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Horror fans, we're happy to report that the upcoming Spyglass horror rom-com Heart Eyes finally has a theatrical release date. Unfortunately, the movie won't be coming out this year, which was expected since production just recently wrapped in New Zealand in July. The film is currently in post-production. However, Sony will be releasing this movie in theaters early next year. Feb. 7, 2025, to be exact. Don't forget to save the date!

Heart Eyes is described as a Valentine's Day slasher. Josh Ruben directed the film from a screenplay co-written by Phillip Murphy (Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard), Christopher Landon, and Michael Kennedy.

Taking place in Seattle, Washington, Heart Eyes follows a pair of co-workers working overtime at their job during Valentine's Day. But things take a turn for the worse when an infamous couple-hunting murderer known as the "Heart Eyes Killer" shows up at their job and mistakes them for a couple.

New cast additions for the upcoming Valentine's Day slasher Heart Eyes have been announced. Devon Sawa and Jordana Brewster have reportedly joined the film's cast, which is currently in production in New Zealand.

We first learned of this film earlier this month. On June 10, Heart Eyes was announced to be in the works for Spyglass. It was described as an original horror romantic comedy with Josh Ruben directing from a screenplay written by Phillip Murphy (The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard), Christopher Landon, and Michael Kennedy.

Here's what Ruben had to say about getting the opportunity to make the horror rom-com via Deadline:

My love of horror is rivaled only by my love of romantic comedies. I’m excited as hell to mount my most challenging genre bender to date: a brutal slasher in a nostalgic rom-com universe.Josh Ruben

Landon, Greg Gilreath, and Adam Hendricks were revealed to have signed on as producers,...

Christy Turlington’s daughter Grace Burns, 19, made her debut at Milan Fashion Week on Wednesday.

Dressed in a sheer one-shouldered dress, she walked down the runway of the Alberta Ferretti spring 2024 show. Her dress was light pink with a floral design in various colors of muted green and maroon. Burns wore her hair long and straight, tucked behind her ears, as she made her way down the runway through the historic Castello Sforzesco.

She later posted an Instagram Reel of her runway moment, captioned, “@albertaferretti thank you thank you thank you for having me in your show… in a castleeeeee!!!!! So so so honored to be a part of this beautiful collection.”

Milan Fashion Week follows Burns’ first runway show ever in June, where she walked the British Vogue x LuisaVia Roma show in Florence. She wore a white Victoria Beckham dress with black lace gloves and stockings to match.

After surpassing all expectations and bringing in 200 million at the box office globally, Smile is now available on digital and Paramount+ and I had the opportunity to have a spoiler-filled discussion with Parker Finn to talk about the film's ending, practical effects, and the possibilities of a sequel!

"Paramount+ and Paramount Home Entertainment today announced that the terrifying and inventive horror phenomenon Smile will be available to stream on Paramount+ and will be available to purchase on Digital beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 15, in the U.S. and Canada and across most Paramount+ markets outside the U.S. in 2023.

Paramount Pictures presents, in association with Paramount Players, the groundbreaking psychological thriller starring Sosie Bacon (“Scream: The TV Series”), Jessie T. Usher (“Dangerous Lies”), Kyle Gallner (“A Nightmare on Elm Street”), Robert Weigert (“The Undying”) and Caitlin Stasey (“Bridge and Tunnel”), with Kal Penn (“The Sisterhood of Night”) and Rob Morgan (“The Unforgivable...

After surpassing all expectations and bringing in 200 million at the box office globally, Smile is headed to digital and Paramount+ starting on November 15th!

"Paramount+ and Paramount Home Entertainment today announced that the terrifying and inventive horror phenomenon Smile will be available to stream on Paramount+ and will be available to purchase on Digital beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 15, in the U.S. and Canada and across most Paramount+ markets outside the U.S. in 2023.

Paramount Pictures presents, in association with Paramount Players, the groundbreaking psychological thriller starring Sosie Bacon (“Scream: The TV Series”), Jessie T. Usher (“Dangerous Lies”), Kyle Gallner (“A Nightmare on Elm Street”), Robert Weigert (“The Undying”) and Caitlin Stasey (“Bridge and Tunnel”), with Kal Penn (“The Sisterhood of Night”) and Rob Morgan (“The Unforgivable”).

