fbpx

Lisa Kudrow, Beanie Feldstein and Emmanuelle Chriqui Land New TV Roles

[additional-authors]
April 10, 2020
Steve Carell, Lisa Kudrow in a still from “Space Force.” Photo courtesy of Netflix.

“Friends” star Lisa Kudrow will return to series comedy in the Netflix workplace sitcom “Space Force,” playing opposite Steve Carrell. The premise centers on a four-star general (Carell) who is tapped to run the titular sixth Armed Forces branch. Kudrow plays the general’s wife, who has grown tired of taking a back seat to her husband’s career. The cast also includes MOTs Ben Schwartz and Noah Emmerich. The series begins streaming May 29.

Beanie Feldstein (“Lady Bird,” “Booksmart”) stars in the comedy “How to Build a Girl” as a teenager with a wild imagination who invents a new persona for herself to get away from her humdrum life, and becomes a popular critic on the ‘90s music scene. Based on the novel by Caitlin Moran, it will be released On Demand May 8. Feldstein will play Monica Lewinsky in “Impeachment” American Crime Story,” which will premiere on FX Sept. 27.

Emmanuelle Chriqui (“Entourage,” “The Passage”) has been cast as Lana Lang in the CW’s latest superhero series “Superman & Lois,” opposite Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch in the title roles. The series is expected to premiere this fall. Chriqui has completed work on “Die in a Gunfight,” about a young man who falls in love with the daughter of his father’s nemesis.

Did you enjoy this article?
You'll love our roundtable.

Editor's Picks

Latest Articles

The Joy Within

Sukkot asks us to receive the harvest that has actually come in—not the one we imagined or wished for.

A Bisl Sukkot ~ Don’t Be Afraid, Go Outside

The sukkah reminds us to go out into the world, especially when the comforts of insularity beckon us closer—to explore paths we have yet to take and seek journeys ready for wandering.

A Harira Hug in the Sukkah

I love making soup for this holiday because even if the days are still warm, the cooler evenings make you start craving something warm and comforting.

The Beat Goes On

While so much of the world seems obsessed with and consumed by its hatred of Israel and Jews, Israelis continue to build, create, work, celebrate, argue, raise families, and plan for the future.

Viral AI Video Targets Jewish Comedian

“The biggest concern is that people now have a pathway to shut down Jewish voices through complete falsities that people will believe. … For the future of Jewish entertainment, it’s very scary.”

Yiddish Historians: Writing in Their Own Language for Their Own People

Mark Smith has compiled an important anthology of Jewish history using 49 works by Yiddish historians to recreate or at least open the door to a world of Jewish thought that was once almost mainstream, but which no longer exists, except in the minds of too few specialists.

More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.