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Starz has decided to cancel its original shows Heels, Run the World, and Blindspotting, along with the yet-to-premiere series The Venery of Samantha Bird. Heels is a drama about two wrestling brothers dealing with their complicated relationship after their father's death. Run the World is a comedy following a group of women in Harlem, while Blindspotting is a spinoff/sequel to the 2018 film and focuses on a man's partner after his imprisonment.

Despite the apparent end of the writers strike, which will launch a long list of productions that were halted, Starz has decided to cancel some of its original shows. Including the popular drama starring Stephen Amell, Heels. Just months after the premiere of the second seasons of Heels, Run the World, and Blindspotting, Starz has decided not to continue with any of the series for a third installment. Variety confirms that the network has officially canceled all three shows,...

Starz has axed three existing drama series and one upcoming project.

The network has binned Heels, Run The World and Blindspotting as well as not moving forward with The Venery of Samantha Bird.

Heels, Run The World and Blindspotting all aired two seasons and The Venery of Samantha Bird paused production in May due to the strikes with two episodes left to film.

Heels revolves around the men and women who chase their dreams in the world of small-town pro wrestling. Set in a close-knit Georgia community, it follows a family-owned wrestling promotion as two brothers and rivals (Stephen Amell and Alexander Ludwig) war over their late father’s legacy. In the ring, somebody must play the good guy and somebody must play their nemesis, the heel. But in the real world, those characters can be hard to live up to — or hard to leave behind.

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Exclusive: Starz’ The Venery of Samantha Bird has shut down production as a result of the writers strike.

Deadline understands that the drama series has paused filming with two episodes of its eight episode order left to shoot. The series shoots in Montreal.

It comes after Netflix’s Rob Lowe comedy series Unstable and HBO Max’s Hacks were shut down for similar reasons and writers rooms for shows such as Starz’ Power Book III: Raising Kanan, NBC’s Night Court, Netflix’s Cobra Kai, Showtime’s Yellowjackets and ABC’s Abbott Elementary also closed their writing rooms.

The series stars Katherine Langford in the title role and was created by Anna Moriarty.

It follows Samantha Bird, who, while visiting family in New England, Samantha Bird reconnects with her childhood sweetheart and falls headlong into a seemingly perfect storybook romance. But underneath their fever dream lurks a more unsettling interpretation of this affair.

Exclusive: Starz’s eight-episode drama series The Venery of Samantha Bird has added Mission: Impossible actor Henry Czerny and Desperate Housewives actor Doug Savant in recurring roles.

Katherine Langford stars as Samantha Bird, who, while visiting family in New England, reconnects with her childhood sweetheart (Finn Jones) and falls headlong into a seemingly perfect storybook romance. But underneath their fever dream lurks a more unsettling interpretation of this affair. The series is described as a haunting portrayal of addictive love and the repercussions that a relationship has on the families in a small New England town.

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Czerny will play Teddy, Samantha’s father and a former artist and teacher. Theodore “Teddy” Bird moves to Little Yorn with his wife, Nan, reuniting with their longtime friends, Al and Carol Minot.

Savant plays Al Minot, a sharp businessman who is deeply invested in maintaining the town of...

TBS is getting rid of the vermin in its cooking space.

The cable network has cancelled Rat in the Kitchen, a twist on a traditional cooking competition show hosted by French chef Ludo Lefebvre and comedian Natasha Leggero, after one season, our sister site Deadline reports. The series premiered in March 2022.

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Starz is filling out the cast of its drama series The Venery of Samantha Bird, starring Katherine Langford.

Seven actors — Finn Jones, Francesca Reale, Embeth Davidtz, Brenda Strong, Adam Faison, Shalini Bathina and Tyrone Marshall Brown — have joined 13 Reasons Why star Langford in the psychological thriller created by Anna Moriarty. Starz gave the project an eight-episode order in October.

Additionally, Larysa Kondracki (Better Call Saul, Power Book IV) has signed on to direct four episodes and will be an executive producer. Nicole Jefferson Asher (P-Valley) will be a co-exec producer.

