The Murder House season of American Horror Story was a lot of fun, right? It had a baby Antichrist, it had the Rubber Man, and it had a weirdly positive ending where everyone became happy ghosts. (There was also a deeply unfortunate school shooting plot because Ryan Murphy needs an editor, but we can ignore that.)…
Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Sunday, June 3. All times are Eastern.Â
There’s a lot going on in Pose, the new FX drama that explores the origins of New York’s ball culture, but little of it feels superfluous. The opening sequence alone is packed with introductions, finery fit for queens, a heist, choreography—and every entertaining bit of it is significant. Not a single stitch is…
Despite getting his start as a moony, painfully earnest cinephile in Dawson’s Creek, James Van Der Beek has become surprisingly adept at parody, first lampooning himself in Scary Movie and Don’t Trust The B— In Apt. 23, then heading up the winking biopic series What Would Diplo Do?. His role in the upcoming FX drama, …
A new Ryan Murphy show is always a big deal, since he’s pretty much a guaranteed hit-maker these days, but his upcoming FX series Pose is also a big deal because it’s the first show to ever feature five transgender actors as series regulars (specifically MJ Rodriguez, Indya Moore, Hailie Shar, Angelia Ross, and…
The story of Monica Lewinsky was one of the chapters in American history of political scandals and media sensationalism that Ryan Murphy considered adapting for (one of) his FX anthology series. A little over a year ago, Murphy optioned Jeff Toobins’ book on Lewinsky and former president Bill Clinton, titled A Vast…
The rivalry at the core of FX’s Feud: Bette And Joan is primarily waged between Susan Sarandon’s Bette Davis and Jessica Lange’s Joan Crawford. But Ryan Murphy’s anthology series has sparked a real-life debate that has little to to do with the What Ever Happened To Baby Jane actresses.
In a major coup for the streaming service, Netflix has reportedly wooed prolific TV producer Ryan Murphy away from his long-time employers at Fox. According to The New York Times, the American Crime Story mastermind has just signed a five-year deal to produce shows (and potentially more) for the service, reportedly…
If you want to craft the compelling, hit drama series of today—the kind of show that feels like a can’t-miss cultural event—savvy showrunners know to look to the not-so-distant past. From FX’s The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story to last year’s Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders, in the…
According to Deadline, Ryan Murphy has just sold yet another TV project, with Netflix picking up his hourlong comedy series The Politician and granting it a two-season straight-to-series order. This apparently came after a “weeklong bidding war among top streaming players” that Netflix won with a healthy amount of…
For the first 10 minutes of the pilot episode, it feels like The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story is going to be a different show. Based on the series’ first installment, it’s likely that after opening with a murder, the season would then continue on to the ongoing FBI investigation, the issues…
According to Deadline, FX has given an eight-episode series order to Pose, a “dance musical” from Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, and Brad Falchuk. The show will star Evan Peters and Kate Mara as a New Jersey couple who get swept up in the “glamour and intrigue” of 1980s New York City, with James Van Der…
Way back in February, we reported that Annette Bening was attached to star in FX’s American Crime Story: Katrina as Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco, but a few months later the production “stalled” and series mastermind Ryan Murphy decided to delay Katrina in favor of The Assassination Of Gianni Versace. In August,…
After covering true crimes together on American Crime Story, Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk are returning to Fox for some fictionalized crime stories on 9-1-1, their new drama series about the fast-paced lives of first responders. The series has the potential to be a big hit, not just because of Murphy and Falchuk but…
After American Crime Story: Versace replaced American Crime Story: Katrina on FX’s schedule of chapters in our history to revisit/dramatize, it seemed like Ryan Murphy and co. were eager to delve into the tale of slain designer Gianni Versace. But perhaps because of the retooling on the original concept for season two…
Ryan Murphy’s latest TV project, 9-1-1 has been kicking around for a while now, steadily picking up a pretty hefty cast of TV talent—Angela Bassett, Connie Britton, Peter Krause—to tell its stories of harried first responders and the beatific, Mrs. Coach-esque voice directing them on their calls. World Series…
FX announced earlier today that it’ll soon be setting a new record for transgender representation on TV. Ryan Murphy’s upcoming show Pose will feature five transgender actors in regular series roles, a new record. The ’80s period piece—which Murphy is putting together with Steven Canals and long-time collaborator Brad…
Earlier this year, the real Olivia De Havilland filed a lawsuit against FX and Feud creator Ryan Murphy over the way she was portrayed in the show, explaining that the writers put “false words” into her mouth that made her look like “a hypocrite who sold gossip to promote herself. De Havilland—who is 101—is the only…
As reported by Deadline, Netflix has give a straight-to-series, two season order to Ratched, a new drama series from Ryan Murphy. The show is going to be a prequel to One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest that focuses on the prickly Nurse Ratched (played by Oscar winner Louise Fletcher in the film), with Sarah Paulson…
Ryan Murphy’s TV empire continues to grow—the Glee and American Horror Story creator is heading back to Fox with a new drama, 9-1-1. Fox announced the latest block in their partnership with Murphy and Brad Falchuk, who were also behind the now-defunct Scream Queens, a while back. But at the TCA summer press tour…