Freeform Renews 'Cruel Summer' Ahead of Tonight's Season Finale

As the SAG Awards demonstrated on Sunday, in-person awards telecasts are “really” back. For anyone looking for a distraction from real-world horrors, award season is in full swing.

Selome Hailu William Jackson Harper and Cristin Milioti have been cast as Noah and Emma, the leading roles in Peacock’s upcoming comedic thriller series “The Resort.” Additionally, Skyler Gisondo, Ben Sinclair and Parvesh Cheena are set to join the ensemble.“The Resort” is a multi-generational coming-of-age romance disguised as a fast-paced mystery about the disappointment of time. An anniversary trip puts a marriage to the test when the couple finds themselves embroiled in one of the Mayan Riviera’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries, which took place fifteen years prior.Noah and Emma are both teachers who are celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterLindsay Lohan is partnering with Netflix to star in two new films for the streaming service.The news comes ahead of Lohan’s starring role in Netflix’s upcoming holiday-centric romantic comedy “Falling for Christmas,” which will premiere later this year. “Falling for Christmas” marks Lohan’s first acting role in years.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterTim Robinson and Zach Kanin have set up the comedy pilot “Computer School” at HBO Max, Variety has learned.In the pilot, a recent high school grad and his uncle attend the same computer class in suburban Michigan. Robinson will star as the uncle. Robinson and Kanin are writing and executive producing the pilot.

Loose Women star Charlene White told her followers that their discomfort was “not her concern” when it came to talking about race.The presenter clashed with her co-star Janet Street-Porter after the pair discussed reports of racism faced by some refugees at the Ukrainian borders.Charlene, 41, took to Twitter this evening to address accusations of “playing the race card” in view of her 59,600 followers.She wrote: “For those throwing the phrase, "playing the race card" at me today re @loosewomen... “Let me be VERY clear.

A woman with a personality disorder has been locked up for ten years after fatally stabbing her partner in a 'sudden and unexpected' assault.

A small number of 'possible' spiking incidents reported to have taken place in Dumfries over the past fortnight are being investigated by police.

Police say they're becoming increasingly concerned for an Ayrshire mum who vanished on Friday afternoon.

Fly-tipping is continuing to be an eyesore in East Kilbride with a local resident and a long-standing councillor hitting out.

A former church is on the market in South Ayrshire — and it’s got a heavenly price tag to match.

EXCLUSIVE: Even with his highly-anticipated HBO series Winning Time set to bow on Sunday, Jason Clarke is already lining up his next major project as he is the latest top talent to join Christopher Nolan’s next film Oppenheimer. The A-list ensemble already includes Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Josh Hartnett, Kenneth Branagh and Cillian Murphy, who is set to star in the title role as J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist who ran the Manhattan Project that led to the invention of the atomic bomb. The film will bow on July 21, 2023, a slot typically saved for Nolan films in the past. It’s also roughly two weeks before the anniversary of the dropping of the bomb on Hiroshima. Details behind who Clarke will be playing are unknown at this time.

Lindsay Lohan (Mean Girls, Freaky Friday) is expanding on her relationship with Netflix, with a deal for two more original films in which she’ll star, the streamer announced today.

William Jackson Harper (Love Life) and Cristin Milioti (Made for Love) have been tapped to star in Peacock’s The Resort a true-crime love story from Palm Springs writer Andy Siara, Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail and UCP. The Righteous Gemstones‘ Skyler Gisondo also is set as a lead and Ben Sinclair (High Maintenance) and Parvesh Cheena (Mythic Quest) will recur in the ensemble series.

Gillian Anderson is hoping to play a cold-hearted killer.The former X Files star says: “I’m very keen to play a murderer. I don’t believe I’ve ever murdered anybody.

public outcry for signing the striker who has been ruled to be a rapist in a civil claim, which has a lower evidential burden than a criminal case. The threshold of proof is the balance of probabilities in a civil claim.

Rihanna continued her sensational maternity style run as she attended the Dior show at Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday.The 33 year old has been wowing with her fashion ensembles since announcing that she is expecting her first child with boyfriend A$AP Rocky. And in one of her raciest maternity looks to date, the 33 year old showed off her blossoming bump in a sheer black lace négligée from the fashion house Dior.

Ukrainian officials.During a televised address, Kyiv’s Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council Oleksiy Danilov said the unit “which came to kill our President, was eliminated”. It was sent by Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of Russia’s Chechnya region and an ally of Vladimir Putin, the Daily Mirror reports. Speaking on Ukraine's 24 TV channel, Danilov said: "We are already aware of the special operation that was to be carried out by Kadyrov forces unit.

Manchester City have handed Oleksandr Zinchenko the captain's armband for their FA Cup tie against Peterborough United this evening in a heart-warming gesture following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The club announced the decision on Twitter, noting that skipper Fernandinho was the man behind the move.Pep Guardiola insisted before the game that everyone "was behind the gesture" and that Fernandinho's act of kindness has shown "how how important the situation in Ukraine is"."Our captain [Fernandinho] decided to give the captain's armband to him [Oleksandr Zinchenko], to show how important is the situation [in Ukraine]. All of the club is behind this gesture, behind our captain, to represent his country," the Manchester City boss said.Guardiola has been full of praise for Zinchenko all week and applauded the defender's mental strength in the wake of the tragedy unfolding in Ukraine.Zinchenko was an unused substitute during Manchester City's 1-0 win over Everton on Saturday, but Guardiola said he was happy to pick him this evening, in spite of the ongoing conflict."It will be good for him to show why he is here and a magnificent player needs to play football," the Spaniard told reporters.

It was just confirmed that the hit Freeform series Cruel Summer will return for a second season, but it might look a lot different when season two comes around.

Cruel Summer, which is the most-watched series ever for Freeform, has been renewed for a second season.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterAhead of its Season 1 finale, psychological thriller “Cruel Summer” is getting a second season at Freeform after becoming the network’s most-watched series ever.“Renewing Cruel Summer for a season 2 was an easy decision,” said Freeform president Tara Duncan. “It’s the biggest series debut in Freeform’s history and the audience response has been overwhelmingly positive.