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Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticEvery time I watch a new show that’s ostensibly about high schoolers but stars thirty year-olds going through twentysomething drama, I wonder why there aren’t there more TV shows set in college. It’s a contained setting that allows for a cast as sprawling or tightknit as need be.

We recently learned that Manifest will be returning for a fourth and final season thanks to Netflix saving the show from cancellation.

Manifest was saved just a few months ago by Netflix, guaranteeing the series one final season on the streamer.

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Netflix has picked up "Manifest" for a fourth and final season 10 weeks after NBC canceled the drama. The streamer has also announced that this upcoming new season will consist of 20 episodes, which is more than any one season received on NBC.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVNetflix has picked up ‘Manifest’ for a fourth and final season 10 weeks after NBC canceled the drama.The streamer has also announced that this upcoming new season will consist of 20 episodes, which is more than any one season received on NBC.

The Witcher creator Lauren Schmidt Hissrich is expanding her relationship with Netflix with a multi-year overall deal. Under the pact, Schmidt Hissrich will write and produce scripted series content and other creative projects for the streaming giant. The deal was announced during Netflix’s TCA session Thursday.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Witcher” showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich has signed a multi-year overall deal with Netflix.Under the deal, Schmidt Hissrich will write and produce scripted series content and other creative projects for the streaming service.“I am so thrilled to have found my home at Netflix, and can’t wait to continue what’s been an incredibly fulfilling creative partnership,” Schmidt Hissrich said.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla “Power” universe creator-showrunner, writer and producer Courtney A. Kemp has entered a multi-year creative partnership with Netflix.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterNetflix and Shonda Rhimes are extending their creative relationship, inked in 2017, beyond television to feature films and gaming.Under the terms of the expanded deal, which encompasses Rhimes’ Shondaland Media and her longtime producing partner Betsy Beers, Netflix and Shondaland will exclusively produce, stream and distribute feature films in addition to potential gaming and virtual reality content.“When Ted and I decided to break the traditional network TV business

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNetflix head of global TV Bela Bajaria has picked her head of U.S./Canada scripted series, promoting longtime creative exec Peter Friedlander to the role.Brian Wright, Netflix’s head of overall deals who had overseen shows including “Stranger Things,” is leaving the company. Friedlander, most recently head of spectacle and event TV programming, is assuming oversight of the company’s partnerships with creative talent.

“Bridgerton” is getting a brand new spinoff focusing on one of the show’s most interesting characters.

The Incomparable! Netflix announced plans for a Bridgerton spinoff that explores young Queen Charlotte — with a focus on her love life.

A “Bridgerton” spinoff limited series based on the origins of Queen Charlotte has been ordered at Netflix. Per Netflix, “While the series will center on the rise and love life of a young Queen Charlotte, it will also tell the stories of young Violet Bridgerton and Lady Danbury.

Everyone is wondering about the future of Regé-Jean Page on Bridgerton.

Amazon‘s upcoming Lord of the Rings series is huge.

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Gold House, the nonprofit collective of Asian and Pacific Islander founders, creative voices and leaders, has unveiled its annual A100 List, honoring the most impactful Asians and Asian American & Pacific Islanders in culture.

EXCLUSIVE: Mongoose mania returns to South Africa’s Kalahari Desert as discovery+ unveils Meet The Meerkats, a series narrated by Emmy nominated actor Rob Delaney.

James Murdoch,Kevin Mayerand Bela Bajaria,Netflix's vp global television, are among the top executives joining the speaker lineup at APOS, Asia's influential media and entertainment industry conference. Run by regional consultancy Media Partners Asia, APOS is usually held at a high-end resort in Bali, Indonesia, but the event has pivoted over the past year to a series of online gatherings better suited to the restrictions of the pandemic era.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentBerlin Grand Jury Prize winner “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy,” Japanese writer-director Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s deft three-story reflection on chance, the legacy of love and the contrariness of erotic desire, has clinched further key territory sales for its sales agent M-Appeal World Sales.Fast on the footsteps of clinching the top Berlinale 2021 Silver Bear in March 5’s Berlin prize announcement, “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy” this week closed Spain