Patrick Brammall, co-creator and star of breakout Australian comedy Colin from Accounts, is swapping laughs for a white-knuckle thriller.
Brammall is starring in a series adaptation of Ryan David Jahn’s book The Dispatcher for Apple TV+. The six-part series comes from Kris Mrksa (The Murders At White House Farm).
Brammall will play police detective Ian Hunt, whose life fell apart ten years ago when his young daughter Maggie disappeared without a trace. Now working as a police dispatcher, the only thing that has kept him going is his implacable refusal to accept that she might be gone forever. When he receives a distress call from a young girl he is certain is Maggie, he will stop at nothing to find her and reunite his broken family, whatever the cost.
The series is executive produced by Jamie Laurenson and Hakan Kousetta at 60Forty Films, with executive producers Kris Mrksa and...
Brammall is starring in a series adaptation of Ryan David Jahn’s book The Dispatcher for Apple TV+. The six-part series comes from Kris Mrksa (The Murders At White House Farm).
Brammall will play police detective Ian Hunt, whose life fell apart ten years ago when his young daughter Maggie disappeared without a trace. Now working as a police dispatcher, the only thing that has kept him going is his implacable refusal to accept that she might be gone forever. When he receives a distress call from a young girl he is certain is Maggie, he will stop at nothing to find her and reunite his broken family, whatever the cost.
The series is executive produced by Jamie Laurenson and Hakan Kousetta at 60Forty Films, with executive producers Kris Mrksa and...
- 7/1/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The delightful Colin From Accounts is back for season 2, and the first trailer has landed. It’s right here, in fact.
Colin From Accounts was one of the most wonderful surprises of 2022. Written by and starring real life husband and wife Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall, the warm hearted Australian sitcom follows the story of Gordon and Ashley, who meet when she flashes him while she’s crossing the street, causing him to lose concentration and run over a dog.
Deciding to care for him rather than have him put down, the two gradually get to know and, eventually, like each other while looking after the dog they call Colin From Accounts.
The synopsis for series 2 reads as follows:
After Gordon (Brammall) and Ashley (Dyer) are brought together in season one by a spontaneous nipple flash and the subsequent accident that injured the titular (no pun intended) dog, season two...
Colin From Accounts was one of the most wonderful surprises of 2022. Written by and starring real life husband and wife Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall, the warm hearted Australian sitcom follows the story of Gordon and Ashley, who meet when she flashes him while she’s crossing the street, causing him to lose concentration and run over a dog.
Deciding to care for him rather than have him put down, the two gradually get to know and, eventually, like each other while looking after the dog they call Colin From Accounts.
The synopsis for series 2 reads as follows:
After Gordon (Brammall) and Ashley (Dyer) are brought together in season one by a spontaneous nipple flash and the subsequent accident that injured the titular (no pun intended) dog, season two...
- 5/13/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
Exclusive: Sky Studios and Groenlandia are readying feature film director Sydney Sibilia’s first TV drama series. Someone Killed Spiderman – Accidentally Famous (working title) is for Sky Italia and is about a non-conformist teenager who becomes on half of successful musical duo 883.
The show first came to attention last year, and the package has now come together with Sky Studios and Banijay-owned Groenlandia co-producing the show.
It will be set in 1980s Italy and follow frustrated teenager Max, who meets future musical partner Mauro and goes on to reach stardom. It is inspired by the story of how Italian pop band 883 was formed and the title is the same as duo’s iconic first album.
Sibilia is creating, writing and producing through his Banijay-owned production house, Groenlandia, which recently launched Netflix drama Supersex. This marks a first television venture for the film director, whose features include Can Quit Whenever I Want and Rose Island.
The show first came to attention last year, and the package has now come together with Sky Studios and Banijay-owned Groenlandia co-producing the show.
It will be set in 1980s Italy and follow frustrated teenager Max, who meets future musical partner Mauro and goes on to reach stardom. It is inspired by the story of how Italian pop band 883 was formed and the title is the same as duo’s iconic first album.
Sibilia is creating, writing and producing through his Banijay-owned production house, Groenlandia, which recently launched Netflix drama Supersex. This marks a first television venture for the film director, whose features include Can Quit Whenever I Want and Rose Island.
- 3/20/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Superstore star Ben Feldman will lead Australian comedy crime caper Population 11.
Lionsgate, streamer Stan and Phil Lloyd and Trent O’Donnell from No Activity producer Jungle Entertainment have teamed for the 12-part series ahead of a March 14 launch in Australia.
The series, which Jungle produces Entertainment in association with Factor 30 Films, has been quietly shooting in Western Australia’s Kimberley Region. We’ve now got full cast details, a trailer (see below) and first-look images.
Based on true events, the series is based around a man, Hugo, who goes missing from a tiny outback town of only 12 residents. His son, Andy Pruden (Feldman), a suburban Ohio bank teller, has journeyed across the world to visit and is alarmed when he discovers he is missing. Andy teams with another outsider Cassie (Perry Mooney) on a quest to find his father, and the pair find themselves in increasing danger as they...
Lionsgate, streamer Stan and Phil Lloyd and Trent O’Donnell from No Activity producer Jungle Entertainment have teamed for the 12-part series ahead of a March 14 launch in Australia.
The series, which Jungle produces Entertainment in association with Factor 30 Films, has been quietly shooting in Western Australia’s Kimberley Region. We’ve now got full cast details, a trailer (see below) and first-look images.
Based on true events, the series is based around a man, Hugo, who goes missing from a tiny outback town of only 12 residents. His son, Andy Pruden (Feldman), a suburban Ohio bank teller, has journeyed across the world to visit and is alarmed when he discovers he is missing. Andy teams with another outsider Cassie (Perry Mooney) on a quest to find his father, and the pair find themselves in increasing danger as they...
- 1/30/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Prime Video Italy’s scripted chief Davide Nardini took to the stage at the Avp Summit today and provided views on the actors strike, the streamer’s strategic shift towards mainstream audiences and local talent.
Should the labor action drag on for a significant period, Nardini said it is possible the actors strike in Hollywood could have the unintentional impact of opening up opportunities for international talent.
He stressed Amazon was not planning for such eventualities and that this is not part of the streamer’s international strategy. Instead, his team is geared towards providing context to Italian producers at the Avp Summit about potential outcomes.
“New projects will have the opportunity to gesticulate because the strike has imposed a stop and that entails gaps that could be filled by international productions of high quality,” he said. “It’s very complex and I don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow.
Should the labor action drag on for a significant period, Nardini said it is possible the actors strike in Hollywood could have the unintentional impact of opening up opportunities for international talent.
He stressed Amazon was not planning for such eventualities and that this is not part of the streamer’s international strategy. Instead, his team is geared towards providing context to Italian producers at the Avp Summit about potential outcomes.
“New projects will have the opportunity to gesticulate because the strike has imposed a stop and that entails gaps that could be filled by international productions of high quality,” he said. “It’s very complex and I don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow.
- 7/20/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Banijay is expanding its footprint in Italy’s scripted production arena by partnering with Greenboo Production, the shingle recently founded by “Perfect Strangers” producer Marco Belardi.
Formerly known as Bamboo Production, Greenboo was launched last year by Belardi, who formerly headed the Leone Film Group’s film and TV company Lotus Production. Besides producing “Perfect Strangers,” the megahit concept dramedy that’s been remade in a dozen countries around the world, Belardi has also spawned a steady stream of other hits such as Gabriele Muccino’s “There Is No Place Like Home,” which in 2018 pulled in more than $10 million locally and has been spun off recently into a successful TV series for Sky. They also have high-end series “Lions of Sicily” coming up for Disney and a multi-picture deal with Netflix.
“Greenboo is a promising new venture, which, thanks to the experience of its founder, Marco, has already launched numerous...
Formerly known as Bamboo Production, Greenboo was launched last year by Belardi, who formerly headed the Leone Film Group’s film and TV company Lotus Production. Besides producing “Perfect Strangers,” the megahit concept dramedy that’s been remade in a dozen countries around the world, Belardi has also spawned a steady stream of other hits such as Gabriele Muccino’s “There Is No Place Like Home,” which in 2018 pulled in more than $10 million locally and has been spun off recently into a successful TV series for Sky. They also have high-end series “Lions of Sicily” coming up for Disney and a multi-picture deal with Netflix.
“Greenboo is a promising new venture, which, thanks to the experience of its founder, Marco, has already launched numerous...
- 7/20/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Prime Video has unveiled has unveiled its latest slate of Italian original shows and films at a Presents event in Rome, including a remake of No Activity.
The streamer’s glitzy event revealed three new original scripted shows, two unscripted series and six movies, along with a number of returning shows. Among the scripted series is Antonia, the comedy-drama from Groenlandia and Fidelio we told you about earlier this morning in Europe.
Joining Antonia is another Groenlandia series, Niente da Segnalare, which is based on the Australian drama format No Activity.
The six-episode series follows two criminals waiting for an important shipment, two cops on stakeout ready to trigger a raid and two dispatch operators ready to send reinforcements. When the shipment doesn’t arrive, everyone is forced into an exhausting wait.
Valerio Vestoso is the director and Laura Grimaldi,...
The streamer’s glitzy event revealed three new original scripted shows, two unscripted series and six movies, along with a number of returning shows. Among the scripted series is Antonia, the comedy-drama from Groenlandia and Fidelio we told you about earlier this morning in Europe.
Joining Antonia is another Groenlandia series, Niente da Segnalare, which is based on the Australian drama format No Activity.
The six-episode series follows two criminals waiting for an important shipment, two cops on stakeout ready to trigger a raid and two dispatch operators ready to send reinforcements. When the shipment doesn’t arrive, everyone is forced into an exhausting wait.
Valerio Vestoso is the director and Laura Grimaldi,...
- 7/12/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Paramount+ has pulled the plug on a number of its original shows.
“Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies” has been cancelled, along with “Star Trek: Prodigy”, “Queen of the Universe” and “The Game” according to Deadline. The shows will also be removed from the platform as part of a content write-down.
“Pink Ladies” only had one season, with “Prodigy” no longer moving forward with its announced second season and the other two shows also being cancelled after two seasons.
