EXCLUSIVE: Noah Hawley is hoping that Alien: Earth has found its forever home at the UK’s Pinewood Studios. As the the FX sci-fi show nears start of production on its second run, the writer, director […]
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EXCLUSIVE: Khal Nayak was among the films that established Sanjay Dutt as a Bollywood action star in the 1990s, and now he’s planning to reboot the thriller. Dutt and Aksha Kamboj have acquired rights to […]
Here we go, again, Insiders. Jesse Whittock with you to run through the week’s top film and TV news. Sign up to the newsletter here. Rebel Wilson‘s Explosive Legal Battle Courtroom drama: Few defamation cases […]
The BBC and NBCUniversal continue to search for entertainment gold together and today have revealed the winners of “a highly competitive process” for an upcoming unscripted show. UK companies Expectation and Plegazoid as the successful […]
European television giant RTL Group has unveiled a new German management set up after gaining regulatory approval for its takeover of compatriot pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland. The team will comprise execs from both RTL and […]
EXCLUSIVE: Animated feature Return of the Jungle will launch in theaters across India on May 29. Here’s a teaser trailer revealing the news. The music-drivem family pic, which comes from Vaibhav Studios, the Emmy-nominated Indian […]
The terrifying story of how Kim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint during Paris Fashion Week in 2016 is being made into a Canal+ doc series. The Au Pair and Missed Call maker Pernel Media is […]
EXCLUSIVE: Sophie and Jamie Laing recently became parents, and they’re launching a podcast to chart the experience. The Raising Chelsea stars will drop the first episode of NewlyParents with Sophie and Jaime Laing on April […]
EXCLUSIVE: Family Face Off producer Acclaimed Content has hired the Kalel Productions‘ exec who oversaw the development of a Channel 4 doc that featured a secret AI host. The hire of Kieran McCarthy as Director […]
The Wonderfools are coming to Netflix on May 15, but they’re not exactly the heroes the world might be hoping to get. Netflix has dropped a trailer for its comic superhero series out of Korea, […]
Kevin McKidd has booked the lead in an ITV drama as he prepares for life after Grey’s Anatomy. The actor will front The Only Suspect, a British drama from Fremantle’s Red Planet Pictures, adapted by […]
EXCLUSIVE: More cast has been set for Apple TV‘s untitled TV series based on Metropolis from Philip Kerr’s Berlin Noir novels. Amir El-Masry (Giant, The Crown), Stephen Campbell Moore (Industry, Criminal Record), Alex Nowak (Coffee Morning Club, […]
In a first look at Kylie Minogue in her intimate Netflix documentary, the Australian pop icon certainly isn’t spinning around. Instead, the image for Kylie sees the Can’t Get You Out of My Head singer […]
EXCLUSIVE: UK-based CMG Productions and indie audio company Stak are teaming on a slate of podcasts. The pair will co-develop and produce a slate of crime and sport podcasts, which will be expanded into “scalable, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Richard Bacon wants to know the secret of success. The British presenter and producer will front an ongoing video podcast series titled Why Are You More Successful Than Me?, in which he probes cultural […]
EXCLUSIVE: Ash Atalla, the British producer with credits for everything from The Office to Stath Lets Flats, is joining the governing board of the UK’s National Film and Television School (NFTS). His appointment comes soon […]
ProSiebenSat.1 Media is selling North American creator business Studio71 US to Fixated. The deal, financial terms of which are not being disclosed, is for all companies operating under the Studio71 US banner and does not […]
EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood Ventures Group, the global entertainment company launched by former Amazon MGM Studios executive Glenn Gainor and producer Sandy Climan, has optioned an upcoming memoir from a homeland security expert. The company will seek […]
EXCLUSIVE: Prime Video has swooped for rights to Embassy, the action-thriller series starring Anna Kendrick, Sam Heughan and J.K. Simmons, in six territories. The streamer landed rights in the UK, Ireland, Canada, France, Australia and […]
South Korea‘s film, TV and streaming sector made ₩24T ($17.1B) in gross domestic product in 2025, according to an Motion Picture Association (MPA) report. The industry also supported 291,100 jobs, and the MPA noted that […]
South Korean police are seeking an arrest warrant for Bang Si-hyuk, the chair of BTS agency HYBE, over an alleged investor fraud scheme. The music mogul is facing arrest after the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency […]
EXCLUSIVE: ICS Nordic, the Finland-based production house of Ilkka Hynninen and Ilkka Rahkonen, is pushing into the live comedy space. The company, which is behind the Anne Watanabe-starring Blood & Sweat, has hired live comedy […]
Disney+ has truck new multi-year co-development agreement with Japanese production company The Seven. The pact will see Disney+ Japan and the Tokyo‑based producer, which owned by TBS Holdings, jointly developing Japanese-language live-action series that will […]
EXCLUSIVE: Kristi Cook, the entertainment journalist and founder of the pop culture platform Spill Sesh, has struck an audio-video partnership for her podcast Weekly Teacap with The Roost. The deal, which lasts one year, is designed to scale […]
