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Sarah Hyland Is Love Island USA’s New Host

June 30, 2022 Articles • Love Island • Video Share:

A hot new bombshell is entering the villa: Sarah Hyland, who is set to host Peacock’s new Love Island USA, E! News can exclusively reveal. Scroll on for the steamy first trailer.

Summer is about to get even hotter.

That’s because Sarah Hyland is set to host Peacock’s new Love Island USA, E! News can exclusively announce. Based on the hugely popular U.K. reality dating show of the same name, the NBCU streamer’s new iteration promises “naughtier games and sexier challenges” when it premieres July 19.

Or as E!’s exclusive preview teases, “Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a wild ride.”

One the Modern Family star says she’s “so, so excited” to join.

“Love Island is such an iconic show and I love the dating reality space,” she exclusively told E! News. “I’m just so thrilled and honored to be a part of this…They always have the hottest people on their show.”

Not that she’s just here to witness the drama and hookups.

“I really love that the girls, for the most part, stick together and really bond and stand up for one another,” she shared. “As a woman, I love it when I get to see that on television. But I definitely know that we’re going to have a lot of unexpected surprises and unpredictable twists that we’ve never seen. We’re pushing the boundaries this time around.”

And while she preps, she’s leaning on fiancé Wells Adams, the resident bartender on Bachelor in Paradise.

“He always shares a lot with me during the process of BiP,” Hyland said. “It’s a lot of unpredictability, you just have to roll with the punches and just be patient and observant and have kindness for everyone.”

She added, “He’s so, so supportive of this whole new adventure that I’m about to embark upon, and he’s really been just an amazing human being.”

Check out the first look above for a tease at what’s to come.

Peacock’s Love Island USA premieres Tuesday, July 19 with episodes dropping six days a week after.

Source: E! News

‘Pitch Perfect’: Sarah Hyland, Jameela Jamil Join Peacock Comedy

March 04, 2022 Articles Share:

The Adam Devine-led spinoff from the feature film franchise has rounded out its cast with Modern Family grad Sarah Hyland, The Good Place’s Jameela Jamil and Lera Abova (Anna). The trio join previously announced regulars Devine, who reprises his role as Bumper Allen, and Flula Borg, who returns as Piëter Krämer.

The Pitch Perfect show is set several years after the movies and sees Bumper move to Germany to revive his music career after one of his songs becomes big in Berlin, with Piëter becoming his agent.

Hyland will play Heidi, Piëter and Bumper’s cheery and slightly odd American assistant. While working on Bumper’s team by day, she secretly harbors dreams of being a singer-songwriter herself, and moonlights by performing original songs in a Berlin cabaret. The casting reunites Hyland with Devine after they played a couple on ABC’s Emmy-winning Modern Family.

Abova will portray Piëter’s sister and a prominent Berlin DJ and music producer. She performs in clubs all over the city as DJ Das Boot. She is as cool as Berlin in December (4.1°C).

Jamil is set as Gisela, a bombastic and flashy up-and-coming German pop star, Gisela is Piëter’s ex-girlfriend and Bumper’s main rival the German Unity Day concert. She will stop at nothing to beat him to stardom. The casting reunites Jamil with Pitch Perfect showrunner Megan Amram, who served as a writer and exec producer for all four seasons of NBC’s The Good Place.

Picked up straight to series in September, Amram serves as writer and showrunner and exec produces alongside the film franchise’s Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman, Paul Brooks, Scott Neimeyer and Devine. The series hails from Universal Television, with the three-film franchise having been produced by corporate sibling Universal Pictures.

Filming will begin soon in Berlin, Germany. A premiere date has not yet been determined

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Sarah Hyland & Harvey Guillén To Star In Scripted Rom-Com Podcast ‘Bone, Marry, Bury’ From Dear Media

December 02, 2021 Articles • Bury Share:

Dear Media, the female-focused podcast company, is moving into scripted audio series for the first time with a romantic comedy starring Sarah Hyland and Harvey Guillén.

The Modern Family star and the What We Do In The Shadows star are leading the cast of Bone, Marry, Bury, which has been developed in partnership with RomComPods.

The series, which will be released in February 2022, follows 26-year-old Allie, played by Hyland, who’s closing out the worst year of her life after recently being fired, dumped, and evicted. It starts with Allie on New Year’s Eve, where she plans to get wasted and leave this mess of the year behind. Little does she know that the NYE party she’s about to attend will be life-changing but not for the reason she thinks. Through the omniscient narrator, her best friend Gabe, played by Guillén, that by the end of the month, Allie will Bone, Marry, and Bury three different people… and they’re all at this party.

It also stars Tommy Martinez, Adam Pally, Josie Totah. It will also feature the likes of Heather McMahan, Frankie Jonas, Punam Patel, Lukas Gage, and Trixie Mattel.

