Fremantle Backs Diversity Leadership Scheme; Discovery Orders Maradona Doc; Starzplay Launches On Viaplay; TriForce WriterSlam Winner; NENT Adapts ‘The Holiday’ For Channel 5 — Global Briefs

Kate Lawler couldn't hold back the tears after she was told her fiancé could be banned from the hospital when she gives birth to their first child. Kate, who is expecting a little girl with partner Martin in early 2021, has been warned she is likely to have to go it alone amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The Big Brother 2002 winner broke down as she told fans about her fears after hearing the news.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Cobra Kai” Season 3 just dropped on Netflix, which sees John Kreese (played by Martin Kove) further escalate his plans to reestablish his domination of the San Fernando Valley karate scene.The cast of the series confirmed that Kove and the character of Kreese are all but interchangeable at this point, though Kove is much nicer and fun to be around.“He is Kreese on and off set,” Jacob Bertrand, who plays Hawk, told Variety during a recent junket for the show.

Following the continuing success of its long-running Contenders events during Oscar and Emmy seasons, Deadline is making new additions to the franchise with Contenders Documentary, focusing on the year’s most noteworthy non-fiction films, and Contenders International, with its eye on a great lineup of foreign-language entries.

Fans can expect new episodes of Cobra Kai sooner than planned!

Dave McNary Film ReporterTopic Studios has signed a first-look deal with The Population, formed by “Nomadland” producer Mollye Asher, “I Carry You With Me” producer Mynette Louie and Derek Nguyen.The deal, announced Thursday, expands the relationship between Topic and Louie, currently collaborating on a scripted limited drama series for television.Topic Studios produced the ACLU documentary “The Fight,” Kevin Macdonald’s upcoming legal thriller “The Mauritanian,”  “The Climb” and recently

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Discovery Plus U.K.

Pearlena Igbokwe To make sense of all that has transpired in 2020 and what it portends for the media and entertainment sectors going forward, Variety spoke with a cross section of industry leaders about the broad theme of change. For more, click here.In the midst of challenges, chaos and disruption, it’s leadership that makes the difference.

Dakota Johnson a bride-to-be? The question started circulating after the 31-year-old actress was spotted sporting what appeared to an engagement ring. Johnson has been linked to Chris Martin, 43, since 2018.In photos taken earlier this month, which were obtained by , the actress is seen wearing a large emerald rock on finger while out shopping in West Hollywood.ET has reached out to Johnson's rep for comment. The pair first sparked relationship rumors in early 2018.

On Tuesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom took a victory lap on Tuesday after the arrival of the first 32,000 doses Covid-19 vaccine. “There is light at the end of the tunnel,” he said. But there was a lot of darkness in the numbers he later announced.

National Geographic’s anthology series Genius will become a Disney+ original, starting with Season 4. The announcement was made during Disney’s Investor Day by Nat Geo President Courtney Monroe. She unveiled that Season 4 will focus on civil rights movement icon Martin Luther King, Jr.

Clayton Davis Tahar Rahim turned the heads of cinephiles more than a decade ago in Jacques Audiard’s “A Prophet,” which was Oscar-nominated for best foreign language film in 2010.

Netflix has renewed Feel Good, its critically praised, semi-autobiographical dramedy from Canadian comic Mae Martin and Joe Hampson, for a second and final season. Production is underway in London on the series that stars Martin, Charlotte Ritchie and Lisa Kudrow. Joining the season 2 cast are Jordan Stephens (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), John Ross Bowie (Speechless), Eve (The Talk), and The Walking Dead‘s Eleanor Matsuura. Season 2 is slated to premiere in 2021.

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