Exclusive: NBC’s Suits: L.A. drama pilot will feature guest appearances by John Amos, Victoria Justice and Kevin Weisman (Alias). The project is an expansion of the Suits universe from Aaron Korsh.
Suits L.A. centers on Ted Black (Stephen Amell), a former federal prosecutor from New York, who has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles after joining forces with his old buddy Stuart Lane (Josh McDermitt) to build Black Lane Law, which specializes in criminal and entertainment law.
The firm is at a crisis point and to survive Ted must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. He is surrounded by a group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted and each other while they can’t help but mix their personal and professional lives. All of this is going on while events from years ago slowly unravel,...
Suits L.A. centers on Ted Black (Stephen Amell), a former federal prosecutor from New York, who has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles after joining forces with his old buddy Stuart Lane (Josh McDermitt) to build Black Lane Law, which specializes in criminal and entertainment law.
The firm is at a crisis point and to survive Ted must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. He is surrounded by a group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted and each other while they can’t help but mix their personal and professional lives. All of this is going on while events from years ago slowly unravel,...
- 4/18/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
There’s nobody quite like Harvey Specter. The character from Suits is undeniably one of the best ever created. Since the show ended, the fan base for this character has only grown stronger. As a result, the idea of a spin-off emerged called Suits L.A., and work on it is in full swing, although details are still tightly under wraps.
While it’s a spin-off, the show promises to offer audiences something new while maintaining the integrity of the original series. And Stephen Amell’s character, Ted Black, already proves that while loosely inspired by Harvey Specter, Black differs from Specter in one significant way.
Gabriel Macht in Suits
How Does Stephen Amell’s Ted Black Differ From Gabriel Macht’s Harvey Specter?
As a spin-off, comparisons between Suits L.A. and the original series are inevitable, with particular scrutiny likely falling on Stephen Amell’s character, Ted Black.
While it’s a spin-off, the show promises to offer audiences something new while maintaining the integrity of the original series. And Stephen Amell’s character, Ted Black, already proves that while loosely inspired by Harvey Specter, Black differs from Specter in one significant way.
Gabriel Macht in Suits
How Does Stephen Amell’s Ted Black Differ From Gabriel Macht’s Harvey Specter?
As a spin-off, comparisons between Suits L.A. and the original series are inevitable, with particular scrutiny likely falling on Stephen Amell’s character, Ted Black.
- 3/28/2024
- by Sampurna Banerjee
- FandomWire
Two more actors have been cast in NBC's pilot for the potential Suits: LA series. Bryan Greenberg (The Mindy Project) and Alice Lee (Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist) have joined Stephen Amell, Josh McDermitt, Lex Scott Davis, and Troy Winbush in the Suits spin-off project.
Aaron Korsh, the creator and showrunner of the original series, is writing the pilot script and will executive produce alongside David Bartis, Doug Liman, and Gene Klein. Victoria Mahoney will executive produce and direct the pilot.
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Aaron Korsh, the creator and showrunner of the original series, is writing the pilot script and will executive produce alongside David Bartis, Doug Liman, and Gene Klein. Victoria Mahoney will executive produce and direct the pilot.
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- 3/17/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Exclusive: One Tree Hill alum Bryan Greenberg rounds out the series regular cast for NBC drama pilot Suits L.A., a new extension of the Suits universe from Aaron Korsh, creator and writer of the original series. Production is scheduled to start in late March in Vancouver.
He joins previously announced lead Stephen Amell as Ted Black, along with Josh McDermitt as Stuart Lane, Lex Scott Davis as Erica Rollins, Troy Winbush as Kevin and Alice Lee as Leah.
Suits L.A. centers on Ted Black (Amell), a former federal prosecutor from New York, who has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. His firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. Ted is surrounded by a group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted and each other while they...
He joins previously announced lead Stephen Amell as Ted Black, along with Josh McDermitt as Stuart Lane, Lex Scott Davis as Erica Rollins, Troy Winbush as Kevin and Alice Lee as Leah.
Suits L.A. centers on Ted Black (Amell), a former federal prosecutor from New York, who has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. His firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. Ted is surrounded by a group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted and each other while they...
- 3/14/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist alumna Alice Lee is once again lawyering up: The actress has joined the cast of NBC’s Suits: L.A. pilot, TVLine has learned exclusively. (Lee previously played corporate lawyer Emily Kang on the aforementioned musical dramedy.)
The potential spinoff — which was ordered to pilot at NBC in February — centers on Ted Black (Arrow’s Stephen Amell), a former federal prosecutor from New York who “has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles,” per the official synopsis. “His firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive he must embrace a role...
The potential spinoff — which was ordered to pilot at NBC in February — centers on Ted Black (Arrow’s Stephen Amell), a former federal prosecutor from New York who “has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles,” per the official synopsis. “His firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive he must embrace a role...
- 3/13/2024
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Troy Winbush has been cast in NBC’s “Suits: LA” pilot, the spin-off of the USA Network legal drama “Suits,” which recently experienced a massive resurgence on Netflix.
Winbush has been cast as Kevin, joining previously announced cast members Stephen Amell, Josh McDermitt and Lex Scott Davis.
The description for Winbush’s character reads, “Ted’s (Amell) old friend and ex-partner Kevin is a former FBI agent who is now a private detective.” He will be a recurring character if the pilot is picked up.
The official logline for “Suits: LA” reads, “Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York, has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. His firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. Ted is surrounded by a stellar group of characters who test their loyalties to...
Winbush has been cast as Kevin, joining previously announced cast members Stephen Amell, Josh McDermitt and Lex Scott Davis.
The description for Winbush’s character reads, “Ted’s (Amell) old friend and ex-partner Kevin is a former FBI agent who is now a private detective.” He will be a recurring character if the pilot is picked up.
The official logline for “Suits: LA” reads, “Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York, has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. His firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. Ted is surrounded by a stellar group of characters who test their loyalties to...
- 3/8/2024
- by Jaden Thompson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Troy Winbush (The Wilds) has joined the cast of NBC’s drama pilot Suits: L.A., an expansion of the Suits universe from Aaron Korsh.
Winbush will portray Kevin in a guest star capacity that will be bumped up to recurring if the pilot is picked up to series. Kevin is Ted Black’s (Stephen Amell) old friend and ex-partner who is a former FBI agent and now a private detective.
Suits L.A. centers on Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York, who has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles after joining forces with his old buddy, Stuart Lane (Josh McDermitt), to build Black Lane Law, which specializes in criminal and entertainment law.
The firm is at a crisis point and to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. Ted is surrounded by a group of characters...
Winbush will portray Kevin in a guest star capacity that will be bumped up to recurring if the pilot is picked up to series. Kevin is Ted Black’s (Stephen Amell) old friend and ex-partner who is a former FBI agent and now a private detective.
Suits L.A. centers on Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York, who has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles after joining forces with his old buddy, Stuart Lane (Josh McDermitt), to build Black Lane Law, which specializes in criminal and entertainment law.
The firm is at a crisis point and to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. Ted is surrounded by a group of characters...
- 3/8/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Lex Scott Davis (The L Word: Generation Q) has been tapped to star alongside Stephen Amell in Suits: L.A., the Los Angeles-based spinoff pilot for NBC.
