TVLine Items: Messing’s White House Comedy, BET Awards on CBS and More – TVLine

Debra Messing is headed to the White House: The Will & Grace vet will star in the Starz comedy East Wing, based on the experiences of co-creator Ali Wentworths mother, who served as social secretary during Ronald Reagans presidency in the 1980s.

The potential half-hour series centers around Hollis Carlisle (Messing), a hostess extraordinaire who juggles her threatened husband, rebellious children, Nancy Reagans chief of staff and a crippling social anxiety disorder, per the official synopsis.

In addition to writing the project with Liz Tuccillo (Divorce, Sex and the City), Wentworth who starred in and created Pops Nightcap and Starzs Head Case will recur as Kelly Forbes, a stay-at-home mom who is threatened by her best friend Hollis success. Messing also serves as an executive producer.

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* CBS will simulcast this years BET Awards, to be held Sunday, June 28 at 8/7c. Additionally, it has been announced that actress/comedienne Amanda Seales (Insecure) will host the ceremony.

* HBO will air a filmed version of the Broadway show David Byrnes American Utopia later this year, directed by Oscar winner Spike Lee.

* The Philo streaming service has announced new packages that add programming from Starz (for an additional $5 per month) and Epix (an additional $3 per month); promotional prices are for the first three months, if ordered before July 13.

* Hulu has released a trailer for the movie Palm Springs, starring Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) and Cristin Milioti (How I Met Your Mother). The film premieres on the streamer (and in select drive-ins) on Friday, July 10:

* World of Wonder on Monday dropped a trailer for the inaugural season of Canadas Drag Race, premiering Thursday, July 2 on the streaming service WOW Presents Plus.

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