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Christina Hall is best known for her home design work on HGTV, but the reality star said she has another “calling” in life: to open a drug and alcohol rehab center. Here’s what Hall, who has been open about her own health issues, said about wellness and her desire to open a treatment center.

Christina Hall | Aaron Rapoport/Corbis Historical via Getty Images HGTV star Christina Hall wants to open a drug and alcohol rehab center: ‘That’s my calling’

After Christina Hall announced her separation from Tarek El Moussa in 2016, she decided to focus on wellness.

“Two years ago I was focused on trying not to sink,” she told People in July 2018. “But after I started exercising, eating right, surrounding myself with the correct people, I felt this switch.”

Among those “correct people” were her longtime friend Cassie Zebisch and her pastor, Tim Storey. Hall said she relied...

Exclusive: WarnerMedia Access has announced a new Showrunner Program, naming Angela Harvey, Shannon Houston, Naomi Iizuka, Sabrina Jalees, Taofik Kolade, Kevin Lau, Jessica Meyer, Anna Oyuang Moench, Lisa Payton, Janine Salinas Schoenberg, Jameal Turner, Tessa Williams and Jaboukie Young-White as the writer-producers chosen for its inaugural cohort of 13.

The program, which launches in April, is geared toward providing immersive training on leadership and production for the next generation of showrunners. It will offer participants first-hand instruction from established showrunners to prepare them for the demands of running a writer’s room and managing a production, with masterclasses provided on topics including running a writer’s room, conflict resolution, and leading with an equity mindset. Participants will also strengthen skills on staffing an inclusive room, managing budgets and collaborating with department heads, with the program also offering those in need of additional experience an opportunity to shadow a showrunner during pre-production,...

The Writers Guild of America Awards were handed during a virtual ceremony on Sunday, March 21. But don’t base your Oscar predictions on these kudos. Every year a slew of Oscar-nominated scripts are deemed ineligible for consideration here due to guild guidelines. Indeed, over the past 12 years only 80 of the Writers Guild of America Awards nominees have numbered among the 120 screenplays that reaped Academy Awards bids. Scroll down for the 2021 Writers Guild of America Awards winners list.

Our odds predict that “Nomadland” will win Best Adapted Screenplay winner at the Oscars but it was not allowed to compete at the WGA Awards. Neither was another Oscar contender in that category: “The Father.” The guild did match the academy three-for-five in this category, with “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” “One Night in Miami” and “The White Tiger” competing at both. “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “News of the World” round out the guild nominees.

The Writers Guild of America, East is hosting their annual “And the Nominees Are…” Panels on March 10th, and Variety will host the livestreams.

The Comedy/Variety Series Panel will take place at 10:00am Pt / 1:00pm Et, while the Long-Form TV Movie & Limited Series Panel will take place at 4:00pm Pt / 7:00pm Et. Both will be streamed on Variety.com via the YouTube link below.

The Comedy/Variety Series panel will feature the following nominees:

Kristen Bartlett (“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee”)

Alex Baze (“Late Night With Seth Meyers”)

Jenny Hagel

Michael Koman (“How To with John Wilson”)

Mike Pielocik (“Desus & Mero”)

The panel will be moderated by Variety‘s Cynthia Littleton.

Later in the day, the Long-Form TV Movie & Limited Series Panel will feature the following nominees:

Alan Ball (“Uncle Frank”)

Ian Brennan (“Hollywood”)

Alexandra Cunningham (“Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story”)

Scott Frank...

The Writers Guild of America announced their WGA Awards TV nominations for on Wednesday, February 3. After getting just one bid from the Golden Globes earlier in the day, AMC’s “Better Call Saul” rebounded to top all shows with five nominations including for Drama Series along with Amazon Studios’ “The Boys,” Disney +’s “The Mandalorian” and Netflix’s “The Crown” and “Ozark.”

Hulu lands two shows in contention for Comedy Series with “The Great” and “PEN15,” making the streaming service the only company to score multiple nominees in the category. They are joined by HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” and FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows.”

