ABC news
ABC Developing Legal Drama ‘The Advocate’ (August 22)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/abc-developing-legal-drama-the-advocate-1236495452/
["'The Advocate' is a character-driven legal procedural centered around
a brilliant, ruthless attorney who abruptly walks away from her
high-powered job to open a small firm after a traumatic brain injury
radically alters her personality"]
‘Home Improvement’ Reunion Set For ‘Shifting Gears’ Season 2 Premiere: Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn & Debbe Dunning To Appear (August 19)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/home-improvement-reunion-shifting-gears-season-2-premiere-1236491529/
‘General Hospital’ Is Welcoming Back Ryan Paevey (August 18)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/general-hospital-bringing-back-ryan-paevey-1236486551/
Gregory Alan Williams, MacKenzie Porter & Tim Matheson To Recur In
‘9-1-1: Nashville’ (August 15)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/tim-matheson-cast-9-1-1-nashville-1236489605/
‘9-1-1: Nashville’ Cast: First-Look Photos Of ABC Spinoff Series
(August 13)
https://deadline.com/gallery/9-1-1-nashville-cast-photos-abc/
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CBS news
Kenya Barris & Mike Epps Brothers Comedy Set In Post-Wildfire Altadena
In Works At CBS (August 19)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/kenya-barris-mike-epps-brothers-comedy-altadena-fire-cbs-1236491101/
["In the untitled half-hour, after wildfires sweep through Altadena, two estranged Black brothers — one played by Epps — reunite to sell their
late grandmother’s house to private developers. But when they learn her caretaker now owns part of the home and refuses to sell, they’re forced
to live together and confront their differences — and what community, legacy, and family really mean."]
Jeff Shell On Future Of CBS’ 10 PM Hour & Cancellation Of ‘Late Show
With Stephen Colbert’ (August 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/jeff-shell-cbs-10pm-late-show-stephen-colbert-cancellation-1236485950/
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Fox news
‘The Faithful’: Alexa Davalos To Play Rebekah, Tom Mison, Tom Payne &
Ben Robson Also Star In Part 2 Of Fox Event Series (August 21)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/the-faithful-alexa-davalos-tom-mison-tom-payne-ben-robson-fox-1236494590/
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NBC news
‘The Traitors’ Civilian Version Ordered At NBC With Alan Cumming As Host
(August 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/the-traitors-civilian-version-nbc-alan-cumming-host-1236489064/
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Cable channel news
Hayes Warner Joins Cast Of Ryan Murphy’s FX Series ‘The Shards’ (August 22)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/hayes-warner-cast-fx-series-the-shards-1236495729/
["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 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."]
‘Dexter’ Franchise Reevaluated: ‘Resurrection’ Moving On With Season 2 Writers Room, Prequel ‘Original Sin’ Canceled [Showtime] (August 22)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/dexter-resurrection-season-2-original-sin-canceled-showtime-1236495556/
‘The Institute’ Renewed For Season 2 At MGM+ (August 22)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/the-institute-renewed-season-2-mgm-plus-stephen-king-1236495374/
Nicolas Cage In Talks For ‘True Detective’ Season 5 [HBO] (August 21)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/nicolas-cage-true-detective-season-5-hbo-1236494884/
Tim Bagley, Matt Cook, Jack O’Brien & Ella Stiller Join ‘The Comeback’ Season 3 Cast [HBO] (August 21)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/the-comeback-season-3-tim-bagley-matt-cook-jack-obrien-1236494130/
‘All Creatures Great And Small’ Reveals New Cast Members, First Looks
For Sixth Season On PBS Masterpiece (August 21)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/all-creatures-great-and-small-new-castmembers-sixth-season-1236494183/
Dominic West & Sienna Miller To Star In Legal Thriller ‘War’ For HBO &
Sky From George Kay (August 20)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/dominic-west-sienna-miller-war-hbo-sky-1236492735/
["The Crown’s West plays tech titan Morgan Henderson and Anatomy of a Scandal’s Miller stars as his estranged wife, international film star
Carla Duval in the series, which is set in the elite world of London law
and kicks off with a 'scandalous divorce case that sends shockwaves
through boardrooms, bedrooms, and courtrooms alike'"]
MSNBC To Change Name To MS NOW As Part Of Split With Comcast (August 18)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/msnbc-name-change-ms-now-1236490616/
‘Coven Academy’ Supernatural Dramedy Gets Disney Series Order (August 15)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/coven-academy-dramedy-series-order-disney-plus-1236489494/
["Promising a mix of magic, mystery and teen drama set against the moody backdrop of New Orleans, 'Coven Academy' follows a trio of teenage witches-in-training who are bound by destiny to guard their city against dangerous, ancient forces. Between unraveling dark secrets, mastering
volatile magic, and facing off against distractingly cute rivals, they
must also navigate the heartbreaks and deep bonds that come with growing
up."]