Davis, whose TV credits also include portraying Toni Braxton in the 2016 Lifetime pic Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart, will play Erica Rollins, a savvy and strong-willed rising star at the firm who is shrewd enough to test the loyalty of her associates only to admire some of them for not having any.
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Davis, whose TV credits also include portraying Toni Braxton in the 2016 Lifetime pic Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart, will play Erica Rollins, a savvy and strong-willed rising star at the firm who is shrewd enough to test the loyalty of her associates only to admire some of them for not having any.
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- 2/28/2024
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
The “Suits” spinoff pilot set in Los Angeles at NBC has cast Lex Scott Davis in a lead role, Variety has learned.
Davis joins previously announced cast members Stephen Amell and Josh McDermitt in the pilot, which looks to expand on the success of the USA Network series “Suits” following its remarkable resurgence on streaming in recent months.
The official description of the pilot states: “Ted Black (Amell), a former federal prosecutor from New York, has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. His firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. Ted is surrounded by a stellar group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted and each other while they can’t help but mix their personal and professional lives. All of this is going on while events from...
Davis joins previously announced cast members Stephen Amell and Josh McDermitt in the pilot, which looks to expand on the success of the USA Network series “Suits” following its remarkable resurgence on streaming in recent months.
The official description of the pilot states: “Ted Black (Amell), a former federal prosecutor from New York, has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. His firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. Ted is surrounded by a stellar group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted and each other while they can’t help but mix their personal and professional lives. All of this is going on while events from...
- 2/28/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Lex Scott Davis has been cast as the female lead opposite Stephen Amell in the NBC drama pilot Suits L.A., a new extension of the Suits universe from Aaron Korsh, creator and writer of the original series. In addition to Amell, Davis also joins series regular Josh McDermitt in the pilot, whose production is scheduled to start in late March in Vancouver. She landed the role after an extensive search.
Suits L.A. centers on Ted Black (Amell), a former federal prosecutor from New York, who has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles after joining forces with his old buddy, Stuart Lane (McDermitt), to build Black Lane Law, which specializes in criminal and entertainment law.
The firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. Ted is surrounded by a group...
Suits L.A. centers on Ted Black (Amell), a former federal prosecutor from New York, who has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles after joining forces with his old buddy, Stuart Lane (McDermitt), to build Black Lane Law, which specializes in criminal and entertainment law.
The firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. Ted is surrounded by a group...
- 2/28/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
American legal TV series Suits, which originally aired on the USA Network from 2011-2019, was back in demand last year. Thanks to its availability on Netflix, it became the most-watched streaming TV show last year. A new pilot of the show was ordered late last year, and so it is already in development.
Suits co-stars Gina Torres, Rick Hoffman, and Sarah Rafferty got together for e.l.f. Cosmetics commercial for Super Bowl. The advertisement was aired on February 11, 2024. The spot featured a segment called ‘Judge Beauty,’ which takes place in e.l.f. Court. Fans were elated about the advertisement as they saw their favorite characters together again.
Gina Torres as Jessica Pearson in a still from Suits
Fans’ Reactions to Suits Co-stars Reuniting for e.l.f. Cosmetics Commercial
Anyone who follows the Super Bowl must remember last year’s e.l.f. Cosmetics promo in which White Lotus...
Suits co-stars Gina Torres, Rick Hoffman, and Sarah Rafferty got together for e.l.f. Cosmetics commercial for Super Bowl. The advertisement was aired on February 11, 2024. The spot featured a segment called ‘Judge Beauty,’ which takes place in e.l.f. Court. Fans were elated about the advertisement as they saw their favorite characters together again.
Gina Torres as Jessica Pearson in a still from Suits
Fans’ Reactions to Suits Co-stars Reuniting for e.l.f. Cosmetics Commercial
Anyone who follows the Super Bowl must remember last year’s e.l.f. Cosmetics promo in which White Lotus...
- 2/23/2024
- by Ankita Shaw
- FandomWire
The Walking Dead alum Josh McDermitt has been tapped to Suits up alongside Stephen Amell in the Los Angeles-based spinoff pilot for NBC.
Suits: L.A. follows a brand-new character, Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York who “has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles,” per the official synopsis.
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Ted’s firm “is at a crisis point,...
Suits: L.A. follows a brand-new character, Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York who “has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles,” per the official synopsis.
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Ted’s firm “is at a crisis point,...
- 2/22/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Suits: LA has found another of its lead actors.
Former Walking Dead regular Josh McDermitt has boarded the NBC pilot, a spinoff of the former USA Network series turned Netflix breakout. McDermitt will star opposite the previously cast Stephen Amell in the legal drama, which comes from Suits creator Aaron Korsh and UCP, which produced the original series.
McDermitt will play Stuart Lane, a powerful, focused and self-absorbed attorney who heads a firm with his longtime friend Ted Black (Amell) that specializes in entertainment and criminal law. The show will center on Ted, a former New York prosecutor whose firm is at a crisis point, forcing him to embrace a role he’s held in contempt his entire career.
Universal Studio Group’s UCP put a Suits spinoff into development in October, following a record-setting run for the original series after it was added to Netflix in June 2023 (the show...
Former Walking Dead regular Josh McDermitt has boarded the NBC pilot, a spinoff of the former USA Network series turned Netflix breakout. McDermitt will star opposite the previously cast Stephen Amell in the legal drama, which comes from Suits creator Aaron Korsh and UCP, which produced the original series.
McDermitt will play Stuart Lane, a powerful, focused and self-absorbed attorney who heads a firm with his longtime friend Ted Black (Amell) that specializes in entertainment and criminal law. The show will center on Ted, a former New York prosecutor whose firm is at a crisis point, forcing him to embrace a role he’s held in contempt his entire career.
Universal Studio Group’s UCP put a Suits spinoff into development in October, following a record-setting run for the original series after it was added to Netflix in June 2023 (the show...
- 2/22/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“The Walking Dead” actor Josh McDermitt is set to star opposite Steven Amell in NBC’s “Suits” spinoff, “Suits: LA.”
The new series sees Amell star as Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York who built an L.A. law firm, Black Lane Law, specializing in criminal and entertainment law. The official logline reads, “His firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. Ted is surrounded by a stellar group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted and each other while they can’t help but mix their personal and professional lives. All of this is going on while events from years ago slowly unravel that led Ted to leave behind everything and everyone he loved.”
Described as energetic, powerful and self absorbed, McDermitt will play Stuart Lane, who co-founded Black Lane Law.
The new series sees Amell star as Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York who built an L.A. law firm, Black Lane Law, specializing in criminal and entertainment law. The official logline reads, “His firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. Ted is surrounded by a stellar group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted and each other while they can’t help but mix their personal and professional lives. All of this is going on while events from years ago slowly unravel that led Ted to leave behind everything and everyone he loved.”
Described as energetic, powerful and self absorbed, McDermitt will play Stuart Lane, who co-founded Black Lane Law.
- 2/22/2024
- by Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The Walking Dead alum Josh McDermitt is set as a lead opposite Stephen Amell in NBC drama pilot Suits L.A., a new extension of the Suits universe from Aaron Korsh, creator and writer of the original series. Production is scheduled to start in late March in Vancouver.
