Screenworks Asia Teams With iQiyi To Launch Original Series ‘Not A Murder Story’ & ‘I Can See You Shine’

Screenworks Asia, the production subsidiary of Taiwans Catchplay, is teaming with the Taiwanese arm of Chinese platformiQiyito jointly stream two of its original series:Not a Murder StoryandI Can See You Shine. Set to stream on Catchplay+ and iQiyi beginning in January 2024,Not a Murder Storyis directed by Chen-Nien Ko, one of Taiwans most promising young filmmakers, following her award-winning featureThe Silent Forestand seriesClose Your Eyes Before Its Dark. Starring Kuan-Ting Liu (A Sun), Sonia Sui (Women Who Flirt) and Gingle Wang (Wave Makers),Not a Murder Storywill also be broadcast on Taiwans GTV Channel and Catchplay Movies Channel....

November 7, 2023 · 3 min · 468 words · Ethan Marsh

Showtime’s Political Docuseries ‘The Circus’ To End Run After Current Season

Showtime decided not to renew the series amidchanges at the premium online grid. One of the big champions of the show, David Nevins,departed last year. So this show has gone on seven more seasons than we planned. ‘The Circus’Showtime It featured Heilemanns interview with a woman who infiltrated the infamous Internet Research Agency. The trio also credited the post-production team with helping to pull off very tight deadlines. Alex Wagner, who had contributed to the show, wasbrought in as a regular host....

November 7, 2023 · 1 min · 158 words · Scott Zimmerman

Streamer Regulation In UK Confirmed By King’s Speech

The UKs long-gestatingMedia Bill, which includes regulation ofstreamingservices in line with broadcasters for the first time, has finally been rubberstamped in the Kings Speech. King Charles IIIhas just laid out the various laws that will now make their way through parliament in the process becoming the first King to do so in seven decades which features the long-awaited Media Bill. The speech is devised by the UK Prime Minister and read out by the monarch in a centuries-old ceremony in parliament....

November 7, 2023 · 4 min · 744 words · Emily Cook

Studio Lambert Bosses Talk “Breaking The Conventions Of Reality TV” On ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’, Casting New Seasons Of ‘The Traitors’ & Hopes For A First Returning Drama Series

There is a real artistry to it. He reveals thatSquid Gamecreator Hwang Dong-hyuk visited the set during filming. Everything had to be independently adjudicated and done according to the rules. ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’Netflix This had to be played as a real game. It was cold, says Harcourt. They might set the bar higher and make two or three different plays like this a year. Stephen Lambert with BAFTA CEO Jane MillichipKate Green/BAFTA/Getty Images...

November 7, 2023 · 1 min · 196 words · Victoria Garcia

The CW Adds WWE’s NXT To Sports Lineup; Five-Year Deal Will See Showcase For Up-And-Coming Wrestlers Move From USA Network

The data pipe said it will soon offer more than 500 hours of sports programming. Watch on Deadline WWE renewals have been a bit of musical chairs. The CW has made impressive moves over the past year with its live sports programming schedule. CW/WWE NXT was launched by WWE chief content officer Paul Triple H Levesque, a former pro-wrestler. WWE has aired weekly since 2012, featuring the brightest young talent in sports entertainment, the partners said....

November 7, 2023 · 1 min · 157 words · Nathan Garrett

‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ Writer-Director Jeff Rowe On Using A “Beautifully Imperfect” Style Of Animation For A Teenage Story

Related Stories ‘Despicable Me 4’ Helps Franchise Make History And Is No. How did you arrive at that style? JEFF ROWE: We were looking for kind of a governing principle. ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’Paramount Pictures What is this movie going to look like? Whats its visual identity going to be? Do we make it look like theTurtles comics? Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant MayhemParamount Pictures/ courtesy Everett Collection...

November 7, 2023 · 2 min · 314 words · Daniel Harris

‘The Marvels’ With $140M Global Opening, Not Expected To Be Marvelous At Weekend Box Office – Preview

Heres something we dont see often: opening projections plummeting for aMarvel Studiosmovie. Its latest sequel to 2019sCaptain Marvel,The Marvels,which is also an extension of theDisney+ seriesWandaVisionandMs. Marvel,has seen its weekend forecast collapsefrom $75M-$80M three weeks agoto around $60M stateside. (L-R): Brie Larson as Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers and Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan in Marvel Studios' THE MARVELS. Photo by Laura Radford. © 2023 MARVEL. Some tracking services, such as Quorum, have lowered their estimates to $50M+....

November 7, 2023 · 1 min · 184 words · Richard Nelson

David Kushner & Steven Cantor Launch Podcast Company Faceplant, Debut First Series ‘Crime Waves: Cold Truth’

EXCLUSIVE:Citizen Asheproducer Steven Cantor and journalistDavid Kushnerare diving further into the podcasting world. The duo have launched podcast company Faceplant and have debuted their first audio series Crime Waves: Cold Truth. Faceplant has been established to launch character-driven serial podcast that are deeply reported with stranger than fiction stories. David Kushner & Steven CantorEm Joseph / Stick Figure Productions He previously produced theAlligator Candypodcast, based on his memoir, for UCP....

November 6, 2023 · 1 min · 151 words · Bradley Alvarado

Dispatches From The Picket Lines: Striking NYC Actors On Stress, Hope, Fran Drescher & Yoga

This is Day 116 ofthe SAG-AFTRA strike. Discovery offices in Manhattan. So [negotiators] are going through it to double-check they keep track of everything thats in there. Rebecca Damon, Susan Sarandon, Zachary Quinto & Max CasellaJose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images/John Nacion/Getty Images one picketer shouted, prompting whoops and cheers. Berch agreed, saying, It isnt final til we say its final. This has been a very challenging time, Hammel told Deadline. MacIvor added that she has confidence in the negotiators....

November 6, 2023 · 2 min · 216 words · Matthew Douglas

Donald Trump Wraps Up Testimony After Contentious Day Of Rants Against Judge And Prosecutors – Update

Hes already lost the merits of the case, so this is his best play. Trump also acknowledged participating in the valuation process. During breaks in his testimony, Trump declined to talk to reporters, under advisement from his attorneys. Former President Donald Trump in New York State Supreme CourtDavid Dee Delgado/Getty Images He did address journalists afterward, again insisting that the trial was a scam. The numbers dont lie. I will not be bullied....

November 6, 2023 · 2 min · 389 words · Joseph Foster

Filmmaker Jeff Kaufman Gives Update On Detained Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh

This morning we had an in-depth conversation with Nasrins indefatigable husband Reza Khandan. He authorized us to release this update, wrote Kaufman in a note sent out on Monday evening. The detainees were reportedly badly beaten by a group of police who charged the people attending the funeral. Nasrin Sotoudeh in NasrinVirgil Films She is being held in an open, over-crowded section that gives her a bed and nothing else....

November 6, 2023 · 1 min · 153 words · Mark Kelly

Hollywood Waits: SAG-AFTRA “Still Reviewing” Studios’ “Last, Best, And Final Offer”; No Monday Meetings Set Yet

The guild is still reviewing the proposals, a well-positioned SAG-AFTRA member tells Deadline. This simply takes time to review and to respond. For now, there are no official meetings between the parties scheduled for Monday or later this week. From left: Fran Drescher, Tony Vinciquerra, Ted Sarandos, Bob Iger, David Zaslav & Donna LangleyGetty Images We will keep you updated.) Join us on the#SagAftraStrikepicket lines in NY and LA to snag these collectible buttons....

November 6, 2023 · 1 min · 167 words · Alan Howell

How New Short Film ‘Dammi’ Eased Pain, Shame & Tribal Search For ‘Blade’ Director Yann Demange

He quickly connects with an Algerian woman named Hafzia (Dune: Part Twos Souhelia Yacoub). Watch on Deadline To say this crosses into biographical territory is an understatement. But Rosa Attab, part of the company Vixens that was a producer, had other ideas. Yann Demange, ‘Dammi’Vivien Killilea/Getty Images Rosa knew me, my background, she knew about my father, and foster care, Demange said. I finally said, Oh, fu*k it. Rosa pushed me to make a more personal film....

November 6, 2023 · 2 min · 388 words · Darren Miller