‘All American’ Cast and Creatives Talk Season 6 and the Future of Spelivia and Jordayla

February 16, 2024 Kelly Martinez

The Television Critics Association wrapped up its 2024 Winter Press Tour today with its final destination: The CW. All American executive producers Nkechi Okoro Carroll and Jamie Turner joined cast members Daniel Ezra (Spencer James), Samantha Logan (Olivia Baker), Michael Evans Behling (Jordan Baker), Greta Onieogou (Layla Keating), and Bre-Z (Tamia “Coop” Cooper) for a panel discussion about Season 6, which premieres in April.

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NBC Announces Four New Series Coming to Peacock

February 14, 2024February 14, 2024 Laura Sirikul

In today’s NBC Universal TCA presentation, NBC announced four new series coming to Peacock. The new straight-to-series projects include a limited series on serial killer John Wayne Gacy, a suburban limited series thriller, an espionage techno-thriller series by James Wan and Simu Liu, and a mockumentary starring NBA legend Stephen Curry.

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‘Magnum P.I.’ Season 5 Will be Sexier

January 15, 2023January 15, 2023 Laura Sirikul

Magnum P.I. enters its fifth season on their new network NBC. With Magnum (Jay Hernandez) and Higgins (Perdita Weeks) finally embracing their feelings for each other last season, we’ll see the romance between the two.

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The Cast of ‘This Is Us’ Reflects on the Show’s Most Moving Moments

February 15, 2022February 15, 2022 Sophia Soto

As part of the 2022 TCA Winter Press Tour, I attended a panel for the final chapter of This Is Us with Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Jon Huertas, and Creator/Executive Producer Dan Fogelman. New episodes of season six return on Tuesday, February 22 on NBC.

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‘Bob Hearts Abishola’ Finds Common Ground Through Love

February 14, 2022February 15, 2022 Laura Sirikul

There’s always a formula when it comes to romantic comedy sitcoms — boy meets girl. Girl isn’t interested in boy. Boy is determined to win her heart and succeeds. Hilarity ensues. The formula does work, but it does become tiring when there’s no substance behind it. Having the hot-wife-bland-husband-with-annoying-in-laws can only take you so far on television nowadays.

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‘Batwoman’ Stars Know Great Romance Comes with Great Responsibility

February 14, 2022February 15, 2022 Laura Sirikul

There’s a lot of responsibility for “firsts” for representation in the media.

For The CW’s Batwoman, actresses Javicia Leslie and Meagan Tandy definitely feel the pressure to get their characters and their romance right. As the first queer superhero Black couple*, Leslie and Tandy understand their responsibility.

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NBC’s ‘Grand Crew’ Doesn’t Want to be Compared to Other Shows

December 14, 2021December 15, 2021 Laura Sirikul

Every so often, when a new series is introduced, it is immediately compared to what people may consider to be the most related to that. This rings especially true for new sitcoms and comedies starring people of color. When NBC’s Grand Crew was first announced as a series surrounding the lives of a group of Black friends at a wine bar, there were so many comparisons to HBO’s Insecure and ABC’s Black-ish that it straight away was labeled as a “Black” show.

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Disney+ Reveals More Programming Details at TCA Winter Press Tour

February 24, 2021May 15, 2021 Laura Sirikul

During the TCA Winter Press Tour, the Disney+ panel revealed more details on their upcoming series schedule which included Disney+ Original Series Big Shot, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, and presented a Q&A with Kevin Feige, Producer, President of Marvel Studios and Chief Creative Officer, Marvel, in support of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier.