"Call Me Kat", a comedy featuring Mayim Bialik in the lead, has been handed out a series order at Fox.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the multicamera show will reunite the actor with Jim Parsons, her "The Big Bang Theory", who is attached as executive producer.
Based on creator Miranda Hart's BBC original series "Miranda", "Call Me Kat" will see Darlene Hunt serve as showrunner.
The new show will follow Kat (Bialik), a 39-year-old woman who struggles every day against her mother to prove that you cannot have everything you want and still be happy. That's why she spent the money her parents set aside for her wedding to open a cat cafe in Louisville, Kentucky.
The project, which was filming in Los Angeles at the time of the industry-wide production shutdown, is a co-production between Fox Entertainment and Warner Bros TV, where Parsons' production banner is based.
"Call Me Kat" also stars Swoosie Kurtz, Cheyenne Jackson, Leslie Jordan and Kyla Pratt.

Mayim Bialik-led 'Call Me Kat' gets series order at Fox

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Actor Pierson Fode, best known for romantic comedy "Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List", has landed a role in the upcoming movie "Man From Toronto".
According to Deadline, he joins the action-comedy, which already has Kevin Hart, Woody Harrelson, and Kaley Cuoco on board.
Patrick Hughes, best known for "The Expendables 3" and "The Hitman's Bodyguard", will direct the movie from a script by Robbie Fox and Chris Bremner.
Fox developed the idea in collaboration with filmmaker Jason Blumenthal.
The story follows a case of a mistaken identity as one of the world's deadliest assassin, known as the 'Man from Toronto', and a New York City screw-up named Teddy run into each other at an Airbnb. A clash of personalities, and a clash with deadly killers, ensues.
Blumenthal will also produce the movie alongside Todd Black and Steve Tisch. Bill Bannerman will serve as executive producer.

Pierson Fode added to 'Man From Toronto' cast

The second season of "The Twilight Zone", hosted and narrated by writer-filmmaker Jordon Peele, will air on June 25, CBS All Access has announced.
The show, which is a reboot of the timeless anthology series created by Rod Serling, has Peele and Simon Kinberg as executive producers.
The new chapter of the anthology will dig further into socially conscious storytelling with 10 introspective episodes that take the audience to another dimension of sight and sound but also mind, reported Deadline.
The guest star cast for this season features Morena Baccarin, Billy Porter, Tony Hale, Jenna Elfman, Sky Ferreira, Topher Grace, Gillian Jacobs, David Krumholtz, Thomas Lennon, Joel McHale, Christopher Meloni, Gretchen Mol, Jurnee Smollett, Jimmi Simpson, and Damon Wayans Jr.
The original "Twilight Zone" from Serling premiered in 1959.

'The Twilight Zone 2' to arrive in June

Writer Ryan Murphy is planning a spin-off to the FX hit anthology series "American Horror Story".
The development comes after the network renewed "AHS", its most-watched original series, through season 13 in January.
Created by Murphy and Brad Falchuk, the new project will be "one hour contained episodes", the showrunner revealed on Monday on Instagram.
It is unclear if the project is for the network or Netflix, where Murphy is now based under a USD 300 million overall deal.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Murphy, FX, show producers 20th TV and Netflix did not immediately respond to the request for comment.
The current and 10th season of the show was scheduled for a release this year, but owing to the coronavirus-led shutdown, it is unclear if the show completed shooting and will make its annual October date.

'American Horror Story' spin-off in works, says Ryan Murphy

"Dave", a comedy starring rapper Dave Burd better known as Lil Dicky, is returning for a second season, FXX has announced.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Disney-owned basic cable network gave a new season order to the half-hour comedy based on the life of Burd on Monday.
"Co-creators Dave Burd and Jeff Schaffer, along with their entire creative team have delivered one of television's best comedies series while becoming FX's most-watched comedy ever.
"That is an extraordinary achievement for 'Dave', the cast and crew as they teamed to make a memorable and brilliant season of television," said FX originals president Nick Grad.
"Dave" revolves around a neurotic man in his 20s who has convinced himself that he's destined to be one of the best rappers of all time. The show wrapped its 10-episode debut run on April 29.
It will return with season two in 2021.
"This was my first rodeo, so I'm super excited to take another crack at it now that I've got some experience making ...

