Lucas Manfredi is a TV Business reporter at TheWrap, writing about the programming, executives and trends in the television and streaming industries. Prior to joining the TheWrap in November 2022, he spent four years at Fox Business as a production assistant and a reporter on its digital team. He has a Bachelor of Science in Television-Radio production from Ithaca College and can be reached at lucas.manfredi@thewrap.com.
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What Trump’s Tariffs Mean for Hollywood as New Recession Looms | Analysis
Experts say financial pain will come through a broader blow to the economy, from higher production costs to fewer ad dollars to pinched consumers avoiding theaters
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5 Ways Trump’s Tariffs Could Impact Hollywood
While the tariffs don’t directly target movies and TV shows, a pullback in consumer spending could weigh on media giants’ bottom lines
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Kevin Bacon Says ‘Bondsman’ Hub Halloran Is a Badass, Childlike Bounty Hunter: ‘He’s Got Blood on His Hands’
The actor and showrunner Erik Oleson tell TheWrap all about their Prime Video series, from its humor and music to its “Appalachian world with a southern gothic overtone”
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US Stocks See Worst Sell-Off Since 2020 on Trump Tariff Uncertainty
The Dow fell over 1,600 points, while the Nasdaq dropped more than 1,000 points and the S&P 500 dropped more than 200 points
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Cinemark CEO Sean Gamble’s 2024 Pay Rises 11.6% to $9.82 Million
Shares of the movie theater chain have climbed 34.5% in the past year, but are down 19.9% year to date and 9.4% in the past six months
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‘Landman’ Season 2 Production Begins in Texas With Billy Bob Thornton and Demi Moore
The series from Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace broke viewership records for Paramount+ in Season 1
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Disney to Leave Fox Studio Lot by End of 2025, Moving Teams to Burbank
The company plans to form a creative hub to bring its production teams together
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Television Critics Association Cancels Summer Press Tour After Networks Bow Out
“The systems that once supported tour, in Hollywood and journalism, have changed,” the organization shares in an email to members
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News Corp. Closes $2.1 Billion Foxtel Sale to DAZN Group
The Dow Jones and Wall Street Journal owner will take a 6% stake in the U.K.-based sports streamer as part of the deal
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Netflix’s ‘Daredevil’ Boss Says Scrapped Season 4 Was ‘Quite Different’ From ‘Born Again’
Erik Oleson also tells TheWrap the shuttering of Marvel Television was “very bizarre”
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‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Sequel Series ‘The Testaments’ Greenlit at Hulu
Production will begin in April with Elisabeth Moss onboard as an EP and Ann Dowd reprising her role
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge Re-Ups With Amazon, Shifts to First-Look Deal
The “Fleabag” creator previously signed an overall deal with Prime Video in 2019, which was extended in 2023
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Warner Bros. Discovery Adds Anton Levy to Board of Directors
The General Atlantic advisory director is the latest to join the media giant, following Anthony Noto and Joey Levin in January
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‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’ Conjures Up Season 2 at Disney
Selena Gomez executive produces the continuation of the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel series with production set to begin in Los Angeles next month
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YouTube Could Be Worth $550 Billion as Analyst Crowns Platform ‘New King of All Media’
MoffettNathanson says the Alphabet owned-video platform has “substantial runway” for improving its monetization strategy
