The massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria in February 2023 produced catastrophic damage and loss of life – killing more than 55,000 thousand people and leveling huge swaths of cities. Perhaps most devastating of all was the knowledge that the destruction didn’t need to be so extreme. Poor construction caused many buildings to implode, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Dial Tone Films, the production company of director-producer Celia Aniskovich, is joining forces with The New Yorker Studios on a documentary series that will explore the still-unraveling events surrounding the death of teenager Preston Lord near the wealthy community of Gilbert, Arizona in October 2023. Lord’s death, the result of an attack by a […]
EXCLUSIVE: Following a breakout first season that included a sweep at the Emmys, the Netflix and A24 anthology series Beef is zeroing on some high-profile talent for its second season. Sources tell Deadline that Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan are in negotiations to star in Season 2. Netflix had no comment on the Isaac and […]
EXCLUSIVE: Lifetime is expanding its programming slate this summer with two new caught-on-camera clip shows led by Outrageous Love with Nene Leakes. Leakes will appear in Outrageous Love, premiering on July 1st at 10 p.m. ET. The show will highlight the ups and downs of couples’ love lives with commentary by Leakes, who will also […]
EXCLUSIVE: Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, Apples Never Fall) is set to star opposite Eric Bana in Netflix’s limited series Untamed, from Warner Bros. Television and studio-based John Wells Productions. Written by Mark L. Smith and Elle Smith, Untamed is a character-driven mystery-thriller that follows Kyle Turner (Bana), a special agent for the National Parks Service […]
EXCLUSIVE: Gabi Hernandez’s return date to Salem has been revealed: Cherie Jimenez, who was hired in April to assume the role of Rafe’s (Galen Gering) younger sister, will start her run on June 27. The role of Gabi, who is also the younger sister of the late Arianna (Lindsay Hartley) and Dario (Jordi Vilasuso), first […]
FRIDAY UPDATE: There’s yet more joy in Inside Out 2 box office land as Thursday propelled the Disney/Pixar sequel to $481.4M worldwide. The half-billion milestone will be next once Friday’s numbers are tallied tomorrow. In 43 international box office markets yesterday, Inside Out 2 added $23.4M for a running offshore cume of $226.7M. Brazil joined […]
Editor’s note: Deadline’s It Starts on the Page features standout limited or anthology series scripts in 2024 Emmy contention. Richard Gadd’s autobiographical Netflix limited series Baby Reindeer has been a bona fide cultural phenomenon, becoming one of the streamer’s most popular English-language series of all time thanks to word of mouth that spread like wildfire after the thriller […]
EXCLUSIVE: OWN has given its freshman dating and relationship series The Never Ever Mets an early Season 2 renewal. The news arrives ahead of its finale airing tonight at 8 p.m. as five couples remain. Hosted by actor and musician, Ta’Rhonda Jones, the series follows seven couples who have been virtually dating, some for months […]
Taylor Wily, the sumo wrestler-turned-Hawaii Five-0 actor, died Thursday, June 20, according to local Hawaii TV outlet KITV. He was 56. Although specifics regarding the death — where, and a cause — were not immediately known, his passing was confirmed by Peter M. Lenkov, executive producer of the 2010-20 Hawaii Five-0 reboot. Initially posting an […]
EXCLUSIVE: Australian talent management company Ignite Elite Artists has opened a UK division. The first clients on the company’s UK books are Peter Andre, Amanda Clapham (Hollyoaks), and Ethan Dillon (Vikings). Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, the company was set up in 2011. The firm said its expansion to the UK is a “natural progression” and […]
Robert Winnett will not be joining The Washington Post as editor this fall, amid the fallout following a staff revolt over CEO Will Lewis’ abrupt change in newsroom leadership and reports that have raised ethical concerns over his and Winnett’s previous journalism practices in the UK. Winnett, deputy editor of The Telegraph Media Group, has […]
