Pilot Season 2020: CBS TV Studios Is Latest To Pay Casts & Extend Options On Pilots Suspended Due To COVID-19

“We know that you’re a homosexual, we’ve been following you.”Trigger Warning: This story has details of suicidal ideation and might be distressing to some readers. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.This is what Yvonne Sillett,  a former Australian soldier and cipher operator, was told during a 1988 interrogation into her sexuality in relation to her security clearance. The royal commission is gathering evidence from ADF members who have had suicidal ideation or from surviving family members of those who have died.  Describing her interrogation, Sillett said that “after several hours of this questioning they said they would be taking the matter further and that, based on my sexuality, I could no longer be in Signal Corps as I’d be open to blackmail, and that they were downgrading my security clearance which was needed to do that job. They told me I’d never instruct women again.”According to The Guardian, during her interrogation, she was asked to give up the names of other homosexual military personnel but she refused to do so.With the help of a partner at the time, Sillett was able to “pull through.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentZDF Enterprises, a key production-distribution component of one of Europe’s biggest public broadcaster powerhouses, Germany’s ZDF, is set to operate under the new name of ZDF Studios.Effective from April 1, the title, announced by ZDF Enterprises President and CEO Fred Burcksen on Monday in Mainz, captures much better ZDFE’s current business reach, scale and ambitions.“We are a studio, we cover all elements of our industry, from early development to longtail sales. The new name fits our business model much better and reflects our production and distribution expertise,” Burcksen said.ZDF Enterprises was launched in 1993 to handle worldwide program distribution as new content-avid private TV networks sprang up in Europe and beyond and also to deal with the business affairs of the acquisition of programs from around the world.

Naman Ramachandran Acclaimed Nepalese filmmaker Deepak Rauniyar has cast Indian actor Tannishtha Chatterjee as one of the leads in his upcoming feature “The Sky Is Mine.”Chatterjee’s credits include “Brick Lane” (2007), for which she scored a best actress nomination at the British Independent Film Awards, “Parched” (2015) and “Lion” (2016). She won the Asia Star Award for best Asian filmmaker at Busan for her directorial debut, “Roam Rome Mein” (2019).Rauniyar’s latest work, short film “Four Nights,” is playing at Berlinale Shorts. The filmmaker’s first feature, “Highway,” premiered at the 2012 Berlinale and played Locarno, while his sophomore feature “White Sun” (2016) won awards at the Venice, Palm Springs, Fribourg and Singapore festivals.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVThe 2020 broadcast pilot season was decimated by the coronavirus pandemic, with all but one pilot unable to be produced. In the face of unprecedented disruption, the networks started veering toward the streaming model with backup scripts and straight-to-series orders.After the traditional pilot cycle was broken by COVID-19, will we ever see another regular broadcast pilot season?“I really hope not,” ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke told Deadline while discussing the network’s 2020-21 schedule.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVThis past season, ABC said goodbye to its top comedy series, Modern Family. Could Grey’s Anatomy, the network’s top drama — and biggest series overall —  be next this coming season?Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersThe hugely popular medical drama is heading into a record-breaking 17th season, the second of a two-year pickup.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVABC is joining CBS and NBC in unveiling a “regular” fall 2020 schedule with a lineup featuring new and returning series that are yet to be filmed when production could resume following months of COVID-19-related shutdown.Like CBS and NBC, ABC is being conservative with few scheduling changes. Still, they are the biggest we have seen for a traditional fall schedule this year.ABC has the most new series laughing in the fall, David E.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVNBC has unveiled a fall 2020 schedule comprised entirely of series that are yet to film new seasons. It is a strategy similar to CBS’ approach as both networks appear confident that they can get new episodes ready by sometime in the fall.

