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Exclusive: Sarah Dodge has joined Redefine Entertainment as a manager.

She joins the company with over 12 years of experience at Industry Entertainment. Before her career in management, she served as a development executive at Dimension Films. A graduate of Emerson College, Dodge began her career at The William Morris Agency and HBO.

Her clients joining her at Redefine include Charlott Ahlin, writer on AMC’s upcoming untitled Jonathan Glatzer Silicon Valley series, Karni Arieli & Saul Freed, who directed and produced the film short Wild Summon, Sarah Carbiener, EP on Prime Video’s Criminal, Fox’s Krapopolis, Owen Dennis, creator of the series Infinity Train and Among Us, Meg Favreau, screenwriter of the The Twits, Ryan Finnerty, Jesse Gordon, Kari Granlund, Jenny Lynn, co-ep on FX’s Mayans, M.C., ABC’s The Rookie, Gustin Nash, Angela Petrella, Laura Pollak, co-producer on the Paramount+ series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Fairfax), Erica Rosbe, co-ep on King of the Hill reboot, and EP of Prime Video’s Gen V, and Eva Sørhaug, director Showtime’s Yellowjackets, Max’s Tokyo Vice, and the film 90 Minutes.

“We are thrilled to welcome Sarah to the Redefine Entertainment team. Her client list exemplifies the kind of highly curated artists that Redefine was founded to support. She operates with a level of empathy that we find to be rare in our business. Her curiosity and her commitment to excellence are unmatched. We look forward to supporting her growth in the coming years,” shared partners Jairo Alvarado, Max Goldfarb, Tony Gil an Michael Botti in a joint statement.

“The moment I met with Redefine, I knew I had found my people,” Dodge shared. “They are a company with a clear vision. Their commitment to their clients and values of empathy, excellence, curation, and transparency is well-known and well-respected in the industry. I am incredibly excited and proud to join the team,” she added.

Redefine Entertainment, founded in 2021, focuses on representing cultural thought leaders in the literary space. The firm represents creators such as Lulu Wang, Malcolm Spellman, Angel Soto, Vivienne Medrano, Dalan Musson, John Swetnam, Erika Lippoldt & Bo Yeon Kim, Jingyi Shao, Juel Taylor & Tony Rettenmaier, Abi Demaris Corbin, Ken Kobayashi, & Kwame Kwei-Armah...

Diane Delano, an actor with scores of film and TV credits including Northern Exposure, Popular and The Wicker Man, died December 13 of cancer at her home in Sherman Oaks, CA. She was 67.

The news was confirmed Monday by her friend Stepfanie Kramer.

Delano is best known for playing Barbara Semanski, the tough Alaska state trooper and sometimes love interest of Barry Corbin’s astronaut-turned-entrepreneur Maurice Minnefield on CBS’ Emmy-winning comedy Northern Exposure. She also played Roberta “Bobbi” Glass on Ryan Murphy’s WB Network series Popular, which aired from 1999-2001.

Other credits in her 40-plus-year career include the films The Wicker Man and the Coen brothers’ The Ladykillers, while TV credits include Mom, Mike & Molly, Everwood, Days of our Lives, Desperate Housewives, Six Feet Under, Monk, Cop Rock, Batman: The Brave and the Bold and Teen Titans.

More recently, she voiced roles in video games including Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga,...

Diane Delano, an American actress best known for her roles in “Northern Exposure” and “The Wicker Man,” has died. She was 67.

Delano died on Friday night after a battle with a brief illness, according to her rep.

Delano appeared as Officer Barbara Semanski in 12 episodes of the CBS sitcom “Northern Exposure” and played the role of Sister Beech in the 2006 remake of “The Wicker Man.”

Her other notable credits include shows like “Popular,” where she played Roberta “Bobbi” Glass, and “Days of Our Lives,” where she played Agent Hilda, an FBI operative tasked with protecting Sami Brady. Her film credits include “Miracle Mile,” “The Ladykillers,” “A Mighty Wind” and “Out of These Rooms.”

Delano also lent her voice to a number of animated projects, such as “Batman: The Brave and the Bold,” “Infinity Train,” “Teen Titans” and “Rugrats.”

In 2012, Delano took home an Indie Series Award for her supporting take...

Anyone feeling ‘sus’ about the upcoming Among Us series adaptation can rest assured the show will feature all of the game’s fun and gore.

That’s according to Owen Dennis, who is creating and exec producing the popular mobile game’s transfer to TV screens. He lifted the lid on the project in an interview ahead of his session at Italy’s Mia Market today. Deadline is moderating the talk, which takes place at the Cinema Barberini in Rome.

Per the logline, the series is based on the game’s premise: “Members of your crew have been replaced by an alien shapeshifter intent on causing confusion, sabotaging the ship, and killing everyone. Root out the ‘Impostor’ or fall victim to its murderous designs.”

