirsch and the scripts were written by Alan Horsnail. The story revolves around a top secret resort for retired US intelligence officers. A group of criminals led by Balzary (Murray) breach the compound, hellbent on revenge on Robert (Willis) forcing the retired officer and his son (Metcalfe) to save the day.

The Fortress and The Fortress 2 are produced by Emmett and George Furla, Luillo Ruiz, and Chad A. Verdi. Tim Sullivan Nick D’Angelo, Caesar Richbow, and Danny Chan are exec producers. Highland Film Group is handling international sales.

Bressack recently directed Killing Field for Emmett/Furla, and he will helm both films. EFF just wrapped Wash Me In The River, which Emmett directed with Robert De Niro, John Malkovich and Jack Huston starring, and is in pre-production on the Jamie Marshall-directed Hair of the Dog starring Gerard Butler.

‘This Is Us’ star Justin Hartley and Sofia Pernas spark wedding rumors

Twice-divorced Justin Hartley sparked rumors that he’d tied the knot again after the actor and his girlfriend, Sofia Pernas, were both spotted wearing bands on their left ring fingers.

The “This Is Us” hunk and Pernas — who both starred on the CBS soap “The Young and the Restless” — were photographed Saturday at the beach in Malibu wearing wide smiles and the rumor-inducing jewelry. Adding fuel to the fire, Pernas had on a white top.

During their outing, Hartley, 44, and Pernas, 31 — who have been romantically linked since last spring — happily showed some PDA as they kicked back on on the sand with pals and drinks. Hartley, whose ring looked red, and Pernas, whose ring was silver in color, looked fashionably coordinated in rolled-up jeans and sunglasses.

Page Six has reached out to reps for Hartley and Pernas for comment.

As reported in January, Hartley finalized his bitter divorce from “Selling Sunset” star Chrishell Stause a little over a year after he filed to end things. Stause claims that Hartley coldly informed her about the divorce filing via text message.

Hartley and Pernas only went Instagram-official with a New Year’s Eve photo this year, though they were first rumored to be dating last May.

“Because of the crazy way in which this went down, people want answers, and I f–king want answers,” she said on “Selling Sunset” last year.

Following her split from Hartley, Stause, 39, moved on with “Dancing with the Stars” pro Keo Motsepe, but their relationship fizzled after only about three months of dating.

Before Stause, Hartley was married to Lindsay Hartley from 2004 to 2012. They are the parents of a 16-year-old daughter named Isabella.

Dishing with Digest - 4/30/21 - Tamara Braun And Galen Gering

'This Is Us’ Star Justin Hartley Joins Y’lan Noel & Cleopatra Coleman In Thriller ‘A Lot Of Nothing’

In the feature, which is described to us as a “dark comedy-thriller”, things spiral out of control when a married couple living in a LA suburb is compelled to take dangerous actions when they discover their next-door neighbor (Hartley) is the police officer that just murdered an unarmed motorist.

Actor-producer Mo McRae’s directorial debut comes from a screenplay he co-wrote with Sarah Kelly Kaplan (HBO’s Perry Mason). CAA Media Finance is handling world sales rights.

McRae, who has acted in movies such as Wild, Lee Daniels’ The Butler and The First Purge, produces alongside Inny Clemons and Jason Tamasco. The Anonymous Content, Scalable Content, and Traction production is executive-produced by Kim Hodgert, David Oyelowo, and Zak Kristofek.

McRae said: “Throughout the course of my entire life movies have had an undeniable impact on not just my POV of the world but also the way I view myself. I believe this film provides me an opportunity to present a very unique lens for people to look at themselves as individuals and society as a whole. I am excited for the chance to explore many of the themes that plague our communities and homes in a way that gives us permission to laugh at ourselves, cry, be angry, and hopefully become liberated in the process. Our team of talented and brave collaborators have committed their all to delivering something unapologetically unique, truthful, and bold as F*c#!”

Producer Clemons added: “Justin is delivering an unbelievably powerful performance in our film. I applaud him for his courage and commitment in taking on this role. Justin is embracing the challenge head on from day one and never flinches. I can’t wait for the world to see his riveting performance.”

Hartley’s recent feature credits include Universal Pictures’ comedy Little, opposite Issa Rae and Regina Hall, STX Entertainment’s A Bad Moms Christmas opposite Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, and Kathryn Hahn, and Universal Picture’s The Hunt, opposite Hilary Swank and Betty Gilpin. TV credits also include Smallville and Revenge. He is repped by CAA and Jackoway, Tyerman, Wertheimer, Austen, Mandelbaum, Morris & Klein.

Dishing with Digest - 4/16/21 - McKenzie Westmore

Guiding Light Reunion 4/21/21 - Ellen Dolan, Harley Jane Kozak and Michael Woods

Julia Pace Mitchell & Marla Gibbs guest stars & Wendie Malick recurs on Young Sheldon 4/8/21

RECURRING CAST: Wallace Shawn (Dr. Sturgis), Craig T. Nelson (Dale), Ed Begley, Jr. (Dr. Linkletter), Wendie Malick (President Hagemeyer).

GUEST CAST includes: Julia Pace Mitchell (Darlene Wilkins), Diane Ladd (Hortense), Marla Gibbs (Doris).

Chesapeake Shores: Jesse Metcalfe Exiting Series During Season 5

“A new season of Hallmark Channel’s highly popular scripted series Chesapeake Shores is returning this summer. Jesse Metcalfe, who plays Trace Riley, has decided to leave the show,” a rep for the cabler told our sister site Deadline, who broke the news. “His character’s storyline will wrap up early in Season 5. Jesse is a valued member of the Crown Media family; we look forward to continuing to work with him on projects, including original movies on Hallmark Channel, as well as his Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie series, Martha’s Vineyard Mysteries, the next installment of which premieres on May 16. In addition, we are currently in development on another movie in the series.” Metcalfe has starred on Chesapeake Shores since its debut in 2016, playing the former flame of Meghan Ory’s Abby O’Brien. Per Deadline, he is currently in Canada to film his final scenes; the show resumes production in early April and is tentatively slated for an August return, according to Sherryl Woods, who penned the novels on which the series is based. Season 5 will consist of 10 episodes.

Chesapeake Shores marked Metcalfe’s first series-regular role since TNT’s Dallas revival. He’s also appeared in Desperate Housewives and Passions, among other series, and recently competed on Season 29 of Dancing With the Stars, where he and pro partner Sharna Burgess were eliminated fourth.

‘Life Sentence’ Creators Erin Cardillo & Richard Keith Sign With CAA

The creators of Life Sentence and Significant Mother are in a multi-year overall deal at Warner Bros. Television under their In Good Company banner.

Within the last two years, they have developed four pilots, including the television adaptation of The Five People You Meet in Heaven at Fox with Mitch Albom, the supernatural comedic procedural Pandora’s Box & Ship with The CW and Spondoolie Productions, the family dramedy Love Me with ABC and Brownstone Productions, and the young adult soap The Beach at HBO Max with Alloy Entertainment, Julie Plec, and Jenna Dewan producing. Cardillo and Keith met in acting class at Warner Loughlin Studios in the mid-2000s. They’ve been collaborating since, winning the New York Television Festival in 2013 with spec script We’re Not Your Parents and going on to create original series Significant Mother and Life Sentence at The CW, which they also executive produced. Cardillo and Keith also worked together as co-eps on the second season of Netflix’s Fuller House.

Cardillo’s first feature film Isn’t It Romantic, starring Rebel Wilson and Liam Hemsworth, was released in theaters by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures in 2019, grossing nearly $49 million domestic.

Cardillo continues to be repped by Michael Schenkman at Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher, LLP, and Keith by Jamie Feldman at Lichter Grossman Nichols Adler Feldman & Clark.

Eric Martsolf Mourns the Death of His Mother

“Heaven was fortunate today to have received this angel,” the DAYS star wrote on Facebook and Instagram, sharing a photo of him with his beloved parent as well as a shot of Nancy on her wedding day. “My mom was the most original mixture of beauty and toughness I’ve ever known. She lived and loved fiercely, and the family unit was always to be treasured and never abandoned.

“Any room was better with her in it, and her storytelling style riveted the toughest of crowds,” Martsolf continued. “I will miss the perplexed look on the many waiters’ faces when asking for a large glass of ice to accompany your Chardonnay, and I will greatly miss the outlandish, and sometimes admittedly inappropriate, laughter that we extracted from any situation.”

It sounds like the good-natured Martsolf inherited his storytelling abilities from his mother. Nancy was a teacher who raised the daytime actor and his brother, Justin, in Harrisburg, PA. (The Martsolf family patriarch, Rick, was a lawyer.) Martsolf’s wife, Lisa, posted a touching Instagram tribute of her own, sharing family photos of the couple’s twins, Chase and Mason, as young kids with their grandparents.

“Aah, where to begin?” wrote Lisa, accenting her statement with a broken-heart emoji before going into a long list of memories shared with her mother-in-law, like recipes that called for a lot of unmeasured butter, care packages for the twins, and Nancy’s love of comedy movies. “Maybe it’s the same silly, light-hearted, wacky sense of humor my husband inherited from you… It was all of those little things that add up to the beautiful, vivacious, spirit you were. The miles sure kept us apart, but you were never far apart from our hearts.”

In concluding his own emotional tribute to his mother, the Emmy winner finished by writing, “Rest now, Mom. And thank you for showing me how to love. I, and everyone who knew you, will miss you. Love, E.”

Soaps In Depth extends our condolences to the entire Martsolf family at this difficult time.

Video: Conversations with Alan - Black History Month

Joining me for this conversation are Amelia Marshall and her 23-year-old son Marshall Schaffer, Karla Mosley who is raising two-year old Aurora and Lawrence Saint-Victor who is raising two-year old Christian.

Amelia Marshall played Gilly Grant, Karla Mosley played Christina Moore and Lawrence Saint-Victor played Remy Boudreau on Guiding Light. Lawrence can currently be seen weekdays playing Carter Walton on the CBS daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful.

Justin Hartley & Chrishell Stause Divorce Finalized

According to court filings, a judge officially signed off on the dissolution of their marriage earlier this month. We don't have details of the judgment yet -- meaning it's unclear if spousal support was ordered, or how any assets were divvied up.

You'll recall ... when Justin abruptly filed for divorce back in 2019 -- after only 2 years of marriage -- he'd indicated he didn't wanna pony up any spousal support to Chrishell, and also wanted her to cover her own legal fees. It's possible they had a prenup in place.

There was another weird thing about their original divorce docs -- the date of separation was listed as July 8, 2019 ... when they'd been seen publicly together many times after that.

Chrishell made it seem like Justin's filing came out of left field, but later admitted he'd threatened to leave several times prior.

In any case, both of these beautiful people have moved on to new loves -- JH is with Sofia Pernas and Chrishell's with 'DWTS' star Keo Motsepe. They had no kids together ... so, no custody battle to slow down the divorce.

This was us ... and then it wasn't.

Conversations with Alan - Black History Month 2/24/21

Joining me for this conversation are Amelia Marshall and her 23-year-old son Marshall Schaffer, Karla Mosley who is raising two-year old Aurora and Lawrence Saint-Victor who is raising two-year old Christian.

Amelia Marshall played Gilly Grant, Karla Mosley played Christina Moore and Lawrence Saint-Victor played Remy Boudreau on Guiding Light. Lawrence can currently be seen weekdays playing Carter Walton on the CBS daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful.

Lindsay Hartley Reunites With PASSIONS Co-Star James Hyde in a New Movie!

Although Hartley was most recently seen filling in as Sam on GENERAL HOSPITAL and also played Cara on ALL MY CHILDREN and Arianna on DAYS OF OUR LIVES, the actress still has many fans from her daytime debut as Theresa Lopez on PASSIONS. Hyde also starred on the supernatural NBC sudser as Sam Bennett for its entire run. “Damn, they look familiar,” joked Eric Martsolf (Brady, DAYS) in the comments. (Martsolf got his start playing Ethan Winthrop on PASSIONS back in 2002!)

Unfortunately, details about the film and their roles in it are scarce. Back on Feb. 1, Hartley revealed that she was acting and starring in a new thriller and on Feb. 16 said she was “walking into week two” and used the hashtag “#prisoneroflove.” And from the tags on their Instagram posts, they’re filming on location in Oklahoma City. “On set filming with some fun actors!” Hyde announced with his own selfie with co-stars Katie Kelly and Tiffany Montgomery.

Naturally, we’ll keep you updated on the progress of filming Prisoner of Love and when you’ll be able to watch it.

Natalie Zea guests on The Unicorn 3/4/21

GUEST CAST: Natalie Zea (Shannon), Boone Nelson (Burt).

Travis Schuldt & Wendie Malick recur on Young Sheldon 2/25/21

RECURRING CAST includes: Craig T. Nelson (Dale), Wendie Malick (President Hagemeyer), Travis Schuldt (Justin).

Talk Show Appearance

Monday, February 8: Justin Hartley (This Is Us). Show 1103A.

Talk Show Appearance

AIRING Feb 2, 2021 – Syndicated

Justin Hartley

Natalie Zea recurs on The Unicorn 2/18/21

RECURRING CAST: Natalie Zea (Shannon), Boone Nelson (Burt), David Sullivan (Doug).

Natalie Zea recurs on The Unicorn 2/11/21

RECURRING CAST: Natalie Zea (Shannon)

Soap Alums Nominated For Critics Choice Awards

The winners will be announced at 7 p.m. March 7 on the CW, with Taye Diggs is set to return as host for a third time.

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Christine Baranski – The Good Fight (CBS All Access)
Olivia Colman – The Crown (Netflix)
Emma Corrin – The Crown (Netflix)
Claire Danes – Homeland (Showtime)
Laura Linney – Ozark (Netflix)
Jurnee Smollett – Lovecraft Country (HBO)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Jonathan Banks – Better Call Saul (AMC)
Justin Hartley – This Is Us (NBC)
John Lithgow – Perry Mason (HBO)
Tobias Menzies – The Crown (Netflix)
Tom Pelphrey – Ozark (Netflix)
Michael K. Williams – Lovecraft Country (HBO)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

William Fichtner – Mom (CBS)
Harvey Guillén – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Daniel Levy – Schitt’s Creek (Pop)
Alex Newell – Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (NBC)
Mark Proksch – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Andrew Rannells – Black Monday (Showtime).

Justin Hartley To Star In ‘The Never Game’ TV Adaptation In Works At 20th Television, Will EP With Ken Olin

Hartley is attached to star in the potential first season and Olin is set to direct the project, which Hartley’s ChangeUp Productions and Olin’s Afterportsmouth Productions will develop and produce under the companies’ deals at 20th Television.

Michael Cooney (Identity) will pen the drama adaptation and will executive produce with Hartley and Olin. Additional producers include Roxy Olin, Head of Afterportsmouth Productions, and Julianna LaRosa, Head of ChangeUp Productions.

Written by Cooney based on the New York Times Book Review Top 10 crime novel of the year, The Never Game follows Colter Shaw (Hartley), who travels the country in his old-school RV to help police and private citizens solve crimes and locate missing persons, until his latest case changes everything. This time, it’s personal. Shaw finds himself caught in a cat-and-mouse game, risking his own life to save the victims. He soon learns that he isn’t the only one on the hunt: Someone is on his trail and closing fast.

Hartley’s Shaw is a reward seeker raised by survivalists off the grid. He and his siblings were schooled by their parents, former professors who fled the city for safety, and taught the rules of survival, or “The Never Game,” as their father called it before he was murdered.

Hartley stars as Kevin Pearson on NBC/20th’s acclaimed drama series This Is Us, now in its fifth season, on which he also has directed. In features, Hartley’s recent credits include Universal Pictures’ The Hunt, Little and A Bad Moms Christmas from STX Entertainment. He is repped by CAA and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.

Olin is This Is Us‘ directing executive producer. His credits include Thirtysomething, Brothers & Sisters and Alias. Olin is repped by WME and Jackoway Austen Tyerman. Cooney is repped by UTA.

NBC Orders Natalie Zea Sinkhole Drama La Brea, Two Comedies to Series

La Brea stars Natalie Zea (The Detour, Justified) as a mother whose family is ripped apart when a massive sinkhole opens in Los Angeles, separating Zea’s character and her son from her husband and daughter. “When part of the family find themselves in an unexplainable primeval world, alongside a disparate group of strangers, they must work to survive and uncover the mystery of where they are and if there is a way back home,” per the official description. TVLine hears that Michael Raymond-James (Once Upon a Time), who was among the originally announced cast, ran into scheduling conflicts due to the pandemic-related delays, but could rejoin the project down the road.

American Auto NBC Series Order

American Auto, hailing from Superstore EP Justin Spitzer, is a single-cam comedy set at the Detroit headquarters of a big American car company, “where a floundering group of executives try to rediscover the company identity amidst a rapidly changing industry.” SNL alum Ana Gasteyer leads a cast that includes Jon Barinholtz, Harriet Dyer, Humphrey Ker, Michael B. Washington, Tye White and X Mayo.

Grand Crew NBC Series Order

Grand Crew stars Arrow‘s Echo Kellum and Nailed It!‘s Nicole Byer as part of a group of Black friends who “unpack the ups and downs of life and love at a wine bar” together. The single-cam comedy’s ensemble cast also includes Justin Cunningham, Carl Tart and Aaron Jennings; Brooklyn Nine-Nine writer Phil Augusta Jackson will pen the pilot and serve as an EP.

‘General Hospital’ to Pay On-Air Tribute to John Reilly

Executive producer Frank Valentini tells Variety that Reilly “was a huge part of the ‘GH’ history and will be honored in an upcoming episode that the writers are working on now.”

Due to COVID-19, the ABC daytime drama has adjusted its schedule slightly, but both the writers’ room and production are still working weeks ahead and are currently prepping content for the end of the first quarter and start of the second quarter of 2021.

Reilly started on “General Hospital” in June 1984, playing Sean Donely consecutively for more than a decade, through February 1995, and then making sporadic appearances as the character in 2008 (for the finale of spinoff “General Hospital: Night Shift”) and in 2013.

The character was first introduced when Luke Spencer (Anthony Geary) needed help while he was on the run from murder charges, but Sean was a force with which to be reckoned: in the 1970s he was the head of the World Security Bureau (WSB), which added an adventure element into the medical soap.

Robert (Tristan Rogers), who worked for Sean, sent Luke to Sean for help. At the time, there was a mystery about Aztec treasure under way, which Sean was looking for, and things got so hairy he ended up kidnapping a few people close to Robert. Eventually, the two made up and Sean became the godfather of Robert’s daughter Robin (Kimberly McCullough).This, along with his romance with Dr. Monica Quartermaine (Leslie Charleson), cemented his place as an important player in Port Charles. He later became the police commissioner, which deepened his ties.

Sean also had a relationships with characters including Dr. Greta Ingstrom (Kristina Wayborn), Jessica Holmes (Starr Andreeff) and, of course, Tiffany Hill Donely (Sharon Wyatt), with whom his character had a daughter named Anna (Courtney Halverson).

The WSB has been a big part of the “General Hospital” storyline of late, through characters including Robert and Anna Devane (Finola Hughes).

When Reilly passed away on Jan. 9, the team behind “General Hospital” paid tribute to him on social media, tweeting, “The entire General Hospital family is heartbroken to hear of John Reilly’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his loved ones. Rest in peace.”

Daytime Star John Reilly Dead at 84

“I’m so grateful he was mine,” she continued. “I’m so grateful I got to love him. I’m so grateful I made it in time to hold him and say goodbye. I honestly don’t know what I’m going to do, but I know he’ll be with me. I love you forever, Daddy.”

In the comments, GH star Finola Hughes (Anna) mourned the loss of her former co-star and friend. “Oh, Caitlin, I am so sorry,” she wrote. “He was indeed the best. The kindest person, most generous and loving actor. Most supportive man in every way. Please send my love to Liz and to your family.”

Chicago native Reilly began his acting career back in the mid-‘60s with guest roles on DEATH VALLEY DAYS, APPLE’S WAY, AND GUNSMOKE. He made his daytime debut in 1974 as a recast of Dan Stewart on CBS sudser AS THE WORLD TURNS. After numerous television roles in the ‘70s, Reilly landed a recurring role on the primetime soap DALLAS in 1983. And the following year, he was cast as WSB agent Sean Donely on GH, a role he played until 1995.

He returned to daytime as Del on NBC’s SUNSET BEACH in the late ‘90s and in 2005 took over the role of Alistair Crane on PASSIONS. Reilly reprised the role of Sean Donley on GH’s primetime spinoff NIGHT SHIFT in 2008 and then again in 2013 for GH’s 50th anniversary.

Our thoughts are with Reilly’s friends and loved ones during this difficult time.

John Reilly, General Hospital and Passions Vet, Dead at 84

One of Reilly’s daughters, actress and TikTok personality Caitlin Reilly, shared the news via Instagram saying, “John Henry Matthew Reilly AKA Jack. The brightest light in the world has gone out.” A cause of death has not yet been shared.

“Imagine the best person in the world. Now imagine that person being your dad,” Caitlin wrote. “I’m so grateful he was mine. I’m so grateful I got to love him. I’m so grateful I made it in time to hold him and say goodbye. I honestly don’t know what I’m going to do, but I know he’ll be with me. I love you forever Daddy.”

The Chicago-born actor’s early career began with arcs on As the World Turns (as Dr. Dan Stewart), How the West Was Won, Quincy M.E. and Dallas (as Roy Ralston).

In February 1984, he made his GH debut as Sean Donely, Robert Scorpio’s former WSB (World Security Bureau) boss, who proved to be a bit of a foil during Frisco and Felicia’s Aztec Treasure hunt (watch his debut below). Following a redemption arc, superspy Sean was romantically paired with actress Tiffany Hill (played by Sharon Wyatt).

“He was a big brother to me. The kindest man you ever could find,” feellow GH vet Finola Hughes, who plays Anna and Alex Devane, tells TVLine. “I cannot express how sorry I am to hear of his passing.”

Following Reilly’s 11-year GH run, he voiced Hawkeye/Clint Barton on the animated Iron Man series, played Kelly Taylor’s pop on Beverly Hills, 90210, and then had multi-year runs on both Sunset Beach (as Del Douglas) and Passions (replacing the late David Bailey as Alistair Crane).

Reilly’s acting credits also include the short-lived spinoff General Hospital: Night Shift (where he reprised the role of Sean) and the web soap The Bay. And yes, he is the reason Talladega Nights‘ John C. Reilly uses a middle initial professionally.

Reilly is survived by his wife Liz and a total of three daughters.

Natalie Zea guests on The Unicorn 1/28/21

GUEST CAST includes: Natalie Zea (Shannon), David Sullivan (Doug), Boone Nelson (Burt)

PASSIONS Star Cast In New Y&R Role

Victor McCay guests on The Resident 1/19/21

Cast: Matt Czuchry as Conrad Hawkins, Bruce Greenwood as Dr. Randolph Bell, Manish Dayal as Devon Pravesh, Emily VanCamp as Nicolette Nevin, Shaunette Renée Wilson as Mina Okafor, Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Dr. AJ Austin, Jane Leeves as Dr. Kit Voss and Morris Chestnut as Dr. Barrett Cain.

Guest Cast: Vince Foster as Dr. Paul Chu, Tasso Feldman as Dr. Irving Feldman, Denitra Isler as Nurse Hundley, Jessica Miesel as Jessica Moore, Rob Yang as Logan Kim, Kerr Smith as Jacob Yorn, Nichelle Hines as Nichelle Randall, Chido Nwokocha as James Carroll, Brian George as Tejan Pravesh, Conrad Ricamora as Jake Phillips/ Dr. Jake Wong, Evelyn Lorena as Bianca/Alicia, Victor McCay as Ben Mullins, Christy Baggett as Beverly Mullins.

Natalie Zea guests on The Unicorn 1/21/21

“The First Supper” – When Wade decides to introduce Shannon to his friends, the get-together quickly takes an awkward turn. Also, Noah tries to fit in with the older kids since he’s tired of being one of the babies, and Forrest overindulges in edibles, on THE UNICORN, Thursday, Jan. 21 (9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

GUEST CAST: Natalie Zea (Shannon)

Justin Hartley Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot ... 'Cause I Got a New GF!!!

The "This is Us" star just posted a pic of him celebrating New Year's Eve with Sofia Pernas in their "quarantine den." You can see from the pics ... Justin has clearly moved on.

Justin posted, "Last minutes of 2020 here in LA. Bring on 2021! Happy New Year!" They dressed up for the pic, despite it being shot in a kitchen.

They've been dating for a while, and dropping clues along the way. Sofia posted a pic of a dude leaning on a countertop, cigar and drink in hand, with the caption "Easy like Sunday mornin." He responded with a pic of himself poolside with a dog with a similar caption, "Paisley like Sunday mornin."

The 2 have history ... both were on "The Young and the Restless," along with his estranged wife Chrishell Stause.

As we reported, Justin filed for divorce last year ... a move that stunned Chrishell. She said she had no warning, although she later said he'd threatened to leave many times before.

Justin got dragged for the breakup, but who knows what really happened but them. 2 stories ... 3 takes ... his, hers and the truth.

‘Brady Bunch’ star Maureen McCormick makes over 1950s homes in new show

In 2019, McCormick and her “Brady Bunch” castmates starred in HGTV’s “A Very Brady Renovation,” in which they replicated that show’s original studio set inside the house seen on the ABC series (1969-74).

“Frozen in Time,” premiering Monday on nascent streamer discovery+, finds McCormick and designer Dan Vickery (“Design Star,” “Love It or List It”) making over the interiors of Southern California homes stuck in time warps dating back to the 1950s.

“What’s so interesting in this process is you can see [the homes’ owners] getting excited, then scared, then excited and scared again,” says McCormick, 64. “It can be a rollercoaster ride for them. They’re thinking, ‘Are we doing the right thing?’

“It’s so personal.”

In the series premiere, McCormick and Vickery renovate a house in Laguna Beach with an interior that hasn’t been changed in over 50 years — including its carpeted kitchen and bathrooms.

“There was a designer in the area who was getting ready to start a renovation on that house with these homeowners and presented [‘Frozen in Time’] as a great opportunity for them,” says Vickery. “The network of people who have been attracted to this series has been huge and we’ve been really grateful.

“We’re working with the clients and making sure they’re interested in taking this journey with us,” he says. “The people buying these homes or living in them … there’s something they love about them — and we want to make sure that’s honored and cherished.”

As the series unfolds, viewers will see many “Frozen in Time” homeowners frank in their feelings about what they want in the McCormick/Vickery redesign. “They’ve often been thinking about this for a long time so they have a lot of opinions, which always results in a better house,” says Vickery. “I’ve been doing design for almost 20 years and those moments where you get pushed are often the times you do your best work.”

“Every story has been so different,” says McCormick, who’s done many home and rental remodelings with her husband, Michael Cummings. “We never know what we’re going to walk into. The clients have had a chance to think and they’re telling us for the first time what they would like and what they’re hoping for and what they don’t want to change.

“Livable and functional is always what the owners want; usually if you bought the house, you love it because of the year in which it was built — and we want to keep that feeling.”

McCormick and Vickery inevitably discovery leaks, termites, etc. once the renovation process gets underway.

“I think some of the homeowners have been shocked, and we’ve both been shocked to find some of those damages,” says McCormick. “You hope you don’t find it but so often you do and obviously that changes the [renovation] budgets … but people are not going to see that after it’s fixed. They want to put their money into really seeing what’s on the outside but it’s important that everything underneath is healthy — just like your body.”

“Frozen in Time” marks the first collaboration between McCormick and Vickery.

“I have to tell you, it’s so weird … when you meet someone and feel like you’ve known them forever,” McCormick says of Vickery. “It’s so comfortable and right away you can contradict each other and have different opinions but in the end you really respect that person and love them. Dan is a real gentleman, a true artist and a great teacher … and he’s really fun to be around and to spend the day with.”

Vickery says he didn’t know who his co-host would be when he auditioned for the series.

“I was told a ‘female celebrity’ was attached,” he says. “You know how Hollywood can be and that was a little terrifying. But it was fantastic how we just connected. Maureen is a natural — she shows me up more than I care to admit.”

Celebrity IOU: Justin Hartley's Backyard Bombshell

Actor Justin Hartley wants to give back to his buddy, Mat, who he credits for being the rock that saved him in rough times.

Stars Participate In Charity Holiday Reading

Natalie Zea recurs on The Unicorn 1/7/21

Recurring Cast: Natalie Zea (Shannon)

Video: Daytime Cares: A Live Event

Hosted by Daytime Emmy Award Nominee Arianne Zucker (Days of Our Lives) and daytime actor Shawn Christian (formerly Dr. Daniel Jonas on Days of Our Lives) The event will feature daytime TV talent from NBC, CBS and ABC, as well as Broadway stars, a Celebrity Chef and Grammy-award winning artists Lisa Loeb and Gloria Gaynor. Ari & Shawn will be joined by The Locher Room host Alan Locher.

The following daytime talent is scheduled to appear:

Lamon Archey (Eli DOOL), Peter Bergman (Jack, Y&R), Galen Gering (Rafe, DOOL), Katelyn MacMullen (Willow, GH), Martha Madison (Belle, DOOL), Sofia Mattson (Sasha, GH), Michael Mealor (Kyle, Y&R), Marci Miller (Abigail, DOOL), Wes Ramsey (Peter, GH), Lawrence Saint-Victor (Carter, B&B), Crishell Stause (ex-Jordan DOOL), Sal Stowers (Lani, DOOL), Jason Thompson (Billy, Y&R), Cynthia Watros (Nina, GH) and Laura Wright (Carly, GH)

Daytime Cares is a TV community spotlighting non-profit organizations offering Covid19 support and resources.

https://www.daytimecares.com/

https://www.restaurantstrong.org/.

Natalie Zea guests on The Unicorn - Dec 3

GUEST CAST: Natalie Zea (Shannon)

Video: ONE LIFE TO LIVE Reunion - Thom Christopher and Tonja Walker

Vivica A. Fox Joins UMC Relationship Drama ‘Stuck With You’

Fox, who played Cookie Lyon’s sister Candace in the Fox soap, will recur in the second season of the series, which launched earlier this year on the AMC Networks-backed streamer.

The drama stars K.C. Undercover’s Tammy Townsend and Queen Sugar’s Timon Kyle Durrett as Candace and Luvell, an unhappily married celebrity couple that struggles with being the face of #relationshipgoals while living separate lives behind closed doors.

Fox will play Terry Parker, an entertainment industry mogul who, along with her husband, Blu Parker, played by Beyond the Lights’ Isaac Keys, co-author a new hit relationship book that challenges the spotlight once held by Candace and Luvell.

Created by Patricia Cuffie-Jones, Stuck With You has also added, Reneé Lawless, who stars in Tyler Perry’s The Haves and the Have Nots, as Charlotte Reed, a well-respected Hollywood vet and former manager to Luvell who’s determined to get him back to work and at the top of his acting game.

AJ Johnson, Jessica Obilom, Terrence Green, Tiffany Black, Monti Washington, D. Woods, and Shanice all return for the new season, which is currently in production.

Stuck With You is written, directed, and executive produced by Patricia Cuffie-Jones through her Diverge Entertainment production arm. Brenton Earley serves as co-producer.

Season two is slated for a spring 2021 premiere.

“In season one of Stuck With You, audiences followed along the dysfunctional rollercoaster ride that is CandyLuv as they figured out how to move forward with their troubled marriage,” said Brett Dismuke, Chief Content Officer of UMC. “Now with the addition of The Parkers to the storyline for season two, viewers are in for a whole new level of drama as these two celebrity couples battle it out for the #relationshipgoals title.”

Patricia Cuffie-Jones added, “The new additions to this season will take the lives of our characters as we know them and flip them completely upside down. From first introductions to rekindling old flames, morals will be tested and temptations heightened as The Parkers give our protagonists a run for their money. I’ve been a fan of Vivica’s forever and I’m honored to have her join our cast and bring in a new level of flavor that will have audiences in for quite the ride.”.ÓbÞù

New ONE LIFE TO LIVE Reunion Scheduled 11/18/20

Video: Search for Tomorrow Reunion - Maree Cheatham, Michael Corbett

Natalie Zea guests on The Unicorn 11/19/20

GUEST CAST: Natalie Zea (Shannon)

Search for Tomorrow - Reunion 11/10/20 - Maree Cheatham, Michael Corbett and Marcia McCabe

Ryan McPartlin & Patrick Duffy in ONCE UPON A MAIN STREET

PREMISE: Amelia Lewis (Vanessa Lachey) is super excited when she buys an available storefront, planning to open a year-round Christmas shop. But her celebration comes to a screeching halt when she discovers that Vic Manning (Ryan McPartlin) has also bid on the property. Amelia and Vic have the same idea, get to the seller—Elder Dubois (Patrick Duffy) in the next town—and convince him to sell his space to them. Despite the holidays, Elder is down in the dumps. It’s the first Christmas without his wife, and he’s in no mood to chair the decoration committee for the “Battle of the Main Street” yearly holiday competition with the neighboring town. Hoping to win favor with Elder, Amelia and Vic volunteer to take over his duties. After continually bickering and trying to one-up each other, the two combatants learn to work together and even get the merchants on Main Street to put aside their differences for the greater good. Everyone, including Amelia and Vic, realize that compromise is the key that leads to a happy—and romantic—ending.

PREMIERE DATE: Sunday, Nov. 29 (8/7c) on Lifetime

Talk Show Appearance

Tu 10/27: Justin Hartley

Natalie Zea Recurs on The Unicorn 11/12/20

RECURRING CAST: Natalie Zea (Shannon), Cleo Frasier (Addie).

Mystery Drama ‘Pandora’s Box & Ship’ From ‘Life Sentence’ Creators Erin Cardillo & Richard Keith & Rob Thomas In The Works At The CW

The network has put into development mystery drama Pandora’s Box and Ship from the pair.

The duo will write and exec produce via their production firm In Good Company with the Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas and iZombie exec producer Dan Etheridge exec producing. Rebecca Franko is co-producing.

It will be produced by Warner Bros. Television, Spondoolie and In Good Company.

The show follows the selfish and sarcastic, Lou Tucker, who is a grifter and her latest scam is stealing from packages at the Box and Ship where she works to make ends meet. But, when she opens a package that contains Pandora’s actual Box, she inadvertently unleashes all of the mythological evils of the ancient world into our modern one. And, unfortunately for humanity, it’s going to be up to her, a bookish Professor of Greek Mythology, and a group of unqualified misfits to put them all back in.

This is the third sale for Cardillo and Keith under their overall deal with Warner Bros.

Previously, they sold the one-hour drama Love Me, executive produced by Brownstone’s Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman to ABC, and one-hour drama The Beach to HBO Max, executive produced by Alloy Entertainment.

Currently, they are also developing musical comedy Nobody’s Princess at Amazon with CBS Studios and Fulwell73, which they co-created and will serve as EPs on.

Cardillo is represented by UTA and attorney Michael Schenkman at Bloom Hergott. Keith is represented by UTA and attorney James Feldman at Lichter Grossman. Thomas is represented by UTA and attorneys Jeanne Newman and Matt Levy at Hansen Jacobson. Etheridge is represented by UTA and Dave Feldman at Bloom Hergott.

‘The Unicorn’: Natalie Zea To Recur On Season 2 Of CBS Comedy Series

She will reprise her role as Shannon, the mystery woman Wade (Goggins) felt an instant connection with during a brief encounter at the end of last season. When he finally finds her again, he’s delighted to find that she’s every bit as smart and delightful and compassionate as he knew she’d be, but her life is much more complicated than he’d ever anticipated.

Goggins and Zea previously co-starred together on the FX drama series Justified.

Zea stars in the NBC drama pilot La Brea. She is one of two leads originally cast in the project whose options have been extended as the network is considering a straight-to-series order for the project. Zea will shoot The Unicorn, which is already in production, while awaiting word on La Brea.

Zea’s series credits also include The Detour, The Following, The Shield, and Dirty Sexy Money. She is repped by UTA, manager Robert Semon and attorney Jamie Feldman.

Video: Guiding Light - Reunion - Maureen Garrett , Rick Hearst and Amelia Marshall

New Gig For DAYS’s Eric Martsolf

Digital Sky Season 2 is the standalone series based on Digital Sky Season 1 episode, Ride Share, picking up right where the original left off.

Follow the weekly adventures of enigmatic con-man, Keith, a dangerous stranger capable of anything. As Keith uses a Ride Share app to find his next mark, his journey takes him from car to car, meeting interesting characters along the way.

Season 2 features some of the biggest voice performers anywhere including, Emmy winner Eric Martsolf (Days of Our Lives), reprising his role as Keith, and Britt Baron, star of the Netflix series GLOW and Final Fantasy 7: Remake. Ride Share also features some of your favorite characters returning from Digital Sky Season 1.

Experience movies of the mind with extraordinary production values that put you in the car alongside Keith.

Guiding Light - Reunion 10/2/20

‘Dancing With The Stars’: ABC Unveils Season 29 Cast Including ‘Tiger King’s Carole Baskin & Rapper Nelly

The ABC competition show, which is based on BBC format Strictly Come Dancing, revealed the full cast on Good Morning America ahead of its September 14 premiere.

The quartet will be joined by Monica Aldama, star of Netflix’s Cheer, Disney Channel actress Skai Jackson, One Day at a Time’s Justina Machado, The Real’s Jeannie Mai, Catfish’s Nev Schulman and Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir.

The network confirmed that Super Bowl Champion Vernon Davis, Anne Heche, Backstreet Boys singer AJ McLean will also be joining, after their names leaked over the last few days. The Bachelor’s Kaitlyn Bristowe was the first celebrity to be named a few months ago.

The professional dancers include Brandon Armstrong, Alan Bersten, Sharna Burgess, Cheryl Burke, Artem Chigvintsev, Val Chmerkovskiy, Sasha Farber, Jenna Johnson, Daniella Karagach, Keo Motsepe, Peta Murgatroyd, Pasha Pashkov, Gleb Savchenko, Emma Slater and Britt Stewart.

It will be hosted and exec produced by Tyra Banks, who replaces Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews in season 29. The show is produced by BBC Studios’ Los Angeles production arm with Andrew Llinares exec producer.

One of the challenges for this season is to ensure that the production adheres to COVID-19 protocols, a trickier move for a dance competition format than many other productions. Details of the health and safety protocols and other format refreshes are expected imminently.

Anne Heche, Jesse Metcalfe and Vernon Davis Confirmed for ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 29

Heche, 51, is best known for films include Donnie Brasco, Seven Days, Seven Nights and a recent role on Chicago P.D. Metcalfe, 41, for his part, has starred on Desperate Housewives and in the film John Tucker Must Die among others. Former NFL player Davis, 36, played with the San Francisco 49ers and the Denver Broncos, with whom he won the Super Bowl in 2015. He finished his pro career in Washington, D.C.

The celebrities join Backstreet Boys member AJ McLean who first teased the news via Instagram when he alluded to his strict eating regimen. “I’m on a very strict diet, grain-free, gluten-free, sugar-free, no sodas of any kind, and completely sober for almost nine months,” he said wrote. “This amazing, but rigorous, workout is all due to my amazing trainer, Mr. Bobby Strong. He’s been a huge asset in my transformation, trying to get myself prepared and ready for what’s to come in the next few weeks. A lot of surprises coming from me.”

Days later, the “I Want It That Way” crooner, 42, confirmed the news via Twitter: “We’re going for the mirrorball, baby!! I am so grateful to @dancingabc and @abcnetwork for the opportunity to be joining this season’s cast of #DWTS,” he captioned a selfie from a dance studio on August 27. “I also want to thank my wife and my two girls for letting Daddy go on this new adventure. I’m doing it ALL for you!”

Former Bachelorette Kaitlyn Bristowe is also confirmed to compete. Months before announcing any other celebrities, Chris Harrison asked Bristowe — who has voiced her hopes to do the show — during an episode of The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons — Ever in June. Bristowe previously claimed that Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss didn’t allow her to dance on the show.

Tyra Banks is set to host after Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews were axed. Dancing With the Stars premieres on ABC Monday, September 14 at 8 p.m. ET.

Justin Hartley To Star In Netflix Adaptation Of ‘The Noel Diary’ Novel; Charles Shyer Directing

Published in 2017, the story follows bestselling author Jacob Turner who returns home on Christmas to settle his estranged mother’s estate. There he discovers a diary that may hold secrets to his own past and that of Rachel — a beautiful young woman on a mysterious journey of her own. Together, they embark on an adventure to confront their pasts and discover a future that’s totally unexpected.

Producers are Timothy O. Johnson of Johnson Production Group, Margret Huddleston and Stephanie Slack. Norman Stephens will serve as executive producer alongside Hartley.

The rights deal was brokered by Lucy Stille at Lucy Stille Literary on behalf of Laurie Liss at Sterling Lord Literistic.

Hartley will return as Kevin Pearson when the critically acclaimed NBC drama This Is Us debuts its fifth season. On the film side, he can be seen in Craig Zobel’s The Hunt, opposite Emma Roberts and Hilary Swank. Other credits include Universal’s Little, A Bad Moms Christmas, and the upcoming indie film The Exchange. Hartley is repped by CAA and Jackoway Austen.

Bedelia played matriarch Camille Braverman for six seasons on NBC’s Parenthood and is also known for her role in Die Hard and Die Hard 2. She’s recurred on ABC’s Designated Survivor and was the lead on Lifetime’s 2001-2005 detective drama The Division. Bedelia is a client of Innovative Artists.

Williams, perhaps best known for his role on WB Network/The CW’s Everwood, most recently was seen on CBS’ Blue Bloods and the film Drunk Parents opposite Alec Baldwin and Salma Hayek. Williams is repped by APA.

Justin Hartley and Chrishell Stause "Never" Cheated On Each Other: Sources

However, a source tells E! News that rumors of the This Is Us star's infidelity are "100 percent false."

So why did Justin actually file for divorce? Well, a source close to Chrishell claims that remains a mystery.

"Chrishell knew they were having problems in their marriage. They were fighting for months before Justin filed, but she didn't think he would actually end their marriage," the insider explains, adding, "They always brushed their problems under the rug."

But the source notes Chrishell doesn't have closure. The insider says, "She speculates a lot about what truly happened between them."

"Chrishell is heartbroken that he has moved on so quickly," the source continues. "It doesn't do her any good to dwell on the possibilities of Justin cheating, and is trying to move on."

And while the first source says the rumors are false, it seems the real estate agent wasn't totally convinced of Justin's innocence as of four days ago. On her Twitter account, she liked two tweets that hinted he might've had an affair with his now-girlfriend Sofia Pernas prior to the split.

One of the tweets, from Twitter user @ConcernedSoapFan, read, "@justinhartley filmed a movie in Canada at the same time his new gf @SofiaPernas was filming the summer before they split. The timing seems like he probably cheated on @Chrishell7 and took a coward's way out to avoid spousal support and gaslight her."

The other tweet highlighted an unverified report on celeb scoop site Blind Gossip, which claims Justin was "having an affair" months before he filed for divorce, among other allegations.

But the first source reiterates, "Cheating was never in the cards and never happened on either side."

E! News reached out to Chrishell for comment.