Another notable feat belongs to “The Simpsons,” which dominates the animation category with four of the six nominations. Despite premiering over 30 years ago, the Fox series shows no signs of writer’s fatigue. “Bob’s Burgers” and “BoJack Horseman...

The WGA on Wednesday unveiled nominations for its 2021 WGA Awards in the categories of TV, new media, news, radio/audio and promotional writing during 2020. Winners will be honored March 21 in a virtual ceremony.

AMC’s Better Call Saul topped all shows with five nominations including for Drama Series, joining a list that includes Amazon Studios’ The Boys, Netflix’s The Crown (which led the way on the TV side at the Golden Globe nominations earlier today) and Ozark and Disney+’s The Mandalorian.

Also making noise today is Hulu, the only other company to have multiple noms in the top categories; it scored in Comedy with Tony McNamara’s The Great and Pen15 and FX on Hulu’s What We Do in the Shadows, which are joined in the race by HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm and Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso.

Lasso is also nominated in the New Series,...

The nominations for the 2021 Writers Guild Award TV categories were announced on Wednesday, with streaming series dominating the lineup.

Both the drama series and the comedy series categories were majority streaming, with hits like “The Queen’s Gambit,” “The Mandalorian,” “The Crown” and “Ozark” sitting alongside fan-favorites like “PEN15,” “The Great” and “Ted Lasso.” Other nominees included HBO Max’s “The Flight Attendant,” HBO’s “Lovecraft Country” and Showtime’s “Good Lord Bird.

“Better Call Saul” also landed three additional nominations for individual episodes, with “Ozark” picking up another. “The Great” and “Ted Lasso” both picked up nomination for individual episodes as well as for Best New Series.

Comedy and variety nominees included Peacock’s fledgling late-night show, “The Amber Ruffin Show,” Amazon’s “Yearly Departed,” the one-off “30 Rock” reunion special and Stephen Colbert’s 2020 election coverage on Showtime.

Nominations in the film categories will be announced later this month,...

“Better Call Saul” are among the top nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards, landing a nod for best drama series, as well as three nominations in the episodic drama category. “The Simpsons” landed four nominations in best animation, while newcomers “Ted Lasso” and “The Great” both scored nominations in best comedy, new series and episodic comedy. Winners will be honored at a joint 2021 Writers Guild Awards virtual ceremony on Sunday, March 21, 2021. Here’s the complete list of nominations, announced on Wednesday morning:

Drama Series

“Better Call Saul,” Written by Ann Cherkis, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Ariel Levine, Heather Marion, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock; AMC

“The Boys,” Written by Eric Kripke, Ellie Monahan, Anslem Richardson, Craig Rosenberg, Michael Saltzman, Rebecca Sonnenshine; Amazon Prime Video

“The Crown,” Written by Peter Morgan, Jonathan Wilson; Netflix

“The Mandalorian,” Written by Rick Famuyiwa, Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni; Disney Plus

“Ozark,” Written by Laura Deeley,...

It didn’t take long for Shannon Houston and Ashley C. Ford to become the ideal co-hosts for “Lovecraft Country Radio.” The podcast, designed as a companion to “Lovecraft Country,” is built on a foundation of trust and openness, particularly when the two discuss the most personal ways that the HBO series intersects with their own lives. They didn’t know each other personally before becoming partners in this joint venture, but there was a sense of familiarity that arrived in their first call together, away from any microphone.

“It was very clear to me at the end of that conversation, ‘I’m going to have a great time and this person is going to be a huge part of why.’ I just really like her mind. I like the way she represents herself. I like the way she talks about people. I love her spirit,” Ford told IndieWire. “If...

[This story contains spoilers for season one, episode seven of HBO’s Lovecraft Country, “I Am.”]

In the seventh episode of Lovecraft Country, “I Am,” directed by Charlotte Sieling and written by Misha Green and Shannon Houston, Hippolyta takes center stage with a stirring performance from Aujanue Ellis that feels like a call to action.

In a journey that takes her across space and time, Hippolyta explores the unlimited potential of herself outside of the confines of a white-ruled society. Hippolyta’s grand, science-fiction journey is not only a reflection of the timelessness of Black women’s power ...

[This story contains spoilers for season one, episode seven of HBO’s Lovecraft Country, “I Am.”]

In the seventh episode of Lovecraft Country, “I Am,” directed by Charlotte Sieling and written by Misha Green and Shannon Houston, Hippolyta takes center stage with a stirring performance from Aujanue Ellis that feels like a call to action.

In a journey that takes her across space and time, Hippolyta explores the unlimited potential of herself outside of the confines of a white-ruled society. Hippolyta’s grand, science-fiction journey is not only a reflection of the timelessness of Black women’s power ...

A review of “I Am,” this week’s Lovecraft Country, coming up just as soon as I stop watching and start dancing…

“I feel like they just found a smart way to lynch me without me noticing the noose.” —Hippolyta

Misha Green’s ambitions with Lovecraft Country are so great that her reach occasionally exceeds her grasp. With “I Am,” Green (who co-wrote the episode with Shannon Houston; Charlotte Sieling directed it) reaches higher and farther than she has at any point to date. It’s an episode that sends...

[This story contains spoilers for season one, episode seven of HBO’s Lovecraft Country, “I Am.”]

When Lovecraft Country viewers last saw Hippolyta (Aunjanue Ellis), she was headed to Ardham alongside her daughter Dee (Jada Harris) in order to find answers about George’s death. The road provides answers to one mystery, while opening the door to one even greater: who am I?

In episode seven of Lovecraft Country, “I Am,” directed by Charlotte Sieling and written by Misha Green and Shannon Houston, Hippolyta takes center stage after the secret to Hiram Epstein’s orrery takes her on a ...

[This story contains spoilers for season one, episode seven of HBO’s Lovecraft Country, “I Am.”]

When Lovecraft Country viewers last saw Hippolyta (Aunjanue Ellis), she was headed to Ardham alongside her daughter Dee (Jada Harris) in order to find answers about George’s death. The road provides answers to one mystery, while opening the door to one even greater: who am I?

In episode seven of Lovecraft Country, “I Am,” directed by Charlotte Sieling and written by Misha Green and Shannon Houston, Hippolyta takes center stage after the secret to Hiram Epstein’s orrery takes her on a ...

HBO is launching a social VR experience tied to its new Misha Green-created sci-fi series “Lovecraft Country,” the pay TV channel said Tuesday.

Called “Lovecraft Country: Sanctum​,” the experience will consist of “a series of exclusive virtual reality events transporting invited guests into a world inspired by the show.” And while not everyone will be able to participate in the VR events, everyone will be able to stream them.

Here’s how it will work, per HBO:

“In a first-of-its-kind, groundbreaking social VR event series, 100 select influential voices will experience three events consisting of immersive theater, escape rooms, art installations, puzzles and a live concert, via the Oculus Quest headset, all inspired by ‘Lovecraft Country.’ The events will be simultaneously run on the social VR platform VRChat, which allows guests to talk and interact with each other in real time within the environment, and streamed to the world via YouTube Live.

“We’re a show that’s grieving right now on multiple levels,” said Liz Tigelaar during the Little Fires Everywhere writers panel on the final day of Atx TV…from the Couch!.

She first paid tribute to fellow Little Fires executive producer and director Lynn Shelton, who passed away in May from complications of a previously unidentified blood disorder. “We’re grieving for Lynn Shelton, our executive producer, who directed four of the eight episodes, whom we tragically lost very suddenly. We’re grieving for her family, for her friends, for her colleagues, and for her films that we’re not going to get to see, all the work she was still yet to do,” said Tigelaar.

“We’re also grieving with the country for the life of George Floyd, all the black men and women who’ve been murdered simply for being black, said Tigelaar, turning her attention to current events.

