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[04/13/22 - 11:13 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, April 13
Updates include: Jesse L. Martin to star in NBC's "The Irrational"; Frank Langella fired from Netflix's "The Fall of the House of Usher"; and Hulu's "The Orville" has no current plans for a fourth season.

[04/13/22 - 01:48 PM]
Paranormal Superstar Zak Bagans Inks New Multiyear Agreement with discovery+
Under the agreement, Bagans will create, star in and produce over 100 hours of supernatural and horror content for the discovery+ portfolio, including new seasons of "Ghost Adventures" and "The Haunted Museum."

[04/13/22 - 12:50 PM]
Hulu Original Comedy Series "Life & Beth" Renewed for Season 2
The critically acclaimed first season debuted on Hulu on Friday, March 18 and is certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes at 91%.

[04/13/22 - 12:03 PM]
Prime Video Steps Up Canadian Production and Announces New Slate of Canadian Originals at the Prime Video Presents Canada Showcase Event in Toronto
New greenlit projects include an untitled documentary from award-winning director Mike Downie, with Courage Films, on the iconic Canadian band The Tragically Hip.

[04/13/22 - 12:02 PM]
No. 1 Black-Owned Cable Entity, TV One Networks, Announces New and Returning Slate of Original Programming for 2022
"After two years of being in a pandemic, we are proud of the continued growth and adjusting we've done as a network to produce successful programming," said Michelle Rice.

[04/13/22 - 12:02 PM]
Video: It's Head-Crushing Time! Prime Video Announces the Premiere Date and Trailer Release for Canadian Amazon Original Series "The Kids in the Hall"
The Canadian Amazon Original series will be available exclusively on Prime Video on May 13 in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

[04/13/22 - 12:00 PM]
Prime Video Announces Scripted Canadian Amazon Original Series "The Sticky"
The Quebec-set, English-language, episodic comedy series is inspired by the true story dubbed the "Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist," which made headlines around the world in 2011.

[04/13/22 - 11:31 AM]
"MLB Sunday Leadoff" - Peacock and NBC Sports Reveal Name and Logo for Exclusive Sunday Morning Baseball Package
Beginning on May 8, Peacock will live stream an NBC Sports-produced baseball game for 18 consecutive weeks, with start times for the first six Sunday games at 11:30 a.m. ET and the following 12 Sunday games beginning at Noon ET.

[04/13/22 - 11:15 AM]
Paramount+ Announces Series Order of "The Turkish Detective"
The detective series is set in modern-day Istanbul based on the CWA Silver Dagger Award-winning novels featuring Detective Inspectors Cetin Ikmen and Mehmet Suleyman, by Barbara Nadel.

[04/13/22 - 10:00 AM]
Max Original "Made for Love" Returns For Its Second Season April 28
Two episodes will debut each week on subsequent Thursdays, with the final two installments of the eight-episode season debuting May 19.

[04/13/22 - 10:00 AM]
Video: "Bosch: Legacy," The First Original Series to Debut Under Amazon Freevee, Releases Extended Trailer for Highly Anticipated Spinoff Series, Premiering May 6
Additionally, starting April 22, all seven seasons of the Prime Video Original "Bosch" will be available to watch on Amazon's free streaming service.

[04/13/22 - 09:38 AM]
OWN Announces Late Night Series "The Nightcap with Carlos King" Hosted by Creator and Executive Producer of OWN's Hit Reality Series, "Love & Marriage," Carlos King
"The Nightcap with Carlos King" will premiere on OWN Saturday, May 14 at 10:00/9:00c immediately following the series debut of "Love & Marriage: D.C."

[04/13/22 - 09:36 AM]
Peacock Announces Main Cast for Highly Anticipated Comedy Series "Ted," with Seth MacFarlane Reprising Iconic Voice Role
Giorgia Whigham, Max Burkholder and Scott Grimes will star alongside MacFarlane.

[04/13/22 - 09:05 AM]
Paramount+ Announces "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" Season Seven to Feature First-Ever All Winners Cast
Paramount+ today ru-vealed the star-studded cast for the seventh season, which begins streaming Friday, May 20 exclusively on the service with two all-new episodes.

[04/13/22 - 09:01 AM]
"Karamo" Sold in 90% of the U.S. for Its Debut in National Syndication This Fall
This new daily, one-hour talk show starring reality television personality, author, actor, producer and activist, Karamo, will air on stations in top markets across the country.

[04/13/22 - 08:31 AM]
Video: "Queer as Folk" - Date Announcement - Peacock Original
"Queer as Folk" is a vibrant reimagining of the groundbreaking British series created by Russell T. Davies, exploring a diverse group of friends in New Orleans whose lives are transformed in the aftermath of a tragedy.