The Venery of Samantha Bird follows the title character (Langford) as she visits family in New England. There she reconnects with her childhood sweetheart and falls headlong into a seemingly perfect storybook romance. But underneath their fever dream lurks a more unsettling interpretation of the affair.

Jones (Iron Fist) will play Jake Minot, the aforementioned childhood sweetheart. Fearless and charismatic,...

Starz has rounded out the series regular cast for The Venery of Samantha Bird, its upcoming drama series starring Katherine Langford. Finn Jones (Iron Fist), Embeth Davidtz (The Morning Show), Brenda Strong (13 Reasons Why), Adam Faison (Everything’s Gonna Be Ok), Shalini Bathina (Little Voice) and Tyrone Marshall Brown (Love Is) join Langford in the series created by Anna Moriarty. Additionally, Larysa Kondracki has been added as executive producer and will serve as director on four episodes, including the pilot, and Nicole Jefferson Asher has joined as co-executive producer. Starz also confirmed the casting of Francesca Reale, whom we previously reported.

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The eight-episode series revolves around Langford’s Samantha Bird, who, while visiting family in New England, reconnects with her childhood sweetheart (Jones) and falls headlong into a seemingly perfect storybook romance. But underneath their...

Starz has added seven more to the cast of its forthcoming drama, “The Venery of Samantha Bird,” including Finn Jones, Francesca Reale, Embeth Davidtz, Brenda Strong, Adam Faison, Tyrone Marshall Brown and Shalini Bathina.

The new batch of series regulars joins previously announced star Katherine Langford, who will portray the show’s titular character.

The eight-episode drama follows Samantha Bird (Langford) who, while visiting family in New England, reconnects with her childhood sweetheart and falls headlong into a seemingly perfect storybook romance. But the couple’s picture-perfect love story isn’t as sweet as it seems on the surface.

Jones will play Jake Minot, Samantha’s former childhood sweetheart. While it’s been some time since the two has seen each other, they still manage to pick up like no time has passed after they reconnect during her trip.

Reale (“Stranger Things”) will play Ellie Bird, Samantha’s confident, intelligent and pleasantly outspoken youngest sister.

Exclusive: Husslup, a venture-backed mobile app focused on connecting creatives to each other and to the companies that need to staff them, has launched a bimonthly series of table reads designed to promote scripts from emerging writers.

The first reading in the series was hosted by the company along with Tyra Banks’ Bankable Productions and actress and author Anjali Bhimani, whose recent credits include Ms. Marvel. The debut event featured comedy pilot The B Word from South Asian Canadian writer Sabrina Besla, which is exec produced by Banks and Hayley Lozitsky from Bankable as well as Bhimani. The more than 60 guests in attendance included executives from Fremantle, agents from UTA as well as talent managers, along with writer-producers from Euphoria, Grey’s Anatomy and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, according to a press release.

“There is no shortage of original voices telling amazing stories in Hollywood,” Husslup founder and CEO H Schuster said. “Through this new series,...

Exclusive: Spectrum Originals will not be proceeding with a second season of its drama series Long Slow Exhale, set in the world of women’s college basketball. The decision comes a month and a half after the show, starring Rose Rollins and Josh Lucas, ended its Season 1 run on the service.

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Paramount TV Studios, which produces Long Slow Exhale, is working with series creator Pam Veasey to explore options for keeping the series going, I hear. Currently, after a nine-month exclusive run on Spectrum, Long Slow Exhale is set for a second window on Paramount TV Studios corporate sibling BET. It is unclear whether the Paramount cable network would be interested in continuing with the series; its brass may want to wait and see how Season 1 performs on BET but a Season 2 decision will likely have to be made prior to that by the studio.

NBC has partnered with Studio Lambert to bring “Million Dollar Island” to the U.S.

