ABC news
J.D. Scrubs In: Zach Braff Set To Return For ABC Reboot (May 21)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/zach-braff-sscrubs-reboot-jd-abc-1236407779/
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Delivers Explosive Season 21 Finale Cliffhanger: Meg Marinis On Lives In Danger, Couples At Crossroads, New Cast Addition &
More (May 16)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/greys-anatomy-season-21-finale-interview-link-who-is-leaving-1236398752/
‘Doctor Odyssey’ Finale Ends On A High Note With No Hint Of A Future On
The High Seas (May 15)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/doctor-odyssey-finale-how-it-ended-abc-1236400041/
Alexi Hawley On Status Of ‘The Rookie’ Spinoff, ‘The Recruit’ Movie & The 2 Shows’ “Chaos Agent” Tie-in (May 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-rookie-spinoff-the-recruit-movie-status-alexi-hawley-1236396024/
ABC Boss On ‘9-1-1: Nashville’ Launching With “Special Event”, ‘9-1-1’
Crossovers & Bobby’s Death (May 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/9-1-1-nashville-premiere-9-1-1-crossovers-bobby-nash-dead-1236395467/
ABC Chief On Why Veterans ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, ‘9-1-1’ & ‘The Rookie’ Are
Not Contemplating Endgame Just Yet (May 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/greys-anatomy-911-the-rookie-end-game-final-season-abc-1236395539/
ABC Boss On ‘RJ Decker’ Fitting In With ‘The Rookie’, ‘Will Trent’ &
‘High Potential’ And Ordering More Pilots (May 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/abc-pilots-2025-rj-decker-rookie-will-trent-high-potential-1236395727/
ABC Chief Provides ‘Doctor Odyssey’ Status Update (May 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/doctor-odyssey-status-update-canceled-renewed-abc-1236395392/
ABC Boss On ‘9-1-1: Nashville’ Launching With “Special Event”, ‘9-1-1’
Crossovers & Bobby’s Death (May 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/9-1-1-nashville-premiere-9-1-1-crossovers-bobby-nash-dead-1236395467/
ABC Fall 2025 Schedule: ‘9-1-1’ Block, ‘Shark Tank’ Moves, ‘The Rookie’
& ‘Will Trent’ Held Again (May 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/abc-fall-2025-schedule-9-1-1-the-rookie-9-1-1-shark-tank-1236393665/
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CBS news
‘FBI: International’ Series Concludes After Four Seasons With
Satisfactory Finale (May 20)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/fbi-international-series-finale-recap-1236406707/
‘FBI: Most Wanted’ Concludes Series With Dangerous Final Case &
Heartfelt Sendoff (May 20)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/fbi-most-wanted-series-finale-recap-1236406878/
‘S.W.A.T.’: How The Police Drama Starring Shemar Moore Ended After 8 Seasons on CBS (May 16)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/swat-series-finale-how-it-ended-cbs-1236401592/
Ernie Hudson Joins New CBS Series ‘Boston Blue’ (May 16)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/ernie-hudson-boston-blue-cbs-series-1236400901/
‘Beyond The Gates’ Unveils First Look At Keith D. Robinson As Ted In CBS Soap (May 15)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/beyond-the-gates-photos-keith-d-robinson-ted-1236399848/
Amanda Arcuri & Caroline Rhea To Recur On CBS’ ‘Sheriff Country’ (May 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/amanda-arcuri-caroline-rhea-cast-cbs-sheriff-country-1236396357/
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CW news
Canadian Drama Series ‘Family Law’ Picked Up By The CW For Season 4
(May 21)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/family-law-renewed-season-4-the-cw-canadian-series-1236407536/
‘Scrabble’ Coming Back To CW With New Host Craig Ferguson; ‘Trivial Pursuit’ Also Renewed (May 19)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/scrabble-trivial-pursuit-renewed-the-cw-1236403732/
‘Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent’ Gets Two-Season Pickup By The CW (May 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/law-and-order-toronto-criminal-intent-two-season-pickup-cw-1236395737/
NBC news
‘Win Win!’ Gameshow Adaptation In Works At NBC (May 20)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/win-win-gameshow-nbc-1236405337/
Taran Killam, Jarrett Austin Brown & Georgie Murphy Join ‘Stumble’ NBC Comedy Pilot (May 20)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/taran-killam-jarrett-austin-brown-stumble-georgie-murphy-nbc-1236406180/
["'Stumble' is a mockumentary about the ridiculously high stakes
competitive world of junior college cheer"]
‘Suits LA’: How Series Finale Wraps Up Important Threads From Season 1, Focusing on Eddie’s Murder (May 19)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/suits-la-series-finale-eddie-murder-recap-1236403855/
Rollins Returns: Kelli Giddish Rejoins ‘Law & Order: SVU’ As Series
Regular For Season 27 (May 15)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/kelli-giddish-law-amp-order-svu-return-rollins-season-27-1236398583/
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Cable channel news
Masterpiece Nabs ‘The Great Escaper’ With Michael Caine & Glenda
Jackson, Plus ‘The Count Of Monte Cristo’ Starring Sam Claflin, Jeremy Irons [PBS] (May 21)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/masterpiece-the-great-escaper-michael-caine-glenda-jackson-1236407867/
HBO Nabs ‘Baby Queen’ Drama For Development From Alex Metcalf, Jessica Rhoades & Media Res (May 21)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/hbo-baby-queen-drama-alex-metcalf-jessica-rhoades-1236407678/
["'Baby Queen' centers on Natalie Link who returns home to take over her family’s honey business — but when a body is discovered on the property, three generations of women are forced to confront the secrets,
betrayals, and buried crimes that haunt their Southern legacy."]
Todd & Julie Chrisley Are In Jail, But The Rest Of The Family Just
Landed A Lifetime Reality Series (May 21)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/chrisley-family-reality-series-lifetime-1236406254/
‘Yellowjackets’ Renewed For Season 4 By Showtime (May 20)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/yellowjackets-renewed-season-4-showtime-paramount-plus-1236405285/
Ryan Murphy Sets ‘The Shards’ Series Adaptation At FX With Kaia Gerber Starring, Max Winkler Directing (May 19)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-shards-tv-series-ryan-murphy-kaia-gerber-max-winkler-fx-1236390526/
["First unveiled as a serialized audiobook before hitting bookstands in
2023, 'The Shards' is a dark coming-of-age tale with
semi-autobiographical facets for Bret Easton Ellis. Set in Los Angeles
in 1981, the story follows a 17-year-old version of Ellis during his
final year at the elite Buckley prep school. Upending the character’s
world is the arrival of a mysterious new student, Robert Mallory, whose unsettling presence coincides with the activities of a serial killer
known as The Trawler."]
Ryan Murphy’s ‘American Love Story’ Taps Max Winkler To Direct Pilot After Naomi Watts & Paul Kelly Join Cast [FX] (May 19)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/ryan-murphy-american-love-story-max-winkler-naomi-watts-1236405208/
‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ To End With Season 5; Shameik Moore
Joins As Pivotal Franchise Character [Starz] (May 16)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/power-raising-kanan-final-season-shameik-moore-breeze-1236400219/
‘Task’ Trailer: Mark Ruffalo & Tom Pelphrey Star In Brad Ingelsby’s HBO Crime Drama; Premiere Window Set (May 15)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/task-trailer-mark-ruffalo-tom-pelphrey-hbo-release-date-1236399389/
["in 'Task,' set in the working class suburbs of Philadelphia, an FBI
agent (Ruffalo) heads a Task Force to put an end to a string of violent robberies led by an unsuspecting family man (Pelphrey)"]
‘The Pitt’ Season 1 Is Headed To TNT (May 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-pitt-season-one-airing-on-tnt-1236397441/
‘A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms‘ Shifts Premiere Window On HBO (May 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-premiere-window-shift-hbo-1236397452/
CNN Picks Up New Eva Longoria & Tony Shalhoub Series, Renews ‘Have I Got
News For You’ As Part Of Originals Slate (May 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/cnn-upfront-eva-longroia-tony-shalhoub-1236397137/
["Tony Shalhoub Breaking Bread. Per CNN, 'Shalhoub embarks on a
mouthwatering journey around the world, with bread serving as the
conduit into a variety of international cuisines and cultures…From
baguettes to buns, flatbreads to focaccias and every grain in between,
Shalhoub believes breaking bread has the power to bring people together.'"]
‘Alien: Earth’ Photos Reveal First-Look At Noah Hawley’s FX Series As
New Details Emerge (May 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/alien-earth-fx-series-photos-1236394803/
["The 8-episode season will premiere with two episodes on Tuesday,
August 12, at 8 p.m."]
