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Sky takes on Colin Farrell-led ‘Batman’ spin-off ‘The Penguin’ for UK launch
Sky has picked up the UK rights to The Penguin, the spin-off series from Matt…
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HBO orders college campus comedy with Steve Carell
HBO in the US has commissioned a new comedy series starring and executive produced by…
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Netflix developing live-action ‘Scooby-Doo’ series with Berlanti Productions
Netflix is in development on a live-action version of the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon Scooby-Doo, hailing…
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Netflix orders 16-episode comedy from Leanne Morgan & Chuck Lorre
Netflix has ordered a 16-part comedy from Leanne Morgan that has been co-created by The…
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Alloy Entertainment boss expands remit & extends WBTV deal
Leslie Morgenstein, founder and president of Alloy Entertainment, the US prodco behind Netflix’s You, has…
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News round-up: Prime Video returns ‘The Bad Guy’; Acme & Lightbox team on ‘Mr Doodle’; CBS orders ‘Young Sheldon’ spin-off
Prime Video returns ‘The Bad Guy’ Amazon streamer Prime Video has returned Italian original drama…
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Netflix confirms deal for former HBO Max drama ‘Dead Boy Detectives’
Netflix has confirmed it has picked up Dead Boy Detectives, the former HBO Max show…
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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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Ava DuVernay’s overall deal with WBTV to expire this month
Ava DuVernay, the US filmmaker behind Netflix’s When They See Us and OWN’s Black Sugar,…
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CBS reverses ‘S.W.A.T’ cancellation, axes ‘True Lies’ & ‘East New York’
US Network CBS has reversed its decision to cancel drama series S.W.A.T. but has dropped…
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Round-up: More4 visits Fred’s ‘Emergency Ward’; Netflix yanks out ‘Sweet Tooth’; 5Star lands ‘Love Gone Wrong’; BBC picks up Zinc duo
More4 visits Fred’s Emergency Ward UK channel More4 has struck a deal with Australia’s Fred…
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MGM+ moves forward with ‘Emperor Of Ocean Park’
Amazon-owned streamer MGM+ is moving forward with Emperor Of Ocean Park, an adaptation of Stephen…
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NBC orders Oliver Sacks-inspired drama ‘Wolf’ to pilot
NBC has ordered a pilot for Wolf, a new one-hour drama based on the life…
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News round-up: Amazon picks up Witherspoon comedy; Fox courts ‘Farmer Wants A Wife’; HBO Max renews ‘Sex Lives of College Girls’
Amazon picks up Witherspoon comedy Amazon has handed a two-season order to half-hour comedy series…
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Warner Bros. TV names development chief, backtracks on closure of diversity program
Warner Bros. Television, fresh from swinging cuts earlier this week, has named Parul Agrawal as…
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Starz in development on Marlon Wayans comedy
US network Starz is in development on Book Of Marlon, a new comedy series co-written,…
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Hulu & HBO Max share ‘exclusive’ rights to hit US comedy ‘Abbott Elementary’
Warner Bros Discovery’s HBO Max and Disney-backed streamer Hulu are to share exclusive streaming rights…
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Berlanti Prods hires Warner Bros. TV’s EVP of drama development as president
Berlanti Productions has named Warner Bros. Television’s drama exec Leigh London Redman as its president….
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The CW commits to ‘Arrowverse’ despite show cancellations
The CW has confirmed that it remains committed to its expansive ‘Arrowverse’, despite axing a…
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Starz developing romantic drama with Ava DuVernay
US network Starz has handed a three season pledge for a romantic drama series from…
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HBO Max expands ‘Doom Patrol’ characters’ universe with horror detective drama
Warner Bros Discovery-owned HBO Max has ordered an eight-part horror detective series based on DC Comics…
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Fox extends remake of Argentina’s ‘Cleaning Lady’ after Hulu launch
Fox Entertainment has renewed drama The Cleaning Lady, which is available via Disney streamer Hulu, into…
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HBO Max moves forward with ‘The Batman’ spin-off, with Colin Farrell’s Penguin
HBO Max is moving ahead with The Penguin (working title), a limited drama series spinning off…
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BBC One welcomes The CW’s ‘Superman & Lois’
The BBC has acquired the UK premiere of Warner Bros. Television’s drama Superman & Lois….
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Apple TV+ orders new comedy from ‘Ted Lasso’ creators
Apple TV+ has commissioned Shrinking, a new 10-part comedy series from Ted Lasso co-creator Bill…
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Amazon Studios hires Warner Bros. TV veteran as head of drama series
Amazon Studios has appointed long-standing Warner Bros. exec Odetta Watkins to a newly created role…
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HBO Max preps Batman spin-off series based on Penguin
HBO Max has started development on a series revolving round Batman’s arch nemesis Penguin. The…
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Round-up: Apple lines Vince Vaughn up for ‘Bad Monkey’; HGTV returns to ‘Home Town’; C4 orders Bin Laden doc
Apple lines Vince Vaughn up for Bad Monkey Apple TV+ has made a series order…
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HBO Max orders fantasy medical drama, with Damon Lindelof & Matt Reeves
WarnerMedia-owned streamer HBO Max has ordered a fantasy medical drama series from British filmmaker Oscar…
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Warner Bros. TV hires Rainforest & Monkeypaw execs for drama development
Warner Bros. Television has hired former Rainforest Entertainment exec Mitzi Miller and Monkeypaw Productions alum…