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HBO’s ‘Big Little Lies’ Kicks Off Production On Season 3, Sort Of Original
Big Little Lies HBO HBO has been feverishly working to align the schedules of the main stars of Big Little Lies to start full production on season three of the thriller series. But before that, the show shot one day of production, featuring Merrin Dungey, in order to keep its California tax credit. Deadline has confirmed that Dungey, who plays Detective Adrienne Quinlan, shot scenes at Warner Bros. Studios Burbank’s The Ranch Lot this week. Variety broke the news. HBO declined to comment.
Paramount+ Names Damla Dogan As Unscripted Chief
Damla Dogan Paramount EXCLUSIVE: Paramount+ officially has a new unscripted boss. The streamer has named Damla Dogan as head of unscripted, overseeing reality programming. It caps off a busy couple of weeks on the executive front for parent company Skydance. The move comes after Casey Bloys, Co-Chair and Chief Content Officer, Skydance DTC, who will oversee content for both HBO Max and Paramount+, revealed his leadership team last week.
Channing Dungey To Oversee Warner Bros. International TV Production As Division Moves Under Skydance TV Studios Original
The Golden Bachelor Australia Nine Network Warner Bros. International TV Production, the division that operates around 20 production companies around the world that make international versions of formats such as The Bachelor, has a new home within Skydance. The unit, which is run by President Ronald Goes, will sit under Skydance TV Studios and will be overseen by Warner Bros. Television Group chief Channing Dungey.
‘The Next Pro’ Waltzing To LA? BBC Studios Eyes Production Move For ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Spinoff Original
Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro Vince Valitutti/Disney EXCLUSIVE: Dancing with the Stars is a Hollywood fixture and the team behind The Next Pro wants the spinoff to join its parent show in Los Angeles. Deadline understands that BBC Studios is looking to move production of the ABC summer hit to California after its first season was shot in Australia.
Andrew Tate Docuseries Locked Up At ID
Andrew Tate Andrei Pungovschi/Getty Images Investigation Discovery is exploring the story of Andrew Tate for its latest documentary series. The Skydance-owned cable network has ordered four-parter Andrew Tate: Toxic Empire. It comes as Tate and his younger brother, Tristan Tate, were arrested in Miami in July and are currently fighting extradition to the UK, where they are facing multiple charges related to human trafficking and sexual assault.
‘The Diplomat’ Renewed For Season 5 At Netflix Original
The Diplomat Nick Wall/Netflix After that explosive season four finale, The Diplomat will be back for a fifth season. Netflix has renewed the Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell-led political thriller for Season 5, two weeks after its season four drop. The fourth season, which heavily featured Allison Janney, who plays President Grace Penn, and Bradley Whitford, who plays her husband Todd, opened its first week with 4.8M views, in line with ratings for its third season.
George Cheeks Unveils Skydance TV Leadership Team Across Studios, Sports, Entertainment & News
George Cheeks Nate Jensen/Paramount George Cheeks has revealed his leadership team. Skydance TV’s Co-Chair and Chief Content Officer Cheeks has named his ten top executives across the company’s studios business, entertainment, sports and news. This includes the creation of Skydance TV Studios, which will officially house Warner Bros. Television Group, run by Channing Dungey, CBS Studios, run by David Stapf and Paramount Television Studios, run by Matt Thunell.
George Cheeks Unveils Skydance TV Leadership Team Across Studios, Sports, Entertainment & News
Peter White Wed, 28 October 2026 at 8:24 pm UTC 6 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. George Cheeks Unveils Skydance TV Leadership Team Across Studios, Sports, Entertainment & News George Cheeks has revealed his leadership team. Skydance TV's Co-Chair and Chief Content Officer Cheeks has named his ten top executives across the company's studios business, entertainment, sports and news.