[04/13/22 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "The Lincoln Lawyer" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Sidelined after an accident, hotshot Los Angeles lawyer Mickey Haller restarts his career - and his trademark Lincoln - when he takes on a murder case.

[04/13/22 - 08:00 AM]
Global Fashion-Competition Series "Making the Cut," Hosted and Executive Produced by Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Returns This Summer for Season Three on Prime Video
Actress and House of Harlow 1960 creative director Nicole Richie and fashion pop icon and Moschino creative director Jeremy Scott will return as judges, with additional guest judges - who will be revealed at a later date - making appearances throughout the season.

[04/13/22 - 07:36 AM]
HGTV Adds Six New Series to Its 2022-23 Programming Pipeline
"Just when our audience thinks HGTV has told every possible story about home, we create brand new series with more compelling personalities and fascinating home renovation journeys that our vast viewership wants to watch," said Jane Latman.

[04/13/22 - 07:07 AM]
Video: Apple TV+ Unveils Trailer for Highly Anticipated Season Two of Award-Winning Thriller "Tehran," Premiering Globally Friday, May 6
"Tehran" season two will make its globally debut with the first two episodes, followed by new episodes every Friday during its eight-episode season through June 17.

[04/13/22 - 07:00 AM]
IMDb TV Announces Rebrand to Amazon Freevee
Amazon's free streaming service will announce additional greenlights at its NewFronts presentation on May 2.

[04/13/22 - 07:00 AM]
Video: "Candy" - Trailer - Hulu
Starring Jessica Biel, Melanie Lynskey, Timothy Simons, Pablo Schreiber, and Raúl Esparza.

[04/13/22 - 06:31 AM]
Video: "Our Great National Parks" - Final Trailer - Netflix
An epic five-part series narrated by Barack Obama that invites viewers to celebrate and discover the power of our planet's greatest national parks and wild spaces.

[04/13/22 - 06:30 AM]
"Top Gun," Paramount Pictures' Blockbuster Film of 1986, to Be Broadcast as the "CBS Saturday Night Movie," May 14
The film's upcoming sequel, in which Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer reprise their roles as Maverick and Iceman, will be released by Paramount Pictures on May 27.

[04/13/22 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "Heartstopper" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Teens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate school and young love in this coming-of-age series.

[04/13/22 - 05:01 AM]
Video: "Bullsh*t The Gameshow" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Contestants strive to correctly answer difficult trivia questions. And when they can't, they simply move on to plan B: lying through their teeth.

[04/13/22 - 02:57 AM]
Hugh Bonneville, Jack Lowden, Dominic Cooper and Charlotte Spencer Confirmed to Lead an All Star Cast in Major New BBC One Drama, "The Gold"
In 1983, six armed men broke into the Brink's-Mat security depot near London's Heathrow Airport, and inadvertently stumbled across gold bullion worth £26m.

[04/13/22 - 02:46 AM]
Video: "The Takedown" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Forced to reteam after a decade, two mismatched cops investigate a murder in a divided French town, where a wider conspiracy looms.

[04/13/22 - 01:01 AM]
Video: "Yakamoz S-245" - Official Trailer - Netflix
After disaster strikes Earth, a marine biologist on a submarine research mission must fight to survive with the crew as a conspiracy comes to light.

[04/12/22 - 11:56 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, April 12
Updates include: Joseph Gordon-Levitt signs onto Peacock's "Poker Face"; Dana Calvo to run ABC's "Avalon"; and Evin Ahmad to lead Netflix's "Palomino."

[04/12/22 - 03:40 PM]
ESPN Finishes 2021-22 NBA Regular Season with Double-Digit Growth Across Live Games and Shows
Additionally, the 2021-22 regular season viewership for the NBA on ABC was up from the last two years.

[04/12/22 - 03:00 PM]
MTV Unveils "Help! I'm in a Secret Relationship!" Hosted by Artist Travis Mills and Actress Rahne Jones
In the exciting new docuseries, hosts Mills and Jones are on a mission to uncover the heartbreaking stories of people who have been emotionally manipulated into keeping their relationships a secret.

[04/12/22 - 02:16 PM]
Bel Powley, Liev Schreiber and Joe Cole Cast in Disney+ Limited Series "A Small Light" from National Geographic
Produced by ABC Signature in partnership with Keshet Studios, "A Small Light" will focus on the real-life story of Miep Gies, who played a critical role in hiding Anne Frank and her family.

[04/12/22 - 02:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of April 4: "Bridgerton" Season 2 Enters the Most Popular List, "The Adam Project" Jumps to #4
"Bridgerton" had 115.75M hours viewed on the English TV list, appearing in the Top 10 in 91 countries, making it the most viewed title for the third week in a row.

