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Uzo Aduba has lined up an exciting new project!

The 40-year-old actress and three-time Emmy winner will star in the new drama series Low Country for CBS Studios.

The new series is written by Dewayne Jones (Evil, Your Honor) and executive produced by The Good Wife creators Robert and Michelle King. Uzo is also serving as an executive producer and she signed a multi-year producing deal with CBS Studios to produce other projects for the studio, according to Deadline.

In Low Country, Uzo will play “the least likely deputy sheriff in South Carolina’s low country. Black and openly gay in a white southern stronghold, Shirley has been underestimated her whole life until now, when she takes on the wealthy white crime family that has kept everyone in the grip of fear.”

Uzo is also starring in the upcoming HBO reboot of In Treatment and the Amazon anthology series Solos. She won two Emmys for her work in Orange Is the New Black and a third Emmy last year for Mrs. America.

Amazon has landed a star-studded cast to lead the upcoming dramatic anthology series Solos.

The new series is being developed by executive producer and showrunner David Weil, who created the show Hunters for Amazon.

Oscar winners Anne Hathaway, Morgan Freeman, and Helen Mirren are all part of the series, along with Uzo Aduba, Nicole Beharie, Anthony Mackie, Dan Stevens, and Constance Wu.

Solos is a dramatic and thought-provoking seven-part anthology series that explores the deeper meaning of human connection, as explored through the lens of the individual. Solos will tell unique character-driven stories, each from a different perspective and moment in time, that illuminate that even during our most seemingly isolated moments, in the most disparate of circumstances, we are all connected through the human experience.

Sam Taylor-Johnson, Zach Braff, Tiffany Johnson, and David Weil will direct episodes.

“I am beyond thrilled to be bringing Solos to life alongside this group of artists who I so deeply admire. I created this piece with a desire to capture stories about connection, hope and the search for that common hum of humanity that binds us all. I’m immensely grateful to Jennifer Salke and my incredible partners at Amazon for their unwavering support and collaboration on this special project,” Weil said in a statement.

Solos is expected to premiere on Amazon Prime Video later in 2021.

Uzo Aduba is set to star in HBO’s upcoming season four of In Treatment.

Deadline reports that the -year-old actress will take on the lead role of therapist Dr. Brooke Lawrence, and will see a trio of patients as she deals with her own issues.

In Treatment first debuted in 2008 with Gabriel Byrne and Dianne Wiest in the lead roles. Dianne won an Emmy in 2008, and Gabriel picked up a Golden Globe award the following year.

In that iteration, Gabriel played Dr. Paul Weston, who juggled his own patients and sessions with his own therapist.

The reimagined series will go down to a half hour in length and is scheduled to go into production this fall under COVID-19 guidelines.

In Treatment‘s new format and season is expected to premiere in 2021 and will air on both HBO and stream on HBO Max.

Just recently, Uzo participated in the all-Black cast reading of this popular television series!

Twitter was absolutely in love with everything about the Zoom Where It Happens event tonight, which saw an all-Black cast do a live reading of Friends‘ “The One Where It Never Happened” episode.

Hosted by Gabrielle Union, the event starred Sterling K. Brown as Ross, Ryan Michelle Bathe as Rachel, Uzo Aduba as Phoebe, Aisha Hinds as Monica, Kendrick Sampson as Joey, and Jeremy Pope as Chandler.

The event also had a surprise appearance by Cynthia Erivo, who belted out the iconic theme song, “I’ll Be There For You”.

During and after watching the special event, which spotlighted When We All Vote, a non-partisan voter registration organization, fans were tweeting about it on social media – even Kerry Washington!

“#ZoomWhereItHappens omg I love seeing real BLACK LOVE!!!!! Yes to @SterlingKBrown and his better half Ms Ryan @michellechel,” she wrote while watching.

Jeremy, who fans were thirsting over, tweeted after the live reading, “Yoo! that was too much fun. thank you to everyone who tuned into FRIENDS #ZoomWhereItHappens please be sure you are registered to vote 🙌🏾http://whenweallvote.org.”

Sterling added, “Absolute pleasure working with you, bruh! Let’s do it again!!! ✌🏿”

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An all-black reading of Friends is happening!

Gabrielle Union, who once guest starred on the original show, will be hosting the event, Variety reports.

Salli Richardson-Whitfield will direct the event that will take place on Tuesday, September 21 at 6/5c at Zoom Where It Happens.

While Gabrielle will be hosting the event, Sterling K. Brown, Ryan Michelle Bathe, Uzo Aduba, Aisha Hinds, Kendrick Sampson, and Jeremy Pope will star as the iconic characters of Monica, Chandler, Ross, Rachel, Joey and Phoebe for the virtual reading.

Sterling and Ryan, real life husband and wife, will play Ross and Rachel; with Uzo as Phoebe, Aisha as Monica, Kendrick as Joey, and Jeremy as Chandler.

According to Variety, the reading will spotlight When We All Vote, a non-partisan voter registration organization.

If you want to watch the live reading event, you have to RSVP for it. Head to mobilize.us to sign up now.

Just recently, Jennifer Aniston spoke about the planned HBO Max Friends reunion that had to be delayed due to the pandemic. See what she said here…

Eva Longoria strikes a pose while stepping out for EMILY’s List Brunch & “Defining Women” Panel Discussion held at Four Seasons Hotel on Tuesday (February 4) in Los Angeles.

The 44-year-old actress joined EMILY’s List Creative Council Co-Founder Chelsea Handler, Uzo Aduba, EMILY’s List President Stephanie Schriock, Amber Tamblyn, Wendy Davis, Logan Browning, Kathryn Hahn, Amy Landecker, Yvette Nicole Brown, Amanda Shires and Executive Director of EMILY’s List Emily Cain.

EMILY’s List — the nation’s largest resource for women in politics — kicked off Oscars week by bringing together powerful women across entertainment and politics for a candid, high-level conversation about women raising their voices and resisting the cultural forces that threaten to hold them back.

Last week, Eva Longoria spent time at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival to promote her new film Sylvie’s Love.

Cate Blanchett will be heading to TV this year in the “FX on Hulu” series Mrs. America and the trailer has been revealed!

The Oscar-winning actress and the star-studded cast of the new series stepped out together during the FX panel at the 2020 Winter TCA Tour on Thursday (January 9) at The Langham Hotel in Pasadena, Calif.

Cate was joined at the event by Elizabeth Banks, Sarah Paulson, Uzo Aduba, Margo Martindale, Tracey Ullman, and John Slattery.

Mrs. America recounts the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment and the unexpected backlash led by Phyllis Schlafly (Blanchett), aka “the sweetheart of the silent majority.” Through the eyes of the women of the era, the FX series explores how one of the toughest battlegrounds in the culture wars of the 70s helped give rise to the Moral Majority and forever shifted the political landscape.

The series premiere on April 15 on Hulu, as part of FX’s programming with the streaming service.