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| 'The Drop' brings 'Snowfall' survivors into rap world | FX released the trailer for The Drop: A Snowfall Saga on Monday. The spinoff premieres Sept. 8 at 9 p.m. EDT on FX and Hulu. Gail Bean and Isaiah John return as Wanda and Leon. Wanda is embarking on a career in the rap music industry after getting off drugs. The trailer shows Wanda recording a track for Artillery (Simmie "Buddy" Simms III) and attending a house party in Bloods territory. Mykelti Williamson also appears as "Big Daddy" Casey. FX's synopsis further explains that Wanda takes an internship with label owner Darryl "DG" Grant (Brandon Mychal Smith). Wanda's cousins Lamar (Asante Blackk) and James Kinsey (Peyton Alex Smith) also join her in the rap game. Snowfall ran from 2017 - 2023. |
| Netflix 'A Different World' introduces Whitley, Dwayne's daughter | Netflix released the trailer for A Different World on Monday. The revival of the NBC series premieres Sept. 24. Hillman College welcomes a new freshman class, which includes Deborah Wayne (Maleah Joi Moon). Deborah's parents, Whitley (Jasmine Guy) and Dwayne (Kadeem Hardison), also appear in the trailer. Academic advisor Dr. Langhorne (Debbie Allen) is still at Hillman. Freddie Brooks (Cree Summer) and Ron Johnson (Darryl M. Bell) also return. Glynn Turman and Dawnn Lewis were also confirmed in March. |
| 'It: Welcome to Derry': HBO renews horror series for Season 2 | It: Welcome to Derry will return for a second season on HBO and HBO Max. The network announced in a press release Monday that it renewed the series for Season 2. It: Welcome to Derry is inspired by the world first introduced in Stephen King's 1986 novel It. The show is a prequel, with Season 1 exploring how an evil ancient entity first took the guise of Pennywise the Dancing Clown (Bill Skarsgard). Season 1 stars Blake Cameron James, Arian Cartaya, Matilda Lawler, Amanda Christine, Clara Stack and Miles Ekhardt as a group of high schoolers living in 1960s Derry, Maine, as Pennywise begins killing again. Other cast members include Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe and Chris Chalk. |
| 'The Traitors: New Blood' trailer teases 'sick and twisted' new game | NBC is gearing up for the release of The Traitors: New Blood. The network shared a trailer for the show Monday featuring the new contestants. The Traitors: New Blood is the fifth season of the reality competition series hosted by Alan Cumming and the first to feature all "ordinary" contestants. Previous seasons featured celebrities or a mix of stars and everyday people. In New Blood, 22 ordinary Americans will travel to Adross Castle in Scotland to play a game where part of the group are the secret "Traitors" hoping to eliminate the "Faithful" and win a prize of up to $250,000. The cast includes people with professions ranging from a nurse to an astrophysicist to a dog groomer. |
| Robert De Niro turns 83: Revisit 8 of his Oscar-nominated roles | Robert De Niro is celebrating his 83rd birthday. The award-winning actor has entertained audiences for nearly 60 years with his versatile roles, from troubled Vietnam War veteran Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver to mob hitman Frank Sheeran in The Irishman. De Niro is a two-time Oscar winner and nine-time nominee who has also won a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award, an Honorary Palme d'Or and other honors. Here's a look back at 8 of his Oscar-nominated roles in honor of his birthday. |