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Netflix is in early development on a scripted series inspired by the rock band U2, sources close to the project confirmed to Deadline. It hails from J.J. Abrams and his Bad Robot Productions, and Warner Bros. TV, where Bad Robot is under a deal. Oscar-nominated screenwriter Anthony McCarten (Bohemian Rhapsody) is attached to pen the series.

EXCLUSIVE: Hong Kong-based producer Tsui Hark has boarded the ship as partner and co-producer of the Chinese pirate epic Shih, Queen of the Sea. Hark will partner with Anthony McCarten, Dakota Group and Facing East.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticMore than two and a half years after Gary Oldman took home the Oscar for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in the Joe Wright-directed and Anthony McCarten-penned Darkest Hour, a History Channel writer is suing the actor, NBCUniversal and others connect to the movie for allegedly ripping off parts of his script.“[Ben Kaplan] spent years developing, writing and refining Churchill,” says the complaint, seeking a jury trial, filed last week in Los

Lily James and Matt Smith were firmly established as the darlings of both the fashion world and Hollywood: the former has had a Burberry campaign plus a string of roles in critically acclaimed films and TV adaptations (Baby Driver, Darkest Hour, War and Peace: we could go on…). The latter charmed the Netflix-watching world as The Crown’s Prince Philip.

Lily James and Matt Smith were firmly established as the darlings of both the fashion world and Hollywood: the former has had a Burberry campaign plus a string of roles in critically acclaimed films and TV adaptations (Baby Driver, Darkest Hour, War and Peace: we could go on…). The latter charmed the Netflix-watching world as The Crown’s Prince Philip.

By Mike Fleming Jr