Suits L.A. centers on Ted Black (Amell), a former federal prosecutor from New York, who has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. His firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. Ted is surrounded by a group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted and each other while they can’t help but mix their personal and professional lives. All of this is going on while events from years ago slowly unravel that led Ted to leave behind everything and everyone he loved.
Suits L.A. centers on Ted Black (Amell), a former federal prosecutor from New York, who has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. His firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. Ted is surrounded by a group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted and each other while they can’t help but mix their personal and professional lives. All of this is going on while events from years ago slowly unravel that led Ted to leave behind everything and everyone he loved.
- 2/22/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
While Aaron Korsh’s Suits concluded in 2019 after running for nine seasons on the USA Network, the show saw a resurgence after smashing viewership records last year following its debut on Netflix. Following this notable spike in its numbers that left fans craving for more, NBC has now greenlit the first spin-off to the original show, which will star Arrow actor Stephen Amell in the lead.
But considering Amell infamously deemed the SAG-AFTRA strike a reductive tactic, stating that the whole situation was frustrating, some were taken aback by NBC’s decision to have Amell lead Suits: L.A. Reflecting on this surprising casting, Industry Insider Jeff Sneider, alongside John Rocha, touched on the possible reasoning behind NBC’s decision.
NBC’s Suits
Industry Insider Jeff Sneider on NBC’s Possible Reasoning Behind Casting Stephen Amell
After facing extensive backlash for his statements against the strike, Stephen Amell claimed that his statements were misconstrued,...
But considering Amell infamously deemed the SAG-AFTRA strike a reductive tactic, stating that the whole situation was frustrating, some were taken aback by NBC’s decision to have Amell lead Suits: L.A. Reflecting on this surprising casting, Industry Insider Jeff Sneider, alongside John Rocha, touched on the possible reasoning behind NBC’s decision.
NBC’s Suits
Industry Insider Jeff Sneider on NBC’s Possible Reasoning Behind Casting Stephen Amell
After facing extensive backlash for his statements against the strike, Stephen Amell claimed that his statements were misconstrued,...
- 2/20/2024
- by Santanu Roy
- FandomWire
Stephen Amell from ‘Arrow’ at Comic Con (Photo © Richard Chavez / Showbiz Junkies)
Arrow star Stephen Amell will lead the cast of NBC’s Suits spinoff, Suits: LA. Amell, most recently seen playing a small town wrestling star in Heels, will star as a former federal prosecutor from New York who swaps coasts and sets up shop in Los Angeles.
NBC ordered a pilot episode of the project earlier this month and confirmed filming is expected to get underway in Vancouver in late March 2024.
Aaron Korsh, creator of Suits, is onboard as writer and executive producer. Suits executive producers David Bartis and Doug Liman are also back for the Suits spinoff. Victoria Mahoney is directing the pilot and will executive produce.
“Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York, has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. His firm is at a crisis point, and in order...
Arrow star Stephen Amell will lead the cast of NBC’s Suits spinoff, Suits: LA. Amell, most recently seen playing a small town wrestling star in Heels, will star as a former federal prosecutor from New York who swaps coasts and sets up shop in Los Angeles.
NBC ordered a pilot episode of the project earlier this month and confirmed filming is expected to get underway in Vancouver in late March 2024.
Aaron Korsh, creator of Suits, is onboard as writer and executive producer. Suits executive producers David Bartis and Doug Liman are also back for the Suits spinoff. Victoria Mahoney is directing the pilot and will executive produce.
“Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York, has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. His firm is at a crisis point, and in order...
- 2/13/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The spinoff of Suits in the works at NBC has found its lead actor.
Stephen Amell will star in Suits: LA, a companion series to the former USA Network legal drama turned streaming phenomenon. Should it go to series, the project would mark Amell’s return to the broadcast world, where he played the title character in The CW’s Arrow for eight seasons.
Universal Studio Group’s UCP began developing a Suits spinoff with creator Aaron Korsh in October, following the show’s massive streaming success after it was added to Netflix in June 2023 (the show also streams on Peacock). NBC ordered a pilot for Suits: LA on Feb. 1 and is aiming to begin production in Vancouver in late March — which could put the show in contention for a spot in the network’s 2024-25 lineup.
Amell will play the lead role of Ted Black, a former New York...
Stephen Amell will star in Suits: LA, a companion series to the former USA Network legal drama turned streaming phenomenon. Should it go to series, the project would mark Amell’s return to the broadcast world, where he played the title character in The CW’s Arrow for eight seasons.
Universal Studio Group’s UCP began developing a Suits spinoff with creator Aaron Korsh in October, following the show’s massive streaming success after it was added to Netflix in June 2023 (the show also streams on Peacock). NBC ordered a pilot for Suits: LA on Feb. 1 and is aiming to begin production in Vancouver in late March — which could put the show in contention for a spot in the network’s 2024-25 lineup.
Amell will play the lead role of Ted Black, a former New York...
- 2/13/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Arrow star Stephen Amell is set as the lead in NBC drama pilot Suits L.A., a new extension of the Suits universe, from Aaron Korsh, creator and writer of the original series. Production is scheduled to start late March in Vancouver.
Suits L.A. centers on Ted Black (Amell), a former federal prosecutor from New York, who has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. His firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. Ted is surrounded by a group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted and each other while they can’t help but mix their personal and professional lives. All of this is going on while events from years ago slowly unravel that led Ted to leave behind everything and everyone he loved.
Amell’s Ted...
Suits L.A. centers on Ted Black (Amell), a former federal prosecutor from New York, who has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. His firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. Ted is surrounded by a group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted and each other while they can’t help but mix their personal and professional lives. All of this is going on while events from years ago slowly unravel that led Ted to leave behind everything and everyone he loved.
Amell’s Ted...
- 2/13/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Stephen Amell is suiting up. The actor will lead NBC’s upcoming “Suits” spinoff, “Suits: LA,” portraying Ted Black, “a charismatic force of nature who puts his own needs above others.”
“Suits,” which was produced by UCP, aired on USA Network from 2011-2019, spanning nine seasons. The series, which starred Patrick J. Adams, Gabriel Macht, Rick Hoffman, Meghan Markle, Gina Torres and Sarah Rafferty, re-entered the conversation in 2023 as it began streaming on Netflix, topping their charts for multiple weeks. It has surpassed 45 billion minutes streamed on Netflix and Peacock combined.
Earlier this month, the spinoff landed a pilot order at NBC, with production set to start in March in Vancouver. The new drama, created by original creator Aaron Korsch, will follow a new group led by Ted Black, a former New York prosecutor who built an L.A. law firm that specializes in criminal and entertainment law.
Per the official logline,...
“Suits,” which was produced by UCP, aired on USA Network from 2011-2019, spanning nine seasons. The series, which starred Patrick J. Adams, Gabriel Macht, Rick Hoffman, Meghan Markle, Gina Torres and Sarah Rafferty, re-entered the conversation in 2023 as it began streaming on Netflix, topping their charts for multiple weeks. It has surpassed 45 billion minutes streamed on Netflix and Peacock combined.