[04/12/22 - 01:26 PM]
Apple TV+ Strikes Exclusive Multi-Year Overall Deal with Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman's Playtone
Apple's partnership with Playtone builds on its existing film and series relationship which includes the highly anticipated limited drama series "Masters of the Air," from Apple Studios, Playtone and Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television.

[04/12/22 - 12:32 PM]
It's Everybody vs. The Amazon! A New Season of "Naked and Afraid XL" Premieres May 1 on Discovery
In "Naked and Afraid XL: Next Level," some of the franchise's most skilled and experienced survivalists prove no match for the Amazon's relentless threats - 15-foot anaconda, pounding rainstorms, aggressive bullet ants and even poisonous plants.

[04/12/22 - 12:23 PM]
The "Password" Is... Iconic Game Show Coming to NBC This Summer
The series, which has in recent years found a new generation of fans on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," will be hosted by Emmy Award-winning actress Keke Palmer and star of Jordan Peele's upcoming movie, "Nope."

[04/12/22 - 12:09 PM]
NBC Sports Announces Commentators for Inaugural USFL Season
NBC Sports' Jac Collinsworth and Paul Burmeister will handle play-by-play duties.

[04/12/22 - 11:06 AM]
TNT's "Rich & Shameless" Debuts on April 23 with "Girls Gone Wild Exposed" Uncovering the Truth Behind Former Hollywood "It" Boy Joe Francis
New episodes are slated to debut following the NBA Playoffs on TNT, with re-airs scheduled for June.

[04/12/22 - 10:05 AM]
New Apple Original Workplace Comedy "Loot," Starring Emmy Award-Winner Maya Rudolph, to Premiere Friday, June 24, 2022 on Apple TV+
From Emmy Award-winning creators Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard, the 10-episode workplace comedy will debut globally with the first three episodes on Friday, June 24 on Apple TV+, followed by one new episode weekly, every Friday.

[04/12/22 - 10:02 AM]
FX's "Breeders" Season Three Premieres Monday, May 9th on FX and Streaming on Hulu
The series starring Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard will premiere with the first two episodes of the 10-episode third season.

[04/12/22 - 10:00 AM]
Paramount+ Announces Premiere Date for the Spanish-Language Original Series "Cecilia," on Thursday, April 14
Produced by VIS, the eight-episode series stars Mariana Treviño, Erick Hayser, Marimar Vega, Michel Brown and César Bono.

[04/12/22 - 09:27 AM]
Ahead of Passover, New Installment of YouTube's "Recipe for Change" Will Focus on Standing Up to Antisemitism and Premieres April 14 on the Jubilee YouTube Channel
In the special, Ilana Glazer, Moshe Kasher and Idina Menzel partner with esteemed chefs Nancy Silverton and Einat Admony, and culinary historian Michael Twitty to host dinner guests.

[04/12/22 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "The Way Down" Part 2 - Official Trailer - HBO Max
Part two of "The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin" premieres April 28 on HBO Max.

[04/12/22 - 09:00 AM]
Video: "Conversations with Friends" - Official Trailer - Hulu
The series follows Frances (Alison Oliver), a 21 year old college student, as she navigates a series of relationships that force her to confront her own vulnerabilities for the first time.

[04/12/22 - 09:00 AM]
Video: Prime Video Unveils "Fairfax" Season Two Premiere Date and First Clip
Season two will premiere all eight episodes on Friday, June 10, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

[04/12/22 - 08:46 AM]
"Fixer to Fabulous: Welcome Inn" Starring Dave and Jenny Marrs Delivers Strong Tuesday Night Ratings for HGTV
More than 12.7 million total viewers watched "Fixer to Fabulous: Welcome Inn" since its Tuesday, March 15 premiere.

[04/12/22 - 08:31 AM]
Video: "Girls5eva" - New Season - Official Trailer - Peacock Original
A one-hit-wonder girl group from the 90s that was churned through the pop music machine reunites to give their dreams another shot. This time they'll try again on their own terms.

[04/12/22 - 08:07 AM]
Video: Starz Releases New Teaser Trailer for Hit Series "P-Valley" Premiering Friday, June 3
The hit drama from creator and executive producer Katori Hall, premieres Friday, June 3 at midnight on the Starz app, Starz streaming and on-demand platforms and internationally on the Starz premium streaming platform across the UK and Latin America.

[04/12/22 - 07:39 AM]
FOX Sports Announces USFL on FOX Broadcast Team
The team is led by Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Curt Menefee alongside analyst Joel Klatt, the network's longtime lead college football analyst.







