Television
Susan Sarandon and Anna Friel are taking over the country music scene — on the small screen, anyway. The pair will star as country royalty in “Monarch,” a Fox drama created by...
Tracey Ashley is reuniting with Tiffany Haddish. She’s following up her appearance on Netflix’s “Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready,” a series of specials from stand-up comedians...
Sunny Hostin will turn to her own life for her next TV project. The “View” host, lawyer, and anchor is executive producing “The Counsel” for Fox, Variety reports. Inspired by...
Jenny Bicks explored NYC with “Sex and the City” and the suburbs with “Divorce” — and now she’s heading to small town America. The writer-producer’s...
News
Mara Brock Akil is heading to Fox for her next TV project. Variety confirms the “Being Mary Jane” creator and veteran television writer-producer has signed a network-direct script deal...
Actress, stuntwoman, writer, and producer Miranda Kwok is working on a U.S. adaptation of Argentinian mob drama “La Chica Que Limpia” for Fox. The project, titled “The Cleaning...
Trailers
Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, and Margot Robbie team up to take Fox News boss Roger Ailes and the toxic, sexist culture he promoted down in a new trailer for “Bombshell.” The drama is...
“Empire” is ending after this season, but writer-producer Felicia D. Henderson and co-star Nicole Ari Parker are hoping to keep the family music drama game going at Fox. As Deadline...
Sarah Michelle Gellar is reuniting with the creators of “Ringer.” The Emmy-nominated actress is set to topline and exec produce a dramedy from Nicole Snyder and Eric Charmelo that’s...
Esteemed television writer and exec producer Bridget Carpenter’s next project will take viewers to the Old West. Deadline reports that Fox Entertainment has offered her a script commitment plus...
Smelly Cat, meet Therapy Dog. “Friends” alumna Lisa Kudrow is set to voice the title character in Fox animated presentation “Therapy Dog.” Deadline confirmed the news. Penned...
Liz Meriwether is sticking with 20th Century Fox TV. Deadline confirms the prolific TV writer, creator, EP, and showrunner has inked a “rich four-year overall deal” with the studio,...
“Set It Up” helmer and prolific TV director Claire Scanlon has booked her latest gig. As Deadline reports, she will direct the Fox single-camera comedy pilot “Adam &...
The industry and mainstream media are — at long last — starting to address the dearth of opportunities for women directors, but the conversation hasn’t shifted as much when it comes...
“Alice” may be returning to TV. Oscar-winning “Juno” screenwriter Diablo Cody and “2 Broke Girls” writer and exec producer Liz Astrof are working on a reboot of...
Michelle Nader and Morgan Murphy, formerly writer-producers on “2 Broke Girls,” are working on another project about two flawed women with a tight bond. Deadline reports Fox has given a...
Films
Annapurna’s “Fair and Balanced” is assembling a hell of a cast. The timely Annapurna pic is inspired by the women who took down Fox News mogul and sexual harasser Roger...
Films, News, Television, Women Writers
Ilene Chaiken is putting the contract she re-upped this summer to good use. The “Empire” showrunner, writer, and EP is penning two new series for Fox, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. One is a...
It’s no secret that police procedurals are a staple of network television. That said, there are very few series featuring an all-female detective team in the network crime landscape. Fox is...
Films, News
Another woman is rising through the ranks at 20th Century Fox Film. The studio has promoted veteran Fox executive Emma Watts, The Hollywood Reporter writes. Watts will now act as its vice...
News, Television, Women Writers
The vampire craze isn’t over just yet. There’s still a demand for shows and films about the undead, and Fox is looking to satiate bloodthirsty viewers. The network has ordered a pilot for “The...
News, Television, Women Directors
Zooey Deschanel, star of Fox’s “New Girl,” will be making her directorial debut by helming the season premiere of the comedy, now heading into its sixth season. As Entertainment Weekly...
Two single mothers who dream of fighting crime end up policing neighborhood code violations instead. “The Enforcers” certainly doesn’t sound like your average buddy cop show — and we have...
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