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Courtesy of Smith House Strategy Emmy-winning syndicated talk show The Doctors is getting a major makeover in the coronavirus era. The long-running series will launch with a new format and sole host, Dr. Ian Smith, when it premieres its 13th season on September 21. Production is slated to begin this month. With the theme “Take Your Power Back,” … Continue reading ‘The Doctors’ Syndicated Talk Show Sets New Format & Sole Host Ahead Of Season 13 Premiere Continue Reading →

‘Chernobyl’HBO HBO and Sky are reteaming with Chernobyl producer Sister for a dark comic horror from debut screenwriter Siân Robins-Grace. The WarnerMedia cable network and the Comcast-owned pay-TV broadcaster have ordered The Baby to series and plan to shoot it in the UK next year. It was co-created by Robins-Grace, who was a co-exec producer on Charlie Covell’s upcoming Netflix series Kaos and developed Sex Education while at … Continue reading HBO & Sky Give Birth To Dark Horror Comedy ‘The Baby’ From Sister & Debut Screenwriter Siân Robins-Grace Continue Reading →

Scholastic Entertainment Paramount Pictures has optioned the film rights to magic-themed YA book, Caster, which will be adapted as a live-action feature with Scholastic Entertainment, Oscar winner Akiva Goldsman’s Weed Road Pictures, and Josephson Entertainment developing and producing. Written by author Elsie Chapman, the book was first released in 2019 via Scholastic Press and is now a two-book series. … Continue reading Paramount Teams With Scholastic Entertainment, Akiva Goldsman & Josephson Entertainment On Film Adaptation For YA Book ‘Caster’ Continue Reading →

Exhibs have a lot riding on Tenet.Warner Bros. The UK economy suffered its biggest slump on record between April-June as the effects of the pandemic triggered an official recession for the first time since the economic crisis of 2009. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the economy shrank a record 20.4% compared with … Continue reading As The UK Economy Suffers A Record Slump, Can The Return Of Movie Theaters Help Ease The Pain? Continue Reading →

ICM Partners ICM Partners has acquired a significant minority stake in the Stockholm, Sweden-based boutique lit agency Albatros. ICM partner Pete Stone will move to Sweden where he will work closely with Albatros managing partners Martina Österling and Elin Sandström Lundh on opportunities for Albatros clients in Europe and in the U.S. as well as on collaborations with ICM … Continue reading ICM Partners Acquires Stake In Swedish Lit Agency Albatros; Pete Stone Will Relocate To Stockholm To Spearhead Joint Efforts Continue Reading →

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 →