Read More: The First Trailer For ‘Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies’ Has Arrived
Showrunner Annabel Oakes, expressed her disappointment at the news of the “Grease” spin-off being cancelled.
“I am sorry to say that this is true. @riseofthepinkladies has been cancelled,” she began her Instagram Story.
Annabel Oakes – Photo: Instagram/@annabeloakes
She continued, “In a particularly brutal move, it is also being removed from @paramountplus next week and unless it...
“Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies” has been cancelled, along with “Star Trek: Prodigy”, “Queen of the Universe” and “The Game” according to Deadline. The shows will also be removed from the platform as part of a content write-down.
“Pink Ladies” only had one season, with “Prodigy” no longer moving forward with its announced second season and the other two shows also being cancelled after two seasons.
Read More: The First Trailer For ‘Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies’ Has Arrived
Showrunner Annabel Oakes, expressed her disappointment at the news of the “Grease” spin-off being cancelled.
“I am sorry to say that this is true. @riseofthepinkladies has been cancelled,” she began her Instagram Story.
Annabel Oakes – Photo: Instagram/@annabeloakes
She continued, “In a particularly brutal move, it is also being removed from @paramountplus next week and unless it...
- 6/23/2023
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
Paramount+ is in slash-and-burn mode after canceling several original series, including Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Star Trek: Prodigy, Queen of the Universe, and The Game. Paramount is taking these titles off its streaming platform to reap the benefits of a content write-down. Sadly, two shows in the lineup won’t make it past their first season.
Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies has been canceled after one season, while Star Trek: Prodigy is being canceled ahead of its previously announced second season. Meanwhile, The Game, and Queen of the Universe, the reality show hosted by Graham Norton, have both been canceled after two seasons.
Paramount+ will remove all four series from the streamer to qualify for the write-down. However, creatives can shop each title to other networks or streamers for the chance at another life. Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Star Trek: Prodigy, Queen of the Universe,...
Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies has been canceled after one season, while Star Trek: Prodigy is being canceled ahead of its previously announced second season. Meanwhile, The Game, and Queen of the Universe, the reality show hosted by Graham Norton, have both been canceled after two seasons.
Paramount+ will remove all four series from the streamer to qualify for the write-down. However, creatives can shop each title to other networks or streamers for the chance at another life. Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Star Trek: Prodigy, Queen of the Universe,...
- 6/23/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Paramount+ has canceled a slew of its originals including Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Star Trek: Prodigy, Queen of the Universe and The Game and is taking the shows off its platform as it becomes the latest media company to take a content write-down.
Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies has been canceled after one season, Star Trek: Prodigy will not be going forth with its previously announced second season, The Game has been canceled after two seasons and Graham Norton-hosted reality series Queen of the Universe has been axed after two seasons.
All of these titles will be removed from Paramount+ with the studios planning to shop some of them to rival broadcasters and streamers.
The company will take a content impairment charge and is expected to reveal the financial impact at its next earnings.
The move comes a few months after Paramount+ removed a slew of...
Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies has been canceled after one season, Star Trek: Prodigy will not be going forth with its previously announced second season, The Game has been canceled after two seasons and Graham Norton-hosted reality series Queen of the Universe has been axed after two seasons.
All of these titles will be removed from Paramount+ with the studios planning to shop some of them to rival broadcasters and streamers.
The company will take a content impairment charge and is expected to reveal the financial impact at its next earnings.
The move comes a few months after Paramount+ removed a slew of...
- 6/23/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Israeli crime drama “Your Honor,” which was adapted by Showtime as the Bryan Cranston-led thriller, has been revealed as the most successful new scripted format in the last three years by U.K. media intelligence consultancy K7 Media.
The Yes Studios-produced scripted format has had seven adaptations since 2020, including the Showtime series, alongside versions in India, France, Russia, Germany, Italy and Turkey.
Other top-performing scripted formats with five or six new adaptations since 2020 include ITV’s he said-she said thriller “Liar” out of Britain; Stan’s Australian police comedy “No Activity”; Argentinian parenting telenovela “Dear Daddies” from Telefe; and the French showbiz dramedy “Call My Agent!” from M6.
The ranking forms part of K7 Media’s report “Tracking the Scripted Giants: The Top 100 Travelling Formats,” which incorporates data submitted directly by international distributors. The 2023 edition of the report — which marks the first instalment since 2019 — focused specifically on new...
The Yes Studios-produced scripted format has had seven adaptations since 2020, including the Showtime series, alongside versions in India, France, Russia, Germany, Italy and Turkey.
Other top-performing scripted formats with five or six new adaptations since 2020 include ITV’s he said-she said thriller “Liar” out of Britain; Stan’s Australian police comedy “No Activity”; Argentinian parenting telenovela “Dear Daddies” from Telefe; and the French showbiz dramedy “Call My Agent!” from M6.
The ranking forms part of K7 Media’s report “Tracking the Scripted Giants: The Top 100 Travelling Formats,” which incorporates data submitted directly by international distributors. The 2023 edition of the report — which marks the first instalment since 2019 — focused specifically on new...
- 6/8/2023
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
The best rom-com couples make it look easy; the absolute best convince you that none of it stops when the cameras do. The laughs, back-and-forth, and buzzy attraction feel so undisputable that of course they carry on without an audience, are you kidding? Those guys?! They’re the real deal.
Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall, the co-writers and stars of Australian comedy series Colin From Accounts, are the real deal. Not just because they’re a married couple with a child, but because their show is one of the best rom-coms around. It’s the story of medical student Ashley and craft brewer Gordon, a pair who meet when he – distracted by an act of…titillation on her part – accidentally runs over a dog. It’s a classic meet-cute, just one that results in a $12k vet bill and an ongoing shared custody dispute.
The dog lives, of course. He...
Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall, the co-writers and stars of Australian comedy series Colin From Accounts, are the real deal. Not just because they’re a married couple with a child, but because their show is one of the best rom-coms around. It’s the story of medical student Ashley and craft brewer Gordon, a pair who meet when he – distracted by an act of…titillation on her part – accidentally runs over a dog. It’s a classic meet-cute, just one that results in a $12k vet bill and an ongoing shared custody dispute.
The dog lives, of course. He...
- 5/17/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
At Sunday night’s BAFTA TV Awards in London, the most popular couple in the room won’t actually be British.
Given the U.K. reception to Australian series “Colin From Accounts” — which was acquired by the BBC in one of its smartest deals in years — that honor will likely go to Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall, the real-life partners who created and star in the half-hour rom-com. The couple will be presenting a BAFTA during the ceremony, and afterwards, they’re available for selfies.
“If we land in the U.K. and people recognize us on the street, that’ll be massive, because it’s never happened to me,” says Dyer. “I’ve lived in L.A. for five years, and I’m on a network television show, and not a single person has gone, ‘Are you from “American Auto?”’ Not one. So I’m pumped. I want to...
Given the U.K. reception to Australian series “Colin From Accounts” — which was acquired by the BBC in one of its smartest deals in years — that honor will likely go to Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall, the real-life partners who created and star in the half-hour rom-com. The couple will be presenting a BAFTA during the ceremony, and afterwards, they’re available for selfies.
“If we land in the U.K. and people recognize us on the street, that’ll be massive, because it’s never happened to me,” says Dyer. “I’ve lived in L.A. for five years, and I’m on a network television show, and not a single person has gone, ‘Are you from “American Auto?”’ Not one. So I’m pumped. I want to...
- 5/12/2023
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Adrian Martinez (Renfield) has booked a supporting role opposite Rami Malek in Amateur, the new thriller that James Hawes (Slow Horses) is directing for 20th Century Studios.
The film, for which Gary Spinelli penned the most recent draft, tells the story of Charles Heller (Malek), a CIA cryptographer who, after his wife is tragically killed in a London terrorist attack, demands his bosses go after them. When it becomes clear they won’t act due to conflicting internal priorities, he blackmails the agency into training him and letting him go after them himself.
Martinez is set for the role of Carlos, a CIA tech and Heller’s closest friend. Hutch Parker and Dan Wilson are producing the pic, with Malek exec producing.
Martinez can currently be seen playing Chris, the traffic cop buddy of Awkwafina’s Rebecca, in Chris McKay’s horror comedy Renfield for Universal, which hit theaters on April 14th.
The film, for which Gary Spinelli penned the most recent draft, tells the story of Charles Heller (Malek), a CIA cryptographer who, after his wife is tragically killed in a London terrorist attack, demands his bosses go after them. When it becomes clear they won’t act due to conflicting internal priorities, he blackmails the agency into training him and letting him go after them himself.
Martinez is set for the role of Carlos, a CIA tech and Heller’s closest friend. Hutch Parker and Dan Wilson are producing the pic, with Malek exec producing.
Martinez can currently be seen playing Chris, the traffic cop buddy of Awkwafina’s Rebecca, in Chris McKay’s horror comedy Renfield for Universal, which hit theaters on April 14th.
- 5/5/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Luke Arnold, Bella Heathcote and Jay Ryan are set to lead Scrublands, a TV adaptation of Chris Hammer’s novel for Australian streamer Stan.
We’ve learned production in underway in Victoria, Australia on the crime series, which is a co-commission of the Nine Network and its streamer Stan. Easy Tiger, which optioned rights to the story back in 2018, is producing in association with VicScreen.
Scrublands is set in isolated country town Riversend brought to its knees by endless drought, where a charismatic and dedicated young priest (Jay Ryan) calmly opens fire on his congregation, killing five parishioners. A year later, investigative journalist Martin Scarsden (Luke Arnold) arrives to write what should be a simple feature story on the anniversary of the tragedy but when his instincts kick in and he digs beneath the surface, the previously accepted narrative begins to fall apart and he finds himself in a...
We’ve learned production in underway in Victoria, Australia on the crime series, which is a co-commission of the Nine Network and its streamer Stan. Easy Tiger, which optioned rights to the story back in 2018, is producing in association with VicScreen.
Scrublands is set in isolated country town Riversend brought to its knees by endless drought, where a charismatic and dedicated young priest (Jay Ryan) calmly opens fire on his congregation, killing five parishioners. A year later, investigative journalist Martin Scarsden (Luke Arnold) arrives to write what should be a simple feature story on the anniversary of the tragedy but when his instincts kick in and he digs beneath the surface, the previously accepted narrative begins to fall apart and he finds himself in a...
