‘Succession,’ ‘Ted Lasso’ Lead 2022 DGA Awards TV Nominations

The 28th Slamdance Film Festival today announced its winners, with the Audience Awards going to The Civil Dead, directed by Clay Tatum, for Narrative Feature; Iron Family, directed by Patrick Longstreth winning the Audience Award for Documentary Feature and The Ember Knight Show: “Getting Mad” directed by Bobby McCoy taking home the Audience Award in the Episodes subcategory.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Producers Guild of America has named producer, writer, director Greg Berlanti as this year’s honoree for the Norman Lear Achievement Award. Berlanti will receive the award at the 33rd Annual Producers Guild Awards on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at the Fairmont Century Plaza.“I’m incredibly honored to receive this award from everyone at the PGA, especially given it’s named after Norman Lear: the kindest, warmest and wisest legend I’ve ever had the good fortune of calling a friend.

In all the hype leading up to HBO Max’s “And Just Like That…”, “Sex and the City” alum John Corbett got fans excited for all the wrong reasons.

The season finale of And Just Like That… premiered on Thursday, and while viewers were distracted throughout the season by a great many controversies on and off-screen — Chris Noth‘s sexual assault allegations, the way Samantha’s absence was handled, Miranda’s storyline and the whole Che Diaz of it all — a lot of fans noticed something that wasn’t addressed.

The team behind HBO Max's And Just Like That were none too thrilled last April when John Corbett falsely claimed to Page Six that he was 'going to do the show' and 'might be in quite a few' episodes as Aidan Shaw.'John Corbett should be writing personal apology notes,' writer Julie Rottenberg told Deadline on Thursday. 'We didn't say anything.'Executive producer Michael Patrick King was also mystified by the 60-year-old Emmy nominee's little white lie: 'The fact of the matter is, we never said anything about Aidan.' Bizarre: The team behind HBO Max's And Just Like That were none too thrilled last April when John Corbett (pictured in 2020) falsely claimed to Page Six that he was 'going to do the show' and 'might be in quite a few' episodes as Aidan Shaw'We always try to be very restrained and look at the reality of what people are experiencing and it has nothing to do with Aidan coming or not coming,' the 67-year-old showrunner added.'It really just felt like this was a lot for Carrie.

Sara Ramirez is reflecting on the reaction to their “And Just Like That…” character Che now that the season has wrapped.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeNetflix’s limited series “Maid” was a hit for the streamer, as one of its top ten shows of all time and most-watched limited series ever. Star Margaret Qualley, for one, is amazed at the reception.“Mind blowing,” she tells Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast. “I mean, it’s so gratifying, truly mind blowing for me.

Despite seemingly confirming his appearance, John Corbett never reprised his role as Aidan in And Just Like That.

It may have split opinions of die-hard Sex And The City fans, but the reimagined And Just Like That... has been a surprise hit that has left many viewers begging for a second season.However, lead star Sarah Jessica Parker has revealed that she does not want Kim Cattrallto come back and reprise her role as Samantha Jones if they do return for more.In a new interview with Variety, Parker, 56, was asked if she would be 'OK' if Cattrall, 65, was able to come back to the show if some 'miracle were to happen,' after their very public feud exploded back in 2018.

Kim Cattrall is adamant she won’t ever reprise her “Sex And The City” role as Samantha Jones on “And Just Like That”, and star Sarah Jessica Parker is fine with that.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeJon Brockett has been tapped to serve as executive producer of the Screen Actors Guild Awards this year, joining returning EP Kathy Connell at the helm. Brockett had previously served as a producer on the show, and has been a part of the SAG Awards since its fifth show, while Connell has been with the ceremony since it began in 1995.Brockett and Connell are a part of this year’s production team, which the SAG Awards announced on Thursday. Not returning are Hazy Mills Productions’ Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner, who served as EPs with Connell of the in-person 2019 and 2020 events, as well as last year’s pre-taped virtual special.For 2022, as previously reported, the SAG Awards are shaking things up by moving venues, to Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar.

And just like that, the Sex and the City cast is spilling all! After ten highly anticipated episodes of HBO Max’s And Just Like That, Carrie Bradshaw and her SATC cohorts have ushered in a new era of their New York-based lives as postmenopausal women — and are reflecting on season 1.

