EXCLUSIVE: Samantha Mathis and Norm Lewis and are set as series regulars opposite Matt Passmore and Floriana Lima in Blank Slate, NBC’s drama pilot from Dean Georgaris, John Fox, Davis Entertainment and Universal Television.
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Joe Otterson TV ReporterCress Williams and Shian Tomlinson have both been cast in the NBC drama pilot “Unbroken,” Variety has learned.The series follows three dynastic ranch families on the central coast of California as they make love and war in a passionate struggle to survive, ultimately setting the stage for a group of fiercely determined young women to win big for all at the National Championship of Rodeo.The pair joins previously announced cast members Scott Bakula, Anna Wood, Amanda Payton, Delon de Metz, Oluniké Adeliyi.Williams will star as Will Stanton, a retired bull-riding champion and manager of the Holleren ranch. A warm and unflappable man, Will is Cole’s (de Metz) best friend and uncle to his two adult children.
Tomlinson will play Ngozi “Gozi” Stanton, a fiercely competitive girl with a dazzling smile who’s determined to become a rodeo champion like her father. Williams most recently starred in The CW’s DC superhero show “Black Lightning,” which ran for four seasons.
He has also appeared on shows such as “The West Wing,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Friday Night Lights,” and “ER” among many others. In film, he has starred in features such as “Two Days in the Valley” and “Never Been Kissed.”He is repped by APA and managed by Sinclair Jones.Tomlinson, who is currently a college student, recently made a guest appearance on the NBC medical drama “New Amsterdam.” She has also starred in the short films “Bittersweet” and “Loves Baby Soft.”She is repped by Innovative Artists, Harvest Talent Management and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.Shaun Cassidy is the writer and executive producer on “Unbroken.” Bronwen Hughes will executive produce and direct the pilot.
Bakula will executive produce in addition to starring. Universal
.EXCLUSIVE: Samantha Mathis and Norm Lewis and are set as series regulars opposite Matt Passmore and Floriana Lima in Blank Slate, NBC’s drama pilot from Dean Georgaris, John Fox, Davis Entertainment and Universal Television.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterCarla Woodcock and Callum Kerr are set to star in the Hulu pilot “History of a Pleasure Seeker,” Variety has learned.The project is described as a a musical drama set in Amsterdam in 1907, a tale of a charismatic young man’s explosive adventures through all the temptations of the Belle Époque.Woodcock will play Constance, the most magnetic girl in Amsterdam and the undisputed queen of the city’s gilded youth. Kerr will play Piet, tutor to a very troubled child and an extreme empath, with the confidence to back himself against the odds.
The Royal Family will be taking time out of their day to remember the Queen Mother - who died exactly two decades ago today.
Honoring their great-grandfather. Prince William and Duchess Kate’s eldest two children attended Prince Philip’s memorial service on Tuesday, March 29.
Richard Williams, father of Venus and Serena Williams and the strong-willed tennis coach Will Smith portrayed in his Oscar-winning performance of “King Richard”, is speaking out following Smith’s altercation with Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.
An unexpected twist. Serena Williams couldn’t hide her shock when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith.
This is the moment Will Smith interrupted the Oscars and hit comedian Chris Rock. Will Smith hit Chris Rock in the face on stage after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s haircut. Smith walked up on stage and appeared to hit Rock before returning to his seat and shouting: “Keep my wife’s name out of your f****** mouth.
“Keep my wife’s name out of your f****** mouth. ” That’s what best actor winner Will Smith shouted - twice - after hitting Chris Rock in the face for making a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair. Going out un-bleeped in the UK, it was a bizarre, shocking moment of violence that cast a weird pall over the rest of the awards, not least Smith’s own win for King Richard.
King Richard, then launched into a live performance that was both gorgeous spectacle and well-executed power play. This content can also be viewed on the site it from.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Performing live from the very Compton, California tennis courts where the Williams sisters first learned to hold a ball and racket, by mostly Black woman performers, rocking a boa and dripping in fist-sized jewels. Of course she did. She is a phenom of a performer who has been s multiple times.
EXCLUSIVE: Jacqueline Obradors (Promised Land), Jon Beavers (Licorice Pizza) and Ruth Righi (Sydney To The Max) are set as leads opposite Scott Bakula, Anna Wood, Oluniké Adeliyi and Cress Williams in NBC’s drama pilot Unbroken (working title). They also join previously announced series regulars Delon de Metz, Amanda Payton and Shian Tomlinson in the project from New Amsterdam executive producer Shaun Cassidy and Universal Television.
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.MOVIES— Just in time for the Academy Awards, the Will Smith tennis drama “King Richard” arrives Thursday on HBO Max. Reinaldo Marcus Green's film, which is nominated for six Oscars including best picture, first streamed for 30 days when it debuted simultaneously in theaters and HBO Max in November.
Former Black Lightning star Cress Williams has been tapped as a lead opposite Scott Bakula, Anna Wood and Oluniké Adeliyi in NBC’s drama pilot Unbroken (working title). Also cast in the project, from New Amsterdam executive producer Shaun Cassidy and Universal Television, is newcomer Shian Tomlinson whose only previous TV credit is a guest spot on NBC/Uni TV drama New Amsterdam.
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.MOVIES— Just in time for the Academy Awards, the Will Smith tennis drama “King Richard” arrives Thursday on HBO Max. Reinaldo Marcus Green's film, which is nominated for six Oscars including best picture, first streamed for 30 days when it debuted simultaneously in theaters and HBO Max in November.
Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice were spotted looking cheerful as they attended the Bahrain Grand Prix with their husbands. Royal sisters Beatrice, 33, and Eugenie, 31, attended the event with husbands Jack Brooksbank, 35 and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, 38, with the family looking smart at the Formula 1 racing event.