ABC news
‘High Potential’ Star Kaitlin Olson Teases Larger Season 2 As EPs Talk “Gift & Privilege” Of Filming Hit ABC Series In LA Contenders TV (April 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/high-potential-kaitlin-olson-interview-1236361674/‘Shifting Gears’ Renewed For Season 2 By ABC, ‘Doctor Odyssey’ Remains On The Bubble (April 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/shifting-gears-renewed-season-2-abc-doctor-odyssey-bubble-1236357991/‘Will Trent’ Renewed For Season 4 At ABC (April 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/will-trent-renewed-season-4-abc-1236357597/‘9-1-1’ Renewed For Season 9 At ABC (April 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/911-renewed-season-9-abc-1236357800/‘The Rookie’ Renewed For Season 8 At ABC (April 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/the-rookie-renewed-season-8-abc-1236357632/‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Renewed For Season 22 By ABC With Veteran Cast Poised To Return (April 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/greys-anatomy-renewed-season-22-abc-ellen-pompeo-cast-1236358105/‘Grey’s Anatomy’: Trevor Jackson Joins Cast Of ABC Medical Drama (April 1)
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CBS news
‘The Equalizer’: First Look At Titus Welliver Ahead Of Potential CBS Spinoff (April 4)
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Fox news
Fox Renewal Status Report: ‘Animal Control,’ ‘Alert’, ‘Rescue: HI-Surf’, ‘Accused’, ‘Cleaning Lady’, ‘Going Dutch’ & Animation (April 2)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/fox-canceled-renewed-rescue-hi-surf-animal-control-accused-1236356135/Fox Picks Up FOUR Seasons Of ‘The Simpsons’, ‘Family Guy’, ‘Bob’s Burgers’ & Returning ‘American Dad!’ In Mega Deal With Disney TV Studios (April 2)
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NBC news
NBC Announces Star-Studded Joan Rivers Tribute With Aubrey Plaza, Nikki Glaser, Tiffany Haddish & More (April 3)
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Cable channel news
‘Great American Stories’ Anthology Series In Works At AMC From Rolin Jones & Mark Johnson With ‘The Grapes Of Wrath’ As First Installment (April 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/great-american-stories-anthology-amc-the-grapes-of-wrath-1236359494/‘The Chicken Sisters’ Renewed For Season 2 By Hallmark; David James Elliott To Join Cast (April 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/the-chicken-sisters-renewed-season-2-hallmark-1236361811/["Season 1 debuted last year exclusively on Hallmark+, where it’s available, and recently made its Hallmark Channel premiere on March 30. It will continue through May 18."]
‘The White Lotus’ Creator Mike White Unpacks Season 3 Finale As Killers & Victims Revealed [HBO] (April 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/the-white-lotus-season-3-finale-recap-1236361756/‘Interview With The Vampire’ Star Sam Reid & Producer Mark Johnson On How Season 3 Tackles “Rock Star Vampire” Lestat Contenders TV [AMC] (April 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/interview-with-the-vampire-sam-reid-season-3-1236360548/‘Yellowjackets’ Creator Teases Season 3 Finale & Reveals A “Concept” For How They Want Series To End Contenders TV [Showtime] (April 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/yellowjackets-creator-teases-season-3-finale-1236360505/‘The Last Of Us’ Star Bella Ramsey On The “Shift In The Relationship” Between Ellie And Joel For Season 2 Contenders TV [HBO] (April 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/the-last-of-us-bella-ramsey-interview-season-2-1236360485/‘Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light’ Producer Colin Callender: Reuniting Cast 10 Years Later For Finale Was “A Four-Dimensional Chess Game” Contenders TV [PBS] (April 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/wolf-hall-mirror-and-the-light-colin-callender-damian-lewis-1236360488/Jesse Armstrong’s HBO Movie ‘Mountainhead’ Releases First-Look Images And Sets Premiere Date (April 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/jessie-armstrong-hbo-movie-mountainhead-first-look-images-1236359166/[the movie, which "follows a group of billionaire friends who get together against the backdrop of a rolling international crisis," stars Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Cory Michael Smith and Ramy Youssef, with supporting cast Hadley Robinson, Andy Daly, Ali Kinkade, Daniel Oreskes, David Thompson, Amie MacKenzie and Ava Kostia]
