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Big Money! Jobs! Newsom Boasts Expanded CA Film/TV Tax Credits “Delivering Results”; Eddie Murphy’s ‘Donkey,’ Disney & Ben Affleck Flicks Get Latest Incentives
California Governor Gavin Newsom has marked the first anniversary of the state’s expanded film and television tax credit programme, which was raised to $750 million a year, by hailing it as a success that is bringing production back to California. On the same day, 41 films were awarded a combined $187 million in fresh incentives,…
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Baki-dou The Invincible Samurai part 2 review: The series’s most interesting character and the most disappointing fights
Polygon has reviewed Baki-Dou: The Invincible Samurai Part 2, Netflix’s latest animated adaptation of Keisuke Itagaki’s long-running Baki martial arts franchise. The review argues that while the instalment delivers arguably the strongest character in the entire series — a revived version of the 17th-century swordsman Musashi Miyamoto — it also serves up some of its…
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Harlan Coben’s Longest-Running Book Series Officially Comes to Netflix
Netflix has announced a new drama series, Myron Bolitar, based on Harlan Coben’s long-running book series, extending the author’s already prolific 2026 partnership with the streamer. The move matters because it marks the latest in a string of successful Coben adaptations on Netflix, cementing the platform as the primary home for his work following a…
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Apple TV’s New 8-Episode Series Officially Reunites ‘True Detective’s Best Duo
True Detective stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are reuniting on Apple TV. Get all the details here.
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Viola Davis and Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions Inks First-Look Deal With Universal Global TV
Their first project under the deal is a romantic drama called ‘Pawn,’ based on a short story by Kennedy Ryan.
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Viola Davis & Julius Tennon’s Juvee Productions Inks First-Look Deal With Universal Global Television; ‘Pawn’ Series Adaptation Set As First Project
JuVee Productions, the production company founded by Emmy and Oscar winner Viola Davis and producer Julius Tennon, has entered into a first-look deal with Universal Global Television. Under the pact, Juvee will develop and produce series with UGT for all platforms, and has set Pawn, a series adaptation based on an original short story by…
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Emmy Nominations: TV Academy To Reveal Late-Night & Reality Categories Early, Again
There’s no rest for the Emmy hopefuls in the late-night and reality categories. The Television Academy once again moved forward the time that it will reveal the nominations for the two categories where broadcast television is most represented. The nominees for the Outstanding Variety Series and Outstanding Reality Competition Program will be revealed on NBC’s…
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Netflix dabbles in shorter video content with its new set of publisher deals with Variety, others
Netflix is bringing 2- to 20-minute videos to its platform through new partnerships with digital publishers, including Rolling Stone and Variety.
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Stephen King’s Forgotten 5-Part Sci-Fi Fantasy Series Is Making a Surprise Comeback
Stephen King’s long-forgotten Prime Video sci-fi fantasy series, Haven, is making a streaming comeback 11 years after its final season.
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The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles remains the series’ best game, five years later
Five years on from its 2021 worldwide release, Polygon has published an appreciation arguing that The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is still the strongest entry in Capcom’s long-running courtroom series. The spin-off, which bundles the Japanese-only titles The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures (2015) and The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve (2017), follows Meiji-era Japanese student…