Seriously, wait for it.
Definitely wait for it. pic.twitter.com/vRP4FyOxc8
— TG (@TG22110) April 28, 2022
All Other TV News
James Corden has announced he’ll be leaving The Late Late Show in 2023. And here I thought his talk about wanting to go back to the U.K. was just a contract negotiating tactic.
Here’s how he broke it on the show last night:
Congratulations to @JKCorden on a spectacular run. Outstanding job! Retirement is awesome. See you at the bingo. Well done my friend. Xx
— Craig Ferguson (@CraigyFerg) April 29, 2022
But Craig Ferguson is not interested in taking back over, thankyouverymuch.
Ok. As long as I’m not in it. https://t.co/OlXPt83w6A
— Craig Ferguson (@CraigyFerg) January 27, 2021
Also saying goodbye: Ellen DeGeneres. She taped her last episode of The Ellen Show yesterday, which will air on May 26.
When we started this show in 2003, the iPhone didn’t exist. Social Media didn’t exist. Gay marriage wasn’t legal. We watched the world change, sometimes for the better, sometimes not.
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) April 29, 2022
But whatever was happening, my goal was always for the show to be a place where we could all come together and laugh for an hour. Being invited into your lives has been the greatest privilege of my life and has brought me incredible joy. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) April 29, 2022
Jeffrey Dean Morgan needs all y’all to back off Norman Reedus. Melissa McBride chose to not be a part of the Carol and Daryl Walking Dead spinoff, it had nothing to do with Reedus, so stop being mean to him.
Some of you have gone WAY too far. TOXIC. Attacking norm for crap he has NOTHING to do with? Melissa made a call that was hers alone. She wants/needs a break. Respect that. Factors involved that are nobody’s business. Norm, who’s given more than anyone to you all. Just SHITTY.
— Jeffrey Dean Morgan (@JDMorgan) April 29, 2022
This is a nice article about the creation of Abbott Elementary, and why it’s struck such a chord (in large part because it is a good old-fashioned “family” show, whose humor resonates with people of all ages) (also, they’ve followed the Parks and Recreation model almost exactly: it’s about a group of optimistic civil servants who keep their heads up all the while working in a system that is pitted against them).
Interesting fact about Abbott Elementary that I learned when I toured the Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank in December: the show is filmed on Sound stage 16, which is the largest sound stage on the lot. They used it for the scene in Jurassic Park when a T. rex chases the Jeep; Rebel Without a Cause staged the drag race scene on this stage; The Perfect Storm used it with a tank stage and full-sized versions of the Andrea Gail fishing boat and the Mistral sailboat; The Goonies built a full-sized pirate ship on this stage; and Executive Decision had a full-sized Boeing 747 on this stage. Abbott Elementary built a full-sized school in this sound stage, which suggests to me that the studio knew they had a hit on their hands, because that’s a huge expenditure for a freshman show.
“Senior Bachelor” could still be happening; Jesse Palmer will probably host Bachelor in Paradise; and they’re threatening that Bachelor Pad is maybe not dead after all (but it probably is, so don’t get too excited).
Elisabeth Moss opened up about being a Scientologist in an interview with The New Yorker recently. She claims that she doesn’t have any beef with Leah Remini, contrary to rumors, and that Scientology is “the most misunderstood” belief system. OK.
Netflix has just laid off their “Tudum” staff, just a few months after launching the website geared to fans.
The Disney-Florida feud update:
Ron DeSantis is out here lying about the content of Disney cartoons, claiming that they are “injecting sexuality into the programming for very young kids.”
No, they’re not. But also, when he says “sexuality” we all know what he means:
@GovRonDeSantis You don’t have a problem with Disney’s past injection of heterosexuality into cartoons do you? pic.twitter.com/1cn48k2kMH
— Jack (@readyfredi83) April 28, 2022
DeSantis is also claiming that Florida will be able to revoke Disney’s special status without having to incur Disney’s debts, but yeah, that’s not what the law says.
Meanwhile, ask me how much of Disney’s campaign contributions DeSantis has returned to them. Go ahead, ask me.
Maybe don’t release the video of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins’s death on the set of Rust? Maybe let’s not do that, Santa Fe?
Get better soon, Ms. Juicy Baby.
Renewals
- Pachinko has been renewed for a second season on Apple TV+.
- The Marked Heart has been renewed for a second season on Netflix.
- The Conners is very close to being renewed for a fifth season on ABC.
In Development
- Tribunal, a court show from Judge Judy, has been ordered at Freevee.
- The Wolves of 125th Street, a half-hour comedy, is being developed at Peacock.
- The Way Down: God, Greed & The Cult of Gwen Shamblin is going to be adapted into a scripted series at HBO Max.
- Don Winslow’s novels The Dawn Patrol and The Gentlemen’s Hours are being adapted into features at Netflix.
- Nobu, a docuseries about Nobu Matsuhisa, is in the works.
