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The new Disney animated movie Wish is now in theaters and there are so many great actors in the cast, some who you probably didn’t even realize have lent their voices to the project.

Oscar-winning actress Ariana DeBose leads the cast as Asha, our hero, and she’s supported by a lot of actors who you definitely will recognize.

Wish is an all-new musical-comedy welcoming audiences to the magical kingdom of Rosas, where Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force—a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe—the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico—to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen.

Make sure to read all about that touching end credits scene,...

If there's a constant, all-encompassing rule to the universe, it's that absolutely nothing is built to last. If all matter is doomed to the inescapable fate of entropy, and every living thing eventually dies, then what hope do such lovely intangibles as love, desire, and dreams have?

Well, to quote that ersatz Disney prince, Vision, "a thing isn't beautiful because it lasts." Love, dreams, and wishes are beautiful almost because of the fact that they can't always come true; it's the hope, the having of these wishes, that makes life worth living more than merely the attainment of them. Walt Disney and the studio that still bears his name have been a proponent of this principle for Disney (the man's) entire life and Disney (the studio's) existence to date. And now that the studio has reached the milestone of sticking around for 100 years, it's only natural that they'd wish to...

"Wish" is a new CG-animated 'musical fantasy' feature film, directed by Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn,  starring Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk, Angelique Cabral, Victor Garber, Natasha Rothwell, Jennifer Kumiyama, Evan Peters, Harvey Guillén, Ramy Youssef, Niko Vargas, Della Saba and Jon Rudnitsky, releasing November 22, 2023 in theaters:

"...in the 'Kingdom of Rosas', located off of the Iberian Peninsula, a young 'Asha' senses a darkness that no one else does about the kingdom's ruler, 'King Magnifico'. This eventually leads to her trying to make a passionate plea to the stars in a moment of need. Soon, an actual star from the sky named 'Star' answers Asha's wish. 

"After the star falls from the sky, it is revealed the star has magical powers to grant wishes as well. 

"Together, Asha and Star must overcome the evils rising in Rosas and fight for a better future in order to have...

Chris Pine has admitted he was a bit nervous to perform opposite Ariana DeBose in the upcoming Disney animated film Wish.

Though the actor showed off his vocal cords in 2014’s Into the Woods, he recently told Entertainment Tonight, “It’s just not something I do on a daily.”

“When you’re singing opposite Ariana…it’s a big deal,” Pine added. But when DeBose learned her singing partner was doubting his ability, she had nothing but praise for him and his talents.

“He can sing! He can absolutely sing,” she told Et. “When I found out that I was cast in this film, I was like, ‘Oh!’ I mean, did you see him in Into The Woods?… I think Chris is one of those examples of not understanding just how talented he is.”

The Oscar winner went on to tease fans that they’re going to be surprised once...

Due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, the Los Angeles premiere of Walt Disney Animation’s latest film “Wish” on Wednesday night was set to be a star-free affair — well, save for the literal star on which the movie is based.

But just before 5 p.m., the union announced that, after 118 days, the strike would come to an end as of 12:01 a.m. Pt on Thursday.

Of course, that meant the animated movie’s cast — including Oscar winner Ariana DeBose and Chris Pine — weren’t allowed to make a quick change into their red carpet finest and hustle over to the El Capitan Theatre for a screening set to begin at 7 p.m., but the mood was jubilant nonetheless.

With the film serving as a celebration of Disney’s 100th anniversary, the studio pulled out all the stops for the pre-premiere party on Hollywood Blvd., launching a “Wish” drone show in...

"Wish" is a new CG-animated 'musical fantasy' feature film, directed by Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn,  starring Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk, Angelique Cabral, Victor Garber, Natasha Rothwell, Jennifer Kumiyama, Evan Peters, Harvey Guillén, Ramy Youssef, Niko Vargas, Della Saba and Jon Rudnitsky, releasing November 22, 2023 in theaters:

"...in the 'Kingdom of Rosas', located off of the Iberian Peninsula, a young 'Asha' senses a darkness that no one else does about the kingdom's ruler, 'King Magnifico'. This eventually leads to her trying to make a passionate plea to the stars in a moment of need. Soon, an actual star from the sky named 'Star' answers Asha's wish. 

"After the star falls from the sky, it is revealed the star has magical powers to grant wishes as well. 

"Together, Asha and Star must overcome the evils rising in Rosas and fight for a better future in order to have...

