Whitney Friedlander

Inside the TV networks’ battle for Christmas movie supremacy

December 2, 2020 at 1:32 p.m.

Conservative pundits frequently express concern about "the war on Christmas." But what about a war for Christmas? This winter, Hallmark Channel and its sister network, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, are...

Being a Jewish woman comes with baggage. What you see on TV just scratches the surface

December 17, 2019 at 7:28 p.m.

People like to talk about the importance of seeing themselves on screen — in characters who represent their background, heritage and ethos. But what happens when characters that "represent you"...

Investigation Discovery to air ‘Making a Murderer’ news special

June 11, 2018 at 1:05 p.m.

Investigation Discovery will air a documentary news special focusing on the events in the hugely popular Netflix true-crime series "Making a Murderer," the Discovery-owned channel announced Thursday at its Television...

‘Game of Thrones’ season 6 to premiere April 24

June 12, 2018 at 7:58 a.m.

Season six of "Game of Thrones" will premiere on April 24, HBO announced Thursday at the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena. While details are scarce about the plot...

‘Galaxy Quest’ TV series takes flight at Amazon

June 15, 2018 at 3:27 p.m.

By Grabthar's hammer, Amazon Studios has signed on to develop a TV series based on "Galaxy Quest." The 1999 sci-fi movie starred Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman as...

Sandra Oh as Susanne, left, and Kathy Bates as Lenore in New Line Cinema's comedy "Tammy," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

GLAAD Report: Movies improving for gay characters, still lack transgender roles

May 31, 2019 at 8:28 a.m.

Studios are slowly starting to show more lesbian, gay and bisexual characters on film, according to the annual Studio Responsibility Index released today by media advocacy group GLAAD. The report,...

AMC Orders Martial Arts Drama ‘Badlands’ Straight to Series

August 25, 2021 at 6:27 a.m.

AMC has given a straight-to-series order to " Badlands ," a martial arts drama based loosely on the Chinese tale "Journey to the West." "Badlands," is created by showrunners Al...

Can ‘The Divide’ Do for WE Tv What ‘Mad Men’ Did for AMC?

August 25, 2021 at 6:27 a.m.

Next week, WE tv will premiere "The Divide," marking the basic cabler first attempt at an original scripted series -- a leap into its rebranding strategy to be less known...

Turner Sports Ups Lenny Daniels to President

August 25, 2021 at 6:22 a.m.

Continuing on with its recent staffing evolution, Time Warner's Turner announced today that it has named Lenny Daniels as president of Turner Sports. Daniels, who had been executive vice president...

Lifetime Adapting ‘Clan of the Cave Bear’ With Ron Howard, Brian Grazer

August 25, 2021 at 6:20 a.m.

Lifetime has given a pilot order to an adaptation of Jean M. Auel's prehistorical-set young adult books " The Clan of the Cave Bear ." The project is a co-production...

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