Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, has acquired North American VOD rights to the drama-thriller “The Ghost Trap” and the social drama “Global Harmony,” the company announced during the Cannes Film Market. Allen Media also recently unveiled plans for a third installment in its successful “47 Meters Down” shark franchise.
“The Ghost Trap” (pictured) is the story of a young lobsterman who is forced to choose between right and wrong when his girlfriend suffers a traumatic head injury when she is swept off his boat by a rogue wave and rival lobstering family sabotages his gear, sparking a deadly trap war.
The film stars Zak Steiner (“Euphoria”), Greer Grammer (“Deadly Illusions”), Sarah Catherine Hook and Steven Ogg (“Westworld”). James Khanlarian makes his feature directorial debut, directing from K. Stephens’ script, which is based on the book she authored by the same name,...
“The Ghost Trap” (pictured) is the story of a young lobsterman who is forced to choose between right and wrong when his girlfriend suffers a traumatic head injury when she is swept off his boat by a rogue wave and rival lobstering family sabotages his gear, sparking a deadly trap war.
The film stars Zak Steiner (“Euphoria”), Greer Grammer (“Deadly Illusions”), Sarah Catherine Hook and Steven Ogg (“Westworld”). James Khanlarian makes his feature directorial debut, directing from K. Stephens’ script, which is based on the book she authored by the same name,...
- 5/17/2024
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Lifetime is expanding its creative relationship with Garcelle Beauvais, who is set to executive produce three new original movies.
Following their collaboration on the Black Girl Missing movie released last year—starring and executive produced by Beauvais—Lifetime is extending the franchise with two new movies to be EP’ed by Beauvais. Black Girl Missing earned a Gracie and Astra Award from the Hollywood Critics Alliance for Best Television Movie, as well as received nominations for an NAACP Image Award, a Black Reel Award and a Rockie Award. The new movies continue the conversations about systemic inequalities where missing girls and women of color are ignored.
Additionally, Beauvais will star and executive produce a new movie under the Terry McMillian Presents banner. In the yet-to-be-titled Terry McMillian Presents Lifetime Original Movie, Ava (Beauvais), a world-renowned chef living in Europe, rushes home to care for her elderly aunt in South...
Following their collaboration on the Black Girl Missing movie released last year—starring and executive produced by Beauvais—Lifetime is extending the franchise with two new movies to be EP’ed by Beauvais. Black Girl Missing earned a Gracie and Astra Award from the Hollywood Critics Alliance for Best Television Movie, as well as received nominations for an NAACP Image Award, a Black Reel Award and a Rockie Award. The new movies continue the conversations about systemic inequalities where missing girls and women of color are ignored.
Additionally, Beauvais will star and executive produce a new movie under the Terry McMillian Presents banner. In the yet-to-be-titled Terry McMillian Presents Lifetime Original Movie, Ava (Beauvais), a world-renowned chef living in Europe, rushes home to care for her elderly aunt in South...
- 4/18/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
The documentary 761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers, featuring Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman, is set to stream on Hulu + Live TV on February 22nd.
Produced by Freeman and Lori McCreary’s Revelations Entertainment, in association with GroupM Motion Entertainment, the documentary tells the true story of the 761st Tank Battalion, the first Black tank unit to serve in combat during WWII, and the major battles they faced both overseas while in combat and back home in the United States.
Better known as the first Black Panthers, this was the only Black tank unit to see combat in World War II. Formed in the spring of 1942, the 761st played a significant role in military operations during the war against Nazi Germany. However, while the majority Black battalion was fighting one battle overseas, they were simultaneously fighting another in their home country – against racism, segregation, and inequality. Despite facing unprecedented adversity,...
Produced by Freeman and Lori McCreary’s Revelations Entertainment, in association with GroupM Motion Entertainment, the documentary tells the true story of the 761st Tank Battalion, the first Black tank unit to serve in combat during WWII, and the major battles they faced both overseas while in combat and back home in the United States.
Better known as the first Black Panthers, this was the only Black tank unit to see combat in World War II. Formed in the spring of 1942, the 761st played a significant role in military operations during the war against Nazi Germany. However, while the majority Black battalion was fighting one battle overseas, they were simultaneously fighting another in their home country – against racism, segregation, and inequality. Despite facing unprecedented adversity,...
- 2/23/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Peacock has renewed Love Island USA for two additional seasons.
The show — which the streamer says is its No. 1 original reality series — follows a group of singles searching for love in a villa, but throughout their stay in a tropical oasis, Islanders face challenges, surprises, “bombshells” and more twists and turns.
Following the finale of Love Island USA‘s season five, which aired this past summer, the show’s executive producer Simon Thomas told The Hollywood Reporter that the goal is for the Islanders and the audience to “feel like the best summer vacation of all time” with “a little bit of drama along the way.”
When asked what he’d learned from season five that he would possibly change for future seasons, Thomas said at the time, “I would imagine that there will be things next year that you will see, which will surprise you, much like there were this year,...
The show — which the streamer says is its No. 1 original reality series — follows a group of singles searching for love in a villa, but throughout their stay in a tropical oasis, Islanders face challenges, surprises, “bombshells” and more twists and turns.