Walt Disney Animation Studios and Disney Music Group today released the new song “Welcome to Rosas,” performed by Ariana DeBose and the talented cast of Wish. Now available on SiriusXM’s Disney Hits Channel 302, YouTube, Amazon Music, Spotify, Apple Music, and all digital service providers, “Welcome to Rosas” is the third of five songs being revealed as part of a weekly “Wish Wednesdays” music campaign ahead of the film’s launch in U.S. theaters on November 22. Check out the video for the song above!

Grammy®-nominated singer/songwriter Julia Michaels and Grammy®-winning producer/songwriter/musician Benjamin Rice penned seven original songs for the film. “I would describe the songs as fun, emotional and heartfelt,” said Michaels. “We had to cover a lot of ground for Wish lyrically, so a lot of the songs are rhythmically whimsical and intentional.” This “is the first song you hear from the movie,...

After 100 years of making animated film musicals about talking animals, princesses, classic literary characters, superheroes, and even space pirates, there's not a whole lot of ground that Disney has never covered before. With the upcoming "Wish," however, the House of Mouse will ring in its centennial by focusing on the very idea of wishes. It's a motif that's appeared time and time again in the studio's work, yet it's rarely interrogated. What even is a "wish," really? Who decides which wishes come true and which ones do not? And if wishes can change the course of one's life, what does that even mean for those whose greatest wishes are never granted? It's a real existential conundrum, the further you go down this rabbit hole.

No doubt, you'll be shocked to learn that Disney hasn't fashioned "Wish" as an Ingmar Bergman-esque rumination on these questions and what they say about the human condition.

Chris Pine isn’t a singer but he tries his best to handle a Disney tune with “This Is The Thanks I Get?!” from Wish. The studio released a minute-long clip of Pine’s animated character, King Magnifico, performing the song. As an added bonus, Disney also released a behind-the-scenes video of Pine singing alongside clips of King Magnifico.

Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Julia Michaels and Grammy-winning producer/songwriter/musician Benjamin Rice wrote “This Is The Thanks I Get?!” as well as six additional original songs for the family-friendly animated film.

“We just had a blast with it,” said Wish director Chris Buck, commenting on Pine’s new villain song. “The visuals are terrific — he’s the King and he feels like nobody respects him. It’s been a while since we’ve had a good villain song, so Julia and Ben just went for it.”

Added director Fawn Veerasunthorn, “We...

"Wish" is a new CG-animated 'musical fantasy' feature film, directed by Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn,  starring Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk, Angelique Cabral, Victor Garber, Natasha Rothwell, Jennifer Kumiyama, Evan Peters, Harvey Guillén, Ramy Youssef, Niko Vargas, Della Saba and Jon Rudnitsky, releasing November 22, 2023 in theaters:

"...in the 'Kingdom of Rosas', located off of the Iberian Peninsula, a young 'Asha' senses a darkness that no one else does about the kingdom's ruler, 'King Magnifico'. This eventually leads to her trying to make a passionate plea to the stars in a moment of need. Soon, an actual star from the sky named 'Star' answers Asha's wish. 

"After the star falls from the sky, it is revealed the star has magical powers to grant wishes as well. 

"Together, Asha and Star must overcome the evils rising in Rosas and fight for a better future in order to have...

The poster and trailer for Disney Animation’s Wish starring Ariana DeBose and Chris Pine have just been released. You can check them both out right here!

Walt Disney Animation Studios shared a new trailer, poster and images this morning, showcasing the epic new musical comedy Wish, which opens in U.S. theaters on November 22. Also revealed today are additional members of the film’s voice cast, who join previously announced cast members Ariana DeBose, who voices 17-year-old heroine Asha; Chris Pine, who lends his voice to the formidable King Magnifico; and Alan Tudyk, who provides the memorable voice of Asha’s pet goat, Valentino.

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Wish is an all-new musical-comedy welcoming audiences to the magical kingdom of Rosas, where Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force — a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha...

"Wish" is a new CG-animated 'musical fantasy' feature film, directed by Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn,  starring Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk, Angelique Cabral, Victor Garber, Natasha Rothwell, Jennifer Kumiyama, Evan Peters, Harvey Guillén, Ramy Youssef, Niko Vargas, Della Saba and Jon Rudnitsky, releasing November 22, 2023 in theaters:

"...in the 'Kingdom of Rosas', located off of the Iberian Peninsula, a young 'Asha' senses a darkness that no one else does about the kingdom's ruler, 'King Magnifico'. This eventually leads to her trying to make a passionate plea to the stars in a moment of need. Soon, an actual star from the sky named 'Star' answers Asha's wish. 

"After the star falls from the sky, it is revealed the star has magical powers to grant wishes as well. 

