Lifetime has cast Nia Long in the upcoming remake of 'Beaches', which already has Idina Menzel booked in the role originally brought to life by Bette Midler.

Long is set for the role of Hillary Whitney, which was played by Barbara Hershey in the Oscar-nominated original, and production on the made for television movie began yesterday (August 15th) in Vancover with the plot taking some twists from the 1988 film.

The new version moves from the east coast to the west coast with CC Bloom written as an aspiring singer from Los Angeles whose path crosses with Hillary Whitney, the daughter of a civil rights lawyer who struggles to find her own identity or path.

The remake will also feature updated renditions of classic songs used in the Garry Marshall feature, including "Wind Beneath My Wings" and "The Glory of Love", as well as, new tracks recorded specifically for the Lifetime movie, which will air sometime in 2017.

The CW was one of the broadcast networks to unveil its schedule for the 2016-2017 television season this week and the line-up includes returning favorites, as well as, new series starring Tori Anderson, Peyton List, KJ Apa and more upcoming stars. Peep the fall schedule beneath:

MONDAY
08-09 PM: Supergirl
09-10 PM: Jane The Virgin

TUESDAY
08-09 PM: The Flash
09-10 PM: No Tomorrow (NEW)

WEDNESDAY
08-09 PM: Arrow
09-10 PM: Frequency (NEW)

THURSDAY
08-09 PM: DC’S Legends of Tomorrow
09-10 PM: Supernatural

FRIDAY
08-09 PM: The Vampire Diaries
09-10 PM: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

NEW SERIES HELD TO MID-SEASON
Riverdale

RETURNING SERIES HELD TO MID-SEASON
The 100
iZombie
The Originals
Reign

CBS was one of the broadcast networks to unveil its schedule for the 2016-2017 television season this week and the line-up includes returning favorites, as well as, new series starring Kevin James, Matt LeBlanc, Katherine Heigl and more. Peep the fall schedule beneath:

MONDAY
08-8:30 PM: The Big Bang Theory
8:30-09 PM: Kevin Can Wait (NEW)
08-8:30 PM: Kevin Can Wait (NEW - Starting In October)
8:30-09 PM: Man With A Plan (NEW - Starting In October)
09-9:30 PM: 2 Broke Girls
9:30-10 PM: The Odd Couple
10-11 PM: Scorpion

TUESDAY
08-09 PM: NCIS
09-10 PM: Bull (NEW)
10-11 PM: NCIS: New Orleans

WEDNESDAY
08-09 PM: Survivor
09-10 PM: Criminal Minds
10-11 PM: Code Black

THURSDAY
08-11 PM: Thursday Night Football
08-8:30 PM: The Big Bang Theory (Starting October 27th)
8:30-09 PM: The Great Indoors (NEW - Starting October 27th)
09-9:30 PM: Mom (Starting October 27th)
9:30-10 PM: Life In Pieces (Starting October 27th)
10-11 PM: Pure Genius (NEW - Starting October 27th)

FRIDAY
08-09 PM: MacGyver (NEW)
09-10 PM: Hawaii Five-O
10-11 PM: Blue Bloods

SATURDAY
08-09 PM: Crimetime Saturday
09-10 PM: Crimetime Saturday
10-11 PM: 48 Hours

SUNDAY
07-08 PM: 60 Minutes
08-09 PM: NCIS: Los Angeles
09-10 PM: Madam Secretary
10-11 PM: Elementary

NEW SERIES HELD TO MID-SEASON
Doubt
Training Day

Bull



The Great Indoors



Kevin Can Wait



MacGyver



Man With A Plan



Pure Genius



Training Day

ABC was one of the broadcast networks to unveil its schedule for the 2016-2017 television season this week and the line-up includes returning favorites, as well as, new series starring Kiefer Sutherland, Piper Perabo, Hayley Atwell and more. Peep the fall schedule beneath:

MONDAY
08-10 PM: Dancing With The Stars
10-11 PM: Conviction (NEW)

TUESDAY
08-08:30 PM: The Middle
08:30-09 PM: American Housewife (NEW)
09-09:30 PM: Fresh Off The Boat
09:30-10 PM: The Real O'Neals
10-11 PM: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

WEDNESDAY
08-08:30 PM: The Goldbergs
08:30-09 PM: Speechless (NEW)
09-09:30 PM: Modern Family
09:30-10 PM: Black-ish
10-11 PM: Designated Survivor (NEW)

