Television

'Orphan Black' Fans Rejoice, BBC America Orders a Second Season of the Clone Drama

While season one of the clone drama is still underway, BBC America has just picked up "Orphan Black" for a second season. The network announced another 10 episode order from Temple Street Productions earlier today.

Roland Emmerich Developing 'Lawrence of Arabia' TV Miniseries

When Roland Emmerich makes a movie, more often than not you can bet that he’s going to go big. You could say that he’s a filmmaker who prefers an epic scale, and an argument could be made that he’s actually modern cinema’s equivalent to a David Lean. Okay, okay, we jest… but trust Emmerich of all pe...

HBO is Developing a Half-Hour Pilot Starring The Rock

With all due respect to Roddy Piper's notable turn in "They Live," Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is the only pro wrestler turned actor whose extended big screen career has been worth a damn. He's a confoundingly good action star and has shown himself capable of more, which makes HBO's announcement (via ...

Lisa Cholodenko To Direct HBO Miniseries 'Olive Kitteridge' Starring Frances McDormand & Richard Jenkins

Well, once again, HBO proves that they are the masters at attracting top talent to come to their network. Just this year, their roster includes filmmakers such as David Mamet and Steven Soderbergh, the latter finally being able to make "Behind the Candelabra," his long-gestating Liberace film with M...

Dwayne Johnson Heading To HBO To Star In Dramedy About Retired Athletes Living In Miami

The man is everywhere, and constantly busy. No vacation breaks for Dwayne Johnson apparently.

First Looks At New Tyler Perry Series Coming To Oprah Winfrey's OWN Network

Well, I hope these new Tyler Perry series work for OWN (aka the other black TV network that doesn't call itself a black TV network).

Victoria Mahoney ('Yelling To The Sky') Directing 1st Season Of New ASPiRE Talkie - 'Exhale'

Here's some news worth knowing that the press release I received announcing this new talk show didn't include - Victoria Mahoney (writer/director of lauded indie drama Yelling To The Sky), is directing it.

Kevin Clash, Steve Harvey, Wayne Brady, YouTube Are Daytime Emmy Award Nominees

Alex Gibney To Direct 4-Hour Documentary On Frank Sinatra For HBO

It is no overstatement to describe documentary-maker Alex Gibney as one of the pre-eminent filmmakers in America, a blotless 30-year career has seen him accumulate a back catalogue striking not only for the consistently outstanding quality of his work, but also for the boldness and incisiveness of h...