Stranger Things fans believe that Jonathan Byers will get more screen time in season five.The character, portrayed by Charlie Heaton, was given limited screen time in season four, but he has been spotted in a number of pre-vis teasers that have been shared on X, including one with Steve (Joe Keery) and another with Nancy (Natalia Dyer) and Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) driving a car through the Upside Down world.He played a significant role in the Netflix show particularly in the first series when he first appeared as the older brother of Will Byers (Noah Schnapp).But he has had less screen time as the seasons have gone on.One more week without a deal. One more week closer to this: pic.twitter.com/YoisWTVIA3— stranger writers (@strangerwriters) October 20, 2023The show will end after its fifth upcoming season.
Jonathan Greenblatt: In 2023, Fighting Antisemitism Requires Constant Vigilance (Guest Column)
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Jonathan Greenblatt The American Jewish community has been on high alert for years. In the half-decade since 11 Jewish worshippers were murdered during a Shabbat service in Pittsburgh, congregations across the country have installed security cameras, hired armed guards, and attended active shooter training sessions. The tension, however, has escalated in recent weeks.
Every Saturday morning, synagogues across the country had prayer services threatened by antisemitic hoaxes. A coordinated group of extremists online perpetrated attacks known as swatting, the deliberate, malicious act of reporting a false emergency to evoke an aggressive response from law enforcement. Since mid-July, at least 71 synagogues in at least 14 states have received these threats.
The perpetrators are targeting synagogues’ livestreaming services so they can watch in real time as the SWAT teams arrive in response to claims of bomb threats or active shooter situations. Later, they post clips of the frightened worshippers online, further traumatizing the targets. Most Americans are unaware of the multi-headed threat facing the Jewish community in 2023.
Antisemitism is not just coursing through our social media feeds, it’s being projected onto buildings, hung over highway overpasses and interrupting town council meetings. It is being livestreamed by hate groups, littered across cities and even creeping onto college campuses. And this threat is not the purview of any one political ideology or party — we see manifestations of anti-Jewish hate from the extreme left and on the far right.
Writers Who Were Energized by the Strike Should Take on Climate Change Next (Guest Column)
Carmiel Banasky This past season has been called “Hot Labor Summer” — a nod to the unprecedented amount of worker uprisings, and the fact that it’s the hottest summer in the history of humanity. Labor and climate justice have historically been framed in opposition, but the exploitation of our environment and the exploitation of workers are inextricably linked by the extractive practices of the same companies. Hollywood is not only facing down studios — we’re facing down a system that prioritizes profit over people.
Jonathan Majors: judge denies motion to dismiss domestic abuse case against actor
Jonathan Majors will face trail for domestic abuse charges after a New York judge denied a motion to dismiss the case.First reported in March, Majors was arrested on assault, strangulation and harassment charges in New York, after being accused of assaulting his then-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, in New York in an alleged “domestic dispute”. Majors denied all allegations.He appeared in court in August, after which his criminal defence lawyer Priya Chaudhry released a statement denying the allegations again and calling for them to be thrown out, claiming that they had delivered evidence to prove the woman had attacked Majors and “not the other way around”.
Disney Unsets ‘Magazine Dreams’ As Jonathan Majors’ Trial Approaches, Moves Live-Action ‘Snow White’ To 2025 & More Schedule Shifts
And the theatrical calendar shake-ups continue as the SAG-AFTRA guild strike fails to resolve itself. The biggest shift announced today? It’s something that’s not directly about the standoff between SAF and the AMPTP, actually: Searchlight has pulled “Magazine Dreams” from its December 8 release date as its star, Jonathan Majors, faces his domestic violence trial date on November 29. READ MORE: ‘Magazine Dreams’ Review: Jonathan Majors Shoulders The Weight In This Incel, Bodybuilding Drama [Sundance] It’s telling that Searchlight has pulled “Magazine Dreams” from its calendar entirely, not resetting it for another date.
“Because Jews”: Writer Michael Seitzman On Hollywood’s Divide Over Israel-Hamas War & Why He Refuses To Be Silent – Guest Column
Editors note: Michael Seitzman is a veteran film and TV writer and showrunner. He created the series Code Black and Intelligence and penned the Charlize Theron-starring movie North Country. In a guest column titled “Because Jews,” he shares is impassioned take on the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and its reverberations around Hollywood.
Hollywood Needs to Create Its Biggest Hit Ever. Here’s How the Industry Can Make That Happen (Guest Column)
Jason Kilar Hollywood is hurting. The financial backbone of the industry — linear television — is rapidly shrinking as consumers continue to cut the cord at alarming rates. At the same time, YouTube, TikTok and other innovative digital services continue to earn more consumer attention each day with their seductive offerings.
‘Fallout’: Amazon’s Post-Apocalypse Series Directed By Jonathan Nolan Will Debut On April 12
Amazon’s Prime Video is going deep into genre in order to lure more subscribers. The streamer is moving ahead with season two of “The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power” and already has a plan to turn the acclaimed game “God of War” (the recent two installments exploring a version of Norse mythology) into a live-action series too.
Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey’s ‘Fellow Travelers’ Entwines an Erotic Love Affair With a Sharp Historical Epic: TV Review
Aramide Tinubu Circumstances throughout history have forced people to hide defining aspects of themselves. Yet, there is a profound cruelty in denying the truth of one’s being, even if it is a means of survival. Based on the bestselling novel by Thomas Mallon and adapted for television by Ron Nyswaner, “Fellow Travelers” is a sweeping love story spanning three decades.
Microsoft Veteran Jonathan Foster To Lead AI-Hollywood Symposium Hosted By MindRiot Entertainment
EXCLUSIVE: Transatlantic production outfit MindRiot Entertainment has teamed with Trinity College, Dublin, to host a conference on the future of cinema and artificial intelligence led by veteran Microsoft exec Jonathan Foster.
Fran Drescher On The Studios Refusing To Negotiate And The SAG-AFTRA Strike Hitting 100 Days – Guest Column
Editor’s note: On the 100th day of SAG-AFTRA’s strike, the 160,000-strong guild and the studios are once again not talking, and no new negotiations are planned. Writers are back at work, but with no actors deal, Hollywood production remains shut down. SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher asserts that it doesn’t have to be like this, that the economic suffering has to be solved. But first, she writes, the studios have to return to the bargaining table and stop playing games with the industry and people’s livelihoods.
Beanie Feldstein Recalls the First Time She ‘Felt Othered for Being Jewish’ (Guest Column)
Beanie Feldstein Guest Columnist I grew up in West Los Angeles, surrounded by a lot of Jewish people. My family belonged to a Reform synagogue where we would observe the high holidays and I would attend twice-weekly Jewish studies afterschool classes. Eventually, I would become a junior cantor there, duetting on the bimah with the cantor on Yom Kippur.
To Fight Antisemitism, We Need More Jewish Stories On-Screen: ‘We Can’t Count on Larry David Forever’
Assaf Swissa At the risk of sounding antisemitic, I’m not overly concerned about antisemitism. I don’t sweat the increasing number of neo-Nazis or the rise of rabid antisemitic dialogue across the internet. Rarely do I stress over celebrity slander or anti-Israel rallies at universities. But I am Jewish after all, so I have to worry about something.
How Jewish Advocates Turned Social Media Into a Powerful Platform for Fighting Antisemitism
Malina Saval Associate Editor, Features Social media influencer Lizzy Savetsky was two weeks into filming Season 14 of Bravo’s “Real Housewives of New York” when a tidal wave of antisemitism forced her to quit the show. She fielded death threats and a barrage of online harassment. “I had been having a lot of anxiety about putting my family — including my three young children — at risk and not having control over how my story would be portrayed,” says Savetsky.
How LA’s Holocaust Museum Uses Education and Conversations With Survivors to Fight Antisemitism
Beth Kean “I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I awaken, I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE.” – Kanye West This statement shocked many people last October, but to those of who work at Holocaust Museum Los Angeles it was another call to action. As CEO of the oldest Holocaust museums in the United States, I did what I always do when antisemitic tropes and statements occur in our community: I reached out to the offending individual or group. In this instance, I offered Mr.
Property Brothers Drew & Jonathan Scott Set 2 Brand New Shows at HGTV - Find Out More Here!
Drew and Jonathan Scott are developing two new shows for HGTV!
HGTV Orders 2 New Series Led By ‘Property Brothers’ Stars Drew & Jonathan Scott, Renews ‘Celebrity IOU’
We’ll be seeing more of Property Brothers stars Drew & Jonathan Scott on HGTV. The network has ordered two new series and renewed Celebrity IOU, all headlined by the home reno stars.
‘Property Brothers’ Drew and Jonathan Scott Set 2 New HGTV Series, Plus More ‘Celebrity IOU’ in 2024
Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Drew and Jonathan Scott are building up more (intellectual) property at HGTV. The massively popular home-reno and real estate siblings have set two new series with their longtime Warner Bros.
Jonathan Groff Reveals How a Famous Sculpture Inspired Him to Come Out to His Brother
Jonathan Groff is sharing the beautiful story of how he came out as gay to his brother, David Groff.
Veteran Exec Preston Beckman Weighs In On Importance Of TV Schedulers: “They Are Always The Smartest People In The Room” – Guest Column
Editors note: On October 10, Deadline posted a story summarizing a Medium column written by Jim McKairnes, a former SVP Planning for CBS who’s spent the past 13 years teaching TV history at the college level. The title of his piece was “Scheduling a TV Memoriam: An RIP Of Sorts for a Once-In-Demand Television Industry,” which, among other things, said that scheduling “is the word that’s slowly becoming irrelevant to the medium, having less and less meaning as television itself comes to mean more and more.”
Jonathan Bailey, Caitriona Balfe & Dan Levy Celebrate Loewe Foundation / Studio Voltaire Award
Jonathan Bailey, Caitriona Balfe and Dan Levy snap a group photo while attending a dinner celebrating the Loewe Foundation / Studio Voltaire Award held on Tuesday (October 10) in London.