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‘Celebrity Weakest Link’, ‘Special Forces’ & ‘Extracted’ Among Glut Of Renewals At Fox

Fox has renewed the majority of its unscripted slate. The network has handed renewals to series including Celebrity Weakest, Extracted and Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test ahead of its Upfronts presentation. It has also cooked up a raft of renewals for Gordon Ramsay’s menu of titles. Celebrity Weakest Link, hosted by Jane Lynch, returns for a […]

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S&R Films Boards ‘109 Billion Followers’ Starring J.K. & Olivia Simmons – Cannes Market

EXCLUSIVE: Scatena & Rosner (S&R) Films has acquired worldwide rights to 109 Billion Followers, the Ela Thier drama starring J.K. Simmons and his daughter, Olivia Simmons. S&R will launch the pic at the Cannes Market, which begins this week. J.K Simmons (Whiplash), Olivia Simmons (You Can’t Run Forever) lead the ensemble cast, which also features […]

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Fox Takes Rights To Two More NFL Games, Lachlan Murdoch Says “There is No Tension” With The League

CEO Lachlan Murdoch said Fox has acquired right to two additional regular season NFL games. The first is likely an international game from Munich in week 10, giving the broadcaster a triple header that Sunday. The second will be a Saturday game in Week 15, Murdoch announced on a conference call with analysts after quarterly […]

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‘The Colour Of Cannes Honours:’ Industry Platform For Filmmakers Of Color To Launch At Cannes Market, Estelle Set To Host Event & ‘Josephine’ Producer Crystine Zhang To Be Honored

EXCLUSIVE: On May 14, the Colour Of Cannes Honours, a new industry symposium focused on filmmakers of colour attending the Cannes Film Festival and Cannes Market, will launch its inaugural edition at the Plage des Palmes. The event has been organized by industry vets Deborah Riley Draper and Tiara Chesmer-Williams in collaboration with the Cannes […]

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‘The Hunting Party’ Remains On Bubble; Could NBC Drama Move To Peacock?

The Hunting Party has been a conundrum: a Netflix hit and an NBC bubble show. The NBCUniversal broadcast network, which is presenting its 2026-27 programming lineup and schedule to advertisers Monday morning, has made pickup decisions on all of its current series and pilots except one, sophomore crime drama The Hunting Party starring Melissa Roxburgh. […]

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NBC Execs Address ‘Brilliant Minds’ & ‘Stumble’ Cancellations, Promise “Great, Very Satisfying Ending” For Medical Drama

In the run-up to NBC’s 2026 upfront presentation, the network canceled two scripted series, sophomore medical drama Brilliant Minds and freshman cheerleading comedy Stumble. “Honestly, we have a very, very tight schedule. Because we have a lot of sports, for our entertainment time periods, we had to actually give up on some shows that we […]

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NBC Scripted Chief On 11th Hour Renewal Of ‘Law & Order’ And Cancellation Of ‘Organized Crime’

The last piece of NBC’s fall 2026 schedule to fall into place was Law & Order, whose Season 26 renewal didn’t close until end of the week, hours before the network was to unveil its lineup Monday morning. As Deadline reported, negotiations were believed to have gone down to the wire over budget reduction-related matters. […]

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‘On Brand With Jimmy Fallon’ Canceled At NBC

Jimmy Fallon spent a lot of time last year promoting his business reality format On Brand. Unfortunately, it was one and done for The Tonight Show host after NBC elected to cancel the unscripted series. The show, which was created, hosted and exec produced by Fallon, follows him as he starts a marketing agency “and […]

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NBC Fall 2026 Schedule Targets “Core Broadcast Audience,” Keeps Anchors In Place As ‘The Traitors’ & 2 New Scripted Series Join, ‘Law & Order’ Shifts

Entertainment content keeps ceding ground to sports on NBC’s primetime schedule. Last fall marked the arrival of NBA basketball, which joined Sunday Night Football and college football. Next fall, the network is adding MLB baseball to the mix. Yet, NBC is increasing the number of its primetime scripted series in 2026-27 as four new shows, […]

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NBC Sets 2026-27 Specials To Celebrate Network’s 100th Anniversary, America’s 250th, Animal Moms & More

