TV Updates Jimmy Kimmel returns I was originally planning to address the Jimmy Kimmel situation in a newsletter at The Squawk, prompted by a question posed for our mailbag: Regarding the cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel. How can Hollywood respond? WGA and SAG-AFTRA both responded but beyond that what actions could they take? Another strike? (Courtesy By Sarah • Sep 23, 2025 10:11 am
TV Updates Intro for September 18, 2025 Dear Gossips, Let’s start today with something that, I think (?), we can still agree on: the love language of food. Culinary Class Wars was released exactly a year ago yesterday on Netflix and became one of the platform’s most popular non-English language shows, the first unscripted Korean series By Lainey • Sep 18, 2025 10:26 am
TV Updates Intro for September 17, 2025 Dear Gossips, Today is the end of The Summer I Turned Pretty. Hardcore viewers have probably already finished watching the series finale. I’ve heard of some people getting up three hours before they have to get ready for work every week just to watch the new episodes before starting By Lainey • Sep 17, 2025 09:54 am
TV Updates Greta in the lead Greta Lee was in Seoul yesterday, the first stop for her on the Tron: Ares press tour. This is basically Greta’s first blockbuster – of course we’ve seen her in television series and will love her forever in Past Lives, but those are much smaller productions in comparison to By Lainey • Sep 16, 2025 11:06 am
TV Updates The Pitt’s Big Night I have to be honest, at the beginning of the year, when The Pitt was first airing on HBO, I didn’t think it would be an Emmy darling. I thought the procedural format would work against it, but in the ensuing months, as the show’s popularity grew through By Sarah • Sep 15, 2025 07:36 am
TV Updates Victoria, soon After the success of BECKHAM, Netflix’s Emmy-winning docuseries about David Beckham, directed by Fisher Stevens, it was no surprise when a subsequent series about Victoria was announced, co-produced by David’s production company. They’ve been filming for months and yesterday Netflix confirmed the release date – it’s coming By Lainey • Sep 11, 2025 10:31 am
TV Updates Jen & Jim: Red Carpet Pre-Official I was wondering yesterday how Jennifer Aniston would baby-step her new relationship with Jim Curtis at the season four premiere of The Morning Show in New York. This is her first red carpet since their romance was revealed. And, as we have seen, they haven’t rushed their launch – it’ By Lainey • Sep 10, 2025 11:37 am
TV Updates Jennifer Aniston: The Next Romantic Step I’ve been posting about how Jennifer Aniston seems to be gradually rolling out the public introduction to her relationship with Jim Curtis, taking baby steps that seem like a throwback in these times, considering how people seem to go from meeting to all over each other in a matter By Lainey • Sep 09, 2025 04:00 pm
TV Updates Intro for September 8, 2025 Dear Gossips, The Creative Arts Emmys happened over a busy weekend in film, television, and music with the MTV VMAs last night, the Venice Film Festival wrapping up, the first few days of TIFF, and so much more. The Emmys are now six days away so much of the focus By Lainey • Sep 08, 2025 08:51 am
TV Updates Charlie Hunnam really did it Last year we saw Charlie Hunnam in character as serial killer (and grave robber, etc) Ed Gein for the next installment of Ryan Murphy’s incredibly popular true crime anthology series, Monster. Season one dealt with Jeffrey Dahmer and won many awards for star Evan Peters. Season two dealt with By Sarah • Sep 05, 2025 12:07 pm
TV Updates Greta goes with Jonathan All I need to say here is GRETA LEE. Greta Lee with the serve in Venice this week, in my opinion the BEST of the festival, not just so far but, like, I can’t see any other look that will top this, her, it. Not just because she looks By Lainey • Sep 03, 2025 04:01 pm
TV Updates Seth Rogen on the other side Joanna and I had a quick meeting this morning about TIFF and scheduling and I asked her if Seth Rogen would be coming for Aziz Ansari’s Good Fortune in which he co-stars with Aziz and Keanu Reeves. While Seth’s presence in Toronto is tbc, Joanna asked if I By Lainey • Sep 02, 2025 02:44 pm
TV Updates American Love Story: The Fight Paul Kelly and Sarah Pidgeon were photographed today on the New York set of Ryan Murphy’s American Love Story in their respective roles as John F Kennedy Jr and Carolyn Bessette. The scene they were filming is infamous. Those of us who were/are still obsessed with John and By Lainey • Sep 02, 2025 01:30 pm
TV Updates A Kiss for Adam Scott Adam Scott was at the farmer’s market this weekend with his wife Naomi in their cute matching khakis. Both outfits are kinda coordinated. Like not super matchy-matchy but definitely a similar vibe. Did not know Adam Scott had this street style game. His pants are excellent. Adam, by the By Lainey • Aug 25, 2025 04:19 pm
TV Updates Saoirse, Stella, and Jack go for a walk A couple of weeks ago I posted some photos of Jack Lowden heading to the grocery store looking tired and I wondered whether it was work fatigue or newborn fatigue. We now have an answer. Jack and Saoirse Ronan went for a walk in London this weekend with their dog, By Lainey • Aug 25, 2025 12:17 pm
TV Updates Lorne Michaels remains We are coming up on the last week of August and the end of summer, at least culturally, in North America. The turn up will happen pretty much immediately after Labour Day weekend and a new television season, at least on linear, will begin. Saturday Night Live season 51 will By Lainey • Aug 22, 2025 11:43 am
