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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How Lionsgate’s Spin-Off of Starz Will Unlock M&A Opportunities for Both | Analysis
The move will simplify both companies and make them “more digestible” for strategic buyers, one expert told TheWrap
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How That Shocking ‘The Last of Us’ Episode 2 Twist Got Spoiled for Gamers
Just two months before “The Last of Us: Part II” was set to release in 2020, Naughty Dog began seeing various scenes from the game surface online
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How That Shocking ‘The Last of Us’ Episode 2 Moment Is Different in the Game
The HBO show did the thing, but there are differences from how it played out in the video game
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‘The Last of Us’ Creators Unpack That Huge Season 2 Twist: Timing, Execution and Showing Restraint
EPs Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin tell TheWrap everything about adapting that shocking moment from the game
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‘The Last of Us’ Star Kaitlyn Dever on Abby’s Rage Toward Joel and the ‘Sneaky’ Detail She Shared With Her Family During Filming
Co-creator Craig Mazin also tells TheWrap about adapting Abby’s introduction for HBO and how she resembles Ellie
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Norman Lear’s ‘Clean Slate’ Canceled at Prime Video After One Season
Co-creator Dan Ewen and stars Laverne Cox and George Wallace lament that “a seven-year effort was gone in a puff of server exhaust” with Amazon’s axing
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Netflix Revenue Jumps 12.5% to $10.5 Billion in 1st Quarter, Driven by Pricing, Subscriber Growth
The streamer also said that executive chairman Reed Hastings is transitioning to a non-executive role as board chairman
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CBS Granted Temporary Stay in ‘Jeopardy!,’ ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Legal Feud
The appeals court ruling comes after a judge backed Sony in its efforts to take back distribution rights to the syndicated game shows last week
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Amazon Cancels ‘Citadel’ Spinoffs ‘Honey Bunny’ and ‘Diana’
The two projects will be woven into Season 2 of the mothership series, which premieres in the second quarter of 2026
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Disney’s ‘Snow White’ Banned in Lebanon Due to Gal Gadot’s Ties to Israel
The actress, who portrays The Evil Queen in the live-action remake, is reportedly on the country’s boycott list
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Netflix Shares Jump 5% as Streamer Eyes $1 Trillion Market Cap
The company is looking to double its revenue, triple its operating income and grow its subscriber base to around 410 million by the end of 2030, per The Wall Street Journal
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Will Trump’s Tariff Tirade Upend TV Upfronts? | Analysis
The White House’s trade policies are adding a new layer of caution and uncertainty for Madison Avenue ahead of Hollywood’s annual presentations to advertisers in May
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Prime Video’s ‘Reacher’ Leads Nielsen’s Most-Streamed Programs in March With 6.6 Billion Viewing Minutes
For the first time in the measurement firm’s monthly Gauge reports, its top 10 most-watched streaming titles were distributed by seven different platforms
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‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Premiere Scores 5.3 Million US Viewers, Up 13% Across Platforms
The Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey-led HBO series’ return was the top title for Max globally
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‘Night Court’ Sets ‘Big Bang Theory’ Reunion for Season 3 Finale With Simon Helberg as Guest Star
“Young Sheldon” star Raegan Revord will also appear in the May 6 episode of Melissa Rauch’s NBC sitcom
