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Netflix has set the premiere date for Shondaland’s anticipated series Inventing Anna, starring Julia Garner in the title role. The nine-episode limited series from executive producer and showrunner Shonda Rhimes is set to debut globally on Netflix on February 11, 2022. Netflix also released a first-look teaser for the…

Shondaland has tapped veteran PR exec Alyssa Schimel as Vice President of Communications and Marketing, and promoted longtime Shondaland development exec Marco Esquivel to VP Creative Content. Schimel will be responsible for communications oversight and marketing strategies for all Shondaland content including…

Shondaland Audio, in partnership with iHeartMedia, has teamed with author, television personality and spiritual life coach Iyanla Vanzant (Iyanla: Fix My Life), on new weekly podcast series The R Spot. It’s set to launch in early 2022. Hosted by Vanzant, The R Spot will offer listeners an opportunity to engage in…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has halted Bridgerton’s Season 2 shoot for the second time in a week after another positive Covid test hit the wildly popular Regency-era drama, Deadline can reveal. We hear that Netflix has paused production for an indefinite period of time as the streamer and producers at Shondaland establish a…

Shonda Rhimes is sticking with Netflix. The Bridgerton executive producer has extended her partnership with the streamer. The deal, which extends the multi-million dollar deal she signed in 2017, covers Rhimes, her production company Shondaland and her producing partner Betsy Beers. In addition to television, it will…

EXCLUSIVE: SeriesFest and Shondaland have reunited to highlight a new generation of directors with the return of the Women Directing Mentorship competition. First launched in 2018, the Women Directing Mentorship is a competition designed to discover aspiring female directors with a unique voice and provide them a…

EXCLUSIVE: Exactly two years after Khalilah Joi guest starred in a powerful episode of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, she is returning to the Grey’s universe with a recurring role on spinoff Station 19. On the firefighter drama, Joi will play a new character, Condola Vargas, an accomplished litigator who went to law school…

Bridgerton fans can expect some “exciting news” later this week, according to Netflix. The hit Shondaland drama is expected to be renewed any day after the breakout success of its first season, and the streamer used its latest quarterly financial results to tease viewers. “This title has proven immensely popular and…

With its mix of Jane Austen meets Gossip Girl with 35 Shades of Grey, as described by Bridgerton star Regé-Jean Page, Netflix’s Shondaland series has taken pop culture by storm since its Dec. 25 debut. Redefining the period drama and romance genres and breaking conventions on race while making global stars out of Page…

The coronavirus pandemic has shuttered dance studios and dimmed the lights on live productions. But despite beloved holiday dance traditions sitting out or opting for a virtual option this year, audiences and dance enthusiasts can still get their ballet fix with new titles from Netflix and Disney+. Tiny Pretty…

EXCLUSIVE: Writer-producer Chris Van Dusen, creator, showrunner and executive producer of the upcoming Shondaland-Netflix series Bridgerton, has signed with Literate for management. Bridgerton, based on the bestselling novels by Julia Quinn, is the first series to premiere out of Shonda Rhimes’ overall deal with…

SeriesFest and Shondaland have announced Tamika Miller as the winner of their annual Women Directing Mentorship. The Women Directing Mentorship was first launched in 2018 as a partnership between SeriesFest and Shondaland, founded by Shonda Rhimes who is a champion of inclusion in front of and behind the camera. The…