Samantha Bee will be on hand to needle the nascent presidency of Donald Trump throughout 2017. Time Warner’s TBS said Wednesday that it picked up her scathing comedy program, “Full Frontal,” for a second season, which will start next year. The show will move to Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m., moving from its present roost on […]
TBS‘s stable of original comedies keeps growing with the straight-to-series pick-up of a new series from comedy superstar and multiple Emmy nominee Tracy Morgan (30 Rock). The new Tracy Morgan show is being created and executive-produced by Jordan Peele (Key & Peele) and John Carcieri (Vice Principals). Morgan will also serve as executive producer, along with […]
Samantha Bee on Monday hit Paul Ryan as as Donald Trump for his response to the Trump Tape scandal. The Full Frontal host put the Speaker of the House on blast for asking that Trump “treat this situation with the seriousness it deserves,” while still refusing to strip the Republican nominee for president of his endorsement. “[Y]our petri dish of a […]
TBS has ordered a pilot for “World’s End.” The news was announced Sunday at TBS’ portion of the Television Critics Association press tour where it also revealed a series order for a new comedy created by “My Name Is Earl’s” Greg Garcia, and the primetime animation series “Tarantula,” executive produced by Danny McBride and Jody […]
TBS is developing a scripted series based on the lyrics of Notorious B.I.G.. The series, “Think B.I.G.,” will chronicle the misadventures of an inner-city teen desperately trying to create a better future for his daughter and infant son. The project is being produced and created by Mass Appeal, in partnership with Wayne Barrow of Bystorm […]
Turner’s TBS and TNT have renewed three original series currently airing on the networks: the critically acclaimed TNT drama Animal Kingdom, the new TBS series Wrecked, and the hit TBS comedy Angie Tribeca. Wrecked ranks among cable’s Top 25 scripted series for the year-to-date and is the #1 new cable comedy among adults 18-49. Angie […]
HBO has officially revealed the title and synopsis for the first episode of Game of Thrones season 6. The episode is titled “The Red Woman” and described as follows: “Jon Snow is dead. Daenerys meets a strong man. Cersei sees her daughter again.” The episode was written by executive producers David Benioff & D. B. […]
TBS is getting ready to hit the road again with the Parker family and all their obvious dysfunction. The network has ordered a 13-episode The Detour season two several days before the show’s official first season launch. Created, written and executive-produced by Jason Jones and Samantha Bee, The Detour is an often too honest look […]
It’s a full year for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. TBS, a division of Turner, has ordered 26 episodes of its new series less than two months after star and executive producer Samantha Bee entered the late-night fray to widespread buzz and critical raves. TBS’s order brings the total number of Full Frontal with Samantha […]
TBS has given a series order to “People of Earth,” an ensemble comedy from Conan O’Brien’s Conaco banner that stars “The Daily Show” alum Wyatt Cenac. The Warner Horizon TV series revolves around a support group for people who have been abducted by aliens. TBS announced the 10-episode pickup as part of its presentation Thursday […]