The Traitors Season 3 is coming. While there have been some rumors about a cast, it hasn’t been officially released yet. However, in a fun moment, show host Alan Cumming just released a video promoting the new show, and he is hinting at the upcoming casting announcement.
Here is what Cumming said about the next season of the reality TV competition.
Alan Cumming Hints At The Traitors Season 3
Some sites published cast listings for The Traitors, but none of them came from the network, and they are all just rumors. However, that should change soon. Alan Cumming, the host of the reality competition, posted a new video where he teased the new season.
Alan Cumming/Credit: YouTube
The Peacock series pits stars from other reality TV shows against each other in games of deception (similar to the game Mafia), and it is coming back for Season 3. The first season was...
Here is what Cumming said about the next season of the reality TV competition.
Alan Cumming Hints At The Traitors Season 3
Some sites published cast listings for The Traitors, but none of them came from the network, and they are all just rumors. However, that should change soon. Alan Cumming, the host of the reality competition, posted a new video where he teased the new season.
Alan Cumming/Credit: YouTube
The Peacock series pits stars from other reality TV shows against each other in games of deception (similar to the game Mafia), and it is coming back for Season 3. The first season was...
- 6/4/2024
- by Shawn Lealos
- TV Shows Ace
Netflix made some noise in the unscripted world when it hired Jeff Gaspin, the former NBCUniversal chief, as its new defacto reality boss earlier this year.
The hire ostensibly signaled that the streamer wanted to step up its unscripted efforts and take on the broadcast networks when it comes to buying big entertainment formats.
During his time as NBC’s head of alternative entertainment, he developed series including The Apprentice, The Biggest Loser and Deal or No Deal and after his promotion, his last act as Chairman of NBC Universal Television was buying The Voice, which other than The Masked Singer, was arguably the last major entertainment format to breakthrough on the broadcast nets.
Netflix is now doubling down on efforts to find its version of The Voice.
“The difference from the past is we want to focus on bigger formats, more of what you would call broadcast-style shows versus the cable style shows.
The hire ostensibly signaled that the streamer wanted to step up its unscripted efforts and take on the broadcast networks when it comes to buying big entertainment formats.
During his time as NBC’s head of alternative entertainment, he developed series including The Apprentice, The Biggest Loser and Deal or No Deal and after his promotion, his last act as Chairman of NBC Universal Television was buying The Voice, which other than The Masked Singer, was arguably the last major entertainment format to breakthrough on the broadcast nets.
Netflix is now doubling down on efforts to find its version of The Voice.
“The difference from the past is we want to focus on bigger formats, more of what you would call broadcast-style shows versus the cable style shows.
- 5/30/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
With over 15 years of experience producing reality TV, Ine Entertainment comanaging partners Mark Koops and Eric Day have learned to start looking beyond the Hollywood bubble for promising talent.
“We’re out there listening [and] consuming content … and you start to recognize that there are changes afoot. There are new voices that want to see themselves on screen and talk about their lived experiences in different ways,” Day told TheWrap for this week’s Office With a View. “When you’re listening to that, your filter then is authentic people that have a passion for doing something, and there’s a marketplace for that in the television landscape.”
After working with unscripted personalities like Jillian Michaels on “The Biggest Loser” and Gordon Ramsay on “MasterChef,” recognizing potential in young influencers isn’t too far of a stretch for the duo, whose recent slate includes Amazon Kids+’s “Surprise & Seek,” which...
“We’re out there listening [and] consuming content … and you start to recognize that there are changes afoot. There are new voices that want to see themselves on screen and talk about their lived experiences in different ways,” Day told TheWrap for this week’s Office With a View. “When you’re listening to that, your filter then is authentic people that have a passion for doing something, and there’s a marketplace for that in the television landscape.”
After working with unscripted personalities like Jillian Michaels on “The Biggest Loser” and Gordon Ramsay on “MasterChef,” recognizing potential in young influencers isn’t too far of a stretch for the duo, whose recent slate includes Amazon Kids+’s “Surprise & Seek,” which...
- 4/27/2024
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
The second season of House Of Villains is finally going to happen. The names of the reality television stars have just been released. The list of villains is quite impressive. Reaching deep into the history of Survivor, there is a previous winner (and villain) fans will love to see return to reality television.
Previous Survivor Winners’ Returns To Reality Television
There have been several Survivor winners who have returned to reality television. Some of these previous winners have done quite well in their attempts to win the prize in new shows. Even though their Survivor days may not be over, they made the choice to branch out and try new things.
Amber Mariano, the wife of “Boston Rob” Mariano, competed with her husband on The Amazing Race. The first and only woman to win Survivor twice, Sandra Diaz-Twine, appeared on the second season of The Traitors. Also starring in the...
Previous Survivor Winners’ Returns To Reality Television
There have been several Survivor winners who have returned to reality television. Some of these previous winners have done quite well in their attempts to win the prize in new shows. Even though their Survivor days may not be over, they made the choice to branch out and try new things.
Amber Mariano, the wife of “Boston Rob” Mariano, competed with her husband on The Amazing Race. The first and only woman to win Survivor twice, Sandra Diaz-Twine, appeared on the second season of The Traitors. Also starring in the...
- 3/29/2024
- by Emma Riley Sutton
- TV Shows Ace
The cast for House of Villains Season 2 has been released.
The reality competition show from E! features characters who have been called villains on their respective reality TV shows.
It’s a way to get people who create headlines into one house and have them battle it out for a television audience.
House of Villains Season 1 finished airing in December, with Tanisha Thomas from Bad Girls Club winning the inaugural season.
The other players who made it to the finale night were Johnny Bananas from The Challenge and The Traitors, Anfisa Arkhipchenko from 90 Day Fiancé, Johnny Fairplay from Survivor, and Shake Chatterjee from Love Is Blind.
Now, a new group of reality TV stars will show what they can do in a battle to be named the best villain.
Who is on the House of Villains Season 2 cast?
Below are the names and bios of the House of Villains Season 2 cast members revealed today.
The reality competition show from E! features characters who have been called villains on their respective reality TV shows.
It’s a way to get people who create headlines into one house and have them battle it out for a television audience.
House of Villains Season 1 finished airing in December, with Tanisha Thomas from Bad Girls Club winning the inaugural season.
The other players who made it to the finale night were Johnny Bananas from The Challenge and The Traitors, Anfisa Arkhipchenko from 90 Day Fiancé, Johnny Fairplay from Survivor, and Shake Chatterjee from Love Is Blind.
Now, a new group of reality TV stars will show what they can do in a battle to be named the best villain.
Who is on the House of Villains Season 2 cast?
Below are the names and bios of the House of Villains Season 2 cast members revealed today.
- 3/27/2024
- by Ryan DeVault
- Monsters and Critics
Daniel Tosh is hosting a new reality competition series for Prime Video!
The Goat will bring together 14 stars from across many different reality shows as they compete to becoming the greatest of all time.
Here’s a synopsis: 14 reality superstars—from Bachelorettes to Housewives to Survivors to Drag Racers and everyone in between—move into Goat Manor under the watchful eye of host Daniel Tosh to compete in over 20 challenges, earning and breaking one another’s trust along the way. New sides of longtime favorites will be on display as they battle it out for $200k…and the title of Greatest of All Time.
The Goat will premiere it’s first three episodes on Prime Video worldwide on May 9th, and on Amazon Freebee in the US, UK, Germany and Austria. New episodes will premiere each week.
Anthony Anderson and Daniel Tosh serve as executive producers, alongside EPs from Bachelor Nation,...
The Goat will bring together 14 stars from across many different reality shows as they compete to becoming the greatest of all time.
Here’s a synopsis: 14 reality superstars—from Bachelorettes to Housewives to Survivors to Drag Racers and everyone in between—move into Goat Manor under the watchful eye of host Daniel Tosh to compete in over 20 challenges, earning and breaking one another’s trust along the way. New sides of longtime favorites will be on display as they battle it out for $200k…and the title of Greatest of All Time.
The Goat will premiere it’s first three episodes on Prime Video worldwide on May 9th, and on Amazon Freebee in the US, UK, Germany and Austria. New episodes will premiere each week.
Anthony Anderson and Daniel Tosh serve as executive producers, alongside EPs from Bachelor Nation,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Prime Video looks to settle the debate over which reality TV star is the greatest of all time with the new competition series The Goat, premiering the first three episodes Thursday, May 9; new episodes will stream weekly through Thursday, June 27.
As the above trailer posits, 14 reality stars from popular franchises such as The Bachelor, Survivor and RuPaul’s Drag Race, will “move into Goat Manor under the watchful eye of host Daniel Tosh to compete in over 20 challenges, earning and breaking one another’s trust along the way,” per the official synopsis. “New sides of longtime favorites will be on display...
