ABC news
‘General Hospital’s Jonathan Jackson Exiting As Lucky Spencer Again (June 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/general-hospital-jonathan-jackson-leaving-lucky-spencer-1236425231/
‘Raising Kanan’s Hailey Kilgore & ‘Harlem’s Juani Feliz Among 4 Cast As
Series Regulars In ‘9-1-1: Nashville’ (June 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/9-1-1-nashville-hailey-kilgore-juani-feliz-cast-1236421918/
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CBS news
‘Boston Blue’: Maggie Lawson Joins ‘Blue Bloods’ Offshoot For CBS (June 2)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/maggie-lawson-boston-blue-cbs-blue-bloods-spinoff-1236420822/
‘Survivor 50’ Cast Photos: All The Castaways Confirmed For CBS
Competition (May 28)
https://deadline.com/gallery/survivor-50-cast-photos-cbs/
As ‘After Midnight’ Ends, ‘Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen’ Returns To
CBS Late-Night Slot (May 27)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/comics-unleashed-with-byron-allen-cbs-late-night-2-1236411297/
‘Watson’: CBS Boss On Decision To Delay Season 2 Of Medical Drama Until 2026 (May 26)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/watson-season-2-delay-reasons-cbs-1236409994/
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CW news
‘All American’ Renewed For Eighth & Final Season At The CW (June 2)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/all-american-renewed-season-8-the-cw-1236387012/
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Fox news
Patrick Walker & Charlotte Fountain-Jardim Upped to Series Regulars On
Fox’s ‘Doc’ For Season 2 (May 28)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/patrick-walker-charlotte-fountain-jardim-fox-doc-1236411979/
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NBC news
One Chicago: All Leads Set To Return Next Season As ‘Chicago Fire’ Trio Inks New Deals (June 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/one-chicago-leads-return-taylor-kinney-dermot-mulroney-1236421937/
Kristin Chenoweth Joins ‘Stumble’ NBC Comedy Pilot (May 27)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/kristin-chenoweth-stumble-nbc-comedy-pilot-1236412022/
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Cable channel news
Stephen King Series ‘The Institute’ Gets Premiere Date At MGM+; First
Look (June 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/stephen-king-the-institute-premiere-date-mgm-plus-trailer-1236424633/
[July 13]
‘Alien: Earth’ Trailer Unleashes Horrifying Creatures From The Darkest Corners Of The Universe [FX] (June 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/alien-earth-trailer-noah-hawley-fx-series-premiere-date-1236424331/
["Per the official logline: In the year 2120, the Earth is governed by
five corporations: Prodigy, Weyland-Yutani, Lynch, Dynamic and
Threshold. In this Corporate Era, cyborgs (humans with both biological
and artificial parts) and synthetics (humanoid robots with artificial intelligence) exist alongside humans. But the game is changed when the wunderkind Founder and CEO of Prodigy Corporation unlocks a new
technological advancement: hybrids (humanoid robots infused with human consciousness). The first hybrid prototype named “Wendy” (Sydney
Chandler) marks a new dawn in the race for immortality. After Weyland-Yutani’s spaceship collides into Prodigy City, “Wendy” and the other hybrids encounter mysterious life forms more terrifying than
anyone could have ever imagined."]
‘Better Call Saul’ Co-Creator Peter Gould Sets Drama Pilot ‘Disinherited’ At FX Starring Victoria Pedretti & Kiera Allen (June 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/peter-gould-fx-pilot-victoria-pedretti-kiera-allen-1236423333/
["In 'Disinherited,' an unexpected inheritance thrusts a pair of scrappy sisters into a world of generational wealth and long-buried crimes."]
‘The Rainmaker’ Legal Drama Sets Premiere Date At USA Network; Unveils First Trailer (June 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/the-rainmaker-premiere-date-trailer-usa-network-1236423088/
["the Lionsgate and Blumhouse series follows Rudy Baylor (Milo
Callaghan) who, fresh out of law school, goes head-to-head with
courtroom lion Leo Drummond (John Slattery) and his law school
girlfriend Sarah Plankmore (Madison Iseman). Rudy, along with his boss
(Lana Parrilla) and her disheveled paralegal, uncover two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client’s son."]
