Month: June 2024

Mindy Kaling is celebrating her 45th birthday by announcing that she secretly welcomed her third child earlier this year.

Kaling revealed on Monday, June 24, that she quietly welcomed her third baby, a daughter, sharing photos on Instagram of her eldest children (daughter Katherine and son Spencer), kissing their baby sister, along with a photo from her pregnancy where she showed off her baby bump, and a picture of Kaling at the hospital preparing to give birth as her oldest kids sit on her bed.

Kaling wrote in the caption: “In late February I gave birth to my daughter, Anne. She’s the best birthday present I could’ve ever imagined. When things are hard, whenever I veer towards cynicism, my three kids are such a great reminder of the pure joy in my life. I’m so lucky I live in a place where I could do this by myself, on my own timeline. Thanks for all the birthday wishes!”

Kaling also kept her previous pregnancies under wraps, beginning with daughter Katherine who was born in December 2017. Kaling, has kept her kids’ paternity private, and hid her second pregnancy from the public as well, announced her son Spencer’s birth in October after giving birth one month prior.

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Paramount+ with Showtime has announced more cast members to the ‘Dexter’ prequel series, Dexter: Original Sin, taking place in Miami in 1991, 15 years before the beginning of the original series Dexter. The original Dexter had an eight-season run on Showtime from 2006 to 2013, starring Michael C. Hall as vigilante serial killer Dexter, with Jennifer Carpenter as Dexter’s sister, Debra and James Remar as Harry.

An official synopsis of Dexter: Original Sin reads: “When his bloodthirsty urges can’t be ignored any longer, Dexter must learn to channel his inner darkness. With the guidance of his father, Harry (Slater), he adopts a Code designed to help him find and kill people who deserve to be eliminated from society without getting on law enforcements’ radar. This is a particular challenge for young Dexter as he begins a forensics internship at the Miami Metro Police Department.”

Patrick Gibson will portray the young Dexter Morgan in Dexter: Original Sin, as he transitions from student to avenging serial killer. The series also will star Christian Slater (Mr. Robot) as Harry Morgan, a homicide detective and Dexter’s adoptive father, and Molly Brown (Senior Year) as Debra Morgan, Dexter’s younger sister.

Paramount+ with Showtime also announced four additional cast members — James Martinez, Christina Milian, Alex Shimizu and Reno Wilson — who have starring roles in upcoming series. Martinez will play a young Angel Batista, an up-and-coming homicide detective, while Milian has been cast as Maria LaGuerta, Miami Metro’s first female homicide detective. Shimizu will portray Vince Masuka, a forensic analyst, and Wilson will portray the new character Bobby Watt, Harry’s longtime partner and confidant.

In addition, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ alum Patrick Dempsey has joined the ensemble cast in the role of Aaron Spencer, captain of Miami Metro Homicide. Spencer has a long relationship with Christian Slater’s character Harry Morgan, the title character’s adoptive father. Paramount Global co-CEO Chris McCarthy said in a statement: “Patrick Dempsey is a beloved actor who is internationally known for the iconic characters he has played and his performances.  We are thrilled to have him join our all-star cast of Dexter: Original Sin, the highly anticipated origin story of the franchise.”

The Hollywood Reporter notes that original Dexter showrunner Clyde Phillips, who returned to finish off Michael C. Hall’s journey as Dexter in the 2021 limited series Dexter: New Blood, will serve in the same capacity on Original Sin.

Season 1 of Dexter: Original Sin will consist of 10 episodes and air on Paramount+ with Showtime. The show will also stream on Paramount+.

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Apple TV+ is teasing the new show Bad Monkey, with the streaming service sharing first-look photos for the series featuring Vince Vaughn, set to premiere in August.

Based on Carl Hiaasen’s bestelling novel, Bad Monkey tells the story of Andrew Yancy (Vaughn) who has been bounced from the Miami Police department and is now a health inspector in the Keys. But after stumbling upon a case that begins with a human arm fished up by tourists, he realizes that if he can prove murder, he’ll be back in. He just needs to get past a trove of Floridian oddballs and one bad monkey.

The TV adaptation of Bad Monkey is developed by Bill Lawrence (Ted Lasso, Shrinking), who serves as showrunner and executive produces with Vaughn. The cast also includes L. Scott Caldwell, Rob Delaney, Meredith Hagner, Natalie Martinez, Alex Moffat, Michelle Monaghan, Ronald Peet and Jodie Turner-Smith, with John Ortiz, Zach Braff and Charlotte Lawrence to appear as guest stars.

Bad Monkey will have a two-episode premiere Aug. 14 on Apple TV+, with new episodes to follow every Wednesday.

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CBS Good Mornings co-host Nate Burleson has signed on to host the new Hollywood Squares game show, which will feature Drew Barrymore in the center square. The show dates back to 1965 and last aired in 2004, with past “center square” celebrities including Whoopi Goldberg, Joan Rivers, Martin Mull and Paul Lynde.  Previous hosts of Hollywood Squares included Peter Marshall, Jon Bauman, John Davidson and Tom Bergeron.

CBS Network posted on X: “EMMY® AWARD Winner @nateburleson to host @CBS HOLLYWOOD SQUARES. The celebrity-stacked game show, starring @DrewBarrymore as the famed center square, will air Wednesdays (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) starting in January https://bit.ly/3ySo9CG”

Per Deadline, Burleson has been with the CBS morning show since September 2021, when he joined Gayle King and Tony Dokoupil. He’s also a studio analyst for the network’s NFL coverage, having spent 11 years in the league as a wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions

A synopsis for Hollywood Squares reads: “Two contestants play Tic-Tac-Toe to win money and prizes. The ‘board’ for the game is a vertical stack of open-faced cubes, each occupied by a celebrity seated at a desk and facing the contestants. The celebrities are asked questions and the contestants judge the legitimacy of their answers to win the game.”

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