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ABC news
‘The Rookie: North’ Gets ABC Pilot Order; Jay Ellis To Star In Spinoff
From Alexi Hawley
https://deadline.com/2025/11/the-rookie-north-abc-pilot-jay-ellis-spinoff-alexi-hawley-1236627611/
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CBS news
CBS Developing Multi-Cam Comedy ‘Auntie Supreme’ From Gloria Bigelow & Christy Stratton
https://deadline.com/2025/12/auntie-supreme-cbs-comedy-gloria-bigelow-christy-stratton-1236637500/
‘Boston Blue’ & ‘Sheriff Country’ Renewed For Season 2 By CBS
https://deadline.com/2025/12/boston-blue-sheriff-country-renewed-season-2-cbs-1236634866/
‘Fire Country’ Adds Josh McDermitt For Major Season 4 Recurring Role
https://deadline.com/2025/12/fire-country-josh-mcdermitt-season-4-cast-1236633409/
‘The Mindy Project’ Star Ed Weeks Cast In CBS Pilot ‘Eternally Yours’
https://deadline.com/2025/12/ed-weeks-cast-cbs-pilot-eternally-yours-1236631796/
‘NCIS: Origins’ Casts Shea Buckner As Young Dwayne Pride; Prequel To
Round Out Fed Five
https://deadline.com/2025/11/ncis-origins-casts-shea-buckner-dwayne-pride-1236627759/
‘Y: Marshals’ Trailer: Kayce Dutton Leaves Yellowstone Behind & Tries “To Find A New Beginning,” But One Major Character Is Missing
https://deadline.com/2025/11/y-marshals-trailer-kayce-dutton-monica-yellowstone-1236627331/
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NBC news
‘Deal Or No Deal Island’ Canceled At NBC
https://deadline.com/2025/12/deal-or-no-deal-island-canceled-nbc-1236633503/
Forensic Pathologist Drama ‘Truth’ In Works At NBC
https://deadline.com/2025/12/forensic-pathologist-truth-drama-nbc-malcolm-d-lee-1236632051/
‘The Good Fight’ Star Sarah Steele To Recur On NBC’s ‘Brilliant Minds’
For Season 2
https://deadline.com/2025/12/sarah-steele-cast-nbc-brilliant-minds-season-2-1236632098/
Ice-T Says Reduced Episode Count On ‘SVU’ Is For Budget Reasons After Kelli Giddish’s Return; How Much Will Duo Be On This Season?
https://deadline.com/2025/11/ice-t-reduced-episode-count-law-order-svu-why-1236627491/
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Cable channel news
‘A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms’: Everything We Know About The ‘Game Of Thrones’ Prequel, Including Plot, Premiere Date & Whether George R.R.
Martin Is Involved [HBO]
https://deadline.com/feature/knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-cast-release-date-1235836300/
‘Alien: Earth’ Creator Has No Plans For ‘Predator’ Crossover On Show [FX]
https://deadline.com/2025/12/alien-earth-creator-no-plans-predator-crossover-1236637980/
‘The Beauty’ Guest Cast Revealed Including Bella Hadid, Vincent D’Onofrio, More; FX Shares First Look & Premiere Date For Ryan Murphy Series
https://deadline.com/2025/12/the-beauty-guest-cast-premiere-date-photos-ryan-murphy-1236634050/
‘Fool Me Once’ Star Richard Armitage & Annabel Scholey Leading Police Procedural ‘Winter’ For PBS & ITV
https://deadline.com/2025/12/pbs-itv-winter-detective-drama-richard-armitage-annabel-scholey-1236634259/
‘When Calls The Heart’ Renewed For Season 14; Lori Loughlin To Return [Hallmark]
https://deadline.com/2025/12/when-calls-the-heart-renewed-season-14-lori-loughlin-return-1236633693/
AMC Adds TNA Wrestling To Thursday Night Lineup
https://deadline.com/2025/12/amc-tna-wrestling-thursday-1236633046/
John le Carré’s ‘Legacy Of Spies’ Series Lands At BBC & MGM+
https://deadline.com/2025/12/john-le-carres-legacy-of-spies-bbc-mgm-plus-charlie-hunnam-1236633111/
