Kenya Barris is set for his first Netflix series. The streamer has ordered the single-camera comedy Black Excellence from Barris, in which he will also star opposite Rashida Jones. Inspired by Barris’ approach to parenting, relationships, race, and culture, the series is said to pull the curtain back and reboot the “family sitcom.” Barris and […]
Netflix is keeping it all in the family for its new documentary on Quincy Jones, directed by Alan Hicks and the jazz musician’s daughter Rashida Jones. The streaming giant announced Wednesday that the doc, titled Quincy, will debut on Netflix Sept. 21. Quincy will explore Quincy Jones’ life and career through a combination of modern […]
Former “Parks and Recreation” stars Amy Poehler and Rashida Jones have received pilot orders from their old network. NBC has given the go-ahead on the first episode of an untitled single-cam comedy from Poehler and Charlie Grandy (“The Mindy Project,” “The Office”), about a reformed party animal who decides to return home and compete with […]
TV viewers may be seeing a lot of “Angie Tribeca” come January. Time Warner’s TBS is set to hurl all of the police-procedural satire at once to viewers, who will be able to binge-watch their way through the entire first season five times over before its actual launch date. After the 25-hour marathon showing of the first season is […]
Parks and Recreation regulars Rashida Jones and Rob Lowe will depart the critical darling in its sixth season. The pair will leave in the February sweeps-timed 13th episode of the NBC comedy’s upcoming run. No reason for the duo’s departure has been given, but it’s safe to assume their characters will be written off the […]
EPIX will be streaming the star studded Secret Policeman’s Ball live with a great list of comedic and musical performances. Here’s how you can access your free front row seat to Jon Stewart, Coldplay, Sarah Silverman, Stephen Colbert and many others which are streaming live to XBox 360, Roku, Google TV, and Verizon FIOS (395 […]