THURSDAY
08-09 PM: Grey's Anatomy
09-10 PM: Notorious (NEW)
10-11 PM: How To Get Away With Murder

FRIDAY
08-08:30 PM: Last Man Standing
08:30-09 PM: Dr. Ken
09-10 PM: Shark Tank
10-11 PM: 20/20

SATURDAY
08 PM: Saturday Night Football

SUNDAY
07-08 PM: America’s Funniest Home Videos
08-09 PM: Once Upon A Time
09-10 PM: Secrets & Lies
10-11 PM: Quantico

NEW SERIES HELD TO MID-SEASON
Downward Dog
Imaginary Mary
Still Star-Crossed
Time After Time

RETURNING SERIES HELD TO MID-SEASON
The Catch
Scandal

American Housewife



Conviction



Designated Survivor



Downward Dog



Imaginary Mary



Notorious



Secrets & Lies



Speechless



Still Star-Crossed



Time After Time

FOX was one of the broadcast networks to unveil its schedule for the 2016-2017 television season this week and the line-up includes returning favorites, as well as, new series starring Queen Latifah, Helen Hunt, Sanaa Lathan and more. Peep the fall schedule beneath:

MONDAY
08-09 PM: Gotham
09-10 PM: Lucifer

TUESDAY
08-08:30 PM: Brooklyn Nine-Nine
08:30-09 PM: New Girl
09-10 PM: Scream Queens

WEDNESDAY
08-09 PM: Lethal Weapon (NEW)
09-10 PM: Empire

THURSDAY
08-09 PM: Rosewood
09-10 PM: Bones

FRIDAY
08-09 PM: Hell’s Kitchen
09-10 PM: The Exorcist (NEW)

SATURDAY
07-10:30 PM: Fox Sports Saturday: Fox College Football

SUNDAY
07-7:30 PM: NFL on Fox
7:30-08 PM: The OT / Bob’s Burgers
08-8:30 PM: The Simpsons
08:30-9 PM: Son of Zorn (NEW)
09-9:30 PM: Family Guy
9:30-10 PM: The Last Man on Earth

NEW SERIES HELD TO MID-SEASON
24: Legacy
APB
Kicking & Screaming
Making History
The Mick
Pitch
Prison Break
Shots Fired
Star

RETURNING SERIES HELD TO MID-SEASON
Masterchef Junior
Sleepy Hollow

24: Legacy



APB



The Exorcist



Lethal Weapon



Making History



The Mick



Pitch



Prison Break



Shots Fired



Son of Zorn



Star

The racially-charged FOX event series, 'Shots Fired', that reteams Sanaa Lathan with her 'Love & Basketball' filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood is shaping up quite nicely with four veteran actors including two Oscar winners recently joining the cast in pivotal roles.

Slated to debut later this year, it examines the aftermath of racially charged shootings in a small town in North Carolina with Lathan portraying an expert investigator who digs into the case.

Oscar winner Helen Hunt has signed a one season deal as Patricia Eamons, the fictional governor of North Carolina, while fellow Oscar winner Richard Dreyfuss will play Arlen Cox, a real estate mogul and owner of a privatized prison who is intricately involved in the shootings.

Additionally, 'True Blood' alum Stephen Moyer has joined as Officer Breeland, a seasoned veteran in the town’s Sheriff’s Department, and Will Patton will take on the role of Sheriff Daniel Platt, whose precinct is investigated after the shooting. This certainly sounds like a winner!!!

OWN has unveiled the first trailer for the new family megachurch drama 'Greenleaf', which marks the return of Oprah Winfrey to scripted television and will launch with a two-night premiere on Tuesday, June 21st, and Wednesday, June 22nd.

The series follows estranged daughter and disillusioned preacher Grace Greenleaf (Merle Dandridge) returning home on the occasion of the mysterious death of her sister. Upon reentering the world of the Memphis megachurch run by her parents, played by Lynn Whitfield and Keith David, she begins to realize that her family is being less than truthful.

Winfrey, who returns to the small screen after a two-decade absence and also executive produces the show, will play Grace’s aunt Mavis McCready in the series, which will finish out the 13-episode first season on Wednesday nights. Watch the first trailer for the series beneath:

Emmy-nominated actress Vanessa Williams has signed on the star in the upcoming VH1 series, 'Satan's Sisters', an hourlong scripted drama series based on the 2011 book by Star Jones, who was an original co-hosts on 'The View'.

