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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Broadcast TV Faces a Ticking Clock as Strike Grinds On
The window to produce shortened seasons of popular scripted shows for midseason dwindles as AMPTP and WGA talks turn contentious
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How ‘Riverdale’ Ended: Where the CW Series Landed After 7 Chaotic Seasons
After traveling through time and multiverse plotlines, the show from Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa returned to the present day for its finale
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Cameo Is Giving Striking Actors a Financial Lifeline
Amid recent struggles, the video service is seeing an uptick in activity among users but also new and returning talent
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Diversity Tested at Paramount TV as 13 People of Color Exit in 2 Years | Exclusive
TV president Nicole Clemens has restructured studio and streaming, and executives of color are leaving
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Sammi Sweetheart’s ‘Jersey Shore Family Vacation’ Return Gives MTV Thursday’s Cable Win | Exclusive
The reality series scored the network’s highest Thursday prime share in two years, according to Nielsen delayed viewing data
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‘Big Brother’ Houseguest Luke Valentine Ousted for Using N-Word on Livestream
His exit will be addressed in Thursday’s live episode of the CBS competition series
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‘The Conners’: Lionsgate TV, Debmar-Mercury Set Multiyear Global Licensing Deal for ABC Sitcom
The agreement with Werner Entertainment includes all five seasons of the hit comedy, along with future installments
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‘FBI: Most Wanted’ Star Alexa Davalos Won’t Return for Season 5
The actress played special agent Kristin Gaines in the CBS series
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Hallmark Media President and CEO Wonya Lucas to Exit After 3 Years
The executive helped usher a more inclusive programming lineup for the cable channel
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‘Days of Our Lives’ EP Albert Alarr Exits Amid Misconduct Investigation
Coordinating producer Janet Drucker will be elevated to co-executive producer of the Peacock soap
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NBCUniversal, Bravo Accused of ‘Grotesque and Depraved Mistreatment’ as Reality Stars Prepare Lawsuit
“The day of reckoning has arrived,” a letter from attorneys Bryan Freedman and Mark Geragos says
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Issa Rae’s ‘Rap Sh!t’ Season 2 Delayed Until November Due to Strike
The new season of the Max comedy series was originally set to premiere on Aug. 10
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SAG-AFTRA’s Interim Agreements Cause Confusion and Division: ‘So Much for Solidarity’
As the actors guild explains the strategy behind allowing some productions to proceed, Hollywood still has reservations
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‘Days of Our Lives’ Pauses Production Amid EP Albert Alarr Misconduct Probe
The long-running soap will extend a pre-planned filming hiatus in the aftermath of public controversy surrounding the longtime producer
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Donald Glover, Stephen Glover to Write ‘Lando’ Star Wars Series at Disney+, Replacing Justin Simien
The “Dear White People” writer reportedly left the Disney+ spin-off last summer to focus on directing “Haunted Mansion”
