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Podcasts Are the New Black: Laverne Cox and Shonda Rhimes Team Up for Weekly Podcast Series
Emmy-nominated actress and Orange is the New Black star Laverne Cox will be debuting her very own podcast thanks to Shondaland Audio and iHeartMedia. Per a press release sent to The Root, the weekly series, entitled for now as The Laverne Cox Show, “will feature intimate conversations with guests who provoke thought and potentially new…
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Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker Trailer First Look: Debbie Allen Is Still Making You Pay in Sweat!
Remember Debbie Allen’s iconic line (as Lydia Grant) in Fame? “You’ve got big dreams, you want fame? Well, fame costs, and right here is where you start paying—in sweat!” Well, 40 years after the film’s debut, Allen still has that same energy. In her upcoming documentary, Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker, from Shondaland and Netflix,…
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Watch: Shonda Rhimes' First Netflix Drama Bridgerton Will Give Out Canards for Christmas
You know how Disneyworld has different parks such as EPCOT and Magic Kingdom? Well, Shondaland has a new “park” and it’s called Bridgerton. The trailer for her first Netflix drama since signing that mega-deal with the popular streamer in 2017 has finally arrived! The synopsis for the upcoming series, via Netflix’s press release sent to…
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How a Ticket Snub at Disneyland Factored Into Shonda Rhimes Taking Her Shondaland to Netflix
Thursday nights have been always been the time for peak drama, thanks to Shonda Rhimes’ TGIT (Thank God It’s Thursday) primetime TV event featuring the likes of Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder. The characters in her stories typically go through some kind of dramatized conflict (or countless ones), leaving audiences…
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How to Get Away With Murder: Five Questions for a Fine Man Named Rome Flynn
So, how do you get away with hiding the fact that you’re really bummed about How to Get Away With Murder ending for good? I guess the answer is, you don’t. Thursday nights will never be the same without Viola Davis. In the spirit of celebrating the final season of the popular ABC show, we’ve…
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Shonda Rhimes Is About to Get Away With Podcasting, Inks New Deal With iHeartMedia
If you thought Shonda Rhimes was just taking over your Thursday nights, think again! The television mogul is adding to the world of podcasts! That’s right, your next earworm is about to involve some Shondaland drama. According to Variety, Rhimes’ production company, Shondaland, has announced a three-year partnership with iHeartMedia to launch Shondaland Audio. Rhimes…
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Anna Deavere Smith Is Definitely Here For The People
Anna Deavere Smith is a woman of many talents. She is a playwright, an actress, and, ultimately, a storyteller. In her latest role, Smith plays the clerk of court Tina Krissman on For The People, which airs Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET on ABC. Smith shares her thoughts on the importance of standing up for…
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Shonda Rhimes Reveals 8 New Shows Coming to Netflix
Shonda Rhimes is taking her talents to Netflix. No commercials, binge-watching, what more could we want? After countless years on ABC, where she took over Thursday nights with her hit shows Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder and Grey’s Anatomy, the TV producer announced that she’ll have eight shows on Netflix and will be…
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Watch: Kimberly Hébert Gregory Is Dominating TV
Kimberly Hébert Gregory is having a strong 2017, appearing in five different shows on five major networks. Even though she’s having a breakout year, she’s been acting in TV and film for more than a decade and in plays for even longer. Shonda Rhimes praised her short role in Grey’s Anatomy when she tweeted in…
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Shonda Rhimes Takes ShondaLand to Netflix
Shonda Rhimes, probably the most prolific TV producer in the history of ABC, is moving on and taking her ShondaLand productions to Netflix. But don’t fret—some of your favorite shows, like Grey’s Anatomy, will continue to air on ABC while Rhimes’ new slate of shows head to Netflix. Rhimes said that.she was looking for an…