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‘Fawlty Towers’ revival in works at Castle Rock with John Cleese to return

British sitcom Fawlty Towers is set to be revived after more than 40 years, with Rob Reiner’s Castle Rock Entertainment developing the series alongside original creator and star John Cleese. Monty Python star Cleese will return to write and star in the series, with the show catching up with terse hotel owner Basil Fawlty in […]

Seinfeld SVOD auction ends in Hulu win

Hulu has beaten off stiff competition to acquire US SVOD rights to classic comedy Seinfeld for a reported US$180 million. Seinfeld co-creator and star Jerry Seinfeld took to the stage with Hulu programming execs to unveil the deal at the Disney, NBCuniversal and 21st Century Fox-owned platform’s Digital Content NewFront yesterday. Yahoo and Amazon Prime […]

Netflix tipped to take Seinfeld

Netflix is in talks to acquire classic comedy series Seinfeld, according to its creator and star Jerry Seinfeld. The comic told fans on a live web chat that discussions are taking place with Netflix, with a view to the streaming service landing the hit show, which ran for nine seasons on broadcast net NBC, ending […]