Dominic Patten

Senior Editor, Legal & TV Critic

Dominic covers litigious Hollywood’s major lawsuits and weighs in on the current Golden Age of television with his video reviews and more. Before joining Deadline in 2012, he wrote for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Times, and the Toronto Globe and Mail. A frequent guest on NPR, Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC and CBS, he also has been a documentary director, TV producer, national news correspondent and a newspaper editor.

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HFPA Unveils Plan For “Transformational Change” Following Golden Globes Diversity Controversy, Time’s Up Responds – Update

UPDATE 6:54 P.M.: Literally Minutes after the HFPA announced more details of their plans to be a more diverse and inclusive organization, Time’s Up responded with “the right words are not enough. The clock is ticking.” In a statement released Saturday night, Time’s Up president and CEO Tina Tchen blasted the HFPA in a…

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Deadline Now: Inside Gavin Newsom’s Campaign To Beat The California Recall

There are now reportedly nearly 2 million signatures on the petition to remove Gavin Newsom from office. The California Governor is already full-steam ahead in his campaign to beat the effort and keep his job. Newsom has a lot of advantages: Executive orders, the bully pulpit, close friends in the White House, no…

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‘Walking Dead’ $300M Profits Trial Likely Won’t F*cking Include Frank Darabont’s Expletive-Laced Emails

A New York jury will not hear the profanity packed emails of original The Walking Dead showrunner Frank Darabont in the trial for the $300 million profits participation battle from the Shawshank Redemption director and CAA against AMC – at least for now. "The Court is not swayed by Defendants' argument that, absent…

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Golden Globes Ratings Fall To All-Time Low For NBC In Final Numbers – Update

UPDATED, 7:55 AM: NBC might be wondering this morning if that $60 million-a-year new deal for the Golden Globes it inked back in 2018 is really worth it. Especially this year. The final numbers are in for the 78th annual Golden Globes, and they are limbo low. Lacking its clearly vital NFL lead-in, the semi-virtual and…

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‘Debris’ Star Jonathan Tucker On Tonight’s Debut, Thrill Of Network TV, More ‘Kingdom’ & “Our Time Here On Earth”

"It's thrilling to be on a platform that can get the content to the people, so to speak," says Jonathan Tucker of returning to NBC with tonight's debut of Debris. "I think there's incredible opportunities now in network and in primetime," the Parenthood and Hannibal vet adds. Co-starring Riann Steele, the J.H…

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Coen Brothers, Eva Longoria & Steven Soderbergh Films Among 22 Features Allocated CA Tax Credits

Dangling $86.9 million in front of some big-ticket projects from Oscar winners and former Desperate Housewives, the California Film Commission was feeling particularly generous this morning. Joel and Ethan Coen's new Scarface, the Eva Longoria helmed Flamin Hot, Steven Soderbergh's HBO Max-set KIMI with Zoë Kravitz, wh…

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Golden Globes TV Review: Technical Glitches Weren’t The Only Disasters On Tone Deaf HFPA Ceremony

The 78th annual Golden Globes had a unique opportunity to right some wrongs and take Hollywood's awards season into a new realm coming out of the coronavirus pandemic. Unless disaster was the intention, the show absolutely missed it with a bloated and glitchy ceremony that was pure Hindenburg almost from the…

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‘Walking Dead’ Showrunner Angela Kang Talks Lauren Cohan Return, Season 10c Debut, Teases Final Season & Shooting During Covid-19

"We've always on the show had certain episodes within a season that might be really, really tight where it's really only dealing with a couple people or a few people or a few people and telling a kind of singular story," says The Walking Dead showrunner Angela Kang as the zombie apocalypse series returns with its…

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HFPA Scorched By SAG-AFTRA, DGA, GLAAD Over Lack Of Black Members As Outrage Grows; Group Promises To Address On Golden Globes Tonight – Update

UPDATED wit GLAAD & Jennifer Aniston statements, 11:35 AM: After scores of A-listers have scorched the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for its lack of a single Black member, the Directors Guild of America and GLAAD has added their considerable collective voice to the call for change. In a posting on the DGA's…

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Golden Globes Aim To Go More Global & Intimate Than Ever For Sunday’s Show

EXCLUSIVE: In this time of global pandemic, the 78th annual Golden Globes intend to spotlight the foreign in Hollywood Foreign Press Association for the bicoastal ceremony Sunday hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. Yet, there's still going to be a lot of old-skool shenanigans and glamour onstage at New York City’s…

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‘Truth Be Told’ Filming In LA’s Leimert Plaza Park Shut Down By Protestors

EXCLUSIVE: Truth be told, Thursday proved a tense day on the set of Truth Be Told. A shoot at South L.A.'s historic Leimert Plaza Park for the second season of the AppleTV+ crime drama was suddenly cut short today when local protestors vehemently objected to the crew and cast's presence. Referred to as "community…

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Showrunner Bruce Miller On Covid-19 Challenges & Series Conclusion

As in the dystopian fictional world of The Handmaid's Tale, in real life, one of the biggest obstacles of the upcoming fourth season of the Hulu drama was getting into Canada. Though for the Elisabeth Moss starring series that barricade of sorts was more about the coronavirus pandemic than escaping a totalitarian…

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