Exclusive: ScreenCraft has finalized the lineup for its annual Virtual Writers Summit.
The summit, which is expected to span the entire month of June this year, will feature creatives including Richard Linklater, Issa Lopez, Lulu Wang, Quinta Brunson, Nkechi Okoro Carroll, and Sean Wang.
Typically, the summit has occurred over one weekend. However, this year boasts the largest lineup ever, thus resulting in panels over the course of the month on June 8, 15, 22, and 29.
“This marks the fifth year we have organized our annual writers summit virtually and, undeniably, the strongest lineup we have ever put together,” Thomas Dever, VP of Business Development for Industry Arts, ScreenCraft’s parent company, said in a statement. “We are thrilled to hear from these incredible speakers and bring them together with our audience to educate and inspire.”
See the full schedule below.
June 8
Headline Speaker – Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary) Letting Authenticity Guide Your Story,...
The summit, which is expected to span the entire month of June this year, will feature creatives including Richard Linklater, Issa Lopez, Lulu Wang, Quinta Brunson, Nkechi Okoro Carroll, and Sean Wang.
Typically, the summit has occurred over one weekend. However, this year boasts the largest lineup ever, thus resulting in panels over the course of the month on June 8, 15, 22, and 29.
“This marks the fifth year we have organized our annual writers summit virtually and, undeniably, the strongest lineup we have ever put together,” Thomas Dever, VP of Business Development for Industry Arts, ScreenCraft’s parent company, said in a statement. “We are thrilled to hear from these incredible speakers and bring them together with our audience to educate and inspire.”
See the full schedule below.
June 8
Headline Speaker – Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary) Letting Authenticity Guide Your Story,...
- 5/9/2024
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Mary Lynn Rajskub and Jay Ryan have boarded the Netflix, CBC and Aptn comedy North of North, which has started production in Nunavut in northern Canada.
Rajskub played Chloe O’Brian on the long-running 24 drama and also starred in the comedy Night School with Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish and Mayfield Games with Mira Sorvino. Ryan is a veteran of New Zealand soaps and series like Mary Kills People and Beauty and the Beast.
Other new cast members for North of North include Maika Harper, Braeden Clarke, Kelly William, Zorga Qaunaq, Doreen Simmonds and Tanya Tagaq. They join the previously-announced lead Anna Lambe, who plays young Inuk mother Siaja, with Keira Cooper, a 7 year-old actress from Iqaluit, Nunavut, playing her daughter Bun.
Siaja wants to build a new future for herself, not easily done in her small Arctic town where everyone knows your business, according to a synopsis for North of North from the producers.
Rajskub played Chloe O’Brian on the long-running 24 drama and also starred in the comedy Night School with Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish and Mayfield Games with Mira Sorvino. Ryan is a veteran of New Zealand soaps and series like Mary Kills People and Beauty and the Beast.
Other new cast members for North of North include Maika Harper, Braeden Clarke, Kelly William, Zorga Qaunaq, Doreen Simmonds and Tanya Tagaq. They join the previously-announced lead Anna Lambe, who plays young Inuk mother Siaja, with Keira Cooper, a 7 year-old actress from Iqaluit, Nunavut, playing her daughter Bun.
Siaja wants to build a new future for herself, not easily done in her small Arctic town where everyone knows your business, according to a synopsis for North of North from the producers.
- 3/14/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix’s upcoming arctic comedy finally has a name and has rounded out cast, as it goes into production in snowy Nunavut, Canada.
Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril’s North of North began production today. The comedy follows a young Inuk mother (Anna Lambe) who wants to build a new future for herself, but finds it won’t be easy in her small Arctic town where everyone knows her business.
Joining Anna Lambe and Keira Cooper in the cast are Mary Lynn Rajskub, Maika Harper, Braeden Clarke, Jay Ryan, Kelly William, Zorga Qaunaq and Doreen Simmonds (True Detective: Night Country).
Lambe and Cooper were cast in mother-daughter roles in December, as we reported at the time.
Rajskub...
Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril’s North of North began production today. The comedy follows a young Inuk mother (Anna Lambe) who wants to build a new future for herself, but finds it won’t be easy in her small Arctic town where everyone knows her business.
Joining Anna Lambe and Keira Cooper in the cast are Mary Lynn Rajskub, Maika Harper, Braeden Clarke, Jay Ryan, Kelly William, Zorga Qaunaq and Doreen Simmonds (True Detective: Night Country).
Lambe and Cooper were cast in mother-daughter roles in December, as we reported at the time.
Rajskub...
- 3/14/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Viewers of True Detective: Night Country may find the forbidding darkness and snow-caked backdrop of the Arctic-set Max crime drama jarring, especially as Jodie Foster and Kali Reis in fur-hooded parkas breathe out cold wisps of air while investigating evil all around them.
But co-star Anna Lambe found the frigidly cold, dark filming set for the latest True Detective season more like home sweet home. “I was snug as a bug in a rug,” says the Inuk actor from Grise Fiord, Nunavut, Canada’s northernmost community, who tells The Hollywood Reporter she embraced the permanent darkness and freezing cold of a winter in Iceland, which doubled as remote Alaska during production.
Lambe plays Kayla Prior, the wife of young cop Peter Prior (Finn Bennett), who defends her family amid the primal beauty and ferocity of a snowbound Alaskan winter while Foster and Reis investigate a cold-case murder and the mysterious...
But co-star Anna Lambe found the frigidly cold, dark filming set for the latest True Detective season more like home sweet home. “I was snug as a bug in a rug,” says the Inuk actor from Grise Fiord, Nunavut, Canada’s northernmost community, who tells The Hollywood Reporter she embraced the permanent darkness and freezing cold of a winter in Iceland, which doubled as remote Alaska during production.
Lambe plays Kayla Prior, the wife of young cop Peter Prior (Finn Bennett), who defends her family amid the primal beauty and ferocity of a snowbound Alaskan winter while Foster and Reis investigate a cold-case murder and the mysterious...
- 1/17/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
True Detective actress Anna Lambe has nabbed the lead role in an untitled Arctic-set comedy for Netflix and the CBC and Aptn in Canada.
Lambe will play a young Inuk mother Siaja, with Keira Cooper, a 7 year-old actress from Iqaluit, Nunavut, in Canada’s north, playing her daughter Bun. Siaja wants to build a new future for herself, not easily done in her small Arctic town where everyone knows your business, according to a synopsis from the producers.
Lambe, who is from Iqaluit, Nunavut, made her film debut in The Grizzlies, and then co-starred in CBC indigenous drama Trickster. Lambe also guest-starred on other series like Alaska Daily and the fourth season of HBO’s True Detective, set to debut in winter 2024.
The comedy from Red Marrow Media and Northwood Entertainment has also tapped Anna Adams to be the producing director ahead of production set to start in Nunavut in spring 2024.
Netflix and the CBC,...
Lambe will play a young Inuk mother Siaja, with Keira Cooper, a 7 year-old actress from Iqaluit, Nunavut, in Canada’s north, playing her daughter Bun. Siaja wants to build a new future for herself, not easily done in her small Arctic town where everyone knows your business, according to a synopsis from the producers.
Lambe, who is from Iqaluit, Nunavut, made her film debut in The Grizzlies, and then co-starred in CBC indigenous drama Trickster. Lambe also guest-starred on other series like Alaska Daily and the fourth season of HBO’s True Detective, set to debut in winter 2024.
The comedy from Red Marrow Media and Northwood Entertainment has also tapped Anna Adams to be the producing director ahead of production set to start in Nunavut in spring 2024.
Netflix and the CBC,...
- 12/11/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
True Detective‘s Anna Lambe and seven-year-old Inuk actress Keira Cooper will lead the untitled Netflix, CBC and Aptn comedy series. Additionally Anya Adams (Yellowjackets) has signed on as producing director of the Canadian show.
The ten-part comedy follows Siaja (Lambe) as a young Inuk mother who wants to build a new future for herself, but finds that tough in a small Arctic town where everybody knows her business. Cooper will make an on-screen debut as her daughter, Bun.
Red Marrow Media and Northwood Entertainment are co-producing the show, which is from Inuit writer and producer Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Inuit filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril. Adams will direct the first ep, which stars filming in Nunavut, Canada, in spring 2024. She will also be producing director for the series.
Executive producers are Arnaquq-Baril, Aglok MacDonald, Miranda de Pencier, Susan Coyne and Garry Campbell.
Lambe is an Inuk actress, who began her career in feature film The Grizzlies, which landed her a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She earned a second Canadian Screen Award nom for CBC series Trickster and will appear in the upcoming season of HBO cop drama True Detective.