George Cheeks Unveils Skydance TV Leadership Team Across Studios, Sports, Entertainment & News
Skydance TV's Co-Chair and Chief Content Officer Cheeks has named his ten top executives across the company's studios business, entertainment, sports and news. This includes the creation of Skydance TV Studios, which will officially house Warner Bros. Television Group, run by Channing Dungey, CBS Studios, run by David Stapf and Paramount Television Studios, run by Matt Thunell.
Billy Bob Thornton To Host Mayflower Docudrama For Fox Nation Original
Billy Bob Thornton is the latest star to team up with Fox Nation. The Landman actor is hosting a three-part docudrama about the Mayflower for the streamer. Billy Bob Thornton Presents: The Mayflower will reveal the “complex” history of the Mayflower voyage, the First Thanksgiving and the events that forever shaped the nation, per the logline.
O.J. Simpson Doc Moved Up At Peacock Following NYT Investigation Original
O.J. Simpson Steve Marcus-Pool/Getty Images OJ’s Accomplice, a two-part documentary that has been in the works at Peacock for some time, is having its premiere moved up as news around the infamous murder trial heats up. The doc, which comes from Ari Mark’s Ample Entertainment, is set to premiere on the NBCUniversal streamer on November 1, having previously been dated for December.
‘Nation’s Dumbest’ Renewed For Season 2 At Fox
Nation’s Dumbest Shane Mahood/Fox Fox will put more of the nation’s dumbest on television. The broadcaster has renewed Nation’s Dumbest for a second season. It comes after the first season debuted on July 15 with 2.3M total viewers over its first seven days, per Nielsen, which was the network’s biggest summer launch in four years. Jack Whitehall hosts the series, which comes from BBC Studios. Nation’s Dumbest is the first television show where the loser is the winner.
Investigation Discovery Buys SXSW True-Crime Doc ‘My Brother’s Killer’
EXCLUSIVE: My Brother’s Killer, the true-crime documentary directed by Circus of Books’ Rachel Mason, has landed at Investigation Discovery. The film, which is exec produced by The Decline of Western Civilization director Penelope Spheeris, will debut on the Skydance-owned cable network on December 3. It comes after the doc premiered at SXSW earlier this year.
Is Competitive Barbecue The Next Big Sport? Wheelhouse & Peyton Manning’s Omaha Put Their Money Where Their Mouths Are Original
BBQ Cindy Ord/Getty Images EXCLUSIVE: Peyton Manning and Brent Montgomery are grilling up a major new investment in competitive barbequing. Manning’s Omaha Productions and Montgomery’s Wheelhouse have invested in the BBQ World Cup & Expo, which they believe can become a major global sports property. The BBQ World Cup & Expo was founded by CEO Scott Erdmann and President Shannon Pruitt earlier this year.
Is Competitive Barbecue The Next Big Sport? Wheelhouse & Peyton Manning’s Omaha Put Their Money Where Their Mouths Are
EXCLUSIVE: Peyton Manning and Brent Montgomery are grilling up a major new investment in competitive barbequing. Manning's Omaha Productions and Montgomery's Wheelhouse have invested in the BBQ World Cup & Expo, which they believe can become a major global sports property. More from Deadline Advertisement Advertisement The BBQ World Cup & Expo was founded by CEO Scott Erdmann and President Shannon Pruitt earlier this year.
Greenwich Entertainment Buys Philip Byron’s ‘Spin Wars’
'Spin Wars' Greenwich Entertainment EXCLUSIVE: Spin Wars, a documentary about the billion-dollar boutique fitness revolution, has landed a buyer. Greenwich Entertainment has acquired the North American distribution rights to the doc, which marks the directorial debut of Philip Byron, the former SpringHill Entertainment unscripted chief who is now head of original content at Tom Brady’s Shadow Lion.
Greenwich Entertainment Buys Philip Byron’s ‘Spin Wars’
EXCLUSIVE: Spin Wars, a documentary about the billion-dollar boutique fitness revolution, has landed a buyer. Greenwich Entertainment has acquired the North American distribution rights to the doc, which marks the directorial debut of Philip Byron, the former SpringHill Entertainment unscripted chief who is now head of original content at Tom Brady's Shadow Lion.
