Tires is a workplace comedy series created by the immensely popular stand-up comedian Shane Gillis. The Netflix comedy series is set in a tire shop and follows the daily hijinks of all the employees from Shane’s quippy remarks to Will’s latest humiliation. Tires stars Gillis in the lead role with Steve Gerben, Chris O’Connor, Kilah Fox, Stavros Halkias, and Andrew Schulz. So, if you loved the comedy and the characters in Tires here are some more workplace comedies for you to watch next.
The Crew (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
The Crew is a workplace comedy series created by Jeff Lowell. The Netflix series is set in a NASCAR garage and it follows the story of the crew chief as he is surprised to find out that the owner has decided to retire and put his millennial daughter in charge of the garage. Both butt heads over how the garage...
The Crew (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
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- 5/24/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Los Angeles, Sep 9 (Ians) Actors and star couple Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have written in support of the rape accused actor Danny Masterson, ahead of his sentencing, vouching for his character.
Kutcher and Kunis wrote letters in an effort to urge the judge for a lesser sentencing. In Kutcher’s letter, he referred to Masterson as a “role model”, while Kunis vouched for Masterson’s “exceptional character”, calling him as an “outstanding older brother figure,” in documents obtained by Variety.
Both the actors have previously worked with Masterson. Kutcher and Kunis starred in ‘That ’70s Show’ with him, which ran for eight seasons and 200 episodes between 1998 and 2006.
Kutcher then again starred with Masterson on the web series, ‘The Ranch’, though Masterson was written out of the show in its third season, after being accused of sexual assault in 2017.
On September 8, Danny Masterson was sentenced to a maximum 30 years imprisonment...
Kutcher and Kunis wrote letters in an effort to urge the judge for a lesser sentencing. In Kutcher’s letter, he referred to Masterson as a “role model”, while Kunis vouched for Masterson’s “exceptional character”, calling him as an “outstanding older brother figure,” in documents obtained by Variety.
Both the actors have previously worked with Masterson. Kutcher and Kunis starred in ‘That ’70s Show’ with him, which ran for eight seasons and 200 episodes between 1998 and 2006.
Kutcher then again starred with Masterson on the web series, ‘The Ranch’, though Masterson was written out of the show in its third season, after being accused of sexual assault in 2017.
On September 8, Danny Masterson was sentenced to a maximum 30 years imprisonment...
- 9/9/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
The judge overseeing Danny Masterson’s criminal case handed the actor the maximum allowable sentence, resisting calls from nearly 50 of his family, friends and colleagues to allow him to serve his prison term concurrently rather than consecutively.
Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Kurtwood Smith, Debra Jo Rupp and David Trainer — all of whom worked alongside Masterson in That ’70s Show — wrote to the court as character references urging Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo to offer Masterson leniency in letters dated between July and August, after he was convicted in May. They mostly touted his commitment to discouraging the use of drugs.
Masterson on Thursday was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison. Though she had the choice to restrict his sentence to 15 years to life, Olmedo declined to do so.
Masterson will be eligible for parole in roughly 25 years, when he’s 72 years old.
In his letter obtained by The Hollywood Reporter,...
Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Kurtwood Smith, Debra Jo Rupp and David Trainer — all of whom worked alongside Masterson in That ’70s Show — wrote to the court as character references urging Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo to offer Masterson leniency in letters dated between July and August, after he was convicted in May. They mostly touted his commitment to discouraging the use of drugs.
Masterson on Thursday was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison. Though she had the choice to restrict his sentence to 15 years to life, Olmedo declined to do so.
Masterson will be eligible for parole in roughly 25 years, when he’s 72 years old.
In his letter obtained by The Hollywood Reporter,...
- 9/8/2023
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Having publicly hoped earlier this year that Danny Masterson would be found “innocent” of rape charges in his retrial, Ashton Kutcher also sought to convince the judge in his That 70s Show co-star’s case of what a great guy the defendant is.
“Not only is he a good friend to me I’ve witnessed him be a good friend to others and the kind of brother others would be lucky to have,” Kutcher wrote Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo late last month as Masterson awaited sentencing on being found guilty of two counts of rape this spring. “As a role model, Danny has consistently been an excellent one. I attribute not falling into the typical Hollywood life of drugs directly to Danny,” Kutcher said as one of many high profile names like Mila Kunis advocating on Masterson’s behalf.
On September 7, 47-year-old Masterson was sentenced to 30 years behind bars by Judge Olmedo.
“Not only is he a good friend to me I’ve witnessed him be a good friend to others and the kind of brother others would be lucky to have,” Kutcher wrote Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo late last month as Masterson awaited sentencing on being found guilty of two counts of rape this spring. “As a role model, Danny has consistently been an excellent one. I attribute not falling into the typical Hollywood life of drugs directly to Danny,” Kutcher said as one of many high profile names like Mila Kunis advocating on Masterson’s behalf.
On September 7, 47-year-old Masterson was sentenced to 30 years behind bars by Judge Olmedo.
- 9/8/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis and other friends, family members and “That ’70s Show” castmates sent heartfelt letters seeking leniency for Danny Masterson, describing him as a strictly drug-free devoted family man – though the judge wound up giving him the maximum sentence of 30 years to life anyway.
Masterson was convicted in May on two counts of forcible rape for separate assaults alleged by two women around 2013. A first trial late last year resulted in a hung jury, but prosecutors re-tried the case and were more prepared to support the victims’ claims that they had been drugged prior to being attacked this time around.
Notably, the letters to Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo, from former castmates, professional collaborators and wife Bijou Phillips repeatedly highlight Masterson’s drug-free lifestyle – Kutcher even credits his friend for keeping drugs out of the question as the group of young actors rose to fame together.
Kutcher and Kunis,...
Masterson was convicted in May on two counts of forcible rape for separate assaults alleged by two women around 2013. A first trial late last year resulted in a hung jury, but prosecutors re-tried the case and were more prepared to support the victims’ claims that they had been drugged prior to being attacked this time around.
Notably, the letters to Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo, from former castmates, professional collaborators and wife Bijou Phillips repeatedly highlight Masterson’s drug-free lifestyle – Kutcher even credits his friend for keeping drugs out of the question as the group of young actors rose to fame together.
Kutcher and Kunis,...
- 9/8/2023
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
Danny Masterson may be going to prison, but he still has support among his friends.
Before being sentenced to 30 years to life following his rape trial conviction, Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis sent the court letters of support for their “That ’70s Show” co-star.
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Journalist Tony Ortega published excerpts from the letters to the judge in the case on his Substack blog The Underground Bunker.
Recalling their first time meeting in 1998, Kutcher wrote of Masterson in his letter, “He instantly became a friend, dedicated co worker, and role model to me. And has remained as such for 25 years.”
Later in the letter, the actor wrote, “While I’m aware that the judgement has been cast as guilty on two counts of rape by force and the victims have a great desire for justice.
Before being sentenced to 30 years to life following his rape trial conviction, Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis sent the court letters of support for their “That ’70s Show” co-star.
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Journalist Tony Ortega published excerpts from the letters to the judge in the case on his Substack blog The Underground Bunker.
Recalling their first time meeting in 1998, Kutcher wrote of Masterson in his letter, “He instantly became a friend, dedicated co worker, and role model to me. And has remained as such for 25 years.”
Later in the letter, the actor wrote, “While I’m aware that the judgement has been cast as guilty on two counts of rape by force and the victims have a great desire for justice.
- 9/8/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Danny Masterson’s former TV costars Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis are among more than 50 individuals who submitted letters in defense of the actor, prior to him being sentenced to 30 years in prison following a conviction for sexual assault.
The letters, all addressed to Judge Charlaine Olmedo, were obtained by journalist Tony Ortega, who shared several of them via Substack. Ortega regularly reports on issues involving Scientology, of which Masterson is a prominent member.
