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March 22 - 28, 2020 WHATS UP! T5 BY MICHELLE ROSE TV Media Into the Murphy-verse: Producer/writer/director Ryan Murphy ("Glee") has a knack for making good TV and buzz- worthy casting choices. In his latest casting move, Murphy has tapped former '90s child star Macaulay Culkin ("Home Alone," 1990) to star in the 10th season of his Emmy-winning anthology series, "American Horror Story." For Culkin, this will be his first role as a series regular. The actor's most recent gig was a guest spot on the Hulu series "Dollface," but previous TV credits include voice-over work on "Robot Chicken" and a multi-episode arc in NBC's biblical-inspired drama, "Kings." But let's get back to "Ameri- can Horror Story." Murphy hasn't disclosed many details about Season 10, not even the theme (FX hasn't announced a premiere date, either). The of- ficial cast list was revealed in a gloomy, beach-themed video posted to Instagram. And since Culkin's name was the second one to appear, we can assume the actor will figure promi- nently in this latest installment. There was talk last fall of bringing back some fan favor- ites, and the Season 10 cast cer- tainly includes some notable Murphy-verse alums. Kathy Bates, Leslie Grossman, Billie Lourd and Lily Rabe are among the returning "AHS" cast mem- bers. Murphy muse Sarah Paul- son and series mainstay Evan Peters are also back after sit- ting out Season 9 ("1984"), the only one to date that didn't fea- ture the two in-demand actors. The new season will air later this year, and FX has already renewed "AHS" for three more seasons. Work-life partners: Do you have a "work spouse?" The term is used to describe a close but platonic relationship be- tween two work colleagues who spend a lot of time togeth- er — kinda like Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest. In fact, the hosts of "Live With Kelly and Ryan" are teaming up to serve as co-ex- ecutive producers of a new comedy pilot for ABC titled "Work Wife." It's said to be "partly" in- spired by Ripa and Seacrest's on-air rapport and off-air friendship. But the two-de- cades-long partnership of the series creators, writer/show- runners Casey Johnson and David Windsor ("The Real O'Neals"), could probably pro- vide plenty of source material to inspire several seasons' worth of storylines. What's interesting about this one is that Ripa and Seacrest originally brought "Work Wife" to ABC back in 2018. Written by actor/comedian Mi- chael Ian Black ("Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later"), it was pitched as a multi-camera comedy that ex- plored the dynamics of work spouses and how it affected the people around them. And that's where Ripa and Seacrest's friendship was first credited as the inspiration. Fast-forward to this develop- ment season, and Black's origi- nal concept has been redevel- oped as a single-camera proj- ect under the direction of Windsor and Johnson, who share writing and executive producing duties. Tell me, Clarice: If you're a fan of Thomas Harris's Hanni- bal Lecter novels or their mov- ie adaptations, you might be in- terested in a new series in de- velopment at CBS. The drama is simply titled "Clarice," and it centers on FBI Agent Clarice Starling, Lect- er's resilient foil in "Silence of the Lambs" (1991) and "Hanni- bal" (2001). According to Vari- ety, the potential series is set in 1993, and it promises to re- veal more of the character's backstory as Starling returns to the field following the events of "The Silence of the Lambs." The project, which hails from "Star Trek: Picard" pro- ducers Alex Kurtzman and Jen- ny Lumet, scored a series com- mitment from the network in January, and it's already found its lead in Australian actress Rebecca Breeds ("The Origi- nals"). As Starling, Breeds will cer- tainly have big shoes to fill. Jodie Foster won an Academy Award for her portrayal in the 1991 film opposite Sir Anthony Hopkins, whose own perfor- mance earned widespread ac- claim (though it seemingly ended his relationship with Martha Stewart). Still, CBS is clearly interest- ed in revisiting the iconic character, though it's not the first time the fictional FBI agent looked poised to make the leap to TV. Lifetime was working on its own "Clarice" series back in 2012 before the project stalled. And Bryan Fuller, the mastermind behind NBC's "Hannibal," confirmed in a recent Twitter exchange: "Martha [De Laurentiis] & I tried many times to work with MGM to include Clarice into our Hannibal story. They ulti- mately told us they had their own plans for Clarice and they didn't need Hannibal to tell her story." BATTERY PACK BICYCLE BUTTON CLAMPS CLIPS CLOCKS CLOTHESPIN COFFEE MAKER COIL DOOR LOCK DRILL ELASTIC GATES GYM EQUIPMENT LONGBOW MATTRESS PLIABLE SCALE SHOCK ABSORBER SLINKY SPRING STAPLER STRETCHY STROLLER TOASTER TOILET TONGS WIND UP TOY WRIST- WATCH Spring into Action Macaulay Culkin joins the cast of "American Horror Story" WORD SEARCH STARS ON SCREEN Solution on page T23