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ABC is going back for more school.

The network has renewed Abbott Elementary for season 5. The Quinta Brunson-created series is currently airing its fourth season Wednesdays on ABC, streaming on Hulu the next day.

Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker and Brunson executive produce the series along with Randall Einhorn and Brian Rubenstein for Warner Bros. Television and 20th Television, which are part of Disney Television Studios.

Schumacker celebrated the renewal news on Instagram. “Time to don the smoking jacket. #AbbottElementary has been awarded a fifth season!” he captioned an image of the renewal announcement. “Congrats to the writers, cast, crew, and everyone involved. Abbott on Abbott on Abbott on Abbott on Abbott!”

Brunson also posted about the news to her Instagram, simply captioning the renewal announcement with a smiley face emoji, an arrow emoji, an emoji that represents “I love you” in ASL and the number five.

The official Abbott Elementary Instagram account celebrated by posting a Reel announcing they will return for season 5.

“Season 5, here we come!” its caption reads. “Join your favorite staff and students for more #AbbottElementary on ABC and stream on Hulu.”

Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Chris Perfetti, Lisa Ann Walter, William Stanford Davis and Sheryl Lee Ralph star in the sitcom, which returned for its winter premiere on Jan. 8 with a crossover special event featuring the cast of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

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Ayo Edebiri is a magazine writer covering the newest album from a pop star played by John Malkovich in the upcoming horror film Opus.

In the trailer for the A24 film, which was released Tuesday, Edebiri plays Ariel, a young writer who receives a coveted invitation to cover the listening party for pop icon Moretti, played by Malkovich, who disappeared from the public eye for 30 years and is now making a comeback.

Opus comes from writer and director Mark Anthony Green. It arrives in theaters on March 14.

The trailer follows Ariel as she attends the listening party with her colleague, played by Murray Bartlett. They’re flown out on a private jet with blacked-out windows for a weekend retreat-like event filled with Moretti’s biggest fans and other journalists.

“Congratulations, and welcome to this once in a lifetime gathering,” Malkovich’s Moretti says in the trailer.

As the trailer goes on, many strange circumstances take place, making Edebiri’s Ariel gradually more concerned.

“Is this not alarming to you?” she asks Bartlett, who responds, “Are you sure you haven’t been drinking with us?”

Juliette Lewis, Young Mazino, Stephanie Suganami and Tatanka Means also star in the film, which makes its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Jan. 27.

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Love is in the air, gentle readers.

You can celebrate the upcoming fourth season of the popular Netflix romance series at the 2025 virtual fan event Bridgerton Season of Love.

The celebration is taking place this Valentine’s Day. On Feb. 14, Bridgerton season 4 leads Luke Thompson and Yerin Ha, who play Benedict Bridgerton and Sophie Baek, respectively, will join forces with Queen Charlotte herself Golda Rosheuvel and showrunner Jess Brownell for a virtual fan celebration that will give fans a sneak peak at season 4.

Rosheuvel will host a panel that will offer the first glimpses at Benedict and Sophie’s love story. Thompson, Ha, Rosheuvel and Brownell will gather in London for the virtual event, which will also offer never-before-seen peeks at the upcoming season, exclusive announcements and other surprises.

“Be among the very first to witness an advance glimpse into the newest season of the ton—teeming with exclusive content, news, interactive delights, and an enchanting live Q&A with the show’s stars and creators,” Netflix’s website says of the event.

Bridgerton season 4 “turns its focus to bohemian second son Benedict. Despite his elder and younger brothers both being happily married, Benedict is loath to settle down — until he meets a captivating Lady in Silver at his mother’s masquerade ball,” according to its official description.

Bridgerton Season of Love A Fan Celebration will be available to stream live on Tudum By Netflix on Feb. 14 at 7 a.m. PST. 

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Trevor Noah is returning to host the Grammys.

It marks his fifth consecutive year emceeing the show. He’s also a producer on the broadcast.

