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Netflix has shared a first look at the upcoming Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt interactive episode!

Neil Druckmann (WGA and BAFTA Award-winning writer and director) and Craig Mazin (Emmy(R), Golden Globe and WGA Award-winner for HBO's 'Chernobyl') will develop an HBO series adaptation of the award-winning video game 'The Last of Us,' it was announced today by HBO programming president Casey Bloys.

NBC has renewed its esteemed drama series “The Blacklist” for an eighth season.

Each month, Drama Desk Award winner and Emmy® nominee Eugene Pack and his roving band of actors “The Pack” perform staged readings of new original short comedies by the remarkable prize-winning playwright in a variety of venues in the Los Angeles vicinity.

Quibi has announced the director and star-studded cast of MAPLEWORTH MURDERS, a comedic murder mystery series created by and starring Paula Pell and John Lutz. The series is executive produced by Pell, Lutz, Lorne Michaels, Seth Meyers, Andrew Singer and Mike Shoemaker.

The Emmy® Award-winning special produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios “Disney Prep & Landing 2: Naughty vs. Nice” airs THURSDAY, DEC. 19 (8:30-9:00 p.m. EST), on ABC. (TV-G) The half-hour special continues the yuletide adventures of Christmas elves Lanny and Wayne.

Announced today at the HBO Max WarnerMedia Day, the direct-to-consumer offering has secured streaming rights to Adult Swim's Emmy award-winning animated series Rick and Morty in the United States.

Princess Elena receives new magical powers and, keeping her focus on the future of Avalor, proves herself ready to become Queen—but must first face the ultimate test of courage and character—in the third season of the animated 'Elena of Avalor,' premiering MONDAY, OCT. 7 (12:30-1:00 p.m. EDT), on Disney Channel and DisneyNOW. The Emmy® and Imagen Award-winning series is inspired by diverse Latin cultures and folklore.

Netflix has released the trailer for Steven Soderbergh's THE LAUNDROMAT starring Meryl Streep, Gary Oldman, and Antonio Banderas.

Get ready to hear your favorite stars when a top-notch roster of guest voices line up this season for the return of FOX's beloved Animation Domination, beginning Sunday, Sept. 29, on THE SIMPSONS (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), all-new series BLESS THE HARTS (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT), BOB'S BURGERS (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) and FAMILY GUY (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT).

FXX has renewed the Emmy(R) Award-winning animated comedy series Archer for an 11th season, it was announced today by Nick Grad and Gina Balian, Presidents, Original Programming, FX Entertainment. Season 11 will debut on FXX in 2020.

Sony Pictures Television and Hivemind, the production company behind Amazon's THE EXPANSE and Netflix's upcoming adaptation of THE WITCHER, announced today a new partnership with global video game powerhouse SQUARE ENIX to develop a first-of-its-kind, live-action adaptation of a beloved chapter from the blockbuster FINAL FANTASY® series, which has sold more than 144 million units worldwide across three decades.

FX Networks is returning to San Diego Comic-Con in a big way again this summer with FXX's Emmy Award(R)-winning animated comedy Archer, the breakout FX comedy What We Do in the Shadows and the hit FX drama Mayans M.C.

Fans of Archer have an entirely new way to engage with FXX's Emmy(R) Award-winning animated comedy series as stars Amber Nash ('Pam Poovey') and Lucky Yates ('Algernop Krieger') will host the new Archer After Hours immediately following the premiere of the 10th season, Archer: 1999, on May 29th.

ABC's late-night host Jimmy Kimmel presents a live, 90-minute prime-time event in tribute to classic television sitcoms. “Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons'” teams Kimmel with television icon Norman Lear and executive producers Brent Miller, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Justin Theroux. This special, airing live WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 (8:00-9:31 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network, will take viewers down memory lane, recreating an original episode from each of the Emmy® Award-winning series “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons.” This legendary night of television will be hosted by Lear and Kimmel, and directed by 10-time Emmy winner James Burrows.

FXX has set the premiere date for the 10th season of the Emmy(R) Award-winning animated comedy series Archer, it was announced today by Chuck Saftler, President, Program Strategy and COO, FX Networks. Archer: 1999 will debut Wednesday, May 29 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FXX.

Charter Communications' premium content initiative, Spectrum Originals, has picked up the limited series “Mad About You.” The Sony Pictures Television- produced series will include original cast, as Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt will reprise their roles as Paul and Jamie Buchman.  Peter Tolan is tapped to be the showrunner, and Helen Hunt will direct the first episode.  Danny Jacobson, who co-created the show with Reiser will serve as an executive consultant.  The series is scheduled to launch in late 2019.

Get ready for a change of scenery with the semi-functioning alcoholic seaplane pilot, Sterling Archer, a lush on the lush South Pacific island of Mitimotu in 1939. While the rest of the world is concerned about the impending Second World War, Archer is only concerned with who's buying his next drink. Along with his trusty co-pilot Pam, Archer must navigate quicksand, cannibals, super-intelligent monkeys, poison darts, pirates, and did we mention quicksand? Enter the mysterious and deadly world of Archer: Danger Island when all 8 episodes from Season 9 arrive on DVD April 2 along with exotic special features.

In advance of the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour session tomorrow, Freeform announces the pickup to series of the reboot of fan-favorite “Party of Five” from the original creators, Amy Lippman and Chris Keyser. From Sony Pictures Television, the one-hour drama will follow the five Acosta children (fka Buendia) as they navigate daily life struggles to survive as a family unit after their parents are suddenly deported to Mexico. The series stars Brandon Larracuente as Emilio, Emily Tosta as Lucia, Niko Guardado as Beto and Elle Paris Legaspi as Valentina. The pilot was co-written by Lippman, Keyser and newcomer Michal Zebede.

Acclaimed singers, songwriters, entertainers Will & Anthony Nunziata will be featured in the upcoming Netflix Film The Last Laugh starring Chevy Chase and Richard Dreyfuss, which is set to be released on January 11th 2019.