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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 4/14/23)
APPLE TV: Jane (Premiere)
APPLE TV: The Last Thing He Told Me (Premiere)
HBO: A Black Lady Sketch Show (Premiere) at 11pm
HBO MAX: #BringBackAlice (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Queenmaker (Premiere)
PARAMOUNT+: Rugrats (Premiere)
PRIME VIDEO: Greek Salad (Premiere)
PRIME VIDEO: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Premiere)
SPEEDVISION: Radford Reborn (Premiere)
STARZ: Blindspotting (Premiere) at 9pm
(SATURDAY 4/15/23)
NETFLIX: Dr. Cha (Premiere)
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Ana De Armas, Musical Guest: Karol G at 11:30pm
(SUNDAY 4/16/23)
CNN: The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (Premiere) at 8pm
CRUNCHYROLL: My Clueless First Friend (Premiere)
FOOD NETWORK: Alex vs. America (Premiere) at 8pm
FOOD NETWORK: Ciao House (Premiere) at 9pm
HBO: 100 Foot Wave (Premiere) at 8pm
HBO: Barry (Premiere) at 10pm
HGTV: Home Town (Premiere) at 8pm
ID: Very Scary People (Premiere) at 9pm
MGM+: A Spy Among Friends (Premiere)
MSNBC: Leguizamo Does Music (Premiere) at 10pm
NETFLIX: The Nutty Boy (Premiere)
SHOWTIME: Waco: The Aftermath (Premiere) at 10pm
On the heels of a record-breaking premiere for “Die Hart 2: Die Harter,” Roku has renewed the Kevin Hart series for a third season. “Die Hart is one of my favorite projects to act in and produce. I am so excited to get back to set to shoot season three,” said Hart. “My fans are the best and their reaction to season two fuels Hartbeat to keep raising the bar.” The show was the #1 Roku Original TV series weekend opener of all time by both unique views and streaming hour engagement.
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The full list of nominations for the 83rd annual Peabody Awards were announced Thursday, and PBS led the pack with 12 nods, followed by six for HBO Max and four for Apple TV+. “From hilarious and heartfelt comedies to interactive and immersive stories that leverage technology to create gripping narratives, Peabody is dedicated to recognizing compelling stories across the media landscape,” said Peabody executive director Jeffrey Jones. Winners will be announced May 9.
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Country music star Tim McGraw is launching his own company, Down Home Media, based in Nashville. “Country music has always been about storytelling,” said McGraw. “Our stories are honest vignettes of life and family and community. I think there’s a longing for that. For me, that’s Down Home. That’s how I grew up, those are the stories I like to tell, and that’s what I want our company to be about.” The new venture closed an investment and first-look deal with Skydance Media; as part of the deal, Skydance will develop film and TV projects with Down Home as well as channel IP and other material.
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Prime Video greenlit a feature documentary film from Roc Nation, Known, and Creative Control that chronicles the history of a basketball tradition, the McDonald’s All American Games, annual exhibitions of next-generation talent for high school seniors. The documentary tells the story of the cultural phenomenon through the eyes of the legends it’s created, the lives it’s changed, and the communities it’s transformed. Production began at last year’s Games and will include coverage from the 2022 and 2023 Games in addition to historical moments from the showcase.
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Pilot lights: Minnie Driver and Amanda Jahava will star in “Peep Show,” a comedy pilot for FX written and produced by Stefanie Robinson (“Atlanta”)….Cameras start rolling Monday, April 17 on TV pilot “Townsend,” starring Matt Borlenghi, Cameron Arnett, Wynn Everett and Riley Scigliano. Michael Houston King and Paul Sirmons EP the Crown Creative Concepts production, written by Michael Houston King…. Filming is also set to start on pilot “Letters to Addy,” starring Jen Nikolaisen, Gena Shaw, Caroline Elizabeth Gregory, Jordan Kennedy, Garland Borlenghi and Matt Borlenghi. Healy Lange exec produces and writes the Charles River Films production.
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“Star on Mars,” a new unscripted series in which celebs trade live, eat, sleep and bond in a space station that simulates life on the red planet, premieres Monday, June 5 at 8p on Fox. Said William Shatner, who serves as Mission Control on the show, “Good news for our celebronauts from Mission Control. Thanks to lower gravity on Mars, you’ll weigh 62% less. Bad news: the air is unbreathable, so if you’re from LA, it’ll remind you of home.”
