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UPI
a day ago
- Entertainment
- UPI
'Bachelor's' Nick Viall, Natalie Joy to host Netflix dating series
Nick Viall and Natalie Joy attend the MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted in 2022. They are set to host a new reality dating series on Netflix. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo July 18 (UPI) -- Bachelor alumni Nick Viall and his wife, Natalie Joy, are slated to host an age-gap dating reality series on Netflix. The streamer announced that the couple will helm Age of Attraction, which features participants between 22 and 59 years of age. "In this new dating experiment, it simply does not matter how many candles were on your last birthday cake or how few wrinkles have formed on your forehead," an official synopsis reads. "Age is thrown out the window as singles search for their soulmates with help from hosts Nick Viall and Natalie Joy." Viall, 44, is nearly two decades older than Joy, 26. They married in April of 2024, two months after their daughter River Rose Viall was born. In March, Joy shared that she was experiencing a second miscarriage. The couple had been dating about four years prior to marriage. Viall is well known for appearing in two seasons of The Bachelorette, where he courted Andi Dorfman and Kaitlyn Bristowe. He proposed to Vanessa Grimaldi after his season of The Bachelor, but the relationship didn't last, and he starred in Season 3 of Bachelor in Paradise.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Joshua Jackson Speaks Out on ‘Doctor Odyssey' Cancellation: ‘I'm Sad We Don't Get to Go Back and Do It Again'
Joshua Jackson isn't sure why 'Doctor Odyssey' was canceled by ABC after one season, but he will miss the wacky medical drama. In a new interview, the actor, who portrayed cruise line doctor Max Bankman, said that he's 'always bummed out when a show gets canceled' and that he 'really, really enjoyed the experience' he had on the Ryan Murphy series. More from Variety 'Doctor Odyssey' Canceled at ABC After One Season 'Doctor Odyssey' Crewmembers Sue Disney for Alleged Sexual Harassment on Set, 'Blacklisting' Them After Filing Complaint Disney's Craig Erwich on Broadcast TV's Resurgence, Fates of 'Doctor Odyssey' and 'The Bachelor' - and Which Ratings Matter Most (EXCLUSIVE) 'That was a really good group of people, and it was a really fun show,' he told People, adding that he definitely will miss the cast. 'But this is a crazy and difficult business, and whatever the reasons were for them not wanting to move forward with it, they don't actually tell us those things… It's a bummer we don't get to do it again, but I'm happy for the time that we got.' He noted that he hopes the audience got the same thing the cast did: 'It was a beautiful, over-the-top kind of experience that was like nothing else on television, I don't think.' The drama was on the bubble until June, when Variety reported that the cast's contracts expired and there were no plans to place it back on the schedule. Jackson confirmed that his contract was up, adding, 'They may make that show with somebody else. I have no idea what their plans are. They haven't let me know, but I am not holding my breath that it's coming back.' Along with Jackson, 'Doctor Odyssey' starred Phillipa Soo as Avery Morgan, a nurse practitioner, Sean Teale as Tristan Silva, a nurse, and Don Johnson as Robert Massey, the Odyssey's captain. The series followed the emergency staff as they worked on a luxury cruise line with themed visitors each week. Recurring cast members included Jacqueline Toboni, Marcus Emanuel Mitchell, Rick Cosnett and Laura Harrier as chef Vivian, with prominent guest stars, like Rachel Dratch, Shania Twain, Kelsea Ballerini and Angela Bassett. In May, three of the show's former crew members filed a lawsuit against 20th Television and Disney, accusing assistant prop master Tyler Patton of 'unwanted touching' and making 'sexual jokes, innuendos, comments, sexual gestures and images.' The lawsuit claimed the studio enabled an 'unchecked campaign of sexual harassment for months.' Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week 'Harry Potter' TV Show Cast Guide: Who's Who in Hogwarts? Final Emmy Predictions: Talk Series and Scripted Variety - New Blood Looks to Tackle Late Night Staples
Cosmopolitan
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
Changing the Casting Process Won't Save ‘Love Island USA'