Lil Dicky's 'Dave' renewed for second season

The fourth and final season of Netflix Original series "13 Reasons Why" will debut on June 5, the streamer has announced.
The date of the last season was revealed on the Twitter page of the controversial hit show on Monday.
"On June 5, we say our final goodbye," says a video which shows the cast and crew getting emotional on the final table read.
The final season of the high school drama, based on Jay Asher's 2007 novel of the same name, will see Liberty High School's senior class preparing for graduation, but the game of keeping dangerous secrets buried and tough decisions that may impact their futures will continue.
The first season saw the events leading to Hannah Baker's (Katherine Langford) suicide as she describes in the titular tapes she sent to various classmates, with the follow-up digging deeper into her suicide and many secrets, along with a mass shooting thwarted at a school event thanks to Clay Jensen (Dylan Minnette).
The third season, which premiered August 23, 2019, ...

'13 Reasons Why' sets premiere date for final season

Veteran actor-comedian Jerry Stiller, best known for starring in "Seinfeld" and "The King of Queens", has died at 92.
His son, actor Ben Stiller confirmed on Monday that his father passed away from natural causes.
I'm sad to say that my father, Jerry Stiller, passed away from natural causes. He was a great dad and grandfather, and the most dedicated husband to Anne for about 62 years. He will be greatly missed. Love you Dad, Ben posted on Twitter.
Stiller appeared on both stage and screen, starring in several musicals and plays on Broadway after earning a drama degree at Syracuse University.
In 1953, he met his wife Anne Meara and both rose to fame in the 1960s while performing comedy routines together under the stage name Stiller & Meara.
The couple had two children: Ben, 54, and Amy, 58, both of whom went on to pursue acting.
Stiller's most memorable role came on TV show "Seinfeld" as Frank Costanza, father to Jason Alexander's George, which earned him a 1997 Emmy nomination for ...

Jerry Stiller, 'Seinfeld' actor and Ben Stiller's father, dies at 92

Actor Bill Skarsgard is set to essay the role of Swedish gangster Clark Olofsson in Netflix drama series Clark.
According to Variety, the series is based on Olofsson's autobiography Vafan var det som hande and will focus on Clark's early years until present day.
Olofsson, famous as celebrity gangster, joined the world of crime in 1960s' and emerged as one of the most controversial personalities in contemporary Swedish history.
He was the brain behind concept of Stockholm Syndrome, managed to escape prisons and committed robberies all over Europe.
The Swedish-language series is being directed by Jonas Akerlund and Scandinavian Content Group is attached to produce the project.
'Clark' is the story about the most politically incorrect man, who lived the most politically incorrect life It's an ultra-violent, witty, emotional, real and surreal biography to put a face to the name Stockholm Syndrome, but it isn't just about the Norrmalmstorg Robbery, said Akerlund.
Skarsgard said Olofsson ...

Netflix ropes in Bill Skarsgard to play Swedish gangster Clark Olofsson in drama series

Film producer Bhushan Kumar on Monday said his production house is taking necessary medical precautions after a caretaker of T-Series office tested positive for COVID-19, following which the building was sealed.
Bhushan said some of the security personnel and helpers, who have been residing within the office premises since years, did not get a chance to go back to their hometowns due to the nationwide lockdown.
"All employees of T-Series are like family and we have taken utmost care to respect this situation. While the person who has been positively infected is receiving the proper care, we have taken the government recommended medical steps to make sure that the office building is completely sanitized," Bhushan said in a statement.
The producer said all at T-Series are following the rules of lockdown and are currently working from home as directed.
"We have always taken care of each other and in these trying times, we will strive hard to make sure that each and every person of the ...

Taking medical steps to sanitize building: Bhushan Kumar on T-Series office getting sealed

Actor Sonu Sood has arranged buses for hundreds of migrants stuck in the city amid the nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The actor has sponsored the travel and meal kits for the migrants.
After receiving permission from the Karnataka and Maharashtra governments, a total of ten buses left from Thane, Maharashtra on Monday for Gulbarga, Karnataka.
The "Happy New Year" actor said he believes that in the current global crisis, "every Indian deserves to be with their families and dear ones" and hence, he sought permission from the state governments to help the migrants reach home.
"The Maharashtra government officials were very helpful in terms of organising the paperwork and a special mention to the Karnataka government for welcoming the migrants back home.
"It was really moving for me to watch these migrants walking on roads including the little kids and old parents. I shall continue doing the same for other states as well to the best of my abilities," Sonu said in a ..

