Sue Naegle & Ali Krug Sign Overall Deal At UCP; Pair Developing Elin Hilderbrand Novel ‘The Five-Star Weekend’ For Peacock

Sue NaegleandAli Krugare in business withUniversal Studio GroupsUCP. Sheexitedher Chief Content Officer role at Annapurna in 2022. Watch on Deadline Synopsis reads: Hollis Shaws life seems picture-perfect. Sue Naegle and Ali KrugCourtesy Naegle, Krug, Brunstetter and Hilderbrand will executive produce. her TV credits include NetflixsMaid, NBCsThis is Usand upcoming Molly Smith Metzler Netflix seriesSirens. She is represented by WME, The Shuman Company and Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham....

April 9, 2024 · 1 min · 178 words · Jacob Buckley

Why The Streaming Giants Are Exiting Original Production In Southeast Asia & How Producers Plan To Bounce Back — Analysis

(Netflix insiders refute this.) When that Wall Street news hit, thats when we stopped having money to spend. Korea and Japan neighbour to the east. Prime Video and Disney+ stopped commissioning originals in Southeast AsiaGetty Gaining profitability where its possible is now the name of the game. This includes creating opportunities for first-time filmmakers and providing skills training for production staff across all levels. Theres a human cost to the change, of course....

April 9, 2024 · 2 min · 385 words · Darin Ramirez

‘Back To Black’ Review: A Refreshingly Honest Look At The Short, Troubled Life Of Amy Winehouse

Watch on Deadline Related Stories Focus Features Sets Early Summer 2024 Release For Amy Winehouse Biopic Back To Black Brokeback Mountain Getting 20th Anniversary Re-Release This Summer Its a measure of Winehouses accelerated life that it only takes 20 minutes to take us from a family party to her debut album and the first blush of fame. Even then, she is headstrong, stonewalling her managements insistence that she stop playing her guitar onstage (although she did later drop it altogether) and taking time out to live her life and find new material for songs from that lived experience (although one of her biggest hits was a cover of The Zutons song Valerie in 2007)....

April 9, 2024 · 3 min · 473 words · Erik Guzman

‘Fallout’ TV Series Based On Games Gets New, Earlier Premiere Date On Prime Video

All eight episodes of the post-apocalyptic series will premiere April 10 at at 6 PM PT. The surprise drop was revealed in a newFalloutad that aired during Mondays NCAA Mens Basketball Championship Game. The drama had previously been slated for April 12 debut. FalloutPrime Video Here is the announcement, made by series star Walton Goggins who plays the Ghoul. It will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide....

April 9, 2024 · 1 min · 133 words · Christina Walker

‘FBI’ Trio Renewed At CBS With Flagship Series Scoring Three-Season Deal

FBI: Internationalstars Luke Kleintank, Carter Redwood, Vinessa Vidotto, Christina Wolfe and Eva-Jane Willis. FBI: Most Wantedstars Dylan McDermott, Shantel VanSanten, Roxy Sternberg, Keisha Castle-Hughes and Edwin Hodge. The move comes as CBS continues to get its dramarenewalsin early. FBI, FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: InternationalCBS Elsewhere,NCIS: Originshas a straight-to-series order for the 2024/25 season. WhileBlue BloodsandS.W.A.Tareending,theres a straight-to-series order forWatsonandMatlockwill launch next season. The All-FBITuesday is a powerful force to be reckoned with on our primetime schedule, said Reisenbach....

April 9, 2024 · 1 min · 99 words · Robert Leach

‘Furiosa’: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth & George Miller Kick Off Warner Bros CinemaCon 2024 With Extended First Look

Warner Bros first big splash at its 2024CinemaConpresentation today wasGeorge MillersFuriosa. We wrote backstories of Furiosa overall these years and Mad Max the year before. WhenFury Roadhad enough traction, we figured we had to do Furiosa. Anya Taylor-Joy ‘Furiosa A Mad Max Saga’Warner Bros. Pictures We see Hemswroths Dementus, whos something of white linen-clad prophet. Hes brought a young Furiosa. They live in, natch, a radical world where we see Furiosas mother crucified....

April 9, 2024 · 1 min · 168 words · Nicole Johnson

‘Tulsa King’ Casting Company Quits After Sylvester Stallone Accused Of Disparaging Background Actors

Watch on Deadline Rose Locke Casting announced on itsFacebook page Sunday that it was leaving the show. We wanted to send you an update on the happenings here in our casting world. We have chosen to part ways withTulsa King. Sylvester Stallone as Dwight “The General” Manfredi in ‘Tulsa King.‘Getty Images/Paramount + We will be finishing up next week and the 12th will be our last day. We send well wishes to whomever takes over the show....

