Debuting this fall, Magnolia Network will launch its all-new, family-friendly, unscripted content slate created for Max. From ambitious large-scale competitions to out-of-the-box social experiments, this premium content initiative for Max will be produced specifically for the whole household to watch and enjoy together, filled with elements of surprise, delight, and authenticity.
Executive produced by Chip and Joanna Gaines, the new series set to premiere this fall on Max include Roller Jam, Second Chance Stage, and Human vs. Hamster. In addition, the network unveiled its lineup of talent headlining these new series, including Jordin Sparks, Martina McBride, Taye Diggs, Johnny Weir, and more.
“We’re thrilled to launch this fun, ambitious and expansive unscripted slate on Max this fall,” said Allison Page, President of Magnolia Network.
“By leveraging our storytelling and production expertise for these imaginative formats, we aim to surprise and delight viewers of all ages and create opportunities for...
Executive produced by Chip and Joanna Gaines, the new series set to premiere this fall on Max include Roller Jam, Second Chance Stage, and Human vs. Hamster. In addition, the network unveiled its lineup of talent headlining these new series, including Jordin Sparks, Martina McBride, Taye Diggs, Johnny Weir, and more.
“We’re thrilled to launch this fun, ambitious and expansive unscripted slate on Max this fall,” said Allison Page, President of Magnolia Network.
“By leveraging our storytelling and production expertise for these imaginative formats, we aim to surprise and delight viewers of all ages and create opportunities for...
- 5/15/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Exclusive: Willy Wonka, the eccentric founder of the Wonka Chocolate Factory from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, has been played by Gene Wilder, Johnny Depp and Timothée Chalamet on the big screen.
He’s now set to come to the small-screen in a much different way.
Deadline understands that Netflix is preparing a reality competition series based on the Roald Dahl story. This comes after the streamer acquired the Roald Dahl Story Company in 2021.
The expansive project is the latest example of a burgeoning trend in the unscripted market in the U.S. – The Bake-Off.
We hear that Netflix went out to a number of production companies, believed to include American Idol producer Fremantle, Wall to Wall, the British production company behind Who Do You Think You Are?, Nobody’s Hero, the production company behind Netflix’s Bullsh*t: The Game Show and Snack vs. Chef, and The Garden, which was...
He’s now set to come to the small-screen in a much different way.
Deadline understands that Netflix is preparing a reality competition series based on the Roald Dahl story. This comes after the streamer acquired the Roald Dahl Story Company in 2021.
The expansive project is the latest example of a burgeoning trend in the unscripted market in the U.S. – The Bake-Off.
We hear that Netflix went out to a number of production companies, believed to include American Idol producer Fremantle, Wall to Wall, the British production company behind Who Do You Think You Are?, Nobody’s Hero, the production company behind Netflix’s Bullsh*t: The Game Show and Snack vs. Chef, and The Garden, which was...
- 5/9/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Spoke Studios, the Wheelhouse production company behind series including Netflix’s Buying Beverly Hills, is looking for a new boss after the departure of Pam Healey.
Healey has been President of the company for the last two and Deadline understands that she is moving on.
Spoke Studios is behind series including food show Secret Chef, social experiment Got To Get Out and reality series Love & WWE: Bianca & Montez at Hulu and King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch, which has been renewed for a second season at Netflix.
“We appreciate Pam’s contributions over the last two years. Wheelhouse’s deep bench of creative executives continue to drive our current wave of success with new sales and renewals. We are deeply engaged in the search for the long-term leader of our flagship prodco to join our exceptional team,” Wheelhouse CEO Brent Montgomery said.
It comes as Wheelhouse recently secured its first outside investment.
Healey has been President of the company for the last two and Deadline understands that she is moving on.
Spoke Studios is behind series including food show Secret Chef, social experiment Got To Get Out and reality series Love & WWE: Bianca & Montez at Hulu and King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch, which has been renewed for a second season at Netflix.
“We appreciate Pam’s contributions over the last two years. Wheelhouse’s deep bench of creative executives continue to drive our current wave of success with new sales and renewals. We are deeply engaged in the search for the long-term leader of our flagship prodco to join our exceptional team,” Wheelhouse CEO Brent Montgomery said.
It comes as Wheelhouse recently secured its first outside investment.
- 5/3/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
In 2021, Pointless fans had to come to terms with the fact that change is the only constant in this crazy, crazy world when the show’s co-creator and co-host Richard Osman left to pursue other career opportunities such as being an incredibly successful crime novelist, and taking the main seat on his own game show Richard Osman’s House of Games.
Good for Richard Osman, it all seems to be very going well for him. But for Pointless?
Taking its cue from satirical current affairs show Have I Got News For You?, which settled on a revolving carousel of guest hosts when its regular host Angus Deayton was forced to step down instead of plumping for a permanent chair, Pointless has welcomed a series of co-hosts in the past couple of years.
First up were Sally Lindsay, Stephen Mangan, Lauren Laverne, Alex Brooker, Konnie Huq and Ed Gamble. Next came Andi Oliver,...
Good for Richard Osman, it all seems to be very going well for him. But for Pointless?
Taking its cue from satirical current affairs show Have I Got News For You?, which settled on a revolving carousel of guest hosts when its regular host Angus Deayton was forced to step down instead of plumping for a permanent chair, Pointless has welcomed a series of co-hosts in the past couple of years.
First up were Sally Lindsay, Stephen Mangan, Lauren Laverne, Alex Brooker, Konnie Huq and Ed Gamble. Next came Andi Oliver,...
- 1/29/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Molly Shannon, who mined her Irish background to create delightful characters on Saturday Night Live and beyond, is the latest honoree to be announced for the 18th annual Oscar Wilde Awards.
The event, organized by the US-Ireland Alliance, celebrates the work of those from Ireland — and those with Irish roots, as in Shannon’s case — who contribute to film, television and music. It’s set for March 7, three days before the Academy Awards, at the Santa Monica home of Bad Robot, J.J. Abrams and Katie McGrath’s production company.
Shannon, who grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, joins previously announced honorees Pierce Brosnan (born in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland) and Oscar-winning VFX artist Richard Baneham (born in Dublin).
“Molly’s Irish American characters on Saturday Night Live — like Mary Katherine Gallagher and Sally O’Malley — are iconic,” Trina Vargo, founder of the US-Ireland Alliance, said in a statement.
“The impact...
The event, organized by the US-Ireland Alliance, celebrates the work of those from Ireland — and those with Irish roots, as in Shannon’s case — who contribute to film, television and music. It’s set for March 7, three days before the Academy Awards, at the Santa Monica home of Bad Robot, J.J. Abrams and Katie McGrath’s production company.
Shannon, who grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, joins previously announced honorees Pierce Brosnan (born in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland) and Oscar-winning VFX artist Richard Baneham (born in Dublin).
“Molly’s Irish American characters on Saturday Night Live — like Mary Katherine Gallagher and Sally O’Malley — are iconic,” Trina Vargo, founder of the US-Ireland Alliance, said in a statement.
“The impact...
- 1/25/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former Strictly Come Dancing star Len Goodman has died, aged 78.
The dance expert, who served as head judge on the hit BBC series from its launch in 2004 until 2016, had recently been admitted to a hospice in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, following a short illness. He is reported to have been diagnosed with bone cancer.
Tributes have poured in for Goodman after his agent announced the star’s death, stating: “It is with great sadness to announce that Len Goodman has passed away peacefully, aged 78.
“A much loved husband, father and grandfather who will be sorely missed by family, friends and all who knew him.”
As well as Strictly, Goodman was a judge on Dancing with the Stars, the US version of the competition from 2005 to 2022. He was replaced on Strictly after his 2016 departure by Shirley Ballas.
Tuesday (25 April) would have been Goodman’s 79th birthday.
The Woolwich-born TV personality was an aspiring footballer as a youngster,...
The dance expert, who served as head judge on the hit BBC series from its launch in 2004 until 2016, had recently been admitted to a hospice in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, following a short illness. He is reported to have been diagnosed with bone cancer.
Tributes have poured in for Goodman after his agent announced the star’s death, stating: “It is with great sadness to announce that Len Goodman has passed away peacefully, aged 78.
“A much loved husband, father and grandfather who will be sorely missed by family, friends and all who knew him.”
As well as Strictly, Goodman was a judge on Dancing with the Stars, the US version of the competition from 2005 to 2022. He was replaced on Strictly after his 2016 departure by Shirley Ballas.
