With Christmas around the corner, Freeform’s beloved “25 Days of Christmas” programming event begins on DEC. 1. This year’s holiday lineup event includes the premieres of Freeform Original Features “Life-Size 2,” with Tyra Banks and “grown-ish”’s Francia Raisa from airing SUNDAY, DEC. 2, at 9:00-11:00 p.m. EST/PST, and “No Sleep ‘Til Christmas,” with Dave and Odette Annable airing MONDAY, DEC. 10, at 9:00-11:00 p.m. EST/PST. Additionally, the network will premiere the “Pop Up Santa Holiday Special” on MONDAY, DEC. 3, at 9:30-11:00 p.m. EST/PST, bringing Christmas cheer in unexpected places, and a new installment of “Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic” on SATURDAY, DEC. 8, at 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST/PST. Freeform joins ABC, Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior in celebrating “25 Days of Christmas” across all networks.
Nov 07 2018
Video/News: Tyra Banks Returns In Freeform’s Original Film Life-Size 2 Premiering Dec 2
In “Life-Size 2,” Grace Manning (Francia Raisa) is the 20-something CEO of Marathon Toys, a huge toy company started by her mother that is most famous for manufacturing the iconic Eve doll. Grace is also in the middle of her quarter-life crisis, realizing she is in over her head as CEO. To make matters worse, her wild-child ways are causing the company’s stock to plummet. With the help of her young next-door neighbor, Grace’s old Eve doll (Tyra Banks) magically awakens to help get Grace back on track and give her the confidence to be the woman and leader Eve knows Grace can be.
Nov 07 2018
News: Sundance Now and Shudder Acquire Season 2 and 3 of Sky Original Drama Series A Discovery of Witches
On heels of Sky UK’s greenlight announcement for second and third seasons of the captivating series “A Discovery of Witches,” Sundance Now and SHUDDER has confirmed the acquisition of both seasons. The first season is set to premiere on both the services in U.S. and Canada on January 17, 2019. Adapted from Deborah Harkness’s critically-acclaimed and bestselling “All Souls trilogy,” “A Discovery of Witches” is a modern-day love story, set in a world where witches, vampires and daemons secretly live and work alongside humans, hidden in plain sight. Starring Matthew Goode, Teresa Palmer, Alex Kingston, Valerie Pettiford, Lindsay Duncan, Owen Teale, Edward Bluemel, Aiysha Hart, Trevor Eve, Malin Buska, and Gregg Chillin.
Nov 06 2018
News: ABC Picks Up Full-Season For The Rookie Starring Nathan Fillion
“The Rookie” has been given a full-season order, as announced by Channing Dungey, president, ABC Entertainment. As the force’s oldest rookie, John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) is met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis. If he can’t keep up with the young cops and the criminals, he’ll be risking lives including his own. “The Rookie” stars Nathan Fillion as John Nolan, Alyssa Diaz as Angela Lopez, Richard T. Jones as Sergeant Wade Grey, Titus Makin as Jackson West, Mercedes Mason as Captain Zoe Andersen, Melissa O’Neil as Lucy Chen, Afton Williamson as Talia Bishop and Eric Winter as Tim Bradford.
Nov 06 2018
News: MTV Studios Plans To Reimagine Groundbreaking Scripted Series Undressed
Celebrated for its honest take on gender, class and race, “Undressed” helped launch the careers of hundreds of young actors and behind the scenes talent, including: Christina Hendricks, Jason Ritter, Max Greenfield, Brandon Routh and Chad Michael Murray, as well as Damon Lindelof (“Lost”), Lizzy Weiss (“Switched at Birth,” “Blue Crush”) and Steven S. DeKnight (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”). Roland Joffé, the two-time Oscar® nominated director who created and executive produced “Undressed,” is set to EP the scripted series which is currently in development.
Nov 06 2018
News: TNT Taps Tony Award Winner Anika Noni Rose to Star and Co-Executive Produce Pilot for Beast Mode (WT)
Turner’s TNT has set Anika Noni Rose (The Quad, Power) in the lead role of Marsha Blackstone in the pilot, Beast Mode (working title). Pulling herself and her two daughters up from poverty, abuse, homelessness, and criminality, Marsha Blackstone reached the pinnacle of boxing as a fighter and has become equally as successful a trainer known for unconventional methods and a fiercely combative style.