Everything We Know About Season 3 Of ‘Euphoria’ So Far [HBO]
https://deadline.com/feature/euphoria-season-3-news-updates-1236296782/
‘Power: Origins’ Rounds Out Cast, Including Jason Dirden Reprising ‘Raising Kanan’ Role; Production On Supersized Season 1 Kicks Off [Starz]
https://deadline.com/2025/12/power-origins-recurring-cast-production-season-1-begins-1236631885/
‘Like Water For Chocolate’ Sets Release Date For Second & Final Season
At HBO
https://deadline.com/2025/11/like-water-for-chocolate-release-date-final-season-1236628790/
FX Orders ‘Far Cry’ Anthology Series Based On Video Game Franchise From Noah Hawley & Rob Mac
https://deadline.com/2025/11/far-cry-anthology-series-video-game-fx-1236627801/
‘Industry’ Sets Season 4 Premiere Date On HBO, Unveils Teaser With New Faces Max Minghella, Kal Penn, Charlie Heaton & More
https://deadline.com/2025/11/industry-season-4-release-date-trailer-1236626954/
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Streaming service news--Apple TV
Seth Rogen & Rose Byrne’s ‘Platonic’ Renewed For Season 3 At Apple
https://deadline.com/2025/12/seth-rogen-rose-byrne-platonic-renewed-season-3-apple-1236636853/
‘Tehran’ Lands Season 3 Release Date & Season 4 Renewal At Apple TV
https://deadline.com/2025/12/tehran-season-3-premiere-date-hugh-laurie-season-4-renewal-1236635612/
Jon Hamm-Led ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Sets Season 2 Premiere & Drops First-Look Photos
https://deadline.com/2025/12/your-friends-and-neighbors-season-2-premiere-date-photos-1236633890/
‘The Hunt’: IP Dispute Delays Apple TV Thriller Series
https://deadline.com/2025/11/the-hunt-delay-apple-tv-ip-dispute-gaumont-french-series-1236628701/
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Streaming service news--Disney+
Everything We Know About ‘Percy Jackson And The Olympians’ Season 3 So Far
https://deadline.com/feature/percy-jackson-and-the-olympians-season-3-news-updates-1236495797/
Everything We Know About ‘Percy Jackson And The Olympians’ Season 2 So Far
https://deadline.com/feature/percy-jackson-and-the-olympians-season-2-everything-we-know-1236043936/
‘The Artful Dodger’ Season 2: Disney+’s Australian Comedy-Adventure Series Gets February 2026 Premiere Date & First-Look Images
https://deadline.com/2025/12/artful-dodger-season-2-launch-date-first-look-images-disney-1236631677/
‘Ahsoka’s Claudia Black Says She “Had To Bow Out” Of Season 2 Over Pay:
“Very Sad For Me”
https://deadline.com/2025/11/ahsoka-claudia-black-bow-out-season-2-pay-1236631021/
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Streaming service news--HBO Max
HBO Max To Launch In UK In March 2026; Germany & Italy Debuts Also Revealed
https://deadline.com/2025/12/hbo-max-germany-italy-2026-launch-date-january-1236634223/
Everything We Know About ‘The Pitt’ Season 2 So Far
https://deadline.com/feature/the-pitt-season-2-news-updates-1236494700/
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Streaming service news--Hulu
‘The Testaments’ First-Look Photos Drop As Hulu Sets Premiere Month
https://deadline.com/2025/12/the-testaments-first-look-photos-premiere-1236637949/
‘Paradise’ Creator Dan Fogelman Reveals Season 2 Premiere Date And First Teaser
https://deadline.com/2025/12/paradise-season-2-premiere-date-first-teaser-ccxp-brazil-1236638477/
‘Malcolm In The Middle’: First Look Teaser Video Of Hulu Reboot Has Familiar Back-Shaving Moment
https://deadline.com/2025/12/malcolm-in-the-middle-first-look-teaser-video-hulu-reboot-1236637565/
