Prime Video’s God of War video game adaptation has not gone on without some bumps in the road, but development on the show continues. First eyed for a TV series adaptation by the producing studios in March 2022, the casting for the show gained momentum at the beginning of January 2026 after some creative shuffling. […]

WildBrain, the Canadian animation studio that owns and manages a huge library of family entertainment including Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake, Yo Gabba Gabba! and Inspector Gadget, has acquired 100% of Personality AI, a generative AI startup focused on bringing character experiences to life. The immediate purchase price was USD $11 million in cash plus 1 million […]

AMC Theaters on Monday said it expects that AMC Kips Bay 15, the second biggest multiplex in the exhibitor’s New York City footprint, to close its doors at year’s end. “We expect that AMC Kips Bay 15 will continue operating until the end of 2026, at which time the theatre will close following the property […]

EXCLUSIVE: Tom Selleck (Blue Bloods, Friends) has joined the guest-starring cast of Apple TV’s upcoming comedy series led by Elizabeth Banks. Details regarding who Selleck will portray are under wraps. From creators Liz Heldens and Matt Ward, the as-yet-untitled series follows Heidi (Banks), who is fresh off a messy divorce and sets out to secure […]

Former Gotham co-stars and real-life husband-and-wife Ben McKenzie and Morena Baccarin will reunite on-screen in the Season 2 premiere of Baccarin’s Sheriff Country, their first appearance together on the CBS series. See photos above and below, as well as Baccarin’s Instagram post. In the “Cylone” premiere episode, as Sheriff Mickey Fox (Baccarin) struggles to process […]

David Ellison’s Paramount is publicly denying that it leaked details of upcoming talks with Rob Bonta’s office on its Warner Bros. Discovery deal after the Attorney General canceled a scheduled Monday meeting, accusing the company of “playing games.” “We share AG Bonta’s concerns about the public discussions and misreporting that has surrounded this deal,” read […]

CNN experienced an outage on Monday in what the network said was a technical issue across Warner Bros. Discovery. Inside Politics host Dana Bash returned to the air at about 12:51 p.m. ET and told viewers, “Welcome back, and we are back. There was a technical issue across Warner Bros. Discovery that resulted in losing […]

EXCLUSIVE: For the first time in a decade, Michael Ian Black is back with a new comedy special. Titled First Annual Retirement Special, it’ll be released across platforms by Comedy Dynamics on Tuesday, August 25th. In his First Annual Retirement Special, Black reflects on his 27 years of experience as a married man and the difficult choices that […]

Fremantle’s long-serving global formats chief Vasha Wallace is laving the Got Talent firm. In a note sent to external colleagues seen by Deadline, she wrote that she was preparing to handover to colleagues in September. At that point she would exit to become an international consultant, leaving behind her role as Fremantle’s Executive VP of […]

EXCLUSIVE: Actor Tyriq Withers has inked with Untitled for representation in all areas. Currently, Withers is in production on Love Love, the tennis-themed rom-com from director Joey Power and Amazon MGM Studios, where he stars opposite Isabel May. Earlier this year, he was seen starring opposite Maika Monroe in Reminders of Him, Universal’s adaptation of the 2022 novel […]

EXCLUSIVE: After setting the Guinness World Record for most tickets sold on a stand-up tour, Nate Bargatze is continuing to expand his business — this time, in an unexpected direction. As he continues to scale his family-friendly production banner Nateland Entertainment, he’s announced the launch of No Pictures, a new company producing film and television that […]

It’s official. Netflix has renewed Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen for a third season, with Ritchie returning to direct. The news comes as we previously exclusively reported that Meghan Markle is in talks to join the series in Season 3. The streamer also released the full trailer for Season 2, ahead of its September 3 premiere. […]

An independent arbitrator has ruled that The Washington Post must reinstate columnist Karen Attiah with backpay and benefits, concluding that her firing violated a collective bargaining agreement, the union and legal team representing her said on Monday. In September, Attiah said that she was terminated over social media posts in the aftermath of the assassination […]

Gamescom 2026 is set to be the biggest edition of the event yet, with more than 1,600 exhibitors expected to take part in the Germany-based gaming showcase. Since launching in Cologne in 2009, gamescom has grown into one of the world’s largest gaming events, drawing hundreds of thousands of attendees and exhibitors from around the […]

Netflix has unveiled the first official trailer for Call My Agent! The Movie ahead of its launch on September 10 in France. Directed by Emilie Noblet from a screenplay by Fanny Herrero and Lison Daniel, the long-awaited move adaptation of the hit show sees Camille Cottin return as former talent agent Andréa who is now on […]