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- 9/8/2023
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis were two of more than 50 people who wrote to the judge in the Danny Masterson sexual assault trial to support the convicted actor ahead of his sentencing, per court documents obtained by Variety.
Kutcher and Kunis, who are married and share two young children, starred with Masterson on Fox’s sitcom “That ’70s Show,” which ran for eight seasons and 200 episodes between 1998 and 2006. Kutcher then starred with Masterson on Netflix’s “The Ranch.” Masterson was written out of the show in its third season, after being accused of sexual assault in 2017.
Kutcher and Kunis wrote letters in an effort to the urge the judge for a lesser sentencing. In Kutcher’s letter, he referred to Masterson as a “role model.” In Kunis’ letter, she vouched for Masterson’s “exceptional character” and referred to him as an “outstanding older brother figure.”
Masterson had been facing 30 years to life,...
Kutcher and Kunis, who are married and share two young children, starred with Masterson on Fox’s sitcom “That ’70s Show,” which ran for eight seasons and 200 episodes between 1998 and 2006. Kutcher then starred with Masterson on Netflix’s “The Ranch.” Masterson was written out of the show in its third season, after being accused of sexual assault in 2017.
Kutcher and Kunis wrote letters in an effort to the urge the judge for a lesser sentencing. In Kutcher’s letter, he referred to Masterson as a “role model.” In Kunis’ letter, she vouched for Masterson’s “exceptional character” and referred to him as an “outstanding older brother figure.”
Masterson had been facing 30 years to life,...
- 9/8/2023
- by Zack Sharf and Elizabeth Wagmeister
- Variety Film + TV
Dexys (fka Dexys Midnight Runners) have mapped out their first North American tour in 40 years.
Beginning in October, the UK pop rock band will embark on a 14-date jaunt that includes visits to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver, Denver, Chicago, Toronto, New York, and beyond.
Tickets go on sale Wednesday, August 2nd via Ticketmaster. Once tickets are on sale, you can also find them at StubHub, where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.
The tour comes in support of Dexys’ first new album of original material in over a decade, The Feminine Divine, which is out today (July 28th). Beyond the North American shows, Dexys will tour the UK and Europe beginning in September.
Dexys’ current lineup consists of Kevin Rowland, Jim Patterson, Sean Read, and Michael Timothy.
Beginning in October, the UK pop rock band will embark on a 14-date jaunt that includes visits to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver, Denver, Chicago, Toronto, New York, and beyond.
Tickets go on sale Wednesday, August 2nd via Ticketmaster. Once tickets are on sale, you can also find them at StubHub, where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.
The tour comes in support of Dexys’ first new album of original material in over a decade, The Feminine Divine, which is out today (July 28th). Beyond the North American shows, Dexys will tour the UK and Europe beginning in September.
Dexys’ current lineup consists of Kevin Rowland, Jim Patterson, Sean Read, and Michael Timothy.
- 7/28/2023
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
“Call Me Kat” has been canceled after three seasons at Fox, Variety has learned.
“We are very proud of ‘Call Me Kat.’ But, unfortunately, the audience response to it was not as strong as we had hoped,” a Fox spokesperson said in a statement. “We are thankful for our partnership with Warner Bros. Television, That’s Wonderful Productions, Sad Clown Productions, BBC Studios, Mayim Bialik, Jim Parsons and the entire cast and crew for their work and dedication to ‘Call Me Kat.'”
The multi-cam comedy was a high-profile get for Fox back in 2019, with the network giving the show a series commitment in a highly-competitive situation before formally ordering it to series in May 2020. Both series star Mayim Bialik and executive producer Jim Parsons were coming fresh off of the 12th and final season of the hit CBS multi-cam “The Big Bang Theory,” with “Call Me Kat” representing their first broadcast project after that show.
“We are very proud of ‘Call Me Kat.’ But, unfortunately, the audience response to it was not as strong as we had hoped,” a Fox spokesperson said in a statement. “We are thankful for our partnership with Warner Bros. Television, That’s Wonderful Productions, Sad Clown Productions, BBC Studios, Mayim Bialik, Jim Parsons and the entire cast and crew for their work and dedication to ‘Call Me Kat.'”
The multi-cam comedy was a high-profile get for Fox back in 2019, with the network giving the show a series commitment in a highly-competitive situation before formally ordering it to series in May 2020. Both series star Mayim Bialik and executive producer Jim Parsons were coming fresh off of the 12th and final season of the hit CBS multi-cam “The Big Bang Theory,” with “Call Me Kat” representing their first broadcast project after that show.
- 5/6/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Fox is making its renewal and pick up decisions.
The network has canceled comedy series Call Me Kat after three seasons. The show has seen dwindling ratings, particularly in its third season.
On the comedy side, Fox still has Animal Control, which is expected to receive a second season. However, the future of Welcome To Flatch, which is in its second season, is unclear.
Call Me Kat has been paired with Animal Control and the two shows are not considered particularly compatible. Welcome To Flatch comes at an attractive price point, but the cancelation of Call Me Kat is not expected to influence Fox’s decision whether to bring it back for a third season. Finding more comedies is a priority for new head of comedy Cheryl Dolins.
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Call Me Kat stars Mayim Bialik as a 39-year-old single woman named Kat,...
The network has canceled comedy series Call Me Kat after three seasons. The show has seen dwindling ratings, particularly in its third season.
On the comedy side, Fox still has Animal Control, which is expected to receive a second season. However, the future of Welcome To Flatch, which is in its second season, is unclear.
Call Me Kat has been paired with Animal Control and the two shows are not considered particularly compatible. Welcome To Flatch comes at an attractive price point, but the cancelation of Call Me Kat is not expected to influence Fox’s decision whether to bring it back for a third season. Finding more comedies is a priority for new head of comedy Cheryl Dolins.
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Call Me Kat stars Mayim Bialik as a 39-year-old single woman named Kat,...
- 5/6/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The cat cafe is closing its doors.
Fox has canceled its comedy Call Me Kat, starring The Big Bang Theory alum Mayim Bialik, after three seasons. The news comes a day after the show’s season (now series) finale aired on the network.
Call Me Kat stars Bialik as a woman who leaves her job as a college professor to open a cat cafe. The series is based on the BBC comedy Miranda, starring and created by Miranda Hart. The show was a co-production between Warner Bros. TV, BBC Studios America and Fox Entertainment, along with That’s Wonderful Productions — headed by Bialik’s Big Bang co-star Jim Parsons — and Bialik’s Sad Clown Productions.
The comedy joins The Resident and 911 in leaving the network after this season, though the latter is moving to ABC for its seventh season. Both dramas come from Disney’s 20th Television, so 911 will become an...
Fox has canceled its comedy Call Me Kat, starring The Big Bang Theory alum Mayim Bialik, after three seasons. The news comes a day after the show’s season (now series) finale aired on the network.
Call Me Kat stars Bialik as a woman who leaves her job as a college professor to open a cat cafe. The series is based on the BBC comedy Miranda, starring and created by Miranda Hart. The show was a co-production between Warner Bros. TV, BBC Studios America and Fox Entertainment, along with That’s Wonderful Productions — headed by Bialik’s Big Bang co-star Jim Parsons — and Bialik’s Sad Clown Productions.
The comedy joins The Resident and 911 in leaving the network after this season, though the latter is moving to ABC for its seventh season. Both dramas come from Disney’s 20th Television, so 911 will become an...
- 5/6/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kat’s Cat Café has served its last ca-purr-cino.
Fox has cancelled Call Me Kat after three seasons, TVLine has learned. The news comes less than 24 hours after the Mayim Bialik sitcom aired its last original episode, which earned a TVLine reader grade of “A-.”
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“We are very proud of Call Me Kat,” a Fox rep said in a statement to TVLine. “But, unfortunately,...
Fox has cancelled Call Me Kat after three seasons, TVLine has learned. The news comes less than 24 hours after the Mayim Bialik sitcom aired its last original episode, which earned a TVLine reader grade of “A-.”
