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Letitia Wright on Overcoming Impostor Syndrome for Directorial Debut, Ryan Coogler Prophecy
Actress and producer Letitia Wright (Black Panther, Death on the Nile, Black Mirror, Small Axe) recently premiered her directorial debut, the short Highway to the Moon, which she also wrote, during the South London Film Festival. On Wednesday, she shared that she had to overcome 'impostor syndrome' and 'humble myself' to be ready for the directing reins. And she had to 'team up with people with the experience willing to teach me,' from the directing lingo to technical aspects, she told the inaugural SXSW London on Wednesday. More from The Hollywood Reporter Death of "Grassroots" Live, Electronic Music Venues Gets U.K. Parliament Review: SXSW London 'Thus Spoke the Wind' Trailer Hints at a Vivid, Metaphysical Ride in the Armenian Drama (Exclusive) Animated Werewolf Movie 'Dog of God' Debuts Wild Trailer With Hitler Look-Alike Getting Tortured (Exclusive) In front of an excited crowd, Wright recalled that Black Panther director Ryan Coogler told her one day: 'You will be directing soon.' She said her reaction was: 'You are mad!' But his 'prophecy' was repeated by a famous actor, whom she didn't name, within days, and it ended up coming true. In her SXSW London appearance and a wide-ranging discussion, Wright recalled how she discovered cinema and a shy teenager. 'I became a cinephile at age 13,' she shared. I watched all these films from Limewire. … I was kind of a loner.' What are her career ambitions? 'It's about legacy and purpose,' the star shared about how she approaches 'quote, unquote fame.' And she added: 'I want to leave an impact, and I want you to have a great time.' Speaking of fame, Wright highlighted that 'it takes a very strong person' to handle the tougher parts of fame, given that not all people are always respectful. 'They don't give us the grace to be human,' she said. Does Wright have any favorite movies in her career so far? 'I am grateful for the catalogue I have been able' to create in film, she said. But she mentioned her role in Danai Gurira's stage play The Convert at the Young Vic Theatre in London, where she played the character of Jekesai/Ester, as one of her favorite work experiences so far. Nigerian singer-songwriter Tiwa Savage also spoke on the panel, entitled 'Women in the Room,' at the Truman Brewery in the Shoreditch neighborhood of the British capital that was part of the festival's first-ever European edition. SXSW London runs through June 7. Penske Media, the parent company of The Hollywood Reporter, is the majority stakeholder of SXSW. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 13 of Tom Cruise's Most Jaw-Dropping Stunts Hollywood Stars Who Are One Award Away From an EGOT 'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now
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‘Missing' Shows, Found! Get the Latest on Ahsoka, Monarch, P-Valley, Sugar, Anansi Boys and 25+ Others
Someone find a really, really large milk carton, because we have some 'missing' TV shows to report on! In these times of 'un-renewals' and 'disappeared' content, TV shows more than ever have had a tendency to go 'missing' after being renewed, or after a finale airs. So, as we do now and again, let's see if TVLine can help hunt down your MIA favorite. More from TVLine All American Renewed for Final Season at The CW - Find Out When It Will Air Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Trailer Offers First Glimpse at Maggie Smith Tribute - Watch Nobody Wants This Lands Season 2 Premiere Date at Netflix - Watch the Cast's Video Announcement The 'Lost & Found' list below covers three and only three kinds of shows, so read these parameters very closely before you 'What about…?' us: ❶ Renewed a long time ago, but it has been 🦗 since. ❷ Last aired at least nine months ago, and there is no official word on cancellation or renewal. ❸ Has been on midseason 'hiatus' for… a . Period. This is a Renewed/Cancelled scorecard. Far from it. No, this is a recurring status report on select shows that have been out of sight but not out of mind for their patient fans. Peruse the list below and then hit the comments and tell us which series you are (still!) impatiently waiting for. And if a favorite 'forgotten' show isn't featured, be sure to check out our Broadcast TV Renewal Scorecard and our A-to-Z guide to 300+ return dates — or, email InsideLine@ to issue a 'BOLO' and we'll (maybe) hunt