HBO’s ‘Like Water For Chocolate’ Begins Production On Second & Final Season (April 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/hbo-like-water-for-chocolate-season-2-final-1236358690/‘South Park’ Returns To Comedy Central, Two Years On From Previous Season (April 2)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/south-park-comedy-central-season-27-premiere-date-trailer-1236357215/Chris Coy Joins ‘Lanterns’ DC Series At HBO (April 1)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/chris-coy-lanterns-dc-series-hbo-1236356399/‘The White Lotus’ Season 3: Everything We Know About The Cast, Premiere Date & More (April 1)
https://deadline.com/feature/the-white-lotus-season-3-hbo-release-date-cast-1235794626/Anthony Edwards & J. Smith-Cameron Join FX Drama Pilot ‘Seven Sisters’ (April 1)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/anthony-edwards-j-smith-cameron-fx-pilot-seven-sisters-1236355117/["The project, from FX Productions, follows a large, tight-knit family that begins to unravel when a sister (Elizabeth Olsen) starts communicating with a voice no one else can hear, forcing them to confront long-buried secrets."]
‘Dexter: Original Sin’ Renewed For Season 2 At Showtime (April 1)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/dexter-original-sin-renewed-season-2-1236355547/‘Rick And Morty’ Gets Season 8 Premiere Date At Adult Swim (March 31)
https://deadline.com/2025/03/rick-and-morty-season-8-premiere-date-adult-swim-1236355082/‘Industry’ Adds Kal Penn, ‘Stranger Things’ Star Charlie Heaton & Claire Forlani For Season 4 [HBO] (March 31)
https://deadline.com/2025/03/kal-penn-charlie-heaton-claire-forlani-industry-season-4-1236355062/Nathan Fillion Joins ‘Lanterns’ DC Series At HBO (March 31)
https://deadline.com/2025/03/nathan-fillion-cast-lanterns-1236354999/Tommy Flanagan Joins ‘House Of The Dragon’ Season 3 As Ser Roderick Dustin [HBO] (March 31)
https://deadline.com/2025/03/tommy-flanagan-house-of-the-dragon-season-3-1236354372/Cristin Milioti To Star Opposite Elizabeth Olsen In FX Drama Pilot ‘Seven Sisters’ (March 31)
https://deadline.com/2025/03/cristin-milioti-cast-fx-drama-pilot-seven-sisters-1236354787/‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’ Renewed For Season 2 At Disney Channel & Disney+ (March 31)
https://deadline.com/2025/03/wizards-beyond-waverly-place-renewed-season-2-disney-1236354715/----------------------------------------------------
Streaming service news--Apple TV+
‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Cast And Creator Give Glimpse Into Season 1 Of Apple Drama Series And Tease Start Of Production For Season 2 (April 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/your-friends-and-neighbors-cast-interview-season-1-1236360324/William Fichtner & Eric Lange Round Out Cast Of Apple Limited Series ‘Lucky’ (April 2)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/william-fichtner-eric-lange-cast-apple-series-lucky-1236357197/Juno Temple To Star In ‘The Husbands’ TV Series Ordered By Apple From A24 As She Continues Negotiations For ‘Ted Lasso’ (April 2)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/juno-temple-the-husbands-apple-series-ted-lasso-season-4-1236356443/["The eight-episode series ... is adapted from author and games designer Holly Gramazio’s bestselling debut novel of the same name. ... In 'The Husbands,' when Lauren (Temple) returns home to her flat in London late one night, she is greeted at the door by her husband, Michael. There’s only one problem — she’s never seen this man before in her life. As Lauren tries to puzzle out how she could be married to someone she can’t remember meeting, Michael goes to the attic to change a lightbulb and abruptly disappears. In his place, a new husband emerges. Realizing that her attic is creating an infinite supply of husbands, Lauren confronts the question: If swapping lives is as easy as changing a lightbulb, how do you know you’ve taken the right path? When do you stop trying to do better and start actually living?"]
