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‘Hostel’ TV Series Starring Paul Giamatti in the Works (Exclusive)
Hostel is coming to television. Paul Giamatti has closed a deal to star in a Hostel TV series with the franchise’s Eli Roth, Chris Briggs and Mike Fleiss all returning for the project from Fifth Season, the studio behind Apple TV+’s Severance. The Hostel show, which is currently in development and does not yet have […]
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‘All American’ Renewed for Abbreviated Seventh Season at The CW
All American has survived another round with Nexstar — but there’s a catch. The CW, currently controlled by station group Nexstar, has renewed All American for an abbreviated 13-episode seventh season that won’t arrive until 2025. A decision on the future of its spinoff, All American: Homecoming, has not yet been determined as the show […]
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Sony Shutters TriStar TV, Jennifer Turner Among Duo Leaving (Exclusive)
Sony Pictures Television is shuttering its TriStar TV banner. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that TriStar TV exec vp Jennifer Turner and senior vp development Nicole Norwood are leaving as the division is being folded into the larger Sony TV fold. No additional layoffs are expected to come as part of the move. Reps for […]
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Charlie Hunnam to Star in Ed Brubaker’s ‘Criminal’ for Amazon
Amazon has found its criminal. Charlie Hunnam has been tapped to star in Amazon’s adaptation of Ed Brubaker’s comic series Criminal. Picked up to series in January after nearly a year in development, Criminal is described as an interlocking universe of crime stories based on the multiple Eisner Award-winning graphic novel series created by Brubaker […]
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‘We Are Lady Parts’ Creator on Scaling Up in Season 2
Welcome to the 261st episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast. Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as […]
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‘The Vince Staples Show’ Renewed at Netflix
Netflix is staying in business with Vince Staples. The streamer has handed out a second season renewal for The Vince Staples Show. The five-episode scripted comedy from exec producer Kenya Barris was initially billed as a limited series. An episode count for season two has not yet been determined. “The Vince Staples Show is back! […]
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Amazon Orders Animated Comedy From Aubrey Plaza
Amazon is making biscuits with Aubrey Plaza. The online retailer/streamer has handed out a series order for Kevin, an animated comedy from Aubrey Plaza and Joe Wengert (Big Mouth). The series revolves around a lifelong house cat who decides that he doesn’t want to live with people anymore. The comedy is loosely inspired by a […]
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‘Minecraft’ TV Series in the Works at Netflix
Minecraft is coming to Netflix. Netflix and Mojang Studios are teaming to develop a CG-animated TV series based on the Minecraft franchise. Details on the potential series, which was announced Thursday as part of the 15th anniversary of the game, are slim other than it will feature an original story with new characters that shows […]
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‘Generation’ Duo Set Marching Band Show at Amazon With John Benjamin Hickey, Chanté Adams to Star
Generation creators Daniel and Ben Barnz have lined up their next show. The married couple has landed a pilot order at Amazon for the marching band dramedy Band, with John Benjamin Hickey (Pitch Perfect, The Big C) and Chanté Adams (A League of Their Own, A Man in Full) set to lead the ensemble cast. […]
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Why Reality TV Is On Life Support
Veteran unscripted producer Wendy Miller was attending a gathering for women over 40 in unscripted television who are unemployed when she had the idea. Though the get-together could easily have turned maudlin, one woman brought levity to the proceedings by telling a story about working on a past show that cracked up the whole room. […]
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‘The Girls on the Bus’ Canceled at Max
Max is getting off the bus. The Warner Bros. Discovery-backed streamer has canceled The Girls on the Bus after a single season on the platform. The Warner Bros. TV-produced drama, originally developed at Netflix and The CW before landing at the studio’s streaming counterpart, wrapped its 10-episode run May 9. “While Max will not be […]
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‘TV’s Top 5’: The CW, Freevee and Brands That Could Have Been
Welcome to the 260th episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast. Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as […]
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