The film has earned more than 200 million to date in global box office grosses, making it the #1 original horror film of the year.

In January 2021, it was announced that the Tony-award winning performer Sarah Jones was due to make her directorial debut with a documentary about and inspired by her Off-Broadway one-woman show “Sell/Buy/Date,” in which she explored different characters’ relationships to the sex industry. The splashy announcement also included that Meryl Streep, Rashida Jones and Laverne Cox were set to serve as executive producers on the film. (Streep previously produced Jones’ Tony-winning production “Bridge & Tunnel.”)

Pretty big deal for a New York stage performer who got her start performing slam poetry at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. But the star-studded announcement drew outrage online from vocal sex workers and advocates, and within a day, Cox had pulled out of the project. (Rashida Jones would also later depart.) So what do you do when your film gets cancelled for its ideology before it’s even been made?

Jones went meta with it,...

Staying updated on which of your favorite TV shows has been renewed or canceled can be a difficult task. On the one hand, there is an overwhelming amount of shows to keep track of. On the other hand, it’s difficult to know exactly when there is an update on your favorite TV show. BuddyTV has got you covered with this 2022 guide on renewed or canceled TV shows.

Make sure you go through this list and possibly bookmark the page for easy reference.

70+ Renewed or Canceled TV Shows

Want to be certain if your favorite TV show has been renewed or canceled? Below is a quick highlight of over 70 TV shows that have been renewed, canceled, just ended, or are in their final seasons across the major networks and platforms. Hopefully, chances are that one or more of your favorite TV shows are on the list.

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Amazon Prime Video has a host of new offerings to sift through in October. New to the streaming service this month is a brand new film from writer/director Lena Dunham, “Catherine Called Birdy” (available Oct. 7), as well as a pair of new release films from 2022 making their debut on the streaming service.

“The Northman,” the Alexander Skarsgard-fronted Viking saga, comes to Prime Video on Oct. 11 after first streaming on Peacock, and “Downton Abbey: A New Era” arrives on Oct. 28 (after also streaming first on Peacock).

In terms of new Prime Video TV shows, “Westworld” creators Lisa Joy and Jonah Nolan present “The Peripheral” on Oct. 21. The futuristic series stars Chloe Grace Moretz and Jack Reynor and is based on the novel of the same name by William Gibson.

Check out the full list of what’s new on Amazon Prime Video in October below.

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With its list of new releases for October 2022, Amazon Prime Video isn’t fully aboard the spooky season train but it is at least spooky adjacent.

The biggest release this month is Prime Video original series The Peripheral on Oct. 21. While not outright horror, it does sound more than a little unnerving. Based on a 2014 sci-fi novel by William Gibson, The Peripheral stars Chloë Grace Moretz as a woman in a near-future society who may have just discovered an alternate reality. Fittingly, Westworld‘s Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy serve as executive producers.

The other TV series of note in October is The Devil’s Hour on Oct. 28. This British thriller comes form Steven Moffat and tells the story of a woman who wakes up at 3:33 a.m. (the devil’s hour) each night to receive a disturbing vision.

October is home to a couple of Amazon movies of note as well.

The Bridge and Tunnel series isn't getting a third season. Epix has cancelled the half-hour romantic comedy series from Edward Burns. The news comes as it's been revealed that Epix will be rebranded to MGM+ in January.

Written, directed, and produced by Burns, the Bridge and Tunnel TV series is set in the early 1980s and revolves around a group of recent college graduates. They set out to pursue their dreams in Manhattan while still clinging to the familiarity of their working-class Long Island hometown. The cast includes Sam Vartholomeos, Caitlin Stasey, Gigi Zumbado, JanLuis Castellanos, Brian Muller, Isabella Farrell, Erica Hernandez, Barrett Wilbert Weed, and Burns. Read More…...

Edwards Burns’ Bridge and Tunnel has ended.

The half-hour dramedy series has been canceled at Epix after two seasons. It comes after Epix revealed plans to rebrand as MGM+ in the new year.

