The highest grossing movie of the year, Top Gun: Maverick, is going back into select theaters this Friday, Dec. 2 on premium large format screens and Imax for a two-week run. The news comes in the wake of Paramount+ setting a drop date for Tom Cruise’s biggest grossing movie of all-time ($716.6M, $1.486 billion WW) […]
The CW has set its midseason premiere dates. The Winchesters is on the move to a new permanent timeslot. It returns on Tuesday, January 24 at 9 PM and will be preceded by an encore episode at 8 PM. The third season of Kung Fu debuts Wednesday, February 8 at 9 PM. Its 8 PM lead-in […]
EXCLUSIVE: David Corenswet (The has been tapped as the male lead in hourlong pilot The Answers, FX’s adaptation of Catherine Lacey’s novel, from Sorry for Your Loss creator Kit Steinkellner, Dopesick creator Danny Strong, Requiem for a Dream director Darren Aronofsky and 20th Television. The story, which has drawn comparisons to The Handmaid’s Tale, is set in the near future, where a […]
Wednesday has summoned a new record for Netflix. The supernatural series drew a whopping 341.23M hours viewed in its first week on the streamer, soaring to the top of the TV charts. It now holds the record for the most hours viewed in a week for any English-language TV series on Netflix. Impressively, that beats […]
Saturday Night Live is closing out the year with three back-to-back episodes. Steve Martin and Martin Short are set to co-host together, with Elvis star Austin Butler hosting the final show of 2022. The news comes after Nope star Keke Palmer was set as host of the December 3 show with SZA as musical guest. […]
Scott Rowe has been named communications consultant for the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, succeeding Jarryd Gonzalez in the role. Rowe’s appointment comes as the AMPTP is heading into what could be contentious contract negotiations next year with the WGA, SAG-AFTRA and the DGA. Rowe, who recently wrapped a nearly three-decade career in […]
EXCLUSIVE: WME literary packaging vet Eric Reid has been promoted to partner at the agency. Reid has a long history of taking projects from book to screen, focusing on comic books, graphic novels, estates, books, life rights, news articles, and all things IP-related. Reid is known for his knack of finding comic book diamonds-the-rough at […]
EXCLUSIVE: iHeartMedia is launching its latest slate of original podcasts with shows from the likes of Rosie O’Donnell, Jason Alexander, Eric Andre and Amber Ruffin as well as a Curb Your Enthusiasm rewatch series. It is rolling out The History of Curb Your Enthusiasm with Susie Essman and Jeff Garlin, Onward with Rosie O’Donnell (w/t), […]
EXCLUSIVE: Paterson Joseph (Wonka) has signed on to star alongside Cameron Ashplant and Marc Duret in Bet Your Bottom Dollar — a British indie drama marking the narrative debut of documentary filmmaker Brandon Ashplant. Bet Your Bottom Dollar follows a young British man, Jack (Cameron Ashplant), as he travels in Southern France. As a result […]
CBS News medical contributor Dr. David Agus is headlining a new docuseries for Paramount+ in which he will talk with Ashton Kutcher, Amy Schumer, Nick Cannon and other celebrities about some of their personal health struggles. The Checkup with Dr. David Agus will debut its first three episodes on Dec. 6, and the final three […]
Ed Helms (Together Together) and McG (The Babysitter) have boarded the Netflix body swap comedy Family Leave, inspired by New York Times bestselling author Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s book, Bedtime for Mommy. Helms will star alongside the previously announced Jennifer Garner, with McG serving as the project’s director and producer. The film first announced back in February […]
Twitter no longer will enforce a policy to combat misinformation about the Covid pandemic. “Effective November 23, 2022, Twitter is no longer enforcing the COVID-19 misleading information policy,” a note on Twitter’s transparency pages read. It’s the latest change under new owner Elon Musk, who has vowed to take a more relaxed view toward speech […]
Courtney Rowe, a veteran of both the Obama and Biden administrations, is returning to the entertainment business. Rowe has joined NBCUniversal as SVP, Corporate Communications. She was most recently appointed by President Biden to oversee strategic communications and public engagement for the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, helping to lead the operation to get […]