As the above trailer posits, 14 reality stars from popular franchises such as The Bachelor, Survivor and RuPaul’s Drag Race, will “move into Goat Manor under the watchful eye of host Daniel Tosh to compete in over 20 challenges, earning and breaking one another’s trust along the way,” per the official synopsis. “New sides of longtime favorites will be on display...
- 3/26/2024
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
After 25 years of iconic, culture-shaping reality television, Prime Video has set out to answer one all-important question: which reality star is the Greatest of All Time? The Goat debuts its first three episodes on May 9 on Prime Video worldwide and Amazon Freevee in the U.S., UK, Germany, and Austria.
New episodes will premiere each week on Thursdays through June 27. From the producers of Jury Duty, The Bachelor, and Chopped, the series is produced by Amazon MGM Studios and Propagate.
14 reality superstars—from Bachelorettes to Housewives to Survivors to Drag Racers and everyone in between—move into Goat Manor under the watchful eye of host Daniel Tosh to compete in over 20 challenges, earning and breaking one another’s trust along the way.
New sides of longtime favorites will be on display as they battle it out for $200k…and the title of Greatest of All Time.
The “herd” of competitors...
New episodes will premiere each week on Thursdays through June 27. From the producers of Jury Duty, The Bachelor, and Chopped, the series is produced by Amazon MGM Studios and Propagate.
14 reality superstars—from Bachelorettes to Housewives to Survivors to Drag Racers and everyone in between—move into Goat Manor under the watchful eye of host Daniel Tosh to compete in over 20 challenges, earning and breaking one another’s trust along the way.
New sides of longtime favorites will be on display as they battle it out for $200k…and the title of Greatest of All Time.
The “herd” of competitors...
- 3/26/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Hulu has released the official trailer for its limited series “Under the Bridge,” with Riley Keough and Lily Gladstone leading the cast. The series is set to premiere with two episodes April 17, and new episodes launching weekly.
“Under the Bridge” is based on Rebecca Godfrey’s book about the true story of fourteen-year-old Reena Virk, who went to join friends at a party in 1997 and never returned home. The series, seen through the eyes of Godfrey (Keough) and a local police officer (Gladstone), follows the hidden world of the young girls accused of the murder.
Other cast members include Vritika Gupta, Chloe Guidry, Javon Walton, Izzy G., Aiyana Goodfellow, Ezra Faroque Khan and Archie Panjabi.
“Under the Bridge” was adapted by Quinn Shephard. Shephard, Samir Mehta, Liz Tigelaar, Stacey Silverman, Geeta Vasant Patel and Tara Duncan are executive producers. Godfrey also served as an executive producer. Keough will executive produce with Gina Gammell.
“Under the Bridge” is based on Rebecca Godfrey’s book about the true story of fourteen-year-old Reena Virk, who went to join friends at a party in 1997 and never returned home. The series, seen through the eyes of Godfrey (Keough) and a local police officer (Gladstone), follows the hidden world of the young girls accused of the murder.
Other cast members include Vritika Gupta, Chloe Guidry, Javon Walton, Izzy G., Aiyana Goodfellow, Ezra Faroque Khan and Archie Panjabi.
“Under the Bridge” was adapted by Quinn Shephard. Shephard, Samir Mehta, Liz Tigelaar, Stacey Silverman, Geeta Vasant Patel and Tara Duncan are executive producers. Godfrey also served as an executive producer. Keough will executive produce with Gina Gammell.
- 3/25/2024
- by Jaden Thompson, Selena Kuznikov and Jack Dunn
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Details have emerged about the circumstances surrounding DJ Nurre’s rather abrupt exit from Endemol Shine North America. As Deadline reported exclusively Monday, Nurre, one of the company’s top unscripted executives, has left after six years.
According to sources, Nurre was let go for violating company policy following an investigation into alleged misconduct. I hear an outside firm was hired to examine claims of alleged sexual harassment related to an incident during production and its aftermath.
“As per our policy, we do not share specifics about employees leaving the company,” a spokesperson for Endemol Shine North America said in a statement to Deadline, declining further comment.
Nurre’s attorney, Michael Weinsten, issued a statement to Deadline about the firing.
“My client was terminated for allegedly violating company policy,” he said. “To be 100% clear, he vehemently denies having engaged in harassment of anyone in any form at any time in his career.
According to sources, Nurre was let go for violating company policy following an investigation into alleged misconduct. I hear an outside firm was hired to examine claims of alleged sexual harassment related to an incident during production and its aftermath.
“As per our policy, we do not share specifics about employees leaving the company,” a spokesperson for Endemol Shine North America said in a statement to Deadline, declining further comment.
Nurre’s attorney, Michael Weinsten, issued a statement to Deadline about the firing.
“My client was terminated for allegedly violating company policy,” he said. “To be 100% clear, he vehemently denies having engaged in harassment of anyone in any form at any time in his career.
- 3/13/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: DJ Nurre, one of Endemol Shine North America’s top unscripted executives, has left the company after six years.
Nurre, who was EVP, Unscripted Series at the Banijay-owned production company, has exec produced series including MasterChef and Lego Masters since joining the company in March 2018.
Deadline understands that Nurre has already left the company, which confirmed his departure. It’s not clear what his next move is.
Nurre’s appointment back in 2018 was Sharon Levy’s first major move when she joined the company as President, Unscripted and Scripted Television. She is now CEO of the producer.
In addition to MasterChef and its spinoffs including MasterChef Junior and Lego Masters, which is going in to its fifth season at Fox, he has exec produced series including CBS’ Come Dance with Me, TBS’ Wipeout, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and NBC’s recent Deal or No Deal reboot Deal or No Deal Island.
Nurre, who was EVP, Unscripted Series at the Banijay-owned production company, has exec produced series including MasterChef and Lego Masters since joining the company in March 2018.
Deadline understands that Nurre has already left the company, which confirmed his departure. It’s not clear what his next move is.
Nurre’s appointment back in 2018 was Sharon Levy’s first major move when she joined the company as President, Unscripted and Scripted Television. She is now CEO of the producer.
In addition to MasterChef and its spinoffs including MasterChef Junior and Lego Masters, which is going in to its fifth season at Fox, he has exec produced series including CBS’ Come Dance with Me, TBS’ Wipeout, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and NBC’s recent Deal or No Deal reboot Deal or No Deal Island.
- 3/11/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Netflix has found its new unscripted chief.
The streamer has hired Jeff Gaspin as VP Unscripted Series after a search for a high-profile figure to lead its burgeoning reality business.
It comes after Deadline revealed that Jenn Levy left the company last month and Brandon Riegg, who is VP Nonfiction Series, to whom Gaspin will report, started a search for top unscripted chief.
There were plenty of big unscripted names in the running for the position and Riegg is understood to have enquired about a number of execs overseeing unscripted for the broadcast networks and major studios.
Gaspin is a big get for Netflix given that he was previously Chairman of NBC Universal Television Entertainment from 2009-11.
However, his hire is less surprising considering he has been in business with Netflix and Riegg on a number of shows. He exec produced The Tinder Swindler, a true-crime series that was...
The streamer has hired Jeff Gaspin as VP Unscripted Series after a search for a high-profile figure to lead its burgeoning reality business.
It comes after Deadline revealed that Jenn Levy left the company last month and Brandon Riegg, who is VP Nonfiction Series, to whom Gaspin will report, started a search for top unscripted chief.
There were plenty of big unscripted names in the running for the position and Riegg is understood to have enquired about a number of execs overseeing unscripted for the broadcast networks and major studios.
Gaspin is a big get for Netflix given that he was previously Chairman of NBC Universal Television Entertainment from 2009-11.
However, his hire is less surprising considering he has been in business with Netflix and Riegg on a number of shows. He exec produced The Tinder Swindler, a true-crime series that was...
- 2/21/2024
- by Peter White and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Brandi Mallory, a contestant on season 4 of Extreme Weight Loss, died at 40 years old. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed that she died on November 9 in Stone Mountain, Georgia. She was found slumped over in a car in a Chipotle parking lot.
The cause of death has yet to be revealed. Her funeral is set to take place in Lithonia, Georgia, on November 19.
Mallory appeared on Extreme Weight Loss in 2014, where she completed a 70.3-mile Ironman event while also being crowned “Miss Extreme Weight Loss” after losing more than 150 pounds.
According to Mallory, the heart attack death of her sorority sister at 29 frightened her into losing weight.
“It was devastating, and she wasn’t as large as I was,” Mallory said in a 2018 interview. “She had a heart attack. I literally was waking up every day like… this may be my last day waking up, like, I don...