‘Alien: Earth’, ‘The Bear’ Season 4 & ‘The Lowdown’ Get Premiere Dates
At FX, Hulu & Disney+ (May 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-bear-alien-earth-the-lowdown-premiere-dates-fx-1236394543/
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Streaming service news--Apple TV+
Martin Scorsese Is Used To Being Behind The Camera, Now He’s The Subject
Of Apple Docuseries ‘Mr. Scorsese’ From Rebecca Miller (May 21)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/martin-scorsese-documentary-mr-scorsese-rebecca-miller-1236406046/
‘Women In Blue’ Renewed For Season 2 By Apple (May 20)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/women-in-blue-renewed-season-2-apple-las-azules-1236406213/
Rina Sawayama Joins Apple TV+ Series ‘Prodigies’ (May 20)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/rina-sawayama-cast-apple-series-prodigies-1236406086/
["The series follows Didi (Ayo Edebiri) and Ren (Will Sharpe), two
ex-child prodigies who have been together since they were children. Now
in their early 30s, they are starting to question whether their very
ordinary existence is living up to the extraordinary promise of their childhood. Inevitably, they find themselves asking the same questions
about their relationship."]
‘Platonic’ Sets Season 2 Premiere Date At Apple; Unveils First-Look
Photos, Teaser (May 20)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/platonic-season-2-release-date-apple-photos-trailer-1236405057/
Michael J. Fox Joins Apple TV+’s ‘Shrinking’ Season 3 In Acting Return & Bill Lawrence Reunion (May 15)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/michael-j-fox-cast-shrinking-season-3-apple-bill-lawrence-1236399706/
‘Titane’ Star Agathe Rousselle & Sallie Harmsen Join Apple TV+ Heist
Series ’12 12 12’ (May 15)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/agathe-rousselle-sallie-harmsen-apple-tv-series-12-12-12-1236391263/
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Streaming service news--Disney+
‘Malcolm In The Middle’ Reboot Wraps After Frankie Muniz “Proudly” Returns To Acting (May 16)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/malcolm-in-the-middle-reboot-wraps-frankie-muniz-1236401719/
Marvel’s ‘Ironheart’ Trailer: Dominique Thorne’s Riri Williams Makes Own
Iron Armor In Preview For Disney+ Series (May 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/marvel-ironheart-trailer-dominique-thorne-riri-williams-disney-plus-1236398232/
Tony Gilroy On The ‘Andor’ Season 2 Finale, Cassian’s Sister &
Disrupting ‘Star Wars’ Canon (May 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/andor-season-2-finale-tony-gilroy-1236387522/
‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Sets Disney+ Premiere Date (May 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/captain-america-brave-new-world-streaming-premiere-date-disney-1236396385/
["Anthony Mackie returns in the film as Sam Wilson, who now wields the
shield of Captain America. After meeting with newly elected U.S.
president Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford), Wilson soon finds himself in
the middle of an international incident. In a race against time, he must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true
mastermind has the entire world seeing red."]
Krysten Ritter Returning As Jessica Jones In ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ For Season 2 (May 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/krysten-ritter-jessica-jones-daredevil-born-again-season-2-1236396141/
Disney Upfront: Here’s What Happened At North Javits With Bob Iger,
Patrick Mahomes, Saquon Barkley, Glen Powell & ‘Alien: Earth’ Invasion
(May 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/disney-upfront-bob-iger-patrick-mahomes-1236396275/
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Streaming service news--HBO Max
‘Welcome To Derry’ Trailer: Pennywise Is Back In Creepy HBO Max ‘IT’ Prequel (May 20)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/welcome-to-derry-trailer-it-prequel-pennywise-hbo-max-1236405637/
["Set in the world of King’s 'It' universe, 'Welcome To Derry' (wt)
expands the vision established by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in the
feature films, which amassed a combined $1.17 billion worldwide."]
Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Mickey 17’ Sets HBO Max Premiere Date (May 16)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/mickey-17-streaming-premiere-date-max-1236400896/
["Written and directed by Bong Joon Ho, the filmmaker behind historic
Oscar winner 'Parasite,' 'Mickey 17' adapts the novel 'Mickey7' by
Edward Ashton. The story follows unlikely hero, Mickey Barnes
(Pattinson), who has found himself in the extraordinary circumstance of
working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job…
to die, for a living. Mickey is an 'Expendable' — a disposable worker on
a colonization mission to the icy planet Niflheim. Each time he dies,
his consciousness is transferred into a new, cloned body, allowing him
to continue his perilous duties. The plot thickens when he comes face to
face with his successor, the identical-looking Mickey 18."]
