Fox Sets Spring Shows Special Hosted by Ken Jeong and Joel McHale, Will Air on Affiliate Stations (EXCLUSIVE)

EXCLUSIVE: Fox is firing up another season of Gordon Ramsay‘s Food Stars and is shifting filming from California to the UK.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Food Network is breaking new ground in the intense culinary competition genre with a series that features 24 chefs taking on 24 food challenges in, you guessed it, 24 consecutive hours. Hosted by Food Network stars and iconic chefs Michael Symon and Esther Choi, “24 in 24: Last Chef Standing” is described as the Warner Bros.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Kino Lorber’s MHz Choice and Topic will merge into one streaming service, parent company Kino Lorber announced Thursday. The combined product will become the exclusive U.S. streaming home of hit German series “Babylon Berlin” in April.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Electronic Arts is laying off 5% of its workforce, making it the latest video game company to enact staffing reductions in the first quarter of the year. In its most recent annual SEC filing, “The Sims” and “Madden” maker EA reported it employed 13,400 workers, meaning the layoffs will affect approximately 670 jobs.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter A remake of the ’90s classic “Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead” is coming to theaters in spring. Nicole Richie and June Squibb will lead an ensemble including Jermaine Fowler (“Superior Donuts”), comic Ms. Pat, Olympian Gus Kenworthy, and newcomers Simone Joy Jones, Donielle Tremaine Hansley, Miles Fowler, Iantha Richardson and Tyriq Withers.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent A rare flagship indie producer left on the French market, Bruno Nahon‘s Paris-based company Unité is preparing to conquer international audiences with “Rematch,” a period psychological thriller chronicling the historical battle between world chess champion Garry Kasparov (Christian Cooke, “That Dirty Black Bag”), and IBM’s supercomputer Deep Blue in 1997. The sprawling show, directed by Yan England (“The Red Band Society”) and co-created with Nahon and André Gulluni (“Sam”), was commissioned by Arte in France and has already been sold by Federation Studios to major outlets around the world, including HBO Europe for Spain, Portugal, the Nordics, Iceland, Baltics, Central Europe, Greece and the Netherlands.

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical has acquired North American rights to Parachute, the romantic drama marking the directorial debut of actress Brittany Snow (X), which won multiple awards in its debut at SXSW 2023, recognizing Snow and star Courtney Eaton (Yellowjackets). The film from Yale Productions, also starring Thomas Mann (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), is set to open in select theaters on April 5.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Comic book author Brian Michael Bendis has set a first-look deal with Amazon is already developing three TV series under the new pact based on his previous works: “Jinx,” “Murder Inc.” and “Pearl.” “Jinx” is a crime-ridden love story unfolding on a high stakes treasure hunt, per Amazon’s series description. Our players are: Jinx Alameda, a bounty hunter at the top of her game who’s tired of her grimy life; Goldfish, a charming con man and wanted felon who falls head over heels for Jinx; and Columbia, Goldfish’s loose-cannon partner, who has big criminal dreams.

Naman Ramachandran Acclaimed filmmaker John Sayles has revealed exactly what he thinks of former U.S. President Donald Trump‘s wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Sayles wrote and directed the Oscar-nominated 1996 film “Lone Star,” a Western set in a Texas border town where Sheriff Sam Deeds (Chris Cooper) unearths long-buried secrets amid racial strife.

Saturday Night Live set its sights on The Floor, Fox’s new game show hosted by Rob Lowe that has contestants facing off in a series of quiz duels.

Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon are representing their Apple TV+ series The Morning Show at the Screen Actors Guild Awards!

Lifetime’s Wendy Williams documentary is still set to premiere this weekend.

Community creator Dan Harmon has given a huge update on the status of the upcoming film adaptation of the popular US sitcom.Earlier this month, Donald Glover provided his own update on the film, saying: “I was told that the script — literally, I was texting today — I was told that the script was done”.“I haven’t read it yet,” he added, before clarifying that he is fully committed to the project. “It’s really just a schedule thing [but] I’m in,” said Glover, who famously portrayed Troy Barnes on the show.

EXCLUSIVE: The Kumars are plotting a return — this time on American television. Fox has ordered a presentation for multi-camera comedy Meet The Kumars, a followup to the award-winning 2001 BBC series The Kumars At No. 42. Most of the original cast is back for the U.S.-flavored revival of the family sitcom/talk show.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Two years after the hit Amazon Prime Video superhero series aired its Season 3 finale, “The Boys” will finally be back in town. The fourth season of Amazon’s Emmy-winning drama “The Boys” will debut with three episodes June 13. Comprised of eight episodes total, “The Boys” Season 4 will air with new installments dropping weekly through its season finale on July 18.

Jay Pharoah (SNL, The Blackening) has been set as the host of Fox‘s new game The Quiz with Balls. The series is set to premiere this summer.

Stephen King is calling out Warner Bros. for holding off on releasing Salem’s Lot, which had been set to release in 2023.

Simu Liu will host the People’s Choice Awards 2024, giving fans the power to vote for the best in pop culture. The award show is set to air live on Sunday, Feb. 18, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC, E! and Peacock.

Nicola Peltz Beckham, the daughter of a billionaire and the newest member of the famed Beckham family, is addressing criticism that she “doesn’t work.” “I get a lot of mean comments on my Instagram that, unfortunately, I do read, and they always comment, ‘She doesn’t work,”‘ the heiress and actress, 29, told Byrdie.“And that’s fair, and I don’t blame them for saying that because it’s not like I’m posting my ‘Lola’ experience every step of the way,” she said, referring to her film “Lola,” which she stars in, wrote and directed. “But I really have been working on ‘Lola’ for six years.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Philosophy Tube star Abigail Thorn has added to the cast of her upcoming Nebula original short film, “Dracula’s Ex-Girlfriend,” with “Helluva Boss” stars Morgana Ignis and Brandon Rogers. Described as “‘Jennifer’s Body’ meets ‘Euphoria,’” the “sexy and irreverent” short will debut in early Summer 2024 on Nebula under the Nebula Originals banner. Per Nebula’s description, “Two former rivals who share the same toxic ex, Count Dracula, reconnect over dinner and drinks — but one is more healed and moved on than the other.