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Hello, and welcome to the Scene 2 Seen Podcast! Showrunner, writer and executive producer Little Marvin, and actor-singer Luke James, chat about the second season of Prime Video‘s Them: The Scare on today’s episode. The series’ cast also includes Deborah Ayorinde (Riches, Harriet) and Pam Grier (Foxy Brown, Bones, Ghost of Mars, Jackie Brown). Them: The Scare

England and Spain‘s nail-biting Euro 2024 final was watched by a peak of around 24 million viewers last night, failing to match the England vs Italy final three years ago. The coverage on both the BBC and ITV averaged around 15 million across its hours-long run time, which was just ahead of the semi-final victory

Bill Maher is no fan of Donald Trump, frequently stating on his HBO Real Time show that he’d vote for Joe Biden over the Republican challenger even if Biden’s head was in a jar of blue liquid. Yet Maher was as appalled as anyone at Saturday’s Trump assassination attempt. The talk show host posted a

Barbie was named Favorite Movie and its star Margot Robbie Favorite Movie Actress at the 2024 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards tonight. Other big winners included Percy Jackson and the Olympians as Favorite Kids TV Show, along with the show’s Walker Scobell as Favorite Male TV Star (Kids). Young Sheldon and star Iain Armitage also took

What started out as a fun accessory now represents so much more for the title character on Elsbeth. While talking with reporters Saturday at the Television Critics Tour, Carrie Preston explained why her quirky character Elsbeth Tascioni carries not one, but three bags at any one time on her CBS drama. For the uninitiated, Elsbeth’s

In an opinion piece for USA Today published on Friday, Ashley Judd called on Joe Biden to “voluntarily, gracefully step aside” so that a “talented, robust Democrat” can run for the presidency. She wrote that Biden demonstrated during the debate he was “incapable of countering Trump, while he, unchecked, gushed a firehose of galling lies.” Judd visited the

All-star Shohei Ohtani has decided to sell his sprawling mansion in La Cañada Flintridge, California for $7.85 million without ever moving in. La Cañada Flintridge is located about 10 miles north of Dodger Stadium. The home was purchased through a limited liability company, Decopin LLC, the name of Ohtani’s dog. A report in Japanese media

Armando Nuñez Sr., the longtime international television distribution executive who worked for CBS, 20th Century Fox and ITC Entertainment, died of natural causes July 10 in Miami. He was 96. The Cuba-born Nuñez worked for 20th Century Fox both in Havana and New York before moving to ITC Entertainment in 1964. He remained with ITC through

Fat Joe is set to host a new interview series for Starz. Fat Joe Talks will “give viewers unique access into the lives of today’s most influential personalities who drive the cultural zeitgeist,” the network announced Thursday. The 30-minute episodes will follow Fat Joe as he travels throughout the U.S. to conduct conversations with cultural

EXCLUSIVE: Disney+ has boarded Shared Custody, the comedy-drama series that marks Champions maker Javier Fesser‘s first directing gig in TV. We can reveal that the streamer will launch Shared Custody in January 2025, with filmmaker Fesser (Campeonex, Camino, La Gran Aventura de Mortadelo y Filemón) directing the eight-episode series, which was announced over two years

Mireille Enos (Hanna, The Killing) has joined the Season 5 cast of Apple TV+‘s For All Mankind as a new series regular. Season 4 of For All Mankind picked up eight years after the events of Season 3, when Happy Valley rapidly expanded its footprint on Mars by turning former foes into partners. Now 2003, the focus

Disney+ will release Korean drama The Tyrant on August 14, starring Jo Yoon-su, Kim Seon-ho and ChaSeoung-won. The plot revolves around the development of a cutting-edge virus as part of ‘The Tyrant Project,’ directed by a group of rogue scientists working within the South Korean government. The project aspires to elevate their country’s political power

John Corbett is looking back at his career and Hollywood and says he regrets becoming an actor as “it’s been unfulfilling.” The actor known for playing the character of Aidan Shaw on Sex and the City and reprising the role in the sequel series And Just Like That… shared his thoughts about his career. “Look,

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate Television has landed its first Israeli drama series. The U.S. major is teaming with Israel’s Yes and Gil Formats on a spy drama based on the hunt for Doctor Josef Mengele starring Dark’s Oliver Masucci. The as-yet-untitled show comes from vet Israeli producer Assaf Gil, who is creating with Moshe Zonder (Tehran) and

Actor Doug Sheehan, known for his breakout role as Joe Kelly on General Hospital, and as Ben Gibson on Knot’s Landing, among many other credits, has died. Sheehan “passed away peacefully” June 29 at his home in Big Horn, Wyoming, with his wife his side, according to a Kane Funeral Home announcement. He was 75.