‘Glee’ Reboot Lands Series Order At Disney+ & Hulu Original
Glee Tyler Golden/Fox Glee is officially coming back after Disney+ and Hulu handed the reboot a series order. The move has been on the cards for some time with co-creator Ryan Murphy regularly discussing its potential return over the last few months as he promotes FX series The Shards. “That show is interesting because it’s come back around. So many young people now watch it. And I’m like, ‘Maybe we should revisit that show,’” he said in July.
Netflix Eyeing More Third-Party Partnerships After Launch With France’s TF1 Original
TF1 on Netflix Netflix Over the summer, Netflix launched a partnership with France’s TF1 to bring its channels and on-demand content to subscribers. Now, the streamer wants to strike more deals like this. Following its third-quarter financial results, Netflix said, “We’ll continue to expand our entertainment offering through licensing and new ways to bring more third-party content to our service, like our TF1 partnership in France.
EverWonder Studio Strikes Overall Deals With Zeberiah Newman & Vanessa Golembewski
Vanessa Golembewski & Zeberiah Newman EverWonder EXCLUSIVE: EverWonder Studio, the company behind Netflix’s Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model, is getting into the overall deal business. EverWonder, which is backed by Jeff Zucker’s RedBird IMI-backed, has struck production deals with Zeberiah Newman and Vanessa Golembewski.
Nick Kroll To Host & EP Amazon’s ‘LOL: Last One Laughing’
Nick Kroll / LOL: Last One Laughing UK Santiago Felipe EXCLUSIVE: LOL: Last One Laughing has found its referee. Nick Kroll will host the U.S. version of the hit international comedy format for Amazon. Kroll, who starred in The League and created series including Comedy Central’s Kroll Show and Netflix’s Big Mouth and Mating Season, will also exec produce the series.
‘Unsolved Mysteries’ Returns As Video Podcast Original
Unsolved Mysteries Audacy EXCLUSIVE: Unsolved Mysteries is back and it has a new form. The iconic true-crime series is returning as a video podcast. This comes more than three years after its previous audio-only podcast ended and a couple of years since Netflix released new episodes of its reboot. Jordan Murphy, who previously hosted NBC’s Tool Academy and has featured in episodes of General Hospital and Grey’s Anatomy, will host the podcast, which comes from Unsolved Media and Audacy.
Jon Stewart Strikes Two-Year Deal To Remain As ‘The Daily Show’ Host Through To End Of 2028 Original
The Daily Show's Jon Stewart Comedy Central Jon Stewart will remain as one of the hosts of The Daily Show for another two years. The comedian has struck a new deal to remain as one of the hosts and executive producers of the Comedy Central show through to the end of 2028. The move means that Stewart will be in position for another general election. It is also a statement from Skydance and should quiet critics concerned that David Ellison and co.
Antonio Banderas Joins Nicolas Cage In ‘True Detective’ Season 5 Original
Antonio Banderas & Nicolas Cage Jesus Chacón/John Russo The next season of True Detective is starting to take shape. Antonio Banderas has joined the cast of season five of the HBO anthology drama. This comes after Nicolas Cage confirmed that he was entering the universe at last week’s New York Comic-Con, more than a year after it was revealed that the Pig star was in talks.
Antonio Banderas Joins Nicolas Cage In ‘True Detective’ Season 5
Guitar 2 days ago Gun-toting suspect hid rifle in a guitar case, police in Northern California say Los Angeles Times - Summer Lin • 2d A man in Northern California is drawing comparisons to actor Antonio Banderas’ character “El Mariachi” by online commentators after Richmond police said they found him carrying a guitar case hiding a loaded rifle.
Jude Law Set To Play Legendary Liverpool Manager Bill Shankly In A24 Series From Jack Thorne
Bill Shankly / Jude Law Getty Images/Gareth Cattermole EXCLUSIVE: Jude Law might be a Tottenham Hotspur fan but he’s potentially heading to Anfield for his next role. The Black Rabbit star is set to star as legendary Liverpool FC manager Bill Shankly in a series from Adolescence writer Jack Thorne and A24. The soccer club revealed in 2024 that it was working with the Beef and Margo’s Got Money Troubles producer A24 and Drive To Survive producer Box To Box Films on the project.
A Different World: Tom Werner Wants To Make An Impact On Screen, Stage & In The Stadium
Tom Werner Barrington Coombs/Getty Images Tom Werner has been involved in a lot of hit television shows, from working on Mork & Mindy and Taxi when he was at ABC to producing series including The Cosby Show, Roseanne, 3rd Rock From The Sun and That ‘70s Show at Carsey-Werner.
A Different World: Tom Werner Wants To Make An Impact On Screen, Stage & In The Stadium
Tom Werner has been involved in a lot of hit television shows, from working on Mork & Mindy and Taxi when he was at ABC to producing series including The Cosby Show, Roseanne, 3rd Rock From The Sun and That '70s Show at Carsey-Werner. When he moved into sports ownership as part of the group that acquired the Boston Red Sox in 2001 and soccer club Liverpool FC in 2010, he wanted to help these teams find their form on the field and bring them back to greatness.
Jude Law Set To Play Legendary Liverpool Manager Bill Shankly In A24 Series From Jack Thorne
EXCLUSIVE: Jude Law might be a Tottenham Hotspur fan but he's potentially heading to Anfield for his next role. The Black Rabbit star is set to star as legendary Liverpool FC manager Bill Shankly in a series from Adolescence writer Jack Thorne and A24. More from Deadline Advertisement Advertisement The soccer club revealed in 2024 that it was working with the Beef and Margo's Got Money Troubles producer A24 and Drive To Survive producer Box To Box Films on the project.
Netflix Names Peter Rice As Chief Content Officer
Peter Rice Disney Moments after it emerged that Netflix had gotten rid of Bela Bajaria, it named Peter Rice as her replacement. Former Disney exec Rice takes the job starting October 26. Rice will oversee all content at Netflix including scripted and unscripted series, film and live events. Rice’s last full-time job was as Chairman of Walt Disney Television and Chairman of General Entertainment for The Walt Disney Company. He was fired in June 2022 and replaced by Dana Walden.
Netflix Names Peter Rice As Chief Content Officer
Moments after it emerged that Netflix had gotten rid of Bela Bajaria, it named Peter Rice as her replacement. Rice will oversee all content at Netflix including scripted and unscripted series, film and live events. He was named Head of Ceremonies and Content for the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games in July 2025. "Peter is one of the most effective at-scale operators in the entertainment industry.
Netflix’s Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria Exiting Original
Bela Bajaria Jessica Chou/Netflix Bela Bajaria is out at Netflix. The news comes only 24 hours after the streamer underwent a massive cull, laying off around 1,000 employees. Bajaria joined the company, initially running its unscripted TV slate, in 2016 and was named Chief Content Officer in January 2023. There have been rumors about her leaving the company for the last couple of weeks, all denied internally. Puck is reporting that former Disney exec Peter Rice is in line to replace her.
‘The Diplomat’ Cast & Creator On Blowing Everything Up In Season 4: “How F*cking Cool?”
The Diplomat Netflix SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for The Diplomat Season 4, now streaming on Netflix. Being the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom used to be one of the most prestigious posts in the Foreign Service, held by the likes of John Adams and James Monroe, who would both go on to become President of the United States.
Fandango Moves Into Originals With ‘Bad Girls Club’ Reunion Original
Tanisha Thomas Fandango The Bad Girls Club is back. Fandango, the online ticket seller that has now also become a free, ad-supported streamer, is moving into original programming for the first time and has set its first project, a reunion featuring the stars of the Oxygen reality series. The move makes sense for Versant Media, which owns Fandango as well as the Oxygen brand, which has pivoted to true-crime in recent years.
