Tag: One Day at a Time
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July’s New TV Shows, From ‘Justified: City Primeval’ to ‘Full Circle’
Ahh, July. Summer is in full swing: the heat, the pool parties, the iced coffee, and all the hot television shows swarming like mosquitos (minus the biting). There are plenty of things to watch while you chill out and cool down: a younger, less angsty Superman (Jack Quaid) is flying his way around Metropolis in…
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‘The Horror of Dolores Roach’: Release Date, Cast, and Everything We Know
The original podcast series is finally coming to life on Prime Video. The Horror of Dolores Roach weaves a suspenseful and gripping narrative centering around Dolores Roach, portrayed by the talented Justina Machado from One Day at a Time. After enduring an unjust 16-year prison sentence, Dolores returns to the streets of Washington Heights, a…
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Vin Diesel Wants Robert Downey Jr. As Dom Toretto’s ‘Antithesis’ In Fast & Furious Finale
With his hopes of convincing Dwayne Johnson to return for the two-part “Fast & Furious” finale ever dwindling, star and producer Vin Diesel has seemingly set his sights on the “Avengers: Endgame” star. In an interview with Variety at the Los Angeles trailer premiere of “Fast X” — the upcoming tenth mainline entry that is…
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UK Producers Lose More Than $300M After Coronavirus Ground Production To A Halt
UK film and TV producer trade body Pact has said that British indies have been ravaged to the tune of £250M ($312M) after the coronavirus crisis tore through the industry last month.Pact surveyed 100 producers, who said they have lost an average of £2.6M in revenue to the pandemic, which has shut down or postponed…
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An Estimated 100 Pop TV Employees Are Getting Laid Off
ViacomCBS is going through its second round of layoffs since the CBS-Viacom merger in December 2019.Deadline reported that the latest wave of layoffs were centered on Pop TV and noted that an estimated 100 employees were expected to receive pink slips by the end of March.IndieWire has reached out to ViacomCBS for comment.“Schitt’s Creek,” Pop’s…
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‘Swiss Army Man’ Producer Walks Off Film Project Over Georgia Abortion Law (Exclusive)
Indie producer Miranda Bailey has dropped out of the drama “Time Capsule” a month before its scheduled location shoot in Georgia in protest of the state’s controversial “heartbeat” bill which was signed into law this month, Variety has learned.Pre-production is currently underway in Georgia in the midst of a media firestorm over the legislation, which…
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Rita Moreno And ‘One Day At A Time’ Family Reflect On A Timely Second Season
When Norman Lear‘s producing partner Brent Miller realized there was a tremendous lack of representation of Latino families on television he pitched the now 96-year-old television pioneer about bringing back a new version of his seminal ’70s series “One Day at a Time” to help fill the void. During an post-screening Q&A of the Netflix…
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Television Academy Announces 2018 Honorees, Including ’13 Reasons Why’ and ‘Full Frontal with Samantha Bee’
The Television Academy has announced the seven recipients of its 11th Annual Television Academy Honors, which it recognizes as “outstanding programs that have leveraged the dynamic power of television to inspire social change.” This year’s honorees are “Andi Mack,” “Daughters of Destiny,” “Forbidden: Undocumented & Queer in Rural America,” “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee,” “La…
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How to Save a Show: From ‘Community’ and ‘One Day at a Time’ to ’Timeless’ and Beyond
“One Day at a Time” producers, fans, TV critics, and other groups set social media abuzz last month to beg Netflix to save the critically acclaimed comedy from cancellation. Even The National Hispanic Media Coalition sent a letter to the streaming service to argue for the show’s continuation for its positive take on diversity, equity,…
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Netflix Renews ‘One Day at a Time’ For Season 3 — 2019 Release Date, Returning Cast Also Revealed
Up on your feet, somewhere there’s music playing: Netflix has renewed “One Day at a Time” for Season 3. The renewal wasn’t a slam dunk, as the show is believed to just have middle-of-the-road viewership — hence the time Netflix took to crunch the numbers and make it work. But the show has garnered loads…