Month: August 2024

AMC announced it ordered a third season of ‘The Walking Dead’ spin-off series, Daryl Dixon, starring Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride and and Louis Puech Scigliuzzi.

According to Deadline, production on the third season will be based in Madrid, with location shooting planned in the Galicia, Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia regions. Season 3 will continue to follow Carol (Melissa McBride) and Daryl (Norman Reedus) as they resume their journey home to their loved ones. The treacherous journey amidst a Walker apocalypse challenges them further at every turn.

Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks, said in a statement: “We are so proud of these shows and incredibly grateful for the way this new chapter in ‘The Walking Dead’ Universe has been embraced by the fans. Sending Daryl, and then Carol, to France was such an inspired and visually striking move for this franchise, a chance to do something truly different. We can’t wait to continue the travels of this iconic duo with a third season produced and set in Spain, another beautiful country with a passionate TWD fanbase that is already buzzing with anticipation.”

Reedus added: “I couldn’t be more thrilled to announce a third season and to be working side by side with the brilliant Melissa McBride. Season 2 is some of my favorite storytelling of this series. Watching Melissa shine along with our brilliant cast and crew has been one of my fondest memories playing this character. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did making it and we can’t wait to keep the story going.”

McBride shared: “I’m really appreciating the new challenges for Daryl and Carol being so far from all they’ve ever known… what it means for them, what it brings for each of them, apart and together. There’s still so much ahead to unpack in France for the coming season two, and a breathtaking finale. And now Spain! I already know that David Zabel’s storytelling is making the most of all that is so beautiful and unique to Spain. We start shooting there in just a few weeks… such excitement looking forward!”

Season 2 of ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ premieres Sept. 29.

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Dermot Mulroney has joined the cast of NBC’s Chicago Fire for Season 13.  Deadline reported that Mulroney will fill the void left when Eamonn Walker, who played Chief Wallace Boden for all 12 previous seasons, exited the show. The role marks Mulroney’s return to a broadcast firefighter drama, after his stint in Season 2 of ABC’s Station 19.

Before the character of Boden was promoted to Deputy Commissioner of the Chicago Fire Department, he had chosen Christopher Herrmann (David Eigenberg) as his successor.  No official details about Mulroney’s characters have been revealed. The actor will play Chief Dom Pascal, who began his career with the CFD and is described as “an upbeat, competent Chicago Fire Department alum who has been working in Miami for the past decade and who is estranged from his wife.”

Chicago Fire also stars Taylor Kinney, Miranda Rae Mayo, Joe Miñoso, Christian Stolte, Daniel Kyri, Hanako Greensmith and Jocelyn Hudon.

Season 13 is slated to premiere on CBS on Sept. 25.

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Father-son duo of Eugene Levy and Dan Levy will emcee this year’s Emmy Awards, marking the first time that a father and son will share the honor.

Eugene, 77, and Dan, 41 — best-known for portraying Johnny and David Rose in Schitt’s Creek — shared in a press release: “For two Canadians who won our Emmys in a literal quarantine tent, the idea of being asked to host this year in an actual theater was incentive enough. We’re thrilled to be able to raise a glass to this extraordinary season of television and can’t wait to spend the evening with you all on Sept. 15.”

Dan and Eugene made history in 2020 as the first father and son to win major awards in the same year for “Schitt’s Creek.”  Eugene won for outstanding comedy actor, with Dan winning for supporting comedy actor. Dan Levy also won Emmys for writing and directing, while both won the outstanding comedy series Emmy as exec producers.

Craig Erwich, president, Disney Television Group, shared: “Eugene’s and Dan’s comedic intuition and uncanny ability to capture the hearts of viewers will make for a memorable Emmys telecast honoring this year’s best and brightest.” TV Academy chair Cris Abrego added:  “We are thrilled to welcome two generations of comedy genius to the Emmy’s stage as hosts. Eugene and Dan Levy are known for creating unforgettable laugh-out-loud moments on screen, and together, they are super-charged. I cannot wait for Emmy fans to see what they have in store for all of us.”

