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 Night Agent’ Leads Netflix Top 10 as Most-Viewed Title in Its Debut Week
The action thriller series was featured in the streamer’s viewing rankings in 93 countries
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Netflix Sets ‘Man on Fire’ TV Series With Kyle Killen as Showrunner
The eight-episode thriller is based on the first two books from A.J. Quinnell’s series
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‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Showrunner Bruce Miller Steps Down Ahead of Final Season
Eric Tuchman and Yahlin Chang have been named co-showrunners of the Emmy-winning series as the creator focuses on sequel “The Testaments”
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Renewed for 20th Season on ABC
Executive producer Meg Marinis will serve as showrunner following the exit of Krista Vernoff
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ABC Sets ‘The Wonder Years’ Season 2 Return After Fred Savage Firing
The executive producer and director was fired after multiple allegations of inappropriate conduct
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Star Kim Raver Hoped Fans ‘Screamed Out Loud’ After Huge Cliffhanger in TV Directing Debut
The longtime cast member helmed the first chapter of a two-episode event featuring the return of Kate Walsh’s Addison Montgomery
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‘Succession’ Star Matthew Macfadyen Says He Felt ‘Slight Relief’ After Show’s Final Season Announcement
The actor behind the awkward Tom Wambsgans opens up about his conflicted emotions about the HBO series ending
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‘9-1-1’ Star Peter Krause on Filming Action Scenes Without Gear in Episode 12: ‘We Felt Those Fire Scenes’
“I’ve become used to putting myself in dangerous situations for the show,” the actor behind Bobby Nash told TheWrap
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Star Kelly McCreary to Exit Series
The actress has played Maggie Pierce, Meredith Grey’s sister, on the ABC medical drama series since Season 11
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Jake Borelli on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Future Without Meredith: ‘It’s Always Felt Like an Ensemble Show to Me’
The ABC drama bid farewell to Ellen Pompeo earlier this year, but the actor tells TheWrap “it doesn’t feel like the big goodbye”
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Actor Jake Borelli Can’t Wait to Explore His Character’s Queerness in Season 19
“I’ve been pitching quite often to have Levi experience more sides of the queer community,” the longtime cast member on the ABC drama tells TheWrap
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‘Vanderpump Rules’ Cheating Scandal Draws Highest-Rated Episode in 3 Years
The Bravo show’s first episode following the “Scandoval” drama doubled live viewing from the previous week’s episode
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‘Ted Lasso’ Star Nick Mohammed on ‘Finding a Reason’ for Nate’s Villainous Turn in Season 3 (Video)
The actor spoke with TheWrap about whether his character could find redemption in the new episodes, and how he brought authenticity to Nate’s behavior
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Jason Ritter Joins Kathy Bates as Series Regular in CBS’ ‘Matlock’ Reboot
The cast of the drama pilot also includes Skye P. Marshall, David Del Rio and Leah Lewis
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‘9-1-1’ Star Oliver Stark Breaks Down the Aftermath of Buck’s Tragic Lightning Strike
The actor spoke with TheWrap about the Fox drama’s alternate reality episode and teased the return of Arielle Kebbel’s Lucy Donato later in Season 6
