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The Garden State soundtrack was an insanely popular compilation with the likes of The Shins, Coldplay, Iron & Wine, and more. So championed it was that you might be surprised to learn that it actually won the Grammy for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album. Also up that year was Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill: Vol. 2, whose selection of Johnny Cash, Shivaree and Ennio Morricone had to “let go” of the gold to Zach Braff’s jukebox.

Zach Braff remembered that Quentin Tarantino had a far better attitude about Kill Bill losing out to Garden State than he did Pulp Fiction falling to Forrest Gump. As he told The Ringer, “Tarantino jokingly said, ‘You stole my f*cking Grammy, man,’ and then gave me a big smile and a hug. He was super sweet and supportive. I was the kind of film-school kid that would have put a Reservoir Dogs poster on my wall.

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The film hitting screens this Friday, March 24th, which Braff also wrote and produced, tells the story of Allison (Pugh), whose life falls apart after her involvement in a fatal accident. In the following years, it is the unlikely relationship she forms with her would-be father-in-law (Freeman) that helps her inevitably live a life worth living.

Braff landed Emmy and DGA Award nominations for his directing on Ted Lasso Season 1 and also recently...

‘Scrubs’ actor Zach Braff has joined the cast of the Disney+ remake of ‘Cheaper By The Dozen’, which is set for a release in 2022.

Braff will star alongside Gabrielle Union, the latest version will centre on a multiracial, blended family of 12, navigating a hectic home life and their family business.

Gail Lerner will helm the film from ‘Black-ish’ Creator Kenya Barris co-written script. Barris will also produce, Union will executive produce, along with Shawn Levy.

This will be the third incarnation of the film, the first was released back in 1950 and based on the autobiographical book by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. The best-known version came in 2003 with Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt as the parents to the huge Baker clan. The cast also included Hilary Duff, Ashton Kutcher and Dax Shepard. The film was so popular it garnered a sequel in 2005.

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NBC has put in development Whites, a comedy based on the UK format, from Matt Tarses (Scrubs), Will Arnett and Sony Pictures TV, where Tarses and Arnett’s Electric Avenue banner are under deals.

Written by Tarses, Whites’ U.S. adaptation is set in the fast-paced and hilarious kitchen at a beautiful restaurant in upstate New York. Roland White, a disgraced wunderkind of the New York culinary scene, has spent the past three years here in exile, and things are complicated when the owner hires Emily, a new pastry chef who is as gluten-free, farm-to-table and gender-neutral-pronoun-using as anyone on the planet.

Tarses executive produces with Arnett, his producing partner Marc Forman, Peter Principato of Artists First and the original series’ creators Oliver Lansley and Matt King.

Lansley and King’s Whites, starring Alan Davies as the executive chef at a country house hotel, had a...

Elisha Henig has been cast as a series regular in Season 2 of USA’s “The Sinner,” the network said Tuesday.

The “Alex, Inc.” alum will play Julian, who is described as “a bright but peculiar young boy on the brink of adolescence who is from a sheltered, unconventional background and is now thrust into the outside world.”

Carrie Coon has already been cast in the lead role of Vera, a mysterious woman who struggles between leading her community and fulfilling her own desires. Natalie Paul (“The Deuce”) will play detective-in-training Heather and Hannah Gross (“Mindhunters”) will play Heather’s high school best friend, Marin, who disappeared years ago.

Jessica Biel, who starred in Season 1, will continue to executive produce along with Derek Simonds, Charlie Gogolak, Michelle Purple, Brad Winters and John Coles. Season 2 is set to premiere this August.

On Wednesday night, Empire managed to stay on top with aduts 18 to 49, nabbing a 1.6 rating in the key demo. The numbers are consistent with last week's metrics.

Elsewhere, the seasons finale of The Goldbergs, Modern Family and American Housewife remained steady with their previous week, albeit down from their 2017 finales. In addition, the since-canceled series Alex, Inc. and Designated Survivor both ticked up just a tenth with their series enders.

