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Hazbin Hotel is an adult animated fantasy dark comedy-drama series created by Vivienne Medrano. The Prime Video series revolves around the princess of hell, Charlie Morningstar as she begins a risky venture of rehabilitating sinners so that they can be allowed into Heaven by opening a hotel named Hazbin Hotel, which works as a kind of rehab for evil. Hazbin Hotel’s voice cast includes Stephanie Beatriz, Alex Brightman, Keith David, Kimiko Glenn, Erika Henningsen, Blake Roman, and Amir Talai. So, if you loved the hilarious comedy, themes of heaven and hell, and a lot of feel-good optimism in Hazbin Hotel here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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The Good Place is a fantasy comedy series created by Michael Schur. The NBC series revolves around Eleanor as she dies and...

Supersex is here to tell the story behind one of the biggest male pornstars this world has ever seen. The Netflix series follows the life story of popular pornstar Rocco Siffredi, from his childhood in Ortona, Italy to becoming a sexual sensation. Alessandro Borghi stars in the leading role of Siffredi, and he puts everything into his performance to portray a complex and damaged character. If you loved the character-based drama, themes of deep-seated psychological issues, and sex in Supersex then you should check out these similar shows next.

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It’s Supersex but Japanese and much more comedic and raunchy. Yes, we are talking about The Naked Director. Based on a novel titled Zenra Kantoku Muranishi Toru Den by Nobuhiro Motohashi, the semi-biographical Netflix series follows the life of Toru Muranishi, a very important figure in the Japanese porn industry. The series delves into...

David Duchovny is open to doing a movie follow-up to his show Californication. He acknowledges that the cultural landscape has changed and the show's content may not be well-received today. Duchovny believes the heart of Californication was about family and humor, and he would love to work with the cast again.

In an exclusive chat with MovieWeb, during which we spoke with David Duchovny about his latest film, Adam the First, we took the opportunity to ask him, what with shows like Monk and Luther getting streaming movies, if he would do a movie follow-up for his show Californication. Duchovny, who starred as main character Henry James "Hank" Moody in the Showtime comedy-drama series, was very much on board with the idea...but is not so sure that audiences could stomach it anymore.

"Oh, of course! But I think, culturally, we've entered into a tricky place for that show. you know,...

When Fox canceled Lucifer, the fan community around the crime-solving Devil didn't get mad as Hell. Thanks to a clever tweet by Lucifer actor Tom Ellis, the series was saved by Netflix rather than buried by Fox. Streaming has changed the business of television, with the Save Lucifer campaign being a model example of how shows can find life after death.

Perhaps one of the greatest strokes of irony is how a television series about Lucifer Morningstar and murderers became one the greatest examples of positivity in modern entertainment. Based on a character created for comics by Neil Gaiman, Sam Keith, Mike Dringenberg and M.R. Carey, the story of a show about a crime-solving Devil is an example to fan communities everywhere. Series star Tom Ellis saved Lucifer from cancellation with a cheeky tweet, but it was the positive fan community that kept it alive on Netflix.

Fandom communities...

The teen drama series Dawson's Creek could have have a completely different ending if Katie Holmes didn't put her foot down, insisting that it be changed. In the finale, Joey Potter (Holmes) was originally written to end up with Dawson Leery (James Van Der Beek). That was the idea that series creator Kevin Williamson had all along, so when he returned to write the finale after previously leaving the series after season 2, he penned his desired ending with Joey and Dawson winding up together.

However, per TVLine, Holmes' displeasure over that version of the finale is documented in the new book Freaks, Gleeks, and Dawson's Creek: How 7 Teen Shows Transformed Television. According to others who worked on the show, Holmes "freaked out" over the idea of Joey getting back with Dawson, feeling at this point that her character would much rather be with Pacey Witter (Joshua Jackson). Holmes requested that the ending be changed,...

Katie Holmes fought the original Dawson's Creek finale, arguing about who Joey should end up with. Created by Kevin Williamson for The WB, Dawson's Creek was centered on a group of friends living in Capeside, Massachusetts. The show, much like many coming-of-age shows in the '90s to the '00s, tackled their transition from adolescence to adulthood.

In the new book Freaks, Gleeks, and Dawson’s Creek: How 7 Teen Shows Transformed Television (via TVLine), Dawson's Creek showrunner Tom Kapinos claims that Holmes fought against Joey ending up with Dawson. Executive producer Paul Stupin shares the sentiment, saying that Pacey was the better final romantic partner for Joey. Read their quotes below:

Kapinos: “Katie freaked out. ‘I don’t want to end up with Dawson.' So it got replotted, or rewritten.”

Stupin: “If you kind of watch it, it leads you to think Dawson [is The One], and then I think Katie...

Dawson’s Creek leading lady Katie Holmes had very strong feelings about who Joey Potter should end up with in the show’s series finale, the new book Freaks, Gleeks, and Dawson’s Creek: How 7 Teen Shows Transformed Television (shop Amazon and Wal-mart) reveals.

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After departing the iconic WB drama...

Showtime is an American pay cable network producing original TV content since 1982. In the past 40 years, the channel has steadily built its brand and positioned itself as one of the most consistently entertaining networks whose original TV series continue to rival the quality of HBO and other premium outlets.

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According to IMDb, Showtime hit its creative stride in the past 20 years, with the majority of its highest-rated original series produced in the 21st century. With an eclectic roster that includes horror, sci-fi, comedy, drama, politics, mystery, and more, it's time to celebrate Showtime's absolute best original series.

Penny Dreadful (2014-2016) IMDb Rating – 8.2

Created by John Logan, Penny Dreadful is an atmospherically frightening period piece set in Victorian-era London. The imaginative horror show with a high body count brings together several literary characters of the past who join forces to take on the paranormal,...

