‘The Jennifer Hudson Show’: New preview highlights host’s positivity

Warner Bros. has released a new promo for The Jennifer Hudson Show, the upcoming daytime talk show starring the youngest female EGOT winner, premiering September 12th.

The series will feature celebrity interviews, breaking stories, community heroes, viral sensations and music. The show airs on Fox Television Stations, Hearst Television, Sinclair Broadcast Group, TEGNA, Nexstar Media Group, Scripps Media and Gray Media Group, among others.

The Jennifer Hudson Show is produced in Los Angeles by Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Telepictures and distributed in national syndication by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. The Jennifer Hudson Show is executive produced by Mary Connelly, Andy Lassner, Corey Palent, Hudson, Lisa Kasteler Calio, Graehme Morphy and Walter Williams III, with Shani Black as co-executive producer. Check out the full promo below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtNYgQBkY08

SERIES

Tastemade announced a new original series starring Stephanie Izard, the first female winner of Top Chef, entitled Dinner is Hard with Stephanie Izard. The show will debut at the Tastemade streaming network in October. In the new series Izard will try to learn delicious dinner recipes from the best home cooks. In each episode, she seeks to delve into the lives and culinary adventures of everyday home cooks, learning both the process and the stories behind the recipes.

Isard is a Cookbook author, chef and owner of several restaurants across the country including Girl & the Goat, Little Goat, Duck Duck Goat, Cabra and Sugarcoat in Chicago and Girl & the Goat and Cabra in Los Angeles.

RECRUITMENTS AND PROMOTIONS

Hartbeat, comedian Kevin Hart’s multi-platform media company, announced key new hires and promotions as the company continues to expand its IP creation and branded entertainment offerings. Brian C. Price, former Disney and NBCUniversal executive, will lead new branded content studio Pulse. Candisse Williamson, former General Counsel at Skybound Entertainment and VP at The Madison Square Garden Company, will lead Hartbeat’s business and legal role as EVP, General Counsel.

Hartbeat has also promoted Mike Stein to EVP, Head of TV & Audio and Monti Sehmi to EVP, Head of Finance and Operations.

The promotions follow the recent formation of Hartbeat, which brought together Kevin Hart’s two entertainment companies, Laugh Out Loud and HartBeat Productions, and the company’s $100 million capital increase.