Bone, Marry, Bury was created, written, directed and exec produced by RomComPods’ Becca Freeman and Rachael King. Hyland is also exec producing with Broad City’s Eliot Glazer as consulting writer and producer and Guillén as producer.

Dear Media, which was founded by Michael Bosstick in 2018, is behind more than 80 podcasts including The Dissenters, co-hosted by Debra Messing, and Lipstick on the Rim with Molly Sims.

“Dear Media has grown enormously since we launched in 2018 and we aren’t slowing down. This year, we have been working on a large slate of shows that our listeners haven’t heard from us yet and we are so excited to expand into different categories and formats. As our first scripted series, Bone, Marry, Bury, hits the mark on our capabilities as a company and we’re excited for listeners to tune in,” said Bosstick.

RomComPods was founded by Pod People CEO Rachael King and Becca Freeman, co-host of the hit lifestyle podcast, Bad on Paper. It is represented by UTA, which brokered the deal.

“Bone, Marry, Bury started as a kernel of an idea that was totally outside our normal wheelhouse, but we just couldn’t stop thinking about,” said King. “We could not have dreamed of a better partner for this project than Dear Media who gave us so much creative freedom and encouragement to push the limits on this truly unhinged comedy.”

Source: Deadline

Sarah Hyland Just Co-Founded a Chocolate Vitamin Brand and Celebs Are Going Crazy

October 31, 2021 Articles • Sourse Share:

As we age, there’s nothing fun about taking our daily vitamins and supplements—until now, as Sarah Hyland has teamed up with Sourse to create the first vitamin-infused chocolate to make staying healthy and balanced a delicious part of any routine. And just like us, Hyland’s famous friends are chomping at the bit to try this chocolate.

There are currently four different types of Sourse chocolate vitamins to choose from, including Glow Bites, infused with collagen for smoother skin; Hype Bites, with B12 to boost energy, clarity, and focus; Mood Bites, featuring saffron and vitamin D; and Beauty Bites, which include biotin to promote stronger and longer hair and nails.

Hyland just announced that she signed on as co-founder a few months back. “When I joined the Sourse team in March, I made it my mission to work to develop life-changing products that benefit everyone who tries them,” said Hyland. “I have poured my heart and soul into creating this sweet treat with wellness in mind and can’t wait for my friends and family (and the rest of the world!) to upgrade their health and beauty routines with these tasty vitamins!”

Per Sourse, Hyland, a health advocate who experienced two kidney transplants, approached the brand with fresh ideas for two new products, the Beauty and Mood Bites. The company then underwent a rebrand and relaunched with two old standbys and the new products pitched by Hyland.

Hyland recently shared the good news on Instagram, referring to the bites as “vitamins that taste so good it feels naughty.” Her slew of celebrity followers, including Mira Sorvino and Michelle Trachtenberg, chimed in in the comments sharing their excitement to try the delicious vitamins.

Source: New Beauty

Sarah Hyland To Host Play-Doh Competition Special For IMDb TV

October 29, 2021 Articles Share:

Play-Doh is getting its own competition format special.

Sarah Hyland is to host Play-Doh Squished, a holiday-special based on the mushy kids toy for Amazon-owned AVOD service IMDb TV.

The Modern Family star will serve as a host, judge and exec producer on the special, which comes from eOne, Hasbro and Amazon Studios.

The one-hour show will launch on December 10.

It will feature three teams of two kids and two adults competing in a series of physical and creative challenges. The reality competition special is set in a Play-Doh winter wonderland, where each team must combine imagination, inspiration, and holiday spirit to win the final cash prize.

It is the latest unscripted project based on a classic kids toy; Fox’s Lego Masters recently aired its second season and the network is developing a gameshow based on Mouse Trap. Fremantle and Mattel are working on a TV version of Whac-a-Mole and Propagate is working with Mattel on a game show based on the card game Uno.

Play-Doh Squished is executive produced by Hyland, eOne’s Tara Long, Mark Herwick, Madison Merritt, and Allison Berkley. Shye Sutherland Sharp is an executive producer and the showrunner.

Source: Deadline

Health and Beauty Brand Sourse Announces Actress Sarah Hyland As Co-Founder, New Products

October 22, 2021 Articles • Sourse Share:

Sourse, makers of the first vitamin-infused chocolate with clinically-backed dosage guidelines and ingredients proven to revitalize the way you look and feel, announced today the appointment of actress and health advocate Sarah Hyland as the brand’s new Co-Founder and Creative Director. In addition to growing the executive team, Sourse is also announcing a complete rebrand — inclusive of new packaging and two new product offerings: Beauty Bites, infused with biotin for longer, stronger hair and nails, and Mood Bites, infused with saffron and vitamin D3 for a balanced mood.

In her new role as Co-founder and Creative director, Sarah will be leading the creative direction of the brand and working with the team on product development. As an outspoken voice and true advocate for health and wellness, Sarah has been working with the brand since March of this year, offering perspective from her own experiences and health journey. “When I joined the Sourse team in March, I made it my mission to work to develop life changing products that benefit everyone who tries them,” said Sarah Hyland. “I have poured my heart and soul into creating this sweet treat with wellness in mind, and can’t wait for my friends and family (and the rest of the world!) to upgrade their health and beauty routines with these tasty vitamins!”

Officially launched in August 2020, Sourse is on a mission to design clean, delicious, functional snacks that serve people and the planet. Sourse launched with two hero products: Glow Bites, infused with a plant-based collagen alternative for hydrated, plump skin; and Hype Bites, infused with vitamin B12 for energy, focus, and mood. In two delicious dark chocolate bites, Sourse is reimagining the supplement industry and rebranding it to something better suited for the next generation. The brand focuses on sustainable ingredients, with products that are always 100% vegan, gluten free, non-GMO, and allergen free. The launch of Sourse’s latest two products, Beauty Bites and Mood Bites, were designed to expand the brand’s overall product offerings to reach a wider audience of consumers looking to improve their overall health, wellness, and beauty routines.

Sourse was originally founded by couple Jenne Moore and Andrew Remlinger in 2020. Jenne previously led digital marketing teams for several technology and renewable energy companies in San Francisco, while Andrew spent a number of years in the finance world, serving as a consumer investment banker and advising a new wave of better-for-you food and beauty brands. Their respective backgrounds gave them new perspectives on the food industry and its connections to the environment, which ultimately inspired them to create their own plant-based functional food brand on a mission to make taking your vitamins more fun.

“After years of suffering from Vitamin B12 deficiency, I realized the capsules I was taking every day were not actually working. I became very interested in food-based supplements that provide better nutrient absorption” said Jenne Moore, founder and CEO of Sourse. “Chocolate’s natural properties make it one of the best formats for vitamins because it acts as a prebiotic and catalyst for fat-soluble vitamins like Vitamin D.”

The company’s rebrand comes just over a year after its’ official launch, and offers a more elevated brand experience with colorful, modern designs that further the brand’s mission of reinventing the vitamin industry to better suit a new generation of health and beauty devotees. “Vitamin-infused chocolate is just the beginning for Sourse. We are building a platform for optimal health and nutrition through food-based supplements,” said Andrew Remingler, co-founder of Sourse.

This announcement follows Sourse’s $1.6 million dollar pre-seed round raised shortly after the company’s initial launch. This has been an exciting time for the fast-growing company—which experienced over 400% growth in their first year and sold over 500,000 pouches.

All four Sourse products are now available for purchase through Sourse‘s DTC website, where they offer monthly supplies of each product for a one-time purchase of $34, or a subscription of $29.90/month. For those interested in learning more, please visit https://trysourse.com/ or follow the brand on Instagram at @trysourse.

Source: PR News Wire

ABC Picks Up Sonoma Valley Latino Drama ‘Promised Land’ to Series, ‘Epic’ Not Going Forward

August 13, 2021 Articles • Epic Share:

The network [ABC] also announced today that romantic anthology series pilot “Epic” from “Once Upon a Time” creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis is no longer moving forward.

The show promised to “reinvent fairytale for a new audience.” “Epic” was written and executive produced by Brigitte Hales with Horowitz and Kitsis. Hales had worked with the duo prior to the pilot, having written eight episodes of “Once Upon a Time” and served as a story editor for over 50 episodes. The Alphabet Network gave out a pilot order to the one-hour drama in January and James Griffiths (“Stumptown,” “Black-ish”) had been tapped to direct and executive produce the pilot. Eleanor Fanyinka, Brittany O’Grady and Alexander Hodge were slated to star.

Source: Variety

Sarah Hyland to Star in Rom-Com ‘My Fake Boyfriend’

July 29, 2021 Articles • My Fake Boyfriend Share:

Keiynan Lonsdale, Dylan Sprouse, and Sarah Hyland are set to star in the romantic comedy My Fake Boyfriend, the latest team-up for Lionsgate and BuzzFeed.

Lonsdale will play, according to the film’s description, “a young man in a tricky situation, who follows the advice of his unconventional best friend (Sprouse) and uses social media to create a fake boyfriend to keep his awful ex-lover out of his life. But everything backfires when he meets the real love of his life, and breaking up with his fake boyfriend proves hard to do.”

Veteran television director Rose Troche (The L Word, Snowpiercer, Shameless) will helm from a script by Luke Albright, Joe Wanjai Ross and Greg Boaldin.

BuzzFeed’s head of studio Richard Alan Reid is producing along with Jason Moring and Michael Philip.

