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National Geographic Documentary Films on Monday announced its acquisition of Oscar-nominated director Matthew Heineman’s documentary The First Wave, a ground-level view inside a New York hospital as the city battled the initial explosion of Covid-19.

Naman Ramachandran Hakan Kousetta and Jamie Laurenson are departing U.K./Australia production outfit See-Saw Films to start their own TV production company 60Forty Films.Kousetta and Laurenson are Primetime Emmy winners for short form series “State of the Union.” At See-Saw, Laurenson was head of television, while Kousetta was COO, television.

EXCLUSIVE: Thruline Entertainment has put into development Abby Jimenez’s bestselling novel, The Happy Ever After Playlist, to be adapted as a feature by writer Marisa Coughlan and two-time Primetime Emmy winner director Gail Mancuso.

EXCLUSIVE: Three-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry has come aboard to write an untitled basketball feature for Disney+ that Golden State Warriors’ 3-point superstar Steph Curry is in talks to produce.

EXCLUSIVE: Primetime Emmy winner and Golden Globe nominee Ben Mendelsohn has joined FilmNation’s serial killer thriller Misanthrope, the Shailene Woodley serial killer thriller we first told you about during Cannes 2019.

Naman Ramachandran AMC Networks’ streamer Sundance Now has acquired exclusive U.S.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorTwo time Primetime Emmy nominee and SAG Ensemble winner Millie Bobby Brown is reteaming with Netflix on the fantasy film Damsel, following the success of her recent fall hit Enola Holmes with the streamer.Brown will star and executive produce Damsel, which is set to be directed by 28 Weeks Later and Oscar nominated Spanish filmmaker Juan Carlos Fresnadillo off a screenplay by Dan Mazeau (the $302M WW grossing feature Wrath of the Titans

In an unprecedented year for the television industry, due to the still-ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we definitely are expecting a unique telecast for the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards. This year’s show is hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, returning for his third time, which may very well be the only recognizable part of the evening’s festivities as the event goes digital.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVThe 72nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards winners may be celebrating alone in their own homes during the live but virtual broadcast on Sunday, but some of them won’t have to socially distance from their awards!Trophy presenters “may be visiting some of the winners live,” ABC, which will air the event, announced Friday.

Also Read: 2020 Primetime Emmy Award Winners, by Show and NetworkSee the list of Thursday’s winners below and see the reality and nonfiction winners from Monday night here, the variety winners from Tuesday night here and Wednesday’s winners here.Outstanding Derivative Interactive Program“Big Mouth Guide To Life” (Netflix) Social Life | Part of Jellyfish Group NetflixOutstanding Original Interactive Program“The Messy Truth VR Experience” (Oculus) Magic Labs Media, EAB, RYOT Brie Larson, Producer

Also Read: 2020's Primetime Emmy Award Winners, by Show and Network“[The nominees] are really going to be our partners in this process,” Hudlin said, noting that the show will more or less be at the mercy of 130 different internet connections around the world.“It’s sort of like trying to watch 130 sports matches at the same time. You have so many things coming in and so many things that can stop coming in,” said Stewart.

Also Read: 2020's Primetime Emmy Award Winners, by Show and NetworkSee all of Tuesday’s variety winners below the reality and nonfiction winners from Monday night here.Outstanding Short Form Variety Series“Carpool Karaoke: The Series” (Apple TV) CBS Television Studios, Fulwell 73 Ben Winston, Executive Producer James Corden, Executive Producer David Young, Co-Executive Producer Sheila Rogers, Supervising Producer Diana Miller, Producer Blake Webster, ProducerOutstanding Variety Sketch Series“Sat

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Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorDozens of 2020 Primetime Emmy nominees are celebrating their first-ever nods. They include Cate Blanchett for her work in Mrs.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeOf all the major Primetime Emmy categories, the competition program field has been the most in need of a shakeup. This is a not-so-amazing race that rarely changes — although this year, ironically, “The Amazing Race” won’t be a part of it.For the first time since the category launched in 2003, “The Amazing Race” — which won the competition series Emmy 10 times — won’t be among the nominees, as it didn’t air during the eligibility period.