ABC news
‘Will Trent’ Fans To See More Of Det. Wilks As Kevin Daniels Is Upped To Series Regular For Season 4 (August 8)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/will-trent-kevin-daniels-series-regular-season-4-1236482539/
ABC Pilot Order: Rachel Bloom Stars In ‘Do You Want Kids?’ Comedy She Co-Wrote With Dan Gregor (August 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/rachel-bloom-do-you-want-kids-abc-pilot-dan-gregor-levitan-1236481513/
["'Do You Want Kids?' is about a husband and wife — played by Bloom —
who in one universe have a baby and the other do not, and the many ways
that huge decision alters their lives"]
William Stanford Davis On His “100% Honest” Approach To ‘Abbott Elementary’s Hilarious School Custodian Mr. Johnson (August 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/abbott-elementary-william-stanford-davis-mr-johnson-interview-1236478259/
‘Killer Class’ Crime Drama In Works At ABC (August 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/killer-class-abc-steven-lilien-bryan-wynbrandt-joe-webb-1236477039/
["High school students tackling cold cases that is the premise of
'Killer Class,' a crime drama in development at ABC"]
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CBS news
‘Elsbeth’ Casts Andy Richter, Amy Sedaris & Lindsay Mendez For Season 3 Premiere (August 8)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/elsbeth-andy-richter-amy-sedaris-lindsay-mendez-season-3-1236482433/
Mike Colter Reunites With Robert & Michelle King On Legal Drama
‘Cupertino’ In Works At CBS (August 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/mike-colter-robert-michelle-king-cupertino-legal-drama-cbs-1236480190/
["Colter will play a lawyer fired by a Silicon Valley start-up intending
to cheat him out of his stock options. Refusing to back down, he joins
forces with another recently fired attorney to represent those taken
advantage of by the tech elite, and help them fight back in a
high-stakes battle against the Goliaths controlling Silicon Valley."]
Logan Marshall-Green Joins Luke Grimes In CBS’ ‘Yellowstone’ Offshoot ‘Y: Marshals’ (August 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/logan-marshall-green-y-marshals-cbs-luke-grimes-yellowstone-1236479378/
Justina Machado Joins ‘Matlock’ For Season 2, Sets ‘Jane The Virgin’ Reunion (August 1)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/justina-machado-matlock-season-2-seniors-ex-wife-1236476770/
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Fox news
Daniel David Stewart & Peter Gadiot Round Out Series Regular Cast For
Fox’s ‘Memory Of A Killer’ (August 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/daniel-david-stewart-peter-gadiot-cast-memory-of-a-killer-1236480524/
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NBC news
‘American Ninja Warrior’ Renewed For Season 18 At NBC With Supersized Three-Lane Racecourse (August 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/american-ninja-warrior-renewed-season-18-nbc-1236477727/
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Cable channel news
‘Anna Pigeon’ Sets Jordan Sledz, Crystle Lightning & Nikki Hallow In Recurring Roles [USA] (August 8)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/anna-pigeon-recurring-cast-usa-network-1236482594/
‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’ Sets Fall Return; Season 2 Guest Stars Include Freya Skye, Harvey Guillén, Recker Eans & More — Watch Teaser [Disney Channel] (August 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/wizards-beyond-waverly-place-season-2-premiere-guest-stars-1236479108/
‘Days Of Our Lives’ Actor Cary Christopher Joins ‘Lanterns’ DC Series At
HBO (August 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/cary-christopher-cast-lanterns-dc-series-hbo-1236480788/
Tamsin Greig & ‘Overcompensating’ Star Rish Shah Join Ella Purnell In ‘Sweetpea’ Season 2 [Starz] (August 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/sweetpea-season-2-casts-tamsin-greig-rish-shah-ella-purnell-1236479831/
‘Star Trek: Discovery’s Ronnie Rowe Jr. Joins Tracy Spiridakos In USA Network’s ‘Anna Pigeon’ (August 1)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/anna-pigeon-ronnie-rowe-jr-cast-1236476773/
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Streaming service news--Apple TV+
Emily Ratajkowski, Stephanie Danler & Lena Dunham’s Female-Driven A24
Series In Works At Apple TV+ (August 8)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/apple-tv-emily-ratajkowski-lena-dunham-series-1236482754/
Apple’s ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ Rounds Out Cast With Jessy Hodges, Jon Michael Hill & Nola Wallace (August 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/apple-maximum-pleasure-guaranteed-series-regular-cast-1236481778/
‘The Crown’ Star Tobias Menzies, Yumi Aso, Reece Shearsmith & Andrene Ward-Hammond Board Apple TV+ Series ‘Prodigies’ Opposite Ayo Edebiri &
Will Sharpe (August 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/prodigies-casts-tobias-menzies-reece-shearsmith-apple-tv-1236479853/
["Starring the in-demand Will Sharpe and Ayo Edebiri, 'Prodigies'
follows Didi (Edebiri) and Ren (Sharpe), two ex-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 of their relationship."]