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“We are very proud of Call Me Kat,” a Fox rep said in a statement to TVLine. “But, unfortunately,...
- 5/6/2023
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Call Me Kat executive producers Maria Ferrari and Jim Patterson have opened up about the tragic passing of Leslie Jordan, whose final episode on the popular Fox sitcom aired last night, Thursday, December 1. Jordan, who died in a car accident on October 24, starred in the hit series as Phil, a newly single gay man who works as the head baker at Kat’s (Mayim Bialik) café. In the currently airing third season, Phil finally finds love as he meets his new boyfriend, Jalen (John Griffin). In Thursday’s episode, which saw Phil and his closest friends celebrate Friendsgiving with a murder mystery-themed party, Phil seemingly pushes Jalen away after accidentally telling him he “loves” him. However, the couple later reunites and patches things up as Jalen admits he is also falling for Phil. The pair end on a happy note, sharing a tender kiss. It was the perfect moment fans had been hoping for.
- 12/2/2022
- TV Insider
Spoiler Alert: The following story reveals details from tonight’s episode of Fox’s Call Me Kat titled “Call Me Fancy Puffenstuff.”
Leslie Jordan made his final appearance in Fox’s Call Me Kat in “Call Me Fancy Puffenstuff,” an episode about chosen family, blossoming new love, and the enduring power of friendship. Jordan died on October 24 in Los Angeles while en route to work; he was 67 years old.
When audiences first met his character Phil, the head baker at Kat’s (Mayim Bialik) cafe, he was a sassy singleton who quickly became the heart and funnybone of the series across three seasons. So it was the cherry on top when Phil finally found someone to share his life with, his new boyfriend Jalen (John Griffin), who made his first appearance in the Season 3 episode “Call Me Uncle Dad” which aired in late October.
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Leslie Jordan made his final appearance in Fox’s Call Me Kat in “Call Me Fancy Puffenstuff,” an episode about chosen family, blossoming new love, and the enduring power of friendship. Jordan died on October 24 in Los Angeles while en route to work; he was 67 years old.
When audiences first met his character Phil, the head baker at Kat’s (Mayim Bialik) cafe, he was a sassy singleton who quickly became the heart and funnybone of the series across three seasons. So it was the cherry on top when Phil finally found someone to share his life with, his new boyfriend Jalen (John Griffin), who made his first appearance in the Season 3 episode “Call Me Uncle Dad” which aired in late October.
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- 12/2/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Call Me Kat will say goodbye to Phil, played by Leslie Jordan, next month.
Fox announced this week that the special episode will air Thursday, December 1 at 9:30/8:30c.
Deadline revealed Thursday that Jordan's former Cool Kids castmate Vicki Lawrence will appear in an upcoming episode as Phil's mother, Lurlene Crumpler.
“We know the spirit of Phil will certainly be with her,” executive producer Jim Patterson tells Deadline.
“It’s going to be fun to have that character doing some of the same in-jokes we did when Phil was there."
Lawrence is set to appear in one episode at this stage but could appear in more episodes down the line.
News of Jordan's final episode comes just weeks after the tragic news of his passing following a car accident.
“There aren’t words to convey the loss we are experiencing as a cast and a Call Me Kat family.
Fox announced this week that the special episode will air Thursday, December 1 at 9:30/8:30c.
Deadline revealed Thursday that Jordan's former Cool Kids castmate Vicki Lawrence will appear in an upcoming episode as Phil's mother, Lurlene Crumpler.
“We know the spirit of Phil will certainly be with her,” executive producer Jim Patterson tells Deadline.
“It’s going to be fun to have that character doing some of the same in-jokes we did when Phil was there."
Lawrence is set to appear in one episode at this stage but could appear in more episodes down the line.
News of Jordan's final episode comes just weeks after the tragic news of his passing following a car accident.
“There aren’t words to convey the loss we are experiencing as a cast and a Call Me Kat family.
- 11/18/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Fox has confirmed that Leslie Jordan‘s final episode of Call Me Kat will air on Thursday, December 1, and it will feature Emmy Award winner Vicki Lawrence in a special guest role. Jordan, who sadly passed away on October 24 in a car accident, starred in the hit sitcom as Phil, a newly single gay man who works as the head baker at Kat’s café. The show will officially say goodbye to Phil in the upcoming episode, where, according to Deadline, Jordan’s former The Cool Kids castmate, Lawrence, will play Phil’s mother, Lurlene Crumpler. Described as “no-nonsense,” Lurlene will fill in for her son at Kat’s café while he is “on vacation.” While Lawrence is only slated to appear in one episode, for now, executive producer Jim Patterson has hinted that the door has been left open for a potential return down the line. “We know the...
- 11/18/2022
- TV Insider
Call Me Kat fans will see the last of Phil when Fox airs the late Leslie Jordan‘s final episode on Thursday, Dec. 1 (at 9:30/8:30c).
Additionally, Deadline reports that Jordan’s former Cool Kids castmate, Emmy Award winner Vicki Lawrence, will appear in an upcoming episode as Phil’s mother Lurlene Crumpler. The “no-nonsense” Lurlene fills in as the cafe’s baker while her sweet-as-cherry-pie son is “on vacation.”
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Additionally, Deadline reports that Jordan’s former Cool Kids castmate, Emmy Award winner Vicki Lawrence, will appear in an upcoming episode as Phil’s mother Lurlene Crumpler. The “no-nonsense” Lurlene fills in as the cafe’s baker while her sweet-as-cherry-pie son is “on vacation.”
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- 11/17/2022
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Emmy Award-winner Vicki Lawrence is set to guest star in an upcoming episode of Fox’s Call Me Kat‘s third season.
Following the death of series regular Leslie Jordan, who Lawrence co-starred alongside in Fox’s The Cool Kids, she will portray his character Phil’s mother Lurlene Crumpler. Lurlene is a no-nonsense woman who fills in as the cafe’s baker while he’s on vacation.
“Leslie’s death absolutely affected the storylines,” series executive producer Maria Ferrari revealed to Deadline. “We can exclusively confirm that Phil’s mother will be featured in an episode that we’re shooting right now. We cast Leslie’s friend Vicki Lawrence in the role.”
Added executive producer Jim Patterson, “The first person we thought of to play his mom— who is a character in and of herself— was Vicki Lawrence. They had that Cool...
Following the death of series regular Leslie Jordan, who Lawrence co-starred alongside in Fox’s The Cool Kids, she will portray his character Phil’s mother Lurlene Crumpler. Lurlene is a no-nonsense woman who fills in as the cafe’s baker while he’s on vacation.
“Leslie’s death absolutely affected the storylines,” series executive producer Maria Ferrari revealed to Deadline. “We can exclusively confirm that Phil’s mother will be featured in an episode that we’re shooting right now. We cast Leslie’s friend Vicki Lawrence in the role.”
Added executive producer Jim Patterson, “The first person we thought of to play his mom— who is a character in and of herself— was Vicki Lawrence. They had that Cool...
- 11/17/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
In the wake of the tragic death of Leslie Jordan on Oct. 24, viewers are rallying around his final performances. Fox’s “Call Me Kat” saw a spike in its audience for the first episode to air following series regular Jordan’s fatal car crash with 1.4 million people tuning in to Season 3 Episode 5 on Oct. 27.
That statistic, which comes via Nielsen’s Live + Same Day data, marks a 28 jump in viewership for the Fox comedy. After the third season of “Call Me Kat” premiered with 1.2 million viewers on Sept. 29, the show’s audience steadied, with Episodes 2, 3 and 4 each bringing in 1.1 million.
Additionally, Episode 5 hit a rating of 0.3 in the adults 18-49 demographic after each preceding episode of Season 3 had a 0.2.
