Author: Madiha Ahmed

Cory Edwards / Doomstar EXCLUSIVE: Cory Edwards, whose credits include the big-grossing 2005 animation Hoodwinked! and the upcoming Netflix feature Fearless, has been attached to write and direct sci-fi animated comedy Doomstar: Janitorial. The $20-25M project comes from Vanguard Animation, which is behind Fearless as well as recent features Gnome Alone and Charming, alongside DNEG Feature Animation, the production offshoot of the Oscar-winning VFX studio that was … Continue reading ‘Hoodwinked!’ Director Cory Edwards To Helm Animated Sci-Fi Comedy ‘Doomstar’ For ‘Shrek’ Producer & DNEG Continue Reading →

Coming soon to a streaming device in your city: It’s Julie and the Phantoms. Netflix has dropped the needle on the cast, premiere date, first photos and a promo for its new musical dramedy from Kenny Ortega. Madison Reyes is set as frontwoman of the live-action series, which premieres September 10. She plays Julie, a high schooler who lost … Continue reading ‘Julie And The Phantoms’: Cast, Premiere Date & Promo For Kenny Ortega’s Netflix Musical Comedy Continue Reading →

Disney Junior Princess Elena is about to become queen. Disney Junior will bring the Emmy-winning Elena of Avalor series to a close with Elena of Avalor: Coronation Day, a primetime finale special on Sunday, August 23 at 7 PM. New episodes leading up to the finale will debut every Sunday, beginning July 26 at PM. Inspired by diverse Latin cultures and … Continue reading Disney Jr’s ‘Elena Of Avalor’ To End With Primetime Special Continue Reading →

Patrick Harbron/CBS Select episodes focusing on Black narratives from the third season of the CBS All Access spinoff The Good Fight from Robert and Michelle King will be part of a special presentation on BET. The episodes will air on BET July 27 at 8pm ET/PT and July 28 at 8pm ET/PT. The presentation will include six very timely episodes … Continue reading BET Sets Special Presentation Of ‘The Good Fight’ Episodes Focusing On Timely Issues Impacting Black Community Continue Reading →

Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP EXCLUSIVE: The Act star Joey King has closed a first-look deal with Hulu. Under the pact, King, who at age 20 is one of the youngest ever to strike a deal with a streaming network, will produce TV series for Hulu. King is coming off a starring role in the acclaimed Hulu limited series The Act, which … Continue reading Joey King Inks First-Look TV Deal With Hulu Continue Reading →

Courtesy Our Lady J EXCLUSIVE: New Regency will redevelop Rub & Tug into a TV series, with the pilot to be written by Emmy-nominated writer-producer Our Lady J. There is also a commitment to cast a trans actor to play the show’s lead role of Dante “Tex” Gill, the infamous transgender gangster who became an unlikely major figure in the … Continue reading New Regency Television Re-Configures ‘Rub & Tug’ Into Series; Our Lady J To Write Pilot & Pittsburgh Massage Parlor Owner Tex Gill Will Be Played By Trans Actor Continue Reading →

Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP EXCLUSIVE:  AMC is giving us another helping of Bottomless Brunch at Colman’s hosted by Fear the Walking Dead actor Colman Domingo. The network has ordered an additional six episodes of the digital series which features Domingo and his guests having a virtual conversation with the staples of a good brunch: food and booze. The new episodes will debut on Sundays … Continue reading AMC Sets Additional Episodes Of Colman Domingo Digital Series ‘Bottomless Brunch At Colman’s’ Continue Reading →

Lynn NottageAP Images A new work by two-time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage will join Second Stage Theater’s Broadway line-up for 2021, joining the company’s postponed revival of Richard Greenberg’s Take Me Out starring Patrick J. Adams, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jesse Williams. The newly announced, as-yet-untitled production of Nottage’s new play will be directed by Kate Whoriskey, who directed the … Continue reading New Play By Two-Time Pulitzer-Winning Lynn Nottage Joins Upcoming Broadway Line-Up Continue Reading →

CAA Creative Artists Agency today announced the promotion of Praveen Pandian to Head of Television Literary department. “Praveen is an exceptional agent with a tremendous work ethic and great taste,” said Joe Cohen, CAA Board Member and Head of Scripted Television. “He is a shining example of what we stand for at CAA, and I am thrilled to have … Continue reading Praveen Pandian Named CAA’s Head Of Television Literary Department Continue Reading →

Orion Lee and John Magaro in ‘First Cow’Allyson Riggs/A24 Films EXCLUSIVE: Director Kelly Reichardt’s well-reviewed indie First Cow becomes the first physical 2020 DVD screener sent to all members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and now holds that singular distinction that I chronicle every year here on Deadline. Distributor A24 had the Academy put them all in … Continue reading A24’s ‘First Cow’ Becomes First Oscar-Season DVD Screener Sent To Entire Academy Membership Continue Reading →