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When word seeped out this week that Netflix was considering adding Malcolm & Marie to its list of Oscar-contending movies for this year, shudders went through the competition from other distributors. Can one studio/distributor/streamer — whatever — possibly grab all five Best Actress Oscar slots? That would certainly…

HBO said Monday that Euphoria will return for not one but two special episodes that are intended to bridge the gap between its successful Season 1 and Season 2, the latter of which has been delayed because of the coronavirus shutdown. The network said the first of the two planned episodes of the series, for which star…

UPDATED: I’ve learned that A24 will team on the Ronnie Spector film with New Regency. The two partnered previously on the Robert Eggers-directed The Lighthouse, and they are part of the Malcolm & Marie film. EXCLUSIVE: A24 is putting together a film package that will have Emmy-winning Euphoria star Zendaya attached to…

The 2020 Emmys had their share of surprises – besides being virtual, pretty funny and surprisingly glitch-free. A sweep by Canadian import Schitt's Creek for Pop TV was widely anticipated but not quite to the extent we got, a complete vacuuming up of everything touching the comedy category with seven wins. Any space…

"These are the strangest of days," Catherine O'Hara said Sunday night when the Schitt's Creek star grabbed the Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. That's putting it politely, as Canadians so often do. The SCTV alum was standing in a masked and socially distanced Toronto viewing party with her castmates…

Zendaya made history Sunday night becoming the youngest actress to win the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her turn as Rue in Sam Levinson’s Euphoria on HBO. She was definitely up against stiff competition with Killing Eve's Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh, Ozark's Laura Linney, The Crown's Olivia…

Zendaya made history tonight, not only taking home her first Emmy Award win for HBO’s Euphoria but also becoming the youngest to ever do so in this category at age 24. Facing stiff competition, Zendaya bested last year’s winner Jodie Comer, who until today, held the title for the youngest to receive this award, as…

The pandemic has been soul-crushing for many in the industry over the past six months. Add to that the largest fires California’s recorded history and an anxiety-inducing election, and many have been left looking in vain for good news. In the last week, however, Deadline has published a string of stories about…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix continues to set the tone for the 2020 Toronto Film Festival Market. Deadline hears that the streamer is wrapping up a deal near $30 million for worldwide rights to Malcolm & Marie, a Sam Levinson-directed romantic drama that stars Zendaya and John David Washington. This follows the around $20…

The release of the first trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s iteration of Dune is too big for just a regular debut. The scope, scale and significance to culture of Frank Herbert's bestseller means that the first look at its big-screen adaptation has to be a moment. In order to make this a benchmark in cinematic history and…

Regardless of genre, film and television are mediums designed to entertain. But they are also vehicles to create emotional engagement with stories. And it's one thing to feel connected; another entirely to see yourself reflected in a character that doesn't just share your physical attributes, but also your…

The teen actors in HBO’s Euphoria survived sex, drugs and all the angst that goes along with high school during the series’ initial season. But just at the start of producing Season 2, they met the one thing they couldn’t conquer: COVID-19. Just days into preparing episodes for its second season, Euphoria was among…