Production is underway on the fourth season of Only Murders in the Building. We’re getting a first look in some on-set photos posted on the show’s Instagram account. You can see above and in the post below.
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Part two of Good Trouble’s fifth and final season is currently airing on Freeform, followed by Part two of grown-ish‘s sixth and final season in the spring . When it ends, so will the presence of original scripted series on the Disney cable network.
Once a destination for pop culture defining YA series such as Pretty Little Liars, Freeform over the past few years has scaled back its original scripted fare, with no current shows and no major projects in the pipeline.
There have been a lot of questions lately about the viability of original scripted programming on ad-supported basic cable, with many networks pulling away from it due to high costs that are hard to sustain amid declining linear ratings and accelerated cord-cutting.
The prospect of Freeform maintaining an original scripted slate faced further uncertainty when the network was dropped by leading cable operator Charter in September and when its head of programming and development Jamila Hunter, a seasoned scripted executive, left a couple of months later and was not replaced. (The network’s scripted operation had been already significantly downsized in the April 2023 layoffs.) The developments sparked rumors that Freeform was getting out of the original scripted series business.
Speaking at TCA Saturday, Craig Erwich, President of Disney Television Group, who oversees Freeform, sidestepped a question about the future of original scripted shows on the network — and basic cable channels in general.
“Freeform is very dedicated to the young female audience that it serves, and we know that they watch television a lot of different places,” Erwich said, noting that most of the viewing of Freeform shows happens on Hulu.
He touted the network’s slate of mostly
Production is underway on the fourth season of Only Murders in the Building. We’re getting a first look in some on-set photos posted on the show’s Instagram account. You can see above and in the post below.
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“Only Murders in the Building” — Oliver, Charles and Mabel are taking their acts (and podcast) from New York to LA in Season 4.At least for a little while.The Hulu series starring Martin Short (Oliver Putnam), Steve Martin (Charles-Haden Savage) and Selena Gomez (Mabel Mora) is relocating its universe from the fictional Arconia building on the Upper West Side to the City of Angels.The move was confirmed by Disney Television Group President Craig Erwich, though there are no specifics — including how long the characters will remain in LA.In the Season 3 finale of “Murders,” Tobert (Jesse Williams) asked Mabel to head to LA with him; Mabel rejected the offer … but that may change with the show landing on the West Coast.“Well, I’m very excited to see Steve, Martin and Selena take a little break from the apartment building and come to Los Angeles,” Erwich told Deadline.
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Craig Revel Horwood left the Strictly Come Dancing Live tour audience stunned after he reportedly dubbed one contestant a "minger".
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Once the 800 lb gorillas of television viewing, the broadcast networks have seen their statute diminished, with viewing migrating to streaming. The heads of two of the Big 3 broadcast networks now also oversee original programming for the sibling streamer, including Disney Television Group President Craig Erwich who is in charge of content for ABC, Hulu Originals as well as Freeform and Disney Branded Television.
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