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Two of Netflix’s freshman series will not see a second season. The streaming giant has canceled vampire drama series V Wars starring Ian Somerhalder, based on Jonathan Maberry's bestselling book, and October Faction, based on the IDW comics by Steve Niles, Deadline has confirmed.
V Wars, published in 2012 by IDW…
Deadline has confirmed that Lionsgate has put re-structuring in effect largely in their film marketing and distribution departments, laying off a company- wide number in the high teens according to a source familiar with the matter. I understand this was in the works for some time, and in no way related to the great…
Dolly Parton’s Dollywood and Abramorama are teaming on a coronavirus lockdown-inspired initiative in which Parton will read a children’s book online at bedtime. The series, GoodNight with Dolly, launches Tuesday at 7 PM ET and will air once a week.
The project comes as Abramorama had been readying the April 2 release…
The Alamos Drafthouse has launched “Alamo-At-Home,” and as the initiative suggests, it will bring the spirit of the Drafthouse into homes through its signature programming series "Terror Tuesday" and "Weird Wednesday.”
"The entire reason Karrie and I built theaters in the first place was to bring people together in a…
ABC has cancelled The Bachelor: Summer Games spin-off due to the Coronavirus global pandemic.
The network has pulled the plug on the show following the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, which has moved to 2021.
The show, which was never officially announced, was set to air against NBC's coverage of the games and…
2ND UPDATE, 1:18 PM: Seven more people have died of coronavirus in Los Angeles County in the past 24 hours, local health officials said during their daily update Monday, bringing the total to 44.
There were 342 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the region on Monday and 686 in the past 48 hours.
Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Los…
EXCLUSIVE: As national executive director of SAG-AFTRA, David White likely figured the top priority this year was landing a new deal with studios. That seems a long time ago. White was at ground-zero not only when the coronavirus pandemic shut Hollywood down but well before that. He saw the potential when the virus…
To promote the launch ofOne Day At a Time on Pop TV, ViacomCBS made the Season 4 premiere simulcast across three networks from the Entertainment & Youth Group, Pop, TV Land and Logo. It was envisioned as a one-time thing to eventize the debut and put the series in front of more viewers. But in light of the ratings res…
Some entertainment industry parents are doing their part to help Los Angeles healthcare workers and local restaurants amid the coronavirus crisis.
Help Feed the Frontlines Fighting COVID-19 in L.A. is an organization co-founded by some local moms and a dad many of whom work in the entertainment industry, whose…
Late-night television hosts have been at the forefront of figuring out how to stay on during the global coronavirus pandemic. The likes of Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert and Samantha Bee have been experimenting with online videos and working out how to take them to air.
James Corden, however, has spent…
Deadline has confirmed that Anne Hathaway is set to topline StudioCanal and Blueprint Picture’s feature adaptation of Pamela Druckerman’s autobiography French Children Don’t Throw Food.Â
The project, which is being co-financed by the two studios, is currently in development with the latest version of the sceenplay…
Editors' Note:Â With full acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that has already claimed thousands of lives, cratered global economies and closed international borders, Deadline's Coping With COVID-19 Crisis series is a forum for those in the entertainment space grappling with myriad consequences…
