Fremantle has secured a first look and development deal in television with Emma Stone and Dave McCarys Fruit Tree production company. Fremantle will become the primary home for all of Fruit Trees scripted television projects and unscripted docuseries, with the producer working closely with Fremantles Global Drama division and international distribution team to grow its slate and expand into new...

Filmmaker Yuval Abraham is calling out the Academy for not publicly supporting Hamdan Ballal after the No Other Land co-director was beaten and detained in the West Bank. Abraham, one of four directors of the documentary which won an Oscar earlier this month had taken to X earlier this week to say that Ballalwas arrested Monday night after being assaulted...

The Legend of Ochi director Isaiah Saxon goes to great lengths to reveal how puppetry, animatronics, CGI and other traditional tools were used to create his mythical ochi creatures for his upcoming A24 film. As we were shooting, you could see all five puppeteers standing around in plain clothes. If you looked at the puppet, youd say thats a real...

There are two things that can make any movie better: Steve Coogan and penguins. Fortunately, and not surprisingly considering its title, The Penguin Lessons features both. Well, at least one penguin, who goes by the name Juan Salvador. But hes more than enough. Hes Coogans best onscreen partner since Rob Brydon in the Trip movies. The Penguin Lessons The Bottom...

Rivals, Industry and Almas Not Normal were among the winners at the U.K.s Royal Television Society Program Awards Tuesday night. Across the 29 competitive categories, the BBC led with 16 wins, including for Sophie Willans sitcom Almas Not Normal and Steven Knights musical This Town, which took home the newly combined award for limited series and single drama. Elsewhere, Danny...

If theres one thing Apple TV+s Mythic Quest loves, its a detour. This has been true since the very first season, which paused midway through for a one-off about two characters we hadnt met before and havent seen since. Its remained so through subsequent seasons that devoted entire episodes to detailing the backstories of members from the core ensemble, or...

Seth Rogen flips the mirror on Hollywood in The Studio, a new satire series that boasts a high-wattage lineup of guest stars. Premiering on Wednesday, March 26, the series stars Rogen as Matt Remick, the newly-appointed head of the fictional Continental Studios. Per the logline, As movies struggle to stay alive and relevant, Matt and his core team of infighting...

Prime Video has released a trailer for its forthcoming series toile, set in the world of ballet. It showcases both top-flight dancing and a possibly harebrained scheme that will fuel the series. In the show, which comes from Marvelous Mrs. Maisel creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, the heads of two ballet companies one in New York, one in Paris...

[This story contains spoilers for The White Lotus season three, episodes one through six.] The White Lotus is about to get even more shocking, according to Patrick Schwarzenegger. Despite already doing a nude scene and an incest storyline in season three, the actor who plays Saxon Ratliff teased that the final two episodes will be even more jaw-dropping, so much...

Gemma Arterton will lead the cast of ITVs new espionage drama, Secret Service. Adapted from the novel by ITV News anchor Tom Bradby and produced by Potboiler Productions, Secret Service will be a five-part drama also starring Rafe Spall (The English, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) and Mark Stanley (Adolescence, Happy Valley). The show follows senior MI6 officer Kate Henderson (Arterton)....

HBOs Harry Potter series has reportedly found its Hagrid. Nick Frost is said to be in negotiations to join the show as Rubeus Hagrid, the half-giant groundskeeper at Hogwarts and one of the closest friends on campus to Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley. The late Robbie Coltrane originated the role in the eight Harry Potter movies. Deadline broke...

Apple TV+ has a reputation for lining up star-driven TV series, and its latest pickup is no exception. Jessica Chastain and Adam Driver are reportedly set to star in The Dealer, a new drama for Apple TV+. According to Deadline, The Dealer received a straight-to-series order after Apple TV+ outbid offers from rival studios and streamers. The series is about...

Harlan Coben novels are always an experience. But when the bestseller author works with three long-time friends and creative collaborators to move their setting from the U.S. to the U.K. and adapt his stories for the screen, they are looking to make them into an entirely different experience altogether. Case in point: Netflixs 2024 hit Fool Me Once, starring Michelle...