NBC announced three specials for the 2026-27 broadcast season during its upfront presentation Monday in New York City. The network will celebrate its epic 100th anniversary on December 10 with a live three-hour variety special from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. NBC said it will mark the “once-in-a-lifetime anniversary with a telecast that will […]

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‘In Waves’ Clip: Stephanie Hsu & Will Sharpe Voiced California Surfing World Star-Crossed Love Story Opens Cannes Critics’ Week

EXCLUSIVE: Phuong Mai Nguyen’s In Waves, an animated feature adaptation of L.A. illustrator AJ Dungo’s eponymous cult 2019 graphic novel set in California, opens the 65th edition of Cannes Critics’ Week on Wednesday and Deadline can reveal a first clip. Inspired by Dungo’s real-life love story, In Waves follows two young lovers, a skateboarder and […]

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‘Wordle’: NBC Greenlights Savannah Guthrie-Hosted Game Show From Jimmy Fallon

Wordle is officially coming to NBC. The network has handed a series order to the Jimmy Fallon-produced game show adaptation of the much-loved New York Times word puzzle game with Savannah Guthrie hosting. It comes after Deadline revealed that the network piloted the project last year. The new format challenges players to solve five-letter word […]

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‘Picturehouse’ Trailer & Cast Reveal: Coming-Of-Age Drama From ‘Buffalo Boy’ Director & Bao Nguyen Is Set In A Vietnamese Cinema During Wartime

EXCLUSIVE: The producers of Nguyen-Vo Nghiem-Minh’s Picturehouse, a co-production between Vietnam, Singapore, France and the U.S., have dropped trailer and revealed cast on the eve of the Cannes market. Inspired by the writer-director’s childhood, the historical coming-of-age drama is set in 1960s South Vietnam where a family-run theater becomes a haven for an eight-year-old boy […]

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Fox March Quarter Revenue Dips Without Super Bowl As Company Gears Up For World Cup

Fox reported total quarterly revenue of $3.99 billion for its fiscal third quarter ended in March, down from $4.37 billion the year earlier as ad sales dipped due to tough comparison given the absence of Super Bowl in the current vs last year. Distribution revenue increased 3%, driven by 5% growth at the cable network programming segment. Advertising […]

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Gersh & Radiant Films International Board AI Thriller ‘Answr’ From ‘Landman’ & ‘Yellowstone’ Director Stephen Kay – Cannes

EXCLUSIVE: Gersh will handle North American rights while Radiant Films International will take on foreign sales to Stephen Kay’s psychological thriller Answr. Written and directed by Kay, who is known for directing episodes of Yellowstone, Lioness, and Landman, Answr explores the emotional consequences of human-AI relationships. The complete film will have its first buyer’s screening […]

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Meta Hits Cannes As Sponsor With Host Of Gen Z Stars Including Reece Feldman, Enora Hope & Zainab Jiwa

Times are changing at the Cannes Film Festival. The festival, which banned selfies on its red carpet in 2018, has signed a multi-year strategic partnership with social media and tech giant Meta. The company – which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp – unveiled its presence at Cannes in a release on Monday on the eve […]

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Night Train Media’s ‘Hairdresser Mysteries’, ‘The Trio’ & Ian Fleming-James Bond Doc To Shop Through Sphere Abacus

A trio of Night Train Media titles will shop internationally via Sphere Abacus. The agreement will see Bell Media-owned Sphere Abacus selling Sally Philips-starring cozy crime drama The Hairdresser Mysteries, SkyShowtime drama The Trio and Sky Arts doc Ian Fleming and the Curse of James Bond. Night Train previously distributed most of its content through […]

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FKA Twigs Confirmed For Josephine Baker Role In Maïmouna Doucouré’s Biopic As Studiocanal Launches Sales – Cannes Market

Singer-songwriter, actress and model FKA twigs has been confirmed for the role of Jazz Age star and civil rights activist Josephine Baker in Maïmouna Doucouré’s biopic which is due to shoot in the fall. “Josephine Baker’s extraordinary legacy is such an inspiration to me and to so many people around the world,” said the […]

