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Late-night network television became a little more diverse beginning last September when NBC launched A Little Late with Lilly Singh. The first openly bisexual woman to host a broadcast late-night show as well as the first of South Asian descent, Singh has added a bit of energy to the 1:35 a.m. slot. The show, which…

"You live your whole life for LeBron James to tweet about you. I thought I knew happiness before LeBron James tweeted about me, but I didn't even know what happiness was until that moment," said Dave Burd, co-creator and star of the FXX comedy Dave. Burd's show has become FX Networks' most-watched comedy series ever…

Aisling Bea has had a breathless 18 months. The Irish comedian and actress has gone from being a fixture on UK panel shows to creating her own transatlantic comedy series This Way Up, starring next to Paul Rudd in Netflix drama Living With Yourself, and featuring in ITV/AMC hit Quiz. It’s taken a global pandemic for…

Annie Murphy has spent the last six years playing fallen socialite Alexis Rose in CBC and Pop TV's Schitt's Creek. In Deadline's Next Generation TV video series, the actor discusses how she got the role; missing the show, which ended in April; moving on to AMC's Kevin Can F*** Himself; and her ambitions to do period…

Sex Education has become one of Netflix’s most important and adored shows since launching last year, and Ncuti Gatwa is a breakout star of the ensemble cast, earning a BAFTA TV Award nomination for his work. The actor, who hails from Rwanda via Scotland, plays Eric Effiong with a vivacity that matches his colorful…

Never Have I Ever has been gaining plaudits since its April launch on Netflix for its accurate depiction of high school as well as its inclusivity and breaking South Asian stereotypes. The series created by Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan in her first role. She plays Devi Vishwakumar, a…

“I honestly think it may have changed my life.” That was James Corden’s verdict on Normal People after watching the BBC and Hulu series for the first time. He was not alone in being moved by the show. An adaptation of Sally Rooney’s bestselling novel of the same name, the atmospheric drama about a couple’s on-and-off…

"For me, it’s about opening the door for people, giving access to writers who might not be heard right now," says Mixed-ish showrunner Karin Gist about utilizing her perch on shows like ABC’s upcoming Black-ish prequel and the now-canceled Star to broaden the horizons of the small screen. "So, for me, I just read as…

"To be Muslim in America, there are a lot of emotions that go through it," Ramy Youssef says on this week's edition of Deadline’s video series Next Generation TV. "But also, peeling that back, just the immigrant experience here, there are a lot of emotions." As promised last week, we are going into Garden State mode…

"I want to be in a place where I can be having a really rich, fulfilling collaboration with people that are ready to do their job," Pablo Schreiber says of what made him so galvanized by the saga and recent death of his Mad Sweeney character in American Gods. "That's what we got on this episode," the actor adds of the…

"It’s sort of a peak life experience for me," Ethan Peck reveals on the latest episode of Deadline’s Next Generation TV video series about playing Spock on Star Trek: Discovery this year. "I’ve never had that much responsibility as a actor, as a human being, with obligations to this entire span of history that is Star…

"I always dreamt about of coming to Hollywood and having an amazing character in a great TV show," Deadly Class' María Gabriela de Faría reveals in today's episode of Deadline’s Next Generation TV. "And it happened!" After a career in front of the camera in Latin America from a young age, de Faría showed America and…