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[04/12/23 - 11:35 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, April 12
Updates include: Wes Chatham cast in "Ahsoka" at Disney+; Netflix cancels "Freeridge" after one season; and James Gunn reveals "Creature Commandos" voice cast.

[04/12/23 - 05:07 PM]
Celebrities Beamed From the Red Carpet to the Red Planet on "Stars on Mars," An Out-of-This-World Competition Series, Premiering Monday, June 5 on FOX
Legendary actor and Star Trek icon William Shatner serves as Mission Control and will deliver intergalactic tasks to these shining stars throughout their journey on the red planet.

[04/12/23 - 02:30 PM]
Prime Video Orders Additional Installment of "A League of Their Own" as Limited Series
The second installment is a four episode, limited series, set to premiere on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

[04/12/23 - 02:11 PM]
Syfy Renews Hit Series "The Ark" for a Second Season
The first season of "The Ark" reached 6.5 million viewers across all platforms.

[04/12/23 - 11:15 AM]
Warner Bros. Discovery Unveils Max Streaming Service
Max, launching in the U.S. on May 23, will stand out amongst streamers by uniquely combining unrivaled breadth and superior quality with iconic franchises and strong product experience, all for great value.

[04/12/23 - 11:10 AM]
Max Orders First Ever "Harry Potter" Television Series
The series will be a faithful adaptation of the beloved "Harry Potter" book series by author and executive producer, J.K. Rowling.

[04/12/23 - 11:07 AM]
HBO Gives Series Order to "Game of Thrones" Prequel "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight"
A century before the events of "Game of Thrones," two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros... a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg.

[04/12/23 - 10:52 AM]
Video: HBO Releases Official Teaser and New Photo for "The Sympathizer"
The new footage introduces the cast led by Hoa Xuande, Fred Nguyen Khan, Toan Le, Ky Duyen, and Sandra Oh and reveals star and executive producer Robert Downey Jr., who plays multiple roles.

[04/12/23 - 10:50 AM]
Video: HBO Releases Official Teaser for "The Regime"
Formerly known by its working title "The Palace," the project stars Academy Award-winner Kate Winslet, is directed by Stephen Frears and Jessica Hobbs, and written by Will Tracy.

[04/12/23 - 10:48 AM]
Video: HBO Releases Official Teaser for "True Detective: Night Country"
The new installment stars Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, Fiona Shaw, Finn Bennett, Isabella Star Lablanc, Aka Niviâna, Anna Lambe, and Joel D. Montgrand with Christopher Eccleston, and John Hawkes.

[04/12/23 - 10:43 AM]
"Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai" Premieres May 23 on Max
The animated series takes viewers back to 1920s Shanghai where the Wing family first meets the young Mogwai called Gizmo.

[04/12/23 - 10:42 AM]
Much Loved Symphonic Classic Fairy Tale "Peter & The Wolf" Reimagined by Gavin Friday and Bono for Max and Cartoon Network
The special transforms Sergei Prokofiev's much-loved symphony into an enchanting and contemporary visual masterpiece that touches on themes of growing up, loss, courage, transformation, and our relationship with nature.

[04/12/23 - 10:40 AM]
HGTV Brings Mattel's World-Famous Dreamhouse to Life in New Competition Series "Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge"
Hosted by supermodel, designer, author and entrepreneur Ashley Graham, the series will feature eight teams of HGTV superstars as they transform a Southern California home into a real-life Barbie Dreamhouse.

[04/12/23 - 10:39 AM]
Discovery Channel Greenlights "Survive the Raft," A New Series Where Survival Epic Meets Social Experiment
The series explores what happens when strangers from all walks of life come together to live and work at sea.

[04/12/23 - 10:37 AM]
TLC Announces New Relationship Series "Love & Translation"
Embarking on an exciting adventure to find love, three American men and 12 international women are traveling from across the world to live on a remote paradise island together.

[04/12/23 - 10:33 AM]
Chip & Joanna Gaines Take on Most Ambitious Project to Date with "Fixer Upper: The Hotel" Series, Premiering This Fall
The forthcoming series documents Chip and Joanna Gaines's most ambitious project to date - renovating a historic building in downtown Waco to open Hotel 1928, a new boutique hotel just a few blocks from Magnolia Market at the Silos.

[04/12/23 - 10:31 AM]
Max Announces Development of Drama Series Set in "The Conjuring" Universe
Based on the films produced by New Line Cinema and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, "The Conjuring" television series will continue the story established in the feature films.

