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PBS, WTTW announce ‘Prehistoric Road Trip’

By Reel Chicago Jul 29, 2019

New three-part natural history series brings life to extinct worlds in the Western U.S. beginning summer 2020 Today at the Television Critics Association press to...

Locals show us Englewood’s funny side in ‘South Side’

By Colin Costello Jul 26, 2019

Chicago brothers, Bashir and Sultan Salahuddin, find humor in everyday struggles of working class, aspirational locals. Wow, that was funny. Like really funn...

Molly of Denali premieres July 15 on WTTW

By Daniel Patton Jun 21, 2019

Groundbreaking new series offers an adventurous mix of Alaska Native Values, and exciting education On Monday, July 15, a groundbreaking new animated series called M...

WTTW helps Girl Scouts create new patch

By Reel Chicago Jun 13, 2019

The Nature Cat Explorer Patch inspires girls to pursue the same activities as the characters from the TV series WTTW Kids and Nature Cat production partner Spiffy ...

‘The Chi’s’ Jason Mitchell fired

By Reel Chicago May 21, 2019

Star of Showtime series fired by network agent, management team and Netflix for misconduct on set Variety is reporting that The Chi star, Jason Mitchell, will not be r...

Season 6 to be ‘Empire’s’ last

By Reel Chicago May 13, 2019

It happened to Rome. Now, it's happened to the Lyons. Today before the Fall 2019 Upfronts began in New York, Fox announced that Empire, which is filmed locally at Cinespace S...

‘Knock Down the House’ documents a new tradition

By Daniel Patton May 1, 2019

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her progressive cohorts are part of a movement that will not be ignored Knock Down the House, which debuts today o...

‘Empire’ cast calls for the return of Jussie Smollett

By Colin Costello Apr 24, 2019

Castmates tell Fox that the actor "has shown us who he really is as a leader." What is a week at Reel Chicago if we don't have a Jussie Smollett story? On the sam...

Actor Rolando Boyce returns home for ‘The Chi’

By Daniel Patton Apr 8, 2019

South Side native who plays Darnell describes the opportunity as an “important” and “beautiful” homecoming. Veteran actor Rolando Boyce has joined the cast of Showti...

CW’s ‘Batwoman’ shooting in town this week

By Colin Costello Mar 28, 2019

Pilot for Arrowverse's newest addition filming exteriors all around town this week The Bat is back in Chi. But it's not Christian Bale's Batman, which used Chicago...

WTTW premieres season two of ‘Urban Nature’ March 20

From Grisko Mar 18, 2019

Watch host Marcus Kronforst eat a salad made of greens picked from an alley in Chicago at wttw.com/urbannature If you know where to look, you’ll find the most surpr...

1.34m viewers watch Emmy Rossum depart ‘Shameless’

By Reel Chicago Mar 13, 2019

Well, there was nothing to be ashamed of when it came to Fiona Gallagher leaving her family on the South Side. In fact, it was rather emotional as Emmy Rossum officially lef...

NBC renews Dick Wolf’s ‘Chicago’ franchise

By Reel Chicago Feb 27, 2019

Nearly 35 million regular viewers watch the Windy City trifecta every Wednesday night Chicago production community rejoice, you will have even more crime, fire and sick...

WTTW’s “Chicago on Vacation” with Geoffrey Baer

From WTTW Feb 24, 2019

WTTW special revisits the great Midwest family road trip with Geoffrey Baer When your family piled into the car for a vacation, where did you go? Starved Rock? Lake...

‘Black Panther’ star’s next project set in Chicago

By Colin Costello Feb 11, 2019

AMC Networks opens a writers room for Michael B. Jordan's Windy City series, "61st Street" Here's potential good news for the Chicago production community. According ...

Showtime renews ‘Shameless’ for 10th season

By Reel Chicago Feb 1, 2019

Popular series says good-bye to Emmy Rossum and hello to Cameron Monaghan in tenth season renewal Here's some news to warm the Chicago production community. And it...

‘American Soul’ energizes the spirit of Don Cornelius

By Daniel Patton Feb 1, 2019

Ensemble drama celebrates how “the coolest brother on TV” united a community through music, dance, and fashion Fans endured a cold rain while waiting for a sneak...

WTTW Chicago among first to air ‘Victoria’ season 3

By Reel Chicago Dec 20, 2018

The Masterpiece hit period drama series premieres Sunday January 13 at 8 pm on WTTW11 and wttw.com/watch (Chicago — 19 December 2018) It is 1...

Cheers! “Shameless” drops first teaser for Season 9

By Colin Costello Jul 19, 2018

“Let’s Make America Gallagher Again!” Time to get those showers running because the sleaziest (and funniest) family on the South Side i...

Macy nabs Emmy nom for Chi-based “Shameless”

By Colin Costello Jul 17, 2018

Aside from Macy and "Roseanne's" Laurie Metcalf, Chicago connections went ignored: nothing for "The Chi," "Empire," and Dick Wolf's "Chicago" series Fra...