Nonprofit leader Cassidy Dimon, a film industry accessibility and inclusion veteran, has been named the inaugural executive director of Fwd-Doc: Filmmakers with Disabilities.
Dimon assumes her role immediately, leading an organization founded in 2020 that describes itself as “a global, intersectional community of over 1200 disabled creators and allies working in media to build a more inclusive, accessible, and equitable entertainment industry.”
Dimon takes over from Fwd-Doc’s interim director Amanda Upson, who now joins the nonprofit’s board alongside Fwd-Doc founders author-filmmaker Day Al-Mohamed, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Jim LeBrecht (Crip Camp), Emmy-winning filmmaker Lindsey Dryden and Emmy-winning filmmaker Alysa Nahmias, and advising member Kyla Harris, a filmmaker, writer, and activist.
“I am beyond excited to join Fwd-Doc as its inaugural Executive Director,” Dimon said in a statement. “Having worked alongside the organization since its inception, I have seen first-hand how Fwd-Doc drives equity in our field.
Dimon assumes her role immediately, leading an organization founded in 2020 that describes itself as “a global, intersectional community of over 1200 disabled creators and allies working in media to build a more inclusive, accessible, and equitable entertainment industry.”
Dimon takes over from Fwd-Doc’s interim director Amanda Upson, who now joins the nonprofit’s board alongside Fwd-Doc founders author-filmmaker Day Al-Mohamed, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Jim LeBrecht (Crip Camp), Emmy-winning filmmaker Lindsey Dryden and Emmy-winning filmmaker Alysa Nahmias, and advising member Kyla Harris, a filmmaker, writer, and activist.
“I am beyond excited to join Fwd-Doc as its inaugural Executive Director,” Dimon said in a statement. “Having worked alongside the organization since its inception, I have seen first-hand how Fwd-Doc drives equity in our field.
- 9/18/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
The 25th Woodstock Film Festival will feature a lineup of world, North American and U.S. premieres, joining acclaimed fiction and nonfiction films from Sean Baker, Steve McQueen, Alexis Bloom, Raoul Peck, Marielle Heller, Jesse Eisenberg, Jacques Audiard and many more.
The festival, which runs from October 15-20 in the Hudson Valley towns of Woodstock, Rosendale, Kingston and Saugerties, will see writer-director Paul Schrader receive the Honorary Maverick Award. His latest, Oh, Canada, starring Richard Gere, Uma Thurman and Jacob Elordi, will screen at Woodstock. Filmmaker Ira Deutchman will be presented with the Honorary Trailblazer Award; Pamela Yates and Paco de Onís will receive the inaugural Art of Activism Award. [Scroll for the full lineup]
McQueen’s Blitz, starring Oscar-nominated actress Saoirse Ronan, serves as Woodstock’s centerpiece film. Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain, starring the Oscar-nominated actor and Kieran Culkin, closes the silver jubilee edition of Woodstock. Sean Baker’s Anora heads to...
The festival, which runs from October 15-20 in the Hudson Valley towns of Woodstock, Rosendale, Kingston and Saugerties, will see writer-director Paul Schrader receive the Honorary Maverick Award. His latest, Oh, Canada, starring Richard Gere, Uma Thurman and Jacob Elordi, will screen at Woodstock. Filmmaker Ira Deutchman will be presented with the Honorary Trailblazer Award; Pamela Yates and Paco de Onís will receive the inaugural Art of Activism Award. [Scroll for the full lineup]
McQueen’s Blitz, starring Oscar-nominated actress Saoirse Ronan, serves as Woodstock’s centerpiece film. Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain, starring the Oscar-nominated actor and Kieran Culkin, closes the silver jubilee edition of Woodstock. Sean Baker’s Anora heads to...
- 9/16/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
The Toronto International Film Festival has responded to controversy around the screening of a documentary film called “Russians at War” after protestors accused the film of being Russian propaganda.
A group of nearly 400 Ukrainian Canadian protestors gathered outside the TIFF Lightbox on Tuesday, September 10 demanding that upcoming screenings of “Russians at War” be canceled. TIFF says the film will continue to make its North American premiere at the festival on Friday as previously scheduled after it initially had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
“TIFF acknowledges and respects the concerns expressed and discussion taking place about the Canadian documentary ‘Russians at War.’ The film will make its North American premiere later this week, as scheduled,” the festival said in a statement.
It continued: “This documentary is an official Canada-France co-production with funding from several Canadian agencies, at both the federal and provincial level. Our understanding is that it...
A group of nearly 400 Ukrainian Canadian protestors gathered outside the TIFF Lightbox on Tuesday, September 10 demanding that upcoming screenings of “Russians at War” be canceled. TIFF says the film will continue to make its North American premiere at the festival on Friday as previously scheduled after it initially had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
“TIFF acknowledges and respects the concerns expressed and discussion taking place about the Canadian documentary ‘Russians at War.’ The film will make its North American premiere later this week, as scheduled,” the festival said in a statement.
It continued: “This documentary is an official Canada-France co-production with funding from several Canadian agencies, at both the federal and provincial level. Our understanding is that it...
- 9/11/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is defending its selection of the Canada-France documentary Russians At War heading into Friday’s North American premiere, after Ukrainian-Canadian protesters branded the film Russian propaganda.
“TIFF acknowledges and respects the concerns expressed and discussion taking place about the Canadian documentary Russians At War,” the TIFF statement read. “The film will make its North American premiere later this week, as scheduled.”
The statement came on the same day that the Documentary Organization of Canada (Doc) said it was “profoundly alarmed” over the decision by TVOntario to withdraw its support for the film. Raja Pictures and...
“TIFF acknowledges and respects the concerns expressed and discussion taking place about the Canadian documentary Russians At War,” the TIFF statement read. “The film will make its North American premiere later this week, as scheduled.”
The statement came on the same day that the Documentary Organization of Canada (Doc) said it was “profoundly alarmed” over the decision by TVOntario to withdraw its support for the film. Raja Pictures and...
- 9/11/2024
- ScreenDaily
Universal Basic Guys centers on the unexpected consequences of a hypothetical policy idea. The show follows brothers Mark and Hank Hoagies, who find themselves with a sudden surplus of free time after losing their jobs at a Jersey hot dog plant. Rather than unemployment stress, they’re offered $3,000 monthly as part of a basic income trial run by the state.
At first glance, this premise presents a lighthearted take on an idea with serious philosophical and economic implications. While basic income aims to alleviate poverty and boost local economies, here it mostly fuels sporadic adventures and purchases.
Comedy often derives from mishaps, so misusing funds makes sense for episodes. But by framing welfare as enabling aimlessness, the show risks endorsing unfair stereotypes. Its world also feels insular, featuring few voices beyond the brothers and their annoyed wives.
More could have been done to honor basic income’s goals of empowering communities and residents.
At first glance, this premise presents a lighthearted take on an idea with serious philosophical and economic implications. While basic income aims to alleviate poverty and boost local economies, here it mostly fuels sporadic adventures and purchases.
Comedy often derives from mishaps, so misusing funds makes sense for episodes. But by framing welfare as enabling aimlessness, the show risks endorsing unfair stereotypes. Its world also feels insular, featuring few voices beyond the brothers and their annoyed wives.
More could have been done to honor basic income’s goals of empowering communities and residents.
- 9/8/2024
- by Arash Nahandian
- Gazettely
Fox Entertainment has announced a broadcast direct deal with veteran television writer and producer Hank Steinberg, known for creating hit series such as Without a Trace, The Last Ship, and For Life. Steinberg is currently executive producing Fox’s upcoming medical drama, Doc, based on the acclaimed Italian series, Doc – Nelle tue mani. This agreement […]
Fox Entertainment Signs Broadcast Deal with Hank Steinberg...
Fox Entertainment Signs Broadcast Deal with Hank Steinberg...
- 9/5/2024
- by Paul M
- MemorableTV
Fox is adding another veteran writer and producer to its roster of broadcast direct deals.
The network has signed Without a Trace and The Last Ship creator Hank Steinberg to such a pact, under which Steinberg will develop drama series that will be wholly owned by Fox. Steinberg is currently an executive producer of Doc, a medical drama set to premiere on Fox in early 2025.
“Hank is an invaluable creative partner and collaborator, already delivering the intense new medical procedural Doc to the network,” said Fox Television Network president Michael Thorn. “Expanding this relationship builds on Hank’s proven track record for creating undeniable, broad-appeal franchises, and with his incomparable voice, will bring even more incredible, unexpected entertainment to Fox’s audiences worldwide.”
Added Steinberg, “The experience of working on Doc with Michael, [head of drama] Brooke Bowman and the entire Fox team has been one of the most rewarding of my career.
