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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‘High Potential’ Taps Steve Howey as Series Regular for Season 2
The “Shameless” star joins Kaitlin Olson in the hit ABC crime procedural
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Brie Larson Joins ‘The Bear’ Season 4 Cast to Answer One of the Show’s Biggest Mysteries
Danielle Deadwyler also appears in a standout installment written by Ayo Edebiri and Lionel Boyce
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‘Young Frankenstein’ TV Series in the Works at FX
Mel Brooks and “What We Do in the Shadows” EPs Stefani Robinson and Taika Waititi are in the creative team
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‘The Gilded Age’ Season 3 Premiere Delivers 2.7 Million Viewers, Up 27% From Season 2
The Carrie Coon-led drama series airs Sundays on HBO
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Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Richard Madden to Star in Netflix Drama Series ‘Trinity’
The eight-episode political thriller comes from showrunner Jed Mercurio and director Michael Cuesta
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‘The Gilded Age’ Bosses Say HBO Show’s ‘Getting to the Juicy Part’ With Season 3
Julian Fellowes and Sonja Warfield unpack the premiere’s big cliffhanger ending, that divorce shocker and getting to the core of these beloved characters
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‘The Waterfront’ Creator Breaks Down Cane’s Deadly Finale Decision, Season 2 Hopes
Kevin Williamson also tells TheWrap how Belle’s new business deal changes the family dynamic and what’s next for Shawn
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The True Story Behind Netflix’s ‘The Waterfront’
Creator Kevin Williamson tells TheWrap he based the crime drama on a tough moment in his own family’s history
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‘The Waterfront’ Cast and Character Guide: Who’s Who in the Netflix Series?
Holt McCallany, Maria Bello, Melissa Benoist and Jake Weary headline the crime family drama
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How ‘Vampire Diaries’ Veterans Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson Pivoted to Streaming With the Battle Scars of Broadcast | Exclusive
Plec’s “We Were Liars” premieres Wednesday on Prime Video, while Williamson’s “The Waterfront” debuts Thursday on Netflix
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Felicity Huffman Joins ‘Doc’ Season 2 as Series Regular
The actress will play Amy’s former med school professor on the Fox medical drama
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‘Étoile’ Canceled After Just One Season Despite 2-Season Order at Prime Video
The series from Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino ended on a cliffhanger
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‘Good American Family’ Creator Says Hulu Show’s Horror Elements Challenge Audiences’ Preconceptions
TheWrap magazine: Katie Robbins and showrunner Sarah Sutherland unpack the thematic core of their Natalia Grace limited series
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‘The Pitt’ Team, Noah Wyle Break Down Immersive Approach to Filming Robby’s ‘Devastating’ Loss in Episode 13 | How I Did It
Director of photography Johanna Coelho and production designer Nina Ruscio also tell TheWrap how the show’s commitment to realism informed their work behind the scenes
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‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Finale Snags 4.4 Million Views in 7 Days, Up 22% From Premiere | Exclusive
The Hulu series ended its six-season run on May 27
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