David Ellison‘s Skydance Media has announced it and its backers will invest $8 billion in a takeover of Paramount Global, capping a seven-month quest. The company had received approval earlier Sunday from a special committee of Paramount’s board of directors. The full board then OK’d the plan for a two-step transaction. First the acquisition of

Southern California firefighters are trying to get a grip on raging wildfires, with the fast-moving Lake Fire near Santa Barbara exploding to more than 13,000 acres with zero percent containment. Evacuation orders have been issued to residents near the fire, which is threatening homes, including Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch, officials said. The Lake Fire began

After more than 23 years, John Cena is preparing to step into the ring for the last time. During a surprise appearance at Saturday’s Money in the Bank in Toronto, Canada, the 16-time world champion wrestler announced he’s retiring from the WWE following WrestleMania 2025. Although Cena has been known to display a towel that

Caitlin Clark became the first WNBA rookie to record a triple-double Saturday, reaching two figures in points, rebounds, and assists for the Indiana Fever‘s game against the New York Liberty. The totals helped the surging Fever to an 83-78 win. Clark came close last week to getting a triple-double, but was just a rebound shy

Actor Mike Heslin, whose most prominent role came on Taylor Sheridan’s Lioness, has died after an unexpected cardiac event and a week-long hospitalization. He was 30. The news was announced by his husband, Nicolas James Wilson. Heslin appeared as Polo on two episodes of Lioness, Season 1. He also had a part in Lifetime’s The

George R.R. Martin is a proud papa. The prolific author gave the season 2 launch of House of the Dragon an enthusiastic review on his blog that he doesn’t like to call a blog. He wrote that he stopped by England’s Leavesden Studios to tour the drama’s sets that he described as “spectacular.” “I have visited

Far from the bright lights of New York, Joey Chestnut still managed to make hot dogs tremble, and perhaps set up an intriguing showdown next year with a new rival. Barred from the Nathan’s annual competition because of his endorsement deal with a vegan hot dog brand, Chestnut instead appeared at a Fort Bliss, Texas

To paraphrase George Thorogood and Hank Williams, move over old dog, a new hot dog is movin’ in: Patrick Bertoletti has won the this year’s Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, succeeding the 16-time champ Joey Chestnut who was spit out of the competition after signing an endorsement deal with Nathan’s rival

There may have not been as much television in 2024 so far as in previous years, but there was a Hell of a lot of great TV in the first half of this year. The harsh beauty of FX’s Shōgun, the depths of Baby Reindeer and Big Mood, the wit of Diarra from Detroit, and the

Jenn Tran is the star of The Bachelorette Season 21 and calls out the reality show for not having more Asian men in the dating competition. Tran, an Asian American woman of Vietnamese descent, stars in the ABC reality series and was featured on the most recent season of The Bachelor with Joey Graziadei. “I

Katherine Heigl recalls the controversy surrounding the Emmys after allegedly turning down a nomination for her work on Grey’s Anatomy. The 27 Dresses star made an appearance on Shannen Doherty’s podcast, Let’s Be Clear, when the topic came up. “I don’t know any person except for you that turns down an Emmy nomination,” Doherty said,

A Family Affair, a romcom starring Nicole Kidman, Joey King and Zac Efron, was the most-watched movie of the week on Netflix, beating debuts such as Jessica Alba’s Trigger Warning and Glen Powell’s Hit Man. The film, which was directed by Richard Lagravenese, scored 26.8M views since its launch on June 28. This put it above

Natasha Lyonne is back in the driver’s seat as her Peacock procedural Poker Face begins production on Season 2. Rian Johnson celebrated the the first day of filming the sophomore season on Monday, sharing a photo of the show’s clapboard, which listed Lyonne as the director for episode two. “Day one season two,” wrote Johnson

Garret Dillahunt (Sprung, Fear the Walking Dead) is set to recur in the new ABC drama High Potential. The series is set to premiere this fall. Created by Drew Goddard based on the French format, the series stars Kaitlin Olson as Morgan, a single mom with three kids and an exceptional mind, who helps solve

With just a few hours of Pride Month remaining, Amber Ruffin is doing a victory lap. The comedian came out as a member of the LGBTQ community Sunday on Instagram, sharing a selfie in a shirt printed with “QUEER,” as well as photos with her partner at recent Pride events. “In what will come as