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by Rebecca Rubin on 2021-07-26 in News, Ellen Burstyn, Exorcist, Leslie Odom Jr., Universal

Universal is shelling out an eye-popping $400 million to buy a new “Exorcist” trilogy with plans to screen some of the films on Peacock, its new streaming service. In a coup, Ellen Burstyn, the Oscar-winning actress who first did battle with the devil in the 1973 original, will reprise her role as Chris MacNeil. David

by Jennifer Yuma on 2021-07-26 in News, ABC, Eva Longoria

Eva Longoria will direct and executive produce a single-cam comedy in the works at ABC that hails from Grace Parra Janney and Josh Bycel. The untitled series is inspired by Grace’s own large Mexican American family in Texas. It is described as a multi-generational comedy about an upper middle class family handling grief, identity, and

by Joseph Otterson on 2021-07-26 in News, Amazon, Jai Courtney, The Terminal List

Jai Courtney has been cast in the Amazon series “The Terminal List” opposite Chris Pratt, Variety has learned. The series follows James Reece (Pratt) after his entire platoon of Navy SEALs is ambushed during a high-stakes covert mission. Reece returns home to his family with conflicting memories of the event and questions about his culpability. However,

by Cynthia Littleton on 2021-07-26 in News, COVID, Gavin Newsom

California Gov. Gavin Newsom came out swinging Monday against media outlets and personalities that have sought to cast doubt on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines, calling them “pundits profiteering off misinformation.” Newsom was also highly critical of those who have decided not to get the vaccination as a danger to overall public welfare. “Individual choice

by Brian Steinberg on 2021-07-26 in News, NBCUniversal, Olympics

NBCUniversal’s Olympics coverage is putting a spotlight not only on the world’s top athletes, but on the way American viewers are choosing to watch them. In decades past, fans of swimming competitions and gymnastic feats would tune in to a single network showing the Summer Olympics, and giant audiences would follow. In recent years, however,

by Angelique Jackson on 2021-07-26 in News, Amara Karan, AMC, Moonhaven, Peter Ocko

AMC Networks’ sci-fi thriller series “Moonhaven,” from creator Peter Ocko (“Lodge 49,” “Black Sails”), has cast Amara Karan. Karan joins previously announced stars Emma McDonald, Dominic Monaghan, Kadeem Hardison and Ayelet Zurer. “Moonhaven” is focused on a utopian colony on the moon that may hold the keys to preserving life on Earth, which has become

by Joseph Otterson on 2021-07-26 in News, Joe Henderson, Netflix, Pokemon

A new Pokemon series is in early development at Netflix, Variety has learned exclusively from sources. As the project is still in its early days, no details are available about the plot. However, sources say that Joe Henderson is attached to write and executive produce. Henderson currently serves as co-showrunner and executive producer on the popular

by Ethan Shanfeld on 2021-07-26 in News, 9-1-1, Love is Blind: After the Altar, Made from Scratch, The Simpsons

Fox announced the premiere dates for its 2021-2022 fall season that begins on Sept. 20. The network will launch three new shows and eight returning series over the course of several weeks. The Season 5 premiere of “9-1-1” will kick things off on Sept. 20 at 8 p.m., immediately followed by the debut of new

by gmaddaus on 2021-07-26 in News, Donald Trump, Tom Barrack

Tom Barrack pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he acted as an unregistered agent of the United Arab Emirates and obstructed a federal investigation. Barrack, a real estate investor who once owned the controlling stake in Miramax, was arrested last week and held for three days in a county detention center in San

by Danielle Turchiano on 2021-07-26 in News, Days Of Our Lives, Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem, Lisa Rinna, Peacock

Beloved daytime drama “Days of Our Lives” is expanding its world once again with an upcoming limited series entitled “Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem.” Five episodes of this new series has been ordered by streamer Peacock, and they will feature the return of Lisa Rinna in the role of Billie Reed. The episodes will