In a sign of changing times, both in terms of industry consolidation and shifting technology and release platforms, Hulu and FX are teaming up to take over streaming and linear rights to Lionsgate theatrical films starting in 2020. Details of the arrangement, which replaces a long-term pact with Epix, were confirmed…

It was probably a coincidence that Agnes Chu, SVP, content, for Disney+, was seated next to Craig Erwich, SVP content for Hulu, at today's panel titled "The Streamers: Meet the Buyers" at today's Produced By Conference 2019 at Warner Bros. in Burbank. Or maybe it was just alphabetical on a panel that continued down…

“Noir is a genre that Roger Ebert described as being about characters who are smart enough to hatch a plan but not smart enough to pull it off… we adhere to that essentially,” said Steve Conrad, executive producer and showrunner of Epix new noir thriller, Perpetual Grace, LTD. While the crime drama may contain…

ITV and Epix have released the first look at Julian Fellowes' latest period drama, Belgravia. Filming has kicked off for the six-part series from Downton Abbey producer Carnival Films. The show will be shot in Victorian locations in London and the home counties, Edinburgh, Bath and Northumberland. It stars Alice…

EXCLUSIVE: The Happy Prince star Tom Wilkinson has been cast in Belgravia, Carnival Films' Julian Fellowes-penned British period drama for ITV and Epix. Deadline understands that Wilkinson, who was nominated for Oscars for his roles in Michael Clayton and In The Bedroom, will play Peregrine, Earl of Brockenhurst in…

EXCLUSIVE: Isaac Keys has been promoted to series regular and Michaela Watkins (Casual) and Seychelle Gabriel (Sleepy Hollow) have been tapped for recurring roles on the upcoming third season of Epix’s Get Shorty, from MGM Television. Production is underway in Vancouver for premiere this fall on Epix. Key has recurred…

MGM’s premium TV network Epix will be available for DirecTV subscribers for $6 a month as part of a new distribution deal with AT&T. The agreement, which begins May 19, encompasses streaming pay bundle DirecTV Now. Epix, which began as a movie-centric service owned by multiple content partners, has added original…

Epix is ready for some football. The premium cable net is partnering with NFL Films for NFL: The Grind, a weekly series it bills as the final word on the week in football. The show will kick off at 9 p.m. ET September 11, after Week 1 of the league’s 100th anniversary season. A host has yet to be named for the series…

Epix has set July 28th for the premiere of Pennyworth (9 PM ET/PT) and released a new trailer for the series that adapts DC Comics characters with roots in Gotham City but sets the action in London of the Cold War era. The 10-episode, one-hour drama chronicles the early adventures of Bruce Wayne's legendary butler…

EXCLUSIVE: We'll never know if Ashley Judd ended up becoming CIA director because Epix has canceled Berlin Station. Just more than a month after the Season 3 finale, the MGM-owned premium cabler has pulled the plug on a fourth season of the Paramount TV spy drama, I've learned. Epix confirms the critically acclaimed…

Meet Alfred Pennyworth. Epix has released the first teaser trailer for its anticipated Batman prequel series Pennyworth, from Gotham showrunner Bruno Heller, executive producer/director Danny Cannon and Warner Horizon Scripted TV, premiering this summer. Based on DC characters created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger, the…

We’re getting the first look at Oscar winner Forest Whitaker as crime boss Bumpy Johnson in a teaser trailer for Epix’s new straight-to-series crime drama Godfather of Harlem. From Narcos co-creator Chris Brancato and Paul Eckstein and ABC Signature Studios, Godfather of Harlem is inspired by the story of the infamous…