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 IN THE NEWS |
 Sunday’s season three finale of “The White Lotus” attracted 6.2 million US cross-platform viewers, up 30% from the week prior and the third consecutive week of record highs. The episode was 51% higher than the season two closer, and achieved 2.5x growth from the season debut. |
| Ahead of its upfront event tomorrow, AMC Networks announced big plans for horror streamer, Shudder, including a new partnership with the Sphere in Las Vegas; the launch of an ad-supported version of the service; and an order for unscripted competition “Guts & Glory,” from Greg Nicotero (“The Walking Dead”). “We are bringing horror to our partners like never before,” said Kim Granito, CMO for AMC Networks. “Horror is a massive entertainment genre with a highly engaged fan base that we are uniquely able to deliver to marketing partners.”
SAG-AFTRA and the Joint Policy Committee, which represents advertisers, have extended the expiration of current contracts for commercials, from last Friday to April 11, as they negotiate new agreements. Talks between the two sides began on February 20. |
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| PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT |
 AMC Studios is at work on an anthology series for AMC celebrating the American spirit – and first up is a John Steinbeck classic. “For more than a year we have been searching for the perfect story to launch our next big television franchise, and we found it in The Grapes of Wrath, which is as timely and relevant today as it was when first published in 1939,” said Dan McDermott, President of Entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks. “Our country is built upon so many unforgettable historic and dramatic moments, tales of bravery and courage, classic novels, short stories, and chronicles well known and never-before-told. As a network that began its life as American Movie Classics, this is the franchise we’re destined to bring to the screen.” Rolin Jones (“Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire”) is attached to adapt the first season of the new series and then manage the franchise.
Production on the second season of “The Chicken Sisters” begins this week in Vancouver, with David James Elliott (“JAG”) jumping aboard in a recurring role. Season one premiered exclusively on Hallmark+ in September 2024, and had its Hallmark Channel premiere on March 30. The season will continue through May 18. |
 Acorn TV has greenlit “Allie & Andi,” a crime drama from creator/writer Robin Bernheim, starring and executive produced by Brooke Shields. The six-parter, following a bestselling novelist who forms an unlikely alliance with an aspiring writer to find the killer of a close friend, will go into production this fall and premiere in 2026.
Bloomberg Television launched its new state-of-the-art broadcast studio in Seoul, South Korea. The studio will mark the commencement of operations this week with special live broadcasts of “Bloomberg: The Asia Trade” programming each day, featuring interviews with newsmakers spanning politics, business, technology and culture.
UKTV and BBC Select have commissioned “World’s Most Amazing Walks with Robson Green” for factual channel U&Yesterday and streaming service U, produced by BBC Studios Specialist Factual Productions. The eight-part series will follow “keen rambler” Robson Green as he embarks on a series of adventures along memorable trails. |
| NEW & RETURNING SERIES |
 Season two of Apple TV+ animated adventure “WondLa” premieres Friday, April 25. The voice cast includes Jeanine Mason (“Roswell, New Mexico”), Brad Garrett (“Everybody Loves Raymond”), Gary Anthony Williams (“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows”), and more.
“The Bakersfield 3: A Tale of Murder and Motherhood” premieres Sunday, May 11 at 8p. The three-part true crime series follows three mothers who band together after their children’s 2018 disappearances.
Let the sabotage begin! “Cutthroat Kitchen: Knives Out” features culinary challenges meant to test four chefs on their cooking prowess, strategic thinking, and ability to innovate under pressure. The nine-episode series premieres Tuesday, May 13 at 9p on Food Network.
Streaming platform MyOutdoorTV has launched 35 new hunting, fishing, and outdoor adventure shows as part of its SpringFest. Among the offerings are “Dead Meat,” “Fishing University” and “Predator Pursuit.”
A new season of New Zealand crime drama “The Brokenwood Mysteries” debuts Monday, April 2 on Acorn TV.
“Wild Game Kitchen” is back for a new season on Saturday, May 3 at 9p as part of the Home.Made.Nation multi-platform lifestyle programming block. In each episode, Andrew Zimmern demystifies preparing game meat and fish. |
Today’ Premieres
Hulu: The Handmaid’s Tale
ID: All Access PD: Grand Rapids at 10p
Netflix: The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox; Kian’s Bizarre B&B; How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast); My Next Guest Needs No Introduction
Prime Video: Spy High; Mobile Suite Gundam GQuuuuuuX |
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| COMING UP |
| Under the title “The Dark Money Game,” HBO announced premiere dates for two films, both directed by Alex Gibney (“Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos”). “Ohio Confidential,” centered on the shooting of a political lobbyist that leads to the exposure of a massive conspiracy, premieres Tuesday, April 15 at 9p. The following day brings “Wealth of the Wicked,” exploring the stealth influence of religious groups and the reciprocity between well-funded special-interest groups and the political process. |
| DISTRIBUTION |
| #NOVA, the yes Studios documentary that captures the Hamas terrorist attacks at the Nova Festival in southern Israel, is now available on Amazon’s Prime Video globally. The film portrays real-time reactions and emotions to the unfolding horror.
Australian animated preschool CGI series “Vegesaurs” is set to make its US debut. PBS member stations in NYC, LA, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington DC, Orlando, and Salt Lake City have picked up the series, with additional local PBS stations expected to follow in the coming weeks.
“Man or Mannequin?”, the competitive gameshow format produced by Japan’s Nippon TV, has been optioned for adaption in the Italian market by Italian production company Casta Diva.
Banijay Entertainment announced a Norwegian adaption of game show “The Fortune Hotel,” marking the third territory to commission the format.
Quintus Studios struck sales for two documentary franchises. “Missing Presumed Dead “ has been picked up by Nat Geo on the US, and “Behind Bars – The World’s Toughest Prisons” is headed to Viasat Explore, Mediawan in France, CH Media in Switzerland and Discovery Latin America.
Hemisphere Media Group has acquired the exclusive rights for the film and four-part miniseries “Francisco, El Jesuita” in the US and Puerto Rico. The film will air on Cinelatino in the US on Holy Saturday, April 19 at 7p; while the biographical miniseries will air in the US on WAPA América and Cinelatino. |
| EXECUTIVE MOVES |
| Sony Pictures Entertainment has appointed Jay Levine as EVP, Chief Strategy Officer and Business Operations. Levine was most recently CEO of Hartbeat.
Snap Inc. vet Lauren Skowronski has been named SVP of Global Communications for CNBC, and Richard Hudock has been promoted to SVP of Communications at MSNBC ahead of Comcast’s spinoff of the cable news networks. |
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This Day in History
1943 – In an attempt to check inflation, President Franklin D. Roosevelt froze wages and prices, and prohibited workers from changing jobs unless doing so would aid the war effort.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question
In which HBO special were Blake Lively and Amanda Seyfried guest stars? “When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special” (2018). Kudos to: Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg-M and S Entertainment/LA; David Garber-Loyola Marymount University/Playa Vista, CA; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA; Gerry Bixenspan-TV Marketing Inc./NYC
Today’s Trivia Question
Producers Aaron Spelling and Danny Thomas first collaborated on which TV series? (Email your answer to trivia@cynopsis.com and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: a limit of four answers per time zone.) |
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