- 2/26/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Only 10 episodes of The Gordita Chronicles were produced before HBO Max canceled the comedy last summer amid a pullback on live-action kids and family programming. But at least creator Claudia Forestieri felt good knowing that new viewers could still find the show on the streamer.
“I got several DMs from people who saw it in-flight on American Airlines, where a few episodes are still available, and they ended up finishing the season on HBO Max,” Forestieri told Deadline.
But the consolation prize of keeping the show on the platform was short-lived: less than five months after The Gordita Chronicles was canceled, all 10 episodes were removed as part of a library purge that impacted dozens of programs on HBO Max.
At least Forestieri wasn’t alone in getting the boot. In the last few months, scores of shows have been yanked from various platforms, including Westworld, Raised By Wolves, The Time Traveler’s Wife,...
“I got several DMs from people who saw it in-flight on American Airlines, where a few episodes are still available, and they ended up finishing the season on HBO Max,” Forestieri told Deadline.
But the consolation prize of keeping the show on the platform was short-lived: less than five months after The Gordita Chronicles was canceled, all 10 episodes were removed as part of a library purge that impacted dozens of programs on HBO Max.
At least Forestieri wasn’t alone in getting the boot. In the last few months, scores of shows have been yanked from various platforms, including Westworld, Raised By Wolves, The Time Traveler’s Wife,...
- 2/14/2023
- by Lynette Rice and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Sundance Now and AMC+ have released the official trailer for Black Snow, a new six-part series premiering on February 23, 2023. Described as part whodunit and part coming-of-age drama, Black Snow stars Travis Fimmel as a cold-case detective investigating a murder.
In addition to unveiling the official trailer, AMC+ and Sundance Now released a batch of photos ahead of the show’s two-episode premiere.
In an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald, Fimmel described why Black Snow caught his interest.
“What intrigued me about him is that he’s a very flawed character. He’s got a lot of issues, childhood issues that he’s still dealing with, parental figures, and I think that’s the reason he became a cold-case detective,” said Fimmel. “There’s some stuff that unravels in the story that he went through that is very similar to the stuff that’s going on in the main storyline.
In addition to unveiling the official trailer, AMC+ and Sundance Now released a batch of photos ahead of the show’s two-episode premiere.
In an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald, Fimmel described why Black Snow caught his interest.
“What intrigued me about him is that he’s a very flawed character. He’s got a lot of issues, childhood issues that he’s still dealing with, parental figures, and I think that’s the reason he became a cold-case detective,” said Fimmel. “There’s some stuff that unravels in the story that he went through that is very similar to the stuff that’s going on in the main storyline.
- 2/2/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Over the past few months, we’ve seen an increasing number of streaming companies remove original content from their services. Deadline reports that Paramount+ is the latest service to remove titles from their platform, which includes Jordan Peele’s reboot of The Twilight Zone.
In addition to The Twilight Zone, Paramount+ has also removed Peter Sarsgaard’s Interrogation, Michael Chiklis’ Coyote, comedy series No Activity, Kate Beckinsale’s Guilty Party, animated series The Harper House, and reality series The Real World: Homecoming.
Jordan Peele’s reboot of The Twilight Zone launched in 2019 on CBS All Access and aired for two seasons because it was cancelled just before the service rebranded to Paramount+. “Jordan Peele, Simon Kinberg, and the entire production team truly reimagined The Twilight Zone for the modern age,” read a statement from Paramount+ Head of Programming Julie McNamara regarding the cancellation of the series. “They upheld the classic...
In addition to The Twilight Zone, Paramount+ has also removed Peter Sarsgaard’s Interrogation, Michael Chiklis’ Coyote, comedy series No Activity, Kate Beckinsale’s Guilty Party, animated series The Harper House, and reality series The Real World: Homecoming.
Jordan Peele’s reboot of The Twilight Zone launched in 2019 on CBS All Access and aired for two seasons because it was cancelled just before the service rebranded to Paramount+. “Jordan Peele, Simon Kinberg, and the entire production team truly reimagined The Twilight Zone for the modern age,” read a statement from Paramount+ Head of Programming Julie McNamara regarding the cancellation of the series. “They upheld the classic...
- 2/1/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
The great streaming purge continues.
Ahead of a planned merger with Showtime, Paramount+ has removed nine original series from its platform, including The Real World: Homecoming, comedies Guilty Party (starring Kate Beckinsale), No Activity (starring Patrick Brammall and Tim Meadows) and Players, and the live-action children’s show The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder — none of which have been formally cancelled as of press time.
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In addition, Paramount+ has scrubbed previously axed series Coyote (starring Michael Chiklis), The Harper House,...
Ahead of a planned merger with Showtime, Paramount+ has removed nine original series from its platform, including The Real World: Homecoming, comedies Guilty Party (starring Kate Beckinsale), No Activity (starring Patrick Brammall and Tim Meadows) and Players, and the live-action children’s show The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder — none of which have been formally cancelled as of press time.
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In addition, Paramount+ has scrubbed previously axed series Coyote (starring Michael Chiklis), The Harper House,...
- 2/1/2023
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Following the impending blending of Showtime into Paramount+, Paramount+ is now removing titles from its platform. The list includes all seasons of The Real World Homecoming, which seemingly has not been canceled. The series began with The Real World Homecoming: New York in 2021 followed by The Real World Homecoming: Los Angeles and The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans in 2022. In total, Paramount+ has removed seven titles so far, per Deadline. They are: The Real World Homecoming (all three seasons) Jordan Peele‘s Twilight Zone Peter Sarsgaard-led Interrogation Michael Chiklis-led Coyote Patrick Brammall and Tim Meadows-led No Activity Kate Beckinsale‘s Guilty Party Animated series The Harper House The Twilight Zone, No Activity, Coyote, Interrogation, and Real World were all CBS All Access originals at first. They became part of Paramount+ after the CBS All Access rebrand. Showtime also removed a handful of titles from its platform in...
- 2/1/2023
- TV Insider
Paramount+ has followed other streamers like HBO Max in removing some of its original programming off the platform, including the likes of Jordan Peele’s “The Twilight Zone” reboot and “The Real World: Homecoming New York.” The news comes two days after Paramount announced that Showtime would be undergoing a rebrand and merging with Paramount+’s premium service later this year.
Other titles no longer showing up on the platform include “Coyote,” “No Activity,” “Guilty Party” and “The Harper House.” “The Twilight Zone,” which was canceled after two seasons, was a project from the now-defunct CBS All Access (later rebranded to Paramount+). The removal of “Homecoming,” a spinoff to the reality series “The Real World” that aired for three decades on MTV, is more unclear given that the series had yet to receive a formal cancellation.
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Other titles no longer showing up on the platform include “Coyote,” “No Activity,” “Guilty Party” and “The Harper House.” “The Twilight Zone,” which was canceled after two seasons, was a project from the now-defunct CBS All Access (later rebranded to Paramount+). The removal of “Homecoming,” a spinoff to the reality series “The Real World” that aired for three decades on MTV, is more unclear given that the series had yet to receive a formal cancellation.
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- 2/1/2023
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
Days after Showtime, which is currently merging with Paramount+, pulled multiple titles from their platform, the streaming service has followed suit.
Jordan Peelee’s “The Twilight Zone,” which aired for two seasons between 2019 and 2020 before being canceled, has been removed, along with all three seasons of “The Real World: Homecoming.” Other projects no longer available include “Coyote,” “No Activity,” “Guilty Party” and “The Harper House.”
“The Real World: Homecoming,” which launched in 2021 with the New York cast, returned for two more seasons, reuniting the casts of Los Angeles and New Orleans. The Bunim/Murray Productions and MTV Entertainment Studios produced project was well-received by critics and no cancelation announcement has been made.
On Jan. 30, Showtime removed multiple titles, including “American Gigolo” and “Let the Right One In,” both of which were not renewed for a second season, both seasons of Jim Carrey’s “Kidding,” and solo seasons of “American Rust,...
Jordan Peelee’s “The Twilight Zone,” which aired for two seasons between 2019 and 2020 before being canceled, has been removed, along with all three seasons of “The Real World: Homecoming.” Other projects no longer available include “Coyote,” “No Activity,” “Guilty Party” and “The Harper House.”
“The Real World: Homecoming,” which launched in 2021 with the New York cast, returned for two more seasons, reuniting the casts of Los Angeles and New Orleans. The Bunim/Murray Productions and MTV Entertainment Studios produced project was well-received by critics and no cancelation announcement has been made.
On Jan. 30, Showtime removed multiple titles, including “American Gigolo” and “Let the Right One In,” both of which were not renewed for a second season, both seasons of Jim Carrey’s “Kidding,” and solo seasons of “American Rust,...
- 2/1/2023
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The streaming exodus continues as Paramount+ is the latest service to remove original titles from its platform.
The streamer has removed a raft of titles including Real World: Homecoming.
Other titles include Jordan Peele’s reboot of The Twilight Zone, which ran for two seasons between 2019 and 2020, Peter Sarsgaard-fronted true-crime drama Interrogation, Michael Chiklis’ Coyote, comedy series No Activity, Kate Beckinsale’s dark comedy Guilty Party and animated series The Harper House.
It comes days after sister company Showtime, which is in the process of being rebranded and merged with Paramount+, removed a slew of titles including Kidding, Super Pumped, On Becoming A God In Central Florida and American Rust.
It joins with streamers such as HBO Max, which removed titles such as FBoy Island and Westworld.
Real World: Homecoming is the most high-profile of the removals as the show has not seemingly been cancelled.
It returned with...
The streamer has removed a raft of titles including Real World: Homecoming.
Other titles include Jordan Peele’s reboot of The Twilight Zone, which ran for two seasons between 2019 and 2020, Peter Sarsgaard-fronted true-crime drama Interrogation, Michael Chiklis’ Coyote, comedy series No Activity, Kate Beckinsale’s dark comedy Guilty Party and animated series The Harper House.