Taye Diggs, Lesley-Ann Brandt & Aimee Garcia To Lead Lifetime’s New
Terry McMillan Presents Movie (June 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/terry-mcmillan-his-hers-ours-movie-taye-diggs-1236421809/
HBO’s Rachel Sennott Comedy Series Adds Lauren Holt, Moses Ingram,
Elijah Wood & Josh Brener (June 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/rachel-sennott-hbo-series-moses-ingram-lauren-holt-elijah-wood-1236422129/
‘Dexter: Resurrection’ First Trailer Teases Michael C. Hall’s Reinvention In New York City Amid A New Cast Of Serial Killers
[Showtime] (May 31)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/dexter-resurrection-first-trailer-michael-c-hall-showtime-1236415065/
‘True Detective’s Nic Pizzolatto Says Matthew McConaughey & Woody Harrelson Are “Open To” Reprising Cohle & Hart For “Another Story” [HBO]
(May 31)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/true-detective-nic-pizzolatto-season-1-hbo-another-story-1236415030/
Mark Johnson Re-Ups AMC Deal, Sets ‘Black Vault’ Drama As He Talks Anne Rice Universe Expansion, ‘Great American Stories’ Plan & Industry Correction (May 30)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/mark-johnson-amc-deal-black-vault-anne-rice-breaking-bad-1236411696/
[in 'Black Vault,' "after an ambitious CIA field agent makes the
ill-advised choice to report his encounter with a UFO, he finds himself abandoned by both his family and his allies at the Agency. Fifteen years later, buried behind a desk at Langley, he’s asked to join a task force investigating government knowledge of UFOs. Armed with the tools to
unpack the circumstances of his own disgrace and redeem his past, he
stumbles onto a mystery that could upend the geopolitical order— and possibly much more."]
‘Talamasca’: AMC Networks Reveals First Look Of Upcoming Anne Rice Drama
& New Castmembers Jason Schwartzman, Celine Buckens (May 30)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/talamasca-amc-networks-first-look-anne-rice-drama-1236414419/
["'Anne Rice’s Talamasca' focuses on a secretive society called the Talamasca, comprised of the men and women responsible for tracking and containing the witches, vampires, and other creatures scattered around
the globe."]
Stand-Alone Starz CEO Jeff Hirsch Sees A Future Of Owned Shows, Lower
Costs & Deals With Networks “Marooned” In Linear Limbo (May 29)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/starz-ceo-jeff-hirsch-on-future-of-standalone-company-1236413949/
Starz U.S. Subscriber Levels Rise In Q4; Former Lionsgate Unit Takes
$177.4M Charge For Content “Reassessment” (May 29)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/starz-subscriber-levels-rise-q4-lionsgate-restructuring-charge-1236413743/
‘The Chi’ Renewed For Season 8 By Showtime Following Strong Season 7
Debut (May 29)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-chi-renewed-season-8-showtime-1236413097/
As Wrexham AFC Closes In On Premier League, FX Renews ‘Welcome to
Wrexham’ For Season 5 (May 28)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/fx-renews-welcome-to-wrexham-season-5-1236412173/
J.K. Simmons To Headline ‘The Westies’ MGM+ Series (May 28)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/jk-simmons-the-westies-mgm-plus-1236411793/
["'The Westies' is set in the early 1980s when the construction of the
Jacob Javitz Convention Center on the Westies’ home turf in Hell’s
Kitchen promises a financial windfall for the Irish-American organized
crime gang. Despite being outnumbered 50-to-1 by the Five Families of
the Italian mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have
given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile dtente. But internal conflict between the brash younger generation and
the old-school leadership threatens to set a match to this powder keg,
which will sweep the Westies into the FBI’s ever-deepening investigation into the Italian mafia."]
‘Dark Winds’ Casts Isabel DeRoy-Olson & Luke Barnett For Season 4 [AMC] (May 27)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/dark-winds-cast-isabel-deroy-olson-luke-barnett-season-4-1236410061/
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Streaming service news--Apple TV+
Leslie Odom, Jr. Joins ‘Imperfect Women’ Apple TV+ Limited Series (June 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/leslie-odom-jr-imperfect-women-apple-tv-limited-series-1236424915/
‘Before’ Co-Star Judith Light Talks Teaming Up With Long Time Friend
Billy Crystal For Apple TV+ Psychological Thriller (June 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/before-judith-light-interview-1236423520/
‘Slow Horses’ Season 5 Gets Fall Premiere Date On Apple TV+; First Look Photos Show Nick Mohammed In Guest Role (June 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/slow-horses-season-5-premiere-date-apple-tv-1236421376/
[September 24]
Genden Phuntsok Lands Title Role In Apple’s Mount Everest Expedition
Flick ‘Tenzing’ First Look (June 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/tenzing-movie-casts-genden-phuntsok-1236421962/
Everything We Know About ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ So Far (May 30)
https://deadline.com/feature/margos-got-money-troubles-show-news-updates-1236412988/
Liev Schreiber, Zazie Beetz & Stephen Graham To Lead New Apple Series
Based On Lars Kepler Novels (May 29)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/apple-adaptation-show-lars-kepler-liev-screiber-zazie-beetz-1236413851/
["The project tells the story of Jonah Lynn (Schreiber), an ex-soldier
turned homicide detective who, tired of working the tough streets of Philadelphia, moves to a small town in Western Pennsylvania for a quiet
life. But, as the town and his family come under attack from the
diabolically cunning serial killer Jurek Walter (Graham), Jonah must
protect all that he holds dear. When the desperate search for Jurek’s
last missing victim forces Jonah to send his adopted daughter, FBI Agent
Saga Bauer (Beetz), up against Jurek, how far will Jonah go?"]