[04/12/23 - 10:30 AM]
Video: Max Releases First Official Trailer for "Smartless: On the Road," Debuting May 23
The six-part docuseries follows Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Sean Hayes during the North American tour of their hit podcast.

[04/12/23 - 10:28 AM]
Max Announces "The Big Bang Theory" Project in Development
Plot details are currently under wraps.

[04/12/23 - 10:25 AM]
Video: Max Releases Official First Look Footage and Image from "The Penguin," Starring Colin Farrell
The previously announced cast includes Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz, Michael Kelly, Shohreh Aghdashloo and Deirdre O'Connell, with Clancy Brown and Michael Zegen recurring.

[04/12/23 - 10:15 AM]
CBS Announces Series Order for the New Reality Competition Show "Buddy Games," Hosted and Executive Produced by Josh Duhamel
The series, based on Duhamel's own experience, will bring together best friends from different backgrounds and offer them the same opportunity to live together, compete in wild challenges and prove their bonds run deep.

[04/12/23 - 09:13 AM]
Video: Trailer Debut - Hulu's "The Great" Season Three
The critically-acclaimed series returns to Hulu on Friday, May 12 with all 10 episodes.

[04/12/23 - 09:01 AM]
Video: Trailer and Key Art for Disney+ Coming-of-Age Sci-Fi Adventure "Crater" Available Now
Directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez, the coming-of-age sci-fi adventure stars Isaiah Russell-Bailey, Mckenna Grace, Billy Barratt, Orson Hong, Thomas Boyce and Scott Mescudi.

[04/12/23 - 08:39 AM]
New Series from Showtime Basketball "Headliners with Rachel Nichols" to Premiere on Thursday, April 13 with NBA MVP Contender Joel Embiid
Embiid shares stories about his early years in Cameroon and reveals how he needed to sneak out of the house to play sports.

[04/12/23 - 08:34 AM]
Video: Peacock Drops Teaser and Tease Art for the Highly Anticipated Three-Part Event "The Continental: From the World of John Wick"
The three-part event will explore the origin behind the iconic hotel-for-assassins centerpiece of the John Wick universe through the eyes and actions of a young Winston Scott, as he's dragged into the Hell-scape of 1970's New York City to face a past he thought he'd left behind.

[04/12/23 - 08:31 AM]
"Queer Eye" Season 7 - Date Announcement & Key Art Debut
The Emmy Award-winning "Queer Eye" is back for a seventh season on May 12.

[04/12/23 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "Queen Cleopatra" - Official Trailer - Netflix
This season will feature Queen Cleopatra, the world's most famous, powerful, and misunderstood woman - a daring queen whose beauty and romances came to overshadow her real asset: her intellect.

[04/12/23 - 08:00 AM]
Academy Award Winner and Tony Award Nominee Ariana DeBose Returns to Host "The 76th Annual Tony Awards," Airing Live Sunday, June 11, on CBS
"I was honored to serve as host last year and even more so to be asked back!" said DeBose.

[04/12/23 - 07:01 AM]
Harvey Keitel Joins Cast of Upcoming Sky and Peacock Original Drama, "The Tattooist of Auschwitz"
The project is inspired by the heart-breaking true-life story of Lale and Gita Sokolov.

[04/12/23 - 06:02 AM]
Video: "Spirit Rangers" Season 2 - Official Teaser - Netflix Jr
Get ready for more epic adventures with Kodi, Summer, and Eddy!

[04/12/23 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "Muted" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Sergio hasn't spoken since he murdered his parents six years ago. Now, a psychiatrist aims to uncover what happened through a twisted investigation.

[04/12/23 - 06:01 AM]
Video: Disney+ Debuts Official Trailer for "The Muppets Mayhem"
The musical comedy series premieres with all episodes on May 10, only on Disney+.

[04/12/23 - 05:00 AM]
Paramount+ and Formula 1 Announce Global Strategic Partnership
With the deal, Paramount+ becomes an Official Partner of Formula 1.

[04/12/23 - 01:01 AM]
Video: "Blood & Gold" - Official Trailer - Netflix
The film, from acclaimed director Peter Thorwarth, is coming to Netflix on May 26.

[04/11/23 - 11:50 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, April 11
Updates include: Dick Wolf extends overall deal with Universal Television; Apple TV+ cancels Amber Brown after one season; and Kelli Giddish to return to "Law & Order: SVU."

