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Hollywood’s Big Fight Isn’t a Disney vs. Netflix Showdown – It’s a ‘Game of Thrones’
“It’s not a two-horse race and it’s not winner-take-all. It’s about to get real messy,” analyst says
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Twentieth Television President Greg Meidel Out as Disney-Fox Layoffs Continue
It’s the first major TV layoff following close of merger
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‘Green Book’ Actor Joe Cortese to Play Roger Stone in Showtime’s Roger Ailes Limited Series (Exclusive)
He will appear in one episode as the “Dark Prince of American politics”
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‘Deadwood’ Movie: HBO Unveils Premiere Date – and a Teaser
Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant among returning cast members
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Josh Charles to Play Gretchen Carlson’s Husband on Showtime’s Roger Ailes Limited Series
Casey Close will be a recurring character on “The Loudest Voice”
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Amazon Finds Its Man in Black, Gunslinger for ‘Dark Tower’ Adaptation
Jasper Pääkkönen and Sam Strike will co-star in the Stephen King drama
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Fox Entertainment Shows Off ‘Fresh Start’ in Promo After Sell-Off to Disney (Video)
Broadcast network is now part of a slimmed-down “New Fox” with Fox News and Fox Sports
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Netflix Orders Mindy Kaling Coming-of-Age Comedy
The series is inspired by Kaling’s childhood
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Ava DuVernay Romance Anthology Gets Straight-to-Series Order by OWN
Oprah Winfrey will executive produce “Cherish the Day” alongside DuVernay for a Winter 2020 premiere
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‘Castle Rock’ Casts Lizzy Caplan as Young Annie Wilks for ‘Misery’-Themed Season 2
Stephen King alum Tim Robbins is also on board
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Disney Closes Its $71.3 Billion Acquisition of 21st Century Fox
The two companies first agreed to a (much cheaper) deal at the end of 2017
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‘Ray Donovan’ Actor Marion ‘Pooch’ Hall Reaches Plea Deal in DUI, Child Abuse Case
Hall avoided a potential six year prison sentence, will serve 3 years on probation instead
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Rob Silverstein Exits as Executive Producer of ‘Access Hollywood’ Franchise After 20 Years
Maureen FitzPatrick will step in to run both “Access” and “Access Live”
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‘Twilight Zone’: Chris O’Dowd Latest to Join Jordan Peele-Led Reboot
O’Dowd will star in episode titled “The Blue Scorpion”
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‘Penny Dreadful’ Spinoff Adds ‘Penny Dreadful’ Alum Rory Kinnear
Frankenstein’s Monster is now a doctor