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Ex-Prime Video UK Boss Chris Bird Launches Two AI Ventures, One With ‘The Boy Who Lived’ Director Dan Hartley

Former Prime Video UK chief Chris Bird has launched a pair of AI ventures aimed at empowering content creators, one with documentary director Dan Hartley. Bird is behind HawksHead AI, a predictive data analytics platform, and CineMe AI, an AI-powered development took he has co-founded with The Boy Who Lived director Hartley. Having left Amazon […]

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Ofcom Investigating GB News Over Donald Trump Interview After All

Ofcom will probe GB News over a Donald Trump interview after all. The UK regulator, which has been in something of an on-off battle with GB News for years, initially declined to investigate a Bev Turner sit-down with the POTUS from last November, during which Trump falsely claimed human-induced climate change was “a hoax” and […]

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‘Amandaland’ Writer Reveals Dream Guest Star After Winning BAFTA: “She’s America’s Amanda”

Amandaland writer Holly Walsh’s dream guest star is a bit left field. Walsh and co took home the award for Best Scripted Comedy at last night’s BAFTA Television Awards. After the victory, Walsh told the winners press conference that she would love to get First Lady Melania Trump involved. “She is very much America’s Amanda,” […]

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Dua Lipa Suing Samsung For $15M Over Alleged Image Rights Breach

Pop star and Barbie actress Dua Lipa is suing Samsung Electronics for $15M, alleging the tech giant used her image to sell TV sets without permission. The complaint, filed on Friday in the California federal court, alleges Samsung featured Lipa prominently on the side of cardboard boxes containing television sets sold across the U.S.. Allegations […]

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Aimee Lou Wood’s BBC Comedy ‘Film Club’ Will Not Return For Second Season

EXCLUSIVE: Aimee Lou Wood’s romantic comedy series Film Club has reached the end of the line. Deadline understands that the BBC show will not be returning for a second season following its BAFTA-nominated first outing. The decision was mutual. Wood is said to be keen to prioritize other writing, while the BBC was relaxed about […]

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Stephanie Hsu, Guy Pearce & Hannah Waddingham To Lead San Francisco-Set Crime-Thriller ‘The Teller’ — Cannes Market

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All At Once), Oscar nominee Guy Pearce (The Brutalist) and Emmy winner Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso) have been set to topline crime-thriller The Teller. Ben Ripley’s directorial debut, from his own script, is being described by producers as in the vein of The Usual Suspects and The Town. […]

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‘Parallel Tales’ & ‘All Of A Sudden’ EPs Launch Boutique Film Financier Saudade Ink

EXCLUSIVE: Ireland-UK producer Mike Downey and Istanbul-based Emir Külal Haznevi have joined forces on boutique film financing outfit Saudade Ink to develop, produce and invest in arthouse cinema from across the world. The film production and development fund, which has been pulled together with a consortium of private individuals from Turkey and the Middle East, […]

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James Badge Dale, Elena Anaya & Laurence Fishburne Set For Crime-Thriller ‘Interference’ — Cannes Market

EXCLUSIVE: James Badge Dale (World War Z), Elena Anaya (Wonder Woman) and Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix) have been set to star in writer-director Mel Rodriguez III’s (In Stereo) crime thriller Interference. Set in Spain, Interference “follows a successful American expat whose carefully constructed life with his wife and son begins to unravel after he is arrested for […]

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Vorteks Boards Sales On Psychological Thriller ‘Rain Catcher’ Starring ‘We Found Love’ Breakout Dudley O’Shaughnessy – Cannes Market

EXCLUSIVE: Vorteks, the genre label of Dubai-based sales agency Cercamon, has picked up worldwide rights to Michele Fiascaris’ psychological thriller Rain Catcher, starring UK actor Dudley O’Shaughnessy in his first leading feature film role, for a Cannes sales launch. The work, which is in post-production, extends Fiascaris’ Silver Méliès-winning short of the same name, which […]

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Newton Cinema Unveils Prestige South Asian Slate Headed By Salim Ahamed’s ‘Leftover’ & Prasanna Vithanage’s ‘The Gambler’

