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EXCLUSIVE: Naked Education indie Betty and South African production outfit afrOkaans Film and Television have optioned Israeli format Hungry for Love. In Israeli network Hot’s show, a group of singletons must follow one rule, in order to eat they must date. Guided by a professional therapist, the contestants participate in the experiment and try and

EXCLUSIVE: The Spiderwick Chronicles, starring Joy Bryant and Christian Slater, has found a new home. Roku has picked up the exclusive U.S. rights to the television adaptation of the popular children’s fantasy books by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. The eight-episode series, from Paramount Television Studios and 20th Television, will premiere on the platform in

EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 entertainment boss Phil Harris is exiting the broadcaster after four years in post. Harris is leaving at the end of this year to launch his own production company. His place will be taken temporarily by I Literally Just Told You and Don’t Look Down commissioning editor Steve Handley, who will report to

Nick Wilkinson, a casting director for ABC Television and Theatre Communications Group, died Sept. 29 on the Hawaiian island of Kauai from a heart attack at age 69. His death was confirmed by his husband, Jamie Wooten, Wilkinson was the longtime director of casting for Theatre Communications Group in New York City, which was known

Caitlyn Jenner has explained why, unlike any other member of her family, she agreed to participate in the documentary series House of Kardashian, exploring the singular rise to riches of its members. Jenner, who is the father of Kylie and Kendall Jenner, and the step-father of Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian, told The Times of

“Israel has a right to defend itself,” said President Joe Biden in an address to the nation and the world Saturday as the Jewish state is under a full-scale attack from Hamas. “Full stop”. “Today, the people of Israel are under attack, orchestrated by a terrorist organization, Hamas,” Biden declared from the White House, with

Bill Maher was off television for five months, thanks to the WGA strike. So naturally, he had a lot to catch up on in Friday’s edition of Real Time on HBO. Maher kept the focus squarely on politics in his opening monologue and in his panel discussion, with particular emphasis on covering the immigration border

Deion Sanders is potentially going primetime, again. The NFL legend, who has bolstered interest in college football and turned around the fortunes of the Colorado Buffaloes, is getting his own Entourage-style comedy. Sanders, otherwise known as Coach Prime, is working with Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat and SMAC Productions, which is run by former NFL star Michael

Fifth Season owner CJ ENM has a new scripted chief in the U.S. Elsie Choi has joined CJ ENM America as Head of Scripted TV, effective immediately and will report to the South Korean company’s U.S. Scripted President, Angela Killoren. She’ll work out of LA and focus on CJ ENM’s mission to develop and produce

EXCLUSIVE: We understand that A24 has taken the rights to Paris Hilton‘s memoir for a TV series adaptation. The deal, we hear, is said to be in the six figures. Hilton’s entertainment company 11:11 Media, Dakota and Elle Fanning‘s Lewellen Pictures, and David Bernad’s Middle Child Pictures are producing. No writers have been set yet

EXCLUSIVE: Hugh Dennis (Outnumbered) and Kate Robbins (After Life) have boarded Channel 4/Starz drama The Couple Next Door, which stars Sam Heughan and Eleanor Tomlinson. The thriller series from Professor T producer Eagle Eye Drama follows Tomlinson’s Evie and Pete (Harry Potter star Alfred Enoch), who move into an upscale neighborhood and find themselves in a

Chloe Troast is the newest member of the cast of Saturday Night Live, Deadline reported exclusively today. She is the only addition for the upcoming Season 49. Troast has worked closely with SNL’s Please Don’t Destroy trio – the writing and performing group that consists of Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy. Troast is set to

EXCLUSIVE: SonyLIV has already found success adapting Israeli scripted hits Your Honor and Fauda and the Indian streamer is now remaking a third title from the firm the network behind them, Yes TV. The streamer is adapting Magpie as a Hindi-language crime drama with the working title Kan Khajura, which means centipede. This follows a

Class is still in session at Netflix as the fourth and final season of Sex Education remained at the top of its TV ratings charts. The teen series scored 13.4M views in its second week, up from the 12M views that it secured last week. The move also helped the first season sneak into the

EXCLUSIVE: Canadian prodcos Pillango Productions and Aircraft Pictures have just wrapped Gangnam Project, a new tween dramedy series set in the world of K-pop, with co-commissioning broadcasters CBC Kids and CBBC.  The 10×30’ series, which was shot in Toronto and South Korea, is a coming-of-age story, inspired by Pillango Productions producer Sarah Haasz’s personal journey.  Set in Korea, Gangnam

Late-night is back and Late Night host Seth Meyers is teasing a bit of the first script post-strike. In an Instagram post Monday, Meyers gives us a peek of the script in a photo, which confirms his first target is, who else, but Donald Trump. “Welcome back, everyone!,” the script in the photo reads. “I’m

Amelia Heinle, who co-starred with Billy Miller on The Young and the Restless, is remembering her acting partner following his death. In a touching tribute that Heinle shared on Instagram, the soap star posted a quote from Miller from something he shared with her about his childhood. “My favorite thing growing up was hiding out

Comedy Home Economics has been canceled after three seasons, but at least one of its creators has hope it may yet surface somewhere else. Mike Colton posted to Instagram today to thank everyone for the experience. He followed co-creator John Aboud‘s Friday post on the subject. “Making 42 episodes of Home Economics has been the

The ladies of the DMV are back as Bravo dropped the latest trailer for The Real Housewives of Potomac Season 8 and the drama is hot. Watch the preview in the video posted above. RHOP editors got creative for the new season with a trailer that looked like an old-time sitcom called “Potomac Proper.” Ashley

Don’t adjust the tint on your television if you’re watching ESPN‘s College GameDay today. Cohost Pat McAfee really is green. McAfee admitted to throwing up into a trash can during the commercial breaks of today’s show. Food poisoning is being blamed. The off-camera ralphing was revealed by Kirk Herbstreit after a commercial break. Herbstreit told