‘F1’: First 10 Minutes Of Brad Pitt Race Car Movie Revs CinemaCon’s Engines (April 1)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/f1-footage-1236356526/Jason Momoa’s ‘Chief Of War’ Sets Premiere Date At Apple TV+; First-Look Photo (March 31)
https://deadline.com/2025/03/jason-momoa-chief-of-war-premiere-date-apple-trailer-1236354573/["With a predominantly Polynesian cast led by Momoa, 'Chief of War' follows the unification and colonization of Hawai’i from an indigenous point of view. Momoa portrays warrior Ka’iana, as he tries to unify the islands before Western colonization in the late 18th century."]
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Streaming service news--Disney+
Everything We Know About ‘Percy Jackson And The Olympians’ Season 2 So Far (April 2)
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Streaming service news--Hulu
‘Paradise’ Adds Thomas Doherty To Cast For Season 2 (April 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/paradise-thomas-doherty-cast-season-2-1236360039/‘Paradise’ Star Sterling K. Brown Teases “Exploration Of The World Outside The Bunker” In Season 2 Contenders TV (April 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/sterling-k-brown-james-marsden-paradise-hulu-1236361591/Everything We Know About ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ Season 2 So Far (April 3)
https://deadline.com/feature/nine-perfect-strangers-season-2-news-updates-1236358743/‘Group Chat’ Comedy Starring La La Anthony From Kenya Barris & Kim Kardashian Gets Hulu Pilot Order (April 2)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/group-chat-hulu-pilot-la-la-anthony-kenya-barris-kim-kardashian-1236357243/["Loosely inspired by Anthony’s bestseller 'The Love Playbook: Rules for Love, Sex, and Happiness,' 'Group Chat' revolves around five fly, successful women in their 40s who have conquered L.A. and seemingly have it all. But behind their picture perfect lives is a secret group chat where the real drama unfolds. In their world, the truth is messier, more unfiltered, and juicier than anyone could imagine."]
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Sequel Series ‘The Testaments’ Officially Greenlit At Hulu As 9 Round Out Cast (April 1)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/the-testaments-hulu-series-cast-elisabeth-moss-1236355564/Shailene Woodley Joins Hulu’s ‘Paradise’ For Season 2 (March 31)
https://deadline.com/2025/03/shailene-woodley-cast-paradise-season-2-hulu-1236354689/Will Harrison & Johnny Berchtold Join Hulu’s Limited Series Based On Murdaugh Murders (March 31)
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Streaming service news--Max
‘The Pitt’ Season 2 Will Take Place On A Holiday Weekend, Producer Reveals Contenders TV (April 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/the-pitt-season-2-setting-revealed-1236360799/‘Hacks’ Season 4: Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder & Co-Showrunners Tease “Contentious And Dark” Turn And A Possible Spinoff Idea (April 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/hacks-season-4-jean-smart-interview-1236357664/Everything We Know About ‘Hacks’ Season 4 So Far (April 3)
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Streaming service news--Netflix
‘Fubar’ Season 2 Gets Summer Premiere Date; First-Look Images Reveal Carrie-Anne Moss As Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Old Flame (April 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/fubar-season-2-premiere-date-first-look-netflix-1236358296/Naomi Baker & Jay Reeves To Lead New Tyler Perry Netflix Drama Feature ‘Doing Life’ (April 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/tyler-perry-netflix-film-doing-life-cast-1236358775/["'Doing Life' is a gritty and gripping urban drama that explores the life of a single mother fighting for survival and a reformed ex-con with untapped talents who forge an unexpected bond."]
