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Andre Dawson’s post-playing career as a funeral home owner is coming to a television screen near you. CBS is developing a one-hour drama series called “Closure,” which is loosely based on Dawson going from being a Baseball Hall of Famer to running a funeral home, according to Deadline. The series, written by Samantha Corbin-Miller, will …
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“Mom” is losing its daughter. In a shocking move, the CBS show’s star Anna Faris announced she is leaving the sitcom, produced by Chuck Lorre, right before production on Season 8 was set to begin, on Sept. 14, according to Deadline. “The past seven years on ‘Mom’ have been some of the most fulfilling and …
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CBS All Access is beaming fans into the anniversary of the “Star Trek” franchise. On Tuesday, September 8, the streaming network will host a 24-hour virtual celebration to mark the 54th anniversary of the original “Star Trek” series premiere on Sept. 8, 1966. The virtual event will feature panel discussions with actors past and present, …
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In a first for the “Star Trek” franchise, characters who are gender non-binary and transgender will appear on the third season of “Star Trek: Discovery,” CBS All Access announced on Wednesday. Ian Alexander (“The OA”) will play Gray, a trans man who has spent his life planning to be a Trill host for a symbiotic …
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The pandemic may have affected plans for the fall 2020 TV schedule, but there's plenty to watch from 'Fargo' to 'Family Guy' to 'Filthy Rich' to 'Fear the Walking Dead.'
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CBS has (inter)stellar plans to fill out its coronavirus-hobbled fall TV lineup. The network announced Wednesday it will broadcast the first season of “Star Trek: Discovery” — a series that normally airs on subscriber-based streaming channel CBS All Access — during prime time. And in a synergetic switcheroo, CBS also will air seven episodes from …
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ViacomCBS has opened the door to working again with Nick Cannon, more than a month after the company severed ties with him over anti-Semitic comments the multi-hyphenate made on his podcast. Speaking at a town hall with employees Monday, Chris McCarthy, president of entertainment and youth brands at ViacomCBS, praised work that Cannon claims to …
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Sumner Redstone, the billionaire media magnate whose family company controls CBS and Viacom, and whose career spilled over from boardrooms to gossip sheets, has died. He was 97. Redstone’s health had been declining before his passing Tuesday, according to the Hollywood Reporter. President and CEO of ViacomCBS Bob Bakish hailed the mogul as “a brilliant …
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CBS’ “CSI” event series has been quietly moving forward, I have learned. William Petersen and Jorja Fox are in negotiations to star in CSI: Vegas, which serves as a sequel to the mothership “CSI” series, “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.” Casting is under way for four new characters who will join Petersen’s Gil Grissom and Fox’s Sara …
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EXCLUSIVE: Looks like Paramount’s plan to next make the “Star Trek” movie that Noah Hawley wrote and plans to direct has been put on pause for a moment. New film chief Emma Watts, who managed many a franchise at Fox, is in the process of figuring out which way to go. The pause on the …
Andre Dawson’s post-playing career as a funeral home owner is coming to a television screen near you. CBS is developing a one-hour drama series called “Closure,” which is loosely based on Dawson going from being a Baseball Hall of Famer to running a funeral home, according to Deadline. The series, written by Samantha Corbin-Miller, will …
