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Hazbin Hotel is an adult animated fantasy dark comedy-drama series created by Vivienne Medrano. The Prime Video series revolves around the princess of hell, Charlie Morningstar as she begins a risky venture of rehabilitating sinners so that they can be allowed into Heaven by opening a hotel named Hazbin Hotel, which works as a kind of rehab for evil. Hazbin Hotel’s voice cast includes Stephanie Beatriz, Alex Brightman, Keith David, Kimiko Glenn, Erika Henningsen, Blake Roman, and Amir Talai. So, if you loved the hilarious comedy, themes of heaven and hell, and a lot of feel-good optimism in Hazbin Hotel here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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"What are we supposed to do with a giant, broken clock that nobody wants?" Gravitas Venture in the US has unveiled a new official US trailer for a wacky time travel comedy about a family called The Present. It's set for a US debut in June after opening first in the UK this month. A boy discovers that he can manipulate time using a family heirloom - an old grandfather clock. He teams up his siblings in returning to the time of their parents' initial separation in hopes of changing the outcome and stopping them from divorcing. Oh boy, that sounds awkward. Actors Isla Fisher & Greg Kinnear star as the parents, with an ensemble cast including Ryan Guzman, Shay Rudolph, Amir Talai, Alphonso McAuley, Easton Rocket Sweda, Sarah Jane MacKay, Mason Shea Joyce, and Eric Tiede. This plays a bit better than the other trailer we posted before, but it still seems like made-for-streaming cheesiness.

"We've decided that we need to make a change." AGC Studios + Catchlight Studios have revealed an official UK trailer for a kooky time travel comedy about a family called The Present, opening first in the UK in May this summer. Strangely his has no US date set yet, despite being a US film that should be on streaming by now. A brilliant boy discovers that he can manipulate time using a family heirloom - an old grandfather clock. He soon team up his siblings in returning to the time of their parents' separation from their in hopes of changing the outcome and stopping them from divorcing. Oh boy, this sounds a bit awkward. Actors Isla Fisher & Greg Kinnear star as the parents, with a cast including Ryan Guzman, Shay Rudolph, Amir Talai, Alphonso McAuley, Easton Rocket Sweda, Sarah Jane MacKay, & Mason Shea Joyce, with Eric Tiede. This looks really cheesy,...

Vivienne Medrano, creator of Hazbin Hotel, already revealed how Alastor died on Earth but also expanded on why he's always seen with a smile.

Alastor, voiced by Amir Talai, was a former radio host and cannibalistic serial killer on Earth before being sent to Hell and quickly ascending to the rank of Overlord. 

The means of this abnormal rise to power is a constant question throughout the series, and some fans have even connected it to his permanent grin.

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Hazbin Hotel Season 1 Review(Photo Credit – IMDb)

Hazbin Hotel Season 1 Review: Star Rating:

Cast: Erika Henningsen, Stephanie Beatriz, Blake Roman, Keith David, Kimiko Glenn, Amir Talai, and Alex Brightman

Creator: Vivienne Medrano

Director: Vivienne Medrano

Streaming On: Amazon Prime Video

Language: English (with subtitles)

Runtime: 8 episodes, around 25 minutes each.

Hazbin Hotel Season 1 Review(Photo Credit – IMDb) Hazbin Hotel Season 1 Review: What’s It About

Hazbin Hotel is the creation of Vivienne Medrano, an animator, voice actress, and producer who has made a name for herself online, amassing a fandom big enough to get her an animated show on Prime Video. This show follows the adventures of Charlie, the princess of Hell, and her mission of building a hotel that can actually rehabilitate the sinners of Hell so they can find their way to Heaven.

Hazbin Hotel Season 1 Review: Script Analysis

I came to Hazbin Hotel knowing basically nothing about Medrano and her previous work,...

[This story contains mild spoilers for season one of Hazbin Hotel.]

“On paper, there’s a lot of people that might say no to something like this — a very raunchy animated musical comedy world written by a young woman,” Hazbin Hotel star Stephanie Beatriz tells The Hollywood Reporter. But for the Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Encanto actress, showrunner Vivienne Medrano’s “weird, cool, fantastical imagination” has produced a series that is not only “delightfully horny, unhinged and ridiculous,” but uniquely special beyond its “small minutiae of cock jokes.

“It somehow manages to have this throughline of true gay love and this very big idea about whether it’s possible to redeem a soul, to change after being damned for all time,” she says of A24’s first foray into animation and Prime Video’s latest push into the medium’s R-rated adult space. “I just love Vivienne’s world-building.”

Broadway star and lead voice actress Erika Henningsen offers similar praise.

Hazbin Hotel, the first foray into animation for award-winning studio A24, is actually not new, despite having debuted on Prime Video just last Friday.