Jo Gardiner, star of the second season of Race Across the World, has died. She was 61. Gardiner’s family said she died after a “long and courageous battle with cancer.” Her passing comes a year after her son, Sam, lost his life in a car crash in 2025. Jo and Sam competed together in Race […]

Streamer price hikes are taking consumers nearer to the limit of what they’re willing to spend, according to Ampere Analysis. As such, Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video owner Amazon have been reducing the size of average price increases from 24% per subscription in 2023/24 to 14% in 2025/26. In dollar terms, the average has increased, […]

EXCLUSIVE: Hindi crime comedy Jeevan Bheema Yojana has moved its worldwide theatrical release date back a week to September 4. The Arshad Warsi starrer was previously set for this Friday (August 28), but has now pushed back and locked the early September date. This is due to a final leg of the film’s marketing campaign […]

Netflix just hit a major milestone in the UK. The global streamer has posted £2.06B ($2.81B) revenues for full-year 2025, meaning it generated more cash than the country’s leading commercial broadcaster, ITV, and is well ahead of smaller PSB rivals Channel 4 (£1B) and Paramount-owned 5 (£318M). The BBC’s is funded by the licence fee […]

Days of Our Lives executive producer-cum-composer Ken Corday is planning another concert to benefit SAG/AFTRA Foundation’s Emergency Assistance Program. Following his two sold out concerts in 2023 and 2024, Corday will return to the stage for a third time in November. “Songs Without Words” will feature a new collection of original works over three nights […]

EXCLUSIVE: On the 35th anniversary of Ukrainian Independence Day, Field of Vision is launching a new documentary on Ukraine’s valiant fight to maintain its freedom. When It Started to Burn debuted on the Field of Vision platform Monday, the third in a trilogy of short films from director Anders Hammer that examine “conflicts and civilian […]

Blumhouse Atomic Monster will continue to be in business with their Insidious: Out of the Further filmmaker Jacob Chase on the upcoming Universal large scale horror pic, Sleepover. The pic will hit theaters on Oct. 8, 2027; Uni already having that date on reserve for an untitled Blumhouse Atomic Monster pic. The news comes in […]

Jimmy Kimmel has opened up about potentially moving on from his ABC late-night show, again. Kimmel and his wife Molly McNearney, who is also an exec producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, appeared on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast and the pair were asked about retirement, particularly whether he would regret it once he leaves. “I […]

Saudi Arabia has pledged six billion euros ($7 billion) in investment for the creation of three mega theme parks on the outskirts of the French capital of Paris. The deal was announced by French President Emmanuel Macron on social media following the signing of memorandum of understanding between Saudi Arabia and France during a visit […]

Wonder Project’s Tristen Tuckfield is joining UTA’s Independent Film Group as an agent, and will focus on packaging, financing and sales strategies for indie feature and TV projects. At Wonder Project, Tuckfield served as Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Content Acquisition, overseeing the company’s content strategy for its premium streaming service on Amazon Prime […]

EXCLUSIVE: Big move in the LA film producing scene as vet filmmaker Brian Kavanaugh-Jones is ending his run at Range as Partner and Co-President of Film & Production to join Chris Ferguson at his Vancouver-based banner Oddfellows. In some ways it’s a continuation for Kavanaugh-Jones. He and Ferguson have been longtime collaborators, producing 24 film […]

Emily Compagno will join Fox News’ The Five as a full-time co-host, taking a permanent slot on the top rated cable news show. As part of the new role, effective Sept. 8, Compagno will depart the noon ET show Outnumbered. A Fox news personality will fill that seat until a permanent co-host is named. She […]

EXCLUSIVE: Game of Thrones star Kit Harington is joining another tentpole fantasy series for HBO. He will play Gilderoy Lockhart in Season 2 of Harry Potter. Harington replaces Nicholas Hoult who was originally cast in the role but left over scheduling issues. HBO had to work around two pre-existing Hoult projects; when filming of the […]

Stars of breakout hit movies, Obsession and The Odyssey, as well as the actor and puppeteer behind the beloved Rocky of blockbuster smash, Project Hail Mary, are among the honorees as the Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today the full slate chosen for the 6th annual Celebración of Cinema & Television, taking place on October […]

EXCLUSIVE: David Gordon Green has added four more to the cast of Supermax, his new action thriller for Amazon MGM Studios and Miramax: Nicholas Alexander Chavez (Monster: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story), Andrés Almeida (Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths), Martin Bats Bradford (Hit Man) and Erika Ringor (King Richard). Character details for the […]

