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Supplementing its lineup with reality fare, game shows, newsmagazines, sports and occasional Hulu series reruns, ABC has the fewest scripted shows of the broadcast networks that program three hours of primetime this season with nine: six dramas and three comedies including the six-episode final run of The Conners. Compare that to 18 for CBS, with […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Df5x1Xy

Just as the fictional Logan Roy once decried his children as “not serious people,” so too did John Oliver blast President Donald Trump’s administration as woefully incompetent, especially in the wake of the Signal group chat leak, revealed by a bombshell report in The Atlantic last week. Titled “The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/JhtAZCm

After confirming late last year that he was close to finishing his screenplay for Heat 2, Michael Mann said he has officially turned in a draft to Warner Bros. In a Q&A with Vulture, the stylistic director behind the Robert De Niro and Al Pacino two-hander said, “I just finished the screenplay and handed in […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/hVY6dAm

Ghostface might like a game of questions here and there, but actor Matthew Lillard is not playing about his return to the Scream franchise. Joining original castmates David Arquette, Jamie Kennedy, Dermot Mulroney and Skeet Ulrich earlier today at Hartford’s 90s Con held at the Connecticut Convention Center, Lillard spoke on a panel moderated by […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/bhzmNs2

Helen Mirren will soon reunite with former co-star Pierce Brosnan in Guy Ritchie’s MobLand, and though she’s a “huge fan of Pierce Brosnan, I mean massive fan,” she deemed the James Bond franchise in which he appears decidedly “not [her] thing” due to its portrayal of women. “I mean, oh my god. Obviously, he’s gorgeous […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Z87vBSp

Bruce Glover, a prolific actor who appeared in films like Diamonds Are Forever and Chinatown and acted alongside Bette Davis and Anne Bancroft on Broadway, died at the age of 92, his son, Back to the Future actor Crispin Glover announced on Instagram. Crispin Glover shared a series of old and newer photos of his […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ZBLQmNX

‘Mama’ Mary Schmucker, the Breaking Amish and Return to Amish star, has died. She was 65. The TLC star’s son Andrew said she died from cancer complications on Friday at her home in Pennsylvania after she was briefly hospitalized earlier in the week, according to TMZ. The outlet reported that Mama Schmucker was diagnosed with […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/TBzoyAx

SPOILERS: This post contains details about the Yellowjackets, Season 3 episode ‘A Normal, Boring Life’ With two episodes left in the season, Yellowjackets finally revealed one of its biggest guest stars yet. Co-creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson previously spoke to Deadline ahead of this weekend’s episode ‘A Normal, Boring Life’, in which Hilary Swank […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/RND3Ykj

“We live in the stupidest possible version of human history,” said Nish Kumar to a roaring packed Largo at the Coronet in LA last week, perfectly summing up 2025 so far. Cited as one of the 50 best comedians of the 21st century by the UK’s The Guardian and the subject of a recent New […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/yNzBJUR

One of the more unruffled characters on Max’s The Pitt is Dr. Cassie McKay, a second-year resident who’s life experience (and unfortunate skeletons) make her an easy-to-like standout in the emergency room. Here, journeyman actor Fiona Dourif — whose previous credits on the small screen have included Chucky, The Blacklist and The Purge — talks […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ciIU6Vh

Lisa Rinna blames The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills viewers for her exit after feeling like they turned on her. After eight seasons on the show, Rinna left the Bravo reality series in 2023. Although she was a fan favorite when she joined because she held her co-stars accountable, by the end of her run, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/bRWZ86Y

Colleen Hoover’s thriller Verity will hit theaters following the feature adaptation of Regretting You. Both films have big shoes to fill after the feature adaptation of It Ends With Us starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, who directed the film. Verity is another one of Hoover’s popular novels, and it has a thriller bent. The […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/kufUFmZ

SAG-AFTRA has weighed in on the appointment of new leadership at the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers ahead of the union’s negotiations with the major Hollywood studios next year. “Greg Hessinger has extensive knowledge of the industry and is an experienced negotiator,” National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland said in a […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/zPDxZBC

A new release date and title is lurking for Sony Pictures’ shark thriller starring Bridgerton alum Phoebe Dynevor. The pic formally known as Beneath the Storm from director Tommy Wirkola now is titled Shiver and is set for summer 2026. After originally being set to hit theaters on August 1 this year, the film is […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/nXbkvpL

