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[12/16/22 - 11:19 PM]
Development Update: Friday, December 16
Updates include: Henry Cavill to bring "Warhammer 40,000" to Amazon; Peacock commissions three new reality projects; and Netflix cancels "Blockbuster" after one season.

[12/16/22 - 04:00 PM]
Academy Award-Nominated and Grammy Award-Winning Artist, Actor, Producer and Entrepreneur Mary J. Blige's Production Company Blue Butterfly Signs First Look Deal in Non-Scripted with BET
"The Wine Down" is the first unscripted project being developed under the first look deal.

[12/16/22 - 12:18 PM]
FOX Takes #1 Spot for Comedy, Broadcast Drama and Unscripted Program for Fall 2022
"The Masked Singer" is fall's #1 unscripted entertainment series for a fourth consecutive year.

[12/16/22 - 12:01 PM]
Hallmark Media Inks Multipicture Overall Deal with Brooks Darnell
"I am excited to continue my relationship with the Hallmark family," said Darnell. "I feel blessed that I get to make feel-good movies that all families and people can enjoy and look forward to seeing what's next!"

[12/16/22 - 10:31 AM]
Video: "Woooooo! Becoming Ric Flair" - Official Trailer - Peacock Original
16-time World Champion and 2-time WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair is one of the most prolific and controversial superstars in professional wrestling history.

[12/16/22 - 09:01 AM]
Netflix's "Freeridge" Premieres February 2, 2023
The coming of age comedy follows sibling rivals Gloria and Ines and their friends Demi and Cameron who have unleashed a curse bringing dark misfortune into their lives.

[12/16/22 - 08:30 AM]
"The Price Is Right at Night" Kicks Off 2023 with All-New Themed Primetime Specials Celebrating Superfans, Grocery Store Employees, Geniuses and More
The five installments will air weekly on Wednesday nights beginning January 4 at 8:00/7:00c.

[12/16/22 - 07:46 AM]
Peacock Announces Straight-to-Series Order of Horror Thriller "Untitled Ian Mcculloch Project" with James Wan Executive Producing and Ian Mcculloch Writing / Executive Producing
Inspired by the bestselling novel "Stinger" by Robert McCammon, the series follows a disparate group of people on a ranch who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat.

[12/16/22 - 06:04 AM]
"Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!" Concert Special to Air on MTV Friday December 23
As part of a Paramount Global cross-company collaboration, the special will first air on CBS Television Network, Tuesday, December 20 and will be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.

[12/15/22 - 11:47 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, December 15
Updates include: Apple nixes newcomer "Shantaram"; CNN cancels "Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy" after two seasons; and Eric Szmanda to return for "CSI: Vegas" at CBS.

[12/15/22 - 06:01 PM]
Video: "Trolley" - Official Trailer - Netflix
A sudden tragedy brings the wife of an assemblyman out of her private life and forces her to confront family secrets and her own troubling past.

[12/15/22 - 04:00 PM]
Rebecca Dalton and Corey Sevier Bounce Into Action in "The Dog Lover's Guide to Dating" a New, Original Movie Premiering January 1, on Hallmark Channel
Alex (Dalton), a professional dog trainer is more enamored of her loyal four-legged clients than she is of their owners whom she never fully trusts.

[12/15/22 - 02:01 PM]
HBO Max and CBC Renew Peabody Award-Winning Comedy Series "Sort Of" for a Third Season
A coming-of-age story, "Sort Of" exposes the labels we once poured ourselves into as no longer applicable... to anyone.

[12/15/22 - 02:00 PM]
CBS Announces Its First New Series Order for 2023-2024 Season - Drama "The Never Game," Starring and Executive Produced by Justin Hartley
Robin Weigert, Abby McEnany, Eric Graise, Fiona Rene and Academy Award winner Mary McDonnell also star.

[12/15/22 - 01:45 PM]
Selena Gomez & Stacey Abrams to Produce Music Documentary "Won't Be Silent" for discovery+
Directed by Kristi Jacobson, the film will celebrate songs that have impacted the world on a variety of issues and the incredible female artists behind them.

[12/15/22 - 01:05 PM]
CBS News Explores How One Simple Act of Humanity Can Change the World, in the Primetime Special "The Gift: Kindness Goes Viral with Steve Hartman"
The one-hour special premieres Wednesday, December 28 at 10:00/9:00c on CBS.

[12/15/22 - 12:31 PM]
"Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2023" Announces Star-Studded Lineup of Performers in Times Square
The latest performers include Duran Duran, New Edition, j-hope and Jax.

