Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Jerry Seinfeld Heading to Netflix; Jessica Biel to Headline USA Network Series
Creator, producer, writer and performer Jerry Seinfeld is making Netflix the exclusive home for his new comedic endeavors. Netflix has signed the comedian to a multi-faceted production deal, starting in 2017. As part of the exclusive pact, new episodes of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee will arrive exclusively on Netflix in late 2017, as will previous episodes of the Emmy-nominated series. Seinfeld will also film two, all-new stand-up shows exclusively for Netflix members globally, the first arriving on the world's leading Internet TV network later this year. Seinfeld will help develop scripted and non-scripted comedy programming for Netflix, with additional elements of the deal will be announced later. Twenty four brand new episodes of the comedy series, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee by Jerry Seinfeld, that feature Seinfeld joining friends for a cup of coffee and a drive in a classic car, sharing stories along the way, will premiere in installments globally on Netflix starting in 2017, with subsequent installments following in 2018 and beyond. Prior seasons of the series (fifty-nine existing episodes) will also become available exclusively on Netflix at the same time.
As part of NBC Universal's TCA presentation in Pasadena, CA, Tuesday, USA Network announced a pickup for The Sinner, a new anthology series starring Jessica Biel (The Book of Love) and Bill Pullman (Independence Day). The first installment of the close-ended series follows a young mother (Biel) who, when overcome by an inexplicable fit of rage, commits a startling act of violence and to her horror has no idea why. The event launches an inverted and utterly surprising crime thriller whose driving force is not the "who" or the "what" -- but the "why" -- as an investigator (Pullman) finds himself obsessed with uncovering the woman's buried motive. Together they travel a harrowing journey into the depths of her psyche and the violent secrets hidden in her past.
USA Network's 2016/2017 pilot slate also includes Damnation, directed by Hell or High Water's David Mackenzie; Unsolved, a scripted true crime serial chronicling the police investigations into the murders of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls, directed by Emmy winner Anthony Hemmingway (The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story); and The Tap from executive producers Andrew Lenchewski (Royal Pains), Rob Reiner and Alan Greisman of Reiner/Greisman (The Bucket List), and Charlie Ebersol of The Company (The Profit). All four pilots, including The Sinner, hail from UCP.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Monday, June 1
The Neighorhood - "Welcome to Baby Proofing" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
While Marty heads to San Diego for a tech convention and Courtney is away for the weekend, Tina’s insistence on babysitting Daphne sparks a baby-proofing fiasco that leaves Calvin and Dave unexpectedly locked inside the bathroom.
The Neighorhood - "Welcome to Walk of Roses" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Calvin receives an unexpected honor that sparks mixed emotions, while Malcolm’s ghostwriting gig takes a wild turn after a viral outburst from his celebrity client.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 1)
Monday, June 1
- Tina Fey (The Four Seasons/Only Murders in the Building/30 Rock) - Watch Tina on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. She also talks about The Four Seasons on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 9am hour..
- Marlon Wayans (Marlon/The Wayans Bros.) - Marlon appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Brett Goldstein (Shrinking/Ted Lasso) - Brett is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Olivia Munn (Perfect Couples) - Olivia swings by the studio to talk about Your Friends & Neighbors on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Tony Hale (Veep/Arrested Development) - Tony talks about Pixar's Toy Story 5 on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am, on Live with Kelly and Mark (check your local listings), and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Anna Faris (Mom) - Anna talks about Scary Movie on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Katie Lowes (How We Roll) - Katie and Jamie Ray Newman talk about The Hunting Wives on a repeat of Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
- Erika Henningsen (The Four Seasons/Girls5eva) and Kerri Kenney-Silver (The Four Seasons/Maggie/Superstore/Reno 911!/The Ellen Show) - Erika and Kerri talk about The Four Seasons on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
- Soleil Moon Frye (Punky Brewster/Sabrina the Teenage Witch) - Soleil appears on a repeat of Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Lea Michele (The Mayor) - Lea tells Drew about starring in Chess on Broadway plus she gets a surprise from a favorite restaurant of hers on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
11/04/25 - Happy's Place - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11/25 - Rick and Morty - Season 8 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11/25 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fifteenth Season (DVD)
11/11/25 - Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/02/25 - Tom and Jerry - The Golden Era Anthology (1940-1958) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
12/16/25 - Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/16/25 - Wally Gator - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
01/20/26 - The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (Blu-ray)
01/27/26 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11/26 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
04/11/26 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Fourth Season (DVD)
04/21/26 - Famous Studios Champion Collection (Blu-ray) (DVD)
05/19/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (DVD)
05/19/26 - Looney Tunes Cartoons - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
07/14/26 - The Office - The Complete Series - Superfan Extended Episodes (Blu-ray)
07/28/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray)
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