Earlier this month, the spinoff landed a pilot order at NBC, with production set to start in March in Vancouver. The new drama, created by original creator Aaron Korsch, will follow a new group led by Ted Black, a former New York prosecutor who built an L.A. law firm that specializes in criminal and entertainment law.
Per the official logline,...
- 2/13/2024
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
Stephen Amell’s TV wardrobe is taking a turn for the traditional: The Arrow and Heels actor has landed a starring role in Suits: L.A., the newest spinoff from the resurgent franchise.
The potential series — which was ordered to pilot at NBC earlier this month — centers on Amell’s Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York who is described as a “charismatic force of nature who puts his own needs above others,” per the official synopsis. “Ted joined forces 15 years ago with his old buddy, Stuart Lane, to build an L.A. law firm that specializes in criminal and entertainment law.
The potential series — which was ordered to pilot at NBC earlier this month — centers on Amell’s Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York who is described as a “charismatic force of nature who puts his own needs above others,” per the official synopsis. “Ted joined forces 15 years ago with his old buddy, Stuart Lane, to build an L.A. law firm that specializes in criminal and entertainment law.
- 2/13/2024
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
When Suits suddenly became the hottest TV series of the summer — despite coming to an end over four years ago — NBC wasted little time in approaching series creator Aaron Korsh about developing a new spinoff series. Well, the Suits spinoff has now been given an official pilot order from NBC, as well as a title: Suits: L.A.
Suits: L.A. will follow Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York who has reinvented himself by representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. “His firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career,” reads the official description. “Ted is surrounded by a stellar group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted and each other while they can’t help but mix their personal and professional lives. All of this is going on...
Suits: L.A. will follow Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York who has reinvented himself by representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. “His firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career,” reads the official description. “Ted is surrounded by a stellar group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted and each other while they can’t help but mix their personal and professional lives. All of this is going on...
- 2/2/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter and Patrick J. Adams as Michael Ross in ‘Suits’ (Photo by Shane Mahood / USA Network)
NBC has given a pilot order to the Suits spinoff, Suits: LA. The drama is expected to start shooting in March 2024 in Vancouver.
“Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York, has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. His firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career,” reads NBC’s synopsis. “Ted is surrounded by a stellar group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted and each other while they can’t help but mix their personal and professional lives. All of this is going on while events from years ago slowly unravel that led Ted to leave behind everything and everyone he loved.”
Suits creator Aaron Korsh...
NBC has given a pilot order to the Suits spinoff, Suits: LA. The drama is expected to start shooting in March 2024 in Vancouver.
“Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York, has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. His firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career,” reads NBC’s synopsis. “Ted is surrounded by a stellar group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted and each other while they can’t help but mix their personal and professional lives. All of this is going on while events from years ago slowly unravel that led Ted to leave behind everything and everyone he loved.”
Suits creator Aaron Korsh...
- 2/1/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The first episode of NBC‘s Suits offshoot series is drawing closer to production, as film and TV helmer Victoria Mahoney has been announced as the director of the NBC-ordered pilot, which is now titled Suits: LA. “Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York, has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles,” says an official logline from NBC. “His firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. Ted is surrounded by a stellar group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted and each other while they can’t help but mix their personal and professional lives. All of this is going on while events from years ago slowly unravel that led Ted to leave behind everything and everyone he loved.” Original series creator Aaron Korsh is still on...
- 2/1/2024
- TV Insider
An expansion of the Suits universe is now closer than ever.
NBC has given a pilot order to Suits: L.A. from Aaron Korsh, the creator and writer of the original series, which is set to begin production in late March in Vancouver. As Deadline revealed exclusively on Thursday, Victoria Mahoney will direct and executive produce the offshoot.
Suits: L.A. would not be a reboot or revival but more like a new chapter in the vein of the CSI and NCIS franchises featuring new characters in a new location.
According to the project’s logline, Suits: L.A. is centered on Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York, who has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. His firm is at a crisis point, and to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career.
Ted is surrounded by a...
NBC has given a pilot order to Suits: L.A. from Aaron Korsh, the creator and writer of the original series, which is set to begin production in late March in Vancouver. As Deadline revealed exclusively on Thursday, Victoria Mahoney will direct and executive produce the offshoot.
Suits: L.A. would not be a reboot or revival but more like a new chapter in the vein of the CSI and NCIS franchises featuring new characters in a new location.
According to the project’s logline, Suits: L.A. is centered on Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York, who has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. His firm is at a crisis point, and to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career.
Ted is surrounded by a...
- 2/1/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
The Suits spinoff will be taking court on NBC, which has handed the offshoot an official pilot order, TVLine has learned.
Titled Suits: L.A., the project follows a brand new character, Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York who “has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles,” per the official synopsis.
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- 2/1/2024
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
The “Suits” spinoff, “Suits: LA” has landed a pilot order at NBCUniversal. Production is scheduled to start in late March in Vancouver.
The new iteration will follow Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York, who has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. “His firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. Ted is surrounded by a stellar group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted and each other while they can’t help but mix their personal and professional lives. All of this is going on while events from years ago slowly unravel that led Ted to leave behind everything and everyone he loved,” reads the logline.
The original series ran for nine seasons from 2011-2019 on USA Network, but has recently regained popularity after the first...
The new iteration will follow Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York, who has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. “His firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. Ted is surrounded by a stellar group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted and each other while they can’t help but mix their personal and professional lives. All of this is going on while events from years ago slowly unravel that led Ted to leave behind everything and everyone he loved,” reads the logline.
The original series ran for nine seasons from 2011-2019 on USA Network, but has recently regained popularity after the first...
- 2/1/2024
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
NBCUniversal’s expansion of the Suits universe is taking another step forward.
Following the runaway success of the former USA Network legal drama on streaming platforms last year, NBC has ordered a pilot for a companion series. The project, from Suits creator Aaron Korsh, is called Suits: L.A. and will be set in the same world as the original show — but will follow a new group of characters.
Universal Studio Group’s UCP, which produced the original, is also behind the Los Angeles-set spinoff. The studio and Korsh started developing the project in October, following Suits’ massive summertime run at the top of the streaming charts after it was added to Netflix (the series also streams on NBCU’s Peacock platform). At the time, it wasn’t clear where the project would land, although somewhere within NBCU was most likely. With USA largely out of the scripted business, NBC became the pilot’s home.
Following the runaway success of the former USA Network legal drama on streaming platforms last year, NBC has ordered a pilot for a companion series. The project, from Suits creator Aaron Korsh, is called Suits: L.A. and will be set in the same world as the original show — but will follow a new group of characters.
Universal Studio Group’s UCP, which produced the original, is also behind the Los Angeles-set spinoff. The studio and Korsh started developing the project in October, following Suits’ massive summertime run at the top of the streaming charts after it was added to Netflix (the series also streams on NBCU’s Peacock platform). At the time, it wasn’t clear where the project would land, although somewhere within NBCU was most likely. With USA largely out of the scripted business, NBC became the pilot’s home.
- 2/1/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Film and TV helmer Victoria Mahoney has been tapped to direct Suits: L.A., NBC’s proposed Suits offshoot, which has been heating up for a pilot order.
