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Warning: This interview contains spoilers from Season 3 of HBO's Westworld. Part of Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy’s m.o. with HBO’s Westworld is breaking archetypes, especially when it comes to redefining the roles of females in westerns, i.e. the pioneer girl or the call girl. With each season, Thandie Newton has…

A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards season. Let the voting begin. It has been pretty hard this unusual Emmy season to conduct this column as usual. It typically is made up of nifty little moments and conversations I have as I traverse industry events, Q&As, parties etc. Not this year. There…

In this week’s edition of our weekly Deadline’s TV Talk podcast we survey the field of Emmy’s most prestigious category , Best Drama Series, along with acting contenders in both lead and supporting races for Drama. As we note it has been  a very strong year , despite the fact that the reigning champ, three- time Drama…

Coronavirus stay-at-home orders dramatically impacted television viewing habits, driving up consumption of just about every genre of programming, including documentary. The resulting huge audience numbers and media attention generated by Tiger King and The Last Dance could give those nonfiction series a leg-up as Emmy…

This year's Emmys are going to look a bit different than in previous years, according to ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke. However, Burke said it was "too soon to predict" whether or not the annual TV awards gala will take place in person or as a virtual event. The Emmys are set to take place on Sunday…

Jimmy Kimmel is returning to host the 72nd Emmy Awards, and this time he will exec produce the show on ABC. The host of ABC's late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! returns for the third time, and it comes after last year's Emmy Awards, which were shown on Fox, did not have a host. It is not clear whether this year's…

National Geographic Networks has greenlighted Consider This, a podcast focused on Emmy season hosted by veteran journalist Stacey Wilson Hunt. The 12-episode series launched Monday and will feature longform interviews with Nat Geo personalities including Dr. Amani Ballour, Bobby Bones, Jeff Goldblum, Dr. Jane Goodall…

Did HBO Max just provide a preview of what we can expect in the upcoming Oscar campaign awards season (if there is one)? Last night I attended my first virtual world premiere. The occasion was created online for HBO Max’s upcoming series Love Life, starring Anna Kendrick in an anthology series that features a…

The lineup of stars and creatives for our fifth annual Deadline Contenders – Television event has just been announced, and it represents the largest number we have ever had. Twenty-two studios and networks with a total of 44 shows are included for this all-day virutal edition, which be livestreamed Sunday, June 7…

While the Television Academy today recognized AMPAS recent ruling to consider streaming and VOD fare during the pandemic crisis, the Emmy voting organization re-emphasized a new rule made back in March that Oscar-nominated programs would no longer be eligible in the TV competition. In fact, the new rule which prevents…

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has canceled all in-person awards shows for the rest of the year, replacing them with virtual ceremonies. NATAS had previously determined that the Daytime Emmy Awards would proceed without in-person ceremonies but had continued to plan for Sports, News & Documentary…

ABC just opted to go without a traditional host at the Oscars for a second straight year but it would consider employing a host for the 2020 Primetime Emmys as the Disney-owned network is targeting double-digit ratings growth for the TV awards show. ABC, whose turn it is to host the Emmys, announced earlier today that…