PBS To Cut Budget By 21% Following Public Media’s Loss Of Federal
Funding (August 15)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/pbs-budget-cuts-federal-funding-1236489467/
Starz Linear And Streaming Subscriber Levels Dip In Q2, But Growth Seen
In Back Half Of Year (August 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/starz-sheds-linear-and-streaming-subscribers-q2-2025-earnings-1236488507/
‘Power Book IV: Force’ Sets [November 7] Premiere Date For Third & Final Season As Tommy Goes El Chapo In Teaser Trailer (August 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/power-book-iv-force-premiere-date-season-3-teaser-trailer-1236486012/
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Streaming service news--Apple TV+
Vera Farmiga Joins Mark Wahlberg In Apple Pic From Stephen Chbosky
(August 22)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/vera-farmiga-mark-wahlberg-stephen-chbosky-1236495042/
["The project is based on the 2023 pic 'Weekend Rebels,' an original German-language sports comedy-drama based on the true story of Mirco and
Jason von Juterzcenka. The story follows a father and his autistic son,
who wants to find a favorite Premiere League soccer club and makes his
father take him to see every single team so he can decide. Sources say
this version is said to take place in the NBA given the SpringHill ties."]
Everything We Know About Apple And Hello Sunshine’s ‘Lucky’ TV Series Adaptation So Far (August 21)
https://deadline.com/feature/lucky-apple-tv-show-news-updates-1236494413/
Apple TV+ Sets 30% Price Hike To $12.99 A Month (August 21)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/apple-tv-plus-raises-monthly-price-1236494048/
[effective today; the annual rate of $99.99 is unchanged]
‘Palm Royale’ Sets [November 12] Season 2 Premiere Date As First-Look Photos Drop (August 19)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/palm-royale-season-2-premiere-date-first-look-photos-1236491663/
Apple Acquires Pickleball Comedy ‘The Dink’ Starring Jake Johnson
(August 18)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/the-dink-movie-acquired-apple-1236490760/
["'The Dink' stars Johnson as a washed-up tennis pro who, desperate to
save a struggling club and earn his father’s respect, is compelled to
break a sacred vow and do the unthinkable: play pickleball."]
Jessica Williams On The “Cozy” Relatability of ‘Shrinking’ & Why She’s
Excited For Season 3 (August 16)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/jessica-williams-shrinking-season-2-interview-brett-goldstein-1236490105/
John Rain Series In The Works For Apple TV+ (August 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/john-rain-series-killer-collective-apple-tv-plus-1236485310/
["Eisler’s bestselling thrillers follow ex-CIA operative John Rain. He
is a half-Japanese, half-American assassin who specializes in making his
kills look like natural causes. Aside from Rain, other key figures in
the books include Delilah, a conflicted Mossad seductress who is both
Rain’s lover and his deadliest adversary, and Dox, a wisecracking Texan sniper."]
