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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Medical Dramas Are This TV Season’s Buzziest Genre as Netflix and Max Join the Fray
Seven doctor series across linear and streaming hope for “Grey’s Anatomy”-level eyeballs, and there could be room for all
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‘The Pitt’ Star Noah Wyle Unpacks Robby’s Heartbreaking Episode 13 Meltdown: ‘The Deconstruction of a Hero’
The actor and executive producer also tells TheWrap about going deep with his leading role on the Max medical drama
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Jennifer Salke Out as Head of Amazon MGM Studios
The executive is segueing to a first-look deal at the studio
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‘The Conners’ EPs Explain Big Season 7 Roseanne Storyline — Could It Lead to Her Return?
Bruce Helford and Dave Caplan tell TheWrap about honoring 37 years of story with the final season, and don’t rule out a cameo from ghost Roseanne
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‘The Residence’ Killer Talks Fooling Everyone Until the Last Second: ‘It Was Fun as Hell’
The actor tells TheWrap about working with the Netflix White House drama’s large ensemble, and killing A.B. Wynter
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‘The Residence’ Creator Unpacks Netflix Mystery’s ‘Mischievous’ Resolution
Paul William Davies also tells TheWrap about finding the right killer and having fun with all the White House twists
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‘The Residence’ Ending Explained: Who Is the Killer?
The Netflix White House murder mystery gets resolved with Episode 8, but is this the end for Cordelia Cupp?
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Uzo Aduba Found ‘The Residence’ Detective Cordelia Cupp in the Show’s ‘Complex’ Writing, Which Helped Her Transform
The “Orange Is the New Black” alum tells TheWrap about joining “the world of Shondaland” with Netflix’s White House whodunnit
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‘9-1-1’ Creator Says Buck’s Buddie Denial Is Not the End, but ‘It Doesn’t Mean I’m Making Promises’
Tim Minear unpacks the eventful Season 8 episode that also introduced Bobby’s mother
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‘The Residence’ Creator Talks Recruiting Kylie Minogue — and Was That Actually Hugh Jackman?
The Australian pop star plays a key role in Netflix’s White House murder mystery
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How ‘The Residence’ Creator Turned a White House Memoir Into Netflix’s Next Great Whodunnit
Paul William Davies tells TheWrap about keeping politics out of the equation, Uzo Aduba leading the charge and overcoming the loss of cast member Andre Braugher
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‘Shifting Gears’ Star Kat Dennings Says Riley’s Finale Fakeout Kicks Off a ‘Ross and Rachel’ Dynamic With Gabriel
The actress also tells TheWrap what could be next for the ABC comedy series in a potential Season 2
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‘Without a Trace’ Creator Says He Has Ideas for a Reboot
The CBS police procedural aired from 2002 to 2009 and earned two Emmy awards
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‘Good American Family’ Creator Says Ellen Pompeo Goes to ‘Really Dark Places’ in Natalia Grace Hulu Series
Katie Robbins tells TheWrap about turning the viral legal case into a limited series and working with the “Grey’s Anatomy” star
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‘Doc’ Bosses Explain That Massive Love Triangle Finale Cliffhanger: ‘We Wanted It to Be Messy’
Showrunner Barbie Kligman and EP Hank Steinberg tell TheWrap if Scott Wolf’s Richard will return, and about gearing up for a 22-episode Season 2
 