The series was written, directed and produced by Burns, who also stars. It is set in the early 1980’s, revolves around a group of recent college grads setting out to pursue their dreams in Manhattan while still clinging to the familiarity of their working-class Long Island home town

The second season aired premiered in July.

The series’ ensemble cast includes Sam Vartholomeos, Caitlin Stasey, Gigi Zumbado, JanLuis Castellanos, Brian Muller and Isabella Farrell.

In addition to Burns, the series is also executive produced by Aaron Lubin and Lori Keith Douglas. Bridge and Tunnel is produced by Epix Studios and is internationally distributed by MGM. Variety first spotted the news.

Epix has canceled its Edward Burns-produced dramedy “Bridge and Tunnel” after two seasons, Variety has learned exclusively.

Set in the early 1980s, the half-hour show revolves around a group of recent college grads setting out to pursue their dreams in Manhattan while still clinging to the familiarity of their working-class Long Island home town.

Written, directed and produced by “Saving Private Ryan” and “Public Morals” star Burns, “Bridge and Tunnel” stars the actor alongside Sam Vartholomeos (“Star Trek: Discovery”), Caitlin Stasey (“Reign,” “Please Like Me”), Gigi Zumbado (“9-1-1,” “Criminal Minds,” “Scream”), JanLuis Castellanos (“13 Reasons Why,” “Marvel’s Runways”), Brian Muller (“The Deuce,” “Madame Secretary,” “The Good Wife”) and Isabella Farrell (“The Good Fight”).

The first season of “Bridget and Tunnel” premiered Jan. 24, 2021 on the pay TV network and consisted of six episodes. In July 2021, the show was renewed for a second season. That six-episode edition rolled out between July 10-Aug.

After dropping the epic “Lord of the Rings” television series on Prime Video last month, it’s no surprise the streaming giant is taking it easy this October. They still have plenty of new shows and movies coming out, though none quite on the scale of their journey to Middle Earth.

That being said, they’re transitioning from the world of fantasy to science fiction with their new series “The Peripheral.” Touted as being from the creators of HBO’s “Westworld,” Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan, the time-traveling series is based on author William Gibson’s bestselling sci-fi novel.

Per an official synopsis: “The Peripheral” centers on Flynne Fisher (Moretz), a woman trying to hold together the pieces of her broken family in a forgotten corner of tomorrow’s America. Flynne is smart, ambitious, and doomed. She has no future; until the future comes calling for her. “The Peripheral” is...

Patrick Stickles has returned to the bar’s backyard with a Guinness, finished marveling at the absurdity of a Pringles commercial in which a man dies with a chip can stuck on his hand, and is meditating on the interconnectivity of all life on Earth — bound by the will to live — when a dog looks his way.

“He’s looking right at me, so I gotta be telling the truth,” exclaims the frontman for New Jersey/Brooklyn punk stalwarts Titus Andronicus. “Come on, you can’t do better than this!

Cinedign has landed North American rights to “Sell/Buy/Date,” a playful and provocative film about the sex industry. Meryl Streep executive produced the movie, which debuted at this year’s SXSW Film Festival in Austin.

“Sell/Buy/Date” is set to be released theatrically this fall in the hopes that the film can garner awards attention. After playing in theaters, it will stream exclusively on Fandor with a wider digital release to follow.

Broadway veteran Sarah Jones (“Bridge & Tunnel”) directed the film in her feature debut. Based on her 2016 off-Broadway play, “Sell/Buy/Date” is at once a documentary and a narrative feature. Jones stars as herself, along with four different roles that include a young college student and an 80-something grandmother. In the film, Jones and her characters travel from Los Angeles and Las Vegas across the country to New York City to navigate the sex industry’s relationship with race,...

Season two of Bridge and Tunnel is finally here, and this season picks up as the group of friends from Long Island move to Manhattan where they’re all working toward following their dreams. Brian Muller, who plays Nick ‘Pags’ Panetti, Gigi Zumbado, who plays Tammy and Erica Hernandez, who plays Genie, recently sat down with […]

The post Video Exclusive: Brian Muller, Gigi Zumbado & Erica Hernandez On Working With Ed Burns On ‘Bridge And Tunnel’ appeared first on uInterview.

