Entertainment - Wednesday, August 12, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: The CBS series Marshals will welcome Marque Richardson (Unprisoned, Dear White People) to its Season 2 cast. Richardson will recur as Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Burns. Additionally, Morgan Lindholm will return to expand on her role as Maddie, the bartender at the local watering hole, Bullet ’N Barrel, and Cal’s (Logan Marshall-Green) estranged daughter. Production on Season 2 […]

Deadline • 32 days ago

In the Season 5 opener of “Hacks,” Jean Smart’s beleaguered character Deborah Vance is eager to reclaim her legacy — and comes up with the perfect way to do it. She wants to be an EGOT. The idea of the EGOT — someone who wins all of the “Big Four” entertainment awards at some point […]

Variety • 32 days ago

The Instagram account advertises itself as resurfacing lost dating service videotapes from the 1980s. Social media users have been genuinely touched.

NYT Arts • 32 days ago

Two media groups filed suit against Donald Trump over a new offering in which subscribers can pay up to $100,000 a month for quicker access to his announcements on Truth Social. The lawsuit, filed in federal court on Wednesday, the Freedom of the Press Foundation and The Intercept Media claim that the “scheme is profoundly […]

Deadline • 32 days ago

Get ready for more action and more Alan Ritchson in “Reacher” Season 4, which premieres Wednesday, Aug. 12 on Prime Video. Our hunky, ex-military hero (Ritchson) is once again joined by a slew of new cast members as “Reacher” moves on to a fresh adventure based on Lee Child’s books. Per Amazon Prime, the logline […]

Variety • 32 days ago

Gallery Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, has set a September 29 publication date for Behind the Castle Walls: My Thirty Years at the Happiest Place on Earth by Bob Chapek, the short-tenured former CEO of Disney. The memoir chronicles Chapek’s 30-year tenure at the company and “the high-stakes maneuverings that unraveled behind the scenes” from […]

Deadline • 32 days ago

Lucy Davis, who portrayed the timid, frustrated Dawn Tinsley in the original version of “The Office,” said she had been diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer.

NYT Arts • 32 days ago

Legendary actress, director and producer Phylicia Rashad was the guest speaker at the C-Suite Luncheon during the 24th annual Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF). Started by Stephanie Tavares-Rance, who co-founded MVAAFF along with her husband, Floyd Rance, the luncheon and its accompanying summit uplifts, supports and connects executives, business owners and women leaders […]

Variety • 32 days ago

Now that Hacks has concluded its five-season run, Andy Cohen had a bone to pick with showrunner and star Paul W. Downs on live TV. During Tuesday’s episode of Watch What Happens Live, the talk show host called out Downs over a joke at his expense, which Jean Smart’s Deborah Vance told in the recent […]

Deadline • 32 days ago

Amazon Game Studios will return Western territory publishing responsibilities for “Throne and Liberty” and “Lost Ark” to game developers NC and Smilegate, respectively, amid the company’s pivot away from massively multiplayer online games (MMOs). “As part of our continued strategic evolution, we have made the decision to transition live operations of ‘Lost Ark’ and ‘Throne […]

Variety • 32 days ago

Ewan McGregor is putting the pressure on Disney when it comes to playing Obi-Wan Kenobi again. The actor told E! News on the press tour for his latest movie, “The End of Oak Street,” that the ball is in Disney’s court regarding his future with the “Star Wars” franchise. McGregor wants nothing more then to […]

Variety • 32 days ago

Actor Martin Short is hotter than ever – literally. He has been sweltering in London this summer where the temperatures have soared to extraordinary levels: Thursday’s forecast calls for a high of 97°F (36°C), the latest furnace blast in a succession of UK heat waves. “What’s amazing is that London is not used to it,” […]

Deadline • 32 days ago