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| Mariska Hargitay to host the 2026 Emmy Awards | Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay is set to host the 2026 Emmy Awards on NBC and Peacock Sept. 14. The Emmys honor excellence in prime-time television. Nominations are expected to be announced Wednesday. "Bringing important stories into the light has been the heartbeat of my career. It's my great honor to host the 78th Emmy Awards -- in the 100th birthday year of my beloved NBC -- and celebrate this extraordinary community of storytellers," Hargitay said in a statement Tuesday. "Whether it's an actor or a director, a costumer or a sound designer, we are all so privileged to take part in creating television that unites us," she said. |
| Zazie Beetz-Stephen Graham crime drama 'Nocturne' to premiere Oct. 30 | Nocturne -- a crime drama starring Zazie Beetz, Stephen Graham and Liev Schreiber -- is slated to premiere on Apple TV Oct. 30. Co-starring Bill Camp, Rory Culkin, Chrissy Metz, Poorna Jagannathan and Gary Carr, the 10-episode series is based on the novels Lazarus and The Sandman by Lars Kepler. John Hlavin, whose credits include Shooter and The Man Who Fell to Earth, serves as the show-runner. BAFTA winner Rowan Joffe is a writer and executive producer on the series. "The project tells the story of Jonah Lynn (Schreiber), an ex-soldier turned homicide detective who, tired of working the tough streets of Philadelphia, moves to a small town in Western Pennsylvania for a quiet life," the streaming service said in a synopsis. |
| Dolly Parton stage musical to open in NYC in December | A stage musical about country music legend Dolly Parton is set to open in New York City in December. "The rhinestones were never the whole story," a post on Parton's X feed said Tuesday. "Told in my own words and through the songs that shaped my life, DOLLY: A True Original Musical arrives in New York City this December. Fan and Capital One pre-sales begin tomorrow." Featuring songs like "9 to 5," "I Will Always Love You," "Jolene" and "Coat of Many Colors," the show is to play at Broadway's St. James Theatre. Tony winner Bartlett Sher is directing the production, which features music by Parton and a script by Parton and Maria S. Schlatter. Parton recently celebrated her 80th birthday. |
| John Oliver, Ryan Paevey end 'General Hospital' guest arcs | Talk-show host John Oliver and General Hospital icon Ryan Paevey have finished their guest arcs on the long-running soap opera. "It's going to be great, at the end of my life, to say, 'Hey, remember that time I was on General Hospital?' It was pretty cool," Oliver laughed in a video posted on the daytime drama's X feed. "It's packing it in all in one go," he continued. "I get off a helicopter, shoot someone, make clumsy passes at women." Veteran GH star Laura Wright, who plays Carly, celebrated the fact that she got to slap Oliver, who played WSB spy agency head Z, in a scene. "I wanted to be slapped. I think my staff want to see me slapped. I think my staff want to slap me," Oliver said. |
| Julia Garner to star in Apple TV's 'Guilty Creatures' | Ozark, Weapons, The Fantastic Four and Wolf Man alum Julia Garner has signed on to star in Apple TV's thriller, Guilty Creatures. No other casting or premiere date have been announced yet. "The series delves into the psyche of a torrid romance and subsequent act of murder between two young, adulterous but God-fearing lovers, unraveling their complex lives and the emotional toll of living as killers for 18 years," the streaming service said in a press release Monday. "This riveting true-crime narrative, set against a backdrop of sex and murder in the Florida panhandle, promises to become an instant classic. |