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Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Royal Pains Revival Eyed at NBC, With Mark Feuerstein Returning to Star
Royal Pains has a pulse after all: NBC is developing a revival of the USA Network medical dramedy, according to our sister site Deadline, with star Mark Feuerstein returning to reprise his role. Original co-creator Andrew Lenchewski will return as a writer and executive producer, along with Michael Rauch, who was a writer, director and EP on the original series. Besides Feuerstein, though, no original cast members are attached to return at this point. More from TVLine Chicago P.D.'s Toya Turner Talks Cook's CI Case Gone Wrong, Rebuilding Trust With Torres A Popular Voice Coach Will Return for Season 28 - Find Out Who! Suits LA Reveals Harvey and Donna Have a [Spoiler] - Plus, a Sad Update About Marcus Specter Royal Pains starred Feuerstein as Hank Lawson, a former ER doctor who began working as a concierge doctor to the rich and powerful in the Hamptons. The revival catches up with Hank 'several years later' and finds him 'searching for a new purpose in life' and 'about to embark on his biggest project yet,' per the official synopsis. Debuting in 2009, Royal Pains became a steady ratings performer for USA Network, eventually running for eight seasons. Paolo Costanzo co-starred as Hank's brother Evan, with Reshma Shetty as physician assistant Divya and Brooke D'Orsay as Evan's wife Paige. The supporting cast included Jill Flint, Ben Shenkman, Campbell Scott and Henry Winkler. If it makes it onto NBC's primetime schedule, the Royal Pains revival would join Suits LA, a continuation of fellow USA Network series Suits, with Stephen Amell in the lead role. Suits LA premiered on NBC in February, but has yet to be renewed for a second season. We want to take your temperature: Are you excited for more ? Let us know in the comments. Matt's Inside Line: Scoop on Psych 4 and More View List Best of TVLine Yellowjackets Mysteries: An Up-to-Date List of the Series' Biggest Questions (and Answers?) The Emmys' Most Memorable Moments: Laughter, Tears, Historical Wins, 'The Big One' and More 'Missing' Shows, Found! The Latest on Severance, Holey Moley, Poker Face, YOU, Primo, Transplant and 25+ Others
Forbes
05-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘Pulse': Why Does Danny In Netflix Medical Drama Look So Familiar?
Willa Fitzgerald in "Pulse." Pulse — a new medical drama on Netflix — stars Willa Fitzgerald as Dr. Danny Simms. What else has Fitzgerald starred in? A Netflix original series created by Zoe Robyn, Pulse began streaming on Netflix on Thursday. The official summary for the 10-episode series reads, 'As a hurricane barrels towards Miami's busiest Level 1 Trauma Center, third-year resident Dr. Danny Simms (Willa Fitzgerald) is unexpectedly thrust into a promotion when beloved Chief Resident Dr. Xander Phillips (Colin Woodell) is suspended. 'Amid the worsening storm and an onslaught of trauma cases, the hospital goes into lockdown, and Danny and Phillips must find a way to work together — even as the bombshell details of a complicated and illicit romance between them begin to spill out. The rest of the ER is left to process the fallout of their relationship while balancing their own challenges, both personal and professional, as they work under the pressure of life-or-death stakes. Because for this tight-knit group of doctors, saving their patients' lives is often less complicated than living their own.' Pulse also stars Jessie T. Usher, Tom Cole, Jessica Rothe, Jack Bannon and Jessy Yates. Fitzgerald's screen career dates back to 2007 with a supporting role in the family movie For the Love of a Dog. Fitzgerald's career then shifted to mostly television series, including a recurring role as Emma Miller in the medical drama Royal Pains and a supporting role as Lola Laffer in the political comedy-drama Alpha House. Here's a look at other TV series and films Fitzgerald has appeared in, which explains why she looks so familiar. Willa Fitzgerald's breakthrough role came in the slasher horror dark comedy Scream: The TV Series, where she plays the lead role of Emma Duval for the first two seasons from 2015-2016. An original anotholgy series produced by MTV, Scream: The TV Series is set in the fictional town of Lakewood, where Emma finds herself in the middle of a string of murders commited by — like the Scream movie series — a masked killer. Willa Fitzgerald and Alan Ritchson in "Reacher" Season 1. Willa Fitzgerald stars as Margrave, Ga., Police Officer Roscoe Conklin opposite Alan Ritchson's Jack Reacher in the first season of the Prime Video series. During the season, Roscoe and her boss, Oscar Finlay (Malcolm Goodwin), team with Reacher to solve the mystery behind the murder of Reacher's brother and uncover a counterfeiting syndicate involving corrupt local officials. Since each season of Reacher is based on one of author Lee Child's Jack Reacher books, Fitzgerald only appeared in the first season of the series. However, in a 2024 phone conversation the actor said she is game to return for another season of Reacher if the opportunity presents itself. 'I don't have any insider knowledge about whether there will be more Roscoe or not,' Fitzgerald said. 