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Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Casting News: Bergeron Is Dancing Again, Minnie Driver Visits Emily in Paris and More
Tom Bergeron will emcee a very different kind of dance floor for Discovery's Dancing With Sharks (working title). The Dancing With the Stars vet is set to host the aforementioned Shark Week 2025 special, in which expert divers and their shark partners compete in underwater dances. More from TVLine Casting News: Jude Law and Andrew Garfield Are Siegfried & Roy, and More Josh Charles to Headline Fox Adaptation of UK Medical Dramedy Doc Martin Casting News: 9-1-1: Nashville Adds Two, Morris Chestnut Returns to Reasonable Doubt and More 'Blending skill, grace and the daring pursuit of the ultimate underwater thrill, five divers — all trained by a world-class underwater choreographer — will compete to show off their skills during epic underwater dances,' reads the official description. 'Each diver will attempt to outperform their competitors, with moves including the Hammerhead Hoedown and Tiger Trot, and redefine dancing with danger. They will have one shot to wow the judges and be crowned the first-ever champion of Dancing With Sharks.' In other recent casting news… * Emily in Paris has tapped Minnie Driver (The Serpent Queen, Speechless) to play Princess Jane, 'a friend of Sylvie's who married into a royal family,' in Season 5, our sister site Variety reports. * CBS' Fire Country spinoff Sheriff Country has cast Amanda Arcuri (Degrassi: The Next Generation) and Caroline Rhea (Sabrina the Teenage Witch) in recurring roles, our sister site Deadline reports. Arcuri will play Skye, the troubled daughter of Sheriff Mickey Fox (Morena Baccarin) and her ex-husband Travis (Christopher Gorham), while Rhea will portray Mickey's assistant, Gina. * Naomi Watts (Feud) will play Jackie Kennedy and newcomer Paul Kelly will play John F. Kennedy Jr. in FX's upcoming American Love Story, which chronicles the romance of JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. They join Sara Pidgeon (The Wilds), who was previously cast as Carolyn. FX and 20th Television had no comment on the casting. * I Know What You Did Last Summer survivor Jennifer Love Hewitt will narrate They Know What They Did, a new docuseries that explores a group of interconnected individuals haunted by a murder from their past. The series will premiere this summer on Investigation Discovery and HBO Max. Hit the comments with your thoughts on the above castings! 2025-26 TV Preview: Every New Comedy, Drama and Unscripted Show View List Best of TVLine Stars Who Almost Played Other TV Roles — on Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, Lost, Gilmore Girls, Friends and Other Shows TV Stars Almost Cast in Other Roles Fall TV Preview: Who's In? Who's Out? Your Guide to Every Casting Move!
Forbes
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Tom Bergeron Tackles Sharks In New Hosting Gig
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - Tom Bergeron (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) Call this a 'fintastic' opportunity! Tom Bergeron, the Emmy Award-winning host of Dancing with the Stars (and America's Funniest Home Videos and The Hollywood Squares before it, among other series), is returning to host a new dancing special. The project is Dancing With Sharks, which will air on Discovery during the annual Shark Week, and it is described as an 'unprecedented underwater dance competition between expert divers and their shark partners." Per the Dancing With Sharks press release: 'Blending skill, grace, and the daring pursuit of the ultimate underwater thrill, five divers all trained by a world-class underwater choreographer, will compete to show off their skills during epic underwater dances. Each diver will attempt to outperform their competitors, with moves including the Hammerhead Hoedown and Tiger Trot, and redefine dancing with danger. They will have one shot to wow the judges and be crowned the first-ever champion of Dancing With Sharks." Channing Dungey, Chairman and CEO of the Warner Bros. Television Group and US Networks also unveiled other new titles at the company's Upfront presentation in New York. 'Our strength lies in our ability to create shows that dominate the zeitgeist,' said Dungey in a statement. 'We produced six of the top 10 new unscripted series on cable last year, and we'll continue to push the boundaries of great storytelling to serve the dedicated fans of our signature franchises in bold new ways.' Among the other new upcoming entries are Food Network's competition shows Family Recipe Showdown, produced and hosted by Octavia Spencer; and Guy's Flavortown Games with Guy Fieri; Investigation Discovery's (ID) They Know What They Did, narrated and executive produced by Jennifer Love Hewitt; and HGTV's latest home renovation competition, Renovating the Bachelor Mansion. ID also will premiere a new series that features a collaboration between Vanity Fair Studios and Dick Wolf's Wolf Entertainment; and OWN will launch docuseries Heart & Hustle: Houston, which follows a dynamic sisterhood of successful Black women in heart of Houston.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