The cause of death has yet to be revealed. Her funeral is set to take place in Lithonia, Georgia, on November 19.
Mallory appeared on Extreme Weight Loss in 2014, where she completed a 70.3-mile Ironman event while also being crowned “Miss Extreme Weight Loss” after losing more than 150 pounds.
According to Mallory, the heart attack death of her sorority sister at 29 frightened her into losing weight.
“It was devastating, and she wasn’t as large as I was,” Mallory said in a 2018 interview. “She had a heart attack. I literally was waking up every day like… this may be my last day waking up, like, I don...
- 11/18/2023
- by Zach Ament
- Uinterview
Brandi Mallory, who appeared on Season 4 of ABC’s Extreme Weight Loss series in 2014, died Nov. 9 in Stone Mountain, Georgia. She was 40.
Her death has been confirmed by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office, and an obituary posted on Legacy notes that a funeral will be held in Georgia on Nov. 20. A cause of death has not been disclosed.
Mallory, a makeup artist, initially auditioned for the show The Biggest Loser, but although she was passed over for that show, producers recommended her for Extreme Weight Loss. At the time, Mallory said she weighed 329 pounds, and under the training of Chris Powell went on to compete in a Half Ironman swimming-biking-running fitness challenge.
In addition to her makeup career, Mallory regularly posted updates on Instagram, and in a 2018 YouTube interview with Atlanta journalist Kirby Carroll said she had continued to “dance [her] pounds away.” Also in the interview, Mallory said...
Her death has been confirmed by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office, and an obituary posted on Legacy notes that a funeral will be held in Georgia on Nov. 20. A cause of death has not been disclosed.
Mallory, a makeup artist, initially auditioned for the show The Biggest Loser, but although she was passed over for that show, producers recommended her for Extreme Weight Loss. At the time, Mallory said she weighed 329 pounds, and under the training of Chris Powell went on to compete in a Half Ironman swimming-biking-running fitness challenge.
In addition to her makeup career, Mallory regularly posted updates on Instagram, and in a 2018 YouTube interview with Atlanta journalist Kirby Carroll said she had continued to “dance [her] pounds away.” Also in the interview, Mallory said...
- 11/15/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Los Angeles, Nov 15 (Ians) Reality show ‘Extreme Weight Loss’ star Brandi Mallory has died at the age of 40.
A representative for the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed to People that the former reality star died on November 9. The cause of death was not disclosed.
Mallory appeared in season 4 of the series, which aired in 2014. In a 2018 YouTube interview with local Atlanta journalist Kirby Carroll, the makeup artist shared how she ended up on the reality show, reports people.com.
In the interview, she revealed that it was the death of one of her sorority sisters at the age of 29 that prompted her decision to lose weight.
“I was literally waking up every day like… this may be my last day waking up, like, I don’t know what’s going to happen for me,” she said. “When it’s playing on your mind that I might need to do something about my weight,...
A representative for the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed to People that the former reality star died on November 9. The cause of death was not disclosed.
Mallory appeared in season 4 of the series, which aired in 2014. In a 2018 YouTube interview with local Atlanta journalist Kirby Carroll, the makeup artist shared how she ended up on the reality show, reports people.com.
In the interview, she revealed that it was the death of one of her sorority sisters at the age of 29 that prompted her decision to lose weight.
“I was literally waking up every day like… this may be my last day waking up, like, I don’t know what’s going to happen for me,” she said. “When it’s playing on your mind that I might need to do something about my weight,...
- 11/15/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Los Angeles, Nov 15 (Ians) Reality show ‘Extreme Weight Loss’ star Brandi Mallory has died at the age of 40.
A representative for the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed to People that the former reality star died on November 9. The cause of death was not disclosed.
Mallory appeared in season 4 of the series, which aired in 2014. In a 2018 YouTube interview with local Atlanta journalist Kirby Carroll, the makeup artist shared how she ended up on the reality show, reports people.com.
In the interview, she revealed that it was the death of one of her sorority sisters at the age of 29 that prompted her decision to lose weight.
“I was literally waking up every day like… this may be my last day waking up, like, I don’t know what’s going to happen for me,” she said. “When it’s playing on your mind that I might need to do something about my weight,...
A representative for the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed to People that the former reality star died on November 9. The cause of death was not disclosed.
Mallory appeared in season 4 of the series, which aired in 2014. In a 2018 YouTube interview with local Atlanta journalist Kirby Carroll, the makeup artist shared how she ended up on the reality show, reports people.com.
In the interview, she revealed that it was the death of one of her sorority sisters at the age of 29 that prompted her decision to lose weight.
“I was literally waking up every day like… this may be my last day waking up, like, I don’t know what’s going to happen for me,” she said. “When it’s playing on your mind that I might need to do something about my weight,...
- 11/15/2023
- by Agency News Desk
ReachTV has appointed George Sealey as executive VP of development and production.
Sealey will oversee original content for the network and studio and will collaborate with networks, production companies and producers to license their content to ReachTV. He will also exec produce ReachTV’s new original series such as TasteBuds, The Business of Sports and Cultural Eats with Chef Eric Adjepong, which is a co-production with Chris and Cj Paul’s Oh Dip!!! Prods.
He will report to ReachTV founder and CEO Lynnwood Bibbens.
“George Sealey is one of the original trailblazers of unscripted entertainment,” Bibbens said in a statement. “His broad experience in development, production and licensing will help ReachTV continue to innovate new business models and build the streaming television network of the future.”
Prior to joining ReachTV, Sealey served as an executive VP of alternative programming and development at Universal Television Alternative Studios. In his role, he...
Sealey will oversee original content for the network and studio and will collaborate with networks, production companies and producers to license their content to ReachTV. He will also exec produce ReachTV’s new original series such as TasteBuds, The Business of Sports and Cultural Eats with Chef Eric Adjepong, which is a co-production with Chris and Cj Paul’s Oh Dip!!! Prods.
He will report to ReachTV founder and CEO Lynnwood Bibbens.
“George Sealey is one of the original trailblazers of unscripted entertainment,” Bibbens said in a statement. “His broad experience in development, production and licensing will help ReachTV continue to innovate new business models and build the streaming television network of the future.”
Prior to joining ReachTV, Sealey served as an executive VP of alternative programming and development at Universal Television Alternative Studios. In his role, he...
- 8/25/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Matador Content co-founder Todd Lubin has been named president of unscripted at Boat Rocker Studios. He’ll be taking over the role from Jay Peterson, whose exit was also announced on Thursday. HIs appointment is effective immediately.
Peterson will remain with Boat Rocker as an executive producer for several months, to support the transition to Lubin and delivery of current projects. In his new role, Lubin will lead the Company’s creative unscripted efforts, including series and documentaries, overseeing Boat Rocker’s Matador Content, Maven, and Proper Television production shingles. Based in Los Angeles, Lubin will report directly to Boat Rocker Media chairmen David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg.
“Todd is already an established creative leader within the Boat Rocker unscripted division. His history with Matador and Boat Rocker, and his deep experience as an unscripted producer and executive, will help ensure a seamless transition within our unscripted division as Todd...
Peterson will remain with Boat Rocker as an executive producer for several months, to support the transition to Lubin and delivery of current projects. In his new role, Lubin will lead the Company’s creative unscripted efforts, including series and documentaries, overseeing Boat Rocker’s Matador Content, Maven, and Proper Television production shingles. Based in Los Angeles, Lubin will report directly to Boat Rocker Media chairmen David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg.
“Todd is already an established creative leader within the Boat Rocker unscripted division. His history with Matador and Boat Rocker, and his deep experience as an unscripted producer and executive, will help ensure a seamless transition within our unscripted division as Todd...
- 8/17/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
There’s change at the top of Boat Rocker’s unscripted division.
The division, which includes production companies Matador Content, Maven, and Proper Television and is behind Discovery+’s Downey’s Dream Cars and Hulu’s Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, has named Todd Lubin as President with Jay Peterson stepping down.
The pair co-founded Matador Content, which is also behind Paramount+’s Lip Sync Battle and Apple’s Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry, in 2013 and it was acquired by Boat Rocker in 2018.
Peterson took over running Boat Rocker Studios, Unscripted in a restructure in 2020. He will remain as an exec producer over the next few months. Lubin, who was previously showrunner of NBC’s The Biggest Loser, has now been named President and will report to Boat Rocker bosses David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg.
“Todd is already an established creative leader within the Boat Rocker unscripted division. His...
The division, which includes production companies Matador Content, Maven, and Proper Television and is behind Discovery+’s Downey’s Dream Cars and Hulu’s Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, has named Todd Lubin as President with Jay Peterson stepping down.