Titled “Call Me Uncle Dad,” the Oct. 27 episode of “Call Me Kat” featured Jordan’s character, Phil, meeting his first onscreen love interest, a drag queen named Jalen aka Queen Dicktoria...
That statistic, which comes via Nielsen’s Live + Same Day data, marks a 28 jump in viewership for the Fox comedy. After the third season of “Call Me Kat” premiered with 1.2 million viewers on Sept. 29, the show’s audience steadied, with Episodes 2, 3 and 4 each bringing in 1.1 million.
Additionally, Episode 5 hit a rating of 0.3 in the adults 18-49 demographic after each preceding episode of Season 3 had a 0.2.
Titled “Call Me Uncle Dad,” the Oct. 27 episode of “Call Me Kat” featured Jordan’s character, Phil, meeting his first onscreen love interest, a drag queen named Jalen aka Queen Dicktoria...
- 11/3/2022
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Production on Season 3 of “Call Me Kat” will pause production following the death of Leslie Jordan, Variety has learned. The actor died on Monday in a car accident age 67.
Season 3 is currently airing on Fox, having premiered on Sept. 29. Since the comedy series debuted in 2021, Jordan has held the series regular role of Phil, the head baker at Kat’s (Mayim Bialik) cafe, who is newly single in Season 1. In Season 3 Episode 7, which is currently set to air on Nov. 10, he gets his first love interest, a man named Jalen played by John Griffin in a guest spot.
Both Fox Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television, which produces “Call Me Kat,” issued statements following Jordan’s death.
“We are shocked and devastated by today’s tragic passing of Leslie Jordan,” the Fox statement reads. “Leslie was far more than an Emmy Award-winning comedic talent with whom we’ve laughed alongside for all these years.
Season 3 is currently airing on Fox, having premiered on Sept. 29. Since the comedy series debuted in 2021, Jordan has held the series regular role of Phil, the head baker at Kat’s (Mayim Bialik) cafe, who is newly single in Season 1. In Season 3 Episode 7, which is currently set to air on Nov. 10, he gets his first love interest, a man named Jalen played by John Griffin in a guest spot.
Both Fox Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television, which produces “Call Me Kat,” issued statements following Jordan’s death.
“We are shocked and devastated by today’s tragic passing of Leslie Jordan,” the Fox statement reads. “Leslie was far more than an Emmy Award-winning comedic talent with whom we’ve laughed alongside for all these years.
- 10/24/2022
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Is Call Me Kat‘s titular café proprietor ready to have a litter of her own?
TVLine can exclusively reveal that Parker Young (United States of Al, Imposters) will guest-star in an upcoming episode of the Mayim Bialik comedy as Brian Anderson, a man that Kat becomes infatuated with on her mission to have a child.
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TVLine can exclusively reveal that Parker Young (United States of Al, Imposters) will guest-star in an upcoming episode of the Mayim Bialik comedy as Brian Anderson, a man that Kat becomes infatuated with on her mission to have a child.
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- 9/1/2022
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Third time’s the charm?
Call Me Kat showrunner Alissa Neubauer is departing the Mayim Bialik comedy after a single season, TVLine has confirmed. She’ll be replaced by United States of Al co-creator Maria Ferrari (who previously worked with Bialik on The Big Bang Theory) and fellow Chuck Lorre vet Jim Patterson, who will co-showrun Season 3.
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This marks Call Me Kat...
Call Me Kat showrunner Alissa Neubauer is departing the Mayim Bialik comedy after a single season, TVLine has confirmed. She’ll be replaced by United States of Al co-creator Maria Ferrari (who previously worked with Bialik on The Big Bang Theory) and fellow Chuck Lorre vet Jim Patterson, who will co-showrun Season 3.
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This marks Call Me Kat...
- 6/9/2022
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Call Me Kat is changing showrunners again.
Jim Patterson and Maria Ferrari will take over the top spot of the Mayim Bialik comedy for Fox in its third season. They are replacing season 2 showrunner Alissa Neubauer, who decided not to return. She replaced Darlene Hunt, who was showrunner in the comedy’s first season.
Patterson, a veteran of Chuck Lorre shows at Warner Bros TV, joined Call Me Kat in season 2 as a consulting producer. Ferrari came available to co-run the sitcom after CBS canceled United States of Al, which she co-created with David Goetsch.
Ferrari also worked with Bialik on The Big Bang Theory.
On June 6, Fox announced its fall schedule which includes airing Call Me Kat on Thursdays beginning Sept. 29. It will air at 9:30 p.m. Et, behind Hell’s Kitchen and Welcome to Flatch.
Exec produced by Bialik and her Big Bang Theory partner Jim Parsons,...
Jim Patterson and Maria Ferrari will take over the top spot of the Mayim Bialik comedy for Fox in its third season. They are replacing season 2 showrunner Alissa Neubauer, who decided not to return. She replaced Darlene Hunt, who was showrunner in the comedy’s first season.
Patterson, a veteran of Chuck Lorre shows at Warner Bros TV, joined Call Me Kat in season 2 as a consulting producer. Ferrari came available to co-run the sitcom after CBS canceled United States of Al, which she co-created with David Goetsch.
Ferrari also worked with Bialik on The Big Bang Theory.
On June 6, Fox announced its fall schedule which includes airing Call Me Kat on Thursdays beginning Sept. 29. It will air at 9:30 p.m. Et, behind Hell’s Kitchen and Welcome to Flatch.
Exec produced by Bialik and her Big Bang Theory partner Jim Parsons,...
- 6/9/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony Pictures has acquired the rights to “Run, Rose, Run,” the film adaptation of the book written by Dolly Parton and James Patterson that also has Parton attached to star.
Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine is attached to produce the film, and Sony picked up the film in a competitive situation and will be planning a theatrical release.
Parton is also writing original songs for the movie. No director or screenwriter has been set.
Parton’s book with Patterson debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times Bestsellers List back on March 7. The novel “Run, Rose, Run” is a personal story set in Nashville about a young woman who comes to country music’s capital city to pursue her music-making dreams. The source of her heart-wrenching songs is a brutal secret she has tried desperately to hide, but the past she has fled is reaching out to control her future...
Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine is attached to produce the film, and Sony picked up the film in a competitive situation and will be planning a theatrical release.
Parton is also writing original songs for the movie. No director or screenwriter has been set.
Parton’s book with Patterson debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times Bestsellers List back on March 7. The novel “Run, Rose, Run” is a personal story set in Nashville about a young woman who comes to country music’s capital city to pursue her music-making dreams. The source of her heart-wrenching songs is a brutal secret she has tried desperately to hide, but the past she has fled is reaching out to control her future...
- 6/7/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
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Sony Pictures is getting into the Dolly Parton business.
The studio has landed Run, Rose, Run, the planned adaptation of the book from Parton and James Patterson that also has Parton set to star.
Reese Witherspoon is attached to produce via her Hello Sunshine banner, which worked with the studio on the upcoming adaption of bestseller Where the Crawdads Sing. Parton will produce along with Patterson via his James Patterson Entertainment. Lauren Neustadter is also producing for Hello Sunshine, with Ashley Strumwasser executive producing.
The book, which was published by Little, Brown & Company on March 7, centers on a young woman who heads to Nashville to pursue her music-making dreams. The synopsis for the project reads: “A young woman who heads to Nashville to pursue her music-making dreams is taken under the wing of a giant female musical icon. The source of their heart-wrenching...
Sony Pictures is getting into the Dolly Parton business.
The studio has landed Run, Rose, Run, the planned adaptation of the book from Parton and James Patterson that also has Parton set to star.
Reese Witherspoon is attached to produce via her Hello Sunshine banner, which worked with the studio on the upcoming adaption of bestseller Where the Crawdads Sing. Parton will produce along with Patterson via his James Patterson Entertainment. Lauren Neustadter is also producing for Hello Sunshine, with Ashley Strumwasser executive producing.
