RED BAND SOCIETY: Wilson Cruz on Kenji’s Backstory and the ‘Olympics of Sassy Nurse Dialogue’ with Octavia Spencer

RED BAND SOCIETY viewers have only gotten a taste of who Nurse Kenji (Wilson Cruz) is, but as Cruz teases in the video below, Kenji has a very important reason for working at that hospital.

Check out what Cruz spilled about Kenji’s backstory, plus why he delights in working with co-star Octavia Spencer (Nurse Jackson) and getting to partake in their “Olympics of sassy nurse dialogue”…

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GOTHAM, BONES, SLEEPY HOLLOW and More: Check Out Some Behind-the-Scenes Pictures!

Want a sneak peek of what goes down behind-the-scenes of your favorite Fox shows? Check out some photos from the production of recent and upcoming episodes of BONES, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, GOTHAM, NEW GIRL, RED BAND SOCIETY, SLEEPY HOLLOW, THE MINDY PROJECT, and UTOPIA!

Which photo is your favorite?

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RED BAND SOCIETY: What You Need to Know About the New Fox Series

There are a ton, ton, ton of new shows launching this season, and it’s going to get difficult to keep track of them all.

To help you out, for every new show, I’m going to basically create a hub of info on the day of the premiere — pilot photos, what’s been written about it so far, and when you can watch it.

First up, RED BAND SOCIETY…

Fox’s description: “What if a hospital was your high school, boarding school and summer camp rolled into one? What if it was the place where you fell in love for the first time and made friendships that lasted a lifetime? And what if it was all weirdly hilarious and the most fun you ever had in your entire life? This is the world of RED BAND SOCIETY. From Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television, starring Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer (“The Help,” “Fruitvale Station”) and based on the award-winning Spanish series, “Polseres Vermelles,” RED BAND SOCIETY is a provocative, unconventional and, at times, comic high school drama told through the eyes of a group of teenagers who meet as patients in the pediatric ward of Ocean Park Hospital in Los Angeles. The series is part comedy, part drama, with a tone that’s unique unto itself. Twelve-year-old narrator CHARLIE (Griffin Gluck, “Back in the Game,” “Private Practice”) is in a coma in the hospital. Charlie’s friends and fellow patients include JORDI PALACIOS (Nolan Sotillo, “Prom”), a 16-year-old who illegally crosses the Mexican border into California to seek out treatment at the renowned hospital. What he soon discovers is that it’s not his illness that’s going to change his life, but his new friends. Also at the hospital is LEO ROTH (Charlie Rowe, “Neverland,” “Pirate Radio”). At 16, Leo is charismatic and independent. But after living at the hospital for a year, he’s starting to lose his way. When he’s forced to room with Jordi, he’s angry and resentful, until he realizes they are more alike than he could imagine. The pediatric ward is run by NURSE JACKSON (Spencer), a caregiver with a take-no-prisoners approach to getting these kids through the most difficult part of their lives. Overseeing much of the treatment in the ward is DR. JACK McANDREW (Dave Annable, “Brothers & Sisters,” “666 Park Avenue”), the country’s top pediatric surgeon. Also attending to the patients is the naïve and gullible Nurse BRITTANY DOBLER (newcomer Rebecca Rittenhouse), who allows the kids to get away with things they probably shouldn’t. Among those taking advantage of Nurse Dobler is Leo’s best friend, DASH HOSNEY (Brian Bradley, aka Astro, “The X Factor”). Suffering from cystic fibrosis, 16-year-old Dash is determined to live every day as if it’s his last. Also on the ward is 15-year-old EMMA CHOTA (Ciara Bravo, “Big Time Rush”), Leo’s on-again-off-again girlfriend, who suffers from an eating disorder. Rounding out this group of patients is “mean girl” KARA SOUDERS (Zoe Levin, “Arrested Development,” “The Way Way Back”), a 16-year-old cheerleader who is brought in with heart failure and shares a room with Charlie. Daring everyone to up their game, she also goes head-to-head with Nurse Jackson. Although many young patients who are seriously ill make complete recoveries, that day seems a long way off for these teens. And as they confront questions of life and death which no one at that age should have to face, a kinship based on these shared experiences is created – a bond represented by the red hospital bands issued to them upon admittance. This is the story of the RED BAND SOCIETY. RED BAND SOCIETY is produced by ABC Studios in association with Amblin Television. The series is executive-produced by Steven Spielberg, Margaret Nagle (“Boardwalk Empire,” “The Good Lie”), Justin Falvey (“The Americans,” “Falling Skies”), Darryl Frank (“The Americans,” “Falling Skies”) and Sergio Aguero (“No Reservations,” “Y Tu Mama Tambien”). Nagle wrote the pilot and developed the project for American television. Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (GLEE, “American Horror Story”) directed the pilot.” Read more

RED BAND SOCIETY’s Wilson Cruz on the Appeal of the Series: It Finds the Levity in a Very Serious Subject

At first glace, the new Fox drama, RED BAND SOCIETY could appear to be a downer — a series that follows sick kids in a Los Angeles-based hospital certainly sounds depressing. But the pilot isn’t that way at all; in fact, it’s actually one of the most heart-warming pilots of the year.

