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When Deadline ran the Summer Edition of its tradition Pilot Buzz column last week, ABC brass were yet to see some of their off-cycle pilots so information on the status of the five contenders at the network was murky.

Wilson Chapman editorHilary Swank (“Million Dollar Baby”), Jack Reynor (“Midsommar”) and Olivia Cooke (“House of the Dragon”) are set to star in the upcoming opioid-themed thriller “Mother’s Milk.”The film, which recently wrapped production in New York, comes from director Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, who co-wrote the script with Madison Harrison. Prior credits from the director include Sundance Special Jury Prize winner “As You Are,” and the Margot Robbie-starring “Dreamland.” Aside from the three leads, additional cast includes Dilone, Hopper Penn, Norm Lewis and Karen Aldridge.“Mother’s Milk” follows a journalist who, after the murder of her estranged son, forms an unlikely alliance with his pregnant girlfriend to track down those responsible for his death.

Chelsea Blackwell’s dachshund Blue disappeared Monday in New York, and the distraught owner went out in search of her pet. When she came upon a line of squad cars and people with cameras near a Greyhound bus station, she set aside her search to investigate. "I noticed there were like eight police cars and people with cameras.

Selena Gomez, Kerry Washington and Hilary Duff hit the red carpet at the 2022 ABC Disney Upfronts!

We’re getting the first look at three of ABC’s new series for the 2022-23 broadcast season. The network has released teaser trailers for fall dramas Alaska and The Rookie: Feds and midseason comedy Not Dead Yet. Check them out below.

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ABC is bringing actress Hilary Swank and the writer of the 2015 Oscar-winning film “Spotlight” together for a new drama about a journalist working in Alaska.The Thursday series “Alaska” headlines a fall schedule announced Tuesday that also includes an hourlong celebrity version of “Jeopardy!” and leans heavily on returning favorites.Swank will play Eileen Fitzgerald, described as a “recently disgraced” reporter who leaves a high-profile New York life behind to seek personal and professional redemption up north. The creator is Tom McCarthy, who wrote the film about the Boston Globe's investigation of sexual abuse by Catholic priests.Craig Erwich, ABC entertainment president, calls it a brave show for this era.“Telling stories about journalists as heroes is something that's going to get a lot of conversation,” Erwich said in an interview Tuesday.

William Earl The network upfronts are once again front-and-center for the television industry as major players gather in New York May 16-19 for the springtime ritual of presenting programming plans for the upcoming TV season.The business has changed markedly in the three years since industry insiders last gathered in person at Radio City Music Hall, Carnegie Hall and the like. The pandemic accelerated television’s embrace of on-demand streaming platforms and direct-to-consumer distribution models.But broadcast TV still has its sway — just look at the list of top performing series on the largest SVOD platforms.As content chiefs outline their plans for the 2022-2023 television season, here is a running list of new drama and comedy series orders handed out by ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and the CW.

As we are waiting for the onslaught of new series orders the next couple of days, here is some last-minute gossip on what is hot at the broadcast networks in an abbreviated edition of Deadline’s Pilot Buzz.

We are 10 days away from the start of the traditional upfront week and a day into the new series pickup window, which kicked off yesterday with NBC’s order to the Quantum Leap pilot. Getting intel on broadcast pilots is harder than ever as that marketplace has contracted over the last five years but here is what I hear as we head into pre-upfront week. You can use for reference the Early Pilot Buzz report Deadline ran on Monday.

“Reacher” star Alan Ritchson in which he will star in three different films for Amazon Studios. No specific movie projects were announced as part of the new deal or a timeline for their release.

Kate Hudson has realized one of her dreams and has taken to Instagram to share the incredible news with her 15 million followers.MORE: Kate Hudson reveals adorable connection between daughter Rani and mom Goldie HawnSharing two pictures of her looking casual in a pair of baggy dip-dyed trousers and a white tank top, and singing into a microphone, the actress announced a surprising career change.WATCH: Kate Hudson's new family video has fans asking the same thing"Finally realized it's time to say f#%! it and saaaannngg!!!!! #albumincoming #myikigai," she captioned the pictures.READ: Kate Hudson provides glimpse into her home to share breathtaking birthday presentRELATED: Goldie Hawn leaves fans stunned in incredible throwback performanceKate's Hollywood friends rushed to comment, with all of them cheering her on in her new venture. Kate will be releasing an album soon"Yeeeeeessssssss, you're making my dream come true!!!!!" wrote Hilary Swank, whilst fellow singer-actress Rita Wilson added: "Finally!!!"Michelle Pfeiffer simply posted several raising hands emojis and Janelle Monae remarked: "Yaaaaaaasssss fly my love!"Fans of Kate will know that she's always loved singing.

hosted a special screening and Q&A at the Dolby Theatre, the cast, including Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, opened up to ET's Will Marfuggi about season 5, dream guest stars and the one person everyone wants to appear on an upcoming season of the franchise spinoff series: Hilary Swank. In 1994, Swank took over the franchise as Julie Pierce in, which turned out to be the fourth and final film. While the movie didn’t include Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, Swank appeared opposite Pat Morita in his final appearance as Mr.

