Новости за 15.11.2022

The end is in sight for Amazon Prime Video’s Hunters. The conspiracy thriller drama series, created by David Weil and executive produced by Jordan Peele, will end after the upcoming second season, sources confirmed to Deadline. The first season of Hunters followed a diverse band of Nazi hunters living in 1977 New York City. The Hunters, as […]

The Crown’s season five has reigned supreme over Netflix’s English-language television charts. The royal drama was watched for 107.39M hours over its first five days, claiming the number one spot. The series, which was created by Peter Morgan, launched on November 9 and the charts count data between November 7 and 13. The fictionalized drama […]

The extensive ties between UFC parent Endeavor Group Holdings and Disney mean the media company is likely to be “open to a renewal conversation sooner rather than later,” in the assessment of Endeavor president Mark Shapiro. Disney and the UFC signed a five-year rights deal worth a reported $1.5 billion. The pact took effect in […]

Famed investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway knocked Paramount Global shares higher after disclosing that it has raised his stake in the media company. In an SEC filing, the so-called “Oracle Of Omaha’s” holding company revealed a ownership position of 91.2 million Paramount shares worth $1.7 billion as of the end of the third quarter. The […]

EXCLUSIVE: Imagine Television is developing a thriller drama for Netflix based on The Washington Post story “A U.S. murder suspect fled to Mexico. The Gringo Hunters were waiting,” by Kevin Sieff. This is the first article optioned for scripted development to come out of the multi-year, first-look deal between Imagine and The Washington Post signed […]

Broadway cast albums have made a clean sweep of this year’s Grammy nominations for Best Musical Theater Album, the first time in at least several years that the competition hasn’t included music from the West End, Off Broadway, social media and live TV performances. This year’s nominees are cast albums of two revivals (Caroline, or […]

Here’s some big news. In the wake of former DC Films boss Walter Hamada departing Warner Bros Discovery, he’s landed at Paramount Pictures in an exclusive, multi-year production deal. Huge gain here for the Melrose lot with an executive who not only steered DC to its highest-grossing movie in Aquaman with $1.1 billion worldwide, but […]

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jamie Foxx, Mel Brooks, Viola Davis and Questlove have received nominations for the Best Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling Recording at the 65th Grammy Awards, which were announced this morning. If Davis were to win on February 5, the Oscar, Emmy and Tony winner would complete the rare EGOT. Previously known as the […]

EXCLUSIVE: The upcoming third season of Syfy’s flagship series Resident Alien, starring Alan Tudyk, will be shorter than anticipated. Its size has been cut from 12 episodes to 8. As Deadline reported, Resident Alien received a 12-episode Season 3 renewal in July, ahead of the August 10 premiere of the second half of its second season. The […]

The participants for Disney General Entertainment Content (DGE) have been selected for the 2022-2023 DGE Directing Program. “We’re pleased to once again guarantee episodes to talented, first-time television directors via our Directing Program,” said Tim McNeal, senior vice president, Creative Talent Development & Inclusion. “We continue to be grateful for the ongoing support and partnership […]

UPDATED with additional Shapiro comments in an interview. Endeavor Group Holdings President Mark Shapiro told Deadline in an interview that a hiring freeze is in place at the company through the end of 2022, but he emphasized that it was enacted as a way to be financially “prudent” and not due to any operational weaknesses. […]

Prime Video today shared the first-look image of Emma Roberts in the new original romcom Space Cadet. Directed by Liz W. Garcia (The Lifeguard) from her own original screenplay, the film follows Florida party girl Rex (Roberts), who turns out to be the only hope for the NASA space program after a fluke puts her […]

Fremantle has made its second acquisition in the UK in two weeks. The X Factor and Got Talent firm has bought 51% of factual and natural history producer Wildstar Films. Last week, it took a majority stake in The Elon Musk Show producer 72 Films. Bristol-based Wildstar, led by co-founders Mark Linfield and Vanessa Berlowitz, is known for America the Beautiful, Epic Adventures […]

Prima Facie, the new Suzie Miller play starring Killing Eve‘s Jodie Comer, will begin Broadway previews on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at the Golden Theatre, with an opening night set for Sunday, April 23. As previously announced, Justin Martin will directed Comer in the U.S. premiere (and her Broadway debut) of the hit West End […]

Saim Sadiq’s Joyland will receive a theatrical release in France from November 22 so that it can still qualify for the Oscars, despite being banned in its home country of Pakistan.  The film is Pakistan’s official submission to the Best International Feature category of the Academy Awards, but was banned by Pakistan’s Ministry Of Information […]

Britain’s screenwriters are feeling the full effects of the country’s ongoing cost of living crisis. A survey by the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain revealed 55% said rising energy and food costs this year were impacting on their ability to sustain writing careers. According to official government stats, housing costs are up 9% in the […]

French director Julia Ducournau is at the Marrakech International Film Festival this week where she will talk about her career and work to date in an In Conversation event on Tuesday. The Morocco trip comes close to a year after a momentous 2021 for the filmmaker in which she won the Cannes Palme d’Or for […]

Chloe Bailey Boards AGC Studio’s Wall Street Drama ‘Midas Touch’ Musician and actor Chloe Bailey (Grown-ish) has signed on to star in the Wall Street drama Midas Touch from AGC Studios. The flick follows the true story of Lauren Simmons, the youngest equity trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and only […]

EXCLUSIVE: The second season of Belgian crime drama series Fair Trade is set to launch. Producer Independent Productions has delivered the six-part, second run, which is titled Fair Trade: The Road Back, to distributor Silver Mountain Distribution. The first season was a hit on VTM, VRT and Telenet’s Belgian SVoD service Streamz, with Ireland-based Silver Mountain claiming it beat […]

German broadcasting powerhouse ProSiebenSat.1 Media has posted third quarter group revenues of €921M ($955.7M), a drop of 13%. Profits also fell from EUR162M in the same three months last year to €118M, and adjusted net income was €43M. In a “very challenging market environment,” the Unterföhring-based company noted its nine-month group revenues were “almost stable” at […]

Candace Cameron Bure is opening up about her move from Crown Media Family’s Hallmark Channel to Great American Family and reveals if holiday movies will feature gay couples. “My heart wants to tell stories that have more meaning and purpose and depth behind them,” Bure told The Wall Street Journal in an interview. “I knew […]

Jimmy Kimmel is set to host the 95th Academy Awards in 2023 and he’s teasing the topics that he will have to address while helming the show. One issue that seems inevitable to ignore is the infamous slap from last year’s show where Will Smith walked up on-stage to smack Chris Rock after a joke […]

It’s semi-finals night on Dancing With The Stars! We have to wonder how many people have been watching along with us during the 31st season. Disney+ has yet to release any viewership numbers for the former ABC show, which isn’t an encouraging sign. And that’s too bad: DWTS under Executive Producer Conrad Green has once […]

It was a true Grand Canyon State nail biter but Katie Hobbs prevailed over former TV anchor and Donald Trump acolyte Kari Lake in the race to be Arizona’s next governor, NBC, CNN and other networks projected on Monday. The tight race between the candidates has been too close to call since Tuesday’s midterms, but […]

The grand pooh-bah is leaving the ballroom. Len Goodman announced Monday that season 31 of Dancing with the Stars will be his last. Goodman has been on the show since 2005. “It’s been a huge pleasure to be a huge part of such a wonderful show,” Goodman said during Monday’s semi-finals. He said he wanted […]