And, as RED BAND SOCIETY star Wilson Cruz pointed out in the video below, the show finds ways to find the lighter side of a serious subject.

Check out what else he had to say…

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Wilson Cruz and Rebecca Rittenhouse on the Impact of the RED BAND SOCIETY Tour

Many members of the cast of RED BAND SOCIETY — the new Fox drama that follows the adventures of the patients of the pediatric ward of Ocean Park Hospital, and the doctors/nurses who take care of them — participated in a tour earlier this summer to showcase the pilot, meet potential fans, and have discussions about what this show can be/what it means.

When I sat down with RED BAND SOCIETY stars Rebecca Rittenhouse (Brittany) and Wilson Cruz (Kenji), they shared their takes on what the tour did for the cast…

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‘We Have Thoughts’ Vodcast: Danielle and Marisa Talk Fox’s RED BAND SOCIETY and GOTHAM

Fox’s fall lineup has the second least amount of new scripted shows (after The CW), but there are still a handful of shows worth getting excited about.

My friend/vodcast partner Danielle Turchiano (from Made Possible By Pop Culture) and I sat down to talk about a few of them (GOTHAM and RED BAND SOCIETY) in our latest edition of our Fall TV Preview vodcasts…

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RED BAND SOCIETY: Mandy Moore to Recur

Singer/actress Mandy Moore will be checking in to the new coming-of-age drama, RED BAND SOCIETY, Fox announced.

Moore will recur as Dr. Erin Grace, Chief of Staff at Ocean Park Hospital (where the series is centered). Oh, and she’s also Dr. McAndrew’s (Dave Annable) ex-fiancée. (Awkward.)

RED BAND SOCIETY follows the adventures of the patients of the pediatric ward of Ocean Park Hospital, and the doctors/nurses who take care of them. The series also stars Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer (who plays Nurse Jackson).

Are you excited to see Moore on RED BAND SOCIETY?

RED BAND SOCIETY premieres Wednesday, September 17th at 9 PM on Fox.

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PaleyFest Fall TV Preview: Paley Center to Live-Stream Panels for THE FLASH, FAKING IT, and More

PaleyFest’s Fall TV Preview panels will be live-streamed in real-time at paleyfest.org/live and also viewable on the Paley app, Paley Center announced. (Tickets to see the panels live in Los Angeles are still available for purchase, as well.)

For all the details of who will be appearing at the panels, when they’ll be live-streaming, and more, keep reading…

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Watch the Pilot for Fox’s RED BAND SOCIETY Now!

Thanks to fans sharing viral content for the new Fox series, RED BAND SOCIETY, on myredbandsociety.com the first episode of the series is now available for the next 100 hours.

RED BAND SOCIETY follows the patients in the pediatric ward of Ocean Park Hospital in Los Angeles and the doctors/nurses who take care of them. The series is led by Octavia Spencer and Dave Annable.

Check out the pilot now!

RED BAND SOCIETY officially premieres September 17th at 9 PM on Fox.

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2014 PaleyFest Fall TV Preview Lineup Announced

The Paley Center for Media will once again host its Fall TV Preview series this September, and the lineup for the festivies has officially been set.

Additionally, FAKING IT will have a season 2 launch event, and THE FACTS OF LIFE will have a 35th anniversary panel.

Check out which new shows will get panels…

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RED BAND SOCIETY on Fox – First Look

RED BAND SOCIETY, a new Fox comedic one-hour series, is led by Octavia Spencer, and is set in the pediatric wing of a hospital.

Check out some photos from the series, the official description, and the trailer…

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Fox Announces 2014-2015 Schedule

With Fox shifting into year-round programming, there are a good amount of new shows debuting this fall, but a whole lot of shows are being saved for 2015. (And in terms of returning scripted, non-animated shows, only SLEEPY HOLLOW, NEW GIRL, and THE MINDY PROJECT are starting Fall 2014 in the same slot they started Fall 2013 in.)

“Our portfolio of content this year reflects the biggest investment in programming we’ve ever made,” said Kevin Reilly, Chairman, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) in a statement. “FOX is redefining the network experience on our air and as a 24/7/365 platform, with distinctive series, addictive event dramas and can’t-miss live specials that will deliver broadcast’s most youthful audience at scale.”

Check out what’s on tap for Fall 2014…

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Fox Orders EMPIRE and RED BAND SOCIETY to Series

Fox has ordered two more shows to series: EMPIRE and RED BAND SOCIETY.

EMPIRE stars Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard, and is described as a “unique family drama set in the world of a hip-hop empire that will feature both original and current music.”

RED BAND SOCIETY, starring Octavia Spencer, is described as “a diverse group of teenagers become unlikely allies and friends in this unconventional and, at times, comic high school drama, set in the pediatric wing of a hospital. This is one of the most ambitious and unorthodox shows in anyone’s development this year. It represents a completely inspired way into young soap, a comedic one-hour, a hospital show, and a (surrogate) family drama.

They join GOTHAM, BACKSTROM, and HIEROGLYPH as new additions to Fox’s lineup for the 2014-2015 season.

Do either of these shows intrigue you?

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