The network has signed Without a Trace and The Last Ship creator Hank Steinberg to such a pact, under which Steinberg will develop drama series that will be wholly owned by Fox. Steinberg is currently an executive producer of Doc, a medical drama set to premiere on Fox in early 2025.
“Hank is an invaluable creative partner and collaborator, already delivering the intense new medical procedural Doc to the network,” said Fox Television Network president Michael Thorn. “Expanding this relationship builds on Hank’s proven track record for creating undeniable, broad-appeal franchises, and with his incomparable voice, will bring even more incredible, unexpected entertainment to Fox’s audiences worldwide.”
Added Steinberg, “The experience of working on Doc with Michael, [head of drama] Brooke Bowman and the entire Fox team has been one of the most rewarding of my career.
- 9/5/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Veteran TV creator and showrunner Hank Steinberg has entered a broadcast direct deal with Fox Entertainment where he executive produces the upcoming medical drama Doc. Under the pact, Steinberg, creator and executive producer of the hit CBS series Without A Trace, will be developing new, Fox-owned scripted dramas for the network.
Getting a successful fully owned drama series on the air has been a big priority for Fox whose only effort in the space so far has been the short-lived Monarch.
On the Fox Entertainment talent roster, Steinberg joins fellow prolific drama creator Matt Nix whose drama project for the network had been heating up.
Getting a successful fully owned drama series on the air has been a big priority for Fox whose only effort in the space so far has been the short-lived Monarch.
On the Fox Entertainment talent roster, Steinberg joins fellow prolific drama creator Matt Nix whose drama project for the network had been heating up.
- 9/5/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Hank Steinberg, a veteran writer and producer who created CBS’ “Without a Trace,” TNT’s “The Last Ship” and ABC’s “For Life,” has entered into a broadcast direct deal with Fox Entertainment.
Under the terms of the pact, Steinberg will develop new, Fox-owned scripted dramas for the network. He currently executive produces “Doc,” an upcoming medical drama based on the globally acclaimed Italian series, “Doc – Nelle tue mani” that will debut in Fox’s midseason lineup.
The series, which stars Molly Parker, follows Westside Hospital’s chief of internal and family medicine Dr. Amy Larsen, who must navigate an unfamiliar world after a brain injury erases the last eight years of her life, leaving her with no recollection of patients she’s treated, colleagues she’s crossed, the soulmate she divorced, the man she now loves and the tragedy that caused her to push everyone away. She can...
Under the terms of the pact, Steinberg will develop new, Fox-owned scripted dramas for the network. He currently executive produces “Doc,” an upcoming medical drama based on the globally acclaimed Italian series, “Doc – Nelle tue mani” that will debut in Fox’s midseason lineup.
The series, which stars Molly Parker, follows Westside Hospital’s chief of internal and family medicine Dr. Amy Larsen, who must navigate an unfamiliar world after a brain injury erases the last eight years of her life, leaving her with no recollection of patients she’s treated, colleagues she’s crossed, the soulmate she divorced, the man she now loves and the tragedy that caused her to push everyone away. She can...
- 9/5/2024
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Fox Entertainment has sealed a deal with TV scribe Hank Steinberg, the exec producer behind the network’s upcoming miseason drama “Doc.” Under the agreement, the latest in what Fox calls its “broadcast direct deals,” Steinberg will develop new scripted dramas to be produced and owned by Fox for the network.
The deal was announced Thursday by Fox Television Network prexy Michael Thorn. “Hank is an invaluable creative partner and collaborator, already delivering the intense new medical procedural ‘Doc’ to the network,” Thorn said in a statement. “Expanding this relationship builds on Hank’s proven track record for creating undeniable, broad-appeal franchises, and with his incomparable voice, will bring even more incredible, unexpected entertainment to Fox’s audiences worldwide.”
Steinberg’s prolific career includes CBS’ seven-season police procedural “Without a Trace,” as well as TNT’s hit post-apocalyptic drama “The Last Ship” and ABC’s social justice legal drama “For Life.
The deal was announced Thursday by Fox Television Network prexy Michael Thorn. “Hank is an invaluable creative partner and collaborator, already delivering the intense new medical procedural ‘Doc’ to the network,” Thorn said in a statement. “Expanding this relationship builds on Hank’s proven track record for creating undeniable, broad-appeal franchises, and with his incomparable voice, will bring even more incredible, unexpected entertainment to Fox’s audiences worldwide.”
Steinberg’s prolific career includes CBS’ seven-season police procedural “Without a Trace,” as well as TNT’s hit post-apocalyptic drama “The Last Ship” and ABC’s social justice legal drama “For Life.
- 9/5/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
It’s Joker: Folie à Deux day here on the Lido, with director Todd Phillips and stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in town for the world premiere of Warner Bros/DC’s crime drama with musical flourishes. Before that, Philipps, Joker Best Actor Oscar winner Phoenix, and Gaga fielded questions from the press who had attended a packed show this morning.
The trio were in a playful mood, particularly Phoenix, who repeatedly turned down the invitation to answer questions. Joker: Folie À Deux is Phillips’ return to the Lido after clinching the festival Golden Lion with the first film in 2019.
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Phillips said this morning that it feels “right and correct” to be in Venice with the sequel.
“It felt like the logical launching point for this second film. We have a very strong feeling...
The trio were in a playful mood, particularly Phoenix, who repeatedly turned down the invitation to answer questions. Joker: Folie À Deux is Phillips’ return to the Lido after clinching the festival Golden Lion with the first film in 2019.
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Phillips said this morning that it feels “right and correct” to be in Venice with the sequel.
“It felt like the logical launching point for this second film. We have a very strong feeling...
- 9/4/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione and Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli was one of the guests at a gala dinner hosted by the Doha Film Institute (Dfi) and the Media City Qatar (McQ) on the fringes of the Venice Film Festival on Monday evening.
The veteran producer’s presence added fuel to recent reports that she is attempting to secure Qatari finance for ex-James Bond actor Daniel Craig’s big screen passion project Othello, with well-placed sources hinting on Monday night that talks were ongoing.
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Broccoli — who is co-head of James Bond producer Eon Productions with Michael G. Wilson — has reportedly been working with Craig for some time on the project, billed as a modern adaptation of the Shakespearean classic set in American army barracks in Iraq.
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The veteran producer’s presence added fuel to recent reports that she is attempting to secure Qatari finance for ex-James Bond actor Daniel Craig’s big screen passion project Othello, with well-placed sources hinting on Monday night that talks were ongoing.
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Broccoli — who is co-head of James Bond producer Eon Productions with Michael G. Wilson — has reportedly been working with Craig for some time on the project, billed as a modern adaptation of the Shakespearean classic set in American army barracks in Iraq.
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- 9/3/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Alfonso Cuarón’s Apple TV+ limited series Disclaimer is gut-wrenching, beautiful and solidly conventional.
Based on the bestselling 2015 novel of the same name by Renée Knight, the seven-episode show written and directed by the two-time Oscar winner opens with a long shot of teenage sex on a European train and a warning. A Christiane Amanpour-delivered warning to “beware of narrative and form” at a fictional Royal Television Society award ceremony for acclaimed documentarian Catherine Ravenscroft, played by Cate Blanchett.
Intentionally full of the contradictions of its dark cupboard of secrets and lies, the dual opening of Disclaimer gives away all that is to follow, both with skill and a distinct lack of subtlety. In that sense, with a seemingly perfect life shattered, betrayal, human frailty, grief and a mysterious novel that cuts too close to home, the series is intentionally aware of what it is.
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Based on the bestselling 2015 novel of the same name by Renée Knight, the seven-episode show written and directed by the two-time Oscar winner opens with a long shot of teenage sex on a European train and a warning. A Christiane Amanpour-delivered warning to “beware of narrative and form” at a fictional Royal Television Society award ceremony for acclaimed documentarian Catherine Ravenscroft, played by Cate Blanchett.
Intentionally full of the contradictions of its dark cupboard of secrets and lies, the dual opening of Disclaimer gives away all that is to follow, both with skill and a distinct lack of subtlety. In that sense, with a seemingly perfect life shattered, betrayal, human frailty, grief and a mysterious novel that cuts too close to home, the series is intentionally aware of what it is.
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- 8/30/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Accepting his party’s nomination for president for a third time, Donald Trump addressed the Republican National Convention in July, returning to a familiar theme.
“We… have an illegal immigration crisis, and it’s taking place right now, as we sit here in this beautiful arena,” he told delegates. “It’s a massive invasion at our southern border that has spread misery, crime, poverty, disease and destruction to communities all across our land. Nobody’s ever seen anything like it.”