A splashy cast includes Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey), Liv Hewson (Yellowjackets), Kimiko Glenn (Orange Is The New Black), Randall Park, Ashley Johnson, Yvette Nicole Brown and Elijah Wood.

Koyoharu Gotouge’s Demon Slayer has grown to be one of the most popular new-gen Shonen series, especially for the epic action-centred narrative. While the story primarily revolves around Tanjiro Kamado, other characters like Akaza and Nezuko have been fan favorites since he was featured.

Himejima and Tanjiro in Demon Slayer. Credits: Ufotable

Though he was one of the most detested characters for killing Kyojuro Rengoku, the Fire Hashira, the community grew sympathy for him as they learned about his past; the very least that they felt was no hate for the character.

The viewers were impressed by his dedication to becoming the strongest in both the Kizuki lineup and the humans. In the process, he would eliminate his targets with nothing but his sheer fist. Though he is an Upper Moon 3, he would not have made the cut to be a Hashira, and a fitting reason follows it.

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Fans of animated shows like Generator Rex and Sym-Bionic Titan continue to passionately advocate for a second chance. The cancellation of shows like Victor and Valentino and Infinity Train left viewers with unresolved cliffhangers and open storylines. Despite the abrupt endings, dedicated fan communities keep theories, fan fiction, and petitions alive for these beloved series.

Animation is a complex art form that demands a lot from a group of passionate artists, so when big studios like Cartoon Network pull the plug on a show, its particularly disappointing when it ends on a cliffhanger. Shows like Generator Rex and Sym-Bionic Titan left fans hanging with big stories still in play. These shows were cut off just as they were about to dive into exciting new plots, leaving viewers feeling like the shows deserve a second chance. Even though these series ended too soon, the unanswered questions and unfinished stories still stick with fans even decades later.

David Zaslav's scythe has slashed yet another beloved part of our childhoods: Cartoon Network dot com, home of games Nightmare-athon, Outnumbuh'd, Teen Titans Battle Blitz and The Cobblepot Caper, has been bled out. Instead of being greeted by the scribbled smiles of Gumball, Jake and Steven on the homepage, site visitors are now immediately being redirected to Max.

“Looking for episodes of your favorite Cartoon Network shows? Check out what’s available to stream on Max (subscription required),” the pop-up message reads. “Sign up for Max, where you can also create a Kids Profile with ratings restrictions and additional privacy protections to keep it fun and kid-friendly! Cable subscribers, continue to enjoy your favorite Cn programming on your TV and connected apps as well!”

What you could once get for free on the site — including full episodes of popular shows like “Craig of the Creek” and “We Bare Bears...

Shows like BoJack Horseman paved the way for Hazbin Hotel's clever comedy and deep storytelling through animation. The Owl House offers a fantasy world with a found family story like Hazbin Hotel, but family-friendlier. Infinity Train showcases inventive character design in a strange setting similar to Hazbin Hotel.

The second season of Hazbin Hotel might be coming faster than the five years it took to produce season 1, but it is still a ways off. Luckily, there are plenty of good shows for fans to watch until then. Hazbin Hotel follows Princess of Hell Charlie Morningstar (Erika Henningsen) on her mission to redeem Hell's Sinners, supported by her girlfriend Vaggie (Stephanie Beatriz). Only shows with similarly clever comedy interwoven with a meaningful story will be able to fill the gap left by Hazbin Hotel at least for the time being.

Different elements of Hazbin Hotel can be found at their best in other shows,...

The medium of animation has been getting quite the boost in recent years, with more and more high-budget offerings making their way to streaming services and theatres. There has been a slew of great shows in recent years that leveraged the medium of animation to tell unique stories, such as Blue Eye Samurai, Arcane, and even X-Men ’97.

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However, there are also some great shows of the past and even some that were released much more recently, that their respective studios saw fit to cut short, given that they were not able to meet the goals that were set for them, whether it be viewership or merchandise sale.

Be it on streaming services like Netflix, or on television channels like Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon, fans have been flooding the internet with the shows they wish to see return, given that a renewed campaign has been taking...

Nickelodeon today revealed the official trailer and key art for the all-new original animated series The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish, sharing a glimpse into the reimagined Fairy World and new city of Dimmadelphia.

Produced by Nickelodeon Animation, the 20-episode series premieres Monday, May 20 at 4:30 p.m. Et/Pt on Nickelodeon in the U.S. and will be available on Netflix internationally later this year.

In the half-hour premiere, “Fly,” 10-year-old Hazel Wells tries to run away from home, leading her to discover that her weird neighbors, Cosmo and Wanda, are really Fairy Godparents in disguise. New episodes of The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish will continue to roll out weekdays at 4:30 p.m. Et/Pt on Nickelodeon.

In The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish, ten-year-old Hazel Wells has just moved to the big city of Dimmadelphia because of her dad’s new job. On top of being in an unfamiliar environment,...

Exclusive: Peacock is staging the world’s first wildlife reality competition show.