- American Born Chinese, a costume designing series, is coming to Disney+.
- The Tipping Point, a docuseries from Trevor Noah has been picked up at MSNBC.
- An untitled series based on Sicily’s Florio family has been greenlit at Disney+.
- Rude Dog and the Dweebs is being rebooted as an adult animated series.
- Two Tone, a drama about the Ska scene, is in the works at BBC.
- Molly Shannon has signed a one-year first-look deal with HBO Max
Casting News
- Devery Jacobs has been cast in Echo on Disney+.
- Gaius Charles will co-star in the Walking Dead spinoff Isle of the Dead on AMC.
- Annabeth Gish, Tongayi Chirisa, Beth Grant, Erica Gimpel, and Jen Richards have joined Mayfair Witches on AMC.
- Alex Winter, Patton Oswalt, and Julie Ann Emery have joined the Netflix martial arts film Absolute Dominion.
- Kevin Iannucci and Bethany Brown have joined the cast of the untitled NBC pilot based on Adam & Eva.
- Aimee-Ffion Edwards and Kadiff Kirwan have joined Slow Horses on Apple TV+.
- Alan Cumming is going to host The Traitors, a reality competition series on Peacock.
Mark Your Calendar
- Bling Empire will return on Netflix on May 13.
- To Mom (And Dad) With Love will premiere on Apple TV+ on May 6.
- Dodo is streaming on HBO Max.
- The Villains of Valley View will debut on Disney Channel on June 3.
- Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion will debut on Disney Channel on June 3.
- Glamour Girls will debut on Netflix soon.
- Money Heist: Korea will premiere on Netflix on June 24.
- The Summer I Turned Pretty will premiere on Prime Video on June 17.
- Buy It or Build It will debut on HGTV on May 18.
- Animal Kingdom will return on June 19 on TNT.
- Jailhouse Redemption will debut on Discovery+ on May 12.
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
Ozark: The final episodes are here. Netflix
Just want to say hi and a sincere thank you to all the nice folks out there that gave OZARK a spot in their lives over these past few years. Thanks for liking what we loved making for y'all!
— Jason Bateman (@batemanjason) April 29, 2022
Grace and Frankie: The final episodes are here! Netflix
Shoplifters of the World: A group of friends mourns the breakup of The Smiths in this film set in 1987. AMC+
SATURDAY
28 Days Later: I forever mix this movie up with 28 Days. This is the zombie one, not the Sandra Bullock goes to rehab one. 9 p.m., Action MAX
Terms of Endearment: One of the best films set in Houston. 9 p.m., Showtime Women
SUNDAY
I Love That For You: Vanessa Byer and Molly Shannon star in this new comedy set in the Home Shopping world. Series premiere. 7:30 p.m., Showtime
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy: FOOD PORN IS BACK, Y’ALL. Season premiere. 8 p.m., CNN
Ziwe: Ziwe has returned to make everyone very uncomfortable. 10 p.m., Showtime
The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Season premiere. 7 p.m., Bravo
Duncanville: Duncan and his friends end up in a viral event for charity in the season premiere. 6:30 p.m., Fox
Naked & Afraid: XL: Season premiere. 7 p.m., Discovery
Late Night:
- Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (Friday): Shawn Mendes, Jesse Tyler Ferguson
- Watch What Happens Live (Sunday): Marlo Hampton, Gabrielle Dennis
| FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | 2022 NFL Draft on ABC (live) |
| CBS | Come Dance With Me (new) |
Magnum P.I. (live) |
Blue Bloods (live) |
| CW | Charmed (new) |
Dynasty (new) |
Local |
| FOX | Friday Night Smackdown | Local |
| NBC | The Blacklist (new) |
Dateline |
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| SAT. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:30 |
| ABC | Shark Tank (repeat) |
American Idol (repeat) |
News/Local |
| CBS | The Equalizer (repeat) |
48 Hours | 48 Hours | News/Local |
| CW | Whose Line Is It Anyway? (repeat) |
Would I Lie to You? (new) |
Masters of Illusion (new) |
Masters of Illusion (repeat) |
Local |
| FOX | USFL Football (repeat) |
News/Local |
| NBC | Local | News/ Local |
Saturday Night Live (repeat) |
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| SUN. | 6:00 | 6:30 | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | America’s Funniest Home Videos (new) |
American Idol (new) |
The Rookie (new) |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | NCIS: Los Angeles (new) |
NCIS: Los Angeles (new) |
SWAT (new) |
| The CW | Local | Riverdale (new) |
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (repeat) |
Would I Lie to You? (repeat) |
Local |
| FOX | The Simp-sons (repeat) |
Duncanville (new) |
The Simp-sons (new) |
The Great North (new) |
Bob’s Burgers (new) |
Family Guy (new) |
Local/News |
| NBC | American Song Contest (repeat) |
Weakest Link (new) |
Transplant (new) |
I binged watched every episode of ABBOTT ELEMENTARY….what a delightful show.