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[08/26/22 - 11:39 PM]
Development Update: Friday, August 26
Updates include: Netflix cancels "Resident Evil" after one season; MTV pulls the plug on "Floribama Shore"; and NBC mulls returning the 10:00/9:00c hour to local TV stations to program.

[08/26/22 - 01:20 PM]
ABC News Live To Commemorate the One-Year Anniversary of the U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan with Two Specials
"Leaving Afghanistan: One Year Later" premieres Monday, August 29 followed by "The Women Left Behind" on Tuesday, August 30.

[08/26/22 - 01:00 PM]
Sink Your Teeth Into Syfy's New Series "Reginald the Vampire"
The series premieres October 5 at 10:00/9:00c on Syfy.

[08/26/22 - 10:06 AM]
"Blockbuster" - Date Announcement & First Look Images
Timmy Yoon (Randall Park) is an analog dreamer living in a 5G world. And after learning he is operating the last Blockbuster Video in America, Timmy and his staff employees (including his long-time crush, Eliza (Melissa Fumero) fight to stay relevant.

[08/26/22 - 10:01 AM]
Bachelor Nation Favorites Flock to the Beach as Biggest Group Ever Looking for Another Chance at Love for the Fall Debut of "Bachelor in Paradise"
With Jesse Palmer as host and Wells Adams returning to the bar, the latest group of hopeful hotties and a few sexy surprises are ready to make waves and catch feelings this fall when the eighth season of the hit series returns, Tuesday, September 27 on ABC.

[08/26/22 - 09:02 AM]
ABC Offers Captivating Sneak Peek at Fall Primetime Lineup with "ABC Fall Preview Special," Wednesday, Sept. 14
The special is hosted by the cast of "Home Economics" (Topher Grace, Caitlin McGee, Jimmy Tatro, Karla Souza and Sasheer Zamata) ahead of their season three return.

[08/26/22 - 09:00 AM]
Star-Studded List of Presenters and Extended Play Stage Presented by Doritos Announced for the 2022 "VMAs" Airing August 28 at 8PM ET/PT
The star-studded list of 2022 "VMAs" Presenters includes Ashley Graham, Avril Lavigne, Bebe Rexha, Becky G, Billy Eichner, Cheech & Chong (Cheech Marin + Tommy Chong), Chlöe Bailey, Dixie D'Amelio, DJ Khaled, Dove Cameron, Joel Madden, Latto, Lili Reinhart and Offset.

[08/26/22 - 09:00 AM]
BET+ and Tyler Perry Studios Announce Second Wave of Cast in New "Sistas" Spin-Off "Tyler Perry's Zatima" and Premiere Date
Executive produced, directed, and written by Tyler Perry, the 10 episodes original series "Zatima" will premiere Thursday, September 29 exclusively on BET+.

[08/26/22 - 08:57 AM]
Peacock Launches First-Ever Virtual "DocFest" with Original Documentaries to Premiere Weekly
Between September 14 and October 19, one new title will drop every Wednesday in a dedicated collection on the Peacock platform with formats ranging from feature-length films to multi-part series.

[08/26/22 - 07:01 AM]
Apple TV+ Announces Critically-Acclaimed Bilingual Comedy Series "Acapulco" to Return for Second Season on Friday, October 21
The two-episode season premiere will be followed by a new episode every Friday.

[08/26/22 - 07:00 AM]
HBO Renews "House of the Dragon" for a Second Season
The first episode has now been seen by over 20 million viewers across linear, On Demand and HBO Max platforms in the U.S., based on a combination of Nielsen data and first party data.

[08/26/22 - 06:01 AM]
ID and Discovery+ Expand True-Crime Partnership with Academy Award Winner Octavia Spencer in New, Six-Part Series, "Feds" (wt)
The series features exclusive access to active-duty FBI agents and will detail high-profile, dangerous and unusual cases as told by agents, informants, undercover operatives and victims.

[08/26/22 - 06:00 AM]
Disney+ Unveils Five New UK Original Unscripted Titles
From global Hollywood icons to British reality royalty, the slate includes a diverse range of documentaries, working with award-winning creative talent and household names to bring local relevance to Disney+, alongside its iconic entertainment brands that subscribers already know and love.

[08/26/22 - 04:14 AM]
Disney+ Announce Casting for UK Original Adventure Series "The Ballad of Renegade Nell"
Louisa Harland plays the title role of Nell, a quick-witted and courageous young woman who finds herself framed for murder and unexpectedly becomes the most notorious highwaywoman in 18th Century England.