The streamer has ordered The Hungry Games: Alaska’s Big Bear Challenge, a three-part series narrated by Flight of the Conchords star Rhys Darby.

The series, which is a co-production with global natural history brand Love Nature, follows the bears of Alaska’s Katmai National Park as they bulk up for winter hibernation. Over 150 days, the bears battle the elements – and each other – using brains and brawn to consume three million calories and gain up to 200 pounds in Nature’s real-life survival show. Unbeknownst to the bears, their progress is being tracked and ranked for a television audience with narration that combines fascinating facts about bear behavior with color commentary from Darby.

The series is produced by Love Nature and Ample Entertainment. Alison Barrat and James Manfull exec produce for Love Nature, and Ari Mark, Phil Lott and David Brown for Ample Entertainment.

Randall Park (Fresh Off The Boat), Ashley Johnson (The Last of Us), Yvette Nicole Brown (Community) and Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings film trilogy) are set to lead the voice cast of Among Us, an animated series based on the highly popular game. CBS Studios’ animation arm Eye Animation Productions is currently developing the project in partnership with Innersloth, the independent studio behind the game.

The series is created and executive produced by Owen Dennis (Infinity Train), who is under an overall deal at CBS Studios. No network or streamer is currently attached.

Per the logline, the series is based on the game’s premise: “Members of your crew have been replaced by an alien shapeshifter intent on causing confusion, sabotaging the ship, and killing everyone. Root out the ‘Impostor’ or fall victim to its murderous designs.”

Character details below:

Park will voice Red – Captain of The Skeld

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Older fantasy cartoon shows, like Visionaries and The Pirates of Dark Water, deserve more recognition for their unique storytelling and world-building. Animation is often pigeonholed as children's shows, but series like Gargoyles and Xiaolin Showdown prove that cartoons can be rich and complex. Infinity Train, despite its critical acclaim, struggled to gain a large audience but stands out for its creativity, emotional depth, and relatable characters.

Even though they went unnoticed, many amazing fantasy cartoon television shows deserve more recognition. Whether they're older series from when animation was first evolving as a genre or more recent shows that have been overshadowed by more popular series, these shows are iconic enough to have generated a cult following. Combining fantasy and animation can be risky in terms of getting the audience's attention, but they open many doors for art style and storytelling. Newer fantasy series have been gaining popularity, so older shows should also get their due.

Nickelodeon is reimagining its Emmy Award-winning series The Fairly OddParents by launching the animated series Fairly Oddparents: A New Wish this spring.

The network promises the new iteration will extend the fairy universe for a new generation while honoring the original series, The Fairly OddParents, which ran from 2001-2017 and was created by Butch Hartman.

The 20-episode new series follows Hazel Wells (Ashleigh Crystal Hairston) a 10-year-old who has just moved to the big city of Dimmadelphia because of her dad’s new job. On top of being in an unfamiliar environment, it’s the first time she’s been without her brother, Antony, who’s just left for college, leaving her lonely and unsure of herself. All that changes when the pink-and-green-haired neighbors next door reveal that they are no ordinary neighbors — they’re fairy godparents Cosmo (Daran Norris) and Wanda (Susanne Blakeslee).

Fairly OddParents: A New Wish is...

Nickelodeon’s Fairly OddParents revival promises wands and wings and floaty crowny things… but not Timmy Turner.

The children’s network has handed a series order to Fairly OddParents: A New Wish, which is being described as a “reimagining” of the Emmy-winning cartoon. The revival will premiere on Nickelodeon in the U.S. and stream internationally on Netflix at an as-yet-unspecified date.

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It’s been a long wait for Invincible season 2. Ever since father-son duo Nolan and Mark Grayson signed off in a symphony of bloody violence in early 2021, fans have been clamoring for more superheroic action. Now the time has finally come as Invincible season 2 is set to premiere its first episode on Nov. 3 on Prime Video.

While Invincible and Omni-Man naturally take up a lot of the attention for this very good Amazon series, let’s not forget the rest of the expansive cast of characters that make up the world created by comic writer and show producer Robert Kirkman. Like any good superhero saga worth its salt, Invincible has a very deep bench of compelling heroes, villains, aliens, civilians, and more.

The bench is so deep, in fact, that it can be hard to keep track of everyone. With that in mind, here is a helpful refresher on...

Lena Headey, known for her role as Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones, reflects on her time in the show and admits she doesn't miss it. Despite missing the people and the relationships formed on set, she acknowledges that Game of Thrones changed everyone's world and they will always have it. Lena Headey's portrayal of Cersei helped make her a star, earning her five Emmy nominations, and she is now making her feature directorial debut in The Trap.

Game of Thrones star Lena Headey has reflected on her time starring in the landmark fantasy show. Headey played the duplicitous and cruel Cersei Lannister, one of the main characters in the George R.R. Martin adaptation, for a total of 62 episodes between 2011 and 2019. Although she appeared in other major projects beforehand, including 300 and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, the role of Cersei helped make Headey a star and earned her five Emmy nominations.

