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Reboots, as the past few years have shown, are beloved by the TV business. This week’s makeover centers on the upfronts, a decades-old industry ritual revitalized by a new push into streaming ads. Beginning on Monday, a conga line of talent will take the stages (in stark contrast with the strike-afflicted 2023 edition), with more in-person presentations including the debuts of Netflix and Amazon. Here’s what to expect.
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Upfronts 2024: Procedurals, Sitcoms & Missing Persons On 20th Anniversary Of Greatest TV Season
Looking at the crop of new scripted series selected by the broadcast networks for 2024-25, one cannot help but reminisce about the 20th anniversary of what may have been broadcast television’s greatest season ever.
The 2004-05 season introduced several genre-defying series — all but one based on…
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Sarah Lancashire Wins Best Leading Actress For Second Time — BAFTA TV Awards
Happy Valley‘s Sarah Lancashire today took home the BAFTA TV Award for Leading Actress for the second time.
She beat the likes of Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us), Sharon Horgan (Best Interests) and Helena Bonham Carter (Nolly) to bag the final award of the evening.
The award is Lancashire’s third…
Petition Calling For Dismissal Of France’s CNC Head Clocks 500+ Signatures On First Day
EXCLUSIVE: A petition calling for Dominique Boutonnat — the President of France's cinema board — to be dismissed is rapidly circulating among French industry professionals and has clocked over 500 signatures in its first few hours of publication.
The petition was launched by an anonymous group of…
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Timothy Spall Beats Brian Cox, Dominic West & Steve Coogan To Win Leading Actor For ‘The Sixth Commandment’ — BAFTA TV Awards
Timothy Spall has won the BAFTA TV Award for Leading Actor this evening, beating out top-name competition.
Spall emerged as the winner ahead of Brian Cox for Succession, Dominic West for The Crown, Kane Robinson for Top Boy, Papa Essiedu for The Lazarus Project and Steve Coogan for The…
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Netflix’s ‘Top Boy’ Beats ‘Slow Horses’ To Best Drama Series — BAFTA TV Awards
Netflix drama Top Boy has beaten off competition from Apple TV+’s Slow Horses to win Best Drama Series at the BAFTA TV Awards.
Also competing in the category were the BBC’s Happy Valley and The Gold, but Top Boy walked away with its second award of the night. Earlier in the evening, Jasmine Jobson…
Jerry Seinfeld Sees Dozens Walk Out On His Duke Commencement Speech
Duke University's commencement ceremony on Sunday saw dozens walk out in protest of guest speaker Jerry Seinfeld, who has been a big supporter of Israel during the conflict in Gaza.
A group of students left their seats when Seinfeld began, with at least one carrying a Palestinian flag.
The…
Stephen Merchant Jokes That ‘The Office’ Spin-Off Could All Be Based On Zoom; Hopes Peacock Can “Capture Magic” Of Original Series
EXCLUSIVE: The Office co-creator Stephen Merchant has reacted to news that the show is coming back in the U.S., joking that it could all be based on Zoom following the pandemic.
Merchant was the creative force behind the UK Office alongside Ricky Gervais and will be an executive producer on the…
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View All What We're Watching‘I Saw The TV Glow’ & ‘Evil Does Not Exist’ Channel Indie Market, ‘Madama Butterfly’ Soars – Specialty Box Office
Jane Schoenbrun's I Saw Then TV Glow is looking at an estimated $195k+ on 21 screens, a great week-two expansion for the A24 film. The number is driven by a passionate fan base for the gender-bending supernatural thriller that's been skewing very young, male and heavily LGBTQ+. Will continue a rollout in…
Susan Backlinie Dies: ‘Jaws’ Actress Who Played First Shark Victim In Blockbuster Was 77
Susan Backlinie, whose gruesome death in Jaws scared millions from swimming in the ocean, died Saturday at 77 in her home in Ventura, CA.
Her death was confirmed by Matthew Templeton, the agent who handled her convention bookings. No cause has been determined.
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Taylor Swift’s Youngest Fan At Paris Concert Sparks Online Outrage
OMG! That was the near-universal reaction among Taylor Swift fans to a picture circulating on social media of what appears to be a baby laying on the floor of the Paris venue where Swift was performing.
Twitter user @jacnights13 shared a photo of a baby appearing to be asleep on a purple coat in…
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View All Photo Galleries‘Squid Game — The Challenge’ Wins Best Reality Category At BAFTA TV Awards
Squid Game — The Challenge has won the Reality category at the BAFTA TV Awards.
The UK-produced Netflix show beat off competition from shows such as Banged Up and Married At First Sight. A competition version of Korean drama Squid Game, it pitted 456 payers against each other in a big to win a…
‘The Traitors’ Producer Wants Former Prime Minister Liz Truss For BBC Celebrity Series
EXCLUSIVE: An unlikely dream contestant has emerged for The Traitors: Liz Truss.
Stephen Lambert, executive producer of the hit BBC reality series, said the former UK prime minister would be a perfect candidate for the show.
A celebrity version is all but confirmed for 2025 and Deadline asked…
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