Exclusive: Longtime manager Michael Botti has joined Redefine Entertainment as a Partner, effective immediately. Botti is the first Partner added to the company since its founding in 2021.
Botti moves to the literary management and production company after 15 years at Industry Entertainment.
His clients include Malcolm Spellman, Sara Acosta, Sarah Carbiener, Lex Edness Jesse Gordon, JaNeika & JaSheika James, Jess Pineda, Eyal Podell & Jonathon Stewart, Erica Rosbe, Celine Robinson, Samantha Stratton (EP and creator of Spinning Out...
Botti moves to the literary management and production company after 15 years at Industry Entertainment.
His clients include Malcolm Spellman, Sara Acosta, Sarah Carbiener, Lex Edness Jesse Gordon, JaNeika & JaSheika James, Jess Pineda, Eyal Podell & Jonathon Stewart, Erica Rosbe, Celine Robinson, Samantha Stratton (EP and creator of Spinning Out...
- 4/19/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Paramount Television Studios has acquired the rights to Jakob Kerr’s upcoming debut novel “Dead Money,” Variety has learned exclusively.
The rights for the book were sold to the studio in a seven-figure deal following a bidding war. The book will be published by Ballantine, an imprint of Penguin Random House, in summer 2024.
Beth Schacter, previously the co-showrunner on “Billions” and the showrunner of “Super Pumped, will serve as showrunner and executive producer on “Dead Money.” Kerr will also executive produce along with Allie Goss of Brillstein.
According to the official description, the book “follows Mackenzie Clyde, an ‘investigator’ (some may call her a fixer) for San Francisco’s preeminent venture capital firm. When the controversial founder of tech’s hottest startup, Journy, is found murdered in his office, Mackenzie’s boss attaches her to the case. Her directive: hunt down the founder’s killer and—more importantly—free up...
The rights for the book were sold to the studio in a seven-figure deal following a bidding war. The book will be published by Ballantine, an imprint of Penguin Random House, in summer 2024.
Beth Schacter, previously the co-showrunner on “Billions” and the showrunner of “Super Pumped, will serve as showrunner and executive producer on “Dead Money.” Kerr will also executive produce along with Allie Goss of Brillstein.
According to the official description, the book “follows Mackenzie Clyde, an ‘investigator’ (some may call her a fixer) for San Francisco’s preeminent venture capital firm. When the controversial founder of tech’s hottest startup, Journy, is found murdered in his office, Mackenzie’s boss attaches her to the case. Her directive: hunt down the founder’s killer and—more importantly—free up...
- 12/5/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Amazon MGM Studios has optioned the rights to Marisa Meltzer’s nonfiction page-turner “Glossy” about Glossier founder Emily Weiss for an upcoming TV series, Meltzer confirmed to TheWrap on Monday.
“Glossy: Ambition, Beauty and the Inside Story of Emily Weiss’ Glossier,” which was published in September and soon made the New York Times best-seller list, tells the story of how Weiss went from a Teen Vogue intern to a beauty blogger to founding her own successful cosmetics brand, Glossier.
According to several media reports, “Pet Sematary: Bloodlines” director Lindsey Anderson Beer is attached to produce through her production company Lab Brew. Alexandra Banks and Spencer Walken will executive produce and no showrunner has yet been named.
While the behind-the-scenes business tell-all and accompanying prestige TV series — such as “Blackberry,” “Super Pumped; The Battle for Uber,” “The Dropout” and “WeCrashed” — has become a cottage industry in Hollywood, Weiss’ story doesn’t...
“Glossy: Ambition, Beauty and the Inside Story of Emily Weiss’ Glossier,” which was published in September and soon made the New York Times best-seller list, tells the story of how Weiss went from a Teen Vogue intern to a beauty blogger to founding her own successful cosmetics brand, Glossier.
According to several media reports, “Pet Sematary: Bloodlines” director Lindsey Anderson Beer is attached to produce through her production company Lab Brew. Alexandra Banks and Spencer Walken will executive produce and no showrunner has yet been named.
While the behind-the-scenes business tell-all and accompanying prestige TV series — such as “Blackberry,” “Super Pumped; The Battle for Uber,” “The Dropout” and “WeCrashed” — has become a cottage industry in Hollywood, Weiss’ story doesn’t...
- 10/24/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Pain Hustlers and new seasons of Big Mouth and Elite are among the high-profile new projects debuting on Netflix in October.
Directed by David Yates, Pain Hustlers is a crime drama set in the world of pharmaceuticals. The film, which boasts a starry cast that includes Emily Blunt, Chris Evans and Andy García, debuts on Oct. 27.
On Oct. 20, Netflix launches the seventh season of Big Mouth. The penultimate season of the animated comedy heads to high school but the awkward moments and growing pains for Andrew Glouberman (John Mulaney) and Nick Birch (Nick Kroll) continue.
Also on Oct. 20, the seventh season of global hit Elite hits Netflix. There’s more trouble in store for the students of Las Encinas with Omar Shanaa (Omar Ayuso) back, Ivan (André Lamoglia) mending a broken heart and Isadora (Valentina Zenere) dealing with her criminal family.
Earlier this month, the streamer launched Beckham, a docuseries...
Directed by David Yates, Pain Hustlers is a crime drama set in the world of pharmaceuticals. The film, which boasts a starry cast that includes Emily Blunt, Chris Evans and Andy García, debuts on Oct. 27.
On Oct. 20, Netflix launches the seventh season of Big Mouth. The penultimate season of the animated comedy heads to high school but the awkward moments and growing pains for Andrew Glouberman (John Mulaney) and Nick Birch (Nick Kroll) continue.
Also on Oct. 20, the seventh season of global hit Elite hits Netflix. There’s more trouble in store for the students of Las Encinas with Omar Shanaa (Omar Ayuso) back, Ivan (André Lamoglia) mending a broken heart and Isadora (Valentina Zenere) dealing with her criminal family.
Earlier this month, the streamer launched Beckham, a docuseries...
- 10/16/2023
- by Hilary Lewis and Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Aya Furukawa as Tina, Kate Siegel as Camille L’Espanaye, and Igby Rigney as Toby in The Fall of the House of Usher’ (Photo Cr. Eike Schroter / Netflix © 2023)
Netflix’s October 2023 lineup includes Mike Flanagan’s much-anticipated horror series The Fall of the House of Usher, starring Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, and Kate Siegel. The documentary series Beckham provides a peek into soccer superstar David Beckham’s personal life and soccer career, and Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul delves into the controversial company.
Netflix’s October schedule also includes comedy specials, a new dinosaur series, and season seven of the adult animated comedy Big Mouth.
Netflix’s October 2023 Calendar:
10/1/23
60 Days In: Season 4
A Beautiful Mind
American Beauty
Backdraft
Casper
Catch Me If You Can
Cinderella Man
Colombiana
Drake & Josh: Seasons 1-3
Dune (2021)
Elysium
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Gladiator
Hot Tub Time Machine
Kung Fu Panda...
Netflix’s October 2023 lineup includes Mike Flanagan’s much-anticipated horror series The Fall of the House of Usher, starring Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, and Kate Siegel. The documentary series Beckham provides a peek into soccer superstar David Beckham’s personal life and soccer career, and Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul delves into the controversial company.
Netflix’s October schedule also includes comedy specials, a new dinosaur series, and season seven of the adult animated comedy Big Mouth.
Netflix’s October 2023 Calendar:
10/1/23
60 Days In: Season 4
A Beautiful Mind
American Beauty
Backdraft
Casper
Catch Me If You Can
Cinderella Man
Colombiana
Drake & Josh: Seasons 1-3
Dune (2021)
Elysium
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Gladiator
Hot Tub Time Machine
Kung Fu Panda...
- 9/29/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
With the chillier fall months slowly creeping in, Netflix is more than ready for curl-up-and-binge-something season. This month, the streamer will debut some of its most highly anticipated projects of the fall season, including the latest Mike Flanagan horror series “The Fall of the House of Usher,” which will premiere just in time for your Halloween binge watching. Netflix will also bring several other horror films and series to its platform for at least the month, including “It Follows,” “Deliver Us from Evil,” and the new Spanish nun horror film “Sister Death.”
