\u00ab\u00a0The Handmaid’s Tale\u00a0\u00bb and \u00ab\u00a0Succession\u00a0\u00bb each scored two nominations from members of the Writers Guild of America.<\/b>
\n\u201cBarry\u201d led the way with three Writers Guild of America nominations, followed by two each for \u201cThe Handmaid\u2019s Tale\u201d and \u201cSuccession.\u201d HBO\u2019s dark comedy, starring Bill Hader as a troubled hitman, scored nominations for top comedy series, top new series and top comedy episode. Hader and Henry Winkler won Emmys in September for their roles […]
While Oscar pundits were busy on Thursday morning dissecting what the Golden Globe nominations might mean for the Academy Awards, small screen execs were just as eager to see what might be the next show to get \u201cThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel\u201d bump. \u201cMaisel,\u201d of course, is the critically acclaimed Amazon Studios series starring Rachel Brosnahan […]
Carrie Ann Inaba is set to take over Julie Chen\u2019s chair on \u201cThe Talk.\u201d Sources tell Variety that Inaba has closed a deal to join the CBS daytime chat show, and will come aboard in January. A CBS representative declined to comment for this story. Inaba has been one of several guest hosts filling in […]
Michael Schneider has been named senior editor of TV awards at Variety. He begins his new role Jan. 1. Schneider returns to Variety full time after more than two years at sister site Indiewire, where he was executive editor. During that time he also served as editor-at-large for Variety. In his new role, Schneider will […]
The probe into the culture of CBS Corp. sparked by allegations against former CEO Leslie Moonves is nearing a conclusion, according to the company\u2019s acting chief executive. \u201cIt\u2019s frustrating that confidential information from the ongoing investigation made its way to the public before management and the board knew about it \u2013 and importantly, before we could […]
Apple is close to ordering an American adaptation of the Israeli drama series \u201cNevelot.\u201d Richard Gere is attached to star in the project, which concerns two elderly Vietnam vets and best friends who find their monotonous lives upended when a woman they both loved fifty years ago is killed by a car. Their lifelong regrets […]
Checking in on the 2019 Golden Globe nominations, it was hard not to raise an eyebrow at some of the more monochromatic categories in TV. Especially given how the movie noms shook out \u2014 the best drama category including \u201cBlack Panther,\u201d \u201cBlackKklansman,\u201d and \u201cIf Beale Street Could Talk\u201d is great and frankly astonishing \u2014 the relative lack […]<\/p>\n