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Note: The following story contains spoilers from “What We Do in the Shadows” Season 6, Episode 9.

From its first season, “What We Do in the Shadows” has been a show unafraid to cheekily drop big names, especially if the actors in question have a vampire on their IMDb page. And in its final season, the FX comedy embraced its chaotic, star-studded side once more.

“Come Out and Play” once again finds the Staten Island crew among the many, many, many throngs of vampires that inhabit New York, from the Meatpacking hotties to the aspiring artist vampires who have to hold down day jobs as baristas. But there’s one especially tall, pale and questioning vamp that may have caught viewers’ eyes. Here’s your guide to the “True Blood” star who’s casually in this latest season.

Alexander Skarsgård in a crowd shot on “What We Do in the Shadows” (Photo...

The Office casting director Allison Jones revealed that there were quite a few other major actors in the running to play Michael Scott in the hit NBC comedy series.

Jones stopped by Office Ladies, the podcast hosted by sitcom stars Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey, where she gave insight into the casting process behind the show that still maintains a cult following.

“I remember vividly the first meeting we had with the network when [creator Greg Daniels] had a list of names, and they were like, ‘Let’s try Philip Seymour Hoffman,’ and then, ‘Let’s go for Paul Giamatti or whatever,'” Jones said. She then added that she was “so jaded” she didn’t think either actor would be interested in it because “nobody did TV. Comedy was the bottom of the barrel.”

She recalled that The Office was the first time in her career besides Freaks and Geeks...

From modern classics to iconic series, there are so many great mysteries to watch now that the latest murder at the Arconia has been solved.

It’s a wrap on yet another high-octane season of Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building!” The Emmy Award-winning murder-mystery comedy series starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez aired its Season 4 finale on Tuesday, Oct. 29 as the lead crime-solving trio finally found who stunted stuntwoman Sazz’s further life and career ambitions. And as is tradition for the series, the season ended as it began: in carnage, as celebration turns to suspicion and a beloved Arconia fixture becomes the latest victim.

To paraphrase the one and only Charles Brazzos, when one murder door closes, another opens. There will be more cases to crack in future seasons of “Only Murders,” but while this case is closed, don’t let your detective instincts get rusty.

When the cast and showrunner of “What We Do in the Shadows” talk about their impeccable FX comedy, two words keep coming up: fancy room.

This is the formal, technical, and maybe even industry term for exactly what viewers will suspect; the ornate sitting room of the Staten Island mansion where a group of vampires gather to lounge, fight, and occasionally hypnotize a private school principal to the point of irreparable brain damage. For showrunner Paul Simms and actors Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, and Mark Proksch, who all gathered together for a PaleyFest panel on October 19, group scenes in the Fancy Room were among what they’ll miss most now that “Shadows” has wrapped filming.

“Those were the scenes where I’d feel probably the most nervous going in,” Novak recalled of the early seasons. “‘Oh wow, these guys, it’s gotta be good, and I can’t fuck up.

From ‘Curb’ to ‘The Comeback,’ HBO knows comedy.

Writing a list of the top HBO comedy TV shows of all time is hard because it’s subjective. What I think is funny and what you think is funny is different – and we’re both right (except I’m more right). Still, it’s fun to do and I can use the release of the new HBO comedy TV series “The Franchise” as an excuse to do it.

With new episodes dropping on Sunday nights, “The Franchise” follows the crew of an unloved franchise movie as they showcase the secret chaos inside the world of superhero moviemaking. Sam Mendes is co-creator, so he’s bound to bring the realism having spent years and years of his life making franchise movies. More importantly – as this list will exemplify - HBO knows comedy. So, here are the top 7 HBO comedy TV shows of...

It’s been over a decade since Silicon Valley perfectly parodied Big Tech and its many billionaires. Ten years is a long time to wait for an apology if you’re in the Three Comma Club.

When Silicon Valley creator and sitcom savant Mike Judge first set out to satirize the culture surrounding the tech industry, with all its start-ups, buzzwords and eccentric a-hole billionaires, he drew upon his own brief experience working as a computer programmer at a computer graphics card manufacturer in the late 1980s. Judge made a point to hire writers and consultants with contemporary knowledge of tech culture, and when HBO aired the first episode of Silicon Valley in 2014, the story of a ragtag team of brilliant coders struggling to get their company off the ground immediately struck a chord with underappreciated programmers across Northern California.

However, for all the fans that Silicon Valley won in...

Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez star in Hulu’s original crime comedy series Only Murders in the Building, and with that cast, it is almost impossible that you get a bad show, because Only Murders in the Building is one of the most well-received Hulu series of recent times. Created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman, the Hulu series follows three eccentric strangers who team up to investigate a mysterious murder in their apartment building while discussing their findings over a true-crime podcast. Only Murders in the Building is like one of those old comedy detective crime series that was televised for the masses, but with a new twist and even more twisted humor, So here are the best 13 shows like Only Murders in the Building to watch while waiting for new episodes.