Following the finale of Love Island USA‘s season five, which aired this past summer, the show’s executive producer Simon Thomas told The Hollywood Reporter that the goal is for the Islanders and the audience to “feel like the best summer vacation of all time” with “a little bit of drama along the way.”
When asked what he’d learned from season five that he would possibly change for future seasons, Thomas said at the time, “I would imagine that there will be things next year that you will see, which will surprise you, much like there were this year,...
- 11/16/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Attention, Islanders! Love Island USA isn’t going anywhere.
Peacock has renewed the series for two more seasons. The streamer says Love Island USA is its top original reality series.
Season 5 premiered on July 18, bringing the Islanders back to where it all started to find love in Fiji. The renewals will bring the series through Season 7.
The renewal news also follows the launch of the franchise’s spinoff series, Love Island Games. That one is streaming on Peacock and brings together fan-favorite Islanders from the UK, U.S., Australia and beyond for a second shot at love.
Love Island USA is produced by ITV Entertainment, an ITV America company. David George, Adam Sher, Simon Thomas, Ben Thursby-Palmer, Andy Cadman, Iona Mackenzie, Sophie Bush, and Claudine Parrish served as executive producers of Season 5, alongside Tom Gould, Richard Cowles, Mike Spencer, Richard Foster, and Chet Fenster.
The series is based on a...
Peacock has renewed the series for two more seasons. The streamer says Love Island USA is its top original reality series.
Season 5 premiered on July 18, bringing the Islanders back to where it all started to find love in Fiji. The renewals will bring the series through Season 7.
The renewal news also follows the launch of the franchise’s spinoff series, Love Island Games. That one is streaming on Peacock and brings together fan-favorite Islanders from the UK, U.S., Australia and beyond for a second shot at love.
Love Island USA is produced by ITV Entertainment, an ITV America company. David George, Adam Sher, Simon Thomas, Ben Thursby-Palmer, Andy Cadman, Iona Mackenzie, Sophie Bush, and Claudine Parrish served as executive producers of Season 5, alongside Tom Gould, Richard Cowles, Mike Spencer, Richard Foster, and Chet Fenster.
The series is based on a...
- 11/16/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
The official trailer for “Love Island Games” is finally here, and we can’t wait to see the cheeky challenges and deception stirred up by the Peacock spin-off series.
“For the first time ever, we’re bringing together an international all-star cast of ex-islanders ready for some healthy competition and a second chance at love,” host Maya Jama said in the trailer. “Things are gonna be very different this time around. The challenges will determine everything, and ultimately which couple gets $100,000.”
Bringing together U.S., U.K. and Australian islanders across the “Love Island” franchise to a Fiji villa, the new format mixes dating and games as ex-islanders pair up and compete to become the champions of the “Love Island Games.” With the sizable prize fund on the line, the contestants’ motives for coupling up for challenges might differ.
“I’m ready to win this thing,” “Love Island U.S.
“For the first time ever, we’re bringing together an international all-star cast of ex-islanders ready for some healthy competition and a second chance at love,” host Maya Jama said in the trailer. “Things are gonna be very different this time around. The challenges will determine everything, and ultimately which couple gets $100,000.”
Bringing together U.S., U.K. and Australian islanders across the “Love Island” franchise to a Fiji villa, the new format mixes dating and games as ex-islanders pair up and compete to become the champions of the “Love Island Games.” With the sizable prize fund on the line, the contestants’ motives for coupling up for challenges might differ.
“I’m ready to win this thing,” “Love Island U.S.
- 10/19/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
The action thriller film, Mia and the Dragon Princess, has been written and directed by Richard Foster. The story revolves around a mayhem that befalls a local tavern and a barmaid with the arrival of a mysterious woman. There has been a beautiful depiction of the backdrop of the film through a short animation at the beginning of the film, providing it with a conceivable context. The cast included the talented Dita Tantang, MyAnna Buring, Georgina Leonidas, and others. There are several action thrillers that have inspired the actions and fight sequences in this film; some include Mad Max: Fury Road, John Wick, Casino Royale, and others. Who are the ones chasing the strange woman? What is her real identity? All the questions will be answered once we are taken through the entire course of the film.
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What Happens In The Film?
Marshanda Damayanti is showcased as a...
Spoiler Alert
What Happens In The Film?
Marshanda Damayanti is showcased as a...
- 10/18/2023
- by Debjyoti Dey
- Film Fugitives
Peacock has unveiled the cast of Love Island Games, the Love Island spinoff that will give Islanders from the past a second shot at love.
Set in Fiji, the first season of the reality series competition brings together fan-favorite Islanders from various Love Island series across the globe including the USA, UK and Australia. In this new formato, romance will meet reality as fan-favorite Islanders are faced with both team and couples’ challenges, all while navigating dating, eliminations, recoupling, dramatic arrivals, and new competition twists and turns that help control the game like never before.
Maya Jama, host of Love Island UK, will host the new series alongside UK comedian Iain Stirling who reprises his role as narrator.
David George, Adam Sher, Simon Thomas, Andy Cadman, Ben Thursby-Palmer, Claudine Parish, Kate Amarnani and Sophie Bush are the executive producers, alongside Tom Gould, Richard Cowles, Mike Spencer, Richard Foster, and Chet Fenster.