Charlie Hall & Kiarra Hamagami Goldberg Join Apple’s ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ (August 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/charlie-hall-kiarra-goldberg-maximum-pleasure-guaranteed-1236479344/
‘Invasion’ Season 3 Trailer Sees The Terrifying Arrival Of The Apex
Aliens: “Whatever Happened Before Is Just The Beginning” (August 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/invasion-season-3-trailer-apple-release-date-1236478433/
Celia Imrie, Gbemisola Ikumelo & Colin Morgan Cast In Apple TV+’s ‘Trying’ Season 5 (August 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/apple-trying-season-5-casts-celia-imrie-gbemisola-ikumelo-1236476358/
Nancy Meyers Reacts To ‘The Holiday’ Limited Series: “News To Me” (August 1)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/nancy-meyers-reacts-the-holiday-limited-series-1236477053/
‘The Holiday’ Limited Series Based On Nancy Meyers Movie In Works At
Apple (August 1)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/the-holiday-limited-series-reboot-nancy-meyers-movie-apple-1236475436/
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Streaming service news--Disney+
‘Goosebumps’ Canceled After Two Seasons At Disney+ (August 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/goosebumps-canceled-disney-plus-1236481597/
Disney+ Unveils ‘Twisted Wonderland’ Anime Adaptation [October 29]
Release Date (August 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/disney-unveils-twisted-wonderland-anime-adaptation-release-date-1236478716/
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Streaming service news--HBO Max
HBO Max Password Sharing Crackdown Will Get “Aggressive” Next Month, WBD Streaming Chief JB Perrette Says (August 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/hbo-max-password-sharing-crackdown-warner-bros-discovery-1236481075/
More Library Cartoon Network Series Come Off HBO Max, Part Of Streamer’s
Move Away From Kids Fare (August 1)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/cartoon-network-series-removed-hbo-max-courage-cowardly-dog-1236476838/
‘And Just Like That…’ Cast React To HBO Max Series Ending: Kristin
Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Sarah Jessica Parker & More (August 1)
https://deadline.com/lists/and-just-like-that-cast-reactions-cancellation-hbo-max/
‘And Just Like That…’ To End With Season 3, Gets Two-Part Series Finale On HBO Max (August 1)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/and-just-like-that-canceled-hbo-max-1236476175/
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Streaming service news--Hulu
Hulu Picks Up Nick Paley’s ‘Phony’ To Series Starring Connie Britton & Sam Nivola (August 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/connie-britton-sam-nivola-cast-hulu-series-phony-1236480988/
["'Phony' is a coming-of-age mystery about a teenager who wakes up in
the hospital after a car accident to discover his mom — his only parent
and his best friend — appears to have been replaced by an impostor"]
Hulu To Become International Tile On Disney+, Replacing Star, As
Speculation Swirls About U.S. App’s Stand-Alone Future (August 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/hulu-to-become-international-tile-on-disney-replacing-star-1236479835/
‘King Of The Hill’ Creator Mike Judge & Cast Talk Revival: “We Wanted To Bring That Kind Of Old-School Person Into The World” (August 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/king-of-the-hill-mike-judge-interview-1236478432/
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Streaming service news--Netflix
Kevin Hart & John Cena To Star In And Produce ‘The Leading Man’ As
Netflix Lands Action Comedy Pitch From Jon & Erich Hoeber (August 8)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/the-leading-man-kevin-hart-john-cena-netflix-movie-1236482438/
Michael Bay & Will Smith Part Company On Netflix Action Film ‘Fast And Loose’ (August 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/michael-bay-exits-will-smith-netflix-film-fast-and-loose-1236481182/
‘Jay Kelly’ Teaser: George Clooney Is A Movie Star Looking Inward In
Noah Baumbach’s Venice-Bound Netflix Pic (August 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/jay-kelly-trailer-george-clooney-adam-sandler-noah-baumbach-1236478334/
["Clooney plays the title character — 'I’m just an actor who got
famous,' he says — who embarks on a whirlwind and unexpectedly profound journey through Europe with his manager, Ron (Adam Sandler). Along the
way, they are are forced to confront the choices they’ve made, the relationships with their loved ones and the legacies they’ll leave behind."]
Molly Shannon Sets Up ‘SNL’ Reunion With Will Ferrell, Will Star In His Golf Comedy Series For Netflix (August 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/molly-shannon-will-ferrell-netflix-golf-series-snl-reunion-1236479135/
Netflix’s True-Crime Shows Are Killing It: ‘Amy Bradley Is Missing’ & ‘The Son Of Sam Tapes’ Are Streamer’s Latest Hits (August 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/netflix-amy-bradley-is-missing-the-son-of-sam-tapes-ratings-1236479167/
Netflix Collars William Shatner Cop Series ‘T.J. Hooker’ For Action
Comedy Movie (August 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/netflix-film-comic-reimaging-80s-william-shatner-cop-series-1236479056/
‘Wednesday’ Season 1 Recap: Everything To Remember For Season 2 (August 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/wednesday-season-1-recap-1236478532/
Sope' Dìrísù To Lead Netflix Series ‘All The Sinners Bleed’ (August 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/%e1%b9%a3ope-dirisu-netflix-limited-series-all-the-sinners-bleed-1236475921/
["Dìrísù will portray Titus Crown, the first Black sheriff in the
history of Charon County, Virginia. As Titus investigates a church
shooting, he unearths terrible crimes and a serial killer who has been
hiding in plain sight, haunting the dirt lanes and woodland clearings of Charon."]
‘Ransom Canyon’ Promotes Casey W. Johnson To Series Regular For Season 2
(August 1)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/ransom-canyon-casey-w-johnson-series-regular-season-2-1236476984/
‘Fubar’ Canceled By Netflix After 2 Seasons (August 1)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/fubar-canceled-netflix-arnold-schwarzenegger-1236441493/
Netflix Rom-Com ‘Voicemails For Isabelle’ Adds Nick Offerman, Lukas
Gage, Harry Shum Jr., Ciara Bravo & More To Cast (August 1)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/voicemails-for-isabelle-casts-nick-offerman-lukas-gage-more-1236476592/
Netflix’s Untitled Newfoundland Limited Series Adds Kaleb Horn, Ruby
Stokes & Willow Kean As Production Begins (August 1)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/netflix-newfoundland-series-cast-start-production-1236475713/
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Streaming service news--Peacock
‘The Office’ Follow-Up Series ‘The Paper’ Tips Hat To Past In Trailer & Sets Up Season 1 In First-Look Photos (August 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/the-office-follow-up-series-the-paper-trailer-photos-1236480544/
Henry Eikenberry & Roberta Colindrez Round Out Cast Of Peacock’s ‘The Five-Star Weekend’ (August 1)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/henry-eikenberry-roberta-colindrez-cast-five-star-weekend-1236476577/
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Streaming service news--Prime Video
‘The Boys’ Prequel ‘Vought Rising’ Adds Mason Dye & Kiki Layne To Cast (August 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/the-boys-prequel-vought-rising-mason-dye-kiki-layne-cast-1236480701/
‘The Runarounds’: North Carolina Teens Try To Make It Big In Trailer For Prime Video’s Latest YA Drama; Premiere Date & New Music From Series’
Band Revealed (August 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/the-runarounds-trailer-premiere-date-prime-video-1236481151/
‘The Boys’ Prequel ‘Vought Rising’ Adds Four Series Regulars To Cast (August 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/the-boys-prequel-vought-rising-cast-1236480191/
Period Epic Series ‘King & Conqueror’ Sells To Prime Video U.S. & Scores
Of International Buyers Including HBO Max (August 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/king-and-conqueror-james-norton-deals-prime-video-hbo-max-1236477604/
["The drama stars Norton as Harold, Earl of Wessex, opposite
Coster-Waldau as William, Duke of Normandy, two men destined to clash at
the Battle of Hastings. Emily Beecham plays Edith Swan-neck and Clémence Poésy stars as Matilda, their respective wives. The drama tells the
story of the people, dynasties and events that went on to shape history."]
‘Squid Game’ Star Lee Jung-jae & ‘The Glory’s Lim Ji-yeon Star In Prime Video Rom-Com Series ‘Nice To Not Meet You’ (August 1)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/lee-jung-jae-prime-video-series-nice-to-not-meet-you-1236476269/
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International series news
David Tennant & Robert Carlyle Are Taking On Rupert Murdoch’s News Of
The World In Exclusive Images Of ITV’s ‘The Hack’ (August 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/itv-drama-the-hack-images-david-tennant-robert-carlyle-1236476396/
["ITV’s drama series ... tells the story of how investigative reporter
Nick Davies uncovered phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch’s now-defunct
'News of the World' more than a decade ago."]
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Ratings
‘Love Island USA’ Becomes Peacock’s First No. 1 Overall Title On Nielsen Streaming List During Season 7 Finale Week; ‘Sullivan’s Crossing’ Finds
A Groove On Netflix (August 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/love-island-usa-season-7-finale-nielsen-streaming-record-1236481840/
‘The Hunting Wives’ Soars Atop Luminate’s TV Streaming Rankings After Netflix Debut As ‘And Just Like That…’ Reps HBO Max In Top 25 Amid Cancellation (August 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/hunting-wives-and-just-like-that-streaming-ratings-luminate-1236479041/
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The business of TV
Despite Q2 Results Showing Linear TV Struggles, AMC Networks CFO Says
Company Is “Very Different” From Rivals Spinning Off Cable Assets
(August 8)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/amc-networks-q2-2025-earnings-pay-tv-cable-spinoff-1236482185/
As AMC Networks Embraces AI, CEO Kristin Dolan Stresses It Is
“Technology Play”, Not IP Surrender (August 8)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/amc-networks-embraces-ai-ceo-kristin-dolan-technology-ip-1236482175/
Paramount Skydance Merger Finally Closes (August 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/paramount-skydance-merger-closes-david-ellison-1236481065/
ESPN Sets [August 21] Launch Date And [$29.99 monthly] Price For
Stand-Alone Streaming Service, Adding WWE And Locking Up More NFL
(August 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/espn-sets-launch-date-price-streaming-wwe-nfl-1236479810/
Disney Is Talking With Other Sports Players About Bundles As ESPN Nears Streaming Launch, Bob Iger Says (August 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/disney-is-talking-sports-bundles-espn-streaming-bob-iger-1236479902/
Disney To Stop Providing Quarterly Streaming Subscriber Data, Following
Netflix (August 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/disney-will-stop-providing-quarterly-subscriber-data-following-netflix-1236479834/
ESPN Acquires NFL Network And Other Media Assets As League Takes 10%
Stake In Disney Sports Division (August 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/espn-acquires-nfl-network-redzone-channel-league-assets-1236478197/
Say Hi To Howdy, Roku’s New Ad-Free Subscription Streamer Priced At Just
$3 A Month (August 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/roku-launches-howdy-subscription-streaming-low-price-1236477758/
Fox Unveils [$19.99 monthly] Pricing And [August 21] Launch Date For
Streaming Service Fox One (August 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/fox-one-streaming-pricing-launch-date-1236478762/
Fox Corp. Advertising Growth Drives Better-Than-Expected Quarterly
Results (August 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/fox-corp-advertising-quarterly-results-1236478743/
Revived Paramount TV Studios To Be Led By Matt Thunell; Will Absorb
Taylor Sheridan Home MTVE, Showtime & Skydance TV (August 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/paramount-tv-studios-matt-thunell-taylor-sheridan-keith-cox-1236477944/
Skydance-Paramount Post-Merger Hierarchy Made Official (August 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/skydance-paramount-merger-corporate-structure-1236477330/
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Obituaries
Jon Miyahara Dies: ‘Superstore’ Silent Scene-Stealer Was 83 (August 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/jon-miyahara-dead-superstore-1236481410/
The Walking Dead Actress Kelley Mack's Cause of Death Revealed [cancer]
(August 6)
https://www.eonline.com/news/1420860/walking-deads-kelley-macks-cause-of-death-revealed
Kelley Mack Dies: ‘Walking Dead’ Actor With Dozens Of Credits Was 33 (August 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/kelley-mack-dead-walking-dead-911-actor-1236479460/
Alfie Wise Dies: Actor In ‘Cannonball Run’, ‘Stroker Ace’ & Other Burt Reynolds Films Was 82 (August 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/alfie-wise-dead-cannonball-run-burt-reynolds-1236479497/
Loni Anderson Dies: Emmy-Nominated ‘WKRP In Cincinnati’ Star Was 79
(August 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/loni-anderson-dead-emmy-nominated-wkrp-in-cincinnati-star-1236477415/
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Other News
This Really Is The Way! Gina Carano Piledrives Disney Over ‘Mandalorian’ Firing With Settlement & Job Offers (August 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/gina-carano-disney-lawsuit-settled-1236481814/
How To Watch All NFL Preseason Games Live Online Streaming & On TV
(August 7)
https://deadline.com/lists/how-to-watch-nfl-preseason-games-live-online-streaming-tv/
2025 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable &
Streaming (August 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/2025-tv-premiere-dates-1235811038/
Double Emmy Nominee Julianne Nicholson Reveals If She’d Return To
‘Hacks’ And What’s Next For Sinatra In ‘Paradise’ Season 2 (August 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/julianne-nicholson-hacks-paradise-interview-1236478470/
Harrison Ford On Being 83, Loving ‘Shrinking’, ‘1923’, His Iconic Film Roles & Naming The Exec Who Said, “You’re Never Going To Make It In This Business” The Actor’s Side (August 4)
https://deadline.com/video/harrison-ford-interview-shrinking-emmys-star-wars/
Corporation For Public Broadcasting To Shut Down Operations After Loss
Of Federal Funding (August 1)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/corporation-for-public-broadcasting-shut-down-1236476552/
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