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Streaming service news--Disney+
‘Percy Jackson And The Olympians’ Casts Dafne Keen & Saara Chaudry For Season 3 (August 21)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/percy-jackson-season-3-artemis-zoe-nightshade-cast-1236494859/
‘The Beatles Anthology’ Returns As Disney+ Docuseries With Book & Albums Reissued (August 21)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/the-beatles-anthology-docuseries-book-albums-reissued-1236494038/
Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts*’ Gets [August 27] Streaming Date On Disney+ (August 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/marvels-thunderbolts-streaming-release-date-disney-plus-1236486207/
Charlie Cox Calls ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 The “Final Season,” But Vincent D’Onofrio Notes “Good Chance” Of Season 3 Renewal (August 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/charlie-cox-daredevil-born-again-season-2-final-1236485830/
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Streaming service news--HBO Max
Everything We Know About ‘The Pitt’ Season 2 So Far (August 21)
https://deadline.com/feature/the-pitt-season-2-news-updates-1236494700/
A24’s ‘Warfare’ Gets [September 12] Streaming Date On HBO Max (August 21)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/warfare-streaming-date-hbo-max-a24-1236494071/
["'Warfare' embeds audiences with a platoon of American Navy SEALs in
the home of an Iraqi family, overwatching the movement of U.S. forces
through insurgent territory.]
‘The Pitt’ Season 2 Trailer Sees Robby Return To Chaos In The ER &
Langdon Back At Work After Rehab (August 21)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/the-pitt-season-2-trailer-robby-noah-wyle-release-date-1236493960/
‘Baby Reindeer’s Richard Gadd Buffs Up In First Look At HBO & BBC Series ‘Half Man’ (August 20)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/baby-reindeer-richard-gadd-muscles-half-man-first-photos-1236493152/
["'Half Man' follows estranged ‘brothers’ Niall (Jamie Bell) and Ruben (Gadd). When Niall’s estranged “brother” Ruben shows up at his wedding, it leads to an explosion of violence that catapults us back through
their lives."]
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Streaming service news--Hulu
‘The Summer Of Songbirds’ Series Adaptation In Works At Hulu (August 19)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/the-summer-of-songbirds-tv-series-hulu-1236451219/
["'The Summer of Songbirds' is a story about the power of forged family
— the family we choose, the family we fight to keep, again and again. It revolves around three girlfriends and their unbreakable bond forged in
their childhood summers spent in North Carolina. Now in their 30s, each grappling with the harsh realities of adulthood, they’re forced to
confront secrets and betrayals from both the past and present that
threaten to unravel their chosen family."]
Mandy Moore Joins Dan Fogelman’s NFL Series For Hulu, Reuniting With
‘This Is Us’ Creator (August 18)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/mandy-moore-dan-fogelman-nfl-series-hulu-this-is-us-reunion-1236489873/
Charisma Carpenter Addresses Whether She Will Be In ‘Buffy’ Reboot
(August 16)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/charisma-carpenter-buffy-reboot-cordelia-chase-1236490200/
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Streaming service news--Netflix
Kevin Jakubowski Adapting Evan S. Porter’s Debut Novel ‘Dad Camp’ For Netflix (August 22)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/dad-camp-netflix-movie-kevin-jakubowski-21-laps-happy-madison-1236495305/
["Published by Dutton in June 2024, 'Dad Camp' follows John, a devoted
father who finds his once-close bond with daughter Avery unraveling as
she enters her preteen years. Desperate to reconnect before she starts
middle school, he signs them up for a week-long father-daughter retreat
at a rundown summer camp, where he’s forced to confront both his fears
of losing her and the evolving nature of their relationship."]
