FX dropped the official trailer for the upcoming second season of American Horror Stories, a spinoff of the popular, award-winning American Horror Story series. The one-minute trailer teases the return of American Horror Story alumni Denis O’Hare, Cody Fern, Max Greenfield, Nico Greetham, and Gabourey Sidibe as well as the addition of a few new faces including Alicia Silverstone and Bella Thorne.
The seven-episode first season of the horror anthology premiered on July 15, 2021 and kicked off with two dads and their daughter moving into the Murder House. Season two is set to debut on July 21, 2022 on FX on Hulu with a creepy episode titled “The Dollhouse.” And no, I haven’t seen it yet, but come on…anything with dolls is bound to be creepy. Plus, the doll poster for season two is deeply disturbing.
American Horror Story creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk executive produce along with Alexis Martin Woodall, John J. Gray, and Manny Coto. The AHS franchise is a 20th Television production.
The first season split critics and sits at 50% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. IndieWire’s Kristen Lopez described it as feeling like “a group of writers sitting around talking about what they’ve watched and listened to and trying to make a horror story out of it.” However, LA Weekly’s Erin Maxwell believes it captured the spirit of AHS, saying, “If you’re a fan of the series and the deranged universe it inhabits, well, good news! All of those elements remain intact, sans the meandering narratives that seemed to stretch into eternity, and made a lot of us give up on past seasons.”
Poster for American Horror Stories Season 2 (Photo Credit: FX)
Wells Adams and Daniele Uditi in ‘Best in Dough’ (Photo by: Michael Desmond/Hulu)
Bachelor in Paradise‘sWells Adams and Pizzana restaurant creator/co-owner Chef Daniele Uditi host Hulu’s Best in Dough, a new culinary competition series that’s all about pizza. Best in Dough premieres on September 19, 2022 and features Michelin star chefs as well as pizza lovers who aren’t employed in the restaurant industry.
Chef Uditi serves as the head judge, with Chef Millie Peartree, baker Bryan Ford, and comedian/food influencer Eunji Kim on board as judges.
The 10-episode first season kicks off with the release of the first three episodes, followed by three new episodes on September 26th. The final four episodes will stream on October 3, 2022.
Hulu released the following description of Best in Dough along with the list of competitors:
“In a world where there seems to be little agreement on anything, there is one great unifier… the universal love of pizza. Best In Dough brings together pizza-obsessed competitors from all walks of life to showcase their pizza-slinging skills and battle it out for a cash prize. Fire up the oven; the first-ever pizza competition is on!”
Daniele Uditi in ‘Best in Dough’ (Photo by: Michael Desmond/Hulu)
The Season 1 Competitors:
Episode 101 ‘Nonnas’ – premieres Monday, September 19
Nonna Antoinette – Southbury, CT
Nonna Carmela – Long Island, NY
Nonna Lina – Queens, NY
Episode 102 ‘ Influencers’ – premieres Monday, September 19
Ashley “Mincey” Mincey – Miami, FL
Scott Wiener – New York, NY
Shealyn Coniglio – Brooklyn, NY
Episode 103 ‘BBQ’ – premieres Monday, September 19
Dwayne “Big Daddy” Thompson – Alabaster, AL (Big Daddy Sauces – chef/owner)
Joe “Joe-Rilla” Youkhan – Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (Smorburger – chef/owner)
Adrian Davila – Seguin, TX (Davila’s BBQ – chef/owner)
Episode 104 ‘College Kids’ – premieres Monday, September 26
John Laspada – Tallahassee, FL
Olivia Casterta – Davis, CA
Yemage Omer – Atlanta, GA
Episode 105 ‘Pop Up’ – premieres Monday, September 26
David Lee – Philadelphia, PA (Pizza Jawn Pop Up)
Miriam Weiskind – Brooklyn, NY (The Za Report Pizza Pop Up)
Jhy Coulter – Kansas City, MO (Devoured Pizza Pop Up)
