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Could “Without a Trace” be the next beloved crime procedural to get the TV reboot treatment? Series creator Hank Steinberg has “some notions” about what it could look like should he get the green light.

The original “Without a Trace” ran from 2002 and 2009 on CBS, following the cases of a missing persons unit of the FBI in New York City. The series stars Anthony Lapaglia, Poppy Montgomery, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Enrique Murciano and Roselyn Sánchez. The show won an Emmy Award for guest actor in a drama series for Charles S. Dutton in 2003 as well as the Emmy Award for outstanding art direction.

“If I had it my way, it might be more character-driven, shorter order, one case of the year kind of thing,” Steinberg told TheWrap in a recent interview. “That’s the way I would approach it if I can get the entities that own the material to go along with it.

Jensen Ackles is a versatile actor who has captivated audiences with his powerful performances in both film and television. Starting his career at the tender age of four with TV commercials for well-known brands like Nabisco, RadioShack, and Walmart, Ackles quickly made a name for himself. However, fans most likely recognize Ackles from his long-running stint as Dean Winchester on Supernatural.

Ackles consistently pushes boundaries by exploring different genres and roles, showcasing the undeniable likability and earnestness that make him more than just another celebrity heartthrob. Fans eagerly await new projects that show the versatility and vibrancy of Ackles' incredible acting talent.

This article was updated by Christopher Raley on February 11, 2025: Jensen Ackles has had a presence on TV for several decades now. With his work on Supernatural as well as other shows, he has gathered a fan base who look forward to his next projects. Five more of...

Be they a comic book antihero, supernatural vigilante, troubled teen, or male ingenue in a daytime soap, nobody plays these characters quite like actor Jensen Ackles. The television star has enjoyed a career at the forefront of some of the most popular genre projects in TV history, thanks in large part to his hard-earned professional relationships with The CW and producer Eric Kripke.

Following 15 seasons of the fantasy adventure series "Supernatural" and a lauded season-long arc on the Amazon Prime Video comic book romp "The Boys," Ackles is on the precipice of yet another exciting chapter in his career. Before the upcoming releases of the fifth and final season of "The Boys," its highly-anticipated spin-off series, or the Derek Haas crime drama "Countdown," we're taking a look back at his most memorable films and television shows thus far -- ranking them by quality, impact on Ackles' career, and overall showcasing of his talent.

Martyn Ford (“Shao Kahn”), Desmond Chiam (“King Jerrod”), Ana Thu Nguyen (“Sindel”), and Damon Herriman (“Quan Chi”) have been cast in the sequel to New Line’s hit 2021 action adventure “Mortal Kombat” based on the blockbuster video game franchise, New Line announced on Thursday morning.

The new additions join a cast which include Karl Urban as “Johnny Cage,” Tati Gabrielle as “Jade,” and Adeline Rudolph as “Kitana.”

The returning cast from “Mortal Kombat” includes Lewis Tan as “Cole Young”; Jessica McNamee as “Sonya Blade”; Josh Lawson as “Kano”; Tadanobu Asano as “Lord Raiden”; Mehcad Brooks as “Jax”; Ludi Lin as “Liu Kang”; Chin Han as “Shang Tsung”; Joe Taslim as “Bi-Han” and “Sub-Zero”; Hiroyuki Sanada as “Hanzo Hasashi” and “Scorpion”; Max Huang as “Kung Lao.”

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Simon McQuoid, who directed the 2021 film, is set to return.

Poppy Montgomery's latest case on the Apple TV+ series Truth Be Told hits very close to home, as her dear friend Markus's family is caught up in a nightmare when his daughter, Trini, is lured into a trafficking scenario.

Mekhi Phifer imbues Markus Killebrew with raw emotions as he stands tall for his wife and relies on others to bring his girl back home.

We talked with Phifer about Markus's journey so far and how he might handle the family's latest blow, which comes on the heels of Trini's rescue.

You have a really exciting story this season on Truth Be Told.

Absolutely. I was really happy about that. I remember when we were getting ready to go into Season 3, Octavia, who is a very dear friend of mine, called me and said, "Hey, look, Mekhi, man, you're going to be having to do a lot of heavy lifting this season.

NCIS: Los Angeles‘ gruff Admiral Kilbride has an ex-wife who is… unforgettable, played as she will be by Marilu Henner.

TVLine has learned exclusively that Henner will guest-star in the Sunday, Feb. 26 episode of the high-octane CBS drama as Elizabeth, ex-wife of Gerald McRaney’s Kilbride. In said episode, Elizabeth visits her onetime husband to ask him to think about reconnecting with their son, from whom Hollace is known to be estranged.

