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.
Experience:
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35 Most Anticipated TV Shows of Winter 2025-2026
From “Fallout” on Prime Video and HBO’s “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” to “Bridgerton” on Netflix and ABC’s “Scrubs” revival
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Paramount Ad Sales President John Halley to Exit
He will stay on in a strategic advisory role through March
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Quentin Tarantino Brings ‘Kill Bill’ to Fortnite With Uma Thurman and ‘Yuki’s Revenge’ | Video
Epic Games celebrates Chapter Seven: Pacific Break with a Hollywood premiere of the director’s Lost Chapter
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Watch Seth Meyers’ Kids Steal the Show in Surprise ‘Late Night’ Interview | Video
Axel, Ashe and Adelaide clearly have their dad’s sense of humor
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When Is the Rest of ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 Coming Out?
The first four episodes of the final season are available to stream on Netflix
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Vanity Fair’s Abstract Nude Painting of Olivia Nuzzi Comes at a Difficult Time for the Journalist | Photo
The portrait of the magazine’s West Coast Editor is reportedly part of its upcoming Hollywood issue and coincides with renewed interest in her scandal with RFK Jr. and ex Ryan Lizza
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‘Shrek 5’ Adds Marcello Hernández and Skyler Gisondo as Zendaya’s Brothers
Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz are also set to return to the Universal and DreamWorks Animation franchise in June 2027
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Seth Meyers Hosts Another Surprise Inspection for His ‘Late Night’ Writers Just in Time for Thanksgiving | Video
“Just because the pumpkin pie is cooling on the sill, doesn’t mean we can tolerate laziness,” the NBC comedian explains
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‘South Park’: Pete Hegseth’s Department of War Crashes Saudi Arabia-Backed Turkey Trot
“Making lots of content, like a little teenage girl,” the Comedy Central series mocks to the tune of “Danger Zone”
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Trump Promises to Re-Examine ‘Every Single Alien’ Biden Let Into America Following DC National Guard Shooting
“The DHS is confident that the suspect in custody is a foreigner who entered our country from Afghanistan, a hell hole on Earth,” the president says as he readies 500 more troops
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Elon Musk Suggests ‘Nazi’ Name-Calling Is Akin to Inciting Murder in Wake of National Guardsmen Shooting
“Falsely labeling non-violent people as ‘fascist’ or ‘Nazi’ should be treated as incitement to murder,” the billionaire X boss writes
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50 Cent’s Diddy Doc ‘Sean Combs: The Reckoning’ Sets December Premiere at Netflix
“When Cassie dropped her lawsuit, I just thought this could go a million different directions,” director Alexandria Stapleton teases
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Lily Gladstone Says PBS Airing Her Buffalo Conservation Doc Is ‘Important’ Because They’re Both Under Attack
The “Bring Them Home” narrator/EP also tells TheWrap about developing a narrative companion piece to the animal conservation documentary, premiering Monday night on PBS
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Rachel Maddow Sets ‘Burn Order’ Podcast at MS NOW
The six-episode series will spotlight the “unlawful incarceration of immigrants and U.S. citizens during World War II”
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‘Simon Cowell: The Next Act’ Hopes to Recreate the Magic of One Direction in Netflix Trailer
“As much as I love my job on TV, I miss where I started — signing artists and working with bands,” the “X Factor” alum says