With the divorce bringing Justin's character into question, his ex-wife, Lindsay Korman-Hartley, has spoken out to defend him. She said the actor is an "exemplification of a solid man" and a "dear friend and devoted father to our daughter." She continued, "No matter what conflicts Justin and I had in the past, I appreciate what we have today and I am thankful for the family we have built."

Hours later, Chrishell seemingly reacted by posting a statement to her Instagram Story, writing in part, "Be the woman who fixes another woman's crown without telling the world it was crooked."@J—ó».

Justin Hartley's Ex Defends Him After Chrishell Stause Shares Shocking Details On Selling Sunset

On Tuesday, Aug. 11, the soap opera star took to Instagram to defend her ex-husband and the father of her child in a lengthy post.

"In a day when social media should be used for positivity … an inspiration towards movement in an honest and deserving way, I'd like to join, by highlighting my appreciation for my family," Lindsay began her message.

"Today, I appreciate my ex-husband Justin for not only being [an] exemplification of a solid man but for being my dear friend and devoted father to our daughter," she continued. "Simply put; for being family. We derive our own opinion of people by experiencing life and time together, and we do our best to hold dear the ones that maintain consistent kindness, love and generosity."

"No matter what conflicts Justin and I had in the past, I appreciate what we have today and I am thankful for the family we have built," she closed.

Lindsay and Justin first met on the set of Passions in 2003 and began dating soon after. Later that year, the two announced their engagement. They not only tied the knot in May 2004 but welcomed their first child together, Isabella Justice Hartley, in July. Lindsay eventually filed for divorce in 2012.

As for Justin, he moved on and started dating Chrishell. In January 2014, they made their relationship official and got married three years later. But as fans recently learned, the This Is Us actor filed for divorce in November 2019. However, in documents obtained by E! News, he cited their separation in July.

According to Chrishell, she was completely blindsided by Justin's decision.

In the third season of Selling Sunset, the reality TV star confided in co-star and friend Mary Fitzgerald. She revealed details about her breakup, including how the actor allegedly told her he wanted a divorce.

"He texted me that we were filed. Forty-five minutes later the world knew," Chrishell said tearfully.

"In a fight, like that's his go-to. Like, 'I'm out, I'm out.' I hate that kind of impulsive stuff but I always just thought that's an issue, we'll work through it...," she explained of how Justin typically reacts to conflict. "If that's really what you wanted, there are better ways to go about it."

In her confessional, Chrishell added, "Because of the crazy way in which this went down, people want answers... and I f--king want answers."

Chrishell wasn't the only one surprised by her breakup. Her co-stars couldn't believe the news.

"I mean, you know, that was [a] shock to all of us, all the cast. Like we did not see this one happening," Maya Vander said in a recent interview on the Behind the Velvet Rope podcast. "I have to give a lot of credit to [Chrishell] because it's been very tough on her. Obviously... dealing with that and she was so professional. She's doing better, but obviously it's still fresh."

At this time, Justin has yet to publicly address his divorce or how things played out on Selling Sunset. However, it looks like he's already put the past behind him. The This Is Us actor has sparked romance rumors with soap opera star Sofia Pernas.

As for Chrishell? It looks like she's enjoying the positive reactions to the Netflix series.

‘Selling Sunset’ star Chrishell Stause having a ball as fans slam Justin Hartley

The soap star and real estate agent, 39, was forced to talk about her bombshell divorce during Season 3 of “Selling Sunset,” which premiered on Friday, and has kept up with fans’ comments regarding her claim that the “This Is Us” star, 43, told her that he filed for divorce via text just 45 minutes before the news broke.

Page Six reported that Hartley filed for divorce in November and cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for their split.

“This n—- Justin Hartley TEXTED Chrishell that he was divorcing her?!? #SellingSunset,” one fan tweeted on Saturday, to which Stause responded with a GIF of Jordan Peele sweating profusely.

“Me trying to keep it classy and not like your tweet,” she wrote back.

Stause also responded to a fan who used a GIF of Kristin Davis as Charlotte York yelling “I curse the day you were born!” at Chris Noth as Mr. Big in the “Sex and the City” movie, saying, “My favorite gif” with the laughing face emoji.

She sent a GIF of Lady Gaga hugging herself as a response to a fan who disagreed with her co-star Davina Potratz saying that there were two sides to the divorce.

And of course, Stause responded with skull emojis to a fan who commented on her presence at co-star Christine Quinn’s wedding, saying: “Chrishell didn’t deserve the fake snow assaulting her, ok!? Justin Fartley ended their marriage over a TEXT and she STILL came to support her bully’s wedding…WHILE dying on the inside?! AND DAVINA HAD THE NERVE?! NOT THIS. #SellingSunset.”

Stause’s rep didn’t immediately get back to us.

‘Days Of Our Lives’ Star Eric Martsolf & ‘Glow’ Star Britt Baron Voice Hybrid Audio/Video Podcast Series ‘Ride Share’

Digital producer Scott Zakarin, podcast host James Gavsie and media attorney Bert Benton have joined forces to develop the format under the Digital Sky banner. The video podcasts feature visual elements such as graphic novel animations or actor performances to help bring the stories and characters to life.

The company previously piloted a handful of storylines based around popular apps and has been guided by each pod’s popularity when coming up with their first series. Ride Share will be a ten-episode spinoff series based on the pilot. Set to premiere on September 1 with new episodes releasing each week, it will follow Keith (Martsolf), a dangerous con-man who preys on the public under the guise of a friendly rideshare driver.

The first visual podcast episode, available this week on YouTube, is based on Digital Sky’s Trail Less Taken, which follows the fictional story of an experienced hiker and social media influencer, performed by Caitlin Thornburn (Good Omens). In the podcast, the influencer is faced with an unpredicted torrential rainstorm, putting her in a hopeless situation with a last chance to reveal her personal truth. The pod was shot in a recording booth with props, immersive sound effects and a backdrop of visual images.

Zakarin said: “We are creating an interconnected fictional universe that pushes the boundaries of story driven podcasting. Digital Sky brings our social media and app inspired stories to life with stellar performances by gifted actors and state-of-the art sound and visual production. Ride Share and Trail Less Taken are representative of the range of visual experiences we plan to deliver in the Digital Sky universe.”

Justin Hartley Texted Chrishell About Divorce ... Claims 'Selling Sunset' Star

Chrishell broke down telling co-star Mary Fitzgerald about exactly how she found out the "This Is Us" star wanted out of their marriage. It's pretty heartbreaking ... Chrishell choked back tears before revealing, "I found out because he texted me that we were filed [for divorce]."

The actress/real estate agent says at first she thought Justin was joking but pretty quickly reality set in ... adding that "45 minutes later the world knew." TMZ broke the story ... Justin filed for divorce in November 2019 after 2 years of marriage. She later strongly hinted she was blindsided by the news ... and now we know why.

Chrishell says she spoke to Justin after he dropped the bombshell on her but that was the end of their communication. She was clearly distraught ... saying even though they were only married for 2 years they were together for 6 years. She said if this is what Justin really wanted "there are better ways to go about it."

The Netflix hit "Selling Sunset" premieres season 3 beginning Friday ... and the season's storyline largely centers around the sudden end of Chrishell and Justin's marriage.

That's playing out pretty publicly -- Justin's moved on and has been photographed getting cozy with a new GF.

General Hospital's Kelly Monaco Recast Temporarily With Lindsay Hartley

As reported by Daytime Confidential, Passions alum Lindsay Hartley (ex-Theresa) was tapped to fill in as Sam, replacing longtime cast member Kelly Monaco in the role.

“Some big shoes to fill…precious too,” Hartley shared on Twitter. “I hope you enjoy watching Sam as much as I have enjoyed playing her, temporarily”

Why the short-term switcheroo? Monaco’s mother fielded that burning question on Twitter, once GH fans got to fretting.

“Kelly is great and should be back on set Monday,” Carmina Monaco reassured, explaining that Kelly was sidelined by a 14-day quarantine after encountering a breathing problem with her mask on her first day back on the soap’s set. But after three COVID tests that all came up negative, “I’d say she is better than great,” Carmina said. “Thank you for all of the love” ABC recently announced that General Hospital will be back on the air with new episodes beginning Monday, Aug. 3, having resumed production after a four-month coronavirus-imposed shutdown.

GH will be the second of broadcast TV’s four daytime dramas to get back on the air with new episodes, following CBS’ The Bold and the Beautiful, which returned with originals on July 21.

A return date for The Young and the Restless, which has been back in production for a week, remains TBD. NBC’s Days of Our Lives — currently in the throes of a mass cast exodus — will head back to the studio in September without any lapse in fresh material (the show benefited from having eight months of episodes banked when production was halted in March).

Kelly Monaco Temporarily Replaced By Passions' Lindsay Hartley at General Hospital

Passions, Days of Our Lives and All My Children alum Lindsay Hartley is stepping in as Sam. Hartley is only expected to fill in for a couple of weeks.

Video: As the World Turns - Reunion 7/30/20

Download the Emmys App to Watch Past, Present, and Future Shows!

“Television programming and its underlying technology have each gone through immense change over the more than seven decades the Emmys have recognized excellence in both facets of our industry,” said Adam Sharp, NATAS President & CEO. “Our awards have adapted through each of these transitions. Working with Vimeo, we now bring our celebration of this dynamic community of creators to all of the devices the audience uses to watch the television programming they love.”

The platform will allow fans to watch behind the scenes interviews, clips of memorable moments, and past Emmy ceremonies. Plus, you’ll be able to watch the upcoming shows live as they happen, because this year’s Daytime Emmys were split up into multiple shows to separate out the categories. Here’s what’s coming up:

Sunday, July 19, at 9 p.m. ET: The 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards – Digital Dramas
Sunday, July 26, at 8 p.m. ET: The 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards – Children’s, Lifestyle, and Animation
Tuesday, August 11, at 8 p.m. ET: The 41st Annual Sports Emmy Awards
September 2020: The 41st Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards

The app is completely free and all you have to do is sign up. Watch The Emmys is available on the web, as well as for iOS, Android, Amazon FireTV, and Roku.

Hallmark Renews ‘Home & Family’, ‘Good Witch’, ‘Chesapeake Shores’, Sets Date For Christmas Kickoffs

Crown Media also announced the first 18 of 40 Christmas movies planned for the company’s two flagship networks, Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. In the works are projects with the likes of current network regulars Ashley Williams and Kimberly Williams-Paisley on a two-part movie about real sisters, with each of them playing the lead in one of the films. The company is also developing projects with Holly Robinson Peete and Tamera Mowry-Housley.

Both Hallmark Channel’s “Countdown to Christmas” and HM&M’s “Miracles of Christmas” movie blocks will kick off October 23, Crown Media said, the former with 23 new original films and the latter with 17 originals.

The announcements come as Hallmark Channel in April renewed its original series When Calls The Heart for an eighth season, after finishing its seventh season (its first without Lori Loughlin.)

The Emmy-nominated Home & Family will return hosts Debbie Matenopoulos and Cameron Mathison to the show, which features celebrity interviews and tips on cooking, DIY, gardening, wellness and more.

Good Witch stars Catherine Bell, who has portrayed the lead character Cassie Nightingale for the past 13 years. Family drama Chesapeake Shores is based on Sherryl Woods’ bestselling novels and stars Jesse Metcalfe, Meghan Ory, Treat Williams and Diane Ladd.

Hallmark Channel also said it is bringing back its pet-centric specials American Humane Hero Dog Awards (on October 19) along with Kitten Bowl VIII and American Rescue Dog Show set for February 2021.

Here are the 18 holiday movies announced today:

Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas:
• “A Royal Holiday”, starring Laura Osnes, Aaron Tveit and Krystal Joy Brown
• “Jingle Bell Bride”, starring Julie Gonzalo and Ronnie Rowe
• “A Christmas Tree Grows in Brooklyn”, starring Rochelle Aytes and Mark Taylor
• “If I Only Had Christmas”, starring Candace Cameron Bure
• “Deliver by Christmas”, starring Alvina August and Eion Bailey
• “On the 12th Date of Christmas”, starring Mallory Jansen and Tyler Hynes
• “Christmas Waltz”, starring Lacey Chabert
• “Christmas in Vienna”, starring Sarah Drew and Brennan Elliott
• “Christmas in Evergreen 4”, starring Rukiya Bernard and Holly Robinson Peete
• “Chateau Christmas”, starring Merritt Patterson and Luke Macfarlane
• “Cross Country Christmas”, starring Rachael Leigh Cook
• “Christmas Carnival”, starring Tamera Mowry-Housley
• “When Calls the Heart Christmas 2020”, starring Erin Krakow, Pascale Hutton, Jack Wagner, Kavan Smith, Chris McNally, Kevin McGarry, Paul Greene, Andrea Brooks and Martin Cummins

HM&M’s Miracles of Christmas
• “Christmas Tree Lane” starring Alicia Witt and Andrew Walker
• “Holly & Ivy” starring Janel Parrish, Jeremy Jordan, and Marisol Nichols
• “The Christmas Bow” starring Lucia Micarelli and Michael Rady
• “Cranberry Christmas” starring Nikki DeLoach and Benjamin Ayres
• “Christmas Doctor” starring Holly Robinson Peete.

Chrishell Stause responds to claims she and Justin Hartley went to therapy

“I just learned Christine is giving press ‘information’ about my divorce,” Stause, 38, tweeted on Monday. “Let me be VERY clear. She knows absolutely nothing about the situation and is obviously desperate to gain attention by doing so. Anything from her is either a complete lie or total conjecture on her part.”

Hartley, 43, filed for divorce in November, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for their split. Stause claimed in the trailer for her show’s upcoming third season that she was “blindsided.”

However, Quinn, 31, told us that the couple were “having communication problems for a while.”

“We heard that they were in therapy, so obviously there were some issues going on with them,” she added.

After our interview published, Stause added in a separate tweet, “It’s so frustrating and unfortunate that someone would use someone’s personal painful situation to get press for themselves. I can’t say I am surprised, but please check the source. She has absolutely zero knowledge of the marriage we had.”

When a fan tagged Quinn in Stause’s tweets, saying, “I haven’t even heard of u speaking about her marriage other than u felt sorry for her,” Quinn responded, “I didn’t say anything bad at all.”

In our interview, Quinn also praised Hartley as an “absolute doll” and “sweetheart.”

She said, “I thought that was really interesting considering the dynamic between Chrishell and I. He has been nothing but nice and supportive to us.”

A rep for Stause did not return requests for comment.

Christine Quinn reveals Justin Hartley, Chrishell Stause went to therapy before split

But her co-star, Christine Quinn, reveals the couple was seeking help for their marital issues before they split.

“We all just thought maybe they were having communication problems for a while,” Quinn, 31, told Page Six. “We heard that they were in therapy, so obviously there were some issues going on with them.”

While the reality star admitted she doesn’t know exactly what caused the exes to finally call it quits, Quinn shared that infidelity was not a topic that was ever discussed amongst the group.

In May, Hartley, 43, was spotted kissing his former “The Young and the Restless” co-star, Sofia Pernas, just six months after filing for divorce from Stause.

Quinn said fans won’t see a lot of Hartley and Stause’s relationship play out on the hit Netflix series because the former couple agreed to keep their relationship private.

“I think that was the understanding that they had is that he wanted to be totally private in regards to ‘Selling Sunset,’ which she respected,” she said. “So, we’re never going to see him on the show and we’re never going to see her talk about him, and I really don’t think there’s ever any resolve unfortunately.”

Despite her co-star’s divorce, the real estate agent had only nice things to say about Hartley, whom she said treated her very kindly even though she has had a rift with his soon-to-be ex-wife.

“I hung out with him many times and he was an absolute doll,” Quinn said. “He was an absolute sweetheart, especially to Davina [Potratz] and I, and I thought that was really interesting considering the dynamic between Chrishell and I. He has been nothing but nice and supportive to us.”

Quinn recalled an interaction at The Critics Choice Awards in June 2019, in which she felt snubbed by Stause, but welcomed by Hartley.

“We went to the Critic’s Choice Awards together, and Chrishell was ignoring me at that time, of course, and running out of the room, but [Justin] is such a gentleman,” Quinn said. “He came up and took the time to say ‘Hi’ and have a conversation with Davina and I, and he is just, he is really, really, down to earth, humble, great guy, in my opinion, so he’s always treated me with respect.”

Stause recently told Radio One’s “The Reality Tea” podcast that she blocked Quinn on social media for allegedly bringing “toxic insults and toxic energy” to her profile page. The women’s rift began when they had a blowout fight on the Season 1 finale.

However, Quinn told us she is ready to “move on” and that many of her other cast members would like them to do the same.

“The other girls and I are really great at our jobs in real estate and filming a television show, because we understand that we get in fights, but at the end of the day, we’re always able to make up,” the realtor said. “Maya [Vander] is tired of it. Heather [Rae Young] is tired of it. Davina is tired of it. Everyone is just exhausted by her ignoring me, so I hope that maybe next season we can move forward, but I’ve been trying.”

Quinn added that Stause has a “brick wall” in “every aspect of her life.”

“You’ll see that on the show,” she said. “You don’t know much about her and you never really will, so I just wish that her and I could be in a better place.”

A rep for Stause did not immediately return our request for comment.

NBC: Series Prospect ‘La Brea’ Extends 2 Cast Members; 2020 Pilots Pick Up Actors; Rolled Pilots Release Casts

Of the two drama pilots put on a path to a series order, La Brea has released its entire cast with the exception of two of the leads, Natalie Zea and Zyra Gorecki.

La Brea, from Keshet Studios and Universal TV, had its script order upped to six this week. With six completed scripts, La Brea will be in consideration for a straight-to-series order. If it gets a green light, production on the series is eyed for 2021, so the network and the studio have opted not to hold the entire cast for at least seven more months, which would be costly. In case of a pickup, I hear NBC would likely reach out to other original cast members to invite them to rejoin the series if they are available.

There has been no decision yet on the cast of Debris, which is in consideration for a series pickup that could come before the actors’ options are up next Wednesday, I hear.

As Deadline reported, the project, from Legendary TV, was believed to be the 2020 broadcast drama pilot with the most footage in the can before all Hollywood production shut down in mid-March. The producers were able to edit together the material, complementing the actual footage with additional visuals in the vein of how The Blacklist completed its unfinished episode, and the finished product has received a positive reaction at NBC.

Of the other 10 NBC 2020 pilots, the network has extended through the end of September the options on the actors from the five pilots set to shoot later this year once production can safely begin: dramas Langdon and Ordinary Joe and comedies Night School, Grand Crew and American Auto.

Not picked up are the casts of the five pilots rolled over into next year’s development season: dramas At That Age and Echo and comedies Crazy for You, Jefferies and Someone Out There. Like with La Brea, actors from these pilots could be invited back if available in case the pilots go into production next spring.

In La Brea, written by David Appelbaum, when a massive sinkhole mysteriously opens in Los Angeles, it tears a family in half, separating mother (Zea) and son from father and daughter (Gorecki). When part of the family find themselves in an unexplainable primeval world alongside a disparate group of strangers, they must work to survive and uncover the mystery of where they are and if there is a way back home.

Justin Hartley Plants Wet One On Ex-'Y&R' Costar!!!

Justin Hartley's got a new bae by his side ... or so it seems.

The "This Is Us" star planted a wet one on a mystery woman Thursday as she dropped him off at the Southern California Orthopedic Institute in the L.A. area. It's unclear who she is at the moment ... but they must be pretty close for her to be the one dropping him off to his orthopedic's office. She was also the one who picked him up several hours later.

It's the first time Justin's been spotted with someone new since he filed for divorce from "Selling Sunset" star Chrishell Stause back in November. As we reported days after Justin filed docs ... Chrishell strongly hinted she was blindsided by the divorce docs.

And, then things really got ugly. As we first reported ... Chrishell called BS on the date of separation Justin listed in his divorce docs. You'll recall Justin listed July 8, 2019 as the date of separation but she says it was more like November 22, 2019.

We know they were out together in public together multiple times between July and November, so, yes, Justin's early separation date is puzzling. Our sources told us Chrishell didn't think it's all that puzzling ... since all signs seem to point to some sort of deal Justin may have inked, believing he just doesn't want her to get a slice of the bigger pie.

In any event ... Justin appears to have moved on, but the divorce rages on.

‘Selling Sunset’ teases Chrishell Stause, Justin Hartley split

A teaser at the end of the last episode hints that cast member Chrishell Stause and “This Is Us” star Justin Hartley’s divorce will be a prominent storyline next season.

In the clip, a wedding photo of Stause, 38, and Hartley, 43, is shown being torn apart while a voice-over states, “Chrishell Stause is dealing with change. Her husband, ‘This Is Us’ star Justin Hartley, filed for divorce.” Stause is then pictured with her back to the camera looking out of a window.

The teaser then cuts to Stause telling co-star Mary Fitzgerald, “I’m just kind of in shock with it all.” Fitzgerald then asks, “He just blindsided you?”

Over footage of Stause hugging friends, her voice can then be heard saying, “I love him so much. This was my best friend. Who do I talk to now?”

Hartley and Stause tied the knot in October 2017 after dating for three years. Hartley’s “This Is Us” co-stars, Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia, Chrissy Metz and Sterling K. Brown were in attendance.

But in 2019, just two years later, Hartley filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.

Hartley was previously married to “Passions” actress Lindsay Korman, with whom he shares a 15-year-old daughter.

Justin Hartley Unveils New Spirits Venture With Revel Avila

Revel Spirits founder Micah McFarlane strolled up to the This Is Us actor at an event and struck up a conversation. “He thought I was someone else!” Hartley laughs.

As McFarlane reminisced on a dinner party they both ‘attended’, Hartley racked his brain. “Oh my god, I couldn’t remember him. I was so embarrassed.”

McFarlane returned to his friends and they broke the news: he had not been chatting with his friend Conrad. He walked back over to apologize.

They started talking, then hanging out. McFarlane introduced Hartley to Revel’s avila.

“It was, quite frankly, the best damn thing I ever had.”

What began as a case of mistaken identity has turned into a new venture. Today, Justin Hartley announced his role as partner of Revel Spirits.

As partner, he’ll be working alongside McFarlane, crafting new expressions of avila—a type of agave-based spirits—and preaching the category to fellow agave lovers.

What is avila?

It’s a category of agave spirits akin to tequila and mezcal—made with 100% blue weber agave, but only produced in the region of Morelos under the shadow of the Popocatépetl volcano.

“[McFarlane] introduced me to this whole world of agave spirits,” explains Hartley via the phone. “I fell in love immediately with the story behind Revel and Micah—he’s a great, honest guy and a true pioneer who has such a passion for this.”

Revel Avila debuted in 2012 with three expressions—blanco, reposado, and añejo—and priced between $55 and $150, it’s aiming to compete with higher-end sipping spirits. Premium agave spirits are in hot demand across the US—the category grew 5.5% worldwide in 2018, and is expected to grow 4% year over year through 2023, according to the IWSR.

Blanco is bottled right after distillation. “It’s going to give you a clean, juniper finish,” Hartley offers. (“Add our blanco to a Bloody Mary,” he winks.)

“Right now I’m loving the reposado, just neat,” he says. Aged in American white oak barrels for twelve months, the palate has sharp caramel notes and a big oaky flavor. “I like the whole experience—from the smell, the aromas, the way the flavors hit your mouth and the back of your tongue. It’s a really smooth finish.” It was ‘Reposado of the Year’ at 2018’s New York International Spirits Competition.

The anejo, at a hot 96-proof, is aged for 24 months in French oak—rich and spicy like a well-aged tequila.

The partnership stretches beyond a branded celebrity co-sign. “We work collaboratively,” says McFarlane. You can tell by talking with them—the fervor bubbles through the phone.

“It’s easy to endorse a product if you like it,” Hartley describes. “But there’s a inherent difference between that and being an owner; literally getting your hands dirty and building something.”

The pair is constantly scheming—planning out a trip to Mexico to work on the new expression releases, and brainstorming ways to add avila to America’s drinks vernacular.

“As soon as we can in a safe manner,” Hartley says, “We’re going to launch Unscripted”—an annual release of one-off vintages inspired by Morelos’ unique terroir. Every year’s release is educated improv, dictated by the climate, the soil, the people. “Each Unscripted release will say: this is what the land has given us and this is what the soil has given us.”

The name is a reference “to the art of what I do for a living—acting—and tying that into the art of making avila,” Hartley describes.

McFarlane was introduced to avila via acclaimed restaurateur Héctor Ruiz, who’s family has been making the spirit for decades.

The pair headed down to Morelos to visit the Ruiz family distillery and farm—now Revel Spirits’ base of operation. When they returned, their bags were packed with avila. (The name ‘avila’ is a nod to Revel’s master distiller Noe Avila. Before, the spirit was known as ‘distillio agave’ by locals.)

They poured the spirit into glasses of friends, eager to spread the word of the regional spirit. So Revel Avila was born, out of a desire to bring a hyper-local spirit to national acclaim.

Why isn’t avila a tequila?

Mexican law states that tequila must be made with blue weber agave in one of five states: Jalisco, Guanajuato, Nayarit, Tamaulipas, or Michoacán.

Any agave spirit outside of that is dubbed mezcal, a blanket term for agave spirits made from fire-smoked or roasted agaves.

But avila isn’t quite one of those.

Avila began as a local spirit, produced and consumed only in the Morelos region. It’s the product of cooking the piñas in a way unique to the region, a combination of steaming and roasting in an underground enclave.

Much of the distinct quality of avila comes from its location. Morelos is crowned by an active volcano and the lands that surround have rich, mineral soil—a fertile environment for growing agave.

“We’re still in the process of working with the government to get a denomination of origin,” says McFarlane.

With this, Avila would join the ranks of sotol, a spirit made from the desert spoon in the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila or Durango, and bacanora, an insanely tasty regional agave spirit.

“I saw the way bacanora became a category, then sotol and mezcal,” describes McFarlane. “The people of Morelos said: We want our own spirit. So we’re helping build a category of this particularly agave spirit coming out from the Morelos soil.”

For now, Hartley’s inauguration into the brand is skipping the usual in-person press-capades that come with big news—we have Covid-19 to thank for that one.

So Hartley and McFarlane are using the times to pitch in. 30% of the profits of Revel Avila through the end of June will be donated to the United States Bartender’s Guild.

It’s close to home for Hartley, who bartended his way through his early acting years. “It gave me the avenue to be able to audition. And it’s hard work—you have to have an abundant knowledge of alcohol. I’ll always be a bartender. They are my blood and I feel for them—you make a life out of serving other people and it gets taken away by no fault of their own. It’s a small thing we can do here at Revel that will make an impact to people who are really struggling.”

That ethos reigns in the brand. The Ruiz family still owns the distillery. Each bottle is small-batch, fair-trade, and sustainable, made in the same traditional processes by families who have been distilling it for decades.

“At the heart of Revel Spirits is our people,” explains McFarlane. “Each of us shares a passion for this avila movement. From those planting and harvesting agave in our farms to those managing distillation, and ultimately those behind the scenes supporting marketing—this is a family and we’re looking forward to the energy, excitement and strategic thinking that Justin will bring.”

One Life To Live Reunion 5/28/20

‘This Is Us’ Pair To Host NBC’s ‘Red Nose Day Special’; More Guests Added

The network said Monday that Julia Roberts, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Paul Rudd, 5 Seconds of Summer, Elizabeth Banks, Jennifer Garner, Ricky Gervais, Joel McHale, Stephen Merchant, Sarah Silverman and Susan Kelechi-Watson have joined the sixth annual show. Already aboard: Bryan Cranston, Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, OneRepublic, Jim Gaffigan, Ellie Goulding, Tony Hale, Noah Jupe, Mario Lopez, Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, Ray Romano, Lilly Singh, Sam Smith, James Taylor, Meghan Trainor, Milo Ventimiglia and Adrienne Warren.

NBC’s Red Nose Day programming kicks off at 8 PM with Celebrity Escape Room, from executive producers Ben Stiller and Jack Black. Black is the “Game Master” who guides Stiller, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow and Adam Scott in unlocking a series of puzzle rooms to ultimately engineer a great escape.

Funds for the special are being directed to address the impact of COVID-19 on children living in poverty and the organizations helping them. Supporters can go to NosesOn.com to donate and unlock digital Red Noses (no physical ones this year) and share their #NosesOn selfies on Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram.

Red Nose Day, created in the UK in 1988 by writer-director Richard Curtis, has raised $200 million in the U.S. and helped nearly 25 million children across all 50 states and Puerto Rico.

Talk Show Appearance

Wednesday, May 20

THE TALK hosts share a big announcement; actor Justin Hartley; cooking with singer Carnie Wilson (n)

Video: PASSIONS CAST ZOOM REUNION!!

Updated Talent List For PASSIONS Reunion

Video: Daytime Cares Live Event

Passions Reunion Chat 5/12/20

Confirmed to attend are cast members Juliet Mills (ex-Tabitha), James Hyde (ex-Sam), Marianne Muellerleile (ex-Norma), Kim Ulrich (ex-Ivy), McKenzie Westmore (ex-Sheridan), Lindsay Hartley (Theresa), Charles Divins (Chad), Brook Kerr (ex-Whitney), Andrea Evans (ex-Rebecca), Silvana Arias (ex-Paloma), Heidi Murray (ex-Kay), Erin Cardillo (ex-Esme) and Phillip Jeanmarie (ex-Vincent/Valerie). Additional attendees will be announced closer to the reunion date.

The reunion will take place on Tuesday, May 12 at 2:00 p.m. EDT/11:00 a.m. PDT on the Soap Opera Royalty YouTube channel.

Daytime Cares: A Live Event Scheduled

The event can be viewed here and in addition to those mentioned above, will feature:

Lamon Archey (Eli, DAYS), Maurice Benard (Sonny, GH), Ian Buchanan (ex-Duke, GH et al), Crystal Chappell (ex-Carly, DAYS et al), James DePaiva (ex-Max, ONE LIFE TO LIVE et al), Kassie DePaiva (ex-Eve, DAYS et al), William deVry (Julian, GH), Chad Duell (Michael, GH), Andrea Evans (ex-Tina, ONE LIFE TO LIVE et al), Linsey Godfrey (Sarah, DAYS), Stacy Haiduk (Kristen, DAYS), Bill Hayes (Doug, DAYS), Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie, DAYS), Finola Hughes (Anna, GH), Michael E. Knight (Martin, GH), Kyle Lowder (Rex, DAYS), Katelyn MacMullen (Willow, GH), Sofia Mattsson (Sasha, GH), Eric Martsolf (Brady, DAYS), Robert Newman (ex-Josh, GUIDING LIGHT), Wes Ramsey (Peter, GH), James Reynolds (Abe, DAYS), Melissa Reeves (Jennifer, DAYS), Scott Reeves (ex-Steven, GH et al), Emme Rylan (Lulu, GH), Michelle Stafford (Phyllis, Y&R), Paul Telfer (Xander, DAYS), Heather Tom (Katie, B&B), Jordi Vilasuso (Rey, Y&R), Cynthia Watros (Nina, GH), Maura West (Ava, GH), Josh Swickard (Chase, GH), Kim Zimmer (ex-Reva, GUIDING LIGHT)

Morning Show Appearance

Thursday, March 19 – Actor Justin Hartley (“This Is Us”)

Morning Show Appearance

Wednesday, March 18

(10-11 a.m.) Justin Hartley on This Is Us

Talk Show Appearance

Thursday, March 19 – Justin Hartley (“This Is Us”);

This Is Us Gets Passions-ate: Here's Why Kevin's Soapy Aside Was Funny

We’re talking about something Kevin said to Randall in “New York, New York, New York,” at the afterparty for the premiere of Kevin’s movie. The two brothers argued over the best trajectory of care for their mother, Rebecca, who’d recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Randall strongly suggested enrolling Rebecca in an experimental, in-patient clinical trial in St. Louis. Kevin balked at the idea of his mom leaving her California home for months at a time, saying that he was around to help her out in the months and years to come.

This vow of support incensed Randall, who called out his often flighty sibling. “We both know that at any minute, you could take off for Morocco to go do a movie. Or go live in a trailer. Or hook up with Susan Lucci,” he said.

“Well,” Kevin clarified, “it was her daughter. But whatever.”

Praise Timmy! A Passions reference, veiled though it may be!

For the uninitiated: Justin Hartley, who plays This Is Us‘ Kevin, got his acting start playing Fox Crane on the aforementioned late 1990s/early 2000s soap opera. Passions aired on NBC, it ran for eight-ish years on NBC (and then for a year or so after that on DirecTV) and it was bats–t in the best way. In addition to the usual daytime drama love stories, the sudser also mixed in the supernatural: Tabitha, for instance, was a witch who brought her doll, Timmy, to life; the pair honestly were one of the more stable duos on the show.

And though Susan Lucci was not a member of the Passions cast — she’s the longstanding diva of ABC’s All My Children — her only daughter, Liza Huber, was. Huber originated the role of Passions‘ Gwen Hotchkiss in 1999, left the show in 2000 but returned in 2002.

Hartley and Huber were co-stars from 2002 (when he joined the soap) to 2006 (when he left). Alas, their characters never were romantically linked; Gwen was eternally ride-or-die for his half-brother, Ethan.

Roscoe Born's Family Reveals Cause of Death, Calls For More 'Conversations Around Mental Illness'

“Roscoe has long struggled with bipolar disorder, a shadow that he succumbed to when he took his own life on Tuesday March 3, 2020,” read the family’s statement, which was posted on Facebook. “We are grateful for the outpouring of kind words and memories. We only wish that Roscoe could have seen how much people still carry his daytime villains in their hearts. May his death remind us of the importance of opening up conversations around mental illness. May those who need help seek it. May those who seek help receive it. And may it serve them.”

Born’s myriad daytime-TV roles included Ryan’s Hope‘s Joe Novak, Santa Barbara‘s Robert Barr and Quinn Armitage (for which he earned a Daytime Emmy nod in 1990), All My Children‘s Jim Thomasen, The City‘s Nick Rivers, Passions‘ Warden, The Young and the Restless‘ Tom Fisher and, last but not least, One Life to Life‘s super-nefarious Mitch Laurence.

If you’re thinking about suicide, are worried about a friend or loved one, or would like emotional support, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s toll-free number: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

Soap Vet Roscoe Born Dead at 69

“It is with a heavy heart that I share the news of Roscoe Born’s passing,” friend and business partner Deanna Lynne shared on the Born Roscoe Songs Facebook page. “He was an incredibly talented actor and songwriter. Many who knew him know how dedicated he was to social and political causes. He will be missed forever.” After starting out his acting career with guest spots on series such as Joe Forrester, The Rockford Files and The Incredible Hulk, Born played reporter Mark Bailey on the ABC primetime sudser Paper Dolls.

From there, he dove into a long run of daytime-TV roles, including Ryan’s Hope‘s Joe Novak, Santa Barbara‘s Robert Barr and Quinn Armitage (for which he earned a Daytime Emmy nod in 1990), All My Children‘s Jim Thomasen, The City‘s Nick Rivers, Passions‘ Warden, The Young and the Restless‘ Tom Fisher and, last but not least, One Life to Life‘s super-nefarious Mitch Laurence.

A cause of death has not yet been disclosed.

Natalie Zea to Star in Apocalyptic Drama Pilot La Brea at NBC

The TV fave — who is coming off a four-season run on TBS’ The Detour — has nabbed the female lead in NBC’s doomsday drama pilot La Brea.

The potential series revolves around a family whose life is torn apart when a massive sinkhole mysteriously opens in Los Angeles, separating a mother (Zea) and son from father (Once Upon a Time‘s Michael Raymond James) and daughter (newcomer Zyra Gorecki). When part of the family finds themselves in an unexplainable primeval world, alongside a disparate group of strangers, they must work to survive and uncover the mystery of where they are and if there is a way back home.

David Appelbaum (The Enemy Within) penned the La Brea script and will serve as an EP.

Zea’s TV credits also include stints on FX’s Justified, Showtime’s Californication and ABC’s Dirty Sexy Money.

General Hospital adds Passions vet Brook Kerr

Brook Kerr, who played the aforementioned character on NBC’s old sudser Passions, is returning to daytime dramas in March, EW can exclusively reveal. She’ll join General Hospital as a new doctor, and EW has the first look!

Not much else is known about Kerr’s character, who will show up in Port Charles on March 5. But daytime fans — especially those who loved Passions — should remember Kerr’s portrayal as Whitney, the daughter of Eve and T.C. Russell. The Russells were one of the core families in the fictitious town of Harmony on Passions, which aired on NBC from 1999-2007 and then on DirecTV from 2007-08. Kerr’s character was memorable because of her relationship with Chad (played by Donn Swaby and Charles Divins), whom everyone initially thought was her half-brother. Whitney even became a nun to absolve herself of the shame! But alas, she and Chad were not blood relatives so they ended up getting hitched.

Kerr left Passions in 2007 under the guise that her character moved to New Orleans. Her most recent roles include stints on Hawaii Five-0 and Westworld, as well as The Grinder, NCIS: Los Angeles, and True Blood.

General Hospital airs weekdays on ABC.

Days of Our Lives Vet Galen Gering Is the Latest Exit in Cast Shake-Up

Galen Gering, who has played Days of Our Lives‘ Rafe Hernandez since October 2008, revealed on Instagram on Thursday — on his birthday, no less — that, like castmates Freddie Smith and Chandler Massey (who play Sonny and Will), his time on the soap has come to an end.

Earlier this week, Smith announced his and scene partner Massey’s exits, saying “it was not our choice” to depart. “We were looking forward to staying on and keeping the story going,” he added. “But I do understand there is a lot happening with Days of Our Lives [at the moment].”

The “lot happening” refers to the fact that when Days recently was renewed for Season 56, Corday Productions began formally negotiating new deals with some — but clearly not all — members of the series’ large ensemble. “I’ve always seen birthdays as a day of reflection, an opportunity to look back at where I’ve been and where I’m going. So, it’s oddly befitting that today also happens to be my last day at Days,” Gering wrote in his Instagram post, below.

“Man…I have such great memories from the last 10 years,” he continued, rattling off some of the far-out storylines he has been involved in. “And offscreen, I’ve made friendships that I will have for a lifetime.”

“Thanks for the memories Days of Our Lives,” he said in conclusion, after thanking fans. “Like sands through the hourglass….”

Gering’s previous TV credits include Passions and the online sudser Venice the Series.

Due to Days’ unusual taping schedule — the soap shoots six months in advance — Rafe will remain on-screen until fall.

9-1-1: Lone Star Adds Natalie Zea as Owen's New Love Interest

Natalie Zea (The Following, The Detour) will recur on the Fox procedural as Zoe, a potential love interest for Rob Lowe‘s character, TVLine has learned exclusively. Zea’s character, a psychology professor at the University of Texas, meets Owen at a beauty supply store on Monday’s episode (8/7c) and they immediately hit it off.

In addition to her aforementioned projects, Zea has also held down roles on shows like White Famous, Justified, Under the Dome, Californication and Dirty Sexy Money.

And love isn’t just in the air for Owen and Zoe this Valentine’s Day. Monday’s episode, appropriately titled “Studs,” finds Paul dipping his toe into the Austin dating pool, going out on his first real date since moving to the Lone Star State. And in keeping with the “studs” theme — though on a completely different note — the episode also includes a brawl at a male strip club.

Oh, and did we mention the explosion at the bull semen factory? (“It’s shot like Saving Private Ryan!” Lowe tells TVLine.)

Talk Show Appearance

Tu 2/11: Justin Hartley

Talk Show Appearance

Monday, February 3: Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Jesse Metcalfe and fiancée Cara Santana break up

The “John Tucker Must Die” star, 41, and Santana, 35, went their separate ways three weeks ago, a source confirmed to People.

News of their breakup comes after photos surfaced of Metcalfe looking cozy with a blonde woman at a bar in California over the weekend. The woman appeared to be actress Jade Albany, according to the Daily Mail.

He was also seen holding hands with Hungarian model Livia Pillmann, the site reported.

Metcalfe and Santana were together for more than 10 years.

Page Six previously reported they got engaged aboard a 50-foot sailboat in the Hudson River in New York in August 2016.

“It’s been a long time coming, but we couldn’t be happier,” the actor told Us Weekly at the time.

Metcalfe’s rep did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.

‘The Brady Bunch’s Maureen McCormick To Host HGTV Renovation Series ‘Frozen In Time’ – TCA

McCormick, who was one of the six surviving Brady Bunch cast members to appear in A Very Brady Renovation, will host another home renovation series for the network.

The show, which is set to air this spring, will see McCormick and designer Dan Vickery overhaul homes that are stuck in a design time warp. In each episode, Vickery will bring the structure up-to-date, while McCormick sources decade-specific pieces that will give the home a refreshed look and a wink to its original era.

This follows the ratings success of A Very Brady Renovation, which saw the original cast overhaul the house used in the sitcom’s exterior shots. That show launched in September after HGTV purchased the Studio City house.

There was, however, no word on what’s next for the Brady house or whether it would be sold or something else.

Frozen In Time is one of a number of forthcoming shows for the network alongside Farmhouse Fixer (w/t), featuring New Kids on the Block star Jonathan Knight, interior design show Build Me Up, House in a Hurry, Flipping 101 w/ Tarek El Moussa, 100 Day Dream Home and the reboot of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

“We’ve planned more than 700 hours of incredible new content this year,” said Jane Latman, president, HGTV. “Our upcoming series will attract more viewers and be more evocative and emotional, with an emphasis on the ups and downs of real life. Things might go wrong, or they might go right when you’re trying to create the perfect home, but either way, HGTV will be there.”

Justin Hartley's Wife Chrishell Thinks Money Grab Triggered Divorce

Sources connected with Chrishell Stause tell TMZ, the "Selling Sunset" star is privately calling BS on the date of separation Justin listed in his divorce filing. TMZ broke the story ... Justin claims in his docs he and Chrishell separated July 8, 2019. By contrast, she says they were together right up until the day he filed ... November 22, 2019.

We know the 2 were seen out in public together multiple times between July and November, so the early separation date is puzzling. We're told Chrishell doesn't think it's all that puzzling ... that the tea leaves point to some sort of deal Justin may have and she believes he just doesn't want her to get a piece.

As we reported, both Justin and Chrishell acknowledge they were having problems, but she says they never called it quits until she learned from TMZ he filed to end the marriage.

And, as we reported, Chrishell's lawyer, Samantha Spector, is asking Justin to pay her client spousal support ... something he made clear he does not want to pay.

We're told Justin is making big bucks in the wake of his success on "This Is Us." Unclear how the spoils will be divided.

Lisa de Cazotte Dies: Emmy-Winning Daytime Producer Was Age 58

Born Lisa Smith in Westchester, New York in 1961, she graduated from Fordham University and began her television career as an intern on ABC’s One Life to Live. She quickly moved up the ranks to associate, then coordinating producer.

Later positions included working as a producer then supervising producer on NBC’s Santa Barbara and ABC’s All My Children before she was named supervising producer of Aaron Spelling’s Sunset Beach.

In 1999, de Cazotte partnered with writer James E. Reilly and was named EP of NBC Studio’s Passions. She served as EP for the run of the show until 2008; then went on to executive produce General Hospital: Night Shift, a primetime spinoff of GH that ran on cable, before returning to All My Children. In 2012, de Cazotte was named co-executive producer of Days of Our Lives where she won two Daytime Emmy Awards for outstanding drama series. In 2017, she became supervising producer of The Young and the Restless, where she won her third Emmy. She was still producing the Sony/CBS show at the time of her death.