As Deadline reported exclusively in October, the project, from Suits creator Aaron Korsh, is not a revival or reboot of the popular USA Network series and, unlike the 2019 Pearson, the new legal procedural is not a spinoff either — it would be a Suits universe series in the vein of the CSI and NCIS franchises featuring new characters in a new location, Los Angeles.
Like Suits, which was set in New York and filmed in Toronto, Suits: L.A. also will film in Canada, with Vancouver standing in for Los Angeles. Production is slated to begin in March, I hear.
Korsh executive produces alongside David Bartis, Doug Liman and Gene Klein, who were EPs with him on the original series.
While the Suits: L.
As Deadline reported exclusively in October, the project, from Suits creator Aaron Korsh, is not a revival or reboot of the popular USA Network series and, unlike the 2019 Pearson, the new legal procedural is not a spinoff either — it would be a Suits universe series in the vein of the CSI and NCIS franchises featuring new characters in a new location, Los Angeles.
Like Suits, which was set in New York and filmed in Toronto, Suits: L.A. also will film in Canada, with Vancouver standing in for Los Angeles. Production is slated to begin in March, I hear.
Korsh executive produces alongside David Bartis, Doug Liman and Gene Klein, who were EPs with him on the original series.
While the Suits: L.
- 2/1/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Angelina Jolie is getting into this year’s Oscar race.
As AMPAS voting enters its final days, the Academy Award winner today threw her support behind Ava DuVernay’s Origin in what looks to be doubling down by any other name.
First of all, Jolie held an invite-only get together at her home Sunday to around two dozen guests With DuVernay and Origin star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor in attendance, Jolie spoke passionately about the film, sources say.
Multiple Emmy and Tony winner Debbie Allen and Frances Fisher (Actors branch) were there too. Old Guard 2 director Victoria Mahoney and Professor Marston and the Wonder Women helmer Angela Robinson (Directors branch) and Lost in Translation costume designer Nancy Steiner (Costume Designers branch) were also present, I’ve learned.
Sunday’s soiree is to be followed by a screening of Origin in West Hollywood tomorrow afternoon with Jolie moderating an on-stage panel with director/writer DuVernay and Ellis-Taylor.
As AMPAS voting enters its final days, the Academy Award winner today threw her support behind Ava DuVernay’s Origin in what looks to be doubling down by any other name.
First of all, Jolie held an invite-only get together at her home Sunday to around two dozen guests With DuVernay and Origin star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor in attendance, Jolie spoke passionately about the film, sources say.
Multiple Emmy and Tony winner Debbie Allen and Frances Fisher (Actors branch) were there too. Old Guard 2 director Victoria Mahoney and Professor Marston and the Wonder Women helmer Angela Robinson (Directors branch) and Lost in Translation costume designer Nancy Steiner (Costume Designers branch) were also present, I’ve learned.
Sunday’s soiree is to be followed by a screening of Origin in West Hollywood tomorrow afternoon with Jolie moderating an on-stage panel with director/writer DuVernay and Ellis-Taylor.
- 1/15/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Oscar-winning actress and producer Charlize Theron has teamed with veteran media executive and producer Dawn Olmstead, along with Charlize’s Denver & Delilah partners Beth Kono and Aj Dix, to form a new media venture.
Former Anonymous Content CEO and UCP President Olmstead will serve as CEO on the yet-untitled company, which will take over Denver & Delilah’s content slate. The new venture will also continue Denver & Delilah’s first-look feature deal with Universal as well as its TV agreement with HBO/Max, which is currently slated to end early next year.
In her role, Olmstead will work closely with Theron, Kono and Dix to develop and build upon the existing Denver & Delilah slate across film, TV and other areas of content and IP generation for global audiences.
The new company formalizes Olmstead’s longstanding relationship with Theron, Kono and Dix. As a producer, Olmstead worked with the trio on...
Former Anonymous Content CEO and UCP President Olmstead will serve as CEO on the yet-untitled company, which will take over Denver & Delilah’s content slate. The new venture will also continue Denver & Delilah’s first-look feature deal with Universal as well as its TV agreement with HBO/Max, which is currently slated to end early next year.
In her role, Olmstead will work closely with Theron, Kono and Dix to develop and build upon the existing Denver & Delilah slate across film, TV and other areas of content and IP generation for global audiences.
The new company formalizes Olmstead’s longstanding relationship with Theron, Kono and Dix. As a producer, Olmstead worked with the trio on...
- 12/15/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Don’t expect Charlize Theron to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe anytime soon. When asked if she knew when she was coming back to the franchise after her cameo at the end of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” Theron was all shrugs.
“I haven’t gotten a call. Is that bad?” Theron told MTV reporter Josh Horowitz during the “Fast X” premiere in Rome. When pressed on the issue, the star assured Horowitz that she wasn’t lying three times then made a joke that he should cut her answer.
“No, that’s what we’re running,” Horowitz quipped back.
If you didn’t know that Theron was in the MCU, first of all, c’mon. She’s a huge name in Hollywood and a master of sci-fi action movies. Grass is green and of course Charlize Theron was going to appear in a Marvel movie. This...
“I haven’t gotten a call. Is that bad?” Theron told MTV reporter Josh Horowitz during the “Fast X” premiere in Rome. When pressed on the issue, the star assured Horowitz that she wasn’t lying three times then made a joke that he should cut her answer.
“No, that’s what we’re running,” Horowitz quipped back.
If you didn’t know that Theron was in the MCU, first of all, c’mon. She’s a huge name in Hollywood and a master of sci-fi action movies. Grass is green and of course Charlize Theron was going to appear in a Marvel movie. This...
- 5/22/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
The “Old Guard” sequel starring Charlize Theron doesn’t even have an official release date, but a third installment may already be brewing. “There’s an ending to No. 2 that kind of demands a No. 3, which makes me very happy,” producer Marc Evans told me at the premiere of “The Mother,” Netflix’s new Jennifer Lopez action movie.
In “The Old Guard 2,” Theron reprises her role as the leader of a group of immortal mercenaries, and Marwan Kenzari and Luca Marinelli return as gay couple Joe and Nicky. “You’re going to see more story of Joe and Nicky,” Evans assured.
After pandemic delays, filming began on the sequel, with Victoria Mahoney directing, about a year ago. Asked if Theron was contracted for a third movie, Evans would only say, “Charlize is a producer on the movie and deeply supportive of the franchise.”
“The Old Guard,” directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood,...
In “The Old Guard 2,” Theron reprises her role as the leader of a group of immortal mercenaries, and Marwan Kenzari and Luca Marinelli return as gay couple Joe and Nicky. “You’re going to see more story of Joe and Nicky,” Evans assured.
After pandemic delays, filming began on the sequel, with Victoria Mahoney directing, about a year ago. Asked if Theron was contracted for a third movie, Evans would only say, “Charlize is a producer on the movie and deeply supportive of the franchise.”
“The Old Guard,” directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood,...
- 5/18/2023
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
The Sycamore District is one of L.A.’s chicest and buzziest mini-neighborhoods, known for its hot restaurants (Gigi’s, Mr. T), bakeries and cafés (Tartine, Sightglass), art galleries (Jeffrey Deitch), and beauty, fitness and wellness spots (Pause, Formula Fig and Heimat).
