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Peter, who joined Deadline in 2017, is a respected veteran TV journalist who previously worked at UK-based Broadcast, where after starting there in 2013 rose to News Editor responsible for putting together the weekly magazine as well as breaking daily news. Before that he was deputy editor of Television Business International magazine. He covers the television industry from Deadline's Los Angeles bureau.
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‘The Old Man’ Renewed For Season 2 At FX
Jeff Bridges is staying off the grid after FX renewed The Old Man for a second season.
The drama series, which also stars John Lithgow and Amy Brenneman, will be back for a sophomore run after a strong linear and digital debut.
The Old Man, which is based on Thomas Perry's bestselling book, launched on June 16 with…
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Maya Rudolph & Natasha Lyonne’s Animal Pictures Strikes First-Look Deal With Apple
Animal Pictures, the production company founded by Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne, has signed a first-look deal with Apple TV+.
It comes after the recent launch of Animal's workplace comedy Loot, which stars Rudolph.
Animal Pictures, which is run by the pair alongside President Danielle Renfrew Behrens, launched in…
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Sports Content Studio Game1 Hires Former 101 & STX Exec Ben Bitonti To Oversee Unscripted Programming
EXCLUSIVE: Game1, the sports content studio set up by Basil Iwanyk and Greg Economou, has hired former 101 Studios and STX Entertainment exec Ben Bitonti as Chief Creative Officer and Head of Unscripted Programming.
Bitonti, who has executive produced series such as HBO Max's FBoy Island, will oversee development and…
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Moses Ingram Joins Apple Limited Series ‘Lady In The Lake’ Alongside Natalie Portman, Replacing Lupita Nyong’o
Moses Ingram, fresh from starring in Disney+’s Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi, has joined the Apple TV+ and Endeavor Content limited series Lady in the Lake.
Ingram, who scored an Emmy nomination for her role in Netflix's The Queen's Gambit, will star alongside Natalie Portman in the series, which comes from Alma…
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Shoshannah Stern To Star In & Write Deaf Thriller Series ‘Disquiet’ In The Works For AMC From Jessica Rhoades & Alexandra Cunningham
EXCLUSIVE: Shoshannah Stern, star of Sundance Now's This Close, the first major U.S. series to be created and written by deaf people, is back at AMC Networks.
Stern is developing Disquiet, a drama thriller series about a Certified Deaf Interpreter, for AMC.
Deadline understands that the project, which Stern is…
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Universal Studio Group Hires Netflix’s Jordan Moblo To Lead IP Division
Jordan Moblo has moved from Netflix to Universal Studio Group to oversee its IP charge.
Moblo becomes EVP, Creative Acquisitions and IP Management at the NBCUniversal studio. He was previously Director of IP Scouting at the streamer.
“Jordan has impeccable taste in identifying and securing intellectual property that…
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Robin Thede Strikes Overall Deal With HBO, Moves Pact From Warner Bros. TV
Robin Thede is staying in the Warner Bros. Discovery family.
The creator and star of A Black Lady Sketch Show, which was recently renewed for a fourth season by HBO, has struck a three year overall deal with the premium network.
It comes after she previously signed an overall deal with Warner Bros. Television in…
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Slick Naim To Direct First Two Episodes Of AMC Sci-Fi Series ‘Demascus’
EXCLUSIVE: Demascus, the AMC sci-fi comedy drama series, has found a director.
Solvan “Slick” Naim will helm the first two episodes of the series and will exec produce. Naim recently directed all of the episodes of Netflix's upcoming A24 and Ramy Youssef-produced series Mo starring Mo Amer.
He also created, directed…
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Netflix Axes Another 300 Staff, Taking Total Layoffs To More Than 450
Netflix has laid off an additional 300 employees.
The news Thursday comes after Deadline revealed in May that redundancies were underway, with an initial 150 positions eliminated as a result of the slowdown in the company's revenue growth.
"Today we sadly let go of around 300 employees,” a Netflix spokeswoman told…
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‘The Girls On The Bus’: Rina Mimoun Joins HBO Max Series As Showrunner & EP
EXCLUSIVE: Mistresses exec producer Rina Mimoun is joining the campaign trail.
Mimoun has signed up to serve as showrunner and exec producer on HBO Max's The Girls on the Bus – a drama series inspired by Amy Chozick's Chasing Hillary.
The project, which comes from Julie Plec, Chozick, Berlanti Productions and Warner…
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‘Full Frontal’s Samantha Bee Back In The Woods After Contracting Covid To Finish Abortion Rights-Themed Summer Closer
EXCLUSIVE: Full Frontal with Samantha Bee has had to return to its pandemic roots after its host contracted Covid.
Bee tested positive for the virus, meaning that the TBS show has had to leave the studio and return to Bee's backyard woods in upstate New York to finish its final episode before heading off for a summer…
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‘Selling Sunset’ Renewed For Seasons 6 & 7 At Netflix As Streamer Builds Out Property Slate
Netflix is doubling down on property.
The streamer has handed breakout reality series Selling Sunset a two season order – taking it through seasons six and seven and ordered a slate of new property, real estate and renovation shows.
Production on season six of high-end real estate series Selling Sunset, which follows…
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