In “Million Dollar Island,” based on Talpa’s international adventure reality format, 100 contestants compete and build alliances to stay on a remote desert island for up to 50 days — in hopes of winning their share of a $1 million prize. Each contestant is given a bracelet worth $10,000, which they gain and lose during the show’s challenges. If and when a player leaves the island, they must choose who will receive their money

“We’re excited to partner with a powerhouse team to bring this fresh and bold social experiment to NBC,” Jenny Groom, executive vice president for alternative programming and development at NBC, said in a statement. “This series is sure to entertain with ever-evolving alliances, trust, deceit and the ultimate will to survive.”

“Million Dollar Island” is executive produced by Studio Lambert’s Stephen Lambert,...

Network: Apple TV+

Episodes: Nine (hour)

Seasons: One

TV show dates: July 10, 2020 -- August 21, 2020

Series status: Cancelled

Performers include: Brittany O'Grady, Sean Teale, Colton Ryan, Shalini Bathina, Kevin Valdez, and Phillip Johnson Richardson.

TV show description:      

A romantic comedy-drama series, the Little Voice TV show is a coming-of-age story set in the diverse musicality of New York. The show explores the universal journey of finding your authentic voice in your early 20s -- and the courage to use it.

Bess Alice King (O'Grady) is a uniquely talented performer who struggles to fulfill her dreams while handling rejection, dating drama, and family issues.

Sara Bareilles, Jessie Nelson, J.J. Abrams, and Ben Stephenson serve as executive producers on the series.

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Streaming on the Apple TV+ subscription service, the Little Voice TV show stars Brittany O'Grady, Sean Teale, Colton Ryan, Shalini Bathina, Kevin Valdez, and Phillip Johnson Richardson. It is a coming-of-age story set in the diverse musicality of New York. The show explores the universal journey of finding your authentic voice in your early 20s -- and the courage to use it. Bess Alice King (O'Grady) is...

Is the first season of the Little Voice TV show on Apple TV+ music to your ears? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Little Voice is cancelled or renewed for season two. Apple TV+ and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the first season episodes of Little Voice here.  *Status Update Below.

An Apple TV+ romantic comedy-drama series, the Little Voice TV show stars Brittany O'Grady, Sean Teale, Colton Ryan, Shalini Bathina, Kevin Valdez, and Phillip Johnson Richardson. It is a coming-of-age story set in the diverse musicality of New York. The show explores the universal journey of finding your authentic voice in your early 20s -- and the courage to...

The Sara Bareilles-produced dramedy “Little Voice” has been canceled by Apple TV+, marking the first original series to get the ax at the tech giant’s streaming service.

Described as a “love letter to the diverse musicality of New York,” “Little Voice” explores “the universal journey of finding your authentic voice in your early 20s.” Along with producing “Little Voice,” Bareilles (“Waitress”) provided original music for the series.

“Little Voice” is a half-hour, coming-of-age drama that stars Brittany O’Grady (“Star”) as a talented young singer and songwriter looking to find her confidence on stage and fulfill her dreams while navigating love, rejection and complicated family issues.

“Little Voice” was Bareilles’ first foray into television (she now stars on Peacock’s recently renewed Tina Fey-created comedy “Girls5Eva”) and marked O’Grady’s return to TV after breaking out in “Star.”

Along with O’Grady, “Little Voice” boasted an ensemble cast that includes Sean Teale,...

Little Voice has faded out at Apple TV+.

The streamer has officially canceled Sara Bareilles' songwriting drama, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed Wednesday.

The sad announcement means Little Voice has become the streamer's first cancellation.

"A love letter to the diverse musicality of New York," is how Apple TV+ described the series ahead of its debut.

The series explored the universal journey of finding your authentic voice in your early 20s.

Bareilles (Waitress) provided original music for this fresh, intensely romantic tale of the search to find your true voice … and then the courage to use it.

Brittany O’Grady led the cast that also included Sean Teale, Colton Ryan, Shalini Bathina, Kevin Valdez, Phillip Johnson Richardson, and Chuck Cooper.

The series was produced by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.

J.J. Abrams, Bareilles, Jessie Nelson, and Ben Stephenson (Westworld) served as executive producers.

News of the cancellation is not surprising.

