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EXCLUSIVE: Sky is developing a drama series on beloved composer Mozart’s time in Vienna from Giri/Haji writer Joe Barton and produced by Patrick Melrose indie Two Cities Television. Deadline understands five-parter Amadeus has not yet been greenlit but is in advanced stages of development, with Two…

Editors note: Deadline's Read the Screenplay series debuts and celebrates the scripts of films that will be factors in this year's movie awards race. Riz Ahmed was in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but his latest movie, Amazon Studios’ Encounter, isn't that kind of sci-fi movie. Encounter is about an alien invasion…

Paapa Essiedu, a breakout star of BBC/HBO series I May Destroy You, is to headline a Sky action thriller that uses a similar narrative device to Groundhog Day and is written by Joe Barton, the newly-unveiled showrunner on HBO Max's The Batman. Eight-part Extinction follows the story of George (Essiedu), who begins to…

Giri/Haji creator Joe Barton is heading to Gotham to take over showrunning duties on HBO Max's The Batman. The British writer has joined the upcoming series as showrunner and exec producer following the departure of Terence Winter in November. It was understood that the Boardwalk Empire creator left the series, which…

UPDATED with response from Amazon: When children talk to an Amazon Echo Dot for kids, who, exactly, is listening? Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) posed that question in a letter sent to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos asking how the online retail giant protects the privacy of children who use the smart…

C-Span will televise the Congressional Baseball Game For Charity Thursday night, which is being played, as scheduled at Nationals Park. Cheers erupted in the U.S. House members' meeting when it was announced the game would go on as usual despite Wednesday morning's gun attack on the GOP congressional team as it…