The R-rated musical comedy originated online as a 30-minute pilot in 2019 and quickly won over a fanbase that has largely stuck by it since its self-funded days. The series follows princess of Hell Charlie Morningstar (Erika Henningsen), who in an attempt to stop the angels from murderously purging her demonic subjects, opens a hotel to help rehabilitate them. The goal: Turn these sinners into saints unable to be wiped out by the (unsettlingly terrifying) angels.

She’s joined — in certain cases against their will — by friends, funders and her father (that’s Lucifer voiced by Jeremy Jordan). That includes Charlie’s grounded girlfriend Vaggie (Stephanie Beatriz); exasperated bartender Husk (Keith David); sex worker and rehabilitation Guinea pig Anthony “Angel Dust” (Blake Roman); Alastor the “Radio Demon...

It’s check-in time at “Hazbin Hotel,” where there are always vacancies but where Charlie, princess of Hell, is making sure you leave your baggage behind. Led by Broadway star Erika Henningsen (“Mean Girls”) and a voice ensemble of stage and screen stars such as Stephanie Beatriz, Keith David, Kimiko Glenn, Darren Criss, and more, the adult animated musical comedy follows Charlie in her noble (and perhaps impossible) goal of rehabilitating demons to peacefully reduce overpopulation in her kingdom, whether they like it or not. The eight-episode first season of “Hazbin Hotel” will premiere on Prime Video on Friday, Jan. 19. You can watch Hazbin Hotel: Season 1 with a 30-Day Free Trial of Amazon Prime Video.

How to Watch ‘Hazbin Hotel’: Season 1 Premiere When: Friday, January 19, 2024 Where: Amazon Prime Video Stream: Watch with a 30-Day Free Trial of Amazon Prime Video. 30-Day Free Trial$8.99+ / month amazon.com About ‘Hazbin Hotel...

Sneak Peek the entire first episode of “Hazbin Hotel", the new 'monster musical' animated TV series, created by Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano, streaming January 19, 2024 on Amazon Prime Video:

"...'Charlie Morningstard' (Erika Henningsen), a princess of 'Hell', sets about fulfilling her seemingly impossible dream of opening a hotel called the 'Happy Hotel', which aims to rehabilitate sinners. Due to overpopulation, Hell goes through an annual purge once a year, where angels descend from Heaven and kill demons.

"Charlie finds this upsetting, and wants to find a more peaceful solution to the overpopulation problem. Her goal is to have her clients 'check out' from Hell as redeemed souls and be accepted into Heaven.

"With the help of her devoted manager and girlfriend, 'Vaggie' (Stephanie Beatriz), and their reluctant first patron, film actor 'Angel Dust' (Blake Roman), she's determined to make her dream become a reality. But when her proposal on live TV goes awry,...

New year, new month, new titles to watch at Prime Video! The streamer has kicked off January 2024 in fashion with plenty of classic titles that were released on the first of the month, including 2007’s “No Country for Old Men” and Quentin Tarantino’s hit “Pulp Fiction,” but the best is still yet to come this month, including Lula Wang’s highly anticipated miniseries “Expats,” the A24-produced adult animated musical comedy series “Hazbin Hotel,” and much more.

Check out The Streamable’s picks for the best of January, and continue below for everything coming to the streamer this month!

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The new action-thriller comedy stars Kaley Cuoco as Emma, a suburban New Jersey woman with a wonderful husband, two kids, and a secret life as an assassin for hire.

At Hazbin Hotel, creatures of the underworld can set aside their taste for blood, violence and depravity of a sexual nature for a chance at salvation in the first trailer for the Prime Video animated series.

The preview offers a first look at the Vivienne Medrano-created anticipated adult animated musical comedy series based on Medrano’s popular animated pilot released in 2019 on YouTube.

Hazbin Hotel, also from A24 and Bento Box Entertainment, centers on Charlie (Erika Henningsen), the princess of hell, who hopes to reduce overpopulation in hell by rehabilitating demons. “This place is about second chances, to convince heaven that the people of hell can be redeemed,” Charlie says in the trailer. “I just hope what I’m trying to do here will work.”

“Are you fucking high?” cuts in a demon.

While much of hell mocks her, Charlie finds support in her devoted partner, Vaggie (Stephanie Beatriz...

Prime Video has scheduled a January 19th premiere date for their adult animated musical comedy series Hazbin Hotel – and with just one month to go before they bring this show to more than 240 countries and territories worldwide, a trailer for the series has arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above.

Created by Vivienne Medrano, Hazbin Hotel centers on Charlie, the princess of Hell, as she pursues her seemingly impossible goal of rehabilitating demons to peacefully reduce overpopulation in her kingdom. After a yearly extermination imposed by angels, she opens a hotel in the hopes that patrons will be “checking out” into Heaven. While most of Hell mocks her goal, her devoted partner Vaggie, and their first test subject, adult-film star Angel Dust, stick by her side. When a powerful entity known as the “Radio Demon” reaches out to assist Charlie in her endeavors, her crazy dream...