Set in Fiji, the first season of the reality series competition brings together fan-favorite Islanders from various Love Island series across the globe including the USA, UK and Australia. In this new formato, romance will meet reality as fan-favorite Islanders are faced with both team and couples’ challenges, all while navigating dating, eliminations, recoupling, dramatic arrivals, and new competition twists and turns that help control the game like never before.
Maya Jama, host of Love Island UK, will host the new series alongside UK comedian Iain Stirling who reprises his role as narrator.
David George, Adam Sher, Simon Thomas, Andy Cadman, Ben Thursby-Palmer, Claudine Parish, Kate Amarnani and Sophie Bush are the executive producers, alongside Tom Gould, Richard Cowles, Mike Spencer, Richard Foster, and Chet Fenster.
- 10/4/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Season 5 of “Love Island USA” is set to premiere on July 18 exclusively on Peacock, the streamer announced Wednesday.
The fifth season of “Love Island USA” will take place in Fiji with an all-new group of singles. Throughout the season, islanders will compete in challenges, face temptations and forge new relationships. Each week, new episodes will be available for streaming six days a week.
“Love Island USA” stands as Peacock’s most-streamed original reality competition series, heightening the anticipation for the show’s fifth season. David George, Adam Sher, Simon Thomas, Ben Thursby-Palmer, Andy Cadman, Iona Mackenzie and Claudine Parrish serve as executive producers, alongside Tom Gould, Richard Cowles, Mike Spencer, Richard Foster and Chet Fenster. The series is produced by ITV Entertainment.
Watch the concept trailer below.
Greenlights
Roku greenlit “Empty Nest Refresh,” a new home renovation series hosted by Liza Koshy and featuring design expert Orlando Soria.
The six-episode...
The fifth season of “Love Island USA” will take place in Fiji with an all-new group of singles. Throughout the season, islanders will compete in challenges, face temptations and forge new relationships. Each week, new episodes will be available for streaming six days a week.
“Love Island USA” stands as Peacock’s most-streamed original reality competition series, heightening the anticipation for the show’s fifth season. David George, Adam Sher, Simon Thomas, Ben Thursby-Palmer, Andy Cadman, Iona Mackenzie and Claudine Parrish serve as executive producers, alongside Tom Gould, Richard Cowles, Mike Spencer, Richard Foster and Chet Fenster. The series is produced by ITV Entertainment.
Watch the concept trailer below.
Greenlights
Roku greenlit “Empty Nest Refresh,” a new home renovation series hosted by Liza Koshy and featuring design expert Orlando Soria.
The six-episode...
- 6/23/2023
- by McKinley Franklin and Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
Love Island USA is going back to where it all started and sending its Islanders to find love in Fiji. Peacock launched a trailer for Season 5 of the reality competition today and set the premiere date for July 18.
The latest season of the dating show will feature a new group of sexy singles on a search for love in a beautiful villa. Throughout their stay in a tropical oasis, Islanders will couple up to face new challenges and bigger twists and turns than ever.
Temptations will rise and drama will ensue as new “bombshells” arrive throughout the season, forcing Islanders to decide if they want to remain with their current partners or recouple with someone new. Islanders also will be at the mercy of viewers at home, who will vote to determine who gets another shot at love and who leaves the villa heartbroken and empty-handed.
Love Island USA was...
The latest season of the dating show will feature a new group of sexy singles on a search for love in a beautiful villa. Throughout their stay in a tropical oasis, Islanders will couple up to face new challenges and bigger twists and turns than ever.
Temptations will rise and drama will ensue as new “bombshells” arrive throughout the season, forcing Islanders to decide if they want to remain with their current partners or recouple with someone new. Islanders also will be at the mercy of viewers at home, who will vote to determine who gets another shot at love and who leaves the villa heartbroken and empty-handed.
Love Island USA was...
- 6/21/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC’s legendary sudser “General Hospital” is looking to defend its crown at the Daytime Emmys, landing 19 nominations this year — the most of any program — as the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced contenders for the landmark 50th annual Daytime Emmy Awards.
Last year, “General Hospital” was the big winner with five awards — including best daytime drama — as the telecast returned to a live, in-person event. This time out, NATAS first revealed multiple categories Tuesday night via various entertainment shows, and it looked like CBS’ “The Young and the Restless” — also in the middle of its 50th anniversary celebration — had taken an early lead.
But after all was tallied, CBS’ “The Bold and the Beautiful” was actually next in line, with 14 nods, followed by “The Young and the Restless” (13), NBC’s “Days of Our Lives” (11) and the most-honored non-serial, the syndicated “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” also with 11.
Also having a good morning: Variety,...
Last year, “General Hospital” was the big winner with five awards — including best daytime drama — as the telecast returned to a live, in-person event. This time out, NATAS first revealed multiple categories Tuesday night via various entertainment shows, and it looked like CBS’ “The Young and the Restless” — also in the middle of its 50th anniversary celebration — had taken an early lead.
But after all was tallied, CBS’ “The Bold and the Beautiful” was actually next in line, with 14 nods, followed by “The Young and the Restless” (13), NBC’s “Days of Our Lives” (11) and the most-honored non-serial, the syndicated “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” also with 11.
Also having a good morning: Variety,...
- 4/26/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Peacock is returning to Love Island after ordering the first spinoff series for the international reality TV phenomenon.