The book, which was published by Little, Brown & Company on March 7, centers on a young woman who heads to Nashville to pursue her music-making dreams. The synopsis for the project reads: “A young woman who heads to Nashville to pursue her music-making dreams is taken under the wing of a giant female musical icon. The source of their heart-wrenching...
- 6/7/2022
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CBS has canceled comedy series “B Positive” after two seasons.
Executive produced by Chuck Lorre, “B Positive” starred Annaleigh Ashford as Gina, a hard-partying woman with a checkered past who, on a whim, decided to offer up her kidney to a former high school acquaintance, Drew (Thomas Middleditch), a recently-divorced therapist and single dad undergoing kidney failure.
During the process, Gina discovers that the happiness she’d been seeking all along could be found in the form of giving, so upon inheriting a surprise windfall of money from a patient at Valley Hills, the assisted living facility where she works, she decides it’s time to make a big change in a positive direction.
The first season of the multi-cam comedy premiered Nov. 5, 2020, with the second debuting Oct. 7 of last year.
Along with Ashford and Middleditch, “B Positive” starred Kether Donohue as Gabby, Sara Rue as Julia, Izzy G. as Maddie,...
Executive produced by Chuck Lorre, “B Positive” starred Annaleigh Ashford as Gina, a hard-partying woman with a checkered past who, on a whim, decided to offer up her kidney to a former high school acquaintance, Drew (Thomas Middleditch), a recently-divorced therapist and single dad undergoing kidney failure.
During the process, Gina discovers that the happiness she’d been seeking all along could be found in the form of giving, so upon inheriting a surprise windfall of money from a patient at Valley Hills, the assisted living facility where she works, she decides it’s time to make a big change in a positive direction.
The first season of the multi-cam comedy premiered Nov. 5, 2020, with the second debuting Oct. 7 of last year.
Along with Ashford and Middleditch, “B Positive” starred Kether Donohue as Gabby, Sara Rue as Julia, Izzy G. as Maddie,...
- 5/12/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
CBS has opted not to renew the Chuck Lorre-produced comedy series B Positive for a third season, Deadline has learned. The decision follows the cancellation last night of another Lorre-produced sophomore CBS comedy series, United States Of Al. Both had been heavily on the bubble but, given Lorre’s standing as the network’s top comedy producer of the last two decades, there was an expectation that at least one of the two shows may make the cut for next season.
Lorre will still have multiple series on CBS next season; The Big Bang Theory offshoot Young Sheldon and Bob ♥ Abishola both have been renewed, the former as part of a multi-year pickup.
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B Positive, starring Annaleigh Ashford and Thomas Middleditch, underwent a creative overhaul after Season 1 when creator and co-showrunner Marco Pennette left. Former Two and a Half Men executive producer Jim Patterson,...
Lorre will still have multiple series on CBS next season; The Big Bang Theory offshoot Young Sheldon and Bob ♥ Abishola both have been renewed, the former as part of a multi-year pickup.
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B Positive, starring Annaleigh Ashford and Thomas Middleditch, underwent a creative overhaul after Season 1 when creator and co-showrunner Marco Pennette left. Former Two and a Half Men executive producer Jim Patterson,...
- 5/12/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
If you enjoy the new opening titles of B Positive Season 2, you’re going to love this even more: TV Insider has an exclusive first look at the full, three-minute version of them! Ahead of the CBS comedy’s return on January 6, Chuck Lorre and the producers have created this fun video, in which series star Annaleigh Ashford shines. And you’ll want to watch them (above) because they will likely never be part of an episode. The full theme song, performed by Ashford, and written by Lorre and Kevin R. Moore, is now available from WaterTower Music on all streaming platforms. “When we set out to create the new opening titles for B Positive, we knew we wanted to highlight Annaleigh Ashford’s extraordinary Broadway talent,” said executive producers Chuck Lorre, Jim Patterson, and Warren Bell. “But when we saw the pure joy leap off the screen watching ...
- 1/5/2022
- TV Insider
Exclusive: D.B. Sweeney is set for a heavily recurring role in Chuck Lorre’s CBS comedy B Positive, starring Annaleigh Ashford and Thomas Middleditch. The role reunites Sweeney with executive producer Lorre with whom he worked on Two And A Half Men.
Created by former Mom co-executive producer Marco Pennette inspired by personal experience, B Positive is about a therapist and newly divorced dad (Middleditch) who is faced with finding a kidney donor when he runs into a rough-around-the-edges woman from his past (Ashford) who volunteers her own. Together they form an unlikely bond and begin a journey that will change both of their lives.
Sweeney plays Bert, a cook that works at the Valley Hills assisted living facility. He can be a little dense, and his haphazard cooking leads to more than a few disappointing meals. But his new boss, Gina, continues to support him. She sees potential, and a lot of herself,...
Created by former Mom co-executive producer Marco Pennette inspired by personal experience, B Positive is about a therapist and newly divorced dad (Middleditch) who is faced with finding a kidney donor when he runs into a rough-around-the-edges woman from his past (Ashford) who volunteers her own. Together they form an unlikely bond and begin a journey that will change both of their lives.
Sweeney plays Bert, a cook that works at the Valley Hills assisted living facility. He can be a little dense, and his haphazard cooking leads to more than a few disappointing meals. But his new boss, Gina, continues to support him. She sees potential, and a lot of herself,...
- 10/27/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Jack Ryan‘s love life might be getting complicated: Abbie Cornish will reprise her role as the CIA officer’s Mia love interest Cathy Mueller in Season 4, our sister site Deadline reports.
Cathy has not been seen since Season 1, and she was not referenced in the second season. (The character is also Ryan’s love interest in the Tom Clancy books on which the Amazon Prime drama is based.)
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Cathy has not been seen since Season 1, and she was not referenced in the second season. (The character is also Ryan’s love interest in the Tom Clancy books on which the Amazon Prime drama is based.)
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- 10/18/2021
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: B Positive creator and co-showrunner Marco Pennette has left the sophomore CBS comedy.
Deadline understands that former Mom co-exec producer Pennette exited the series, which he exec produced with Chuck Lorre and former Two and a Half Men executive producer/co-showrunner Jim Patterson, at the end of the first season.
The show, which returned for its second season last night, was inspired by Pennette’s own personal experience.
Patterson will continue to serve as showrunner for season two, working closely with Lorre and executive producer Warren Bell.
The series stars Annaleigh Ashford and Thomas Middleditch as Gina and Drew. He is a newly divorced dad faced with finding a kidney donor, and she’s a rough-around-the-edges woman from his past who volunteers her own.
The second season kicked off with the pair adjusting to life after surgery and Drew developing romantic feelings as B Positive took a major creative...
Deadline understands that former Mom co-exec producer Pennette exited the series, which he exec produced with Chuck Lorre and former Two and a Half Men executive producer/co-showrunner Jim Patterson, at the end of the first season.
The show, which returned for its second season last night, was inspired by Pennette’s own personal experience.
Patterson will continue to serve as showrunner for season two, working closely with Lorre and executive producer Warren Bell.
The series stars Annaleigh Ashford and Thomas Middleditch as Gina and Drew. He is a newly divorced dad faced with finding a kidney donor, and she’s a rough-around-the-edges woman from his past who volunteers her own.
The second season kicked off with the pair adjusting to life after surgery and Drew developing romantic feelings as B Positive took a major creative...
- 10/16/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS’ Ghosts story has evolved. The October 7 premiere of the network’s new comedy series now will feature two back-to-back episodes, running from 9-10 p.m. To make room for the extra half-hour, the Season 2 return of Chuck Lorre’s B Positive has been pushed to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, October 14.
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Ghosts, which was promoted heavily during CBS’ Emmys telecast over the weekend, stars Rose McIver and Utkarsh Ambudkar as Samantha and Jay, who throw both caution and money to the wind when they decide to convert a run-down country estate they inherited into a bed & breakfast. One little problem: It’s inhabited by the many opinionated spirits of deceased residents who now call it home.
