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Netflix is expanding its reality library with a sweet new addition. The streamer is moving forward with “The Golden Ticket,” an upcoming competition series that will be set in the world of Willy Wonka.

The series comes from Eureka Productions, which also produced “The Mole,” “Dating Around” and “TwentySomethings Austin.” Fittingly, contestants who find a golden ticket will have the chance to enter Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. But once the gates open, they’re not getting a tour. Instead, contestants will be asked to strategize and withstand a series of challenges unique to this wild environment The series promises to test contestants both mentally and physically and is being described in a press release as a “high-stakes social experiment.”

At the moment, it’s unclear how contestants will be able to obtain their golden tickets, though casting is now open. Both the series’ filming location and its premiere date will...

‘Wild Cards’ Lands Global Deals After Renewal

Canadian procedural Wild Cards has landed a raft of deals following its renewal in Canada at pubcaster CBC. The series, which stars Vanessa Morgan (Riverdale) and Giacomo Gianniotti (Grey’s Anatomy) as an unlikely ex-con and sardonic cop duo who team to solve crimes. Distributor Fifth Season has shopped a Season 1 and 2 package of the show, which is on The CW in the U.S., to Talpa TV (Netherlands), Star Life (Portugal), Mediaset España (Spain), TV Joj​ (Slovakia), Warner TV, NBCUniversal International Networks & Direct-to-Consumer (Africa), Now TV (Hong Kong), Wowow (Japan), Mediacorp TV (Singapore), Nine Network (Australia), Warner Bros. Discovery (New Zealand), and Yes and Hot (Israel). Season 1, which launched last year as CBC’s highest-rating new series in total audience terms, has gone to Play Media (Belgium), ProSiebenSat.1 (Germany), Disney in Bulgaria and the Middle East, and Quebecor Content...

Terry Crews has signed with CAA for representation.

Crews started his career as a professional linebacker and defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers and Washington Commanders before he retired from the NFL in 1997 and pursued acting.

His breakout role was in the 2004 comedy “White Chicks,” and since then he has starred in “Everybody Hates Chris,” “The Expendables” franchise, “Idiocracy” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” in which he portrayed the eccentric Lieutenant Terry Jeffords.

Crews is also seen as the host of “America’s Got Talent” for the past six seasons, and he also held hosting duties on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” and Netflix’s “Ultimate Beastmaster.”

His credits also include “Norbit,” “Balls of Fury,” “Street Kings,” “Get Smart,” “Bridesmaids,” “Blended,” “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,” “Sorry to Bother You,” “Sandy Wexler,” “Deadpool 2” and 2024’s “The Killer’s Game.” On the television side, he led the...

The Ats Team has tapped Workerbee’s Nicola Griffiths as SVP of production.

Griffiths, who was previously head of production at Workerbee, will be based between the production company and production services provider’s U.S., U.K. and Portuguese offices, reporting to The Ats Team’s managing director and COO Danny Sanz.

With expertise in securing tax credits, international distributions and managing budgets of up to £6 million, her focus will be supercharging Ats’s slate of original IP and developing international formats alongside development and production exec Shayna Waldman.

At Workerbee Griffiths was responsible for high-end unscripted programming including NBC’s “Hot Wheels,” Netflix’s “Bear Hunt” and Channel 4/HBO Max series “The Bridge.”

As well as working on its own IP, Ats is investing in its line production services, thanks to an extensive network of international TV production crews across North America, Southeast Asia, Europe and Australia, who...

Sable Ranch, a nearly 400-acre filming location in the Santa Clarita Valley that has hosted shoots for dozens of films and TV shows over the past five decades, including Sons of Anarchy, Swat, American Horror Story and the upcoming The Accountant 2, has been put up for sale.

The property, comprising the adjacent Rancho Maria and Sable Ranch lots, sits just off the 14 Freeway and Sand Canyon Rd near Coyote Canyon, and features a “Western Street” and multiple rustic facades that have been used for features, scripted and unscripted TV series and commercial shoots. In addition to its set buildings and canyon and grassland locations, it also features two on-site helicopter pads.

The ranches are touted two of six properties that are zoned as part of Santa Clarita’s Movie Ranch Overlay Zone (Moz), which allows for streamlined shoot permit process. “The Moz is a first of its kind special...

Streaming service Hulu is continuing its expansion into original comedy programming with the announcement of a new comedy special from up-and-coming comedian Chris Distefano. Titled “It’s Just Unfortunate,” the one-hour special was executive produced by late night host Jimmy Kimmel. Distefano joins several other prominent comedians who have recently brought their stand-up acts to Hulu, such as Jim Gaffigan, Bill Burr, and Jessica Kirson.