Canadian-American director Adams has credits including Ginny & Georgia and Black-ish. Most recently, she directed episodes of Apple TV+ series Roar, the finale of Prime Video series A League of Their Own, and second season of the Showtime series Yellowjackets. Her debut feature film Prom Pact was recently nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Fiction Special.
Lambe is repped by Lbi Entertainment, Integral Artists and law firm Yorn, Levine, Barnes, Krintzman, Rubenstein, Kohner, Endlich, Goodell & Gellman. Adams is repped by Greg Pedicin and Katy McCaffrey at Gersh, Greg Walter and Jermaine Johnson at 3 Arts and Grace Kallis at Ginsburg Daniels.
The ten-part comedy follows Siaja (Lambe) as a young Inuk mother who wants to build a new future for herself, but finds that tough in a small Arctic town where everybody knows her business. Cooper will make an on-screen debut as her daughter, Bun.
Red Marrow Media and Northwood Entertainment are co-producing the show, which is from Inuit writer and producer Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Inuit filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril. Adams will direct the first ep, which stars filming in Nunavut, Canada, in spring 2024. She will also be producing director for the series.
Executive producers are Arnaquq-Baril, Aglok MacDonald, Miranda de Pencier, Susan Coyne and Garry Campbell.
Lambe is an Inuk actress, who began her career in feature film The Grizzlies, which landed her a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She earned a second Canadian Screen Award nom for CBC series Trickster and will appear in the upcoming season of HBO cop drama True Detective.
Canadian-American director Adams has credits including Ginny & Georgia and Black-ish. Most recently, she directed episodes of Apple TV+ series Roar, the finale of Prime Video series A League of Their Own, and second season of the Showtime series Yellowjackets. Her debut feature film Prom Pact was recently nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Fiction Special.
Lambe is repped by Lbi Entertainment, Integral Artists and law firm Yorn, Levine, Barnes, Krintzman, Rubenstein, Kohner, Endlich, Goodell & Gellman. Adams is repped by Greg Pedicin and Katy McCaffrey at Gersh, Greg Walter and Jermaine Johnson at 3 Arts and Grace Kallis at Ginsburg Daniels.
- 12/11/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Veteran TV exec, producer and entrepreneur Cris Abrego can add another line to his growing list of titles: Chairman of the Television Academy. Abrego was elected to the post on Thursday night by the org’s Board of Governors, as the TV Academy also firmed up its roster of officers and governors for the board’s 2024-2025 term.
Abrego is the chairman of the Americas at global production company Banijay, and also recently partnered with Eva Longoria to launch Hyphenate Media Group, where he serves as CEO. At the TV Academy, Abrego will begin his two-year term as chairman on Jan. 1.
“I am honored to step into this role and feel the significant weight of responsibility in leading the Television Academy into the future, especially in this transformative moment in our business,” Abrego said in a statement. “Our members represent one of the most powerful and exciting industries in the...
Abrego is the chairman of the Americas at global production company Banijay, and also recently partnered with Eva Longoria to launch Hyphenate Media Group, where he serves as CEO. At the TV Academy, Abrego will begin his two-year term as chairman on Jan. 1.
“I am honored to step into this role and feel the significant weight of responsibility in leading the Television Academy into the future, especially in this transformative moment in our business,” Abrego said in a statement. “Our members represent one of the most powerful and exciting industries in the...
- 11/17/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
The DGA’s Women’s Steering Committee (Wsc) has announced the 2023 class of its Wsc Squad Mentorship Program. The latest class, which began in September, pairs 13 mid-career directors with well-established director-mentors.
“It is always exciting to kick off another year of the Wsc Mentorship Program,” said Shaz Bennett, cochair of the DGA’s Women’s Steering Committee. “The Wsc remains inspired by our community of mentors and mentees who have come together, united by a shared purpose — to uplift and empower one another. By joining forces on this journey of guidance and encouragement, we can all accomplish more than any one of us could alone. I can’t wait to see how these talented women lift each other up.”
The Wsc Squad Mentorship Program is led by directors DeMane Davis, Ashley Eakin, Morenike Joela Evans, Marie Jamora, Jen McGowan, and Rachel Raimist. The Wsc is cochaired by directors Shaz Bennett and Valerie Weiss,...
“It is always exciting to kick off another year of the Wsc Mentorship Program,” said Shaz Bennett, cochair of the DGA’s Women’s Steering Committee. “The Wsc remains inspired by our community of mentors and mentees who have come together, united by a shared purpose — to uplift and empower one another. By joining forces on this journey of guidance and encouragement, we can all accomplish more than any one of us could alone. I can’t wait to see how these talented women lift each other up.”
The Wsc Squad Mentorship Program is led by directors DeMane Davis, Ashley Eakin, Morenike Joela Evans, Marie Jamora, Jen McGowan, and Rachel Raimist. The Wsc is cochaired by directors Shaz Bennett and Valerie Weiss,...
- 10/5/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for the MPTF NextGen Summer Party, Love in Taipei and Wif’s Valley Girl screening.
MPTF NextGen Summer Party
Darren Criss, Colman Domingo, Ben Barnes, Camilla Belle, Yvette Nicole Brown, Cristo Fernández, Max Greenfield, Olivia Holt, Michael Rooker, Reid Scott and Harry Shum Jr. were among the stars who attended the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s NextGen Summer Party on Sunday.
Yvette Nicole Brown, Colman Domingo and Max Greenfield Olivia Holt and Bailee Madison Michael Rooker, Cristo Fernandez, Paloma Cinco and Yvette Nicole Brown
Love in Taipei premiere
Paramount+ hosted a special premiere screening for it’s new film on Tuesday in Los Angeles, with support from director Arvin Chen, author/executive producer Abigail Hing Wen and producer Matt Kaplan.
Arvin Chen and Abigail Hing Wen Matt...
MPTF NextGen Summer Party
Darren Criss, Colman Domingo, Ben Barnes, Camilla Belle, Yvette Nicole Brown, Cristo Fernández, Max Greenfield, Olivia Holt, Michael Rooker, Reid Scott and Harry Shum Jr. were among the stars who attended the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s NextGen Summer Party on Sunday.
Yvette Nicole Brown, Colman Domingo and Max Greenfield Olivia Holt and Bailee Madison Michael Rooker, Cristo Fernandez, Paloma Cinco and Yvette Nicole Brown
Love in Taipei premiere
Paramount+ hosted a special premiere screening for it’s new film on Tuesday in Los Angeles, with support from director Arvin Chen, author/executive producer Abigail Hing Wen and producer Matt Kaplan.
Arvin Chen and Abigail Hing Wen Matt...
- 8/11/2023
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Gold Derby can exclusively reveal that Melanie Lynskey is entering the “Yellowjackets” episode “Burial” as her 2023 Emmy Award submission for Best Drama Actress. “Burial” aired on May 12, 2023, and is the seventh episode of the Showtime show’s second season.
In “Burial,” Shauna (Lynskey) processes the trauma of losing her son in the wilderness as the adult Yellowjackets survivors reunite for the first time. The episode was directed by Anya Adams and written by Rich Monahan and Liz Phang.
Lynskey is a double 2023 Emmy Award nominee thanks to “Yellowjackets” and her Best Drama Guest Actress nomination for “The Last of Us.” Previously, Lynskey was an Emmy nominee last year in the Best Drama Actress category for Season 1 of “Yellowjackets.”
For this 2023 contest, Lynskey is competing against Sharon Horgan (“Bad Sisters”), Elisabeth Moss (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Bella Ramsey (“The Last of Us”), Keri Russell (“The Diplomat”), and Sarah Snook (“Succession”). Last year’s category winner,...
In “Burial,” Shauna (Lynskey) processes the trauma of losing her son in the wilderness as the adult Yellowjackets survivors reunite for the first time. The episode was directed by Anya Adams and written by Rich Monahan and Liz Phang.
Lynskey is a double 2023 Emmy Award nominee thanks to “Yellowjackets” and her Best Drama Guest Actress nomination for “The Last of Us.” Previously, Lynskey was an Emmy nominee last year in the Best Drama Actress category for Season 1 of “Yellowjackets.”
For this 2023 contest, Lynskey is competing against Sharon Horgan (“Bad Sisters”), Elisabeth Moss (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Bella Ramsey (“The Last of Us”), Keri Russell (“The Diplomat”), and Sarah Snook (“Succession”). Last year’s category winner,...
- 7/28/2023
- by Christopher Rosen and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Editor’s note: Deadline’s It Starts on the Page features 10 standout drama series scripts in 2023 Emmy contention. It showcases the critical role writers’ work plays in a show’s success. All arrangements were made before the WGA strike began on May 2.
Do the adult Yellowjackets really feel like reminiscing about life in the wilderness?