it down for ya! Previously on: The Netflix Western — starring Lena Headey, Gillian Anderson, Patton Oswalt, Lucas Till (MacGyver), Ryan Hurst (Sons of Anarchy), Michiel Huisman and many others — was first announced in March 2023, and started production in May 2024. In October 2024, series creator Kurt Sutter exited the series (before filming wrapped), due to 'creative differences over the direction of the large-scale project.' Current status: Filming has wrapped, but a Netflix premiere window remains TBA. Last streamed: Season 1 of the Rosario Dawson-led Star Wars series streamed Aug. 22 through Oct. 3, 2023. Season 2 was (essentially) ordered three months later. Current status: Filming on Season 2 began April 28. Last streamed: Season 1 of the Christian Kane-led crime drama aired on WGN America (gosh, remember WGN America?!) in spring 2020; Freevee picked up the series and streamed Season 2 in July 2023. Current status: Cancelled Previously on: The six-episode adaptation of Neil Gaiman's 2005 fantasy novel of the same name (which features American Gods character Mr. Nancy) was ordered to series in July 2021. Malachi Kirby (Small Axe, Roots) was tapped to pull double duty as both Charlie Nancy and his brother, Spider, while tehr announced castings include Delroy Lindo as Mr Nancy, Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn (Small Axe) as teacher Rosie Noah, Grace Saif (13 Reasons Why) as Detective Constable Daisy Day, CCH Pounder (NCIS: New Orleans) as Mrs. Higgler, Jason Watkins (The Crown) as Graham Coats, Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve) as Maeve Livingstone, and Whoopi Goldberg as Bird Woman/God of Birds. Filming began in November 2021, and wrapped in May 2022. Current status: Back in October 2024, TVLine's Inside Line column heard that Anansi Boys could/would bow in Q2 of this year. But in the wake of sexual assault allegations made against Gaiman in January, cast member Lindo recently speculated that the series might not ever 'see the light of day.' And yet… sources tell TVLine that Anansi Boys is currently on track for a Fall 2026 release. Last streamed: Season 3 of the Netflix megahit streamed May 16 through June 13 of 2024. Current status: In tandem with a Season 5 and 6 renewal announced in May 2025, Netflix said that Season 4 was on track for a 2026 release. Last streamed Stateside: Peacock streamed the first two seasons of the Canadian thriller, with Season 2 dropping in August 2021. The series' third and final season aired in Canada back in August/September 2023. Current status: TVLine checked in with reps for the Canadian production, and as of May 2025 there is still no word on anyone airing the final season Stateside. All three seasons can, however, be found/streamed on The Roku Channel. Last aired: Season 3 of the Canadian family/legal drama aired Stateside, on The CW, Jan. 17 through March 20, 2024. Current status: It was recently announced that Season 4 will premiere on The CW, ahead of any Canadian release, Wednesday, July 23 at 8/7c. Last streamed: Season 4 of the alt-reality sci-fier streamed Nov. 10, 2023 through Jan. 12, 2024. Season 5 — as well as a Star City spinoff — was greenlit in April 2024, and filming on Season 5 began that July. Current status: Apple TV+ has no updates to share on a Season 5 release window. Last streamed: Season 2 of the hard sci-fi adaptation streamed July 14 through Sept. 15, 2023; Season 3 was greenlit that December. Current status: Season 3 will premiere Friday, July 11. Last aired: Season 1 of the coming-of-age drama based on indie pop duo Tegan and Sara Quin's eponymous 2019 memoir streamed Oct. 14 through Oct. 28, 2022. Update: Cancelled in May 2024– even after all Season 2 scripts were written. Last aired: Season 4 aka 'Holey Moley Fore-Ever' aired May 3 through July 12, 2022. Current status: Stop me if you've heard this one before, but… no decisions have been made on the long-MIA, extreme mini-golf competition's fate! (As evidenced by the recent Match Game revival news, ABC doesn't really 'cancel' unscripted shows.) Previously on: Ordered to series in October 2023 and based on May Cobb's novel, the twisty thriller tells the story of Sophie O'Neil (played by Brittany Snow) and her family's move from the East Coast to deep East Texas, where she succumbs to socialite Margo's (Malin Akerman) irresistible charms – and finds her life consumed by obsession, seduction, and murder. The cast also includes Chrissy Metz (in her first post-This Is Us TV role), Katie