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Billed by the U.S. streaming giant as a “new kind of partnership,” TF1’s commercial stations and on-demand content will be available on Netflix from summer next year. Financial details were not disclosed.
The seemingly landmark distribution agreement is the equivalent of NBC, or another major American commercial network, handing over its output to Netflix.
It is further evidence of Netflix’s growing power over traditional TV networks, as well as a marker of the ambition it has for its ad business. >>>Potential Test Case |
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Rick, Will & Holly - Netflix is remaking another classic TV series. The streamer has closed a deal with Legendary Television for Land of the Lost, a reboot of Sid and Marty Krofft’s 1974 sci-fi adventure show. >>>Cult Status
Walk On - Sony and Danny Boyle’s post-apocalyptic revival 28 Years Later opens Friday along with Disney/Pixar’s original sci-fi Elio. Together, they are looking at a global start of $56M and $50M, respectively. Along with Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon, which is expected to hold at No. 1 with a $40M+ second weekend, the three movies are on track to make around $90M domestic. >>> Major Sony Win
'F1: The Movie Review - F1: The Movie never really relaxes into the fun, ’60s-style Paul Newman picture it might have been, but it offers a role that fits Brad Pitt quite snugly. >>>Damon Wise's Take
Doc Talk: Lauren Greenfield - On the new edition of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast, Lauren Greenfield joins us to discuss what she learned while making Social Studies, the winner of Breakthrough Nonfiction Series at the Gotham TV Awards and a nominee for Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series at the Independent Spirit Awards. >>>Listen
It Starts On The Page: 'Slow Horses' - Deadline’s It Starts on the Page features 10 standout drama series scripts in 2025 Emmy contention. Season 4 of Apple TV+’s Slow Horses wrapped another taut tale from the world of Mick Herron’s spy novels with the episode “Hello Goodbye,” a poignant finale that has become the norm for series creator Will Smith. >>> Read The Script
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Colman Domingo is waiting to exhale. Working primarily in the drama sphere, he was more than happy to give himself “the gift of a comedy” with Netflix’s latest dramedy, The Four Seasons. In this reimagining of Alan Alda’s 1981 film, Domingo and Marco Calvani are paired as husbands, who, alongside their coupled longtime friends, go on multiple seasonal vacations while weathering the many highs and lows of marriage. >>>Read The Interview |
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Jhaleil Swaby (The Lake) has been cast in Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping as Panache, a crude and aggressive career tribute from District 1.
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Thu - Juneteenth
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Making Lord Stanley Proud - The Florida Panthers celebrate after defeating the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 in Game Six of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final. |
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