The scripted pilot based on Jessica Simpson’s bestselling memoir “Open Book” is not moving forward at Amazon Freevee, Variety has confirmed. Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s period comedy “Western” has also been scrapped, though both potential series are now being shopped elsewhere.

The pilot for “Open Book” was ordered by Amazon Freevee back in October, with Tom Kapinos set to write and executive produce and Adam Bernstein on board as a director and executive producer. Katelyn Tarver would play Sadie Sparrow, a young singer based on Simpson, while John Stamos was cast as her older songwriter, Butch. Over time, the two would develop a connection that went beyond music.

Simpson was set to executive produce the project, along with Patrick Moran for his Pkm Productions and Amazon Studios. Lauren Auslander and Lacy Lynch were also on board as executive producers.

Meanwhile, Lord and Miller’s “Western” was set...

Exclusive: Amazon Freevee will not be moving forward with two of its half-hour scripted pilots, Western and Open Book. Both are currently being shopped elsewhere.

Western is a period comedy developed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s Sony TV-based Lord Miller. Pen15 co-creator and star Anna Konkle had been tapped to lead the series.

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Written by Michelle Morgan, Western is set in the 1800s. It follows Polly (Konkle), a young high-society woman from Philadelphia who travels out west on a desperate quest for a husband only to discover that she has been catfished by a teenage boy. Now stranded in 1866 Montana, Polly,...

Exclusive: Elena Saurel (Industry) has been confirmed as a lead opposite Katelyn Tarver in Open Book, Amazon Freevee’s half-hour scripted pilot, inspired by Jessica Simpson’s bestselling memoir, from Tom Kapinos (Californication), Patrick Moran’s Pkm Productions and Amazon Studios.

Described as a propulsive, music-soaked coming-of-age story, Open Book, written by Kapinos, follows pop star Sadie Sparrow’s (Tarver) rise from ingenue to mogul, introducing us to the family, friends, and lovers she collects along the way. Touching on themes of love, friendship, family and sisterhood, relationships, soul connections, Hollywood and the music business, Sadie ultimately comes to embrace herself and the fact that her heart inevitably wants what it wants at every stage of life.

Saurel plays Kat. Dark and cynical with a dry wit and unique wisdom, Kat is Sadie’s older sister and the “black sheep” of the family.

John Stamos also stars in the pilot...

Exclusive: Gillian Vigman is set as a lead opposite Katelyn Tarver in Open Book, Amazon Freevee’s half-hour scripted pilot, inspired by Jessica Simpson’s bestselling memoir, from Tom Kapinos (Californication), Patrick Moran’s Pkm Productions and Amazon Studios.

Described as a propulsive, music-soaked coming-of-age story, Open Book, written by Kapinos, follows pop star Sadie Sparrow’s (Tarver) rise from ingenue to mogul, introducing us to the family, friends, and lovers she collects along the way. Touching on themes of love, friendship, family and sisterhood, relationships, soul connections, Hollywood and the music business, Sadie ultimately comes to embrace herself and the fact that her heart inevitably wants what it wants at every stage of life.

Vigman will play Sadie’s mom.

John Stamos also stars in the pilot and will recur if it is picked up to series.

Kapinos and Bernstein executive produce. Moran and Pkm Productions executive produce with Amazon Studios.

Fox has released a promo of “Next Level Chef” Season 2, with Gordon Ramsay returning as a mentor for the cooking competition series.

Joined by chefs Nyesha Arrington and Richard Blais, Ramsay and his co-mentors will each lead a team of chefs through a series of challenges. The winner will receive the 250,000 grand prize, a one-year mentorship from the three renowned chefs and the title of “Next Level Chef.”

The series is produced by Studio Ramsay Global and Fox Alternative Entertainment. Ramsay, Lisa Edwards and Matt Cahoon serve as executive producers.

“Next Level Chef” premieres after Super Bowl Lvii on Feb. 12 on Fox.

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Byron Allen’s Hbcu Go will feature the first all-female broadcast team for the 2022-23 basketball season coverage. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the new broadcast team will include Lawrencia Moten, play by play; color commentator Nicole Hutchinson...

Jessica Simpson's "Open Book" memoir is getting the TV treatment for a forthcoming scripted series. On Oct. 10, Amazon Freevee announced that it ordered a pilot of a half-hour show based on Simpson's 2020 New York Times best-selling book, which chronicled everything from the mother of three's first record deal to her body image issues and previous marriage to Nick Lachey.

Per details shared with Popsugar, the synopsis for Simpson's adaptation - described as a "propulsive, music-soaked coming-of-age story" - reads as follows: "'Open Book' follows pop star Sadie Sparrow's mid-20s rise from ingenue to mogul, introducing us to the family, friends, and lovers she collects along the way. Touching on themes of love, friendship, divorce, family and sisterhood, relationships, soul connections, Hollywood and the music business, 'Open Book' follows Sadie's unexpected journey as she ultimately comes to embrace herself and the fact that her heart inevitably wants what it...

John Stamos and Katelyn Tarver will star in an adaptation of Jessica Simpson’s memoir, Open Book. The half-hour scripted comedy earned a pilot order from Amazon platform Freevee.

The show is a dramatic take on Simpson’s book, with Tarver playing mid-20s pop star Sadie Sparrow ingenue to mogul. Stamos will co-star as Butch Thorn, a divorced former singer-songwriter and alcoholic who is tasked with writing songs alongside Sadie.

According to the official logline, the series will touch “on themes of love, friendship, divorce, family and sisterhood, relationships,...