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Never mind that ABC News fact checkers called his assertion false, writing, “There is no evidence of a major surge in crime caused by recent arrivals and Trump’s claims ignore the fact that crime is down across the country overall.” Never mind, either, that Trump tanked a bipartisan bill that would have addressed immigration reform. When you’ve...
“We… have an illegal immigration crisis, and it’s taking place right now, as we sit here in this beautiful arena,” he told delegates. “It’s a massive invasion at our southern border that has spread misery, crime, poverty, disease and destruction to communities all across our land. Nobody’s ever seen anything like it.”
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Never mind that ABC News fact checkers called his assertion false, writing, “There is no evidence of a major surge in crime caused by recent arrivals and Trump’s claims ignore the fact that crime is down across the country overall.” Never mind, either, that Trump tanked a bipartisan bill that would have addressed immigration reform. When you’ve...
- 8/29/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
1970s New York.
Andy Warhol, Susan Sontag, Studio 54, John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
It’s a period that has been explored to death, with countless works on the ‘scene’ across the city. Is there really anything fresh or engaging to be said about that time or its main protagonists? Scottish filmmaker Kevin Macdonald offers an interesting answer with his new feature documentary One To One: John & Yoko, which debuts tomorrow at the Venice Film Festival.
Set in New York in 1972, the ambitious and formally experimental film explores the time through the musical, personal, artistic, social, and political worlds of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. At the core of the film is the little-known One to One charity concert for special needs children, John Lennon’s only full-length concert between the final Beatles gig in 1966 and his death. The film includes a collection of previously unseen Lennon archives, including personal phone calls,...
Andy Warhol, Susan Sontag, Studio 54, John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
It’s a period that has been explored to death, with countless works on the ‘scene’ across the city. Is there really anything fresh or engaging to be said about that time or its main protagonists? Scottish filmmaker Kevin Macdonald offers an interesting answer with his new feature documentary One To One: John & Yoko, which debuts tomorrow at the Venice Film Festival.
Set in New York in 1972, the ambitious and formally experimental film explores the time through the musical, personal, artistic, social, and political worlds of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. At the core of the film is the little-known One to One charity concert for special needs children, John Lennon’s only full-length concert between the final Beatles gig in 1966 and his death. The film includes a collection of previously unseen Lennon archives, including personal phone calls,...
- 8/29/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Telluride, Toronto and the Camden International Film Festival are coming up within a matter of weeks, all big showcases for documentary films, as we turn the corner into awards season. But it’s already been a hot summer in the documentary space.
Sheffield DocFest, the UK’s leading documentary film festival, celebrated its 31st edition, featuring a lineup that included Tilda Swinton’s documentary feature directorial debut The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze.
Shortly after Sheffield DocFest wrapped, it was time for the 35th edition of Sunny Side of the Doc, the biggest documentary marketplace in the world, which transpires in La Rochelle, France, along the Atlantic Coast.
On the latest episode of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast, we speak with the leaders of those two major documentary events: Raul Niño Zambrano, creative director of Sheffield DocFest, and Mathieu Béjot and Aurélie Reman, who head up Sunny Side.
Sheffield DocFest, the UK’s leading documentary film festival, celebrated its 31st edition, featuring a lineup that included Tilda Swinton’s documentary feature directorial debut The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze.
Shortly after Sheffield DocFest wrapped, it was time for the 35th edition of Sunny Side of the Doc, the biggest documentary marketplace in the world, which transpires in La Rochelle, France, along the Atlantic Coast.
On the latest episode of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast, we speak with the leaders of those two major documentary events: Raul Niño Zambrano, creative director of Sheffield DocFest, and Mathieu Béjot and Aurélie Reman, who head up Sunny Side.
- 8/6/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Days of Our Lives (Dool) spoilers reveal that Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) realizes she made a huge mistake.
While Marlena will try to fix the Robert “Bobby” Stein aka Everett Lynch (Blake Berris) mess, could “Doc” end up losing her medical license? Marlena had a close call after her second devil possession.
However, Marlena was able to keep her license and job. With one more strike, could Marlena’s career go poof in the blink of an eye? Keep reading and let’s discuss the possibilities.
Days Of Our Lives Spoilers – Devil Possession Aftermath
Dool spoilers reveal that when Marlena was possessed by the devil for the second time, it caused all kinds of chaos. After the possession story was over, Marlena still had to answer for what happened.
One aftereffect was that Marlena’s job was at risk. Marlena went through some time when her career was hanging in the balance.
While Marlena will try to fix the Robert “Bobby” Stein aka Everett Lynch (Blake Berris) mess, could “Doc” end up losing her medical license? Marlena had a close call after her second devil possession.
However, Marlena was able to keep her license and job. With one more strike, could Marlena’s career go poof in the blink of an eye? Keep reading and let’s discuss the possibilities.
Days Of Our Lives Spoilers – Devil Possession Aftermath
Dool spoilers reveal that when Marlena was possessed by the devil for the second time, it caused all kinds of chaos. After the possession story was over, Marlena still had to answer for what happened.
One aftereffect was that Marlena’s job was at risk. Marlena went through some time when her career was hanging in the balance.
- 7/26/2024
- by Amandah Hancen
- Soap Opera Spy
CNN once again leads all networks when it comes to the News and Documentary Emmys, scoring approximately 39 nominations, as the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences revealed this year’s contenders on Thursday morning.
Helping CNN dominate was Anderson Cooper, whose series “Anderson Cooper 360” and “The Whole Story With Anderson Cooper” stood out with multiple nominations. Also outperforming for the cabler were “Amanpour,” “The Lead With Jake Tapper,” “Fareed Zakaria Gps,” “The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer” and reporters Nada Bashir, Jeremy Diamond, Clarissa Ward, David Culver, Nima Elbagir and Donie O’Sullivan.
A combo CNN Films/Max landed four additional noms, bringing CNN’s total to 43. Close behind CNN were National Geographic and PBS, with 34 each. Also performing well was ABC, with 31 nods. Among Spanish-lingo outlets, Univision led with 13. Nat Geo’s “Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller” was among the top series nominees, with a whopping 20 nominations.
Vice, which last...
Helping CNN dominate was Anderson Cooper, whose series “Anderson Cooper 360” and “The Whole Story With Anderson Cooper” stood out with multiple nominations. Also outperforming for the cabler were “Amanpour,” “The Lead With Jake Tapper,” “Fareed Zakaria Gps,” “The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer” and reporters Nada Bashir, Jeremy Diamond, Clarissa Ward, David Culver, Nima Elbagir and Donie O’Sullivan.
A combo CNN Films/Max landed four additional noms, bringing CNN’s total to 43. Close behind CNN were National Geographic and PBS, with 34 each. Also performing well was ABC, with 31 nods. Among Spanish-lingo outlets, Univision led with 13. Nat Geo’s “Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller” was among the top series nominees, with a whopping 20 nominations.
Vice, which last...
- 7/25/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Fox has unveiled premiere dates for its fall schedule, including new and returning scripted, unscripted and animation series.
The 2024-2025 television season kicks off with the series premiere of the new animated comedy Universal Basic Guys on Sunday, Sept. 8, immediately following the Fox NFL doubleheader. Universal Basic Guys will make its time-period premiere as part of Fox’s Animation Domination block below.
“This year, we created a terrific collection of originals that deepens our network’s legacy of delivering unexpected, unforgettable characters and stories,” said Fox Television Network President Michael Thorn. “We’re bullish about the future and optimistic about the fun and engaging entertainment in store for our viewers everywhere.”
Fox’s Animation Domination block premieres Sunday, Sept. 29, with new seasons of The Simpsons (8-8:30 pm Et/Pt), the longest-running primetime scripted show in television history,...
The 2024-2025 television season kicks off with the series premiere of the new animated comedy Universal Basic Guys on Sunday, Sept. 8, immediately following the Fox NFL doubleheader. Universal Basic Guys will make its time-period premiere as part of Fox’s Animation Domination block below.
“This year, we created a terrific collection of originals that deepens our network’s legacy of delivering unexpected, unforgettable characters and stories,” said Fox Television Network President Michael Thorn. “We’re bullish about the future and optimistic about the fun and engaging entertainment in store for our viewers everywhere.”
Fox’s Animation Domination block premieres Sunday, Sept. 29, with new seasons of The Simpsons (8-8:30 pm Et/Pt), the longest-running primetime scripted show in television history,...
