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Curb your expectations about Curb Your Enthusiasm running for a long, long time: it looks like the upcoming 12th season could be its last.

"The Young and the Restless" is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Throughout the many decades it's been on air, several celebrities have either gotten their start, or made appearances on the show.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Ted Danson and Mike Schur are officially reuniting for a series adaptation of the documentary “The Mole Agent” at Netflix, Variety has learned. The streaming giant has ordered eight episodes of the untitled project after it was originally reported that it was being taken out to market in early February. Per the official logline, Danson will star as Charles, “a retired man who gets a new lease on life when he answers an ad from a PI and becomes a mole in a secret investigation.” “The Mole Agent” was directed by Chilean filmmaker Maite Alberdi. It originally debuted at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and went on to receive an Oscar nomination for best documentary feature.

The new comedy series reuniting The Good Place creator Mike Schur and star Ted Danson has landed at Netflix with an eight-episode straight-to-series order. As Deadline reported exclusively last month, the project, based on the 2020 Chilean feature documentary The Mole Agent, sparked heated bidding when it hit the premium/streaming marketplace, with Netflix one of the four lead contenders. The untitled comedy, written/executive produced by Schur and starring/executive produced by Denson, hails from Schur’s longtime studio home, Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.

Ellise Shafer ATX TV Festival has added the premieres of “Righteous Gemstones” Season 3 and the second season of Freeform’s “Cruel Summer” to the lineup of its 12th edition, taking place June 1-4 in Austin, Texas. HBO will host the world premiere screening of the third season of televangelist comedy “The Righteous Gemstones” at the festival, followed by a conversation with Danny McBride, the show’s star, creator, writer and executive producer. Season 3 of the series premieres this summer. “Cruel Summer,” Freeform’s hit anthology series, will also premiere its second season at the fest. Season 2 features an all-new cast and Pacific Northwest setting, and will explore three timelines centered on the Y2K era. After the screening, cast and creatives will participate in a panel discussion.

Actor Bruce Willis has been newly diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, a serious indication of a progression of the aphasia his family announced in 2022.

A lasting Hollywood romance. Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen have been married for over 25 years — and they’re still head over heels for each other.

EXCLUSIVE: The Good Place creator Mike Schur has reunited with the hit comedy’s star Ted Danson for The Mole Agent, a new serialized comedy, which has hit the premium/streaming marketplace, sparking heated bidding, sources tell Deadline. The project is based on the 2020 Chilean feature documentary The Mole Agent and hails from Schur’s longtime studio home, Universal Television. I hear the networks/platforms pursuing the show include Netflix, Apple TV+, Prime Video and HBO/Max.

Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name! The critically acclaimed sitcom Cheers aired from 1982 to 1993, following a group of locals who hung out at a Boston bar of the same name.

As the entertainment world mourns the death of legendary comedian Kirstie Alley, more details about her shocking death are coming to light.

Kirstie Alley’s family have shared the heartbreaking news that the beloved Cheers actress has died shortly after discovering she had cancer.The star’s representative has since confirmed the type of cancer that Kirstie battled in her final days. A representative revealed to People that Kirstie had been suffering from colon cancer prior to her death.Kirstie’s family previously announced the devastating news of her death in a heart-wrenching statement on the late star’s social media accounts. Her children True and Lillie Parker said she was surrounded by her closest family at her time of death.Their statement read: "To all our friends, far and wide around the world... “We are sad to inform you that our incredible, fierce and loving mother has passed away after a battle with cancer, only recently discovered."She was surrounded by her closest family and fought with great strength, leaving us with a certainty of her never-ending joy of living whatever adventures lie ahead. “As iconic as she was on screen, she was an even more amazing mother and grandmother,” the statement continued. Kirstie’s children went on to speak about their family’s gratitude for those who had cared for her in her final days."We are grateful to the incredible team of doctors and nurses at the Moffitt Cancer Center for their care,” they wrote.“Our mother's zest and passion for life, her children, grandchildren and her many animals, not to mention her eternal joy of creating, were unparalleled and leave us inspired to live life to the fullest just as she did."They concluded by thanking Kirstie’s fans and friends for "your love and prayers".Kirstie was best known for playing Rebecca Howe on popular NBC sitcom Cheers, where she starred opposite Ted Danson,

After news of Kirstie Alley’s death was announced by her kids on Monday, December 5, the late actress’ rep is providing more information.