The pair co-founded Matador Content, which is also behind Paramount+’s Lip Sync Battle and Apple’s Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry, in 2013 and it was acquired by Boat Rocker in 2018.
Peterson took over running Boat Rocker Studios, Unscripted in a restructure in 2020. He will remain as an exec producer over the next few months. Lubin, who was previously showrunner of NBC’s The Biggest Loser, has now been named President and will report to Boat Rocker bosses David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg.
“Todd is already an established creative leader within the Boat Rocker unscripted division. His...
- 8/17/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: There’s a change at the top of Eureka Productions, the company behind unscripted series such as Fox’s Farmer Wants a Wife and Netflix’s The Mole.
Eden Gaha, who joined the company in May 2022, is leaving the business to “return to his roots” in independent production.
It comes as the former Endemol Shine unscripted chief helped the Fremantle-backed company launch seven original series including recent Fox order The Floor.
Gaha said he wanted to return to being a creator and showrunner, a role he was in before he joined the Chris Culvenor- and Paul Franklin-founded firm. He previously served as showrunner on Frogger, Eureka’s series based on the classic video game, for Peacock.
In addition to The Mole, which launched on Netflix in October, Farmer Wants a Wife, which was renewed for a second season in May, and The Floor, which is based...
Eden Gaha, who joined the company in May 2022, is leaving the business to “return to his roots” in independent production.
It comes as the former Endemol Shine unscripted chief helped the Fremantle-backed company launch seven original series including recent Fox order The Floor.
Gaha said he wanted to return to being a creator and showrunner, a role he was in before he joined the Chris Culvenor- and Paul Franklin-founded firm. He previously served as showrunner on Frogger, Eureka’s series based on the classic video game, for Peacock.
In addition to The Mole, which launched on Netflix in October, Farmer Wants a Wife, which was renewed for a second season in May, and The Floor, which is based...
- 8/1/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Heather Olander knew she would be taking on a challenge when she joined The CW as its first Head of Unscripted Programming.
Former NBCUniversal exec Olander, who previously oversaw shows such as Temptation Island and The Biggest Loser at USA Network, joined the broadcast network in January after Nexstar acquired it and following the hire of Brad Schwartz as President of Entertainment.
“If you take the idea of a broadcast network and completely transform it into something brand new, that’s massive,” she told Deadline.
Heather Olander
The CW was moving to a new model; out were the majority of its youth-skewing scripted dramas and in were lower-cost co-productions and a healthy dose of unscripted television – Olander says around 50% of the schedule will be unscripted.
She admitted there were “red flags all around” but that was one of the reasons that she took on the challenge, comparing it to moving...
Former NBCUniversal exec Olander, who previously oversaw shows such as Temptation Island and The Biggest Loser at USA Network, joined the broadcast network in January after Nexstar acquired it and following the hire of Brad Schwartz as President of Entertainment.
“If you take the idea of a broadcast network and completely transform it into something brand new, that’s massive,” she told Deadline.
Heather Olander
The CW was moving to a new model; out were the majority of its youth-skewing scripted dramas and in were lower-cost co-productions and a healthy dose of unscripted television – Olander says around 50% of the schedule will be unscripted.
She admitted there were “red flags all around” but that was one of the reasons that she took on the challenge, comparing it to moving...
- 6/7/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Some Survivor contestants will stop at nothing in their attempt to win the game. Things can get pretty ugly as castaways fight to be the last one standing in the popular CBS reality series. So, perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise that a few cast members have bent – or broken – the rules back in the real world. After returning home, these six Survivor players have found themselves on the wrong side of the law.
Richard Hatch ‘Survivor’ contestants Richard Hatch and Susan Hawk | CBS via Getty Images
Richard Hatch capably played the role of the villain on Survivor’s first season back in 2000. His ruthless approach to the competition meant he walked away the winner. But a few years later, a jury convicted him of failing to pay taxes on his $1 million in prize money from the show. He served 51 months in federal prison. But the stint behind...
Richard Hatch ‘Survivor’ contestants Richard Hatch and Susan Hawk | CBS via Getty Images
Richard Hatch capably played the role of the villain on Survivor’s first season back in 2000. His ruthless approach to the competition meant he walked away the winner. But a few years later, a jury convicted him of failing to pay taxes on his $1 million in prize money from the show. He served 51 months in federal prison. But the stint behind...
- 5/27/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Jimmy Kimmel was taken by surprise Thursday when the grand jury investigating Donald Trump in connection to hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels in 2017 actually indicted him. The late night host was still a couple of hours away from taping when the news broke Thursday, giving him time to talk about the event he called “historic, and it’s funny. It’s very, very funny.”
The ‘J’ in ‘Donald J. Trump’ now stands for jail,” Kimmel said at the top of the monologue.
“For the first time in this country’s history, an American President has been indicted for his role in paying hush money to a porn star,” Kimmel said. “Although in fairness, that’s a pretty narrow window. Like when Grover Cleveland was president, porn stars were very hard to come by.”
“But still, it’s historic, and, it’s funny. It’s very very funny,” Kimmel said,...
The ‘J’ in ‘Donald J. Trump’ now stands for jail,” Kimmel said at the top of the monologue.
“For the first time in this country’s history, an American President has been indicted for his role in paying hush money to a porn star,” Kimmel said. “Although in fairness, that’s a pretty narrow window. Like when Grover Cleveland was president, porn stars were very hard to come by.”
“But still, it’s historic, and, it’s funny. It’s very very funny,” Kimmel said,...
- 3/31/2023
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Another day, another offering of free ad-supported streaming TV (Fast) channels. Three Allen Media Group (Amg) Fast channels are now available on Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Csse)’s Redbox Live TV. The service is a free streaming platform available within the Redbox streaming app with more than 160 channels that are all free for customers.
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“Our mission is to provide value-conscious consumers with ever-growing options that entertain and inform,” Csse’s chief content officer Phil Oppenheim said. “This new agreement with Allen Media Group continues to expand our Redbox connected-tv Fast platform with unique and diverse new channels for our customers.”
Viewers can watch the channels on connected TVs and devices from Roku, Samsung, Vizio, LG, and more than a dozen other platforms.
The new channels coming to Redbox are:
The Weather Channel en Español is the first 24-hour, Spanish-language free-streaming weather news network in the United States.
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“Our mission is to provide value-conscious consumers with ever-growing options that entertain and inform,” Csse’s chief content officer Phil Oppenheim said. “This new agreement with Allen Media Group continues to expand our Redbox connected-tv Fast platform with unique and diverse new channels for our customers.”
Viewers can watch the channels on connected TVs and devices from Roku, Samsung, Vizio, LG, and more than a dozen other platforms.
The new channels coming to Redbox are:
The Weather Channel en Español is the first 24-hour, Spanish-language free-streaming weather news network in the United States.
- 3/20/2023
- by Jessica Lerner
- The Streamable
What started as a singing competition special featuring Wiz Khalifa and Bebe Rexha that aired during NBA All-Star Weekend on TNT is now being shopped as a full-format series, Variety has learned.
From “The Biggest Loser” and “World of Dance” executive producer Alex Katz, co-founder of Anagram Studios, the special was titled “The Sum” and though it prominently featured Wiz Khalifa and Rexha, they weren’t the competitors. Their fans, singing along to their hit songs, were the real players.
Per “The Sum’s” description, “‘The Sum’ is an original concept based on the best part of any concert — fans singing along with the artists, also known as ‘the common chorus effect.’ In ‘The Sum,’ fans share the spotlight with their favorite music stars by performing a song together.”
Following the success and positive response from both the talent and the fans, Anagram is now shopping the series around to networks.
From “The Biggest Loser” and “World of Dance” executive producer Alex Katz, co-founder of Anagram Studios, the special was titled “The Sum” and though it prominently featured Wiz Khalifa and Rexha, they weren’t the competitors. Their fans, singing along to their hit songs, were the real players.
Per “The Sum’s” description, “‘The Sum’ is an original concept based on the best part of any concert — fans singing along with the artists, also known as ‘the common chorus effect.’ In ‘The Sum,’ fans share the spotlight with their favorite music stars by performing a song together.”
Following the success and positive response from both the talent and the fans, Anagram is now shopping the series around to networks.
- 3/2/2023
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
The CW has hired a head of unscripted programming — a position that could shape much of the network’s programming under new owner Nexstar.
Heather Olander will fill the newly created position at the broadcast network, reporting to Brad Schwartz, president of entertainment at The CW. She comes from NBCUniversal, where she was most recently executive vp alternative development and programming for USA, Syfy and Peacock.