In “Burial,” Episode 207 of Showtime’s popular drama, a reunion of the adult women finally occurs at Lottie’s Camp Green Pine, where Shauna (Melanie Lynsey) joins Taissa (Tawny Cypress), Misty (Christina Ricci), Natalie (Juliette Lewis) and Van (Lauren Ambrose) to take in a few, er, treatments before gathering for some adult refreshments by the fire. No one, however, is really interested in looking back at their time starving in the forest, especially when there are much heavier developments to wrestle with (like Van’s admission to Taissa that she has a fatal form of...
Do the adult Yellowjackets really feel like reminiscing about life in the wilderness?
In “Burial,” Episode 207 of Showtime’s popular drama, a reunion of the adult women finally occurs at Lottie’s Camp Green Pine, where Shauna (Melanie Lynsey) joins Taissa (Tawny Cypress), Misty (Christina Ricci), Natalie (Juliette Lewis) and Van (Lauren Ambrose) to take in a few, er, treatments before gathering for some adult refreshments by the fire. No one, however, is really interested in looking back at their time starving in the forest, especially when there are much heavier developments to wrestle with (like Van’s admission to Taissa that she has a fatal form of...
- 6/21/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Showtime’s “Yellowjackets” has officially submitted 18 actors for Emmys consideration, and as part of the show’s campaign, the network has released several FYC posters for each character.
Melanie Lynskey, who earned a nomination last year for playing Shauna, will be joined by Tawny Cypress (Taissa), Juliette Lewis (Natalie) and Sophie Nélisse, who plays the teen version of Shauna, in outstanding lead actress.
Christina Ricci (Misty), Samantha Hanratty (Teen Misty), Courtney Eaton (Teen Lottie), Jasmin Savoy Brown (Teen Taissa), Lauren Ambrose (Adult Van), Sophie Thatcher (Teen Nat) and Simone Kessell (Adult Lottie) are among those vying for outstanding supporting actress. Both Eaton and Kessell are among the Aapi contenders. Should Kessell be recognized for her portrayal of Adult Lottie, she would be the first Pacific Islander to receive a nod in that category. Meanwhile, Kevin Alves (Teen Travis), Steven Krueger (Coach Ben), Elijah Wood (Walter) and Warren Kole (Jeff) will...
Melanie Lynskey, who earned a nomination last year for playing Shauna, will be joined by Tawny Cypress (Taissa), Juliette Lewis (Natalie) and Sophie Nélisse, who plays the teen version of Shauna, in outstanding lead actress.
Christina Ricci (Misty), Samantha Hanratty (Teen Misty), Courtney Eaton (Teen Lottie), Jasmin Savoy Brown (Teen Taissa), Lauren Ambrose (Adult Van), Sophie Thatcher (Teen Nat) and Simone Kessell (Adult Lottie) are among those vying for outstanding supporting actress. Both Eaton and Kessell are among the Aapi contenders. Should Kessell be recognized for her portrayal of Adult Lottie, she would be the first Pacific Islander to receive a nod in that category. Meanwhile, Kevin Alves (Teen Travis), Steven Krueger (Coach Ben), Elijah Wood (Walter) and Warren Kole (Jeff) will...
- 6/20/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
This article contains spoilers for season 2 of Yellowjackets.
There are silly, insignificant "what if" games that one plays as a kid or even as an adult. I was not once asked what I would do if I were stranded in the wilderness or on an island. These "what if" questions become a harsh reality for the protagonists in Yellowjackets by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson. As Yellowjackets returns for a second season, the fan-favorite group of survivors wraps themselves in an even larger cocoon of lies and risky scenarios before reuniting at Lottie's cult for the vicious and trailblazing doozy of a finale. At the same time, things get dire for the soccer team in the wild as the winter comes and there is no food. Season 2 has a lot in store for us, such as answers about Lottie's mental state and Shauna's pregnancy. At the same time,...
There are silly, insignificant "what if" games that one plays as a kid or even as an adult. I was not once asked what I would do if I were stranded in the wilderness or on an island. These "what if" questions become a harsh reality for the protagonists in Yellowjackets by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson. As Yellowjackets returns for a second season, the fan-favorite group of survivors wraps themselves in an even larger cocoon of lies and risky scenarios before reuniting at Lottie's cult for the vicious and trailblazing doozy of a finale. At the same time, things get dire for the soccer team in the wild as the winter comes and there is no food. Season 2 has a lot in store for us, such as answers about Lottie's mental state and Shauna's pregnancy. At the same time,...
- 6/1/2023
- by Zofia Wijaszka
- DailyDead
The winter storm has somewhat abated on “Yellowjackets” and opened up many things in Episode 7, “Burial,” but nothing compares to what Misty discovers within the depths of an immersion tank: John Cameron Mitchell.
Mitchell graces the Showtime series for a brief musical interlude based, according to director Anya Adams, on the wildest, Fosse-est swings in “Cabaret” and “Chicago.” Even though the sequence lasts just three-and-a-half minutes, it was extensively prepped, rehearsed, and shot so that the “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” star would be just as magnetic as Joel Grey’s Mc — even dressed as a parrot.
Because, of course, Mitchell appears in this mental musical interlude embodying Caligula, Misty’s bird friend named for one of the more maligned Roman Emperors (an impressive feat given the murder baseline for Roman Emperors). How does one prepare to play a parrot figment of one of the more unhinged “Yellowjackets” characters? By...
Mitchell graces the Showtime series for a brief musical interlude based, according to director Anya Adams, on the wildest, Fosse-est swings in “Cabaret” and “Chicago.” Even though the sequence lasts just three-and-a-half minutes, it was extensively prepped, rehearsed, and shot so that the “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” star would be just as magnetic as Joel Grey’s Mc — even dressed as a parrot.
Because, of course, Mitchell appears in this mental musical interlude embodying Caligula, Misty’s bird friend named for one of the more maligned Roman Emperors (an impressive feat given the murder baseline for Roman Emperors). How does one prepare to play a parrot figment of one of the more unhinged “Yellowjackets” characters? By...
- 5/12/2023
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Yellowjackets” Season 2 Episode 7, “Burial.”]
It should have been impossible, but the “Yellowjackets” vibes have gone from bad to worse.
Not the show itself — indeed, Episode 7 might be the best Season 2 episode to date — but the atmosphere in Unspecified Canadian Forest Hell grows bleaker by the day. The survivors are starving, exhausted, trapped in a blizzard with a corpse while another freezes outside, and moving forward has never been more difficult (for some more than others).
“Burial,” directed by Anya Adams and written by Rich Monahan & Liz Phang, picks up in the tragic aftermath of Shauna’s (Sophie Nélisse) fatal delivery, where she is resting but not speaking and refusing to even drink water. The show doesn’t sit in the immediate trauma, even though the characters have probably dwelled on it for hours; Nélisse gives a mostly wordless performance this episode, conveying Shauna’s loss through heavy silence, whispered confessions,...
It should have been impossible, but the “Yellowjackets” vibes have gone from bad to worse.
Not the show itself — indeed, Episode 7 might be the best Season 2 episode to date — but the atmosphere in Unspecified Canadian Forest Hell grows bleaker by the day. The survivors are starving, exhausted, trapped in a blizzard with a corpse while another freezes outside, and moving forward has never been more difficult (for some more than others).
“Burial,” directed by Anya Adams and written by Rich Monahan & Liz Phang, picks up in the tragic aftermath of Shauna’s (Sophie Nélisse) fatal delivery, where she is resting but not speaking and refusing to even drink water. The show doesn’t sit in the immediate trauma, even though the characters have probably dwelled on it for hours; Nélisse gives a mostly wordless performance this episode, conveying Shauna’s loss through heavy silence, whispered confessions,...
- 5/12/2023
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
"Prom Pact", directed by Anya Adams, is described as "a charming, romantic comedy that captures the emotional rollercoaster"of high school prom season, streaming May 4, 2023 on Freeform:
"...it's the height of prom season, and high school senior 'Mandy Yang' and her best friend and fellow outsider 'Ben' are surrounded by over-the-top '80s-themed 'promposals'. However, Mandy keeps her eyes focused on a different goal: her lifelong dream of attending Harvard.
"When she finds out that she has been put on the waitlist, she is determined to do whatever she can do to get herself accepted, even if that means asking for help from the one person she abhors - popular all-star jock 'Graham Lansing' (Draper), whose father is a powerful senator and Harvard alum.
"Once Mandy becomes Graham's tutor, she begins to realize there's more to him than she thought and perhaps something more to life than Harvard.
"...it's the height of prom season, and high school senior 'Mandy Yang' and her best friend and fellow outsider 'Ben' are surrounded by over-the-top '80s-themed 'promposals'. However, Mandy keeps her eyes focused on a different goal: her lifelong dream of attending Harvard.