Love Island Games from ITV Entertainment is set to premiere this fall and will bring together popular islanders from the U.S. version and other international iterations of the reality TV phenomenon for a second shot at love. A premiere date has not yet been set.
Peacock will be banking on a tried and true format that has made Love Island a ratings success beyond the U.S. market, in the U.K, Australia, Germany, Denmark and, in all, 26 global markets. That format sees a group of single people descend on a resort and try to couple up and remain in the game, with viewers having a say on which contestants stick around.
The winner of the spinoff series after a series of team and couples’ games and challenges will be crowned...
Love Island Games from ITV Entertainment is set to premiere this fall and will bring together popular islanders from the U.S. version and other international iterations of the reality TV phenomenon for a second shot at love. A premiere date has not yet been set.
Peacock will be banking on a tried and true format that has made Love Island a ratings success beyond the U.S. market, in the U.K, Australia, Germany, Denmark and, in all, 26 global markets. That format sees a group of single people descend on a resort and try to couple up and remain in the game, with viewers having a say on which contestants stick around.
The winner of the spinoff series after a series of team and couples’ games and challenges will be crowned...
- 4/18/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Love Island, the smash hit global format that airs on Peacock in the U.S., is getting its first ever spinoff.
Love Island Games, a spinoff of the dating reality series, has scored a date on the NBCU streamer. Set to launch in the fall of 2023, the series will bring together Islanders from the U.S., UK and Australia for a second shot of love.
In this cheeky new iteration, romance will meet reality as Islanders are faced with both team and couples’ challenges, all while navigating dating, eliminations, recoupling and dramatic new arrivals.
Love Island Games will partner up on the heels of the fifth season of Love Island USA, which will air later this year. It comes after Peacock swooped in for the rights to the format, which aired its first three seasons on CBS.
The fourth season of the show, which was filmed in California, became Peacock...
Love Island Games, a spinoff of the dating reality series, has scored a date on the NBCU streamer. Set to launch in the fall of 2023, the series will bring together Islanders from the U.S., UK and Australia for a second shot of love.
In this cheeky new iteration, romance will meet reality as Islanders are faced with both team and couples’ challenges, all while navigating dating, eliminations, recoupling and dramatic new arrivals.
Love Island Games will partner up on the heels of the fifth season of Love Island USA, which will air later this year. It comes after Peacock swooped in for the rights to the format, which aired its first three seasons on CBS.
The fourth season of the show, which was filmed in California, became Peacock...
- 4/18/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Garcelle Beauvais (Spider-Man: Homecoming, White House Down) is set to star in the Lifetime original movie Black Girl Missing as part of the network’s Stop Violence Against Women campaign. A new PSA for Black and Missing Foundation will be part of the movie’s rollout featuring Beauvais, who is also executive producing the movie that’s inspired by actual stories of missing women of color.
Black Girl Missing tells the story of a mother named Cheryl (Beauvais) whose daughter Lauren (Iyana Halley) is nowhere to be found. Authorities and media dismiss Lauren as a runaway while focusing heavily on another missing girl, who is white. Cheryl and her 15-year-old daughter Marley (Taylor Mosby) enlist the help of a dedicated community of amateur internet sleuths to try to find Lauren.
Cheryl also discovers the Black and Missing Foundation and is horrified to discover the disparity in how missing persons...
Black Girl Missing tells the story of a mother named Cheryl (Beauvais) whose daughter Lauren (Iyana Halley) is nowhere to be found. Authorities and media dismiss Lauren as a runaway while focusing heavily on another missing girl, who is white. Cheryl and her 15-year-old daughter Marley (Taylor Mosby) enlist the help of a dedicated community of amateur internet sleuths to try to find Lauren.
Cheryl also discovers the Black and Missing Foundation and is horrified to discover the disparity in how missing persons...
- 1/25/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
“We can’t wait to get in ‘The Circle.’ Things might get a little bit spicy,” Emma Bunton quips of guesting on Netflix’s catfishing challenge with former Spice Girl Melanie “Mel B” Brown in the May 4 Season 2 premiere of the Netflix show.
“Nobody is gonna know it’s us!” Bunton teases in the promotional video, which dropped very, very early Wednesday morning.
The two Spice Girls will try to fool the majority of eight contestants competing on “The Circle” for the chance to increase the prize fund by 50,000 to a whopping 150,000.
Netflix announced the fourth season will have “more catfishing, more money, more drama and surprises” with the addition of Mel B and Bunton.
Four episodes of the show will drop on May 4, 2022, with four more rolling out each Wednesday, until the May 25 finale episode.
“The Circle” is hosted by comedian Michelle Buteau.
Here’s the synopsis of the...
“Nobody is gonna know it’s us!” Bunton teases in the promotional video, which dropped very, very early Wednesday morning.
The two Spice Girls will try to fool the majority of eight contestants competing on “The Circle” for the chance to increase the prize fund by 50,000 to a whopping 150,000.
Netflix announced the fourth season will have “more catfishing, more money, more drama and surprises” with the addition of Mel B and Bunton.
Four episodes of the show will drop on May 4, 2022, with four more rolling out each Wednesday, until the May 25 finale episode.
“The Circle” is hosted by comedian Michelle Buteau.
Here’s the synopsis of the...