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Jessica Simpson’s memoir, Open Book, is getting the TV treatment.

Freevee, the ad-supported streamer backed by Amazon, has handed out a pilot order for Open Book. The half-hour scripted comedy will star singer, songwriter and actress Katelyn Tarver and Fuller House grad John Stamos.

Open Book is described as a propulsive, music-soaked coming-of-age story that is inspired by Jessica Simpson’s best-selling memoir. The show follows pop star Sadie Sparrow (Tarver) from her mid-20s rise from ingenue to mogul, introducing viewers to the family, friends and lovers she collects along the way. The comedy is expected to touch on themes of love, friendship, divorce, family and sisterhood, relationships, soul connections, Hollywood and the music business as it follows Sadie’s unexpected journey as she ultimately comes to embrace herself and the fact that her heart inevitably wants what it wants at every stage of life.

Katelyn Tarver is set as the lead in Open Book, Amazon Freevee’s half-hour scripted pilot, inspired by Jessica Simpson’s bestselling memoir, from Tom Kapinos (Californication), Patrick Moran’s Pkm Productions and Amazon Studios. John Stamos has been tapped as the male lead. If the pilot goes to series, Stamos will recur; he currently headlines the Disney+ series Big Shot. Adam Bernstein (Billions) directs and also serves as executive producer.

Described as a propulsive, music-soaked coming-of-age story, Open Book, written by Kapinos, follows pop star Sadie Sparrow’s (Tarver) rise from ingenue to mogul, introducing us to the family, friends, and lovers she collects along the way. Touching on themes of love, friendship, family and sisterhood, relationships, soul connections, Hollywood and the music business, Sadie ultimately comes to embrace herself and the fact that her heart inevitably wants what it wants at every stage of life.

Tarver’s Sadie...

Amazon Freevee has ordered the half-hour scripted pilot “Open Book,” based on the memoir by reality TV and pop star Jessica Simpson. The project stars Katelyn Tarver (“Ballers”) as Sadie Sparrow, a young singer based on Simpson, while John Stamos (“Full House”) is on board as Butch, an older musician who’s tasked with writing songs with Sadie — but soon their connection is much more than that.

Tom Kapinos is the writer and executive producer behind “Open Book,” while Adam Bernstein is director and EP.

Simpson also serves as an EP, along with Patrick Moran, Lauren Auslander and Lacy Lynch. Pkm Prods. is behind the show, along with Amazon Studios. Here’s the logline: “‘Open Book’ follows pop star Sadie Sparrow’s mid-twenties rise from ingenue to mogul, introducing us to the family, friends, and lovers she collects along the way. Touching on themes of love, friendship, divorce, family and sisterhood,...

Lucifer will debut its sixth and final season on Sept. 10, Netflix revealed during San Diego Comic-Con at Home on Saturday.

The streamer unveiled the date announcement for the Warner Bros.-produced series with a one and a half minute teaser video that boldly stated: “All good things must come to an end.”

Created by Tom Kapinos (Dawson’s Creek, Californication), the fantasy series is based on the DC comics character created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Keith and Mike Dringenberg. Lucifer stars Tom Ellis as Lucifer Morningstar, with Lesley-Ann Brandt, Lauren German, D.B. Woodside and Kevin Alejandro among the cast.

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Lucifer will debut its sixth and final season on Sept. 10, Netflix revealed during San Diego Comic-Con at Home on Saturday.

The streamer unveiled the date announcement for the Warner Bros.-produced series with a one and a half minute teaser video that boldly stated: “All good things must come to an end.”

Created by Tom Kapinos (Dawson’s Creek, Californication), the fantasy series is based on the DC comics character created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Keith and Mike Dringenberg. Lucifer stars Tom Ellis as Lucifer Morningstar, with Lesley-Ann Brandt, Lauren German, D.B. Woodside and Kevin Alejandro among the cast.

The ...

"Lucifer" is about to raise holy hell for the last time, as Netflix has revealed the premiere date for the sixth and final season of the Tom Ellis-led heavenly drama.

Announced by the devil himself during a virtual panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, the debut date for "Lucifer" Season 6 is Sept. 10.

The series stars Ellis as Lucifer Morningstar, Lauren German as Detective Chloe Decker, Kevin Alejandro as Detective Dan Espinoza, D.B. Woodside as Amenadiel, Lesley-Ann Brandt as Maze, Aimee Garcia as Ella Lopez and Rachael Harris as Dr. Linda Martin.

“Lucifer” aired its first three seasons on Fox before being canceled at that network and then quickly resurrected by Netflix, where it is streamed Seasons 4 and 5. The fifth season -- which was originally announced as the final, before Netflix changed its mind and ordered a sixth and Real final -- was broken up into two halves, with...

“Lucifer” has long been a ratings driver and Season 5 has been no exception: Netflix subscribers spent over one billion minutes viewing the series, which released the second half of Season 5 on the streaming service earlier this year.

That statistic comes from Nielsen, which stated that “Lucifer” was watched for 1.284 billion minutes from May 24 to May 30. The popularity of “Lucifer” is such that the show garnered more viewing minutes than the second and third most-watched show’s of the week — Netflix’s “The Kominsky Method” and “Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous” — during that time period.

Nielsen’s data is only based on United States audiences using TV sets and only covers Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and Disney+. The company releases its streaming data reports on a roughly one-month delay due to an arrangement with the aforementioned streaming services. The entertainment industry’s major streaming services do not regularly release their own verifiable viewership data.