Sonu Sood arranges transport for migrants stuck in Mumbai

Actor Arjun Kapoor says his debut film "Ishaqzaade" was a great learning experience and as he looks back he feels the movie also taught him to believe in himself.
Arjun made his big screen debut eight years ago with Habib Faisal's "Ishaqzaade," co-starring Parineeti Chopra.
The actor recalled how on the first day of the shoot, he told himself this can be the first day for the rest of his life "if I get this right."
"And that's what I just tried to do - work my hardest and take each day as it came and just deliver what Habib sir wanted. When you are making a film you kind of become numb to the result, you just want to work hard every day and do your best in front of the camera," Arjun said in a statement.
The 34-year-old actor said when he saw the film, it hit him that he had the ability to hold his own in front of a camera.
"This feeling did give me the self-belief that given the right opportunities, I would be able to continue being a mainstream commercial hero.At that point of time, 

Arjun on completing 8 years in industry: 'Ishaqzaade' taught me to believe in myself

Actor Aparshakti Khurana says the nationwide lockdown happened at a crucial time in his career but right now he's adapting to the changes and adjusting to taking script narrations online.
The 32-year-old actor said with the coronavirus pandemic still looming over, the industry is understandably uncertain about resuming shootings.
"Everybody's shoot has been affected, it is something which is totally out of our control. That's not something I am really worried about right now. We all can wait.
"People's health and lives are a lot more important than shoots. So we are just waiting for the right time to start the shoot," Aparshakti told PTI.
Fresh off the success of "Pati Patni Aur Woh" and his appearance in this year's "Street Dancer", Aparshakti was gearing up for his next, "Helmet".
The actor said though the pandemic and the subsequent lockdown happened at a "very weird time" in his career, he isn't disheartened.
"I've been at a different stage in my career, in a transitioning phase. .

Won't mind starting my journey again post lockdown: Aparshakti Khurana

DJ-music producer Diplo has confirmed that he and model Jevon King have welcomed their first child together.
Diplo made the revelation on Sunday in a Mother's Day Instagram tribute.
He shared three photos -- the first showing himself as a child with his mom, Barbara Jean Cox, the second showing his ex, Kathryn Lockhart, with their two sons, Lockett, 10 and Lazer, 6.
The third photograph shows King holding her son, Pace, whom she welcomed on March 20.
Thanks for giving me life and helping me create it  the three strongest mothers in the world.. I'm still a work in progress but u have given three perfect beautiful boys. I love you all till the moon and back, he wrote in the caption.
King, who represented Trinidad and Tobago at the Miss Universe pageant in 2014, announced on March 21 that she'd given birth to a baby boy.

Diplo confirms welcoming first child with model Jevon King

Over 80 artistes, including megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Manoj Bajpayee, Ekta Kapoor and Shreya Ghoshal have come together for the track "Guzar Jayega", which aims at spreading hope amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The anthem, narrated by Bachchan, also features comedian Kapil Sharma, producer Ekta Kapoor, actors Raveena Tandon, Sunny Leone and singers Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal, Shaan.
"These are testing and difficult times, we all have come together to instill hope and courage through this song "Guzar Jayega", we are in this together and this too shall pass, stay home and stay safe," Leone said in a statement.
Shreya said nothing encapsulates the current emotions like Bachchan's voiceover in the video, which says, "It's just time, it shall pass."
"We will have a plethora of emotions to indulge in, and realise there's always a greater sunrise after the darkest of nights. I am happy to be a part of the song where everyone has come together for a communication this to shall pass," the ...

Bachchan, Sania Mirza, Manoj Bajpayee team up for motivational track amid coronavirus

Actor Manoj Bajpayee says it is always material over platform for him, but the rise of OTT space in India has opened up new avenues for creative people to expand their horizons.
The actor, who was recently seen in Netflix film Mrs Serial Killer and tasted success with the web series The Family Man on Amazon Prime Video, said if the content is good he is open to more work on streaming platforms.
"I always maintain that it's never about the platform. It's about the content that excites you. And definitely OTT is far more expansive and massive and immediate.
"It's like theatre, drama - between you and the audience where there is a direct connection between each of these two entities. I'm open to do more and more work if the content is good and if it is OTT, so be it, the actor told PTI.
With the country currently under lockdown due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, the demand for digital platforms has seen a rise, a much needed fillip, according to Bajpayee.
This is a liberating ...

Streaming platforms are liberating, says Manoj Bajpayee

The organisers of the Cannes Film Festival have ruled out the possibility of a physical movie gala, while hinting that they will join hands with other festivals slated to be held later this year.
The 73rd edition of the premier festival had already been postponed from its original mid-May dates to late June and early July.
According to Variety, the annual event will unveil a selection of movies early June and collaborate with several festivals, including Venice, to present some films.
"As of today, a physical edition seems complicated to organize, so we are going forward with an announcement of films from the (initial Official) Selection at the beginning of June," said a spokesperson for the festival, confirming what Cannes' director Thierry Fremaux said on Sunday in an interview with Screen Daily.
Instead of going virtual, the festival will be organising a "redeployment 'outside the walls' (of Cannes), in collaboration with fall festivals", the spokesperson added.
In the interview, ..

