The adventures of actors trying to make it big in the Marvel Cinematic Universe will continue. Marvel Televisions Wonder Man, perhaps the least comic book movie-coded of the superhero factorys shows, has been renewed for a second season. And the key creative and talent team in front and behind the camera are also set to return. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of Atlantic Media Company, in Washington, D.C. She has nearly a decade of experience as a freelancer covering tech (including issues related to security, privacy, and streaming) as well as...

Season two of Task is beginning to take shape at HBO with the casting of Mahershala Ali. The two-time Oscar winner will join returning lead Mark Ruffalo in the drama from creator and writer Brad Ingelsby. Ali is the first new cast member announced for season two; Ruffalo is the only confirmed returnee from the shows first season. Ali is...

Richard Gadds follow-up project to the Emmy-winning Baby Reindeer, a six-part drama about two men, Half Man, will premiere on HBO and HBO Max on April 23. For viewers in the U.K., episodes will drop weekly on the BBC and BBC iPlayer from April 24. Gadd and Jamie Bell (All of Us Strangers, Rocketman) are seen on Mondays artwork in...

The fox-themed zip-up cardigan worn by Ryan Gosling in Project Hail Mary has lit up social media. Gosling stars in the the Amazon MGM Studios movie as Ryland Grace. His character is hardly debonair as he stands in one scene with arms outstretched alongside co-star Lionel Boyce while wearing a humble cardigan with a ribbed turned down knit collar, cuffs...

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So much for Paramount+s Gen Z Star Trek show. The streamer has decided to end Star Trek: Starfleet Academy after season two. Starfleet Academy had recently finished airing its debut season. Paramount+ had (rather optimistically, as it turned out) already ordered a second season, which recently wrapped production. Starfleet Academy has been a polarizing entry in the Trek canon. Many...

After a solid start to its first season, CBS drama CIA is locking down a second. The network has renewed CIA, a spinoff of FBI, for the 2026-27 season. The pickup comes after just four weeks on the air for CIA, which has put up good ratings numbers so far. It follows a similarly quick renewal for the networks Yellowstone...

Steal This Story, Please!, the documentary about dogged political journalist Amy Goodman from directors Carl Deal and Tia Lessin, has a new executive producer in Jane Fonda. The iconic actress and activist has boarded the film and joined a roster of executive producers that includes Rosario Dawson, Rage Against the Machine rocker Tom Morello, Oscar nominee Julie Cohen, Dominique Bravo,...

Reports of the death of Deborah Vance were greatly exaggerated and make for a good way to open the trailer for the final season of Hacks. HBO Max has set an April 9 premiere date for the fifth and last season of the Emmy-winning comedy, and released a trailer to tee up the season. It begins with Deborah (Jean Smart)...

European buyers dig Bill Evans. Distributors across Europe have snatched up Grant Gees experimental biopic Everybody Digs Bill Evans, starring Sentimental Value actor Anders Danielsen Lie as the legendary jazz pianist, following its premiere at the Berlin Film Festival, where it won best directing honors for Gee. Mister Smith Entertainment, which is handling international sales on the project, inked deals...

The nominations for theBanff World Media Festivals Rockie Awards have been unveiled, with American TV shows nabbing 55 nominations, followed by U.K. series with 39 mentions. This years juried competition also sees the BBC leading the field with 26 nominations for its series, with National Geographic earning another 10 nominations and Hulu picking up eight nominations of its own. The...

When thousands of theater owners, exhibition insiders and press file into the Colosseum at Caesars Palace next month for CinemaCon, theyll notice new (and temporary) branding. The marquee venue will be renamed The Dolby Colosseum for the annual gathering in a branding deal that is a first in CinemaCon history as Dolby secured the naming rights in an expansion of...