Jonathan Tucker Boards Netflix’s Limited Series ‘I Will Find You’ Based On Harlan Coben Novel (April 2)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/jonathan-tucker-i-will-find-you-netflix-harlan-coben-1236357434/Netflix Adds New Subtitling And Dubbing Options For TV Viewers (April 2)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/netflix-languages-subtitles-dubbing-tv-viewers-1236357080/Peter Berg’s Film 44 Reups Netflix Deal, Sets ‘Mosquito Bowl’ As First Film Under New Pact Reuniting With Brian Grazer (April 2)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/peter-bergs-film-44-netfix-sets-mosquito-bowl-brian-grazer-1236356317/Shane Gillis’ ‘Tires’ Gets Season 2 Premiere Date At Netflix; First-Look Clip (April 1)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/shane-gillis-tires-season-2-premiere-date-trailer-1236355246/Cliff Booth Lives & It’s No April Fool’s Joke: Netflix, David Fincher & Brad Pitt Resurrect Tarantino Script (April 1)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/netflix-david-fincher-brad-pitt-resurrect-quentin-tarantino-script-followup-on-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-1236356641/Everything We Know About ‘Black Mirror’ Season 7 So Far (April 1)
https://deadline.com/feature/black-mirror-season-7-news-1236355335/Britt Lower, Milo Ventimigilia, Erin Richards & Logan Browning Join Netflix’s ‘I Will Find You’ (March 31)
https://deadline.com/2025/03/britt-lower-milo-ventimigilia-cast-netflix-i-will-find-you-1236353840/["limited series based on Harlan Coben’s bestselling novel. 'I Will Find You' revolves around David Burroughs (Sam Worthington), an innocent father serving life for the murder of his own son who receives evidence that his child may still be alive — and must break out of prison to find out the truth."]
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Streaming service news--Paramount+
‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Teaser: First Look At Season 3 Of Paramount+ Series; Premiere Window Set (April 2)
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Streaming service news--Peacock
Leigh Whannell’s ‘Wolf Man’ Sets Peacock Premiere Date (April 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/wolf-man-streaming-premiere-date-peacock-1236359531/‘Days Of Our Lives’ Sends Tamara Braun Packing Again (April 1)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/days-of-our-lives-tamara-braun-leaving-1236355709/----------------------------------------------------
Streaming service news--Prime Video
‘The Boys’ Star Jack Quaid On Exploring “Core Traumas” In A Show That Is “Unapologetically Itself” Contenders TV (April 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/the-boys-jack-quaid-antony-starr-erin-moriarty-season-5-1236361238/Luke Kirby, Gideon Glick & Lou De Laâge Hope Their Ballet Series ‘Étoile’ Reinforces That The Arts Are Worth Saving Contenders TV (April 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/etoile-luke-kirby-gideon-glick-lou-de-laage-interview-1236360494/Prime Video Sets ‘Motorheads’ Premiere & Reveals First Look At Street Racing Series (April 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/prime-video-motorheads-premiere-date-photos-1236359634/‘Legally Blonde’ Prequel Series Drops First Image Of Lexi Minetree As Elle Woods (April 2)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/legally-blonde-series-elle-lexi-minetree-photo-1236357412/‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Season 3: Everything We Know So Far (March 31)
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International series news
‘Line Of Duty’ Stars “Commit To Season 7 Return In 2026” Report (April 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/line-of-duty-stars-jed-mercurio-commit-season-7-2026-1236360391/‘The Capture’ Renewed For Season 3 At BBC (April 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/the-capture-renewed-season-3-bbc-1236358171/Revealed: The BBC’s New Cold War Spy Series Is A ‘Killing Eve’ Origin Story (April 2)
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Ratings
Guy Ritchie’s Organized Crime Series ‘MobLand’ Debuts To Record-Breaking Audience On Paramount+ (April 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/mobland-premiere-ratings-paramount-plus-guy-ritchie-1236359651/‘Reacher’ Tops Nielsen Streaming Charts Again With Season 3; ‘Gunsmoke’ Amasses Popularity On Streaming (April 3)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/reacher-season-3-nielsen-streaming-ratings-gunsmoke-1236358668/Fox News Tops Q1 And March Ratings As MSNBC And CNN Point To Post-Inauguration Gains (April 1)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/cable-news-ratings-first-quarter-2025-1236356491/‘Adolescence’ Makes Netflix All-Time Most Popular TV List In Just 3 Weeks (April 1)