Hulu’s ‘Durango’ Starring Cooper Hoffman & Kathryn Newton Picked Up To Series; Merritt Wever, Mason Gooding & Abbey Lee Join Cast
Cooper Hoffman & Kathryn Newton Getty Durango, which stars Cooper Hoffman and Kathryn Newton, has landed a series order at Hulu. This comes seven months after the Disney streamer ordered a pilot for the project, which comes from Y: The Last Man showrunner Eliza Clark. Additionally, Merritt Wever, Mason Gooding and Abbey Lee have joined the cast, while The Bear creator Chris Storer has boarded as an exec producer. Hoffman stars as Mikey, a ski bum townie chasing a buzz.
Netflix Layoffs: Unscripted Casting & Development Execs Impacted
Story Arc Netflix Mario Tama/Getty Images The layoffs this week at Netflix that saw it cut 1,000 jobs or around 6% of its workforce, have also hit the streamer’s unscripted TV division. Deadline understands that a number of executives in its unscripted casting and development teams have been impacted by the cuts. They include Amy Cohen, Rich Leist and Annie Roberts. Cohen, who has been with the company for nearly 10 years, was Director, Nonfiction Series.
Netflix Layoffs: Unscripted Casting & Development Execs Impacted
The layoffs this week at Netflix that saw it cut 1,000 jobs or around 6% of its workforce, have also hit the streamer's unscripted TV division. Deadline understands that a number of executives in its unscripted casting and development teams have been impacted by the cuts. More from Deadline Advertisement Advertisement They include Amy Cohen, Rich Leist and Annie Roberts. Cohen, who has been with the company for nearly 10 years, was Director, Nonfiction Series.
Natalee Holloway Disappearance Doc Sets Premiere At Netflix
Taken: Natalee Holloway Netflix Netflix is exploring the disappearance of U.S. teen Natalee Holloway in its latest documentary series. Taken: Natalee Holloway, which comes from Liz Garbus’ Story Syndicate, will premiere on November 4. It will explore the case, which dominated the news in 2005, that saw 18-year-old Holloway vanish on a high school graduation trip to Aruba — and never came home.
October Surprise: ‘The Diplomat’ Kills Off One Politician, Brings In Another In Season 4
The Diplomat Netflix SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for The Diplomat Season 4, now streaming on Netflix. There have been three British Prime Ministers and five Foreign Secretaries since The Diplomat premiered in April 2023. However, in the universe of Netflix’s Keri Russell-led drama series, there has only been one of each. Until now, that is.
October Surprise: ‘The Diplomat’ Kills Off One Politician, Brings In Another In Season 4
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for The Diplomat Season 4, now streaming on Netflix. There have been three British Prime Ministers and five Foreign Secretaries since The Diplomat premiered in April 2023. More from Deadline Advertisement Advertisement However, in the universe of Netflix's Keri Russell-led drama series, there has only been one of each. Until now, that is.
‘Girls’ Surprise: HBO Brings Back Lena Dunham Series With Majority Of Original Cast
HBO Girls is coming back. HBO has ordered a limited run of five episodes of Lena Dunham’s hit comedy with the majority of the original cast confirmed to return. Dunham will reprise her role as Hannah, Allison Williams returns as Marnie, Jemima Kirke is back as Jessa, Zosia Mamet comes back to play Shoshanna, and Andrew Rannells, who recurred as Elijah in the first three seasons before joining the cast as a regular in season four, is also back.
Scarlett Johansson To Produce ‘Assassins’ Reality Show Ordered At Peacock Original
Scarlett Johansson Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Scarlett Johansson is getting into the reality television business. The Black Widow star is exec producing Assassins, a new series greenlight at Peacock. The series comes from Sony’s B17 Entertainment and founders Brien Meagher and Rhett Bachner are exec producing alongside Johansson. Assassins follows a group of players competing in a game of strategy and wit inspired by the live-action game played in real life around the world.