A press release states the ceremony will “carry a renewed sense of purpose” this year in light of the LA wildfires. It will raise funds to support fire relief efforts, as well as honor fire responders.

The 67th annual Grammy Awards will air from the Crypto.com Arena in LA on Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.

Beyoncé leads the nominees with 11 nods.

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Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang will announce the nominations for the 97th Academy Awards.

The two actors will come together live Thursday from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater to reveal the nominees in all 23 Academy Award categories.

Sennott is an actor, writer and comedian known for her roles in the films Saturday Night, Shiva Baby, Bodies Bodies Bodies and Bottoms, which she also executive produced and co-wrote. She also starred in the television series The Idol and Call Your Mother.

Yang is an Emmy-nominated comedian, actor and writer known for Saturday Night Live. He is also a co-host on the podcast Las Culturistas. He most recently starred in Wicked alongside Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.

The Oscar nominations ceremony was previously rescheduled from Jan. 17 to Jan. 19 due to the wildfires in Los Angeles. It was moved a second time to Jan. 23.

In addition to the new date for the nominations announcement, the voting period for nominations was also extended to Jan. 17, and the Oscars nominees luncheon, which was previously scheduled for Feb. 10, was canceled.

The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards will be revealed live on ABC’s Good Morning America, ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu. It will also be live streamed on Oscars.com, Oscars.org and the Academy’s digital platforms, including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook.

The live presentation will begin at 5:30 a.m. PT/8:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 23.

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Julia Stiles makes her feature directorial debut with Wish You Were Here, now playing in movie theaters.

The journey to making her first film was long, but the actress-turned-director told ABC Audio it was something she always dreamed of.

“It’s been a career-long dream of mine to direct a movie,” Stiles said. “I spent so long looking for the right story. And then I was sent this book, Wish You Were Here, five years ago, and it just totally hit me as something that needed to be a movie.”

After she found the story she wanted to develop for the big screen, it took Stiles half a decade to get the project made.

“In the five years since we set out to make it, I feel like the story has only gotten deeper and more meaningful for me,” Stiles said. “I feel like we need a movie like this right now that’s full of hope and is about love and taking care of another person.”

Stiles, known for her roles in iconic romance films like 10 Things I Hate About You and Save the Last Dance, said the genre has always spoken to her.

“I’m a romantic at heart. I love the idea that people can find their soulmate,” Stiles said. “One of the things that I love about the way that … we approached the love story, and it comes from the book, is that it’s much more mature than the age of the characters.”

As for the differences between acting and directing, Stiles said she definitely got to flex different muscles.

“Being an actor or a performer, a lot of times you’re just being told what to do or be,” Stiles said. “But being a director, you really have to be a good manager. You have to be good with multitasking, thinking 10 steps ahead, but also being present. And there’s a logical part of my brain that got put to work that was really enjoyable for me.”

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The Brady Corbet-directed awards contender The Brutalist is causing a stir after the film’s editor, Dávid Jancsó, revealed artificial intelligence was used to enhance the performances of the film’s stars, Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones.

While speaking with Red Shark News, Jancsó said the filmmakers used AI to change Brody and Jones’ Hungarian dialogue to make it sound more authentic.

“I am a native Hungarian speaker and I know that it is one of the most difficult languages to learn to pronounce,” Jancsó said. “If you’re coming from the Anglo-Saxon world certain sounds can be particularly hard to grasp.”

He continued by praising the actors’ performances, but saying the small tweaks were necessary to enhance some Hungarian vocal sounds.

“It is controversial in the industry to talk about AI, but it shouldn’t be,” Jancsó said. “We should be having a very open discussion about what tools AI can provide us with. There’s nothing in the film using AI that hasn’t been done before. It just makes the process a lot faster. We use AI to create these tiny little details that we didn’t have the money or the time to shoot.”

The revelation that AI was used has sparked outrage online. On Monday, Corbet issued a response to the backlash to Deadline.