On The CW, Riverdale wrapped up with a 0.4 rating, landing even with both last week and last season's finale. Also steady with ...

After last week’s cancellation of Quantico, ABC has announced that the terrorism drama will finish out its third and final season on Friday nights.

Starting on May 25, Quantico will make its move from Thursday nights to Friday nights at 8 PM. The drama starring Priyanka Chopra is one of many ABC shows that got the ax last week. The ousted list includes Deception, The Crossing, Alex, Inc. as well as Kevin (Probably) Saves the World, The Mayor, Ten Days in the Valley and Marvel’s Inhumans.

Quantico, from ABC Studios and producer Mark Gordon, was a breakout when it debuted in fall 2015, setting delayed viewing lift records. But with its dense narrative and heavy serialization, the series started to lose momentum in the second half of its first season and continued to see declines though Season 2 and into Season 3.

It came down-to-the-wire last May for the drama series when it...

ABC has canceled its freshman comedy “Alex, Inc.”

The single-camera half-hour was based on Alex Blumber’s podcast entitled “StartUp” about a man who quits his job to start his own company. Zach Braff executive produced and starred in the series and also directed a few episodes.

The series also starred Michael Imperioli, Tiya Sircar, Hillary Anne Matthews, Elisha Henig and Audyssie James. Matt Tarses served as executive producer and writer; John Davis and John Fox were executive producers from Davis Entertainment; Blumberg, Chris Gilberti and Matt Lieber from Gimlet Media also executive produced in association with Sony Pictures Television and ABC Studios.

“Alex, Inc” averaged a lackluster 3.5 million total viewers and a 0.87 rating in the 18-49 demo.

ABC previously cancelled both “Quanitco” and “Designated Survivor” earlier on Friday, while freshman comedy “Splitting Up Together” had been renewed. ABC has also renewed “The Goldbergs,” “The Good Doctor,” “Grey’s Anatomy,...

Sony Pictures Television has promoted Dawn Steinberg to executive vice president, worldwide talent and casting. The move was announced Thursday in a memo to staff from Spt chairman Mike Hopkins.

In her new role, Steinberg will continue to oversee talent and casting on all U.S. productions. She will add oversight of international productions.

Steinberg joined Spt in 2003 as senior VP, talent and casting. She was previously a casting consultant for NBC Studios. She served as senior VP of talent and casting for Artists Television Group prior to joining NBC, and began her career casting Off-Broadway theater in New York.

Read the full memo from Hopkins below:

Good morning,

I am pleased to announce that Dawn Steinberg has been promoted to Evp, Worldwide Talent & Casting, adding international productions to her current responsibilities. In addition to overseeing talent and casting on our U.S. productions, Dawn will now also lend her...

Dawn Steinberg, a 15-year Sony Pictures Television veteran and longtime head of domestic casting, has been promoted to Evp, Worldwide Talent & Casting, adding international productions to her current responsibilities. The announcement was made this morning by Spt chairman Mike Hopkins.

Steinberg most recently served as Evp U.S. talent and casting, Spt, working closely with casting directors/producers and overseeing casting of all current Spt series, movies and miniseries, as well as Spt’s projects in development for network, cable and digital. In addition to shepherding talent and casting on Spt’s U.S. productions, Steinberg will now also oversee casting for series and limited series produced by all of Spt’s international production companies, including Left Bank Pictures, Playmaker Media, Teleset and Blueprint Pictures. She will continue to report to Jeff Frost, Chris Parnell and Jason Clodfelter on U.S. productions, and will also report to Wayne Garvie for international.

ABC is lending some help to some of its newer shows. This week, the network announced special airings for both Deception and Alex, Inc.A comedy, Alex, Inc. stars Zach Braff as Alex Schuman, a successful radio journalist who quits his job to start his own podcast company. The cast also includes Tiya Sircar, Hillary Anne Matthews, Michael Imperioli, Audyssie James, and Elisha Henig.Read More…...

