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EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate Alternative Television is the latest business to be hit with layoffs. The unscripted TV arm of the studio, which is behind series such as Discovery’s Naked and Afraid and Dirty Jobs, has begun a round of redundancies today. Deadline understands that it’s hitting eOne’s U.S. label with Dirk Hoogstra, Nicole Sorrenti and San Heng

Disney and Lucasfilm unveiled that Star Wars Visions: Volume 3 will premiere on Disney+ in 2025. The third instalment will feature nine short films from eight different Japanese anime studios, Disney and Lucasfilm announced today at the Disney APAC showcase held in Singapore. The nine anime studios are David Production, Kamikaze Douga, ANIMA, Kinema citrus

Scott Foley (Scandal) has joined the cast of ABC‘s hit series Will Trent in a recurring role. Season 3 of Will Trent premieres January 7, at 8 pm on ABC and will stream the next day on Hulu. Based on Karin Slaughter’s New York Times bestselling “Will Trent” series, Special Agent Will Trent (Ramon Rodriguez) of the

EXCLUSIVE: Clarkson’s Farm fans could be seeing the host in a different guise in Season 5 as cameras head down to London this morning to record Jeremy Clarkson‘s appearance at a farmer protest against the UK government. Deadline is told that production crew on the hit Amazon show are joining the ex-Top Gear host and

The Bad Sisters have another murder mystery on their hands in Season 2 of the Apple TV+ dark comedy series. Created by Sharon Horgan and based on Malin-Sarah Gozin’s 2012 series CLAN, the murder mystery show returned for another installment following the death of John Paul Williams (Claes Bang), aka “The Prick” at the hands

David Attenborough, the legendary natural history presenter, is rallying against AI — unathorized cloning, specifically. The broadcaster and naturalist said he was “profoundly disturbed” after receiving notification from the BBC that his voice was being cloned by AI creators. The situation was sparked when BBC News ran an item using voiceover from Attenborough’s latest BBC

With the biggest crossover to hit the City of Brotherly Love since cheese and steak, Quinta Brunson has shared some details about the upcoming Abbott Elementary cross with It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. On Saturday at Vulture Fest, the Abbott star and creator revealed new details about the crossover event, which will feature one episode

When Bowen Yang introduced his impersonation of Charli xcx on Saturday Night Live a month and a half ago, it got the British singer’s seal of approval. Tonight, Yang got to reprise the role alongside Charli xcx herself who was hosting the episode. The Wicked audition sketch featured actors and other celebrities trying out for

Although Mike Tyson suffered defeat at the hands of Jake Paul during Friday’s fight, he feels like a champ for getting back in the ring. The former undisputed world heavyweight champion explained why he’s “grateful” he participated in the boxing match, which aired live on Netflix with Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), after he suffered an

Mike Tyson has revealed an unusual fixation in his post-match interview in the Dallas boxing ring, where he lost to his opponent Jake Paul.  Asked why he was so often seen biting down on his own left boxing glove, the former heavyweight champion replied: “I have a habit of biting my gloves, yes.” Asked why,

EXCLUSIVE: It looks like The Floor has not yet hit its success ceiling, as the Rob Lowe-hosted game show continues to grow its audience with Season 2. Wednesday night’s episode was the most-watched since the second season premiered in September, drawing 2.2M total viewers, according to live + same-day Nielsen data. In fact, the episode

EXCLUSIVE: The recently-launched Swiss Studios is readying a slate of streamer-friendly originals, including a drama series set in a German oil town and limited series about a Swiss samurai. Launched last month as a collective of five European production companies, Swiss Studios is seeking to take advantage of Switzerland‘s ‘Lex Netflix‘ legislation, which instructs global

A new day is dawning for public television in the streaming era, with PBS and Amazon reaching a deal to bring 150 local stations, PBS Kids and two new FAST channels to Prime Video. As in the longstanding linear broadcast model, station programming will only be available to viewers located in a given market. The

EXCLUSIVE: Goalhanger, the influential UK podcast company co-founded by Gary Lineker, is closing its TV production arm to focus on audio content. Lineker and business partner Tony Pastor are voluntarily liquidating Goalhanger Films Ltd, which was the outfit’s original incarnation, founded in 2014. Goalhanger Films produced documentaries including Football, Prince William and Our Mental Health

Jonathan Bailey made a cameo on Netflix‘s Heartstopper Season 3 and says people over a certain age should be forced to watch the series. In a new interview, Bailey opened up about how his guest appearance came to be and what the series means to him. “I sort of wedged myself into that part. I