‘Government Cheese’ Creator Paul Hunter Talks Familial Bonds And Season Finale (May 29)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/government-cheese-paul-hunter-interview-1236413112/
Ruth Madeley Lands Lead Role In Apple’s Civil Rights Film ‘Being Heumann’ From ‘CODA’s Siân Heder (May 29)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/being-heumann-casts-ruth-madeley-judy-heumann-1236413488/
[about "famed disability activist Judy Heumann"]
‘The Morning Show’ Season 4 Sets Premiere Date; Apple TV+ Gives First
Look At Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons & More Newsroom Newcomers (May 28)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-morning-show-season-4-premiere-date-1236412304/
Everything We Know About ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ So Far (May 28)
https://deadline.com/feature/margos-got-money-troubles-show-news-updates-1236412988/
Jonathan Tropper On His Jon Hamm Series ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’, Its Upcoming Season Finale And Where It Goes From Here Behind The Lens
(May 26)
https://deadline.com/video/jonathan-tropper-your-friends-and-neighbors-interview/
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Streaming service news--Disney+
‘Daredevil: Born Again’s Charlie Cox & Showrunner EP Dario Scardapane On Reviving Marvel Series & Jessica Jones’ Comeback Crew Call Podcast
(June 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/daredevil-born-again-charlie-cox-jessica-jones-interview-1236424793/
‘Andor’ Creator Tony Gilroy Speaks On The “Pretty Effortless” Decision To Decry The Empire’s “Genocide” In Season 2 & The “Responsibilities” Of
Series’ Hefty $650M Price Tag (June 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/tony-gilroy-andor-budget-genocide-star-wars-1236424820/
‘Vision’: Emily Hampshire Cast as E.D.I.T.H. In Marvel Series For
Disney+ (June 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/emily-hampshire-edith-vision-marvel-series-disney-plus-1236422447/
‘Snow White’: Rachel Zegler Movie Tunes Up Disney+ Premiere Date (June 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/snow-white-disney-premiere-date-1236422998/
[June 11]
‘Vision’: T’Nia Miller Cast As Jocasta In Marvel Series For Disney+
(May 26)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/tnia-miller-jocasta-vision-marvel-series-disney-plus-1236411284/
["The new series is thought be set after the events in WandaVision and
follow Vision (Paul Bettany) as he tries to regain his memory and
humanity."]
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Streaming service news--HBO Max
Jesse Armstrong’s HBO Movie ‘Mountainhead’ Gets Early Release On Max (May 30)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/jesse-armstrong-hbo-movie-mountainhead-early-release-max-1236414752/
[3:01 a.m. ET instead of 8 pm]
‘Hacks’ Season 4 Finale: Creators Talk Series Endgame, Potential For Jimmy-Kayla Spin-Off, & HBO Series ‘Kansas City Star’ In Development
(May 29)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/hacks-season-4-ending-explained-jimmy-kayla-spin-off-1236412787/
‘Hacks’ Renewed For Season 5 By Max (May 27)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/hacks-renewed-season-5-max-1236411957/
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Streaming service news--Hulu
Ray McKinnon, Margo Martindale & Donal Logue Among 5 Rounding Out Guest
Stars In Elgin James’ ‘Prison Break’ Pilot (June 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/elgin-james-prison-break-pilot-supporting-cast-1236423500/
Priscilla Delgado Rounds Out Leading Cast In Elgin James’ ‘Prison Break’ Pilot (June 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/priscilla-delgado-cast-elgin-james-prison-break-pilot-1236421921/
Hulu Launching ‘LOL Live’ Stand-Up Series From Hartbeat; Late Comedian
Ken Flores Among Performers (June 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/hulu-lol-live-stand-up-series-kevin-hart-ken-flores-1236414719/
‘King Of The Hill’ Revival Gets Hulu Premiere Date; First Look (May 30)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/king-of-the-hill-revival-hulu-release-date-1236414324/
[August 4]
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Series Finale Brings Reunions, Resolutions & Sets Up ‘The Testaments’ Spinoff (May 26)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-handmaids-tale-series-finale-recap-1236411366/
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Streaming service news--Netflix
‘Ginny & Georgia’ Creator Unpacks Season 3 Ending And Teases Season 4 Theme (June 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/ginny-georgia-season-3-ending-explained-creator-interview-1236425187/
‘Power’ Franchise Alum Mark Feuerstein To Reunite With Courtney A. Kemp
On ‘Nemesis’ (June 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/courtney-kemp-mark-feuerstein-nemesis-power-reunion-1236423433/
How ‘Adolescence’ Found Its Young Killer: Philip Barantini & Shaheen
Baig On High-Stakes Casting Search Behind Netflix’s One-Shot Drama The Process (June 4)
https://deadline.com/video/adolescence-casting-shaheen-baig-philip-barantini-the-process/
Russell Crowe, Jacob Tremblay, Shailene Woodley & Annabelle Wallis To
Star In Ted Kaczynski Thriller ‘Unabom’; Janus Metz Directing For
Netflix (June 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/russell-crowe-jacob-tremblay-shailene-woodley-to-star-unabom-1236422433/
["The pic follows Kaczynski’s (Tremblay) transformation from Harvard
prodigy into the infamous Unabomber, who carried out a nationwide
bombing campaign in the U.S. from 1978-95, killing three people and
injuring 23."]