Cannes Film Festival to not go virtual, will collaborate with other movie galas

In order to ensure the safety of her children against the "invisible killer" coronavirus, actor Sunny Leone revealed that she has travelled to Los Angeles with her family amid the pandemic.
Leone, who has been residing in Mumbai since late 2000s, shared a picture with her daughter Nisha and sons, Noah and Asher from her LA house on Sunday on Instagram.
Sending Mother's Day wishes to the mothers around the world, the actor said, "In life when you have children, your own priorities and well being takes the back seat. Both @dirrty99 and I had the opportunity to take our children where we felt they would be safer against this invisible killer 'corona virus'."
"Our home away from home and secret garden in Los Angeles. I know this is what my mother would have wanted me to do. Miss you mom. Happy Mother's Day," Leone, 38, added.
A source close to Leone told PTI that the actor, along with her family, travelled to Los Angeles "a few days ago".
Her husband, Daniel Weber, posted a selfie on ...

Sunny Leone travels to LA with family amid coronavirus pandemic: Felt it'd be safer for kids

In his upcoming Netflix comedy special, stand-up artiste Kenny Sebastian revisits what he has learnt from his teachers in school, animated movies and the meaning of classism as he views it.
The one-hour show, titled Kenny Sebastian: The Most Interesting Person in the Room, marks his first solo Netflix Original comedy special.
Talking about conceptualising the special, Kenny said in statement, People use the word 'interesting' very callously. To me, the word interesting is special. Something is only interesting to me when it's inexplicably simple.
That contrarian cusp is where this comedy special sits. Why are the simple things not given the attention they deserve? That is what is interesting to me, he added.
The special will premiere on May 29.
Kenny is the latest Indian stand-up artiste to get a comedy special on Netflix after Aditi Mittal, Vir Das, Amit Tandon and Kanan Gill.

Kenny Sebastian explores what makes simple things interesting in Netflix comedy special

"The Chronicles of Narnia" producer Douglas Gresham says he hopes Netflix's adaptations of CS Lewis' fantasy novels will be episodic so that they are able to capture "every single nuance" of the books on screen.
In 2018, the streamer and The CS Lewis Company entered into a multi-year deal, wherein all series and films produced will be credited as Netflix productions.
Mark Gordon of Entertainment One alongside Gresham and Vincent Sieber are attached to serve as executive producers for series and as producers for features.
Gresham, who is Lewis' stepson, expressed his wish while speaking to William O'Flaherty for '90 Seconds to Knowing CS Lewis' online show.
"(I would) love it to be an episodic thing. Because with a movie, you have an hour, maybe two hour maximum if you really stretch it, to put an entire book - an adventure storybook - into the film.
"And you just can't do it... The entire book, every single nuance of it, on the screen," the producer said.
He further said that he ...

'The Chronicles of Narnia' producer hopes Netflix reboot is episodic

Actor Rob Lowe is celebrating three decades of abstinence from drugs and alcohol.
"The Outsiders" star took to Instagram on Sunday to mark the anniversary, urging people struggling with addiction to reach out for help.
"30 years ago today, I found a sober life of true happiness and fulfillment. I am filled with gratitude on this anniversary.
"From a treatment center in Arizona to a bomb shelter in Israel, I have come to know many extraordinary people, and the fellowship of recovery has changed my life and given me gifts beyond my selfish imaginings," Lowe, 56, wrote alongside his selfie.
"If you, or someone you love is struggling with any kind of addiction, there is hope! Love to you all," he added.
In January, the actor admitted he was worried about missing out on the "fun" by giving up alcohol.

Rob Lowe celebrates 30 years of sobriety

Iconic soul and R&B singer Betty Wright has died after a battle with cancer. She was 66.
According to Entertainment Weekly, the Grammy winner passed away on Sunday in her hometown Miami, Florida, Wright's niece confirmed.
The news comes a week after singer-songwriter Chaka Khan tweeted praying for her "beloved sister", without mentioning the cause of ailment.
"Calling all my #PrayWarriors | My beloved sister, Betty Wright, is now in need of all your prays. 'Que Sera, Sera | Whatever Will Be, Will Be' In Jesus Name We Pray for Sister Betty All My Love Chaka," she wrote.
Wright, whose real name was Bessie Regina Norris, was born in 1953.
She started singing as part of her siblings' musical group called the 'Echoes of Joy', but she rose to fame in the 1970s.
The singer was a member of the gospel ensemble until they parted ways when she was 11, leading her to embrace R&B music.
Wright signed with the label Deep City Records in 1966, a year later becoming a local hit with songs ...

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