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Daily Mail
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Move over Zac Efron! Netflix fans go wild over new hunk starring in a rom-com with Miranda Cosgrove
A new hunk is gracing the screen in the upcoming Netflix rom-com The Wrong Paris - which is set to hit the streaming site later this year on September 12. Pierson Fode, 33, is portraying the leading male heartthrob in the movie, which also stars former Nickelodeon actress Miranda Cosgrove. The pair are no strangers to working together and the actor notably made his acting debut in an episode of the hit series iCarly in 2012. Fode - who was reportedly in the running to be cast as the Superman back in 2023 - has joined other Netflix hunks, such as Zac Efron who appeared in A Family Affair last year. New images from the film were released on Tuesday and include Pierson showing off his ripped physique while on set. The Wrong Paris follows Cosgrove's character as she takes part in a dating show which she initially assumes takes place in Paris, France - but soon comes to found out it is set in the city of the same name in Texas. Along with Fode and Cosgrove, other cast members are Madison Pettis, Torrance Coombs, Madeleine Arthur and Frances Fisher. Social media users jumped to the comment section of a post uploaded to Netflix's main Instagram page which showcased photos from the rom-com. 'So excited,' one fan penned, while another also typed out, 'I can't wait to watch this movie.' Cosgrove herself also offered a simple message of her own and added an array of red heart emojis. Last month in June, the streaming site also teased with a first look snap - and one follower labeled both Pierson and Miranda as 'gorgeous.' But fans began fawning over the actor late last year when he uploaded behind-the-scenes photos as he had a blast on set of The Wrong Paris. One wrote, 'Hollywood's favorite cowboy,' and another shared, 'Too much hottness in one photo.' '@piersonfode will always be a version of Superman somewhere in another timeline,' an Instagram user commented. David Corenswet was eventually cast in the covered role of the superhero in the James Dunn film which recently hit theaters on July 11. 'So excited for the movie. You and Miranda perfect for the role,' another fan typed out, and one shared, 'This is going to be AMAZING!!!' Fode and Cosgrove reunited for their leading roles in the upcoming Netflix movie after they first worked together in a 2012 episode of Nickelodeon's iCarly. The actor then went on to star in a variety of other projects, such as playing the role of Brooks in the Disney channel series Jessie. He played Thomas Forrester in the soap opera The Bold And The Beautiful from 2015 through 2018. Fode also took on roles in shows such as Supergirl and Animal Kingdom. Aside from television, the model has additionally appeared in a number of movies since kicking off his acting career. He has appeared in Naomi And Ely's No Kiss List (2015), 72 Hours (2024) and The Man From Toronto (2022) - which also starred Kevin Hart, Woody Harrelson and Kaley Cuoco. Pierson was born in the state of Washington and grew up on a farm with his family. During a recent interview with People, Fode expressed how his childhood prepared him for his role in The Wrong Paris. 'Playing Trey felt like playing a version of with more cameras and fewer early-morning feeding,' he told the outlet. Pierson also recalled how the cast would have movie nights and 'cue up a different rom-com each time as inspiration.' He added, 'We love a good Matthew McConaughey moment, and you catch a subtle hat tip or two to his legacy throughout the film. With a dash of Fode, of course.' Janeen Damian - who directed the Netflix project - gushed about the 'chemistry' between the two leading stars. She explained that 'the sparks were there' between Pierson and Miranda which is 'not always a given.' The filmmaker continued, 'Miranda and Pierson knew exactly where they were emotionally in the story and delivered such a gorgeous, nuanced gut-punch of a performance. It was truly a joy to work with them.' Fode has previously garnered two Daytime Emmy nominations for his performance in The Bold And The Beautiful. During a past interview with Soap Opera Digest, he reflected on the milestone - and how he first discovered the nod during an appearance on The Talk. 'It was cool. Obviously, I was hoping it would happen and it did, so that was really incredible. 'What really surprised me was when they showed that Instagram picture of me from the tanning booth when we were in Australia. Yeah, looking up and seeing yourself practically naked on that big screen? That was a surprise,' he joked. Fode - who previously dated actress Victoria Justice - is active on social media, and notably boasts 1 million followers on Instagram.