There are great TV shows for the whole family to enjoy, including classics like Modern Family and The Office. Creating family-friendly shows that entertain both children and parents is challenging but essential for a shared viewing experience. Shows like Lost in Space and iCarly offer wholesome and enjoyable adventures that can bring families together.

There are a handful of great 2020 television shows that are designed with the whole family in mind. Some of the most popular TV shows of the 21st century are safe for the whole family to watch, including classics such as Modern Family, The Office, and Parks & Recreation. While there are many great series on television and streaming services made exclusively for young children or teens, there are also quite a few choices for the entire family to watch when the fight for the remote makes parents and kids feel like they're out of quality options.

Rumors of The Venture Bros. being removed from Max in August are false, as confirmed by Warner Bros. Discovery. Warner Bros. Discovery has faced criticism for removing animated shows from Max as they have for their removal of several live-action shows and movies. The potential removal of The Venture Bros. would have been unfortunate, considering its high-profile cancellation and the recent release of a follow-up movie. However, the series is staying put for now.

Rumors of The Venture Bros. being removed from Max have been debunked after the show's creator is blindsided on social media. The Venture Bros. has the distinction of being one of Adult Swim's longest-running series, having aired its first season in 2004. The series, an action-comedy which follows the lives of the titular Venture family, has recently returned with a follow-up movie titled The Venture Bros: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart.

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It was a special night at Nickelodeon Animation Studios in Burbank, Calif. celebrating the forces behind some of Hollywood’s beloved animated projects for Variety’s 10 Animators to Watch event.

The ceremony and cocktail reception honoring 10 creators in the animation (check out the full list here) field kicked things off with a short welcome from President of Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Ramsey Ann Naito. After an exclusive sneak peak from the soon-to-be-released animated film, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,” Naito took the stage welcoming the crowd, “I’ve been in animation my entire career and today I can honestly say it’s bigger, it’s brighter and it’s more inclusive than ever.”

Naito then turned her attention to the recipients of the Creative Impact in Animation Directing Award, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” directors Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson summoning the writing-producing duo behind “Across...

An Among Us TV show is officially in the works from the original video game studio. Inspired by the party game Mafia and John Carpenter's The Thing, the online multiplayer game is set on a spaceship where players take on the roles of Crewmates who must work together to complete tasks while also identifying and voting out suspected Impostors onboard who are trying to sabotage the mission by killing Crewmates. The game, which was developed by the studio Innersloth, was first released in 2018, but saw a massive spike in popularity in 2020.

Now, Among Us is officially receiving an animated series adaptation, according to Variety. The project is in the works at CBS Studios, which has partnered with the original game studio, Innersloth, to develop the series. Infinity Train's Owen Dennis will serve as creator and executive producer on the series, which is not currently attached to a network or streamer.

An “Among Us” animated series is in the works at CBS Studios, Variety has learned exclusively.

The studio, via CBS Eye Animation Productions, has partnered with Innersloth, the independent game studio behind “Among Us,” to develop the series. Owen Dennis will serve as creator and executive producer on the project under his overall deal with CBS Studios.

Per the official logline, the series is based on the premise of the game, namely, “Members of your crew have been replaced by an alien shapeshifter intent on causing confusion, sabotaging the ship, and killing everyone. Root out the ‘Impostor’ or fall victim to its murderous designs.”

Titmouse will serve as the animation studio for the series. Along with Dennis, Forest Willard, Marcus Bromander, and Carl Neisser of Innersloth will also executive produce along with Chris Prynoski, Shannon Prynoski, Antonio Canobbio, and Ben Kalina of Titmouse. No network or streamer is currently attached,...

Lena Headey is headed to Netflix.

The Game of Thrones and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles alum will headline Kurt Sutter's action drama series The Abandons.

"As a group of diverse, outlier families pursue their Manifest Destiny in 1850s Oregon, a corrupt force of wealth and power, coveting their land, tries to force them out," the logline reads.

"These abandoned souls, the kind of lost souls living on the fringe of society, unite their tribes to form a family and fight back."

"In this bloody process, 'justice' is stretched beyond the boundaries of the law."

"The Abandons will explore that fine line between survival and law, the consequences of violence, and the corrosive power of secrets, as this family fights to keep their land."

Headey will play Fiona, "a strong, devout matriarch who, unable to have her own children, took in four orphans to create her own family," according to Deadline.

Game of Thrones star Lena Headey is headed west — specifically, to the Oregon of the 1850s — for her next TV series.

Headey will star in The Abandons, a western from Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter. The show, which received a straight-to-series order in October 2022, follows a group of outlier families in 1850s Oregon who “pursue their Manifest Destiny [while] a corrupt force of wealth and power, coveting their land, tries to force them out,” per the show’s description.

