Q: I recently watched the series Sofia Vergara starred in about a female drug lord, and it made me wonder if Julie Bowen is also doing something now that Modern Family is over? — A.E.

A: It’s been four years since the smash-hit sitcom Modern Family ended, but Bowen has been selective with her next series commitment. She’ll soon star in the 1980s-set supernatural-thriller series Hysteria! on Peacock, where she’ll play the mother of a teenager who is accused of being a satanist. A premiere date hasn’t been announced yet, but the highly anticipated series recently added Garret Dillahunt (Raising Hope) and Nolan North (Pretty Little Liars) to the cast.

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Q: : I saw that Denise Richards and NeNe Leakes from Real Housewives are in a new T.V. movie on Lifetime. Who are the other two women in it? Are they also from the Bravo shows? — K.S.

A: Despite the movie starring Denise Richards and NeNe Leakes, and having a title like Hunting Housewives, this new Lifetime movie isn’t about Bravo’s Real Housewives franchise. Instead, it’s a scripted movie about four friends whose plane crashes en route to a spa vacation, and they find themselves being stalked by someone — or something.

Richards had a long acting career before returning to reality T.V. for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. As she’s no longer a regular cast member, she’s back to acting in television and films. Leakes is best known for her time in the Atlanta franchise of Real Housewives, but she’s also guest-starred on shows like Glee.

The other two women running for their lives in the movie are played by Kym Johnson Herjavec and Melyssa Ford. Ford has starred in several music videos, but is best known as a podcaster. Herjavec is best recognized for her days as a dance pro on Dancing with the Stars, where she met her husband, Robert Herjavec, of Shark Tank. She also co-starred in the holiday romance movie Christmas with the Knightleys.

By Dana Jackson