Upfront & NewFront 2021 Schedules: Broadcast, Cable & Podcast Companies Set Virtual Lineups

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeCBS is feasting on franchises this fall, unveiling a lineup with three new hour-longs — all extensions of popular Eye drama brands — and one new comedy.

Twitter yesterday (May 18).The #SGDQ2021 schedule is now live!Runners, you should be receiving an email by 8PM EDT tomorrow containing further time sensitive directions.

Idris Elba will fight for his survival against the King of the Jungle in his new movie “Beast,” set for release next summer.Universal has set an August 19, 2022 release for “Beast,” which is directed by Baltasar Kormákur and finds Elba on a trip to South Africa, only for he and his two teenage daughters to be hunted by a massive rogue lion intent on proving that the savanna has but one apex predator. And it’s got a dope tagline too: Sometimes the rustle in the bushes actually is a monster.Idris

Former A+E Networks exec Andrew Kuo and ex-New York Times exec Kareem Rahma have launched a podcast company to increase stories by and about people of color in the audio sector.

EXCLUSIVE: The Volume, the podcast network founded by Colin Cowherd, has tapped Logan Swaim as its head of content.

Fox has announced its schedule for the upcoming Fall 2021 season and the network also announced some renewals of fan-favorite shows!

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Joe Otterson TV ReporterA “Bridgerton” spinoff about a young Queen Charlotte has been ordered to series at Netflix.Along with delving into the origin story of Queen Charlotte, the limited series will also follow young Violet Bridgerton and Lady Danbury.

NBC has announced its upcoming Fall 2021 schedule and there will be some changes to the lineup that you know and love.

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicIn the 24 hours since Wednesday’s real-time implosion of the Joe Budden Podcast, during which the host of the popular twice-weekly show fired his longtime cohosts Rory Farrell and Jamil ‘Mal’ Clay (or Rory and Mal, as they’re known colloquially) in the wake of a pay and “accounting” dispute, PTSD has subsided and it got me thinking: What would Howard Stern do?It feels an apt comparison.

After gaining instant popularity following its premiere last fall, Netflix and Legendary’s Enola Holmes are moving forward with a sequel as they have begun development on the next installment with Millie Bobby Brown and Henry Cavill set to reprise their roles as Enola and Sherlock Holmes. Harry Bradbeer is returning to direct and Jack Thorne, who penned the first, will write the script for the sequel.

After a weird but successful campaign amid the Covid pandemic last year, the NFL released its full 2021 schedule today. It’s the first one to include the newly added 18th regular-season game for all 32 teams.

NBC will broadcast the holiday musical event Annie Live!, with Robert Greenblatt as executive producer along with Neil Meron, who has served as executive producer on such NBC’s live musicals The Sound of Music Live! and Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.

Black-ish star Marsai Martin is leading a scripted podcast remake of YA novel Free to Fall – the first project for fledgling podcast company Scripty.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNow hear this: The 2021 Tribeca Festival announced its inaugural official podcast selections and special events, the first time a major fest is welcoming podcasts into its lineup.The first Tribeca Podcasts lineup features world premieres of 12 fiction and nonfiction podcasts from emerging creators (listed below), as well as panel discussions and other special events.The festival’s 20th anniversary celebration will take place June 9-20 across New York City — the

Actor Timothée Chalamet and singer-songwriter Billie Eilish will co-chair this year’s Met Gala along with tennis champ Naomi Osaka and poet Amanda Gorman, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today. The event is set for Monday, Sept. 13, pending government Covid guidelines.

Another 90 Day Fiancé baby? Elizabeth Potthast and Andrei Castravet are “definitely” considering whether they should expand their family of three.

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Yves Saint Laurent pulled out all the stops with the fashion house’s 2021 Women’s Winter fashion show.

EXCLUSIVE: Casey Hammer, granddaughter of Armand Hammer and aunt of Armie Hammer, is set to reveal the family’s secrets in a limited documentary series.