[08/26/22 - 03:01 AM]
Video: "Everything Calls for Salvation" - Date Announcement - Netflix
The series, loosely based on the acclaimed novel of the same name by Daniele Mencarelli, and directed and written by Francesco Bruni arrives on October 14.

[08/25/22 - 11:27 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, August 25
Updates include: Jeffrey Dean Morgan to visit Amazon's "The Boys"; Nickelodeon renews "Danger Force" for third season; and Amanda Fix, Avan Jogia board AMC's "Orphan Black: Echoes."

[08/25/22 - 01:50 PM]
Video: "Chef's Table: Pizza" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Dig into the best pizzas from around the world, prepared by renowned chefs who bake passion, creativity and hard work into every slice.

[08/25/22 - 01:33 PM]
discovery+ Announces September Programming Slate
"90 Day: The Single Life," "House of Hammer," "Kiddie Kai," "Batali: The Fall of a Superstar Chef," "Point of View: A Designer Profile: Joanna Gaines" and "Jack Osbourne's Night of Terror: UFOs" are among the featured highlights.

[08/25/22 - 01:07 PM]
What's New on HBO Max This September
Highlights include the additions of "The Vampire Diaries" (September 4), "Living Single" (September 22) and "Gotham" (September 30).

[08/25/22 - 12:01 PM]
Original British Romantic Comedy Movie "How to Date Billy Walsh" to Premiere Globally on Prime Video
Filming has already begun, and the movie will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories worldwide.

[08/25/22 - 11:30 AM]
Unsuspecting Home Cooks Go Head-to-Head Against World-Class Chefs in New Ten-Episode Series "Outchef'd" Premiering September 27th on Food Network and discovery+
In the new series hosted by Eddie Jackson, confident home cooks think they are arriving for an audition - but get the surprise of their lives when they find out they are actually heading into a head-to-head competition against a world-class chef.

[08/25/22 - 11:09 AM]
Francis Lawrence to Direct "BioShock" Film Adaptation; Michael Green to Write
Producers include Roy Lee for Vertigo Entertainment; and Francis Lawrence for about:blank; 2K, a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

[08/25/22 - 11:05 AM]
Academy Award-Winner Joe Pesci to Star in Peacock's New Pete Davidson Comedy Series "Bupkis"
Pesci will star alongside previously announced Emmy Award-winner Edie Falco, who will play Davidson's mom.

[08/25/22 - 11:01 AM]
Jennifer Aniston, Jimmy Kimmel, Amy Poehler and Octavia Spencer Celebrate the Legendary Emmy Award-Winning Producer in ABC's "Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter"
Additional talent and performances will be announced at a later date.

[08/25/22 - 10:14 AM]
Amazon Freevee Secures First Original Holiday Film, "Hotel for the Holidays," Starring Madelaine Petsch and Mena Massoud
Madelaine Petsch and Mena Massoud star in the project, which revolves around an ensemble of staff and guests at the charming Hotel Fontaine in New York City during Christmastime.

[08/25/22 - 10:01 AM]
ID Greenlights a New Season of "On the Case with Paula Zahn" as Show Celebrates Its 25th Season
Season 25 premieres on Sunday, September 4 at 10:00/9:00c on ID, with its 350th episode, "From Zero to Murder."

[08/25/22 - 10:00 AM]
Video: Trailer and Key Art Debut - Hulu Original "Best in Dough"
The series premieres on Monday, September 19 with the first three episodes.

[08/25/22 - 10:00 AM]
Apple TV+ Sets Premiere Date for Season Two of Emmy-Nominated Series "The Problem with Jon Stewart," Premiering Globally on October 7 with New Episodes Available Weekly
The second season will premiere globally with six all-new weekly episodes starting on Friday, October 7.

[08/25/22 - 09:46 AM]
Video: "The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Sharing her journey from child to teen activist, Georgie Stone looks back at her life and historic fight for transgender rights in this documentary.

[08/25/22 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "The Grand Tour Presents: A Scandi Flick" - Official Trailer
It's finally time to join The Grand Tour trio as they "drive across Europe's last great wilderness".

[08/25/22 - 09:00 AM]
2022 "VMAs" Land Out of This World Premiere Performance with Rap Royalty Eminem and Snoop Dogg
Eminem and Snoop Dogg are up for "Best Hip Hop" with "From The D 2 The LBC," the first collaboration between the hip hop megastars in over 20 years.

[08/25/22 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "White Noise" - Official Teaser - Netflix
Based on the book by Don DeLillo, a film by Noah Baumbach, starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig, "White Noise" coming soon to select theaters and Netflix.

