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Spielberg Producing 'Halo' TV Series
Netflix Sets Date for Gervais' 'Derek'
Jessica Walter on 'Arrested Development'
Review: 'Behind the Candelabra'
Soderbergh, Damon, Douglas at Cannes
'Mad Men' Does Uppers
Did ITVS Cave to Donor Pressure?
This Week's TV Recommendations
Teaser: Larry David's 'Clear History'-
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Hulu Unveils a Programming Slate That Includes New Series From Chris O'Dowd, Seth Meyers and Eva Longoria
At its upfront today, Hulu unveiled its slate of original and exclusive series for summer and fall, including the previously announced animated series "The Awesomes" from "SNL" star Seth Meyers, a Western comedy called "Quick Draw" from the "10 Items or Less" team of Nancy Hower and John Lehr, a rea...
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Danielle Brooks, Laverne Cox Will Be Inmates In 'Orange Is the New Black'
In case you haven't been paying attention, Netflix is the new HBO. Last week, the online movie/TV series rental (streaming/DVD) service reported 29.17 million domestic subscribers in the first quarter of 2013, surpassing HBO for the first time ever!
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Robert Stone's Nuclear Power Doc 'Pandora's Promise' Acquired by CNN Films for Fall 2013 Broadcast
CNN Films announced today that it has acquired Robert Stone's upcoming nuclear power documentary "Pandora'a Promise," to be broadcast by the network this fall following its theatrical release on June 12.
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Tobey Maguire and Kristen Wiig Will Star in IFC's Will Ferrell-Produced Miniseries Spoof 'Spoils Of Babylon'
In March, IFC announced it had greenlit "The Spoils of Babylon," a scripted miniseries from Funny or Die executive produced by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and "Casa de mi Padre" team Matt Piedmont and Andrew Steele that would itself be a spoof of sweeping, multigenerational "Thorn Birds"-style sagas.
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Netflix Sets a Release Date for Its First Female-Led Original Series, 'Orange Is the New Black'
Netflix has set a deliberately varied first year of original programming for itself. First there came the glossy Kevin Spacey political drama "House of Cards" in February, then the Eli Roth supernatural series "Hemlock Grove" in April. The resurrected favorite "Arrested Development" will be next to ...
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Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig & Tobey Maguire To Star In IFC Miniseries 'The Spoils Of Babylon'
When "Casa De Mi Padre" dropped last spring, it more or less died on the vine, and was forgotten about. And that's a shame, because in my opinion, it was outrageously hilarious and go for broke, in the way that only a spoof of Mexican telenovelas could be. It was absurd, surreal and bonkers in the w...
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Spike TV is Developing Scripted Series From 'The Imposter' Team, Gene Simmons and 'Crash' Writer Bobby Moresco
The male-centric Spike TV has filled its line-up with reality fare in the last few years, via shows like tattoo competition "Ink Masters," "World's Worst Tenants" and "Impact Wrestling." But today the network announced its intention to reenter the world of scripted programming with five "special-eve...
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'Jar City' Director Baltasar Kormákur is Adapting MMORPG 'EVE Online' Into a TV Series
Icelandic "Jar City" and "Contraband" director Baltasar Kormákur has signed on to develop a television series based on the "EVE Online" MMORPG. "EVE" developers/publishers CCP Games have partnered with Kormákur and his production company to create a TV series that will use for inspiration player sto...
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Coulson Lives In Lamest Way Possible In 'Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.'
There's been a lot of speculation as to how Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg) would be brought back for the new ABC series set within the Marvel Universe, "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." The series, which is being spearheaded by "Avengers" director Joss Whedon, but has yet to get an official green light from th...
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Lifetime Orders New Atlanta-Set Reality TV Series 'Pretty Wicked Moms'
I believe it was Tambay who last said that Atlanta was fast-becoming reality TV central, with series that are already set in that city, and new series ordered recently.Here's another new series that was just announced today by Lifetime, which the network ordered 9 episodes of and will debut on June ...
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