Music sensation Morgan Wade has joined the cast of Dutton Ranch in a recurring role, marking her acting debut. Wade will play Carol, a bartender at the local watering hole in Rio Paloma, Texas, who sees all. Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly return as the indomitable Rip Wheeler and Beth Dutton in Dutton Ranch, premiering […]
After an all-time high of 599 scripted series produced in the US in 2022, the decline reached a 14 per cent fall in 2023. France, which has been praised for its funding public system and its ‘cultural exception’, is now at a similar tipping point. “Producers have become the unwilling bankers of their own industry,” […]
Paramount+ has announced that The Madison = has been renewed for a third season. The news follows a stellar debut for the Taylor Sheridan original series, which launched on March 14th to 8 million global views for its premiere episode in its first 10 days on Paramount+. The show is Sheridan’s most-watched debut ever and […]
Dan Stevens will join the second season of Dexter: Resurrection in a series regular role. He will play ‘The Five Borough Killer’, a serial killer who, much like Zodiac, taunts the police with phone calls threatening the murder of innocent citizens. When he follows through with the atrocious deeds… the city and the police are terrorised. In addition to Stevens’ casting, […]
Debut data from Ampere’s new Streaming Advertising Analytics service (US) shows that major streamers are using different strategies for ad delivery for movies and TV series. Movies deliver longer, uninterrupted viewing, while episodic TV supports higher ad frequency through natural breakpoints and binge viewing. The findings highlight how platforms are matching ad delivery with content […]
Over 1,000 Hollywood names have released an open letter expressing “unequivocal opposition” to Paramount‘s acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD). Released by a collection of organisations including Norm Eisen’s Democracy Defenders Fund and Jane Fonda’s Committee for the First Amendment, the letter is signed by the likes of Hollywood actors Bryan Cranston, Glenn Close, Ben […]
Paramount+ has announced that Meet the Fishers (w/t), a new reality docusoap following one of Britain’s most viral families. Rising to fame on social media in 2022, Big John and his family captured the nation’s attention with his Chinese takeaway orders, his now famous catchphrase “Bosh!” and the family’s infectious energy. The series will follow […]
Hoyywood actor and Golden Globe Winner Uma Thurman will return for season 2 of Dexter: Resurrection on Paramount+. Thurman will reprise her role as ‘Charley,’ the former Special Ops officer who served as Leon Prater’s right-hand woman. Last season, after discovering Prater’s betrayal, Charley parted ways with the twisted billionaire and fled the city. From […]
Paramount+ has announced that Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting, Emily in Paris), Luca Pasqualino (Rivals, The Musketeers) and Louisa Harland (Renegade Nell, Derry Girls) are set to lead the cast of The Day (w/t), a high-octane, eight-part heist thriller based on the 2018 Belgian series De Dag. The Day is a propulsive edge-of-your-seat thriller unfolding across a single, […]
Edgar Wright’s The Running Man, which was released last year, was a box-office flop. It didn’t hit the numbers it was supposed to, and it also struggled to make a profit. Since it’s moved to streaming platforms, however, it’s found its audience. The movie has done very well on Paramount+ and has even found its […]