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German TV Drama Biz Deals With The Aftershocks Of U.S. Players Exiting Scripted In One Of Europe’s Key Markets
When Comcast-owned Sky Deutschland cancelled its usual drama event at the Munich Film Festival at short notice last summer, it came as a surprise. That surprise quickly turned to shock and bitter disappointment when the pay-TV giant revealed it wasn't simply nixing a networking bash, it was exiting the…
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‘Babylon Berlin’s Fifth And Final Season Receives Official Greenlight; Shooting To Start In Fall
The wait for news is over… Babylon Berlin is officially coming back for a fifth and final season.
The hit period drama’s future has been a topic of discussion since Sky Deutschland pulled out of original commissioning, leaving a funding gap in the series it shares with German pubcaster ARD Degeto…
Netflix Shelves Urban Fantasy Drama ‘The Grimm Reality’
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix’s urban fantasy drama The Grimm Reality will not see the light of day. We’ve learned that the series from Dark producer Wiedemann & Berg and The Gryphon co-producer Dog Haus Films has been quietly shelved.
The Grimm Reality first went into development at Netflix’s German base and…
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Apple TV+ Joins ZDF On Medical Drama ‘KRANK Berlin’
EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV+ has boarded the fast-paced German medical drama KRANK Berlin.
Apple has joined ZDFneo on the eight-part series, which is from Violet Pictures and Real Film Berlin and co-created by former British emergency room physician turned screenwriter Samuel Jefferson and Brimstone and Glory…
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‘Stuff The British Stole’ Doc Series Adapted As Scripted TV Heist Caper; Wooden Horse, Warner Bros, Anchuli Felicia King & Ben Chessell Attached
EXCLUSIVE: Stuff the British Stole, the Australian-Canadian doc series about the impact of British colonialism, is being remade as a six-part scripted heist caper.
Anchuli Felicia King, who wrote on HBO’s The Sympathizer and The Baby and Deadloch for Prime Video, is creating and writing the series…
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BBC Studios & France Télévisions To Co-Create Blue-Chip Factual Shows Through Wide-Ranging Deal
Pubcasters unite! France Télévisions and BBC Studios have struck a long-term strategic partnership to co-create factual shows.
The pair unveiled the deal at Sunnyside of the Doc in La Rochelle, France, today. It came into effect in April and means France Télévisions gets a first look at co-production…
Tamayo Perry Dies In Shark Attack: ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ Actor Was 49
Pirates of the Caribbean actor Tamayo Perry has died after a shark attack while surfing in Hawaii. He was 49.
Perry, who was also a lifeguard and professional surfer, was attacked on Sunday afternoon, Honolulu’s emergency services confirmed in a press conference.
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Netflix Boards Tencent Video’s Drama Series ‘See Her Again’; Watch Trailer Here
Netflix has boarded buzzy Asian drama series See Her Again on day one of the Shanghai TV Festival. The global has acquired international rights, an unusual move given it has rarely pre-bought shows out of China shows in the past.
You can watch a trailer for the series, which comes from Chinese…
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Sony Pictures Networks India Names Disney+ Hotstar Content Boss Gaurav Banerjee As MD & CEO
Sony Pictures Networks India has named Disney+ Hotstar content chief Gaurav Banerjee as its new Managing Director and CEO.
He’ll replace N.P. Singh, who recently announced he was transitioning out of the role after 25 years in senior leadership positions at Sony’s Indian division. Banerjee’s hire…
‘Winnie-The-Pooh’ Movies & Series Coming To Amazon Through Kartoon Channel With $30M Production Funding Deal In Place
New Winnie-the-Pooh series and films are headed to Amazon, as part of an ambitious move by Kartoon Studios.
Amazon will premiere an animated holiday movie, five holiday specials and 104 episodes of a series rolled out over four years through the subscription kids network Kartoon Channel, which is…
International Insider: Cannes Lions Uncaged; CineEurope Review; Tarantino Saves Famous Paris Cinema
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Cannes Lions Uncaged
L to R: Linda Yaccarino, Timbaland, Elon Musk and Swizz Beatz at Cannes…
Elliott Gould Pays Tribute To ‘MASH’ & ‘S*P*Y*S’ Co-Star Donald Sutherland: “This Profoundly Hurts… He Was Like My Brother”
Elliott Gould has said Donald Sutherland was “like my brother” as he paid tribute to his MASH co-star, who died Thursday at 88.
In an Instagram message posted hours ago, Gould wrote an emotional note wishing the actor goodbye. The pair co-starred in Robert Altman’s 1970 dark war comedy MASH…
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