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The much-publicized backlash that has surrounded Andrew Dominik’s Nc-17 biopic Blonde has had the surprising, simultaneous effect of elevating interest in another Marilyn Monroe project that might otherwise have slipped into the past. In 2001, pioneering female filmmaker Joyce Chopra shot a two-part TV miniseries for CBS, adapting the very same Joyce Carol Oates novel Dominik would later spend over a decade bringing to screen for Netflix.

Dominik’s harrowing, nearly three-hour telling of the Marilyn story has been widely criticized for its almost exclusive focus on the many traumas of the Hollywood icon’s life, and for devoting little interest to the episodes where she exercised undeniable agency and self-determination. As The Hollywood Reporter’s lead critic David Rooney put it in his review, “This is a treatise on celebrity and the sex symbol that blurs not only reality with fantasy but also empathy with exploitation.

What becomes a legend most? Well, in the case of Marilyn Monroe, it’s countless books, feature films, TV movies, limited series, documentaries and even a Broadway musical. “Blonde,” the latest film about the influential sex symbol, who starred in such films as 1953’s “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” and 1959’s ‘Some Like it Hot” and tragically died at the age of 36 in 1962, has been polarizing critics and audiences since it premiered at the recent Venice Film Festival.

Based on Joyce Carol Oates’ best-selling 2000 novel, “Blonde” offers a fictionalized look at the troubled actress. Currently in theaters and streaming on Netflix, “Blonde” stars Ana de Armas. She has been singled out by critics for her work, but director Andrew Dominik (“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”) hasn’t been so lucky. “’Blonde’ has been conceived as a slow-motion death march,” said the L.A. Times Justin Chan.

The...

It’s ironic that Andrew Dominik, director of the latest Marilyn Monroe biopic “Blonde,” wonders if anyone still watches Marilyn Monroe movies. I’d say the many Monroe biopics that exist, whether directly retelling the events of her life or loosely inspired by them like his own, says otherwise. It’s even more frustrating to look at the landscape of Marilyn portrayals onscreen and realize only two have been directed by women; and just one has been written and directed by a woman. It is that same movie, also based on Joyce Carol Oates’ novel, that seems to have a better awareness of Marilyn and her movies.

CBS aired the two-part miniseries “Blonde,” directed by Joyce Chopra and written by Joyce Eliason, in 2001. The TV movie tells the familiar story of Norma Jean Baker, aka Marilyn Monroe (played by Poppy Montgomery), as she navigates a tortured upbringing with a mentally ill mother,...

“There is no meaning to life apart from the movie story,” writes Joyce Carol Oates in the opening pages of “Blonde,” “and there is no movie story apart from the darkened movie theater.” If it was inevitable that Oates’ novel about Marilyn Monroe would be made into a movie, it’s also a little ironic that that movie was made by Netflix — suffice to say that few who see “Blonde” will do so in a darkened movie theater. How many potential viewers are scared off by its runtime of 167 minutes is impossible to say, but there is a good reason for its protracted length: The book is similarly imposing at 738 pages. A finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, Blonde was released in 2000 and adapted once before — not that the CBS miniseries starring Poppy Montgomery garnered nearly as much attention as this new version has.

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The Missing Persons Unit of Without a Trace solved dozens of fictitious disappearances, with Anthony Lapaglia, Poppy Montgomery, Enrique Murciano, Eric Close, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, and Roselyn Sánchez playing the show’s dogged FBI agents. And occasionally, the show helped solve actual cases, too: CBS shared information on real-life disappearances through public service announcements during Without a Trace broadcasts, and in July 2005, a kidnapped brother and sister were found as the direct result of one of the Without a Trace PSAs. Without a Trace turns 20 on September 26, and in honor of that anniversary, we’re rounding up IMDb voters’ picks for the show’s 10 best episodes. Read on, and then check out the episodes on HBO Max and The Roku Channel, where they’re currently streaming. 10. Season 2, Episode 21: “Two Families” A convicted murderer on death row loses his last appeal, much to the despair of his father, played by guest star J.K. Simmons.

In Stan Original film Christmas on the Farm, premiering December 1, Poppy Montgomery plays Clementine Jones, an Australian author whose book about getting back to nature on a blissful Queensland farm is snapped up by New York powerhouse publishers London & London. But the truth is, “Clementine” is actually her daughter Emmy Jones, a New Yorker basing the book on her late mother’s journals.