"When she finds out that she has been put on the waitlist, she is determined to do whatever she can do to get herself accepted, even if that means asking for help from the one person she abhors - popular all-star jock 'Graham Lansing' (Draper), whose father is a powerful senator and Harvard alum.
"Once Mandy becomes Graham's tutor, she begins to realize there's more to him than she thought and perhaps something more to life than Harvard.
- 4/22/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Few events loom larger in the minds of movie teenagers than prom. Dreams are realized, bullies are put in their place, girls are declared “all that.” Real life is rarely as dramatic, thankfully, but that doesn’t mean we should expect studios (and streamers) to stop trying to make the next “Pretty in Pink” or “10 Things I Hate About You” anytime soon. Disney offer a fresh take on teendom’s big night with “Prom Pact,” in which two platonic best friends who are more comfortable on the outside looking in decide to finally step into the fray of high school life.
Mandy Yang (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) first appears in a Ruth Bader Ginsburg T-shirt, obsessively refreshing her Harvard application in the hopes that it’s gone from “pending” to “accepted” while trying to avoid the pep rally where North Seattle High will officially announce its prom theme: the ‘80s.
Mandy Yang (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) first appears in a Ruth Bader Ginsburg T-shirt, obsessively refreshing her Harvard application in the hopes that it’s gone from “pending” to “accepted” while trying to avoid the pep rally where North Seattle High will officially announce its prom theme: the ‘80s.
- 3/29/2023
- by Michael Nordine
- Variety Film + TV
Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine has tapped Disney television executive Lauren Kisilevsky to lead the build-out and oversee the development and production of movies and series in its Live Action Family, Kids and Young Adult division.
Kisilevsky will serve as executive vice president of live-action family, kids and young adult, reporting to Hello Sunshine CEO Sarah Harden.
“Lauren is an expert developer who has consistently identified quality brand building material and IP for young audiences,” Harden said in a statement. “An incredible collaborator and team player, Lauren has a fantastic track record of developing and executing creatively distinctive projects with strong leadership. As we build out our family and young adult content offerings, we know Lauren will make an incredible addition to Hello Sunshine.”
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Kisilevsky will serve as executive vice president of live-action family, kids and young adult, reporting to Hello Sunshine CEO Sarah Harden.
“Lauren is an expert developer who has consistently identified quality brand building material and IP for young audiences,” Harden said in a statement. “An incredible collaborator and team player, Lauren has a fantastic track record of developing and executing creatively distinctive projects with strong leadership. As we build out our family and young adult content offerings, we know Lauren will make an incredible addition to Hello Sunshine.”
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The Home Edit Founders Say Hello Sunshine Partnership ‘Synergistically Felt Right’
Kisilevsky most recently served as senior vice president of original movies at Disney Branded Television,...
- 3/14/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Right on the heels of being poked fun at by “Saturday Night Live,” “Ginny & Georgia” has entered the top echelon of Netflix viewership. Season 2 of the mother-daughter series has reached Netflix’s Top 10 list of English TV seasons at No. 10.
Season 2 of the series, which premiered all eight episodes on January 5, has reached a total of 504.77 million hours watched in its fifth week of availability, according to numbers provided by Netflix. The streamer additionally estimates that 56 million households watched the season, although that’s based on its total hours viewed divided by its roughly 9 hour runtime. The show’s ascent means Season 2 of “13 Reasons Why,” another teen series, has been booted from the all-time list.
On Netflix’s chart dated January 30 through February 5, “Ginny & Georgia” Season 2 is at No. 2 behind fantasy show “Lockwood & Co,” with an additional 38.09 million hours viewed. Season 1 of “Ginny & Georgia” also makes the list,...
Season 2 of the series, which premiered all eight episodes on January 5, has reached a total of 504.77 million hours watched in its fifth week of availability, according to numbers provided by Netflix. The streamer additionally estimates that 56 million households watched the season, although that’s based on its total hours viewed divided by its roughly 9 hour runtime. The show’s ascent means Season 2 of “13 Reasons Why,” another teen series, has been booted from the all-time list.
On Netflix’s chart dated January 30 through February 5, “Ginny & Georgia” Season 2 is at No. 2 behind fantasy show “Lockwood & Co,” with an additional 38.09 million hours viewed. Season 1 of “Ginny & Georgia” also makes the list,...
- 2/7/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Roar is what happens when a group of five-star chefs combine their talents, roll up their sleeves, and wind up making a garbage plate. All the ingredients are there, and all the skill, but it somehow adds up to a muddled creation that’s less than the sum of its parts.
The Apple TV+ anthology series (all eight episodes streaming now) is essentially a collection of modern fairy tales about female empowerment, based a 2018 short story collection by Irish author Cecelia Ahern. The episodes open with bright typographic title cards...
The Apple TV+ anthology series (all eight episodes streaming now) is essentially a collection of modern fairy tales about female empowerment, based a 2018 short story collection by Irish author Cecelia Ahern. The episodes open with bright typographic title cards...
- 4/22/2022
- by Jenna Scherer
- Rollingstone.com
In our modern age, where audiences demand a never-ending stream of their preferred story, episodic anthology series can be a tough sell. People don’t want to watch one episode of something, only to start over 30 minutes later with a new set of characters in a new setting with new stakes — or, depending on your faith in humanity, networks don’t want to risk losing subscribers by providing a quick, clean ending, rather than lock them in for 11 hours. After all, when you’re beginning anew every episode, the odds that they’ll all be of equal interest, let alone quality, drop off.
But that hasn’t stopped great episodic series from being produced. “Room 104” stretched its horror conceit to exciting extremes. “High Maintenance” transported us to various New York venues with compassionate character portraits. “Little America” found distinctly charming avenues into American immigrants’ lives. Some people watch “Black Mirror.
But that hasn’t stopped great episodic series from being produced. “Room 104” stretched its horror conceit to exciting extremes. “High Maintenance” transported us to various New York venues with compassionate character portraits. “Little America” found distinctly charming avenues into American immigrants’ lives. Some people watch “Black Mirror.
- 4/11/2022
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
In our modern age, where audiences demand a never-ending stream of their preferred story, episodic anthology series can be a tough sell. People don’t want to watch one episode of something, only to start over 30 minutes later with a new set of characters in a new setting with new stakes — or, depending on your faith in humanity, networks don’t want to risk losing subscribers by providing a quick, clean ending, rather than lock them in for 11 hours. After all, when you’re beginning anew every episode, the odds that they’ll all be of equal interest, let alone quality, drop off.
But that hasn’t stopped great episodic series from being produced. “Room 104” stretched its horror conceit to exciting extremes. “High Maintenance” transported us to various New York venues with compassionate character portraits. “Little America” found distinctly charming avenues into American immigrants’ lives. Some people watch “Black Mirror.
But that hasn’t stopped great episodic series from being produced. “Room 104” stretched its horror conceit to exciting extremes. “High Maintenance” transported us to various New York venues with compassionate character portraits. “Little America” found distinctly charming avenues into American immigrants’ lives. Some people watch “Black Mirror.
- 4/10/2022
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Exclusive: The Goldbergs‘ Wendi McLendon-Covey is set to star opposite Peyton Elizabeth Lee in Prom Pact, Disney+’s teen rom-com movie. Milo Manheim also stars in the Original Movie from director Anya Adams (Ginny & Georgia) and Disney Branded Television.
In the teen romantic comedy, it’s the height of prom season, and high school senior Mandy Yang (Lee) and her best friend and fellow outsider Ben (Manheim) are surrounded by over-the-top ’80s-themed Promposals. However, Mandy keeps her eyes focused on a different goal: her lifelong dream of attending Harvard. When she finds out that she has been put on the waitlist, she is determined to do whatever she can do to get herself accepted, even if that means asking for help from the one person she abhors – popular all-star jock Graham Lansing (Draper), whose father is a powerful senator and Harvard alum. Once Mandy becomes Graham’s tutor, she begins...
In the teen romantic comedy, it’s the height of prom season, and high school senior Mandy Yang (Lee) and her best friend and fellow outsider Ben (Manheim) are surrounded by over-the-top ’80s-themed Promposals. However, Mandy keeps her eyes focused on a different goal: her lifelong dream of attending Harvard. When she finds out that she has been put on the waitlist, she is determined to do whatever she can do to get herself accepted, even if that means asking for help from the one person she abhors – popular all-star jock Graham Lansing (Draper), whose father is a powerful senator and Harvard alum. Once Mandy becomes Graham’s tutor, she begins...
- 3/29/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Paramount Plus has released the official trailer for “The Offer,” the upcoming drama miniseries that chronicles the making of “The Godfather.”
