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Wagner Moura (Narcos) is set to star opposite Brian Tyree Henry in Apple TV+’s crime drama series Sinking Spring, from Top Gun: Maverick writer Peter Craig, in a recasting. Better Call Saul alum Michael Mando was originally tapped for the role but has been let go after an on-set incident involving a cast member. The recasting is being done during filming on the

Jeff Titus, who has spent 21 years in prison for the murder of two deer hunters in 1990, is a free man thanks to evidence discovered by a true-crime series and podcast. Titus, a 71-year old man, left Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater, Michigan, in part due to Investigation Discovery’s Killer In Question and Susan

UK TV history will be made tonight when an aid appeal seeking donations to help the Turkey-Syria earthquake disaster airs across 29 channels, narrated by Daniel Craig. Channel 4 has brought together media owners ITV, UKTV, Channel 5, Sky, STV, Warner Bros. Discovery and Ocean Outdoor for the appeal, which will run for 90 seconds

The motivation for continuing to offer Discovery+ as a stand-alone streaming service after a combined offering with HBO Max debuts later this spring, is largely financial, Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav says. Word of the decision, which emerged earlier this month, followed months of execs heralding efforts to “harmonize” HBO Max and Discovery+ into

DAZN has named Eleven Group co-founder Marc Watson as its Chief Commercial Officer following the takeover of its rival sports streamer this month. Watson will replace Jacopo Tonoli, who has been CCO since the launch of DAZN in 2016. He is “embarking on new ventures,” according to DAZN. Tonoli, who has been with DAZN’s predecessor

Last night, Angelenos enjoying Bob’s Burgers on FXX saw an unusual bit of animation, even for those accustomed to the unexpected antics of the Belcher family. A chyron appeared across the bottom of the TV screen that read “Blizzard Warning.” It continued with a message that even longtime L.A. residents have never seen before: “The

Vertigo Films is lining up a new horror TV series dubbed The Last Days of Jack Sparks, based on Jason Arnopp’s genre-bending novel of the same name. Screenwriter Gaby Hull (Two Weeks to Live, We Hunt Together) is adapting the book and UK horror master Rob Savage (Host, Dashcam) is set to direct.  The project sees Savage

The WGA will hold the last of its four scheduled membership meetings about its upcoming contract negotiations Thursday: one at the Sheraton Universal in Universal City, CA and at the other at the School of Visual Arts Theatre in New York City. Describing the two previous meetings that were held earlier this month in Los

EXCLUSIVE: Showmax’s next original drama will explore marital power structures in Ghana. The Billionaire’s Wife is a 10-part series set to launch next month (March 2). New episodes will stream every Thursday and represent Showmax’s increasing investment in Ghana.  The show marks the third Showmax Original-branded show from the country, following Shirley Frimpong-Manso drama ENO and docu-reality series My Perfect Funeral,

Barbara Bosson, who was nominated for five consecutive Emmys for her role as Fay Furrillo on Hill Street Blues, died February 18 at 83. Her death was announced by her director son, Jesse Bochco, on social media. She is best known as starring as Fay Furillo during the first six seasons of NBC’s Hill Street

“I think we need to find a way to avoid the U.S. brainwash,” said Newen Connect CEO Rodolphe Buet at this morning’s Berlinale Series Adapting to the Market session. The head of the French distributor urged global buyers to stop “copying too much from the U.S. audience” as he cited research that showed the streamers

Allison Holker, the widow of Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, has updated concerned fans on how the family is coping in the wake of her husband’s suicide. “It has been very challenging and emotional, but you guys have brought so much hope and inspiration to us by sharing stories and memories and moments and different ways that Stephen

Everything Everywhere All At Once, Babylon and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery took top film honors at the 27th annual Art Directors Guild Awards tonight. Yvette Nicole Brown hosted tonight’s awards for the second consecutive year at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. Check out the full list below. Everything Everywhere All At Once won

Jen Shah, star of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, has surrendered to prison after pleading guilty for a telemarketing fraud scheme that conned people out of their money. “I am surrendering to serve a sentence in a federal prison today,” read a statement posted on Shah’s Instagram account. “It is the price

Netflix’s Co-CEO Ted Sarandos has told an audience of Indian filmmakers that they “ain’t seen nothing yet” in terms of the streamer’s ambitions in the country. Sarandos was in Mumbai for a fireside conversation with celebrated Indian director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who is making the sweeping new series Heeramandi for Netflix. Sarandos said India is

