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Wilson Bethel, who played Benjamin Poindexter/Bullseye on Netflix’s Daredevil, is reprising his role on Disney+‘s upcoming Daredevil: Born Again, sources confirm to Deadline. I hear he is set to appear in three episodes of the series, which is now filming. A rep for Marvel declined comment. Following a production pause in mid-June due to the

Colin Firth will star as a grieving father in Sky and Peacock‘s true-life drama series Lockerbie. The The King’s Speech and A Single Man actor has signed on to play Dr Jim Swire, a man who tragically lost his daughter when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over a small town on December 21, 1988. Swire

EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV+‘s Kids operations underwent layoffs today. The cuts impacted eight people across music, production, development, a fraction of the overall staff involved in kids content, Deadline has learned. The layoffs come amid a shift at Apple TV+, which sunsetted its deal with Skydance Animation and is ramping up its own animated film pipeline,

EXCLUSIVE: A premium documentary series about a scandal that led to the most significant upheaval in the history of American-Israeli government relations has found its streaming home. Jewish streamer ChaiFlicks has picked up Pollard, which originally aired on local Israeli broadcaster Kan 11, and it will drop next month. The acclaimed documentary series from Omri

Ofcom and the BBC Board are to be handed more powers to oversee complaints about BBC content including on its website and YouTube channel, as the government’s mid-term review into the corporation focuses intensely on the issue of complaints and impartiality. The BBC has agreed to undertake “major reforms to boost audience confidence in its

After introducing Renée Rapp’s musical performance, Rachel McAdams stuck around 30 Rock for a skit on Saturday Night Live. McAdams played an aspiring actress cast in the shadow of two other famous actresses, because of both her name and likeness. Not only is she constantly being mistaken for The Notebook star Rachel McAdams, her name,

Sofia Vergara is opening up about a Modern Family reboot and is seemingly not ready for a comeback just yet. While making an appearance on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, the Colombian star was asked about a possible reunion after she shared a picture on social media with her former co-stars ahead of the

It’s been a dramatic month for Denmark’s royal family, with Queen Margrethe announcing her abdication in favour of her elder son, the new King Frederik. The former monarch stood down from the Danish throne after 52 years, making the announcement in a surprise address to the nation live on television. Now The Guardian reports that

Ayo Edebiri needed a helping hand at the 75th Emmy Awards, and her seatmate Carson Daly was happy to oblige. Edebiri asked Daly to hold her purse and phone while she went to the stage to accept her Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series award for The Bear. Daly appeared on Wednesday’s episode of

Good afternoon Insiders, Jesse Whittock back with you. So much news to get through this week — here’s a pick of the biggest and best stories. Sign up for the newsletter here. BAFTA Film Award Noms Kicking ass and taking noms: After a competitive longlist stage, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer pulled out in front at BAFTA, clocking a leading 13

The Sundance Film Festival 2024, beloved by independent film enthusiasts, opens the film festival circuit with a bustling calendar of parties, thought-provoking panels, and red-carpet premieres. Celebrating its 40th milestone, the lineup boasts diversity across various categories, featuring 53 short films, 35 documentary features, and 83 feature films. Among the buzzworthy titles premiering are My

EXCLUSIVE: Christian Wikander, Banijay‘s Global Head of Scripted, is exiting after a year in post. A Banijay spokeswoman confirmed the departure and said the role will now be reviewed. When Wikander leaves next month, the current team will report temporarily to Chief Business Officer Frédéric Balmary, who was promoted last year. Wikander replaced Lars Blomgren

EXCLUSIVE: The Daily Show was a surprise winner at the Emmys on Monday night. The Comedy Central series won the award for Outstanding Talk Series for Trevor Noah’s final season, an emotional end to his seven-year run. Many expected Stephen Colbert to win for The Late Show or Jimmy Kimmel Live! but it was Noah

Two days after the Television Academy honored GLAAD with its 2023 Governors Award at the Primetime Emmys, the group has released the nominees for the 35th annual GLAAD Media Awards. See the full list below. The winning LGBTQ stories and artists will be honored at GLAAD’s dual 2024 ceremonies ceremonies March 14 at the Beverly

The peak TV era may be over, but free, ad-supported streaming television is continuing to boom. With more than 1,500 FAST channels now operating in the U.S., though, is there a risk of that vast array of offerings overwhelming consumers and bogging down the programmers and distributors trying to manage them all? The consensus among

