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Actress Sarah Paulson recently expressed her desire to play the part of Donald Trump in FX’s American Horror Story. The planned seventh season of the network’s popular anthology series will focus on the most recent U.S. presidential election.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, it is not yet clear whether Trump or Hillary Clinton will definitely be characters in the forthcoming season. However, “if Donald Trump is going to be a character in it,” Paulson said, “Why not? That’s an acting challenge to be sure.” The show’s creator, Ryan Murphy, had previously stated that his new material will highlight “people who are ignored by the current administration and who are afraid and feel terrorized that their lives are going to be taken away.”
In other news…
If you’ve watched Dave Chappelle’s new Netflix stand-up specials, you would have seen his bit ragging on comedian Kevin Hart for a harmless joke he once made to his son. Well, Hart has now responded via social media, calling the bit “amazing” and even citing Chappelle as one of his favorite comedians. [The Huffington Post]
A new report from comSource is showing that although Netflix is still the clear leader in the streaming wars with nearly 50 million subscribers, Hulu has more loyal subscribers. The new data from December 2016 measures the frequency of video streamed over Wi-Fi, at home, to TV sets. [Recode]
Netflix has posted a neat new featurette complete with cast commentary for its forthcoming original series, Ingobernable. Starring Mexican TV personality Kate Del Castillo, the brand new Spanish-language drama will follow the Mexican president and first lady and is slated to premiere March 24:
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