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As David Harbour's canceled "Hellboy" sequel can attest, true longevity can be something of an anomaly when it comes to superhero movie series and TV shows. In fact, combine the usual behind-the-scenes shenanigans of the entertainment business with the wealth of superhero adaptations vying for attention (not to mention the relentless pressure from the fandom to get everything right), and it seems that an aspiring superhero franchise is far more likely to end abruptly like Netflix's "Jupiter's Legacy" than it is to reign supreme for decades á la the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

It doesn't get any easier after a superhero project manages to reach its audience, either. Season after season, year after year, the dance must begin anew -- and in 2023, two very specific DC superhero shows experienced this the hard way. As the announcement arrived that both "Titans" and "Doom Patrol" were set to end with their fourth seasons on HBO Max,...

Kevin Huvane, one of Hollywood’s most powerful and respected agents, happened to be in New York City about 32 years ago with client and friend Demi Moore when the movie star suggested an introduction to someone “really, really special” in her life.

The first name that came to Huvane’s mind was the man most closely associated with Moore at the time, Bruce Willis. Nope, not him. “You had already had Rumer and I met her already,” Huvane recalled, referencing the eldest of Moore’s three daughters with ex-husband Willis. Turns out it wasn’t a relative, a fellow movie star or even an auteur. Over dinner at Nobu in New York, Moore introduced Huvane to that special someone, whom she described has having the credentials of an impressive multi-hyphenate: “a friend, a guidance counselor, a psychiatrist, a therapist and a healer.”

“I fell in love with Laura Day that night,...

Of all the winners (and also-rans) in the 26 competitive categories at the 2025 Tony Awards, 25 results stand out in terms of historical context. So, what were this year’s most interesting facts, records, and milestones?

1. Cole Escola is the third nonbinary performer to win a Tony for acting, following historic victories by Alex Newell (Shucked) and J. Harrison Ghee (Some Like It Hot) in 2023. Escola is also the first individual to have won for starring in their own play since Harvey Fierstein (Sunday's Lifetime Achievement Award winner) for Torch Song Trilogy in 1983.

2. In 1973, Julie Harris won Best Actress in a Play for portraying Mary Todd Lincoln in James Prideaux's The Last of Mrs. Lincoln. This year, Escola won Best Actor in a Play for portraying Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh, Mary!

3. The productions that received multiple Tony nominations, but went home empty-handed, were Boop!, Dead Outlaw, English, Floyd Collins, Good Night,...

Exclusive: The Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA has created the Greg Berlanti Social Impact Award, with writer, director and producer Berlanti as its inaugural recipient.

This is the first ever award established by the Css whose goal has been bridging the gap between academic research and creative practice while working to ensure that media serves the wellbeing of children and society. The award honors creators who use their platforms to address important social issues and inspire positive change through compelling narratives. It will be presented annually at the Center’s Summit, starting with the October 23 Greg Berlanti Social Impact Award ceremony during the 2025 event at UCLA’s Luskin Center.

“I’m incredibly honored to be associated with Css and all the amazing work they do with young people and storytelling,” Berlanti said. “Creating stories for and about young adults has been the most rewarding work of my career and...

Sam Worthington will always be known for his role as Jake Sully in James Cameron’s Avatar movies, but more than 10 years ago, he starred in a critically panned fantasy epic that’s surging on streaming charts. Worthington stars alongside Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes in Wrath of the Titans, the 2012 film following Perseus' (Worthington) journey to the underworld to rescue his father, Zeus (Neeson), who has been kidnapped by his son Ares (Edgar Ramírez) and his brother Hades (Fiennes). Wrath of the Titans premiered on Netflix at the start of this month, and the film has jumped into the top 10, sitting at #9 at the time of writing. It earned scores of 26% from critics and 49% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes after grossing $301 million at the box office against a $150 million budget.

During a 2012 interview with IndieWire, Worthington spoke about his role in the film, calling his performance “bland” and mentioning...

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You is a psychological crime thriller drama series co-created by Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble. Based on the You novel series by Caroline Kepnes, the Netflix series follows Joe Goldberg, a seemingly ordinary young man who becomes obsessed with women and begins stalking them. She soon starts inserting himself in their lives and killing off anyone who gets in his way. You stars Penn Badgley, Elizabeth Lail, Luca Padovan, Zach Cherry, Shay Mitchell, Victoria Pedretti, Jenna Ortega, James Scully, and Tati Gabrielle. So, if you loved the intensely dramatic story, thrilling mysteries, and complex characters in Netflix’s You, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Dexter is a psychological mystery crime thriller drama series created by James Manos Jr. Based on the 2004 novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter by author Jeff Lindsay, the...

