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Freeform/David Bukach(LOS ANGELES) -- Wednesday night is the first-season finale of Freeform's Motherland: Fort Salem, a series set in an alternate, present-day America where witches are part of the U.S. military.  The show's just been renewed for a second season, and star Jessica Sutton tells ABC Audio that she's thrilled. "I was hoping and praying and just putting it out there in the universe...because the response has been so amazing […]

Netflix(NEW YORK) -- Adapt and survive: that's the word from Nick Liberato, chef, restaurateur, and Top Chef and Bar Rescue veteran to restaurant owners struggling during the COVID-19 crisis.  With millions stuck at home ordering take out, Liberato is offering some escape, with his show Restaurants on the Edge. The Netflix series has Liberato and his crew visiting restaurants in stunning locations throughout the world, but with one common theme: their menus and decor pale in […]

© 2019 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved.(LOS ANGELES) -- Tom Hanks' World War II film Greyhound will forgo its theatrical run and head straight to Apple TV Plus, according to Variety. Sony Pictures had previously bumped its release from May 8 to June 12  because of theater closings from the COVID-19 crisis.  The movie, adapted by Hanks from the C.S. Forester novel, follows a U.S. Navy skipper who must lead an Allied convoy being stalked by wolf packs […]

AMPAS/ABC(LOS ANGELES) -- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is considering postponing the 93rd Oscars, currently set for February 28 on ABC, to a later date, sources tell Variety. However, the details, including potential new dates for the telecast, have not been discussed, according to the insider, and date remains unchanged at this point. At issue are the myriad productions that were halted worldwide because of the COVID-19 pandemic, […]

Photo: Bettina Strauss/The CW -- © 2020 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved.(LOS ANGELES) -- Ruby Rose, star of the groundbreaking CW series Batwoman, dropped a bombshell on Tuesday with the announcement that she has left the show after just one season. "This was not a decision I made lightly as I have the utmost respect for the cast, crew and everyone involved with the show,” Rose said in a statement obtained […]

Photo by BG004/Bauer-Griffin/GC Image(LOS ANGELES) -- With COVID-19 keeping many people indoors due to lockdown measures, some are finding it harder than ever to focus on completing the most mundane tasks.  In an ultra relatable video on Tuesday, actress Jennifer Garner showed off how she ditches her cleaning duties in style. While sorting through a literal mountain of laundry as "Think About Things" by Daði Freyr plays in the background, the 13 Going on 30 star gets distracted on the infectious beat.   […]

ABC(LOS ANGELES) -- Former Modern Family star Sarah Hyland poked a little fun at herself -- and at the situation we're all in nowadays -- by calling back to a tweet she sent at the beginning of the year.  "If you start off 2020 super sick that means nothing else bad can happen the rest of the year right? RIGHT?!," the star tweeted January 4. Tuesday, the actress responded to herself, saying "This tweet did not age well."  […]

iStock/skynesher(LOS ANGELES) -- Studios have had to shift their release strategies swiftly as theaters remain shuttered over the COVID-19 crisis.  Companies including Universal, Warner Bros., and ABC News' parent company Disney are making their films available to streaming services -- in some cases without a theatrical bow.  And while theater chains have been crying foul, it's apparently just fine with most Americans: a survey reveals 70% would rather watch new movies […]

NBC(LOS ANGELES) -- Fans sat at the edge of their seats for three hours awaiting the highly anticipated results of The Voice, which, for the first time in the show's 18-season history, crowned the winner remotely.  Congratulations are in order for Blake Shelton's standout star, Todd Tilghman, who was in a stiff race against teammate Toneisha Harris and Team Nick Jonas' Thunderstorm Artis for the title. Tilghman's victory has also secured another big win for his coach, Blake, who has now […]