Netflix & 21 Laps Developing Feature Adaptation Of Grady Hendrix Short
Story “The Blanks” (June 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/the-blanks-movie-grady-hendrix-netflix-21-laps-1236423246/
["In 'The Blanks,' a family returns to their vacation home on Jeckle
Island, as they do every summer, settling into familiar routines and
abiding by the island’s unspoken rules. But when Rachel’s son discovers
a family friend collapsed and confronted by something unspeakable, the illusion of normalcy shatters — setting off a chain of events that will change their lives forever."]
‘Adolescence’ Officially Becomes Netflix’s No. 2 Most Popular English-Language Series (June 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/adolescence-netflix-second-most-popular-english-series-1236422007/
‘The Sandman’: Season 2 Bonus Episode To Drop After Series Finale,
Episode Titles Revealed (June 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/the-sandman-bonus-season-2-episode-titles-series-finale-1236421760/
Netflix Unveils Premiere Date & First-Look Photo For Rom-Com ‘The Wrong Paris’ Starring Miranda Cosgrove & Pierson Fodé (June 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/the-wrong-paris-premiere-date-netflix-1236421851/
[September 12]
Netflix Lands Hot Action Comedy Package Teaming Andy Samberg & Jason
Momoa (June 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/jason-momoa-andy-samberg-to-star-action-comedy-netflix-1236421742/
["We hear the currently untitled film is set in Momoa’s native Hawaii, though further details as to the plot are under wraps"]
Netflix Takes A Bulk Of The World On Shih-Ching Tsou’s Cannes Movie ‘Left-Handed Girl’ (June 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/netflix-left-handed-girl-acquisition-cannes-1236421709/
["The Mandarin and Taiwanese language movie follows a single mother and
her two daughters who relocate to Taipei to open a night market stall,
each of them navigating the challenges of adapting to their new
environment while striving to maintain family unity."]
Netflix Lands Comedy Spec ‘Starf*ckers’ From Writer Heather Regnier Following Big Auction (June 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/netflix-starfuckers-heather-regnier-1236421935/
["Plot details are being kept under wraps"]
‘Squid Game’ Team On Global Impact Of Netflix’s Korean Drama & Creative Pressure To Keep Fans Happy On The Go With Deadline (June 2)
https://deadline.com/video/squid-game-netflix-global-impact-interview/
Cobie Smulders To Appear In ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’s Fourth Season (June 2)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/cobie-smulders-lincoln-lawyer-season-4-1236420659/
John Mulaney Is “Figuring Out” Season 2 Of Netflix’s ‘Everybody’s Live’
(June 2)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/john-mulaney-figuring-out-season-2-everybodys-live-1236420589/
Netflix Takes Thomas Vinterberg’s Debut Series ‘Families Like Ours’ For The U.S. (June 2)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/netflix-us-buys-thomas-vinterberg-series-families-like-ours-1236420276/
["Set in a not-too-distant future, it follows events after rising water
levels force Denmark to be evacuated. Those who can afford it travel to affluent countries. The less well-off, meanwhile, depend on
government-funded relocation to more challenging destinations, casting a
new spin on a refugee story. Against this backdrop we meet Laura
(Amaryllis August), a student on the cusp of graduation. When news of
the evacuation breaks, she faces the impossible dilemma of choosing
between the people she loves the most."]
