EXCLUSIVE: PlayStation’s flagship action-adventure franchise God of War is heading to television. Prime Video is in negotiations for a live-action TV series based on the hugely popular ancient mythology-themed game, sources said. I hear the series adaptation comes from The Expanse creators/executive producers Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby and The Wheel of Time executive producer/showrunner […]
Julian McMahon will be taking his final bow as Jess LaCroix on Tuesday night’s episode of FBI: Most Wanted at 10 p.m. titled “Shattered,” and executive producer David Hudgins has a juicy teaser for anticipating fans. “The episode is a combination of two things,” Hudgins told Deadline on Monday. “It’s a very intense episode about […]
Writer-producer-director Latoya Raveneau is expanding her relationship with Disney. The Rise Up, Sing Out EP and Proud Family revival series director has signed an overall deal to develop and produce animated projects with Disney Television Animation and 20th Television Animation, along with live-action content development. She also is developing a pilot at Disney Television Animation, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Former Secret Hideout President Heather Kadin has been tapped as President of Scripted Television for management and production company Range Media Partners. She will oversee all scripted development and production for Range Studios and will executive produce their scripted television projects under the company’s co-production arrangement with A+E Studios as part of A+E Networks’ […]
Confronted with a question increasingly on investors’ minds — namely, is streaming a real business? — Comcast CEO Brian Roberts made the case that for his company it is. “You got to be able to make money and you’ve got to have a roadmap to get there. And we believe we can do that,” the […]
Lada Gaga might have been snubbed by Oscar for her non-nominated role in House of Gucci, but her legions of fans will have ample opportunities to show their love this summer: Gaga’s long-postponed Chromatica Ball stadium tour is back on, with more than a dozen dates just announced. Included on the itinerary: Los Angeles’ Dodger […]
American Idol and 60 Minutes were the top winners of Sunday primetime for the second consecutive week. Per fast nationals, American Idol and 60 Minutes topped Sunday’s demo rating and viewers, respectively. The ABC singing competition was up from the previous week to win the night’s highest rating with a 1.0 in the 18-49 demo […]
Fresh Prince alums Daphne Maxwell Reid and Vernee Watson-Johnson are set to return as guest stars in Bel-Air, the Peacock reboot of the 90’s hit sitcom The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air. Reid (Frank’s Place, Snoops) and Watson-Johnson (General Hospital, Bob Hearts Abishola), who played Aunt Viv and Viola “Vy” Smith in the original, are coming back in a […]
EXCLUSIVE: James Wolk is joining the cast of MGM’s adaptation of The Boys in the Boat. He joins an ensemble that includes Callum Turner, Joel Edgerton, Jack Mulhern, Sam Strike, Luke Slattery, Courtney Henggeler, Thomas Elms, Tom Varey, Bruce Herbelin-Earle, Wil Coban and Hadley Robinson. MGM, Spyglass and Smokehouse are partnering on the production, with […]
Netflix has given a series order to Shondaland murder-mystery drama The Residence, from executive producer/showrunner Paul William Davies and executive producers Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers. The project stems from Davies’ overall deal at Netflix, where Shondaland also is under an exclusive deal. Using Kate Andersen Brower’s book The Residence: Inside the Private World of the […]
Streaming giant Netflix is suspending service in Russia, citing that country’s invasion of Ukraine. They join numerous entertainment companies and other businesses who have halted business there. Netflix already paused all of its production and acquisitions work in the territory, Deadline sources confirmed. One Netflix original project in production is being halted, namely the detective […]
Mubi’s German-language, post-WWII drama Great Freedom grossed a solid $8,814 at NYC’s Film Forum this weekend, the latest in a string of foreign films to open well and with younger demos previously atypical of the genre. Austria’s shortlisted Oscar submission for Best International Feature was also Mubi’s pick of the week for its Mubi Go […]