Brandon Scott Jones, Richie Moriarty, Danielle Pinnock, Asher Grodman, Román Zaragoza, Sheila Carrasco, Rebecca Wisocky and Devan Chandler Long also star in...
Fall Premiere Dates For New & Returning TV Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming
Ghosts, which was promoted heavily during CBS’ Emmys telecast over the weekend, stars Rose McIver and Utkarsh Ambudkar as Samantha and Jay, who throw both caution and money to the wind when they decide to convert a run-down country estate they inherited into a bed & breakfast. One little problem: It’s inhabited by the many opinionated spirits of deceased residents who now call it home.
Brandon Scott Jones, Richie Moriarty, Danielle Pinnock, Asher Grodman, Román Zaragoza, Sheila Carrasco, Rebecca Wisocky and Devan Chandler Long also star in...
- 9/23/2021
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
YouTube Originals acquired “Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers,” which will launch on the streamer later this year.
The documentary offers a deep dive into a condensed period of creativity and freedom (between 1993 and 1995) for the legendary, titular rock star and looks at his creation of his “Wildflowers” album. The project includes never-before-seen archival footage of Petty and his band in the recording studio and on tour, equally rare behind-the-scenes moments of Petty at home with his family and interviews with the album’s co-producers Rick Rubin and Heartbreaker Mike Campbell, along with original Heartbreaker Benmont Tench.
“Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers” is produced by Peter Afterman and directed by Mary Wharton, with executive producers Dan Braun, Wharton and Adria Petty. It is presented by Inaudible Films, Warner Music Entertainment and Warner Records.
The doc debuted in March at SXSW and...
The documentary offers a deep dive into a condensed period of creativity and freedom (between 1993 and 1995) for the legendary, titular rock star and looks at his creation of his “Wildflowers” album. The project includes never-before-seen archival footage of Petty and his band in the recording studio and on tour, equally rare behind-the-scenes moments of Petty at home with his family and interviews with the album’s co-producers Rick Rubin and Heartbreaker Mike Campbell, along with original Heartbreaker Benmont Tench.
“Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers” is produced by Peter Afterman and directed by Mary Wharton, with executive producers Dan Braun, Wharton and Adria Petty. It is presented by Inaudible Films, Warner Music Entertainment and Warner Records.
The doc debuted in March at SXSW and...
- 9/23/2021
- by Katie Song, Danielle Turchiano, Jennifer Yuma and Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
We’ll be seeing more of Norma, Jerry and Gideon on the second season of Chuck Lorre’s B Positive. Linda Lavin, David Anthony Higgins, and Darryl Stephens, who recurred as the characters in Season 1, have been promoted to series regulars for the upcoming season of the CBS comedy starring Annaleigh Ashford and Thomas Middleditch. Additionally, Hector Elizondo, Jane Seymour, Ben Vereen, Celia Weston, Jim Beaver, and Anna Maria Horsford have been added to the recurring cast.
Created by former Mom co-executive producer Marco Pennette inspired by personal experience, B Positive is about a therapist and newly divorced dad (Middleditch) who is faced with finding a kidney donor...
Created by former Mom co-executive producer Marco Pennette inspired by personal experience, B Positive is about a therapist and newly divorced dad (Middleditch) who is faced with finding a kidney donor...
- 9/1/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The dad jokes have ended. Netflix has cancelled the Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! TV series so, there won't be a second season for the family sitcom.
A comedy created by Jamie Foxx and Jim Patterson, Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! was inspired by Foxx's relationship with his daughter, Corinne. The sitcom stars Foxx, David Alan Grier, Kyla-Drew, Porscha Coleman, Jonathan Kite, and Heather Hemmens.
The story follows Brian Dixon (Foxx), a single dad and businessman from Atlanta who has inherited his mother's cosmetics company. He must figure out fatherhood on the fly when his strong-minded teenage daughter from Chicago, Sasha (Kyla-Drew), moves in with him.
The first season of eight episodes was released on April 14th. According to Deadline, Foxx was reportedly involved in the decision to end the show. Co-creator Patterson had stepped down as...
A comedy created by Jamie Foxx and Jim Patterson, Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! was inspired by Foxx's relationship with his daughter, Corinne. The sitcom stars Foxx, David Alan Grier, Kyla-Drew, Porscha Coleman, Jonathan Kite, and Heather Hemmens.
The story follows Brian Dixon (Foxx), a single dad and businessman from Atlanta who has inherited his mother's cosmetics company. He must figure out fatherhood on the fly when his strong-minded teenage daughter from Chicago, Sasha (Kyla-Drew), moves in with him.
The first season of eight episodes was released on April 14th. According to Deadline, Foxx was reportedly involved in the decision to end the show. Co-creator Patterson had stepped down as...
- 6/20/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Exclusive: Netflix has opted not to proceed with a second season of Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!, a father-daughter comedy starring and executive produced by Oscar winner Jamie Foxx. The series, inspired by Foxx’s relationship with his daughter, Corinne Foxx, who produced alongside Alex Avant, debuted its eight-episode first season on April 14.
Kyla-Drew played Foxx’s daughter, with David Alan Grier also starring on the multi-camera comedy, alongside Porscha Coleman and Jonathan Kite.
Foxx, who was reportedly involved in the decision to end the series, co-created Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! with sitcom veteran Jim Patterson who stepped down as showrunner ahead of start of production and was replaced by Bentley Kyle Evans. Ken Whittingham directed the first six episodes. Evans directed the last two.
Netflix and Foxx have a long-standing creative partnership, which includes two upcoming films, They Cloned Tyrone and Day Shift.
Following the breakout success of Fuller House and The Ranch,...
Kyla-Drew played Foxx’s daughter, with David Alan Grier also starring on the multi-camera comedy, alongside Porscha Coleman and Jonathan Kite.
Foxx, who was reportedly involved in the decision to end the series, co-created Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! with sitcom veteran Jim Patterson who stepped down as showrunner ahead of start of production and was replaced by Bentley Kyle Evans. Ken Whittingham directed the first six episodes. Evans directed the last two.
Netflix and Foxx have a long-standing creative partnership, which includes two upcoming films, They Cloned Tyrone and Day Shift.
Following the breakout success of Fuller House and The Ranch,...
- 6/19/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Chuck Lorre’s freshman comedies B Positive and The United States of Al have both been renewed for second seasons.
B Positive, the Thomas Middleditch and Annaleigh Ashford-fronted show was the first new CBS show to debut as part of the 2020/21 broadcast season and was the second new show of the season, after ABC’s Big Sky, to receive a back order.
Both shows are airing as part of CBS’ Thursday comedy slate alongside Young Sheldon and Mom, and while neither show has been a breakout hit, comedy traditionally takes longer to find an audience.
Created by former Mom co-executive producer Marco Pennette inspired by personal experience, B Positive is about a therapist and newly divorced dad (Middleditch) who is faced with finding a kidney donor when he runs into a rough-around-the-edges woman from his past (Ashford) who volunteers her own. Together they form an unlikely bond and begin...
B Positive, the Thomas Middleditch and Annaleigh Ashford-fronted show was the first new CBS show to debut as part of the 2020/21 broadcast season and was the second new show of the season, after ABC’s Big Sky, to receive a back order.
Both shows are airing as part of CBS’ Thursday comedy slate alongside Young Sheldon and Mom, and while neither show has been a breakout hit, comedy traditionally takes longer to find an audience.
Created by former Mom co-executive producer Marco Pennette inspired by personal experience, B Positive is about a therapist and newly divorced dad (Middleditch) who is faced with finding a kidney donor when he runs into a rough-around-the-edges woman from his past (Ashford) who volunteers her own. Together they form an unlikely bond and begin...
- 5/15/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
B Positive is getting a full season at CBS after the network handed the Chuck Lorre comedy a back order.
