The Television Academy has announced the awards categories that will be presented during the 74th Emmy Awards, which will be broadcast live on NBC from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Monday, September 12, and the 2022 Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonies, which will take place in the same location Saturday, September 3, and […]
EXCLUSIVE: Clix, a privately funded, mobile-focused guide to the ever-expanding world of film and TV programming available to stream, has surpassed 6 million monthly unique users nearly a year after its launch. The free app, which went live about 10 months ago, is now available via more than 80 distribution points, including Apple Fire TV, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Adam Fogelson has been appointed Vice Chair of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, and will begin Sept. 1 as he segues from his role as STX Entertainment Motion Picture Group Chairman, a post he’s held for the last eight years. In his new role at Lionsgate, Fogelson will oversee worldwide marketing and theatrical distribution […]
EXCLUSIVE: Sony has beefed up protection on the Chicago set of Justified: City Primeval after last week’s shooting, including the addition of a security team trained in high-threat situations. Deadline has learned that a trained hostage negotiator who provides security detail globally has arrived in Chicago to provide an added later of defense from outside […]
We now have a better idea of when we’ll be seeing the launch of Disney+ series Percy Jackson & The Olympians. Author and executive producer Rick Riordan shared in a blog post that the series likely will not premiere until early 2024. Based on Riordan’s books, Percy Jackson & The Olympians follows Percy Jackson, a […]
Winning Time writer, producer and comic book creator Rodney Barnes is staying in business with HBO, with a renewal of his overall deal for three more years. Under the pact, Barnes will continue to develop, write and produce projects across drama, comedy and limited series formats through his Rodney Barnes Productions banner. Barnes, who co-wrote […]
Paul Sorvino, who starred in Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas and early seasons of the NBC series Law & Order, died today of natural causes after suffering health issues over the past few years. He was 83. His death was announced by his publicist Roger Neal on behalf of Sorvino’s wife Dee Dee Sorvino, who was at […]
EXCLUSIVE: Lee Hall has signed with CAA for representation. Hall is the screenwriter of such films as the Sir Elton John biopic Rocketman, as well as Victoria & Abdul, War Horse and Billy Elliot, the latter of which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. He also wrote the stage adaptation of Billy […]
EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed Rhea Seehorn in all areas. In television, Seehorn notably stars in the hit AMC series Better Call Saul. Her portrayal of Kim Wexler earned her Emmy and Critics Choice nominations for “Outstanding Supporting Actress,” as well as a Screen Actors Guild nomination for “Best Ensemble in a Drama Series.” Seehorn’s other accolades […]
EXCLUSIVE: There is behind-the-scenes shakeup on NBC’s new drama series Quantum Leap starring Raymond Lee. Martin Gero, who has served as EP on the project since the development stage, has stepped in as new showrunner. Dean Georgaris also has joined the series as executive producer on the reboot of the popular 1990s sci-fi drama. Gero is […]
Stephanie Levinson, who has served as 20th Television’s head of casting since 2019, has been promoted to EVP of casting for the studio. Reporting to Sharon Klein, EVP of Casting, Walt Disney Television, Levinson will lead casting efforts on all series and pilots produced by 20th Television, a part of Disney Television Studios, manage a […]
EXCLUSIVE: Mike Moon, Director of Adult Animation, is leaving Netflix at the end of this month to pursue other opportunities. Moon, an animation veteran who had worked across animated film and series at Sony Pictures Animation, Disney Television Animation, and Cartoon Network, joined Netflix over 4 1/2 years ago to build and lead Netflix’s Adult […]
Shares of WWE jumped to a new 52-week high Monday, rising more than 10% amid executive and financial tumult on speculation that Vince McMahon’s exit could nudge a sale of the company. “This is a challenging environment with the equities of most of the logical buyers depressed, but there is demand for live event programming, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Kit Connor, the breakout star of Netflix’s Heartstopper, has signed with WME for representation. The rising British actor is best known for his performance as Nick Nelson opposite Joe Locke’s Charlie in the television adaptation of Heartstopper for Netflix. The buzzy coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama was given a rare two-season renewal by Netflix in May. […]
Paramount+ has picked up the missing person docuseries Never Seen Again for a second season, with the next debut set for Tuesday. The series first launched in May. The new season will examine 10 cases of individual disappearances and the families and friends looking for clues and answers. The first episode looks at the case […]
Just several weeks after Adele said she stood by her decision earlier this year to postpone the Las Vegas residency, the British singer has announced the rescheduled dates: The “Weekends With Adele” residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas will now take place from November 18, 2022, to March 25, 2023. In […]
David Warner, the veteran British actor, and star of Hollywood hits such as Titanic and The Omen, has died aged 80. Warner died on Sunday at Denville Hall, a care home for members of the entertainment industry from “a cancer-related illness,” the BBC first reported. The actor’s family confirmed the news “with an overwhelmingly heavy heart” […]
The NFL has launched a league-branded subscription streaming outlet featuring live mobile rights once controlled by Verizon. NFL+, as the new service is known, is available in two versions. The basic one costs $5 a month (or $40 a year), while the premium tier is $10 a month, or $80 a year. The basic tier […]
Netflix has boarded its latest BBC drama, Champion, the show from award-winning Queenie writer Candice Carty-Williams, which has unveiled cast. The streamer will take rights outside of the UK and Ireland on the eight-part musical drama. Top Boy star Malcolm Kamulete is leading alongside newcomers Déja J Bowens and musician Ray BLK, who is also music exec with grime […]
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a first look at Disney+’s Wedding Season, which Deadline can exclusively reveal will launch September 8. The show from The Responder producer Dancing Ledge Productions and Emily in Paris outfit Jax Media is one of Disney+’s flagship international offerings and was revealed a year ago as one of the first Disney+ UK originals. The genre-busting series will […]
Italian-Uruguayan producer and actor Luca Barbareschi is developing a six-part series about the life of Bank of America founder and early Hollywood financier Amadeo Peter Giannini. Barbareschi told Italian news agency Ansa that he is producing the series under the banner of his Rome-based Eliseo Fiction banner. He said state broadcaster Rai had recently boarded the […]
Venice Critics’ Week Unveils 2022 Selection The 37th edition of Venice Critics’ Week has unveiled its 2022 line-up. Films in competition comprise Theo Montoya’s Anhell69 (Colombia), Philippe Petit’s Beating Sun (France), Isabella Carbonell’s Dogborn (Sweden) and David Wagner’s Eismayer (Austria), Dušan Zorić and Matija Gluscevic’s Have You Seen This Woman (Serbia), Niccolò Falsetti’s Margins (Italy) and […]
The Venice Film Festival (August 31 – September 10) will open with the world premiere of Noah Baumbach’s Netflix drama White Noise, starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig. The film dramatizes a contemporary American family’s attempts to deal with the mundane conflicts of everyday life while grappling with the universal mysteries of love, death, and the possibility […]
YMU has snapped up Simon Cowell. The British X Factor and Got Talent creator and Syco Entertainment founder will join the transatlantic talent agency’s entertainment division and be managed by Group Executive Director Chris Hughes. YMU said it will work with Cowell across “all facets of business” including TV, formats, partnership and books. “YMU has invested […]
EXCLUSIVE: The LVMH eyewear brand Thélios has become an official sponsor of the Venice Film Festival and will set up shop during the event at the Hotel Excelsior. The Biennale has signed a three-year pact with the luxury brand, which will see the company become the festival’s official eyewear partner. According to the partners, the collaboration will […]
