EXCLUSIVE: The 1993 World Trade Center bombing is to be the subject ofApples latest original podcast series. The tech giant is launchingOperation: Tradebomfrom Marc Smerling, producer ofCapturing The FriedmansandThe Jinx. He is behindCrimetown, which he co-created with Zac Stuart-Pontier and the pair also createdThe RFK Tapes. Apple The nine-part series will launch on January 9 with episodes weekly. The finale will air on February 27, a day after the 30th anniversary of the bombing....

The move leaves distributor Banijay Rights, which shops the likes ofMasterChefandBig Brother,with a circa-130,000 hour catalog. Beyond Managing Director and CEO Mikael Borglund is remaining in his current role. The film was produced by the Wallens, Michael James Alexander, Annette Cama and Joseph Kelbie Williamson. ‘Mythbusters’Everett Collection An early 2023 release is expected. Imbuldeniya is the founder of Studio PI and joins from News UK commercial division Bridge Studio.

Attendance was up 31% to 312,878. The full houses and higher prices resulted in the expected raft of broken house records. The production has been extended through January 29. Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, ‘The Piano Lesson’Julieta Cervantes All figures courtesy of The Broadway League. For the complete box office listings, visit the Leagueswebsite.

Walter White wants you tosay its name. It is a snack food called PopCorners, andBryan Cranstonis reviving his classicBreaking Badcharacter for itsSuper Bowlad next month. Check out his Instagram post below. Bryan Cranston returns as ‘Breaking Bad’s Walter White in PopCorners Super Bowl commercialFrito-Lay The Frito-Lay products description says its never fried, which apparently means WW wont have to cook this time. Of course, ingredients and their proper deployment was what Walter White was all about after he broke bad....

Channel 4privatizationis off the table. Protections would likely remain for smaller independent producers but the move would have huge ramifications. Broadcasting union Bectu, however, was delighted. James West A huge win for Channel 4, public service broadcasting & our creative industries. We will announce more on our plans in due course. Deadline has reached out to Channel 4 for comment. Levelling up, dumped. Social care reform, dumped. Keeping young and vulnerable people safe online, watered down....

There will also be a new tenant lobby on 47th Street. Renovation work is due to start later this year. The office leases now run through 2042, and carry further extension options. News Corporation Building, Fox News Headquarters in NYC.Getty Images Fox has almost 670,000 square feet and its lease extension takes effect in December 2025. News Corp.s lease for 486,000 square feet gets extended at the end of 2027.

Acclaimed Iranian actressTaraneh Alidoostihas been released from prison. Alidoostis mother, Nadereh Hakim Elahi, announced the news via an Instagram story posted Wednesday morning. The actors attorney, Zahra Minooei, also shared the news on Twitter. Taraneh AlidoostiValery Hache/AFP via Getty Images A few days later, the actress was also pictured shopping with her uncovered hair. There has been widespread condemnation of Alidoostis arrest. Over 600 artists from around the world signed a petition urging Iranian authorities to release Alidoosti....

Paramount Global has announced the 12 cast members as well as the producing team for the 2023 CBS Showcase. A premiere screening event will be held in Hollywood on Tuesday, Jan. 17. The cast is then brought to Los Angeles to take part in a three-week shoot. Top (L-R): Joseph Lymous, Alise Morales, Jake Szczepaniak, Miya Kodama, Adisa Williams, Geoffrey James Bottom (L-R): Jetta Juriansz, Vinny Thomas, Zae Jordan, Lorena Russi, Evan Mills, D....

Theres a unique aspect to the cinema: its where we watch together. Compared to countries like France and the US, the Nordics have a more passive audience culture. Here we hide in our seats, taking less responsibility for the show. Ruben Östlund.Marc Piasecki/Getty Images. After screenings, we go home without discussing what weve seen. That kind of visit to the movie theater is hardly even worth leaving the individual screen for....

He made everyone he met feel appreciated and seen. Ill miss seeing his bright smile and hearing his playful laugh every day. Montgomerys classic novelAnne of Green Gablesfor PBS, among others. Todd BrianWildBrain The family requests that donations be sent to theALS Society of Canadain lieu of flowers. A memorial service will take place in Windsor, Ontario in February, but details were not announced.

UTAhas acquired Fletcher & Company, a 20-year-old literary agency with a roster of notable fiction and non-fiction authors. Founded in 2003, Fletcher & Company has made a name for itself as an independent literary agency. Lewis and A.A. Milne. Christy Fletcher, David KramerCourtesy Im enormously proud of what weve achieved over 20 years at Fletcher & Company. Leavell described Fletcher as a close friend and brilliant agent.

AIS honor will be bestowed upon theBabylonfilmmaker by Kellys widow and biographer, Patricia Ward Kelly. We are thrilled to have this opportunity to honor him this year. Watch on Deadline Damiens passion about movies and music certainly links him with Gene [Kelly]. Paramount Frankly, I look forward to seeing anything Damien does! I am extremely proud to present him with the Gene Kelly Visionary Award at the 2023 Lumiere Awards....

It will premiere this spring. Each episode features a variety of sketches that will take viewers through different periods of human history. It stars Brooks,Wanda Sykes,Nick Krolland Ike Barinholtz. From left: Nick Kroll, Wanda Sykes and Ike Barinholtz in ‘History of the World Part II’Hulu History of the World, Part II is a production of Searchlight Television and 20th Television. Ike Barinholtz as Leon Trotsky (Hulu)