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Wilson Chapman editorA new generation of liars are up to no good in the first trailer for “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin,” premiering on HBO Max this summer.A sequel to the popular 2010 ABC Family/Freeform teen drama “Pretty Little Liars,” itself based on Sara Shepard’s book series of the same name, “Original Sin” follows the chronology of the original show, which ran for seven seasons and 160 episodes, but focuses on a completely new set of teenagers in a new town — the blue-collar Millwood, Pa.Bailee Madison, Malia Pyles, Maia Reficco, Chandler Kinney and Zaria play the five main characters: Imogen, Minnie, Noa, Tabby and Faran, a group of friends tormented by “A” — an anonymous identity assumed by villains in the original series. Whereas the As from the original series harassed the girls with their personal secrets, this A is going after the friend group for the mistakes their mothers committed while they were in high school.

The season one finale of NBC‘s Brilliant Minds will air earlier than planned. The season one wrap-up will now air as a special event with back-to-back episodes on Monday, Jan. 6 at 9 and 10 pm ET/PT, NBC announced today. The original season finale date was a week later on Jan. 13.

Max Gao SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from “The Lovesick Widow,” the eighth episode of the first season of NBC’s “Brilliant Minds.” Teddy Sears is the kind of character actor whose face is often more recognizable than his name. After making his professional acting debut in an episode of the daytime soap “One Life to Live” in 2001, the Maryland native has made a living jumping from guest role to guest role: on “Law & Order” (“SVU” and “Criminal Intent”), and, among others, “Mad Men,” “Chicago Fire,” and “Big Love.” In between those short stints, Sears broke out as a womanizing doctor in the Showtime period drama “Masters of Sex,” as a national director of the fictional Counter Terrorist Unit in Fox’s short-lived “24: Legacy” and as the DC Comics supervillain Zoom in The CW’s “The Flash.” In 2011, he landed a recurring role in “American Horror Story: Murder House,” marking the first of four collaborations with Ryan Murphy.

Although Zachary Quinto only plays a doctor on television, his character has some very real inspiration.

Aramide Tinubu Based on the real-life work of neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks and created by Michael Grassi, NBC‘s newest medical drama, “Brilliant Minds” follows Dr. Oliver Wolf (an enjoyable Zachary Quinto), an unorthodox physician hellbent on solving his patients’ neurological and mental health issues.

Pretty Little Liars: Summer School is closing its doors; Max has decided not to renew the drama for a third season.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter The Max “Pretty Little Liars” series has been canceled after two seasons, Variety has confirmed. The series originally debuted on the streamer in 2022, with the first season subtitled “Original Sin.” The second season, subtitled “Summer School,” aired between May and June 2024. “While Max will not be moving forward with a third season of ‘Pretty Little Liars,’ we are so grateful to our co-creators, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Lindsay Calhoon Bring, as well as the team at Warner Bros.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Warner Bros. Television has partnered with the Boston Film Festival to launch a “WBTV College Day” at the 40th annual fest to screen a handful of new and returning series for area college students. The event, held on Thursday, Sept.

Emily Longeretta NBC’s “Brilliant Minds” is continuing to grow its cast. The medical drama has added Mandy Patinkin in a recurring role, and Steve Howey and André De Shields as guest stars, showrunner Michael Grassi announced on Sunday at the Television Critics Assn. press tour in Pasadena.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy and Tony Award-winner Donna Murphy is set to recur in the new NBC medical drama Dr. Wolf opposite Zachary Quinto.

A long-gestating medical drama that’s inspired by the late neurologist Oliver Sacks has been handed a series order at NBC.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter NBC has given out a series order to the medical drama “Dr. Wolf,” Variety has learned. The show was originally ordered to pilot at NBC back in January.

A familiar face is returning for Season 2 of Max’s Pretty Little Liars reboot. Original PLL cast member Annabeth Gish will reprise her role as Dr. Sullivan in Pretty Little Liars: Summer School.

EXCLUSIVE: Alex MacNicoll, Spence Moore II, Aury Krebs and Ashleigh LaThrop have been cast opposite Zachary Quinto in the NBC medical drama pilot Wolf.

EXCLUSIVE: Teddy Sears (American Horror Stories) and Tamberla Perry (All-American: Homecoming) have landed roles in the NBC medical drama pilot Wolf starring Zachary Quinto.

EXCLUSIVE: We’ll be seeing more of Greg in the next installment of Pretty Little Liars. Elias Kacavas, who heavily recurred as the character in Season 1 of Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin has been promoted to series regular for the second season of the HBO Max series, titled Pretty Little Liars: Summer School.

Zachary Quinto is returning to the small screen in NBC’s medical drama series, Wolf.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Zachary Quinto has been cast in the lead role of the NBC drama pilot “Wolf,” Variety has learned. The project was first ordered to pilot at the broadcaster back in January. It is inspired by the books “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” and “An Anthropologist on Mars” by Oliver Sacks. Per the official logline, “Wolf” will follow “a revolutionary, larger-than-life neurologist (Quinto) and his team of interns as they explore the last great frontier, the human mind, while also grappling with their own relationships and mental health.” Quinto’s character is named Dr. Oliver Wolf. He is further described as “head of neurology at Bronx General and an obsessive genius. He’s drawn to people that society has deemed “other” and helps them find hope and purpose. He embraces differences rather than suppressing them.”

Heroes star Zachary Quinto is returning to NBC as the titular character in NBC’s Wolf, a one-hour medical drama pilot from writer-producer Michael Grassi, producer-director Lee Toland Krieger and executive producer Greg Berlanti. The project comes from Warner Bros Television, where all three are under overall deals.

Selome Hailu “Non-Evil Twin,” a comedy written by and starring Amber Ruffin, has received a pilot order at NBC. The multi-cam follows a woman who is forced to step in to her sister’s role as the leader of a Fortune 500 company despite knowing little about business and even less about the way her sister has been running the corporation. Ruffin is best known for hosting “The Amber Ruffin Show,” a late-night talk show on Peacock that she created after years of writing and occasionally appearing on NBC’s “Late Night With Seth Meyers.” Her other writing credits include “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” the 75th Tony Awards, the 76th Golden Globe Awards, the 66th Emmys and “Detroiters,” which she also acted in.

Pilot season is starting to heat up, with NBC picking up a new project from an unlikely duo: Andy Serkis and Arrowverse creator Greg Berlanti.NBC has issued a pilot order for Wolf, which Berlanti - who received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in May - and Serkis will executive produce, based on the live of neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks, who passed away in 2015 at 82.While it's unclear if Serkis plans on starring in the project, he has been spearheading this project since January 2018, first developing it with Fabrik Entertainment. New show: Pilot season is starting to heat up, with NBC picking up a new project from an unlikely duo: Andy Serkis and Arrowverse creator Greg Berlanti True story: NBC has issued a pilot order for Wolf, which Berlanti - who received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in May - and Serkis will executive produce, based on the live of neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks (seen above in 2009), who passed away in 2015 at 82 Unclear: While it's unclear if Serkis plans on starring in the project, he has been spearheading this project since January 2018, first developing it with Fabrik Entertainment After the first incarnation of the project fell through, Fox issued a put pilot order for the hour-long project in November 2019 with Alex Berger (Blindspot) slated to write the pilot.Now NBC has issued a pilot order for the one-hour medical drama, to be written by Michael Grassi (Riverdale).

NBC has ordered the pilot for Wolf, a one-hour medical drama from writer-producer Michael Grassi, producer-director Lee Toland Krieger and executive producer Greg Berlanti. The project comes from Warner Bros Television, where all three are under overall deals.