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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Wang Chung had no idea John Mulaney’s six-episode Netflix talk show “Everybody’s in LA” would use their 1985 song “To Live and Die in L.A.” as its theme song — but they’re thrilled he did. “It’s a total surprise that it’s blown up in the way that it has,” says Wang Chung lead singer Jack Hues, who first heard of the usage on “Everybody’s in LA” via “the guy who does our merch.” For guitarist Nick Feldman, the other half of the duo, he was already a big Mulaney fan when he got the news that “To Live and Die in L.A.” was suddenly getting a new breath of life on Netflix. “It’s so nice to see it get used in such a cool way,” he says.

The CSI franchise’s return to CBS is coming to an end as CBS on Friday opted not to renew for a fourth season.

Brent Lang Executive Editor William Petersen was a theater actor from Chicago when William Friedkin changed the course of his life. In 1984, the Oscar-winning director tapped the then-unknown performer to play Richard Chance, a Secret Service agent willing to bend rules and break laws in order to capture a shadowy counterfeiter (Willem Dafoe) in “To Live and Die in L.A.” The crime thriller was a return to form for Friedkin, who had summited the heights of the movie business with “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist,” only to suffer a string of disappointments. Petersen and Friedkin would later collaborate on a Showtime remake of “12 Angry Men” and two episodes of “CSI.” Friedkin died on Aug.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Peacock is developing a series inspired by the 1996 film “Fear,” Variety has learned exclusively. Jessica Goldberg is set to write and executive produce the adaptation. Brian Grazer, who produced the film, is executive producing along with Ron Howard, Lilly Burns and Kristen Zolner, all via Imagine Television, which is also listed as an executive producer. Imagine Entertainment produced the original film. Universal Television is the studio behind the series, with Universal Pictures having distributed the film. Goldberg is currently under an overall deal at UTV. The official series logline states, “This modern series reinvention finds two young lovers in a psychological game of cat and mouse—but who’s the cat, and who’s the mouse? When David and Nicole first meet in Seattle, it feels like an epic, once-in-a-lifetime romance – but soon it becomes clear that the seemingly perfect couple is anything but. Told from conflicting points of view, the series wrestles with personal demons, hidden agendas and reframes the “he said she said” convention into a twist-filled suspense story about toxic relationships.”

Marg Helgenberger steps back into the shoes of Catherine Willows on , and only ET was on location in Las Vegas, Nevada, while they filmed Thursday's season 2 premiere to welcome the veteran actress back to the franchise — and find out just how she fits into the new normal.«Marg Helgenberger is a legend and Catherine Willows is a character that I could not wait to write,» showrunner and executive producer Jason Tracey told ET's Will Marfuggi in June. «That voice is indelible.

EXCLUSIVE: CSI: Vegas has set its medical examiner team. Sara Amini (Future Man) and Joel Johnstone (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) are set for recurring roles in the second season of CBS’ sequel to the groundbreaking 2000 series.

William Petersen's Gil Grissom and Jorja Fox's Sara Sidle, for its first season and when the sophomore installment rolls around, it will be bringing Marg Helgenberger's beloved  character, Catherine Willows, into the fray. The CBS update, which brings the action back to where it all started, follows a new Crime Lab team, headed by Maxine Roby (Paula Newsome), as they solve cases using forensic science.«We're really lucky to have her back and personally, I'm overjoyed,» star Matt Lauria, who plays investigator Josh Folsom, told ET while promoting the series' season 1 DVD/Blu-ray release, out Tuesday. «I would've been deeply enthused, even if I didn't have any experience with Marg personally.

Marg Helgenberger has signed on to return to the CSI franchise. She is set to star in Season 2 of CBS’ CSI: Vegas, reprising her role as Catherine Willows from the original CSI. I hear Helgenberger will be a series regular with a one-year deal.

Could another familiar face from the world of “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” be returning for the new revival?

Catherine Willows might be returning to the CSI world!