"Together, Asha and Star must overcome the evils rising in Rosas and fight for a better future in order to have...

Ariana DeBose and Chris Pine lead the voice cast of Disney Animation’s upcoming fairy tale Wish, due out this November.

As the movie’s title suggests, Wish is all about wishes, with DeBose playing 17-year-old Asha in a magical kingdom where a ruler (Pine’s King Magnifico) strictly determines which wishes are granted. When Asha gains the ability to do the same — including giving a voice to her pet goat Valentino, voiced by Disney vet Alan Tudyk — Magnifico deems her an enemy of the kingdom.

In addition to the new trailer,...

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ new trailer for the musical comedy Wish reveals more details about the film’s fantasy world. The latest trailer was accompanied by an updated, complete list of the voice cast.

Ariana DeBose was previously announced as lending her voice to the film’s teenage heroine, Asha. Chris Pine channels classic Disney villains as King Magnifico, and Alan Tudyk provides the voice of Asha’s pet goat with a surprisingly deep voice, Valentino.

New Wish Voice Cast Members:

Angelique Cabral as Queen Amaya, the wife and sounding board of King Magnifico. Victor Garber as Asha’s grandfather, Sabino, who—at 100 years old—is patiently waiting for his wish to be granted. Natasha Rothwell as Asha’s loving and supportive mom, Sakina. Jennifer Kumiyama as Asha’s dearest friend, Dahlia, who’s an accomplished baker and unofficial leader of their group. Evan Peters as the strong guy with...

Physical ended right where it began.

In the opening moments of Wednesday’s series finale, the action jumped from 1983 to 1986, mirroring the fleeting flash-forward that kicked off the dark comedy’s pilot. In the intervening three years, Sheila (Rose Byrne) and Greta (Dierdre Friel) have fulfilled their ambitious vision of turning Body By Sheila into the female-driven multi-million dollar, 50-state franchise that is Strength By Numbers. But professional success has come at a price for Sheila: She’s lonely. What’s more, her mental issues remain ever-present. But the return of her fitness foil Bunny (Della Saba) allows her to repent for her original sin,...

“Wish” is nearly here. And there’s a brand-new trailer for the 62nd Disney animated feature, which you can watch above.

Based on an original idea, with a script co-written by “Frozen” filmmaker Jennifer Lee and Allison Moore, follows Asha (Ariana DeBose) and direction from Disney legend Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn, a 17-year-old girl who lives in a land where wishes come true. That’s where she discovers that Lord Magnifico (Chris Pine), the leader of her kingdom who has “the power of wishes” (as she says in the trailer), might have more malevolent intent. She sets off on an adventure with an anthropomorphic wishing star and a talking goat.

Disney also revealed the full cast for the movie, which includes Jennifer Kumiyama as Asha’s dearest friend, Dahlia, who’s an accomplished baker and unofficial leader of their group; Evan Peters as the strong guy with a big heart and bigger yawn,...

Take a look at Season 3 of the DreamWorks CG-animated TV series, "Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight", starring Jack Black, Rita Ora, Chris Geere, Della Saba, Rahnuma Panthaky, James Hong, Ed Weeks, Shohreh Aghdashloo and Melissa Villasigno, streaming September 7, 2023 on Netflix:

"...the quest to destroy the powerful 'Tianshiang' weapons points 'Po' towards England. But the voyage turns treacherous when faced with menacing pirates from the past of 'Mr. Ping'.

"With English knights hot on their heels, old enemies will resurface and 'Blade' will have to face one of her most challenging opponents yet – her mum!

"When their mission takes an unexpected turn, the 'Dragon Knights' must summon the 'Ancient Masters' if they want to save the world from destruction..."

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Take a look at Season 3 of the DreamWorks CG-animated TV series, "Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight", starring Jack Black, Rita Ora, Chris Geere, Della Saba, Rahnuma Panthaky, James Hong, Ed Weeks, Shohreh Aghdashloo and Melissa Villasigno, streaming September 7, 2023 on Netflix:

"...the quest to destroy the powerful 'Tianshiang' weapons points 'Po' towards England. But the voyage turns treacherous when faced with menacing pirates from the past of 'Mr. Ping'.

"With English knights hot on their heels, old enemies will resurface and 'Blade' will have to face one of her most challenging opponents yet – her mum!

"When their mission takes an unexpected turn, the 'Dragon Knights' must summon the 'Ancient Masters' if they want to save the world from destruction..."

