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EXCLUSIVE: Krapopolis has scored a third-season renewal before a frame of the animated series has been seen by the viewing public. Fox has made the unprecedented move as it shifts the Dan Harmon-created comedy to debut in the 2023-24 season, shaking up its plans to premiere the series in a four-episode, two-hour block in May.

EXCLUSIVE: For Banijay Asia’s Deepak Dhar, 2023 is shaping up to be one of the busiest in a three-decade career in Indian media. He has just launched The Night Manager India on Disney+ Hotstar, is delivering several scripted and unscripted shows and is also working to position India has Banijay’s Asian production hub. “There are

Ricou Browning, the underwater stuntman who portrayed the Gill-man in the 1954 horror classic Creature trom the Black Lagoon and its sequels and went on to co-produce the dolphin tale Flipper for both the big screen and television, died quietly Sunday of natural causes at his home in Southwest Ranches, FL. He was 93. His

EXCLUSIVE: The NBA and iHeartMedia are expanding their slate of basketball podcasts with new shows about teams including Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets and Charlotte Hornets. The media company and basketball association are launching 11 new shows, also featuring teams including Cleveland Cavaliers, New Orleans Pelicans and San Antonio Spurs. The shows will sit alongside existing

The WGA has issued its Pattern of Demands ahead of its negotiations with the AMPTP. It comes after the union has requested that members vote on these before talks begin on March 20 and its contract expires on May 1. The demands have been split into three main categories: Compensation and Residuals, Pension Plan and

EXCLUSIVE: Times may have changed, and videocassettes are no longer involved, but they are still producing those annual video retrospectives of the Super Bowl. “They” in this case is the NFL and its media arm, NFL Films, which have just extended a distribution deal with Cinedigm for the film of the game, along with select

The 29th annual SAG Awards are being handed out tonight in Los Angeles, and Deadline is updating the winners list live as they are announced. You can watch the ceremony via livestream here and follow Deadline’s live blog here. The small screen is being celebrated first tonight. Abbott Elementary took the Actor for Outstanding Ensemble

Succession creator Jesse Armstrong has hinted he is musing on the prospect of a spin-off from his worldwide hit show.  The British writer and show-runner has already confirmed that his comedy-drama exploring the toxic personal dynamics within a dynastic media corporation will come to an end with the upcoming fourth season.  But the Guardian newspaper

The NAACP Image Awards honor the achievements and performances of people of color across more than 80 competitive categories. A week-long celebration will culminate with a gala at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California that will be televised. Scroll through the gallery below to see all the red carpet looks from the event. Early

Wagner Moura (Narcos) is set to star opposite Brian Tyree Henry in Apple TV+’s crime drama series Sinking Spring, from Top Gun: Maverick writer Peter Craig, in a recasting. Better Call Saul alum Michael Mando was originally tapped for the role but has been let go after an on-set incident involving a cast member. The recasting is being done during filming on the

Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally and David Cross has joined the cast of the fourth and final season of Netflix’s superhero drama series The Umbrella Academy. Real-life husband and wife Offerman and Mullally will play Drs. Gene and Jean Thibedeau, a married pair of community college professors from New Mexico who wear sensible footwear and suffer

EXCLUSIVE: Love Island distributor ITV Studios has hired a Disney sales exec on the eve of the London TV Screenings. Cristina Brun has been named VP of Sales for France, Italy and Iberia with the ITV Studios Global Distribution team. She’ll report to David Wilcox, SVP EMEA, who in turn reports to Gisela Aimus-Minnbergh, EVP,

EXCLUSIVE: USA Network is running a Law and Order: SVU marathon in honor of Richard Belzer, who died earlier this week at 78. Titled “Munch-a-thon,” the marathon will feature 10 of Belzer’s best episodes. The actor and comedian played played against type as a tough New York cop on the series after playing the same character

DAZN has named Eleven Group co-founder Marc Watson as its Chief Commercial Officer following the takeover of its rival sports streamer this month. Watson will replace Jacopo Tonoli, who has been CCO since the launch of DAZN in 2016. He is “embarking on new ventures,” according to DAZN. Tonoli, who has been with DAZN’s predecessor

The first promo spot for Woody Harrelson’s fifth stint as an SNL host this weekend takes a turn away from the show’s usual staged bits between host, musical guest and a cast member. In the spot, Harrelson wanders down a hall lined with photos of other famous hosts but, in typical “Woody” fashion, he seems

EXCLUSIVE: Universal International Studios (UIS) and Australian indie Matchbox Pictures are developing a TV adaptation of Adrian McKinty novel The Island. Published last year, The Island follows Heather Baxter, who marries Tom and moves from a small country town to Seattle.  A working vacation overseas seems like the perfect way to bring the new family

EXCLUSIVE: Patrick Kwok-Choon, notably recognized for his work in Star Trek: Discovery, has signed with Buchwald for representation. Kwok-Choon is coming off four seasons of the Paramount+ series set a decade before Star Trek: The Original Series in the role of General Rhys. Discovery was renewed for a fifth season set to premiere in 2023.

EXCLUSIVE: Showmax’s next original drama will explore marital power structures in Ghana. The Billionaire’s Wife is a 10-part series set to launch next month (March 2). New episodes will stream every Thursday and represent Showmax’s increasing investment in Ghana.  The show marks the third Showmax Original-branded show from the country, following Shirley Frimpong-Manso drama ENO and docu-reality series My Perfect Funeral,

Jansen Panettiere, the younger brother of actress Hayden Panettiere who followed his sister into show business with appearances on Even Stevens, Blue’s Clues, Ice Age: The Meltdown and The Walking Dead, died Sunday in New York. He was 28. A rep for the actor confirmed the news but did not provide cause of death or

“I think we need to find a way to avoid the U.S. brainwash,” said Newen Connect CEO Rodolphe Buet at this morning’s Berlinale Series Adapting to the Market session. The head of the French distributor urged global buyers to stop “copying too much from the U.S. audience” as he cited research that showed the streamers