Marg Helgenberger is eyeing a possible return to the CSI franchise with a reprisal of her role as Catherine Willows, sources tell Deadline. Helgenberg would appear in the upcoming second season of CSI: Vegas, the sequel to the groundbreaking 2000 series, in which Helgenberger starred for the first 12 seasons.

pickups and cancellations continue to roll out over the next weeks and months, we'll continue to update this master list. So bookmark this page and check back here often to learn whether your favorite shows will be back for another season!  Season 19 — Season 4 Season 6 TBA Season 4 — Season 2 (without William Petersen and Jorja Fox)  — Season 2 — Season 5  - Season 4 through Season 7 (after Michael Weatherly intended to leave) TBA — Season 9  — Season 9 — Season 3 TBA TBA Season 13 — Season 3 — Season 3 — Season 2 — Season 3 — Season 12 TBA TBA  - through Season 11  - through Season 8 .

The “CSI” revival is losing another star.

Mel Rodriguez is exiting CBS’ CSI: Vegas as a series regular ahead of Season 2, Deadline has confirmed. He is the latest star to announce his departure following Jorja Fox and William Petersen.

Jorja Fox will not return for the second season of CSI: Las Vegas.The actress, 53, announced that she will be leaving the show just one month after the departure of her television husband William Petersen.She took to Twitter to announce the news, writing, 'Hey all you #CSI fans! After much deliberating, I have decided not to 'Sidle up' for CSI Vegas.' Stepping down: Jorja Fox will not return for the second season of CSI: Las Vegas a month after her television husband William Petersen decided to leave the show'For me CSI has always been a love story,' she continued. 'The story that people can find love in the darkest of places and times.And the story that love, even in the darkest of places and times, can expand and grow roots and endure.

.Jorja Fox will not be returning for season 2 of CBS' update, the actress revealed in a series of tweets on Tuesday morning.Fox's decision to leave ahead of the new season comes one month after CBS picked up the series for a sophomore installment and acknowledged that fellow original cast member William Petersen, who returned to reprise his role as Gil Grissom, only had a one-season deal and was not expected to return. The actress cited Petersen's absence as a large reason why she opted not to come back.«After much deliberating, I have decided not to 'Sidle up' for » Fox wrote. «For me has always been a love story.

Jorja Fox is exiting CSI: Vegas ahead of season two.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterJorja Fox is leaving CBS’ “CSI: Vegas” ahead of the show’s second season of the “CSI” spinoff series.“Hey all you #CSI fans! After much deliberating, I have decided not to ‘Sidle up’ for CSI Vegas. For me CSI has always been a love story.

CSI: Vegas has been renewed for a second season on CBS, but William Petersen will not return to play the role of Gil Grissom.Petersen will continue as an executive producer with the series, which finished its 10-episode debut season last week, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Petersen had only signed onto appear on the first season, sources told THR, adding that Paula Newsome, Matt Lauria, Mandeep Dhillon and Mel Rodriguez have all signed on for a second season. Jorja Fox remains in talks to come back to the show, the outlet reported.

CBS has renewed freshman drama CSI: Vegas, a sequel to the groundbreaking 2000 series, for a second season to premiere during the 2022-2023 broadcast season. Season 1 of CSI: Vegas was led by the original series’ stars William Petersen and Jorja Fox. Petersen had only signed on to reprise his role as Gil Grissom in the initial 10-episode installment. He will not continue as an actor but will remain an executive producer for Season 2. According to sources, Fox’s contract allows her to continue as Sara Sidle if she chooses to, and the series’ producers are hopeful that she may come back.

William Petersen and Jorja Fox for a follow-up series has been surreal.CBS' latest entry, which premiered 21 years to the day after the flagship series launched, follows Petersen's Gil Grissom and Fox's Sara Sidle as they use forensics to solve crimes and find out who framed their former Crime Lab boss, Jim Brass (Paul Guilfoyle), putting years of their work and the future of the Lab in jeopardy. «So fun,» creator and executive producer Zuiker told ET when asked what it's been like to revisit the world. «It was great to be back on set.