[08/25/22 - 08:01 AM]
Video: BET+ Original - "The Missing"
It's every mother's worst nightmare. Don't stop searching. Don't stop chasing. Don't stop fighting.

[08/25/22 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "My Best Friend's Exorcism" - Official Trailer - Prime Video
"My Best Friend's Exorcism" arrives on Prime Video September 30.

[08/25/22 - 07:38 AM]
Paramount Media Networks & MTV Entertainment Studios Renews Overall Deal with Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance's Bassett Vance Productions
"Heist 88," Bassett Vance Productions' first feature film from the overall deal, is in production now.

[08/25/22 - 07:31 AM]
Video: Check Out the Trailer for "Only for Love," Netflix's New Series Packed with Music and Romance
Coming out on September 21, the production, set in Goiás, is filled with original songs, as well as classics already known and loved by listeners.

[08/25/22 - 07:01 AM]
Video: "Dated & Related" Season 1 - Official Trailer - Netflix
Single siblings help each other search for their soulmates, hoping to find love (and maybe win $100,000) while living at a luxurious villa.

[08/25/22 - 06:32 AM]
Netflix Renews Hit Superhero Drama "The Umbrella Academy" for a Fourth and Final Season
As part of the agreement, Steve Blackman will write and produce new series and other projects at Netflix under his newly established Irish Cowboy production banner, and is currently developing "Horizon Zero Dawn" and "Orbital."

[08/25/22 - 05:03 AM]
Emmy Winner Ewan McGregor to Star in Upcoming Showtime Drama "A Gentleman in Moscow"
McGregor will lead the cast as Count Alexander Rostov who, in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, finds that his gilded past places him on the wrong side of history.

[08/25/22 - 01:47 AM]
Disney+ Reveals New Original Series "Rivals", An Outrageously Bold Eight-Part Saga Full of Power, Betrayal and Romance, Based on Jilly Cooper's Iconic Novel
"Rivals" dives headfirst into the cutthroat world of independent television in 1986, where the shoulder pads are big and ambitions even bigger.

[08/25/22 - 01:32 AM]
Charles Babalola to Headline Showtime Drama Series "King Shaka"
Aïssa Maïga, Thando Dlomo, Thapelo Mokoena and Warren Masemola also star in the project, due in 2013.

[08/24/22 - 11:38 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, August 24
Updates include: Kelli Giddish announces exit from NBC's "Law & Order: SVU"; Christian Slater cast in "The Spiderwick Chronicles" at Disney+; and HBO's "Succession" confirms returning players.

[08/24/22 - 05:01 PM]
Video: "Narco-Saints" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Starring Ha Jung-woo, Hwang Jung-min, Park Hae-soo, Jo Woo-jin and Yoo Yeon-seok, "Narco-Saints" premieres September 9.

[08/24/22 - 02:16 PM]
Video: "Rogue Heroes" (EPIX 2022 Series) - Official Tease
"Rogue Heroes" is a dramatized account of how the world's greatest Special Forces unit, the SAS, was formed under extraordinary circumstances in the darkest days of World War Two.

[08/24/22 - 01:20 PM]
Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Dubai" Two-Part Reunion Begins Wednesday, August 31 at 9:00PM ET/PT
Host Andy Cohen sits down with Nina Ali, Sara Al Madani, Chanel Ayan, Caroline Brooks, Lesa Milan and Caroline Stanbury to discuss the season.

[08/24/22 - 01:05 PM]
Cleopatra Coleman to Star as V. Stiviano in FX's "The Sterling Affairs" Joining Previously Announced Laurence Fishburne, Ed O'Neill and Jacki Weaver
Kelly AuCoin will play former Los Angeles Clippers President Andy Roeser, and Austin Scott, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Sheldon "Shel" Bailey, Sarunas J. Jackson and Charlie McElveen will round out the cast as the NBA players caught up in the shocking events.

[08/24/22 - 01:01 PM]
2022 "VMAs" Tap Bad Bunny For Performance Live from Yankee Stadium World Tour Stop
This marks the Puerto Rican phenom's first "VMAs" appearance since 2019, where he made a memorable debut performance of "Que Pretendes" with J Balvin.

[08/24/22 - 12:01 PM]
Video: Wednesday Addams - Inside the Character - Netflix
Get an inside look at iconic character Wednesday Addams from Netflix's upcoming new show premiering this fall, "Wednesday."