The new special marks Hulu’s latest effort to compete more directly with Netflix in the market for streaming comedy specials. Netflix has long led the way producing and distributing original comedy performances. However, Hulu has been steadily building up its own catalog through deals with comedians, producers, and comedy clubs. Distefano previously released his special “Speshy Weshy” on Netflix in 2022.

Distefano has worked as a comedian for over a decade, gaining experience on MTV shows and developing a large fanbase in New York City.

Hulu is continuing to double down on stand-up specials.

The streamer will air Chris Distefano’s third stand-up special as it ramps up its moves into comedy.

Distefano’s hour-long special – It’s Just Unfortunate – is exec produced by Jimmy Kimmel.

He joins the likes of Jim Gaffigan, Bill Burr, Ilana Glazer, Roy Wood Jr., Atsuko Okatsuka and Jessica Kirson, who are bringing their stand-up specials to the Disney-backed streamer as it looks to take on the likes of Netflix by aggressively moving into the genre.

Hulu has also licensed a number of specials from the likes of 800 Pound Gorilla, Comedy Dynamics, and Don’t Tell Comedy.

Last year, Distefano sold out Radio City Music Hall and the Theater at Madison Square Garden. He started his career on MTV’s Guy Code and Girl Code before starring in IFC’s Benders, co-hosting Netflix’s Ultimate Beastmaster and hosting Vice TV’s Super Maximum Retro Show.

Chris Distefano is bringing his comedy to Hulu.

His latest hour, which is being executive produced by Jimmy Kimmel, arrives as the streaming service makes an aggressive push into the stand-up arena, elbowing its way into an increasingly frothy market that’s been dominated by Netflix in recent years. It’s Just Unfortunate, as Distefano’s new special is titled, is his third, following previous hours Size 38 Waist and Speshy Weshy at Comedy Central and Netflix, respectively.

The Hulu stand-up initiative, which it’s dubbed “Hularious,” is set to kick off in earnest in November with a special from comedy vet Jim Gaffigan. From there, it will look to distinguish itself from rivals by dropping a new hour each month. “The mantra is very much quality over quantity,” Hulu’s head of scripted content Jordan Helman told THR of the platform’s curated approach. As part of its effort to...

Throughout reality TV history, fans of the genre have loved to debate things like the most bizarre shows. Similarly, reality show fans have debated which network had the best shows at any given time. For example, at one time, MTV had many fantastic reality shows, so it was the destination for fans of the genre.

Over the last several years, Netflix has released several films with movie stars and many great shows with A-list stars. Netflix has also notably released a slew of fantastic reality shows. With that in mind, it makes sense to look at which Netflix reality shows are the best.

What Makes Somebody Feed Phil One Of The Best Netflix Reality Shows? There Have Been 7 Seasons

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After creating Everybody Loves Raymond, Philip Rosenthal executive produced and wrote several episodes of the hit show. After reaching the heights of success in the television world,...

Netflix reality star Daniel Daggers had prior experience on a hit show before Buying London. The Parisian Agency: Exclusive Properties was highly rated, featuring Daniel Daggers. Daniel Daggers' real estate career began after an injury ended his sports aspirations.

For a long time, Netflix was known for original movies that starred big names and TV shows that were headlined by A-listers. Over time, however, having a Netflix subscription became a must for anyone who considers themselves to be a reality TV junkie.

After all, Netflix is the home of shows like Selling Sunset which show rich and gorgeous people moving incredibly expensive real estate. Netflix also became the place to watch a British show with the same concept, titled Buying London. What many Buying London fans don't realize is the show's star, Daniel Daggers, starred in a different Netflix reality show first.

This article will reveal what Netflix reality show...

In a post via Tudum, Netflix has detailed its upcoming roster of anime and other animated features that will hit the platform in the coming months. Among the comprehensive list is a new anime series set in a motorbiking cyberpunk world, which looks to be shaping up as a petrolhead Akira by way of Ghost in the Shell.

The streaming service describes Tokyo Override as such: "In AI-optimized Tokyo 100 years in the future, an orphan teenage hacker blends in until a favor for her only friend inadvertently draws her into a benevolent gang of outcast motorcyclists, uncovering the seemingly utopian citys sinister underbelly through a murder investigation linked to a drug syndicate."

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Brazilian mixed martial artist and professional boxer Anderson Silva has faced some of the toughest opponents in the business during his lengthy career in the octagon. However, fans were left surprised when Silva’s next opponent was teased to be none other than actor and former football player Terry Crews.

