Arts & Entertainment

Sarah Michelle Gellar cast as lead in Ellen DeGeneres’ drama series

The show is based on the best-selling novel

Published

7 years ago

January 10, 2019

**Sarah Michelle Gellar.** (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Sarah Michelle Gellar has been cast as the lead in an upcoming limited drama series produced by Ellen DeGeneres.

Deadline reports that DeGeneres’ production company A Very Good Production is adapting “Sometimes I Lie,” the 2017 novel by BBC journalist Alice Feeney into a limited series. Robin Swicord (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” will write the script.

Gellar will portray Amber Reynolds, a woman who wakes up paralyzed in the hospital. She is unable to move or see but can hear what’s going on around her. She begins to suspect her husband is how she got injured. The screenplay will jump from her time in the hospital, to a week before the accident as well as some of her childhood memories interspersed between.

The actress has only appeared in two series, “Ringer” and “The Crazy Ones,” since the end of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”

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‘Heated Rivalry’ stars to participate in Olympic torch relay

Games to take place next month in Italy

Published

22 hours ago

January 23, 2026

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(Photo courtesy of Crave HBO Max)

“Heated Rivalry” stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie will participate in the Olympic torch relay ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics that will take place next month in Italy.

HBO Max, which distributes “Heated Rivalry” in the U.S., made the announcement on Thursday in a press release.

The games will take place in Milan and Cortina from Feb. 6-22. The HBO Max announcement did not specifically say when Williams and Storrie will participate in the torch relay.

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Here’s where to watch ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ with fellow fans

Entertainers TrevHER and Grey host event with live performance

Published

24 hours ago

January 23, 2026

Tinashe Chingarande

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Spark Social Events will host “Ru Paul’s Drag Race S18 Watch Party Hosted by Local Drag Queens” on Friday, Jan. 23 at 8 p.m.

Drag entertainers TrevHER and Grey will provide commentary and make live predictions on who’s staying and who’s going home. Stick around after the show for a live drag performance. The watch party will take place on a heated outdoor patio and cozy indoor space.

This event is free and more details are available on Eventbrite.

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‘Queer Eye’ watch party set for Friday

DC Center to host event

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24 hours ago

January 23, 2026

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Members of the cast of 'Queer Eye' speak at an event at Crush Dance Bar in August. (Blade photo by Michael Key)

The DC Center is hosting a watch party for an episode of the 10th and final season of “Queer Eye,” which was filmed in D.C. The screening will be held on Friday, Jan. 23 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Center.

The screening will last 45-55 minutes, with community time both before and after the episode. Drinks and snacks will be provided and organizers promise a “surprise or two.” For information on tickets, visit the DC Center’s website.