TV News Wrap-Up: ‘Sex and the City’ Returns, ‘Insecure’ Ends, ‘Jeopardy’ Announces Guest Hosts

As the television landscape continues to change, TV news shows no signs of slowing down. This week is full of endings, revivals, and unexpected hosts.

Here are the TV news highlights of the week.

‘Sex and the City’ Gets Revival at HBO Max

• After months of speculation, HBO Max has officially announced it’s bringing back one of HBO’s most successful series of all time. Sex and the City is set to return on the streaming network.
• According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis will return as Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte for the new series, which is titled And Just Like That …
• Set for 10 episodes, the show “follows Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte as they navigate friendship in their 50s.”
• Kim Cattrall has famously feuded with her former co-stars for years, and is not involved in the revival.

‘Insecure’ Will End With Fifth Season

• Following a critically acclaimed fourth season, Issa Rae announced on social media that Insecure will end with its fifth season.
• She tweeted, “Very excited to film our fifth and final season! We couldn’t have told a complete story without the tremendous support of our audience and the faith of HBO. See y’all soon. #InsecureHBO 
• In an interview with Deadline, star/co-creator Rae said, “Prentice and I are so grateful that HBO believed in our show from the beginning and kept faith in us to see our vision through the end.”
• Rae’s co-star Yvonne Orji wasted no time lining up her next project.
• Variety reports that she’s developing a semi-autobiographical comedy for Disney+.
• First Gen is “based on Orji’s personal experiences growing up as a Nigerian immigrant in America. As a child, she’s caught between trying to honor her parents and culture while simultaneously trying to assimilate to American life.”
• Orji is writing and executive producing alongside fellow executive producers David Oyelowo and Oprah Winfrey.

‘Jeopardy’ Reveals Guest Host Roster

• Following the death of longtime host Alex Trebek, Jeopardy will feature celebrity guest hosts.
• People reports that the first lineup of guest hosts includes journalists Katie Couric and Bill Whitaker, Call Me Kat star Mayim Bialik, and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
• Each host will receive a charitable donation equal to that week’s total winnings.

OWN Announces Season 8 to be Final One For ‘The Haves and the Have Nots’

• One of Tyler Perry’s longest-running TV series is set to wrap up later this year.
• According to Deadline, The Haves and the Have Nots will end when it returns to OWN for its last batch of episodes in May.
• “The Haves and the Have Nots was the first scripted drama we aired on OWN, and to say it took off from the first day it hit the air is an understatement,” Oprah Winfrey told Deadline. “I thank Tyler, the incredible cast, the tireless crew and every single viewer who watched with bated breath each week and tweeted along with us these past eight years. I will be watching alongside you all during this final season.”

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