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*TNT reality series “Boston’s Finest” ends its freshman season on Wednesday with an episode given more weight in light of Monday’s bombings. As previously reported, the show is a passion project for its producer Donnie Wahlberg, a to-the-bone Bostonian whose tweets made national news yesterday as he sought an update on his New Kids on [...]
*“Southland” star Regina King has joined ABC‘s multi-camera comedy pilot “Divorce: A Love Story,” from Sony TV and ABC Studios. The show, based on an Israeli format, centers on Kenny (Jason Jones) and Robin (Andrea Anders), a recently divorced couple who were bad together but discover they’re even worse apart and can’t seem to stay [...]
*Taye Diggs scored himself a lead role in Steven Bochco’s mystery pilot “Murder in the First” for TNT. The “Private Practice” alum will join “Boss” vet Kathleen Robertson in the drama revolving around two seemingly unrelated high-profile murder cases and the subsequent police investigation, arrest and trial, offering viewers a window into the inner-workings of [...]
*Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will throw his muscle into the reality TV genre this summer with a TNT series that aims to reward selfless individuals with noble values and morals. “The Hero” will put nine ordinary people through unexpected and dramatic circumstances via missions designed to test their intellect and strength as well as their [...]
*“ER” alumna Gloria Reuben and Marsha Mason are set to co-star opposite Geena Davis in TNT‘s untitled quirky bounty hunter drama pilot from Dean Devlin‘s Electric Entertainment, Ternion Productions and 3 Arts, reports Deadline. Inspired by the real-life story of bounty hunter Mackenzie Green, the drama stars Davis as Mackenzie “Mack” Green, an unconventional bail [...]
*“Southland’ star Regina King stepped behind the camera to direct the TNT drama’s March 13 episode, reports TV Guide. “Let’s just say I didn’t get much sleep,” said the actress, who plays Det. Lydia Adams. The episode reconnects Detective Adams with a man she sent to death row, while Sammy (Shawn Hatosy) grapples with being [...]
*Donnie Wahlberg may play a cop on TV, but he’s bringing the real thing to TNT next week in a new reality series that follows police officers in his hometown of Boston. Aptly titled “Boston’s Finest,” the show is not just a Boston version of the popular Fox series “Cops,” Wahlberg insists. “First and foremost, [...]
*It’s a sad Tuesday for “Monday Mornings.” TNT’s latest drama, co-starring Ving Rhames, opened to just 1.34 million viewers after its “Dallas” lead, a low for the network, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The low-rated addition to the TNT’s generally strong scripted roster comes just a week after “Dallas” dropped in its sophomore return. In [...]
*TNT’s new medical drama “Monday Mornings” got an interesting bit of publicity last month when its co-star Ving Rhames told a room full of TV critics he was glad to have a TV gig “on a level a bit above some of the Tyler Perry shows.” Rhames owes half of his gratitude to David E. [...]
*J.R. Ewing of “Dallas” will finally be laid to rest and given the proper respect. The funeral will air during season two of the TNT drama remake in honor of the character’s late actor, Larry Hagman. Though the network confirms the scenes have not yet been filmed, TV Line is reporting that Ewing will be [...]
*Ving Rhames gave a shout out to his new network home TNT on Friday for “doing something on a level a bit above the Tyler Perry shows.” He was referring to his new medical drama “Monday Mornings,” based on the real life “morbidity and mortality” meetings where doctors gather with their peers each week for a [...]
*TNT has put in development the drama “Hit,” based on an idea by Jamie Foxx, reports Deadline.com. Co-written by Foxx and former “Numbers” co-executive producer Robert Port, the story centers on two former high school football teammates and best friends — one a quarterback, one a wide receiver -– who years later are “drafted” by [...]
*”Franklin & Bash” will return for its third season without co-star Garcelle Beauvais – a move that has left her “stunned.” The actress, who has played Hanna Linden since the series debuted in 2011, tweeted Wednesday: “Just found out that I’m not being asked back on @franklinandbash #stunned 
.” She followed the tweet up by [...]
*Garcelle Beauvais will moonlight from her regular gig at TNT’s “Franklin & Bash” to guest star on the TV Land comedy “The Exes,” The Hollywood Reporter has learned. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The actress will appear in the July 25 episode as Kendra, a love interest for Phil, played by Donald Faison. Beauvais, who [...]
*It just so happened that interviews for “Men in Black 3” and TNT’s reboot of “Dallas” were held on the same day earlier this month, and who knew that Will Smith is not only a huge fan of all things South Fork, but actually viewed the show’s characters and their extreme wealth as inspiration. The [...]
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