EXCLUSIVE: Virginia Gardner and Grace Caroline Currey scaled a 2,000-foot communications tower in Fall and will now face-off against wild dogs in The Breed. Gardner has joined the survival pic, reuniting her with Currey (Shazam!) who had already signed on. She played Karolina Dean in Marvel’s Runaways on Hulu and Vicky in David Gordon Green’s Halloween. […]
Take your seats, Insiders. We’re back with the biggest film and TV news of the past seven days. Jesse Whittock here taking you through. Sign up here. Cannes Lions Uncaged Musk enters Lions’ den: While we at Deadline know the Côte d’Azur best for the annual film and TV festivals, every year we have boots on […]
BBC Adapting Jacqueline Wilson’s Ode To ‘The Railway Children’ The BBC is adapting Jacqueline Wilson’s Primrose Railway Children for TV, the author’s ode to E. Nesbit’s timeless classic. The CBBC feature length follows Phoebe, her older sister Becks, younger brother Perry and their mum who are living a comfortable life in Glasgow when suddenly they […]
Elliott Gould has said Donald Sutherland was “like my brother” as he paid tribute to his M*A*S*H co-star, who died Thursday aged 88. In an Instagram message posted hours ago, Gould wrote an emotional note wishing the actor goodbye. The pair co-starred in Robert Altman’s 1970 dark war comedy M*A*S*H, alongside the likes of Tom […]
EXCLUSIVE: Mr Bean is moving into the FAST lane. Distributor Banijay Rights has launched the first ever free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) network solely devoted to Rowan Atkinson’s beloved comedy character. It will be available across 29 territories on Samsung TV Plus, LG, Plex, Rakuten TV and TCL. The channel will be dedicated to Mr […]
Jon Stewart is set to host live shows of The Daily Show following the closing night of the Republican & Democratic National Conventions. The Comedy Central host will broadcast live from Milwaukee on Thursday, July 18th, and Chicago on Thursday, August 22nd. Stewart will share hosting duties with the News Team throughout the DNC & […]
Hours after the Paramount Network revealed the return date for the final episodes of Yellowstone, Kevin Costner ended all speculation about his possible return by announcing via social media that he, in fact, is not coming back. He introduced his video post on Instagram by saying “An update for you guys. I’ll see you at […]
Amandla Stenberg, star of The Acolyte, is calling out “intolerable racism” and released a song to express their sentiments. The star of the Star Wars universe series, who uses she/they pronouns, dropped a track titled “Discourse” and addresses the intolerance they have experienced. “Happy Juneteenth and to those who are flooding me with intolerable racism—since […]
Sandra Bernhard is apologizing to Morgan Fairchild for not being nice to her on the set of Roseanne. In a new interview, Bernhard admitted she didn’t have a good relationship with her co-star due to her “snotty attitude” and offered an apology. “It’s one of my biggest regrets that I wasn’t nicer to her,” Bernhard […]
Mark Chesnutt is canceling his shows as he recovers from an emergency quadruple bypass surgery. The country singer took to social media to share an update on his health condition and explain why he had to scrap his upcoming live appearances. “It is with a heavy heart that I announce the cancellation of my upcoming […]
Matthew McConaughey is looking back at his career and revealing that after starring in a string of romantic comedies, he almost quit Hollywood. The Dallas Buyers Club actor starred in films like The Wedding Planner (2001), How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), Failure to Launch (2006), and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), […]
Jeff Nichols’ newest film, The Bikeriders, has some true elements to it. Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Jodie Comer, Norman Reedus, Boyd Holbrook, Toby Wallace and more have finally hit the big screen after a new distribution deal and release date postponed the movie’s release in 2023. Butler stars in the film as Benny, a man […]
The 34th annual Gotham Awards will take place December 2 and the second Gotham TV Awards will be held June 2, 2025, organizer the Gotham Film & Media Institute said Thursday. The news comes after the inaugural Gotham TV Awards were held earlier this month; the small-screen categories originally were part of the wintertime, movie-focused […]