- 5/4/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Netflix is continuing to double down on unscripted.
The streamer has handed out renewals to a trio of shows: The Circle, Indian Matchmaking and The American Barbecue Showdown.
This comes as it prepares a major casting call and ordered a new series, Roaring Twenties, set in Austin, Texas.
The U.S. version of The Circle, the Studio Lambert-produced format that was originated for the UK’s Channel 4, will return for Seasons 4 and 5. This comes ahead of the fall launch of Season 3.
Netflix revealed that Season 2, which shook up how it was scheduled, was watched by 14M households within 28 days of its April premiere. Michelle Buteau will return to host both seasons of the show, which sees a cast contestants flirt, befriend, piss off and compete in challenges against each other to earn a cash prize as top influencer and catfisher
The Circle is produced by Studio Lambert and Motion Content Group.
The streamer has handed out renewals to a trio of shows: The Circle, Indian Matchmaking and The American Barbecue Showdown.
This comes as it prepares a major casting call and ordered a new series, Roaring Twenties, set in Austin, Texas.
The U.S. version of The Circle, the Studio Lambert-produced format that was originated for the UK’s Channel 4, will return for Seasons 4 and 5. This comes ahead of the fall launch of Season 3.
Netflix revealed that Season 2, which shook up how it was scheduled, was watched by 14M households within 28 days of its April premiere. Michelle Buteau will return to host both seasons of the show, which sees a cast contestants flirt, befriend, piss off and compete in challenges against each other to earn a cash prize as top influencer and catfisher
The Circle is produced by Studio Lambert and Motion Content Group.
- 8/9/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS will have Big Brother and Love Island back together again.
The network has set a Wednesday July 7 premiere for the reality pair, revealed by Big Brother host Julie Chen Moonves and Love Island host Arielle Vandenberg during a conversation on buzzy social media app Clubhouse.
Big Brother will return at 8pm with a 90-minute episode followed by a 90-minute premiere of Love Island at 9:30pm.
CBS’ SVP, Alternative Programming Mitch Graham told Deadline recently, “I’m excited to have Big Brother more in pattern this summer combined with Love Island, that’s a good, solid, one-two punch for the schedule. It gives us a lot of hours, a lot of content and hopefully we can use each of those shows to feed off one another.”
Last year, due to the Covid pandemic, the second season of Love Island was forced to premiere at the end of August. Its...
The network has set a Wednesday July 7 premiere for the reality pair, revealed by Big Brother host Julie Chen Moonves and Love Island host Arielle Vandenberg during a conversation on buzzy social media app Clubhouse.
Big Brother will return at 8pm with a 90-minute episode followed by a 90-minute premiere of Love Island at 9:30pm.
CBS’ SVP, Alternative Programming Mitch Graham told Deadline recently, “I’m excited to have Big Brother more in pattern this summer combined with Love Island, that’s a good, solid, one-two punch for the schedule. It gives us a lot of hours, a lot of content and hopefully we can use each of those shows to feed off one another.”
Last year, due to the Covid pandemic, the second season of Love Island was forced to premiere at the end of August. Its...
- 5/14/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix, which introduced viewers around the world to the full-season binge drop, is experimenting with new scheduling around two of its biggest non-scripted shows.
The Circle and Too Hot to Handle are returning later this spring, and their release pattern looks a lot more like traditional broadcasting scheduling than it used to.
Season 2 of Studio Lambert’s The Circle, which sees a cast of eight contestants flirt, befriend, piss off and compete in challenges against each other to earn a cash prize as top influencer and catfisher, will premiere on Wednesday, April 14.
It will begin with the first four episodes and will be followed the following Wednesday, April 21 with the next four episodes and Wednesday April 28 with four more before the finale drops May 5.
The four-week event comes after the first season aired in three drops starting in January 2020.
The move towards a more traditional style scheduling pattern, albeit with a binge-able twist,...
The Circle and Too Hot to Handle are returning later this spring, and their release pattern looks a lot more like traditional broadcasting scheduling than it used to.
Season 2 of Studio Lambert’s The Circle, which sees a cast of eight contestants flirt, befriend, piss off and compete in challenges against each other to earn a cash prize as top influencer and catfisher, will premiere on Wednesday, April 14.
It will begin with the first four episodes and will be followed the following Wednesday, April 21 with the next four episodes and Wednesday April 28 with four more before the finale drops May 5.
The four-week event comes after the first season aired in three drops starting in January 2020.
The move towards a more traditional style scheduling pattern, albeit with a binge-able twist,...
- 3/23/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The U.S. edition of “The Circle” will finally return for a second season in April, Netflix announced Tuesday.
The new season will begin rolling out on Wednesday, April 14, with multiple episodes dropping each week leading up to the May 5 finale. The four-week run will precede a June rollout of “Too Hot to Handle” Season 2, which was also announced Tuesday in a blog post from Netflix unscripted exec Brandon Riegg.
“Although these shows may have felt a little too real at times, fans all over the world rallied around them with an energy and excitement we could not have imagined,” Riegg wrote. “We can’t wait for our members to see what’s in store in their second seasons. We’ve added new twists and surprises to keep the games fresh — and all new players that we think fans will love rooting for.”
“The Circle” was a hit for Netflix...
