“The worst TV adaptations are slavishly devoted to the [original] text,” according to The Stranger creator Harlan Coben, who said he “hopes to continue” working with Netflix as his five-year deal draws to a close. Coben was speaking in a Q&A for his latest Netflix project, Red Production Company’s Stay Close starring Cush Jumbo, Richard Armitage and
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The year 2021 was one of tumult in the news biz: Chris Cuomo fired, Brian Williams’ surprise exit, Chris Wallace bolting for a rival. And that is not even getting to the daily headlines about Tucker Carlson’s vaccine doubts and distortions, the “great replacement” theory or January 6th false flags. The past 12 months also
As another calendar year draws to a close, it’s time again for Deadline’s annual list of winter premiere dates for new and returning TV series. The list covers more than 250 broadcast, cable and streaming programs debuting from January 1 through March 31 and includes series and season/half-season debuts, shows’ return from hiatus and some
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details of the season finale of Disney+’s Hawkeye. Those who watched the Season 1 wrap of Disney+’s Hawkeye likely noticed a lack of the usual kind of MCU post-credits scene. Sure, there was that “Save the City” song from show’s fictitious Broadway musical, but now we know a different scene was produced
A 19-year-old man bearing what police termed “an offensive weapon” was arrested Christmas morning on the grounds of Windsor Castle, the chief residence of Britain’s monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. The queen was on the premises at the time, celebrating the holiday with Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, according to multiple reports. The man
Starz has a Christmas gift for Outlander fans: A new clip from the upcoming Season Six. The clip features the swooning Jamie and Claire Fraser. “Sometimes I think you’re an angel, Claire,” pillow-talks Sam Heughan’s Jamie, with Claire (Caitriona Balfe) offering the perfect rejoinder, “Can an angel do this?” Guess the rest. The clip is the
Thursday primetime led into Christmas Eve with a five-way tie between Young Sheldon, Fantasy Island, A Very Boy Band Holiday and more earning the night’s highest demo rating. With primetime programming grinding to a slow halt as networks switch out new episodes and live coverage for repeats and holiday titles, Thursday’s highest rating was a
After a week of rising Covid cases in Los Angeles, the county’s daily count of new infections hit a high not seen in nearly a year. On Christmas Eve the region reported 9,988 new cases. The last time it saw a daily new cases count that high was mid-January 2021. On Tuesday of this week,
The University of Hawai’i has been forced to bow out of playing in the Hawai’i Bowl, which was scheduled to kick off in its traditional Christmas Eve TV slot this evening on ESPN. The host school, which was to play Memphis in Honolulu, cited Covid issues within the football program and pulled out late Thursday
The past year has been a fantastic one for the world of formats, as offerings from developing content giants such as South Korea travel the world and innovative ideas pop up in all corners. Below, Deadline has identified five key formats to watch out for next year, which we could see replicated in many more
“Fifty percent of all of the sequenced genomes identify themselves as Omicron,” said California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday. He was speaking of the positive Covid tests and wastewater in the state that have been examined for new cases of the variant. Newsom then hinted that numbers to be released today would be even higher.