Episode 106 ‘Pizza Champs’ – premieres Monday, September 26
Joe Carlucci – Madison, AL (Valentina’s – owner)
Leah Scurto – Santa Rosa, CA (Pizza Leah – owner)
Ali Haider – Los Angeles, CA (786 Degrees – owner)
Episode 107 ‘Mother Daughter’ – premieres Monday, October 3
Barbara + Allison – Walnut, CA / Walnut Grove, CA
Carmen + Heidi – Los Angeles, CA
Tiffany + Kelis – Raleigh, NC (Not Now Wontons – owner)
Episode 108 ‘Planet Pizza’ – premieres Monday, October 3
Eduardo Anaya – Los Angeles, CA (TBC) (LA Birria)
Marcos Roberto – Los Angeles, CA (TBC) (Personal Pizza Chef and Sampa’s Gourmet Pizza)
Taiki Kuramoto – Tustin, CA (Momoyama – executive chef)
Episode 109 ‘Midwest’ – premieres Monday, October 3
Cliff Skighwalker – Detroit, MI (Cliff’s Pizza – owner)
Emmett Burke – Chicago, IL (Emmett’s Pizza – owner)
Michael LaMarca – Cleveland, OH (Master Pizza – owner)
Episode 110 ‘Fine Dining’ – premieres Monday, October 3
Amanda Morris – Las Vegas, NV (Kitchen Vixsn – owner)
Ian Winslade – Atlanta, GA (Mission + Market – Executive Chef/Partner; Tre Vele – executive
chef)
Yoko Hasebe – Los Angeles, CA (Morihiro – sushi chef)
Focus Features has released the official trailer for The Silent Twins, based on a fascinating true story. Letitia Wright (Black Panther) and Tamara Lawrance (Invasion) star as the siblings who communicated only with each other.
Author Marjorie Wallace was a journalist when she first heard the story of twins June and Jennifer Gibbons. Wallace pursued the story and met with the girls’ parents, and they allowed her to visit June and Jennifer’s room. There, she discovered the twins’ journals filled with diary entries, short stories, and poems. Marjorie Wallace then spent years visiting the twins after they were convicted of arson and committed to Broadmoor (a high-security psychiatric hospital in England).
“They desperately wanted to be recognized and famous through their writings, to have them published and to have their story told. And I thought that maybe one way of freeing them, liberating them, would be to unlock them from that silence,” explained Wallace in a 2015 interview with NPR.
The film is based on Wallace’s book that chronicles her encounters with the twins and the emergence of their personalities over time.
Agnieszka Smoczyńska directed and Andrea Seigel adapted Wallace’s book for the screen. Leticia Wright, Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska, Joshua Horsfield, Ben Pugh, Ewa Puszczyńska, Anita Gou, and Alicia Van Couvering produced.
Focus Features will release The Silent Twins in theaters on September 16, 2022.
Tamara Lawrance stars as Jennifer Gibbons and Letitia Wright as June Gibbons in ‘The Silent Twins’ (Photo Courtesy of Lukasz Bak/Focus Features)
Isabelle Fuhrman reprises her role as the psychotic main character from the 2009 film Orphan in the prequel, Orphan: First Kill, which just unveiled a lengthy trailer. The original film starred Fuhrman (then 12 years old) playing a nine-year-old masquerading as the lost daughter of a couple played by Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga. The big twist was that Esther wasn’t actually their daughter and she wasn’t nine; she was in her 30s.
The prequel subs in Rossif Sutherland (Catastrophe) and Julia Stiles (Jason Bourne) for Sarsgaard and Farmiga. However, Fuhrman once again slips into the role of Esther, this time as an adult playing a child playing an adult.
“We didn’t use special effects, we didn’t use any crazy makeup tricks. And I think that’s what makes the movie work, is because you really can’t figure out how I look like a [9-year-old], but I do. And it’s really creepy,” said Fuhrman in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
The original film was directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (Jungle Cruise, Black Adam) and William Brent Bell (The Boy, The Boy II) directs the sequel. David Coggeshall wrote the screenplay.