Hell’s “Hazbin Hotel” is preparing to open early next year. The adult animated comedy series from Vivienne Medrano, A24, and Fox Entertainment’s Bento Box Entertainment has unveiled a brand new trailer for its inaugural season arriving this January.

The eight-episode first season is set to premiere January 19, 2024 exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide, and has already been renewed for Season Two.

Watch the new trailer below to get a feel for the R-rated, animated musical comedy set in Hell.

The animated musical comedy series follows “Charlie, the princess of Hell, as she pursues her seemingly impossible goal of rehabilitating demons to peacefully reduce overpopulation in her kingdom. After a yearly extermination imposed by angels, she opens a hotel in the hopes that patrons will be ‘checking out’ into Heaven. While most of Hell mocks her goal, her devoted partner Vaggie, and their first test subject,...

In the continued spirit of Thanksgiving, Prime Video is showing its appreciation to Hazbin Hotel fans by revealing the premiere date for Season One of the highly anticipated adult animated musical comedy. Episodes will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video beginning January 19, 2024, in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Guest stars include Broadway veterans Darren Criss (Saint Peter), Jeremy Jordan (Lucifer Morningstar), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Carmilla Carmine), Patina Miller (Sera), and Jessica Vosk (Lute). They will join the stacked lineup of previously announced main cast including Erika Henningsen, Stephanie Beatriz, Alex Brightman, Keith David, Kimiko Glenn, Blake Roman, Amir Talai, Christian Borle, and Joel Perez. The series will feature original music and lyrics from platinum-certified artist Sam Haft and Emmy-nominated Andrew Underberg.

Fans can continue to visit HazbinHotel.com to pre-order special packages that include exclusive Season One merchandise, digital access to the first two episodes before they release on Prime Video,...

Get ready to check into the Hellish “Hazbin Hotel” early next year. The adult animated comedy series from Vivienne Medrano, A24, and Fox Entertainment’s Bento Box Entertainment is getting ready to debut its inaugural season this January.

The eight-episode first season is set to premiere January 19, 2024 exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide, and has already been renewed for Season Two.

The animated musical comedy series follows “Charlie, the princess of Hell, as she pursues her seemingly impossible goal of rehabilitating demons to peacefully reduce overpopulation in her kingdom. After a yearly extermination imposed by angels, she opens a hotel in the hopes that patrons will be ‘checking out’ into Heaven. While most of Hell mocks her goal, her devoted partner Vaggie, and their first test subject, adult film-star Angel Dust, stick by her side. When a powerful entity known as the ‘Radio Demon’ reaches...

"Hazbin Hotel" is a new 'monstrous musical' animated TV series, created by Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano, streaming January 19, 2024 on Amazon Prime Video:

"...'Charlie Morningstar' (Erika Henningsen), a princess of 'Hell',  sets about fulfilling her seemingly impossible dream of opening a hotel called the 'Happy Hotel', which aims to rehabilitate sinners. Due to overpopulation, Hell goes through an annual purge once a year, where angels descend from Heaven and kill demons. 

"Charlie finds this upsetting, and wants to find a more peaceful solution to the overpopulation problem. Her goal is to have her clients 'check out' from Hell as redeemed souls and be accepted into Heaven.

"With the help of her devoted manager and girlfriend, 'Vaggie' (Stephanie Beatriz), and their reluctant first patron, film actor 'Angel Dust' (Blake Roman), she's determined to make her dream become a reality. But when her proposal on live TV goes awry, her plan attracts...

In the continued spirit of Thanksgiving, Prime Video is showing its appreciation to Hazbin Hotel fans by revealing the premiere date for Season One of the highly anticipated adult animated musical comedy. Episodes will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video beginning January 19, 2024, in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Guest stars include Broadway veterans Darren Criss (Saint Peter), Jeremy Jordan (Lucifer Morningstar), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Carmilla Carmine), Patina Miller (Sera), and Jessica Vosk (Lute). They will join the stacked lineup of previously announced main cast including Erika Henningsen, Stephanie Beatriz, Alex Brightman, Keith David, Kimiko Glenn, Blake Roman, Amir Talai, Christian Borle, and Joel Perez. The series will feature original music and lyrics from platinum-certified artist Sam Haft and Emmy-nominated Andrew Underberg. In true Broadway fashion, Prime Video will be announcing the new guest stars via the marquee at the iconic Pantages Theatre in Hollywood today from 8am – 6pm Pt.

