TV reporter • tim.baysinger@thewrap.com • Twitter: @tim_bays
Experience:
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Hulu Cancels Sean Penn Drama ‘The First’ After the First Season
Space exploration series launched to lackluster reviews last fall
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Apple Sets First-Look Deal With Imagine’s Documentary Arm
Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s company to produce non-fiction TV and films for tech giant
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Netflix to Reboot ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ With Original Creators on Board
Robert Stack-hosted true crime series ran for more than 500 episodes between 1987 and 2010
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CBS Is Selling Stephen Colbert’s ‘Shutdown Mug’ With Proceeds to Feed Furloughed Federal Workers
All profits from the “Late Show” mug sales will go directly to José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen
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Showtime Acquires Sacha Jenkins’ Wu-Tang Clan Documentary Series
“Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men” will debut at Sundance
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How Much ‘Star Trek’ Is Too Much? CBS All Access Boldly Tests Limits of Viewers’ Fandom
“Star Trek: Discovery” is back, and reinforcements are on the way
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Chevy Pulls ‘Most Reliable’ TV Ads After Honda Questions Its Accuracy
Automaker stands by its “reliability claim” even as it removes commercial
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USA Network Gives Its Gina Torres-Led ‘Suits’ Spinoff a Title
The series follows her character as she moves to Chicago
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Peter Sarsgaard to Star in CBS All Access True-Crime Drama ‘Interrogation’
The “Looming Tower” actor will play the detective on the case
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Netflix Joins Rivals in Push for Self-Regulation of Streaming Content in India
Fox and Viacom’s platforms have already signed an industry code of conduct to ward off government interference
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‘Deadly Class’ Creator on the Importance of Adapting His Own Comic for TV: ‘The Initial Spark Can Often Get Lost’
Rick Remender, who wrote the comic, is spearheading the Syfy series it’s based on
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‘Mad Men’ Alum January Jones to Star in Netflix’s Skating Drama ‘Spinning Out’
She’ll play Carol Baker, the mother of star Kaya Scodelario’s Kat Baker
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Nickelodeon Hires Former Disney Channel Exec Paul DeBenedittis to Lead Programming Strategy
It’s a homecoming of sorts for DeBenedittis, who spent 10 years at fellow Viacom network MTV
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Jason Katims Will Leave Universal TV for New Deal With Apple
He’ll still remain involved with “Away” and “Sisters” for Universal
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Julia Roberts Unlikely to Star on ‘Homecoming’ Season 2 – But She’s Still Part of the Show
Director Sam Esmail had previously told TheWrap he deviated from the podcast storyline to give her character an ending
