More and more, fewer and fewer things make the coming of yet another year bearable. On that increasingly short list has been the usually staid and serious CNN anchors putting the "mess" in messy on the cable network's New Year's Eve broadcast. But that, too, is going the way of seasonably appropriate weather. CNN head honcho Chris Licht is cleaning up the show by restricting correspondents and anchors from drinking on and off camera, Variety reports. Read More...
Vampires rarely age, and they never, ever go out of style. Proof? Author Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy franchise — which began with the first of six books in 2007 — is getting the small-screen treatment, with a series coming to Peacock later this year. And the masterminds behind it aren't strangers to the allure of vampire stories either: The Vampire Diaries co-creator Julie Plec is re-teaming with The Originals writer Marguerite MacIntyre to adapt the popular novels about two best friends tested by what society demands of them. Read More...
The cheerleading program featured on Netflix's Cheer is embroiled in legal action once again. Navarro College, home to the cheerleaders who starred in the streamer's popular docuseries, has been accused of trying to cover up the sexual assault of a student in the fall of 2021, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday in Dallas. A complaint reviewed by EW names Navarro, cheerleading head coach Monica Aldama, director of athletics Michael Landers, Title IX coordinator Elizabeth Pillans, and the accused assailant as defendants. Read More...
