January 09, 2020
Attention: Breaking Bad fans!!! A Breaking Bad marathon is scheduled to air on AMC leading up to the cable television premiere of the show's sequel, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, which debuted on Netflix last year.
All of the episodes from the five seasons of Breaking Bad -- starring Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul and Bob Odenkirk -- will be shown over five, consecutive Sundays, starting Jan. 19.
El Camino will air on Feb. 16 and the Season 5 premiere of the Breaking Bad prequel series Better Call Saul is set for Feb. 23.
"The world of Breaking Bad remains iconic and AMC is the destination for all of its brilliant stories -- from the place where it all began, Breaking Bad, to the gripping tale of Jesse Pinkman's continued journey in the feature film El Camino and the next chapter of 'criminal' attorney Jimmy McGill's transformation in Better Call Saul's upcoming fifth season," Sarah Barnett, president of AMC Networks' Entertainment Group and AMC Studios, said in a press release on Tuesday.
Breaking Bad followed financially struggling, cancer-stricken chemistry teacher Walter White (Cranston) who ends up producing and selling crystal meth to support his family, with the help of Jesse Pinkman (Paul,) his former student. The show initially aired 2008-13.
I gotta watch that El Camino movie! Heard it was really good.
Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani to perform together at Grammys
Blake Shelton announced on Instagram that he will be performing alongside his girlfriend, Gwen Stefani, at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards.
"Nobody but you, @gwenstefani, that I'd want to share this year's @recordingacademy #GRAMMYs stage with! Tune in Jan. 26th to watch our performance," the country star said on Tuesday alongside a promotional image of himself.
Shelton referenced in his post his duet with Stefani titled "Nobody But You" which appears on his latest album, Fully Loaded: God's Country.
Stefani and Shelton confirmed their relationship in November 2015.
Shelton's song "God's Country" is nominated for Best Country Solo Performance at the Grammys.
Lizzo leads the field with eight nominations followed by Billie Eillish and Lil Nas X with six nominations each.
The Grammys will be taking place Jan. 26 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The event will be aired live on CBS at 8 p.m. EDT and will feature Alicia Keys as host for the second year in a row.
'The Masked Dancer' series coming to Fox
The Masked Dancer, a new series produced by Ellen DeGeneres, is coming to Fox.
The network said in a press release Tuesday that it is teaming with DeGeneres on the reality competition featuring celebrities in costume.
The Masked Dancer is inspired by The Masked Singer, which completed a second season on Fox in December. On the new series, celebrity contestants will perform dances in head-to-toe costumes as the audience tries to guess their identities.
"The Masked Dancer" started as a segment on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in January 2019. Howie Mandel, Sean Hayes, Derek Hough and The Masked Singer judge Ken Jeong competed on the show.
"We're still blown away by The Masked Singer's massive impact on pop culture, but when Ellen debuted her own inventive segment, 'The Masked Dancer,' on her show, we were truly amazed," Fox Entertainment president of alternative entertainment and specials Rob Wade said in a statement. "We are thrilled to partner with Ellen on this new format and take The Masked Dancer to a whole new creative level."
"This is gonna be just as fun and suspenseful as The Masked Singer, but with a lot more Kruming," DeGeneres said. "And I cannot wait!"
The Masked Singer, which originated as a South Korean game show, has iterations in countries around the world. The U.S. version features Jeong, Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy and Nicole Scherzinger as judges, and will premiere a third season Feb. 2 following Super Bowl LIV.
Celebrities including Donny Osmond, Gladys Knight, Tori Spelling, Michelle Williams and Patti LaBelle have competed in the U.S. version of The Masked Singer. Singer T-Pain won Season 1, while actor Wayne Brady won Season 2.
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"There is that voice in my head that says, 'You are a 55-year-old woman.. What am I doing?!' [Photographer Randall Slavin] said to me, 'You know, 55 is the new 55.' ...I'm really having a great time."