The Expendables star Terry Crews issues a challenge to Anderson Silva.

In a recent Instagram post, Crews was seen issuing a potential challenge to Silva for a bout that is scheduled to take place next month. Furthermore, with the speculation surrounding Silva’s retirement from the Mma scene, Crews could possibly be Silva’s final opponent in the ring, as the two men also share a history. Here is how fans are feeling about the sudden announcement of Terry Crews vs Anderson Silva.

Terry Crews Calls Out Anderson Silva To a Potential Mma Fight in Brazil

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Cm Punk is back! Well, almost.

Aew confirmed via Twitter on Wednesday that the former Aew World Champion will make his much anticipated return at the inaugural Aew: Collision wrestling show in his hometown of Chicago on Saturday, June 17 (airing on TNT at 8/7c).

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Punk has been off Aew television since last September, when he was involved in a...

Exclusive: The partners of Vital Artists Agency, the unscripted-focused talent agency formed during the pandemic, are going their separate ways.

Deadline understands that there are a number of changes involving the company, which was founded in late 2020 by Rebel Entertainment partners senior unscripted agents Cal Boyington, Phil Irven and April Yuan after the retirement of their former boss Richard Lawrence.

The company has represented the likes of Valerie Chow, exec producer of The Great American Recipe, Moira Noriega, series producer of Netflix’s Ultimate Beastmaster and Vivian Payton, who has worked on series such as Love & Hip Hop: Miami and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion as well as production companies Sunwise Media, Empty Quarter Studios and Dola Media.

Boyington, who previously worked at ICM Partners and Paradigm Talent Agency, will take sole ownership of the Vital name, trademark, and logo.

Irven will leave to form a new company...

Emmy Russ is among rookie cast members for The Challenge: Ride or Dies season. Pic credit: MTV

With Emmy Russ on The Challenge Season 38, viewers will see if the rookie competitor has what it takes to make it through Tj Lavin’s intense season.

Emmy makes her debut as part of The Challenge: Ride or Dies, where every cast member teams up with someone they have strong ties with.

Luckily for the rookie, she’ll have a somewhat seasoned vet teaming up with her for the competition.

She also brings a lot of previous experience on reality television to MTV’s show, competing in several different game shows beforehand.

However, will she be able to grind through the daily challenges, eliminations, and politics involved in winning The Challenge?

Here are more details about Emmy and where to find her on social media, including Instagram.

Who is Emmy Russ on The Challenge: Ride or Dies?...

Former winner Laurel Stucky is amongst returning cast members in The Challenge: Ride or Dies. Pic credit: MTV

MTV’s The Challenge is back for Season 38, with the title Ride or Dies, as cast members enter the game paired up with a close friend, family member, or ally from the show.

A total of 34 competitors will participate in the season, including returning favorites such as seven-time champion Johnny Bananas, three-time champion Jordan Wiseley, and former champions Laurel Stucky and Turabi “Turbo” Camkiran.

Rookies will be part of the game, including Big Brother’s Tommy Bracco and Analyse Talavera, Love Island’s Olivia Kaiser, and Are You the One? star Nurys Mateo.

Each of these cast members partners with a specific teammate they’ll have to work with through daily challenges, eliminations, and the game’s politics to try to win their share of a million dollars in prize money.

A wave of zombies is about to descend on the still-frothy world of Nft hype.

For its long-running flagship drama “The Walking Dead,” AMC Networks is taking a big swing at the ongoing mania for nonfungible tokens — with a multiyear Nft strategy aimed at keeping the undead franchise alive long after the show leaves TV.

AMC has teamed with Nft creative studio startup Orange Comet, which is serving as producer and marketplace for broad array of “Twd” Nft content.

The custom NFTs will be released in multiple drops, with the first taking place on Sunday, Feb. 20, at 1 p.m. Et to coincide with the premiere of Part 2 of 3 of “The Walking Dead’s” expanded final season, airing that evening at 9 p.m. Et on AMC.

The initial collection includes 10,000 generative art pieces, priced at $50 each, featuring iconic past and current characters from “The Walking Dead.” The drop also includes 750 original...

The Best in the World is back!

Cm Punk, a two-time WWE champion, made his anticipated return to wrestling after seven years in retirement on Friday’s episode of TNT’s Aew Rampage.

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Fans didn’t have to wait long to see Punk. The beloved wrestler kicked off the hour, making an emotional walk to the ring and greeting fans along the way.

Exclusive: Comedian Chris Distefano is playing pub landlord in the buzziest at-home bars on the block in a new series for TruTV: Distefano is hosting Backyard Bar Wars, a home renovation series for the WarnerMedia cable network.