Bridge and Tunnel, a dramady that follows a group of recent college grads from Long Island as they move to Manhattan to pursue their dreams in the ’80s, has returned, picking up a year after the first season ended. Sam Vartholomeos, who plays Jimmy, and Caitlin Stasey, who plays Jill, recently sat down for an […]

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Bridge and Tunnel, a drama comedy show that follows a group of recent college grads from Long Island as they move to Manhattan to pursue their dreams, is back for a second season. Stars Isabella Farrell, who plays Stacey Ross, and Jan Luis Castellanos, who plays Mikey, recently sat down for a conversation with uInterview […]

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Summer is here, and the TV landscape is heating up. For those who’ve been waiting for something new on your screens, here is Deadline’s annual list of the season’s premiere dates for new and returning series. It covers more than 175 broadcast, cable and streaming programs debuting between June 15 and mid-September, ahead of Premiere Week. Please send any additions or adjustments to erik@deadline.com. We’ll update the list regularly as more dates are revealed.

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June 16:

The Old Man (FX, new drama series)

Rutherford Falls (Peacock, Season 2)

Players (Paramount+, new comedy series)

The Dog House: UK

Impractical Jokers

Doug to the Rescue

June 17:

The Summer I Turned Pretty (Prime Video, new drama series)

Home (Apple TV+, Season 2)

The Lake

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Premium network Epix(R) announced that the upcoming second season of Bridge and Tunnel will premiere on July 10, 2022. Written, directed and produced by Edward Burns – who also stars – this six-episode, half-hour romantic comedy series set in the early 1980’s revolves around a group of recent college grads […]

The post ‘Bridge and Tunnel’ Season 2 Premiering July 10 On Epix appeared first on Hollywood Outbreak.

Netflix is going on tour with Jennifer Lopez: The documentary special Halftime, chronicling the singer-actress’ life, will debut on the streamer on Tuesday, June 14.

The above trailer “offers an intimate peek behind the curtain revealing the grit and determination that makes Jennifer Lopez,” per the official description. “The film serves as the kickoff to the second half of her life, as she lays bare her evolution as a Latina, a mother, and an artist, taking agency in her career and using her voice for a greater purpose.”

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The 2022 Tribeca Festival announced its lineup of world premieres of new and returning television including ESPN’s The Captain, about iconic New York Yankee Derek Jeter and Amazon Prime Video’s A League of Their Own, inspired by the 1992 film, with Abbi Jacobson.

The fest, which unspools June 8-19, announced its film slate earlier this week.

The nine series premieres and two first looks at returning favorites feature Hulu’s Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons, an exposé of Victoria’s Secret; HBO Max’s Menudo: Forever Young, a behind-the-scenes look at the multi-generational pop sensation; FX’s The Bear, a ride through the culinary world; Time Studios for A&e Network’s Right to Offend, a docuseries about Black comedians; Epix’s Bridge and Tunnel, which follows a group of Long Islanders pursuing Manhattan dreams, written and directed by Edward Burns; and the mid-season premiere of the final season...

The 2022 Tribeca Festival announced its TV lineup featuring world premieres of new and returning shows, original scripted audio, and original indie episodic series.

The Festival takes place from June 8-19 and will open with Jennifer Lopez documentary “Halftime.” The features program spans 10 categories and showcases 110 feature films and 16 online premieres from 151 filmmakers across 40 countries.

This year’s TV lineup include nine series premieres and two first looks at returning favorites. Emmy-winning AMC series “Better Call Saul” debuts its mid-season premiere of the final season, followed by a special conversation with lead stars Bob Odenkirk and Rhea Seehorn and showrunner, executive producer, and co-creator Peter Gould. Edward Burns’ Epix dramedy “Bridge and Tunnel,” following Long Island college grads grappling with adulthood, also premieres.

Docuseries including ESPN’s “The Captain” about iconic New York Yankee All-Star Derek Jeter, Hulu’s exposé “Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons,” HBO Max’s “Menudo: Forever Young,...

Once again, we find ourselves already surprisingly further into a calendar year than feels appropriate. Even for those who don’t make it their sole mission to stay up-to-date with every new development in the TV world, the majority of the past year has brought with it a daunting number of series.

