EXCLUSIVE:Rokuis promoting a number of execs in its originals team following a shakeup last week. Both Antonini and LaRoche now report to Tannenbaum. The free streamer is coming off the back ofWeird: The Al Yankovic Story,starring Daniel Radcliffe. Quinta Brunson and Daniel Radcliffe in ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’The Roku Channel Brian Tannenbaum/ Olivia LaRoche / Lydia Antonini (Roku)
Sam Neillhas special memories ofRobin Williams, who worked with him in 1999sBicentennial Man. Neill recalled their great chats throughout their visits to each others trailers. Williams died by suicide at the age of 63 on Aug. 11, 2014. Sam NeillJeff Vespa/WireImage He had fame, he was rich, people loved him, great kidsthe world was his oyster. And yet I felt more sorry for him than I can express. He was the loneliest man on a lonely planet, Neill wrote....
The big-budget series was originally developed by Winterbottom, four-time Oscar winner Cuaron and Anonymous Content. David Levine and Garrett Kemble will oversee the project on behalf of Anonymous Content. Fremantleowns Passengerand has a first-look deal with Winterbottoms Revolution. Tony Shalhoub (left) and Carlos GhosnBruce Glikas / Joseph Eid/AFP via Getty Ghosns story has intrigued the world and has already spawned documentaries for Apple TV+ and Netflix.
The union will now recommend workers vote to approve the agreement. Additionally, the union won eight weeks of paid child-bonding leave, a new benefit. Jeff Vahle, President of Walt Disney World Resort, issued a statement on the tentative agreement. Walt Disney World workers picketingLocal 737 via Facebook The event was dubbed the Rally for a Raise by organizers. Many of the protesters come from a coalition of six unions representing close to 42,000 WDW cast members....
All five seasons of the sitcom starring Jason Bateman were slated to leave the streaming platform on March 15. The Netflix landing page originally confirmed the last day to watch the series as Tuesday, March 14. Arrested Development, from 20th Television and Imagine Television, was one of Netflixs first original comedies. Tony Hale, Jeffrey Tambor and Jessica Walter in ‘Arrested Development’Everett Collection Watch on Deadline From creator Mitch Hurwitz,Arrested Developmentfollows wealthy dysfunctional family the Bluths....
Our BoyscreatorHagai Levihas said he was arrested briefly during a protest in Tel Aviv on Thursday. Deadline has seen video footage and has reached out to the Israeli police force. In the landscape we are seeing right now,Our Boyswould never have been financed or broadcasted. Hagai LeviJason Mendez/Getty Images Criminals have taken over democratically and are crushing democracy. We feel on the verge of being the next Yugoslavia.
The ratings certainly suggest its working. On the social side, views are up 16% in this period compared with last year. Other hosts have included Wanda Sykes, D.L. Leslie Jones is among those who guest-hosted ‘The Daily Show’ this yearComedy Central Hughley, Sarah Silverman, Hasan Minhaj, Marlon Wayans and next weeks John Leguizamo. Next up,The Daily Showcorrespondents are getting their shot at a promotion. Dates for Chieng and Black are still to be confirmed....
Spring has sprung, which means the 2022-23 TV season is in its homestretch. The first finale will be for the rookie Hilary Swank dramaAlaska Dailyon Thursday, March 30. The Season 2 wrap forEmmy-winning comedyAbbott Elementaryis at 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 19. From left: ‘The Rookie,’ ‘The Rookie: Feds’ and ‘Will Trent’ABC ABC also welcomes Pompeo back to Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital for a two-hour Season 19 finale.
Both have pleaded not guilty. Republican Reeb at the time was running to become a New Mexico state representative in Novembers midterms. In the weeks before Reeb was formally named special prosecutor, the D.A. Alec Baldwin and Mary Carmack-AltwiesGetty Images A resurrectedRustis supposedly going into production in Montana on April 20, as Deadline exclusively reportedon March 16. ThatRust2.0 will star Baldwin, be directed by Souza and have Hutchins widower Matthew Hutchins as an executive producer....
The MLS deal was one of the biggest sports streaming deals in history. Amazon has also been making steady moves into live sports. The company became the first streaming service to broadcast live English Premier League soccer in 2019. Tottenham Hotspur and England captain Harry Kane.Visionhaus/Getty Images. The Premier League sold domestic rights for 2022 to 2025 for $6.3 billion. NBC Sports has US rights for six seasons from 2022/23 to 2027....
I hear that conversations have started on the9-1-1franchise. The flagship is Foxs top-rated scripted series and most watched series overall. Still, a renewal for9-1-1is very much uncertain. Clockwise from top left: ‘9-1-1,’ ‘9-1-1: Lone Star,’ ‘Animal Control’ and ‘Call Me Kat’Fox Fox this midseason launched its first fully owned live-action comedy,Animal Control. It has been a breakout and is considered a lock for a Season 2 renewal.
Watch on Deadline She backed TV drama to help build a common imagination. Sometimes as individuals we experience emotions and we dont know how to analyze them, she added. Building a common imagination together in the world of fiction allows us to think. Delphine Ernotte CunciSylvain Lefevre/Getty Images Its not just about entertainment and distraction, its about finding solutions to things. She recently oversaw the negotiationsthat ended withthe EBU and Warner Bros....
A Team also produced the shortBaghdad Messi, which was shortlisted for an Academy Award in 2014. Other credits from the outfit includePatser (Gangsta)by filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. Later this year, A Team will release the feature-length filmBaghdad Messiand the high-end fiction seriesAlter Ego. A Team execs Kobe van Steenberghe and Hendrik Verthé.Fremantle. 2023 also marks the 10-year anniversary of the NFTS opening its Games Design and Development degree....