It comes days after sister company Showtime, which is in the process of being rebranded and merged with Paramount+, removed a slew of titles including Kidding, Super Pumped, On Becoming A God In Central Florida and American Rust.
It joins with streamers such as HBO Max, which removed titles such as FBoy Island and Westworld.
Real World: Homecoming is the most high-profile of the removals as the show has not seemingly been cancelled.
It returned with...
- 2/1/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Production has begun in Brisbane, Australia, on dramatic comedy film “A Savage Christmas.”
The story is that of a trans woman who, after years of estrangement, returns home for Christmas with her new boyfriend. Expecting her transition to be the focus, it is instead overshadowed by family secrets and lies which threaten not only their lives but another Christmas lunch.
The film is written, directed and produced by feature debutant Madeleine Dyer, who has pitched it as stylistically resembling “Death at a Funeral” and “Silver Linings Playbook.” Screen Australia’s head of content Grainne Brunsdon said the film “blends off-beat humor while reflecting our nation’s diversity.” Dyer co-wrote the screenplay with Daniel Mulvihill and Max Jahufer.
The film is also the debut production from Roaring Entertainment, a newly formed company by Brisbane-based producers Ben McNeill and Mulvihill.
Members of the Savage family are played by Helen Thomson (“Elvis”), Darren Gilshenan,...
The story is that of a trans woman who, after years of estrangement, returns home for Christmas with her new boyfriend. Expecting her transition to be the focus, it is instead overshadowed by family secrets and lies which threaten not only their lives but another Christmas lunch.
The film is written, directed and produced by feature debutant Madeleine Dyer, who has pitched it as stylistically resembling “Death at a Funeral” and “Silver Linings Playbook.” Screen Australia’s head of content Grainne Brunsdon said the film “blends off-beat humor while reflecting our nation’s diversity.” Dyer co-wrote the screenplay with Daniel Mulvihill and Max Jahufer.
The film is also the debut production from Roaring Entertainment, a newly formed company by Brisbane-based producers Ben McNeill and Mulvihill.
Members of the Savage family are played by Helen Thomson (“Elvis”), Darren Gilshenan,...
- 1/27/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Europe-focused streamer SkyShowtime has acquired exclusive European rights for 21 local series from Warner Bros. Discovery, including some of HBO Max’s shows from the region, following a competitive process.
The deal gives SkyShowtime 168 episodes, or over 150 hours, of new and previously aired original programming. Financial terms were not disclosed.
New shows as part of the deal, which will be branded as SkyShowtime Originals, include “ID” (Finland and Sweden), “The Winner” (Czechia and Slovakia) and “Warszawianka” (Poland). SkyShowtime will also premiere the second season of “Por H o Por B,” (Spain), the first season of which will also be on the service.
Other shows that recently premiered on HBO Max and are now moving to SkyShowtime include “Beartown” (Sweden), “Beforeigners” (Norway), “Kamikaze” (Denmark), “Lust” (Sweden) and “The Informant” (Hungary). SkyShowtime will have the option to acquire worldwide rights on any renewed shows as well as the option to order new seasons for several shows.
The deal gives SkyShowtime 168 episodes, or over 150 hours, of new and previously aired original programming. Financial terms were not disclosed.
New shows as part of the deal, which will be branded as SkyShowtime Originals, include “ID” (Finland and Sweden), “The Winner” (Czechia and Slovakia) and “Warszawianka” (Poland). SkyShowtime will also premiere the second season of “Por H o Por B,” (Spain), the first season of which will also be on the service.
Other shows that recently premiered on HBO Max and are now moving to SkyShowtime include “Beartown” (Sweden), “Beforeigners” (Norway), “Kamikaze” (Denmark), “Lust” (Sweden) and “The Informant” (Hungary). SkyShowtime will have the option to acquire worldwide rights on any renewed shows as well as the option to order new seasons for several shows.
- 1/10/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
SkyShowtime, the European streaming joint venture of Comcast and Paramount Global, has struck a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery for exclusive rights across all of Europe to 21 HBO Max European originals.
The agreement covers 168 episodes, or more than 150 hours, of local original scripted programming, including three series previously not available anywhere that will get their world premiere as SkyShowtime originals in 2023. SkyShowtime said this will “significantly” accelerate its entry into original programming.
The deal, financial terms of which weren’t disclosed, also bolsters the joint venture service’s local content offering across all of its territories.
The shows, including recently premiered Beartown (Sweden), Beforeigners (Norway), Kamikaze (Denmark), Lust (Sweden) and The Informant (Hungary), were part of programming that Warner Bros. Discovery decided to remove from HBO Max last year and for which the company took writedowns. Sources at the time said the moves were taken for financial and strategic reasons...
The agreement covers 168 episodes, or more than 150 hours, of local original scripted programming, including three series previously not available anywhere that will get their world premiere as SkyShowtime originals in 2023. SkyShowtime said this will “significantly” accelerate its entry into original programming.
The deal, financial terms of which weren’t disclosed, also bolsters the joint venture service’s local content offering across all of its territories.
The shows, including recently premiered Beartown (Sweden), Beforeigners (Norway), Kamikaze (Denmark), Lust (Sweden) and The Informant (Hungary), were part of programming that Warner Bros. Discovery decided to remove from HBO Max last year and for which the company took writedowns. Sources at the time said the moves were taken for financial and strategic reasons...
- 1/10/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Watch a discredited journalist (Kate Beckinsale) try to earn her career back by entering the seedy world of gun-running as she works to prove the innocence of an imprisoned young mother. “Guilty Party” is a little-known television series on Paramount+ with a TV-ma rating.
The single-season show stars Kate Beckinsale as journalist Beth Burgess. It follows Beth’s investigation into the murder that landed Toni Plimpton (Jules Latimer) in prison for the murder of her husband. Believing in Toni’s claimed innocence, Beth takes on the challenge of telling her story, finding her estranged young daughter, and ultimately setting Toni free.
This Paramount+ dramedy series premiered on its home network on October 14, 2021, and the first season’s finale, episode 10, aired on December 9, 2021. The show was adapted for TV from a screenplay written by Rebecca Addelman and then directed by Trent O’Donnell (known for directing the comedy TV series “No Activity...
The single-season show stars Kate Beckinsale as journalist Beth Burgess. It follows Beth’s investigation into the murder that landed Toni Plimpton (Jules Latimer) in prison for the murder of her husband. Believing in Toni’s claimed innocence, Beth takes on the challenge of telling her story, finding her estranged young daughter, and ultimately setting Toni free.
This Paramount+ dramedy series premiered on its home network on October 14, 2021, and the first season’s finale, episode 10, aired on December 9, 2021. The show was adapted for TV from a screenplay written by Rebecca Addelman and then directed by Trent O’Donnell (known for directing the comedy TV series “No Activity...
- 7/13/2022
- by Buddy TV
- buddytv.com
Production has begun in Greater Sydney on “Christmess,” a light-hearted drama written and directed by Heath Davis. It stars musician and vocalist Hannah Joy of alternative indie rock band Middle Kids in her feature film debut.
The film also stars Steve Le Marquand (“Last Train to Freo”), Darren Gilshenan (“No Activity”) and Aaron Glenane. Le Marquand plays the role of a once famous actor who has been reduced by alcohol addiction to performing as Santa Claus in a mall. After accidentally meeting his estranged daughter (Nicole Pastor), he seeks help from his sponsor (Gilshenan) and a sharp-tongued musician in recovery (Joy) in order to win his daughter’s forgiveness in time for the festive season.
“Christmess” is produced by Daniel Fenech, Cindy Pritchard and Matthew McCracken. It is financed through crowd funding and the support of unnamed partners. Distribution will be handled by Bonsai Films.
The shoot is taking place over three weeks in Campbelltown,...
The film also stars Steve Le Marquand (“Last Train to Freo”), Darren Gilshenan (“No Activity”) and Aaron Glenane. Le Marquand plays the role of a once famous actor who has been reduced by alcohol addiction to performing as Santa Claus in a mall. After accidentally meeting his estranged daughter (Nicole Pastor), he seeks help from his sponsor (Gilshenan) and a sharp-tongued musician in recovery (Joy) in order to win his daughter’s forgiveness in time for the festive season.
“Christmess” is produced by Daniel Fenech, Cindy Pritchard and Matthew McCracken. It is financed through crowd funding and the support of unnamed partners. Distribution will be handled by Bonsai Films.
The shoot is taking place over three weeks in Campbelltown,...
- 6/2/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
ABC Signature has found its new comedy chief.
The Disney-owned studio has tapped former Paramount+ and CBS All Access exec Danny Feldheim as SVP, Comedy Development.
It comes eight months after Melanie Frankel, who was the studio’s previous head of comedy, decided to step down.
Feldheim was mostly recently SVP at Paramount+ and its predecessor CBS All Access, where he helped launch the Original Series division of the streamer working across both comedy and drama series. He was responsible for shepherding the streamer’s series such as Star Trek spinoffs Picard, Discovery, Lower Decks and Strange New Worlds as well as The Good Fight, The Stand, Guilty Party and upcoming series The Offer and Players. He also started CBS All Access’ push into comedy with No Activity and its move into documentaries with Console Wars.
Prior to that he was at Fox, where he worked in both the drama and comedy departments,...
The Disney-owned studio has tapped former Paramount+ and CBS All Access exec Danny Feldheim as SVP, Comedy Development.
It comes eight months after Melanie Frankel, who was the studio’s previous head of comedy, decided to step down.
Feldheim was mostly recently SVP at Paramount+ and its predecessor CBS All Access, where he helped launch the Original Series division of the streamer working across both comedy and drama series. He was responsible for shepherding the streamer’s series such as Star Trek spinoffs Picard, Discovery, Lower Decks and Strange New Worlds as well as The Good Fight, The Stand, Guilty Party and upcoming series The Offer and Players. He also started CBS All Access’ push into comedy with No Activity and its move into documentaries with Console Wars.
Prior to that he was at Fox, where he worked in both the drama and comedy departments,...
- 3/30/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Top Australian actor Damon Herriman and U.K.-Italian star Greta Scacchi join “Succession” star Sarah Snook in horror-thriller “Run Rabbit Run” from “The Handmaid’s Tale” director Daina Reid. The film starts production in Victoria and South Australia this week.
