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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 the same name. The series stars and is executive produced by Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once) and is written and exec produced by Nahnatchka Khan (Totally Killer) and Sally Bradford McKenna (Son Of Zorn). The Australian series that […]

US horror powerhouses Blumhouse & Atomic Monster confirm merger

US horror producers Blumhouse and Atomic Monster have formally combined forces, following a protracted merger process. The two companies are no strangers to each other, working on upcoming supernatural movie Night Swim and M3GAN, which debuted last year. The merger, details of which first surfaced in November 2022, will see Jason Blum’s Blumhouse and James […]

HBO extends ‘The Gilded Age’ into third season

Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO has extended The Gilded Age into a third season. The show is from creator Downton Abbey‘s Julian Fellowes and ended its second season on 17 December. It is a co-production between HBO and NBCUniversal’s Universal Television. Francesca Orsi, EVP of HBO programming & head of HBO drama series & films, said: […]

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 for a second season. The NBCUniversal-owned service is launching Mission To Burnley on 15 December after striking a deal for the show with distributor Banijay Rights. Produced by Ad Hoc Films as a Sky Original, the four-part docuseries follows the […]

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 Type, as well as Australian drama Bad Behaviour, for its youth-skewing BBC Three and VOD service BBC iPlayer. Both shows were picked up following a deal with NBCUniversal Global Distribution, with The Bold Type offering a glimpse into the outrageous […]

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 PlayStation game series and commissioned for Peacock in the US, will launch all 10 episodes exclusively on the service in Canada on 10 August, with the streamer also set to debut the show in other as-yet unannounced territories. Written by […]

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 had been dropped by original network CBS last year. The upcoming batch 10 episodes that will form the second half of the current fifth season are set to be the show’s last, with the axe falling on the show after […]

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, following a deal with French production and distribution company, Prime Entertainment Group. The 26 x 22-minute Runes follows the story of 12-year-old William, heir to the throne of Normandy. After his father’s death, William seeks refuge in the village of […]

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