The series will pit two neighbors against each other in a backyard build-off to create their own bar. Based on the rising trend of DIY bars, the series is a send-up of the classic home reno show with self-described “unhandy-man” Distefano roasting the builders as they put up their creations.

Backyard Bar Wars comes from 44 Blue Productions, a Red Arrow Studios company, behind Netflix’s Jailbirds, A&e’s Walhburgers and Animal Planet’s Pit Bulls and Parolees. The showrunner is Reno Camozzi, who exec produced Flip or Flop Nashville and has worked on series including Treehouse Masters and Food Court Wars. It is exec produced by Stephanie Noonan Drachkovitch, David Hale and Dan Snook.

Another big battle for a lot of money will get underway on MTV very soon.

The cabler has announced The Challenge: Double Agents -- the 36th season -- will hit the air December 9.

It has also been announced that the series will be reverting to a partner format, and features 30 of the biggest reality TV stars from all over the world.

They are competing for $1 million in total prize money.

MTV has also announced there will be returning veterans who we haven't seen in a few years, including Darrell Taylor, Theresa Jones, and Devin Walker.

But it wouldn't be a new season of The Challenge without some new faces, and there are a lot of them.

Additionally, MTV is launching an official podcast, which will launch Thursday, December 10 through the iHeartPodcast Network.

Tori Deal and Aneesa will host each episode and will relive some of the biggest moments in Challenge history.

After a 35th season that put its contestants in a post-apocalyptic style bunker, there was no way a global pandemic was going to stop “The Challenge.”

The 36th season, subtitled “Double Agents” and shot on location in Iceland under Covid-safe guidelines, will premiere Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. on MTV, the cabler announced Thursday.

Additionally, MTV announced a “meet the cast” sneak peek special episode, “MTV’s The Challenge: Double Agents Declassified,” airing Dec. 7 at 8 p.m., and that the official “Challenge” podcast through a partnership with iHeartPodcast Network will launch Dec. 10.

“The Challenge: Double Agents” is a partner-format season consisting of 19 episodes in which 30 of players from “The Challenge” history as well as some other reality competition series such as “Survivor,” “Big Brother” and even “America’s Got Talent” compete for their share of a $1 million prize.

This season will feature “Challenge” veteran Chris “Ct” Tamburello, who is the longest-leading vet on the season,...

Amateur sports competition shows are part intense athletics and part corny game show but usually tremendously entertaining. The Titan Games, The Challenge, Ultimate Beastmaster and American Ninja Warrior, all featuring challenging obstacle courses, have proved to be popular, particularly during the pandemic, when sports were on hold. But are these shows good for women? Do they exalt their athletic prowess, redefining popular notions of women’s capabilities, or do they perpetuate condescending stereotypes, giving women a demeaning pat on the head and plastic participation trophy?

Here’s why it matters. Popular culture has the power to amplify disparity or extinguish it, and TV ...

A new trailer for Netflix’s “Rhythm + Flow,” the streamer’s first music competition series, shows judges Cardi B, Chance the Rapper and Tip “T.I.” Harris scouring for undiscovered talent in major cities Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta and Chicago.

The 10-episode series, which will be released over a period of three weeks — The Auditions (episodes one through four); Cyphers, Rap Battles and Music Videos (episodes five through seven) and Samples, Collaborations and Finale (episodes eight through 10)– officially launches on Oct. 9.

The series will feature guests appearances from Snoop Dogg, Quavo, Fat Joe, Anderson .Paak, Royce da 5’9,” Nipsey Hussle, Big Boi, Killer Mike, Twista, Lupe Fiasco, Jadakiss, Ebro, Miguel, Teyana Taylor, Jhené Aiko, Tory Lanez, Ty Dolla $ign, DJ Khaled, Smack, King Los, Sounwave, Hit-Boy, London on da Track, Tay Keith, Denaro Love, Off-the-Wall, Kal Banx, G-Dav, John Legend, DJ Hed, DJ Oreo, DJ Scratch, DJ Holiday, Charm La’Donna and Adam Blackstone.

Live Pd producer Big Fish Entertainment is preparing to do battle in the competition arena with a number of projects including a sports combat series with Sylvester Stallone. This comes ahead of the launch of A&e series America’s Top Dog and as the “controlled chaos” of its biggest franchise Live Pd returns for a fourth season.

Big Fish founder and president Dan Cesareo outlined the company’s plans in an interview with Deadline and discussed its ongoing strategy for the smash hit A&e police format, new Cmt series Sweet Jesus and its long-running Black Ink Crew franchise.