Warning: the following interview contains spoilers from Disney+/Marvel’s season one finale of Hawkeye, “So This Is Christmas?”: “The people need to be reminded that this city belongs to me,” Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk aka Kingpin tells his loyal henchman Kazi at the onset of the Hawkeye season one finale. As Hawkeye hands off to its spinoff
Where is the next Squid Game, Line of Duty or The Bridge coming from? These are questions we frequently pose at Deadline and, hopefully, we’ve identified some key contenders below. From World War Two epics, to Boris Johnson biopics, to the first ever original from the Faroe Islands, here are seven dramas we think are going to make
Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs’ Blackstone-backed media venture has set its next acquisition, of Faraway Road Productions, the company behind Fauda and Hit & Run, Deadline has confirmed. The deal will likely be announced early in the new year, according to people familiar with the transaction. It will be the duo’s third following Reese Witherspoon’s
Discovery, announced today that the European Commission has granted unconditional antitrust clearance of the company’s proposed acquisition of AT&T’s WarnerMedia business. “Approval from the European Commission is a key milestone toward completing our proposed transaction with AT&T,” said Discovery CEO David Zaslav, who will be CEO of the combined company. “Today we move one important
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) and Zee Entertainment have completed their merger, creating a combined entity led by Zee CEO Punit Goenka fit to take on the U.S. streaming giants in the nation. News of the merger first emerged in late September when the two parties entered into an exclusive non-binding term sheet to bring
DGA members have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new contract with the Association of Independent Commercial Producers. The DGA’s national board unanimously approved the contract during a special meeting on November 20. DGA president Lesli Linka Glatter said that “This contract contains significant gains for our members and will grow this area of work for
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s the exclusive trailer for Schitt’s Creek producer Andrew Barnsley’s latest project Son of a Critch. Based on comedian-actor-writer Mark Critch’s best-selling memoir, the 13 x 30-minute series will drop on Canadian broadcaster CBC and CBC Gem next month while Lionsgate has taken U.S. and international distribution rights. Created by Critch and The Office producer Tim
The NHL has postponed more games, becoming the first major American professional sports league to halt play entirely in the face of rising infections from the fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant. The pro hockey league announced Monday night that the league’s holiday break, previously scheduled for Friday-Saturday, will start after the Tuesday games. All games slated
NBC’s New Year’s Eve special hosted by Miley Cyrus and Saturday Night Live‘s Pete Davidson has revealed its performer lineup. Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party Hosted by Miley Cyrus & Pete Davidson has added Brandi Carlile, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, Saweetie, Anitta, Jack Harlow, 24kGoldn and Kitty Ca$h, with the network promising more surprise
Starz is to close its Santa Monica office for a couple of days as a result of a Covid-19 outbreak – becoming the latest Hollywood business to have to deal with rising numbers. The Outlander and BFM broadcaster will close its office on 1647 Stewart Street in LA after “several” employees recently tested positive for
ITV’s upcoming adaptation of The Ipcress File “looks like a big Netflix show,” according to Director of Programmes Kevin Lygo, who said he wants the Len Deighton remake to reach beyond the “standard ITV viewer.” Speaking during a press viewing Friday, Lygo joked that it is “obviously incredibly annoying” when people watch the show’s trailer
The NBA has postponed 5 upcoming games involving 9 teams due to the rising number of Covid-19 cases. Affected Sunday matches include the Denver Nuggets against the Brooklyn Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers against the Atlanta Hawks, and the New Orleans Pelicans against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Cavaliers had 5 players enter the NBA’s health and safety
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has given Joe Biden’s administration a lump of coal for the holidays, saying in an interview that he will be a “no” vote on the Build Back Better Act, the cornerstone of the White House’s social and climate agenda. Manchin’s vote is critical to the chances of the legislation passing, given
Saturday Night Live’s Christmas episode was largely curtailed as a result of Covid. The long-running NBC series aired a handful of original sketches with host Paul Rudd as well as a Tina Fey co-hosted Weekend Update. But it filled the time with a slew of classic old clips. Tom Hanks, joining the show in a
Rose Ayling-Ellis, the actress who this year became the first deaf contestant on BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing, is now also the first deaf winner of the British dance competition series, after triumphing in its 19th season. Ayling-Ellis shared her win with professional dance partner Giovanni Pernice—prevailing over John Whaite and Johannes Radebe, who together
Ant-Man star Paul Rudd will host Saturday Night Live for the fifth time this weekend but, in the promo for the upcoming show, that’s not the five-timers club he’s exciting about joining. When he reveals its nature, musical host Charli XCX is less than impressed, while castmember Ego Nwodim is happy for him. Neither, however,
After negotiations failed to reach fruition, Disney networks including ESPN have gone dark on YouTube TV. Disney had indicated earlier this week it was “optimistic” about the prospect of resolving the carriage dispute. But the parties said the discussions had not resulted in an agreement. YouTube TV surpassed 3 million subscribers as of fall 2020,
And the winner is…. Sam Buttrey, an Associate Professor of Operations Research at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA, has come out on top of Jeopardy!‘s inaugural Professors Tournament, earning the $100,000 grand prize. Ed Hashima, a Professor of History at American River College in Sacramento, CA, placed second and earned $50,000; Alisa Hove,
Discovery has blasted the Polish parliament’s decision to pass a bill that could ban foreign ownership of media companies in the European nation, which could mean it loses control of more than half of TVN Group. If ratified by the President, the controversial Lex-TVN legislation could have severe consequences for Discovery’s standing in Poland. Discovery
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