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WGN’s Joe Donlon lands Trump interview on NewsNation

By Reel Chicago Sep 21, 2020 0 Comment

Chicago-based NewsNation anchor Joe Donlon will conduct the first comprehensive prime-time sit-down interview with President Trump since the passing of Supreme Court Justi...

Chicago’s Vairrun Strickland joins cast of ‘Lost Resort’

By Reel Chicago Aug 12, 2020 0 Comment

Chicago native Vairrun Strickland hopes to have a life-changing mental and physical breakthrough as he joins the Lost Resort cast on the latest season of the TBS television rea...

PRODUCTION CENTRAL

FX announces Fargo Season Four Cast

By Reel Chicago Aug 10, 2020 0 Comment

FX has set the extraordinary ensemble cast that will star with Chris Rock in the fourth installment of the Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning limited series Fargo. Peabody...

WTTW News launches new shows on CHICAGO TONIGHT

By Reel Chicago Aug 3, 2020 0 Comment

WTTW News today announced it will launch CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES and CHICAGO TONIGHT: BLACK VOICES, two additions to its influential and independent news and public affa...

NBC 5 Chicago announces new anchor desk lineup

By Reel Chicago Jul 31, 2020 0 Comment

Michelle Relerford to join fellow Chicagoan Zoraida Sambolin on NBC 5 News Today. WMAQ-TV today announced a series of changes behind the anchor desk at NBC Tower. Michelle R...

REEL PRO

LOVECRAFT COUNTRY: Upcoming Episodes

By Reel Chicago Jul 29, 2020 0 Comment

From showrunner and executive producer Misha Green, HBO’s new drama series LOVECRAFT COUNTRY debuts SUNDAY, AUGUST 16 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO and will be available to ...

Empty Wrigley Field hosts livestreamed TEDx event

By Katharin Mraz Jul 13, 2020 0 Comment

On June 28th, an empty Wrigley Field hosted a livestreamed TEDx event titled “Humanity, a View from Inside the Pandemic.” The three-hour-plus program included a mix of ...

“Chicago Med” encore #1 show on the Big 4 networks

By Reel Chicago Jul 8, 2020 0 Comment

An encore telecast of “Chicago Med” (0.4 rating in 18-49, 3.7 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) is the #1 show of the night on the Big 4 networks in total viewers, ...

Chicago’s Jane Lynch to host ‘Weakest Link’ on NBC

By Reel Chicago Jul 8, 2020 0 Comment

NBC is bringing back hit British import and international game show phenomenon Weakest Link, co-produced by BBC Studios’ Los Angeles production arm and Universal Television A...

Mixed Media

Oprah Winfrey, Lionsgate, NY Times adapt 1619 Project

By Reel Chicago Jul 8, 2020 0 Comment

Oprah Winfrey and Lionsgate Join Forces With Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times to Adapt the Acclaimed 1619 Project Into a Portfolio o...

In memoriam

Chicago broadcasting icon Hugh Downs passes at 99

By Reel Chicago Jul 7, 2020 0 Comment

He was a pioneer of broadcasting whose career would span a century. On July first, we lost 99-year-old TV News legend Hugh Downs. Downs passed away peacefully at his home in Sc...

Lil Rel brings big laughs to NBC’s ‘Small Fortune’

By Reel Chicago Jun 23, 2020 0 Comment

NBC has named Chicago comedian, actor, writer and producer Lil Rel Howery as host of the new game show, Small Fortune. Howery, who will also serve as executive producer, joins...

Season 3 premiere of Lena Waithe’s ‘The Chi’

By Reel Chicago Jun 17, 2020 0 Comment

"The Chi" Season 3 premieres this Sunday, June 21st at 8 PM CT on Showtime. Created by Chicago’s own Lena Waithe and filmed entirely in Illinois, "The Chi" is a comin...

THE NEW NORMAL

Light Modifiers uses UVC light in a new medium

By Reel Chicago May 20, 2020 0 Comment

Light Modifiers located at 2414 West Cullerton, Chicago, has been proudly serving Chicagoland and the Midwest for over 3 years, providing exceptional film and television l...

Behind The Scenes

Behind the Scenes: Amazon series ‘Tales From the Loop’

By Reel Chicago May 3, 2020 0 Comment

Tales From the Loop, a new eight-episode series now streaming on Amazon Prime Video, explores the goings-on in a small Ohio town situated atop a mysterious machine that has mad...

Netflix to release Michelle Obama doc ‘Becoming’

By Reel Chicago Apr 28, 2020 0 Comment

Becoming. If you enjoyed the intimacy of former first lady, Michelle Obama's autobiography, then good news. Netflix has announced the documentary portrait of Michelle Obama ti...

‘Empire’ finale delivers best ratings since October 2019

By Reel Chicago Apr 24, 2020 0 Comment

This is the way to end a series. Empire signed off with its premature series finale on Tuesday night, after the coronavirus forced the Fox show to shorten its production at Cine...

PRODUCTION CENTRAL

New Coronavirus case on Chicago production set

By Barbara Roche Mar 17, 2020 0 Comment

An NBC staff member whose name we cannot release has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus and is currently in Chicago undergoing treatment. The staff member, who was...

PRODUCTION CENTRAL

UPDATED: ‘Chicago Med, PD & Fire’ halt production

By Colin Costello Mar 13, 2020 0 Comment

All three Chicago Dick Wolf shows Chicago Med, PD and Fire have halted production and will not be returning until next season. In addition to the Chicago shows, the list inc...

Cinespace Studios welcomes new pilots for Fox and NBC

By Reel Chicago Mar 3, 2020 0 Comment

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Cinespace Chicago Film Studios, the second largest film studio in the country, with 36 studios and more than 2 million square feet on the west and south sides of Chicago, is pl...