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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LatiNation at 25: How a Small LA TV Station Survived the Digital Transition
CEO Andres Palencia and COO Bruno Seros Ulloa tell TheWrap how the network’s commitment to young bilingual audiences carries it through industry change
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Jesse Lee Soffer Reunites With ‘FBI: International’ EP Matt Olmstead for Heartland Crime Drama at CBS
“Strike Force” is in development for the network’s 2027-28 season
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‘Harry Potter’ HBO Series Casts Nicholas Hoult as Gilderoy Lockhart
The “Superman” star will make his debut in Season 2, set to begin filming this fall
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‘St. Denis Medical’ Recruits Damon Wayans as Season 3 Premiere Guest Star
The actor will play a pompous new doctor when the NBC medical comedy returns in November
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After ‘9-1-1,’ Peter Krause Gears Up for His Next Suspenseful Leading Role
The actor plays patriarch Mike Hollingsworth in the NBC family mystery drama “Line of Fire”
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Nielsen to Acquire DoubleVerify for Over $2 Billion to Enhance Digital Measurement Efforts
The price marks a 30% premium to the digital media monitoring company’s trading price
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‘Spaceship Earth’ Series Inspired by Epcot Ride Lands Disney+ Pilot Order
Jason Fuchs and Michael Waldron are among the executive producers on the adventure drama
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Judge Says Nexstar Violated Tegna Merger Preliminary Injunction With Board Appointments
DirecTV and a group of state attorneys general sought intervention on the matter in July
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Disney Sells 50% Stake in A+E Media to Hearst in $1.2 Billion All-Cash Deal
The transaction is expected to close in September
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‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Sashays to More Than 15 Million Viewers in 5 Days on Disney+ and Hulu
It becomes the platforms’ biggest live-action movie premiere since “Deadpool & Wolverine”
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John Oliver Extends HBO Deal for One More Year
The comedian will continue to host “Last Week Tonight” through at least the end of 2027
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‘Chicago Fire’ Star Dermot Mulroney to Exit After 2 Seasons
The actor will wrap up Chief Dom Pascal’s storyline early in Season 15
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Meghann Fahy to Star in HBO Limited Series ‘The Trial of Louise Woodward’
The five-episode drama is created by Matthew Barry and directed by Susanne Bier
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Mike Darnell Inks Multi-Year Overall Deal With Netflix, Will Provide ‘Guidance’ Over Unscripted Slate
The “American Idol” and “Masterchef” producer’s move comes three years after his exit from Warner Bros.
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Alicia Silverstone’s ‘Clueless’ TV Series Picked Up at Paramount+
The reboot of the beloved 1995 comedy was dropped by Peacock
