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News & Cast Updates(News section last updated October 18, 2024)Revelations’ Morgan Freeman, Lori McCreary Tune Up Chuck Berry’s 98th Birthday With TV Series Deal(10/18/24) On the 98th birthday of iconic singer Chuck Berry, Revelations Entertainment has optioned rights to his life story. The production company’s principals, Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary, plan to turn his story into a drama series chronicling the rock pioneer’s formative years. Berry died in 2017.“Chuck Berry was more than a musical legend — he was a revolutionary spirit whose influence shaped the course of modern music and culture. It is an immense honor to partner with the Berry family to bring his story to a worldwide audience,” Freeman and McCreary said in a statement. “Through this collaboration, we aim to celebrate his groundbreaking legacy, sharing not just his music but the remarkable journey behind it. Together, we want to ensure that Chuck’s spirit continues to inspire future generations, reminding the world of the indelible mark he left on us all.” The singer-guitarist’s widow, Themetta Berry, said she was “excited to partner with Revelations to bring this story to life, as are my children, grandchildren and entire family. Morgan and Lori’s track record of bringing important stories to the screen in a way that is genuine and authentic compelled me to work with them. This project will be an important part of paying tribute to Charles as part of the CHUCK100 celebration.” The CHUCK100 is a series of events that began in the singer’s hometown of St. Louis. The campaign will include tribute events, new releases of Berry’s music, and activations leading up to the 100th anniversary of his birth on October 18, 2026. The first phase began at the Chuck Berry House of Evolution Festival last month, an event replete with career memorabilia from Berry’s career including one of his iconic Cadillacs, and video presentations that highlighted the singer’s remarkable influence on music. The event was part of a larger effort to honor Berry’s legacy through music, storytelling and cultural tributes. Known for hits like “Johnny B. Goode,” “Maybellene” and “Roll Over Beethoven,” Berry’s showmanship and guitar acumen has him regarded as an influence on the likes of the Beatles and Rolling Stones. As Bob Seger famously sang, “all of Chuck’s children are out there, playing his licks.” They’ll put it together in hopes of being ready for Berry’s centennial. Television Academy and ABC Announce Presenters Slated for 76th Emmy Awards(9/9/24) The Television Academy and ABC today announced the stars slated to appear on the 76th Emmy® Awards, hosted by Eugene Levy and Dan Levy.The 76th Emmy Awards, produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment, will broadcast live on ABC SUNDAY, SEPT. 15 (8:00-11:00 p.m. EDT/5:00-8:00 p.m. PDT), from the Peacock Theater at L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles and will be available for streaming on Hulu Sept. 16-22. The diverse lineup of talent represents critically acclaimed television series, Emmy-nominated programs across many viewing platforms and genres, and Emmy nominees — all tapped to celebrate television excellence on the esteemed awards show. Talent includes the following:Christine Baranski — Nominee, Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series In addition, there will be special appearances from Olympic gold medalist swimmer Caeleb Dressel and Olympic bronze medal-winning rugby player Ilona Maher. For more information, please visit Emmys.com. Emmy Nominations 2024(7/17/24) The 2024 Emmys ceremony is September 15 live on ABC.Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series Abbott Elementary • ABC • Delicious Non-Sequitur Productions and Fifth Chance in association with Warner Bros. Television and 20th Television The Bear • FX • FX Productions Only Murders In The Building • Hulu • 20th Television Loot • Apple TV+ • Universal Television in association with Apple Hacks • HBO | Max • Universal Television in association with Paulilu, First Thought Productions, Fremulon Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment Palm Royale • Apple TV+ • Apple Studios Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie Fellow Travelers • Showtime • SHOWTIME Presents a Fremantle and Showtime Studios Production Baby Reindeer • Netflix • A Netflix Series / A Clerkenwell Films Production Fargo • FX • FX Presents an MGM/FXP Production Feud: Capote vs. The Swans • FX • FX