Nov 02 2018
News: Stand-Up Comedy Special Orlando Leyba: Adorable Premieres Nov. 16 on HBO Latino®
Catch the hilarious Orlando Leyba in an all new, stand-up comedy special, Orlando Leyba: Adorable, premiering Friday, November 16th at 9:30pm ET/PT on HBO Latino®. After a whirlwind year performing on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and appearing in HBO Latino®’s Entre Nos: Part 3, Orlando entertains audiences with his dynamic storytelling and undeniable likeability in this half-hour solo show.
Nov 02 2018
News: Four-Part Limited Series AXIOS Debuts On HBO Nov 4
Directed and produced by Emmy® winner Matthew O’Neill (HBO’s “Baghdad ER”) and Perri Peltz (HBO’s “Remembering the Artist Robert De Niro, Sr.”), the show will highlight the week ahead in politics, business and technology – and the topics shaping the future. Each edition of AXIOS will feature coverage of a timely big issue, followed by documentary shorts, illuminating interviews with major newsmakers and trustworthy insights delivered with AXIOS’ signature “Smart Brevity” in a succinct, shareable format.
Nov 02 2018
News: Freeform Announces the Cast for Breckman Rodeo (wt)
Freeform announced a pilot order for “Breckman Rodeo” (working title) from creator/writer Steve Lerner and the executive producers of the award-winning drama “The Americans,” Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields. “Breckman Rodeo” (working title) is an ensemble drama about a group of young rodeo riders in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The show centers on Ashley, a rodeo-as-hell sparkplug who refuses to stay within the lines that have been drawn for her, and her boyfriend Brant, a rodeo prodigy torn between a content, quiet life and the rocky climb to superstardom. Brant, Ashley and their friends will have to reconcile the traditional values of their sport and their upbringing with the changing realities of the 21st century.
Nov 02 2018
News: HULU Orders New Comedy Series Dollface Starring Kat Dennings
Hulu announced a 10-episode series order for Dollface, a new comedy from ABC Signature Studios. The new Hulu Original Series will star actress Kat Dennings (2 Broke Girls), who is also set to executive produce the comedy alongside Creator and Writer Jordan Weiss (Harley Quinn) and Showrunner Ira Ungerleider.
Nov 01 2018
News: The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Holiday Special to Air on ABC Sunday Dec 2
Victoria’s Secret’s legendary Angels take to the runway for the 2018 Victoria’s Secret Holiday Special, showcasing an all-star lineup of musical guests, including Bebe Rexha, The Chainsmokers, Halsey, Kelsea Ballerini, Rita Ora, Shawn Mendes and The Struts. Merging fashion, fantasy and entertainment, “The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Holiday Special”
Nov 01 2018
Videos: Creed II Starring Michael B. Jordan In Theaters November 21.
Pride. Legacy. Family. This fall, there is more to lose than a tile. Life has become a balancing act for Adonis Creed. Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight, he is up against the challenge of his life. Facing an opponent with ties to his family’s past only intensifies his impending battle in the ring. CREED II in theaters November 21.
Oct 31 2018
News: Freeform Puts Stephen King’s JOYLAND Into Development
Freeform announced that it has put into development “Joyland,” a series based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. “Joyland” tells the story of Devin, a college student who takes a summer job at an amusement park in a North Carolina tourist town, confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child and the way both will change his life forever.
Oct 31 2018
Video/News: Anthology Series Room 104 Debuts First Two Episodes of Season 2 Nov. 9 on HBO
Telling tales of the characters who pass through a single room of a typical American chain motel, the anthology series ROOM 104 begins its 12-episode second season FRIDAY, NOV. 9 (11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET/PT), debuting two episodes back-to-back, followed by two new episodes subsequent Fridays at the same time, exclusively on HBO. From creators and executive producers Mark and Jay Duplass, the show tells a different story of the assorted characters who stay in the room in each episode, ranging from dark comedy and horror to poignant drama and musical romance.
Oct 31 2018
News: CBS Launches ET Live, a New 24/7 Entertainment News Streaming Network
CBS has announced the launch of ET Live, a free 24/7 direct-to-consumer streaming network dedicated to all things entertainment. Developed in close collaboration between CBS Interactive and CBS Television Distribution’s top-rated entertainment newsmagazine ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT, ET Live expands the ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT brand beyond television, catering to entertainment super-fans with live coverage of the day’s top stories.
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