Nickie Sault, who has produced many of Shane Meadows‘ titles, has branched out on her own and launched independent producer Class 5. The BAFTA-nominated producer is launching her Sheffield-based company with a film adaptation of author Ben Myers‘ novel ‘Rare Singles‘ in development, in association with Warner Music Entertainment. Sault is known for her work

Layoffs are underway at the CW. According to sources, as many as 35 people have been let go, with scripted PR particularly hard hit. While SVP Beth Feldman and VP Rob Moynihan are said to be staying, the entire team under them has been laid off, I hear. Also believed to be impacted are scripted

The Couple Next Door is moving in again. Channel 4 has renewed the psychological drama for a second season after the first became the UK network’s biggest scripted streaming launch on record, with episode one garnering more than a million views in its first seven days. Channel 4 co-produced Season 1 of The Couple Next

Keke Palmer recalled her time on the Scream Queens set and remembered a moment with co-creator Ryan Murphy after taking a day off. The Emmy award-winning star is set to release a memoir titled Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative, which recalls the incident with Murphy. According to the Los Angeles Times, Palmer writes

Playing Squid Game can be fatal, and it making sounds almost as dangerous — at least for your teeth. The creator of Netflix‘s South Korean hit series, Hwang Dong-hyuk, laughed as told the BBC he had lost “eight or nine” teeth due to the stress of making Season 1. It had previously been reported he’d

Thin-skinned as usual, Elon Musk is doing his best impression of Donald Trump in his ire over Dana Carvey‘s newly unveiled impression of him. Hours after the comic legend appeared on Saturday Night Live‘s mock boot-licking cold open on this weekend’s post-election episode, the world’s richest man took to the social media platform he owns

Quincy Jones, who died earlier this week, received a tribute from Saturday Night Live. The venerable NBC show paid tribute to the musical legend, who died at the age of 91, with a card at the end of the show. Jones had previously hosted SNL in February 1990. He was coming off the back of

Not long from now, in a galaxy far, far away, Diego Luna will return to Disney+ as Cassian Andor. On Saturday, Disney announced at the D23 Expo in Brazil that Season 2 of the Star Wars spin-off series Andor will premiere April 22, 2025 on the streaming platform, more than two years after Season 1

After a politically charged week, Michael Douglas visited Bill Maher to discuss Donald Trump‘s victory. As the 2x Oscar winner appeared Friday on Real Time with Bill Maher, he expressed his disappointment at the outcome of the 2024 presidential election, but offered his own personal silver lining. “The other thing I just have to share,

EXCLUSIVE: Damon Wayans Jr. just landed a full season order for his CBS comedy Poppa’s House and now he’s got another laugher in the works. The network is developing Overstepping, a multi-cam comedy produced by his Two Shakes Entertainment banner and CBS Studios, with Lauren Ashley Smith set as writer and exec producer. Overstepping is

UPDATED: Second-quarter profits at Sony Pictures Entertainment slid to $124 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. That’s a 39% decrease versus the similar quarter in 2023, on a U.S. dollar basis.  Adjusted OIBDA (Operating Income Before Depreciation and Amortization) came in at $218 million (-26%). This is based on revenues that were

UPDATED, 12:05 PM: Whipped by powerful Santa Ana winds gusting to 60 mph, the Mountain Fire continues to spread in Ventura County northwest of Los Angeles. The blaze has consumed more than 19,600 acres, and there still was 0% containment as of 12 p.m. Thursday. At least 800 firefighters and multiple helicopters on the scene

UK network ITV is planning an additional £20M ($25.9M) in net cost savings, as impacts of the 2023 Hollywood labor strikes hit its production arm and broadcaster demand drops. The broadcaster has posted group revenues of £2.74B, down 8%, for the nine months to September 30, 2024, with media and entertainment turnover, which includes linear

Editors note: This post will be updated with the latest news throughout Election Night. Refresh for latest. Donald Trump has won another key swing state, Georgia, the AP projects. Trump earlier won North Carolina, and he has leads in the five other battleground states. 9:49 p.m. PT/12:49 a.m. ET: Kamala Harris Won’t Address Supporters &

Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B shared many Kamala Harris supporters’ anxiety when she tweeted “We need a Hail Mary” Tuesday night as Donald Trump started to take the lead in multiple swing states. But it was her follow-up post that sparked immediate backlash and was quickly deleted by the “WAP” singer. It contained a brief video,