“It’s always more fun to play a baddie,” Tom Ellis declares with a knowing grin about playing the titular Devil on Netflix’s blockbuster fantasy drama “Lucifer.” For our recent webchat, he adds, “It is cathartic in a way, as an actor, to be able to play a character that says everything that you probably would want to say in real life, but can’t get away with saying.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.

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Ellis is the leading actor as Lucifer Morningstar, the Devil himself, who abandons Hell for Los Angeles where he runs his nightclub Lux and consults for the LAPD. The series co-stars Lauren German as Detective Chloe Decker, Kevin Alejandro as Detective Dan Espinoza, D. B. Woodside as Amenadiel, Lesley-Ann Brandt as Mazikeen, Rachael Harris as Dr. Linda Martin and Aimee Garcia as Ella Lopez. The series was developed by Tom Kapinos,...

Dennis Haysbert arrives as a “terrible father” — but one hell of a cook

Salvation is here, Lucifans: Netflix delivered the trailer for Season 5B of “Lucifer” Friday, revealing what Tom Ellis’ Lucifer and Tom Ellis’ Michael have in store for them when their dad God (Dennis Haysbert) comes down from on high in the final eight episodes of the show’s penultimate installment.

Watch the trailer via the video above.

In the first look at the final batch of episodes, God wows his family/guests with food, but underwhelms in the whole dad department. And when He decides it is time to retire, twins Lucifer and Michael fight over the role.

Here’s the official description for “Lucifer” Season 5B: “In Part B of the stunning fifth season of Lucifer, God himself comes to Earth. Secrets will be revealed, heroic sacrifices will be made, and the world will never be the same.

The “Lucifer” Season 5B premiere date has risen. Netflix revealed Monday that the second half of the fifth season of the Tom Ellis-led drama will launch May 28.

That upcoming installment of “Lucifer” is set as the show’s penultimate, following Netflix’s June 2020 renewal of “Lucifer” for a sixth and final season. The eight-episode Part 1 of Season 5 launched last August.

“Imagine running a marathon and then getting right to the end and then they go, ‘Oh, by the way, the finish line is a little bit further.'” That’s how Ellis, who plays Lucifer Morningstar, described to TheWrap Netflix’s decision to renew “Lucifer” for a sixth and final season, after previously picking it up for a fifth and final season, after rescuing it for a fourth season following its cancellation at Fox after its third season.

“We’ve been through this whole journey of cancellation, then #SaveLucifer,...

Netflix dropped the trailer for the first half of Season 5 of “Lucifer” on Monday, revealing that Lucifer (Tom Ellis) will be returning from hell much sooner than you probably anticipated. Oh, wait, that’s because it’s not actually Lucifer — it’s his evil twin, Michael.

In the trailer for Season 5A, which you can watch via the video above, Chloe (Lauren German) is trying desperately to move on with her life after Lucifer’s decision to return to run his fiery kingdom at the end of Season 4. She has been focusing on work and hanging with Maz (Lesley-Ann Brandt) in hopes of healing — and then Lucifer pops right back up from the depths of hell. Except, um, we soon find out that who we think is Lucifer is his twin — and a rather evil one at that — Michael.

Here’s the official description for the first half of “Lucifer” Season 5, which launches Aug.

“Lucifer” will live on, with Netflix announcing that they have renewed the show for a sixth and final season. The announcement was made on social media Tuesday morning.

This now marks the second time the show has been renewed for a “final” season at Netflix. After airing on Fox for three years before being canceled, Netflix revived it for a fourth season in 2018. It was announced last year that Season 5 would be the last. The show made a tongue-in-cheek reference to its surprising longevity, saying Season 6 will be the “Final final” season in making the announcement. No episode count was announced with the renewal. The longest season to date was Season 3 on Fox, which was 26 episodes.

“Lucifer” centers on Tom Ellis as the titular fallen angel and the Lord of Hell, who works with the LAPD to take down Earth’s criminals. The series also stars Lauren German, Kevin Alejandro,...

Netflix has saved “Lucifer” once again. The streaming service has renewed the Tom Ellis-led drama for a sixth season and final season after previously announcing the show’s upcoming fifth season, which premieres this August, would be its final.

The announcement was made via a tweet from the show’s official account Tuesday morning: “the devil made us do it. #lucifer will return for a sixth and final season. like, Final final.”

Netflix resurrected “Lucifer” back in June 2018, picking the series up for a fourth season after it had been canceled by Fox. Season 4 debuted on the streaming service almost a year later, in May 2019, and one month after the launch, Netflix renewed “Lucifer” for a 16-episode fifth and final season set to debut in 2020.

Also Read: 'Lucifer' Season 5 Finally Gets Premiere Date From Netflix (Video)

Last October, the streamer revealed that the final season would be split into two parts,...

In today’s TV News Roundup, Apple TV Plus released a teaser for “Foundation,” and Starz released a trailer for “P-Valley.”

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Netflix has announced that the first half of the fifth and final season of “Lucifer” will premiere on the streamer on Aug. 21. The series picks up with the former Lord of Hell continuing to help the LAPD under higher stakes than ever. Tom Kapinos, Ildy Modrovich, Len Wiseman, Jonathan Littman, Jerry Bruckheimer and Joe Henderson serve as executive producers.

Showtime has announced that Season 5 of “The Circus” will premiere on Aug. 16 at 8 p.m. Co-hosts John Heilemann, Alex Wagner and Mark McKinnon will take viewers into the Trump and Biden campaigns as the election season unfolds over the fall. The series is produced by Left/Right. Heilemann, McKinnon, Wagner, Banks Tarver, Ken Druckerman, Ted Bourne, Tom Johnson and Siobhan Walshe serve as executive producers. Watch a new trailer for the season below.

Netflix has finally set the premiere date for the first half of Season 5 of “Lucifer” with an announcement that is missing any mention of this being the show’s final season.

On Monday, the streaming service dropped a 66.6-second video of “the hottest, sexiest, most downright devilish moments” from the first four seasons of the Tom Ellis-led drama, which you can view above and here. At the end of the clip, it’s revealed that “Lucifer” Season 5A will launch Aug. 21.

Though the teaser doesn’t show any footage from the new batch of episodes, Netflix has offered up this description: “Lucifer (Ellis), bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, resigns his throne and abandons his kingdom for the gorgeous, shimmering insanity of Los Angeles, where he gets his kicks helping the LAPD…and the savvy detective Chloe Decker (Lauren German) in particular. In the stunning fifth season of Lucifer,...

Lucifer season 6 might just be the most “confirmed” season of television that hasn’t actually been officially confirmed yet.

Deadline reported today that Netflix has closed a deal with Lucifer star Tom Ellis to appear in season 6 of the show, all but guaranteeing that the series will indeed be getting a sixth season. Netflix now has deals in place with the entire cast and executive producers/showrunners Ildy Modrovich and Joe Henderson.

The news should be particularly joyous to Lucifer fans as it was previously reported that a contract dispute between Ellis and Netflix was the only thing holding up a Lucifer season 6 renewal. News broke back in April that Ellis had engaged Netflix in contract negotiations for a pay raise, despite already being contracted for a sixth season. At that point it seemed as though both parties were deeply dug in and there would be no hope of resolution.

All is not well over in hell…and Netflix

TV Line reports that Lucifer season 6 may not move forward due to a pay dispute between star Tom Ellis and studio Warner Bros. TV.

Ellis is reportedly still under contract for a sixth season of the show but both he and Warner Bros. have engaged in talks about a pay raise. Now those talks have broken down with one TV Line source reporting ominously “Everyone wants Tom to be happy. But there’s a limit, and it’s been reached.” Contract and pay disputes sometimes happen behind closed doors in the television industry. But this one has reached a boiling point that threatens Lucifer’s future.

Suffice it to say, the star of a show that bears his character’s name is likely to have a lot of leverage in contract negotiations. The issue for Ellis, and Lucifer fans at large,...

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While the upcoming fifth season of Lucifer was believed to be its last, Netflix is reportedly in talks to conjure a sixth season after all.

Lucifer might be on the verge of pulling off yet another (we daresay) miraculous reprisal, this time from its long-planned imminent final season on Netflix. Yes, folks, Lucifer Season 6 appears to be a thing that might happen!

While Lucifer has spent the last year touting – by way of social media – the bittersweet process of planning and filming what was to be a fifth and final season, it appears that the show’s current home, Netflix, is looking to make a literal deal with the devil for a prospective sixth season, with a report from TV Line revealing that talks are underway between the streaming giant and Warner Bros. TV to essentially un-cancel the series.

The series, the creation of Tom Kapinos, is...

“Lucifer” is coming to an end, but it turns out Lucifans will have a little more time to hold on to their favorite devil, as star Tom Ellis has revealed the upcoming fifth and final season of the show will be split into two parts.

Previously, Netflix announced “Lucifer’s” last season would consist of 16 episodes. So now we know the Season 5A will have the first eight episodes and Season 5B will have the back eight.

Ellis broke the news to Kelly Clarkson, her mom, her sister and “The Kelly Clarkson Show” viewers at home on Monday. Readers can watch him spill the beans around the 4-minute mark in the video above.

Also Read: Final Season of 'Lucifer' Gets 6 More Episodes From Netflix

While Tom shared that happy news, he didn’t share a Season 5 premiere date, something fans have been dying to know since the show...

Hallelujah! Netflix has blessed the fifth and final season of “Lucifer” with an additional six episodes, bringing the grand total for the supernatural drama’s last run to 16.

The streaming service announced last month that it would end the Tom Ellis-led drama with a 10-episode fifth and final season to launch in 2020. No premiere date has been given for what is now a 16-episode Season 5.

“Lucifer” Season 4 dropped May 8 on Netflix, close to a year after the streamer revived the show following its cancellation at Fox. The 10-episode fourth season ended with one hell of a cliffhanger, which Ellis broke down for TheWrap here.

Also Read: 'Lucifer' Ep Says Another #SaveLucifer Fight 'Won't Change Things' After Netflix Sets Final Season

“Lucifer” stars Ellis in the tile role of Lucifer Morningstar, Lauren German as Det. Chloe Decker, Kevin Alejandro as Det. Dan Espinoza, D.B. Woodside as Amenadiel, Lesley-Ann Brandt as Maze,...

Rest assured you will get the ending you deserve, “Lucifer” fans, as we now know how long the fifth and final season of the devilish drama will be — thanks to a curious fan on Twitter.

“Ildy! Do you have any idea how many episodes would #LuciferSeason5 have? We’re very curious! Do please tell us!” the user tweeted just after midnight on Monday, addressing “Lucifer” co-showrunner Ildy Modrovich.

“It’s 10… And we’re going to make every minute count!!” Modrovich responded.

Also Read: 'Lucifer' Renewed for Fifth and Final Season by Netflix

Netflix confirmed the 10-episode Season 5 order to TheWrap on Monday.

It’s 10… And we’re going to make every minute count!!❤️???????????? #Lucifer #LuciferSeason5 https://t.co/tB8q7qgmtu

— Ildy Modrovich (@Ildymojo) June 17, 2019

“Lucifer” was renewed for a fifth and final season by the streaming service earlier this month, after Season 4 launched on May 8, close to a year...

“Lucifer” is coming to an end — again.