Headey, who earned five Emmy nominations for her role as Cersei Lannister on Game of Thrones, will play Fiona, the head of an adoptive family. The character description reads, “a strong, devout matriarch who, unable to have her own children, took in four orphans to create her own family. Driven by a higher purpose — and a strong-willed Irish temper — her faith and love for her family trump all.”

The Abandons is...

The original showrunner for Netflix's hit show Daredevil is speaking out against the ongoing TV cancelations for shows that have already been filmed. Daredevil was a highly successful series centering around Marvel's blind superhero Matt Murdock, who also serves as a defense attorney for impoverished parties. Though it proved to be a major hit, the show canceled after Marvel Studios and Disney rescinded the rights to the Defenders from Netflix, causing Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and The Punisher to lose any hope for a Netflix renewal. Those cancelations were somewhat planned, but that hasn't been the case across Hollywood. The early 2020s have seen massive cancelations sweeping across the industry, leading to major projects being shuttered even after filming has been completed.

With HBO Max wiping clean its slate of movies and TV shows, 2022 saw countless productions completely disappear with HBO vowing to stop producing scripted shows,...

Warner Bros. Discovery has spent months cutting movies and shows, but the company has announced that the culling is over. After the merger between Warner Bros. and Discovery, the newly merged company began reducing its roster of content, cutting shows like Infinity Train, Westworld, and Minx with impunity. Even the highly anticipated DC movie Batgirl, which had already completed production, was canceled. The turnover has caused massive outcry, especially as several animated shows were removed from HBO Max without warning, causing them to be lost forever.

Yet it appears that, despite the loss of so many productions, the turnover at Warner Bros. Discovery and HBO Max is finally at an end. While David Zaslav, the new Warner Bros. Discovery CEO, defended HBO show removals, it won't remain a common practice. In an interview with Deadline, the CFO of Warner Bros. Discovery, Gunnar Wiedenfels, revealed that the new year means that...

After a year of content purging and cancellations, HBO Max saved one last cull for the new year. On December 31, the streamer removed 256 “Looney Tunes” shorts and three seasons of “The Flintstones,” IndieWire has confirmed.

The “Looney Tunes” shorts were marketed as “Seasons” 16-31 on the platform. Released between 1950 and 2004, the removed shorts include some of the most acclaimed in the series, such as “What’s Opera, Doc?” and “Duck Amuck.” Seasons 4-6 of “The Flintstones,” consisting of 26 episodes each, were removed. Seasons 1-15 of “Looney Tunes,” a compilation of 255 shorts released between 1930 and 1949, and the first three seasons of “The Flintstones” remain available for streaming on the platform.

The “Looney Tunes” and “Flintstones” series were licensed to HBO Max via an intra-company deal, as Warner Bros. owns both the short film franchise and the Hanna-Barbara series. According to a source, HBO Max opted not to renew the licensing agreements...

HBO Max recently announced another round of show cancellations and removals from its platform, echoing the first wave of cuts that caught fans off guard in August. At that time, a hugely successful “House of the Dragon” premiere helped make up for the loss of shows that were removed from HBO Max that month. Now that demand for that massive hit has died down, we are beginning to see the effects of these decisions impact the top level demand for HBO Max’s catalog.

The total demand for HBO Max’s catalog of shows was relatively flat from July through October. The first season of “House of the Dragon” aired episodes weekly from Aug. 21 to Oct. 23 and helped to offset any drop in demand from the August cuts. However in November, total demand for shows on HBO Max was down nearly 4 from what it had been in July, according to Parrot Analytics‘ data,...

HBO Max has canceled Love Life and Minx, in a move that has drawn criticism online. The news is the latest in of a row of cost-cutting measures. Under the leadership of CEO David Zaslav, Warner Bros. Discovery - which owns HBO Max - has told investors it will make 3.5 billion in cost savings as the result of the merger between WarnerMedia and Discovery. The approach to cost-cutting has led to a number of cancelations, perhaps most notably the high-profile DC adaptation Batgirl. It has also led to the removal of already completed shows and movies from its service, in addition to the reduced number of scripted series on other networks owned by Wbd.

Now, Variety reports that Love Life and Minx have been canceled by HBO Max, and will be removed from the platform. In the case of Minx, the 1970s comedy starring Ophelia Lovibond and Jake Johnson, the...

HBO Max has officially canceled series “Love Life” and “The Nevers” by pulling the two shows from its slate, alongside HBO sci-fi drama “Westworld,” which was axed earlier in November after four seasons.

The decisions are attributed to Warner Bros. Discovery’s review of its content slate and efforts to slash costs at the recently merged company, which faces 3.5 billion in debt.

Earlier today, the streamer reversed course on its sophomore renewal of erotic period dramedy “Minx,” which hails from Lionsgate Television along with the romantic anthology series “Love Life,” starring Anna Kendrick and William Jackson Harper. “Love Life,” which aired its second season with the latter star in late 2021, was not yet renewed for a Season 3.