- 7/16/2024
- by Denise Petski and Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Here’s the Lowe down: Fox’s “9-1-1: Lone Star” finally has a Season 5 premiere date, almost a year and a half after its previous episode aired. “9-1-1: Lone Star” will return on Monday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m., kicking off a premiere week for Fox and marking the first new episode of the Rob Lowe series since May 2023. (“9-1-1: Lone Star” took a hiatus last season in the wake of the Hollywood strikes.)
Among other news revealed on Tuesday by Fox, the network has made a slight tweak to its fall schedule: The Joel McHale-hosted series “Crime Scene Kitchen” will now return for its Season 3 in the fall, airing Thursdays at 9 p.m. behind Gordon Ramsay’s “Hell’s Kitchen” (back for Season 23!). The show originally scheduled behind “Hell’s Kitchen,” Season 3 of “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test,” will launch in midseason instead.
Fox’s fall schedule actually starts...
Among other news revealed on Tuesday by Fox, the network has made a slight tweak to its fall schedule: The Joel McHale-hosted series “Crime Scene Kitchen” will now return for its Season 3 in the fall, airing Thursdays at 9 p.m. behind Gordon Ramsay’s “Hell’s Kitchen” (back for Season 23!). The show originally scheduled behind “Hell’s Kitchen,” Season 3 of “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test,” will launch in midseason instead.
Fox’s fall schedule actually starts...
- 7/16/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Prime Video is doubling down in Spain with a slate of new movies, drama series, docs and true-crime shows.
The streamer unveiled its latest slate at a Prime Video Presents event in Madrid last night, with thriller feature Zeta, scripted series Cochinas, a trio of unscripted shows and doc La Joia: Bad Gyal. Original series Reina Roja was confirmed for a third season, while live entertainment show Operación Triunfo has also landed a new season.
Ricardo Cabornero, Director at Prime Video in Spain and Portugal, claimed it had been a “record-breaking year” for the service in Iberia as he rolled out the titles.
Spy pic Zeta follows a Spanish Cni agent, Zeta, who is tasked with tracking down a former spy who participated in an undercover mission 35 years before, with a Colombian spook, Alfa, also trying to find him. The other five participants are murdered at the same time at different embassies around the world,...
The streamer unveiled its latest slate at a Prime Video Presents event in Madrid last night, with thriller feature Zeta, scripted series Cochinas, a trio of unscripted shows and doc La Joia: Bad Gyal. Original series Reina Roja was confirmed for a third season, while live entertainment show Operación Triunfo has also landed a new season.
Ricardo Cabornero, Director at Prime Video in Spain and Portugal, claimed it had been a “record-breaking year” for the service in Iberia as he rolled out the titles.
Spy pic Zeta follows a Spanish Cni agent, Zeta, who is tasked with tracking down a former spy who participated in an undercover mission 35 years before, with a Colombian spook, Alfa, also trying to find him. The other five participants are murdered at the same time at different embassies around the world,...
- 7/10/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
While working to win over ad buyers during the 2024 upfronts, broadcasters and streamers alike are releasing first looks at their upcoming content.
Upfronts 2024: Complete Coverage
“House of the Dragon” Season 2 producers Tina Pehme and Kim Roberts
Set 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones” and based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” “House of the Dragon” tells the story of House Targaryen.
“Doctor Odyssey”
From Ryan Murphy, “Doctor Odyssey” stars Joshua Jackson as Max, the new on-board doctor for a luxury cruise ship, and his medical team as they navigate unique medical crises and each other miles from shore. Don Johnson and Phillipa Soo also star.
“High Potential”
Based on the popular French series “Haut Potentiel Intellectuel,” “High Potential” is a crime procedural from Drew Goddard that follows Morgan (Kaitlin Olson), a single mom whose unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to an unusual partnership with a by-the-book seasoned detective.
“Murder in a Small Town...
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“House of the Dragon” Season 2 producers Tina Pehme and Kim Roberts
Set 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones” and based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” “House of the Dragon” tells the story of House Targaryen.
“Doctor Odyssey”
From Ryan Murphy, “Doctor Odyssey” stars Joshua Jackson as Max, the new on-board doctor for a luxury cruise ship, and his medical team as they navigate unique medical crises and each other miles from shore. Don Johnson and Phillipa Soo also star.
“High Potential”
Based on the popular French series “Haut Potentiel Intellectuel,” “High Potential” is a crime procedural from Drew Goddard that follows Morgan (Kaitlin Olson), a single mom whose unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to an unusual partnership with a by-the-book seasoned detective.
“Murder in a Small Town...
- 5/14/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Fox is the latest broadcast network to unveil its fall schedule, and there are some surprises.
We’ll start with the good news: 9-1-1: Lone Star will finally return to the air in September. Tina Pehme Kim Roberts
The series has been on hiatus for a year, but Fox is expected to give it a big promotional push as it succeeds the original 9-1-1 on Mondays at 8/7c.
16 months between seasons doesn’t bode well for the show’s future, but there’s a chance the numbers will still be strong enough to stay on the air.
9-1-1: Lone Star is being paired with Rescue Hi-Surf, a new drama series that will air on Mondays at 9/8c.
The Arielle Kebbel-led drama has also been confirmed to air along with the 2025 Super Bowl, hinting that Fox believes it will be a massive hit in the fall.
Fox is switching...
We’ll start with the good news: 9-1-1: Lone Star will finally return to the air in September. Tina Pehme Kim Roberts
The series has been on hiatus for a year, but Fox is expected to give it a big promotional push as it succeeds the original 9-1-1 on Mondays at 8/7c.
16 months between seasons doesn’t bode well for the show’s future, but there’s a chance the numbers will still be strong enough to stay on the air.
9-1-1: Lone Star is being paired with Rescue Hi-Surf, a new drama series that will air on Mondays at 9/8c.
The Arielle Kebbel-led drama has also been confirmed to air along with the 2025 Super Bowl, hinting that Fox believes it will be a massive hit in the fall.
Fox is switching...
- 5/14/2024
- by Paul Dailly
- Monsters and Critics
The Fox network has announced its schedule for the fall portion of the 2024-25 TV season. Returning this fall are 9-1-1: Lone Star, Accused, Bob's Burgers, The Floor, Hell's Kitchen, Krapopolis, The Masked Singer, The Simpsons, and Special Forces: World's Toughest Test.
The new fall shows are dramas Rescue: Hi-Surf and Murder in a Small Town, and Universal Basic Guys, an animated comedy.
Returning later in the 2024-25 season are Alert: Missing Persons Unit, Animal Control, The Cleaning Lady, Crime Scene Kitchen, Family Guy, The Great North, Grimsburg, Lego Masters, MasterChef, Name That Tune, and Next Level Chef. New shows Doc, Extracted, and Going Dutch will also launch in 2025.
Premiere dates and additional 2024-25 programming will be announced in the future. Here are details about the Fox schedule...
The new fall shows are dramas Rescue: Hi-Surf and Murder in a Small Town, and Universal Basic Guys, an animated comedy.
Returning later in the 2024-25 season are Alert: Missing Persons Unit, Animal Control, The Cleaning Lady, Crime Scene Kitchen, Family Guy, The Great North, Grimsburg, Lego Masters, MasterChef, Name That Tune, and Next Level Chef. New shows Doc, Extracted, and Going Dutch will also launch in 2025.
Premiere dates and additional 2024-25 programming will be announced in the future. Here are details about the Fox schedule...
- 5/13/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Michael Strahan, employee of The Walt Disney Company, logged more minutes than anyone during the Fox upfront on Monday afternoon. But the Fox NFL Sunday analyst wasn’t exactly the headliner. That honor went to his incoming colleague, Tom Brady.
Brady’s official addition to the Fox Sports family was teased throughout the hour-and-a-half pitch for advertisers — “investors,” as Strahan called them — before he finally took the stage for a funny bit that pitted his social media mantra “Lfg” against Fox star Gordon Ramsay’s unrivaled love for the f-word. Gordon implored the network and the advertising community to let Brady be himself and say “fuck” on air when he starts calling football games in the fall. And if anybody can afford to pay FCC fines, it’s Brady.
The host platform of the coming Super Bowl is always particularly giddy to remind the media-buying community of that fact during upfronts.
Brady’s official addition to the Fox Sports family was teased throughout the hour-and-a-half pitch for advertisers — “investors,” as Strahan called them — before he finally took the stage for a funny bit that pitted his social media mantra “Lfg” against Fox star Gordon Ramsay’s unrivaled love for the f-word. Gordon implored the network and the advertising community to let Brady be himself and say “fuck” on air when he starts calling football games in the fall. And if anybody can afford to pay FCC fines, it’s Brady.
The host platform of the coming Super Bowl is always particularly giddy to remind the media-buying community of that fact during upfronts.
