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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWhen it comes to Zoom backgrounds, Grammy Awards executive producer Ben Winston has one that’s tough to beat.

Janet Jackson is to executive produce a documentary that will chronicle her career, some 40 years on from releasing her debut album.

Christopher Vourlias Oscar-winning director Danis Tanovic (“No Man’s Land”) has boarded the high-end comedy-drama series “Frust,” which is currently being developed by Serbia’s Firefly Prods. and Hungary’s Joyrider.The six-episode series follows a young writer struggling for recognition.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterCBS has given out a pair of pilot orders to comedy projects from Sarah Cooper and Mark Gross.Cooper’s untitled single-camera project is inspired by her book, “How to be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings.” It follows three women at different stages in their careers at a male-dominated company who help each other navigate modern gender politics in their professional and personal lives.Cooper will serve as co-writer and executive producer, with Cindy Chupack also

are speaking out to show support for Rachel Lindsay.

Tom Morello is set to executive produce new Netflix comedy movie Metal Lords.The Rage Against The Machine guitarist will serve as executive music producer in what will be his first major Hollywood production credit.The film is also the first feature-length project in a partnership between the streaming giant and Game Of Thrones showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff.

Tom Morello is set to executive produce new Netflix comedy movie Metal Heads.The Rage Against The Machine guitarist will serve as executive music producer in what will be his first major Hollywood production credit.The film is also the first feature-length project in a partnership between the streaming giant and Game Of Thrones showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff.

Oscar-winner Halle Berry has signed on to star and executive produce The Mothership, from Netflix and MRC Film. Oscar-nominated Bridge of Spies screenwriter Matthew Charman wrote the script and will be directing the film for his feature directorial debut.

Gary Gunas, executive producer of such Broadway musicals as The Who’s Tommy, Jekyll & Hyde and Ragtime, died today of pancreatic cancer at his home in London. He was 73.

Antonio Ferme editorGeorge Clooney and Grant Heslov’s Smokehouse Pictures are partnering with Sports Illustrated Studios to produce a docuseries about sports journalist Jon Wertheim’s cover story detailing the decades-long abuse scandal in the athletic department at Ohio State University.Wertheim broke the in-depth expose “Why Aren’t More People Talking About the Ohio State Sex Abuse Scandal?” for Sports Illustrated on Oct.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla BET Plus has ordered the original series “Birth of Cool” in its first-ever partnership with “Gentefied” producers Macro Television Studios and Emmy-Award winning screenwriter and actor Lena Waithe’s production house Hillman Grad Productions.The 10-episode half-hour dramedy marks Waithe’s third original production with the brand— her other two series with BET are “Twenties” and “Boomerang.”“Birth of Cool” follows the adventures and misadventures of both students and

Cornerstone will launch world sales, excluding Australia and New Zealand, on couples’ comedy Nude Tuesday at this year’s virtual European Film Market.

hasn’t been busy cooking up some new content.HBO Max announced an eight-episode order for the new comedy series,, from Rae, with ’s Syreeta Singleton serving as showrunner and executive producer.

Netflix and Judd Apatow are teaming up for a comedy titled “The Bubble,” as mentioned in Deadline’s new report. They also add the film’s impressive cast that includes Pedro Pascal, Karen Gillan, “Borat 2” actress Maria Bakalova, Keegan-Michael Key, Iris Apatow, Fred Armisen, David Duchovny, Leslie Mann, and Peter Serafinowicz.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterJudd Apatow has set the cast for his upcoming Netflix comedy “The Bubble.”The film will star “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” breakout Maria Bakalova, “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” actor Karen Gillan, Iris Apatow and Fred Armisen.

CBS’ new drama The Equalizer dedicated its premiere to the series’ executive producer Richard Lindheim, who died Jan. 18 of heart failure at the age of 85. The post-Super Bowl debut, which likely attracted tens of millions of viewers, ended with a card that read, “Dedicated to the memory of Richard Lindheim.” (You can see it below.)

NBA star Chris Paul has long championed historically Black colleges and universities, partnering with Harvard Business School last year to develop an entertainment, media and sports curriculum at North Carolina A&T and most recently repping a different school on his sneakers during every game in the league’s Orlando bubble last fall.