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Once Upon a Time in… Nevarro? Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez — whose credits include El Mariachi, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Sin City and Spy Kids — confirmed that he is among those who directed a Season 2 episode of Disney+’s flagship series The Mandalorian. 16 more words via The Mandalorian: Robert Rodriguez Confirmed as a… Continue reading The Mandalorian: Robert Rodriguez Confirmed as a Season 2 Director — TVLine

The theme of American Horror Story‘s milestone tenth season could be changing before we even find out what it is. Like 100+ other TV series, the FX horror anthology had to shut down production in response to the coronavirus pandemic. 17 more words via American Horror Story Season 10’s ‘Weather-Dependent’ Theme May Need to Change, Ryan… Continue reading American Horror Story Season 10’s ‘Weather-Dependent’ Theme May Need to Change, Ryan Murphy Reveals — TVLine

Raymond Reddington has always been an animated guy — but The Blacklist is about to take that literally. The drama’s makeshift Season 7 finale (airing Friday, May 15 at 8/7c) will include scenes with graphic novel-style animation, NBC announced Tuesday, as a workaround to the pandemic-induced production shutdown. 9 more words via The Blacklist’s Makeshift Finale… Continue reading The Blacklist’s Makeshift Finale to Mix Animation With Live-Action Scenes — TVLine

Chris Pratt will be making his TV return on Amazon Prime Video: The Parks and Recreation vet’s conspiracy thriller The Terminal List has landed at the streamer with a straight-to-series order, our sister site Deadline reports. 22 more words via TVLine Items: Chris Pratt Series to Amazon, Syfy Sets Debate and More — TVLine

Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday called out President Donald Trump for rage-tweeting about late-night comedians when he should be focused on combating the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier that afternoon, Trump tweeted his congratulations to Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld, “a onetime Trump Hater” who has changed his tune and found ratings success at the conservative cable network. In… via… Continue reading ‘Wacko’ Jimmy Kimmel Responds to Trump Attack, Fixes ‘Typo’ With Lament Over Pandemic Deaths — TVLine

In the latest TV ratings, ABC’s yet-to-be-renewed black-ish closed out Season 6 with 2.6 million total viewers and a 0.4 rating, ticking down a tenth in the demo to mark a series low. 29 more words via TV Ratings: black-ish, The Conners and FBI: Most Wanted Dip With Finales — TVLine

CBS is sticking it to the Man: The Eye network has cancelled the Matt LeBlanc-fronted sitcom Man With a Plan after four seasons, TVLine has learned. 34 more words via Man With a Plan Cancelled at CBS — TVLine

Renewal hysteria swept CBS early Wednesday, with the Eye network picking up 23 total series for the (sure to be coronavirus-addled) 2020-2021 television season. In addition to sure-thing tentpoles such as NCIS (and its spinoffs NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: New Orleans), Blue Bloods and 60 Minutes, CBS is bringing back freshman bubble series All… via… Continue reading CBS Renews 23 Total Series, Including NCIS, FBI, Blue Bloods and All Rise — TVLine

Cop, out. CBS’ Edie Falco-fronted Tommy will not be returning for a second season, TVLine has learned, making it one of but a few series not included in the network’s mass renewal announcement on Wednesday. 23 more words via Tommy Cancelled After 1 Season at CBS — TVLine

Julianna Margulies is getting the hang of this social media thing. To commemorate former ER love interest George Clooney‘s 59th birthday on Wednesday, the relative Instagram newbie shared a vintage Doug/Carol photo from what was arguably the pair’s most memorable scene together on the NBC medical drama. 12 more words via ER Vet Julianna Margulies Shares… Continue reading ER Vet Julianna Margulies Shares Vintage Doug/Carol Reunion Photo — TVLine