Productions, 20th Television Ripley • Netflix • Showtime and Endemol Shine North America in association with Entertainment 360 and Filmrights for Netflix Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series The Gilded Age • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Universal Television and Neamo Film and Television The Morning Show • Apple TV+ • Media Res in association with Apple The Crown • Netflix • Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix The Morning Show • Apple TV+ • Media Res in association with Apple The Crown • Netflix • Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix The Morning Show • Apple TV+ • Media Res in association with Apple The Morning Show • Apple TV+ • Media Res in association with Apple Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series Mr. & Mrs. Smith • Infidelity • Prime Video • Amazon MGM Studios, Big Indie Pictures The Crown • Sleep, Dearie Sleep • Netflix • Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix The Morning Show • Update Your Priors • Apple TV+ • Media Res in association with Apple Mr. & Mrs. Smith • Couples Therapy (Naked & Afraid) • Prime Video • Amazon MGM Studios, Big Indie Pictures Mr. & Mrs. Smith • Double Date • Prime Video • Amazon MGM Studios, Big Indie Pictures Netflix Greenlights “Next Iteration” Of ‘Life On Our Planet’ Series With Narrator Morgan Freeman, EP Steven Spielberg(5/29/24) Netflix has given the green light to what it calls the “next iteration” of its Emmy-contending documentary series Life on Our Planet, with Morgan Freeman set to return as narrator and Steven Spielberg as executive producer.The as-yet-untitled show from Silverback Films and Amblin Documentaries will “tell the story of the rise and fall of the dinosaurs – where they came from, why they mattered, how they evolved and how they met their ultimate fate.” Season 1 of Life on Our Planet examined not only the dinosaurs, but the rise of invertebrates, mammals, plants, and other life forms across billions of years of evolution up until the present. Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) returns to craft the visual effects and animation; Grammy Award-winner Lorne Balfe is back as composer. “It is an extraordinary privilege to bring the most iconic creatures in Earth’s history to the screen,” said Dan Tapster, showrunner at Silverback Films. Speaking of the new iteration of the show, he said, “This series, covering 170 million years, will immerse viewers in the awe-inspiring world of dinosaurs, capturing the majesty and drama of their lives in unprecedented detail.” Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey, executive producers and presidents of Amblin Television & Documentaries, added, “We couldn’t be more excited to partner again with our good friends at Silverback, Netflix and ILM as we transport audiences back in time to the age of the dinosaurs and bring these wonderful extinct creatures back to life in all their beautiful glory.” Nick Shoolingin-Jordan is directing the new series; executive producers are Spielberg, Keith Scholey, Darryl Frank, and Justin Falvey. Freeman, the Oscar-winning star of Million Dollar Baby, The Shawshank Redemption, and Driving Miss Daisy, has been nominated for an Emmy twice in the category of Best Narrator, for his work on Our Universe and March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step. Life on Our Planet, which premiered on Netflix last October, runs 8 episodes. The streamer has ordered four episodes of the upcoming dino-centric iteration.æ×»^—‰.B”éš.ÿ0Ôõ¸ß.Öe¾)û0ØŸ›ë23A]&ž.=ê2í.ö+›ê2A}%ð/a]f Morgan Freeman, Olivier Marchal, Simone Ashley To Be Feted At The Monte-Carlo TV Festival: Fan Events Set For ‘NCIS’ And ‘Little House On The Prairie’(5/6/24) Morgan Freeman, Olivier Marchal and Simone Ashley will be lauded at the Monte-Carlo TV Festival in June. Prince Albert II of Monaco will present Freeman with Festival’s Crystal Nymph award.It had already been announced that civil war drama The Gray House, which Freeman exec produced with Kevin Costner, Leslie Greif and Lori McCreary, will have its world premiere at Monte-Carlo. The Honorary Golden Nymph, the Festival’s highest distinction, will be presented to the French actor and director Olivier Marchal (36 quai des Orfèvres, Braquo), at the Festival’s closing ceremony. Simone Ashley, whose credits include Bridgerton and Sex Education, will receive the Golden Nymph for Most Promising Talent. Events for fans and public include an Anniversary Tea Party to mark the 50th anniversary of the primetime drama Little House on the Prairie. Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pablo, Brian Dietzen and Wilmer Valderrama will be in town for a behind the scenes event for NCIS, which is celebrating its 1000th episode. An industry strand will have execs chewing over topics including the repercussions of last year’s strikes, coproduction, and the use of AI. There will be public screenings for the drama projects in official competition, which features nine scripted series, hailing from France, Israel, Germany, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, the U.S., the UK. The Festival also has a news and current affairs section.
