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The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy is the latest animated series to premiere on Prime Video, fusing elements of a sci-fi adult cartoon like Rick and Morty with character-driven medical dramedies like House. Dr. Klak (Keke Palmer) and Dr. Sleech (Stephanie Hsu) are physicians in an alien hospital, balancing all sorts of dangerous and wild situations while navigating office romances, anxiety attacks, and ethical dilemmas. Alongside fellow caregivers like Plowp (Kieran Culkin), Vlam (Maya Rudolph), and Nuse Tup (Natasha Lyonne), Klak and Sleech work to save lives amid their personal desires and ambitions.

It's a clever and colorful comedy, with a deft sense of character amid some truly wild imagery. The diverse main cast -- which also includes Sam Smith as Klak's former partner Dr. Azel -- helps flesh out a truly vivid universe to explore. During an interview with Cbr, The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy showrunner...

Dr. Klak is the standout character in "The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy," with a focus on mental health and family dynamics. Nurse Tup, the sarcastic nurse, adds humor to the show and develops unexpectedly in the final storyline. Frandon Flork, the chief surgeon with two heads, steals scenes with funny jokes and quirky personality.

The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy has introduced all kinds of new characters to the world of Amazon Prime Video's unique animated sci-fi comedy series, and here are the 10 best characters from the show, ranked. The aptly-named series takes place in an intergalactic hospital, with the majority of the characters being alien doctors, nurses, and surgeons. As season 1 of The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy goes on, each character becomes more three-dimensional and gets a more fleshed-out backstory, and while there are plenty of characters from the show to love, these 10 are the best.

Dr. Sleech's mysterious origin story will take center stage in Season 2 of The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy. Sleech's history before the events of the show remains veiled in mystery, providing an exciting storyline to explore. Season 1 finale hints at Season 2 unraveling Sleech's backstory, setting up an intriguing and darker future for the character.

The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy season 1 has already ended, but the show's best mystery perfectly sets up the story of season 2. The main arc of The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy season 1 is fairly wrapped up by the finale, meaning that there isn't much to expand on when it comes to Klak's relationship with her mother or the fight against Larvin. However, one story thread is left untied in the finale, with The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy perfectly positioning itself to explore one major character mystery.

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There’s nothing cut-rate about The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy, an absurd yet emotionally grounded new series from Russian Doll writer Cirocco Dunlap. Titmouse Animation, the studio behind such visually sumptuous series as Scavengers Reign and Pantheon, and production designer Robin Eisenberg have created a galaxy teeming with life in all of its glorious — and grotesque — forms. And Stephanie Hsu and Keke Palmer, two of the most exciting actors working today, lead a cast that’s stacked from top to bottom.

The new Amazon series, The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy, borrows a major plot point from The Big Bang Theory. Both shows explore characters dealing with parental issues, anxiety, and psychological challenges in unique ways. The Amazon series takes the Leonard-inspired storyline to a darker and more serious place than its sitcom counterpart.

Amazon Prime Video has just released a new animated sitcom, and it actually copies a major Leonard story from The Big Bang Theory. The Big Bang Theory and the new Amazon show couldn't seem more different, with them featuring entirely different settings, characters, and premises. However, a major storyline from the Amazon series perfectly parallels with an arc from The Big Bang Theory, showing that the two shows are more similar than they may initially seem.

Amazon Prime Video has finally released The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy, an all-new series from showrunner and writer Cirocco Dunlap.

From creator Cirocco Dunlap and executive producers Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne, the animated sci-fi comedy series The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy follows alien best friends Dr. Sleech (voiced by Stephanie Hsu) and Dr. Klak (voiced by Keke Palmer), as they attempt to ride the world of anxiety. When they find themselves with access to a time-loop, they use that to conduct experiments that don’t exactly turn out as planned.

While you weren’t watching, Amazon’s Prime Video quietly blossomed into a haven for adult animation. The streaming service’s latest addition to its lineup, the sci-fi comedy “The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy,” is the brainchild of Cirocco Dunlap, whose résumé includes Netflix’s “Russian Doll” and “Big Mouth.” The show, which is now streaming, follows the adventures of two alien doctors, Klak and Sleech, as they treat a myriad of strange illnesses and maladies afflicting the brilliant and unique beings that populate the titular galaxy.