In a similar vein to daytime television show, the series centers around a group of co-hosts on the fictional television show 'The Lunch Hour' and the friendship of all of the hosts, who deal with everything from complicated love lives, affairs, cat fights and power struggles.

Williams will play Maxine, the creator and host of the show, a powerful and decisive woman who struggles with her age and worth to the show, and fears that she may be on the chopping block.

Kerry Washington stars as Anita Hill, the real-life woman who accused Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas (Wendell Pierce) of sexual harassment, in the HBO original film 'Confirmation', which is slated to air on the network on April 16th. Watch the trailer beneath:

International superstar Jennifer Lopez will return to scripted television in January and yesterday, she posted an extended trailer for her new cop drama 'Shades of Blue'.

In the forthcoming series, which co-stars Ray Liotta and Drea De Matteo, she plays detective Harlee Santos, on a team of crooked cops, who ends up an FBI informant in order to retain custody of her daughter. Watch trailer ahead of its January 7th premiere date beneath:

After two seasons and a creative revamp, CBS and Halle Berry has pulled the plug on the sci-fi drama series 'Extant' and simultaneously put into development 'Legalease', a legal drama that the Oscar winner will executive produce (and possibly star in).

"CBS, Halle Berry and the producers have decided to conclude the Extant story after last season’s exciting and fitting conclusion," said Glenn Geller, President of CBS Entertainment. "Extant played an important role in expanding CBS’ lineup of original scripted programming in the summer. We are proud of the show’s success on the network, as well as its popularity on Amazon Prime Video. We also want to thank the incomparable Halle Berry for her commitment and support for the series and look forward to working with her on our next project together."

Berry, who will next be seen on the big screen in 'Kidnap', echoed his statement saying, "I am so proud of what we accomplished on Extant. This season seemed such a natural place to end Molly’s journey that I, along with CBS, felt it best served the story to leave it there. ‎It was my first foray into episodic television, and I’m excited to continue my relationship with CBS, producing more compelling stories through my 606 Films production banner."

As for 'Legalease', the projetc, written by Steven Lichtman, centers on a biracial lawyer from Chicago who follows a case to New Orleans, where she finds herself partnering with a good ol’ boy white attorney while working in a very particular justice system that will ultimately expose the biases we all harbor. Berry is currently just set to produce, but it sounds like perfect fit for her.

Eva Longoria has proven to be more than just a pretty face and in the October 2014 issue of Latina, the 39-year-old star dishes on being a humanitarian, a speaking voice for her people in politics and her latest film and television projects.

Since her role in the smash television series 'Desperate Housewives' came to an end in 2012, the actress has spent more time behind the scenes as a producer of 'Devious Maids' and a slew of other series in the works, but that will change soon, given she has signed on for a three-episode arc on the Golden Globe-winning series 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine'. Read excerpts beneath:

On Her Career Aspirations:
"People go, ‘How does it feel to be so successful?’ and I always think, God, I haven’t even tapped into my potential as a human being. There’s so much more I want to do with my craft and with the industry I’m in. There’s so much more I can be and can do that I can’t wait until I evolve to the complete human being that I’m supposed to be."

On The Power Of Politics: "I think people go, ‘Oh, you like politics and politicians?’ And I say I don’t like politics and I don’t like politicians, but I love the political process. And I love how the most powerful person in the political process is the citizen."

On Immigration Debates & Her New Film, 'Frontera':
"Nothing angers me more than to see talking heads on TV who don’t know what they are talking about. You have to study the history of immigration and patterns in order to understand why this is happening right now. I just wish people would view this with a lens of compassion and at the same time education themselves on ignorant statements like, these people come here to suck dry our social services. That is not true."

If you thought Carrie Underwood would let pregnancy slow her down, then you were sorely mistaking. The superstar is teaming up with FOX and Jerry Bruckheimer to produce a six-hour limited event series based on her hit single, "Two Black Cadillacs".

Penned by the 6x-Grammy winner with Hillary Lindsey and Josh Kear, the single was lifted off her platinum fourth album, 'Blown Away', and details a wife and mistress teaming up to kill the guy that broke their hearts. Likewise, the series, which was written by Ildy Modrovich, will follow a murderous love triangle in the modern South, and is deep in the development stage.

