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EXCLUSIVE: Ridley Scott’s Scott Free has appointed Elyse Seder as EVP and Head of Nonfiction and has named EVP Marjorie Chodorov Head of Physical Production. In the newly created role, Seder will oversee creative, talent and partnerships for nonfiction content. Scott Free has ventured into unscripted programming, most recently with the multi-part Still Missing Morgan

For a minute, I wasn’t sure if the latest episode of Dancing with the Stars was a tribute to Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 or a celebration of Disney’s 100th. Looks it was a whole lot of both! Ah, the magic of product placement. It felt like an opportunity lost, though, not putting judge Bruno Tonioli in

One step forward, more steps back for women on the small screen: the latest Boxed In report from San Diego State University’s Dr. Martha Lauzen says that more females showed up as contestants on reality programs and game shows than on series during the 2022-23 season. Women made up 50 percent of the contestants but

For those of you who have never docked at FBoy Island, the breakout reality format that CW scooped up after HBO Max cleaned house, host Nikki Glaser offered a brief explainer at the top of the Oct. 16 premiere. “Women have been forced to tolerate the manipulative douche-baggery of Fboys for far too long,” she

Eva Longoria and Cris Abrego, two of the most high-profile Latinos in Hollywood, have joined forces. The pair have launched Hyphenate Media Group, a new Banijay-backed venture that will develop and produce its own slate as well as invest in creator-led companies. The company, which has been in the works for months, was announced during

UPDATE, Sunday: President Biden told 60 Minutes that it would be a “big mistake” for Israel to occupy Gaza but said that the country had to respond to the Hamas attack last weekend. Asked by Scott Pelley whether it was “time for a ceasefire” given the loss of life, Biden said, “Look, there’s a fundamental

EXCLUSIVE: Fleabag EPs Harry and Jack Williams have said they wanted to “go back to something simple and primal” with upcoming BBC series Boat Story, which comes at the back-end of an “era of peak TV when you start to feel every story is being told.” Jack Williams joked that the storied writer-producers “didn’t turn

Meghan McCain was the conservative voice on The View for four seasons, leaving the ABC talk show following Season 24. Following her exit in 2021, the former co-host says she doesn’t watch the show “at all.” “Partly it’s just because of my lifestyle,” McCain told The Messenger in an interview. “I don’t have time to

There may be buzz of an, as yet unspecified, Seinfeld reboot but one of its leading lights either knows as little as the rest of us – or is a very good actress. Last week saw Jerry Seinfield, co-creator and star of the record-breaking sitcom that ran from 1989 to 1998 on NBC – 180

These are the droids you’ve been looking for. And they’re being tested right now to interact with guests at Disneyland‘s Star Wars-themed Galaxy’s Edge. Disney Imagineering has issued videos that showcase the new technology that allows the free-roaming droids — called “droids-in-training” — to interact with guests. “The robots actually learn to imitate artistic motion

EXCLUSIVE: The Last Czars maker Nutopia has landed its latest docu-drama, a re-telling of the life of Jesus that will “shine a new light” on his life. Jesus Crown Of Thorns will debut on Fox Nation – the first time Jane Root’s indie has worked with the Fox streamer – and will head into production

All 172 episodes of the classic ’80s legal drama L.A. Law, created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, will be available to stream on Hulu on November 3. All original commercial licensed music was kept intact and upgraded. The episdodes have also been newly remastered by Disney in HD with 16:9 aspect ratio from the original film source, L.A. Law is a

EXCLUSIVE: The major U.S. studios heading to Mipcom are proving global streaming and third-party licensing “can co-exist and work together,” says the event’s director. Lucy Smith, Director of the Entertainment Division at Mipcom Cannes organizer RX France, told Deadline the “assumption of recent years that streaming would somehow upend what happens in distribution” had faded

Connor Bedard has been called “The Future of Hockey” — since he was 13. Now a ripe old 18, the NHL‘s No. 1 overall pic made his league debut Tuesday, and it became the most-viewed regular-season game ever on ESPN. The rookie picked up his first NHL point with an assist during his Chicago Blackhawks’

Fifth Season and Roku have struck an unscripted international distribution deal. Fifth Season will shop the likes of Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis’ Honest Renovations, all-star survivalist competition Fight to Survive and Morimoto’s Sushi Master outside of the U.S., Canada and Latin America. Further titles are set to be added and the Korean media company has