EXCLUSIVE: The richest prize in documentary film is down to a half dozen finalists. On Monday, the Library of Congress, The Better Angels Society, Ken Burns, and the Crimson Lion/Lavine Family Foundation announced the six finalists for the eighth annual Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film, with the winner to receive $200,000, while […]

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Oscar winner Dianne Wiest (Hannah and Her Sisters) and Oscar nominee Ciarán Hinds (Belfast) are set to star in comedy-drama This Old Love Of Mine. WestEnd Films has boarded world sales on the project ahead of the TIFF market. The project reunites WestEnd with director Terry Loane and the producing team behind his […]

EXCLUSIVE: Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Cannes Competition drama The Beloved has secured a North American release with Kino Lorber. The Spanish-language film stars Oscar winner Javier Bardem opposite recent Pedro Almodóvar collaborator Victoria Luengo in performances that drew widespread acclaim in Cannes. The father-daughter drama, which will get its North American premiere at Toronto, sees “an acclaimed […]

EXCLUSIVE: Ricky Martin has been revealed as cast member and executive producer for Gael García Bernal’s new film Hombre al Agua ahead of its world premiere and North American debut at the Venice and Toronto film festivals next month. ‘Livin’ la Vida Loca’ music artist Martin boarded the project on the eve of the film’s […]

EXCLUSIVE: Sky Arts has begun what will be a big week for British TV by unveiling a pair of docs about two titans of classical music. The Handel Scandal and Dangerous Debussy will both launch on the Sky channel and streamer Now this fall, free to households in the UK. The former comes from Factory […]

Woody Allen will begin production on his next feature project in Spain in October.  We’re told the project, which is estimated to have a budget of around $14M, will be largely English-language and feature a high-profile cast that is still coming together. Madrid-based Wanda Vision and Allen’s banner, Gravier Production, are producing the title alongside […]

EXCLUSIVE: Stéphane Brizé’s A Good Little Soldier, starring Alba Rohrwacher as a high-powered exec confronted with a case of toxic management, has sold to a number of key territories ahead of its world premiere in competition in Venice and North American debut in Toronto. Gaumont has sealed deals for Australia (Palace Films), Switzerland (Xenix), Spain […]

There will be no settlement talks meeting Monday between Paramount and a coalition of state Attorneys General after all. California AG Rob Bonta cancelled the scheduled sit-down late Sunday after reports of an August 21 meeting with the David Ellison-led company oozed out. “Not only did Paramount leak the alleged substance of settlement discussions, but […]

Korean studio CJ ENM has struck a deal for its hit dating reality format EXchange, which will be adapted in Brazil as a Prime Video Original, titled Love Transit.  Directed by Brazilian television producer Boninho, and produced by Amazon MGM Studios and Formata, the show will begin filming in São Paulo and Campos do Jordão in September. […]

The Proof Point’s Raquel Lee claims in a extremely graphic negligence suit against the Walt Disney Company she was “repeatedly raped, sexually assaulted, sexually abused and sexually harassed” on the Utah set of the 2001 movie. The House of Mouse knew about it and did nothing to stop the violence, the Quiet on Set: The […]

Peacock has greenlit a documentary celebrating Wendy Williams and her daytime talk show. The three-part docuseries tentatively titled Clap If You Care: The Wendy Williams Show is set to air in 2027. Suzzanne Bass, an EP on The Wendy Williams talk show who often appeared on camera reacting to Williams’ hot takes, will be an […]

The BBC is again seeking to dismiss Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the network, including a challenge to the president’s claim that a documentary at issue aired in the United States. Trump sued the BBC in December over edits that were made in a documentary about the January 6th attack on the Capitol. The network has been seeking […]

Paramount Pictures is in early development on a sequel to How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, the beloved rom-com starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey, a source close to the project confirms to Deadline. While Hudson is set to produce alongside Stacey Sher, whether she and/or McConaughey will return to star is not […]

EXCLUSIVE: Sam Waterston (Law & Order, Grace and Frankie), Campbell Scott (Furious, Royal Pains) and Chris Chalk (It: Welcome to Derry, Feud: Capote vs. the Swans) will guest star in the upcoming NBC drama series Line of Fire. The series follows a family of law enforcement agents—headed by Mike (Peter Krause) and Jane (Hope Davis) […]

EXCLUSIVE: Maximo Salas, Annie Mumolo and Rory Scovel have been upped to series regulars for Season 2 of HBO’s comedy Rooster. Salas (The Runaways) plays Tommy, who viewers learned is Cristle’s (Mumolo) son, after he and Greg (Steve Carell) forge a bond over writing in the classroom. Mumolo’s (Barb and Star Go to Vista Del […]