Cesareo recently brought a project to market featuring Rambo star Stallone, who also previously fronted Netflix’s first major move into the non-scripted genre with Ultimate Beastmaster. We’re working with Sylvester Stallone and we’re shopping that [project] right now. It is in the sports combat space and it’s getting a response from buyers.

A multifaceted and tenacious talent 20 years into his screen career, Terry Crews has always defied the efforts of others to put him in a certain box. A former NFL player who moved to Los Angeles in 1997 to pursue acting, Crews built a career with a specific mission in mind. “I wanted people to see me, and see what was possible,” the actor says. “I’m telling you man, it took a long time to get here. I’m 50 years old, and now I’ve actually changed the way people could see people like me.”

When Crews came to Hollywood, he knew he looked like no one he’d seen on screen. And as a tall, muscular and athletic individual, typecasting was a force with which to contend. “It’s one of those things where everyone tells you the right way to go. So many people tried to put me into action movies.

Terry Crews is anything but predictable. Whether he’s bouncing between disparate roles in “The Newsroom” and “Arrested Development” or inviting you to interview him from the “America’s Got Talent” makeup room while he’s getting his head shaved, the former NFL linebacker turned SAG Award-nominated actor is always, always, always pushing himself to try something new.

“I have a rule: I only do what I love,” Crews told IndieWire. “I’ve turned down crazy money for commercials and things that I don’t want to represent. It’s just I only do what I like, and that’s it.”

Knowing the entertainment industry is a fickle business, Crews has spread the love around, from action franchises, long-running TV series, weird indies, memorable commercials, his own video game, and much, much more. But his latest passion lies in yet another unexpected space: How did Terry Crews go from “Brooklyn Nine-Nine...

The big money going into drama means scripted grabs all the headlines in TV these days, but under the radar there’s a surprising amount of innovation going on within unscripted entertainment, too.

At first glance, it seems like little has changed in that genre, as the list of top formats is familiar. Franchises such as “Dancing With the Stars,” “Survivor,” “American Idol” and “Got Talent” still draw in millions of live viewers around the world, despite each being well over a decade old. In the U.K., the latest installment of the country’s most-popular format, “I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here,” was its most-watched ever — in its 18th season — and will debut in France later this year.

For many broadcasters, these tentpole shows remain reassuringly popular at a time when their business is being disrupted by the streamers. “The big brands are still attracting big audiences,...

Sock it to me! Netflix will pay tribute to NBC’s seminal sketch comedy series Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In with Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate. The special celebration will be taped March 8 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood with original cast member Lily Tomlin performing and the show’s legendary director-producer George Schlatter in attendance.

The evening will mark the iconic series’ 50th anniversary with homages and modern takes on quintessential sketches and acts from the original series. Tomlin will reprise her memorable characters Edith Ann — she of the oversized rocking chair — and snorting phone operator Ernestine. Joining Tomlin for the tribute will be star-studded lineup of comedians, actors and musicians including Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish, Neil Patrick Harris, Taye Diggs, Michael Douglas, Jay Leno, Rita Moreno, Rita Wilson, JoAnne Worley, Maria Bamford, Margaret Cho, Ron Funches, Brad Garrett, Nikki Glaser, Lisa Ann Walter, Bobby Moynihan, Cheri Oteri, Rob Riggle,...

Still looking for the latest and greatest movie, TV series or book to finish before the year is out? Why not ask the folks behind Hollywood’s favorite hits, what they’re reading and viewing this 2018. We reached out to the stars and creators behind the things you love (including Barry Jenkins, Steven Canals and Dan Levy) to find out a few of their favorite things from this past year.

Bradley Cooper (“A Star Is Born”)

Movie: “Roma,” “Green Book”

“I loved ‘Roma.’ I just saw ‘Green Book.’ I loved that. I haven’t seen much but those were great.”

Henry Golding (“Crazy Rich Asians”)

Movie: “Sicario: Day of the Soldado”

“‘Sicario 1’ was phenomenal. ‘Sicario 2’ was even better. Benicio Del Toro can do no wrong in my eyes.”

TV Show: “The Bodyguard”

“I’ve been really enjoying ‘The Bodyguard.’ We sat on the couch and watched it and were riveted from episode one onward.

Chris Distefano is expanding his relationship with Comedy Central, signing a comprehensive overall deal with exclusive on- and off-camera services, as well as a first look at content created/developed for any platform. The pact encompasses several projects already in development, including a new hour-long stand-up special, an animated series, an unscripted series, and the continuation of Comedy Central’s Friday night interstitial series Stupid Questions with Chris Distefano.