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Bodkin is a dark comedy mystery thriller series created by Jez Scharf.

While some people were already starting to discover who Emmy nominee Jenna Ortega is and what her talents are, she officially made a name for herself after taking on the starring role of Wednesday Addams in the popular Netflix horror-comedy series Wednesday. Now, there's word that she could be potentially starring in an upcoming secret movie from J.J. Abrams. More on this below.

The movie is untitled at the moment, but Abrams is said to be making it for Warner Bros. He penned the script and will produce it through his Bad Robot film and television production company. He will also direct. We first learned of this film back in May 2024. At the time, it was revealed that Twisters' Glen Powell was in early talks to star in the film. However, no deal was set in place.

As of August 2024, Powell still has yet to sign on officially, but he...

Exclusive: Bill Camp (Presumed Innocent) is the newest addition to the cast of Huntington, writer-director John Patton Ford’s revenge thriller for Studiocanal, Blueprint Pictures and A24. Glen Powell stars.

As previously announced, Margaret Qualley, Ed Harris, Jessica Henwick, Zach Woods, Topher Grace and Raff Law are also aboard for roles.

The film follows Becket Redfellow (Powell), heir to a multibillion-dollar fortune, who will stop at nothing to get what he deserves … or what he thinks he deserves. Details as to all other roles are under wraps.

Ford’s screenplay is inspired by Studiocanal’s comedy library title Kind Hearts and Coronets. Studiocanal is fully financing the film, with Lucy Bevan handling casting. EVP Global Production Ron Halpern and SVP Global Production Joe Naftalin are overseeing the project for Studiocanal, along with Pete Czernin and Graham Broadbent at Blueprint. A24 will serve as the film’s domestic distributor.

For Ford,...

Peak TV may be coming to an end, but even with the decline in new programming, it’s still possible for a new show to evade your radar. One program that might have slipped by you is the Peacock stop-motion animated series “In The Know,” created by Zach Woods, Brandon Gardner, and Mike Judge. And if you’re an Emmy Award voter, it’s certainly a series that deserves to be on your ballot for the always competitive Outstanding Animated Program category.

Continue reading ‘In The Know’: Zach Woods On How Ken Burns Surprised For His Stop-Motion NPR Animated Series at The Playlist.

Just last month, we learned that Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick), Margaret Qualley (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), and Ed Harris (The Truman Show) had signed on to star in the revenge thriller Huntington for A24 and writer/director John Patton Ford. Now Huntington has gone into production, and Deadline has revealed that the cast also includes Jessica Henwick (Glass Onion), Topher Grace (That 70s Show), Zach Woods (Silicon Valley), and Raff Law (Masters of the Air). Details on the characters they’ll be playing have not been revealed.

Drawing inspiration from the 1949 crime comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets, Huntington will see Powell taking on the role of Becket Redfellow, the heir to a multi-billion-dollar fortune who will stop at nothing to get what he deserves… Or what he thinks he deserves. Kind Hearts and Coronets told the following story: When Louis D’Ascoyne Mazzini, who hails from a royal family,...

Exclusive: Jessica Henwick, Zach Woods, Topher Grace and Raff Law have rounded out the cast of Studiocanal, Blueprint Pictures and A24’s Huntington starring Glen Powell. Margaret Qualley and Ed Harris are also on board, with John Patton Ford directing.

The film follows Becket Redfellow (Powell), heir to a multibillion-dollar fortune, who will stop at nothing to get what he deserves … or what he thinks he deserves. Ford will direct from his original screenplay inspired by Studiocanal’s comedy library title Kind Hearts and Coronets. Studiocanal is fully financing the film, with casting director Lucy Bevan handling all casting.

(L-r) Glen Powell and John Patton Ford on the set of ‘Huntington’

EVP Global Production Ron Halpern and SVP Global Production Joe Naftalin will oversee for Studiocanal, along with Pete Czernin and Graham Broadbent at Blueprint.

Henwick continues to stay busy as she was most recently seen in the Neon pic Cuckoo,...

The sci-fi genre has always been one of the most beloved among cinephiles as it gives us a new look at a particular technology or our world. There was a time when Max (formerly known as HBO Max) was the place for peak sci-fi shows but after taking off Westworld and Raised by Wolves from the service, and since then it has been lacking a bit regarding sci-fi shows. But still, we picked the seven best sci-fi shows that we could find on Max.

