Jeff Frost Leaving As President Of Sony Pictures Television Studios

Rashida Jones and Will McCormack are getting into business with Lionsgate TV. The prolific duo have signed a first-look producing deal with the studio via their Le Train Train Productions under which they will produce scripted programming for multiple platforms.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterApple has struck a multi-year first-look deal with Animal Pictures, the production company run by Maya Rudolph, Natasha Lyonne and Danielle Renfrew Behrens.The announcement of the deal comes after the premiere of “Loot,” the Apple comedy series in which Rudolph stars and executive produces. Under the terms of the deal, Apple will now have a first-look at all series and digital features developed and produced by Animal Pictures.In addition to “Loot,” Animal Pictures has Lyonne’s second season of “Russian Doll” at Netflix and Rian Johnson’s mystery “Poker Face” and a two-season order of adult animated series “The Hospital” created by Cirocco Dunlap.

If there is any blossoming romance between Netflix and NBCUniversal amid speculation the former is looking for an ad sales partner, the latter’s CEO Jeff Shell wasn’t spilling the beans Wednesday when he sat down for a discussion at the Cannes Lions event.

Netflix is giving fans a first look at their upcoming limited series, Keep Breathing!

The Kelly Clarkson Show dominated at the 49th Annual Creative Arts & Lifestyle Emmy Awards Saturday, while Judy Justice took home its first trophy for Best Legal/Courtroom Program after launching in 2021.

EXCLUSIVE: Maria Zuckerman is stepping down from her role as President of Topic Studios, where she has led the company’s film, streaming, television and podcast slate for over three years. Where the well-respected executive will land is not yet clear.

Comcast poised to make a big move?The cable and media giant has missed out on some snazzy acquisitions in recent years, failing to outmaneuver Disney to buy the bulk of 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets and falling just short of nabbing WarnerMedia. Losing out on the latter stunned Comcast CEO Brian Roberts and NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell, who were enmeshed in planning how WarnerMedia would be integrated into their operations until Discovery landed their prize.And the company has been looking at Electronic Arts, though it appears that efforts to acquire the game-maker have stalled.

EXCLUSIVE: We have learned that Lionsgate’s prequel, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, has landed its first round of tribute and mentor characters in the Francis Lawrence directed film.

Netflix has unveiled a first look at the second volume of Stranger Things season four.The brand-new images below show the characters uniting in their respective groups as they prepare for the season’s dramatic conclusion.The character groups still appear to be separated and faced with their own individual dilemmas, with those in Hawkins trying to find a way to defeat Vecna, Eleven trying to regain her powers, and Hopper still trying to escape Russia.The first seven episodes of Stranger Things season four were released on Netflix last month. Volume two will consist of two longer episodes, which will arrive on July 1.The eighth episode will be one hour and 25 minutes in length, while the finale will be the show’s longest instalment yet, running at two hours and 30 minutes.Ahead of the final two episodes, Netflix previously released a teaser trailer which picks up after the events of episode seven ‘The Massacre At Hawkins Lab’.

Bill Prady, co-creator of The Big Bang Theory, is heading back to Warner Bros. Television.

Netflix is giving fans a first look at Stranger Things season 4 volume 2.

Netflix has released images from the final hours of Stranger Things, which drop July 1.

Wilson Chapman editorJust two weeks after the premiere of “Stranger Things” Season 4’s first part, the smash-hit sci-fi series is already gearing up for the season’s epic conclusion. Netflix has released first-look images for the fourth season’s upcoming Volume 2.Volume 1 of the season, which premiered on May 27, ended on a cliffhanger, with Nancy Wheeler (Natalia Dyer) stuck in the Upside Down and captured by Vecna, the season’s main villain.

Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone are taking a walk down memory lane to the beginning of their relationship.

EXCLUSIVE: Prolific film and television producer Liza Chasin (Made For Love, The Lost City) has signed a first look deal with Endeavor Content to develop and produce premium, talent-driven television series through her 3dot Productions.

Netflix has released the official trailer for Boo, Bitch, an eight-episode live-action YA comedy limited series from Erin Ehrlich (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, King of the Hill) and Lauren Iungerich (On My Block, Awkward).

First Kill (★★★☆☆) is very good when it’s good, and downright terrible when it’s bad.Sometimes it’s so bad, it’s good, but this “teenage lesbian vampire falls for fearless vampire hunter” romance is far from boring.Based on a short story by queer YA and fantasy author V.E. Schwab, First Kill blends a little Buffy, Supernatural, and Charmed with Romeo & Juliet, and a side of Heathers.

K.J. Yossman CBS Studios’ Meghan Lyvers is heading to Sky Studios in a new role as director of original drama for the U.K.