“Chris strikes the perfect balance of Brooklyn-born edge and nice-guy charm,” said Sarah Babineau and Jonas Larsen, EVPs and Co-Heads of Talent and Development, Comedy Central. “He’s razor-sharp, magnetic, and relatable — key to success on all platforms — so we couldn’t be more excited to enter into this deal with him.”

External to the deal, upcoming Distefano/Comedy Central projects already in development include a weekly podcast greenlit straight to series, as part of an expansion of Comedy Central’s Global Podcast Network,...

Comedian Chris Distefano has signed an exclusive overall deal at Comedy Central, extending his relationship with the cable network.

The deal will have Distefano create and develop content across platforms and encompasses a number of projects already in the works, including a new one-hour stand-up special, an animated series, an unscripted show and the continuation of Stupid Questions With Chris Distefano, an interstitial series that runs Friday nights.

Distefano (IFC's Benders, Netflix's Ultimate Beastmaster) is already at work on a weekly podcast for Comedy Central (which was ordered straight to series) and will be featured in a stand-up special, Chris ...

Cardi B continues to take over the entertainment world, and now, the chart-topper can add reality television judge to her resume.

Cardi B will serve as a judge on Netflix’s upcoming hip-hop music competition series “Rhythm + Flow,” along with T.I. and Chance the Rapper. They will be joined by additional artists and industry veterans throughout the show.

With the three big names signing on, Netflix has officially given the show the green light, after putting the project into development more than a year ago.

Cardi B, T.I., and Chance the Rapper aren’t the only A-listers involved. Newly minted Egot winner John Legend, Mike Jackson, and Ty Stiklorius will serve as an executive producer through Get Lifted Film Company, along with former NBC chairman Jeff Gaspin of Gaspin Media, Jesse Collins for Jesse Collins Entertainment, Nikki Boella, Jeff Pollack, Cardi B, Chance the Rapper, and T.I. It...

Netflix is remaking British reality hit The Circle in three international markets including the U.S., marking one of its biggest non-scripted entertainment bets since Ultimate Beastmaster.

The Svod platform has struck a major deal for the series, which is essentially Big Brother-meets-Catfish for a social media-obsessed audience, with All3Media’s Studio Lambert, producer of Undercover Boss and Gogglebox.

The announcement comes as the show finishes its debut season on Channel 4 in the UK this evening.

Created by Studio Lambert Creative Director Tim Harcourt, Netflix will remake the show initially in the U.S. with two other international adaptations to follow, a similar model to the obstacle course competition.

The Circle features a range of individuals from all walks of life competing in a popularity contest to win a prize of around £50,000. They will all live in one modern block but separately in individual apartments, interacting with...

Snatch star Vinnie Jones is set to star in the sequel to action thriller Vengeance alongside former WWE wrestler Stu Bennett.

Former professional soccer player Jones, who recently starred in ABC magic crime drama Deception, will play lead villain Sean Teague, a former elite special-forces operator turned rogue mercenary.

In the sequel, Teague is being chased by former special-forces soldier John Gold, played by Bennett, who recently hosted Netflix reality series Ultimate Beastmaster, after betraying the latter’s team on their final mission in Eastern Europe. Gold must fight off Teague’s team who are attempting to extract him, as well as a sniper seemingly hell-bent on killing Teague before he can be secured.

The original film was released theatrically earlier this month, as I Am Vengeance, through Saban Films and Lionsgate and will be released in the UK next month via Evolutionary Films. Ross Boyask is again writing and...

This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine’s daily What to Watch listings.

With nearly 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable, streaming and whatever “Mubi” is, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.

Below you’ll find Ozark and nine other season or series premieres, 10 finales (including Who Is America?) and more.

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Netflix is expanding its unscripted slate with three new series — comedy show The Fix with UK comedian Jimmy Carr, Katherine Ryan and D.L. Hughley. music performance series Westside and baking competition series Sugar Rush.

The Fix is described as the first comedy show in the world with the stated ambition to solve the world’s biggest problems. Through comedy. And experts. But mainly through comedy. In each episode Jimmy Carr, along with two permanent team captains – Katherine Ryan and D.L. Hughley – host guest comics and experts in taking one massive issue facing the world and attempting to solve it. The 10-episode series is produced by Embassy Row. Michael Davies and Andrew Westwell executive produce.

Westside follows a group of ambitious and talented young musicians spanning multiple genres, coming together to create an original performance series at a Los Angeles nightclub. Following the artists in their complicated lives as they...