Some of those have been brand new shows, either the result of conscious release date delays or interrupted production schedules. Others have been series imports that enjoyed full runs in different parts of the world before getting a U.S. debut in 2021. And as the year continues to develop and the awards calendar switches over into its multi-holiday phase, we’ve also seen the return of established favorites.

We try our best to help sift through the steady stream of newcomers every month, but there still always seems to be more than any casual viewer can keep track.

Omar Miller (Ballers) Erica Hernandez (Mission Unstoppable) and Mike O’Gorman (Vice Principals) are set as series regulars opposite Steve Howey and Ginger Gonzaga in True Lies, the CBS drama pilot adaptation of James Cameron’s 1994 action comedy movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis.

Written by Matt Nix and to be directed by Anthony Hemingway, the pilot’s plot is true to its movie roots: Shocked to discover that her bland and unremarkable computer consultant husband (Howey) is a skilled international spy, an unfulfilled suburban housewife (Gonzaga) is propelled into a life of danger and adventure when she’s recruited to work alongside him to save the world as they try to revitalize their passionless marriage.

Miller will play Gib, the logistics guy for the group. It’s his job to make sure everyone knows their duties and the missions go smoothly. Dry-witted but all business, he shows up...

Summertime nostalgia, romantic look backs at what might’ve been and reflecting on the halcyon days of youth. Written, directed, produced by and starring Edward Burns (“The Brothers McMullen,” “She’s The One,” Epix’s “Bridge and Tunnel”), the new drama, “Summer Days, Summer Nights,” is definitely sentimental for the past, the mistakes made, the loves found, and the friendships and seminal moments in our life shared.

Continue reading ‘Summer Days, Summer Nights’ Trailer: Anthony Ramos Stars In Edward Burns’ Latest, Nostalgic Ensemble Drama About Youth [Exclusive] at The Playlist.

Edward Burns’ Bridge and Tunnel will be back for a second go-round. Epix has ordered a second season of the half-hour dramedy series, written, directed and produced by Burns, who also stars.

The six-episode series, set in the early 1980’s, revolves around a group of recent college grads setting out to pursue their dreams in Manhattan while still clinging to the familiarity of their working-class Long Island home town. Production will begin this fall in New York, with an eye towards a 2022 premiere.

The series’ ensemble cast includes Sam Vartholomeos (Star Trek: Discovery), Caitlin Stasey (Reign), Gigi Zumbado (9-1-1), JanLuis Castellanos (13 Reasons Why), Brian Muller (The Deuce) and Isabella Farrell (The Good Fight).

In addition to Burns, the series is also executive produced by Aaron Lubin and Lori Keith Douglas. Bridge and Tunnel is produced by Epix Studios and is internationally distributed by MGM.

“Bridge and Tunnel” has been renewed for a second season, Epix announced on Wednesday.

Set in the early 1980s, “Bridge and Tunnel” centers around a group of recent college graduates hoping to achieve their dreams in Manhattan while still maintaining their identity in their middle-class Long Island hometown.

“Bridge and Tunnel” features ensemble actors Sam Vartholomeos (“Star Trek: Discovery”), Caitlin Stasey (“Reign,” “Please Like Me”), Gigi Zumbado (“9-1-1,” “Criminal Minds,” “Scream”), JanLuis Castellanos (“13 Reasons Why,” “Marvel’s Runways”), Brian Muller (“The Deuce,” “Madame Secretary,” “The Good Wife”) and Isabella Farrell (“The Good Fight”).

Writer, director and producer Edward Burns also stars in the half-hour series.

Aaron Lubin and Lori Keith Douglas serve as executive producers for the series alongside Burns. The series is produced by Epix Studios and is internationally distributed by MGM.

The second season of “Bridge and Tunnel” is set to commence production in the fall in...

Epix is returning to Bridge and Tunnel.

The MGM-backed premium cable network has renewed the dramedy starring Edward Burns, who also wrote and directed the six-episode half-hour dramedy.

Season two of the series that is set in the early 1980s that revolves around a group of college grads pursuing their dreams in Manhattan will return to production in the fall in Manhattan for an anticipated 2022 premiere.