Lori McCreary & Morgan Freeman’s Revelations Entertainment Prepping ‘Ear Hustle’ Docuseries Based On Prison Life Podcast(3/21/24) Lori McCreary and Morgan Freeman‘s Revelations Entertainment is partnering with the podcast Ear Hustle — part of the Radiotopia podcast network from PRX — on a docuseries adaptation.Co-hosted by Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods, Ear Hustle launched in 2017 as the first podcast created and produced in prison. A two-time Peabody Awards finalist, National Magazine Awards finalist, and Pulitzer Prize finalist downloaded more than 78 million times, the show is made by a team both inside and out of San Quentin State Prison in California, traversing stories such as finding romance, grappling with a life sentence, trying to parent via 15-minute phone calls, getting out and starting over, and beyond. With the series to be directed by Erika Cohn, the two-time Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker behind New York Times Critics Pick Belly of the Beast, Revelations aims to capture authentic, raw and surprising stories of prison life by delving even deeper into narratives that have resonated with listeners worldwide. Cohn will also serve as an executive producer, along with James Younger, McCreary, and Kelly Mendelsohn for Revelations Entertainment. Poor and Woods will also serve as executive producers. Renowned for its commitment to elevating under-served voices, Revelations was behind the hit series Madam Secretary as well as films like the award-winning Invictus and 5 Flights Up. Accolades include an Emmy nomination for The Story of God, three Emmy noms for Through the Wormhole, a Peabody Award for the ESPN 30 for 30 episode “The 16th Man,” and an Academy Award nomination for Freeman in the film Invictus. Freeman, McCreary, and Revelations are represented by CAA and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern. Morgan Freeman Accepts Auburn Player’s Apology For Laying Of Hands(2/4/24) After slapping away a hand he thought belonged to a rival’s fan, Auburn basketballer Johni Broome realized he had to get right with God — aka actor Morgan Freeman, who memorably played the deity in the film Bruce Almighty.Broome tried to save a ball from going out of bounds in the second half of Auburn’s game against Ole Miss when someone in the front row grabbed his jersey. Thinking it was an Ole Miss fan trying to rattle him, Broome brushed the person’s arm away. Broome turned and quickly realized it was Freeman, the Academy Award-winning actor who is a big Mississippi fan and attends many Rebels games. “I kind of got his hand off,” Broome later told reporters. “I saw who it was and I’m a big movie guy. I probably watched one of his movies on the plane coming here. “But I realized it was him and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m a big fan. I’m sorry.’ He said, ‘Just keep playing.’” Broome went back over to Freeman during the game. “I’m just like, ‘I’m sorry, again,’” Broome said. “He said, ‘You all good. Just keep playing.’ He’s a very good guy. Love him.” Auburn won the game. Broome won absolution. 2024 SAG Awards Nominations(1/10/24) Winners in SAG’s 15 categories will be announced Saturday, February 24 at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles in a ceremony streaming live on Netflix.Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture AMERICAN FICTION BARBIE THE COLOR PURPLE KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON OPPENHEIMER Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series THE CROWN THE GILDED AGE THE LAST OF US THE MORNING SHOW SUCCESSION ‘The Gilded Age’ Renewed For Season 3 By HBO(12/21/23) HBO has picked up Julian Fellowes‘ The Gilded Age for a third season.The renewal comes just days after the Dec. 17 finale and follows solid ratings for Season 2 of the period drama. Total premiere-night viewing for the season grew for six consecutive weeks, culminating in a series high for the Dec. 17 Season 2 finale, according to HBO. “We’re so proud of what Julian Fellowes and The Gilded Age family have achieved, said Francesca Orsi, EVP, HBO Programming, Head of HBO Drama Series and Films. “From the costumes to the production design and performances, the show has captivated so many week after week. Along with our partners at Universal Television, we are thrilled to continue this grand tale for a third season.” With its strong performance and a Production Design Emmy win for its first season, The Gilded Age passed a stiff test to earn a renewal. In May Orsi told Deadline that the network was “having conversations regarding viewership relative to budget” while “assessing” several series, including sophomores Perry Mason, Winning Time, and The Gilded Age. “Each show has a job to do, given the price tag that we give to it, and there’s a viewership. component, and there’s a critical response element to it and, of course, the buzz nature of a show,” she said at the time. “It’s those elements that we are always keeping in mind and discussing relative to whether or not a show will continue.” Perry Mason and Winning Time were subsequently canceled after two seasons each. The Gilded Age outdrew significantly both of them in viewership and ranks among the most watched HBO series. Season two of The Gilded Age begins on Easter morning 1883, with the news that Bertha Russell’s bid for a box at the Academy of Music has been rejected. Through the eight episodes of the season, we watch as Bertha challenges Mrs. Astor and the old system and works to not only gain a foothold in Society, but to potentially take a leading role in it. George Russell takes on his own battle with a growing union at his steel plant in Pittsburgh. In the Brook House, Marian continues her journey to find her way in the world secretly teaching at a girls school while much to everyone’s surprise Ada begins a new courtship. Of course, Agnes approves of none of it. In Brooklyn, the Scott family begins to heal from a shocking discovery, and Peggy taps into her activist spirit through her work with T. Thomas Fortune at the NY Globe. Season 2 cast includes Carrie Coon, Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Morgan Spector, Louisa Jacobson, Denée Benton, Ben Ahlers, Michael Cerveris, Kelley Curran, Taissa Farmiga, Jack Gilpin, Simon Jones, Sullivan Jones, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Debra Monk, Donna Murphy, Kristine Nielsen, Kelli O’Hara, Patrick Page, Harry Richardson, Taylor Richardson, Blake Ritson, Douglas Sills, Erin Wilhelmi, Nathan Lane, Audra McDonald, John Douglas Thompson, Ashlie Atkinson, Laura Benanti, Nicole Brydon Bloom, Christopher Denham, David Furr, Ward Horton, Matilda Lawler and Robert Sean Leonard. Fellowes serves as creator, writer and executive producer. Gareth Neame executive produces with David Crockett, who directs. Michael Engler, Bob Greenblatt and Salli Richardson-Whitfield executive produce. Sonja Warfield serves as writer/executive producer. The Gilded Age is a co-production between HBO and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. “There is much more story to tell with The Gilded Age. We’re delighted that HBO is giving fans another season of Julian Fellowes’ incredible storytelling,” said Erin Underhill, President, Universal Television. “The cast and crew put so much of their heart and soul into the last two seasons, and we’re so proud that all this hard work is paying off with another season…you won’t want to miss what’s next!”i ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’: Annie Murphy & Christine Baranski Among Season 2 Cast Additions(12/14/23) Emmy winners Annie Murphy (Schitt’s Creek) and Christine Baranski (The Gilded Age) have been tapped to star in the upcoming second season of Hulu‘s Nine Perfect Strangers. Also set as series regulars in the new installment are Lucas Englander (Transatlantic) and musician King Princess in her acting debut.They join previously unveiled cast members Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus, The Last Of Us), Dolly de Leon (Triangle of Sadness), Maisie Richardson-Sellers (Undeclared War) and Aras Aydin. The octet would play members of the new group of titular strangers opposite series’ executive producer Nicole Kidman, whose acting involvement is still being negotiated, I hear. Based on Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty’s book, Nine Perfect Strangers hails from David E. Kelley, Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories, Kidman’s