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Jenny Daly’s Studio82 & Happy Accidents Developing Scripted YA Slate
Jenny Daly’s Studio82 and Holly A. Hines and Eric Jarboe’s Happy Accidents have entered a strategic partnership to develop, finance and produce a slate of scripted young adult originals. The tie-up brings together two of the executive producers behind Netflix’s Ginny & Georgia, which is currently in production on its fourth season, and reflects growing…
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The next game in a huge Chinese action RPG series has plenty of action, but I hope it hasn’t totally abandoned the RPG
PC Gamer’s Wes Fenlon has played an early demo of Swords of Legends, the forthcoming sequel to 2018 Chinese RPG Gujian 3. He found its combat and folklore-inspired boss designs promising, but worries the game may have shifted too far towards linear action in the mould of Black Myth: Wukong, at the expense of the…
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‘Martin’ Spinoff ‘The Varnell Hill Show’ Sets September Release Date, Drops First Look Photos
Paramount+ has announced that “The Varnell Hill Show,” a spin-off of the classic 1990s sitcom “Martin,” will premiere in September, releasing first-look images alongside the news. Tommy Davidson returns to play the title character, Varnell Hill, nearly 30 years after the original series ended, in a show that follows him navigating the pressures of running…
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ABC News Digital Workers Unionize With WGA East in Unanimous Vote
Employees at ABC News’ digital division have voted unanimously to unionise with the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE), joining the union that has represented staff in ABC News’ television operations for decades. The move matters as it extends collective bargaining rights to digital newsroom staff at a time when the media industry is undergoing…
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Morgan Wallen’s ‘Been By Now’ Tops Streaming Songs Chart
Morgan Wallen has scored another chart milestone, with his single “Been By Now” debuting at No. 1 on Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart dated 8 August. The track earned 26.4 million chart-eligible streams in the United States in the week ending 30 July, according to Luminate, marking Wallen’s sixth chart-topper on this particular list and his…
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Kingdom Come Actor Is Living My Dream, Opening A Medieval Pub To Drink Beer And Eat Food With Friends
British actor Luke Dale, known for his roles in the Kingdom Come RPG series and EA’s Battlefield V, has announced that he bought a tavern in the Czech Republic and plans to turn it into a medieval-inspired social gathering place with great food and drinks. “Is this the dumbest thing I’ve ever done? There’s a…
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Netflix Quietly Made One of the Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of the Last 10 Years
Netflix’s back catalogue includes the Wachowski sisters and J. Michael Straczynski’s Sense8, a science-fiction series that has largely flown under the radar despite its pedigree and critical acclaim. Cancelled after just two seasons, the show is being highlighted as an underappreciated gem whose themes of human connection and globe-spanning storyline still make it worth watching…
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Re:Zero Season 4 Part 2 gets new trailer ahead of acclaimed show’s return
Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World has released a new trailer ahead of the second half of its fourth season, which resumes on 12 August after a nine-week break. The show, one of the most acclaimed isekai anime series, has seen its latest run become its best-received yet, reinforcing its status as a standout…
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The Wanderer: DjRUM Interviewed
DjRUM, the London producer and DJ known offstage as Felix Manuel, has spoken to Clash about his career and his forthcoming EP, “I Wander”, ahead of his debut appearance at Houghton Festival. The interview traces his evolution from an early love of piano and formative years playing youth clubs and squat raves under the name…