Now the area has caught the attention of Italian luxury powerhouse Giorgio Armani, which has opened a pop-up in Just One Eye, an independent fashion and design boutique located on Sycamore Avenue.
The shop-within-shop — titled Giorgio Armani for Just One Eye and running through Saturday, March 11 — features a selection of men’s and women’s ready-to-wear and accessories from the Spring-Summer 2023 collection, curated by Just One Eye founder Paola Russo. This new Giorgio Armani collection focuses on a long silhouette and is highlighted by jackets, skirts, trousers and duster coats fashioned to feel as weightless as possible, in colors from golden neutrals to ink blue purple and sand.
Now the area has caught the attention of Italian luxury powerhouse Giorgio Armani, which has opened a pop-up in Just One Eye, an independent fashion and design boutique located on Sycamore Avenue.
The shop-within-shop — titled Giorgio Armani for Just One Eye and running through Saturday, March 11 — features a selection of men’s and women’s ready-to-wear and accessories from the Spring-Summer 2023 collection, curated by Just One Eye founder Paola Russo. This new Giorgio Armani collection focuses on a long silhouette and is highlighted by jackets, skirts, trousers and duster coats fashioned to feel as weightless as possible, in colors from golden neutrals to ink blue purple and sand.
- 3/7/2023
- by Degen Pener
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Despite the unpredictability of the last few years, both in Hollywood and beyond, recent years have proven fruitful for female filmmakers. From winning the top awards at the starriest festivals to notching back to back Best Director Oscar winners (for the first time ever for Zhao and Jane Campion) and churning out big-time box office hits, women have been unquestionably on the rise.
Until, perhaps, now. As we do every year, IndieWire is looking ahead at the next two years of studio features directed by women to get a sense of who Hollywood is elevating in still-rarefied spaces. Getting the chance to helm a studio feature is, of course, not the golden ticket for any director.
But it’s hard to deny the power and prestige of directing a big-time movie released by a major studio, even in a world where streaming platforms are making significant inroads into the “blockbuster” space.
Until, perhaps, now. As we do every year, IndieWire is looking ahead at the next two years of studio features directed by women to get a sense of who Hollywood is elevating in still-rarefied spaces. Getting the chance to helm a studio feature is, of course, not the golden ticket for any director.
But it’s hard to deny the power and prestige of directing a big-time movie released by a major studio, even in a world where streaming platforms are making significant inroads into the “blockbuster” space.
- 1/2/2023
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
The AFI Fest returns this year to its full glory as an in-person event, Nov. 2-6.
“You know, we asked ourselves really early on — because the world is still weary from pandemics and politics and the rest — what is a film festival in 2022? And the answer was really clear, which is that the AFI festival is going to be a place for people to come together,” says Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO.
No hybrid screenings in sight. “While watching a film alone on your computer is great, it does not put the word festive in festival. This is the year to be together and to be present,” he says.
The festival kicks off with the world premiere of doc “Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me” (pictured), from director Alex Keshishian, and closes with Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans.” In between AFI Fest unspools 125 works, including Special Screening “Bones and All,...
“You know, we asked ourselves really early on — because the world is still weary from pandemics and politics and the rest — what is a film festival in 2022? And the answer was really clear, which is that the AFI festival is going to be a place for people to come together,” says Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO.
No hybrid screenings in sight. “While watching a film alone on your computer is great, it does not put the word festive in festival. This is the year to be together and to be present,” he says.
The festival kicks off with the world premiere of doc “Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me” (pictured), from director Alex Keshishian, and closes with Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans.” In between AFI Fest unspools 125 works, including Special Screening “Bones and All,...
- 11/2/2022
- by Carole Horst
- Variety Film + TV
Matthias Schoenaerts has been cast opposite Kate Winslet in HBO’s limited series The Palace, from Succession duo Will Tracy and Frank Rich and The Queen director Stephen Frears.
The Palace tells the story of one year within the walls of the palace of an authoritarian regime as it begins to unravel.
Tracy, a writer and producer on the Brian Cox-fronted HBO drama, will serve as showrunner, writer and exec producer. Frears will direct and executive produce. Winslet also executive produces with Frank Rich and Tracey Seaward.
The Palace will include a writing team of Seth Reiss, a writer on Late Night with Seth Meyers and former head writer for The Onion, Juli Weiner, who has written on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Jen Spyra, a writer on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Gary Shteyngart, who has written for The New Yorker and is the author of...
The Palace tells the story of one year within the walls of the palace of an authoritarian regime as it begins to unravel.
Tracy, a writer and producer on the Brian Cox-fronted HBO drama, will serve as showrunner, writer and exec producer. Frears will direct and executive produce. Winslet also executive produces with Frank Rich and Tracey Seaward.
The Palace will include a writing team of Seth Reiss, a writer on Late Night with Seth Meyers and former head writer for The Onion, Juli Weiner, who has written on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Jen Spyra, a writer on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Gary Shteyngart, who has written for The New Yorker and is the author of...
- 10/7/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The annual American Film Institute (AFI) festival has finally announced its full lineup.
AFI Fest runs Wednesday, November 2 through Sunday, November 6 and includes 125 titles to be screened in Los Angeles. Opening night kicks off with AppleTV+ documentary “Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me” directed by Alek Keshishian. Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical drama “The Fabelmans” will close the festival.
The full lineup also includes special screenings for “Bones and All,” Sundance winner “Nanny,” Robert Downey Jr.’s documentary “Sr.,” “Le Pupille,” and “Women Talking.”
The official selections feature 53 percent of films directed by women and 32 percent of films helmed by Bipoc filmmakers. Eleven percent of directors identify as Lgbtqia+. The full festival includes seven Red Carpet Premieres, six Special Screenings, 12 Discovery, 12 World Cinema, 12 Documentary, 30 Short Film Competition, 43 AFI Conservatory, and three Guest Artistic Director Selections from Ava DuVernay. The Academy Award-nominated filmmaker will showcase three independent films amplifying the voices of...
AFI Fest runs Wednesday, November 2 through Sunday, November 6 and includes 125 titles to be screened in Los Angeles. Opening night kicks off with AppleTV+ documentary “Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me” directed by Alek Keshishian. Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical drama “The Fabelmans” will close the festival.
The full lineup also includes special screenings for “Bones and All,” Sundance winner “Nanny,” Robert Downey Jr.’s documentary “Sr.,” “Le Pupille,” and “Women Talking.”
The official selections feature 53 percent of films directed by women and 32 percent of films helmed by Bipoc filmmakers. Eleven percent of directors identify as Lgbtqia+. The full festival includes seven Red Carpet Premieres, six Special Screenings, 12 Discovery, 12 World Cinema, 12 Documentary, 30 Short Film Competition, 43 AFI Conservatory, and three Guest Artistic Director Selections from Ava DuVernay. The Academy Award-nominated filmmaker will showcase three independent films amplifying the voices of...
- 10/3/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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Ava DuVernay has joined this year’s edition of AFI Fest to serve as guest artistic director.
As part of the gig, DuVernay has hand-picked three independent films as a way to “amplify the voices and vision of women directors,” per the American Film Institute. Those films are Kat Candler’s Hellion from 2014 starring Juliette Lewis and Aaron Paul, Aurora Guerrero’s Mosquita y Mari from 2012 and Victoria Mahoney’s Yelling to the Sky from 2011 starring Gabourey Sidibe and Zoë Kravitz.