If you're a reality TV fan in 2025, then you know that it's likely someone on your favorite show has something problematic hidden in their past. A Big Brother houseguest might use a slur on the live feed. A suitor on The Bachelorette will be exposed as having been convicted of assault and battery. The most recent scandal occurred during season 7 of Love Island USA, which saw two cast members sent home for past use of racist language. After these instances, producers reportedly vowed to change the Love Island USA casting process. As a longtime reality TV watcher, I want nothing more than for these shows to figure out how to keep abusive or problematic people off my screen, but I'm not hopeful. Love Island USA season 8 is currently casting, as is season 30 of The Bachelor, and applications are available online. And the process still seems flawed. Casting applications for both ask for basic information—name, date of birth, social media handles, photos, height, weight, etc.—as well as consent for a background check and a question about past arrests and convictions. But there is one question, which appears on both apps, that stands out: 'Is there any other information we should be made aware of concerning your application (including anything in your past that may attract negative press or publicity)? If YES, please provide details.' I don't know if this question was also on the Love Island USA season 7 application, but if it was, then I think we can safely say it did not do the trick. And it's easy to see why—this question relies entirely on the applicant's sincerity, self-awareness, and memory. If, for example, Love Island USA's Cierra Ortega had been faced with this question, she might have forgotten about her offensive Instagram posts or she could have talked herself out of disclosing it. After all, her most recent use of the slur (as far as we know) was in a temporary Instagram Story in 2024. Most people don't use social media thinking that someone will screenshot what they post—let alone keep those screenshots for years. She would have had no reason to think she'd get caught. The prompt also assumes that a prospective contestant will recognize their own past behavior as problematic, which we know is not always the case. After seeing fan backlash against his TikTok reposts, Love Island USA's Austin Shepard apologized and appeared to take some down. But based on his incredibly vague apology, it really doesn't feel like he understands why viewers were concerned about his apparent support of Trump while he was romancing women of color on the show. That said, there's only so much producers can reasonably do. As previously noted, Cierra's use of a racial slur was in her Instagram Stories, which are automatically erased after 24 hours. When Matt James' The Bachelor contestant (and longtime girlfriend) Rachael Kirkconnell was found to have attended a plantation-themed sorority event in college, it was only discovered after she was announced as a contestant when fans started lurking on TikTok and doing deep dives on her friends' social media accounts. Social media aside, background checks have also failed to catch serious red flags, including past convictions or charges that might have been dismissed or sealed by a court. Just last year, a contestant on The Golden Bachelorette had a restraining order filed against him after the vetting process had concluded. There are always going to be things that slip through the cracks. Producers have a duty to protect contestants from potentially dangerous or harmful situations, but short of making the casting pool—aka America—less racist, less misogynist, and less ignorant, there really isn't a magic bullet to guarantee non-problematic casting. At this point, the closest we can get is having reality shows employ TikTok and Instagram detectives—fans of the show who are experts at digging up dirt—and letting them do their thing before the season starts. Only the fans can save us now.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Wells Adams Compares Dale Moss' ‘Bachelor in Paradise' Love Interest Kat Izzo to Clare Crawley
Dale Moss returned to Bachelor Nation for another shot at love — but will history end up repeating itself? During the July 7 premiere of Bachelor in Paradise, Dale, 36, went on a date with Kat Izzo and based on the teaser for the season, the twosome's relationship will continue to develop. While Kat, 29, previously appeared on season 27 of The Bachelor and got engaged to John Henry on season 9 of BiP, fans saw Dale for a handful of episodes on season 16 of The Bachelorette, during which he got engaged to Clare Crawley less than two weeks into production. With both Clare (who appeared on five different Bachelor shows) and Kat being known for the dramatics, Paradise bartender Wells Adams thinks Dale could be in trouble. "You're surprised that the hottest person on the beach found the other hottest person on the beach and decided to make out together? No one has ever seen this happen! Listen, I'm happy for Dale,' Wells, 41, recently told Us Weekly in an exclusive interview. 