Horror scenes in coronavirus ward as body lies in toilet and medics struggle to cope

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeFox’s “Next Level Chef” is ready for, well, its next level. The Gordon Ramsay-fronted cooking competition has been renewed for a second season. Rob Wade, Fox Entertainment’s president, alternative entertainment and specials, announced the pickup on Wednesday.Fox Alternative Entertainment and Studio Ramsay are behind “Next Level Chef,” which takes place on a three-story stage with different kinds of kitchens on each floor.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterShanola Hampton has been cast in the lead role of the NBC drama pilot “Unfound,” Variety has learned.The one hour drama deals with the fact that, in any given year, more than 600,000 people are reported missing in the U.S. More than half that number are people of color that the country seems to forget about. Public relations specialist Gabi Mosley (Hampton) — who was once herself one of those forgotten ones — and her crisis management team now make sure there is always someone looking out for the forgotten missing people.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterSelwyn Seyfu Hinds has signed an overall deal with UCP, which will see him adapt the Civil War graphic novel series “The Sixth Gun” into a TV series for the Universal Studio Group-owned studio.Under the pact, Hinds will produce projects across various platforms through his production company Mad Massive Entertainment. First up is “The Sixth Gun,” based on the graphic novels from Oni Press by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt.Per UCP’s description for the potential show, “During the darkest days of the Civil War, vile men unearthed six pistols of otherworldly power.

Naman Ramachandran UPDATED: U.K. media regulator Ofcom on Wednesday opened a further 12 investigations into the due impartiality of programs on the Russia-backed RT news channel. This takes the total number of RT programs under investigation to 27.“We are very concerned by the volume of programmes on RT that are raising potential issues under the Broadcasting Code, and as we progress our investigations we are considering whether RT should retain a U.K.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterBleecker Street has appointed Kyle Davies as the film company’s president of distribution.In his new role, Davies will be responsible for spearheading the planning and execution of Bleecker Street’s theatrical movies. Its upcoming releases include “Infinite Storm” with Naomi Watts, “Montana Story” starring Haley Lu Richardson, “Mr.

William Earl Variety will shine a spotlight on the controversy over changes to this year’s Academy Awards telecast with a virtual panel featuring Oscar winners and current nominees in the award categories that will be removed from the live telecast.“Variety Artisans: Special Report” will be available for viewing Friday, March 4 on Variety.com. Moderated by Jazz Tangcay, Senior Artisans Editor for Variety, the lineup features past Oscar winners and current nominees in the eight craft- and technology-focused categories that will no longer be presented live as part of ABC’s March 27 telecast of the 94th Academy Awards.“Variety pioneered deep coverage of the artisans of the entertainment world back in the 1990s.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterRobin De Jesús has joined the Hulu series “Immigrant,” which tells the story of the founding of Chippendales.He joins previously announced series lead Kumail Nanjiani as well as series regulars Annaleigh Ashford, Murray Bartlett, and Dan Stevens.“Immigrant” is the true story of Somen “Steve” Banerjee (Nanjiani), the Indian-American entrepreneur who started Chippendales. The series will detail the darkly comedic, crime-ridden story behind the unique male revue that became a cultural phenomenon.De Jesús will appear in the recurring role of Ray Colon. Described as a proud Nuyorican from the Bronx, Colon comes on the Chippendales scene as the resident handyman and self-proclaimed jack of all trades.

Jordan Moreau Major League Baseball has canceled the 2022 Opening Day and several early games during the regular season amid a labor dispute between players and the league.Opening Day was originally scheduled for March 31, but MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Tuesday that it would not be happening as originally planned. The Major League Baseball Players Association and MLB leadership could not come to a collective bargaining agreement after nine straight days of negotiations.

Netflix has responded to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine by pausing all of its production and acquisitions work in the territory, Deadline sources confirm.

EXCLUSIVE:  Amazon Studios, Hillman Grad Productions, and Good Trouble Studios are partnering for the feature-length documentary Gifted & Black for Prime Video, Deadline has learned.

