More from Lesley Goldberg
How Networks and Streamers Are Prepping for a Potential Writers Strike
As the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers continue negotiating over a new contract, the prospect of a labor strike — the first for writers in 15 years — looms large. The guild has a wide-ranging set of priorities for the negotiations, ranging from higher minimum pay and expanded […]
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‘King of Collectibles’ Trailer Offers First Glimpse of Star-Studded Hobby (Exclusive)
On April 28, Netflix will take viewers inside the world of rare sports cards and collectibles with one of the industry’s best-known experts: Ken Goldin. Goldin and his team at Goldin Auctions will be the centerpiece of the newest transactional TV series, King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch, a six-episode, half-hour series that offers a […]
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Batter Up! The Voice of the Dodgers on the Start of a New Baseball Season
Welcome to the 208th episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast. Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as […]
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Amazon Recruits Former Marvel Bigwig in Push for Comic Book Films, TV Series
Amazon has recruited one of Marvel’s former bigwigs as the streamer plans a greater focus on comic book films and TV series. Joe Quesada, the former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief and ex-Marvel Entertainment chief creative officer, has signed an exclusive first-look film and television deal with the retail giant. Under the deal, Quesada will focus on […]
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Lou Gehrig Series From Lorne Michaels in the Works at Apple (Exclusive)
Apple is turning its lens on the Iron Horse. The iPhone maker/streamer is teaming with Universal Television and Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video to adapt author Jonathan Eig’s book, Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig, as a scripted television series, sources say. Dan Kay (the upcoming Spider & Jessie) is on board to […]
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‘The Night Agent’ Earns Speedy Season 2 Renewal at Netflix
The Night Agent is back on the job at Netflix. The streaming giant has handed out a swift second-season renewal to the drama from Sony Pictures Television and showrunner Shawn Ryan. The Gabriel Basso starrer debuted Thursday and immediately reached No. 1 on Netflix’s English TV list with more than 168 million hours watched, making […]
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‘Blue Bloods’ Renewed as Stars, Producers Take 25 Percent Pay Cut
The stars and producers of Blue Bloods are going to see less green. CBS has renewed the venerable cop drama for its 14th season after the cast and producers agreed to take what sources described as a 25 percent pay cut. Sources close to the Tom Selleck production say the stars and key producers all […]
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‘Grown-ish’ to End With Season 6 on Freeform
Kenya Barris’ –ish universe is coming to a close. Black-ish spinoff Grown-ish will end with its previously announced sixth season on Freeform. In making the announcement Wednesday, the Disney-owned basic cable network said the final season will be split into two parts, with the first half airing at a date to be determined this summer […]
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‘Man on Fire’ TV Adaptation Set at Netflix (Exclusive)
Fresh off its debut of The Night Agent, Netflix has ordered another action thriller series. The streaming giant has handed out a straight-to-series, eight-episode order for a TV adaptation of Man on Fire. The show is based on the first two of the five-book run in A.J. Quinnell’s series and follows a pair of features […]
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‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Showrunner Steps Down to Focus on Sequel ‘Testaments’ (Exclusive)
There’s a changing of the guard in the behind-the-scenes world of Gilead. The Handmaid’s Tale showrunner Bruce Miller, who has steered Hulu’s Emmy-winning drama since its start, has handed over day-to-day oversight of the Elisabeth Moss series. Longtime writers and exec producers Eric Tuchman and Yahlin Chang have been named co-showrunners for the sixth and […]
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Disney Layoffs Hit TV Production, Acquisitions Departments
Layoffs have begun in Disney’s television divisions. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Monday’s layoffs focused production and acquisitions. Among the notable staffers let go Monday are Jayne Bieber, senior vp production at Freeform/Onyx Collective; Mark Levenstein, head of production and postproduction at Hulu; and Elizabeth Newman, head of Disney’s acquisitions department. Sources note Newman’s […]
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Jessica Chastain to Lead Apple Limited Series ‘The Savant’
Jessica Chastain is the latest A-lister to score her own show at Apple. The Oscar-winning The Eyes of Tammy Faye actress will star in The Savant, an eight-episode limited series inspired by a true story published by Cosmopolitan. While Apple is remaining mum on details, Andrea Stanley — who is attached as a consultant on […]
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