- 5/13/2024
- by Mikey O'Connell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fox released its fall schedule earlier today, and now we’ve got our first look at the new series.
We've got your first look at the upcoming dramas, including Rescue: Hi Surf, Murder in a Small Town, and Doc.
Take a look now!
Rescue: Hi-Surf Tina Pehme Kim Roberts
John Wells and Matt Kester helm the pulse-pounding Hawaii lifeguard drama Rescue: Hi-Surf.
It follows the personal and professional lives of the heavy-water lifeguards who patrol and protect the North Shore of O’ahu—the most famous and dangerous stretch of coastline in the world.
Each episode will feature these dedicated, heroic, and adrenaline-seeking first responders saving lives in the difficult and often life-threatening conditions of Hawaii’s Seven Mile Miracle.
The trailer gives traditional first responder vibes, and it also hints as to why Fox was willing to give up 9-1-1. They have high hopes for this one.
Murder in a Small Town...
We've got your first look at the upcoming dramas, including Rescue: Hi Surf, Murder in a Small Town, and Doc.
Take a look now!
Rescue: Hi-Surf Tina Pehme Kim Roberts
John Wells and Matt Kester helm the pulse-pounding Hawaii lifeguard drama Rescue: Hi-Surf.
It follows the personal and professional lives of the heavy-water lifeguards who patrol and protect the North Shore of O’ahu—the most famous and dangerous stretch of coastline in the world.
Each episode will feature these dedicated, heroic, and adrenaline-seeking first responders saving lives in the difficult and often life-threatening conditions of Hawaii’s Seven Mile Miracle.
The trailer gives traditional first responder vibes, and it also hints as to why Fox was willing to give up 9-1-1. They have high hopes for this one.
Murder in a Small Town...
- 5/13/2024
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Fox has released trailers for several of its new series for the 2024-25 broadcast season — dramas Rescue: Hi-Surf, Murder In A Small Town and Doc, and animated comedy series Universal Basic Guys. You can read about each and watch below.
Rescue: Hi-surf Tina Pehme Kim Roberts
From executive producer/director John Wells and executive producer/writer Matt Kester, pulse-pounding Hawaii lifeguard drama Rescue: Hi-Surf follows the personal and professional lives of the heavy-water lifeguards who patrol and protect the North Shore of O’ahu—the most famous and dangerous stretch of coastline in the world.
Murder In A Small Town
Based on the Edgar Award-winning book series, Murder in a Small Town follows Karl Alberg (Rossif Sutherland), who moves to a quiet coastal town to soothe a psyche that has been battered by big-city police work. But this gentle paradise has more than its share of secrets,...
Rescue: Hi-surf Tina Pehme Kim Roberts
From executive producer/director John Wells and executive producer/writer Matt Kester, pulse-pounding Hawaii lifeguard drama Rescue: Hi-Surf follows the personal and professional lives of the heavy-water lifeguards who patrol and protect the North Shore of O’ahu—the most famous and dangerous stretch of coastline in the world.
Murder In A Small Town
Based on the Edgar Award-winning book series, Murder in a Small Town follows Karl Alberg (Rossif Sutherland), who moves to a quiet coastal town to soothe a psyche that has been battered by big-city police work. But this gentle paradise has more than its share of secrets,...
- 5/13/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2024 Fox upfront presentation featured an appearance by Jamie Foxx in one of his first public appearances since his health crisis last year.
Foxx took to the stage and did his best to crack up the crowd of advertisers, a tall order considering the bar had yet to open. He gave it his all though, showcasing his trademark wit and charisma, reminding the attendees “You got free alcohol after this. Let’s get f—ed up!”
The host of the Fox competition series “Beat Shazam,” Foxx not only took the chance to plug his own series but also Fox shows like “The Masked Singer,” “Animal Control,” and the MLB’s upcoming Negro Leagues tribute game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, for Fox Sports. Failing to get a satisfactory reaction from the crowd for that last programming note, Foxx asked the crowd, “Y’all won’t clap for the Negroes?...
Foxx took to the stage and did his best to crack up the crowd of advertisers, a tall order considering the bar had yet to open. He gave it his all though, showcasing his trademark wit and charisma, reminding the attendees “You got free alcohol after this. Let’s get f—ed up!”
The host of the Fox competition series “Beat Shazam,” Foxx not only took the chance to plug his own series but also Fox shows like “The Masked Singer,” “Animal Control,” and the MLB’s upcoming Negro Leagues tribute game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, for Fox Sports. Failing to get a satisfactory reaction from the crowd for that last programming note, Foxx asked the crowd, “Y’all won’t clap for the Negroes?...
- 5/13/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
(Photo by Tony Webster via Flickr Creative Commons, Graphic by The Desk)
Fox Corporation has released the pending fall schedule for the start of the 2024-25 television season ahead of its Upfronts presentation in New York this week.
The schedule will include new shows like “Rescue: Hi-Surf” from John Wells, a series that resembles something like Baywatch set in the modern day, and a single-camera show from comedian Denis Leary called “Going Dutch.”
The Fox fall line-up includes:
Mondays: 9-1-1 Lonestar, Rescue: Hi Surf Tuesdays: Accused, Murder in a Small Town Wednesdays: The Masked Signer, The Floor Thursdays: Hell’s Kitchen, Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test Fridays: Ufl, college football, college basketball Saturday: Various sports, network repeats Sundays: NFL on Fox (day), The Ot (day/early evening), The Simpsons, Bob’s Burgers, Krapopolis, Universal Basic Guys
“With outstanding original ideas and world-class talent across both new series and returning favorites,...
Fox Corporation has released the pending fall schedule for the start of the 2024-25 television season ahead of its Upfronts presentation in New York this week.
The schedule will include new shows like “Rescue: Hi-Surf” from John Wells, a series that resembles something like Baywatch set in the modern day, and a single-camera show from comedian Denis Leary called “Going Dutch.”
The Fox fall line-up includes:
Mondays: 9-1-1 Lonestar, Rescue: Hi Surf Tuesdays: Accused, Murder in a Small Town Wednesdays: The Masked Signer, The Floor Thursdays: Hell’s Kitchen, Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test Fridays: Ufl, college football, college basketball Saturday: Various sports, network repeats Sundays: NFL on Fox (day), The Ot (day/early evening), The Simpsons, Bob’s Burgers, Krapopolis, Universal Basic Guys
“With outstanding original ideas and world-class talent across both new series and returning favorites,...
- 5/13/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
Fox Entertainment will unveil its content slate for the 2024-2025 television season to the national advertising community today during its in-person Upfront Presentation at the Manhattan Center. The Fox Fall 2024 schedule adds new dramas, comedies, and unscripted series.
Spanning scripted, reality, and animation, the media company continues to increase program ownership from in-house business units under the Fox Entertainment Studios banner.
Returning Fox series include dramas 9-1-1: Lone Star (Season Five), Accused (Season Two), Alert: Missing Persons Unit (Season Three), and The Cleaning Lady (Season Four); comedy Animal Control (Season Three); and animated series Bob’s Burgers (Season 15), Family Guy (Season 23), The Great North (Season Five), Grimsburg (Season Two), Krapopolis (Season Two), and The Simpsons (Season 36).
The unscripted series include Crime Scene Kitchen (Season Three), The Floor (Season Two), Hell’s Kitchen (Season 23), Lego Masters (Season Five), The Masked Singer (Season 12), MasterChef (Season 15), Name That Tune (Season Five), Next Level Chef...
Spanning scripted, reality, and animation, the media company continues to increase program ownership from in-house business units under the Fox Entertainment Studios banner.
Returning Fox series include dramas 9-1-1: Lone Star (Season Five), Accused (Season Two), Alert: Missing Persons Unit (Season Three), and The Cleaning Lady (Season Four); comedy Animal Control (Season Three); and animated series Bob’s Burgers (Season 15), Family Guy (Season 23), The Great North (Season Five), Grimsburg (Season Two), Krapopolis (Season Two), and The Simpsons (Season 36).
The unscripted series include Crime Scene Kitchen (Season Three), The Floor (Season Two), Hell’s Kitchen (Season 23), Lego Masters (Season Five), The Masked Singer (Season 12), MasterChef (Season 15), Name That Tune (Season Five), Next Level Chef...
- 5/13/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Fox on Monday became the third broadcast network (after CBS and NBC) to unveil its schedule for the Fall TV season. What shows are on the move, where did new ones land, and what’s on hold until midseason?
♦ 9-1-1: Lone Star’s strikes-delayed Season 5 will air Mondays at 8/7c, leading into the new lifeguard drama Rescue: Hi-Surf.
