French production company Pernel Media is known for its factual TV output, from Legends of the Pharaohs, Ancient Superstructures, and Rise of the Vikings to Ghettos in the Holocaust, Secret Gardens of Pompeii, and The Real War of Thrones. Now, the Paris- and London-headquartered company is gearing up for a push into the traditional drama space with the launch of The …
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Andrew Lincoln is a repressed and depressed family man in a first look at ITV’s upcoming six-part thriller Cold Water. In The Walking Dead star’s long-awaited return to British TV, Lincoln plays John, who ups and moves his family to the rural idyll of Coldwater and far away from London. Upon arrival, John is quickly befriended by his charming, confident …
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Comcast-owned Sky‘s Sky Documentaries and its streaming service Now will give viewers a front-row seat for an exploration of recent history and topics that have shaped it, along with big names that played key roles in it — all through the eyes of legendary journalist and interviewer David Frost. That is the promise of new documentary series David Frost vs, …
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Doechii said this week that finding her mononym stage name helped her overcome suicidal thoughts when she was a young teenager. “I don’t want to get super-dark,” Doechii told The Cut in a cover story. “I was getting bullied so bad that I was thinking about killing myself.” The rapper dated those thoughts to around sixth grade. “I realized, Oh, …
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Leighton Meester says she now gets recognized by Gossip Girl fans who weren’t even alive when the show initially aired years ago. While promoting her new series Good Cop/Bad Cop, the actress was asked by Access Hollywood what it’s like seeing younger generations fall in love with the hit show, which aired for six seasons from 2007-23. Meester played Blair …
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Jury Duty will return for — and has already filmed — a second season at Amazon Prime Video, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed Thursday. Amazon declined to comment on the news. Season one of the show aired in 2023 on Amazon’s Freevee and endeared audiences with its candid camera comedy starring an unknowing Ronald Gladden. Actors — including James Marsden (playing …
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In a move that dramatically shakes up the sports TV landscape, ESPN and Major League Baseball have decided to part ways after the upcoming MLB season, ending a 35-year relationship between the sports TV giant and league, and bringing some prime sports rights to the market. “We are grateful for our longstanding relationship with Major League Baseball and proud of …
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Alice Hirson, who played a confidante of Barbara Bel Geddes’ Miss Ellie Ewing on Dallas and the mother of Ellen DeGeneres’ character on the comic’s groundbreaking ABC sitcom, has died. She was 95. Hirson died Friday of natural causes at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, her son David Hirson told The Hollywood Reporter. …
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In January, reports that Paramount Global was mulling whether to settle a long-shot lawsuit filed by President Trump against its CBS News unit sparked a frenzy over the appearance that the company was capitulating to the administration as it sought regulatory approval for its merger with Skydance Media. A month later, that settlement hasn’t materialized, with Paramount now signaling that …
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What’s with all the maternity angst lately? First came Nightbitch, then If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, and now — in keeping with the rule that three makes it a trend — please welcome Mother’s Baby. Led by a fiercely compelling performance from Marie Leuenberger, Johanna Moder’s psychological thriller ticks along with exceptional confidence while it maintains ambiguity as …
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