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EXCLUSIVE: Ginnifer Goodwin (Why Women Kill, Once Upon a Time) is set as a co-lead opposite Eliza Coupe in Fox's comedy pilot Pivoting, from writer Liz Astrof, Aaron Kaplan's Kapital Entertainment and Warner Bros TV. Written by Astrof and to be directed by Tristram Shapeero, Pivoting follows three women — Amy (Coupe)…

EXCLUSIVE: Legendary has closed a deal for Max Barbakow to direct Good Bad & Undead, with Peter Dinklage and Jason Momoa making deals to star and produce the action adventure. The film is based on an original idea by Mark Swift & Damian Shannon. Dinklage and Momoa starred on Game of Thrones, bookending as major male…

This is a shocker: Ruby Rose, the star of the CW’s freshman drama series Batwoman, is leaving the Warner Bros. TV/Berlanti Prods. drama after one season. The series, which already has been renewed for a second season, will continue with the title role getting recast. "I have made the very difficult decision to not…

Raymond Lee (Here and Now) and Brian Howe (The Newsroom) are set as series regulars opposite Eric Petersen and Annie Murphy in AMC's dark comedy series Kevin Can F*** Himself, from Valerie Armstrong, Rashida Jones and Will McCormack and AMC Studios. Created and executive produced by Armstrong, Kevin Can F*** Himself…

EXCLUSIVE: Trailblazing rapper MC Lyte is collaborating with Bentley Kyle Evans, executive producer of such popular comedies as Martin and The Jamie Foxx Show, for a new UMC scripted series titled Partners in Rhyme. The new half-hour sitcom is the latest original production from AMC Networks’ streaming service. Partner…

We’ll be seeing more of General Alder on the upcoming second season of Motherland: Fort Salem. Lyne Renee, who recurred in nine episodes as the character, has been promoted to series regular for season 2 of the Freeform thriller drama series. Renee’s General Sarah Alder is the commanding general of the United States…

Halle Berry has signed on as the female lead for Moonfall, the Roland Emmerich-helmed sci-fi epic, which was acquired by Lionsgate late last year. The pic follows a mysterious force knocks the Moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it. With mere weeks before…

Lexy Kolker is joining the cast of the drama?Manifest West. The?Freaks?actress joins Milo Gibson and Annet Mahendru in the indie from Wolf Haus Productions. Production is slated for early summer 2020 in Southern California. Written and directed by Joe Dietsch and Louie Gibson,?Manifest West drama follows a family who…

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. Television has launched a casting initiative to connect with students whose final year of training and customary year-end activities such as showcases have been halted by the global COVID-19 pandemic. Through the WBTV Casting Initiative, flyers are being sent to approximately 400 undergraduate…

Adam Sandler has signed on to topline the upcoming Netflix feature Hustle, which is being directed by We the Animals helmer Jeremiah Zagar. Taylor Materne and Will Fetters penned the script, which centers on an American basketball scout who is unjustly fired after discovering a once-in-a-lifetime player abroad. The…

EXCLUSIVE: Former Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger star Olivia Holt is returning to Freeform as a lead in Cruel Summer, the network’s upcoming thriller drama series, which was previously titled Last Summer.? In the series, from Bert V. Royal, Jessica Biel and eOne, Holt will play one of the two lead characters, Kate, the…

Jerry Seinfeld said he never gave the late Jerry Stiller a note while they were working together on the TV comedy classic, Seinfeld. Speaking on the SiriusXM Netflix is a Joke Radio channel on the <a…