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Netflix Fast-Tracks New Harlan Coben Adaptation After ‘I Will Find You’s Success
Netflix is fast-tracking its next Harlan Coben adaptation, “Myron Bolitar,” following the huge success of “I Will Find You,” which has racked up more than 1.8 billion minutes viewed to become the platform’s biggest hit of the year. Just two weeks after greenlighting the new series, based on Coben’s long-running Myron Bolitar novels beginning with…
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Top Trumps Panel Show, New Seasons of ‘Mock the Week’ Unveiled as Part of Warner Bros. Discovery U.K.’s TLC Comedy Slate
TLC in the UK has commissioned a new Top Trumps-themed panel show, tentatively titled “Top Trumps: The Comedy Pack”, to be hosted by comedian Katherine Ryan, as part of a wider expansion of comedy programming on the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned channel. The announcement forms part of a broader comedy slate unveiled six months after TLC…
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Amnesty questioned by watchdog after it blacklisted JK Rowling’s women’s refuge charity in trans row
A regulatory watchdog has raised questions about Amnesty International after the human rights organisation blacklisted a women’s refuge charity linked to author JK Rowling, in a dispute connected to the ongoing debate over transgender rights. The move has reignited scrutiny of how campaigning and charitable bodies handle disagreements over sex and gender issues, and comes…
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Baldur’s Gate series overlords Hasbro take $56 million hit after cancelling several games due out in “2028 and beyond”, with Exodus and Warlock unaffected
Hasbro has recorded a $56 million impairment charge tied to the cancellation of several Digital Games projects originally slated for “2028 and beyond,” the toy and games giant confirmed as part of its latest financial results. The move signals a narrower, more cautious approach to Hasbro’s in-house game development, even as titles targeting 2027, such…
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Guardiola’s Italy talks advance as FIGC confirms financial concessions
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has confirmed that special financial “exceptions” have been arranged to accommodate Pep Guardiola, should he become Italy’s next head coach, in the clearest sign yet that talks with the former Manchester City manager are progressing. FIGC president Giovanni Malagò named Guardiola directly when discussing the arrangements but stopped short of…
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Apple TV Seeking Local Language Boss
Apple TV is advertising for a new Head of Local Language Scripted, a newly created London-based role that will sit within international content chief Jay Hunt’s team. The hire follows the departures of international development chief Morgan Wandell, who is launching his own production company, and international scripted executive Oliver Jones, who has moved to…
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Only Fools icon David Jason appears in controversial new BBC TV licence advert alongside Romesh Ranganathan despite making major barbs about channel
David Jason has appeared in a new BBC television licence advert alongside comedian Romesh Ranganathan, a pairing that has drawn attention given the Only Fools and Horses star’s previous outspoken criticism of the broadcaster. The advert forms part of the BBC’s ongoing efforts to promote the licence fee, though its release has proved contentious given…
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Han Chae Young Scores a Hit With FlareFlow Korean Remake of Global Microdrama ‘Raising His Mistress’s Child’
South Korean actor Han Chae Young has had success with a Korean-language remake of “Raising His Mistress’s Child” on FlareFlow, a mobile-first microdrama platform, with the series surpassing 10 million cumulative views since its 10 July premiere. The remake is based on a global microdrama original that earned more than $15 million in revenue, and…
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Rebel Wilson cleared of defamation over Charlotte MacInnes Instagram posts
A Sydney court has ruled that Rebel Wilson did not defame fellow actress Charlotte MacInnes, dismissing a lawsuit MacInnes brought over a series of Instagram posts in which Wilson accused her of withdrawing a sexual harassment complaint against a film producer to advance her own career rather than pursuing it through proper channels. Justice Elizabeth…
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X-Men 97 just brought back a little-known villain created 21 years ago by a controversial writer
X-Men ’97 season 2, episode six, “Danger.exe”, turns Charles Xavier’s iconic Danger Room training facility into a rogue sentient AI, forcing the X-Men to abandon Xavier’s mansion for the newly established X Corp tower. The character, named Danger, is notable because it revives a relatively obscure villain from the comics, created 21 years ago by…