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LOS ANGELES — ABC's “Fresh Off the Boat,” the first network TV comedy in two decades to focus on an Asian American family, is coming to an end after six seasons.
The network said Friday that the sitcom starring Randall Park and Constance Wu will wrap with an hour-long finale Feb. 21, making this a truncated last season.
The show about a couple and their three children in 1990s Florida is based on chef Eddie Huang's memoir of the same name.
A possible spinoff with characters to be introduced on “Fresh Off the Boat” is being considered. It would focus on an Indian family whose daughter is one of Eddie's (Hudson Yang) classmates.
The comedy that airs at 8:30 p.m. EST Friday is averaging 3.1 million weekly viewers for the season to date, making it No. 69 out of about 80 network programs.
NEW YORK — Woody Allen and Amazon.com have ended their legal battle.The filmmaker had sued Amazon in February after the online giant ended his 2017 contract without ever releasing a completed film, “A Rainy Day in New York.” Amazon had responded that Allen, whose daughter Dylan has accused him of molesting her when she was a girl, breached the four-movie deal by making insensitive remarks about the #MeToo movement. Allen has repeatedly denied the allegations made by his daughter.In papers filed Friday in U.S. District Court, Allen and Amazon agreed that the case should be dismissed without prejudice. Terms were not disclosed.
NEW YORK — For the stars of the high-speed race film “Ford v Ferrari,” recreating the 1966 Le Mans race had some recognizable parallels to modern Hollywood.The film stars Matt Damon as visionary automotive designer Carroll Shelby and Christian Bale plays maverick British racer Ken Miles, who teamed up to take on Ferrari. Their effort required a fair bit of sidestepping corporate mandates.Damon says there's always tension in the film business, and Bale agrees it's a necessary component. Bale says it helps “create something wonderful.”The film, in theaters on Nov. 15, is the first time Bale and Damon have teamed up on screen.
NEW YORK — Former national security adviser John Bolton has a book deal.Bolton departed in September because of numerous foreign policy disagreements with President Donald Trump.According to three publishing officials with knowledge of negotiations, he reached a deal over the past few weeks with Simon & Schuster. The officials weren't authorized to discuss the deal publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.Two say the deal is worth about $2 million.
