TV reporter • reid.nakamura@thewrap.com • Twitter: @reidnakamura
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Debbie Allen to Receive Governors Award at 2021 Emmys
Past recipients include Tyler Perry, “American Idol” and “Masterpiece Theater”
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Tituss Burgess Joins NBC’s ‘Annie Live!’ as Rooster
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” alum will play Taraji P. Henson’s brother in the live event
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Latinx Family Drama ‘Promised Land’ Gets Series Order at ABC
Series centers on two families vying for wealth and power in California’s Sonoma Valley
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Not All Emmy Nominees Will Be Allowed to Attend 2021 Ceremony
Event will be held partially outdoors and guests will be required to show proof of vaccination
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‘When They See Us’ Defamation Suit Against Netflix Allowed to Proceed
Former Manhattan assistant DA Linda Fairstein claims the “Central Park Five” drama unfairly portrayed her as “a racist, unethical villain”
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Shannen Doherty to Star in ‘Dying to Belong’ Remake at Lifetime
Favour Onwuka and Jenika Rose also star in the remake of the 1997 TV movie
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PBS Boss Admits She ‘Did Not Fully Appreciate’ How Network Fell Short on Diversity
The public broadcaster has recently faced criticism for the amount of programming hours dedicated to white filmmakers
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PBS Sets New Diversity Requirements for Production Talent and Staff, Commits $11 Million to New Initiatives
The network had faced criticism for allotting a disproportionate amount of airtime and funding to Ken Burns programs
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Catherine Zeta-Jones to Play Morticia in Netflix’s Wednesday Addams Series
“Jane the Virgin” alum Jenna Ortega will star in “Wednesday” from director Tim Burton
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BravoCon 2021 Canceled Amid Delta Variant Surge
“We are just as disappointed as our loyal fans,” Bravo says in a statement
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Vince Vaughn to Star in Bill Lawrence Crime Drama ‘Bad Monkey’ at Apple TV+
Series from “Ted Lasso” boss is an adaptation of the 2013 novel by Carl Hiaasen
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CNN’s Jim Acosta Suggests Naming New COVID Variants After Anti-Vax GOP Politicians
“Instead of the Delta variant, why not call it the DeSantis variant?” the anchor says
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Alan Cumming Says He Told ‘Harry Potter’ Producers to ‘F- Off’ When He Was Approached for a Part
The role in “Chamber of Secrets” eventually went to Kenneth Branagh