The network has given the Thomas Middleditch and Annaleigh Ashford-fronted show an additional five episodes, taking its full season to 18 episodes. B Positive was the first new CBS show to debut as part of the 2020/21 broadcast season and it is the second show of the unusual season to receive a back order, coming two weeks after ABC gave a six-episode back order to drama Big Sky.
The show, which airs as part of CBS’ Thursday comedy slate alongside Young Sheldon and Mom, has performed relatively well and has kept its audience across its five episodes. It returns for the new year on January 7.
Created by former Mom co-executive producer Marco Pennette inspired by personal experience, B Positive is about a therapist and newly divorced dad (Middleditch) who is faced...
The network has given the Thomas Middleditch and Annaleigh Ashford-fronted show an additional five episodes, taking its full season to 18 episodes. B Positive was the first new CBS show to debut as part of the 2020/21 broadcast season and it is the second show of the unusual season to receive a back order, coming two weeks after ABC gave a six-episode back order to drama Big Sky.
The show, which airs as part of CBS’ Thursday comedy slate alongside Young Sheldon and Mom, has performed relatively well and has kept its audience across its five episodes. It returns for the new year on January 7.
Created by former Mom co-executive producer Marco Pennette inspired by personal experience, B Positive is about a therapist and newly divorced dad (Middleditch) who is faced...
- 12/21/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Former Two and a Half Men executive producer/co-showrunner Jim Patterson is returning to the Chuck Lorre fold. He has joined Warner Bros TV/Chuck Lorre Prods’ multi-camera CBS comedy series B Positive as executive producer and co-showrunner alongside creator Marco Pennette.
Patterson spent a decade working for Lorre, Wbtv and CBS on the long-running multi-camera comedy series Two and a Half Men, where he rose to executive producer/co-showrunner. He also did a stint as a consulting producer on Mike & Molly.
Following the end of 2.5 Men, Patterson and fellow 2.5 Men co-showrunner Don Reo created The Ranch, which became the first Netflix-produced multi-camera comedy series that introduced a new model producing 20 episodes a year that air in two batches. The series, ran by Patterson and Reo, was a solid hit for the streamer and ran for four seasons, completing 80 episodes.
After the end of The Ranch, Patterson...
Patterson spent a decade working for Lorre, Wbtv and CBS on the long-running multi-camera comedy series Two and a Half Men, where he rose to executive producer/co-showrunner. He also did a stint as a consulting producer on Mike & Molly.
Following the end of 2.5 Men, Patterson and fellow 2.5 Men co-showrunner Don Reo created The Ranch, which became the first Netflix-produced multi-camera comedy series that introduced a new model producing 20 episodes a year that air in two batches. The series, ran by Patterson and Reo, was a solid hit for the streamer and ran for four seasons, completing 80 episodes.
After the end of The Ranch, Patterson...
- 10/26/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has given a formal series green light to Dad Stop Embarrassing Me, a father-daughter comedy starring and executive produced by Oscar winner Jamie Foxx. The series is inspired by Foxx’s relationship with his daughter, Corinne Foxx, who produces alongside Alex Avant.
Kyla-Drew will play Foxx’s daughter, with David Alan Grier also starring on the multi-camera comedy.
Dad Stop Embarrassing Me was casting and gearing up for production in February before the coronavirus pandemic paused most production activities. Ahead of the official series order, the original showrunner Jim Patterson, co-creator of Netflix’s The Ranch, recently stepped down. He was replaced by Bentley Kyle Evans. Initially hired as consultant, Evans (Martin), who previously co-created/exec produced with Foxx The Jamie Foxx Show in addition to serving as showrunner, was named executive producer/showrunner on the new sitcom. Evans hinted...
Kyla-Drew will play Foxx’s daughter, with David Alan Grier also starring on the multi-camera comedy.
Dad Stop Embarrassing Me was casting and gearing up for production in February before the coronavirus pandemic paused most production activities. Ahead of the official series order, the original showrunner Jim Patterson, co-creator of Netflix’s The Ranch, recently stepped down. He was replaced by Bentley Kyle Evans. Initially hired as consultant, Evans (Martin), who previously co-created/exec produced with Foxx The Jamie Foxx Show in addition to serving as showrunner, was named executive producer/showrunner on the new sitcom. Evans hinted...
- 9/1/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
In 1978, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings recorded Ed Bruce’s “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” for their duets album Waylon & Willie. Forty-plus years later, the outlaw-country pioneers’ sons unite for their own version.
Lukas Nelson and Shooter Jennings cut “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” as the theme song to the Netflix series The Ranch, but a full-length version wasn’t available until now. Nelson and Jennings’ rendition serves as the centerpiece to a new soundtrack to The Ranch,...
Lukas Nelson and Shooter Jennings cut “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” as the theme song to the Netflix series The Ranch, but a full-length version wasn’t available until now. Nelson and Jennings’ rendition serves as the centerpiece to a new soundtrack to The Ranch,...
- 1/23/2020
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Netflix has signed The Big Bang Theory co-creator/executive producer Bill Prady into a first-look deal for scripted series programming. He will develop, write and produce TV series across a range of genres — comedy, which is is mostly known for, as well as drama, fantasy, science fiction and comedy.
“Bill Prady is a renowned storyteller, and with The Big Bang Theory he created characters who have defined a generation and will transcend the test of time,” Netflix’s Channing Dungey said. “We’re excited to tap into his treasure trove of ideas and bring his next slate of projects to life.”
Prady co-created with Chuck Lorre the mega hit series The Big Bang Theory, on which he served as executive producer for the comedy’s 12-season run on CBS, capped by the May 2019 series finale.
Prior to that, Prady worked on such series as Married… With Children and Dharma & Greg,...
“Bill Prady is a renowned storyteller, and with The Big Bang Theory he created characters who have defined a generation and will transcend the test of time,” Netflix’s Channing Dungey said. “We’re excited to tap into his treasure trove of ideas and bring his next slate of projects to life.”
Prady co-created with Chuck Lorre the mega hit series The Big Bang Theory, on which he served as executive producer for the comedy’s 12-season run on CBS, capped by the May 2019 series finale.
Prior to that, Prady worked on such series as Married… With Children and Dharma & Greg,...
- 1/16/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix is taking viewers back to The Ranch one last time.
The streamer has dropped the official trailer for the 8th and final part of the series, debuting Friday, January 24.
With us saying goodbye to the characters we've come to know and love, the trailer confirms who gets arrested for murdering Mary's ex, and we are surprised.
The unlucky person is Luke, but we don't even know whether he was the one to do the crime. That will likely be one of the big questions during the final episodes.
The clip also confirms the return of Debra Winger as Maggie Bennett. Maggie will be back on the ranch to spread some holiday cheer.
However, her bombshell announcement will leave the family reeling.
"Raise a glass and get ready to take one last ride to The Ranch. With Iron River Ranch now in a competitor's hands and more trouble on the horizon,...
The streamer has dropped the official trailer for the 8th and final part of the series, debuting Friday, January 24.
With us saying goodbye to the characters we've come to know and love, the trailer confirms who gets arrested for murdering Mary's ex, and we are surprised.
The unlucky person is Luke, but we don't even know whether he was the one to do the crime. That will likely be one of the big questions during the final episodes.
The clip also confirms the return of Debra Winger as Maggie Bennett. Maggie will be back on the ranch to spread some holiday cheer.
However, her bombshell announcement will leave the family reeling.
"Raise a glass and get ready to take one last ride to The Ranch. With Iron River Ranch now in a competitor's hands and more trouble on the horizon,...
- 1/10/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
The last roundup for Netflix’s The Ranch is set as the second half of the comedy’s fourth and final season now has a premiere date. The final 10 episodes, billed as Part 8, will begin streaming January 24.