John Oliver has fired the first shot at his new Emmy rival Saturday Night Live – six months before his show Last Week Tonight will go head-to-head in a new awards category. The British comedian, whose show returns for its tenth season on February 19, posted a hosting announcement to his social media channels that

EXCLUSIVE: Vladimir Putin is set to get the Keeping Up With The Kardashians treatment in a deep fake project for Channel 4. The British broadcaster is developing Keeping Up With The Kremlin, a comedy series that will spoof Hulu’s iconic reality show. Deadline hears that the project, which is yet to be officially greenlit, will

NBCUniversal has promoted Tammy Filler and Jamie Cutburth to the position of EVP in the advertising and partnership group and upped Jenny Depper to SVP of E! News Digital. Filler had been editor-in-chief of E! News and Cutburth had been an SVP of creative and development in the ad and partnership group. Depper, who joined

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated director Whit Stillman (Metropolitan) is turning his hand to big budget rom-com adventure TV with The Splendid Affinities, a series set across Paris, Madrid and London. Global Screen is co-producing and will feature The Splendid Affinities on its Berlinale slate and Stillman has teamed with Argentina 1985 producer Infinity Hill and Lauranne Bourrachot

Raquel Welch died at the age of 82 and leaves a legacy of a career that spanned more than 50 years. The actor who is known for starring in Fantastic Voyage, One Million Years B.C. and American Family, among many others, appeared in 30 films, 50 TV series and multiple appearances on late-night shows. Scroll

The BBC has set a documentary and eight-part podcast exploring the life of Kanye West. We Need to Talk About Kanye (working title) will be fronted by BAFTA award-winning investigative journalist Mobeen Azhar, who also fronted the BBC’s Battle for Britney doc. Unfolding against the backdrop of West aka Ye’s 2024 U.S. election campaign, and

The opening title sequence for Outlander Season 7 will be sung by Sinéad O’Connor, following a tradition each season of adapting the show’s theme song by drawing inspiration from upcoming storylines and locations. Season 7 is set to premiere this summer. “We are honored to have Sinead O’Connor performing ‘The Skye Boat Song.’ Her rendition

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has defended its decision to produce glossy adverts for Huawei and Chinese state media, saying the contracts are important to funding its international journalism. Sean O’Hara, the BBC’s Executive Vice President of advertising, said the corporation reports on China “without fear or favour” despite a Deadline investigation revealing that it has commercial

Miramax TV is bolstering its executive ranks with the addition of David R. Shraga as SVP and Head of Business & Legal Affairs for the studio’s Global Television operations. Shraga will report to Head of Global TV Marc Helwig, and is responsible for all domestic and international co-production relationships, above the line deal making, licensing,

EXCLUSIVE: The Night Manager’s Indian remake launches this week and its stars are now set to feature on the cover of the original John le Carre novel — a first for an Indian series. Stars Anil Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur will appear on a re-issue of the novel, which was first published in 1993, following

Fox Sports used its Super Bowl platform Sunday to break some news among the ads and pregame hype: New York Yankees Hall of Fame shortstop Derek Jeter is joining the MLB on Fox team for the 2023 season. MLB on Fox regular Alex Rodriguez helped make the announcement on the Fox pregame set today in

UPDATED with complete winners list: Oscar Best Picture nominee Elvis scored wins in both motion picture period make-up and hair styling categories Saturday at the 10th annual Make-up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards. The contemporary make-up team from fellow Best Pic Oscar nominee Everything Everywhere All at Once and the special make-up effects team

UPDATE: The family of Street Outlaws: Fastest in America racing star Ryan Fellows has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court. They claim gross negligence in a street race held on a Nevada road that led to Fellows’ death.   Warner Bros. Discovery and Lions Gate Entertainment were among those named.  The drag

Holidays were much on the mind of Real Time host Bill Maher on Friday. He talked about the Super Bowl, Election Day, and Valentine’s Day during the course of the show, starting right at the top by acknowledging this weekend’s big game. “The game is in Arizona, so don’t be shocked if Republicans don’t accept

Fire Country rode the coattails of the AFC Championship Game to red-hot ratings for its January 29 episode. The episode, which moved from its usual Friday primetime spot on CBS to Sunday after the matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals, tallied 12.22 million total viewers in seven-day viewing, which is up about