TV Information Roundup: BET Plus Renews Will Packer’s ‘Greater’
In as we speak’s TV information roundup, BET Plus renewed “Greater” for a second season, and Netflix introduced premiere dates for “On My Block” Season three and “Really feel Good.”
CASTING
Josh Hartnett has been forged in Quibi’s upcoming sequence “Die Hart.“ Hartnett will play a fictionalized character of himself, an alumnus of the motion college the place Kevin Hart is coaching. Harnett’s character has returned to the college to take part in Hart’s coaching the place he’s attempting to change into an motion star in a film. The sequence follows Hart who now not needs to be the comedic sidekick and tries to land his dream job because the main man motion star. Nonetheless, he should practice on the world’s best motion star college the place he’s pushed to his limits by the motion college coach (John Travolta) and a “tough-minded” pupil (Nathalie Emmanuel). Hartnett is represented by ICM, Administration 360, and Sloane Provide Weber & Dern.
RENEWALS
BET Plus renewed “Greater” for a second season. Tanisha Lengthy, Angell Conwell, Rasheda Crockett, Chase Anthony and Tristen Winger are returning as sequence regulars within the Will Packer and Will Packer Media produced sequence about feminine buddies navigating love, friendship and profession ambitions.
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DATES
Starz introduced the third season of “Vida” will premiere April 26 at 9 p.m. The six-episode season returns with the Hernandez sisters, Emma (Mishel Prada) and Lyn (Melissa Barrera), using on the heels of success. Their love lives are flourishing and the bar is booming — that’s till they uncover a long-buried household secret that threatens their peace. The sisters should face outdated ghosts and new enemies whereas attempting to determine if they need to keep collectively as a household or transfer on alone. The present is created and government produced by Tanya Saracho and in addition government produced by Robin Schwartz, Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub and Stephanie Langhoff. Watch a teaser for the third season beneath:
“On My Block” Season three will premiere March 11, Netflix introduced. The approaching-of-age comedy follows 4 youngsters and “street-savvy” buddies navigating their method via the triumph, ache and the novelty of high-school within the tough interior metropolis. Lauren Lungerich, Eddie Gonzalez and Jeremy Haft are the co-creators and government producers of the present. Watch a teaser beneath.
Netflix additionally introduced “Really feel Good” will premiere March 19. The sequence follows two younger folks, Mae (Mae Martin) and George (Charlotte Ritchie) as they navigate the modern-day panorama of affection, dependancy and sexuality, all whereas attempting to kind a significant and lasting connection. “Really feel Good” was written and created by Martin and Joe Hampson, who government produce alongside Ben Farrell, Ally Pankiw, Hannah Mackay and Toby Stevens. Watch the trailer beneath.
FIRST LOOKS
AMC launched a brand new teaser for Season four of “Journey with Norman Reedus.” The nonfiction sequence follows Reedus on highway journeys with particular friends, together with Michael Rooker, Ryan Hurst, Milo Ventimigila, Dom Rocket, Clifton Collins Jr. and Becky Goebel. Reedus serves as an government producer together with Ken Druckerman, Banks Tarver and Anneka Jones. The fourth season premieres March eight at midnight.
EXECUTIVE NEWS
Richard Bedser has joined MGM Tv as government vice chairman of factual sequence, documentaries and specials. Bedser has produced a number of sequence and specials for American and UK broadcasters. He additionally spent 5 years because the managing and artistic director of Mark Burnett and Roma Downey’s LightWorkers Media and most just lately served because the joint managing director of Two Halves Footage, an All3Media Firm. Bedser will likely be based mostly out of MGM’s UK headquarters and can report back to Barry Poznick, president of unscripted and various tv, MGM/Orion.
ABC introduced Alex Presha has joined the Washington Bureau as a multi-platform reporter. Presha joins ABC from KNSD-TV in San Diego the place he served because the station’s political reporter and host of its political affairs program, “Politically Talking.” Presha was additionally a former producer at MSNBC, the place he reported on the 2016 presidential marketing campaign, the pipeline protests in Standing Rock and the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery civil rights march.
Ashley Strohmier has signed with Fox Information Channel as an in a single day anchor and information correspondent. Strohmier has been a common task reporter and anchor at KMIZ-TV in Columbia, Missouri since 2013, overlaying crime in addition to state and native politics. She received an award from the Missouri Broadcasters Affiliation in 2014 for in-depth reporting on the state’s division of social companies that resulted in lawmakers opening an investigation into the company’s practices. Strohmier will likely be based mostly out within the community’s headquarters in New York Metropolis.
DEALS
Discovery, Inc. and Sur La Desk introduced they’ve joined forces on content material and advertising. The partnership will generate new culinary courses for Discovery’s Meals Community Kitchen and Sur La Desk’s in-store cooking college program. The collaboration will present customers with well timed and topical cooking courses taught by Sur La Desk instructors and Meals Community Kitchen expertise, providing at-home cooks a extra immersive expertise than ever earlier than with an expansive group of consultants. Courses will likely be obtainable through reside stream on Meals Community Kitchen and at Sur La Desk shops.