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Jenna Ortega is one of the most popular and talented young up-and-coming actresses working in Hollywood right now. The 22-year-old actress began her acting career at the early age of ten with the short-lived Rob Schneider‘s 2012 sitcom Rob, but she soon gained recognition for playing the role of the younger Jane in the popular romantic comedy-drama series Jane the Virgin. From then on, Ortega has starred in some of the most recent horror movies and TV Shows, including the Scream franchise and the worldwide hit Netflix series Wednesday. While Ortega’s most recent filmography hasn’t been a hit either among the audience or the critics, she has still appeared in a number of brilliant movies. So, if you loved Ortega’s compelling performances, here are the seven best movies and TV shows starring Jenna Ortega you should check out right now.

The CW Network announced today that the critically acclaimed drama All American has been renewed for an eighth and final season. 13 new episodes will bring generations of Crenshaw and Beverly together for a powerful conclusion in 2026.

The series continues to be The CW’s #1 entertainment program in prime time with adults 18-49 and 25-54 and the network’s #1 performer on The CW app, making it the network’s #1 entertainment series in total audience.

All American is produced by Berlanti Productions, with Nkechi Okoro Carroll serving as executive producer and showrunner. Warner Bros. Television, where both Okoro Carroll and Berlanti are under overall deals, is the studio.

“All American is one of the greatest CW shows of all time, and we are honored to bring it back for one final season to give fans a chance to say a meaningful goodbye to these inspiring characters and this incredible world,” said Brad Schwartz,...

After a bit of uncertainty from Warner Bros. Discovery over the budget, All American is heading back to the gridiron one final time. The young adult series is officially lined up for an eighth season at The CW, with showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll and co-showrunner Jamie Turner returning to lead the charge in what will be the final chapter of the Baker family's story. The news comes just under a month after a cliffhanger Season 7 finale that left the door wide open for more high school football drama, assuming the higher-ups were game. A premiere date hasn't been set yet, but The CW has confirmed the final 13 episodes will be released sometime in 2026.

Season 7 completely changed the game for All American, after the series had largely followed the rise of Spencer James (Daniel Ezra) from high school star to Super Bowl champion by the end of Season 6. With his story...

The CW show All American’s season 8 renewal comes with some sad news about the fate of the show. The sports drama All American is the last scripted show on the CW from before Nexstar's acquisition, and the show is widely considered one of the greats. Even though Daniel Ezra's Spencer James was originally the focus of the show, many characters exited before All American, forcing the show to shift focus to Michael Evans Behling's Jordan, Greta Onieogou's Layla, and Bre-z's Coop in season 7.

Not even a major narrative change could keep the series down, with All American season 7's cliffhanger ending keeping viewers on the edge of their seats. Luckily, just one month after the release of season 7's finale, Varietyhas confirmed that All American will return for season 8, which will unfortunately be its last. The showrunner, Nkechi Okoro Carroll made an emotional statement...

All American has been renewed for one final season at The CW.

The 8th season will air in 2026 and will feature 13 episode, Variety reports.

Series showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll said in a statement, “How do I condense into just a few words what would be the longest love letter to this show, the fans, the cast, crew, staff, and producers. My heart is so filled with love and gratitude for everyone who helped bring ‘All American’ to life and kept it going for its historic run. It is so hard to say goodbye to the thing that you love, but we are so excited we get to do it in the way we envisioned with this final season. Thank you to Brad Schwartz, Channing Dungey, Brett Paul, and Greg Berlanti for supporting our vision. Thank you to the many executives at Warner Bros Discovery, CW and Berlanti Productions who have...

The CW has renewed its drama series All American for an eighth, and final, season. The pickup will make the series one of the longer-running shows in the network’s history — and also close the door on The CW’s previous era in terms of scripted programming.

Season eight of All American will run for 13 episodes in the 2025-26 season. The series from Warner Bros. TV, Berlanti Productions and shworunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll will close its run with 132 episodes; its eight seasons will rank among the five longest-running scripted series in the network’s history (not counting seasons of Upn or The WB shows that aired prior to those networks merging to form The CW).

“All American is one of the greatest CW shows of all time and we are honored to bring it back for one final season to give fans a chance to say a meaningful goodbye to...

“All American” has been renewed for its eighth and final season on the CW.

The final season will consist of 13 episodes and will air in 2026. Per CW, the series is the network’s top entertainment program in prime time in the key adults 18-49 and 25-54 demographics and the top series on The CW app.

“How do I condense into just a few words what would be the longest love letter to this show, the fans, the cast, crew, staff, and producers,” said series showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll. “My heart is so filled with love and gratitude for everyone who helped bring ‘All American’ to life and kept it going for its historic run. It is so hard to say goodbye to the thing that you love, but we are so excited we get to do it in the way we envisioned with this final season. Thank you to Brad Schwartz,...

“All American” is hitting the field one last time. The beloved CW original was renewed for an eighth and final season on Monday, meaning the young adult era of the CW has finally come to an end. The final 13 episodes of the drama will air in 2026.

“‘All American’ is one of the greatest CW shows of all time and we are honored to bring it back for one final season to give fans a chance to say a meaningful goodbye to these inspiring characters and this incredible world,” Brad Schwartz, president of The CW Network, said in a statement to press. “We cannot wait to see the emotion, heart and magic that Nkechi Okoro Carroll and the entire cast and creative team deliver in giving this story the proper ending it deserves.”

Ever since Nexstar acquired the controlling stake of the CW from CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. in 2022, the...

All American fans, consider this your two-minute warning: The CW has renewed its long-running football drama for an eighth — but final — season.

The series’ 13-episode swan song, which will “[bring] generations of Crenshaw and Beverly together for a powerful conclusion,” is on track to air in 2026, TVLine has learned.

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“How do I condense into just a few words what would be the longest love letter to this show, the fans, the cast, crew, staff, and producers?” showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll said in a statement.

All American has scored an eighth and final season on The CW.

The young-adult series from showrunner Nkecki Okoro Carroll and co-showrunner Jamie Turner was renewed for 13 more episodes Monday. No premiere date has been set, but The CW says the episodes will air in 2026.

The news comes shortly after the Season 7 finale on May 5, which ended on quite a cliffhanger that left the legacy of the Baker family up in the air.

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“How do I condense into just a few words what would be the longest love letter to this show, the fans, the cast, crew, staff, and producers?” showrunner and executive producer Nkechi Okoro Carrol said in a statement. “My heart is so filled with love and gratitude for everyone who helped bring All American to life and kept it going for its historic run. It is...

Exclusive: Innovative Artists Entertainment has signed actress Natalie Zea for representation in all areas.

Most recently, Zea was seen starring in NBC series La Brea for two seasons and recurred for eight episodes on Chicago Med. Over the past two decades, she’s also been a series regular on ABC’s Dirty Sexy Money for Greg Berlanti, FX’s six-season crime drama Justified opposite Timothy Olyphant and Walton Goggins, the TBS comedy The Detour created by Samantha Bee and Jason Jones, and the CBS comedy The Unicorn, once again opposite Goggins.

Last week, Innovative Artists Entertainment announced the promotion of Courtney Martin to agent in Endorsements, along with the elevation of Isaac Finn, Alex Jankovich and Madeline Petrovich to agent in the Talent department. The company has been on a signing spree of late, with the addition of clients like Abigail Cowen, Mel Rodriguez, Bobby Soto, Taylor Polidore Williams, Brandee Evans,...

Netflix is saying goodbye to one of its most successful television series. The streaming platform has launched new behind-the-scenes footage from the final season of You, the psychological thriller created by Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble. After entertaining audiences for almost seven years, Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) reached the end of his journey, and the killer wasn't happy about having to spend the rest of his life in prison. Netflix turned You into a hit that was renewed all the way to a fifth installment, with viewers constantly showing up to see what Goldberg would do next.

The video released by Netflix showed Penn Badgley on the set of the final season of You. The actor had just filmed his last scene as the enigmatic character, and he could be heard giving a heartfelt speech to the crew who made the series possible. The last season of the show also...

Not even presidential security clearance could get Taylor Zakhar Perez to spoil the upcoming Red, White & Royal Blue sequel.

After portraying the president’s son Alex Claremont-Diaz in the 2023 Prime Video adaptation of Casey McQuiston‘s LGBTQ romance novel, the actor explained how he guaranteed “plausible deniability” when it comes to details of the second installment.

“I purposefully said, ‘Please do not share with me anything until we are ready to prep it, because I want plausible deniability,'” Zakhar Perez told Elle. “I have not read a script, but I hear it’s very good.”

Last May, Amazon MGM Studios announced they greenlighted development on the sequel after the first became Prime Video’s No. 1 movie in its global debut weekend, holding the position for three weeks.

Zakhar Perez reunites with Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Henry for the sequel, which also sees writer-director Matthew López returning after making...

Green Lantern director Martin Campbell reflects on how he thinks the DC movie could have been saved and avoided the results it received in 2011. Prior to the launch of the Dceu movie timeline, Warner Bros. was attempting to bring a franchise to life for one of DC's most iconic Justice League characters through 2011's Green Lantern. However, the Hal Jordan-centric film ended up with negative reviews among critics while also becoming a box office failure.

In a new interview with The Direct, Campbell looked back on Green Lantern and its overall legacy in the superhero genre today. While understanding the criticism against it, Campbell stressed that he still had a great time working on it with Ryan Reynolds, so much so that he wished that the Hollywood star had been the one to write the script, as he shared the following:

Oh, it's fair enough. You know, look, people didn't like it.

Ted Sarandos, Alexis Ohanian and Eli Manning are joining the board of trustees at the Paley Center for Media.

The Netflix co-ceo, Reddit co-founder and two-time Super Bowl champion are also joined by Gary Vaynerchuk, CEO of VaynerMedia, and David W. Checketts, managing partner of Checketts Partners Investment Management.

Jim Burtson, president of CAA, and Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, Meta will join the Paley Los Angeles Board of Governors.

“We are proud to welcome these exceptional and distinguished leaders to the Paley Center’s Board of Trustees and Los Angeles Board of Governors,” said Maureen J. Reidy, president and CEO, The Paley Center for Media. “Their visionary leadership across media, sports, technology, business, and entertainment embodies the highest standards of excellence, and their collective expertise will be instrumental in advancing our mission and reinforcing Paley’s role as the leading nonprofit in the media industry.”

The Paley Center’s...

You Season 5 Ott Verdict: Week 4 Update ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Penn Badgley-starrer You Season 5 is the final season of the popular and trending Netflix series. Penn returned as the serial killer Joe Goldberg, and the series saw a sharp decline in Week 4 ratings from last week. It is still in the weekly top 10 list and might even stay there for a few more weeks. Keep scrolling for more.

It is a psychological thriller series based on Caroline Kepnes’ books, developed by Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble. Gamble left as showrunner, and Michael Foley and Justin W Lo came in as co-creators. Penn Badgley and Charlotte Ritchie returned from the previous season, and the new cast members include Griffin Matthews, Anna Camp, and Madeline Brewer.

You Season 5 Ott Verdict

The final season has ten episodes, released on April 24. You Season 5 garnered 3.3 million views in its 4th week, as per the data...

The upcoming comedy series “Strikes,” set in the world of cricket, has tapped the writing team of Josh Kirby and Jonathan Veles to pen the pilot, Variety has learned exclusively.

The series was first reported to be in the works back in February. As reported at the time, it is hails from co-creators Dana Abraham and “Queer Eye” star Bobby Berk. Both are also attached to star in the series along with Shaun Majumder and Nazanin Mandi.

The series is gearing up for production under Abraham’s Red Hill Creative banner, with plans to soon take it out to studios and buyers. Tony Williams joins Abraham as producer, while Berk, Jacob Silvera, Majumder and Danny Treibatch round out the executive producing team.

“They bring the experience and elevated comedy to the unique story, with such love and care for the culture and sport of cricket,” said Abraham. Berk added, ““The pair are fearless,...

Fans of NBC's mystery series "Found" are going to have to look elsewhere to get their dose of fictional missing persons cases now that the series has been canceled by the network after two seasons. As was reported by Deadline, the show will not be returning for a season 3, meaning the season 2 finale will serve as the series finale.

According to a separate report from Variety, Warner Bros. Television, which produces "Found," is going to see if it can find a new home for the show, be it a streaming service or another network. This sort of thing has happened plenty of times in the past, like when "Designated Survivor" went from ABC to Netflix or "Lucifer" moved from Fox to Netflix. So, while it's possible, for the time being fans need to come to grips with the fact that Gabi Mosely may well be retired.

"Found" itself centers...

Tyler Hoechlin concluded his dream run as Superman in CW’s Arrowverse when his show, Superman and Lois, wrapped up in December 2024. With the final season of Superman and Lois, CW wrapped up the Arrowverse after more than a decade and multiple television series.

His recurring role in various Arrowverse shows, including Supergirl and Arrow, firmly established Hoechlin as one of the most loved Man of Steels in recent history. However, it was not always the case, as the 37-year-old actor recently revealed in a podcast that his Clark Kent was almost going to be killed after a few appearances.

The actor, who debuted as Krypton’s last son in the second season of Supergirl in 2016, revealed that his character almost did not get his own show till the very end.

Tyler Hoechlin was almost written off after the ‘Elseworlds’ crossover

CW’s Arrowverse spans over six separate live television series and two animated series.

As several network shows tied off their seasonal runs, it meant that networks had to make some tough decisions regarding which shows stayed on and which got the ax. NBC is no different. The network axed several shows, including Night Court and the legal drama, Suits LA, and somewhat surprisingly, the procedural thriller,Found, was also cancelled. The show has two episodes left, with no heads up from the network, the cancellation decision has caused some uproar. A full-throttle campaign has been launched by fans, cast members, and even industry players to see the show rescued by other platforms and given another lease of life.