‘A Man On The Inside’ Gets [November 20] Season 2 Premiere Date; Plot Details Confirmed; First Look (August 21)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/a-man-on-the-inside-season-2-release-date-photos-plot-1236494275/
‘Death By Lightning’ Starring Michael Shannon & Matthew Macfadyen Gets [November 6] Netflix Premiere Date (August 21)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/death-by-lightning-michael-shannon-netflix-release-date-1236493700/
["'Death By Lightning' is a drama series that brings to life the epic
and stranger-than-fiction true story of James Garfield (Shannon),
reluctant 20th president of the United States, and his greatest admirer Charles Guiteau (Macfadyen) — the man who would come to kill him;" four-episode limited series]
Tyler Perry’s ‘Beauty In Black’ Drops Season 2 Trailer & First-Look Photos (August 21)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/tyler-perry-beauty-in-black-season-2-trailer-photos-1236493523/
Netflix’s ‘The Monster Of Florence’ Gets Trailer Ahead Of Venice Premiere (August 21)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/monster-of-florence-trailer-netflix-1236494217/
["The series goes back to the origins of the Monster of Florence case,
which involved a string of eight double murders committed using a .22
caliber Beretta between 1968 and 1985. It starts from the first inquiry
and reconstructs one of the longest and most controversial
investigations in Italian history. Stefano Sollima spent over a year researching the case, which remains unsolved."]
‘Conclave’ Helmer Edward Berger On Taking Colin Farrell Through A Macau Casino Fever Dream In Netflix TIFF Premiere ‘Ballad Of A Small Player’ (August 21)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/colin-farrell-edward-berger-ballad-of-a-small-player-netflix-1236494099/
["Colin Farrell plays Lord Doyle, a gambler whose losing streak at the baccarat tables in Macau is the kind that leaves some taking actual
nosedives from balconies high up in the glassy glitzy towering casino
hotels that dominate the strip. Lord Doyle’s being pursued by an uptight watchdog (Tilda Swinton) sent by those holding the bag on his
considerable debts, and his salvation may come from a mysterious ghostly gorgeous benefactor (Fala Chen) who stakes Doyle when no one else will. Baccarat is a game of chance and superstition over skill, and the payoff
here is what Farrell does with his sweaty, sartorially-challenged
character of dubious royal lineage as he circles the drain, which seems
to be the closest he come to a royal flush."]
Netflix’s ‘Emily In Paris’ Season 5 Teases New Looks & Location In First-Look Photos; Sets [December 18] Premiere Date (August 20)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/emily-in-paris-season-5-release-date-photos-1236492690/
‘Black Rabbit’ Trailer Sees Jude Law & Jason Bateman In Danger & In
Debt: “Everything’s Falling Apart” (August 20)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/black-rabbit-trailer-jude-law-jason-bateman-1236492992/
["'Black Rabbit' is described as a 'propulsive thrill ride and character examination about the way an unbreakable bond between two brothers can
shatter their world and everything in its orbit'"]
‘The Perfect Couple’ Season 2: Joanna Calo Exits As Writer Of ‘Swan Song’ Adaptation In Works At Netflix (August 19)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/the-perfect-couple-season-2-joanna-calo-exits-swan-song-writer-1236492410/
‘Dept. Q’ Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix (August 18)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/dept-q-renewed-season-2-netflix-matthew-goode-1236490850/
‘America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders’ Renewed For Season 3 At Netflix (August 18)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/americas-sweethearts-dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-renewed-s3-1236491061/
Natalie Dormer Joins Netflix Action-Thriller Series ‘Extraction’
(August 18)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/natalie-dormer-cast-netflix-extraction-1236489723/
Jasmine Blackborow Joins Netflix’s ‘Pride And Prejudice’ TV Series As Charlotte Lucas (August 18)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/pride-and-prejudice-netflix-series-casts-jasmine-blackborow-1236490791/
‘The Diplomat’ Season 3 Trailer Reveals [October 16] Premiere Date &
Warns That Allison Janney’s President Grace Penn Is “Terribly Flawed” (August 18)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/the-diplomat-season-3-trailer-premiere-date-1236490509/
Netflix’s ‘House Of Guinness’ Sets [September 25] Premiere Date; First-Look Images (August 18)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/house-of-guinness-premiere-date-first-look-images-netflix-1236489536/
Netflix Doubles Down On Mexican Film: New Slate Includes Diego Luna In ‘México 86’ & Adaptation Of Carlos Fuentes Novel ‘Aura’ (August 15)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/diego-luna-mexico-86-netflix-film-slate-aura-carlos-fuentes-1236485160/
Liz Kingsman Joins Netflix’s ‘Pride And Prejudice’ To Play Anne De Bourgh (August 15)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/liz-kingsman-casting-pride-and-prejudice-netflix-1236486193/
Jessica Alba Sells Pitch For R-Rated Female Ensemble Comedy To Netflix
(August 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/jessica-alba-sells-r-rated-comedy-pitch-netflix-1236486532/
Boyd Holbrook To Star Opposite Omar Sy In Netflix’s ‘Extraction’
(August 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/boyd-holbrook-cast-netflix-extraction-series-1236486027/
["In the 8-episode action-packed thriller 'Extraction' (set in the world
of the action thriller movie franchise of the same name), a mercenary
(Omar Sy) embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue hostages in Libya.
