Ashley Tisdale to produce, star in ‘Toxic Moms’ series
Ashley Tisdale attends the world premiere of the new season of Disney’s ‘Phineas And Ferb’ at Nya Studios on May 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)
Ashley Tisdale is turning her toxic mom drama into a toxic mom comedy.
The actress is producing and starring in Toxic Moms, a new half-hour comedy expected to air on Netflix. Deadline first reported the news, which Tisdale confirmed by sharing it to her Instagram.
Ali Wong and Sabrina Jalees are also producing the project, with Jalees writing and Wong potentially directing.
The series follows a new mom desperate to fit in with “a clique of cool, wealthy mothers,” according to Deadline.
Earlier this year, Tisdale wrote about her experience with a mom group gone sour in an essay for The Cut titled “Breaking Up with My Toxic Mom Group.” The essay went viral as people speculated on which celebrity moms Tisdale was writing about.
Based on past social media posts, fans believed the mom group included Meghan Trainor, Mandy Moore and Hilary Duff.
Stephen Kalyn attends Prime Video’s Obsessed Fest Pre-Reception at nya Studios at NYA EAST on June 26, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Prime Video)
Stephen Kalyn is going from the hockey rink to the courtroom.
The Off Campus breakout actor has been cast in The Housemaid’s Secret. He will play the role of Brock Cunningham, a lawyer who is in a relationship with Sydney Sweeney’s character, Millie Calloway.
Lionsgate announced the casting news in a video shared to Instagram on Monday. The video finds Kalyn reading Freida McFadden’s novel before walking inside a trailer on a film set.
“Welcome home, Brock. Stephen Kalyn joins the cast of The Housemaid’s Secret,” the post’s caption reads.
The Housemaid’s Secret will be based on the second book in the trilogy by McFadden. It is the direct sequel to the 2025 film The Housemaid, directed by Paul Feig. This new movie finds Millie taking a job as a housekeeper for a woman she’s never allowed to see, who remains behind a locked door. She discovers the truth behind all of this and it threatens to expose secrets darker than her own.
Lionsgate announced plans for a film adaptation of The Housemaid’s Secret in January. At the time, the studio announced it would begin production on the film in 2026.
Sweeney and Michele Morrone are set to return to their roles of Millie and Enzo Accardi in the movie. Joining the cast for the sequel are Kirsten Dunst, Brittany Snow and Paul Anthony Kelly.
Feig will also return to direct. Sweeney is set to executive produce while Feig also produces through his Pretty Dangerous Pictures alongside Laura Fischer. Rebecca Sonnenshine will once again adapt McFadden’s words for the screen.
At the time the sequel was announced, Feig said, “It’s been thrilling to see audiences around the world fall in love with The Housemaid and the incredible work of our talented cast and crew. We’re lucky that Freida McFadden has already extended Millie’s journey on the page, and that we get to work with Rebecca Sonnenshine and Lionsgate to bring this next story to audiences.”
The Housemaid’s Secret arrives in theaters on Dec. 17, 2027.
Witney Carson appears on ‘Good Morning America’ on Aug. 17, 2026. (ABC News)
Dancing with the Stars pro Witney Carson is returning to the ballroom for season 35 and has a new partner to tango with.
The two-time Mirrorball champion revealed Monday on Good Morning America that she’ll be hitting the dance floor with none other than longtime Jimmy Kimmel Live! personality Guillermo Rodriguez this season.
“I was so stoked,” Carson said when she learned she and Rodriguez would be teaming up. “I think he is so sweet. He’s so fun. That’s exactly what I need in this season of life that I’m in, just someone who’s fun, personable.”
Carson is also appearing in a new episode of Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro airing Monday night. She said she “was genuinely impressed” by all of the contestants vying for a pro spot on season 35 alongside her.
“This specific challenge was really telling,” Carson said. “It was exactly laid out like Dancing with the Stars, so they had to teach a novice, beginner dancer, how to do a routine in four days.”
Carson will also share the dance floor with another new partner this season. She revealed she is pregnant with her third child.
“I am expecting, so I will be dancing with this little baby right here,” Carson said. “Very excited, but I would be lying if I said it wasn’t very daunting. I’ve never been this far along, pregnant, and competing on Dancing with the Stars before.”
The professional dancer, who already shares two sons with husband Carson McAllister, said she’s excited to show people she can take on the challenge.
“Someone the other day was like, ‘You can just hide it with some fringe and rhinestones,’ and I was just thinking, ‘I don’t want to hide it,'” the mom of two said. “I’m so proud to be a woman, to be creating life, and growing this human, and to be able to do the show and compete and be able to grow this life is such a huge blessing.”
As for the upcoming season, Carson said she’s not sure how it will unfold but remains excited for whatever happens.
“It wasn’t on my bingo card to compete on Dancing with the Stars and be four months pregnant, but I think that it’s a beautiful thing, and I think I’m really excited,” she said.
“This show is so beautiful, and I think why people keep coming back to watch it is because it’s so joyous,” she added. “We really support each other and the camaraderie and the positivity that it brings to people, and I think people are just drawn to that energy. It’s a little escape for people. And I’m very grateful to be a part of a show that promotes that.”
Malin Akerman as Margo and Brittany Snow as Sophie in episode 2 of ‘The Hunting Wives’ season 2. (Netflix)
The Hunting Wives will be back for seconds on Thanksgiving Day.
Netflix has announced that season 2 of the popular series premieres on Nov. 26. This new season will release exclusively as a Netflix branded series in nearly all countries where the streaming service is available. It will consist of eight new episodes.
Brittany Snow and Malin Akerman are reprising their roles of Sophie and Margo in this new season. Also returning are Jaime Ray Newman, Dermot Mulroney, Evan Jonigkeit and George Ferrier. Karen Rodriguez and Hunter Emery will reprise their roles of Deputy Salazar and Deputy Flynn as series regulars, while Branton Box will also return in the guest star role of Sheriff Johnny.
New cast members this season are John Stamos, Dale Dickey, Cam Gigandet, Kim Matula and Alex FitzAlan. Stamos will play the role of Chase Brylan, while Dickey will play Zelda Moffitt and Gigandet will take on the role of Gentle John Moffitt.
“At the start of season 2, Sophie and Margo are on the outs. But soon enough, old secrets and new foes force them back together,” according to its official logline. “As they play their dangerous games the question arises. Are they the hunters or the hunted?”
Rebecca Cutter created The Hunting Wives and serves as its showrunner, writer and executive producer. The series is based on the novel by May Cobb.