‘Foster Dade’ Rounds Out Series Regular Cast With Wyatt Aubrey, Olivia Campos-Tarantino & Vinny Chhibber
https://deadline.com/2025/12/foster-dade-cast-wyatt-aubrey-vinnie-chhibber-1236636490/
Kit Harington Joins Shailene Woodley & Lindsay Lohan In ‘Count My Lies’ Hulu Limited Series
https://deadline.com/2025/12/kit-harington-cast-count-my-lies-hulu-limited-series-1236635401/
‘A Thousand Blows’ Season 2 Trailer: Malachi Kirby & Stephen Graham
Return To Steven Knight’s Boxing Drama Series
https://deadline.com/2025/12/a-thousand-blows-season-2-trailer-steven-knight-1236634428/
‘Chad Powers’ College Football Comedy From Glen Powell & Michael Waldron Scores Season 2 At Hulu
https://deadline.com/2025/12/chad-powers-renewed-season-2-glen-powell-hulu-1236634696/
‘Foster Dade’: Jack Alldridge Lands Title Role In Hulu Pilot From Greg Berlanti & Bash Doran
https://deadline.com/2025/12/foster-dade-jack-alldridge-lead-hulu-pilot-greg-berlanti-1236632372/
‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Renewed At Hulu
https://deadline.com/2025/11/the-secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-renewed-hulu-1236627956/
Kim Kardashian-Led ‘All’s Fair’ Renewed For Season 2 At Hulu
https://deadline.com/2025/11/kim-kardashian-alls-fair-renewed-season-2-hulu-1236627379/
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Streaming service news--Netflix
Everything We Know About ‘The Night Agent’ Season 3 So Far
https://deadline.com/feature/the-night-agent-season-3-news-1236281068/
‘The Hunting Wives’ Season 2 Adds Kim Matula & Alex FitzAlan As
Recurring Guest Stars
https://deadline.com/2025/12/the-hunting-wives-season-2-cast-kim-matula-alex-fitzalan-1236635988/
‘Free Bert’ Netflix Comedy Series Unveils First-Look Photos Of Bert Kreischer, Arden Myrin & More
https://deadline.com/2025/12/free-bert-netflix-comedy-series-photos-bert-kreischer-1236635437/
Netflix Orders Vegas Casino Drama Series From Martin Scorsese &
‘Billions’ Co-Creators Brian Koppelman & David Levien
https://deadline.com/2025/12/netflix-vegas-series-martin-scorsese-billions-creators-1236634031/
‘Emily In Paris’ Season 5 Full Trailer & New Photos Show Lily Collins In Rome
https://deadline.com/gallery/emily-in-paris-season-5-full-trailer-photos-netflix/
Regé-Jean Page To Headline Erotic Thriller Series ‘Hancock Park’ In
Works At Netflix
https://deadline.com/2025/12/rege-jean-page-hancock-park-netflix-series-matthew-barry-1236632809/
‘My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman’ Sets Season 6 Premiere; MrBeast, Michael B. Jordan & Jason Bateman Join Show
https://deadline.com/2025/12/my-next-guest-needs-no-introduction-season-6-premiere-1236631887/
Netflix Sets ‘Stranger Things’ Series Finale Runtime And Theatrical Locations; Reveals Brand Partnerships With Lego And More
https://deadline.com/2025/12/stranger-things-5-finale-theater-locations-runtime-1236632801/
‘Adolescence’ Director Philip Barantini On Netflix Show’s Future: “There
Is No Sequel To This”
https://deadline.com/2025/12/adolescence-philip-barantini-no-sequel-netflix-1236632919/
‘Run Away’ Trailer: James Nesbitt Is A Father Desperately Seeking His Daughter In Harlan Coben’s Latest For Netflix
https://deadline.com/2025/12/run-away-trailer-netflix-harlan-coben-james-nesbitt-1236631569/
Duffer Brothers And Cast Tease What To Look Forward To For ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 Volume 2 And Finale
https://deadline.com/2025/11/stranger-things-season-5-volume-2-what-to-expect-1236629961/