Prime Video has set January 19 for the premiere of Vivienne Medrano’s adult animated musical comedy series Hazbin Hotel. Episodes will drop exclusively on the streamer in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

Prime Video also announced its guest cast, which includes Broadway vets Darren Criss (Saint Peter), Jeremy Jordan (Lucifer Morningstar), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Carmilla Carmine), Patina Miller (Sera), and Jessica Vosk (Lute). They also will be announced in true Broadway style via the marquee at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood today from 8 a.m.-6pm Pt. They join the previously announced main cast including Erika Henningsen, Stephanie Beatriz, Alex Brightman, Keith David, Kimiko Glenn, Blake Roman, Amir Talai, Christian Borle, and Joel Perez.

Created by Medrano, Hazbin Hotel follows Charlie, the princess of Hell, as she pursues her seemingly impossible goal of rehabilitating demons to peacefully reduce overpopulation in her kingdom. After a yearly extermination imposed by angels,...

While many SAG-AFTRA members appreciate George Clooney’s $50 million suggestion that he and other A-listers cover the union dues of lower-earning actors as a way to resolve the actors’ strike, some felt it was irrelevant at best and, at worst, “a bit of union-busting.” They said he could make a much bigger impact by showing up at a picket line.

“I think that the idea of raising the caps for that level of entertainer is an incredible idea. I totally agree with it,” said “Two Broke Girls” actress Alexandra Ryan on the picket line at Paramount Studios on Monday.

However, she added, “I think that it’s a sidestep to what we’re trying to do right now. And I also think that there’s a bit of inadvertent union-busting to the proposal. I don’t agree with that piece of it.”

Critics of Clooney’s suggestion argue that it...

It’s a happy day in Hell for “Hazbin Hotel,” the adult animated comedy series from Vivienne Medrano, A24, and Fox Entertainment’s Bento Box Entertainment set to premiere on Prime Video in January 2024. Prime Video debuted a new clip at Nycc that teases an original song from the upcoming series along with a closer look at the voice cast.

The new clip below unveils a tease at original song “Happy Day in Hell,” first presented by executive producer Vivienne Medrano. Aside from the catchy tune, pay attention to the denizens of Hell.

The eight-episode first season is set to premiere January 2024 exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide, and has already been renewed for Season Two.

The series follows “Charlie, the princess of Hell, as she pursues her seemingly impossible goal of rehabilitating demons to peacefully reduce overpopulation in her kingdom. After a yearly extermination imposed by angels,...

Hazbin Hotel is coming to Prime Video. The streaming service announced the cast and released a new original song from the animated series at New York Comic Con. Vivienne Medrano is behind the eight-episode series.

Starring Erika Henningsen, Stephanie Beatriz, Alex Brightman, Keith David, Kimiko Glenn, Blake Roman, and Amir Talai, Hazbin Hotel follows the princess of Hell as she tries to keep the demons inhabiting the hot spot in line.

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Tricks, treats and a spectacled Lisa Rinna await in the Season 3 trailer for American Horror Stories.

FX on Monday released a sneak peek of the Hulu anthology’s return, which is being billed as a four-episode “Huluween” event and releasing all episodes on Thursday, Oct. 26. Additionally, the network has provided the following synopses and cast lists for each installment:

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Stephanie Beatriz, Keith David and Kimiko Glenn are set to star in the new adult animated series “Hazbin Hotel.” The first season will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in January 2024.

Prime Video unveiled the full voice cast at New York Comic Con on Saturday, along with a teaser of an original song called “Happy Day in Hell.” Season 1 series regulars include Beatriz as Vaggie, David as Husk, Glenn as Niffty, Erika Henningsen as Charlie, Alex Brightman as Sir Pentious, Blake Roman as Angel Dust, Amir Talai as Alastor, with Christian Borle and Joel Perez rounding out the voice ensemble as demons of Hell, Vox and Valentino, respectively.

The animated musical comedy series follows Charlie (Henningsen), the princess of Hell, as she attempts to rehabilitate demons to peacefully reduce overpopulation in her kingdom. Per the series logline, “After a yearly extermination imposed by angels, [Charlie] opens a hotel in the hopes that...

Stephanie Beatriz, Keith David and Alex Brightman are set to star in Prime Video’s upcoming adult animated dark comedy Hazbin Hotel.

The full voice cast — along with a teaser of an original song — were revealed during New York Comic Con on Saturday. Erika Henningsen, Kimiko Glenn, Blake Roman and Amir Talai were also announced as series regulars during the event, with Christian Borle and Joel Perez rounding out the voice ensemble as the notable demons of Hell, Vox and Valentino, respectively.

Henningsen, known for her role as Cady Heron in Broadway’s Mean Girls musical, will voice Charlie, the estranged daughter of Lucifer who wants to find a way to redeem sinners into Heaven through rehabilitation in the Hazbin Hotel. Beatriz is set to play Vaggie, her very protective girlfriend and a skilled combatant with a heart of gold.