Geek Tyrant
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Jennifer Aniston to Play Narcissistic Mother in Apple TV+ Series I'M GLAD MY MOM DIED — GeekTyrant
Apple TV+ is diving into some deeply personal and darkly comedic territory with its latest project, I'm Glad My Mom Died , a new dramedy series inspired by Jennette McCurdy's bestselling memoir. The series has officially been greenlit, with Jennifer Aniston set to star as the toxic mother at the heart of the story. She'll also serve as an executive producer. The Friends icon and Morning Show star is taking a sharp turn with this role, playing a narcissistic, controlling parent obsessed with her daughter's fame, and this is sure to be a great role for her to take on! The show is described as 'a heartbreaking and funny recounting of Jennette McCurdy's struggles as a former child actor while dealing with her overbearing, domineering mother.' Aniston's character is a narcissist who thrives on being 'a starlet's mother,' while her daughter, an 18-year-old actress on a hit kid's show, begins to feel the weight of their codependent relationship. I'm Glad My Mom Died will span 10 episodes and comes from Apple Studios. It's written, executive produced, and showrun by McCurdy herself along with Ari Katcher ( Ramy, The Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show ). McCurdy, who is best known for her role as Sam Puckett on iCarly and Sam & Cat , released her memoir in 2022 to critical acclaim. It pulled no punches when it came to her experiences as a child star, including eating disorders, emotional abuse, and the suffocating pressure of her mother's ambitions. Source: Deadline
Metro
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Shocking story behind Jennifer Aniston's latest role as a 'narcissistic mother'
An eight-year-old Jennette McCurdy sits in the car with her mother, Debra, stuck in traffic on a long drive home. It's been a tough day for the little girl – she screwed up her audition for the latest network police drama, Without A Trace. These sorts of auditions were usually bread and butter for a child star like herself: Jenette was petite and cute, with big blue eyes that could well up with fat, blinking tears on cue. But today, her heart wasn't in it. She couldn't cry in front of the casting director. The audition went badly, with Jennette explaining in her own words that she had 'tanked'. Now sat in a frosty silence with mum Debra, the littel girl is compelled to speak: 'I don't want to act anymore,' she says. Debra's face contorts, 'like she had just eaten a lemon', Jennette remembers. Then the screaming starts. It's a reaction the young actor was more than used to. While this was all a familiar scene, it didn't make it any less scary. So, after making her declaration, Jenette quickly backs down, muttering to her mother to 'forget she ever said anything'. Almost instantly, the mood changes, and Debra starts giddily singing along to a Phil Collins song like the moment never happened. This harrowing moment is just one tale from Jennette McCurdy's memoir I'm Glad My Mom Died, a breath-takingly frank and painfully truthful account of life under an abusive and manipulative parent who pushes her daughter into the cutthroat and problematic industry of child acting. Just this week it was announced that the 2022 book, which spent over 80 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list, was being brought to screen as an Apple TV+ drama. Jennifer Aniston will not only be executive producer, but also star in the 10-part series as her narcissistic mother, with Jennette also on board as a co-writer. By day, Jennette was a hugely adored child star, becoming a household name across the globe as the wisecracking tomboy Sam Puckett on Nickelodeon series iCarly, eventually landing her own spin-off series, Sam & Cat, alongside Ariana Grande. While it looked as if the actor was living every child's dream, reality was far more painful for Jennette. As well as having to navigate her mum's outbursts, manipulations and abusive behaviour, she also found life on a hit children's TV show, and dealing with directors, producers and executives, increasingly difficult. Eight years after her departure from the world of children's TV and with the world of acting firmly in her past, Jennette turned her attentions to writing, with I'm Glad My Mom Died exploring the struggles she faced as an abused child in a similarly abusive industry. The book's title is designed to disarm, with the iCarly star detailing the horror she suffered at the hands of Debra, who passed away in 2013, both darkly comic and deeply heart-breaking in equal measure. When Jennette was just two years old, her mother was diagnosed with aggressive, stage four breast cancer. She nearly died from the disease, with some of her behaviours manifesting following her treatment. Having seen her mother suffer so much had a huge impact on the child star, who was desperate to make her happy. In the early chapters of I'm Glad My Mom Died, Jennette recalls her sixth birthday party, where she wished her mum could stay alive another year as she blew out the candles on her birthday cake. The fear of loss meant the former child star acquiesced to mother's demands, even if it made Jennette feel uncomfortable: agreeing to become an actor, taking up 14 dance classes a week, being pushed to audition for shows, even letting her mother wipe her bottom and clean her in the shower until she was 16, as to not upset her. Jennette speaks openly in the book about how such pressure resulted in anxiety, shame and self-loathing, which then manifests in alcohol addiction and poor relationships. Her anorexia and bulimia, which got so bad she rotted a tooth from constant vomiting, was directly instilled by her mother from an early age. Debra, who weighed 6.5 stone herself, encouraged strict calorie counting when Jennette was