In 2002, de Cazotte married French filmmaker and Oscar winner Antoine de Cazotte. They divided their time between Los Angeles, New York and Paris.

Lisa de Cazotte is survived by her husband Antoine, her brothers Michael Patrick Smith, Robert Terence Smith, and Brian Charles Smith, as well as many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Critics' Choice Awards Nominations 2020

Best Actress in a Drama Series
Christine Baranski, The Good Fight (CBS All Access)
Olivia Colman, The Crown (Netflix)
Jodie Comer, Killing Eve (BBC America)
Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies (HBO)
Regina King, Watchmen (HBO)
Mj Rodriguez, Pose (FX)
Sarah Snook, Succession (HBO)
Zendaya, Euphoria (HBO)

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Asante Blackk, This Is Us (NBC)
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show (Apple)
Asia Kate Dillon, Billions (Showtime)
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Justin Hartley, This Is Us (NBC)
Delroy Lindo, The Good Fight (CBS All Access)
Tim Blake Nelson, Watchmen (HBO)

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown (Netflix)
Gwendoline Christie, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Laura Dern, Big Little Lies (HBO)
Audra McDonald, The Good Fight (CBS All Access)
Jean Smart, Watchmen (HBO)
Meryl Streep, Big Little Lies (HBO)
Susan Kelechi Watson, This Is Us (NBC)

Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Ted Danson, The Good Place (NBC)
Walton Goggins, The Unicorn (CBS)
Bill Hader, Barry (HBO)
Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek (Pop)
Paul Rudd, Living With Yourself (Netflix)
Bashir Salahuddin, Sherman’s Showcase (IFC)
Ramy Youssef, Ramy (Hulu)

BEST ACTOR - Film
Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory
Robert De Niro – The Irishman
Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Eddie Murphy – Dolemite Is My Name
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker
Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Film
Willem Dafoe – The Lighthouse
Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes
Al Pacino – The Irishman
Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Justin Hartley I'm Moving On From My Wedding Ring ... After Filing For Divorce

Check out these pics of Justin Thursday on the set of a photoshoot -- you can clearly see his wedding ring is now MIA, which, honestly ... is to be expected at this point. As we first told you ... the "This Is Us" star filed to divorce actress Chrishell Stause 2 weeks ago ... after 2 years of marriage.

Justin's filing appears to have blindsided Chrishell ... because there's a huge 5-month difference in their accounts of when they separated. He says they separated on July 8, but in her response, she lists it as Nov. 22 ... the day Justin filed the divorce petition.

The breakup is proceeding quickly now. Chrishell packed up her things Wednesday and moved out of the former couple's L.A. home and into a place of her own.

Justin ditching his wedding ring, publicly, the very next day is a sure sign he's moving on too.

Justin Hartley Divorce Wife Chrishell's Moving Out

The "Selling Sunset" star was seen talking to movers at her L.A. residence Wednesday, and it looks like she's staying positive through the rough situation. A moving truck was also parked in front of the house she's shared with her recently estranged husband.

We broke the story ... Chrishell filed her response to Justin's divorce petition, and strongly suggests she was totally blindsided by it. According to the docs, she lists their separation date as Nov. 22, 2019 -- the day Justin filed for divorce -- but he claims they separated on July 8, 2019.

As we've pointed out ... that's a bit odd, considering the couple was seen out together multiple times after that date, including a week before his divorce filing.

The separation date isn't the only thing the 2 don't agree on -- Chrishell wants Justin to pay spousal support and her attorney's fees ... but he wants the opposite.

Chrishell also took a thinly veiled shot at Justin on social media by sharing a quote about it being difficult to watch people change, and now ... she's changing her address.

'This Is Us' Star Justin Hartley Wife Responds in Divorce Strongly Hints She Was Blindsided!!!

Chrishell just filed her response to Justin's divorce petition and, according to the docs -- obtained by TMZ -- she's listing their date of separation as Nov. 22, 2019 ... literally the day Justin ran to court and filed his petition.

Meanwhile, he says they separated on July 8, 2019 ... which seemed crazy because we'd seen them out together multiple times since then, most recently in November -- just a week before his divorce filing.

Besides the separation date -- Chrishell and Justin don't see eye to eye on a couple of other issues. According to her docs, filed by celeb attorney Samantha Spector, Chrishell says she wants him to pay spousal support ... and he doesn't want to pay.

She also wants him to cover her attorney's fees, but -- you guessed it -- Justin wants her to cover her own legal expenses.

Chrishell seemed to indicate the breakup was bitter with a not-so cryptic post on Monday about watching people change.

Oh, and speaking of change ... Chrishell has one other request in her docs. She's going back to her maiden name ... Stause.

Justin Hartley’s soon-to-be ex-wife posts cryptic quote

“It’s hard to watch people change right in front of you. But it’s even harder remembering who they used to be,” read a quote by Nishan Panwar posted to her Instagram on Monday.

In November, Hartley, 42, filed to divorce Stause, 38, citing irreconcilable differences. He filed the documents without an attorney, according to TMZ.

The former couple met during their soap opera days, with Chrishell on “Days of Our Lives” and Hartley in “Passions” and “The Young and the Restless.”

The two dated for three years before Hartley popped the question in summer 2016, and they tied the knot the following October. They have no children together; Hartley has one daughter, Isabella, from a previous relationship.

Hartley currently stars on hit NBC series “This Is Us,” and Stause appears on Netflix’s “Selling Sunset.”

Justin Hartley Files for Divorce ... This is No Longer Us

Hartley filed legal docs -- obtained by TMZ -- in which he claims irreconcilable differences as the reason for the divorce from Chrishell Stause, who has been on "Days of Our Lives" and is a star of the Netflix show, "Selling Sunset."

It's almost like this came out of the blue. Justin and Chrishell were together just last week, so something seems to have happened.

The couple has no children together, so custody won't be an issue. It's unclear if they have a prenup. BTW, Justin has one child from a previous marriage.

Justin and Chrishell dated for 3 years before he proposed. They met when their mutual friend encouraged them to go on a date since they were both starring in soaps at the time and were single. He was on "Young and the Restless," and the soap community is small.

Update 3:59 PM PT -- The plot just thickened. Justin lists the date of separation as July 8, 2019 ... months ago. The weird thing is ... they've been together a number of times since then ... as recently as last week. And, in his docs, Justin says he does not want to pay Chrishell spousal support and he wants her to pay her own lawyer's fees. It is possible they had a prenup that would make spousal support unnecessary.

9 Hallmark Christmas Movies to Watch This Holiday Season

Here are some of this year's Hallmark Christmas movies that we think are the must-sees of the season (all times are Eastern).

1. Write Before Christmas
Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 8 p.m.
Not only will Jessica (Torrey DeVitto) inspire you to finally send out some holiday cards this year, but she'll also connect with a special someone (Chad Michael Murray) in the process. Their rendezvous may or may not (read: definitely will) interrupt those no-dating-over-the-holidays plans she has in this pic.

2. Christmas Under the Stars
Thursday, Nov. 21 at 8 p.m.
Sure, you might have a hard time believing that an ambitious investment banker (Jesse Metcalfe) would pick up at a gig at a Christmas tree lot after being let go from his day job, but hey, at least it'll give him an opportunity to meet a lovely astronomy teacher (Autumn Reeser) who can teach him a thing or two about star-gazing.

3. Christmas at Graceland
Saturday, Nov. 23 at 8 p.m.
What could possibly bring two pretty people together better than an Elvis-themed Christmas shindig? In this film, Harper (Kaitlin Doubleday) spends her holiday in between jobs working as a nanny for handsome widower Owen (Adrian Grenier), and they work together on a holiday exhibit that's bound to get them all shook up.

4. Merry & Bright
Sunday, Nov. 24 at 10:03 p.m.
Ah yes, that feeling when you think that new hunk in your life has been sent as a set-up from your mom, but he turns out to be a corporate drone! In this film, Cate (Jodie Sweetin) is the CEO of a candy company who meets Gabe (Andrew Walker) and thinks he's someone her mother wants her to date. As it happens, though, he's actually around on business to ensure the company's profitability. Surrounded by all those holiday treats, though, these two are bound to get sweet on each other before it's all said and done.

5. A Christmas Duet
Monday, Nov. 25 at 8 p.m.
When it comes to Christmas movies, there's no place like Vermont for an estranged couple to come back together. In this film, former singing duo Averie (Chaley Rose) and Jesse (Rome Flynn) have grown apart since the release of their hit holiday song, but they'll reunite at her cozy little lodge just in time for the Yuletide Festival to bring the spirit of the season back into their lives. Chances are, they'll be making some very beautiful music together again.

6. Christmas in Rome
Saturday, Nov. 30 at 8 p.m.
Getting fired right before the holiday is a massive bummer, but for Angela (Lacey Chabert), opportunity will knock pretty quickly when a handsome executive named Oliver (Sam Page) hires her to be his tour guide around Italy's capital. Will sparks fly in the Eternal City? Count on it.

7. Christmas Town
Sunday, Dec. 1 at 8 p.m.
OK, OK, so the place isn't actually called Christmas Town, but this movie is about a charming little hideaway that helps to rekindle the spirit of the season for Lauren (Candace Cameron Bure).

8. A Christmas Love Story
Saturday, Dec. 7 at 8 p.m.
What could be better for a youth choir director (Kristin Chenoweth) than finding a boy with a golden voice just in time for the Christmas Eve show? Why, meeting his swoony — and available! — father (Scott Wolf), of course!

9. Double Holiday
Sunday, Dec. 22 at 8 p.m.
When Rebecca (Carly Pope) has to table her Hanukkah plans to co-prepare a holiday party with her office nemesis (Kristoffer Polaha), their shared sense of competition might just give way to something worth celebrating.

Inside Salem - 11/11/19- Melissa Reeves, Paul Telfer and Eric Martsolf

Soap Stars On THE REAL

Talk Show Appearance

Monday 10/21: Galen Gering, Michael Mealor, Lawrence Saint-Victor, Donnell Turner, guest co-host Amanda Seales

‘A Very Brady Renovation: Holiday Edition’ Special Confirmed For Food Network

The six Brady Bunch siblings join Ree Drummond, the star of Food Network’s The Pioneer Woman, and Jasmine Roth, star of HGTV’s Hidden Potential, to create ‘70s-inspired treats and festive decorations. The special airs on Food Network Dec. 22.

Brady Bunch cast members Barry Williams (Greg), Maureen McCormick (Marcia), Christopher Knight (Peter), Eve Plumb (Jan), Mike Lookinland (Bobby) and Susan Olsen (Cindy) are on board for the special.

“We have remarkable star experts across every area of lifestyle content, so of course we’re inviting Food Network star Ree Drummond to HGTV’s Brady holiday episode,” said HGTV president Jane Latman. “Along with Jasmine Roth and the Brady siblings, we’ve assembled a dream team to create the ultimate holiday programming event.”

Although details are still being worked out, HGTV is reportedly planning a Brady holiday special that will air in December. Presumably, the holiday special will bring back memories of the TV family’s holiday gatherings there.

The current home renovation show has proven to be a big hit for HGTV. The September 9 debut episode delivered a 2.1 L+3 rating among 25-54 and total viewers. The premiere also delivered a 3.91 household rating, a record for HGTV.

Tomorrow’s show wraps up the four-episode series, in which the original cast worked alongside eight HGTV stars to transform the house that was used for exterior shots into a duplicate of the sound stage that was used for interiors. The producers scoured the nation for props from the late ’60s and early ’70s to replicate the home, and used such touches as fussing over the angle of the stairs in the living room to re-create the imaginary home.

There was, of course, a 1988 film, A Very Brady Christmas, and the television show had several episodes devoted to the holiday. It’s successful reincarnation for the renovation show apparently is sparking ideas to keep the ball rolling.

“We knew A Very Brady Renovation would exceed every expectation,” said a statement by Jane Latman, president of HGTV, in touting the ratings for the Renovation program. “This initial ratings and digital performance report has been nothing short of impressive and our entire team is celebrating. The Brady Bunch is a pop culture phenomenon with incredible appeal, so we expect viewers to return week after week to watch how HGTV renovated and replicated the real Brady Bunch house.”

Now, that appeal will be apparently extended beyond the end of the series.

Talk Show Appearance

Wednesday, October 23: JUSTIN HARTLEY

Talk Show Appearance

Fr 10/25: Justin Hartley

Maree Cheatham on Young Sheldon 11/7/19

GUEST CAST: Maree Cheatham (Dorothy), David Futernick (Man In Crowd), Davey Johnson (Nigel).

Robin Strasser On DAYS: “They won’t be using me again”

Dishing with Digest - 10/4/19 - Eric Martsolf

Eric Martsolf (Brady, DAYS) talks about how he went from law school student to musical theater performer to soap star with Digest's Stephanie Sloane and Mara Levinsky. Plus, we look at the importance of characters who were born on screen.

The one person that would leave ‘This is Us’ actor Justin Hartley starstruck

“For me, it’s always been Michael Jordan,” the Chicago native revealed while chatting on Barstool Sports’ podcast “Chicks in the Office” on Tuesday. “Since I was a kid … he’s everything.”

But when Hartley attended the Emmys with his “This Is Us” co-stars Mandy Moore and Sterling K. Brown on Sunday, he recalled another star whose presence left him in disbelief.

“When you just look over and you see Michael Douglas standing right there I mean that is that’s super cool!” he said. “It’s like, ‘What is my life right now?! Why am I standing next to Michael Douglas – that is so cool!'”

While Hartley was chatting with the podcast hosts, we’re told the building’s fire alarm went off, leading the NBC star to reference the untimely death of his TV dad — Milo Ventimiglia — joking that he’s previously survived fires.

Ironically, “fire,” is also how he described Season 4 of the show that premieres Tuesday night.

“I love it, I love it!” he added.

Brook Kerr on HAWAII FIVE-0 10/4/19

(“Kuipeia e ka makani apaa” is Hawaiian for “Knocked flat by the wind; sudden disaster”)

GUEST CAST includes: Brook Kerr (Carol), Josh Braaten (Nate), Marc Menchaca (Jackson Wilcox).

Talk Show Appearance

Tuesday, September 24: Guests include Demi Moore, Justin Hartley

Inside Salem - 9/16/19 - Robin Strasser, Greg Vaughan, Linsey Godfrey

The Detour Cancelled at TBS

The twisted family comedy starred Jason Jones and Natalie Zea as parents Nate and Robin, who embark on an innocent road trip from New York to Florida with their three kids. The trip, of course, went horribly wrong, with the family running into trouble at every stop; subsequent seasons saw the Parker family move to New York City (with James Cromwell and Laura Benanti joining the cast), then Alaska, and then travel around the globe to locate missing child Delilah.

Co-created by Jones and his real-life wife Samantha Bee, The Detour debuted in April 2016 and scored a Season 2 renewal ahead of its series premiere. The fourth — and now final — season premiered in June and averaged 722,000 total viewers and a 0.26 demo rating (in Live+Same Day numbers), down about 30 percent from its previous cycle. The Aug. 20 finale will now serve as a series finale; the cancellation caps the show’s run at a total of 42 episodes.

Dishing with Digest - 8/30/19 - Robin Strasser

Robin Strasser talks about her new role as DAYS’s Vivian, her memories of playing ANOTHER WORLD’s Rachel and ONE LIFE TO LIVE’s Dorian and more with Digest’s Stephanie Sloane and Mara Levinsky. We also preview the big soap stories coming for fall.

Inside Salem - 8/19/19 - Eric Martsolf, Camila Banus, Galen Gering

Eric Martsolf talks about how often he suspends his disbelief for storylines and looks back on Brady's long list of exes. Then, in two can't-miss clips, "Nicole" and Brady hit the sheets and "Nicole" and Gabi get in a catfight. And later, we go behind the scenes to Galen Gering's dressing room with Camila Banus.

‘Love Me’ Drama Based On Swedish Format From ‘Life Sentence’ Creators & Elizabeth Banks Set At ABC As Put Pilot

Written by Cardillo and Keith, Love Me follows the stories of a multi-generational family in Chicago as they search for love in our increasingly detached digital world and explores how their unconditional love for one another helps them navigate the highs and lows of it all.

Cardillo and Keith executive produce for In Good Company, with Brownstone’s Banks and Handelman. Bornebusch, who stars in, writes and directs the Swedish series, also executive produces. Brownstone’s Dannah Shinder is co-executive producer.

The Swedish series — original title Älska Mig — starring Bornebusch and Sverrir Gudnason, examines how friendship, grief and romance intersect with love in the lives of three generations of people living in the Swedish capital Stockholm. The six-part comedy-drama series, from Nordic Entertainment Group, is set to air this fall across the Nordic region on NENT Group’s streaming service Viaplay. You can watch a teaser with no English subtitles below.

Love Me is Cardillo and Keith’s first sale under a multi-year overall deal they have at WBTV. The duo have sold four other broadcast projects with the studio over the past five years, two of which went to series, Significant Mother (2015) and Life Sentence (2018), both on The CW. Cardillo and Keith also worked together as co-eps on the second season of Netflix/WBTV’s Fuller House.

Cardillo and Keith have been collaborating since the mid-2000s when they met in acting class at Warner Loughlin Studios. They won the New York Television Festival in 2013 with spec script We’re Not Your Parents. Cardillo is repped by Velocity Entertainment Partners and Bloom Hergott. Keith is repped by Lichter Grossman.

Brownstone also is producing the Hulu comedy series Shrill as well as an adult animated series reboot of The Flintstones in the works at Warner Bros. Animation. Banks currently is directing, producing, co-writing and starring as Bosley in her continuation of Charlie’s Angels (November 15) for Sony Pictures. Banks and Handelman are repped by UTA, Untitled, Ziffren Brittenham.

Swedish actress-writer Bornebusch is repped by Paradigm and Agentfirman Planthaber/Kilden/Mandic.

Hogestyn & Stewart Married

Hulu Picks Up All Seasons Of ‘Designing Women’; Will Launch Classic Sitcom On Women’s Equality Day August 26 – TCA

The digital platform will air all 163 episodes of the series, which was produced by Bloodworth/Thomason Mozark Productions in association with Columbia Pictures Television for CBS, after striking a deal with Sony Pictures Television.

The series, which ran from September 29, 1986, until May 24, 1993, centers on the lives of four women and one man working together at an Atlanta interior design firm. Designing Women starred Dixie Carter (The Edge Of Night/The Doctors), Annie Potts, Jean Smart (Another World), Delta Burke, Meshach Taylor, Alice Ghostley (Passions), Julia Duffy (The Doctors/Passions/Love Of Life), Jan Hooks and Judith Ivey.

The pick up comes after a reboot of the show, written by original creator Bloodworth-Thomason, was developed last year by ABC.

Hulu’s head of originals Craig Erwich said that the show was “ahead of its time” when it launched. “We saw these four fabulous women balancing work and home lives, running businesses, handling setbacks and dating. But the show never shied away from tough topics like domestic abuse, homophobia, racism and women’s rights and its themes and storylines continue to have revelance today,” he added.

In terms of other holidays, Erwich claimed that The Act, starring Patricia Arquette and Joey King, was the “most watched original” on Mother’s Day. The anthology series follows Gypsy Blanchard (King), a girl trying to escape the toxic relationship she has with her overprotective mother, Dee Dee (Arquette).

Erwich said, “I guess after the disturbing scenes between Patricia Arquette and Joey King, we all feel better about our relationships with our moms.”

The Detour's Natalie Zea Spills on Her Dual Role, Including Working the Pole

When last we tuned in, BJ was at “husband” Nate’s side, having chopped her locks to match her twin’s and left an unconscious Robin shackled inside a barn. So if you’re a fan of Natalie Zea, this uproarious arc is truly twice as nice. What turns will the case of the duplicitous doppelgänger take? TVLine invited Zea to tease what’s to come — as well as weigh in on her real-life husband’s “idiotic” role in it all.

TVLINE | As I said on Twitter last week, I was not expecting two of you.

Yeah, well, me neither. [Laughs] I mean, obviously I was, but prior to that, I wasn’t.

TVLINE | Was the dual role any kind of a secret about this season that you weren’t able to share with people?

It’s funny, because I did a few interviews before the season started, with people who had seen [screeners], and everybody asked me about it, so I guess it wasn’t a huge secret. I guess it depends on who you ask, because I thought it would be a great little surprise. I think it was a nice little twist.

TVLINE | How much time did you get to prepare for BJ?

Well, we get scripts for, like, the first three-quarters of the season before we start shooting. So, I had it, but I’m not big on preparation, so I didn’t do a lot. A lot of that was, like, game-day stuff, but I think it’s OK, because again, a lot of it’s just in the…

TVLINE | So much of it is her language.

Totally, yeah. I really don’t have to do much.

TVLINE | Did you get to do any evil twin stuff over on Passions? I was trying to remember….

No. No, there were a couple people who got to be evil twins. I wasn’t one of them. I wasn’t quite important enough!

TVLINE | So, no chance to pick up any of the tricks about how to act opposite yourself, to have the right eyeline and everything….

No, but when I did The Following, Sam Underwood played twins, so I was prepared for how tedious it can be. I mean, it wasn’t tedious for us, because our schedule is so unrealistic, to be honest. There was no tedium, but there’s a lot of repetition, because you have to do everything twice. I was prepared for that, because I had watched Sam do it, and the guy they had hired to play Sam’s double was so great. He really put a lot of effort into it. [Co-star/series co-creator] Jason [Jones] and I we were on the same page with making sure that my doubles, the BJ double and the Robin double, were actors instead of just [stand-ins].

TVLINE | I hear that all the time, that it’s really important.

Really important, and they were incredible. One of them went onto YouTube and watched interviews of me so that she could get my cadence and gestures down. Crazy, right? They were honestly two of the hardest-working people on the show this season, they were just so present. I mean, there were very, very, very long days, and sometimes one of them wasn’t doing anything except standing off-camera and watching my gestures, aping me as I’m doing the scene, so that when it comes back around, she can make sure that she’s in sync.

TVLINE | That is the one thing that drives me nuts with doubles, is when you can tell they’re just standing there, and I’m like, “Natalie’s more animated than that! She gesticulates! She would cock her head there!”

Yeah. They really, really had it down, and what was crazy is they both were very specific about who they were playing. They weren’t just being me playing these characters. One was very specifically BJ and one was very specifically Robin. They went all-out. It was great.

TVLINE | What’s going to be hardest for BJ passing herself as Robin?

[Her eventual downfall] ends up being something really stupid, of course, a slip that should’ve been a gimme. She fouls it up at the last minute.

TVLINE | I guess the question might actually be: Does she even try?

Yes. I will say yes, in her own way.

TVLINE | And what’s it going to take for Robin to get out of her predicament? We last saw her knocked out and chained up in a barn.

Well, she has to be dependent on some real idiots. [Sarcastically] She’s really super-patient with that kind of stuff, too. So, it should be “fine.”

TVLINE | One of those idiots is played by Mr. Travis Schuldt (Zea’s husband of nearly five years).

Indeed. He wasn’t going to come to location, because our daughter was starting school and he was actually working a lot on Splitting Up Together during the same time. He was like, “Look, you’re on your own, we’re not coming to see you.” So, I asked Jason if he could hire him for an episode or two, just to get my family out to Vancouver. He ended up getting to come out for two weeks, and then another two weeks later on, and it all happened to land on my daughter’s birthday, so it couldn’t have worked out better.

TVLINE | Objectively speaking…. How did he do as an idiot?

That’s kind of his niche, so…. had he f—ked this one up, it would’ve been really embarrassing. It’s, like, his forte, so he really had no excuse to not nail it.

TVLINE | Knowing this storyline was coming up, did you make any effort to make Robin a little more, not “nerdy,” but….

Not crazy? More subdued? No. That would’ve been a really good acting note, so thanks for that after the fact. [Laughs]

TVLINE | Because when BJ remarks on what a drip Robin is, I’m like, “She’s not, though. She’s cool.”

I know, she’s not that bad. But BJ’s also f—king insane, so… you can’t really trust anything she says.

TVLINE | Have you ever spoken more coarsely for a character?

Yes, because I’ve done two Tom Kapinos shows (Californication and White Famous). But minus the Tom Kapinos shows, that would be a no. BJ definitely doesn’t hold much back with her language.

TVLINE | I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say that one of your characters does some pole-dancing in this week’s episode. Surely there are some anecdotes from that experience.

Well, as with everything on The Detour, there was no real rehearsal or discussion of what was going to happen. We just basically let the cameras roll, and I went for it, and Jason does what he does best — he just reacted. It was not a sexy dance. Nothing is sexy about this dance…

TVLINE | But it looked tricky, some of the stunt-y moves, like when you get your foot stuck in a [spoiler].

Yes, thank you. No easy feat, right? But my stunt double did the big stunt [at the end of the routine].

TVLINE | I screamed when that happened.

Yeah, that was not me, even if I wanted to.

TVLINE | You guys are so brave on this show with physical humor.

Honestly, when I look at it on the page, I usually don’t understand, and then once we get to set, it starts making a bit more sense. It’s very much all inside [Jason’s] brain.

TVLINE | This show keeps reinventing its premise. Will the finale hint at what Season 5 might be about, if you get renewed?

The last few scenes of the season finale will not make any sense until/unless there’s another season. So, talk to the boys upstairs!

TVLINE | Speaking of finales, as part of TVLine’s End of Decade roll-out, we named Justified one of the best series finales of the 2010s.

Yeah, everybody kind of got their happy ending…. It’s funny, because when you’re a little further removed from it, you’re like, “Well, that’s the only way that could’ve ended.” I think it was really bold and brave of them to make it a sort of blood-free episode, you know? Like, not blood-free literally, but there was no sort of comeuppance for anyone in that sort of sense, and I think that that was sort of, ironically, the biggest twist of all. Everybody came out relatively unscathed.

TVLINE | You had Raylan and Winona enjoying some ice cream, watching the kid romp around. It was downright domestic.

How unexpected, and great! I just remember, in the weeks and months leading up to that, there was a lot of speculation about how Justified was going to end, and who was going to die. It was very Game of Thrones, like, “OK, who’s going to make the kill list? Because obviously it’s going to be a blood-bath”….

TVLINE | But even Wynn Duffy survived!

Yeah, everybody did. Yeah.

Talk Show Appearance

Th 6/27: Justin Hartley

2019 Teen Choice Award Nominations

Choice Comedy TV Actress
Candace Cameron Bure – Fuller House
Gina Rodriguez – Jane the Virgin
Kaley Cuoco – The Big Bang Theory
Nina Dobrev – Fam
Sarah Hyland – Modern Family
Yara Shahidi – black-ish

Eric Martsolf To Host New Podcast

Inside Salem - 5/13/19 - Arianne Zucker, Lauren Koslow, Galen Gering and More

THIS IS US’ PICKED UP FOR THREE SEASONS

The unprecedented three-year pickup signifies the network’s utmost confidence in the series that has become part of the pop culture zeitgeist.

The announcement was made by Lisa Katz and Tracey Pakosta, Presidents of Scripted Programming, NBC Entertainment.

“In a television landscape with nearly 500 original scripted series, there are very few, if any, that have the critical and cultural impact of ‘This Is Us’ and we couldn’t be more proud to bring fans three more seasons of a show that so well represents the NBC brand,” said Katz and Pakosta. “A huge thank you and congratulations to our executive producers, cast and crew who reach new heights every week with the show’s inventive and compelling storytelling.”

For the 2018-19 season, “This Is Us” averaged a 3.79 rating in adults 18-49 and 13.8 million viewers overall in “live plus seven day” Nielsens, making it currently the season’s #1 entertainment series on any broadcast network in 18-49, as well as the #2 drama in total viewers.

In addition, “This Is Us” generated television’s biggest lift going from “live plus same day” to L+7 Nielsens, growing by 1.78 rating points. When 35 days of linear and projected non-linear viewership are added, “This Is Us” more than triples its 2.01 L+SD rating, increasing to a 6.94.

“This Is Us” and its cast have won many top awards, including two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, an Emmy Award, Golden Globe and SAG Awards for Sterling K. Brown for Best Actor in a Drama Series and three AFI Awards for Program of the Year.

'This Is Us' star Hartley on INDYCAR GP: 'This is fantastic!'

On his path to wave the green flag to start the INDYCAR Grand Prix on Saturday, Hartley was schooled on what it might be like to pilot an Indy car at speed by none other than racing legend Mario Andretti.

Harley, who portrays Kevin Pearson on NBC’s hit show “This Is Us,” took a thrill ride as a passenger in the Indy Racing Experience two-seat Indy car driven by Andretti, watched the NTT IndyCar Series morning warmup practice from pit lane and took a tour of INDYCAR Race Control. He also met several stars of Indy car racing – including Alexander Rossi and Conor Daly of Andretti Autosport in the photo above – and stopped to pose for selfies with dozens of excited “This Is Us” fans.

“It’s a historic place,” Hartley said as he took in the view from the sixth floor of the IMS Pagoda. “I’m a race fan and, you know, to get to watch these incredible machines do these incredible things – this is fantastic! It’s engineering at its best.”

Climbing out of the two-seater ride with Andretti, Hartley summed up the experience simply: “That’s cookin’!”

Later, Hartley climbed to the flag stand at the IMS start/finish line – hovering above the iconic yard of bricks – to perform his honorary starter duties, waving the green flag to begin the race on the 14-turn, 2.439-mile permanent road course.

Hartley’s counterpart in honorary celebrity roles Saturday was Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford, who drove the Chevrolet pace car ahead of the field on the parade and pace laps before the green flag. Crawford, a noted performance car buff, took a two-seater ride with Andretti, too, and thrilled hockey fans as he took in sights around the track.

Actor Hartley to wave green flag for IndyCar Grand Prix

Hartley plays Kevin Pearson in the NBC series ''This Is Us'' and was part of the cast that earned the Screen Actors Guild award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in 2018 and 2019.

It will be the first IndyCar race since mid-April. Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford will be the pace car driver for the race.

McKenzie Westmore Reveals That She Has Tourette Syndrome: ‘I Was Afraid it Would Hurt My Career’

Now, at 41, Westmore wants to finally embrace her Tourette’s, and bring greater awareness to the “misunderstood” condition.

“Nine times out of ten, people make jokes about Tourette’s, and I’ve just had to go with it because I didn’t want to be the odd man out,” she tells PEOPLE. “And I’ve realized that there’s no such thing as the odd man out, because we all have our own oddities. We should all have that freedom to be able to speak freely about what our own disabilities are, because we all have our own issues.”

Westmore, an alum of the long-running soap opera Passions, spent the early years of her life getting cruelly bullied by her peers and chastised by her mother for her tics.

“I make a squeaking noise, like a mouse, and I still do it to this day,” she explains. “Most people outgrow it when they’re teenagers, but I did not. Mine exhibits in vocal tics and in facial tics; I furrow my brows. I always had to lie and say that I had dust in my eyes, or if it’s the squeaking noise to try and distract people.”

After Westmore was diagnosed at age 10, her mom repeatedly apologized for scolding her for what she now knew was a nervous system disorder that Westmore couldn’t control. Tourette’s is incurable, and at that point the only treatment was doses of lithium.

“That is a heavy-duty drug that my mom was not going to put a 10-year-old on,” Westmore says. “So I was not put on medication, and I just had to deal with it. And I was brutally made fun of in school, I was bullied, I was beaten up, and I just dealt with it. I had to live with it and get through it.”

Through her “tough” childhood, Westmore relied on her faith and her parents, who allowed her to frequently change schools to get away from her tormentors. She eventually ended up at a performing arts school, where Westmore found her “outlet.”

“Being on stage is when I was able to relax,” she says. “My tics would stop and I would be able to create these characters and ignore everything else.”

After graduating from high school, Westmore dove right into an acting career, though she was always nervous that her tics would betray her.

“I knew that when I got on stage it would simmer down, but I always had that fear in the back of my head that someone will see me, or that it’ll come out in the middle of an audition,” she says.

For years, Westmore kept her Tourette’s under wraps. But she changed her mind after working on the short film Goodbye Dessa, created by a close friend for the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge.

“The majority of our cast and our crew had disabilities,” she says. “And as while we were filming, I started to research it and I didn’t realize that Tourette’s syndrome is considered a disability. I looked at the Tourette’s community and saw that there was no face for this; nobody to speak on their behalf. I wanted to come out with this.”

Westmore wants people to understand that it’s not just a disease that causes people to swear.

“Like autism, there’s a spectrum. There’s a spectrum of your motor and vocal tics, and it goes all the way to swearing, which is actually a very small percentage,” she says. “There are a lot of people who have the degree that I have, and they don’t understand it or their parents don’t understand it. They think it’s them misbehaving, and it’s not, it’s these things they can’t control.”

Westmore says that Tourette’s is not something to be afraid of.

“It doesn’t mean that you’re going to fly off the handle,” she says. “And this is not something you catch. You’re born with it, it’s a genetic predisposition. It’s not anything scary. It’s not misbehaving.”

Westmore is now proud to speak up about her condition, and wants better research into why it happens.

“This was something that I had pushed aside, that I had Tourette’s,” she says. “I thought of it as this annoying thing. I’ve realized that I don’t have to hide from it any more. I don’t need to stay quiet. I can tell people and not be embarrassed.”

The Detour Return

Georgia Engel, Mary Tyler Moore and Raymond Co-Star, Dead at 70

Engel passed away on Friday in Princeton, New Jersey, according to The New York Times. No cause of death has been revealed.

Famous for her helium-high voice and sunny demeanor, Engel played Ted Baxter’s ditzy girlfriend Georgette on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, joining the show in 1972 and remaining with it until the 1977 series finale. Georgette would go on to marry Ted, and Engel earned a pair of Emmy nominations in the role. She went on to join her Mary Tyler Moore Show co-star Betty White on White’s self-titled CBS sitcom, and play a memorable role as Howard’s wife Shirley on the ABC comedy Coach.

More recently, Engel joined the cast of the CBS hit Everybody Loves Raymond as Robert’s mother-in-law Pat, scoring three straight Emmy nominations for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series from 2003 to 2005. Engel also reunited with White once again on TV Land’s Hot in Cleveland, along with appearances on Passions, The Office and Two and a Half Men. Her final TV role was a Season 2 episode of Netflix’s One Day at a Time.

Actor Justin Hartley lands the role of homeowner in Encino

Private and gated, the 6,762 square feet of open floor plan is crowned by high ceilings and exposed wood beams. A glass wall reveals the temperature-controlled wine room. The kitchen features both prep and eat-at islands as well as a glass-sided breakfast nook.

A high-tech media room, a dining room, a butler’s panty, six bedrooms and eight bathrooms are among the other living spaces.

The resort-like backyard contains a contemporary fire-pit area, a pool house, a swimming pool and a sports court.

Hartley, 42, has television credits that include the daytime soap opera "Passions," the adventure-drama "Smallville" and the thriller series "Revenge." He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for his work on "The Young and the Restless." He also is branching out to TV production with his newly launched ChangeUp Productions.

Stause, 37, plays herself on the Netflix realty reality show “Selling Sunset.” Her television credits include “Days of Our Lives” and “The Young and the Restless.”

Ray Akbari and Cyrus Ahmadi of Standard Realty were the listing agents. Stause, who also goes by the name Chrishell Hartley, and Jason Oppenheim of the Oppenheim Group handled the buying side.

‘Life Sentence’ Creators Erin Cardillo & Richard Keith Ink Overall Deal With Warner Bros. TV

This is the first overall deal for Cardillo and Keith who have created two projects to date for the studio that have gone to series, Significant Mother in 2015 and and Life Sentence in 2018, both on CW. They also have sold a number of broadcast pitches with big commitments.

The duo have also written solo features in the romantic comedy genre. Cardillo’s Isn’t It Romantic for New Line and Warner Bros. has grossed $48 million domestic since its release on Valentine’s Day.

Cardillo and Keith met in acting class at Warner Loughlin Studios in the mid-2000s. They’ve been collaborating since, winning the New York Television Festival in 2013 with spec script We’re Not Your Parents and going on to create original series Significant Mother and Life Sentence, which they also executive produced. Cardillo and Keith also worked together as co-eps on the second season of Netflix’s Fuller House.

Cardillo has appeared on shows including Passions, Suite Life on Deck, How I Met Your Mother, among others. Keith’s TV acting credits include Desperate Housewives, NCIS and Veronica Mars. The duo are repped by UTA.

Justin Hartley Launches Production Company, Inks Pod Deal With 20th TV

Under the pact, Hartley will develop and produce new projects for broadcast, cable and streaming through his newly launched company, ChangeUp Productions. Hartley will work with Julianna LaRosa, whom he has hired as VP, Head of Development and Production.

Most recently, LaRosa served as Manager of Development at Greg Garcia’s CBS TV Studios-based Amigos de Garcia Productions since 2013. There, she worked on such series as The Guest Book for TBS and The Millers for CBS. Additionally, LaRosa produced a 10-episode scripted comedy web series, The MacMillan Genius Grant.

Hartley is the latest This Is Us star to land a pod deal with 20th TV, joining Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore and Sterling K. Brown.

Hartley plays one of The Big Three, sitcom star Kevin Pearson, on NBC’s hit drama series This Is Us, which just wrapped its third season. Along with the rest of the cast, he won two back-to-back drama ensemble SAG Awards in 2018 and 2019.

The actor was recently cast in the Dan Mazer-directed coming-of-age comedy The Exchange, as well as in CBS Films’ comedy Lexi and Universal Pictures’ politically-charged, action/thriller The Hunt.

Hartley, who can next be seen starring in the Universal Pictures/Will Packer-produced comedy Little, which opens this weekend, is repped by CAA and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.

Talk Show Appearance

We 4/10: Justin Hartley

Justin Hartley, Avan Jogia & Ed Oxenbould To Star In Coming-Of-Age Comedy ‘The Exchange’

Dan Hine (Cuckoo) of the London-based Who’s On First is producing with Elevation Productions’ Christina Piovesan and Noah Segal.

Tim Long wrote the script for The Exchange, inspired by his high school experience. Set in the 1980s, the film follows a socially awkward but highly enterprising teenager who decides to acquire a “mail order best friend”; a sophisticated exchange student from France. Instead, he ends up importing his personal nightmare, a cologne-soaked, chain-smoking, sex-obsessed youth who quickly becomes the hero of his new community.

Filming is currently underway in Canada. Jeffrey Soros and Simon Horsman will serve as executive producer for Los Angeles Media Fund, which is financing the project.

Hartley, best known for his role as Kevin Pearson in NBC top-rated drama This Is Us, which just wrapped its third season, will next be seen on the big screen in Universal’s Little comedy.

Jogia currently toplines the new Starz series, Now Apocalypse, and will appear opposite Samuel L. Jackson in New Line’s Shaft reboot, as well as alongside Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg in Sony’s Zombieland: Double Tap.

Oxenbould starred in Paul Dano’s directorial debut, Wildlife, with Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal and co-stars Sony/Playmaker forthcoming miniseries, Reckoning.

Hartley is repped by CAA; Jogia by ICM, The Character Talent Agency, and Link Entertainment; Oxenbould by WME.

Mazer’s directorial credits include Dirty Grandpa and I Give It A Year, which he wrote. He also wrote the script for Bridget Jones’s Baby and Office Christmas Party. He’s repped by CAA, United Agents, and Nelson Davis.

Long is repped by CAA, which also reps Who’s On First.

Talk Show Appearance

Tuesday, April 9: Justin Hartley

Travis Schuldt on Splitting Up Together 4/2/19

“Splitting Up Together” stars Jenna Fischer as Lena, Oliver Hudson as Martin, Bobby Lee as Arthur, Diane Farr as Maya, Lindsay Price as Camille, Olivia Keville as Mae, Van Crosby as Mason and Sander Thomas as Milo.

Guest starring is Monica Barbaro as Lisa Apple and Travis Schuldt as Frank.

Emma Roberts, ‘This Is Us’ Star Justin Hartley & Glenn Howerton Join Damon Lindelof’s Thriller ‘The Hunt’

The Hunt is slated hit theaters October 18 via Universal. No word on the film’s plot but we hear it explores escalating aggressiveness between the political right and left in America.

Universal execs Erik Baiers, Jay Polidoro, and Mika Pryce will oversee the project on behalf of the studio.

Roberts is reprising her role as Madison Montgomery in the eighth season of FX’s American Horror Story: Apocalypse. On the film side, She most recently starred in Billionaire Boys Club, Little Italy, and Paradise Hills, which had its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. She can be heard in STX’s upcoming family animation film, UglyDolls. Roberts is repped by CAA and Sweeney Entertainment.

Hartley currently stars on NBC’s #1 award-winning drama, This Is Us, and can next be seen on the big screen in the Universal/Will Packer-produced comedy, Little, out April 12. Repped by CAA and Jackoway, Austen, Tyerman, Wertheimer, he was also recently cast in CBS Films’ comedy, Lexi, opposite Rose Byrne, Adam Devine, and Wanda Sykes.

Howerton toplines NBC’s comedy A.P. Bio, which is in its second season, and stars in the long-running FX sitcom It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which he developed with series creator Rob McElhenney. Other credits include The Mindy Project, Fargo, and Showtime’s House of Lies. He’s repped by WME, 3 Arts Entertainment, and Sloane, Offer, Weber and Dern.

Robin Strasser Joins the Cast of DAYS OF OUR LIVES!

Strasser is best known for playing Dorian Lord on OLTL and following the cancelation of the soap, has been a vocal supporter of the four remaining daytime dramas still on the air, hence the hashtag “#supportthe4.” And when fans began petitioning again for the return of OLTL and ALL MY CHILDREN to the ABC Daytime lineup, she was right there with them. “Wouldn’t it be wonderful?” she tweeted. “Would I be available to play Dorian again? Dang yes! I’ve never gotten over the loss of my TV family and friends — I miss them as much as you have.”

Of course Strasser is going to be busy working on DAYS right now, although there has been no information released yet as to what character she might be playing, when she’ll first air, or how long her stint is planned to be.

Strasser has enjoyed a long career in daytime, beginning with a role on THE SECRET STORM, followed by SUMERSET, ANOTHER WORLD, and AMC. She first appeared on OLTL beginning in 1979, and was one of the most popular Llanview residents right up until the end of the series. Back in May of 2018, the actress shared with Soaps In Depth her new life in real estate, and how she’d love to return to daytime for another turn. “I only want to do recurring,” she expressed at the time. “I’m 72 years old and cantankerous as a horndog in a beehive. I could not possibly [work more]. But to come in for a hotsy-totsy three months and goodbye? Or to come in twice a month? Enjoyable!”

Andrea Evans Opens up About Her #MeToo Documentary 'Rocking the Couch'

While it’s yet to be revealed what Patty will do with all that information, Evans is pretty sure that it won’t be anything good. “Typically, if I’m playing [someone], she’s probably not a very nice person,” the actress admitted with a laugh. “That seems to be my thing, so I think we’ll see some surprises from Patty!” The OLTL alum was very proud of the growth that Tina showed over the years, especially when she turned over her inheritance to Todd during that last return to Llanview. “She became a much fuller, more interesting person, and her heart came through in the end,” Evans recalls, “making her much more grounded in that she realized what’s important.”