The new season will begin rolling out on Wednesday, April 14, with multiple episodes dropping each week leading up to the May 5 finale. The four-week run will precede a June rollout of “Too Hot to Handle” Season 2, which was also announced Tuesday in a blog post from Netflix unscripted exec Brandon Riegg.
“Although these shows may have felt a little too real at times, fans all over the world rallied around them with an energy and excitement we could not have imagined,” Riegg wrote. “We can’t wait for our members to see what’s in store in their second seasons. We’ve added new twists and surprises to keep the games fresh — and all new players that we think fans will love rooting for.”
“The Circle” was a hit for Netflix...
- 3/23/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
CBS is returning to “Love Island” for a third season, this time in Hawaii. Casting is underway for a new edition, CBS Entertainment senior executive vice president of programming Thom Sherman confirmed on Wednesday.
Sherman made the announcement during the Eye network’s virtual Television Critics Association press tour.
“Love Island” has been a slow burn for CBS, debuting to tepid ratings in 2019 — but Eye execs saw potential in the series, which has been a wildly popular phenomenon in the U.K., were the format was born. The show was renewed for a second season, but had to adjust to a Las Vegas locale in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Love Island” has indeed continued to see a ratings uptick for CBS, and by the end of Season 2 was attracting an audience of 2 million viewers.
In moving “Love Island” to Hawaii, where the pandemic has been slightly more under control...
Sherman made the announcement during the Eye network’s virtual Television Critics Association press tour.
“Love Island” has been a slow burn for CBS, debuting to tepid ratings in 2019 — but Eye execs saw potential in the series, which has been a wildly popular phenomenon in the U.K., were the format was born. The show was renewed for a second season, but had to adjust to a Las Vegas locale in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Love Island” has indeed continued to see a ratings uptick for CBS, and by the end of Season 2 was attracting an audience of 2 million viewers.
In moving “Love Island” to Hawaii, where the pandemic has been slightly more under control...
- 1/27/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, HBO Max released the trailer and premiere date for Selena Gomez’s “Selena + Chef,” and CBS announced the Season 2 premiere date for “Love Island.”
Renewals
TruTV has renewed comedy series “Tacoma Fd” for a 13-episode third season. The series follows members of a fire department in a city where it often rains, rendering their job somewhat uneventful. To pass the time, the department engages in competitions and rivalries and responds to strange emergency calls. The show’s creators, Kevin Heffernan and Steve Lemme, also star as the chief and captain of the department, respectively. The two actors also executive produce “Tacoma Fd” with David Miner and Greg Walter.
TruTV also renewed its comedy show “The Misery Index,” hosted by Jameela Jamil, for a third season. The second half of Season 2 will air in October. Teams on the show compete to give “misery index” ratings to various comedic real-life events,...
Renewals
TruTV has renewed comedy series “Tacoma Fd” for a 13-episode third season. The series follows members of a fire department in a city where it often rains, rendering their job somewhat uneventful. To pass the time, the department engages in competitions and rivalries and responds to strange emergency calls. The show’s creators, Kevin Heffernan and Steve Lemme, also star as the chief and captain of the department, respectively. The two actors also executive produce “Tacoma Fd” with David Miner and Greg Walter.
TruTV also renewed its comedy show “The Misery Index,” hosted by Jameela Jamil, for a third season. The second half of Season 2 will air in October. Teams on the show compete to give “misery index” ratings to various comedic real-life events,...
- 8/5/2020
- by Eli Countryman
- Variety Film + TV
CBS is ready to bring Love Island back to the air.
The network announced today the second season will kick off with a two-hour premiere Monday, August 24 on the CBS Television Network.
Following the premiere, episodes will air nightly, including a two-hour episode each Saturday, featuring the best moments of the week, exclusive interviews and never-before-seen footage.
The season will be available to stream live and on-demand on CBS All Access.
Host Arielle Vandenberg and narrator Matthew Hoffman will return with an all-new cast of Islanders for the U.S. version of the international reality sensation that will shoot its second season in Las Vegas sequestered in a "bubble" at Caesars Entertainment's boutique hotel, The Cromwell.
The cast will be announced in the coming weeks.
Love Island is produced by ITV Entertainment, an ITV America company.
As the health and safety of everyone involved in Love Island is the highest priority,...
The network announced today the second season will kick off with a two-hour premiere Monday, August 24 on the CBS Television Network.
Following the premiere, episodes will air nightly, including a two-hour episode each Saturday, featuring the best moments of the week, exclusive interviews and never-before-seen footage.
The season will be available to stream live and on-demand on CBS All Access.
Host Arielle Vandenberg and narrator Matthew Hoffman will return with an all-new cast of Islanders for the U.S. version of the international reality sensation that will shoot its second season in Las Vegas sequestered in a "bubble" at Caesars Entertainment's boutique hotel, The Cromwell.
The cast will be announced in the coming weeks.
Love Island is produced by ITV Entertainment, an ITV America company.
As the health and safety of everyone involved in Love Island is the highest priority,...
- 8/5/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
The second season of CBS’ reality dating format Love Island will premiere on Monday, August 24.
The delayed return of the U.S. remake of the British entertainment hit will kick off with a two-hour premiere and will then air nightly at 9 p.m. with a two-hour episode on Saturday nights. Watch the teaser announcement below.
