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EXCLUSIVE: In a rare foray into TV, six-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams is attached to headline and executive produce The Holdout, a legal thriller drama written by Oscar winner Graham Moore (The Imitation Game) based on his novel of the same name. The limited series project, from Yellowjackets executive producer Drew Comins‘ Creative Engine Entertainment and Fifth Season, recently hit the marketplace and has attracted multiple offers, Deadline has learned.
A legal drama–meets–murder investigation in the vein of The Night Of with a dual-timeline mystery, The Holdout is set in Los Angeles and follows a woman (Adams) who finds herself playing multiple roles – juror, attorney, investigator, and suspect.
Ten years after Maya Seale turns the tide in a hugely controversial verdict, a fellow juror is found dead in her hotel room, all evidence points to her. Now, she must prove her own innocence – by getting to the bottom of a case that is far from closed. As the present-day murder investigation weaves together with the story of what really happened during their deliberation, told by each of the jurors in turn, the secrets they have all been keeping threaten to come out – with drastic consequences for all involved.
Adams, Stacy O’Neil, and Kate Clifford executive produce through Bond Group Entertainment, alongside Comins through his Creative Engine Entertainment. Fifth Season is the studio.
Amid anxiety following the double Hollywood strikes, many have opted to hold off on shopping new projects until the new year. For a handful of high-profile pitches, including The Holdout, the decision to go out ahead of the expected deluge has paid off as major buyers have been receptive, leading to competitive bidding situations.
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Ho, Ho, Ho! Merry Christmas from Night Court. The NBC revival series will return with “A Night Court Before Christmas”, a special stand-alone holiday episode set to air December 23 at 8:30 pm, its first new episode to air post-strikes. Additionally, NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joins in a guest-starring role.
The first look at Spaceman, Adam Sandler‘s upcoming dramatic film, has been revealed.
Oscar winner Octavia Spencer (Truth Be Told) and Emmy winner Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso) are set to star in and executive produce a new comedy series from creator Tessa Coates (Feel Good). In a highly competitive situation with multiple bidders, the as-yet-untitled series from Skydance Television has landed at Prime Video with a straight-to-series order.
The death of Friends star Matthew Perry has been ruled an accident from the "acute effects of ketamine", the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner confirmed.
“Poor Things” in which she plays a sex crazed science experiment. The 35-year-old Oscar winner was onstage on Dec.
George Clooney and Adam Sandler will team up in a new Noah Baumbach movie for Netflix that’s still untitled, Variety has confirmed. Baumbach co-wrote the script with actor Emily Mortimer, who also created the series “Doll and Em.” Baumbach is producing with Amy Pascal and David Heyman. Under his exclusive deal with Netflix, Baumbach has already made “The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected),” in which Sandler also starred, as well as the best picture nominee “Marriage Story,” with Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, and “White Noise,” adapted from the Don DeLillo novel and starring Drive and Greta Gerwig.
BreAnna Bell A sci-fi series based on Martha Wells novels, “The Murderbot Diaries,” has landed at Apple TV+. Hailing from “About a Boy” creators Chris and Paul Weitz, “Murderbots” follows a self-hacking security android who is horrified by human emotion yet drawn to its vulnerable “clients.” Murderbot must hide its free will and complete a dangerous assignment when all it really wants is to be left alone to watch futuristic soap operas and figure out its place in the universe. Alexander Skarsgård will lead the series and will serve as executive producer.
Love is Blind has been renewed for Season 7 at Netflix.
Early in her career, Amy Adams could be found all over your TV. Hell, she even had a multi-episode arc on “The Office.” But since then, she’s left behind TV to focus on her film work.
Amy Adams has booked her next TV role!
Zac Efron has praised late Friends actor Matthew Perry for motivating him to reach the next stage of his career after starring together on 17 Again, during a speech at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.The High School Musical star, 36, was honoured with his own star on the iconic Hollywood road, which he described as "so surreal" and "just insane." During his speech, he also opened up about his time working with his 17 Again co-star Matthew, who passed away in October, aged just 54. He said: "I really also want to mention someone that is not here today, and that’s Matthew Perry, who was so kind and generous with me when we worked on 17 Again." He continued: "Collaborating with him…it was so much fun and it really did propel me and motivate me in so many ways.
Japanese studio Toho, producer of current box office hit Godzilla Minus One, is paying $225M to acquire a 25% stake in producer-distributor Fifth Season.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Fifth Season, the production and distribution company previously known as Endeavor Content, has secured a $225 million strategic investment from Toho International, the Japanese film and TV studio behind current box office hit “Godzilla Minus One.” The investment gives Toho a 25% equity stake in the company and leaves Korean entertainment conglomerate CJ ENM as Fifth Season’s majority owner. Former parent company, Endeavor Group Holdings continues as a strategic shareholder. CJ ENM and Fifth Season will work with Toho to both produce global content and participate in content produced in Japan.
Reina Hardesty (The Secret Art of Human Flight) has joined the cast of Prime Video‘s Butterfly opposite Daniel Dae Kim.
EXCLUSIVE: After starring opposite Jamie Foxx in Maggie Betts’ acclaimed legal drama The Burial, currently streaming on Prime Video, Amanda Warren has been tapped for the biggest new role in the second season of Netflix‘s smash hit series The Night Agent, from creator Shawn Ryan and Sony Pictures Television.
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Well, aren’t we happy we didn’t place this one on our 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2024 feature (not that it had shot, so it wouldn’t have been ready). And it looks like the rumors are true.
Netflix and Adam McKay are putting an end to a forthcoming project.