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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‘The Conners’ EPs See No End in Sight After 100 Episodes: ‘We Want to Keep Going’
Bruce Helford and Dave Caplan tell TheWrap they’re surprised about the ABC comedy’s big milestone, and explain those cast exits along the way
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‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ EP Shrugs Off Finale Backlash: ‘If You Don’t Like It, We Don’t Care’
Star Susie Essman tells TheWrap she was “thrilled” with the meta conclusion to the HBO comedy series
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How ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Ended: Did Larry David Go to Prison?
The HBO comedy welcomes Jerry Seinfeld and Allison Janney during its eventful series finale
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‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Boss Larry David Reacts to AI’s Description of His Work: ‘Never Analyze It’
Tracey Ullman and Susie Essman also join the HBO comedy’s creator during a farewell event Friday in New York City
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Alum Jessica Capshaw Got ‘No Answers’ About Arizona’s Life in New York
The actress breaks down returning as Bailey’s “fairy godmother” in Episode 4, and feeling “proud” about her character’s legacy on the ABC drama
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‘The Good Doctor’ Writer Explains Major Character’s Death in Final Season: ‘Life Doesn’t Always Have Happy Endings’ | Exclusive
Adam Scott Weissman breaks down Episode 5, and being “conscious” of TV’s “bury your gays” trope when crafting its horrible antisemitic attack
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‘Loot’ Star Maya Rudolph, Creators on How Molly Fulfills Her ‘Big’ Promise in Season 2: ‘Can She Really Change?’
Actor Joel Kim Booster also previews the “no walls up” comedy in store in the new episodes of the Apple TV+ series
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‘Loot’ Season 2 Episode Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Air?
Maya Rudolph, Michael Jaé Rodriguez, Joel Kim Booster and more return in new installments of the Apple TV+ comedy
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Alum Jessica Capshaw Says Arizona’s Return Brings ‘the Magic’ Back in Season 20
The actress tells TheWrap about leaving the ABC medical drama in 2018, and why she’s “nervous” about her kids watching for the first time
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Star Unpacks Episode 3 Cliffhanger: Lucas ‘Has to Look Out for Himself’
Niko Terho tells TheWrap “there aren’t many options” after moving out of Meredith’s — and previews Jessica Capshaw’s April 4 return
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‘9-1-1’ Creator Says Main Characters Aren’t Unkillable: ‘I Just Don’t Want to Kill Any of Them’
Tim Minear also breaks down Bobby’s big stunt in Episode 3, and the sequence that was cut because they “ran out of money”
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‘9-1-1’ Creator Explains ‘Bachelor’ Crossover: ‘It Was Jennifer Love Hewitt’s Idea’
Tim Minear tells TheWrap about consulting with the ABC dating show’s producers to craft the upcoming Joey Graziadei and Jesse Palmer cameo
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From TV to Stage: ‘One Day at a Time’ Cocreator Gloria Calderón Kellett Blazes Trails Again With Groundbreaking Play
The TV writer and playwright tells TheWrap that “revolutionary love” can keep Latine TV projects alive as Hollywood contracts
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‘Euphoria’ Delay Is Due to Sam Levinson Moving Season 3 Out of High School | Exclusive
An agency insider says “script issues” are holding up production of the HBO hit show
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‘9-1-1’ Star Peter Krause Says Bobby Should Have Died in Episode 2: ‘We’re Never Going to Top This’
The actor tells TheWrap about filming Bobby and Athena’s “Romeo and Juliet” near-death experience, and the show’s big “turning point” upon its move to ABC