If you've enjoyed the Little Voice TV show, this news won't be music to your ears. The Apple TV+ subscription service has cancelled the romantic comedy-drama series so there won't be a second season.

The Little Voice TV show stars Brittany O'Grady, Sean Teale, Colton Ryan, Shalini Bathina, Kevin Valdez, and Phillip Johnson Richardson. It is a coming-of-age story set in the diverse musicality of New York. The show explores the universal journey of finding your authentic voice in your early 20s -- and the courage to use it. Bess Alice King (O'Grady) is a uniquely talented performer who struggles to fulfill her dreams while handling rejection, dating drama, and family issues.Read More…...

Exclusive: Lyriq Bent (She’s Gotta Have It), Shalini Bathina (Little Voice) and Ian Harding (Pretty Little Liars), in a recasting, are set as leads opposite Rose Rollins and Josh Lucas in Long Slow Exhale, Spectrum Originals’ upcoming drama series from L.A. Finest‘s Pam Veasey, Anton Cropper and John Dove and Paramount TV Studios.

Also joining the cast as series regulars are Enajite Esegine, Brittney Elena, Jazmine Stewart, Isabella Star Lablanc, Carmen Flood and Erin Croom (The Conners). Samantha Bartow, Brent Sexton, Tony Gonzalez and Gabrielle Byndloss (Falcon and the Winter Soldier) will recur. After a nine-month exclusive run on Spectrum, the series will air with a second window on BET.

Created by Veasey and to be directed by Cropper, Long Slow Exhale follows J.C. Abernathy (Rollins), the successful head coach of a competitive women’s college basketball team who finds herself in the middle of...

The next big superstar in music is a fusion of Alessia Cara, Carole King and Betty White: That’s how the protagonist, Bess King, describes herself in Little Voice, a musical drama that premiered Friday on Apple TV+.

It’s a fitting characterization for Bess, portrayed by Brittany O’Grady (Star) as a fresh-faced, 20-something with songwriting chops and a (mostly) charming, wide-eyed innocence. O’Grady’s vocal gifts are bolstered by the music, written by Grammy-nominated hitmaker Sara Bareilles, who executive-produced the show with her Waitress collaborator Jessie Nelson, J.J. Abrams and Ben Stephenson (Westworld).

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Bess (Brittany O’Grady), the singer-songwriter heroine of Apple TV+’s latest series Little Voice, promises her new guitar player Samuel (Colton Ryan) that he’ll learn the origins of one of her songs when she tells it to the crowd at their first gig that night. Samuel warns her against it, explaining, “Everyone in the audience thinks every song is about them, so if you tell them too much, it bursts the bubble. Less is more.”

Bess opts to follow Samuel’s advice, but Little Voice itself remains agnostic about...

A curly-haired young female protagonist with expressively full eyebrows and artistic ambitions. A New York City setting. A pair of suitors, each achingly perfect for her in his own way. And J.J. Abrams among the executive producers. ...No, the new AppleTV+ dramedy Little Voice is not exactly Felicity. But it might fit a Felicity-shaped hole in your heart. Co-created by Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson, re-teaming after their collaboration on Broadway's Waitress, Little Voice stars Brittany O'Grady as Bess. She lives with her best friend Prisha (Shalini Bathina), who plays in an all-…...

Before Bess (Brittany O’Grady) gets up the nerve to play her own songs for an audience, she anticipates the confused feedback she might get. As she explains in the first episode of “Little Voice” with a half-apologetic shrug, her music is “very…earnest.” At another point, forced to put herself in terms the music industry might understand, she describes her work — written for the show by co-creator Sara Bareilles — as “Alessia Cara meets Carole King.” And yet, it’s the “earnest” note that sticks, defining her and “Little Voice” both.

From Bareilles and Jessie Nelson, “Little Voice” is, somewhat paradoxically, a modern update of a throwback, hearkening to a time when TV was rife with earnest dramedies about talented young women trying to protect their bleeding hearts. Nelson’s direction is intimate, the color palette soft, the harshest moments threaded with plaintive piano. Most every moment, in fact, comes with a musical accompaniment,...

