Lucas Manfredi is a TV Business reporter at TheWrap, writing about the programming, executives and trends in the television and streaming industries. Prior to joining the TheWrap in November 2022, he spent four years at Fox Business as a production assistant and a reporter on its digital team. He has a Bachelor of Science in Television-Radio production from Ithaca College and can be reached at lucas.manfredi@thewrap.com.
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The Biggest ‘The Last of Us’ Easter Eggs and Changes From the Game
HBO’s post-apocalyptic drama series stars Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey as Joel and Ellie
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‘The Last of Us’ Star Merle Dandridge on Marlene’s Gutting Finale Decision and Reuniting With Ashley Johnson
The actress also teased what the finale’s ending could mean for Season 2 of HBO’s acclaimed drama series
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‘The Last of Us’ Season 1 Ending Explained: Creators Say There Was ‘Never a Question’ of a Different Ending
Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann break down that potentially divisive finale
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‘The Last of Us’ Creators Hail Ashley Johnson’s ‘Incredibly Poetic’ Finale Performance as Anna
“To see her giving birth to herself in a sense and to create that genetic connection between her performance as Ellie and the origin story of Bella as Ellie was just profound,” Craig Mazin said
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Bella Ramsey Will Return for ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2
“The only way we would ever consider recasting Bella is if she said, ‘I don’t want to work with you guys anymore,’” Neil Druckmann said
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This Actor From ‘The Last of Us’ Video Games Had a Cameo in the Finale You Probably Missed
Laura Bailey is known for originating the role of Abby in the video game’s sequel, “The Last of Us: Part II”
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Ellie Kemper’s ‘Motherland’ Redo Gets Pilot Order at ABC
Tentatively titled “Drop-Off,” the comedy is based on Sharon Horgan’s British series
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‘Morning Joe’ Warns Trump Will Use Charges Against Him as ‘Political Ammo’ in 2024: ‘His Poll Numbers Might Go Up’ (Video)
“He’ll say, ‘Look, this is a biased D.A. in a deep blue county coming to get me,’” MSNBC host Jonathan Lemire said
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Lawrence O’Donnell Claims Trump Criminal Charges Will Actually ‘Help Republicans’ Stop ‘Humiliating Themselves’ (Video)
The MSNBC host said the House GOP held a series of “clownish hearings” on Thursday where they were “humiliated repeatedly by the truth”
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Disney CEO Bob Iger Is Open to Selling Hulu – But Finding a Buyer Will Be a Challenge | Analysis
Experts floated a variety of scenarios for the streamer to TheWrap — from a deal with Comcast to tech giants Apple, Amazon, Alphabet or Microsoft
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Fox CEO Says Dominion’s Lawsuit Is ‘Noise’ – Not About ‘Law’ or ‘Journalism’
“It’s really about politics,” Lachlan Murdoch told a Morgan Stanley investor conference on Thursday
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‘Morning Joe’ Slams McCarthy Over GOP-Led Probe of Jan. 6 Committee: ‘Cowardice Comes at a Horrific Price’ (Video)
Host Joe Scarborough added that conservatives continue to hurt their party, their cause and their country by siding with insurrectionists
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MTV Entertainment Studios, ‘Love & Hip Hop’ Producer Lashan Browning Partner to Launch Antoinette Media
The joint venture is supported by a substantial equity investment from Paramount Global
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‘Queer Eye’ Cast Mourns Fan-Favorite Hero Tom Jackson: ‘Having a Redneck Margarita in Your Honor’
The 63-year-old Georgia resident, who was memorably made over in the pilot episode of the Netflix reality series, died Friday
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Paramount Global CEO Says David Nevins’ $3 Billion Showtime Offer ‘Wasn’t That Interesting to Us’
“If you compare that [price] to our internal business plan, the reality is our internal plan is far more value-creating,” Bob Bakish said Wednesday at a Morgan Stanley investor conference