‘Nobody Wants This’ Reveals Season 2 Premiere Date On Netflix (June 1)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/nobody-wants-this-season-2-premiere-date-netflix-1236415007/
[Oct. 23]
‘Stranger Things’: Netflix Reveals Premiere Date For Season 5, Split
Into Three Volumes (May 31)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/stranger-things-5-premiere-date-netflix-1236414933/
[November 26, Christmas and New Year's Eve]
‘One Piece’ Finds Its Tony Tony Chopper In Mikaela Hoover; Netflix Confirms Season 2 Will Air In 2026 (May 31)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/one-piece-tony-tony-chopper-mikaela-hoover-1236414681/
‘Squid Game’ Trailer Teases Third & Final Season To Bring About More
Death — And New Life Update (May 31)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/squid-game-trailer-season-3-1236386237/
‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Gets Trailer At Netflix Tudum (May 31)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/happy-gilmore-2-trailer-1236412556/
Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Debuts First Teaser At Netflix Tudum
(May 31)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/guillermo-del-toro-frankenstein-trailer-unveiled-netflix-1236414297/
Netflix Unveils Premiere Date For Crime Thriller ‘The RIP’ Starring Matt Damon And Ben Affleck (May 31)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-rip-trailer-matt-damon-ben-affleck-netflix-1236412558/
[January 16]
‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ Sets Premiere Date For Return
Of Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc (May 31)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/knives-out-3-release-date-netflix-1236412587/
[December 12]
Julia Garner & Anthony Boyle To Lead Netflix Series About Sam
Bankman-Fried & Caroline Ellison (May 29)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/julia-garner-anthony-boyle-sam-bankman-fried-show-netflix-1236413563/
Adam Beach Joins ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ As Hakoda For Season 3
(May 29)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/adam-beach-avatar-the-last-airbender-hakoda-season-3-1236412812/
‘Love Is Blind’: How A Small Town In Sweden Took On One Of Netflix’s Biggest Franchises (May 29)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/love-is-blind-netflix-larry-tanz-on-international-versions-1236411675/
Everything We Know About Netflix’s ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ So Far (May 29)
https://deadline.com/feature/thursday-murder-club-movie-everything-we-know-1236024116/
‘Adolescence’ Team On Filming Each Episode In One Shot, Managing Intense Moments On Set & Conversations They Hope Netflix Series Starts Around
Youth & Social Media On The Go With Deadline (May 28)
https://deadline.com/video/adolescence-netflix-fysee-owen-cooper-stephen-graham-video/
Leanne Morgan, Chuck Lorre Comedy Series ‘Leanne’ Gets Netflix Premiere Date; First Look (May 28)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/leanne-morgan-chuck-lorre-comedy-netflix-premiere-date-1236412422/
["The multicam comedy follows Leanne (Morgan), whose life is upended
when her husband of 33 years leaves her for another woman. Starting over
when you’re a grandmother and in menopause isn’t exactly what she had in mind, but with the help of her family, she will navigate this new
chapter with grace, dignity and jello salad."]
‘The Gentlemen’ Season 2 Underway; Adds Hugh Bonneville & ‘Love Island’
Host Maya Jama (May 28)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-gentlemen-season-2-hugh-bonneville-maya-jama-1236412379/
‘Little House On The Prairie’ Reboot: Jocko Sims, Warren Christie &
Alyssa Wapanathk Among 6 Cast (May 27)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/little-house-on-the-prairie-reboot-jocko-sims-warren-christie-1236410000/
Netflix Buys Richard Linklater’s ‘Breathless’ Homage & Love Letter To Cinema ‘Nouvelle Vague’ In Record Domestic Deal For A French-Language Movie (May 26)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/netflix-buys-richard-linklater-movie-nouvelle-vague-1236407181/
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Streaming service news--Paramount+
Samuel L. Jackson To Star In ‘Tulsa King’ Spinoff ‘NOLA King’ As Taylor
Sheridan Universe Expands (June 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/samuel-l-jackson-tulsa-king-spinoff-nola-king-taylor-sheridan-1236425328/
["Written by Dave Erickson ('Mayor of Kingstown'), it is being plotted
as a spinoff from the Sylvester Stallone hit 'Tulsa King.' ... Details
are sketchy but Jackson is believed to be playing Russell Lee Washington
Jr. who, like Stallone’s Dwight 'The General' Manfredi, comes from the
crime world. He will go against Dwight in Tulsa before going down to
take over New Orleans."]
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Streaming service news--Peacock
Scott Porter Would “Love To Stop By” Peacock’s ‘Friday Night Lights’ Reboot “Only If It Serves The Story” (June 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/scott-porter-friday-night-lights-reboot-peacock-1236422029/
‘Laid’ Canceled At Peacock After One Season (May 29)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/laid-canceled-peacock-1236413556/
‘Crystal Lake’ TV Series Casts William Catlett (May 28)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/crystal-lake-tv-series-casts-william-catlett-1236412805/
["'Friday the 13th' expanded prequel series from Peacock and A24"]
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Streaming service news--Prime Video
‘Powerless’ TV Series Based On YA Fantasy Books In Works At Amazon From ‘Maxton Hall’s Daphne Ferraro (June 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/powerless-series-amazon-lauren-roberts-daphne-ferraro-1236423786/
["'Powerless' is set in the kingdom of Ilya where the Elites reign
supreme with their breathtaking powers—and hunt those without. Paedyn
Gray, a powerless Ordinary, has spent years scraping by as a thief in
the slums, hiding in plain sight after the King had her father executed."]