While the show’s writers are clearly having fun trying to stretch the limits of the imagination, the series also dedicates a significant amount of its runtime to telling relatable stories about universally understood medical conditions, too, like anxiety. The result is a well-rounded, enjoyable comedy that deserves your attention. When you toss in an impressive voice cast that also includes Kieran Culkin,...

Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Drive-Away Dolls and The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy.

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Ethan Coen joined stars Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan and Beanie Feldstein at the NYC premiere of their new Focus Features film on Tuesday.

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The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy premiere

Prime Video hosted a red carpet screening event on Tuesday to celebrate the launch of its new adult animated series, with stars and executive producers Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne, as well as showrunner Cirocco Dunlap.

Natasha Lyonne, Cirocco Dunlap and Maya Rudolph

Cécred launch event

Beyoncé celebrated the launch of her haircare line Cécred with an intimate gathering at Revery LA in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday.

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SAG Awards Ambassadors dinner

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The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy is a unique blend of genres that feels familiar yet refreshing. The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy delves deep into serious topics while keeping its comedic tone. The show's cohesive narrative and talented cast shine brightly.

Adult animated shows are becoming more and more common, but even among stiff competition, The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy manages to stand out. The show blends several genres together in order to create a unique series that feels familiar and comparable to other popular adult animation, while still forging a new path. The Prime Video original series is a raunchy medical drama that digs deep into more serious topics, and despite the ambitious complexity of the show and multiple moving parts, it sticks the landing.

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The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy is an animated comedy series from showrunner Cirocco Dunlap.

The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy takes place in the year 14002, setting it far into the future from our timeline. The show features a star-studded cast including Keke Palmer, Kieran Culkin, and Natasha Lyonne. Humans existed in the show's timeline, but their exact fate is left vague as they are no longer seen on the series.

The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy is a new futuristic sci-fi series from Amazon Prime Video, and here's what year the show actually takes place in. The world of The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy is pretty wacky, with the various alien species and pieces of far-out technology making it seem as if it may take place in an entirely different dimension. However, The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy seemingly takes place in the same timeline as our own, with it merely taking place eons in the future.

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The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy Season 1 has a loaded cast of voice actors with plenty of recognizable voices.

According to showrunner Cirocco Dunlap, The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy is inspired by series like BoJack Horseman and Grey's Anatomy, creating a uniquely comedic story of fictional healthcare workers.

For the comedic timing to land, the performances needed to be well done, with the voices of these characters being a key component of their reliability. 

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Kieran Culkin stars in Prime Video's sci-fi series with his brothers, marking their first collaboration project. The series follows doctors Sleech and Klak on a dangerous mission with Cirocco Dunlap creating and writing the show. Natasha Lyonne helps bring the Culkin brothers together for the series, alongside an impressive list of guest stars.

Kieran Culkin is set to star in Prime Video's adult animated sci-fi series The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy, and he's bringing his brothers along for the otherworldly ride. Kieran is joined by brothers Macaulay, Rory, Christian, and Shane for the series' sixth episode - where the five voice alien brothers. This marks the first time the Culkin brothers collaborate on a joint project.

Kieran recently wrapped the Max Emmy Award-winning series Succession. His portrayal of Roman Roy earned him a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. He recently starred in Jesse Eisenberg's...

Cbr has an exclusive sneak peek at The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy ahead of the animated show's premiere on Prime Video.

Set to debut on Feb. 23, The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy is a sci-fi comedy series following two extraterrestrial doctors working at a less-than-perfect medical facility. Cbr's clip from the series features the characters, including Dr. Plowp (voiced by Kieran Culkin), addressing what's known as "second puberty," along with the side effects that come with this physical change. The series is clearly geared for more mature viewers, as one can tell by watching the preview clip below.

Related Best Comedy Movies To Watch On Prime Video From hilarious genre parodies like Violent Night to all-time classics like Clue, Amazon Prime Video is home to many great comedy movies.

In the first season of The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy, per the official synopsis, "Dr. Sleech and Dr.

Are you down for something a little twisted? Well, I may have the cure. The new Prime Video series The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy is gruesomely hilarious and wonderfully witty. It’s wild and weird and offers up a great cast of characters. The inclusion of Maya Rudolph, Natasha Lyonne, and the Culkin family is truly inspired. And if you want a lot of animated gore, you are in for a bit of a treat here. Showrunner Cirocco Dunlap has done a nice job of creating something new and unique.

Recently, I had a very entertaining chat with Natasha Lyonne, Maya Rudolph, and Cirocco Dunlap about their latest. The conversation ran the gamut from bringing such a gruesome nature to the show, as well as centering the series around women. Natasha Lyonne and Maya Rudolph talked about the impressive cast and the colourful characters on display. It was...

Prime Video adult animated series The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy features not just one Culkin — with Kieran Culkin voicing one of the main characters — but all five brothers working together for the first time, and it turns out Natasha Lyonne helped make it all happen.

Lyonne, who executive produced and co-stars in the show, has been longtime friends with both Kieran and Macaulay Culkin, “so Kieran came up for the role of Dr. Plowp and in a crazy turn of events, the bird alien [character that he plays] had four brothers [in the script] before he was cast. So he had the four brothers already and when we cast Kieran we were like, ‘You have four brothers! That’s ridiculous, what fate,'” showrunner Cirocco Dunlap told The Hollywood Reporter at the Los Angeles premiere on Tuesday. “Kieran was the one who suggested it, he was like, ‘We could get my brothers’ and I was like,...

Dr. Sleech and Dr. Klak tackle dangerous cases while navigating personal trauma and relationships in The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy. The potential cure for anxiety comes at a high cost, impacting both the duo and potential patients in the show. Exec produced by Cirocco Dunlap, Maya Rudolph, and Natasha Lyonne, the star-studded cast includes Stephanie Hsu, Keke Palmer, and more.

Dr. Sleech and Dr. Klak are best friends and renowned surgeons throughout the galaxies in The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy. The pair take on dangerous cases as they attempt to navigate their complicated personal lives, including intense childhood trauma, mental health, and messy relationships. The duo may have stumbled across a potential cure for anxiety, but at a high cost for both themselves and any potential patient as well.

The Second Best Hospital In The Galaxy was created by Cirocco Dunlap. Dunlap serves as an executive...

Adam Sandler will receive the People’s Icon Award at the 2024 People’s Choice Awards, NBC, Peacock and E! announced.

“Adam Sandler has been a fixture in the industry for decades, entertaining us since he got his start on ‘Saturday Night Live’ more than 30 years ago,” Jen Neal, executive vice president of live events and specials at NBCUniversal Entertainment, said in a statement. “From Billy Madison to Mr. Deeds, his unforgettable characters have endured the test of time and left their mark on audiences for generations. We’re excited to honor him with this year’s People’s Icon Award.”

The actor will be honored for his comedic career, with roles in iconic films such as “Grown Ups,” “Happy Gilmore” and “The Wedding Singer.” Films such as “Uncut Gems” and “Hustle,” as well as the upcoming “Spaceman,” demonstrate Sandler’s versatility as well.

Hosted by Simu Liu, the People’s...

The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy is coming soon to Prime Video. The streaming service announced the premiere date for the new adult animated series with the release of first-look images. The first season will have eight episodes, and the show was given an initial two-season order.

Starring Stephanie Hsu, Maya Rudolph, Natasha Lyonne, Keke Palmer, Kieran Culkin, and Sam Smith, the series, created by Cirocco Dunlap, follows a hospital staff in space.

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Hallmark’s canceled western “Ride,” starring Nancy Travis (“Last Man Standing”) is galluping to The CW, which picked up repeats of the show to air next month. The 10-episode series will launch on Monday, January 22 at 8 p.m., paired with “Wild Cards” at 9 p.m.

“Ride” is described as “a multigenerational family drama that follows the lives of the McMurrays, a tight-knit family that embarks on a journey of self-discovery on the heels of a tragic loss as they uncover a twisted web of secrets that threatens to tear the family and their Colorado town apart.” Beau Mirchoff, Tiera Skovbye, Sara Garcia, Jake Foy and Tyler Jacob Moore also star.

Blink49 Studios and Seven24 Films, in partnership with Bell Media for CTV Drama Channel in Canada, produce the show, which is based on an original script by husband and wife writing team Rebecca Boss and Chris Masi, who executive produce...