HBO Max Is Back: WBD Rebranding Streamer This Summer (May 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/hbo-max-is-back-iwbd-rebranding-streamer-1236397130/
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Streaming service news--Hulu
Sterling K. Brown’s ‘Washington Black’ Limited Series Gets Premiere Date At Hulu (May 20)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/sterling-k-brown-washington-black-premiere-date-hulu-1236406673/
["Based on the bestselling novel of the same name, 'Washington Black'
follows the 19th-century odyssey of George Washington “Wash” Black, an eleven-year-old boy born on a Barbados sugar plantation, whose
prodigious scientific mind sets him on a path of unexpected destiny.
When a harrowing incident forces Wash to flee, he is thrust into a globe-spanning adventure that challenges and reshapes his understanding
of family, freedom and love. As he navigates uncharted lands and
impossible odds, Wash finds the courage to imagine a future beyond the
confines of the society he was born into."]
‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ Season 2 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out? (May 16)
https://deadline.com/feature/nine-perfect-strangers-season-2-release-schedule-1236398559/
["Announced in June 2023, the second season of the drama series comes
nearly four years after the arrival of Season 1 in August 2021"]
‘Buffy’ Reboot Finds Its New Slayer: Ryan Kiera Armstrong To Star With Sarah Michelle Gellar In Hulu Pilot (May 15)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/buffy-reboot-ryan-kiera-armstrong-new-slayer-1236398811/
Glen Powell-Starrer ‘Chad Powers’ Sets Hulu Premiere Date (May 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/chad-powers-hulu-premiere-date-1236394526/
["the half-hour comedy follows hotshot QB Russ Holliday (Powell), whose
bad behavior nukes his college career. As a result, he disguises himself
and walks onto a struggling Southern football team as the talented,
affable Chad Powers (Powell)."]
Ryan Murphy’s Legal Drama ‘All’s Fair’ Drops Teaser Trailer & First-Look
Photos (May 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/ryan-murphy-alls-fair-series-teaser-trailer-photos-1236394631/
‘Alien: Earth’, ‘The Bear’ Season 4 & ‘The Lowdown’ Get Premiere Dates
At FX, Hulu & Disney+ (May 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-bear-alien-earth-the-lowdown-premiere-dates-fx-1236394543/
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Streaming service news--Netflix
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Set To Begin Production On Season 3;
Unveils New Cast (May 20)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/avatar-the-last-airbender-season-3-production-new-cast-1236405919/
‘Peppa Pig’ Follows ‘Sesame Street’ To Netflix; New Games For Both Kids Properties Accompany Series Streaming Deals (May 19)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/peppa-pig-sesame-street-netflix-streaming-video-games-1236404467/
‘Sesame Street’ Heads To Netflix With Streaming Deal For PBS Children’s Series (May 19)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/sesame-street-netflix-streaming-deal-pbs-1236404237/
Mark Ruffalo & Tucker Pillsbury Join Natalie Portman In Lena Dunham’s
Netflix Rom-Com ‘Good Sex’ (May 19)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/mark-ruffalo-tucker-pillsbury-join-good-sex-netflix-1236401617/
["The film centers on pragmatic couples’ therapist Ally, who after
spending a decade in a failed relationship, is turning 40 and
reluctantly dipping her toe back into the New York dating scene. But she
gets more than she bargained for when she meets two men — one in his
twenties and one in his fifties — who show her there is no set formula
for good sex."]
Kim Kardashian-Paula Pell Netflix Comedy ‘The Fifth Wheel’ Taps Eva Longoria To Direct; Gloria Sanchez To Produce (May 19)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/kim-kardashian-paula-pell-fifth-wheel-eva-longoria-director-1236403086/
["While plot details are being kept under wraps, insiders say Kardashian
will play the eponymous “fifth wheel” alongside a female ensemble cast."]
Netflix’s ‘A Different World’ Spinoff Pilot Sets 6 Series Regulars (May 16)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/netflix-a-different-world-spinoff-pilot-casting-1236401247/
Netflix Snaps Up Female-Driven Thriller Spec ‘Devil’s Rope’ From Melanie Toast (May 16)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/devils-rope-spec-melanie-toast-sells-netflix-1236392450/
["Plot details are under wraps, though sources described the project as
a female-led thriller set in rural Texas"]
Justin Willman Set To Unveil Netflix’s First-Ever Magic Comedy Special ‘Magic Lover’ In June (May 15)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/justin-willman-special-magic-lover-netflix-premiere-date-1236397447/
Netflix Sets Zoey Deutch & Nick Robinson For Leah McKendrick-Helmed ‘Voicemails For Isabelle’ (May 15)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/netflix-zoey-deutch-nick-robinson-leah-mckendrick-voicemails-for-isabelle-1236397588/
["Deutch will play a young woman copes with her sister’s death by
leaving her voicemails chronicling her chaotic life in San Francisco.
When the number is unknowingly reassigned, an elusive Austin real estate
agent begins receiving the hilariously confessional messages."]
David Leitch In Talks To Direct ‘Gears Of War’ Movie For Netflix (May 15)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/david-leitch-gears-of-war-movie-netflix-1236399919/
‘Building The Band’ Gets Premiere Window On Netflix With Late Liam Payne Featured As Judge (May 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/building-the-band-premiere-window-netflix-liam-payne-1236398121/
‘My Life With The Walter Boys’ Renewed For Season 3 At Netflix (May 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/my-life-with-the-walter-boys-season-3-renewal-netflix-1236396399/
Everything We Know About ‘My Life With The Walter Boys’ Season 2 So Far (May 14)
https://deadline.com/feature/my-life-with-the-walter-boys-season-2-everything-we-know-1236048002/
‘Bridgerton’ Season 4: Everything We Know So Far (May 14)
https://deadline.com/feature/bridgerton-season-4-everything-we-know-1236019588/
‘Bridgerton’ Renewed For Seasons 5 & 6; Season 4 2026 Premiere
Confirmed, Sneak Peek Released (May 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/bridgerton-renewed-seasons-5-6-season-4-teaser-netflix-1236397610/
‘Survival Of The Thickest’ Renewed For Third & Final Season At Netflix
(May 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/survival-of-the-thickest-renewed-final-season-3-netflix-1236397607/
‘Star Search’ Reboot Underway At Netflix (May 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/tar-search-reboot-underway-at-netflix-1236397644/
Dan Levy Comedy Series Ordered By Netflix After Long, Twisty Journey To
Screen; Taylor Ortega & Laurie Metcalf Also Star (May 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/dan-levy-comedy-series-netflix-taylor-ortega-laurie-metcalf-1236397769/
["the untitled comedy centers on two deeply incapable siblings (Levy,
Ortega) who are blackmailed into the world of organized crime. Metcalf
plays the duo’s mother"]
‘The Diplomat’ Renewed For Season 4 At Netflix (May 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-diplomat-renewed-season-4-netflix-1236397623/
Netflix Adapting S.A. Cosby’s ‘All The Sinners Bleed’ For TV, Orders Quinn Shephard Drama ‘The Body’ (May 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/netflix-all-the-sinners-bleed-quinn-shephard-the-body-1236397668/
["'All the Sinners Bleed' follows the first Black Sheriff in a small
Bible Belt County, haunted by his past in the FBI and his devout
mother’s untimely death, as he must lead the hunt for a serial killer
that has quietly been preying on Black communities in Southern Virginia
for years in the name of God; ... 'The Body' is a coming of age drama.
Created by Shephard, who will serve as showrunner and director, the
series follows a group of badly behaved Catholic school girls, who,
after a dance-team initiation gone wrong, begin having prophetic visions
that set off mass hysteria in their town."]
Netflix Renews ‘Love On The Spectrum’ For Season 4 & ‘Million Dollar Secret’ For Season 2 (May 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/netflix-love-on-the-spectrum-season-4-million-dollar-secret-season-2-1236397620/
‘Forever’ Renewed For Season 2 At Netflix (May 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/netflix-renews-forever-season-2-1236397749/
‘The Four Seasons’ Renewed For Season 2 At Netflix (May 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-four-seasons-renewed-season-2-netflix-1236397823/
‘Wednesday’: Netflix Drops Addams Family Portrait Ahead Of Season 2 Premiere (May 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/wednesday-netflix-addams-family-portrait-1236397877/
Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson & Daisy Edgar-Jones Set For Netflix
Heist Pic ‘Here Comes The Flood’ From Fernando Meirelles (May 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/denzel-washington-robert-pattinson-join-here-comes-the-flood-1236397634/
Taraji P. Henson Spirals In Heartbreaking Trailer For Tyler Perry’s ‘Straw’ (May 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/tyler-perry-straw-trailer-netflix-taraji-p-henson-1236398018/
["The film follows Henson’s character, who faces a series of unfortunate events that lead her down an unexpected path. Struggling against
circumstances beyond her control, she becomes entangled in a situation
she never imagined. Fueled by desperation, she finds herself at the
center of suspicion in a world that seems indifferent to her existence."]
Netflix Ad Tier Reaches 94M Monthly Active Users, With Average
Engagement Of 41 Hours A Month In U.S. (May 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/netflix-ad-tier-reaches-94-million-monthly-active-users-1236397938/
Jamie Foxx To Star In Sports Drama ‘Fight For ’84’ At Netflix (May 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/jamie-foxx-fight-for-84-1236397561/
["Set after the U.S. Olympic Boxing Team is tragically killed in a plane
crash in 1980, the film follows a new coach (Foxx) brought in to rebuild
the team from scratch and lead them to victory at the ‘84 Olympics,
winning the most medals in Olympic boxing history"]
Netflix Unveils Premiere Date, First-Look Photos For Romance ‘My Oxford Year’ Starring Sofia Carson & Corey Mylchreest (May 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/my-oxford-year-premiere-date-netflix-first-look-photos-1236395377/
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Streaming service news--Paramount+
Paramount+ With Showtime Sets Streaming Premiere Date For ‘Love Me’ Starring Kristen Stewart & Steven Yeun (May 19)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/love-me-streaming-premiere-date-paramount-plus-showtime-1236395910/
["the film sees a buoy and a satellite meet online long after humanity’s extinction. As they learn what life was like on Earth, they discover who
they are and what it means to be alive and in love."]
‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Sets Season 3 Premiere Date At
Paramount+ (May 15)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-3-premiere-date-1236399376/
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Streaming service news--Peacock
‘Strangers’ Series In Works At Peacock; Leslie Mann & Gabrielle Union
Eyed To Star In Thriller From Jon Harmon Feldman & 100% Productions
(May 19)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/strangers-peacock-series-leslie-mann-gabrielle-union-1236401047/
["'Strangers' is described as 'Strangers On a Train' with two female
leads. In it, when a long-neglected housewife befriends a mysterious
woman who is her polar opposite, the two women find that they have far
more in common than they thought. As their friendship unfolds, we soon
learn that they both harbor secrets that could quickly unravel their
quiet suburban lives."]
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Streaming service news--Prime Video
Costa Ronin Joins ‘The Terminal List’ For Season 2 (May 21)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/costa-ronin-the-terminal-list-season-2-1236406995/
‘The Boys’ Team, Riding Ratings Surge, Says Season 5 Will Include Things “You’re Not Going To Have On Your Bingo Card” (May 19)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-boys-team-season-5-hints-interview-1236385660/
Kevin Bacon “Bummed Out” About ‘The Bondsman’ Cancellation: “I Wish I Had An Explanation” (May 19)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/kevin-bacon-reaction-bondsman-canceled-prime-video-1236404375/
‘The Bondsman’ Canceled By Prime Video After One Season (May 16)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-bondsman-canceled-kevin-bacon-prime-video-1236401873/
J.R. Ramirez Joins Erinn Hayes & Scott Foley In Amazon’s ‘It’s Not Like That’ (May 16)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/j-r-ramirez-erinn-hayes-scott-foley-its-not-like-that-cast-1236400919/
["'It’s Not Like That' follows Lori (Hayes), who is freshly divorced
with two teens. Malcolm’s (Foley) a minister and recently widowed dad of three. Their families once did everything together, but now Lori and
Malcolm must navigate their newly minted singledom, parenthood and the complexities of Malcolm being a modern-day minister. Is this the
beginning of a love story? It’s not like that. Or is it?"]
Aldis Hodge, Isaiah Mustafa & Director Nzingha Stewart On The Importance
Of Trust And Laughter In Creating ‘Cross’ (May 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/aldis-hodge-isaiah-mustafa-cross-interview-1236385655/
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Streaming service news--Other services
Independent Film Company & Shudder Acquire Horror Film ‘Whistle’ From ‘The Nun’s Corin Hardy (May 19)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/corin-hardy-movie-whistle-acquired-independent-film-company-shudder-1236401590/
["The film watches as a misfit group of unwitting high school students
stumble upon a cursed object, an ancient Aztec Death Whistle. Soon, they discover that blowing the whistle and the terrifying sound it emits will
summon their future deaths to hunt them down. As the body count rises,
the friends investigate the origins of the deadly artifact in a
desperate effort to stop the horrifying chain of events that they have
set in motion."]