Olander’s hiring is a key one for The CW, whose new majority owners have pledged to turn a profit by 2025. The network’s reliance on scripted shows filling most of its primetime hours is likely to shift — it may renew as few as three homegrown original dramas for the 2023-24 season (All American has already been picked up), leaving lots of space for unscripted fare and for Olander to put a stamp on the schedule.
“As we re-imagine our programming strategy, we are...
Heather Olander will fill the newly created position at the broadcast network, reporting to Brad Schwartz, president of entertainment at The CW. She comes from NBCUniversal, where she was most recently executive vp alternative development and programming for USA, Syfy and Peacock.
Olander’s hiring is a key one for The CW, whose new majority owners have pledged to turn a profit by 2025. The network’s reliance on scripted shows filling most of its primetime hours is likely to shift — it may renew as few as three homegrown original dramas for the 2023-24 season (All American has already been picked up), leaving lots of space for unscripted fare and for Olander to put a stamp on the schedule.
“As we re-imagine our programming strategy, we are...
- 2/1/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The CW has confirmed Deadline’s scoop that Heather Olander is joining the network as its new unscripted chief.
We revealed last month that former NBCUniversal exec Olander was joining the network and she will lead development and production across all alternative series and specials.
As Head of Unscripted Programming, Olander has been tasked with developing “innovative” non-fiction series that “catalyze conversations,” according to her new boss Brad Schwartz, President of Entertainment for The CW Network.
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“As we re-imagine our programming strategy, we are truly fortunate to have Heather Olander leading the unscripted team at The CW,” he said. “Heather...
We revealed last month that former NBCUniversal exec Olander was joining the network and she will lead development and production across all alternative series and specials.
As Head of Unscripted Programming, Olander has been tasked with developing “innovative” non-fiction series that “catalyze conversations,” according to her new boss Brad Schwartz, President of Entertainment for The CW Network.
Related Story The CW’s New Owner, Nexstar Media, Updates Investors On “Offensive And Defensive” Reasons For Its Acquisition Of The Broadcast Network Related Story Ethan Embry & Sunny Mabrey To Recur On The CW's 'Gotham Knights' Related Story Michael Cudlitz Joins 'Superman & Lois' As New Lex Luthor In Season 3
“As we re-imagine our programming strategy, we are truly fortunate to have Heather Olander leading the unscripted team at The CW,” he said. “Heather...
- 2/1/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Gregory Allen Howard, the award-winning screenwriter of “Remember the Titans,” died Friday in Miami, Fla. following a brief illness, his publicist confirmed to Variety. He was 70.
Howard was best known for penning the screenplay for the 2000 classic sports film “Remember the Titans,” starring Denzel Washington and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.
Born in Norfolk, Va., Howard earned a bachelor’s degree in American history from Princeton University. Howard discovered the story of the 1971 Tc Williams High School football team, the Titans, on a trip home to Virginia. Inspired by the story, Howard developed and wrote the screenplay, becoming the first African American screenwriter to script a 100 million drama, and the only African American screenwriter in film history to write a 100 million spec script.
Howard began his writing career at the age of 48, with his first project being the Harriet Tubman biopic “Harriet,” which was originally assigned to him at Disney. However,...
Howard was best known for penning the screenplay for the 2000 classic sports film “Remember the Titans,” starring Denzel Washington and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.
Born in Norfolk, Va., Howard earned a bachelor’s degree in American history from Princeton University. Howard discovered the story of the 1971 Tc Williams High School football team, the Titans, on a trip home to Virginia. Inspired by the story, Howard developed and wrote the screenplay, becoming the first African American screenwriter to script a 100 million drama, and the only African American screenwriter in film history to write a 100 million spec script.
Howard began his writing career at the age of 48, with his first project being the Harriet Tubman biopic “Harriet,” which was originally assigned to him at Disney. However,...
- 1/28/2023
- by Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
A potential writers strike would be incredibly harmful for many in Hollywood, but there’s one sector of the entertainment industry that is quietly optimistic that it could lead to a boom for them: the unscripted television makers.
As history has shown, there’s also precedent for an uptick — from the 1988 strike that led to the creation of Fox’s Cops and the 2007-08 strike, which bolstered unscripted shows such as The Amazing Race and Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
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The issue was top of mind at this week’s Realscreen conference in Austin,...
As history has shown, there’s also precedent for an uptick — from the 1988 strike that led to the creation of Fox’s Cops and the 2007-08 strike, which bolstered unscripted shows such as The Amazing Race and Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
Related Story Strike Watch: Would WGA Build Coalition With DGA & SAG-AFTRA In Upcoming Contract Negotiations? Related Story WGA Awards Film Nominations: 'Everything Everywhere', 'Top Gun: Maverick', 'The Menu', 'Nope' & More Related Story WGA Writers Look Back At 2007-08 Strike For Lessons To Apply To Looming Negotiations: "They Call It Fog Of War For A Reason"
The issue was top of mind at this week’s Realscreen conference in Austin,...
- 1/27/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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Apolo Ohno is skating over to Buchwald.
The eight-time Olympic medalist has inked with the agency for entertainment representation. Ohno, the most decorated U.S. Winter Olympic athlete of all time, scored eight Olympic medals in short-track speed skating while competing in three Winter Olympics. A record holder with the most Olympic medals by a U.S. Winter Olympian, Ohno is a member of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame.
Following his success on the rink, Ohno competed in the fourth season of Dancing with the Stars, coming out on top in first place. He returned for the 15th all-star season. Ohno has hosted and appeared in TV shows like Minute to Win It, I Get That A lot, Hawaii 5-0, Hollywood Game Night and The Biggest Loser.
He served as an NBC sports analyst for the 2012 London Olympic Games, 2014 Sochi Olympic...
Apolo Ohno is skating over to Buchwald.
The eight-time Olympic medalist has inked with the agency for entertainment representation. Ohno, the most decorated U.S. Winter Olympic athlete of all time, scored eight Olympic medals in short-track speed skating while competing in three Winter Olympics. A record holder with the most Olympic medals by a U.S. Winter Olympian, Ohno is a member of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame.
Following his success on the rink, Ohno competed in the fourth season of Dancing with the Stars, coming out on top in first place. He returned for the 15th all-star season. Ohno has hosted and appeared in TV shows like Minute to Win It, I Get That A lot, Hawaii 5-0, Hollywood Game Night and The Biggest Loser.
He served as an NBC sports analyst for the 2012 London Olympic Games, 2014 Sochi Olympic...
- 9/20/2022
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Christmas has come early for Hallmark Media: Alison Sweeney (The Wedding Veil trilogy) has agreed to a multi-picture overall deal with the channel.
“Alison Sweeney has been an incredible creative partner for us over the years – both on screen as well as behind the camera as a producer,” said Lisa Hamilton Daly, EVP Programming at Hallmark Media. “She’s long been a fan favorite, and we can’t wait to continue our work together as we bring new stories to life.”
Sweeney remarked: “I am thrilled to continue to work with Hallmark as they continue to support my work as an actress and as a producer. I’m very proud of our Christmas movie and excited for the future projects to come!”
As part of Sweeney’s deal, she is starring in A Magical Christmas Village, which she also executive produces with Luke Macfarlane (Moriah’s Lighthouse) and guest star Marlo Thomas.
“Alison Sweeney has been an incredible creative partner for us over the years – both on screen as well as behind the camera as a producer,” said Lisa Hamilton Daly, EVP Programming at Hallmark Media. “She’s long been a fan favorite, and we can’t wait to continue our work together as we bring new stories to life.”
Sweeney remarked: “I am thrilled to continue to work with Hallmark as they continue to support my work as an actress and as a producer. I’m very proud of our Christmas movie and excited for the future projects to come!”
As part of Sweeney’s deal, she is starring in A Magical Christmas Village, which she also executive produces with Luke Macfarlane (Moriah’s Lighthouse) and guest star Marlo Thomas.
- 9/19/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Banijay Rights is ramping up its Fast channel offering with the launch of the distributor’s debut dedicated general entertainment channel Horizons: Powered by Banijay.
Horizons will host the likes of drama series Gunpowder and The Woman in White, alongside formats including Location, Location, Location, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Pointless, taking advantage of a plus-130,000 hour back catalog.
The channel launches this week on Samsung TV Plus UK and LG Channels.
Fast, which stands for Free Ad-Supported Television, is growing in popularity as major distributors look for new ways to monetize content, and Banijay already operates 13 including McLeod’s Daughters and Deal or No Deal USA on Samsung TV Plus UK, and Deal or No Deal, Fear Factor and The Biggest Loser on LG.
“Horizons isn’t just a name, it’s a way of thinking – and doing business,” said Banijay Rights VP Digital Shaun Keeble. “Launching our own,...