Mary Lou Retton, an Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast and former Dancing with the Stars contestant, has been hospitalized and in is the ICU. Retton’s daughter, McKenna Kelley, shared on Instagram a link to crowdsource funds for her mother, who is suffering from “a very rare form of pneumonia and is fighting for her life,” she

EXCLUSIVE: Naked Education indie Betty and South African production outfit afrOkaans Film and Television have optioned Israeli format Hungry for Love. In Israeli network Hot’s show, a group of singletons must follow one rule, in order to eat they must date. Guided by a professional therapist, the contestants participate in the experiment and try and

EXCLUSIVE: The Spiderwick Chronicles, starring Joy Bryant and Christian Slater, has found a new home. Roku has picked up the exclusive U.S. rights to the television adaptation of the popular children’s fantasy books by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. The eight-episode series, from Paramount Television Studios and 20th Television, will premiere on the platform in

EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 entertainment boss Phil Harris is exiting the broadcaster after four years in post. Harris is leaving at the end of this year to launch his own production company. His place will be taken temporarily by I Literally Just Told You and Don’t Look Down commissioning editor Steve Handley, who will report to

In a podcast interview on WTF With Marc Maron that aired Thursday, Larry Charles talked about his creative thought process and how that approach works within the Hollywood system. Charles, a veteran writer/director of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm, is a longtime collaborator with Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, Bruno, The Dictator). He also has a

Pink is looking back at her musical history and having some regrets. The singer and songwriter recalled recording a song for SpongeBob Square Pants about scurvy and is calling it a “real mistake.” In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Pink got real about her favorite and least favorite songs from her repertoire. Starting

Shawna Trpcic, an Emmy-nominated costume designer best known for her work on several Star Wars series on Disney+ and her collaborations with Joss Whedon has died, Lucasfilm announced Friday. She was 56. A cause of death was not provided but Trpcic’s passing appears sudden; as recently as three days ago she was chronicling a desert

Bill Maher was off television for five months, thanks to the WGA strike. So naturally, he had a lot to catch up on in Friday’s edition of Real Time on HBO. Maher kept the focus squarely on politics in his opening monologue and in his panel discussion, with particular emphasis on covering the immigration border

FX is hoping to scare up interest in its upcoming American Horror Stories that’s set to premiere October 26 on Hulu. The network just dropped a trailer for the four-episode spin-off of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s American Horror Story. American Horror Stories is an anthology series that will feature a different horror story each episode. As we previously reported,

SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains details from tonight’s episode of Bachelor in Paradise. It’s week two of ABC‘s Bachelor in Paradise, and the men have the power of the rose. First up on the docket for viewers tonight is the love triangle between Olivia, Will and Kylie, which over the course of the episode

EXCLUSIVE: Vanderpump Rules star Scheana Shay has inked with Independent Artist Group for representation, on the heels of the show’s Season 11 renewal, Deadline can exclusively reveal. Shay has been with the Emmy-nominated Bravo reality series since its 2013 debut season and earlier this year won an MTV Movie & TV Award alongside her female

Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max ranked highest in total customer satisfaction among U.S. subscription-streaming services, according to Whip Media’s 2023 Streaming Satisfaction Report. Whip Media’s report was based on survey responses from 2,011 U.S. consumers (18-54 years old) from July 7-16, 2023. Max has now topped Whip Media’s survey two years in a row, although its

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed Rob Gibson and Ian Collie and their production company Easy Tiger for representation. Launched in Sydney, Easy Tiger’s recent credits include comedy series Colin From Accounts, which has been renewed for a second season in Australia and the UK, and will premiere in the U.S. on Paramount+. Easy Tiger is also behind the award-winning

Brandi Glanville is opening up about being rushed to the hospital after collapsing in her home. The star of Bravo‘s The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Peacock‘s The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip shared a health update with her fans after the incident that happened on Sunday. “I collapsed at home this am and

EXCLUSIVE: Following the conclusion of HBO’s acclaimed sports drama series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, actor Quincy Isaiah has signed with Range Media Partners for representation. Created for the premium cabler by Max Borenstein and Jim Hecht, the show marking Isaiah’s breakout role had him playing legendary Lakers point guard Magic Johnson.