Avenue 5

Avenue 5 is a sci-fi dark comedy series created by Armando Iannucci. The Max series is set in the future and mostly in space and it follows the story of the crew and passengers on board the interplanetary cruise ship named Avenue 5. A little mistake and the death of its chief engineer causes Avenue 5 to veer 0.21 degrees off course which results in the...

NBCUniversal’s Emmy FYC House is set to return for its third annual pop-up activation at The Aster in Los Angeles from May 16 through May 22.

Additionally, on Wednesday night, Peacock will host their official FYC event for “The Traitors,” a reality show where contestants move into a castle and compete on challenges to earn money for a prize pot. The event will take place at the Ebell in Los Angeles. The panelist list includes host/producer Alan Cumming, as well as exec producer Toni Ireland and Sam Spector, the wardrobe stylist.

At the Aster, the NBCU FYC Emmy showcase features brands including Peacock, NBC, Bravo and Universal Studio Group. The event aims to highlight creatives from their Emmy-eligible shows.

There will be opportunities for TV Academy and guild members to look at props, costumes and behind-the-scenes photos from various series.

Confirmed guests include Alison Brie, Andy Cohen, Carson Daly, Chance the Rapper,...

Actor and comedian Zach Woods has signed with the Gersh Agency for representation in all areas.

Woods is best known for his work on critically acclaimed series “Silicon Valley” and “The Office.” He played Donald “Jared” Dunn for six seasons on “Silicon Valley” and joined “The Office” as Gabe Lewis starting in Season 6.

He was most recently seen in the second season of Apple TV+’s “The Afterparty” alongside Tiffany Haddish and Sam Richardson, as well as Season 2 of Max’s “Avenue 5” and in Jeff Baena’s independent feature “Spin Me Round” with Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza and Lil Rel Howery.

Woods’ stop-motion show “In The Know,” which he stars in and co-created with Mike Judge and Brandon Gardner, premiered on Peacock in January.

Woods began his career at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York, where he frequently performed with the group The Stepfathers and in the weekly show “Asssscat.

Even before they earned Oscar nominations for their respective performances in “Elvis” and “The Banshees of Inisherin,” Austin Butler and Barry Keoghan were already flying high. In 2021, the talented duo joined BAFTA TV nominee Callum Turner in filming “Masters of the Air,” a new miniseries produced by Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Gary Goetzman. The World War II-set drama — the first two episodes of which are now streaming on Apple TV+ — is the long-awaited follow-up to the Emmy-winning HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific,” which followed members of the Army and Marine Corps, respectively, during the war.

The new series, which has been adapted for TV by John Orloff from Donald L. Miller‘s book of the same name, follows the U.S. Air Force’s Hundredth Bombardment Group as they carry out dangerous missions on the continent well ahead of the Allied invasion of Normandy. It’s not...

NPR is about to get an adult rebrand. The new Peacock animated comedy series “In The Know,” premiering Thursday, Jan. 25, follows Lauren Caspian (Zach Woods) – well-meaning but totally hypocritical - as he conducts in-depth interviews with real world human guests across funny, scary, and friendly conversations. Oh, and did we mention he’s a stop motion puppet? Each episode in the series will follow the making of an episode of Caspian’s show In the Know, as he collaborates with other NPR staff (also puppets and nimrods) and asks the tough questions through his frail, overconfident male puppet persona that boasts a woman’s name: Lauren Caspian. Don’t miss any of the wacky humor from the mind of the man who’s portrayed some of your favorite characters in shows like “The Office” and “Silicon Valley” - Zach Woods. You can watch In the Know: Season 1 with a subscription to Peacock.

As played by Zach Woods, who’s made a career specializing in awkward, alarmingly pasty nerds, NPR host Lauren Caspian is the type of tote-bag-carrying, kombucha-swigging, self-described sapiosexual that any other show might mock by having him drop a particularly overexposed Hamilton quote. On Peacock’s In the Know, though, a simple “Immigrants, we get the job done” doesn’t cut it.

No, this comedy reaches instead for a deep-cut reference to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s West Wing rap, and sprinkles in throwaway details about Lin-Manuel Miranda’s autobiography or Lin-Manuel Miranda interviewing himself at the New Yorker Festival for good measure. They’re jokes precise enough that they feel like they could only be coming from inside the house, from people who know and love this world quite well. And while it takes In the Know a few episodes to come fully into its own, that combination of specificity and...

In the Know is coming to Peacock later this month. In the meantime, the streaming service has released a trailer teasing the new stop-motion comedy. The series will take viewers behind the scenes of a fictional NPR radio program, In The Know.

The voices of Zach Woods, Mike Judge, Caitlin Reilly, Charlie Bushnell, J. Smith-Cameron, and Carl Tart star in the series with Kaia Gerber, Jonathan Van Ness, Ken Burns, Finn Wolfhard, Norah Jones, Tegan and Sara, Nicole Byer, Roxane Gay, Mike Tyson, Jorge Masvidal, and Hugh Laurie playing interviewees.