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Physical has a premiere date for its third season, and Apple TV+ has revealed that it will also be the dramedy's final season. The series ends with its 30th episode.

Starring Rose Byrne, Rory Scovel, Dierdre Friel, Della Saba, Lou Taylor Pucci, Paul Sparks, and Murray Bartlett, the Physical TV series follows Sheila Rubin (Byrne), a politician's loving wife, as she goes through a journey of self-discovery during the 1980s aerobics craze.

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The universal inevitabilities of starting a new relationship are captured strikingly by Director Colby Day in his one-shot film Lead/Follow. Day’s short began life as a play he created as a graduate fresh out of NYU and when he moved to LA to pursue filmmaking, it made logical sense to translate it for his first creative venture on the West coast. What makes Lead/Follow so gripping is how Day differentiates it from the play, turning the story into a dance. The couple in question, played by Della Saba and Sam Nelson Harris, venture through the stages of a relationship beginning with infatuation and obsession before the inevitable reveal of personal baggage. It’s broad in concept but Day and his actors make it feel personal. Dn is proud to Premiere Lead/Follow on our pages today and are joined by Day for a conversation below where he...

Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight is a Dreamworks animation series based on the popular and hilarious movie Kung Fu Panda. With Jack Black and Rita Ora.

A really entertaining animated series suitable for the whole family which has known how to adapt television rhythm to the characters of Dreamworks movies and has managed, with the voices of Jack Black and Rita Ora, a delightfully entertaining delicacy with all the necessary ingredients.

Although it does not have the speed of the movies and does not seek spectacularity, it is a series that rests on the attractive personalities of the characters and the funny things and sense of humor in the ingenious dialogues and has an entertaining storyline, which is attractive and above all, lots of fun.

Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight

This series will be enjoyed by big and small viewers in a way that only Dreamworks knows how to do.

Zooey Deschanel will be joining the cast of “Physical” for Season 3, Variety has learned.

She joins a cast that includes Rose Byrne, Dierdre Friel, Della Saba, Lou Taylor Pucci, Paul Sparks, Ashley Liao and Geoffrey Arend. Deschanel will play Kelly, described as “a former sitcom star who jumps into the burgeoning fitness industry.”

According to the show’s synopsis, the half-hour dark comedy “is set in the beachy paradise of sunny 1980s San Diego and follows Sheila Rubin (Byrne), a quietly tortured, seemingly dutiful housewife supporting her smart but controversial husband’s bid for state assembly. Sheila comes to find her own reprieve from her daily woes in the world of aerobics, but it comes with its own host of troubles as well.”

Apple ordered a third season of the dramedy in August. Season 2 of the series followed Sheila who, after launching her first fitness video, has uncovered a new...

Less than a week after the finale of "Physical" season 2, Apple TV+ has renewed the hit series for a third season. Set in 1980s San Diego, "Physical" is a half-hour dramedy starring and executive produced by Rose Byrne and created by writer and executive producer Annie Weisman. The series sees Byrne as Sheila Rubin, the dissatisfied housewife of an ambitious politician, battling horrific personal demons who finds solace in aerobics, and throws herself into building a fitness empire.

"I am thrilled for the opportunity to continue telling Sheila's story in creative collaboration with Rose Byrne and the rest of our incredible cast, writers and crew," Weisman said in the official announcement. "Rose's breathtaking, hilarious, and brave performance is the north star on our show's journey of personal empowerment and transformation in '80s Southern California in all its synth-pop, sun-baked, spandex-clad glory."

Weisman continued by saying, "The feedback we've received...

Apple has ordered Season 3 of the dramedy “Physical,” Variety has learned.

Season 2 of the series follows Sheila Rubin (Rose Byrne) who, after launching her first fitness video, has uncovered a new set obstacles in her way to building her fitness empire. She is torn between loyalty to her husband (Rory Scovel) and the values he represents, and a dangerous attraction to someone else. With new competition threatening her status, Rubin finds herself having to outrun some fierce new competitors.

Dierdre Friel, Della Saba, Lou Taylor Pucci, Paul Sparks, Ashley Liao and Geoffrey Arend are also featured among the cast.

“I am thrilled for the opportunity to continue telling Sheila’s story in creative collaboration with Rose Byrne and the rest of our incredible cast, writers and crew. Rose’s breathtaking, hilarious and brave performance is the north star on our show’s journey of personal empowerment and transformation in 80’s...

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Apple TV+ will continue to feel the burn.