The first season premiered in 2023 with a strong premiere that drew 10.5 million viewers across platforms. Found introduced audiences to Gabi (Shanola Hampton), a professional at Mosely and Associates, a firm dedicated to finding missing people especially the numerous number that fall through the cracks of the criminal justice system.

NBC has picked up freshman drama series The Hunting Party, starring Melissa Roxburgh, and Brilliant Minds, headlined by Zachary Quinto, for a second season. Both are part of the network’s September-October fall schedule unveiled today. Brilliant Minds, from Warner Bros. Television and Berlanti Prods, is staying in the post-The Voice Monday 10 Pm slot while The Hunting Party, from Universal Television, is moving to Thursdays 10 Pm.

Besides the five Dick Wolf series, The Hunting Party and Brilliant Minds are the only other current NBC series to make it to next season amid a bloodbath at the broadcast network which canceled a slew of scripted series in anticipation of NBA’s arrival on the schedule next fall.

This is a changing of the guard in NBC’s scripted lineup as all four non-Wolf returning scripted series are from this season’s freshman class, The Hunting Party, Brilliant Minds and comedies St.

The crime-drama Found, which premiered on NBC in 2023, won’t be getting a third season on the network. Per Deadline, the series led by Shameless alum Shanola Hampton has been canceled. However, hope is not lost yet for fans of Found as the series may be shopped around by its lead studio, Warner Bros. Television.

News of the series’ cancellation comes ahead of its May 15 Season 2 finale, which will now serve as the end to the show. The finale has already been teased as a confrontation between Hampton’s Gabi Mosley and Sir’s (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) sister Lena, played by Danielle Savre.

Found is NBC’s latest victim in the network’s cutback on entertainment programming, which aims to accommodate 180 primetime hours of NBA basketball next season. NBCUniversal inked a $2.5 billion deal with the NBA to air games next season.

The Show Focused on Finding the Forgotten

Found focused on...

Foundhas been cancelled by NBC after just two seasons. It's been a difficult day for viewers of the network's primetime lineup, as several dramas and comedies have been axed from the network in just a matter of hours. Night Court, Lopez vs. Lopez, and Suits: LA have all been cancelled. Two other series, which seemed to have a promising chance to be renewed, have arrived at the end of the road.

Deadline has confirmed that the missing persons' crime drama Found has been cancelled by NBC. Warner Bros. Television, which produces the Shanola Hampton-led show, may consider finding a new home for the project. Although executives at Warner Bros. TV were optimistic about the show's renewal chances, it was reported that steep viewership declines and shifting budget priorities factored into the cancellation decision. The Irrational was also cancelled by NBC, after two seasons, for similar reasons.

Why NBC Decided...

“Found” has canceled at NBC after two seasons, Variety has confirmed.

The drama series originally debuted on NBC in 2023. Shanola Hampton leads the cast, which also includes Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Kelli Williams, Brett Dalton, Gabrielle Walsh, Arlen Escarpeta and Karan Oberoi.

The official description of the series states:

“In any given year, more than 600,000 people are reported missing in the U.S. More than half that number are people of color that the country seems to forget about. Public relations specialist Gabi Mosely (Hampton), who was once herself one of those forgotten ones, and her crisis management team make sure there is always someone looking out for the missing. Gabi, however, has a chilling secret: In the midst of grief, she imprisoned her childhood kidnapper, Sir (Gosselaar). Now Sir has escaped and is on the loose, and her biggest secret is now her biggest threat.”

Nkechi Okoro Carroll, Sonay Hoffman, Greg Berlanti,...

Exclusive: Found will not be getting a third season at NBC. The series, starring Shanola Hampton, may be shopped by its lead studio Warner Bros. Television.

The news comes ahead of the Season 2 finale, which has been teased as a showdown of sorts between Gabi (Hampton) and Sir’s sister Lena (Danielle Savre). The episode, which will now serve as a series finale, airs on May 15.

Found was canceled today alongside fellow NBC sophomore drama The Irrational. Coming from different studios, Found from Warner Bros. TV and The Irrational from Universal Television, the two series had similar runs.

Held as strike contingency, both shows launched in fall 2023 amid a dearth of scripted originals on the broadcast networks. Taking advantage of the lesser competition and potent lead-ins, The Voice (Monday) for The Irrational and The Voice (Tuesday) for Found, the dramas started off well on NBC and Peacock. Found became NBC...

Tom Francis first discovered his talents while listening to Oasis. The British-born actor, who is currently starring (alongside Nicole Scherzinger) in the Broadway run of Sunset Blvd., was seven years old. The album was Don’t Believe the Truth. “I became absolutely obsessed with the band, and there’s a song that closes the album called ‘Let There Be Love,’ and I remember sitting down with my guitar and figuring out how to play and sing it,” he explains to The Hollywood Reporter. Francis’ parents happened to be eavesdropping. “I got so embarrassed, and shouted at them like, ‘Don’t ever do that to me again,'” he laughs. “I didn’t want any to watch me sing, ever. But then that night at dinner, my dad told me, ‘I think you’re really very good.’ And I took that on.”

Eighteen years later, Francis, 25, is nominated for a Tony Award...

The 2025 Tony Awards nominations were announced on Thursday morning and made waves with its snubs and surprises. Out of all the nominees spread across 26 categories, there are 22 fascinating facts, stats, trivia and achievements that stand out as particularly noteworthy.

1. Many noteworthy names are nominated for producing at least one Broadway show this year, including two-time Emmy-winning filmmaker J. J. Abrams (Sunset Boulevard), Tony-winning director Michael Arden (Maybe Happy Ending and Sunset Boulevard), three-time Emmy nominated producer Greg Berlanti (Sunset Boulevard), four-time Emmy-nominated actress Kerry Washington (Gypsy), three-time Oscar nominated producer Jason Blum (Death Becomes Her), Emmy-winning actor Darren Criss (Maybe Happy Ending), nine-time Tony nominated director Scott Ellis, Tony-winning actress Lachanze (Buena Vista Social Club and Purpose), Emmy-winning actor John Leguizamo (Buena Vista Social Club), Tony-winning director Kenny Leon (Our Town), three-time Tony nominated director Jamie Lloyd (Sunset Boulevard), five-time Oscar-nominated producer Frank Marshall (Buena Vista Social Club), two-time Tony...

The Season 7 finale of All American will air next week and, so far, there’s no word on whether that will be the CW series’ last.

Deadline understands that renewal talks are heating up, and The CW sources said there is about a 50/50 chance that the network’s last remaining legacy scripted series from the pre-Nexstar days will get a Season 8. Showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll tells Deadline she remains “optimistic” that the series will continue, and she’s already begun work on an eighth season.

“I believe in unicorns and rainbows and gummy bears and all things happy. So, I am optimistic for Season 8, and I’m moving forward and planning as though we have one, because if I don’t, we won’t be ready in time when we get it,” she said Wednesday, while discussing the Season 7 finale.

All American went through a major overhaul for its 13-episode...

We’re now five days removed from the final season of You making its debut on Netflix, and viewership information for the series has finally been made available. Netflix has announced that the fifth and final season of You has scored 10.1 million viewers in its first few days on the platform. This comes despite Season 5 being the lowest-rated season of the show to date, earning scores of 82% from critics and 56% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. You has now garnered over 500 million views through its five seasons, and the recent release of Season 5 has even propelled Season 1 back into the Netflix top 10 for the first time in more than two years. The series stars Penn Badgley and was created for TV by Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble.

Following behind You on the Netflix charts is Havoc, the new action thriller starring Tom Hardy and directed by Gareth Evans. Havoc scored 29.8 million...

If there was one thing that fits perfectly in The Vampire Diaries lore besides all the immersive plotlines and characters that the brainboxes behind the masterpiece had curated, it was the star-studded cast. Be it Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, or Nina Dobrev, all three of the main cast of the television series were cast as outstandingly and perfectly as ever.

But while that’s that, the surprising part is that the smash-hit vampire drama almost didn’t cast its true Stefan Salvatore, after passing on Wesley so many times that, if it were anyone else, they would have inevitably given up. His casting in the respective role was so iconic that even Arrowverse creator Greg Berlanti was floored by the same!

Even Greg Berlanti couldn’t deny that Paul Wesley’s casting in Tvd was perfect Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley. | Credits: The CW.

After all the years that the...

Through his megadeal with Warner Bros. Discovery, highly successful and prolific producer and screenwriter Greg Berlanti will be returning to more hands-on creative work, specifically writing for three different shows, each being developed for a different streaming platform. One of those series is a horror thriller titled Stillwater, which will be created for Prime Video.

Some comic book fans will be familiar with the show's title right away, as it's based on Skybound's horror comic book series of the same name by Chip Zdarsky. Amazon has given Stillwater a series order, although it's unclear how many episodes the first season will have.

Berlanti is best known for his work on shows such as Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, You, Titans and Superman & Lois. He and Carly Wray are working together to adapt the Stillwater comic for the screen. They will also executive produce along with Zdarsky, Robert Kirkman, David Alpert, Rick Jacobs,...

