January 06, 2018 05:49 PM
UPDATED 2 MINUTES AGO
The Latest from the TV Critics meeting in Pasadena, California (all times local):
2:45 p.m.
Television viewers will soon get an inside look at what President Donald Trump likes to call the "failing" New York Times.
Showtime announced Saturday that filmmaker Liz Garbus is producing a four-part documentary series on the Times, "The Fourth Estate," that will debut in May.
Documentary-makers were given access to meetings and discussions at the Times as it shaped coverage of the Trump administration. A clip on Saturday showed the newsroom reacting to Trump's inaugural address.
Besides giving a view of how the newspaper covers the president, "The Fourth Estate" will also show the Times in a period of transition. In a generational change for the family-controlled business, 37-year-old A.G. Sulzberger has taken over as the Times' new publisher.
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11:50 a.m.
The producers of the new CBS comedy "Living Biblically" say their goal is to appeal to both believers and non-believers.
Inspired by A.J. Jacobs' book "The Year of Living Biblically," the series stars Jay R. Ferguson as a modern New Yorker who decides to strictly follow the Bible in his daily life. He's guided by a priest and a rabbi.
Executive producer Patrick Walsh told TV critics Saturday that the show aims to "loosen up the conversation" about religion in a funny, respectful way.
Among the show's producers is Johnny Galecki, who stars on "The Big Bang Theory." Galecki said that presumptions that "The Year of Living Biblically" will be sarcastic about religion are wrong.
The hope is that viewers will find the comedy to be a "cool take" on religion, which is what a lot of people base their lives on, Galecki said.
The show, which also stars Lindsey Kraft, Ian Gomez, David Krumholtz, Tony Rock and Camryn Manehim, debuts Feb. 26.
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11:03 a.m.
Actor Alan Cumming will portray what is believed to be the first gay lead character in a broadcast network drama and he says it's particularly important that the milestone is happening during President Donald Trump's administration.
His crime procedural "Instinct" arrives at a time when Cumming said "the president is actively condoning, by his silence, violence and persecution against the LBGT community."
The show premieres on CBS March 11. Cumming plays an author who is an expert on serial killers who gets drawn into helping New York police track down a killer who models his behavior on one of his books.
Cumming says it's a perfect time to have a married same-sex couple portrayed on network TV.
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