--Teri Hatcher, on getting comfortable starring in a sexy new campaign for German fashion brand Marcell von Berlin, to PEOPLE
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Which Oscar-nominated actress will co-star in Hulu's 'Nine Perfect Strangers'?
'Ugly Betty' stars mourn show creator Silvio Horta: 'Stunned and heartbroken'
The stars of Ugly Betty, including America Ferrera, Vanessa Williams and Michael Urie, are mourning the death of show creator Silvio Horta on social media.
"I'm stunned and heartbroken to hear the devastating news of Ugly Betty creator, Silvio Horta's death. His talent and creativity brought me and so many others such joy & light," Ferrera, who portrayed the title character on the series said on Instagram Tuesday alongside a photo of herself and Horta at the Golden Globe Awards.
"I'm thinking of his family and loved ones who must be in so much pain right now - and of the whole Ugly Betty family who feel this loss so deeply," the actress continued.
Williams, who portrayed Wilhelmina Slater on the comedy, uploaded a selfie of herself with Horta to Instagram.
"Still in shock after hearing the tragic news of our #uglybetty creator #silviohorta. His creativity and passion will be missed by so many of us that worked with him. May he Rest In Peace," she said.
"I will be forever indebted to this sweet, brilliant man," Urie, who appeared as Marc St. James on Ugly Betty said on Twitter.
"Silvio and I used to stay up late and laugh until our sides hurt - and complain to one another about life. He wrote the finest scenes, for all of us - crafted the wonderfully flawed being I've ever had the privilege to embody. I'm empty right now...," Eric Mabius, who starred as Daniel Meade on the show, said on Twitter.
Horta was found dead of an apparent suicide at the age of 45 inside a Miami hotel room on Tuesday.
Horta also wrote the screenplay for horror film Urban Legend, television movie The Curse of the Fuentes Women and created sci-fi series The Chronicle and Jake 2.0.
Ugly Betty ran for four seasons on ABC from 2006 to 2010.
CW orders more 'Batwoman,' 'Riverdale,' 'Dynasty'
The CW Network said it has renewed 13 shows for the 2020-21 television season.
Set to return for second seasons are Batwoman and Nancy Drew.
Also renewed are All American (Season 3,) Black Lightning, (Season 4,) Charmed (Season 3,) DC's Legends of Tomorrow (Season 6,) Dynasty (Season 4,) The Flash (Season 7,) In the Dark (Season 3,) Legacies (Season 3,) Riverdale (Season 5,) Roswell, New Mexico (Season 3) and Supergirl (Season 6.)
The cable network also ordered 13 more episodes of its soon-to-launch series Katy Keene, starring Lucy Hale, Ashleigh Murray, Jonny Beauchamp and Julia Chen.
"These early orders for next season give our production teams a head start in plotting out story arcs and a jump on hiring staff, and this also provides us with a strong foundation of established, fan-favorite CW shows to build on for next season," Mark Pedowitz, the network's president, said in a statement Tuesday.
"We've been thrilled with the creative direction of all three new series, and even though we are in the very early stages of our new full stack streaming strategy, which allows viewers to catch up on our new shows from the beginning, we're already seeing incredibly positive results from our multi-platform viewership for Nancy Drew and Batwoman."
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Which Oscar-nominated actress will co-star in Hulu's 'Nine Perfect Strangers'?
Bridesmaids and Ghostbusters star Melissa McCarthy will executive produce and co-star in Hulu's adaptation of Liane Moriarty's novel, Nine Perfect Strangers.
The Hollywood Reporter said McCarthy will play Francis, a stressed-out guest at a posh wellness resort run by Masha, played by Nicole Kidman.
The limited series is slated to debut next year.
Deadline.com said the project will reunite several key players from the HBO series Big Little Lies, including Moriarty, Kidman, producer Bruna Papandrea and writer David E. Kelley.
McCarthy is an Emmy winner for her roles in the sitcom Mike & Molly and sketch-comedy show Saturday Night Live.
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