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The fourth and final season of Netflix’s “Never Have I Ever” launches Thursday, June 8. It will be set during senior year in high school for Devi, the protagonist in the coming-of-age comedy.
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Two-episode special “100 Day Dream Home: Beachfront Hotel”premieres Friday, May 12 at 9p on HGTV, ahead of the 11-episode season premiere of “100 Day Dream Home” on Friday, May 26 at 9p.
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Adult Swim Canada’s “Psi Cops,” the net’s first original animated series, debuts Sunday, June 4 at 12:30a. The series follows coworkers at a paranormal detective agency.
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“Radford Reborn” premieres today, April 14, following historic British automotive company Radford Motors as it sets out to create the Radford Type 62-2, a reimagined version of the fabled Lotus Type 62. The docuseries can be found on Speedvision, a cable channel relaunched last year and headed by Bob Scanlon, who co-founded the original in 1995.
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Pete Davidson, who left “SNL” last year after eight seasons, will return to host the show on May 6. Davidson’s new series, “Bupkis,” premieres on Peacock on May 4.
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“Cocaine Bear: The True Story,” chronicling the events that inspired the hit movie “Cocaine Bear,” premieres today, April 14 on Peacock – the same day the horror comedy drops on the streamer.
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Magnolia Pictures has partnered with Peacock for streaming distribution. The deal makes titles including “Melancholia,” “A Royal Affair” and “Tucker and Dale vs. Evil” available on Peacock.
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The Washington Commanders have been sold to an investor group for a record $6 billion. Magic Johnson is part of the group, led by Philadelphia 76ers co-owner Josh Harris, buying the NFL team.
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Telemundo, Spanish-language home of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™, kicked off the “La Copa Es Nuestra / The Cup is Ours” marketing campaign in celebration of the 100-day countdown to the start of the tournament on July 20. All 64 matches will be televised live and exclusively in Spanish on Telemundo and Universo and stream live on Peacock. Telemundo Center, the company’s state-of-the-art headquarters in Miami, will complement the network’s presence across the two host countries and live match coverage with studio shows, such as “Zona Mixta,” and original programming dedicated to the tournament. Studio interventions during the matches will include analysis and debates as well as pre-, halftime and post-game shows. The announce team will be led by Andres Cantor alongside former Mexican National Team and Chivas player Manuel Sol and sports analyst Eduardo Biscayart as lead analysts.
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FOX Sports unveiled its 2023 USFL broadcast roster, featuring the return of veteran broadcaster Curt Menefee alongside analyst Joel Klatt. In addition, play-by-play announcer Kevin Kugler, analyst Mark Sanchez, along with sideline analysts, and former quarterbacks Brock Huard and Devin Gardner, will contribute to the network’s USFL coverage.
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The Association of Pickleball Professionals has extended its partnership with Franklin Sports as an official partner of the APP. Franklin’s renewal will see the brand embedded in the APP Tour throughout 2023, and the Franklin X-40 ball will be the official ball of the APP Next Gen Series.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Maria Mamma – Toni Collette, Monica Bellucci, Sophia Nomvete, Allessandro Bressanello, Eduardo Scarpetta, Tommy Rodger, Tim Daish, Jay Nutelle, Yonv Joseph, Mitch Salm, Claire Palazzo, Maddalena Vallecchi Williams, Dora Roman, Giulio Corso
Sweetwater – Cary Elwes, Everett Osbourne, Eric Roberts, Richard Dreyfuss, Jeremy Piven, Jim Meskimen, Mike Starr, Kevin Pollack, Robert Ri’chard, Jason Sklar, Gary Clark Jr. Ashani Roberts, Liam Risinger
Renfield – Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Brandon Scott Jones, Adrian Martinez, Camille Chen, Bess Rous, Jenna Kanell, Danya LaBelle, Rhonda Johnson Dents
The Pope’s Exorcist – Russell Crowe, Daniel Zovatto, Alex Essoe, Franco Nero, Peter Desouza-Feighoney, Laurel Marsden, Cornell John, Rya O’Grady, Bianca Bardoe, Santo Bayon
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