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EXCLUSIVE: WME has signed Miranda Kwok, the creator, writer, actor and producer best known for creating and exec producing Fox’s crime drama The Cleaning Lady, for representation.

NYPD Blue alum Jimmy Smits is returning to the cop drama beat, signing on as the male lead opposite Amanda Warren in the CBS hourlong pilot East New York.

Supernatural alum Misha Collins has been tapped for the role of Harvey Dent in the CW’s DC universe-set Gotham Knights pilot.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorYouTube is upping its play for cord-cutters: The video platform has released dozens of full seasons of about 100 TV shows — nearly 4,000 episodes in all — available to stream for free with ads.The free TV shows are available only to YouTube users in the U.S. The lineup includes Gordon Ramsay’s “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Kitchen Nightmares,” “Andromeda,” “Heartland,” “Scream Queens,” “Unsolved Mysteries,” “Sanctuary,” “Hidden Palms,” “21 Jump Street,” “Iron Chef,” “Brewster Place” and “Are We There Yet?”YouTube’s addition of the licensed TV shows marks a bigger move to compete with free, ad-supported television (FAST) rivals like Paramount’s Pluto TV, Fox’s Tubi and Amazon’s IMDb TV.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer“Supernatural” alum Misha Collins, who played the trench-coat-wearing angel Castiel on the long-running CW series, has been cast on the network’s “Gotham Knights” pilot, Variety has learned.Collins will play District Attorney Harvey Dent in the project, which is based on DC Comics characters. In DC canon, Dent is known for later turning into the Batman villain Two-Face.Per the official description for the “Gotham Knights” character, “Dashing, with a swagger, Harvey Dent is Gotham’s charismatic, hard-charging District Attorney.

Music fans who may be on the fence about watching the 94th Oscars may change their mind upon learning that two massive stars will be performing: Beyonce and Billie Eilish.The Academy confirmed on Tuesday that Beyonce and Eilish will perform their Oscar-nominated tracks for Best Original Song.Also performing on Oscar Sunday will be Reba McEntire and Sebastian Yatra, though the fifth nominee - Van Morrison - will not perform. Oscar performer:Music fans who may be on the fence about watching the 94th Oscars may change their mind upon learning that two massive stars will be performing: Beyonce and Billie Eilish Song:The Academy confirmed on Tuesday that Beyonce and Eilish will perform their Oscar-nominated tracks for Best Original Song Confirmed:Also performing on Oscar Sunday will be Reba McEntire and Sebastian Yatra, though the fifth nominee - Van Morrison - will not performBeyonce will perform her song Be Alive from Warner Bros.' King Richard, which has music and lyrics she co-wrote with DIXSON.Eilish and her brother Finneas will perform No Time to Die from the new James Bond movie of the same name, which the sibling duo both co-wrote.

While the female demographic has shown to be one of the more reluctant to return to cinemas during the pandemic, that is set to change this weekend with Paramount’s The Lost City which is eyeing a mid $20M start, possible $30M+ take at 4,228 theaters.

The CW has handed early renewals to a large portion of its scripted schedule including The Flash. 

The wife of a Broadway stagehand who fell to his death from a ladder 30 feet over the stage at an empty Winter Garden Theatre in 2020 is suing the producers of the Beetlejuice musical, claiming that the production companies involved in the show were negligent and failed to provide proper protections.

Call your designer, get your hair done, and don’t forget to swab your nostrils — it’s finally time to party as Academy Awards week comes out of the pandemic. While there’s some of the old standards returning after a year’s dormancy during Covid, largely MIA this year are any studio-or-streamer sponsored parties/dinners (except for Warner Bros). But of course, they always can pop up as we head down the runway toward Oscar gold. Please send any event or party details to anthony@deadline.com. Most events are by invite-only.

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (The Trial of the Chicago 7) is attached to star in the upcoming Amazon Studios film I Helped Destroy People, and will produce it alongside Michael B. Jordan, Deadline can confirm.

American Housewife alumna Meg Donnelly and Drake Rodger (The In Between) are set as series regulars in CW’s The Winchesters drama pilot. The project hails from Supernatural trio Robbie Thompson, Jensen Ackles and Danneel Ackles, Warner Bros. Television and CBS Studios. Glen Winter (Supergirl) will direct and executive produce the pilot. They join previously announced cast members Nida Khurshi and Jojo Fleites.

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Betty Gilpin (GLOW, The Hunt) has been tapped as the lead of Mrs. Davis, Peacock’s new drama series written and executive produced by Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof. Emmy-winning director Owen Harris (Black Mirror: San Junipero, Brave New World) will direct and executive produce multiple episodes, including the first episode, of the series, which comes from Warner Bros. Television, where both Hernandez and Lindelof are under overall deals.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterBetty Gilpin will star in the lead role of Damon Lindelof and Tara Hernandez’s upcoming Peacock drama series “Mrs. Davis,” Variety has learned.The series was originally ordered in May 2021.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorMichelle Young of “The Bachelorette” fame will join Becca Kufrin  as co-host of “Bachelor Happy Hour,” the official recap podcast for behind-the-scenes dish on ABC’s “The Bachelor,” “The Bachelorette” and “Bachelor in Paradise.”The new “Bachelor Happy Hour” will premiere March 22, with new episodes to be released Tuesdays through Amazon’s Wondery across all major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and SiriusXM. The show is produced by Warner Bros.

Becca Kufrin finally has a permanent co-host! On Monday, Warner Bros. Television announced that Michelle Young will be joining Becca to host , two months after Tayshia Adams exited the podcast.«Having found love on, I’m excited to share my perspective and keep it real for the passionate fans of Bachelor Nation,» Michelle said.

Michelle Young will join fellow The Bachelorette alum Becca Kufrin as the new co-host for the Bachelor Happy Hour podcast.

Godzilla vs. Kong has been confirmed to start filming later this year in Australia.The original 2021 monster film, which became a big box office hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, forms part of Legendary’s MonsterVerse franchise, and starred Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall and Brian Tyree Henry.The follow-up has now been announced to commence production in late 2022 in Queensland, Australia, according to ScreenDaily, following in the footsteps of Godzilla vs. Kong and predecessor film Kong: Skull Island in 2016.A director for the sequel is yet to be confirmed, though the previous film’s director Adam Wingard has expressed an interest.Speaking on the filming news, producer Eric McLeod said: “The highly skilled crews, first-rate facilities, and unique locations make filming in Australia a great experience.”Upon Godzilla vs.

A currently untitled sequel to 2021 blockbuster Godzilla Vs Kong has been set to shoot in Queensland, Australia, according to government agency Screen Queensland. State Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said today that cameras will roll later this year in locations across the Gold Coast and the southeast on the Legendary picture which will be the fifth in its Monsterverse franchise.