Business isn’t exactly booming at ABC’s “Alex, Inc.” The Zach Braff sitcom slipped 18 percent in ratings versus its series debut last week.

Fox won Wednesday in the key demographic, but its hit show “Empire” declined 15 percent among adults 18-49.

CBS was No. 1 in total viewers.

Fox was first in ratings with a 1.5 rating/6 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and second in total viewers with an average of 4.9 million, according to preliminary numbers. “Empire” at 8 p.m. earned a 1.7/8 and 5.5 million viewers. “Star” at 9 received a 1.3/5 and 4.3 million viewers.

Sophia Bush is looking for laughs in her first post-Chicago P.D. TV gig.

The actress will guest-star on ABC’s upcoming Zach Braff-fronted comedy Alex, Inc., TVGuide.com reports.

The midseason show centers around family man and journalist Alex (Braff), who leaves his radio job to start a podcasting company. Bush — who exited P.D. after four seasons last May — will play Vanessa Stanhope, a well-known radio host who spars with Braff’s character. (An airdate for Bush’s episode hasn’t been set yet.)

Additionally, Emmy nominee Matt Walsh (Veep) will appear in an episode as a detective...

Brooklyn-based podcast network Gimlet Media, which creates popular audio narratives like Reply All and Crimetown, is officially moving into the film and TV world.

The company has launched a new division, Gimlet Pictures, as three of the its podcasts are currently being developed into series and features. These include an Amazon show based on the psychological thriller Homecoming, starring Julia Roberts; ABC’s Alex, Inc. -- starring Zach Braff and based on Gimlet founder Alex Blumberg’s own entrepreneurial journey, as well as an episode of StartUp; and the Robert Downey Jr.-starring feature Man Of The People from Annapurna Pictures, which takes its inspiration from an episode of Reply All. That film will be directed by Richard Linklater.

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Podcast network Gimlet Media is establishing a footprint in film and television with the launch of Gimlet Pictures, a new film and TV arm headed by the company’s Chris Giliberti. The new unit under the Gimlet Media umbrella formalizes the digital company’s recent forays in TV and film with two high-profile TV series — Amazon’s Homecoming, starring Julia Roberts, ABC’s Alex, Inc., toplined by Zach Braff — and the Annapurna feature Man of the People, headlined by Robert…...

Podcast network Gimlet Media is establishing a footprint in film and television with the launch of Gimlet Pictures, a new film and TV arm headed by the company’s Chris Giliberti. The new unit under the Gimlet Media umbrella formalizes the digital company’s recent forays in TV and film with two high-profile TV series — Amazon’s Homecoming, starring Julia Roberts, ABC’s Alex, Inc., toplined by Zach Braff — and the Annapurna feature Man of the People, headlined by Robert…...

Dr. John "J.D." Dorian is returning to ABC -- or, at least Zach Braff is. The Alphabet Network has announced that Braff's new comedy series -- Alex, Inc. -- will debut on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at 8:30 pm. It will take the place of Speechless, which will wrap its 18 episode second season on March 21st. Here's 's description of the Alex, Inc. TV show, as well as some first look images: Based on Alex Blumberg’s successful podcast “StartUp,” comedy series “Alex, Inc.” is all about the things that happen – the good, the bad and the ugly – when a journalist and family man quits his job to start his own company. He quickly discovers it’s going to be a lot harder than he thought.

From Zach Braff and Matt Tarses–the team that brought you Scrubs–comes a new ABC single-camera comedy Alex, Inc. Inspired by the podcast StartUp, it stars Braff in the role of radio journalist Alex Schuman, who quit his job to start his own company and podcast his way through the experience. "This is inspired by a very true story of a man named Alex Blumberg who left This American Life, because he had this idea that no one had quite yet mastered how to monetize a…...