David is Husk, the grumpy gambler and magician summoned to...

Prime Video on Saturday unveiled the main cast for its upcoming adult animation series Hazbin Hotel. Season One series regulars include Erika Henningsen as Charlie, Stephanie Beatriz as Vaggie, Alex Brightman as Sir Pentious, Keith David as Husk, Kimiko Glenn as Niffty, Blake Roman as Angel Dust, and Amir Talai as Alastor. with Christian Borle and Joel Perez also joining the cast as notable demons of Hell Vox and Valentino, respectively.

The announcement was made at Nycc where Hazbin Hotel creator and executive producer Vivienne Medrano debuted a portion of an original song, “Happy Day in Hell” (You can watch it below)

Prime Video last month announced a two-season order for Hazbin Hotel, from A24 and Bento Box Entertainment, which originated as an animated pilot released on YouTube in 2019 that quickly gained over 89 million views and a rabid worldwide fan base. Some of the actors on the series’ voice cast...

Writer and Actress Felicia Day stopped by San Diego Comic-Con along with some of her cast from her new story “Third Eye.” Day is the creator and star of the web series The Guild (2007–2013), a show loosely based on her life as a gamer. As an actress, Day has played Vi in the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2003) and Dr. Holly Marten in Eureka (2011) and had a recurring role as Charlie Bradbury on Supernatural (2012–2015, 2018–2020).

According to Audible, “Third Eye” is about the magical land of San Francisco, there lived a not-so-ordinary girl named Laurel Pettigrew. She was supposed to be the Chosen One. The plan was simple: She would vanquish the great evil Tybus in an epic battle. But destiny had other ideas, and Laurel’s performance in the whole heroics department was a colossal flop.

Now, instead of being a legendary hero, Laurel’s the resident pariah of the magic realm.

Mathew Baynton, who played Thomas Thorne in the original British version of Ghosts, guest stars as an actor playing Pete on CBS’s Ghosts season two episode seven. Directed by Nick Wong from a script by Sophia Lear, episode seven – “Dumb Deaths” – will air on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at 8:30pm Et/Pt.

Rose McIver and Utkarsh Ambudkar return as Samantha and Jay, the living residents of the mansion. Reprising their roles as the resident ghosts are Brandon Scott Jones as Isaac, Richie Moriarty as Pete, Danielle Pinnock as Alberta, and Asher Grodman as Trevor. Román Zaragoza stars as Sasappis, Sheila Carrasco plays Flower, Rebecca Wisocky is Hetty, and Devan Chandler Long plays Thorfinn.

Amir Talai, Dana Gourrier, Tara Spencer-Nairn, Rose Abdoo, Nasuna Stuart-Ulin, Adam Bernett, and Marc Antoine-Kelertas guest star.

“Dumb Deaths” Plot: When a television documentary crew comes to Woodstone Mansion to shoot an episode of “Dumb Deaths,” Pete...

The Shrink Next Door Trailer — Apple TV+‘s The Shrink Next Door (2021) TV mini-series trailer has been released. The Shrink Next Door trailer stars Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Casey Wilson, Kathryn Hahn, Gable Swanlund, Richard Aaron Anderson, Sarayu Blue, Kesia Brooke, Bob Glouberman, Allan Wasserman, Mathew Trent Hunnicutt, and Amir Talai. Crew Jesse [...]

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Fran Drescher claimed victory in her race for president of SAG-AFTRA on Thursday night, and vowed to lock arms with her fellow union members and “rise up out of the melee.”

Easier said than done.

Drescher takes charge of a union that is famously fractious, and more divided than it has been in recent years.

Even as the star of “The Nanny” defeated Matthew Modine by a narrow margin, Modine’s dissident faction — Membership First — gained seats on the national board, took overwhelming control of the Los Angeles local, and won the election for national secretary-treasurer, the third-ranking post in the union.

Drescher’s party — Unite for Strength — will still command a majority on the national board, observers say. And as president, Drescher will decide who serves on which committee — including the committee that will negotiate the union’s next TV/Theatrical contract in 2023.

But the gains made by Membership...

SAG-AFTRA’s upcoming election is taking shape, with the union’s ruling party – headed by presidential candidate Fran Drescher – today unveiling its full slate of candidates.

Yvette Nicole Brown is running for president of the Los Angeles local, and Ezra Knight is running for president of the union’s New York local – each as part of the ruling parties’ Unite for Strength and Usan slate. Brown, a national board member, is nominated for an Emmy for A Black Lady Sketch Show, and Knight, who co-starred for many years on Law & Order, is the New York local’s vice president and a national board member.

“I believe nothing in our union works unless we are all working together,” Brown said. “As L.A. president I will advocate for each and every member and lead with kindness and respect. It’s been a tough time for us as work here in...

