Netflix is about to make its Broadway producing debut, joining the team of Peter Morgan’s upcoming play Patriots. The play from the creator of the Netflix signature series The Crown arrives on Broadway April 1 for a 12-week engagement following a record-breaking run at London’s Almeida Theatre and a sold-out 12-week West End transfer at […]
EXCLUSIVE: Producer Kate Cohen (Jane Got a Gun) has tapped Oscar nominee Lesley Paterson (All Quiet on the Western Front) and Simon Marshall to script a feature adaptation of Viktor Frankl’s classic treatise, Man’s Search for Meaning. For Paterson’s husband and writing partner, Marshall, the project has taken on particular resonance of late, having just […]
The results are in, and Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender seems to be a hit. The live action adaptation topped the streamer’s weekly English-language TV list with 21.2M views in its opening weekend. According to Netflix, it reached the Top 10 in 92 countries. It was edged out as most-watched title of the week by […]
We’ve been waiting for this one for quite some time. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, Legendary Entertainment and Warner Bros.’ Dune: Part Two opens this weekend in what’s a much-needed jolt of testosterone for the box office that’s been winded by the dual strikes’ delay of titles. To date, the annual 2024 domestic […]
Ashleigh Cummings (Citadel), Callum Vinson (Chucky), and John Doman (The Wire) have landed roles on Long Bright River, Peacock’s limited suspense thriller led by Amanda Seyfried and Nicholas Pinnock. No word yet on the characters they’ll be playing in this adaptation of Liz Moore’s same-name New York Times bestseller. The show follows Mickey (Seyfried), a […]
MGM+’s Michael Katzer is relocating to London to become the streamer’s Head of International. According to an internal note from MGM+ Global General Manager Josh McIvor, Katzer be the GM for all business outside the U.S. at the Amazon-owned platform, overseeing day-to-day operations and supporting long-term, strategy and planning. He will move to London and […]
Neon announced on Tuesday that it will bring Academy Award nominee Ava DuVernay’s acclaimed drama Origin back to 500 U.S. theaters on February 28, for a one-night-only special screening event, featuring an exclusive pre-recorded introduction and post-screening Q&A with DuVernay. Released wide on January 19, Origin has recently been awarded Best Drama, Best Director and […]
Designer Jeremiah Brent has joined Netflix’s Queer Eye for Season 9, following Bobby Berk’s exit in November following 8 seasons. Production on Season 9 is set to begin in Las Vegas later this spring. The multiple Emmy Award-winning series Queer Eye follows 5 fabulous gay professionals—Antoni Porowski, Food and Wine Expert; Jonathan Van Ness, Grooming […]
EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures and Picturestart won an auction and will pay mid-six against high six-figures for Yeti, a Peter Gaffney spec script that will be produced by Jon Silk through his first look deal at Picturestart. Gaffney last year sold the horror spec Don’t Go Into The Water to Universal. Yeti takes place deep in […]
Grey’s Anatomy and Quiz Lady actor Sandra Oh will star in the Off Broadway American premiere of Lucy Kirkwood’s The Welkin this summer. The American Theater Company production begins previews Thursday, May 16, and will open Wednesday, June 12 for a limited engagement through Sunday, June 30. Directed by Sarah Benson (Obie Award winner, Fairview), […]
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate Television Group has promoted three company veterans in its business affairs department. Ashley Morales has been elevated to EVP, Television Business Affairs, Elisabeth James Rhee to SVP, Business Affairs & Labor Relations, and Keith Warren to SVP, Television Business Affairs, the company announced today. The promotions follow the studio’s recent acquisition of global content platform […]
The drama of Genoa City will continue for four more years: CBS has renewed The Young and the Restless through the 2027-28 season. Y&R remains the No. 1 daytime drama for 36 years running. It’s also CBS’ longest-running series. This renewal will bring the daytime drama through its 55th season. “The Young and the Restless has […]
