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Apple TV+’s original series The Afterparty tackles an exciting murder mystery supported by a comedic cast and compelling characters. The Afterparty follows various murder mysteries investigated by Detective Danner, with season 1 focusing on the murder of a celebrity at a high school reunion and season 2 exploring the killing of the groom at a wedding. Each character present at the afterparty of the deadly event is considered a suspect, with every episode getting closer to identifying the killer by following a different guest's perspective on the events. Additionally, each character's recollection of the incident is told through the lens of a different movie genre.

The whodunit murder mystery series relies on a cast of notable comic actors, several of whom have previously led successful comedy TV shows and movies. With the various talents and comedic styles of The Afterparty’s cast, the path to Detective Danner discovering the true murderer is all the more enjoyable.

ABC’s comedy pilot Drop-Off is adding to its cast.

Judy Greer will star opposite Ellie Kemper in the single-camera project, which is based on the BAFTA-winning BBC series Motherland. She’ll play an alpha mom who is the nemesis of Kemper’s character.

Drop-Off, from Lionsgate and ABC Signature, centers on Julia (Kemper), a working mother for whom nothing is working, so she goes looking for her village. With the help of new friends Calvin and Liz, Julia discovers she just might succeed at balancing work and parenting from time to time.

Greer will play Amanda, who’s described as “one of the terrifyingly ‘together’ moms who runs the inner circle at Julia’s kids’ school. She’s an expert at the art of a compliment that’s actually an insult. Amanda, who usually arranges babysitting swaps with the moms during school vacations, arranges a swap with Julia, who...

Troian Bellisario is an American actress. She is best known for her role in the television show Pretty Little Liars and such films as Feed, Where’d You Go, Bernadette and Doula.

Troian Bellisario Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education

Troian Bellisario was born in Los Angeles on October 28, 1985 (Troian Bellisario: age 36). Her parents are producers Donald P. Bellisario and Deborah Pratt. Her father created such series as Magnum P.I., Quantum Leap and NCIS.

Bellisario attended Campbell Hall School from kindergarten through twelfth grade, where she graduated as the valedictorian of her class. She went on to pursue her education at the University of Southern California, where she graduated with a Bachelors in Fine Arts.

When asked by uInterview how she first got interested in acting, Bellisario replied surprisingly that she actually was not that interested in it.

“The funny thing about this is that my very first acting experience,...

Feb. 18 & 19

6:30 p.m. (18th) & 12:00 noon (19th)

Vivid

140 Heath Mill Lane

Birmingham, West Midlands, B9 4Ar, U.K.

Hosted by: The Garage

This two-day event curated by Bernadette Louise features films and performances both direct from and inspired by the Cinema of Transgression movement of the 1980s..

On Feb. 18, Transgression vixen Lydia Lunch will headline a night of spoken word performances. Lunch herself will read excerpts from Paradoxia, her memoir of working within the Transgression scene where she starred in numerous films produced in Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

Following Lunch, there will be selection of performances by artists such as Joss Carter, Paula Davy, Emergent Behaviour, Evangelia Christakou, Yolanda de los Bueis, Isabelle Schiltz, Benjamin Fox, Andrew Moscardo-Parker and a DJ set by Greg Bird.

Then, on Feb. 19, spend an afternoon watching films by the founder of the Cinema of Transgression movement, Nick Zedd, and one of the movement’s major contributors,...