“Adrien and Felicity’s performances are completely their own. They worked for months with dialect coach Tanera Marshall to perfect their accents. Innovative Respeecher technology was used in Hungarian language dialogue editing ONLY, specifically to refine certain vowels and letters for accuracy. No English language was changed,” Corbet said. “This was a manual process, done by our sound team and Respeecher in post-production. The aim was to preserve the authenticity of Adrien and Felicity’s performances in another language, not to replace or alter them and done with the utmost respect for the craft.”

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Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren fight for their home in the 1923 season 2 trailer.

The official trailer for the second season of the Yellowstone prequel dropped Sunday, showcasing the war between the Duttons and the wealthy businessman Donald Whitfield, played by Timothy Dalton, over their Montana property.

Season 2 of 1923 streams on Feb. 23 on Paramount+. It follows the challenges that a cruel winter brings, as well as “unfinished business to Jacob and Cara back at Dutton ranch,” according to the season’s official description. “With harsh conditions and adversaries threatening to end the Dutton legacy, Spencer embarks on an arduous journey home, racing against time to save his family in Montana. Meanwhile, Alexandra sets off on her own harrowing trans-Atlantic journey to find Spencer and reclaim their love.”

Throughout the trailer, both Ford and Mirren are seen protecting their property by any means necessary, slinging both guns and choice words.

“Of all the things I’ve had to do for this ranch,” Mirren says as she reloads her sniper, “this takes the cake.”

Brandon Sklenar returns as Spencer, the son of Ford’s Jacob and Mirren’s Cara, while Julia Schlaepfer, who plays Spencer’s financée, Alexandra, is forcibly separated from him.

“My family is in danger,” Spencer says in the trailer. “My wife is lost to me, and I don’t have time.”

Written and created by Taylor Sheridan, the Yellowstone prequel also stars Brian Geraghty, Aminah Nieves, Darren Mann and Michelle Randolph.

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Did you miss Ridley Scott‘s Gladiator sequel in theaters? You’re in luck. Gladiator II is set to make its streaming debut on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Canada on Jan. 21. The historical epic, which stars Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington, has grossed over $455 million at the box office and garnered nominations at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards. The movie also stars Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger and Connie Nielsen …

Two new cast members are joining Silo for its third season. The Apple TV+ show has recruited Ashley Zukerman and Jessica Henwick to join its cast as series regulars for season 3, according to Variety. Zukerman will play Daniel, a young congressman, while Henwick has been cast as Helen, a journalist. The Rebecca Ferguson-led sci-fi series follows the story of the last 10,000 people on Earth …

Bosch star Titus Welliver is taking on a brand-new TV crime drama. He and Juani Feliz will lead a new potential spinoff of The Equalizer for CBS, Deadline reports. Welliver will play Hudson Reed, a former CIA operative with a secret, while Feliz will play Samantha Reed, a woman trained to be a weapons expert and skilled martial artist. Their new characters will be introduced during an episodes of the Queen Latifah-starring procedural The Equalizer during its current season …

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It was a tight race at the box office this weekend, with One of Them Days squeaking past Mufasa: The Lion King to land at #1.

According to Box Office Mojo, the Keke Palmer-starring comedy brought in $11.6 million in its debut week to earn the box office crown, with Mufasa earning $11.53 million to land in second.

Coming in third was this weekend’s other new release, Wolf Man, with $10.5 million, followed by Sonic the Hedgehog 3 in fourth with $8.6 million and last week’s number one, Den of Thieves: Pantera, dropping to fifth with $6.6 million.

Here are the top 10 films at the box office:

1. One of Them Days – $11.6 million
2. Mufasa: The Lion King – $11.53 million
3. Wolf Man – $10.5 million
4. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 – $8.6 million
5. Den of Thieves: Pantera – $6.6 million
6. Moana 2 – $6.06 million 
7. Nosferatu – $4.3 million
8. A Complete Unknown – $3.79 million
9. Wicked – $3.55 million
10. Babygirl – $2.02 million

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