Horizons will host the likes of drama series Gunpowder and The Woman in White, alongside formats including Location, Location, Location, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Pointless, taking advantage of a plus-130,000 hour back catalog.
The channel launches this week on Samsung TV Plus UK and LG Channels.
Fast, which stands for Free Ad-Supported Television, is growing in popularity as major distributors look for new ways to monetize content, and Banijay already operates 13 including McLeod’s Daughters and Deal or No Deal USA on Samsung TV Plus UK, and Deal or No Deal, Fear Factor and The Biggest Loser on LG.
“Horizons isn’t just a name, it’s a way of thinking – and doing business,” said Banijay Rights VP Digital Shaun Keeble. “Launching our own,...
- 9/16/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Kevin Hart is behind the two-part documentary event “Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution,” set to premiere on the A&e Network on Wednesday, June 29 at 9 p.m.
The documentary, produced by Hart’s Hartbeat and Time Studios, explores the progression of Black comedy across time, tracing how comedians have used pointed humor to articulate the Black experience in America and expose, challenge and ridicule society’s injustices. From Redd Foxx and Moms Mabley of the civil rights movement to modern-day comedians and creators like Key & Peele, Issa Rae, Amber Ruffin and Tiffany Haddish, the four-hour documentary celebrates the history and under-appreciated legacy that Black comedians had in driving social change across the 20th and 21st centuries.
Featuring interviews with some of the greatest comedy minds of all time as well as an extensive collection of archival material, the two-part event reveals the personal stories and tribulations faced by...
The documentary, produced by Hart’s Hartbeat and Time Studios, explores the progression of Black comedy across time, tracing how comedians have used pointed humor to articulate the Black experience in America and expose, challenge and ridicule society’s injustices. From Redd Foxx and Moms Mabley of the civil rights movement to modern-day comedians and creators like Key & Peele, Issa Rae, Amber Ruffin and Tiffany Haddish, the four-hour documentary celebrates the history and under-appreciated legacy that Black comedians had in driving social change across the 20th and 21st centuries.
Featuring interviews with some of the greatest comedy minds of all time as well as an extensive collection of archival material, the two-part event reveals the personal stories and tribulations faced by...
- 5/24/2022
- by Wilson Chapman and Carson Burton
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Eureka Productions, the company behind series including ABC’s Holey Moley and CBS’ upcoming The Real Love Boat, has bolstered its executive ranks with the hire of former Endemol Shine unscripted chief Eden Gaha.
Gaha has been hired as President of the Fremantle-backed company. He starts June 1 and will report to Eureka’s Co-CEOs Chris Culvenor and Paul Franklin, based out of LA.
It comes after Gaha served as showrunner on Eureka’s Frogger series for Peacock.
Gaha has been both a showrunner, exec producer and executive, having previously been President of Unscripted Television at Endemol Shine North America.
He exec produced series including Fox’s MasterChef, MasterChef Jr. and The Biggest Loser and before that spent five seasons as showrunner and executive producer for Mark Burnett’s NBC series Celebrity Apprentice, fronted by a certain recent President. He also co-exec produced series including The Contender, Pirate Master...
Gaha has been hired as President of the Fremantle-backed company. He starts June 1 and will report to Eureka’s Co-CEOs Chris Culvenor and Paul Franklin, based out of LA.
It comes after Gaha served as showrunner on Eureka’s Frogger series for Peacock.
Gaha has been both a showrunner, exec producer and executive, having previously been President of Unscripted Television at Endemol Shine North America.
He exec produced series including Fox’s MasterChef, MasterChef Jr. and The Biggest Loser and before that spent five seasons as showrunner and executive producer for Mark Burnett’s NBC series Celebrity Apprentice, fronted by a certain recent President. He also co-exec produced series including The Contender, Pirate Master...
- 5/24/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Things are starting to look bleak for Renée Zellweger. Well, Renée Zellweger's version of Pam Hupp, at least. Pam's friend Minnie (Patricia French) tells her that she's been contacted regarding Pam's alleged role in the murder of Betsy Faria, in this exclusive clip from the March 22 episode of The Thing About Pam. "He called me," Minnie says. "He wanted to know if your car was in the driveway the night Betsy was killed." "You know it was," Pam says convincingly. "I know, that's what I told him," Minnie says. "But I didn't see it exactly because I was watching The Biggest Loser." Oh, Minnie. You should...
- 3/22/2022
- E! Online
A wave of zombies is about to descend on the still-frothy world of Nft hype.
For its long-running flagship drama “The Walking Dead,” AMC Networks is taking a big swing at the ongoing mania for nonfungible tokens — with a multiyear Nft strategy aimed at keeping the undead franchise alive long after the show leaves TV.
AMC has teamed with Nft creative studio startup Orange Comet, which is serving as producer and marketplace for broad array of “Twd” Nft content.
The custom NFTs will be released in multiple drops, with the first taking place on Sunday, Feb. 20, at 1 p.m. Et to coincide with the premiere of Part 2 of 3 of “The Walking Dead’s” expanded final season, airing that evening at 9 p.m. Et on AMC.
The initial collection includes 10,000 generative art pieces, priced at $50 each, featuring iconic past and current characters from “The Walking Dead.” The drop also includes 750 original...
For its long-running flagship drama “The Walking Dead,” AMC Networks is taking a big swing at the ongoing mania for nonfungible tokens — with a multiyear Nft strategy aimed at keeping the undead franchise alive long after the show leaves TV.
AMC has teamed with Nft creative studio startup Orange Comet, which is serving as producer and marketplace for broad array of “Twd” Nft content.
The custom NFTs will be released in multiple drops, with the first taking place on Sunday, Feb. 20, at 1 p.m. Et to coincide with the premiere of Part 2 of 3 of “The Walking Dead’s” expanded final season, airing that evening at 9 p.m. Et on AMC.
The initial collection includes 10,000 generative art pieces, priced at $50 each, featuring iconic past and current characters from “The Walking Dead.” The drop also includes 750 original...
- 2/2/2022
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Ellen DeGeneres’ game show Ellen’s Game of Games is not coming back to NBC.
Deadline understands that the fourth season of the unscripted primetime series will be its last on the network.
The series launched with an eight-episode order in 2017 and its fourth season, which debuted in October 2020 and ran through May 2021, featured 20 episodes.
The family friendly format had previously been a strong performer for the network – tying for fourth among all primetime entertainment programs on broadcast with kids and ranking as primetime’s number one game show in 2019.
However, last year, the show lost a sizeable portion of its audience.
It comes as The Ellen DeGeneres Show, which airs on a number of NBC-owned affiliate stations, is ending later this spring with its 19th season.
DeGeneres served as host and executive producer of Ellen’s Game of Games, which includes supersized versions of the most popular games from the talk show.
Deadline understands that the fourth season of the unscripted primetime series will be its last on the network.
The series launched with an eight-episode order in 2017 and its fourth season, which debuted in October 2020 and ran through May 2021, featured 20 episodes.
The family friendly format had previously been a strong performer for the network – tying for fourth among all primetime entertainment programs on broadcast with kids and ranking as primetime’s number one game show in 2019.
However, last year, the show lost a sizeable portion of its audience.
It comes as The Ellen DeGeneres Show, which airs on a number of NBC-owned affiliate stations, is ending later this spring with its 19th season.
DeGeneres served as host and executive producer of Ellen’s Game of Games, which includes supersized versions of the most popular games from the talk show.
- 1/18/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Discovery Plus has struck a deal to begin streaming episodes of “The Biggest Loser,” “Flipping Out,” “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” and more NBCUniversal-owned unscripted titles, the company said Thursday.
Under the new pact with NBCUniversal Global Distribution, the Discovery, Inc.-owned streaming service will give subscribers access to select seasons of 12 NBCUniversal reality TV series: “The Biggest Loser” and its reboot, “Flipping Out,” “American Ninja Warrior,” “Top Chef Canada,” “The Real Housewives of Cheshire,” “The Real Housewives of Johannesburg,” “The Real Housewives of Melbourne,” “Wags Atlanta,” “Wags LA,” “Wags Miami” and “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.”
These shows will rollout on Discovery Plus throughout January, streaming alongside the platform’s own original titles, as well as its library content from brands Discovery like TLC, ID, Discovery Channel, HGTV and Food Network.
The deal marks another licensing agreement for Discovery Plus to offer content that isn’t owned by Discovery brands,...
