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‘Arrested Development’: Netflix Gains Exclusive Streaming Rights to All Seasons
Netflix will be the exclusive streaming home to all five seasons of Arrested Development in the U.S. later this year, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed on Friday. Though the final two seasons of the sitcom were created as a co-production between Netflix, 20th Century Fox Television and Imagine Entertainment, Netflix was previously expected to lose all […]
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Eva Longoria’s ‘Flamin’ Hot’ to Bow on Hulu, Disney+ Simultaneously
Searchlight Pictures has set Eva Longoria’s feature directorial debut Flamin’ Hot for a simultaneous release on Hulu and Disney+ on June 9. The first-ever dual platform release by Disney follows the film having a world premiere at SXSW, where it was named as an audience award winner. Flamin’ Hot will debut on Disney+ internationally. Disney-owned Searchlight […]
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‘The Crown’ Star Erin Doherty Joins Disney+ Period Boxing Drama ‘A Thousand Blows’
Erin Doherty, who broke out playing Princess Anne in the third and fourth seasons of The Crown, has joined the cast of Disney+ series A Thousand Blows. First announced by The Hollywood Reporter last year, the 12-part series is set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London, and was created and […]
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Disney Weighing Fate of Hulu Amid “Very Tricky” Streaming Environment
The fate of Hulu is still up in the air, Disney CEO Bob Iger said Thursday. Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Tech, Media and Telecom conference, Iger said the company is continuing to evaluate the best option for Hulu, which he praised as a strong platform, but one that features “undifferentiated” entertainment content, compared to […]
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‘Devil in the White City’ Dead at Hulu
Devil in the White City is officially dead at Hulu. Sources say the Disney-backed streamer is no longer moving forward with the limited series that had been in various stages of development for more than a decade. However, sources say producers ABC Signature remains committed to the drama and will be shopping the show to […]
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‘History of the World, Part II’: Ike Barinholtz on Mel Brooks’ Advice and a Potential Part III
History of the World, Part II began with a call from Mel Brooks to Nick Kroll. “It’s the craziest thing in my life,” Kroll recalls, adding, “Mel Brooks is more important to me than anybody, so to get that call was like an out-of-body experience.” From there, Kroll reached out to Wanda Sykes, Ike Barinholtz […]
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Johnny Knoxville Responds to ‘Reboot’ Cancellation: “I’m a Little Pissed”
Johnny Knoxville will readily admit that, while he had a great time working on Hulu’s Reboot, his first experience as a series regular did not end the way he was expecting. In an interview published Thursday, Knoxville spoke to Vulture about the comedy from series creator Steven Levitan that was canceled last month after its […]
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What Next for Hulu? Wall Street Debates Deal Scenarios for Disney and Comcast
Does Disney need Hulu? Does Comcast want Hulu? Can the two sector giants strike a win-win deal for Hulu? Those are just some of the questions swirling around Wall Street these days. But don’t expect clear answers in Philadelphia, home of Comcast, or Burbank, home to Disney, right now. After all, it’s complicated, and there is […]
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Rachel Bloom Weighs in on ‘Reboot’ Cancellation: “Nothing’s Straightforward Anymore”
At Thursday night’s premiere of the new Netflix rom-com Your Place or Mine, in which she co-stars, Rachel Bloom got honest about this week’s news that her show Reboot would not be returning after its first season. “The writing was on the wall for a little bit of time because we weren’t hearing anything,” she […]
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‘Hit-Monkey’ Renewed at Hulu, Loses ‘Marvel’ From Title
Hulu and Marvel’s ambitious, four-show animated series slate is down to one show — which will no longer have “Marvel” in its title. The Disney-run streamer has renewed Hit-Monkey for a second season. The pickup comes more than a year after it debuted on Hulu in November 2021, and more than eight months after the only […]
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‘King of the Hill’ Revival Officially a Go at Hulu
Following years of rumors and speculation, King of the Hill is officially getting the reboot treatment at Hulu. The Disney-backed streamer has handed out a straight-to-series order for a revival of the former Fox animated series from 20th Television Animation. Creators Mike Judge and Greg Daniels are set to return and exec produce alongside showrunner […]
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‘Reboot’ Canceled at Hulu
Reboot will not live to see another day at Hulu. The Disney-controlled streamer has opted to cancel the scripted comedy series from Modern Family co-creator Steve Levitan after one season. Sources say Levitan is shopping Reboot with the hopes of finding a new home for the comedy produced by Disney’s 20th Television. Reboot was Levitan’s […]
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