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"On air!" Peacock has revealed an official trailer for a streaming series debuting later in January called In The Know, a fun riff on NPR office life. It's co-created by Brandon Gardner, Zach Woods, and comedy mastermind Mike Judge. This public radio parody follows the making of NPR's fictional "third most popular host" Lauren Caspian's radio program, where he conducts in-depth interviews with special guests – including Kaia Gerber, Ken Burns, Finn Wolfhard, Norah Jones, Mike Tyson, Hugh Laurie, Jorge Masvisdal, and more. "He's a well-meaning, hypocritical nimrod, just like you and me. He's also a stop motion puppet." The show features stop-motion animation from ShadowMachine (the same place that also made Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio) and a voice cast featuring Zach Woods as Lauren, Charlie Bushnell, J. Smith-Cameron, Mike Judge, Caitlin Reilly, & Carl Tart. The cleverest part are the interviews with real people spliced with all the other antics.

In The Know — Pictured: Mike Judge as Sandy — (Photo by: Peacock) Lauren Caspian is NPR’s third most popular host. He’s a well-meaning, hypocritical nimrod, just like you and me. He’s also a stop motion puppet. Each episode follows the making of an episode of Lauren’s show In the Know, in which Lauren conducts in-depth interviews with real world human guests. Lauren collaborates with a diverse crew of NPR staff. They are also puppets and nimrods. Guest Interviewees Include Kaia Gerber, Jonathan Van Ness, Ken Burns, Finn Wolfhard, Norah Jones, Tegan and Sara, Nicole Byer, Roxane Gay, Mike Tyson, Jorge Masvidal and Hugh Laurie The Series From Zach Woods, Brandon Gardner and Mike Judge Premieres January 25 on Peacock.

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January is a famously weak month for movies but it’s still often a lively one, as the film that kicks off the 2024 movie year suggests. (Last year began with M3GAN, which was pretty fun, so perhaps this one will be too.) But TV seems to be picking up the slack this January. There’s everything from animation to new seasons of anthology shows, the return of...

Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon is coming home.

The Golden Globe Award-nominated movie, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone, will be available to stream globally on Apple TV+ beginning Friday, Jan. 12.

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Peacock has unveiled the trailer for In The Know, an adult animation series which combines stop-motion animation and live-action interviews, from Zach Woods, Mike Judge and Brandon Gardner.

Co-created by Woods, Gardner and Judge, the public radio parody chronicles the making of NPR’s fictional “third most popular host” Lauren Caspian’s radio program, where he conducts in-depth interviews with guests, including Kaia Gerber, Ken Burns, Finn Wolfhard, Norah Jones, Mike Tyson, Hugh Laurie, Jorge Masvisdal and more.

In one interview Caspian asks Hugh Laurie, “what should we do about Meghan Markle,” to which an emotionless Laurie responds, “I don’t know that any action is required.”

Caspain also tells a befuddled Jonathan Van Ness that he’s a sapiosexual who “once got an erection by reading Plato’s The Cave.” Other guests include Norah Jones, Nicole Byer, Roxane Gay, and Tegan and Sara,...

Mike Judge and Zach Woods take on the well-intentioned, if not slightly delusional, airwaves of public radio in the new trailer for the upcoming semi-animated series, In the Know.

The show centers around Lauren Caspian (voiced by Woods), public radio’s third most popular host, whose self-absorption and haughtiness are matched only by the dulcet tenor of his voice. Each episode centers around Lauren’s in-depth interview program, which will feature real-life celebrity guests.

The clip offers a glimpse at Lauren’s ridiculous interview style, like when he asks Tegan...

What’s going on with NPR’s third most popular host? “In The Know” combines puppetry, stop-motion animation, and live-action interviews. The series may be unique in its execution, but the celebrity interviewee segments harken back to traditional talk shows. ‘Know’ interviewees include Kaia Gerber, Jonathan Van Ness, Ken Burns, Finn Wolfhard, Norah Jones, Tegan and Sara, Nicole Byer, Roxane Gay, Mike Tyson, Jorge Masvidal and Hugh Laurie.

Continue reading ‘In The Know’ Trailer: Peacock’s First Adult Animated Series Stars Zach Woods As An “Nimrod” NPR Host at The Playlist.

Peacock has unveiled the trailer for In the Know, the NBCUniversal-backed streamer’s first adult animation series.

And, it’s awkward.

The cringe cartoon comedy from Mike Judge (Beavis and Butt-Head) and Greg Daniels (King of the Hill) aims at laughter from uncomfortable interviews with live guests like Hugh Laurie, Tegan and Sara, Mike Tyson and Jonathan Van Ness.