Atx Television Festival’s very first virtual edition titled “Atx TV….From The Couch!” has unveiled additional panels for the event which is set to take place June 5-7.

The fest will feature the marquee panel conversation with the cast and creatives of HBO’s reboot of Perry Mason. Audiences will get a first look at the new gritty drama ahead of its June 21 premiere date. Hulu will also bring their original series Little Fires Everywhere to the fest with a panel featuring showrunner/executive producer Liz Tigelaar, co-executive producer/writer Attica Locke, co-executive producer/writer Raamla Mohamed, co-executive producer/writer Amy Talkington, co-executive producer/writer Nancy Won, writer/producer Shannon Houston, writer/producer Harris Danow, and writer/producer Rosa Handelman

HBO Max, which launches May 27, will enter the fold, serving a panel “Extravaganza” with the cast from the new reality voguing competition, Legendary. There will also be a table...

Winners to be announced on February 17 at concurrent ceremonies in Los Angeles, New York.

The Crown, Succession, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story and The Looming Tower are among television series nominated for the 2019 Writers Guild Awards.

The list of nominees announced by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) West and East branches also includes The Handmaid’s Tale, longform projects Castle Rock, Paterno, Maniac and Sharp Objects and individual episodes of Narcos: Mexico, The Affair and Ozark.

Select categories appear below. WGA Award winners will be announced on February 17 at concurrent ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York.

The Writers Guild Awards honor outstanding writing in film, television, new media, videogames, news, radio, promotional, and graphic animation categories. Today the nominees for the 2019 Writers Guild Awards were revealed. Check out the list below.

Television, New Media, And News Nominees

Daytime Drama

Days of Our Lives, Head Writer: Ron Carlivati; Writers: Sheri Anderson, Lorraine Broderick, David Cherrill, Joanna Cohen, Lisa Connor, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Rick Draughon, Cydney Kelley, David Kreizman, David A. Levinson, Rebecca McCarty, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, Katherine Schock, Elizabeth Snyder, Tyler Topits; NBC

General Hospital, Head Writers: Shelly Altman, Christopher Van Etten; Writers: Barbara Bloom, Anna Theresa Cascio, Suzanne Flynn, Charlotte Gibson, Lucky Gold, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O'Connor, Donny Sheldon, Scott Sickles; ABC

Drama Series

The Americans, Written by Peter Ackerman, Hilary Bettis, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Sarah Nolen, Stephen Schiff, Justin Weinberger, Joe Weisberg, Tracey Scott Wilson; FX Networks

Better Call Saul,...

The HBO comedy “Barry” is having a great day. First it reaped three Golden Globe nominations and then it earned another three bids at the Writers Guild of America Awards. At the WGA, it competes for Best Comedy Series writing as well as for an individual episode and for the catch-all Best New Series award.

For the comedy series award, “Barry” faces off against reigning Emmy champ “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” as well as “Atlanta,” “Glow” and “The Good Place.” “Barry” is the only comedy up for the new series award alongside the dramas “The Haunting of Hill House,” “Homecoming,” “Pose” and “Succession.”

Of those four, only “Succession” made it into Best Drama Series where it competes against the final season of “The Americans,” season 4 of “Better Call Saul” and the sophomore editions of “The Crown” and “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

The WGA Awards winners will be revealed on Feb.

The WGA on Thursday unveiled its nominations for in TV, new media, news, radio/audio and promotional writing for 2018, with writers for Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale and NBC’s Saturday Night Live among last year’s winners to make the cut.

Last year, Handmaid’s Tale won the Drama Series category and the New Series category. HBO’s Succession has that same chance this year in drama, nominated in both categories. Another HBO series, its Bill Hader comedy Barry, was triple-nommed today including in the episodic race.

SNL returns to the Comedy/Variety sketch series category it won last season, this time facing the likes of the final season for IFC’s Portlandia and Sarah Silverman’s Hulu docuseries I Love You, America. Another returning champ, Comedy/Variety Talk Series’ Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, also landed a nom.

Like the Golden Globes earlier today the marquee...