[12/15/22 - 12:20 PM]
Hit Showtime Drama Series "Yellowjackets" Renewed for Season Three Ahead of Season Two Premiere
As previously announced, season two starts Friday, March 24 on streaming and on demand, before making its on-air debut on Sunday, March 26.

[12/15/22 - 12:16 PM]
Hulu Orders Dan Levy and Ally Pankiw's "Standing By" to Series from 20th Television Animation
"Standing By" is a satirical look into the lives of a group of eternally bound, disgruntled guardian angels and the lessons they'll eventually learn from not only the dysfunctional humans they're in charge of protecting but also each other.

[12/15/22 - 11:01 AM]
FOX Nation to Release "A Year on Planet Earth" on Sunday, January 8th
The six-part series was filmed in collaboration with ITV and will feature an intimate look at the creatures who inhabit the earth from more than 60 locations around the globe.

[12/15/22 - 11:00 AM]
Video: Prime Video Announces Premiere Date and Releases Trailer for "Coach Prime"
The series follows the 2022 Jackson State University Tigers football team at practice and during games, in the locker room, off the field, and in the community, throughout their 12-0, undefeated SWAC Championship season.

[12/15/22 - 10:05 AM]
A Spine-Chilling New Season of "Kindred Spirits" Returns to Travel Channel and discovery+ Beginning Friday, January 20
Paranormal investigators Amy Bruni, Adam Berry and psychic medium Chip Coffey return with 10 new one-hour episodes.

[12/15/22 - 10:03 AM]
Video: New Trailer and Key Art Now Available for "Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl," Streaming Dec. 28 On Disney+
Step into Casa Madrigal for an unprecedented concert spectacular as the original voice cast of Walt Disney Animation Studios' "Encanto" reunites at the Hollywood Bowl for a show-stopping concert event featuring fan-favorite musical numbers from the now three-time Grammy-nominated soundtrack.

[12/15/22 - 10:01 AM]
Hulu Original Docuseries "The 1619 Project" from Lionsgate and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones to Premiere Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023
The limited series will debut with the first two episodes streaming exclusively on Hulu, with two additional episodes released every Thursday.

[12/15/22 - 10:01 AM]
Video: First Look and Date Announcement - Hulu Original Docu-Series "How I Caught My Killer"
The true-crime docu-series highlights the real-life stories behind unique homicide cases with in-depth interviews, authentic archival material and cinematic recreations all packaged together into a fresh spin in the genre.

[12/15/22 - 10:00 AM]
Max Original Rock Climbing Competition Series "The Climb," Featuring Jason Momoa and Chris Sharma, Debuts January 12
In this all-encompassing competition, amateur climbers are put through a rigorous series of mental and physical challenges, utilizing some of the most intimidating ascents in the world to crown the world's best amateur climber with a prAna sponsored climbing ambassadorship and a $100,000 cash prize.

[12/15/22 - 10:00 AM]
Starz Announces "Power Book II: Ghost" Season Three Return for Friday, March 17, 2023
Season three of the popular drama series returns with new twists and new turns as the Tariq, Brayden, Monet, and the Tejadas have to Level Up or Get Taken Down.

[12/15/22 - 09:15 AM]
Apple TV+ to Expand the World of Hit Comedy "Mythic Quest" with New Series, "Mere Mortals"
"Mere Mortals" will explore the lives of employees, players, and fans who are impacted by the game.

[12/15/22 - 09:00 AM]
The History Channel to Premiere New Nonfiction Series "History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan" Hosted by the Esteemed Actor on Tuesday, February 7 at 10PM ET/PT
Produced by Big Fish Entertainment and Anchor Entertainment, each one-hour episode uncovers the meticulous planning, daring execution and shocking aftermath behind some of the most elaborate real-life heists in history.

[12/15/22 - 09:00 AM]
Video: Prime Video Unleashes Official Trailer for "The Legend of Vox Machina" Season Two
The second season will consist of 12 episodes, with three episodes premiering every week starting January 20 in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

[12/15/22 - 08:31 AM]
ABC, FX, Freeform & Disney Channel to Present First Two Episodes of the Disney+ Original Series "The Santa Clauses"
The recently renewed series will encore starting Friday, December 16 on Freeform.

[12/15/22 - 08:30 AM]
Unscripted Survival Competition Series, "Outlast," Coming to Netflix in 2023
This is the first unscripted series from Jason Bateman and Michael Costigan for Aggregate Films and Netflix.

