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Rick Porter joined The Hollywood Reporter in 2018 and covers TV ratings and measurement, deals, renewals and cancellations and other aspects of the business. He was previously editor of TV by the Numbers and associate editor at Tribune Media's Zap2it.
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‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Final Season Goes Into Production (At Last)
The final season of The Handmaid’s Tale is finally underway. Hulu on Friday shared an image of series lead Elisabeth Moss holding a slate from the opening day of filming on the show’s sixth and last season. The slate shows that cameras began rolling on Sept. 3 — and that Moss is directing the first episode […]
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‘Bosch: Legacy’ Ending With Season 3 at Amazon
Harry Bosch is about to work his last case at Amazon. Author Michael Connelly, creator of the character and an executive producer of Bosch: Legacy, announced on Instagram Friday that the series will end with its forthcoming third season. That season is slated to premiere in March 2025. “I’m happy to announce that the third […]
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Murdaugh Murders Drama Starring Patricia Arquette a Go at Hulu
Hulu will dramatize one of the most talked about criminal cases of the past few years. The streamer has greenlit an untitled limited series based on the Murdaugh murders case. Emmy winner Patricia Arquette is set to star in the project as Maggie Murdaugh; the series comes from co-creators Michael D. Fuller and Erin Lee […]
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Inspire Lifetime Holiday Movie
The most followed celebrity relationship of the moment — that of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce — has inspired a Lifetime Christmas movie. The cable network will air a movie called Christmas in the Spotlight later this year as part of its annual “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime” slate of holiday programming. The story centers on — […]
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Streaming Ratings: ‘Prison Break’ Absconds With No. 1 Overall Ranking
In its second week on Netflix, Prison Break rocketed to the top of Nielsen’s streaming rankings. The former Fox series, which also streams on Hulu, was added to Netflix on July 29 and made its streaming chart debut that week. For the week of Aug. 5-11, it more than doubled the previous frame’s viewing time, […]
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‘The Burbs’ Series Remake Starring Keke Palmer a Go at Peacock
Peacock is packing up for The Burbs. The NBCUniversal streamer has given a straight-to-series order for a comedic mystery series based on the 1989 Tom Hanks-Carrie Fisher movie of the same title. Keke Palmer is attached to star in The Burbs, which counts Brian Grazer and Seth MacFarlane among its executive producers. Grazer and Ron […]
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Melissa McCarthy, Clive Owen to Star in ‘JonBenet Ramsey’ Limited Series at Paramount+
A pair of Oscar nominees will lead a limited series about the murder of JonBenét Ramsey. Melissa McCarthy and Clive Owen will star in the drama, currently titled JonBenét Ramsey, which has scored a series order at Paramount+. The series comes from Yellowstone producers MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios and showrunner Richard LaGravenese (Behind […]
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Fox Inks Broadcast Direct Deal With ‘Doc’ EP Hank Steinberg
Fox is adding another veteran writer and producer to its roster of broadcast direct deals. The network has signed Without a Trace and The Last Ship creator Hank Steinberg to such a pact, under which Steinberg will develop drama series that will be wholly owned by Fox. Steinberg is currently an executive producer of Doc, […]
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‘911: Lone Star’ Ending With Season 5 on Fox
The forthcoming season of 911: Lone Star will be its last at Fox. The series, a Texas-set spinoff of 911 (which now airs on ABC after moving from Fox last season), is set to begin its fifth season on Sept. 23. The show took the 2023-24 season off following last year’s labor strikes, and speculation […]
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‘One Day at a Time’ Cast, Showrunners Reuniting for Charity Table Read
One Day at a Time is returning — for one day. The beloved, critically acclaimed comedy’s cast and producers will reunite for a charity event on Oct. 5 in Los Angeles. The event, benefitting the People for the American Way Foundation — founded by ODAAT creator Norman Lear — will feature table reads of three unproduced […]
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Alfred Molina, Geena Davis to Lead Duffer Brothers’ Netflix Series ‘The Boroughs’
Netflix and Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer have lined up an A-list cast for the brothers’ next series. The show, titled The Boroughs, has cast Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Denis O’Hare, Clarke Peters and Bill Pullman. Details on their roles are being kept under wraps for now, save for their character […]
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‘Twilight’ Animated Series a Go at Netflix
Twilight is getting a second (after)life in the form of an animated series at Netflix. The streamer has given a straight-to-series order and begun development on a show based on Midnight Sun, author Stephenie Meyer’s companion novel to her mega-selling Twilight series. The book is a retelling of the events of Twilight from vampire Edward […]
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