Orphan: First Kill will be released in select theaters, on digital, and on Paramount+ on August 19, 2022.
The Plot: Esther’s terrifying saga continues in this thrilling prequel to the original and shocking horror hit, Orphan. After orchestrating a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Esther travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family. Yet, an unexpected twist arises that pits her against a mother who will protect her family from the murderous “child” at any cost.
A game of pretend murder gets out of hand in the new trailer for Bodies Bodies Bodies. The horror comedy will be released by A24, which immediately confirms it will in fact be weird and twisted.
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan breakout Maria Bakalova stars along with Amandla Stenberg, Myha’la Herrold, and Chase Sui Wonders. The cast also includes Rachel Sennott, Lee Pace, and Pete Davidson.
Halina Reijn (Instinct) directs from a screenplay by Sarah DeLappe, based on a story by Kristen Roupenian.
Bodies Bodies Bodies wowed audiences at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival and sits at 96% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Jenny Nulf from Austin Chronicle describes it as “a fun, inverted single location thrill ride” and Paste Magazine’s Aurora Amidon says “it boasts a clever conceit and mostly effective execution, while also offering a refreshing take on the murder mystery.”
Bodies Bodies Bodies opens in limited theaters on August 5, 2022 followed by a wide release on August 12th.
Poster for ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’
The Plot: When a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game goes awry in this fresh and funny look at backstabbing, fake friends, and one party gone very, very wrong.
Netflix’s trailer for the romantic drama Purple Hearts seems to give away a lot of the story. The two-minute trailer introduces Sofia Carson (Descendants) as a singer/songwriter whose medical issues keep her from doing what she loves. Enter Nicholas Galitzine as a soldier who offers to marry her just so she can get insurance for the medication she needs. And you know where the story goes from there, right?
Sofia Carson described her character to People, saying, “Cassie and I are very different in a lot of ways, but in others, beautifully similar: Her tenacity. Her love of music. Her fearlessness,” Carson says. “Cassie is a force. And it was my honor to be her, and step into her skin, for a moment in time. I admire her deeply.”
The cast also includes Chosen Jacobs, Kat Cunning, Linden Ashby, Anthony Ippolito, John Harlan Kim, Sarah Rich, and Scott Deckert. Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum directed from a screenplay by Kyle Jarrow and Liz W. Garcia.
Leslie Morgenstein and Elysa Koplovitz Dutton produced, with Paul O. Davis, Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum, Amy Baer, Sofia Carson, Laura Char Carson, Hugo Grumbar, and Tim Haslam executive producing.
Netflix will release Purple Hearts on July 29, 2022. The soundtrack will also drop on July 29th and will include Sofia Carson’s original song “Come Back Home” featured in the trailer.
The Plot: In spite of their many differences, Cassie (@sofiacarson), a struggling singer-songwriter, and Luke (@nicholasgalitzine), a troubled marine, agree to marry solely for military benefits. But when tragedy strikes, the line between real and pretend begins to blur.
Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin, and Brian Cox in ‘Succession’ season 3 (Photo by Graeme Hunter/HBO)
HBO’s Succession tops the list of the 74th Emmy Awards nominees, scoring 25 nominations including in the Outstanding Drama Series, Lead Actor (Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong), and Lead Supporting Actor (Matthew Macfadyen, Nicholas Braun, Kieran Culkin) categories. Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso and HBO’s The White Lotus tied for second with 20 nominations each.
HBO Max’s Hacks and Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building, which just received a third season order, earned 17 nominations. HBO’s Euphoria picked up 16 nominations, with series star Zendaya earning multiple nominations in the Lead Actress in a Comedy and Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics categories.
“Television continues to keep the world entertained, informed, and connected. With production at a historic high, the Academy has received a record number of Emmy submissions this season,” stated Scherma. “As we prepare for the entertainment industry’s biggest night, we are thrilled to honor the innovators, creators, performers, and storytellers who are propelling this platinum age of television.”
The 74th Emmy Awards will be held at the Microsoft Theater and will be broadcast live on Monday, September 12, 2022 at 8pm ET/5pm PT on NBC and Peacock.