Lowes (Scandal), Jaime Ray Newman (Eastwick), Dermot Mulroney, Evan Jonigkeit, George Ferrier (One of Us Is Lying). Current status: Filming began in spring 2024 and has wrapped; Starz has no updates at this time on a release window. Last aired: Season 2 aired May 12 through June 30, 2024. Season 3, which will cover the second Anne Rice novel The Vampire Lestat, was ordered in June 2024. Current status: As of March 2025, the writers room was hard at work and production was hoped to get underway 'soon.' Last streamed: Season 1 streamed Nov. 17, 2023 through Jan. 12, 2024. Season 2 was ordered in April 2024. Current status: Filming on Season 2 began July 31, 2024, and wrapped Feb. 20 of this year. Apple TV+ has yet to set a release window. Last aired: Where to begin…? Season 3 aka The Orville: New Horizons streamed June 2 through Aug. 4, 2022. When TVLine spoke with series creator/star Seth MacFarlane after the finale, he said that one sticky wicket was, 'How do I work it into everything else that's now going on?' (including but not limited to his Ted series for Peacock). 'I will say that I get as emotionally invested in the show as any of the fans, so I will find a way to do it if there is a Season 4.' Craig Erwich, President, ABC Entertainment, Hulu & Disney Branded Television Streaming Originals, told TVLine in January 2023, 'It's a great show and I know that the fans loved having it back in their lives…. But we don't have anything to share right now.' Current status: 'All I can say is the same thing that Hulu said, which is the show is not dead,' MacFarlane told TVLine in January 2024. 'Nobody has told me that it's dead from the network, so we're proceeding under those auspices.' Even in the wake of cast member Scott Grimes' claim at some summer 2024 con that Season 4 is happening, there is (still!) no official update. Last streamed: Season 1 of the live-action fantasy adaptation streamed Dec. 19, 2023 through Ja. 30, 2024. Season 2 was ordered one week after the Season 1 finale dropped. Filming on Season 2 began in August 2024 and wrapped this February. Current status: Though cast members Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri tease a 'Christmas' premiere date in the TVLine video above, Disney+ is only saying 'December' thus far. Last streamed: Season 1 of the sci-fi series — in which teenage girls suddenly develop the power to electrocute people at will — streamed March 31 through May 12, 2023. Current status: As reported by TVLine's Inside Line column in April 2025, The Power is cancelled and won't be back for Season 2. Last aired: Season 1 of the semi-autobiographical sitcom created by Shea Seranno (and co-EP'd by Michael Schur) dropped all eight episodes on May 19, 2023. Schur &. Co had already 'written most of Season 2' as of that May — before the WGA strike hit — but at that time had no idea if Freevee would actually renew the series. 'We're obviously hopeful,' he said. Update: Cancelled. Last aired: Season 2 aired June 3 through Aug. 14, 2022. Season 3 was greenlit in October 2022. Current status: Filming on Season 3, delayed by the WGA Strike, did not wrap until mid-November 2024. Starz has no updates to share on a possible release window. Last aired: Season 3 aired Feb. 15 through April 3, 2024. Season 4 was greenlit that June. Current status: Season 4 will premiere Friday, June 6 at 11/10c on both Syfy and USA Network, with episodes streaming on Peacock one week after air. Last aired: Season 1 aired Stateside, on The CW, April 3 through June 5, 2024. Season 2 was greenlit — up north, at least — by Canada's CTV in June 2024. Current status: Season 2 aired this winter on CTV. As of May 2025, The CW has yet to confirm whether it will offer Season 2 a Stateside home. Last aired: Season 1 finale aired Sept. 5, 2019. Current status: Still, as of May 2025, the Dax Shepard-hosted game show remains 'not cancelled.' Last aired: Season 1 of the crime comedy, led by Garrett Dillahunt, streamed on Amazons's Freevee hub Aug. 19 through Sept. 15, 2022. Current status: As recently as June 3, 2023, series creator Greg Garcia was still 'waiting to see if Amazon wants to do more.' But TVLine learned in May 2025 that Sprung in fact will not be back for Season 2. Last streamed: Season 1 of the Colin Farrell-led… drama… streamed April 5 through May 17, 2024. Season 2 was ordered in October. Current status: Filming on Season 2 got underway early this spring. Last aired: Season 1 of the anthology series — which was subtitled The