site categories
Lynette Rice
Senior TV Writer
Contact or follow this author
Before joining Deadline in 2022, Lynette spent 22 years at Entertainment Weekly where she covered the TV business for the magazine and website. Before that she worked for The Hollywood Reporter and Broadcasting & Cable. The San Diego State graduate is the author of the 2021 bestseller "How to Save a Life: The Inside Story of Grey's Anatomy."
More From Lynette Rice
Oscars 2024: The Biggest Moments, Snubs And Surprises
From Billie Eilish’s heartrending performance to John Cena’s beefcake cameo, the 96th Academy Awards served up some pretty terrific moments and more than a few surprises (welcome to the party, Slash! Where you at, Wes Anderson?).
Here were the highlights — and lowlights — from Sunday's telecast on…
-
By Lynette Rice
-
-
26 Comments Comment on Oscars 2024: The Biggest Moments, Snubs And Surprises
Casting Directors React To Complaints About Fewer Roles: “All My Friends Are Actors And They’re Panicked”
Earlier this month, Deadline kicked off its Hollywood Contraction series by checking in with the acting community to see whether opportunities have picked up since the end of the strikes.
The response wasn’t so positive. On top of fewer shows in the works and the disappearance of pilot season, the…
-
By Lynette Rice
-
Disney TV Casting Guru & Hoyt Bowers Award Honoree Sharon Klein Addresses Trends, Hollywood Contraction: “I Don’t Think Panic Needs To Ensue”
At tonight’s Artios Awards, Disney Entertainment TV's Head of Casting Sharon Klein will receive The Hoyt Bowers Award for excellence in casting and outstanding contribution to the casting profession.
In her Disney Entertainment Television role, Klein leads the casting teams of 20th Television, 20th…
-
By Lynette Rice
-
Hulu Orders Amanda Knox Limited Series From KJ Steinberg; Margaret Qualley To Star
It’s official: Hulu has ordered a limited series about Amanda Knox.
Margaret Qualley (Maid) will play Knox, who was wrongfully convicted for the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher. The limited series, which was first reported by Deadline in January, will cover her 16-year odyssey to set herself…
-
By Lynette Rice
-
‘3 Body Problem’: Netflix Drops Final Trailer For Drama From David Benioff, D.B. Weiss and Alexander Woo
Netflix is once again trying to whet the whistle of genre fans by dropping another trailer for 3 Body Problem, its long-in-the-works mystery series that’s inspired by the novel of the same name.
The series from creators David Benioff, D.B. Weiss and Alexander Woo will debut on Netflix on March 21…
-
By Lynette Rice
-
Read the full story
Watch
HBO Signs Director Kevin Bray To Overall Deal
EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Bray has signed a two-year overall deal with HBO.
Under the agreement, Bray will direct exclusively for the premium network.
Bray recently wrapped directing the pilot and executive producing FX's Clipped starring Lawrence Fishburne and Ed O’Neill, with Color Force producing…
-
By Lynette Rice
-
- Exclusive
- TV
CBS Studios NAACP Venture To Develop New Daytime Drama For CBS Called ‘The Gates’
In a move that could bode well for the future of daytime dramas, CBS Studios and the NAACP, in partnership with P&G Studios, is developing a new sudser for CBS that would follow the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community.
Dubbed The Gates, the new daytime drama is from Michele…
-
By Lynette Rice
-
Tim Allen To Headline ABC Comedy Pilot From Mike Scully & Julie Thacker Scully
EXCLUSIVE: Tim Allen, star of Home Improvement and Last Man Standing, is returning to ABC with a new multi-camera sitcom. The network has handed a pilot order to a family comedy headlined by the veteran actor-comedian.
Tentatively titled Shifting Gears, the project comes from Duncanville co-creators…
- Exclusive
- TV
‘Dance Moms: The Reunion’: Lifetime Sets Premiere Date For Two-Hour Special
Dance Moms: The Reunion has a premiere date. Fan favorites JoJo Siwa, Chloe Lukasiak, Brooke Hyland, Paige Hyland, Kendall Vertes and Kalani Hilliker will reunite on May 1 for the two-hour special on Lifetime.
The young women will take a look back at the show that became a worldwide pop culture…
-
By Lynette Rice
-
Read the full story
Watch
Gloria Gaynor Biopic Planned For Lifetime Under ‘Robin Roberts Presents’ Banner
Two-time Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter Gloria Gaynor will be the subject of a new biopic under the Robin Roberts Presents banner for Lifetime.
Executive produced by Roberts via her Rock'n Robin Productions, the movie is a fully authorized biopic that will span Gaynor's 50+ years in the…
-
By Lynette Rice
-
Lifetime Greenlights Original Movie About Cult At Sarah Lawrence College; Billy Zane to Star
Billy Zane is set to star in a new original movie for Lifetime that’s based on the true story of an ex-con who moved in with his daughter at Sarah Lawrence College and created a cult-like influence over her friends.
The movie will be executive produced and directed by Elisabeth Rohm, who is also an…
-
By Lynette Rice
-
MTVE Studios Not Moving Ahead With ‘Jodie’ Animated Movie; Will Redevelop Unscripted Show ‘Power Game’
EXCLUSIVE: So long for now to Jodie, an animated film-cum-Daria spinoff that was set to feature Tracee Ellis Ross voicing the main character.
The long-gestating project first began as a series that would feature Daria and Jodie, and then was narrowed to just focus on the latter character. In 2020, Com…
-
By Lynette Rice
-
- Exclusive
- TV
Sidebar
Newswire
PMC
Deadline is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2024 Deadline Hollywood, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by WordPress.com VIPSite
ad