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The business of TV
Disney Pulling Up Stakes On Fox Lot By End Of 2025; Multiple New Potential Tenants In Talks (April 2)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/disney-leaving-fox-lot-2025-california-production-1236357438/Streaming Outlet CNBC+ Debuts On Roku And Apple TV (April 2)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/streaming-cnbc-plus-launch-roku-apple-tv-1236357162/BBC Says “Unprecedented Funding Challenge” Lies Ahead As Content Spend Set To Fall By $200M (March 31)
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Obituaries
Jay North Dies: ‘Dennis the Menace’ Star Was 73 (April 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/jay-north-dies-73-dennis-the-menace-actor-1236361631/Robert Trebor Dies: ‘Hercules: The Legendary Journeys’ Actor Who Also Played Son Of Sam Was 71 (April 4)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/robert-trebor-dead-hercules-legendary-journeys-son-of-sam-1236359937/Patty Maloney Dies: Billy Barty Co-Star, Syd & Marty Krofft & ‘Star Wars Holiday Special’ Actress Was 89 (April 2)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/patty-maloney-actress-dead-1236357558/Val Kilmer Was Scheduled To Attend Last Night’s Beverly Hills Film Festival Screening Of Documentary On Friend Michael Madsen (April 2)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/val-kilmer-michael-madsen-1236357176/Remembering Val Kilmer: A Career In Photos (April 1)
https://deadline.com/gallery/remembering-val-kilmer-a-career-in-photos/Val Kilmer Dies: ‘Top Gun,’ ‘Doors’ & ‘Batman Forever’ Star Was 65 (April 1)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/val-kilmer-dead-1236356842/Sian Barbara Allen Dies: Golden Globe-Nominated ‘The Waltons’ Actress Was 78 (March 31)
https://deadline.com/2025/03/sian-barbara-allen-dead-the-waltons-actress-1236355421/Richard Norton Dies: ‘Mad Max’ Actor, Fight Choreographer & Hollywood Trainer Was 75 (March 30)
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Other News
2025 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming (April 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/2025-tv-premiere-dates-1235811038/Deadline’s Contenders Television Streaming Site Launches (April 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/deadline-contenders-television-streaming-site-launches-1236362037/["The cast and creatives from a total of 27 shows appeared over the weekend in a pair of all-day affairs at the DGA Theater, with the discussions delving deep into the journeys their projects took to get made, and even to tease what’s coming next. The complete panel videos are now available."]
Paul Giamatti Reflects On ‘Downton Abbey 3’ Honoring Maggie Smith: “Acting In Her Spirit” (April 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/paul-giamatti-downton-abbey-3-maggie-smith-1236361755/‘Modern Family’ Star Adam Devine Details Grim Health Prognosis (April 5)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/adam-devine-modern-family-details-grim-health-prognosis-1236360385/‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’ Trailer Ushers In 1930 & Tells Us It’s Time To Say Goodbye CinemaCon (April 2)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/downton-abbey-the-grand-finale-trailer-cinemacon-1236357435/TV Show Book Adaptations Arriving In 2025 So Far (April 2)
https://deadline.com/feature/tv-show-based-on-books-this-year-1236035246/Television Critics Association Cancels Summer Press Tour (April 2)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/television-critics-association-cancels-summer-press-tour-1236357192/Stars Of J.J. Abrams’ ‘Duster’, ‘The Walking Dead’ & ‘Severance’ Plus Sergio Aguero Set For Canneseries (April 1)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/canneseries-lineup-walking-dead-severance-duster-norman-reedus-1236354665/Kim Delaney Charges Could Be “Reconsidered,” L.A. DA Says After ‘NYPD Blue’ Star Released From Custody Following Domestic Dispute Arrest Update (April 1)
https://deadline.com/2025/04/kim-delaney-no-charges-assault-1236356337/‘NYPD Blue’s Kim Delaney Arrested On Suspicion Of Felony Assault In Domestic Disturbance (March 30)
https://deadline.com/2025/03/kim-delaney-arrested-suspicion-felony-assault-1236354236/
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