JD Knapp is the morning news editor at TheWrap, with a personal preference for horror movies, bubblegum pop, reality TV, sitcoms, and animation. After growing up in Connecticut and graduating from Emerson College in Boston with a degree in Broadcast Journalism, he has gone on to work for national outlets such as People, E! News, The Messenger, and Variety. Outside of work, you can find him hiking Runyon Canyon, playing video games, or winning dodgeball.
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Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage Welcome You to ‘Sterling Point’: ‘Funny and Romantic and Dramatic’
“It takes you away to a destination that feels like an escape from everyday life,” the EPs behind “Gossip Girl,” “The O.C.” and “Hart of Dixie” tell TheWrap
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From ‘Drag Race’ to the Big Screen: For Symone, ‘Stop! That! Train!’ Is More Than Just Another Maxi Challenge
“If a few of us get through the door, that means we crack it open for everybody,” the “RPDR” Season 13 winner tells TheWrap
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Spencer Pratt Responds to Jimmy Kimmel’s U-Haul Offer: ‘I Have Nothing Left to Pack’ | Video
The former Los Angeles Mayoral candidate shares a video of what remained of his home after it was destroyed by wildfires
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‘Scooby-Doo: Origins’ Rounds Out Live-Action Cast at Netflix With Sara Gilbert, Sherilyn Fenn and 13 More
Production is underway in Atlanta with Mckenna Grace, Tanner Hagen, Abby Ryder Fortson, Maxwell Jenkins and Paul Walter Hauser ahead of the series’ 2027 debut
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‘The Social Reckoning’ Trailer: Jeremy Strong Is an Uncanny Mark Zuckerberg in Aaron Sorkin’s Facebook Update
Jeremy Allen White and Mikey Madison also star in the companion piece to “The Social Network,” in theaters Oct. 9
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‘Doctor Who’ Christmas Special Scrapped as Showrunner Russell T Davies Exits BBC Series
“There was no script, I never wrote it, and no actor was ever approached to play the next Doctor,” the EP writes as the network puts the show out to production companies
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‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’ Renewed for 3rd and Final Season — and It’s Already Been Shot
Emma Myers returns for four more episodes on Netflix in 2027
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2026 Tony Nominees’ Wish List for Next Broadway Season: Equity, Original Works and Third Spaces
What’s to come in 2026-27 after “Death of a Salesman,” “The Lost Boys,” “Ragtime,” “Schmigadoon!” and “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” won multiple awards on Sunday?
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Kimmel Roasts Trump for Completely Disrupting Knicks Game Before It Even Happened | Video
“It was pretty late for the president to be out. Fortunately, he was able to squeeze in a nap during every one of his meetings today,” the late night host jokes
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Patrick and Brittany Mahomes Find a New Sport Ahead of FIFA World Cup | Video
The football power couple joins Lionel Messi, Trinity Rodman and more for a soccer spot ahead of Thursday’s kickoff
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Broadway League President Explains How They Landed on Pink to Host 2026 Tony Awards
“Be fearless. You can’t produce these shows and not be fearless,” Jason Laks tells TheWrap
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‘Scary Movie’ Newcomer Olivia Rose Keegan Praises ‘Brilliant’ OG Cast Upon Their Return: ‘It’s Been Too Long’
“It’s one thing to do your first comedy, but it’s another thing to do your first comedy with the Wayans and Anna and Regina,” the actress tells TheWrap
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Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim to Remain at CBS News: ‘We Don’t Want to See 60 Minutes Die’
“We feared that our returning might be construed as an endorsement of the existing power structure. That is simply, categorically not the case,” they write after Scott Pelley’s firing
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For Padma Lakshmi, ‘America’s Culinary Cup’ Is a Sporting Event, Not Reality Television
TheWrap magazine: “If I was going to come back to the genre, I did want to make a different one,” the host, creator and executive producer tells TheWrap
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Anthony Head, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Star, Dies at 72
“He passed away peacefully of complications due to pneumonia, surrounded by his family,” his daughters Emily and Daisy share