Prime Video has set February 23 for the premiere of The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy (fka The Hospital), its adult animated sci-fi comedy from Cirocco Dunlap and Maya Rudolph, Danielle Renfrew Behrens and Natasha Lyonne’s Animal Pictures. Additionally, Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All At Once) has joined the cast as a series regular.

Produced by Amazon MGM Studios, with animation by Titmouse Studios, the series, which has a two-season order, will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

Hsu will voice Dr. Sleech, alongside previously announced cast members Rudolph, Lyonne, Keke Palmer, Kieran Culkin, and Sam Smith.

Created by Dunlap, The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy follows Dr. Sleech (Hsu) and Dr. Klak (Palmer) —aliens, best friends, and intergalactically renowned surgeons—as they tackle anxiety-eating parasites, illegal time loops, and deep-space STIs. In Season 1, doctors Sleech and Klak take on...

Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne have parted ways as partners for their production company, Animal Pictures, TheWrap has learned. After founding the company together in 2018, Lyonne will continue to produce projects under the same banner, while Rudolph will operate independently.

“Moving forward, Natasha will operate under the name Animal Pictures while Maya will produce independently,” Rudolph and Lyonne said in a joint statement obtained by TheWrap. “We will continue to support each other and remain committed to the various projects we’ve developed together and have in the pipeline. We are excited for each other and what the future holds.”

Since the company’s launch, the duo has spearheaded several series, including Peacock’s mystery comedy “Poker Face,” in which Lyonne stars as an unlikely mystery solver Charlie Cale, Apple TV+ series “Loot,” which stars Rudolph, as well as Cirocco Dunlap’s Amazon Prime Video series “The Hospital.”

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Exclusive: Animal Pictures principals Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne are going their separate ways on the producing front, in an amicable situation, Deadline can exclusively reveal.

Sources ascribed the split to a desire on the part of both producers to entertain differing creative paths and pursuits. Rudolph and Lyonne have made the mutual decision that Lyonne will continue to operate under the name Animal Pictures, as Rudolph branches off to produce independently.

Rudolph and Lyonne affirmed the news in the following statement shared with Deadline: “Moving forward, Natasha will operate under the name Animal Pictures while Maya will produce independently. We will continue to support each other and remain committed to the various projects we’ve developed together and have in the pipeline. We are excited for each other and what the future holds.”

The pair are said to be quite proud of what they’ve achieved together, since Animal Pictures’ 2018 founding,...

A full Free Movie of the Day is posted on the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel every day of the week – but on Fridays things get a little freakier and a little more fun. Get your weekend started the right way by indulging in Friday Fright Nights! Every Friday, we’ll be taking a look at another genre movie you can watch in its entirety, free of charge, either on the YouTube channel linked above or in the video embed here.

This week’s Friday Fright Night feature is a slasher movie, but it’s not your average slasher. The masked maniac in this one isn’t targeting victims in a remote location or in a small and sleepy Midwestern town. This killer gets up to their bloody business on city streets and in apartment buildings – which makes the movie so unique, they even had to mention the setting in the title.

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Baymax gets his own animated series — the first Disney+ series from Disney’s feature animation unit — and it’s a far cry from his superhero antics in the “Big Hero 6” feature and previous animated spin-off series. “Baymax!” (streaming Wednesday) finds the affable, inflatable robot (voiced by Scott Adsit) returning to his original programming as a healthcare companion in San Fransokyo. In the six short episodes, he helps people with physical ailments while also getting them over emotional hurdles as well.

“What I thought we could do with the series is actually just focus on Baymax and one patient at a time,” creator Don Hall said at a virtual press conference earlier this week. In search of a different perspective for “Baymax!,” the Oscar-winning director of “Big Hero 6,” “Moana,” and the upcoming “Strange World” reached back to television’s past. “I remembered back as a kid watching medical procedurals...

Apple has struck a multi-year first-look deal with Animal Pictures, the production company run by Maya Rudolph, Natasha Lyonne and Danielle Renfrew Behrens.

The announcement of the deal comes after the premiere of “Loot,” the Apple comedy series in which Rudolph stars and executive produces. Under the terms of the deal, Apple will now have a first-look at all series and digital features developed and produced by Animal Pictures.