Eugene Levy is nominated this year for his Apple TV+ series “The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy,” which is up for outstanding hosted nonfiction series or special.

The 76th Emmy Awards, hosted by Eugene and Dan Levy, will take place on Sunday, Sept. 15, live on ABC at 8 p.m. EDT, with Hulu streaming the show the following day.

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Taylor Swift has premiered the music video for her “The Tortured Poets Department” song “I Can Do It With A Broken Heart”. “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” is just the second song from TTPD to get an official music video, following her Post Malone collab, “Fortnight.”

Swift surprised the crowd at the final show of her European Eras Tour at at Wembley Stadium in London with the debut of the nearly four-minute long music video, just after she wrapped the show with her usual closer, “Karma.” The clip offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Eras Tour, which kicked off last March in Arizona and has travelled around the globe. The video features Swift’s background dancers and tour crew preparing for the new “Tortured Poets” segment of the show.

Swift wrapped up her eighth date at Wembley, where she was joined by Jack Antonoff and Florence Welch (of Florence and the Machine) for a mashup of “Death by a Thousand Cuts” and “Getaway Car,” and the live debut of “Florida!!!” with Welch. The concert marked the end of Swift’s European leg of her tour; she will return to North America on Oct. 18 for a show at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.

Check out the video for “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart”: HERE.

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Game of Thrones alum Emilia Clarke has joined the cast of Prime Video’s upcoming Criminal series. Per Variety, Clarke is set to play robber Mallory in the crime drama.

Criminal is an adaptation of the graphic novel series of the same name from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. Per the official character description, Mallory is “a slick and daring armed robber, as quick with a gun as she is with her wits.   Mallory is part of a heist crew with Ricky Lawless (Gus Halper), who she’s in a passionate Bonnie-and-Clyde-like affair with, and is a woman on the edge, living on the wrong side of the law and hiding secrets that will bring her and her entire crew into the danger zone.”

Aside from Clarke and Harper, Criminal stars Charlie Hunnam, Richard Jenkins, John Hawkes, Adria Arjona, Logan Browning, Kadeem Hardison, Pat Healy, Taylor Sele, Gus Halper, Aliyah Camacho, Michael Mando, Marvin Jones III, Michael Xavier and Dominic Burgess.

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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are divorcing after two years of marriage. The news comes after rumors circulated over the summer concerning their potential split, with Lopez and Affleck spending much of the summer on opposite coasts. Multiple sources told PEOPLE in May that Affleck and Lopez were not living together in their Los Angeles home. In June, Affleck and Lopez put the mansion they shared together in Beverly Hills since June 2023 on the market, and Affleck later purchased a new $20 million home in Los Angeles in July.

According to court documents, Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck on Aug. 20 in Los Angeles Superior Court. News outlets reveal that Lopez listed the date of separation as April 26 and the couple does not have a prenup, with sources confirming that Lopez filed without an attorney. TMZ was the first to reported the news of the Lopez’s divorce filing.

Lopez and Affleck’s marriage came several decades after they originally dated in the early 2000s. The couple was engaged to be married in 2003, but postponed their nuptials and ultimately went their separate ways.

Following Lopez’s breakup with her ex-fiancé Alex Rodriguez in 2021, Lopez and Affleck rekindled their relationship, with the couple marrying in July 2022 in Las Vegas. Lopez announced their marriage on her website at the time: “We did it. Love is beautiful. Love is kind. And it turns out love is patient. Twenty years patient.” The next month, the couple celebrated their marriage during a lavish, second wedding ceremony in Georgia.

Affleck was previously married to actor Jennifer Garner, whom he divorced in 2018. The exes share three children: Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12. Lopez was also previously married to actor Ojani Noa and dancer Cris Judd. She married her third husband, singer Marc Anthony, in 2004 before splitting in 2011 after seven years of marriage. The former couple shares 16-year-old twins Max and Emme.

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