HBO Max has announced it has given production commitments for three new high-octane one-hour dramas from J.J. Abrams and Katie McGrath’s Bad Robot Productions and Warner Bros. Television Group, marking the first new Bad Robot–produced television projects for HBO Max under the exclusive, wide-ranging content collaboration partnership formed by Bad Robot with HBO Max parent…
Fisherman’s Friends
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Director Chris Foggin Starring James Purefoy, Meadow Nobrega, David Hayman Rated M Score 5/6 Ten fisherman from Cornwall are signed by Universal Records and achieve a top ten hit with their debut album of Sea Shanties. For those of you who might be wondering Fisherman’s Friends is based on a true story about Port Isaac’s…
Australian Made Campaign & Screen Producers Australia Announce Partnership
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The Australian Made Campaign (AMCL) is partnering with Screen Producers Australia to support the growth of Australia’s screen content industry, welcoming them as its newest Campaign Associate. Screen Producers Australia supports the interests of screen businesses, both large and small, in their production of Australian feature films, television programs, interactive content and games across all…
Ghost Rock — Revisit Review
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Director Dustin Rikert Staring Gary Busey, Michael Worth, Jeff Fahey Rated MA Score 3/6 In 1882, 20 years after an almost forgotten massacre took place, the only living witness to the crime, John Slaughter, returns to the town where it happened. Now finding the town run by the man behind the terrible act, Slaughter teams…
JD Watt Releases 2nd Edition of Novel Burnt
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JD Watt, Australian based author, has announced the release of the 2nd Edition of his novel, “BURNT… the true story of a woman’s deception and a man’s broken heart”. The story chronicles a love affair that started in a well-known Sydney bar, and is set against the backdrop of Sydney’s magnificent harbourside suburbs and the…
Netflix Signs First Look Deal With Boom! Studios
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Netflix has inked a first-look deal for live action and animated series with BOOM! Studios, the publisher behind best-selling Eisner Award-winning and fan-beloved comic book franchises, including Lumberjanes, Something is Killing the Children, Once & Future, and Mouse Guard. BOOM! Studios CEO and Founder Ross Richie and President of Development Stephen Christy will Executive Produce…
A Virtually Produced Episode of All Rise to air May 4th
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CBS’ freshman drama series “All Rise” returns to production to virtually produce a timely episode that reflects the world’s current state of the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing and its impact on the criminal justice system. Judge Lola Carmichael (Simone Missick) will virtually preside over a bench trial. The new episode will air Monday, May 4…
The Whistleblower
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Director Xiaolu Xue Starring Jiayin Lei, Wei Tang, Xi Qi Rated M Score 3/6 Following a fatal accident, a Chinese expatriate working for a mining company in Australia discovers that new technology developed by the company may be a health risk and investigates a web of conspiracies in his search for the truth. For those…
Netflix Announces All of Us Are Dead
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Netflix has announced that it will team up with director Lee JQ (Beethoven Virus, Damo: The Legendary Police Woman, Intimate Strangers) to produce a new Netflix original series All of Us Are Dead. All of Us Are Dead is about a group of high school students who are faced with an extreme crisis situation when…
Netflix and Audiens Establish Emergency fund for Workers in Audio-visual And Movie Sector
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NETFLIX and AUDIENS – the social protection group of the French cultural sector in agreement with the Minister of Culture represented by the CNC, announce the creation of a new COVID-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund to help the hardest hit workers in the television and cinema industry due to the near global production…