For the less horror-minded, in addition to dozens of Netflix Original films, series, comedy specials, family programs, and documentaries, such as the four-part documentary series “Beckham,” you’ll soon be able to stream a large collection of library additions that includes the recent blockbuster “Dune,” “Gladiator,” and more.
Check out The Streamable’s picks for the best of...
For the less horror-minded, in addition to dozens of Netflix Original films, series, comedy specials, family programs, and documentaries, such as the four-part documentary series “Beckham,” you’ll soon be able to stream a large collection of library additions that includes the recent blockbuster “Dune,” “Gladiator,” and more.
Check out The Streamable’s picks for the best of...
- 9/29/2023
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
These days, it seems like TV and film alike can’t get enough of the past; specifically, the very, very recent past. Shows based on true crime cases and extremely buzzy scandals flood streaming services; you only need to look at 2022, when “WeCrashed” and “Super Pumped” dramatized boardroom dramas at WeWork and Uber three years after they happened, and “The Dropout” depicted Elizabeth Holmes’ crimes while the woman was awaiting sentencing. Movie theaters meanwhile, hosted “She Said,” a film about the 2017 investigation into Harvey Weinstein’s history of sexual assault that came out while Weinstein was in the middle of his second trial regarding his crimes. A common refrain from some about these projects was, by depicting scandals and events that were so recent and so current in the public consciousness, they were “too soon” to say something meaningful about them.
Although there’s definitely something to be said about...
Although there’s definitely something to be said about...
- 9/21/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Bill Maher loves to talk politics, but the Real Time host may be about to get a lesson in how real Power works.
Two days after WGA member Maher declared he was bringing back his HBO show despite the ongoing scribes’ strike, Power creator Courtney Kemp revealed she and others plan to flick the franchise switch on the comedian next week.
“Tuesday, September 19 10-a-12pm the Power Universe is canceling Christmas at CBS Television City!” Kemp reposted om Instagram this afternoon from Power producer Safia Dirie with the semi-infamous line about the holidays first uttered byJoseph Sikora’s Tommy Egan character years ago. “Come out and really screw up Bill Maher’s Day!” – as you can see below:
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In fact, Maher may get roasted on the East Coast as well where Drew Barrymore has been picketed by her...
Two days after WGA member Maher declared he was bringing back his HBO show despite the ongoing scribes’ strike, Power creator Courtney Kemp revealed she and others plan to flick the franchise switch on the comedian next week.
“Tuesday, September 19 10-a-12pm the Power Universe is canceling Christmas at CBS Television City!” Kemp reposted om Instagram this afternoon from Power producer Safia Dirie with the semi-infamous line about the holidays first uttered byJoseph Sikora’s Tommy Egan character years ago. “Come out and really screw up Bill Maher’s Day!” – as you can see below:
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A post shared by Courtney Kemp (@courtneyakemp)
In fact, Maher may get roasted on the East Coast as well where Drew Barrymore has been picketed by her...
- 9/15/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
By Abe Friedtanzer
There are a number of tech-related crash and burn stories that have made their way to the big and small screens recently. It’s remarkable to watch the rise and falls of certain magnetic leaders and come to understand how their big ideas managed to ultimately be their undoing. The Dropout and Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber are two worthwhile television examples. A recent IFC Films theatrical release, BlackBerry, now available to rent, is also very much worth checking out.
It's hard to remember a time before the iPhone, but this film looks at a crucial moment before Steve Jobs and Apple changed everything. The opening titles identify it as a fictionalized version of true events, though it’s never made quite clear what authenticity remains in the finished product...
There are a number of tech-related crash and burn stories that have made their way to the big and small screens recently. It’s remarkable to watch the rise and falls of certain magnetic leaders and come to understand how their big ideas managed to ultimately be their undoing. The Dropout and Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber are two worthwhile television examples. A recent IFC Films theatrical release, BlackBerry, now available to rent, is also very much worth checking out.
It's hard to remember a time before the iPhone, but this film looks at a crucial moment before Steve Jobs and Apple changed everything. The opening titles identify it as a fictionalized version of true events, though it’s never made quite clear what authenticity remains in the finished product...
- 8/31/2023
- by Abe Friedtanzer
- FilmExperience
John Carney has not directed a movie since 2016, and that movie was "Sing Street." Though the movie may not have been a big hit at the time, those who have seen it largely regard it — rightfully so — as a true gem. It would not be a stretch to call it one of the most underappreciated movies of the last decade. All of this to say, Carney is finally back with a new movie in the form of "Flora and Son," which is set for release next month. Now, Apple has released a trailer ahead of the film's rollout, and it looks very much in line with what we've come to expect from Carney as a filmmaker.
The cast is led by Eve Hewson ("The Knick"), with Jack Reynor ("Sing Street"), Orén Kinlan ("Taken Down"), and Joseph Gordon-Levitt ("Super Pumped") also starring. It's a mother and son story with a musical...
The cast is led by Eve Hewson ("The Knick"), with Jack Reynor ("Sing Street"), Orén Kinlan ("Taken Down"), and Joseph Gordon-Levitt ("Super Pumped") also starring. It's a mother and son story with a musical...
- 8/23/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
A lot goes into being elected into a political office, and few can hack it. It is a huge financial burden that becomes bigger when every aspect of someone's life is scrutinized, from their career to marriage.
For a billionaire, the financial part is not a big deal because of the billionaire part. And since they tend to roll in the same circles, a billionaire is almost guaranteed support from his filthy rich friends.
Whoever said money couldn't solve all your problems must have been on to something because it can't stop your marriage from appearing like a sham to a keen observer.
We will dive into the events from Billions Season 7 Episode 2, so if you are yet to get caught on it, beware of spoilers. Otherwise, happy reading!
The hour saw many things happen as two key characters secured major wins while some three lost more than can be quantified.
For a billionaire, the financial part is not a big deal because of the billionaire part. And since they tend to roll in the same circles, a billionaire is almost guaranteed support from his filthy rich friends.
Whoever said money couldn't solve all your problems must have been on to something because it can't stop your marriage from appearing like a sham to a keen observer.
We will dive into the events from Billions Season 7 Episode 2, so if you are yet to get caught on it, beware of spoilers. Otherwise, happy reading!
The hour saw many things happen as two key characters secured major wins while some three lost more than can be quantified.
- 8/18/2023
- by Denis Kimathi
- TVfanatic
Exclusive: Buffalo 8 on Tuesday announced its acquisition of worldwide rights to Rule of Thirds, an indie thriller written by and starring Will Hirschfeld, which it plans to release this fall.
Also starring Ashley Moore (I Know What You Did Last Summer), the film directed by Patrick Flaherty (Dyad) centers on a successful high-end fashion photographer (Hirschfeld), scouting a new model (Moore), who watches as their instant connection leads to dangerous consequences.
Additional cast for the pic includes Jonathan Kowalsky (upcoming Road House), Darren Pettie (Super Pumped), George Carroll (The Town), Deneen Tyler (Dallas Buyers Club), Ron Yuan (Mulan) and Twan Kuyper (Alone at Night). Fashion model and social media influencer Kuyper financed and produced the project via his new outfit, Movon Films.
“We are thrilled to partner with this talented filmmaker team for distribution,” said Buffalo 8’s Head of Production, Adam Harris Engelhard, in a statement to Deadline. “Our company...
Also starring Ashley Moore (I Know What You Did Last Summer), the film directed by Patrick Flaherty (Dyad) centers on a successful high-end fashion photographer (Hirschfeld), scouting a new model (Moore), who watches as their instant connection leads to dangerous consequences.
Additional cast for the pic includes Jonathan Kowalsky (upcoming Road House), Darren Pettie (Super Pumped), George Carroll (The Town), Deneen Tyler (Dallas Buyers Club), Ron Yuan (Mulan) and Twan Kuyper (Alone at Night). Fashion model and social media influencer Kuyper financed and produced the project via his new outfit, Movon Films.