Netflix has greenlighted a third season of Ultimate Beastmaster, its international reality competition series. The nine-episode next round will feature more than 100 competitors from nine countries and a quartet of new hosts joining Tiki Barber, Anderson Silva and others. Each episode follows competitors taking their shot at running "The Beast," which the streamer calls “one of the most physically demanding obstacle courses ever devised.” A “Beastmaster” will be crowned…...

In case there’s any confusion over the matter, Danny Masterson is in every episode of “The Ranch” Season 4. Despite a highly-publicized controversy that ended in the series regular being fired from Netflix’s Emmy-winning sitcom, that decision took place after filming had been completed on “Part 4.” The new episodes that were released Friday, December 15 are just like the first three seasons: Masterson, as the older brother, Jameson “Rooster” Bennett, is heavily integrated into every half-hour installment.

So fans have a choice to make: Watch “The Ranch” and try to overcome the building rage of watching an alleged rapist goof around or skip 10 episodes and pick the show back up once Masterson is gone for real.

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For many, this isn’t much of a choice. With so many truly excellent TV shows out there, “The Ranch” isn’t exactly at the top of many Netflix subscribers’ must-see list.

If you haven’t watched Netflix’s “A Christmas Prince” yet, then you’re missing out. It’s not that the movie is really all that good. It’s Ok, but we’ll get back to that in a second. What matters is that this fairy tale rom-com has helped Netflix begin its mission: to steal Christmas from cable networks.

While networks like Lifetime, Freeform, Up, and Ion have been cranking out some holiday rom-coms and programming, Hallmark is the undisputed leader of Christmas fare. The channel began its new original Christmas movies back in October, ruled over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend, and is still making a splash with yuletide movies like “The Christmas Train” and “Switched for Christmas.”

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Yet despite Hallmark’s apparent dominance, Netflix’s “A Christmas Prince” is the far buzzier name...

When “The X-Files” returned to Fox in January 2016 after lying dormant for years, no one was really quite sure what to expect. After all, sometimes when a beloved franchise dusts itself off for a new run of episodes, it works. But sometimes, the end result is best described as, well, dusty — which was the case with Season 10 (or, if you like, a special Fox “event series”), a mixed bag of episodes which reunited stars Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny with creator Chris Carter, but at best was clumsy and at worst a pale echo of the once-great drama.

In reviewing the Season 10 cliffhanger finale, “My Struggle II,” IndieWire noted that if the show had ended there forever, it would have been a real tragedy for the show’s legacy. However, the season overall was enough of a disappointment to leave us nervous about what would happen when Fox (inevitably) greenlit a follow-up season.

One of the thrills of watching sports, either in person or on TV, is recognizing that everyone taking part is capable of things that you fundamentally are not. Sometimes it’s throwing a baseball at speeds that would get you booked for reckless driving. Other times, it’s running so fast that you can pose for a picture while beating all of your peers. In Season 2 of the Netflix series “Ultimate Beastmaster,” one of those feats is leaping between giant treadmills suspended ten feet in the air.In that way, “Ultimate Beastmaster” is crafted as unabashed TV comfort food. Following in the well-established vein of other televised obstacle course spectacles, it’s similar enough to “American Ninja Warrior” (even using the same director, Patrick McManus) that anyone stumbling across it on Netflix would be forgiven if they thought that this might be the same show that’s been a staple...

“Gunpowder” invites a lot of comparisons to “Game of Thrones.” Much of the three-hour series is spent watching Kit Harington swing his sword around, sport period garb while walking through castles, deliver stirring motivational speeches, and recruit an army to defend his fellow men from persecution. Future generations can look at .gifs of a grimacing Harington and guess, “‘Game of Thrones’ or ‘Gunpowder’?”

As fun as that sounds, the limited series deserves slightly more respect than such frivolity implies. It’s an earnestly made, well-told, true story about a group of 17th century Catholics who rebelled against a Protestant king that saw their faith as a threat and wanted them eliminated. Dragons do not belong here, nor should one wish for them to fly in and set the world ablaze.

But while “Gunpowder” tells its story clearly and respectably — previously unaware British viewers will see Guy Fawkes Day differently — its...

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Shout out to the UK subscriber who watched Bee Movie 357 times this year. Your dedication has been duly noted by Netflix...

Bee Movie, the 2007 animated meme generator, has a very committed UK fan. Someone so enamoured by the adventures of Barry B. Benson, that in 2017 they were willing to spend 32,487 minutes of their time rewatching the film on Netflix.

Netflix, for their part, did not want this devotion to go unsung, so this week they specifically acknowledged the bee-witched viewer and created a little buzz (I'm sorry) surrounding the, er, achievement, by including the factoid in their 2017 'Year In Review'.

