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Marti Noxon and Jessica Rhoades are behind Torchlighter Dinners, a series of gatherings for women in television to talk all things industry – from finding the right agent, creating a diverse writers room to fighting for pay parity. With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic the duo, who became close friends after executive…

EXCLUSIVE: Katya Martín (My First Miracle) is set as a lead opposite John Ortiz and Andres Velez in ABC's drama pilot Promised Land. Written by Matt Lopez and directed by Michael Cuesta, Promised Land is an epic, generation-spanning drama about two Latinx families vying for wealth and power in California's Sonoma…

Dr. Anthony Fauci has weighed in on recent anti-vax claims made by comedian and podcast host Joe Rogan, shooting them down as incorrect. During an episode of his Spotify podcast The Joe Rogan Experience on Tuesday, Rogan admitted he wouldn’t recommend the vaccine to people who are young and healthy. “If you’re like 21…

Fox has given a series order to hourlong pilot The Big Leap, starring Scott Foley, Teri Polo and Piper Perabo, from Liz Heldens, Jason Winer, Sue Naegle, 20th Television and Fox Entertainment. The ballet-themed dramedy, which I hear has received a 10-episode order, had been an internal favorite. The pilot was met with…

Texas Senator Ted Cruz was not a fan of a Tuesday Daily Show segment and he let host Trevor Noah know it. The bit was about Congressional reapportionment due to population shifts in the U.S. Those shifts are causing New York to lose a U.S. House seat while Texas picks up two. Noah made no mention of Cruz, but the…

Padma Lakshmi, the Queer Eye hosts, Stephen Colbert and Demi Lovato are just of the few of the top tiers names joining Deadline's Contenders Television Documentary + Unscripted event on May 1. The day-long livestreamed celebration starts at 8 a.m. PT on Saturday, as the Oscars are in the rearview mirror and awards…

EXCLUSIVE: Orange Is the New Black alumna Taylor Schilling has been tapped for a series regular role opposite Lily James, Sebastian Stan and Seth Rogen in Pam & Tommy, Hulu's limited series based on the true story behind the release of the first ever viral video — the sex tape of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. Nick…

Michael Collins, the astronaut who piloted the Apollo 11 spacecraft Columbia as Neil Armstrong and Col. Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon, died of cancer today. He was 90. His family, which includes daughter Kate Collins, a longtime star of the ABC soap opera All My Children, announced the death on Twitter. “Please join…

Dawn Porter's Trilogy Films, the company behind feature docs including John Lewis: Good Trouble and The Way I See It, has partnered with Industrial Media. Porter has struck an overall deal with the Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman-run firm, which is the umbrella group behind The Intellectual Property Corporation, Sharp…

EXCLUSIVE: Shannon Rhoades has been tapped as a development executive for John Ridley’s production company, International Famous Players Radio Picture Corporation. At the company, which houses the Oscar winner’s projects across all media, Rhoades will report directly to Ridley and focus on overseeing new projects. "I…

WarnerMedia’s HBO Max and HBO have released trailers for new comedy series Hacks, starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder, from Broad City alums Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky; and the first look at Season 2 of Betty. HBO Max’s 10-episode series Hacks explores a dark mentorship that forms between…

Niecy Nash, fresh from her guest stint hosting The Masked Singer, will front a reboot of Don't Forget the Lyrics! for Fox. The network has ordered a new version of the game show/singing competition format to launch during the 2021-22 season. The show originally aired on Fox between 2007-09 and was hosted by Wayne…