Set in present day on a Colorado ranch outside Denver, the show follows Colt Barrett’s (Ashton Kutcher) return home after a brief and failed semi-pro football career to run the family ranching business with his father (Sam Elliott) and mother (Debra Winger). Elisha Cuthbert stars as Colt’s fiancé Abby.
In Part 8, with Christmas around the corner and the ranch in the hands of Lisa Neumann (Wendie Malick) and more trouble on the horizon, the Bennetts must band together as they face an uncertain future.
Created by Don Reo and Jim Patterson, The Ranch was the first comedy series produced by Netflix and the first to introduce 20-episode seasons for multi-camera series split into two half-seasons.
Set in present day on a Colorado ranch outside Denver, the show follows Colt Barrett’s (Ashton Kutcher) return home after a brief and failed semi-pro football career to run the family ranching business with his father (Sam Elliott) and mother (Debra Winger). Elisha Cuthbert stars as Colt’s fiancé Abby.
In Part 8, with Christmas around the corner and the ranch in the hands of Lisa Neumann (Wendie Malick) and more trouble on the horizon, the Bennetts must band together as they face an uncertain future.
Created by Don Reo and Jim Patterson, The Ranch was the first comedy series produced by Netflix and the first to introduce 20-episode seasons for multi-camera series split into two half-seasons.
- 12/9/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
We’re heading toward the last roundup for Netflix’s The Ranch, whose fourth and final season now has a premiere date. Billed as Part 7, the first half of the 20-episode farewell season will begin streaming September 13.
Set in present day on a Colorado ranch outside Denver, the show follows Colt’s (Ashton Kutcher) return home after a brief and failed semi-pro football career to run the family ranching business with his father (Sam Elliott) and mother (Debra Winger). Elisha Cuthbert stars as Colt’s fiancé Abby.
Created by Don Reo and Jim Patterson, The Ranch was the first comedy series produced by Netflix and the first to introduce 20-episode seasons for multi-camera series split into two half-seasons. The final 10 episodes making up Part 8 will launch in 2020.
Danny Masterson originally co-starred in the series as Kutcher’s brother Rooster, but he was written off the show at the end of...
Set in present day on a Colorado ranch outside Denver, the show follows Colt’s (Ashton Kutcher) return home after a brief and failed semi-pro football career to run the family ranching business with his father (Sam Elliott) and mother (Debra Winger). Elisha Cuthbert stars as Colt’s fiancé Abby.
Created by Don Reo and Jim Patterson, The Ranch was the first comedy series produced by Netflix and the first to introduce 20-episode seasons for multi-camera series split into two half-seasons. The final 10 episodes making up Part 8 will launch in 2020.
Danny Masterson originally co-starred in the series as Kutcher’s brother Rooster, but he was written off the show at the end of...
- 8/21/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated with correct season: Netflix’s The Ranch now has an endgame, with creator and star Ashton Kutcher revealing Tuesday that the multi-camera comedy will return for a fourth and final season of 20 episodes.
Created by Don Reo and Jim Patterson, The Ranch was the first comedy series produced by Netflix and the first to introduce 20-episode seasons for multi-camera series split into two half-seasons. It had not been expected to go beyond four seasons.
Kutcher tweeted today that the plan is to stream the first 10 episodes of Season 4 this year and the final 10 in 2020. Netflix confirmed the news.
@theranchnetflix is coming to an end, but not just yet. We’re excited to bring you the final 20 episodes — 10 streaming later this year (2019) on @netflix, and then 10 more in 2020. Stay tuned! pic.twitter.com/dX9vzjHm4T
— ashton kutcher (@aplusk) June 4, 2019
Set in present day on a Colorado ranch outside Denver,...
Created by Don Reo and Jim Patterson, The Ranch was the first comedy series produced by Netflix and the first to introduce 20-episode seasons for multi-camera series split into two half-seasons. It had not been expected to go beyond four seasons.
Kutcher tweeted today that the plan is to stream the first 10 episodes of Season 4 this year and the final 10 in 2020. Netflix confirmed the news.
@theranchnetflix is coming to an end, but not just yet. We’re excited to bring you the final 20 episodes — 10 streaming later this year (2019) on @netflix, and then 10 more in 2020. Stay tuned! pic.twitter.com/dX9vzjHm4T
— ashton kutcher (@aplusk) June 4, 2019
Set in present day on a Colorado ranch outside Denver,...
- 6/4/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has renewed its multi-camera comedy series The Ranch for a fourth season. Like the previous three seasons, it is believed to consist of 20 episodes.
Original series regular cast members Ashton Kutcher, Sam Elliott and Elisha Cuthbert are said to be back, joined by recent cast addition Dax Shepard, who was added as a recurring guest star in the second half of the third season (Part 6) following the exit of co-lead Danny Masterson over allegations of sexual misconduct. Shepard likely will continue to recur as he awaits word on the fate of the Fox comedy pilot Bless This Mess, in which he stars.
I hear Debra Winger, who has not been in every episode of The Ranch, is expected to make multiple appearances. While on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, last night, Winger let slip that the series might have been renewed.
“It’s back,” she said. “There are 20 new ones being shot.
Original series regular cast members Ashton Kutcher, Sam Elliott and Elisha Cuthbert are said to be back, joined by recent cast addition Dax Shepard, who was added as a recurring guest star in the second half of the third season (Part 6) following the exit of co-lead Danny Masterson over allegations of sexual misconduct. Shepard likely will continue to recur as he awaits word on the fate of the Fox comedy pilot Bless This Mess, in which he stars.
I hear Debra Winger, who has not been in every episode of The Ranch, is expected to make multiple appearances. While on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, last night, Winger let slip that the series might have been renewed.
“It’s back,” she said. “There are 20 new ones being shot.
- 10/31/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Ranch,” which returned to Netflix on June 15 for season 3, marks a reunion for Ashton Kutcher with two of the writers from his time on “Two and a Half Men.” The Emmy nominated Don Reo and Jim Patterson created this heartfelt series that stars Kutcher as Colt Bennett, a semi-pro football player who returns to Colorado to help his father Beau (Sam Elliott) run the family ranch. Two-time Oscar nominee Debra Winger plays Maggie, the estranged wife of Beau who runs a local watering hole while “24” and “Happy Endings” alum Elisha Cuthbert is Abby, an exy who reconnects with Colt.
Reviews have been consistently strong for Elliott. This veteran actor is enjoying a career renaissance as of late. His arc on the final season of “Justified” netted him a Critics’ Choice award while his single scene in “Grandma” earned him a nomination from the Chicago film critics.
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Reviews have been consistently strong for Elliott. This veteran actor is enjoying a career renaissance as of late. His arc on the final season of “Justified” netted him a Critics’ Choice award while his single scene in “Grandma” earned him a nomination from the Chicago film critics.
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- 6/27/2018
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
In case there’s any confusion over the matter, Danny Masterson is in every episode of “The Ranch” Season 4. Despite a highly-publicized controversy that ended in the series regular being fired from Netflix’s Emmy-winning sitcom, that decision took place after filming had been completed on “Part 4.” The new episodes that were released Friday, December 15 are just like the first three seasons: Masterson, as the older brother, Jameson “Rooster” Bennett, is heavily integrated into every half-hour installment.
So fans have a choice to make: Watch “The Ranch” and try to overcome the building rage of watching an alleged rapist goof around or skip 10 episodes and pick the show back up once Masterson is gone for real.
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For many, this isn’t much of a choice. With so many truly excellent TV shows out there, “The Ranch” isn’t exactly at the top of many Netflix subscribers’ must-see list.
So fans have a choice to make: Watch “The Ranch” and try to overcome the building rage of watching an alleged rapist goof around or skip 10 episodes and pick the show back up once Masterson is gone for real.
Read More:The Best TV Performances of 2017
For many, this isn’t much of a choice. With so many truly excellent TV shows out there, “The Ranch” isn’t exactly at the top of many Netflix subscribers’ must-see list.
- 12/16/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
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