[08/24/22 - 12:00 PM]
Simu Liu, Sterling K. Brown and Abraham Popoola Join Sci-Fi Thriller "Atlas"
An intelligence analyst gets stranded on a distant planet and must learn to fight inside a military-grade mech suit in order to survive.

[08/24/22 - 11:02 AM]
Showtime Sports Documentary Films Announces "Stand," An Examination of the Extraordinary Journey of Pioneer Activist and Basketball Prodigy Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
The feature-length documentary includes the voices of some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment and details Abdul-Rauf's unprecedented journey from schoolboy prodigy to NBA All-Rookie team to national pariah.







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[11/08/24 - 10:16 AM]
Netflix's "The Beast in Me" Adds Additional Cast
The limited series from Howard Gordon stars Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys.

[11/08/24 - 10:01 AM]
Celebrate the Most Wonderful Time of the Year on Apple TV+
This season's festive lineup also includes an all-new "Eva the Owlet" holiday special.

[11/08/24 - 08:35 AM]
ESPN Films' "Missing at Sea" to Premiere November 10 at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN+
Directed and produced by award-winning filmmaker Nicole Noren, with reporting by ESPN's Sam Borden, the film tells the gripping story of Ivan Gjorgievski, who was swept out to sea and survived 18 harrowing hours in the Aegean.

[11/08/24 - 08:21 AM]
Nominations Announced for "The 67th Annual Grammy Awards"
Topping the list of nominations are Beyoncé (11), Charli xcx (7), Billie Eilish (7), Kendrick Lamar (7), Post Malone (7), Sabrina Carpenter (6), Chappell Roan (6) and Taylor Swift (6).

[11/07/24 - 01:17 PM]
The CW Acquires "Bob Hearts Abishola" Repeats
Look for a marathon of the first four episodes on Friday, November 15.

[11/07/24 - 01:03 PM]
Snoop Dogg Returns to E! with "Snoop's Fatherhood: Cori and Wayne's Story" Premiering Thursday, Dec. 5
The three-part docuseries features Cori Broadus and her fiancé, Wayne Duece, as they journey through the ebbs and flows of love, life and new beginnings with friends and family.

[11/07/24 - 10:30 AM]
CBS Orders Full Seasons of "Poppa's House" and "NCIS: Origins"
According to VideoAmp and internal streaming data, with seven days of multiplatform viewing, "NCIS: Origins'" premiere has been seen by 9.0 million viewers and "Poppa's House" by 6.41 million viewers.

[11/07/24 - 09:15 AM]
Netflix and Most Valuable Promotions Confirm Fight Week & Fight Night Broadcast Team and Livestream Details for Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson Mega-Event
British sports broadcaster Kate Scott (née Abdo) will serve as the main host with former world champion Andre Ward as lead booth analyst.

[11/07/24 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "Alien: Romulus" - Coming Soon - Hulu
Starring Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, and Isabela Merced, "Alien: Romulus" is streaming November 21, only on Hulu.

[11/07/24 - 09:00 AM]
HBO Original Comedy Special "Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?" Debuts in January
The comedian, writer, and host of "Real Time with Bill Maher" will tape his special in front of a live audience at the CIBC Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

[11/07/24 - 08:01 AM]
First Season of NWSL on ION: 50 Matches, 53 Studio Shows, 130+ Hours of Content, 20.5 Million Unique Viewers
Matches drew an average audience of 145,000 P2+ per game with a high of 234,000 on July 6 for the Orlando-Kansas City match.

[11/07/24 - 07:01 AM]
Video: Apple TV+ Reveals First Look at Third Season of "Sago Mini Friends"
The five-episode season is a delightful nod to gratitude, featuring Harvey the floppy-eared dog and his best friends, Jinja the cat, Jack the rabbit and Robin the bird.

[11/07/24 - 07:01 AM]
Video: Prime Video Announces Premiere Date and Teaser Trailer for UK Original Movie "My Fault: London" Starring Asha Banks and Matthew Broome
The new film will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide on February 13, 2025.

[11/07/24 - 06:00 AM]
Video: Paramount+ Reveals Official Trailer for the New Christmas Comedy Film "Dear Santa"
The film is the story of a young boy (Robert Timothy Smith) who mails his Christmas wish list to Santa with one crucial spelling error, resulting in a devilish Jack Black's arrival to wreak havoc on the holidays.

[11/07/24 - 05:01 AM]
Video: "Camp Crasher" - Official Trailer - Netflix
In a bid to save her son's end-of-school camping trip, a single mom steps in as the bus driver while trying to show him she really can be a cool mom.