In addition to “Loot,” Animal Pictures has the second season of “Russian Doll” at Netflix and Rian Johnson’s mystery “Poker Face” at Peacock, both which Lyonne stars in. The company also has a two-season order of adult animated series “The Hospital” created by Cirocco Dunlap at Amazon. The shingle’s first feature “Crush” also recently premiered. Its feature documentary, “Sirens,” which premiered at Sundance, will be released theatrically by Oscilloscope Laboratories later this year.

“Loot” will debut its fourth episode on Apple on Friday.

Amazon Studios has ordered two seasons of “The Hospital,” a new sci-fi animated comedy created by Cirocco Dunlap. Dunlap is reteaming with “Russian Doll” star Natasha Lyonne, who is executive producing and voice acting in the series. The series follows, “Sleech and Klak—aliens, best friends, and intergalactically renowned […]

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Amazon Studios has picked up two seasons of The Hospital, a new sci-fi animated comedy created by Cirocco Dunlap and executive produced by Maya Rudolph, Natasha Lyonne, and Danielle Renfrew Behrens. In addition to producing, Rudolph and Lyonne will lend their voices to the series, which also stars Keke Palmer (Human Resources), Greta Lee (Russian Doll), Kieran Culkin (Succession), and Sam Smith (Pitch Perfect 2). The series will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. The Hospital follows alien best friends Dr. Sleech (Lee) and Dr. Klak (Palmer), two intergalactically renowned surgeons who must navigate anxiety-eating parasites, illegal time loops, and deep-space STIs. Together, they risk their careers to take on a remarkable case, one that might put existence itself in jeopardy. Lyonne will voice Nurse Tup, a playful nihilist with chameleon flesh who thrives in the chaos of the Hospital, while Rudolph plays Dr.

Amazon Studios has handed a two-season order to The Hospital, an adult animated sci-fi comedy from Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne’s Animal Pictures. Rudolph and Lyonne also are set to star in the series, created by Cirocco Dunlap (Russian Doll), along with Kieran Culkin (Succession), Keke Palmer (Alice), Greta Lee (Russian Doll) and singer-songwriter Sam Smith (Spectre). Additional voice cast Tba. Produced by Amazon Studios, The Hospital, which has been in development at Amazon since 2020, will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

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Written by Dunlap, The Hospital follows daring alien surgeons (and inseparable best friends) Sleech and Klak as they take on the most challenging cases in the galaxy, including anxiety-eating parasites, illegal time loops, and deep-space STIs. Risking their careers to take on a remarkable case, they put existence itself in jeopardy. Although considering their dismal personal lives,...

Amazon has picked up the sci-fi animated comedy “The Hospital” for two seasons.

The series was originally reported as being in development at the streamer in early 2020. Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne are part of the voice cast and will also executive produce under their Animal Pictures banner. Keke Palmer, Greta Lee, Kieran Culkin, and Sam Smith will also voice characters on the show.

“The Hospital” hails from Cirocco Dunlap, whose past credits include “Russian Doll,” “Big Mouth,” and “Miracle Workers.” The show follows Sleech and Klak—aliens, best friends, and intergalactically renowned surgeons—as they tackle anxiety-eating parasites, illegal time loops, and deep-space STIs. Risking their careers to take on a remarkable case, they put existence itself in jeopardy.

Additional cast members will be announced at a later date. Full character descriptions can be found below.

Dunlap serves as writer, executive producer, and showrunner on “The Hospital.” Along with Rudolph and Lyonne,...

An out-of-this-world animated series from Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne’s Animal Pictures has been given the green light by Amazon Prime Video.

Rudolph and Lyonne will also star in “The Hospital” alongside Keke Palmer, Greta Lee, Kieran Culkin and Sam Smith.

“The Hospital” follows Sleech (Lee) and Klak (Palmer) — aliens, best friends and intergalactically renowned surgeons — as they tackle anxiety-eating parasites, illegal time loops and deep-space STIs. Risking their careers to take on a remarkable case, they put existence itself in jeopardy. Although considering their dismal personal lives, oblivion might be an improvement.

Palmer’s Dr. Klak is described as “a brilliant, multi-eyed surgeon who spends her down time feeding her sentient plants, obsessively reviewing past failures, and watching hit show ‘My Lover, My Clone’ with her best friend Dr. Sleech.”

Lee’s Dr. Sleech, is “a reckless, cocky surgeon whose main saving graces are her genius, her well-oiled lizard tail,...

Disney+ has given us another look at the upcoming “Big Hero 6” spinoff animated series “Baymax!”

In the latest trailer for the series, which you can watch above, Hiro (Ryan Potter) wakes up to realize that his friendly robot is nowhere to be found. It turns out, Baymax (Scott Adsit) is roaming the city of San Fransokyo trying to help others.

As a medical companion robot, Baymax often seeks out people (and creatures) who have physical ailments, like a woman who sprains her ankle and another who hurts her back. He also tries to save a cat, which doesn’t go as planned when he tells the animal to “remain calm” and instead it pokes several holes in his body.

But, he soon learns that some of their problems go much deeper than the surface. “I guess a hero’s job is never done,” Hiro says.

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American High, Animal Pictures and Depth of Field have teamed up to produce the new Hulu feature “Love in Color.”

Animal Pictures and Depth of Field began development on the film before joining forces with American High, which has built a successful partnership with Hulu with buzzy releases like “Big Time Adolescence,” “The Binge,” “The Ultimate Playlist of Noise” and “Plan B.”

Written by Kirsten King and Casey Rackham, “Love in Color” follows an aspiring young artist. When forced to join her high school track team, she uses it as an opportunity to pursue the girl she’s been harboring a long-time crush on. But she soon finds herself unexpectedly falling for another teammate and discovering what real love feels like.

King and Rackham penned the script loosely based on their own experiences, largely motivated to write something that went beyond the coming out story and depicted the queer joy...

The Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won-penned South Korean class thriller “Parasite” won Best Original Screenplay and Taika Waititi’s Nazi satire “Jojo Rabbit” won Best Adapted Screenplay at the Writers Guild Awards Saturday night.

The annual awards, which honor the best in film, TV, and radio writing, were handed out at dual ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles.

Both “Parasite” and “Jojo Rabbit” are in the running for Oscars in their respective categories.

“Parasite” bested three Best Original Screenplay nominees up for the Writers Guild Award: “1917,” “Knives Out,” “Marriage Story,” and “Parasite.” The WGA swapped the fifth Oscar-nominated script, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” in favor of a nomination for “Booksmart.”

“Jojo Rabbit” also beat three Best Adapted Screenplay nominees up for the Writers Guild Award: “The Irishman,” “Joker,” and “Little Women.” “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood was a WGA nominee and is not up for the Oscar,...

Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne’s Animal Pictures banner and “Russian Doll” supervising producer Cirocco Dunlap are teaming up on the animated series “The Hospital,” which Amazon has put into active development.

The series will follow Sleech and Klak, two brilliant alien doctors who specialize in rare sci-fi illnesses. When Sleech defies protocol and contracts a disease from another dimension, the heroes must find a cure before the universe is destroyed.

Rudolph, Lyonne and Dunlap will executive produce along with Animal Pictures’ Danielle Renfrew Behrens.

“Cirocco is an incredibly gifted and hilarious talent and we can’t wait to share her irreverent and existential point of view: a sci-fi world so deep and so strange and so animated,” Rudolph, Lyonne and Behrens said in a statement.

This is the first project to be announced from Animal Pictures under its first-look deal with Amazon.

Besides “Russian Doll,” which was recently renewed...

Amazon Studios has put into development The Hospital, a darkly comic animated series that marks the first project for Natasha Lyonne and Maya Rudolph’s Animal Pictures stemming from the first-look deal it signed with Amazon in November.

Created by Cirocco Dunlap, who works with Lyonne as a supervising producer on Netflix’s Russian Doll, The Hospital follows Sleech and Klak, two brilliant female alien doctors who specialize in rare sci-fi illnesses. When Sleech defies protocol, she contracts a disease from another dimension and our heroes must find a cure before the universe is destroyed.

Lyonne, Rudolph and Animal Pictures president Danielle Renfrew Behrens are executive producing along with Dunlap, the latter of which also wrote for Netflix’s Big Mouth and Fxx’s Man Seeking Woman.

