In brief: Michelle Monaghan hockey series gets title ‘The Sticks’ and more
Michelle Monaghan’s hockey Netflix series now has a title. The show is officially called The Sticks. Monaghan stars as a grieving wife who steps up to lead the team her husband built. Netflix has also shared more cast members of the new series, including Scott Bakula, Logan Marshall-Green and Alex MacIsaac. The series will premiere in 2027 …
Caitríona Balfe has found her next project. Deadline reports the Outlander actress will star in the new drama series Ascension. The show comes from Oscar winner Alfonso Cuarón, and will be co-showrun by Natalie Erika James and Christian White. In addition to starring, Balfe will executive produce …
Bella Thorne has found her next directing project. The actress is set to write, direct and star in Spring Breakers2, according to Entertainment Weekly. The original film’s producers, Chris Hanley and Roberta Hanley, will return to produce this sequel, as well. Harmony Korine directed the original 2013 film, which starred Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, James Franco and Vanessa Hudgens …
A view of the Emmy statue is seen during the 77th Primetime Emmys Press Preview at Peacock Theater on Sept. 11, 2025, in LA. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Nomination day is here for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards.
The nominations were announced Wednesday by Emmy winners Liza Colón-Zayas from The Bear and Jeff Hiller from Somebody Somewhere.
The 2026 Emmys will be held at the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Monday, Sept. 14. The ceremony will air on NBC and stream live on Peacock.
Mariska Hargitay will host the 78th Emmys ceremony, becoming the first woman to host the awards show in 15 years.
The Pitt leads this year’s drama categories with 25 nominations. Hacks has set the record for the most nominations in a single year in the comedy categories with 24. The previous record was held jointly by TheStudio in 2025 and The Bear in 2024. Those shows each have 23 nominations this year, respectively.
Here’s a look at some of this year’s Emmy nominations:
Outstanding drama series The Diplomat The Gilded Age A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Paradise The Pitt Pluribus Slow Horses Your Friends & Neighbors
Outstanding lead actor in a drama series Sterling K. Brown, Paradise Gary Oldman, Slow Horses Mark Ruffalo, Task Rufus Sewell, The Diplomat Noah Wyle, The Pitt
Outstanding lead actress in a drama series Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age Chase Infiniti, The Testaments Keri Russell, The Diplomat Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus Zendaya, Euphoria
Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series Patrick Ball, The Pitt Billy Crudup, The Morning Show Shawn Hatosy, The Pitt Gerran Howell, The Pitt Jack Lowden, Slow Horses Tom Pelphrey, Task Carlos-Manuel Vesga, Pluribus
Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series Taylor Dearden, The Pitt Fiona Dourif, The Pitt Allison Janney, The Diplomat Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt Sepideh Moafi, The Pitt Julianne Nicholson, Paradise Karoline Wydra, Pluribus
Outstanding comedy series Abbott Elementary The Bear Hacks Margo’s Got Money Troubles Nobody Wants This Only Murders in the Building Shrinking Widow’s Bay
Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Wonder Man Matthew Rhys, Widow’s Bay Steve Carell, Rooster Jason Segel, Shrinking Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary Ayo Edebiri, The Bear Elle Fanning, Margo’s Got Money Troubles Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback Jean Smart, Hacks
Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series Colman Domingo, The Four Seasons Paul W. Downs, Hacks Harrison Ford, Shrinking Nick Offerman, Margo’s Got Money Troubles Stephen Root, Widow’s Bay Michael Urie, Shrinking Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary
Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series Dale Dickey, Widow’s Bay Hannah Einbinder, Hacks Janelle James, Abbott Elementary Kate O’Flynn, Widow’s Bay Michelle Pfeiffer, Margo’s Got Money Troubles Megan Stalter, Hacks Jessica Williams, Shrinking
Limited or anthology series The Beast in Me All Her Fault Beef DTF St. Louis Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette
Outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie Oscar Isaac, Beef Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story Jason Bateman, Black Rabbit Riz Ahmed, Bait
Outstanding lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie Carey Mulligan, Beef Claire Danes, The Beast in Me Sally Field, Remarkably Bright Creatures Sarah Pidgeon, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Sarah Snook, All Her Fault
Outstanding supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie Jason Bateman, DTF St. Louis Richard Gadd, Half Man David Harbour, DTF St. Louis Richard Jenkins, DTF St. Louis Charles Melton, Beef Nick Offerman, Death by Lightning
Outstanding supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie Linda Cardellini, DTF St. Louis Dakota Fanning, All Her Fault Laurie Metcalf, Monster: The Ed Gein Story Joy Sunday, DTF St. Louis Youn Yuh-jung, Beef Constance Zimmerman, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette
The cover of ‘The Woman in Me.’ (Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster)
The upcoming Britney Spears biopic has a screenwriter.
Liz Meriwether is set to write the film’s screenplay based on Spears’ memoir, The Woman in Me, ABC Audio has learned.
Universal Pictures had no comment when reached by ABC Audio.
The biopic was announced in 2024 when Universal Pictures secured the rights to the project.
Jon M. Chu, known for Crazy Rich Asians and the Wicked films, is set to direct. Producer Marc Platt is developing the movie for his Universal-based Marc Platt Productions.
Spears first teased the project on social media in August 2024, writing on X at the time, “Excited to share with my fans that I’ve been working on a secret project with #MarcPlatt. He’s always made my favorite movies … stay tuned.”
The Woman in Me was released in October 2023 and became an instant New York Times bestseller. It was the fastest-selling memoir in the history of Simon & Schuster, with over 6 million copies sold worldwide.
Meriwether is known for creating the sitcom New Girl. That series ran from 2011 to 2018 and starred Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield, Lamorne Morris and Hannah Simone.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is headed to streaming. The animated movie based on the popular Nintendo franchise will make its streaming debut to Peacock on July 30. The sequel film features a voice cast that includes Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Brie Larson, Donald Glover and Glen Powell. It finds Mario and Luigi traveling across the galaxy to save Rosalina from threats like Bowser Jr. …
The Reacher spinoff Neagley has received a release date on Prime Video. The new action series will premiere on Sept. 16. Additionally, season 4 of Reacher will debut its first three episodes on Aug. 12, followed by weekly new episodes that culminate with Neagley‘s debut. Maria Sten stars as the fan-favorite character Frances Neagley, a private investigator from Chicago and the former protégé of Jack Reacher …
There’s a new showrunner in town. Deadline reports that Dutton Ranch has found a brand-new showrunner in Benjamin Cavell. This comes after Paramount+ renewed its Yellowstone spinoff series for season 2 in June. Chad Feehan, who served as season 1 showrunner, exited the show ahead of its premiere …