The streamer has ordered a third season of Physical, its 1980s-set dramedy about Sheila Rubin (Rose Byrne), a San Diego woman who finds her calling in the decade’s aerobics boom. The renewal comes on the heels of the show’s second season finale, which debuted Aug. 5.

“I am thrilled for the opportunity to continue telling Sheila’s story in creative collaboration with Rose Byrne and the rest of our incredible cast, writers and crew,” creator and showrunner Annie Weisman said in a statement. “Rose’s breathtaking, hilarious and brave performance is the north star on our show’s journey of personal empowerment and transformation in ’80s Southern California in all its synth-pop, sun-baked, spandex-clad glory. The feedback we’ve received from audiences who continue to discover and feel seen by Physical is the most...

Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight Trailer — Netflix‘s Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight (2022) TV show trailer has been released. The Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight trailer stars Jack Black, Rita Ora, James Hong, Chris Geere, Della Saba, Rahnuma Panthaky, Ed Weeks, and Amy Hill. Crew Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight [...]

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Netflix has revealed a new trailer for the upcoming Dreamworks animation series for ‘Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight.’

Jack Black returns in the new series. When a mysterious pair of weasels set their sights on a collection of four powerful weapons, Po must leave his home to embark on a globe-trotting quest for redemption and justice that finds him partnered up with a no-nonsense English knight named Wandering Blade (Rita Ora). Together, these two mismatched warriors set out on an epic adventure to find the magical weapons first and save the world from destruction — and they may even learn a thing or two from each other along the way.

The series also stars James Hong, Chris Geere, Della Saba, Rahnuma Panthaky, Ed Weeks and Amy Hill.

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The series will premiere on July 14th.

"Why does everyone want to kill us?" Netflix has unveiled the main official trailer for the animated series spin-off called Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, continuing the Kung Fu Panda movie series on streaming. This series picks up after the last one and continues with the original cast returning for more. It follows Po who partners up with a no-nonsense English knight named Wandering Blade to find a collection of four powerful weapons before a mysterious pair of weasels do, then save the world from destruction. DreamWorks made three Kung Fu Panda movies, the last one debuting in 2016; then made yet another animated series called Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny on Amazon's Prime Video. This next new series features the voices of Jack Black as Po, Rita Ora as Wandering Blade, James Hong as Mr. Ping, Chris Geere as Klaus Dumont, Della Saba as Veruca Dumont, Rahnuma Panthaky,...

“The Dragon Master is here.” So proclaims Jack Black’s Po the Panda in the official trailer for Netflix/DreamWorks Animation’s new animated series Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight.

In the trailer, we see the first footage of Black’s Po, in a reprisal of his role from the Kung Fu films, the first time he’s voiced the character in a television series. Black first voiced Po for the original Kung Fu Panda film in 2008, then reprised the role for Kung Fu Panda 2 in 2011 and Kung Fu Panda 3 in 2016.

Rita Ora also stars as no-nonsense English knight Wandering Blade, along with James Hong as Mr. Ping. Cast also includes Chris Geere as Klaus Dumont, Della Saba as Veruca Dumont, Rahnuma Panthaky as Rukhmini, Ed Weeks as Colin and Amy Hill as Pei Pei.

In the series, per the logline, when a mysterious pair of weasels...

Last year, Apple TV+ debuted the first season of the Rose Byrne-starring drama, “Physical,” about San Diego mother Sheila Rubin (Byrne) and her desire to build an aerobics empire in the 1980s. The series had many of ’80s-set show staples, including a colorful wardrobe. Alongside that, it was a personal story for series creator Annie Weisman, who felt that San Diego and the ’80s were often portrayed as idyllic places which she wanted to subvert. The first season received mixed reviews from critics, with several pointing out that Sheila’s voice-over narration, coupled with her character’s eating disorder, were anxiety-inducing and indulging in disordered eating stereotypes.

Season 2 feels like a course correction with a desire to embrace the “autonomy” Weisman found interesting about women and aerobics in the 1980s. Sheila is working to tailor herself into a lifestyle brand, but everyone else in her orbit is working on themselves,...

The ‘dark comedy’ TV series "Physical", starring Rose Byrne, Rory Scovel, Dierdre Friel, Della Saba, Lou Taylor Pucci, Paul Sparks and Ashley Liao, streams Season Two June 3, 2022 on Apple TV+:

"...'Sheila Rubin' (Byrne) is a quietly tormented housewife in 1980's San Diego, who, behind closed doors, battles extreme personal demons and a demanding inner voice.

"But things start to change when she discovers aerobics, sparking a journey towards success..."

