This week marks the 30th anniversary of the premiere of ER, one of the most seminal and groundbreaking series in TV history. The drama ran on NBC for 15 seasons and 331 episodes from 1994-2009, and the show was nominated for 124 Emmys, winning 23 of them including for Outstanding Drama Series in…

After 30 years, Carol Hathaway and Doug Ross are still endgame. Marking the milestone anniversary of ER‘s 1994 premiere on NBC, Julianna Margulies looked back on her and George Clooney‘s departure from the show and how the pair still keeps their characters’ bond alive off screen. “It always had…

Warner Bros. Television, the studio behind hit NBC medical drama ER and the upcoming Max medical drama The Pitt, has hit back at a lawsuit filed this morning by Sherri Crichton, the widow of ER creator Michael Crichton, on behalf of John Michael Crichton Trust's Roadrunner JMTC. "The lawsuit filed by…

On the set of Fox’s upcoming lifeguard procedural Rescue: HI-Surf, there are no divas. Except, perhaps, the Pacific Ocean itself. The series was filmed exactly where it takes place, on the North Shore of O'ahu, which is considered the most famous and dangerous stretch of coastline in the world…

We could have gone back to County General! In an interview with Steve Kmetko on his Still Here Hollywood Podcast, Noah Wyle revealed there was talk in 2020 about reviving ER, Warner Bros. hit medical drama that aired from 1994 to 2009 on NBC. "That's kind of the road we had started down," Wyle…

EXCLUSIVE: Shawn Hatosy (Animal Kingdom) and Ian Anthony Dale (Accused, The Resident) have joined the cast in heavily recurring roles on the network's upcoming Rescue: HI-Surf, the long-in-the-works lifeguard drama from John Wells and Matt Kester. Hatosy will play Clayton Emerson, a natural…

American Fiction filmmaker Cord Jefferson and writer John Wells have signed on to Just Cause, Amazon’s upcoming thriller limited series, starring and executive produced by Scarlett Johansson, Deadline has confirmed. Jefferson and Wells will co-write the first episode and executive produce the series…

MPTF is launching the “Back to Work” campaign, a fundraiser to assist crew members impacted financially by the Hollywood strikes. “While the agreement between the WGA and AMPTP and the tentative agreement between SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP are certainly encouraging, our crews will continue to struggle for…

Editor's note: These interview was done outside of the FYC event as there was no cast or creatives panel as a part of the event. "It was a really lovely collective feeling of really being pushed and pushing ourselves," says director Mark Mylod of the magic behind the scenes on the now concluded Succes…

EXCLUSIVE: Fox has given a straight-to-series order to Rescue: HI-Surf, a Hawaii lifeguard drama from John Wells Productions in Wells’ broadcast return. The series, slated to premiere during the 2023-24 season, will be co-produced by Warner Bros. Television, where JWP is based, and Fox Entertainment. It…

MGM+ is moving forward with its series adaptation of suspense thriller Emperor of Ocean Park. The network has handed the adaptation of Stephen L. Carter's best-selling novel a 10-episode series order. It comes from Shameless writer Sherman Payne, John Wells Productions and Warner Bros…

The existing system for training showrunners can’t keep up with the demand, and John Wells has stepped in to help. The seasoned showrunner of shows such as ER, The West Wing and Shameless and former two-time WGA West president has launched The Showrunner’s Corner, a section of his company John Wells Productions…