“We are thrilled to partner with this talented filmmaker team for distribution,” said Buffalo 8’s Head of Production, Adam Harris Engelhard, in a statement to Deadline. “Our company...
- 8/15/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Here's some news we don't love for you.
Showtime has swung the axe on Vanessa Bayer's I Love That For You.
The comedy has been canceled after just one season on the premium cabler.
"I Love That for You has completed its run on Showtime," the network said.
"We want to thank Vanessa, Jeremy and Jessi, along with the incredible cast and crew for their hard work and wish them the best going forward."
Inspired by Bayer's own story of overcoming childhood leukemia, the comedy centered on Joanna Gold (Bayer), who dreamed of becoming a host at a home-shopping channel.
Molly Shannon starred as Jackie, the charismatic star of the network and Joanna's idol.
Jenifer Lewis played Patricia, the network's icy, enigmatic founder and CEO.
Additional series regulars included Paul James, Ayden Mayeri, Matt Rogers, and Punam Patel.
I Love That For You is co-created and executive produced...
Showtime has swung the axe on Vanessa Bayer's I Love That For You.
The comedy has been canceled after just one season on the premium cabler.
"I Love That for You has completed its run on Showtime," the network said.
"We want to thank Vanessa, Jeremy and Jessi, along with the incredible cast and crew for their hard work and wish them the best going forward."
Inspired by Bayer's own story of overcoming childhood leukemia, the comedy centered on Joanna Gold (Bayer), who dreamed of becoming a host at a home-shopping channel.
Molly Shannon starred as Jackie, the charismatic star of the network and Joanna's idol.
Jenifer Lewis played Patricia, the network's icy, enigmatic founder and CEO.
Additional series regulars included Paul James, Ayden Mayeri, Matt Rogers, and Punam Patel.
I Love That For You is co-created and executive produced...
- 6/8/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
We hate this for I Love That For You fans.
The Showtime series starring Saturday Night Live star Vanessa Bayer has been cancelled after one season, TVLine has learned.
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“I Love That for You has completed its run on Showtime,” a network spokesperson said in a statement. “We want to thank Vanessa, Jeremy and Jessi, along with the incredible cast and crew for their hard work and wish them the best going forward.
The Showtime series starring Saturday Night Live star Vanessa Bayer has been cancelled after one season, TVLine has learned.
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“I Love That for You has completed its run on Showtime,” a network spokesperson said in a statement. “We want to thank Vanessa, Jeremy and Jessi, along with the incredible cast and crew for their hard work and wish them the best going forward.
- 6/8/2023
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Eliza Skinner had no idea that her Disney+ series Earth to Ned would be permanently taken off the platform until a text on the show’s writer group chat in mid-May shared an article about Disney removing more than 70 films and series from its streaming services that month. Among the disappearing titles was the comedic talk show — which launched in 2020 with Skinner as head writer — centering on an alien welcoming celebrities to his spaceship.
Due to its classification as a streaming variety series, Skinner says the writers and performers weren’t receiving residuals, although the show’s team had heard rumors blaming Disney’s tax bill. But while her loss isn’t a financial one, Earth to Ned can no longer serve as a calling card to help land future gigs for Skinner, who also doesn’t own a physical copy of the show.
“It’s part of this overall...
Due to its classification as a streaming variety series, Skinner says the writers and performers weren’t receiving residuals, although the show’s team had heard rumors blaming Disney’s tax bill. But while her loss isn’t a financial one, Earth to Ned can no longer serve as a calling card to help land future gigs for Skinner, who also doesn’t own a physical copy of the show.
“It’s part of this overall...
- 6/6/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After the success of Reservoir Dogs, Quentin Tarantino had his choice of pretty much any project he wanted…and he almost blew it by remaking a cheapo Roger Corman movie for Showtime.
Speaking on his Video Archives podcast, which he co-hosts with Roger Avary, Tarantino said he was approached by Showtime to take part in Rebel Highway, a 10-part tribute to B movies from the Aip catalog, all with a budget just over $1 million. “They wanted me to do one. Now, the thing is, every single person who did one–nobody did a remake, they just took the punchy title and then kind of did their own thing. I really liked Rock All Night…and so I would have done this remake.” For those unfamiliar with Rock All Night, it’s about two killers who take over a teen hangout spot and take them hostage.
Notably, Tarantino would have made...
Speaking on his Video Archives podcast, which he co-hosts with Roger Avary, Tarantino said he was approached by Showtime to take part in Rebel Highway, a 10-part tribute to B movies from the Aip catalog, all with a budget just over $1 million. “They wanted me to do one. Now, the thing is, every single person who did one–nobody did a remake, they just took the punchy title and then kind of did their own thing. I really liked Rock All Night…and so I would have done this remake.” For those unfamiliar with Rock All Night, it’s about two killers who take over a teen hangout spot and take them hostage.
Notably, Tarantino would have made...
- 5/19/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Babak Tafti has joined Season 7 of “Billions” in a recurring guest role, Variety has learned.
According to his official character description, Tafti will star as Bradford Luke, a high priced, high power political consultant.
He joins returning cast members Paul Giamatti, Corey Stoll and Maggie Siff. The seventh installment also marks the return of Damian Lewis as Bobby “Axe” Axelrod. David Costabile, Asia Kate Dillon, Dola Rashad, Jeffrey DeMunn, Sakina Jaffrey, Daniel Breaker and Toney Goins also star.
In its seventh season, “alliances are turned on their heads. Old wounds are weaponized. Loyalties are tested. Betrayal takes on epic proportions. Enemies become wary friends. And Bobby Axelrod returns, as the stakes grow from Wall Street to the world,” reads the season synopsis, per Showtime. The season is currently in production in New York City.
Tafti was most recently seen in the leading role of Emil Michael in Showtime’s “Super Pumped,...
According to his official character description, Tafti will star as Bradford Luke, a high priced, high power political consultant.
He joins returning cast members Paul Giamatti, Corey Stoll and Maggie Siff. The seventh installment also marks the return of Damian Lewis as Bobby “Axe” Axelrod. David Costabile, Asia Kate Dillon, Dola Rashad, Jeffrey DeMunn, Sakina Jaffrey, Daniel Breaker and Toney Goins also star.
In its seventh season, “alliances are turned on their heads. Old wounds are weaponized. Loyalties are tested. Betrayal takes on epic proportions. Enemies become wary friends. And Bobby Axelrod returns, as the stakes grow from Wall Street to the world,” reads the season synopsis, per Showtime. The season is currently in production in New York City.
Tafti was most recently seen in the leading role of Emil Michael in Showtime’s “Super Pumped,...
- 4/27/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Hank Azaria, Sutton Foster, Darren Criss, Danny Strong and Sean Gunn will guest star on the fifth and final season of the Prime Video series “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Amazon announced Thursday. David Paymer will also reprise his role as Harry Drake.
Season 5 premieres April 14 with a three-episode premiere. New episodes will be added each Friday until the series finale on May 26.
Tony-winning Broadway star Foster previously recorded “I Enjoy Being A Girl” for the third season of the series and starred in “Mrs. Maisel” creator Amy Sherman-Palladino’s ABC Family series “Bunheads.” Strong and Gunn both previously worked with Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino on “Gilmore Girls.”
David Paymer, Danny Strong, Sean Gunn (Getty Images)
Azaria most recently portrayed Apple CEO Tim Cook in Showtime’s “Super Pumped” and won an Emmy for his recurring role on “Ray Donovan.”
“Glee” alum Criss won an Emmy for his performance as killer...
Season 5 premieres April 14 with a three-episode premiere. New episodes will be added each Friday until the series finale on May 26.
Tony-winning Broadway star Foster previously recorded “I Enjoy Being A Girl” for the third season of the series and starred in “Mrs. Maisel” creator Amy Sherman-Palladino’s ABC Family series “Bunheads.” Strong and Gunn both previously worked with Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino on “Gilmore Girls.”
David Paymer, Danny Strong, Sean Gunn (Getty Images)
Azaria most recently portrayed Apple CEO Tim Cook in Showtime’s “Super Pumped” and won an Emmy for his recurring role on “Ray Donovan.”
