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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2025 Emmys Red Carpet: Noah Wyle, Cate Blanchett and More Arrivals | Photos
Television’s biggest stars bring their best looks to the Emmy Awards
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‘9-1-1: Nashville’ Boss Says ABC Spinoff Goes Big for Premiere Episodes: ‘Country Music, Honky-Tonks and Tornadoes’
Star Jessica Capshaw also tells TheWrap about the family drama at the center of the new series
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‘The Hunting Wives’ Renewed for Season 2 on Netflix
Brittany Snow and Malin Akerman return for another twisted Texas adventure
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Rachel Reilly Says Her ‘Big Brother’ Life Flashed Before Her Eyes Before Surprise Season 27 Elimination
The former winner speaks with Julie Chen Moonves about the twist that sparked outrage among fans and show alums
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‘Big Little Lies’ Season 3 Update: Francesca Sloane Tapped to Write First Episode
The “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” showrunner inks an overall deal with HBO as Season 2 of the Prime Video series is paused indefinitely
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‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Season 2 Paused at Prime Video
Sophie Thatcher and Mark Eydelshteyn were set to star in the drama series’ next installment
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‘Big Brother’ Unveils Season 27’s Heartbreaking Elimination Twist That Had Audiences in an Uproar
Host Julie Chen Moonves will speak with the evicted fan-favorite in Thursday’s episode of the CBS competition series
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‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ Alum Ronen Rubinstein Among 5 New Series Regulars for ‘S.W.A.T. Exiles’ Spinoff
Kevin Tancharoen will direct the pilot, set to begin production in September
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2025 VMAs Leap 42% With 5.5 Million Viewers Across Paramount Channels With First-Time CBS Simulcast
LL Cool J hosted the awards show from New York’s UBS Arena
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‘NCIS: Tony & Ziva’ Creator Says That Wild Premiere Car Chase Was Added at the Last Minute
John McNamara also tells TheWrap about fulfilling Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo’s vision for the Paramount+ spinoff
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‘Life Is Strange’ TV Adaptation Set at Prime Video With Charlie Covell as Showrunner
Based on the video game franchise, the Amazon MGM Studios show comes from Square Enix, Story Kitchen and LuckyChap
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‘NCIS’ Sets Crossover Event With ‘Origins’ Prequel for November
The two-part event follows a murder investigation in the ’90s that unexpectedly reopens in the present day
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‘South Park’ Declares ‘Trump Is F–ing Satan’ – Meant Both Ways – While Fox News Celebrates
Lucifer reveals he’s pregnant with the president’s baby while Kid Rock cries tears of joy about the evil union
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Peacock’s Bet on ‘The Paper’: Can ‘The Office’ Spinoff Jumpstart the Streamer’s Scripted Evolution? | Analysis
The new series from Greg Daniels and Michael Koman could pave the way for Peacock to cash in on NBC’s “Must-See TV” comedy crown
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50 Most Anticipated TV Shows of Fall 2025
From Peacock’s “The Paper” and HBO’s “Task” to ABC’s “9-1-1: Nashville” and Netflix’s “Stranger Things”