Set in the early 1970s, “The Offer” stars Miles Teller as Albert S. Ruddy, who is hired as the producer for the film adaptation of the best-selling novel “The Godfather,” written by Mario Puzo (played by Patrick Gallo). While the series faces typical behind the scenes tension between its director Francis Ford Coppola (Dan Fogler) and producing team, the filming grows more complicated when mob boss Joe Colombo (Giovanni Ribisi) signs on to help assist in the production. In addition to Teller, Gallo, Fogler and Ribisi, the series will also star Matthew Goode, Juno Temple, Burn Gorman and Colin Hanks.
The trailer shows Teller as Ruddy as he assembles the creative team for the film and battles with producers, only for the involvement of the mob to cause the...
Set in the early 1970s, “The Offer” stars Miles Teller as Albert S. Ruddy, who is hired as the producer for the film adaptation of the best-selling novel “The Godfather,” written by Mario Puzo (played by Patrick Gallo). While the series faces typical behind the scenes tension between its director Francis Ford Coppola (Dan Fogler) and producing team, the filming grows more complicated when mob boss Joe Colombo (Giovanni Ribisi) signs on to help assist in the production. In addition to Teller, Gallo, Fogler and Ribisi, the series will also star Matthew Goode, Juno Temple, Burn Gorman and Colin Hanks.
The trailer shows Teller as Ruddy as he assembles the creative team for the film and battles with producers, only for the involvement of the mob to cause the...
- 3/23/2022
- by Sasha Urban and Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Margaret Cho (Good on Paper), Blake Draper (Clickbait), Monique Green (Big Shot), Arica Himmel (Mixed-ish), Jason Sakaki (Devil in Ohio) and David S. Jung have signed on to star alongside Peyton Elizabeth Lee and Milo Manheim in the Disney+ Original Movie Prom Pact from director Anya Adams (Ginny & Georgia).
In the teen romantic comedy, it’s the height of prom season, and high school senior Mandy Yang (Lee) and her best friend and fellow outsider Ben (Manheim) are surrounded by over-the-top ’80s-themed Promposals. However, Mandy keeps her eyes focused on a different goal: her lifelong dream of attending Harvard. When she finds out that she has been put on the waitlist, she is determined to do whatever she can do to get herself accepted, even if that means asking for help from the one person she abhors – popular all-star jock Graham Lansing (Draper), whose father is...
In the teen romantic comedy, it’s the height of prom season, and high school senior Mandy Yang (Lee) and her best friend and fellow outsider Ben (Manheim) are surrounded by over-the-top ’80s-themed Promposals. However, Mandy keeps her eyes focused on a different goal: her lifelong dream of attending Harvard. When she finds out that she has been put on the waitlist, she is determined to do whatever she can do to get herself accepted, even if that means asking for help from the one person she abhors – popular all-star jock Graham Lansing (Draper), whose father is...
- 3/23/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Disney Branded Television has assembled well known Disney talent for Prom Pact (working title), a teen rom-com movie for Disney+. Prom Pact, which I hear is among several original movies Dbt will be announcing during their TCA session tomorrow, is toplined by Disney Channel favorites, former Andi Mack star Peyton Elizabeth Lee, who is now the lead of Disney+’s Doogie Kamealoha, M.D., and Zombies‘ Milo Manheim, who also was a runner-up on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars. The film comes from Julie Bowen, star of ABC’s signature comedy Modern Family, and Melvin Mar, producer behind such Disney series as ABC’s Fresh off the Boat and Disney+’s Doogie Kamealoha, M.D., headlined by Lee.
Written by Anthony Lombardo and to be directed by Anya Adams (Fresh off the Boat) , Prom Pact is set at the height of prom season. High school senior Mandy Coleman...
Written by Anthony Lombardo and to be directed by Anya Adams (Fresh off the Boat) , Prom Pact is set at the height of prom season. High school senior Mandy Coleman...
- 2/7/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Aaron Ashmore, a series regular on Netflix’s Locke & Key is moonlighting as a key recurring character on another Netflix series, YA drama Ginny & Georgia.
Starring Brianne Howey and Antonia Gentry, the mother and daughter drama stars Gentry as angsty and awkward 15-year-old Ginny Miller, who often feels she doesn’t measure up to her 30-year-old mother, the irresistible and dynamic Georgia Miller, played by Howey. Growing up on the move, Georgia desperately wants to put down roots in picturesque New England and give her children, Ginny and Austin (Diesel La Torraca),something they’ve never had… a normal life. But it’s not all carpool and Kombucha as Georgia’s past follows them to threaten her and her family’s fresh start.
Ashmore will play Gil Timmins, Georgia’s ex and Austin’s (La Torraca) father. When Georgia met Gil she was drawn in by his intoxicating charm and good looks.
Starring Brianne Howey and Antonia Gentry, the mother and daughter drama stars Gentry as angsty and awkward 15-year-old Ginny Miller, who often feels she doesn’t measure up to her 30-year-old mother, the irresistible and dynamic Georgia Miller, played by Howey. Growing up on the move, Georgia desperately wants to put down roots in picturesque New England and give her children, Ginny and Austin (Diesel La Torraca),something they’ve never had… a normal life. But it’s not all carpool and Kombucha as Georgia’s past follows them to threaten her and her family’s fresh start.
Ashmore will play Gil Timmins, Georgia’s ex and Austin’s (La Torraca) father. When Georgia met Gil she was drawn in by his intoxicating charm and good looks.
- 1/28/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Television Academy chairman/CEO Frank Scherma, whose first two-year term turned into three due to the Covid-19 pandemic, has been re-elected to lead the organization for two more years. Scherma is part of the roster of newly elected officers and members on the Academy’s Board of Governors who were tapped on Thursday to serve starting Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2023.
Scherma, the president and co-founder of RadicalMedia, hails from the commercials and producers peer groups. Joining him in key leadership positions are vice chair Sharon Lieblein (from the casting directors peer group); second vice chair Rickey Minor (music), secretary Allison Binder (professional representatives) and treasurer Ann Leslie Uzdavinis (commercials).
Scherma will continue to work closely with TV Academy president/COO Maury McIntyre to shape the TV Academy’s direction. Scherma’s first term was rocked by the pandemic and its impact on two years of Emmy Awards. But also under his...
Scherma, the president and co-founder of RadicalMedia, hails from the commercials and producers peer groups. Joining him in key leadership positions are vice chair Sharon Lieblein (from the casting directors peer group); second vice chair Rickey Minor (music), secretary Allison Binder (professional representatives) and treasurer Ann Leslie Uzdavinis (commercials).
Scherma will continue to work closely with TV Academy president/COO Maury McIntyre to shape the TV Academy’s direction. Scherma’s first term was rocked by the pandemic and its impact on two years of Emmy Awards. But also under his...
- 11/19/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Frank Scherma has been re-elected for a second term as Chairman and CEO of the Television Academy, which announced its newly elected board and governors for 2022-23 today.
Joining Scherma, who’s from the Academy’s Commercials and Producers peer groups, for two-year terms starting January 1 are Vice Chair Sharon Lieblein (Casting Directors), Second Vice Chair Rickey Minor (Music), Secretary Allison Binder (Professional Representatives) and Treasurer Ann Leslie Uzdavinis (Commercials).
The Academy noted that a record 41% of those elected are new to its boardroom, including two governors representing the newly created Science & Technology Peer Group.
Here are the 25 newly elected board members and their peer groups:
Anya Adams (Directors)
Kaz Aizawa (Animation)
Wendy Aylsworth (Science & Technology)
Edward H. Bonin (Special Visual Effects)
Shannon Buck (Public Relations)
Nikki Carbonetta (Makeup Artists/Hairstylists)
Sherri Chung (Music)
Ana Criado (Motion & Title Design)
Nicole Demerse (Writers)
Nena Erb (Picture Editors)
Kim Estes (Performers)
Scott A.
Joining Scherma, who’s from the Academy’s Commercials and Producers peer groups, for two-year terms starting January 1 are Vice Chair Sharon Lieblein (Casting Directors), Second Vice Chair Rickey Minor (Music), Secretary Allison Binder (Professional Representatives) and Treasurer Ann Leslie Uzdavinis (Commercials).
The Academy noted that a record 41% of those elected are new to its boardroom, including two governors representing the newly created Science & Technology Peer Group.
Here are the 25 newly elected board members and their peer groups:
Anya Adams (Directors)
Kaz Aizawa (Animation)
Wendy Aylsworth (Science & Technology)
Edward H. Bonin (Special Visual Effects)
Shannon Buck (Public Relations)
Nikki Carbonetta (Makeup Artists/Hairstylists)
Sherri Chung (Music)
Ana Criado (Motion & Title Design)
Nicole Demerse (Writers)
Nena Erb (Picture Editors)
Kim Estes (Performers)
Scott A.
