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The new series ANIMAL KINGDOM premieres Tuesday, June 7th on TNT. Today the network unveiled an all-new trailer for the adrenaline-charged drama starring Ellen Barkin.

The network has officially greenlit an initial 10-episode order of the fan favorite TALES FROM THE CRYPT anthology series, based on the original EC Comics.

TNT's chart-topping hit Rizzoli & Isles is back this summer with Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander as Boston's toughest crime-solving duo. The show will return this summer for its seventh and final season.

The 15th annual Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by AT&T, today announced a further expansion of TV with a new program, Tribeca Tune In.

TNT has added two new original dramas to its 2016 slate. Good Behavior, starring Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey) and Argentine-Spanish actor Juan Diego Botto in an adaptation of the Letty Dobesh novels by Wayward Pines author Blake Crouch

Entertainment Weekly is celebrating its 25th Anniversary by releasing its annual Reunions issue in partnership with NBC's Today Show.

The 75th Anniversary of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra kicks of it's  Bank of America POPS concert season with Broadway's Cheyenne Jackson.

Accoridng to Variety, Ellen Barkin and Scott Speedman have signed on for TNT's drama pilot ANIMAL KINGDOM, a family crime drama set in a gritty surf community, hailing from executive producers John Wells and Jonathan Lisco.

Vertical Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to Justin Reardon's “PLAYING IT COOL”, which stars Chris Evans, Michelle Monaghan, Martin Starr, Aubrey Plaza, Patrick Warburton, Topher Grace, Luke Wilson, Anthony Mackie, Ioan Gruffudd, and Philip Baker Hall.

Vertical Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to Justin Reardon's “PLAYING IT COOL”, which stars Chris Evans, Michelle Monaghan, Martin Starr, Aubrey Plaza, Patrick Warburton, Topher Grace, Luke Wilson, Anthony Mackie, Ioan Gruffudd, and Philip Baker Hall. The film was previously known as “A Many Splintered Thing” during production. The deal was announced by the company's Co-President's Rich Goldberg and Mitch Budin, who plan to release the film in theaters in Q1 2015.

Deadline writes that HBO is not moving forward with Ryan Murphy's drama pilot OPEN.

Ryan Reynolds stars in the upcoming thriller THE CAPTIVE. The film will hit theaters later this year. Get a first look below!

According to Deadline, Scott Speedman has signed on to join Patricia Clarkson in Ruba Nadda's upcoming drama OCTOBER GALE.

According to Deadline, the up-and-coming star has boarded Ryan Murphy's new project OPEN as a series regular.

TVGuide.com reports that Aisha Tyler has signed on to guest star on Ryan Murphy's pilot for HBO titled OPEN. The 'Talk' host will portray Monica, described as 'a nurse who works with Grace (Michelle Monaghan) and has a modern outlook on marriage.'

Following his stint on Fox's long-running musical dramedy, Jackson has signed on for Murphy's new HBO series OPEN, according to Deadline. Murphy reportedly wrote the series regular role into the script specifically for Jackson.

Monaghan will take on the role of Grace, wife Scott Speedman's characer Jonathan. Grace is 'the successful and recently engaged gynecologist in what is being billed as a multi-character exploration of the complex, ever-evolving landscape of sexuality, monogamy and intimacy in relationships.' The series also features Wes Bentley, Anna Torv, and Jennifer Jason Leigh.