'I think he deserves a really good shot at this. His initial, like, foyer into The Bachelor world was weird. It was much different than anybody, anybody else's. Now what's funny is that Clare was ... fun and Kat's fun. So he might have a little bit of a type." Dale Moss Explains His Return to 'The Bachelor' Franchise: 'I Wanted to Give Up Control' When Us pointed out that fans see in the trailer that Kat has a 'bit of a meltdown,' Wells replied, "And how many meltdowns do we see Clare have? This is now happening where I'm like, 'Oh yeah, this is a pattern.'" (Never forget Clare and that raccoon!) Hannah Brown, who joined the season in a 'Paradise Relations' role, also acknowledged Kat brought some dramatics to Costa Rica. 'Kat is a very different version of Kat from last season, but that does not mean that there will not be quite a few tears. She didn't change that much — [but] she's grown,' Hannah, 30, told Us. 'I know for Kat, she's a little apprehensive about doing this whole experience again and so I just loved talking to her to be able to, like, put herself out there. And equally with Dale. He has a very unique experience unlike anyone else in this franchise. It was shocking, but a pleasant surprise to see him hit the beach.' Clare Crawley's Dating History: A Guide to Her Bachelor Nation Romances and Beyond Hannah added, 'I'm just really rooting for both of them to have a happy new experience this time on the beach.' Bachelor in Paradise airs on ABC Mondays at 8 p.m. ET.
New York Times
4 days ago
- New York Times
Everyone's Obsessed With True Crime. Even Prisoners Like Me.
In the early aughts, when I was waiting on Rikers Island to be tried for murder, I had to watch what everyone else in the communal day room was watching on TV: shouts of 'Jer-ry! Jer-ry!' and announcements that 'You are not the father.' After I was convicted, in 2004, and sentenced to 28 years to life in prison, TV would occupy even more of my time. Prisons do get cable: Normally, the population pays via things like fund-raisers and the profits from visiting-room vending machines. At Clinton Dannemora, a maximum-security prison near the Canadian border, I bought a 13-inch television from the commissary, and it felt like a privilege to watch what I wanted, alone in my cell. In Attica, where I transferred in 2007, we had the Oxygen channel, on which everyone would watch reality shows like 'Bad Girls Club.' I enjoyed all the gossiping and scheming on 'Big Brother' and 'Survivor,' and when I put an ad on a dating website for prisoners I listed 'The Bachelor' as my favorite show. The women who wrote to me related. I eventually married one. Her name was Danielly, and she watched a lot of true crime. It made her so paranoid that she hung a bell inside her front door to alert her to intruders. Once, while she was visiting me, I noticed her peering behind us — she had recognized another prisoner from an episode of '20/20.' This happens to me now too: I'll be in the mess hall or the yard and recognize someone from a true-crime show. He'll be scooping oatmeal or exercising, and I'll remember the re-enactment of his crime, the bludgeoning or the burying. In 2016, I transferred to Sing Sing. By then, Oxygen had shifted from reality shows to true crime; the channel's logo was even redesigned to resemble police tape. It would soon be airing a seemingly nonstop run of shows like 'Buried in the Backyard.' For a few years I was transferred to a smaller prison in the Catskills, where we didn't have in-cell TVs — but when it closed and I landed back in Sing Sing, I found that true crime had come to dominate what felt like every station. NBC American Crimes ran reruns of 'Dateline,' 'American Greed' and 'Lockup,' which I once heard described as 'prison porn.' (It's strange to walk down the tier, look through the bars of someone's cell and see a TV turned to 'Lockup' — an inside look at prison for someone who is already inside a prison.) Merit TV had 'Crime Stories With Nancy Grace.' As I write this, Court TV is running a marathon of 'Interview With a Killer.' More than half of Americans now watch true crime, according to one YouGov poll. (The F.B.I. reports that between 1993 and 2022, meanwhile, the rate of violent crime in the United States fell 49 percent.) We watch those shows in here, too. As true crime exploded in popularity, the demand for fresh content had producers searching for stories to tell, exhuming murder cases from years and even decades ago. This is how Danielly eventually found herself watching a true-crime show about me, a drug dealer in prison for killing a rival. Some watch with the prison hierarchy in mind. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
