Netflix series Arcane will go up against Marvel’s What If…? and long-running series Bob’s Burgers, Rick & Morty and The Simpsons in the main animation category. The League of Legends series was released in November and makes its debut in the Outstanding Animated Program category. It comes after Arcane was renewed for a second season […]
On Tuesday morning, Lily James received her first ever Emmy nomination, for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series as Pamela Anderson in Hulu’s Pam & Tommy. The show received ten total nominations, including for Sebastian Stan as Tommy Lee (also his first nom), and for make-up and hair styling. Pam & Tommy, […]
After scoring her second Emmy nomination this morning for her supporting role on Showtime’s Yellowjackets, Christina Ricci caught up with Deadline to discuss the show’s recognition and upcoming second season, at the same time teasing her reentry into the world of Tim Burton with Wednesday. Ricci, who played Wednesday Addams in two past Addams Family […]
Melanie Lynskey admits that she used to roll her eyes when actors admitted to sleeping through big awards show nominations. But that’s exactly how the Yellowjackets star spent her morning before learning of her first Emmy nod for the hit Showtime drama. 2022 Emmy Nominations: Deadline’s Complete Coverage Lynskey couldn’t bear to watch the announcements, despite […]
UPDATE: A Twitter employee, whose face and voice was obscured, said that Donald Trump’s early morning Dec. 19 tweet, calling for a rally in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021, produced threatening responses that “felt as if a mob was being organized.” “They were gathering together their weaponry and their logic and their reasoning,” the […]
Austin-based movie chain Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is opening its first New England location in Boston early next year as part of a national expansion. The Alamo Drafthouse Boston Seaport, a 10-screen theater with 767 seats, will feature the chain’s signature in-theater food and beverage menu, and luxury recliner seating. The location at 60 Seaport Blvd. […]
EXCLUSIVE: Cheyenne Jackson will step into the roles of Cinderella’s Prince and Red Riding Hood’s Wolf for a weeklong stint in Broadway’s hit revival Into the Woods, taking over for Gavin Creel during a previously scheduled absence. Jackson will play the roles from July 24-August 2 while Creel fulfills prior commitments. The latter will return […]
The Marvel Cinematic Universe came through with 19 nominations in its second year at the Primetime Emmy noms, split among Moon Knight (eight noms), Loki (six), its first animated series What If…? (three), and Hawkeye (two). Of note, the late Chadwick Boseman received a posthumous nomination in the Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance slot for his turn as […]
NBC’s Saturday Night Live and HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show will duke it out again for the sketch Emmy as the category continues to only have two nominations. The two shows will once again compete in the Outstanding Variety Sketch Series category. Last year, SNL triumphed against the Robin Thede-created show and the pair […]
Hulu made the history books today with a record 58 Emmy nominations, including 17 for the comedy Only Murders in the Building and 14 for the limited series Dopesick. The streamer’s last record was hit in 2018 with 27 nominations. Hulu earned 26 nominations last year. 2022 Emmy Nominations: Deadline’s Complete Coverage “We’ve always had a […]
Actors Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things) and Billy Bryk (When You Finish Saving the World) will make their feature directorial debut with Hell of a Summer—a contemporary horror-comedy based on their original script, in which they’ll star alongside Fred Hechinger (The White Lotus). Details as to the film’s plot are being kept under wraps. But Hechinger will […]
As Major League Baseball pauses for the All-Star Break, let’s break to talk about an All-Star for the ages, fireballer Nolan Ryan. The Hall of Fame pitcher holds a number of records that many experts believe will never be broken, including seven career no hitters and 5,714 total strikeouts, almost a thousand more than the […]
UPDATED: 06:00 PT: UK broadcasting union Bectu has expressed “surprise” at producer trade body Pact’s decision to make public its fresh set of terms over the pair’s long-standing drama agreement. In the last few minutes, Bectu Head Philippa Childs has said the union is “pleased Pact has presented an improved offer” but “requires the time […]
In January, The New York Times Company bought trivia game Wordle. Spotify is now getting in on the action and buying its music counterpart Heardle. The move sees the music streaming service and podcast producer move into interactive gaming for the first time. Heardle, which launched in March, is similar to Wordle but instead of […]
Sideshow and Janus Films have acquired North American rights to Cannes 2022 Jury Prize winner The Eight Mountains for a theatrical release at the end of the year. The New York-based distribution partners had a busy Cannes this year also acquiring Jerzy Skolimowski’s EO, which shared the Jury Prize with The Eight Mountains; and Jean-Pierre and Luc […]
UK Film And TV Set Designer 4Wood Acquired By Private Equity Company Amid South Wales Production Boom UK film and TV set designer 4Wood has been bought by London-based private equity firm Connection Capital in a deal worth $10.6m (£9m). The company based in the Welsh capital of Cardiff was created in 2005 by husband […]
The BBC has tapped Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel and Blankety Blank Commissioning Editor Kalpna Patel-Knight as its Head of Entertainment, thereby completing its major commissioning restructure. Patel-Knight will take up the newly-created role in September, which was forged after a restructure that saw former Entertainment Director Kate Phillips become Unscripted Director, overseeing all non-scripted genres. Patel-Knight has […]
101 Films and Abacus Media Rights owner Amcomri Entertainment has acquired several Screen Media libraries for the UK and Ireland through a joint entity part-owned by Head Gear Films Founder Phil Hunt’s Bohemia Media. Following the deal struck through JV Positivor Limited, 101 Films will distribute more than 750 hours of films and TV in […]
The BBC is to spend the coming weeks delivering a review into complaints against disgraced former DJ Tim Westwood and setting out the principles that it believes should apply to a future funding model. During today’s Annual Report press briefing, DG Tim Davie revealed two pieces of work are to be expected over the summer. […]
BBC Studios hit record £226M ($267M) profits last year and the corporation splashed the cash on drama as it emerged from the pandemic, according to the Annual Report out today. However, the report contained worrying statistics on how many Brits are using the BBC each week, coming at a time when it is under pressure […]
Canadian director Paul Haggis, who is currently stuck in Southern Italy awaiting the outcome of an investigation into allegations of sexual assault against him, has strongly denied the accusations in an interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica. The Oscar-winning filmmaker was first arrested on June 19 while attending a festival in the town of […]
Sony Pictures Television Options Lizzy Barber’s ‘Out Of Her Depth’ Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has optioned Lizzy Barber’s psychological thriller Out of Her Depth and will develop into a TV show, with up-and-coming British writer Matilda Curtis set to adapt. Luke Scrase’s Golden Gate Studios, which has a first look deal with SPT, will produce the […]
Q’orianka Kilcher (The Alienist) has run into some legal trouble in Los Angeles County. KTLA reports the actress is being charged with workers’ compensation fraud. “An investigation by the California Department of Insurance found Kilcher allegedly broke the law in collecting over $90,000 in disability benefits.” Kilcher apparently worked on the Paramount+ television show […]
The first round of casting for the next season of Documentary Now! is complete. Cate Blanchett, Jamie Demetriou, Trystan Gravelle, Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes, The Crown), John Rhys-Davies and Harriet Walter, with singer Tom Jones join the comedy series. Created by Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, Seth Meyers and Rhys Thomas, and hosted by Dame […]
Warning: This postmortem contains spoilers from Better Call Saul’s Season 6 episode 8 “Point and Shoot”. As Better Call Saul barrels toward its series finale, characters keep dropping. First it was Michael Mando’s Nacho Varga, then Patrick Fabian’s Howard Hamlin and tonight, we see that Tony Dalton’s drug lord Lalo Salamanca was never ever meant to die […]
