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On the one-year anniversary of the “This Is Us” finale on NBC, some key cast members have reunited to remember the magic. Mandy Moore, who played Rebecca Pearson on the show, shared an Instagram photo of the joyous reunification moment with Chrissy Metz and Susan Kelechi Watson. “Reunited with…

Only nine directors have ever won the Palme d'Or twice. Francis Ford Coppola did it in the '70s with The Conversation and Apocalypse Now. Ruben Östlund joined the club last year after following The Square with Triangle of Sadness. But this year, there is a very real possibility that, at 86, Ken Loach may…

Idris Elba wants you to buckle up. Apple TV+ today unveiled the trailer for "Hijack," the upcoming thriller starring and executive produced by Elba ("Luther"). Created by George Kay ("Lupin," "Criminal") and Jim Field Smith ("Criminal," "Truth Seekers"), who also wrote and lead directed the…

EXCLUSIVE: The plight of ‘Confederados’ who left the U.S. for Brazil after the American Civil War will provide the backdrop to Disney drama series Americana. We’ve learned the streaming series, which is for Disney’s Star+ in Brazil, is shooting in São Paulo with a cast including Den of Thieves and Ame…

EXCLUSIVE: Jesse Armstrong will reveal the secrets of Succession in a talk at the Edinburgh TV Festival this year. The HBO show’s creator will feature in an In Conversation session with journalist Marina Hyde. He’ll discuss all things Roy family, career highlights and what he’ll do next. Succession…

It's a testament to Jeffrey Wright's onscreen presence that he is now the longest-serving Felix Leiter — an often-thankless part that's perhaps the 007-universe equivalent of a Star Trek redshirt — in the entire James Bond franchise. But, then, Wright has a charismatic gravitas that has served him well in…

EXCLUSIVE: AMC Networks’ Acorn TV and Channel 5 are serving up a third season of The Madame Blanc Mysteries. As with Season 2, the U.S./UK co-commissioners are preparing a Christmas special along with six episodes. Filming is currently underway, with the Christmas special set to air on Acorn TV and…

Lionsgate has taken sub-licensing distribution rights worldwide to The Chosen, the hit Jesus of Nazareth drama widely regarded as the most successful crowdfunded TV series of all time. Lionsgate will shop all three seasons of Dallas Jenkins’ hit globally, having already had more than 110 million…

EXCLUSIVE: Henry Ford’s failed industrial town in the Amazon rainforest is the backdrop of a supernatural Brazilian TV drama. Fordlândia — Battle Between Worlds is in development at Diosual Entertainment ahead of production in 2024. Brazilian screenwriter Paula Richard (Jesus, Lia) is attached…

EXCLUSIVE: Trom creator Torfinnur Jákupsson is turbocharging his quest to place the Faroe Islands on the global film and TV map. It’s been a whirlwind year for the man who first came up with the idea for hit thriller Trom while working at a fish factory when he was 16. Deadline can reveal his…

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures wraps up its 10-day major retrospective of filmmaker Lourdes Portillo's work later today, with a screening of her 2001 documentary Missing Young Woman (Señorita Extraviada).  For over four decades, the Mexican-born, Chicana-identified Portillo has crafted nuanced…

It's a solemn command from Firebrand's first assistant director Lydia Currie: "When you bow to the king, bow straight down," she announces. "Don't look at him; you'll get your head cut off." The fearsome monarch Currie is referring to is Henry VIII, and on this particular day, Jude Law's king is in an…