‘English Teacher’ season 2 gets premiere date on FX, Hulu

Enrico Colantoni as Principal Grant Moretti, Brian Jordan Alvarez as Evan Marquez, Stephanie Koenig as Gwen Sanders and Sean Patton as Markie Hillridge in season 2 of 'English Teacher.' (Steve Swisher/FX)It's almost time to go back to school.FX has announced that season 2 of English Teacher will premiere its first three episodes back-to-back on Sept. 25. They will stream the next day on Hulu.Brian Jordan Alvarez created and stars as Evan Marquez in the series about an English teacher navigating high school and […]

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Annette Bening to star in ‘Yellowstone’ spinoff ‘The Dutton Ranch’

Annette Bening attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024, in Hollywood, California. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)Annette Bening is the latest star to join the Yellowstone franchise.The five-time Academy Award nominee has joined the Yellowstone spinoff with the working title of The Dutton Ranch, ABC Audio has confirmed.This new show will also star Cole Hauser, Kelly Reilly and Finn Little, who will reprise their roles as Rip Wheeler, Beth Dutton and Carter.Bening will play Beulah Jackson in the series, who is the powerful, cunning and charming head of a major […]

August 25, 2025

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Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood & Luke Bryan returning for ‘American Idol’ season 24

Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan (Disney/Christopher Willard)The trio of Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan and new judge Carrie Underwood will be returning for another season of ABC's American Idol — the 24th overall of the pioneering music competition.Carrie, who won season 4 of American Idol, joined the judging panel for the 2025 edition of the show, replacing the departing Katy Perry. This year's winner was Jamal Roberts.Auditions for the new season begin Tuesday with "Idol Across America," which allows people to audition […]

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‘Harry Potter’ director Chris Columbus does not want to be involved in upcoming HBO series

Daniel Radcliffe stars in 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.' (Peter Mountain/WireImage via Getty Images)Chris Columbus is not interested in being involved in HBO's Harry Potter series.The director, who launched the film franchise by directing the first two Harry Potter movies, recently told Variety he is done with the wizarding world.“No, I’ve done it, you saw my version,” Columbus said. “There’s nothing left for me to do in the world of Potter.”Even though he's finished his involvement in the franchise, he is not against HBO returning to the […]

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Kumail Nanjiani thought ‘Eternals’ would bring Marvel roles ‘for the next 10 years’

Kumail Nanjiani attends the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on February 23, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)Kumail Nanjiani expected his time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to lead to many more jobs.The actor portrayed Kingo in the 2021 Chloé Zhao film Eternals, for which he underwent a major physical transformation. Nanjiani spoke about his experience after the film was released during a recent appearance on the Working It Out podcast.“It came out, it got really bad reviews, and it didn’t do that […]

August 25, 2025

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In brief: ‘The Institute’ renewed for season 2 on MGM+ and more

Dexter: Original Sin is not continuing with a second season. Despite getting a season 2 renewal announcement in April, Paramount has decided not to go forward with more episodes of the prequel show, Variety reports. The show debuted in December 2024 and finished its run in February 2025. This does not mean the Dexter franchise is done, however. Paramount is planning on opening up a writers room for a potential season 2 of Dexter: Resurrection, which debuted its first season on July 11 ...A new comedy […]

August 25, 2025

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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ tracks down #1 box office debut

Still from 'KPop Demon Hunters.' NetflixKPop Demon Hunters has gone from streaming hit to box office success.The Netflix animated film, which, as its title suggests, follows a K-pop group that also hunts demons, debuted at #1 during its first week in theaters. According to Box Office Mojo, KPop Demon Hunters led all movies with a total gross of $18 million. Horror film Weapons slotted in at #2 following two weeks leading the box office, bringing in another $15.6 million. Freakier Friday followed at #3 with […]

August 25, 2025

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‘Emily in Paris’ assistant director Diego Borella dies at 47 while filming season 5

Lily Collins as Emily in 'Emily in Paris.' (Giulia Parmigiani/Netflix)Diego Borella, an assistant director on Emily in Paris, has died at the age of 47."We are deeply saddened to confirm the sudden passing of a member of the Emily in Paris production family," a Paramount Television Studios spokesperson told ABC News in a statement. "Our hearts go out to the individual's family and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time."Borella collapsed on Thursday, Aug. 21, while filming the Netflix series' […]

August 23, 2025

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Lorne Michaels says ‘Saturday Night Live’ season 51 will have cast changes

Lorne Michaels pictured on Friday, February 14, 2025. (Jamie McCarthy/Peacock)Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels says the upcoming season 51 premiere of the late-night comedy series will come with changes.No notable cast members announced their departures from the show after the season 50 finale. But in a new interview with Puck, Michaels was asked if he was going to shake things up with a new cast for season 51."Yes," Michaels said, before describing how he wanted former cast members to come back and be […]

August 22, 2025