When the publishers announce they want to experience an authentic Australian ‘Clementine’ Christmas before signing the deal, Emmy must race back to the old family farm, roping in her cousin David (Hugh Sheridan) and his husband Miles (Nicholas Brown) to help maintain the ruse. One problem: London & London CEO Ellison London (Jeanette Cronin) shows up with her handsome adult son Jack (Darren McMullen) in tow – and if he remembers the night he met Emmy in New York, the game will be up!

Asmara Felk and Demi Harmon also star.

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made finally joins Shane (Kristin Booth) and Oliver (Eric Mabius) in holy matrimony.

It's been a long a lovely road for the two beloved characters to finalize their union, and we had a chance to chat with both stars about what you can expect from the movie.

Put simply: you will not be disappointed.

Kristin has been hard at work on various projects, including The Boys, where she's playing a character from the original Supes, one of the T and T twins (Tommy and Tessa).

Going from that environment back to the world of the Postables, Kristin hoped she hadn't lost Shane after so long apart.

"I was like, 'Am I going to be able to find this woman again?' But I think it's a testament to Martha's writing truly. Because as soon as we were in the hotel ballroom, sitting around the table,...

While audiences’ won’t be seeing Andrew Dominik’s Marilyn Monroe biopic till 2022, author Joyce Carol Oates, whose novel “Blonde” is the basis for the film, apparently has. Oates took to Twitter on Sunday to praise director Dominik as well as star Ana de Armas.

Oates called the film “an exquisite portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Ana de Armas & director Andrew Dominic; one without the other could perhaps not have worked this magic. the tone of the film is hard to classify, not surreal but not totally realistic, not “horror” but suffused with the dread of horror.”

Rumors have swirled on social media with regards to how Dominik approached the feature, including unsubstantiated claims that the movie is heavily sexual and includes a significantly violent rape scene. Neither Dominik nor Netflix have responded to those claims, though based on Oates’ continual praise for the movie it seems evident he’s...

Stan has announced a slew of new local commissions as it ramps up ambitious plans to have around a third of its first-run slate come from original production.

These include Hoodlum Entertainment feature film Christmas on the Farm, Matchbox Pictures drama Bad Behaviour, and a number of projects with Roadshow Rough Diamond, with whom the Nine-owned streamer has extended its partnership. With the latter it is readying a third season of Bump and a spin-off, Year Of, as well as a Gregor Jordan-helmed crime drama, Ironside.

Last year, Stan flagged it intends to invest in more than 30 productions per year within five years, drawing on Nine’s production facilities and co-productions with international partners including Hollywood studios and international networks.

Earlier this month, the service announced a children’s feature film initiative with the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (Actf), and it has a lengthy list of upcoming local projects...

If you were hoping to watch Cuban actress Ana de Armas take on the mantle of Marilyn Monroe in Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde,” we hate to be the bearer of bad news. The Netflix biopic, based on Joyce Carol Oates’ novel of the same name, will not be released this year.

The news, originally reported in Variety, now says that the Dominik-directed and scripted biopic will be released sometime in 2022.

Rumblings about the movie’s released date being moved have been louder of late, in spite of the movie being briefly seen in a promotional video from Netflix this year, wherein the streamer touted releasing a new movie every week in 2021. Back in June, Cannes general delegate Thierry Frémaux said that Netflix had turned down an out of competition slot for the feature. Frémaux said about the film, “Andrew Dominik’s film [‘Blonde’] could have been ready — it’s beautiful, I saw it.

The long awaited first-look of Jensen Ackles in the Soldier Boy supersuit for Season 3 of the hit series 'The Boys'. The Super Suit was designed by Laura Jean Shannon and concept artist Greg Hopwood. When designing the Soldier Boy Super Suit, Shannon noted, "Soldier Boy is the original bad ass. Our goal was to highlight a bygone era of overt masculinity and grit. With that pedigree we dove headfirst into baking in an all-American quality grounded in a military soldier’s practicality with a heavy dose of old school cowboy swagger. We knew that the actor had to have Steve McQueen looks and chops with a John Wayne attitude, luckily Jensen Ackles embodies all of that."

Knowing that Soldier Boy is a fan-favourite character from the original graphic novels, Showrunner Eric Kripke knew the importance of the Super Suit, saying, “When I cast Jensen as Soldier Boy, the first thing I said was,...