Peter White, Denise Petski NBC has picked up a third season of missing plane drama series Manifest, from Jeff Rake and Warner Bros. TV.The season 2 finale drew solid numbers, earning a 0.8 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 4.58 million viewers, with the series averaging a 1.5 rating in adults 18-49 and 7.7 million viewers in live plus seven, according to Nielsen.Deadline understands that the renewal came down to the wire as the network and the studio, in this case Warner Bros Television, worked out financial details.Clearly influenced by the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, in Manifest, when Montego Air Flight 828 landed safely after a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers were relieved.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVABC has ordered a second season of midseason legal drama series For Life. The show, from Hank Steinberg, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Sony Pictures TV and ABC Studios, was one of two freshman series left on the bubble by ABC after it made the bulk of its renewals and cancellations last month.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVABC has canceled The Baker and the Beauty. The hourlong romantic comedy-drama, based on the hit Israeli format, was one of two freshman series left on the bubble by ABC after it made the bulk of its renewals and cancellations last month.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVABC’s The Bachelor hit a milestone on Friday when Matt James was announced as the venerable dating franchise’s first black Bachelor in 25 seasons and second black lead in 40 seasons overall, joining The Bachelorette alumna Rachel Lindsay.Like Lindsay, who on Friday welcomed James’ casting while calling out the reality juggernaut over “systemic racism,” Jazzy Collins, who was a Casting Producer on the two shows, starting with The Bachelorette season starring Lindsay, says that she is happy about James’ appointment but is also critical of the franchise’s diversity track record.

Love Island Australia is returning to our screens as ITV2 prepares to reair the classic show tonight (Monday, June 15). Beloved host Sophie Monk will front tonight's show, which is a re-screening of the first series of Love Island Down Under.

There have been some major changes again when it comes to the dates for upcoming theatrical releases. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hollywood hasn’t been able to nail down the right time that people will be allowed to go back to theaters.

Once one domino fell, it seemed likely that more would be coming, and Warner Bros. had wasted no time, in that regard. Not long after Christopher Nolan’s Tenet was swapped to the back half of July, the WB has tinkered with the spot for their other big summer blockbuster (or what was going to be). Yes, the Wonder Woman sequel, Wonder Woman 1984, is on the move again, this time making a substantial leap into later on in 2020. It’s no longer a summer tentpole, but a fall release, significantly changing the landscape for not just Warner Bros., but the summer movie season. Read on for more…

Yes, ABC has its next Bachelor star lined up with Matt James, but that doesn't mean Clare Crawley's season of The Bachelorette isn't happening. Clare was announced as the next star of the franchise in early March.

Nellie Andreeva, Peter White NBC has ordered a second season of musical drama Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist starring Jane Levy. We hear the order is for 13 episodes.The musical dramedy, a co-production between Lionsgate TV and Universal TV, had been considered the strongest contender among NBC’s bubble shows this season.

Manori Ravindran International EditorThe Production Guild of Great Britain (PGGB) has appointed Lyndsay Duthie as its new CEO.Starting the post in August, Duthie takes over for Alison Small, who oversaw the guild from 2012 to 2020, stepping down in March to take on the new role of U.K. Production Training Manager at Netflix.With more than 1,000 members across the U.K., the PGGB represents those working within production office, production accounts, location management, VFX, post-production or assistant directing roles.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday released the long-awaited guidelines for restarting film and TV production amid the ongoing pandemic, allowing filming in the state to resume on June 12.While no one expects cameras to start rolling this Friday, wheels in the industry are turning in hopes to get to that point before the end of the summer.“To reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission, productions, cast, crew and other industry workers should abide by safety protocols agreed by labor and management, which may be further enhanced by county public health officers,” the California Department of Public Health said in the guidance released via the Governor’s office.

Bachelor Nation is calling for change. After 18 years on air and a combined 40 seasons under its belt, the "Bachelor" franchise has cast only one black lead in Rachel Lindsay, and now, fans have created an online petition urging producers to make a change. Several alums from the franchise have been lending their support.

Tyler Cameron, Seinne Fleming and Lauren Burnham are among the members of the ABC franchise demanding change amid the Black Lives Matter movement.Bachelor Nation took to Instagram on Monday, June 8, to sign and share a Charge.org petition titled, “A Campaign For Anti-Racism in the Bachelor Franchise.”“ABC and Warner Bros. have been producing Bachelor content for 18 years.

The screenwriter for Shazam! is encouraging fans to donate to different Black Lives Matter organizations.