Actors struggling with the career and personal effects of the coronavirus pandemic got some practical advice and sound wisdom from actor Amir Talai and a group of talent agents, experts and SAG-AFTRA insiders who gathered Wednesday night for an online forum called “Our Industry and the Covid Surge.”

“The majority of us are very much hanging on by a thread – emotionally, financially and sometimes physically. The pandemic kind of confounds description,” said Talai, a veteran film and television actor whose credits include Bosch, Family Guy, American Dad! and Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay and who also serves on the board of SAG-AFTRA’s Los Angeles local. He noted, however, that he was not speaking for the union.

Many actors face the conundrum of wanting and needing to work, but don’t want to risk their lives to make a living. Talai said: “I’ve had actors tell me, ‘I...

"People deal with the loss of a loved one in a lot of ways..." The first official trailer has debuted for an indie revenge drama titled A Patient Man, marking the feature directorial debut of veteran editor Kevin Ward. Tom has been in a terrible car accident. After four months of recovering from his injuries, he starts the long process of putting his life back together again. And also begins planning revenge on the person responsible. It's pretty obvious from the trailer what's going on, so it's not really a spoiler or anything, but this does look like a tricky setup for a film to make you wonder what's really happening. Jonathan Mangum stars with Tate Ellington, plus a small cast including Kelsey Scott, David Jahn, Elaine Loh, and Amir Talai. This looks like a low key psychological drama that may be worth a watch. I also dig the minimalistic poster.

The U.S. remake of People Just Do Nothing is not going to series at Amazon.

The streamer piloted a version of the successful BBC Three comedy, which was produced by The Office producer Ash Atalla.

However, Vernon Sanders, Co-Head, TV at Amazon Studios, told Deadline at the Winter TCA press tour that the project was not going forward.

Jorge Diaz (The Long Road Home) and Eliza Bennett (Sweet/Vicious) lead the ensemble cast of the single-camera comedy pilot with Andre Hyland (Pop Star: Never Stop Never Stopping), Conner McVicker (Vice Principals) and Amir Talai (La to Vegas) also cast in the project, written and executive produced by from Mehar Sethi.

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The youth-skewing comedy moved the action from London to North Las Vegas. Shot in a mockumentary style, it followed a group of working class DJs and their friends in a land of mini malls and vast parking lots,...

"I mean, of course there's a reason - it's called crime." North of Two has debuted an official trailer for an indie ensemble comedy film titled Stuck, which premiered at a few small film festivals last year. This is the feature directorial debut of an actress-turned-filmmaker named Jillian Armenante. Comedian Heather Matarazzo stars as Darby, who finds herself in trouble with the law, and is sentenced to house arrest. Now she must serve 30 days in the home she used to share with her ex-boyfriend Mo, that he now shares with his new fiancee. Sounds like fun, right? The cast includes Amir Talai, Kate Flannery, Joel McHale, and Paul Scheer. Looks like a stoner comedy, a relationship comedy, and a life-lessons drama all rolled in one. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Jillian Armenante's Stuck, direct from North of Two's YouTube: Darby (Heather Matarazzo) finds herself in trouble with the law,...

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We spoke with Whedon-verse veteran and transmedia pioneer Felicia Day about her new improvisational sci-fi comedy podcast and more.

Felicia Day has made the most of every small screen storytelling medium, from her breakout web series The Guild and the Whedon brothers’ Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog to conventional television appearances on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Supernatural, and The Magicians. She even started the Geek and Sundry production company to produce digital content, and now her colleague from that endeavor, Ryan Copple, is producing an innovative sci fi program in an unexpected form: as an improv comedy podcast called Voyage to the Stars. Day joined us to talk about her part in the podcast and to reminisce about her career.

Day and Copple, who collaborated on web series such as Wil Wheaton’s Table Top for Geek and Sundry, have been friends and worked side-by-side for quite some time,...

Exclusive: Jorge Diaz (The Long Road Home) and Eliza Bennett (Sweet/Vicious) lead the ensemble cast of Amazon’s single-camera comedy pilot based on the UK series People Just Do Nothing. Andre Hyland (Pop Star: Never Stop Never Stopping), Conner McVicker (Vice Principals) and Amir Talai (La to Vegas) also have been cast as series regulars in the project, written and executive produced by from Mehar Sethi.

The untitled comedy based on the BAFTA-winning series is a mockumentary following a group of working class DJs and their friends in a town called North Las Vegas: a land of mini malls and vast parking lots, where the lights of The Strip act as a beacon of fame and glory that’s just out of reach. The series tracks their stumbling ambitions, and explores how relationships between friends and family evolve as the reality of your dreams starts to hit. It’s a...