“Glee” alum Criss won an Emmy for his performance as killer...
- 4/6/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
The intersection of late-stage capitalism and late-stage Peak TV has made prophets of people normally fixated on profits.
It would be borderline madness if, on a weekly basis, the Walt Disney Co., Warner Bros. Discovery, Amazon and Apple were to send shareholders an email with the subject line: “The End Is Nigh.” But the television industry, which has normally explored issues of class with the same skittishness it reserves for religion, has started to treat the economic realities of our American experiment with far more pessimism than you would expect.
The irony is plain: These content producers/unlikely doomsday preachers are putting out a steady stream of shows about the corrosive impact of a system that treats workers as interchangeable cogs existing only to fatten the bottom line; at the same time, they’re raising subscription prices on loyal customers and killing off completed productions that employed hundreds for tax write-offs.
It would be borderline madness if, on a weekly basis, the Walt Disney Co., Warner Bros. Discovery, Amazon and Apple were to send shareholders an email with the subject line: “The End Is Nigh.” But the television industry, which has normally explored issues of class with the same skittishness it reserves for religion, has started to treat the economic realities of our American experiment with far more pessimism than you would expect.
The irony is plain: These content producers/unlikely doomsday preachers are putting out a steady stream of shows about the corrosive impact of a system that treats workers as interchangeable cogs existing only to fatten the bottom line; at the same time, they’re raising subscription prices on loyal customers and killing off completed productions that employed hundreds for tax write-offs.
- 3/30/2023
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Imagine if sociopathic maniac Dennis from “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” was the CEO of a tech company, and also was bald. That’s a piece of the (excellent) premise of “BlackBerry,” a comedy about the rise and fall of the world’s first smartphone. The film got its first trailer today.
“BlackBerry” is a stranger-than-fiction tech industry schadenfreude comedy in the vein of “The Dropout” and “Super Pumped.” It stars Jay Baruchel in a gray wig as Mike Lazaridis, co-founder of Research in Motion, the company that developed BlackBerry’s technology, and the aforementioned bald Glenn Howerton as Jim Balsillie, Lazaridis’ co-ceo who oversaw the business side of things. The cast also Cary Elwes, Saul Rubinek, Michael Ironside, Rich Sommer (who in the trailer delivers the line “They call them CrackBerries” in the exact way his “Mad Men” character Harry Crane would say it if he was in business...
“BlackBerry” is a stranger-than-fiction tech industry schadenfreude comedy in the vein of “The Dropout” and “Super Pumped.” It stars Jay Baruchel in a gray wig as Mike Lazaridis, co-founder of Research in Motion, the company that developed BlackBerry’s technology, and the aforementioned bald Glenn Howerton as Jim Balsillie, Lazaridis’ co-ceo who oversaw the business side of things. The cast also Cary Elwes, Saul Rubinek, Michael Ironside, Rich Sommer (who in the trailer delivers the line “They call them CrackBerries” in the exact way his “Mad Men” character Harry Crane would say it if he was in business...
- 3/15/2023
- by Liam Mathews
- Gold Derby
Awards junkies left cold by late winter’s decline in Oscar contenders can soon find solace in the bounty of prestige television lying ahead. This time a year ago, we were gearing up for the premieres of “Pam & Tommy,” “The Dropout,” “WeCrashed,” “Winning Time,” “Under the Banner of Heaven,” and “The Staircase.” A few of those limited series proceeded to compete for Emmys, so we should absolutely be on the lookout for late-breakers like Olivia Colman, Elizabeth Olsen, and Kathryn Hahn as we head toward the end of this year’s eligibility period.
See 2023 films directed by women: 16 most anticipated movies include ‘Cocaine Bear,’ The Marvels,’ ‘Barbie’ … [Photos]
There are plenty of honorable mentions, but, based on a combination of subject-matter, the track records of all involved, and Gold Derby’s current Emmy predictions odds, these 10 picks seem especially likely to garner attention from critics and awards voters. And considering recent years’ omissions,...
See 2023 films directed by women: 16 most anticipated movies include ‘Cocaine Bear,’ The Marvels,’ ‘Barbie’ … [Photos]
There are plenty of honorable mentions, but, based on a combination of subject-matter, the track records of all involved, and Gold Derby’s current Emmy predictions odds, these 10 picks seem especially likely to garner attention from critics and awards voters. And considering recent years’ omissions,...
- 2/28/2023
- by Ronald Meyer and Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Paramount Global CFO Naveen Chopra signaled during an investor conference on Feb. 28 that the entertainment giant could spend less on streaming content in 2024 than previously forecast due to the integration of Paramount+ and Showtime. He also touted the opportunity to “reinvigorate the Showtime content slate” and the Paramount studio’s “killer movie slate” this year.
Speaking at the Deutsche Bank Media, Internet and Telecom Conference in Palm Beach, Fla. in a session that was webcast, he was asked about the studio lineup for the current year. “It’s a killer slate,” he said, adding that it looked even better than the one that delivered a strong 2022, led by Top Gun: Maverick. The slate includes new Mission: Impossible, Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Paw Patrol movies, as well as Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.
The Paramount CFO also touted early success in streaming. “We have added more subscribers on...
Speaking at the Deutsche Bank Media, Internet and Telecom Conference in Palm Beach, Fla. in a session that was webcast, he was asked about the studio lineup for the current year. “It’s a killer slate,” he said, adding that it looked even better than the one that delivered a strong 2022, led by Top Gun: Maverick. The slate includes new Mission: Impossible, Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Paw Patrol movies, as well as Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.
The Paramount CFO also touted early success in streaming. “We have added more subscribers on...
- 2/28/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Awards junkies left cold by late winter’s decline in Oscar contenders can soon find solace in the bounty of prestige television lying ahead. This time a year ago, we were gearing up for the premieres of “Pam & Tommy,” “The Dropout,” “WeCrashed,” “Winning Time,” “Under the Banner of Heaven,” and “The Staircase.” A few of those limited series proceeded to compete for Emmys, so we should absolutely be on the lookout for late-breakers like Olivia Colman, Elizabeth Olsen, and Kathryn Hahn as we head toward the end of this year’s eligibility period.
There are plenty of honorable mentions, but, based on a combination of subject-matter, the track records of all involved, and Gold Derby’s current Emmy predictions odds, these 10 picks seem especially likely to garner attention from critics and awards voters. And considering recent years’ omissions, like “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber” and “We Own This City,...
There are plenty of honorable mentions, but, based on a combination of subject-matter, the track records of all involved, and Gold Derby’s current Emmy predictions odds, these 10 picks seem especially likely to garner attention from critics and awards voters. And considering recent years’ omissions, like “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber” and “We Own This City,...
- 2/28/2023
- by Ronald Meyer and Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Creatives are burning with rage over Hollywood’s hottest new trend: streaming platforms’ habit of canceling finished films and TV series before they’ve aired or pulling projects from platforms and shelving them indefinitely.
The Hollywood Reporter has been asking around about the effects of consolidation, budget cuts and tax write-offs kneecapping projects like Batgirl, Snowpiercer, Scoob!: Holiday Haunt and Westworld, among others. It’s happening all over town as entertainment companies have been forced to contend with consolidation, inflation, a possible recession and a constant chase for subscribers.
“It’s been horrifying,” prolific creator Rian Johnson (Glass Onion) tells THR. “The fact that it’s becoming common practice is terrible and adds to the awfulness. In the history of the business, there has been a constant evolution of horrible things.”
Last month, THR reported that two Netflix feature films were up for grabs after the streamer opted not to distribute the films.
The Hollywood Reporter has been asking around about the effects of consolidation, budget cuts and tax write-offs kneecapping projects like Batgirl, Snowpiercer, Scoob!: Holiday Haunt and Westworld, among others. It’s happening all over town as entertainment companies have been forced to contend with consolidation, inflation, a possible recession and a constant chase for subscribers.
