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The Dutton family is expanding with the addition of James Badge Dale (Hightown, 24), Darren Mann (Animal Kingdom, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), and Marley Shelton (Never Been Kissed, Rise) to the Paramount+ spinoff .

EXCLUSIVE: Garret Dillahunt (Sprung) is the newest addition to Prime Video’s film A Million Miles Away, starring Narcos: Mexico‘s Michael Peña, which is in production in Mexico City.

'P-Valley' Season 2: Watch the Sizzling First Teaser for the Hit Starz Series Mo'Nique Added to the Cast of 'BMF' Season 2 on Starz 'Hightown': Starz Shares First Trailer and Key Art for Season 2 (Exclusive)

EXCLUSIVE: Peabody Award-winning showrunner, producer and writer Gary Lennon (Power Book IV: Force) has signed with M88.

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. Television Group has announced the seven directors selected for the 2022 WBTV Directors’ Workshop.

EXCLUSIVE: Garret Dillahunt (Army of the Dead), Jeanine Serralles (Utopia), Kaya Rosenthal (The Time Traveler’s Wife), Michael Drayer (Mr. Robot), newcomer Ellie Barone and Taja V. Simpson (The Oval) have signed on for recurring roles in the third season of Starz’s crime drama, Hightown.

Jerry Bruckheimer Television veteran KristieAnne Reed has been promoted to CEO of the company from her current position as President. She will succeed Jonathan Littman, who recently announced he was leaving JBTV, which he helped launch and led for the past 25 years, to launch his own production company.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorAfter 25 years and more than 1,000 episodes, KristieAnne Reed has been promoted to CEO of Jerry Bruckheimer Television.Reed’s promotion follows Jonathan Littman’s departure as Bruckheimer TV chief after 25 years in the role. Reed has also logged more than a quarter-century with Bruckheimer, starting out on the feature side.

short story by V. E. Schwab and follows teenage vampire Juliette (Sarah Catherine Hook, “American Crime Story”), who sets her sights on new girl Calliope (Lewis) when it’s time to make her first kill.

Jonathan Littman, who has led Jerry Bruckheimer Television as President for the past 25 years after helping build the entity, has left his position to start his own production company.“The last 25 years have been the ride of a lifetime and stepping away was a difficult decision. Having just celebrated our 25th anniversary and given the stability of our incredible executive team, this felt like the right time to step off and pursue a growing desire of mine to start my own company,” said Littman.

Selome Hailu Marci Liroff wants you to know one thing for certain: “This is not porn. This is make-believe.”Liroff worked as the intimacy coordinator on Season 2 of the Starz drama “Hightown,” which features plenty of sex and stripping — but did not have anyone to coach those scenes in the first season.“I thought they did a terrific and convincing job in the first season without an intimacy coordinator,” she tells Variety.

EXCLUSIVE: Tyler Dean Flores (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier), Imani Lewis (First Kill), Christian Vunipola (Queenpins), Suraj Partha (Modern Family) and Raúl Castillo (Cha Cha Real Smooth) will star in Miguel Wants to Fight, a coming-of-age comedy that American High is producing for Hulu, which has entered production.

50 Cent, aka Curtis Jackson, has threatened to walk away from his TV deal with Starz in a series of Instagram posts.The rapper, actor and producer, who is an executive producer on the Power franchise, expressed his frustration at the network over the lack of decision regarding the renewal of spin-off series, Power Book IV: Force.Posting pictures of bags being packed on Instagram, 50 Cent wrote: “This is me packing my stuff, STARZ. Sucks, my deal is up over here I’m out.

50 Cent is done with Starz.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission.Amazon saw a slight increase in the price of a Prime subscription last month but members still get so many perks that the marginal uptick shouldn’t make much of a difference.The latest perk, exclusively for Prime members, is a limited-time deal that brings down the price of streaming platform Starz to only $0.99 per month. Starz would normally cost $7.99 a month, either on its independent website or through Prime Video Channels.Plus, the streaming deal comes with a subscription to Amazon Music (normally $9.99 a month) as part of the package — which means you get unlimited access to both platforms for a full three months, until the deal expires.

Starz has renewed its critically acclaimed crime drama series Hightown for a third season.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer“Hightown” has been renewed for a third season at Starz.The crime drama starring Monica Raymund aired its 10-episode second season between October and December of last year. In the second season of “Hightown,” the picture-perfect version of summer on Cape Cod clashes with its off-season reality.