The films will screen as part of the fest and DuVernay will moderate a panel with the helmers, all of whom are part of her historic roster of all-women directors for her OWN drama series Queen Sugar. The outing for DuVernay marks a return to AFI Fest as her feature directorial debut, I Will Follow, screened as part of the 2010 lineup.
As such,...
Ava DuVernay has joined this year’s edition of AFI Fest to serve as guest artistic director.
As part of the gig, DuVernay has hand-picked three independent films as a way to “amplify the voices and vision of women directors,” per the American Film Institute. Those films are Kat Candler’s Hellion from 2014 starring Juliette Lewis and Aaron Paul, Aurora Guerrero’s Mosquita y Mari from 2012 and Victoria Mahoney’s Yelling to the Sky from 2011 starring Gabourey Sidibe and Zoë Kravitz.
The films will screen as part of the fest and DuVernay will moderate a panel with the helmers, all of whom are part of her historic roster of all-women directors for her OWN drama series Queen Sugar. The outing for DuVernay marks a return to AFI Fest as her feature directorial debut, I Will Follow, screened as part of the 2010 lineup.
As such,...
- 9/30/2022
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
AFI Fest has found its next guest artistic director. The prestigious role, which has previously been filled by the likes of David Lynch and Pedro Almodóvar, will go to “Selma” director Ava DuVernay for the 2022 iteration of the festival.
The festival announced that DuVernay had selected three independent films from female directors to showcase: Kat Candler’s “Hellion” from 2014, Aurora Guerrero’s “Mosquita y Mari” from 2012, and Victoria Mahoney’s “Yelling to the Sky” from 2011. All three women went on to direct episodes of DuVernay’s OWN series “Queen Sugar.” DuVernay will also moderate a panel featuring all three directors at the festival.
AFI Fest 2022 is set to take place in Los Angeles from November 2 through November 6. Apple documentary “Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me” is set to open the Hollywood-set festival, with films including “Bardo,” “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” “Is That Black Enough for You?,” “Living,” “She Said,...
The festival announced that DuVernay had selected three independent films from female directors to showcase: Kat Candler’s “Hellion” from 2014, Aurora Guerrero’s “Mosquita y Mari” from 2012, and Victoria Mahoney’s “Yelling to the Sky” from 2011. All three women went on to direct episodes of DuVernay’s OWN series “Queen Sugar.” DuVernay will also moderate a panel featuring all three directors at the festival.
AFI Fest 2022 is set to take place in Los Angeles from November 2 through November 6. Apple documentary “Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me” is set to open the Hollywood-set festival, with films including “Bardo,” “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” “Is That Black Enough for You?,” “Living,” “She Said,...
- 9/30/2022
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Oprah Winfrey delivered an inspiring speech to close out Variety’s Power of Women dinner, presented by Lifetime. Winfrey was honored at the event alongside her “Queen Sugar” partner Ava DuVernay, both of whom turned the OWN series into a launching pad for female directors. Winfrey championed “Queen Sugar” for “defining the OWN network” and for “reflecting black families.”
“We are all looking for the same thing,” Winfrey said. “This is the one lesson I came away from doing ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show.’ The common denominator of our experiences is that we all want to know that we matter and we want a show that reflects our values.”
Winfrey was introduced by DuVernay, who spoke about their experience creating the OWN drama series “Queen Sugar,” which made history with the duo’s decision to exclusively hire women to direct the series’ 7-season, 88-episode run. The show employed 42 women directors, seven of whom — Shaz Bennett,...
“We are all looking for the same thing,” Winfrey said. “This is the one lesson I came away from doing ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show.’ The common denominator of our experiences is that we all want to know that we matter and we want a show that reflects our values.”
Winfrey was introduced by DuVernay, who spoke about their experience creating the OWN drama series “Queen Sugar,” which made history with the duo’s decision to exclusively hire women to direct the series’ 7-season, 88-episode run. The show employed 42 women directors, seven of whom — Shaz Bennett,...
- 9/29/2022
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Uma Thurman (Kill Bill) and Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians) have joined the cast of the sequel to action film The Old Guard from director Victoria Mahoney.
Thurman and Golding to join previously announced returning cast from the original film Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Veronica Ngo and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Based on the Graphic Novel Series Created by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández
Released on Netflix July 2020, The Old Guard is one of Netflix’s most popular films to date with 186 million hours viewed in its first 28 days of release.
Led by a warrior named Andy (Charlize Theron), a covert group of tight-knit mercenaries with a mysterious inability to die have fought to protect the mortal world for centuries. But when the team is recruited to take on an emergency mission and their extraordinary abilities are suddenly exposed, it’s up to Andy and Nile...
Thurman and Golding to join previously announced returning cast from the original film Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Veronica Ngo and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Based on the Graphic Novel Series Created by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández
Released on Netflix July 2020, The Old Guard is one of Netflix’s most popular films to date with 186 million hours viewed in its first 28 days of release.
Led by a warrior named Andy (Charlize Theron), a covert group of tight-knit mercenaries with a mysterious inability to die have fought to protect the mortal world for centuries. But when the team is recruited to take on an emergency mission and their extraordinary abilities are suddenly exposed, it’s up to Andy and Nile...
- 6/14/2022
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Click here to read the full article.
Saturday night was a big one for Charlize Theron.
The Oscar-winning talent turned up on the Universal Studios backlot to host the second annual block party to benefit the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project (Ctaop), an organization she founded in 2007 that is celebrating a milestone 15th anniversary this year. As part of those duties, Theron was tasked with moderating an on-stage Q&a with the cast and director of Uni’s opening weekend smash Jurassic World: Dominion ahead of an under-the-stars screening, updating guests on the work of Ctaop, shouting out the night’s sponsors and talking up featured performer Wyclef Jean.
And she did it all while jet-lagged after recently flying in from Rome where she’s about to start filming the sequel to Netflix’s hit The Old Guard. If that sounds superhero-ish, Theron fits the bill and then some. Despite...
Saturday night was a big one for Charlize Theron.
The Oscar-winning talent turned up on the Universal Studios backlot to host the second annual block party to benefit the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project (Ctaop), an organization she founded in 2007 that is celebrating a milestone 15th anniversary this year. As part of those duties, Theron was tasked with moderating an on-stage Q&a with the cast and director of Uni’s opening weekend smash Jurassic World: Dominion ahead of an under-the-stars screening, updating guests on the work of Ctaop, shouting out the night’s sponsors and talking up featured performer Wyclef Jean.
And she did it all while jet-lagged after recently flying in from Rome where she’s about to start filming the sequel to Netflix’s hit The Old Guard. If that sounds superhero-ish, Theron fits the bill and then some. Despite...
- 6/12/2022
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The versatile Academy Award-winner Charlize Theron has done her share of prestige dramas, studio comedies, and offbeat indies. But she might be best known for her action movies. 2005’s “Æon Flux” didn’t quite grab hold at the time, but it led eventually to the epic “Mad Max: Fury Road.” Since then, Theron’s Liam Neeson-esque pivot to action has been solidified with roles in “Atomic Blond” and “Fate Of The Furious.”