“It’s been horrifying,” prolific creator Rian Johnson (Glass Onion) tells THR. “The fact that it’s becoming common practice is terrible and adds to the awfulness. In the history of the business, there has been a constant evolution of horrible things.”
Last month, THR reported that two Netflix feature films were up for grabs after the streamer opted not to distribute the films.
- 2/25/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Paramount Global reached more than 77 million streaming subscribers worldwide as of the end of 2022, up from 67 million as of the end of September, as Paramount+ posted a record quarterly user gain, the Hollywood giant said Thursday. However, higher streaming investments were a drag on the entertainment company’s bottom line, and TV unit advertising sales dropped.
Paramount, led by CEO Bob Bakish, reported that its Paramount+ streamer hit nearly 56 million subscribers as of the end of the year, after adding a company-record 9.9 million subs compared with the 46 million recorded as of the end of September, driven by such popular content as blockbuster movie Top Gun: Maverick.
“Subscriber growth was driven by a strong content slate, including the NFL, the expansion of existing franchises like Top Gun: Maverick and 1923, the success of new franchises like Tulsa King and Smile, as well as CBS’ overall entertainment slate,” the company said. “Internationally,...
Paramount, led by CEO Bob Bakish, reported that its Paramount+ streamer hit nearly 56 million subscribers as of the end of the year, after adding a company-record 9.9 million subs compared with the 46 million recorded as of the end of September, driven by such popular content as blockbuster movie Top Gun: Maverick.
“Subscriber growth was driven by a strong content slate, including the NFL, the expansion of existing franchises like Top Gun: Maverick and 1923, the success of new franchises like Tulsa King and Smile, as well as CBS’ overall entertainment slate,” the company said. “Internationally,...
- 2/16/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Only 10 episodes of The Gordita Chronicles were produced before HBO Max canceled the comedy last summer amid a pullback on live-action kids and family programming. But at least creator Claudia Forestieri felt good knowing that new viewers could still find the show on the streamer.
“I got several DMs from people who saw it in-flight on American Airlines, where a few episodes are still available, and they ended up finishing the season on HBO Max,” Forestieri told Deadline.
But the consolation prize of keeping the show on the platform was short-lived: less than five months after The Gordita Chronicles was canceled, all 10 episodes were removed as part of a library purge that impacted dozens of programs on HBO Max.
At least Forestieri wasn’t alone in getting the boot. In the last few months, scores of shows have been yanked from various platforms, including Westworld, Raised By Wolves, The Time Traveler’s Wife,...
“I got several DMs from people who saw it in-flight on American Airlines, where a few episodes are still available, and they ended up finishing the season on HBO Max,” Forestieri told Deadline.
But the consolation prize of keeping the show on the platform was short-lived: less than five months after The Gordita Chronicles was canceled, all 10 episodes were removed as part of a library purge that impacted dozens of programs on HBO Max.
At least Forestieri wasn’t alone in getting the boot. In the last few months, scores of shows have been yanked from various platforms, including Westworld, Raised By Wolves, The Time Traveler’s Wife,...
- 2/14/2023
- by Lynette Rice and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Chris McCarthy, the Paramount Global exec who was handed oversight of Showtime last year, is doubling down on his franchise plans for the premium cable network.
The exec who is credited with growing Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone franchise for the streamer is expanding two of Showtime’s prized dramas — Dexter and Billions — with multiple offshoots in the works, sources confirm to The Hollywood Reporter.
The linear cable network is developing as many as four series connected to the Billions franchises — including Millions and Trillions — from exec producers Brian Koppelman and David Levien. The Billions co-creators have been in business with an overall deal at Showtime since 2019 and the finance drama now ranks as the cabler’s longest-running scripted original series.
As for Dexter, McCarthy announced Monday that Showtime has gone straight to series on a prequel series — Dexter: Origins — that will tell the origin story of Michael C. Hall’s...
The exec who is credited with growing Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone franchise for the streamer is expanding two of Showtime’s prized dramas — Dexter and Billions — with multiple offshoots in the works, sources confirm to The Hollywood Reporter.
The linear cable network is developing as many as four series connected to the Billions franchises — including Millions and Trillions — from exec producers Brian Koppelman and David Levien. The Billions co-creators have been in business with an overall deal at Showtime since 2019 and the finance drama now ranks as the cabler’s longest-running scripted original series.
As for Dexter, McCarthy announced Monday that Showtime has gone straight to series on a prequel series — Dexter: Origins — that will tell the origin story of Michael C. Hall’s...
- 2/6/2023
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Over the past few months, we’ve seen an increasing number of streaming companies remove original content from their services. Deadline reports that Paramount+ is the latest service to remove titles from their platform, which includes Jordan Peele’s reboot of The Twilight Zone.
In addition to The Twilight Zone, Paramount+ has also removed Peter Sarsgaard’s Interrogation, Michael Chiklis’ Coyote, comedy series No Activity, Kate Beckinsale’s Guilty Party, animated series The Harper House, and reality series The Real World: Homecoming.
Jordan Peele’s reboot of The Twilight Zone launched in 2019 on CBS All Access and aired for two seasons because it was cancelled just before the service rebranded to Paramount+. “Jordan Peele, Simon Kinberg, and the entire production team truly reimagined The Twilight Zone for the modern age,” read a statement from Paramount+ Head of Programming Julie McNamara regarding the cancellation of the series. “They upheld the classic...
In addition to The Twilight Zone, Paramount+ has also removed Peter Sarsgaard’s Interrogation, Michael Chiklis’ Coyote, comedy series No Activity, Kate Beckinsale’s Guilty Party, animated series The Harper House, and reality series The Real World: Homecoming.
Jordan Peele’s reboot of The Twilight Zone launched in 2019 on CBS All Access and aired for two seasons because it was cancelled just before the service rebranded to Paramount+. “Jordan Peele, Simon Kinberg, and the entire production team truly reimagined The Twilight Zone for the modern age,” read a statement from Paramount+ Head of Programming Julie McNamara regarding the cancellation of the series. “They upheld the classic...
- 2/1/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
The great streaming purge continues.
Ahead of a planned merger with Showtime, Paramount+ has removed nine original series from its platform, including The Real World: Homecoming, comedies Guilty Party (starring Kate Beckinsale), No Activity (starring Patrick Brammall and Tim Meadows) and Players, and the live-action children’s show The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder — none of which have been formally cancelled as of press time.
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In addition, Paramount+ has scrubbed previously axed series Coyote (starring Michael Chiklis), The Harper House,...
Ahead of a planned merger with Showtime, Paramount+ has removed nine original series from its platform, including The Real World: Homecoming, comedies Guilty Party (starring Kate Beckinsale), No Activity (starring Patrick Brammall and Tim Meadows) and Players, and the live-action children’s show The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder — none of which have been formally cancelled as of press time.
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In addition, Paramount+ has scrubbed previously axed series Coyote (starring Michael Chiklis), The Harper House,...
- 2/1/2023
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Paramount+ has followed other streamers like HBO Max in removing some of its original programming off the platform, including the likes of Jordan Peele’s “The Twilight Zone” reboot and “The Real World: Homecoming New York.” The news comes two days after Paramount announced that Showtime would be undergoing a rebrand and merging with Paramount+’s premium service later this year.
Other titles no longer showing up on the platform include “Coyote,” “No Activity,” “Guilty Party” and “The Harper House.” “The Twilight Zone,” which was canceled after two seasons, was a project from the now-defunct CBS All Access (later rebranded to Paramount+). The removal of “Homecoming,” a spinoff to the reality series “The Real World” that aired for three decades on MTV, is more unclear given that the series had yet to receive a formal cancellation.
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Other titles no longer showing up on the platform include “Coyote,” “No Activity,” “Guilty Party” and “The Harper House.” “The Twilight Zone,” which was canceled after two seasons, was a project from the now-defunct CBS All Access (later rebranded to Paramount+). The removal of “Homecoming,” a spinoff to the reality series “The Real World” that aired for three decades on MTV, is more unclear given that the series had yet to receive a formal cancellation.
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- 2/1/2023
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
Days after Showtime, which is currently merging with Paramount+, pulled multiple titles from their platform, the streaming service has followed suit.
Jordan Peelee’s “The Twilight Zone,” which aired for two seasons between 2019 and 2020 before being canceled, has been removed, along with all three seasons of “The Real World: Homecoming.” Other projects no longer available include “Coyote,” “No Activity,” “Guilty Party” and “The Harper House.”
“The Real World: Homecoming,” which launched in 2021 with the New York cast, returned for two more seasons, reuniting the casts of Los Angeles and New Orleans. The Bunim/Murray Productions and MTV Entertainment Studios produced project was well-received by critics and no cancelation announcement has been made.
On Jan. 30, Showtime removed multiple titles, including “American Gigolo” and “Let the Right One In,” both of which were not renewed for a second season, both seasons of Jim Carrey’s “Kidding,” and solo seasons of “American Rust,...
Jordan Peelee’s “The Twilight Zone,” which aired for two seasons between 2019 and 2020 before being canceled, has been removed, along with all three seasons of “The Real World: Homecoming.” Other projects no longer available include “Coyote,” “No Activity,” “Guilty Party” and “The Harper House.”
“The Real World: Homecoming,” which launched in 2021 with the New York cast, returned for two more seasons, reuniting the casts of Los Angeles and New Orleans. The Bunim/Murray Productions and MTV Entertainment Studios produced project was well-received by critics and no cancelation announcement has been made.
On Jan. 30, Showtime removed multiple titles, including “American Gigolo” and “Let the Right One In,” both of which were not renewed for a second season, both seasons of Jim Carrey’s “Kidding,” and solo seasons of “American Rust,...
- 2/1/2023
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The streaming exodus continues as Paramount+ is the latest service to remove original titles from its platform.
The streamer has removed a raft of titles including Real World: Homecoming.
Other titles include Jordan Peele’s reboot of The Twilight Zone, which ran for two seasons between 2019 and 2020, Peter Sarsgaard-fronted true-crime drama Interrogation, Michael Chiklis’ Coyote, comedy series No Activity, Kate Beckinsale’s dark comedy Guilty Party and animated series The Harper House.
It comes days after sister company Showtime, which is in the process of being rebranded and merged with Paramount+, removed a slew of titles including Kidding, Super Pumped, On Becoming A God In Central Florida and American Rust.
It joins with streamers such as HBO Max, which removed titles such as FBoy Island and Westworld.
Real World: Homecoming is the most high-profile of the removals as the show has not seemingly been cancelled.
It returned with...
The streamer has removed a raft of titles including Real World: Homecoming.
Other titles include Jordan Peele’s reboot of The Twilight Zone, which ran for two seasons between 2019 and 2020, Peter Sarsgaard-fronted true-crime drama Interrogation, Michael Chiklis’ Coyote, comedy series No Activity, Kate Beckinsale’s dark comedy Guilty Party and animated series The Harper House.
It comes days after sister company Showtime, which is in the process of being rebranded and merged with Paramount+, removed a slew of titles including Kidding, Super Pumped, On Becoming A God In Central Florida and American Rust.
It joins with streamers such as HBO Max, which removed titles such as FBoy Island and Westworld.
Real World: Homecoming is the most high-profile of the removals as the show has not seemingly been cancelled.
It returned with...
- 2/1/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Yesterday in a memo to employees, Showtime and Paramount Media Networks President and CEO Chris McCarthy said the newly-merging brands will "divert investment away from areas that are underperforming and that account for less than 10 of our views." In a move that is disappointing but not surprising, it turns out the company's cost-cutting measures involve not just canceling shows but also purging them entirely from streaming. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a number of TV series have already been pulled from the Showtime streaming platform, which is set to be renamed Paramount+ with Showtime.
Among the shows that have reportedly disappeared are the unique and imaginative Jim Carrey project "Kidding" and the Kirsten Dunst-led dark comedy "On Becoming A God in Central Florida," both of which were critically acclaimed. The Jon Bernthal-led "American Gigolo" reimagining and a recent reboot of "Let the Right One In" were both cancelled just yesterday,...
Among the shows that have reportedly disappeared are the unique and imaginative Jim Carrey project "Kidding" and the Kirsten Dunst-led dark comedy "On Becoming A God in Central Florida," both of which were critically acclaimed. The Jon Bernthal-led "American Gigolo" reimagining and a recent reboot of "Let the Right One In" were both cancelled just yesterday,...
- 1/31/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
On Jan. 30, Paramount Global became the latest Hollywood conglomerate to revamp its streaming setup and strategy, unveiling a sweeping combination of the Paramount+ streaming service and Showtime.
The move will also bring changes to programming — originals like Kidding, Super Pumped and American Rust, among others, were removed from the Showtime platform — and likely additional layoffs as Paramount CEO Bob Bakish acknowledged “uncertainty for the teams working on these brands and businesses.”
Wall Street analysts took stock of the plans, weighing in on Paramount’s streaming business in broader terms. Both the Showtime linear pay-tv channel and the premium tier of Paramount+ will be rebranded as Paramount+ With Showtime, with Chris McCarthy to lead the Showtime studio and linear channel, while Tom Ryan oversees the streaming business. Pricing and other details are expected to be disclosed later.
Wells Fargo analyst Steven Cahall, who has an “underweight” rating and 11 stock price target on Paramount,...
The move will also bring changes to programming — originals like Kidding, Super Pumped and American Rust, among others, were removed from the Showtime platform — and likely additional layoffs as Paramount CEO Bob Bakish acknowledged “uncertainty for the teams working on these brands and businesses.”
Wall Street analysts took stock of the plans, weighing in on Paramount’s streaming business in broader terms. Both the Showtime linear pay-tv channel and the premium tier of Paramount+ will be rebranded as Paramount+ With Showtime, with Chris McCarthy to lead the Showtime studio and linear channel, while Tom Ryan oversees the streaming business. Pricing and other details are expected to be disclosed later.
Wells Fargo analyst Steven Cahall, who has an “underweight” rating and 11 stock price target on Paramount,...
- 1/31/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As reported yesterday, Showtime has been cleaning house as it goes through a rebranding process with Paramount+. The Hollywood Reporter gives an extended list of the Showtime originals getting canceled. Along with original programing of American Gigolo and Let The Right One In, more titles like Jim Carrey’s comedy, Kidding, as well as Kirsten Dunst’s On Becoming a God in Central Florida have been given the axe with the likes of Super Pumped and American Rust. While these shows were already not getting additional seasons, they’ve been removed from the service entirely, which is a shame. Some, such as Super Pumped, were limited series and presumably evergreen.
All of this cancelation news comes on the heels of both the premium cable network and the online streamer, Paramount+ goes through a merging rebranding to become Paramount+ on Showtime. Chris McCarthy, the President and CEO of Showtime and Paramount Media Networks,...
All of this cancelation news comes on the heels of both the premium cable network and the online streamer, Paramount+ goes through a merging rebranding to become Paramount+ on Showtime. Chris McCarthy, the President and CEO of Showtime and Paramount Media Networks,...
- 1/31/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
We learned last night that Showtime has decided not to order a second season of the “Let the Right One In” series that debuted last year, this news coming along with the reveal that Showtime will be folded into the Paramount+ streaming service beginning later this year. On top of that, we’ve now learned that the series has been removed from Showtime entirely.
THR reports today that “Let the Right One In” is one of several shows that have been removed from the Showtime streaming service ahead of the upcoming fusion with Paramount+.
THR details, “The list includes American Gigolo and Let the Right One In — both of which were canceled earlier Monday — as well as Jim Carrey vehicle Kidding, the first season of anthology Super Pumped, On Becoming a God in Central Florida and American Rust. Also vanishing from the Showtime streaming platform are seasons of acquired content including The End and Wakefield.
THR reports today that “Let the Right One In” is one of several shows that have been removed from the Showtime streaming service ahead of the upcoming fusion with Paramount+.
THR details, “The list includes American Gigolo and Let the Right One In — both of which were canceled earlier Monday — as well as Jim Carrey vehicle Kidding, the first season of anthology Super Pumped, On Becoming a God in Central Florida and American Rust. Also vanishing from the Showtime streaming platform are seasons of acquired content including The End and Wakefield.
