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Quibi On Most Dangerous Game, Christoph Waltz embarked on his first American project made for the small screen, earning his first Emmy nomination for the series, which had initially sparked some skepticism on his part. Created by Scott Elder, Josh Harmon and Nick Santora, based on a classic short story by Richard Connell, the action-thriller centers on Dodge … Continue reading ‘Most Dangerous Game’ Star Christoph Waltz Talks First Emmy Nomination, Projects Sidelined By Pandemic & Future Ambitions Continue Reading →

Mindy Tucker Best-selling author and comedian Sarah Cooper, known for her breakout online video lip-sync impressions of President Donald Trump, has set her first comedy special at Netflix. Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine is slated to premiere globally on the streaming giant this fall. The variety special will feature vignettes “dealing with issues of politics, race, gender, class, and other … Continue reading Trump Impersonator Sarah Cooper Sets Comedy Special At Netflix Continue Reading →

EXCLUSIVE: Grammy-winning singer and Black Lightning and Why Did I Get Married? actor Jill Scott will play the Queen of Gospel, Mahalia Jackson, in Mahalia!, a new big-screen take that’s being executive produced by Jamie Foxx, Queen Latifah and her partner Shakim Compere and Clark Sisters EP Holly Carter. Written by Richard Hocutt, Mark Gould and Tricia Woodgett, Mahalia! is based on the novel Mahalia Jackson by Darlene Donloe. During a time when gospel … Continue reading Queen Latifah & Jamie Foxx Executive Producing ‘Mahalia!’ Movie About Queen Of Gospel; Jill Scott To Star Continue Reading →

From left: Chibuikem Uche, Annalisa Cochrane, Marianly Tejada, Cooper Van GrootelNBCUniversal Peacock has handed a series order to young-adult mystery drama One of Us is Lying and has tapped Darío Madrona, co-creator of Netflix’s Elite, as showrunner. The streamer has given the adaptation of Karen M. McManus’ novel an eight-episode order after ordering a pilot last year. It marks the … Continue reading ‘One Of Us Is Lying’: Peacock Orders Young-Adult Mystery Drama To Series; Darío Madrona To Showrun Continue Reading →

Photo by Miss Penny The Tiny Chef is heading to Nickelodeon. The network has given a series order to The Tiny Chef Show (working title), from Imagine Kids+Family, Tiny Chef Productions and Nickelodeon Animation Studio. The Tiny Chef Show will follow the talented chef as he whips up tasty ‘weshipees’ and the world’s tiniest plant-based dishes from his tree-stump home. … Continue reading ‘The Tiny Chef Show’ Gets Series Greenlight At Nickelodeon Continue Reading →

Jeanna-de-Waal, ‘Diana’Evan Zimmerman MurphyMade UPDATE, with Actors’ Equity statement In a Broadway first, Diana: A New Musical, the stage production about Princess Diana that went dark with the COVID shutdown just prior to its opening night, will premiere on Netflix next year before its new May 25, 2021 Broadway opening. Directed by Christopher Ashley and starring Jeanna de Waal as the … Continue reading Princess ‘Diana’ Musical To Premiere On Netflix Prior To Broadway Reopening, Making History Continue Reading →

AP Kanye West met with President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner last weekend, The New York Times reported, and it raises further questions of whether West’s efforts to get on state ballots is meant to be a spoiler in the presidential race. West seemingly confirmed the meeting in a tweet on Tuesday, when he wrote, “I’m willing to do a … Continue reading Kanye West, Seeking To Get On State Ballots In Presidential Bid, Recently Met With Jared Kushner Continue Reading →

CBS Reality competition series Tough as Nails is returning to CBS for a second season. This comes just over a month after the show, which is hosted by Phil Keoghan, launched on the network. CBS, which said that the show was averaging 4.23M viewers across its summer run, has been casting for the second season for the last few … Continue reading ‘Tough As Nails’ Renewed At CBS For Season 2 Continue Reading →

Celine Rattray and Trudie StylerAP The UK Creative Content EIS Fund has invested an undisclosed sum in Celine Rattray and Trudie Styler’s Maven Screen Media. Rattray (The Kids Are Alright) and Styler (Moon) recently rebranded their ten-year-old film and TV company Maven Pictures to Maven Screen Media as the company looks to focus more on UK … Continue reading Trudie Styler & Celine Rattray’s Maven Screen Media Gets Investment From UK Creative Content EIS Fund Continue Reading →

NBCUniversal Seth MacFarlane has set his first project under his overall deal with NBCUniversal inked earlier this year. UCP has put in development The Winds of War (working title), a limited series based on Herman Wouk’s The Winds of War and War and Remembrance, with MacFarlane and Seth Fisher (The Alienist) set to pen the adaptation and executive produce.The Winds of War is the epic story … Continue reading Seth MacFarlane Developing ‘The Winds Of War’ Limited Series At UCP Continue Reading →