Bridge and Tunnel launched in January, marking Burns’ latest project in which he had a key role on-screen and behind the camera. The actor, writer, producer and director also was behind TNT’s Public Morals ...

Epix is returning to Bridge and Tunnel.

The MGM-backed premium cable network has renewed the dramedy starring Edward Burns, who also wrote and directed the six-episode half-hour dramedy.

Season two of the series that is set in the early 1980s that revolves around a group of college grads pursuing their dreams in Manhattan will return to production in the fall in Manhattan for an anticipated 2022 premiere.

Bridge and Tunnel launched in January, marking Burns’ latest project in which he had a key role on-screen and behind the camera. The actor, writer, producer and director also was behind TNT’s Public Morals ...

On Fantasy Island, there’s a fine line between dreams and nightmares — a lesson Bellamy Young‘s character is about to learn the hard way.

The former Prodigal Son star appears in the Fox reboot’s Aug. 10 premiere, playing a local TV morning show host with a taste for adventure. And as you’ll see in TVLine’s exclusive promo, she’s about to get her fill.

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When TV academy voters sit down to fill out their 2021 Emmy nominations ballots, they have to consider 68 shows for Best Comedy Series; this is down by 43 contenders from last year. The last time there were less than 100 entrants of this type was in 2016, when 96 series vied for bids. Since 2017, voters have not had to limit their choices to just 10 shows. The TV academy tells its members to “Vote for as many achievements in this category that you have seen and feel are worthy of a nomination.”

Absent from the list below is reigning Best Comedy Series winner “Schitt’s Creek,” which ended its six-season run last April. Only one of its seven rivals in that race — “The Kominsky Method” — aired episodes during the eligibility period of June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021. The other six nominees from last year do not appear on this year’s ballot, with “The Good Place” having signed off in January 2020 after four seasons.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with a quote from Bond producers Eon Productions about their commitment to theatrical releases for future 007 installments.

Amazon and MGM have struck a $8.45 billion deal for the e-commerce giant to acquire the storied studio behind James Bond. MGM’s enormous library and underutilized franchises will be major assets for Amazon’s streaming efforts: While Amazon has virtually unlimited money to spend on film, TV, and music (last year’s content budget: $11 billion), it doesn’t have a century’s worth of content.

With streamers dominating the industry in a post-pandemic land grab for subscribers, the MGM deal means Amazon has a clearer path to the industry’s number-three spot, after Netflix and Disney. This deal gives Amazon a major leg up on another deep-pocketed tech company, Apple, which planned to spend $17 billion on content last year but has no library to speak of.

Exclusive: Showtime has rounded out the cast for its upcoming anthology series The First Lady. Aya Cash (The Boys), Jake Picking (Hollywood), Cayden Boyd (The Resident), Marc Hills (Snatchers), Ben Cook (Paterno), Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (Bridge and Tunnel), Thomas E. Sullivan and Patrice Johnson Chevannes (Chambers) have been cast in the series, joining previously announced stars Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson.

The First Lady, created by Aaron Cooley and produced by Lionsgate TV and Showtime, is a revelatory reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the women at the heart of the White House. Season 1 focuses on Eleanor Roosevelt (Anderson), Betty Ford (Pfeiffer) and Michelle Obama (Davis).

Previously announced cast also includes Lexi Underwood as Malia Obama, O-t Fagbenle as Barack Obama and Derek Cecil as Donald Rumsfeld.

Cash will play Esther Liebowitz, press secretary to Betty Ford, who often butts heads with...

Epix president Michael Wright has been tapped to succeed Steve Stark at MGM as the studio’s head of scripted television. The news follows the departure of Stark, who is exiting the studio after a decade and transitioning to a producing deal, as Variety reported exclusively Tuesday.

In this position, Wright will oversee MGM Scripted Television’s development and production of scripted programming, while continuing to oversee all aspects of premium cable network Epix, from growing its original programming slate and distribution to leading creative and marketing.

“Michael is an extremely talented and experienced television executive who I am grateful to have known and worked with for over two decades,” said MGM Worldwide Television Group chairman Mark Burnett. “He is the ideal decisive leader to steer MGM Scripted TV into achieving our full potential both creatively and financially. A long-time champion of premiere talent, his expertise is perfectly aligned with...

