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Lynette Rice
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Before joining Deadline in 2022, Lynette spent 22 years at Entertainment Weekly where she covered the TV business for the magazine and website. Before that she worked for The Hollywood Reporter and Broadcasting & Cable. The San Diego State graduate is the author of the 2021 bestseller "How to Save a Life: The Inside Story of Grey's Anatomy."
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‘The Penguin’: Why You Won’t Hear The Nickname Uttered Much In The HBO Series
He’s called “Oz,” “Oswald,” “little bitch” and “weak little pussy boy” in the first episode. But not once does anyone refer to Colin Farrell’s title character as “the penguin.” And that’s pretty much how it is going to stay over the next eight episodes of the HBO series.
Though previous live…
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‘Matlock’ Showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman Addresses That Hardcore Twist In Premiere On CBS
SPOILER ALERT! This story contains details about the premiere episode of Matlock on CBS.
Viewers expecting a simple gender-swapped version of the classic TV show starring Andy Griffith were treated with an unexpected twist at the end of the episode.
Instead of seeing the sweet little old…
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‘Golden Bachelorette’s Gil Ramirez’s Time On Show To Be Limited After Production Learned Of Temporary Restraining Order Against Him
Red flag alert, Joan Vassos!
Deadline has confirmed that a temporary restraining order was filed against Gil Ramirez, a 60-year-old educator vying for Vassos’ affection on The Golden Bachelorette. He received a rose on Wednesday’s premiere and will continue on the ABC show.
According to one…
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‘Pretty Little Liars: Summer School’ Canceled After Two Seasons On Max
Pretty Little Liars: Summer School is closing its doors; Max has decided not to renew the drama for a third season.
Season 2 of the spinoff dropped May 9 and ran through June 20. The show followed the events of Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, which debuted five years after the original Pretty Lit…
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‘NCIS: Origins’ Premiere Will Feature Brief Appearance By Mark Harmon
It’s not supposed to be about old Leroy Gibbs — this is about his younger self coming up in the Naval Criminal Investigative Service — but Mark Harmon will appear briefly in the premiere episode of NCIS: Origins.
While talking to reporters on Thursday, co-showrunner David J. North said new footage of…
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‘Beyond The Gates’: Tamara Tunie, Daphnee Duplaix & Karla Mosley Cast In New CBS Daytime Soap
CBS’ upcoming daytime sudser Beyond the Gates (new title) has cast three actors to play prominent members of the fictitious Dupree family.
Tamara Tunie (As the World Turns, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) stars as Anita Dupree, the matriarch of the family and a former famous singer. She worked…
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‘The Young & The Restless’ Casts Valarie Pettiford As New Amy Lewis
EXCLUSIVE: Amy Lewis is coming back to Genoa City.
Deadline has learned that veteran TV actress Valarie Pettiford will take over the role that was first created by Stephanie E. Williams in 1983. Details on why Amy is returning are being kept under wraps for now.
Pettiford’s first air date as a…
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‘The Office’ Star Angela Kinsey Books First Christmas Movie For Hallmark Channel
EXCLUSIVE: Angela Kinsey is about to make her Hallmark Channel debut.
The Office star will headline Confessions of a Christmas Letter, which will premiere later this year as part of the network's 15th Annual Countdown to Christmas programming event.Â
Kinsey plays Settie Rose, a quirky family…
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‘The Penguin’: Behind The Decision To Make Colin Farrell Completely Unrecognizable As Oz Cobb
Matt Reeves didn’t start out wanting Colin Farrell to disappear behind a pile of prosthetics.
When his discussions with the actor began before the making of 2022’s The Batman, the primary focus was on the inspiration for Oz Cobb, not over whether Farrell should resemble comic book renderings of the…
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‘Dancing With The Stars’ Premiere: Who Survived Week One & Who Wore A Bedazzled Ankle Monitor
Season 33 of Dancing with the Stars was already generating lots of chatter before the first pair of Danskins hit the ballroom Tuesday. First, we got some good news: the popular pommel horse guy from the Olympics was going to compete this season!
But it went downhill from there. Former pro dancer Artem…
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Mike Nelson Steps Down As SVP, Communications For CBS News, Stations And Media Ventures
Longtime communications executive Mike Nelson is leaving his post as SVP Communications for CBS News, Stations and Media Ventures.
Nelson, beloved among trade journalists, has held his current title since January. He joined CBS L.A. in 2002 after spending seven years at NBC, where he served as its…
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‘Obituary’ Creator Ray Lawlor Signs With Insight Entertainment
EXCLUSIVE: Obituary creator Ray Lawlor has signed with Insight Entertainment.
Launched in 2023, Obituary is from APC Studios (UK) and Irish indie Magamedia for Irish pubcaster RTÉ and Hulu in the U.S. It follows Elvira (Siobhán Cullen), a young woman obsessed with death who writes obituaries for a…
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