[12/15/22 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "Princess Power" - New Series Teaser - Netflix Jr
Get ready to meet Penny Pineapple, Kira Kiwi, Rita Raspberry and Bea Blueberry and their fruitdoms. Princessing is a verb.

[12/15/22 - 07:59 AM]
Starz in Development with Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson on Drama Series "Fightland"
The scripted drama series is set within the high stakes, cash rich, dangerous world of British boxing.

[12/15/22 - 07:40 AM]
Trevor Noah Returns to Host "The 65th Annual Grammy Awards"
Noah will also serve as a producer on the show.

[12/15/22 - 07:00 AM]
Video: "The Cupcake Guys" - Official Trailer - The Roku Channel
When former NFL teammates Michael Griffin and Brian Orakpo decided to dip their toes into entrepreneurship, they knew they wanted to go about it differently.

[12/15/22 - 06:02 AM]
Video: Peacock Announces and Debuts Trailer for End of Year Special "2022 Back That Year Up" Starring Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson
The special is an edgy, insightful, and hilarious clip-driven retrospective of a year that began with so much promise, but was only marginally better than the debacle that was 2021.

[12/15/22 - 01:01 AM]
Video: "Sexify" Season 2 - Official Trailer - Netflix
With the future of their startup in flux, the three young entrepreneurs must balance tumultuous personal lives, a bitter rival and a demanding investor.

[12/14/22 - 11:36 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, December 14
Updates include: Netflix sets cast for "The Decameron"; Reese Witherspoon to lead "All Stars" for Amazon; and "Finding Magic Mike," "The Garcias" among latest victims in HBO Max purge.

[12/14/22 - 04:01 PM]
Video: "The Glory" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Years after surviving horrific abuse in high school, a woman puts an elaborate revenge scheme in motion to make the perpetrators pay for their crimes.

[12/14/22 - 03:31 PM]
Christmas Comes Early as Disney+ Orders a Second Season of "The Santa Clauses"
Season one, which premiered on November 16, is currently streaming on Disney+.

[12/14/22 - 01:00 PM]
HBO Max Renews "The Sex Lives of College Girls" for a Third Season
Since the launch of season two, the series has been the top Max Original, with last week's release day setting a new record for the series by delivering an audience more than double that of the series launch in 2021.

[12/14/22 - 12:42 PM]
Video: New Extended Trailer for the New Drama Series "Alert" from Executive Producers Jamie Foxx and John Eisendrath and Starring Scott Caan and Dania Ramirez
"Alert" is a procedural drama about the Philadelphia Police Department's Missing Persons' Unit (MPU).

[12/14/22 - 12:31 PM]
Video: "Will Trent" - Premieres Tuesday, January 3 on ABC
Based on Karin Slaughter's New York Times bestselling "Will Trent" series, Special Agent Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta's overwhelmed foster care system.

[12/14/22 - 12:09 PM]
A&E's Groundbreaking Documentary Series "Accused: Guilty or Innocent?" Returns for Season Four on Thursday, January 12
The acclaimed true crime series offers an extraordinary and compelling account of what happens when someone is formally charged with a crime and sent to trial - all solely from the perspective of the accused, their legal team and family members.

[12/14/22 - 12:02 PM]
First Look: Hulu Original Series "Tiny Beautiful Things"
Based on Cheryl Strayed's best-selling book, the series stars Kathryn Hahn, Sarah Pidgeon, Quentin Plair, and Tanzyn Crawford.

[12/14/22 - 12:02 PM]
Disney Branded Television's "Superkitties" Premieres Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, on Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney+
Defeating villains and imparting important messages of kindness, empathy, friendship, resilience and problem-solving, the fluffy felines are on a mission to make the world a more caring and "pawesome" place.

[12/14/22 - 12:01 PM]
Video: "Sex Diaries" - Official Trailer - HBO
Open up. Inspired by New York Magazine's column, "Sex Diaries" shares short stories of eight individuals as they navigate sex and dating in New York City.

[12/14/22 - 12:00 PM]
The CW Network Sets Super Tuesdays This Spring as "Superman & Lois" Returns and "Gotham Knights" Debuts on Tuesday, March 14, 2023
"The new season of The CW's biggest show 'Superman & Lois' alongside our most exciting new series 'Gotham Knights' will make Tuesdays a can't-miss night of action," said Brad Schwartz, President, Entertainment, The CW Network.