Under the new pact with NBCUniversal Global Distribution, the Discovery, Inc.-owned streaming service will give subscribers access to select seasons of 12 NBCUniversal reality TV series: “The Biggest Loser” and its reboot, “Flipping Out,” “American Ninja Warrior,” “Top Chef Canada,” “The Real Housewives of Cheshire,” “The Real Housewives of Johannesburg,” “The Real Housewives of Melbourne,” “Wags Atlanta,” “Wags LA,” “Wags Miami” and “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.”
These shows will rollout on Discovery Plus throughout January, streaming alongside the platform’s own original titles, as well as its library content from brands Discovery like TLC, ID, Discovery Channel, HGTV and Food Network.
The deal marks another licensing agreement for Discovery Plus to offer content that isn’t owned by Discovery brands,...
- 1/13/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Discovery+ is bolstering its reality offering in the U.S.
The factual giant’s streaming platform has struck a licensing deal with NBCUniversal Global Distribution that will see it add a raft of non-scripted library titles to its service.
Titles include The Biggest Loser, Flipping Out, American Ninja Warrior, Top Chef Canada, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy as well as The Real Housewives franchise – from Cheshire, Johannesburg and Melbourne, and Wags from Atlanta, LA and Miami.
The first season of The Biggest Loser reboot, Flipping Out seasons seven through 11, American Ninja Warrior season 12 and seasons six and seven of Top Chef Canada are already live on the platform, while The Real Housewives starts from January 15, Wags launches January 22, season 17 of The Biggest Loser comes on January 25, the same date as the first four seasons of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.
“As we continue to expand the Discovery+ catalog with premium programming,...
The factual giant’s streaming platform has struck a licensing deal with NBCUniversal Global Distribution that will see it add a raft of non-scripted library titles to its service.
Titles include The Biggest Loser, Flipping Out, American Ninja Warrior, Top Chef Canada, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy as well as The Real Housewives franchise – from Cheshire, Johannesburg and Melbourne, and Wags from Atlanta, LA and Miami.
The first season of The Biggest Loser reboot, Flipping Out seasons seven through 11, American Ninja Warrior season 12 and seasons six and seven of Top Chef Canada are already live on the platform, while The Real Housewives starts from January 15, Wags launches January 22, season 17 of The Biggest Loser comes on January 25, the same date as the first four seasons of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.
“As we continue to expand the Discovery+ catalog with premium programming,...
- 1/13/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
As the days get shorter, we often find ourselves more homebound than during the spring and summer months. This provides the opportunity to curl up and enjoy some movies that make you really appreciate not having to scavenge for food and build fires for warmth. There is a certain comfort in begin exempt from the struggles witnessed in TV and movies, whether you like eating a pint of ice cream while watching The Biggest Loser or watching Liam Neeson fight off wolves in the Alaskan wilderness while you are in front of a roaring fireplace, television is recognized as a
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- 12/19/2021
- by Brent Millet
- TVovermind.com
Exclusive: NBC is developing drama The Santos of Chicago, from Jorge A. Reyes, Pharrell Williams, and Ben Silverman of Propagate.
The Santos of Chicago, loosely based on members of Reyes’ family, is described as This is Us/Brothers and Sisters meets The West Wing.
It follows the lives and loves of six Afro-Latinx siblings, led by the two eldest sisters who, during their insurgent run for Congress, will become the Latina Jack and Bobby Kennedy. This leads their siblings to pursue success in their own fields, leading them on a surprising, tumultuous journey as their ordinary family transforms into an American dynasty.
Executive producing are Silverman, Howard Owens and Rodney Ferrell for Propagate Content, Williams and Mimi Valdes for I Am Other Productions and Reyes. Shani Saxon serves as co-executive producer, Verky Baldonado as co-producer. Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio.
Reyes most recently worked...
The Santos of Chicago, loosely based on members of Reyes’ family, is described as This is Us/Brothers and Sisters meets The West Wing.
It follows the lives and loves of six Afro-Latinx siblings, led by the two eldest sisters who, during their insurgent run for Congress, will become the Latina Jack and Bobby Kennedy. This leads their siblings to pursue success in their own fields, leading them on a surprising, tumultuous journey as their ordinary family transforms into an American dynasty.
Executive producing are Silverman, Howard Owens and Rodney Ferrell for Propagate Content, Williams and Mimi Valdes for I Am Other Productions and Reyes. Shani Saxon serves as co-executive producer, Verky Baldonado as co-producer. Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio.
Reyes most recently worked...
- 11/18/2021
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Sinner” will end with Season 4 at USA Network.
The drama series has aired on the cable network since 2017, with Season 4 having debuted on Oct. 13. The season finale, which will now serve as the series finale, is set to air on Dec. 1.
Derek Simonds serves as showrunner and executive producer, alongside executive producers Jessica Biel and Michelle Purple through their production company, Iron Ocean. Biel previously starred in Season 1 of the series. Charlie Gogolak, Adam Bernstein and Nina Braddock also serve as executive producers. UCP serves as the studio.
In Season 4, still reeling from the trauma of a previous case a year ago, the now-retired Harry Ambrose (Bill Pullman) travels to Hanover Island in northern Maine for a recuperative getaway with his partner, Sonya (Jessica Hecht). When an unexpected tragedy occurs involving the daughter of a prominent island family, Ambrose is recruited to help the investigation, only to be thrown...
The drama series has aired on the cable network since 2017, with Season 4 having debuted on Oct. 13. The season finale, which will now serve as the series finale, is set to air on Dec. 1.
Derek Simonds serves as showrunner and executive producer, alongside executive producers Jessica Biel and Michelle Purple through their production company, Iron Ocean. Biel previously starred in Season 1 of the series. Charlie Gogolak, Adam Bernstein and Nina Braddock also serve as executive producers. UCP serves as the studio.
In Season 4, still reeling from the trauma of a previous case a year ago, the now-retired Harry Ambrose (Bill Pullman) travels to Hanover Island in northern Maine for a recuperative getaway with his partner, Sonya (Jessica Hecht). When an unexpected tragedy occurs involving the daughter of a prominent island family, Ambrose is recruited to help the investigation, only to be thrown...
- 11/17/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Today’s television landscape would look like an alien planet to visitors from 2002. Cable had only begun to hit its stride with original programming, “streaming” TV had not yet taken hold, binging an entire new series in a weekend wasn’t possible. And despite the existence of hundreds of channel options, a series focusing seriously on mental health was nowhere to be found.
Then Dr. Phil McGraw came along. After several tryouts on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” the folksy, mustached, straight talking doctor of psychology landed his own series. “Dr. Phil” premiered on Sept. 16, 2002 — and the floodgates were officially opened. Equal parts insight and heartfelt entertainment therapy, with a sprinkle of ratings-goosing sensationalism, McGraw and his team, which includes his wife, Robin, on camera and executive producer Carla Pennington behind it, kicked off with an episode focusing on stressed-out parents who yelled at their kids.
Twenty seasons later, they’ve never looked back.
Then Dr. Phil McGraw came along. After several tryouts on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” the folksy, mustached, straight talking doctor of psychology landed his own series. “Dr. Phil” premiered on Sept. 16, 2002 — and the floodgates were officially opened. Equal parts insight and heartfelt entertainment therapy, with a sprinkle of ratings-goosing sensationalism, McGraw and his team, which includes his wife, Robin, on camera and executive producer Carla Pennington behind it, kicked off with an episode focusing on stressed-out parents who yelled at their kids.
Twenty seasons later, they’ve never looked back.
- 11/10/2021
- by Randee Dawn
- Variety Film + TV
Bob Harper has always been a helper. Whether inspiring contestants on The Biggest Loser or educating consumers through his best-selling books, the 55-year-old personal trainer has used his platform to promote healthy living and wellness. But in February 2017, Bob's life turned upside down when he experienced a heart attack that nearly killed him. With help from professionals, the health-and-fitness expert was given a "second chance at life." And nearly four years later, Bob won't stop educating Americans about the importance of heart health. "I try to help people eat right. I try to help people to move around. I try to get them to exercise. I try to get them to feel better about...
- 10/23/2021
- E! Online
Exclusive: Gersh has promoted three women and hired a fourth, all within its Television Literary Department, while tapping Alternative TV vet Collin Reno for the agency’s division in the nonfiction TV space.
The move aims to continue Gersh’s mission to provide opportunities for traditionally underrepresented demographics while bettering the department by bringing in different perspectives and experiences that will translate to developing unique stories.
The female agents are building a diverse roster of clients, with particular interests in writers and directors who are female, Bipoc and/or part of the Lgbtqia+ community.
Katy McCaffrey has been promoted to co-head of the department alongside Ian Greenstein, who has overseen the department since 2018. She joined Gersh in 2014 as an agent in the TV Literary Department. Among McCaffrey’s clients are Anya Adams, two-time winner of the NAACP Image Award for outstanding director in episodic comedy, and Emmy winner Ashley Bradley,...
