{
  "id": 9364356,
  "title": "Jean Smart Joins Searchlight Pictures’ ‘The Families Stone’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/jean-smart-joins-searchlight-pictures-the-families-stone",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-23T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/jean-smart-joins-the-family-stone-sequel-searchlight-1237111226/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Fresh off a historic fifth Emmy win for Hacks, Jean Smart has inked a deal to join The Families Stone, Searchlight’s sequel to the perennial holiday favorite The Family Stone. Character details are being kept under wraps. Searchlight just announced the project, which shoots in New York this fall. As you’ll recall, 2005’s The Family […]",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Jean Smart Joins ‘The Family Stone 2’ With Rachel McAdams, Sarah Jessica Parker and More",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/jean-smart-joins-the-family-stone-2-with-rachel-mcadams-sarah-jessica",
        "published": "2026-09-23T16:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Jean Smart Joins ‘The Family Stone’ Sequel With Original Cast Returning",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/jean-smart-joins-the-family-stone-sequel-with-original-cast-returning",
        "published": "2026-09-23T16:00:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}