HGTV Is Going to Renovate the ‘Bachelor' Mansion
HGTV's latest renovation of a memorable pop-culture location will come with a bunch of roses. The cable network has announced a series with the working title Renovating the Bachelor Mansion, with the goal of, uh, renovating the Bachelor mansion. Channing Dungey, chairman and CEO of the Warner Bros. Television Group and U.S. Networks, announced the series, along with host of other shows, at Warner Bros. Discovery's upfront presentation on Wednesday. More from The Hollywood Reporter Inside the Disney Upfront: "Glen Powell, What Are You Doing Here?" Jimmy Kimmel Roasts His Employer and Boosts '60 Minutes' at Disney Upfront Krysten Ritter Joins 'Daredevil: Born Again' Season 2, Reprising Jessica Jones Why is a Warner Bros. Discovery channel making a show about a location in an ABC show? There is still corporate synergy at play here, as Warner Bros. produces The Bachelor franchise. Renovating the Bachelor Mansion will feature former Bachelor and Bachelorette contestants 'who possess expert reno skills' will compete in a series of design challenges at the Augora Hills, California, house that's the home base for the franchise. The winner gets a cash prize. Among the other shows Dungey announced Wednesday are: Guy's Flavortown Games: Food Network host Guy Fieri will build an actual Flavortown in which chefs will compete in a set of challenges in different culinary environments, from a food truck to a fine-dining restaurant. Family Recipe Showdown: Octavia Spencer hosts and executive produces a Food Network show where families compete against one another using recipes passed down through the generations. It's set to premiere later this year. Dancing With Sharks: As part of Discovery's Shark Week, the special will feature Dancing With the Stars host Tom Bergeron. Best just to quote the show's description here: 'Dancing With Sharks is a new Shark Week 2025 special that features an unprecedented underwater dance competition between expert divers and their shark partners. Blending skill, grace and the daring pursuit of the ultimate underwater thrill, five divers—all trained by a world-class underwater choreographer—will compete to show off their skills during epic underwater dances. Each diver will attempt to outperform their competitors, with moves including the Hammerhead Hoedown and Tiger Trot, and redefine dancing with danger.' High Value Target: TNT dips back into scripted programming with a limited series starring Joel Kinnaman as CIA analyst John Nixon, who was the first American to interrogate Saddam Hussein after he was captured in the 2003 Iraq war. It's based on Nixon's book Debriefing the President. Dick Wolf/Vanity Fair series: ID is teaming with Law & Order creator Wolf and the magazine for a true-crime series with episodes helmed by 'best-in-class documentary filmmakers.' Best of The Hollywood Reporter 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise 'Yellowstone' and the Sprawling Dutton Family Tree, Explained
USA Today
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
'Fintastic!' Tom Bergeron is hosting 'Dancing' again, but now 'With Sharks'
'Fintastic!' Tom Bergeron is hosting 'Dancing' again, but now 'With Sharks' Show Caption Hide Caption Need a show to binge? These are the must watch shows this spring. USA TODAY's TV critic Kelly Lawler breaks down the best TV shows you don't to want to miss this spring. Former "Dancing With the Stars" host Tom Bergeron is back to hosting dancing again. But now with sharks. The Emmy-winning Bergeron, 70, will host "Dancing With Sharks," Warner Bros. Discovery networks announced May 14 during New York City upfront presentations for advertisers. The "DWS" special will feature prominently in the Discovery Channel's upcoming annual summer TV shark-a-thon "Shark Week 2025." Bergeron's show will feature "the ultimate underwater unprecedented dance competition between expert divers and their shark partners," according to a company release. Just like "DWTS," there will be professional choreography. But with "DWS," that training will come from a "world-class underwater choreographer." Tom Bergeron reacts to 'Dancing With Sharks' job Each diver and shark partner will attempt to outperform their competitors with moves including the Hammerhead Hoedown and Tiger Trot. They will have one shot to wow the judges and be crowned the first-ever "Dancing With Sharks" champion. There was a "DWTS" outcry of pain in 2020 when original host Bergeron was shown the exit from the TV ballroom after 28 seasons. But a sunglass-wearing Bergeron gave a toothy smile on an Instagram video when announcing his return (to the "Jaws" theme). "Yup, it's happening," Bergeron wrote. "See you this summer. It will be fintastic."