A Doll’s House, the upcoming Broadway revival starring Jessica Chastain, will begin its 16-week limited engagement with previews at the Hudson Theatre on Monday, February 13, 2023 ahead of a Thursday, March 9 opening night. The dates and venue were announced today by producers The Jamie Lloyd Company. The production of Henrik Ibsen’s landmark, in […]
EXCLUSIVE: Cinedigm has acquired North American rights to the addiction drama Breathing Happy. The film will stream exclusively on the Company’s platform Fandor from December 13. Written, directed, and starring Shane Brady, Breathing Happy is billed as a wildly surreal yet emotionally grounded update on It’s a Wonderful Life, and centers around recovering addict Dylan […]
EXCLUSIVE: Lance Henriksen (Aliens), Oscar winner Louis Gossett Jr. (An Officer And A Gentleman) and Robin Curtis (Star Trek) lead cast in horror-thriller, Awaken The Reaper. The film follows a troubled drifter who returns home to begin therapy when he begins experiencing visions of a hooded skeletal figure that brandishes a scythe. Dave Campfield and Justin […]
Actor and singer-songwriter Reneé Rapp, known for her breakout role on HBO Max’s The Sex Lives Of College Girls, has signed with WME in all areas. Rapp portrays Leighton, a fourth-generation legacy student at the prestigious New England Essex College in The Sex Lives of College Girls, a breakout role which marked her television debut. The series […]
Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce-fronted drama series A Spy Among Friends has found a new home in the U.S. following Spectrum’s move out of original series. The spy thriller, which is a co-production with UK streamer ITVX, has landed at MGM+, the network formerly known as Epix. It comes after the series premiered at the London […]
MENA-based distributor and producer Front Row Filmed Entertainment has acquired MENA rights for British-Palestinian filmmaker Basil Khalil’s feature debut A Gaza Weekend, ahead of its regional premiere at the Red International Film Festival this December. The acquisition marks the third collaboration between Khalil and Front Row, as the company previously distributed his 2015 Academy Award […]
Johnny Depp hit Chocolat is to return as a French-language TV series from Miramax TV and Mediawan. The five-time-Academy Award-nominated film’s TV adaptation will be shot in French and set in a small town in modern-day France, with Mediawan-owned Atlantique Productions producing with Miramax. The movie was released in 2000 and also starred Juliette Binoche […]
In a surprising move, AMC Networks Chief Executive Officer Christina Spade has stepped down after only three months in the role. It wasn’t immediately clear what led to the abrupt exit. In a short statement, the company’s board of directors said it is currently finalizing who it will name as a replacement. AMC Networks Chairman […]
“Belt tightening” is coming, according to Showtime Entertainment President Jana Winograde, who said studio bosses will need to find “creative ways” to deal with the global macroeconomic crisis. According to Winograde, higher budget tentpoles will remain but “we will need to find creative ways” to fund lower budget shows that are “equally as compelling but […]
British TV exports to the U.S. fell by 11% last year, offset by a rise in major European nations, Canada and Australia. Indie trade body Pact’s latest TV Exports Report found that UK distributor revenues from the U.S. still dominated, comprising around one-third of all revenues, but they declined by 11% to £510M ($612M). Growth […]
‘Love Island’ Heads To Israel Israel has become the latest destination to embrace Love Island, with ITV Studios-backed Armoza Formats set to produce a local version for new Keshet streamer Free TV. Filming will take place in May for a summer air date, as Israel becomes the 26th territory to commission a version following the […]
UKTV’s network Drama has entered the original production game. The channel’s first original scripted series will be Outrageous, a six-part show from BBC Studios-owned Firebird Pictures, written by Sarah Williams (Small Island, Flesh and Blood, The Long Song). The series will look at the famous British socialite sisters the Mitfords, whose antics in the 1930s made […]