- 1/31/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Showtime has pulled several series from its streaming platform, becoming the latest banner to parse down its digital library in the past year. Sources close to the situation share that most removed titles will have the opportunity to sell to third-parties.
Among the removals are “American Gigolo” and “Let the Right One In,” both of which were not renewed for a second season, as announced by Showtime just earlier Monday afternoon. Both seasons of the Jim Carrey-starring “Kidding” are also no longer available to watch on the platform, as well as the single-season series “American Rust” and “On Becoming a God in Central Florida.”
The first season of “Super Pumped” has also been removed. The business anthology series had been renewed in Feb. 2022, with plans for a second season to focus on the history of Facebook. However, few updates have emerged on the project in the months since.
Other...
Among the removals are “American Gigolo” and “Let the Right One In,” both of which were not renewed for a second season, as announced by Showtime just earlier Monday afternoon. Both seasons of the Jim Carrey-starring “Kidding” are also no longer available to watch on the platform, as well as the single-season series “American Rust” and “On Becoming a God in Central Florida.”
The first season of “Super Pumped” has also been removed. The business anthology series had been renewed in Feb. 2022, with plans for a second season to focus on the history of Facebook. However, few updates have emerged on the project in the months since.
Other...
- 1/31/2023
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
We’re not kidding about this news: The Jim Carrey dramedy Kidding is among several Showtime series that have been removed from the pay-cable network’s streaming platforms, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
In addition to Kidding, which wrapped up a two-season run in 2020, the Kirsten Dunst dark comedy On Becoming a God in Central Florida and the Jeff Daniels cop drama American Rust are no longer available to stream on Showtime’s streaming service. Also gone: American Gigolo and Let the Right One In, both of which were cancelled earlier today by Showtime after one season each. Season 1 of the business-world anthology Super Pumped,...
In addition to Kidding, which wrapped up a two-season run in 2020, the Kirsten Dunst dark comedy On Becoming a God in Central Florida and the Jeff Daniels cop drama American Rust are no longer available to stream on Showtime’s streaming service. Also gone: American Gigolo and Let the Right One In, both of which were cancelled earlier today by Showtime after one season each. Season 1 of the business-world anthology Super Pumped,...
- 1/31/2023
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Add Showtime to the list of outlets who are pulling content from their streaming platforms.
Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the Paramount Global-backed cabler has pulled a number of short-lived, under-performing shows from its streaming platform. The list includes American Gigolo and Let the Right One In — both of which were canceled earlier Monday — as well as Jim Carrey vehicle Kidding, the first season of anthology Super Pumped, On Becoming a God in Central Florida and American Rust. Also vanishing from the Showtime streaming platform are seasons of acquired content including The End and Wakefield. Additional shows are likely included in the mass removal.
Reps for Showtime did not immediately respond to THR’s request for comment.
The news comes hours after Showtime parent Paramount Global announced that the linear premium cable network and the premium version of Paramount+ would both be rebranded later this year as Paramount+ on Showtime.
Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the Paramount Global-backed cabler has pulled a number of short-lived, under-performing shows from its streaming platform. The list includes American Gigolo and Let the Right One In — both of which were canceled earlier Monday — as well as Jim Carrey vehicle Kidding, the first season of anthology Super Pumped, On Becoming a God in Central Florida and American Rust. Also vanishing from the Showtime streaming platform are seasons of acquired content including The End and Wakefield. Additional shows are likely included in the mass removal.
Reps for Showtime did not immediately respond to THR’s request for comment.
The news comes hours after Showtime parent Paramount Global announced that the linear premium cable network and the premium version of Paramount+ would both be rebranded later this year as Paramount+ on Showtime.
- 1/31/2023
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
What would you do if you could find out your life's true potential? That's the question plaguing the residents of a small town when a mysterious machine appears in the local general store, with the ability to reveal each person's true destiny. Based on the M.O. Walsh novel of the same name, "The Big Door Prize" sees the small town shaken up by the life-changing predictions of the strange 'Morpho Machine,' which scans their fingerprints and DNA before spitting out a tiny card that encapsulates their life purpose.
I'm not gonna lie — this sounds like a unilaterally terrible idea. First off, the concept of true potential is frighteningly vague all on its own. Is it a goal that each person can achieve but won't necessarily? Don't we already put enough pressure on ourselves without the universe weighing in? Also, the idea of everyone in the town being able to...
I'm not gonna lie — this sounds like a unilaterally terrible idea. First off, the concept of true potential is frighteningly vague all on its own. Is it a goal that each person can achieve but won't necessarily? Don't we already put enough pressure on ourselves without the universe weighing in? Also, the idea of everyone in the town being able to...
- 1/19/2023
- by Shania Russell
- Slash Film
After only two years of being online only, the Sundance Film Festival is again happening in Park City, Utah. As usual, JoBlo is going to be there to check out all of the coolest movies to emerge from the indie scene. I’m excited to get my boots on the ground and watch some movies. While the online edition was fun, nothing beats discovering these movies with an audience. I almost got to attend the festival in person last year, only for a late Covid surge to result in the fest being canceled at the last minute. Nevertheless, the fest is back in full swing this year, with an impressive lineup with a few genre heavy-hitters mixed in among more high-brow fare.
Here are some of the titles we’re most excited to see:
Infinity Pool
Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor was a big hit at the last in-person Sundance in...
Here are some of the titles we’re most excited to see:
Infinity Pool
Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor was a big hit at the last in-person Sundance in...
- 1/19/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Kasey Inez (The Sex Lives of College Girls), Jahking Guillory (Black Lightning), Pedro Correa (The Middle) and Damon Gupton (Babylon) will topline Summer of Violence — the first feature written and directed by actress Nicki Micheaux (Lincoln Heights), which has wrapped production.
Summer of Violence is a coming-of-age pic, emerging from Micheaux’s time with the Sundance Writing Collab, which was shot in Colorado. The film from Three60 Films follows a young college grad, Naomi (Inez), who turns down law school to pursue poetry, despite her father’s objections. She subsequently struggles to survive in 1993 Denver, after being cut off by her father during a period of violent crime in the city known as the Summer of Violence. Guillory plays Naomi’s artist friend, Frank, with Correa as her boyfriend Richie, and Gupton as her father, Thomas.
Micheaux is producing the pic with her production company partner, Johnny Wimbrey, as...
Summer of Violence is a coming-of-age pic, emerging from Micheaux’s time with the Sundance Writing Collab, which was shot in Colorado. The film from Three60 Films follows a young college grad, Naomi (Inez), who turns down law school to pursue poetry, despite her father’s objections. She subsequently struggles to survive in 1993 Denver, after being cut off by her father during a period of violent crime in the city known as the Summer of Violence. Guillory plays Naomi’s artist friend, Frank, with Correa as her boyfriend Richie, and Gupton as her father, Thomas.
Micheaux is producing the pic with her production company partner, Johnny Wimbrey, as...
- 12/23/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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There’s probably a good chance a friend recently told you that you “have to watch Yellowjackets!” (which you do), the George & Tammy series, or that new Sheryl Crow doc that premiered on Showtime. The good news is that, even if you don’t already have a subscription, there are now a ton of ways you can start streaming Showtime online for free.
Right now, Showtime is...
There’s probably a good chance a friend recently told you that you “have to watch Yellowjackets!” (which you do), the George & Tammy series, or that new Sheryl Crow doc that premiered on Showtime. The good news is that, even if you don’t already have a subscription, there are now a ton of ways you can start streaming Showtime online for free.
Right now, Showtime is...
- 12/23/2022
- by John Lonsdale
- Rollingstone.com
Amazon Orders Ftx Limited Series From Russo Brothers‘ Agbo, ’Hunters’ Creator David Weil (Exclusive)
An eight-episode limited series about the Ftx scandal from Joe and Anthony Russo’s production company, Agbo, has been set up at Amazon, Variety has learned exclusively.
