Seth Meyers Set To Return To Studio For ‘Late Night’ Tapings Next Month

Anna Marie de la Fuente ZDF Enterprises, to be rebranded ZDF Studios in April, has snagged worldwide distribution rights to the topical post-WWII dramatic series “Between Two Worlds” (“Ein Hauch Von Amerika”).Skein is set in a fictional German town in the ’50s where a robust U.S. military presence is impacting the lives of its people, in particular the two young friends Marie and Erika, whose relationships with their family, community and each other are put to the test by the presence of a U.S.

Jamie Lang Norwegian broadcaster NRK has boarded Hummelfilm’s coming-of-age crime drama series “Nowheresville,” one of 10 projects participating in this year’s Berlin Co-Pro Series where producer Marte Hansen and series creator-director Rebecca W. Kjellmann are virtually pitching the series to potential partners, financers and broadcasters.Development on the project is already well underway, with four finished scripts and outlines for the show’s other four episodes already banked.“We are currently continuing the writing process, while working on the financing and production set-up for the series,” the partners explained to Variety before pitching in Berlin.

Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson have been announced as the hosts for the US' answer to Eurovision, the American Song Contest. 

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentZDF Enterprises and the U.K.-based Parsonage Productions are developing a new drama, “The Bronte Girls,” a fictional account of the last summer which the three Bronte sisters spent together.The drama is based on the stage play of the same name by New York-based playwright Caroline Franklin (“Last Night at the Carmine”). Franklin will adapt the drama for the small screen with the British writer-director Darcia Martin (“Riches,” “Shakespeare & Hathaway,”Call the Midwife”).The initial series, structured as a six-part drama, will be executive produced by Harvey Myman, Patty Lenahan Ishimoto and Patrick Irwin, who first worked together on A+E Networks’ U..K.

Naman Ramachandran Amazon Prime Video and Germany’s Leonine Studios are expanding their existing partnership with a multi-year license agreement.Under the deal, Prime Video gets exclusive second window SVOD-rights for a six-month period to upcoming theatrical feature films and home entertainment titles from Leonine’s slate and also includes non-exclusive SVOD rights to titles from Leonine’s content library.Titles include Keanu Reeves’ “John Wick 4” and its spin-off “Ballerina,” starring Ana de Armas; Channing Tatum’s directorial debut “Dog”; Roland Emmerich’s “Moonfall,” starring Halle Berry; Nicolas Cage action-comedy “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent”; Guillaume Canet’s “Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom,” with Gilles Lellouche, Marion Cotillard, Vincent Cassel and soccer star Zlatan Imbrahimović; Jennifer Lopez starrer “Shotgun Wedding”; and Leonine Studios co-production “The School of Magical Animals 2,” the sequel to Germany’s most successful theatrical release of 2021. Leonine Studios CEO Fred Kogel said: “It’s fantastic that we can expand our long-standing partnership with Prime Video by this agreement and achieve another important milestone for our licensing business with premium content.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNetflix has dropped the trailer for “Standing-Up,” the new show by Fanny Herrero, the creator of French hit series “Call My Agent!”“Standing-Up” follows Aïssatou, Nezir, Bling and Apolline, four artists from different backgrounds who are trying to break into the world of stand-up comedy. They meet every day at the Drôle, a Parisian comedy club, where they come to practice their art: making people laugh.

Marta Balaga Danish helmer Lone Scherfig is already developing the second season of “The Shift”, she revealed on Monday during an online Berlinale Series Market talk “From Film to Series.”Set in a maternity ward and starring Sofie Gråbøl and Pål Sverre Hagen, it’s the first series as a showrunner for Scherfig, who in 2019 opened Berlinale with “The Kindness of Strangers” and won a Silver Bear for “Italian for Beginners.”“It’s a tribute to the people who work in the healthcare system under extreme pressure, to the care and the love they show, even despite tough working conditions,” she said. “The Shift” is produced by Creative Alliance, with Beta Film handling the sales.

Gayle King has shared more details about the process behind O, The Oprah Magazine’s historic September cover featuring a portrait of Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old Black woman shot and killed in her Louisville, Kentucky, home by police last March. While appearing on Late Night With Seth Meyers, the O editor-at-large and CBS This Morning co-host credited one of the magazine’s young talents, Deirdre Read, for the idea as she recounted how it made its way up to the “O of O.” According to King, the O magazine research editor had returned from a Black Lives Matter protest where she’d had a conversation with a young white woman that was “moved” by the gathering.