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Apple TV+ today unveiled the trailer for the highly anticipated second season of its dark comedy ‘Physical,’ starring and executive produced by Rose Byrne.

The 10-episode second season follows Sheila Rubin (Byrne) after she has successfully launched her first fitness video only to encounter some new and bigger obstacles in her path. She is torn between loyalty to her husband (Scovel) and the values he represents and a dangerous attraction to someone else. And since she’s no longer the only game in town, she finds herself having to outrun some fierce new competitors on the road to building a full-fledged fitness empire.

In addition to Byrne, the second season ensemble cast is led by returning stars Rory Scovel, Dierdre Friel, Della Saba, Lou Taylor Pucci and Paul Sparks. Bartlett joins the sophomore season as ‘Vinnie Green,’ a charismatic fitness instructor, weight-loss guru and pioneer of the late-night infomercial.

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Sci-fi comedy series “Upload” will return for Season 3, Amazon Studios announced Wednesday. From writer Greg Daniels (“The Office”), Season 2 of the series has remained in Amazon Prime Video’s Top 10 series list since it premiered on March 11.

Set in a future where humans can choose to be “uploaded” into a cyber afterlife, “Upload” returned for Season 2 with its main character, Nathan, at a crossroads: his ex-girlfriend Ingrid has arrived in the afterworld of Lakeview, while Nathan yearns for his “customer service angel” Nora.

“’Upload’ has become a bonafide hit that continues to be one of the most watched comedy originals on Prime Video,” said Vernon Sanders, head of global television at Amazon Studios. “The series continues to connect and provoke endless possibilities for the future of technology and humanity. With Greg’s distinct comedic take along with the dynamic creative team and talented actors, they’ve made a globally relevant...

Physical will be back on the air before we know it.

The hit Apple TV+ comedy will return Friday June 3, with one episode, followed by a new episode weekly, every Friday.

The streamer on Wednesday unveiled a full-length Season 2 trailer for the series, starring and executive produced by Rose Byrne.

From creator, writer and executive producer Annie Weisman, the 10-episode second season adds Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus).

In addition to Byrne, the second season ensemble cast is led by returning stars Rory Scovel, Dierdre Friel, Della Saba, Lou Taylor Pucci, and Paul Sparks.

Bartlett joins the sophomore season as ‘Vinnie Green,' a charismatic fitness instructor, weight-loss guru and pioneer of the late-night infomercial.

In the second season, our hero Sheila Rubin (Byrne) has successfully launched her first fitness video only to encounter some new and bigger obstacles in her path.

She is torn between loyalty to her husband...

Rose Byrne and Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus) appear poised to join forces when Physical returns with its second season on Friday, June 3.

The Apple TV+ comedy’s 10-episode sophomore season finds Byrne’s Sheila Rubin — having successfully launched her first fitness video — potentially teaming up with Bartlett’s newly-introduced Vincent “Vinnie” Green, a charismatic fitness instructor, weight-loss guru and “pioneer of the late-night infomercial.”

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Rita Ora and James Hong have joined the voice cast of Netflix’s Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight. The upcoming animated series features Jack Black in his original film role of Po the Panda.

When a mysterious pair of weasels set their sights on a collection of four powerful weapons, Po (Black) must leave his home to embark on a globe-trotting quest for redemption and justice that finds him partnered up with a no-nonsense English knight named Wandering Blade. Together, these two mismatched warriors set out on an epic adventure to find the magical weapons first and save the world from destruction — and they may even learn a thing or two from each other along the way.

Ora will make her first major voice acting debut as Wandering Blade, a tough English bear knight that joins Po on his globe trotting adventure.

Hong reprises Mr. Ping, Po’s adoptive,...

Rita Ora has joined the voice cast of “Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight” at Netflix.

The pop singer will voice the Wandering Blade character, described as a “tough English bear knight that joins Po on his globe trotting adventure.”

Rita Ora as Wandering Blade in “Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight” (Netflix)

James Hong will return to the franchise, once again voicing Mr. Ping, Po’s adoptive, over-protective father who is always filled with pride for his boy.

“Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight” stars Jack Black as the voice of Po. The show also features Chris Geere as Klaus Dumont, Della Saba as Veruca Dumont, Rahnuma Panthaky as Rukhmini, Ed Weeks as Colin and Amy Hill as Pei Pei.

James Hong as Mr. Ping in “Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight” (Netflix)

Here’s the logline for the series: “When a mysterious pair of weasels set their sights...

John Mulaney, Billy Eichner, Bill Burr and other comedians have been added to the growing roster of performers headlining events at the inaugural “Netflix is a Joke: The Festival,” the streamer announced on Tuesday.