Tuesday (25 April) would have been Goodman’s 79th birthday.
The Woolwich-born TV personality was an aspiring footballer as a youngster,...
- 4/24/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
This article contains spoilers for "Star Trek: Picard." It also contains references to domestic and child abuse, so reader discretion is advised.
Art often imitates life, but in the case of "Star Trek: Picard," that seems completely intentional. The series has completely blurred the lines between Jean-Luc Picard, the Starfleet officer who likes his Earl Grey hot, and Patrick Stewart, the British actor who has become a worldwide treasure. The series deals heavily with the idea of legacy, and the third season has dug into the concept even further as Picard reconciles the fact that he has a long-lost son, Jack Crusher (Ed Speelers). Picard had a difficult childhood and contentious relationship with his own father (as detailed in season 2 of "Picard"), and it's clear that the idea of fatherhood makes him uneasy as a result. Stewart has been honest about his own struggles in childhood as well, revealing that...
Art often imitates life, but in the case of "Star Trek: Picard," that seems completely intentional. The series has completely blurred the lines between Jean-Luc Picard, the Starfleet officer who likes his Earl Grey hot, and Patrick Stewart, the British actor who has become a worldwide treasure. The series deals heavily with the idea of legacy, and the third season has dug into the concept even further as Picard reconciles the fact that he has a long-lost son, Jack Crusher (Ed Speelers). Picard had a difficult childhood and contentious relationship with his own father (as detailed in season 2 of "Picard"), and it's clear that the idea of fatherhood makes him uneasy as a result. Stewart has been honest about his own struggles in childhood as well, revealing that...
- 3/9/2023
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
Vulture Watch
Sometimes, you can come home again. Has the Who Do You Think You Are? TV show been cancelled or renewed for a 12th season on NBC? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Who Do You Think You Are?, season 12. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
Airing on the NBC television network, the Who Do You Think You Are? TV show returns to the network after 10 years. Each week, a different celebrity guest goes on a poignant search to trace their family tree with the help of genealogists, historians, and experts. Together, they unlock past mysteries and unbelievable real-life stories across the world and...
Sometimes, you can come home again. Has the Who Do You Think You Are? TV show been cancelled or renewed for a 12th season on NBC? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Who Do You Think You Are?, season 12. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
Airing on the NBC television network, the Who Do You Think You Are? TV show returns to the network after 10 years. Each week, a different celebrity guest goes on a poignant search to trace their family tree with the help of genealogists, historians, and experts. Together, they unlock past mysteries and unbelievable real-life stories across the world and...
- 7/12/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Pose star Billy Porter got emotional on the season premiere of NBC‘s Who Do You Think You Are? as he uncovered some traumatic family secrets. During the episode, Porter talked with Ancestry Family Historian / Genealogist Nicka Sewell-Smith about what really happened to his great-grandfather, Thomas Henry Richardson. “I do remember hearing a story that my great-grandfather got shot in the back,” Porter recalled (via Yahoo). “That’s as far as the conversation went.” Sewell-Smith informed Porter that white newspapers at the time wrote stories “in a particular way” that differed from Black newspapers and showed him a report from the Pittsburgh Courier that identified that Porter’s great-grandfather was shot and killed by a police officer. The story revealed that the Emmy-winning actor’s great-grandfather was shot in the breast, not his back. “Investigation discloses fact that white police officer ‘with reputation for shooting’ killed Joseph Richardson in cold blood,...
- 7/11/2022
- TV Insider
After nearly 10 years, Who Do You Think You Are? is back on NBC, premiering on July 10 with six new episodes. The show from executive producers Lisa Kudrow and Dan Bucatinsky’s will this season feature Allison Janney, Zachary Levi, Nick Offerman, Billy Porter, Zachary Quinto, and Bradley Whitford as they go on poignant searches to trace their families trees with the help of genealogists, historians, and experts. The docuseries’ return comes as more and more people are becoming interested in exploring their ancestry and genealogy. Bucatinsky tells us why that is and previews what to expect. What do you think makes now the right time to bring back this series for viewers and for the celebrity guests? Dan Bucatinsky: We’ve been doing this show for 10 years now — we can’t quite believe it — but there’s a messaging in this show that I think happens that is sort of under the surface,...
- 7/8/2022
- TV Insider
A Ninja Warrior obstacle course is under consideration to become a new part of the Modern Pentathlon event at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
The Modern Pentathlon had been comprised of swimming, fencing, running and shooting and horse riding disciplines. But after Germany’s coach Kim Raisner was disqualified from the 2020 Tokyo Games for hitting a horse, Saint Boy, as she tried to assist pentathlete Annika Schleu ahead of a show jumping round, it was decided last November to drop riding from the event.
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The Modern Pentathlon had been comprised of swimming, fencing, running and shooting and horse riding disciplines. But after Germany’s coach Kim Raisner was disqualified from the 2020 Tokyo Games for hitting a horse, Saint Boy, as she tried to assist pentathlete Annika Schleu ahead of a show jumping round, it was decided last November to drop riding from the event.
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- 6/27/2022
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Summer is here, and the TV landscape is heating up. For those who’ve been waiting for something new on your screens, here is Deadline’s annual list of the season’s premiere dates for new and returning series. It covers more than 175 broadcast, cable and streaming programs debuting between June 15 and mid-September, ahead of Premiere Week. Please send any additions or adjustments to erik@deadline.com. We’ll update the list regularly as more dates are revealed.
TV Cancellations Photo Gallery: Shows Ending In 2022 & Beyond
June 16:
The Old Man (FX, new drama series)
Rutherford Falls (Peacock, Season 2)
Players (Paramount+, new comedy series)
The Dog House: UK
Impractical Jokers
Doug to the Rescue
June 17:
The Summer I Turned Pretty (Prime Video, new drama series)
Home (Apple TV+, Season 2)
The Lake
Gold Rush: Parker’s Trail...
TV Cancellations Photo Gallery: Shows Ending In 2022 & Beyond
June 16:
The Old Man (FX, new drama series)
Rutherford Falls (Peacock, Season 2)
Players (Paramount+, new comedy series)
The Dog House: UK
Impractical Jokers
Doug to the Rescue
June 17:
The Summer I Turned Pretty (Prime Video, new drama series)
Home (Apple TV+, Season 2)
The Lake
Gold Rush: Parker’s Trail...
- 6/11/2022
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Veteran unscripted producer and executive Pam Healey has been named president of Wheelhouse Entertainment’s flagship production company Spoke Studios.
Based in Los Angeles, the former Shed Media and High Noon executive will lead all creative efforts and growth strategies for the prodco. Among Spoke’s marquee projects are four Netflix series – including Hype House and the upcoming Goldin Auctions with Executive Producer Peyton Manning, as well as multiple series for Hulu, More Power for History, starring Tim Allen, and a slate of more than a dozen new series and projects.
Concurrently, Spoke Studios’ Will Nothacker, who has been key to development of the current slate, will return to his production roots in an expanded role as executive vice president of programming for Wheelhouse Entertainment, running the in-house production services and production management arm of the company. For Spoke Studios, Nothacker will work hand in hand with Healey; he...
Based in Los Angeles, the former Shed Media and High Noon executive will lead all creative efforts and growth strategies for the prodco. Among Spoke’s marquee projects are four Netflix series – including Hype House and the upcoming Goldin Auctions with Executive Producer Peyton Manning, as well as multiple series for Hulu, More Power for History, starring Tim Allen, and a slate of more than a dozen new series and projects.
Concurrently, Spoke Studios’ Will Nothacker, who has been key to development of the current slate, will return to his production roots in an expanded role as executive vice president of programming for Wheelhouse Entertainment, running the in-house production services and production management arm of the company. For Spoke Studios, Nothacker will work hand in hand with Healey; he...
- 6/2/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The peacock network has announced its plans for the 2022-23 broadcast season. Returning NBC shows include American Auto, The Blacklist, Capital One College Bowl, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago Pd, Dateline NBC, Grand Crew, La Brea, Law & Order, Law & Order: Organized Crime, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, New Amsterdam, Saturday Night Live, That's My Jam, The Voice, The Wall, and Young Rock.
New series include LA Fire and Rescue, Lopez vs. Lopez, Million Dollar Island, Night Court, Quantum Leap, and The Wheel.
Upcoming new and returning summer shows include American Ninja Warrior, America's Got Talent, Dancing with Myself, Password, and Who Do You Think You Are? (returns after seven seasons on TLC),Read More…...
New series include LA Fire and Rescue, Lopez vs. Lopez, Million Dollar Island, Night Court, Quantum Leap, and The Wheel.
Upcoming new and returning summer shows include American Ninja Warrior, America's Got Talent, Dancing with Myself, Password, and Who Do You Think You Are? (returns after seven seasons on TLC),Read More…...
- 5/17/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The future of high-profile unscripted NBC series including Amy Poehler’s Making It and Kristen Bell’s Family Game Fight! is up in the air as the network has indefinitely parked them.
Making It, Family Game Fight and AGT: Extreme did not make it into NBC’s schedule and it seems that they are the latest non-scripted series to neither be canceled or renewed – in a growing trend as highlighted by Fox earlier this morning as well as ABC with series such as Supermarket Sweep and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
It comes as the network has revealed that two of its other big unscripted series The Wheel and Million Dollar Island will launch in midseason.
Making It, which is co-hosted by Parks and Recreation stars Poehler and Nick Offerman, has run for three seasons on the network. The craft competition premiered in July 2018, its second season debuted in...
Making It, Family Game Fight and AGT: Extreme did not make it into NBC’s schedule and it seems that they are the latest non-scripted series to neither be canceled or renewed – in a growing trend as highlighted by Fox earlier this morning as well as ABC with series such as Supermarket Sweep and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
It comes as the network has revealed that two of its other big unscripted series The Wheel and Million Dollar Island will launch in midseason.
Making It, which is co-hosted by Parks and Recreation stars Poehler and Nick Offerman, has run for three seasons on the network. The craft competition premiered in July 2018, its second season debuted in...
- 5/16/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The peacock network is gearing up for summer and has announced premiere dates for four new and returning TV series -- America's Got Talent, American Ninja Warrior, Dancing with Myself, and Who Do You Think You Are?.
The latter show aired for three seasons on NBC before being cancelled in 2012. It was revived by TLC in 2013 and ran on the cable channel until 2018. It was announced in 2019 that the show would be coming back to NBC but, the return was delayed by the pandemic.
Here's more information from the network:
NBC Sets Summer Lineup With Big Stars And High Stakes
All-New Programming Kicks Off Week of May 31 with "America's Got Talent" and New Series "Dancing with...
The latter show aired for three seasons on NBC before being cancelled in 2012. It was revived by TLC in 2013 and ran on the cable channel until 2018. It was announced in 2019 that the show would be coming back to NBC but, the return was delayed by the pandemic.
Here's more information from the network:
NBC Sets Summer Lineup With Big Stars And High Stakes
All-New Programming Kicks Off Week of May 31 with "America's Got Talent" and New Series "Dancing with...
- 4/1/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
“Black Bird,” a limited series starring Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser, will premiere on Apple TV Plus this July 8, the streamer announced Thursday.
Based on James Keene and Hillel Levin’s true crime memoir “In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption,” “Black Bird” stars Egerton as Keene, a police officer’s son who is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison for drug dealing. While serving his sentence, he is offered a chance for early parole, on the condition that he move to a prison for the criminally insane and befriend serial killer Larry Hall (Hauser). Keene reluctantly agrees to the unusual case, and develops a complicated relationship with Hall as he attempts to discover the truth behind the murders the convict is suspected of committing. In addition to Egerton and Hauser, the series also stars Sepideh Moafi, Greg Kinnear and Ray Liotta.
Based on James Keene and Hillel Levin’s true crime memoir “In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption,” “Black Bird” stars Egerton as Keene, a police officer’s son who is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison for drug dealing. While serving his sentence, he is offered a chance for early parole, on the condition that he move to a prison for the criminally insane and befriend serial killer Larry Hall (Hauser). Keene reluctantly agrees to the unusual case, and develops a complicated relationship with Hall as he attempts to discover the truth behind the murders the convict is suspected of committing. In addition to Egerton and Hauser, the series also stars Sepideh Moafi, Greg Kinnear and Ray Liotta.
- 3/31/2022
- by Wilson Chapman and Sasha Urban
- Variety Film + TV
NBC announced its roster of upcoming summer programs on March 31. Among the list is the return of beloved reality competition shows like America’s Got Talent Season 17 and the series premiere of Dancing with Myself, plus a star-studded list of appearances for the next season of Who Do You Think You Are?, marking its return to NBC. “With a proven track record of winning for 11 consecutive years, NBC once again delivers an upcoming lineup of mega summer premieres,” the network said in a statement. “Big stars, high-stakes competition and an Emmy Award-winning series make NBC the must-watch destination for the whole family.” Here, check out the shows that will dominate NBC’s summer programming (all of which will be available for next-day streaming on Peacock) and their premiere dates. America’s Got Talent Season 17 This is Not a drill! #AGT returns May 31 on @nbc! pic.twitter.com/j1CceT5BNk — America’s...
- 3/31/2022
- TV Insider
NBC is making its summer reality plans. The network today set premiere dates for a quartet of unscripted series: America’s Got Talent, American Ninja Warrior, the NBC return of Who Do You Think You Are? after a decade and the new competition show Dancing with Myself.
Season 17 of summer juggernaut America’s Got Talent will launch from 8-10 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, followed by the series premiere of Dancing with Myself, a competition whose dance creators include Nick Jonas and Shakira. Jonas replaced the originally announced Shaquille O’Neal a couple of weeks ago.
American Ninja Warrior returns for Season 14 with a two-hour premiere starting at 8 p.m. Monday, June 6. Hosts Matt Iseman, Akbar Gbajabiamila and Zuri Hall are back to call the early-round action from San Antonio and Los Angeles ahead of the national finals in Las Vegas.
Sunday, July 10, will mark the network return of ancestral-genealogical series Who Do You Think You Are?,...
Season 17 of summer juggernaut America’s Got Talent will launch from 8-10 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, followed by the series premiere of Dancing with Myself, a competition whose dance creators include Nick Jonas and Shakira. Jonas replaced the originally announced Shaquille O’Neal a couple of weeks ago.
American Ninja Warrior returns for Season 14 with a two-hour premiere starting at 8 p.m. Monday, June 6. Hosts Matt Iseman, Akbar Gbajabiamila and Zuri Hall are back to call the early-round action from San Antonio and Los Angeles ahead of the national finals in Las Vegas.
Sunday, July 10, will mark the network return of ancestral-genealogical series Who Do You Think You Are?,...
- 3/31/2022
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Streaming
Krishna D.K. and Raj Nidimoru, best known for hit Amazon Prime Video India series “The Family Man,” are partnering with Netflix on series “Guns & Gulaabs” under their D2R Films banner. “The series is set to uniquely blend the romance of the 90s with a crime thriller while effortlessly lacing it in humor,” according to Netflix. The series is created, directed and produced by Krishna and Nidimoru, who also write alongside Suman Kumar and Sumit Arora.
Krishna and Nidimoru said: “Last year, we had a great outing on Netflix with our indie gem, ‘Cinema Bandi.’ And now we look forward to a larger collaboration on our first Netflix series, ‘Guns & Gulaabs.’ We are especially thrilled to roll out this wicked genre mash with some of the finest cast and crew from our country.”
Tanya Bami, series head, Netflix India, said: “Bringing their unique storytelling style to Netflix, Raj & Dk blend romance,...
Krishna D.K. and Raj Nidimoru, best known for hit Amazon Prime Video India series “The Family Man,” are partnering with Netflix on series “Guns & Gulaabs” under their D2R Films banner. “The series is set to uniquely blend the romance of the 90s with a crime thriller while effortlessly lacing it in humor,” according to Netflix. The series is created, directed and produced by Krishna and Nidimoru, who also write alongside Suman Kumar and Sumit Arora.
Krishna and Nidimoru said: “Last year, we had a great outing on Netflix with our indie gem, ‘Cinema Bandi.’ And now we look forward to a larger collaboration on our first Netflix series, ‘Guns & Gulaabs.’ We are especially thrilled to roll out this wicked genre mash with some of the finest cast and crew from our country.”
Tanya Bami, series head, Netflix India, said: “Bringing their unique storytelling style to Netflix, Raj & Dk blend romance,...
- 1/31/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Compensation
Visual effects and animation studio Dneg, whose credits include “Dune” and “No Time to Die,” will pay enhanced overtime to its U.K. employees.
From October, Dneg will pay overtime at 1.5x rate to all U.K. staff in non-management positions for all incremental time that they are asked to work beyond the standard 40-hour week. The move will bring Dneg’s U.K. overtime policy in line with its studios in North America and applies across its film and episodic visual effects, Dneg Animation and ReDefine operations, including its artist, production, technology and support teams.
The decision is a departure from the existing U.K. industry norm, where employees are compensated for overtime with paid time off after a project is completed.
Dneg has won multiple awards over the years. In 2021 alone, the company won the visual effects BAFTA and Oscar for Christopher Nolan‘s “Tenet.”
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Visual effects and animation studio Dneg, whose credits include “Dune” and “No Time to Die,” will pay enhanced overtime to its U.K. employees.
From October, Dneg will pay overtime at 1.5x rate to all U.K. staff in non-management positions for all incremental time that they are asked to work beyond the standard 40-hour week. The move will bring Dneg’s U.K. overtime policy in line with its studios in North America and applies across its film and episodic visual effects, Dneg Animation and ReDefine operations, including its artist, production, technology and support teams.
The decision is a departure from the existing U.K. industry norm, where employees are compensated for overtime with paid time off after a project is completed.
Dneg has won multiple awards over the years. In 2021 alone, the company won the visual effects BAFTA and Oscar for Christopher Nolan‘s “Tenet.”
Novator Capital Advisers...
- 9/13/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Based on the graphic novel, Samurai Shirô, by Danilo Beyrouth, Yakuza Princess is like a bloody, violent, no holds barred episode of NBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? as the film follows a young woman on her journey to discover family truths. A film about loss, with themes of identity and belonging, and in a stylish, thrilling, and mysterious neo-noir package with strong elements from the jidaigeki genre and samurai history, Vicente Amorim’s Yakuza Princess treads in the footsteps of a dark legacy.
A home sits beneath the hills as a flag burns ahead. A family is met with bullets and steel, a dynasty of crime in Osaka is believed to be destroyed. But in present-day São Paulo, the family’s sole survivor embodies its fighting spirit as she trains in Kendo, a traditional Japanese martial art derived from the fighting methods of samurai. Akemi (singer-songwriter Masumi...
A home sits beneath the hills as a flag burns ahead. A family is met with bullets and steel, a dynasty of crime in Osaka is believed to be destroyed. But in present-day São Paulo, the family’s sole survivor embodies its fighting spirit as she trains in Kendo, a traditional Japanese martial art derived from the fighting methods of samurai. Akemi (singer-songwriter Masumi...
- 8/19/2021
- by Sara Clements
- DailyDead
Sbs head of entertainment and food Susie Jones is set to join Netflix Anz as a creative executive, becoming the fifth member of the streamer’s local content team.
Jones will work across scripted and unscripted as part of the newly created role, which will begin in September.
She joined Sbs in 2016 as commissioning editor for documentaries, and has since been involved in screening multiple seasons of Who Do You Think You Are? , The Ghan, Secrets of Our Cities, Addicted Australia, See What You Made Me Do, and Every Family Has a Secret.
Prior to that, Jones oversaw the development at Matchbox Pictures. She has also worked in the UK at the BBC, and spent more than 15 years spent as a freelance director and producer for a range of content across Sbs, ABC, Network Ten, Nine, Seven Network, and the Discovery Channel.
Her appointment at Netflix comes almost exactly a...
Jones will work across scripted and unscripted as part of the newly created role, which will begin in September.
She joined Sbs in 2016 as commissioning editor for documentaries, and has since been involved in screening multiple seasons of Who Do You Think You Are? , The Ghan, Secrets of Our Cities, Addicted Australia, See What You Made Me Do, and Every Family Has a Secret.
Prior to that, Jones oversaw the development at Matchbox Pictures. She has also worked in the UK at the BBC, and spent more than 15 years spent as a freelance director and producer for a range of content across Sbs, ABC, Network Ten, Nine, Seven Network, and the Discovery Channel.
Her appointment at Netflix comes almost exactly a...
- 7/21/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia has appointed Alex West as head of documentary, following the departure of Bernadine Lim earlier this year.
West brings over 25 years of screen experience to the role, having worked as a documentary producer, filmmaker, writer, and director, as well as in screen agency investment program management.
He has previously directed projects in partnership with the BBC, ABC, Seven Network, Sbs, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, and Channel 4.
He will oversee the documentary unit at Screen Australia from July 5, reporting to head of content, Sally Caplan.
West said he was “particularly honoured and excited” to be joining the Screen Australia’s documentary team in the current climate.
“More than ever documentaries and factual programs play a crucial role revealing important truths and knowledge about our lives, society, and culture past, present, and future,” he said.
“I am looking forward to getting started working with filmmakers and producers all across...
West brings over 25 years of screen experience to the role, having worked as a documentary producer, filmmaker, writer, and director, as well as in screen agency investment program management.
He has previously directed projects in partnership with the BBC, ABC, Seven Network, Sbs, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, and Channel 4.
He will oversee the documentary unit at Screen Australia from July 5, reporting to head of content, Sally Caplan.
West said he was “particularly honoured and excited” to be joining the Screen Australia’s documentary team in the current climate.
“More than ever documentaries and factual programs play a crucial role revealing important truths and knowledge about our lives, society, and culture past, present, and future,” he said.
“I am looking forward to getting started working with filmmakers and producers all across...
- 6/15/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
The peacock network has announced its plans for the 2021-22 broadcast season. Returning NBC shows include The Blacklist, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago Pd, Dateline NBC, Kenan, Law & Order: Organized Crime, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Making It, Mr. Mayor, New Amsterdam, Saturday Night Live, This Is Us, The Voice, Who Do You Think You Are? (returns after seven seasons on TLC), and Young Rock
New series will include spin-off AGT: Extreme, American Auto, American Song Contest, Grand Crew, Home Sweet Home, La Brea, LA Fire and Rescue, Law & Order: For the Defense, Ordinary Joe, That's My Jam, The Thing About Pam, and The Wheel.
The fates of shows like Debris, Ellen's Game of Games, Good Girls, Manifest, and Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist have yet to be decided. Read More…...
New series will include spin-off AGT: Extreme, American Auto, American Song Contest, Grand Crew, Home Sweet Home, La Brea, LA Fire and Rescue, Law & Order: For the Defense, Ordinary Joe, That's My Jam, The Thing About Pam, and The Wheel.
The fates of shows like Debris, Ellen's Game of Games, Good Girls, Manifest, and Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist have yet to be decided. Read More…...
- 5/15/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Eight of Australia’s most celebrated personalities from the world of music, politics, stage, television and film join the new season of Who Do You Think You Are? when it returns to Sbs on Tuesday 8 June at 7.30pm.
Celia Pacquola, Malcolm Turnbull, Denise Drysdale, Jeff Fatt (The Wiggles) and Uncle Jack Charles join the cast of the genealogy series, which takes personalities on a revealing journey into their past, sharing their emotion and surprise as they uncover stories at the heart of their family history. The 12th season also features Grant Denyer, Chris Bath and Natalie Bassingthwaighte.
Who Do You Think You Are? is produced by Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia for Sbs.
The post ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ (Season 12 Trailer) appeared first on If Magazine.
Celia Pacquola, Malcolm Turnbull, Denise Drysdale, Jeff Fatt (The Wiggles) and Uncle Jack Charles join the cast of the genealogy series, which takes personalities on a revealing journey into their past, sharing their emotion and surprise as they uncover stories at the heart of their family history. The 12th season also features Grant Denyer, Chris Bath and Natalie Bassingthwaighte.
Who Do You Think You Are? is produced by Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia for Sbs.
The post ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ (Season 12 Trailer) appeared first on If Magazine.
- 5/14/2021
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Paris Hilton Launches Production Company, Signs Overall Deal With Warner Bros. Unscripted Television
Paris Hilton is getting into business with Warner Bros. Unscripted Television, signing an exclusive two-year overall deal with the studio. Under the pact, Hilton will develop, executive produce and star in original unscripted television programming on behalf of the studio. Veteran media executive Bruce Gersh will executive produce all projects alongside Hilton under their new production banner Slivington Manor Entertainment, which will develop long-form content for television, streaming services, and emerging platforms. A production company executive will be added to oversee creative strategy and development. Hilton told Deadline last year at the Winter TCA press tour that she was considering launching her own television production company, and that has now become a reality.
The deal reunites former The Simple Life star Hilton with Mike Darnell, President of Warner Bros. Unscripted Television. Darnell worked with Hilton when he was president of Alternative Entertainment at Fox, which aired The Simple Life. The...
The deal reunites former The Simple Life star Hilton with Mike Darnell, President of Warner Bros. Unscripted Television. Darnell worked with Hilton when he was president of Alternative Entertainment at Fox, which aired The Simple Life. The...
- 3/18/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Unhcr, the Un Refugee Agency, announces today, International Women’s Day, that the British TV and radio broadcaster Anita Rani has become its latest Goodwill Ambassador.
Anita has worked passionately to highlight the plight of the forcibly displaced, having supported the organisation since 2017.
“The plight of refugees is really close to my heart,” Anita said. “People everywhere are reeling from the pandemic, but imagine facing Covid when you’ve been forcibly displaced and don’t have a place to call home. Conditions for refugees are deteriorating and their numbers are rising; globally, there are over 80 million people displaced by conflict and persecution. I’m humbled to be able to do whatever I can to make sure they are not forgotten.”
Anita’s previous work with Unhcr included travelling to Kyrgyzstan in 2019 to meet the laureate for the Unhcr Nansen Refugee Award Azizbek Ashurov, a lawyer, whose work supported the efforts...
Anita has worked passionately to highlight the plight of the forcibly displaced, having supported the organisation since 2017.
“The plight of refugees is really close to my heart,” Anita said. “People everywhere are reeling from the pandemic, but imagine facing Covid when you’ve been forcibly displaced and don’t have a place to call home. Conditions for refugees are deteriorating and their numbers are rising; globally, there are over 80 million people displaced by conflict and persecution. I’m humbled to be able to do whatever I can to make sure they are not forgotten.”
Anita’s previous work with Unhcr included travelling to Kyrgyzstan in 2019 to meet the laureate for the Unhcr Nansen Refugee Award Azizbek Ashurov, a lawyer, whose work supported the efforts...
- 3/8/2021
- Look to the Stars
Exclusive: Dan Bucatinsky is returning to ABC’s Thursday lineup.
The actor, who won an Emmy for his recurring role on Tgit drama Scandal, has joined the cast of ABC’s new Katey Sagal-starring series Rebel, which earlier today was slotted in the Thursday 10 Pm slot starting April 8. He is coming off a series regular role on another ABC series, The Baker and the Beauty.
Created by Krista Vernoff inspired by the life of Erin Brockovich today, Rebel centers on Annie “Rebel” Bello (Sagal), a blue-collar legal advocate without a law degree. She’s a funny, messy, brilliant and fearless woman who cares desperately about the causes she fights for and the people she loves. When Rebel applies herself to a fight she believes in, she will win at almost any cost.
Bucatinsky will play Jason Erickson, an edgy, somewhat bitter university professor who Rebel (Sagal) seeks out to enlist his help.
The actor, who won an Emmy for his recurring role on Tgit drama Scandal, has joined the cast of ABC’s new Katey Sagal-starring series Rebel, which earlier today was slotted in the Thursday 10 Pm slot starting April 8. He is coming off a series regular role on another ABC series, The Baker and the Beauty.
Created by Krista Vernoff inspired by the life of Erin Brockovich today, Rebel centers on Annie “Rebel” Bello (Sagal), a blue-collar legal advocate without a law degree. She’s a funny, messy, brilliant and fearless woman who cares desperately about the causes she fights for and the people she loves. When Rebel applies herself to a fight she believes in, she will win at almost any cost.
Bucatinsky will play Jason Erickson, an edgy, somewhat bitter university professor who Rebel (Sagal) seeks out to enlist his help.
- 1/25/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
PR and marketing veteran Blake Bryant has been named Head of Communications for Warner Bros. Global Brands and Experiences.
He will report to Pam Lifford, President, Global Brands and Experiences and Johanna Fuentes, Head of Global Communications, Warner Media Studios and Networks Group. He’ll be based in Los Angeles.
Bryant will oversee external and internal communications for Global Brands and Experiences, DC, Warner Bros. Consumer Products, Themed Entertainment and the Global Franchise group. He’ll manage the teams responsible for consumer publicity, while also serving as lead on executive, business and strategic communications. He’ll also work with the various publicity teams across the Studios and Networks Group on all franchise-related communications.
Prior to joining Wbgbe, Bryant was SVP, Worldwide Marketing and Publicity, Warner Bros. Unscripted Television, with responsibility for all program publicity, marketing, brand management, media strategy, crisis communications and advertising creative for all programming produced by Warner Bros. Television...
He will report to Pam Lifford, President, Global Brands and Experiences and Johanna Fuentes, Head of Global Communications, Warner Media Studios and Networks Group. He’ll be based in Los Angeles.
Bryant will oversee external and internal communications for Global Brands and Experiences, DC, Warner Bros. Consumer Products, Themed Entertainment and the Global Franchise group. He’ll manage the teams responsible for consumer publicity, while also serving as lead on executive, business and strategic communications. He’ll also work with the various publicity teams across the Studios and Networks Group on all franchise-related communications.
Prior to joining Wbgbe, Bryant was SVP, Worldwide Marketing and Publicity, Warner Bros. Unscripted Television, with responsibility for all program publicity, marketing, brand management, media strategy, crisis communications and advertising creative for all programming produced by Warner Bros. Television...
- 1/22/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s Global Bulletin, Netflix, HBO and Dazn all announce new Spanish originals, Disney Plus orders a nature series from Warner Bros. International Television’s Wall to Wall in the U.K., Beta Film sells “Lois van Beethoven” around the world, the BBC opens applications for its Assistant Producer Accelerator Program and Channel 4 reveals record growth among young audiences.
Series
Netflix Spain has announced a new original series, “Tú no eres especial” (You Aren’t Special), from local producers Oria Films (“No tengas miedo”).
The series is created by Estíbaliz Burgaleta, script coordinator for the Movistar Plus Spanish remake of “Skam,” and will be executive produced by Oria Films co-founder Puy Oria. “Tú no eres especial” will film in the autonomous community of Navarre, which has become a hotbed of production activity over the past three years thanks to highly competitive rebates and tax credits.
Set in the fictional town of Salavarría,...
Series
Netflix Spain has announced a new original series, “Tú no eres especial” (You Aren’t Special), from local producers Oria Films (“No tengas miedo”).
The series is created by Estíbaliz Burgaleta, script coordinator for the Movistar Plus Spanish remake of “Skam,” and will be executive produced by Oria Films co-founder Puy Oria. “Tú no eres especial” will film in the autonomous community of Navarre, which has become a hotbed of production activity over the past three years thanks to highly competitive rebates and tax credits.
Set in the fictional town of Salavarría,...
- 12/21/2020
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Disney+ is stepping up its push into UK-produced originals with another ambitious natural history show — this time from Warner Bros International Television Production outfit Wall To Wall.
Deadline hears that the producer behind Apple’s Becoming You and Who Do You Think You Are? is making Growing Up Animal for the streamer, which will tell the story of iconic baby animals from their time in the womb to their first steps towards independence.
The six-part series, which comes to Disney+ via Nat Geo, will deliver next year and is shooting all over the world, including in Africa and Canada. Each episode will follow the journey of a different animal and its mother, spotlighting their unique characteristics and tenacity.
Disney declined to comment on Growing Up Animal, but it represents its latest UK original after Blink Films made Meet The Chimps for the streamer earlier this year. Deadline understands that...
Deadline hears that the producer behind Apple’s Becoming You and Who Do You Think You Are? is making Growing Up Animal for the streamer, which will tell the story of iconic baby animals from their time in the womb to their first steps towards independence.
The six-part series, which comes to Disney+ via Nat Geo, will deliver next year and is shooting all over the world, including in Africa and Canada. Each episode will follow the journey of a different animal and its mother, spotlighting their unique characteristics and tenacity.
Disney declined to comment on Growing Up Animal, but it represents its latest UK original after Blink Films made Meet The Chimps for the streamer earlier this year. Deadline understands that...
- 12/21/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Foxtel has backed the development of drama The Twelve, which follows a murder trial from the perspective of the jurors, to be produced by Warner Bros. Television International Australia and Liz Watts’ new venture Spirit Pictures.
Based on the Flemish-language Belgian series of the same name (De Twaalf), the 10-parter will follow the 12 ordinary people selected for jury duty in a murder trial in which a woman stands accused of killing a child.
Per the synopsis, the jurors bring their own baggage and myriad perspectives to the court room, ultimately showing “the fragility and imbalances of the law, and the chaotic and flawed way we attempt to determine justice in our society.”
The series marks WB’s first move into TV drama in Australia, after factual and entertainment fare such as Who Do You Think You Are?, Dancing with the Stars, The Bachelor and The Masked Singer.
The Twelve also...
Based on the Flemish-language Belgian series of the same name (De Twaalf), the 10-parter will follow the 12 ordinary people selected for jury duty in a murder trial in which a woman stands accused of killing a child.
Per the synopsis, the jurors bring their own baggage and myriad perspectives to the court room, ultimately showing “the fragility and imbalances of the law, and the chaotic and flawed way we attempt to determine justice in our society.”
The series marks WB’s first move into TV drama in Australia, after factual and entertainment fare such as Who Do You Think You Are?, Dancing with the Stars, The Bachelor and The Masked Singer.
The Twelve also...
- 11/30/2020
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: Game Of Thrones and Project Blue Book actor Aidan Gillen is to front an ambitious genre-bending dramatized documentary series for Discovery’s Science Channel in which he plays a detective examining dangerous phenomena in the universe.
Deadline understands that the six-part series is being produced by Warner Bros-owned UK production company Wall To Wall and has been shooting across the U.S. during the coronavirus pandemic. Filming is still underway, though post-production has begun on the show.
Sources said that Gillen will feature as a Raymond Chandler-style detective who hunts down existential threats to humanity in a specialist factual series with a graphic novel-like twist. The project is working titled Killers Of The Cosmos.
Discovery declined to comment on Killers Of The Cosmos, but it is likely to premiere the show next year.
Wall To Wall continues to make serious inroads with U.S. broadcasters and streamers. The company,...
Deadline understands that the six-part series is being produced by Warner Bros-owned UK production company Wall To Wall and has been shooting across the U.S. during the coronavirus pandemic. Filming is still underway, though post-production has begun on the show.
Sources said that Gillen will feature as a Raymond Chandler-style detective who hunts down existential threats to humanity in a specialist factual series with a graphic novel-like twist. The project is working titled Killers Of The Cosmos.
Discovery declined to comment on Killers Of The Cosmos, but it is likely to premiere the show next year.
Wall To Wall continues to make serious inroads with U.S. broadcasters and streamers. The company,...
- 11/20/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Jodie Whittaker, David Walliams, Liz Carr and Ruth Jones are the participants in the latest iteration of long-running BBC genealogy show “Who Do You Think You Are?” that returns in October.
Produced by Warner Bros Television Production U.K.’s Wall to Wall Media, the two-time BAFTA-winning format follows U.K. celebrities who unravel their family histories. This edition, down to four parts from the usual eight, features actors.
Jodie Whittaker (“Doctor Who”) learns the reality behind a family myth surrounding her great uncle’s sacrifice in WWI while unearthing some uncomfortable truths about her great-great grandfather in Yorkshire. David Walliams (“Little Britain”) uncovers a relative’s traumatic experience during WWI and learns that entertaining runs in the family.
“Silent Witness” actor and activist Liz Carr investigates an ancestor’s role in an attempted murder, while “Gavin and Stacey” co-creator and star Ruth Jones unearths a family connection to the...
Produced by Warner Bros Television Production U.K.’s Wall to Wall Media, the two-time BAFTA-winning format follows U.K. celebrities who unravel their family histories. This edition, down to four parts from the usual eight, features actors.
Jodie Whittaker (“Doctor Who”) learns the reality behind a family myth surrounding her great uncle’s sacrifice in WWI while unearthing some uncomfortable truths about her great-great grandfather in Yorkshire. David Walliams (“Little Britain”) uncovers a relative’s traumatic experience during WWI and learns that entertaining runs in the family.
“Silent Witness” actor and activist Liz Carr investigates an ancestor’s role in an attempted murder, while “Gavin and Stacey” co-creator and star Ruth Jones unearths a family connection to the...
- 9/23/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Star Trek star Gates McFadden is no stranger to exploring new planets and galaxies as Dr. Beverly Crusher, but set to host the Nacelle Company’s Who Do You Thin You Are?, McFadden starts a new venture into the podcast realm.
“Pantomime takes too much energy, so I asked if we could use mics,” said Gates McFadden.
The McFadden-fronted podcast will be the first one from the Nacelle Company and serves as a stepping stone for its NacelleCast Studios, the company’s neighboring podcast studio in Burbank. The new podcast studio will serve as the main production space for all NacelleCast productions.
The Nacelle Company has created a number of pop history-focused titles including Netflix’s The Movies That Made Us, The Toys That Made Us and the CW’s Discontinued. Branching into the podcast space is a step in the company’s efforts to broaden its reach of pop history-focused content.
“Pantomime takes too much energy, so I asked if we could use mics,” said Gates McFadden.
The McFadden-fronted podcast will be the first one from the Nacelle Company and serves as a stepping stone for its NacelleCast Studios, the company’s neighboring podcast studio in Burbank. The new podcast studio will serve as the main production space for all NacelleCast productions.
The Nacelle Company has created a number of pop history-focused titles including Netflix’s The Movies That Made Us, The Toys That Made Us and the CW’s Discontinued. Branching into the podcast space is a step in the company’s efforts to broaden its reach of pop history-focused content.
- 9/15/2020
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
While many scripted originals are being held until 2021, NBC has announced premiere dates for some of its biggest dramas.
Let's just say these premieres are sooner than some expected.
This Is Us is geting a two-hour premiere Tuesday, November 10.
The juggernaut does not have a firm filming date, but it's sure to be in the coming weeks to make sure it can meet the premiere date.
Chicago Med, Fire, and P.D. will make their triumphant returns Wednesday, November 11.
Olivia Benson and her team will solve some more crimes when Law & Order: Svu Returns Thursday, November 12.
The Blacklist will continue to thrill audiences when it finally returns Friday, November 13.
The network previously announced that Canadian import Transplant would debut Tuesday, September 1 in the 10/9c.
Ellen's Game of Games will return to the air in October, while the delayed The Voice will get a premiere Monday, October 19.
American Ninja Warrior...
Let's just say these premieres are sooner than some expected.
This Is Us is geting a two-hour premiere Tuesday, November 10.
The juggernaut does not have a firm filming date, but it's sure to be in the coming weeks to make sure it can meet the premiere date.
Chicago Med, Fire, and P.D. will make their triumphant returns Wednesday, November 11.
Olivia Benson and her team will solve some more crimes when Law & Order: Svu Returns Thursday, November 12.
The Blacklist will continue to thrill audiences when it finally returns Friday, November 13.
The network previously announced that Canadian import Transplant would debut Tuesday, September 1 in the 10/9c.
Ellen's Game of Games will return to the air in October, while the delayed The Voice will get a premiere Monday, October 19.
American Ninja Warrior...
- 8/28/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
NBC is the latest broadcast network, which had announced a regular fall 2020 schedule, to make lineup changes as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ground the majority of new and returning TV series.
The peacock network is planning on returning scripted series to start rolling out in late October. NBC’s reworked fall 2020 lineup includes seven returning scripted series, that are yet to start production on their new seasons, comedy Superstore, slated to premiere Oct. 22, and five dramas scheduled for a November bow, led by flagship This Is Us, which would open its fifth season with a two-hour premiere on Nov. 10.
Also slated to return the second week of November, following the Presidential election, are the three Chicago dramas (Nov. 11), Law & Order: Svu (Nov. 12) and The Blacklist (Nov. 13).
Fall Premiere Dates 2020: Here’s What’s Coming As Production Slowly Starts To Ramp Up Amid Pandemic
All premiere dates have...
The peacock network is planning on returning scripted series to start rolling out in late October. NBC’s reworked fall 2020 lineup includes seven returning scripted series, that are yet to start production on their new seasons, comedy Superstore, slated to premiere Oct. 22, and five dramas scheduled for a November bow, led by flagship This Is Us, which would open its fifth season with a two-hour premiere on Nov. 10.
Also slated to return the second week of November, following the Presidential election, are the three Chicago dramas (Nov. 11), Law & Order: Svu (Nov. 12) and The Blacklist (Nov. 13).
Fall Premiere Dates 2020: Here’s What’s Coming As Production Slowly Starts To Ramp Up Amid Pandemic
All premiere dates have...
- 8/27/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
NBC has set fall premiere dates for some of it scripted series, with “This Is Us” and all three “Chicago” series to return in November.
NBC, like many of the other broadcast networks, will kick off its fall season with an unscripted- and import-heavy schedule next month as scripted series begin get back into production after delays caused by the pandemic.
Jane Lynch’s reboot of “Weakest Link” will premiere on Monday, Sept. 28, following the premiere of the Canadian medical drama “Transplant” and the return of “American Ninja Warrior” earlier in the month.
Also Read: ABC Sets Fall Premiere Dates for 'The Bachelorette,' 'Supermarket Sweep,' Other Unscripted Series
The first scripted series to debut will be Martin Gero’s quarantine video chat comedy “Connecting …” on Thursday, Oct. 1. That will be followed by the returns of “Ellen’s Game of Games” on Tuesday, Oct. 6, “The Voice” on Monday,...
NBC, like many of the other broadcast networks, will kick off its fall season with an unscripted- and import-heavy schedule next month as scripted series begin get back into production after delays caused by the pandemic.
Jane Lynch’s reboot of “Weakest Link” will premiere on Monday, Sept. 28, following the premiere of the Canadian medical drama “Transplant” and the return of “American Ninja Warrior” earlier in the month.
Also Read: ABC Sets Fall Premiere Dates for 'The Bachelorette,' 'Supermarket Sweep,' Other Unscripted Series
The first scripted series to debut will be Martin Gero’s quarantine video chat comedy “Connecting …” on Thursday, Oct. 1. That will be followed by the returns of “Ellen’s Game of Games” on Tuesday, Oct. 6, “The Voice” on Monday,...
- 8/27/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
NBC, hot on the heels of CBS and ABC doing same, has released its own Fall TV premiere plan, and it includes actual, autumnal return dates for This Is Us, each and every #OneChicago, and Superstore.
Also locked in — or as “locked in” as anything can be mid-pandemic — for fall are The Voice, Svu and Blacklist; the new, socially distanced comedy Connecting; and the Jane Lynch-hosted Weakest Link.
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Also locked in — or as “locked in” as anything can be mid-pandemic — for fall are The Voice, Svu and Blacklist; the new, socially distanced comedy Connecting; and the Jane Lynch-hosted Weakest Link.
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- 8/27/2020
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Two former producers from NBC’s “The Apprentice” are helping plan the 2020 Republican National Convention.
According to The New York Times, Sadoux Kim and Chuck Labella are both former “Apprentice” producers who have joined the team planning the Rnc for next week.
The two producers have consulted on the video production for the convention, the use of both live speeches and pre-taped videos and its focus on non-politicians, according to Politico. “The goal was to make it a gripping TV show,” Politico reports.
Kim served as a longtime deputy to “Apprentice” creator Mark Burnett and is credited as a co-executive producer on one episode on iMDb. Kim also once served as a judge at the Miss Universe pageant when Trump owned it, and he is now a lead consultant for the Rnc, according to The New York Times.
Labella is a former NBC entertainment executive and worked as a producer...
According to The New York Times, Sadoux Kim and Chuck Labella are both former “Apprentice” producers who have joined the team planning the Rnc for next week.
The two producers have consulted on the video production for the convention, the use of both live speeches and pre-taped videos and its focus on non-politicians, according to Politico. “The goal was to make it a gripping TV show,” Politico reports.
Kim served as a longtime deputy to “Apprentice” creator Mark Burnett and is credited as a co-executive producer on one episode on iMDb. Kim also once served as a judge at the Miss Universe pageant when Trump owned it, and he is now a lead consultant for the Rnc, according to The New York Times.
Labella is a former NBC entertainment executive and worked as a producer...
- 8/23/2020
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Channel 4 commissioner Fatima Salaria is joining the production ranks, moving to Fremantle-backed “Indian Summer School” producer Naked as managing director.
Salaria takes over for former Naked CEO Simon Andreae, who was recently appointed CEO of Fremantle U.K. Her role will be both creative and commercial, and she will work closely with creative director Tom O’Brien and COO Susie Dark.
Salaria most recently served as head of specialist factual for Channel 4 — a department whose wide-ranging credits include everything from “Sas: Who Dares Wins” to award-wining documentaries “100 Vaginas” and “Three Identical Strangers.”
The commissioner supervised hit series “My Grandparents War” and “Putin: A Russian Spy Story,” greenlit specials including “Ramadan in Lockdown” and “Race Against the Virus,” and shaped the broadcaster’s response to the killing of George Floyd with the “Take Your Knee Off My Neck” series of shorts.
Prior to joining Channel 4, Salaria was commissioning editor for...
Salaria takes over for former Naked CEO Simon Andreae, who was recently appointed CEO of Fremantle U.K. Her role will be both creative and commercial, and she will work closely with creative director Tom O’Brien and COO Susie Dark.
Salaria most recently served as head of specialist factual for Channel 4 — a department whose wide-ranging credits include everything from “Sas: Who Dares Wins” to award-wining documentaries “100 Vaginas” and “Three Identical Strangers.”
The commissioner supervised hit series “My Grandparents War” and “Putin: A Russian Spy Story,” greenlit specials including “Ramadan in Lockdown” and “Race Against the Virus,” and shaped the broadcaster’s response to the killing of George Floyd with the “Take Your Knee Off My Neck” series of shorts.
Prior to joining Channel 4, Salaria was commissioning editor for...
- 7/14/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
‘Bluey’ will be among the shows on the ABC to be audio described.
Following long-standing advocacy efforts, the ABC and Sbs will officially launch audio description (Ad) services this week, making their programs more accessible to the more than 450,000 Australians who are blind or vision-impaired.
Ad is an additional verbal commentary of important visual elements in a film or television show, delivered between lines of dialogue. This may include movements, gestures, settings and costumes. It can be turned on and off as required, similar to closed captions.
As flagged last December, the broadcasters will each receive $2 million in Federal Government funding over the 2020-21 financial year to provide the service across an average of 14 hours of weekly programming.
Both broadcasters have been running Ad trials over recent months, and there have been previous trials on the ABC in 2012 and ABC iview in 2015-2016.
Prior to this, Australia was the only...
Following long-standing advocacy efforts, the ABC and Sbs will officially launch audio description (Ad) services this week, making their programs more accessible to the more than 450,000 Australians who are blind or vision-impaired.
Ad is an additional verbal commentary of important visual elements in a film or television show, delivered between lines of dialogue. This may include movements, gestures, settings and costumes. It can be turned on and off as required, similar to closed captions.
As flagged last December, the broadcasters will each receive $2 million in Federal Government funding over the 2020-21 financial year to provide the service across an average of 14 hours of weekly programming.
Both broadcasters have been running Ad trials over recent months, and there have been previous trials on the ABC in 2012 and ABC iview in 2015-2016.
Prior to this, Australia was the only...
- 6/22/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
A month later than usual, the peacock network has announced their plans for the 2020-21 broadcast season. Returning shows include The Blacklist, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago Pd, Dateline NBC, Ellen's Game of Games, Good Girls, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Making It, Manifest, New Amsterdam, Saturday Night Live, Superstore, This Is Us, The Voice, Who Do You Think You Are? (returns after seven seasons on TLC), and Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist.
New series will include Kenan (previously The Keenan Show), Law & Order: Organized Crime (the Christopher Meloni spin-off), Mr. Mayor, Small Fortune, That's My Jam, Transplant, True Story, and Young Rock.
Due to the ongoing pandemic and slow restart of show production, it's unclear exactly when the new season will begin airing.
Here's the Fall 2020 schedule, as well as some additional details from...
New series will include Kenan (previously The Keenan Show), Law & Order: Organized Crime (the Christopher Meloni spin-off), Mr. Mayor, Small Fortune, That's My Jam, Transplant, True Story, and Young Rock.
Due to the ongoing pandemic and slow restart of show production, it's unclear exactly when the new season will begin airing.
Here's the Fall 2020 schedule, as well as some additional details from...
- 6/17/2020
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Exclusive: Emmy winner Dan Bucatinsky has signed with Gersh for acting. The move comes as Bucatinsky, who won a guest actor Emmy for his portrayal of James Novak on ABC’s Scandal, returns to the network as a series regular on comedy series The Baker and the Beauty.
Actor, writer, producer and author Bucatinsky co-starred in the Jennifer Lopez romantic comedy film Second Act and was seen on stage as the lead of the Los Angeles production of Quack at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.
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His other television credits include 24: Legacy, Marry Me, Will & Grace, Superstore, Grey’s Anatomy, Friends, Weeds, Curb Your Enthusiasm as well as HBOs cult hit The Comeback and Showtime’s Web Therapy,...
Actor, writer, producer and author Bucatinsky co-starred in the Jennifer Lopez romantic comedy film Second Act and was seen on stage as the lead of the Los Angeles production of Quack at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.
More from DeadlineGersh Signs 'Madam Secretary' & 'Switched At Birth' Producer Joy GregoryGersh Signs Sidney Flanigan, Star Of Sundance Winning Pic 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always'Grandview Hires Former Gersh Agent Ana Bedayo As Talent Manager
His other television credits include 24: Legacy, Marry Me, Will & Grace, Superstore, Grey’s Anatomy, Friends, Weeds, Curb Your Enthusiasm as well as HBOs cult hit The Comeback and Showtime’s Web Therapy,...
- 3/31/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Trisha Morton-Thomas will write/direct ‘History Bites Back’ for Nitv.
Screen Australia today announced $2 million of production funding for eight documentaries through the Producer program and two through the Commissioned program.
The slate includes a recently commissioned Sbs feature doc about the unsolved Bowraville Murders; a Dr Michael Mosley-fronted Sbs series examining Australia’s diabetes epidemic and Jen Peedom’s River, her follow up to box office hit Mountain, which will combine visuals and orchestral music to explore the relationship between humans and rivers.
“This is an exciting line up of documentaries that will provide fascinating insights into contemporary Australia on themes of the environment, health and human behaviour, as well as examining aspects of our history. We’re particularly thrilled to support a number of Indigenous stories in this slate,” Screen Australia head of documentary Bernadine Lim.
“Even under normal circumstances, the timeframe between a project being funded...
Screen Australia today announced $2 million of production funding for eight documentaries through the Producer program and two through the Commissioned program.
The slate includes a recently commissioned Sbs feature doc about the unsolved Bowraville Murders; a Dr Michael Mosley-fronted Sbs series examining Australia’s diabetes epidemic and Jen Peedom’s River, her follow up to box office hit Mountain, which will combine visuals and orchestral music to explore the relationship between humans and rivers.
“This is an exciting line up of documentaries that will provide fascinating insights into contemporary Australia on themes of the environment, health and human behaviour, as well as examining aspects of our history. We’re particularly thrilled to support a number of Indigenous stories in this slate,” Screen Australia head of documentary Bernadine Lim.
“Even under normal circumstances, the timeframe between a project being funded...
- 3/17/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Kyas Sherriff, Joseph Maxwell and Susie Jones.
Given its charter is focused on multiculturalism and diversity, Sbs’s commissioning editors naturally receive many documentary and factual pitches focused on social issues like immigration, identity and the refugee crisis. But to stand out, producers are urged to be creative in the form in which they look to tell those stories.
At last week’s Australian International Documentary Conference (Adic), Sbs head of documentaries Joseph Maxwell told delegates to not just pitch a theme, but pitch an approach.
As the smaller of the public broadcasters, Maxwell says Sbs commissions need to “punch through”, and spark national conversations. Contemporary documentary is at the heart of the slate, and the broadcaster is seeking a variety of tones and forms, such as ob doc, docudrama and presenter-led shows.
“The schedule every night on Sbs has documentaries, and they do a fantastic job of keeping the audience.
Given its charter is focused on multiculturalism and diversity, Sbs’s commissioning editors naturally receive many documentary and factual pitches focused on social issues like immigration, identity and the refugee crisis. But to stand out, producers are urged to be creative in the form in which they look to tell those stories.
At last week’s Australian International Documentary Conference (Adic), Sbs head of documentaries Joseph Maxwell told delegates to not just pitch a theme, but pitch an approach.
As the smaller of the public broadcasters, Maxwell says Sbs commissions need to “punch through”, and spark national conversations. Contemporary documentary is at the heart of the slate, and the broadcaster is seeking a variety of tones and forms, such as ob doc, docudrama and presenter-led shows.
“The schedule every night on Sbs has documentaries, and they do a fantastic job of keeping the audience.
- 3/9/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: The UK Screenings are due to kick-off in London and Liverpool next week, with U.S. studios and big British players showcasing their wares to buyers from all over the world.
The BBC’s commercial arm, now known as BBC Studios, has been holding an annual sales event for hundreds of international buyers for more than 40 years, with stars and producers including Richard Dormer, Jodie Whittaker, Will Arnett and Tom Werner heading to Liverpool this month. In recent years, UK and U.S. rivals have piggybacked on the Showcase with a week of events in London.
Scripted projects, including The North Water and Love Life, will be paraded to international broadcasters throughout early February, while the likes of ITV Studios and Warner Bros. International TV Production will be touting their formats.
All of this increased activity has had a knock-on effect on April’s Mip TV event in Cannes,...
The BBC’s commercial arm, now known as BBC Studios, has been holding an annual sales event for hundreds of international buyers for more than 40 years, with stars and producers including Richard Dormer, Jodie Whittaker, Will Arnett and Tom Werner heading to Liverpool this month. In recent years, UK and U.S. rivals have piggybacked on the Showcase with a week of events in London.
Scripted projects, including The North Water and Love Life, will be paraded to international broadcasters throughout early February, while the likes of ITV Studios and Warner Bros. International TV Production will be touting their formats.
All of this increased activity has had a knock-on effect on April’s Mip TV event in Cannes,...
- 2/3/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
The award recipients.
Screenwest has named Brooke Silcox and Mat de Koning’s 29 Years Eight Days and Sam Lara and Cathy Henkel’s Laura’s Choice the joint recipients of the 2019 Brian Beaton Award.
The award is awarded annually to a filmmaker or filmmakers with social impact projects that need further support to reach their full potential.
de Koning and Silcox’s 29 Years Eight Days later looks at the rise of a late Western Australian artist and his experience of epilepsy.
Lara and Henkel’s Laura Choice follows three generations of women coming to terms with a radical approach to dying.
Each team will receive $8,000 in production, development and outreach campaign funding for their social impact projects.
The award honours the contribution the late Brian Beaton made to the screen industry in Western Australia as a documentary filmmaker. Beaton was an executive producer at Artemis, and worked on projects such...
Screenwest has named Brooke Silcox and Mat de Koning’s 29 Years Eight Days and Sam Lara and Cathy Henkel’s Laura’s Choice the joint recipients of the 2019 Brian Beaton Award.
The award is awarded annually to a filmmaker or filmmakers with social impact projects that need further support to reach their full potential.
de Koning and Silcox’s 29 Years Eight Days later looks at the rise of a late Western Australian artist and his experience of epilepsy.
Lara and Henkel’s Laura Choice follows three generations of women coming to terms with a radical approach to dying.
Each team will receive $8,000 in production, development and outreach campaign funding for their social impact projects.
The award honours the contribution the late Brian Beaton made to the screen industry in Western Australia as a documentary filmmaker. Beaton was an executive producer at Artemis, and worked on projects such...
- 10/3/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
London -- Warner Bros. Television Group has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in British superindie Shed Media, home to "Supernanny" and "Who Do You Think You Are?."
The deal could mark the beginning of a land grab of international production assets as Warner seeks to establish a strong program development and format base outside the U.S., something it has failed to achieve so far.
Shed, which has operations in both the U.K. and the U.S. Shed Media will remain an independent production company, while its distribution operation, Outright Distribution, will be folded into the Warner Bros. International Television Production unit, also based in the U.K.
"Our objective is to align with the best possible talent in each major country, said Ronald Goes, Executive Vice President, Warner Bros. International Television Production.
The deal could mark the beginning of a land grab of international production assets as Warner seeks to establish a strong program development and format base outside the U.S., something it has failed to achieve so far.
Shed, which has operations in both the U.K. and the U.S. Shed Media will remain an independent production company, while its distribution operation, Outright Distribution, will be folded into the Warner Bros. International Television Production unit, also based in the U.K.
"Our objective is to align with the best possible talent in each major country, said Ronald Goes, Executive Vice President, Warner Bros. International Television Production.
- 10/14/2010
- by By Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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