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Watch the Tim Burton-Directed Stop-Motion Short From ‘Wednesday' Season 2
Just as Season 2, Part 1 of 'Wednesday' drops on Netflix, the streamer released a snippet from the series that was Tim Burton directed, a short stop-motion tale that tells the story of a brilliant man who's ambitious desires lead to his demise. 'There once was a brilliant boy with a fragile heart,' one of the characters from the show says to a group of listeners. 'He spent his days drawing all the incredible machines he planned to build someday.' More from TheWrap Watch the Tim Burton-Directed Stop-Motion Short From 'Wednesday' Season 2 | Video Here Are All the Songs in 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 3 (So Far) Jordan Klepper Recalls Awkward Moment From His First Day With Jon Stewart That Made It On-Air | Video NBC News Promotes Michelle Perry to Deputy Washington Bureau Chief From the mind of Tim Burton comes The Tale of the Skull Tree. A haunting animated short about a twisted mind rooted in mad seen in Wednesday Season 2: Part I. Now Playing. — Netflix (@netflix) August 6, 2025 The animation, which is titled 'The Tale of the Skull Tree,' showed a sickly child in his bed crafting different designs, one of which was a mechanical heart that he created so his 'body could keep up with his dazzling mind.' After a successful operation, the boy was as good as new. However, over time, the heart changed him into a cold man who became obsessed with his creative missions. While he was applauded at 'Nevermore Academy' as the greatest mind to ever walk the halls, his inventions became more dangerous until his genius 'cost him his life.' As far as the academy knows, per the storyteller, the boy's body remains underground at the foot of the skull tree. 'Wednesday' Season 1, part 1 premiered on Netflix on Aug. 6. The first four episodes are available to stream now. The remaining four episodes will released on Sept. 3. The post Watch the Tim Burton-Directed Stop-Motion Short From 'Wednesday' Season 2 | Video appeared first on TheWrap.
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NBC News Names Deputy D.C. Bureau Chief; MSNBC Makes Additional Washington Hires
NBC News and MSNBC announced a series of staffing announcements, with the latter preparing to split from parent Comcast. Michelle Perry has been promoted to deputy bureau chief of NBC News, having previously run the network's justice and national security unit. She has been with the network and MSNBC for 20 years, including as executive producer of Andrea Mitchell's daily show. More from Deadline Donald Trump Says He'd Use National Guard Or Military To Keep 2028 L.A. Olympics Safe Thousands Of Writers Sign WGA Open Letter Slamming Trump's "Unprecedented, Authoritarian Assault" On Free Press Donald Trump Goes After Gayle King In Latest Rant Over A CBS Figure As Skydance-Paramount Deal Nears Completion MSNBC, meanwhile, has announced a series of hires for its D.C. bureau., be led by bureau chief Sudeep Reddy. Scott Matthews, senior VP of newsgathering, has been tasked with building up MSNBC's news division. Akayla Gardner is joining as a White House reporter from Bloomberg, where she was a White House correspondent and author of the weekly 'Washington Edition: Inside the White House' newsletter. Ryan Reilly will be senior justice reporter, having worked for NBC News. He covered the Jack Smith investigation, the January 6th attack on the Capitol and the Trump administration overhaul of the Justice Department, among other stories, and authored the book Sedition Hunters: How January 6th Broke the Justice System. Priya Sridhar will be a Pentagon reporter, having previously worked at NBC News. She has won an Emmy and spent the last 10 years as an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Mychael Schnell joins as a reporter, having previously covered Congress for The Hill. Arielle Hixson will be a reporter, having previously worked at NBC Washington. Julia Jester will be a reporter, having previously worked at NBC News as a producer covering the State Department and the White House. Alex Tabet will be a reporter, having previously worked at NBC News and on the documentaries W: George W. Bush and Slay the Dragon, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. MSNBC and other Comcast cable networks will be split into a new company, Versant, later this year. That means that NBC News and MSNBC will not longer be sister networks. Here's the note to staffers sent from Chloe Arensberg, NBC News Washington, D.C. bureau chief, about the promotion of Perry: All, I am thrilled to share that Michelle Perry has been promoted to Deputy Washington Bureau Chief, charged with overseeing our editorial units across Washington. In her new role, Michelle will lead the bureau's daily reporting efforts and take a more direct role in the development of our excellent NBC News talent. Michelle's range of experience and commitment to outstanding journalism, across all platforms, make her uniquely suited for this position, and I know our teams will continue to thrive under her exceptional leadership. For the past year, Michelle has run our Justice and National Security unit, shepherding the team through countless scoops and high-stakes stories with a spirit of calm and collaboration. She is as competitive as she is committed to getting things right, and she's earned the trust of our reporters on every story she's led. In 2024, she stepped in during one of the most consequential news cycles in recent history – overseeing the bureau's reporting on the first assassination attempt against now-President Trump and the end of Joe Biden's re-election bid. Michelle has had a remarkable 20 year run at NBC News and MSNBC, defined in part by a legendary partnership with Andrea Mitchell. She executive produced Andrea's show for 10 years, producing news-making interviews – from Benjamin Netanyahu to Elton John – and led MSNBC's coverage of some of the biggest stories of recent memory. Michelle field produced major international events like the reopening of US Embassy in Cuba, the Iran nuclear talks in Geneva and the 70th anniversary of D-Day. She's produced primary nights, debate nights and election nights – from the control room to the field – for every US election cycle since 2008. Michelle started at NBC News as a Today Show intern and desk assistant before Tim Russert asked her to be his assistant. She knows better than anyone what it takes to excel here at NBC, and I could not be prouder to call her my partner. Please join me in congratulating Best of Deadline Everything We Know About Paramount's 'Regretting You' Adaptation So Far Everything We Know About 'My Life With The Walter Boys' Season 2 So Far 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery
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NBC News Promotes Michelle Perry to Deputy Washington Bureau Chief
Her promotion follows a 20-year tenure within NBC, most recently as head of MSNBC's national security unit NBC News promoted Michelle Perry to be its Washington Deputy Bureau Chief on Wednesday after a 20-year career within the NBC family. Perry's promotion comes amid a shakeup at the network as MSNBC is being split off into new media conglomerate Versant. More from TheWrap NBC News Promotes Michelle Perry to Deputy Washington Bureau Chief MSNBC Hires 7 From The Hill, Bloomberg and NBC News | Exclusive Can ESPN Cover the NFL Fairly Now That It's Part of the Team? | Analysis New York Times Adds 230,000 Digital Subscribers in 2nd Quarter Before her promotion, Perry worked as the head of the justice and national security unit at MSNBC. In her new role, she will oversee NBC News' editorial units across Washington, leading daily reporting efforts and developing network talent. Perry stepped into her previous role in 2024, overseeing the bureau's coverage of the first assassination attempt on President Donald Trump and the end of former President Joe Biden's re-election bid. The executive producer has been with NBC for two decades, starting out her career as an intern with 'Today.' She went on to most notably EP Andrea Mitchell's MSNBC program for 10 years, producing interviews with Benjamin Netanyahu and Elton John and leading MSNBC's coverage of topical events. Perry also received Emmy Awards for her 2008 election night coverage and coverage of the 2015 Supreme Court decision on same sex marriage, in addition to a Murrow Award for her Jan. 6 breaking news coverage. Last year, Comcast announced that most of its cable channels would be lumped into a new company called Versant, which just unveiled its full board of directors. Versant will become publicly traded and house MSNBC, CNBC, USA Network, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and the Golf Channel, as well as digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow and SportsEngine. The post NBC News Promotes Michelle Perry to Deputy Washington Bureau Chief appeared first on TheWrap.
