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[04/26/22 - 11:45 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, April 26
Updates include: Danielle Deadwyler to lead HBO's "Demimonde"; TBS kills "Orange-Faced Bear"; and Netflix cancels "Raising Dion" after two seasons.

[04/26/22 - 03:56 PM]
Crackle Original French Thriller "Blast" to Premiere May 5
The film takes place in a Parisian parking lot, where Sonia finds herself trapped in her car with her son and the daughter of her boyfriend Fred, who has been left outside, powerless to deal with the situation: an anti-tank mine has been set under the car.

[04/26/22 - 02:34 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of April 18: "Anatomy of a Scandal" Is the Week's Most Viewed Title, "The Marked Heart" Tops Non-English TV List
With 75.56M hours, it was the most viewed Netflix title this week.

[04/26/22 - 02:11 PM]
"Love, Victor's" Final Season Will Premiere on Both Hulu and Disney+ Beginning June 15
Season one and two are now streaming on Hulu and will be added to Disney+ on June 15.

[04/26/22 - 01:05 PM]
ID Announces the Return of Four Fan-Favorite Series for a Month of May-hem
"Murder in the Heartland," "American Monster," "See No Evil" and "Crimes Gone Viral" are all due back.

[04/26/22 - 11:09 AM]
UFOs Are Real, But They Might Not Come in Peace: New discovery+ Documentary "Alien Endgame" Premieres May 20
In the two-hour documentary, former members of the U.S. military break their silence about the massive cover-up of their terrifying close encounters.

[04/26/22 - 11:05 AM]
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Announces Production Has Begun on an All-New Movie, "The Road Ahead" (Working Title)
In the film, Madeline (Holly Robinson Peete), a famous Hollywood actress, and Sarah (Kaylee Bryant), a wilderness expert, team up to drive cross-country.

[04/26/22 - 11:00 AM]
CBS Renews Hit Drama "Blue Bloods" for 2022-2023
Additional renewals will be announced in the coming weeks.

[04/26/22 - 10:15 AM]
Freeform Renews Critically Acclaimed "Single Drunk Female" for Second Season
Additionally, "While You Were Breeding" has been ordered to series.

[04/26/22 - 10:15 AM]
AMC+ Is Going to the Movies - Streaming Home of "The Good Stuff" Will Feature an Exclusive Movie, Direct from Theaters, Every Friday All Year Long, Starting May 6
The new subscriber benefit kicks off on Friday, May 6 with the streaming premiere of "Clean" from IFC Films, starring Oscar-winner Adrien Brody.

[04/26/22 - 10:01 AM]
Video: "Hacks" Season 2 - Official Trailer - HBO Max
The Emmy-award winning Max Original is back for more, with Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and Ava (Hannah Einbinder) setting out on tour.

[04/26/22 - 10:01 AM]
Five Teenagers Prepare for Their Biggest Drag Performance in the New Series, "Generation Drag," Premiering on discovery+ June 1st
The series drops all six-episodes on Wednesday, June 1 on discovery+, the definitive non-fiction, real-life subscription streaming service.

[04/26/22 - 09:32 AM]
Ahmed Fareed Named Host of "MLB Sunday Leadoff" on Peacock
"Baseball has so much going for it. The current talent level of the players coupled with the sports' deep tradition makes for a truly one-of-a-kind experience," said Fareed.

[04/26/22 - 09:31 AM]
Get Ready for a Second Bite! Peacock's Critically-Acclaimed Romantic Dramedy "Wolf Like Me" Renewed for Second Season
Isla Fisher and Josh Gad will be reprising their roles.

[04/26/22 - 09:05 AM]
"Jerry & Marge Go Large," Starring Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening, to Premiere June 17, Exclusively on Paramount+
The film is inspired by the remarkable true story of retiree Jerry Selbee (Cranston), who discovers a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery and, with the help of his wife, Marge (Bening), wins millions and uses the money to revive their small Michigan town.

[04/26/22 - 09:00 AM]
Disney Branded Television Aligns Unscripted and Nonfiction Content Teams Into Three Areas of Focus and Promotes Five Key Executives
Five talented executives have also been promoted to leverage their expertise further and amplify their influence in unscripted and nonfiction categories.

[04/26/22 - 08:01 AM]
Video: New "Mighty Little Bheem: I Love Taj Mahal" Sneak Peek - Netflix Jr
On a trip to the beautiful Taj Mahal, Bheem gets distracted trying to return a little girl's lost teddy bear before someone steals it!