In The Know — co-created by Zach Woods (Silicon Valley, The Office), Brandon Gardner and Judge — blends stop-motion animation with live-action interviews of guests like Kaia Gerber, Ken Burns, Finn Wolfhard, Norah Jones, Nicole Byer, Roxane Gay and Jorge Masvidal.

The semi-animated series’ interviewer is Lauren Caspian, “NPR’s third most-popular host,” according to a Peacock synopsis, a stop-motion puppet and intellectual blowhard forever embarrassing himself on air in front of real world guests.

“I’m sexually attracted to ideas. I once got an erection from reading Plato’s The Cave,...

The mystery is solved. The Afterparty won't be getting a third season, at least not on Apple TV+. The streamer has cancelled the murder-mystery comedy series after two seasons. Chris Miller created the show.

Starring Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, and Zoë Chao, the Apple TV+ anthology series features Detective Danner (Haddish) investigating a different murder each season with a new cast of suspects. The first season takes place at her high school reunion while season two finds Danner and her team investigating the murder of a groom at his wedding.

Guests in the two seasons have included Ike Barinholtz, Ben Schwartz, Ilana Glazer, Jamie Demetriou, Dave Franco, John Cho, Paul Walter Hauser, Ken Jeong, Anna Konkle, Poppy Liu, Elizabeth Perkins, Jack Whitehall, Zach Woods, and Vivian Wu.

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It’s lights out on The Afterparty. Apple TV+ has canceled the murder-mystery comedy after two seasons. Apple nixed the series in part because of a post-strike reevaluation of its streaming series, according to Deadline sources. The Afterparty debuted in January 2022, created by Chris Miller and executive-produced by Phil Lord as part of the pair’s five-year overall deal with Apple TV+. Season 1 told the story of a murder at a high school reunion through the perspectives of different guests, with each episode boasting its own visual style based on popular film genres. That first season starred Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, Zoë Chao, Ben Schwartz, Ike Barinholtz, Ilana Glazer, Jamie Demetriou, and Dave Franco. Season 2 premiered this July, with Haddish, Richardson, and Chao reprising their roles in a tale about a murder at a wedding. John Cho, Paul Walter Hauser, Ken Jeong, Anna Konkle, Poppy Liu, Elizabeth Perkins, Jack Whitehall,...

The party's over.

Apple TV+ has canceled The Afterparty after two seasons, Deadline reports.

The decision comes weeks after the conclusion of The Afterparty Season 2.

Thankfully, each season of the series is designed to be self-contained, meaning fans were not left hanging over a cliff about what would have happened next.

Resolution is necessary for a show of The Afterparty's caliber, which begins its seasons with a murder before having Tiffany Haddish's Detective Danner investigating the pool of suspects.

The investigation is infused with humor, red herrings, and everything you'd expect from a series that doesn't want to tell you the killer's identity until the season finale.

It's unclear how well the show performed on Apple TV+ because the streaming service keeps those viewership statistics under lock and key.

The first season had a considerable amount of buzz, but The Afterparty Season 2 seemed to appear out of nowhere...

Party’s over. Apple TV+ has pulled the plug on its murder mystery comedy series “The Afterparty” after two seasons, Variety has confirmed.

The anthology series starred Tiffany Haddish as an ex-cop private eye looking to solve murder cases. Sam Richardson and Zoë Chao also starred as a couple who return to accompany Haddish’s character after getting crossed off the suspect list in Season 1.

Both seasons featured a contained mystery, with single-season main cast members including Ike Barinholtz, Ben Schwartz, Ilana Glazer, Jamie Demetriou, Dave Franco, John Cho, Paul Walter Hauser, Ken Jeong, Anna Konkle, Poppy Liu, Elizabeth Perkins, Jack Whitehall, Zach Woods and Vivian Wu.

The series was created by Chris Miller, who executive produced the series alongside Phil Lord under their banner Lord Miller. Aubrey Lee served as producer. Anthony King also served as executive producer.

“We would love to do a Season 3, not only because we have lots of great ideas,...

Apple TV+’s “The Afterparty” has been canceled after a second season, an individual with knowledge of the move told TheWrap on Friday.

The 10-episode installment that dropped its first two episodes in July and followed with a weekly release on Wednesdays put a new spin on the popular murder mystery genre. As each character recounted what they were doing and what they saw on the night in question, their testimony was told through a different film genre.

Sony Pictures Television plans to shop “The Afterparty” to other platforms in light of the cancellation, an individual with knowledge said.

In the second season, a wedding is ruined when the groom (Zach Woods) is found dead in bed. Desperate to figure out whodunit, Aniq (Sam Richardson) and Zoë (Zoë Chao) call up their former investigator turned ally, Detective Danner (Tiffany Haddish). Filled with star-crossed lovers, elaborate Victorian era costumes, noir motifs...

