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The Wakeup A24 adds life to fall theatrical slate
Hacks Creators on Their Wild Ride: 'Every Season is a Miracle' Heart surgery to strikes: Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello share how they pulled off their latest run and the state of TV sitcoms today. Plus: Katey talks to Maya Rudolph!
🎧 Pray for Paramount. And the Movies The state of play for the storied studio as box office hits the skids. And let's not even start on TV . . .
IP Dependence is Not the Problem. It's the Answer The data is clear that people love pre-sold ideas more than originals
Chronicling Bob Chapek's Signature Disaster on YouTube Richard Rushfield talks to Jenny Nicholson, whose blistering four-hour saga questions Disney's bet on theme parks. Plus: The downturn is official, and the Ellison moment
Private Thoughts of an Anonymous High-Level Development Exec What’s sending 'shockwaves' through town, the new budget norm, and the comedy 'conundrum': 'If there's one element that scares the networks away . . .'
First-Look Deals: How Much, Who's Getting Them and Why Lawyers and execs on the new tricky replacement for overalls. Says one: 'They're the worst of all worlds'
Andrew Jarecki, James Carville, Matt Tyrnauer to Headline All-Star Ankler x Thom Powers ‘Documentary Spotlight’ Event The June 9th FYC program in L.A. will also include Alex Gibney, Lisa Henson, Fisher Stevens and Prentice Penny
'Appalling,' 'Untenable': Inside the U.K.'s Diversity Disaster Backlash as a struggling market, U.S. right-wing influence, put TV's DEI jobs under pressure
MAYPOCALYPSE! Richard Rushfield asks: Now do you mo-fos believe me!?
🎧 Are You a Showbiz Clown or Monkey? Or third option: Are you the 60-year-old wearing Supreme?
🎧 Prestige Junkie podcast: Cannes' hot hand; Maya Rudolph in conversation
📸 Todd on the Town Nolan Brothers, Ripley, SVU