April 02, 2020
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Stabler is coming back! Christopher Meloni is set to reprise his iconic Law & Order: SVU role of Elliot Stabler in a new series created by Dick Wolf.
The 13-episode, as-yet-untitled project was reported by Deadline, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday.
The new NBC show will be part of the Law & Order franchise and will focus on the New York City Police Department organized crime unit that Stabler led on SVU.
Matt Olmstead, former executive producer for Chicago P.D., is in talks to serve as lead writer-showrunner.
A fan asked Meloni on Twitter, "Sir can you pls confirm you're coming back as stabler so we can all sleep easy for the first night since quarantine began??!!!?"
Meloni tweeted back, "Sleep tight."
The actor played Stabler for the first 12 seasons of SVU, leaving in 2011. The actor has since appeared in the TV shows Happy!, Surviving Jack, Underground, True Blood and The Handmaid's Tale.
SVU was renewed in February for three more seasons. It will now stay on the air through at least Season 24.
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J.K. Rowling launches Harry Potter at Home hub amid COVID-19 pandemic
J.K. Rowling is launching Harry Potter at Home, an online hub featuring Harry Potter content, amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Harry Potter author teamed up with publishers Bloomsbury and Scholastic to create a free online collection of craft videos, articles, quizzes, puzzles and more, to help entertain people as they stay home due to public health concerns about coronavirus.
Harry Potter at Home will help "bring the magic of the wizarding world into your home at this difficult time -- as well as keep you all occupied for hours on end." The hub is meant to inspire people to read for pleasure and provide a fun place for Harry Potter fans.
Rowling confirmed the news in a tweet Wednesday.
"Parents, teachers and carers working to keep children amused and interested while we're on lockdown might need a bit of magic, so I'm delighted to launch harrypotterathome.com," she wrote.
Rowling previously announced a special, open license for teachers to read the seven Harry Potter books aloud to their students in online videos.
In addition, Rowling is giving free access to the first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, on Audible Stories without a subscription.
The Harry Potter books were published between 1997 and 2007, and were adapted into a series of eight films starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. Watson reunited with Tom Felton, Evanna Lynch, Bonnie Wright and Matthew Lewis in London in December.
Samuel L. Jackson reads a poem about staying home on 'Kimmel'
Samuel L. Jackson read a new poem titled Stay the [Expletive] at Home on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
The poem, which the actor read from his house on Tuesday, implores viewers to practice social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic and acts as a sequel to author Adam Mansbach's 2011 book, Go the [Expletive] to Sleep.
Jackson famously narrated Go the [Expletive] to Sleep and received this new poem from Mansbach.
"If you want things to get back to normal don't panic, just use your dome. Wash your hands, stop touching your face and stay the [expletive] at home," Jackson read.
"Sure you can still see your friends, use the mother [expletive] app on your phone. But unless you just ran out of groceries, please stay the [expletive] at home," he continued.
Jackson also discussed with Kimmel how his annual trip to Italy with basketball icon Magic Johnson has been canceled and how he spent time watching Power and Tiger King at home.
Kimmel has been producing this version of Jimmy Kimmel Live from his home due to COVID-19. The late night host and Jackson highlighted charity Feeding America.
'The Nanny' cast to reunite for virtual table read
The original cast of '90s sitcom The Nanny is reuniting for a virtual table read.
Fran Drescher, who played the titular character, Fran Fine, on the CBS series, confirmed in a tweet Tuesday that she and her former Nanny co-stars will take part in a virtual table read of the show's pilot.
"NANNY FANS ALERT! It's happening!!!! MONDAY 4/6 the original cast of The Nanny together AGAIN in a virtual read of the pilot episode!!!" she wrote.
Variety said the Nanny cast will reunite via Zoom, with the table read to be posted on the Sony Pictures YouTube page Monday morning.
Drescher and The Nanny co-creator Peter Marc Jacobson organized the reunion as a way to entertain and uplift fans amid the coronavirus outbreak.
"Laughter is the best medicine! So, in these challenging times, Petah and I thought, wouldn't it be great if we pulled together the original cast of The Nanny for a virtual read of the pilot?" Drescher said.
"It's a once in a lifetime Pandemic Performance for our fans around the world who are currently stressing in isolation and could use a real upper! It sure has given each of us a lift and we hope it does for you as well," she added.
The reunion will feature Drescher, Charles Shaughnessy, Daniel Davis, Lauren Lane, Nicholle Tom, Benjamin Salisbury, Madeline Zima, Renee Taylor, Alex Sternin, Ann Hampton Callaway, DeeDee Rescher, Rachel Chagall and Jonathan Penner. James Marsden will not take part.
The Nanny had a six-season run on CBS from 1993 to 1999. In honor of the reunion, Logo will air a a Nanny marathon featuring the pilot and nine other episodes that begins Monday at 8 p.m. ET.
Drescher presently plays Debbie Klein on the NBC series Indebted.
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'Rick and Morty' set to return on May 3
The second half of Rick and Morty Season 4 will begin May 3, Adult Swim announced Wednesday.
The second half will include five new episodes starting on May 3 at 11:30 p.m. EDT. The first half of Rick and Morty Season 4 began in November, also with five episodes.
Adult Swim released a poster and a teaser trailer for the new batch of episodes featuring the titular duo going on more comedic adventures across the universe.
Rick and Morty follows a sociopathic yet genius scientist as he travels through time and space using portals and a spaceship alongside his timid grandson.
Show creators Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland previously announced in May 2018 after Season 3 had aired, that 70 episodes of the series had been ordered.
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