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EXCLUSIVE: Sky News presenter Belle Donati has left the Comcast-owned network after comparing Israel’s war in Gaza to the Holocaust in an interview with UN ambassador Danny Danon. Deadline understands that Sky News declined to renew Donati’s contract following the exchange in January, which prompted an on-air apology from the network. Donati did not apologize.

EXCLUSIVE: Orange is the New Black and Weeds showrunner Jenji Kohan is to deliver a masterclass at Seriesly Berlin, the new TV festival launching in the German capital next week. The storied creator-showrunner will “share insights into her writing process, developing and pitching shows, handling feedback, and maintaining a strong creative voice,” according to the

Netflix is at Cape Town’s MIP Africa event this week, and has unveiled a South African version of reality show Love Never Lies and a batch of feature films to delegates in attendance. Netflix’s VP of Content for the Middle East and Africa, Ben Amadasun, unveiled the slate, which he said would “continue strengthening our

HBO drama Euphoria begins filming its third season in January, and star Sydney Sweeney, who plays Cassie Howard, is more than ready. “I’m very excited to jump back into Cassie,” Sweeney tells People magazine in a new interview. “She is definitely one of the most special characters for me and I love my Euphoria family,

Kit Connor revealed that the upcoming season of Heartstopper, the Netflix adaptation of the much-beloved queer YA graphic novel series, has gradually taken “baby steps” toward filming intimate sex scenes over the course of three installments. “We’ve been taking baby steps,” the actor said in a new interview with The Sunday Times. “Season 1, [the

Obi Ndefo, the actor known for his roles in Dawson’s Creek and Stargate SG-1 has died. He was 51. The actor’s sister Nkem Ndefo announced her brother’s death Saturday night on Facebook with a throwback photo of herself and Obi. A cause of death has not yet been released. “Heartbroken at the loss of my

Disney‘s networks have gone dark across DirecTV, beginning another major carriage impasse in the challenged pay-TV business. The dispute between the companies had been building and continued despite the parties being at the table talking leading up to today’s expiration of their current contract. DirecTV has shrunk in recent years, but it remains a leading

After revealing her terminal cancer diagnosis earlier this month, Victoria Jackson is not living in fear. The Saturday Night Live alum explained that she feels “so blessed” with the time she’s had as she spends time with her family while treating an inoperable tumor on her windpipe. “My two daughters and my four grandchildren, they

There’s only on Tree Hill, and it’s Sophia Bush and Hilarie Burton‘s onscreen home again. As Deadline revealed today, a One Tree Hill sequel series is in development at Netflix with Bush and Burton reprising the roles of Brooke Davis and Peyton Sawyer and serving as executive producers. The pair celebrated the return to their

Mirrorball champ Witney Carson will be returning to Dancing With The Stars for its upcoming 33rd season. Carson announced the news Thursday in a video message on Good Morning America. “Hi, guys, it’s Whitney Carson. I am so excited to announce that I am coming back to Dancing with the Stars for season 33,” she

NFL Network is adding Ron Rivera, Manti Te’o, Isaiah Stanback, and Nate Tice to its on-air roster. Rivera, Te’o, and Stanback will regularly appear on and GMFB: Overtime alongside Jamie Erdahl, Peter Schrager, Kyle Brandt, and newcomers Akbar Gbajabiamila and Sherree Burruss. Tice will be featured on the various NFL Network shows, offering analysis of

EXCLUSIVE: Chad Stahelski, director of the John Wick franchise, has acquired rights to bestselling author Jonathan Maberry’s Joe Ledger book series through his 87Eleven Entertainment production company to develop for television. Published by St. Martin’s Griffin, a Macmillan imprint, the Joe Ledger thriller series consist of 10 novels and various offshoots. Its protagonist, Joe Ledger,

Betty A. Bridges, who guested on dozen of popular TV series during a 40-year career ranging from Good Times and Charlie’s Angels to Lou Grant and Hill Street Blues to ER and 2 Broke Girls and later was a prominent acting coach, died August 27. She was 83. She died at the Phoenix home of

It’s a Pearson family reunion, and “the big three” is about to welcome a new addition. As This Is Us stars Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore reunited for the latter’s rewatch podcast That Was Us, they recreated a behind-the-scenes photo of their characters Jack and Rebecca Pearson, baby bump and all. “#ThisIsUs now and #ThatWasUs

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details on Big Brother Season 26, Episode 21, which aired on Thursday, August 29. T’kor Clottey’s reign as Big Brother’s HOH ended tonight, and another eviction sent a housemate out the front door. Clottey’s job as HOH was made slightly easier when Tucker Des Lauriers volunteered as a pawn. In

EXCLUSIVE: Eight years after the end of The Good Wife, Robert King and Michelle King are developing another legal drama for CBS. Tentatively titled Cupertino, after the city in California’s Silicon Valley known as the headquarters of Apple, the project is described as David vs. Goliath legal show set in Silicon Valley. The Kings are

The wait for more adventures and drama for one Emily Cooper will end this summer. Season 4 of the soapy Netflix series has been split into two parts like other tentpole shows for the streamer such as Bridgerton Season 3, Stranger Things Season 4 and more. The Lily Collins-led series launched on Netflix on October

EXCLUSIVE: In a very competitive situation, Hulu has landed drama The Spot, starring and executive produced by Oscar and Emmy winner Kate Winslet (Mare of Eastown, Mildred Pierce), with a straight-to-series order, sources tell Deadline. The project comes from Ed Solomon (Full Circle, Men in Black), A24 and 20th Television. Created and written by Solomon,

It’s almost time to say goodbye to Sam and her Kansas pals: The Peabody Award-winning Somebody Somewhere will kick off its third and final season October 27 on HBO. The series follows Sam (Bridget Everett), a true Kansan on the surface, but, beneath it all, struggling to fit the hometown mold. Grappling with loss and

ESPN has unveiled a sweeping reorg of its programming exec ranks, including the promotion of Mike McQuade to the newly created post of EVP, Sports Production. Over his nearly four decades at ESPN since joining the company in 1987 in the mailroom, McQuade has overseen the production of live events and studio shows across multiple