• ‘Law & Order: SVU’ will tackle George Floyd death, police brutality

    ‘Law & Order: SVU’ will tackle George Floyd death, police brutality

    NBC’s long-running crime drama “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” will take on police brutality to highlight the death of George Floyd and the anti-cop demonstrations engulfing America’s streets. Executive producer Warren Leight laid out his plans on The Hollywood Reporter “TV’s Top 5” podcast, telling the hosts that Floyd’s death “has to come up …
  • ‘Legendary’ judge Jameela Jamil is still learning about ballroom culture

    ‘Legendary’ judge Jameela Jamil is still learning about ballroom culture

    Following the initial backlash of her casting as a judge on HBO’s ballroom voguing competition show “Legendary,” Jameela Jamil says she and fellow judge Megan Thee Stallion are “the voice of the audience.” “I think some people are confused and they expect all of the judges to be experts, which is completely understandable, but I …
  • Actor Chris Chalk on the inclusivity of HBO’s ‘Perry Mason’

    Actor Chris Chalk on the inclusivity of HBO’s ‘Perry Mason’

    After ditching the moderator’s question during the virtual “Perry Mason” ATX TV panel, Chris Chalk explained why the upcoming HBO series is so important to him. “I grew up watching re-runs of ‘Perry Mason’ and a lot of old black and white stuff and I liked it, but I didn’t love it and I didn’t …
  • Robert Downey Jr. crashes ‘Perry Mason’ ATX TV Festival panel

    Robert Downey Jr. crashes ‘Perry Mason’ ATX TV Festival panel

    Viewers of HBO’s “Perry Mason” ATX TV…from the Couch panel got a surprise guest on Friday night when the show’s executive producer Robert Downey Jr. popped up to say hello. When the moderator asked panelists, including Downey’s wife Susan, who’s also an executive producer on the series, when “Perry Mason” premieres, Downey came into the …
  • How Bryce Dallas Howard’s kids impacted ‘The Mandalorian’ filming

    How Bryce Dallas Howard’s kids impacted ‘The Mandalorian’ filming

    Forget what you heard: Bryce Dallas Howard’s kids are the real masterminds behind Baby Yoda. Howard, who directed “Chapter 4: Sanctuary” of “The Mandalorian,” said that her kids — 13-year-old Theodore and 8-year-old Beatrice — would come to the set and ask constantly about Baby Yoda, which led to the iconic meme of Baby Yoda …
  • Fox and The CW revamp fall schedules amid coronavirus pandemic

    Fox and The CW revamp fall schedules amid coronavirus pandemic

    Fox and The CW have proactively shaken up their fall schedules — compromised by the industry-wide shutdown in place since mid-March. Both networks have been importing series that weren’t originally on their fall slates to fill the gaps until their regularly scheduled programming can return. (The CW has pushed the official launch of its “fall” …
  • Actress Kennedy McMann still feels pressure about playing Nancy Drew

    Actress Kennedy McMann still feels pressure about playing Nancy Drew

    A little over a year after being cast as the iconic teen sleuth, actress Kennedy McMann admits she still feels a lot of pressure playing Nancy Drew. “It comes in waves,” she said during a pre-recorded ATX TV…from the Couch panel on Friday. “I think I had a moment maybe a week and a half …
  • ATX co-creators welcome viewers with an emotional message

    ATX co-creators welcome viewers with an emotional message

    ATX TV Festival co-creators Caitlin McFarland and Emily Gipson welcomed virtual viewers with a message about the ongoing protests across the country following the death of George Floyd last month. “Here’s the thing, we are not all together in Austin, and while that is really hard for us to wrap our heads around, our ATX …
  • Matthew McConaughey opens ATX TV Festival with virtual message

    Matthew McConaughey opens ATX TV Festival with virtual message

    Texas native Matthew McConaughey welcomed viewers to the virtual ATX TV…from the Couch festival on Friday afternoon. Shortly after the festival announced the cancellation of several of its high-profile panel discussions, the Oscar winner gave a pre-recorded introduction to the event starting with his signature “Dazed and Confused” line, “All right, all right all right.” …
  • ‘Scrubs,’ ‘Cougar Town,’ ‘Justified’ drop out of virtual ATX TV Festival

    ‘Scrubs,’ ‘Cougar Town,’ ‘Justified’ drop out of virtual ATX TV Festival

    ATX TV…from the Couch got off to a rocky start on Friday morning with the announcement that some of the virtual festival’s main panels had been canceled just hours before the event was set to begin. On the festival’s official Twitter page, ATX announced the cancellation of panels set for shows including “Scrubs,” “Cougar Town,” …