Ana de Armas • (2021) “Blonde”

Kelli Garner • (2015) “The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe”

Katharine McPhee • (2012) “Smash”

Megan Hilty • (2012) “Smash”

Uma Thurman • (2012) “Smash”

Blake Lively • (2012) “Gossip Girl”

Michelle Williams • (2011) “My Week With Marilyn”

Charlotte Sullivan • (2011) “The Kennedys”

Poppy Montgomery • (2001) “Blonde”

Barbara Niven • (1998) “Rat Pack”

Ashley Judd • (1996) “Norma Jean & Marilyn”

Mira Sorvino • (1996) “Norma Jean & Marilyn”

Melody Anderson • (1993) “Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair”

Susan Griffiths • (1991) “Marilyn and Me”; (1993) “Quantum Leap”; (1994) “Pulp Fiction”; (1997) “Dark Skies”; (1997) “Timecop” and many more

Paula Lane • (1989) “Good Night, Sweet Marilyn”

Theresa Russell • (1985) “Insignificance”

Madonna • (1984) “Material Girl” music video

Catherine Hicks • (1980) “Marilyn: The Untold Story”

Tracey Gold • (1980) “Marilyn: The Untold Story”

Misty Rowe • (1976) “Goodbye, Norma Jean”

Read original story 20 Actresses Who’ve Played Marilyn Monroe – From Michelle Williams to Ana de Armas (Photos) At TheWrap...

Exclusive: Desmond Chiam, the Australian-born actor who can currently be seen as Flag Smashers member Dovich in the Marvel and Disney+ series, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, has signed with The Gersh Agency for representation.

Chiam’s break-out role in Australia was playing the villainous General Riga in the second season of The Shannara Chronicles series. He was also part of the lead cast of the short-lived ABC crime drama, Reef Break, along with Poppy Montgomery and Ray Stevenson, and recurred on the Starz series Now Apocalypse. Other TV credits include NCIS: Los Angeles, Hawaii Five-0, and Bones.

On the film side, Chiam most recently appeared in the Disney+ family comedy, Magic Camp, starring Adam DeVine and Gillian Jacobs.

In addition to his acting credits, Chiam has a law degree from the University of Melbourne and also a master’s degree in Screenwriting from the University of Southern California.

Ahead of Thursday night’s VIP premiere for Big Sky, ABC and event producers Little Cinema detailed how they planned to make the virtual event special enough to match the scope and intrigue of the Montana-set series.

A screening website hosted a pre-party experience that was meant to give invitees — among them Lena Waithe, Mayim Bialik, Lance Bass, Brooke Shields, Yvette Nicole Brown, Iliza Shlesinger, AnnaSophia Robb, Kristin Davis and Poppy Montgomery — a peek into “All in Bar,” a dive watering hole like the one featured in the pilot. A physical rendering was built and populated by two ...

Ahead of Thursday night’s VIP premiere for Big Sky, ABC and event producers Little Cinema detailed how they planned to make the virtual event special enough to match the scope and intrigue of the Montana-set series.

A screening website hosted a pre-party experience that was meant to give invitees — among them Lena Waithe, Mayim Bialik, Lance Bass, Brooke Shields, Yvette Nicole Brown, Iliza Shlesinger, AnnaSophia Robb, Kristin Davis and Poppy Montgomery — a peek into “All in Bar,” a dive watering hole like the one featured in the pilot. A physical rendering was built and populated by two ...

After years of making a name for himself in New York theater, Mark Ruffalo was on the cusp of breaking in to high-profile movie roles when television came calling.

In 1999, Tom Fontana and Barry Levinson had been handed a 13-episode order from Upn for a cop drama “The Beat.” Fontana and casting director Alexa Fogel had been impressed by Ruffalo’s work on stage and recruited him to co-star in the series as the hotheaded ladies-man New York City beat cop Zane Marinelli.

Fontana and Levinson’s track record with NBC’s indelible “Homicide: Life on the Street” and HBO’s arresting “Oz” lent credibility to “The Beat.” The show promised to be envelope-pushing, if only because nobody was watching Upn anyway. The pilot was directed by Levinson. Ruffalo had more than a few shirtless scenes in the early episodes.

“Tom had seen me in plays and was a fan.

The first trailer for 50 Cent’s upcoming ABC drama “For Life” was released on Wednesday. See it above now.

Inspired by the life of Isaac Wright, Jr., “For Life” stars Nicholas Pinnock as Aaron Wallace, a prisoner who becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. The series is set to debut Tuesday, Feb. 11.

Joy Bryant, tyla Harris and Indira Varma also star.

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Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson serves as an executive producer on the series via his G-Unit Film & Television banner, alongside creator Hank Steinberg, Doug Robinson and Alison Greenspan of Doug Robinson Productions, and Isaac Wright Jr.

“The Hate U Give” helmer George Tillman, Jr. is executive producer and director on the pilot. “For Life” is a...

