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What does it take to coax Ben Affleck to the deteriorating heart of Hollywood Blvd. at 9 a.m. on a Wednesday to deliver the two-minute elevator pitch for his latest movie to a room full of journalists? Just Netflix, apparently.

The ruling streamer held its 2025 programming preview, Next on Netflix, with an Egyptian Theatre event that could only be described as a living sizzle reel. In addition to Affleck, Tina Fey, John Mulaney, The Duffer Brothers, WWE wrestlers and a pre-taped Guillermo del Toro all showed up alongside chief content officer Bela Bajaria as she ran through a dizzying slate of upcoming series and films.

There were updates about the final seasons of Stranger Things (coming soon!) and Squid Game (coming sooner!) and first looks of both, as well as trailer debuts for Del Toro’s Frankenstein and Affleck crime thriller Rip, between Bajaria’s compelling pitch. Though, at times,...

On Wednesday 1 January 2025, CBeebies broadcasts Yukee!

Four Seasons Season 1 Episode 52 Episode Summary

In the upcoming episode titled “Four Seasons” of the beloved show “Yukee,” viewers will join Yukee and her garden gang on a delightful journey through the seasons. This episode will air on CBeebies and promises to bring joy and imagination to young audiences.

Yukee is filled with excitement as she dreams about the different adventures that each season brings. In spring, she will explore blooming flowers and playful rain showers. Summer will be all about sunny days and fun games with her friends. Autumn will showcase the beauty of falling leaves and the joy of gathering around for cozy activities. Finally, winter will bring a magical touch with snow and festive celebrations.

The episode aims to inspire children to appreciate the beauty of nature and the changing seasons. With colorful visuals and engaging stories, “Four Seasons” will be...

“Yukee” returns with a delightful new episode, “Four Seasons,” airing at 11:25 Am on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, on CBeebies. In this charming episode, Yukee is full of excitement as she imagines all the fun and adventures that await her and her garden gang throughout the four seasons of the year. From the warmth of spring to the cold of winter, each season brings new opportunities for exploration and discovery.

As the story unfolds, Yukee and her friends experience the changing seasons in their own unique way, learning valuable lessons along the way. The show’s gentle storytelling encourages children to appreciate nature, understand the passage of time, and embrace the joys of each season. Whether it’s enjoying the blooming flowers in spring, playing in the summer sun, or watching the leaves fall in autumn, “Yukee” brings the wonders of the year to life in a fun and engaging way.

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When “Hacks” won the Emmy earlier this year for outstanding comedy, it shocked pundits who had expected another victory for “The Bear.” Even the “Hacks” producers were gobsmacked, jaws agape as they reached the stage. But for the execs at Universal Television, which produces “Hacks” for Max, that stunning moment came with a little vindication.

“‘Gratifying’ is an understatement,” says Universal TV president Erin Underhill. “It was huge. For me personally, it was a career highlight. This was not a show buyers were looking for. Everyone passed on it.”

The “Hacks” win was not only a shot in the arm for the comedy genre — which is experiencing a bit of a renaissance this fall — but also another notch in the belt for Universal’s comedy division, which is also seeing an uptick in its output.

“It had been a long time since we won that award,” says Jim Donnelly, Universal TV comedy development exec VP,...

“Christmas At The Four Seasons: Park Lane” is set to bring warmth and holiday cheer to screens with its Season 1 Episode 1 premiere. This delightful show takes viewers behind the scenes of the luxurious London hotel during the bustling holiday season. Airing on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, at 9:15 Pm on Channel 5, the episode promises a festive escape filled with joy and celebration.

The episode offers an exclusive look at the hotel’s preparations for Christmas. From stunning festive photoshoots to elegant afternoon teas, the charm of the season is on full display. Viewers can expect to see beautiful Christmas trees adorning the lobby and staff busy with sackfuls of presents, all contributing to the magical atmosphere that the Four Seasons is known for.