Sony Doubles Down On Anime As Crunchyroll Tops 17M Subs & Preps ‘Ghost
Of Tsushima’ Series (May 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/sony-anime-crunchyroll-subscriber-numbers-ghost-of-tsushima-1236397179/
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Syndicated series news
‘Karamo’ Daytime Talker Renewed For Season 4 (May 20)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/karamo-renewed-season-4-talk-show-1236402273/
‘The Steve Wilkos Show’ Renewed For Season 19 In National Syndication
(May 19)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-steve-wilkos-show-renewed-season-19-syndication-1236402188/
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International series news
BBC Unveils 10-Strong Comedy Slate Featuring Diane Morgan, Michael
Palin, Mackenzie Crook, Lenny Rush, Rob Brydon, & Guz Khan (May 21)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/bbc-comedy-slate-michael-palin-diane-morgan-mackenzie-crook-1236407202/
Laurie Kynaston, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell & Alex Lawther Leading Feel-Good
Drama Series ‘Leonard And Hungry Paul’ For BBC & RTÉ (May 20)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/leonard-hungry-paul-casting-bbc-rte-drama-1236405796/
["The story follows two unique board-gaming friends who meander through
leafy suburban life, charting a story about Judo, ancient Rome, first
loves and the expansion of the Universe."]
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Series in development
Shemar Moore Addresses ‘S.W.A.T.’ Spinoff & Moving Ahead Without Former Castmates: “I’m The Quarterback” (May 19)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/shemar-moore-addresses-swat-spinoff-without-former-cast-1236405352/
‘7th Heaven’ Reboot Coming Together At CBS Studios With Jessica Biel
Poised To Produce (May 19)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/7th-heaven-reboot-cbs-studios-jessica-biel-1236405056/
‘S.W.A.T.’ Spinoff Planned By Sony With Shemar Moore Set To Reprise His Role As Hondo (May 18)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/swat-spinoff-sony-shemar-moore-returns-hondo-1236403674/
[Here’s the logline for the spinoff: “After a high-profile mission goes sideways, Hondo is pulled out of forced retirement to lead a last-chance experimental SWAT unit made up of untested, unpredictable young
recruits. Hondo must bridge a generational divide, navigate clashing personalities, and turn a squad of outsiders into a team capable of
protecting the city and saving the program that made him who he is.”]
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Ratings
‘American Manhunt: Osama Bin Laden’ Tops Netflix TV Charts In Debut
Week; ‘Forever’ Grows Audience To Remain In Top 3 (May 20)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/american-manhunt-osama-bin-laden-forever-netflix-ratings-1236406232/
‘Poker Face’ Returns To Nielsen Charts As Top 5 Streaming Original With Season 2 Debut (May 20)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/poker-face-season-2-premiere-nielsen-top-5-ratings-1236405942/
Streaming Set Another Record In April, But ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ And ‘The White Lotus’ Prove Linear’s Reach, Nielsen Says (May 20)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/streaming-nielsen-greys-anatomy-the-white-lotus-linear-tv-1236404796/
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The business of TV
ITV To Cut 220 Jobs In Major Daytime Overhaul (May 20)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/itv-daytime-overhaul-job-cuts-1236405614/
Streaming Ad Tiers Catch Fire, Make Up Nearly Half Of U.S. Subscriptions
For SVODs That Offer Them, Study Says (May 20)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/booming-advertising-tiers-drive-streaming-subscriber-growth-1236405344/
S&P Downgrades Warner Bros. Discovery To Junk Status On “Weak Credit Metrics” That Would Get Worse If Company Splits (May 20)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/sp-downgrades-warner-bros-dicovery-junk-status-linear-tv-1236406355/
From Darth Vader To Stan Lee: Respeecher CEO Alex Serdiuk On
Hollywood’s Growing Use Of AI Voice Technology (May 19)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/respeecher-ai-voice-technology-hollywood-cannes-alex-serdiuk-1236403128/
Broadcast Schedule’s New Paradigm: How 8 PM Became “The Best Time Period
On TV For Live Viewing” As 10 PM Hangs In (For Now) (May 16)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/broadcast-schedule-8-pm-prime-access-lead-in-10-pm-dramas-1236396758/
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