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Medical Drama ‘Doc’ Lands Series Order at Fox
Fox has handed out its first series pickup for a new live-action show for the 2023-24 season. The broadcast network has given a straight-to-series order to Doc, a medical drama based on an Italian format. The show centers on the Dr. Amy Elias — chief of internal and family medicine at a Minneapolis hospital, who’s also […]
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‘Accused,’ ‘Alert: Missing Persons Unit’ Renewed at Fox
Fox is beefing up its scripted series roster for the 2023-24 season. The network has renewed first-year dramas Accused and Alert: Missing Persons Unit for second seasons. The two shows, which bowed in January, have found decent-sized audiences and get substantial viewing on streaming platforms. Alert will also have a new showrunner in season two, […]
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Fox Renews Dan Harmon’s ‘Krapopolis’ for Third Season Ahead of Its Season 1 Premiere
Krapopolis is back for a third season — before its first one even premiered. Dan Harmon’s animated comedy has been renewed for season three, Fox Entertainment announced at London Screenings. The Emmy winner’s newest project will make its series debut during the 2023-24 season. Propelled by early fan response, Krapopolis was previously renewed for season […]
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‘The Resident,’ ‘Burn Notice’ Creators Team for Fox Crime Show
Two veteran producers with ties to Fox are teaming up for a drama project at the broadcast network. The Resident co-creator and executive producer Amy Holden Jones and Matt Nix (Burn Notice) — who just signed a broadcast direct deal with Fox — are behind Archie & Pete, a buddy-cop drama whose logline reads a bit […]
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Fox Entertainment Head on Staying Lean As Big Companies Cut: “Part of Our Sales Pitch”
Media conglomerates have engaged in a wave of un-renewals and other cutbacks as economic headwinds and the realities of going on a streaming bender have hit home. That hasn’t been the case, however, at Fox, which after separating from its former in-house studio, 20th Television, in the 2018 Disney deal has maintained a purposefully smaller […]
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‘Starsky & Hutch’ Remake in the Works at Fox (Exclusive)
Fire up the Gran Torino: An update of the 1970s cop show Starsky & Hutch is in the offing. Fox is developing the project, which will be feature two female characters in the title roles, via its script-to-series model. Fox Entertainment president Michael Thorn told The Hollywood Reporter he expects to have at least two […]
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Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson Inks Broadcast Deal With Fox
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has found a new TV partner for his G-Unit Film & Television company. The rapper and producer has signed a non-exclusive, broadcast direct deal with Fox. As part of the deal, Jackson and G-Unit will develop scripted series, both live-action and animated, for the network. The broadcaster will own any series […]
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Broadcast TV Pilots 2023: The Complete Guide
If broadcast Pilot Season is any indicator, the Peak TV numbers are in for a rude awakening. A decade ago, ABC, CBS, The CW, Fox and NBC collectively ordered an eye-popping 98 comedies and dramas during Pilot Season 2013. That figure, the most since THR began tracking overall volume in 2012, is now considered a […]
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‘The Cleaning Lady’ Renewed for Third Season at Fox With New Showrunner
The Cleaning Lady will remain on call at Fox. The network has renewed its drama series for a third season. The pickup for the series, produced by Warner Bros. Television and Fox Entertainment, comes seven weeks after The Cleaning Lady wrapped its 12-episode second season. Season three will also bring a new co-showrunner to The […]
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Tom Brady Says His NFL Career Is Over: “I’m Retiring, For Good”
NFL legend Tom Brady says his playing career is over. For real this time. In a video posted to his social channels Wednesday morning, Brady cut right to the chase: “I’m retiring, for good.” “I know the process was a pretty big deal last time, so when I woke up this morning, I figured I’d […]
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‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Family Guy’ and ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Nab Two Season Renewals at Fox
Fox is solidifying the future of its core animated comedies. The broadcast network has handed out two season renewals for The Simpsons, Family Guy and Bob’s Burgers. All three of Fox’s long-running Sunday staples are now owned by Disney following the Mouse House’s $72.3 billion deal a few years ago that included assets including studio […]
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FTX Bankruptcy: Comcast, Fox, CAA, Netflix Listed as Creditors to Crypto Firm
The bankruptcy of crypto firm FTX could lead a bevy of companies with ties to Hollywood out in the cold. Unsealed court filings released Thursday list the corporate creditors of the Sam Bankman-Fried founded crypto firm, and they include many blue chip companies in the technology and media sectors. Among the creditors are Comcast, the owner of […]
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