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♦ 9-1-1: Lone Star’s strikes-delayed Season 5 will air Mondays at 8/7c, leading into the new lifeguard drama Rescue: Hi-Surf.
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- 5/13/2024
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Fox is moving “Family Guy” to midseason, marking the first time the animated staple hasn’t been on the network’s fall schedule since 2005 (when it returned to the air after being canceled for a few years). That’s one of the major shifts to come this fall as Fox announced a 2024-2025 lineup that includes two new dramas and a new animated series in the fall, with more freshman launches to come in midseason.
New dramas include lifeguard actioner “Rescue: Hi-Surf,” from executive producer John Wells, which will air Mondays at 9 p.m. Et behind “9-1-1: Lone Star” and crime procedural “Murder in a Small Town,” which will run Tuesdays at 9 p.m., paired with Season 2 of anthology series “Accused.” Later in the season will premiere medical drama “Doc,” based on the Italian series “Doc — Nelle tue mani” and starring Molly Parker.
On the comedy side, new animated series “Universal Basic Guys,...
New dramas include lifeguard actioner “Rescue: Hi-Surf,” from executive producer John Wells, which will air Mondays at 9 p.m. Et behind “9-1-1: Lone Star” and crime procedural “Murder in a Small Town,” which will run Tuesdays at 9 p.m., paired with Season 2 of anthology series “Accused.” Later in the season will premiere medical drama “Doc,” based on the Italian series “Doc — Nelle tue mani” and starring Molly Parker.
On the comedy side, new animated series “Universal Basic Guys,...
- 5/13/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
After airing only two drama series for all of the 2023-24 season, Fox is planning to double that number in the fall.
The network unveiled its 2024-25 schedule Monday morning — after skipping the usual rite of spring the past two years — ahead of its upfront presentation to advertisers in the afternoon. The slate includes two nights of drama programming on Monday and Tuesday, a return to Fox’s scheduling pattern from seasons before last year’s dual labor strikes shut down production on scripted series and led the network to an all-reality schedule on weeknights.
The early part of the week will be anchored by two shows that took the 2023-24 season off. Fox’s longest-running current drama, 911: Lone Star, will lead into newcomer Rescue: Hi-Surf, executive produced by John Wells, on Mondays. On Tuesdays, season two of the courtroom anthology Accused will lead the night, followed by another first-year show,...
The network unveiled its 2024-25 schedule Monday morning — after skipping the usual rite of spring the past two years — ahead of its upfront presentation to advertisers in the afternoon. The slate includes two nights of drama programming on Monday and Tuesday, a return to Fox’s scheduling pattern from seasons before last year’s dual labor strikes shut down production on scripted series and led the network to an all-reality schedule on weeknights.
The early part of the week will be anchored by two shows that took the 2023-24 season off. Fox’s longest-running current drama, 911: Lone Star, will lead into newcomer Rescue: Hi-Surf, executive produced by John Wells, on Mondays. On Tuesdays, season two of the courtroom anthology Accused will lead the night, followed by another first-year show,...
- 5/13/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: It came down to the wire but the last outstanding scripted series on the Big 4 broadcast networks has learned its fate. Fox has handed a Season 4 renewal to The Cleaning Lady, starring Élodie Yung. According to sources, the order is for 12 episodes.
While expected, the renewal was not straight-forward and comes with a showrunner change, Deadline has learned. The crime drama, a co-production between Warner Bros. Television and Fox Entertainment, had to pivot and adjust its storyline on the fly this season as it dealt with the tragic loss of its male lead, Adan Canto, who died of cancer.
Linear ratings for The Cleaning Lady — as well as Fox’s other drama series that aired new episodes this season, Alert: Missing Persons Unit — have been down double digits, with a lift of +131% from Live + Same Day to 3.6 million multi-platform viewers helping The Cleaning Lady to close the gap. (Alert...
While expected, the renewal was not straight-forward and comes with a showrunner change, Deadline has learned. The crime drama, a co-production between Warner Bros. Television and Fox Entertainment, had to pivot and adjust its storyline on the fly this season as it dealt with the tragic loss of its male lead, Adan Canto, who died of cancer.
Linear ratings for The Cleaning Lady — as well as Fox’s other drama series that aired new episodes this season, Alert: Missing Persons Unit — have been down double digits, with a lift of +131% from Live + Same Day to 3.6 million multi-platform viewers helping The Cleaning Lady to close the gap. (Alert...
- 5/12/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Looking at the crop of new scripted series selected by the broadcast networks for 2024-25, one cannot help but reminisce about the 20th anniversary of what may have been broadcast television’s greatest season ever.
The 2004-05 season introduced several genre-defying series — all but one based on original ideas — whose impact on TV storytelling is still being felt: Lost, Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, House, The Office and Veronica Mars. Remarkably, one of them, Grey’s Anatomy is still around, having just been renewed by ABC for Season 21, along with another show that premiered that same season, animated comedy American Dad!.
Aside from the fact that the current economic realities of the TV business will likely never support another drama going to 21 seasons, broadcast networks will also likely never take chances on so many unconventional ideas: a sci-fi drama on a deserted island that set the tone for modern genre fare, a...
The 2004-05 season introduced several genre-defying series — all but one based on original ideas — whose impact on TV storytelling is still being felt: Lost, Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, House, The Office and Veronica Mars. Remarkably, one of them, Grey’s Anatomy is still around, having just been renewed by ABC for Season 21, along with another show that premiered that same season, animated comedy American Dad!.
Aside from the fact that the current economic realities of the TV business will likely never support another drama going to 21 seasons, broadcast networks will also likely never take chances on so many unconventional ideas: a sci-fi drama on a deserted island that set the tone for modern genre fare, a...
- 5/12/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox will keep its Missing Persons Unit on the job for another season.
The network has renewed the drama series Alert: Missing Persons Unit for a third season in 2024-25. The series will remain in production after season two wraps, which will bank episodes leading into next season and potentially serve as a hedge against a possible IATSE strike in the summer.
Alert is one of just two dramas Fox has aired in 2023-24 as the network relied heavily on its unscripted and animated rosters, which weren’t affected by last year’s dual strikes. Fox has yet to make a call on the other drama, The Cleaning Lady.
Alert stars Scott Caan and Dania Ramirez as Philadelphia detectives who head the city’s missing persons unit and work to find missing or abducted people and reunite them with loved ones. Adeola Role, Ryan Broussard and Alisha-Marie Ahamed also star...
The network has renewed the drama series Alert: Missing Persons Unit for a third season in 2024-25. The series will remain in production after season two wraps, which will bank episodes leading into next season and potentially serve as a hedge against a possible IATSE strike in the summer.
Alert is one of just two dramas Fox has aired in 2023-24 as the network relied heavily on its unscripted and animated rosters, which weren’t affected by last year’s dual strikes. Fox has yet to make a call on the other drama, The Cleaning Lady.
Alert stars Scott Caan and Dania Ramirez as Philadelphia detectives who head the city’s missing persons unit and work to find missing or abducted people and reunite them with loved ones. Adeola Role, Ryan Broussard and Alisha-Marie Ahamed also star...
- 5/10/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bilbao has hosted the second edition of Talentuaren Gunea — a Talent Day and pivotal initiative by promotion org Zineuskadi to nurture emerging talents in the Basque region. Set in the stone-panelled environs of Sala Bastida, Azkuna Zentroa, the event showcased 14 projects from students, taking a deep, calming breath before presenting and vying for recognition and support to push their creative endeavors.
This year’s jury panel included a diverse mix of industry experts which took in Nerea García Guillén from Lau Haizetara, and other international figures such as Mathieu Béjot from Sunny Side of the Doc, reflecting the initiative’s broadened scope.
Their insights offered a blend of critical feedback and encouragement to the palpably nervy students. But this was the point: a safe exposure for the students to the ‘real’ world of pitching and being able to describe a fledgling project.
“Students were nervous, of course, but the jury...
This year’s jury panel included a diverse mix of industry experts which took in Nerea García Guillén from Lau Haizetara, and other international figures such as Mathieu Béjot from Sunny Side of the Doc, reflecting the initiative’s broadened scope.
Their insights offered a blend of critical feedback and encouragement to the palpably nervy students. But this was the point: a safe exposure for the students to the ‘real’ world of pitching and being able to describe a fledgling project.
“Students were nervous, of course, but the jury...
- 5/9/2024
- by Callum McLennan
- Variety Film + TV
In a recent court hearing, Wendy Williams’ ex-husband Kevin Hunter weighed in on her latest television appearance. Hunter ripped into Williams’ court-ordered financial guardian about allowing the Lifetime docuseries to happen as they continue to battle over the former talk show host’s money. Continue reading to see what he had to say about the documentary as well as details about how things are going in court.