Network: ABC.

Episodes: 13 (hour).

Seasons: One.

TV show dates: June 20, 2019 — September 13, 2019.

Series status: Cancelled.

Performers include: Poppy Montgomery, Ray Stevenson, Desmond Chiam, Melissa Bonne, Tamala Shelton, Stephen Hunter, Melina Vidler, Joey Viera, and Arthur Costa.

TV show description:

From creators Poppy Montgomery, Mark Rosner, and Ken Sanzel, the Reef Break TV show is a French-American crime drama produced by ABC Studios and ABC Studios International, in partnership with M6. The series centers on the stunning Cat Chambers (Montgomery), a former thief.

These days, Cat works as the fixer for the governor of a beautiful Pacific Island. Thanks to her checkered past, Cat has a deep understanding of criminals and the...

ABC has cancelled their second drama series of Summer 2019, Reef Break, after one season. The network previously dropped freshman entry Grand Hotel. Both had very low ratings and were outperformed by game shows and reality programs.

A crime drama, Reef Break stars Poppy Montgomery, Ray Stevenson, Desmond Chiam, Melissa Bonne, and Tamala Shelton. The series centers on Cat Chambers (Montgomery), a former thief. These days, she works as the fixer for the governor of a beautiful Pacific Island paradise — “The Reef.” Thanks to her checkered past, Cat has a deep understanding of criminals and the crimes they commit. As a real risk-taker, she runs toward adventure, not from it. Read More…...

Although most of the ABC summer schedule is filled with unscripted fare, the network does run some scripted summer series for the year-round drama audience. The latest entry in that category is the Reef Break TV show. Does the first season of this new summertime series have what the warm-weather audience craves? Will Reef Break be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. *Status update below.

An ABC drama, Reef Break stars Poppy Montgomery, Ray Stevenson, Desmond Chiam, Melissa Bonne, and Tamala Shelton. The series centers on Cat Chambers (Montgomery), a former thief. These days, she works as the fixer for the governor of a beautiful Pacific Island paradise — “The Reef.” Thanks to her checkered past, Cat has a deep understanding of criminals and the crimes they commit. As a real risk-taker, she runs toward adventure, not from it.

The adventures of Cat Chambers are over. 

ABC has canceled Reef Break after one season and 13 episodes, according to reports. 

The Poppy Montgomery-led series focused on a pro surfer, a former smuggler and con artist who worked as a fixer for the government on the fictional Reef Island. 

The supporting cast included Ray Stevenson, Desmond Chiam, Melissa Bonne and Tamala Shelton.

The series was filmed on the Gold Coast of Australia, and was initially produced for French broadcaster M6, but ABC later stepped in, effectively making it a co-production. 

As such, it was always difficult to rule the series a success or a failure because ABC paid a fraction of the cost as a result. 

It's unclear whether M6 plans to continue with the series, but it will likely have to go above and beyond in the ratings to prove it should return. 

Reef Break Season 1 averaged under 2 million...

Reef Break, the crime drama headlined by former Unforgettable and Without a Trace star Poppy Montgomery, which had a 13-episode run on ABC this past summer, will not be returning to the network.

The cancelation of the series, produced by ABC Studios International, comes on the heels of Disney Television Studios’ move to reevaluate its overseas strategy which included the shutdown of the UK-based ABC Studios International led by Keli Lee.

ABC Studios is not expected to shop Reef Break elsewhere.The series had been originally ordered by France’s M6, with ABC joining as Us distributor.

Montgomery executive produced Reef Break, which was based on her idea, along with Ken Sanzel, who was the writer/showrunner.

Reef Break was an action drama starring Montgomery as Cat Chambers, a thief-turned-fixer for the governor of a stunning and seductive Pacific Island paradise.

It was ABC Studios International’s second global commission...

“Reef Break” will not be back for a second season at ABC.

The series debuted back in June on the broadcaster and aired 13 episodes, with the finale airing on Sept. 13. It starred Poppy Montgomery as Cat Chambers, Ray Stevenson as Jake Elliot, Desmond Chiam as Wyatt Cole, Melissa Bonne as Ana Dumont and Tamala Shelton as Petra.

It focused on Chambers, a thief-turned-fixer for the governor of a stunning and seductive Pacific Island paradise. Impulsive, reckless and irresistible, Cat’s less-than-perfect past gives her an instinctive gift for understanding crime and criminals.

“Reef Break” was created by Ken Sanzel. Mark Rosner, Montgomery, Steve Pearlman, and Ruthanne Secunda served as executive producers on the series. It was produced by ABC Studios and ABC Studios International in partnership with M6.