EXCLUSIVE: William Shakespeare is headed back to the big screen again. Bernard Rose (Immortal Beloved) is writing to direct Lear, Rex…, a new adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Lear. Al Pacino will star as the title character, and Jessica Chastain will star as Goneril. Other cast to follow soon. The film is produced by Barry Navidi, […]
Broadway box office held its own following the Presidents Day holiday highs, slipping only about 3% in overall receipts and keeping steady with a total attendance for 24 shows at 205,020 (about 94% of capacity). In all, the productions grossed $26,049,492 for the week ending February 25. Average ticket price of $127.06 was down from […]
EXCLUSIVE: Great American Family wants to inject a little mystery into its storytelling. The network that says it offers content that celebrates family, faith, and country is launching Great American Mysteries, a movie franchise that will star Great American talent. It’s a proven strategy that was first tested at Hallmark, where Crown Media’s former CEO […]
EXCLUSIVE: Emmy nominee Sarah Niles has joined the cast of Apple Studios’ untitled F1 pic starring Brad Pitt. The cast also includes Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem and Tobias Menzies. Joseph Kosinski is set to direct. Kosinski will produce his untitled feature alongside Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films, seven-time Formula […]
Hulu’s Only Murders In The Building continues to assemble an all-star Season 4 cast, with Emmy winner Eugene Levy as the latest addition. In his first TV acting role since Schitt’s Creek, Levy is set to recur on Only Murders In the Building next season. He joins series stars/executive producers Steve Martin, who also co-created […]
EXCLUSIVE: Gersh has hired veteran TV lit agent Doug Fronk as SVP and an agent in its Television Literary department. Fronk spent the past three years at A3 as a Partner and Head of Television Literary. His move to Gersh follows A3’s shutdown earlier this month. Fronk’s clients will follow him to Gersh. The list […]
EXCLUSIVE: That’s My Jam, Jimmy Fallon’s music-themed game show, may take slightly longer to return to screens than previously planned. The NBC show was set to start production on its third season imminently but Deadline understands that it has now been paused. The reason, we hear, is scheduling, largely as a result of the vast […]
EXCLUSIVE: The WGA East is honoring Tony Gilroy at the upcoming Writers Guild Awards with the Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement. With the award, which was established in 1992, the Andor creator will be following in the footsteps of his father Frank D. Gilroy, who was honored with the Hunter Award in 2011. […]
Andy Schuon, an MTV and VH1 vet who also co-founded Revolt Media & TV, has been named president of Anthem Sports & Entertainment properties AXS TV and HDNet Movies. In his new role, Schuon will oversee all aspects of AXS TV and HDNet Movies. As EVP and Head of Programming & Production for MTV, MTV2, […]
Tanya Grubich, a pioneering marketer of Broadway and touring productions whose clients included the musicals Grand Hotel, Smokey Joe’s Cafe and Mamma Mia!, died February 16 of Early Onset Dementia. The Bucks County, Pennsylvania, resident was 60. Born Tanya Marie Grubich in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Grubich grew up in the family business, the Original Christmas […]
EXCLUSIVE: Brynn Whitfield, a breakout star from season 14 of The Real Housewives of New York City, has signed with CAA for representation. Whitfield has collaborated and partnered with such brands as CB2, DoorDash, La Marca, Fenty, and hosted Glamour’s 2023 Women of the Year Awards. She’s also a young patron of the New York Metropolitan Opera, as […]
EXCLUSIVE: Jude Law’s Riff Raff Entertainment has received “significant funding” via a new TV development deal with France’s Newen Connect. Unveiled at Newen’s London TV Screenings event, the deal sees Riff Raff – which the two-time Oscar nominee co-founded with Ben Jackson – handed a cash injection to develop a slate of TV projects, while […]
Kelsea Ballerini is set to host the 2024 CMT Music Awards for the fourth consecutive year. Along with her solo hosting duties, Ballerini will also perform live during the award ceremony from the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, April 7. The show will start at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and will be […]