Judge Labels Wendy Williams Case As ‘Difficult’
The ongoing feud over Wendy Williams’ money has continued in court between Kevin Hunter and her financial guardian Sabrina Morrissey. During their latest court appearance, Hunter had a few words for Morrissey about the way she’s handled things.
They appeared in court on Friday, April 19 to discuss Hunter’s complaints regarding the financial records that he still has not received. Wendy Williams’ ex-husband has requested financial records that will prove that the former talk show host is broke several times.
Judge Labels Wendy Williams Case As ‘Difficult’
The ongoing feud over Wendy Williams’ money has continued in court between Kevin Hunter and her financial guardian Sabrina Morrissey. During their latest court appearance, Hunter had a few words for Morrissey about the way she’s handled things.
They appeared in court on Friday, April 19 to discuss Hunter’s complaints regarding the financial records that he still has not received. Wendy Williams’ ex-husband has requested financial records that will prove that the former talk show host is broke several times.
- 5/8/2024
- by Amanda Blankenship
- TV Shows Ace
Wes Anderson’s favorite on-set still photographer James Hamilton with 99 Records founder Ed Bahlman and Anne-Katrin Titze on his Village Works exhibition: “They have a display of eight of my photographs, good size prints, including Lou Reed and John Cale and Pattie Smith and Tom Verlaine and Prince and Debbie Harry.”
In the first instalment with photojournalist James Hamilton, Wes Anderson’s favourite on-set still photographer (James is also the voice of Mole in Fantastic Mr. Fox and makes an appearance in The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou), we start out discussing Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window, Grace Kelly’s Mark Cross bag, the Albert Hotel, Harper’s Bazaar, and everything else that James Stewart’s Lb Jeffries eerily has in common with the subject of Dw Young’s surprisingly candid Uncropped (a highlight and centerpiece selection of the 14th edition of Doc NYC).
James Hamilton on Alfred Hitchcock at the St.
In the first instalment with photojournalist James Hamilton, Wes Anderson’s favourite on-set still photographer (James is also the voice of Mole in Fantastic Mr. Fox and makes an appearance in The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou), we start out discussing Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window, Grace Kelly’s Mark Cross bag, the Albert Hotel, Harper’s Bazaar, and everything else that James Stewart’s Lb Jeffries eerily has in common with the subject of Dw Young’s surprisingly candid Uncropped (a highlight and centerpiece selection of the 14th edition of Doc NYC).
James Hamilton on Alfred Hitchcock at the St.
- 5/5/2024
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Some of this TV season’s blood has already been spilled — looking at you, “NCIS: Hawai’i” — but as we head toward upfronts week, there are still a number of broadcast shows “on the bubble.”
But as the networks settle in on a diet of mostly stable franchises and fewer series pilots, there’s also less primetime schedule frenzy this year. The days before upfronts week which would normally mean a rapid fire few days of broadcast series renewals and cancellations announcements. But normal left the building a long time ago.
The broadcast network portion of upfronts has been so significantly pared down from years past that it hardly resembles what it used to be. These days, most of the broadcast networks announce renewals and cancellations well ahead of their actual presentations.
Take CBS, which has already announced its new fall and spring schedules as well as all of its renewals and cancellations.
But as the networks settle in on a diet of mostly stable franchises and fewer series pilots, there’s also less primetime schedule frenzy this year. The days before upfronts week which would normally mean a rapid fire few days of broadcast series renewals and cancellations announcements. But normal left the building a long time ago.
The broadcast network portion of upfronts has been so significantly pared down from years past that it hardly resembles what it used to be. These days, most of the broadcast networks announce renewals and cancellations well ahead of their actual presentations.
Take CBS, which has already announced its new fall and spring schedules as well as all of its renewals and cancellations.
- 5/4/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Marvel Announces Return of Infinity Stones in Infinity Watch Annuals - Main Image
Marvel Comics has announced the return of the Infinity Stones in the upcoming Infinity Watch annuals.
The Infinity Stones have become a staple in the Marvel lore for decades now and it even became the focal point during the later part of the Infinity Saga in the MCU.
Fortunately for fans, they will be revisited again in the comic pages soon in the upcoming annuals featuring several of the fan-favorite Marvel characters and it will be penned by an acclaimed writer.
Also Read: Doctor Strange Director Reveals Why Joaquin Phoenix Declined to Play MCU Hero
The Infinity Stones Returns in Infinity Watch
Marvel Comics announced that they are releasing the Infinity Watch annuals this summer season.
Acclaimed writer Derek Landy is penning the crossover while artist Sara Pichelli will help with backup stories in each of the nine annuals.
Marvel Comics has announced the return of the Infinity Stones in the upcoming Infinity Watch annuals.
The Infinity Stones have become a staple in the Marvel lore for decades now and it even became the focal point during the later part of the Infinity Saga in the MCU.
Fortunately for fans, they will be revisited again in the comic pages soon in the upcoming annuals featuring several of the fan-favorite Marvel characters and it will be penned by an acclaimed writer.
Also Read: Doctor Strange Director Reveals Why Joaquin Phoenix Declined to Play MCU Hero
The Infinity Stones Returns in Infinity Watch
Marvel Comics announced that they are releasing the Infinity Watch annuals this summer season.
Acclaimed writer Derek Landy is penning the crossover while artist Sara Pichelli will help with backup stories in each of the nine annuals.
- 5/1/2024
- EpicStream
Chicago – Doc10, the annual Chicago documentary film festival, opens on May 2nd, 2024, with a new documentary about the famous avant garde rock band entitled “Devo,” directed by Chris Smith. who will appear live, with the band participating via Zoom. Click Devo for more information and tickets.
This spirited and irreverent portrait of the legendary new wave ban Devo charts the unlikely rise of the musical innovators from Akron, Ohio. From Kent State radicals in the 1970s, galvanized by political unrest, to unlikely icons of the 1980s, featured in Honda Scooter commercials and mainstays of the early days of MTV … they are not men, they are Devo. The film is directed by Chris Smith, known for his breakout debut “American Movie,” and goes beyond the typical bio-doc to channel the absurdity and edginess of the sonic provocateurs of Devo, with the help of their own bizarre and hilarious archival materials. “Whip it,...
This spirited and irreverent portrait of the legendary new wave ban Devo charts the unlikely rise of the musical innovators from Akron, Ohio. From Kent State radicals in the 1970s, galvanized by political unrest, to unlikely icons of the 1980s, featured in Honda Scooter commercials and mainstays of the early days of MTV … they are not men, they are Devo. The film is directed by Chris Smith, known for his breakout debut “American Movie,” and goes beyond the typical bio-doc to channel the absurdity and edginess of the sonic provocateurs of Devo, with the help of their own bizarre and hilarious archival materials. “Whip it,...
- 4/30/2024
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The second season of The Traitors saw the surprise return of one of its stars from Season 1 as well as a number of updates to its Scottish castle.
Expect a few more twists and turns in Season 3 of the Peacock series.
Speaking at Deadline’s Contenders TV: Documentary + Unscripted event, host Alan Cumming revealed that he and his fellow producers already are planning for some more surprises in its next season.
“There are some good twists,” Cumming said.
“There are some exciting things planned; we want to keep the players on their toes, and we look forward to them keeping us on our toes,” added exec producer Sam Rees-Jones. “As far as Season 3 … this murder mystery is going to take lots of twists and turns, and we’re excited to see where it goes.”
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Kate Chastain,...
Expect a few more twists and turns in Season 3 of the Peacock series.
Speaking at Deadline’s Contenders TV: Documentary + Unscripted event, host Alan Cumming revealed that he and his fellow producers already are planning for some more surprises in its next season.
“There are some good twists,” Cumming said.
“There are some exciting things planned; we want to keep the players on their toes, and we look forward to them keeping us on our toes,” added exec producer Sam Rees-Jones. “As far as Season 3 … this murder mystery is going to take lots of twists and turns, and we’re excited to see where it goes.”
Related: ‘The Traitors’ Knocks ‘Masked Singer’ Off Its Global Formats Domination Perch After Four Years
Kate Chastain,...
- 4/27/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Ahead of preparing for his latest documentary The Dynasty: New England Patriots, director and executive producer Matthew Hamachek didn’t know much about the NFL team other then its ability to win Super Bowls. However, he quickly found a focus once the interview process revved up.
“Whenever I have written or directed a doc before, one of the things I’m always trying to do is to figure out the central theme or central idea is when we go on this journey, whether it’s over 90 minutes or 10 parts like in this one,” Hamachek said on a panel for the Apple TV+ docuseries at Deadline’s Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted event.
