Новости за 10.11.2021

EXCLUSIVE:  Production and management company The Cartel has entered into an agreement with New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson and writer-producer Bobby Smith Jr to option and acquire over 25 of the author’s novels. Jackson’s canon will be adapted for film and TV. Among Jackson’s best-known works included in the deal are The Catalina […]

As New Mexico police continue their investigation into the October 21 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by Alec Baldwin, on the set of Rust, the first in what is expected to many lawsuits has been filed. Seeking a wide range of unspecified damages, Rust gaffer Serge Svetnoy has filed a complaint of general negligence […]

It’s always sunny in Ireland? The first official trailer for Season 15 of FX Network’s It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia offers some clues as to the latest misadventures of the Paddy’s Pub gang, and the series certainly doesn’t seem to be playing it safe a decade and a half into its record-breaking run. As […]

Olivier Martinez (Unfaithful) is set for a heavily recurring role opposite Maya Rudolph in Apple’s untitled half-hour comedy series from Emmy winners Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard. Created and written by Yang and Hubbard, the series follows Molly (Rudolph), a woman whose seemingly perfect life is upended after her husband leaves her with nothing but […]

EXCLUSIVE: The Black TV & Film Collective a nonprofit development and production hub for artists of Black and African descent, has merged with The Parity Project, a data-driven organization with the mission to create financial and narrative equity for African American professional writers within the TV industry, to address systemic racism in Hollywood. Together, now […]

Offset and his crew of fashion co-signers are bringing their streetwear competition series The Hype back for a second season. HBO Max has renewed the reality series for a second season. The series, which premiered in August, comes from Scout Productions, the company behind Netflix’s Queer Eye. Season one featured special guest appearances from A$AP […]

EXCLUSIVE: Brian Woo, the celebrity tattoo artist and LA foodie better known as Dr. Woo, is prepping an anthology food series with Kids Say The Darndest Things producer Anvil 1893. Woo, who has over 1.8M Instagram followers and has tattooed the likes of Justin Bieber, Adele, Miley Cyrus and David Beckham, and Eric Schotz’s production […]

In his 11th year at the helm of Showtime, David Nevins saw major shifts in his portfolio. In multiple restructurings across ViacomCBS this past summer, the veteran TV executive was named Chief Content Officer, Scripted Originals, Paramount+, and also gained oversight over Paramount Television Studios. As part of the changes, he is phasing out his […]

Kyle Mooney is the latest Saturday Night Live star to pull double duty with a new Netflix series parodying Saturday morning cartoons. Mooney and Bento Box Entertainment’s Ben Jones have created Saturday Morning All Star Hits!, an adult animated and live-action comedy series. The series celebrates all things 80s and 90s television. It follows wildly […]

The Black List announced its second annual collaboration with IllumiNative and the Sundance Institute to craft The Indigenous List, which highlights the very best Indigenous screenwriters from both feature films and television. Launched in 2020, the inaugural edition of The Indigenous List set out to provide a platform for Indigenous writers to elevate their scripts […]

EXCLUSIVE: Manolo Cardona and his brother Juancho’s production company 11:11 Films & TV has signed a first-look deal with VIS, a division of ViacomCBS. The agreement will encompass creating and developing content including series, films, and special-format programs for a global audience. “We are excited to continue adding the best talent to our studio’s roster, […]

The BBC has pulled out of leading UK LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall’s Diversity Champions Programme and Workplace Equality Index due to questions over impartiality. The programme is aimed at embedding LGBTQ+ inclusion in the workplace and attracting the best LGBTQ+ talent and has also seen UK network Channel 4 and media regulator Ofcom pull out in […]

EXCLUSIVE: Moonshine, the Canadian comedy-drama created by Sheri Elwood, will return for a second season on CBC. Allan Hawco (Republic of Doyle) is joining the cast of the series, which is produced by Six Eleven Media and Entertainment One. Picking up where the first season ends, season two will include dance routines, dirty bingo, snow […]

Netflix’s Drug Lords and History 101 producer ITN Productions has hired A&E After Dark indie Crackit Productions’ Nicki Purcell as Head of Production, replacing Elaine Morris. Reporting into Managing Director of Television Ian Rumsey, Purcell will oversee the logistical, commercial and strategic direction of the production team as it bids to diversify its content and […]

A record-breaking $2.8B (€2.4B) antitrust fine handed down by the European Commission to Google in 2017 has been upheld after a lengthy appeal. Europe’s second-highest court dismissed the media giant’s challenge to the fine, which was awarded after a seven-year investigation into the search engine’s practices, with EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager claiming the company had […]

EXCLUSIVE: Move over Squid Games, it’s Time To Hunt. In an interesting development, we can reveal that Netflix is remaking its Korean-language movie Time To Hunt, marking the first time the streamer has adapted one of its local-language movies into English. The studio has come full circle, you might say. Netflix has set director Adam […]

Netflix Makes Deal With ‘Shoplifters’ Director Netflix has struck a deal with top Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda to develop two projects, a film and a series. Kore-eda, who won the Palme d’Or in 2018 with Shoplifters, said he would serve as a showrunner and will direct several episodes of the series in a video address […]

Major global distributors All3Media International, Banijay Rights, eOne, Fremantle and ITV Studios are to return for the London TV Screenings next year from February 28 to March 4 in person. A spokeswoman for the screenings, which took place virtually last year, said they will “provide an unforgettable experience for buyers across the globe” as the […]

ITV chief executive Carolyn McCall has hailed an “outstanding” nine months of this calendar year following a 28% increase in revenues to £2.4BN ($3.3BN), although total TV viewing declined by 5%. Revenues were also up 8% compared to the pre-pandemic 2019 period, as the UK network returns to full health following an advertising downturn driven […]

EXCLUSIVE: South Asian streaming platform ZEE5 Global is backing ‘Desi noir’ anthology series Qatil Hassenaon Ke Naam. The drama will be streamed on the app’s Zindagi vertical, which has been a digital bridge uniting Indian and Pakistani cinema creatives. Emphasizing the theme of female empowerment, the show focuses on the fearlessness of women and their […]

Brian Williams devoted the closing segment of The 11th Hour to the news of his departure from NBC News and MSNBC. He suggested that the show will continue — just without him. “I ask all those of you who are a part of our loyal viewing audience to remain loyal,” Williams said on the show. […]

Reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic has been suspended for one game by the league for an altercation that occurred during the Denver Nuggets’ game with the Miami Heat on Monday. As the 6’11” Jokic brought the ball up on a 5 on 4 fast break, the Heat’s Markieff Morris took a run at the 280-pound […]

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details about the Supergirl two-parter series finale.  It’s all or nothing for Melissa Benoist’s Kara Danvers and her Super Friends in the final hours of the CW’s Supergirl. Kicking off with “The Last Gauntlet,” Supergirl picks up right were the previous installment left off – with Esme (Mila Jones) in […]

After 35 days of viewing across linear and digital platforms, the series debut of ABC’s The Wonder Years rose to a 2.56 rating among adults 18-49, growing by nearly four times over its initial Live+Same Day rating (0.67 rating to 2.56 rating, +282%). In total viewers, The Wonder Years debut grew to 8.0 million after […]

Amid rising infection numbers in Los Angeles, health-care startup Curative has re-launched its Covid testing site at Dodger Stadium, the company announced today. The site began offering free, drive-thru PCR nasal tests on Monday. People can access the site by entering through the downtown Gate E entrance. Curative previously partnered with Sean Penn’s CORE for […]