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16.05.2024 - 16:41 / variety.com
Joe Otterson TV Reporter It’s been less than two years since the close of Nexstar’s acquisition of The CW and the network’s primetime slate could not look more different. In addition to the broadcaster’s shifted focus to sports, unscripted fare and foreign imports/co-productions, The CW will soon be getting into the original TV movie business.
In an interview with Variety, network president Dennis Miller and president of entertainment Brad Schwartz revealed that The CW is planning to air its own slate of films (in addition to acquired features) on Sunday nights beginning later this year. The network already has a Sunday night movie block, which will continue in the fall according to the network’s newly-released fall 2024 schedule.
But in addition to airing well-known studio movies, they will be producing movies of their own — as many as ten. The network is prepping a deal with an unnamed TV movie production company to handle the output, in addition to more installments of its “I Am…” series of bio docs (“I Am Steve McQueen,” “I Am Patrick Swayze”).
“We’ve been doing really well with movies on Sunday nights and we’re gonna we’re gonna start doing original movies,” Schwarz said. “We have about nine original movies coming…It’s much like a Hallmark type thing that we’ll be letting people know about soon.” Schwartz said it would “make sense” to theme some of the film to the holidays like Hallmark does with their Christmas movie lineup.
Schwartz also touched on the fates of shows like “Walker,” “All American,” and “All American: Homecoming,” all of which are holdovers from the previous CW leadership regime. None of the shows were mentioned in the new schedule, but Schwartz said that is due in part to the network shifting to a
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Khruangbin.Listen to ‘People Never Change’ below.The new album is set to capture the group’s personal evolution, which has expanded since marriages and children.“BETA is a collection of stories about the future told 50 years in the past, to make sense of the present, on our only home, planet Earth,” said the band in a press release.‘BETA’ was just one of five album titles that could have been selected for the project. They wrote down all five, put them in a hat, and let drummer Karan Singh’s six-month-old son reach in and pick.A post shared by Peter Cat Recording Co.
Clairo has shared her cosy new single ‘Sexy to Someone’ and has announced details of her forthcoming album ‘Charm’.The singer-songwriter took to her official Instagram to share the news that her third album ‘Charm’ is set for release on July 12. You can pre-order / pre-save the LP here.She has also released the lead single ‘Sexy to Someone’ as the album’s first taster – a cosy track with lyrics: “Sexy to somebody, it would help me out / Oh, I need a reason to get out of the house / And it’s just a little thing I can’t live without” describing wanting to be wanted by someone.‘Charm’ was co-produced by Clairo and Leon Michels (of The Dap-Kings and El Michels Affair). According to a press release, the album has been described as a “collection of warm, 70’s-inspired grooves that move lithely between jazz, psychedelic folk and soul”.The album was recorded at both Allaire Studios just outside of Woodstock, New York and Diamond Mine Recording in Queens.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter Cristin Milioti is lending her voice to Season 2 of the Hulu adult animated series “Hit-Monkey,” Variety has learned exclusively. As previously reported, Season 2 will see Monkey (Fred Tatasciore) and the ghost of American assassin Bryce (Jason Sudeikis) travel from Japan to New York. It is due to premiere on Hulu in July 15.
It has been a big week for the beloved 1964 musical, The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg at the Cannes Film Festival where it won the 1964 Palme d’Or and went on to international acclaim and five Oscar nominations, plus served as one of the key inspirations for Damien Chazelle’s Oscar winning La La Land.
Kristin Chenoweth is dishing on the upcoming Wicked movie!
Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Rolling off its buzzy world premiere at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, Oscar-nominated Icelandic filmmaker Rúnar Rúnarsson’s poignant drama “When The Light Breaks” has sold to a raft of territories. Represented in international markets by The Party Film Sales, the movie has been picked up for Italy (Movies Inspired), Switzerland (Xenix), Norway (Arthaus), Denmark (Ost for Paradis), Finland (Cinemanse), Hungary (Vertigo), Greece (Cinobo), Israel (New Cinema), Poland (Aurora), Turkey (Bir Film) and Baltics (Estofilm).
