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Australian soap Neighbours is getting a spin-off. British broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned a five-part run from American Gods producer Fremantle. The company is making 22-minute Neighbours: Erinsborough High for its digital service My5. The show, which will launch in November, will explore what goes on behind…

America's Got Talent: The Champions and the second season of American Gods helped drive revenues and profit at Fremantle. The RTL-owned producer and distribute reported revenue growth of 23.2% in the first half of 2019 to €828M ($747M) from €672M in the same period last year. EBITA was also up significantly from €33M…

EXCLUSIVE: As we reported earlier today, Saturday Night Live standout Leslie Jones is leaving NBC’s late-night sketch comedy program after five seasons to pursue a slew of film and TV projects. Deadline can reveal that one of these projects is Supermarket Sweep, a reboot of the classic TV game show that Jones will be…

Fremantle is developing an English-language scripted project starring Indonesian magician and illusionist The Sacred Riana after striking a partnership with Indonesian firm Wahana Kreator Nusantara. The American Gods producer is developing horror anthology The Sacred Riana: Bedtime Stories, an English-language series…

Survey says: Family Feud is going international — Africa to be specific. Steve Harvey has been set to launch and host versions of Fremantle’s Family Feud in South Africa and Ghana. In an unprecedented deal with Fremantle, Harvey's media company Steve Harvey Global has obtained the rights to license the format for the…

Showtime is developing an adaptation of fantasy drama Gormenghast from Doctor Who writer Toby Whithouse, Good Omens and American Gods' Neil Gaiman and A Beautiful Mind's Akiva Goldsman. Deadline understands that the premium broadcaster has handed the adaptation, which is a co-production between American Gods producer F…

Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan are returning for the new season of American Idol, which will premiere in spring 2020. ABC renewed the musical talent competition in May for a third season on its network and the show’s 18th season overall. At the time, it had not yet signed up the judges to return and was…

Fremantle has hired former Red Arrow and Warner Bros exec Harry Gamsu as it looks to bolster its non-scripted distribution activities in LA. The American Gods producer has named Gamsu Vice President of Non-Scripted Content Acquisitions, based in LA. He will manage the U.S. based content acquisitions team and will be…

Luther creator Neil Cross has scored a four-part drama about ghosts and murder for British broadcaster ITV. The network has commissioned Because The Night, produced by Hard Sun producer Euston Films. Inspired by Cross' own novel Burial, the series follows the well-meaning but directionless Nathan, who has a terrible…

Classic entertainment format Supermarket Sweep is returning in the UK after ITV2 ordered a 20-part primetime run. The Al Howard-created show, which is based on the format that aired on ABC from 1965-67, will return on the Love Island broadcaster with Rylan Clark-Neal as host. The original series ran on ITV for more…

Hulu has handed a straight-to-series order to James Purefoy-fronted Fertile Crescent (w/t), an eight-episode drama from Fremantle and The Young Pope producer Haut et Court TV. The digital platform is co-producing the series with French broadcaster Arte France. The drama was originally pitched at French festival Series…

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…