- 11/19/2021
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Gersh has promoted three women and hired a fourth, all within its Television Literary Department, while tapping Alternative TV vet Collin Reno for the agency’s division in the nonfiction TV space.
The move aims to continue Gersh’s mission to provide opportunities for traditionally underrepresented demographics while bettering the department by bringing in different perspectives and experiences that will translate to developing unique stories.
The female agents are building a diverse roster of clients, with particular interests in writers and directors who are female, Bipoc and/or part of the Lgbtqia+ community.
Katy McCaffrey has been promoted to co-head of the department alongside Ian Greenstein, who has overseen the department since 2018. She joined Gersh in 2014 as an agent in the TV Literary Department. Among McCaffrey’s clients are Anya Adams, two-time winner of the NAACP Image Award for outstanding director in episodic comedy, and Emmy winner Ashley Bradley,...
The move aims to continue Gersh’s mission to provide opportunities for traditionally underrepresented demographics while bettering the department by bringing in different perspectives and experiences that will translate to developing unique stories.
The female agents are building a diverse roster of clients, with particular interests in writers and directors who are female, Bipoc and/or part of the Lgbtqia+ community.
Katy McCaffrey has been promoted to co-head of the department alongside Ian Greenstein, who has overseen the department since 2018. She joined Gersh in 2014 as an agent in the TV Literary Department. Among McCaffrey’s clients are Anya Adams, two-time winner of the NAACP Image Award for outstanding director in episodic comedy, and Emmy winner Ashley Bradley,...
- 8/30/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The remarkable story of Effa Manley, the first and to-date only woman to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, is headed to the screen.
Alcon Television Group has acquired the rights to baseball historian James Overmyer’s praised non-fiction novel Queen of the Negro Leagues: Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles. The company also has picked up the rights to Byron Motley (The Negro Baseball Leagues) and Jeffrey Miiller’s adaption of the material to use both as source material for a limited TV series titled The Eagles of Newark. Anya Adams is attached to direct the pilot. Search is underway for a showrunner. The producers also may attach on-screen talent before taking the project out.
The limited series will chronicle the dramatic efforts by tenacious civil rights activist Effa Manley and her husband Abe as they embark upon a risky business venture – starting their own ball club,...
Alcon Television Group has acquired the rights to baseball historian James Overmyer’s praised non-fiction novel Queen of the Negro Leagues: Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles. The company also has picked up the rights to Byron Motley (The Negro Baseball Leagues) and Jeffrey Miiller’s adaption of the material to use both as source material for a limited TV series titled The Eagles of Newark. Anya Adams is attached to direct the pilot. Search is underway for a showrunner. The producers also may attach on-screen talent before taking the project out.
The limited series will chronicle the dramatic efforts by tenacious civil rights activist Effa Manley and her husband Abe as they embark upon a risky business venture – starting their own ball club,...
- 7/12/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
John Clarence Stewart got to explore the many shades of Simon in Season 2 of “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.” The character experiences systemic racism at the Sprq Point offices and vocalizes his concerns, causing tension within the company. He also explores his relationship with Zoey (Jane Levy) further, leading to complicated feelings. But after all that navigating of his personal and professional life, he is ultimately in a better place and more confident in his place in the world. “There’s a lot of emotion, there’s a lot of passion, there’s a lot of activism, but at the end of all of those moments is this unabashed, unashamed joy,” says Stewart in an exclusive new interview for Gold Derby. “I was longing for more of that from Simon in the first season and I’m so happy that we got the opportunity to show that side of him.” Watch the exclusive interview above.
- 5/18/2021
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
“Ginny & Georgia” has been renewed for Season 2 at Netflix, the streaming service said Monday.
The YA series, which launched its first season Feb. 24, follows angsty and awkward 15-year-old Ginny Miller (Antonia Gentry), who often feels she doesn’t measure up to her 30-year-old mother, the irresistible and dynamic Georgia Miller (Brianne Howey). Growing up on the move, Georgia desperately wants to put down roots in picturesque New England and give her family something they’ve never had: a normal life. But it’s not all carpool and Kombucha as Georgia’s past follows them to threaten her and her family’s fresh start.
According to Netflix, more than 52 million member households tuned into “Ginny & Georgia” during the coming-of-age series’ first 28 days on the streaming service, with the YA show making the Top 10 list in 87 countries around the world and hitting No. 1 in 46, including Australia, Brazil, Kenya and the U.
The YA series, which launched its first season Feb. 24, follows angsty and awkward 15-year-old Ginny Miller (Antonia Gentry), who often feels she doesn’t measure up to her 30-year-old mother, the irresistible and dynamic Georgia Miller (Brianne Howey). Growing up on the move, Georgia desperately wants to put down roots in picturesque New England and give her family something they’ve never had: a normal life. But it’s not all carpool and Kombucha as Georgia’s past follows them to threaten her and her family’s fresh start.
According to Netflix, more than 52 million member households tuned into “Ginny & Georgia” during the coming-of-age series’ first 28 days on the streaming service, with the YA show making the Top 10 list in 87 countries around the world and hitting No. 1 in 46, including Australia, Brazil, Kenya and the U.
- 4/19/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
“Ginny & Georgia” will return for a second season on Netflix. The popular young adult, coming-of-age drama starring Brianne Howey (Georgia) and Antonia Gentry (Ginny) debuted on the streamer on Feb. 24.
Per the platform, the series attracted more than 52 million members’ households in its first 28 days. In addition, Season 1 of “Ginny & Georgia” made Netflix’s Top 10 list in 87 countries around the world and hit No. 1 in 46 countries, including Australia, Brazil, Kenya and the U.S.
Though there are no details on the plot or new characters for Season 2, the first season of “Ginny & Georgia” saw angsty and awkward fifteen-year-old Ginny Miller often feeling like she doesn’t measure up to her 30-year-old mother, the irresistible and dynamic Georgia Miller. Growing up on the move, Georgia desperately wants to put down roots in a fictional Massachusetts town in picturesque New England and give her family a normal life. But...
Per the platform, the series attracted more than 52 million members’ households in its first 28 days. In addition, Season 1 of “Ginny & Georgia” made Netflix’s Top 10 list in 87 countries around the world and hit No. 1 in 46 countries, including Australia, Brazil, Kenya and the U.S.
Though there are no details on the plot or new characters for Season 2, the first season of “Ginny & Georgia” saw angsty and awkward fifteen-year-old Ginny Miller often feeling like she doesn’t measure up to her 30-year-old mother, the irresistible and dynamic Georgia Miller. Growing up on the move, Georgia desperately wants to put down roots in a fictional Massachusetts town in picturesque New England and give her family a normal life. But...
- 4/19/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
Ginny & Georgia, the YA drama starring Brianne Howey and Antonia Gentry, has been renewed at Netflix for a second season.
The show has been a strong performer since it launched on February, regularly appearing in its top ten most-watched series. Netflix revealed that the first season was watched by 52M subscribers in its first 28 days with particularly strong performance in the U.S., Australia, Brazil and Kenya.
The mother and daughter drama stars Gentry as angsty and awkward fifteen year old Ginny Miller, who often feels she doesn’t measure up to her thirty year old mother, the irresistible and dynamic Georgia Miller, played by Howey. Growing up on the move, Georgia desperately wants to put down roots in picturesque New England and give her family something they’ve never had… a normal life. But it’s not all carpool and Kombucha as Georgia’s past follows them to...
The show has been a strong performer since it launched on February, regularly appearing in its top ten most-watched series. Netflix revealed that the first season was watched by 52M subscribers in its first 28 days with particularly strong performance in the U.S., Australia, Brazil and Kenya.
The mother and daughter drama stars Gentry as angsty and awkward fifteen year old Ginny Miller, who often feels she doesn’t measure up to her thirty year old mother, the irresistible and dynamic Georgia Miller, played by Howey. Growing up on the move, Georgia desperately wants to put down roots in picturesque New England and give her family something they’ve never had… a normal life. But it’s not all carpool and Kombucha as Georgia’s past follows them to...
- 4/19/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The 52nd NAACP Image Awards crowned more winners on Saturday (in addition to the awards announced earlier this week), in a ceremony once again hosted by black-ish star Anthony Anderson. The awards, of course, celebrate the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film, and will be simulcast across BET, CBS, MTV, VH1, MTV2, BET Her and Logo tonight at 8/7c.
Heading into the live show, ABC’s black-ish led the TV pack with five awards, winning trophies for Outstanding Actor (Anthony Anderson), Supporting Actor (Deon Cole) and Supporting Actress (Marsai Martin). That makes two wins for Martin,...
Heading into the live show, ABC’s black-ish led the TV pack with five awards, winning trophies for Outstanding Actor (Anthony Anderson), Supporting Actor (Deon Cole) and Supporting Actress (Marsai Martin). That makes two wins for Martin,...
- 3/27/2021
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
Taylor Swift is calling out Netflix YA drama series Ginny & Georgia over what she called a “lazy, deeply sexist” joke made about her dating life.
The line with which Swift took issue came in an episode during a conversation between Georgia, played by Brianne Howey, and her teenage daughter Ginny (Candy Jar), on whether Ginny had moved on from her boyfriend Marcus (Felix Mallard). “What do you care? You go through men faster than Taylor Swift,” Ginny snapped.
Swift fans quickly denounced the line on social media, and Swift herself responded on Twitter. “Hey Ginny & Georgia, 2010 called and it wants its lazy, deeply sexist joke back. How about we stop degrading hard working women by defining this horse shit as FuNnY,” Swift wrote. “Also, @netflix after Miss Americana this outfit doesn’t look cute on you Broken heart Happy Women’s History Month I guess.” Netflix premiered Swift...
The line with which Swift took issue came in an episode during a conversation between Georgia, played by Brianne Howey, and her teenage daughter Ginny (Candy Jar), on whether Ginny had moved on from her boyfriend Marcus (Felix Mallard). “What do you care? You go through men faster than Taylor Swift,” Ginny snapped.
Swift fans quickly denounced the line on social media, and Swift herself responded on Twitter. “Hey Ginny & Georgia, 2010 called and it wants its lazy, deeply sexist joke back. How about we stop degrading hard working women by defining this horse shit as FuNnY,” Swift wrote. “Also, @netflix after Miss Americana this outfit doesn’t look cute on you Broken heart Happy Women’s History Month I guess.” Netflix premiered Swift...
- 3/1/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Warning: The following contains spoilers for Ginny & Georgia Episode 8. Proceed at your own risk!
It’s not very often that you see two biracial characters of different ethnicities on a TV series, arguing about which one of them has it worst. But on Netflix’s new dramedy Ginny & Georgia, that scenario is explored when half-Black Ginny (played by Raising Dion‘s Antonia Gentry) and her half-Taiwanese boyfriend Hunter (Mason Temple) have a powerful and explosive argument in Episode 8. During the fight, which Hunter dubs “the Oppression Olympics,” the two lob hurtful racial stereotypes at each other and argue...
It’s not very often that you see two biracial characters of different ethnicities on a TV series, arguing about which one of them has it worst. But on Netflix’s new dramedy Ginny & Georgia, that scenario is explored when half-Black Ginny (played by Raising Dion‘s Antonia Gentry) and her half-Taiwanese boyfriend Hunter (Mason Temple) have a powerful and explosive argument in Episode 8. During the fight, which Hunter dubs “the Oppression Olympics,” the two lob hurtful racial stereotypes at each other and argue...
- 2/27/2021
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Warning: The following contains major spoilers for Ginny & Georgia‘s premiere. Proceed at your own risk!
Most shows would probably wait a couple episodes, if not a whole season, before having their teenage heroine lose her virginity by hooking up with the resident bad boy. But not Ginny & Georgia.
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In Wednesday’s debut of the new Netflix dramedy, Ginny and her will they/won’t they love interest Marcus...
Most shows would probably wait a couple episodes, if not a whole season, before having their teenage heroine lose her virginity by hooking up with the resident bad boy. But not Ginny & Georgia.
More from TVLineGinny & Georgia EPs, Stars Address Gilmore Girls ComparisonsElite Renewed for Season 5 at Netflix, Ahead of Season 4 PremiereJupiter's Legacy Gets May Premiere Date on Netflix -- Watch First Teaser
In Wednesday’s debut of the new Netflix dramedy, Ginny and her will they/won’t they love interest Marcus...
- 2/25/2021
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Zoey’s Extraordinary Reckoning,” the mid-season finale of “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” Season 2.
When “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” returns with the second half of its second season on March 28, audiences are not just going to be dissecting the titular character’s love life or the heart songs of the week. After starting a conversation about racism within the tech industry in the thoughtful and timely mid-season finale episode entitled “Zoey’s Extraordinary Reckoning,” they will also have one eye on how that conversation continues and what changes occur because of it.
“We started the writers’ room in late June, about three weeks after the global protests sparked by the death of George Floyd, and everything was pretty insane at that time but it was pretty impossible not to talk about it,” writer Zora Bikangaga tells Variety. “We were talking about the...
When “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” returns with the second half of its second season on March 28, audiences are not just going to be dissecting the titular character’s love life or the heart songs of the week. After starting a conversation about racism within the tech industry in the thoughtful and timely mid-season finale episode entitled “Zoey’s Extraordinary Reckoning,” they will also have one eye on how that conversation continues and what changes occur because of it.
“We started the writers’ room in late June, about three weeks after the global protests sparked by the death of George Floyd, and everything was pretty insane at that time but it was pretty impossible not to talk about it,” writer Zora Bikangaga tells Variety. “We were talking about the...
- 2/10/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist is cueing up a special track. Tuesday’s episode (NBC, 8/7c) explores the aftermath of Simon very publicly calling out his employer SPRQPoint for systemic racism within the workplace and a lack of diversity.
The internal struggles of Simon and the musical dramedy’s other Bipoc characters are represented by carefully selected song numbers, all of which are comprised of tracks from Black artists and are performed by the show’s Bipoc ensemble. The installment was also crafted by Black creatives: story editor Zora Bikangaga, director Anya Adams and guest choreographer Luther Brown (So You Think...
The internal struggles of Simon and the musical dramedy’s other Bipoc characters are represented by carefully selected song numbers, all of which are comprised of tracks from Black artists and are performed by the show’s Bipoc ensemble. The installment was also crafted by Black creatives: story editor Zora Bikangaga, director Anya Adams and guest choreographer Luther Brown (So You Think...
- 2/9/2021
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Nominations for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards were announced on Tuesday, and ABC’s black-ish and HBO’s Lovecraft Country led TV’s comedy and drama packs, respectively.
Topping all of TV as it did in 2020 (and the year before…), black-ish amassed 11 total nominations, including recognition for Outstanding Comedy Series and eight of its stars. (Last year, black-ish won in nearly every category for which it was nominated, including its fifth consecutive trophy for Outstanding Comedy). HBO’s Insecure followed with seven total comedy nods.
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Topping all of TV as it did in 2020 (and the year before…), black-ish amassed 11 total nominations, including recognition for Outstanding Comedy Series and eight of its stars. (Last year, black-ish won in nearly every category for which it was nominated, including its fifth consecutive trophy for Outstanding Comedy). HBO’s Insecure followed with seven total comedy nods.
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- 2/2/2021
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Could Ginny & Georgia be the next Gilmore Girls?
It's possible!
Netflix on Tuesday dropped the first trailer for its forthcoming dramedy, which premieres on February 24.
"Angsty and awkward fifteen-year-old Ginny Miller (Antonia Gentry) often feels she doesn't measure up to her thirty-year-old mother, the irresistible and dynamic Georgia Miller (Brianne Howey)," reads the logline.
"Growing up on the move, Georgia desperately wants to put down roots in picturesque New England and give her family something they've never had... a normal life."
"But it's not all carpool and Kombucha as Georgia's past follows them to threaten her and her family's fresh start."
The trailer is certainly charming, showing the lengths Georgia goes to in order to make sure her children are safe, but she wants to be a bigger part of her daughter's life.
“We’re like the Gilmore Girls… but with bigger boobs," Georgia says in one scene as Ginny...
It's possible!
Netflix on Tuesday dropped the first trailer for its forthcoming dramedy, which premieres on February 24.
"Angsty and awkward fifteen-year-old Ginny Miller (Antonia Gentry) often feels she doesn't measure up to her thirty-year-old mother, the irresistible and dynamic Georgia Miller (Brianne Howey)," reads the logline.
"Growing up on the move, Georgia desperately wants to put down roots in picturesque New England and give her family something they've never had... a normal life."
"But it's not all carpool and Kombucha as Georgia's past follows them to threaten her and her family's fresh start."
The trailer is certainly charming, showing the lengths Georgia goes to in order to make sure her children are safe, but she wants to be a bigger part of her daughter's life.
“We’re like the Gilmore Girls… but with bigger boobs," Georgia says in one scene as Ginny...
- 1/26/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Netflix dropped the trailer for “Ginny & Georgia” Tuesday, its coming-of-age TV series that follows a mother and daughter who both have some growing up to do.
In the video, which you can view here and above, young mother Georgia Miller (Brianne Howey) walks into her teenage daughter’s, Ginny (Antonia Gentry), room to show her a new shirt she’s bought her. Ginny is not a fan and groans over the selection, “Gross.” Georgia is shocked to find her tastes don’t match her daughter’s, “This is the new thing you’re doing now? Hate on mom? Come on! This is nice. We’re like the ‘Gilmore Girls’ — but with bigger boobs.”
