Universal, which is picking up momentum with its remake of the 1970s TV detective series "Kojak," has found its lead actor. Vin Diesel will take on the role — and suck the lollipop — made famous by Telly Savalas, reports…
In an effort to add to its growing development slate of scripted programming, E! has opted for a new drama about the art world called "Gallerina," reports Deadline.com. "Freaky Friday" director-producer Mark Waters will executive produce the hour show, working…
AMC has greenlighted a new police drama series, placing an order for 10 episodes of the show, B&C reports. The series, "Low Winter Sun," is based on a two-part British miniseries of the same name that aired six years ago….
Social media blew up over the weekend with Oscar winner Morgan Freeman’s reaction to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., but it turned out the words were not the actor’s, reports TheWrap.com. Freeman’s publicist Stan Rosenfield declared…
In the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School killings, viewers and critics have taken aim at television coverage that included interviews with frightened children outside the school, reports TVNewser.com. Time magazine’s James Poniewozik writes that aiming cameras at the…
A Western hero from television’s early days may ride again on USA Network. The cable channel is working on a present-day "Zorro" project set in Los Angeles, reports Variety.com. The project, titled "Z," comes from executive producers Naren Shankar and…
A Baltmore hitman named Donnie Andrews, who was the inspiration for a popular television character, has died at 58 from heart complications, reports the Baltimore Sun. Andrews inspired the character Omar Little on HBO’s lauded series "The Wire," the story…
After the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, the question has been raised whether the ABC Family program "Socio" will make it to the air, writes Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. "’Socio’ is already darker than the typical ABC Family fare. Referred…
"Today" show co-host Al Roker has sold a comedy to NBC in what Deadline.com calls a late buy. The project, called "The Fosters," will be executive produced by Roker, one of the network’s top personalities. The project is co-written by…
After the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, television programs on broadcast and cable were rescheduled because of violent content. Both Fox and Syfy shifted their schedules because of the massacre, reports Bill Carter in The New York Times’ Media Decoder….