2022 Emmy Awards Nominees in Key Categories
Outstanding Drama Series
Better Call Saul • AMC
Euphoria • HBO/HBO Max
Ozark • Netflix
Severance • Apple TV+
Squid Game • Netflix
Stranger Things • Netflix
Succession • HBO/HBO Max
Yellowjackets • Showtime
Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary • ABC
Barry • HBO/HBO Max
Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO/HBO Max
Hacks • HBO/HBO Max
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel • Prime Video
Only Murders In The Building • Hulu
Ted Lasso • Apple TV+
What We Do In The Shadows • FX
Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series
Dopesick • Hulu
The Dropout • Hulu
Inventing Anna • Netflix
Pam & Tommy • Hulu
The White Lotus • HBO/HBO Max
Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Killing Eve – Jodie Comer as Villanelle
Ozark – Laura Linney as Wendy Byrde
Yellowjackets – Melanie Lynskey as Shauna
Killing Eve – Sandra Oh as Eve Polastri
The Morning Show – Reese Witherspoon as Bradley Jackson
Euphoria – Zendaya as Rue
Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Ozark – Jason Bateman as Marty Byrde
Succession – Brian Cox as Logan Roy
Squid Game – Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun
Better Call Saul – Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman
Severance – Adam Scott as Mark Scout
Succession – Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy
Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Rachel Brosnahan as Miriam ‘Midge’ Maisel
Abbott Elementary – Quinta Brunson as Janine Teagues
The Flight Attendant – Kaley Cuoco as Cassie Bowden
The Great – Elle Fanning as Catherine The Great
Insecure – Issa Rae as Issa
Hacks – Jean Smart as Deborah Vance
Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Atlanta – Donald Glover as Earn
Barry – Bill Hader as Barry Berkman / Barry Block
The Great – Nicholas Hoult as Peter/Pugachev
Only Murders In The Building – Steve Martin as Charles-Haden Savage
Only Murders In The Building – Martin Short as Oliver Putnam
Ted Lasso – Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso
Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
The Staircase – Toni Collette as Kathleen
Inventing Anna – Julia Garner as Anna Delvey
Pam & Tommy – Lily James as Pamela Anderson
Impeachment: American Crime Story – Sarah Paulson as Linda Tripp
Maid – Margaret Qualley as Alex
The Dropout – Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes
Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
The Staircase – Colin Firth as Michael Peterson
Under The Banner Of Heaven – Andrew Garfield as Detective Jeb Pyre
Scenes From A Marriage – Oscar Isaac as Jonathan
Dopesick – Michael Keaton as Dr. Samuel Finnix
Station Eleven – Himesh Patel as Jeevan Chaudhary
Pam & Tommy – Sebastian Stan as Tommy Lee
Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Barry – Anthony Carrigan as NoHo Hank
Ted Lasso – Brett Goldstein as Roy Kent
Ted Lasso – Toheeb Jimoh as Sam Obisanya
Ted Lasso – Nick Mohammed as Nathan Shelley
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Tony Shalhoub as Abe Weissman
Abbott Elementary – Tyler James Williams as Gregory Eddie
Barry – Henry Winkler as Gene Cousineau
Saturday Night Live – Bowen Yang as Various Characters
Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Succession – Nicholas Braun as Greg Hirsch
The Morning Show – Billy Crudup as Cory Ellison
Succession – Kieran Culkin as Roman Roy
Squid Game – Park Hae-soo as Cho Sang-woo
Succession – Matthew Macfadyen as Tom Wambsgans
Severance – John Turturro as Irving Bailiff
Severance – Christopher Walken as Burt Goodman
Squid Game – Oh Yeong-su as Oh Il-nam
Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
The White Lotus – Murray Bartlett as Armond
The White Lotus – Jake Lacy as Shane Patton
Dopesick – Will Poulter as Billy Cutler
Pam & Tommy – Seth Rogen as Rand Gauthier
Dopesick – Peter Sarsgaard as Rick Mountcastle
Dopesick – Michael Stuhlbarg as Richard Sackler
The White Lotus – Steve Zahn as Mark Mossbacher
Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Alex Borstein as Susie Myerson
Hacks – Hannah Einbinder as Ava Daniels
Abbott Elementary – Janelle James as Ava Coleman
Saturday Night Live – Kate McKinnon as Various Characters
Ted Lasso – Sarah Niles as Dr. Sharon Fieldstone
Abbott Elementary – Sheryl Lee Ralph as Barbara Howard
Ted Lasso – Juno Temple as Keeley Jones
Ted Lasso – Hannah Waddingham as Rebecca Welton
Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Severance – Patricia Arquette as Harmony Cobel
Ozark – Julia Garner as Ruth Langmore
Squid Game – Jung Ho-yeon as Kang Sae-byeok
Yellowjackets – Christina Ricci as Misty
Better Call Saul – Rhea Seehorn as Kim Wexler
Succession – J. Smith-Cameron as Gerri Kellman
Succession – Sarah Snook as Shiv Roy
Euphoria – Sydney Sweeney as Cassie
Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
The White Lotus – Connie Britton as Nicole Mossbacher
The White Lotus – Jennifer Coolidge as Tanya
The White Lotus – Alexandra Daddario as Rachel Patton
Dopesick – Kaitlyn Dever as Betsy Mallum
The White Lotus – Natasha Rothwell as Belinda
The White Lotus – Sydney Sweeney as Olivia Mossbacher
Dopesick – Mare Winningham as Diane Mallum
Outstanding Competition Program
The Amazing Race • CBS
Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls • Prime Video
Nailed It! • Netflix
RuPaul’s Drag Race • VH1
Top Chef • Bravo
The Voice • NBC
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah • Comedy Central
Jimmy Kimmel Live! • ABC
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver • HBO/HBO Max
Late Night With Seth Meyers • NBC
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert • CBS
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
A Black Lady Sketch Show • HBO/HBO Max
Saturday Night Live • NBC
Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
The 64th Annual Grammy Awards • CBS
Live In Front Of A Studio Audience: The Facts Of Life And Diff’rent Strokes • ABC
The Oscars • ABC
The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Starring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar And 50 Cent • NBC
The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back! • CBS
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Adele: One Night Only • CBS
Dave Chappelle: The Closer • Netflix
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return To Hogwarts • HBO/HBO Max
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special • Netflix
One Last Time: An Evening With Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga • CBS
Outstanding Animated Program
Arcane • When These Walls Come Tumbling Down • Netflix
Bob’s Burgers • Some Like It Bot Part 1: Eighth Grade Runner • Fox
Rick And Morty • Mort Dinner Rick Andre • Adult Swim
The Simpsons • Pixelated And Afraid • Fox
What If…? • What If… Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead Of His Hands? • Disney+
Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
The Boys Presents: Diabolical • John And Sun-Hee • Prime Video
Love, Death + Robots • Jibaro • Netflix
Robot Chicken • Happy Russian Deathdog Dolloween 2 U • Adult Swim
Star Wars: Visions • The Duel • Disney+
When Billie Met Lisa • Disney+
Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
Atlanta • New Jazz – Hiro Murai, Directed by
Barry • 710N – Bill Hader, Directed by
Hacks • There Will Be Blood – Lucia Aniello, Directed by
The Ms. Pat Show • Baby Daddy Groundhog Day – Mary Lou Belli, Directed by
Only Murders In The Building • The Boy From 6B – Cherien Dabis, Directed by
Only Murders In The Building • True Crime – Jamie Babbit, Directed by
Ted Lasso • No Weddings And A Funeral – MJ Delaney, Directed by
Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series
Ozark • A Hard Way To Go – Jason Bateman, Directed by
Severance • The We We Are – Ben Stiller, Directed by
Squid Game • Red Light, Green Light – Hwang Dong-hyuk, Directed by
Succession • All The Bells Say – Mark Mylod, Directed by
Succession • The Disruption – Cathy Yan, Directed by
