Showing posts with label Phony. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Phony. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Hulu's Phony Premieres Today; Janelle James Netflix Comedy Special Drops November 10
Hulu has released the official trailer and key art for Phony, starring Connie Britton and Sam Nivola. Phony premieres today - October 20th - on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the US, and Disney+ internationally.
The series is a coming-of-age mystery about a teenager who wakes up in the hospital after a car accident to discover his mom - his only parent and his best friend - appears to have been replaced by an impostor.
Nick Paley wrote and directed the first episode and executive produces the half-hour series with co-showrunner Anthony King (Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat, The Afterparty), series star Connie Britton, Charlie Alderman (Charlie's Production Company), and Drew Goddard and Sarah Esberg (Goddard Textiles). Andrea Massaro (Goddard Textiles) serves as a co-executive producer. The series is produced by 20th Television.
Starring Connie Britton as "Ellen", Sam Nivola as "Sonny", Meera Syal as "Sharla", Grace Brennan as "Mallory", Mahaela Park as "Chloe", Maliq Johnson as "Vogel" and Colter Lee as "Weldon."
Janelle James (Abbott Elementary) will debut her first hour long stand-up special on Netflix. Janelle James: How Romantic premieres globally November 10 only on Netflix.
In her debut hour-long stand-up special, Janelle James covers everything from body counts, bank accounts and why women should wrestle men.
Saturday, October 17, 2026
SitcomsOnline Digest: Hulu Picks Up Reboot for The X-Files; Roseanne Self-Produces New Sitcom
Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's a busy week with news of a reboot for The X-Files, a new sitcom for Roseanne, and more. Let's get going!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- Lil Kev, Kevin Hart's animated series, returns to Paramount+ with a new season on December 9. (Deadline)
- Hulu has picked up the reboot for The X-Files. (Variety)
- Chuck Lorre has revealed that CBS didn't want Melissa McCarthy in the lead role in Mike & Molly, and instead wanted a "hot young woman in a fat suit." (Deadline)
- Roseanne is back with a new sitcom, or at least she has produced a season of a new sitcom, but there haven't been any interested distributors so far. (Hollywood Reporter)
- Although it happened a month ago, we're just now hearing that Bernie Orenstein, who produced many sitcoms from the 1960s through the early 1990s including That Girl, Sanford and Son, What's Happening!!, and Kate & Allie, has died. (Variety)
- RJ Mitte. known for his role in Breaking Bad, has died. (NPR)
- Shane Gillis appeared as the host of Saturday Night Live last week, but his appearance (and monologue in particular) has been controversial to say the least. (Deadline)
- Bob's Burgers is getting a Hulu special. (SitcomsOnline)
- The new Hulu comedy mystery series Phony debuts on Tuesday.
- It's like TGIF, except it's on NBC, as NBC has the season premiere of Happy's Place and series premiere of Newlyweds on Friday.
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Sunday, November 8
Animal Control - "Baked Chickens and Rat Dogs" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Emily and Shred host their first party as a couple.
The Simpsons - "The Kosmic Kruiser" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Bart and Lisa break into Krustyland's most notorious failed attraction, only to discover that it hasn't been completely abandoned.
Universal Basic Guys - "Princess Tammy" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
The Hoagies take a trip to Story World; Mark engineers a way to pay for the trip.
Grimsburg - "Flutey Friday" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Flute and Stan switch bodies for a day.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 2)
Friday, November 6
- Sarah Paulson (Leap of Faith) - Watch Sarah on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere/Nightcap) - Jeff appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Maz Jobrani (Superior Donuts/The Knights of Prosperity/Better Off Ted) - Maz is a guest on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Natasha Leggero (Broke/Dice/Another Period/Free Agents) and Tommy Davidson (The Varnell Hill Show/The Proud Family/Malcolm & Eddie/Between Brothers) - Natasha and Tommy will be on Funny You Should Ask at 12:37am on CBS.
- Mindy Kaling (Running Point/The Mindy Project/The Office) - ABC's Good Morning America has Deals & Steals with actress Mindy and ABC e-commerce editor Tory Johnson sometime between 7-9am.
- Bill Hader (Barry) - Bill talks about The Cat in the Hat with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Henry Winkler (Barry/Arrested Development/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Henry discusses how therapy has changed his life, the two words he lives by and his new children's book, Detective Duck: The Mystery of the Flash Flood, on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings. He also drops by to surprise Drew and talk about the fourth installment of his children's book series, Detective Duck: The Mystery of the Flash Flood, on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Hailee Steinfeld (Dickinson) - Hailee talks about Disney's Hexed on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Rob Riggle (Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy/Golan the Insatiable/Gary Unmarried) - NBC's Today catches up with Rob in the 9am hour.
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Cafe Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Nora Singley is joining Pilar Valdes and Valerie for some cooking with Drew and Ross at the tasting table on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Andy Richter (Andy Barker, P.I./Quintuplets/Andy Richter Controls the Universe) - Andy can be heard on the Morning Mashup on SiriusXM.
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09/22/26 - Bridget Loves Bernie - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
09/29/26 - Happy's Place - Season Two (Blu-ray) (DVD)
10/20/26 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Fifth Season (DVD)
10/20/26 - The Brady Bunch - The Complete Original Series (2026 Release) (DVD)
10/20/26 - The Quick Draw McGraw Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
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10/20/26 - South Park - The Complete Twenty-Seventh and Twenty-Eighth Seasons (DVD)
11/03/26 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete Second Season (DVD)
11/03/26 - Rick and Morty - The Complete Ninth Season (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/03/26 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Sixteenth Season (DVD)
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11/24/26 - The Yogi Bear Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
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