Kathy Bates Joins ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’ Adaptation At Lionsgate

Joe Otterson TV ReporterJane Lynch has been cast in a lead role in the ABC multi-cam comedy pilot “Bucktown,” Variety has learned.Lynch joins previously announced cast members Shannon Woodward and Nicole Richie.In the multi-cam sitcom, after being dumped by her boyfriend and kicked out of her apartment on the eve of a big promotion, Amy (Woodward) finds refuge at her mom’s (Lynch) house in the blue-collar neighborhood where she grew up.

Jane Lynch, star of Glee and current host of NBC’s Weakest Link, has found her latest comedy role – joining ABC pilot Bucktown.

The Duchess of Cornwall lent her support to Queen Elizabeth during the 94-year-old monarch’s first public appearance following Prince Philip’s departure from hospital after his recent heart surgery.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNicole Richie has been cast in the ABC comedy pilot “Bucktown,” Variety has learned.In the multi-cam sitcom, after being dumped by her boyfriend and kicked out of her apartment on the eve of a big promotion, Amy finds refuge at her mom’s house in the blue-collar neighborhood where she grew up.

No harm, no foul. Kathy Wakile says her son, Joseph Wakile, wasn’t trying to hurt anyone’s feelings by comparing Joe Gorga and Melissa Gorga to farm animals.

EastEnders actress Jessica Plummer has joined Gugu Mbatha-Raw and David Oyelowo in HBO Max and BBC One’s limited series The Girl Before.

The Flash‘s Barry Allen loses his father, but gains a mother in his upcoming Warner Bros. DC standalone movie. Not literally in the movie, but in regards to the casting of Warner Bros’ pics characters.

EXCLUSIVE: Colin Davis, the former comedy chief at Quibi, has also joined Roku from the shortform service.

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Kathy Najimy was a Bette Midler fan before they ever worked together, she reveals on this week’s episode of the “At Home with the Creative Coalition” podcast.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterBrandy Norwood, best known by the stage name Brandy, has signed on for one of the lead roles in the ABC drama pilot “Queens.”The pilot is about four estranged and out-of-touch women in their 40s who reunite for a chance to recapture their fame and regain the swagger they had as the Nasty Bitches – their ’90s group that made them legends in the hip-hop world.Brandy will play Naomi, better known as Xplicit Lyrics — the highly skilled musical engine of the Nasty Bitches.

EXCLUSIVE: Scandal and United We Fall alum Guillermo Diaz is returning to ABC with a series regular role on National Parks, the network’s drama pilot co-written and executive produced by Yellowstone star Kevin Costner. The project hails from Costner’s Territory Pictures Entertainment, 20th Television and A+E Studios.

Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany is joining Fox News Channel as an on-air contributor. Fox anchor Harris Faulkner announced the hiring during her 11 a.m.

EXCLUSIVE: Tiffany Dupont (Brian Banks) is set as a series regular opposite Billy Campbell, Angel Parker and Gerardo Celasco in National Parks, ABC’s drama pilot co-written and executive produced by Yellowstone star Kevin Costner. The project hails from Costner’s Territory Pictures Entertainment, 20th Television and A+E Studios.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentGaston Pavlovich, famed for producing Martin Scorsese’s “Silence” and “The Irishman,” is joining Sophokles Tasioulis, producer of Terrence Malick’s “Voyage of Time,” to produce “The Hague.”The feature is set up at Tasioulis’ Sophisticated Films banner in Germany and Pavlovich’s Mexico-based international production banner Fábrica de Cine.“The Hague” is based on a story and treatment by Ilan Ziv, an Israeli who fought as a young man in the Yom

EXCLUSIVE: Gerardo Celasco (Next) has been cast as a lead opposite Billy Campbell and Angel Parker in National Parks, ABC’s drama pilot co-written and executive produced by Yellowstone star Kevin Costner. The project hails from Costner’s Territory Pictures Entertainment, 20th Television and A+E Studios.