Succession • Too Much Birthday – Lorene Scafaria, Directed by
Yellowjackets • Pilot – Karyn Kusama, Directed by
Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Dopesick • The People vs. Purdue Pharma – Danny Strong, Directed by
The Dropout • Green Juice – Michael Showalter, Directed by
The Dropout • Iron Sisters – Francesca Gregorini, Directed by
MAID • Sky Blue – John Wells, Directed by
Station Eleven • Wheel Of Fire – Hiro Murai, Directed by
The White Lotus – Mike White, Directed by
Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series
A Black Lady Sketch Show • Save My Edges, I’m A Donor! – Bridget Stokes, Directed by
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver • Union Busting – Paul Pennolino, Directed by Christopher Werner, Directed by
Late Night With Seth Meyers • Episode 1252 – Alexander J. Vietmeier, Directed by
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert • Artistic Musical Performance By Chance The Rapper; Monologue: Ukraine & Russian War, January 6 Committee Evidence On Trump & Donald Jr.; Guest Beanie Feldstein – Jim Hoskinson, Directed by
Saturday Night Live • Host: Billie Eilish – Don Roy King, Directed by Liz Patrick, Directed by
Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special
Adele: One Night Only – Paul Dugdale, Directed by
Dave Chappelle: The Closer – Stan Lathan, Directed by
Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel – Bo Burnham, Directed by
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special – Norm Macdonald and Jeff Tomsic, Directed by
The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Starring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar And 50 Cent – Hamish Hamilton, Directed by
Outstanding Directing For A Documentary/Nonfiction Program
The Andy Warhol Diaries • Shadows: Andy & Jed – Andrew Rossi, Directed by
The Beatles: Get Back • Part 3: Days 17-22 – Peter Jackson, Directed by
George Carlin’s American Dream – Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, Directed by
Lucy And Desi – Amy Poehler, Directed by
Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy • Venice – Ian Denyer, Directed by
We Need To Talk About Cosby • Part 1 – W. Kamau Bell, Directed by
Outstanding Directing For A Reality Program
Cheer • Daytona Pt. 2: If The Judges Disagree – Greg Whiteley, Directed by
Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls • Naked – Nneka Onuorah, Directed by
Queer Eye • Angel Gets Her Wings – Aaron Krummel, Directed by
RuPaul’s Drag Race • Moulin Ru: The Rusical – Nick Murray, Directed by
Top Chef • Freedmen’s Town – Ari Boles, Directed by
Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
Saturday Night Live • Host: Jerrod Carmichael – Jerrod Carmichael as Host
Curb Your Enthusiasm • Igor, Gregor, & Timor – Bill Hader as Igor/Gregor/Timor
Ted Lasso • Inverting The Pyramid Of Success – James Lance as Trent Crimm
Only Murders In The Building • The Boy From 6B – Nathan Lane as Teddy Dimas
Hacks • The One, The Only – Christopher McDonald as Marty
Ted Lasso • Midnight Train To Royston – Sam Richardson as Edwin Akufo
Guest Actor In A Drama Series
Succession • Lion In The Meadow – Adrien Brody as Josh Aaronson
Succession • Retired Janitors Of Idaho – James Cromwell as Ewan Roy
Euphoria • Ruminations: Big And Little Bullys – Colman Domingo as Ali
Succession • Retired Janitors Of Idaho – Arian Moayed as Stewy Hosseini
Ozark • You’re The Boss – Tom Pelphrey as Ben Davis
Succession • All The Bells Say – Alexander Skarsgård as Lukas Matsson
Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
Hacks • The Click – Jane Adams as Nina Daniels
Hacks • Retired – Harriet Sansom Harris as Susan
Only Murders In The Building • Double Time – Jane Lynch as Sazz Pataki
Hacks • Trust The Process – Laurie Metcalf as Weed
Hacks • There Will Be Blood – Kaitlin Olson as DJ
Ted Lasso • The Signal – Harriet Walter as Deborah
Guest Actress In A Drama Series
Succession • Retired Janitors Of Idaho – Hope Davis as Sandi Furness