[04/26/22 - 08:00 AM]
"The 49th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards" to Be Broadcast Friday, June 24, on CBS
This year marks the 16th time CBS has broadcast the Daytime Emmy Awards, more than any other network.

[04/26/22 - 06:00 AM]
Video: New Apple Original Limited Series "The Essex Serpent," Starring Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston, Debuts Trailer Ahead of Global Premiere on Friday, May 13 on Apple TV+
"The Essex Serpent" will debut globally with the first two episodes on Friday, May 13, followed by one new episode weekly every Friday through June 10.

[04/26/22 - 03:01 AM]
Video: "F*ck Love Too" - Official Trailer - Netflix
In this romantic comedy, several friends, each dealing with unhappy love lives, turn to each other for help - but not always with the best results.

[04/25/22 - 11:37 PM]
Development Update: Monday, April 25
Updates include: David Hollander fired from Showtime's "American Gigolo"; Rachel Axler to bring "The Every" to HBO; and Lisa Brenner among latest to recur on Syfy's "The Dark."

[04/25/22 - 03:01 PM]
Video: "Drifting Home" - Official Teaser #2 - Netflix
The third feature-length anime film from Studio Colorido, known for "Penguin Highway," which was nominated for Best Animation at the 42nd Japan Academy Film Prize, and "A Whisker Away."

[04/25/22 - 12:59 PM]
Alexa Mansour to Recur on "Fantasy Island" Season 2 Making Her Debut in the Second Episode
Frankie J. Alvarez, Jai Rodriguez, and Izzy Diaz will also guest star in the second episode.

[04/25/22 - 12:50 PM]
All Rise for E!'s New Series "Mathis Family Matters" Premiering Sunday, June 19th at 10PM ET/PT
Judge Mathis and his wife, Linda Mathis and their four grown children - Jade Mathis, Camara Mathis Webb, Greg Mathis, Jr., and Amir Mathis - along with their own careers, relationships, personalities, and off the wall dynamics are ready to take Los Angeles by storm.

[04/25/22 - 12:27 PM]
Academy Award Nominee Michael Shannon and Emmy and Tony Award Winner John Leguizamo Will Reprise Their Roles in the Original Series "American Tragedies: Waco - The Trials" (Working Title)
New additions include Giovanni Ribisi, David Costabile, J. Smith Cameron, John Hoogenakker, Keean Johnson and Abbey Lee.

[04/25/22 - 11:02 AM]
Video: BET Original - "Kingdom Business" Trailer Featuring Yolanda Adams & Serayah
Executive produced by Devon Franklin, Holly Carter, and Kirk Franklin, "Kingdom Business" premieres May 19, only on BET+

[04/25/22 - 10:04 AM]
Bravo's "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" Three-Part Reunion Debuts on Tuesday, May 3 at 8PM ET/PT
Host Andy Cohen sits down with Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga, Margaret Josephs, Dolores Catania, Jackie Goldschneider, and Jennifer Aydin to rehash and relive this season's most dramatic moments.

[04/25/22 - 09:32 AM]
FX Sets the "New York Times Presents" Documentary Film "Elon Musk's Crash Course"
The film will premiere Friday, May 20 at 10 p.m. PT simultaneously on FX and Hulu.

[04/25/22 - 09:15 AM]
Video: BET+ Originals - "Trophy Wife" Featuring Eric Peeples & Sean Patrick Thomas
After the death of her husband and mental breakdown, Toni (Eric Peeples) is falsely accused of her husbands (Sean Patrick Thomas) murder and must fight to clear her name.

[04/25/22 - 09:00 AM]
VICE Media Group Unveils 2022-2023 Programming Slate
"This year we are making bigger bets and we're responding to what our audiences have asked for," said Nancy Dubuc.

[04/25/22 - 08:00 AM]
HBO Limited Series "Irma Vep" Debuts June 6
Mira (Alicia Vikander) is an American movie star disillusioned by her career and a recent breakup, who comes to France to star as "Irma Vep" in a remake of the French silent film classic, "Les Vampires."

[04/25/22 - 07:37 AM]
"The U.S. and the Holocaust" to Premiere September 18, 2022, on PBS
The three-part documentary directed and produced by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein explores America's response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises in history.

