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TV Peacock Adjusts Programming Strategy For Its Next Phase

NBCUniversal’s 2½-year-old service has ordered a horror drama from Ian McCulloch and James Wan and the reality series ‘Queen’s Court’ and is nearing a renewal for ‘Pitch Perfect’ spinoff ’Bumper in Berlin.’ The rethink puts a stronger emphasis on drama, led by eventized series; a focus on bingeable comedies; and more true-crime limited docuseries and celebrity-driven shows on the unscripted side. Deadline’s Nellie Andreeva breaks it all down.

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‘Rust’ Prop Master Seeks Dismissal From Alec Baldwin’s Countersuit Over Fatal Shooting

The prop master on Rust is looking to be dismissed as a defendant in Alec Baldwin’s countersuit involving the fatal shooting of DP Halyna Hutchins on the set last year. In court papers filed with Judge Michael E. Whitaker on Thursday, lawyers for Sarah Zachry maintain that their client is a New…

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‘The Woman King’: Read The Screenplay Dana Stevens Forged For The Viola Davis-Starring West African War Epic

Editors note: Deadline's Read the Screenplay series debuts and celebrates the scripts of films that will be factors in this year's movie awards race. The battle to make the historical action film The Woman King started as early as 2015 when producer Cathy Schulman and actress-producer Maria Bello…

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Sam Mendes & Armando Iannucci’s HBO Pilot ‘The Franchise’ Sets Cast Including Billy Magnussen, Jessica Hynes & Lolly Adefope

The Franchise, a comedy pilot for HBO that takes a wry look at superhero moviemaking, has found its cast. The project from Sam Mendes and Armando Iannucci has cast Billy Magnussen, Jessica Hynes, Darren Goldstein, Lolly Adefope and Isaac Powell as series regulars and Daniel Brühl and Richard E…

Dino Danelli Dies: Young Rascals Drummer, Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer Was 78

Dino Danelli, the drummer who was the backbone of blue-eyed soul hitmakers The Rascals (nee The Young Rascals) has died at age 78. Specifics were scant on what happened and where/when. However, group spokesperson Joe Russo wrote on Danelli’s Facebook page that the drummer struggled with coronary…

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‘For Better And Worse’ Family Dramedy From Ian Deitchman, Kristin Robinson & Rachel Kaplan In Development At NBC

EXCLUSIVE: NBC is developing the hour-long family dramedy For Better And Worse from creators Ian Deitchman and Kristin Robinson, Rachel Kaplan’s Absecon Entertainment, and Universal Television, where Kaplan has an overall deal. Written by Deitchman and Robinson, For Better And Worse will follow the…

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‘Ghosts’ Spooks Up Series Ratings High With Holiday-Themed Episode

Ghosts spooked up record viewership with its holiday-themed episode on Thursday. The special one-hour episode of the CBS comedy took home an average of 7M viewers, according to live + same day Nielsen data. That’s a +7% gain from the series’ average viewership across Season 2. The episode also…

With ‘Wednesday’, Paradigm Shift Puts Amazon Behind One Of Netflix’s Biggest Hits As Renewal Talks Begin

Who had Amazon supplying one of Netflix's biggest original series on their 2022 bingo card? The Jeff Bezos-owned company, after closing its $8.5B deal to buy MGM, is now responsible for Wednesday, which has quickly become its rival’s second biggest English-language series. The Jenna…

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‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ Swimming To $55M Friday, James Cameron Sequel Still Has Shot At $150M Opening – Friday Midday Box Office Update

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Brittney Griner Releases First Statement & Photos Since Arriving In The U.S., Thanks Her Wife Cherelle, Joe Biden & Casey Wasserman, Says She Will Return To The WNBA

Brittney Griner spoke out today for the first time since being freed from a Russian penal colony. “It feels so good to be home! The last 10 months have been a battle at every turn. I dug deep to keep my faith and it was the love from so many of you that helped keep me going. From the bottom of my…

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Tom Cruise has become notorious for performing his own stunts, and Top Gun: Maverick is no exception. In fact, the entire cast underwent intense training in order to perform many of the wild aerial stunts that audiences saw on screen when they flocked to theaters in May to see Cruise reprise his role as…

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Donald Glover Set For Spider-Man Film At Sony Centered On Villain Hypno-Hustler

Donald Glover is attached to produce and star in a new film out of Sony/Marvel’s Spider-Man universe, centered on the villainous Hypno-Hustler, that is in very early development, Deadline can confirm. Details as to the as-yet-untitled film’s plot are under wraps and a director has not yet been…