Howard Gordon: Last News

Michael Chiklis was so ignited by his role as a frightened dad who must confront the realities of his troubled son’s behavior in Fox’s anthology series Accused, he decided to come back for more. After starring in what would become the pilot episode, “Scott’s Story”, he told creator Howard Gordon that he’d like to step into the director’s chair. Gordon handed him “Jack’s Story”, another gripping tale that wrestles with the realities of a post-Roe v. Wade world. Chiklis discusses infusing his work with nuance in order to handle two of the most sensitive and current topics in the U.S. for broadcast television.

Fox is closing out the 2022-23 television season with a ratings win in delayed viewing.

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the season finale of Fox’s Accused.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor The Monte-Carlo Television Festival has revealed the nominees for its Golden Nymph Awards. The festival will open June 16 with the world premiere of the first episode of “Harlan Coben’s Shelter.” Hollywood producer and writer Howard Gordon (“The X-Files,” “24,” “Homeland,” “Accused”) will receive the Honorary Golden Nymph Award, the festival’s highest accolade, bestowed on a professional for their contribution to the entertainment industry. In the Fiction competition are “Poker Face” (U.S.), starring Natasha Lyonne, “The Warrant: Breaker’s Law” (U.S.), “Ten Pound Poms” (U.K./Australia), “The Seed” (Germany, Norway, Czech Republic), “Chorus Girls” (Denmark), “Fence” (Japan), “Le Colosse aux pieds d’argile” (France), “Miró” (Spain) and “Trust No One” (Israel).

Homeland co-creator Howard Gordon will receive the 62nd Monte-Carlo Television Festival’s Honorary Golden Nymph, an award that honors renowned professionals for their extraordinary contributions to the entertainment and television industry.

Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment has tapped former CBS entertainment president Glenn Geller as head of the company’s television division.

In adapting Accused for an American audience, showrunner and executive producer Howard Gordon saw an opportunity to explore the grey areas of the justice system.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Fox is making a case for its crime anthology series “Accused” for this year’s Emmys. The freshman broadcast series will vie for consideration in the limited or anthology series categories, and Variety can exclusively reveal the creative teams’ plans for submitting its sprawling ensemble and its respective races. Despite each episode tackling a new story with different characters, setting and subject matter, the actors have opted to divide themselves into separate acting races. Read: Variety Awards Circuit’s Emmys Hub

BreAnna Bell Fox has renewed its dramas “Accused” and “Alert: Missing Persons Unit” for sophomore seasons, to air in 2023-24, Fox Entertainment’s president of scripted programming, Michael Thorn announced on Thursday. Hailing from Howard Gordon, “Accused” opened on a season high note as television’s highest-rated drama debut in two years. In its Jan. 22 premiere, the show registered a 2.5 Live + 35 Day rating and 14.6 multi-platform viewers. To date, the show averages 7.5 million multi-platform viewers, up +126% from its Live + Same Day delivery. “Accused” is based on the BBC’s BAFTA-winning series of the same name. “With ‘Accused,’ Howard Gordon has taken the crime anthology to new heights and acclaim, featuring an all-star roster of directors and talent headlining gripping episodes that entertain viewers with a provocative, fresh take on many of the most relevant, timely issues of our day,” said Thorn in a statement.

Fox is doubling down on a pair of freshman crime dramas.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter A series adaptation of “Gattaca” is in development at Showtime, Variety has learned from sources. Exact plot details on the series are still under wraps, but sources say that Alex Gansa is attached to serve as showrunner and executive producer, with Gansa’s partner Howard Gordon also executive producing. They co-created the show with Craig Borten, who also executive produces. Sony Pictures Television will produce, with Gansa and Gordon currently under an overall deal at independent studio. Sources stress that deals for the project are not yet closed. Showtime and Sony declined to comment.

Homeland co-creators/executive producers Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa are plotting a return to Showtime with Gattaca, a series based on the 1997 movie of the same name. Details are not confirmed as deals for the project, from Sony Pictures Television, are still being finalized.

It's been revealed that actress Rachel Bilson obtained a restraining order against an alleged stalker just hours prior to attending the 2023 SCAD TVFest in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday, February 9.According to documents obtained by RadarOnline, a judge granted the protective order against a 40-year-old male referred to as 'Clyde,' who the actress claims has attempted to break into her Los Angeles home on 'multiple occasions.'Clyde is now prohibited from coming within 100 yards of the OC star or her eight-year-old daughter Briar Rose Christensen, who she shares with ex-partner and Star Wars actor Hayden Christensen.In addition, the man is barred from contacting or harassing Bilson after her allegedly obtained her phone number and drove from his home in Georgia to see her in LA.'There have been many incidents, messages on social media, letters but most alarmingly, there have been multiple attempts to visit, come into my home,' Bilson, 41, told the court.  Protective order: It's been revealed that actress Rachel Bilson obtained a restraining order against an alleged stalker just hours prior to attending the 2023 SCAD TVFest in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday, February 9 She continued, 'He refers to me as "baby" and calls me his "future wife" and indicates that he believes I am pregnant with his child.'I have never met him and have absolutely no intention of doing so.'The restraining order will remain in place until February 9, 2026.With the protective order in place, Bilson may have felt a renewed sense of safety as she made the decision to attend this year's SCAD TVFest.She was there to promote Accused, a crime drama television series developed by writer and producer Howard Gordon that's based on the 2010 British series of

Sarah Michelle Gellar brought the glamour in a stunning purple gown with lace embroidery as she arrived to the 11th annual SCAD TVfest in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday. While preparing to promote her new Paramount+ TV series, Wolf Pack, the 45-year-old Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress, who is set to receive Savannah College of Art and Design's 2023 Icon Award on Saturday, beamed as she strutted down the red carpet in a pair of open-toed black heels.For the occasion, the mother-of-two wore her golden blonde tresses in beachy waves, a maroon lipstick, bronzer and a sweeping of blush on the apple of her cheeks for a natural-looking flush.At the event, she was joined by the cast of her supernatural teen drama, which included Rodrigo Santoro, Chloe Rose Robertson, Bella Shepard, Tyler Lawrence Gray and Armani Jackson.Rachel Bilson, who stars on Fox's crime drama Accused, based on the 2010 British series of the same name, opted to turn heads in a completely sheer blouse over a black bra.

EXCLUSIVE: Howard Gordon‘s crime anthology Accused has continued to rake in viewers since its Sunday premiere on Fox.

Fox’s new crime anthology drama Accused launched behind the Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers NFL game on Sunday. The twisty legal thriller from Howard Gordon kept some 8.4M viewers for the duration, setting a ratings record for Fox. But a number of them were left fuming after local Fox stations across the country accidentally cut away in the final minutes, denying them the resolution of the story starring Michael Chiklis.

The rise and fall of former Spanish King Juan Carlos I will be told in a Sky docu-series later this year that will be teased at Berlin.

Emmy and Golden Globe winner Michael Chiklis has signed with Gersh for representation.

Oscar winner Keith Carradine (The Power of the Dog), Emmy nominee Jason Ritter (Raising Dion), Betsy Brandt (Breaking Bad) and Wrenn Schmidt (Nope) have joined the cast of Fox’s upcoming anthology series Accused, based on the International Emmy-winning British series. The project comes from 24 executive producers Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa and House creator/executive producer David Shore.

Fox has unveiled the first on-air promo for its upcoming anthology drama Accused, based on the International Emmy-winning British series. The project comesfrom 24 executive producers Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa and House creator/executive producer David Shore.