[04/25/22 - 07:18 AM]
Video: "Fire Island" - Official Trailer - Hulu
Set in the iconic Fire Island Pines, the film is an unapologetic, modern day rom-com inspired by Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

[04/24/22 - 10:00 AM]
EPIX Renews Sci-Fi Horror Series "From" for Season Two
Production will commence this summer in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with an expected air date in 2023.

[04/22/22 - 11:26 PM]
Development Update: Friday, April 22
Updates include: Jesse Williams, Sarah Drew book return to "Grey's Anatomy"; Ayoola Smart to recur on Amazon's "The Wheel of Time"; and Laura Benanti, Robert Sean Leonard among those bound for HBO's "The Gilded Age."

[04/22/22 - 06:44 PM]
"America's Next Drag Superstar" Crowned During Jaw-Dropping Finale of VH1's "RuPaul's Drag Race"
Tonight's finale also presented viewers with an exclusive first look at the highly anticipated new season of "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars," set to premiere Friday, May 20 on Paramount+.

[04/22/22 - 10:29 AM]
Grammy Award-Nominated Shawn Mendes to Co-Host "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on Friday, April 29
Mendes will sit down with Fallon to chat up his upcoming tour prior to the pair interviewing Jesse Tyler Ferguson.

[04/22/22 - 09:00 AM]
Cartoon Network Redraws the World This Earth Day with Climate Champions Global Campaign Empowering Kids to Take Action on Climate Change
Music prodigy Nandi Bushell will introduce the initiative this Earth Day, Friday, April 22 with a special message about the importance of climate activism that will post across Cartoon Network's social channels.

[04/22/22 - 09:00 AM]
Video: Prime Video Delivers Out-of-This-World Trailer and Key Art for "Night Sky" Starring Academy Award Winners Sissy Spacek and J.K. Simmons
The first season will premiere all eight episodes exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide on Friday, May 20.

[04/22/22 - 05:51 AM]
NBCUniversal News Group's "Inspiring America" Returns Week of May 2
The week-long series will culminate with the second annual television event, "Inspiring America: The 2022 Inspiration List," airing on Saturday, May 7 at 9:00/8:00c on NBC.

[04/22/22 - 05:31 AM]
Diddy Set to Host and Executive Produce the "2022 Billboard Music Awards"
This marks exactly 25 years since Combs won his first Billboard Music Award in 1997 for his multi-platinum album No Way Out.

[04/22/22 - 12:01 AM]
Video: "Baby Fever" Season 1 - Official Teaser - Netflix
The six part romantic comedy-drama centers around the life of fertility doctor Nana (Josephine Park) and the clients she meets and treats... and lies to!

[04/21/22 - 11:07 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, April 21
Updates include: CBS opens writers' room for "The Great Game"; Reid Scott promoted to regular on Amazon's "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"; and Raúl Esparza to return to NBC's "Law & Order: SVU."

[04/21/22 - 05:01 PM]
Video: "The Sound of Magic" - Official Trailer - Netflix
A magician living in an abandoned theme park makes troubles disappear, and hope reappear, for a disenchanted teen enduring harsh realities.

[04/21/22 - 02:45 PM]
ABC's "Abbott Elementary" Season Finale Ties a Series High in Adults 18-49
"Abbott Elementary" picked up an additional +3.1 million viewers over its initial Live+Same Day average to deliver 5.9 million Total Viewers on its season one finale with delayed multiplatform viewing.

[04/21/22 - 01:31 PM]
Freeform Announces New Cast for the Highly Anticipated "Cruel Summer" Season Two
Sadie Stanley will star as Megan Landry, a computer coder and honor student from a blue-collar family.

[04/21/22 - 12:03 PM]
Netflix Adds New Cast to Untitled Arnold Schwarzenegger Spy Adventure Series
When a father and daughter learn that they've each secretly been working as CIA Operatives for years, they realize their entire relationship has been a lie and they truly don't know one another at all.

[04/21/22 - 11:31 AM]
Caroline Randall Williams Explores Both the Known and Untold History of Black Food in America in New discovery+ Series "Hungry for Answers"
All four episodes of the series will be available to stream on discovery+ beginning Wednesday, June 8.

[04/21/22 - 11:16 AM]
MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) to Air Live and Around The Globe in More Than 170 Countries on Sunday, August 28th
Returning to New Jersey's famed Prudential Center, this year's show will surprise and delight with show-stopping spectacles, epic performances and a fan filled audience to celebrate the biggest stars in music.