Greg Berlanti has become known for masterminding some incredible TV shows, having been behind the DC superhero contingent in The CW’s Arrowverse shows and Netflix’s You, which has just wrapped its five-season run. Now he is already working on several new projects, including adapting the popular horror-mystery comic series Stillwater into a new series for Amazon Prime Video.

For many people, Stephen King will always hold the crown when it comes to small-town horrors, but writer Chip Zdarsky and artist Ramón K. Pérez challenged the great American horror author with their 2020 “modern classic” about a town where no one dies. According to Deadline, Zdarsky and Pérez are on board the project as consulting producers, meaning that fans of the dark, twisting tale will hopefully be getting a pretty faithful adaptation that could easily become the next WalkingDead or From.

Stillwater wrapped its 18-issue run having opened with the...

Greg Berlanti is getting back into the writers room.

The mega-producer has three projects, at three different streamers, in various stages of development — including a series order for Stillwater, based on the horror comic of the same name, at Amazon’s Prime Video. Berlanti is also developing a high school mystery series at Hulu and a family drama at Max.

All three projects come from Warner Bros. TV, where Berlanti has a rich overall deal and has been his studio home for most of his career.

Stillwater and the Hulu project, Foster Dade, will also mark Berlanti’s first teleplay credits in several years. While the prolific producer has a “developed by” or creator credit on many of the shows his eponymous company has produced — including most of The CW’s Arrow-verse series — he hasn’t had a writing credit since the early days of You, which is now wrapping its run on Netflx.

Greg Berlanti has set up multiple projects across multiple streamers on which he will serve as co-writer, Variety has confirmed.

Although Berlanti remains one of the most prolific producers in Hollywood via his Warner Bros. TV-based Berlanti Productions, the most recent show on which he was credited as a writer was “Superman & Lois,” which debuted in 2021.

First up, Berlanti and Carly Wray are set as writers and executive producers on the horror thriller “Stillwater,” based on the Skybound comic book of the same name by Chip Zdarsky and Ramon K. Perez.

The official logline for the show states, “When ex-con Daniel West receives a mysterious letter promising answers about his past and a substantial inheritance in the small town of Stillwater, he discovers a community where nothing ever ages, no one ever dies, and nobody ever gets out.”

Executive producing for Skybound Entertainment are Robert Kirkman, David Alpert, Rick Jacobs,...

Exclusive: How is this for continuity — as the last of the current series created/co-created by Greg Berlanti, You, is topping Netflix’s charts with its just-released final season, he is readying his next series — next three, that is, including Stillwater, which has been picked up by Amazon. Focusing on development and returning to writing over the past several months, Berlanti has set up the three high-profile new projects — all co-written by him — through Berlanti Prods. and Warner Bros. Television, where the company is based.

In a bidding war, Amazon has landed mind-bending horror thriller Stillwater, based on the Skybound comic book series by Chip Zdarsky and Ramon K. Perez, with a series order. Berlanti and Carly Wray (Watchmen) are adapting, with Skybound Entertainment (The Walking Dead) producing.

Hulu had bought spec script Foster Dade, written by Berlanti and Bash Doran (Life After Life), which is being fast-tracked for a pilot order,...

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Youstar Penn Badgley explains why the series couldn't kill off his iconic villain.

Speaking to Vanity Fair, Badgley discussed his personal journey portraying stalker-turned-serial killer Joe Goldberg, as well as why the series couldn't kill off his character in the end. Badgley explained that if his character were killed by someone "he'd been trying to seduce, manipulate, or kill," that character would have been saddled "with trauma that feels unjust. So I think we found the one just ending."

Badgley did note the one alternative ending that he believed would have been fitting, which came from writer and showrunner Greg Berlanti. "It was to let [Joe] get away with it - to let him have everything he thought he wanted, and just be absolutely miserable," Badgley explained. "Where that starts to fall apart is that it doesn't take her into account, whoever the her is." The hit Netflix series, based on...

Spoiler Alert: This story contains spoilers for the series finale of “You,” now streaming on Netflix.

Joe Goldberg is finally in a cage for good, and not the one of his own making. In the series finale of Netflix’s stalker-rom-com-thriller “You,” Joe, Penn Badgley’s charismatic serial killer, gets his long-overdue comeuppance at the hands of his former victims, who join forces to put him behind bars once and for all.

When we pick up with Joe at the beginning of Season 5, he’s happily married to the uber-rich Kate Lockwood (Charlotte Ritchie), who’s used her family’s sizable resources to snatch Joe’s son Henry (Frankie DeMaio) from the adopted fathers he was dumped with at the end of Season 3 after Joe flees Northern California, having murdered Henry’s (also murderous) mother, Love Quinn (Victoria Pedretti). Now that Joe has returned to New York City a free man,...

Note: This story contains spoilers from “You” Season 5, Episode 10.

