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Felicity Huffman is behind bars, reporting to the Bureau of Prisons to serve her sentence in the college bribery scheme just more than a week before she was required to report in. “Felicity Huffman reported today for sentencing to the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, CA,” said a rep for Huffman in a statement. “Ms. Huffman is prepared to serve the term of imprisonment Judge Talwani ordered as one part of the punishment she imposed for Ms. Huffman’s actions.” Huffman plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud in May.
(Source: Cynopsis)They go together. HBO Max ordered Grease: Rydell High, a musical series inspired by the 1978 film Grease. Set in the ‘50s in and around the world of Rydell High, show reimagines the hit movie with some of its iconic characters and some new faces. HBO Max also scored rights to stream The West Wing when the service launches next year.
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Drama series The Most Fun We Ever Had is in development at HBO.From Amy Adams and Stacy O’Neil’s Bond Group Entertainment and Laura Dern and Jayme Lemons’ Jaywalker Pictures, series is based on Claire Lombardo’s bestselling novel, which follows four sisters who each are struggling to exist in the shadow of their parents’ idyllic marriage. Lombardo will pen the adaptation and co-exec produce.
(Source: Cynopsis)CBS gave a put pilot commitment to an untitled comedy series from former NBA star/actor/businessman Rick Fox, creator Dan Kopelman, and producers Kapital Entertainment and Warner Bros. TV. Penned by Kopelman and inspired by Fox’s real-life experience, series follows a recently retired pro basketball star who attempts to reconnect with his estranged son by buying an esports franchise.
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Apple TV renewed Ron Moore’s space-race drama For All Mankind ahead of its series debut November 1. Also reportedly renewed or in the process of being renewed for a second season are upcoming Apple series See, Dickinson, Little America and Home Before Dark, reports Deadline.
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Nick Jonas is officially in the production business. Dash & Lily, an eight-ep holiday romantic comedy, is in production at Netflix from Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps and Jonas’ new shingle Image 32, based on the YA book series. Action centers on a whirlwind holiday romance and is toplined by Austin Abrams (Euphoria, This Is Us) and Midori Francis (Good Boys).

Adventure series The Outpost will get a third season, slated to drop in summer 2020 on The CW. Series follows the lone survivor of a race called the “Blackbloods.”
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Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment launched Landmark Studio Group in partnership with entertainment industry veteran David Ozer as CEO. Cole Strategic Partners has committed funding to Landmark, which will develop, produce, distribute and own all IP it creates. Among projects already in the works are scripted drama The Fix, docuseries The History of Gangster Rap and supernatural horror series Safehaven.
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Quibi continues to beef up its Daily Essentials programming slate. The Weather Channel will provide exclusive daily weather programming for the short-form service beginning in April 2020, with a mix of national and hyper-localized weather and forecasting stories. Quibi also announced Your Daily Horoscope, an animated horoscope series combining humor and adult animation created by Attn: and exec-produced by Will Arnett and his company Electric Avenue, and Tom Werner. And, mobile meditative experience The Daily Chill will be part of the Quibi slate.
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OWN drama series Ambitions returns for its midseason premiere Tuesday, November 12 at 10p. Series hails from producer Will Packer.
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All eight eps of the third season of CBS All Access’ original comedy No Activity will be available on the service beginning Thursday, November 21. Season 3 finds detectives Nick Cullen and Judd Tolbeck back in uniform with a revolving door of quirky new partners and even quirkier criminals.
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Netflix dropped its holiday lineup, including films, special eps, themed series and kids programming. Film slate includes Kristin Davis and Rob Lowe starrer Holiday in the Wild (November 1), Let it Snow (November 8), Jason Schwartzman- and JK Simmons-topped comedy Klaus (November 15), previously announced The Knight Before Christmas (November 21), Holiday Rush (November 28) and A Christmas Prince (December 5).The Netflix movies join series including the second season of The Great British Baking Show: Holidays, debuting November 9.
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20/20 will present a two-hour special on actress and Playboy Playmate Dorothy Stratten, who was murdered at age 20 by her estranged husband. Feature, which airs ahead of the 40^th anniversary of her death, will debut Friday, October 18 at 9p.
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Documentary Women of Impact: Changing the World will debut on National Geographic Channel on Saturday, October 26, at 10p. Narrated by Julianna Margulies, special showcases boundary-breaking women whose stories create a portrait of the past, present and future of the distinctly female impact on our world.
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MTV’s 2019 MTV EMAs performance lineup includes Halsey, Rosalía, show host Becky G, Akon, Ava Max and Mabel. Show airs Sunday, November 3 at 9p CET.
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The annual Urban One Honors awards show will take place Thursday, December 5, 2019 at MGM National Harbor and air on TV One on January 20, 2020 as a two-hour telecast. Event heralds accomplishments of individuals in entertainment, media, music, fashion, sports, education and the community.
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Heather Graham joined the cast of CBS All Access’ adaptation of Stephen King novel The Stand… Tony winner Renee Elise Goldsberry scored a multi-episode arc in CBS’ supernatural drama Evil.
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Among the freshman talkers The Kelly Clarkson Show (1.2, down 14%) remained the No. 1 new show overall in syndication. Tamron Hall (0.9, steady) stood fast despite multiple breaking news preemptions and tripled the rating of rookie talk rival Mel Robbins (0.3, down 25%). In the courtroom, Jerry Springer’s Judge Jerry (1.0, steady) out-rated the other two frosh court shows combined: Personal Injury Court (0.5, up 25%) and Protection Court (0.3, unchanged).
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