Lionsgate Play has committed to the second season of Heated Rivalry, as the Indian streamer switches to a major Hollywood push and a theatrical first model. With anticipation rising ever higher for the romantic ice […]
The BBC has acquired eight-part French drama The Sentinels from Studiocanal. The war drama-meets-sci-fi is based on Xavier Dorison and Enrique Breccia’s graphic novels Les Sentinelles and tells an alternate version of World War I. […]
Frank Marshall has claimed his documentary Rachel, Breathe was pulled from ESPN2’s schedule at the last minute. In a post on X, the producer and director wrote: “I’m sad to report that Rachel, Breathe will […]
EXCLUSIVE: Talent agency Diving Bell has signed Harvey King, the motorcycle-riding content creator. The London-based company agency will look to supercharge King’s personal brand, leaning into his online and offline communities, building out his IP […]
Christophe Pinard-Legry has been named CEO of Canal+ Europe. The exec will also join Canal+’s board alongside Canal+ Africa and MultiChoice boss David Mignot. Pinard-Legry takes on the European role in addition to his post […]
It’s Insider Day, welcome back. Jesse Whittock on the keyboard today. As always, we’ve got the biggest stories from across international film and television. Let’s begin. Sign up to the newsletter here. “Brutal” BBC Cuts […]
Brendan Fitzgerald has left his role as CEO of Secuoya Studios, which is at the same time handing complete independence to its Latin American arm. There’s been no formal confirmation of Fitzgerald’s exit from Secuoya […]
Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour and director Omar Elerian have launched a theater production company, There & Then. They are planning on a West End version of Soleimanpour’s White Rabbit Red Rabbit at the Duchess Theatre as their inaugural production, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Boutique agency Smith&Saint has signed a trio of digital creators and Paralympic athlete Noah Malone. The influencers are Salome Andrea, Hailey Polk and Jules Jacobsen, who collectively have millions of online followers. Andrea’s content spans […]
PBS Masterpiece has handed detective drama Maigret a second season, with filming already underway in Budapest. Benjamin Wainwright is reprising the titular role, with Stefanie Martini returning as Madame Louise Maigret and Kerrie Hayes, Shaniqua […]
EXCLUSIVE: SkyMed is returning to the Paramount+ runway on May 21. Season 4 of the series about air ambulance crews in northern Canada is cleared for takeoff and will ascend on Paramount+ in Canada, the […]
Hungary‘s media sector and Hollywood producers seeking its juicy tax incentive are readying for a new future after Péter Magyar’s Tisza party ended the 16-year rule of Viktor Orbán’s far-right rival Fidesz. These high hopes […]
UK agency YMU has signed broadcaster, podcaster and entrepreneur Vogue Williams for management. This will see YMU seeking opportunities for Williams. working across TV, brand partnerships, digital and commercial ventures. The representation will span YMU’s […]
EXCLUSIVE: Hugh Bonneville has narrated a podcast version of Sherlock Holmes story The Hound of the Baskervilles. The first episode of the nine-part audio series from podcast network Noiser lands on April 27 with Paddington, […]
EXCLUSIVE: A film charting the rise of Hungary‘s incoming Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, was watched 3.3 million times online ahead of the country’s election this past weekend. Spring Wind – The Awakening, from director Tamás […]
A mother’s worst nightmare comes true in the first trailer for Apple TV‘s upcoming Israeli series Unconditional. Orna (Liraz Chamami) is waiting for a flight in Moscow opposite her 23-year-old daughter Gali (Talia Lynne Ronn), […]
EXCLUSIVE: David Harewood‘s (Homeland) Othello reprise on the West End will launch on arts-focused international streamer Marquee TV next month. The landmark production at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London, which began late last year, […]
HBO Max is launching in India for the first time. The Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)-owned global streaming service is debuting in the Asian country with Disney-backed JioHotstar as its exclusive distribution partner. A HBO Max-branded […]
EXCLUSIVE: BBC Select has ordered a second season of Queens That Changed the World. The history doc series will highlight six formidable historical female rulers, namely Maria Theresa, Mary Queen of Scots, Marie Antoinette, Rani […]
EXCLUSIVE: Jasmeet Dutta is back as Canada’s premiere millennial social media star in the trailer for Late Bloomer Season 3, but his work-life balance looks more out of whack than ever. As the trailer for […]
EXCLUSIVE: Pearl Mackie (Doctor Who, The Diplomat), Chizzy Akudolu (Tommy & Tuppence, Holby City) and Kerry Howard (Him and Her, Bad Apples) are among the six actresses making up the cast of Grace Link‘s indie […]
EXCLUSIVE: UK agency YMU Group has promoted five agents in its entertainment division. Meghan Peterson, Jordan Johnson, Lauren Clark, and Nader Dehdashti were upped to Executive Director. The promotions are billed framed as “a deliberate […]
The passing of legendary Bollywood singer Asha Bhosle over the weekend has led an outpouring of feeling from the Indian film and TV industry, with Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Karan Johar among those […]
He’s more used to giving the orders than undertaking missions, but Boris Johnson is headed to the heart of the Ukraine-Russia War. Paramount‘s UK network 5 has ordered Boris Johnson: Into the Kill Zone (working […]