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EXCLUSIVE: JoAnne Colonna has joined Linden Entertainment as a partner alongside founders Nicole King and Stacy O’Neil. She ends a 20 year run at Brillstein Entertainment Partners, where she was a manager and partner. Colonna will operate between Linden’s LA and NY offices.

A Friend of the Family showrunner-creator Nick Antosca, stars Lio Tipton and Colin Hanks and activist and producer Jan Broberg, on whose life the series is based, joined Deadline’s Contenders Television to spotlight sexual-abuse awareness. 

EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of the recent Season 2 renewal of Hulu/20th Television’s Tell Me Lies, the breakout drama’s creator/executive producer/showrunner Meaghan Oppenheimer and executive producer Emma Roberts are re-teaming for another series at Hulu and 20th TV, Second Wife.

Different times. Rachael Leigh Cook feels “pretty good” about She’s All That since she stepped into Laney Boggs’ shoes in 1999, but she does admit that she recently had to distract her daughter, Charlotte, from hearing some of the banter that was used in the romantic comedy.

EXCLUSIVE: The new iteration of The CW is starting to take shape.

Alyssa Milano has marked the five-year anniversary of her #MeToo tweet with a screenshot on Instagram, a reminder of one of the first strikes back against abusers in society.

Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer have been happily married since 2010, and while they have an incredible life, there is one aspect of their relationship that is difficult.MORE: Anna Paquin leaves fans surprised with rare glimpse inside family homeIn a revealing Instagram post, the True Blood star shared a selfie of the pair together, alongside a heartfelt message.The mother-of-two wrote: "I'm always so grateful we get to have careers we are passionate about (and even more so after this crazy last year) but damn the long-distance thing NEVER gets any easier. #myperson."VIDEO: Anna Paquin shares rare glimpse inside her LA homeFans were quick to comment, with one writing: "It really doesn't, does it?" while another wrote: "You are the cutest couple." A third added: "Just throwing this out into the universe… you could always do another show together."MORE: A Friend of the Family is based on terrifying Jan Broberg Felt abduction case - detailsMORE: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist: Where is football player Manti Te'o now?Anna and Stephen got engaged in 2009, having met on the set of True Blood, where they played Sookie Stackhouse and Bill Compton.A post shared by Anna Hélène Paquin (@_annapaquin)Anna Paquin shared a rare selfie with husband Stephen MoyerThe pair are doting parents to twins Charlie and Poppy, and prefer to keep their children out of the spotlight.MORE: Shania Twain looks incredible in all-white outfit in must-see photoMORE: Celebrity parents with their adorable twins in photosAnna previously opened up about why fans are unlikely to see photos of her twins.

is the star-studded true-crime saga depicting the unbelievably real story about what happened to the Brobergs when the neighbor of their dreams turned out to be a living nightmare and drove their family apart. “It’s truly something else,” says Mckenna Grace, who portrays Jan Broberg, who was 12 years old when she was first kidnapped and brainwashed by Robert “B” Berchtold (Jake Lacy) in 1974. Despite her safe return, it wasn’t the last time she would be abducted by Berchtold, who also manipulated and seduced both of her unassuming parents, Bob and Mary Ann (Colin Hanks and Anna Paquin).

Anna Paquin and Colin Hanks sandwich in their co-stars at the premiere of Peacock’s A Friend of the Family in New York City on Wednesday (September 28).

Anna Paquin cut a stylish figure in a black dress as she made a grand entrance at the world premiere of her new limited series A Friend Of The Family on Wednesday evening.The 40-year-old True Blood star flaunted her toned legs in the dress, which was enlivened with shimmering silver sequins, as she walked the red carpet at New York City's Metrograph Theater.She stars in the true-crime Peacock series Mary Ann Broberg, the mother of Jan Broberg, who was kidnapped — multiple times — by a family friend who had sexual relationship with both Jan's mother and father. Leading lady: Anna Paquin, 40, cut a chic figure in a short black dress at the premiere of her new Peacock true crime series A Friend Of The Family at New York City's Metrograph TheaterAnna looked chic in her long-sleeve dress, which had a plunging V-shaped neckline with a small sheer panel over her cleavage.The look was decorated with arrow-like arrangements of sequins over her waist the pointed toward her midriff.  She matched her look with her dark nail polish, and the True Blood star elevated her 5ft5in stature with classic black pumps.She wore her brunette hair styled up to put the spotlight on her elegantly made-up face and her enormous tear drop–shaped jeweled earrings.

Naman Ramachandran Joachim Back’s “Corner Office,” featuring “Mad Men” star John Hamm, will open the 30th edition of London’s Raindance Film Festival (Oct. 26-Nov. 5). Austin Bragg and Meredith Bragg’s “Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game” will close the festival. To mark its 30th anniversary, Raindance will screen iconic independent films that had their U.K. premieres at the festival, including “Pulp Fiction,” “Memento,” “The Blair Witch Project” and “Oldboy.” Special screenings of new films include the world premiere of Stephen Moyer’s “A Bit of Light” (U.K.), starring Anna Paquin and Ray Winstone; director Moshe Rosenthal will take part in a Raindance masterclass and present the U.K. premiere of “Karaoke” (Israel); and the world premiere of Dilshad Husain’s British Asian feature “Banglatown.”

The trailer for Peacock‘s new series A Friend of the Family, starring Anna Paquin, has just debuted online.

This family friend is no friend of the family.

continues to build, Peacock released the official teaser for the harrowing true-crime saga about the Brobergs. The creepy clip gives audiences a closer look at the unbelievable story about a family manipulated by a friendly neighbor, who ended up kidnapping their daughter, Jan, not once twice. The series stars Jake Lacy, fresh off his Emmy-nominated performance in, as Robert Berchtold, a charismatic friend who grew close to various members of the Broberg family, including mother Mary Ann (Anna Paquin), father Bob (Colin Hanks) and Jan (Mckenna Grace).

Mark Goddard (“Lost In Space”) is 86. Actor Chris Sarandon is 80. Comedian Gallagher is 76.

Selome Hailu Ella Jay Basco has been cast in Nick Antosca’s upcoming Peacock limited series “A Friend of the Family,” Variety has learned exclusively.The crime series is based on the true story of the Broberg family, whose daughter Jan (Hendrix Yancey) was kidnapped multiple times over a period of years by Robert “B” Berchtold (Jake Lacy), a charismatic, obsessed family “friend.” The Brobergs — devoted to their faith, family and community — were utterly unprepared for the sophisticated tactics their neighbor used to exploit their vulnerabilities, drive them apart and turn their daughter against them. “A Friend of the Family” follows how their lives were permanently altered and how they survived.

Sasha Urban editorPeacock announced on Wednesday the premiere dates for its scripted originals for the rest of the year, including Matthew Fox’s “Last Light,” “Vampire Academy,” the “Pitch Perfect” spinoff series “Bumper in Berlin” and the TV adaptation of “The Best Man.”Original series set to premiere in July (and have been previously announced) include six-part drama thriller “Trigger Point” from Jed Mercurio’s HTM Television on July 8, starring Vicky McClure and Adrian Lester; “Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem,” a spin-off of the legendary NBC soap that stars cast members Kristian Alfonso, Peter Reckell and Eileen Davidson on July 11; and comedic thriller series “The Resort” with William Jackson Harper and Cristin Milioti, from writer and executive producer Andy Siara premieres on July 28. In August, Peacock will premiere “The Undeclared War,” a series from BAFTA winner Peter Kominsky that tracks a team of analysts at GCHQ as they combat cyber warfare and premieres on Aug. 18, as well as “Everything I Know About Love,” based on Dolly Alderton’s bestselling memoir, which premieres on Aug.

Mckenna Grace is channeling Jan Broberg in the first official look at the upcoming true-crime series , which chronicles the harrowing story about a teenage girl who was kidnapped multiple times by the same man. Set to premiere Oct. 6 on Peacock, the limited series from showrunner and executive producer Nick Antosca recounts the unbelievable real story about how Jan and the Broberg family were manipulated by their trusted neighbor, Robert Berchtold, who ended up exploiting the parents before turning their daughter against them. In addition to Grace, will also star Anna Paquin as Jan’s trusting mother, Mary Ann, alongside Colin Hanks as Jan’s big-hearted father, Bob, with Jake Lacy as Robert and Lio Tipton as his concerned wife, Gail.

Lionsgate and Fox Corp.’s free, ad-supported streaming service Tubi have set a multi-year slate deal to give 30 new feature films and 200 library titles a presence on the platform.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTubi snared a multiyear deal with Lionsgate to be the exclusive ad-supported VOD streaming service for 30 feature films.The agreement encompasses titles not covered under Lionsgate’s Pay 1 theatrical output agreement with Starz, the cable and streaming provider that Lionsgate is in the midst of spinning off. Under the agreement, Tubi, which is part of Fox Entertainment, also will add more than 200 Lionsgate library titles to the free service.Among the Lionsgate films covered under the deal are: erotic thriller “Shattered,” starring John Malkovich, Frank Grillo, Cameron Monaghan and Lily Krug (currently streaming on Tubi); cop drama “Pursuit,” starring John Cusack and Emile Hirsch (coming to the service on June 27); and “Wolf Hound,” about a Jewish-American pilot shot down behind Nazi lines during World War II, starring Trevor Donavan, James Maslow and Michael Wayne Foster (streaming on Tubi in the fall of 2022).

Corus is ready for fall, unveiling an ambitious slate of the most sought-after series premiering across its specialty networks and streaming platforms.