ABC is the latest network to firm up its midseason schedule, and there are some shockers.

For a start, American Idol will take up residence on two nights instead of one. The network previously stated the show will air Sunday nights.

But it will now air on Monday nights in addition to Sundays. This move also means that Dancing With the Stars will return later than usual.

The veteran dancing competition series will debut an all-athlete season April 30.

On the scripted side of things, Quantico will be joining the Shondaland ladies on Thursday nights after Scandal wraps its seventh and final season.

The rejigged version of the espionage drama will bow April 26. The Grey's Anatomy spinoff will also take on the 9/8c slot when it debuts March 22.

The series has yet to receive a title, and it's getting ridiculous at this stage. It is taking over Scandal's slot so that...

Ahead of its TCA presentation today, ABC has unveiled its midseason scheduling plans, slating its new mdseason series: Grey’s Anatomy spinoff, For the People, The Crossing, Deception, Alex, Inc. and Splitting Up Together and setting a series finale date for Scandal. Additionally, the network has announced that American Idol, whose ABC debut had been announced for March 11, will air on Sunday and Monday, resembling the singing competition’s air pattern early in its run on Fox, before it reverted to one outing a week. ABC also has set is a premiere date for the next, all-athlete cycle of Dancing with the Stars, which will follow Idol on Monday on April 30, and the return of Quantico. On Sunday, Idol will be used to launch new crime procedural Deception. There, the show will continue to air throughout the season, while on Monday it will have a seven-week run.

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True crime and supernatural enthusiasts alike can get on board with Amazon’s latest series, “Lore,” premiering this Friday, October 13. The six-episode series, based on Aaron Mahnke’s brilliantly chilling podcast of the same name, will bring the most unsettling folklore to life.

In a recently released video teaser, Aaron Mahnke narrates the story of a man named Thomas Bradford, an engineer and psychic who was so devoted to his studies around the afterlife that he killed himself. However, he did so with a specific purpose that could only be achieved once he had died.

In the video below, it’s easy to see how “Lore” transitioned from podcast to TV show. From haunted dolls to possessed daughters, “Lore” tells the terrifying tales of the past and present. The most unnerving part about it all? Every story is true. In each episode, Mahnke’s calm demeanor introduces a common truth...

ABC has picked up the second hot Sony TV pilot to series, medical drama The Good Doctor from House creator David Shore, who wrote and executive produces. It stars Bates Motel’s Freddie Highmore, who’s been getting high marks for his performance. Hawaii Five-o’s Daniel Dae Kim is executive producing the series, based on a South Korean format. Watch a teaser below. The Good Doctor joins Sony TV’s untitled Zach Braff comedy pilot (fka Start Up), which also was picked up to se…...

ABC has picked up buzzy single-camera comedy pilot Start Up to series, which is untitled at the moment. (Crackle has a drama series titled StartUp). The Untitled Zach Braff/Matt Tarses Project is toplined and directed by Scrubs star Braff. It joins the other half-hour pilot picked up to series by ABC, ABC Studios’ The Mayor, which is executive produced by Tarses’ sister, Jamie Tarses. The series, which marks Braff’s return to ABC where Scrubs concluded its run and…...

ABC has ordered to a series a new sitcom starring Zach Braff. The project was formerly working under the title “Start Up.” Based on the podcast StartUp, the sitcome follows Alex Schuman (Braff), a brilliant radio journalist, husband and father of two who is about to do something crazy—quit his job and start his own company. He quickly discovers it’s going to be a lot harder than he thought. Braff stars, directs and is executive producer with Matt Tarses (“Scrubs”) and Davis Entertainment (“Dr. Ken,” “Blacklist”). Read More See Zach Braff's latest Power Move. PowerRank: 3375 ...