In The Late Show's latest live coverage of the Democratic National Convention, host Stephen Colbert recounted how emotions ran high during night three thanks to a "powerhouse lineup of speakers" and a Late Show cameo. Wednesday night featured the convention's most politically star-studded schedule yet, including speeches and appearances by a slew of high-profile female Democrats, including 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, Senator Elizabeth Warren and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Disloyal.”The disbarred lawyer tweeted the news Thursday, though an air date hasn’t been determined, he wrote.“Just agreed to an #ExclusiveInterview with @sethmeyers @LateNightSeth @NBC,” Cohen tweeted. “Date and time to be announced.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsPresident Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen just agreed to be in the Late Night with Seth Meyers hot seat.The attorney and former Trump Organization vice president shared on Twitter that he plans sit down and chat with the Saturday Night Live alum for an exclusive interview. Although Cohen did not share the airdate, he had the following to say to his Twitter followers.“#GetReady,” he tweeted before promoting his new book Disloyal.The attorney, who has been serving a three-year sentence after pleading guilty to tax evasion and campaign finance violations, has often been the subject of late-night skits and jokes.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThere’s no better time to be a political talk show comedian than during a presidential campaign, and one of the highlights of that privilege are the Democratic and Republication national conventions.The Democrats are up first this week, with their show running through Thursday, followed by the Republicans next Monday, Aug. 24-27.

Gavin and Stacey creators Ruth Jones and James Corden have dropped a massive hint they may be making a return to their iconic characters.

virtual DNC roll call across America the first time something sparked joy for you in, oh, five to six months? Stephen Colbert clearly felt similarly, if his delighted reaction to it during hisLate Show monologue is anything to go by. Colbert, who's hosting a week of live shows to cover the Democratic National Convention, took some time to break down the many state-specific quirks of the roll call, calamari and all.He ran through the ways a few different delegates announced their state's support of Joe Biden and, most interestingly, made their 60 seconds of the roll call their own.

Seth Meyers is slated to be back in a traditional studio setup after the comic has been broadcasting his show Late Night from his attic since March.On Monday, the 46-year-old announced he had just'three shows remaining before returning to the studio.'NBC'sLate Night is expected to take a previously scheduled break next week, which will allow the production to shift back to a studio setup in time for the September 8 broadcast, just after Labor Day.

Seth Meyers is heading back to 30 Rock slightly sooner than expected.The “Late Night” host revealed on his show last night, during his “A Closer Look” segment, that he only has three more shows left to film in his in-laws’ attic before heading back to Studio 8G.This comes after “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” returned to 30 Rock a few weeks ago and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “The Late Late Show with James Corden” returned last week.Meyers, who usually tapes in Studio 8G, has been taping from his attic for the past five months – making jokes out of the talking Sea Captain and a well-worn copy of “The Thorn Birds.” During that time, the NBC show, which is run by Mike Shoemaker and exec produced by Lorne Michaels, hit

James Corden says he has to get tested twice a week for Covid-19 in order to return to the set of his US chat show The Late Late Show.The Gavin & Stacey star shared the logistical hurdles after filming the past 10 weeks from his Hollywood mansion.The 41-year-old Brit said: ‘It’s odd. We all get tested twice a week, we all have temperature checks, you are never not sanitising and you wear a mask all the time.‘Most of the team [who] make the show are all working remotely on Zoom and stuff.

2020 DNC is behind us, and naturally, the late-night hosts couldn't resist taking some shots at the virtual event. It's hard not to make fun of some of the pitfalls and oddities of the night, like the reaction shots that lingered for a few seconds too long, or speakers not knowing which camera to look in, or John Kasich standing on a dirt road.

Peter White Television EditorSeth Meyers is heading back to 30 Rock slightly sooner than expected.The Late Night host revealed on his show last night, during his A Closer Look segment, that he only has three more shows left to film in his in-laws’ attic before heading back to Studio 8G.This comes after The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon returned to 30 Rock a few weeks ago and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Late Late Show with James Corden returned last week.Meyers, who usually tapes in Studio 8G, has been taping from his attic for the past five months – making jokes out of the talking Sea Captain and a well-worn copy of The Thorn Birds.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsLate Night hosts Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah and Jimmy Fallon took aim at the first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, which has gone virtual this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Monday featured pre-recorded speeches from political figures including Amy Klobuchar, Andrew Cuomo, Jim Clyburn, Bernie Sanders and most notably Michelle Obama. Colbert likened the gathering of all these political stars, from different ends of the political spectrum, to a memorable moment from the final Avengers movie.Colbert spoofed the final battle scene from Avengers: Endgame, superimposing presidential candidate Joe Biden’s face over that of Chris Evans’ Captain America.

James Corden is back in the studio! After spending 10 weeks filming from home, the 41-year-old host has returned to a brand-new set.Corden gave ET a tour of his show's new base, which was built to follow safety precautions amid the coronavirus pandemic.“It's odd,” he admitted, about returning to a studio with new health and safety protocols. “We all get tested twice a week, we all have temperature checks, you are never not sanitizing and you wear a mask all the time.