Jose Alejandro Bastidas is TheWrap’s TV editor. Previously, he worked as assistant arts & entertainment editor at the San Francisco Chronicle. He also served as a staff writer at PopCulture.com, based in Nashville, and as food reporter and digital producer at The Desert Sun (a Gannett publication) based in Palm Springs. He has a BA in Mass Communication from Louisiana State University.
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‘9-1-1’ Franchise Stars Break Down Intense Nashville Crossover’s Biggest Moments
Oliver Stark and Hunter McVey tell TheWrap about Buck’s state of mind after that bombshell back home, Blue’s new relationship and filming on the heels of a historic ice storm
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‘9-1-1’ Shows Renewed for Another Year at ABC
Both shows rank in the top 10 dramas among adults 18-49 in multiplatform viewing over seven days
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‘The Beauty’ Star Evan Peters Is Just as Curious About What’s Next After Finale Cliffhanger: ‘This Is an Origin Story’
EP Michael Uppendahl tells TheWrap about directing the FX drama’s standalone stories and collaborating with Ryan Murphy
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FX Sets Series Order for ‘Better Call Saul’ Co-Creator Peter Gould’s ‘Disinherited’
Victoria Pedretti and Kiera Allen lead the cast of the drama series set in a world of generational wealth and long-buried crimes
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‘NCIS’ Stars Unpack Torres and Bishop’s Season 23 Reunion and That Life-Altering Invitation
Wilmer Valderrama and former cast member Emily Wickersham tell TheWrap about Episode 10’s “full circle” moments five years after her exit, and what’s next for the duo
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‘Marshals’ Premiere Lassos 9.5 Million Viewers on CBS
The “Yellowstone” spinoff marks the most-watched scripted series debut without a football lead-in since 2018
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35 Most Anticipated TV Shows of Spring 2026
From “Scarpetta” on Prime Video and Starz’s “Outlander,” to Netflix’s “Beef” and “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” on Apple TV
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‘Marshals’ Boss Explains Exactly What Happened to That Missing ‘Yellowstone’ Character
Luke Grimes returns to lead a CBS crime procedural within Taylor Sheridan’s hit TV universe
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Star Caterina Scorsone Sounds Off on Amelia’s Season 22 Sabbatical and Her New Love Interest
The actress tells TheWrap why the doctor’s seven-episode absence made sense, and celebrates bringing some queer joy upon her return
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‘9-1-1: Nashville’ Star LeAnn Rimes Unpacks Episode 11 Origin Story and Writing Dixie’s First Hit Song
The actress and country music star tells TheWrap it won’t be long before her character takes another villainous turn
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Jake Johnson to Lead NBC Private Eye Comedy Pilot From ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Team
Akiva Schaffer is tapped to direct the first episode
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Tim Daly Joins Téa Leoni in NBC Comedy Pilot ‘Newlyweds’
The casting marks the real-life couple’s first time sharing the screen since meeting on the 2014 drama “Madam Secretary”
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Taylor Schilling to Star in NBC Crime Pilot From Dick Wolf
The “Orange Is The New Black” alum plays a hypervigilant death investigator who teams up with the NYPD
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Making a Hit: Why NBC Brought Back Pilot Season in 2026 | Exclusive
NBCUniversal exec Lisa Katz tells TheWrap about bringing back the traditional TV development model and creating 4,000 jobs in the process
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Peter Krause Lands Leading Role in NBC Pilot ‘Protection’ After ‘9-1-1’ Exit
The actor starred on the ABC first responder drama for eight seasons