What’s important to Tina’s portrayer is helping the entertainment industry grow in such a way that it becomes a better place for women. To that end, she’s been working as an executive producer on a project called Rocking the Couch, which is currently available to watch in the US and UK on Amazon Prime and internationally on Vimeo. “I started talking to my friends in the [biz] — everyone has #MeToo stories — and generously, several soap stars were willing to come on camera and share theirs,” she revealed. “Tonja Walker (OLTL’s Alex) gave some really heart-wrenching details.”

While many recognizable names contributed, Evans confided that “the most horrible stories are from those who are people trying to get into the business.” However, the jumping-off point for everything is a look back at the 1992 case in which talent agent Wallace Kaye was arrested for numerous sexual assaults. “I spent six months researching and tracking down everyone involved,” Evans says, “and was present for each interview. Now we have distribution, so we’re debating whether it’s going to be a stand-alone documentary or perhaps a docuseries.”

Evans had thought long and hard about allowing her teenaged daughter, Kylie, to join the project as a production assistant before eventually deciding, “If she wants to be in the entertainment industry, she has to know how to protect herself. And the only real way to know how to protect yourself is to be aware of the problem.”

Travis Schuldt on Splitting Up Together 2/26/19

“Splitting Up Together” stars Jenna Fischer as Lena, Oliver Hudson as Martin, Bobby Lee as Arthur, Diane Farr as Maya, Lindsay Price as Camille, Olivia Keville as Mae, Van Crosby as Mason and Sander Thomas as Milo.

Guest starring is Kimberly Hebert Gregory as Sunshine, Monica Barbaro as Lisa Apple, Marc Evan Jackson as Gene, Geoff Pierson as Henry and Travis Schuldt as Frank.

“Annie, Are You Okay?” was written by Ally Israelson, based on the Danish format by Mette Heeno, and directed by Michael McDonald.

Talk Show Appearance

THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW, syndicated

Mo 2/18: Justin Hartley

L.A.'s Finest: Bad Boys Spinoff Gets May Premiere Date, First Trailer — Watch

The logline for the 13-episode offshoot reads as follows:

The one-hour series follows Syd Burnett (Gabrielle Union), last seen in Miami taking down a drug cartel, who has seemingly left her complicated past behind to become an LAPD detective. Paired with a new partner, Nancy McKenna (Jessica Alba), a working mom with an equally complex history, Syd is forced to confront how her unapologetic lifestyle may be masking a greater personal secret. Taking on the most dangerous criminals in Los Angeles while skirting the rules, and speed limits, Syd and Nancy become a force to be reckoned with – on the streets, and in each other’s lives.

Rounding out the cast are Zach Gilford (Friday Night Lights) as Ben Walker, Duane Martin (The New Edition Story) as Ben Baines, Ryan McPartlin (Chuck) as Patrick McKenna, Sophie Reynolds (Gamer’s Guide to Pretty Much Everything) as Isabel “Izzy” McKenna and Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters) as Joseph Vaughn.

Union and Alba serve as executive producers on L.A.’s Finest, alongside Bad Boys franchise producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Additional EPs include Jonathan Littman (CSI), KristieAnne Reed (Lucifer), Brandon Margolis (The Blacklist), Brandon Sonnier (The Blacklist), Pam Veasey (CSI: NY), Doug Belgrad (Peter Rabbit), Jeff Gaspin (To Tell the Truth), Jeff Morrone (Atomic Blonde) and Anton Cropper (Suits), who also directed the pilot.

L.A.’s Finest marks the first original series for Spectrum. Additional upcoming projects include the anthology series Manhunt (previously on Discovery Channel) and street-racing drama Curfew.

SAG Awards 2019 Winners

Dishing with Digest - 1/18/19 - Galen Gering

DAYS’s Galen Gering (Rafe) looks back on 10 years at DAYS, his PASSIONS roots and more with Digest’s Stephanie Sloane and Mara Levinsky. Plus, we talk about the appeal of troublemakers on the soap canvas.

Rose Byrne, Justin Hartley, Wanda Sykes & More Set To Co-Star In CBS Films Comedy ‘Lexi’

The film, which is currently in production, explores what can happen when you love your phone more than anything else in your life. Byrne will voice Lexi, an omnipresent AI assistant who takes her job of ‘making his life better’ much too seriously.

“We are extremely grateful to have such an incredible cast,” said Lucas. “Clearly, they haven’t watched any of our prior work.”

“Speaking for everyone perpetually enamored with, and increasingly terrified by, how well their phone knows them, I look forward to this extraordinary group of actors and filmmakers exploring the side effects of too much tech,” remarked CBS Films President Terry Press. “I think audiences will agree that some romances are better when you disconnect.”

Suzanne Todd, the producer behind the Bad Moms films, is producing Lexi, while Mark Ross and Alex Ginno will oversee the project on behalf of the studio.

Byrne is repped by CAA and by RGM in Australia; Hartley by CAA and Jackoway, Austen, Tyerman; Sykes by WME and attorney Roger Pliakas; Funches by Truhett Garcia Management, CAA, and attorney Lev Ginsburg; Yi by UTA, Mosaic and Lev Ginsburg and Ginsburg Daniels LLP.

Lindsay Hartley Previews Her New Movie, 'My Mother's Split Personalities'

In the film, Hartley plays Gail Price, a woman who suffers from dissociative identity disorder and is under the control of her new boyfriend, Warren, who hopes to get his hands on the money Gail inherited from her late husband. When Gail’s daughter, Julie, returns home, she is shocked to learn of her mother’s condition, and struggles to save her from Warren and get her the help she needs. “This criminal boyfriend knows about Gail’s mental issues and that’s their angle to get the inheritance,” Hartley previews. “They’ve been casing her and stuff. And when Gail is threatened, that’s when the alpha personality comes out to protect the other ones.

“The first one, the little girl, comes out when Julie leaves,” the actress explains. “And then Madeline, the sexy, fun, romantic chick comes out when she meets Warren. And then the third one comes out when Gail is in danger. That’s Sadie, the dominant personality. The one that is literally the most dangerous. She will kill to protect the other personalities.”

Soap fans are used to multiple personality storylines, and Hartley is thrilled she’s finally getting to tackle that particular acting challenge. “I was super pumped when [executive producer] Pierre David asked me to join in on this projet because it’s really cool to be able to throw so many people into a role, right? I hope you get sucked into Gail’s trouble, because she’s really messed up. She’s a really screwed up character.”

SAG Awards Nominations

The SAG Awards are January 27 at the Shrine Auditorium, simulcast live by Turner’s TNT and TBS. As previously announced, Alan Alda will receive the guild’s Life Achievement Award during the ceremony.

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

A STAR IS BORN (Warner Bros. Pictures)
DAVE CHAPPELLE / George “Noodles” Stone
ANDREW DICE CLAY / Lorenzo
BRADLEY COOPER / Jack
SAM ELLIOTT / Bobby
RAFI GAVRON / Rez Gavron
LADY GAGA / Ally
ANTHONY RAMOS / Ramon

BLACK PANTHER (Marvel Studios)
ANGELA BASSETT / Ramonda
CHADWICK BOSEMAN / T’Challa/Black Panther
STERLING K. BROWN / N’Jobu
WINSTON DUKE / M’Baku
MARTIN FREEMAN / Everett K. Ross
DANAI GURIRA / Okoye
MICHAEL B. JORDAN / Erik Killmonger
DANIEL KALUUYA / W’Kabi
LUPITA NYONG’O / Nakia
ANDY SERKIS / Ulysses Klaue
FOREST WHITAKER / Zuri
LETITIA WRIGHT / Shuri

BLACKKKLANSMAN (Focus Features)
HARRY BELAFONTE / Jerome Turner
ADAM DRIVER / Flip Zimmerman
TOPHER GRACE / David Duke
LAURA HARRIER / Patrice Dumas
COREY HAWKINS / Kwame Ture
JOHN DAVID WASHINGTON / Ron Stallworth

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (20th Century Fox)
LUCY BOYNTON / Mary Austin
AIDAN GILLEN / John Reid
BEN HARDY / Roger Taylor
TOM HOLLANDER / Jim Beach
GWILYM LEE / Brian May
ALLEN LEECH / Paul Prenter
RAMI MALEK / Freddie Mercury
JOE MAZZELLO / John Deacon
MIKE MYERS / Ray Foster

CRAZY RICH ASIANS (Warner Bros. Pictures)
AWKWAFINA / Peik Lin Goh
GEMMA CHAN / Astrid Young Teo
HENRY GOLDING / Nick Young
KEN JEONG / Wye Mun Goh
LISA LU / Ah Ma
HARRY SHUM, JR. / Charlie Wu
CONSTANCE WU / Rachel Chu
MICHELLE YEOH / Eleanor Young

TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

THE AMERICANS (FX Networks)
ANTHONY ARKIN / Stavos
SCOTT COHEN / Glenn Haskard
BRANDON J. DIRDEN / Dennis Aderholt
NOAH EMMERICH / Stan Beeman
LAURIE HOLDEN / Renee
MARGO MARTINDALE / Claudia
MATTHEW RHYS / Philip Jennings
COSTA RONIN / Oleg Burov
KERI RUSSELL / Elizabeth Jennings
KEIDRICH SELLATI / Henry Jennings
MIRIAM SHOR / Erica Haskard
HOLLY TAYLOR / Paige Jennings

BETTER CALL SAUL (AMC)
JONATHAN BANKS / Mike Ehrmantraut
RAINER BOCK / Werner Ziegler
RAY CAMPBELL / Tyrus Kitt
GIANCARLO ESPOSITO / Gustavo “Gus” Fring
MICHAEL MANDO / Nacho Varga
BOB ODENKIRK / Jimmy McGill
RHEA SEEHORN / Kim Wexler

THE HANDMAID’S TALE (Hulu)
ALEXIS BLEDEL / Ofglen/Emily
MADELINE BREWER / Janine
AMANDA BRUGEL / Rita
ANN DOWD / Aunt Lydia
O-T FAGBENLE / Luke
JOSEPH FIENNES / Commander Waterford
NINA KIRI / Alma
MAX MINGHELLA / Nick
ELISABETH MOSS / Offred/June
YVONNE STRAHOVSKI / Serena Joy
SYDNEY SWEENEY / Eden
BAHIA WATSON / Brianna

OZARK (Netflix)
JASON BATEMAN / Martin “Marty” Byrde
LISA EMERY / Darlene Snell
SKYLAR GAERTNER / Jonah Byrde
JULIA GARNER / Ruth Langmore
DARREN GOLDSTEIN / Charles Wilkes
JASON BUTLER HARNER / Roy Petty
CARSON HOLMES / Three
SOFIA HUBLITZ / Charlotte Byrde
LAURA LINNEY / Wendy Byrde
TREVOR LONG / Cade
JANET McTEER / Helen Pierce
PETER MULLAN / Jacob Snell
JORDANA SPIRO / Rachel
CHARLIE TAHAN / Wyatt
ROBERT TREVEILER / Sheriff John Nix
HARRIS YULIN / Buddy Dieker

THIS IS US (NBC)
ERIS BAKER / Tess Pearson
STERLING K. BROWN / Randall Pearson
NILES FITCH / Teenage Randall
MACKENZIE HANCSICSAK / Young Kate
JUSTIN HARTLEY / Kevin Pearson
FAITHE HERMAN / Annie Pearson
JON HUERTAS / Miguel Rivas
MELANIE LIBURD / Zoe
CHRISSY METZ / Kate Pearson
MANDY MOORE / Rebecca Pearson
LYRIC ROSS / Déjà
CHRIS SULLIVAN / Toby Damon
MILO VENTIMIGLIA / Jack Pearson
SUSAN KELECHI WATSON / Beth Pearson
HANNAH ZEILE / Teenage Kate

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

ATLANTA (FX Networks)
KHRIS DAVIS / Tracy
DONALD GLOVER / Earn Marks
BRIAN TYREE HENRY / Alfred “Paper Boi” Miles
LAKEITH STANFIELD / Darius

BARRY (HBO)
DARRELL BRITT-GIBSON / Jermaine
D’ARCY CARDEN / Natalie
ANDY CAREY / Eric
ANTHONY CARRIGAN / NoHo Hank
RIGHTOR DOYLE / Nick
GLENN FLESHLER / Goran Pazar
ALEJANDRO FURTH / Antonio
SARAH GOLDBERG / Sally Reed
BILL HADER / Barry
KIRBY HOWELL-BAPTISTE / Sasha
PAULA NEWSOME / Det. Janice Moss
JOHN PIRRUCCELLO / Det. John Loach
STEPHEN ROOT / Monroe Fuches
HENRY WINKLER / Gene Cousineau

GLOW (Netflix)
BRITT BARON / Justine Biagi
SHAKIRA BARRERA / Yolanda Rivas
ALISON BRIE / Ruth Wilder
KIMMY GATEWOOD / Stacey Beswick
BETTY GILPIN / Debbie Eagan
REBEKKA JOHNSON / Dawn Rivecca
CHRIS LOWELL / Bash Howard
SUNITA MANI / Arthie Premkumar
MARC MARON / Sam Sylvia
KATE NASH / Rhonda Richardson
WYATT NASH / Phil
SYDELLE NOEL / Cherry Bang
VICTOR QUINAZ / Russell Barroso
GAYLE RANKIN / Sheila the She-Wolf
BASHIR SALAHUDDIN / Keith Bang
KIA STEVENS / Tammé Dawson
JACKIE TOHN / Melanie Rosen
ELLEN WONG / Jenny Chey
BRITNEY YOUNG / Carmen Wade

THE KOMINSKY METHOD (Netflix)
JENNA LYNG ADAMS / Darshani
ALAN ARKIN / Norman
SARAH BAKER / Mindy Kominsky
CASEY THOMAS BROWN / Lane
MICHAEL DOUGLAS / Sandy Kominsky
ASHLEIGH LaTHROP / Breana
EMILY OSMENT / Theresa
GRAHAM ROGERS / Jude
SUSAN SULLIVAN / Eileen
MELISSA TANG / Margaret
NANCY TRAVIS / Lisa

THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (Prime Video)
CAROLINE AARON / Shirley Maisel
ALEX BORSTEIN / Susie Myerson
RACHEL BROSNAHAN / Miriam “Midge” Maisel
MARIN HINKLE / Rose Weissman
ZACHARY LEVI / Benjamin
KEVIN POLLAK / Moishe Maisel
TONY SHALHOUB / Abe Weissman
BRIAN TARANTINA / Jackie
MICHAEL ZEGEN / Joel Maisel

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

JULIA GARNER / Ruth Langmore – “OZARK” (Netflix)
LAURA LINNEY / Wendy Byrde – “OZARK” (Netflix)
ELISABETH MOSS / Offred/June – “THE HANDMAID’S TALE” (Hulu)
SANDRA OH / Eve Polastri – “KILLING EVE” (BBC America)
ROBIN WRIGHT / Claire Underwood – “HOUSE OF CARDS” (Netflix)

Critics’ Choice Awards Nominations

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mahershala Ali – Green Book
Timothée Chalamet – Beautiful Boy
Adam Driver – BlacKkKlansman
Sam Elliott – A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Michael B. Jordan – Black Panther

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Black Panther
Crazy Rich Asians
The Favourite
Vice
Widows

TELEVISION

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Richard Cabral – Mayans M.C. (FX)
Asia Kate Dillon – Billions (Showtime)
Noah Emmerich – The Americans (FX)
Justin Hartley – This Is Us (NBC)
Matthew Macfadyen – Succession (HBO)
Richard Schiff – The Good Doctor (ABC)
Shea Whigham – Homecoming (Amazon)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Rachel Bloom – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (The CW)
Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Allison Janney – Mom (CBS)
Justina Machado – One Day at a Time (Netflix)
Debra Messing – Will & Grace (NBC)
Issa Rae – Insecure (HBO)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Brandon Victor Dixon – Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC)
Eric Lange – Escape at Dannemora (Showtime)
Alex Rich – Genius: Picasso (National Geographic)
Peter Sarsgaard – The Looming Tower (Hulu)
Finn Wittrock – The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX)
Ben Whishaw – A Very English Scandal (Amazon)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Ellen Burstyn – The Tale (HBO)
Patricia Clarkson – Sharp Objects (HBO)
Penelope Cruz – The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX)
Julia Garner – Dirty John (Bravo)
Judith Light – The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX)
Elizabeth Perkins – Sharp Objects (HBO)

Lifetime Unveils Premiere Dates For Winter Movie Slate

Highlights of their slate include Love You to Death (January 26) starring Marcia Gay Harden, which is based on the true story of a mother and daughter who are nothing like they seem, their tumultuous relationship ending in a brutal murder. Also based on a true story is Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story (January 19) starring Christina Ricci. The movie is inspired by Nellie Bly’s undercover stay at the impenetrable Women’s Lunatic Asylum. For something a little lighter, there’s Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You (February 16) which follows the personal and professional journey of the titular Grease icon. Lifetime acquired the biopic for its U.S. premiere.

Other features on the slate include Victoria Gotti: My Father’s Daughter (February 9) which is executive produced by the real-life Victoria Gotti. Lifetime will also bring back the cult classic Death of a Cheerleader (February 2). The remake will see the return of Kellie Martin, who starred in the 1994 original.

Lifetime has also acquired Best Friend’s Betrayal and My Mother’s Split Personalities for January. The network will feature five weeks of premieres every Saturday at 8 pm PT/ET, beginning January 19.

See the complete list and summaries of the features below.

Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story
Starring Christina Ricci, Judith Light and Josh Bowman
January 19

The Lifetime feature is inspired by Nellie Bly’s undercover stay at the impenetrable Women’s Lunatic Asylum and stars Golden Globe and Emmy nominated actress Christina Ricci (Monster), two-time Tony award-winner, Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Judith Light (Transparent, The Assassination of Giannni Versace) as Matron Grady and Josh Bowman (Revenge).

On a mission to expose the deplorable conditions and mistreatment of patients at the notorious Women’s Lunatic Asylum, investigative reporter Nellie Bly (Ricci) feigns mental illness in order to be institutionalized to report from the inside. The movie delivers an intense and fictionalized account of actual events surrounding Nellie’s stay beginning after Nellie has undergone treatment, leaving her with no recollection of how she came to the asylum or her real identity. Nellie’s unwillingness to submit to authority results in unspeakable torture at the hands of the head nurse, Matron Grady (Light). When Nellie captures the attention of Dr. Josiah (Bowman) who tries to help her, Grady’s barbaric tactics only intensify, leading Nellie to questions if she actually does belong in the asylum after all.

A real-life hero, Nellie Bly’s expose was the first of its kind in America and inspired the global reformation of mental health care.

Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story is executive produced by Howard Braunstein along with Ricci of Grey Team Productions. Michael Tive, David Sigal, Peter Werner and Jonathan Baruch of StoryBy Entertainment also serve as executive producers with Karen Moncrieff as director (Petals on the Wind) with a screenplay by Helen Childress (Reality Bites).

Love You to Death
Starring Marcia Gay Harden, Emily Skeggs and Tate Donovan
January 26

Inspired by a true story, Love You to Death is a shocking tale of a mother and daughter who are nothing like they seem, their tumultuous relationship ending in a brutal murder. Camile (Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden, Fifty Shades features, Code Black, Point Blank) and Esme (Emily Skeggs, Miseducation of Cameron Post, Mile 22) are well-known in their community – Esme as the sickly, child-like wheelchair-bound daughter, and Camile as the perfect caretaker and mother. They seem a perfect pair until Camile is found stabbed to death in her home, and Esme has vanished, believed to be kidnapped by the killer. But when Esme is found, a terrible secret emerges. Esme was not kidnapped. Instead she ran away with her boyfriend (Brennan Keel Cook) after working with him to murder Camile. More than that, Esme is perfectly healthy, mentally and physically, and has been a victim of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, forced to believe she was ill by her controlling, abusive mother.

Tate Donovan (The Man in The High Castle) plays Travis, Esme’s estranged father who tries to reconnect with his daughter, despite her mother’s objections.

Marcia Gay Harden is repped by ICM Partners and Framework Entertainment.

Love You to Death is produced by Sony Pictures Television and Davis Entertainment Television. Executive producers are Jordan Davis and John Davis. Alex Kalymnios directs from a script written by Anthony Jaswinski.

Death of a Cheerleader
Stars Kellie Martin, Aubrey Peeples and Sarah Dugdale
February 2

In a remake of the cult-classic, Death of a Cheerleader is inspired by Randall Sullivan’s Rolling Stone article of the same name about the real-life murder of a popular, affluent and beautiful Northern California high school cheerleader at the hand of a classmate. Bridget Moretti (Aubrey Peeples) is a shy outsider from a lower middle-class background who aspires to be beautiful, popular and perfect in everything. Believing that a friendship with rich and pretty Kelly Locke (Sarah Dugdale), leader of the school’s most prestigious clique, will get her all that she desires, Bridget tries to forge a friendship with her. When Kelly rejects Bridget’s attempts, it leaves her humiliated and feeling like a failure and ultimately fuels a jealous rage that will lead to murder. Death of a Cheerleader explores the events leading up to and after the shocking crime that took place in this upper-middle-class community.

Kellie Martin, who starred alongside Tori Spelling in the original, plays the FBI agent who cracks the case.

Death of a Cheerleader is produced by Just Singer Entertainment and Reunion Pacific Entertainment. Executive producers are Matthew O’Connor, Paddy Bickerton, Steve White and Sheri Singer. Paul Shapiro directs from a script written by Caitlin D. Fryers.

Victoria Gotti: My Father’s Daughter
Executive Produced and Narrated by Victoria Gotti and
Starring Chelsea Frei and Maurice Benard
February 9

Executive produced by Victoria Gotti herself, the movie takes us deep into the world of what it was really like to grow up as the daughter of mob boss John Gotti, revealing the glamour, glitz and unique hardships of her world. Sharing never-before-revealed stories about her life, Victoria (played by Chelsea Frei) tells of a sensitive child growing up with a beloved father (Maurice Benard) she worried about constantly; the tragedy of her younger brother’s death; and her turbulent romance, forbidden by her father, with the man who later became her husband. Victoria had a front-row seat to a life the world became fascinated with, all while trying to reconcile the loving father she adored with a man the outside world was determined to bring down.

Victoria Gotti: My Father’s Daughter is produced by Relevé Entertainment for Lifetime with Victoria Gotti, Jennifer Wachtell (The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks) and Holly Carter (Home is Where You Find It) executive producing. Catherine Cyran (The Prince & Me) directs from a script co-written by Victoria Gotti and David Schneiderman (Chasing Liberty). The film is based on Gotti’s book This Family of Mine: What It Was Like Growing Up Gotti. Victoria Gotti will appear on camera narrating her story.

Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You
Starring Delta Goodrem
February 16

Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You is the remarkable personal and professional journey of international superstar Olivia Newton-John, illustrated through her music. Covering her lasting power across more than five decades in one of the world’s toughest industries, the film delves into both Olivia’s public persona as well as the private woman behind-the-scenes, including her multiple battles with cancer and her intense fight to survive.

Australian singer, songwriter and actress Delta Goodrem (House Husbands, judge on The Voice, Australia) stars as Olivia Newton-John and re-records her classic hits for the film. Hugo Johnstone-Burt (San Andreas, The Wrong Girl) is Bruce Welch and Todd Lasance (The Flash, The Vampire Diaries) plays Lee Kramer. Richard Brancatisano (Chasing Life) is featured as Matt Lattanzi, Anthony Brandon Wong (The Matrix Revolutions) is Patrick McDermott, Morgan Griffin (San Andreas, The Sleepover Club) is young Olivia, and Georgia Flood (American Princess, Wentworth) is young Pat Carroll.

Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You is produced by Fremantle with the assistance of Screen Australia and Film Victoria for Channel Seven. Lifetime has acquired the film for the U.S. premiere.

JANUARY ACQUIRED MOVIES

Best Friend’s Betrayal
Starring Mary Grill, Vanessa Walsh, Jaime M. Callica
Premieres January 13

Best friends Katie (Mary Grill) and Jess (Vanessa Walsh) are inseparable and have always had each other’s backs. When Jess begins a new serious relationship with famous crime writer, Nick (Jaime M. Callica), Katie is unsure of this new seemingly perfect man. Katie wants to support her friend’s newfound happiness but is fiercely protective of her. But Katie’s obsession with Jess soon proves deadly and it is up to the recently vilified Nick to expose this supposed ‘best friend’ before it is too late. Best Friend’s Betrayal is produced by Reel One Entertainment.

My Mother’s Split Personalities
Starring Lindsay Hartley, Kayla Wallace, Jefferson Brown
Premieres January 12

After her father dies of a heart attack, Julie Price (Kayla Wallace) has returned home after two years of living in estrangement from her mother Gail (Lindsay Hartley). But Gail is not herself these days, acting bizarrely and under the control of Warren (Jefferson Brown), a highly intelligent criminal, who has become Gail’s boyfriend and is plotting to get his hands on a vast amount of money left behind by her dead husband. As Julie investigates the cause of her mother’s strange behavior, she gets closer to the truth about Warren, and a deadly game of cat and mouse begins, in which the dark criminal operator will do anything to protect his payday. It’s up to Julie to save her mother from not only Warren but also from her own split personalities and get her the help she desperately needs. My Mother’s Split Personalities is produced by Reel One Entertainment

NBC Nabs Drama ‘3,000 Hours’ From Erin Cardillo, Richard Keith & Berlanti Prods. As Put Pilot

Penned by Cardillo and Keith, 3,000 Hours revolves around a group of master’s psychology candidates who embark on the 3,000 clinical hours they must spend in the field with patients to get their degrees — all while balancing their education, friendships and messy personal lives. Along the way, they’ll not only find unique and surprising ways to help their patients, they’ll also learn how to help each other and, ultimately, themselves.

Cardillo and Keith executive produce via their In Good Company production banner alongside Berlanti Prods.’ Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter. Berlanti Prods.’ Ryan Lindenberg serves as producer.

Cardillo and Keith also are writing and executive producing adoption drama The Family Practice, which has a put pilot commitment at Fox, and are co-writing/exec producing with songwriters/screenwriters Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner musical comedy Nobody’s Princess at the CW, produced by Fulwell 73. The duo created Life Sentence, which aired for one season on The CW. They also created the CW’s Significant Mother and served as co-executive producers on Fuller House. They are repped by UTA.

In addition to 3,000 Hours at NBC, Berlanti Prods. has The Secret to a Good Marriage at CBS with a pilot production commitment, Untitled Nkechi Carroll project at ABC and Prodigal Son and Kung Fu at Fox, both with put pilot commitment, and Batwoman at the CW, which has Ruby Rose attached to star. Berlanti is repped by WME.

‘Nobody’s Princess’ Musical Comedy In Works At the CW From ‘Life Sentence’ Creators, ‘First Date’ Duo & Fulwell 73

Written and executive produced by Cardillo, Keith, Zachary and Weiner, Nobody’s Princess is a musical comedy that reimagines the stories of four classic fairy tale princesses for today’s generation. Instead of being set “once upon a time, in a land far away” where princesses were waiting around for true love to find them, the time is now, the setting is New York City, and the princesses are a group of friends in their twenties who are setting out to change the world and create their happily-ever-afters on their own terms.

Fulwell 73 partners James Corden, Jeff Grosvenor, Ben Winston and Leo Pearlman executive produce. CBS TV Studios produces with Fulwell 73 and Keith and Cardillo’s In Good Company.

This is the second sale for Keith and Cardillo this season, along with adoption drama The Family Practice, which has a put pilot commitment at Fox. The duo created Life Sentence which aired for one season on The CW. They also created the CW’s Significant Mother and served as co-executive producers on Fuller House.

Zachary and Weiner have been a songwriting and screenwriting team since their high school days as drama jocks at Oakwood in North Hollywood. The first song they sold was for Hanna-Barbera’s A Flintstone Family Christmas, which ultimately led to other projects such as their musical First Date on Broadway. They most recently penned the songs for the musical episode for ABC’s Once Upon A Time, “The Song In Your Heart.”

Fulwell has a track record in music-based shows, in part because of Corden’s music background. That includes Late Late Show viral segments Carpool Karaoke Drop the Mic and Crosswalk the Musical, the first two of which were turned into successful standalone series. In May, Fulwell 73 landed its first scripted series order for comedy Happy Together on CBS, which debuted this fall. This development season, the company also has a family comedy Tommy Johnagin in the works at CBS.

Keith and Cardillo are repped by UTA. Zachary and Weiner are repped by CAA, Kraft-Engel Management and attorney Michael Schenkman. Fulwell 73 is also repped by CAA.

Date Night | Justin & Chrishell Hartley

Brady Bunch Kids Reunite for HGTV Renovation of Real-Life Brady House

The series, A Very Brady Renovation, will see HGTV stars like Jonathan and Drew Scott (Property Brothers) and Lara Spencer (Flea Market Flip) fix up the Los Angeles house that served as the exterior of the Bradys’ TV home during the beloved show’s 1969-74 run on CBS. The renovators will give the property “a ’70s-inspired rehab” that adds 2,000 square feet to the original footprint while maintaining the iconic street view and recreating the show’s kitschy interior design.

All six Brady kids — Barry Williams (Greg), Maureen McCormick (Marcia), Christopher Knight (Peter), Eve Plumb (Jan), Mike Lookinland (Bobby) and Susan Olsen (Cindy) — joined the renovators on Thursday for a walk-through of the property, marking the first time all six actors had been together in nearly 15 years. (Their TV parents Robert Reed and Florence Henderson have both passed away, as has Ann B. Davis, who played housemaid Alice.)

HGTV promises “additional surprise celebrity guests” when A Very Brady Renovation makes its debut in September 2019. (Davy Jones is no longer with us, unfortunately… but maybe Joe Namath is available?)

Travis Schuldt on Splitting Up Together 10/23/18

“Asking for a Friend” stars Jenna Fischer as Lena, Oliver Hudson as Martin, Bobby Lee as Arthur, Diane Farr as Maya, Lindsay Price as Camille, Olivia Keville as Mae, Van Crosby as Mason and Sander Thomas as Milo.

Guest starring is Monica Barbaro as Lisa Apple, Travis Schuldt as Frank and Marc Evan Jackson as Gene.

“Asking for a Friend” was written by Sierra Ornelas, based on the Danish format by Mette Heeno and directed by Michael Engler.

Travis Schuldt on Splitting Up Together

“Splitting Up Together” stars Jenna Fischer as Lena, Oliver Hudson as Martin, Bobby Lee as Arthur, Diane Farr as Maya, Lindsay Price as Camille, Olivia Keville as Mae, Van Crosby as Mason and Sander Thomas as Milo.

Guest starring is Geoff Pierson as Henry, Monica Barbaro as Lisa Apple, Trent Garrett as Wes, Milly Shapiro as Emma Rebecca and Travis Schuldt as Frank.

Talk Show Appearance

Tu 10/2: Justin Hartley

‘Birds Of Prey’ Cast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead Wins Role Of Huntress; Jurnee Smollett-Bell Is Black Canary

Black Canary aka Dinah Lance is a street fighter known for her shrieking cry. Huntress has taken different forms in the DC Universe, though in the WB series Birds of Prey, she was the daughter of Batman, who disappeared after the death of her mother, Catwoman. The Huntress in this series worked with Oracle and Black Canary’s daughter as the primary crimefighters in Gotham City. In the movie, Huntress is a former mafia princess, who like Batman, saw her family killed at a young age, hence why she became a vigilante. Buzz is that Barbara Gordon aka Batgirl isn’t in the feature; she appeared in the WB early aughts series.

As Deadline previously reported, Winstead was up against Sofia Boutella, Cristin Milioti, and Margaret Qualley for the part of Huntress. For Black Canary it was between Smollett-Bell and Belle‘s Gugu Mbatha-Raw.

The role of Rene Montoya has yet to be decided and One Day at a Time‘s Justina Machado and Vida‘s Roberta Colindrez are in the mix. Montoya is a lesbian detective on the Gotham City police force.

Winstead is repped by WME and Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner & Klein while Smollet-Bell is repped by ICM and Management 360 and attorney Nina Shaw.

Robbie is producing, with Sue Kroll, and Bryan Unkeless of Clubhouse Pictures. Christina Hodson (Bumblebee) wrote the script. Cathy Yan is directing, which Deadline exclusively reported back in April. Yan becomes the third female filmmaker to join the DC club after Wonder Woman‘s Patty Jenkins and Ava DuVernay (for upcoming The New Gods), and the first female Asian director ever tapped to direct a superhero film. Much like Wonder Woman which won women over as the first title female superhero to hit the big screen, Birds of Prey looks to be another tentpole poised to stoke that fanbase once again. Wonder Women set records as the biggest live-action feature from a female filmmaker grossing $821.8M at the WW box office and becoming stateside with north of $412.5M, the highest grossing movie of summer 2017.

‘Birds Of Prey’ Actresses In The Mix: Sofia Boutella, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Justina Machado, Gugu Mbatha-Raw & More

Being considered for the role of Huntress is The Mummy actress Sofia Boutella, Fargo and Cloverfield Lane actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Wolf of Wall Street and How I Met Your Mother‘s Cristin Milioti, and Margaret Qualley, the latter starring in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and starred in HBO’s The Leftovers.

For Rene Montoya, One Day at a Time‘s Justina Machado is in the mix, along with Vida‘s Roberta Colindrez. Montoya is a lesbian detective on the Gotham City police force.

In consideration for Black Canary, known for her shrieking cry, are Belle‘s Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Underground actress Jurnee Smollett-Bell.

The characters of Canary and Huntress made appearance on The CW’s Arrow. There was also a Birds of Prey TV series that aired on the WB from 2002-2003 for 13 episodes and took place in a Gotham City that was abandoned by Batman. In his absence, Oracle (Barbara Gordon) and the Huntress are crime-fighting, joined by telepath Dinah Redmond, Alfred Pennyworth, and Detective Jesse Reese. On the series, the all-femme team come against the schemes of Harley Quinn.

Robbie’s Luckychap is producing, with Sue Kroll, and Bryan Unkeless of Clubhouse Pictures. Christina Hodson (Bumblebee) wrote the script. Cathy Yan is directing, which Deadline exclusively reported back in April. Yan becomes the third female filmmaker to join the DC club after Wonder Woman‘s Patty Jenkins and Ava DuVernay (for upcoming The New Gods), and the first female Asian director ever tapped to direct a superhero film.

WB and DC are betting big on Yan; her previous film, Dead Pigs, won the World Cinema Dramatic Award For Ensemble Acting at Sundance in January. Her presentation for Birds of Prey was exceptional, and Robbie held firm to her desire for this film to be directed by a woman.

Back in July, Deadline reported that Birds of Prey snagged the largest California Filmmaking tax credit incentive of the 19 films announced, with $12.6 million. Production is scheduled to begin next year, with final decisions on the above roles in the next two weeks.

How 'This is Us' Star Justin Hartley Found Love With Wife Chrishell Stause Following His Divorce

The two attended a concert together at the urging of a mutual friend. Chrishell, who has since changed her last name to Hartley, said it was love at first sight. "The next day I texted my friend: 'I found him,'" she told People.

Justin agreed. "I drove her home and called the next day. We haven't been apart since," he added. "I knew right away [and] was like, 'Oh boy, here we go.'"

Justin's This Is Us castmates, including Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, and Chrissy Metz, were on hand to help the couple celebrate their big day.

Justin, 41, stars on the critically acclaimed NBC series as the troubled Kevin Pearson, one of the Big Three at the heart of the show. This Is Us, which debuted in 2016, has become a cultural phenomenon, breaking ratings records and kicking Justin's career into high gear (and it returns for a third season in September).

Longtime fans know he started out on a soap opera, logging four years on Passions before taking the role of Oliver Queen, aka the Green Arrow, on the CW series Smallville. In later years, Justin returned to soaps on The Young and the Restless and appeared on ABC's Revenge and Mistresses. He's also graced the big screen, most recently in 2017's A Bad Moms Christmas.

Justin married fellow Passions alumni Lindsay Hartley (née Korman) in 2004, but the couple divorced in 2012. They share a daughter, Isabella Justice (Bella for short), born in 2004 and now age 14.

Chrishell, 37, is also an actress known for roles on soap operas All My Children and Days of Our Lives, and most recently played Bethany Bryant on The Young and the Restless. She's also appeared on the web series Youthful Daze.

Although they're only coming up on their first wedding anniversary, the two have settled into a comfortable, married life and enjoy spending time together at home when they aren't working. "We really are all about staying in recently, cooking together, watching movies, and that sort of thing," Justin told US Weekly.

He also knows the secret to starting his wife's day off right. "I'm an early riser, so when I hear her coming down the stairs in the morning, I turn on the coffee maker for her and get espresso going," he explained to the publication.

For her part, Chrishell helps her husband to stay on track with his fitness routine, he noted to People.

"She makes it easier. She's a big motivational factor for me because she's in such great shape," Justin said. "I try to keep up with her. To have somebody in your life that can motivate you is really, really good."

Building a life together is a top priority for the couple. As Justin told the publication after their wedding, "At the risk of sounding cheesy, I look forward to sharing life experiences and growing old together. Someday, we can talk about all the things we did together 30 years ago!"

McKenzie Westmore Joins THE BAY!

Fox Buys Adoption Drama ‘The Family Practice’ From ‘Life Sentence’ Creators & Jason Winer As Put Pilot

Written by Cardillo and Keith, The Family Practice is an emotional procedural set in the world of adoption, from the point of view of an eclectic group of attorneys and social workers who grapple with their own familial dysfunction while striving to create perfect families for their clients.

Cardillo and Keith executive produce with Winer and Jon Radler for Winer’s Small Dog Pictures. Winer might direct the potential pilot as well, subject to availability. 20th Century TV, where Winer has been based for a while, produces with Small Dog Picture Company and In Good Company.

Cardillo and Keith started out as actors and met in acting class about 13 years ago. Each began working on solo scripts on the side until they decided to give writing together a shot. The duo went on to create and executive produce the CW comedy series Significant Mother and dramedy Life Sentence.

Winer recently directed the pilot and executive produces the upcoming ABC/20th TV single-camera comedy series Single Parents. He also directed the pilot and served as executive producer on CBS/20th TV’s Life in Pieces.

Cardillo and Keith are repped by UTA. Cardillo also is repped by Bloom Hergott and Keith by Lichter Grossman. Winer is repped by ICM Partners and Mosaic.

This Is Us Star Justin Hartley Says Daughter Bella Starting High School Is 'Unbelievable'

The actor, 41, may have landed his biggest role yet as Kevin Pearson on the hit NBC series This Is Us, but his most important role is always being a dad to 14-year-old daughter Isabella.

Hartley revealed to PEOPLE that he can’t believe he is a parent of a soon-to-be high school student.

“Unbelievable right? It is a shock because I remember feeling like I woke up and she was 10. Then I looked at her again and she was 14,” the father of one said at the This Is Us For Your Consideration panel event in Los Angeles on Monday.

“She’s perfect. I got so lucky. She gets straight A’s, she’s kind to people, she’s nice, she listens to people. She has her own opinions about things, she’s motivated, she’s driven, she’s smart,” Hartley gushed.

“She’s got pretty much everything. I don’t know where she got it but she definitely has it and we’re very proud,” said the star, who added that Bella “watches every episode” of her dad’s show.

And Hartley isn’t the only proud dad on This Is Us.

Costar Sterling K. Brown, who plays Hartley’s on-screen brother Randall Pearson, also gushed about his sons, Andrew, 7, and Amaré, who turns 3 in Sept. 16, with wife Ryan Bathe.

“It’s nice to just watch these kids grow. It’s just good times,” he said.

Brown also revealed that wife Bathe will be making another cameo in the forthcoming third season of This Is Us, which premieres Sept. 25.

“My wife has been working so that’s been cool. She did an episode of our show, I can say that,” shared Brown, who portrays a father of two girls on the show.

“It’s nice to be home with the kids while she gets to go off and work,” he added.

Killer Twin - August 4, 2018 - 8pm - Lifetime

8:00 PM Lifetime

August 4, 2018

A schoolteacher (Passions‘ Lindsay Hartley) has her life turned upside down when her long-lost twin sister returns, vowing to ruin her perfect life. Which surely was a Passions storyline. Or two.

‘This Is Us’ Star Justin Hartley Joins Universal’s Comedy Film ‘Little’

Black-ish actress Marsai Martin is starring, with Issa Rae and Regina Hall also part of the call sheet.

Tina Gordon is directing from a script by Camilla Blackett with an earlier draft by Gordon and Girls Trip scribe Tracy Oliver. It’s about a woman who gets the chance to relive the carefree life as her younger self when the pressures of adulthood become too much. Will Packer, James Lopez, and Kenya Barris are producing. Exec Producers are Josh Martin, Martin, and Hall. Erik Baiers and Mika Pryce are overseeing production for the studio.

Hartley will return for Season 3 of NBC’s highly acclaimed — and emotive — drama, This Is Us, this fall. He’s repped by CAA and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.

Justin Hartley’s Long Road to This Is Us

Chesapeake Return

Dishing With Digest Episode 9

Talk Show Appearance

Thursday, May 24 - Justin Hartley (“This is Us”)

'This Is Us' actor Justin Hartley: 'I was sexually harassed by fan'

The actor was dining with friends at a Chicago restaurant recently when a fan approached him and made a scene by yelling at him and kissing him.

“I’m not afraid to say this, because I think she should be ashamed of herself,” he tells GoodHousekeeping.com. “This woman — who I don’t know, a stranger to me — recognized me and started screaming, going crazy. She ran over and started kissing me.”

Hartley immediately backed up from the woman and asked her step away before explaining to her that he felt offended.

“I said, ‘You do not walk up to people that you do not know and put your mouth on their face. If I did that to you, I would be in prison. Please do not do that’,” he adds, making it clear he was not trying to teach his fan “life lessons”, but urging her not to do anything like that to anybody ever again.

Justin reveals the woman seemed embarrassed by her actions and they ended up talking calmly about the situation. However, when she came back to ask for a picture, things went downhill fast again.

“I said, ‘I’m good’,” he recalls. “I’m usually really good with photos, but I’m, like, ‘I’m not taking photos with you after you sexually harassed me. I’m good without a photo’.”

“As she was leaving, she was, like, ‘Justin Hartley is a jerk’, but not really jerk — something more foul,” he continues. “I was, like, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me’.”

Face Off Return Date

Talk Show Appearance

Thursday, May 10

(10-11 a.m.) Justin Hartley on This Is Us. James Denton on Hallmark’s Good Witch.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES' Kevin Spirtas Previews His New Series, AFTER FOREVER

And as Brian, the lead character in AFTER FOREVER, Spirtas gets to do just that. “The story’s about two people coming together who have everything,” he previewed, “They have love, they have the greatest apartment, they have great friends, they have wonderful jobs. Nothing could be wrong. It was supposed to last forever, until one day… it didn’t. And then you watch these people and the people around them all have to deal with loss, love, and new beginnings.”

Spirtas not only stars in the series, but also co-created it along with former daytime writer Michael Slade, who has penned scripts for ANOTHER WORLD, ONE LIFE TO LIVE, DAYS, and PASSIONS. They also enlisted Emmy-winning director Jennifer Pepperman, who helmed episodes of OLTL and AS THE WORLD TURNS, to direct.

As a Broadway veteran of shows like A Chorus Line, Meet Me in St. Louis, Hairspray, and The Boy From Oz, Spirtas got a lot of stars from the stage to appear in AFTER FOREVER, including Michael Urie, Anita Gillette and Cady Huffman. Soap fans might remember Huffman as Dr. Paige Miller on OLTL. Also, ATWT fans will be able to see Colleen Zenk (Barbara) in there, too! “I won’t say where, I won’t say when,” Spirtas teases. “But Colleen appears and she brings it on!”

Spirtas was also thrilled to have lured Mitchell Anderson out of “retirement” to play Jason opposite his Brian. “He moved away from California with his husband and they went to Atlanta and he opened a restaurant,” the actor revealed. “I said to him, ‘Hey, I want you to read this, and I want you to read it with you in mind doing it.’ He read it and he called me back in like, two days and said, ‘When do we start? I’m on board.’ This is a person who I think is extremely talented, he’s easy on the eyes, he’s my age, and we have a connection already because we’re friends. So that fell into place beautifully because it shows so much on the screen.”

AFTER FOREVER is a series of eight episodes that run about 11 minutes each and is available on Amazon.com (free for Prime members!). “It’s hard to sit through 11 minutes and not go, ‘Oh, well, let me just see what the next one is,’” Spirtas jokes of binging the show like one long movie. He also urges fans to review it after they watch it. “Because that’s what Amazon is paying attention to,” he confided, adding that he and Slade have ideas for more episodes going forward. “There are stories that are already arced out for season two, three, and a little bit into four,” he revealed. “There’s a lot to tell you about this, I just can’t tell you about it!”

Justin And Chrishell Hartley Star In Indie Film

Justin & Chrishell Hartley Mourn the Death of Their Dog, Memphis

Hartley and then-fiancée Chrishell Stause (ex-Bethany, Y&R; Amanda, ALL MY CHILDREN) adopted Memphis along with Gracie at a rescue event on Dec. 28, 2016. Chrishell added some more details on her own Instagram. “Heartbroken to say Memphis went to heaven today,” she revealed. “His poor kidneys gave out and we are left with the love and memories he gave us in such a short time. He was 11 years old when we adopted him from Burbank Animal Shelter, so we didn’t know how long we would get to be his family but we know we would help make what time he had left the best we could. His personality was of a loving, sweet old man. He is dearly missed.”

Our hearts go out to the Hartleys and their family during this difficult time.

P&G’s new ‘One size’ ad campaign features NFL twins plus ‘This is Us’ star

The Cincinnati-based maker of shaving products (NYSE: PG) said the campaign focuses on the notion that one size doesn’t fit every man – even if they are genetically the same. Thus, there's a need for a variety of Gillette razors.

“Personal style tells the story,” said Hartley, who portrays Kevin Pearson on the NBC-TV drama “This is Us.”

P&G holds a 60 percent share of the $15 billion shave care category, which is growing by 2 percent. However, P&G is stepping up innovation at Gillette to stave off challenges from competitors such as Harry’s and Dollar Shave Club.

I previously reported that P&G planned to begin selling a slew of new razors, including several with affordable price points. Hartley helped introduce the Gillette Sensor3 Cool, the Gillette3 and the Gillette5 as well as the upgraded Gillette Mach3 and Gillette Fusion5.

Hartley, 41, previously starred as Adam Newman on the CBS soap opera “The Young and the Restless” (2014-16), as Oliver Queen on the CW series “Smallville” (2006-11) and as Fox Crane on the NBC soap opera “Passions” (2o02-06).

He was joined at a P&G marketing event in New York City that featured New England Patriots free safety Devin McCourty and his twin, Patriots cornerback Jason McCourty.

“The bond I share with my brother is powerful, and we’re similar in so many ways,” Devin McCourty said.

“But we also value the differences, like fashion and grooming style, that make us individuals,” Jason McCourty said. “We’re excited to work with a brand that understands the importance of celebrating all men’s uniqueness and offers products as varied as we are.”

Attributes such as skin and hair type as well as budget and lifestyle factor into how a man selects a razor, according to P&G. So, "One size razor does not fit every man."

That notion is supported by a recent Gillette survey that found nearly two-thirds of American men believe it’s important for razor brands to offer more than one blade option, according to P&G. The online survey of 884 adult men who shave at least once a month was conducted this month. It had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.07 at the national level with a 95 percent confidence level.

“Gillette knows that all men are unique,” said Pankaj Bhalla, P&G’s director for Gillette & Venus North America. “Each one has a very specific look, style, preference or budget, and that’s something to be celebrated and recognized.

“It’s our mission to design, build and offer every man options when it comes to his grooming choices, allowing him to prioritize the features he values most – be it convenience, experience, comfort, closeness, price or otherwise,” Bhalla said. “Gillette’s range of products means we have a razor for every guy, and variety that’s not offered by any other company or brand – and that’s something we’re proud of.”

The new P&G products include:

Gillette Sensor3 Cool, which is a disposable razor with what P&G called cooling technology. Designed for the 10 million men who prefer disposable razors, the Gillette Senor3 Cool includes proprietary cooling technology now found only on the Gillette Fusion5 ProShield Chill razors. Suggested retail price is $4.99 for a three-count pack and $5.99 for a five-pack.

Gillette3 and Gillette5 razors, which P&G said include a new soft Aqua Grip handle designed to provide strong grip and total control even when wet. Both were designed to deliver an ultra-close and comfortable shave. The Gillette5 features Atomic Carbon and Telomer coatings, which P&G said enhance blade durability after repeated shaves. The three- and five-bladed razors have a suggested retail price of $7.99, which includes a handle with two cartridges. A four-pack refill for the Gillette3 is $7.99, and a four-pack refill of cartridges for the Gillette5 is $9.99.

The upgraded Gillette products include:

The MACH3, which features low-cutting force blades that last for 15 shaves. MACH3 razors will continue to start at $5.99 for a razor and one cartridge. A pack of four cartridges will have a suggested price of $9.99.

The Fusion5, which now features five low-cutting force, anti-friction blades. Pricing starts at $6.99 for a razor and one cartridge. A pack of four cartridges will have a suggested price of $14.99.

Ryan McPartlin To Co-Star In Gabrielle Union’s ‘Bad Boys’ Offshoot NBC Pilot

The project, from Bad Boys movies’ producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Doug Belgrad, Primary Wave Entertainment and Sony Pictures TV, centers on the Special Agent Syd Burnett character played by Union in 2003’s Bad Boys II.

In the NBC pilot, written by The Blacklist writers-producers Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, the free-spirited former DEA agent Burnett has a fresh start in her new job as an LAPD detective. She’s partnered with Nancy McKenna (Alba), a working mom who can’t help but look at Syd’s freedom with some grass-is-greener envy. These two have totally different lifestyles and approaches, but they both are at the top of their fields in this action-packed, character-driven procedural.

McPartlin will play Dr. Patrick McKenna, Nancy’s husband. Formerly an Army medic, he is now a successful ER trauma doctor in Beverly Hills. In addition to Union and Alba, McPartlin joins previously cast Ernie Hudson, Zach Gilford and Duane Martin.

Best known for his series regular role as Captain Awesome on NBC’s Chuck, McPartlin recurred on Lifetime’s Devious Maids. He’s repped by Primary Wave Entertainment and Gersh.

Talk Show Appearance

Wednesday, March 7 – Justin Hartley (“This Is Us”)

Morning Show Appearance

Tuesday, March 6

(7-9 a.m.) Justin Hartley on This Is Us.

Talk Show Appearance

Tuesday, March 6 - Justin Hartley

‘This Is Us’ Star Justin Hartley Signs With CAA

Hartley plays one of the Big Three, Kevin Pearson, who had been battling alcohol addiction on the acclaimed family drama, currently in its second season and renewed through Season 3. It is the highest-rated drama series on broadcast TV, with its recent post-Super Bowl episode drawing 31 million viewers after one day of playback.

Hartley, who had been with Innovative Artists, shared a SAG Award ensemble nomination for This Is Us this year. He previously earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for his starring role on The Young and the Restless. Hartley’s TV series credits also include Revenge, Mistresses and playing Oliver Queen/Green Arrow on Smallville. On the feature side, he recently appeared in A Bad Moms Christmas.

Nominees Announced For The 9th Annual Indie Series Awards

Best Drama Series
Anacostia
The Bay
Giants
L.A. Macabre
Ladies of the Lake
Riley Parra
Running With Violet
Teenagers

Best Lead Actor – Drama
Anthony Anderson, Anacostia
Kristos Andrews, The Bay
Aidan Bristow, L.A. Macabre
Ryan Hellquist, L.A. Macabre
Kyle Lowder, Ladies of the Lake
Kyseem Roberts, Oldhead

Best Lead Actress – Drama
Tamieka Chavis, Anacostia
Kate Conway, Out With Dad
Marem Hassler, Riley Parra
Jessica Morris, Ladies of the Lake
Karrueche Tran, The Bay
Corsica Wilson, L.A. Macabre

Best Supporting Actor – Drama
Raymond Ablack, Teenagers
Brandon Beemer, The Bay
Levi Jennings, At Bay
Will Lash, Anacostia
Eric Nelsen, The Bay
Andreas Wyder, Or So the Story Goes

Best Supporting Actress – Drama
Olivia Baptista, Here We Wait
Jillian Clare, Ladies of the Lake
Jade Harlow, The Bay
Lindsey Middleton, Out With Dad
Maeve Quinlan, Riley Parra
Brandy Redd, L.A. Macabre

Best Guest Actor – Drama
Tremayne Norris, Anacostia
Thomas Calabro, The Bay
Bruce Davison, The Bay
Chad Duell, The Bay
Ian Buchanan, Ladies of the Lake
Paul Eiding, Riley Parra

Best Guest Actress – Drama
Jennifer Bassey, Anacostia
Patrika Darbo, The Bay
Patrika Darbo, Ladies of the Lake
Dee Freeman, Anacostia
Arianne Zucker, Ladies of the Lake
Judi Blair, Anacostia

Best Lead Actor – Comedy
Andy Goldenberg, Bad Timing
John Loos, John Loos: Too Big For This World
Dan Pearlman, Flatbush Misdemeanors
Wesley Taylor, Indoor Boys
Pat Thornton, Filth City
Alex Wyse, Indoor Boys

Best Lead Actress – Comedy
Lisa Ebersole, 37 Problems
Meghan Heffern, How to Buy a Baby
Alesha Reneé, The Rich and the Ruthless
Paula Rhodes, The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
Natalie Smyka, ThreadBare
Rachel B. Joyce, Royally

Best Supporting Actor – Comedy
Gastón Armagno The Amazing Hoolister Park
Michael Colyar, The Rich and the Ruthless
Tom Costello, ThreadBare
Percy Daggs III, The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
Andy King, Filth City
Michael Perrie Jr., F’d (another effing web series)

Best Supporting Actress – Comedy
Juliette Danielle, The Room Actors: Where Are They Now?
June Diane Raphael, ThreadBare
Kathleen Phillips, Filth City
Victoria Rowell, The Rich and the Ruthless
Medina Senghore, Friend Therapy
Jacklyn Zeman, Misguided

Best Guest Actor – Comedy
Jim Beaver, The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
Devin Field, Doin’ It
Frankie Grande, Indoor Boys
Chris Kervick, John Loos: Too Big For This World
Michael Litchfield, Valet
Zac Titus, Bad Timing

Best Guest Actress – Comedy
Patrika Darbo, Indoor Boys
Emma Hunter, How to Buy a Baby
Becca Levine, John Loos: Too Big For This World
Mindy Sterling, The Room Actors: Where Are They Now?
Caryn Ward Ross, The Rich and the Ruthless
Leslie Watkins, Doin’ It

Lin Bolen Dies: First Female VP Of Programming At A Network Was 76

Bolen worked for NBC in the 1970s and was responsible for commissioning the long-running game show Wheel of Fortune. She also is credited with bringing long-form narrative to soap operas, expanding them to hour-long formats.

It was long rumored that the ruthless Faye Dunaway character of Diana Christiansen in the 1976 satrical film Network was based on Bolen, something Bolen denied.

She was appointed VP of daytime programming at NBC in 1972, rising to become the VP of programming in Sept. 1975. NBC thrived under her leadership, becoming the No. 1 network in ratings.

Some of her moves were controversial. Bolen ended the 11-year run for Jeopardy!, citing its older demographics and stodgy host Art Fleming, and also killed the 15-year-old game show Concentration. Instead, she pivoted to a new concept from creator/producer Merv Griffin, a casino-like game called Wheel of Fortune that debuted in 1976. It became a huge hit.

Merv Griffin remembered Bolen in his Simon & Schuster memoir, Merv: Making The Good Life Last. He described her as a “hard-driving” and “difficult” woman, with whom he had many “bitter fights.” Still, he noted, “I developed a gruding respect for her talent and determination. She wanted to put her own stamp on NBC’s daytime lineup, and if that meant throwing out a few babies along with the bathwater, then so be it.”

Bolen left NBC in 1976 to form her own, self-named producion company focused on creating and developing game shows, movies of the week, and theatrical films for networks and studios. Among its show was Stumpers!, hosted by Allen Ludden (which lasted 13 weeks before cancellation), and W.E.B., a show that looked seriously at the men who ran network television. It, too, was canceled after 13 weeks, done in by its slot against the ABC hit Charlie’s Angels.

She fared better in television movies. The Christmas Coal Mine Miracle, starring Kurt Russell and Melissa Gilbert, was the highest-rated movie of the year for NBC.

Survivors include a son, Jason Wendkos. No details on memorial services have been made public.

Talk Show Appearance

Jan 29, 2018

Jason Jones and Natalie Zea ("The Detour")

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2018 Winners

TV Drama Ensemble
This is Us (including Justin Hartley)

Film Supporting Actress
Allison Janney, I, Tonya.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead Joins Will Smith In ‘Gemini Man’

The Ang Lee-directed project has been in development for the past 20 years. The story follows an over-the-hill assassin who faces off against himself, a clone who is younger and in his prime.

Originally set up at Disney in 1997 from a pitch by Darren Lemke, the movie stalled due to the fact the VFX at the time wasn’t available for the same actor to play the same part. The film is slated to open in theaters on Oct. 4, 2019.

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, DWAYNE JOHNSON, ‘THIS IS US’ CAST JOIN ‘THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON’ ON FEB. 4 LIVE POST-SUPER BOWL TELECAST

Following his third Super Bowl halftime performance, Timberlake will appear as both talk and musical guest in support of his fourth solo album, “Man Of The Woods,” set for release on Feb. 2. Also joining Fallon during the special broadcast will be film star Dwayne Johnson and “This is Us” castmates Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz and Justin Hartley.

The show will air live from the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis following NBC’s broadcast of Super Bowl LII, an original episode of “This Is Us” and late local news.

From Universal Television and Broadway Video, “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” is executive produced by Lorne Michaels and produced by Gerard Bradford, Mike DiCenzo and Katie Hockmeyer. Jamie Granet-Bederman produces. “The Tonight Show” tapes before a live studio audience from Studio 6B in 30 Rockefeller Center.

SAG Awards Nominations

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
MARY J. BLIGE / Florence Jackson – “MUDBOUND” (Netflix)
HONG CHAU / Ngoc Lan Tran – “DOWNSIZING” (Paramount Pictures)
HOLLY HUNTER / Beth – “THE BIG SICK” (Amazon Studios/Lionsgate)
ALLISON JANNEY / LaVona Golden – “I, TONYA” (Neon/30West)
LAURIE METCALF / Marion McPherson – “LADY BIRD” (A24)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
LAURA DERN / Renata Klein – “BIG LITTLE LIES” (HBO)
NICOLE KIDMAN / Celeste Wright – “BIG LITTLE LIES” (HBO)
JESSICA LANGE / Joan Crawford – “FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN” (FX Networks)
SUSAN SARANDON / Bette Davis – “FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN” (FX Networks)
REESE WITHERSPOON / Madeline MacKenzie – “BIG LITTLE LIES” (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
MILLIE BOBBY BROWN / Eleven – “STRANGER THINGS” (Netflix)
CLAIRE FOY / Queen Elizabeth II – “THE CROWN” (Netflix)
LAURA LINNEY / Wendy Byrde – “OZARK” (Netflix)
ELISABETH MOSS / Offred/June – “THE HANDMAID’S TALE” (Hulu)
ROBIN WRIGHT / Claire Underwood – “HOUSE OF CARDS” (Netflix)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
ANTHONY ANDERSON / Andre “Dre” Johnson – “BLACK-ISH” (ABC)
AZIZ ANSARI / Dev – “MASTER OF NONE” (Netflix)
LARRY DAVID / Himself – “CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM” (HBO)
SEAN HAYES / Jack McFarland – “WILL & GRACE” (NBC)
WILLIAM H. MACY / Frank Gallagher – “SHAMELESS” (Showtime)
MARC MARON / Sam Sylvia – “GLOW” (Netflix)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

THE CROWN (Netflix)
CLAIRE FOY / Queen Elizabeth II
VICTORIA HAMILTON / Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
VANESSA KIRBY / Princess Margaret
ANTON LESSER / Prime Minister Harold Macmillan
MATT SMITH / Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

GAME OF THRONES (HBO)
ALFIE ALLEN / Theon Greyjoy
JACOB ANDERSON / Grey Worm
PILOU ASBÆK / Euron Greyjoy
HAFÞÓR JÚLÍUS BJÖRNSSON / The Mountain
JOHN BRADLEY / Samwell Tarly
JIM BROADBENT / Archmaester Ebrose
GWENDOLINE CHRISTIE / Brienne
EMILIA CLARKE / Daenerys Targaryen
NIKOLAJ COSTER-WALDAU / Jaime Lannister
LIAM CUNNINGHAM / Davos Seaworth
PETER DINKLAGE / Tyrion Lannister
RICHARD DORMER / Beric Dondarrion
NATHALIE EMMANUEL / Missandei
JAMES FAULKNER / Randyll Tarly
JEROME FLYNN / Bronn
AIDAN GILLEN / Petyr Baelish
IAIN GLEN / Jorah Mormont
KIT HARINGTON / Jon Snow
LENA HEADEY / Cersei Lannister
ISAAC HEMPSTEAD WRIGHT / Bran Stark
CONLETH HILL / Varys
KRISTOFER HIVJU / Tormund Giantsbane
TOM HOPPER / Dickon Tarly
ANTON LESSER / Qyburn
RORY McCANN / The Hound
STAZ NAIR / Qhono
RICHARD RYCROFT / Maester Wolkan
SOPHIE TURNER / Sansa Stark
RUPERT VANSITTART / Yohn Royce
MAISIE WILLIAMS / Arya Stark

THE HANDMAID’S TALE (Hulu)
MADELINE BREWER / Janine/Ofwarren/Ofdaniel
AMANDA BRUGEL / Rita
ANN DOWD / Aunt Lydia
O-T FAGBENLE / Luke
JOSEPH FIENNES / Commander Waterford
TATTIAWNA JONES / Ofglen #2
MAX MINGHELLA / Nick Blaine
ELISABETH MOSS / Offred/June
YVONNE STRAHOVSKI / Serena Joy
SAMIRA WILEY / Moira

STRANGER THINGS (Netflix)
SEAN ASTIN / Bob Newby
MILLIE BOBBY BROWN / Eleven
CARA BUONO / Karen Wheeler
JOE CHREST / Ted Wheeler
CATHERINE CURTIN / Claudia Henderson (Dustin’s Mom)
NATALIA DYER / Nancy Wheeler
DAVID HARBOUR / Jim Hopper
CHARLIE HEATON / Jonathan Byers
JOE KEERY / Steve Harrington
GATEN MATARAZZO / Dustin Henderson
CALEB McLAUGHLIN / Lucas Sinclair
DACRE MONTGOMERY / Billy
PAUL REISER / Dr. Owens
WINONA RYDER / Joyce Byers
NOAH SCHNAPP / Will Byers
SADIE SINK / Max
FINN WOLFHARD / Mike Wheeler

THIS IS US (NBC)
ERIS BAKER / Tess Pearson
ALEXANDRA BRECKENRIDGE / Sophie
STERLING K. BROWN / Randall Pearson
LONNIE CHAVIS / Young Randall
JUSTIN HARTLEY / Kevin Pearson
FAITHE HERMAN / Annie Pearson
RON CEPHAS JONES / William Hill
CHRISSY METZ / Kate Pearson
MANDY MOORE / Rebecca Pearson
CHRIS SULLIVAN / Toby Damon
MILO VENTIMIGLIA / Jack Pearson
SUSAN KELECHI WATSON / Beth Pearson
HANNAH ZEILE / Teenage Kate

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
BLACK-ISH (ABC)
ANTHONY ANDERSON / Andre “Dre” Johnson
MILES BROWN / Jack Johnson
DEON COLE / Charlie Telphy
LAURENCE FISHBURNE / Pops
JENIFER LEWIS / Ruby
PETER MACKENZIE / Mr. Stevens
MARSAI MARTIN / Diane Johnson
JEFF MEACHAM / Josh
TRACEE ELLIS ROSS / Dr. Rainbow Johnson
MARCUS SCRIBNER / Andre Johnson, Jr.
YARA SHAHIDI / Zoey Johnson

CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM (HBO)
TED DANSON / Himself
LARRY DAVID / Himself
SUSIE ESSMAN / Susie Greene
JEFF GARLIN / Jeff Greene
CHERYL HINES / Cheryl David
JB SMOOVE / Leon Black

GLOW (Netflix)
BRITT BARON / Justine Biagi
ALISON BRIE / Ruth Wilder
KIMMY GATEWOOD / Stacey Beswick
BETTY GILPIN / Debbie Eagan
REBEKKA JOHNSON / Dawn Rivecca
CHRIS LOWELL / Bash
SUNITA MANI / Arthie Premkumar
MARC MARON / Sam Sylvia
KATE NASH / Rhonda Richardson
SYDELLE NOEL / Cherry Bang
MARIANNA PALKA / Reggie Walsh
GAYLE RANKIN / Sheila the She-Wolf
BASHIR SALAHUDDIN / Keith
RICH SOMMER / Mark
KIA STEVENS / Tammé Dawson
JACKIE TOHN / Melanie Rosen
ELLEN WONG / Jenny Chey
BRITNEY YOUNG / Carmen Wade

ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (Netflix)
UZO ADUBA / Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren
EMILY ALTHAUS / Maureen Kukudio
DANIELLE BROOKS / Tasha “Taystee” Jefferson
ROSAL COLÓN / Ouija
JACKIE CRUZ / Marisol “Flaca” Gonzales
FRANCESCA CURRAN / Helen Van Maele
DANIELLA DE JESÚS / Zirconia
LEA DeLARIA / Big Boo
NICK DILLENBURG / CO Blake
ASIA KATE DILLON / Brandy Epps
BETH DOVER / Linda Ferguson
KIMIKO GLENN / Brook Soso
ANNIE GOLDEN / Norma Romano
LAURA GÓMEZ / Blanca Flores
DIANE GUERRERO / Maritza Ramos
EVAN ARTHUR HALL / CO Stratman
MICHAEL J. HARNEY / Sam Healy
BRAD WILLIAM HENKE / Desi Piscatella
MIKE HOUSTON / CO Lee Dixon
VICKY JEUDY / Janae Watson
KELLY KARBACZ / Kasey Sankey
JULIE LAKE / Angie Rice
SELENIS LEYVA / Gloria Mendoza
NATASHA LYONNE / Nicky Nichols
TARYN MANNING / Tiffany “Pennsatucky” Doggett
ADRIENNE C. MOORE / Cindy Hayes
MIRIAM MORALES / Pidge
KATE MULGREW / Galina “Red” Reznikov
EMMA MYLES / Leanne Taylor
JOHN PALLADINO / Josh
MATT PETERS / Joel Luschek
JESSICA PIMENTEL / Maria Ruiz
DASCHA POLANCO / Dayanara Diaz
LAURA PREPON / Alex Vause
JOLENE PURDY / Stephanie Hapakuka
ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ / Aleida Diaz
NICK SANDOW / Joe Caputo
ABIGAIL SAVAGE / Gina Murphy
TAYLOR SCHILLING / Piper Chapman
CONSTANCE SHULMAN / Yoga Jones
DALE SOULES / Frieda Berlin
YAEL STONE / Lorna Morello
EMILY TARVER / CO Artesian McCullough
MICHAEL TORPEY / CO Thomas Humphrey
LIN TUCCI / Anita DeMarco

LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Morgan Freeman

Trailer for The Detour Season 3

Critics' Choice Awards 2018 Nominations

Best Actress in a Drama Series
Caitriona Balfe – Outlander (Starz)
Christine Baranski – The Good Fight (CBS All Access)
Claire Foy – The Crown (Netflix)
Tatiana Maslany – Orphan Black (BBC America)
Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Robin Wright – House of Cards (Netflix)

Best Supporting Actress in a Movie Made for TV or Limited Series
Judy Davis – FEUD: Bette and Joan (FX)
Laura Dern – Big Little Lies (HBO)
Jackie Hoffman – FEUD: Bette and Joan (FX)
Regina King – American Crime (ABC)
Michelle Pfeiffer – The Wizard of Lies (HBO)
Mary Elizabeth Winstead – Fargo (FX)

Best Supporting Actress - Film
Mary J. Blige – Mudbound
Hong Chau – Downsizing
Tiffany Haddish – Girls Trip
Holly Hunter – The Big Sick
Allison Janney – I, Tonya
Laurie Metcalf – Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer – The Shape of Water

Best Young Actor/Actress - Film
Mckenna Grace – Gifted
Dafne Keen – Logan
Brooklynn Prince – The Florida Project
Millicent Simmonds – Wonderstruck
Jacob Tremblay – Wonder

Best Actor In A Comedy - Film
Steve Carell – Battle of the Sexes
James Franco – The Disaster Artist
Chris Hemsworth – Thor: Ragnarok
Kumail Nanjiani – The Big Sick
Adam Sandler – The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected).

‘Fargo’s Mary Elizabeth Winstead Joins Aaron Paul In ‘The Parts You Lose’ From The H Collective

It’s about the unlikely friendship formed between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm. Winstead will play Wesley’s mother Gail.

Mark Johnson, who won the Oscar for the 1988 Barry Levinson-directed film, Rain Man, is producing under his Gran Via banner with Tom Williams and Paul. The H Collective is fully financing the project.

Winstead, who recently wrapped production on Eva Vives’ All About Nina opposite Common, is repped by WME.

Ewan McGregor’s wife convinced he was cheating with Mary Elizabeth Winstead

The actor, 46, told wife Eve Mavrakis in May he was in love with his “Fargo” co-star, 32, but insisted nothing had happened.

Their 22-year marriage ended the following month.

A source said: “Eve is sure Ewan and Mary were together before he confessed his feelings for her. It is hard for her to believe him.

“This situation is extremely difficult for her and their four children.”

Mary’s former husband, US film director Riley Stearns, 31, last week vehemently denied posting an online death threat to McGregor.

'This Is Us’ star and new wife have Thanksgiving dinner for two

After appearing together at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the couple ate their holiday dinner at CUT at the Four Seasons Downtown.

The restaurant offered a Thanksgiving menu for $135 per person.

Hartley, who plays Kevin Pearson on “This Is Us,” and soap star Stause tied the knot late last month in Malibu. He shares a teenage daughter with his ex-wife.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s ex denies threatening Ewan McGregor

It comes after The Sun on Sunday revealed snaps of “Star Wars” actor McGregor, 46, kissing his “Fargo” co-star, 32, at a busy restaurant in St. John’s Wood, North West London.

McGregor and Winstead have since confirmed their relationship as they stepped out holding hands while on a weekend away.

The “Trainspotting” star split from his wife of 22-years Eve Mavrakis, 51, as he started his new relationship with his co-star.

Meanwhile, Winstead and Stearns split after seven years of marriage in May and the actress said she would “always love” her former husband.

It has since been revealed that McGregor also split from Mavrakis in May.

It was alleged a comment with Riley’s name, who works as a TV writer, said the couple were “f—king dead” in a rant on what was believed to be his Instagram account.

Screenshots taken by the MailOnline show him slamming Ewan for “f—king the woman of my dreams”.

“Call me a cuck, will ya? Laugh at me, will ya?,” in a now deleted post.

“F—k the woman of my dreams behind my back, will ya? @mewins @mscregor_ewan You’re F—KING dead…”

“Cuck” refers to the word “cuckold” which means the husband of an adulteress.

However Stearns has now insisted he never wrote the comments and used his Instagram page to say: “The whole process has been a lot for me.”

There is also no proof that Winstead was unfaithful to her husband during their marriage.

The account features pictures of Stearns and Winstead as well as videos of him.

The Sun Online have contacted Mr. Stearns to verify the account.

Back in May, Winstead announced their split on her Instagram account, which has since been deleted.

She wrote: “We’ve decided to move on from our marriage, but we will stay best friends and collaborators for all our days. We are still ride or die, just in a different way now. I love you always, Riley.”

Meanwhile, Mavrakis recently broke her silence on her and McGregor’s split.

Mavrakis has maintained a dignified silence since McGregor has went public with his new girlfriend shortly after their split but in a heartbreaking response on Instagram, the star simply said: “What can I do?”

Talk Show Appearance

Tue 11/21

Justin Hartley

Andi Mack Sneak Peek: Buffy Makes a Surprising New Friend

Juliet Mills — who, among her extensive list of television credits, starred on NBC’s Passions from 1999 to 2008 — guest-stars in Friday’s episode of Andy Mack (Disney Channel, 8/7c) as an elderly woman Buffy visits as part of a community service program.

But as you’ll see in TVLine’s exclusive sneak peek, the two have more in common than Buffy originally assumes.

Travis Schuldt To GH!

Talk Show Appearance

Tuesday, November 21: Justin Hartley

Talk Show Appearance

For This Is Us‘ Kevin Pearson, the self-inflicted hits keep on comin’.

This week’s episode started with Justin Hartley‘s character returning to his high school as an alumni-award recipient. Great, right? But the hour soon devolved into a shame spiral for the emotionally bereft Kevin, whose dependence on drugs and alcohol to numb past and current hurts led him to steal a page from a doctor’s prescription pad (!) and miss being there for his twin, Kate, as she underwent a terrible loss.

“You don’t look at someone like Kevin and say, ‘Yeah, that guy is going to turn into a helpless, pathetic person,'” Hartley tells TVLine. “But if you look at it, you dissect it and you peel back a lot of layers, you can see it is the perfect storm, and the perfect person that something like that would happen to. Because he just wants to be accepted… and for someone to say, ‘You’re good’ and give him a hug, and he’s not getting it.”

In the wake of this week’s hour — the first of a trio of episodes focusing on The Big Three as individuals (next week is Kate’s) — we chatted with Hartley about that daunting gridiron monologue, the opportunity to finally work opposite his TV dad and the “really not great moments for Kevin” that lie ahead.

This Is Us Justin Hartley Interview Season 2 Episode 8

TVLINE | I feel a little guilty, because when we talked before the show premiered, I mocked Kevin’s “problems” a little: Kate had the weight stuff, and Randall was searching for his birth father, but Kevin just seemed like an actor who was lacking purpose. And it turns out that he’s got just as big an issue, if not bigger, as the other two. Talk to me about his trajectory.

That was the whole thing from the beginning: I don’t think it was clear that he was going to go down this particular path, but you started to see that that’s what Jack’s issue was, and that’s when I was like, “OK, that’s where he’s going to go.” He’s a guy who can’t deal with his father’s death. Doesn’t want to talk about it. Deals with it by not talking about it, which is always great, right? Bottle it up inside. That’s healthy. But he doesn’t have the tools to deal with it. He’s shut it out.

It’s a massive part of his life. It’s not like an ex-girlfriend that he dated for a couple of months and he’s like, “I’m going to pretend I never met her.” This was his father. And they didn’t always have the greatest relationship. In him always wanting to make his father proud and be the best at everything, and have his father be, “Oh wow, you’re so amazing,” he wanted to be like his father his whole life until he realized his father was not who he thought he was. And then he became kind of embarrassed by him. Then he felt guilty for being embarrassed by him. And then he gets older and he’s carrying that guilt around, like “Why couldn’t I have been there for my dad?” He lost him, and there’s no closure. The whole thing is troubling, it’s like the perfect storm.

TVLINE | Throughout the episode, I kept waiting for Kevin to hit rock bottom… but he doesn’t hit it in this episode. There’s still a lot of bad stuff that could happen to him, and a lot of bad decisions he could make, before he’s at his lowest. What can you tell me about where he’s headed, emotionally, after this?

Yeah. It’s in Kevin’s DNA to try to either bury things or deal with them on his own, or not talk about then, or make light of situations that are actually very serious. It’s not in his DNA to seek help. Unfortunately, this kind of thing, you can’t do it on your own. It’s impossible. You don’t hear a lot of stories, like, “I had this drug addiction, I just went into a room, and I kicked it.” That’s not gonna work. He’s going to his brother for help, because he knows Randall will help him or listen to him at least. He’ll do whatever he needs to do to help him… But he gets hit with this information [about Kate’s miscarriage], and he realizes this is not the time to talk about [his problem]… Like I said, it’s in his DNA to try to handle things on his own and to bottle things up, and that’s what he tries to do again. Without giving away storyline, I can just tell you: That is not a good way to solve things. Worse things will happen if you do that. So we’re going to see some really not great moments for Kevin.

TVLINE | Given the bond between Kevin and Kate, it seems like her loss could push him farther down his spiral. What can you tell me about that?

He’s just feeling horrible and hating himself and feeling depressed. This is his twin sister. They’ve spent their whole lives together. She goes through this moment, which is the toughest moment of her life, and he is M.I.A. Not answering her calls. It’s the worst thing in the world. The one time he should’ve been there, and he’s not there. There are parallels between that and his father’s death. All that guilt that he carries just pushes him over the edge.

TVLINE | I loved seeing you and Milo Ventimiglia have a scene together.

Me, too!

TVLINE | That was your first, right?

That’s the first time I’ve ever worked with Milo, ever, in my life. It was great. I’ve been talking about it for a while… Because I get to work with Mandy, but I don’t get to work with Milo. And then they figured out a way. I don’t think they did it just so we could work together — I don’t know, maybe they did — but it wasn’t this excuse to work together. It actually made sense in the scene and told a great story.

TVLINE | Talk to me a little bit about that scene on the football field. That monologue seems like it could be a tricky thing to pull off. How did you approach it?

The first time I read it, I thought, “This is going to be difficult to pull off.” …Here’s this guy who’s talking about all of his accolades and all of his failures, and then feeling bad about the fact that he keeps getting dealt aces over and over again. When he f—ks up, he doesn’t get punished for it. He gets rewarded for it, over and over and over again… People keep making excuses for it. I’m like, “How am I going to make anyone feel bad for this guy?” That was my very first reaction when I read it. Like, “Aw, crap.” [Laughs] It’s extremely well written, it’s beautiful, but that’s a task right there. That’s a chore. Then I read it eight or none thousand more times, and I don’t know. If that’s his truth, if that’s his life, if that’s what he really believes, then who can tell him he doesn’t believe it? … Yeah, that’s a tricky one. [Laughs] I got some help from great directing, great writing, great cinematography, great location and a great crew. I got a lot of help with that one. I think we pulled it off.

TVLINE | Do you remember how many takes it took you to nail it?

One.

TVLINE | What?!

Yeah, we did one. [Laughs] I’m just kidding! … I’d have to ask [Executive producer] Ken [Olin], I don’t remember, but I don’t think we were out there long at all. It’s one of those things where — and I don’t do this, anyway — but you don’t really come to work and try to find it. You’d better have it. Our show is like that. You should have it at home. Don’t come to work and try to figure it out. I think that would get exposed on our show rather quickly, if you tried to do that.

TVLINE | Ken was directing the episode.

Thank god. He’s great. He’s there a lot. He’s an actor’s director. He’ll let you do your own thing. He’s not afraid to say, “Let’s do it your way.” He’s not afraid to say, “I’ve got an idea. Let’s do this” or “Have you thought about this?” We’re two totally different people and the way we approach things is different, but for whatever reason, it works really well. I really enjoy having him there.

TVLINE | Are you in the next two episodes?

I think so, yeah. Maybe a tick in each one. The storyline, the three-part whatever we’re doing, it takes place at the same time… I’m in at least one of them.

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Weddings: Justin Hartley & Chrishell Stause

Newlyweds Justin Hartley and Chrishell Stause Open Up About Their First Date — ‘I Knew Right Away,’ the Star Says

And, to hear them tell it, the stage for their love story was set on that very first date.

“The next day I texted my friend: ‘I found him,’ ” says Stause, 36.

Though they met in passing early on in their careers, sparks flew when one of Stause’s Days of Our Lives castmates, who was a pal of Hartley’s, introduced them. “We met up at a concert and talked all night,” says the This Is Us star, 40.

“I drove her home and called the next day. We haven’t been apart since. I knew right away [and] was like, ‘Oh boy, here we go.’ ”

Now that they’ve made their union official – marrying in front of 75 of their closest friends and family in a rustic and romantic ceremony – they’re reflecting on their big day and their future.

“The wedding exceeded anything I could have ever imagined,” Stause tells PEOPLE. “They don’t make them any better than Justin, and I could not be more thrilled to officially be Mrs. Hartley!”

Mr. Hartley certainly agrees. “At the risk of sounding cheesy, I look forward to sharing life experiences and growing old together. Someday, we can talk about all the things we did together 30 years ago!”

This Is Us Star Justin Hartley and Chrishell Stause Are Married

“They don’t make them any better than Justin, and I could not be more thrilled to officially be Mrs. Hartley!” Stause (or rather, Mrs, Hartley!), tells PEOPLE exclusively.

“The wedding exceeded anything I could have ever imagined.”

Gorgeous in a Monique Lhuillier dress, Stause, 36, a fan favorite for long-running roles on All My Children and Days of Our Lives, exchanged handwritten vows with Hartley, 40, who stars as Kevin Pearson in the hit NBC show.

On hand to celebrate the couple were the actor’s This is Us family, including cast mates Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Milo Ventimiglia, Chrissy Metz, Susan Watkins and Chris Sullivan.

After hitting it off on their first date four years ago, Hartley and Stause were immediately smitten. “We haven’t been apart since,” says Hartley, who proposed to the Kentucky native last summer.

Married Ewan McGregor caught kissing his ‘Fargo’ co-star

Photos published in Britain’s The Sun newspaper showed McGregor, a dad of four, and Winstead locked in a passionate kiss at the Good Life Eatery in the St. John’s Wood district of northwest London.

“They were deep in conversation and were there together for more than an hour,” a customer told The Sun. “As they left, she got on to the back of Ewan’s motorbike, and they sped off together.”

A McGregor family source later told People magazine that the actor and his production-designer wife of 22 years, Eve Mavrakis, called it quits in May but kept their split private.

Winstead married director Riley Stearns in 2010 and announced their separation in May.

McGregor, 46, and Winstead, 32, play lovers Ray Stussy and Nikki Swango on the edgy FX series.

Mavrakis, 51, and McGregor – also well known for roles in “Trainspotting” and three “Star Wars” movies – have four daughters together.

Talk Show Appearance

Fr 11/3: Justin Hartley

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Mo 10/23: Justin Hartley

‘This Is Us’ Star Justin Hartley Talks About Upcoming Wedding And If His Costars Will Be There

The handsome star, who plays Kevin Pearson in the hit drama, is set to marry his fiance Chrishell Stause later this year and he recently opened up to Us Weekly about how excited he is about the upcoming nuptials and whether or not his This Is Us co-stars are invited.

“I’m looking forward to — I love the fact that she’s going to be my wife. I love the fact that I will have a wife and we’ll be husband and wife and live together,” Hartley stated at the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic on Saturday, October 14. “I love that, but I’m actually really looking forward to the wedding day. I’m going to have friends coming in from out of town that I haven’t seen in a few years. It’s going to be great.”

When asked if his on-screen family including Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown and Chrissy Metz would be among those friends in attendance, the 40-year-old replied, “I hope so, yeah. I hope so. God willing, yeah.”

As for being engaged, it is clear Hartley is a romantic, stating, “I like the word fiance, you say, ‘fiance.’ And I just like the idea of, it’s almost like an eve, like Christmas Eve is cool, but being engaged is fun because you’re looking forward to that wedding. It’s cool to look forward to things.”

While still acting on the daytime soap The Young and the Restless, Hartley met fellow soap opera star Chrishell Stause who was known for her role on Days of Our Lives, and the two began dating in 2014. In July 2016 the pair announced their engagement and while they have not revealed the date of their wedding, it is coming up!

Hartley was previously married to his Passions co-star Lindsay Korman from 2004-2012 with whom he shares daughter Isabelle Justice.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead & Common To Star In ‘All About Nina’ From Eva Vives

The story follows Nina Geld (Winstead), a bracingly funny and blisteringly provocative stand-up comedian whose career is taking off, but whose personal life is a near-complete disaster. To escape a difficult ex and to prepare for a prospectively life-changing audition, Nina flees to Los Angeles where she meets Rafe (Common), who challenges almost every preconception she has — including those around her own deeply troubled past.

Beau Bridges, Kate Del Castillo, Chace Crawford, Clea DuVall, Jay Mohr, Melonie Diaz, Camryn Manheim, Mindy Sterling and Angelique Cabral co-star in the film.

Vives is a producer on the project, which hails from the 2016 Sundance Institute’s Screenwriters and Directors Labs, along with Natalie Qasabian, Eric B. Fleischman and Sean Tabibian of Diablo Entertainment. Exec producers are Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Joshua Astrachan.

CAA is overseeing domestic sales for All About Nina.

Winstead, repped by WME, starred on the third season of the FX series, Fargo, and her recent film credits include Paramount’s 10 Cloverfield Lane and Swiss Army Man from A24. Common, a newly minted Emmy-winner, was recently seen on the big screen in John Wick: Chapter 2 and Megan Leavey with Kate Mara. He’s a client of CAA.

Vives, whose 2000 short film Five Feet High And Rising, won prizes at both Sundance and Cannes, is repped by CAA.

Danny Woodburn To B&B

Justin Hartley On The New Season Of "This Is Us"

'Dynasty' Star Gordon Thomson Comes Out As Gay

In a new interview with the Daily Beast, the 72-year-old, who played the homophobic villain Adam Carrington in the ’80s soap opera, comes out as gay for the first time.

“It’s not something I’ve ever announced,” he told the Daily Beast of his sexuality. “I’m assuming that people know, and now that I’m my age that’s fine. I don’t go out of my way because it’s my generation, I think. I’m probably as homophobic as any gay man alive because of my background.”

His secrecy was tied to the times.

“When I was growing up it [homosexuality] was a crime, and then classified as a mental illness ... so you’re dealing with that,” he added. “And the shame, the breathtaking lack of self-esteem, has only just begun to seep out of my soul.”

The CW “Dynasty” reboot is set to premiere Oct. 11. While the drama will remain in tact, the homophobia will be erased.

The original version showcased homophobic sentiment when it came to Adam’s gay brother Steven Carrington (played by Al Corley), and patriarch Blake Carrington’s attitude toward him. The reboot will shed that hatred, with billionaire Blake supporting his son’s sexuality.

Thomson acknowledged Hollywood’s “closet problem” in the ’80s, saying he could not come out because of the social climate ? including the cruel scandal around Rock Hudson during the AIDS crisis.

“The ‘vibe’ on that set—sorry I hate that word but that’s what it was—was so heterosexual. I didn’t want to say, ‘Guess what everybody, the guy playing the father is gay.’ If I had there would have been a slight shift away which I wasn’t ready to deal with.”

Talk Show Appearance

Monday, October 2: Justin Hartley

‘Bad Moms Christmas’ Trailer: Santa Lap Dancing, Susan Sarandon & Naked Justin Hartley

The logline: “A Bad Moms Christmas follows our three under-appreciated and over-burdened women as they rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for moms: Christmas. And if creating a more perfect holiday for their families wasn’t hard enough, they have to do all of that while hosting and entertaining their own mothers. By the end of the journey, our moms will redefine how to make the holidays special for all and discover a closer relationship with their mothers.”

Expect Santa lap dances. And stripper Kringles.

Cast includes Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Christine Baranski, Susan Sarandon, Cheryl Hines, Jay Hernandez, Wanda Sykes, Peter Gallagher, Justin Hartley and Oona Laurence. Jon Lucas and Scott Moore direct from their screenplay.

Producers are Bill Block, Mark Kamine and Suzanne Todd.

The raunchy trailer boasts a strong, cross-generation cast, including a very nude Hartley (This Is Us), that could help put a big ribbon over that summer crop of disappointing rude comedies, like Rough Night, The House, Baywatch, and Snatched.

STX Films takes Bad Moms Christmas to theaters November 3. Check out the NSFW trailer above, and happy holidays.

Alicia Leigh Willis Previews Her Thrilling New Movie!

“He wants to destroy her,” Willis teased to Soaps In Depth. “It’s a thriller. I seem to do a lot of those! You can have a lot of fun with it and usually, you get to do a lot of stunts, and that I love.”

The Student also features quite a few other faces that will be familiar to soap fans. Abigail’s husband, Stan, is played by ONE LIFE TO LIVE fan favorite Trevor St. John (ex-Victor). “I adore him,” Willis enthused. “I had one of my best scenes with him just because he really goes there, you know? He’s so talented and he makes you a better actor for sure. He raises the bar.”

Another student at the college is played by Eric Nelsen, who played AJ Chandler on the short-lived online revival of ALL MY CHILDREN. Willis knows him well because they both appear on the web soap THE BAY as Daniel and Avery Garrett. “I call him my faux bro,” the actress confided. “He’s the funniest. He’s a friend of Blake’s character and he is kind of like his goofy sidekick. We were so thrilled when we found out we were working together because we just have so much fun working on THE BAY.”

Of course, being a thriller, there have to be cops who are unable to help the lead character with her obsessive stalker, and that role fell to Lindsay Hartley, who daytime viewers remember as PASSIONS’ Theresa, DAYS OF OUR LIVES’ Arianna, and AMC’s Cara. “Lindsay was a detective and she’s great,” Willis reported. “I’ve known her for a long time. We had such a good time. It was a great cast.”

Check out this thrilling preview of The Student below and then click on over to Amazon.com to watch the whole movie for yourself!

Fall TV First Impression: The Gifted

THE COMPETITION | ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, NBC’s The Voice, CBS’ Kevin Can Wait/Me, Myself & I/Superior Donuts and The CW’s Valor

THE CAST | Stephen Moyer (True Blood), Amy Acker (Person of Interest), Natalie Alyn Lind (The Goldbergs), Percy Hynes White (Between), Sean Teale (Reign), Jamie Chung (Once Upon a Time), Emma Dumont (Bunheads), Blair Redford (Satisfaction) and Coby Bell (Burn Notice)

THE SET-UP | When young Andy Strucker and his sister Lauren (played by White and Lind) are outed as mutants, they and their parents must go on the run from Agent Jace Turner (Bell) and his Sentinel Services team. To that end, they must entrust an underground mutant network whose members include Thunderbird, Polaris, Eclipse and Blink.

THE FIRST IMPRESSION | The fall’s most-anticipated new drama (per a TVLine poll), The Gifted grabs you from go, marrying an instantly engaging premise with some rather slick visual effects. (The “invisible” barriers that Lauren thrusts into people’s paths, as well as Blink’s handmade teleportation “portals,” are rendered in especially cool ways.) The dynamics and powers within the mutant underground are quickly and clearly established, as are the relationships among the Struckers. Yes, Marvel’s X-Men are referenced… as having gone off the grid, thus leaving these non-marquis mutants to fend for themselves against formidable, perhaps-reprehensible government foes.

The pilot alone packs at least two significant plot twists, including one that closes the hour before the screen abruptly (and frustratingly!) cuts to black.

The cast is across-the-board solid, no easy feat with an ensemble this size and with uniformly telegenic resistance members that could have easily come off as interchangeable, yet emerge as distinct and relatable.

THE TVLINE BOTTOM LINE | It’d be great to see Fox have an unqualified freshman hit here, but those Dancing “stars” and Voice singers famously suck up a lot of the night’s oxygen. Even so, leading out of an increasingly buzzy Lucifer, Fox should see an improvement over Monday’s previous Gotham/Lucifer combo.

Watch the trailer for The Gifted: https://youtu.be/3pDdXYf3nfc.

Jesse Metcalfe On The Hallmark Channel's "Chesapeake Shores"

Talk Show Appearance

Wednesday, August 2

(10-11 a.m.) Jesse Metcalfe on Chesapeake Shores.

‘The Oath’: Robert Gossett & Isaac Keys Set To Recur In Crackle Drama Series

Written and created by former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Joe Halpin (Hawaii Five-0, Secrets & Lies), the 10-episode original series explores a world of gangs made up of those sworn to protect and defend and sheds light on corrupt and secret societies. They are nearly impossible to join — only a select few make the cut – but once inside, members will do what they must to protect one another from enemies on the outside and from within their own rank.

Gossett plays Sac Charles Ryder, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI investigation and Price’s (Elisabeth Röhm) superior officer. He demands an in-person account of Price’s meetings with Neckbone (Kwame Patterson) and is barely polite while talking with Byrd (Arlen Escarpeta). Keys portrays G, one of Neckbone’s (Kwame Patterson) trusted lieutenants who assists his boss in breaking into a storage facility with hundreds of boxes of WMD capsules — but it’s all bait for a perfect arrest.

In addition to Röhm, Escareta and Patterson they previously announced cast Ryan Kwanten, Cory Hardrict, Katrina Law, J.J. Soria, Sean Bean, Michael Malarkey, Eve Mauro and Linda Purl.

The premiere episode will be directed by Jeff T. Thomas (Blindspot, Wayward Pines). Todd Hoffman and Dennis Kim of Storied Media Group executive produce with Halpin, who also is showrunner.

Gossett was a seven-season regular on TNT’s The Closer, and also appeared for five seasons in that series’ spin-off, Major Crimes. He most recently guested on Chicago Med and has voiceover roles in the upcoming animated features The Sky Princess and Hannibal the Great. Gossett is repped by Gary Reichman at Media Artists Group and Zero Gravity Management.

Keys currently recurs on Epix series Get Shorty and recently guest-starred on Fresh Off the Boat and Supergirl. He’s repped by Zero Gravity Management.

‘White Famous’: Natalie Zea & Kendrick Sampson Set To Recur In Showtime Series

Based on Jamie Foxx’s personal experiences coming up in the business, White Famous hails from Californication creator Tom Kapinos, director Tim Story and Foxx, who is a recurring guest star. It focuses on a talented, young African-American comedian, Floyd Mooney (Pharoah), whose star is rising, forcing him to navigate the treacherous waters of maintaining his credibility as he begins to cross-over toward becoming “white famous.”

Zea will play Amy, a high profile Hollywood agent who used to be Malcolm’s (Utkarsh Ambudkar) boss. She is an expert at guiding careers and Floyd (Jay Pharoah) can’t help feeling drawn to her. Sampson will portray Robbie’ is a very handsome and talented British actor auditioning with Floyd (Jay Pharoah) for Teddy’s project. He also plays guitar in a band.

Zea, known for her role as Winona Hawkins on FX’s Justified, currently stars as Robin in TBS’ The Detour. Her other TV credits include The Following and Californication. She’s repped by United Talent Agency, manager Robert Semon, and attorney Jamie Feldman.

Sampson’s breakout role came as Jesse on the hit CW series, The Vampire Diaries, and he played Caleb Hapsta on ABC’s How To Get Away With Murder and was a series regular on Gracepoint. He’s repped by Abrams Artists Agency.

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‘A Bad Moms Christmas’ Redband Trailer: It’s The Mother Of All Holidays

Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, and Kathryn Hahn are reprising their roles as fed-up mothers who tend to the children, wrestle with the PTA hierarchy and stray to commit random acts of debauchery. Now the setting is the holidays, the time when families come together to share in the joy of the season. It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Right? Enter Cheryl Hines, Christine Baranski and Susan Sarandon ? the bad moms’ moms.

“Do you know the secret behind what makes Christmas so special? Moms. Moms working their asses off ? cooking, wrapping decorating and shopping.” No argument there. “Remember when the holidays were actually fun?” Kunis’ Amy asks. “Let’s take Christmas back.” Cue the previous-gen mothers, along with male strippers, a lapdance-happy Santa, destructive giant tree and shots. Lots and lots of shots.

Jay Hernandez, Peter Gallagher, Justin Hartley, David Walton co-star in the film, with Bad Moms writer-directors Jon Lucas & Scott Moore back for more. Suzanne Todd again produces, with Bill Block executive producing. STXfilms will open A Bad Moms Christmas on November 3. Have a look at the NSFW trailer, and tell us if you plan to spend the holidays with the Bad Moms and their moms.

Morning Show Appearance

Monday, July 3

(10-11 a.m.) Justin Hartley on This Is Us.

Three Soap Faves Launch App To Connect Directly With Fans

Greg Vaughan
http://smarturl.it/gregvaughan

Jason Thompson
http://smarturl.it/jasonthompson

Galen Gering
http://smarturl.it/galengering

As for the thinking behind the new venture, “Because of the way social media has evolved, if you have a significant number of followers, you don’t reach all of your fans every time you post,” explains escapex General Manager Joe Cuello. “We allow the fans and the people that they love to connect in an environment that that artist owns, and where they can have interactions that sort of are bigger than and more meaningful than any other platform because it’s theirs.” Cuello understands that special connection that already exists between soap stars and fans. “Just having grown up in the United States with mothers and grandmothers around me, the power of these guys in the homes of people every day for years seems like a really amazing place to be able to take those super-fans and engage with them in a unique way daily, rather than post on socials and hope that it reaches most or some or a percentage of them,” he points out. “So this is a reciprocal kind of platform where you can really be interactive and communicate, and then we also have some opportunities that are baked in.” Like having dinner with your faves. “In this case, at launch, each of the apps is going to provide an opportunity for people to comment, and then each actor will choose someone to fly out and meet for what is, in the end, going to be a group dinner with the three guys and whoever the winners are,” Cuello shares. “And the reason we do that is simple: We want people to try the app out and motivate them to download these guys’ apps and start enjoying a unique experience that is akin to a fan club. It’s just a 21st century version, and you have a unique sea of content that won’t exist anywhere else.” Thompson says he’s thrilled about the opportunity. “What I’m most excited about is the transparency, the social outreach that I can now have with my people, my fans,” he notes. “I want to get to know them better as they get to know me. On top of that, I couldn’t think of a better way to share what I’m up to! One of the things that has always been a big part of my daily life is music. I’m hoping this personal platform is a way to share that directly with anyone who wants to give it an ear. Can’t wait for you to get to know new side of me. Never have I gotten the chance to be this honest and personal with my fans until now.” Vaughan adds, “As my devoted fans know, I am dedicated to giving the best of who I am. With this new platform, I’ll finally have a way to keep them in the loop of my everyday activities while simultaneously showing them how much I care about them.”

Battle of the Network Stars Full Cast Announced

Here’s the full list of stars competing on the 20 teams that will, in different episodes, do their damnedest to avoid “the agony of defeat”:

TV Sitcoms (Bronson Pinchot, Tom Arnold, Dave Coulier, AJ Michalka, Tracey Gold) vs. TV Kids (Joey Lawrence, Corbin Bleu, Nolan Gould, Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields)

Primetime Soaps (Ian Ziering, Josh Henderson, Gabrielle Carteris, Donna Mills, Mischa Barton) vs. ABC Stars (Olivia d’Abo, Shari Belafonte, Michael Fishman, Jason Hervey, Anson Williams)

Variety (Joanna Krupa, Nick Lachey, Vanessa Lachey, Gilles Marini, Jack Osbourne) vs. TV Sex Symbols (Keegan Allen, Traci Bingham, Rosa Blasi, Brant Daugherty, Galen Gering)

Cops (Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox, Kelly Hu, Jodi Lyn O’Keefe, Lorenzo Lamas) vs. TV Sitcoms (Todd Bridges, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Dave Foley, Willie Garson, Jenna von Oy)

White House (Cornelius Smith Jr., Marlee Matlin, Joshua Malina, LaMonica Garrett, Mary McCormack) vs. Lawyers (Elisabeth Rohm, Corbin Bernsen, Matt McGorry, Romi Dias, Catherine Bell)

TV Moms & Dads (Chad Lowe, Greg Evigan, Ted McGinley, Lesley Fera, Jackee Harry) vs. TV Kids (Jimmie Walker, Mackenzie Phillips, Jonathan Lipnicki, Krista Marie Yu, Jeremy Miller)

Famous TV Families (Danny Bonaduce, Barry Williams, Beverley Mitchell, Willie Aames, Charlene Tilton) vs. Doctors (Thomas Calabro, Taye Diggs, Rachelle Lefevre, Deidre Hall, Benjamin Hollingsworth)

Troublemakers (Vivica A. Fox, Paul Johansson, John Barrowman, Julie Benz, Catherine Bach) vs. TV Lifeguards (David Chokachi, Brande Roderick, Parker Stevenson, Nicole Eggert, Gena Lee Nolin)

ABC Stars (Ted Lange, Troy Gentile, Jill Whelan, Denise Richards, Joely Fisher) vs. Variety (Lance Bass, Joey Fatone, Adrienne Houghton, Cameron Mathison, Kelly Osbourne)

Cops (Marisol Nichols, Roma Maffia, Adrian Zmed, Fred Dryer, Ryan Paevey) vs. Sci-Fi/Fantasy (Lou Ferrigno, Vinnie Jones, Charisma Carpenter, Kevin Sorbo, Jill Wagner)

Talk Show Appearance

Wednesday, June 7: Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Take A Vegas Ride With Eric Martsolf

The CW Orders Erin Cardillo Produced Show to Series

The network on Wednesday gave official series orders to Black Lightning, a DC Comics property starring CW vet Cress Williams (Hart of Dixie) in the title role, and Life Sentence, which stars Lucy Hale (Pretty Little Liars), who also enjoyed a stint on the network via the short-lived Privileged.

Black Lightning stars Williams as a retired superhero named Jefferson Pierce, who finds himself back in vigilante mode thanks to his justice-seeking daughter and the threat of a star student being recruited by a local gang. The series also stars Nefessa Williams (Code Black), China Anne McClain (Descendants 2), and Christine Adams (Terra Nova).

The drama series is executive-produced by Greg Berlanti (Arrow) Salim Akil and Mara Brock Akil (Being Mary Jane), and Sarah Schechter (The Flash).

Life Sentence stars Hale as a woman diagnosed with terminal cancer… who then learns she’s not dying after all, forcing her to live with the choices she made when she decided to “live like she was dying.” The cast also includes Elliot Knight (Once Upon a Time), Dylan Walsh (Nip/Tuck) Gillian Vigman (The Hangover), Jayson Blair (Whiplash), Brooke Lyons (The Affair) and Carlos PenaVega (Big Time Rush).

The dramedy series is executive-produced by Erin Cardillo (Fuller House), Richard Keith (Significant Mother), Bill Lawrence (Scrubs), Jeff Ingold (Ground Floor), Oliver Goldstick (Pretty Little Liars), and Lee Toland Krieger (Riverdale).

Marvel's Gifted Mutant Thriller Gets Series Order at Fox — Watch Teaser

The action-adventure series focuses on a suburban couple (played by True Blood‘s Stephen Moyer and Person of Interest‘s Amy Acker) whose ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children (The Goldbergs‘ Natalie Alyn Lind and Between‘s Percy Hynes White) possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive.

Matt Nix (Burn Notice) penned the pilot, while Bryan Singer (X-Men) served as director.

The Gifted cast also includes Sean Teale (Reign) as Eclipse/Marcos Diaz, Jamie Chung (Once Upon a Time) as Blink/Clarice Fong, Coby Bell (The Game) as Jace Turner, Emma Dumont (Aquarius) as Polaris/Lorna Dane and Blair Redford (The Lying Game) as Thunderbird/John Proudstar.

Watch a teaser here, ahead of the full trailer’s release during Upfronts Week (starting Monday, May 15).

Fargo: Mary Elizabeth Winstead Teases Nikki Swango's Unimaginable Journey, Stands 'Totally in Awe' of Noah Hawley

After which she probably turned her attention back to competitive bridge strategy.

As Episode 2 of the new “year” nears, Wednesday at 10/9c, TVLine spoke with Winstead about Nikki’s wants and desires, Ewan McGregor pulling double duty, butting heads with Carrie Coon’s police chief and standing in awe of series auteur Noah Hawley.

TVLINE | I thought I didn’t know how to play bridge, But after watching the Fargo premiere, I realized I really don’t know how to play bridge.

[Laughs] Yeah, that was sort of my reaction as well. I had no idea how to play, and tried to learn how to play, and realized I will never, ever have any clue how to play bridge. It’s way, way too complicated for me. It’s for somebody who is a bit brighter than I am, I think, which definitely told me a lot about Nikki’s level of intelligence and her ability to strategize. But me? I will never get there.

TVLINE | What I found pretty adorable was that she and Ray weren’t at the tournament to hustle anyone or anything. They just wanted to play their best.

She just loves the game. It’s such a big part of her personality, that’s just the way that she thinks. It was definitely a fun character trait to play with.

TVLINE | What was your reaction when this opportunity came along? Did you follow Fargo‘s first two seasons at all?

I had. I actually had been talking to Noah [Hawley] for a couple years about possibly doing Fargo, about something with him at some point, but I was never available, so nothing ever came of most of our discussions. So when he called and asked if I was available for this I just said yes, right away. After having seen the last two seasons I knew that every character that he writes is so dimensional and exciting — particularly the female characters, which are so wonderful. I had no doubts that it was something I wanted to be a part of.

TVLINE | I always think of Kirsten Dunst’s Peggy saying, “It’s just a flying saucer Ed, we need to go!”

I know! Every character you just sort of love, even the ones who are doing bad things. I love to get the chance to play roles like that. Also, the Coen Brothers’ world is one I wanted to live in, so I was very ready to be a part of it.

TVLINE | Throughout the pilot I was looking for evidence to suggest otherwise, but at the end of the day I was convinced that Nikki truly loves Ray. For me, it all came down to her reaction to his plot to steal the stamp to buy her a ring, which resulted in murder — she’s either like, “You bungled this thing and I’m done with you!” or, “That is so romantic.” And it was the latter.

After getting the first script that my only real question for Noah, in terms of being able to move forward with this character — whether or not that love was real and genuine. And when he told me without hesitation that it was, it made it so much easier to figure out how to play her. When you can lead with a certain amount of love and warmth, it’s easier to connect to.

TVLINE | It’s refreshing to watch, and probably refreshing for you as an actress, to see a scenario where the knockout isn’t preying on the schlub.

Yes. Absolutely. I knew that even a femme fatale character in Fargo was going to be subversive and interesting and multi-layered, and I was proven right in reading for Nikki Swango.

TVLINE | Will we get any additional insight into her and Ray’s past?

It doesn’t go too much into their backstory, which I’m kind of OK with. They met [as parole officer and parolee], and in the first episode you got flashes of him seeing her in his office and all that. But once the story starts unfolding, there’s no time for backstories. You’re just in it.

TVLINE | Once the air conditioner hits the ground…

Once the s–t hits the fan, yeah, you sort of know them pretty immediately. I had a few little questions for Noah, mainly asking him if there was anything he wanted to tell me, but he really leaves it to the actors to come up with the personality and things like that.

TVLINE | He’s in an amazing groove right now. If you caught any of Legion, and the fact that he fit that among these three seasons of Fargo…

It’s unimaginable to me. It’s so beyond my mental capacity to even think about how one person could do all that. I’m totally in awe of his abilities, constantly, especially getting every script and being so surprised and shocked and excited, every single time. I don’t want to give anything away, but I would have never imagined Nikki Swango would end up where she is now, in the stuff we’re shooting [this week]. It’s all so unexpected and wonderful.

TVLINE | On a scale of 1 to 10, how well have she and Ray covered their tracks in The Great Air Conditioner Murder?

Oh gosh, I don’t know that I can put it on a scale. But in a typical Fargo way, when things go bad, they tend to just keep getting worse! [Laughs] Things go off the rails pretty quickly.

TVLINE | I couldn’t quite tell, do they live within police chief Gloria Burgle’s jurisdiction?

No, they’re actually a county over. But she (played by The Leftovers‘ Carrie Coon) becomes involved once she starts putting some pieces together about the murder of her stepfather. She certainly gets reeled into Nikki and Ray’s story.

TVLINE | What does Nikki want in this world? Does she want the ring, money? Or would she be content placing second in the tri-county bridge tournament?

I think she has very big dreams for her life and her life with Ray. I don’t think she’s using him for money or any of those things, but she has this idealized version of what she thinks her life should be. I think she sees them living in a big house and they have everything that they want. Shes big on visualizing and living forward and positive thinking. She believes that as a team they’re going to win the game of life together.

TVLINE | Ewan obviously goes through quite a transformation to become Ray vs. Emmit. Was this the first time a male costar of yours took longer in hair and makeup?

I think the only other time was when I did Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, where Ben Walker went through hours of makeup to turn himself into Abe Lincoln every day. That’s the only other time I could remember feeling so bad for my male costar — but it’s such a rarity. I “feel bad” for them but I love the rare opportunity to spend a fraction of time in the hair and makeup trailer than the male costar does.

TVLINE | Once Ewan was in costume as Ray, did you sometimes have to bang out scenes from multiple episodes, in the name of efficiency? What challenges did that present you as his scene partner?

For me, it was pretty normal. I think for him it was a challenge, because sometimes he’d have to switch from Ray to Emmit halfway through the day, so he’d have two hours in makeup in the morning, and then another hour-and a half switching back… But for the most part I just experience him as Ray, so that was what he looked like. We block-shoot, like, two episodes at a time, so we dont tend to get too, too much out of sequence.

TVLINE | Will we get a Nikki/Emmit scene at some point? Where you work with the “other” Ewan?

Perhaps. Perhaps. Eventually, down the line. Perhaps.

TVLINE | You said last summer that CBS’ BrainDead gave you one of the “weirdest” scenes of your career, which turned out to be the infamous “salami sex.” Is there anything in Fargo to perhaps rival that?

As “weirdest,” I’m not sure, until I see it, because I’ve done so many weird things. But “most challenging,” yes. I’ve done some of the most challenging things I’ve ever done, on this show. And that will become apparent down the line!

Jason Jones & Samantha Bee’s ‘The Detour’ Renewed For Season 3 By TBS

The second season wraps tonight with a new episode at 10 PM, followed by the season finale, which will be presented with limited commercial interruption at 10:30 PM.

The series has been a ratings success for TBS. In its first season, The Detour drew an audience of 4.4 million viewers per episode across multiple platforms and ranked as one of cable’s Top 3 new comedies of 2016 with adults 18-49, drawing 1.2 million in the demo. The second season currently ranks as cable’s #1 scripted comedy among total viewers for the year-to-date and #2 among adults 18-49.

The Detour centers on a family of four led by Nate (Jones) and his wife, Robin (Natalie Zea). Ashley Gerasimovich, Liam Carroll and Daniella Pineda also star.

“I hear from so many people who love The Detour, even my hardcore comedy friends,” said Thom Hinkle, senior vice president of original programming for TBS. “Season Two has been so smart, hilarious and wrong. And from the early nuggets I’ve gotten from Jason and Sam, Season Three is going to be even more effed up.”

The Detour is executive produced by Jason Jones, Samantha Bee, Brennan Shroff and Tony Hernandez.

New Vegas Gig For DAYS’s Martsolf

‘This Is Us’ Star Justin Hartley Cast In ‘Bad Moms’ Sequel

The second installment sees the under-appreciated and over-burdened trio coping with the stresses of the most wonderful time of year as their own mothers visit for the holidays. Hartley will play Ty Swindle, a fit and handsome firefighter by day, who doubles as an erotic dancer by night. A very sincere gentleman, Swindle immediately jives with Carla (Hanh) during a waxing appointment.

Suzanne Todd will produce while Bill Block serves as executive producer.

Hartley stars as the adult Kevin Pearson on NBC’s acclaimed family drama, which just wrapped its freshman season as the number one show in total viewers and has already been picked up for a second and third season. Repped by Innovative, Hartley’s other credits include ABC dramas Mistresses and Revenge, as well as Smallville.

Talk Show Appearance

Th 4/13: Natalie Zea

Talk Show Appearances

Wednesday, April 5: Guests include Abigail Spencer

Friday, April 7: Guests include Natalie Zea

Susan Lucci Skis and Hikes with Her Grandson Who Has Cerebral Palsy: ‘He’s Never Looked at Himself as a Victim’

And now, not only is Brendan strutting red carpets, but he’s hitting the slopes as well.

“He’s skiing!” the soap-opera legend, 70, told PEOPLE of milestones the 8½-year-old reached recently at the United Cerebral Palsy NYC 70th Anniversary Gala Thursday night in New York City.

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Of course, it wasn’t easy for Brendan, who is on the “lighter end of the cerebral palsy spectrum,” according to Lucci, and whose gait — “mostly his left leg” — was affected by the condition, as she told PEOPLE.

“I mean, the first couple times it took two instructors to hold him up,” the All My Children star’s daughter, Liza Huber, tells PEOPLE. “So to see him pretty much free skiing … it’s amazing. It’s incredible. He’s made a lot of great strides.”

Brendan’s actually catching up with his spry grandma. “In the fall, he hiked a mountain path that I have hiked, and it’s not easy,” Lucci said proudly.

How is this all possible? The surgery was a major success. “They were able to remove 100 percent of the spasticity in his body,” Huber told PEOPLE (the spasticity causes the stiffness of the muscles and movements).

“So he’s walking without braces and he can put his feet flat on the floor,” Lucci explained before speaking at the event. “He has greater range of motion.”

But being on his feet isn’t really new to the adorable redhead.

“Even before — there are four children in the family, he’s No. 2 in the lineup — my daughter had this industrial-sized trampoline in the backyard, and he would run with his brothers and sisters,” Lucci recalls. “He wasn’t the first one to get there, but he would rip his braces off.”

The spirit Brendan has now — exhibited at the event, dancing to the live band and waving to his grandma as she took the stage — has always been there.

“He always had a lot of spirit. He’s never looked at himself as a victim,” the charitable star explains. “He doesn’t complain, he never did, and he’s just creative and smart as a little whip, and very engaging and warm.”

Talk Show Appearances

Mo 3/13: Justin Hartley

Mercy Street Cancelled After 2 Seasons

PBS’ Civil War-era medical drama — starring Josh Radnor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead — has been cancelled, with the recent Season 2 finale now serving as a series finale. Funding issues and trouble aligning production timelines are said to be the motivations behind the decision to wrap the series.

“We sought to bring a time and place to life that is so important to understanding American history, and in a way that was meaningful, authentic and entertaining,” executive producer David Zucker said in a statement.

“Together, we delivered 12 hours of compelling and worthwhile storytelling which we all take pride in,” added fellow EP David Zabel. “It was five years in the making and we are grateful to PBS for its loyal support.”

Mercy Street‘s sophomore run wrapped on Sunday, March 5.

This Is Us Heartthrob Justin Hartley Admits He's 'a Little Upset' Writers Haven't Given Him a Nude Scene Yet

On the pilot episode of the hit NBC series, Ventimiglia — who plays father of triplets Jack Pearson — bore his bare buns for audiences to see.

Sitting down with the ladies of The Talk on Monday, Ventimiglia’s costar Hartley, who stars as Kevin Pearson on the show, is open to following in his on-screen father’s footsteps — and is a little disappointed the same opportunity hasn’t come his way yet.

Asked if a nude scene has been presented to him yet, Hartley responded, “You know, the thing about it is — no, I’m a little upset about it.”

Hartley, 40, joked, “I mean, what does that say? Am I losing it?”

But Hartley, who is father to adolescent daughter Isabella Justice off-screen, is fine leaving nudity to Ventimiglia. “I just leave that to him. He’s very good at that.”

“He’s a tremendous actor and a very talented guy and a very sweet guy, but also a very good sport and just an awesome human being,” he gushed about his costar.

In October, physically fit Hartley revealed that frequently being unclothed or “eye candy” without intention behind it has bothered him at times.

“Yeah it has to be honest with you. I have no problem doing that kind of stuff when it’s necessary. You know for the show, especially in the pilot episode, we were telling that story, you know of this guy who is being objectified and sort of sick of taking his shirt off for no reason at all. It doesn’t matter what he’s doing, they want his shirt off,” Hartley told Access Hollywood.

“So the interesting thing about that is in order to tell that story you have to sort of show it in that story, right?” he said. “So I then had to have my shirt off quite a bit in the pilot. That I don’t mind at all, you know storytelling. But the gratuitous stuff it does, it gets a little old sometimes, right? And, raising a daughter, I see this stuff all the time. It’s a touch much sometimes.”

This Is Us airs Tuesdays (9 pm. ET) on NBC.

Justin Hartley Reveals How This Is Us Affects His Approach to Fatherhood

The actor sat down with E! News Thursday to discuss how the hit show has changed his relationship with 12-year-old daughter Isabella Hartley. "It has slowed me down a little bit," Justin said. "I think about the show sometimes and I'm like, 'I'm going to have that conversation with my daughter.'" Oftentimes, he admitted, "The show will inspire me to do something that I wouldn't normally have done."

Justin also admitted that his role has scored him some cool points with his tween daughter. "She watches it, her friends watch it, their parents watch it, so I'm like the cool dad now," he laughed. "[When I] take her to school, I get to walk her in now. We can hang out in front of her friends. It's cool."

A lot has changed since Justin joined the show, most notably "the amount of people that watch it," he said. "It's a big audience."

This Is Us was nominated for a Golden Globe, and it has remained one of the highest rated shows on television, attracting millions of viewers every week who tune in for the emotional story line.

Justin also said that when he goes home, his role as Kevin Pearson sometimes stays with him. "Usually, it's like, you have a rough day at work [so] you see movies and TV shows about this...You have a rough day at work, [so] you come home and you take it out on your wife and kids. You see that—it happens in real life. I get the benefit of it [being] the opposite. If I bring my work home, it's wonderful."

Speaking highly of the show, Justin added, "This is not just like a job. This is like a dream come true!"

This Is Us airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on NBC.

Talk Show Appearance

Mon 3/6

Justin Hartley

Natalie Zea Talks Soaps On CONAN

Tonja Walker Reports Her Husband's Cancer Is in Remission!

“My husband, [Edward Davidson], has pancreatic cancer, and he’s getting better,” she shares. “We got a diagnosis of 3-to-6 months to live three years ago, January. Now, he's in remission and we're hoping and praying it stays that way. My husband's a really good guy, so he's keeping very busy trying to help people access the kind of help he needed to beat cancer. In many ways, I had a lot of years with a lot of challenges. But this is just a wonderful time.”

The actress — who reveals how prayer played into her return to daytime in the current ABC issue of Soaps In Depth — had to leave Connecticut to shoot her big return. Though she misses her hubby greatly, there is an upside.

“It was wonderful this morning to hear how much he misses me,” she giggles. “He even misses my snoring! The longer I'm away, the more he misses me, so this could do great things for my marriage. I'm thankful and just feel so incredibly blessed, on so many levels.”

Talk Show Apeearance

Wednesday, March 1: Guests include Natalie Zea

Talk Show Appearance

Tuesday, February 21

(9-10 a.m.) Justin Hartley

Fox Pilot Casts Mutant

Per EW.com, Redford will play the strong-headed Native American leader of a underground group of mutants. The pilot — written by Burn Notice creator Matt Nix and directed by X-Men auteur Bryan Singer — focuses on two ordinary parents who discover their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with the underground network in order to survive.

The project is not officially being billed as an X-Men series, but Nix has said it will take place in the same universe as the X-Men films. This week, FX unveiled its new Marvel drama series Legion, about powerful mutant David (aka the son of Professor X in the X-Men comics).

Ryan McPartlin Joins Marc Cherry’s ABC Pilot

This Is Us Star Justin Hartley Wants Kevin to Keep Growing

But as it happens, Kevin's crawl towards fulfillment is actually one of Justin Hartley's favorite things about his character's story, and it's something he wants to see continue now that the show has officially been renewed for two more seasons.

"I love the way the writers are telling the story where it's not like he's decided to become a better person so now he's just a better person," the actor told TVGuide.com "It's baby steps. It's tough. It's stumbling and falling then picking yourself back up. It's persevering and set backs. It's life, which is what we all go through."

The key for Kevin now is the keep the progress going. That seems like an optimistic hope now that he's gone back to his first wife and is looking to reconnect with the things and people that really matter to him instead of the money and fame that made him a household name. There might be pitfalls along the way, but Hartley is hopeful Kevin will stay on the right track.

"I want him to continue to grow and try to get better," Hartley said.

This Is Us airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on NBC.

Susan Lucci to Guest Co-Host Hallmark's Home & Family — and Reunite with All My Children Cast!

PEOPLE can exclusively reveal that the All My Children star will join the network as a guest co-host for one full week.

Beginning Jan. 30, Lucci, 70, will participate in every aspect of the daily morning program, including cooking, playing games and sharing personal stories with viewers. Lucci — who played Erica Kane on the ABC soap from 1970-2011 — will also be joined by her husband, Helmut Huber, and two children: her son, Andreas, and daughter, Liza.

“I’m looking forward to learning new things about interior design and color. I’ve been traveling so much in the last number of years between All My Children and Dancing with the Stars in L.A. and Devious Maids in Atlanta,” the soap opera legend said in a release about her upcoming stint as guest co-host, which runs Jan. 30 through Feb. 3. “Now I’m looking around my house thinking I want to redo some rooms, so I’ll be happy to hear from the experts.”

Additionally, All My Children fans and audiences who have hoped for a cast reunion needn’t wait any longer! On Feb. 2, Peter Bergman, Kim Delaney, Lawrence Lau, Eden Riegel, Kathleen Noone, Eva LaRue, John Callahan, Rebecca Budig and Cameron Mathison will join Lucci for a special reunion show on Home & Family. “It’s going to be so exciting to see so many of the people I worked with, love and admire. We all haven’t been together since All My Children went off ABC (in 2011),” said Lucci about the reunion.

The reunion show will also include segments honoring Erica Kane’s dysfunctional TV family and All My Children‘s “super couples,” and will feature a tribute to late AMC cast members and the series’ creator, Agnes Nixon, who died in September.

“Agnes meant so much to me my whole adult life. I was beyond lucky to be in her hands,” said Lucci of Nixon. “She was a mentor to me and I admired her tremendously. She was a modern woman and the youngest voice in the room.”

Added H&F executive producer and creator, Woody Fraser: “Susan is a tremendous talent and we’re very excited to have her join us for a full week of shows.”

Home & Family airs daily (10 a.m. ET) on Hallmark Channel.

Jesse Metcalfe Series To Start Season 2

This Is Us Renewed for Seasons 2 and 3

The freshman family drama was an out-of-the-gate smash for the network, commercially and critically. Just days after premiering to 10.1 million total viewers and a 2.8 demo rating — the fall’s top-rated series launch — This Is Us received a full, 18-episode order for its freshman run. To date, it has averaged 9.6 million weekly viewers and a 2.6 rating, steadily dominating Tuesday nights in both measures. The Dan Fogelman drama also landed on a slew of Top 10 lists (TVLine’s included), and scored three Golden Globe nominations.

This Is Us also stands as TV’s No. 2-rated drama overall, trailing only Fox’s Empire.

“We all got our wish that this is a hit show,” said Jennifer Salke, President, NBC Entertainment, in a statement. “This Is Us is as good as anything we’ve ever had, we’re thrilled to renew it for two seasons and there’s no doubt it will have a long life on NBC. On behalf of everyone at NBC, we’re grateful for the artistry of the cast, crew, and producers assembled by our gifted creator, Dan Fogelman. In a world where there are literally hundreds of television dramas, we’re proud to have one of the very best that is also one of the highest-rated.”

Justin Hartley Discusses His Show, "This Is Us"

This Is Us to Marathon on USA Network

USA Network will air all 10 episodes of This Is Us in a row on Saturday, Jan. 7, starting at 1 pm/noon c. (The series premiere will play simultaneously on Bravo and E! at 1 as well, but only USA Network will air the subsequent nine episodes.)

The marathon will begin with the critically acclaimed pilot and will continue through the fall finale, “Last Christmas.”

The drama returns to NBC with its winter premiere on Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 9 pm.

Bewitched's Bernard Fox Dead at 89

In an acting career that spanned six decades, the Welsh actor with the distinctive mustache was best known for a pair of TV roles, both airing in the late 1960s. On Bewitched, he played warlock physician Dr. Bombay, who was summoned by Samantha to treat all kinds of supernatural illnesses. And on Hogan’s Heroes, he played Colonel Crittendon, a bumbling British officer whose plans for escaping the German POW camp never quite succeeded.

Fox went on to guest-star on shows like Love, American Style, Columbo, M*A*S*H and The Love Boat. But he often returned to the character of Dr. Bombay. He reprised the role in two episodes of the 1977-78 Bewitched spinoff Tabitha, and again two decades later on the NBC daytime soap Passions. He had a long film résumé as well, appearing in both the 1958 Titanic film A Night to Remember and 1997’s Titanic.

Fox is survived by his wife Jacqueline, whom he married in 1961, and their two children.

Jay Mohr Files For Divorce From Nikki Cox Again

Mohr had filed to end his 10 year marriage in July but withdrew the petition 6 days later, telling TMZ, he and Nikki were "Very in love. Very happy and that's really all there is."

Things apparently took a turn for the worse, because he filed Tuesday citing irreconcilable differences. This time around Jay wants joint legal and physical custody of their 5-year-old son. He also says they have a prenup that spells out all the financials.

After filing the first time Jay asked for an emergency order for full custody, claiming their child was at risk because of Nikki's alleged drug and depression problem.

This Is Us' Justin Hartley on the Heartbreaking Finale and What's Next

The Pearsons came together to celebrate Christmas together at Randall's (Sterling K. Brown), which included a surprise visit from Toby (Chris Sullivan) who flew all the way to New Jersey to tell Kate (Chrissy Metz) that he couldn't live without her. Unfortunately, the couple's sweet reunion was interrupted by tragedy when Toby collapsed in the Pearson living room. The final moments of the episode showed Toby flat-lining on an operating table and doctors rushing to try and revive him.

Now the major question remains whether Toby lives or dies. Either way, the Pearson family will have to find a way to move on, and figure out how to support Kate as she deals with this tragedy. To find out how Toby's situation will affect the Pearsons and what's coming up in the second half of the season, we chatted with Justin Hartley, who plays Kate's brother Kevin on the show.

What was the feeling when you found out what would happen to Toby?

Justin Hartley: I was pretty shocked -- I didn't see it coming. You know, it was that typical a-la-This Is Us style where they sort of give you that cliffhanger at the end. You'd think that by now I would've seen it coming, but I didn't. And poor Toby, man! I mean of all people, he's a good guy!

How will this affect Kevin and Kate's relationship? Will it make them closer or will she push everyone away?

Hartley: I think whenever any kind of hardship or tragedy comes along, it usually pulls a family closer together, or at least hopefully. These two are already so insanely close that I think he feels a lot of her pain and he wants to be there for her, and so it will probably keep them as close as they ever were. He'll try to be there for her as much as he can.

What can you tease about Kevin and Sloan's relationship in the second half of the season?

Hartley: It gets a little bit complicated, as does any relationship that you have with somewhere where you're sleeping with each other but also working together. They're doing this play and they're working together all day, while they're trying to have this relationship. There might be other players involved too. Things get complicated pretty quickly.

What is the biggest difference between Kevin now and the Kevin we met in the pilot?

Hartley: I think a lot. For one, I think he's grown up quite a bit. I think he's taking responsibility for things. He's becoming a man of action instead of just sort of feeling sorry for himself. As far as the play goes, instead of just complaining about the play and not really wanting to do it, he's becoming a man of action where he decides that he's going to put up his own money and he's going to produce the play and do it the way he wants to do it. So he's becoming quite the problem solver, I think.

What is Kevin searching for on his journey to be self-fulfilled?

Hartley: I don't know if he's aware of it or not, but I think it's love. I think it's the same thing we're all looking for, but I don't know if he's aware of that. I think he's trying to fill it with other things like success at work, which is great, but I think he's looking for love and companionship and someone to share life experiences with. I'm just not sure that he's aware of that yet. He knows there's something missing, he just doesn't understand that it's companionship.

Who on the cast would you like to get a chance to work more with?

Hartley: I would say Milo [Ventimiglia], because I never get to work with Milo at all, so I'd like a chance to work more with him! That would be fun. I get to work with everyone else, which is kind of cool.

What has been the most emotional moment of this show for you?

Hartley: There've been so many! A couple of them we haven't aired yet. I really enjoyed the painting episode, where he's explaining the painting to the kids. You know, what his play was about. Also when he finally opened up at the funeral to that widow about his dad dying and about why he wears that necklace. That was pretty emotional.

What are you most excited for fans to see in the second half of the season?

Hartley: I'm looking forward to their reaction when they see what's in store for Kevin. I want to see how this play goes -- how successful or unsuccessful this play ends up being. I'm excited to see the evolution of his relationship with Randall. Also if he finds what he's looking for and how long that takes him, and where it was this whole time.

This Is Us returns Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 9/8c on NBC.

Days' Eric Martsolf Shares Hilarious Backstage Photo From the Soap!

“Wardobe at DAYS was kind enough to hook me up with new slippers today,” he shared on Instagram with a pic of his feet nestled snugly in some giant pink monster footwear!

Seeing the pic, Vincent Irizarry (Deimos) took the opportunity to tease his DAYS castmate on Twitter:

@VincentIrizarry: @ericmartsolf They told me they were simply trying to find slippers that fit the shape of your feet #PrettyInPink

They look super-comfy to us!

Maureen McCormick To Guest In ‘The Guest Book'

Justin Hartley Celebrates THIS IS US Receiving a Critics' Choice Awards Nomination!

“This is pretty cool!” Hartley tweeted when he shared the exciting news. “Pretty amazing list of shows right there. Wow!”

THIS IS US is up against BETTER CALL SAUL, GAME OF THRONES, MR. ROBOT, STRANGER THINGS, THE CROWN, and WESTWORLD, so it’s in very distinguished competition! The 22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards will be held on Sunday, Dec. 11, at 8 pm. ET and will air live on A&E.

Good luck to Hartley and his new show!

Jesse Metcalfe & Fiancée Cara Santana Kiss in Sweet Engagement Party Video

E! News learned in August Jesse Metcalfe, 37, and longtime girlfriend Cara Santana, 31, were engaged after dating for more than eight years and on Saturday, the two celebrated their upcoming nuptials at Hills Penthouse West Hollywood, a luxury club.

The two posted on their Instagram pages Sunday morning a short time-lapse video of the two sharing a sweet kiss at the bash. The bride-to-be looked gorgeous in a glittering gold backless dress, while the John Tucker Must Die and former Dallas reboot actor looked dapper in a gray suit and plum shirt.

"Such an awesome evening celebrating our engagement!!!" he said. "Thank you so much to all of our family and friends for sharing this moment with us! Love you all!!!"

"Such A Fun Night // Thank You To All Our Family And Friends For Celebrating With Us," Cara wrote.

Earlier that day, Jesse shared on Instagram a throwback pic of him and Santana making out on a sailboat on the Hudson River in New York City.

He had proposed to Cara there, with a 5.5-carat emerald shaped diamond ring.

"Woot woot! We are SO excited to celebrate our engagement with our family and friends this evening!!!" he wrote.

On Sunday morning, Cara and Jesse enjoyed a hearty post-engagement party breakfast consisted of bagels and lox, as well as doughnuts, as seen in a video she posted on Snapchat.

"Last night was made real," she wrote.

Jason Olive on Mom

GUEST CAST includes: Spencer Daniels (Luke), Kevin Daniels (Officer Bill), Jason Olive (Paul).

This Is Us' Justin Hartley on 'Gratuitous' Shirtless Scenes: 'It's a Touch Much Sometimes'

The physically fit NBC star, who plays an actor on the new drama series, says that being shirtless or “eye candy” has bothered him at times — similar to his character, Kevin.

“Yeah it has to be honest with you. I have no problem doing that kind of stuff when it’s necessary. You know for the show, especially in the pilot episode, we were telling that story, you know of this guy who is being objectified and sort of sick of taking his shirt off for no reason at all. It doesn’t matter what he’s doing, they want his shirt off,” Hartley, 39, told Access Hollywood on Friday.

He continued: “So the interesting thing about that is in order to tell that story you have to sort of show it in that story, right? So I then had to have my shirt off quite a bit in the pilot. That I don’t mind at all, you know storytelling. But the gratuitous stuff it does, it gets a little old sometimes, right? And, raising a daughter, I see this stuff all the time. It’s a touch much sometimes.”

Hartley proceeded to gush about his daughter Isabella Grace who gets “straight As” and wants to be an actor — just like her dad.

“I don’t know where she gets it from. She’s just like smart,” Hartley said. “I don’t know what happened, but she’s really really brilliant and really well-adjusted and kind and nice and gentle and forgiving. She’s a dream.”

Of allowing her to enter into the industry to become an actress, Hartley said, “I would, I would — cautiously.” He further explained that he wants her to recognize the “the thankless no no no for years is the job of an actor,” and is encouraging her to go to school to pursue the craft.

Hartley previously told PEOPLE about his daughter, “I don’t know if this is going to be the one child in the history of the world that doesn’t have any problems, but I’m hoping that she is.” He added jokingly, “Maybe she’s an alien. I’m not sure.”

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Justin Hartley and Chrishell Stause Get Emotional Watching THIS IS US

Hartley was live-tweeting along with the East Coast airing of the most recent episode, and signed off with a teary-eyed photo of his lady love, admitting, “She’s gonna kill me, but here’s Chrishell watching THIS IS US.”

Stause also retweeted his photo, adding, “I’ll admit it. I’m in the middle of an ugly cry.” She then shared her own snap of the two of them watching the tear-jerking episode. “This is us watching THIS IS US,” she wrote. “I am a mess.” (Justin looks okay, but then again, as one of the stars of the series, he knew what to expect!)

Robin Strasser of 'One Life to Live' parts ways with Thousand Oaks home

Found within a gated Newbury Park community, the two-story home features vaulted ceilings, hardwood floors and a step-down living room that opens to the dining room. A family room with a fireplace, an eat-in kitchen and a media room/den are also within nearly 3,000 square feet of interior space.

The roughly 3,000-square-foot home in a gated Newbury Park community sits on nearly half an acre of grounds with a saltwater swimming pool and fire pit.

The four bedrooms and three bathrooms include a master suite with a sitting area and a large picture window that overlooks the grounds.

Outdoors, a flagstone patio surrounds a saltwater swimming pool with a spa and a rock waterfall. A fire pit, drought-tolerant landscaping and mature trees complete the nearly half-acre setting.

Views take in the surrounding mountains and greenbelt.

Strasser bought the house last year for $975,000, records show. In August, the median price for single-family homes in the Newbury Park area was $735,000 based on 52 sales, according to CoreLogic.

G.R. Arnold of First American Real Estate was the listing agent. Maria Powell of Aviara Real Estate represented the buyer.

The 71-year-old Strasser has scores of television credits including appearances on “Knots Landing,” “Coach” and “All My Children.” She won a Daytime Emmy for her role on “One Life to Live.”

Justin Hartley Got Half-Naked and Wet For Charity

The star of NBC’s new hit series THIS IS US happily agreed, and peeled off his tank top before DeGeneres and McAdams took turns removing sticks from a contraption to slowly drop water balloons on his head!

In just a few short minutes, Hartley was completely drenched, but had helped collect $20,000 for breast cancer research. So it was well worth any minor discomfort!

Revenge's Justin Hartley Recalls Patrick and Victoria's 'Creepy' Vibe

We’d learned in Season 2 that Victoria Grayson, regally played by Madeleine Stowe, had given a child up for adoption years before. And when reappeared in Queen V’s life as an adult, he looked a lot like Justin Hartley (This Is Us).

Their relationship, especially in the beginning, repeatedly sounded an odd note: Were Patrick and Victoria flirting with each other?! (Or, as TVLine editor in chief Michael Ausiello put it in Spoiler Alert! at the time, “They’re sexy together, the two of them.”) The fact that Hartley spent a good amount of time in his first episode wearing nothing but a towel added to the so-wrong-it’s-right feel.

When we recently raised the issue with Hartley, the This Is Us star knew exactly what we were talking about — and said he missed the Oedipal feel when it disappeared from the scripts later that season.

“I don’t know if it was dropped on purpose or not,” Hartley said, laughing. “When I read those and talked to Madeleine about this in depth — she’s one of my favorite human beings, I love Madeleine — we were reading it and I thought, ‘Am I reading something into this?’ Then she said it separately… she goes, ‘That’s definitely a weird sort of thing.'”

As it turns out, Hartley has given the matter a deal of thought over the years.

“I mean, here’s the mother who sent her son away and then found him again. Her children at the time didn’t like her, so she’s looking for something. She hadn’t been with him his entire childhood so she only knows him as a man,” he said. “So that’s kind of a weird dynamic. I thought it was in there a little bit. Maybe [the writers] didn’t realize it was in it, and they were like ‘Oh, s–t. We better stop writing this.'”

For the record: “I thought it was fantastic,” Hartley says, chuckling. “I was like, ‘This is creepy and excellent.’ I loved it.”

BrainDead, American Gothic Not Returning for Season 2

The fate of BrainDead — which had a four-season plan, moving the buggy action to Wall Street, Silicon Valley and then Hollywood — was foreshadowed last month when it was announced that the show’s creators Robert and Michelle King would be taking the showrunner reins on the forthcoming Good Wife spinoff.

BrainDead debuted to a disappointing 4.6 million viewers and 0.7 demo rating, and after four Monday airings got bumped to Sunday nights; its final hour did barely 2 mil and a 0.3.

American Gothic meanwhile premiered to 3.4 mil and a 0.7 rating, and by its finale had slipped to 2.6 mil/0.5.

Single Mom A Go Go: Episode 9 - GALEN GERING

Susan Lucci Shares Lovely Flashback Photo of Her Children!

“Big sister Liza holding newborn baby brother for the first time,” she wrote.

With their children all grown up, Lucci and her husband, Helmut Huber, are now proud grandparents as well! Liza has given them four: Royce, Brendan, Hayden, and Mason. Andreas continued to expand the family by getting married earlier this year.

Danny Trejo And Jesse Metcalfe Join ‘In Stranger Company’

The feature follows Mia Stone, a young wife, mother, and workaholic entrepreneur. She is faced with an eerie supernatural opportunity to reset her future when a strange encounter with an eccentric man (Trejo) gives her a second chance at saving her company, marriage, family, and future. Metcalfe plays her charming and questionable family friend and business partner.

Rounding out the cast are T.C. Stallings (War Room), Jaci Velasquez, Jules Willcox, Jaime Gallagher, and Jeff Grace. The film is produced by Werksma, James Simmons, and Josh Norman.

Trejo, known for his role in the Machete film series, can up next be heard in Warner Bros’ animated pic Storks. He is repped by AEFH. Metcalfe’s film credits include John Tucker Must Die, God’s Not Dead 2, and Dead Rising: Endgame. He is repped by Untitled Entertainment and Gersh.

Justin Hartley Interview

NBC’S BELOVED NEW TUESDAY DRAMA ‘THIS IS US’ RECEIVES FULL-SEASON ORDER

“It’s a rare moment in this business when a show so instantly delivers both critical acclaim and hit ratings, but ‘This Is Us’ is just such an extraordinary achievement,” said Jennifer Salke, President, NBC Entertainment. “Creator Dan Fogelman, along with co-directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa and the gifted producers, cast and crew, has delivered the kind of heart and depth that resonates with every segment of the audience, and we’re proud to extend its presence on our schedule.”

“We are thrilled. This order for a complete first season of 18 episodes is exactly what we'd wanted and hoped for,” said executive producer Dan Fogelman. “We’d carefully mapped out an 18-chapter story for the first year of the show, and this allows us to follow through with our exact initial intent. And to get the order so early on is a tremendous show of confidence and a boost for our entire cast and crew. I'm starting to sound like a broken record but I have to thank Dana, Gary, Jonnie, Howard and my amazing partners at 20th as well as Bob and Jen and the fine folks at NBC for continuing to do absolutely everything right by me and this show. I’d gush more but I have to go back to work.”

Last week’s “This Is Us” series premiere generated a 4.5 rating in adults 18-49 and 14.3 million viewers overall in L+5 averages from Nielsen Media Research — an increase of 1.7 rating points going from live plus same day to L+5. The 4.5 makes it the #1 series premiere of the fall season to date, while the show’s L+SD rating makes it NBC’s highest-rated scripted program in that Tuesday 10-11 p.m. time period in more than six years.

On digital platforms, it’s NBC’s most-viewed series premiere on record, more than doubling the network’s previous record for most one-day views of a debuting series across NBC digital platforms.

“This Is Us” was the most anticipated new series heading into fall with its trailer viewed more than 127 million times following the show’s announcement at the May upfronts.

Critics have raved about “This Is Us,” with the Huffington Post saying, “Dan Fogelman’s new show harkens back to the glory days of feel-good TV. Get ready to fall in crazy, stupid love with NBC’s ‘This Is Us.’” USA Today added: “…even if the season was crowded with great series, ‘This Is Us’ would stand out as a welcome and increasingly rare addition.” The New York Times called it “heartwarming” and Entertainment Weekly said the series is “brilliantly cast.”

“This Is Us” is a refreshingly honest and provocative series that follows a unique ensemble whose paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways. We find several of them share the same birthday, and so much more than anyone would expect. From the writer and directors of “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” is a smart, modern series that will challenge your everyday presumptions about the people you think you know.

The cast includes Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Justin Hartley, Chrissy Metz, Sterling K. Brown, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan and Ron Cephas Jones.

Dan Fogelman serves as writer and executive producer with Don Todd. Jess Rosenthal, Charlie Gogolak and directors John Requa and Glenn Ficarra also executive produce. “This Is Us” is produced by 20th Century Fox Television.

Justin Hartley Reveals What's Next For His Character on THIS IS US!

First off, Hartley was thrilled to discover that this episode introduces Katey Sagal as his character’s agent, Lanie, and Brad Garrett as Wes, a network executive. “When I found out that they were going to be taking those roles, of course I was happy for the show,” he confides to Soaps In Depth. “But then to find out that I’m the one working with them, it’s like ‘Wow, I won the lottery.’

“Katey is the master,” he adds. “She’s a brilliant actor. And Brad is maybe the funniest human being I’ve ever been around in my entire life.”

Hartley previews that his alter ego, Kevin, has put his acting career in jeopardy after his on-set outburst in the first episode, and must face the repercussions of his actions. “Kevin’s agent is like, ‘Let’s smooth this whole thing over,’” he teases. “Kevin’s not sure he wants to, but she convinces him that this is sort of what you have to do.

“So you see how that unfolds,” Hartley continues. “Will Kevin melt down again? Will he grow up? What’s going to happen?”

Be sure to tune in for the new episode of THIS IS US, and for more from Hartley on his exciting new primetime career, don’t miss his interview in the new CBS issue of Soaps In Depth, on sale Friday, Sept. 30!

This Is Us: Justin Hartley Offers Odds You'll Ugly-Cry ('For Sure'), Talks Sitcom Bonding With Alan Thicke

And then there’s Kevin, a very attractive and often shirtless Los Angeles actor who’s unhappy that his lucrative sitcom role is a waste of his time, talent and purpose.

Smallville alum Justin Hartley plays Kevin, and he’s highly aware that his character’s woes may seem a trifle less relatable than, say, those of Chrissy Metz’s Kate (who’s battling obesity) or Sterling K. Brown’s Jack (who’s just found his birth father). “But being frustrated at work? Everyone has had that. Having that work frustration carry over to your personal life? Everyone has also had that,” Hartley says good-naturedly.

Add in that Kevin is feeling the pressures of age — the premiere takes place on his 36th birthday — in an industry obsessed with youth, and “it’s like this perfect storm,” adds the TV vet, who has had memorable roles on Passions, Revenge, Emily Owens, M.D. and most recently The Young and the Restless. “You have the age, unhappy at work and lonely at home. Really, the only thing he has in his life worth anything — besides a paycheck, but who really gives a damn about that? — is his sister [Kate].”

The premiere finds Hartley sharing a scene with Growing Pains dad Alan Thicke, who plays himself, as they prepare to tape an episode of Kevin’s show The Manny. (For spoiler reasons, we can’t tell you exactly what goes down. We can tell you that if ever there were a poster boy for chiseled ennui, Hartley’s Kevin is it.) “We worked together one day, and at the end of the day, I feel like we’re best friends. The guy is awesome,” he says, laughing. “He’s just unbelievable, and so gracious and kind. What a nice guy.”

We also won’t reveal the big twist at the end of the hour; make sure to check in with TVLine immediately following the East Coast airing for a post mortem with series creator Dan Fogelman. But we got Hartley to tease a bit about how Kevin’s life gets a little less lonely — though probably even less comfortable — when Salem’s Janet Montgomery shows up as an acerbic theater actress/potential love interest named Erin.

“She doesn’t take Kevin very seriously as an actor or an artist,” he says, “and she has her opinions about him based on what she thinks he’s all about, what he must be all about because he puts hair product in his hair.”

He adds: “She’s not this warm person right off the bat, but she may warm up to him later.”

As TVLine pointed out in our review, the feelings-laden This Is Us has serious ugly-cry potential; Hartley certainly backs that up when we ask which episodes will reduce us to a pile of emotional destruction.

“[Episode] 2 for sure… 3, 4, 5 and — I just read 6 — also 6,” he says, laughing.

Fargo: Mary Elizabeth Winstead Joins Season 3 Cast as 'Crafty Parolee'

The BrainDead actress is joining the Emmy-winning FX anthology’s upcoming third season in a series-regular role, TVLine has learned. She will play Nikki Swango, a crafty and alluring recent parolee with a passion for competitive bridge playing. Nikki is a woman with a plan, focused on always being at least one move ahead of her opponents.

Winstead will star alongside the previously cast Ewan McGregor and Carrie Coon.

Said to be set closer to the present than Seasons 1 and 2 were, Season 3 focuses on a pair of lookalike brothers, both played by McGregor. The older of the two, Emmit Stussy is a good-looking, self-assured real estate magnate — aka the Parking Lot King of Minnesota. His younger bro, Ray, is a flabby parole officer who believes that Emmit is somehow responsible for his sorry state of affairs. Coon plays Gloria, the chief of the Eden Valley police.

Production is tentatively scheduled to begin later this year, with new episodes dropping in 2017.

‘This Is Us’ a ‘dream come true’ for Chicago’s Justin Hartley

“When I read the pilot, I was like, ‘Man, if I could be a part of something like this, this would be like a dream come true for an actor,’ ” Hartley explained. “It’s one of those once-in-a-lifetime scripts you read. This role spoke to me in so many ways: I think he leads with his heart, he’s always got good intentions and he’s very driven.”

“This Is Us,” premiering at 9 p.m. Sept. 20, connects the stories of a varied cast of characters, including a married couple expecting triplets, a depressed woman struggling to lose weight and a successful businessman who tracks down his biological father. Hartley’s character, Kevin, is a television sitcom actor who has grown bored of his glamorous bachelor lifestyle and yearns for more serious roles.

Hartley is best known for his work on soap operas “Passions” (as Fox Crane), “Revenge” (Patrick Osbourne), “Mistresses” (Scott Thompson) and “The Young and the Restless” (Adam Newman) as well as the superhero fiction series “Smallville” (Oliver Queen/Green Arrow). He first heard about “This Is Us” from a fellow actor in L.A. who mistakenly thought the show’s writer and executive producer, Dan Fogelman, wrote the character Kevin specifically for Hartley.

“He sends [the script] over to me and I read it, and immediately I was like, ‘Oh, OK, that’s fantastic, that’s right in my wheelhouse right there,’ ” Hartley explained. “I called my agent and my agent was already on it.”

According to Hartley, the show’s blend of dramatic tension and bursts of comedic relief sets it apart from the past shows he has worked on.

“The way that Dan sort of mixes the tone of the show, the way he will literally have you crying and then all of a sudden something will happen and you’ll sort of start laughing through the misery that you’re experiencing in these characters,” Hartley said, pausing. “I don’t know if I’ve ever had a job like that before.”

Anticipation for “This Is Us” clearly is high, with its trailer drawing nearly 15 million Facebook views in the first 48 hours of its release in May. That set a record for a TV show.

In early screenings, Hartley said, “you literally can look around the room and you can see these people get lost in the show. You can tell that this show is affecting people. I truly do believe that it will move people to maybe make better decisions in their life. That’s been the most fulfilling part of a show like this.”

While growing up in the Chicago suburbs, Hartley was introduced to acting in a theater class at Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park, but didn’t truly fall in love with the art and view it as a realistic career path until attending Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.

“I was sort of a sports guy, but when I went to college I caught the acting bug,” he said, describing an English literature class in which the students performed scenes from books they read. “It really opened up my eyes — you can actually do this for a living, if you’re lucky. I think it gave me the guts to move out here.”

Despite moving to L.A. shortly after college, Hartley remains a “huge, huge fan of Chicago.”

“It’s a really wonderful place,” Hartley said. “The architecture; the skyline; the people, how friendly they are and helpful they are; how clean the city is … I just love it.”

Hartley is recently engaged to Chrishell Stause, a fellow soap opera veteran who was a series regular in “Days of Our Lives” and “All My Children.” On a recent visit to the city, Hartley said he introduced Stause to Chicago-style pizza despite her insisting a preference for New York’s thin crust version.

“I said, ‘I don’t think you’ve ever had real Chicago pizza — it’s a completely different experience,’ ” Hartley said. “So she tried it, and I think it’s like her favorite dish on the planet. I think it’s not only her favorite pizza, I think it’s her favorite dish. Chicago has got it down pat, for sure.”

Traveling is among the actor’s favorite hobbies. Chicago aside, Hartley has visited Hawaii, Brazil, Mexico, Canada and Paris in the past few years, despite “The Young and the Restless” and “This Is Us” taking up most of his time.

“I’m concentrating on ‘This Is Us.’ That’s basically an every-day-all-day job,” Hartley said. “It’s a labor of love, for sure. We have a ball.”

For now, Hartley is content to focus on the show’s upcoming premiere and spend time with his fiancée and 12-year-old daughter from a previous marriage.

“I’m just so lucky to be on this show, I feel like someone’s going to wake me up and be like, ‘We were just kidding, dude,’” he said with a laugh.

Justin Hartley Confirms Y&R Exit

In a letter on his Facebook page addressed to “the wonderful fans of Y&R,” Hartley wrote, “After many weeks of having to keep quiet in order not to spoil [Adam’s ‘death’] for all of you, the time has finally come that I’m able to write you this letter. Although I am saying goodbye to Y&R, this is not a goodbye letter. I felt it was more important to write a thank you note. Each and every one of you helped make my time on the show enjoyable.

“Although I’m leaving the show, you haven’t gotten rid of me,” he continued. “I’m beyond thrilled and proud of my new series, This Is Us, premiering September 20th on NBC.”

Hartley joined Y&R in August 2014, succeeding fan fave Michael Muhney.

Justin Hartley Challenges Fiancée Chrishell Stause — See Her Amazing Response!

Hartley was challenged by his THIS IS US co-star Sterling K. Brown to do 22 push ups as part of a viral campaign to bring awareness to the military veterans who commit suicide. The actor not only did them all with ease, he showed off by clapping in between each one and doing extra after losing count!

But when Hartley challenged his bride-to-be, she not only met the challenge, she did it in heels! You go, girl!

Stause passed the challenge on to her former DAYS OF OUR LIVES castmates Eric Martsolf (Brady) and Kate Mansi (ex-Abigail), so we look forward to seeing their videos in the future!

Jesse Metcalfe revels in real-life romance, music on TV

When he proposed to actress Cara Santana this month on a sailboat in New York's Hudson River, the diamond ring he slipped on her finger was one he helped create. The couple have been together for a decade.

"Don't they say it's a carat for every year you're together?" Metcalfe said. "I couldn't quite afford that, but I think I did pretty well."

Their engagement crowns a busy year for the "John Tucker Must Die" and "Dallas" actor. He plays opposite Meghan Ory in Hallmark Channel's new series "Chesapeake Shores" (airing 9 p.m. EDT Sunday through Oct. 9) and stars in an upcoming big-screen movie "The Ninth Passenger" as a thief involved in corporate espionage.

"Chesapeake Shores," based on Sherryl Woods' novels, opened with driven working woman and divorced mom Abby O'Brien (Ory) pondering a move from New York City to her Maryland hometown to improve life for her daughters. Metcalfe brings the romance as Trace, Abby's high school sweetheart. He's a country singer who's beaten his own path home to Chesapeake Shores after leaving his Nashville career under a mysterious — for now — cloud.

Metcalfe talked with The Associated Press about the drama, including the chance to work his musical muscles in it, and when he and Santana will tie the knot.

Associated Press: Many actors yearn to front a band. Is playing a musician the next best thing?

Metcalfe: At the risk of sounding cliched, I have been playing and singing and writing music for a decade now. It was just something I always kept to myself. ... But this is a nice opportunity, and I wrote two original songs to the themes and the tone of the show. It's not necessarily the style in which I normally write (indie singer-songwriter). ... But I get to live out my dream a bit and be a successful country music artist in the series.

AP: How much does Trace's Nashville past figure in his story?

Metcalfe: I definitely wanted him to be layered and I wanted him to have a secret, a dark past, a reason he came back to Chesapeake Shores. In a lot of Hallmark shows and films, a major theme is coming back home, having the realization that success in the big city isn't as satisfying as the comfort you feel back home (with family). That theme rings true in this series as well, but the characters are a lot more layered, a lot more complicated. ... Hallmark said they wanted to push the envelope a little, attract a younger audience and do something different, and I think we've done that.

AP: How far can you stretch the boundaries on a family friendly channel?

Metcalfe: I think it's about keeping a little bit of edge in the show. If we're going to write and play compelling characters, sometimes they have to make mistakes. Not small mistakes, but relatively big mistakes. And you have to trust that in their pursuit of redemption, the audience will also find them redeemable as well.

AP: How did you go about designing the engagement ring?

Metcalfe: I had a close friend, (jewelry maker) Adam Campbell, walk me through the process. We knew that Cara wanted an emerald shape. ... I wanted a really feminine, delicate low-profile setting and band with diamonds all the way around the band and the basket, and really small prongs holding the diamond. I enjoyed it and Cara deserved it.

AP: Has the wedding date been set?

Metcalfe: Still to be determined. We're roughly talking about a two-year plan: a year to enjoy our engagement and a year to start planning.

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Susan Lucci Celebrates Son’s Wedding

Jesse Metcalfe and Longtime Girlfriend Cara Santana Are Engaged

E! News has confirmed that actor Jesse Metcalfe has proposed to longtime girlfriend Cara Santana during a getaway in honor of her birthday this weekend."She loves her ring and is thrilled to be engaged to the love of her life," a source tells E! News.

The John Tucker Must Die star popped the question with a stunning 5.5-carat emerald shaped diamond ring (that he designed, of course) while aboard a 50-foot sailboat in the middle of the Hudson River in New York, according to Us Weekly, who first reported the engagement.

The romantic gesture comes during a special weekend for the lovebirds, who have been together for 10 years.

Posting a selfie of the couple enjoying a river ride in New York City, Metcalfe captioned the sweet snapshot, "What a weekend! Meant to get this up yesterday, but was too busy celebrating. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my baby!!!"

"I wouldn't say it was love at first sight," Metcalfe told Your Tango in 2013 of meeting his future bride. "It was more of a slow burn, which I think is a better start for a relationship. I think if it comes on fast and furious, it generally fizzles out just as fast. We were slow and steady."

"We took the time to get to know each other," Santana added at the time. "We've known each other for, like, 10 years."

Congratulations to the happy couple!

Young and The Restless Star Justin Hartley Opens Up About Engagement To Chrishell Stause

After getting engaged last month, The Young and the Restless star, Hartley, is opening up about the special moment in an interview with TooFab.

While promoting his newest NBC series This Is Us debuting this fall, Hartley gushed about proposing to the love of his life, without getting too specific. “Chrishell and I have a relationship story between the two of us that I incorporated. I thought it was touching. I meant every word of it and she means the world to me. I could not be happier. And she said yes, I don’t know if that makes me lucky or her sort of… I’m kidding. I’m thrilled!”

Hartley and Stause, who is best known for her roles on All My Children, Days of Our Lives and now The Young and the Restless, have been dating since 2014 and Hartley admitted he never second guessed asking her to marry him and the nerves didn’t really hit him until later. “I don’t think I realized how nervous I was until afterwards and then I was like, ‘That’s a lot, that’s heavy.’ But at the time, it just felt right. We’ve been together for a while, it was time.”

‘Queens Of Drama’ Canceled By Pop After 1 Season

Queens of Drama followed former soap stars who form a production company to develop and produce of a new soapy drama series. Lindsay Hartley, Crystal Hunt, Vanessa Marcil, Chrystee Pharris, and Hunter Tylo starred, along with Donna Mills.

The 10-episode first season debuted on POP on April 26, 2015.

Real-Life Daytime Duo Engaged

‘Mercy Street’: First Look At Season 2 Of PBS’ Civil War Drama

Mercy Street follows the doctors, nurses and soldiers, as well as free, enslaved and contraband African Americans and other residents of the war-torn city of Alexandria, VA, as they navigate the new world emerging from the most cataclysmic event in our country’s history.

Season 2 continues to explore life in the chaotic city of Alexandria, the complicated interpersonal dynamics of Dr. Foster, Nurse Mary and the Mansion House staff, the increasingly precarious position of the Green family and the changing world of the burgeoning black population. The second season will take the viewer closer to the war and into the halls of Confederate power, all set against the intensifying war, starting with the Seven Days’ Battle and culminating with Antietam.

The new season also delves deeper into the lives of newly freed African Americans, exploring – among other areas – life in a contraband camp, where formerly enslaved African Americans are forced to confront horrific living conditions and disease, but also get a glimpse of freedom.

New actors and guest stars introduced in Season 2 include Patina Miller, Brian F. O’Byrne, Bryce Pinkham, Lune Renee, Chris Wood, William Mark McCullough and Nyambi Nyambi. They join returning cast members Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Josh Radnor, Gary Cole, Peter Gerety, Hannah James, Brad Koed, Norbert Leo Butz, Tara Summers, McKinley Belcher III, Jack Falahee, AnnaSophia Robb, Donna Murphy, L. Scott Caldwell, Suzanne Bertish, and Luke MacFarlane.

Mercy Street is executive produced by Ridley Scott; David W. Zucker of Scott Free, Lisa Q. Wolfinger and David Zabel.

Check out the clip above.

Justin Hartley & Camila Banus on Mistresses - August 8

Based on the hit U.K. television series of the same name, “Mistresses” airs MONDAY, AUGUST 8 (10:01-11:00 p.m. EDT), on the ABC Television Network. The provocative and thrilling drama continues to focus on the scandalous lives of a sexy and sassy group of girlfriends, each on their own path to self-discovery.

“Bridge Over Troubled Water” was written by Jerica Lieberman & Molly Margraf and directed by John Stuart Scott.

“Mistresses” stars Yunjin Kim as Karen Kim, Rochelle Aytes as April Malloy, Jes Macallan as Josslyn “Joss” Carver, Brett Tucker as Harry Davis, Rob Mayes as Marc Nickleby and Tabrett Bethell as Kate Davis.

Guest starring are Corinne Massiah as Lucy, Lynn Whitfield as Marjorie, Justin Hartley as Scott Trosman, Alanna Masterson as Lydia, Haley Ramm as Stacey North, Camila Banus as Kylie, Kevin McCorkle as Dr. Dwight and Nathalie Kelley as Kristen Sorbonne.

“Mistresses” is executive-produced by Josh Reims, Rina Mimoun, KJ Steinberg, Robert Sertner and Douglas Rae. The series is from ABC Studios.

Jay Mohr and Wife Nikki Cox Divorcing After 9 Years of Marriage

The actor cited irreconcilable differences in documents obtained by PEOPLE. According to the documents – that were filed on Tuesday – the couple had a prenuptial agreement that included terms of spousal support.

The pair wed on Dec. 29, 2006 and have a 5-year-old son, Meredith Daniel, together.

Last year, Mohr released a stand-up album Happy. And a Lot. featuring material written entirely by his wife.

The one-hour special, filmed during the Santa Barbara LOL Comedy Festival, detailed Mohr and Cox's marriage and family life together.

Cox, 38, met Mohr, 45, in 2004 when he guest-starred on her NBC drama Las Vegas. The pair got engaged in February 2006.

Feed the Beast Star Erin Cummings Marries Limitless Actor Tom Degnan

The couple tied the knot on July 2 at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, and became the first celebrity bride and groom to get married at the historic church.

The Feed the Beast star looked beautiful in her white off the shoulder wedding gown custom made by designer and bridesmaid Rochelle Rodriguez. For the reception, Cummings, 39, wore a second dress also created by Rodriguez. Meanwhile, the Limitless actor was dapper in a black tuxedo and color coordinated bowtie.

A total of nine bridesmaids and nine groomsmen were in the couple's wedding party including Cummings' former Astronaut Wives Club costar JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Cummings' manager and bridesman Todd Diener as well as the bride's mother Cheryl, who served as matron of honor. Groomsmen included People v O.J. Simpson star Billy Magnussen and UnREAL actor Josh Kelly.

Cummings shared a sweet wedding photo of the new Mr. and Mrs. Degnan on social media. "Words cannot describe the joy, light, laughter and love that @tomdegnan and I experienced this weekend," she captioned her picture. "I will always cherish the moment I entered the church and saw the smiling faces of everyone we know and love, before looking down the aisle and seeing the man I always dreamed about before I even knew him. This was all worth the wait and now I understand when people said to never, ever settle. For the 150+ people who were still holding strong at the end of the night and were able to be part of that unbelievable Piano Man finale, I cannot even think of that moment without getting choked up."

Adding, "It was truly an unexpected and emotional moment that will fill my heart and spirit for years to come."

The newlyweds celebrated their honeymoon in Rome, Italy and capped off their romantic getaway with a trip to New York City to watch the Broadway sensation Hamilton.

Justin Hartley & Jason George on Mistresses 8/2/16

Based on the hit U.K. television series of the same name, “Mistresses” airs TUESDAY, AUGUST 2 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on the ABC Television Network. The provocative and thrilling drama continues to focus on the scandalous lives of a sexy and sassy group of girlfriends, each on their own path to self-discovery.

“Survival of the FIttest” was written by Sarah Tarkoff and directed by John Stuart Scott.

“Mistresses” stars Yunjin Kim as Karen Kim, Rochelle Aytes as April Malloy, Jes Macallan as Josslyn “Joss” Carver, Brett Tucker as Harry Davis, Rob Mayes as Marc Nickleby and Tabrett Bethell as Kate Davis.

Guest starring are Corinne Massiah as Lucy, Ed Quinn as Alec Adams, Jason George as Dominic Taylor, Justin Hartley as Scott Trosman, Navid Negahban as Jonathan Amadi, Micky Shiloah as Reza, Alanna Masterson as Lydia, Amanda Brooks as Faith, Hilty Bowen as Sophia and Niles Fitch as Noel.

Michael Trucco & Ryan McPartlin Sail With ‘Hunter Killer’

Trucco was a regular on Killer Women and Fairly Legal, and other TV credits include Grandfathered, Revenge and How I Met Your Mother. Repped by UTA and McKeon/Myones Entertainment, he next appears in feature Bye Bye Man. McPartlin played Captain Awesome on NBC’s Chuck, and his recent credits include Devious Minds, Mystery Girls and Hart of Dixie. He’s repped by Gersh and Wave Entertainment.

CBS Daytime Summer Sizzle: Justin Hartley

Justin chatted with CBS.com about his travel plans, how he stays cool when the temperatures rise, and what's in store for Adam this summer. Read on for all the details.

What are some of your favorite summer activities?

Justin Hartley: I'm with Chrishell [Stause] right now, and we're driving to Palm Springs. We're going to spend some time in the hot, hot heat and have some adult time. We go everywhere. Just the other day, we were going over the list of places we've gone over the past couple of years, like Mexico, Canada, Paris, and Brazil.

I also love having a pool. I'm a big water baby. I'm a pretty good swimmer, but I'm also a pretty good lounger.

What's the best trip you've ever taken?

Justin: Paris is really hard to beat. I had been there a couple of times before with my mom and my sister, but I went with Chrishell a while ago. We sprinkled in tourist and local spots. It's good to do both. I'm a big fan of the tourist spots, but there's something so cool about going where the locals go.

How do you stay active during the summer?

Justin: I love hiking in the summer. My girlfriend [Chrishell Stause] has me taking these bootcamp classes with her, and they're really tough. I'm a big fan of doing anything you can do outdoors.

How do you stay cool during the summer?

Justin: My daughter's a big fan of water balloon stuff, so we toss those at each other.

What's the one thing you have to do this summer?

Justin: I gotta move! I've got to get in a pool.

What can you tease about what's in store for Adam this summer?

Justin: The deck is stacked against Adam and it’s not looking good. Maybe he’ll out smart Victor but he’s got to figure this out.

Soap Stars Selling Their Homes

Galen Gering (Rafe, DAYS) and wife, Jenna, have listed their 3 bedroom/4 bathroom Hollywood home for $1,695,000. For details, click here.

The site also reports that Y&R’s Melissa Ordway (Abby) and hubby, Justin Gaston (ex-Ben) have put their 3 bedroom/2 bath Studio City condo on the market for $550,000. For more, click here.

Justin Hartley Guests On Mistresses

Based on the hit UK television series of the same name, “Mistresses” airs MONDAY, JULY 11 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on the ABC Television Network. The provocative and thrilling drama continues to focus on the scandalous lives of a sexy and sassy group of girlfriends, each on their own path to self-discovery.

“What Happens in Vegas” was written by Justin Lo and directed by Constantine “Gus” Makris.

“Mistresses” stars Yunjin Kim as Karen Kim, Rochelle Aytes as April Malloy, Jes Macallan as Josslyn “Joss” Carver, Brett Tucker as Harry Davis, Rob Mayes as Marc Nickleby and Tabrett Bethell as Kate Davis.

Guest starring are Justin Hartley as Scott Trosman, Corinne Massiah as Lucy, Ed Quinn as Alec Adams, Brian Gattas as Randy, Ella Thomas as Jackie, Alanna Masterson as Lydia, Amanda Brooks as Faith, Anna Bahram as Fiona, Teddy Vincent as Estelle, Andy S. Allen as Tim, Juan Alfonso as Process Server and Micky Shiloah as Reza.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead: BrainDead Features 'Weirdest Scene' of My Career

To recap the comedic-thriller’s premise: alien bugs are creeping into the brains of Washington, D.C. power players, steering their personalities into strange directions. Among the early victims is Republican senator Red Wheatus, played by Tony Shalhoub, who was delighted to work for creators Robert and Michelle King after being (unsuccessfully) courted to guest on The Good Wife.

“A number of times I had phone conversations with Robert and Michelle and for certain various reasons it just didn’t happen, so I was relieved that this came along,” says the three-time Emmy winner, who infused his fictional politico with the “smugness” of Ted Cruz, a bit of Ron Paul and Donald Trump’s “fearless” usage of words. “Actors always talk and share war stories, and friends of mine who worked for them always spoke so highly of [the Kings] and the working atmosphere on [The Good Wife]. They are so smart and so open-minded and open to our input.”

That said, many of the cast who chased the Kings’ prestigious pedigree were not prepared for their far-out, science-fiction-y take on today’s political climate.

“At the time I got the pilot script, I had already been, like everyone else, steeped in this particular election cycle that seems to have started in the Jurassic Period and feels like it’s never going to end,” says Shalhoub. “I started to be obsessed with the whole circus of it all, so this was a refreshing, comedic spin on what’s going on out there. Although sometimes I’m not sure which is the fiction which is the reality!”

“I was pretty stunned by it, just in terms of what a shift it was for the Kings and for CBS,” says Mary Elizabeth Winstead, whose Laurel begrudgingly goes to work for her brother Luke (played by Danny Pino), a Democratic senator. “It was such an adventurous idea for everyone involved, it was risky in an exciting way, and it seemed like it’d be a lot of fun! I had no idea of it would entirely work, because it seemed so experimental in so many ways, a mishmash of genres.”

Graceland alum Aaron Tveit, who plays Senator Wheatus’ legislative director Gareth, concurs, saying: “As a follow-up for the Kings, I thought it was a spectacularly different thing.”

But just how “different” will things get?

While Tveit teases some “very interesting scenes with food that was placed in kind of a different circumstance than you would imagine,” Winstead — who, mind you, counts Final Destination 3, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Death Proof, Scott Pilgrim and this spring’s 10 Cloverfield Lane among her credits — declares, “We have done maybe the weirdest scene I have ever done, which is saying a lot. People are always asking me what’s the weirdest thing I’ve done, and now I’ve got the answer!”

Driving that point home, Tveit adds, “The show is nuts. It’s really nuts.”

Fall TV First Impression: This Is Us

THE COMPETITION | To start, CBS’ NCIS: New Orleans and ABC’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; then CBS’ Bull (new), ABC’s Fresh Off the Boat/The Real O’Neals, Fox’s Scream Queens and The CW’s No Tomorrow (new).

THE CAST | Milo Ventimiglia (Heroes), Mandy Moore (Red Band Society), Justin Hartley (Mistresses), Chrissy Metz (American Horror Story), Sterling K. Brown (The People v. O.J. Simpson), Susan Kelechi Watson (The Blacklist), Chris Sullivan (The Knick) and Ron Cephas Jones (Mr. Robot).

THE SET-UP | Per NBC’s official synopsis, a group of people share the same birthday and “more than anyone would expect” as their “paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways.”

THE FIRST IMPRESSION | From Dan Fogelman (Crazy, Stupid, Love, TV’s Galavant) comes this heart-tugging toggling of vignettes of joy, angst and sorrow, as a disparate ensemble of individuals grapple with issues both personal and professional. Among the life events at hand: Ventimigilia’s Jack is struggling to get his wife’s obstetrician to share his optimism about a high-risk pregnancy; Hartley plays the disenfranchised star of a sophomoric sitcom; Metz’s Karen is battling both weight and romance issues; and Brown’s Randall has tracked down the man who abandoned him as a newborn.

At minimum, This Is Us is a terrific 42-minute indie film. Depending on what Episode 2 looks like in the wake of a significant end-of-pilot development, this could very well be TV’s next Parenthood, inviting you to celebrate the characters’ triumphs and sympathize with their setbacks, Kleenex-brand facial tissues always at the ready. This much is certain: Of all the pilots premiering this fall, this is one you will watch a second time.

THE TVLINE BOTTOM LINE | This is a tricky call, given how in the first weeks This Is Us will battle an NCIS before ultimately going up against Michael Weatherly’s Bull and a durable ABC sitcombo. In its favor, roughly a kabillion people have watched (and rewatched) the trailer on YouTube, so if a fraction of those lookie-loos stick around for the actual show, NBC could have a solid non-Chicago, non-Blacklist performer on its hands. (After all, Parenthood drew 8 million viewers and a 3.1 [!] rating when it debuted on a Tuesday at 10 pm, though wayyyyy back in 2010.)

Natalie Zea Compares First Four Months with Daughter Reygan to Vietnam: ‘She Was a Tough One’

“We affectionately referred to the first four months as ‘Vietnam,’ ” The Detour actress told PEOPLE at the Turner Upfronts 2016 in New York City Wednesday morning. “She was a tough little one.”

However, the couple — who starred together on Passions, and were married in July 2014 after 10 years of dating — survived those months, and Zea, 41, reports “everything’s fine now.”

Going through that initial rough patch has also made them more appreciative of how well Reygan is doing now.

“I think when you have a rough start, it makes you so much more grateful when they end up coming out of that being really happy and fun and sweet,” Zea says.

Zea is also celebrating the fact that Reygan has finally started napping on her own.

“She was napping on us for way too long,” the actress adds. “People were like, ‘Really? You’re still holding her when she naps?’ I’m like, ‘I don’t have a job right now … ‘ ”

Zea currently stars as Jason Jones‘ wife on TBS’ new road trip comedy The Detour, which is nearing the end of its first season.

“It’s a dream job,” she says. “I feel like I’ve been waiting for this. I’ve been quietly and obediently doing dramas so that I could get to this place where I get to really let loose and have a lot of fun.”

The Detour airs Mondays at 9 p.m. ET on TBS.

‘This Is Us’ Trailer Sets Viewership Record

With this speed, the trailer for This Is Us would cross the 20 million mark by end of day today or early tomorrow (you can watch it above). It also has amassed almost 2 million views on YouTube, in addition to those on NBC.com, which the network does not disclose.

This Is Us, which follows an ensemble, some of them sharing the same birthday, whose life stories intertwine in curious ways, is resonating with fans; there is a high level of shares and favorable reactions and comments.

Additionally, the viewership for the This is Us trailer keeps growing fast and has narrowed the gap with the trailer for Fox’s Prison Break event series, which is at 19 million views on Facebook. As can be expected for the revival of a popular show, the Prison Break trailer exploded when it was posted yesterday. For This Is Us, the traction seems to come from word of mouth as this is an original concept with no underlying property people would recognize, no high concept or special effects.

Dan Fogelman Dramedy ‘This Is Us’ Picked Up To Series By NBC

Fogelman is going two for two in his first season at 20th TV, with both of his hourlong pilots, This Is Us and Pitch at Fox, going to series.

Starring Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia and Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us follows an ensemble — some of them sharing the same birthday — whose life stories intertwine in curious ways.

Justin Hartley, Chrissy Metz, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan and Ron Cephas Jones co-star in This Is Us, executive produced by Fogelman, Jess Rosenthal, Charlie Gogolak, Requa and Ficarra.

Susan Lucci and daughter Liza Huber open up about family’s battle with Cerebral Palsy

"Brendan can now walk up the stairs, what we call reciprocal motion," Huber described. "I was sobbing the first time I saw it."

Brendan has cerebral palsy, a neurological disease that affects muscle movement.

"He is thriving, the decision that Liza made on Brendan's behalf will give him such an improved quality of life," Susan Lucci said.

Huber, Founder/CEO of Sage Spoonfuls, is the daughter of 'Devious Maids' star, soap opera legend, Susan Lucci. Both women are passionate about their support of United Cerebral Palsy of New York.

"United Cerebral Palsy of New York provides critical services and programs for people with disabilities in New York City and as a mother of a little boy that has Cerebral Palsy I really know first hand how important these services are," Huber said.

"There is so little known about CP, that’s why Liza and I wanted to step up to the plate and shine a light on it and the amazing work UCP is doing," Lucci explained. "It's to give them the technology, the whole world is about technology now, and the simple things to brush their teeth, to put on their shoes, the things you take for granted."

This powerhouse mom and daughter duo is teaming up to host this year's 'Women Who Care' luncheon, to honor female role models, who are caregivers, philanthropists and business leaders in the community.

"We honor and acknowledge the people and what they do day to day,"

Along with their commitment to UCP, both women are always on the go and paying it forward is always at the top of their minds.

"My heart just goes out to everyone at UCP, it is so important because without these services [those with CP] cannot have the quality of life that they deserve," Huber said.

Liza Huber, Founder & CEO, Sage Spoonfuls.

Stepping Out! Susan Lucci's Grandson with Cerebral Palsy Walks First-Ever Red Carpet After Undergoing Life-Changing Surgery

But Brendan got just that chance when he attended Monday's 15th Annual Women Who Care awards luncheon, which his mother and grandmother co-hosted.

Lucci, 69, proudly told PEOPLE at the New York event: "For the first time he can stand up straight. His feet are flat on the floor."

Brendan's big debut comes just months after he underwent a selective dorsal rhizotomy, which involved cutting some sensory nerves in the lower spinal cord in order to make it easier for him to walk.

"It's just really changed his life," Huber, the Founder & CEO of Sage Spoonfuls, told PEOPLE of her son, now 7. "It's his first time at any kind of event like this, and he's doing a great job."

Huber, 41, first opened up last fall about Brendan's cerebral palsy. The former Passions star had planned to return to TV after Brendan's birth, but Brendan "was born two months premature and was in intensive care for six weeks," Huber told PEOPLE.

"I knew right then and there that it was going to be a game-changer for me. Life throws you surprises," she said.

With many years and several steps behind her son (both on and off the red carpet), Monday's event called to mind the vow Huber told PEOPLE she made to herself – and to Brendan: "I don't ever want him to feel bad about himself. I want him to feel good and proud and celebrate the way he overcomes challenges."

Lindsay Hartley Previews Her New Movie, 'Dying To Be Loved'

Hartley admits to Soaps In Depth that her character, Jill, is an overprotective mom by necessity. “[Her daughter] Emily is clinically depressed and has to stick to her medication,” she explains. “Jill can’t risk anything bad happening to Emily, but at the same time she has to be a mother that Emily can confide in and trust.”

But that proves difficult when Emily brings home an older boyfriend, Gary, her parents do not approve of. And their worst fears come true when the older man involves Emily in a road rage incident that leaves a man dead! After the lovers go on the run, Jill is horrified to learn that the pair have apparently jumped to their deaths in a double suicide!

Refusing to believe Emily is really dead, Jill is determined to find her daughter and bring her safely home — no matter what the cost!

“This movie deals with the quintessential emotions of family,” Hartley previews, “and what a mother would do for a daughter’s love.”

LINDSAY HARTLEY STARS IN LIFETIME MOVIE

Memories From the Set: Natalie Zea

James Hyde on Rush Hour

GUEST CAST Includes: Michael Carbonaro (Sticky Jay), Burton Perez (Boss), James Hyde (Mike, homeowner).

How Jesse Metcalfe finally got sober

“[Faith is] really important to me,” he explained. “I really discovered a connection with a higher power and with God as I understand him probably five years ago when I got sober through the 12 steps of Alcoholic Anonymous.”

In 2007, Metcalfe entered rehab and he said prayer got him through that dark time.

“A large part of that program is giving the will and character life over to God — or a God as you understand him — and prayer is also a big part of that program as well. I feel that that really helped me overcome a difficult time in my life and since then has really deepened and enriched my life in a lot of ways.”

“God’s Not Dead 2,” the sequel to “God’s Not Dead,” tells the story of a public school teacher whose Christian faith and career come under attack as she answers a question about Jesus with scripture.

Along the way, a civil liberties group files a lawsuit in an attempt to make an example of the teacher’s quest to remove God from public discourse. In the film, Metcalfe plays a lawyer.

“It’s a deeper, more intellectual role with a greater responsibility,” he said. “Discovering my own faith and my own connection with God, I brought some of that emotional foundation to the character so the character would be really connected and really fighting for something on a deeper level and that the emotion would come through. It was a lot of preparation.”

The movie also stars Melissa Joan Hart, Robin Givens and Pat Boone. Givens also opened up to FOX411 about how God and faith play a strong role in her life.

“I do a lot of writing about fatherless daughters; I grew up without my dad,” she began to explain. “I think that role is so important and in many respects God has sort of been the only father I know. I can’t imagine not having that belief in my life. It has been the thing that I have leaned on a daily basis, so it’s very important to me. “

Metcalfe has high hopes for the film.

“I’m hoping the film brings us closer together and unites us as a people and as Americans instead of being something that people call upon to further divide us,” he said. “There are so many different belief systems in the world and specifically in our country and I think we pride ourselves as a nation … on diversity and on tolerance, and I think the basic takeaway is that faith is important to having a well-rounded life and to the human experience as a whole. You have to have some spiritual foundation to your life.”

“God’s Not Dead 2” hits theaters April 1.

Susan Lucci Celebrates Daughter Liza Huber's Birthday

Susan Lucci (Erica, ALL MY CHILDREN) shared a photo of her beautiful daughter toasting with a glass of wine over the elaborate cake her husband, Alexander George Hesterberg III, had made for her!

therealsusanlucci (https://www.instagram.com/therealsusanlucci/): Happy Birthday to my beautiful daughter Liza! Celebrating her birthday this week--here with the amazing cake her husband had made for her!!! #love #pride #delight @cakesbychristineny ????????????????????????@liza_huber

Susan Lucci & Liza Huber to Co-Host 15th Annual Women Who Care Awards

For the first time, Liza Huber, Founder & CEO of Sage Spoonfuls and past star of the hit TV series "Passions," will co-host the awards luncheon with her mother Ms. Lucci, for the event taking place May 9th, the day after Mother's Day. This will mark the first time a mother and daughter team have co-hosted Women Who Care. Ms. Huber has a son, Brendan, with Cerebral Palsy, and was recently featured in People Magazine and on TV shows including "The Dr. Oz Show," "The Meredith Vieira Show," and "Entertainment Tonight" to help raise awareness for Cerebral Palsy and the work of UCP of NYC.

The luncheon, to be held Monday, May 9th, at Cipriani 42nd Street, benefits United Cerebral Palsy of New York City and celebrates the accomplishments of extraordinary women as professionals, philanthropists, and caregivers, who have broken glass ceilings and inspired others through their professional and charitable endeavors. The event has raised nearly $8 million during its fourteen years.

Ms. Lucci is a former Women Who Care award honoree and a longtime celebrity supporter of UCP of NYC. "I am very touched by United Cerebral Palsy of New York City's impact as a lifeline for thousands of children, families, and adults with disabilities," says Susan Lucci. "I am particularly impressed by the comprehensive nature of their ongoing programs and services which encompass so many different aspects of health, education, assistive technology, and the arts."

In addition to narrating a video for UCP of NYC and Susan G. Komen to help raise breast health awareness for women with disabilities, Ms. Lucci's charitable work is wide-ranging. Her commitment to helping children has taken her to Africa in support of Feed the Children. She has served as the March of Dimes National Ambassador in 2000, and as a celebrity spokesperson for AMDeC (Academic Medicine Development Company) and The New York Cancer Project. She has also been involved with Broadway Cares Equity Fights Aids and is the recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, the prestigious New York City Gracie Award, and the Muse Award for Women in Film & Television. She was inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame and in 2005 she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was inducted into the American Academy of Achievement Awards and presented with the Italian Board of Guardians Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2015, Ms Lucci was honored with the Disney Legends Award and the Arthur Ashe Leadership Award. In addition, she currently can be seen in Joy, the Academy Award nominated film for Best Motion Picture.

"From the point-of-view of a mother of a child with Cerebral Palsy, I am so honored to help bring awareness to the crucial work being done by UCP of NYC in providing resources for children and adults with disabilities to move forward and live active and independent lives, not just with hope, but with true confidence in themselves," says Liza Huber, Founder and CEO of Sage Spoonfuls.

Ms. Huber is an award-winning author, television personality, public speaker, wife, mother of four and the CEO & Founder of the homemade baby-food company Sage Spoonfuls. She was recently profiled by Forbes as a "Woman Entrepreneur Rocking The World" and has been featured on Good Morning America, Good Day New York, PIX 11 News, People Now and Martha Stewart Radio, among others. She is a featured contributor for The Huffington Post, Green Child Magazine and Big City Moms.

Liza also speaks at national events designed to inspire and empower female entrepreneurs, such as the National Association for Professional Women, Atlanta's Dare 2 Aspire Conference and as the keynote speaker for the Town of Hempstead's 2015 Pathfinder Awards. Liza has been the recipient of the Mom's Best Literary Gold Award, an Independent Publisher's Award, a Parent Tested Parent Approved Seal and a Cribsie Award, and has been honored with the John J Byrne Community Center's Hero of the Community Award, and the Little Flower Children and Family Service's 2015 Humanitarian Award. In addition to the charitable organizations UCP of NYC and UCP of Nassau County, she is a Parent Ambassador for Healthy Child, Healthy World, and has worked extensively with Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York's Parent Youth Program.

Writer, producer, author and activist Loreen Arbus, the first woman to head programming for a US television network, is Founder and Chair of Women Who Care. Among her many awards, Ms. Arbus was presented The Heart of Giving Award by President Bill Clinton in 2001 and the Ms. Foundation for Women Woman of Vision and Action Award by Gloria Steinem in 2011. She is the daughter of Leonard and Isabelle Goldenson, Co-Founders of United Cerebral Palsy (UCP). Mr. Goldenson was Founder and Chairman of ABC. This will mark Ms. Arbus' final year as Chair of Women Who Care.

Tamsen Fadal, Emmy award-winning Anchor of PIX 11 News; Robin Givens, actress/director/author; Donna Hanover, journalist/radio personality and former First Lady of New York City; Ali Stroker of "Glee Project" and "Glee" fame; and Emmy award winner Paula Zahn, host of "On the Case with Paula Zahn," will serve as Co-Chairs of the event. In addition to Ms. Lucci, previous Women Who Care honorees include Robin Roberts, Judith Light, Cyndi Lauper, Diane Sawyer, Gayle King, Lynda Carter, Lauren Bush Lauren, Judy Woodruff, Amy Lee, Ann Curry, Marlo Thomas, China Machado, Roxanne Mankin Cason, Francine LeFrak, Anne Sweeney, Patricia Duff, Terrie Williams, Dr. Pamela Gallin, Maysoon Zayid, Linda Kaplan Thaler, and many other extraordinarily accomplished women.

Past celebrity presenters for Women Who Care include: Oprah Winfrey, Diane Sawyer, Diane Von Furstenberg, Jimmy Smits, America Ferrara, Cynthia Nixon, Ivanka Trump, David Muir, Danny Glover, Meredith Vieira, Alan Rickman, Nicole Miller, Deborah Norville, Charlie Rose, Alex Witt, Cynthia McFadden, Deborah Roberts, Dr. Oz, Maurice DuBois, Mike Woods, Regis Philbin, Alan Alda, Michelle Bachelet, the former President of Chile, and many other VIPs.

‘Devious Maids’ Adds Ryan McPartlin

Natalie Zea Welcomes Daughter Reygan

Actress Natalie Zea is a new mom after welcoming her first child with her husband, actor Travis Schuldt, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.

Daughter Reygan Zea Schuldt was born on Sunday, Oct. 25, in Los Angeles.

In the weeks leading up to their baby girl’s big arrival, Zea — who confirmed her pregnancy in June — was showered with love during an apple-themed celebration.

And while the mom-to-be had to skip the cocktails, she enjoyed giving her friends an opportunity to let loose.

“[I’m] glad I could provide my girlfriends an opportunity to get tipsy in front of me, while I enviously sipped on soda water,” she joked to PEOPLE following the outdoor affair.

Zea will next star on the TBS comedy, The Detour, premiering in the spring.

‘God’s Not Dead 2’ Trailer: First Look At Sequel To Faith-Based Hit

The film also stars a bigger lineup than the first installment which was anchored by Kevin Sorbo. Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters), Jesse Metcalfe (Dallas), PureFlix CEO David A.R. White (God’s Not Dead), Hayley Orrantia (The Goldbergs), Sadie Robertson (Duck Dynasty), Robin Givens (Head of The Class), Maria Canals-Barrera (Cristela) and the late Fred Thompson (Law & Order) in one of his final film appearances star alongside cameos by Pat Boone and Ray Wise (Robocop). It will be released on April 1, 2016.

This is also a PureFlix film and was also directed by Harold Cronk and scripted by Chuck Konzelman and Cary Solomon. The first film ended up in a lawsuit after John Sullivan and Brad Stine sued PureFlix Entertainment and its CEO White, seeking at least $10 million in damages and alleging that God’s Not Dead was based on a “faith-based Dead Poets’ Society” concept called Proof that they came up with back in 2009.

Check out the trailer for God’s Not Dead 2 above.

The Behind-the-Scenes Drama Susan Lucci Never Revealed on Dancing with the Stars

Back home in Garden City, New York, Brendan – the son of her daughter, Liza Huber and her husband Alex Hesterberg – had just been born nine weeks early, weighing just 4 lbs., 10 oz.

But Lucci, the star of All My Children (and more recently Devious Maids) and always a fan favorite, never revealed that her grandson was hooked up to a ventilator, unable to breathe on his own.

"It was always Liza's story to tell," says Lucci, 68. "This is her child, this is her little boy."

In this week's PEOPLE, Lucci and Huber, the founder and CEO of Sage Spoonfuls, a line of products designed for parents to make healthy food for their kids, open up about how Brendan was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was 2 years old. "I don't want to hide it," says Huber, 40, a mom of four. "I want him to feel good and proud. That was my light bulb."

Huber will never know exactly the cause of her son's cerebral palsy. (The neurological disorder is often caused by a brain injury in utero or during birth.)

After he was born, Brendan stayed in the neonatal intensive care unit for six weeks before he was able to come home. At the time, Lucci was flying back and forth cross country to comfort her daughter and be there for her grandson. "I didn't want to leave her," recalls Lucci. "When I would come back from L.A. on the red eye on a Tuesday night after the show, I'd take a brief nap and then go to the hospital with Liza and stay with her and then dance with Tony [Dovolani] in the evening. With Dancing with the Stars, they miraculously send your dance teacher with you wherever you need to be. So Tony and I and my husband [Helmet Huber] were The Three Musketeers, on the plane all the time together."

Lucci did her best to focus. "I tried to deal with each thing I needed to do at the moment," she recalls. "As much as I thought I was hopefully dealing with it the best I could, I was worried about the steps."

Meanwhile, her family was rooting her. "It was surreal," recalls Huber. "Whenever Brendan would be unplugged [from the monitors], we'd wheel him into the parents room [of the neonatal intensive care unit] and watch TV. By the fifth week, even the nurses were like 'Stop voting for her! She needs to come home!' We were beside ourselves."

"My poor mother was also beside herself," says Huber laughing. "Even she was saying 'Stop voting for me!' We were all so happy when she was voted off. We needed her home!"

Now a 7-year-old first grader, Brendan is an inspiration for both his mom and grandmother. "When you look at this little boy who is living his life, it's a reminder to never give in to adversity," says Lucci.

Her daughter agrees. "I told him everyone has something, that this is something he will have for the rest of his life but it doesn't define him," says Huber. "We came up with this saying: 'My legs are tight, so what?' He is just as smart and just as handsome and just as kind. He's sweet, but he's also very tough. He is my hero."

For more revelations from Susan Lucci, pick up this week's issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.

Susan Lucci's Daughter Liza Huber Reveals Her Son Has Cerebral Palsy

"I broke down in tears," Huber tells PEOPLE. "I felt sadness that he would deal with cerebral palsy for the rest of his life, but I also felt gratitude that he could walk. Many others cannot."

Huber, the daughter of soap opera legend Susan Lucci, exclusively reveals the courageous story of her 7-year-old son, Brendan, in this week's issue of PEOPLE. Her candid interview comes after years of keeping silent about her son's condition.

"If I am trying to hide it, how does it look to him?" asks Huber, 40. "I don't ever want him to feel bad about himself. I want him to feel good and proud and celebrate the way he overcomes challenges."

Huber's mom, the iconic star of All My Children, supports her decision.

"I am very proud of her," says Lucci, 68. "Good for Brendan, for his mom to speak about him with such pride publicly, as well as to open up a conversation about cerebral palsy. It can only have positive impact and how wonderful for Brendan to know his family is proud of him."

Huber, who has four children (Royce, 8; Brendan, 7; Hayden, 4; and Mason, 2) with her husband, tech executive Alex Hesterberg, will never know the exact cause of her son's cerebral palsy. (Cerebral palsy, a neurological condition that affects muscle movement, is often caused by a brain injury in utero or during birth.) Even though she had a normal pregnancy, she recalls "a gnawing feeling that something was wrong." Then, on the evening of Aug. 16, 2008, when she was 31 weeks pregnant, she felt "the most excruciating pain I've ever had," she says. Doubled over in pain, she nearly passed out and was rushed to the emergency room, where Brendan was born nine weeks early.

Weighing just 4 lbs., 10 ounces, he was immediately sent to neonatal intensive care unit.

Six days later, Brendan stopped breathing and was immediately put on a ventilator. Says Huber: "I was afraid he wouldn't make it."

After five weeks, he came home and Huber focused on his care. She eventually left her acting career to launch her own company Sage Spoonfuls, a line of products to help parents make healthy kids' food. The career move allowed her to work from home, close to her kids.

At 10 months, she began to notice Brendan was unable to sit up by himself.

"I knew something was wrong but I was in denial," she says.

At 19 months, when he couldn't stand, she took him to a doctor, where an MRI revealed he had cerebral palsy.

The first few years were challenging. Brendan has stiffness and pain in his muscles, walks with an uneven gait and will require physical therapy for the rest of his life. When he was in kindergarten, Huber recalls, "He was tripping and falling in school and didn't understand why." That's when she told him about his condition.

"I told him about why his legs are the way they are and that this is something he has to deal with the rest of is life," she says, "but it doesn't define him."

The 50-lb first grader is a newly minted Cub Scout, a baseball pitcher (thanks to his older brother, Royce, who taught him how to throw) and a very empathetic little boy.

"If anyone falls, he is the first to say, 'Are you okay?' " says his Mom.

Now, she says, "I want to shout his accomplishments from the rooftop. Walking up two stairs of our home without holding on when he gets home from school is the biggest deal ever! I want to celebrate him and for him to celebrate himself."

His proud grandmother, a longtime supporter of United Cerebral Palsy of New York City says he's also her inspiration.

"He's taught me that you have to go forward forward and that life is a gift," she says. "He's a spectacular little boy."

McKenzie Westmore & Patrick Tatopoulos Tie the Knot -- See the Gorgeous Wedding Pics!

Host of the SyFy series McKenzie Westmore and former judge Patrick Tatopoulos got married in Malibu, California over the weekend -- and we've got a ton of photos from their special day.

Westmore, who we'll always remember as Sheridan Crane on "Passions," and the special FX guru/director/production designer met on the reality TV series and got engaged in January 2014.

They said "I do" at Saddlerock Ranch Winery on Sunday, the bride stunning in a white gown with lace cutouts down the sides.

The wedding was originally supposed to happen months ago, but Tatopoulos got a VERY big job that forced the two to delay the ceremony.

"We were supposed to do it back in May, but we had to push because he was working on 'Batman v. Superman.' It's a good reason, I can't complain," Westmore told toofab back in July.

"It was tough trying to figure out flowers and colors. I'd ask, 'What do you think of this?' And he's like, 'I gotta run to set!' It was not working!"

Tatopoulos is doing production design for the highly-anticipated DC comics film ... and has worked on films like "Godzilla," "Underworld" and "Independence Day" in the past.

Congratulations to the happy couple.

MARY ELIZABETH WINSTEAD TO STAR IN “BRAINDEAD”

Winstead will portray Laurel, the daughter of a Democratic political dynasty who left Washington, D.C. to become a documentary filmmaker, but is pulled back into the family business when her brother, the senate majority whip, needs her help running his senate office. Now a young, fresh-faced Hill staffer, Laurel discovers two things: The government has stopped working, and alien spawn have come to Earth and eaten the brains of a growing number of congressmen and Hill staffers.

“We’ve been fans of Mary going back to ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,’ but it was really her extraordinary work in ‘Smashed’ and ‘Alex of Venice’ that had us imagining Laurel’s lines coming out of her mouth,” said Robert and Michelle King. “She’s fantastic at mixing comedy and drama, and keeping it all vulnerable, yet real. We can't wait to see what she does with Laurel.”

Winstead is well-known for her roles in the horror films “Final Destination 3,” “Black Christmas,” “Death Proof,” “The Thing” and “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.” Her additional film credits include “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” “Smashed” and “Alex of Venice.” Her television credits include the series “The Returned.” Coming up, she will appear in the PBS drama “Mercy Street” and the films “Valencia,” with John Goodman, and “Swiss Army Man,” with Daniel Radcliffe and Paul Dano.

This month, Winstead will be on the road for a handful of showcase performances with Got a Girl, a musical duo featuring Winstead and music producer Dan the Automator. Formed in 2012, the band’s first studio album, I Love You But I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now, was released in 2014.

“BrainDead” is produced by CBS Television Studios. Robert and Michelle King, Ridley Scott, David Zucker and Liz Glotzer will serve as executive producers for CBS Television Studios, Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions, all of whom previously collaborated on “The Good Wife.” Judy Smith will serve as co-executive producer.

The series will be distributed domestically by CBS Television Distribution and worldwide by CBS Studios International.

Robin Strasser finds new scenery in Thousand Oaks

The actress and native New Yorker recently paid $975,000 for a two-story home in the Newbury Park area of Thousand Oaks.

Set on half an acre in a gated community, the house features a brick-lined walkway, a fire pit, a barbecue island and a swimming pool with raised spa and a waterfall.

Within the nearly 3,000 square feet of space is a step-down living room with vaulted ceilings and a fireplace that opens to a formal dining room. Other areas include a family room with a fireplace, an eat-in kitchen, four bedrooms and three bathrooms.

Large picture windows take in grounds containing mature oaks and views of the surrounding hillsides.

The house came on the market last year for $1.15 million and was more recently priced at $1.119 million, property records show.

Linda Hutchings of White House Properties had the listing. G.R. Arnold of First American Real Estate represented Strasser in the sale, according to the Multiple Listing Service.

Strasser, 70, has had a prolific television career, with appearances on such shows as “Knots Landing,” “Coach” and “All My Children." She is best known for her role as Dorian Lord on the long-running daytime soap opera “One Life to Live,” for which she won a Daytime Emmy.

Jesse Metcalfe -- My New Crib Is The Perfect Hybrid

The show was canceled last fall after 3 seasons, but Metcalfe's making good use of his hard-earned cash. He purchased the 4 bedroom, 5 bath home in the celeb-favored Birds Streets neighborhood for $175,000 under asking price.

His girlfriend, actress Cara Santana?, is also on the deed ... they've been dating for 5 years, so there's plenty of room to settle down and start a family.

There’s also a pool, spa and fire pit, chef’s kitchen inside and another outdoor kitchen too … so yeah, party at Jesse’s house ... until further notice.

Brad Maule on His ‘General Hospital’ Days and New Life as an Acting Teacher

Now, Maule is not only back in his native Texas but at his alma mater, Stephen F. Austin University, enjoying a comparatively easier life as an acting and filmmaking lecturer. Here, he chats with us about his Texas roots, his life as a doctor on TV, and the retirement of GH’s other star, Anthony Geary.

Growing up you were a farmer. How did you transition from farmer to actor?

I went to a small country school that had about 150 kids total for all 12 grades. And once a year they’d hold a talent show for the entire school. From the first grade on I was in it. When I was 13 my brother died, and I went to live with my grandparents; at that school they had actual plays that I took part in. So that’s where it began.

I chose Stephen F. Austin for college because it was a rainy, beautiful place—West Texas never rained. I first thought I'd be a lawyer but I couldn't stay away from performing.

Did you get your big break right away?

When I graduated I drove to L.A. with $600 in my pocket. I was scared to death. After six weeks I had $11 left and was thinking of going back to the farm when I got a job with a singing group. I was on the road for a year and then spent a year in Hawaii singing backup for Don Ho. But by then I was in my early 20s and already thought my life was over—I wasn't doing what I wanted. So I moved back to L.A.

It was during the American Music Awards that I got my break. I filled in for Andy Gibb singing “Arthur's Theme” and the producer for “General Hospital” saw it. They called me in to audition for the role of Frisco Jones but then said I was too old. But they still kept calling, and eventually they told me, “You’re gonna be his older brother.”

How did you like working on “General Hospital”?

I really enjoyed it. It becomes a family for you. But it was different then—there were three channels on TV as opposed to 500. And everybody now has to work during the day, so there isn’t the audience. Back then we used to have to say lines like, “I’m about to pull a gun out of the drawer,” because our audience would be in the kitchen, or ironing, or somewhere other than the living room.

One of your most famous moments on TV is when you listen to your dying daughter BJ’s heartbeat for the very last time.

Yeah, that's in the Hall of Fame of daytime moments, right behind Luke and Laura’s wedding. During that shoot they were running late and asked if we could do it without a rehearsal. And I understood how to perform that scene because of what happened with my brother. What I tell my students now is you’re just mostly doing the work—but every once in awhile a wave comes and picks you up, and your work touches people when you never thought it would.

Why were you eventually let go from “General Hospital”?

You never really understand the mechanics of it all. But if you were over 30 and had been on the show for awhile they began to use you less and less. Also, when a new producer comes in, they try and put their stamp on things by getting rid of the old regime. It’s the same everywhere. But I’m happy to say I survived eight producers.

It was a pretty painful period for me though. And it’s harder to get jobs when you're older—I’d walk into a casting office and they’d see Dr. Tony Jones.

So how did you end up back in Texas?

I didn't intend to—I was just looking for places to live, and Nacogdoches was just a nice place. I fished for 30 straight days there just trying to get my head together. And I slowly started teaching and it’s been great. Since I’ve been at SFA our film program has expanded from 17 to 100 students—I’d like to take credit for that, but it coincided with the digital era.

What do you teach?

I teach acting for the camera, acting for theater, and beginning filmmaking. When I first taught acting I had to reverse engineer what I'd been taught—I was like, “Just act!” Because in the soap world there’s no time to find your character. So I had to change a bit, but I’d say I still fit the [David] Mamet style of acting. I've also found that one of the best techniques is to film an actor and then show his work back to him, so he can actually see what's he’s doing right or doing wrong.

Is there one piece of advice you give all actors?

A common piece of advice I give is—you’re telling a lie as if it were the truth. And I tell them to stop flipping the actor switch because we can see it. I also say that if you're lucky enough to get a soap but feel like you’re too good for it, you’re lessening your chances for something better. You can’t have one foot in and one foot out. I believe in complete commitment, even when I did dinner theater where people are eating during your performance.

Talk about SFA’s Film Festival.

Yes, it's the Nacogdoches Film Festival—we’ve grown so much over the past four years. And we’ve been able to raise enough money to have panelists like George R.R. Martin from “Game of Thrones” and Charlaine Harris who wrote the “True Blood” books. We also have a great benefactor in Joe Lansdale, who wrote “Bubba Ho-Tep” and “Cold in July.”

Anthony Geary is retiring as Luke Spencer, a role he held for 37 years on “General Hospital.” What was he like to work with?

Tony is a wonderful guy. He never fell for the hype of being the most famous soap opera actor. He burns hot and loves his work and has a passion for it.

He doesn’t turn the acting switch on and off?

No, if anything he turns yours off.

SEASON 2 FOR QUEENS OF DRAMA?

Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe & Mary Elizabeth Winstead Topline 'Swiss Army Man'

Launched at the Sundance lab, the film centers on a hopeless man stranded in the wilderness who befriends a dead body and together they go on a surreal journey to get home. Cold Iron’s Miranda Bailey and Amanda Marshall, Blackbird’s Lawrence Inglee, Jonathan Wang, The Tadmor Group’s Eyal Rimmon, and Lauren Mann produce. The Tadmor Group’s Gideon Tadmor and Jim Kaufman, and William Olsson serve as executive producers.

Kwan and Scheinert recently won Best Director at the MTV Music Awards. They have made their music videos and short films in conjunction with Prettybird Productions and are represented by Mosaic. Dano is repped by WME, Anonymous Content and attorney Mitch Smelkinson. Radcliffe is repped by UTA, Sue Latimer at ARG and attorney Fred Toczek. Winstead is repped by UTA and attorneys Karl Austen and Peter Sample.

Soap Opera Actress Chrystee Pharris Turns Career Into Ministry; Recalls Praying for Wiccan On Set

Chrystee Pharris,39, had roles on multiple television shows like "The Steve Harvey Show," "Sister, Sister," and "Moesha," before making a name for herself by portraying Simone Russell on the hit NBC soap opera "Passions" in 2001 where she spent three years. It was on "Passions" that a young Pharris began to see how she could utilize her platform to spread the word of God.

After only one month on the show, Pharris noticed a young woman who also worked on the show crying. Although the budding actress barely knew the young woman, the Lord prompted her to pray with her.

While the woman on set was not initially responsive to Pharris, the actress from Las Vegas later found out that her faith began to get stronger after that encountert. The young woman told her parents about Pharris, who they later called upon to help break the news that her uncle had severely injured himself.

After that ordeal, Pharris began to dedicate her life to Christ. Her pastor, Dr. Kenneth Ulmer at Faithful Central Bible Church, told the actress that she could turn her platform as an actress into a ministry when she first moved to Los Angeles.

"He really took me in and taught me 'when you get on a show, it is a ministry. You're there for a reason and that is to be a blessing to someone,'" Pharris told CP. "There were times when I didn't get things and I would say, I guess it wasn't meant for me to minister to someone on set."

However, Pharris took countless opportunities to do just that including to one person she worked with on a set who identified herself as a Wiccan. When the girl had a breakdown, she called Pharris in to help.

"She was like, 'you know, I don't really believe but I just know that you can get a prayer through. Would you pray for me, my family is really dealing with stuff'," Pharris recalled. "I was like, 'sure' and we prayed. Everybody's calling is different and this happens to be the way I do my ministry."

The actress said she made sure to remain active in the ministry beyond the Hollywood sets she frequented by working for God at Hollywood parties.

"I remember praying for somebody at a Will Smith party. I remember being kind of mad like, 'I don't want to be in a corner here praying I want to meet Will Smith and Jada,'" Pharris confessed. "By the time I stopped praying they left and it was like 'no I didn't get a chance to say hi!' But God was good because maybe 6 years later I ended up auditioning and booking their show."

Despite some perceptions about Christianity in Hollywood, Pharris says she has managed to put her faith at the forefront of her career in the entertainment industry.

"A lot of people think it's difficult to be a Christian in this industry, but really it's not," she said. "You have to play a happy medium."

Still, she revealed that she sometimes struggles with accepting roles that depart too far from her faith values and she usually turns to her pastor for help.

"He said, 'well, look at it from the perspective of, somebody has to play the devil.' It made sense to me, because there's good and bad," she told CP. "If there is something redeeming in the storyline, that is now how I base my characters. But if there is nothing redeeming in the storyline then I pass on it and I've had to do that several times."

One of Pharris' most recent roles allowed her to combine her Christian roots with her craft. In the family faith-based film, "Steps of Faith," Pharris plays the lead character named faith who is not a church goer. Still, Faith has to convince her family that she is hearing from God, which they end up not believing and even mocking. The independent film is available on DVD, and has been accepted into 16 film festivals.

Pharris explains that she connected with the character through a similar experience in her life when God told her to move to Atlanta.

"I didn't tell anyone because sometimes you can't share your vision with other people because they can throw doubt in there. God didn't give it to them, He gave it to you," Pharris said. "I packed up, I left in 12 days and I haven't stopped working since. That's somewhat what 'Steps Of Faith' was about which is why the movie is so important to me."

Outside of touring her one-woman show, "In Search of O," which is about waiting until marriage to have sex at the age of 27, the actress is also now making her way back to the world of soap operas with the POP TV show, "Queens of Drama."

In the show, former soap stars Lindsay Hartley, Crystal Hunt, Vanessa Marcil, Hunter Tylo and Donna Mills join with Pharris to work on a pilot for a soap opera of their own creation.

The actress says she prayed for an opportunity like this, and now fans are getting to witness it on Wednesday nights.

"It was one of those things I remember telling my friend, 'I want a reality show based around soap opera people.' She was like 'sure enough you're going to get it,'" Pharris recalled. "One week later I got the call like 'here you go.' She was like ' you prayed about it I knew you were going to get it! You always have so much favor."

For Pharris, her purpose centers around more than just praying to have her name in lights and seeing them appear. The actress believes her calling is to minister to others using the platform that God provided.

"Someone else is going to do it a bit differently and I just try to be the best person that I can be in this industry and be an example to the young people," she said.

"Queens Of Drama" comes on POP Wednesdays at 8 p.m. For more information about "Steps Of Faith," click here.

Natalie Zea To Star In Jason Jones

Written by Jones and Bee based on their own experiences with family getaways, the untitled project will follow a family as they take a road trip to Key West. Jones plays hopeful dad Nate, who hops in the car with his wife Robin (Zea) and two young kids for a 24-hour adventure to the Keys. An offbeat but warm woman who can’t understand why her husband Nate has “cheaped out” and cashed in their airline tickets right before their family vacation, Robin is now stuck in a car with her two unruly kids as this impromptu road trip is taking a hellish turn, and every leg of their journey is fraught with unforeseen disaster. Should the pilot go to series, each season will chronicle a different trip.

Zea, repped by UTA, manager Robert Semon and attorney James Feldman, also will return for the final season of FX’s Justified, reprising her role as Winona Hawkins.

Charles Divins joins WDSU morning newscast

Divins has also previously worked as a model — appearing in GQ and Cosmopolitan and TV ads for Crystal Light and Visa, among other products. He portrayed Chad Harris-Crane on the soap opera "Passions" from 2002-2007.

Divins' IMDB.com credits list guest roles on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "Melrose Place" and "My Boys." He had a recurring role on "Half & Half."

Divins' path to the WDSU newsroom is unconventional, but it's worked for the station before. Meteorologist Jay Galle did time early in his career as a writer, actor and producer in Hollywood. Meteorologist Damon Singleton served more than two decades in the Navy before transitioning to TV news.

"I started out as an actor, and started to get into the role of becoming a host, more of my own story instead of playing a role," Divins said Monday. "Being Charles and having proper voice."

Signing on at WDSU is "a natural progression (to) gain some chops, being around some real journalists in a real newsroom in a real news town," he said. "It was time."

Divins has been in town for several weeks preparing for his on-air debut.

"They've given me the liberty to have a few weeks of training, to soak in the city," he said. "In a very different way, New Orleans has its own soul."

Divins' Texas roots reach into Louisiana, he said.

"I have extended family in and around New Orleans," he said. "It feels very family. It feels like home."

Sula Kim, WDSU morning anchor since 2012, will move to the station's 4 p.m. newscast to anchor with Camille Whitworth, the station also announced.

WDSU's morning news airs from 4:30 to 7 a.m. weekdays.

Jesse Metcalfe, More Set For Zombie Vidgame Flick 'Dead Rising'

Leprechaun: Origins helmer and VFX veteran Zach Lipovsky is directing Dead Rising from a script by Tim Carter, based on the bestselling Capcom franchise that’s spawned two sequels and sold 7.6 million copies worldwide to date. As in the vidgame, Dead Rising: Watchtower is set during a zombie apocalypse. When a mandatory government vaccine fails, a group of survivors must evade infection while hunting down the root of the epidemic, which leads back to a government conspiracy.

Filming is set to begin tomorrow in Vancouver with Carter and Tomas Harlan producing for their Contradiction Films banner. Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura is aboard as executive producer. Contradiction Films’ prior digital releases include Mortal Kombat: Legacy, another live-action action video game adaptation that scored big with online audiences. That web series went viral when it debuted online on Machinima.com’s YouTube channel, paving the way for similar video game spin-offs to take advantage of the gamer-centric digital space.

Dead Rising is set to debut as a 90-minute feature in the U.S. on Sony’s digital platform Crackle, followed by SVOD, DVD, VOD, and TV. Content Media, which released the popular Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn film and Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist series digitally, has international rights to Dead Rising and will release it in both feature-length and episodic form.

Metcalfe is repped by The Gersh Agency, Untitled Entertainment and Jackoway Tyerman Wertheimer Austen Mandelbaum Morris & Klein. Ory is repped by The Gersh Agency and Pacific Artists Management. Madsen is repped by UTA and Untitled Entertainment. Haysbert is repped by The Gersh Agency and GS Management.

Michael Dietz Inks First-Look Deal With High Noon

Watch Brad Maule's Music Video!

Brad Maule Has A New Album!

"It's the best I've ever done," Maule says of the CD. "I love western swing music. It's what aI grew up on. Think of big band music of the 1930s, but they turned it on its ear and made country music out of it."

The performer is proud that his sound can't be easily categorized. "It has nothing to do with the radio market today or Nashville," he declares. "It's big band music for country. It's been a real happy experience. There's a great church here in town; I talked their interdenominational youth choir into backing me up on one song. It's so beautiful. They sing just like angels."

If you'd like to check out Maule's album for yourself, you can find it on CD Baby or iTunes (Just search for Brad Maule)!

Passion Recap - The Final Episode

At the church, Kay zapped Father Lonigan into the chapel to baptize Tabitha. The Father refused to baptize a witch. He explained that he'd been told by an outsider about Tabby's supernatural leanings. Eve replied that if he didn't the volcano would kill them all. Tabitha was hurt by the Father's opinion of her, but her friends told him how she'd been the ones to save their lives. He apologized for misjudging her, but still wouldn't baptize her. Eve reminded him of the approaching volcano. "Have you been drinking again?" the Father asked Eve. "No!" she yelled. Julian and Tabitha backed her up. "It's already consumed my house," said Tabby. "Luckily, I've already sold it."

In the basement, Little Ethan finally fixed Sam's video camera; everyone heard Gwen and Rebecca's confessions about well, everything. Theresa was excited that she and Ethan could finally be together. Everyone was appalled as they listened to Becks and Gwen tick off their long laundry list of sins. Gwen looked like she wanted to crawl into a hole. After, Ethan confronted Gwen and Rebecca about sending Juanita after Pilar. Rebecca tried to get out of it, but dug herself in deeper. Sheridan was also furious with them for putting Marty in danger with Juanita. Ethan couldn't believe that it was Gwen who'd initially revealed his true paternity to the tabloids all those years ago. "You are an evil bitch!" he spat. "I hate you." Gwen and her mom then tried to deny that they'd said anything on the tape, stating that it was a fake. She blamed Little E and Theresa for putting together different clips of them speaking. No one believed them, but Ethan did believe his son. Everyone congratulated him and Theresa for finally being able to be together. Ivy apologized for believing Gwen over Theresa and gave Theresa her blessing to be with Ethan. Ethan then announced that he wanted custody of Jonathan since Gwen was an unfit mother. Sam arrested Gwen and Becks for bribery, blackmail and being an accessory to murder for Juanita killing Pilar's sister. "Can you at least do a strip search?" Rebecca asked. "Oh, shut up!" Gwen told her mother.

Meanwhile, the volcano continued to rage. Father Lonigan said he needed to hear Tabitha's confession before he baptized her. "It may take awhile," she warned him. Endora helpfully put things on "fast forward" to speed up time. "I may never recover," the Father said after. Everyone then came upstairs. "Oh my, Gwen and Rebecca are in handcuffs and not for fun!" Esme stated. Theresa happily announced that she and Ethan were going to be together. Julian was a buzzkill by informing them that a volcano was headed their way. Soon, the ground began to shake and rumble. Endora zapped the water so Tabitha could be baptized. Father Lonigan quickly performed the task, but the volcano still raged ahead. Esme filled them in on Endora and Kay being witches and Tabby being an ex-witch. The volcano then stopped erupting and a glowing light appeared. Everyone stood up and raised their hands toward the sky. "I'm truly happy for the first time in all my lifetimes," Tabitha stated and thanked Timmy. "There was forgiveness even for me."

Later, Esme brought out drinks for everyone. Suddenly, Gwen and Rebecca were zapped into prison clothing. Rebecca then reminded Gwen how she'd married another guy in Las Vegas a few years back. Gwen tried to strangle her mom. Ethan realized that if Gwen were still married to the other man, that meant that he could marry Theresa. Kay zapped Gwen and Rebecca out of the church. Endora then restored Father Lonigan's site. Finally, Kay zapped Theresa into a beautiful wedding gown. Tabitha then got a surprise when Timmy appeared (we saw his little gloved hand).... As Theresa walked down the aisle, Fancy whispered to Luis that she was pregnant, while Sheridan declared her love for Antonio. Paloma then informed Noah that she was pregnant, as well.... Kay then offered to magically fix Julian's penis for him. Ew! (And man, couldn't all these people wait until Ethan and Theresa finished their wedding? How rude!) Anyway, Theresa finally walked down that seriously loooong aisle and began her vows to Ethan. Of course, they were interrupted by Gwen and Rebecca, who demanded their happy ending. They promised the Father that they wanted to be good, too. A handsome cop suddenly appeared and asked Gwen to go on a date with him once she got out of jail. Esme then freaked out when she finished her bottle of wine. Okay, NOW Ethan and Theresa were able to say their vows. Whew! "Always follow your passions because that and that alone will lead you to your happy ending," Theresa told the camera. And that was it!

Good-bye, PASSIONS! Awww....

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