pre-pubescent so she could keep landing herself younger roles, and was seen as a way for them to 'bond' as they both shared small salads to keep their weight down. While Jennette knew her attitude to food was deeply unhealthy, she struggled for years to recover, constantly relapsing. Defying her mother's wills, be it about food or anything else, gave Jennette brief pleasure, she explains in the book – but she also carried a long-term fear of Debra finding out. When her cancer returned, any of Jennette's perceived 'wrongdoings' (such as putting on weight or having secret boyfriends) became a stick Debra was more than willing to beat her daughter with – despite Jennette's success meaning she was effectively the sole provider of their family's income. In one vicious email exchange, Debra tells her: 'YOU caused my cancer to come back. I hope you're happy knowing this. YOU have to live with this fact. YOU gave me cancer. 'PS: reminder to send fridge money. Our yoghurt has soured.' In an interview following the book's publication, Jennette acknowledged her mother may have had mental health issues of her own. 'She never sought help, never worked on any of her stuff,' she explained. 'I completely empathise with mental illness, but the fact that she didn't try to change it, that's a more complicated feeling for me.' Within the book, we also see Jennette seek therapy to try and tend to some of the wounds her mother left entrenched after she dies from cancer aged 56. The first therapist she goes to listens as she describes her mother's behaviour in detail, before broaching the idea that, maybe, her mother was an abuser. It's a concept Jennette couldn't comprehend. 'My whole life, my entire existence has been orientated to the narrative that Mom wants what's best for me,' she writes. 'If she didn't… that means my entire life, entire point of view, entire identity has been built on a false foundation.' It may have taken a long time, but the actor says she has finally come to terms with her childhood trauma – although she hasn't entirely forgiven Debra for what she suffered at her hands. In the book, Jennette acknowledges she has reached a point where she can sit within the two complex and conflicting opinions she has of her mother. She understands how Debra treated her was deeply wrong, and yet still misses her because she admired some of her qualities: her infectious happiness, her pep talks and childlike spirit. Now, without having to appease a controlling mother, Jennette is able to live her life in a way she chooses to, discovering her true identity. Living in Los Angeles, she has signed a two-book deal following the success of her memoir, and hosted two podcasts, Empty Inside and Hard Feelings, both of which explore difficult and taboo topics. And, of course, there's the TV series based on her book. In their announcement, Apple said: 'The dramedy will centre on the codependent relationship between an 18-year-old actress in a hit kid's show, and her narcissistic mother who relishes in her identity as 'a starlet's mother'.' More Trending Looking back on her life, Jennette confessed in a 2022 interview: 'I genuinely felt I had no identity without my mom. I didn't know who I was. I felt terrified, incompetent and incapable. 'Eventually, the process for me was realising that those feelings were her conditioning. That was her voice, not mine, but it took a long time to get to a place where I could identify that I was, and am, glad that she died.' I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (Simon and Schuster) is available to buy from all good bookshops. View More » A version of this article first appeared in September 2022 . MORE: Dark TV show 'compared to Ozark' dominates Netflix charts MORE: My date saw nothing wrong with him and his mum's sleeping arrangement MORE: 'It's all I've been watching': TV fans crown the best streaming service
Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
What's An Obscure '90s TV Show You're Convinced No One Else Remembers?
'90s reruns have been my favorite genre of TV since, like, ever, but sometimes, I'm surprised to find a show I've never heard of before — and it seems like no one else has either. For example, the Nickelodeon show Weinerville, which was known for its head puppets (which '00s kids like me will recognize from the "baby Spencer" bit on iCarly). Related: Or the Ferris Bueller-esque teen sitcom Parker Lewis Can't Lose. Related: Or the Clueless spin-off series starring Rachel Blanchard as Cher Horowitz! Or Tequila & Bonetti, the short-lived crime dramedy about a police officer and his French Mastiff (whose thoughts the audience could hear). So, what's a TV show from the '90s that you're convinced no one else remembers? What did you love (or hate!) about it? Share your thoughts in the comments for a chance to be featured in an upcoming BuzzFeed Community post! Also in Community: Also in Community: Also in Community:
Buzz Feed
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Tells About The Best Forgotten TV Show From The '90s
'90s reruns have been my favorite genre of TV since, like, ever, but sometimes, I'm surprised to find a show I've never heard of before — and it seems like no one else has either. For example, the Nickelodeon show Weinerville, which was known for its head puppets (which '00s kids like me will recognize from the "baby Spencer" bit on iCarly). Or the Ferris Bueller-esque teen sitcom Parker Lewis Can't Lose. Or the Clueless spin-off series starring Rachel Blanchard as Cher Horowitz! Or Tequila & Bonetti, the short-lived crime dramedy about a police officer and his French Mastiff (whose thoughts the audience could hear). So, what's a TV show from the '90s that you're convinced no one else remembers? What did you love (or hate!) about it? Share your thoughts in the comments for a chance to be featured in an upcoming BuzzFeed Community post!