Trapped between warring factions and ruthless killers, he must navigate life-or-death choices while confronting deep emotional wounds.
Extraction explores the trauma, betrayal, and moral conflicts of
characters pushed to the edge."]
Netflix’s Long-Delayed ‘The Pink Marine’ Series Adaptation ‘Boots’, Produced By Norman Lear, Gets Premiere Date (August 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/boots-premiere-date-norman-lear-netflix-pink-marine-1236486336/
["'Boots' follows directionless, closeted Cameron Cope (Heizer) and his straight best friend Ray McAffey (Liam Oh) as they join a diverse group
of recruits. Set in the tough, unpredictable world of the U.S. Marine
Corps in 1990, when being gay in the military was illegal, the ensemble navigates the literal and metaphorical landmines of boot camp, forging unlikely bonds and discovering their true selves in an environment
designed to push them to their limits."]
Adam Scott, Janelle James Among Cast For New Netflix Adult Animated
Series ‘Strip Law’ (August 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/adam-scott-janelle-james-netflix-animated-series-strip-law-1236486353/
["'Strip Law' revolves around uptight lawyer Lincoln Gumb, who is too
boring to win cases in Vegas until he teams up with local
magician/hedonist Sheila Flamb to bring some flash and pizzazz to the stupidest cases the city can throw at them."]
‘Nobody Wants This’ Season 2 First Look Photos: Kristen Bell & Adam
Brody Star In Netflix Series (August 14)
https://deadline.com/gallery/nobody-wants-this-season-2-photos-netflix/
‘Wednesday’ Season 2 Part 2 Trailer Teases Darker Conclusion And Return
Of [Spoiler] (August 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/wednesday-season-2-part-2-trailer-weems-back-1236486078/
‘The Beast In Me’ Starring Claire Danes & Matthew Rhys Sets Netflix Premiere Date; First Look (August 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/the-beast-in-me-claire-danes-matthew-rhys-release-date-1236485040/
["In 'The Beast In Me,' since the tragic death of her young son,
acclaimed author Aggie Wiggs (Danes) has receded from public life,
unable to write, a ghost of her former self. But she finds an unlikely
subject for a new book when the house next door is bought by Nile Jarvis (Rhys), a famed and formidable real estate mogul who was once the prime suspect in his wife’s disappearance."]
‘Steve’ Trailer: Cillian Murphy’s Impassioned Headteacher Grapples With “Extraordinarily Complex Young People” & His Own Demons In TIFF-Bound Drama (August 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/steve-trailer-cillian-murphy-netflix-1236485204/
["The drama is set in the mid-1990s and follows a pivotal day in the
life of Murphy’s eponymous character and his students at a last-chance reform school amidst a world that has forsaken them. As Steve fights to protect the school’s integrity while also fighting its impending
closure, he grapples with his own mental health. In parallel to Steve’s struggles, troubled teen Shy (Jay Lycurgo) is caught between his past
and what lies ahead as he tries to reconcile his inner fragility with
his impulse for self-destruction and violence."]