‘One Piece’ Casts Awdo Awdo & Daisy Head For Season 3
https://deadline.com/2025/11/one-piece-cast-awdo-awdo-daisy-head-season-3-1236628774/
‘Assassin’s Creed’: Toby Wallace To Star In Netflix Live-Action Series Based On Video Game
https://deadline.com/2025/11/assassins-creed-toby-wallace-cast-netflix-series-1236628211/
Eva Green Joining ‘Wednesday’ Season 3 As Aunt Ophelia
https://deadline.com/2025/11/eva-green-wednesday-season-3-aunt-ophelia-1236628133/
‘One Piece’ Reveals Cast Promotions & Who Is Returning In Season 3 As Production Kicks Off
https://deadline.com/2025/11/one-piece-season-3-returning-cast-promotions-1236625900/
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Streaming service news--Paramount+
‘School Spirits’ Season 3 Gets Premiere Date On Paramount+, First-Look Photos
https://deadline.com/2025/12/school-spirits-season-3-premiere-date-first-look-photos-1236638746/
‘MobLand’ Sets New & Returning Cast For Season 2, Including Johnny Flynn
& Ophelia Lovibond As Series Regulars
https://deadline.com/2025/12/mobland-cast-johnny-flynn-ophelia-lovibond-season-2-1236637972/
‘Landman’ Renewed For Season 3 At Paramount+
https://deadline.com/2025/12/landman-renewed-season-3-paramount-plus-taylor-sheridan-1236637624/
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Streaming service news--Peacock
‘Clue’ Scripted Series From Dana Fox & Nicholas Stoller Lands At Peacock For Development
https://deadline.com/2025/12/clue-scripted-series-peacock-dana-fox-nicholas-stoller-1236635572/
‘The ’Burbs’ Trailer: Keke Palmer & Jack Whitehall Series Gets Premiere Date On Peacock
https://deadline.com/gallery/the-burbs-trailer-photos-peacock/
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Streaming service news--Prime Video
‘The Boys’ Season 5 Teaser Reveals Premiere Date & Jared Padalecki’s Reunion With Eric Kripke, Jensen Ackles
https://deadline.com/2025/12/the-boys-final-season-release-date-teaser-ccxp-brazil-1236638780/
‘Cross’ Casts Michelle C. Bonilla For Season 2
https://deadline.com/2025/12/cross-cast-michelle-c-bonilla-season-2-1236636346/
Everything We Know About ‘Maxton Hall The World Between Us’ Season 3
So Far
https://deadline.com/feature/maxton-hall-season-3-news-updates-1236635174/
‘God Of War’: Frederick E.O. Toye Set To Direct As Pre-Production & Casting Are Underway On Amazon Series With 2-Season Order
https://deadline.com/2025/12/god-of-war-frederick-eo-toye-production-casting-2-season-order-1236630007/
Prime Video’s Nicole Wallace Series ‘Postcards From Italy’ Adds Seven; Shooting Wraps
https://deadline.com/2025/11/postcards-from-italy-prime-video-casting-1236629531/
‘Barbershop’: Roy Wood Jr., Punkie Johnson, Brett Gray & E.J. Bonilla
Join Jermaine Fowler In Amazon Series
https://deadline.com/2025/11/roy-wood-jr-punkie-johnson-cast-barbershop-series-amazon-1236628016/
Nicole Kidman Stars As Forensic Pathologist In Prime Video’s ‘Scarpetta’ First Look
https://deadline.com/2025/11/nicole-kidman-scarpetta-first-look-amazon-1236628470/
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International series news
‘Lupin’ Creator George Kay Penning ITV Thriller ‘Gone’ Starring David Morrissey & Eve Myles
https://deadline.com/2025/11/itv-george-kay-thriller-gone-david-morrissey-eve-myles-1236625678/
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Series in development
Corey Stoll & Julia Stiles To Star In Indie Series ‘Recap’ From K Period Media
[described only as "a psychological thriller series."]