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With nearly 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.

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Intent on living up to its name immediately, “Bridge and Tunnel,” starts with a young couple bursting into a dingy bar bathroom to have reunion sex on the sink. Jimmy (Sam Vartholomeos) and Jill (Caitlin Stasey) split long ago in their short lives, after she identified that they were headed in opposite directions. Jimmy has a one-way ticket out of town, after landing a coveted photography job with National Geographic, while Jill is happy to bounce back and forth between their small hometown in Long Island and the big-city life in Manhattan, as she patiently figures out what’s next. But, as young love tends to do, their attraction brings them back together for one more night in the local tavern’s single occupancy bathroom.

Will they stay together? Will they break up again? Will they harbor minor or major regrets over whatever decision they ultimately make, only to look...

Edward Burns was only 12-years-old in 1980, so he doesn’t consider that decade to be one he experienced to the fullest at the time. Having some distance from the politics or harder events of the time period, though, makes him look back on it fondly as a simpler time, “the way you look back at an old photograph and think, ‘Oh that looks so nice,'” he says. That is what made it the perfect setting for his new Epix dramedy “Bridge and Tunnel.”

“I thought of this as, ‘You’re making “Downton Abbey.”‘ In no way was I trying to recreate the 1970s [or] 1980s, but look at it through the rose-colored, nostalgia look back,” Burns tells Variety.

“The time period that I’ve always been obsessed with is the late-’70s in New York: You’ve got the birth of punk and New Wave and hip hop; you’ve...

One of the most admirable things about Edward Burns’ career since the writer-director-star’s 1995 Sundance breakout The Brothers McMullen is how well he has maintained his sense of scale. Somebody receiving a comparable level of festival hype today would have jumped immediately to a Marvel spinoff and vanished in grandiosity, but Burns has steadily continued to make small, character-driven ensemble pieces with brisk running times. You might not have heard of all of them, but they exist, they play festivals and I’m sure they have fans.

Some of that sense of scale goes missing in Epix’s Bridge and ...

In today’s TV news roundup, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” introduces a Season 13 twist, and Karamo Brown, Tony Hawk and Leslie Jones are set to compete on “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune.”

Casting

Contestants announced for “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” will include Karamo Brown, Yvette Nicole Brown, Nicole Byer, Drew Carey, Rachael Leigh Cook, Jennie Garth, Chris Harrison, Teri Hatcher, Tony Hawk, Robert Herjavec, Leslie Jones, Jeannie Mai, Joel McHale, Maria Menounos, Chrissy Metz, Kevin Nealon, Patton Oswalt, Paul Reubens, Alfonso Ribeiro, Rob Riggle, Sherri Shepherd, Joe Tessitore, Chandra Wilson and Constance Zimmer. Premiering Jan. 7 at 8 p.m. on ABC, the series will feature a spin on the typical “Wheel of Fortune” style by pitting celebrities against each other. Watch the announcement video shared by ABC below.

Dates

USA Network announced premiere dates for three of its shows, giving “Straight Up Steve Austin” a Season 2 premiere of Jan. 11 at 11 p.m., and setting a Jan.

Exclusive: Barrett Wilbert Weed (Mean Girls on Broadway) is set for a recurring role in Bridge and Tunnel, Epix’s upcoming half-hour dramedy written, directed and produced by Edward Burns. Set in 1980, Bridge and Tunnel revolves around a group of recent college grads setting out to pursue their dreams in Manhattan while still clinging to the familiarity of their working-class Long Island home town. Weed will play Lizzie, the artsy, sarcastic older sister of Pags (Brian Muller), who dreams of rock stardom for her all-girl punk band, Wildfire. She joins an ensemble cast that includes Sam Vartholomeos, Caitlin Stasey, Gigi Zumbado, JanLuis Castellanos, Brian Muller and Isabella Farrell. In addition to Burns, the series is also executive produced by his producing partner Aaron Lubin and Lori Keith Douglas. Weed recently starred as Janis Sarkisian in Tina Fey’s Broadway musical Mean Girls, based on the movie. She originated the role...