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Streaming service news--Paramount+
‘Mayor Of Kingstown’ Season 4 Teaser Trailer Sees Edie Falco’s Debut As Warden Nina Hobbs Update (August 20)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/mayor-of-kingstown-s4-release-date-jeremy-renner-trailer-1236486241/
Jenna Ortega Romance ‘Winter Spring Summer Or Fall’ Sets [September 1] Paramount+ Premiere Date (August 18)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/winter-spring-summer-or-fall-streaming-premiere-date-paramount-plus-1236489547/
["'Winter Spring Summer or Fall' follows Remi (Ortega) and Barnes (Percy
Hynes White), two very different teens who meet by chance in the winter
of their senior year and spend four transformative days together across
the seasons."]
‘Lioness’ & ‘The Madison’ Poised For Renewals As New Paramount Brass Praise Taylor Sheridan & He Opens New Texas Campus With 101 Studios
(August 15)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/lioness-the-madison-poised-renewals-taylor-sheridan-1236489550/
Jeremy Renner’s ‘Mayor Of Kingstown’ Gets [October 26] Season 4 Premiere Date On Paramount+; First Look (August 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/mayor-of-kingstown-season-4-release-date-jeremy-renner-1236486241/
Paramount+ Opening Up To Outside Studios, May Experiment With Release Patterns, Won’t Try To Replicate CBS-Style Programming (August 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/paramount-plus-outside-studios-release-pattern-cbs-1236486046/
‘9/12’ Starring Jeremy Strong A Priority For Paramount TV Studios After Series Was Held Up By Merger (August 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/912-series-jeremy-strong-paramount-tv-studios-paramount-plus-1236486013/
["A 9/11 first responders drama"]
‘Landman’ Sets Season 2 Premiere Date On Paramount+ (August 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/landmansets-return-date-paramount-1236485663/
Cindy Holland On Programming Strategy For Paramount+: “We Want To
Entertain All Audiences Around The World” (August 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/cindy-holland-paramount-plus-original-programming-1236484948/
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Streaming service news--Peacock
‘The Office’ Follow-Up Series ‘The Paper’ Pivots To Binge Drop Ahead Of
Premiere (August 21)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/the-paper-premiere-all-episodes-binge-1236494468/
‘All Her Fault’ Sets Fall Premiere Date At Peacock; First Look Image
Shows Distraught Sarah Snook (August 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/all-her-fault-premiere-date-peacock-sarah-snook-1236486201/
["Adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name by Andrea Mara,
'All Her Fault' opens on a plausibly terrifying situation that
eventually unearths the deep secrets of a community. Marissa Irvine
(Snook) arrives at 14 Arthur Avenue, expecting to pick up her young son
Milo from his first playdate with a boy at his new school. But the woman
who answers the door isn’t a mother she recognizes. She isn’t the nanny. She doesn’t have Milo. And so begins every parent’s worst nightmare."]
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Streaming service news--Prime Video
‘Blade Runner 2099’ To Premiere In 2026 On Prime Video (August 22)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/blade-runner-2099-premiere-window-2026-prime-video-1236495769/
Everything We Know About ‘Gen V’ Season 2 So Far (August 18)
https://deadline.com/feature/gen-v-season-2-news-updates-1236489954/
‘Fallout’ Unveils First-Look Images For Season 2 (August 18)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/fallout-first-photos-season-2-1236489897/
‘The Boys’ Prequel Series ‘Vought Rising’ Super Suits Photos: Jensen Ackles As Soldier Boy, Mason Dye As Bombsight & More (August 14)
https://deadline.com/gallery/vought-rising-super-suits-photos-the-boys-prime-video/
‘Joseph Of Egypt’ Biblical Drama Ordered To Series At Prime Video; Adam Hashmi Tapped For Titular Role & Full Cast Revealed As Production Begins
(August 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/joseph-of-egypt-series-prime-video-adam-hashmi-cast-1236486214/
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International series news
BBC Content Chief On ‘Doctor Who’ Future: “The Tardis Is Going Nowhere —
With Or Without Disney” (August 21)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/doctor-who-bbc-committed-disney-1236493929/
‘Sullivan’s Crossing’ Season 4 First Look Photos Revealed As Creator Roma Roth Teases “Exciting And Emotional Challenges” For Maggie & Cal (August 21)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/sullivans-crossing-season-4-first-look-tease-maggie-cal-1236494053/
Will Sharpe Transforms Into Mozart For Sky Limited Series ‘Amadeus’ From ‘Black Doves’ Writer (August 21)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/will-sharpe-mozart-sky-amadeus-first-look-1236493823/
ITV & Ben Stephenson’s Poison Pen Set Laura Donnelly As Lead Actress For Returnable Serial Killer Drama ‘The Dark’ (August 21)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/laura-donnelly-itv-series-the-dark-scotland-1236493849/
["'The Nevers' star Donnelly, who has a key role alongside Colin Farrell
in the upcoming second season of Apple drama 'Sugar,' will play Scottish Detective Monica Kennedy, the protagonist in the crime series. When the
body of a young man is found eerily staged in the idyllic Scottish
wilderness, she fears this is the beginning of a terrifying campaign
that will strike at the heart of a rural community. As paranoia rises, suspicions and secrets are forced into the light, and the locals start
to realize there is a serial killer hidden amongst them. Additional
casting is in process."]
Channel 4 Going Inside 10 Downing Street In Steven Moffat Drama (August 19)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/channel-4-steven-moffat-drama-number-10-1236491676/
["The show is, in effect, an 'Upstairs Downstairs'-style drama looking
to the activities of many people inside the property, which houses the
British Prime Minister and their family during their terms. Politics
will be put to aside as Moffat focuses on the fictional personalities
that make up the home."]
Glenn Close Leading Channel 4 Drama Series ‘Maud’ (August 18)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/glenn-close-leading-channel-4-drama-maud-helene-tursten-1236490752/
["Close will play Maud Oldcastle in 'Maud,' which is about an old killer
with a tortured past. Determined to break from a lifetime spent caring
for her sister, Maud sets out to claim a long-overdue second act, but a suspicious detective and an unrelenting world built for youth may soon discover just how far she’ll go to protect her freedom."]
James Norton Reveals He Broke His Collarbone During ‘King And Conqueror’ Filming (August 18)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/james-norton-broke-collarbone-king-and-conqueror-1236490568/
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Ratings
‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Sets Nielsen Streaming Record As Netflix Dominates
With ‘Untamed,’ ‘The Hunting Wives’ & ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ (August 22)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/happy-gilmore-nielsen-record-untamed-hunting-wives-kpop-demon-1236494637/
Streaming Keeps Surging In July, With YouTube, Netflix And Roku Channel Hitting New Nielsen Highs (August 19)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/streaming-nielsen-july-youtube-netflix-roku-channel-hit-new-highs-1236491253/
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The business of TV
Paramount Job Cuts Coming In November, With Cost Savings To Exceed $2
Billion (August 22)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/paramount-job-cuts-2-1236495593/
Nearly Half Of British TV Workforce Are Out Of Work, Bectu Research
Finds (August 22)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/nearly-half-uk-tv-workforce-without-job-bectu-research-1236495088/
Fox Corp., Long A Streaming Skeptic, Steps Into The Arena With Launch Of
Fox One (August 20)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/fox-corp-launches-fox-one-streaming-1236486461/
ESPN Finally Enters Its Streaming Tomorrowland, Taking Wraps Off
Long-Awaited Direct-To-Consumer App (August 20)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/espn-finally-enters-its-streaming-tomorrowland-disney-app-1236491829/
Duffer Brothers Close 4-Year Film, TV & Streaming Megadeal With
Paramount, Set Netflix Exit (August 19)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/duffer-brothers-paramount-deal-1236492061/
Nexstar To Acquire Tegna For $6.2B In Local TV Megadeal Fueled By Donald
Trump Deregulation (August 19)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/nexstar-acquires-tegna-local-tv-merger-donald-trump-1236491712/
California To Award First TV Tax Credits Since $750M Funding Approval
After Ryan Murphy & Dan Fogelman Snapped Up Nearly $40M In June (August 18)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/california-tax-credits-tv-ryan-murphy-dan-fogelman-1236490910/
Netflix Again Sells Out Ads On Christmas Day NFL Games, Closes Upfront
With Double Prior Year’s Commitments (August 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/netflix-again-sells-out-christmas-day-nfl-closes-upfront-advertising-1236486218/
Paramount Layoffs Will Be “Painful” But One & Done, Jeff Shell Promises; David Ellison Keeps Timeline Private For Now (August 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/paramount-layoffs-coming-merger-1236485915/
Paramount Leadership On Not Spinning Off Cable Networks, Holding Onto
BET & Plans For BET+ (August 13)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/paramount-cable-networks-future-bet-plus-mtv-comedy-central-1236485828/
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Obituaries
Jerry Adler Dies: Behind-The-Scenes Broadway Vet & ‘The Sopranos’ Actor Was 96 (August 23)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/jerry-adler-dead-the-sopranos-the-good-wife-broadway-1236496150/
Dave Ketchum Dies: ‘Get Smart’s Agent 13, Veteran Character Actor &
Writer Was 97 (August 22)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/dave-ketchum-dead-get-smart-agent-13-garry-marshall-favorite-1236495687/
Terence Stamp Dies: ‘Superman’ & ‘Priscilla, Queen of the Desert’ Star Was 87 (August 17)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/terence-stamp-dies-87-1236490234/
The Death Of Tristan Rogers; Soap World Pays Tribute To Longtime
‘General Hospital’ Actor (August 15)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/tristan-rogers-death-soap-world-pays-tribute-1236490051/
Tristan Rogers Dies: ‘General Hospital’ Star Was 79 (August 15)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/tristan-rogers-dies-general-hospital-star-79-1236489824/
Dan Ziskie Dies: ‘House Of Cards’, ‘Treme’, ‘Adventures In Babysitting’
Actor Was 80 (August 15)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/dan-ziskie-dead-1236489619/
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Other News
Katee Sackhoff Recalls Not Acting For Nearly Three Years After ‘The Mandalorian’: “It Just Broke Me” (August 22)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/katee-sackhoff-not-acting-three-years-after-the-mandalorian-1236495678/
2025 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable &
Streaming (August 21)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/2025-tv-premiere-dates-1235811038/
Matthew Perry Death: “Ketamine Queen” Finally Agrees To Guilty Plea,
Faces Decades In Prison For ‘Friends’ Star’s 2023 Drug-Fueled Demise (August 18)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/matthew-perry-death-ketamine-queen-pleads-guilty-1236491088/
‘Family Matters’ Alum Reveals He “Got Pretty Far Along” With Animated Reboot Featuring Original Cast: “I’m Still Trying To Pursue It” (August 17)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/family-matters-animated-reboot-bryton-james-warner-bros-1236490411/
Bob Odenkirk Talks Potential ‘Better Call Saul’ Revival: “He’s Not Getting Out” (August 17)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/bob-odenkirk-potential-better-call-saul-revival-1236490283/
‘The Wire’s Wendell Pierce Says HBO Show Doesn’t Need Reboot: “A Canary
In The Mine” (August 16)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/the-wire-wendell-pierce-doesnt-need-reboot-1236490089/
NBA Unveils TV Schedule For 2025-2026 Spanning 3 Networks & 2 Streamers (August 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/nba-2025-2026-season-tv-schedule-1236489272/
Disney’s Destination D23 Full Event Schedule For 2025 Revealed (August 14)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/destination-d23-2025-schedule-disney-1236484949/
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