EXCLUSIVE: The Fosters alumna Shi Ne Nielson has booked a heavily recurring role on the fourth season of The CW’s Charmed reboot. Nielsen will play Roxie, the mercurial owner of the Blue Camellia, a mysterious bar with an emotional history that caters to a dangerous collection of magical miscreants. Part fixer, part-confidant to those who drink at her establishment, part heartbroken hero…Roxie is the keeper of many secrets…including her own. She’ll play a central role in the action and drama of Season 4 as the Charmed Ones bring her deeper into their lives and their hearts. The question is…can they trust her? Based on the original series, Charmed is from CBS Studios in association with Propagate Content, with executive producers Jeffery Lieber, Nicki Renna and Joey Falco, Kevin Dowling, Jennie Snyder Urman, Ben Silverman , Brad Silberling, Howard Owens, Liz Kruger and Craig Shapiro. Known for her recurring roles on The Fosters and Chasing Life, Nielson recently guest-starred on MacGyver, S.W.A.T., and The Rookie. She’s repped by BRS/Gage Talent Agency.

EXCLUSIVE: Luis Guzmán (Boogie Nights, Code Black) has joined the cast of Miles Away, an upcoming indie from writer, director and producer Jacquelyn Quinones.

Monica Raymund returns with Hightown Season 2 on Sunday and while her character Jackie Quiñonez is in an infinitely better position than last season, it’s too early to tell if she can stay on the straight and narrow.

EXCLUSIVE: Mike Pniewski (Hightown), Thad Luckinbill (12 Strong), Sky Ferreira (Lords of Chaos), James Devoti (The Walking Dead) and Michael Beasley (Escape at Dannemora) will round out the cast of Netflix’s crime thriller Reptile, appearing alongside previously announced cast members Benicio Del Toro, Justin Timberlake, Alicia Silverstone, Michael Pitt, Ato Essandoh, Frances Fisher, Eric Bogosian, Domenick Lombardozzi, Karl Glusman, Matilda Lutz, Owen Teague and Catherine Dyer.

With so much content out there vying for eyeballs, Starz can sometimes feel like the forgotten middle child of the streaming wars. Outside of “Outlander” and the “Power” franchise (which also includes “Power Book II: Ghost” and “Power Book III: Raising Kanan”), the outlet hasn’t established much of a presence in the competitive landscape of premium television.

is back with season 2 as it continues to follow Jackie Quiñones (Monica Raymund) as she battles her own, personal demons and tries to put a stop to a deadly crime wave taking over Cape Cod. Ahead of its October debut, ET has the first trailer for the Starz drama. Created and executive produced by Rebecca Cutter, sees Jackie focused on bringing down drug kingpin Frankie Cuevas (Amaury Nolasco), whom she holds responsible for the death of her best friend, Junior (Shane Harper).

Starz has set Sunday, October 17 for the Season 2 premiere of its critically acclaimed crime drama Hightown. The sophomore season of the series, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Lionsgate Television, will debut at 9 PM ET/PT on Starz in the U.S.

Craig muMs Grant, who portrayed Arnold "Poet" Jackson on the acclaimed HBO drama Oz, has died. He was 52.

Craig “Mums” Grant, an actor and poet who appeared in all six seasons on HBO’s prison drama Oz among dozens of film, TV and stage credits, died Thursday. He was believed to be 53. His reps at Ellipsis Entertainment Group announced the news but did not provide details.

EXCLUSIVE: Rebecca Wisocky (Devious Maids) and Meagen Fay (Hightown) have been tapped for recurring roles in Dopesick, Hulu’s eight-episode limited series based on Beth Macy’s bestselling book. The project is from The Handmaid’s Tale executive producer Warren Littlefield and Touchstone Television.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla The “Power” universe is expanding for the Starz franchise’s third spinoff “Power Book IV: Force,” with eight series regulars now joining lead Joseph Sikora.Cast members announced for the spinoff include Isaac Keys (“Get Shorty”), Lili Simmons (“Ray Donovan”), Gabrielle Ryan (“The Have and Have Nots”), Shane Harper (“Hightown,” “A Teacher,”) Kris D.

Starz has set its main cast for Power Book IV: Force, the third installment in the Power universe. Lili Simmons (Banshee, Ray Donovan), Gabrielle Ryan (The Haves and the Have Nots, Bonding), Isaac Keys (Get Shorty, The Oath), Hightown alum Shane Harper, Kris D. Lofton (Ballers, Empire), Anthony Flemming III (Prison Break, The Beast), Lucien Cambric (Chicago P.D., The Chi) and Tommy Flanagan (Sons of Anarchy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.