The festival will host over 250 live shows in over 30 Los Angeles venues over the course of 11 days, featuring A-list names in stand-up and comedy. Previously announced performers and events include David Letterman, Gabriel Iglesias, Dave Chappelle, Amy Schumer, Tim Robinson and Aziz Ansari.

Highlights from the newly announced shows include stand up sets from Mulaney, Sebastian Maniscalco, Franco Escamilla, Neal Brennan and Jacqueline Novak. In addition, Eichner will host a celebration of LGBTQ+ comedians with special guest such as Wanda Sykes and Margaret Cho, while Snoop Dogg will host an event for Black comics such as Katt Williams and Mike Epps. Burr will host an event featuring surprise guest comedians at the Hollywood Palladium, and there...

The dramatic TV series "Physical", directed by Craig Gillespie, Liza Johnson and Stephanie Laing, starring Rose Byrne, Rory Scovel, Dierdre Friel, Della Saba, Lou Taylor Pucci, Paul Sparks and Ashley Liao, will stream a new Season Two in 2022 on Apple TV+: 

"...'Sheila Rubin' (Byrne) is a quietly tormented housewife in 1980's San Diego, who, behind closed doors, battles extreme personal demons and a demanding inner voice. 

"But things start to change when she discovers aerobics, sparking a journey towards success..."  

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Start your stretching now, because Apple TV+ has set a Season 2 premiere date for Physical, its dark, 1980s-set comedy created by showrunner Annie Weisman and starring/executive-produced by Rose Byrne.

Physical‘s 10-episode second season will premiere Friday, June 3 with the first episode, followed by a new release every Friday. (The series’ freshman run spanned the same summertime time frame in 2021; TVLine readers gave it an average grade of “A-.”)

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Apple TV+ has set a June premiere date for the Season 2 premiere of its praised dark comedy series Physical. The streamer also released first-look photos of the new season (see above and below).

Starring and executive produced by Rose Byrne, from creator, writer and EP Annie Weisman, the 10-episode second season will premiere with the first episode on June 3, followed by one new episode weekly, every Friday.

Season two finds our hero Sheila Rubin (Byrne) having successfully launched her first fitness video only to encounter some new and bigger obstacles on her path. She is torn between loyalty to her husband (Scovel) and the values he represents, and a dangerous attraction to someone else. And since she’s no longer the only game in town, she finds herself having to outrun some fierce new competitors on the road to building a full-fledged fitness empire.

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Warning: The following podcast contains spoilers from the season one finale of AppleTV+’s dramedy series Physical, “Let’s Get Together”

Today we talk with the creator and EP of Physical, Annie Weisman, as we breakdown the season one finale of Physical, which AppleTV+ recently gave a second season to yesterday. Even though Sheila’s (Rose Byrne) husband Danny (Rory Scovel) lost the local San Diego election, she is clearly poised to blast off as a 1980s aerobics queen-pin with a potential video distribution contract, leaving her associates, surfer Tyler (Lou Taylor Pucci) and mall exercise guru Bunny (Della Saba) in the dust. Weisman always knew the ending would involve Danny losing, and Shelia with one foot out the door. However, the provocative final scene where Sheila finds herself across the mall, lustfully eye-to-eye, with Mormon real estate mogul John Breem (Paul Sparks) –a guy who understands her ambition, drive...

Sheila's journey will continue. Apple TV+ has renewed the Physical TV show for a second season.

Set in the 1980s, the dramedy series revolves around a dutiful housewife named Sheila Rubin (Rose Byrne) who's fighting some personal demons. She finds relief in the world of aerobics. The show also stars Rory Scovel, Dierdre Friel, Della Saba, Lou Taylor Pucci, Paul Sparks, Ashley Liao, and Geoffrey Arend.

The first season of Physical debuted on June 18th and the 10-episode season wraps this Friday, August 6th. A release date for season two will be revealed at a later time.

Here are some additional details from Apple TV+:

Apple TV+ renews hit dramedy "Physical" for a second season

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Ahead of Physical‘s Season 1 finale Friday on Apple TV+, the half-hour dramedy from Annie Weisman has been renewed for Season 2.

Rose Byrne stars as Sheila, a woman in the early 1980s who is struggling with bulimia but begins to ascend from housewife to aerobics video star in the face of her husband’s run for a local political office in San Diego. The series tracks her epic journey from a stifled, overlooked enabler to a powerful, confident economic force as Sheila transforms into someone we take for granted today but was entirely radical at the time — the female lifestyle guru.