The Morning Show • Testimony – Marcia Gay Harden as Maggie Brener
Euphoria • Stand Still Like The Hummingbird – Martha Kelly as Laurie
Succession • What It Takes – Sanaa Lathan as Lisa Arthur
Succession • Chiantishire – Harriet Walter as Lady Caroline Collingwood
Squid Game • Gganbu – Lee You-mi as Ji-yeong
Host For A Reality Or Competition Program
Queer Eye – Bobby Berk, Host Karamo Brown, Host Tan France, Host Antoni Porowski, Host Jonathan Van Ness, Host
Nailed It! – Nicole Byer, Host
Shark Tank – Mark Cuban, Host Barbara Corcoran, Host Lori Greiner, Host Robert Herjavec, Host Daymond John, Host Kevin O’Leary, Host
Top Chef – Padma Lakshmi, Host
Making It – Amy Poehler, Host Nick Offerman, Host
RuPaul’s Drag Race – RuPaul, Host
Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special
Controlling Britney Spears (New York Times Presents) • FX
Lucy And Desi • Prime Video
The Tinder Swindler • Netflix
We Feed People • Disney+
Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Series
The Andy Warhol Diaries • Netflix
The Beatles: Get Back • Disney+
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy • Netflix
100 Foot Wave • HBO/HBO Max
We Need To Talk About Cosby • Showtime
Outstanding Structured Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow • PBS
Fixer Upper: Welcome Home • Magnolia Network
Love Is Blind • Netflix
Queer Eye • Netflix
Shark Tank • ABC
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
Below Deck Mediterranean • Bravo
Cheer • Netflix
Love On The Spectrum U.S. • Netflix
RuPaul’s Drag Race Untucked • VH1
Selling Sunset • Netflix
Olivia Colman as “Miss Havisham” and Fionn Whitehead as “Pip” in ‘Great Expectations’ (Photo Credit: Miya Mizuno/FX)
FX and BBC have released the first two photos from the upcoming Great Expectations limited series. Based on the classic novel by Charles Dickens, the limited series adaptation stars Oscar winner Olivia Colman (The Favourite) as Miss Havisham and Fionn Whitehead (Dunkirk) as Pip.
The cast also includes Shalom Brune-Franklin, Ashley Thomas, Johnny Harris, Hayley Squires, Owen McDonnell, Trystan Gravelle, Rudi Dharmalingam, and Matt Berry.
Filming is still underway in London on the six-part limited series.
Oscar nominee and BAFTA Award-winning writer Steven Knight created the series and serves as writer and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Tom Hardy, Ridley Scott, Dean Baker, David W. Zucker, Kate Crowe, and Tommy Bulfin. The series is produced by FX Productions in association with the BBC, Scott Free, and Hardy Son & Baker.
“Adapting Dickens’ work is a delight. I chose Great Expectations as the next work to bring to the screen not just because of the timeless characters but also because of the very timely story,” said Steven Knight in May 2020 when the series was announced. “A story of class mobility and class intransigence, told through an intensely emotional and personal first-person narrative. As the son of a Blacksmith myself, Pip’s journey from the forge into society is a very special one to me.”
Also in May 2020, FX Entertainment Eric Schrier said, “FX is honored to begin the next chapter of collaboration with Steven Knight, Ridley Scott, Tom Hardy and their teams as they reunite for this modern adaption of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. Their inaugural Dickens adaptation, A Christmas Carol, was a great success both creatively and commercially. We want to thank our partners at the BBC, Scott Free and Hardy Son & Baker for their support and can’t wait to get to work on this project.”
Hugely popular K-pop stars BTS are coming to Disney+ as part of a global content collaboration between Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific and HYBE. The just-announced agreement spotlights South Korea’s music and entertainment industry and will include five content titles from HYBE. BTS will be featured in two of the five exclusive series launching on Disney’s streaming services, as well as a concert film.
