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There's an hour to go before the pilot episode of Catch-22 unspools to Emmy voters at the Television Academy in the San Fernando Valley, and George Clooney is feeling pretty confident. He and his Smokehouse partner Grant Heslov have completed work on their six-part miniseries based on Joseph Heller's classic World War…

American Gods producer Fremantle has struck an exclusive deal with True Detective and Catch-22 exec producer Richard Brown. The multi-year pact is the latest exclusive overall agreement from the RTL-backed producer and distributor. Brown's newly formed production company Passenger will be based in New York and London…

Critics have often been stumped by satire. This seemed again the case this week as puzzled TV reviewers wrestled with George Clooney's superbly astringent rendition of Catch-22. Shouldn't there be more laughs in satire, some asked? Ironically, I revisited this question as I paid a visit to the Comedy Store (a guilty…

Hulu has dropped the official trailer ahead of the May 17 premiere of Catch-22, its high-profile limited series from George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Paramount Television and Anonymous Content.] Written by Luke Davies and David Michôd based on the seminal Joseph Heller novel, Catch-22 is the story of the incomparable…

If you’ve followed the news at all today, you know Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen abruptly resigned amid tension in the Trump administration over its failure to stop Central American migrants from crossing the southern border. President Donald Trump tweeted news of Nielsen’s departure at 6:02 p.m. ET. He…

George Clooney says he first read Catch-22 in high school, joking it was required reading back then when he was young “15 years ago.” His initial response when asked about making Hulu’s six-episode series? “No,” he said, surprising TV critics at TCA on Monday. “It seemed ridiculous. I didn’t want to get into the…

Hulu has set Friday, May 17 for the premiere of all six episodes of Catch-22, its high-profile limited series from George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Paramount Television and Anonymous Content. We’re also getting a first-look at footage in a trailer released today during Hulu’s presentation at TCA. Written by Luke Davies…

"We have a lot of different customers with a lot of different needs, so we're looking to service all of those needs," says Hulu's SVP, Originals Craig Erwich of what the Oscar-nominated streamer is looking for at the Sundance Film Festival this year. In a week that saw Hulu garner its first ever nom from the Academy…

We’re getting a first look at Catch-22, Hulu's high-profile limited series from George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Paramount Television and Anonymous Content. Hulu has released nine episodic photos for the series (see above and below), which is slated for premiere this spring. Written by Luke Davies and David Michôd based…

Paramount has sold anticipated six-part mini Catch-22 to Canal+ in France. Based on the celebrated novel of the same name written by Joseph Heller, the series is executive produced and directed by George Clooney who will also co-star alongside Kyle Chandler, Hugh Laurie, Giancarlo Giannini and Christopher Abbott. As…

UPDATED, writethru with further detail: George Clooney has been released from the hospital after being involved in a minor accident in Sardinia today. The Oscar winner was reportedly thrown over the top of his motorbike when it was hit by a Mercedes in Olbia on the Italian island. Local paper La Nuova Sardegna reports…

Preacher‘s Julie Ann Emery is for a recurring role opposite George Clooney and Christopher Abbott in Catch-22, Hulu's high-profile limited series, directed and executive produced by Clooney. Hugh Laurie, Kyle Chandler also star in the series, written by Luke Davies and David Michôd based on the seminal Joseph Heller…