Magic Johnson’s AspireTV & Kin Strike Multi-Series Deal

Ellen DeGeneres is taking on a new role.

Antonio Ferme editorEllen DeGeneres has signed a multi-year deal with Discovery to develop and produce a slate of natural history content for Discovery Channel and Discovery Plus. The line-up of specials, series and documentaries will highlight the many wonders of the natural world and the incredible wildlife that inhabit it.From Discovery and the BBC Natural History Unit, DeGeneres will narrate and executive produce “Endangered,” which will be the first project under the deal.

Idris Elba has signed a global multi-book deal with HarperCollins to publish a range of children's books. The actor’s book deal includes both picture books and fiction that he has developed with his writing partner Robyn Charteris.

After his debut feature, “Shithouse,” won the Grand Jury Prize at last year’s SXSW festival, Cooper Raiff is getting ready for his next endeavor, and he’s got some great company.

EXCLUSIVE: Showtime has rounded out the cast for its upcoming anthology series The First Lady. Aya Cash (The Boys), Jake Picking (Hollywood), Cayden Boyd (The Resident), Marc Hills (Snatchers), Ben Cook (Paterno), Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (Bridge and Tunnel), Thomas E. Sullivan (Roswell, New Mexico) and Patrice Johnson Chevannes (Chambers) have been cast in the series, joining previously announced stars Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson.

EXCLUSIVE: Famke Janssen (When They See Us) is set to recur opposite Rose Rollins, Josh Lucas and Jeff Schine in Long Slow Exhale, Spectrum Originals’ upcoming drama series from L.A. Finest‘s Pam Veasey, Anton Cropper and John Dove and Paramount TV Studios. After a nine-month exclusive run on Spectrum, the series will air with a second window on BET.

Judas and the Black Messiah took top honors from the African American Film Critics Association, the world's largest group of Black film critics. The film was named best picture, with star Daniel Kaluuya winning best supporting actor for his portrayal of Black Panther Party deputy chairman Fred Hampton and Dominique Fishback named best supporting actress for her role as Deborah Johnson, Hampton's fiancee and mother of his child.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNetflix has set an all-star cast for the animation-live action hybrid limited series “Lost Ollie.”Mary J. Blige, Gina Rodriguez, Jake Johnson, Tim Blake Nelson, Kesler Talbot, and Jonathan Groff have all been cast in major roles in the four-episode series.The show is inspired by the book “Ollie’s Oddyssey” by William Joyce.

Elon Musk is sharing a rare picture of his family. The Tesla CEO took to Twitter Monday to share a photo of his girlfriend, Grimes, and their son, X Æ A-XII, while on a trip to Texas.

There’s a lot of questions about the future of The Bachelor — including Chris Harrison’s role as the host and Matt James’ current status — and Mike Johnson is weighing in on burning Bachelor Nation questions in an exclusive interview with Us Weekly.

EXCLUSIVE: AspireTV has struck a multi-series deal with Kin for three new series.

Naman Ramachandran Eros STX and Amazon Prime Video have signed a multi-year first window output deal for the Nordics, effective immediately.The deal will see Prime subscribers in the Nordics get exclusive access to STX International’s slate, including “The Mauritanian,” for which Jodie Foster won a Golden Globe, and which also stars Tahar Rahim and Benedict Cumberbatch.

EXCLUSIVE: Eros STX and Amazon Prime Video have closed a multi-year first window output deal in the Nordics effective immediately.