BELA BAJARIA, CASEY BLOYS, CRAIG ERWICH & MATT CHERNISS SPEAK WITH DEADLINE ABOUT THIS YEAR'S CROP OF NOMINEES & WHAT'S IN STORE FOR THE FUTURE |
After this year's Emmy Nominations were announced Tuesday, Deadline caught up with Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria, Chairman and CEO of HBO and HBO Max Content Casey Bloys, Disney Television Group President Craig Erwich and Apple TV+’s head of development Matt Cherniss individually.
Each spoke about the day's successes, including HBO Max being the most-nominated platform with 142, Apple TV+ having the most nominated program with Severance, Netflix seeing 44 titles recognized across 14 genres, and the breakthrough performance of Disney's freshman Hulu title, Paradise, with its nominations all coming in marquee categories. >>>Read The Interviews
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Deadline Exclusives & Originals |
Streamers Inject Fresh Blood Into Emmys - The list of nominees for the 77th annual Primetime Emmys offers hope for a repeat of no repeats in the major categories. That is something traditionally rare but, perhaps, foretells a new trend where voters actually aren’t doing the same old/same old for which Emmys past – fairly or unfairly – were criticized. >>>Analysis
Film Runs Up A Tab - Angels in the Asylum, the British indie film starring Simon Pegg and Katherine Waterston, has left creditors out of pocket to the tune of £3.7M ($5M) after halting filming six months ago, according to a financial filing. >>>Talks "Progressing Well"
Horror Reimagined - The genre maestros at BoulderLight Pictures (Barbarian) and Divide/Conquer (Heart Eyes) are teaming on Amityville, a radical new spin on the famed haunted house story for a new generation.
>>>Looking To Fast-Track Film
Gamification - Roblox is getting closer to the worlds of film and TV. The gaming platform has teamed with Netflix and Lionsgate to make it easier for content owners and developers to join forces on Roblox games and experiences. >>>'Stranger Things' & 'Saw' Among Titles
'Goblin' Goes To Market - Aspiring writer-director David Mikalson has made a deal with A24 to direct The Goblin, a script he wrote that spread like wildfire around Hollywood. While others might have eyed the raunchy comedy as a writing sample or planned to wait to see the micro-budget version Mikalson has been directing in Kentucky, A24 jumped all over it. >>>Full Financing
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PBS, NPR, stations, viewers and other advocates are engaged in a last-minute lobbying effort this week as the Senate is poised to vote on a bill that will shape the future of public media.
Deadline spoke on Tuesday to Paula Kerger, the president and CEO of PBS, on her outlook on the vote, and what will happen if the rescissions package passes. While there are certainly plenty of warning signs for public media outlets, there also are a lot of questions about next steps. >>>Q&A |
Quotable ‘Love one another.’ Its not difficult.
- Chip Gaines responding to criticism by some Christian viewers of the gay couple in Magnolia Network's 'Back to the Frontier' |
Exclusive Thea Sofie Loch Næss (The Ugly Stepsister) is set to topline CRCL9, a psychological thriller from writer-director M. Axilleas and Chris Weitz's Depth of Field.
After a long search, Sony and Nintendo‘s live-action Legend of Zelda movie has found its leads in a pair of up-and-comers: Bo Bragason will be playing Zelda, with Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link Robert Eggers is getting the wheels in motion on his next film Werwulf, as sources have confirmed to Deadline that Aaron-Taylor Johnson is set to star in the Focus Features pic, and Lily Rose-Depp is in talks.
Ariana Grande and Josh Gad have been tapped for voice roles in the new animated feature Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, based on Dr. Seuss’ classic children’s book. |
by the numbers $100M - Amount of additional money Amazon is investing in its AWS Generative AI Innovation Center |
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🚨 Robin Kaye, a longtime music supervisor with American Idol, and her husband, Thomas Deluca, were found shot to death Monday in their home in Encino. Both were 70. Police later said they had a suspect in custody.
🎟️ Imax 70MM showtime tickets to Christopher Nolan's The Oydssey are expected to go on sale Thursday, a whole year before the Universal movie opens.
🤝 New Regency has hired Colin Greten as Vice President of Film in an ongoing expansion of its leadership team and global footprint.
💰 NBCUniversal said Tuesday it has wrapped up its 2025-26 upfront negotiations, claiming record ad sales volume but declining to characterize total revenue or rates. |
| Obituaries
🕯️ Andrea Gibson, the poet and performance artist whose four-year fight with ovarian cancer was chronicled in director Ryan White’s 2025 Sundance Film Festival documentary Come See Me in the Good Light, died Monday, July 14, at their home in Boulder, Colorado. They were 49. 🕯️ 2025 Deaths Photo Gallery: Hollywood & Media Obituaries |
| On the Radar
Wed - ESPYs
Thu - Netflix earnings; Adam Schiff on Colbert
Sun - Shark Week begins |
Party Of 'Four' - Joseph Quinn, Pedro Pascal, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Vanessa Kirby at The Fantastic Four: First Steps Sydney launch event |
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