“Cirocco is an incredibly gifted and hilarious talent and we can’t wait to share her irreverent and existential point of view: a...

Animal Pictures, the banner run by Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne, is teaming with writer-producer Cirocco Dunlap on The Hospital, a sci-fi themed animated series for Amazon.

Dunlap, who has worked with Lyonne as supervising producer on Lyonne’s acclaimed Netflix comedy Russian Doll, is writing and executive producing. Lyonne, Rudolph and Animal Pictures’ Danielle Renfrew Behrens (The Queen of Versailles) will also exec produce.

The Hospital is described as being darkly comedic in tone and follows Sleech and Klak, two brilliant female alien doctors who specialize in rare sci-fi illnesses. When Sleech defies protocol, she contracts a disease from another dimension and ...

Dead To Me, Russian Doll in running for new series honours.

Writers of The Crown, Succession and Watchmen are among the television nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards, unveiled on Thursday (5) by the East and West branches of the Writers Guild of America (WGA).

Joining the three projects in the list of drama series nominees are writers of The Handmaid’s Tale and Mindhunter. Nominees in the WGA’s new series category include PEN15, Russian Doll and Watchmen.

In the original long form category, nominees include the writers of Chernobyl and True Detective and the adapted long form category includes Fosse/Verdon and Unbelievable.

Writers Guild of America West and Writers Guild of America, East have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, with Netflix’s The Crown, Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Netflix’s Mindhunter and HBO’s Succession and Watchmen competing for the top drama trophy.

The outstanding comedy nominees are HBO’s Barry, Amazon Prime’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Hulu’s PEN15, Netflix’s Russian Doll and HBO’s Veep.

Best new series nominees are PEN15, Russian Doll, Watchmen, Netflix’s Dead To Me and FX’s What We Do In The Shadows.

Also announced were nominees in the new media, news, radio/audio and promotional writing categories.

Winners will be honored at the 2020 Writers Guild Awards on Saturday, February 1, 2020, at concurrent ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York City.

Here is the complete list of nominees:

Television, New Media, And News Nominees

Drama Series

The Crown, Written by James Graham,...

“The Simpsons” is leading the way with three Writers Guild of America nominations, followed by two each for “Bob’s Burgers,” “The Crown,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Pen15,” “Russian Doll,” “Succession,” “Veep” and “Watchmen.”

Fox’s “The Simpsons,” which began airing in 1989, scored noms in the animated category for the “Go Big or Go Homer,” “Livin’ La Pura Vida” and “Thanksgiving of Horror” segments. Fox’s “Bob’s Burgers,” which won the category for 2018, received nominations for the “Bed, Bob & Beyond” and “The Gene Mile” segments.

Amazon Prime Video’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” which won the WGA comedy series award earlier this year, received nods for comedy series and for the episode “It’s Comedy or Cabbage,” written by showrunner Amy Sherman-Palladino.

The seventh and final season of HBO’s “Veep,” which has won the WGA comedy series award three times, was nominated again in the series category and for the final episode of the season,...

The Writers Guild of America released the nominees for its 2020 awards on Thursday, which saw newcomers “Watchmen,” “Russian Doll” and “Pen15” each bag a pair of nominations.

Other series to get multiple nods include “Veep,” “Succession,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” and “The Crown.”

Ava DuVernay’s Netflix miniseries on the Central Park 5, “When They See Us” did not recieve any nominations, with the WGA instead picking “El Camino,” “Fosse/Verdon,” “The Loudest Voice” and “Unbelieveable” in the adapted longform category. In the original longform category, the nominees were “Chernobyl,” “The Terror: Infamy,” “True Detective” and the upcoming Disney+ movie “Togo.”

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Winners will be honored at the 2020 Writers Guild Awards on Saturday, February 1, 2020, at concurrent ceremonies in New York City and Los Angeles.

See all the nominees below:

Drama Series

The Crown, Written by James Graham, David Hancock, Peter Morgan; Netflix

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In the era when a strong social media presence is sometimes valued as high as the car you drive or the home you live in, even retweets and the number of followers you have online can save your life. At least that's the case for a potential slasher victim on the run in our exclusive clip from the new hipster horror comedy Psychotic!

As a special treat for Daily Dead readers, you can watch the exclusive clip from Psychotic! below, and keep an eye out for the film when it's released on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Vudu, Sony Psn, and Xbox beginning January 25th, with theatrical screenings including the Nitehawk Theater in Williamsburg on the 25th, Film Noir Cinema in Greenpoint on the 26th, and Videology on the 27th. To keep up to date on the film, visit its official Facebook and Twitter pages.

"The rent is high but the...

A killer crashes a party in the official trailer for the new slasher film Psychotic!, which is featured in today's Horror Highlights along with details on The Sandman DVD and Idw Publishing's Ghostbusters 101: Everyone Answers the Call graphic novel collection.

Psychotic! Trailer & Poster: Press Release: "The rent is high but the body count is higher in Psychotic!, the suspenseful psychedelic slasher that follows a group of hard-partying Brooklyn hipsters as they're stalked and savagely murdered by a masked maniac known as the Bushwick Party Killer.

It's up to struggling artists Tim and Stuart to figure out who keeps killing the life of the party. Blood-soaked mayhem ensues as our heroes barely make the rent on time, search for love (in all the wrong places), and try to salvage their friendship - all while trying to unravel the mystery and stay one step ahead of the next massacre.

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The rent is high but the body count is higher in Psychotic!, the suspenseful psychedelic slasher that follows a group of hard-partying Brooklyn hipsters as they’re stalked and savagely murdered by a masked maniac known as the Bushwick Party Killer. Lauded for its visually striking Giallo style and its blood-soaked practical effects.; and winner of Best Feature at the Cannabis Film Festival, Best NY Feature at the Upstate NY Horror Film Festival and Best Actress at The Lost Sanity & Sci-Fi Film Fest, Psychotic! was written and directed by Derek Gibbons and Maxwell Frey.

It’s up to struggling artists Tim and Stuart to figure out who keeps killing the life of the party. Blood-soaked mayhem ensues as our heroes barely make the rent on time, search for love (in all the wrong places), and try to salvage their friendship – all while trying to unravel the mystery and stay one...

If you were quick to judge “Man Seeking Woman” based on its title, it’s time to rethink that. When IndieWire first interviewed series creator Simon Rich in 2015, only a few episodes of his new FX comedy had been released, and all of them revolved around the adventures of Josh (Jay Baruchel) as he went looking for love.

Read More: ‘Man Seeking Woman’ Creator Simon Rich on Romantic Comedy, Male Privilege and Monsters

But even then, Rich’s vision for “Man Seeking Woman” went beyond just one young straight white male’s struggles: “Initially it’s centered on Josh’s experiences in the world. As the season progresses you find that it’s a little less Josh-centric and a little less male-centric. Without giving too much away, I think the audience will be surprised by just how much females enter the show,” he said at the time.

Three years later,...

“Inside Amy Schumer” co-creator and executive producer Dan Powell has signed a deal with First Look Media, the company announced on Thursday. The producer, whose previous credits also include “The Daily Show” and the Comedy Central animated series “Ugly Americans,” will develop film, TV and digital projects for First Look under the new agreement. Powell’s current projects for First Look include “The Nib,” a short-form animated series based on Matt Bors’ political cartoon site of the same name, and another short form scripted series from “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” writer Cirocco Dunlap. Also Read: Amy Schumer Defends Her Writer Who Mocked Rape.

Dan Powell, Emmy-winning co-creator and executive producer of Inside Amy Schumer, has signed a first-look deal with First Look Media to develop a variety of film, TV and digital projects. The first project on the slate is The Nib, a short form animated series based on the political cartoon site of the same name created by Matt Bors. Powell will also develop a short form scripted series created by Cirocco Dunlap, a writer and performer whose credits include The Tonight Show…...

Dan Powell, Emmy-winning co-creator and executive producer of Inside Amy Schumer, has signed a first-look deal with First Look Media to develop a variety of film, TV and digital projects. The first project on the slate is The Nib, a short form animated series based on the political cartoon site of the same name created by Matt Bors. Powell will also develop a short form scripted series created by Cirocco Dunlap, a writer and performer whose credits include The Tonight Show…...