Waller-Bridge’s ‘Fleabag’ wins big at Annual TCA Awards

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LOS ANGELES, Aug 4, (RTRS): Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s auteur comedy, “Fleabag”, took home three top prizes at the 35th Annual TCA Awards, presented by the Television Critics Assn (TCA) on Saturday.

“Fleabag” was celebrated in the comedy series category, as well as the coveted program of the year category, and individual achievement in comedy for Waller-Bridge herself. The series, which streams on Amazon Prime Video, was the most decorated project of the year and the only new one to win more than one award. (As previously announced, “Deadwood” received the heritage award and its creator David Milch was honored with the lifetime achievement award.)

In the drama categories, AMC’s “Better Call Saul” won the series trophy, while individual achievement in drama went to Michelle Williams, of FX’s limited series, “Fosse Verdon”. The achievement in movie or miniseries category was won by HBO’s “Chernobyl”.

For the second consecutive year, HBO’s “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” won the sketch/variety category (it was also a previous winner in the news and information program category, before the organization expanded categories and altered nomination guidelines).

PBS’ “Arthur” won the youth programming category after returning to the ballot for the first time since 2000.

In unscripted, HBO’s “Leaving Neverland” won the news and information category, while Netflix’s “Eye” took reality programming for the second year in a row.

And the coveted new program award went to Netflix’s “Russian Doll”.

These awards were handed out at a ceremony at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Desus Nice and The Kid Mero (of Showtime’s “Desus & Mero”) hosted the evening.

The winners of the 35th Annual TCA Awards were determined based on votes cast by the TCA’s network of more than 200 professional television critics and journalists from the United States and Canada.

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LOS ANGELES: Cristin Milioti has been cast in the lead role of the HBO Max comedy series “Made for Love”, Variety has learned.

The series is based on the novel of the same name by Alissa Nutting. Milioti will play Hazel Green, a woman who escapes her marriage to Byron Gogol, a sociopathic-trending tech billionaire, after he implants a chip in her head. The chip allows Byron unprecedented access to Hazel’s brain as she flees to her desert hometown to take refuge with her aging widower father and his sex doll.

Milioti is next set to appear in the Amazon series “Modern Love”. Her previous TV credits include “How I Met Your Mother”, “30 Rock”, “Fargo” and “Black Mirror”. On the film side, she has appeared in movies like “The Wolf of Wall Street” and the upcoming “Palm Springs” opposite Andy Samberg.

“Made for Love” is being adapted for the screen by series showrunner Patrick Somerville. S.J. Clarkson is attached to direct and executive produce. Nutting, Liza Chasin for 3dot Productions, and Dean Bakopoulos will also executive produce. Paramount Television will produce.

In addition to offering legacy content like “Friends” to subscribers, HBO Max is continuing to beef up its original offerings ahead of launch.

LOS ANGELES: Kevin Hart is the latest A-lister to sign up for a Quibi project.

Hart and his Laugh Out Loud Network have teamed with the upcoming streamer for a series titled “Action Scene”. Hart will star as a fictionalized version of himself on a quest to land the action movie role of a lifetime. After being rejected for the role, Kevin randomly encounters a leading A-List action movie star which inadvertently sets off a chain of events, causing Kevin to fight his way through a series of over-the-top action sequences with the help of some of Hollywood’s biggest action movie heroes.

Hart will executive produce in addition to starring. Jeff Clanagan, Laugh Out Loud’s President and Hart’s long-time business partner, will serve as a producer on the project. Dave Becky will also executive produce.

“I couldn’t be more excited to bring big action and even bigger laughs to a new audience through this partnership between Quibi and Laugh Out Loud,” said Hart. “Our teams are working together to create something truly unique and I can’t wait for viewers to see it all unfold.”

Other stars who have recently set up their own projects at Quibi include Thomas Lennon, Steven Spielberg, Darren Criss, Peter Farrelly, Liam Hemsworth, and Tyra Banks.

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