EXCLUSIVE: Banijay is ramping up efforts to find new properties for its array of scripted labels, appointing experienced industry exec Hannah Griffiths as its first ever Head of Adaptations. Griffiths is already up and running at Banijay. She has had a long career in publishing and TV and prior to taking her new role was

Tonight’s the night — finally. The 75th anniversary Primetime Emmy Awards are being handed out at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles after a nearly four-month delay due to the Hollywood strikes, and Deadline is posting the winners in 26 categories live as they are announced. See the list so far below, and follow our

EXCLUSIVE: Crave’s comedy Late Bloomer will spring into life this week, and here’s a first trailer for the Canadian sitcom. The eight-part series is inspired by the life of life of Canadian-born Punjabi Sikh Millennial comedian and online content creator Jasmeet Raina (aka Jus Reign) launches on Friday (January 19). It comes from Crave parent

Refresh for latest… It’s trophy night in Santa Monica as the 29th annual Critics Choice Awards are being handed out at Barker Hangar, and Deadline is posting the winners live as they are announced. See the list below, followed by the remaining nominees. Chelsea Handler is back to host the ceremony, which is airing live on

Sarah Snook is on the crest of a wave, having just collected her second Golden Globe award for her role of Shiv in Succession, but the Australian star reveals that, as an actress starting out, she was treated very badly by both a casting agent and a producer. Snook told The Times newspaper that, on

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of the first three episodes of The Traitors Season 2 on Peacock. Peacock has dropped the first three episodes of The Traitors Season 2, and four contestants have already been cut from the competition. The second season of the reality series enlisted 21 celebrities to play the game hosted

There has been a fresh surge of affection and interest in Friends since the death of Matthew Perry in October 2023, with the sitcom sitting once again in the Netflix top ten list. Now the BBC reports that scripts from two episodes of the show that were rescued from a bin have been sold for

Let’s get this out of the way: The game is not on broadcast TV.* It’s not even on cable. That’s right, a Saturday NFL wild card playoff game featuring last year’s Super Bowl champions, the walking highlight play that is Patrick Mahomes and (potentially) Taylor Swift will not be easily accessible for most Americans. If

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC‘s protracted stand-off with five seasoned female news channel presenters has taken another twist after the women were asked to reapply for their jobs for a second time. Martine Croxall, Karin Giannone, Geeta Guru-Murthy, Kasia Madera, and Annita McVeigh have not been on BBC News for more than nine months amid a dispute

EXCLUSIVE: Topic Studios, the award-winning production company behind titles like Theater Camp and 100 Foot Wave, has laid off over 20 employees, multiple sources tell Deadline. We hear that almost all divisions are affected, and that the company’s TV division has shuttered altogether. Employees were notified on Tuesday. The layoffs come at a time of

After a late start to its fourth season and behind-the-scenes turmoil, The Drew Barrymore Show has received and early, drama-free renewal for a fifth season on the CBS Stations. It is the first pickup for the syndicated daytime talker since the major reorganization at the show’s producer and distributor CBS Media Ventures, which was put

Steve Martin understands the pressure of hosting an award show and is giving Jo Koy some grace after his stint at the Golden Globes. The Only Murders in the Building star, took to social media to defend Koy amid the backlash over his hosting duties that included a mention of Taylor Swift that didn’t land

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Television has taken a £39.7M ($50.5M) hit on Silvergate Media, the Peter Rabbit producer it acquired for $195M in 2019. Sony declared the impairment in accounts for Columbia Pictures Corporation Limited, the parent company for its operations in the UK, where Silvergate was founded in 2011. Columbia Pictures Corporation did not provide

Carrie Coon, star of HBO‘s period drama The Gilded Age, which was just renewed for a third season, has joined the cast of another HBO drama headed into Season 3, Mike White’s anthology The White Lotus. Coon is the latest major name in the cast for the upcoming Thailand-set new installment, joining Leslie Bibb, Jason

EXCLUSIVE: Disney+ Hotstar has kicked off 2024 with the trailer for the Indian remake of ABC’s Revenge, and rounded out its ensemble cast. Ahead of Karmma Calling‘s launch on January 26, the two-minute trailer shows scenes full of drama, mystery and intrigue. Raveena Tandon plays Indrani Kothari, the reigning society queen in glamorous Alibaug, who