EXCLUSIVE: Joe Hipps, who stepped down as Head of TV for Fifth Season earlier this month, is segueing to producing with a deal at another indie studio, A24. Hipps has launches a production company with an exclusive deal to develop and produce television series for A24. Hipps surprised many when he exited Fifth Season after […]
It shouldn’t come as a shocker that the latest installment of Ryan Murphy’s Monster anthology has taken over the Netflix charts. After the, well, monster performance that Dahmer put up in 2022, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story debuted on September 18, putting up 12.3M views in its opening weekend. That’s a nice showing […]
Samer Salem (The Expanse) has joined the series regular cast of CBC’s procedural Allegiance for Season 2, currently in production in British Columbia through December 5. New episodes are set to premiere this winter. From series creator series Anar Ali, Allegiance focuses on identity and belonging, policing and politics, and finding truth within the heart […]
EXCLUSIVE: Twenty-nine-year veteran Tina Koyanagi-Rosener and eight of her fellow colleagues in content strategy for Paramount+ were among the hundreds who were laid off Tuesday as part of Paramount Global’s plan to slash 15% of its U.S. workforce. Koyanagi-Rosener and her team served as liaisons between Paramount+, the studios and production. Among the series that her […]
Todd Phillips’ 2019 Oscar-winning Joker did not release in China, but his sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux, has been confirmed for October 16 in the market. Warner Bros’ and DC’s official Weibo accounts confirmed the date. Joker: Folie à Deux, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival […]
Heading into a Netflix presentation this morning, top Hollywood agents and managers were expecting to get clarity on the long-rumored plans by the streamer to change the way they pay talent. Instead, they were treated to stats and general information about the size of Netflix’s global audience, what constitutes a hit, how the streamer supports […]
A week after Sean “Diddy” Combs entered a not guilty plea on sex trafficking charges and more, another lawsuit alleging severe sexual assault has been filed against the incarcerated performer/producer. “In or around the summer of 2001, Plaintiff’s life was violently knocked off course when Defendants Sean Combs and Joseph Sherman viciously raped her at […]
With only three Broadway productions selling out last week, total grosses for the 29 shows was down about 7% from the previous week, settling in at $25,296,948. Total attendance was 226,267 for the week ending September 22, a slip of about 4% from the previous week. The sell-outs, as usual, were Oh, Mary! (grossing $1,161,728, […]
More adaptations of Elin Hildebrand’s addictive beach reads are seemingly on their way, which spells good news for fans of the delectable six-episode Netflix adaptation of her murder mystery The Perfect Couple. Since landing on Netflix on September 5, The Perfect Couple has exceeded expectations, not only racking up sizable viewership on the streamer but […]
The Paramount Global round of layoffs today have impacted CBS News once again, with special correspondent and CBS Saturday Morning co-host Jeff Glor among those departing, according to two sources familiar with the cutbacks. Glor was the anchor of CBS Evening News from 2017 to 2019. He has been with the network since 2007, having […]