As CinemaCon gets underway in Las Vegas next week, studios are locking down their release dates. Amazon MGM Studios is calling dibs on May 15, 2026 for Michael Showalter’s feature take of the Colleen Hoover novel, Verity. In a May male month next year of Disney/Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Doomsday and Star Wars: The Mandalorian and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/QqWGMHd

Nikki Glaser was one of the few celebrities to walk the red carpet at this year’s Mark Twain Prize — certainly not because of the honoree, but perhaps because of the “elephant in the room.” Glaser said that she expected the evening would focus on honoree Conan O’Brien, but that there may be a few […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/WzPMQar

The idea that Robert Downey Jr. should play one of Marvel’s ultimate bad guys predates his tenure as one of its ultimate good guys. When Downey walked onstage dressed as Doctor Doom at San Diego Comic-Con last year it was a shocker to nearly everyone, in large part because he had already saved the Marvel […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/P1tXAIO

The day before an anticipated election call in the Great North, longtime USA resident Mike Myers is once again lacing up for Team Canada. Following his patriotic  “elbows up” shout out and “Canada Is Not For Sale” t-shirt on SNL earlier this month after a biting Elon Musk impression, the Austin Powers star today showed […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/4TtNfys

Following controversy around The Brutalist‘s usage of AI, David Cronenberg is coming to the Best Picture Oscar nominee’s defense. During a conversation with longtime collaborator Howard Shore at the London Soundtrack Festival, the director theorized there was a “campaign against” the Brady Corbet-helmed film, noting that AI is used “all the time” in filmmaking. “I […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Iu62yoL

One Piece is celebrating its return to Crunchyroll next month with a double episode premiere weekend on the anime streaming platform. During Anime Japan in Tokyo, Toei Animation and Crunchyroll announced new episodes will begin airing the weekend of April 5 and 6, following the Straw Hat Pirates’ meeting with the genius navy scientist Dr. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/xynF8O9

George Foreman, the boxing champ and George Foreman Grill mogul, has died. He was 76. The 2x world heavyweight champion, who was known as Big George Foreman, “peacefully” died on Friday “surrounded by loved ones,” his family announced on Instagram. “Our hearts are broken. With profound sorrow, we announce the passing of our beloved George […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/UFK1k3R

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details of the final episode of Max’s Beleza Fatal. After 40 episodes, Beleza Fatal (Scars of Beauty) ended, and viewers finally found out what happened to Lola (Camila Pitanga), Sofía (Camila Queiroz), and Elvirinha (Giovanna Antonelli). Max Brazil’s first telenovela didn’t have a happy ending for its lead characters, as […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/1PUX6BS

Lauren Graham is shedding light on the unfortunate reality of beloved shows like Gilmore Girls being made available on streaming platforms. After more than a decade on Netflix, plus a 2016 revival miniseries that premiered on the platform, the actress recently clarified that she gets “no residuals” for the original WB series being on the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/BXLC0tG

EXCLUSIVE: J. Alphonse Nicholson (P-Valley) is set for a key recurring role in Lanterns, HBO’s drama series based on the Green Lantern DC comic. He joins leads Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre and series regular Kelly MacDonald. The series, from Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King, follows new recruit John Stewart (Pierre) and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Chandler), […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/fkOi3Nl

EXCLUSIVE: Hong Kong-based Phoenix Waters Productions and South Korea’s Studio Target have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand cross-border film and television collaboration between Hong Kong and South Korea. One of the first projects coming from this partnership is action thriller Shashou, which aims to “pay homage to classic Hong Kong cinema while […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/AoUiFWq

EXCLUSIVE: Maurice Compte (Narcos, Hotel Cocaine), Danay Garcia (Fear of the Walking Dead, Prison Break) and Cary Elwes (Saw) have joined the series regular cast of Peacock’s upcoming South Florida-set crime thriller M.I.A. from Ozark co-creator Bill Dubuque. Compte, Garcia and Elwes join the previously announced series leads Shannon Gisela, who plays ‘Etta Tiger Jonze,’ […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/1r8UTcp

EXCLUSIVE: Screenwriter J S Mayank has been tapped by producers Kate Cohen, Alexander Vesely and Tony Robbins to join Oscar nominee and Bafta winner Lesley Paterson (All Quiet on the Western Front) in writing the feature adaptation of Viktor Frankl‘s classic treatise, Man’s Search for Meaning. Paterson had been writing the script with her husband […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/HNRm283

