Month: September 2024

The 76th annual Primetime Emmy Award were held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, hosted by father-son duo (and “Schitt’s Creek” co-stars) Eugene and Dan Levy.

The Bear dominated the comedy acting categories with Jeremy Allen White, Liza Colón-Zayas, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Jamie Lee Curtis and Jon Bernthal all taking home Emmy Awards. But it was the show Hacks took home the win for outstanding comedy series, with Jean Smart earning her third Emmy Award for her role on the show.

Shōgun racked up an impressive 25 nominations leading into the ceremony, with Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai winning the Best Actor and Actress Emmy Awards for the series, which also won the Emmy for Best Drama Series. In total, Shōgun took home 18 Emmys, between the Creative Arts Emmys and Primetime Emmy Awards ceremonies, with The Bear following close behind with 11 total wins.

For the full list of winners from the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards, head here.

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Three-time Oscar nominee Michelle Pfeiffer will star in and executive produce the “Yellowstone” spinoff series titled “The Madison.”  Additionally, Patrick J. Adams has joined the cast, with Deadline reporting that Adams (best known for playing Mike Ross on Suits) will star in the upcoming series from Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan. The Hollywood Reporter also revealed that Elle Chapman (A Man Called Otto) and Beau Garrett (Firefly Lane) have joined the cast of The Madison. 

Paramount shared in a press release: “The series is a heartfelt study of grief and human connection following a New York City family in the Madison River valley of central Montana.” The Sheridan-created show was previously announced under the title 2024.

Pfeiffer will portray the mother of Paige McIntosh (Chapman) and Abigail (Garrett), “a resilient and sardonic New Yorker, who is a recently divorced mother of two,” while Adams will play Russell McIntosh, the investment banker husband of Chapman’s Paige, a “somewhat self-centered woman who indulges in a luxurious New York lifestyle” provided by her parents and husband.

Chris McCarthy, Paramount Global Co-CEO and President/CEO of Showtime & MTV Entertainment Studios, said in a statement regarding Pfeiffer’s casting: “Michelle Pfeiffer is a remarkable talent who imbues every role with emotional depth, authenticity and grace. She is the perfect anchor to the newest chapter of the Yellowstone universe, Madison, from the brilliant mind of Taylor Sheridan.”

The Madison joins “Yellowstone” spinoffs “1883” and “1923”, with more spin-off series set in the ‘Yellowstone’ universe said to be in development.

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Netflix released two trailers for Ryan Murphy’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, starring actors Cooper Koch and Nicholas Alexander Chavez as the infamous Menendez Brothers, as well as Chloë Sevigny and Javier Bardem as their parents, José and Mary Louise (“Kitty”).  The series follows the well-known case of real-life brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez, who were convicted in 1996 for the murders of their parents.

The second season of ‘Monsters’ is similar to the first season, which focused on serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer (portrayed by Evan Peters). Season 2 of Monsters explores what really happened leading-up to Aug. 20, 1989, when Lyle (Chavez) and Erik (Koch) fatally shot José (Bardem) and Mary Louise (Sevigny) in the den of their family’s Beverly Hills mansion.

The limited series’ synopsis reads: “While the prosecution argued they were seeking to inherit their family fortune, the brothers claimed — and remain adamant to this day, as they serve life sentences without the possibility of parole — that their actions stemmed out of fear from a lifetime of physical, emotional and sexual abuse at the hands of their parents. ‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story’ dives into the historic case that took the world by storm, paved the way for audiences’ modern-day fascination with true crime and in return asks those audiences: Who are the real monsters?”

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story also stars Nathan Lane as Dominick Dunne (the Vanity Fair investigative journalist who covered the trial); Ari Graynor as Leslie Abramson, the brothers’ lawyer; Dallas Roberts as Dr. Jerome Oziel, Erik’s psychologist to whom the brother confessed; and Leslie Grossman as Judalon Smyth, Dr. Oziel’s mistress whom he told about Erik’s confession that led to the brothers’ arrests.

The legal team for the Menendez brothers argued in court that José sexually and physically abused Lyle and Erik for years, and their mother Kitty knew about it.  The brothers claimed that they committed the murders out of fear that their father would kill them after they threatened to expose his behavior. The Menendez Brothers were first tried separately, resulting in a deadlocked jury for each case; and were later tried together which prevented them from mentioning the abuse defense. A single jury for the second trial -found Lyle and Erik both guilty, and sentenced each of them to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story will premiere all 10-episodes Sept. 19 on Netflix.
Check out the first trailer: HERE; and the final, second trailer before the series premiere: HERE.

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Prosecutors said in a New York courtroom on Thursday that disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has been indicted by a new grand jury on additional charges.

Prosecutor Nicole Blumberg said that the new indictment is under seal. Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg said: “We informed the defense just prior to being present in court this morning … the grand jury has indicted Mr. Weinstein.” Weinstein, 72, was not in court as he is recuperating after emergency heart surgery days ago, and did not receive medical clearance to attend.   Weinstein’s attorney Arthur Aidala told Deadline there may be three new criminal complaints against his client from 2005, 2006 and 2016 based on what prosecutors have told him, but he did not have details.

Judge Curtis Farber has set a trial date for Nov. 12; and ordered the city corrections department to house Weinstein in the Bellevue Hospital prison ward, if medically necessary, stating: “Inattention at Rikers carries very real risks. He could find himself again in crisis.” Weinstein had been in custody at the Rikers Island prison complex while awaiting retrial.

NBC News reported earlier this month that a grand jury had been convened to hear from women who had come forward with new accusations against Weinstein.  More than 80 women have accused the former producer of sexual assault or harassment; Weinstein has repeatedly and vehemently denied those claims, insisting the encounters in question were consensual.

Weinstein was convicted in 2020 of third-degree rape of one woman and first-degree criminal sex act against another woman after a trial in New York and sentenced to 23 years in prison. However, that conviction was overturned in April after a state appellate court determined the judge had erred by allowing women to testify about allegations that were not part of the case.

Weinstein was also found guilty of one count of rape and two counts of sexual assault in a 2022 trial in Los Angeles, where he was sentenced to 16 years. Weinstein’s legal team is in the process of appealing that conviction.

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