Samuel L. Jackson will receive an Honorary Oscar at the 2022 Governors Awards later this month, but the actor says his shelves should already be graced by at least one of the statuettes.

Shameless alumna Shanola Hampton has been tapped as the lead of NBC pilot Found. Hampton also will serve as producer on the one-hour missing-persons drama, written by Nkechi Okoro Carroll, which hails from Berlanti Productions, Carroll’s Rock My Soul Productions and Warner Bros. TV, where Greg Berlanti and Carroll are under overall deals.

Former Paramount Pictures head Kyle Davies has joined Bleecker Street as President of Distribution. In his new role, the veteran distribution executive will be responsible for spearheading the company’s theatrical distribution strategies, planning and execution as well as managing the wider distribution team.

Alan Ladd Jr, the veteran film producer who won a Best Picture Oscar for Braveheart, commissioned George Lucas to write Star Wars and was a longtime executive for Fox and MGM, died today, his family said. He was 84.

The History Channel has teamed up with a slew of A-listers on its latest slate of docuseries and non-scripted series.

Three-time Tony-nominated actor Robin De Jesús has joined the cast of Hulu’s Immigrant in a recurring role.

Gordon Ramsay and gang are running the culinary gauntlet again.

Conor McGregor "wants to explore" buying Chelsea for £3billion amid reports of owner Roman Abramovich looking to sell the club.Reports emerged on Wednesday of the Blues owner offering the West London club to several different parties in light of Russia's widely condemned invasion of Ukraine.Abramovich handed over "stewardship" of the club to the trustees of Chelsea's charitable foundation on Saturday and is now claimed to be looking to part ways completely.And that has now provoked UFC legend and business mogul McGregor to consider a takeover bid of the Champions League winners.McGregor took to Twitter on Wednesday afternoon to post a straightforward WhatsApp message from himself expressing his interest in buying Chelsea.His message read: "Chelsea for sale £3bn. Let's buy it."The Irishman took his proposal directly to Chelsea by captioning the post: "I wish to explore this.

the Mirror.The design features a bird accompanied by a phrase underneath.It reads: “In time, this to shall pass”, but the artist should have written “in time, this too shall pass”.Writing “to” – a preposition that can indicate a direction of movement or place of arrival – should have been “too” which is a synonym for “besides”, “also” or “as well”.The phrase is a commonly uttered idiom which reassures people that bad times will one day be in the past encouraging them to push through and carry on.So, it’s slightly ironic that the tattoo newbie was now having to deal with the misspelling.The woman’s mate posted a snap of the fresh inking on Reddit and said: “My friend just got her first tattoo.”More than 7,600 people liked the post and over 600 commented on it.One jokester said: “The artist also did his first tattoo.”“I would simply be: upset,” added another.While a third wrote: “Never mind the fact that the "too" is missing an "o", that handwriting is atrocious.”And, someone else savagely said: “The bird is not great either.”To which another replied saying it looked like a “d*** with wings”. Ouch!Sadly, a professional pointed out that the wording would likely “blow out” due to the artists heavy hand. Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter He said: “This tattoo is gonna be REEEEALLY blown out when it heals.

Another health challenge. Sandra Lee opened up about deciding to have a hysterectomy nearly seven years after she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

coronavirus patients.The video taken inside the Cardarelli Hospital in Naples prompted government officials to call for "immediate intervention" as the coronavirus pandemic ripples across the country’s vulnerable southern region.In the alarming footage shared on Twitter, Rosario Lamonica, a local resident, goes over to the bathroom in the emergency room to find a man lying underneath a sink.He can be heard saying: "This one is dead."As he walks around the overflowing ward in shock, he pans the camera to a patient lying on the stretcher, explaining: "This woman in her own p*** and excrement, we don't know if she's dead or alive."The area is packed with apparent coronavirus patients resting on the stretchers.Rosario told Italian news agency