The Jerry Seinfeld-starring flick could have been consumed once a day, or for almost 24 days continuously. No one knows, as the streaming giant are naturally keeping the person's identity anonymous, and further details under wraps.

Oh, and Netflix also released a bunch of Top 10 lists, but...

Netflix has ordered 12 episodes of A Little Help With Carol Burnett, a new unscripted comedy starring the veteran comedian alongside a group of children aged four to eight, according to Deadline. Burnett and her youthful co-stars will offer advice to celebrities and average men and women facing complicated real-world dilemmas.

"Someone once asked me how old I am inside," said Burnett – who has been nominated for 22 Emmy awards and taken home six – in a statement. "I thought about it, and came up with, 'I'm about eight.' So it's going...

This isn’t your typical obstacle course: Welcome to Ultimate Beastmaster!

People can exclusively reveal the new teaser for Netflix’s first competition series that will be released in six different versions streaming worldwide on Friday.

In the clip, Sylvester Stallone, who is executive producing the new series, reveals just how tough this extreme obstacle course will be for the 108 global competitors.

“This is an extraordinary obstacle course,” he says. “Never been seen before.”

“Man against machine,” Stallone continues. “The world is a stage, and you have countries and nations and people and cultures competing against one another.”

And don...

Following the brief teaser trailer released last month, Netflix has now unleashed a full trailer for their upcoming comedy Sandy Wexler, starring Adam Sandler as the title character. This comedy marks the third movie in his four-picture deal with the streaming service, which has already yielded the 2015 Western The Ridiculous Six and last year's The Do-Over. While the comedy superstar reunites with several of his frequent collaborators, this movie shows Adam Sandler sharing the spotlight with Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson.

Sandy Wexler (Adam Sandler) is a talent manager working in Los Angeles in the 1990s, diligently representing a group of eccentric clients on the fringes of show business. His single minded devotion is put to the test when he falls in love with his newest client, Courtney Clarke (Jennifer Hudson), a tremendously talented singer who he discovers at an amusement park. Over the course of a decade, the two of...

When I first saw that Sylvester Stallone was executive producing a new Netflix series called Ultimate Beastmaster, I thought it made perfect sense that a tough guy like him would put his weight behind a new version of the 1982 fantasy adventure film The Beastmaster, which was later adapted into a television series that ran […]

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Rachel Weisz and Sam Claflin court disgrace (and each other) in the first trailer for Roger Michell’s “My Cousin Rachel,” an adaptation of the 1951 novel by Daphne du Maurier, most famous for penning “Rebecca” and “The Birds.” A lesser known work, the last time “My Cousin Rachel” made it to the big screen was in 1952, starring Olivia de Havilland and Richard Burton.

The novel centers around a young man named Philip (Claflin) as he plots against his mysterious and beautiful cousin, Rachel Ashley (Weisz), whom he suspects of poisoning his guardian. Philip falls under the beautiful Rachel’s spell, losing his resolve as his infatuation grows — and maybe even endangering his own life in the process.

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The trailer shows Philip peering at Rachel from around corners and sneaking up on her in a dimly lit manor house,...

Streaming platforms like Netflix have allowed documentary films and series to reach a far wider audience than ever before. But what does it mean for documentary filmmakers when those platforms demand content be shot in 4K and on specific cameras?

These are the exact circumstances cinematographers Ben Bloodwell and Bryan Donnell faced when they were hired to shoot the new Netflix series, “Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On,” an episode of which will premiere this week at the Sundance Film Festival.

How does 4K change the workflow, budget and aesthetic approach documentary filmmakers take in shooting nonfiction? That’s the discussion IndieWire will have with the two DPs when they stop by the Canon Creative Studio on Main Street in Park City.

Also joining the discussion is Dp Alan Jacobsen, who shot “Strong Island,” a documentary that will be looking for distribution after it premieres in competition at Sundance on Tuesday.

Despite its title, Netflix’s “Ultimate Beastmaster” unfortunately has nothing to do with animals, whether real or mythic. It instead offers a streaming alternative to the likes of “American Ninja Warrior” (itself a spinoff of Japan’s “Sasuke”), with the added bonus of being executive produced by Sylvester Stallone. Watch the trailer below.

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Since the only way to distinguish oneself in the crowded world of obstacle-course competitions is to make said course bigger and more beastlike, Netflix has endeavored to do just that. The Beast is perhaps the most ominous sports-entertainment structure this side of Hell in a Cell, and at one point co-host Terry Crews (flanked by Charissa Thompson) assures us that no one has ever made it past level two.

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