Blossom Films and Fifth Season. Season 2 is said to be following the general formula of the first installment in a new location, the Swiss Alps. Nine stressed city dwellers try to get on a path to a better way of living with a 10-day star at a boutique wellness resort run by the resort’s director Masha (Kidman), a woman on a mission to reinvigorate their tired minds and bodies. However, these nine “perfect” strangers have no idea what is about to hit them. Bartlett will play Brian, Baranski is Victoria, Murphy will portray Imogen, de Leon will play Agnes, Richardson-Sellers is Wolfie, King Princess will portray Tina, Aydin will play Matteo and Englander is Martin. Nine Perfect Strangers, which started off as a limited series, debuted in September 2021 as Hulu’s most-watched Hulu original ever — drama, comedy, limited series or unscripted — on premiere day as well as after five days on the service, according to the streamer. Season 1 was co-written by Kelley, John Henry Butterworth and Samantha Strauss and co-showrun by Kelley and Butterworth. It also starred Melissa McCarthy. Michael Shannon, Luke Evans, Bobby Cannavale, Regina Hall, Samara Weaving, Melvin Gregg, Asher Keddie, Grace Van Patten, Tiffany Boone and Manny Jacinto. Murphy is repped by CAA and Mosaic; Bartlett with Anonymous Content and WME; de Leon is repped by Gersh, Fusion Entertainment and Jackoway Austen Tyerman; Richardson-Sellers is repped by Gersh, Denton-Brierly, Luber Roklin and Schreck, Rose, Dapello & Adams; King Princess is repped by WME and Adam Herzog of Something Special Management; Aydin is with Ozlem Durak of Artistanbul; Englander is repped by Sam Turnbull of Curtis Brown (UK), Jochen Döll of Lastrada Doells (Germany), Laura Meerson of Adequat (France) and Baranski is repped by UTA and Viking Entertainment. Soap Opera Digest Is Ending Its Weekly Print Edition(10/27/23) The weekly print edition of Soap Opera Digest — the newsstand chronicler of daytime drama — is ending after nearly five decades.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. Talk Show Appearance(10/20/23) The View - ABCAIRING Oct 25, 2023 Actor Morgan Freeman. Morning Show Appearance(10/20/23) CBS MorningsAIRING Oct 26, 2023 actor Morgan Freeman. Talk Show Appearance(10/19/23) Talk Show AppearanceLATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS - NBC Thursday, October 26: Guests Morgan Freeman (Life on Our Planet) ‘The Gilded Age’: HBO Drops Official Trailer For Second Season Of Julian Fellowes Period Drama(10/10/23) (Video) HBO has dropped a new trailer for the second season of The Gilded Age, which will return Oct. 29. It will also stream on Max.Season two begins on Easter morning 1883, with the news that Bertha Russell’s bid for a box at the Academy of Music has been rejected. Through the eight episodes of the season, we watch as Bertha challenges Mrs. Astor and the old system and works to not only gain a foothold in Society, but to potentially take a leading role in it. George Russell takes on his own battle with a growing union at his steel plant in Pittsburgh. In the Brook House, Marian continues her journey to find her way in the world secretly teaching at a girls school while much to everyone’s surprise Ada begins a new courtship. Of course, Agnes approves of none of it. In Brooklyn, the Scott family begins to heal from a shocking discovery, and Peggy taps into her activist spirit through her work with T. Thomas Fortune at the NY Globe. The cast includes Carrie Coon, Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Morgan Spector, Louisa Jacobson, Denée Benton, Ben Ahlers, Michael Cerveris, Kelley Curran, Taissa Farmiga, Jack Gilpin, Simon Jones, Sullivan Jones, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Debra Monk, Donna Murphy, Kristine Nielsen, Kelli O’Hara, Patrick Page, Harry Richardson, Taylor Richardson, Blake Ritson, Douglas Sills, Erin Wilhelmi, Nathan Lane, Audra McDonald, John Douglas Thompson, Ashlie Atkinson, Laura Benanti, Nicole Brydon Bloom, Christopher Denham, David Furr, Ward Horton, Matilda Lawler and Robert Sean Leonard. Julian Fellowes serves as the period drama’s creator/writer/executive producer. Bob Greenblatt, Gareth Neame, Salli Richardson-Whitfield and David Crockett also EP alongside director, Michael Engler; writer Sonja Warfield. The Gilded Age is a co-production between HBO and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. For Older News Visit The Daytime Soap Operas News Archives: Here!
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