Kirstie Alley’s family have shared the sad news that the beloved Cheers actress has died at 71, shortly after it was discovered she had cancer.Three months prior to her death, Kirstie made her final video appearance on Instagram and Twitter. The actress shared a clip of herself on social media announcing she had joined Cameo, which is a platform where stars can send fans personalised videos for a fee.Kirstie seemed to be cheery and in good spirits as she assured fans she was up for the challenge.She told her followers at the time: “A bunch of you have been asking to do these greetings, and I always do what you ask me to.“If you want something funny or something sincere … ‘Hi, I love you,’ or ‘Merry Christmas…’“Or ‘I want a divorce…’” she joked.

Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer, and Rhea Perlman are remembering their Cheers co-star Kirstie Alley following her death on Monday from cancer.

Mr. Mayor and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend alumna Vella Lovell has been cast as a series regular opposite Joel McHale on Fox’s straight-to-series workplace comedy, Animal Control. It’s slated for a mid-season premiere.

"Cheers" premiered on television 40 years ago on Friday, making everyone want to go somewhere where everybody knows their name.The show made its cast members household names, even spawning a spin-off show, "Frasier," and a reboot is in the works. The show did not start off as a ratings' superstar. However, it quickly became one of the most popular shows on air, with many members of its cast getting nominated for, and even winning, Emmy Awards.

Curb Your Enthusiasm has been renewed for season 12 by HBO!

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “Curb Your Enthusiasm” has been renewed for Season 12 at HBO. Season 11 of the critically-acclaimed comedy series began airing on HBO in October 2021. That season picked up four Emmy nominations, including best comedy series and best guest actor in a comedy series for Bill Hader. The show has received 51 Emmy nominations in total to date. “Playing the role of Larry David has been the greatest honor of my life,” Larry David said. “In researching this multi-faceted, multi-talented man, I discovered that there’s more to him than I ever could have imagined: He speaks six languages, brines his own pickles, and spearheads a national movement to install a bidet in every home. I’ve also been told from numerous sources that he is the most generous of lovers. I am so excited to once again transform into this force of nature. I only pray that I can do him justice.”

Pretty, pretty, pretty good news from HBO: Curb Your Enthusiasm starring the inimitable Larry David is returning for a 12th season.

Selome Hailu With five nods, “Abbott Elementary” was the most-nominated series at this year’s Television Critics Awards. The hit comedy is going home with four wins, including the top prize: program of the year.This makes “Abbott” not only the TCA’s biggest winner this year, but the only series to receive more than one award.

The Good Place star William Jackson Harper has responded to rumours he will be cast in Marvel‘s Fantastic Four reboot.The actor recently addressed fan-casting on Twitter for the forthcoming project, as many fans have been campaigning for him to play Mister Fantastic.Harper told NME that he is flattered by the attention but said that “Twitter doesn’t cast movies”.“I’d be really happy if Marvel was listening, but they haven’t called me and I’m not going to be in Fantastic Four,” the actor went on.“As far as I know: maybe they have something [in mind] up the docket, but no one’s reached out to me.”The actor went on to say how happy he is with his current career, saying of competition: “There are people whose careers are far exceeding mine, and I’m completely unbothered by that. Like, fucking go for it.”William Jackson Harper played Chidi Anagonye in the sitcom The Good Place alongside Kristen Bell, Ted Danson and Jameela Jamil.