PBS Kids Orders Animated Series ‘Alma’s Way’ From ‘Sesame Street’ Alum Sonia Manzano

EXCLUSIVE: Political satirist/comedian Bassem Youssef is teaming with Powerhouse Animation Studios to adapt his forthcoming book The Magical Reality of Nadia, inspired by Youssef’s own life experience, as a television series. The Magical Reality of Nadia is described as a humorous and heartfelt story about prejudice, friendship, empathy, and courage.

Also Read: Chadwick Boseman's T'Challa Won't Be Recast in 'Black Panther 2'As with all of Boseman’s performances in the MCU, the actor performed his “What If…?” lines while diagnosed with advanced colon cancer, which he finally succumbed to at the age of 43 last August.While juggling acting and cancer treatments, Boseman built a legacy as one of the most popular actors in Hollywood, capped with a generation-defining performance in “Black Panther” that led to $1.3 billion at the global box

Screen Media has picked up the North American theatrical rights to the documentary Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street ahead of its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival in the Premieres sidebar. Screen Media will release the HBO Documentary Film in theaters and on home entertainment in spring 2021.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorHulu is now streaming a collection of warm fuzzies from The Dodo, the internet-first animal content powerhouse.Hulu on Friday launched 40 20-minute episodes of fan-favorite series from Group Nine Media’s The Dodo.

A is for Acquisition! Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment’s company Screen Media has acquired the North American rights to HBO’s Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street ahead of its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Screen Media is set to release the docu in theaters and into the home entertainment market in Spring 2021. The HBO Documentary Film will debut on HBO and HBO Max later in the year.

Dave McNary Film ReporterScreen Media has bought North American rights to HBO’s “Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street” and will premiere the title at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival in January.The documentary, inspired by Michael Davis’ New York Times best-selling book, is directed by Marilyn Agrelo and produced by Trevor Crafts and Ellen Scherer Crafts.

“Sesame Street” is helping children from refugee camps.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterShowtime has given a series order to the drama “Yellowjackets,” Variety has learned.The show was originally ordered to pilot at the premium cabler last September. The cast for the one-hour series is led by Melanie Lynskey, Juliette Lewis, Christina Ricci, and Tawny Cypress.

Star Trek: Lower Decks, the animated comedy series from 'Rick and Morty' veteran Mike McMahon, has been picked up by Amazon Prime Video for a number of international territories, including the U.K. and Europe, plus Australia, New Zealand, Japan and India.

Netflix has ordered an original documentary series based on Sharing the Wisdom of Time, the award-winning book written by Pope Francis, in which elders from around the world share their stories with a younger generation. The four-part Netflix series will feature women and men, all over the age of 70, from all around the world traveling with and telling their stories to young filmmakers under the age of 30 from the same country.

You won’t need your boots, puffy coats and wooly hats for next year’s Sundance Film Festival, but the Robert Redford created cinema shindig is still aiming to capture movie fans and Hollywood’s attention, in a semi-virtual fashion.

Pixar's Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter made the announcement on Thursday during Disney Investor Day, reports variety.com.The animated project is being billed as the "definitive story of the original Buzz Lightyear". Buzz Lightyear is the hero who inspired the toy, voiced by Tim Allen in four "Toy Story" films.

Vin Diesel is one Hollywood name in a star-studded cast for a new animated series inspired by the 2017 action survival video game Ark: Survival Evolved. The cast, which also includes Elliot Page, David Tennant, Michelle Yeoh and Jefrey Wright, was announced Thursday evening during The Game Awards, hosted by Geoff Keighley.

Naman Ramachandran National Geographic has commissioned event series “Return To The Moon” (working title), which will chronicle NASA’s historic Artemis program that will see a woman step on the lunar surface for the first time.Named after Greek mythology’s goddess of the moon, National Geographic will take a comprehensive look at the mission, using all of its print and digital storytelling platforms to invest in extensive, multi-year coverage of NASA’s journey.The series will be produced by

Joe Otterson TV ReporterABC has ordered the single-camera comedy “Home Economics” to series.The series will air on the broadcast network in Spring 2021. The show was originally developed as part of the 2020 pilot season.

A documentary about the beloved children’s show “Sesame Street” is coming to HBO Documentary Films called “Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street,” and the film will debut in 2021.The documentary film is directed by Marilyn Agrelo and follows the work of Muppets creator Jim Henson along with some of the other pivotal voices who helped bring “Sesame Street” to the air in the 1960s and made it a household name for generations.“Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street” is specifically inspired by

Lily Allen has been forced to self-isolate after one of her daughters was exposed to coronavirus through a classmate. The ‘Smile’ hitmaker - who has Ethel, nine, and Marnie, seven, with her ex-husband Sam Cooper - has said it’s “lucky” she’s already done the majority of her Christmas shopping, because she must now stay at home for two weeks to ensure none of her family members pick up the virus after she received an email from her children’s school telling them to self-isolate.

During the panel for Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming animated series Invincible at CCXP Worlds, Robert Kirkman’s series announced several high-profile voice cast additions. They include Oscar winner Mahershala Ali as Titan, Clancy Brown as Damien Darkblood, Nicole Byer as Vanessa & Fiona, Jeffrey Donovan as Machine Head, Jonathan Groff as Rick Sheridan, Emmy winner Jon Hamm as Steve, Djimon Hounsou as Martian Emperor, and Ezra Miller as D.A.

Tim Allen will be pulling double duty for "Last Man Standing." The show's ninth and final season is set to premiere on FOX on Jan. 3 and will continue to follow Allen's Mike Baxter and his wife Vanessa, played by Nancy Travis.