No word on if Underwood, who lifted the live broadcast of 'The Sound of Music' to stellar ratings in December, plans to step in front of the camera. Watch the single's video beneath:

Showtime has released a three-minute trailer for the forthcoming marital drama 'The Affair', which will premiere on October 19th and play out over 10 first season episodes.

The series, starring Dominic West, Ruth Wilson, Maura Tierney and Joshua Jackson, takes an intense look at two couples and the emotional and psychological effects of an extramarital affair, as well as, the fallout the occurs from the infidelity. Watch the first trailer beneath:

Tyra Banks is ready for round two. After hosting a daytime talk show for five years in syndication and on The CW, the former model has teamed up with Disney-ABC for new syndicated lifetime talk show, which will be launched in 2015.

The show will feature Banks leading a team of lifestyle experts and tackling an array of topics including fashion, beauty, entertainment and empowerment.

"The fire to inspire women and help them to blaze new paths fiercely burns inside of me," Banks, who previously won two Daytime Emmys for The Tyra Banks Show, said in a press release. "I'm excited to be partnering with Disney-ABC to usher in a new era of lifestyle, beauty and entertainment that will inspire women to be the CEO of their lives via honesty, humor and the newest tips and tricks without being intimidating or precious. To my fierce fam of future viewers: I can’t wait to shake up daytime TV together. I have a lot of information to give and still lots to learn. Let's do it!" Congrats are certainly in order!!!

As excitement and buzz continues to build for Halle Berry's return to television in the summer event series, 'Extant', the official promotional artwork, featuring the beautiful Oscar winner, for the Steven Spielberg-production has been released.

Slated to premiere on Wednesday, July 9th, the series co-stars Goran Visnjic, Pierce Gagnon, Louis Gossett, Jr. and Camryn Manheim, and is described as "a mystery thriller about a female astronaut, Molly (Berry), who is trying to reconnect with her family when she returns after a year in outer space. Her experiences lead to events that ultimately will change the course of human history." Watch the trailer beneath:

Over two years after her untimely death, Whitney Houston's remarkable career and headline-filled marriage to Bobby Brown is headed for the small screen with a Lifetime biopic in the works.

The more surprising news is that the project has been placed in the hands of her 'Waiting to Exhale' co-star Angela Bassett, who has no previous directing experience. Maybe it is just me, but I think Nippy's story and career are more deserving of the big screen and a acclaimed director. This upsets me.

Slated to be released in 2015, 'Whitney Houston' (working title), according to the release, will "chronicle the headline-making relationship between the iconic singer, actress, producer and model, and singer, songwriter Bobby Brown - from the time they first met at the very height of their celebrity, to their courtship and tumultuous marriage."

"I have such regard for both Whitney's and Bobby's amazing talents and accomplishments; and I feel a responsibility in the telling of their story," Bassett said of her upcoming directorial debut. "Their humanity and bond fascinates us all. I'm beyond excited to have this opportunity to go behind the camera and into their world." Sigh!!!

Oscar winner Octavia Spencer leads the cast of 'Red Band Society', a coming-of-age drama, which is set in a hospital and based on the Spanish series 'Polseres Vermelles'.

The series, which will air Wednesdays on FOX, is described as "a provocative, inspiring and, at times, comedic young ensemble drama told through the eyes of a group of teenagers who meet as patients in the pediatric ward of Ocean Park Hospital." Watch the trailer below:

As previously reported, Academy Award-winner Halle Berry will becoming to our television screens weekly in the highly-anticipated summer series, 'Extant', and in the latest trailer, we learn even more about the forthcoming

Executive produced by the beauty with Stephen Spielberg, it follows astronaut Molly Woods, who returns home from a 13-month solo mission in outer space and finds it hard to deal with the complications that come after she returns home.

Molly learns she's pregnant after having a strange encounter with a mysterious male figure in her spaceship. While trying to hide her pregnancy, she also deals with the authority who tries to conceal secret from her. Watch the extended trailer beneath:

Ryan Phillippe and Juliette Lewis lead the cast of the upcoming ABC drama, 'Secrets & Lies', which has been slotted for mid-season.

In the series, the 'Cruel Intentions' heartthrob plays Ben Garner, who finds the body of his neighbor's young son in the woods and quickly becomes a suspect in the young boy's murder.

Lewis is the detective investigating the crime, who digs up the titular secrets and lies of the town as Ben tries to prove his innocence, while KaDee Strickland, Natalie Martinez, Clifton Collins Jr., Indiana Evans and Belle Shouse round out the cast. Watch the trailer beneath: