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Netflix is heading back in to the wild with a major new natural history push.

Jennifer Hudson, who guest starred on NBC’s Smash, is now joining the producing team of its upcoming stage musical adaptation.

J. Kim Murphy “Masters of the Air” launched with more viewers in its opening weekend than any Apple TV+ series ever has in its first season, according to the streamer. Though an exact number of viewers was not made available, that puts the epic war miniseries launch above other high-profile original titles like “Hijack,” “The Morning Show” and “Severance.” Remarkably, following the premiere of “Masters of the Air,” viewership across all of Apple TV+ climbed by 65% worldwide when compared to the previous seven-day period.

Valerie Wu Intern It’s supersoldier vs. aliens once more in “Halo” Season 2, which has released its first official trailer. Based on the video game franchise of the same name, the Paramount+ series stars Pablo Schreiber as supersoldier Master Chief John-117, and Natascha McElhone as scientist Dr.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Amblin TV has built its reputation over the past three decades as one of the industry’s busiest boutiques, producing scripted series across all major platforms that range from popcorn (“Bull,” “Falling Skies”) to prestige (“The Americans,” “Into the West”). But in recent years, there’s been a new storytelling target for Amblin TV chiefs Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey, who have headed Steven Spielberg’s TV production banner (previously DreamWorks TV) for more than 20 years.

Jordan Moreau A TV series based on Universal’s “Cape Fear” is in the works with Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg and Nick Antosca. The show, which is in development from UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Amblin, would mark Scorsese and Spielberg’s first ever TV project together. They executive produce with Antosca, who is also the showrunner and created true crime and horror dramas like “Channel Zero,” “The Act” and “Brand New Cherry Flavor.” Other executive producers include Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey from Amblin Television and Alex Hedlund from Eat the Cat.

EXCLUSIVE: In what is shaping up to be the first big bidding war over a TV pitch after the double Hollywood strikes, multiple buyers are circling Cape Fear, a drama series re-imagining of the classic Universal thrillers, sources tell Deadline. In their first ever TV collaboration, Oscar winners Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese are executive producing the project, from creator, executive producer and showrunner Nick Antosca (The Act), Amblin Television and UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter A series version of the iconic horror film “Poltergeist” is currently in early development at Amazon MGM Studios, Variety has learned exclusively. No writer is currently attached to the project. Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey will executive produce on behalf of Amblin Television.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Both “Rabbit Hole” and the “Fatal Attraction” TV series have been canceled after just one season each at Paramount+, Variety has learned. “‘Fatal Attraction’ and ‘Rabbit Hole’ will not be returning for second seasons on Paramount+,” a Paramount+ spokesperson said in a statement. “We want to thank both series’ entire creative teams, crews and the fantastic casts for their dedication to bringing these series to life.

Life on Our Planet,” which brings extinct species to the small screen in an exploration of the lives of Earth’s past inhabitants. The series is set to premiere on Oct. 25.

Life on Our Planet,” which brings extinct species to the small screen in an exploration of the lives of Earth’s past inhabitants. The series is set to premiere on Oct. 25.

EXCLUSIVE: Steven Spielberg is no stranger to close encounters of the third kind.

Max has set the premiere date for Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, the animated prequel series to the iconic film franchise, for Tuesday, May 23. The date was revealed today during Warner Bros. Discovery’s unveiling of the Max streaming servie in Los Angeles. You can watch a teaser below.

Cue the menacing tuba. And the Imperial March. And the rousing Indiana Jones theme. Five-time Oscar-winning composer John Williams is getting the feature documentary treatment, and his half-century collaborator is among those wielding the baton.

Billy the Kid will square off against his oldest friend Jesse Evans and the corrupt powers of the Santa Fe Ring after MGM+ renewed the drama series for a second season.

EXCLUSIVE: The upcoming third season of Syfy’s flagship series Resident Alien, starring Alan Tudyk, will be shorter than anticipated. Its size has been cut from 12 episodes to 8.

UPDATED, 2:15 PM: HBO will premiere documentary Mama’s Boy, a feature adaptation of the 2019 memoir by Oscar-winning Milk scribe Dustin Lance Black, on Tuesday, October 18 at 9 PM ET/PT. Laurent Bouzereau directs the film, which hails from LD Entertainment, Ambin Television and Playtone, in association with Nedland Media.

Addie Morfoot Contributor The day before the pandemic shut down Los Angeles in March 2020, veteran documentary filmmaker Ryan White (“Assassins,” “Ask Dr. Ruth”) signed on to make “Good Night Oppy.” With the support of NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), the documentary recounts the true story of Mars exploration rovers Spirit and Opportunity and the bond forged between the robots and the humans who created them.

Amblin Television is partnering with Scholastic Entertainment, the media division of Scholastic, and Marlee Matlin’s Solo One Productions to co-develop and co-produce a new live-action limited series based on the Scholastic youth memoir “Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust,” by Renee Hartman and written by Joshua M. Greene. “Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust” tells the true story of Renee and Herta, two sisters who faced the unimaginable together.

Amblin TV is teaming with Scholastic Entertainment and Marlee Matlin’s Solo One Productions to co-develop and co-produce a limited series based on the Scholastic middle-grade memoir, Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust by Renee Hartman and Joshua M. Greene.

first announced in 2019, but after Joe Dante, director of “Gremlins” recently criticized “The Mandalorian” character of Grogu, “Baby Yoda,” for embodying a cheap imitation of Gizmo’s portrayal in the franchise, “Gremlins” reentered the conversation ahead of this week’s announcement. Along with Galligan, Dante returned back to “Gremlins” and served as a consultant on “Secrets of the Mogwai,” which was developed by Tze Chun, who is serving as the showrunner and executive producer as well.

EXCLUSIVE: Alyssa Jirrels, Toby Huss, Reno Wilson and Brian Goodman have joined the cast of Fatal Attraction, Paramount+’s series reimagining of the classic 1980s psychosexual thriller film. They join previously announced leads Lizzy Caplan, Joshua Jackson and Amanda Peet.

The cast for Paramount+’s upcoming “Fatal Attraction” series is getting bigger.Amanda Peet is joining the cast as Beth Gallagher, the loyal wife of Dan Gallagher (Joshua Jackson), who uncovers her husband’s sexual indiscretion with Alex Forrest (Lizzy Caplan). Peet’s character was originally by Anne Archer in the original 1987 film.Paramount describes the new series as “a deep-dive reimagining of the classic psychosexual thriller and ‘80s cultural touchstone, the new series will explore fatal attraction and the timeless themes of marriage and infidelity through the lens of modern attitudes toward strong women, personality disorders and coercive control.” In other words, this will be a more nuanced approach than “sexy woman crazy,” which is the general, problematic sentiment of the original (admittedly still wonderful) film.Alexandra Cunningham (“Dirty John”) serves as writer, showrunner and executive producer on the new series alongside executive producer Kevin J.

EXCLUSIVE: Silver Tree (The Flight Attendant, You) is set to direct and executive produce on the upcoming Paramount+ series Fatal Attraction.

EXCLUSIVE: In honor of National Space Day today, Amazon Original Films has dated their Ryan White directed documentary Good Night Oppy for theatrical release on Nov. 4 with a worldwide drop on Prime Video on Nov. 23.

Pablo Schreiber meets up with a real life Master Chief at the premiere of his new Paramount+ series, HALO, held at Hollywood Legion Theater on Wednesday (March 23) in Los Angeles.

Halo, after more than eight winding years in development, will finally land at Paramount+ this spring.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterMaster Chief is closer to landing a new commander.David Wiener (“Brave New World”) is in talks to take over showrunner duties on Paramount Plus’ “Halo,” executive producer Justin Falvey announced on Tuesday during the TCA panel for the hotly anticipated video game adaptation.Wiener’s status with the show remains in flux, as Paramount Plus has not yet officially renewed “Halo” for Season 2.

Joshua Jackson will co-lead the “Fatal Attraction” TV series currently in the works at Paramount+ opposite Lizzy Caplan. Jackson will star as Dan Gallagher, the object of his lover’s (Caplan) obsession after a brief affair.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterJoshua Jackson has signed on as the male lead in the “Fatal Attraction” series at Paramount Plus, Variety has confirmed.Jackson will star alongside previously announced co-lead Lizzy Caplan. The series is described as a deep-dive reimagining of the film that will explore the timeless themes of marriage and infidelity through the lens of modern attitudes towards strong women, personality disorders, and coercive control. Caplan will star as Alex, who becomes obsessed with her lover Dan (Jackson) after a brief affair.Glenn Close played Alex in the film version, earning herself an Academy Award and Golden Globe nomination in the process.

EXCLUSIVE: Joshua Jackson (Dr. Death) has been tapped as the co-lead opposite Lizzy Caplan in Paramount+’s Fatal Attraction, a series reimagining of the classic 1980s psychosexual thriller film in which the two central characters were played by Michael Douglas and Glenn Close.

EXCLUSIVE: Amblin Television has acquired the rights to the novel Friends Like These, the new thriller from New York Times Bestselling author Kimberly McCreight, and will developing as a series.  McCreight will also adapt the script with Amblin’s co-Presidents of Television Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey exec producing. Alex Maggioni, SVP of television, will work with Frank and Falvey on the day-to-day development of the project.

a director change in 2019 when Otto Bathurst stepped in for Rupert Wyatt, and, much like every other series, has been delayed due to the pandemic.Executive producers include Kane, Steven Spielberg, Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey for Amblin Television in partnership with 343 Industries, director Bathurst and Toby Leslie for One Big Picture and Killen and Scott Pennington for Chapter Eleven.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has ordered a documentary series based on Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise of Juul, the new Henry Holt book by Time Magazine correspondent Jamie Ducharme. Series will be directed and executive produced by R.J. Cutler, who’s coming off the Showtime docu Belushi and Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry for Apple TV+ and Neon.

Premium network Epix has greenlighted Billy the Kid, an hourlong series about the famous American outlaw, written by Vikings and The Tudors creator Michael Hirst.

Also Read: Live-Action Series Based on Marvel Comics' Silk in the Works at Sony Pictures TV“Schindler’s List” writer Steven Zaillian served as writer and creator of the four-part historical epic with Steven Spielberg is also attached to executive produce alongside Amblin’s Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey.