Author: Madiha Ahmed

Saturday Night Live star Michael Che is getting his own sketch show on HBO Max. The streaming service has ordered a six-part untitled series from the comedian, Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video and Universal Television. Each episode of the show will follow a theme or incident, such as police brutality, unemployment and romance and use sketches and vignettes to illustrate what it feels … Continue reading HBO Max Orders Michael Che Sketch Show From Lorne Michaels & Universal Television Continue Reading →

The Titan Games continued to take the top spot in the Monday primetime ratings, delivering a 0.7 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 3.82 million viewers last night to nearly match last week’s numbers. The fresh episode of NBC’s Dwayne Johnson-created reality sports competition was followed by repeats of The Wall and Dateline. NBC finished tied for first overall … Continue reading ‘The Titan Games’ Conquers Monday; ‘CMA Best Of Fest’ Retrospective Solid Continue Reading →

Netflix has had to take down Season 2 of hit British comedy Derry Girls in the UK just days after uploading the show following a mix-up over rights. After tweeting last week that Derry Girls was ready to stream, Netflix today backtracked: “UPDATE: it looks like we were a bit early with this one so have had to take season … Continue reading ‘Derry Girls’ Removed From Netflix In The UK After Rights Snafu Continue Reading →

Slated, the online film financing, sales, packaging and development marketplace, has hired Tim Wesley as CEO. Wesley recently served as an executive digital consultant for AMC Theatres and is the former general manager of RedBox On Demand. He will report to Slated’s newly installed board of directors. Stephan Paternot, co-Founder, who led the company as CEO for … Continue reading Slated Taps Tim Wesley As CEO; Yair Landau, David Wertheimer And Michael Joe Join Board Continue Reading →

NBCUniversal streaming service Peacock will expand nationally tomorrow with 13,000 hours of programming available for free and 20,000 on its premium subscription tier. The company on Tuesday offered its first breakdown of programming available on the free and premium tiers. (Deadline TV Editor Peter White has more programming details here.) Peacock Premium costs $5 a month, though it is effectively … Continue reading Peacock’s Free Tier To Include 13,000 Hours Of Programming; Sony PlayStation Distribution Deal Widens Reach Continue Reading →

Nyle Dimarco, the deaf model and actor who won America’s Next Top Model and Dancing with the Stars, has sold a comedy about being a deaf man in America to Spectrum. Deadline understands that the Charter Communications-backed platform is developing the half-hour project with Daniel Dae Kim’s production company 3AD and Melrose Placed. The series, which will star Dimarco, is described as an irreverent … Continue reading Nyle Dimarco Developing Comedy About Deaf Man At Spectrum With Daniel Dae Kim’s 3AD Producing Continue Reading →

EXCLUSIVE: Studiocanal has preemptively acquired the Seth Owen thriller spec Role Play for Picture Company partners Alex Heineman & Andrew Rona to produce under their overall deal with the Studio. Brillstein Entertainment Partners’ George Heller will exec produce, and hatched the idea. Role Play is a stylish thriller revolving around a young married couple whose life turns upside down after secrets … Continue reading Studiocanal & The Picture Company Nab Seth Owen ‘Role Play’ Spec Script Continue Reading →

IMDb TV, Amazon’s free, ad-supported streaming service, has swooped for U.S. rights to Eleventh Hour Films and Sony Pictures Television’s young-adult espionage series Alex Rider. The adaptation of Anthony Horowitz’s bestselling teen spy novels has also been picked up as an Amazon Prime Video original in Latin America, Germany and Austria. It follows the drama premiering in … Continue reading ‘Alex Rider’: Amazon Streamer IMDb TV Takes U.S. Rights To Sony Spy Series Continue Reading →

EXCLUSIVE: ICM Partners has hired casting directing vet Jen Rudin as a talent agent specializing in animation and voice-over work for the agency’s clients. She starts at ICM Partners today and will be based in New York. During her 15-year career in casting, Rudin worked as a casting executive at The Walt Disney Company, casting such titles as The Incredibles, … Continue reading ICM Hires Jen Rudin As Animation & Voice-Overs Talent Agent Continue Reading →

Kristy Chan has been hired as VP Publicity at TNT, TBS and truTV, with the announcement made official Tuesday after she had already been in the mix at WarnerMedia Entertainment’s Turner networks. The onetime Netflix Director, Original Series Publicity will report to Jori Arancio, EVP Communications, HBO Max, TNT, TBS and truTV, and is tasked with spearheading publicity efforts for the linear … Continue reading Kristy Chan Hired As VP Publicity At TNT, TBS & TruTV Continue Reading →