MRC Lands David Iserson Short Story ‘This, But Again’ & Attaches Ben Stiller To Direct, Produce; WGA Award Winner Iserson To Write Film Script

Conan O’Brien is getting into free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) as he launches a partnership that will bring clips of his Emmy Award-winning show “Conan” to Samsung TV Plus.The channel, dubbed Conan O’Brien TV, will offer free 30-minute compilations of clips featuring highlights of the TBS late night program, including sketch comedy and celebrity guest appearances. For the initial launch, Conan O’Brien TV will have about 100 hours of programming, with more content to follow in the coming months.The clips will include interviews with celebrities including John Hamm, Ryan Reynolds, Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Kevin Hart, Will Ferrell, Lisa Kudrow, Gal Godot, Kate McKinnon, Martin Short, Martha Stewart, Jack McBrayer, Mindy Kaling, Jack Black and Justin Bieber and sketches like Triumph the Insult Dog and Clueless Gamer.

Conan O’Brien is getting into the FAST lane, setting an exclusive launch on Samsung TV Plus of a channel comprised of 30-minute compilations and other clips from his late-night career.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor It’s all Conan — all the time. Samsung Electronics America and Conan O’Brien announced a partnership that will bring highlights of his original Emmy Award-winning show “Conan” exclusively to Samsung TV Plus, the consumer electronics giant’s free, ad-supported TV service, starting next month. Conan O’Brien TV — the comedian and host’s first FAST channel — is a free, 24-hour linear streaming channel delivering programming curated as 30-minute compilations of clips featuring the best of his late-night archives, including sketch comedy and celebrity guest appearances.

Aramide Tinubu The story of Anne Frank, the Jewish teenager who hid in a cramped attic with her family during the Nazi occupation in Amsterdam, is widely known, and amid the atrocities of the Holocaust, Anne’s diary presents a story of resilience and unrealized dreams. Nat Geo’s new limited series “A Small Light” isn’t Anne’s story, though the precocious teen’s legacy is embedded throughout. The brainchild of former “Grey’s Anatomy” showrunners Tony Phelan and Joan Rater, the series is a tale of resistance, activism and humanity. The narrative centers on one tenacious young woman, Miep Gies, Otto Frank’s secretary, who risked everything to save the Frank family, and countless others. Beautifully shot by Phelan, Susanna Fogel and Leslie Hope, with a slight sepia tone to ground the audience in the time period, the series opens on July 6, 1942, when the Frank family goes into hiding. Miep (Bel Powley) is tasked with getting Otto’s (Liev Schreiber) eldest daughter Margot (Ashley Brooke) through a Nazi checkpoint and into the secret annex above the office building where Miep and Otto work. Quick thinking and determined, Miep ushers the teen to safety via bicycle past the gun-toting and cruel German soldiers. It’s the first of many risks she takes to combat the racist, authoritarian regime.

McKinley Franklin editor Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell showed up at CinemaCon this week in Las Vegas to promote their upcoming romantic comedy, “Anyone But You.”  The project was announced in January 2023, with production taking place in Australia. Paparazzi photos from the set sent the internet into a tizzy, with fans speculating about Sweeney and Powell’s on-screen chemistry. Sweeney and Powell unveiled first footage from the project at CinemaCon, dishing out details about the much-anticipated film in a series of interviews and on stage. Here’s what we know so far about “Anyone But You”: 

Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are channeling their characters! The co-stars stepped out to promote their upcoming film at CinemaCon on Tuesday, and both certainly dressed for the occasion.Both Robbie and Gosling donned pink for the Las Vegas outing, with the former in a pale pink skirt and crop top set, and the latter rocking a hot pink jacket, which he wore over a T-shirt that read, «From Director Greta Gerwig.»Robbie and Gosling looked happy as could be as they posed on the red carpet, before heading inside for the presentation about their film. The pair smiled and laughed onstage, and Gosling even discussed how he got into character to play Ken.«I have to be honest.

EXCLUSIVE: Poorna Jagannathan (Never Have I Ever, Defending Jacob) has signed on to join the cast of the comedy Goodrich, starring Mila Kunis and Michael Keaton.

Too close for comfort. Pete Davidson got upset after a fan invaded his personal space while attending a New York Knicks basketball game.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed scheduled payments including State Pension, Universal Credit and Carer’s Allowance which are due on the May Day bank holiday next Monday will land in bank accounts this Friday, April 28. Payments from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) such as Child Benefit and Tax Credits will also arrive early.

The team behind hit Netflix drama Beef have gone on record to respond to the controversy surrounding comments made by the show’s co-star David Choe.

Twitter has entered a whole new era.

Patricia Arquette and Ben Stiller already have something good going on at Apple TV+ with “Severance.” Will they catch lightning in a bottle twice with “High Desert“? Arquette stars in the dark comedy series, set for a premiere next month, about a down-and-out addict who decides to become a private investigator. Both her and Stiller serve as executive producers on the series.

EXCLUSIVE: UK-based sales and distribution outfit Blue Finch Films has boarded international sales, excluding Australia and New Zealand, to the Australian horror flick You’ll Never Find Me, the feature debut from Indianna Bell and Josiah Allen.

EXCLUSIVE: Following an intense multi-studio bidding war that went into the weekend, Warner Bros. has landed the package Maude v Maude that has Angelina Jolie and Halle Berry attached to star. Roseanne Liang is on board to direct from Scott Mosier’s script. Berry and Jolie will produce along with Berry’s producing partner Holly Jeter, producing through their banner HalleHolly, along with Jeff Kirschenbaum and Joe Roth who will produce through RK Films. Mosier and Liang will exec produce.

Issa Rae is keeping mum on the upcoming “Barbie Movie”.

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Urie (Shrinking), Laura Benanti (Gossip Girl) and Danny Deferrari (Oppenheimer) will round out the cast of the comedy Goodrich toplined by Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis, which is currently in production in Los Angeles. No details on their roles have been disclosed.

A Saturday Night Live reunion is on the way! Pete Davidson is slated to host the next episode of the variety series nearly one year after his departure.

The 9th Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles was a seriously star-studded affair!

Andy Cohen’s “Watch What Happens Live” earlier this week where she admitted that it’s “hard for me to watch the show right now.”Strong was part of the cast of the long-running NBC sketch series for 11 seasons and announced her departure in December 2022.The Bravo host, 54, compared the comedy show to being an “ex-boyfriend,” and Strong couldn’t help but agree.“It was just such a big part of my life and there’s so many people I love there, so I feel like I would just be in a swamp of sadness, just my heart would break,” she said. “I’ve got to keep my distance,” Strong sighed.Cohen then asked her if she would ever return to host the show in the near future.“What did you think about Molly Shannon hosting ‘SNL’ last weekend and has there been any talks of you coming in and hosting as well?” the talk show emcee said about Shannon, 58, who was a cast member on “SNL” from 1995 to 2001 and guest-hosted the April 8 episode.“There’s no talks of me hosting,” Strong replied.However, she confirmed that she would be appearing in the series’ 50th anniversary in the foreseeable future.“SNL” is currently almost through its 48th season.In December 2022, Strong revealed she was leaving “SNL,” after being with the cast for 10 years.

left the show in December, midway through her 11th season. Her exit followed that of other longtime cast members like Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney and Chris Redd, all of whom left before the start of the season.