[04/11/23 - 02:26 PM]
MTV's New "Tuesday Night Takeover" Gets Supercharged with Fresh Seasons of "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, "Couples Retreat" and "Caught in the Act: Unfaithful"
Also on tap: "Run it Back" is an outrageous clip-show where fan favorites across the Love & Hip Hop: Franchise rewatch jaw-dropping moments from the first season of Atlanta and share the inside scoop and behind the scenes insight from some of the most notable moments.

[04/11/23 - 01:04 PM]
"Tamron Hall" Builds Week to Week and Year to Year in Households and Total Viewers
For the 24th consecutive week, "Tamron Hall" grew year over year in Total Viewers, jumping by 13% over the year-ago week.

[04/11/23 - 12:02 PM]
"Live with Kelly and Ryan" Grows Week to Week in Households and Viewers
"Live with Kelly and Ryan" was also the week's No. 1 daytime talk show - network or syndicated - in Households (1.6 rating-tie) and Women 25-54 (0.5 rating).

[04/11/23 - 11:03 AM]
Hannah Gadsby Returns for Their Third Netflix Comedy Special, "Hannah Gadsby: Something Special," Premiering Globally on May 9
The special was filmed at the Sydney Opera House in the fall of 2022.

[04/11/23 - 11:02 AM]
Vice TV's #1 Hit Sensation "Dark Side of the Ring" Returns for Season 4 on May 30th
The series, narrated by AEW legend Chris Jericho, chronicles the deeply personal and often controversial legacies surrounding the larger-than-life brawlers of the wrestling world, in a profession that draws tens of millions of fans around the globe.

[04/11/23 - 11:00 AM]
CBS Announces Premiere Date For "Superfan," A New Unscripted Series Showcasing Kelsea Ballerini, Gloria Estefan, Little Big Town, LL Cool J, Pitbull and Shania Twain as They Each Crown Their Biggest Fan
In each one-hour episode, a different musical artist will select one deserving superfan to win a once-in-a-lifetime prize.

[04/11/23 - 10:36 AM]
Two-Time Emmy Award Winning Actress Julie Bowen to Star in Peacock's Upcoming Coming-of-Age Thriller "Hysteria!"
The drama series that explores American's dark history of mass hysteria through the shocking story of the teenage Satanic Panic.

[04/11/23 - 10:13 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of April 3: "The Night Agent" Enters the Most Popular List; "Beef" Enters the English TV List in the #3 Spot
Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston are on the case as "Murder Mystery 2" held on to the #1 spot with 59.84M hours viewed.

[04/11/23 - 10:01 AM]
Video: "Sintonia" Season 4 - Official Teaser - Netflix Brazil
Season four is coming soon to the streaming service.

[04/11/23 - 10:01 AM]
Netflix Announces Cast of Adult Animation Comedy Series "Mulligan" from the Minds Behind "30 Rock" & "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
Nat Faxon, Chrissy Teigen, Tina Fey, Sam Richardson, Dana Carvey and Phil LaMarr star in the animated series from co-creators Robert Carlock and Sam Means.

[04/11/23 - 10:00 AM]
Season Two of "Joe Pickett" to Premiere on Paramount+ June 4
In season two, Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett (Michael Dorman) discovers a hunter murdered in the mountains and realizes his is just one of a series of gruesome murders.

[04/11/23 - 09:31 AM]
NBC Sports Announces Commentators for 2023 USFL Season
NBC Sports' Jac Collinsworth and Paul Burmeister return to handle USFL play-by-play duties for a second season.

[04/11/23 - 09:04 AM]
MGM+ Greenlights "Hollywood Black" Docuseries, From Justin Simien's Culture Machine, Forest Whitaker's Significant Productions, and Academy Award-Winning RadicalMedia
Based on the book by historian Donald Bogle, this four-part docuseries tells the epic story of the actors, writers, directors, and producers who fought for their place on the page, behind the camera, on the screen, and in the credits.

[04/11/23 - 08:05 AM]
Apple TV+ Celebrates Earth Day with Slate of Award-Winning Programming for the Entire Family, Featuring Inspiring Stories About Our Extraordinary Planet
New programming includes "Jane," a mission-driven series inspired by the work of renowned ethologist Dr. Jane Goodall.

[04/11/23 - 08:03 AM]
Drew and Jonathan Scott Star in Eight New Episodes of HGTV's Smash Hit "Celebrity IOU" Premiering Monday, May 15, at 8 p.m. ET/PT
After attracting more than 14.2 million fans to its previous run, "Celebrity IOU" will feature boldfaced names who gamely try their hand at renovation alongside network superstars and series' executive producers Drew and Jonathan Scott.







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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+.