The Shondaland series has taken pop culture by storm since its December 25 debut for its redefining of the period drama and romance genres and breaking conventions on race, with the adaptation of Julia Quinn’s novel becoming one of the streamer’s most-watched series premieres. As we await a formal greenlight for Season 2, Robinson takes us on a deep dive into the phenomenon with fascinating Season 1 details.
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is to adapt YA graphic novel Heartstopper as an eight-part series with Doctor Who and Sherlock helmer Euros Lyn attached to direct.
This comes eighteen months after See-Saw Films, the company behind Top of the Lake and State of the Union, optioned the rights to Alice Oseman's comic.
The half-hour…
The BBC has been told that it can no longer shy away from implementing the worst of its £1 billion ($1.4B) cost-savings plan as it faces a perfect storm of pressures, including falling income, declining audiences, and intense pressure from deep-pocketed rivals.
A bleak report by UK public spending watchdog, the…
Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday, culminating an inauguration week that shaping up to be unlike any other in an age of a global pandemic and political division. The Presidential Inaugural Committee has put together a slimmed-down event that includes reduced-capacity…
Alibaba founder Jack Ma has made his first public appearance since October after questions swirled about his whereabouts.
According to Chinese state media, the tech billionaire appeared via video link at the Jack Ma Rural Teachers Award ceremony on Wednesday, meeting with teachers from across the Middle…
UPDATE, 9:55 PM: The White House has confirmed that Steven Bannon has been pardoned by Donald Trump.
“President Trump granted a full pardon to Stephen Bannon,” said the official announcement tonight. “Prosecutors pursued Mr. Bannon with charges related to fraud stemming from his involvement in a political project. Mr…
Tom Holland unveiled a handful of details about Disneyland’s newest ride inspired by his Marvel superhero, Spider-Man.
In a video posted on Tuesday, the Cherry and Onward actor gave fans and theme park enthusiasts a rundown on what to expect when the upcoming attraction opens up for business.
“Peter has started an…
Nearly hours after Deadline learned that Nicole Kidman is in negotiations to play Lucille Ball in Aaron Sorkin’s Being The Ricardos, social media users challenged the casting. On Sunday, Ball and Desi Arnaz’s daughter Lucie Arnaz set the record straight on who will play her mother.
“Stop arguing about who should play…
Donald Trump’s final day in office has finally come and television’s late night hosts could not be more excited to welcome President-elect Joe Biden and his administration. Stephen Colbert, James Corden and more late-night personalities celebrated the final day of the Trump administration in their own ways, from…
With four days of star-studded lead-ups, two high-profile fundraisers, and Washington D.C. nearly devoid of crowds, the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is first and foremost a media event. It will be broadcast live on all the major networks — except Fox — and streamed…
Netflix executives offered some of their most extensive comments to date on Disney’s intensifying streaming efforts during their quarterly earnings interview.
They spoke during the company’s discussion of results, which is moderated each quarter by a single Wall Street analyst and posted to YouTube, after the company r…
It’s a streaming world, and we’re just living in it.
With a majority of the globe’s movie theaters closed due to Covid, and Hollywood studios scrambling to figure out new distribution models, Netflix has already been experiencing the roaring ’20s with close to 204 million subscribers taking in the service worldwide…
Mark Lazarus was installed as Chairman of NBCUniversal Television & Streaming last spring as part of a major reorganization of the Comcast-owned company.
Today, in a keynote interview as part of Natpe, he talked up what that reshuffle meant for the company's programming strategy and fledgling streaming service Peacock…