Daniel Dae Kim’s ‘Butterfly’ Series Based On Comic Gets Prime Video Premiere Date; First-Look Photos (June 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/daniel-dae-kim-butterfly-premiere-date-trailer-1236424959/
["the spy-thriller series will premiere on Wednesday, August 13, with
all six episodes ... 'Butterfly' is a character-driven spy thriller that explores complex family dynamics within the treacherous world of global espionage. It’s centered on David Jung (Kim), an enigmatic, highly unpredictable former US intelligence operative living in South Korea,
whose life is blown to pieces when the consequences of an impossible
decision from his past come back to haunt him, and he finds himself
pursued by Rebecca (Reina Hardesty), a deadly, sociopathic young agent assigned to kill him, and Caddis, the sinister spy organization she
works for."]
Sophia Stallone Developing Series Adaptation Of S.T. Abby’s ‘Mindf*ck’ Books For Amazon MGM Studios (June 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/mindfck-tv-series-sophia-stallone-amazon-mgm-studios-1236423096/
Prime Video Germany Unveils Stacked Slate Featuring ‘Perfectly Missed’ Sequel Series & Denis Gansel Films (June 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/prime-video-germany-2025-2026-slate-1236422834/
German Celebrities To Tackle €1M Challenge In Prime Video’s Local
Version Of ‘The Summit’ (June 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/german-celebrities-prime-video-the-summit-1m-challenge-1236423027/
‘Maxton Hall The World Between Us’ Season 2 Gets Premiere Date On
Prime Video, Teaser Trailer (June 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/maxton-hall-world-between-season-2-premiere-date-trailer-1236422795/
[November 7]
‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Casts Isabella Briggs, Kristen Connolly,
Five More (June 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-final-season-cast-1236423162/
‘Carrie’ Series Officially Sets Summer Howell As Lead; Samantha Sloyan, Josie Totah & Amber Midthunder Among Cast (June 2)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/carrie-show-cast-prime-video-1236420540/
‘The Accountant 2’ Sets Prime Video Premiere Date (June 2)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/the-accountant-2-streaming-premiere-date-prime-video-1236420366/
[June 5]
‘Gen V’ Season 2 Sets Premiere Date At Prime Video; Gets Teaser Trailer (May 31)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/gen-v-season-2-premiere-date-1236414990/
[September 17]
Prime Video Unveils Comedy Docuseries ‘Trailer Trash’, Dating Scammer
Doc ‘Romcon’ & More At Inaugural Amazon Canada Upfront (May 29)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/prime-video-canada-2025-upfront-slate-exec-interview-1236411490/
‘The Terminal List: Dark Wolf’ Prequel Sets Premiere Date, Unveils First Photos (May 29)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-terminal-list-dark-wolf-prequel-premiere-date-1236413290/
Prime Video Launches Marketing Campaign Showcasing Originals With Female Creators & Stars (May 29)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/prime-video-marketing-campaign-female-creators-stars-series-1236413062/
Jensen Ackles & Eric Dane Race To Prevent “Chernobyl-Level Event” In
L.A. In First ‘Countdown’ Trailer (May 28)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/countdown-trailer-jensen-ackles-eric-dane-jessica-camacho-1236412476/
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Streaming service news--Other services
Destry Allyn Spielberg’s Directorial Debut ‘Please Don’t Feed The Children’, Starring Michelle Dockery & Giancarlo Esposito, Acquired By
Tubi (June 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/destry-allyn-spielberg-dont-feed-children-tubi-deal-1236421713/
["The movie takes place in a not-so-distant future where society
contends with a pervasive virus that afflicts the entire adult
population. After the deadly viral outbreak, a group of orphans flee in
search of a new life, only to be taken hostage by a woman hiding a
sinister secret. The horror-thriller is written by Paul Bertino."]
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Syndicated series news
‘Jeopardy!’ & ‘Wheel of Fortune’ War Heats Up As Sony Strikes Streaming
Deals With Peacock & Hulu, Days After Judge Handed Back Rights To CBS
(June 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/jeopardy-wheel-of-fortune-war-legal-battle-streaming-1236421993/
CBS Gains ‘Jeopardy!’ & ‘Wheel Of Fortune’ Distribution Rights At Least
Until Legal Battle With Sony Is Over Update (May 29)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/jeopardy-wheel-of-fortune-rights-legal-battle-1236370301/
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International series news
BBC & RT Order Two Seasons Of Aidan Gillen-Starring Comedy Crime Drama ‘Tall Tales & Murder’ From Chris Addison & Stuart Carolan (June 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/bbc-rte-aidan-gillen-drama-tall-tales-and-murder-1236424095/
BBC & Working Title Developing ‘A Passage To India’ TV Series (June 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/bbc-making-a-passage-to-india-drama-working-title-1236424147/
CBC 2025/26 Slate: Howie Mandel & Allan Hawco To Feature In Canadian
Version Of Interview Format ‘The Assembly’ (June 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/cbc-2025-26-slate-canada-the-assembly-1236423217/
‘Saint-Pierre’ Season 2 Starts Filming For CBC, Gets First-Look Image (June 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/saint-pierre-season-2-production-start-first-look-image-1236423147/
Dougray Scott, Keith Allen & ‘Adolescence’ Breakout Amari Bacchus Cast
In BBC Drama ‘Crookhaven’ (June 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/bbc-crookhaven-casts-dougray-scott-keith-allen-adolescence-breakout-1236421717/
["Scott, the star of Crime and Vigil, will play Caspian Lockett, the headmaster and leader of the secretive Crookhaven, a school for crooks
where students learn how to hone their skills in order to do good. Based
on the hit book series, the students, or Crooklings, are trained to
perfect their unusual skills to bring balance, justice and order to the outside world. Scott is joined by Claire Forlani (Industry), who plays
his wife Carmen, along with Keith Allen (Shallow Grave) and Naomi
Wirthner (Slow Horses)."]
Australia’s Stan Lands ‘Outlander’ Spinoff, ‘Miniature Wife’ & ‘American
Hostage’ Through Extension Of Sony Pact (June 2)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/stan-sony-pictures-television-deal-outlander-spinoff-1236420261/
Peacock Series ‘The Paper’ & ‘Copenhagen Test’ Along With Workplace Sitcom ‘DMV’ Underpin Corus Entertainment’s 2025-26 Slate (June 2)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/corus-entertainments-2025-26-slate-peacock-originals-1236420295/
Doctor Who Fan Favorite Breaks Silence On Surprise Return (June 1)
https://www.cbr.com/doctor-who-billie-piper-surprise-return/
Ncuti Gatwa Bids “Bittersweet” Farewell To ‘Doctor Who’ After Two Seasons: “Time To Hand Over The Keys To That Beloved Blue Box” (May 31)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/ncuti-gatwa-doctor-who-disney-plus-bbc-departure-1236415044/
‘Private Eyes West Coast’: Cameras Set To Roll On Sleuth Spin-Off
Series; Jason Priestley To Exec Produce (May 29)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/private-eyes-west-coast-production-begins-next-week-1236413176/
Anne Watanabe & Jasper Pkknen To Lead Japanese-Nordic Noir Series
‘Blood & Sweat’ For Wowow, Nelonen, ICS Nordic & Boat Rocker Studios
(May 29)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/anne-watanabe-jasper-paakonen-blood-sweat-noir-series-1236412384/
["The eight-part series, which Wowow teased earlier this year, follows Watanabe and Pkknen as detectives from different cultures whose
shared sense of justice drives them to embark on a joint investigation
into a mysterious serial murder case that stretches from Finland to Japan."]
Ram Kapoor To Lead JioHotstar’s Indian Adaptation Of ‘Monk’ (May 26)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/ram-kapoor-indian-adaptation-monk-1236411328/
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Series in development
‘S.W.A.T.’s Jay Harrington Says He Was Disappointed At The Way The
Spinoff Was Announced But “You Don’t Get Owed Things Just Because You
Put In Your Time” (June 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/swat-jay-harrington-shemar-moore-alerted-about-spinoff-text-1236423515/
‘S.W.A.T.’ Star David Lim On ‘Exiles’ With Shemar Moore: “I’d Be Lying
If I Said Rollout Of New Spinoff Didn’t Sting” (May 29)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/swat-star-david-lim-speaks-exiles-spinoff-shemar-moore-1236413818/
Skydance’s ‘9/12’ Series Starring Jeremy Strong On Hold, Eyes 2026 Start Amid Uncertainty Over Paramount Merger Approval (May 28)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/skydances-912-series-jeremy-strong-delayed-paramount-merger-1236412490/
["'9/12,' which was originally set up at Sister in 2021 as The Best Of
Us before moving to Skydance late last year, tells the story of the
first responders of 9/11, relying on heavily researched accounts, and
pays tribute to those impacted."]