The team behind the Broadway musical hit “Waitress” of Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson have teamed with J.J. Abrams for a new Apple TV+ drama series called “Little Voice” that has a lot of music, a lot of love and a lot of heart.

“Little Voice” is a half-hour, coming-of-age drama that stars Brittany O’Grady (“Star”) as a talented young singer and songwriter looking to find her confidence on stage and fulfill her dreams while navigating love, rejection and complicated family issues.

“I don’t like anyone listening to the songs I write. They’re for me,” O’Grady says in the first trailer for the show. “As my dad always said, sometimes you just have to do it for the love of it.”

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“Little Voice” is Bareilles’ first foray into television and...

Apple TV+ has released the first official trailer for Little Voice, a new original series from J.J. Abrams and the team behind the Broadway musical Waitress, Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson.

A half-hour coming-of-age drama series set in New York, Little Voice follows Bess King (Brittany O’Grady), a young musician struggling to pay rent and to take care of her brother. The series features original music by Bareilles in her very first television credit. Nelson, who wrote the book for the Broadway adaptation of Waitress, serves as showrunner and wrote and directed the first episode.

Little Voice aims to make your heart swell along with its music, as indicated by the first full trailer for the Apple TV+ series.

Hailing from prolific producer J.J. Abrams and the award-winning team behind Broadway’s Waitress, Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson, Little Voice is described as “a love letter to the diverse musicality of New York,” telling a story about finding your authentic voice — and the courage to use it. Nelson, who also serves as showrunner, wrote and directed the first episode.

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Apple has unveiled the first look at coming-of-age drama series ‘Little Voice’, from the award-winning team of J.J. Abrams, Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson, that will premiere globally on Apple TV+.

A love letter to the diverse musicality of New York, the story follows Bess King, (Brittany O’Grady) a uniquely talented performer struggling to fulfill her dreams while navigating rejection, love, and complicated family issues. It’s a story about finding your authentic voice—and the courage to use it and is described as an intensely romantic tale.

The new series stars Brittany O’Grady, Sean Teale, Colton Ryan, Shalini Bathina, Kevin Valdez, Phillip Johnson Richardson and Chuck Cooper. It is produced by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. J.J. Abrams, Sara Bareilles, Jessie Nelson and Ben Stephenson executive produce. Nelson also wrote and directed the first episode.

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Apple TV+ has put a face to its Little Voice. The streamer today unveiled the first-look photo of Brittany O’Grady in the lead role of its musical drama from J.J. Abrams, Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson and set a July 10 premiere date. Check out the pic below.

The half-hour coming-of-age series, which Apple TV+ ordered two years ago, is billed as a love letter to the diverse musicality of New York. Little Voice stars O’Grady as Bess King, a uniquely talented performer struggling to fulfill her dreams while navigating rejection, love and complicated family issues. Sean Teale, Colton Ryan, Shalini Bathina, Kevin Valdez, Phillip Johnson Richardson and Chuck Cooper also star.

The series is produced by Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. He also executive produces alongside Bareilles, Nelson and Ben Stephenson are executive producers. Nelson also wrote and directed the first episode.

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Exclusive: Apple’s music dramedy series Little Voice, from J.J. Abrams and the Waitress duo of Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson, has set its cast.

In the main roles are emerging actors Brittany O’Grady (Star), Shalini Bathina (Undergrad), Sean Teale (The Gifted) and Colton Ryan (Homeland). Also among cast are Samrat Chakrabarti, Gopal Divan, Sakina Jaffrey and Emma Hong.

The half-hour romantic dramedy was last year given a straight-to-series 10-episode order, which will feature original music by Grammy and Tony Award nominee Bareilles. The show is currently shooting in New York.

Described as a love letter to the diverse musicality of New York, Little Voice, which shares the title of Bareilles’ breakthrough album, will explore the journey of finding your voice in your early 20s. It is described as a fresh, intensely romantic tale of the search to find your true voice… and then the courage to use it.