The show failed to find a significant audience or critical acclaim with its release. In his review for Variety, Daniel D’Addario wrote:...

The beach is officially closed: ABC has cancelled the Poppy Montgomery summer drama Reef Break after one season, TVLine has learned. A network source confirms that ABC will not be ordering more episodes and the series is not planned to return.

Montgomery (Without a Trace, Unforgettable) starred as pro surfer Cat Chambers, a former smuggler and con artist who worked as a fixer for the government of the fictional Reef Island. The supporting cast included Ray Stevenson, Desmond Chiam, Melissa Bonne and Tamala Shelton. Filmed on the Gold Coast of Australia, Reef Break was originally produced for French broadcaster M6...

ABC is breaking ties with summer series Reef Break.

The network has canceled the drama starring Poppy Montgomery after a single season. The show was one of two scripted series to air on ABC during the summer; the other, Grand Hotel, was also canceled after a single season.

Reef Break, based on an idea from Montgomery, stars the Without a Trace and Unforgettable alum as a former thief turned fixer for the government of an island paradise in the Pacific. Ray Stevenson, Desmond Chiam, Melissa Bonne and Tamala Shelton round out the regular cast. Ken Sanzel (Numb3rs) is the showrunner, and Montgomery is ...

Keli Lee with The Gloaming’s Emma Booth and Ewen Leslie.

Disney Television Studios has axed ABC Studios International, the London-based unit which has a first-look deal with Hoodlum Entertainment and co-commissioned The Gloaming with Stan.

The London-based unit led by Keli Lee, ABC Studios’ managing director, international content and talent, appears to be a victim of Disney’s $US71 billion acquisition of most of 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets.

Disney TV Studios, which encompasses ABC Studios/ABC Signature, 20th Century Fox TV and Fox 21 TV Studios, is re-evaluating its UK presence and overall international strategy, according to Variety.

However the move may not have any immediate or even longer term impact in Australia. Hoodlum had renewed its first-look deal with ABC Studios International and Disney Media Distribution will handle sales of The Gloaming.

Produced by the creator/showrunner, Sweet Potato Films’ Vicki Madden, Fiona McConaghy and 2 Jons’ John Molloy and Jon Adgemis,...

Keli Lee has exited as managing director of ABC Studios International as Disney reevaluates its overseas business, TheWrap has learned.

According to an individual familiar with the matter, the shakeup comes as Disney Television Studios has sought to shift the creative direction of its international operation following the addition of 20th Century Fox Television to its portfolio. Lee and a few members of her team were affected by shift.

Disney declined to comment.

Also Read: Former ABC Studios President Patrick Moran Signs Overall Deal With Amazon

Lee, an ABC veteran, relocated to London to take up the then-newly created role in 2015. She has since seen the studio launch the Ioan Gruffudd-led drama “Harrow,” which airs on Hulu in the U.S., and the Poppy Montgomery-led “Reef Break,” which airs on ABC. For the time being, international operations will be handled by ABC executives out of the company’s main U.

The London-based ABC Studios International team led by Managing Director Keli Lee has been let go as Disney Television Studios reevaluates its UK presence and overall international strategy. In all, four staffers were impacted, including Lee, sources said.

For the time being, ongoing development and production matters for ABC Studios International will be handled from ABC Studios’ Burbank headquarters. A rep for Disney TV Studios declined comment.

Lee left her post as Evp Casting for ABC Entertainment Group in 2015 and relocated to London to lead the charge in ABC Studios’ international expansion as Managing Director, International Content and Talent.

At ABC Studios International, Lee spearheaded two major series, the Australian Harrow, starring Ioan Gruffudd, produced in partnership with Hoodlum Entertainment, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Screen Queensland, which has been renewed for a third season and airs on Hulu in the Us, and the Poppy Montgomery starrer Reef Break, which...

In a competitive situation with broadcast and streaming networks pursuing, CBS has landed action drama The International, which reunites The Expendables and Rocky IV co-stars Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren.

The show, starring and produced by Lundgren and directed and executive produced by Stallone, hails from Tony Krantz’s Flame Ventures, Stallone’s Balboa Productions and CBS TV Studios.

Written by drama veteran Ken Sanzel, The International centers on Anders Soto (Lundgren). Part negotiator, part international spy, Anders is a one-man covert black-ops team working for the U.N., called in to find asymmetrical solutions to the world’s most delicate and complex problems.

