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John Carpenter, the mastermind behind classic horror films such as Halloween, The Fog and The Thing, is returning to the director’s chair for the first time in 13 years in John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams. The six-episode unscripted Peacock anthology series, which premieres Friday, October 13, is an exploration of true tales of terror that took place in seemingly perfect

British actor and campaigner Maddy Anholt has died aged 35, her family has said. Anholt died of a “rare and aggressive form of brain cancer” yesterday, according to a post on her GoFundMe page. “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the death of Maddy Anholt, our beloved daughter, sister, twin, friend, wife and

EXCLUSIVE: Disney has become the latest entertainment company to suspend additional overall and first-look deals four and a half months into the WGA strike. I hear the bulk of the pacts with non-writing producers across Disney TV Entertainment divisions are impacted, including deals at Disney Television Studios’ 20th Television and ABC Signature, FX Productions and

Ladbible Execs Launch Digital Studio Ex-Ladbible execs Thom Gulseven and Ben Powell-Jones have launched Strong Watch Studios. The digital-first broadcast company has backing from Derry Girls producer Hat Trick Productions and its founders are credited with launching Snack Wars producer Ladstudios. The company will build out a network of unscripted channels across digital platforms and look to

EXCLUSIVE: “The fact that the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes continue to rage on unresolved proves that the lack of visibility creators have into their content is untenable.” Krish Arvapally, CEO of Web3 blockchain platform Replay, made the argument as his company launched its proprietary blockchain on the video, entertainment and media-focused Theta Metachain today. Replay

The UK government has said it was “important” to raise questions with the BBC about the Huw Edwards scandal amid concerns it could have called the broadcaster’s independence into question. Culture secretary Lucy Frazer took the unusual step in July of holding talks with BBC director general Tim Davie over the “deeply concerning” allegations that

With the ink still drying on a closely tracked carriage renewal with Charter, Disney execs Dana Walden and Jimmy Pitaro told Deadline in an interview that the agreement’s details suit the current streaming/linear hybrid environment. The companies announced the settlement earlier today, a bit more than 10 days after their initial clash left 27 networks

UKTV has been wrapped by Ofcom for subtitling the word “f***ing” twice during a repeat of Casualty that aired at 10.30 in the morning. British broadcasters are not allowed to swear in shows prior to the 9 p.m. GMT watershed but UKTV said in this instance the word was “incorrectly subtitled” and was “not audible”

Christina Ricci shared a statement on social media that many have taken to be a response to the Danny Masterson sentencing and the support letters his That ’70s Show co-stars, Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis wrote. “So sometimes people we have loved and admired do horrible things. They might not do these things to us

A campaigning Donald Trump did not receive the most rapturous greeting when he showed up at the Iowa-Iowa State game in Ames today. When the former president stepped out onto the concourse to wave and give thumbs up to the crowd, he got a few cheers — and some noticeable boos. According to the Des