Apple is breaking up The Afterparty.

The tech giant’s Apple TV+ streaming service has canceled The Afterparty after two seasons. The news comes a month and change after the genre-hopping comedic murder mystery finished its second season.

Sony Pictures Television, which produces the series, will look to find another home for The Afterparty. The show tells a self-contained story with each season.

Created by Chris Miller, who executive produces along with his producing partner Phil Lord, The Afterparty took on a different genre in each episode, depending on which character’s point of view was front and center. Zoë Chao, Sam Richardson and Tiffany Haddish reprised their season one roles in the second installment, which was set at a wedding that’s ruined when the groom turns up dead. The season two cast also features John Cho, Paul Walter Hauser, Ken Jeong, Anna Konkle, Poppy Liu, Elizabeth Perkins, Jack Whitehall,...

Updated: There will be no third season for Apple TV+s The Afterparty. The streamer has canceled the murder mystery comedy series after two seasons, Deadline has confirmed. The decision comes a month after Season 2 ended its run.

The studio behind the critically praised series, Sony Pictures Television, plans to shop it to other platforms.

Executive producers Chris Miller and Phil Lord and created by Miller, each episode of The Afterparty explores a different character’s account of one fateful evening when a murder occurs — all told through the lens of popular film genres and unique visuals to match the storyteller’s perspective.

While Season 1 of The Afterparty was a breakout with its unconventional structure, creating a pop culture moment and a guessing game who the killer was, Season 2 had a quieter run this summer and could not match the influence of the original installment. It also may have been...

You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here: Apple TV+ has officially cancelled The Afterparty after two seasons, TVLine has learned exclusively.

Each season of the killer comedy, from Chris Miller and Phil Lord (Last Man on Earth), revolved around a self-contained murder mystery and featured a new cast (save for leads Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson and Zoë Chao, all of whom appeared in both seasons.)

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Netflix has unveiled the official trailer for Big Mouth Season 7, premiering October 20, 2023.

The penultimate season of the Emmy Award-winning Big Mouth follows the now-teenage students of Bridgeton Middle School as they make their way to high school.

Change is the only constant as our characters are faced with a new school, new friends, new adversaries, and new Hormone Monsters.

Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Jessi Klein, Jason Mantzoukas, Ayo Edebiri, Maya Rudolph, Fred Armisen, Andrew Rannells, and Jordan Peele are set as series regulars.

The guest cast includes Megan Thee Stallion, Lupita Nyong'o, Stephanie Beatriz, Zazie Beetz, Padma Lakshmi, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Billy Porter, Rosie Perez, Brian Tyree Henry, and Zach Galifianakis. 

The guest cast also includes Randall Park, Chloe Fineman, Beck Bennett, Zach Woods, Mark Duplass, Thandiwe Newton, Paul Scheer, Brandon Kyle Goodman, Jon Daly, and Andy Daly.

Break out the tissues, activate Incognito Mode, and prepare for the most outrageous season of Netflix‘s Big Mouth yet! When the teens of Bridgeton Middle School return, they’re on their way to graduation, bringing new urges, problems, and premature… emotions to Nick Kroll’s long-running animated comedy series. Today’s Big Mouth Season 7 trailer teases plenty of off-color shenanigans, including Nick enrolling in private school, Lola hooking up with Jay’s brother, Elijah’s sinful secret, and introducing a new hormone monstress, voiced by Megan Thee Stallion!

Here’s the official synopsis for Big Mouth Season 7:

Season seven of Emmy Award-winning Big Mouth follows the now-teenage students of Bridgeton Middle School as they make their way to high school. Change is the only constant as our characters are faced with a new school, new friends, new adversaries, and new Hormone Monsters. The penultimate season of Big Mouth...

With the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, there's been one term that's finally been dying down:

Reboot.

Now that the WGA strike is nearing its end, the term is returning in a big way, and it isn't easy to be excited about this piece of TV news.

The latest edition of the Puck newsletter broke the news that a reboot of the NBC iteration of The Office is in development.

The only bit of good news is that Greg Daniels, who brought the Steve Carell comedy series to life, will shepherd the new adaptation.

There are no details on where the potential series would air, but it's hard to imagine any network not jumping at the opportunity of bringing the iconic comedy back to life.

The Office launched on NBC in 2005 and aired for nine seasons through 2013, picking up numerous awards and acclaim.

Much like Suits, The Office has enjoyed a second life on streaming,...