Variety has confirmed that the series has been renewed for a fifth and final season at Netflix. The series previously aired on Fox for three seasons before Netflix revived it for a fourth. The fourth season debuted on the streaming service in early May.

“We’re thrilled that ‘Lucifer’ fans around the world have embraced this series on Netflix, and we can’t wait to give them the big finish they’ve all been waiting for,” a Netflix spokesperson said in a statement.

“Lucifer” centers on Tom Ellis as the titular fallen angel and the Lord of Hell, who works with the Lapd to take down Earth’s criminals. The series also stars Lauren German, Kevin Alejandro, D.B. Woodside, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Scarlett Estevez, and Rachael Harris.

“Lucifer” is produced by Warner Bros. Television in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television, based on the characters created by Neil Gaiman,...

Fox today made the bulk of its new series pickups, ordering four dramas — Prodigal Son, starring Tom Payne and Michael Sheen; neXt, starring John Slattery police drama Deputy, headlined by Stephen Dorff; the Annie Weisman/Jason Katims sister drama; based on an Australian format — and comedy Outmatched (fka Geniuses).

That leaves two more drama pilots and three comedy ones. While I hear Fox is yet to give official passes, most of the remaining pilots are not going forward at the network.

In best shape is soapy family drama Filthy Rich, headlined by Kim Cattrall, which is considered a lock as a possible companion to Empire, with details currently being worked out. I hear they have to do with writer/director/exec producer’s Tate Taylor availability as his film schedule may not allow for the series to be ready for fall. Along with the four drama pilots that did get a series order today,...

Fox just made its first new series pickups, ordering four of its six drama pilots to series. That includes cop/serial killer drama Prodigal Son, starring Tom Payne and Michael Sheen; John Slattery’s AI drama neXt; police drama Deputy, headlined by Stephen Dorff; and the Annie Weisman/Jason Katims sister drama; based on an Australian format.

The drama competition at Fox had been fierce virtually from the start with five of the six pilots emerging as solid contenders. The fifth in the group — soapy family drama Filthy Rich, headlined by Kim Cattrall, which is considered a suitable companion to Empire — remains in contention with deals being worked out.

The mass pickup of new drama series at Fox, which only ordered two new hourlong shows last year, is not good news for the network’s bubble dramas, Lethal Weapon, The Passage and Star.

Fox Orders Live-Action Comedy Series ‘Outmatched’ and Animated ‘The Great North’

I hear Fox’s sixth drama pilot, Tom Kapinos’ Lovestruck, is not going forward at the network. But the show, whose first season takes place over the course of single night at a wedding, reportedly had tested well and has been well received within 20th Century Fox TV, which is expected to shop it elsewhere, similarly to its 2018 Fox pilot Mixtape, which was picked up to series by Netflix.

Of the newly picked-up Fox dramas, one, neXt (plus Filthy Rich), comes from Fox’s former corporate sibling 20th Century Fox TV. The others come from other studios, Warner Bros. TV (Prodigal Son), Universal TV (Weisman/Katims) and eOne (Deputy), underlining the now-independent network’s commitment to work with all suppliers. All are co-productions with Fox Entertainment. The Fox drama lineup also includes top acting talent with Sheen, Slattery and Dorff.

The pickup of Prodigal Son makes it 3-for-3 for Berlanti Prods., with all three of the company’s broadcast pilots this season going to series, including the CW’s Batwoman and Katy Keene.

Prodigal Son passed one of the biggest tests for a pilot – recasting its lead, with Payne replacing originally cast Finn Jones after the pilot read. Payne and Sheen, who plays his father, proved a formidable duo, drawing praise for their acting — especially Sheen who has a showcase role as a notorious serial killer.

2019 Fox Pilots and Series Orders

Police drama Deputy has been praised for Dorff’s acting and the directing work of Bright helmer David Ayer. eOne secured Dorff in what might be the biggest talent deal so far this broadcast pilot season. Dorff will reportedly be paid north of $200,000 an episode. If the show goes to a second season, Dorff would become an executive producer. In conjunction with his casting in Deputy, Dorff made a feature script development deal with eOne to develop and star in a movie, which would be produced by Ayer and Chris Long’s Cedar Park Entertainment.

The four dramas join two comedies picked up to series today by Fox, Outmatched (fka Geniuses) and animated half-hour The Great North. and previously ordered straight-to-series animated comedies Bless the Harts and Duncanville.

Here are detailed descriptions and credits for Fox’s newly picked up drama series:

Deputy

Studio: eOne, Fox Entertainment

Format: One-hour drama

W/Ep: Will Beall

D/Ep: David Ayer

Ep: Chris Long, Barry Schindel

P: Cedar Park

Logline: A modern cop drama that blends the spirit of a classic Western with a modern-day attitude and gritty authenticity. When the Los Angeles County’s Sheriff dies, an arcane rule forged back in the Wild West thrusts the most unlikely man into the job: a fifth-generation lawman, more comfortable taking down bad guys than navigating a sea of politics. He leads a skilled team of ambitious and complicated human beings who won’t rest until justice is served.

Cast:

Stephen Dorff – “Bill Hollister”

Yara Martinez – “Dr. Paula Reyes”

Brian Van Holt – “Cade Walker”

Siena Goines – “Rachel Delgado”

Bex Taylor-Klaus – “Breanna Bishop”

Shane Paul McGhie – “Joseph Blair”

Mark Moses – “Jerry London”

neXt

Studio: 20th Century Fox Television/Zaftig Films, Fox Entertainment

Format: One-hour drama

W/Ep: Manny Coto

D/Ep: John Requa

D/Ep: Glenn Ficarra

Nw/Ep: Charlie Gogolak

Logline: A propulsive, fact-based thriller about the emergence of a deadly, rogue artificial intelligence that combines pulse-pounding action with a layered examination of how technology is invading our lives and transforming us in ways we don’t yet understand. A Silicon Valley pioneer discovers that one of his own creations – a powerful A.I. – might spell global catastrophe, and teams up with a cybercrime agent to fight a villain unlike anything we’ve ever seen – one whose greatest weapon against us is ourselves.