April 9, 2024 · 1 min · 123 words · Andrew Herrera

“We Talked About Who Is The American Version Of David Attenborough”: Inside NBC Wildlife Series ‘The Americas’

Execs onNBCsThe Americaswere seeking the American version ofDavid Attenborough when bookingTom Hanksfor the upcoming epic wildlife series. Thats who I wanted, he added atMIPTV. He had such curiosity and his talent is so immense. Tom Hanks (left) and David AttenboroughMomodu Mansaray/WireImage / Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty Images We wanted Tom, it just felt right. What we didnt know is whether he would want to do it. Producer Holly Spearing said the team wanted to get to key habitats and find animals intrinsically linked to them....

April 9, 2024 · 1 min · 136 words · Scott Walker

Bernadette Peters & Lea Salonga To Headline New Sondheim Broadway Revue ‘Old Friends’; Pre-Broadway Staging Set For L.A.

andPutting It Together(which Julia McKenzie directed at the Manhattan Theatre Club starring Julie Andrews in 1993). Though we had started work, he continued, very sadly on Thanksgiving 2021 Steve moved on. Starring Bernadette Peters (making her West End debut at long last!) Bernadette Peters, Lea SalongaAndrew Eccles/Raymund Isaac and Lea Salonga, it received rave reviews and nightly standing ovations during its 16-week run. Eureka Dayis produced by special arrangement with Sonia Friedman Productions, Wagner Johnson Productions, and Seaview....

April 8, 2024 · 1 min · 120 words · Amy Baldwin

CBS Sets Season-Finale Airdates Including Series-Ending Episodes Of ‘Young Sheldon’, ‘Bob ❤ Abishola’ & ‘S.W.A.T.’

CBShas set dates for the season finales of its comedies, drama and reality shows, including the series-wrapping episodes of Chuck LorresYoung Sheldon, BobAbisholaand the veteran cop dramaS.W.A.T. The longtime sitcom juggernautYoung Sheldonwill end with back-to-back episodes starting at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 16, followed the closer of sophomore dramaSo Help Me Todd. BobAbisholaends at 8:30 p.m. Monday, May 6, ahead of the season closers ofNCISat 9 andNCIS: Hawaiiat 10. ‘Young Sheldon’, ‘Bob Hearts Abishola’ and ‘S....

April 8, 2024 · 2 min · 333 words · Scott Cowan

Distributor Of ‘The Traitors’ & Broadcaster Behind ‘Ninja Warrior’ Join Forces To Create A New Physical Gameshow

All3Media InternationalandTBShave already partnered to create one show,Lovers or Liars, which launched internationally atMIPTVthis week. Were coming at it from a quite different angles, its going to feel very fresh, Smith added. The show is two years in the making and the original idea hailed from All3Medias UK prodco North One. TBS’s ‘Ninja Warrior’ has sold around the world, including to NBCDavid Becker/NBC The show tasks contestants with spotting the real and fake couples from a selection....

April 8, 2024 · 1 min · 163 words · Jason Flynn

E.W. Scripps Repositions ION As A General Entertainment Network, Highlighting Live Sports In Pitch To Ad Buyers

In 2022, the tournamentended its 27-year run on ESPNand became a flagship event for the companys own networks. It then combined ION with networks like Court TV and Bounce to create a more robust national portfolio. The company will tout IONs new direction on Tuesday in New York in an upfront presentation to ad buyers. Candace Parker of the Las Vegas Aces is guarded by Jonquel Jones of the New York Liberty in a 2023 WNBA game....

April 8, 2024 · 1 min · 159 words · Andrea Murillo

How To Watch TV Network Coverage Of Today’s Solar Eclipse

Heres a rundown of online grid plans. ABC News.Eclipse Across America, airing at 2 p.m. ET, and Muir will anchorWorld News Tonightand Davis will anchorPrime with Linsey Davisfrom Burlington. The city of Dripping Springs, Texas is preparing for the solar eclipseSuzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images ET on the broadcast and streaming networks. ODonnell will anchor CBS Evening News from Indianapolis and Dokoupil will co-hostCBS Morningsfrom there. Watch on Deadline CNN.CNN News Centralanchors Brianna Keilar and Boris Sanchez will lead coverage from 1-4 p....

April 8, 2024 · 2 min · 223 words · Matthew Roberts