Colin Jost will cover the surfing competition for NBC’s Olympics coverage, traveling to Tahiti where he will interview athletes and preview the waves. NBCU’s commentary team will call the action remotely from Connecticut.
Andy Richter is launching a call-in show on SiriusXM’s Conan O’Brien Radio, inviting guests to chat with Richter on topics such as bad parenting or first-date disasters. He’ll be joined by comedian guests including Andy Daly.
Francesca Gardiner (Succession, His Dark Materials) will be the showrunner of HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter series, while Mark Mylod (Game Of Thrones, Succession) will direct episodes and serve as an executive producer.
AMC renewed Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire for a third season. The series is part of AMC’s expanding Anne Rice Immortal Universe, which includes Mayfair Witches and the recently ordered The Talamasca.
Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige says the upcoming Fantastic Four film will be a period piece set in 1960s New York. However, he hinted that the depiction of New York in the movie won’t be anything viewers have seen before.
The Comedy Central website, storing 25 years of content including clips from The Daily Show & The Colbert Report, has been removed to drive viewers to Paramount+. This follows similar actions for MTV News and CMT.
Phoebe Gates confirmed her relationship with Paul McCartney’s grandson, Arthur Donald, during her Stanford University graduation, referring to him as her boyfriend. The couple first made headlines back in October of 2023.
Jeffrey Wright has joined the cast of Paramount+ and Showtime’s political espionage thriller The Agency, starring opposite Michael Fassbender. The upcoming series follows Fassbender’s character Martian, a covert CIA agent.
Ex-Prison Break co-stars Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller will reunite in Snatchback, a new series inspired by a real covert officer. It follows a team of skilled operatives saving hostages from dangerous global locations.