In Friday’s finale, titled “Let’s Get Together,” Sheila entertains an intriguing proposition while her business associate Bunny’s (Della Saba)finances and Tyler’s (Lou Taylor Pucci) health come to a head.

Rory Scovel, Dierdre Friel, Paul Sparks and Ashley Liao also star.

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“Physical” has been renewed for Season 2 at Apple, Variety has learned.

The Season 1 finale of the dark comedy is set to drop this Friday. Set in the idyllic but fragile beach paradise of sunny 1980s San Diego, “Physical” follows Sheila Rubin (Rose Byrne), a quietly tortured, seemingly dutiful housewife supporting her smart but controversial husband’s bid for state assembly. But behind closed doors, Sheila has her own darkly funny take on life she rarely lets the world see. She’s also battling a complex set of personal demons relating to her self-image. That is, until she finds release through the unlikeliest source: the world of aerobics.

In addition to Byrne, “Physical” stars Rory Scovel, Dierdre Friel, Della Saba, Lou Taylor Pucci, Paul Sparks, Ashley Liao and Geoffrey Arend.

“We couldn’t be more proud to showcase Annie Weisman’s singular take on this darkly funny, heartbreaking and bold story,...

Apple TV+ has signed up for another round of Sheila Rubin’s rousing aerobics classes, by renewing the darkly comedic, 1980s-set Physical for a second season.

TVLine’s hand-crafted Streaming Renewal Scorecard has thusly been updated.

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Created by Annie Weisman (Suburgatory, Desperate Housewives), Physical stars Rose Byrne (Damages) as the aforementioned Sheila, a housewife in 1980s San Diego who juggles her under-appreciated oversight of husband Danny’s (Superstore‘s Rory Scovel) bid for state assembly with her own,...

Ahead of this week’s finale, Apple TV+ has renewed the Rose Byrne-starring comedy “Physical” for a second season. Additionally, creator Annie Weisman has signed an overall deal with Apple TV+.

Set in the idyllic but fragile beach paradise of sunny 1980s San Diego, “Physical” is a half-hour dark comedy following Sheila Rubin (Byrne), a quietly tortured, seemingly dutiful housewife supporting her smart but controversial husband’s bid for state assembly. But behind closed doors, Sheila has her own darkly funny take on life she rarely lets the world see. She’s also battling a complex set of personal demons relating to her self-image…. that is, until she finds release through the unlikeliest source: the world of aerobics.

In addition to Byrne, “Physical” stars Rory Scovel, Dierdre Friel, Della Saba, Lou Taylor Pucci, Paul Sparks, Ashley Liao and Geoffrey Arend.

“Physical” is produced for Apple TV+ by Tomorrow Studios (an ITV Studios partnership). Created,...

Aerobics enthusiast Sheila Rubin this week gets Physical on behalf of husband Danny’s political campaign. But will her splashy mall stunt bring (a sweaty) heat to his campaign… or douse any spark it had left?

The 1980s-set Apple TV+ dramedy opens its finale this Friday with Sheila and Bunny (played by Rose Byrne and Della Saba) leading a rousing, well-attended group aerobics class at the local mall’s center court, all as a supportive Greta (Dierdre Friel), a frankly impressed Danny (Rory Scovel) and a… something… John Breem (Paul Sparks) all look on from the sidelines.

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The 1980s are a decade that’s been mythologized and romanticized to death, usually by men. That alone sets Annie Weisman’s “Physical” apart, and it is more than enough to recommend watching it. But what Weisman’s story does isn’t just examine the way women were spending a decade usually boiled down to big hair and cocaine — although that’s well-represented in the series. It also looks at how the oft-perceived frivolous things women were doing in the era often led to more power than anyone could realize.

Sheila Rubin (Rose Byrne) is an ’80s woman trying to have it all: perfect home, perfect husband, and perfect body. Unfortunately, all three are in various states of falling apart, or at least they are by Sheila’s standards. Her husband, Danny (Rory Scovel) has just lost his job as a professor and has aspirations to join local government. But that takes money,...

The new Apple TV+ series Physical opens with verve. It is 1986, and we are in the dressing room of a TV studio where a woman — who has her back to us for this whole opening sequence, but whom we’ll soon get to know as Sheila Rubin (Rose Byrne) — sits quietly in front of the makeup mirror, psyching herself up with Heart’s “Straight On” playing on her Walkman. She then (in a mostly unbroken take) struts out to the stage to record the aerobics workout show she apparently hosts.