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The Garcias, a sequel to the early-aughts Nickelodeon sitcom,
The revival, which is set to begin production in June, will find the eponymous Mexican American family embark on a three-month summer vacation at a luxury beach resort. All six original cast members Alvin Alvarez (Larry), Jeffrey Licon (Carlos), Bobby Gonzalez (George), Vaneza Pitynski (Lorena), Ada Maris (Sonia) and Carlos Lacamara (Ray) are set to reprise their roles; original series co-creator Jeff Valdez will serve as showrunner.
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Brothers Garcia ran for four seasons (and 50 episodes) between 2000 and 2004. It also spawned a made-for-TV movie, 2003’s
The series also stars Sissy Spacek
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J.K. Simmons will replace Ed O’Neill in Amazon’s upcoming drama series “Lightyears.”
O’Neill was announced back in March but had to leave due to personal reasons, an individual with knowledge told TheWrap. Simmons will co-star alongside Sissy Spacek.
“Lightyears” follows Franklin (Simmons) and Irene York (Spacek), a couple who years ago discovered a chamber buried in their backyard that inexplicably leads to a strange, deserted planet. They’ve carefully guarded their secret ever since, but when an enigmatic young man enters their lives, the Yorks’ quiet existence is quickly upended… and the mysterious chamber they thought they knew so well turns out to be much more than they could ever have imagined
Lightyears: J.K. Simmons Replaces Ed O Neill in Amazon Sci-Fi Series
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Lightyears, where he will replace the departing
Ed O Neill. He will now co-star across from
Sissy Spacek in the series, written and co-executive produced by
Holden Miller. O Neill has left the show for what they are saying are family reasons . The pair will play Franklin and Irene York, who find a chamber in their backyard that is a gateway to another planet. You know, regular everyday stuff. Deadline Hollywood had the news of the switch-up.
J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson in Spider-Man: Far From Home. Credit: Sony Pictures
A look at the TV shows and movies filming in the Chicago area in 2021 including new projects "61st Street," "Lightyears," "Paper Girls," "Power Book IV: Force" and "Shining Girls."
Cinespace Chicago Film Studios Welcomes New Productions, Expands Footprint, and Steadily Returns to Campus Capacity
April 21, 2021 14:16 ET | Source: Cinespace Chicago Film Studios Cinespace Chicago Film Studios Chicago, Illinois, UNITED STATES
CHICAGO, April 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) The film industry in Chicago is back up and rolling! Cinespace Chicago Film Studios, the second-largest film studio outside of Los Angeles in North America, is pleased to welcome several new productions to its growing campus as the Studios continue to strictly follow health and safety best practices from the CDC and Illinois Guidance. The Midwest s production hot spot recently added another 105,000 square foot industrial building near its main campus to expand its footprint and bring more stages online for the busy content creation industry. The Studios also announced four new series filming at its facilities as productions begin to ramp bac