Celebrity Buzz with Melissa Gilbert and Hugh Jackman

Netflix is expanding its children’s programming with new episodes of Ms. Rachel and Sesame Street, along with a new gaming app called Netflix Playground. The app is designed for kids eight and under, with no ads or in-app purchases. The streamer also renewed Trash Truck and The Creature Cases, and greenlit the musical series Young MacDonald. Story URL

Hulu has confirmed that the character Dewey will be played by newcomer Caleb Ellsworth-Clark in Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair. Original actor Erik Per Sullivan turned down the chance to return, despite producers offering him “buckets of money,” according to co-star Jane Kaczmarek. Sullivan retired from acting at 18 and has kept a low profile since. Story URL

Hugh Jackman will deliver the commencement address at Ball State University’s spring graduation on May 2nd in Muncie, Indiana. Jackman will also receive an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from the university. This visit marks Jackman’s return to campus after joining partner Sutton Foster, a theatre instructor at Ball State, during her class last September. Story URL

Deadliest Catch crew member Todd Meadows died from drowning and probable hypothermia after falling overboard while filming the series. The 25-year-old was working aboard the Aleutian Lady on February 25th when he went into the icy Alaskan waters. His mother has asked Discovery not to air footage of the incident. Discovery described the loss as “devastating.” Story URL

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Celebrity Buzz with Melissa Gilbert and Hugh Jackman

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