Battle for Uber and based on Mike Isaac's book of the same name — aired Feb. 27 through April 20, 2022. Ahead of the series' premiere, Super Pumped was renewed for a second season, which is/was to follow Isaac's forthcoming book about the rise of Facebook. Current status: Showtime, which recently 'disappeared' Super Pumped Season 1 from its streaming platform, had no updates to share as of October 2023. (TVLine is checking on a fresher update.) Last aired: Season 1 aired Stateside on FX in January/February 2017; Season 2 was ordered that March. Current status: When FX chief Jon Landgraf was asked about the BBC-produced period drama back in February 2019, he listed it among several between-seasons series that were 'still active' at the cabler. In November 2021, Steven Knight — who co-created the series with star Tom Hardy — told Collider that with six of eight episodes written, 'we are trying to get the stars aligned so that we can get our star back on set.' Much more recently, Hardy confirmed that Season 2 is still being written, and he intends to make time for it once ready. 'I've been working for the last seven years on [the] Venom [films], so it had to take a little bit of a back seat, but it's something that I'm very passionate about,' he told MovieWeb in March 2025. 'It's never been something that we didn't want to do. It's a question of when, and doing it properly.' Last streamed: Season 2 of the Israeli spy thriller streamed May/June 2022; a third season, with Hugh Laurie joining the cast, was greenlit in February 2023. Current status: Season 3 wrapped filming on July 30, 2023; according to a report by the Israeli news site Ynet, Apple TV+ is choosing not to release the new season until the Israel-Hamas war ends. (TVLine has reached out to Apple for comment.) Last aired: Season 2 of the Jimmy Fallon-hosted variety series aired March 7 through May 15, 2023. Current status: Sources tell TVLine that with Tonight Show/On Brand With host Fallon being busier than ever, That's My Jam is in 'pause mode' for the time being. Last aired: Season 3 of the Canadian medical drama, like the ones before it, found a Stateside home on NBC, airing Oct. 12, 2023 through Feb. 9 of this year. The fourth — and final — season already aired in Canada, from Oct. 6, 2023 through Jan. 19, 2024. Current status: Season 4 finally landed on NBC, with a double-episode premiere on May 22, 2025. It is currently airing Thursdays at 8/7c. Last streamed: Season 3, spanning eight episodes, streamed Oct. 20 through Nov. 10, 2023. A fourth and final season was ordered in March 2024. Current status: Filming wrapped last fall, and last I heard the series is on track to return as early as this summer. Previously on: The 1950s-set prequel series to The Boys, starring Jensen Ackles and Aya Cash (as Soldier Boy and Stormfront), was announced in July 2024 at the San Diego Comic-Con. Other rumored cast include Will Hochman (Blue Bloods) and Elizabeth Posey (Heels). Current status: As of late March, scripts were still being written, with an eye on a reported August production start date. Last aired: Season 5 of the Chris Hardwick-hosted game show aired, off and off, from April 11, 2023 through Sept. 9, 2024. Current status: The Wall will not return with new episodes until the 2025-26 TV season, TVLine has learned — and it is nowhere to be seen on the network's fall schedule, so…. Last aired: Season 1 of the fantasy drama was released in July 2020; seven weeks later, Netflix ordered a second season of the 'demon-fighting nuns.' Following at least six months of pandemic-related delays, Season 2 was released Nov. 10, 2022… and the series was cancelled a month later. TV series creator Simon Barry tweeted in June 2023 that an 'epic' 'return' was afoot — though as TVLine scooped, no deals were in place, and certainly not at Netflix, for either a wrap-up movie or shortened Season 3. In August 2023, EP Dean English announced that Warrior Nun would return as a trilogy of movies, which comic creator Ben Dunn has since described as 'feature films' destined for 'the big screen.' Current status: Alas, Barry in April of this year tweeted to anxious fans that 'the company that owns the movie rights has done nothing (and may not exist anymore as the CEO died). I have no control over the rights at all [and] in the same boat as you. Waiting….' Last streamed: Season 1 of Netflix's most-watched U.S. title ever dropped Nov. 23, 2022. Season 2 was ordered in January 2023. Season 2 began filming in May 2024, and wrapped by early December. Current status: The long-awaited Season 2 will drop in two batches — on Wednesday, Aug. 6, and Wednesday, Sept. 3. Best of TVLine Yellowjackets Mysteries: An Up-to-Date List of the Series' Biggest Questions (and Answers?) The Emmys' Most Memorable Moments: Laughter, Tears, Historical Wins, 'The Big One' and More Summer TV Calendar: Your Guide to 85+ Season and Series Premieres