Sex and the City sequel series And Just Like That hasn't written out Samantha Jones completely, but as for Kim Cattrall? Well, that's a different matter. As And Just Like That prepares to wrap up its first season, Sex and the City showrunner Michael Patrick King has opened up about the possibility of Kim Cattrall returning as Samantha at some point in the future. And it's about as unlikely as it gets.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“The Battle at Lake Changjin II” passed the $200 million landmark at the China box office at midday local time on Thursday, the film’s third day of release. Data from Alibaba’s Beacon data tracking service showed the film lying comfortably on top of the mainland Chinese box office chart with RMB166 million (26.1 million) earned on the third morning of the Lunar New Year holidays.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeCBS is finally confirming its celebrity-driven, “Survivor”-style reality series “Beyond the Edge,” which premieres March 16 at 9 p.m. ET. News of the show first leaked in December, including a list of most of the nine stars who had signed on to participate and compete in Panama.The nine celebrities in “Beyond the Edge” are country singer Lauren Alaina, Super Bowl MVP Ray Lewis, country artist Craig Morgan, NBA champion Metta World Peace, supermodel Paulina Porizkova, NFL legend Mike Singletary, actress Jodie Sweetin (“Full House,” “Fuller House”) and television personalities Colton Underwood (“The Bachelor”) and Eboni K.

If you were one of very few fans still holding out hope that Kim Cattrall might one day return to her iconic role of Samantha Jones in the Sex and the City franchise, we’re sorry to say that is officially NEVER happening.

With his Sex and the City sequel series And Just Like That... winding down, creator Michael Patrick King is revealing what the late Willie Garson's story line would have been.Garson had only filmed three episodes of And Just Like That, returning as Stanford Blatch from the original series, when he unexpectedly passed away in late September after battling pancreatic cancer, at 57 years of age.King opened up in a new interview with Varietywhere he revealed that his original plan for Stanford involve him having 'a midlife crisis.' Michael speaks: With his Sex and the City sequel series And Just Like That...

Fans hoping to see Kim Cattrall on And Just Like That might need to move on.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large**********KEVIN BRAY Succession, “Retired Janitors of Idaho” (HBO)MARK MYLOD Succession, “All the Bells Say” (HBO)ANDRIJ PAREKH Succession, “What It Takes” (HBO)ROBERT PULCINI & SHARI SPRINGER BERMAN Succession, “Lion in the Meadow” (HBO)LORENE SCAFARIA Succession, “Too Much Birthday” (HBO)LUCIA ANIELLO Hacks, “There Is No Line” (HBO Max)MJ DELANEY Ted Lasso, “No Weddings and a Funeral” (Apple TV Plus)ERICA DUNTON Ted Lasso, “Rainbow” (Apple TV Plus)SAM JONES Ted Lasso, “Beard After Hours” (Apple TV Plus)MIKE WHITE The White Lotus, “Mysterious Monkeys” (HBO)BARRY JENKINS The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime Video)BARRY LEVINSON Dopesick, “First Bottle” (Hulu)HIRO MURAI Station Eleven, “Wheel of Fire” (HBO Max)DANNY STRONG Dopesick, “The People vs. Purdue Pharma” (Hulu)CRAIG ZOBEL Mare of Easttown (HBO)Get the full list here.**********“Cobra Kai” (Netflix) – Seasons 3 and 4“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO) – Season 11“Hacks” (HBO Max) – Season 1“Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu) – Season 1“Ted Lasso” (Apple TV Plus) – Season 2“Dopesick” (Hulu)“Mare of Easttown” (HBO)”The Underground Railroad” (Amazon Prime Video)“WandaVision” (Disney Plus)“The White Lotus” (HBO)See the rest of the nominees here.**********Without fail, the Academy Awards always winds up as one of the top 10 most-watched telecasts of the year in primetime.

Willie Garson sadly passed away last year after making a brief appearance in Sex & The City reboot series, And Just Like That.

The season finale of “And Just Like That…” airs this week, and series showrunner Michael Patrick King dished on the future of the “Sex and the City” revival in an extensive interview with Variety.