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Ratings
‘Andor’ Sets Third Consecutive Series High On Nielsen Streaming Charts; ‘The Four Seasons’ Takes No. 1 (June 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/andor-viewership-record-nielsen-charts-the-four-seasons-1236425175/
Fox News Continued To See Audience Growth In May While MSNBC And CNN
Posted Double-Digit Declines Vs. 2024 (May 28)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/cable-news-ratings-may-2025-1236412843/
‘Adolescence’ Poised To Surpass ‘Stranger Things 4’ As Netflix’s No. 2
Most Popular English Series; ‘Sirens’ Debuts Leading Weekly TV List
(May 27)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/adolescence-nears-stranger-things-netflix-most-popular-sirens-premiere-ratings-1236411780/
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The business of TV
European Public Broadcasters Unite For Drama Amid Streamer Shifts — Seriencamp (June 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/new8-european-public-broadcasters-unite-tv-drama-streamers-1236424176/
Warner Bros. Discovery Initiates More Layoffs In Cable TV Divisions
(June 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/warner-bros-discovery-layoffs-tv-division-1236423255/
Euro Networks Talk Streamer Levies & “Talk Of The Town” Scripted Co-Productions Seriencamp (June 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/euro-networks-streamer-levy-coproductions-seriencamp-1236421521/
“Dramatic Shift In Commissioning” Could Be Problem For British TV Industry, Says Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy (June 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/uk-culture-secretary-lisa-nandy-on-dramatic-shift-in-tv-commissioning-1236421533/
Disney Laying Off Hundreds In TV & Film Entertainment, Corporate Finance
(June 2)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/disney-layoffs-tv-film-entertainment-1236413707/
List Of Hollywood & Media Layoffs From Paramount To Warner Bros
Discovery To CNN & More (June 2)
https://deadline.com/feature/hollywood-media-layoffs-list-1236007845/
‘Severance’ Star Olafur Darri Olafsson Says Iceland’s Production Services Past Is Supercharging An Original Development Boom (June 2)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/iceland-production-services-to-tv-film-originals-boom-1236414195/
Allen Media Group Hires Investment Bank To Explore Sale Of TV Stations, Evaluate “Strategic Alternatives” (June 2)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/allen-media-group-hires-investment-bank-to-sell-tv-stations-1236420381/
Texas House Passes Bill Sweetening Film & TV Production Incentive, With
High Wattage Help (May 27)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/texas-house-passes-bill-boosts-film-tv-production-incentives-1236411357/
C-SPAN Faces A Funding Crisis Amid Cord Cutting, Even As D.C.’s Drama
Makes Its Mission Ever More Important (May 27)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/c-span-funding-crisis-cord-cutting-1236409557/
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Obituaries
Jonathan Joss, 'King of the Hill' voice actor, killed in San Antonio
shooting (June 2)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jonathan-joss-king-hill-voice-actor-killed-san-antonio-shooting-rcna210437
Devin Harjes Dies: ‘Boardwalk Empire’, ‘Gotham’, ‘Manifest’ Actor Was 41
(June 1)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/devin-harjes-dead-boardwalk-empire-gotham-actor-1236420008/
Renée Victor Dies: Voice Of Abuelita In ‘Coco’ & ‘Weeds’ Actress Was 86
(May 31)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/renee-victor-dead-coco-abuelita-weeds-actress-1236415038/
Valerie Mahaffey Dies: Emmy-Winning Star Of ‘Northern Exposure,’ ‘Big Sky’ And ‘Sully’ Was 71 (May 31)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/valerie-mahaffey-dies-71-northern-exposure-big-sky-sully-1236414917/
Loretta Swit Dies: ‘M*A*S*H’ Emmy Winner Who Played “Hot Lips” Houlihan
Was 87 (May 30)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/loretta-swit-dead-1236414484/
Peter Kwong Dies: ‘Big Trouble In Little China’ & ‘The Golden Child’ Actor, Longtime Hollywood Union Rep Was 73 (May 28)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/peter-kwong-dead-big-trouble-in-little-china-the-golden-child-1236412738/
Ed Gale Dies: ‘Child’s Play’ Stunt Performer Who Played Chucky Was 61 (May 28)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/ed-gale-dies-61-1236412859/
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Other News
2025 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable &
Streaming (June 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/2025-tv-premiere-dates-1235811038/
Mickey Down & Konrad Kay Reveal The Tarantino-esque Series They Were
Working On Before ‘Industry’ SXSW London (June 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/industry-creators-on-tarantino-esque-series-they-once-wrote-1236424192/
Peter Berg On His Intense, Authentic Netflix Limited Series From ‘Painkiller’ To ‘American Primeval’ & Plans For A New ‘Friday Night Lights’ Behind The Lens (June 2)
https://deadline.com/video/peter-berg-interview-american-primeval-painkiller/
‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’ Teaser Trailer Sees Grantham Estate
Get A Kiss Goodbye (June 2)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/downton-abbey-the-grand-finale-teaser-trailer-poster-photos-1236420357/
Marvel Skipping Comic-Con’s Hall H This Year (May 30)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/marvel-skipping-comic-con-hall-h-2025-1236414688/
7 Of The Most Anticipated TV Shows Coming This Summer (May 30)
https://deadline.com/lists/most-anticipated-tv-shows-summer-2025/
Trump Sued By PBS To Stop $500M Funding Cut (May 30)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/pbs-trump-lawsuit-1236414519/
‘28 Years Later’ Named Best In Show At Golden Trailer Awards; ‘Severance’, ‘Sinners’ & ‘Wicked’ Lead Winners (May 29)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/golden-trailer-awards-2025-winners-list-1236413998/
Donald Trump Says He Plans To Pardon Reality Stars Todd And Julie
Chrisley (May 27)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/trump-pardon-todd-chrisley-julie-chrisley-1236411967/
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