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There you have it, summer is over and fall leaves are coming down. And so are new TV shows and movies from Peacock.

Let’s be honest, of course the No. 1 title everyone is waiting to watch is Greg Daniels and Michael Koman’s “The Paper,” which sees the film crew that documented the hilarious fictional paper company Dunder Mifflin take on its new subject, The Toledo Truthtellers, a newspaper based in Toledo, Ohio.

In addition, “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” Season 6 will also be dropping on the platform, giving Bravo fans more drama and fun for the fall season.

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Exclusive: Rafał Zawierucha (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) and Mauricio Ochmann (Non Negotiable) are strapping on their chaps and donning cowboy hats for a six-part comedy series from Diamond Moving Pictures.

Rode Hard will go into production this spring in the U.S. and Poland as the latest indie-financing TV series. Diamond Moving is fully financing the show and will retain the IP, joining a 2025/26 slate that also includes crime comedy Amateurs and feature film I Hate You More.

Half-hour comedy Rode Hard will follow American ranchers who end up in the middle of a small Polish village, teaching a group of mostly female locals old-school cowboy skills and shaking up tradition along the way.

Diamond Moving co-founder Bill Diamond (Murphy Brown), who wrote the scripts, will showrun and direct. He will also executive produce alongside his Diamond Moving co-founders Sheri Rosenberg Kelton and Randy Mendelsohn. Berlin-based music supervisor Kathleen Wallfisch and Poland- and Spain-based composer Łukasz Rostkowski will work to deliver a cross-cultural soundtrack.

Zawierucha, who portrayed Roman Polanski in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, will be paired with Latin American actor Ochmann, the popular Mexican actor known for telenovelas such as Amarte Asi, El Chema and El Clon, in the lead roles.

Besides Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Zawierucha is known for Polish films such as Bartkowiak, Porady na Zdrady 2 and Too Old for Fairy Tales 2, and TV shows such as Netflix’s Project UFO and Tajemnice Polskich Fortun and Polsat Box Go’s Domek na Szczescie.

“I’m so excited to be part of a project that brings Hollywood to Poland, literally,” said Zawierucha. “Rode Hard isn’t just a comedy, it’s a truly hilarious, wonderfully absurd and joyfully human series that will be wildly entertaining and a wonderful showcase for my country.”

Ochmann’s roles include Telemundo’s International Emmy-winning crime drama El Señor de los Cielos and its spin-off El Chema, which was major hit among younger adult audiences in the U.S., and features such as A la Mala and Friends Till Death. In 2021, he struck a first-look deal with ViX predecessor Pantaya. Last year, he starred in Netflix’s Mexican comedy feature Non Negotiable opposite Leonardo Ortizgris and Tato Alexander.

“Families are the same everywhere – Mexico, America, Poland,” he said. “We’re all a bit nuts, a little all over the place, but in the end, we love and take care of each other and that’s what’s at the heart of this show. I can’t wait for audiences around the world to feel that connection.”

“Rode Hard is a universal story about a family of characters, American and Polish, finding common ground despite their differences,” added Diamond. “From the start, I wanted it to be more than just funny. Hopefully, the audience will find it’s as much about love, friendship, and seeing the world through other people’s eyes. Because Rafal and Mauricio bring so much heart, humor, and authenticity to everything they do, I can’t imagine better cowpokes to have on board.”

Last month, Deadline was first to report on Diamond Moving, which Diamond, Kelton and Mendelsohn had quietly launched after building a slate of TV shows and features. Former Paramount Global exec Roxanne Pompa joined to lead a push into international distribution, particularly in global scripted and formats. Rode Hard is the first of “several cross-border” projects the company plans to own outright.

“Our intention is to scale with full and flexible rights,” said Mendelsohn. “We’re inspired by people with both experience and vision, and we approach everything in an inclusive, positive way. Rode Hard is bighearted, culturally rich, and built for a global audience.”...

In what is a continuous effort to strengthen their international reach and collaborations, Brazilian media powerhouse Globo has signed a understanding (MoU) to develop and co-produce premium scripted content with Telemundo Studios, a division of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises.

Under this new signed understanding, Globo and Telemundo will collaborate on the development and co-production of original films and series to be released as Globoplay Originals in Brazil and across Telemundo’s broadcast and streaming platforms in the U.S.

Currently, titles, formats and production models are still being finalized, but the focus of this new collaboration is to create high-value intellectual property with broad international appeal.

Javier Pons, chief content officer & head of Telemundo Studios, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, said that this understanding “marks an important step in expanding our storytelling reach and building a creative bridge between Brazil and the broader Hispanic world.”

The executive added: “With our unique expertise and...

Ahsoka Tano reunites and leads the 501st in a heartfelt Star Wars cosplay, highlighting their close friendship and shared experiences during the Clone Wars. The cosplayers accurately portray battle-worn clone outfits and Ahsoka's Siege of Mandalore attire, reminding viewers of the time when Ahsoka and the 501st fought side by side. The tragic fate of Ahsoka and the 501st's 332nd Company is highlighted, as they were unable to prevent the activation of Order 66 and the subsequent demise of the clones.

Ahsoka Tano reunites with and leads the 501st in this amazing Star Wars: The Clone Wars cosplay recreation. Ahsoka had a close relationship with the 501st clone legion, seeing as the 501st were the legion that Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka commanded during the Clone Wars. As such, Ahsoka spent a significant amount of time living and fighting with the group. They became more than just fellow soldiers; they were friends.