When it comes to building the world’s first civilization, it’s all Greek to the denizens of Krapopolis. Can a family of humans, gods, and monsters make history without killing each other first? The latest from “Rick & Morty” and “Community” creator Dan Harmon, the new adult animated series “Krapopolis” will make have its long-awaited series premiere this Sunday, Sept. 24 as part of Fox’s Animation Domination lineup, airing on the network at 8 p.m. Et for its premiere week and 8:30 p.m. Et in following weeks. You can also watch each episode the following day on Hulu. You can watch Krapopolis: Season 1 and Fox with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream. You can also watch with Hulu Live TV, Fubo, or YouTube TV.

How to Watch ‘Krapopolis’ Series Premiere When: Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 8:00 Pm Edt TV: Fox Stream: Watch with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream.

Season seven of Big Mouth is coming to Netflix in October. The streaming service has announced the premiere date for the animated comedy with the release of a teaser video. The series has already been renewed for an eighth and final season.

Featuring the voices of Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Jessi Klein, Jason Mantzoukas, Ayo Edebiri, Maya Rudolph, Fred Armisen, Andrew Rannells, and Jordan Peele, the 10-episode season will follow the students of Bridgeton Middle School as they head to high school.

The season will also feature guest appearances by Megan Thee Stallion, Lupita Nyong'o, Stephanie Beatriz, Zazie Beetz, Padma Lakshmi, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Billy Porter, Rosie Perez, Brian Tyree Henry, Zach Galifianakis, Randall Park, Chloe Fineman, Beck Bennett, Zach Woods, Mark Duplass, Thandiwe Newton, Paul Scheer, Brandon Kyle Goodman, Jon Daly, and Andy Daly.

“One Piece” Gets Season 2 Renewal

Straw hat crew, the journey has only just begun! Netflix has announced its live-action “One Piece” series will be returning for a second season.

Based on Japan’s bestselling manga series of all time by Eiichiro Oda, the legendary high-seas adventure “One PIece” follows Monkey D. Luffy, a young adventurer who has longed for a life of freedom since he can remember. and sets off from his small village on a perilous journey to find the legendary fabled treasure, one piece to become King of the Pirates.

Watch the Season 1 “One Piece” trailer below:

Iñaki Godoy stars as Luffy opposite Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro, Emily Rudd as Nami, Jacob Romero as Usopp, and Taz Skylar as Sanji. The ensemble also includes Vincent Regan, Ilia Isorelýs Paulino, Morgan Davies, Aidan Scott, Langley Kirkwood, Jeff Ward, Celeste Loots, Alexander Maniatis, McKinley Belcher III, Craig Fairbrass, Steven Ward,...

At least one of the guest stars for Big Mouth Season 7 is, as the teaser makes clear, “a big deal.” Netflix has announced that the adult animated comedy will return on Friday, October 20, as you can see in the date announcement video above. Along with that news, the streaming service has revealed the Season 7 guest cast: Megan Thee Stallion, Lupita Nyong’o, Stephanie Beatriz, Zazie Beetz, Padma Lakshmi, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Billy Porter, Rosie Perez, Brian Tyree Henry, Zach Galifianakis, Randall Park, Chloe Fineman, Beck Bennett, Zach Woods, Mark Duplass, Thandiwe Newton, Paul Scheer, Brandon Kyle Goodman, Jon Daly, and Andy Daly. In the 10-episode Season 7, the now teenage students of Bridgeton middle school make their way to high school. Change is the only constant as our characters are faced with a new school, new friends, new adversaries, and new Hormone Monsters. It will feature an original song by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Nick Kroll,...

“Big Mouth” is embracing its savage side with the announcement that Grammy-winning Megan Thee Stallion will guest star in Season 7. The penultimate season of the Netflix animated comedy is set to premiere October 20.

Based on this first teaser, the rapper will be playing a Hormone Monstress named — you guessed it — Megan Thee Stallion. That’s right, the “Body” singer is playing herself. True to the rapper’s brand, there’s a lot of twerking and tongue thrusting in the short clip.

“It’s a big motherf—king deal they got me on the show,” Megan Thee Stallion says.

“That’s some hot girl s—t right there,” Connie (Maya Rudolph) counters, sticking her tongue out and mimicking the rapper’s signature pose.

Megan Thee Stallion isn’t the only recognizable new addition in this upcoming season. Season 7 will also include guest starring roles from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” star Lupita Nyong’o,...

NPR veteran Lakshmi Singh has signed with CAA for representation.

Singh, who has been with NPR for 23 years and has one of the public-broadcasting service’s most familiar voices, anchors midday coverage for NPR Newscasts, some of the most-heard content produced by the news outlet.

Her work has drawn recognition from Women of Color in Communications for “contributions to the field, mentorship to other women in communications and broad impact on the promotion of ethnic diversity in journalism”, as well as the Asian American/Asian Research Institute and the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. Singh’s voice is also featured in “The Invention of Thanksgiving”, part of the Trail of Tears gallery of the “Americans” exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian.