“I was interviewing the director of football research, Ernie Adams, and he said in our first-ever interview, ‘Every team says they want to go to the Super Bowl every year, but not every team is willing to do what it takes to get there,...
“Whenever I have written or directed a doc before, one of the things I’m always trying to do is to figure out the central theme or central idea is when we go on this journey, whether it’s over 90 minutes or 10 parts like in this one,” Hamachek said on a panel for the Apple TV+ docuseries at Deadline’s Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted event.
“I was interviewing the director of football research, Ernie Adams, and he said in our first-ever interview, ‘Every team says they want to go to the Super Bowl every year, but not every team is willing to do what it takes to get there,...
- 4/27/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Almost a year after Kevin Spacey was found not guilty of sex crimes, Channel 4 and Max in the U.S. are set to air testimony from more men detailing their experiences with the double-Oscar winner.
Channel 4’s Spacey Unmasked, which was announced two years ago but has gone quiet since, has dropped trailer and will launch in 10 days’ time. Produced by Oscar-nominee Mike Lerner and ex-Channel 4 News boss Dorothy Byrne, the two-parter will air on Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 May. It has been picked up by Max and ID in the U.S. following a deal between Warner Bros. Discovery (Wbd) and distributor All3Media International.
Channel 4 said Spacey Unmasked “investigates Spacey’s conduct and talks to multiple men unconnected to [last year’s] case about their experiences with Kevin Spacey, almost all of whom have never spoken before.”
The doc will examine a man who was once one of the most...
Channel 4’s Spacey Unmasked, which was announced two years ago but has gone quiet since, has dropped trailer and will launch in 10 days’ time. Produced by Oscar-nominee Mike Lerner and ex-Channel 4 News boss Dorothy Byrne, the two-parter will air on Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 May. It has been picked up by Max and ID in the U.S. following a deal between Warner Bros. Discovery (Wbd) and distributor All3Media International.
Channel 4 said Spacey Unmasked “investigates Spacey’s conduct and talks to multiple men unconnected to [last year’s] case about their experiences with Kevin Spacey, almost all of whom have never spoken before.”
The doc will examine a man who was once one of the most...
- 4/26/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Inside Gaza,’ ‘Edgar Hilsenrath the Masturbator’ Among 2024 Pitch Projects at Sunny Side of the Doc
International documentary marketplace Sunny Side of the Doc has revealed the 42 projects from 21 countries that make up the official selection for its 2024 edition.
As always, the projects are topical and eclectic, ranging from Helene Lam Trong’s “Inside Gaza,” that tells the inside story of the ongoing conflict in the region; to Francois-Xavier Destors’ “Edgar Hilsenrath The Masturbator,” an animated documentary journeying through the transgressive world of Edgar Hilsenrath, the first German-Jewish writer and Holocaust survivor who dared to laugh at death.
The projects will participate in pitch sessions in front of more than 300 international decision-makers, including major broadcasters, streamers, foundations, distributors, buyers and other investors looking for stories with the biggest impact.
This year’s call for projects received 320 responses (the same as 2023) from 60 countries, 52% of which were led by female filmmakers.
The Specialist Factual strand, which has a cash prize of €3,000, focuses on the topics Global Issues, Wildlife & Conservation,...
As always, the projects are topical and eclectic, ranging from Helene Lam Trong’s “Inside Gaza,” that tells the inside story of the ongoing conflict in the region; to Francois-Xavier Destors’ “Edgar Hilsenrath The Masturbator,” an animated documentary journeying through the transgressive world of Edgar Hilsenrath, the first German-Jewish writer and Holocaust survivor who dared to laugh at death.
The projects will participate in pitch sessions in front of more than 300 international decision-makers, including major broadcasters, streamers, foundations, distributors, buyers and other investors looking for stories with the biggest impact.
This year’s call for projects received 320 responses (the same as 2023) from 60 countries, 52% of which were led by female filmmakers.
The Specialist Factual strand, which has a cash prize of €3,000, focuses on the topics Global Issues, Wildlife & Conservation,...
- 4/25/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
"Gilligan's Island" may be viewed as a classic sitcom now, but when the silly series about a group of island castaways aired from 1964 to 1967, it was far from a sure bet for its home network, CBS. As Laura Morowitz writes in the book "Critiquing the Sitcom," the series was "championed by the public" yet "routinely derided by critics." Anything but a classic in its time, the series ultimately became an enduring part of TV history thanks to its seemingly endless replays in syndication. According to Morowitz, it "would come to be the most repeated series in television history."
During its original airing, "Gilligan's Island" was pushed around the prime-time schedule like brussel sprouts on a picky kid's plate. It switched time slots three times during its relatively short run and was finally canceled in 1967. Except, the cancelation of "Gilligan's Island" wasn't straightforward; by several accounts, it came after the show had already seemingly been renewed,...
During its original airing, "Gilligan's Island" was pushed around the prime-time schedule like brussel sprouts on a picky kid's plate. It switched time slots three times during its relatively short run and was finally canceled in 1967. Except, the cancelation of "Gilligan's Island" wasn't straightforward; by several accounts, it came after the show had already seemingly been renewed,...
- 4/22/2024
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Fourth in a series on broadcast network series renewals. Fox is looking forward to the 2024-25 season after a strike-disrupted 2023-24 lineup which featured only three live-action scripted series, returning dramas The Cleaning Lady and Alert and comedy Animal Control, with the network’s top drama series, 9-1-1: Lone Star Mia. Tina Pehme Kim Roberts
The 12-episode fifth season of Lone Star will be used to launch Fox’s two new drama series, delayed to next season by the strikes, Rescue Hi-Surf and Doc. The network is so high on the former, it just ordered seven more episodes, bringing the lifeguard drama’s freshman season to 19 episodes.
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Also delayed by the strikes was Season 2 of anthology drama Accused, which will air in 2024-25 alongside 9-1-1: Lone Star, new series Rescue Hi-Surf, Doc and Canadian...
The 12-episode fifth season of Lone Star will be used to launch Fox’s two new drama series, delayed to next season by the strikes, Rescue Hi-Surf and Doc. The network is so high on the former, it just ordered seven more episodes, bringing the lifeguard drama’s freshman season to 19 episodes.
Related: CBS Renewal Status Report: ‘The Equalizer’, ‘NCIS: Hawai’i’, ‘Elsbeth’, ‘CSI: Vegas’ & ‘So Help Me Todd’
Also delayed by the strikes was Season 2 of anthology drama Accused, which will air in 2024-25 alongside 9-1-1: Lone Star, new series Rescue Hi-Surf, Doc and Canadian...
- 4/19/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Mayim Bialik is giving her take on the docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.
The Big Bang Theory alum shared her thoughts on the latest episode of her podcast, Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown. Bialik discussed the ID doc with Blossom co-star Jenna von Oÿ and former Disney Channel star Christy Carlson Romano.
“Women being berated in the writer’s room is something that was just like — I’m sorry — it was considered in — I mean, I hate to say it, — it’s considered par for the course,” Bialik said over the allegations made in the docuseries by a couple of women writers working with Dan Schneider. “I will say I do not believe that happened in our writer’s room, and there were things that we all thought were okay to even joke about which now we’d be mortified.”
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The Big Bang Theory alum shared her thoughts on the latest episode of her podcast, Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown. Bialik discussed the ID doc with Blossom co-star Jenna von Oÿ and former Disney Channel star Christy Carlson Romano.
“Women being berated in the writer’s room is something that was just like — I’m sorry — it was considered in — I mean, I hate to say it, — it’s considered par for the course,” Bialik said over the allegations made in the docuseries by a couple of women writers working with Dan Schneider. “I will say I do not believe that happened in our writer’s room, and there were things that we all thought were okay to even joke about which now we’d be mortified.”
Related: Nickelodeon Star Allie Dimeco Says...
- 4/17/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about lotsa shows including Tracker, So You Think You Can Dance, Station 19 and FBI!
1 | As nice as it is to see Rick and Michonne living the good life on The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, aren’t things coming to them a little too easily this far into the dystopia? A hybrid pick-up truck, cases of ramen, a full bottle of Black Label…? (And as reader Lisa H. asked, would Rick and Michonne really...
1 | As nice as it is to see Rick and Michonne living the good life on The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, aren’t things coming to them a little too easily this far into the dystopia? A hybrid pick-up truck, cases of ramen, a full bottle of Black Label…? (And as reader Lisa H. asked, would Rick and Michonne really...
- 3/29/2024
- by Vlada Gelman, Matt Webb Mitovich, Dave Nemetz, Ryan Schwartz, Rebecca Iannucci and Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
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