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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‘Matlock’ Welcomes Melanie Lynskey for Surprise Season 2 Guest Role
The “Yellowjackets” star plays a makeup artist with a key part to play in the CBS legal drama’s latest mystery
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‘NCIS: Origins’ Actor Adam Campbell Unpacks Playing Young Ducky Again and If He’ll Return for More: ‘There’s Certainly Opportunity’
“I was a little nervous to get back into it,” Campbell tells TheWrap of his CBS franchise return after five years
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This Week’s ‘South Park’ on White House Demolition Pushed to Air Friday
The special Halloween episode sees Trump dealing with a disruptive spirit from the east wing
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‘NCIS’ Legend Mark Harmon Sets Guest Star Appearance for ‘Origins’ Crossover Event
The actor returns to the CBS spinoff Nov. 11
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‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 5 Ending Explained: Who Killed Lester and Who’s the Next Victim?
The Hulu mystery comedy also reveals what happens with the Arconia casino plans and why it’s heading to the U.K.
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Alum Jesse Williams Sets Season 22 Return
The actor behind Dr. Jackson Avery will guest star in the medical drama’s Oct. 30 episode
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‘Task’ Finale Scores 4 Million Viewers in 3 Days, Becomes HBO’s Top 3 Fastest-Growing Series Ever
Viewership of Tim Robinson’s “The Chair Company” is also doubling the average audience of past comedies at the network
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‘NCIS: Tony & Ziva’ Creator Cut a ‘Very Dark’ Ending in Case There’s No Season 2
John McNamara also tells TheWrap about that final scene and laying the groundwork for more
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‘The Morning Show’ Star Greta Lee Unpacks Stella’s Fate and Filming That Episode 6 Breakdown: ‘I Got Extremely Ill’
The actress tells TheWrap about that final shot and why her Season 4 storyline resonates even more in today’s America
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‘Chicago PD’ Star Patrick John Flueger to Take Unexpected Leave of Absence
The NBC procedural is reworking scripts to give the longtime cast member time off to deal with a personal matter
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‘Prison Break’ Reboot Lands Series Order at Hulu
Emily Browning and Lukas Gage are among the cast of the project from Elgin James
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Writer Unpacks That 450th Episode Pregnancy Reveal and Amelia’s Bold Decision
Zoanne Clack also tells TheWrap about that tribute to Monica Beltran and writing for the “lady sister chiefs” in Season 22
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Pre-Split NBCU Layoffs Hit TV Division, Exiting Drama Development Exec Deepak Jesrani and Others
Two Universal Television executives are also among the cuts
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‘Loot’ Stars Maya Rudolph and Joel Kim Booster Explain That Premiere Plane Crash Twist: ‘Molly’s Really Running Away’
The actors also tell TheWrap about outdoing the billionaire “extravagance” in Season 3 and what’s next after that romantic ending
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‘The Morning Show’ Star Nicole Beharie Breaks Down Chris’ Big Episode 5 Confession: ‘There’s Nothing Else to Hide’
The actress tells TheWrap about filming that “naked monologue” and why that drunken voicemail was “the hardest part”