Cast:

John Slattery – “Paul LeBlanc”

Fernanda Andrade – “Shea Salazar”

Michael Mosley – “Cm”

Jason Butler Harner – “Ted LeBlanc”

Eve Harlowe – “Gina”

Aaron Moten – “Ben”

Gerardo Celasco – “Ty Salazar”

Elizabeth Cappucino – “Abby”

Evan Whitten – “Owen Salazar”

Prodigal Son

Studio: Warner Bros. Television, Berlanti Productions, Fox Entertainment

Format: One-hour drama

W/Ep: Chris Fedak and Sam Sklaver

D/Ep: Lee Toland Krieger

Ep/Nw: Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter

Logline: A fresh take on a crime franchise with a provocative and outrageous lead character and a darkly comedic tone. Malcolm Bright knows how killers think. Why? His father was one of the best, a notorious serial killer called “The Surgeon.” That’s why Bright is the best criminal psychologist around; murder is the family business. He uses his twisted genius to help the NYPD solve crimes, while dealing with a somewhat manipulative mother, an annoyingly normal sister, a homicidal father still looking to bond with his prodigal son and his own constantly evolving neuroses.

Cast:

Tom Payne – “Malcolm Bright”

Michael Sheen – “Dr. Martin Whitly”

Bellamy Young – “Jessica Whitly”

Lou Diamond Phillips – “Gil Arroyo”

Halston Sage – “Ainsley Whitly”

Aurora Perrineau – “Dani Powell”

Frank Harts – “Jt Tarmel”

Keiko Agena – “Edrisa Tanaka”

Untitled Annie Weisman And Jason Katims Drama

Studio: Universal Television in association with Endemol Shine North America, Fox Entertainment

Format: One-hour drama

Ep/W: Annie Weisman

Ep/Nw: Jason Katims, Jeni Mulein, Imogen Banks, Sharon Levy

Ep/D (pilot): Leslye Headland

Logline: A story of an unusual family formed through extreme odds, exploring such hot-button issues as identity, human connection and what it truly means to be a family. An only child finds her life turned upside down when her father reveals that, over the course of his prize-winning career as a pioneering fertility doctor, he used his own sperm to conceive upwards of a hundred children, including two new sisters. As these three young women slowly embrace their new reality, they will attempt to form an untraditional bond as sisters, even as they must welcome a tidal wave of new siblings into their rapidly expanding family. Based on the original Endemol Shine Australia series, “Sisters,” from Jonathan Gavin and Imogen Banks.

Cast:

Brittany Snow – “Julia Bechley”

Megalyn Echikunwoke – “Edie Palmer”

Emily Osment – “Roxy Doyle”

Mustafa Elzein – “Dr. Isaac Abadi”

Mo McRae – “Tim Moore”

Victoria Cartagena – “Amanda”

Timothy Hutton – “Dr. Leon Bechley”...

Deckstar fans might be taken aback by the Season 4 trailer for “Lucifer,” which reveals Chloe (Lauren German) is seemingly Ok after seeing Lucifer’s (Tom Ellis) true face — but that doesn’t mean she can accept him for who he truly is. You know who can, though? His “first love” Eve (Inbar Lavi). That’s right, Eve, of Adam and Eve.

The one-minute, 56-second trailer, released by Netflix on Thursday, we see the Detective return from a trip after discovering Lucifer actually is the Devil himself at the end of Season 3. And because she just wants to get back to work, Lucifer decides she’s clearly in denial. However, it starts to become clear — very quickly — something else is going on with Chloe, and she may not be ready for all this heaven and hell business after all. Enter: Eve.

We don’t know how the original sinner got to town,...

The fourth season of “Lucifer” debuts next month, and whether you are a Lucifan who just needs a quick series-refresher or someone who has literally no idea what the Tom Ellis-led drama is about, Netflix has you covered with a crash course on Seasons 1-3.

Or, more specifically, the Devil himself does. In a promo released by the streaming service Friday, Lucifer (Ellis) recaps the first three seasons of the former Fox series ahead of the show’s Season 4 launch on its new platform on May 8.

“You know, Lucifer used to be God’s favorite Angel. Those were the days. Oh, where to start. Well, I’m the Devil,” Lucifer says, as he pours himself a drink before launching into his three-season recap, which you can view below.

And once you’re all caught up thanks to Ellis, here’s the description for Season 4: “Reeling from the aftermath...

So much smiling is going on in our first look at “Lucifer” Season 4, but we can’t yet tell if any of it is good.

In new photos released from the former-Fox drama’s upcoming fourth season of Netflix on Thursday, which you can view below, Lucifer (Tom Ellis) is hanging with two very different ladies: Eve (Inbar Lavi) and Chloe (Lauren German). And while Chloe appears to be smiling at Lucifer in a forgiving way that is going to tug at Team Deckstar fans’ heartstrings in the most sinful way possible, Eve’s smirky intro is equally entertaining.

Here’s the description for Season 4: “Reeling from the aftermath of Chloe seeing his devil face, Lucifer faces a new challenge: Eve, the original sinner herself, is back. Does she want revenge for when he tempted her out of Eden oh so many years ago … or something else entirely?...