In July 2020, Lionsgate and Buzzfeed announced a partnership on a slate of narrative feature films that were were described as “socially relevant and high-concept” and meant to attract millennials and Gen Z. My Fake Boyfriend is the second project announced under that deal, with the first being esports gamer comedy 1Up starring Ruby Rose and Hari Nef.

“There is no better person to tell this queer love story than Rose Troche, and we’re delighted to partner with Lionsgate to share this story with millennial and Gen Z audiences around the world,” said Reid. Lauren Bixby, vp of co-productions and acquisitions at Lionsgate added, “My Fake Boyfriend has the heart, laughs, and talent behind the scenes and in front of the camera that make this film a genuine win. We couldn’t be more thrilled to be partnering with our friends at BuzzFeed on this fun romantic comedy.”

My Fake Boyfriend is set to begin production this month in Canada, with BuzzFeed and Lionsgate expecting to release the film timed to Pride in June 2022.

Lonsdale is repped by ICM Partners and Schreck Rose. Sprouse is repped by UTA, Authentic, and Greenberg Traurig. Hyland is repped by WME, RKM, and Gang Tyre.

Source: THR

Sarah Hyland Joins ABC’s Fairytale Drama Pilot ‘Epic’ From ‘Once Upon A Time’ Creators

May 12, 2021 Articles • Epic Share:

EXCLUSIVE: Modern Family alumna Sarah Hyland is returning to ABC, joining the cast of fairytale drama pilot Epic, from Once Upon a Time creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis and ABC Signature.

Epic, headlined by Brittany O’Grady and also starring Eleanor Fanyinka, is described as a romantic anthology series that reinvents fairy tales for a new audience.

Hyland will play Rose. She is as princess-y as princesses come, and about to marry her Prince Charming. But her fairy tale gets upended when he has second thoughts, and trying to preserve her dreams opens her up to an unexpected world.

Epic was penned by former Once Upon a Time writer Brigitte Hales, who executive produces with Horowitz, Kitsis and Griffiths. James Griffiths is directing the pilot, which is not for fall 2021 consideration.

Hyland starred for eleven seasons on ABC’s Modern Family as Haley, the eldest of the Dunphy family children. On the film side, she starred in and also executive produced romantic comedy The Wedding Year. She currently hosts and executive produces Lady Parts with Sarah Hyland on EllenTube. Hyland is repped by WME, Richard Konigsberg and GTRB.

Source: Deadline

Sarah Hyland To Star In ‘Yours, Mine & Paul’s’ Comedy In Works At ABC, EP-ed By Her ‘Modern Family’ Dad Ty Burrell

August 20, 2020 Articles • Yours Mine & Pauls Share:

EXCLUSIVE: Its a Dunphy mini-reunion at ABC and 20th Television. Former Modern Family star Sarah Hyland has been tapped to headline Yours, Mine & Paul’s, a multi-camera comedy series in development at ABC, from fellow Modern Family alum Ty Burrell and his recently launched Desert Whale Productions.

Written and co-executive produced by writer, director and actor Julia Meltzer, Yours, Mine & Paul‘s centers on Lauren (Hyland), who agrees to be a surrogate for her best friend, Paul, and his husband, Xander. There’s just one problem: Lauren and Xander hate each other. Oh, also Paul dies in the cold open.

Hyland’s Lauren is an impulsive, faux-enlightened millennial who agrees to be the egg donor and surrogate for her best friend Paul, and his husband Xander, despite (or maybe because of) the fact that she and Xander are constantly competing for Paul’s attention. She likes the idea of being the glowing, pregnant center of attention for nine months without having to take care of a crying baby at the end of it. After Paul’s sudden death, she is confronted with the looming possibility of motherhood and co-parenting with her nemesis.

Yours, Mine & Paul’s marked the first sale for Desert Whale Prods. under the two-year first-look deal the company inked with Modern Family studio 20th TV last month. The comedy had been a hot commodity from the get-go, with Burrell as the driving force.

“He brought us this fantastic script from a promising young writer he identified, and ABC loved it as much we did,” 20th TV President Carolyn Cassidy said at the time of the show’s sale to the network.

Yours, Mine & Paul’s profile now has been raised further with the casting of Hyland, someone both ABC and 20th TV have been looking to get back on the air in a new comedy series.

Burrell executive produces Yours, Mine & Paul’s with Mel Cowan, Jonny Meeks and Joel Spence. Erica Schechter is Director of Development at Desert Whale.

For 11 seasons, Burrell and Hyland starred together on the acclaimed ABC comedy Modern Family as dad Phil Dunphy and the eldest of the Dunphy children, Haley, respectively.

Hyland, who also recently starred in the Robert Luketic-directed feature The Wedding Year, guest-starred on Veronica Mars and recurred on Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments, is repped by WME, Richard Konigsberg Management and Gang Tyre.

Source: Deadline