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2020’s “The Old Guard” from Netflix only cemented that status.
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2020’s “The Old Guard” from Netflix only cemented that status.
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- 6/10/2022
- by Jake Sweltz
- The Playlist
The Old Guard 2 is in the works at Netflix, a sequel to the 2020 action movie, and Deadline reports that Uma Thurman (Kill Bill) and Henry Golding (Snake Eyes) have joined the cast. Previously announced, Charlize Theron will be back in The Old Guard 2. Victoria Mahoney is taking over the reins as director of the […]
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- 6/10/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Uma Thurman and Henry Golding are set to join Charlize Theron in Netflix’s “The Old Guard 2.”
The “Kill Bill” and “Crazy Rich Asians” stars join previously announced returning cast members Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Veronica Ngo and Chiwetel Ejiofor, who reprise their roles from the original movie. “The Old Guard” followed a covert team of immortal mercenaries who have to fight to keep their identity a secret when they find themselves exposed and an unexpected new member is discovered.
It’s yet to be revealed how Thurman and Golding play into the new story, but both stars certainly have action experience. Following his breakout performances in “Crazy Rich Asians,” “A Simple Favor” and “Last Christmas,” Golding entered the realm of high-octane movies with “Snake Eyes” and “The Gentlemen.” The actor will next be seen in the new adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Persuasion,...
The “Kill Bill” and “Crazy Rich Asians” stars join previously announced returning cast members Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Veronica Ngo and Chiwetel Ejiofor, who reprise their roles from the original movie. “The Old Guard” followed a covert team of immortal mercenaries who have to fight to keep their identity a secret when they find themselves exposed and an unexpected new member is discovered.
It’s yet to be revealed how Thurman and Golding play into the new story, but both stars certainly have action experience. Following his breakout performances in “Crazy Rich Asians,” “A Simple Favor” and “Last Christmas,” Golding entered the realm of high-octane movies with “Snake Eyes” and “The Gentlemen.” The actor will next be seen in the new adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Persuasion,...
- 6/10/2022
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Uma Thurman (Kill Bill) and Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians) have joined the cast of Netflix and Skydance’s anticipated comic book sequel, The Old Guard 2. They’re set to star alongside returning cast members Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Veronica Ngo and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
One of Netflix’s most popular films to date with 186 million hours viewed in its first 28 days of release, The Old Guard debuted on the streamer in July of 2020. The film based on the graphic novel series created by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández followed a covert team of immortal mercenaries that were suddenly exposed, fighting to keep their identity a secret just as an unexpected new member was discovered. Details with regard to the sequel’s plot have thus far been kept under wraps, but the project appears to be gaining momentum, with its first castings since its...
One of Netflix’s most popular films to date with 186 million hours viewed in its first 28 days of release, The Old Guard debuted on the streamer in July of 2020. The film based on the graphic novel series created by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández followed a covert team of immortal mercenaries that were suddenly exposed, fighting to keep their identity a secret just as an unexpected new member was discovered. Details with regard to the sequel’s plot have thus far been kept under wraps, but the project appears to be gaining momentum, with its first castings since its...
- 6/10/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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Uma Thurman and Henry Golding have joined Charlize Theron in The Old Guard 2, Neflix’s sequel to its hit 2020 action movie.
On top of Theron, the new installment is bringing back original cast members KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Veronica Ngo and Chiwetel Ejiofor as it adapts the comic book by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernandez.
Victoria Mahoney, the history-making Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker second unit director, will direct the feature. Mahoney replaced Gina Prince-Bythewood who helmed the first movie but bowed out last August citing other commitments.
The initial movie remains one of the most watched original movies on Netflix, having 186 million hours viewed in its first 28 days of release. It follows a group of immoral warriors who meet a new one of their kind, even as repercussions from their centuries-old way of life catches up...
Uma Thurman and Henry Golding have joined Charlize Theron in The Old Guard 2, Neflix’s sequel to its hit 2020 action movie.
On top of Theron, the new installment is bringing back original cast members KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Veronica Ngo and Chiwetel Ejiofor as it adapts the comic book by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernandez.
Victoria Mahoney, the history-making Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker second unit director, will direct the feature. Mahoney replaced Gina Prince-Bythewood who helmed the first movie but bowed out last August citing other commitments.
The initial movie remains one of the most watched original movies on Netflix, having 186 million hours viewed in its first 28 days of release. It follows a group of immoral warriors who meet a new one of their kind, even as repercussions from their centuries-old way of life catches up...
- 6/10/2022
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Uma Thurman and “Crazy Rich Asians” star Henry Golding are set to join Charlize Theron in the cast of Netflix’s “The Old Guard 2.”
The film is the sequel to Netflix and Skydance’s 2020 action film about a covert group of mercenary killers, all of whom are immortal and have been fighting for centuries but have to fight to keep their identities secret when a new immortal member of their team is discovered.
Thurman and Golding join the previously announced cast of those returning from the original, including Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Veronica Ngo and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
No character details were revealed for either Thurman or Golding, and plot details for the sequel are still under wraps.
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Victoria Mahoney is taking over the directing duties on “The Old Guard 2” from Gina Prince-Bythewood,...
The film is the sequel to Netflix and Skydance’s 2020 action film about a covert group of mercenary killers, all of whom are immortal and have been fighting for centuries but have to fight to keep their identities secret when a new immortal member of their team is discovered.
Thurman and Golding join the previously announced cast of those returning from the original, including Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Veronica Ngo and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
No character details were revealed for either Thurman or Golding, and plot details for the sequel are still under wraps.
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Uma Thurman to Play the President in ‘Red, White and Royal Blue’ Adaptation
Victoria Mahoney is taking over the directing duties on “The Old Guard 2” from Gina Prince-Bythewood,...
- 6/10/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
“Obi-Wan Kenobi” will have to wait on using the force for the Emmys until 2023. Variety has learned the upcoming limited series will not be submitted nor eligible for this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards consideration.
The excitement for the “Star Wars” Disney+ limited series that stars Emmy winner Ewan McGregor (last year’s winner for lead actor in a limited series for “Halston”) and Hayden Christensen is palpable after dropping a new trailer last week that finally revealed a glimpse at the villainous Darth Vader.
Read more: Variety’s Awards Circuit Emmys Predictions Hub
With Sith villains, lightsabers and the sands of Tatooine, the six-part series is set to have its first two episodes premiere on May 27. Still, it won’t have its episodes available for the Television Academy in time for voting consideration. Per the Academy’s rules for “criteria for eligibility,” all series must fall within the eligibility...
The excitement for the “Star Wars” Disney+ limited series that stars Emmy winner Ewan McGregor (last year’s winner for lead actor in a limited series for “Halston”) and Hayden Christensen is palpable after dropping a new trailer last week that finally revealed a glimpse at the villainous Darth Vader.
Read more: Variety’s Awards Circuit Emmys Predictions Hub
With Sith villains, lightsabers and the sands of Tatooine, the six-part series is set to have its first two episodes premiere on May 27. Still, it won’t have its episodes available for the Television Academy in time for voting consideration. Per the Academy’s rules for “criteria for eligibility,” all series must fall within the eligibility...
- 5/9/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
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