Sam Levinson Signs Overall Deal With Amazon
Sam Levinson Sam Anderson Euphoria creator Sam Levinson is on the move. Levinson has struck an overall television deal with Amazon MGM Studios. He will develop and produce series for Prime Video and the studio as part of the pact, which also includes executive producing services for his Tiny Goat Productions partner, and wife, Ashley Levinson. Levinson previously had a deal with HBO, where all of his television work has aired.
Deanna Harris Joins Alloy Entertainment As VP, TV
Deanna Harris Emily Knecht EXCLUSIVE: Alloy Entertainment, the company behind Gossip Girl and The Vampire Diaries, has hired Deanna Harris as Vice President of Television. Harris joins the company, which is owned by Skydance’s Warner Bros. Television Group, from DiVide Pictures, Milo Ventimiglia’s production company where she was Head of Television.
‘Bella From Barneys’ Lands Series Order At Amazon From Fake Empire, Susan Rovner & Rachel Kaplan
Barneys New York Mario Tama/Getty Images EXCLUSIVE: Amazon has greenlit a drama series about a newly revived Barneys New York. The streamer has handed a series order to Bella from Barneys, which comes from Fake Empire founders Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, known for series including Gossip Girl, Susan Rovner and Rachel Kaplan. Bella from Barneys follows Bella Baldwin, an outer-borough outsider with an eye for style, who lands a job in the stock room of the newly revived Barneys New York.
‘Bella From Barneys’ Lands Series Order At Amazon From Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, Susan Rovner & Rachel Kaplan
EXCLUSIVE: Amazon has greenlit a drama series about a newly revived Barneys New York. The streamer has handed a series order to Bella from Barneys, which comes from Fake Empire founders Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, known for series including Gossip Girl, Susan Rovner and Rachel Kaplan.
Animated Comedy Series ‘Merrick & Treves’ From ‘Archer’ Team Lands Two-Season HBO Order
L-R: Adam Reed, Casey Willis and Lucky Yates Catherine Price/Leigh Jackson HBO is getting back into the world of animated comedy. The network has ordered two seasons of half-hour series Merrick & Treves from Archer trio Adam Reed, Casey Willis and Lucky Yates. Set inside Queen Victoria’s top secret Royal Temporal Constabulary, Merrick & Treves follows a team of unlikely heroes as they voyage back and forth through time in an effort to stop Jack the Ripper.
Disney Heist Doc ‘Stolen Kingdom’ Heads To Mipcom Original
Stolen Kingdom Courtesy EXCLUSIVE: Stolen Kingdom, Joshua Bailey’s documentary about the lucrative black market for stolen props at Walt Disney World, is heading to Mipcom after BayView Entertainment acquired the international rights. The company behind Skinamarink will shop the film to international broadcasters and streamers at next week’s international TV trade convention.
Skydance’s JB Perrette Makes First Moves After Re-Upping Contract Original
Story Arc JB Perrette Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images JB Perrette has moved quickly to put together the executives that will report to him at Skydance. Perrette, who is Co-Chair & Chief Business Officer, Skydance TV and Co-Chair & Chief Business Officer, Skydance Direct-To-Consumer, oversees global distribution, advertising sales, content sales, DTC strategy, marketing and business operations across Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery’s new owner.
Jennifer Coolidge Returns For Season 2 Of ‘The Watcher’
Jennifer Coolidge in The Watcher Netflix The real estate agent who sold Naomi Watts’ Nora Brannock and Bobby Cannavale’s Dean Brannock their nightmare home is returning for season two of The Watcher. Jennifer Coolidge, who played the ambitious and brassy realtor who donned pastel-colored power suits, is back for the second season. It comes after Netflix revealed that the second season of the series, from Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, is going into production, nearly four years after being renewed.
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