'The Thundermans Return' Goes Long-Term With New Series Starring Phoebe, Max, And Chloe

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  The Thundermans   are staying in production living a double life. Fresh off the apparent success of the reunion movie  The Thundermans Return , the  Nickelodeon  superhero franchise is expanding again with a new series greenlight from Nickelodeon Studios, coming to both Nickelodeon and  Paramount+ . The new series, which hasn’t had its title revealed, will follow  Kira Kosarin  as Phoebe and Jack Griffo as Max Thunderman who are sent undercover to handle a new threat in the seaside town of Secret Shores and bring Chloe, played once again by Maya Le Clark, along to train her in superheroing. It seems Chloe will infiltrate the school the threat seems to be coming from, and she forms a bond with two classmates while they investigate the suspicious activity from within, and her new friends don’t know about her powers. The increasing danger of the threat forces the Thunderman trio to stay in town indefinitely. Due to this, the now adult-aged twins are now in charge of raising their younge
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Roy Wood Jr. Leaves 'The Daily Show' After Eight Years

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The Daily Show is returning to Comedy Central after five and a half months following the Writers Guild of America strike on October 16. However when it does so it will be down one correspondent. Roy Wood Jr. has announced he has departed the show, over 8 years after debuting when most recent permanent host Trevor Noah, who left last December, debuted in September 2015.

His decision came down to the fact that the fight for a new fair contract went on so long that the show will not be seating a new permanent host until 2024, and he hasn't been offered the gig. Whether anyone has is unknown as much of the field seems to still be in contention but Wood's chosen to move on and figure out his next move instead of staying and working with who he was passed over for.

"I can't come up with Plan B is while still working with Plan A," he says. "The job of correspondent...it's not really one where you can juggle multiple things. [And] I think eight years is a good run." Wood says he is in the dark as to whether he is still under consideration to become host but he has already informed the network of his decision. "What could they really say?" he adds when asked how the cable channel responded. [They're] not going to give me the job just to keep me."

"If you're offered the chance to host The Daily Show at any point in your life...you have to stop for a second and consider that," he adds. While he had not informed the show of his decision, the source seems to have done the job for him as a spokesperson sent this brief statement: "Roy Wood Jr. is a comedic genius and beloved teammate. His insights and hilarity helped us make sense of the 2016 election, the pandemic, and countless hours of Fox News. We thank him for his time with us and can't wait to see what he does next."

Wood was this year's attention-getting host of the White House Correspondents' Dinner, soon after he did his guest host stint on The Daily Show in April, as the show had been utilizing guests hosts all year to the point of the strike and will continue for the rest of the year. Wood's week had the second-best ratings of the show's first 11 guest hosts, second only to Al Franken and beating Hasan Minhaj, the media's reported frontrunner who hit a stumble in recent weeks. Wood had several comedypersons' endorsements to be permanent host.

He says the Variety story about Minhaj, which Comedy Central has not yet publicly confirmed, made him think more about his future on the show. He also believes it and the New Yorker story where Minhaj confesses his standup has contained embellishments and falsehoods, does not weaken or disqualify his (Minhaj's) candidacy. "I think Hasan checks a lot of boxes that the network would want and people would want," Wood remarks. "Hasan's young, he's global and he has the political I.Q."

Wood's comedy specials for the network, subtitled Father Figure, No One Loves You, and Imperfect Messenger, are streaming on Paramount+ as well.

Source: NPR

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