The penultimate episode of “You” Season 5 felt like Joe Goldberg’s final reckoning as he stood trapped in his own cage by the ghosts of his past in Kate, Nadia and Marienne, but, of course, Joe escapes once again.

Joe (Penn Badgley) is dragged out of the fire at Mooney’s by Bronte/Louise (Madeline Brewer), who — knowing she is the only one who can now bring him to justice — accepts his marriage proposal at the end of Episode 9, leaving the pair to be found on a picturesque road trip in Canada by the beginning of the finale.

“It was important for us that Joe thinks that his dream has come true of finding a woman who can love all of him and that they ride off into the proverbial sunset together,” showrunner Michael Foley told TheWrap, adding that while the...

Penn Badgley is currently known for playing the obsessive Joe in Netflix’s psychological thriller You. But from 2007 to 2012, he played Dan Humphrey on Gossip Girlopposite Blake Lively and Leighton Meester.

However, Badgley recently admitted that he struggled to separate his real life from that of his Gossip Girl character. "It was a struggle," the actor said during an appearance on the Call Her Daddy Podcast. "When you do a film, you do it once and give it your all, and then you move on. When you do a television show, you’re doing it constantly because of the nature of that show."

As a young actor, Badgley found it hard to leave his on-screen persona at work. "I was 20, 21, 22, so I didn’t have the emotional maturity to understand how to differentiate myself in terms of self-worth," he explained. "What people seemed to think of Dan seemed to be what people thought of me.

Warning: The following story contains details about the fifth and final season of You, streaming now on Netflix.

Hello, you. Joe Goldberg's reign of terror has come to an end. Did you get what you wanted?

The fifth and final season of Netflix's adaptation of You brought Joe (Penn Badgley) back to New York for one last murderous romp — and a taste of his own medicine.

With the help of Kate (Charlotte Ritchie), Joe was able to move home, resume living under his true name, and even take custody of his son. But true to form, that's not enough for him, and soon enough he has a new obsession in Bronte (Madeline Brewer), whom he finds breaking into his bookstore and then takes under his wing (and eventually into his bed). But Bronte isn't who she says she is. Of course, that's not her real name, but the truth...

[Warning: This post contains Major spoilers for You Season 5.] Joe Goldberg’s (Penn Badgley) story continued with Season 5 of You, which premiered on Netflix with all 10 episodes on Thursday, April 24. More than two years after Part 2 of Season 4 was released in 2023, You returned to explore whether Joe was actually able to leave his murderous ways in the past after starting a new life with Kate (Charlotte Ritchie) in New York (Spoiler alert: He wasn’t.) But will the show be coming back for a Season 6? Scroll down for everything we know about You‘s future! Will there be a Season 6 of You? No, You will not be returning for Season 6. Less than two weeks after the release of Season 4, Part 2, in March 2023, Netflix confirmed that Season 5 would be the last. “Goodbye… You. Joe Goldberg will return for the fifth and final season of You in 2024,” the streamer wrote on X. Executive producers Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter said they...

A few days before “You” Season 5 premiered on Netflix, I went to see Christopher Landon’s “Drop” in theaters. As we emerged from the “punchy, ridiculous thriller” into broad daylight, my friends were quick to dismiss it, to engage in the common but misguided practice of conflating highbrow quality with entertainment value. “Drop” is no cinematic hallmark (though some of Marc Spicer’s shots will stay with me for a long time), but it kept me engrossed, entertained, and invested in the final outcome.

The same approach will pay off with the end of “You,” created by Sera Gamble and Greg Berlanti and brought to the bloody finish line by showrunners Michael Foley and Justin W. Lo. If you’ve stuck with the series thus far, you signed up for outrageous twists, cartoonish characters, and an exorbitant number of murders, all tied together by Penn Badgley’s bewitching performance. It’s not prestige TV,...

Exclusive: Rising British actor Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place) is set to star in Play Dead, the new survival thriller from Carry-On‘s Jaume Collet-Serra that we told you about back in February, sources tell Deadline.

No details have yet emerged about Jupe’s character or the film’s plot, though it’s been described by sources as Don’t Breathe meets 1917. Production begins in Melbourne, Australia in May. The project is one of two recently announced for Collet-Serra, who earlier this month was linked to An Innocent Girl, a psychological thriller to be produced for Netflix by Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter.

Peter Stanley-Ward & Natalie Conway penned the script for Play Dead, which Nocturnal will fully finance and produce alongside Ghost House Pictures, BoulderLight Pictures, and Bad Grey. Akiva Nemetsky and Keaton Heinrichs are producing for Nocturnal, along with Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert for Ghost House, Jd Lifshitz and Raphael Margules for BoulderLight,...