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Peter, who joined Deadline in 2017, is a respected veteran TV journalist who previously worked at UK-based Broadcast, where after starting there in 2013 rose to News Editor responsible for putting together the weekly magazine as well as breaking daily news. Before that he was deputy editor of Television Business International magazine. He covers the television industry from Deadline's Los Angeles bureau.

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This week's episode of Showtime’s Desus & Mero will look a little different after The Kid Mero contracted Covid-19. Mero, aka Joel Martinez, revealed via social media that he contracted the virus. "I'm doing OK and following all the protocols. But dead ass stay home, wear your mask, social distance and get your…

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Melissa Stokes, exec producer of HBO Max's Selena + Chef, is preparing to stick with the streamer after striking an overall deal. The arrangement will see Stokes (left), who also recently worked on Craftopia, continue to collaborate as an exec producer on HBO Max unscripted shows. In addition, the streamer will have…

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The Man Who Fell To Earth is getting another new home. The Chiwetel Ejiofor-fronted drama, which is based on the Walter Tevis novel and the cult classic 1976 film starring David Bowie, is moving from Paramount+ to Showtime and comes after Deadline revealed that Halo made the reverse switch. It is the third home for…

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Adult Swim is one of the longest-running purveyors of adult animation and President Michael Ouweleen talked up the medium's ability to produce new content during Covid. But the Turner veteran also warned that broadcasters and platforms may face a drop in viewing once the pandemic is over as a result of increased…

Angela Bassett To Narrate Wildlife Special ‘Malika The Lion Queen’ For Fox As Network Moves Into Natural History

Fox is roaming into natural history with a two-hour special narrated by 9-1-1 star Angela Bassett. The network has ordered Malika the Lion Queen, a documentary about the lionesses of a pride in South Africa's Kruger National Park. The special, which is produced by British production company Plimsoll Productions, the…

Daniel Kaluuya & Carey Mulligan To Make ‘SNL’ Hosting Debuts As NBC Show Returns With Three Consecutive Originals

Saturday Night Live is back on March 27 with three back-to-back shows which include the hosting debuts of Oscar-nominated actors Daniel Kaluuya and Carey Mulligan. Daniel Kaluuya, who won the Golden Globe for best supporting actor in his role in Judas and the Black Messiah and has been nominated for an Academy Award…

Rapper Offset To Produce & Judge Streetwear Competition Series ‘The Hype’ For HBO Max

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‘Queen Sugar’s Lisa Morales Set As Showrunner Of Season 3 Of The CW’s ‘Two Sentence Horror Stories’

EXCLUSIVE: The CW's Two Sentence Horror Stories is adding to its ranks. Queen Sugar writer and producer Lisa Morales is joining the anthology horror series for its third season as showrunner and exec producer. Morales (left) joins creator and exec producer Vera Miao and exec producer Liz Levine, who ran season two…

Blumhouse Strikes TV Movie Partnership With Epix, Sets ‘A House on the Bayou’ From Alex McAulay As First Film

Blumhouse Television is to develop and produce a slate of eight standalone horror and genre films for Epix after striking a slate deal with the MGM-owned cable network. It marks the latest TV slate agreement for Jason Blum's company – it already has the Welcome to the Blumhouse strand set up at Amazon and the Into the…

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André Holland To Feature In Scripted Cruise Ship Comedy Podcast ‘The MS Phoenix Rising’

EXCLUSIVE: Moonlight's André Holland is the latest A-list figure to turn to the world of scripted podcasting. Holland, who starred as Kevin in the Oscar-winning film, will feature in mordant comedy The MS Phoenix Rising alongside Anthony Arkin (Succession), Susan Blommaert (The Blacklist), Estelle Parsons (The…

‘Killing Eve’ To End With Season 4 In 2022, BBC America Developing A Number Of Potential Spinoffs

Killing Eve is coming to an end with its delayed fourth season, but BBC America is developing a number of potential spinoffs. The cat-and-mouse thriller, which stars Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh, is set to start filming Season 4 in the UK and across Europe early this summer, and the eight-episode run will premiere in…

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‘World Of Dance’ Canceled At NBC After Four Seasons

EXCLUSIVE: World of Dance, the nonscripted competition series featuring and exec produced by Jennifer Lopez, is coming to an end. NBC has no plans to bring the show back for a fifth season. Season 4, which featured 12 episodes, aired between May and August 2020. World of Dance was notable by its absence in network’s…

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