David Weil is set to write the pilot and executive produce, while an individual with knowledge of the project says that the Russos are in talks to direct in addition to executive producing. Other executive producers include Mike Larocca, Angela Russo-Otstot, and Scott Nemes for Agbo as well as Natalie Laine Williams.
Amazon is hoping to put the show into production in spring 2023.
“We are excited to be able to continue our great working relationship with David, Joe, Anthony, and the Agbo team with this fascinating event series,” said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios. “I can’t think of better partners to bring this multifaceted story to our global Prime Video audience.”
Ftx was founded in 2019 and became one of the biggest...
David Weil is set to write the pilot and executive produce, while an individual with knowledge of the project says that the Russos are in talks to direct in addition to executive producing. Other executive producers include Mike Larocca, Angela Russo-Otstot, and Scott Nemes for Agbo as well as Natalie Laine Williams.
Amazon is hoping to put the show into production in spring 2023.
“We are excited to be able to continue our great working relationship with David, Joe, Anthony, and the Agbo team with this fascinating event series,” said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios. “I can’t think of better partners to bring this multifaceted story to our global Prime Video audience.”
Ftx was founded in 2019 and became one of the biggest...
- 11/23/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The bidding for film and TV rights is shaping up to be wild and wooly on an unwritten book about the stunning collapse of Ftx cryptocurrency exchange titan Sam Bankman-Fried.
Lewis, the master of channeling complicated financial and statistical data-based stories into hit films — The Big Short, The Blind Side and Moneyball to name three — spent half a year with the nerdy Bankman-Fried when he was flying high and buying stadium naming rights, donating to Democratic candidates and hobnobbing with celebs he hired to endorse his wares like Larry David, Tom Brady, Giselle Bundchen and Steph Curry (they are now being sued). Now, Bankman-Fried is sitting in the Bahamas wondering what went wrong after his service and hedge fund went belly up, with a lotta money reportedly missing and regulators poised to investigate and many investors losing fortunes. Bankman-Fried, worth was pegged just recently as high as 26 billion in paper holdings,...
Lewis, the master of channeling complicated financial and statistical data-based stories into hit films — The Big Short, The Blind Side and Moneyball to name three — spent half a year with the nerdy Bankman-Fried when he was flying high and buying stadium naming rights, donating to Democratic candidates and hobnobbing with celebs he hired to endorse his wares like Larry David, Tom Brady, Giselle Bundchen and Steph Curry (they are now being sued). Now, Bankman-Fried is sitting in the Bahamas wondering what went wrong after his service and hedge fund went belly up, with a lotta money reportedly missing and regulators poised to investigate and many investors losing fortunes. Bankman-Fried, worth was pegged just recently as high as 26 billion in paper holdings,...
- 11/18/2022
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
The new Hulu series “Welcome to Chippendales” may take place well before the age of smartphones and apps, but it has much in common with recent digital-era downfall narratives like “WeCrashed,” “Superpumped: The Battle for Uber,” and “The Dropout.” In the case of “Chippendales,” the mastermind corrupted by money and the mirage of success is Somen “Steve” Bannerjee.
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- 11/17/2022
- by Nick Allen
- The Playlist
Exclusive: Kyle Chandler and Glenn Close are set to join Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx in the Netflix action-comedy Back In Action. The project drew headlines when it was announced in June on Foxx’s social media accounts as it marks Diaz’s return to acting after retiring from acting in 2018.
The storyline for the action-comedy is being kept under wraps, but Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses) is directing from a script he wrote with Brendan O’Brien’s (Neighbors). Beau Bauman (Central Intelligence) is producing for Good One Productions alongside Gordon for Exhibit A and Jenno Topping & Peter Chernin for Chernin Entertainment. Foxx, Datari Turner, O’Brien and Tim Lewis are exec producing.
Chandler will next be seen in Netflix’s Slumberland, the fantasy drama directed by Francis Lawrence alongside Jason Momoa, which drops on Netflix November 18th. He was most recently seen in the Showtime limited series Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber...
The storyline for the action-comedy is being kept under wraps, but Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses) is directing from a script he wrote with Brendan O’Brien’s (Neighbors). Beau Bauman (Central Intelligence) is producing for Good One Productions alongside Gordon for Exhibit A and Jenno Topping & Peter Chernin for Chernin Entertainment. Foxx, Datari Turner, O’Brien and Tim Lewis are exec producing.
Chandler will next be seen in Netflix’s Slumberland, the fantasy drama directed by Francis Lawrence alongside Jason Momoa, which drops on Netflix November 18th. He was most recently seen in the Showtime limited series Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber...
- 11/15/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: CSI: Vegas co-executive producer Safia M. Dirie is expanding her relationship with the companies behind the CSI sequel: CBS, CBS Studios and Bruckheimer Television.
Dirie has signed a two-year overall deal with CBS Studios. Under the pact, she has teamed with Bruckheimer Television for Cambridge, a drama series which has been set at CBS for development.
Written by Dirie, Cambridge centers on Dr. Diana “Cambridge” Clark, a gutsy, world-class pathologist who returns to the hospital she abruptly quit when she is assigned to lead a team of medical investigators – her former colleagues – as they diagnose the country’s most mysterious diseases.
Dirie executive produces with Bruckheimer TV’s Jerry Bruckheimer and KristieAnne Reed.
Previously, Dirie was a co-executive producer on Showtime’s Super Pumped and did stints on CBS’ God Friended Me and Starz’s Power. She is repped by CAA and Jr MCGinnis of Ftsamr.
Dirie has signed a two-year overall deal with CBS Studios. Under the pact, she has teamed with Bruckheimer Television for Cambridge, a drama series which has been set at CBS for development.
Written by Dirie, Cambridge centers on Dr. Diana “Cambridge” Clark, a gutsy, world-class pathologist who returns to the hospital she abruptly quit when she is assigned to lead a team of medical investigators – her former colleagues – as they diagnose the country’s most mysterious diseases.
Dirie executive produces with Bruckheimer TV’s Jerry Bruckheimer and KristieAnne Reed.
Previously, Dirie was a co-executive producer on Showtime’s Super Pumped and did stints on CBS’ God Friended Me and Starz’s Power. She is repped by CAA and Jr MCGinnis of Ftsamr.
- 11/9/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
If you aren’t listening to Brian Koppelman’s excellent podcast, The Moment, let this be the reminder that you need to do that. A screenwriter, director, and current writer/showrunner, co-creator, and executive producer of Showtime’s “Billions” and the anthology show “Super Pumped,” which focuses on ‘The Battle For Uber’ in season one with his partner David Levien.
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- 10/31/2022
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
After a contentious lawsuit erupted between filmmaker Quentin Tarantino and his former studio Miramax over Tarantino’s decision to release a series of “Pulp Fiction” NFTs, with both sides firing off heated arguments in the media, an agreement has been reached.
Miramax and Quentin Tarantino have released a joint statement regarding the settlement of the pending Nft lawsuit.
“The parties have agreed to put this matter behind them and look forward to collaborating with each other on future projects, including possible NFTs,” the statement said.
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Quentin Tarantino’s Lawyer Says ‘Miramax Is Wrong’ After Studio Sues Over ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFTs
Late last year, Tarantino and blockchain company Secret Network announced that they’d be selling uncut and unreleased scenes from “Pulp Fiction” as NFTs. Those purchasing the NFTs would also receive exclusive access to extras, including commentary from Tarantino and images of the handwritten first draft of the screenplay.
Miramax and Quentin Tarantino have released a joint statement regarding the settlement of the pending Nft lawsuit.
“The parties have agreed to put this matter behind them and look forward to collaborating with each other on future projects, including possible NFTs,” the statement said.
Also Read:
Quentin Tarantino’s Lawyer Says ‘Miramax Is Wrong’ After Studio Sues Over ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFTs
Late last year, Tarantino and blockchain company Secret Network announced that they’d be selling uncut and unreleased scenes from “Pulp Fiction” as NFTs. Those purchasing the NFTs would also receive exclusive access to extras, including commentary from Tarantino and images of the handwritten first draft of the screenplay.
- 9/8/2022
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
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