Jeremy Rush To Helm Space Thriller ‘Retrograde’ For ‘Nine Days’ Producers Mandalay Pictures & Juniper Productions

Ted Johnson CBS News is forming a race and culture unit, with Alvin Patrick named as executive producer.The network said that the unit will ensure that the news division’s “reporting reflects diverse perspectives,” and it will spearhead initiatives on race and culture and be a place for any staffer to pitch relevant stories.The news division’s president, Susan Zirinsky, said in a statement, “We must always be aware of how race and culture impacts our journalism – and, in terms of the future of

LOS ANGELES -- Annie Ross, a popular jazz singer in the 1950s before crossing over into a successful film career, has died. She was 89.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorAnnie Ross, the legendary Jazz singer who was part of the trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross died in the early morning hours of July 22 at her home in New York City. She was 89.

Quibi might not be enjoying the massive launch that the company hoped for, but there’s no denying that the streaming service has some impressive talent working on projects, as seen in the upcoming series, “Don’t Look Deeper,” which combines filmmaker Catherine Hardwicke with a pretty great cast.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: The Kourosh Ahari-directed psychological thriller The Night has landed a license for theatrical release in Iran.

reunion, titled,, on Friday. The teaser begins with Tina Fey's beloved character angry with New Yorkers who don't wear their masks in public amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.«No mask, hot-shot? You scared of the virus now?” Liz yells at a mask-less stranger, who replies by saying, „I already had corona! I'm on my way to donate plasma.“»Boom! Another successful interaction with a man!" she shouts.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorWe’re getting the first look at the 30 Rock reunion special episode in a just-released teaser trailer. It opens with Tina Fey’s Liz Lemon, who is clearly not happy when she runs into a man without a mask on a New York City street during the coronavirus pandemic.“No mask hotshot? You scared of the virus now?” she yells at the maskless stranger, “I already had corona, I’m on my way to donate plasma,” the man replies as he runs away from her.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Leading Russian animation outfit Riki Group has signed a deal with Beijing-based producer and distributor Joy Culture and Chinese platform Tencent Video to partner on season four of animated series The Fixies.Following its acquisition of the show’s third season, Tencent will now invest in the production of 52 new episodes of the series, which follows the comical misadventures of Tom Thomas and his secret friendship with Simka and Nolik, two young

Soap fans who’ve been missing their daily dose of daytime drama have some good news to look forward to.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Days Of Our Lives is joining the other three daytime dramas in setting return-to-production plans.Corday Productions, the company behind the venerable NBC soap, on Thursday sent emails to the cast notifying them that taping new episodes would resume on September 1, I have learned.

Joe Utichi Editor, AwardsLineThe second season of Succession ends with a bang for Jeremy Strong’s Kendall Roy, the troubled second son of a Murdoch-inspired media dynasty built by his imposing father, Logan, played by Brian Cox. Kendall has been selected by his father to become the family’s sacrificial lamb, as a crisis threatens to engulf the Waystar-Royco empire.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorFox Corp.’s Tubi is widening the streaming audience for The Joy of Painting, the hushed classic hosted by the late Bob Ross.Thirty of 31 seasons, totaling almost 400 episodes, will be on Tubi by the end of the month. The first season of the show, which launched in 1983, is not part of the launch.Cinedigm’s Docurama Channel, which is already on Tubi, will feature the Painting episodes.