'I'm as much in the dark as anyone else, but I love playing that character and I loved getting the chance to help initiate the Reacher television universe. Willa Fitzgerald in "The Fall of the House of Usher." Willa Fitzerald stars as the young version of Madeline Usher (Mary McDonnell) in director Mike Flanagan's original Netflix series The Fall of the House of Usher, based on Edgar Allen Poe's classic short story and other works by the legendary author. Fitzgerald's turn as Madeline Usher — the twin sister of Roderick Usher (Bruce Greenwood and Zach Gilford as the young version) — earned her a Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television nomination at the Critics Choice Awards. In the supernatural horror series, Roderick Usher is the corrupt CEO of Fortunato Pharmaceuticals while Madeline Usher is the company's COO. The Fall of the House of Usher also stars frequent Flanagan collabororators Carla Gugino, Kate Siegel and Henry Thomas. Willa Fitzgerald in "Strange Darling." Willa Fitzgerald stars as The Lady opposite Kyle Gallner's The Demon in Strange Darling, a twisty serial killer thriller from writer-director J.T. Mollner. Told in six non-linear chapters, Strange Darling kicks off with Chapter 3—where we see The Lady is being hunted down by The Demon with a shotgun in hand. As the film unfolds, the story reveals that not everything is as it seems. For Fitzgerald, Strange Darling ended up being a rare projects that fired on all burners. 'I am unequivocally proud of this movie and that's a really gratifying experience to have at this point in my career,' Fitzgerald said in a phone conversation to discuss the film. 'Obviously I've been in this industry for a while now and I've done a lot of things that I'm proud of ,but I think it's a moment to celebrate when something is made and you see the final product and you're like, 'Oh, yeah. That's what I thought it would be because that is so often not necessarily the result. 'That doesn't mean that a movie is not good and you're not proud of it, but with Strange Darling, we knew what we were making and we successfully executed that vision,' she added. 'That is a landmark accomplishment when making a piece of art where everybody is on the same page. That is a rare experience.' Willa Fitzgerald in "Alarum." Willa Fitzgerald kicked off 2025 with a starring role opposite Scott Eastwood in the crime thriller Alarum. Also starring Sylvester Stallone, Alarum follows Eastwood and Fitzgerald's Joe and Laura, a pair of married spies who are under attack from various intelligence agencies because they've come into possession of a stolen hard drive containing ultra-sensitive information. Fitzgerald and Eastwood have both been cast in the upcoming movie adaptaton of It Ends with Us author Colleen Hoover's hit novel Regretting You. The Josh Boone-directed drama starring Allison Williams and Mckenna Grace is currently in production and is pegged for an Oct. 24 theatrical release. Pulse, starring Willa Fitzgerald, is new on Netflix.
Yahoo
22-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Suits LA 'Review: A Hit Legal Series Gets an Uneven Reboot with Stephen Amell
Maybe you remember the USA Network's original-programming heyday. From the early 2000s through 2020 or so, it had its own signature brand of high-gloss, lighthearted shows, most with an emphasis on crime and breezily performed by attractive casts: Monk, Royal Pains, Psych, Burn Notice and White Collar. (There are more.) If you could arrange these shows on a platter and cover them with plastic wrap, you'd have a caterer's perfect pastry presentation. Probably the best known USA series was Suits, a sleek Manhattan legal drama that ran for nine seasons (and recently resurged on Netflix). For 108 episodes, it also happened to feature Meghan Markle, the now-Duchess of Sussex, as an ambitious paralegal named Rachel Zane. This gives the show a special place in royal history, although what was really most memorable about Suits was Patrick J. Adams' breakout performance as legal genius Mike Ross. His narrowed eyes glinted with impressive analytical shrewdness. Oh, was he good! Now Suits has been moved out to the West Coast and rebooted as NBC's Suits LA. Related: All About the Suits Spinoff, Suits LA The new show focuses on a powerful entertainment-law firm that's on the verge of collapse as its founding partners, Stuart Lane (The Walking Dead's Josh McDermitt), and Ted Black (Arrow's Stephen Amell, looking a bit like the original series' Gabriel Macht), hit what might be described as a rough patch. This doesn't bring out the best in either of them or in their staff. The first three episodes, in fact, are at their most entertaining, and most promising, as all the lawyers maneuver to snag promotions, field counteroffers and throw dirt at opponents. Shakespeare had it wrong about killing the lawyers: What would TV be without them? Related: Meghan Markle Has an 'Open Invitation' to Return to Suits, Says Show Creator Aaron Korsh (Exclusive) Unfortunately, Suits LA doesn't have Suits' smoothness, sexiness or snap, all of which probably had something to with the original's enjoyable, easygoing shallowness. Here, there seems to be a misguided attempt to drum up gravitas for Amell's Ted. Early on, he's pleased as punch to spot George Clooney in a swank restaurant, and real-life stars (including the late John Amos) have a way of popping in and out, playing themselves. But the show tends to spend too much time on earnest, soggy explication of Ted's complicated history. He used to be a Manhattan prosecutor, you see, but he abandoned that career after a messy case ended with a Mob informant going kablooey. (Some of this ties in with Mach's Harvey Spector on Suits.) After a while your mind drifts back to Entourage, the foul-mouthed but lively HBO comedy that starred Jeremy Piven as agent Ari "Hug it out, bitch!" Gold. Ted's past is of much less interest than his new clients, among them a movie producer (Alias's Kevin Weisman) accused of murdering his partner while they were at target practice and ingesting large quantities of ecstasy. Much more suitable. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Suits LA premieres Sunday, Feb. 23, at 9 p.m. ET on NBC. Read the original article on People