Sanzel is executive producer and showrunner. Also executive producing are Krantz via Flame; Stallone and his partner in Balboa Productions, Braden Aftergood; as well as Lundgren’s manager, Craig Baumgarten from Zero Gravity. Lundgren is a producer.

“Myself and Balboa Productions are so proud...

Today’s declaration by Nancy Pelosi of an official impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump’s conduct in office makes the March 22 submitted Mueller Report seem like a tome from another era.

However, that era isn’t quite so far away that the officially entitled Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election can’t still be brought to the Saban Theater on October 21 for a fundraiser for the Democrats. Which, for around $25 a tix as a starting price, is exactly what will be happening with Will & Grace’s Debra Messing as her online nemesis Trump, Larry David as the narrator and recent Emmy winner and Pose star Billy Porter among the cast of You Can’t Make This Sh*t Up, Deadline has confirmed

Similar to June’s star-studded NYC reading of playwright Robert Schenkkan’s The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts,...

Reef Break airs its season one finale tonight, September 13th, but will there be a second season? Recently, star Poppy Montgomery spoke with TVLine about the future of the ABC TV show.

The action drama Cat Chambers (Montgomery), a former thief who now works as the fixer for the governor of a beautiful Pacific Island paradise — “The Reef.” The cast also includes Ray Stevenson, Desmond Chiam, Melissa Bonne, and Tamala Shelton.

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Cat Chambers, Reef Break‘s pro surfer and grifter-turned-fixer, is on the run while yet tackling her toughest case yet — to clear her own name — as ABC’s summertime escapade comes to a close on a special night, this Friday at 9/8c.

Set in Nimitz Bay, a community on the fictional U.S. territory of Reef Island, Reef Break stars Poppy Montgomery as the aforementioned Cat, who heading into the finale was tricked into helping spring onetime cohort Doug O’Casey out of the clink. Now, Cat is on the lam, believed to have returned to her criminal ways.

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ABC and The CW are shifting things around. Both networks just announced schedule changes for the season one finale of Reef Break and the TV show I Ship It, respectively.

An action drama, the ABC series Reef Break centers on Cat Chambers (Poppy Montgomery), a former thief who works as the fixer for the governor of a beautiful Pacific Island paradise. Meanwhile, the CW comedy I Ship It centers on Ella (Helen Highfield), an aspiring writer and devoted fangirl of the fictional series Superstition.

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We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including Good Witch, Pennyworth, American Ninja Warrior, Bachelor in Paradise, Mindhunter, BH90210 and more!

1 | Did Zombie Tidal Wave’s poorly (if at all?) choreographed and cheaply made-up zombies give you a new appreciation for all that The Walking Dead and Fear Twd accomplish on the weekly?

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Joseph Baxter Oct 4, 2019

CBS has ordered action pilot The International, starring Dolph Lundgren and produced by Sylvester Stallone.

Dolph Lundgren has been putting in a lot of work with onscreen Rocky IV rival Sylvester Stallone ever since their reunion in 2010’s The Expendables, which yielded sequels and substantially improved opportunities. Indeed, this imminently-ending decade has seen a proper comeback for the ‘80s action icon; a comeback that will shift to the small screen as the star of a TV project, with Stallone involved.

The International is the newly-revealed title of said TV project, which – in the latest development – has procured an order by CBS. The move is the culmination of some solicitation after the hourlong action pilot, with Lundgren set as its star, was shopped around back in August by Tony Krantz’s Flame Ventures, reported Deadline.

The CBS-set pilot, which will see Lundgren’s old pal Sly Stallone onboard...

Poppy Montgomery (L) and Tracey Vieira at the ‘Reef Break’ premiere (Photo credit: Alister Rendell)

Outgoing Screen Queensland CEO Tracey Vieira reflects on the challenges and milestones of her career at the agency and why she is heading in a new direction.

Q: So, after 17 years dealing with Us studios, Australian and international producers and governments, are you looking for new challenges?

I’ve had the incredible privilege of working for 17 years across so many aspects of the industry due to the roles I have had. I’ve had the benefit of working with international filmmakers and studios, local producers, writers and directors, agencies, guilds and unions, local councils, state government and the federal government and also across both international production, local production and screen culture events.

It’s been absolutely incredible to be exposed to so many sectors of the industry but I’m at a point where I...

The ABC summer drama series Reef Break follows Cat Chambers (Poppy Montgomery), a former thief who’s now helping the governor to solve crimes and catch criminals on the Pacific Island paradise known as The Reef. Not entirely reformed, Cat is as impulsive and reckless as she is effective, which essentially makes her the thorn in everyone’s side, whether it’s her ex, FBI Agent Jake Elliot (Ray Stevenson), her current fling, Detective Wyatt Cole (Desmond Chiam), or just about anyone else on the island. During this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, from the Australian set where …...