Cobra Kai brought back the stars of The Karate Kid, including Elisabeth Shue, and Season 4 even reintroduced Karate Kid III’s Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith). So Hilary Swank, who played Julie Pierce in 1994’s The Next Karate Kid, is the last big name on the table. On a panel at Deadline’s Contenders Television panel, co-creator Hayden Schlossberg teased Swank’s possible return. At least, there’s no other show that could cast her as Julie Pierce.

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby) and Reacher breakout Alan Ritchson have signed on to star in the film Ordinary Angels from Kingdom Story Company, which Lionsgate will distribute.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterABC has ordered a new pilot for the drama about the National Parks Investigative Services Branch, Variety has learned.The broadcaster commissioned a pilot for the project last year as well with a different creative team, though it ultimately did not go forward. The original team included Kevin Costner as co-writer and executive producer, but Costner is no longer attached to the project in any capacity.Instead, Rashad Raisani is writing and executive producing the pilot, which is described as a propulsive, soapy procedural set in the stunning world of National Parks.

It’s been nearly 30 years since Kristy Swanson slayed a vampire – but these days, she’s happily finding her footing on a ranch. The actress stars in Pure Flix’s streaming series "Sons of Thunder: Redemption." It tells the tale of a former biker gang member (Rocky Myers) who decides to seek forgiveness from his ex-fiancee at her California horse ranch that is about to close down.The ranch owner (Swanson) decides to host a fundraising rodeo, but trouble isn’t far behind.The show also stars Lorenzo Lamas of "Falcon Crest" and "Renegade" fame. Kristy Swanson attends the 2017 Monster Mania Con on March 10, 2017, in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

ABC has given a cast-contingent pilot order to Will Trent, a crime drama based on Karin Slaughter’s bestselling Will Trent book series, from The Big Leap creator Liz Heldens and Dan Thomsen (Batwoman) who previously worked together on Fox’s The Passage. 20th Television, where Heldens is under a deal, is the studio.

Clayton Davis Olivia Colman plays Leda in “The Lost Daughter” like a consummate pro, and her portrayal of a college professor on holiday in Greece, who reveals herself to be “an unnatural mother,” is among the most critically acclaimed performances of the year. With a deceivingly open and unpredictable best actress race ahead of us, the Oscar-winner who surprised awards watchers by defeating Glenn Close could add her second lead statuette to her mantle for her complex portrayal.This year’s race for best actress has taken twists and turns.

Len Amato, the former President of HBO Films, Miniseries and Cinemax, has been named chief content officer at MasterClass. He will head the content organization and help lead content innovation, strategy and development of class launches for the educational streaming platform.

Remembering his legacy. Hilary Swank’s father, Stephen Swank, died last year, and she has since opened up about her grieving process.

Alessandra Ambrosio and Candice Swanepoel glammed up the red carpet for the inaugural Red Sea International Film Festival on Monday night (December 6) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Selome Hailu editorJeff Perry has joined the cast of Tom McCarthy’s upcoming drama pilot at ABC.As Stanley, Perry joins previously announced cast member Hilary Swank, who stars as another journalist who moves to Alaska for a fresh start at a daily metro newspaper in Anchorage after making a big career mistake. Stanley is a fellow journalist who grew up in Alaska and returns home after a career at various metro dailies throughout the country.

Angelique Jackson Deon and Roxanne Avent Taylor’s Hidden Empire Film Group is set to produce and finance “The Daryl Davis Project” alongside Misha Collins, Trish Hofmann, Victoria Vantoch, Philip Schneider and two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank.The new project tells the true story of Daryl Davis (pictured above), a Black pianist who uses music to forge unlikely friendships with members of the KKK with the mission to turn their hearts away from an allegiance to white supremacy.

Hilary Swank is to star in and exec produce a drama pilot for ABC that comes from Spotlight and Stillwater director Tom McCarthy.

Clint Eastwood received a star-studded tribute ahead of the release of his upcoming film "Cry Macho." Director Steven Spielberg along with actors Mel Gibson, Hilary Swank and others honored Eastwood, 91, in a featurette released by Warner Bros.

River died just days before he would have turned a year old on Sept. 8.

After being diagnosed with organ failure, Sharon Stone‘s nephew lost his battle on Monday, August 30.