The move aims to continue Gersh’s mission to provide opportunities for traditionally underrepresented demographics while bettering the department by bringing in different perspectives and experiences that will translate to developing unique stories.
The female agents are building a diverse roster of clients, with particular interests in writers and directors who are female, Bipoc and/or part of the Lgbtqia+ community.
Katy McCaffrey has been promoted to co-head of the department alongside Ian Greenstein, who has overseen the department since 2018. She joined Gersh in 2014 as an agent in the TV Literary Department. Among McCaffrey’s clients are Anya Adams, two-time winner of the NAACP Image Award for outstanding director in episodic comedy, and Emmy winner Ashley Bradley,...
- 8/30/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Amazon Studios has picked up the eight-episode docuseries “Tampa Baes,” following a group of lesbian friends from Florida.
The series will center on 12 women from the “young lesbian ‘it-crowd’ navigating and celebrating life in Tampa Bay,” according to Amazon’s description. “Always ready for an adventure or a good party, this group of loyal friends – and sometimes more than friends – is ambitious and unapologetic while constantly battling stereotypes and labels.”
Cast members include Ali Myers, Nelly Ramirez, Shiva Pishdad, Jordan Whitley, Marissa Gialousis, Summer Mitchell, Cuppie Bragg, Brianna Murphy, Haley Grable, Melanie Posner, Olivia Mullins and Mack McKenzie.
“Tampa Baes” is produced by “Bar Rescue” and “The Biggest Loser” producer 3 Ball Productions. Reinout Oerlemans, Ross Weintraub, Jeff Altrock, Paul O’Malley and showrunner Melissa Bidwell serve as executive producers with Amazon Studios.
“Working on this show has been an incredible experience,” Bidwell said. “And as a member of the LGBTQ+ community,...
The series will center on 12 women from the “young lesbian ‘it-crowd’ navigating and celebrating life in Tampa Bay,” according to Amazon’s description. “Always ready for an adventure or a good party, this group of loyal friends – and sometimes more than friends – is ambitious and unapologetic while constantly battling stereotypes and labels.”
Cast members include Ali Myers, Nelly Ramirez, Shiva Pishdad, Jordan Whitley, Marissa Gialousis, Summer Mitchell, Cuppie Bragg, Brianna Murphy, Haley Grable, Melanie Posner, Olivia Mullins and Mack McKenzie.
“Tampa Baes” is produced by “Bar Rescue” and “The Biggest Loser” producer 3 Ball Productions. Reinout Oerlemans, Ross Weintraub, Jeff Altrock, Paul O’Malley and showrunner Melissa Bidwell serve as executive producers with Amazon Studios.
“Working on this show has been an incredible experience,” Bidwell said. “And as a member of the LGBTQ+ community,...
- 7/19/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Intuitive Entertainment, the television and film production company behind Lifetime’s “The Rap Game” and Bravo’s “The Millionaire Matchmaker,” has appointed Christmas Rini as executive vice president of development. She joins Intuitive from Endemol Shine North America as the former executive vice president of development and original unscripted series.
As EVP, Rini will report to Intuitive’s founders and executive producers, Mechelle Collins and Kevin Dill.
“Christmas brings a powerful creative vision and impeccable storytelling ability to the Intuitive team. She has developed a myriad of shows during her exceptional career and puts so much passion into all of her work. Intuitive was founded on creating long-running franchises, and Christmas understands how to discover exceptional talent that will carry our shows through time. As we expand our slate, we are looking forward to creating more compelling and unique formats together,” Collins said in a statement announcing her hiring. In her new role,...
As EVP, Rini will report to Intuitive’s founders and executive producers, Mechelle Collins and Kevin Dill.
“Christmas brings a powerful creative vision and impeccable storytelling ability to the Intuitive team. She has developed a myriad of shows during her exceptional career and puts so much passion into all of her work. Intuitive was founded on creating long-running franchises, and Christmas understands how to discover exceptional talent that will carry our shows through time. As we expand our slate, we are looking forward to creating more compelling and unique formats together,” Collins said in a statement announcing her hiring. In her new role,...
- 5/28/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
The July 4 premiere of short “Off Hiatus,” presented by artist David Lachapelle and fashion designer Kai Milla, will be one of the highlights of the Monaco Streaming Film Festival.
The short follows Milla as she and her associates provide exclusive access and insight to what really happens behind the scenes of fashion, through storytelling and impromptu dialogue. The premiere will take place at the Grimaldi Forum in Monte Carlo, the festival’s flagship venue. The same evening, the festival’s gala awards will honor leading contributors to the world of on-demand content.
Speakers this year include Mitch Lowe, founding VP Netflix, “The Biggest Loser” producer David Broome, “MasterChef” creator Franc Roddam, composer Erran Baron Cohen (“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”), and Buzz Hays, global lead, entertainment industry solutions, for Google Cloud.
Chris Fetner (Entertainment Globalization Association), Kay Meseberg (Arte), Elizabeth Markevitch (IkonoTV), Haymi Behar (Spi International), Jakob Mejlhede and Marius Johan-sen (Shahid...
The short follows Milla as she and her associates provide exclusive access and insight to what really happens behind the scenes of fashion, through storytelling and impromptu dialogue. The premiere will take place at the Grimaldi Forum in Monte Carlo, the festival’s flagship venue. The same evening, the festival’s gala awards will honor leading contributors to the world of on-demand content.
Speakers this year include Mitch Lowe, founding VP Netflix, “The Biggest Loser” producer David Broome, “MasterChef” creator Franc Roddam, composer Erran Baron Cohen (“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”), and Buzz Hays, global lead, entertainment industry solutions, for Google Cloud.
Chris Fetner (Entertainment Globalization Association), Kay Meseberg (Arte), Elizabeth Markevitch (IkonoTV), Haymi Behar (Spi International), Jakob Mejlhede and Marius Johan-sen (Shahid...
- 5/17/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Colin O'Brady has lived the type of life adventure movies are made of. Whole franchises of movies, in fact. He has climbed the highest mountains in the world, rowed across the most challenging waterways, trekked through the fiercest environments.
From his recovery after a devastating burn injury to winning the Chicago Triathlon, the first Olympic-distance triathlon he ever entered, to founding his not-for-profit organization, which aims to inspire young people to live healthy, active lives, O'Brady reaches every goal he sets for himself and always has another in his sights.
Currently, he also wears the hat of host for the BYUtv competition series, Survivalists, where families go head-to-head in a series of wilderness survival challenges. Season 2 premieres on May 4 (9pm Et/6pm Pt) and, in this exclusive phone interview with TV Fanatic, O'Brady was happy to tell us about his experiences.
So, how does a multiple-world record holder and retired...
From his recovery after a devastating burn injury to winning the Chicago Triathlon, the first Olympic-distance triathlon he ever entered, to founding his not-for-profit organization, which aims to inspire young people to live healthy, active lives, O'Brady reaches every goal he sets for himself and always has another in his sights.
Currently, he also wears the hat of host for the BYUtv competition series, Survivalists, where families go head-to-head in a series of wilderness survival challenges. Season 2 premieres on May 4 (9pm Et/6pm Pt) and, in this exclusive phone interview with TV Fanatic, O'Brady was happy to tell us about his experiences.
So, how does a multiple-world record holder and retired...
- 5/3/2021
- by Diana Keng
- TVfanatic
Eureka Productions has been on a roll recently, picking up orders for series such as a Magic Mike competition series at HBO Max and an adaptation of 1980s videogame Frogger at Peacock.
But the unexpected boom for the business, which produces Holey Moley for ABC, has been having a sizeable production division in Australia during the last twelve months. The company has been able to take advantage of the fact that Covid has been much less prevalent down under, allowing it to shoot a number of U.S. shows in Sydney.
It filmed a reboot of Name That Tune, hosted by 30 Rock’s Jane Krakowski, for Fox, is filming Frogger and another, yet to be announced show, in the country, during the pandemic.
“It was so circumstantially great that we had an Australian arm – we look like geniuses but it was completely happenstance that we had a huge production entity...
But the unexpected boom for the business, which produces Holey Moley for ABC, has been having a sizeable production division in Australia during the last twelve months. The company has been able to take advantage of the fact that Covid has been much less prevalent down under, allowing it to shoot a number of U.S. shows in Sydney.
It filmed a reboot of Name That Tune, hosted by 30 Rock’s Jane Krakowski, for Fox, is filming Frogger and another, yet to be announced show, in the country, during the pandemic.
“It was so circumstantially great that we had an Australian arm – we look like geniuses but it was completely happenstance that we had a huge production entity...
- 4/16/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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