Louis C.K.’s surprising return Sunday to the stand-up stage was met with heavy criticism after he performed a set at New York’s Comedy Cellar.

“Louis Ck being ‘banished’ from stand-up comedy wasn’t some kind of petty punishment, it was a f—ing workplace safety issue,” tweeted fellow comedian Ian Karmel, in a lengthy thread. “Can you imagine the bank you’re working at hiring back the guy who jacked off in front of women without their consent because it had been like, a year or something?”

Comic Dan Telfer was more blunt, telling C.K. in a tweet to “get the f— offstage,” adding, “If you repeatedly undermine other people’s careers so you can trap these human beings and force them to witness you masturbate then you don’t get that career anymore.”

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Johnny Depp's surprise appearance at San Diego Comic-Con this year was a shock on multiple levels. The 55-year-old actor, who has recently been wrapped up in multimillion-dollar lawsuits and other public financial problems, stepped out on the Hall H stage on Saturday dressed in the costume of his evil character in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Gellert Grindelwald. His physical presence - a shock of bleach blonde hair, icy blue contacts, a floor-length black coat, and a wand - was enough to catch fans in the audience off-guard regardless, but given the recent controversy surrounding his casting in the sequel, it makes his choice to attend the annual convention even more concerning.

In 2016, Depp was embroiled in a contentious divorce from actress Amber Heard that dragged on for months before ending with disturbing domestic abuse allegations. Heard alleged that Depp "violently attacked" her on a number of occasions...

Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Taran Killam, Cobie Smulders, Bobby Moynihan, Amir Talai, Allison Tolman, Hannah Simone, Peter Kelamis, Amir Talai, Ryan Gaul, Aaron Yoo | Written and Directed by Taran Killam

Note: With the film finally hitting DVD, here’s a repost of our review of Killing Gunther from its VOD release back in March(!)

With a documentary crew in tow to record the process, hit man Blake (Taran Killam) leads a group of skilled assassins who have had enough of the world’s number one hitman Gunther (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and decide to do what they do best, kill him! Despite the combined talents of the team however, completing the kills turns out to be a harder than they had expected, as their plans turn into a series of bungled encounters with Gunther always seeming to be one step ahead.

Killing Gunther is a clever dark comedy from writer-director Taran Killam, which...

La to Vegas has been grounded at Fox.

The network has swung the ax on the comedy series after just one season, TV Fanatic has learned.

Series star Amir Talai took to Twitter on Monday to confirm the series has been canceled.

"I love you so much #LAtoVegas fans," Talai's post begins.

"That's why it breaks my heart to tell you that our show is not coming back. I don't have an explanation for you, but it doesn't actually matter," he continued.

"It's done. I'm gonna miss our #LAtoVegas family so much, and that includes you."

Related: Fox Execs Address Fate of La to Vegas and Ghosted

The ratings are likely the biggest factor for the show's premature cancellation. Season 1 averaged 2.3 million viewers and a 0.7 rating among adults 18-49.

The figures were on par with The Mick, which Fox also gave the pink slip.

In a surprising move, the show's...

Network: Fox. Episodes: 15 (half-hour). Seasons: One. TV show dates: January 2, 2018 — May 1, 2018. Series status: Cancelled. Performers include: Dylan McDermott, Kim Matula, Ed Weeks, Nathan Lee Graham, Olivia Macklin, Peter Stormare, and Amir Talai. TV show description: From creator Lon Zimmet, the La to Vegas TV show centers on the weekly Jackpot Airlines roundtrip flight from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. The workplace comedy follows the crew and frequent fliers who make the regular weekend trek to the Sin City, with dreams of returning a big winner. Read More…...

It looks like low ratings have permanently grounded the La to Vegas TV show in cancellation land. Despite the fact that space had reportedly been reserved for season two production, Fox has cancelled their Tuesday night comedy series.A Fox workplace comedy, La to Vegas stars Dylan McDermott, Kim Matula, Ed Weeks, Nathan Lee Graham, Olivia Macklin, Peter Stormare, and Amir Talai. The TV series centers on a weekly Jackpot Airlines roundtrip flight from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. The crew and frequent fliers make the regular weekend trek to Sin City, with dreams of returning a big winner. Read More…...

“La To Vegas” has been canceled at Fox after one season.

The single-camera comedy set aboard the fictional Jackpot Airlines weekend Los Angeles to Las Vegas flights will not be seeing a return trip for the 2018-19 television season. The first season, which launched in early 2018, drew an average of 2.3 million viewers and a 0.73 rating in the 18-49 demo.

Series star Amir Talai announced the cancellation on his Twitter account Monday night, writing, “I love you so much #LAtoVegas fans. That’s why it breaks my heart to tell you that our show is not coming back. I don’t have an explanation for you, but it doesn’t actually matter. It’s done. I’m gonna miss our #LAtoVegas family so much, and that includes you.”