Hallelujah, Lucifans! We’ve reached the Promised Land, as “Lucifer” has finally received a Season 4 premiere date at Netflix.

The former Fox drama’s return date was unveiled in a teaser dropped by the streaming service Wednesday, which revealed the fourth season of “Lucifer” will launch May 8. The short clip, which you can view above, also revealed a whole lot of star Tom Ellis.

Here’s the description for Season 4: “Reeling from the aftermath of Chloe seeing his devil face, Lucifer faces a new challenge: Eve, the original sinner herself, is back. Does she want revenge for when he tempted her out of Eden oh so many years ago … or something else entirely?”

“Lucifer” found salvation with Netflix last spring, when the streaming service ordered a fourth season of the show...

As Andy Warhol famously never said: “In the future, every arena-sized music act of the 20th century will get its own ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ for 115 minutes.” The truth of those apocryphal words was obvious even before the execrable Queen biopic grossed almost a billion dollars; the age of infinite content doesn’t offer enough bandwidth for actual creation, so most of our pop culture has to be exhumed from the past (a phenomenon made literal by the sustained explosion of true crime stories). It was all fun and games — sequels and reboots — until someone figured out that music could be a magic bullet for mainstream biopics, and then — wham! — the next thing we knew, Rami Malek had won Best Actor for cosplaying as Freddie Mercury in a movie that supposedly directed itself.

This might not be so bad if every band got the “Bohemian Rhapsody” that it deserved. By that logic,...

Spoiler Alert: This review contains details of the movie version of The Dirt

Having taken decades to make it to the screen, you kind of knew any adaptation of Mötley Crüe’s 2001 memoir The Dirt was going to be problematic, to put it politely.

Infamy has a tiring tendency to downgrade over time to just being lame, which truly is the greatest praise one can heap on this Jeff Tremaine directed pic that debuted today on Netflix. Perhaps due from the limited requirements of his past gigs helming the often hilarious but plotless Jackass movies, Tremaine delivers set-ups in The Dirt, but no actual story besides an elongated Behind The Music.

The fact is Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, ankylosing spondylitis suffering Mick Mars and Vince Neil deserved better. On board as producers, the battle-scarred bass player, drummer, guitarist and singer have earned a movie that confessionally puts it all out there,...

Exclusive: Leverage and Complications alumna Beth Riesgraf, Jeffery Self (You’re Killing Me) and Linda Park (Bosch) are set as series regulars opposite Steve Kazee and Rachel Bilson in Fox’s untitled hourlong dramedy pilot, tentatively titled Lovestruck. The project, inspired by the French series Quadras, comes from Endemol Shine North America and 20th Century Fox TV.

Written by Kapinos and directed by Sanaa Hamri, Lovestruck is described as a structurally inventive dramedy in which the entire first season takes place over the course of single night at a wedding. As we get to know the wedding party, we’ll learn surprising reveals about both their present and past. We’ll see that things aren’t always what they seem and explore the complicated bonds of love, friendship and family at different stages of life.

Reisgraf will play Isabelle, a rational,...

Steve Kazee (Shameless) is set as the male lead opposite Rachel Bilson in Fox’s untitled hourlong dramedy pilot, tentatively titled Lovestruck. The project, inspired by the French series Quadras, comes from Endemol Shine North America and 20th Century Fox TV.

Written by Kapinos and directed by Sanaa Hamri, Lovestruck is described as a structurally inventive dramedy in which the entire first season takes place over the course of single night at a wedding. As we get to know the wedding party, we’ll learn surprising reveals about both their present and past. We’ll see that things aren’t always what they seem and explore the complicated bonds of love, friendship and family at different stages of life.

Kazee will play Alex Fletcher, a charming, caring and earnest music journalist who has a way with words and loves music.

Shameless vet Steve Kazee will be the one carrying Rachel Bilson across the threshold, having landed the male lead role in Fox’s wedding night pilot Lovestruck, TVLine has learned.

Described as a “structurally inventive dramedy,” Lovestruck will set its entire first season during the course of a single night at a wedding. As we get to know the wedding party, per the official logline, “we’ll learn surprising reveals about both their present and past. We’ll see that things aren’t always what they seem and explore the complicated bonds of love, friendship and family at different stages of life.

In today’s TV roundup, Netflix has dropped the first trailer for “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Part 2” starring Kiernan Shipka, and former “O.C.” star Rachel Bilson has been cast in Fox’s drama pilot “Lovestruck.”

Casting

Former “O.C.” star Rachel Bilson is set to play the female lead in Fox’s new drama pilot “Lovestruck.” The show, which comes from creator Tom Kapinos, takes place during a single night as a series of events unfold during the leading lady’s wedding. The show will also star Kathleen Turner, Andie MacDowell, and Richard Roxburgh.

Oakley Bull, who played Timothee Chalamet’s sister in “Beautiful Boy” and will appear in the upcoming “Wonder Woman 1984,” has been cast in Fox’s comedy pilot “Geniuses.” The multi-camera series follows a blue-collar couple in South Jersey as they raise four kid-geniuses. Maggie Lawson will also star in the show as the family’s headstrong mom.

Here comes the bride… back to Fox.

Former The O.C. star Rachel Bilson has signed on to play the female lead in Fox’s wedding night dramedy pilot tentatively titled Lovestruck, according to our sister site Deadline. The entire first season of the series takes place during a single wedding night; Bilson will play the bride, Daisy Valentine, described as “a bolt of pure sunshine” who works in music education.

The series from creator Tom Kapinos (Californication, White Famous) follows the entire wedding party, and “we’ll learn surprising reveals about both their present and past,” per the network’s official description.