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“Minx” has gone out of print after all. HBO Max canceled its period comedy series after it was picked up for a second season last May.

Sources from Lionsgate, the production company behind the series, confirmed the cancellation to IndieWire. According to the sources, production on Season 2 recently wrapped before HBO Max opted to cancel the series, but Lionsgate TV hopes to shop the series to other outlets.

“We have enjoyed a good partnership with HBO Max and are working closely to find a new opportunity for ‘Minx,’ so current, and new viewers, can continue this journey with us,” Lionsgate said in a statement.

In addition to canceling the second season, HBO Max will also remove the first season, which premiered in March, from the platform. The nixing of “Minx” is the latest cancelation of previously greenlit projects at the streamer, including the DC movie “Batgirl” and several animated series.

2022 has been a devastating year for the world of animation. The Oscars kicked things off by relegating animated feature films to nothing more than children's fodder, Netflix is slowly disintegrating its entire animation department, an animated voice-over legend left this mortal plane far too soon, some of the best animated films of the year were unceremoniously dropped on streaming instead of being given the opportunity to shine in theaters, and HBO Max has absolutely obliterated its animation catalog, recreating the very problem that Cartoon Network was created to solve. Animators are continuing to fight for fair wages and better work environments while the industry as a whole continues to treat the medium with the same modicum of respect given to a wet newspaper.

During the HBO Max Animation Purge of 2022, which saw beloved titles like "Infinity Train," "Ok K.O.! – Let's Be Heroes," and "Close Enough" wiped from the platform,...

Despite criticism for the decisions, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav believes the company made the right decision removing a multitude of shows and movies from HBO Max. Ever since Warner Bros. and Discovery merged in April 2022, the massive new media company began to make major decisions surrounding content production across the board. While one of the company's first decisions was to stop developing new scripted shows on TNT and TBS as a cost-saving measure, recent decisions have had major impacts on their most popular streaming service, HBO Max.

While Warner Bros. Discovery boasts a collective 92.1 million subscribers between HBO Max and Discovery+, recent lineup changes to HBO Max content have shaken up the platform's public perception in recent months. With a goal of cutting costs by 3.5 billion over the next three years, the company set to work by removing content from HBO Max and canceling productions that were well...

Warner Bros. Discovery, trying to right-size its cost structure on the balance sheet, said it will incur a total of between 3.2 billion and 4.3 billion in pre-tax restructuring charges related to Discovery’s acquisition of WarnerMedia.

The media company disclosed expected ranges for the charges in an SEC filing Monday. For the third quarter of 2022, Wbd estimates it will incur 1.3 billion to 1.6 billion of restructuring charges.

“As part of its plan to achieve significant cost synergies, in Q3 2022, the company finalized the framework supporting its ongoing restructuring and transformation initiatives which will include, among other things, strategic content programming assessments, organization restructuring, facility consolidation activities and other contract termination costs,” Wbd said.

Per the filing, the total charges — to be incurred across multiple quarters, spanning Q2 2022 through Q4 2024 — are expected to comprise:

“Strategic content programming assessments,” leading to content impairment and development write-offs, of 2.0 billion to 2.5 billion;Organizational restructuring costs, including severance,...

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Good news! Since we were all so obnoxiously loud about how much we loved seeing a sentient version of the cursed "Twilight" Renesmee baby robot doing aerial flips down a hallway in the trailer for Universal, Blumhouse, and Atomic Monster's "M3GAN," the film is coming out even earlier than anticipated. 

Blumhouse has a consistently solid track record for their horror releases, with both legacy projects like the extremely polarizing "Halloween Ends" and originals like "The Black Phone." The upcoming "M3GAN" is a new original film for the house that Blum built, and if it's as profitable as the constant trending Tweets would lead us to believe it'll be, the company may be looking at a new franchise to join "Paranormal Activity,...

Following Tuesday’s news of layoffs and restructurings within Warner Bros. Television Group, many animation fans and creators have taken to social media to express worry about the state of Cartoon Network Studios within the company — which sources from Warner Bros. maintain is unfounded.

The layoffs, announced on Tuesday, heavily affected the animation division of the company. As laid out in a memo sent by Television Group chief Channing Dungey, the three studios the animation division consists of — Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe — will remain intact. While Hanna-Barbera will operate independently due to geographical distance, Cartoon Network Studios and Warner Bros. Animation will merge their development and production teams. Announced on Thursday, Cartoon Network execs Tricia Melton and Jill King are the latest to go as part of the merger.

Audrey Diehl will oversee the combined kids and family series, Peter Girardi will lead the combined adult animation development,...

How did one oddball TV-Y7 cartoon portend a fraying landscape for Western cartoons in the streaming age? What does it have to do with a CEO strategy of cleansing out a repertoire of cartoons?

