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 Last of Us’ Season 2 Trailer Is HBO’s Most-Watched Trailer Ever After Just 3 Days
The teaser for the video game adaptation has racked up 158 million views
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‘Paradise’ Season 1 Finale Scores 6.3 Million Views Globally
The premiere for the Sterling K. Brown-led thriller series has reached 17.6 million views worldwide across platforms
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‘The White Lotus’ Season 3, Episode 4 Snags Series High With 3.4 Million Viewers
“The Righteous Gemstones” Season 4 also marked series-high viewership with nearly a million viewers across HBO and Max
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‘Suits LA’ Creator Says Meta ‘The Office’ Cameo Is Just the Beginning
Aaron Korsh hopes enlisting Brian Baumgartner and Patton Oswalt for Episode 3 leads to more real-life Hollywood nods on the NBC spinoff
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‘SNL’ Cold Open: Mike Myers’ Elon Musk Returns for Heated Oval Office Meeting With Trump and Marco Rubio | Video
Marcello Hernandez plays the Secretary of State with a bone to pick with the tech CEO
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Star Adelaide Kane Says Jules Is ‘in a State of Shock’ After Mika’s Exit
The actress tells TheWrap about the doctor’s big mistake in the midseason premiere and what’s next for her in Season 21
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‘The Pitt’ Star Patrick Ball Unpacks Langdon and Robby’s Brutal Episode 10 Fight
“It’s the closest thing you are going to get to a breakup scene on ‘The Pitt,’” the actor tells TheWrap
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‘Suits LA’ Recruits Another Original Character to Guest Star
Rick Hoffman’s Louis Litt joins Gabriel Macht’s Harvey Specter in the NBC spinoff series
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Hulu Apologizes for Oscars Tech Glitches, Scheduling Issue to Blame for Abrupt Shutoff
“We apologize for the experience,” a Disney spokesperson says in a statement
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25 Most Anticipated TV Shows of Spring 2025
From “Daredevil: Born Again” on Disney+ and HBO’s “The Last of Us” to Peacock’s “Poker Face” and “The Studio” on Apple TV+
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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ TV Series in the Works at Max With Adele Lim, Jon M. Chu
The project is also based on Kevin Kwan’s book series of the same name
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‘The Pitt’ Star Katherine LaNasa Says Dana Faces an ‘Existential Crisis’ After Episode 9 Attack
The actress tells TheWrap what to expect as Dana’s story ramps up and why the Max drama series is a “love letter” for healthcare workers
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‘Wicked’ Stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo to Perform at 2025 Oscars
Lisa, Doja Cat, Raye and Queen Latifah are also set to sing during this year’s telecast on ABC
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‘Suits LA’ Had to Limit ‘the Iconic Goddamns’ for NBC
Creator Aaron Korsh tells TheWrap about Episode 1’s hidden “Suits” reference and how much crossover we can expect in Season 1
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NBC’s Post-NFL Game Plan: Universal TV Bets Big on ‘Suits LA’-Anchored Trifecta | Exclusive
Studio chiefs Erin Underhill, Beatrice Springborn and Toby Gorman tell TheWrap about “eventizing” premieres, making “dream projects” for other buyers and obstacles to “Stay in LA”
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