After weeks of deciding and enlisting help from fans, Peter Andre and his wife Emily MacDonagh announced that their baby girl - who arrived on April 2 - finally had a name. They revealed that the adorable newborn is called Arabella Rose - but seven weeks on and the Mysterious Girl singer has admitted he calls the tot something entirely different. In fact, he's even yet to call her Arabella at all! In his weekly column, the star also opened up on Princess' latest career venture, Ant McPartlin becoming a dad for the first time and his thoughts on King Charles' first official portrait...
Michaela Zee A24 is closing an eight-figure deal to acquire the U.S. rights to Ruben Östlund’s “The Entertainment System Is Down,” Variety has confirmed.
In a truly wholesome start to his Sunday, Peter Andre shared an adorable new photo as he cuddled his baby daughter after becoming a dad of five.The Mysterious Girl singer, 51, who welcomed his daughter with his wife Emily MacDonagh, looked completely smitten in the snap as he held Arabella on his chest and gushed: "Love my Sunday morning cuddles." Peter, who is also a doting father to Junior, 18, Princess, 16, Amelia, 10, and Theo, 7, took to Instagram on Sunday, 19 May to share the snap, adding the caption: "Emily took the photo and I asked her if I could post it. Still waiting on an answer ……..
The CW fans were taken aback when the network announced it’s upcoming Fall 2024 schedule!
EXCLUSIVE: The novel Next to Heaven hit the market this week. Written by Anonymous, it’s a social satire that is being shopped by WME simultaneously for both a publishing deal and a film/TV deal. The TV deal has just closed, and the publishing deal will be next.
EXCLUSIVE: Colombian actress Diana Hoyos (Sniper: Ultimate Kill, Oye Bonita, Nurses) has joined the cast of the action pic Diablo, which Grindstone Entertainment Group has acquired for North America.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter The Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan heist series “12 12 12” has landed at Apple TV+ and is nearing a series order, Variety has learned exclusively. The series was first reported to be on the market back in January. Mackie and Dornan will both star in the series in addition to executive producing.
Ed Meza @edmezavar Zurich and Berlin-based distrib DCM has nabbed Ali Abbasi’s “The Apprentice” ahead of its May 20 world premiere in Cannes, where its screening in competition. Written by Gabriel Sherman, “The Apprentice” follows Donald Trump’s real estate career in New York during the 1970s and ’80s and his relationships with lawyer Roy Cohen (Jeremy Strong), wife Ivana (Maria Bakalova) and father Fred Trump (Martin Donovan).
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Amazon Prime Video isn’t waiting for the start of next week’s “upfront” to draw attention to women’s sports. The streaming giant said it has struck a sponsorship deal with AT&T that will have the telecommunications perennial serve as the lead sponsor for 21 WNBA games shown on Prime Video, and the presenting sponsor of the halftime show that airs during the service’s National Women’s Soccer League matches.
Chrissy Teigen, Andy Cohen, the cast of The Valley and numerous Real Housewives will be celebrating today after Bravo unveiled its latest programming slate.
Beabadoobee has dropped her pensive new single ‘Take A Bite’ and announced her third studio album, ‘This Is How Tomorrow Moves’.Her new album is scheduled for release on August 16 via Dirty Hit, where the Londoner has shared her first taste of the record, ‘Take A Bite’.Produced by the legendary Rick Rubin and long-term collaborator/bandmate Jacob Bugden, ‘Take A Bite’ was recorded at Rubin’s famous Shangri-La studio in Malibu. Pre-order/pre-save the record here.‘Take A Bite’ sees Beabadoobee reflect on a cycle of negative thoughts and her desire to indulge in those behaviours over a 90s folk rock-inspired instrumental: “Sure it’s easy to talk, but I take it and eat it with a cherry on top / Indulging in situations that are fabricated imaginations / Moments that cease to exist / Only want to fix it with a kiss on the lips.”The singer-songwriter said of her new song: “It’s me feeling introspective about my thoughts and unhealthy way of living.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter The gambling scandal surrounding LA Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani‘s interpreter is already getting the TV series treatment. Lionsgate Television is in early development on a series focused on the scandal. No writer or network is currently attached to the project, but Scott Delman and Albert Chen are both attached to produce.
Manchester United may find it more difficult to sign Joselu after the striker's Champions League heroics.