https://deadline.com/2025/11/corey-stoll-julia-stiles-recap-series-k-period-media-1236625937/
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Ratings
‘Jingle Bell Heist’ & ‘Champagne Problems’ Light Up Netflix Film Rankings As ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ Scores Record 24th Week In Top 10; ‘Stranger Things 5’ Dominates TV
https://deadline.com/2025/12/jingle-bell-heist-netflix-viewership-kpop-demon-hunters-record-1236633433/
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Hits All-Time Viewership Record For NBC & Peacock
https://deadline.com/2025/11/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-2025-viewership-record-1236630899/
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The business of TV
Netflix Isn’t Buying All Of Warner Bros. Discovery So Gunnar Wiedenfels
Will Get To Run His Cable Networks Empire, After All
https://deadline.com/2025/12/netflix-warner-bros-discovery-global-gunnar-wiedenfels-1236637621/
“Nothing Is Changing Today”: Netflix Promises Subscribers In Carefully Worded Late Night Letter On Warner Bros. Deal
https://deadline.com/2025/12/netflix-subscribers-letter-wb-deal-1236638340/
Ted Sarandos Says Netflix Committed To Warner Bros. Theatrical Releasing
As Cinema Trade Group Calls Merger “Unprecedented Threat”
https://deadline.com/2025/12/ted-sarandos-netflix-committed-warner-bros-theatrical-releasing-1236637319/
HBO’s Value Will Be “Unlocked” By Merger, Netflix Co-CEO Greg Peters Says; Bundle Details Still TBD
https://deadline.com/2025/12/hbo-netflix-merger-details-1236637358/
Netflix & Warner Bros. Discovery Confirm $82.7B Mega-Deal That Reshapes
The Industry
https://deadline.com/2025/12/netflix-warner-bros-discovery-deal-official-1236637290/
Amazon Fire TV Rolling Out “Jump To Scene” Voice Feature On Alexa+ Spanning Thousands Of Films
https://deadline.com/2025/12/amazon-fire-tv-jump-to-scene-voice-feature-alexa-plus-1236633805/
NBCUniversal, Fubo Lash Out Amid Carriage Fight
https://deadline.com/2025/11/nbcuniversal-fubo-take-their-shots-amid-carriage-fight-1236628864/
Fox One Off To A Strong Start With 2.3M Subscribers, Antenna Says;
Amazon A Key Driver
https://deadline.com/2025/11/fox-one-streaming-subscribers-amazon-antenna-1236628324/
YouTube TV Strikes Carriage Deal With TelevisaUnivision, Ending
Two-Month Blackout
https://deadline.com/2025/11/youtube-tv-univision-blackout-carriage-deal-1236629514/
Inside Versant’s Content Strategy: True-Crime, A.I., Recognizable Drama
IP & More Reality Shows With Wrestlers
https://deadline.com/2025/12/versant-content-strategy-true-crime-wrestlers-drama-1236636470/
Australia’s Streaming Quotas Become Law: “A Landmark Day For Screen Storytelling,” Says Production Body
https://deadline.com/2025/11/australia-streaming-quotas-sworn-into-law-1236630348/
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Obituaries
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Dies: ‘Mortal Kombat, ‘Last Emperor’ & ‘Man In The
High Castle’ Actor Was 75
https://deadline.com/2025/12/cary-hiroyuki-tagawa-dead-mortal-kombat-actor-1236636368/
John Eimen Dies: Child Actor In ‘Leave It To Beaver’, ‘The Twilight Zone’ & More Was 76
https://deadline.com/2025/11/john-eimen-dead-twilight-zone-leave-it-to-beaver-1236627787/
Jill Freud Dies: ‘Love Actually’ Actress And C.S. Lewis’ ‘Chronicles Of
Narnia’ Inspiration Was 98
https://deadline.com/2025/11/jill-freud-dead-love-actually-actress-narnia-1236627327/
Udo Kier Dies: Veteran German Actor Was 81
https://deadline.com/2025/11/udo-kier-dies-actor-81-1236627119/
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Other News
2026 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable &
Streaming
https://deadline.com/feature/2026-tv-premiere-dates-1236391902/
2025 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast & Streaming
https://deadline.com/2025/12/2025-tv-premiere-dates-1235811038/
Erotic Thriller Genre Comeback: Peacock Joins Trend With Mandy Moore
Series ‘Teach Me’, One Of At Least 8 Current Film & TV Projects In Arena
https://deadline.com/2025/12/erotic-thriller-genre-film-tv-projects-mandy-moore-1236637939/
Thanksgiving And Christmas Programming On The Networks In 2025: From
Classic Christmas Movies To Holiday Specials
https://deadline.com/lists/holiday-specials-tv-programming-schedule-christmas-movies/
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