[12/14/22 - 11:39 AM]
"Christmas with the Campbells" Rings in the Season as the #1 Acquisition Driver of Any Film on AMC+ This Year
The film, which premiered in theaters and on AMC+ on Friday, December 2, was also among iTunes Top 10 movies in its premiere week and was a Top 20 title on all digital platforms.







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[11/12/24 - 12:31 PM]
"Avatar: The Last Airbender" Adds Additional Cast for Season 2
Chin Han, Hoa Xuande, Justin Chien, Amanda Zhou, Crystal Yu, Kelemete Misipeka, Lourdes Faberes and Rekha Sharma have joined the cast of the upcoming second season, which is currently in production in partnership with Nickelodeon.

[11/12/24 - 12:06 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Nov. 4: "Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson" Enters the Ring; "Meet Me Next Christmas" Unwraps #1
Season 2, Act I of "Arcane," the animated series based on the popular multiplayer online battle arena game League of Legends, also had a strong debut, taking second place with 6.3M views.

[11/12/24 - 12:01 PM]
Video: "Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae" - Official Trailer - Hulu
This true crime docuseries examines the murder of Annie Mae Aquash - a Mi'kmaq woman from Nova Scotia, Canada, a mother of two daughters, a teacher, and a revolutionary who fought for Indigenous rights in the 1970s and whose death went unsolved for almost 30 years.

[11/12/24 - 11:29 AM]
Video: Prime Video Releases Trailer and Key Art for "Jeff Dunham's Scrooged-Up Holiday Special"
The one-hour special will premiere on November 19 on Prime Video.

[11/12/24 - 11:01 AM]
Video: "Nutcrackers" - Official Trailer - Hulu
It's beginning to look a lot like ch-aos. Ben Stiller stars in "Nutcrackers," premiering November 29 on Hulu.

[11/12/24 - 11:00 AM]
New Daytime Drama Series "Beyond the Gates" to Premiere Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 on CBS
The series is set in a leafy Maryland suburb just outside of Washington, D.C., and in one the most affluent African American counties in the United States.

[11/12/24 - 10:34 AM]
"Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints" to Debut This Sunday, November 17th on FOX Nation
Premiering in two parts, the first four episodes will roll out weekly, beginning on Sunday, with the final four to run in April-May 2025, spanning the Holy season.

[11/12/24 - 10:14 AM]
Donnie Wahlberg Returns with a New Season of ID's "Very Scary People" Beginning Sunday, December 15 at 9 PM ET/PT
Hosted and executive produced by Wahlberg, eight new episodes reveal extraordinary insight into the twisted crimes committed by some of America's most heinous individuals.

[11/12/24 - 10:00 AM]
HBO Original Comedy Special "James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome" Debuts November 23
James Acaster explores his love/hate relationship with standup by relinquishing control of his set and accepting a healthy dose of audience interference - aka heckling.

[11/12/24 - 09:00 AM]
New Year, New Season! Prime Video Announces Premiere Date for "Harlem" Season Three
After a shocking Season Two finale cliffhanger that left audiences on the edge of their seats, the news is finally out that Harlem will return for Season Three at the top of next year on January 23, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

[11/12/24 - 08:31 AM]
Video: "Mary" - Official Trailer - Netflix
In this coming-of-age religious epic, Mary is shunned following a miraculous conception and forced into hiding. When King Herod ignites a murderous pursuit for her newborn baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph flee to save his life.

[11/12/24 - 08:04 AM]
Video: Peacock Debuts Trailer & Photos for Upcoming Original Film "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy"
Two-time Academy Award winner Renée Zellweger returns to the role that established a romantic-comedy heroine for the ages, a woman whose inimitable approach to life and love redefined an entire film genre.

[11/12/24 - 08:02 AM]
HBO Original Documentary "Surveilled" Debuts November 20
The film tracks Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Ronan Farrow as he investigates the growing business of commercial spyware, following the story from New York City to Tel Aviv, Israel, a center of espionage cybertechnology.

[11/12/24 - 07:03 AM]
Video: "Human Vs. Hamster" - Official Trailer - Max
Never underestimate the competition.

[11/12/24 - 07:00 AM]
Video: New Clip from "An Almost Christmas Story," Directed by David Lowery and Produced by Alfonso Cuaron
Directed by David Lowery and produced by five-time Academy Award winner Alfonso Cuarón, this animated short is the third and final installment in Cuarón's holiday shorts collection for Disney+.