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[03/04/26 - 03:01 PM]
FX's "Disinherited" - New Drama from Emmy Award Winner Peter Gould and T-Street Ordered to Series on FX and Hulu
Victoria Pedretti and Kiera Allen star as a pair of scrappy sisters thrust by an unexpected inheritance into a world of generational wealth and long-buried crimes.

[03/04/26 - 11:31 AM]
"Disney Animation's Songs in Sign Language" to Debut on Disney+ April 27
Directed by veteran Disney animator/director Hyrum Osmond, the featured songs are "The Next Right Thing" (from Frozen 2), "We Don't Talk About Bruno" (from Encanto) and "Beyond" (from Moana 2).

[03/04/26 - 11:03 AM]
Video: HBO Max Releases First Teaser from the DC Studios Series "Lanterns," Starring Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, and Kelly Macdonald
The series is slated to debut later this August on HBO and available to stream on HBO Max.

[03/04/26 - 10:01 AM]
Netflix's "Untamed" Season 2 Production Kicks Off in Hawaii
The series will film on location on O'ahu and the island of Hawaii.

[03/04/26 - 10:01 AM]
MTV Announces the Final 18 Episodes of "Jersey Shore Family Vacation," One of TV's Most Influential Reality Franchises, Premiering on Thursday, May 7 at 8PM ET/PT
This farewell season marks the culmination of a franchise that entertained millions with major life milestones, laugh-out-loud chaos, and the unfiltered chemistry that defined an era of reality television.

[03/04/26 - 09:45 AM]
Lifetime Raises the Bar by Expanding Into Premium Vertical Storytelling with "Tides of Temptation," A Micro Drama Feature Executive Produced by Taye Diggs
Serving as a digital offshoot of the just announced upcoming original movie "Terry McMillan Presents: Paradise with You," the project expands the film's universe through a cinematic, mobile-first format designed with feature-level production value.

[03/04/26 - 09:44 AM]
Lifetime Greenlights Three New Original Movies for 2026 Love of a Lifetime Slates Featuring All-Star Casts
Valerie Bertinelli, Henry Czerny, Eric McCormack, Taye Diggs, Heather Hemmens, and Cynthia Bailey are among the featured talent.

[03/04/26 - 09:43 AM]
Lifetime Reteams with Robin Roberts for "Angel in the Rubble" Starring Sherri Shepherd in Remembrance of the 25th Anniversary of 9/11
Slated to premiere in September in remembrance of the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the movie is based on Genelle Guzman-McMillan's memoir "Angel in the Rubble: The Miraculous Rescue of 9/11's Last Survivor."

[03/04/26 - 09:42 AM]
Lifetime Expands Roster of Powerhouse Creatives with New Movie Projects Helmed By Queen Latifah and Taraji P. Henson
"Queen Latifah and Taraji P. Henson are extraordinary talents and dynamic producers who share Lifetime's passion for telling powerful stories about women," said Elaine Frontain Bryant, Executive Vice President and Head of Programming, A&E, Lifetime and LMN.

[03/04/26 - 09:41 AM]
A+E Global Media Greenlights Two New Digital-First Series Under the History Brand
"Mistakes That Made America" and "Cracking Up" are both due later this year.

[03/04/26 - 09:40 AM]
The History Channel Marks the 25th Anniversary of September 11 with New Two-Hour Special "102 Minutes Inside the Towers"
The documentary offers a deeply immersive and unique perspective through firsthand accounts from those who were inside the Twin Towers.

[03/04/26 - 09:39 AM]
The History Channel Taps Internationally Acclaimed Action Icon Dolph Lundgren to Executive Produce and Host New Series "History's Greatest Machines with Dolph Lundgren"
Produced by Superluna Studios in association with 3BMG, the eight-episode series takes viewers on a thrilling journey through the gears, guts, and genius behind the machines that reshaped our world.

[03/04/26 - 09:38 AM]
The History Channel Greenlights New Nonfiction Series "Crime and Justice with Tom Selleck" (w.t.)
The 10-episode, one-hour series examines the true stories behind some of the most consequential crimes and investigations in American history.

[03/04/26 - 09:37 AM]
The History Channel Orders "Extraordinary Origins with Ted Danson" (w.t.) A New Series Hosted and Executive Produced by the Multi-Award-Winning Actor
The 10-episode series examines the stories behind some of history's most significant innovations, inventions, and discoveries that helped shape the modern world.

[03/04/26 - 09:36 AM]
The History Channel Greenlights New Nonfiction Series "History's Strange Fortunes with Kevin Bacon" (w.t.)
Stories about money - money made, money lost, and money spent - are woven into the fabric of our nation's history.