Tess joined TheWrap as the company’s first reporting fellow in 2024. Tess is from Birmingham, Alabama and attended the University of Southern California, graduating with degrees in theatre and journalism. She also served as the executive editor for Annenberg Media, closely overseeing coverage of campus protests amidst the Israel-Hamas War.
Experience:
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Television Academy Sets FYC Televerse Festival’s 2026 Return
Over 2,500 people attended the inaugural festival which provides workshops, screenings and cast reunions for fans and voters
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‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Creator Dave Erickson Sues AMC for Breach of Contract Over Backend Payments
The creator claims he has suffered at least $10 million in monetary damages
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‘Dancing With the Stars’ Semi-Finals: Here’s Who’s Competing in the Season 34 Finale
Prince Night brings tears, triumphs and tens before a shocking elimination
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House Votes to Release Epstein Files
House Speaker Mike Johnson called the legislation “deeply flawed” ahead of Tuesday’s vote while urging Republicans to support the measure
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Joe Rogan Is the No. 1 Podcast of 2025 on Apple Charts, Unseating ‘The Daily’
The Kelce brothers’ Taylor Swift episode placed them into the Top 3 for most-listened episodes of the year
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‘The Boys From Brazil’ Adaptation Starring Jeremy Strong Ordered to Series at Netflix
The five-part historical thriller from Peter Morgan also stars Gillian Anderson, Daniel Brühl and Lizzy Caplan
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‘Black Doves’ Season 2 Cast Adds Neve Campbell, Ambika Mod and Babou Ceesay
The latest installment of the Keira Knightley-led Netflix spy drama is now in production
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Nate Bargatze Developing 100-Acre, Family-Friendly Theme Park in Nashville
The feasibility study for the the amusement park will be completed in the first quarter of 2026
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An AI Podcasting Machine Is Churning Out 3,000 Episodes a Week — and People Are Listening
On track for 150,000 episodes by the end of 2025, Inception Point AI’s Quiet Please podcast network values quantity over quality
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LA Times Guild Averts Strike With Tentative Agreement After 3 Years of Bargaining
The union of journalists will meet Monday to outline the proposed deal with management “on all outstanding issues in the contract”
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‘Pluribus’ Star’s Romantasy ‘Winds of Wycaro’ Novels Drop a Very Real Excerpt on Apple Books
The Apple TV series launches a cheeky campaign with 11 pages of its “best-selling author” Carol Sturka’s “Bloodsong of Wycaro”
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Olivia Nuzzi’s RFK Jr. Tell-All: Politician Said ‘I Love You’ and Wanted Her Baby During Sordid Digital Affair
The political journalist exposes intimate details of her sexting relationship with “the politician” in her memoir, “American Canto”
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‘St. Denis Medical’ Adds 5 as Season 2 Guest Stars | Exclusive
Al Madrigal, Jayma Mays, Suzy Nakamura, Enuka Okuma and Mel Rodriguez join the cast of the NBC medical comedy series
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YouTube Studio Theorist Media Moves to Unionize With Motion Picture Editors Guild, WGA West
The organizing efforts seek to protect creatives across editing, writing, sound design, thumbnail graphics and digital production
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Netflix, Comcast and Paramount Prepare Bids for WBD Ahead of Pre-Thanksgiving Deadline
The deadline to submit first-round bids for the media giant is Nov. 20
