Peacock Heads to Roku as NBCU and Streaming Platform Strike a Deal

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterWriter Simon Rich, who counts Seth Rogen (for “An American Pickle”) and Lorne Michaels (for “Miracle Workers” and “Man Seeking Woman”) among his collaborators and Seth Meyers and John Mulaney among his friends, hasn’t had trouble staying productive during the pandemic.“It’s much easier to be a fiction writer than a feature director right now,” he observes.The rest of the world may be filled with existential dread, but Rich, whose resume includes “Saturday

 Bad Bunny  says, “I feel like I’m an athlete representing Puerto Rico in the Olympics.”While the world seems to know very little about his homeland, the recent hurricane forced Americans to learn a few basic facts they were never taught in school: Puerto Rico is a so-called commonwealth of the United States, and Puerto Ricans are so-called citizens, even though they can’t vote for president and have no voting representatives in Congress.But when most people think of Puerto Rico, according to

Amy Schumer, Chris Rock, Mark Ruffalo and Sarah Silverman are among the stars who have appeared topless in a video urging people to vote.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: American Idol was one of the first major entertainment formats to battle through the COVID-19 production shutdown to finish its last season with a series of episodes filmed remotely.The talent competition is now heading into production on its fourth season for ABC and is back at its usual scale, albeit safely.Deadline understands that filming begins today with the judge’s auditions episodes, filmed at a number of locations across California.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: George Freeman, who saw a 20-year run at WME end in June and continued to represent most of his clients independently as manager, has landed at Brillstein Entertainment Partners.

Believe it or not, there are a lot of people that love mindless Gerard Butler-led action films. There’s a reason why the actor is able to headline massive films that end up turning profits at the box office.

Veteran TV director Paco Cabezas (Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, The Alienist: Angel of Darkness) has signed on to helm The Gypsy Bride, the upcoming series from ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) and Banijay subsidiary Diagonal TV. Cabezas has an impressive list of credits, having directed episodes of such series as The Strain, Fear The Walking Dead, and American Gods.

A legal battle could be brewing over Whitney Houston’s likeness.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly broke with their agreement in leaving the royal family. The couple urging Americans to vote in the recent Time 100 special is in “violation” of their deal to leave the royal family, according to a report via Page Six on Sunday (September 27).

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly broke with their agreement in leaving the royal family.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorVertical Entertainment and Noriva, the distribution arm of The Forest Road Company, are teaming for the US distribution of the FBI spy thriller The Informer starring The Killing and Altered Carbon Joel Kinnaman.The feature will hit PVOD on Nov.

Russia's influence over American politics is the subject of a new podcast from Alex Gibney's Jigsaw Productions, Leon Neyfakh's Prologue Projects and Cadence13. Whirlwind, which will look at the 75-year tensions between the U.S.

We’re in line for a new Number 1 on the UK’s Official Singles Chart this week as 24kGoldn moves into pole position on the Official Chart: First Look.

Sure, Donald Trump is president of the United States, but in Chris Rock’s opinion, he’s not the one with the real power.

Chris Rock has defended Jimmy Fallon over a Saturday Night Live (SNL) sketch in which he imitated the comedian while wearing blackface.