EXCLUSIVE: As part of Disney’s cost-reduction efforts, the company is offering longtime executives early retirement. As laid out in an internal memo sent by Disney EVP and Chief People Officer Sonia Coleman this morning to employees ranked Director and above, the company is introducing Voluntary Early Retirement Offer (VERO), a time-limited, company-sponsored program that “will […]

EXCLUSIVE: Earlier this month, Mike Birbiglia announced that he’d be canceling a select set of stand-up dates alongside John Mulaney, with a “dream project” coming to fruition. And now, we can tell you what that project is. Focus Features has greenlighted Old Friends New Friends, a comedy marking Birbiglia’s first feature effort in a decade. He’s eyeing […]

EXCLUSIVE: Lux Angeles Studios has hired Binh Dang as the final piece of an executive puzzle assembled as the company eyes production on indie pics in the $10M-$20M range. Dang will be Head of Production at Lux Angeles, working alongside a new look executive team comprising co-CEOs Matt Macur and Rebecca O’Hara, chair Steve Fabos, […]

Elle Chapman, who stars in Paramount+’s family drama The Madison, has new representation. The actor has signed with UTA in all areas. It comes five months after the launch of the Taylor Sheridan series, which became the Yellowstone co-creator’s biggest series launch ever. Chapman stars as Paige McIntosh, daughter of Stacy and Preston Clyburn, played […]

Veteran Québécois filmmaker René Malo died on August 23 following a brief period of hospitalization at the Montreal University Hospital Center. He was 84.  Malo is best known as the producer of Denys Arcand’s The Decline of the American Empire, which was nominated for the Best International Film Oscar. But he began his career as […]

Netflix has handed renewals to a bunch of UK originals. Amid fevered speculation about the casting of Meghan Markle, Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen has been officially renewed for Season 3. Deadline reported on Friday that Markle was in talks to star in Netflix’s organized crime drama, but Tina Brown wrote over the weekend that the […]

Craig T. Nelson has penned a moving tribute to his Coach co-star Shelley Fabares. Calling Fabares, “just an extraodinary woman,” the actress “always had a smile,” said via a representative to Entertainment Weekly. “She was welcoming in the midst of chaos and always someone I could go to for advice and counsel, not only myself […]

EXCLUSIVE: Catriona Chandler (Disney+’s Rivals) has landed the title role in HBO’s true-crime limited series, The Trial of Louise Woodward, Deadline has learned. Also newly set for a role is Downton Abbey‘s Joanne Froggatt, who will play Louise’s mother, Susan. Created by Matthew Barry, who serves as showrunner, writer and exec producer, The Trial of Louise Woodward tells the shocking […]

Antonio Banderas will be honored at the 2026 Premios Juventud as the Agent of Change. TelevisaUnivision’s award show is heading to Marbella and recognizing the Spanish actor for his impact on education, social action, and community development. The Agent of Change award is bestowed on artists who leverage their platform to transform communities and inspire […]

Billie Piper is feeling relaxed about the future of Doctor Who, even if fans are concerned that the sci-fi series is in something of a spin at the BBC. The British actress urged people to “chill out” about the Time Lord after the BBC ditched a Christmas special episode and announced a creative rethink on […]

David Ayer’s latest, Heart of the Beast, starring Brad Pitt, has been added to the official lineup at this year’s San Sebastián Film Festival.  Heart of the Beast will screen out of competition, with both Ayer and Pitt in attendance.  The film, from Paramount, follows Pitt as a Special Forces officer who, accompanied by his […]

The Venice Film Festival has added a hot-button documentary to its Competition lineup. The synopsis for new film Naza reads: “Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza”. The film heralds from Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, […]

Hayley Atwell was disappointed about the demise of Peggy Carter. In an interview at the For the Love of Fantasy & Sci-Fi convention in London, Atwell told attendees that she was frustrated by Captain Carter’s storyline in 2022’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Cameoing in the film as an alternate to Captain America, […]

EXCLUSIVE: A meeting Monday between Paramount brass and state Attorneys General over sussing out settlement talks between the parties in David Ellison’s contested $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery has turned into a “game of PR chicken,” an industry insider says. “Ellison and Makan Delrahim think they can force Rob Bonta into backing off […]

Dian Weys’ drama Vultures clutched top honors at HollyShorts Sunday evening, winning the prestigious festival’s Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film. The award qualifies the film for Oscar consideration and comes with a prize of a $60,000 Panavision camera package. Edwin van der Walt, Jill Levenberg, and Albert Pretorius star in the 15-minute-long short […]