"The Amazing World of Gumball" is one bizarre crossbreed on the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned Cartoon Network. When I compiled The 10 Best Children's Animated Series Of The [Last] Decade, I had zero hesitation deciding on "The Amazing World of Gumball," which ran from 2011 to 2019 on Cartoon Network for six seasons, for its visual eclecticism and comedic minefield. The brainchild of creator Ben Bocquelet, the cartoon revolves around the exploits of the 12-year-old anthropomorphic cat Gumball Watterson and his brother Darwin Watterson (an adopted sibling who originated as a pet goldfish who grew legs). Their environment of Elmore is a wonderland of different mediums. Living in real-life photo-based environments, the 2D Watterson family interact and clash with a...

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Harley Quinn is sticking around at HBO Max, with a new person in charge.

HBO Max has renewed the (very) adult animated DC series for a fourth season, a few weeks ahead of the Sept. 15 finale for season three. The series will also have a new showrunner in season four: Sarah Peters, who has written for Harley Quinn throughout its run and is currently a consulting producer, will serve as executive producer and showrunner, taking over for Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker.

“Patrick Schumacker, Justin Halpern and their incredible team of artists and writers have created something so explosively funny and original, and we are thrilled to continue this journey with them and the show’s legion of fans,” said Billy Wee, senior vp comedy and animation at HBO Max. “It has been amazing to watch the show grow and evolve this season...

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav's great HBO Max purge continues to send ripples throughout the entertainment industry. Not only are fans annoyed that the highly-anticipated DC Extended Universe film "Batgirl," beloved episodes of "Sesame Street," and a bevy of animated series are no longer on the books for the streamer, but the company is burning bridges left and right with creators.

According to a new report from The Wrap, there is a "deep distrust" among the creative talent in the industry when it comes to Wbd at the moment. One anonymous source told them that "the entire company is coming off as distressed. The messaging both inside the company and externally is 'Stay away or get out if you can.'"

Naturally, the bulk of the pushback has been from those involved in the animation industry. HBO Max's animated selection probably took the heaviest hit from Zaslav's edict...

In recent weeks, HBO Max has both publicly and quietly removed dozens of series from its platform. These shows are the latest targets of Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav’s cuts which aim to deliver on his promise to Wall Street that he will find 3 billion in cost savings. So what’s the impact of these cuts on HBO Max’s value to subscribers?

At a high level, removing these series will shave 2.1 off what the total demand for HBO Max’s catalog was in July. With only a 2.1 hit to the total demand for HBO Max’s catalog, its relative standing among competitors will not shift — still well behind the tight Hulu/Netflix race but ahead of Amazon Prime Video by a healthy enough margin.

Platform demand shares for SVOD platforms, U.S., Q2 2022 (Parrot Analytics)

To put that 2.1 number in perspective, “Game of Thrones” alone accounted for...

The staggering decision to scrap “Batgirl” leads a growing list of HBO Max titles audiences may never see thanks to the Warner Bros. Discovery merger.

On Monday, Deadline broke the news that six more movies and series would not go forward at the streaming service, notably including “Batman: Caped Crusader” from Matt Reeves, who despite the change just cut a multi-year film deal with Warner Bros.

The animated DC series is expected to continue production and possibly stream elsewhere, per Borys Kit for The Hollywood Reporter. But not all of the impacted projects can be so lucky.

“The movie is practically finished and turned out beautifully,” lamented “Scoob!: Holiday Haunt” co-writer Tony Cervone in an Instagram post made when the film’s cancellation was first announced along with “Batgirl” in early August. “I am heartbroken,” he continued.

“Why cancel a 95 finished holiday movie this close to fall?” tweeted co-writer Paul Dini.

HBO Max and Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav can't seem to keep their names out of the headlines recently, tied exclusively to baffling business decisions like canning the highly-anticipated release of "Batgirl" or absolutely obliterating the streaming platform's animated offerings. Zaslav made it known during the Q2 earnings call that he had hoped to cut 3 billion from HBO Max's operating budget before the inevitable streaming merger with discovery+, which apparently meant annihilating the relationships HBO Max had with Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network.

Learning that your life's work is being wiped out with complete disregard for the artistry or the lives of those that crafted it is difficult enough, but as "Infinity Train" creator Owen Dennis shared, Zaslav and the Discovery team couldn't even have the common courtesy to inform the creators of their decision to throw away their years of work like expired takeout. As Twitter user @sapphyreblayze rightfully pointed out,...

There have been major changes going down at HBO Max because of Warner Bros. merger with Discovery, and animated titles have been a major casualty. A whole slew of shows were removed from the streaming platform without any real reasoning or warning, and fans were shocked and dismayed. It turns out that fans weren't the only ones blindsided by the loss of these shows, but the creators behind them were completely surprised as well. Many creators took to Twitter to voice their frustration at having their hard work made inaccessible out of nowhere, but one showrunner went a step further. "Infinity Train" creator Owen Dennis shared a lengthy blog post that explained what happened to his series as experienced from the inside.