Here’s the official description for “Ginny & Georgia”:
Angsty and awkward 15-year-old Ginny Miller (Antonia Gentry) often feels she doesn’t measure up to her 30-year-old mother, the irresistible and dynamic Georgia Miller (Brianne...
In the video, which you can view here and above, young mother Georgia Miller (Brianne Howey) walks into her teenage daughter’s, Ginny (Antonia Gentry), room to show her a new shirt she’s bought her. Ginny is not a fan and groans over the selection, “Gross.” Georgia is shocked to find her tastes don’t match her daughter’s, “This is the new thing you’re doing now? Hate on mom? Come on! This is nice. We’re like the ‘Gilmore Girls’ — but with bigger boobs.”
Here’s the official description for “Ginny & Georgia”:
Angsty and awkward 15-year-old Ginny Miller (Antonia Gentry) often feels she doesn’t measure up to her 30-year-old mother, the irresistible and dynamic Georgia Miller (Brianne...
- 1/26/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix unveiled the trailer for “Firefly Lane,” starring Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke, and Court TV announced it will air an hour-long special on George Floyd.
Dates
Netflix’s new young adult series “Ginny & Georgia” will premiere Feb. 24, starring Antonia Gentry and Brianne Howey in the respective titular roles. Ginny is an angsty and awkward 15-year-old who often feels like she doesn’t measure up to her 30-year-old mother Georgia. Growing up on the move, Georgia desperately wants to settle down in picturesque New England and lead a normal life, but her past threatens to catch up with her and ruin her plans. The 10-episode series is helmed by an all-woman creative team with creator Sarah Lampert, showrunner Debra J. Fisher and director Anya Adams. See some first-look images below.
Lifetime will premiere four new movies based on the best-selling Landry book series by V.
Dates
Netflix’s new young adult series “Ginny & Georgia” will premiere Feb. 24, starring Antonia Gentry and Brianne Howey in the respective titular roles. Ginny is an angsty and awkward 15-year-old who often feels like she doesn’t measure up to her 30-year-old mother Georgia. Growing up on the move, Georgia desperately wants to settle down in picturesque New England and lead a normal life, but her past threatens to catch up with her and ruin her plans. The 10-episode series is helmed by an all-woman creative team with creator Sarah Lampert, showrunner Debra J. Fisher and director Anya Adams. See some first-look images below.
Lifetime will premiere four new movies based on the best-selling Landry book series by V.
- 1/14/2021
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- Variety Film + TV
Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Social Distance,” streaming now on Netflix.
No shows in the time of coronavirus got a pass on pivoting from original production plans — not even Netflix’s “Social Distance,” a show that was born out of the pandemic itself and therefore anticipated some of the tougher elements right from the jump.
In May 2020, the stories for all eight episodes of Hilary Weisman Graham’s anthology series had been written and the show was days away from shooting when George Floyd was murdered. A few of the writers took part in a protest and Graham tells Variety that she came back realizing she had “a voice at this moment in time and I’m going to f—ing use it.” So she told her team she was scrapping the original finale episode to instead write a new one that responded to the moment.
No shows in the time of coronavirus got a pass on pivoting from original production plans — not even Netflix’s “Social Distance,” a show that was born out of the pandemic itself and therefore anticipated some of the tougher elements right from the jump.
In May 2020, the stories for all eight episodes of Hilary Weisman Graham’s anthology series had been written and the show was days away from shooting when George Floyd was murdered. A few of the writers took part in a protest and Graham tells Variety that she came back realizing she had “a voice at this moment in time and I’m going to f—ing use it.” So she told her team she was scrapping the original finale episode to instead write a new one that responded to the moment.
- 10/15/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
“What I love about this show and other shows like it, is that they represent what life is,” divulges director Anya Adams of Netflix’s “Glow.” Adams joined Season 3 to direct the episode “Outward Bound.” This installment takes the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling on a camping trip. Simmering tensions on the team are unearthed, but the episode still sticks to the series’ signature humor. Watch the exclusive video interview above.
Adams had fun charting the tone of the episode because of it’s mix of comedy and drama. She was a fan of “Glow” before signing on to direct because the series explores a wide array of emotions. “Life is funny and sad and boring and conflicting,” explains the director. “You can stay on tone by how it resonates with you and how you see life.”
See Kevin Cahoon interview: ‘Glow’
A prime example of the complicated emotions of the...
Adams had fun charting the tone of the episode because of it’s mix of comedy and drama. She was a fan of “Glow” before signing on to direct because the series explores a wide array of emotions. “Life is funny and sad and boring and conflicting,” explains the director. “You can stay on tone by how it resonates with you and how you see life.”
See Kevin Cahoon interview: ‘Glow’
A prime example of the complicated emotions of the...
- 7/3/2020
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
The conversation was lively at the Directing for Television: Women Calling the Shots panel hosted by the Television Academy Foundation on Monday, with four successful female TV directors speaking candidly about the industry and their place in it. The discussion took place as part of the foundation’s Faculty Seminar: The Conference event, during which media educators from around the country gathered for the opportunity to better educate TV’s next generation of content creators and industry leaders.
“I really thought I knew [what I was doing],” Anya Adams said of her first time directing an episode. “I was the first Ad, so I was right up there in everything,” she continued, “but the politics that the director has to go through with producers and actors is something you can only experience if you’re in that position.” Adams’ credits include episodes of ABC’s “Speechless” and “Fresh Off the Boat,” among others.
But...
“I really thought I knew [what I was doing],” Anya Adams said of her first time directing an episode. “I was the first Ad, so I was right up there in everything,” she continued, “but the politics that the director has to go through with producers and actors is something you can only experience if you’re in that position.” Adams’ credits include episodes of ABC’s “Speechless” and “Fresh Off the Boat,” among others.
But...
- 11/7/2019
- by Libby Hill
- Indiewire
John Wesley, the actor best-known for playing Dr. Hoover on “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air,” has died. He was 72.
Wesley died from complications due to a long battle with multiple myeloma, his family confirmed to Variety.
Gerry Pass, Wesley’s manager and producer, said in a statement, “John Wesley was a gift to the world, for his kindness and grace are immortalized in his works of theatre, TV and film. I am heartbroken to have lost a dear friend today.”
Born on Aug. 3, 1947 in Lake Charles, La., John Wesley Houston went on to hold degrees from the University of California, San Diego and the University of San Diego. Before he began acting, Wesley served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Over his expansive career, Wesley worked with talent including Denzel Washington, Albert Finney, Barbra Streisand, Tim Burton and Morgan Freeman.
Wesley holds more than 100 film and television credits,...
Wesley died from complications due to a long battle with multiple myeloma, his family confirmed to Variety.
Gerry Pass, Wesley’s manager and producer, said in a statement, “John Wesley was a gift to the world, for his kindness and grace are immortalized in his works of theatre, TV and film. I am heartbroken to have lost a dear friend today.”
Born on Aug. 3, 1947 in Lake Charles, La., John Wesley Houston went on to hold degrees from the University of California, San Diego and the University of San Diego. Before he began acting, Wesley served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Over his expansive career, Wesley worked with talent including Denzel Washington, Albert Finney, Barbra Streisand, Tim Burton and Morgan Freeman.
Wesley holds more than 100 film and television credits,...
- 9/8/2019
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
John Wesley, an actor known for parts in such films as Stop, Or My Mom Will Shoot and Martin, has died at age 72. The death was confirmed by his family, who said it stemmed from complications in a long-time battle with multiple myeloma.
Wesley worked with such artists as Denzel Washington, Albert Finney, Robert Guillaume, Barbra Streisand, Tim Burton, James Earl Jones, Michael Apted, James Spader, and Morgan Freeman, among others. A veteran of stage, TV and film, he won an Atlas Awards for Best Supporting Actor in Lillian Hellman’s Toys in the Attic at the Old Globe Theatre.
As the Artistic and Producing Director of The Southern California Black Repertory Company, he mounted a multitude of productions, including Athol Fugard’s Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and The Island, culminating in a three-year tour. Those productions led to an invitation to work with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland.
Wesley worked with such artists as Denzel Washington, Albert Finney, Robert Guillaume, Barbra Streisand, Tim Burton, James Earl Jones, Michael Apted, James Spader, and Morgan Freeman, among others. A veteran of stage, TV and film, he won an Atlas Awards for Best Supporting Actor in Lillian Hellman’s Toys in the Attic at the Old Globe Theatre.
As the Artistic and Producing Director of The Southern California Black Repertory Company, he mounted a multitude of productions, including Athol Fugard’s Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and The Island, culminating in a three-year tour. Those productions led to an invitation to work with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland.
- 9/8/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
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