After three seasons on Max, the streamer has opted not to renew The Sex Lives of College Girls for a fourth season. Following news of the show’s cancellation, co-creators Justin Noble and Mindy Kaling have taken to social media to honor the series. Noble shared an Instagram post in which he said there are “discussions […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/kLmfiqM

In a sit-down a year after the release of Investigation Discovery’s Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, Drake Bell — whose revelations of experiencing sexual abuse at the hands of his former Nickelodeon dialogue coach/manager Brian Peck triggered massive shockwaves throughout the industry — said he has experienced a “roller coaster of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/q5LJhcb

"Everything she does in the operating room, she learned from me." Disney+ Korea has unveiled an official trailer for a new medical thriller series titled Hyper Knife , arriving for streaming this week right away. This Korean series features a disgraced neurosurgeon performing illegal surgeries while confronting her dark past. Directed by Kim Jung-hyun, this medical thriller series centers on Seok, a genius neurosurgeon. She is reunited with Dr. Choi Deok-hee, the professor who ruined her life long ago. Now with nothing but hatred toward each other, Seok is furious that he is back in her life and she vows to take revenge. A battle of power and control unfolds as she pushes ethical boundaries all in pursuit of medical breakthroughs. Park Eun-bin stars as Jung Se-ok, next to Sul Kyung-gu as Choi Deok-hee, plus Yoon Chan-young and Park Byung-eun . All eight episodes of this series will be available for streaming on Hulu in the US starting on March 19th. Easy to watch at hom...

TLC is diving into the world of polyamory in its new series Polyfamily. It’s set to premiere Tuesday, April 29 at 10 pm on TLC. Described as “a fascinating, vulnerable and unpredictable look at love, loyalty and the complexities of modern family life,” Polyfamily “follows two married couples, Alysia & Tyler and Sean & Taya, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/bATl109

Belgian actress Émilie Dequenne, who first achieved fame with her 1999 Cannes d’Or-winning, big screen debut in Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne’s drama Rosetta, has died at the age 43. The actress, who revealed she was battling a rare adrenal gland cancer in October 2023, died in hospital on the outskirts of Paris on Sunday evening, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/GhAVfk1

Stephen Fry has hosted his own TV quiz show with the BBC’s long-running QI, and he has wowed audiences with his own general knowledge while taking part in Celebrity Mastermind and a celebrity version of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? With his return to the format, once again on hosting duties for ITV’s rebooted […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/IGigrok

SZA would love to revisit her on-screen other half in a sequel to One of Them Days, but would co-star Keke Palmer? The rapper and singer recently appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! amid promoting her forthcoming co-headlining stadium tour, the Grand National Tour, with Super Bowl collaborator Kendrick Lamar, which kicks off April 19 in […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/kPU4Eb3

Even the most devoted Marvel fans may not know of starlet Jenna Ortega’s role in the MCU — something the Death of a Unicorn actress recently reflected on as a seemingly one-and-done experience. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight alongside co-star Paul Rudd, the Scream actress responded to the reporter’s hopes of her joining the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/kLjhlcp

Jessie Holmes, who appeared on the long-running Nat Geo series Life Below Zero that follows people living subsistence lifestyles in the most remote parts of Alaska, won the famed Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Friday. It was his eighth time in the race, which this year was expanded from the normal 1,000 miles across […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Oyuhjvf

As 2025 kicks off, several book to movie adaptations can be expected to move forward to completion, some with release dates already slated for the quarter century marker. Mickey17, directed by Bong Joon Ho, arrived in theaters in early March. Netflix released it’s big-budget sci-fi film The Electric State, which is based on a graphic […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Zt4Dgeb

The mayor of Miami Beach, FL, is threatening to shut down an arthouse movie theater for showing the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, branding the film as “antisemitic.” Mayor Steven Meiner issued a draft resolution calling for his city to terminate a lease agreement with O Cinema, located at Old City Hall, a property owned […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/W6n32Ju

The Drag Race family continues to expand and World of Wonder has greenlit Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale, a new show based on the Vs. the World format. Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale will see fan-favorite queens from previous seasons of the Philippines franchise take on Asian queens from across the global franchise in a […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/6pWZMPC

SPOILER ALERT: This piece discusses plot points from the first two episode of The White Lotus. Up until Season 3 of The White Lotus, many assumed that an ingredient for the show’s separate island itinerary format was one connecting character from a previous season. Jennifer Coolidge, as Tanya McQuoid, appeared in back-to-back seasons, initially as […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/wmo2UBr

Warner Bros. is offering guests a one-day, Superman-themed tour of its Burbank studio on April 18 in celebration of Superman Day, the studio announced today. The Superman-themed studio tour will take guests across the historic 110-acre lot, offering a look at iconic sets, the creative process behind bringing DC’s storytelling to life and a chance […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/qpbBLyX

A free concert to honor first responders at the Hollywood Bowl next month appropriately will feature John Williams classic “Superman March.” The L.A. Philharmonic announced programming details today for We Love L.A., an April 1 free concert meant to thank those who fought January’s wildfires and provide a night of enjoyment for community members who […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/uzEpeGs

Gene Winfield, a pioneering legend in the hot-rod world who created custom cars for numerous films and TV shows including Blade Runner, the original Star Trek series, RoboCop, Get Smart! and many others, has died. He was 97. He died March 4, according to his obit on Legacy.com. His Winfield Custom Shop had posted on […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/WQ64i8P

Buck Woodall’s five-year battle with Disney over who really created Moana looks to have come to an end, with a Los Angeles jury on Monday finding for the House of Mouse in the animated franchise dispute, at least for now. While the panel of six women and two men determined in just under three hours […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/gq79jOM

Female-facing horror finds a striking new voice in Julia Max, making her feature debut at SXSW with The Surrender, which, if you can accept the interpretation of David Cronenberg’s The Brood as his idea of a body-horror Kramer Vs Kramer, functions similarly as a bloody genre reworking of Postcards from the Edge. Notionally, it’s a […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Cpco9E0

For his main topic of the evening, Last Week Tonight host John Oliver delved into ICE detention centers, exploring the various ethical and legal issues revolving around detaining undocumented immigrants for uncertain periods of time. At one point, the political comic quipped that ICE’s website’s assertion that their holding facilities are “nonpunitive” was “like claiming […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/DUduaYQ

SPOILER ALERT: The story includes mild spoilers from the Season 4 premiere of HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones. The Righteous Gemstones fans tuning in for the Season 4 premiere may be doing a double take or checking the menu to make sure they’ve got the right show as Danny McBride’s HBO televangelist comedy kicked off its […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/zJqDR0h

Cardi B may be a Grammy-winning rapper, but she is a fan of Netflix’s You first and foremost. In previewing the official trailer for the twisty crime series, which drops tomorrow, the streamer enlisted the “WAP” singer to give her spoiler-free reactions. Fans of the Penn Badgley vehicle and/or Cardi B — plus the extremely […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/FACgXiE

It is probably no accident that among Matthew Shear’s acting credits are no less than four movies directed by New York filmmaker extraordinaire Noah Baumbach, or that one of his most recent is another angst-ridden Jewish comedy, Between The Temples. Clearly he has spent his downtime on those sets soaking up the atmosphere and the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/EwOu2AR

In a lengthy new statement, Karla Sofía Gascón reflected on the bumpy ride that was her Academy Awards campaign, revealing that she “contemplated the unthinkable” and “will commit to continuing to learn and listen” in the aftermath. The Emilia Pérez star was first embroiled in scandal when her tweets were resurfaced by journalist Sarah Hagi, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3a5Rndh

Spencer Pratt journeyed back to the site of his burned-down home in the Pacific Palisades to retrieve a scorched cable box, ending a saga that began Wednesday when he shared on social media that Spectrum customer service initially asked for the item back after he attempted to cancel his services. “Good news, Spectrum! I’m pretty […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/aUGxcIt

Think Close Encounters of the Third Kind meets Arrival meets E.T. The Extra Terrestrial meets The Martian meets Gravity and you pretty much have the cinematic inspirations for the latest outer-space entry known simply as The Astronaut, although you have to hand it to debuting writer-director Jess Varley for adding a twist none of the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Yy3cQir

The title of the new rom-com The Threesome is certainly eye-catching, but the sexual tripling it suggests is just a starting point for a plot that could probably be dragged out for a full season on The Young & the Restless. Fortunately, the soap-opera turns the story takes are in the hands of talented indie […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/0asTJ6Y

The money was never in doubt, Stephen A. Smith has contended about his just-announced new 5-year, $100M contract. “The money was agreed to in October,” Smith told Front Office Sports last month, saying the sticking points were more about broader topics Smith wanted to engage with, including politics, both on and off the network. “Everything […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/rACqbu8

With his latest role, Chet Hanks got to explore some art imitating life. The Running Point actor, who is the son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, recently revealed he was prepared to “quit acting” if he didn’t get the role of basketball bad boy Travis Bugg on the Netflix sports comedy series from Mindy […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/gG9c5er

Time is ticking and no one is getting any younger and Robert Pattinson is well aware of that. The actor is set to reprise his role of the Dark Knight in The Batman II, which has been in development for quite some time and is due to hit theaters in 2027. Pattinson is seemingly anxious […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/9cLV6qI

The long and winding road to the Oscars culminated in triumph for No Other Land as Best Documentary Feature and The Only Girl in the Orchestra as Best Documentary Short. On the new episode of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast, hosts John Ridley and Matt Carey react to the Academy Awards on Sunday night. No Other […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/uE9d4H3

Robert Thomson, a close ally of Rupert Murdoch and CEO of the media titan’s News Corp, said the initial “turmoil” of Donald Trump’s time in the White House is certain to calm down in the coming months. Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference, Thomson said the whirlwind early weeks of Trump’s […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/R8uvLlU

Live awards telecasts like the Oscars air with commercials that take up about 15 minutes every hour, which means that we see those attending for about three-quarters of the ceremony. During the remaining quarter when the cameras are not rolling, they tend to mingle and have fun. During the 2025 Oscars on Sunday, nominee Colman […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/xnf4vzW

"Someone, somewhere, unbeknownst to us, laying a trap..." "What have you done?!" BBC & BritBox have revealed official trailers for the new murder mystery mini-series titled Towards Zero , created by BBC for streaming on BBC's iPlayer. It just launched this week and is available to watch now online if you're curious to find out what is going on in this family. An explosive love triangle, a formidable matriarch, and a house party of enemies. Based on the classic mystery by the best-selling author, Agatha Christie, adapted from her novel also titled " Towards Zero ". After a scandalous celebrity divorce, a British tennis star - Nevile Strange - and his ex-wife make the unthinkable decision to spend a summer together. This three-part whodunit series involves a recently divorced British tennis player holidaying at his aristocratic aunt's house on the south coast of England in the 1930s, where a widow suddenly ends up dead. The grandiose ensemb...

Welcome to Deadline’s live blog for the 97th Oscars. Much like Karla Sofía Gascón, Deadline Co-Editor-in-Chief, Film Mike Fleming and Executive Editor, Television Peter White are locked in to the Oscars, whether you like it or not, and will help you through the next three and a half hours (with some help from Oscarologists Pete […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/tjcaEls

Refresh for Latest…: Ahead of next weekend’s domestic and wider overseas rollout, Bong Joon-ho’s Mickey 17 kicked off in Korea this session. The sci-fi satire hit Bong’s home market with an estimated $9M four-day start (which includes tomorrow’s Independence Day holiday), scoring the biggest opening weekend of 2025 so far and the best for a […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/eU7L1a3

The 97th Academy Awards are finally upon us and it's time to watch the show and discover the winners of the most prestigious award in Hollywood. The Oscars are back in their normal routine playing out during the winter months, wrapping up this year's intriguing & extensive awards season in March. All awards will be marked below in the complete list alongside the nominees. There are ten Best Picture noms from 2024, including The Brutalist and Brazil's I'm Still Here and body horror The Substance . At this point, I'm excited for Anora to win everything ( one of my favorites of 2024 ), and Demi Moore to get her time to shine on the stage as well. Will it be Brody or Chalamet or Fiennes winning Best Actor? After months of anticipation and anxiety, we're looking forward to find out what The Academy members have chosen. All of these nominated movies are worthy contenders - including Dune: Part Two and Nickel Boys and Sing Sing and September 5 . Now it...

Saturday Night Live went for the obvious in its cold open: Donald Trump’s Oval Office meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky, in which the president and Vice President JD Vance berated the Ukrainian leader as he tried to argue that Russian President Vladimir Putin could not be trusted. Making a cameo appearance was Mike Myers, appearing as […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ahxCGzW

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring English as the United States’ official language, the first designation of such kind in the country’s near 250-year history. “From the founding of our Republic, English has been used as our national language. Our Nation’s historic governing documents, including the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Zmhl0RY

In recent years, America’s Next Top Model has not necessarily aged with the grace of a cover star — something host Tyra Banks addressed in a recent speech at Essence‘s 18th annual Black Women in Hollywood Awards, held at Los Angeles’ Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel Feb. 27. As she accepted the inaugural Luminary Spotlight honor, bestowed to celebrate […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/zglnVxE