"Infinity Train" was a wildly imaginative series that helped teach its viewers how to process complex feelings like grief and trauma, and its lessons are vital to young people everywhere.

In the wake of Warner Bros. Discovery’s merger, HBO Max has removed a host of titles, including many that it produced and owns outright, prompting a single question — why?

Earlier this week, HBO Max thinned its library of available titles with the removal of 20 originals and an additional 16 movies. Some of the impacted titles were the one-season cult queer series “Genera+ion,” and animated shows like “Infinity Train” and “Summer Camp Island.” The streamer also announced that select “Sesame Street” specials would be cut, which turned out to be around 200 episodes of the iconic children’s show.

The answer is both simple and complex. Company insiders told CNBC that the dropped shows were not frequently watched but that their removal is expected to produce “tens of millions” of dollars in savings as Warner Bros. Discovery seeks to trim about 3 billion to pay down post-merger debt that has ballooned to more than 50 billion,...

There’s a dark cloud hanging over Sesame Street‘s famously sunny days.

As part of HBO Max’s ongoing, wide-ranging and apparently merciless purging of many library tiles — all as part of WarnerBros. Discovery’s ambitious plan to winnow down 3 billion (with a B) in debt — nearly 200 Sesame Street episodes have been pulled from the streamer.

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Brought to you by the letters G-o-n-e: The content purge at HBO Max continues as the streaming platform has pulled about 200 older episodes of classic kids’ show “Sesame Street.”

The removal of the “Sesame Street” episodes and other recent content by HBO Max appears to be part of new owner Warner Bros. Discovery’s belt-tightening moves, aimed at reducing streaming-content payment obligations.

As of Friday, HBO Max listed 456 total episodes of “Sesame Street,” with a selection from Seasons 1, 5 and 7 and the full lineup from the most recent Seasons 39-52. Of those, only 29 are from the earliest seasons. Previously, the streaming service offered about 650 total “Sesame Street” episodes, including episodes from Seasons 2-4, Season 6 and those from every season between 8 and 35.

Reps for Warner Bros. Discovery and Sesame Workshop did not respond to requests for comment.

HBO and Sesame Workshop first struck an agreement in 2015, providing a new revenue stream for “Sesame Street,...

Warner Bros. Discovery’s crusade against its own content continued this week as 37 more titles were unceremoniously pulled from HBO Max. Children’s programming and animated series were hit especially hard following news the company was tamping down efforts in those areas. Reality TV on HBO Max has been similarly decimated, a decision underscored by layoffs in the company’s unscripted division earlier this week.

“As we work toward bringing our content catalogs together under one platform, we will be making changes to the content offering available on both HBO Max and Discovery+,” Warner Bros. Discovery execs explained per Deadline. “That will include the removal of some content from both platforms.”

“At the same time, we’re already starting to bring our content catalogs together like the launch of the new CNN Originals Hub on Discovery+ and a curated collection of Magnolia Network content coming soon to HBO Max,” the statement continued.

Streaming service HBO Max will begin removing up to 36 titles, many of which are originals, from its digital library this week.

Earlier in August, HBO Max removed six film titles and also announced that it would no longer be releasing DC’s “Batgirl” or the animated “Scoob! Holiday Haunt.” The strategy is driven by parent company Warner Bros. Discovery’s plans to combine HBO Max and Discovery+ next summer.

“As we work toward bringing our content catalogs together under one platform, we will be making changes to the content offering available on both HBO Max and discovery+,” HBO Max said in a statement Wednesday. “That will include the removal of some content from both platforms.”

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An ongoing story as of late is the impact of the recent merger of Warner Bros Studios and Discovery. The new CEO, David Zaslav, has already made several controversial decisions that are currently being met with criticism. One big note is the canceling of two features that were near completion. DC’s Batgirl, and the animated film Scoob! Holiday Haunt was shelved with no intention of ever being released so the company could claim them as tax write-offs.

Another big money-saving decision was to pull movies and shows from their streaming platform, HBO Max, that were underperforming so they could save on residuals. The company had already silently pulled a few titles — as recent as the pandemic-shot 2021 film, Locked Down. But they have announced the removal of around 40 titles as early as this week.

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Summer Camp Island creator Julia Pott is sharing her disappointment with HBO Max’s decision to pull the series as part of an upcoming content purge in unscripted and animated genres.

“We worked for five years to make 100 episodes of animation,” Pott wrote on Twitter. “We worked late into the night, we let ourselves go, we were a family of hard working artists who wanted to make something beautiful, and HBO Max just pulled them all like we were nothing. Animation is not nothing!”

She also addressed the upcoming final season which was slated for release in 2023. “We worked through the pandemic to make 20 linear episodes that are our most beautiful work yet,” she said. “I cannot wait for you to see them. You Will See Them! I will not rest!”

HBO Max announced Wednesday that it planned to pull dozens of titles this upcoming week, including Summer Camp Island,...