Snook replaced Elizabeth Moss who was previously attached, but who dropped out late last year due to scheduling clashes. Snook plays a fertility doctor whose firm grasp on the cycle of life is put to the test as her young daughter begins to exhibit increasingly strange behavior.
The script was written by acclaimed South Australian novelist Hannah Kent (“Devotion,” “Burial Rites”) from an original idea developed with Carver Films. Anna McLeish and Sarah Shaw of Carver Films are producing.
Los Angeles-based XYZ Films is executive producing, financing and handling world sales, having taken over sales duties from STX International which previously touted the project at 2020’s virtual Cannes Market. Storyd...
Snook replaced Elizabeth Moss who was previously attached, but who dropped out late last year due to scheduling clashes. Snook plays a fertility doctor whose firm grasp on the cycle of life is put to the test as her young daughter begins to exhibit increasingly strange behavior.
The script was written by acclaimed South Australian novelist Hannah Kent (“Devotion,” “Burial Rites”) from an original idea developed with Carver Films. Anna McLeish and Sarah Shaw of Carver Films are producing.
Los Angeles-based XYZ Films is executive producing, financing and handling world sales, having taken over sales duties from STX International which previously touted the project at 2020’s virtual Cannes Market. Storyd...
- 1/25/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Adrian Martinez has signed on to star alongside Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina and Ben Schwartz in Renfield, the monster movie that Chris McKay is directing for Universal Pictures.
The film based on an original story outline from The Walking Dead and Invincible’s Robert Kirkman centers on Renfield (Hoult), who has grown sick and tired of his centuries as Dracula’s (Cage) lackey. The henchman finds a new lease on life life and maybe even redemption when he falls for feisty, perennially angry traffic cop Rebecca Quincy (Awkwafina).
Martinez will play Rebecca’s traffic cop partner, Chris.
Ryan Ridley wrote the script. McKay is producing the film going before cameras in New Orleans with Skybound Entertainment’s film team, including Kirkman, David Alpert, Bryan Furst and Sean Furst,...
The film based on an original story outline from The Walking Dead and Invincible’s Robert Kirkman centers on Renfield (Hoult), who has grown sick and tired of his centuries as Dracula’s (Cage) lackey. The henchman finds a new lease on life life and maybe even redemption when he falls for feisty, perennially angry traffic cop Rebecca Quincy (Awkwafina).
Martinez will play Rebecca’s traffic cop partner, Chris.
Ryan Ridley wrote the script. McKay is producing the film going before cameras in New Orleans with Skybound Entertainment’s film team, including Kirkman, David Alpert, Bryan Furst and Sean Furst,...
- 1/5/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s a once in a lifetime offer, literally. From today through to Nov. 30, HBO Max will offer new subscribers in parts of Europe the chance to sign up for the lifetime of their subscription at half the monthly retail price, for as long as they don’t unsubscribe.
The offer is being made as HBO Max launches on Oct. 26 in its first six European territories: Spain and Andorra and the four Nordic countries of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark.
It’s a highly aggressive offer, undercutting Netflix and Disney Plus for new subscribers. In Spain and Finland, for example, where the monthly subscription fee is tabbed at €8.99 ($10.40), new subscribers now have the chance to sign up for HBO Max for just €4.49 ($5.20) a month.
That compares to €7.99 ($9.30) a month for a basic one-screen Netflix subscription in Spain and €7.50 ($8.70) per month for customers paying an annual Disney Plus subscription, with up to 10 devices.
The offer is being made as HBO Max launches on Oct. 26 in its first six European territories: Spain and Andorra and the four Nordic countries of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark.
It’s a highly aggressive offer, undercutting Netflix and Disney Plus for new subscribers. In Spain and Finland, for example, where the monthly subscription fee is tabbed at €8.99 ($10.40), new subscribers now have the chance to sign up for HBO Max for just €4.49 ($5.20) a month.
That compares to €7.99 ($9.30) a month for a basic one-screen Netflix subscription in Spain and €7.50 ($8.70) per month for customers paying an annual Disney Plus subscription, with up to 10 devices.
- 10/26/2021
- by John Hopewell and Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
In Madrid for the launch of HBO Max in Spain, Andorra and four Nordic countries, Warner Media’s commissioning editor and VP of original programming Miguel Salvat announced the commission of “Poor Devil,” (“Pobre Diablo”) a new series produced for the streamer by Buendia Estudios with animation done at Granada’s Rokyn Animation Studios.
Joining Salvat on stage in the Spanish capitol were Christina Sulebakk, general manager, HBO Max, Emea, and Joana Silva, VP programming & acquisitions HBO Max Iberia.
Sulebakk used her time in the spotlight to highlight several key details already known about the arrival of HBO Max, while drilling down on the differences between HBO España as it currently exists, and HBO Max as it will exist starting tomorrow.
She outlined four key differences: HBO Max will have a much broader catalog intended to appeal to the whole family more than HBO España has in the past; starting Jan.
Joining Salvat on stage in the Spanish capitol were Christina Sulebakk, general manager, HBO Max, Emea, and Joana Silva, VP programming & acquisitions HBO Max Iberia.
Sulebakk used her time in the spotlight to highlight several key details already known about the arrival of HBO Max, while drilling down on the differences between HBO España as it currently exists, and HBO Max as it will exist starting tomorrow.
She outlined four key differences: HBO Max will have a much broader catalog intended to appeal to the whole family more than HBO España has in the past; starting Jan.
- 10/25/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Festival
The 65th BFI London Film Festival, which concluded Oct. 17, attracted crowds for in-person events and virtually. The festival unspooled over 12 days across London venues, 10 partner cinema venues around the U.K. and online. There were more than 139,000 physical attendances at screenings and events and over 152,000 virtual attendances.
The festival closed with the European premiere of “The Tragedy of Macbeth” at new festival venue, the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall with director Joel Coen and key cast, including Frances McDormand, in attendance.
There was a sting in the tail, however, as two people who attended the closing film and after party tested positive for Covid-19, compelling the BFI to send letters to attendees informing them about this. The positive tests came as no surprise as the U.K. is experiencing a dramatic surge in cases currently.
The array of celebrities who attended the festival in person included Jay Z,...
The 65th BFI London Film Festival, which concluded Oct. 17, attracted crowds for in-person events and virtually. The festival unspooled over 12 days across London venues, 10 partner cinema venues around the U.K. and online. There were more than 139,000 physical attendances at screenings and events and over 152,000 virtual attendances.
The festival closed with the European premiere of “The Tragedy of Macbeth” at new festival venue, the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall with director Joel Coen and key cast, including Frances McDormand, in attendance.
There was a sting in the tail, however, as two people who attended the closing film and after party tested positive for Covid-19, compelling the BFI to send letters to attendees informing them about this. The positive tests came as no surprise as the U.K. is experiencing a dramatic surge in cases currently.
The array of celebrities who attended the festival in person included Jay Z,...
- 10/25/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
In her entertaining Mipcom fresh content presentation on Tuesday, Virginia Mouseler, CEO and co-founder of the Geneva-based TV think tank The Wit, put the focus on hit new shows powered by a cast of angry women.
“‘The Squid Game’ inspired our theme for today, which is fiction against domination,” she said. “In our selection, it will be mostly women against the domination of men. The domination of the system.”
Mouseler’s selection of fresh TV began with the BBC’s crime thriller “Vigil,” which revolves around a lesbian cop sent to investigate a murder on a submarine. “The deeper you go, the darker it gets,” runs the tag line.
“What I thought was interesting was the evolution of the female cop character,” she said. “She’s a lesbian and she’s sent to a men’s world and has to deal with her own vulnerability.”
The series is written by...
“‘The Squid Game’ inspired our theme for today, which is fiction against domination,” she said. “In our selection, it will be mostly women against the domination of men. The domination of the system.”
Mouseler’s selection of fresh TV began with the BBC’s crime thriller “Vigil,” which revolves around a lesbian cop sent to investigate a murder on a submarine. “The deeper you go, the darker it gets,” runs the tag line.
“What I thought was interesting was the evolution of the female cop character,” she said. “She’s a lesbian and she’s sent to a men’s world and has to deal with her own vulnerability.”
The series is written by...
- 10/13/2021
- by Liza Foreman
- Variety Film + TV
Ahead of the streamer’s Oct. 26 arrival in Spain, representatives from several shows commissioned for WarnerMedia’s HBO Max assembled at the San Sebastian Film Festival on Sunday to preview their shows, slated to arrive on the platform on or after its launch.
Four series were presented to an at-capacity press conference held in San Sebastian’s Kuursal conference center, the main hub for the Spanish festival.
First up was “Todo lo otro,” a release day launch for HBO Max staring multi-hyphenate Abril Zamora who writes, directs and stars in the story of a group of 30-somethings living in Madrid who have reached adulthood and found themselves living lives different from what they’d once dreamed. Playing the series’ lead protagonist, Zamora stars as Daphne, pushing middle age, recently single and with a crap job. Complicating things even more, she finds herself falling for her best friend, who himself is...
Four series were presented to an at-capacity press conference held in San Sebastian’s Kuursal conference center, the main hub for the Spanish festival.
First up was “Todo lo otro,” a release day launch for HBO Max staring multi-hyphenate Abril Zamora who writes, directs and stars in the story of a group of 30-somethings living in Madrid who have reached adulthood and found themselves living lives different from what they’d once dreamed. Playing the series’ lead protagonist, Zamora stars as Daphne, pushing middle age, recently single and with a crap job. Complicating things even more, she finds herself falling for her best friend, who himself is...
- 9/19/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
In the wake of the spread of 'Covid-19', with viral variants now infecting both cast/crew working in live action and animation, TV studios including Netflix, Hulu, CBS, ABC, Fox, Starz, Paramount and a whole lot more, have quietly shut down numerous popular series, despite Season renewals, designating new episodes "on hiatus":
TV Series on Hiatus:
911 Lone Star
A Discovery of Witches
After Life
All American
Amazing Stories
American Horror Stories
Atlanta
B Positive
Better Call Saul
Better Things
Big Sky
Black Monday
Black-ish
Blindspotting
Blood and Water
Blue Bloods
Bob Hearts Abishola
Bob's Burgers
Breeders
Bridgerton
Bull
Call Me Kat
Carnival Row
Charmed
Chicago Fire
Chicago Med
Chicago Pd
City on a Hill
Clarice
Claws
Clickbait
Coyote
Creepshow
Criminal Minds
Cruel Summer
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Dash and Lily
Dead to Me
Dear White People
Dickinson
Dirty John
Dollface
Doom Patrol
Duncanville
Elite
Emily In Paris...