[04/21/22 - 11:11 AM]
Prime Video Becomes Streaming Home of Seattle Storm, Expanding Women's Sports Offerings
Approximately 30 Storm games will be available to Prime Video customers throughout Washington state.







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[02/27/26 - 01:28 PM]
Paramount to Acquire Warner Bros. Discovery to Form Next-Generation Global Media and Entertainment Company
The transaction has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies and is expected to close in Q3 2026, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory clearances and approval by WBD shareholders, with a vote expected in the early spring of 2026.

[02/27/26 - 12:30 PM]
The Jaw-Dropping Fifth and Final Season of Starz's Hit Drama Series, "Power Book III: Raising Kanan" Set to Premiere June 12
To date, the series has accumulated over 21 billion minutes viewed across all episodes and remains one of Starz's top-performing series.

[02/27/26 - 09:12 AM]
Team USA Hockey Olympic Gold Medalists Hilary Knight, Jack Hughes and Quinn Hughes to Appear Together on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on Monday, March 2
The episode will also feature guests Nicole Kidman, Luke Thompson and a cooking demo by Chef Mario Carbone.

[02/27/26 - 08:12 AM]
Paul Wesley Joins Season Three of Hit Apple TV Series "The Buccaneers"
Wesley will play the role as Frank, a mysterious but charming stranger who arrives into Nan and Mrs. St. George's world, turning it upside down.

[02/27/26 - 07:31 AM]
Peacock to Exclusively Stream Focus Features' "Hamnet" Beginning March 6
Directed by two-time Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao, the film tells the untold story behind one of Shakespeare's most memorable works and celebrates the power of imagination and the creative spirit.

[02/27/26 - 07:01 AM]
Prime Video Debuts First-Look Image of Ryan Hurst as Kratos and Callum Vinson as Atreus On Set of New Series "God of War"
The series is co-produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios in association with PlayStation Productions and Tall Ship Productions, and has received a two-season order.

[02/27/26 - 06:01 AM]
Video: Netflix and Apple TV Join Forces to Stream Formula 1 Thrills
The entire new season of "Formula 1: Drive to Survive" is now on Netflix globally and Apple TV in the U.S.

[02/26/26 - 08:46 PM]
"Dandelion": Netflix Adapts "Gintama" Creator Hideaki Sorachi's Debut Work into New Anime Series
Set within the Send-Off Department of the Japanese Angel Federation, Dandelion follows "Angels" Tetsuo Tanba and Misaki Kurogane as they scramble to track down Earthbound spirits - souls unable to move on and find peace - and gently guide them to pass on.

[02/26/26 - 06:01 PM]
Video: "Still Shining" - Official Trailer - Netflix
After falling in love as teens, two young adults drift apart - only to reunite 10 years later and confront their heartbreak, growth and new challenges.

[02/26/26 - 02:46 PM]
Netflix Declines to Raise Offer for Warner Bros.
"The transaction we negotiated would have created shareholder value with a clear path to regulatory approval. However, we've always been disciplined, and at the price required to match Paramount Skydance's latest offer, the deal is no longer financially attractive, so we are declining to match the Paramount Skydance bid," said co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters.

[02/26/26 - 02:19 PM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Soars to Season High with Best Audience in Over a Year
"Live" has now ranked as the No. 1 talk show in syndication for 157 consecutive weeks across all key measures.

[02/26/26 - 02:08 PM]
Britbox Unveils Spring Slate with "The Lady" Starring Mia McKenna-Bruce; Premieres March 18
Other highlights include the return of "Hope Street" and the debut of "Mudtown."

[02/26/26 - 01:36 PM]
Paramount Comments on Warner Bros. Discovery Board's Determination of Paramount's Proposal as Superior
David Ellison, Chairman and CEO of Paramount, said: "We are pleased WBD's Board has unanimously affirmed the superior value of our offer, which delivers to WBD shareholders superior value, certainty and speed to closing."

[02/26/26 - 01:16 PM]
Warner Bros. Discovery Board of Directors Determines Revised Proposal from Paramount Skydance Constitutes a "Company Superior Proposal"
Under the terms of the Netflix merger agreement, this notice triggers a four business day period during which Netflix has the right to propose revisions to the Netflix merger agreement so that the PSKY proposal would cease to constitute a "Company Superior Proposal."

[02/26/26 - 01:00 PM]
FOX Television Network Renews Hit Joel McHale Series "Animal Control" for Season Five
In addition, the first three seasons of the series are currently streaming on Netflix, and the show has been sold in territories around the world.