“We are thrilled to be collaborating with HYBE to showcase their original content created with powerful artist IP on our global streaming services including Disney+,” stated Jessica Kam-Engle, APAC Head of Content, The Walt Disney Company, commenting on the agreement. “This collaboration represents our creative ambition – to work with iconic content creators and top stars in Asia Pacific so their talent can be enjoyed by mainstream audiences in multiple ways. We believe these new titles will captivate consumers worldwide and look forward to introducing more music content on our service.”
Mirroring Jessica’s enthusiasm, HYBE CEO Park Ji-won said, “This will be the start of a long-term collaboration, where we present worldwide audiences a wide range of HYBE content for fans who love our music and artists.”
Park Ji-won added: “The Walt Disney Company has a long history of franchise-building and promoting musical artists, with its unparalleled brands and platforms.”
BTS member V will be starring in In The Soop: Friendaction with some of his famous friends. The members of BTS previously released two seasons of In The Soop in the past via Weverse. The two other BTS projects coming to Disney+ are BTS: Permission to Dance On Stage – LA and BTS Monuments: Beyond The Star.
BTS: PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE – LA: This exclusive cinematic 4K concert film features BTS’ live performance in Los Angeles’ Sofi Stadium in November 2021. Performing Billboard hit songs “Butter” and “Permission to Dance,” this was the first time in two years since the pandemic that the band met fans in person.
IN THE SOOP: Friendcation: An original travel reality show with a star-studded cast including V of BTS, Itaewon Class’ Seo-jun Park, Parasite star Woo-shik Choi, Hyung-sik Park, and Peakboy. The program features the five friends venturing on a surprise trip and enjoying a variety of leisure and fun activities.
BTS MONUMENTS: BEYOND THE STAR: This original docuseries follows the incredible journey of 21st century pop icons BTS. With unprecedented access to a vast library of music and footage over the past nine years, the series will feature the daily lives, thoughts and plans of BTS members as they prepare for their second chapter. The docuseries will be available exclusively on Disney’s streaming services next year.
Nat Faxon and Maya Rudolph in ‘Loot’ season 1 (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)
Loot is just five episodes into its first season and Apple TV+ is awarding the popular comedy with a season two renewal order. The workplace comedy premiered on June 24, 2022 and currently sits at 81% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
The cast is led by Maya Rudolph as a newly divorced billionaire who finds a new sense of purpose when she becomes involved with her charitable foundation. Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Joel Kim Booster, Nat Faxon, Ron Funches, and Stephanie Styles also star in season one. Severance‘s Adam Scott guest stars as Maya Rudolph’s ex-husband.
Emmy Award-winners Alan Yang (Master of None) and Matt Hubbard (30 Rock) created the series, write, and executive produce. Animal Pictures’ Maya Rudolph, Natasha Lyonne, and Danielle Renfrew also executive produce along with 3 Arts’ Dave Becky.
“Thanks to Maya, Alan, Matt, and the entire incredibly talented Loot cast and creative team who have created a show filled with captivating and endearing characters and hilarious and heartwarming moments throughout each episode,” stated Matt Cherniss, head of programming for Apple TV+. “This show has captured the hearts of global audiences, and we can’t wait for season two.”
Season one consists of 10 episodes. Apple TV+ didn’t confirm when season two will go into production or if it will also have 10 episodes.
Apple TV+’s official season one synopsis:
“In Loot, billionaire Molly Novak (Rudolph) has a dream life, complete with private jets, a sprawling mansion and a gigayacht – anything her heart desires. But when her husband of 20 years betrays her, she spirals publicly, becoming fuel for tabloid fodder. She’s reaching rock bottom when she learns, to her surprise, that she has a charity foundation run by the no-nonsense Sofia Salinas (Rodriguez), who pleads with Molly to stop generating bad press.
With her devoted assistant Nicholas (Kim Booster) by her side, and with the help of Sofia and team – including mild-mannered accountant Arthur (Faxon) and her optimistic, pop-culture-loving cousin Howard (Funches) – Molly embarks on a journey of self-discovery. Giving back to others might be what she needs to get back to herself.”
