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NBC has said Young Rock, which centers on different chapters of Dwayne‘s life, is the No. 2 comedy of the season in the 18-49 demographic and that the pilot was watched by 13.4 viewers. They added that the show is the highest comedy debut across digital platforms on record through 60 days with 3.6 million digital views. The network also announced that Kenan ranks as its No. 4 digital comedy launch thus far, with the first episode being seen by over 7.4 million viewers. In the series, Ke...

Los Angeles, Mar 16: Oscar-nominated actor Demian Bichir, known for “A Better Life” and “The Midnight Sky”, is set to feature in “Let the Right One In”, a vampire drama set up at Showtime. The network has given a formal pilot green light to the long-gestating project, hailing from “Away” creator Andrew Hinderaker. Hinderaker will serve as showrunner, with Seith Mann of “Homeland” set to direct, and Tomorrow Studios, the banner behind the show as the producer. Inspired by the...

Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvists debut novel Let the Right One In is about to get new life once again as the vampire tale is on its way to television. Deadline reports that Academy Award nominee Demián Bichir (A Better Life, Godzilla vs Kong) has been tapped to star in the series which has [...]

Dakota Fanning to Star in Showtime Drama Series RIPLEY She joins Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Andrew Scott who stars in the title role of Tom Ripley.by TV News Desk SHOWTIME has announced that Dakota Fanning (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) will join the new drama series RIPLEY, based on Patricia Highsmiths bestselling quintet of Tom Ripley novels. Fanning will play Marge Sherwood, an American living in Italy who suspects darker motives underlie Toms affability. She joins Emmy and Golden Glob...

Michelle Pfeiffer would star as Betty Ford in the anthology series “ The First Lady.” The network also announced that Oscar, Emmy, and Golden Globe winner Susanne Bier would direct and executive produce the project, which also stars and is executive produced by Oscar, Emmy and Tony winner Viola Davis, who will play former first lady Michelle Obama. The description reads, “The First Lady is a revelatory reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the women at the heart of th...

Michelle Pfeiffer Set To Bring Betty Ford To The Small Screen In The First Lady Varietys Joe Otterson, the 62-year-old star of films like Batman Returns, Scarface and The Fabulous Baker Boys is set to bring Betty Ford -- the wife of the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford -- to the small screen in the forthcoming series, The First Lady. Pfeiffer joins a cast that will also feature Emmy, Oscar and Tony-winning actress Viola Davis as Michelle Obama. Variety further reported t...

Showtime's anthology series The First Lady has added Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford, First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977.

Michelle Pfeiffer To Star As Betty Ford In The First Lady Alongside Viola Davis ETOnline 1/22/2021 © Steve Granitz/WireImage / Harry Langdon/Getty Images Michelle Pfeiffer, a three-time Oscar nominee, is stepping into some iconic shoes. Showtime announced on Thursday that the 62-year-old actress will star as Betty Ford in its upcoming anthology series, The First Lady. Ford, who served as first lady from 1974 to 1977, set a precedent as a politically active presidential spouse through her...

Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Check out whats clicking today in entertainment. Showtime has tapped Michelle Pfeiffer to star as Betty Ford in its upcoming anthology series, "The First Lady." Pfeiffer joins the previously announced Viola Davis (playing Michelle Obama) for the show, which focuses on the pair, along with Eleanor Roosevelt, and "the roles they played in shaping impactful and sometimes world-changing decisions during their time in the White Ho...

The First Lady OSCAR NOMINEE MICHELLE PFEIFFER JOINS OSCAR WINNER VIOLA DAVIS IN THE FIRST LADY (w/t) FOR SHOWTIME OSCAR WINNER SUSANNE BIER TO DIRECT ALL EPISODES Anthology Series To Star Pfeiffer as Betty Ford, With Davis Executive Producing via JuVee Productions and Starring as Michelle Obama Oscar Winner Cathy Schulman To Executive Produce; Created by Aaron Cooley LOS ANGELES – January 21, 2021 – SHOWTIME has announced that Oscar and Emmy® nominee a...