However, this year’s contestants will not be able to enjoy the lush environment of Fiji and instead will compete for love in Las Vegas as a result of Covid-19. Host Arielle Vandenberg and narrator Matthew Hoffman will return.
The network has unveiled how producer ITV America is managing a safe production environment.
The show will be shot at Caesars Entertainment’s boutique hotel the Cromwell in Sin City with cast and crew sequestered in a bubble. They also will undergo isolation before production begins and be tested prior to beginning work, and the cast...
The delayed return of the U.S. remake of the British entertainment hit will kick off with a two-hour premiere and will then air nightly at 9 p.m. with a two-hour episode on Saturday nights. Watch the teaser announcement below.
However, this year’s contestants will not be able to enjoy the lush environment of Fiji and instead will compete for love in Las Vegas as a result of Covid-19. Host Arielle Vandenberg and narrator Matthew Hoffman will return.
The network has unveiled how producer ITV America is managing a safe production environment.
The show will be shot at Caesars Entertainment’s boutique hotel the Cromwell in Sin City with cast and crew sequestered in a bubble. They also will undergo isolation before production begins and be tested prior to beginning work, and the cast...
- 8/5/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“Love Island” will premiere its second season later this month.
It will debut on Aug. 24 with a two-hour premiere, with episodes continuing to air nightly from 9-10 p.m. and a two-hour broadcast on Saturdays. The cast will be announced closer to premiere. Arielle Vandenberg and narrator Matthew Hoffman will return.
As TheWrap previously reported, the second season will take place inside a bubble environment at Las Vegas’s Cromwell Hotel, which has been closed during the pandemic. “Love Island” was initially planned to return in May with it taking place on an overseas island. Those plans, of course, were upended by the pandemic.
Also Read: 'Love Island' Loses the Island: Season 2 of CBS Reality Series to Film at Las Vegas Hotel
All Las Vegas staff and crew working on the production and all cast participating will be within quarantined “bubbles” where they will undergo isolation before...
It will debut on Aug. 24 with a two-hour premiere, with episodes continuing to air nightly from 9-10 p.m. and a two-hour broadcast on Saturdays. The cast will be announced closer to premiere. Arielle Vandenberg and narrator Matthew Hoffman will return.
As TheWrap previously reported, the second season will take place inside a bubble environment at Las Vegas’s Cromwell Hotel, which has been closed during the pandemic. “Love Island” was initially planned to return in May with it taking place on an overseas island. Those plans, of course, were upended by the pandemic.
Also Read: 'Love Island' Loses the Island: Season 2 of CBS Reality Series to Film at Las Vegas Hotel
All Las Vegas staff and crew working on the production and all cast participating will be within quarantined “bubbles” where they will undergo isolation before...
- 8/5/2020
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Big Brother and Love Island were two of the big-ticket reality shows that have been put into a holding pattern as a result of the Covid-19 production shutdown.
However, CBS is confident that both non-scripted formats will air this summer, albeit slight later than originally planned.
“With Love Island and Big Brother, we still hope to have on the air this summer, it could be a little later than usual but we’re still optimistic about getting those on,” CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl told Deadline. “Those shows turn around pretty quickly, Big Brother has live shows every week and Love Island literally airs the night after it shoots, those shows do not have long post processes.”
Big Brother generally starts airing at the end of June. The show, which is hosted by Julie Chen, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, having launched on July 5, 2000, making it the second...
However, CBS is confident that both non-scripted formats will air this summer, albeit slight later than originally planned.
“With Love Island and Big Brother, we still hope to have on the air this summer, it could be a little later than usual but we’re still optimistic about getting those on,” CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl told Deadline. “Those shows turn around pretty quickly, Big Brother has live shows every week and Love Island literally airs the night after it shoots, those shows do not have long post processes.”
Big Brother generally starts airing at the end of June. The show, which is hosted by Julie Chen, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, having launched on July 5, 2000, making it the second...
- 5/19/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS’ version of hit British format Love Island is the latest non-scripted series to be pushed back due to the Covid-19 production shutdown.
Deadline understands that CBS is still planning to move forward with the second season of the dating format but is pushing it from its original May 21 premiere.
This comes after UK broadcaster ITV revealed earlier today that it had pulled the plug on the summer season of the British version.
The first season of the show, which is hosted by Arielle Vandenberg, was filmed in a villa in Fiji. CBS and producer ITV Entertainment are also understood to be exploring other locations, including domestic options, as and when filming will be able to be back up and running.
One of the advantages for the show, which features a group of sexy young single “Islanders” on a lookout for romance brought together in a stunning villa in a beautiful tropical location,...
Deadline understands that CBS is still planning to move forward with the second season of the dating format but is pushing it from its original May 21 premiere.
This comes after UK broadcaster ITV revealed earlier today that it had pulled the plug on the summer season of the British version.
The first season of the show, which is hosted by Arielle Vandenberg, was filmed in a villa in Fiji. CBS and producer ITV Entertainment are also understood to be exploring other locations, including domestic options, as and when filming will be able to be back up and running.
One of the advantages for the show, which features a group of sexy young single “Islanders” on a lookout for romance brought together in a stunning villa in a beautiful tropical location,...