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22-03-2025
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UK Presenter Davina McCall Breaks Down Live On BBC Remembering Brain Tumour Surgery
Davina McCall was moved to tears live on TV Friday evening as she remembered undergoing recent brain tumour surgery. The UK presenter reflected on the experience as a presenter on the BBC's Comic Relief programme, an annual evening of live TV on BBC One which raises money for charity. More from Deadline Major UK Drama Antitrust Probe Dropped; BBC & Others Fined $5.4M For Colluding Over Crew Pay In Sports Production Alex Wheatle Dies: 'Crongton' Author Who Inspired 'Small Axe' Film Was 62 Eddie Jordan Dies: BBC Racing Commentator Was 76 McCall underwent an operation to remove a colloid cyst four months ago, and Friday evening she said: 'Doctors found a brain tumour and after thinking about it for a while I decided it would be best to have it removed.' At this point, she struggled to compose herself, with camera crew pausing to ask if she was okay able to carry on speaking. McCall said: 'This whole experience, kind of weighing up all the risks and all the positive things about having this tumour removed made me really think deeply about what life is really about and what matters when life gets tough. 'I needed the brilliance and the skills of lots of experts to make me okay. And oh my goodness, I've needed the love and support of friends and my family, and in particular, my Michael to get me through. 'It really made me think that there are so many people who are in trouble and danger and they don't have the support that I had. I was really lucky.' McCall underwent a six-hour operation back in November to remove the 14mm benign cyst from her brain. Prior to surgery, the presenter shared the news on Instagram, telling her followers: 'It needs to come out because if it grows, it would be bad.' Best of Deadline How To Watch 'Wicked: Part One': Is The Film Streaming Yet? All The Songs In 'Severance' Season 2: From The Who To Ella Fitzgerald 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery
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22-03-2025
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UK Presenter Davina McCall Breaks Down Live On BBC Remembering Brain Tumour Surgery
Davina McCall was moved to tears live on TV Friday evening as she remembered undergoing recent brain tumour surgery. The UK presenter reflected on the experience as a presenter on the BBC's Comic Relief programme, an annual evening of live TV on BBC One which raises money for charity. More from Deadline Major UK Drama Antitrust Probe Dropped; BBC & Others Fined $5.4M For Colluding Over Crew Pay In Sports Production Alex Wheatle Dies: 'Crongton' Author Who Inspired 'Small Axe' Film Was 62 Eddie Jordan Dies: BBC Racing Commentator Was 76 McCall underwent an operation to remove a colloid cyst four months ago, and Friday evening she said: 'Doctors found a brain tumour and after thinking about it for a while I decided it would be best to have it removed.' At this point, she struggled to compose herself, with camera crew pausing to ask if she was okay able to carry on speaking. McCall said: 'This whole experience, kind of weighing up all the risks and all the positive things about having this tumour removed made me really think deeply about what life is really about and what matters when life gets tough. 'I needed the brilliance and the skills of lots of experts to make me okay. And oh my goodness, I've needed the love and support of friends and my family, and in particular, my Michael to get me through. 'It really made me think that there are so many people who are in trouble and danger and they don't have the support that I had. I was really lucky.' McCall underwent a six-hour operation back in November to remove the 14mm benign cyst from her brain. Prior to surgery, the presenter shared the news on Instagram, telling her followers: 'It needs to come out because if it grows, it would be bad.' Best of Deadline How To Watch 'Wicked: Part One': Is The Film Streaming Yet? All The Songs In 'Severance' Season 2: From The Who To Ella Fitzgerald 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery
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21-03-2025
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Major UK Drama Antitrust Probe Dropped; BBC & Others Fined $5.4M For Colluding Over Crew Pay In Sports Production
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has dropped a major antitrust investigation into some of the country's biggest drama producers over how they paid freelance crew members. BBC, ITV, Hartswood Films, and Sister were among those being investigated, but the regulator has decided to close the case as it 'no longer constitutes an administrative priority.' No ruling has been made on whether the companies broke competition rules. More from Deadline Alex Wheatle Dies: 'Crongton' Author Who Inspired 'Small Axe' Film Was 62 Eddie Jordan Dies: BBC Racing Commentator Was 76 BBC Unveils First Look At Trans Coming-Of-Age Series 'What It Feels Like For A Girl'; Cast Features Ellis Howard, Laura Haddock & Hannah Walters The CMA has also concluded a separate investigation into freelancer rates in sports production, fining the BBC, ITV, BT, and IMG £4.2M ($5.4M) for colluding over how much they pay crew. The CMA launched the investigation into scripted production in October 2023, spooking producers in the market who had to hand over troves of WhatsApps and emails to lawyers in an effort to prove their innocence. Hat Trick Productions, Red Planet Pictures, and Tiger Aspect Productions were also caught up in the probe. A source told Deadline that the investigation had been 'paralyzing' for those involved, with producers having to spend hours dealing with CMA questions. 'It is important to note that the CMA has not reached a decision on whether the parties infringed competition law and no assumption should be made that there has been any such infringement,' the CMA said. 'A decision to close the Investigation on administrative priority grounds does not prevent the CMA from opening an investigation in the future if its priorities change.' Sport Fines In sport, the CMA ruled that the BBC, Sky, BT, IMG, and ITV shared sensitive information about fees for freelance workers, including camera operators and sound technicians. BT was fined £1.7M for six infringements, while IMG received a similar punishment for breaking competition rules on six occasions. The BBC was fined £424,165 for three infringements and ITV will pay £339,918 for five infringements. Sky avoided being fined as the Comcast-owned Premier League broadcaster blew the whistle on the issues. The CMA found that on one occasion, a business told another it had 'no intention of getting into a bidding war' but 'want to be aligned and benchmark the rates.' In a separate instance, a company said it wanted to 'present a united front' with its competitor. Juliette Enser, Executive Director for Competition Enforcement at the CMA, said: 'Millions watch sports on TV each day, with production teams working behind the scenes to make this possible – and it is only right they are paid fairly. 'Companies should set rates independently of each other so pay is competitive – not doing so could leave workers out of pocket. Employers must ensure those who hire staff know the rules and stick to them to prevent this happening in the future.' A BBC spokesperson said: 'The BBC takes its competition law obligations seriously and has co-operated with the CMA throughout its investigation, which involved a number of sports broadcasters. We highly value the freelancers we work with, both in Sport and across the BBC, and we will continue to work hard with the freelance community to invest in, and develop talent.' A BT spokesperson said: 'We take our competition law obligations seriously and co-operated with the CMA throughout this investigation. Having accepted the findings of this investigation, we have agreed to settle this case. We remain committed to making sure our obligations are embedded into all levels of our business and have taken a number of steps to strengthen our competition and compliance initiatives.' ITV declined to comment. Best of Deadline All The 'Severance' Files Mark S. Sorts Through Season 2: From Allentown To Cold Harbor Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026 Preparations In Full Swing: Photos A Full Timeline Of Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni's 'It Ends With Us' Feud In Court, Online & In The Media
