‘Meet The Meerkats’: Discovery+ Sets Rob Delaney-Narrated Mongoose Series

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentSet in the foreboding sugar cane fields of KwaZulu-Natal, Fremantle-M-Net crime thriller “Reyka” – starring South African born Kim Engelbrecht, whose credits include “Isidingo,” “Dominion” and “The Flash,” and Iain Glen, Ser Jorah Mormont in “Games of Thrones” – looks set to mark another milestone in both Fremantle and premium South Africa TV production.For Fremantle, a still expanding scripted drama force, “Reyka” is its first South African show,

The yet-to-be-named platform plans to launch this summer and staff up to 20 people by the end of the year, a knowledgeable individual told TheWrap. The entity has raised $7 million in funding from TPG and 40 North Capital.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaMatthew Belloni, the former editorial director of the Hollywood Reporter, has joined the management team of a new media startup that will cover finance, politics, technology and entertainment. His landing spot has been the subject of much speculation since Belloni left the Reporter in a dispute with the trade publication’s owners over editorial coverage.

EXCLUSIVE: Former Hollywood Reporter Editorial Director Matthew Belloni has boarded a high-profile digital media startup as a founding partner.

Friends: The Reunion is finally coming on May 27, and the brand new teaser trailer – plus the list of celebrity special guests – has been announced, too!

The only daughter of Bert and Patti, shares six gorgeous children with husband and former Olympic champion, Matt Welsh.

Old Dominion frontman Matthew Ramsey is on the mend following an accident that left the performer with a broken rib and collapsed lung. On Monday, Ramsey, 43, revealed that he injured himself after falling off of a ladder while swapping out a lightbulb.

It’s been a long time since we’ve heard anything from Academy Award winner Tom McCarthy, the director of “Spotlight,” and his dramatic thriller, “Stillwater” which was seemingly shot a long time ago, but delayed by the pandemic. Starring Matt Damon, Abigail Breslin and Camille Cottin, “Stilwater” centers on a father who travels from Oklahoma to France to help his daughter who has been arrested for murder.

The final 12 competitors in the Mr Gay World South Africa contest have been revealed. Who will go on to take the crown to represent South Africa on the world stage?

Pose‘s Michaela Jaé (Mj) Rodriguez is set to star alongside Maya Rudolph in Apple TV+’s half-hour comedy series created by Emmy winners Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard.

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Joe Otterson TV ReporterDiscovery Plus is venturing into scripted development, with the streamer acquiring the TV rights to the book “Girls with Bright Futures by Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman,” Variety has learned exclusively.The move to develop the series, which is in the very early stages, is significant given that Discovery Plus is largely made up of original unscripted programming and library content from channels like HGTV, TLC, Discovery Channel, and Food Network among others.

Ethan Shanfeld BondIt Media Capital has increased its credit facility with Revere Capital by up to $70 million.Founded in 2013, BondIt has posited over $150 million of capital into over 325 film, TV and other media projects.

League of Legends will make its television debut with Netflix’s Arcane.

EXCLUSIVE: Brian Graden Media has upped Catherine Keithley Lawson to Senior Vice President, Development & Current Series.

EXCLUSIVE: Evelyn Braxton, the matriarch of long-running reality series Braxton Family Values, is cooking up a new show.

Love Island winners Paige Turley and Finn Tapp have shared their advice to the new islanders heading into this year’s series. Scottish beauty Paige, 23,and former semi-pro footballer Finn, 21, won the last series of the show, filmed in South Africa before the pandemic locked the country down.

Rob Delaney is remembering his son Henry on what would have been the week of his sixth birthday.

How far would you go to escape your current life? A young woman faces daunting prospects for leaving her own world behind in “Death and Nightingales.” It’s a story that resonates on several levels, with rebellion, fighting to find your place, and even the burdens of family playing into the drama. The limited series is an adaptation of Eugene McCabe’s 1992 novel.