- 5/4/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS has delivered Love Island a Valentine’s Day message – moving the second season of the reality series to May and giving it a new weekly recap episode for its second season.
The show, which is based on the British reality of the same name, will have its two-hour premiere on CBS on Thursday May 21 at 8pm. The first season began its run in July.
The show will run original episodes five nights a week with an additional weekly recap show on Saturdays. The new Saturday show echoes the ITV2 original, which airs never-seen-before clips over an hour.
Host Arielle Vandenberg and narrator Matthew Hoffman will return with an all-new cast of Islanders. The series is produced by ITV America’s ITV Entertainment.
Producers are currently looking for cast with casting calls announced in Minneapolis and Orlando.
The show was handed a second season renewal in August and was set in a villa in Fiji,...
The show, which is based on the British reality of the same name, will have its two-hour premiere on CBS on Thursday May 21 at 8pm. The first season began its run in July.
The show will run original episodes five nights a week with an additional weekly recap show on Saturdays. The new Saturday show echoes the ITV2 original, which airs never-seen-before clips over an hour.
Host Arielle Vandenberg and narrator Matthew Hoffman will return with an all-new cast of Islanders. The series is produced by ITV America’s ITV Entertainment.
Producers are currently looking for cast with casting calls announced in Minneapolis and Orlando.
The show was handed a second season renewal in August and was set in a villa in Fiji,...
- 2/14/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS has handed dating reality series Love Island a second season.
The broadcaster is showing faith in the remake of the British entertainment format, which is hosted by Arielle Vandenberg.
The show, which has aired five nights a week in an 8pm slot since July 9, ends its opening run on August 7. Contestants will return to the Love Island villa, situated in Fiji, for another run next summer.
The announcement was made during the TCA summer press tour by CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl and Thom Sherman, Senior Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Entertainment
While the show hasn’t quite exploded in the overnight ratings, it has performed well for a young audience, bringing the network’s average down considerably during its timeslot. The show has expanded CBS’ summer audience, been well received by young female audiences and has performed well digitally, becoming the network’s most-streamed new show on CBS All Access and CBS.
The broadcaster is showing faith in the remake of the British entertainment format, which is hosted by Arielle Vandenberg.
The show, which has aired five nights a week in an 8pm slot since July 9, ends its opening run on August 7. Contestants will return to the Love Island villa, situated in Fiji, for another run next summer.
The announcement was made during the TCA summer press tour by CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl and Thom Sherman, Senior Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Entertainment
While the show hasn’t quite exploded in the overnight ratings, it has performed well for a young audience, bringing the network’s average down considerably during its timeslot. The show has expanded CBS’ summer audience, been well received by young female audiences and has performed well digitally, becoming the network’s most-streamed new show on CBS All Access and CBS.
- 8/1/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS is returning to “Love Island” for a second chance at a summer romance.
The network has renewed the reality series for a second season, despite it posting less than stellar ratings to date. CBS took a big swing on the series’ first season, which still has four episodes to air, programming it five nights a week.
“Love Island,” based on the wildly popular U.K. format, maroons a group of singles on an island and asks them to couple-up or get dumped from the tropical villa. The Islanders face challenges and the arrival of new Islanders almost every episode as friendships and relationships form. In addition to choosing their partners, Islanders must also win the hearts of viewers who have the opportunity to shape events on screen and ultimately crown one lucky couple the winner, who will then have the chance to walk away with both love and the cash prize.
The network has renewed the reality series for a second season, despite it posting less than stellar ratings to date. CBS took a big swing on the series’ first season, which still has four episodes to air, programming it five nights a week.
“Love Island,” based on the wildly popular U.K. format, maroons a group of singles on an island and asks them to couple-up or get dumped from the tropical villa. The Islanders face challenges and the arrival of new Islanders almost every episode as friendships and relationships form. In addition to choosing their partners, Islanders must also win the hearts of viewers who have the opportunity to shape events on screen and ultimately crown one lucky couple the winner, who will then have the chance to walk away with both love and the cash prize.
- 8/1/2019
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
CBS’ hit reality romance series Love Island is heading to Pop TV. CBS-owned Pop will air a marathon of the series on Saturday, July 27 from 9 Am Et/Pt until midnight. The 14-hour binge will include every episode of the series, from the July 9 premiere through the previous night’s broadcast. New one-hour episodes continue every weeknight through Wednesday, August 7 at 8 Pm on CBS.
Hosted by actress/comedian Arielle Vandenberg, Love Island features a group of young single “Islanders” on a lookout for romance who are brought together in a stunning villa in a beautiful tropical location. In addition to choosing their partners wisely, Islanders must also win the hearts of viewers who have the opportunity to shape events on screen and ultimately crown one lucky couple the winner.
CBS last year nabbed the U.S. format rights to the smash hit British dating competition series, from ITV Studios and Motion Content Group.
Hosted by actress/comedian Arielle Vandenberg, Love Island features a group of young single “Islanders” on a lookout for romance who are brought together in a stunning villa in a beautiful tropical location. In addition to choosing their partners wisely, Islanders must also win the hearts of viewers who have the opportunity to shape events on screen and ultimately crown one lucky couple the winner.
CBS last year nabbed the U.S. format rights to the smash hit British dating competition series, from ITV Studios and Motion Content Group.
- 7/25/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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