EXCLUSIVE: Newton Cinema, a boutique production house with a presence across the U.S., India and Sri Lanka, is making its Cannes Marché debut with a slate of prestige South Asian titles headed by Leftover, from Indian filmmaker Salim Ahamed, and The Gambler, from Sri Lanka’s Prasanna Vithanage. Currently in post-production, Leftover is the story of […]

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‘Celebrity Weakest Link’, ‘Special Forces’ & ‘Extracted’ Among Glut Of Renewals At Fox

S&R Films Boards ‘109 Billion Followers’ Starring J.K. & Olivia Simmons – Cannes Market

Fox Takes Rights To Two More NFL Games, Lachlan Murdoch Says “There is No Tension” With The League

‘The Colour Of Cannes Honours:’ Industry Platform For Filmmakers Of Color To Launch At Cannes Market, Estelle Set To Host Event & ‘Josephine’ Producer Crystine Zhang To Be Honored

‘The Hunting Party’ Remains On Bubble; Could NBC Drama Move To Peacock?

NBC Execs Address ‘Brilliant Minds’ & ‘Stumble’ Cancellations, Promise “Great, Very Satisfying Ending” For Medical Drama

NBC Scripted Chief On 11th Hour Renewal Of ‘Law & Order’ And Cancellation Of ‘Organized Crime’

‘On Brand With Jimmy Fallon’ Canceled At NBC

NBC Fall 2026 Schedule Targets “Core Broadcast Audience,” Keeps Anchors In Place As ‘The Traitors’ & 2 New Scripted Series Join, ‘Law & Order’ Shifts

NBC Sets 2026-27 Specials To Celebrate Network’s 100th Anniversary, America’s 250th, Animal Moms & More

‘In Waves’ Clip: Stephanie Hsu & Will Sharpe Voiced California Surfing World Star-Crossed Love Story Opens Cannes Critics’ Week

‘Wordle’: NBC Greenlights Savannah Guthrie-Hosted Game Show From Jimmy Fallon

‘Picturehouse’ Trailer & Cast Reveal: Coming-Of-Age Drama From ‘Buffalo Boy’ Director & Bao Nguyen Is Set In A Vietnamese Cinema During Wartime

Fox March Quarter Revenue Dips Without Super Bowl As Company Gears Up For World Cup

Gersh & Radiant Films International Board AI Thriller ‘Answr’ From ‘Landman’ & ‘Yellowstone’ Director Stephen Kay – Cannes

Meta Hits Cannes As Sponsor With Host Of Gen Z Stars Including Reece Feldman, Enora Hope & Zainab Jiwa

Night Train Media’s ‘Hairdresser Mysteries’, ‘The Trio’ & Ian Fleming-James Bond Doc To Shop Through Sphere Abacus

FKA Twigs Confirmed For Josephine Baker Role In Maïmouna Doucouré’s Biopic As Studiocanal Launches Sales – Cannes Market

Ex-Prime Video UK Boss Chris Bird Launches Two AI Ventures, One With ‘The Boy Who Lived’ Director Dan Hartley

Ofcom Investigating GB News Over Donald Trump Interview After All

‘Amandaland’ Writer Reveals Dream Guest Star After Winning BAFTA: “She’s America’s Amanda”

Dua Lipa Suing Samsung For $15M Over Alleged Image Rights Breach

Aimee Lou Wood’s BBC Comedy ‘Film Club’ Will Not Return For Second Season

Stephanie Hsu, Guy Pearce & Hannah Waddingham To Lead San Francisco-Set Crime-Thriller ‘The Teller’ — Cannes Market

‘Parallel Tales’ & ‘All Of A Sudden’ EPs Launch Boutique Film Financier Saudade Ink

James Badge Dale, Elena Anaya & Laurence Fishburne Set For Crime-Thriller ‘Interference’ — Cannes Market

Vorteks Boards Sales On Psychological Thriller ‘Rain Catcher’ Starring ‘We Found Love’ Breakout Dudley O’Shaughnessy – Cannes Market

Newton Cinema Unveils Prestige South Asian Slate Headed By Salim Ahamed’s ‘Leftover’ & Prasanna Vithanage’s ‘The Gambler’

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