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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‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ Season 1 Finale: And the Winner Is…
Sam Wells (Player 016), Mai Whelan (Player 287) and Phill Cain (Player 451) battle it out in the Netflix competition’s final game
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Top Hollywood Producers Say They ‘Won’t Shoot’ in States Where Reproductive Rights Are Restricted Post-Roe
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How Emma Corrin Found the Amateur Detective That Anchors ‘A Murder at the End of the World’
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‘Shining Vale’ Showrunner Says Satanic Season 2 Finale Cliffhanger Sets the Stage for Mayhem
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Every Renewed and Canceled TV Show in 2023
Get the latest on your favorite show’s future
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15 Most Anticipated Shows of Winter 2023-2024
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Netflix Cancels ‘Shadow and Bone,’ ‘Glamorous,’ ‘Agent Elvis’ and More
The streamer also axed animated shows “Farzar” and “Captain Fall”
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Brit Marling Hopes to Revisit ‘The OA’: ‘We Think About That Story All the Time’
The Netflix series cocreated by Zal Batmanglij was canceled after two seasons in 2019
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‘A Murder at the End of the World’ Cocreator Brit Marling Took a ‘Step Back From Acting’ for Directing Debut
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As SAG-AFTRA Strike Ends, Broadcast Networks Race to Save the TV Season
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‘SWAT’ to Make Cable Debut on WE tv Through Sony Pictures Television Licensing Deal
The CBS drama starring Shemar Moore will have its cable debut on Nov. 12
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Peacock to Stream Uncensored Versions of All Future Bravo Reunion Episodes
The move follows the success of bonus content from “Vanderpump Rules,” “Real Housewives of New Jersey” and other shows this year
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NBCUniversal Cashes in on Reality TV With BravoCon’s Las Vegas Debut
The sold-out fan event will bring in $13.75 million+ in estimated ticket revenue from 25,000+ attendees, and millions more from sponsors
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Latino Power List: Trailblazers Are Carving a Path, but Institutional Hurdles Persist
Cover star Eva Longoria, actress Rita Moreno, agent Alexis Garcia and more discuss the critical need for representation as the industry transforms
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‘SNL’: Pedro Pascal Makes Surprise Cameo During Bad Bunny’s Opening Monologue (Video)
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