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EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman) will star in and executive produce historical-fiction podcast series The Foxes of Hydesville, which will also feature Mckenna Grace (Handmaid’s Tale), Phoebe Tonkin (Babylon) and Christina Brucato (The Menu). The nine-episode series is…

EXCLUSIVE: British podcasting outfit Novel is hoping to helm the next generation of podcast-to-screen adaptations after securing £5M ($6.2M) of investment from  growth capital investor VGC Partners. Novel, which calls itself the UK’s fastest-growing independent podcast company, has now closed its…

EXCLUSIVE: The Guardian's plan to produce a podcast about its historical slave trade links has been the subject of a race complaint from an award-winning audio producer who worked on the series. The British newspaper has been assembling a major editorial project about its founder John Edward Taylor…

EXCLUSIVE: Author and podcast producer Ashley Flowers is taking her true-crime podcast, The Deck, on tour. The Deck Investigates tour will hit 11 cities across the country from February 1 and will feature a 90-minute live show with Flowers as she walks through the details of an unsolved and…

Welcome back to the Scene to Seen Podcast, I am your host Valerie Complex–assistant editor and film writer at Deadline. On today's episode, I chat with Reasonable Doubt showrunner Raamla Mohamed. The series stars Emayatzy Corinealdi (Ballers, Hand Of God), Michael Ealy (Jacob’s Ladder, The Devil You…

Spotify has named new managing directors for its Gimlet and Parcast podcast studios the day after news that it plans to cancel a combined 11 original podcasts and eliminate about 5% of its podcast headcount. Nicole Beemsterboer will be stepping up to lead Gimlet. She joined Spotify earlier this year…

EXCLUSIVE: Growing British podcast studio Novel has made its next big play by signing Universal Studio Group Acquisitions exec Neil Krishnan to oversee a push into TV and film. As Head of TV and Film, the studio said Krishnan will “bring the creative vision necessary to shepherd the company’s slate…

Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Inc. company has a message for a podcasting production: “O, no, you don’t.” The talk show host’s company is suing the podcasters who created "Oprahdemics," which purportedly celebrates all things Oprah. The trademark infringement lawsuit was filed in Manhattan Federal Court and claims the podcast…

Welcome to 20 Questions on Deadline, our new interview podcast with a twist. Every week I'll be asking onscreen stars a set of quirky questions designed to dig into their best advice, biggest fears and fondest memories. For this first episode, I sat down with Emmy nominee Jennifer Coolidge. Hot from the Sicilian set…

EXCLUSIVE: Jack Dylan Grazer (Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Luca), Teresa Ruiz (Narcos: Mexico, The Marksman), and Ian McElhinney (Game of Thrones, Derry Girls) have been added to the cast of the rom-com musical podcast series Cupid. The podcast will debut Aug 2nd and will feature original music performed by its lead…

Welcome to another episode of the Scene 2 Seen Podcast! It’s your host Valerie Complex and I am back with another exciting episode. This week, I talk to Neptune Frost co-directors American poet, musician, and actor Saul Williams, and actress, playwright Anisia Uzeyman.  Frost had its world premiere last summer in the…

Similar to how Black Panther made the Marvel Cinematic Universe more inclusive, Ms. Marvel is another breakthrough for the superhero brand in regards to representation and depiction on screen, specifically those of the Muslim faith. You can listen to our great conversation with series head writer and executive…