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The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin was Apple TV+’s high jinks vehicle for the very best of British comedy talent, but there’s nothing whimsical about the series coming to a clattering halt this week. Production has ceased on Season 2 of the Big Talk Studios series about an 18th-century highway robber, putting a cast
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Japan’s Fuji TV is facing criticism over its handling of alleged sexual misconduct by celebrity TV host and actor Masahiro Nakai, which have sent its parent’s share price tumbling in recent weeks. A group representing investors associated with U.S.’s Dalton Investments expressed “outrage” in a public letter to the Fuji board published this week over
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SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about Season 6 of Netflix‘s Virgin River. Another Virgin River season ended on a Charmaine-related cliffhanger. She dropped the pregnancy bomb in Season 1 then admitted that Jack was not the father in the Season 4 finale, with Calvin revealed as the dad a year later. Now, Season 6
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Rupert Murdoch’s TalkTV has capped off a tough 2024 by recording the most complained about TV moment of the past 12 months. Host Julia Hartley-Brewer‘s interview with the general secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative prompted 17,366 complaints, around double the number of 2023’s list-topper. During the interview, Hartley-Brewer steadily became more irate with Dr
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EXCLUSIVE: Shōgun helmer Jonathan Van Tulleken has signed on to direct and executive produce Lucky, Apple TV+s upcoming limited drama series, starring and also exec produced by Anya Taylor-Joy. Created by Jonathan Tropper (Apple TV+’s See) and produced by Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine and Tropper’s Tropper Ink, Lucky is based on Marissa Stapley’s bestselling novel
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August promises the launch of some highly-anticipated television shows, including the return of many fan-favorites for second, third or fourth seasons. Emily in Paris Season 4 is even split into two parts as Netflix likes to do with popular series of late like Ozark, Stranger Things and Bridgerton Season 3. Below find a list of
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Hugh Marks has been named as Managing Director of the ABC in Australia. The seasoned executive has been unanimously appointed to the role by the ABC board following an “extensive and international search.” This also makes him Editor-in-Chief, ultimately responsible for the broadcaster’s output. Marks replaces David Anderson, who resigned in August, a year into
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EXCLUSIVE: Alex Fine (1883) has joined Guy Ritchie‘s as-yet-untitled crime series from Paramount+ with Showtime. Production is underway in London with Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren leading the cast. The logline reveals the show is “an electrifying, new global crime series centered around two warring families based in London whose enterprises stretch all
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EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of the release of her debut docu-film, Munroe Bergdorf has signed with Curtis Brown. The broadcaster, activist, model and author has signed in all areas with the UTA-owned agency’s entertainment and unscripted division. The news comes with Olivia Cappuccini’s Love & Rage: Munroe Bergdorf due to be released next year by Universal Pictures Content Group. Confronted
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Having started her career in action-heavy films like Domino, King Arthur and the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Keira Knightley decided in her early 20s to step away from the stunts. “I wanted to do stuff that was about words,” says Knightley. “Also, when you’re doing action films, generally speaking, it takes a long time.
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SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details of tonight’s Blue Bloods series finale and Season 14 ender ‘End of Tour.’ “I’m handing you the keys,” a wounded New York Mayor Peter Chase (Dylan Walsh) says to NYPD Commissioner Frank Reagan (Tom Selleck) in the Blue Bloods series finale tonight as murderous gangs rage on the streets killing police, judges,
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EXCLUSIVE: Peter Schmeichel is a goalkeeping great and here is the first teaser clip from the documentary about Danish soccer star’s life. “Is Peter Schmeichel like God in Denmark?” asks the voiceover as footage plays of Schmeichel raising the European Championship trophy in front of thousands of flag-waving Danish fans. Schmeichel is a two-part doc
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Roku veteran Kristina Shepard is joining NBCUniversal in the newly created position of EVP, Streaming and Performance Sales and Partnerships. As the leader of a newly formed team, Shepard will bring together key sales verticals including performance, small-medium business growth and all major East Coast independent agencies. She will also forge horizontal partnerships spanning streaming,
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Hacks, 9-1-1, Bookie and Unstoppable were among the winners as Film Liaisons in California Statewide handed out its 29th annual California on Location Awards tonight at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City. See the full winners list below. The COLAs recognize these exceptional location managers and teams, public employees and production companies who help facilitate on-location filming across California. “Despite the challenges of
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