Singh is a graduate of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and College of Arts and Sciences, where her work focused on Latin American studies,...

Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers for the Season 2 finale of “The Afterparty,” now streaming on Apple TV+.

Instead of deciding on who would make the perfect killer, the writers of Season 2 of “The Afterparty” began their journey by selecting a murder weapon.

“It started with thinking that it should be poison, and then thinking that the glass of the poison goes on a journey and doesn’t reach its intended target,” says series creator Chris Miller. “That would help us create a character who doesn’t have an obvious motive to kill the victim, but then we would need that character to have another secret or murder that’s intended. And what could that be?”

Season 2 followed Aniq (Sam Richardson), Zoë (Zoe Chao) and Detective Danner (Tiffany Haddish) as they find themselves embroiled in a new murder investigation: that of Edgar Minnows (Zach Woods), the husband of Zoë’s...

[This story contains spoilers from the season two finale of The Afterparty, “Vivian and Zoë.”]

In the season two finale of The Afterparty, viewers learn two things about the killer and one about the deceased, Edgar, the groom. Let’s start with the latter.

Edgar (Zach Woods) went around the world to find the globetrotting uncle, Ulysses (John Cho), of his bride-to-be Grace (Poppy Liu). But Ulysses wants no part of the wedding. Why? Because at the wedding will be his forbidden love that he’s traveled around the world to forget about, Vivian (Vivian Wu), the wife of his half-brother Feng (Ken Jeong). Edgar, however, forces Ulysses’ hand and makes him attend.

Edgar learned the hard way, however, that it’s best to leave people alone and that no means no — as audience members of the Apple TV+ series found out in the end that Ulysses is Edgar’s murderer (although, not intentionally). What Ulysses didn’t count on when attending the wedding was that,...

[Editor’s Note: This post contains spoilers for The Afterparty Season 2, Episode 10, “Vivian and Zoë.”]

The Afterparty delivered its second-season finale on Wednesday, tying up the monthslong mystery of who killed aloof tech bro Edgar (Zach Woods). With suspicion falling on, alternately, at Edgar's bride, Grace (Poppy Liu), mother Isabel (Elizabeth Perkins), sister Hannah (Anna Konkle), and business partner Sebastian (Jack Whitehall), not to mention Grace's entire family, there was plenty to be sorted out.

[Editor’s note: This article contains spoilers for “The Afterparty” Season 2, including the finale.]

If you paid attention to Season 1 of “The Afterparty,” the answer was obvious.

The high school reunion murder of Xavier (Dave Franco) at the hands of a classmate introduced viewers to Christopher Miller’s multigenre Apple TV+ series, in which each suspect recounts the night’s events as they experienced it. The murderer turned out to be the one with the most outlandish, exaggerated, and discrepant story of the bunch: Yasper (Ben Schwartz), who viewed the night as a wish-fulfilling musical.

Yasper was motivated by jealousy and revenge, the same emotions shared by Xavier’s other classmates but in comparatively low doses and without the means and opportunity. In Season 2 there’s a helluva lot of truly murderous motive; the unfaithful wife, the financially doomed father-in-law, the jealous sister, the gaslit mother, the disgraced business partner. After nine episodes, there was no obvious liar...

Oh, Isabel, how will you get out of this one?

The Afterparty Season 2 continues on Wednesdays on Apple TV+, and TV Fanatic scored an exclusive first look at the penultimate episode of the season.

If you've been watching, you know each episode explores a different character's account of the inciting incident.

In keeping with the show's tradition, we also get a story told through the lens of popular film genres to match the storyteller's perspective.

Elizabeth Perkins has been killing it this season, and her portrayal of Isabel continues to delight with the penultimate episode.

Isabel's take on her year since the shocking death of her husband includes various nods to the past as the series takes the form of a '50s psychological melodrama.

The series is a masterclass in acting because it utilizes different genres to tell a story infused with comedy and drama.

The exclusive clip shows...

“The Afterparty” has placed all sorts of lenses on its murder mystery wedding romp in Season 2: the generic conventions of rom-com and film noir, specific directorial styles like Alfred Hitchcock’s and Wes Anderson’s, and even whole modes of filmmaking as in Feng’s (Ken Jeong) found-footage episode peppered with vertical iPhone videos ready for TikTok.

The sheer number of different visual styles the show needs is a challenge, but so is creating a “normal” look for the present-day interrogation scenes with Danner (Tiffany Haddish), Aniq (Sam Richardson), and Zoë (Zoe Chao). Working out the feeling of that grounding “home base” look was as challenging as crafting the show’s most extreme visual styles, and in both cases required cinematographer Ross Riege to do a lot of calibrating in order to get it right — and then keep it straight.

“We’d shoot something [in the] present day, and then the...