Shark Tank‘s frequent “guest shark” venture capitalist Chris Sacca will make his acting debut in ABC’s untitled Start Up comedy pilot (formerly known as Start Up). Sacca will guest star as himself in the single-camera pilot, based on Alex Blumberg’s Gimlet Media podcast Start Up, whose first season chronicled the launch of Gimlet. The role likely will turn into recurring if the project is picked up to series. Sacca is an actual investor in Gimlet Media. Written by Matt…...

Stay in the loop on industry and casting news with our weekly write-up on who’s been slated for recent film and television roles! “Start Up”Zach Braff is getting ready to ditch his old digs and pick up a podcast gig. The once scrubs-clad comedian will play a man who gives it all up to be an entrepreneur. The pilot from ABC focuses on a devoted husband and father who quits his job and starts his own business, hoping for a quality-of-life improvement for his family. The show’s premise pulls from the real life of “StartUp” podcast creator Alex Blumberg, who proved successful in his bid to “be your own boss.” Joining Braff on the Dorian and Sibby–cast project are Tiya Sircar and Michael Imperioli. The comedy is slated to start shooting later this month in Los Angeles. “Unit Zero”What if your knack for being completely...

The Sopranos alum Michael Imperioli has been cast opposite Zach Braff in ABC’s untitled single-camera startup comedy pilot (formerly known as Start Up) toplined and directed by the Scrubs star. It hails from Sony TV and studio-based Davis Entertainment. Written by Tarses, the comedy is based on Alex Blumberg's podcast Start Up. It is a show about all the things that happen — the good, the bad and the ugly — when Alex (Braff), a guy in his mid-30s with a wife and two…...

Pj Vogt, co-host of the popular Gimlet Media podcast Reply All, went on vacation; when he got back, he had a movie deal. The January 19 program, “Man of the People,” had been optioned by Annapurna Pictures, with Richard Linklater directing and Robert Downey, Jr. as producer and star.

“It’s absolutely surreal,” Vogt said.

“Man of the People” profiled John Brinkley, the radio pioneer and medical salesman whose self-proclaimed miracle cures ranged from impotence to infertility. Vogt said he stumbled on the story after visiting his cousins in Texas.

“They were saying I should move there because they were a bunch of radio stations hidden in ranches,” he said. “For a while, we thought it was going to be a story about border blasters.”

Instead he found the strange tale of Brinkley, one that also encompasses a state governor’s race, the national popularization of country music, and the rise of the American Medical Association.

Tiya Sircar (The Good Place) has landed a series-regular role opposite Zach Braff in ABC comedy pilot Start Up, from Sony TV and Davis Entertainment. Written by Matt Tarses based on Alex Blumberg's podcast, Start Up is about all the things that happen — the good, the bad and the ugly — when Alex (Braff), a guy in his mid-30s with a wife and two kids, makes the crazy decision to quit his good job and dive into the brave new world of starting a business. Sircar will play…...

CBS has given a pilot order to Hannah Royce's Questionable Choices, a single-camera comedy from Mad Love creator Matt Tarses and Aaron Kaplan's Kapital Entertainment. Sony Pictures TV, where Tarses is under a deal, is co-producing with CBS TV Studios. This is the second pilot order this season for Tarses, who also has ABC/Sony TV comedy Start Up, starring and directed by Zach Braff. It is the fifth comedy pilot order so far for Kaplan and third at CBS, along with Me, Mysel…...

ABC has picked up to pilot “The Gospel of Kevin,” a new drama pilot from “Agent Carter” showunners Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters. Described as a “light” one-hour potential series, “The Gospel of Kevin” follows a down-on-his-luck man who is tasked by God with a mission to save the world. The order comes the day after ABC gave pilot orders to the comedies “Start Up” from star/director/executive producer Zach Braff and an untitled project about a rapper-turned-mayor from Daveed Diggs of “Hamilton.” Also Read: ABC Orders Elizabeth Banks' Female Buddy Cop Pilot 'The Trustee' The network also...