Reef Break Lost & Found and This Season On Trailer

ABC‘s Reef Break: Season 1, Episode 2: Lost & Found and This Season On TV show trailer has been released and stars Poppy Montgomery, Melissa Bonne, Tamala Shelton, Ray Stevenson, and Desmond Chiam.

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An ABC crime drama, Reef Break stars Poppy Montgomery, Ray Stevenson, Desmond Chiam, Melissa Bonne, and Tamala Shelton. The series centers on Cat Chambers (Montgomery), a former thief. These days, she works as the fixer for the governor of a beautiful Pacific Island paradise — “The Reef.” Thanks to her checkered past, Cat has a deep understanding of criminals and the crimes they commit. As a...

ABC’s Holey Moley scored a hole-in-one — as in, No. 1 in the demo on Thursday.

The extreme mini-golf competition* debuted to a 1.0 rating, marking ABC’s best summertime number in that time slot in four years (since Astronauts Wives Club‘s launch), while its audience of 4.8 million only (and very closely) trailed CBS’ Big Bang Theory rerun.

Leading out of that, Family Food Fight‘s premiere did 2.9 mil and a 0.6, while Poppy Montgomery’s light-as-a-feather Reef Break debuted to 2.9 mil/0.5.

*Though it doesn’t hold a candle to playing putt-putt with competitive twin sons

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Does Cat Chambers always land on her feet the first season of the Reef Break TV show on ABC? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Reef Break is cancelled or renewed for season two. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we'd like to offer you the chance to rate all of the Reef Break season one episodes here.

An ABC crime drama, Reef Break stars Poppy Montgomery, Ray Stevenson, Desmond Chiam, Melissa Bonne, and Tamala Shelton. The series centers on Cat Chambers (Montgomery), a former thief. These days, she works as the fixer for the governor of a beautiful Pacific Island paradise -- "The Reef." Thanks to her checkered past, Cat...

“Reef Break” is dropping in on CBS’ “Hawaii Five-0” wave. The new ABC crime drama swims in the same waters as the classic reboot – criminals are foiled against a tropical backdrop – but is more content to hang loose than go high octane. It’s the series equivalent to a vacation in that it tickles the brain but doesn’t tax it. It’s wish-fulfillment that’s the stuff of beach reads.

Poppy Montgomery of “Without a Trace” and “Unforgettable” fame retains her gun but trades drab trousers for minidresses and a wetsuit to play Cat Chambers, a former cat burglar thief who’s hired by the governor of the fictional Pacific Island of Nimitz Bay to take care of thorny issues that are better not publicized. It’s a story that’s been done before, and this narrative familiarity saves the show from excessive setup. Why waste time with smaller...

Unmoored from reason or shame and buoyed by its willingness to be as silly as it wants to be, the new ABC drama “Reef Break” is a wildly unserious piece of television. In that, it’s a bit refreshing — a network series that embraces its network-iness, that has absolutely no ambition beyond evoking a smile. “Reef Break,” about a thief-turned-fixer who finds herself involved in fighting crime on a Pacific idyll, is not particularly distinguished, but as an example of a particular sort of television-making, it’s better-done than it might be.

The series’s cold open is emblematic. Flying into a small Hawaiian island, Cat Chambers (Poppy Montgomery) susses out the flight’s air marshal. Once the plane has landed, she tells him that a fellow passenger is armed and has an open wound bleeding through his shirt; she suspects he committed an armed robbery before the flight. As...

The new crime 'dramedy' "Reef Break", produced by ABC Studios International for French broadcaster M6, was created by and stars actress Poppy Montgomery, shooting 13 'sexy, action-packed' episodes in Australia's 'Gold Coast', premiering June 20, 2019 on 

ABC:

"...'Cat Chambers' (Montgomery) is a thief-turned-fixer for the governor of a stunning and seductive Pacific Island paradise. Impulsive, reckless and irresistible, Cat's less-than-perfect past gives her an instinctive gift for understanding crime and criminals as she becomes enmeshed in fast-paced, high octane adventures and island intrigue..."

Cast also includes Desmond Chiam as 'Wyatt Cole', Ray Stevenson ("Punisher: War Zone") as 'Jake Elliot' and Joey Vieira as 'Detective Tolan'.

Episodes include "Pilot", June 20, "Lost & Found", June 27, "Buried Things" July 11 and "Welcome To The Jungle" July 18.

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