This Is Us creator is making an NFL family drama for Hulu / Slow Horses renewed again / Invincible promises "no midseason break"
PLUS: Judy Greer reteams with Jennifer Garner for The Last Thing He Told Me Season 2.
This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman is making an NFL family drama for Hulu
The untitled hourlong drama series "is believed to be a sprawling drama set inside the world of the NFL with a generational family component," according to Deadline's Nellie Andreeva, who adds that "Fogelman is returning to the multi-generational family drama genre that was at the heart of This Is Us. But while the NFL was an occasional backdrop for This Is Us — with the Pittsburgh natives Pearsons all Steelers fans — the league is expected to be featured prominently in the new series. Sorting out NFL’s involvement is why the deals for the pickup took a couple of months to close and why 20th Television, where Fogelman is under an overall deal, will be the studio alongside Skydance Sports. The NFL and its NFL Films subsidiary two years ago formed a joint venture with Skydance Sports to create a production studio for scripted and unscripted content." Fogelman previously collaborated with Major League Baseball for his short-lived 2016 Fox drama series Pitch. This is Fogelman's latest Hulu series after Only Murders in the Building and the upcoming Paradise, which reteams him with This Is Us star Sterling K. Brown.
Slow Horses renewed for Season 6 days after its Season 4 finale
The Gary Oldman-led Apple TV+ spy series has been renewed for the second time this year. Apple TV+ ordered a Season 5 in January. According to Deadline, "Season 5 is expected in 2025. In the past, Apple has unveiled two seasons of Slow Horses concurrently, but there is no word as of yet on Season 7."
The Traitors' Finnish version delays its finale after the killing of contestant Janne Puhakka
Janne Puhakka, Finland’s first openly gay professional hockey player, was shot to death over the weekend, allegedly killed by his former partner. He was 29. Puhakka has been starring in Petolliset, the Finnish version of The Traitors. As a result of Puhakka's death, producers are delaying the Season 2 finale scheduled for Thursday.
Invincible promises "no midseason break" in Season 3 trailer
After Season 2 took nearly four months off earlier this year, Invincible will return for a third season that will drop new episodes weekly after the first three episodes premiere on March 13.
Judy Greer reteams with Jennifer Garner for The Last Thing He Told Me Season 2
Greer will join her former 30 Going on 30 co-star Garner, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Angourie Rice and David Morse on the second season of the Apple TV+ thriller series. Her role is being kept under wraps.
The Masked Singer has bad timing with “Rock You Like A Hurricane” performance
Robin Thicke's performance of the 1984 Scorpions song comes a week after Hurricane Milton upended Florida.
Donald Trump cancels a planned interview with CNBC's Squawk Box
“Trump canceled, and he was going to come on,” co-host Joe Kernen said Tuesday morning on CNBC. A Trump campaign official told Politico that the cancellation was “due to a scheduling conflict.”
Dancing With the Stars pro Emma Slater won't join the show's dance troupe due to an ankle injury
Slater, who was eliminated last week along with celebrity partner Reginald VelJohnson, announced on Instagram she suffered an undisclosed ankle injury on Monday.
Oscars' Dolby Theatre is under new ownership
Jebs Hollywood Entertainment closed a deal to buy Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre on Tuesday. The 3,400-seat theater has been home to the Oscars since 2002 and is under contract to host the annual ceremony through 2028.
SNL delivers its best viewership since May 2021 with Ariana Grande’s episode
About 5,572,000 viewers watched the Ariana Grande-hosted episode, which followed an Oregon-Ohio State Big Ten college football game on NBC that drew 10.2 million viewers in primetime.
Yellowstone spinoff The Madison adds Ben Schnetzer
The Y: The Last Man alum will join Michelle Pfeiffer, Patrick J. Adams, Elle Chapman, Matthew Fox, Beau Garrett and Amiah Miller, playing “a salt-of-the-earth and neighborly Montana rancher.”
Matteo Lane to star in a Hulu standup special
Lane, a comedian who is famous for his viral clips and standup shows online, will film his first major standup special on Oct. 24 in Santa Monica. “I am thrilled to be part of the Disney Hulu family. This is the closest I’ll get to becoming the 5th Golden Girl," said Lane in a statement. He becomes the latest comedian to be part of Hulu's "Hularious" comedy brand.
ATX TV Festival adds UnReal and The Leftovers reunions
Next year’s festival will also include Bill Lawrence returning for “Bill Lawrence & Friends,” a panel with collaborators from some of his current and past projects such as Bad Monkey, Shrinking, Ted Lasso, Scrubs, Cougar Town and more.
Tracker has a strong return for CBS
The Justin Hartley-led drama series had its best viewership since its post-Super Bowl debut of 8.3 million in its new Sunday timeslot.
Cooper Koch: I was fully nude for my Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story shower scene
Also, just to say, mine was not a prosthetic,” Koch told Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live. “Well, that was going to be my next question! Congratulations to you, Cooper. You’re very blessed, aren’t you?” Cohen quipped in response.
North Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson sues CNN for $50 million over porn report
Robinson, who currently serves as North Carolina's lieutenant governor, is accusing CNN of defamation for CNN's report last month that accused him of being a porn site forum commenter who declared his support for slavery and declared himself a “black NAZI!”
Trailer Park Boys is getting the movie treatment
The Canadian mockumentary is being spun off on the big screen with Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties: The Bubbles and the Sh*trockers Story.
Disney Jr. orders preschool Marvel series Iron Man and His Awesome Friends
Marvel’s Iron Man and His Awesome Friends “follows the adventures (and misadventures) of best friends and super geniuses Tony Stark, Riri Williams and Amadeus Cho as they work together to solve problems both big and small and protect their city,” according to the official description.
Jeopardy! senior producer Lisa Broffman departs after 35 years
Broffman is retiring after joining Jeopardy! in 1989 and serving as co-executive producer for the last decade. She started working for Merv Griffin Enterprises in 1976. Broffman will still maintain her ties to Jeopardy! as consultant.
Lifetime reveals its "It's a Wonderful Lifetime" slate
Lifetime's slate of 12 new Christmas movies kicks off Nov. 16 with stars including Jennifer Love Hewitt, Tia Mowry, Maria Menounos, Sarah Drew, Teri Hatcher and more. ALSO: Lifetime shares the first look at the holiday movie inspired by Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.
HBO's Like Water For Chocolate trailer promises a perfect recipe of magical realism
The six-episode adaptation of Laura Esquivel’s classic 1989 novel of the same name premieres Nov. 3.
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson unveils its Netflix trailer
"There's never been a night this big" Netflix says, adding "this is no ordinary fight." Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson streams live on Nov. 15.
Watch the trailer for Amazon's Citadel: Honey Bunny
The Russo Brothers' Amazon Prime Video Citadel franchise expands to India for Honey Boney, premiering Nov. 7. "The show follows the story of Bunny, a stuntman who hires struggling actress, Honey, for a dangerous assignment. Years later, the estranged duo has to reunite and fight against more bad guys to protect their daughter," per The Playlist.
Sarah Drew and Peter Mooney Investigate a Hallmark+ in the trailer for Mistletoe Murders
The six-episode Christmas-themed mystery drama series premieres Oct. 31.