As the holiday spirit fills the air, the show captures the essence of Christmas in one of London’s most iconic locations. It’s a perfect way to...

The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has announced its selection of 20 film projects and four immersive projects for the 42nd edition of CineMart, Rotterdam’s co-production market. The 2025 CineMart runs from Feb. 2 to Feb. 5, 2025. Rotterdam’s industry section, the IFFR Pro Days, is scheduled from Jan. 31 to Feb. 5.

Among the highlights of the projects set for CineMart are Ukrainian auteur Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk’s Something Strange Happened to Me, the director’s follow-up to his acclaimed debut Pamfir; Kenyan filmmaker Angela Wanjiku Wamai’s neo-Western Enkop; and The Uganda Project, the new film from Daniel Mann, whose Under a Blue Sun screened in Rotterdam’s Tiger Competition in 2024.

As is to be expected from a Rotterdam lineup, the 2025 CineMart selection is thematically and geographically diverse. Cheryl Dunye’s Black Is Blue, which explores anxiety over AI, stands alongside Jazmín López’s Faust, an exploration into the origins of authoritarianism. Marcelo Gomes...

Writer/director Sean Baker does his own casting so he was reviewing many contenders for the role of Ivan, son of a Russian oligarch in Anora. Mark Eydelshteyn impressed Baker by sending him a self-tape where he performed all of his lines in the nude.

“It’s very risky in Hollywood to send nude self-tapes,” Eydelshteyn said. “But, it’s Ivan.”

Eydelshteyn said he was already struggling with the English language dialogue of the audition. Furthermore, Ivan is a wealthy character with fancy clothes. The actor had to think creatively to convey this with his own limited resources.

“I have no expensive clothes at all so I made the decision I will be nude and it will be honest, honest to Sean, honest to this story,” he said.

Baker did not make Mikey Madison audition for the lead role of Ani, a stripper and sex worker who falls in love with Ivan.

Last Friday, comedian Sebastian Maniscalco had Madison Square Garden roaring with laughter with bits about Amazon deliveries scaring him when they arrive at midnight, the total oddness of New York City’s so-called rat czar, the voracious moles devouring his yard, and his wife’s (allegedly) bad driving. He pulled faces, changed his flat Chicagoland patter into silly voices, and contorted his body into knots to bowl over the sold-out crowd. At the end of the night, he warmed everyone’s hearts by inviting his mom and dad, both immigrants from Italy,...

For “Vermiglio” director Maura Delpero, winning Venice Film Festival’s Silver Lion grand jury prize is a dream born from a dream.

The drama is set at the end of World War II in an Alpine village, where the arrival of a soldier causes disruption in the dynamics between three sisters. “Vermiglio” marks Delpero’s follow-up to “Maternal,” which takes place in an Argentinian refuge for teenage mothers run by nuns and made a splash on the festival circuit.

Venice jury president Isabelle Huppert praised “Vermiglio” for being a war story in which you never see war. “It’s like you have a great offscreen subject matter, but you get to see what’s going on only through a small eye, through the latch of a door,” she noted at a press conference.

Following its Venice bow, Delpero’s striking sophomore work is segueing to Toronto and has already been...

The upcoming 47th season of Survivor is poised to be the biggest yet.

You don’t run nearly a quarter of a century on network television if you don’t continually bring it!

While secrets and spoilers about the upcoming season are kept pretty much under lock and key for the enjoyment of fans, there are still some tidbits we can share going into the explosive new competition.

Where are we off to? Who will be competing? And what spoilers do we know heading into the premiere?

Let’s discuss!

Producer Mark Burnett and host Jeff Probst attend the ‘Survivor: 15 Years, 30 Seasons’ celebration held at The Paley Center for Media on February 17, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images) Survivor Season 47 Premiere Date: Mark You Calendars For…

The new season of Survivor will debut on Wednesday, September 18, 2024.

The competition will kick off with a special two-hour premiere episode.