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Dua Lipa’s virtual event was huge!

Fans of Netflix's hit Spanish crime drama Money Heist will have more to look forward to after the show concludes its fifth and final season in 2021. Netflix said Tuesday that it has greenlit a 12-episode first season of an all-new Korean version of Money Heist (La casa de papel), which is expected to go into production sometime next year.

Dua Lipa‘s recent ‘Studio 2054’ virtual performance has broken online livestream records with over five million views.The online gig garnered five million not-yet-final views, including over 1.9 million unique log-ins from China, 95,000 from India and 263,264 tickets sold across the regular ticketing platforms.The star-studded event included guest appearances from Miley Cyrus, Elton John, Kylie Minogue, FKA Twigs and more.“I am BEYOND excited to let you know that Studio 2054 had over 5 MILLION

Over the past several years, a lot more attention has been paid to how Hollywood casts LGBTQ+ characters in films and TV projects. In years past, it was common for straight actors to play gay characters and be praised for their “brave” career choices.

, Sumit's mom, Sahna — who has been fiercely against their marriage due to their 29-year age difference — emotionally blackmailed her son into backing out of the marriage plans.During an intense confrontation, 32-year-old Sumit told his mom and his dad, Anil, of his plans to marry 61-year-old Jenny. The couple needed to tie the knot quickly, as Jenny's visa to stay in India was set to expire soon.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Channel 5 announces Season 2 of “All Creatures Great and Small,” BAFTA backs Indian talent, CJ ENM commissions format deals for “I Can See Your Voice” and Newen hires a new distribution executive.Channel 5 in the U.K. has commissioned a second season of its hit period drama “All Creatures Great and Small,” including six new episodes and a Christmas special.

CNN reported.Narottam Mishra, the minister of home affairs in the government of Madhya Pradesh state, said Saturday that he had “asked the police to examine this controversial content.”“This has extremely objectionable content which hurts the sentiments of people of a particular religion,” Mishra wrote on Twitter.“I have requested authorities to examine why, and with what intentions this program and this theme has been restarted on [streaming] platforms.”Gaurav Tiwari, who is a Hindu nationalist

Naman Ramachandran In today’s bulletin, “Line of Duty” wraps filming; ViacomCBS and Morena team on “The Kellys”; Netflix is set to change its Spanish billing system; Woodcut and Spark merge; DAZN buys key soccer rights; and Berlin sets Shooting Stars jury.Jed Mercurio‘s hit police procedural “Line of Duty” has completed shooting its sixth season, complying with U.K. government COVID-19 protocols, and will debut on the BBC in 2021.Kelly Macdonald (“Giri/Haji”) is the next guest series lead.

Peter White Television EditorFormer ESPN star Jemele Hill is moving into scripted television and has teamed with Gabrielle Union to develop a half-hour comedy series about Black women with financial independence.New Money, which is based on a story from Hill and The Undefeated journalist Kelley Carter, who run Lodge Freeway Media, is in development at Showtime.The series is produced by Union’s I’ll Have Another Productions and Sony Pictures TV, where Union’s firm is under a first look deal.Being

Peggy Jo, the upcoming true-crime love story starring Lily James, has sold out internationally for HanWay Films.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorHanWay Films has closed a string of international pre-sales on Phillip Noyce’s true-crime love story Peggy Jo, which is set to star Lily James.Universal Pictures Content Group has picked up the movie for Benelux, German speaking Europe, Italy, Portugal, Scandinavia, Turkey, UK, Bulgaria, former Yugoslavia, Czech & Slovak Republics, Hungary, Poland, Romania, CIS, Baltics, Israel, West Indies, South Africa, Hong Kong, Indian subcontinent, Indonesia, Malaysia,

A Washington restaurant known for its generosity has been able to survive the coronavirus pandemic because of other people’s kindness.  Like many small businesses, Sakina Halal Grill has been hit hard by the pandemic.The high-end Pakistani-Indian restaurant has had to close several times, but even when it would reopen, business was slow, owner Kazi Mannan told WJLA last week.

French television festival Series Mania has pushed back its 2021 event from mid-March to late May-early June amid concerns the ongoing coronavirus pandemic will restrict public events and international travel. Series Mania 2021, originally scheduled for March 19-27, will now be held in Lille, France from May 28 to June 5.

Kamala Harris made history several times over in being projected the next vice president of the United States. Her parents emigrated to the U.S.

Andreas Wiseman, Jake Kanter Stephen Garrett’s Character 7 Options Thriller NovelsCharacter 7, whose founder Stephen Garrett (pictured) executive-produced thrillers The Night Manager and Spooks,  and is one of the producers behind current HBO drama The Undoing, has won rights to adapt Holly Watt’s thriller novels To The Lions and The Dead Line, which follow the life and adventures of globetrotting investigative journalist Casey Benedict.

Series Mania, one of Europe’s biggest and most prestigious TV festivals, has pushed back its 2021 edition by two months, setting new dates of May 28 to June 5.Remaining in Lille, northern France, the event’s industry centerpiece, the Series Mania Forum, will be held at the Lille Grand Palais over June 1-3.Series Mania was originally slated to run over March 19-27 next year.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Historian William Dalrymple and journalist Anita Anand’s well-received history book Koh-i-Noor: The History Of The World’s Most Infamous Diamond has been optioned for a TV drama series adaptation by Paris, LA and Mumbai-based producers 185 Carat Films.The book charts the winding true story of the Indian diamond, the 27th largest in the world, which is currently part of the British Crown Jewels.