Kit Harington boards Hulu's Count My Lies / Kate Walsh returning to Grey’s Anatomy / Roy Wood Jr. to host a CNN holiday special
PLUS: CBS Evening News co-anchor Maurice DuBois announces exit from CBS News amid overhaul.
Kit Harington to co-star with Shailene Woodley and Lindsay Lohan in Hulu’s Count My Lies
The Game of Thrones alum will star opposite previously announced stars Lindsay Lohan and Shailene Woodley in the Hulu limited series from former This Is Us showrunners Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger, based on the book of the same name by Sophie Stava. “When compulsive liar Sloane Caraway (Woodley) fibs her way into a nanny position for the gorgeous and charismatic Violet (Lohan) and Jay Lockhart (Harington), it seems she’s finally landed her dream job,” reads the official logline. “But little does Sloane know, she’s just entered a household brimming with secrets that are about to explode — with potentially catastrophic consequences for all.” Harington’s most recent TV roles include Netflix’s Too Much and HBO’s Industry.
Kate Walsh returning to Grey’s Anatomy as a Season 22 guest-star
Dr. Addison Montgomery is scrubbing back into Grey’s for the Jan. 29 episode titled “Strip That Down.” Walsh last appeared on Grey’s in April 2023.
CBS Evening News co-anchor Maurice DuBois announces exit from CBS News amid overhaul
DuBois announced his exit after his fellow co-anchor, John Dickerson, announced on Oct. 27 he would be leaving at the end of the year. DuBois became co-anchor of CBS Evening News in January after working as an anchor on New York City’s WCBS. New CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss plans an overhaul of CBS Evening News. “Moving On: December 18th is the day of my last broadcast at CBS News,” DuBois wrote on Instagram. “It has been the Honor of a Lifetime. 21 years altogether, including my time at WCBS-TV in New York City. What a privilege! To be welcomed into your homes night after night, delivering the news / meeting extraordinary people and telling their stories. I’ll leave filled with gratitude, cherished relationships and amazing memories. A couple weeks to go; until then, see you on The CBS Evening News every night at 6:30.”
MS NOW plans to launch a direct-to-consumer streaming service next summer
Versant, MS NOW’s parent company, says it plans to create “a home for progressives on digital,” one that can stitch together MS NOW content alongside podcasts, YouTube and short-form video, alongside interactive content and community features.
Roy Wood Jr. to host a CNN holiday special
Airing Sunday, Dec. 14, A CNN Special Event: Roy Wood Jr.’s Very Very Very Merry Holiday Special, will feature the Have I Got News For You host and surprise guests from across comedy and music, plus the U.S. Air Force Band. “I was hoping the White House ballroom would be done by then for us to shoot this special there but I’m understanding construction is a little behind,” Wood said in a statement. “Nonetheless, I’m excited to celebrate the holidays, while honoring our troops and our government workers and also having an opportunity to re-wear my nice green jacket from the Peabody Awards but this time with a little red in it.”
Clue TV series lands at Peacock
The scripted adaptation of the classic murder mystery board game has found a home at Peacock after interest from multiple outlets. “The deal makes sense for both sides,” says Deadline’s nellie Andreeva. “Clue is believed to be a murder mystery with comedic overtones in the vein of Rian Johnson’s Knives Out franchise and his Peacock series Poker Face. While Clue was in the marketplace, it was revealed that Poker Face would not be returning to Peacock for a third season, so the game board adaptation could presumably become its successor, serving that audience on the NBCUniversal streamer.”
Paramount Skydance accuses Warner Bros. Discovery of tipping its auction in Netflix’s favor
In a scorching letter sent to Warner Bros. Discovery Chief Executive David Zaslav late Wednesday, Paramount’s lawyers accused Zaslav’s company of not playing fair. “WBD appears to have abandoned the semblance and reality of a fair transaction process, thereby abdicating its duties to stockholders, and embarked on a myopic process with a predetermined outcome that favors a single bidder,” attorneys for Paramount wrote. Paramount is also alleges Warner Bros. Discovery that the sales process has been tainted by management conflicts. According to experts, Paramount’s letter may pave the way for a hostile takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery.
David Letterman returning to Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Letterman, who will be promoting his Netflix talk show My Next Guest Needs No Introduction next Tuesday, will have a lot to catch up on after Jimmy Kimmel’s headline-making fall. Letterman last appeared on Kimmel’s show in March 2023.
Apple TV’s Tehran earns a Season 4 renewal as it reveals Season 3 premiere date and trailer
Season 3 of the spy thriller series premieres Jan. 9 with one episode, followed by a weekly release. Apple TV also confirmed that Hugh Laurie is joining Tehran’s Season 3 cast as a South African nuclear inspector.
Alyssa Farah Griffin returns to The View after three-day absence over an illness
“I’m feeling totally better, but getting sick while you’re pregnant is no joke. Everyone, wash, do your whole thing!” Griffin said on Thursday’s show of her recovery from a stomach virus.
Severance Season 3 may premiere in June 2027
According to Production Weekly, Severance is scheduled to film Season 3 from April through December 2026, with a premiere date expected in June 2027. “It’s also very possible the show will slip into September, when Apple tends to debut some of its biggest series,” adds 9to5Mac’s Ryan Christoffel.
Erika Kirk will appear on Fox News six times next week
Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, will appear on multiple Fox News shows to promote her new book Stop, in the Name of God: Why Honoring the Sabbath Will Transform Your Life.
SNL’s Ashley Padilla to make her Late Night with Seth Meyers debut amid her breakout season
The second-year featured player will visit Late Night next Thursday as she’s been heaped with praise that she’s “making a big impact on Saturday Night Live’s 51st season.”
AFI names its Top 10 shows of 2025
The American Film Institute’s list includes Tank, The Studio, Adolescence, Andor, Death by Lightning, The Diplomat, Pluribus, Severance, The Pitt and The Lowdown.
Danielle Fishel signs a seven-figure podcast deal with iHeartRadio
Fresh off her Dancing with the Stars stint, Fishel has signed a deal to continue co-hosting Pod Meets World and to host a new weekly interview podcast titled Teen Beat, as well as other podcast endeavors. The official logline for the podcast reads: “As someone who spent her teenage years on millions of TVs, from her first kiss to her first haircut, Danielle has decided it’s time to turn the tables. She’ll sit down with other celebrities to unearth details from their (untelevised) upbringings, cracking open childhood diaries for embarrassing fashion choices, school crushes and dramatic friend fallouts. Since most people’s bouts with pimples weren’t broadcast during a beloved TGIF lineup, the least they can do now is talk about theirs now.”
Disney+ to stream Monday Night Football for the first time
The Dec. 22 MNF game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Indianapolis Colts will stream on Disney+ and simulcast on ABC, in addition to its regular airings on ESPN and its channels.
The Hunting Wives Season 2 casts Kim Matula and Alex FitzAlan
Matula will play Nadia Kelly and FitzAlan will play Lincoln Trout, but character details are being kept under wraps.
Oxygen renews Snapped for Seasons 37 and 38, orders spinoff Snapped: Killer Moms
The true-crime network has renewed its tentpole series Snapped for two more seasons, while preparing another spinoff. ALSO: Oxygen orders documentary Hooters Murders: Deadly Shift.
Amazon announces a 10-part docuseries on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Raise the Flags will tell the story of the Bucs, from their infamous 0-26 start in the 1970s to winning Super Bowls in 2003 and 2021.
Bert Kreischer’s Netflix comedy series Free Bert unveils first-look photos
The comedian plays a scripted version of himself in the six-episode Free Bert, premiering in January.
Food Network orders a Baking Championship spinoff featuring kids and their siblings
Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown will host Baking Championship: Next Gen, premiering Jan. 5.
Kerry Washington jokes Chase Infiniti could be Oliva and Fitz’s Scandal daughter
“Hey Fitz, I found our daughter,” Washington posted on Threads, addressing Tony Goldwyn, posing with the One Battle After Another star.
The ’Burbs, starring Keke Palmer and Jack Whitehall, gets a Peacock premiere date and trailer
The eight-episode series, adapted from the 1989 film of the same name starring Tom Hanks and Carrie Fisher, is set to premiere all episodes on Feb. 8. “Inspired by the 1989 horror-comedy film of the same name and set in present-day suburbia, The ‘Burbs follows a young couple who have reluctantly relocated to the husband’s childhood home,” per the official description. “Their world is upended when a new neighbor moves in across the street, bringing old secrets of the cul-de-sac to light, and new deadly threats shatter the illusion of their quiet little neighborhood.”
Netflix teases The Night Agent Season 3
The hit spy drama created by Shawn Ryan and starring Gabriel Basso returns on Feb. 19.
A Thousand Blues unveils its Season 2 trailer
The Steven Knight period 1880s-set boxing drama series starring Malachi Kirby, Stephen Graham, and Erin Doherty returns Jan. 9.
See the trailer for Neil Patrick Harris Netflix game show What’s in the Box?
Premiering Dec. 17, What’s in the Box? will feature shifting alliances and unexpected twists in a “high-stakes arching game show that tests smarts, strategy and stamina.”
Watch the trailer for Netflix’s John Elway documentary
Titled Elway and told in his own words, the documentary promises the “definitive story” of the Super Bowl-winning Hall of Fame Denver Broncos QB. Elway premieres Dec. 22.
Netflix’s Members Only: Palm Beach trailer feature “big a** houses”
According to the Netflix reality show premiering Dec. 29, Palm Beach has “old money” and “big a** houses” and women should never “show your boobs and your knees at the same time.”