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Peacock greenlights ‘The Office’ spin-off from Greg Daniels, set around daily newspaper
Peacock has greenlit a spin-off from NBC comedy The Office, from that series’ showrunner Greg…
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News round-up: ‘L&O: Organized Crime’ moves from NBC to Peacock; TF1 orders ‘Rien ne t’efface’ adaptation
‘L&O: Organized Crime’ moves from NBC to Peacock Law & Order: Organized Crime is set…
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Peacock sets remake of Australian comedy ‘Laid’
US streamer Peacock has ordered comedy series Laid, a remake of the Australian show of…
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US horror powerhouses Blumhouse & Atomic Monster confirm merger
US horror producers Blumhouse and Atomic Monster have formally combined forces, following a protracted merger…
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HBO extends ‘The Gilded Age’ into third season
Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO has extended The Gilded Age into a third season. The show…
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Peacock scores sports doc ‘Mission To Burnley’ & extends ‘Twisted Metal’
US streamer Peacock has acquired sports docuseries Mission To Burnley and renewed action-comedy Twisted Metal…
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NBC orders brain drama ‘Dr Wolf’ from Berlanti Productions, Bastin’s Fabel & Serkis’ Imaginarium
NBC in the US has ordered a drama tracking the life of neurologist Oliver Sacks…
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US series ‘The Bold Type’ & Oz drama ‘Bad Behaviour’ come to UK’s BBC Three
UK pubcaster the BBC has acquired all five seasons of US comedy-drama series The Bold…
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Paramount+ drives vehicular action-comedy ‘Twisted Metal’ to Canada
Paramount+ has acquired video game adaptation Twisted Metal for Canada. The action-comedy, based on the…
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NBC to end ‘Magnum P.I.’, with axe falling once again on former CBS show
Magnum P.I. has been cancelled by NBC, marking a short-lived reprieve for the series, which…
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NBC comedy shuffle sees ‘St. Denis Medical’ greenlit, while ‘Young Rock’ & ‘Grand Crew’ are canned
US network NBC has reshuffled its comedy line-up, handing a greenlight to St. Denis Medical,…
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News round -up: RTS Switzerland picks up ‘Runes’; ‘Willow’ creator clarifies future; ‘Bel-Air’ renewed for S3
RTS Switzerland picks up ‘Runes’ RTS Switzerland has picked up Les Armateurs’ animated series Runes,…
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Netflix lands Ted Danson & Mike Schur for remake of Maite Alberdi’s doc ‘The Mole Agent’
Netflix has ordered a series remake of The Mole Agent, the 2020 documentary directed by…
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Exclusive: How to rescue a scripted series from cancellation
Shows get cancelled all the time, but a fortunate few get a second chance when…
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Universal Studio Group hires Netflix & Lee Daniels alums for development
Universal Studio Group has made new senior appointments to the development teams at Universal Television…
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News round-up: Keshet Int’l to sell ‘Cuba Libre’; Peacock enters adult animation; Espresso brews German deals; Lineup & Gil connect
Keshet Int’l takes ‘Cuba Libre’ sales rights Keshet International has acquired international distribution rights to…
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‘Vampire Diaries’ creator Julie Plec unveils Universal Television slate
Julie Plec, the US creator and producer behind The Vampire Diaries, has unveiled a large…
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Renewals round-up: Apple TV+ bags more ‘Loot’; Hulu takes third stab of ‘Only Murders…’; CNBC returns ‘Money Court’
Apple TV+ bags more ‘Loot’ Apple TV+ has renewed workplace comedy series Loot for a…
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Disney’s Freeform opens US ‘The Office’ in the New Year
Disney-owned network Freeform has acquired non-exclusive rights to all nine seasons of the US version…
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Deals round-up: ‘Reyka’ goes global; NBC renews ‘La Brea’; Syndicado takes ‘Forest For The Trees’ rights
‘Reyka’ goes global BritBox North America, CBC in Canada and Channel 4 in the UK…
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IMDb TV orders original comedy from Shea Serrano & Michael Schur
Amazon-owned AVOD IMDb TV has ordered Primo (working title), a new original single-camera comedy from…
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Peacock seeks ‘The Missing’ with David E Kelley
NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock has ordered The Missing, a new crime drama series based on the…
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NBC revives ‘Law & Order’ more than a decade since cancellation
US broadcaster NBC is bringing back Law & Order, more than a decade since it…
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Peacock seeks home run in ‘Field Of Dreams’ series
NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock has ordered a new series based on the feature film Field Of…
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NBC cancels ‘Good Girls’ as potential Netflix deal scuppered
US broadcaster NBC has cancelled Christina Hendricks-starring drama Good Girls after moves to save the…
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Peacock seeks scripted music duo with contest comedy & 50 Cent-produced hip hop drama
NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock is working on two music-related scripted projects; comedy series Take Note and…
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Universal TV hires Quibi scripted exec Kate Hoenigsberg
Kate Hoenigsberg has returned to NBCUniversal, which has hired her as SVP of drama development…
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Peacock to adapt YA fantasy ‘Red Queen’, with Elizabeth Banks
NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock is developing an adaptation of Victoria Aveyard’s young adult fantasy novel Red…
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Peacock to adapt ‘Vampire Academy’ novels with ‘Vampire Diaries’ exec Julie Plec
NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock has ordered Vampire Academy, a young adult series adapted from the paranormal…
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Round-up: Blue Ant expands FAST network; ‘Law & Order’ extends reach; Apple preps ‘Mr Corman’
Blue Ant expands FAST network Canada’s Blue Ant Media has launched new FAST channels, HauntTV…