TV Series on Hiatus:
911 Lone Star
A Discovery of Witches
After Life
All American
Amazing Stories
American Horror Stories
Atlanta
B Positive
Better Call Saul
Better Things
Big Sky
Black Monday
Black-ish
Blindspotting
Blood and Water
Blue Bloods
Bob Hearts Abishola
Bob's Burgers
Breeders
Bridgerton
Bull
Call Me Kat
Carnival Row
Charmed
Chicago Fire
Chicago Med
Chicago Pd
City on a Hill
Clarice
Claws
Clickbait
Coyote
Creepshow
Criminal Minds
Cruel Summer
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Dash and Lily
Dead to Me
Dear White People
Dickinson
Dirty John
Dollface
Doom Patrol
Duncanville
Elite
Emily In Paris...
- 9/12/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Paramount+ will explore the world of esports in Players, a new comedic docu-style series from Peabody Award-winning American Vandal co-creators Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault, Funny or Die, Riot Games and CBS Studios.
The ViacomCBS streaming service has given a series order to the project, which is said to be in the vein of Netflix/ESPN Films’ Emmy-winning Michael Jordan docuseries The Last Dance.
Co-created and executive produced by Yacenda and Perrault, who also directs, Players follows a fictional pro League of Legends esports team, as they pursue their first championship after years of close calls and heartache. To win it all, they will need their prodigy, a 17-year-old rookie, and their 27-year-old veteran to put their egos aside and work together.
Riot Games’ League of Legends is the most-played PC game in the world and generates billions of hours of gameplay per year. League of Legends is also the largest esport on the planet,...
The ViacomCBS streaming service has given a series order to the project, which is said to be in the vein of Netflix/ESPN Films’ Emmy-winning Michael Jordan docuseries The Last Dance.
Co-created and executive produced by Yacenda and Perrault, who also directs, Players follows a fictional pro League of Legends esports team, as they pursue their first championship after years of close calls and heartache. To win it all, they will need their prodigy, a 17-year-old rookie, and their 27-year-old veteran to put their egos aside and work together.
Riot Games’ League of Legends is the most-played PC game in the world and generates billions of hours of gameplay per year. League of Legends is also the largest esport on the planet,...
- 8/27/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Are you ready for the season finale of Ultra City Smiths?
The thrilling conclusion airs Thursday on AMC+, and it's going to be fun!
"There’s a darkness here in Ultra City. Yeah, something heavy’s coming down. Mills has to figure it out and stop it. And now he’s all alone," reads the official logline for the finale.
AMC+ shared an exclusive look at the episode, and the clip shows Donella on a mission to pass the torch for a Mayoral candidate.
The problem is that she can't find anyone who will be allowed to do the job.
The clip is fun and shows off the signature humor we've come to expect from this addictive series.
From AMC Studios and created by Conrad, Ultra City Smiths hinges on an investigation into the mysterious disappearance of fictional metropolis Ultra City’s most famous magnate (Kurtwood Smith).
Two intrepid detectives...
The thrilling conclusion airs Thursday on AMC+, and it's going to be fun!
"There’s a darkness here in Ultra City. Yeah, something heavy’s coming down. Mills has to figure it out and stop it. And now he’s all alone," reads the official logline for the finale.
AMC+ shared an exclusive look at the episode, and the clip shows Donella on a mission to pass the torch for a Mayoral candidate.
The problem is that she can't find anyone who will be allowed to do the job.
The clip is fun and shows off the signature humor we've come to expect from this addictive series.
From AMC Studios and created by Conrad, Ultra City Smiths hinges on an investigation into the mysterious disappearance of fictional metropolis Ultra City’s most famous magnate (Kurtwood Smith).
Two intrepid detectives...
- 8/18/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
In the wake of the pandemic, shows have gotten inventive, many eschewing actors entirely in favor of finding unique ways to tell stories with animated methods. Case in point: the upcoming AMC+ series “Ultra City Smiths,” which released its first trailer below and looks to be a fun / bizarre, murder-mystery told with stop-motion animation and baby dolls.
The plot synopsis per AMC:
From AMC Studios and created by Steve Conrad and Stoopid Buddy Stoodios “Ultra City Smiths” unfolds via the stop-motion animation of baby dolls repurposed as a grown-up cast of characters. The series hinges on an investigation into the mysterious disappearance of fictional metropolis Ultra City’s most famous magnate (Smith).
Two intrepid detectives (Jimmi Simpson and Da’Vine Joy Randolph) follow the case, rallying to fight against their city’s dangerous corruption, at a high cost to themselves and their families, all in pursuit of a gentler place to call home.
The plot synopsis per AMC:
From AMC Studios and created by Steve Conrad and Stoopid Buddy Stoodios “Ultra City Smiths” unfolds via the stop-motion animation of baby dolls repurposed as a grown-up cast of characters. The series hinges on an investigation into the mysterious disappearance of fictional metropolis Ultra City’s most famous magnate (Smith).
Two intrepid detectives (Jimmi Simpson and Da’Vine Joy Randolph) follow the case, rallying to fight against their city’s dangerous corruption, at a high cost to themselves and their families, all in pursuit of a gentler place to call home.
- 7/16/2021
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
Yet another Jungle Entertainment series is headed Stateside – this time drama Wakefield, with Showtime snapping up the US rights.
It’s the second Australian acquisition by the ViacomCBS-owned premium network of late, having also picked up See-Saw Films’ The End last September.
Created by Kristen Dunphy and originally commissioned by the ABC, Wakefield explores the fine line between sanity and madness through the perspectives of staff and patients at a psychiatric facility.
The cast is lead by Brit Rudi Dharmalingham, a gifted nurse, who is the sanest person in what is a pretty crazy place. But when a song gets stuck in his head, a dark secret from his past begins to intrude into his present.
The ensemble also includes Mandy McElhinney, Geraldine Hakewill, Harriet Dyer, Ryan Corr, Sam Simmons and Felicity Ward.
Sam Meikle is a showrunner with Dunphy, and both wrote alongside Joan Sauers and Cathy Strickland. Series...
It’s the second Australian acquisition by the ViacomCBS-owned premium network of late, having also picked up See-Saw Films’ The End last September.
Created by Kristen Dunphy and originally commissioned by the ABC, Wakefield explores the fine line between sanity and madness through the perspectives of staff and patients at a psychiatric facility.
The cast is lead by Brit Rudi Dharmalingham, a gifted nurse, who is the sanest person in what is a pretty crazy place. But when a song gets stuck in his head, a dark secret from his past begins to intrude into his present.
The ensemble also includes Mandy McElhinney, Geraldine Hakewill, Harriet Dyer, Ryan Corr, Sam Simmons and Felicity Ward.
Sam Meikle is a showrunner with Dunphy, and both wrote alongside Joan Sauers and Cathy Strickland. Series...
- 7/15/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Decal will release theatrically in US.
Myriad Pictures has acquired international sales rights to Ride The Eagle and will premiere the indie comedy starring Jake Johnson, Susan Sarandon, and J.K. Simmons at the pre-Cannes screenings in late June.
Decal holds North American rights to the film about a man who can only inherit his mother’s picturesque Yosemite cabin if he completes an elaborate to-do list designed by his mother while she was alive as a way of making amends from beyond the grave.
Trent O’Donnell directed from a screenplay he co-wrote with Johnson. The cast includes D’Arcy Carden.
Producers are O’Donnell,...
Myriad Pictures has acquired international sales rights to Ride The Eagle and will premiere the indie comedy starring Jake Johnson, Susan Sarandon, and J.K. Simmons at the pre-Cannes screenings in late June.
Decal holds North American rights to the film about a man who can only inherit his mother’s picturesque Yosemite cabin if he completes an elaborate to-do list designed by his mother while she was alive as a way of making amends from beyond the grave.
Trent O’Donnell directed from a screenplay he co-wrote with Johnson. The cast includes D’Arcy Carden.
Producers are O’Donnell,...
- 5/27/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
"No Activity", the live-action comedy TV series, based on the Australian show of the same name, has switched to a CG animated format, now streaming Season Four on Paramount +:
"...Season One is set against the world of a major drug cartel bust, following two low-level cops who have spent far too much time in a car together, two criminals who are largely kept in the dark, two dispatch workers who haven’t really clicked and two Mexican tunnelers who are in way too small a space considering they’ve only just met.
"Season Two and Season Three expand on the relationships in the dispatch center, with an exuberant FBI agent involved, focusing on the demoted officers and a general resistance to robotic replacements..."
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"...Season One is set against the world of a major drug cartel bust, following two low-level cops who have spent far too much time in a car together, two criminals who are largely kept in the dark, two dispatch workers who haven’t really clicked and two Mexican tunnelers who are in way too small a space considering they’ve only just met.
"Season Two and Season Three expand on the relationships in the dispatch center, with an exuberant FBI agent involved, focusing on the demoted officers and a general resistance to robotic replacements..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 5/23/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Funny Or Die has a new owner: Henry R. Muñoz III, a prominent business leader, architect, philanthropist and Democratic fundraiser, has acquired the 14-year-old comedy website and production company.
Financial terms of the deal aren’t being disclosed. Muñoz is now the sole owner and chairman of L.A.-based Funny Or Die, whose co-founders include Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Judd Apatow. The acquisition includes the Funny Or Die brand, the Funny Or Die content library, its original production slate, and Funny Or Die’s social media assets with more than 40 million followers.
Muñoz purchased Funny Or Die from the company’s former stakeholders, which included AMC Networks, WarnerMedia’s Turner and Sequoia Capital. With the sale, Ferrell will continue to collaborate creatively with Funny Or Die, serving as an adviser.
“I fell in love with Funny Or Die,” Muñoz said in an interview, explaining that he began acquisition...
Financial terms of the deal aren’t being disclosed. Muñoz is now the sole owner and chairman of L.A.-based Funny Or Die, whose co-founders include Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Judd Apatow. The acquisition includes the Funny Or Die brand, the Funny Or Die content library, its original production slate, and Funny Or Die’s social media assets with more than 40 million followers.
Muñoz purchased Funny Or Die from the company’s former stakeholders, which included AMC Networks, WarnerMedia’s Turner and Sequoia Capital. With the sale, Ferrell will continue to collaborate creatively with Funny Or Die, serving as an adviser.
“I fell in love with Funny Or Die,” Muñoz said in an interview, explaining that he began acquisition...
- 5/12/2021
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Balancing humour and pathos: Kristen Dunphy and Chloe Rickard on the controlled chaos of ‘Wakefield’
When Wakefield premiered on the ABC this month, it was the culmination of a nearly decade-long journey for creator and showrunner Kristen Dunphy.
Finding a home for the mental health-focused series was only half the battle for its creative team as they were forced to navigate a Covid-19 shutdown across international and state borders. Dunphy and executive producer Chloe Rickard, COO Jungle Entertainment, talk to If about what it meant to finally complete the project.
Introspection resulting from self-isolation is hardly a new phenomenon.
But how does it factor into the portrayal of a fictional character?
In the case of Wakefield, Covid-19 protocol may have given lead actor Rudi Dharmalingam some of the emotional triggers necessary to step into the role of Nikhil Katira, a psychiatric nurse whose sanity begins to unravel while working at the titular facility.
Before he could resume filming the miniseries following the Covid-19 lockdown, Dharmalingam first had to complete quarantine,...
Finding a home for the mental health-focused series was only half the battle for its creative team as they were forced to navigate a Covid-19 shutdown across international and state borders. Dunphy and executive producer Chloe Rickard, COO Jungle Entertainment, talk to If about what it meant to finally complete the project.
Introspection resulting from self-isolation is hardly a new phenomenon.
But how does it factor into the portrayal of a fictional character?
In the case of Wakefield, Covid-19 protocol may have given lead actor Rudi Dharmalingam some of the emotional triggers necessary to step into the role of Nikhil Katira, a psychiatric nurse whose sanity begins to unravel while working at the titular facility.
Before he could resume filming the miniseries following the Covid-19 lockdown, Dharmalingam first had to complete quarantine,...
- 4/20/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Where will the fourth season of the No Activity TV show on Paramount+ take Nick and Judd? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like No Activity is cancelled or renewed for season five. Paramount+ and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the fourth season episodes of No Activity here.
A Paramount+ comedy series, the No Activity TV show stars Patrick Brammall and Tim Meadows with Joe Keery, Sunita Mani, Jason Mantzoukas, Bob Odenkirk, and Amy Sedaris. As the story began, Nick Cullen (Brammall) and Judd Tolbeck (Meadows) were two low-level police officers. In season four, which is animated, Nick finally joins the FBI but it's not...
A Paramount+ comedy series, the No Activity TV show stars Patrick Brammall and Tim Meadows with Joe Keery, Sunita Mani, Jason Mantzoukas, Bob Odenkirk, and Amy Sedaris. As the story began, Nick Cullen (Brammall) and Judd Tolbeck (Meadows) were two low-level police officers. In season four, which is animated, Nick finally joins the FBI but it's not...
- 4/10/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Vulture Watch
Will a new animated format attract new viewers? Has the No Activity TV show been cancelled or renewed for a fifth season on Paramount+? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of No Activity, season five. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
Streaming on the Paramount+ subscription service, the No Activity TV show stars Patrick Brammall, Tim Meadows, Joe Keery, Sunita Mani, Jason Mantzoukas, Bob Odenkirk, and Amy Sedaris. As the story began, Nick Cullen (Brammall) and Judd Tolbeck (Meadows) were two low-level police officers. In season four, which is animated, Nick finally joins the FBI but it's not all that he'd expected.
Will a new animated format attract new viewers? Has the No Activity TV show been cancelled or renewed for a fifth season on Paramount+? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of No Activity, season five. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
Streaming on the Paramount+ subscription service, the No Activity TV show stars Patrick Brammall, Tim Meadows, Joe Keery, Sunita Mani, Jason Mantzoukas, Bob Odenkirk, and Amy Sedaris. As the story began, Nick Cullen (Brammall) and Judd Tolbeck (Meadows) were two low-level police officers. In season four, which is animated, Nick finally joins the FBI but it's not all that he'd expected.
- 4/10/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
You’ve never seen No Activity‘s police department quite like this.
When the cop comedy returns Thursday for its fourth season on Paramount+ (fka CBS All Access), it will also make the switch from live-action to computer animation, and TVLine has an exclusive sneak peek at the show’s new look.
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In the scene below, Patrick Brammall and Tim Meadows...
When the cop comedy returns Thursday for its fourth season on Paramount+ (fka CBS All Access), it will also make the switch from live-action to computer animation, and TVLine has an exclusive sneak peek at the show’s new look.
More from TVLineThe Good Fight: Wayne Brady Joins Season 5 as Love Interest for [Spoiler]Star Trek: Discovery: Burnham and Co. Face a Scary Threat in Season 4 TrailerStar Trek: Picard: John de Lancie to Return as Tng Villain Q in Season 2
In the scene below, Patrick Brammall and Tim Meadows...
- 4/7/2021
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine’s daily What to Watch listings and monthly guide to What’s on Streaming.
With nearly 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.
More from TVLineWhat's New on NetflixSAG Award Nominations — The Complete ListTVLine's Performers of the Week: Mariska Hargitay and Chris Meloni
This week,...
With nearly 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.
More from TVLineWhat's New on NetflixSAG Award Nominations — The Complete ListTVLine's Performers of the Week: Mariska Hargitay and Chris Meloni
This week,...
- 4/3/2021
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
For TV, this typically is the lull period between the slew of winter program launches and the summer rush of originals. But spring is busier than ever this year as more and more series that restarted production in the fall after the Covid shutdown are ready to debut their new seasons.
That said, here is Deadline’s annual list of spring premiere dates for new and returning series. It covers more than 150 broadcast, cable and streaming programs debuting from April 1 through June 15. The list includes a few one-off specials, such as awards shows, but not movies.
Please send any additions or adjustments to erik@deadline.com. We’ll update the list as more dates are revealed.
April 1:
The United States of Al (CBS, new comedy series)
Manifest
Law & Order: Organized Crime
The Moodys (Fox, Season 2)
Made for Love
Prank Encounters
Worn Stories
Magical Andes
Top Chef (Bravo, Season 18)
Wipeout (TBS, new competition show revival)
Major League Baseball Opening Day (ESPN, live sports season premiere)
Creepshow (Shudder, Season 2)
The Great Pottery Throwdown
The Challenge: All Stars (Paramount+, new competition series)
Comedy Bars (All Def Women, new competition series)
Check the Chat
Momfessions
The Touch Up
Kanisha vs. Joncea
April 2:
Bellator Mma
Sky High
Ready to Love (OWN, Season 4)
The Barbarian and the Troll
Murdoch Mysteries (Acorn, Season 14; U.S. premiere)
Moment of Truth
April 3:
Pit Bulls & Parolees (Discovery/Discovery+, Season 16)
Celebrity Sleepover (NBC O&o stations, new talk show series)
April 4:
27th Annual SAG Awards
Gangs of London (AMC, new drama series)
Atlantic Crossing (PBS, new drama miniseries)
My Grandparents’ War (PBS, new documentary miniseries)
Birdgirl
April 5:
Family Reunion (Netflix, Season 3)
Hemingway
Reel South (PBS, Season 6)
Home & Family
Gutfeld!
Mira, Royal Detective
AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange
Only Foals and Horses
April 6:
Chad (TBS, new comedy series)
Wild N’ Out (VH1, Season 15B)
April 7:
Home Economics
Kung Fu
Exterminate All the Brutes
Snabba Cash
The Wedding Coach
This Is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist
Queen of the South
Making Good
April 8:
Rebel
No Activity (Paramount+, Season 4)
Motherland: Fort Salem
Everything’s Gonna Be Okay (Freeform, Season 2)
Chef Boot Camp (Food Network, new competition series)
Bringing Up Bates (UPtv, Season 10)
April 9:
Them (Amazon Prime, new anthology drama series)
April 10:
Iyanla: Fix My Life
April 11:
Fear the Walking Dead (AMC, Season 6B)
The Nevers (HBO, new drama series)
BAFTA Awards (ABC, awards special)
Saints & Sinners (Bounce, Season 5)
The People v. the Klan
Wild West Chronicles
Pet Peeves (Revry, new comedy series)
April 12:
Miz & Mrs.
TechCheck (CNBC, new daily business news series)
Keeping Faith
April 13:
Prodigal Son
My Love: Six Stories of True Love
Kate & Koji
Retro Tech (YouTube, Season 2)
April 14:
Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!
The Circle (Netflix, Season 2)
Bargain Block
April 15:
Younger
Restaurant Recovery
Wahl Street
Spy City (AMC+, new drama series)
April 16:
Big Shot
Van Helsing (Syfy, Season 5; final season)
The Year Earth Changed (Apple TV+, new documentary series)
Tiny World
Earth at Night in Color
Fast & Furious: Spy Racers
Frank of Ireland
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
April 17:
Ghost Brothers: Lights Out
April 18:
Academy of Country Music Awards
Mare of Easttown
Godfather of Harlem
Couples Therapy (Showtime, Season 2)
Luis Miguel: The Series
Snack Sized (History, new docuseries)
WWE’s Most Wanted Treasures (A&e, new docuseries)
Confronting a Serial Killer
April 19:
American Dad! (TBS, Season 18)
VH1 Couples Retreat
Black Ink Crew: New York (VH1, Season 8)
Off the Beaten Track
The Parker Andersons
Amelia Parker
April 20:
Sasquatch
Cruel Summer (Freeform, new drama series)
Storage Wars (A&e, Season 13)
Hustle & Tow (A&e, new docuseries)
Izzy’s Koala World (Netflix, Season 2)
Chopped 420
April 21:
Zero
April 22:
Rutherford Falls (Peacock, new comedy series)
Action Planet (Discovery+, new docuseries)
Life in Color with David Attenborough
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World (PBS, new documentary miniseries)
Big Trick Energy
Film Independent Spirit Awards
Bigger
The Bad Seed (Sundance Now, new drama series)
April 23:
Shadow and Bone
A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO/HBO Max, Season 2)
Professional Fighters League (ESPN2/ESPN Deportes/ESPN+, new season)
April 25:
93rd Annual Academy Awards
90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?
Top Gear (BBC America, Season 30)
Worst Cooks in America: Best of the Worst
Extreme Sisters (TLC, new unscripted series)
April 26:
Inside Out (HGTV, new docuseries)
Bäckström
April 27:
Grace
April 28:
The Handmaid’s Tale
The Wizard of Paws
April 29:
Yasuke (Netflix, new anime series)
Deadhouse Dark
Duff’s Happy Fun Bake Time
Thin Ice
April 30:
The Mosquito Coast
Pet Stars
The Innocent
April Tba:
The Big Shot with Bethenny
Ellen’s Next Great Designer
Generation Hustle
Pray, Obey, Kill
May 2:
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
Pose (FX, Season 3; final season)
The Girlfriend Experience (Starz, Season 3)
Home Town Takeover (HGTV/Discovery+, new docuseries)
May 3:
Antiques Roadshow: Celebrity Edition
Donkey Hodie
May 4:
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
The Real Housewives of New York City
Survivalists
May 6:
Million Dollar Listing New York
May 7:
Dynasty
Mythic Quest (Apple TV+, new comedy series)
Jupiter’s Legacy (Netflix, new drama series)
Shrill (Hulu, Season 3; final season)
May 9:
Ziwe
May 12:
The Upshaws
May 14:
The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime, new drama limited series)
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
Selena: The Series
Trying (Apple TV+, Season 2)
Pride (FX, new documentary series)
May 16:
MTV Movie and TV Awards
Fall River
Good Witch (Hallmark Channel, Season 7)
May 21:
Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K.
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous
May 23:
The Chi
Black Monday
Flatbush Misdemeanors
May 25:
Chopped Next Gen
May 28:
The Kominsky Method
Lucifer (Netflix, Season 5B)
May 31:
American Ninja Warrior
Housebroken (Fox, new animated comedy series)
Duncanville (Fox, Season 2)
Small Fortune (NBC, new competition series)
May Tba:
The Haves and the Have Nots (OWN, Season 8B; final season)
In Treatment (HBO, Season 4)
Baddies Atl (Zeus, new unscripted series)
June 1:
America’s Got Talent
June 3:
American Ninja Warrior
Making It
June 9:
In the Dark
June 11:
Loki (Disney+, new drama series)
Home Before Dark (Apple TV+, Season 2)
Love, Victor
Shrill (Hulu, Season 2)
June 14:
The Republic of Sarah
Spring Tba:
Diana
History of Late Night
History of Sitcom
Jerusalem...
That said, here is Deadline’s annual list of spring premiere dates for new and returning series. It covers more than 150 broadcast, cable and streaming programs debuting from April 1 through June 15. The list includes a few one-off specials, such as awards shows, but not movies.
Please send any additions or adjustments to erik@deadline.com. We’ll update the list as more dates are revealed.
April 1:
The United States of Al (CBS, new comedy series)
Manifest
Law & Order: Organized Crime
The Moodys (Fox, Season 2)
Made for Love
Prank Encounters
Worn Stories
Magical Andes
Top Chef (Bravo, Season 18)
Wipeout (TBS, new competition show revival)
Major League Baseball Opening Day (ESPN, live sports season premiere)
Creepshow (Shudder, Season 2)
The Great Pottery Throwdown
The Challenge: All Stars (Paramount+, new competition series)
Comedy Bars (All Def Women, new competition series)
Check the Chat
Momfessions
The Touch Up
Kanisha vs. Joncea
April 2:
Bellator Mma
Sky High
Ready to Love (OWN, Season 4)
The Barbarian and the Troll
Murdoch Mysteries (Acorn, Season 14; U.S. premiere)
Moment of Truth
April 3:
Pit Bulls & Parolees (Discovery/Discovery+, Season 16)
Celebrity Sleepover (NBC O&o stations, new talk show series)
April 4:
27th Annual SAG Awards
Gangs of London (AMC, new drama series)
Atlantic Crossing (PBS, new drama miniseries)
My Grandparents’ War (PBS, new documentary miniseries)
Birdgirl
April 5:
Family Reunion (Netflix, Season 3)
Hemingway
Reel South (PBS, Season 6)
Home & Family
Gutfeld!
Mira, Royal Detective
AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange
Only Foals and Horses
April 6:
Chad (TBS, new comedy series)
Wild N’ Out (VH1, Season 15B)
April 7:
Home Economics
Kung Fu
Exterminate All the Brutes
Snabba Cash
The Wedding Coach
This Is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist
Queen of the South
Making Good
April 8:
Rebel
No Activity (Paramount+, Season 4)
Motherland: Fort Salem
Everything’s Gonna Be Okay (Freeform, Season 2)
Chef Boot Camp (Food Network, new competition series)
Bringing Up Bates (UPtv, Season 10)
April 9:
Them (Amazon Prime, new anthology drama series)
April 10:
Iyanla: Fix My Life
April 11:
Fear the Walking Dead (AMC, Season 6B)
The Nevers (HBO, new drama series)
BAFTA Awards (ABC, awards special)
Saints & Sinners (Bounce, Season 5)
The People v. the Klan
Wild West Chronicles
Pet Peeves (Revry, new comedy series)
April 12:
Miz & Mrs.
TechCheck (CNBC, new daily business news series)
Keeping Faith
April 13:
Prodigal Son
My Love: Six Stories of True Love
Kate & Koji
Retro Tech (YouTube, Season 2)
April 14:
Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!
The Circle (Netflix, Season 2)
Bargain Block
April 15:
Younger
Restaurant Recovery
Wahl Street
Spy City (AMC+, new drama series)
April 16:
Big Shot
Van Helsing (Syfy, Season 5; final season)
The Year Earth Changed (Apple TV+, new documentary series)
Tiny World
Earth at Night in Color
Fast & Furious: Spy Racers
Frank of Ireland
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
April 17:
Ghost Brothers: Lights Out
April 18:
Academy of Country Music Awards
Mare of Easttown
Godfather of Harlem
Couples Therapy (Showtime, Season 2)
Luis Miguel: The Series
Snack Sized (History, new docuseries)
WWE’s Most Wanted Treasures (A&e, new docuseries)
Confronting a Serial Killer
April 19:
American Dad! (TBS, Season 18)
VH1 Couples Retreat
Black Ink Crew: New York (VH1, Season 8)
Off the Beaten Track
The Parker Andersons
Amelia Parker
April 20:
Sasquatch
Cruel Summer (Freeform, new drama series)
Storage Wars (A&e, Season 13)
Hustle & Tow (A&e, new docuseries)
Izzy’s Koala World (Netflix, Season 2)
Chopped 420
April 21:
Zero
April 22:
Rutherford Falls (Peacock, new comedy series)
Action Planet (Discovery+, new docuseries)
Life in Color with David Attenborough
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World (PBS, new documentary miniseries)
Big Trick Energy
Film Independent Spirit Awards
Bigger
The Bad Seed (Sundance Now, new drama series)
April 23:
Shadow and Bone
A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO/HBO Max, Season 2)
Professional Fighters League (ESPN2/ESPN Deportes/ESPN+, new season)
April 25:
93rd Annual Academy Awards
90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?
Top Gear (BBC America, Season 30)
Worst Cooks in America: Best of the Worst
Extreme Sisters (TLC, new unscripted series)
April 26:
Inside Out (HGTV, new docuseries)
Bäckström
April 27:
Grace
April 28:
The Handmaid’s Tale
The Wizard of Paws
April 29:
Yasuke (Netflix, new anime series)
Deadhouse Dark
Duff’s Happy Fun Bake Time
Thin Ice
April 30:
The Mosquito Coast
Pet Stars
The Innocent
April Tba:
The Big Shot with Bethenny
Ellen’s Next Great Designer
Generation Hustle
Pray, Obey, Kill
May 2:
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
Pose (FX, Season 3; final season)
The Girlfriend Experience (Starz, Season 3)
Home Town Takeover (HGTV/Discovery+, new docuseries)
May 3:
Antiques Roadshow: Celebrity Edition
Donkey Hodie
May 4:
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
The Real Housewives of New York City
Survivalists
May 6:
Million Dollar Listing New York
May 7:
Dynasty
Mythic Quest (Apple TV+, new comedy series)
Jupiter’s Legacy (Netflix, new drama series)
Shrill (Hulu, Season 3; final season)
May 9:
Ziwe
May 12:
The Upshaws
May 14:
The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime, new drama limited series)
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
Selena: The Series
Trying (Apple TV+, Season 2)
Pride (FX, new documentary series)
May 16:
MTV Movie and TV Awards
Fall River
Good Witch (Hallmark Channel, Season 7)
May 21:
Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K.
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous
May 23:
The Chi
Black Monday
Flatbush Misdemeanors
May 25:
Chopped Next Gen
May 28:
The Kominsky Method
Lucifer (Netflix, Season 5B)
May 31:
American Ninja Warrior
Housebroken (Fox, new animated comedy series)
Duncanville (Fox, Season 2)
Small Fortune (NBC, new competition series)
May Tba:
The Haves and the Have Nots (OWN, Season 8B; final season)
In Treatment (HBO, Season 4)
Baddies Atl (Zeus, new unscripted series)
June 1:
America’s Got Talent
June 3:
American Ninja Warrior
Making It
June 9:
In the Dark
June 11:
Loki (Disney+, new drama series)
Home Before Dark (Apple TV+, Season 2)
Love, Victor
Shrill (Hulu, Season 2)
June 14:
The Republic of Sarah
Spring Tba:
Diana
History of Late Night
History of Sitcom
Jerusalem...
- 3/31/2021
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
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