Television

Bridgerton exec producer Shonda Rhimes says the success of her blockbuster period romp has proved the economic sense of prioritising diversity on screen.  The cast of Bridgerton, made by Shondaland for Netflix, has been lauded for its inclusion, with fictional family members of different colour, described by Rhimes as “colour-conscious casting” rather than “colour blind.”
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Donald Lee Harris, the longtime Grey’s Anatomy production designer whose credits also include The Office, American Housewife, Malcolm in the Middle and dozens of other shows, died November 1 of cancer, his family told Deadline. He was 78.    Harris began his Grey’s Anatomy stint with Season 3 in 2006 and stayed with the show through
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Fans of Fate: The Winx Saga, take heart. Creator Iginio Straffi has posted that there are other projects in the works now that the Netflix live-action series has been canceled after two seasons. “Fate has been an exciting adventure, a great achievement, and a hit watched by millions globally, re-confirming the power of the Winx world,” Straffi wrote
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Sky and Peacock are forging a TV adaptation of Frederick Forsyth’s The Day of the Jackal with Top Boy showrunner Ronan Bennett attached. Described as a “contemporary reimagining of the beloved and respected novel,” Universal International Studios label Carnival Films’ adaptation in association with Sky Studios is the first TV rework, following Fred Zinnemann’s BAFTA-winning
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France’s Minister of Culture Rima Abdul Malak appeared to suggest in a radio interview on Monday that a further softening of the country’s strict media chronology rules could be on the cards for the global platforms. “We’ve already reduced it. It used to be 36 months,” she said in an interview on the RTL network, in answer to
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Brad Schwartz has been officially named as President, CW Entertainment. This comes less than a day after Deadline revealed that he was the main candidate for the top programming role following Nexstar’s acquisition of the network. Former Pop TV chief Schwartz will be responsible for programming strategy, creative and brand development, and day-to-day operations of
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Christina Applegate was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis during the filming of the third and final season of Dead to Me back in 2021. The Netflix show took a pause for about five months and the star is now recalling how she felt during that time. “There was the sense of, ‘Well, let’s get her some
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Simon Cowell is opening up about reviving The X-Factor in the U.S. as he says there are networks interested in bringing back the singing competition. Fox aired the reality show for three seasons in the U.S. between 2011 and 2013. Although it’s television run was short-lived, Cowell was able to discover the pop group Fifth
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UPDATED with SEC filing about board of directors. Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, has gotten rid of the entire board of directors for the company, designating himself as “sole director.” The action was not unexpected, as Musk immediately ejected several top-level execs on Thursday after closing his $44 billion acquisition of the struggling social media
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