He followed it up with a Tweet that said, “God I’m just really really sad,” followed by the show’s hashtag.

“La To Vegas” starred Kim Matula,...

Please return your seatbacks to their full upright and locked position: After only one zippy season, La to Vegas has been cancelled by Fox, TVLine has confirmed.

Co-star Amir Talai shared the news of the show’s axing via Twitter on Monday evening. “I love you so much #LAtoVegas fans,” Talai wrote. “That’s why it breaks my heart to tell you that our show is not coming back.”

I love you so much #LAtoVegas fans. That's why it breaks my heart to tell you that our show is not coming back. I don't have an explanation for you, but it doesn't actually matter.

Following the October premiere of Ghosted, the La to Vegas TV show is the second new half-hour sitcom to debut on Fox this television season. Last year, the network introduced three new sitcoms, but only The Mick evaded cancellation. Have they chosen better, this time around? Will La to Vegas be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. *Status update below.From creator Lon Zimmet, La to Vegas stars Dylan McDermott, Kim Matula, Ed Weeks, Nathan Lee Graham, Olivia Macklin, Peter Stormare, and Amir Talai. The Fox TV series centers on a weekly Jackpot Airlines roundtrip flight from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. The workplace comedy follows the crew and frequent fliers who make the regular weekend trek to Sin City, with dreams of returning a big winner. Read More…...

While nothing is official, we hear the La to Vegas TV show is inching closer to a second season on Fox. The network hasn't made an announcement, but a source indicates some initial steps in season two pre-production have already been taken, in advance of kicking off production over the summer. Earlier this week, we reported creator Lon Zimmet and Steve Levitan were already working on a way to "make some noise" and land a season two renewal. Perhaps they have done just that. A Fox workplace comedy, La to Vegas stars Dylan McDermott, Kim Matula, Ed Weeks, Nathan Lee Graham, Olivia Macklin, Peter Stormare, and Amir Talai. The sitcom centers on a weekly Jackpot Airlines roundtrip flight from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. The first season kicked off in January with decent numbers and scored a bigger episode order a week later, but...

While a flight cancellation can mess up a whole day, a TV show cancellation leaves a lot of people unemployed and robs its fans of a season's worth of enjoyment. Fox has not yet decided whether its La to Vegas TV show should be cancelled or renewed for season two. Because no final decision has been made on the status, creator Lon Zimmet and his fellow executive producer Steve Levitan are hard at work on ideas for a second season and are reportedly determined to "make some noise," if they do make a second season. A Fox workplace comedy, La to Vegas stars Dylan McDermott, Kim Matula, Ed Weeks, Nathan Lee Graham, Olivia Macklin, Peter Stormare, and Amir Talai. The TV series centers on a weekly Jackpot Airlines roundtrip flight from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Although it premiered in...

Vulture Watch Is everyone a winner? Has the La to Vegas TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Fox? The television vulture is watching for the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of La to Vegas, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?   What's This TV Show About? A workplace comedy airing on the Fox television network, La to Vegas stars Dylan McDermott, Kim Matula, Ed Weeks, Nathan Lee Graham, Olivia Macklin, Peter Stormare, and Amir Talai. The TV series centers on a weekly Jackpot Airlines roundtrip flight from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. The crew and frequent fliers make the regular weekend trek to Sin City, with dreams of returning a big...

Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Taran Killam, Cobie Smulders, Bobby Moynihan, Amir Talai, Allison Tolman, Hannah Simone, Peter Kelamis, Amir Talai, Ryan Gaul, Aaron Yoo | Written and Directed by Taran Killam

With a documentary crew in tow to record the process, hit man Blake (Taran Killam) leads a group of skilled assassins who have had enough of the world’s number one hitman Gunther (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and decide to do what they do best, kill him! Despite the combined talents of the team however, completing the kills turns out to be a harder than they had expected, as their plans turn into a series of bungled encounters with Gunther always seeming to be one step ahead.

Killing Gunther is a clever dark comedy from writer-director Taran Killam, which incorporates the current trend for reality TV; although in this mockumentary it is a group of trained assassins. The film has plenty of laughs...

While it's not a season two renewal, it is better than a cancellation. After just one outing, Fox has ordered three more episodes of its new La to Vegas TV show. The comedy just premiered on January 2nd, and the second episode hits the airwaves, tonight. The new order brings the season one episode count up from 12 to 15. A Fox workplace sitcom, La to Vegas stars Dylan McDermott, Kim Matula, Ed Weeks, Nathan Lee Graham, Olivia Macklin, Peter Stormare, and Amir Talai. The TV series centers on a weekly Jackpot Airlines roundtrip flight from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. The crew and frequent fliers make the regular weekend trek to Sin City, with dreams of returning as big winners. Read More…...